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Seventeen Evergreen's New Video's Yarn Bombed
The video features what appears to be a run-of-the-mill thrift storeexcept for the knitted monsters hiding behind the racks of clothing, pulling shoppers into their alternate universe. In just a few weeks, the video received more than 100,000 views, with commenters across the blogosphere going on and on about the yarn bombed production. "It's always hard to gauge future reactions," says Seventeen Evergreen's Caleb Pate, adding, "I knew we made something good when the video was shot, and was triply surprised by the final edit."
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The band worked with director Terri Timely and artist Sarah Applebaum, who approached the band with a basic idea, and it grew from there. "They created a sort of personal, imaginative universethat's something we wanted to get across in the song. I think that the textile aspect was a dream world of stretching these fabrics and colors and just expanding your perception and being enveloped by something," says Pate, noting the connection between Seventeen Evergreen's world of trippy dance melodies and the retail world.
As far as video shoots go, "Polarity Song" wasn't that bad. "We only needed to be on set for two days, but they had been working for a week on set design, and a lot of prototypes and main pieces were already completed by Sarah," explains Pate. It was a long two days, however; as he remembers, "We would shoot a scene with a basketball, and then they would crochet over it and we would get sewn into our outfits, so you'd get two versions: the pre-transformation version and the after, the parallel magical music world." It's a good start to what some have hailed as Seventeen Evergreen's triumphant return (the band has been quietly working on new music for the past few years), with both the new EP and then a full-length album set to be released in 2012. The only thing missing in Pate's life? The knitted neck massager, or any of the other items featured in the "Polarity Song" music video, which he forgot to take as a souvenir before he left the set; "My bandmate [Nephi Evans] grabbed a few large blankets and things like that, but for some reason I missed that opportunity. I'd like to just do my living room in knit."
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FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A man who carried a loaded gun and wore body armor while seeing a movie near Flint faces sentencing for a phony CIA identification badge.
Cassidy Delavergne is scheduled to appear Wednesday afternoon in federal court in Flint, where he earlier pleaded guilty to having the badge.
He had a permit to carry a concealed weapon and wasn't charged with a gun crime.
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Ice Bergs? Bergy Bitts? My god your in a row boat. One, your not going fast enough to do any damage. Two, even if its blind thick of fog, in a small boat such as this you would still see an ice berg. And three, shouldn't they be more worried about the wind and sea conditions on the Grand Banks? Get Real People!!!
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Surprise, surprise, all these wannabee UK drama queens come over here, live off the locals while they "get ready" to go. Then, if they go (a lot of then don't) we have to rescue them at our tax dollars expense. They should all "go home" and don't come back. Go have your free holiday on the backs of some other province or state. We do not need the expense associated with these nutbars.
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Next time make them post a $5,000,000 bond to cover the rescue coat Canada will have saving them.
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Guess it shows how well planned this outing was. Where did they think they were coming to and what did they expect in the North Atlantic at this time of the year? Palm trees?
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I totally agree with your assessment of these people! Perhaps they have been listening to our current debates about SAR and came to the conclusion that if anything went wrong out there they would be on their own; like our own sea going people.


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I've noticed that most of the "how to get rid of belly fat" articles, reviews, commentaries, ebooks and even fat loss diet plans are short sighted. Meaning, most of the time you only get one or two pieces of the puzzle at a time. Nobody seems to be able to give you all the pieces at once and show you how to put them together so that you can finally get rid of stomach fat fast.
Obviously nobody's going to lose the fat for you (please let me know if you know someone who can) but wouldn't it be nice to have a quick resource or tool whereby that information would be disclosed in a nice and tidy list?
So, I've outline here the best ways known to mankind to effectively reduce or Lord willing get rid of belly fat fast.
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Best Ways To Get Rid of Belly Fat Fast:
1. Watch Less TV
2. Watch Less TV Without Food (Chips, Soda, Ice Cream, Snacks, etc. or any food that's not pre-portioned)
3. Stop Eating after 8pm
4. Eat Less but More Frequently (5 to 6 small meals daily)
5. Focus on Eating Lots of Different Fruit, Veggies, and lean Proteins. (Focus on what you need to eat to lose belly fat instead of what you have to give up.)
5. Drink More Water (1/2 your body weight in ounces each day)
6. Drastically reduce breads, pastas, sugars, low-fat, and processed foods
7. Move More and More Often (Doesn't have to be formal exercise. Walk around your office, up the stairs, around outside a couple times daily,etc. Just move more.)
9. Get more sleep (Studies prove that you burn 1/3 more fat when you sleep at least 8 hrs compared to 6 hours or less)
10. Keep Your Hormones in Check (hormones like insulin, cortisol, estrogen, lepitin all force your body to have chronic fat storage areas).
11. Get and Keep a Picture of How You Will Look Once You Get Rid of the Belly Fat
12. Implement as many of the above then get this: Getting Rid of belly Fat Fast (this puts those fat storage hormones to death.)
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Quick Hello from Ventura-ish
No, still no job yet. But, boy, am I working my butt off looking. All my stuff still sits in a dark storage unit in Northridge. And with the holidays fast approaching, this roughing it may remain my lifestyle for a few months. But the dogs are having a blast. And taking pictures now and then sure cheers me up. I took today (Friday) off from "the hunt" and am entitling myself to a three-day weekend to re-energize and organize. Here are a few photos I grabbed yesterday and today.
I remember this tree in Oxnard from my childhood. It's always been this sparse-looking. Some kinda pine I assume. Can anyone identify it?
A post office in Oxnard:
A "Fighting Seabee" statue in Port Hueneme. There are similar statues in Davisville, RI and Gulfport, MS. The Seabee motto is "we build, we fight". That's why this bee is holding tools and a tommy gun:
An excuse to take a long walk with the dogs along the beach at Port Hueneme. This lighthouse from 1941 is still in operation:
On up to Carpinteria — the Coastal Liquor sign:
Up to Santa Barbara for a bit. I noticed a couple lit neon signs at a little shop downtown. They turned out to be modern — but this one is vintage. From Los Angeles originally:
An oldie in Santa Barbara — I'm guessing 1920s/1930s:
There's not nearly so much mid-century modern buildings in Santa Barbara as there are in Ventura. This one is now a Days Inn:
Just down the street from the former McConnell's Ice Cream Parlor and plant. This guy looks in the direction of the cow that's still on the roof. I don't know if he's always been there and I just missed him. I believe this building might have been part of the ice cream plant facility. There is a cleaners there now facing the street — but maybe there is still manufacturing going on behind that.
This little guy is life-sized — perched on the wall of a parking lot downtown:
This horse statue is rolled out each day in front of Jedlicka's Saddlery. It doesn't seem to be the standard fiberglass model. He looks like he's been patched up quite a bit over the years. Apparently, he had a bridle originally. And a passerby confirmed that he used to have a saddle.
A couple from Goleta to close out this post. A former Rexall Drug sign — the orange and navy porcelain peeking through:
I have no idea how authentically vintage this one is — maybe none of it. But the Indian piece does seem to be weathered. I also don't know what it read under that vinyl tarp:
I'll probably spend the rest of my weekend working on my long-neglected website. I still have thousands of photos to add from my spring & summer trips. I really don't need to travel for a while! But I might make a trip down to L.A. one of these weekends soon to grab some things from my "locker" — and take a few photos.
Rather wistfully, I missed all the drama of Hurricane Sandy "back home". My old neighborhood never lost power — but my old workplace did and is still closed (nearly a week now). I hope you all went unscathed or are now back on the path to normalcy.
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I was thinking how the Universe got you out of town just before all this. Fairly remarkable. Great photos. There was a white horse exactly like the brown one shown here out side the Bryn Mawr Hardware Store in Bryn Mawr, PA for something like 70 years…but the place had been a saddlery shop before it was a hardware place . Interesting .
….you are back out west now,don't fret about what is happening on the other side of the world,it is "Indian" summer out here,can't wait for pictures from L.A. area, spent five years there,mostly in Redondo,Hermosa & Manhatten beach,you know the old saying,"there is no life,east of the P.C.H."….
…P.C.H. being,the Pacific Coast Highway….make sure you down there for some real shots of Los Angles county,the South Bay
Looks like a big Norfolk pine to me! Thanks for the great photos and good luck with the job search.
I believe that is a "Cook" pine. As in Captain Cook from Britain.
Great shots Deb! Being in central Connecticut, I fared well in this storm only loosing a small branch, I'm sure you know that others were not so lucky! Wishing you only good luck on your job hunt & your new life!
There's also a SeaBee at the Naval Base in Coronado, CA if you are ever down that way.


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The Aquin Flea Market has been the treasure hunters' favorite for many years. This large indoor flea market is filled with antiques, collectibles, crafts, and books. Open the first Sunday of the month September - May.
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Old fashioned county fair, with food, carnival rides, animals, entertainment, tractor pulls, Home Ec displays, animals, youth night, musical entertainment, commercial exhibits, 4-H and more.
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Brian Regan at Coronado Performing Arts Center
The spring 2015 leg of Brian Regan's 10-year non-stop tour will visit 39 cities bringing him and his fans to some of the most beautiful theaters in North America. Since 2005, Regan's tour has visited close to 100 cities each year. Regan will be seen in the upcoming Chris Rock movie, Top Five, and he was nominated for a 2014 American Comedy Award for Best Concert Comic.
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13th Annual Home & Garden Showcase
This year's event will showcase over 100 companies offering homeowners and apartment dwellers the convenience of comparative shopping for an array of products and services all in one place. See the latest trends in landscaping, decks, backyard ponds and waterfalls, remodeling, neat gadgets for the garden enthusiast and more! Plus gardening clinics and pick up some plants at low discounted prices at the huge "Planters Row" live plant sale. Located at Forest Hills Lodge.
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44th Rockford RV, Camping and Travel Show
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Larry W. Smith, 64, Almond, died Monday, April 1, 2013, at his residence.
A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at Holly Funeral Home in Waupaca, with Pastor Jeff Silha officiating. Military Honors will follow the service.
Visitation will be at the funeral home from 2 p.m. Saturday until the service.
Mr. Smith was born Aug. 21, 1948, in Stevens Point, a son of the late Harold and June Smith. He graduated from Almond High School in 1966.
He enlisted in the Air Force Aug. 4, 1969, and served in Korea during the Vietnam War. He was honorably discharged July 17, 1973.
He was married to Rosemary Carlson on March 24, 2001, in Bancroft. She preceded him in death.
He worked as a mechanic in the Waupaca School District bus garage.
He was a member of the National Rifle Association and the local Veterans of Foreign Wars post in Waupaca.
Survivors include two daughters, Amanda (Steve) Brajdic, Arlington, Texas, and Jennifer Smith, Stevens Point; one son, Brandon, Stevens Point; one brother, James (Carrie) Smith, Stevens Point; and four grandchildren.


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The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute will host a conference on its Low-GWP Alternative Refrigerants Evaluation Program (AREP). The conference will take place in New York City on Jan. 16, 2014 at the New York Hilton Midtown, a day before the ASHRAE Winter Conference, which will take place in the same hotel.
AHRI's Low-GWP AREP program serves to identify and evaluate alternative refrigerants for product categories such as air-conditioners, heat pumps, chillers, ice makers, and refrigeration.
Program testing will wrap up in 2013 and final test results will be presented at the conference.
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Armed forces offer very exciting career to young men and women in several fields. Career in the forces, in addition as a career, is also an adventure in itself. To ensure that appropriate candidates are chosen, a comprehensive selection process is adopted by the armed forces through Service Selection Board (SSB) interview.
This system of selection is based on the "trait theory" of leadership which assumes that every leader must have some specific and pre-determined leadership traits. It also presumes that such traits can be acquired by a candidate with the passage of time meaning thereby that a person once rejected in an SSB interview is likely to succeed if he acquires some of the traits with the passage of time.
The present system of selection, although is long and takes four to five days, is thus based on an objective assessment of each candidate in which the qualities like initiative, alertness, judgment, courage, physical fitness endurance, cooperation, group planning, decisiveness, knowledge, etc. are judged.
In addition, psychological and mental robustness of the candidate vis-a-vis requirements of the Armed Forces is judged and finally an overall assessment of the personality of a candidate is made by way of an exhaustive personal interview.
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Hey this is off my old keyboard chords, picking the general rythm hope its okies :P Loula x ( capo on 1st optional, i prefer without ) C Am Midnight, not a sound on the pavement F Em Has the moon lost a memory? She is smiling alone Dm Am In the lamplight the withered leaves collect at my feet G C And the wind begins to moan C Am Memory, all alone in the moonlight F I can smile at the old days Em I was beautiful then Dm Am I remember the time I knew what happiness was G C Let the memory live again Em F Em F Every street lamp seems to beat Em C G A fainter listening warning Em D Someone mutters and a street lamp flutters Em C D And soon it will be morning C Am Daylight, I must wait for the sunrise F I must think of a new life Em And I mustn't give in Dm Am When the dawn comes tonight will be a memory too G C And a new day will begin Em F Em F Burnt out ends of smokey days Em C G The stale cold smell of morning Em D A street lamp dies another night is over Em C D Another day is dawning C Am Touch me, it's so easy to leave me F All alone with the memory Em Of my days in the sun Dm Am If you touch me you'll understand what happiness is G C Look, a new day has begun
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"About five million people living with HIV, or 15% of the total HIV-positive population, are co-infected with hepatitis C, and Southeast Asia and Africa have larger numbers of co-infected individuals than other regions. However, effective hepatitis C treatments are often inaccessible in resource-limited settings due to prohibitively high costs. TREAT Asia's policy brief, Hepatitis C and HIV: Addressing the Dual Epidemic, provides detailed information about the impact HIV/hepatitis C co-infection has on an individual's health and about the regional and global impact of the dual epidemic.
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L-3 Communications Integrated Systems Platform Integration Division, Waco, Texas, is being awarded nearly $538 million for the Airborne Sensors Program. Under this contract, L-3 Communications will provide mission support and operations and sustainment for the High Altitude Observatory I, II and III and the Wide-body Airborne Sensor Platform. The Missile Defense Agency, Huntsville, Alabama, is the contracting activity.
The Missile Defense Agency is awarding Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Sensors, Moorestown, New Jersey, a contract modification with technical and schedule performance incentives for an approximate total value of $34 million for schedule and within scope adjustments to Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense Baseline 4.0.1 development and multi-mission signal processor (MMSP) development under two separate contract line items. For 4.0.1, the change accounts for an initial delay in the certification schedule and an adjustment in the test plan originally contained in the 4.0.1 completion contract line item. For MMSP, the increase is associated with an extension to the development schedule to account for alignment with changes to the ACB-12 overall combat system development and integration program plan, and attributable to a delay in delivery of government furnished equipment. The Missile Defense Agency is the contracting activity.
The Missile Defense Agency recently announced the award of a $14 million sole-source contract modification to Raytheon Company, Woburn, Massachusetts. The total contract value is nearly $2 billion. Raytheon will perform the engineering and developmental effort required to maintain software required to operate the AN/TPY-2 radars.
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) recently announced the competitive award of five contracts for advisory and assistance services to five small businesses. Each contract has a ceiling of about $861 million. The five companies are: COLSA Corporation, Engineering Research and Consulting Incorporated, and Torch Technologies, all three of Hunstville, Alabama; Millennium Engineering and Integration Company, Arlington, Virginia; and DCS Corporation, Alexandria, Virginia. These companies will provide advisory and assistance services to the MDA Directorates for Engineering, Test, Advanced Technology, and Information Management and Technology Operations. The contractors will assist these directorates in providing engineering, technical analysis and support, scientific, systems engineering, test planning, and test execution activities in support of the Ballistic Missile Defense System. The companies will have the opportunity to bid on each individual task order.
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) recently announced the award of a sole-source contract modification to The Boeing Company, Huntsville, Alabama, with a total award value of nearly $110 million. Boeing will continue performing operation and sustainment services for two MDA programs: ground missile defense and sensors. The GMD portion of the award is $72 million and the sensors portion is for nearly $38 million.
The Missile Defense Agency recently announced the award of a contract modification to the Boeing Company, Huntsville, Alabama. The not-to-exceed price of the award is nearly $28 million. Boeing will continue the Sea-based X-band Radar development and sensors test and evaluation efforts.
The Missile Defense Agency recently announced the award of a contract modification of more than $189 million to Raytheon Company Integrated Defense Systems, Woburn, Massachusetts. Under this modification, Raytheon will fabricate AN/TPY-2 radar #8.
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lop3z03:I wish I didnt have to leave her with them but since I go to school , I kinda have no choice. I'm scared that they're going to give her a whole meal one day i'm not there.
There is no one else to watch her?? Yes they will when your not around if thats what they do when you are around. All I can say is educate them on WHY she shouldn't have food this early and this is how YOU want to parent. They had their turn, it's your turn now!


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Podoboos are fire enemies that appear in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. They can be found in World 8 (NSMB Wii) mostly. Podoboos are fire enemies, with a boo like body. They appear in lava. They jump out of the lava and dive back in again. Podoboos are the enemies that appear in the Enemy Course of World 8. It starts from Four Podoboos, to Six Podoboos, to Nine Podoboos. They appear on World 8's bridge. If Mario can time it, he can get pass the bridge without having to worry about the Enemy Course. If Mario touches a Podoboo, he takes damage. Most Podoboos can jump high out of the water. Podoboos are found in World 1's Castle and many other castles with lava. You can say a Podoboo may be around somewhere, if you see lava. Podoboos are small enemies, however, probably half the size of Mario.


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T.S.Swiftsure NTC: BYBA 2010
Early 2010 after our success at the 2009 NTC National Band Competition we sat all the band members down and suggested they had a new challenge for the year.
We explained who BYBA were and that it would be a great experience for us to compete against other bands outside of the NTC. We could use the feed back from the judges to help us at the NTC band finals in October. It would also help the new band members getting used to playing in front of the public. Due to the commitments and other activities within our Corps, our calendar was already full and we could only enter 2 competitions.
We started by having a Band camp in late January and our show was all set for the junior division.
We hadn't entered any BYBA competitions since 1990 and felt it was the right class to enter. Before our first competition the bandmaster went to the first BYBA competition at Aldershot to see the standard of the bands and more importantly to meet some of the BYBA judges and organizers.
He found everyone extremely helpful and everyone went out of their way to introduce themselves to him on the day.
They were all glad to see a new member join the BYBA circuit and offered their assistance towards us in anyway they could.
Mike Suckling the representative for the southeast of England came to one of our practices to have a chat and help us with any questions we had. We found Mike very helpful and he was surprised by the quality of our band. By this time we had found out that there were no other bands competing in the Junior Division and he said we would be ok entering division 3.
By this time we were only a few weeks away from our first competition and our show wasn't long enough but went with what we had.
At "UPTON" our first competition we had a situation that not many people know about, 2 of our cadets had no uniform white shirts to wear and we didn't know until we were changing. Our Chairman and a parent shot off in a car to the nearest supermarket to buy 2 shirts and they made it back just in time for the 2 cadets to change into them just as we were about to enter the field to play.
Scott Merison age 13
The feedback we received from the judges and critique were definitely helpful and we changed our show 3 times before the finals in October.
My BYBA experience
The BYBA competition was a great experience and good fun. It has given me confidence to perform in other competitions but I shall always remember BYBA as it was my first competition. I shall never forget the feeling when we got called onto the field, it was sensational and when we finished a great sense of pride that filled me up. It was a great experience.
Connor Cresswell age 13
The BYBA finals soon came around and it was a close thing whether we went or not. As a youth group that does other activities other than band, raising money for a coach to travel to Crewe was a big decision for us as we have to support other activities like canoeing, shooting and camping just to name a few.
In the end and with the help of donations from local companies we feel we made the correct decision and all had a great time. The standard of the bands were very high but we believe we had a successful first year holding our own, coming 9th in division 3 at the finals. Later this year we successfully won the NTC national band competition at Burgess Hill, winning every trophy apart from Dress and Turnout.
Without a shadow of a doubt competing in 2 competitions and the finals in Crewe this year helped us with our success at our NTC National Finals. It pushed us to another level by introducing extra practices, working on our techniques and improving our show from the comments we received from the BYBA judges.
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BILLINGS- The Montana Highway Patrol says circumstances surrounding the death of a 24-year-old Billings woman discovered in her car in a Columbus, Montana ditch remains unclear Monday.
According to Sergeant Buck O'Neill, the woman was found deceased sitting in the driver's seat of her vehicle at the bottom of a ditch near Pike Ave and U.S. Highway 10 in Columbus, Montana shortly before 9 a.m. on Sunday morning.
O'Neill says Montana Highway Patrol believes the woman ended up in the ditch in the early morning hours of Sunday, but it's not yet clear how or why the car ended up in the ditch, but it appeared the woman was the only occupant of the vehicle.
The nose of the car did appear to sustain minor damage and an airbag was deployed.
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'How the Government Could Separate Me From My Husband'
When Juka Mendes arrived in the United States five years ago, in July 2008 from his home country of Portugal, he had a few expectations: He expected to see and experience a new, exciting part of the world. He expected to obtain a degree in Human Resource Management. And he expected to have his mind opened to new ideas and ways of thinking. He never expected to fall in love. But that's what happened in 2011, when he met Jonathan Malumay.
Jonathan is a 6-year member of the U.S. Air Force, and he and Juka instantly got along when they met in 2011. The romance grew serious very quickly - and after four months, when the lease on Jonathan's apartment expired, he asked Juka if he wanted to move in with him, and the two began building a life together in Vacaville, CA.
Just weeks after moving into an apartment, Jonathan got a surprise letter in the mail: He was being deployed for four months in Manas, Kyrgyzstan. While Jonathan was deployed, he and Juka exchanged multiple emails each day. They explained how much they missed each other. They celebrated the certification of the repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' in September 2011, which allowed gay and lesbian service members to serve openly for the first time ever.
In October 2011, Jonathan drafted a particularly significant email. He wrote about how deeply he cared about Juka, how amazing it felt to be able to openly discuss his relationship with Juka, how he wanted to spend the rest of his life with Juka. At the end of the email, he typed, "Will you marry me?"
"It felt good to finally include Juka in my military life after the repeal of DADT," Jonathan said. "I was very happy that he was with me, and I wanted to show everyone how happy I was. I wanted to be married to him and never again hide who I am or who he is. I just wanted us to be together forever."
A week after Jonathan returned from deployment, he and Juka flew to New York City to get married. In the next year, Juka continued going to school, taking a full load of classes to maintain his student visa. This year, however, tight finances have made it impossible for Juka to continue his studies and complete his last year of schooling. Jonathan and Juka have been forced to move into a smaller, different apartment - one with roommates - to be able to pay their rent and support themselves financially.
Since Juka is no longer a full-time student, his student visa that allows him to live in the United States will expire in April. He will be expected to return to Portugal. The so-called Defense of Marriage Act, which prohibits federal respect of lawful marriages between same-sex couples, will separate Juka from his husband. Because DOMA does not respect Juka and Jonathan's marriage - or marriages between any same-sex couples - Jonathan is not allowed to sponsor Juka for a green card to grant him U.S. citizenship.
In fact, DOMA is largely the reason that Juka's student visa will be expiring in April - the reason that Juka will not be able to afford to finish his last year of undergraduate studies at Sacramento State University. As a service member, Jonathan is eligible for the G.I. bill, which grants him thousands of dollars in funding to place toward education. He is allowed to pass on the funding from that G.I. bill to legal dependents - like a spouse - but because DOMA does not view Juka and Jonathan as a married couple, Juka is unable to access Jonathan's G.I. bill.
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Selenium Setup
- Install Java version 1.5 or older (if not already installed on your machine)
- Download Selenium RC from http://seleniumhq.org/download/
- Unzip it to a known location (we'll use c:\selenium) and you are ready to run it.
Web Server & DB setup
- Install XAMPP. This will automatically install both Apache and MySQL.
- Start XAMPP to make sure both apache and mysql start correctly.
- Once the web server and the database is installed, edit the php.ini (in xampp php.ini is located at xampp\php). Selenium tests can run for a long time, so we need to make PHP allow long running times.
Find the following settings and change them to match these:
max_execution_time = 60001 max_input_time = 60001 magic_quotes_gpc = Off
- If you are already running an Apache server, and don't want to mess up the global configuration for php, you could do this in its configuration:
<IfModule mod_php5.c> php_value max_execution_time 60001 php_value max_input_time 60001 php_admin_flag magic_quotes_gpc off </IfModule>
<IfModule mod_php4.c> php_value max_execution_time 60001 php_value max_input_time 60001 php_admin_flag magic_quotes_gpc off </IfModule>
- Enable mod_rewrite in your apache configuration file (in xampp this is xampp\apache\conf\httpd.conf)
LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.soIf you want to run PHP tests you'll need to have the php executable (on Windows, php.exe) in your path environment variable. If you want to run Java tests you'll need to have the Java executable in your path environment variable.
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Unpack and copy all files to your webroot. Bromine must be served directly from the webroot!
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Fourteen South Dakota libraries were accredited by the South Dakota State Library in 2011, under a new system of tiered accreditation. This is the second year the new system of accreditation has been in place. The libraries were recognized during the State Library Board meeting today.
Public libraries are accredited at one of three levels: Essential, Enhanced or Exemplary. Accreditation at the Essential level means a library satisfactorily provides the basic services required by state law and federal guidelines. Each subsequent level of accreditation builds on the previous level with additional indicators that libraries must meet. Exemplary is the highest level of service.
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The Rain, Not in Spain, But Other Places and Why It Matters
The always interesting Nick Denbow sent the item below in his regular email this morning. It's worth reading, I think.
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Boss Cat is still away, so this editorial mouse is going to play on the blog again. (Hey, Walt! You said you weren't going to log on while you were on vacation. Got a little online dependency goin' there?) Last time I posted, I mentioned Keith Larson's review of Richard Hofstader's new...


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Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: very easy
I received this tent as a gift in December. I must say I was nerdy and researched tents for almost a year. I picked the SD3 because it had all clip on sections (no sleeves). The design is simple yet efficient. I can set it up by myself with no problems. Once all the clips are in place, it is extremely roomy in side. Granted I car camp and bring a lot of stuff, I think it is a tight 2 person tent.
It has been on two outing so far. The most recent this weekend. We had heavy rain and 35+ mile hour winds along the Katy Trail near Columbia, MO. The tent was absolutely dry the next morning. Including 1/2 of the vestibule was dry. The underside had dry leaves.
Since I camp once a month with the Boy Scouts, I am thankful to SD for making a great product.
I took my Stretch Dome to Ireland for a two-week vacation.
Design: 4 season
Sleeps: 2-3
Ease of Setup: A breeze to set up!
Weight: 8.5lbs
Price Paid: $389
I took my Stretch Dome to Ireland for a two-week vacation. During a very windy day my tent was blown away. I found it 400 yards away laying upside down with all my gear still inside. The rain fly was torn but the tent was fine.
I thihk this is really a tough tent. I've been in it when the wind pushed the tent down until the walls touched my sleeping bag and it sprung right back up when the wind finally died down. I now use the internal lace-up (tab in corners) and the wind just sweeps by.
The clips are easy to use when cold and windy, and the tent sets up MUCH faster than those that require pushing the pole through sleeves. (been there, done that) This counts big time when it's raining.
I've been using my Stretch Dome for around 10 years…
I've been using my Stretch Dome for around 10 years and it's not just a tent -- it's a fortress! It simply shrugs off snow, rain, wind, condensation, etc. with its bombproof construction. It's also one of the rare tents which actually allows for 3 people to sleep inside and 4 people to sit inside and socialize with room to spare.
With that being said, I think I'll be selling this off in favor of another 3 person tent. The problem with the SD is that it's too bombproof for my purpose, which is mostly backpacking. I guess I'm willing to go with a 3 season tent for the reduction in weight/bulk. I'll probably regret it in the end but I can gladly say that I got my money's worth -- and more with this SD SD3.
Bought this tent in 1988 and have used it about an…
Design: four-season freestanding Dome
Sleeps: 6+
Ease of Setup: easy
Weight: ?
Price Paid: can't remember
Bought this tent in 1988 and have used it about an average of 30 days per year since. It has been a great tent, though too heavy for extended trips. Although considered a 3-person tent, it is really a roomy 2-person -- I would not want to spend too much time with three people in this tent. I replaced the fly, it ripped due to the years of UVs. The zippers and poles (cracks, some broke) finally wore out, but I sent it back to Sierra Designs and they repaired them -- good service. The floor coating has worn and the floor now leaks significantly, but considering the amount of use... Other than the zippers, I have not had any problems with the tent body -- no rips, holes, etc. It has been a very good tent and I am still using it 14 years later.
Love the little features: -- clips for attaching the…
Design: four season
Sleeps: 3
Ease of Setup: Clips make it easy and fast, even with gloves on
Weight: 8
Price Paid: $300
Love the little features:
-- clips for attaching the tent to the poles -- easier and faster than sleeves
-- cinches for the tabs that hold the poles, so you can insert the poles while these are loose, then rank on them to make the tent taut without needing to bend the poles
-- double door (screen and single wall) for climate control
It's big, but it's a four-season, so what did I expect. It kept me warm and dry in some nasty weather in remotest Iceland. The Icelanders loved it so much they bought it from me used -- for more than twice what I paid for it. I came home and bought another one.
Great value in 4-season tent (especially at sale price!).
Design: 4 season dome
Sleeps: 2-3
Ease of Setup: Easy
Weight: 8 lbs.
Price Paid: $245 (sale)
Great value in 4-season tent (especially at sale price!). Mine is a '96 model that I bought at close at price. I noted a recent negative review and thought I would add a conflicting opinion. This tent now has about 15 nights of mid-winter Colorado camping with nary a problem (plus lots of milder nights). It has held up in heavy snow and very heavy winds. The clips are great in the winter because you can put the tent up without removing your gloves. Only drawback is the single door on my older model. A larger vestibule would help in the winter too. I understand newer designs have corrected the former.
After enduring many a midnight wash out in my old…
Design: 4 Season
Sleeps: 2 comfortably, 3 in a pinch
Ease of Setup: Basic 4 pole cross, but no sleeves so a bit of a pain in rain and high wind
Weight: 7lbs
Price Paid: $500 Canadian (so that is probably $19.95US)
After enduring many a midnight wash out in my old Eureka, I was determined to buy the best, lightest, most weather-proof tent I could buy. I found it in the SD Stretch Dome. Damn, this thing is indestructable with the clip locks and the internal guy network (hell even without it) This tent is as solid as it comes. Never forget a trip last year hiking on Baffin Island. Went to bed, no wind, clear sky, was laxy and didn't really peg it down, no guys, didn't even do the clips. Woke up to hurricane force winds, didn't really notice till I stepped ou though, the tent was just kind of flapping back and forth like it was in a bit of a breeze. Think of what it would have been like if I had bothered to guy it out!
Like the other reviewed, I bought my model the year before they introduced the 2nd door. WOuld be nice for summer ventilation if I camped in muggy climates. But this tent is a very effective Spring-Summer-Fall-Winter tent.
Haven't had any problems with mine, but the Sierra Design folks are top notch for honouring warranties. No quibbling here!! Over all, best damn tent I ever will own!!! If only Sierra made boots too.
Very light weight. Very good in the wind, the external…
Design: 4 season
Sleeps: 2-3
Ease of Setup: easy
Weight: 8 pounds
Price Paid: $425 US
Very light weight. Very good in the wind, the external guy ties were appreciated when the wind was really howling. Easy to set up. Very roomy inside. This was a very nice for a recent trip to Alaska. I have an older model with only one door which is a minus. The built-in vestibule doesn't go all the way to the ground and requires that you get very low to enter. I wish I had waited for the new two-door model and/or had had the money to buy the expedition model.
A great tent, the second I have owned. It is rock…
Design: 4 season stretched octagon dome
Sleeps: 2-3
Ease of Setup: easy clip system. The hood over the door is a nuisance, though
Weight: 8.5lbs
Price Paid: US $425
A great tent, the second I have owned. It is rock solid in winds and bad weather.
Sheds wind, has a nice big door and decent shoulder room.
This is an exceptional tent that is extraordinarily…
Design: 4 season dome
Sleeps: 3
Ease of Setup: extremely easy and fast set up...uses clip system
Weight: approx 8.5 lbs
Price Paid: approx $400-450
This is an exceptional tent that is extraordinarily bombproof. I spent 35 days last summer in the Alaska backcountry in this tent. It held up beautifully! It holds three people and gear nicely, and makes a suite at the ritz for two. The setup is incredibly fast for a tent of this size. My only complaints are that the tent only has one door, and the rainfly could be slightly more taut.
I too bought a Sierra Designs Stretch Dome tent for…
Sleeps: 3
Ease of Setup: Easy
I too bought a Sierra Designs Stretch Dome tent for the name and reputation of the company. My zipper went out on me on the Kenia River in Alaska in 1996 and left me mosquito bait. I brought the tent back and they replaced the zipper. The same tent left me mosquito bait in the John Muir Wilderness last weekend with a busted zipper. I brought the tent back and the boy told me that they should of repaired it with a different slider. I asked for a refund on the tent and he refused, but said if it broke again he would then refund my money. Do I trust the tent again in mosquito land? I think not. I cannot recommend Sierra Designs products for continued use. They are great if you want to camp once or twice and want to impress your friends with your purchasing power.
Sierra Designs Stretch Dome 3
The Stretch Dome 3 has been discontinued.previously retailed for:
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The Sierra Designs Stretch Dome 3 is not available from the stores we monitor. It was last seen January 15, 2013 at Mountain Gear.
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Where in the World Is God?
Tired of hearing all those "scientific" arguments about how the universe just accidentally "happened" and how we all randomly evolved from pond slime? Don't you ever wonder, Where's God in all this, anyway?
We've been thinking about it too. That's why we took our questions to Fred Heeren, a science writer who believes it's not a battle between God and science, but a discovery of God in science.
Campus Life: Can we really find God in science?
Fred Heeren: Science can't "observe" God. But we can observe a universe that yields evidence of one of two things: It's either God's handiwork, or it got here by accident, without a creator. The evidence has to point one way or the other. And scientific discoveries of this century clearly show that our universe is no accident, that there is an intelligent designer behind it all.
What many non-Christians believe today is based on 19th-century science, which said our universe is self-sustaining and eternal—implying that it was not created. But modern science tells us the opposite—that our universe cannot sustain itself, that it's dependent on something outside of itself, and that our universe had a beginning, as the Bible says.
How else does science point to a creator?
Twentieth-century science has shown us that our universe and nature's laws are very finely tuned, and if that tuning were "off" even a tiny bit, life as we know it would not exist. For example, if the gravitational constant throughout the universe was just tweaked to be slightly stronger or weaker, we'd have no stars, no water, no life.
Do most scientists believe the universe had a beginning?
At the beginning of the 20th century, the answer would have been no. But now, about 98 percent of them do. All of today's evidence shows that the universe is constantly expanding. And if it's expanding, it must have had a beginning.
Even the rate of expansion points to God. The rate is so perfectly fine-tuned that if it was changed at the beginning by one part in 10 to the 60th power—that's a one with 60 zeros after it—the universe would either be in chaos today or it wouldn't exist. If it was expanding that tiny fraction faster, matter couldn't hold together and we'd have no stars and galaxies. If it was expanding that tiny bit slower, it would have collapsed long ago.
Where does the Bible fit into this picture?
Christians believe truth is revealed through God's Word and through his works (see Romans 1:20). In the physical world, God's Word gives us part of the picture, and science gives us another part.
For instance, the Bible says God created the heavens, but it doesn't say specifically how galaxies were formed. But science does tell us something about galaxy formation, and we can—and should—learn from that.
This is where we get into the difference between "proof" and "evidence." Science alone can't prove how galaxies form, because we weren't there when it happened. But we're gathering a lot of evidence by observing galaxies. When we look through a telescope at a distant galaxy, we're actually looking back in time. Light travels about 186,000 miles per second. So, if something is 186,000 miles away, we're seeing it as it appeared one second ago. We see the sun as it appeared eight minutes ago, the star Alpha Centauri as it appeared 4.3 years ago, and the Andromeda galaxy as it appeared 2.3 million years ago.
And farther away than that, we can see galaxies in their "infant" stages — as they actually appeared millions or billions of years ago. But even though we can actually see galaxies forming, we still can't say for sure how—or why—they formed. That's why we go back to God's Word, where we find out it's all done in a way that's very good for us—so there could be stars, there could be energy and there could be life.
So, we often have the "why" questions answered in God's Word, and the "how" questions answered in God's works.


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Whatever It Takes
There were not enough episodes!!! I love this- it lets me see what it looks like and what soldiers really do when my husband is deployed. I love knowing that whatever happens, the PJ's (and also ARMY medivac crews like them) are out there to help him if he gets hurt. This show really highlighted how professional these guys are, and how much they care about every soldier they pick up- even the ones that aren't U.S. soldiers, or that are deceased. They have great honor and integrity, and are a credit to the Corps and Country which they serve. The United States Air Force has a lot to be proud of when it comes to these boys.
Lori, If your talking about the alert, It say's LEEEEEROOOOOY JENKINS. If you got to youtube and search it, that will explain it all.
The book is "None Braver" by Michael Hirsh
What is said over the PA system before every mission?
What's the name of the book and it's author that one of your PJ's was reading on either this week's episode or last week's episode? He mentioned it was about former PJ's and the missions they went on?
Love the show. Haven't missed an episode.
May God keep you all safe during all of your missions bringing our wounded home. May you all come home safely to those that love you as well.
What is the name of the show's theme song or the song's artist?
Love these snot nosed kids. Sure would be an honor to serve with them.
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Where Food Comes From: Alaskan Wild vs. the SupermarketIn The Omnivore's Dilemma, Michael Pollan's bestselling 2006 investigation of the American diet, he writes that "much of our food system depends on our not knowing much about it, beyond the price disclosed by the checkout scanner; cheapness and ignorance are mutually reinforcing." Indeed, we've become accustomed to the bounty of the supermarket, where we can buy beef for dinner already neatly packaged into frozen hamburger patties, without ever having to see an actual steer, let alone raise one and kill and butcher it. And for most of us, about 70 percent of what we consume is "processed" food—that is, treated with an estimated 5,000 different chemical additives, some intended to make it last longer on the shelf, and enhanced with sugar and salt to make it taste better.
But typical Americans' disconnectedness to our source of food, and our diet's largely unnatural nature, is a stark contrast to hardy residents of the Alaskan wild depicted in the National Geographic Channel series Life Below Zero. In a harsh, rugged place far from urban civilization, they're compelled to live mostly off the land. The Alaskan subsistence lifestyle, which is built around hunting and fishing, requires them to take an active role in every part of the food cycle—from catching and killing animals, to butchering them, storing their meat, and eventually cooking it for consumption.
"Subsistence is basically do it yourself," Alaska resident Chip Hailstone explained in an episode of the program. "When you're subsistence fishing, you're fishing for your own needs, your own food. You're not buying it from a store. It wasn't raised in a factory."
In Alaska, between 48 and 70 percent of rural dwellers harvested wildlife for food, and between 75 and 98 percent caught fish to eat, according to a 2010 report by Alaska's Department of Fish and Game.
In contrast to urban and suburban dwellers, who shop for themselves and their immediate families in stores filled with a diverse array of products that cater to individual tastes, Alaskan rural dwellers tend to gather food cooperatively and share their resources. In one episode, for example, Alaskans Chip and Agnes Hailstone hunt along the Kobuk River for moose, which is a major part of their remote community's diet. "We like being providers and sharing," Chip explained in an episode of the program. "And people treat us good for that, because that's an adult's place. There's at least, you know, 20 houses we can give it away to, and everybody will have 3 or 4 meals. And they'll reciprocate, and when I got nothing, fresh meat will land at my house."
In the episode, after the Hailstones patiently stalked a moose and finally downed it with a rifle shot, Chip Hailstone excitedly contemplated the many meals that he and his neighbors would get out of the animal. "Yeah, you can use every part of this," he said. In addition to the muscle meat, the Hailstones savored parts of the animal—such as the heart and tongue—that their contemporaries in the lower 48 might be too squeamish to eat. The subsistence hunters' efficiency at utilizing their food is a glaring contrast to the lackadaisical attitude of the typical American family, which wastes about 40 percent of the food that it brings home from the supermarket, according to a 2012 study by the Natural Resources Defense Council.
While it's more difficult for rural Alaskans to obtain food, they actually eat a diet that is surprisingly diverse. A study of one group of 224 rural Alaskans, for example, found that they consumed 27 different types of foods that they harvested from their environment, ranging from king salmon and caribou muscle meat to seal oil. They also ate locally-picked blueberries and salmonberries, and even drank "tundra tea" made from local plants.
But living off the land doesn't necessarily mean eating fresh food all the time. To the contrary, the hunters often freeze their meat and dry their fish to make it last as long as possible.
In some ways, the Alaskan subsistence diet may be healthier than the conventional diet of supermarket-purchased food. A 2011 study of the Yup'ik, a native people whose diet is rich in Alaska salmon, found that they consumed about 20 times as much fish oil—rich in Omega-3 fatty acids—as people in the lower 48 states, and that it seemed to protect them against diseases such as diabetes and heart disease, even though they had a similar percentage of obese adults as the rest of the continental U.S. And moose meat is about 22 percent protein, the same proportion as USDA Choice beef, but only has one-thirteenth as much fat, and is slightly lower in calories.
But a 2009 study of native Alaskans who lived a partly subsistence lifestyle also found that they had low intakes of certain key nutrients, such as calcium and dietary fiber, and that they consumed relatively little fruit and vegetables. That nutritional deficit may be what is causing them to have a higher rate of digestive system cancers, according to the researchers.
There are still MANY others like me that butcher up the largest available pieces of meat and pack up all my next years beef, pork and some chicken too! ALL ready to simply take our 1 pack sized for a full cooked meal made in less than 45 minutes unless roasts! I even do dehydrating of my tomatoes to make pizzas in 5 minute on a hoagie roll with packed up cheese/pepperoni/NO pizza from the chains for us every week!
When I pick the meat I even make french fries, chicken nuggets or slice for Chicken parm etc. It's easy to do the unheard of thing known as baking too! We eat ONLY fresh veggies with the exception of Eggplant and this year I am again growing them. Baked beans are on the shelf too!
I use the oven the crock pot or stove top to NOT feed us with fast food. 1 EXCEPTION, A Pizza SLICE from Costco every few months shopping day!


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PS3 Waters Heating Up For Sony
When Sony announced — at the eleventh hour — that it would be disabling the popular "Other OS" feature of its PlayStation 3 console, the reception was anything but positive. Now the outrage has moved from the digital picket line into the courtroom.
The move, which was enforced via a firmware update pushed out on April 1st, gave users two choices: Update and lose their Linux installations, or stay put and lose the ability to use many of the system's other features. Sony's only explanation was that the option presented "security concerns."
As expected, users took their case online, registering their displeasure across the Internet. Equally as expected, Sony remained recalcitrant.
Users appeared to have gained some ground just days later, when a UK-based PS3 owner received a 20% refund — £84 — after citing European consumer protection regulations in a complaint to Amazon UK. Under Directive 1999/44/EC, sellers must warrant that goods are "fit for the purpose which the consumer requires them and which was made known to the seller at the time of purchase."¹²
Sony, however, was nonplussed. The EU directive attaches the warranty obligation to the seller, not the manufacturer, meaning that Amazon is stuck holding the bill. Sony has indicated that it has no intention of reimbursing retailers who issue refunds — it does not appear that any other refunds have been made, however, and Amazon is hardly likely to throw a fit over £84. If claims start to stack up, however, that could change, and Amazon has aptly demonstrated that it isn't adverse to delisting those that displease it.
At the moment, however, Amazon is the least of Sony's worries. As of last week, Sony is now facing three separate federal class action lawsuits in California (where Sony is headquartered), claiming breach of contract, breach of good faith and fair dealing, breach of California's Unfair Competition Law, and violation of California's Consumers Legal Remedies Act.
It will be up to a jury to decide what laws were or weren't broken — if it ever reaches a jury, given that most class action suits are settled before trial — but there would appear to be at least some merit to the claims. It is incontestable that at least some PS3 buyers relied on the "Other OS" feature when they made their purchase. Even if most people never think of them as such, purchases — whether houses, cars, gaming systems, or packs of gum — are contracts, and contracts hinge on mutual promises to deliver. Take away what you promised to deliver (i.e., the "Other OS" the buyer was specifically looking for) and the contract falls apart.
Sony could be in for even more trouble, however. Though there is no indication that anyone has yet to do so, the possibility exists that disaffected consumers in Europe could complain to the European Commission, which has a strong history of investigating unfair and illegal trade practices. The EC has aptly demonstrated its lack of leniency towards offending companies, and shows little concern for a violator's size, industry position, or political influence. Put another way, the Commission does not hesitate to cut any company that pushes European law off at the knees.
U.S.-based consumers could, of course, complain to the Federal Trade Commission, and as is always the case, to Congress, which holds hearings at the drop of a hat. Normally, such complaint would be of little concern, but in the case of the PS3, could be bolstered by the fact that the U.S. military has purchased millions of dollars worth of PS3 systems for use as low-cost supercomputers. It's unlikely that the loss of gaming features is of any concern there, but that no further firmware upgrades — particularly given that the system has finally been successfully hacked — could prove cause for concern.
Being at odds with an army of angry consumers is trouble enough — being at odds with the Army itself is hardly and enviable position.
² It is also of note that the directive bears an exception "if it can be shown that the seller could not reasonably have known about any defect (or "lack of conformity") beforehand," i.e., if Amazon couldn't have known Sony would remove the "Other OS" option at the time they sold the PS3.
Justin Ryan is a Contributing Editor for Linux Journal.
"When Sony announced — at the
"When Sony announced — at the eleventh hour — that it would be disabling the popular "Other OS" feature of its PlayStation 3 console"
I'd say it's more like the thirteenth hour.
Sony, Sony, Sony ....
This is the company famous for adding a rootkit to a music CD, remember. At this point, I'd have a hard time buying anything whatsoever from Sony.
(BTW, "averse", not "adverse".)
Sony is garbage and now it's becoming common knowledge
Every piece of Sony equipment I have ever paid for has broken far before it should have, so I honestly would have to think long and hard about buying something from this low quality company.
That being said, all of this debacle has really nailed that decision home far more than I would have considered otherwise. Time and time again they've proven their commitment to giving the consumer less and invading their customers privacy (ie: the famous Sony laptop rootkit). Their recent EULA changes (stating they can remove/change anything they want at any time for any reason) confirms this beyond a doubt.
Anything they ever advertise from here on out should be considered BS because their product probably won't have that feature for very long. They're pushing 3D gaming on the PS3 now, but I suspect that will only last a year at most before they remove it. The same can be said about anything they ever decide to advertise; not just limited to the PS3.
It's important that this issue keep being pushed so that our fellow consumers become aware. We can't let this one companies thought process become the norm.
If they believe they own these devices, then I fully expect to be given the devices for free to use. If I pay even 1 cent for a product, I OWN IT, and I don't care who made it. If they can't manage to give the devices away for free, then let them fail.
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Many second-generation drugs are now available generically, although newer agents such as desvenlafaxine (2008), duloxetine (2004), and escitalopram (2002) have remaining patent protection. Except for fluvoxamine (which is approved only for the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder), all second-generation antidepressants are approved for the treatment of major depressive disorder. This table summarizes the second-generation antidepressants that are available in the United States by their mechanism of action; it shows names, therapeutic class, and U.S. Food and Drug Administration–approved (labeled) uses. The mechanism of action of most second-generation antidepressants is poorly understood. In general, these drugs work through their effect on prominent neurotransmitters in the central nervous system. Although the drugs can be grouped as SSRIs, SNRIs, SSNRIs, and "other" antidepressants because of their primary mechanism of action, drugs within these groups are not homogenous, and the specific activity may differ among them.
Abbreviations: SNRI = serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor; SSNRI = selective serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors; SSRI = selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
Keywords: second-generation antidepressant | selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor | serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor | selective serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors
- Gartlehner G, Hansen RA, Morgan LC, et al. Second-Generation Antidepressants in the Pharmacologic Treatment of Adult Depression: An Update of the 2007 Comparative Effectiveness Review. Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 46 (Prepared by the RTI International–University of North Carolina Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No. 290-2007-10056-I). Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; December 2011. AHRQ Publication No. 12-EHC012-EF. Available at www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/secondgenantidep.cfm.
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- Stefanini E, Fadda F, Medda L, et al. Selective inhibition of serotonin uptake by trazodone, a new antidepressant agent. Life Sci 1976 Jun 15;18(12):1459-65. PMID: 940426.
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US Airways has limited flexibility when it comes to cutting capacity further should conditions warrant, according to a presentation by CFO Derek Kerr.
"We don't have a lot of flexibility to pull out capacity because we have fleet minimums in our pilot contract," said Kerr at the City 2011 North American Credit Conference on November 16, noting there was a US Airways (East) and an America West (West) minimum.
"We're pretty close to that number today," Kerr added.
But US Airways does have some options on the table if economic conditions warranted further capacity reductions. "We do have 15 Embraer 190s that are not part of that fleet minimum that we could reduce if we needed to," which would represent roughly 1-1.5% of capacity, Kerr said.
The airline has already shrunk its E190 fleet from 25 aircraft after selling 10 to Republic Airways Holdings just over two years ago.
In addition, the carrier "can always pull back some utilization," Kerr added, but also noted that "we do have a utilization minimum."
"So we could pull back capacity…maybe 2% to 3%, but we don't have a lot of flexibility to pull back due to our pilot scope clause," Kerr concluded.
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