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Dec 21, 2011 8:30 PM by Erin Schermele (Great Falls)
When the Montana Clean Indoor Air Act went into effect, several bar and casino owners in Great Falls saw a 25% drop in business.
Now, Great Falls company M.C. Inc. believes that it's found a solution that allows comfortable smoking rooms which comply with state law - but public health officials don't see it that way.
After two years of cutting expenses and barely breaking even, the owners of M.C. Inc. have found a way to cater to their smoking clientele and get the business back on track.
K.C. Palagi noted, "Anything is going to help right now, to make them more comfortable and keep them there longer, you know, that's the name of the game."
The game is gambling and a preferred accompaniment is smoking.
Palagi and his business partners thought the mixture of the two was terminated with the implementation of the MT Clean Indoor Air Act in 2009, but after spending almost a year reviewing gaming and smoking laws, they found a solution in the creation of a smoking patio.
Gregg Smith, the treasurer of M.C. Inc., said, "We didn't look at this from a standpoint of reading the rules and reading the statutes and say, 'Let's find a loophole,' we said, 'What can we do legally?'"
The law defines an enclosed room as an area with a wall on all sides reaching from floor to ceiling. But the catch is that the law does not apply to areas completely or partially open to the outside air.
So in two of their five locations, M.C. Inc built a floor to ceiling room with several open air spaces; an exhaust system and fans turn over air in the room every two minutes.
What caught the attention of health officials was when six gambling machines were placed inside the patios.
Alicia Thompson of the Cascade City-County Health Office said, "You can't have it both ways. If the Department of Justice laws and rules say gambling must be in an enclosed room, and the Clean Indoor Air Act says smoking is only allowed in an unenclosed room...you can't have smoking and gambling in the same place."
The issue is a difference in definitions of an enclosed room.
According to Smith, the Department of Justice approved their patios for gaming, but the City-County Health Department is moving forward with their enforcement protocol to end smoking in the patios.
However, health department officials say they are willing to explore a possible compromise.
Thompson said, "Public health does not condone tobacco use - period. We don't condone it. It is a major cause of a lot of illness...but yet, we are realistic and we know we have to address it."
Palagi thinks the smoking patios are a positive addition for smokers and non-smokers in Great Falls, pointing out, "You go to a lot of places in town and you still walk through the haze of smokers outside...small smoking patios might be a thing that is healthy for the community and not such a detriment to the community."
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The board comes packaged in a white and blue box, with the color scheme putting emphasis on the "cool" factor. Inside the box is a detailed User's Manual, a driver CD, an S-Video to RCA converter, an S-video extension cable, an RCA extentsion cable and a DVI-to-VGA converter.
On the driver CD you'll find a full version copy of SiluroDVD (rebadge of Intervideo's WinDVD), nVidia's 40.41 drivers and an NVFlash utility for flashing your card's BIOS. This isn't nearly as much free software as we've seen bundled with other cards, however, this is not a big issue for me as I would certainly rather purchase a card that lacks free software (which I would most likely already own), if it means the card will be priced cheaper. Of course, opinions regarding this matter will vary from person to person.
Before we move on to the card itself, allow us to explain exactly how Abit's O.T.E.S cooling system works. Firstly, the Outside Thermal Exhaust System features a copper fin heatsink with thin and lengthened fins arranged in a wide array. This aids in the conduction of heat, as the greater the surface area, the lower the temperatures. As well as the fin heatsink, a heatpipe is also used in heat dissipation. Inside the heatpipe is liquid, which, as the heatsink gets hotter, absorbs the heat which then turns into vapor. The heat is then released from the upper part of the cylinder, where the vapor condenses to a liquid. Finally, the liquid returns to the lower part of the cylinder by gravity and the process starts all over again. This is similar to the cooling methods we've seen on vapor-phase cooling systems such as the Vapochill.
Cooling down the heatsink is a dual ball-bearing 7200RPM fan, which obviously runs quite a bit louder than the stock heatsink/fan unit usually installed on Ti4200 cards. That said, if you are purchasing this card, chances are you are an overclocker and have already packed your case with plenty of high speed fans. If this is the case, the noise level won't change much.
Due to the fact that the O.T.E.S cooling system is extremely large, Abit was forced to double the size of the mounting bracket, which in turn takes up the PCI slot that is directly below the AGP slot. With motherboards currently featuring up to 6 PCI slots as well as plenty of onboard features, the loss of one PCI slot shouldn't be a problem for most of you.

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Maybe it was those Superbowl ads. Or, more likely, it was the release of some pent-up demand-particularly on the truck side, where business owners last year had all but shut down new-vehicle purchasing. After a fairly healthy start in January, sales acceleratd to a seasonally adjusted annual clip of better than 13 million units, which is better than we've seen in the last two years, save for during the Cash-for-Clunkers giveaway in summer 2009. Overall, the industry bettered the sluggish pace of last February (2010's weakest month) by 27%.
The only clouds on the horizon are gasoline prices, which have just touched $4 a gallon in the bellwether state of California. In 2008, $4-a-gallon gasoline is what first tripped up the auto industry; now that most manufacturers have stronger small-car offerings, we'll see if higher fuel prices (should they take hold) cause the industry to stumble again, or whether it can dance around that obstacle.
FEBRUARY SALES RESULTS, and percent change versus February 2010
GENERAL MOTORS +50% (Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, and GMC only)
General Motors boasted an eye-popping 50% increase over February 2010, although keep in mind that last February was particularly horrid for GM, when the company actually ceded the number one spot to Ford. This month, trucks particularly did well, and the company also benefitted from increased leasing.
Chevrolet +43%
Pickups are back-not just the Silverado (+60%), but even the Colorado, which doubled. Old-school SUVs increased (Suburban +42%, Tahoe +52%), but new-school crossovers did even better: Traverse +62%, Equinox +92%. On the car side, the Cruze is handily beating Cobalt volumes, and came within spitting distance of the aging Honda Civic.
Buick +73%
The Lucerne doubled year-ago sales, but is still the least-popular Buick sedan. Most of Buick's additional sales came from the addition of the Regal, which sits exactly in between the LaCrosse and the Lucerne in sale volume.
Cadillac +70%
Sales of the CTS more than doubled and, less impressively, so did those of the ancient DTS. The SRX is now easily outselling the Escalade (all of them) by better than 2 to 1.
A good month for trucks is a good month for GMC. And indeed, Yukon sales doubled, and the Terrain (+90%) and the Sierra (+86%) came close.


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In the U.S., where the gap between rich and poor has grown at a faster rate than any other developed country, the top 1 percent captured 95 percent of post-recession growth (since 2009), while 90 percent of Americans became poorer."Oxfam is concerned that, left unchecked, the effects are potentially immutable, and will lead to 'opportunity capture' — in which the lowest tax rates, the best education, and the best healthcare are claimed by the children of the rich," the relief agency writes. "This creates dynamic and mutually reinforcing cycles of advantage that are transmitted across generations."
In other words, Oxfam says that if trends continue, the rich will get richer and the poor will get poorer.
"[People] are increasingly separated by economic and political power, inevitably heightening social tensions and increasing the risk of societal breakdown," the report says.
That's right, Oxfam is worried about societal breakdown. What the hell is wrong with big money people? Why do they seem to see no need to temper their greed? Or is it that being a non-rich person I just son't understand what it's like to have more money than I could possibly spend in my lifetime?
Yeah, I'm sure it would all make sense if I had more money than I could spend in my lifetime. Can someone hook me up so I can better understand this?


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On Mon, Jun 27, 2005 at 12:37:26PM -0700, Deedra Waters wrote: > I want to start this out as a small discussion to start with and take it > to core once i get a general idea of how people feel. > > What i want to know from you all is do we really want to have/deal with > the copyright stuff? > > My feeling is that while copyrights are/can be a good thing, i'm > starting to think that with the major differences that's in our > developer base, that we're not going to get a complete copyright doc > that everyone can and will be able to handle. Some countries can't sign > over copyrights, while we have devs that are under the legal age to sign > documents. True about the age, but not true about not being able to transfer copyrights. We are talking about transferrable rights here, not moral rights. I still feel that a copyright assignment is the best option if we can not have the copyright available for both parties (i.e. both the developer /and/ the foundation can take action against copyright violations). Having dual copyrights is more troublesome than full copyright assignment, since full copyright assignment is probably listed in all relevant laws (Copyright Act in the USA, Auteursrecht in Belgium, etc.) while dual copyright is more something exotic. Another possibility is an exclusive license. With an exclusive license, the Foundation can protect the code (take appropriate measures, ...) while the original author still retains the copyright. The drawback is that the original author can not use the code beyond what the Foundation and the contract (= the license) sais ("exclusive" license). But, back to the why's: I do feel that we need to have this protection. With the copyright (or exclusive license) in the Foundation's hands, Gentoo's code is completely contained within the project. We are then able to protect ourselves in case of copyright violations. Unless I am mistaken, copyright violations are the only reason why we would want copyright assignment (it is not the Foundation's intention to change license; as a matter of fact, we explicitly made clear that we will never change license). Yet copyright violations are a big issue. One frequent violation is removing the creditation given on the code (or documentation). That may seem small, but for a free software/documentation contribution, it is very important to the contributor. What good is the code/documentation to the contributor if no-one knows he did it? Other violations are for instance modifications without making the changes open (case of GPL), using the code/documentation as part of a different, non-free work, etc. Wkr, Sven Vermeulen -- Documentation project leader - Gentoo Foundation Trustee The Gentoo Project <<< http://www.gentoo.org >>>
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Nisqually Tribal Code
March 2003 Edition
Section 12.01 - General Provisions
12.01.01 Purpose
The purpose of this Title is to provide a vehicle whereby the Tribe may directly intervene to provide assistance to any child covered by this Title and to create a mechanism whereby the Tribe works cooperatively with schools and school districts that are located in whole or part on the Nisqually Indian Reservation or who educate students covered by this Title in order to improve the attendance of children in the Nisqually Tribal Community and to ensure that they are educated to their full potential.
Historical and Statutory Notes
This Title enacted July 15, 1999.
12.01.02 Coverage
This Title and its provisions shall apply to all children enrolled or eligible for enrollment in the Nisqually Tribe and their parents. Coverage may be extended to other Indian children who reside on the Nisqually Indian Reservation or otherwise have social ties to the Nisqually Community and their parents, provided that tribal resources are available after the needs of Nisqually children have been met, and provided further, that said children and their parents agree to be bound by this Title.
12.01.03 Sovereign Immunity
The sovereign immunity of the Nisqually Indian Tribe shall in no manner be waived by this Title. The employees, appointees and volunteers of the Nisqually Indian Child Welfare Department and all other Nisqually social and governmental services are cloaked with the sovereign immunity of the Nisqually Indian Tribe and are not liable for the inability or failure to provide services to any person.
12.01.04 Severability
If any provision or application of this Title is determined by review to be invalid, such determination does not render such provision inapplicable to other persons or other circumstances nor invalidate any other provisions of this code.
12.01.05 Repealer
This code is to be interpreted to supersede and replace all conflicting laws, rules or regulations of the Nisqually Indian Tribe.
12.01.06 Definitions
For the purposes of this code unless otherwise expressly provided, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) Court - The Nisqually Tribal Court.
(b) Minor - Any child under eighteen (18) years of age, excluding emancipated minors.
(c) Parent - A parent, guardian, or other person having legal custody of a child.
(d) School - As used in this Title "school" shall include the following:
(i) The state-supported public school district within which the child resides; or
(ii) A private school or extension program approved either under tribal or state law; or
(iii) Chief Leschi School; or
(iv) Wa-He-Lut School; or
(v) A home-based instructional program as authorized pursuant to state law, or approved under tribal law designed to allow the child and parent to administer to the unique needs of the child.
(e) Tribal Council - The Nisqually Tribal Council.
(f) Tribe - The Nisqually Indian Tribe.
Section 12.02 - School Attendance Requirements
12.02.01 Mandatory Attendance
All parents of any minor child who has been enrolled in a school and is covered by this Title shall cause such child to attend school and such child shall have the responsibility to and therefore shall attend for the full time when such school may be in session.
12.02.02 Exceptions to Attendance Provided
A child and his or her parents shall be excused from the requirements of this Title and shall not be subject to the penalties set out herein if:
(a) The school attended by the child has excused such child from attendance because the child is physically or mentally unable to attend school and the school is providing all legally required services in a home-based or other approved program;
(b) The child is attending a residential school operated by the Tribe, other Indian education agency, or the department of social and health services;
(c) The child has been temporarily excused upon the request of his or her parents for purposes agreed upon by the school authorities and the parent, provided that such excused absences shall not be permitted if deemed to cause a serious adverse effect upon the student's educational progress; or,
(d) The child is temporarily absent from school with the consent of his or her parents in order to attend cultural events or for other cultural purposes; or,
(e) The child is sixteen years of age or older and:
(i) The child is regularly and lawfully employed and the parents agree that the child should not be required to attend school; or,
(ii) The child is emancipated according to state or tribal law; or,
(iii) The child has already met graduation requirements in accordance with the State Board of Education rules and regulations; or,
(iv) The child has received a certificate of educational competence (GED) under rules and regulations established by the State Board of Education; or,
(v) The child has already met graduation requirements, if any, that are lawfully imposed by the Nisqually Tribe and that preempt state requirements.
Section 12.03 - Cooperative Agreements
12.03.01 Cooperative Agreement with School
(a) The Nisqually Tribe may enter into cooperative agreements with any school or school district which educates students covered by the Title for purposes of increasing and improving the attendance of children covered by this Title or addressing behavioral problems that could lead to a student covered by an agreement being removed from school.
(b) All agreements authorized under this part shall be in writing and shall be approved by the Nisqually Tribal Council. No such agreement shall waive the sovereign immunity of the Tribe, its agencies, employees or agents.
(c) Every agreement entered into under the authority of this section shall contain the following provisions:
(i) The cooperating school shall refer to the attendance officer designated under the agreement all enrolled students covered by the agreement who have failed without valid justification recurrently or in excess of three (3) days per quarter to attend school; and,
(ii) The cooperating school may refer to the attendance officer children who are alleged to have discipline problems and/ or not achieving academically; and,
(iii) The cooperating school shall agree not to suspend, expel or take away the credits of a student referred under a cooperative agreement as allowed under this Title after the referral to the appropriate Tribal agency provided under the agreement, unless suspension or expulsion is required because the child creates a danger to himself/ herself and/ or others, or the school; and,
(iv) The Tribe shall agree to enforce the provisions of this Title with respect to each child referred by a school to the Tribe. In acting under this provision, the Tribe, and its designated attendance officer and appropriate agency shall work with and in cooperation with the school in order to develop the best program and plan to correct the attendance or discipline problems of the referred child; and,
(v) The Tribe shall in each cooperative agreement designate a tribal employee to act as attendance officer; and,
(vi) Referrals of students who are not enrolled or eligible for enrollment in the Nisqually Tribe shall be accepted only when tribal resources are available after the needs of Nisqually children have been met and when the student and the student's parent or guardian consents to the referral and agrees to participate with the Tribe pursuant to the referral and be bound by this Title.
Section 12.04 - Tribal Attendance Officer
12.04.01 Tribal Attendance Officer - Appointment
To aid in the enforcement of this Title, tribal attendance officers shall be appointed by the Tribal Administrator and shall be under the direct supervision of the Social Services Department. Appointment may be from existing staff or new staff authorized by the Tribal Administrator. The Administrator shall approve attendance officers for each cooperative agreement entered into under this Title, and may also appoint attendance officers to act in other circumstances.
12.04.02 Tribal Attendance Officer - Duties
Whenever a child is referred to a tribal attendance officer pursuant to a cooperative agreement entered into as provided under this Title, or whenever a parent of an enrolled child or a tribal official informs a tribal attendance officer that a child required to attend school fails to attend school without valid justification recurrently or for an extended period of time, the attendance officer shall where appropriate take some or all of the following actions:
(a) Inform the child's custodial parent(s) by a notice in writing and by other means reasonably necessarily to achieve notice of the fact that the child has failed to attend school recurrently or for an extended period of time; and,
(b) Schedule a conference or conferences with the custodial parent(s) and the child at a time and place reasonably convenient for all persons included for the purpose of discussing the causes of the child's absences; and,
(c) Take steps in coordination with the school that the child is required to attend to eliminate or reduce the child's absences. These steps may include, where appropriate, adjusting the child's school program or school course assignment, providing more individualized or remedial instruction, preparing the child for employment with specific vocational courses or work experience, or both, and assisting the parent or student to obtain supplementary services that might eliminate or alleviate the cause or causes for the absence from school; and,
(d) Provide additional or continuing counseling for the parent(s), the child, or both, and provide assistance in obtaining access to testing, assessments or any other program that is reasonably designed to correct the attendance problems of the child, insuring that the school or school district is meeting its legal requirements to meet the child's learning needs; and,
(e) In those situations where a school refers a child for discipline problems to the tribal attendance officer, the attendance officer in cooperation with the school shall work with qualified persons to determine the cause of the problem and develop a program that is designed to provide the child with a positive learning environment, which program can include the child and the parent(s); and,
(f) If the above actions are not successful in substantially reducing a student's absences from school or if the parent or child refuse to comply voluntarily, the attendance officer through the Tribal prosecutor may petition the court to assume jurisdiction under this Title.
(g) Notify the Nisqually Indian Child Welfare Department of the referral and the actions being taken pursuant to this Title.
(h) Make recommendations to the Tribe regarding services which are available.
(i) Develop plans and strategies for prevention of attendance problems.
12.04.03 Reports by Tribal Attendance Officer
(a) The attendance officer shall report biannually to the ICW Committee, on petitions filed alleging a violation by a child under this Title. The report shall at a minimum contain:
(i) The number of petitions filed by the attendance officer;
(ii) The frequency of each action taken under this Title prior to the filing of such petition;
(iii) Disposition of cases filed with the Tribal Court, including the frequency of orders issued to enforce a court's order.
(b) The attendance officer shall make such other reports as are requested by the Tribal Council or the ICW Committee.
Section 12.05 - Tribal Court Action
12.05.01 Petition to Tribal Court
(a) If action taken pursuant to subsection 12.04.02(a)-(e) is not successful in substantially reducing a student's absences from school or if the parent or child refuse to comply voluntarily, the attendance officer through the tribe's Presenting Officer may petition the court to assume jurisdiction under this Title.
(b) A petition requesting court action may be filed with the court by the parent of such child or by the attendance officer through the tribe's Presenting Officer at the request of the parent.
12.05.02 Petition Contents
A petition for a court action under this Title shall contain the following:
(a) A statement that the child has unexcused absences during the current school year and that actions taken by the attendance officer have not been successful in substantially reducing the child's absences from school;
(b) A statement that court intervention and supervision are necessary to assist the Tribe or parent to reduce the child's absences from school;
(c) The name, age, school and residence of the child and the names and residences of the child's parents; and
(d) Facts that support the allegations set forth in the petition and a general request for relief available under this Title.
12.05.03 Notice of Hearing
(a) When a petition is filed under subsection 12.05.01, the court shall schedule a hearing at which the court shall consider the petition. Notice of the hearing shall be provided to the following persons:
(i) The child;
(ii) The child's parent(s);
(iii) The tribal attendance officer;
(iv) The tribal prosecutor; and,
(v) Any other person whose presence is required by the court.
(b) Service of notice shall be made either:
(i) By delivering a copy to the person named; or
(ii) By leaving a copy at his or her residence with any competent person sixteen (16) years of age or older who resides there; or
(iii) By sending a copy to the person's last known address by certified mail, return receipt requested and by regular mail. Service shall be considered complete three (3) days after the date of mailing.
12.05.04 Rights of Parties at Hearing
(a) All parties to a court proceeding under this Title shall have the following rights:
(i) The right to have a legal representative advise and represent them at their own expense;
(ii) The right to subpoena witnesses;
(iii) The right to introduce, examine and cross-examine witnesses;
(iv) The right to discover, offer and inspect evidence;
(v) The right to present arguments and statements;
(vi) A party need not be a witness against himself or herself.
(b) There is no right to a jury trial under this Title.
(c) The court shall advise the parties of the availability of public defenders and/ or low cost legal services.
12.05.05 Court Orders
If the Court finds that the allegations in the petition have been established by a preponderance of the evidence, the court shall grant the petition and may order the child and/ or the parents to take such action as the court determines will most likely cause the child to return to and remain in school.
12.05.06 Penalties for Failure to Comply
(a) Any parent or child who fails to comply with the court's order within the specified time after being ordered to comply by the Tribal Court pursuant to an action initiated pursuant to this Title, shall be subject to a fine of not more than twenty-five dollars ($ 25.00) for each day of non-excused absence from school.
(b) Upon a showing of financial hardship, the court may order community service hours in lieu of payment of a fine imposed. Each hour of community service shall reduce the fine by the amount of federal minimum wage at the time of sentencing. Adequate supervision must be available before community service hours are imposed.
(c) It shall be a defense for a parent charged with violating this Title to show that he or she exercised reasonable diligence in attempting to cause a child in his or her custody to attend school or that the child's school did not perform its duties as required under the law.
(d) Any fine imposed on a parent may be suspended upon condition that the parent participate with the Tribe, the school and the child in a supervised plan for the child's attendance at school or upon condition that the parent attend a conference or counseling scheduled by the tribal attendance officer for the purpose of analyzing the causes of a child's absence, or on condition that the parent comply with any other plan determined to be appropriate to assist the child to attend school.
(e) The Court may suspend any fine imposed on a child if the child agrees to comply with a plan developed by the tribal attendance officer, as it may be modified by the Court.
Section 12.06 - Enforcement Provisions
12.06.01 Collection of Fines
Whenever the Tribal Court orders the payment of a fine to enforce the provisions of this Title, that fine shall be entered as a judgment of the Court.
12.06.02 Child in Need of Care Proceeding
The failure of a parent to comply with an order entered pursuant to this Title may be grounds for court action in any action brought pursuant to the Nisqually Child Welfare Code.
12.06.03 Tribal Law Enforcement Authority
Tribal law enforcement is authorized to take into custody any child under the jurisdiction of the Nisqually Tribe, when the attendance officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the child may be a truant from school, and thereafter to return such child to his/ her parents, for investigation and explanation, or to the school which he/ she should properly attend.
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Consumer advocate Ralph Nader once said: "If God hadn't meant for us to eat sugar, he wouldn't have invented dentists."
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg doesn't share Ralph Nader's higher-power (if tongue-in-cheek) rationale for a sweet tooth, as residents of the city's five boroughs have learned. The sour taste from that lesson begins Tuesday.
That's when the ban on sales of sugar-laced drinks larger than 16 ounces - a ban he championed for months and got approved by the city board of health - goes into effect.
The regulation has drawn national attention and the wrath of many New Yorkers - polls show up to 60 percent disapprove of the ban - and of people who don't even live in the Big Apple.
Red from New York wrote on nytimes.com: "What is next, no neckties because they are a known choking hazard? No white shirts, they require toxic bleaching? No dry cleaning, it spreads dangerous solvents?"
Of course, there are those who say they support the ban, even in New York.
Cee from New York wrote at nytimes.com: "You are what you eat ... given the alarming percentage of Americans who are overweight and the impact that has on our healthcare system and cost, we should be happy that there are those out there trying to address the public health problem."
So which drinks will actually cause city consumers to suffer the sugar blues? What places will be forced to stop selling those super-sized Slurpees?
And does a tall-half-skinny-half-1-percent-extra-hot-split-quad shot (two shots decaf, two shots regular) latte with whip from Starbucks have to be pried from someone's lukewarm - and likely sugar free - dead hand? That all depends.
The ban hits sugary drinks like sodas that come in more than a 16-ounce container. Those super-sized, 32-ounce drinks and beyond will no longer be sold in most places.
The big sugar drink ban applies to restaurants, fast-food chains like McDonald's and Burger King, movie and stage theaters, delis and office cafeterias.
However, sugar lovers take note: There are some sweet spots still left open. Those are convenience stores, drug stores and supermarkets. They can keep selling any kind of sugary drink in the larger sizes.
So, while a delicatessen or a Dunkin Donuts can't sell a sugary drink larger than 16 ounces, a Duane Reade pharmacy down the street can sell a 20-ounce drink ... a 26-ounce ... a 32-ounce ... a 64-ounce ... or a 120-ounce, if they have it.
And anyone who buys a 16-ounce drink from a place that's banned from selling larger sizes will be allowed to refill their cup, depending on the place where they get it, and won't be forbidden from buying more than one drink.
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Perry was there
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Says Texas did not bail out a loan program he oversaw as state agriculture commissioner.
Fails to show the way
Ron Paul
Says "our taxes have doubled" with Rick Perry in office.
Cash flows fine
Keep Conservatives United
Says Rick Perry is "spending more money than the state takes in, covering his deficits with record borrowing."
Loosey goosey
Say Texas U.S. Reps. Eddie Bernice Johnson and Sheila Jackson Lee are among open Socialists in Congress.
About 34 adults die per hour, according to an outdated estimate
Rob Eissler
"Obesity kills 34 children per hour."
It's a carcinogen
Rick Hardcastle
Benzene has "never been proven to be harmful."
Sixty times less in 2010
Troy Fraser
Says it probably costs more than $300,000 to run for a seat on the Pedernales Electric Cooperative board of directors.
And the "birther" beat goes on
Leo Berman
Says the hospital listed on Barack Obama's just-publicized long-form birth certificate denies the president was born there.
Beers at the Cactus after class? They're on us
Jeff Wentworth
"We don't have bars on campus in Texas. It's against the law... no alcohol allowed."
We the people will study in the Constitution
Dan Flynn
"Our children do not spend any time in school learning about our own U.S. Constitution."
Maybe 57th-most liberal
Tom DeLay
Says Travis County, home to Austin, is the most liberal county in the United States.


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I got the attached picture from a bride asking for a quote for a end of Feb. wedding. She is expecting 200 people. I charge starting at $2.50 per serving for buttercream and $3.50 per serving for fondant. I just have no idea where to start pricing out this flower cascade. Also, this would definitely need extra structural support and more extensive set up, which I feel also warrants a charge, just not sure yet. Any ideas? How much would others charge? I'm in the DC metro area, so prices here aren't cheap, but I'm not well known yet.
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Bruce Parker once described his job as athletic director at Carroll College as the "greatest job ever."
While being introduced Tuesday morning as the new athletic director at Rocky Mountain College, Parker said he was confident he would find the same level of joy and success while being in charge of the Battlin' Bears' athletic program.
"The big time is where you're at," Parker said during a press conference in front of a large gathering in the Fortin Center's Hall of Fame Room. "I think I'm at the big time now. I'm a Battlin' Bear, and this is going to be the greatest job."
The 57-year-old Parker, who grew up in Billings, has spent the past 11 years as the athletic director at Frontier Conference rival Carroll, which has one of the most successful athletic programs in the nation.
He will be replacing Robert Beers, who retired in late March after a little more than five years as Rocky's AD.
"This is an exciting day for Rocky Mountain College," school president Bob Wilmouth said in introducing Parker. "Mr. Parker fits exactly the direction we want to go here at this college for the future. We couldn't be more pleased."
Wilmouth, who offered Parker the job late last week after tracking him down at Hilands Golf Club, presented him with gifts, including a Rocky cap, following Tuesday's press conference.
Besides presenting a new challenge, Parker said that accepting the AD job at Rocky was also "an opportunity to come home" for him and his wife, Lisa, who was sitting in the front row and whose parents still live in Billings.
Parker's late brother, Jim, and sister, Colleen, are also graduates of Rocky and competed in athletics at the NAIA school.
"This is really a dream come true for me," the Billings Senior and Eastern Montana College (now MSUB) graduate said. "It's a little bittersweet because I wasn't looking for a job when this came up. I just felt that this was a great place for Lisa and I to be.
"The coaches that are here are outstanding. That was No. 1 for me. I think you have to have a great coaching staff, and Rocky does. We always worried about playing Rocky when I was wearing the purple up in Helena."
In choosing to make his move to Rocky, Parker also said he feels comfortable with Wilmouth's agenda and vision for the college.
"I just didn't want to come and kind of fade away," he said. "I want to be at a school that wants to be good, that wants to be aggressive, that wants to bring more students in and wants to be more competitive in the athletic field."
Parker, who has served as AD at Carroll since July 2003, played a key role in the Helena school more than doubling the sports it offered, and also doubling the amount of student-athletes on campus.
At Rocky, where fundraising will be one of his priorities, Parker said he will also look to add new sports and upgrade facilities.
"I do want to say that athletics is not the most important thing on campus, graduation is, academics is," he said. "But I feel that athletics can be the front porch, the window to the institution.
"If we can be successful in what we're doing, people are going to see more of Rocky Mountain College."
At Carroll, the Fighting Saints also captured five of their six national football championships under Parker's reign.
"It was a little bit funny that the first question people asked me was 'Why would you leave Carroll to come to Rocky?'" Parker said. "I finally said, 'don't sell yourself short. This is a great place.' "
Rocky won the Bandy Memorial All-Sports Award in 2013-14, ending Carroll's four-year run as the Frontier's most successful athletic program.
"I changed because you guys won the Bandy. That's why I'm here," Parker said, drawing laughter from the crowd. "I want to be at the No. 1 school in the conference."
There has been plenty of speculation recently that Carroll is considering leaving the NAIA and the Frontier Conference and moving up to the NCAA Division II level and the Great Northwest Athletic Conference.
Parker had been involved in the preliminary discussions.
He said Tuesday that Carroll's interest in NCAA Division II status did play a part in his decision to seek the Rocky AD job.
Parker said he was initially "humbled and excited" when the GNAC first approached Carroll. He also said he liked the idea of partnering up with Montana State Billings.
"That was intriguing," Parker said. "The one thing that scared me was the loss of great rivalries, which the Frontier Conference has."
In choosing to remain a part of those rivalries, Parker also decided that there's no place like home.
"I'm a Rocky Mountain College Bear now," he said. "Maybe I will try to dig out my brother's old letterman's jacket and wear it around campus and hang out a little bit."


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"I'm so excited I've been tackling everyone I've seen on set today whether I know them or not! Ashley Fink sent me a hysterical text message. She said she was excited that I was nominated but she was more excited for 'Burlesque.'"
—Chris Colfer on his reaction to his being nominated for a Golden Globe for the role of Kurt on "Glee." Lea Michele, Matthew Morrison, and Jane Lynch were nominated as well. I'm thrilled for Chris whether he wins or not. I've really appreciated his work as the lone out-of-the-closet gay teen at McKinley High. [Movieline] Keep reading »


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Nelsonville OH gets Editions tab in Koha
LibLime works on and sells support for the two big free and open source integrated library systems, Koha and Evergreen. In More Web Services: FRBR, xISBN, ThingISBN last week they announced that the Nelsonville Public Library added a module to their Koha installation that makes an Editions tab in their catalogue. It uses xISBN and thingISBN. (Nelsonville is a town in Ohio, in the United States.)
There's even a nice set of system preferences to manage this new feature. They allow the library to turn the feature on/off, specify whether or not to use ThingISBN, and throttle the number of queries to the xISBN service, ensuring compliance to the terms of the free service (499 queries per day).
If you look at their entry for one of the manifestations of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and select the Editions tab you'll see links to five other manifesations of the work (and one of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets).
Congratulations to the Nelsonville Public Library and all others involved! I don't know if this plug-in will be made available to others, but I hope it is. A mention of it may turn up on the library's web page about Koha and their use of it.


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'The Grey' Director Joe Carnahan's Dream Project, 'Continue,' Gets the Green Light
In Development By Nathan Adams on June 1, 2012 | Comments (2)Joe Carnahan's Liam Neeson vs. wolves thriller The Grey isn't just one of the most well-regarded releases of this year so far, it's also a grizzled, badass guy's film the likes of which we haven't seen in a while. So you would think Hollywood should be lining up to help Carnahan slip into his next tough guy-themed project as soon as possible. And thankfully, they are. Twitch has word that Carnahan has been given the go-ahead by 20th Century Fox to start work on a passion project he's been trying to develop for a while called Continue. It's an action-centric take on the story trope of a protagonist having to re-live the same events over and over again; kind of like a Groundhog Day with guns, or that episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation where the same attack keeps happening, but not in space. Carnahan's story is about a former soldier who has to keep reliving the day where assassins came to kill him for unknown reasons. Days like that are the worst.
'Robocop' May Be Scanning For a New Director
In Development By Scott Beggs on July 15, 2009 | Comments (10)We may have taken for granted that Darren Aronofsky was going to end up being the director for Robocop. It's likely that he'll still do it, but a new scheduling problem may make it that much harder to pull off.
After years and years of waiting, we finally get a look at one of the characters from James Cameron's Avatar, and it's….really, really blurry.
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Houston Texans defensive end Antonio Smith leveled accusations at the victorious New England Patriots on Sunday evening that certainly touched a nerve around these parts.
Smith didn't like how quickly New England seemed to adjust to a defensive wrinkle the Texans had installed just that week in preparation for what they'd seen the Patriots do.
"We have not done it ever before and they had not changed it ever before," Smith told reporters, "so it was just kind of fishy how it got changed. Either teams are spying on us or scouting us. I don't know what it is."
On Monday, Smith issued an apology for using the word "spying," but he wasn't exactly backing down from his original accusations.
He said that he thought reporters in Houston knew him well enough to know that he could be joking and still be curious about something like this at the same time.
He said: "I'm sorry I said the word spying because of a prior engagement of them being caught spying before."
Before making any statements, Smith would have done well to look at recent history. That New England made decisive second-half adjustments shouldn't have been surprising. Sunday marked the third straight game in which the Patriots had roared back from a halftime deficit to tie the game or take the lead.
"It's kind of a silly comment," Patriots linebacker Rob Ninkovich said in an interview on WEEI radio before the apology was issued. "I'm sure they're a little upset that in the second half they couldn't stop Tom (Brady) and our offense."
Brady had thrown for just 108 yards at the half, but he threw for 263 yards without an interception in the second half as the Patriots rallied from a 17-7 deficit at halftime to take the lead even before half of the third quarter had elapsed.
"Truthfully, we just played a little bit better in the second half," Brady said in his WEEI interview.
New England made significant second-half adjustments when it rallied to tie Carolina before eventually losing two weeks ago, and it made even better second-half adjustments when it stormed back to beat the Denver Broncos in overtime last week.
Those adjustments sometimes can take time to make. One bad drive doesn't necessitate an overhaul of the playbook.
"If you have a bad first drive, you don't really come over to the sideline and go, 'All right, guys, we've got to change everything. Let's scrap all the crap we've been practicing all week and just start making stuff up on the fly,'." Brady said. "But I think by halftime you have really a good enough sample size to figure out how the game's being played, the matchups that go in our favor and the matchups that don't go in our favor. Maybe there's some new things that they've done that we've got to adjust to."
That seems to be what Smith was talking about. By halftime, the New England coaching staff had had a chance to see what Houston was doing and to react to it.
Rather than spreading the field wide with three or four receivers, the Patriots tended to go more with two receivers and a more powerful formation - including more repetitions for fullback James Develin, a former Brown star, in the same backfield as running backs Shane Vereen or LeGarrette Blount.
"They had a few new things that they had implemented for our game, and they definitely did some different things than we were expecting - but nothing that really blew our mind," Brady said. "It just was different, and we had to adjust."
"As the game went on, we were able to see how Houston was going to match up to our different personnel groups," Bill Belichick said. "We had several groups that we used yesterday. I think (offensive coordinator) Josh (McDaniels) did a good job of mixing the groups. … Josh was able to get a good handle on how they were matching our different personnel groups and what they were trying to do against them.
"When you get it down to two or three things and Tom can recognize by formations what the defenses are, that can get you into a good play or give you a quick indication of where to go with the ball, so we didn't have to hold it; we could get it out there quick and find the receivers that had the best matchups."
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From matte to high-gloss finishes and blood orange to deep purple shades, there's a must-have lip for every woman.
In-your-face lip lacquers ruled the Fall 2010 runways of Peter Som, Doo.Ri, Proenza Schouler, Richard Chai, and Tory Burch. And leading ladies like Scarlett Johansson, Beyoncé, and January Jones have all been spotted wearing sultry noir lips in recent beauty campaigns.
"Deeper lip color is back in fashion because it's powerful, feminine and classy," says Make Up For Ever national education manager Erin McCarthy. "It's a great look because it sends the message, 'I'm confident and beautiful' which is the essence of the modern day woman."
And while you may be a bit intimidated by this fall makeup trend, it's a sure way to make a statement, adds Tom Pecheux, creative makeup director at Estée Lauder. "It is for the sophisticated, strong, and polished woman."
Hyped about this statement-making pout, StyleList tasked New York makeup artist Emily Kate Warren to mold these runway looks into wearable, bold lips on a real woman -- namely, Susannah Cahn, style news editor at StyleList.
As you can see in the photo below, bold lips are a simple way to add glamour to your makeup routine.
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For a flawless lipstick application, Pecheux suggests moisturizing with Vaseline and patting dry.
Prep your bold lips with a lip pencil like Make Up For Ever's Aqua Lip. "It's very important to line the lips, as this is where you will establish their shape, and liner is also key for making your lip color last," says McCarthy. "You can line with the natural lip shape, or when using a deep shade of liner, extend slightly outside the natural lip shape to add volume."
Warren used Nars Velvet Matte Lip Pencil in Damned as a lipstick for an easy, controlled application. But if you're a makeup novice, McCarthy advises applying color with a lip brush. "Starting in the center of the lower lip, apply lipstick, and wipe your brush on a tissue and blend it with a clean brush toward the outer edges of the lip."
This pro technique eliminates feathering product outside the lip line. For added dimension, you can apply a highly pigmented lipstick in a cool pink tone like Make Up For Ever Rouge Artist Intense #35 to the center of the lower lip.
Blot away excess lipstick with tissue. Another pro trick Warren stands by is placing the tissue between "relaxed" lips and using the index finger to press down from left to right.
She then finished our model's look by layering a clear lip gloss on top and adding warmth to her face with a soft, pink blush.
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We will be open Christmas Eve 9 AM to 7 PM downtown and 10 AM to 6 PM Gruene, Closed Christmas Day, then open the day after Christmas 9 AM to 7 PM downtown and 10 AM to 6 PM Gruene
Got Toys is a specialty toy store located in Gruene, (New Braunfels) Texas. We carry a wide variety of unique and hard-to-find toys and games for all ages. There really is something for everyone at Got Toys: board games, action figures, collectibles, brain games, gag gifts, wind-ups, books and much more. So we only have one question for you, Got Toys? We do!
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Secretary Locke Comments European Union and Member State Ratification of WIPO Internet Intellectual Property Treaties
WASHINGTON – Commerce Secretary Gary Locke commends the European Union and 16 of its members for today ratifying the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Copyright Treaty and WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (collectively, the "WIPO Internet Treaties"). With yesterday's event, the European Union and all twenty-seven European Union member states have ratified the WIPO Internet Treaties. These treaties provide U.S. rightsholders doing business in the European Union increased protection, and thereby enable U.S. businesses to grow, secure investment and create jobs.
"By granting protection to copyrighted works in the digital age, these treaties help further drive innovation and protect U.S. rights-holders as they do business in the European Union," Locke said. "We hope this development will encourage other countries to ratify the treaties."
The WIPO Internet Treaties update the standards of international protection of copyright and related rights in the digital age by establishing that copyright owners have the exclusive right to the distribution of their works over the Internet and by requiring, among other things, adequate legal protection and effective legal remedies against the circumvention of technological protection measures and against the removal or altering of electronic information accompanying a work.
"This action should encourage those countries still considering accession that the WIPO Internet Treaties embody the new international standard for digital copyright protection and enforcement," Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) David Kappos said.
Yesterday's announcement was a significant and long-awaited milestone by the European Union, which was among the early supporters of the WIPO Internet Treaties at the time of their adoption in 1996. The United States signed the WIPO Internet Treaties in April 1997 and ratified the treaties in September 1999. The contracting parties to the treaties come from all regions of the world, and include both developing and developed countries.


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I am getting ready to transplant some Prime-Jim, Prime-Jan, and Kiowa blackberries in a few months. I was wondering if there was any specific soil amendments that you all have had success with for blackberries. We have moderately heavy soils here that need work for any type of crop, but I was just curious about blackberries. I have some blueberries that I have had success with in the same location.
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BJ, Blackberries are pretty hardy plants and should do just fine in that location. If blueberries did well there, the organic matter is probably good, but the ph may be a little low. A little lime will elevate it to a level more suitable for blackberries--between 5.5 and 6.5. I wish you success with your Jims and Jans. I find they don't set fruit in hot weather, nor am I impressed with their productivity or flavor. Their erect habit is nice, but I hate fighting thorns. |
Thanks for the information. I still have the blueberries, but this is just in another section of the plot. There has not been anything directly on this ground since I've owned it. For the Prime Jim/Jan- I have heard other people say that about them as well, but there is a grower in my area that has them and they are some of the best berries I've tasted. I hope I can produce berries as well he can. What other varieties do you have that are pretty high on your list? |
Triple Crown is by far the best berry for me in all categories, but they do require a hefty trellis and a lot of pruning. I started out with Black Satin and Chester and still like them. To me Black Satin is a really underrated berry--vigorous, erect and manageable, great size and taste, and reliable. Natchez makes a large berry of good taste, but I haven't had much production from them. Jims and Jans have been disappointing pretty much in all categories. I'm giving them one more year and then yanking them. |
- Posted by dallasfruitgrower (My Page) on Sat, Oct 8, 11 at 12:36
Give some thought to the U. of Arkansas thornless blackberries, too. I really have liked our Kiowa, Oauchita, and Arapaho. No thorns is nice, no trellis necessary, and these don't spread as vigorously as some others do. |
Here is a link that might be useful: DallasFruitGrower
DFG- Do you not have a trellis on any of those? I know that Arapaho does well without one, but I have heard from several people that the Kiowas need one. What is your opinion on the flavor for Arapaho and Oauchita? I don't have any experience with either one of those. Brookw- Where did you order your Black Satins from? Or where do you order most of your stock from? I am still fairly new to the berry world. |
BJ, the Black Satins were a gift from a friend. However, I believe Gurneys carries them. I order a lot of different berries from a lot of different companies. Pense and Simmons out of Ark offer some great plants as do Nourse, Indiana Berry, and Burnt Ridge Nursery. Doyle out of Indiana also has a very prolific berry, but you don't hear it mentioned much anymore. I'm with DFG on giving the erect thornless varieties a try. I probably wouldn't have to, but I do trellis my Satins just to make working around them easier. |
I also order from Berries Unlimited all virus indexed and tissue cultured plants. Stark Bros is good as well. Have had some dang good plants from raintreenursery.com as far as my raspberries are concerned as well. Just a few spots to check out. |
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Voting ends this Sunday, May 24, so make sure to vote for one of the following selections if you haven't had a chance to yet:
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Water for Elephants: Chapters 7 to 15
Phew! I made it through Chapters 7 to 15 of Water for Elephants, and I have to say the story had me on edge in quite a few places. How about you? I got quite caught up in the tale of Jacob Jankowski this week. One minute I was hot and bothered at something cruel August or Uncle Al did, and a few pages later I was relieved Rosemary (elderly Jacob's caregiver) was back on the scene.
Water for Elephants: Chapters 1 to 6
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I read Chapters 1 through 6 (including the prologue) of Water for Elephants and really enjoyed them. How about you? I could hardly believe the unfortunate to horrific events that kept happening to Jacob Jankowski. Good grief, young Jacob: loses his parents in a car accident, finds out they were totally broke, has the bank foreclose on the family home—and take everything in it—drops out of veterinary school, and gets mixed up with a low-end traveling circus that makes him sleep on dirty, smelly blankets and feeds rotten food to its animals. The older Jacob is miserable living in an elder care facility: He hates the food (calls it pap) and doesn't particularly like the help or other occupants (he called one gentleman a liar), and was forced to take medication against his will. Were you surprised at all at what kept going wrong for this guy? I was. I was also impressed by his will to keep getting up—blow after blow—and keep pressing on.
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Melissa Parrish, RealSimple.com's director of community strategy, will lead the group next month. What will you be reading? Pick your favorite of the three books and—for the first time!—one play below by Sunday, May 24.
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I'm Jackie Monk, and I'm the deputy managing editor of Real Simple. What does that mean? Well, at Real Simple it means I'm in charge of making sure the trains run on time and on budget. In other words, I set and enforce deadlines and manage the money. I have done so for almost eight years.
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Drumroll, please. Author Peter Rock has responded to our questions—and has sent a personal message to you, the members of the No-Obligation Book Club. Enjoy! —Jaimee Zanzinger First, thanks so much for choosing and for reading my book. It's heartening to think that all that time I spent alone, in Caroline's mind, might have entertained or provoked people I don't […]
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Water for Elephants, Sara Gruen's tale of a 21-year-old veterinary student who ditches Cornell to join the circus. Please join Real Simple's deputy managing editor, Jackie Monk, later this week as she introduces herself and the book.
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My Abandonment: The Conclusion (Spoiler Alert!)
Wow. Where to begin? (Note: I'm going to be vague here instead of revealing major spoilers; I always feel bad for the author/screenwriter when they're splashed all over the Internet.)
My Abandonment: Chapters 3 to 5
Thanks for your comments on the first two chapters. Many of you seem to agree with Marilyn's post about wanting to rescue Caroline. I, too, felt that strongly as I read the next three chapters. It broke my heart (and "my heart," I guess) when Father forced Caroline to leave the farm. During their time at Mr. Walters', Caroline—more than ever—was letting us in emotionally ("I can almost not believe how lucky we are," she revealed). You could feel her excitement when she talked about everything from her new clothes to the non-powder milk. I hadn't sensed that at all in her forest narration.


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Where is Michael Clayton when we need him? Surely George Clooney's crisis-fixer character would know how to solve the strike-related impasse that's jeopardizing this year's Oscar ceremony. Or perhaps Javier Bardem's No Country for Old Men hitman could just sort of stare all parties into submission. Wait, scratch that: Cutie-pie Juno MacGuff would need mere minutes to charm them into a hasty settlement.
If only. Oscar-nomination day was filled with its usual excitement and hoopla, but the writers' strike cast a cloud of uncertainty over the proceedings this year, with many nominees wondering if they'll even get the opportunity to dress up and head to the Kodak Theatre on Feb. 24. ''Maybe the talks will be so far along, [the Writers Guild] will grant a waiver,'' speculated Michael Clayton's Tony Gilroy, who scored nods for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay. ''Maybe the strike will be over. Maybe there'll be some other accommodation. But in the end, as much as you'd love to go make a speech, there are so many people that this strike is so crucial for. You try to keep it in perspective.''
Gilroy wasn't the only first-time nominee with mixed emotions. ''There's that moment where you think, 'Oh great, new dress!''' said Lars and the Real Girl screenwriter Nancy Oliver. ''And then that other moment where you go, 'Oh, well, maybe not.' But so many people are hurting, and I'm more concerned about that than a party, to tell you the truth. It would be a glamorous Hollywood moment, but I'd rather have a fair deal.''
All year the Oscar race has felt wide open, and, not surprisingly, the Academy ended up spreading its big nominations out among a lot of contenders, many of them the violent type. Leading the pack were the watch-through-your-fingers duo of No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood, which received eight nods each. While vacationing with friends in Europe, Best Supporting Actor front-runner Bardem marveled over all the acclaim his performance has garnered. ''You go to a movie set, you cut your hair into that haircut, you do the job, and suddenly, people like it,'' he said. ''It's out of your hands or your control.''
Close behind these two were Clayton and Atonement, with seven nominations apiece. After watching his thriller go 0 for 4 at the Golden Globes and miss out on a Best Cast nomination from the Screen Actors Guild Awards, Gilroy talked about how unpredictable this year's awards season is turning out to be. ''If you think about it, it's the same thing that's going on in the presidential race,'' he said. ''Usually by now someone's locked something up.'' Indeed, this year will go down as the one where the pre-Oscar awards didn't add up. For the first time in the history of the usually prescient SAG Awards, only one of the Best Cast nominees (No Country) made it to the Best Picture race.
Atonement producer Paul Webster, meanwhile, found himself representing the only Best Picture nominee that failed to earn any recognition for its director. ''More than anybody else, this is his movie,'' Webster said of Joe Wright. ''His stamp is all over it. It kind of makes a nonsense of the process in a way. Personally, I would happily trade my own nomination for a Best Director nomination for him.''
The Best Picture candidates are a heavy-themed lot, but the one source of levity among them is Juno. The cheapest of the five films to make, it's also the highest grossing, having earned $87 million so far. The film collected nods for Best Director (Jason Reitman), Best Actress (Ellen Page), and Best Original Screenplay (Diablo Cody). ''I really woke up just to hear Ellen's and Diablo's names get read out loud,'' said Reitman, who watched the announcements from his hotel room at Sundance. ''As they were going to the directors' category I said, 'Oh, just blow by this, could we get to Best Picture already?' And then my name came up and my wife just burst into tears. Unless you just became a father you probably can't hold a candle to the way I'm feeling right now.'' Cody had a similar reaction: ''I screamed myself hoarse. I've grown up watching the Coen brothers' films. They're heroes to me. There Will Be Blood was my favorite film of the year. It's cool to be the Academy's comic relief!''
After being stiffed by the SAG Awards, the Globes, the Critics Choice Awards, and even the Spirit Awards, Best Actress nominee Laura Linney had to laugh as well. ''Oh, I completely gave up,'' reported the elated Savages star from Telluride, Colo., where she was on vacation with her fiancé Marc Schauer. ''I didn't think it was possible, I really didn't. My agent, Toni Howard, kept saying, 'It's gonna happen! It's gonna happen!' And I was like, 'Ucchhh, no, it's not!''' Surprise Best Actor nominee Tommy Lee Jones claims he didn't even know the nominations were being announced and we believe him. ''My wife woke me up this morning and told me about it,'' said Jones, who made the list for the $6.8 million-grossing In the Valley of Elah. ''It could be that more DVD screeners were sent out than tickets were sold at the box office!''
Professional obligations kept 82-year-old first-time nominee Hal Holbrook from sharing the moment with his wife, actress Dixie Carter. ''We were hoping to wake up early in the morning together and be told some good news,'' said the Into the Wild actor. But instead of putting on a pot of coffee with her in Los Angeles, he found himself in New York during the big reveat at a television studio, no less: Holbrook was scheduled to be on the Today show minutes after being nominated. ''There was this request to come here and promote the film, because it's being rereleased to give it another shot.''
The announcements also provided an instant trove of Oscar-history gems: Cate Blanchett's dual Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress nods (for Elizabeth: The Golden Age and I'm Not There, respectively) made her the third double acting nominee of the decade (after Julianne Moore and Jamie Foxx), while her nomination for Elizabeth means she's the first woman ever to snag two nods for playing the same character in two different films (Paul Newman, Al Pacino, Peter O'Toole, and Bing Crosby had all pulled off the feat before). Cinematographer Roger Deakins, who shot No Country and The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, became the first director of photography since 1972 to score two nominations in the same year; he heard the news while shooting his next project, the Meryl Streep drama Doubt. ''Meryl came up and congratulated me,'' Deakins said. ''She said, 'You're the Cate Blanchett of our set!'''
Meanwhile, No Country's Joel and Ethan Coen joined Warren Beatty as the only artists ever to receive simultaneous nominations in four different categories. They were cited for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and under their alias, Roderick Jaynes Best Editing. In the screenplay categories, this year marks the first time four of the 10 Oscar-recognized scripts were written entirely by women: Cody, Oliver, The Savages' Tamara Jenkins, and Away From Her's Sarah Polley. And Enchanted's Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz became the first triple Best Song nominees since all the way back in...well, last year, when Dreamgirls' Henry Krieger scored the same hat trick.
For now, the most pressing bit of Oscar history-in-the-making involves whether or not the ceremony will go on as usual. ''We're moving forward with plans for our show for the 24th,'' said Academy spokesperson Leslie Unger. ''Our producer is thinking about alternatives given various scenarios. It is our sincere hope to do our show as we normally do.''
Still, some major players couldn't help dreaming up contingency plans. Brad Bird, a Best Animated Film nominee for Ratatouille, endorsed the idea of a private, nontelevised ceremony: ''That's how the Oscars began. It was just a bunch of people in the industry having dinner and drinking a little and trying to pat each other on the back for good work. At the heart of it, that's what it is and should be,'' he said. ''But you know, we're sitting here kibitzing as if we're in control of this. Like, 'I know what! We could actually go to an island somewhere that has no jurisdiction, and therefore we wouldn't actually be crossing any picket lines!'''
Michael Moore, who earned a Best Documentary nod for Sicko and is a member of the WGA, was a bit more optimistic. ''I think the studios and the producers are going to have to come back to the table and be reasonable and settle this,'' he said. ''What are we asking for? Like, four pennies? Something like that? These are not unreasonable requests, and I think cooler heads on the studios' part will now prevail because they certainly wouldn't want the Oscars to be canceled.''
Not that some nominees would necessarily mind. ''Part of me would be a little relieved because it means you don't have to make that incredibly long plane journey,'' said Michael Clayton Best Supporting Actor nominee (and London resident) Tom Wilkinson. If the ceremony is, in fact, called off, Oscar's class of 2008 is already thinking of alternate plans for how they'll spend the night. ''If they don't happen? I'll sit in a nice gown, even if I'm in my living room,'' said Gone Baby Gone Best Supporting Actress nominee Amy Ryan. ''All dressed up and nowhere to go!'' The Diving Bell and the Butterfly's Best Director nominee Julian Schnabel said he'd hit the waves: ''I'll go surfing. I don't know where. I could go down to Mexico. There ought to be a south swell around that time.'' (Additional reporting by Jennifer Armstrong, Clark Collis, Steve Daly, Josh Rottenberg, and Kate Ward)


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The Arts: There really is a book named Amish
Vampires in Space. And, according to this
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Christianity: Ken Schenck discusses the matter of disagreements
between Christians.
Computing: Gizmo's Freeware points us to a service that lets you selectively
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The Huffington Post reports on producing your
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The title is from Psalm 84:11.
The Wikipedia is usually a pretty good reference. I use the English Standard Version (ESV) of the Bible, and try to cite it appropriately. I also use the World English Bible (WEB), which is public domain. I am grateful.
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Hi Xelnath I was wondering what Riot's long term plans are in terms of skins. In contrast to your humble beginnings, you guys are now literally and figuratively rolling in cash and Morello buys a new Ferrari every year; despite that, the game is still in a rather primitive state in terms of skins/splash (NIDALEE SPLASH LOL). This game is now about 4 years old and is the most popular game worldwide, yet overall the skin selection is sorely lacking. Some champions got shafted hard, others enjoy multiple skins but still lack the diversity players would like. When SGU came out, it was said it took 9 months to make. I won't comment on that, but I will ask this : if it takes nearly a year for a single ultimate skin, does that mean that most champs will never have an ultimate skin? What about legendary skins? You can make the defense that you have more than one employee making skins, but if 2013 is any indicator, the rate of skin production is WAAAYYYY too slow. Do you have any plans to increase the amount of employees working on skin production? TL;DR - I want an ultimate Soraka skin, and I want it before LoL eventually dies and is replaced, as is the fate of all video games.
I felt things were going great until i saw the kassadin changes reverted. Kassadin was my first main and is my favorite champion, and i hate him being in an overtuned state as it means hes always banned, and i feel bad for playing as him, I was really happy to see him with a jungler-esque kit bringing back the days of hybrid Kassadin with his armor pen W in the jungle. Also first time in a Xelnath thread, you seem like a great rioter. Now then onto questions, Whats your opinion on Kassadin being a viable jungler? do you think it could it result in him getting olafd due to "toxicity" like alistar or would it be a nice home for him to avoid his terribad lane phase. Also, Ive only played with one rioter before, and was wondering how often you guys take requests for games, or if thats only for those 1000th win people and whatnot. Finally, Have you ever played full damage jungle garen? Im talking Hydra/IE/Swiftness/Ghostblade,my god its fun.
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Xelnath, how do these make you feel? http://forums.na.leagueoflegends.com....php?t=3956405 http://forums.na.leagueoflegends.com....php?t=4160880 http://forums.na.leagueoflegends.com....php?t=4173653 Honestly, where are the MILLIONS Riot makes a year going? I love league and I'm really worried the higher ups are content with the money they are making by doing virtually nothing innovative with the game. There's barely even any communication. You're one of the few who actually gets immersed in the community. Remember when Riot did stuff for the Holidays? Now it's hey, look at all this nice stuff we have for you... that you have to buy. Yeah, very generous to the gamers who literally paid your salaries. Do you every worry your overlords will just abandon the game with the ridiculous cash in tow and just let it die, to retire somewhere nice?
Do you think jinx and some what of lucian in the future will be on par with the other adcs? In either buffing others or nerfing, or does the balance team think they are in a good spot?
Do you have any thoughts on the people that are saying stealth champs and traps are too strong right now with the preseason changes?
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