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In Topic: problem reading colors from a bufferedimage
Posted 11 Feb 2013
pbl, on 11 February 2013 - 11:51 AM, said:
painkiller102, on 11 February 2013 - 12:52 AM, said:
I wish there was a way to be able to pull out exactly what was drawn to the image to begin with.
If you knew the original Image background may be a brute force algorithm may achieve that but the problem is false, in the sense that I can't figure out an application that would require such and editing, to start with.
Well it was going to be used as part of an eye dropper tool. So the user can select the pixel and then re-draw it with the same color and alpha value. I can always change it to take a sub-image and then re-draw that image where the user selects, but that is more of a workaround to what i was wanting, but still it will work. -
In Topic: problem reading colors from a bufferedimage
Posted 10 Feb 2013
pbl, on 10 February 2013 - 02:40 AM, said:
What let you think so ?
The BufferedImage method getRGB(int x, int y) is probably one of the Image easiest method to use.
So what is the actual outputed values and the expected one ?
The use of Alpha will screw up your read back as it will be mixed with the default background color
An Alpha of 100 will bring more accurate results
yea that was what i was afraid of. I wanted to pull out accurate information for each pixel, but sense the user can change the pixels alpha value, this creates the accuracy problem. The values are commonly only 1-5 off of the original color. I wish there was a way to be able to pull out exactly what was drawn to the image to begin with. The only way i can think of doing it is to log the colors themselves in an array but that's obviously going to lead to a bigger file size when i saved a serialized class with them all.
Just as an edit, i have played around with transparency a bit more in a professional image editing program. It would seem if i can get rid of the alpha value somehow the original RGB values would be restored. In an image editing program, i would just continue to draw the transparent pixel over and over again until it was solid. In my case however, i cannot just do:
BufferedImage drawOver = new BufferedImage(50,50,BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB); g = drawOver.getGraphics(); color1 = new Color(img.getRGB(0, 0),true); g.setColor(color1); g.fillRect(0, 0, 50, 50); g.fillRect(0, 0, 50, 50); g.fillRect(0, 0, 50, 50); g.fillRect(0, 0, 50, 50); g.fillRect(0, 0, 50, 50); g.fillRect(0, 0, 50, 50);
to fix the issue. All this does is replace the old pixel with the new one, and doesn't actually re-draw the pixel over the first one. Is there a way for me to re-draw pixels instead of just replacing them?
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Is 'One Pound Fish' the New Gangnam Style?
Gangnam Style took the world by storm, breaking the 1 billion view barrier, but could a fishmonger from Pakistan usurp Psy's Internet reign?
The man's name is Muhammad Shahid Nazir, a fishmonger in London, England. A little over a year ago, 31-year-old Shahid moved from Pakistan to London to provide a better life for his wife and four children who still live in Pakistan.
Shahid got a job as a fishmonger and was instructed to shout at the customers to get there attention. As soon as he began shouting, it turned to singing and soon it became the theme song for his fish stand.
People started coming from all over the world just to meet Shahid and get and get an autograph or just have him sing for them. They were always telling him to try out for Britain's Got Talent or X Factor, but he took it one step further.
He was offered a record deal with Warner Music, and they helped him create a single and a music video, which gained over 1 million views in less than 24 hours.
The video is currently at more than 8 million views and growing and is currently number 29 on the UK Pop Charts. There have been talks of Timbaland and Shahid releasing a collaborative music project.
Our friends at 'What's Trending?' were able to get an exclusive interview with Shahid, and it is quite inspiring hearing a story such as Shahid's.
There were rumors that Shahid was deported back to Pakistan due to an expired work visa. Nazir responded, stating the rumors were false and he just wanted to visit his family for New Years and file for a visa for France for the French release of his single.
What do you guys think of 'One Pound Fish'? Do you think it will be more popular than Gangnam Style?
I don't know what has been happening to music lately………… BUT I LOVE IT.
God No… please forgive me ears
This guy got deported.
If you read the article you would know he wasn't actually deported.
Actually if you did some research yourself he did get deported.
because everything someone says online is true, right? online "news" is notorious for not fact checking.
Hope not…That was horrible.
This is the stupidest shit.
I could see this being the hot new song and dance… among preschoolers. Kinda like what happened with the Macarena.
This sucks. I hate the music industry now.
This is fracking amazing! Love it!
Probably not; because you can understand more than one line without finding a translator/lyric translation.
I resent the mayans, zombies, a gian asteroid, aliens and any other world ending scenario for not taking my life before having the chance to hear/see this… there's no hope left for humanity.
No, Gangnam Style was a video that was mocking the excessives of the rich in Korea, about getting people to not act so serious, and was well made with a catchy beat. This is a low budget music video which is more into demonstrating hot girls with no meaning behind the lyrics or video other then being about cheep fish. Gangnam style was easy for news outlets to exploit, this is slightly harder. It is no Gangnam Style, but it is semi entertaining.
If you know the translated lyrics of Gangnam Style it is actually a very smart song sarcastically portraying PSY whereas this is a song that just doenst make any sense. It irritates me that because of Gangnam style PSY is not seen as a respectable artist and everybody thinks they can ride on this hype. Sorry for the rant but stuff like this really pisses me of
Not likely going to happen. It's nowhere near as catchy, doesn't have a "memorable dance" that people can flash mob into, and it's really just… meh..
I've loved this song for a while, glad you decided to write about it
Definitely not. Songs like this are everywhere. Especially from the Brown people community. Gangnam Style actually had lyrics that changed.
Just found the live version. ._. -
2 minutes and 36 seconds of my life wasted…
ha! only made it 49 seconds in before I had to press pause
Ummm . . . that was bad. And that's with belly dancers =_=
I can count you don't need to throw those fingers at me.
This is shit
I'd suggest not stealing Yahoo News headlines. It was stupid enough when they wrote it.
So anything Yahoo News reports on SourceFed can't?
Good logic. -
id suggest not immediately assuming things you see from sourcefed are copied from elsewhere. not everybody hates their life enough to go to yahoo news.
well its offical if your foreign and can sing and have a comical music video you too cna become a internet sensation and annoy the fuck out of people
It was catchy, but no where near the level of Gangnam Style.
I hope he gets his whole family over to London! The extra money should help!
People need to calm down, its about this man who sold fish for a living, now hes made something out of it and really made it into the world. With the money he makes out of this song can provide his family and children in Pakistan for a better life. See it as inspiration rather than "oh the lyrics arent good..blah blah. etc."
Still better than Rebecca Blacks "Friday"
Is he saying the fish is 1 lb, or 1 quid?
That was terrible, what the hell did i just watch?! I was waiting for it to get good, change words a little maybe, or for the auto tune to turn off. But no, it got worse. If this starts trending, all hope has been lost in music. This was not even partially entertaining, it actually gave me a headache thinking people will like this.
To be fair this song was something he sang to sell fish so there isn't really supposed to be a deep message.
I think it was a mistake using his fish song and turning it into a music video, honestly. In the setting where it's supposed to be, it's really awesome and unique and surprising. With a pretty music video it's just another dumb novelty pop dance song and bound to be a flash in a pan. He's a great singer, so I hope he gets to sing something that isn't a silly novelty song.
You never know…? I thought it was terrible, but my curiosity got the better of me and I added a view to their video. Sourcefed is pretty big. If someone says it's a cool video or a terrible video, they'll show their friends and laugh either way. Also, when there are tags for Gangnam Style AND One Pound Fish together people are going to get excited and want to check it out.


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RE: AFGHANISTAN FOR COMMENT - CLASS 3 - Taliban negotiations
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On Jan 25, 2010, at 10:27 AM, Maverick Fisher wrote:
While numerous talks are under way between the Taliban and various foreign
players, little progress can be expected.
Afghanistan: A Flurry of Talks With the Taliban
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The past three days have seen an increased push for negotiations with the
Taliban by virtually all interested parties, including the British,
Americans, Turks, Afghans and Pakistanis. The most important of the
multiple conferences under way in Istanbul, Moscow, London, and The Hague
involve Turkey.
The Taliban is not a monolithic entity, and so is open what do we mean by
'open to' i think susceptible to is a better word choice to a
divide-and-conquer strategy. But despite this and the current volume of
talks, there will be no is unlikely to be a negotiated settlement to the
Afghan Taliban insurgency until Pakistan and the United States reach a
consensus over reconcilable and irreconcilable Taliban (or in the
Pakistani terminology, good versus bad Taliban) and because the Taliban
has little incentive to engage in talks at present.
The United States lacks the intelligence to draw the distinction between
reconcilable and irreconcilable, something U.S. Gen. David Petraeus more
or less acknowledged in April 2009. Pakistan is the one entity that does
have the intelligence and connections to do so, and Islamabad appears to
have taken the initiative and signaled that it is working on the issue.
Such a move has been in the making for sometime, with the Pakistanis
working through the Turks, whom the Americans have given a green light to
proceed on this matter. Ankara appears to have made some progress in
bridging the divide between Islamabad and Kabul.
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Afghan Taliban leadership, as this would be politically too costly for the
Obama administration. Instead, Washington would like to press ahead with
the surge and gauge its success while trying to divide the insurgents at
the subleadership level before moving toward a settlement.
For their part, the Afghan Taliban do not have a strong incentive to talk
at present as they currently have the upper hand in the war and because
Western patience is wearing thin. They do have a long-term interest in
talking again, we can't make this claim without a further explanation. as
written it sounds very contradictory and im not seeing the analytical
basis for their 'long-term' interest to talk. this was supposed to lay out
what we need to find out. , [KB] There is going to be a link to an entire
piece talking about this. And we do talk about what we are going to
looking for towards the end but they face a number of obstacles to
negotiations. Mullah Mohammad Omar is busy struggling to consolidate his
hold over the Taliban movement in a bid to prevent the United States from
trying to peel off Taliban elements and to prevent al Qaeda from trying to
pull elements in its direction. Meanwhile, al Qaeda is watching all of
this maneuvering, and will continue to work with its allies on both sides
of the border to try to prevent the Afghan Taliban from cutting off the
transnational jihadists and to prevent a U.S.-Pakistani consensus --
something the recently released tape of Osama bin Laden aimed to carry
STRATFOR will be watching to see what Taliban elements each of these
foreign players are talking to, what kind of conditions are being placed
on the table and who -- if anyone -- is making progress, and if so where
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I had a SaniDry dehumidifier installed in my basement a few months ago, and it works great, but it's quite noisy. We tried using the muffler kit they offer to no avail, and there's nowhere in the basement that the noise won't carry upstairs.
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I have two in the basement, each controlled by a separate wall-mounted humidistat that I installed. Humidity control is rather precise. One advantage of that control is that the unit runs only when actually needed- no run=no noise. Since the unit drains into a floor drain system, I set it on a foam rubber pad to lessen the noise. It helped a little. |
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Is water PH or alkalinity (hardness, calcium) important? I have read that commercial potting mixes plus fertilizer are formulated to the correct PH for the plant . Therefore I have assumed that water PH 8.5+ doesn't need to be corrected as the soil and fertilizer would maintain correct PH between repotting. I believed the soil/fertilizer would neutralize the alkalinity of the water. Is that true? However calcium/mineral deposits do accumulate on stems and on top of soil very fast. I flush the coffee pot and cooler with vinegar to dissolve deposits. Should I water regularly with water/vinegar Can I either water regularly with water/vinegar solution of 6.5(?) PH or occasionally flush out the minerals in the plants in a vinegar/ water solution (not too strong, PH range?) Should I worry about it as I repot regularly? Does anyone else have this problem? Any ideas or solutions |
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- Posted by whitelacey 6 (My Page) on Thu, Mar 27, 14 at 20:52
Lucky, The soil and fertilizer is adjusted to proper pH for plants as is. Watering with any water that is not pH neutral would presumably change this over time. There is nothing in the soil that will neutralize the pH of the water. If you are using a peat-based potting mix, it will break down becoming more acidic over time. I would suspect that the water would affect the soil more quickly than the soil break-down might be able to neutralize it. It would be an interesting experiment. I think regular drenching and re-potting would help with the pH problem. If you want to try the vinegar, try it on a few not-so-special plants. Linda |
Linda, I have read many pages about water ph and adding vinegar but your post is the simplest and most sensible I am going to get some test strips, test the soil and the water after it drains out of the post when I water and see exactly what is going on. As you say, it becomes more acidic with ph neutral water so how is my 8.5 ph water affecting that? I haven't seen any problem except the calcium buildup. I might try flushing with bottled water once in a while before trying vinegar. Other than that, I suppose, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. |
- Posted by whitelacey 6 (My Page) on Thu, Mar 27, 14 at 22:43
Lucky, I might re-pot and then test every week or so. It would give you a basic idea of what is happening. I do think regular flushing and re-potting would be enough but it would be helpful to know what is happening. If you have crusties on top of the soil, I would try to remove them before flushing rather than maybe sending them back through the soil when you flush. And, yes, if it ain't broke! Linda |
Linda I will repot a plant. . Then I can do the test after every watering/weekly for a while and post any results. Should be interesting. Good idea to scrape the crust off the soil and apply a top dressing as part of flushing.. Very carefully, of course. It may be someone else on the forum has a high PH and hard water. It is a hard to change PH and total dissolved solids in water in a way that is safe for plants, nasty chemical involved, as I understand it. |
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I always put my ver hard tap water through a Brita filter. I recently learned that it is too alkaline. I have had great results since I started adding 1/2 teaspoon white vinegar to each gallon of water. I bought a simple test kit from the pet store to find out how much vinegar I needed to get the correct color on the little chart. My test kit is the kind that you add three drops of the solution to your water and it will turn either blue, yellow, or correctly will turn green. I had some plants that were blooming all white, and since doing this they have gotten their color back. I am not too technical about this, just doing the simple test and adding the vinegar has worked for me. |
Perle My blooms turned white also. Thanks for the explanation! Your system is good. Testing and adding vinegar works but vinegar changes the calcium temporarily to another form of calcium. There are several acids that will change calcium to a stable good kind for plants. Two acids commonly used are sulphuric and muriatic acid (Not an option, too dangerous for the small problem) Or Phosphoric acid which is in soda. I am going to look for food grade phosphoric. I have read that HD carries a masonry etching acid that is Phosphoric and Nitric? acid which some people use. Britta filters, yes, because our water is so hard, we have used various filters for drinking and coffee water but it is one more daily chore to fill and clean and it takes up counter space. Every drop tends to disappear as dog and people water. I think adjusting small quantities of plant water would just become part of the routine, like adding fertilizer and such. No one is standing in line to drink that. |
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Night club owner seeking council approval
Updated May 7, 2012 at 3:39 p.m.
Craig City Council meeting
When: 7:30 p.m.
Where: Craig City Hall, 300 W. Fourth St.
• Roll call
• Pledge of Allegiance and moment of silence
• Approve April 24 meeting minutes
• Approve April bills
• Approve agenda
• Consent agenda:
— Approve the renewal of a retail liquor store license for Lariat Lee Liquors at 544 Legion St. No cause shown for denial.
— Approve a 3.2-percent beer retail license for Mini Mart, Inc., dba Loaf N' Jug, at 2441 W. Victory Way. No cause shown for denial.
— Approve the renewal of a hotel and restaurant liquor license for Carelli's Pizzeria. No cause shown for denial.
• Audiences:
— Public hearing to consider granting a hotel and restaurant liquor license to Victor Tarango, dba Tarango's Night Club, at 535 Green St.
— Proclamation declaring May 2012 as Higher Education Month.
• Other business:
— Moffat County Tourism Association to request funding for the Norman Rockwell window art program — Further discussion and possible action on participation in the National League of Cities service line warranty program • Staff reports: — Craig Police Department monthly report for April.
• City manager/city attorney reports
• Council reports
• Audience comments
Steamboat Springs resident Victor Tarango will appear Tuesday before the Craig City Council, the second time in just more than a month the aspiring nightclub owner has come before the governing body.
Tarango is seeking to open a club bearing his name at 535 Green St.
But, in late March his proposed enterprise hit a snag when city council members denied his application for retail gaming and liquor licenses, citing false information submitted on his applications.
When asked to report previous criminal convictions or suspensions of driving privileges, Tarango allegedly marked "no" two times.
A criminal background check conducted by the Craig Police Department revealed Tarango's brushes with the law.
In 2000, he was reportedly arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and was later convicted of driving while ability impaired.
His license was suspended for 30 days and he served a year of unsupervised probation.
Later that same year, Tarango had his license suspended for failure to pay child support.
His license was suspended two more times, in 2001 and 2010, for the same reason, according to the police department's report.
Citing the discrepancies, council members unanimously denied his application, but clarified he could reapply in the future.
On Friday, Craig City Manager Jim Ferree said Tarango reapplied for tavern and gaming licenses less than 24 hours after his initial application had been denied.
Despite comments by council members that they would be open to granting Tarango's application if he reported accurate information, Ferree believes the aspiring business owner may have additional hurdles to overcome.
"I don't know for sure, but the word on the street is there is a citizen petition going around against the nightclub," Ferree said. "If that's the case, it could make for an interesting meeting."
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craignative 2 years, 8 months ago
I think Craig would be making a huge mistake by letting this guy obtain a liquor license. If he's given the apporval for a liquor license and he's lied about run ins with the law in the past, how can law enforcement know when this guy is telling the truth if they conduct a bar check or investigate something criminal stemming from the bar? It makes no sense to give this guy a liquor license. If he can't be truthful the first time around, that should say something about his character and how he may run his business.
David Moore 2 years, 8 months ago
Agreed. Besides, this is all we DON'T need, yet another liquor establishment in Craig. Remember that thing a couple weeks ago, about us being close to the most unhealthy county, this is one reason why we are. By my count that would make 6 liquor stores, 8 establishments(K&G, Wal-Mart etc) that sell beer besides the restaurants in town, and at least 5 to 6 bars. Enough already. Just say no. Where do I sign?
Shaun Hadley 2 years, 8 months ago
How can you blatantly lie about something in an application, and then have the ability to turn around and instantly reapply? That sounds like garbage to me. He made the choice to LIE on his application, and he should be punished for doing so by not allowing him to open his business. If you did the same thing on an application to become a gaming or gambling employee, and were caught lying, not only would you get denied, but they would more than likely file fraud charges against you. Enough with the booze, deny him, and suggest he turn it into a childrens play area. Because really, that's what Craig NEEDS. More stuff for the kids, and a hell of a lot less liquor.
craigresident1987 2 years, 8 months ago
Why would this night club be passed anyway? I personally feel this would increase the drug dealing in the town and would only increase the crime rate. Seeing that this guy has provided false information on his application twice should raise red flags. If he is providing false info on a paper he could easily turn around and provide alcohol to minors by lying saying EVERY person was carded before purchasing the alcohol. This night club needs to be denied with no chance to be opened in the future. Where is the petition I will be more than willing to sign it. Sure wish I could attend the meeting.
David Moore 2 years, 8 months ago
And besides, the post office is right next door, does the government have anything to say about a bar being open in the same building? One can only imagine the possible damage and drunken vagrants hanging out in the always open P.O. box portion. I imagine we would lose the priveledge of checking our mail at any hour once this starts up. Anyone know where you can go sign this alleged petition? And ranger, I did as you suggested and emailed the mayor directly.
cory5611 2 years, 8 months ago
What about the School Sunset is to close to this place and thats what we need is a bunch of drunks around the school and we will see if the City of Craig really cares if they pass it. There the ones that told him to reapply after he lied so this should tell us what they thank about the saftey of the kids and people in this area i hope we can get this stop before someone gets hurt or worse. Cory Overton
craignative 2 years, 8 months ago
I don't believe the city has much of a choice not to let this guy reapply. However, they, the City Council, does have the right to listen and take past accounts into their decision. I hope they make the right decision and deny this guy the license. The location of this place is not suited for a night club of this type. Not only that, the credibility of this guy is zero for lying.
Jason Phillips 2 years, 8 months ago
I agree with the posters who say he ought to be denied on grounds of lying on his application.
I disagree with the posters who want to deny this establishment because it doesn't fit with their idea of what the community ought to look like.
Hopefully this guy learned an important lesson about integrity. They ought to make him wait a year before reapplying. But Craig isn't in a position to be turning down any new business tax revenue.
kp81625 2 years, 8 months ago
Buff_bronc_fan, so you are saying that because we need the revenue, then we should allow him to go ahead and continue with his application?
I have to highly disagree with that theory. He lied on his application and I wish they could file fraud charges against him for it. I would also like to see his application denied outright. Craig has enough liquor establishments available and we do not need another one in town. Especially one so close to a school zone. I will be stopping by on my way home to sign the petition against this and also contacting whomever I need to contact so that they have yet another voice against this.
How cavalier of this applicant to just shrug his shoulders when he was caught lying the last time, turn around and refile with the corrected information. That tells me that he is not of good enough character to run a responsible establishment to begin with.
craignative 2 years, 8 months ago
Why wait a year and then the guy can re-apply? That makes no sense. So in a years time he miraculously will have had a change of heart and won't lie. He had his chance the first time. Once you loose credibility it takes a lot to gain it back! Actions speaks louder than words!!
Jason Phillips 2 years, 8 months ago
The idea to make him wait a year is sort of an arbitrary time frame, I will give you that. I am in agreement that there ought to be some sort of repercussion of lying on the application - he shouldn't be allowed to simply turn around and resubmit it.
But I also don't feel like it's such an egregious violation that he should be banned from ever applying for a liquor license. So it seems like some sort of waiting period is in order. I just threw out one year as a suggestion.
I guess my main point here is that he is not a convicted sex offender, or a felon, nor is he applying for a job as a teacher or a public servant... So the standard for obtaining a liquor license should be lower than in other walks of life where background checks are necessary.
There ought to be some negative impact of him lying on the application, but I don't think it should preclude him all together.
As for the opinion that "Craig has enough liquor establishments," I don't think we ought to be pushing our own morality on other business owners. I think they deserve the same opportunities as any other liquor establishment, until they prove themselves unfit. (I acknowledge that lying on an application does not do much to generate good will with the community.)
Becky Plummer 2 years, 8 months ago
I guess if THAT liquor establishment is to close to the school then the liquor store that is closer to it than the nightclub will have to be closed down? Just askin!!
Jason Phillips 2 years, 8 months ago
ranger520 - does that apply until the end of time? Because he failed to disclose a couple of misdemeanors he should never be considered for a liquor license?
I'm not even sure I agree with background checking people to obtain a liquor license. As someone else stated, all licenses are subject to revocation if they are misused, so his background is almost a moot point.
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Business meetings will resume as usual on August 24th at 6 pm at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 7426 Idylwood Rd, Falls Church, VA 22043.
To All Heavy Weapons Fighters of Ponte Alto and Its Environs!
A reminder to those to attend marshal activities and practice at Fairfax County Public Schools: Fairfax County Schools do not allow any form of real weapons, even work knives, Swiss Army knives, etc., to be brought onto school property. Please be respectful of this rule so that we may continue having our practices at schools. Thank you!
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Good for you unfortunately We can't give you any badges for that. So you will have to just have to be satisfied with our undying love for you.
We have undying love for him? I never noticed. :S(I counter your sarcasm with some of my own!)
Just a tip, try to make topics where there's something to discuss, otherwise you'll just get a load of reponses like these ;)
if you know anythin about AC, you'd know Cihper was pimpin Solo-Wing in AC-0
I know its about planes. Lots of em. Sometimes they hit the ground.
I think we should give him a job, make him king of kongregate and then give him all of our revenue.
I love Ace Combat series.
Correct spelling is Cipher. Demon Lord of the Round Table.
Knowledgeable indeed :D
You gotta be kidding me, right? I thought the PSP is horrible. Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War feels short for me…
Who me? :D


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The holidays are here and I was looking for a cookie selection to use a bag of butterscotch baking chips and at the same looking for a biscotti recipe. Decided to join the two ideas and then couldn't find a recipe, so I decided to make my own. Personally, I like to keep the nuts in my biscotti fairly large because I like the way they look when you slice the logs. Chopped works just as well.
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- parchment paper
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butterscotch chips
- 1 cup loosely chopped pecans (See note below)
- 2 teaspoons shortening (do not use butter, margarine, spread or oil)
- 1/2 cup butterscotch chips
- 1Heat oven to 350 degrees. Line cookie sheet(s) with parchment paper.
- 2Beat butter and sugars at high speed until blended. Add eggs and vanilla and continue to beat until the sugar grains are dissolved and the batter forms ribbons when falling off the beaters.
- 3Stir together flour, baking powder and salt in a separate bowl. Gradually add the dry mixture to the wet ingredients until smooth, stiff and a little sticky. Using a wooden spoon, mix in 1 cup butterscotch chips and 1 cup pecans. (Note: if you have a very sharp knife that will cleanly cut through the nuts without breaking the cookie, then you can leave the nuts as large as you like. Otherwise, consider chopping the pecans into smaller pieces.).
- 4Divide dough into fourths. Take each quarter and shape into logs about 8 inches long. Smooth the dough so that the logs have a uniform thickness from top to bottom, square off the tips of the logs as well. Place onto the parchment paper two inches apart flatten the tops slightly. (Note: this yield a nice 2-3 inch cookie suited for holiday trays and smaller bites. If you prefer a larger dunking biscotti, create just 2 or 3 logs and adjust cooking time accordingly.)
- 5Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until logs are set and wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove biscotti from the oven and let cool on cookie sheet(s) 15 minutes. Transfer to cutting board.
- 6Using serrated knife or a very sharp chefs knife, cut logs diagonally into 1/2-inch wide slices. A slight sawing motion may help with the cutting here. Place slices close together, cut side down on ungreased cookie sheet. Return to oven and bake 5 to 6 minutes. Turn each slice; bake an additional 5 to 8 minutes. Remove from oven; cool slightly. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely.
- 7Melt remaining butterscotch chips with shortening in a double boiler or in a microwave. Drizzle over each cookie.
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Nutritional Facts for Butter Pecan Biscotti
Serving Size: 1 (18 g)
Servings Per Recipe: 60
- Amount Per Serving
- % Daily Value
- Calories 85.3
- Calories from Fat 39
- 46%
- Total Fat 4.4 g
- 6%
- Saturated Fat 2.2 g
- 11%
- Cholesterol 11.1 mg
- 3%
- Sodium 25.9 mg
- 1%
- Total Carbohydrate 10.5 g
- 3%
- Dietary Fiber 0.3 g
- 1%
- Sugars 6.3 g
- 25%
- Protein 1.0 g
- 2%
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AHMEDABAD: National Institute of Fashion Technology (Nift) Gandhinagar is now working towards fighting one of the biggest nightmares of the forest department officials - thorns. Faculties of the institute are developing a special kind of fabric that cannot be torn by thorns.
The institute is developing special fabric to use it to stitch garments for forest officials and is working on a project for designing the uniform for forest officials of the Maharashtra government.
Talking about the project, NIFT director Sameeta Rajora said, "Our faculties are developing a special find of fabric that cannot be torn by thorns or nails. When a nail pierces through the material, it gets locked there and cannot be pulled sideways. This prevents the clothes from getting torn."
The looks and feel of the new anti-tear fabric will be like that of any other common material. The anti-tear property will be achieved through a new technique of weaving the fibre.
Faculties Vishal Gupta, Ranjit Kumar and Manish Bhargav are working on the project for creating new sets or uniforms and accessories for forest officials ranging from forest guards to range forest officers. Currently, the forest officials wear khaki uniforms that look very similar to that of the state police.
"We are designing in such a way that the forest officials will be able to distinguish themselves from other departments. While they are wearing khaki now, we will be giving then a new colour combination which will make them look smart and friendly. We will be designing the garments and the accessories like shoes and caps after studying the environment and working conditions of the officials. Comfort and performance will be the mantra of the designs," said Vishal.
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August 15, 2008 -- 5:15 p.m. EDT
- Another Terrorism-Prosecution Setback for the Government. A Trend?
- Two Takes on the Mukasey Remarks
- Ninth Circuit Gives Disabled NASCAR Fans Unimpeded View of Track
- Airports, Churches and Schools: An Update on Guns & the Law
- Judge Frederic Block: A Good Draw For Cioffi and Tannin?
- Bad News for RIAA? Judge to Reconsider Infringement Standard
- Browne v. McCain: Political Rocker Sues Politico Over 'Running on Empty'
Another Terrorism-Prosecution Setback for the Government. A Trend?
Ahmed Ressam, seated next to Federal Public Defender JoAnn Oliver, listens =
as U.S. District Judge John Coughenour presides at the court session in whi=
ch Ressam was convicted, April 6, 2001. Ressam was found guilty of nine fed=
eral charges, including an act of terrorism transcending a national boundar=
y, for bringing a car loaded with explosives into the United States in what=
authorities said was a global plan to bomb buildings at the time of millen=
nium celebrations. (AP/Sketch by Bill Robles) Last month we took a look at=
a few government defeats in white collar cases and asked whether 2008 woul=
d be remembered as the great summer of vindication. But when it comes to te=
rrorism cases, recent news seems to suggest that both plaintiffs and the go=
vernment are having a rough go of things in that area, too.
Let's review: The SDNY's Judge Alvin Hellerstein strikes his orders approvi=
ng settlements for plaintiffs in the In Re September 11 Litigation. The Bus=
h administration hands Libya a waiver from terrorism-related litigation. Th=
e government largely strikes out in the Salim Hamdan trial. The Second Circ=
uit immunizes a group of Saudis from a lawsuit filed by victims of the 9/11=
attacks and their families.
Now, the L.A. Times is reporting that the Ninth Circuit tossed out the 22-y=
ear sentence imposed on Ahmed Ressam, the so-called millennium bomber, who =
allegedly planned to set off explosives at LAX airport. Ressam was convicte=
d of carrying explosives into the United States from Canada in 1999 on an a=
lleged mission to bomb the airport. The Ninth Circuit order to vacate and r=
ecalculate Ressam's sentence.
Because Ressam cooperated with the feds in tracking down other terror suspe=
cts, U.S. District Judge John Coughenour pegged his sentence between the 35=
years recommended by the prosecution and the 12 1/2 years sought by defens=
e lawyers.
But the Ninth Circuit challenged the inclusion of an aggravating circumstan=
ce of Ressam's felony convictions that applied an extra 10-year prison term=
for anyone who carries explosives when committing a serious crime. It was =
the second time the appellate court scrapped the 22-year term for its inclu=
sion of the extra 10-year prison term.
This is a lot to handle on a Friday afternoon, so here's a less-weighty iss=
ue to ponder going into the weekender. In vacating Ressam's sentence, was t=
he Ninth Circuit behaving like a sword-wielding Mongol horde, a flag-waving=
company of 1950's-era Boy Scouts, or a band of hippies?
See and Post Comments: http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2008/08/15/another-terroris=
Two Takes on the Mukasey Remarks
Not every wrong, or even every violation of the law, is a crime. -- Attorne=
y General, Michael Mukasey, August 12, 2008.
The above statement, made earlier this week by the nation's top cop, sent a=
lot of tongues wagging. Some found it inappropriate; others predicted the =
words would be used against AG Mukasey. "It's definitely going to come up i=
n negotiations with the DOJ," predicted one white-collar defense defense la=
wyer in a conversation with the Law Blog.
In any event, the remark resonated with the editorial board at the Washingt=
on Post, which wrote on the situation yesterday. Reads the piece: "Yes, the=
behavior of Mr. Sampson and Ms. Goodling was reprehensible, but Attorney G=
eneral Michael B. Mukasey is right: It was not criminal."
The main point made by the WaPo editorial: that if laws were violated at DO=
J -- specifically by Monica Goodling and Kyle Sampson, they were civil in n=
ature, not criminal.
The editorial board also praised Mukasey for declining to remove anyone who=
"won positions because they presumably passed the Sampson-Goodling litmus =
test," adding: "Mr. Sampson and Ms. Goodling -- not the candidates -- were =
the ones who breached Justice Department policy and civil laws; the unsavor=
y nature of the appointment process does not necessarily mean that those wh=
o prevailed are unqualified."
The WaPo piece represents quite a departure from the NYT's take on the comm=
ents. Quoth the Gray Lady, earlier this week:
Mr. Mukasey should have said that based on the recent reports he is going t=
o personally and vigorously pursue allegations of politicization in the dep=
artment, no matter where they lead. . . We opposed Mr. Mukaseys confirmatio=
n because we feared that he would worry more about defending the Bush admin=
istration than enforcing the law. His speech to the bar association is furt=
her evidence that, like his predecessor, he cares more about politics than =
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LB Readers: With whom do you side?
See and Post Comments: http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2008/08/15/two-takes-on-the=
Ninth Circuit Gives Disabled NASCAR Fans Unimpeded View of Track
The Law Blog has been to Dawsonville, Georgia, the birthplace of NASCAR. He=
ck, we even passed by the home of Bill Elliott ("Awesome Bill from Dawsonvi=
lle") while we were there. But we've yet to attend a NASCAR race.
Pole-sitter Kurt Busch leads Bill Elliott during practice for the NASCAR Sh=
arp Aquos 500 auto race, Sept. 1, 2007, in Fontana, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J=
. Terrill) We hope we make it to a race someday, but even if we don't, we'=
re pleased about a recent Ninth Circuit ruling that means Robert Miller, an=
d other disabled NASCAR fans, are entitled to an unimpeded view of the race=
track. Here's the NLJ story, and here's the Ninth Circuit's opinion by Judg=
e Jay Bybee.
When Miller, a quadriplegic, purchased NASCAR tickets for races at the Cali=
fornia Speedway, he always sat in one of the speedway's two areas for wheel=
chairs, though he still had problems seeing the best parts of the races whe=
n fans in front of him sprung to their feet. The court said that the Califo=
rnia Speedway Corp. had violated Title III of the Americans with Disabiliti=
es Act, and a DOJ interpretive rule requiring that wheelchair areas at auto=
racing and other public venues provide "lines of sight comparable to those=
for members of the general public."
The Ninth Circuit overturned a federal district court, which had granted su=
mmary judgment to the speedway, and, notes NLJ, added to a circuit split ov=
er the following issue: Do the ADA rules merely require a line of sight for=
disabled fans when the spectators were in their seats or did they go furth=
errequiring a line of sight for the disabled when the rest of the fans were=
However, the issue may not make it to the High Court. The DOJ has issued pr=
oposed new regulations, its ADA Standards for Accessible Design, which woul=
d, if approved by the Bush administration, codify the requirement of disabl=
ed seating with lines of sight above standing fansin regulations promulgate=
d after a rulemaking proceeding.
Not everyone's happy. Turner Madden, a partner in Washington's Madden & Pat=
ton who represents a trade association for stadiums, arenas and convention =
centers, noted legal and practical problems in the DOJ rule. In addition to=
the line-of-sight requirement, Madden said, current ADA regulations requir=
e that 1% of all seating be designated for the disabled. "In a 70,000-seat =
stadium, that's 700 seats put aside for wheelchairs," Madden said. "That's =
a lot of seats that just aren't being used. DOJ just pulled that number out=
of the air."
See and Post Comments: http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2008/08/15/ninth-circuit-gi=
Airports, Churches and Schools: An Update on Guns & the Law
Gun advocates, it would seem, are emboldened in the wake of D.C. v. Heller =
-- the recent Scotus case, in which the Court ruled that the Second Amendme=
nt "protects an individual right to possess a firearm unconnected with serv=
ice in a militia, and to use that arm for traditional lawful purposes, such=
as self-defense within the home." In the past week alone, we've seen a lot=
of gun-related news. Here's a round-up of some of the more interesting sto=
Federal judge says 'No' to guns in airports: On Monday, U.S. District Cour=
t Judge Marvin Shoob refused to grant a preliminary injunction that would'v=
e stopped Atlanta from enforcing an airport gun ban at Hartsfield-Jackson I=
nternational Airport. Here's a story from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.=
The Georgia legislature passed a bill, which became law on July 1, that pe=
rmits people with firearms licenses to carry guns in state parks, restauran=
ts that serve alcohol and on mass transit. But Judge Shoob said allowing co=
ncealed weapons into non-secure areas of the world's busiest airport will m=
ake the airport less safe and require it to substantially revise its securi=
ty procedures.
Robert Kennedy, the airport's assistant general manager in charge of operat=
ions, said that if a gun were to be accidentally discharged in a non-secure=
area it would cause mass panic. "It creates, in my mind, a stampede," Kenn=
edy said.
Take your gun to school: The AP is reporting that trustees of the Harrold I=
ndependent School District, a tiny Texas school district, may be the first =
in the nation to allow teachers and staff to pack guns for protection.
Superintendent David Thweatt said the small community is a 30-minute drive =
from the sheriff's office, leaving students and teachers without protection=
. He said the district's lone campus sits 500 feet from heavily trafficked =
U.S. 287, which could make it a target. "When the federal government starte=
d making schools gun-free zones, that's when all of these shootings started=
. Why would you put it out there that a group of people can't defend themse=
lves? That's like saying 'sic 'em' to a dog," Thweatt reportedly said.
Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition! Back in Georgia, the AJC reported =
earlier this week, a day after Judge Shoob's airport ruling state lawmakers=
began looking into making it legal for people with firearms-carry licenses=
to take their guns to church.
"I personally feel there are a lot of restrictions that should not be there=
," said Senate Majority Whip Mitch Seabaugh, chairman of a Senate committee=
that began studying the state's gun laws Tuesday. "People who get these [c=
arry] permits are extremely law-abiding citizens," Seabaugh said. "Those wh=
o have no regard for the law are carrying guns anyway."
See and Post Comments: http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2008/08/15/airports-churche=
Judge Frederic Block: A Good Draw For Cioffi and Tannin?
Remember those two indicted Bear Stearns fund manager guys we wrote so much=
about in June? After the indictment, the WSJ's Amir Efrati profiled Judge =
Frederic Block, the EDNY judge appointed by Clinton in 1994 who was assigne=
d to the trial. Efrati's conclusion was this: In Judge Block, the Bear guys=
-- Ralph Cioffi and Matt Tannin -- may have gotten a good draw.
Actor Steven Seagal testifies as U.S. District Court Judge Frederic Block l=
ooks on, Feb. 11, 2003. In the Gotti trial, Seagal testified that the crew =
of alleged mobsters demanded that he make movies with them -- or else. (Cre=
dit: AP/Jane Rosenberg) Today, we'd like to marshal some more possible evi=
dence on that front. Make of it what you will.
The NYLJ reports on the sentencing of two brothers who faced 30 years to li=
fe under federal sentencing guidelines for their roles in a securities frau=
d scheme. Instead, thanks to Judge Block, they received five-year sentences=
. In departing downward from the minimum recommended sentence by 25 years, =
Judge Block issued a 21-page sentencing opinion that's critical of the guid=
elines' "fetish with absolute arithmetic."
Over at White Collar Crime Prof blog, Ellen Podgor writes that Judge Block,=
in the case of U.S. v. Parris, recognizes the importance of not using what=
he calls a "one-shoe-fits-all" approach when sentencing individuals. (Here=
's more on the ruling from the New York Federal Criminal Practice blog.)
The case, which, wrote Block, involved "a rather typical 'pump and dump' sc=
heme in the world of the high-risk penny-stock investor," represents anothe=
r example "where the guidelines in a securities-fraud prosecution 'have so =
run amok that they are patently absurd on their face' . . . due to the 'kin=
d of 'piling-on' points for which the guidelines have frequently been criti=
LB Readers: Clearly, a lot separates the case against Cioffi and Tannin fro=
m this "rather typical 'pump and dump' scheme." However, Judge Block does m=
ake a distinction between well-known white collar defendants, such as Jeff =
Skilling and Bernie Ebbers, and lesser-known defendants such as the Parrise=
s. Where might Cioffi and Tannin fall on the celebrity spectrum?
See and Post Comments: http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2008/08/15/judge-frederic-b=
Bad News for RIAA? Judge to Reconsider Infringement Standard
Michael Davis, a federal district court judge in Minnesota, is apparently h=
ung up on the following question of law: When it comes to copyright infring=
ement liability for file-sharing, is it enough that the defendant merely ma=
de the music available to others, or must the plaintiff -- e.g. the Recordi=
ng Industry Association of America -- go one step further and prove that ac=
tual distribution took place? Click here for the WSJ story, from the WSJ's =
Sarah McBride.
Here's some context: Last year, a jury in Minnesota federal court found the=
wonderfully named Jammie Thomas liable for copyright infringement based on=
songs the RIAA said it found in her computer. Thomas got hit with a $222,0=
00 verdict. But now, as the WSJ reports, Judge Davis believes that his jury=
instructions might've been wrong. He told the jury that merely making song=
s available online for distribution to others was a copyright violation and=
that the record companies didn't have to prove distribution took place. He=
's since learned of a federal district-court case in Phoenix that ruled tha=
t making songs available was not copyright violation. Now, in a move that c=
ould portend bad news for the RIAA, Judge Davis says he might give Jammie T=
homas a new trial.
"Whatever the court decides, it was not the 'making available' issue that p=
rompted a jury to unanimously decide that Ms. Thomas had massively and deli=
berately committed music theft," says Jonathan Lamy, a spokesman for the RI=
AA. "And regardless of this particular question, we do have complete downlo=
ads of songs in the case against Ms. Thomas, as we do in all our download c=
Jammie Thomas, whose shared-file folder included Green Day's "Basket Case" =
and Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'" maintains "that these songs were never=
on her computer," says Brian Toder, her lawyer. Toder calls the RIAA's evi=
dence "circumstantial" and says somebody else could have hacked into her co=
For an insider's take on these kinds of suits, check out Ray Beckerman's Re=
cording Industry v. The People blog. Beckerman, a New York lawyer, represen=
ts defendants in file-sharing cases.
See and Post Comments: http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2008/08/15/bad-news-for-ria=
Browne v. McCain: Political Rocker Sues Politico Over 'Running on Empty'
Honey you really tempt me
You know the way you look so kind
I'd love to stick around but I'm running behind
You know I don't even know what I'm hoping to find
Running into the sun but I'm running behind -- Jackson Browne, "Running on =
Singer Jackson Browne at a rally against the Iraq war in downtown Los Angel=
es, Jan. 27, 2007. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon) We missed the ad in question, but=
according to an attorney for rocker Jackson Browne, the Ohio Republican Pa=
rty and John McCain ran an ad recently that used Browne's 1977 song "Runnin=
g on Empty" without his permission.
Yesterday, Browne reportedly filed a copyright infringement suit against bo=
th McCain and the Republican National Committee in U.S. District Court in L=
.A. seeking a permanent injunction as well as damages. Here's a report from=
the L.A. Times' Top of the Ticket blog.
A McCain spokesman told the LAT that the ad in question is not a McCain cam=
paign ad but one put together by the Ohio Republican Party.
Sen. John McCain sings God Bless America at an Arizona Diamondbacks game, M=
ay 4, 2008. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) Browne's attorney, Lawrence Y. Iser belie=
ves otherwise: "We have sued the Ohio Republican Party as well, and we have=
been informed and believe that McCain and his campaign were well aware of =
the ad." Iser said the lawsuit "is not politically motivated. It's a copyri=
ght infringement lawsuit, pure and simple, but the fact that Sen. McCain ha=
s used this song in a hit-piece on Barack Obama is anathema to Jackson." (T=
he LAT notes that Browne gave Obama $2,000 shortly after he won his Senate =
seat in 2004 and another $2,300 in March.)
The LAT reports that, in the commercial in question, Obama is mocked for su=
ggesting that the country conserve gas through proper tire inflation. The s=
uit claims that use of "Running on Empty" violates the Lanham Act by falsel=
y implying that Browne is associated with or endorses the McCain candidacy.=
The suit also claims the commercial violates Browne's right of publicity u=
nder California law.
See and Post Comments: http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2008/08/15/browne-v-mccain-=
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A UBS senior banker held in the U.S. and asked to testify before the Senate=
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Lawyers for Sen. Ted Stevens filed a flurry of pretrial motions that challe=
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tect its assets.
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Russia's antitrust body found OAO Mechel guilty of fixing the prices of its=
coking coal and said it might fine the mining company as much as 15% of it=
s 2007 revenue from coking-coal sales.
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