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(I'm aware this is a little late, but I just recently finished the game. Here's a piece I wrote for my personal blog. Read it here and leave some feedback, yes? I blocked out all relevant spoilers.)
I anticipated Bioshock: Infinite for months.
Then, I played it. I was appalled.
Bioshock: Infinite may be one of the most film-able video games ever made and Booker DeWitt and Elizabeth Comstock are quite possibly one of the most iconic duos in the industry's history. The political undertones of American exceptionalism and its protestation, the fantastical setting of a city in the sky, the love story between an outsider and a confused young girl unwilling to follow in her father's footsteps, a soldier haunted by his past, the unsteady balance between utopia and dystopia- all of these themes, plus a lead like Leonardo DiCaprio, would surely reign in millions at the summer box office. The game became, like its predecessor, an instant classic. Ken Levine's team crafted a compelling story, both fantastical and intellectually stimulating. As I am a student of history, the game's imagery and the apparent thoughtfulness of its construction awed me. I anticipated the game's release for months, thinking to myself that it was made specifically for someone like me, someone who lost faith in the video game industry, with its lack of concern for human life and ignorance of great stories. When I began the opening sequence, I took my time wandering the fantastical, yet realistic world. I listened to every audio log I could find, greedily eavesdropped pseudo-political conversations in bars, and wandered the opening carnival sequence with pleasure as I inspected a Washingtonian mechanical policeman. If an American city in the sky seceded from the Union, it would be Columbia. Then, as I watched and partook in the violence that ensued on my television, I was appalled. The historical prognostication and realistic character development exemplify much of what games lack and what movies contain: human characters, human worlds, human themes. Yet, for all this, the protagonists still crumble beneath the weight of inhuman amounts of bloodshed. Despite all the masterful efforts of the game's creators, Booker and Elizabeth are dehumanized by the violence they enact on others and a mesmerizing story becomes all too familiar. Kill people, kill bigger people, kill more people. End. Sure, in between the shooting portions of the game, the story is enthralling. The vistas, although virtual, are breathtaking and the characters seem human. Yet, when a story beat ends and the rifle pops out on screen, the game's humanity ends. Infinite, then, exemplifies a primary failure of video games, specifically for first-person shooters: killing becomes a player's raison d'être. Why can't the protagonists escape without killing thousands? Why can't they reason with their enemies? That doesn't really matter. For a game that takes itself very seriously, Infinite , merely by being a first-person shooter, becomes an experiment in vulgarity and completely leaves a compelling story in bloody tatters. This game, more than so many others, proves that games will continue to eschew larger audiences as long as they favor absurd and over-the-top sequences of head-shots, mercilessly gruesome beheadings, and sadistic electrocutions to the development of complex plot lines, characters, and settings.
Wounded Knee and Self-Awareness
Booker participated in the brutal killing of Native Americans during the Wounded Knee Massacre. Therefore, his violent actions during the game- chopping heads off, gunning down thousands of rebels and security officers, shooting innocents- are, while morally reprehensible, congruent with his background as a Cavalryman. Moreover, Elizabeth's disgust and disapproval of Booker's killings exemplify how Infinite is self-aware in its use of violence. In that sense, the violence can be 'meaningful.' Yet, despite Elizabeth's apprehension of Booker when they meet, she certainly supports Booker's rampages by the end of the game and pushes the protagonist to pursue violence (ultimately against himself) as the only possible solution. Elizabeth's actions aside, Wounded Knee was a horrific event in history. It launched Native American protest (the 'Ghost Dance' movement) that has continued to the present and remains a terrible example of violence against Native Americans on behalf of the United States. And, perhaps that was the creator's intent: someone responsible for such atrocities, whether redeemed by baptism or not, will always be capable of killing sprees and must be eliminated before he can cause wholesale murder and destruction.
In an interview with Polygon, in response to criticism of brutality in Infinite, Levine argued 'games are games.' For him, all video games are inherently unlike real life. Indeed, the premise of Infinite is fantastical at best. And, importantly, the illusion works. The fantasy of Columbia, and its decay, is what makes the game's story compelling. However, while using "meaningful violence" is useful for criticizing violence in general, Levine ultimately didn't want to change the formula game creators use. Indeed, for him (and many players), the extraordinary levels of violence in Infinite are the norm for video game content. The problem here is that Levine's apathy and lack of regret for mitigating violence exemplifies how the gaming community allows for gruesome images to trump storytelling, a form of immersion that other forms of art- films and writing- thrive on. The mayhem in Infinite is surely shocking , but that's not the form of immersion I always want from a game, especially one with so captivating as this. In the never-ending 'are games art' debate, senseless violence will always block games from being accepted as art for those who, like myself, see it as disengaging and 'filler' content.
It is what it is?
Some may comment that this analysis presumes that the game become something else. Ken Levine didn't make a strategy game or a role-playing game, he created a Bioshock game, complete with a captivating story and gruesome killing. That may be true, but Infinite could be so much more if the game's creators recognized that the violence present in the game took away from the magic of its storytelling. Maybe I forgot what Bioshock was like in the years since I've played the first game. Maybe I'm more sensitive to violence than I once was. I certainly played many shooters over the years. Yet, as a player, I spent months progressing through this game primarily because I couldn't sit through long periods of violence. Though exhilarating at times, the combat in Infinite left me drained. Unlike in some brainless shoot 'em ups, being DeWitt had a sense of weight. Every resounding melee crack and every scream of death made me conscious that I, the player, was inflicting incredible pain and suffering on this digital world and its inhabitants. Sure, I relished a nice, stun zap. It's a fantastic video game and one of the best I've played in a long time. One of the first things I noticed about Infinite is that it plays well: movement is responsive and 'Vigor' powers are satisfying and inventive (who doesn't want to shoot a murder of crows at their enemies or halt bullets mid-air like Neo from The Matrix?). Yet, even in moments of enjoyment, I longed for more narrative content during long sequences of behead this guy, shoot that mech-man's heart and dreaded killing exhaustive waves of enemies. No, something shouldn't be what it's not. Infinite was meant to be a shooter; therefore, the player is meant to kill the enemies in the game. And that's fine. But that choice in design made an otherwise dazzling experience nearly unbearable by the end. What once seemed new and exhilarating transformed into the same old gore-fest labeled 'Mature.' What actually seems mature is a reevaluation of what makes games great: blood, guts, and beheadings or great stories?
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i've been on the discussion group for many years, and i learned alot of commands i never heard of, so i thought, how about a Topic or something, where you post a command or something that you learned from the forums, so everyone else could see , and maybe learn something else new as well?
i'll start, today i learned GRIPOBJLIMIT , did not know such a thing, but makes sense, it sets the limit of Grips one can select
How about Peditaccept = 0, or mirrhatch...
Grips used to be the best thing about AutoCad. Then, in Release 2004 they were gelded, reducing my productivity immensely. What I'd like to learn is a command that would let me set grips back to what they used to be when they were useful.
Anybody know that command?
What do you mean by useful?
GRIPMULTIFUNCTION perhaps?
I am curious to hear what they used to do that they don't do now?
I dunno, I find the grips you can add to dynamic blocks plenty useful...
Sorry I haven't been on in a while, so I'm only just getting to this answer. But here goes:
Grips USED to be handy as base points for manipulating other grips. You could click on two (or more) objects, then hold Shift and click on one of them again. The grips did not disappear! They just went "cold". They became open boxes. Then you could use them to maneuver the other object(s).
I could do the Space Bar bit for Move/Rotate/Scale/Mirror and use one object's grips to manipulate the other object(s). Or I could hold Shift and turn more than one object's grips "cold" but leave others "hot". The options for utilizing this were remarkable! I used grips endlessly. I could use one polyline's vertices to move specific verticies of another. I could -- sigh, I'm getting teary remembering the functionality grips used to have.
If you never worked with the pre-2004 grips, you seriously missed a productivity tool. I would really love to see AutoDesk give me the option to return grips to the way they were when they worked. Sigh. I might even upgrade to a new Release if they did ...
I do remember when the ability to make a grip go cold was removed, there was a lot of complaining at the time. But we moved on. The multifunctional grips that have been added for arcs, plines, ellipses, etc. do add a lot of function that was lacking in the old grips. We get some and we lose some features.
When we lose features, though, it would be nice if we could have the option to get them back. I'd happily trade what grips do now for what they did when they worked.
Have you tried selecting several objects and then making one grip hot and then right clicking for the options available there?
If I do this to several objects I can rotate them all about the grip that is hot as an example.
And if I understand your Shift selection question with PICKADD set to 1 or 2 Shift will remove an object when it is clicked on again.
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Microsoft has announced the results of its first flight of Xbox Live ads for marketers including Subway Restaurants and Toyota.
Microsoft has announced the results of its first flight of Xbox Live ads for marketers including Subway Restaurants and Toyota. The NUads format rolled out in the last quarter of 2012 in the United States, Canada and the U.K.
Microsoft said that, on average, 37 percent of viewers engaged with NUads when prompted with the option to vote. Out of those who did engage, 71 percent voted in the poll; 97 percent of voters stayed with the ad and watched the final tally of votes for that ad view.
This first round of NUads appeared on the home screens of Xbox LIVE users. Viewers were presented with traditional 30-second spots from advertisers that included an interactive polling component. Viewers with Kinect systems, Microsoft's voice and gesture controller, could speak their votes or wave their hands; others could use their remotes.
For example, Toyota's "Reinvented" campaign, viewers could vote on what other things they'd like to reimagine.
"It provides an opportunity for advertisers to not only engage in a two-way conversation but also to get insights about the Xbox Live communtiy's attitudes toward their products," said Sean Alexander, senior director of Xbox Live Entertainment, apps and advertising at Microsoft.
In the past year, Microsoft has found that Xbox Live users spend more time on consuming entertainment than they do on actual gaming. As of November 2012, use of entertainment apps from providers such as ESPN and Hulu has grown 63 percent year over year, while global video consumption increased 140 percent year over year. Microsoft reports more than 70 million Xbox 360 consoles in use, with more than 40 million active members of Xbox Live.
Now, Microsoft is rolling out in-stream NUads for partners, Alexander said. Partners such as ESPN, which manage their own ad inventory, have the option of incorporating NUad functionality, whether that's live TV or on-demand programming.
Next up, will be integration into Smart Glass, its companion app designed for mobile devices. Said Alexander, "For now, we want to keep the point of engagement focused on the TV, but we are already exploring how to take the invitation to go deeper into Smart Glass. That ability to engage with consumers on the second screen is an ability we are just beginning to tap into."
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Many people at my husband's work are on this diet plan, it involves giving yourself injections and it is supposed to "reset" your body's metabolic internal clock to back when you were 18. *Disclaimer - this is all hearsay, I haven't read the book yet or gone to see the doctor to get the meds, this is just what I have heard.
About 9 people at work have lost an average of 40 lbs each in just a few months, it is supposed to target your "problem areas", and every person I have talked to raves about it. Anyone tried this? I am not a needle person, but I think I could do it if my husband gave me the shots. |
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Time for a progress report, I s'pose. The EC-1118 starter, with 6 hour spin/additions failed spectacularly. Not a bubble or gravity shift 72 hours after pitching... just a nice, growing layer of yeast on the bottom of the carboy (and yes, I did give the whole thing a whirl once or twice daily with a drill-mounted stir paddle... a de-gasser to be specific). I thought to myself "Self, you're read endlessly about the perils of making a starter with dry yeast, that they are dried at the peak of nutrition and that making a starter actually sets them back." So, I took a trip to the LHBS to seek advice, and a vial of liquid yeast to make a starter with. Talking with my usual guru there, he advised that if making a starter, especially in this case, to definitely start with liquid yeast. He also suggested building a 2L starter in one go, with a gravity of ~1.040, no staggered additions, and spinning it for 24 hours before pitching, using nutrients and energizer as per the original technique. Additionally, he mentioned that most wine and mead yeasts will do well in environments as acidic as 3pH, and even as low as 2.5pH but with some difficulty. Incidentally, the lemonade must is 2.75pH (I have a lovely pH meter... might as well get some use out of it). I bought a vial of White Labs Champagne Yeast (WLP715), and as an afterthought, two more packets of EC-1118 dry yeast... I figured that if the starter from the liquid yeast failed, this batch was going to become a grand experiment, and that I was going to write it off anyway and start anew, so I may as well tinker extensively with it. Built my starter from 2Q water and 1 can of MinuteMaid lemonade concentrate -- which, by the way, was a perfect 1.042 gravity without adding any sugar. Added the liquid yeast with ¼ TSP each nutrient and energizer, and spun it for 24 hours. Nuked the must with Campden tablets when I built the starter to give it 24 hours to build a clean slate. The starter turned a lovely creamy color with a tiny bit of foam on top by the time it finished. Pitched it, aerated the hell out of the must, and waited anxiously. Nothing. 72 hours, and two daily stirs later, nada. Zip. Zilch. Zero. Just a thicker layer of yeast on the bottom of the carboy.*sigh* Again, I turned to my best brew partner "Self, I guess we go all mad scientist and try some unusual things now." I rehydrated the 2 packets of EC-1118 yeast in 100°F water for 15 minutes and pitched it, thinking that it would never work without a starter, but also figuring that if dry yeast works better when pitched without being made into a starter, this was its best chance. 3 hours later, I was getting bubbles in my airlock. Slowly, but surely. All the old, dead yeast that had settled to the bottom, but got stirred up when I added the new yeast, hadn't settled again... they became a krausen. I kid you not, there is a squishy, fluffy layer of off-white/pale-yellow krausen floating on top. After every daily stir, it comes right back with almost nothing on the bottom of the carboy. 36 hours later, the gravity had dropped ~10 points, at 60 hours the airlock is bubbling ferociously -- 1 bubble every second. Thinking this was a fluke, I decided to build another batch from scratch, and try the liquid yeast starter method again. Described what happened to my guy at the LHBS, and he was baffled, but insanely curious to know how this new batch went. Bought another vial of WLP715 and 2 more packets of EC-1118 (just in case). Built another starter with 2Q water, 1 can of lemonade and ¼ TSP each nutrient and energizer. Built the must with 9 cans of lemonade, 5 LBS of sugar, and added water to make 5 GAL (incidentally, that was a spot-on 1.080 gravity). Campden in the must for 24 hours before pitching, 4 TSP each nutrient and energizer, and pitched. At this time, 36 hours later, there is zero activity. I'm giving this batch 5 days -- 120 hours -- to show me some sign of life, either by airlock activity, a krausen, or a gravity drop. After 5 days, there should be little to no chance that any yeasts are still alive, and for the sake of being completely sure there are no survivors, I'm going to nuke the site from orbit with Campden and wait another 24 hours before pitching rehydrated-only EC-1118 to see if I can re-create the magic from the first batch. If that works, that means the process just got a whole lot simpler, and much more reliable.
hmm. I followed the process I wrote about, wished I'd kept better notes on the starter (next time). I just checked and this is at 1.028 and still burping through the airlock. About every 5 secs or so..
The best luck I've had has been with EC-1118 (with the exception of a port that just won't ferment out - damn thing) and I detailed what route I went a few pages back in this list but essentially built up a must that was less acidic (2-3 cans of lemonade conc along with about 3g of water and a pound of malt extract) and pitched the EC-1118 normally. Once it got to going on this "starter", I started dumping in another can of lemonade conc on about 12-24 hour intervals. I didn't go too heavy on sugar as I wasn't trying to get a double digit ABV. 4 gallons with 8-10 cans of concentrate, a couple pounds of sugar and a pound of dry LME were fermented out in under 2 weeks.
Planning: Marzen/Oktoberfest, Belgian Pale, Maredsous 8 clone, RIS, Scottish 80 +/- Primary/Secondary: Red's Rye, Sorta Saison Brett IPA, Pissenlit Saison Printemps (souring), Saison du Ete Amarillo, Pale sour (sorta RR Temptation clone), Dark sour (sorta RR Consecration clone) Kegged: Mile'd Brown, Ginger Saison Bottled: Barleywine, Palo Santo'd BW, Hard Lemonade, Ginger Saison, Noel Blanc Saison + Brett, Delirious Monk Golden, Praying Monk Brune
Still no change on batch #2 with the starter made from White Labs yeast, but somehow I was expecting that. Batch #1 that got kicking with the EC-1118 is fermenting like gangbusters. Dropped to ~1.032 as of today (and the last 20 points were in the last 24 hours), 1-2 bubbles a second through the airlock, and the must is alive with some serious CO2 activity (the material from the prior krausen is constantly circulating from the top to the bottom with all the turbulence and hasn't had the opportunity to re-form). Gave it a boost with a little extra nutrient and energizer, and I swear I could hear it making nummy noises at me. Never underestimate the power of a carboy going "mmmmm" at you to freak you out. *grins*
Well, I've yet another hard lemonade on the go. Up till now I've had great success, but this latest batch seems to be stuck at 1.020 after a month and a few days in the secondary. Any advice as to what I maybe should do? Istill can actually see a few bubbles coming up, so there are still some yeast active anyway.
mines been going since 4/18, and is at 1.022 and still bubbling...
Oh...Ok! I guess I'll relax then. My other batches were done by now, so I thought my yeasties were dead or something. Have you started a limeade yet Larry?
Nope, I'm finishing up FrankenBrew 3.0 It is nearly done (as in I might be able to brew this weekend !). Then I'll start a batch of limeade for the 4th. Heck better do that this weekend!!!
So this lemonade thing takes as long or longer then the hard cider thing?
Well... longer to ferment, but on the other hand it's almost ready to drink right away after that. So...all in all, much quicker actually.


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St. Petersburg, FL (Sports Network) - Evan Longoria knocked in three runs to back a solid start by Matt Garza and the Tampa Bay Rays bested the Orioles, 6-3, to split a brief two-game set.
Garza (3-2) pitched into the ninth while allowing three runs -- two earned -- on just four hits and two walks for Tampa, which has won four of six. B.J. Upton and Carl Crawford each scored and drove in a run for the victors.
Koji Uehara (2-3) was saddled with the loss after giving up six runs -- just three earned -- on seven hits with eight strikeouts for Baltimore, which has lost seven of eight.
Brian Roberts' two-run homer in the third and Gregg Zaun's solo blast that hugged the right-field foul pole in the fifth were the only runs the O's were able to muster against Garza.
"We got on the board early, we didn't add on," Orioles manager Dave Trembley said. "[Garza] located his breaking ball really good...He doesn't give you a whole lot to hit."
With a 3-1 lead, Uehara retired 14 straight leading up to the sixth, but the right-hander fell apart after Gabe Kapler reached first on Melvin Mora's throwing error.
Dioner Navarro followed with a double and Crawford's groundout two batters later brought home Kapler. Longoria then tied the game, 3-3, when his pop fly fell between a trio of Baltimore fielders down the right-field line.
Tampa completed the comeback in the seventh, as Upton snapped an 0-for-20 slump with an RBI double to the left-field wall, ending Uehara's outing. Jamie Walker entered and hit Carl Crawford to load the bases, and Longoria dribbled a two-run single off Bob McCrory between short and third for a three-run lead.
"[Uehara] had us totally baffled for about six innings, and we finally grinded the thing out and got a couple of points that we needed to got us back on top," Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "We saw some of that energy that we've been looking for."
Garza came out in the ninth but allowed a leadoff double to Adam Jones. Brian Shouse came in to retire the next two hitters, and Troy Percival was brought in to polish off the win, striking out Mora for his fourth save of the season.
Crawford single-handedly manufactured a run in the bottom of the first by singling, stealing second and coming around to score on a pair of throwing errors by Zaun and Jones.
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Oregon Health Authority officials and Water Bureau Operating Engineer Brian Robison during the inspection of a water tank in NW Portland.
On August 14, 2014, the State of Oregon completed a routine inspection of the Portland Water Bureau drinking water system. As required by the Oregon Health Authority (OHA), Portland's drinking water system undergoes a thorough, on-site inspection every three years. Portland's last inspection was in 2011.
The goal of this extensive inspection, also called the Sanitary Survey, is for state regulators from the Oregon Health Authority's Drinking Water Services to determine if the Water Bureau's system meets all operational requirements to provide safe drinking water. This includes identifying any conditions that may pose a sanitary or public health risk.
State officials met with Water Bureau staff throughout June, July, and August to evaluate all sanitary aspects of the drinking water system. From quizzing staff about operating procedures to visually inspecting water storage tanks, well equipment, and treatment facilities, the state spent over 55 hours taking an in-depth look at the system.
Now that the inspection is complete, the State will put together a report with the results of the inspection, a process that can take several months. As with all past inspections, the Water Bureau will address and fix any required or recommended improvements outlined in the 2014 inspection report.
To learn more about water quality, visit www.portlandoregon.gov/water/waterquality.
Sarah Messier
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Some of our customers have noticed that when they type our web address, portlandoregon.gov/water, into Google, the Portland Water Bureau is not their first hit.
Instead, an advertisment appears at the top for a third-party billing service. The site, which is unaffiliated with the Portland Water Bureau, states it allows customers to "Pay your water bill online now" and "avoid late fees." The ad is marked with the word "ad" in a yellow box.
The Portland Water Bureau wants to remind our customers that such offers are not associated with the City of Portland, nor does the Portland Water Bureau have any connection with such companies, or any other third-party biller.
To avoid viewing these ads at all, you may want to download and install an ad blocking program.
You can still pay your utility bill online at the Portland Water Bureau's official website, which carries our Benson Bubbler logo and the City of Portland's seal. Simply visit www.portlandoregon.gov/water and click, "Pay my water/sewer bill." After you log on, you can pay your bill online and you will not be charged a service fee for the convenience of paying online.
If you are ever concerned about matters related to your water service, please call Customer Service at 503-823-7770.
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Water from the Bull Run watershed is delivered to the taps of more than 900,000 Oregonian's through a complex system of reservoirs, tanks, pipes, pumps, and valves.
The critical work of maintaining Portland's 225-square-mile water supply system is based from the Portland Water Bureau's Interstate Maintenance Facility, located near the Rose Quarter on N. Interstate Avenue.
This 11-acre facility accommodates approximately 300 employees. It includes a water control center, water quality laboratory, material storage area, vehicle parking, and administrative offices. Construction and maintenance field personnel and associated heavy construction equipment are also supported and staged from this facility.
To rehabilitate and bring the aging facilities up to current safety, seismic, and other codes, the bureau teamed with Hoffman Construction Company in 2012 to begin the Interstate Renovation Project. Over a four-year period, the project includes the construction of two new buildings to replace the 85-year-old Maintenance Building that served as the main office and warehouse. Planned site improvements will then bring the property up to current code requirements for storm water management and landscaping.
The completed SS&W building, and first stages of construction of the Maintenance & Operations building, including shear wall installation.
During Phase 1 of 2, a 28,000-square-foot Shops, Stores & Warehouse (SS&W) building was constructed along N. Tillamook Avenue. The building will provide space for staff offices and public meeting areas, craft workshops, materials and warehouse supplies storage area, and a loading dock. Bureau staff are now in the process of moving and organizing supplies and equipment onto new storage racks and shelving in the SS&W building.
Piles are driven, shear walls installed, foundation is poured, and steel frame are being installed on the Maintenance & Operations building.
Exterior of Maintenance & Operations building, view from N Tillamook Street.
Currently in Phase 2, crews are building a 38,000-square-foot Maintenance and Operations building that will provide office space and conference and training facilities. Progress is steady; the foundation has been poured, shear walls and steel framing installed, and the roof will be in place before the fall rains. This building is expected to be complete in fall 2016.
Left: Employees discuss how to best organize supplies and equipment in the new small stores area.
Right: Interior of main storeroom.
For additional information on the project, including photos, project background, and a detailed explanation of the two phases of work, visit http://www.portlandoregon.gov/water/interstate.
Terry Black
Public Information
The City of Portland is fortunate to have a source water supply of such high quality that filtration is not required as part of the water treatment process. Like any unfiltered water supply, over time a very fine layer of sediment can deposit along the bottom of water distribution mains. This harmless natural sediment consists of organic material from the Bull Run watershed, and on rare occasions it can get stirred up and cause discolored water. When this happens, customers commonly describe their water as "dirty" or muddy in color.
What causes a dirty water event?
Sediment can be stirred up when the direction or flow of water changes in the water mains. Common causes include hydrant use, hydrant replacement, valve turning, routine maintenance, firefighting, main breaks, or nearby construction.
Is the water contaminated?
There are no health hazards associated with the sediment in the water. The sediment is always in our system but is only visible when a change in flow is enough to disturb the sediment. Customers may choose to drink bottled water while they wait for the discoloration to clear.
What should customers do if they experience "dirty" water?
In most cases the water will clear on its own within two hours or less. If your water is discolored:
To learn more about home water quality, visit www.portlandoregon.gov/water/waterquality or call the Water Line Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at 503-823-7525.
KT LaBadie
Water Quality
If you're interested in joining an award-winning public utility where employees thrive on the pride of delivering a life-essential product with world class customer service, the Portland Water Bureau might be just the place for you. The Portland Water Bureau is a recognized leader in the utility industry. We've achieved this success by investing in the very best people and empowering them to find new and better ways to meet our customer's needs.
The Portland Water Bureau currently employs approximately 600 people. All current job postings with the City of Portland are posted online, and updated weekly. We are an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
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Adventures in eBayland
Anton's small returns make him consider digging for gold in the garden a more productive option.
My 13-year-old son is not avaricious, but he is quietly mindful of the significance of Saturday mornings, when his allowance is due. Patiently, and without ceremony, he waits for me to rise, shower, and have my breakfast. Only then does he announce, "You owe me $5." I pay up, and Anton goes to his room to squirrel the cash away.
I realize that five bucks is a fairly piddling sum in today's inflationary world. I have been looking for ways to get a little more mazuma into Anton's growing hands without forking it over outright. A mown lawn here, a snow-shoveled driveway there helps out, but my son really wants to work and is in the unfortunate position of simply being too young to get a paying job, however willing his spirit.
We talked about this, and I wound up suggesting that he put some of his unwanted or outgrown things on eBay. "EBay?" he echoed, and wondered aloud if he could really earn enough money to make it worth the effort of writing text, uploading photos, and shipping goods, with no guarantee of a sale. "Sure," I told him. "People will buy almost anything." And then I described how, only a year ago, two sisters in Virginia had sold a cornflake shaped like Illinois for $1,350.
Anton's eyes bugged out. "Whoa," he said, and immediately began to go through his things. Within the hour he came up with a couple of computer game CDs in which he had lost interest. I posted them under my account name. By the end of the week someone had won them for $6. A modest figure, but Anton was ecstatic. He had entered the world of honest commerce.


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Okay, maybe this is another rant against the industrial food complex, but I was brought up to stand up for what is right and not to sit back when someone was in trouble. My parents raised all of their kids to treat everyone equally regardless of skin color or religion. Besides, I like to think of it as educational more than just a rant.
We all know that our food supply has many flaws, often we get to read about the major events when they happen. What we don't get to read about unless you dig deep is the smaller stuff. Like how the IFC is able to sell chickens labeled as "free-range" even though the chicken has never been outside on grass, ever! I got to give them credit, it takes a certain kind of sleaze to take a regulation that is meant to be beneficial to the consumer and use it against them.
On their website the USDA defines free range or free roaming thusly: Producers must demonstrate to the Agency that the poultry has been allowed access to the outside.
Now to you and I that means the chicken should be outside on grass. The USDA has found that there are broiler houses that hold tens of thousands of chickens that are being labeled and sold as free range even though they have never been outside. Why? Because the houses have a door at one end and they can open them to the outside. It doesn't matter that the door opens up to a cement pad or to dirt or the best case, grass. Never mind the area outside wasn't large enough to hold all 10,000 birds; the producers will tell you they meet the USDA definition.
I've only been raising layers for the last three years. I am not a knowledge expert by any means. What I do know is that we get chicks at a day old, raise them indoors until they can handle the weather outside, usually 8-10 weeks. We move them to a moveable house that has no bottom and is surrounded by an electrified fence. The fence is to keep predators out not the chickens in. They can fly the coop, if you will, pretty easy. As they get older they hardly ever do. They get in a routine and it doesn't seem to change.
Most broilers are processed between 12 and 15 weeks of age. The sooner a broiler is processed the more tender the meat. 10,000 birds raised in a closed environment will remain in a closed environment when a single door is open. It's not like the door is a garage door either, the USDA found that some of these houses had one door leading to, you guessed it, a cement pad.
The USDA is changing the rule because the IFC took advantage of the current regulation by calling housed chickens free range. What we've read and commented on from the USDA helps to clearly define FREE RANGE. Until the new regulations are put into affect the monoliths that feed the IFC will continue to label and sell housed chickens as free range.
You're asking "now what? How do I know which company really has free range chickens or chickens just labeled as free range? It is easier than you think. Just buy local. Find a farmer that raises free range chickens in your area. Go to the farm, talk to them and see for yourself what their free range practices are. LocalHarvest has a great search tool to find them.
Your buying habits will need to change somewhat in that you won't be able to just go there and buy a chicken, you might, and it depends on the farm. In some cases you'll need to order the bird before hand and you might need to buy in quantity in order to have chicken whenever you want. The trade off is you get fresh, tasty, real free range chickens and eggs. If you don't believe me, buy a store bought chicken and a local free range chicken. Cook them the same and give your family and friends a blind taste test. Not only is it a fun activity you'll get to see for yourself through others taste buds.
BUY LOCAL - from a farmer, not from a chain hard selling the fact.


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After throwing it back with Drake earlier, Kirko Bangz seems like a good fit for our next TBT, since Drizzy loves the H-Town and all. Go back in the day with the "Drank In My Cup" rapper in the gallery!
Kirko Bangz deliberates a new visual for his joint "I Aint Gotta Lie". Take a look at the video after the jump!
Kirko Bangz & August balance out financial needs with morals on their latest collab which will be featured on Kirko's debut project "Bigger Than Me".
Kirko Bangz recruit's August Alsina for his first single off his upcoming album "Bigger Than Me". The single is called "Rich". Take a listen after the jump!
Houston's Kirko Bangz a new track called 'I Aint Gotta Lie' produced by SoundMob. He is currently working on his album 'Its Bigger Than Me.' Listen below.
After recently dropping the previous remix alongside French Montana, Mila J gives her record new life by releasing a new version with Ty Dolla $ign, Kirko Bangz, and Problem. Check it out below the jump.
Kirko Bangz is finally set to release his debut album, 'Bigger Than Me', and he now let's go of the visuals for lead single 'H*e', featuring Yo Gotti and YG.
Currently trekking across the country with Bun B as part of the Trillest Tour, Kirko Bangz releases the fourth installment of his Progression series. The 12 track tape features freestyles and guest appearances by Yo Gotti, YG, Killa Kyleon and more.
During Wiz Khalifa's stay in NYC, he hit up Hot 97 to visit Angie Martinez as she launched her new website called TheAngieReview.com. During the night, he made it down the street to Greenhouse to celebrate life. The Taylor Gang CEO partied it up with Kirko Bangz and DJ Whoo Kid as he performed his new "We Dem Boyz" joint with bottles and some pretty chicks all around (not prettier than Amber, don't worry.) Check out Wiz's wild night out on the town below!


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Earlier this month senior US diplomat Karl Wycoff announced after meeting Rajoelina and main political groups that there were "a number of significant problems with the current political process" and that SADC talks should be restored. He voiced concerns over the government's steps toward restoring constitutional order, citing "the creation and operation of a variety of transitional bodies, the constitutional referendum now scheduled for Nov. 17, and the proposed electoral calendar."
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The government urged people to ignore the country's main opposition parties – three parties formed by the country's three previous presidents – to boycott the referendum. Rajoelina urged voters to vote "yes" on the new constitution as the only way out of the crisis, with countryside rallies packed with pop stars, and presidential promises of subsidized housing, food, jobs, public works, and other populist measures.
Even "no" parties expect the government to win the referendum, albeit with accusations of manipulation and an "undemocratic" awareness campaign about just what is written in the new constitution. With no deadline for the interim administration, no mention of scheduled presidential and legislative election dates next year, and a recent court decision to lower the age of eligibility for presidential candidates from 40 to 35, results from a calm morning of voting on Wednesday indicated that Rajoelina could keep his options open.


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I declared a sequence, and I want to know what will be the Max value, at what value it stops and also on what factors the Max value depends and whether it varies on some factors.
CREATE SEQUENCE Mysequence MINVALUE 1 START WITH 1 INCREMENT BY 1
There is a maximum value, defined as 10^27 for ascending sequences and -1 for descending sequences.
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I love a good sandwich, one that's so big you have to smash to fit into your mouth. This one is big on flavor, light on fat! Submitted by CHEF_MEG Carbs: 32.2g | Fat: 8.8g | Fiber: 4.9g | Protein: 15.5g | Calories: 260.3
This is a quick and easy chicken dish that looks and tastes like you went to a lot of work. Submitted by CARPROTH Carbs: 32.7g | Fat: 10.7g | Fiber: 10.2g | Protein: 35.7g | Calories: 365.5
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Easy and Yummy and Deceptively Creamy... Submitted by LAURAEXPLORER Carbs: 41.7g | Fat: 2.3g | Fiber: 6.5g | Protein: 8.2g | Calories: 215.4
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Try this inexpensive and fresh version of a chicken casserole--no need for processed soups or sauces! Submitted by CHEF_MEG Carbs: 36.1g | Fat: 8.9g | Fiber: 8.8g | Protein: 27.9g | Calories: 320.6
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How Concision in Media Insulates Conventional Myths From Meaningful Criticism
Submitted by LapHog on Sat, 03/23/2013 - 12:11This video is a great (and, ironically, concise) explanation of concision in media and how it shields conventional political myths from any meaningful criticism. Worth viewing and sharing. (3 mins)
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very much. Have watched Chomsky videos since Ron Paul's wake up call in 2007. This one is a gem.
Agree 100%. A Chomsky Paul debate would be huge.
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... with "I'm the Slime":
I am gross and perverted,
I'm obsessed and deranged
I have existed for years, but very little has changed
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Google is government.
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"There is no more morality...
in world affairs fundamentally then there were in the times a Genghis Kahn, there are just different factors to contend with...
Interviewer: Noam Chomsky, thank you. (LETS GET THE H OUT OF HERE)"
Good video.
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In media analysis, concision is...a term for a form of broadcast media censorship by limiting debate on the rationale of time allotment.
Oh, like what they did to Ron Paul over and over and over again.
The law cannot make a wicked person virtuous…God's grace alone can accomplish such a thing.
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Setting a good example is a far better way to spread ideals than through force of arms. Ron Paul
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Great Video
A quote of McLuhan's comes to mind, something to the effect that television was literally going to suck the brains right out of our heads.
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What I love about DP... I'd
What I love about DP... I'd never heard of McLuhan before your comment. Googled him, checking out his stuff now.
Thanks for the reference.
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I love that too
Some of the most profound insights, and interesting nuggets of information have come to me from random, anonymous comments. In fact, that is how I first heard about Ron Paul, back when I was running a proto-DP called Bull! Not Bull.
BTW, I removed the name of the speaker when I bumped your post to the front page. Some people here will reflexively vote this down, say bad things, and not watch simply because the speaker once said something bad about Ron Paul once.
Thank you for posting. It is a great clip. I remember watching this in the mid 90's when in came out, when I was in my late 20's. I believe it is from Manufacturing Consent.
Marshall McLuhan is awesome. And if you like what you read there, someone I think you'll be very interested in will be Neil Postman, especially "Amusing Ourselves to Death."
Published in 1985, long before the internet, it was way ahead of its time. It is what we're living now.
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Chomsky vs Ron Paul Debate
It has long been a dream of mine to see a one hour debate between these two great grey hair champions of civil discussion. Topics would be Foreing Policy, Economics (Capitalism&Socialism), Libertarianism (Chomsky calls himself Libertarian Socialist), Civil Liberties, etc. It would be a great and highly interesting debate between Paul and Chomsky.
And if Bill Hicks would still be alive he would be the moderator of the debate. Hicks defined himself sometimes with a phrase: "I am Chomsky with dick jokes."
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I remember once
I remember once back in the early Nineties I nearly got to ask Chomsky a question live on the air but I chickened out. He was in the CBC Newsworld studios and they were taking calls, I called and got straight through. No one knew who he was. I hadn't taken the time to think of an actual question so I lost my nerve and hung up.
It's hard to imagine now how isolated he was back then, few people read his books. You could always get them from the library, no problem. He was just some obscure intellectual that no one could understand.
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Hooray! Great fun mix. Let's go adventuring!
lordbowen wrote:SO many people need this shirt. I'm looking at you, gamers.
That was my thoughts exactly! I like the big sun in the background, too.
What is this "outside" of which you speak?
So the idea is that inside is not real and therefore an illusion? Since this shirt was made inside, is it an illusion?
What a hoot! I love it that this shirt made me laugh out loud, if not LOL.
Know how many times I have been sun burnt while inside? Zero. Outside is evil, inside is safe
Yay! Congrats Jamie!
I've been preaching this for years! This shirt makes me happy for sure.
I figured this would place in the top three but an extra congrats for taking the top spot!
Outside: according to my cats, Tabitha and Miranda, it is The Big Room... ooooohhh Scary!!!
Pity that the Indoors People won't see it when you wear it outside ;-)
I'm a geocacher. I love e the great outdoors, except for in the spring, summer, and fall when stuffs alive and trying to eat/poison me. Cue The Lemon Heads "I lied about being the outdoor type."
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Very nice design! And an important message. Great job, BootsBoots! Definitely a buy Time spent AFK is time spent IRL!
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You're right, I will go outside! I'll buy this shirt at the WOOT store instead of the website! Now I just have to find it while 'unplugged'; I think I'll search northward first!
Alright, go Boots! Definitely my pick for 1st. ::shirt get:: I've only left the house five times since Christmas, one of those was for the dentist and another I got chased by a Frankenstein. (true story)
congrats Boots!!!
Congrats on taking first, Boots!
Also love the ground color -- doesn't show that dirt stuff from that outside place either.
Grats Boots! This was my top pick too! ;) Sometimes I go camping in the living room- does this count?
Are these tees starchy & cheap feeling or thin & soft?
Finally I can show everyone that, yes, I do enjoy the outdoors! In for 1.
I love this design. To retrieve it from the mailbox, one must venture outside... devilishly clever. Congrats Boots!!
I love that it uses the catchphrase "unplug" as a slogan, almost as if it's a state advertising for tourism.
LOVE the design...just wish it had COLOUR. You know, like the Outside does. The dark grey reminds me more of the inside gamer virtual and digital world...like a darkenend living room with no fresh air...the "lack of nature" thing...maybe there's a deep, hidden commentary in the colour selection that I am overlooking because I SO want it vibrant.... A rich BLUE maybe....(green can be iffy...) Come on, Woot! Let us pick our own color that the design can be printed on! Please?
I just can't understand why you'd promote the great outdoors with a great phase, then print it on such a blah color. Pass!
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minnipie wrote:LOVE the design...just wish it had COLOUR. You know, like the Outside does. The dark grey reminds me more of the inside gamer virtual and digital world...like a darkenend living room with no fresh air...the "lack of nature" thing...maybe there's a deep, hidden commentary in the colour selection that I am overlooking because I SO want it vibrant.... A rich BLUE maybe....(green can be iffy...) Come on, Woot! Let us pick our own color that the design can be printed on! Please?
What she/he said!
Would it be hypocritical to wear this shirt while checking your social apps on your smartphone?
As to the color choice... I liked how it looked as a one-color, since there's a lot of reading going on in the design. And it stood out more on a darker colored shirt. Maybe my love of irony subconsciously influenced me, though. I do love irony.
I proclaim this shirt sacrilege!
It's been a long time since I found anything worth buying from woot... This will be a nice poke at my son. :-)
HORRIBLE place to visit. There are people there. The entire place is constantly flooded with radiation, which WILL result in skin damage, possibly to the point of blisters. There are horribly ferocious creatures, including dangerous insects that are poisonous and/or spread disease. The climate is not properly controlled, and the air smells odd. You will probably get the flu and die. There are also people there. Avoid at all costs.
I would have liked it more if they hadn't used Asphalt for the color. Like if they had used an "outside" color for the shirt. You know like blue or green. Asphalt is such an... inside color... ya know?
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The beautiful red, ripe tomato I have (store bought) has seeds sprouting inside of it. Some are tiny green stems uncurling and one has what looks like a micro leaf at the end. I have concerns about eating this tomato due to the fact that they are of the nightshade family and you're not suppose to eat anything but the fruit. Am I wrong? I do plan to salvage as many of the unsprouted seeds as possible just to see what would come up this next growing season. So, would you eat the tomato or not? |
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- Posted by carolyn137 z4/5 NY (My Page) on Tue, Jan 18, 11 at 8:48
There's no problem eating the fruits at all and not even any problem eating those germinated seeds if you wanted to. The several alkaloids are present only in the foliage and in very small unripe fruits, but as the fruits mature the alkaloids also disappear. And it isn't at all uncommon to see seeds sprouted in store bought tomatoes which have been shipped and stored at low temps for long periods of time. Many have shown pictures here of just that. One can also see germinated seeds from time to time in ripe red/gold bicolor fruits I think mainly b'c the flesh of those is so soft. Carolyn |
This totally freaks me out. I can lug manure, squish a tobacco hornworm, save a spider - but sprouting seeds in a tomato totally freaks me out. |
- Posted by Rennessa W(firstname.lastname@example.com) onWed, Sep 28, 11 at 11:48
We have a tomato doing this, never seen it before. I am amazed it isn't even squishy, it's almost 5 weeks old. |
I fermented seeds from a beautiful Virginia Sweet tomato and found after four days, that about half of the seeds had little tails indicating germination. Should I bother saving these for 2012 planting or are they a lost cause? victor |
- Posted by dickiefickle 5B DousmanWi. (My Page) on Wed, Sep 28, 11 at 23:17
the seeds that didnt sprout will be ok to save |
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