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"Proud of Your Boy" didn't make the final cut when Disney's Aladdin came out in 1992. The song by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken, however, has found its place in the musical now on Broadway, and will get even more exposure come Sunday when Glee's Darren Criss performs it as part of ABC's special Backstage with Disney on Broadway: Celebrating 20 Years. READ FULL STORY
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Disney renews 'Star Wars Rebels' for second season
Star Wars Rebels will offer fans of a galaxy far, far away the first glimpse into the future of the franchise. And Disney has enough confidence in the animated venture to renew the show before it has even premiered.
Disney to honor Robin Williams with 'Aladdin' broadcasts
In honor of Robin Williams, Disney will air Aladdin across several networks over the weekend.
See the 'Once Upon a Time' gang's wicked season 3 gag reel
Epic tales of the endless struggle between good and evil don't always leave a lot of room for laughs. That's where this video comes in.
Below, see an exclusive first look at Once Upon a Time's season-three gag reel, a short, sweet montage of your favorite fairy tale characters (including Ginnifer Goodwin's Snow White, Joanna Garcia's Ariel, Lana Parilla's Evil Queen Regina, Sean Maguire's Robin Hood, and, of course, Colin O'Donoghue's Captain Hook) getting goofy on the set of ABC's magical fantasy. There'll be even more of The Fairest Bloopers of Them All on the series' season three DVD/Blu-ray set, which also includes deleted scenes and a featurette about OUAT's deliciously wicked villains.
'Toy Story' meets 'Jurassic Park' in poster for new TV special
Last fall, ABC aired a charming Halloween special starring the Toy Story franchise's beloved playthings. Its ratings success has paved the way for another half-hour that'll air on the network later this holiday season—and this one has more dinos than the first.
The second special, called Toy Story That Time Forgot, finds the heroes tangling with a gang of new action figures led by Reptillus Maximus (voiced by Grey's Anatomy star Kevin McKidd). Much like Buzz Lightyear in the franchise's first film, Reptillus and his crew don't know that they're just toys—which causes some major complications, especially among the gang's prehistoric set (Kristen Schaal's Trixie and Wallace Shawn's Rex).
You can catch your first glimpse at the mighty Reptillus in the special Comic-Con poster above, which debuted on TVLine. If the image looks vaguely familiar, that's because it was designed by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola.
McKidd and Schaal—not to mention copies of the poster—will be on hand for an hourlong Q&A about Toy Story That Time Forgot in San Diego Thursday, along with director Steve Purcell (who also helmed Brave), head of story Derek Thompson, producer Galyn Susman, and composer Michael Giacchino.
Though there's no premiere date set yet, Toy Story That Time Forgot is expected to air in December.
Guess how many times they say the word 'world' in the 'Girl Meets World' pilot
I'm on the record as being ambivalent about Girl Meets World, Disney Channel's highly enthusiastically ridiculously anticipated sequel/spinoff to millennial favorite Boy Meets World. (I also take full responsibility for helping to stoke that fervor for the past year and a half.) On one hand: Nostalgia! On the other: This is clearly a series meant for viewers born after the original show ended in the year 2000, and if you're not one of them, watching it will make you feel old. The show's bright colors, broad jokes, and earnest lessons all scream "modern-day Disney," and it's unclear how much the series cares about hooking mothers and fathers as well as their progeny.
Rather than focusing mostly on TGIF refugees Cory and Topanga—played once more by original Boy stars Ben Savage and Danielle Fishel—Girl chooses to emphasize its tweenage characters: Cory and Topanga's everygirl daughter, Riley (cute, poised Rowan Blanchard); her Shawn Hunter-esque best friend, rebellious Maya (Sabrina Carpenter, who shows some real promise as an actress); the dorky classmate who's in love with them both, Farkle (Corey Fogelmanis, mugging his brains out; though the series hasn't confirmed it yet, IMDB implies that he's actually playing the son of Stuart Minkus, his own BMW analog); and quiet dreamboat Lucas (heartthrob-in-training Peyton Meyer), who's clearly going to be the Topanga to Riley's Cory. READ FULL STORY
Exclusive photo: Kristin Chenoweth as Maleficent in Disney's 'Descendants'
Earlier this week, EW debuted a first look at the titular characters in Disney Channel's original movie Descendants—the children of some of Disney's iconic heritage characters who attend a prep school with other famous offspring (like Jane, daughter of the Fairy Godmother, and Audrey, the daughter of Sleeping Beauty).
Today, we've got another preview of the 2015 DCOM (that is, Disney Channel Original Movie). This time, it's Kristin Chenoweth's malevolent Maleficent who steals the focus.
"Who didn't love to hate Maleficent?" says director Kenny Ortega, who helms Descendants after finding great success on another DCOM franchise, High School Musical. "You have the incomparable Kristin Chenoweth with this fantastic chemistry with Dove Cameron, who plays her daughter, and wonderful wit and good humor with Kathy Najimy, who plays her neighbor, the Evil Queen. It's just a dream."
In the movie, Maleficent is the only villain among those held prisoner on the Isle of the Lost who has not completely given up hope on conquering the kingdom. In the photo at hand, Maleficent is scolding her daughter Mal (Cameron) for not reaching her evil potential, while the Evil Queen's daughter Evie (Sofia Carson), Cruella de Vil's son Carlos (Cameron Boyce), and Jafar's son Jay (Booboo Stewart) look on.
Descendants is slated to premiere in 2015 on Disney Channel.
Disney to launch animated 'Lion King' spinoff 'The Lion Guard'
After a 3-D re-release and 2½ sequels, Disney is expanding the Lion King universe yet again with The Lion Guard. The new television franchise will launch with a TV movie premiering in fall 2015; a series will follow in early 2016 on Disney Channel and Disney Junior.
The show will follow Kion, the second-born son of Simba and Nala (stars of the previous Lion King movies), who leads a group called the Lion Guard that protects the Pride Lands. Mufasa, Timon, Pumbaa, Rafiki, Zazu and Kion's older sister Kiara will all make appearances, but the show will focus on the creatures of the Lion Guard, a series of new characters including a honey badger, a cheetah, a hippo, and an egret.
The producers of The Lion Guard are also pulling in "wildlife education experts" from Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park to consult on the show. In addition to the usual themes of family and friendship in Disney's media, the company said The Lion Guard will incorporate conservation as a theme, and presumably its role in the great circle of life.
'Girl Meets World' casts Cory's brother Joshua
Great news: The producers of Girl Meets World remembered that Cory has a much-younger brother.
Uriah Shelton (The Glades) has been cast to appear in the Boy Meets World spinoff, playing "Uncle Joshua," EW has confirmed. A rep for the show says he'll appear in more than one episode. E! first reported the news.
Joshua was a toddler when Cory was in college at the end of Boy Meets World, making him about 17 or 18 today. He's just the latest in a long list of Boy Meets World characters set to appear on the Disney Channel spinoff, including Shawn Hunter (Rider Strong), Minkus (Lee Norris), Harley (Danny McNulty), and others. (Will Friedle, a.k.a big bro Eric, has to show up at some point, right!?)
Girl Meets World will officially premiere Friday, June 27 at 9:45 p.m. on Disney Channel; Disney Channel subscribers can watch the pilot now on WATCH Disney Channel.
'Girl Meets World': See the 'Boy Meets World' spinoff's opening credits -- EXCLUSIVE
We're almost there, people.
In just five weeks, Girl Meets World — Disney Channel's highly ridiculously anticipated Boy Meets World spinoff, which follows the trials and tribulations of Cory (Ben Savage) and Topanga's (Danielle Fishel) 12-year-old daughter Riley (Rowan Blanchard) — will finally make its small screen debut. And we've got a taste of what to expect from the new show: Check below to find the upcoming sitcom's opening credits, set to a bouncy tune called "Take On the World." (Yes, the vocals come from stars Blanchard and Sabrina Carpenter, who plays Riley's Shawn Hunter-esque BFF — but that doesn't mean either character is dying to be famous.)
'Once Upon a Time' postmortem: Showrunners talk chilly villainess and the future of Storybrooke
EW was desperate for more information about Sunday night's Once Upon a Time season closer — and happily, showrunners Eddy Kitsis and Adam Horowitz didn't give us the cold shoulder. Read on to learn all about why things shook out as they did — and how the pair decided to bring in the show's newest Big Bad. (Or, to be more accurate, its new Big Misunderstood. Caution: Spoilers ahead!)
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Take me through the decision to add Elsa to Once.
Eddy Kitsis: We saw the movie, and collectively, the whole entire writers' room just loved it. It was our favorite film. What we loved so much about Elsa was she was perceived to be a villain, but of course we understood she was misunderstood. And the only one who understood that was her sister. That was a very thematic thing for us, which is a misunderstood character who everyone perceives to be bad. READ FULL STORY
Kristin Chenoweth to play Maleficent in Disney's original movie 'Descendants'
Make way, Angelina Jolie!
Former Wicked witch Kristin Chenoweth has signed on to play Sleeping Beauty baddie Maleficent in Disney's upcoming original movie Descendants, which follows the teenage children of Disney's iconic heroes and villains (mainly the villains). The Tony and Emmy winner will butt heads with her onscreen daughter Mal, played by Liv and Maddie star Dove Cameron.
Set to premiere in 2015, Descendants is Disney's newest experiment in transforming its famous animated characters into live-action figures. The cast of the adventure comedy DCOM (that's Disney Channel Original Movie) also includes Booboo Stewart as Jay, son of Jafar; Sofia Carson as Evie, daughter of the Evil Queen; Cameron Boyce as Carlos, son of Cruelle de Vil; and Mitchell Hope as Ben, the son of Belle and the Beast.
'Girl Meets World': Check out the show poster here -- PHOTO
The poster for Girl Meets World is here.
The show — which released a trailer but does not yet have a specific premiere date — debuted the show's official poster. Fans of the original Boy Meets World will likely be happy to see there's a nod to the '90s show: The 'O' in "World" is in fact a globe.
The art for the Disney Channel show features Cory (Ben Savage) and Topanga (Danielle Fishel) between their son Auggie (August Maturo) and Riley's best friend, Maya (Sabrina Carpenter), with the titular "Girl" Riley (Rowan Blanchard) standing below them.
Check out the happy family below: READ FULL STORY


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Boat theft statistics released
Posted onThe National Insurance Crime Bureau reports there were 19,854 watercraft thefts between Jan. 1, 2006, and March 31, 2009.
Data was reviewed for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
Of the total reported thefts for the period, 9,060 (45.63 percent) were recovered.
The top five states for thefts, in order, are Florida, California, Texas, Michigan and North Carolina, while the top five for recoveries are Florida, California, Texas, Washington and Michigan.
A value was determined for only 334 of the total thefts, and that amounted to more than $5.2 million in losses with the most expensive single loss valued at $600,000. The average value of these watercraft was $15,615.
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Braving the Winter Cold: Rugby in Como, Italy
Braving the winter cold in the mud...a rugby match in a winter day in Italy. These images were taken on 29 January 2011 in a third division Italian match, and this is my little contribution to share with you some images of this wonderful sport. And don't miss Six Nations on TV!


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Mises Daily
Tragedy in the Judicial Commons
You might be of the opinion that people who have been exposed to asbestos should have the right to sue asbestos manufacturers for damages. Or that individuals exposed to mercury or lead should be able to sue. Or that everyone who has been X-rayed by doctors or dentists, or anyone with a silicone breast implant, no matter how healthy and happy they are, or everyone who lives downwind from a hog farm or cigar smoker should be able to sue.
Sadly, you are correct. The sorrow, for thousands of truly injured victims or their families, has its genesis in the recent easing of the legal standard that plaintiffs must meet to legally sue in tort cases. Although many may perceive this change to be trifling and benign, in fact it reduces the likelihood that parties with demonstrable injury will be compensated.
Historically, judicial recognition of legal standing required a plaintiff to demonstrate: (1) that he or she was injured, (2) that the injury was caused by the defendant, and (3) that the court was in a position to effect a remedy. That is, a plaintiff was required to demonstrate actual injury, not merely perceived injury or possible future injury. However, on January 12, 2000, in the case of Friends of the Earth v. Laidlaw, the U.S. Supreme Court cast aside this sensible common-law requirement in favor of a standard that permits a plaintiff to claim possible injury. In the Laidlaw case, the Court regarded plaintiffs' concern that water was polluted and their belief that the pollution had reduced their property values as sufficient to indicate injury.
Now we are seeing the utterly predictable consequences of the new legal standard: a massive increase in tort actions brought by healthy individuals seeking "damage" awards. The wealth of a target firm is potentially available for distribution to many times more uninjured than injured parties. As the number of uninjured parties seeking judicially arranged wealth transfers for unproven damages increases, it becomes less likely that individuals with legitimate injuries will be able to secure the compensation they deserve. This is a tragedy of the judicial commons.
Garrett Hardin introduced us to the Tragedy of the Commons in 1968. Hardin developed a stylized example of a communal pasture that is open to all comers. There are no private property rights to the pasture, nor are there rules, customs, or norms for shared use. In this setting, shepherds seeking to maximize the value of their holdings keep adding sheep to their flocks, as long as doing so adds an increment of gain for their particular flock. Further, they graze their sheep on the commons as long as the pasture provides any sustenance. Ignorant of the effects of their individual actions on the other shepherds, the shepherds collectively (and innocently) destroy the pasture. As Hardin concludes:
Therein is the tragedy. Each man is locked into a system that compels him to increase his herd without limit--in a world that is limited. Ruin is the destination toward which all men rush, each pursuing his own best interest in a society that believes in freedom of the commons.
Man's exploitation of the judicial commons is perfectly analogous to Hardin's exploitation of natural resource commons. There is a limited amount of life-enhancing greenery available. If it is not overgrazed, the greenery will grow and provide nourishment that can sustain indefinitely a stable population of consumers. Since consumption of the greenery by one individual comes at the expense of consumption by all others, each individual who is granted access has a strong private incentive to consume as much as possible before the green is consumed by others. Restricting access to those with demonstrable and justifiable claims helps prevent overgrazing. Consequently, increasing the number of citizens with access to the target green increases the likelihood that it will be wiped out by the extent of the depredation, leaving no one able to consume green from that source in the future.
As reported in a lengthy article in the Wall Street Journal (April 25, 2002), this is exactly what has happened with asbestos litigation:
In the past two years, desperately ill plaintiffs have been eclipsed by a huge and growing number of healthy people seeking awards for possible future illnesses. Since January 2000, the wave of less-severe claims has pushed at least 20 companies that sold or used asbestos products into bankruptcy protection. . . . The upshot: There are fewer unencumbered companies to pay claims. The sickest asbestos victims are now collecting far less than comparable victims did in the 1990s. And the whole asbestos mess, which was supposed to be largely resolved by now, instead is spreading and could drag on for decades.
The morass has increasingly pitted the interests of mortally ill plaintiffs against those who are much healthier. Dallas lawyer Peter Kraus, who files asbestos suits only for cancer victims, condemns rivals who represent those who aren't sick. "They're sucking the money away from the truly injured," he says.
The problem, of course, is that not everyone who has been exposed to asbestos, mercury, lead, tobacco smoke, or other putative environmental toxin de jure will be harmed. Yet, by granting parties who cannot demonstrate actual harm the legal standing to sue, we have opened the legal pasture to a veritable flood of new grazers who care only about the opportunity to feed on the delicious green, not about the harm they inflict on others whose claims may not only be more pressing but may also have real merit. The tragedy of the judicial commons, then, is that by granting legal standing to those with unproven harm, we destroy the most fundamental justification for tort actions: the social imperative for harmed parties to be compensated fully by those who are responsible for the injury.
David Laband, an adjunct scholar at the Mises Institute, is a professor of forest economics and policy at the Forest Policy Center in Auburn University's School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences. See his Mises.org Archive and send him MAIL.
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While newspapers and tabloids continue to eulogize Casey Johnson as the "fiancée of Tila Tequila," one person is calling BS—Jasmine Lennard, a close friend of Casey's and a one-time contest on the reality show "Make Me A Supermodel." On her Twitter page, Jasmine wrote to Tila, "You NEVER even knew [Casey]. You have known her a total of one month and you took advantage of someone in her weakest moment. You enabled her death and prevented her getting the help she SO DESPERATELY needed for YOUR OWN selfish purposes … You took advantage of a sick girl and YOU killed her." [Huffington Post]
Now, Jasmine is not completely without fault in the sordid tale of Casey's last few months. Just a month ago, Jasmine returned home from a trip and found her apartment trashed. She called the police, who arrested Casey for grand theft. Keep reading »


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Channel 6 News - Search Results
Crash shuts down Route 4 in Halfmoon
HALFMOON -- Part of Route 4 was shut down on Monday night after a two-car crash.
State Police said that the crash involved a car and a tractor trailer, and that injuries were involved, however the extent of the injuries was not known.
Route 4 was closed in both directions from Brookwood Drive to the Halfmoon/Waterford town line.


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You wouldn't happened to have flooded it with pics of tubgirl did you?Originally Posted by coolerimmortal
No, although some of my friends on that forum did...Originally Posted by silent killer
It was over a period of about 7 months. General terrorism...Smiley bombs, general vicious posts like the ones I post here, flagrant disregard for the rules...The usual stuff. There were 7 of us screwing with the forums...A few of them had something they called "the trinity", which they would post every once in a while...it consisted of (a) a Goatse, (b) Tubgirl, and (c) some other horrid image I don't remember. We all ended up IP banned.
why don't you use internet cafe hehe
Huh? I don't follow...
To dodge an IP ban, you can just use another computer, is what flash is saying.
use other computer at other place,Originally Posted by 98abaile
or if they block the mac address you can change the ethernet or wireless card.
Heathen, thou shalt not mention the devils ISP on these boards.


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Heading to SXSW this year?
Join @Toby Miller and @I as we embark on a deep dive into the world of 'Flash hating', and what it means for the future of the internet. (#flashdebate)
Update 04/04/2011 – Embedded presentation below.
Since this is my first SXSW I've been doing a little research on what I might expect when I meet 'the internet' IRL (in real life.) Thankfully, Alex Blagg has me covered with this informative How To Be South By South Best video:


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Researcher Fired At NSF After Government Questions Her Role As 1980s Activist
Re: Wrong Title (499 comments)
Announcing: Slashdot Deals - Explore geek apps, games, gadgets and more. (what is this?)
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Re: Wrong Title (499 comments)
Mississippi River and empire (336 comments)
One of the largest threats to global warming (for America at least) is the continued lowering of water levels for the Mississippi River. Historians can correct or amend me here, but empires rise and fall on the strength of their rivers. The US is no different, and should the Mississippi fail then there will be serious strategic and economic threats to the security and health of the nation.
Not good.
Assange's reluctance (259 comments)
And this is exactly the reason why Julian Assange is so (wisely) set against being extradited to Sweden.
Re:This will stifle innovation (396 comments)
The 990i did not have a capacitive touchscreen. The screen was also relatively tiny, it had a physical keyboard, and was this weird hybrid flip phone. It was also dog slow, you could not install third-party software, and IIRC did not even have a music player. About the only similarity between it and the iPhone were that they both made calls and had icons on its screen. The 990i was a beast, but it was comparable to the iPhone only in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Re:Does Windows 8 have an opt-out feature? (489 comments)
You mean the OS that, by default, blocks you from running content that isn't blessed by Apple? Yes, you can download apps from sources that aren't the App Store - but they still have to be signed, otherwise, it either will refuse to run or lie to you and say that the app is "damaged" and you should "drag it to the trash."
This is complete bullshit. At no point does this ever, ever happen.
And if you try and disable this "feature" then it yells at you, warning you of dire consequences if you try and allow non-Apple-blessed apps to run.
This, too, is so far from true, and said with such force as to considered a lie. Let's take a look, shall we?
GateKeeper fully enabled, Disabling GateKeeper, GateKeeper disabled
Wow, that wasn't so hard, now was it? And the "yelling"? The "dire consequences"? Let's quote: "Choosing 'Anywhere' makes your Mac less secure." That's it. The entire message. But... in your world this is yelling about dire consequences.
Unless the joke was that Mac OS X is a downgrade from Windows 8, which is true, but it sounds like you're saying Mountain Lion is a way to opt out of being spied on by a giant corporation, and it isn't.
Really? So if you don't buy anything from the App Store, and turn off GateKeeper, what information about downloaded files is communicated to Apple?
Are you an astroturfer or something? I find it hard to believe anyone can be this dense unless they're getting paid to do so.
There are no repercussions, across the board (369 comments)
One of the primary reasons that the United States continues its descent into this strange dystopian corporate/security fascist state is because there are, almost without exception, no criminal or political repercussions for acts which are outside the realm of social norms. Black youths can be gunned down, drones can fly unrestricted, SWAT teams can invade and kill completely innocent people, bankers can steal/defraud trillions of dollars, whistleblowers are thrown in jail without trial for years, American citizens are executed at the sole and extra-judicial behest of the President, MPAA/RIAA-friendly treaties are negotiated in secret...
And on and on and on.
There are no repercussions for the actors in any of these cases. Here, the FBI says they can suspend the law because, well, who's going to stop them? Congress? Hardly. The President? Incredibly unlikely. The FBI, and most of the national security apparatus, is wholly safe from suffering any consequences to their actions, no matter how heinous they may be to the American public or the world at large.
Re:WTF? (922 comments)
You do realize that it isn't a very big step between that, and a criminal sentence for saying anything a majority of people don't like, right?
It is a huge step. Inciting hatred is not political speech.
I realize the UK doesn't have laws protecting what he did. I'm saying maybe it should, because not having them is worse than this guy not going to jail, in the long run.
I don't think this is true. Not all speech prohibitions lead to totalitarian futures. Prohibitions against inciting racial hatred are, I believe, entirely appropriate and make for a better society. The "slippery slope" argument you are advancing is fallacious.
Re:"Smart" TVs? (381 comments)
I dunno. I have an HTPC and it's kinda a pain in the ass. If Apple can come out with a TV that has a built-in HD, a decent OS, and Siri, that could very well be the sweet spot for a lot of people, including me. "Siri, I'd like to watch the latest episode of Venture Brothers." Boom. Off ya go.
Now, what WILL be annoying is if their TV is iOS based.
Why is this against the law? (287 comments)
I should preface this by saying that I am no Google fan. I think they have made many poor decisions over the past few years, and the GPYW initiative has caused me to switch over to DuckDuckGo full time.
Having said that...
Why is it illegal for Canadian drug companies to advertise their goods in the United States? The US has insanely high drug prices, and Canadian imports of those same products are (or could be) beneficial to the lives, health, and finances of who knows how many people. This is an unjust law, and am having an incredibly difficult time finding a justification for it.
This seems like yet another instance of the pharmaceutical lobby protecting their vast profits from competition.
Re:What?! (376 comments)
Durability? Like, when I spill coffee on mine? Or, drop it? Or, draw mustaches on the people in it?
Anecdotally, I have heard students complain that book publishers have recently introduced a different kind of glue for the books' bindings, one which degrades rather quickly, over a year or so.
A quick search isn't turning up anything about this, but I have heard it enough over the past year or so to give it some credence. Perhaps others on
Re:...Good for you? (627 comments)
> costs on the order of a thousand dollars
Weasel words. Base model iPad 2 is $499.
> throws away 30 years of office app development
Don't care. Don't use Office or any competitor. Do not need it, do not want it.
> can't play a dvd
Don't need it to. My iPad has 32gig of storage on it. Right now I have seasons 3 and 4 of the Venture Brothers on there, as well as a few movies for my kids. If that's not enough I can stream stuff from my media server, or from Netflix.
DVDs are a dead storage medium.
> can't store more than a couple dozen gigs
So what? It's not a file server. It's a tablet. It has more than enough storage to do the job. And as mentioned before, streaming options are also available.
> doesn't allow installation of different OSs
So what? What if you don't care about installing different OSes?
> runs anemic, "power-friendly" processors
Powerful enough to run Lego Harry Potter, watch a movie, or anything else I want to do with it. What are you prevented from doing?
> can't multitask well
Same question: what are you prevented from doing? It polls for new emails in the background, if I get an IM I'm notified, etc., etc. What's your bitch?
1% (111 comments)
Won't happen.
There have been many similar proposals made over the years. None of them are implemented, because those who maintain power are apparently happy with the way things are. American democracy is a sham, highly susceptible to fraud, and anyone who makes such observations is dismissed by "serious" journalists and citizens.
I'm very glad MS made this proposal. Kudos to them. What would move me from mild approval to full-fledged fanboyism were they to take this idea and have it implemented universally.
And? (658 comments)
Look, honestly, what are you going to do about it? Complaining doesn't matter. The TSA will be here forever, and, as much as we hate to admit it, there is nothing that can be done about it. There is too much money involved, and contractors have vast amounts of power, much more so than any collection of outraged stories and messages on the internet does.
Seriously, I hope the TSA is abolished tomorrow, or hell even five years from now. But honestly without fundamental, almost revolutionary changes to the way the US government works this simply will not happen. Money talks, national security lobbyists have TONS of money, and that's pretty much the end of it.
Re:Sue (406 comments)
I was there. It did exist. Now, it's Slashdot is primarily based around Apple hate and imbeciles.
There are other places on the internet. No harm, no foul.
Re:Apple Fans (325 comments)
> Umm... No, these Apple "cultist/fanboy" have existed forever, but only as straw men in the minds of people who seem only capable of seeing things in extremes.
Agreed. It is the modern equivalent of the emperor has no clothes.
Re:selective interpretation (279 comments)
The iPad has an on-screen keyboard, and if that isn't good enough for you then you can connect a Bluetooth one to it.
Re:Finally (139 comments)
Open how? Free as in beer, or speech? I use them because they are free as in beer, and work well. I've used competing products, Hotmail, Yahoo, and they're stuck in geocities age.
Sorry, what part of Google is "free as in beer", exactly? Their search algorithms? Ad placement? Gmail? G+? GTalk? Android?
None of Google's significant properties are open. None. The emperor has no clothes. Here, chew on this:
A protective order in the case restricts access to the Android source code, limiting the number of people who can review the code and requiring that Microsoft and Motorola "give prior written notice" to Google before showing the source code to a technical advisor. Google is to have 10 days to object.
Microsoft did not do that, Google alleged, as it moved to prevent Stevenson from testifying at the evidentiary hearing slated for later this month.
"The confidential source code improperly provided to Dr. Stevenson is highly proprietary source code that Google does not even share with its partners, such as Motorola," Google said.
Code. Android. "Highly proprietary".
There are reasons to like Android, but "openness" is not one of them.
Re:Follow the money (375 comments)
> All the Android fans could only hope that Apple would be this galactically stupid.
Which is exactly why this article was posted in the first place.
Re:14 years of hype (462 comments)
Hype? More like "running joke". DNF wasn't hyped so much as it was ridiculed and made the butt of jokes.
And not in a good way, either.
Re:Innovation! (123 comments)
Now the only thing left is a homophobic reference about Steve Jobs.
"He presses the crown rights of the Lord Jesus Christ in every sphere, expecting eventual triumph."
Christian Reconstrutionism is a little heard of religious philosophy that teaches that every aspect of society must come under biblical law. In their view, secular governments are in opposition to the word of God, and therefore they seek to eliminate all legal barriers between church and state. Founded in 1973 by R.J. Rushdoony, it has had wide influence in the modern Republican party. The overriding goal of Reconstrutionism is the absolute control of the reigns of government so that the world may be properly prepared for Jesus's return, and that achieving this goal will demonstrate the fulfillment of God's will. (Link)
There are five principles of Christian Reconstrutionism, summarized here:
First, Reconstructionists believe that God should be at the center of every activity, not just spiritual ones. Faith should be applied to art, education, and politics "no less than to church, prayer, evangelism, and Bible study."
Second, Reconstructionists are theonomists (theonomy: "God's Law"), meaining that laws are only righteous and just when they follow what the Bible -- primarily the Old Testament -- says. Law should serve three purposes: 1) To make other people Christian, 2) To provide a standard set of rules for all Christians, and 3) to maintain civil order. This has several frightening implications. Reconstructionists believe that non-Christian religions will be suppressed, that women will have their political rights stripped away, and that a return to slavery would be fulfilling God's will.
Third, Reconstructionists do not try and rationally come to a conclusion about whether the Bible is true or not. They believe in its infallibility regardless of evidence or reason. The Bible, being (they believe) the word of God, is above questioning. Similar to fundamentalist Muslims who believe the only book of any import is the Koran, Reconstructionists believe the Bible is the ultimate arbiter in all disputes, minor or major.
Fourth, Reconstructionists believe in the imminent return of Christ and a kingdom in his name will be established. The Left Behind series of books by Daniel LaHaye are a good summation of this belief. This ties into their literal interpretation and absolute belief in the Bible: some interpretations of the book of Revelation in the Bible purport to predict such a future. Due to their belief that the world must first be prepared for Jesus's return, they zealously pursue their political goals.
Finally, Reconstructionists are Dominionists. In the context of modern America, this means "[t]hat every area dominated by sin must be 'reconstructed' in terms of the Bible. This includes, first, the individual; second, the family; third, the church; and fourth, the wider society, including the state. The Christian Reconstructionist therefore believes fervently in Christian civilization" (Link).This belief has its origins in Genesis 1:6: "Let [humankind] have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the wild animals of the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth." The overriding goal of dominionism is the absolute control of the government and environment, and that achieving this goal is the fulfillment of God's will.
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Much of the modern conservative agenda ties in closely with Reconstructionist beliefs, and are frequently in lock-step with them. Some examples:
Welfare - Reconstructionists believe that the state has undermined the church by many of its duties, specifically aid to the poor, indigent, and those unable to provide for themselves. Tom Albrecht, an avowed Reconstructionist, summarized this belief in a Usenet posting as follows:
The purpose of the state, on the other hand, is to be a minister of justice (Rom 13:1ff). It alone is given the sword of power to inflict vengeance on those who would violate the law of God as expressed in the laws of the state.
In our society the state has, to a large extent, usurped the "gracious" role of the church by involving itself in areas that are the exclusive domain of the church or family; ministries to the poor and needy, education of children, etc. This is a form of paganism in which the state becomes god to many people under its ever expanding sphere of influence.
Environmentalism - Obviously if you believe that a divine entity has given the Earth to you for you to use as you will, you will be angered at those who seek to stand in your way. Further, environmentalists have a view of the future that conflicts deeply with the apocalyptic visions of Reconstructionists, leaving (they believe) no room for Jesus, the kingdom, and so forth. Taken together, it is easy to see why Reconstructionists hold a special animosity towards environmentalists.
Civil Liberties - Liberty and freedom are not terms that appear very frequently in Reconstructionist writings, since so much of Reconstructionism is in direct opposition to the principles of freedom.
Death Penalty - Since the Hebrew scriptures have many offenses whose punishment is death, Reconstructionists are staunch supporters of the death penalty. They feel the death should also be given to adulterers, blasphemers, heretics, homosexuals, prostitutes, witches, abortionists, idolators, etc., as proscribed by the Old Testament.
Slavery - There is debate among Reconstructionists about whether or not slavery should be reinstituted, but the fact that the debate even exists is telling in and of itself. Women in particular would have their status reduced to that of a slave.
Evolution - Since evolution flatly contradicts a strict interpretation of the creationist story told in Genesis, they are in deep opposition to it.
Income Taxes - For Reconstructionists, income taxes are antithetical to Old Testament teachings, and are therefore to be eliminated. Further, lowering the income received by the government will hasten a crisis which, they believe, will allow them an opportunity to replace much of the existant federal government with a more theocratic state.
Moderate Republicans - More traditional Republicans have a view of the state much different from their Reconstructionist counterparts, and are therefore sidelined by much of the Republican elite.
Israel - The nation of Israel ties heavily into Reconstructionist thinking, being the place they believe Jesus will first physically appear after his return. Further, since they believe that the Jews are ultimately doomed, they give little thought to the humanitarian violations visited upon the Palestinians by the Israeli government. Their only concern insofar as Israel is concerned is to make sure it continues to exist as a state until the Rapture comes.
Iraq - Iraq (Babylon) also plays a large role in their eschtalogy, supposedly destined to become a neutral player in world affairs, and a focal point of the events that occur during the end-times (Link). They are therefore staunch supporters of the war in Iraq, and are hypothesized to have been influential on Pres. Bush in his decision to go to war.
Reconstructionists would be of less concern if it were not so widely influential in American political circles. Rep. Tom DeLay, Rep. Joseph R. Pitts, Rep. Ron Young, Sen. Sam Brownback, and others are all supporters of the Reconstructionist agenda. Pres. Bush's policies are more often than not in total synchrony with Reconstructionist desires, and he has been energetically embraced by them. Most of the current administration's policies can be tied together under a common thread when looked at as an execution of Reconstructionist thought, and this is truly frightening for Americans of all religious traditions.
Reconstructionism is an abhorent religious philosphy to those who value liberty, justice untainted by religious fervor, and a secular democratic form of government. Reconstructionism is based upon a twisted interpretation of the Bible, and gives little thought to putting the words of Jesus into action. It varies very little in its goals and pratices from the brand of Islamic fundmentalism forced upon the people of Afghanistan by the Taliban -- a totalitarian religious order, doling out justice according to their twisted interpretations of a religious text, and forcing the people to believe as they do or suffer violent consequences. They give no thought to the lessons learned by humanity throughout its bloody history, believing that all lessons were codified thousands of years ago when the Old Testament was penned, and that nothing new has been learned since. Further, it preaches that the highest morality is to spread the word of God, and that whatever means are used to get to that end are fully justified.
Further reading:
Christian Reconstructionism - A general description and history
Fanatics of the far right
Christian Reconstruction - Copy of a post made to soc.religion.christian
Christian Reconstructionism, Dominion Theology, And Theonomy
Operation Potomac - How Reconstructionists are taking advantage of the current trend towards "faith based" charities
I already know the truth. the important thing is convincing others the righteousness of my views. Sometimes this will involve using techniques such as emphasizing certain things and deemphasizing others, I already know the truth. Contradictory information will be filtered accordingly.
Those who stand in opposition to me are deluded. I already know the truth. Spreading the word will involve dedication, determination, careful explanation. I must be flexible in tactics, otherwise the enemy will overrun me with their lies and deceptions. Endsmeans.
It is hardly worth mentioning that truth is frequently a malleable thing, determined to some degree by the structure of the argument and the amount of emphasis certain things deserve. If you can control the structure or emphasis you can control the outcome. The question asked limits the possible answers. All arguments must be framed in a favorable light, for we must triumph. The enemy does no different.
The audience is the important thing. Never, ever forget the audience. Every word uttered must be done in remembrence of their presence. Conversion is the goal. Conversion of the middle. Ridicule of the enemy. Strengthening of our side. Building our position. Incorrect facts cannot and must not be allowed to distract. They will be contradicted, and shown to be wrong.
Sanctimony is an extremely useful tool in achieving the goal of spreading the truth. If the opposition does something that is morally wrong they must be loudly shamed. It will be difficult for our cries of indignation to be too loud, too consisent, or too energetic. We already know the truth. The moral failings of our allies are to be forgiven out of simple necesssity and dedication, for we must stand together for our common cause. But our enemy's failings must be advertised so that people everywhere are aware of them and the obvious hollowness of their cause.
Hypocricy. If the enemy can be shown to be hypocritical, the battle is won. Hypocricy shows the lies of the enemy, lessens the worth of their words, distracts attention away from their lies. Hypocricy is far and away the most useful of tools, and should be kept in mind second only to the audience itself. It not only allows for sanctimony, but also shows the hypocrite to be unbelievable; a truly helpful combination. I already know the truth: the enemy is wrong, wicked, and self-destructive. Further, hypocricy causes the focus to shift away from our own (necessarily) clever use of rhetoric, and onto the enemy's own sinful behaviors.
Do not mock our allies. Ridicule must not be allowed to undermine our position. Do nothing that will lessen how righteous we are viewed, and are. Only ridicule the opposition.
I already know the truth, and that truth is that my position and belief is completely and utterly correct in every significant way. I am open minded, but determined in my belief. I welcome other opinions, but am experienced in the world. I cherish debate, but never forget the King of Lies. The opposition is full of baseless hate and determined to destroy me and my kind. I will not allow this to happen. I will counter their propaganda with the truth, and the tactics used are used defensively, to survive.
I am good, those who are like me are good. Those who differ from me in certain ways are bad, animal, reprehensible. Those who are like me are similarly aware of the truth, and the tactics we must use to win battles, and ultimately the war.
I already know the truth. I must spread the word for their own good. Follow me for yours.
The critical reviews are 99% positive, it is breaking box office records, and the word-of-mouth is good.
So is it?
In a word: yes. I think the last of the trilogy is also far and away the best. And not only of the trilogy, but the best of any movie I can think of that I have seen in the past decade. There are moments of deep terror, glory, sadness, joy and bittersweet nostalgia, and each are done without camp or overabundant earnestness. Although time constraints forced Jackson to eliminate or de-emphasize some episodes in the books, you can nevertheless feel the worshipful dedication to accuracy that the filmmakers succeeded in achieving.
I have been a Tolkien student for going on twenty years now (gads!), so I have gone into each of these movies with the critical eye of a fan. After seeing all three movies I not only harbor no ill will towards Jackson's interpretation of the books, I can honestly say that the enjoyment I received from this final movie made me wish I had paid more than a paltry $7.50 for my ticket. The battle scenes are simply glorious, the sense of scale stupefying. When uncounted legions of misshapen orcs, huge trolls, oliphaunts, and other evil forces assault the city/fortress of Minas Tirith you are filled with a sense of awe and terror. Mordor is knocking, and its arrival is something to be feared.
But the incredible scenes of war and battle are not the only area where this movie succeeds. The human element is what eventully makes this movie (like any movie) work, and Jackson does not fail on this point. The relationships between each of Frodo, Sam, and Gollum are displayed with a subtle brilliance, especially the unnerving competition between Sam and Gollum, hidden from Frodo's eyes. Other interpersonal relationships are handled with equal skill, driving the characters towards doom or triumph, Each action taken is understandable on different levels, and none of the characters are shallow sterotypes.
And this is what eventaully separates the Lord of the Rings trilogy from other successful trilogies, especially Star Wars. After seeing "Return of the King" I was reminded of a conclusion I came to several years ago: Lucas is a wanna-be sci-fi Tolkien, but he (Lucas) fails because he has never been able to successfully capture the humanity of his characters. Compare the scene in Star Wars where Ben Kenobi is killed with the scene in Fellowship where Gandalf falls. In Star Wars, Luke is sad for about 3 seconds, and the other characters hardly seem to notice or care. In Fellowship, Gandalf's fall reverberates throughout the entire company, and beyond. Tolkien was able to portray emotions beyond bravery, although he did that well, too. Lucas is able to create a rich tapestry (the Jedi, the Republic and Imperium, the different planets and ships, etc.) but he has never been able to make his characters interesting in any meaningful way.
I think that "Return of the King" will rank as one of the great movies of our time, and will be remembered and loved for many years to come. It will be a surprise if this movie does not win the Best Picture Oscar, at least as an appreciation of the series as a whole. The trilogy is unarguably a more skillfully done work than the Star Wars trilogy (hexology?) and is at the end far, far more satisfying.
Does anyone else get the impression that if the current Administration had their way, and if everybody would just see things reasonably, then we'd just all understand that they are not to be questioned? That they absolutely know what is best for the United States, and to question this in any serious way is treasonous?
Well, that is a load of shit Mr. President. You wanna know one of the reasons why this country is at the top of the heap? Because we have spirited debate and disagreements about issues. Because we search for the right answers, knowing that no single individual has them all. That we are *collectively* stronger, not because we have some dipshit aristocrat from Texas in the White House, but because we have said dipshit, plus 385 other dipshits in Congress, 9 dipshits in the Court, and countless other dipshits writing op-eds, doing talk radio, doing research, or just talking over beers at a pool hall.
BUT we talk. We disagree. We do not want a King, telling us what to do from on high. The AM radio circuit might be willing to follow blindly, but I most certainly am NOT.


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Last year you posted in search of pickled cabbage leaves that you thought you remembered your grandparents stuffing, and someone confirmed your memory and told you they were available online. I'm tutoring one of my Bulgarian friends in English as a Second Language a couple times a week, and we talk frequently about foods. I mentioned learning how to make "serMEE" last summer (stuffed grape leaves... the Greeks call them dolmas or dolmades) and she told me that in winter, they're made with pickled cabbage leaves instead of grape leaves (makes seasonal sense). She was bummed she didn't know where to begin looking for them in town.
Your query equipped me to give her an answer I'd have been otherwise unprepared to offer. Sometimes we don't know the ways our words inform one another, and I just wanted to thank you for what you sometimes refer to as your ramblings. I learn a lot from you, and you helped me offer someone some reassurance today. :o) |
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Glad you could help your friend find the cabbage leaves. Steve S. was the one who put us on track for getting them. We have been using them but somehow our version of stuffed pickled cabbage leaves doesn't taste as good as grandma's did 80 years ago but a 12 year old g granddaughter thinks they are the best thing she ever ate and each time they visit her request is for that dish, we really don't have any particular recipe, just wing it every time but its hard to go wrong with them. |
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WTFery of the morning, as reported by Dianna Dilworth on GalleyCat: Brevard County Public Libraries in Florida have pulled their 19 copies of 50 Shades of Grey from the shelves.
HuffPo has a quote from Don Walker, a spokesman for the library, who said, "it's semi-porgnographic." The HuffPo article indicated that several other libraries in Florida had refused to purchase copies, but Brevard bought 19, then took them out of circulation, sending notices to the 200 or so people on a waiting list.
Library services director Cathy Schweinsberg told Florida Today: Nobody asked us to take it off the shelves. But we bought some copies before we realized what it was. We looked at it, because it's been called 'mommy porn' and 'soft porn.' We don't collect porn."
Brevard County Public Libraries don't collect porn. But since there's no established definition of what porn is, particularly for a library, I took a closer look at their collection to ascertain the items within their collection that I knew included sexually explicit depictions.
They have over 150 different Longarm novels, and a rather healthy collection of romances, including titles by Lora Leigh, Laurell K. Hamilton, Joey W. Hill, and Emma Holly.
So how does 50 Shades of Grey qualify as porn, while those works do not?
Your guess is as good as mine.
There's a petition online featuring plenty of irritated folks telling the library not to censor what their patrons read, but if you'd like to write a letter to the Brevard County Library Director, Cathy Schweinsberg, her address is:
Cathy Schweinsberg
Library Services Director
Brevard County Public Library
308 Forrest Ave.
Cocoa, FL 32922
Or you can email her at email@example.com. There's additional contact information for Ms. Schweinsberg and for the library administration at their Contact page.
I don't know if any reasoned argument can sway the decision, but if you do write, please keep the argument reasonable and not attackernating, as tempting as it may be to say, 'OH COME ON NOW.' This is the letter I've sent her:
Dear Ms. Schweinsberg:
I'm writing in regards to your decision to remove 50 Shades of Grey by EL James from your circulating collection on the grounds that it is "porn."
I am not a resident of Florida, but many, many women I know are, and we are all avid readers of romance. The danger in removing one book on the grounds that it is 'porn' is that you have not defined what it is that constitutes pornography. Is it because this book features scenes that are labeled as BDSM? Your library carries Exit to Eden by Anne Rice, which also features BDSM, as well as several other works by writers of erotic romantic fiction that include bondage and domination scenes.
Is it that 50 Shades of Grey features explicit sexuality? Many other books do as well, and not just romance. For example, I examined your catalog and found over 160 different books in the Longarm series. Are you familiar at all with Longarm? It's a popular western series known for extremely graphic descriptions of sex and violence. Here is a sampling of scenes from Longarm books:
"Longarm was able to enjoy Ramona longer, and wilder, as Carlota cuddled close to kiss Ramona passionately on the mouth and finger Longarm's ass as he long-donged her sister."
– Longarm and the Deadly Dead Man
Located in your South Mainland Branch, currently checked out
"Longarm paid no attention to her giggling. He concentrated instead on feeling of sliding inside that sweet pussy and out again."
– Longarm and the One-Armed Bandit
Located in your Titusville Branch, currently on shelfI apologize for the frank and explicit nature of the excerpts included, but if you are going to remove a book based on it being "porn," I wanted to make sure you were fully cognizant of the sexual content of several hundred other books in the Brevard County collection. If 50 Shades of Grey is porn, I'd posit that the Longarm series qualifies as well, though I remain unsure as to the specifics of your definitions.
Because 50 Shades of Grey is no more or less explicit than many other books in your collection, I conclude that pulling 50 Shades of Grey from circulation in your library is censorship. Worse, it is censorship based on an arbitrary and ill-fitting definition of pornography.
The fact that you carry books in your collection which are equally as sexually explicit means that you've removed 50 Shades of Grey on an inaccurate, ignorant, and ill-defined basis. If you're going to exclude all books with sexual content, you're going to remove many romances, works of literary fiction, and some mysteries and thrillers from your collection as well, to say nothing of Lady Chatterley's Lover and similar classics. If 50 Shades of Grey is pornography, then any book featuring sexual content may qualify. That might be more than half your circulating collection.
It should not matter what is in the books in your library. Neither censoring nor defining pornography are part of the job of a library, nor is it the responsibility of a library director to define what is and is not pornography, and to remove books that patrons have asked for. My understanding is that your job is to carry the books that your patrons are interested in reading, and to do so without judgment. I know there is a petition online regarding this matter already, with over 1500 signatures, my own among them.
Please reconsider your decision to remove 50 Shades of Grey from circulation. It was certainly not my favorite book that I've read, but I will defend the right of any person who wishes to read it, in your library, or anywhere else.
Thank you for your time,
Sarah Wendell
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Martinez heads Class of 2013 backstops
April, 20, 2012
By Jason A. Churchill | ESPN.com
Andrew Craft/ESPNHSMater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) junior catcher Jeremy Martinez celebrates the Monarchs' win over Harvard-Westlake in the championship of the inaugural USA Baseball H.S. Invitational.
Each week from now until the end of April, we'll take a look at the elite Class of 2013 baseball prospects by ranking the Top 5 players at each position. This week, we continue with the Top 5 catchers led by Jeremy Martinez of Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.). Martinez batted .388 with 32 RBIs as a sophomore and led Mater Dei to the USA Baseball National High School Invitational this season.
1. Jeremy Martinez, Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)
Martinez receives above-average or better grades across the board. He excels on defense, where he possesses a plus arm, good feet and a good understanding of the position. He also shows plus makeup and leadership skills. He's already a draft prospect without talking about his bat and work ethic. Martinez can hit and there's some present power upon which to build. He's headed to USC should he pass on pro ball, but the phone could ring early on Day 1 come June. 2013.
2. Chris Okey, Eustis (Fla.)
Okey is a workout warrior and looks the part of a big-league backstop. He's athletic and has solid defensive tools, including good footwork and an above-average throwing arm. Okey is also very impressive at the plate, using his strong hands, wrists and forearms to generate good bat speed. His approach is sound and there are very few mechanical flaws in his swing. He's a Clemson commit, but he has a shot to play his way into first-day discussion with a strong senior year.
3. Nick Ciuffo, Lexington (S.C.)
Ciuffo has a solid left-handed swing that generates good power and searing line drives. The rest of his game is polished and he shows good makeup and feel. He committed to the Gamecocks prior to his freshman season, which lends an idea how long he's been on the radar. He's as good a present prep backstop there is, including the two players ranked ahead of him.
4. Arden Pabst, Harvard-Westlake (Studio City, Calif.)
Pabst can hit and there's at least gap power in the bat to complement his defensive work. He's a solid athlete, too, and has proven he can handle good velocity, suggesting he has the hands to stick at the position long term. He's chosen Georgia Tech for college ball, and they certainly have a way with catchers, having produced Jason Varitek and Matt Wieters.
5. Zach Collins, American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.)
Collins' calling card is plus raw power — the best among the top prep catchers in the country — which goes well with his advanced approach and good feel for catching. At 6-foot-5 and 220 pounds, there's a good chance Collins has to move from behind the dish. If he can stay conditioned and focused, however, he could join Wieters as a 6-foot-5 catchers in Major League Baseball. If not, his left-handed power bat could carry him through as a first baseman. And yes, if Collins' chances to remain at catcher were greater, he'd likely sit a few spots higher on this list, perhaps even No. 1.
Others to Watch
Tyler Alamo, Cypress (Calif.)
Jarrett Freeland, Parkview (Lilburn, Ga.)
Ronnie Healy, Jupiter (Fla.)
Anthony Sherlag, Marist (Atlanta)
Christin Stewart, Providence Christian (Lilburn, Ga.)
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2 Based on demo - Annoying!safeaz | 16/10/2007 | See all safeaz's reviews (10)Though it's wrong to base a game on it's demo, I wasn't impressed.The first thing that struck me was that the graphics, though by no means terrible, weren't up to scratch when compared to other PS3 titles.I then began to become increasingly frustrated whenever I missed a target objective during play... anyone who has owned a GT or Burnout title should be able to relate, it's the same feeling of completing a run 0.003 seconds over the required time!! I also felt like punching the "director" voiceover guy at times. Download it. Then tell me you don't feel the same way.I think once you have the tracks down, the rest would be a doddle, unfortunately I didn't give the demo tracks the time of day to be able to progress to that standard.By no means rubbish, i'm sure it'll provide entertainment for a few hours on a rainy day, but put it this way - the demo is no longer located on my machine.
4 5 minute funPaulCook | 19/10/2007 | See all PaulCook's reviews (1)Well i bought the game and was impressed at first.I thought it was fun to play and the fact you can build your own stunt tracks was a bonus.then you play the game for more than an hour and i am afraid to say it get a little boring and repetitive.I will be trading the game in for something else, if you like simple games get this otherwise save your money.
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John Williams: Great gun-grab scam
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Great gun-grab scam
To the editor:
Also known as H.R. 45 (Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009) this was introduced by Rep Bobby Rush, a Democrat from Illinois. All gun owners should be very angry about this, as it will affect all handguns and rifles with removable magazines. If the Democrat-controlled administration can get this through, they will be after the rest of the guns.
Make no mistake, if this gets to the president, he will jump at the chance to sign it.
This administration has the worst record ever when it comes to our Second Amendment rights. This administration will wage war on our Second Amendment rights.
If you are not a gun owner, you should be terrified as well. This is a blatant shot at the destruction of the Constitution. Our civil rights and liberties have been slowly eroding during the years and at a much faster rate since 9/11.
The passage of this bill would be a major blow.
The intent of H.R. 45 is to make it too much trouble to comply with the rules (there is a test by the way) or make you an instant criminal if you do not.
Consider that you will have to have a license and pay a fee set by the U.S. Attorney General. It will start cheap, but once they have your information, then he can set the fee at whatever he chooses.
Keep in mind this bypasses your congressmen and senators; this decision is left to one man who can be under a lot of pressure from the president. You will have to renew this license every five years, you will have to notify the AG if you move, and you will have to notify the AG almost immediately if your gun is lost or stolen. You will have to provide, at minimum, a thumbprint and any and all mental health records.
All of these provisions can be changed at the whim of the AG's office. Registration is the first step towards confiscation.
For you "pry the guns from your cold, dead fingers" people, it is less messy and painful to write or call your representatives. Do it soon. Tell them no amendments or compromises. They need to kill the bill totally. If they get swamped on this issue, they will have no choice but to act as needed.
Make it clear that you will be following this bill and their actions on it.
You also may want to use the links below to check out H.J. Res. 5. This is an attempt to repeal the 22nd article of amendment to the constitution, Removing the law that lets the president serve only two terms.
Can you spell dictator?
Please use the links shown below to check this out, and bookmark them so you can return to them and use them again.
Stay informed.
Change anyone?
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Non-Partisan Site? www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h45/text
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DONTTREADONME 5 years, 9 months ago
on april 7, 09 DHS released a request to watch all gun owners in VT to go state wide about the spike in gun & ammo sales since 11/08 they are calling all of us gun owners radical terrorist due to oboma being black and his stance on gun ownership or the lack there of
emery bear 5 years, 9 months ago
Well I did say back in the fall that I would be the first to support this administration if they did not move too far to the left. I cannot and will not support this president or this congress. We are moving down the road of socialism so fast my head is spinning. I really did think that it would be a slow move if it happened, but I was wrong. Mr. Williams whether you know it or not, the office of "homeland security" has just labeled you a "radical right wing extremist". I base this conclusion on the office of home land security's report, just released yesterday, April 14th 2009. By the way this report was distributed on April 7th 2009 to police and law enforcement all over the U.S. here is the definition they use; The report from DHS' Office of Intelligence and Analysis defines right-wing extremism in the U.S. as "divided into those groups, movements and adherents that are primarily hate-oriented (based on hatred of particular religious, racial or ethnic groups) and those that are mainly anti-government, rejecting federal authority in favor of state or local authority, or rejecting government authority entirely. It may include groups and individuals that are dedicated to a single issue, such as opposition to abortion or immigration." But Mr. Williams you are not alone, the governor of Texas is with you. Here is a quote from him on the subject yesterday "I believe that our federal government has become oppressive in its size, its intrusion in the lives of our citizens, and it interference with the affairs of our state," Gov. Perry said. As of the date of this report and its release to law enforcement agencies, any American who believes in states' rights and that the federal government is to big, has been labeled a "right wing extremist" by this administration. All of you please note this definition has nothing to do with being a republican or democrat. The "Great Gun Grab" is only part of the beginning, as this democracy becomes a dictatorship, while those who believe in the Constitution of the United States of America, are labeled "right wing extremist".
Sumarjn 5 years, 9 months ago
Hey guys! Your Tin Foil is drooping! How ridiculous!
Maybe you can relax once Rush Limbaugh is your President! (snicker)
Tom Soos 5 years, 9 months ago
The way that the Obama administration thanks the brave young men & women who risk their live to protect & and defend the US and its Constitution in to put them on the terrorist watch list as well. Maybe that's because they are afraid that they WILL continue to protect the Constitution from all enemies both foreign and domestic
firereader55 5 years, 9 months ago
In reference to Sumarjn's comment, that is probably what the people in Poland thought about Adolph Hilter, just before their country was overrun. People always sound an alert, before bad things happen, you evidently do not read History, and are not listening. Inaction of a populous to do nothing is the same as agreeing with the action, or path someone is taking us. You are in a car the person driving is drunk, is it funny before he has a wreck and kills someone, or do you ask him to stop and get out, you would evidently laugh and do nothing, Whose tin foil is drooping. I for one believe in the Constitution that the President swore an oath to defend. I believe he, (President Obama), would be opposed to any action or bill, that would destroy the Constitution. President Obama can not interpret the Constitution but only defend it. I do find it unique that the DHS has people on a watch list that believe in the Constitution. Well lets hope President Obama does defend the Constitution against all enemies both foreign and domestic, and our Constitution, to do less would not be Presidential. by the way I am OPPOSED to HB-45, HR 157, HR 665, H.J.Res 5., H.J.Res11,opposed to the adding of district seats to D. C. and I am FOR THESE, HR17, HR197, and Thank you one and all Big A
taxslave 5 years, 9 months ago
Hey all, the united states issued a health warning yesterday over the swine flu. We have embargos on our exports already today. So does Canada. Be careful and buy a mask and get informed and stay frosty.
Just thought I'd mention it since the paper didn't and what you don't know can hurt you. This has been news for past 48 hours.
Really 5 years, 9 months ago
I am WAY more worried about the swine flu than I am about Obama's ruining the country.
Tom Soos 5 years, 9 months ago
There is a pill you can take for Swine Flu Too bad its not that easy to fix the other.
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10. Exile – 4TRK Mind – SoulSpazm
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9. Travis Barker – Give The Drummer Some – Interscope – Designed by original Dr. Octagon LP artist Pushead, we get a similar theme here with the rotting skull of one T. Barker, complete with mohawk and drumsticks. While this LP didn't quite deliver like we wanted to, the cover (and guest list) sure made us want to listen.
8. Jedi Mind Tricks – Violence Begets Violence – Enemy Soil – JMT album covers always manage to be eye-catching, this one featuring members of what they refer to in North Korea as the stunted generation (the little duns), suggesting the cycle of violence will repeat as time goes on. Cold, chilling.
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6. Evidence - Cats & Dogs – Rhymesayers – Ev cheekily takes things a step further with this beating of a dead horse of his Weatherman persona, with a 9-11-esque memorial to all the fallen cats and dogs.
5. Apathy – Honkey Kong – Dirty Version – The sheer audacity of this album cover, depicting Apathy as a massive albino gorilla on a path to destruction, is probably the most accurate metaphor we can think of for the CT rhyme animal. Dope LP to boot.
4. Lloyd Banks – The Cold Corner 2 – We hate to include a mixtape cover on this list, but Banks killed it with this one, capturing the mindstate of New York City and perhaps the rest of the country, just as the Occupy Wall Street movement broke out.
3. The Roots – undun – Island/Def Jam – The Roots went for simplicity with the cover to undun, taking what looks to be vintage photography much like they did with Things Fall Apart. Consider this the ying to TFA's yang.
2. Mobb Deep – Black Cocaine – Infamous Records - Dope.
1. Jay-Z + Kanye West – Watch The Throne – Roc-A-Fella - There probably isn't an album cover that screams "buy me" more than this one. An album that is pretty much summed up as two stylish, rich guys rapping about how stylish and rich they are, packaged in a golden, embossed cross. That shit cray.
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10. Drake – Take Care – YMCMB
You already know we love this LP, so obviously we didn't judge a book by it's cover. But damn, what were you thinking, Drizzy? No seriously, why are you so pensive on the album cover? For a man with lots of gold, he sure does look sad. He also looks like he is holding a Thanksgiving drumstick, from a distance. This cover also prompted the Twitter trending topic #drakecrieswhen.
9. Shunda K – The Most Wanted – Fanatic
Yo, uh, what the fuck is happening here? Oh we get it, she's like Mimic, the X-Men's crappiest villain. Superlame.
8. Ace Hood – Blood, Sweat, & Tears – Def Jam – So you finished P90X, congrats. But rappers, please stop putting your oiled up, bloody chests and nipples on your album cover. Nobody wants to see that shit. Seriously.
7. Pete Rock & Smif-N-Wessun – Monumental – Duck Down – This is one of the best LP's of the year, incidentally. So why did they get the blind sculpting chick from Lionel Richie's "Hello" video to do the cover?
6. A$ap Rocky – Live Love A$ap – Apparently this guy has never heard of Aesop Rock. Or seen the Stankonia LP cover.
5. 2 Chainz – T.R.U. REALigon – Def Jam – Wow, this dude is so in demand that he gets text messages even as he pisses! Chalk that up with a questionable title (what is he advertising True Religion Jeans or something?) and you easily have one of the wackest covers of the year. Fuck off.
4. Roc C – Stoned Genius – Yeah, sometimes we perceive things differently when we are stoned.
3. Curtains – Killer Tape – An artist's depiction of a crime scene, executed poorly.
2. French Montana – Casino Life - Imitating your favorite mob movie for your album cover/video/intro/whatever has been done. What's great (or not) about this one is that they left Sharon Stone in tact.
1. Tyga – Careless World: Rise Of The Last King – YMCMB – This album cover has already been dissed on the internet for being too similar to Watch The Throne, but even worse, Tyga is mirroring himself as The Last King Of Scotland, Idi Amin. Uh, did you see this movie, Tyga? If so, you probably wouldn't want to resemble anything close to him. Not too late to scrap it, buddy.
that Roc C cover may be bad, but that album is bangin'! I didn't know #9 was a female.
The Drake LP was dope? What the fuck happened to you HHS?
The caption for the 2 chainz was perfect. Telling him to fuck off made me laugh. Plus his name is just as shitty as his album cover. I guess anyone can put an album out these days.
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I see this thread has become an academic pissing competition. I did not read all the individual posts in this thread as they, like the pissing competition are entirely irrelevant. From your cases it was clear that you purposely committed actions that went against the wishes of your teammates. Double mid in ranked is not an issue if the team knowingly agrees to it. It was obvious that they did not. The basic principle of the Summoner's Code boils down to "dont be a jerk". It is apparent that many of your teammates thought you were being a jerk, and the tribunal agreed. The subjective definition of the word is irrelevant.
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