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The Verge. Design - Welcome. 8 traits of great Metro style apps. Two Years Later: The Amazing HTC HD2. It's hard to believe just how much the smartphone space has changed since that phone, the HTC HD2, was released in November 2009, two years ago.
It was one of the last Windows Mobile devices, but it eventually got ports for both Android and Windows Phone 7. With this active developer support and a thriving community, it went on to become the most popular device in xda-developers history, and was voted as the best HTC device of both 2009 and 2010 in our forums. Twine : Listen to your world, talk to the Internet by Supermechanical. The Kickstarter is over, but if you missed out on backing us, not to worry.
You can still join the thousands of other awesome Twine owners by pre-ordering on Supermechanical. It's the next best thing to being an original backer! Follow us on Facebook or Twitter. Supermechanical. Engadget. iPad 2 - Now with iOS 5 and iCloud. The #1 HP webOS, TouchPad, Pre, and Veer Community. The #1 HP webOS, TouchPad, Pre, and Veer Community. Palm has updated the Pre for Verizon, slightly tweaking the hardware and upping the RAM available to run apps.
The Pre Plus is exclusive to Verizon and in addition to the noted hardware updates, the Pre Plus also will have an innovative and crazy-cool piece of software available for it called "Mobile Hotspot," which turns the Pre Plus into a mobile WiFi router. The Palm Pre Plus arrives January 25th on Verizon, exclusively, for $149.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate and a two-year contract. We've had the Palm Pre Plus for a few days now and our initial take is quite simple: it's definitely better than the original Pre, but is it so much better that current Sprint subscribers should switch to Verizon?


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148Apps Review Summary
Our Rating: :: TURBULENT FUN :: Read Our Full Review >>Gyro13 slaps a fresh coat of paint (and pumps up the difficulty) to a very old classic.
What's New
v1.2.1:• Improved Loading
• A few minor bugs fixed
• Fixed bug: Music stop playing after Level restart
• Fixed bug: Total Score problem in Leaderboards
• Improved GUI
• A few minor bugs fixed
• Game Center Leaderboards Added.
If you like Gyro13, please rate it 5-stars in iTunes every time an update comes out!
As always, your 5-star iTunes ratings and reviews keep the updates coming!
Thanks for playing Gyro13
App Description
REVIEWS:AppCraver: 10/10 "It's fun. It's difficult. It's addictive. ... That's why Gyro13 – Steam Copter Arcade HD is a must buy."
148Apps: 4.5/5 "It's more involved than a typical corridor flyer, looks great, plays well and is absolutely loaded with challenge."
touchArcade: 4.5/5 "This game is sexy... Textures, lighting and shadows are all top notch."
iReviewT: "A"+Must Have Award "Stunning graphics, proven game concept, precise control scheme."
TheAppShack: 10/10 "One of the best iOS games I have ever had the pleasure of playing."
Arcadelife: 87% "Gorgeous looking, difficult, often quite frustrating, but overall fun game."
SlideToPlay: 3/4 "This is a great looking game with a significant challenge level and fun retro gameplay."
• Universal App - Play Gyro13 on iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPad, iPad 2, iPod Touch 3 (16 GB and above), or iPod Touch 4 for a single low price.
• It is one of the first iOS games powered by the stunning Unreal® Engine – Unreal Development Kit by Epic Games.
• Optimized for iPhone 4 and iPad 2 – Includes high-resolution graphics that utilize the enhanced visual capabilities of the iPhone 4 and iPad 2.
• You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzdGPqM9Qug
Ready to Fly Deep?
Gyro13 is a full-featured, physics-based helicopter arcade game with dozens of levels. It emphasizes balance, skill, and control as you tackle obstacles in cavernous mines. Maneuver your steam copter through the deep dark tunnels of the mines while facing unforgiving time limits for saving miners, tricky machinery and other threats.
The game features stunning full HD graphics and proven old school gameplay.
If you think you can:
• avoid or use the treacherous wind rifts to your advantage
• save all miners
• find ways to operate puzzling machines
• escape even from the most desperate situations
• deal with the lethal poisonous clouds
• master the powerful pulse cannon
• become one with your copter and make it through the hell and back
then download now…
Follow us on Twitter: http://gyro13.com/twitter
Become a fan of Gyro13 on Facebook: http://gyro13.com/facebook
For more information or support, please visit http://gyro13.com or http://games.cinemax.cz
App Changes
March 07, 2014 Price Decrease: $1.99 -> $0.99
February 20, 2014 Price Decrease: $5.99 -> $1.99
October 25, 2013 Price Decrease: $1.99 -> $0.99
October 11, 2013 Price Decrease: $5.99 -> $1.99
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On October 8 1996, Madonna's "You Must Love Me" music video premiered on MTV.
"You Must Love Me" was released by Warner Bros. as the first single from the "Evita" soundtrack. The song was written by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber, and it won an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1997.
Madonna filmed the music video for "You Must Love Me" on 31 August 1996 in California, while she was eight months pregnant with her daughter Lourdes. Madonna stands behind a piano to hide her pregnancy.


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(Last Week)
Joe C. and Barbara Leier, Lugard Leier, Donna Aune and Andy and Joan Schmidt went to Napoleon on Sunday evening for the NBA supper and fun night.
Ralph Miller conducted the business meeting when the Braddock Lion's Club met for their January dinner meeting on Thursday evening. Derrick Appert was a guest and joined the club. Ten members answered roll call. Ladies night is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 21.
DonnaAune, Lugard Leier and Andy and Joan Schmidt went to Linton on Wednesday for the Cabin Fever Days, sponsored by the Senior Citizens. Jim Schmidt and Angela Jangula of Hazelton also attended.
The South Central Threshers will hold a Mountain Oyster fry at Miss Kitties on Saturday, Feb. 23.
There is no peace without justice and no justice without forgiveness.
(This Week)
Correction:IntheBraddock news a couple of weeks ago, the item was about Hilda Mock and some of her siblings attending a funeral for their uncle Magnus Unser and I had given him the name of Magnus Silvernagel. Sorry.
Roxanne Von Zommeren and her daughters and Tanya Hammer all of Bismarck spent a few days with John and Lucille Hammer.
Andy and Joan Schmidt had supper with Lugard Leier last Sunday.
Grief is like a long valley, where an end may reveal a totally new landscape.
How about sharing some news items? My phone number is 701-332-6776.
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FDLA Fall Conference 2011
Distance Learning – Best Practices and Beyond.
If you are interested in the success of distance learning and the choice they give students in Florida, you should attend. Sessions are targeted at authorizers, administrators, educators, and all distance learning stakeholders.
Why should I attend?
The Florida Distance Learning Association's (FDLA) 2011 National Conference is the premier event for professionals in the distance learning industry . This year's fall conference promises to deliver another action-packed agenda that will bring together distance learning practitioners within Florida. We are honored to have presenters join us from other states, as well, sharing best practices and beyond…The format of this event allows attendees to learn about relevant topics from many different points of view. Sessions will be targeted to the K-12 audience, Higher Education, and virtually all distance learning stakeholders. The moderate size makes it possible for attendees to actively participate. This conference is an opportunity to share ideas, learn about distance learning programs and products, and gain a better understanding of the field. It provides participants with a wonderful opportunity to establish new relationships and contacts with others involved in distance learning. Sessions include Curriculum Redesign, Using Digital Tools for Online Learning, Assessment, Legislative Updates, Best Practices, and more!
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- The building is a non-smoking facility. Smoking is permitted outside the building.
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Early-bird registration is $150 for members until May 31 then it will be $250 (50% discount) / $200 for early-bird non-members until May 31, then it will be $300 per attendee and includes:
- Opening and Closing General Sessions
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- Continental Breakfast on Friday & Saturday
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Johann Baptist Zimmermann (3 January 1680, Gaispoint — 2 March 1758, Munich) was a German painter and a prime stucco plasterer during the Baroque.
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Sakr, Naomi (2008) Egyptian TV in the grip of government: politics before profit in a fluid Pan-Arab market. In: Ward, David, (ed.) Television and public policy: change and continuity in an era of global liberalization. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, New York, pp. 265-281. ISBN 0805856453
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In pictures: March to Tahrir
Opposition groups hold marches to Tahrir Square and the Presidential Palace
National Salvation Front and Al-Dostour Party gathered supporters for marches to Tahrir Square, as well as demonstrations in front of the Presidential Palace. Al-Dostour Party in a statement said it would continue protesting to realise the goals of the revolution and as a stand against the Ministry of the Interior and the arbitrary detention, torture, and killing of people.
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I know the Beltman is probably more pleasing to the eye, but are the Looper & Beltman equal in function & stiffness?
The Looper is $30, Beltman about $90. The Looper link is below.
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But what exactly does the Census Bureau mean by poor? And how did it determine that Miami is now the poorest big city in America? Well, if that single mom had two youngsters to feed, clothe, and house, she was considered poor if she made less than $13,423. In Miami 3398 similar single-mom families fell below that magic number. Overall 19,779 families (100,405 individuals) were poor in 1999. That amounted to nearly one out of every three people who live in the city, and that was enough to boost Miami from the fourth-poorest big city (population over 250,000) a decade ago to the top spot today. This ignominious honor was achieved during a time when most of the nation was enjoying unprecedented levels of prosperity fed by a booming Wall Street, a projected federal budget surplus, and a red-hot job market.
All that melted away about a year and a half ago, when people began to realize that much of their prosperity was built on little more than hype and creative accounting. So it's more than a little ironic that this nation's official method for measuring poverty is likewise based on faulty assumptions that purposely paint a rosier picture than actually exists.
It's bad enough that the 2000 Census found Miami sinking under the weight of poverty, but in fact the situation is even worse than the numbers suggest.
The formula used to calculate those numbers was the idea of a plain-faced, no-nonsense Social Security Administration economist by the name of Mollie Orshansky, who in 1963 worked out a simple method for measuring American poverty. Ms. Orshansky figured that if you took the bare-bones amount of money it cost a family to feed itself (a number she got from the U.S. Department of Agriculture) and multiplied that by three, you'd arrive at an acceptable figure for a minimum standard of living. The food number was multiplied by three because economists at the time assumed most families spent one-third of their incomes on food. The other two-thirds was used for shelter, clothing, and other basic needs. Of course families come in different sizes, so Orshansky proposed to adjust for the number of people in the family and whether they were under 18 years old or over 65 (kids and senior citizens eat less, or so the theory holds).
Since 1965 our nation's leaders have been using this formula to draw a neat fence around a terribly messy problem. It became the basis for President Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty and has remained the one absolute even as the social, political, and economic structure of American life has warped in unprecedented, unpredictable ways. Although the War on Poverty was largely undone by Johnson's successors in the Eighties and Nineties, its measuring standard remains, and it continues to drive inadequate national and local policies designed to identify and assist our disadvantaged fellow citizens.
The census determines a city's poverty rate by dividing the number of people living under the poverty threshold by the total number of city residents. (This doesn't include people living in group quarters, such as military barracks, jails, and institutions.) For Miami that now works out to a poverty rate of 28.5 percent, making the city numero uno, surpassing the grim realities of such rust-belt contenders as Buffalo and Cleveland.
But even that figure is an overly optimistic assessment of real need in many areas, such as Miami's inner-city neighborhoods, according to poverty experts who've been arguing for years that the government should adopt a more realistic measure. In 1995 more than 40 economists, sociologists, researchers, and public-policy experts from some of the nation's most prestigious institutions sent a letter to the federal government calling for major revisions. Citing a report by the National Research Council, the letter pointed out the painfully obvious -- that times have changed since the Sixties. A few examples: the explosive growth of single-parent homes and working women; steeply higher rents and health-care costs; grandparents raising kids; radical changes in food consumption (think fast-food nation, prepackaged supermarket goods, and the effects of industrialized agriculture on food costs). Nor does the old method measure the benefits of government programs such as food stamps or Medicaid that provide some buffer for those who qualify.
But government officials were unmoved and today persist in using Mollie Orshansky's formula, which is adjusted each year only for inflation. It doesn't account for even basic cost-of-living differences around the nation -- meaning that Uncle Sam thinks a dollar goes as far in New York City as it does in Fargo, North Dakota. And since patterns of consumption have changed, the idea that most families still spend one-third of their income on food is simply wrong, experts argue. "Those assumptions are no longer accurate, if they ever were," says Keith Kilty, co-editor of the Journal of Poverty and a professor of social work at Ohio State University. "Poor people probably spend at least half their income on rent, especially in large cities like Miami."


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PHIL 4800 Nature Revisited:
Environmental Issues in Philosophical Perspective
Abbreviated Title: Nature Revisited
Catalogue Description: Analysis of historically lodged perspectives on nature, wilderness, and environmental management in light of contested issues concerning restoration, conservation, preservation, and wise use practices. Application of abstract analysis to concrete regional issues. For prospective teachers interested in broadening the capacity of students to respect and value their place in nature. (LIBS Integrative: Humanistic Inquiry)
Expanded Course Description: Analysis of historically lodged perspectives on nature, with special focus on evolving conceptions of wilderness and how these conceptions frame our discussion of contested issues concerning restoration, conservation, preservation, "wise use" practices, and other competing paradigms of environmental management. This course will also emphasize the application of abstract analysis to concrete regional issues concerning water, wildlife habitat, agriculture and farmland, and national park management. Our main goals will be to broaden our sense of the place and workings of nature, to expand our sense of responsibility and belonging, and to investigate interdisciplinary connections between science and philosophy as a basis for appreciating the larger context of factual analysis, the complexity of one's environment, the complex interrelatedness of natural phenomena, and the significance of these insights for human and natural well-being. This course is designed for students who are interested in broadening the capacity of others to respect and value their place in nature. (LIBS Integrative: Humanistic Inquiry)
Topical Course Outline:
1. Conceptions of Nature in Historical/Cultural Perspective (2 wks)
a. Nature as Contested Terrain
b. Muir vs. Pinchot: Preservation or Conservation?
c. Olmsted's Constructions of Nature
d. Leopold's Land-Use Ethic (Conceptual Foundations)
2. Evolving Conceptions of Wilderness (2 wks)
a. Cronon: Rethinking Wilderness
b. Klaver: Silent Wolves and the Call of the Wild
c. Graber: Resolute Biocentrism (Wilderness as a National Park)
3. Practical Issues: Habitat in the Central Valley and High Sierra (3 wks)
a. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (San Luis Wildlife Refuge)
b. Dan Williams: SJV Endangered Species Recovery Programs
c. Grassland Environmental Education Center (Los Banos)
d. California Oak Foundation
e. Stanislaus River habitat issues
f. Yosemite National Park environmental issues (Draft Plan)
g. Central Valley Permaculture Group (CSUS Bio-Ag Project)
h. American Farmland Trust
i. Agricultural Land Conservation in the Great Central Valley
j. Green Fields/Brown Skin (Pesticide Use in Valley Agriculture)
4. Changing Conceptions of Nature (Recent Influences): (3 weeks)
a. Refinements in Leopold's Land-Use Ethic (Sustainable development)
b. Norton's Health Management Paradigm for Self-Organizing Systems
c. Worster on Perturbations, Change, and Disorder
d. Nabhan on Cultural Parallax (Viewing North American Habitats)
e. Ethical Perspectives on Ecological Restoration
5. Group Project Presentations and Analysis (3 wks)
Teaching Methods: Each class emphasizes careful discussion-based analysis of assigned reading. The pedagogical goal of the course is to promote broad student participation in rigorous reflective analysis, using the following instructional methods:
ïStudents are given study questions to help focus their attention on key themes and concepts as they work through the assigned readings.
ïWeekly writing exercises help us track reading comprehension. They also establish the initial focus of class discussion. The question is distributed, there is a breakout session for small group interaction to develop a focus on relevant aspects of the reading, and then students write on the question (for 10-15 minutes). Class discussion focusses on relevant themes, issues and concepts in the reading. To tie back to themes from prior discussions, a sampling of interesting responses are read aloud before the quizzes are returned. This illustrates a variety of good forms of responding and also allows us to highlight interesting points from less vocal (often more thoughtful) students.
ïThere is an emphasis on presenting and discussing key points in the assigned readings. Through a process of questioning, students are drawn into careful analysis of personal and social implications of these points. They engage as a group in a question-based modeling of abstract analysis. They write reflectively on personal implications of this abstract analysis. They raise and discuss critical reactions in small cluster groups and report back to the class as a whole.
ïShort film clips can be especially evocative in the context of class discussions. They can also help us isolate interesting issues relating to environmental management practices. After viewing the clips, students meet in small cluster groups to identify and develop interesting points of focus, then come together for a discussion of the whole.
ïOn occasion, we will read aloud and discuss central passages from the assigned reading to develop skills of interpretive analysis, conceptual translation, and integrative comprehension.
ïStudents must keep a journal of well-focussed entries in which they identify and react to a central point in the reading (often a theme, issue, or relation between concepts). At several points in the course, entries will be exchanged between students (for suggestive comments and reactions).
ïStudents are assigned two short study papers (700 words) calling for conceptual study and focused discussion of themes from the assigned readings. This exposes them to the benefits of careful reading. The second paper gives students an opportunity to address specific skills marked for development in the evaluation of their first paper.
ïStudents finish up with a capstone group research project and write a term paper in which they identify, develop and assess a key environmental issue (or interplay of issues) distilled from their participation in the group research project. Each group presentation and capstone paper should incorporate themes and issues emphasized in the assigned readings and class discussion. The focus of the group project should reflect an analysis of issues or practices presented in the "practical issues" component of the course.
Course Assignments and Grading Breakdown
(1) 20% of your grade will reflect your performance on the following assignments:
a) short in-class writing assignments that draw on assigned readings covered since the last quiz (you should expect to write at least once a week for 10-15 minutes at the beginning of class)
b) participation in small group breakout sessions and class discussion
(2) 20% of your semester grade will reflect the quality of your critical reflections in a philosophical journal. There should be at least 10 sustained entries and 3000 words (or roughly 15 double-spaced, typed pages, though the entries need not be typed). Your critical reflections should be addressed to ideas or concepts encountered in the assigned readings and can take any one of the following forms:
a) elabortion of the significance of these ideas for your understanding of a pertinent perspective on nature, wilderness, or environmental management.
b) critical perspective on these ideas or concepts derived from other assigned readings in the course, or based on critical points developed in class discussions.
c) personal critical reactions to these ideas or concepts, reflecting your own analysis (including reasons for privileging your own perspective).
(3) 20% of your semester grade will be based on two short papers (which should be approximately 750 words each). Note: Students may opt for a final exam in lieu of the two short papers.
(4) 40% of your semester grade will be based on a thematic paper (1500 words) in which you identify, develop and discuss a main theme from the course in relation to a group research project. You should include explicit references from the readings and some critical analysis exhibiting several pertinent perspectives on the theme you have chosen to address. You will be expected to contribute to an in-class presentation based on your group research project, and the scope of your contribution will be factored into your grade on the thematic paper.
(5) 20% of your grade will be based on your final exam if you choose this option in lieu of the two short papers. The final will consist of two one-hour essays, in response to questions developed from a set of study questions distributed to you one week prior to the exam. The final exam can also be taken by students who have received an average grade of B+ or lower on the two short papers and in-class writings (in which case you may elect to deduct 10% each from your quiz and short paper grades, or apply the final exam grade in place of your average grade on the quizzes or two short papers).
Student Learning Objectives
To earn a passing grade in this class, students must exhibit basic, rudimentary capacity in all ten of the following skills, and show obvious competence in at least two or three. Students exhibiting obvious competence in more than half of these capacities will generally earn a "B" level grade; the "A" level is for students who exhibit obvious competence in all of these capacities and mastery in more than half:
1. Articulate conceptual thoughts in group discussion and writing
2. Exhibit thoughtful reflection in responsive writing
3. Identify central issues, assumptions, conclusions and points of emphasis in a thoughtful piece of writing
4. Identify environmental themes inviting philosophical analysis
5. Articulate concepts of nature in relation to context (including relevant historical, cultural and philosophical context )
6. Apply interpretive skills to the study of thoughtful writings about "nature" and "wilderness" in the production of sound expository writing
7. Provide synthetic analysis of a philosophical position about "nature" or "wilderness" distilled from the assigned readings
8. Exhibit capacity for critical analysis by raising and addressing relevant "why" questions, and by identifying key relations between relevant facts and showing what these relations imply
9. Perform abstract analysis on practical matters and draw viable conclusions
10. Identify false dichotomies and key
elements of
"Rudimentary capacity" means: the capacity is present in an
form, remaining largely implicit to the reader or listener rather than
apparent in the expression itself.
"Obvious competence" means: the capacity is present explicitly,
not yet in an impressive form; creativity is evident, but primarily an
analysis adopted
from the readings and discussion.
"Mastery" means: the capacity is present in a strong and
impressive form,
showing a talent for creative synthesis and analysis, for clear and
accurate readings
presented in the student's own voice, reflecting compelling arguments based
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Seems like Cassie Mitchell just can't catch a break! Not sure who exactly Cassie Mitchell is? We'll bring you up to speed. In the first fun-filled season of First Day, BFF-less and boyfriend-less Cassie is forced to repeat her humiliating first day of school over and over until super hottie AKA the boy of her dreams, Ryan actually notices her!
With so many chances, Cassie has to get it right... right? But after many failed attempts at impressing Ryan, Cassie begins to think she is officially stuck in the most embarrassing, dorkifying first day ever. It's not until she gets some helpful advice from her uber-cool sister, Shasha, that she gets the confidence she needs to execute the perfect day with the perfect boy.
Season 2 of the First Day series launches on September 9th, and this year, it's all about that scary first dance. But before you tune in, catching up on the previous eps is an absolute must! That's why we've put together this First Day vid with all the episodes from the first season right here for you!
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Mon Nov 12, 2012 7:44 am
Hm. Perhaps I jumped the gun. But why, if it does come to about 70% of registered voters, do the numbers still don't seem to add up? How do they get more than double cards cast then?Valhallen wrote:Since the presidential ballots counted are more like 70% of registered voters instead of 140%, do you concede that your linked article is much ado about nothing?
You mean a huge expansion of government intervention into our lives. It gives you a somewhat one-sided choice of either paying out money for health insurance or paying out money to the government. It forces insurance companies to cover things that may be against their religion (the whole Birth Control debate, et al). It creates new "task forces" which monitor the program to see how they can cut wasteful spending. It creates several new agencies. Most of the plan is not in effect until 2014, fully effective in 2020, but meanwhile it's still legal for them to collect the tax.Valhallen wrote:To the actual liberals in the world, most of Obama's policies as implemented are indeed very conservative. For example, Obama didn't even propose single-payer health insurance as a negotiating position, while Obamacare as implemented is a huge expansion of private insurance.
That's a rather bad interpretation of what they wrote. Geez, it's like we're reading two entirely different pieces. Here's a snippet that may help the situation.Valhallen wrote:And that's a terrible definition (not that it actually defines what Conservatism is). Conservatives don't want to pay for things they already bought (i.e. raise the debt ceiling or taxes), and they reject the notion of compromise out of hand? "...the core principles of a small government and fiscal responsibility..."?Rough Giraffe wrote:I think what it comes down to is a definition of Conservatism. We seem to be using different definitions.
The point is not "Conservatives do not compromise," and you seem to have missed it entirely. Are you not guilty of having steadfast ideology as well? Every time we debate, you always think your way is right, do you not? And if I offer a position counter to it, do you ALWAYS compromise between your position and mine? And if not, how do you differ from a Conservative such as how you describe above?If you believe that murder is evil, you do not compromise and say, "Well, I think murder is evil and you think murder is good, therefore we should compromise and say some murder is evil and some ok." And absurd example, for sure, but it makes a solid point. If you have really thought out a number of issues, have seen their effects in the real world on real people, then you are going to be less inclined to surrender ground to ideas that perpetuate the very problems you are trying to solve. This certainly does not mean that every idea a conservative has is ideological, or true, or exempt from compromise. But, it does mean that the closer an idea comes to the core of your belief system the harder it is to compromise on it, the less inclined you should be to compromise on it, and the better for all that you articulate it well and often, and help everyone understand your view.
Or rather, might we say we are trying to conserve virtue, in a time where, just as an example, personal virtue is often cast aside to find a scapegoat for one's hardships?Valhallen wrote:I think that DaCrum was using something more like the dictionary definition: "1. disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change."
Rather, I started working on it, but never got around to finish. Relevance aside, it is also extremely long. I suppose if I answer something here I can cut it from the other reply?Valhallen wrote:Please read that big post of mine. it really is terribly relevant.
I really, seriously hope I am wrong on this one. I hope it does not happen. But, IF it does happen... will you still support Obama?Valhallen wrote:He's been President for almost four years now. If he really wanted to restrict gun rights, why wouldn't he do it in his first term rather than waiting for and gambling on the availability of a second term?
Mon Nov 12, 2012 1:06 pm
to be fair, isn't it rather typical for presidents to leave more radical changes 'til the fairly likely second term? because then they don't have to worry about re-election because it ain't happenin anywayValhallen wrote:He's been President for almost four years now. If he really wanted to restrict gun rights, why wouldn't he do it in his first term rather than waiting for and gambling on the availability of a second term?
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Rough Giraffe wrote:You seem to be throwing around a strawman argument here. It's not about which weapons are the "safe" ones. The right to bear arms is a right of a people to defend themselves and others. Now, what do I mean by that?
If someone has an AK-47 and all you have is a double-barreled shotgun (arguably more powerful), you fall within justification of using it ONLY if that person could be reasonably expected to do harm to you or others, AND if you can stop the threat without causing any further casualties (for example, you don't fire at him if he's surrounded by a big crowd of people).
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No, what he is trying to get at is a simple question, nowhere did he say weapons exclusive for war use should not be allowed to be carried by civvies, what QU is asking is how do you classify/who classifies whether one type of weapon should be allowed to be bought by civilians or whether it should not, if the main purpose of the weapon is the same in either case? Why are some weapons considered okay by said laws, and some weapons aren't, even if the one that's legal could do more damage than the illegal option? Or how is it decided that a weapon is ok to be sold while others are not, if the purpose of said weapons depend solely on who buys it?I think what you're trying to get at is weapons that are normally considered to be used almost exclusively for the purposes of war should be out of the hands of civilians, correct?
Tue Nov 13, 2012 11:22 am
So, I'm not sure if I fully answered your question. Let me know I guess.
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Well if that's what he's asking, then it's really not something I can sufficiently answer. I mean, I don't make the gun laws, so I wouldn't really know what it is that makes a gun illegal in the eyes of a law-maker. I would imagine it's the threatening nature of the gun combined with the fear of what could happen if that gun fell into the wrong hands. Even so, often times the laws they try to pass are completely unreasonable and based largely in ignorance.Mir@k wrote:what QU is asking is how do you classify/who classifies whether one type of weapon should be allowed to be bought by civilians or whether it should not, if the main purpose of the weapon is the same in either case? Why are some weapons considered okay by said laws, and some weapons aren't, even if the one that's legal could do more damage than the illegal option? Or how is it decided that a weapon is ok to be sold while others are not, if the purpose of said weapons depend solely on who buys it?
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They don't have to walk into Mordor to understand the dangers of doing so. As long as they've researched the topic thoroughly, or at least enough that they understand what they're trying to argue, I have no problem with them debating public policy.Whatis6times9 wrote:But it's okay for our drug laws or our abortion laws to be drafted by those who have never tried drugs or had an abortion?
I will when I have a moment. But is that really the excuse one should make for an elected representative? If you called out one of my favored representatives and I said "they baited him/her," is that really valid?Whatis6times9 wrote:Also, you should look up the congresswoman who said and understand more about her life and the context in which she made that statement and the baiting of the guy who asked it.
So, he wants me to define which weapons I would personally declare too deadly to allow non-government civilians to wield if I'm the guy in charge? I thought he just wanted an idea as to how I thought about the issue. Sure, I can do that. Though I wouldn't necessarily ban any weapon, here's the ones I would seriously consider implementing heavy restrictions.Valhallen wrote:RD, you talked about some of your principles regarding weapon legality, and Q.U. asked you to translate your principles into policies applicable to the real world. If you can't do that, you shouldn't argue about weapon legality on ideological grounds.
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Sure. Do you? Always? If not, then why not? How do you measure that your ideology is right? How do you run an experiment on it? How do you form your conclusions? Would you like to discuss it with me? Seems more often than not you discuss things at me; you tell me what's right and why I'm wrong to disagree. It gets irritating.BeeAre wrote:okay, see, ruffdraft, i'm going to talk to you on point, and one point only:
do you use the scientific method when you talk about ideology?
I presented an article that spoke about what it is to be Conservative; it talked, among other things, about the idea of compromise, and why Conservatives might not compromise on a particular issue. He read the article and interpreted the message of the article to be "Conservatives outright reject the idea of compromise." This was contrary to what was written, and I explained why.BeeAre wrote:you complained earlier in the thread about Valhallen having a "bad interpretation". So there was clearly multiple ways to view whatever the fuck it is you two were talking about, I skimmed most of the posts because [REALLY DON'T NEED TO TALK ABOUT YOUR TOILET HABITS THANKS].
Guilty? Why would I feel guilty? I'm kind of feeling offended, actually. As if your irritable bowel is my doing. Did I give you Crohn's? Am I actively sucking the life out of you? Or did I engage you in conversation? I'm not going to apologize for disagreeing with something you have to say. If we have a discussion, more often than not you reject the notion that my argument could have any merit at all---and without following the scientific method. And then you blow up at me. Personally I find it easier to I blame your illness than than to get angry at you in those cases. It causes you pain, pain causes emotional instability, and you become irrational. And yet your pain is something I caused, but shouldn't feel guilty about? I'm legitimately outraged by that.BeeAre wrote:I am not trying to patronize you, btw, because I want everyone to get a grasp on this, because well, every time you say something REALLY FUCKING STUPID (in my humble opinion) it gets me extremely unhappy and unhealthy. I don't blame YOU at all. (weirdly enough, right?)So you don't have to feel guilty.
So, for example, when I present evidence on something I have observed in the past (say, "grass is green,") and he asks for a citation ("prove that this is true"), and I provide ONLY observational facts behind it ("look at some grass, it is green"), that's me making a common sense argument, yes? Are you saying that's a bad thing? Always? If so, prove to me by the example I have just presented above that it is incorrect to use that method.BeeAre wrote:You and Valhallen's debates consist of citation VS citation. Noticeably more from Valhallen than yourself. You are relying more, on average, on what you might call common sense.
"Come on, everyone knows this."
But then doesn't that mean that stats and circumstances are equally important? Can't have stats without circumstances. Furthermore, what about the conclusions one draws from the statistics?BeeAre wrote:I think that you don't have a background in formal logic that is stronger than Valhallen's, and whenever I read a full exchange between you, you--on average--are more interested in the circumstances rather than the statistics.
Stats are more important than circumstance: stats are a large amount of circumstance by which we determine the Lowest Common Denominator.
And if you get anything wrong, the whole thing falls apart. The arrow flies crooked or doesn't sink into the target as accurately or deeply as you want it to, or the bow or string snaps with the slightest bit of tension.BeeAre wrote:The scientific method on anything typical is slow, but slow like shaping a bow, stringing it, fletching the arrow, sharpening its head to the desired wound outcome, pulling back, and letting the observation fly through the process easily to bullseye right down to the result.
Sometimes that's true. Sometimes you can make a one-sided argument and still be completely correct. Do you think everyone who's ever made a good bow has always made one with a partner?BeeAre wrote:In an argument, you have to construct half of a bow, and keep working with your partner to get the boy right, then both of you must measure the string, the fletching, the arrowhead, the aiming, the pullback, the release.
Hey, I'm not going to say I always remember that. In fact, sometimes when I'm faced with an argument I find so adverse to my beliefs I forget that believers believe their beliefs are just as valid as I believe my beliefs to be. But do you not also admit that sometimes people are simply not going to agree on things for any number of reasons? And that sometimes the reasons by which someone disagrees can be completely rational and correct?BeeAre wrote:Because the point of an argument is to agree. I forget that sometimes. I think we all do. I try desperately to keep it on my mind, you know.


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Dojo, Now with Drawing Tools!
So that you better understand exactly where gfx fits into the larger toolkit, recall that Dojo breaks down into roughly five components: Base, Core, Dijit, DojoX and Util. Base is the tiny dojo.js file that contains hard-live-without library code for common operations; Core includes most of the programmatic machinery for the toolkit; Dijit is an assortment of turnkey widgets; DojoX provides a collection of specialized subprojects; and Util provides a testing framework and scripts for tasks, such as minifying and consolidating JavaScript and CSS files. The gfx library is one of those many specialized subprojects that lives under the DojoX umbrella.
A common misunderstanding is that everything within DojoX is experimental or necessarily unstable. Although there certainly are some alpha-quality subprojects within the DojoX namespace that you wouldn't want to rely on for long-term production scenarios, several DojoX subprojects (including gfx) are quite ready for mainstream use. In general, you should be able to check a project's README file to determine information about its status.
In order to demonstrate the various drawing concepts as clearly as possible, all of the examples you're about to see will plug right in to the following minimal HTML page. Although you're encouraged to download the entire toolkit eventually, so you have full access to the source code whenever you need it, let's take advantage of the version that's hosted on AOL's Content Delivery Network, as it's quicker to get up and running. The latest version of Dojo at the time of this writing is 1.2, so the minimal effort to put Dojo to work is the following page, which uses a script tag to cross-domain load the toolkit:
<html> <head> <title>Minimal Development Template</title> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://o.aolcdn.com/dojo/1.2/dojo/dojo.xd.js"> </script> <script type="text/javascript"> dojo.addOnLoad(function() { /*Add Dojo-dependent logic here to avoid race conditions*/ }); </script> </head> <body> </body> </html>
With the minimal template in place, it is trivial to load the gfx module and start drawing. The next section digs right in to various aspects of the API, but just so you can see where we're heading, consider the modification to the template that instantiates a 600x600 pixel drawing surface and draws a line from the upper-left corner to the lower-right corner shown in Listing 1.
Listing 1. A Minimal Drawing Example
Although quite simple, the previous example taught us that the origin of the drawing surface is the upper-left corner with positive axes extending down and to the right, and that you can place a drawing surface into an arbitrary page element. Although not directly stated, the latter implies that you can have multiple drawing surfaces on a single page.
It's also worth noting that the style applied to the div element in no way applies to the gfx surface that is created. Internally, what happens is that the surface is created and placed inside of the div; thus, the containing div exhibits a 600x600 size with a visible border around it, and the surface that is placed into the div just so happened to be 600x600 pixels also. Without using Firebug to inspect the DOM, that may not have been obvious, so hopefully, mentioning it here avoids any confusion.
An additional aspect of this simple demonstration that's important to note is that the browser was detected and a default drawing renderer was assigned automatically without any special intervention. In the case of a Gecko- or KHTML-based browser, like Firefox or Konqueror, SVG is used as the default renderer; Internet Explorer defaults to VML.
Silverlight and Canvas can be configured to run on supported platforms via a gfxRenderer configuration switch supplied to djConfig via the script tag that loads Dojo into the page. For example, to instruct Firefox to use Canvas as the renderer you would provide the following script tag:
<script type="text/javascript" djConfig="gfxRenderer:'canvas'" src="http://o.aolcdn.com/dojo/1.2/dojo/dojo.xd.js"> </script>
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10042.tgz -- Web 2.0 Development with the Google Web Toolkit
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10308.tgz -- Dojo, Now with Drawing Tools!
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but this file is missing: 10308.tgz
very interesting, good for
very interesting, good for gfx beginner just like me. thanks!
where is the download for listing 4
Trying to download the code from listing 4 from the ftp link in Resources. I get a "550 Failed to change directory" error.
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Comparison - Sony Ericsson Xperia Active vs Sony Xperia Tipo
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20 July 2012 – Back when the Sony Ericsson was still around, we have the Sony Ericsson Xperia Active which was named as the "tough" Android smartphone. We will be comparing it with the latest addition to the Xperia family, the "hassle-free" Xperia Tipo.
There is not much similarity that can be said about both the devices other than they do not offer a secondary camera. However, the main difference between these two devices will be their Operating System. As the earlier released device, the Xperia Active is running on the out-dated Android 2.3, Gingerbread whereas the Xperia Tipo is using Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich.
The 3.0-inch Xperia Active offers a better clocked processor as compared to the Xperia Tipo (1GHz vs 800MHz). It display screen uses LED for backlight while the Xperia Tipo uses TFT. The device also comes with a 5-megapixels camera capable of 720p video recording. However, the Xperia Tipo only offers up to 3.2-megapixel camera with VGA quality for recording. In addition, the Xperia Active also features a dust proof and water resistant (up to 1metre) chassis.
On the other hand, the 3.2-inch Xperia Tipo offers a slimmer (13.0mm vs 16.5mm) and lighter (99.4grams vs 110.8grams) chassis. It also comes with a larger internal storage capacity (2.5GB vs 1.0GB). Also, it has more colour varieties compared to the Xperia Active (4 colours vs 2 colours).
The Xperia Active is priced at RM800 while the price for the Xperia Tipo is still unavailable. However, from past experience we can expect the Sony Xperia Tipo to be priced at a similar range with the Xperia Active. In this comparison, the Xperia Active proves to have better value for your money, unless you prefer the latest version of Android.
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Economic Report - Georgia Urban Ag Industry from UGA Center for Agribusiness & Economic DevelopmentThe Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development has recently completed an economic impact study for the Georgia Center for Urban Agriculture, with the objective of determining a baseline of the size, scope, and economic impact of the turfgrass and related industries in Georgia. Highlights of the study: ---Overall, the Turfgrass and Related industry directly contributes $4.0 billion in output, and indirectly another $3.8 billion for a total of $7.8 billion of Georgia's over $700 billion economy. The industry also directly and indirectly accounts for a total of nearly 87,000 full- and part-time jobs. ---In terms of earnings, the industry directly contributes over $2.0 billion, and indirectly adding another $1.4 billion for a total contribution to the Georgia economy of $3.4 billion. The value added direct contribution is $2.2 billion, with indirect value added of another $2.4 billion for a total of $4.6 billion. ---The Turfgrass and Related industry affects major sectors throughout the Georgia economy. Of the over 87,000 jobs, the largest contribution is in the Service sector for a total of 61,284 full- and part-time jobs. This is followed by the Trade sector with a total of 15,639 and Agriculture, which accounts for a total of 6,324 jobs. ---Given the linkages throughout the economy, the contribution of the Turfgrass and Related sectors affected over 93% of the Georgia sectors. The largest overall contribution in terms of output is in the Service sector of $5.0 billion, followed by the Trade sector at $1.2 billion. From each perspective, it is apparent that the total contribution of the Georgia Turfgrass and Related industry spans across the major sectors. ---The top industries (ranked by employment) affected by the Turfgrass and Related industry – both directly and indirectly – include Services to buildings and dwellings (38,242 jobs), Greenhouse, nursery, floriculture production (5,866 jobs), Building material and garden supply stores (5,599 jobs), food services and drinking places (2,818), and miscellaneous retail stores (2,415 jobs). Please click below for complete study. For more information, click here. Click here to download additional information. If you have any questions or special requests, call 800-687-6949 or email firstname.lastname@example.com |


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"We have been working hard since the closed beta balancing and improving all areas of the game as well as adding new matchmaking servers," said Greg Wilson, the game's producer. "COH2 has had one of the most successful beta programs we've ever run at Relic and the support of the fans has been a critical factor in making the game more balanced and stable for launch."
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Graft is a form of political corruption that can be defined as an unscrupulous use of a politician's authority for personal gain. Most governmental systems have laws in place to prevent graft although this does not always halt political corruption.
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A traditional example of political graft is someone exchanges a political donation for political favor (e.g. ristournes in Quebec or tangenti in Italy). Grafting, however, does not require another individual to be involved. It is possible to skim money directly from government funds, commit acts like [[insider trading] William M. Tweed or "Boss Tweed" was taken out of his position in the United States Senate to help to prevent graft and other political corruption, but this failed.
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Legacy nonprofit charts launch of project to house patients familiesWednesday, November 21st, 2012 Issue 47, Volume 16.
If successful, a cadre of community leaders will end a nearly six-year lull by finding a home for Jacobs House, a nonprofit formed to temporarily house relatives of medical patients who are hospitalized in the Temecula area. "Thats really our focus at this point," said Shawn Nelson, who retired as Temecula city manager early this year. "Were just keeping that in thoughtful prayer and hoping that the right opportunity will catch up to us." The effort traces its roots to the traffic collision death of Nelsons adult son, whom the nonprofit was named after. Nelson and other organizers say the project, which would be the first of its kind in the area, recently reached a fund-raising milestone that will allow it to move forward. "Its been based on a vision of helping families in crisis, and were really pleased that the community has been so supportive," Nelson said in a recent interview. Nelson said the group hopes to gain traction by shifting its focus. Instead of building a costly large facility, organizers may instead purchase an existing house that could be easily adapted to meet the programs needs. Taking that approach would finally give the program some substance and make it easier for area residents to grasp its potential for serving financially-squeezed families. "The community will be able to see it and touch it," Nelson said. He said the group hopes to purchase a property early next year and have the program up and running about the time Temeculas first hospital opens in the fall of 2013. It was about four years ago that Jacobs House received its first major donation â $12,340 â from the Temecula Valley Winegrowers Association. The association donated proceeds from its 2008 Food & Wine Classic to the then-fledgling nonprofit. A recent golf tournament netted Jacobs House its largest contribution to date, about $73,000. That has bumped the nonprofits fundraising total to about $265,000, Nelson said. It is hoped that the amount will allow the group to open and start operating a hospitality house similar to Ronald McDonald House facilities that trace their origin to 1974. Death fuels grief, action Jacob Nelson was 24-years-old when he died Oct. 22, 2006, at Palomar Medical Center in Escondido. He was airlifted there following a solo-vehicle accident on Interstate 15 near the Deer Springs Road exit in northern San Diego County. At the time, California Highway Patrol officials said witnesses reported he was driving south in excess of 100 mph when he lost control of his 2007 Toyota Tacoma. Jacob Nelsons blood alcohol level at the time of his death exceeded the states legal threshold for drunken driving, according to a San Diego County autopsy report. His death stunned Temecula political and community leaders. In December 2006, the City Council voted to spend $5,000 to name a championship baseball field in Jacob Nelsons honor. That field was dedicated at Patricia H. Birdsall Sports Park near Great Oak High School. A memorial plaque installed there featured a likeness of Jacob Nelson. Council members at the time noted the close ties between Birdsall, who is now deceased, and Jacob Nelson and his parents and siblings. Other expressions of emotions and family faith surfaced following Advertisement Nonprofits genesis A week after the accident, Nelson kept a prior commitment and spoke to about 1,500 people at a fund-raising event for an existing Ronald McDonald House in Loma Linda. During that talk, Nelson first spoke about a traffic collision a decade earlier that nearly claimed the life of his daughter, Jennifer. Nelson told of how his family had stayed in a Ronald McDonald House when his daughters life hung by a thread. Then Nelson told of the recent traffic death of his son. He finished his emotion-laced comments by saying Temecula needed a Ronald McDonald House of its own. Within a month, a nonprofit foundation launched efforts to bring a Ronald McDonald House to Temecula. The organizers soon learned, however, that a Ronald McDonald House could not be built in Temecula because the approved new hospital would not be a childrens hospital. Group leaders subsequently revised the goals of the proposed hospitality house and decided it should serve families of medical patients of all ages and it would be named after Jacob Nelson. Shawn Nelson later detailed his sons legacy and the nonprofit groups formation during a speech he gave at a September 2007 prayer breakfast held at Rancho Community Church in Temecula. In that speech, Nelson told of his difficult childhood in which his grandfather was a guiding force. He told of the important role that athletics played in his youth and high school years. He recalled the tough financial times he experienced and how, at one point, he let his career take precedence over his marriage and his young family. He also noted the positive turns his life took when his spiritual and family bonds strengthened and he began to rely more on God in his everyday life. Nelson told of highpoints in his sons life and he recalled his talk at the Ronald McDonald fundraiser. "God told me to go (speak)," Nelson said during the prayer breakfast. He also recounted his remarks about needing a Ronald McDonald House in Temecula. "This is what God wanted me to say," Nelson recalled. "Thats why he wanted me to go to the fundraiser." Projects status For several years, Jacobs House primarily focused on organizational issues and holding fundraising events that included annual golf and softball tournaments. Sensitive to avoid conflict of interest questions, Nelson said the group did not seek grants or financial help from Temecula or other cities in the region. It continues to take that approach, he said. The nonprofits formative years were shadowed by a sharp downturn in the economy, and the demands of Nelsons high-profile job limited the amount of time he could spend on Jacobs House activities. "Hes moving forward now and affecting other people," Linda Mejia, a longtime board member of Jacobs House, said of Nelsons post-retirement involvement. Mejia is a Murrieta code enforcement officer whose own son died on the cusp of adulthood. Adam Mejia was a standout wrestler at Temecula Valley High School who died at age 17 in November 1996 after a brief bout with cancer. Mejia said the group has weathered several challenges and has emerged energized and educated about the steps needed to open and operate a hospitality house. "It definitely is not a project for the faint of heart," she said. "I think were doing well. Were definitely on the right track. Theres hope." 0 comments Be the first to share your opinion on this article!
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Open Days
Six more weeks of winter! It seems like forever when we are all eager to be outside gardening and visiting gardens.
We know spring is around the corner, and over the next six weeks we will continue to prepare hundreds of gardens to visit around the country--as well as educational programming, pop-up nurseries, and other special events. Some are already posted here, others will continue to be added as we make plans.
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After teasing fans about her new collaboration with Snoop Lion, Miley Cyrus has officially released the new track titled "Ashtrays and Heartbreaks" which was produced by Major Lazer and Ariel Rechtshaid and co-produced by Dre Skull.
"I never thought that would be [my first single]," Miley recently told Ryan Seacrest at the grand opening of Seacrest Studios at CHOC. "I'm so excited!" Featured on Snoop's upcoming album, Reincarnated, the single combines the pop star's killer vocals with the rapper's reggae flavor.
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In the last 4 years, the hotel has had a major upgrade to its 28 bedrooms and suites, including the Wynn Suite with a very grand, ornately carved four poster bed dated 1570 and Caer Rhun Suite, complete with 2 person jacuzzi bath!
The hotel serves local food in newly designed Dawson brasserie and bar. In winter months Conwy mussels are fantastic and the Welsh beef and lamb are sourced from farms locally. Reservations are essential on busy nights, especially Saturdays.
DirectionsView directions provided by hotelConwy is on the A55 expressway from Chester to Holyhead, off Junction 18 when travelling west and J17 eastbound. Follow signs for Conwy, using the medievel castle as your landmark. Conwy has narrow streets and so uses a one way traffic management system, stay on the one way system in a clockwise direction, effectively circumnavigating the town walls. This will bring you parallel with the estuary and quay, travelling along Berry street. The view of the Castle is directly ahead. Just before a light controlled pedesrian crossing, turn right up High Street, the hotel dominates the street on the left Railway:Conwy Llandudno Junction Deganwy Glan Conwy Attractions:Aberconwy House Royal Cambrian Academy of Art Smallest House in Britain Conwy Town Walls |


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Factory-Farming Cruelty Hurts Fish Too
Two fish-farm managers have been charged with cruelty to animals after thousands of fish were found dead at a Scottish salmon farm. Authorities and the SPCA are investigating what appears to be a case of chemical poisoning. Unfortunately, cruelty is common on fish farms.
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Top Winter Music Conference and Miami Music Week Parties for Tuesday, March 20
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Today marks the official start of Miami Music Week (AKA Ultra Week), so that means big parties from here on out. Still, if you are looking for something a bit more underground, head for Downtown Miami venues like The Vagabond, Mamushka's, Villa 221, Electric Pickle, Bardot, and Grand Central. These party spots will offer safe haven from the South Beach spring break chaos. Although, to count out the Beach completely would be a mistake, especially for daytime events.
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Future Classics. With Paul Oakenfold, Nadia Ali, Ultra Naté, Tony Humphries, Studio Apartment, and more. National Hotel, 1677 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach. Doors at noon. Tickets $45. Visit oakenfoldtickets.com. Oakenfold brings his Planet Perfecto mantra to the National pool while you get drunk in your swimsuit. It's a win-win if you ask us.
Gotta Dance Dirty WMC Showcase. With Maxxi Soundsystem, Cassian, Finger Prince, Plastic Plates, Mickey, and more. Bardot, 3456 N Miami Avenue, Miami. Doors at 9 p.m. Tickets $10 at eventbrite.com. Forget the mega-clubs, and slide into the cozy environs at Bardot where tonight music blog Gotta Dance Dirty hosts its music showcase with Maxxi Soundsystem and Cassian. Hipster hookup potential is high.
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Steve-O's 'Save the Seals' Ad
Steve-O is known for his crazy sense of humour and his outrageous stunts, many of which involve ridiculous amounts of pain inflicted upon him. But one thing that Steve-O takes very seriously is cruelty to animals.
When the Jackass star heard that tens of thousands of baby seals are bludgeoned to death for their fur each year in Canada's seal slaughter, he threw on a T-shirt and posed for PETA's "Save the Seals" ad series.
Steve-O – who previously posed for two naked ads on behalf of animals killed for their fur – is calling on the Canadian government to permanently end the seal slaughter.


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This late harvest wine is made from ripe grapes affected by the beneficial mold known as Botrytis cinerea, a mold known as the "noble rot" that shrivels the grapes and thus reduces their water content. The remaining juice is especially rich in sugar and when fermented into wine, retains a much higher than usual percentage of residual sugar.
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Is there anything like Energy Rodeo coming to the NYC area?
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I was just wondering if anything like Energy Rodeo would be coming to this area at all this year? How about other events for aspiring traders in general? This sounds like a great event. I'm interested in both energy trading and trading in general. I don't go to a target school so I don't have the luxury of meeting with people from top tier firms.


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TUCSON- The Reid Park Zoo is making some changes. Right now it is renovating its Polar Bear Exhibit so it can bring orphaned brown bears to Tucson. Brown bears are still in hibernation so the $225,000 project should be complete by summer.
The zoo lost it's polar bear, Snow, last September. The 17 year old died from an enlarged heart just seven months after coming to Tucson because of chronic skin allergies. After her death, the zoo discovered there really were not any spare polar bears in need of captivity and that is when their focus shifting to rescuing orphaned Brown bears from areas like Wyoming, Montana or Alaska.
"When a mother brown bear wanders into an area that's populated, it often gets shot," said Area Supervisor Leslie Waters. "Then their cubs are left orphans, and unless there's a zoo that's going to step forward and offer to place those bears in their institution, than those bears end up being euthanized."
The zoo says it has room for twins or triplets. Some of the renovations include connecting the grass and pool yards, adding a running stream and shallowing out parts of the deep water pool, since brown bears do not really like deep water.
The project does have most of the funding already but the zoo says it is still in need of public support. Click here for more information on how you can help.
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