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If you're not particularly well off, living in today's America is a little bit like being caught in the world's most expensive candy store with only three bucks to spend.
"Oh, look at those scrumptious chocolate truffles."
"Sorry, $25.00 a pop. Would you like a $3.00 Jujube?"
No wonder that so many of us are tempted to tread the criminal path. "Keeping Up With the Joneses" is a lightweight look at what happens when one of us law-abiding citizens realizes how easy turning to the dark side can be.
Poor, shlubby Andrew Lane (Tim Wright) is barely able to afford a not-very-nice used car for his family. When Andrew's better looking, younger boss, Jack Jones (Darrin Meigs, channeling Patrick Warburton) and his wife Felicia (Sherry Hansen) drive their shiny Mercedes into the carport next door, Andrew is initially at a loss as to how to maintain his economic manhood and maintain the respect of his increasingly unimpressed wife and daughter (Amber Wood and Chelsea Bachman).
Andrew's epiphany comes when a spreadsheet error artificially pumps up his company's value and he's made "Employee of the Quarter" (shades of Enron). Suddenly, he realizes that our world rewards bold rule-breakers far more than meek rule followers. Before you know it, he's stealing a neighbor's car, bludgeoning to death a hapless golfer for a coveted titanium driver, doing away with a clerk who refuses to sell him a case of contraband Cuban cigars and generally acting like the ultimate consumer.
One in an ever-increasing line of mock documentaries (thank you, "Spinal Tap" and "Take the Money and Run"), "Keeping Up With the Joneses" is amusing, but suffers from slack pacing and too many unfunny jokes. Nevertheless, while its points about consumerism have been made many times in the last 50-plus years, they're more relevant now than ever.
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Since the departure of Paul Posluszny to Jacksonville, the Buffalo Bills have been in the market for an inside linebacker in their 3-4 scheme.
One name that continues to pop up is San Diego inside linebacker Kevin Burnett. A league source tells me that they believe the Bills have legitimate interest in the services of Burnett, and that the two sides will resume talks on either Saturday or Sunday.
The reason for the wait, according to the source, is because the Bills wanted to focus on getting all their rookies signed on Friday heading in to the first practice session of training camp on Saturday.
Even if the Bills were to sign Burnett tomorrow, he couldn't report until the CBA ratification and the NFLPA union recertification processes are complete, signifying the new league year. The same can be said for Brad Smith, Tyler Thigpen, Drayton Florence and all signed free agents around the league as well. It's been reported that August 4 is the day the league year may begin.
Mark Ludwiczak of CBS Sports originally reported the Bills had preliminary interest in Burnett on Wednesday, but "not a ton more than that."
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Google always has something special on April 1. Our main story today gave two examples (http://www.bangkokpost.com/learning/learning-from-news/343361/youtube-dvds-to-include-lese-majeste-material), but the big news of the day has to be Gmail Blue. And, if that is not enough, check out Google Maps' new treasure hunt option (Video at the bottom of the page).
Introducing Gmail Blue
Gmail Blue was part of the initial conception for Gmail when it was launched. At the time, the technology was simply not there.
The culture of Google really is to incorporate moon-shot thinking to every project.
It has taken us six years to develop the technology to achieve Gmail Blue.
Our major challenge was how do we make this intimate, intuitive, realistic and organic.
In trying to bring email into the 21st century, we are faced with the challenge how do we completely redesign and recreate something while keeping it exactly the same. The answer is Gmail Blue.
You click on "compose," the button "compose" blue. The word "compose" itself blue. "Boldface" is blue, "underline" is blue, "italics" is blue as well.
You write in the body of the email, the font comes up blue. You don't have to make it blue, it is blue. It just is blue.
The little lines, they're in blue. You go into "help", it's blue.
It's Gmail, only bluer.
We experimented with a lot of different colours. We tried orange, brown. Brown was a disaster. We tried yellow…
The inspiration of blue came from nature….
Ocean, sky blue whales.
A blue that was reminiscent of nature but better than what nature created. Gmail Blue, is…it just opens a lot of doors that haven't been opened before.
I think the first thought that's going to come to the end-users mind is "I can't believe I waited this long for this".
initial – early; first เบื้องต้น
conception – an idea about what something is like ความคิด
launch – to start a new public service เริ่มโครงการ, เริ่มต้น
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moon-shot thinking – imagining the latest and greatest ideas using technology
initimate – private and friendly and makes you feel relaxed and comfortable คุ้นเคย, ที่เป็นส่วนตัว
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recreate – to make something exist again สร้างใหม่
disaster – a complete failure
inspiration – someone or something that gives you new ideas or enthusiasm to do something แรงบันดาลใจ
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end-user – someone uses a product, especially a computer or a piece of software
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Mallow 5pts it would have be nice if they killled Buick and made all the saturn cars Vauxhall cars but keep them the same as th UK cars
MarkR. 5pts The Verano has it licked everywhere but the taillights, and even there all they'd have to do is lose the eyebrows.
GM_ZA 5pts In view, each Opel ever sold in the USA has been ruined when it comes to styling. The Insignia is a stunning looking thing but looks terrible as the Regal and same goes for the Vectra and Astra based Saturns. Buick has been a success in China but that is where the name should stay and not in the USA. GM is making so much use of Opel based models in the USA that it would make much more sense to start selling Opel as a brand in the USA and not some tarted up and ruined Buick. Verano is ugly, Astra sedan much better in every why
Joshua Rich 5pts The Astra for sure. The Verano looks frumpy with its headlights, granny grille, and front fascia. The tail lights look like a drag queen wearing fake lashes. The wheels are unappealing as well. It's trying too hard to look sophisticated and young. The Astra has it, but Buick still isn't there. I will probably get clobbered on here for this, but even though the Acura ILX falls short of being a true luxury car, it looks a hell of a lot better than this and will retain its value...something that GM has rarely been able to do. That's why I bought one... the Acura, I mean. Bring the real Astra to the US and I might be interested.
IBx1 5pts The Verano is an attractive design everywhere but those frumpy taillight eyebrows. It looks like the pre-refresh Enclave, which is still a gorgeous car especially sitting next to the new version, while the Astra looks somewhat generic.
moderncarguy 5pts What were you guys doing in Sweden? It'd be awesome to snap so many pics of those test mules in a trip overseas!
anth.k 5pts I prefer the Astra Sedan's styling to the Verano. The Verano is more of a mini Lacrosse while the Astra is a mini Regal (Which is expected because of the Insignia). I feel like the Astra/Regal styling is more the direction Buick should take, a sportier look, when compared to Verano/Lacrosse styling which still has the "old man" appearance. More younger buyers would be attracted to the Opel Astra than the Verano.
scott18224 5pts How about they make this the new Chevy cruze?! Chevy's design has been fugly and cheap. This astra would best a lot in the segment.
nissanbuff 5pts The main problen with the Verano is the weight (starting at about 3000 lbs., within less than 100 lbs. of the much larger Hyundai Sonata 2.4 GDi), so what I would worry is making it Audi-light (OVX's Insignia / NoAm's Buick Regal starts at over 3600 lbs. with the NA-2.4L, so that may be genetic...).
Alex daOriginal 5pts that IS the Verano... I do like the Opel front bumper better then the Buick one, the rest I like about the Buick verison.
LockedOn 5pts The Issue is Boring, then we'll work on the backseat " jbc-3" ! I prefer looks to go with more interior room. Room with a Snoozer design makes me look elsewhere
email@example.com 5pts i'd rather have the one with enough room in the backseat - the front nose/ design isn't the issue - it needs more interior room.
92Vectra1.6i 5pts @GM_ZA Only the Saturn Ion differed significantly from the similar era Opel Astra. The Saturn L series was a slightly stretched and softened Vectra with very minor styling changes, the Aura WAS the final generation Vectra and the Saturn Astra WAS the Opel Astra other than the grill. The Verano and Regal ARE the current Astra and Insignia with very minor front and rear styling changes (so there's no way the Astra can be better in every way since it's the SAME car) with the LaCrosse more along the lines of the L series Saturn in that it's a slightly stretched and softened Insignia.
Mchicha 5pts @nissanbuffReally? A Prolem with the Verano? Have you driven one? It drives and feels more solid than a lot of expensive nissans I can name right now.
Joshua Rich 5pts @92Vectra1.6i The Astra looks better because it does not have the granny grille or the drag queen brows over the tail lamps.
Joshua Rich 5pts @Mchicha @nissanbuff Why are you comparing Nissan and Buick? You should be looking at Infiniti and Buick instead. Nissan is a mainstream brand like Chevrolet.
Joshua Rich 5pts @phuqknut @Joshua Rich @Mchicha @nissanbuffI don't see where Buick and Nissan compete: not the Versa, Sentra, maybe Murano, not the Altima either, definitely not with the 370Z or Titan. Your rationale gives a slightly better reason that GM should just do away with Buick in the US market, so it stops cannibalizing itself with Chevrolet and Cadillac. There isn't a large enough gap here. The cars with the granny grille need to go!
MarkR. 5pts @Joshua Rich @Mchicha @nissanbuff Buick splits the difference between a company like inifiniti and nissan when it comes to products. The only segment Infiniti and Buick compete in is 3 row luxury crossovers. With Nissan they're at least closer across the board in pricing so it makes for a slightly better comparison in my opinion


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The Election Commission has suggested to the Union government that the law be amended for making a provision in electronic voting machines to enable voters to exercise the option of not casting their votes (Rule 49-O of the Conduct of Election Rules), Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi said here on Saturday.
According to the proposal, the 16{+t}{+h} button in each EVM should be positioned against the legend "None of the above."
Mr. Quraishi was addressing a two-day conference organised by the National Election Watch and the Association for Democratic Reforms.
"We are supporting it [49-O] from the angle of voters." The Commission was in favour of the idea to safeguard the secrecy of voters and tackle impersonation.
However, Mr. Quraishi expressed his reservations about the concept, which, he said, could be misdirected. Giving a hypothetical example, the CEC said that under the present system, a candidate getting even one vote would have to be declared winner if, in a class of 100 voters, 99 exercised the option not to vote.
He wanted non-governmental organisations to strive for higher voter turnout. If more people came to vote, there might not be any need for the electors exercising the option of not casting their votes. Favouring a ban on opinion polls, he said this was needed in the backdrop of the 'paid news' phenomenon. "The opinion poll does interfere with free and fair elections," he said, adding that the findings of such polls were varied.
Inaugurating the conference, the former West Bengal Governor, Gopalkrishna Gandhi, wanted the media to do soul-search in terms of their treatment of developments concerning corruption. "Accusation of guilt must not degenerate into 24 X 7 scamtainment."
Referring to the movement launched by Jayaprakash Narayan on corruption in the early 1970s, Mr. Gandhi said JP did not make scam-hunting a full-time obsession. At the same time, the former Governor commended the media for highlighting corruption which, he said, was a serious disease of the country.
Senior advocate N.L. Rajah wanted the Centre to clothe the Election Commission with the power of making rules and regulations. M.G. Devesahayam, convener of the Forum for Electoral Integrity, called upon the people not to compromise with their dignity at the time of elections.
The former Chief Electoral Officer, Naresh Gupta, suggested that an exclusive electoral machinery be created in States up to the field level as was done in Haryana.
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Tarte Amazonian Clay Waterproof Liner with Double-Ended Brush
93 reviews
56% would repurchase
Package Quality: 3.6
Price: $$$
Package Quality: 3.6
Price: $$$
Dimethicone, Cyclopentasiloxane, Polyethylene, Isododecane, Polybutene, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, VP/ Exadecane Copolymer, Ozokerite, Candelilla Cera, Silica, Kaolin, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol. ( /-): Mica, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Ferric Ferrocyanide (CI 77510), Carmine (CI 75470).Age: 25-29
Skin: Sensitive, Tan, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
This product is HG material for the first few uses. Super easy to apply, even for a cream eyeliner-phobe like me. No lid transfer, no smudging (seriously, none), water- and tear-resistant, easy to remove. The color sets quickly but is easily blendable for about 30 seconds after application, making it a good base for a smokey eye.
And then, after a week of eyeliner euphoria, product dries out and separates from the edges of the pot, starts caking on your brush and gets all crumbly when you apply it. Really disappointing, and it'll happen no matter how conscientious you are about closing the lid tightly. It stays moderately usable if I mist it lightly with distilled water once a week and thoroughly clean the brush after every use to avoid clumps.
I hope Tarte finds a way to increase the longevity of this formula, because for those first few days it really is a dream to apply.
Age: 25-29
Skin: Combination, Fair, Neutral
Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Fine
Eyes: Hazel
I love this stuff. I have it in the bronze color, which works really well on my hazel eyes. I think it's really similar in color to my Laura Mercier eyeliner pencil in Brown Copper. But here's the difference- I took TWO NAPS today with this stuff on, and it did not budge ONE BIT. My perfect cat eye is still amazingly perfect, even after two naps! And this is without any primer at all, not even any eyeshadow. Crazy.
The reason that this product only gets 4 lippies and not 5 for me is that like several of the other reviewers, my eyeliner is starting to dry out and is cracked in the pot. I've had it for about 3 months now and have only used it about 5 times, so this is lame. But it isn't completely dried out, and I can still use it so far. If this changes soon, I'll update this review and take more lippies off... The staying power is so amazing that even with it drying out quickly, I am still in love with it for now.
Age: 30-35
Skin: Combination, Other, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I'm a little torn over what number to put under "overall rating".
I purchased this on QVC at the beginning of July right before my trip to Korea. I knew I was going to be in monsoon weather and needed a good eyeliner that didn't give me racoon eyes so I decided to give this a try. I normally use BB Gel Liner.
I loved how well the product worked, it definitely delivered its promise. Despite the humid Korean weather in the middle of July this liner held up rather well and I was going to declare this my HG gel liner over by Bobbi Brown.
Ok...fast forward couple of months. I went back to use up the rest of my BB and reached for the Tarte e/l a week ago (and this is mid Sept. so it has been 2 months since my purchase) and the liner inside the pot has divided in half, almost completely dried out.
I cannot use this to give me the really thin line because the formula has become too cakey. I will only reach for this if I don't mind the line being a little longer.
I would NOT purchase this again. 2 months for the product to dry out is not acceptable in my book. My BB Gel liner can usually go 9-10 months without any problems for me. Totally disappointed and considering this was my first Tarte purchase makes me hesistant about purchasing any future Tarte products.
Age: 19-24
Skin: Acne-prone, Fair, Warm
Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Brown
i REALLY wish i loved this eyeliner, because its hard for me to find a cream/pot style eyeliner that doesn't dry out AND transfer to my upper eyelid after midday, but this did both. after about using 80%, its dried out. I would use it more as a cream eyeshadow instead of only a liner. Would not buy again, but i guess ill just have to trust artliner by lancome...it'll be my HG liquid for now.
Age: 25-29
Skin: Combination, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I got this in black and brown and was initially very very happy...until the black one dried out. I think I only got two uses out of it and then it cracked. I don't care what anyone says about "saving" dry liners...it is never the same for me..and why should I have to bother. I made sure to securely close the lid and turn it upside down. The black was the first to go and then the brown which was moister to begin with...dried as well. They cost too much to dry up so quick. I don't think its the formula as much as the packaging. Somehow the packaging allows air exposure, no matter what. This may not be the case for all of the them, but it definitely was for mine. I wish that didn't happen because they are nice gel liners that are more natural than other ones..highly pigmented, smooth and rich. But what's the point if you can only use it at its best condition a few times. BTW the brush is pretty nice..not super soft but nice.
Age: 25-29
Skin: Oily, Olive, Neutral
Hair: Brunette, Straight, Medium
Eyes: Brown
I cannot believe how well this eyeliner stays on! It looks like liquid liner but glides on like paint with that wonderful brush. It's highly pigmented, dries super fast, and most importantly, it will not smudge. I have tried so many "waterproof" eyeliners and this one is the only one that truly is waterproof. Seriously - try it. You will love it.
Age: 44-55
Skin: Acne-prone, Fair-Medium, Warm
Hair: Brown, Wavy, Fine
Eyes: Hazel
Even though I am 45, I have oily skin. I purchased this hoping it was going to be the answer to smudged eyeliner by early afternoon, unfortunately, it wasn't. It is very easy to apply with the brush that is included. However, I did not find it to be long wearing, For the price, I will stick with Maybelline eye studio gel liner. That also smudges on me by midday but is half the cost.
Age: Unknown
Skin: Other, Other, Not Sure
Hair: Other, Other, Other
Eyes: Other
I have this in "Black" and "Indigo." Fabulous stuff, glides on like butt-ah and stays put. Doesn't budge on oily lids. "Black" is, well, BLACK. Intense and matte. I love it as much as BB's Gel liner. "Indigo" is a unique and complex color. I wouldn't describe it as a true indigo--it's lighter, but with a gorgeous medium blue/lavender sheen. No glitter (and not really a shimmer, either) just a cool sheen, similar in color to quality Tanzanite. A beautiful alternative to basic brown or black. Love the formula and staying power, fabulous!
Age: 19-24
Skin: Acne-prone, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I've had this liner for a little over a month now and overall I will say that its the best I've used. Its increadibly creamy and pigment so using it is super easy. My only complaint is that its claimed as waterproof and I believe smudge proof..that for me is not true in the least. Maybe mine's defective or maybe the hot Riverside weather (that's what I blame it on) is too intense. I will be moving soon to a cooler place and if there's a change I will update. (Although it should work as advertised everywhere)
With that being said I would still repurchase.
Age: 30-35
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Cool
Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Fine
Eyes: Blue
i have been lemming this liner since i first saw it on the Sephora website and wondered if i REALLY needed another black "gel" liner. MAC blacktrack fluidline is my go-to gel liner - but it does take a bit of time and re-application to get the line defined and dark so i have been using it less and less in favor of UD 24/7 pencil liners, but have been missing the precise line look of gel or liquid liners.
Well i picked this up at Sephora and i think blacktrack may have been replaced! this stuff glides on like a dream but is SO much more pigmented than MACs fluidline!
The brush is a fantiastic bonus - fine line, cat eye, smuged eye - it does it all with ease! i def want to purchase at least one more color of these - a littel goes a looong way - this sill last me forever!
I am pretty oily and always use waterproof liner and mascara - and so far this has stood up through a hot and humid day no problem, def my new favorite liner <3
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"Hilarious Truth about the Middle Ages"
God created Mark Twain to puncture the pomposity of the human race. This audiobook gives us a whole new perspective on the "gallantry" of the Middle Ages. With typical tongue in cheek, Twain guides us through the mythology of King Arthur and his Round Table. This audiobook would be worth the price if you only got the passages where Merlin is discredited by having his tower is blown up using modern day explosives. Sandy's tale in Chapter 15 is nothing short of perfect. I laughed till I cried.
"Old Wine in a New Bottle"
Content -- Nothing in this book is new or shocking. Most of the content will be known by anyone who regularly listens to conservative talk radio shows like Hewitt, Levin, Malzberg, or Medved. At times, it's a disappointing reach back five or six years, as if she began the book much, much earlier and only now finshed it. Kerry and the swift boats...come on. GM was selling at $40 a share a year ago. Thngs change quickly nowadays, Ann. Attacking the liberal MSM for being biased is so tiring now. Yes, the voting public was shielded from the facts about our new President by a fawning and obsequious MSM. So, go buy a computer and try alternative media. CNN...what's a CNN?
Style -- Ann adopts a style aimed at shocking the reader with her candor...absolutely no political correctness. This works for a while, but then it becomes nagging and formulaic. She begins to sound like a conservative form of Bill Maher, or Norman Mailer in a thong.
Narration -- Ann doesn't narrate the book, but you can hardly tell it. The narrator does a very good job of catching the author's eye-rolling inflections for those of you who have heard her before.
"Unlikely to Change People's Minds"
Most of what is in the book can be found on the more prominent right wing talk radio shows, especially Michael Medved, High Hewitt, and Mark Levin. It is a fascinating and detailed look at Senator Obama using his own writings as a base. The author narrates himself and does a good job at reading his own words. This is an abridged version of the book. I do not think many people will be influenced by what is in the book. The author is at times very insightful...for example, when he notes that Obama's alleged black rage is not about the vestiges and injustices of slavery, but is about class warfare and a socialist agenda. Leftists want Obama since he will deliver free health care, left-leaning SCOTUS appointments, possibly even reparations, etc. Rightists see an empty suit with a dangerous lack of experience and an inability to speak about specifics. So, choose your side and then buy the book.
"A Straight Speaking Diplomat"
Here is a fact that will irritate some. John Bolton is the most refreshing voice in Washington. That's right. He is strong, principled, and sincere. He has the additional virtue of being right most of the time. I mourned the fact that he was pushed out of his job at the UN -- a place he was sorely needed. We all know who we have to thank for that.
This book is at least something of a comfort for those of us who want to hear unfiltered truth about our foreign policies. In this book you will learn how that the ABM Treaty was hopelessly antedated and a stumbling-block for dealing with unstable nations that have WMDs. You will cheer when North Korean ships are boarded and found to be carrying missle parts under loads of innocent cargo. You will learn of the duplicity of some of our so-called friends; their cynical use of international organizations for personal aggrandisement and big money deals. You will see the real twists and turns of a world gone mad in the face of diplomacy. But, even with this, John Bolton remains our stalwart defender of truth and morality. His plain and unornamented voice rings true in this audio recording. John deserves our respect and admiration. I only wish now that he would quit writing books and get back into government.
"Big Swinging Wimps"
I bought this book in paperback when it came out. I enjoyed it then. The audiobook was decidedly less satisfying. Michael Lewis (author/narrator)has a voice that sounds exactly what you would think an art history major from Princeton would sound like. Hardly the big swinging wha-cha-ma-call-it which he said was the career goal of everyone at Salomon Bros. -- even the women Vulgarity is a major part of the book. Don't buy this audiobook if you are not thoroughly used to locker room language. That means you can't listen to it in the car driving the kids home from kindergarten. Mother-in-laws will not appreciate the colorful language either.
All in all, the guys who buy bonds all want to be seen as tough by their friends and ladies. Take no prisoners. Hells Angels who talk with authority about duration, yield curves, and Treasury Strips. Yeah... Right... None of them would dare take a stroll through Battery Park at night or walk calmly east of Amsterdam Ave after 11 pm.
Tom Wolfe was right.
But still the book is fun for looking back on the wild 80's. Well worth the price.
"Economists beware"
The narration is excellent. The book is downloadable in three parts. The content is disappointing and a bit smug. Ideal, for anyone who hasn't spent much time studying Economics. Economists can buy it to help them get to sleep.
Greenspan has decided to take many of the headline topics in the history of economic doctrines and couch them in everyday words, reinforcing the concepts by adding his own highly general comments. As one would expect, the poorly read mainstream media has already installed Greenspan as a genius -- a term with which he feels entirely at home. I was astounded at the naivite of his knowledge of modern Economics. For example, he claims he was influenced by H. De Soto when the two met. It was de Soto that led him to think that establishing a dedicated system of property rights could lead to an expansion of wealth in the Third World. But, property rights have been on the table in economics since at least Coase's time in the 1930's and have long been a well known specialty at schools like UCLA, the University of Virginia, and VPI. Giants in economic thought like Buchanan, Tullock,Demsetz, Alchian, and Hirchleifer have always emphasized the essential nature of property rights. I was taught this 30 years ago. How come it took Mr. Greenspan so long to get it?
When he gets to Adam Smith he finds someone worthy of apotheosis. Yet, he misses the most
important part of Smith's analysis -- namely that "free international trade" can expand the scope of the market and allow the otherwise limited division of labor and specialization of industry. R. Coase and G. Stigler have much more penetrating insights into Smith than Mr. Greenspan. But, they didn't serve as the head of the US central bank. They didn't enjoy making routine speeches to jet-setting, caviar filled bellies at Davos.
In summary, I expect the book will be justly panned at our major universities. Mr. Greenspan is in danger of breaking his own arm patting himself on the back.
"Entertaining Defense of Warren Report"
This is a minute by minute recounting of what happened that horrible day in Dallas as reconstructed from the Warren Commission Report and reliable sources since. The narration was terrific, but the content was somewhat disappointing. At times it sounded like a "We Were There" historical-fiction book. To those familiar with Bugliosi's previous works, it is not as devastating and persuasive as say his other book, Outrage -- the magnificent deconstruction of the OJ trial.
Nevertheless, Bugliosi is one of the finest legal minds in the US today. This book will be scorned and largely discounted by all those who have already invested a lot of reputation in asserting that Kennedy was murdered by a group of conspirators.
"Fanaticism -- Not Religion -- Is Poison"
This book is part of a growing body of recent pop literature that trades on the general Europeanesque hatred of religion. Mr. Hitchins makes the typical mistake of associating religion with fanaticism. Perhaps it would be more correct to say that events of the 20th century have proven it takes people who fervently believe in doing good to do truly evil things.
But in the end Hitchins' arguments are not persuasive.
Religion exists to feed a real and palpable spiritual hunger. Some people have it and some people don't. Perhaps this is why that American churches and cathedrals are not merely museums or tombs of dead monarchs and dreary poets.
Mr. Hitchins' book will no doubt be part of the required reading list of the younger and more rebellious faculty of the literature departments at some of our less impressive universities. But, don't expect to find it in the hands of grieving parents or just outside the doors of the emergency rooms of hospitals.
"An Extraordinary Little Book"
This book is not for people who fear a questioning of their faith. Nor is it for those who hate intellectualizing religion.
No Bible thumping, no cute or warm stories, no inane pycho-babble. It is a dispassionate and logical tour de force showing first why the notion of God arises in humans and then why morality based on a loving God is possible in a world that seems at times totally cold and empty. His discussion of the concept of omnipotence is probably the best I've ever heard. Very persuasive.
Lewis was a celebrated professor of English at Oxford. He became an atheist at the tender age of 13, but later converted to Christianity (with the help of his colleague Tolkein) at the age of 31. He is perhaps the most famous modern Christian intellectual.
The narration of this audiobook is unbelievably good. The narrator Robert Whitfield is not often given praise in the reviews. He is a true professional and his readings only add to the quality of the experience. He has the same type of perfect British cadence and disinterested tone that James Mason had in the movies. What a voice!
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"London in the 1920's"
Ever wonder what London was like in the 1920's? D. Sayers has given us a magnificent view with Lord Peter posing as Death Bredon, his lookalike relative, secretly investigating a murder at an advertising agency. Lots of suspects, loose glitterati, and wild drug parties, not to mention funny ads in newspapers. The audio is clear as a bell and the acting will keep you on the edge of your seat. Great sound effects make this a tremendous buy. Thanks Audible, for giving us Ian Carmichael at his very best. Now for the next audio program in this series?


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On a good note, I guess. I might have a teaching position. I don't want to say much more than that, we just have to see how things play out. And it might be a mute point. DH is apply for a job back in Alabama. And I really hope he gets it. It would move us back closer to our family! And closer to our friends!
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Here is a short clip of the one I built 2 years ago. I loved this plane. I flew it for a long time and I think I'm gonna make another one now that I came across this thread.
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What a sweet little plane.
Needed just a little up elevator trim and a little correction with the ailerons on first flight....then it was time to see what it could do. My bad on not properly reinforcing the fuselage with ply and the foam wedges as per full instructions so I had a crack after the 2nd landing. I'm also running rather heavy, using a 225w 1200kv motor with a 1300mah 9x4.7 prop(orignally was going to build the 36") Smaller batteries, SC and motor arrive today though after 6 flights I have to say I love the power it has on hand. Waterfalls are violent, and flat spins to inverted flats are beautiful with no struggle at all to keep control. Flies great slow, hovers are a bit difficult with this much power, bigger prop might do it.....just rockets vertically.... new parts should shave a little over 2 oz Used a spare nosewheel from my t28 micro, twisted and mounted in the rudder with an exacto and a dab of epoxy, nice and steerable. Sandwhiched to 1/8 pieces of ply to the wheel pants, drilled a place to slide in an axle, and mounted the wheels using an old Cub landing gear. Now takeoffs and landings and beautiful on pavement. Rolls around and steers better than I could have imagined I've already got foam for the 36", might take it up to 40". Here are some pics....expect a big brother soon ImagesView all Images in thread
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Hi xmorphx,
I built two of these with 6 mm depron (both 36") and both flew amazingly well. The only issue was the fagility of depron. I have recently built another one with a combination of 6 mm and 9 mm epp and 6 mm depron. This one is also 36". Here is how i used it: All control surfaces - 6 mm depron Fuse - 6 mm epp Main wing panel and side plates - 9 mm epp Depron control surfaces are "crisper" than epp, specially in 36" size. My setup: Hacker clone 20-22L from HK 25 Amp ESC Turnigy Nanotech 950 10X3.8 4X9g servos AUW 14 oz Yet to do flight tests but loooks good. |
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To answer your question, you have not indicated the size that you want to build but i think 6mm epp will be too flimsy - specially for the wing - even for 32". I would suggest 9mm epp for the wing main panel and 6 mm epp (or depron) for ailerons and other control surfaces. Fuse can be 6 mm epp. Cheers! |
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Over the last few years I've built about 10 of these in a simplified version and reduced size with 31" wing span. As mentioned, they are built from 9mm EPP foam. The pictures shows an earlier one built using Gorilla glue. Later ones were built with Welders or FoamTac adhesive which is much cleaner. Also, I typically do glue hinges instead of the tape shown in these pictures.
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Has anyone seen the new Henry AR style .22 that breaks down so you can put the barrel and receiver in the stock and is water-proof? That thing looks hella fun!
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They arent that accurate and they ARE waterproof to a certain degree
They are not actually new. They keep changing manufacturers. But I shot one when I was a teenager. I am 45 now. They are not as sturdy as they used to be.
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I just saw them in the Henry catalog and thought they looked pretty cool. Im 27 so I havnt been around too long. Lol
The barrel is plastic. It has a metal liner of some sort. But for the most part it is plastic. I dont think the originals were like that. Does anybody have an old one to chime in on this?
I've got a Charter Arms version that's ... Let's just say its a few years old. The barrels have been pretty flimsy for every generation from the research I've done. When I bought mine, the barrel was actually bent when I got it. Fun guns though. After a good amount of customization, its actually proven to be remarkably accurate and reliable. I can shoot a golf ball at 100 yds with mine.
These things were originally designed in the 50's as survival rifles for the Air Force. As such they were designed to survive a crash and allow surviving aircrew something for small game hunting and (limited) protection. They weren't heirloom guns then or now and the Henry is no exception. But for something to stick in your ruck for a week of fishing in the boonies they fulfill a need. If you want something to last a long while, get one of the lever guns; I can recommend the Golden Boy very highly.
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5 Ever lasting fun.Siera114 | 28/10/2010 | See all Siera114's reviews (3)Borderlands.. where do i begin..Simply a master piece for one.2K really went all out with this game, it has so much to do it will keep you busy and entertained for hours.Solo or Co-op the fun never ends the story line will take you at least sevral hours to complete by yourself. or team up with a pal offline or up to 3 online throughout the entire storyline to throw stronger enemies better weapons and a lasting challenge into the mix. or take it to the duel arena to really test your metal against other human players online.you wont regret buying this game.
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5 SuperbValondra88 | 01/02/2012 | See all Valondra88's reviews (5)Havent found any other game that combines RP and FPS so well. Not only is the gameplay itself satisfying (although vastly different from game ssuch as CoD and Halo, so beware if that's your thing) but the effort put into the script, locations and addon packs is immense. Truly a pleasure to play, this will keep me satisfied until Borderlands 2 comes out. By the way, it really is more fun with more people, but enjoyable enough by yourself too. Increasingly rare these days...
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Not only price, type of food (there are very different regional Indian cuisines, though most serve North Indian/Punjabi Mughlai restaurant cuisine), preferred area, etc.
There have been a number of recent threads on Indian food.
If you're not looking for all vegetarian and reasonable is about $30 with beer I'd start with Cafe Spice (multi-regional). The one in the village tends to be better than midtown.
Even more reasonable is to do a lunch buffet at one of the upscale midtown places, usually about $13.95. Chola has had raves here, but I haven't tried it yet. I like Bay Leaf, but there have been dissents. Utsav seems to have more fans than Bay Leaf. Stay away from Bombay Palace.
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That is the problem rightSubmitted by WilmMan on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 12:12pm.
That is the problem right there. Just because you are being robbed it does not entitle you to pull out your weapon and shoot someone...and that is what most students would do. The whole cliche about cops eating donuts is so old that when a person uses it, they loss all credibility they might of had.
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Baccano! started back in 2003, by Ryohgo Narita. Originally it began as a novel series, receiving quite a bit of praise, but nowhere near the popularity it's counter part Durarara!! received. The novel has 16 books and as of today it is on going. Later, a 16 episode anime series spawned from the novel. While the anime was a bust in Japan, it became rather popular with American fans.
The series spans over 200 years, and is told in a non-linear, multi-point-of-view format. In 1711 a ship known as the Advenna Avis crosses the Atlantic Ocean. Aboard it is a group of alchemists who summon a demon to grant them the power of immortality. Their attempts are successful, and they create the Grand Panacea, an elixir that allows them to live forever. The story then follows these immortals, and the new generations of immortals through the span of over 200 years (from 1711 – 2002). The major story arcs featured in the anime are: 1711, 1930, 1931, and 1932. While the anime does follow these four story arcs, the others are not negated, and are occasionally noted and referred to. Mainly, the story of the anime is set in New York during the Great Depression, stressing on the 1931: Grand Punk Railway Arc.
Mafiosi, Camorristi, immortals, thugs, murderers, and fools clash together, spinning this insane cast of character and plot completely out of control. The anime mainly follows the 1931 incident, where strange and supernatural events take a turn for the chaotic aboard The Flying Pussyfoot transcontinental train.
The immortals who were granted this power are forced to follow a set of rules. The only rules were: Only one can be granted the knowledge of how to make the Panacea, immortals cannot hide their names from one another, and an immortal can only be killed by another immortal. The death of an immortal became key to the plot. In order for one immortal to kill another, they must place their right hand on the others head and think, "I want to eat". They then absorb the experience and knowledge of the immortal they just "ate". To transfer information to another immortal, they simply need to place their left hand on another head, and their knowledge is transferred.
Baccano has a massive cast of characters. The books more so, but the anime does follow the stories of over twenty main characters. The following have been divided into categories for your convenience.
These characters were granted immortality aboard the Advenna Avis during its voyage over the Atlantic ocean. These are only the characters influential to the anime. While there are plenty more, they either play a small roll or are non-existent in the anime.
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Maiza Avaro: Maiza is the alchemist who leads the summoning of the demon aboard the Advenna Avis in 1711. The demon grants Maiza the knowledge of the formula, and later he decides to tell his brother, Gretto, half of the formula. Not long later, Szilard Quates mistakes Gretto for Maiza, and "devours" him in order to obtain the formula for the Grand Panacea. In the 1920's Maiza becomes the bookkeeper of the Martillo family. He hates violence, and constantly wears a smile. | |
Szilard Quates: Szilard is one of the alchemists aboard the Advenna Avis. He disagrees with the decision to hide the elixar, and attempts to devour Maiza in order to obtain the formula, but mistakes Gretto for Maiza. He obtains only half the formula and creates an incomplete elixir. This allows one to never die, save of old age. He feeds humans the Panacea and consumes them in order to easily gain information. Dallas Genoard and his thugs drink the incomplete elixir, and become partially immortal but escape from Szilard's grasp. Later, he is able to create a complete formula in 1930, only to loose it and have it consumed by the Martillo family, purely by accident. He creates a few homunculi, who mostly betray him. The last he made is Ennis. | |
Czeslaw Meyer: Czeslaw (aka Czes) is a young boy aboard the Advenna Avis. At the age of 10 he is granted immortality. While his body remains that of a 10-year-old, so does his mind, and he is never able to fully mature. After arriving in America, Czeslaw is kept in captivity by his guardian, Fermet, who tortures him to test the extent of their immortality. Czeslaw manages to escape after 'devouring' Fermet. He develops the belief that the other immortals are only out to kill him, so he decides to attack before they can. | |
Huey Laforet: Huey is one of the alchemists aboard the Advenna Avis. He is one of the cruellest alchemists, performing experiments on humans with little regret or feeling. Huey faces no trouble using humans as test subjects for immortal experiments, save Elmer Albatross. He describes himself as an 'observer' and rarely takes an opinion or side to a matter. After gaining immortality, he began experimenting on humans and immortals alike. He created numerous homunculi and many of which are incomplete. Chane, his daughter was an experiment to see if immortality could be passed on through genetics. He also has another daughter named Leeza and a son named Lucino who are not featured in the anime. In 1931 he is arrested for conspiracy and treason and is incarcerated in a prison in Newfoundland. Later he is transferred to Alcatraz Prision. | |
Elmer C. Albatross: While Elmer's roll is not as strongly enforced in the anime adaptation, he is a major player in the Baccano! scene. He is also an alchemist, and was in favour of hiding the secrets of the Grand Panacea. He is constantly smiling, and is a close friend of both Maiza Avaro and Huey Laforet. His goal is to 'spread smiles across the world' and reunite the immortals once more. |
In 1930, Szilard Quates successfully recreates the elixir of immortality, only to loose it. It is bought, sold, and passed around Manhattan by numerous gangsters, under the belief that it is alcohol. Eventually it comes into the possession of the Martillo family, and during Frio Prochaniezo's initiation into the Martillo family, the party guests, creating a second generation of immortals, consume what they think is alcohol.
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Firo Prochaniezo: Firo is the youngest member of the Martillo family, and consumed the immortal elixir at age 18. He is close friends with Maiza, the three Gandor brothers, and Claire Stanfeild. He also develops a crush on one red-head homunculus named Ennis. He wears a green suit, and adores his green fedora, gifted to him by Maiza as he joined the Martillo family. Firo and Luck both grew up on the same block, which caused good relations between the Gandors and the Martillos. | |
Luck Gandor: Luck is around 20 years old, and is the youngest of the Gandor brothers. He is third in command of the Gandor family, and is the smartest and most levelheaded of the Gandor brothers. His 'adopted' borther (also known as 'the fourth Gandor brother') is the assassin Vino, also known as Claire Stanfeild. Is is calm and polite, rarely showing emotion, but can be ruthless and cold when angered of threatened. Luck is often referred to as 'unfit for mafia life'. | |
Isaac & Miria: Isaac and Miria are a foolish and idiotic couple. They work as thieves and attempt to steal the most ridiculous things, such as museum doors. When they commit their robberies they wear crazy costumes. Despite their profession, Isaac and Miria are friendly and kind, despite their bizarre tendencies. They hold great love and affection towards people they meet, and always believe the best in them. They never realize they became immortal until 2001. Over 70 years later. | |
Berga & Keith: Are Luck Gandor's brothers, and close friends with Firo and Claire Stanfeild. Keith is referred to as the only one of the Gandors fit for the Mafia life style, while Berga is considered too soft. Keith is the oldest of the Gandor brothers, while Berga is in the middle. |
The humans are exactly as they sound. 'Normal' humans. I use normal as in the sense that they are not androids.
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Ladd Russo: Nephew to the Russo family leader, Ladd is undeniably insane. He enjoys killing and talking a lot (it's even in the title of an episode). Ladd is a hitman to the Russo family and is more than sadistic. | |
Lua Klein: Ladd Russo's fiancee. She is quiet and shy, and seems relatively normal compared to Ladd. She loves her fiance unconditionally, despite the fact he promises to kill her. | |
Jacuzzi Splot: A shy and polite young man with a tendency to cry and stutter when nervous. Apparently he is nervous a lot. He is the leader of a gang, and a bootlegger along with his childhood friend and crush, Nice. Jacuzzi has a sword tattoo on his face, which he procured after Nice lost her eye and was burned at during adolecnce. | |
Nice Holystone: An mellow and down to Earth explosives expert. She has a love for explosions, and childhood friend Jacuzzi. She works as a bootlegger with Jacuzzi and the gang. Nice recieved scars and burns from an explosives accident as a child. | |
Chane Laforet: A mysterious and dangerous young woman, daughter to Huey Laforet. She does not speak, as her voice was taken away in promise to keep Huey's immortality secret. | |
Eve Genoard: Eve is a young girl, and a member of New Jersey's wealthy Genoard family. She is kind and shy, and quickly makes friends, although she is often not let out of the house. Eve is searching for her delinquent brother, Dallas. | |
The Young Conductor: Remember his face. He's kind of a big deal. | |
Rachel: A strange woman who gathers information and investigates for the Daily Days newspaper. She is aboard Flying Pussyfoot during the 1931 and plays a large part in unraveling the mystery of the Rail Tracer, a mysterious ghost that haunts the railroads. |
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Ennis: A strange young woman who follows Szilard around. She at first appears to be his driver, but is an extremely strong fighter. In fact, Ennis is a homunculus created by Szilard. She rarely speaks, and has very few emotions. She has the ability to live forever, but is bound to Szilard. |
Well, honesty it depends what you're referring to. The Baccano! franchise consists of a two volume manga series. While this series does follow the 1931: Grand Punk Railroad arc, and rightfully so, it changes a few of the characters in appearance and personality. While some do enjoy the Baccano! manga, many reviews and opinions are in the negative. The manga is considered to be a must read for zealous Baccano! fans, but you can really live without it. Personally I find that the manga series is passable and not very memorable.
Reading the light novels on the other hand is a must. They are both well written and imaginative. They also give Baccano! fans a much clearer view on the crazy story of Baccano!. The only problem: They aren't published in English. There are some intense and awesome fans who are working super hard to translate the Baccano! light novels and are doing an amazing job.
But for those interested in a casual Baccano! experience are pretty much safe with just watching the anime. It'll be confusing for the first few episodes, but once you get into the swing of things it makes a lot more sense. The anime is well done, with good animation for its time. But for anybody who speaks English, watching it in dubbed format is key. The voice acting is amazing, and suits the characters and setting. Baccano! is one of the few anime where the English challenges (and beats) the Japanese voice acting.


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Gay Marriage On The Brink
New York state senators set to vote on approval of gay marriage.
Two Republican state senators in New York say no decision was made on the fate of gay marriage after a three-hour meeting behind closed doors Monday.
The senators, speaking on condition of anonymity, say gay marriage is tied up in negotiations with other issues including rent control in New York City and a statewide property tax cap.
A vote by the majority Republican conference to send the marriage bill to the Senate floor or kill it could still be days away.
31 senators, including two Republicans, have declared their support for the measure thus far.
Only one more Republican vote is needed for the measure to pass.
The Assembly has already passed it.
Last week Governor Andrew Cuomo personally lobbied wavering Republican lawmakers and has said the extension of marriage rights to gays and lesbians is "a matter of principle, not politics."
New York's vote is seen as pivotal in the national question over same-sex marriage, an effort that largely stalled in the same room two years ago when the Senate voted it down.
Since then, efforts have failed in New Jersey, Rhode Island and Maryland.
Advocates hope a "yes" vote in the nation's third most-populous state jumpstarts the effort.
On Monday, hundreds of raucous demonstrators on both sides of the divisive gay-marriage debate jammed the usually sedate halls of New York's Capitol on Monday as Senate Republicans, who can determine the measure's fate, consider whether to schedule a decisive vote on the issue.
Groups led by clergy opposed to same-sex marriage sang hymns such as "Victory is Mine" and prayed in small circles while pro-same-sex marriage advocates countered with "God Bless America" and lined the halls and parlor outside the Senate chamber.
State troopers were called to the Senate chamber floor as the two groups started to merge and argue with each other, but there were no immediate threats of escalation, only debate.
There were no threats and senators moved unmolested from the elevators to their conference room on the Capitol's stately and normally staid third floor.


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Neighbors find 9-year-old MS girl's body in flood waters
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 - 9:17am
Yazoo City, MS (WLBT) — The body of a missing 9-year-old Yazoo City, Mississippi girl missing since Sunday night has been found.
Petruna Hudson's body was discovered around seven Monday evening, just a few blocks from where she lived.
Emergency Management Director Joey Ward confirmed that Petruna Hudson's body was found and that she had drowned.
She was last seen playing behind her home on 7th street near the flood waters.
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on a punt the fins let the ball settle and the jets players stood around the ball waiting for it to come to a stop then a dolfin player nunber 88 was running up the the crew of jets.. chattam grabs him and starts forcing him towards the ball on the ground. It was very odd and ive never seen anyone do that, was chattam pissed about something earlier in the game?
I just thought he was trying to push the Jest player into the ball so they could claim it on a muff, but then it might have just been he thought the Fin needed a hug.
I did'nt see the play, but it sounds as though Chatam was trying to push the Miami player to the ball to make contact, so the Jets could recover the ball. Once the ball is touched by the receiving team, its live. I notice it quite a bit in the NFL where a players on the receiving team get too close to a ball that they are not going to field for a return. The question is, what the hell was the Miami player doing anywhere near the ball if it was surrounded by Jet players. In high school, we were always taught to get the hell away from the ball if you can't field it cleanly.
Yeah, it was the only time I noticed Chatam. It was one of the weirdest plays I've ever seen, and also proved that most analysts and play by play men don't notice stuff, they pretty much just state the obvious (that play was too strange for them to comment), or say what is fed to them. The funniest comment came from Simms, when he said "the Jet's defense is doing a good job", this comment came with the Dolphins on the Jets 10 yard line about to make it 20-17. The person I was watching the game with did his best Moe the Bartender impression and said "WHA ??"
Seems to me you can do it, as long as you don't block the guy in the back or grab him or commit any kind of foul in the process.....if the block is legal, there is no reason I can think of that that the player couldn't be forced into contact with the ball, thus making it a free ball.
if thats the case chattam would have gotten a flag, what he was doing was basically manhandling the dolfin towards the ball
One of my favorite plays similar to what is described here occurred back in 2000 versus the Detroit Lions. The Pats punted the ball to the Lion's Desmond Howard, he let the ball bounce staying about 8 yards away from it. Larry Whigham was the first down on the Pats punt team, he casually picked up the ball, then chucked it straight to an unsuspecting Howard. Howard was so dumb-struck by this that he actually caught the ball, then Whigham tackled him! It was hilarious. Perhaps a bit of payback for Super Bowl XXXI. Anyone else remember this play? It was about the only highlight of a Patriots blowout loss in Detroit.
Spot on! Totally forgot about that part. Good memory! Good question, there wasn't a penalty on that play. I think technically if a ball is touched first by the punting team then it can result in a free play for the return team (we saw that against New Orleans in '98). Therefore Desmond Howard had the option to run with the ball with no repercussions. He was just too dumbfounded to make a break for it.
Was this game around Thanksgiving? I remember a blowout around that year. I think the Pats were wearing their red uniforms. If I remember correctly.


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Philosophical Convictions
Philosophers get attention only when they appear to be doing something sinister--corrupting the youth, undermining the foundations of civilization, sneering at all we hold dear. The rest of the time everybody assumes that they are hard at work somewhere down in the sub-basement, keeping those foundations in good repair. Nobody much cares what brand of intellectual duct tape is being used.
The public becomes incensed, however, when rogue philosophers come upstairs, buttonhole the tenants and tell them that there really are no foundations--that their industrious colleagues are just providing "bad reasons for what we believe upon instinct" (F.H. Bradley's description of metaphysics). Every anti-foundationalist movement within philosophy produces a spate of books by nonphilosophers denouncing "the treason of the intellectuals" (the title of Julien Benda's 1927 attack on the pernicious influence of thinkers such as Henri Bergson and William James).
Books about this sort of treason have proliferated in the United States and Britain in the past decade. This is because post-Nietzschean European philosophy has become increasingly popular in the English-speaking world. No graduate student in literature, history or political theory in an American or British university can afford to be ignorant of Foucault. For a time, deconstructing texts--that is, trying to sound as much like Derrida as possible while not actually engaging with any philosophical issues--was all the rage in the literature departments. Deconstruction is no longer in fashion, but Derrida is still, deservedly, admired.
These two original and influential French thinkers agree that Nietzsche was right to reject Plato's attempt to demonstrate rationally that some moral and political values are better grounded in the nature of things than others. When Derrida and Foucault were students, they assimilated and accepted Martin Heidegger's story about how Western philosophy began with Plato and ended with Nietzsche. They were convinced by Heidegger's books that we should stop trying to "ground" Western institutions in something august and ahistorical. They regretted both the "superman" passages in Nietzsche--the ones that the Nazis made such good use of--and Heidegger's admiration for Hitler. But these regrets did not diminish their admiration for the two men's philosophical achievements.
Richard Wolin thinks that it is not as easy as all that to separate the conduct of a philosopher from the utility of his ideas, or his moral character from his teachings. A distinguished intellectual historian who teaches at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, Wolin believes that the prevalence of "slack postmodernist relativism" is very dangerous. "The postmodern left," he says, "risks depriving democracy of valuable normative resources at an hour of extreme historical need." His book seeks to demonstrate that "at a certain point postmodernism's hostility towards 'reason' and 'truth' is intellectually untenable and politically debilitating." Many of the essays that make up the book focus on the dubious--and sometimes appalling--political stances adopted by eminent post-Nietzschean thinkers. Wolin argues that their political attitudes are closely bound up with their anti-foundationalist philosophical views.


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The attendance record reflects an improving economy and more.
The late Gov. Rudy Perpich's favorite informal measure of Minnesota's economic health was the count of building cranes swinging over downtown St. Paul or Minneapolis. (He'd relish the view of Downtown East from the Star Tribune's Portland Avenue perch just now.)
We're partial to another marker: State Fair attendance. It hit a record high of 1,824,830 during the 12-day run that ended Monday, topping by more than 34,000 the previous record set in the recession year of 2009. For a state populated by about 5.3 million people, that's phenomenal participation.
The 2009 mark was testimony to Minnesotans' unwillingness to forgo their annual date with butter sculptures, fancy roosters and Pronto Pups even when the economy turned sour. This year's attendance surge says that people have more discretionary dollars in their pockets — and, as Minnesotans have been wont to do for 155 years, they chose to spend them at the fair.
At a time when many cultural fads fade before they fully catch on, Minnesotans' durable devotion to the State Fair's mix of food, rides, tradition and innovation is worth celebrating. The fair is a shared touchstone for an increasingly diverse population. It allows Minnesotans to see tens of thousands of their fellow citizens in the span of a few hours, and come away seeing themselves a bit more clearly.
Good weather, improved transit connections, new food options and popular Grandstand entertainers buoyed this year's attendance. The revived state economy undoubtedly played a role. But most of all, the new attendance record attests to Minnesotans' love affair with their fair. See you there next year.
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Leading hospitals around Australia are part of an international effort to trial a combination of internal radiation therapy and chemotherapy for bowel cancer patients whose disease has spread to their liver.
- Please note: The SIRFLOX study, has finished its recruitment phase. More than 500 patients around the world including Australia joined the study. Early results are expected in 2014.


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One point separated first-place Katherine Jenkins from William Levy and Donald Driver at the end of Monday's Dancing With the Stars performances.
Each finalist earned another 30 from one more routine on Tuesday's finale, but the votes were in, and that Mirror Ball already had one name on it.
That name was Donald Driver.
The Green Bay Packers wide receiver Donald Driver was named the winner of the 14th season, making pro Peta Murgatroyd a first-time champion.
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Ah, Spring!
It's a glorious day, the first day of spring, and what better time to mark the occasion by visiting the UC Davis Arboretum Teaching Nursery on Garrod Drive?
Mother Earth, a mosaic ceramic sculpture by talented Donna Billick of Davis, co-founder and co-director of the UC Davis Art/Science Fusion Program, overlooks a thriving garden populated with honey bees, butterflies, sweat bees, syrphid flies, and ladybugs.
Today we saw the mournful dusky-wing butterfly (Erynnis tristis), the first of the year. (How ironic a butterfly with such a sad name would be in the garden the first day of spring!) The more colorful painted ladies (Vanessa cardui) arrived earlier this month. (See the Central California butterfly monitoring site of Art Shapiro, distinguished professor of evolution and ecology at UC Davis for more information on butterflies and his research.)
The UC Davis Arboretum Teaching Nursery attracts scores of pollinators with such plants as ceanothus, salvia, California fuchsia, cut-leaf lilac, rosemary, bulbine and Spanish lavender.
Meanwhile, the officials at the teaching nursery are gearing up for their next public plant sales, set for three Saturdays: April 5, April 26 and May 17 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Garden and irrigation experts will offer guidance for what to plant in your garden, including the Arboretum All-Stars, and offer advice on drought-related resources. A plant doctor clinic is also planned. (Members say 10 percent on plant sales.)
While you're browsing through the plants, don't overlook the pollinators! Indeed, they may just nudge you into buying a specific plant...
A honey bee foraging on ceanothus in the UC Davis Arboretum Teaching Nursery. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A painted lady, Vanessa carduii, finds a cut-leaf lilac, Syringa × laciniata, quite attractive. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Check out the pollen on this honey bee foraging on ceanothus. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A mournful dusky-wing butterfly (Erynnis tristis) on Spanish lavender. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Mother Earth, a mosaic ceramic sculpture by Donna Billick of Davis, overlooks the UC Davis Arboretum Teaching Nursery. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A torrent of emotions on the face of Mother Earth, the work of artist Donna Billick. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Is It Spring Yet?
These freezing temperatures we're experiencing make us yearn for spring.
True, it's still autumn and winter doesn't officially start until Dec. 22, but it's a good time to think of honey bees pollinating the almond blossoms.
California almonds usually bloom around mid-February. We remember, however, that on Jan. 1, 2013 we spotted almonds blooming in the Benicia State Recreation Area. Guess they didn't get the message that it's not spring yet. Bees didn't get the message, either.
Then in early February we cruised over to Matthew Turner Shipyard Park, Benicia, and saw more almond blossoms and a bevy of bees flying.
Let's skip the winter solstice and head right into the vernal equinox!
The freezing temperatures make us yearn for almond pollination season. This photo was taken Feb. 10, 2013 in the Matthew Turner Shipyard Park, Benicia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A Buffet for the Bees
When the honey bee meets the flowering quince, the bee is "the belle of the ball."
The winter ball.
Suddenly the flowering quince (genus Chaenomele) transforms the bleak wintery landscape into a spring ballroom of sorts. The giddy bee is a joy to see.
Around here, the ornamental flowering quince, a member of the rose family (Rosaceae), usually blooms around late January or early February. The tightly woven pink buds unfold amid the tangled, dreary limbs that still denote winter but promise spring.
When you watch the bees, sometimes you can't tell where the pollen load ends and the anthers begin.
Extension apiculturst Eric Mussen of the UC Davis Department of Entomology encourages gardeners to plant flowers that will bloom in late winter or early spring. The bees, he says, are hungry.
Indeed they are.
The flowering quince is a buffet for the bees and a feast for our eyes.
Honey bee foraging in a flowering quince. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
An upside-down bee in the flowering quince. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Pollen-packing honey bee inside a flowering quince bud. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)


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Bradbury: Defeat was harsh
Bournemouth manager Lee Bradbury felt the 3-1 home defeat to rivals Southampton was harsh on his side as their automatic promotion hopes were dealt a blow by a second successive loss.Lauri Dalla Valle fired the Cherries ahead but Lee Barnard headed Saints level and captain Dean Hammond put them in front.Rickie Lambert made the game safe with his 16th goal of the season three minutes from time before Saints had Oscar Gobern dismissed late on.Yet Bradbury said: "I think the scoreline flattered them a little bit, and we deserved something out of the game. We scored a good goal, but they scored three very well-taken goals."There is no crisis at the club. We`ve only lost two games in a row, and there is still a lot to play for. I will need to bring the boys in on Monday and pick their spirits up because they are very disappointed at the moment."This is my first test as Bournemouth manager and it will be a very big learning curve for me. I thought we played well at times and tried to get the ball on the ground and play, but I am disappointed with the result as you would expect."
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