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HULA HOOP CONTEST WITH PRIZES AT AMY'S COFFEE and CONES ON ROCKY NECK
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The Infamous Fred Buck submits another Fiesta Contest for our Fiesta Countdown!
joey – here are two more pix by phillip reisman from 1950. name the 8 statue bearers, win an 8×10 glossy of your choice. name the movie playing at the strand that day and win a free pass to see sal zerilli's film at the cape ann cinema! (no popcorn included). don't touch that dial…
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This is all available for you to check out in one of Gloucester's finest treasures- The Cape Ann Museum
Head over there and ask for the infamous one down in the archives. If you are curious about something from the past in G-Town the chances are the team down in the archives can help you find something that you had no idea existed!
Fred Writes-
joey – fiesta ladies of 1951 and 52, from the museum's collection of slides by artist phillip reisman, who truly loved this place and doesn't try to hide it! first one to name all the beauties in the photos wins an 8×10 glossy of each AND a gift certificate to Amby's sausages A La Cart. competition will be fierce for this one! stay tuned, folks, more to come!
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You can see these slides and way more at The Cape Ann Museum
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Cape Pond Ice's 2011 Annual Father's Day Contest
"Cool" Dads Make a Difference!
June 19, 2011
Maybe he is someone who spends time with you and listerns to your ideas and problems.
Maybe he always has an encouraging word.
Maybe he always goes above and beyond in his special way.
If he does, then NOMINATE your "Cool Dad!"
Lindsey & Neil Mathews 2009 Winner!
Submit an essay, including a picture of your "Coolest Dad," along with your name, address, and day and evening phone numbers — and don't forget to tell us the name of your "Coolest Dad."
The Lucky Winner will receive……………
"The Cape Pond Ice Coolest Guys Around Collection!"
Long and short sleeve tee shirts, a hooded sweatshirt, a "cool" baseball hat and a few other "cool" surprises!
Send us your entries!
All essays must be submitted to us by June 10, 2011 to qualify. The winner will be announced the week of June 13, 2011.
You can e-mail your essay to firstname.lastname@example.com, mail it or drop it by:
104 Commercial St – Gloucester, MA 01930
All entries will receive a Cape Pond Ice Gift Certificate!
Thanks to the Good Morning Gloucester blog for another great shot of Cape Pond Ice!
Melissa Cox writes-
I really could use your help in getting the word out about this contest. All you have to do is click on this link, answer 8 questions (you don't even have to be correct!) and enter your Name/Email address/City, State and Zip Code. Every entry counts as a vote for Gloucester as long as that is what you enter at the end of the questions! You don't even have to live here to vote for our city. Gloucester, MA 01930 is the only thing that you need to know to get the vote in for the city. This could really help out the Fishtown Horribles Parade and the cost do do this is ZERO!! Just a few minutes of your time. The contest ends on June 14th. Please Please Please help us out. One vote per person per computer!
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Maybe she's able to balance it all and seems relaxed and at ease.
Maybe she has the patience of a saint.
Maybe she always has an encouraging word.
Maybe she always goes above and beyond in her special way.
If she does–then NOMINATE your "Coolest Mom!"
Submit a short essay about why she is the "Coolest" and a picture of your "Coolest Mom." Don't forget to include your name, address, phone number and don't forget to tell us your "Coolest Mom's" name.
The Lucky Winner will receive…………..
Includes a pink baseball hat, a pink hooded sweatshirt, pink long & short sleeve tee shirts and a few other surprises!
All entries must be submitted to us by April 30, 2011 to qualify.
The winner will be announced the week of May 2, 2011.
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(Mother's Day is Sunday, May 8)
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Donna was the first to send in this picture from the Topsfield Fair of The Team GMG First Place Pumpkin Display!
The GMG Pumpkin display was put together by Sista Felicia, friend of the family Sara Francis, niece Amandacakes, nephew BJ, The Bean and Snoop Maddie Mad. Great work team!
Donna you can pick up your Gran Prix Poster right here at the dock.
If there's anything we know around here it's that the GMG community loves a contest, especially when there are prizes involved.
Here's the latest. I have one Great Brewers Gran Prix of Gloucester Poster that will go to the first person that can email a picture of the GMG Homie Pumpkin display at Topsfield Fair.
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Photo must be emailed to email@example.com
Only one poster and it goes to the first person that emails it in.
Person must pick up the poster here at the dock.
This is the GMG Pumpkin display at Topsfield Fair you're looking for-
The GMG pumpkin display is in the Fruits and Vegetables Building, center aisle half way down on the left hand side.
The Girls At North shore Dish Have a Simple Contest For You To Enter For A Chance To Win $100 Gift Certificate
All You Have To Do Is To Leave A Comment On the North Shore Dish Blog As To What Your Favorite North Shore Hidden Gem Restaurant Is.
It's official.
When picking up my mom at the airport for the holidays her and the Bean made a pact to enter Laurie and Sharon's GMG Holiday Cookie Baking contest on December 3rd.
The Bean just loves to cook with my mother. They both need to have busy hands and love to create so this will be something special for them to do together.
I guess this excludes me from the judging. :)
How many of you are planning to enter? How many of you have children in your life and are looking for some actrivity to do together? Well come on down to Browns Mall and enter-
Well, Joe had mentioned we would be giving away some goodies, so why not start right now! Udine4less.com will be giving away a $50.00 Jalapenos gift certificate this month.
If you have never been to Jalapenos, well you should consider making a trip very soon. I have been there numerous times, and I always find myself ordering the Steak Gaonera. This dish is delicious! It's a nice piece of steak smothered in two different cheeses and topped with a generous amount of guacamole.
The new addition that was put on a awhile back has really added to the atmosphere, and has provided much needed space and seating. If you plan on heading to Jalapenos, then check out the deal alert below:
Just a quick note that the GMG Photo Contest will be coming to a close at 6pm this evening. Thanks to all the folks who submitted photos. And with 200 people voting from the GMG family, the results will be posted tonight at 8pm. Good luck to all!!
Last week's winner was Jan Dunsky who identified the Union Congregational Church. Today we have a $20 gift certificate from the Lone Gull Coffee House on Main St. in downtown Gloucester. Thank you , Joe and Mary Borge, for donating this week's prize!
I think Joey will approve of the degree of difficulty for this one!
This has been so much fun! Last week's location was the Dog Bar (one of my favorites!). Gloucester native, Joanne Silva won a $25 gift certificate to the Dogtown Book Shop. Thanks again to Bob Ritchie for donating the prize.
The Where Zat? #9 winner will receive a $20 gift certificate from Audrey's Flower Shop. Just in time for Valentine's Day! Owner Heather Peterson wanted me to tell you that the shop is selling a dozen red roses for $70. That's less than $6 a rose!
Good luck on this week's contest!
Last week's winner was Zanny from Maine. She received a gift certificate from the Black Swan. Congratulations again!
Zanny wrote," …I knew taking the Short Cut through that cemetery and checking out every single headstone would pay off some day! I'd like to thank My Mom, for telling me not to do that. Mrs Leslie Harris, my 4th Grade Teacher, who taught all of us Essex Kids a very detailed History of Essex, Joey, for making a fun blog to check into every day, and my neighborhood kids, for thinking that John Wise's Grave looks like Aslan's Table…"
This week the prize is a $25 gift certificate from Bob Ritchie at the Dogtown Book Shop, 132 Main St. downtown. All sorts of books…used and unusual. The shop reminds me of the old Magnolia Library. It's very cool. Thank you, Bob!
Good luck everyone!
Here is this week's photo for Where Zat? So everyone will know when the contest is up, I'm going to post it each Monday at noon.
This week's contest prize is a $20 gift certificate from Andy Mulholland at the Dog Bar (formerly the White Rainbow). Great place to eat, drink and listen to excellent local music! Thanks, Andy!
Last week's contest winner, capeannpainter, identified the letters on the Birdseye tank down the Fort. Congratulations, Paul! Your t-shirt is on its way. A GLOSTA-phobic t-shirt or 6 photo note cards for this week's winner! Good luck! —Sharon
Hi Joe! Thanks for posting this. Looks like you had a really fun Christmas!
"Happy Holidays! Here's Where Zat #4. I'm sure Joey knows this one! This week's winner will have a choice of 6 assorted photo note cards or the GLOSTA-phobic t-shirt. Have fun! And be sure to check out my family-friendly blog. Lots of good ideas for this vacation week!"
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Thanks, Joe! I'm passing your site on to everybody! I'm lovin' your blog and everyone who I've met along the way! -Sharon
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At Coveted Yarn they have a fantastic contest in which everyone is a winner. For every baby hat knitted and donated Coveted Yarn places an entry in for a drawing for a $50 gift certificate. The baby hats then get donated to children wards at hospitals. That's a great idea in my book. For all you knitters or people that want to learn how, swing by their shop on East Main Street next to Smoking Jim's from 10-12 on Saturdays for free knitting lessons.


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We arrived in this beautiful city at dusk so we weren't able to get the most out of it. Stayed there only for one hour and we spent that time in Parco Civico capturing the flickering lights of the city surrounded by mountains. The view from the shores of Lake Lugano was fascinating. It's truly a must-visit city and I'd love to go back and see it in broad daylight. ...
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11:30 am, Wednesday, 1 April 2015
Room 142 RNR, coffee and cookies at 11:20 am
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Presentation: Using High-Resolution Field Measurements and Coupled Numerical Models to Investigate the Morphodynamics of Large Meandering Rivers
Nanocellulose: A Green Building Block for Next-Generation Sustainable Material and Energy
The Winter 2015 issue of Louisiana Agriculture Magazine, published by the LSU AgCenter, includes articles on a wide range on topics. Dr. Qinglin Wu, Roy O. Martin Sr. Professor in Composites and Engineered Wood Products in the School of Renewable Natural Resources, contributed a feature article on the use of "nanocellulose" as a source for a variety of applications, such as high performance composites, electronics, biomedical materials and energy.
The article is now available online.
More Countries Turn to Louisiana for Forestry Needs
BATON ROUGE, La. – Louisiana is benefitting as countries around the world turn to the state to satisfy growing demand for wood products and forestry expertise, said Richard Vlosky, director of the LSU AgCenter Louisiana Forest Products Development Center.
Forestry has long been Louisiana's No. 1 agricultural commodity, adding $2.9 billion to the economy in 2013, according to the AgCenter's Ag Summary. Around the world, sustainable energy efforts have brought new attention to sustainable forest management and product development, Vlosky told attendees of the March 12 Global Agriculture Hour, an event sponsored by LSU AgCenter International Programs.
RNR Students Compete in Forestry Conclave
The most popular event at the Southern Forestry Conclave is the crosscut saw competition. LSU forestry and natural resource management students Hayden Carter and Ashley Tunstall saw through a 10" x 10" yellow poplar cant in 24 seconds. Stabilizing the cant holder are (l to r) Devyn Albin, James Donovan, Kevin Kohl, Christian Flucke and a student from La Tech. Applauding are Virginia Spencer and Christian Rossi. Additional students from La Tech are shown helping cheer the team, even though they were competitors.
More images from the 58th Southern Forestry Conclave, hosted by Mississippi State, are available on our Gallery Page.
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Update your home's look with this attractive furniture set. This chair, sofa and loveseat set features top grain leather upholstery in an attractive finish.
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ITEM#: 14314721Update your home's look with this attractive furniture set. This chair, sofa and loveseat set features top grain leather upholstery in an attractive finish.
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- Seat height: 20 inches
- Sofa dimensions: 34 inches high x 93.7 inches wide x 38.2 inches deep
- Loveseat dimensions: 34 inches high x 71.7 inches wide x 38.2 inches deep
- Chair dimensions: 34 inches high x 40.4 inches wide x 38.2 inches deep
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As the largest pieces of living room furniture, your sofa and loveseat will influence the the decor of an entire room. However, with all of the types of sofas available, basing your choice solely on looks will only get you so far. Here's what to look for when you are sofa shopping, so you can choose one that is beautiful and functional.
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Your living room can easily become cozy simply by grouping end tables, sofas, chairs, and other furniture together to create a more intimate setting that encourages conversation. The best end tables for a cozy living room often serve multiple purposes. They can be used simply as a place to set a warm drink on a winter evening or as a useful storage area where magazines, knitting, or other living room essentials are kept. Here are some things to consider when you're shopping for the perfect end tables.
FAQ About Decorating with Leather Furniture
Leather furniture can add a touch of class and sophistication to any room in your house. Rich and opulent, leather is complemented by myriad fabrics. Leather furniture lends a library vibe to a den or office and a warm feel to a living room or bedroom. One simple leather furniture piece, such as a sofa, love seat or armchair, opens up a wide range of decorating styles and options.
Cheap Sofas vs Discount Sofas
Sofas and loveseats are quintessential pieces in any living room. When choosing your living room furniture, consider looking for cheap and discounted sofas and loveseats to make outfitting your home a more affordable undertaking. If you view finding loveseats and sofas at stellar prices as an exciting challenge, you can make finding the perfect furniture a fun adventure.
Top 5 Sofa Styles
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History of the Sofa - Loveseats
Upgrading your living room's look means picking the perfect sofa. Loveseats and sofas are a necessary and complementary addition to any home. Over the years the loveseat has evolved into a natural addition to living rooms across the world. It might surprise you that the loveseat, or settee, was once a new and innovative piece of furniture. Sofas and loveseats have come a long way since then. Keep reading for the latest installation on the history of the sofa, loveseats and other living room furniture.
Best Sofas for a Modern Living Room
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Necessary Living Room Furniture - Sofas
Take a good look at your living room furniture. Sofas and loveseats are a staple when it comes to the way your living room looks. Pair your sofa with a loveseat or ottoman, and your living room is well on its way to looking its best. Although most people own living room furniture like ottomans and end tables, few realize what an impact their sofa can have on a living room. Sofas and other accompanying furniture can either tie a living room theme together or break it. Keep reading for more information about sofas.
How to Decorate with a Large End Table
Adding a decorative end table to your living room is a smart and classy move. End tables are elegant, stylish and convenient. Putting a table next to your sofa or recliner gives you a place to set your favorite books, magazines and coffee mug. When you add an end table to your living room there are a few things you need to be aware of in order to help it fit the rest of your living room furniture. A large end table will add a sophisticated look and feel to your living room. They're easy to add, but there are a few rules you should follow. Keep reading for more tips and ideas on how to decorate with a large end table.
How to Shop Smart for Sofas
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Popular Leather Sofa Styles
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Jamal Mayers saw his name engraved on the Stanley Cup at the Chicago Blackhawks' ring ceremony in October and again when they visited White House in early November. It was a shiny reminder of what ended up being his final NHL season, and how it couldn't have ended any better.
"It allowed me closure," said Mayers, who officially announced his retirement on Friday. "Chasing something since you were five years old, it's pretty crazy to have it come true."
Mayers officially called it a day on Friday, wrapping up a 14-year NHL career that culminated with his hoisting that Cup in June. For Mayers, who was a vocal leader for the Blackhawks during their Cup run, Friday was a chance to look back at everything: from his finish with the Blackhawks to his long tenure with the St. Blues, and the years of hard work that led to the NHL.
"No one would've believed I'd play in the NHL as long as I have when I was 12, 13, 14 years old," he said. "Coming from a single-parent home to living in the city and not having much. It's just proof-positive that it's possible and it's really remarkable, and I feel very lucky."
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During last season's lockout, Mayers was a big part of the NHLPA's side of the negotiations. He was in the room when the PA and league finally came to an agreement in the wee morning hours of Jan. 6. Mayers appreciated being part of the process, not just for the final outcome but also in helping younger players work through it all.
"When I served in most roles, it was about helping younger guys understand what the issues were and helping them become involved and engaged. I'm proud I helped guys like (Brad) Boyes, (Matt) Stajan, even (Jonathan) Toews to a certain degree, get involved on the PA side. Inevitably, it's going to be their PA, their issues. As much as they like to focus on playing game, they can't ignore the business aspect. It would be a shame if they had their heads in the sand."
Considering his previous work with the NHLPA, Mayers could have a future with it, too.
"I haven't closed the door being a part to NHLPA. I can add value to what their goals are," he said. "I also have aspirations on the management side of hockey. The key is reaching out to people, not to leave the game. Staying in the game, staying current and knowing the issues, it allows you to branch out."
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Now Mayers is adjusting to being on the media side of things. He's doing television for the NHL Network and Fox Sports Midwest and co-hosts a weekly radio show out of St. Louis, where he lives with his wife Natalie and their three children.
"I'm just trying to learn the craft, and as you know it's all about practice: the more hits you get the more times you do it, the better you're going to get," Mayers said of TV. "You're trying to work as often as you can, and you take it seriously. It's a work in progress."
Mayers has officially closed the door on the playing part of his NHL career. It was a great ride, one that ended in Chicago, and ended with his name on a Cup.
"I'll show my kids and my grandkids," he said. "It's hard to wrap your brain around it. When I found out my name was going to be on it, that's the first thing I thought of: just the legacy of what it means, to look at that when you're old and gray. It's a fitting time to end (my career), so I'm very fortunate that's the way it ended."


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What can feds do to get resistant senior management on board with telework?
One tactic that's been successful: Implement a small pilot program first, said panelists who spoke at the Telework Exchange's Telework Town Hall on Oct. 18.
With telework becoming increasingly popular within the federal government, some departments still struggle to get everyone to realize the benefits of a mobile, flexible workforce. However, some feds have fully embraced telework and continue to push forward despite the obstacles, said participants in one of the panel discussions at today's event in the Ronald Reagan Building in downtown D.C.
The leadership at the Agriculture Department "truly does walks the walk, and they ensure that everyone is held accountable for upholding USDA's strong strategic telework program goals," said Mika Cross, work life and wellness program manager, at the USDA's Office of Human Resources Management.
Arleas Upton Kea, director of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's division of administration, highlighted her department's view of telework as serving a larger purpose.
"One of the things we've learned is that telework is not just something that's nice to have, but it's really essential to us in meeting our mission," she said. But, she added, telework is "a benefit, not an automatic entitlement."
The panelists acknowledged that telework had presented several major roadblocks within their agencies, especially in terms of attitudes.Cross noted that one major obstacle was dealing with "supervisory management resistance" and overcoming the idea of "if we don't see you, you're not there."
There are currently more than 70,000 USDA employees who are eligible to telework, Cross said, and the agency has in the past 60 days also deployed a new reporting metrics tool to better track the performance of teleworkers.
Still, some agencies are reluctant to follow in those footsteps, the panelists said. Upton Kea offered a tip to agencies that are considering implementing telework but are meeting resistance from upper management.
"When we saw that there were a lot of naysayers, we relied upon what we know about our senior managers and our workforce: They tend to like not making firm commitments," she said and detailed how her team decided to opt for a pilot program that would allow for adjustments to be made if needed and for policies to be reviewed.
Telework has become a key component in USDA's cultural transformation initiatives and has been embedded in the strategic road map as well, Cross said. However, there remains a lot of work to be done in fine tuning certain aspects, she acknowledged
"We haven't cracked the nut yet; we're still working on things like standardizing vacancy announcement for all the positions that are eligible to participate in telework so we can really [up] recruitment and return on investment that way, " Cross said.
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My daughter telecommutes 2 days a week. She says she gets far more done without the distractions of other employees who thoughtlessly yak on their cell phones (personal calls) while she otherwise tries to work. Saving an hour and a half a day by not having to drive to work doesn't hurt either. It's a win/win if the position lends itself to working from home.
I would not be able to complete my patient's charts if I didn't have telework. I have neurological disease that is progressing. My work is easily quantified-- either I have completed the charts or I haven't. Unfortunately, a new supervisor seems to be resistannt and may want me to stay in the exam room rather than telecommute, even after all the patients have gone home!
I've already got a CAC reader at home. I work certain things from home 'in addition' to the normal 10 hour work-day (eat lunch at the desk while working). Not enough time to get everything done - - even while delegating and trusting employees with duties on multiple floors of the building. It's just the way it is. Blackberry is essential too. Telework for employees should be on a case-by-case basis, approved by each individual supervisor (trends should be monitored to prevent potential abuse).
Telework should always be considered on a 'case-by-case' basis. Most Federal Employees work from a .mil or .gov domain on a firewalled network server, etc. Most folks cannot even access this unless they are at work (and logged-in to the secure network). I can see limited telework being best utilized in situations where an employee cannot make it to work (due to weather, etc.). Either way, it should require supervisory approval on a case-by-case basis. Telework should not be the norm. Employees are also often required for meetings, whether spur-of-the-moment or pre-planned meetings (can't always call-in to these type of things).
My only problem with telecommuting is that I work too much. I telecommute some days each week to avoid a 2-hour commute each way. My normal work day begins at 7:30 AM but I'm an early riser so I start my work day at home at 5:30 to 6:00 AM. and yes, I continue working a couple of hours past my ending time. I am so thankful for the "benefit" that rather than drive for 4 hours each day I give that much or more time to my organization. I am a more productive and happy employee. Based on some other posted comments no wonder employers are hesitant to allow telecommuting. It is all an issue of trust and moral values - can your employer trust you to do the job when you are not under a watchful eye and do you have the moral values to honor that trust.
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Comment: Very True But It Is a Useful News Item Nonetheless (Score 5, Insightful) 169
Most people who follow space stuff already know that Mars One is either a scam or simply delusional... although I suppose it's nice that other people are starting to notice this too.
I think it's important that a possible change of heart internally is seen by any of the other members. A lot of time when I read about instances where people get sucked into, say, a Nigerian money scam or worse Scientology, it often becomes a serious issues because they were first tricked into giving a little bit of money and then a little more until it's a sizable sum in total. At that point it's very hard to get out because you're mentally holding yourself prisoner there with the logic that if you quit now, you've lost that investment and you're going to look like an idiot. But, through inaction, you maintain the outward appearance of knowing what you are doing and your investment is still good -- hell, it's even growing because they need another small to medium sized payment. And down down down you go into the trap. It takes a lot to not chase your bets and to say, "I fucked up by giving them the $99 applicant fee but better quit now than waste anymore time and resources. Lesson learned."
And I think the fact that a DOCTOR (no matter what kind or what validity) says, "I paid the money, I saw they were preparing me for the biggest snuff film ever and I got out." Well, now the average person involved in this project can say, "He is right, I came to the same realization, I'm no stupider than this academic." This is why there are support groups out there for gambling problems and cults escapees. The ideafication of your exit is sometimes important than your ability to make your own decision
Comment: The Rise of Joke Theft on the Internet (Score 2) 90
Comment: Any Public Response to the Common Criticism? (Score 4, Funny) 90
Comment: Sacred cows? (Score 4, Interesting) 90
Comment: Re:Has anyone studied? (Score 4, Insightful) 262
Has anyone studied the effect on the environment of taking all of that energy out of the wind? What if seeds and dust aren't carried as far?
This is such an unfounded concern, I'm not even sure where to start. I grew up in the prairie of Minnesota and I could only hope that the wind is reduced there. It is absolutely brutal at times and causes erosion and top soil loss. Why do you want dust carried far? What seeds are you concerned about falling too close to the parent plant? I just, this hasn't been studied because there's nothing to argue about. Like solar there's a lot of energy to be harvested. There's no way to harvest all of it, a lot of it is dissipated as friction against water and earth and I can't think of one positive purpose of that friction.
How does that affect terraforming?
How does that affect our ability to transform the planet into a more livable human environment? I can't even parse this or apply it to the topic at hand. "How does that affect X?" when X has nothing to do with the discussion just sounds like fear mongering.
What about migratory birds? Has anyone bothered to solve the problem of mass kills during migration season?
This is well documented and researched but I am constantly confused as to why "migratory birds" are the stipulated losses. It's any birds. Migratory or not. And the numbers have been scientifically estimated to be 140,000 to 328,000 per year. But we're getting smarter about designing these windmills to prevent avian death.
These questions will never be answered
Well, the first two are just too fucking vapid and inane to be answered. The latter, I've answered for you.
, I don't think, because the politics that drive wind power are the same as those that drive anthro climate change - "We're right, shut up if you disagree?"
You know, that could be said about any politics anywhere because modern politics are about inaction and hot air. Companies and scientists are trying hard to expand our energy portfolio away from fossil fuels. And that's smart whether it's biofuel algae, solar, wind or even failed corrupt initiatives like corn ethanol. In the end there are going to be regionally localized energy productions that will account for a large amount of that local populace's consumption. This will likely still be augmented by fossil fuels -- maybe as emergency or backup but I don't think we'll ever see them completely removed from the equation.
The Earth is going to be destroyed by people (on both sides of the political aisle) who refuse to take a reasoned approach to our energy crisis. The root causes of our energy shortage, climate change, starvation, hunger, crime, and disease, are all one in the same: OVERPOPULATION.
We're 7 times as numerous as the Earth can sustain. Unless and until we fix that problem, our habitable climate WILL be destroyed.
Scientifically, can you explain how you came to calculate the multiplier of "7 times as numerous as Earth can sustain?" Because the idea that the Earth can only sustain a nice round even number like a billion people raises suspicions. But it's pretty evident that nothing is going to talk sense into you, Malthus. Science and human ingenuity has gotten us past radical adjustments to population crises
Comment: I'm a Member of That 1% (Score 4, Interesting) 192
Is 2015 the year of the Linux gaming system?
Could we please stop this shit? Please?
Comment: ICYMI: Frontline's Secret State of North Korea (Score 5, Informative) 62
The documentary also touched on humanitarian issues as much as it could using a secret camera. Sad stuff. Great thing to watch. Occasionally you can catch it streaming on Netflix but it seems to not be available right now.
Comment: Burst Forth, Publish Your Policy Report! (Score 5, Insightful) 213
If you look at this list, the majority of these problems are man-made. Other than a super volcano and an asteroid impact, the solution seems pretty simple. We must abandon all technology and kill all but a small percentage of the population. And those that are left must live in isolated groups. That way there will not be a world wide disease outbreak.
Yep, that's the only option. There's nothing between doing nothing and that option. It's all we have. And if anyone starts to talk about mitigation strategies, planning ahead of time or devoting a single cent of taxpayer money toward preparing for it, we are just all going to have a meltdown and throw a tantrum with teabags on our hats. Thank god we have these strawman arguments for what these ivory tower Oxford elitists are telling us to do: eliminate the human race to protect the human race. I cannot believe they would actually come to that conclusion but there it is, right in the article. Those environmentalists will have us starving in mud huts by the end of the month if we just sit by and let this academic report go unabated and without criticism!
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author David Geary
pages 615 pages
publisher Prentice Hall
rating 9/10
reviewer eldavojohn
summary An exercise in 2D game development and mechanics in HTML5 and JavaScript.
First, this book isn't for people who do not recognize HTML5 and JavaScript as a valid development platform for games. I know you're out there, you can stop reading here and move on to the next article. This book isn't for you. If you have no programming experience this book is likely not for you either. This book dives into concepts faster than Geary's last book on game development in Canvas. You should also be familiar with JavaScript if you want to effortlessly start on this book. Throughout the book, Geary utilizes object's JavaScript prototypes to add functions, uses anonymous functions and refers to common programming patterns.
It is worth repeating that the implementation in this book does not rely on a framework or library that could change or go defunct. The game runs entirely on code covered in the book accessing W3C standard specifications like requestAnimationFrame(). As long as JavaScript interpreters don't change core things like timing control, this book should be relevant to developers for years to come.
The reason this book gets a nine is it accomplishes everything it sets out to do and Geary does a great job dividing up task after incremental task of setting sprite sheets and backgrounds into motion. The reason it doesn't get a ten is that I was personally disappointed with the the author devoting little time to physics and their simulations.
The book is laid out to enable its use as two kinds of resources: cover to cover and chapter specific topics. Reading this straight through, there were only a few times where it felt like I was needlessly being reminded of where I had already read about tangential topics. On the plus side if you ever want to see how Snail Bait implemented something like sound, you need only spend time on the chapter devoted to sound sprites. One mild annoyance I had with the text was that the author seems to always refer to Snail Bait as "Snail Bait" which leads to a Ralph Wiggum-like aversion to pronouns or saying "the game" instead occasionally. It might only be me but it can become tiresome to read "Snail Bait" five or six times on the same page.
You can read a sample chapter here that shows how to implement sprite behaviors.
The first two chapters of the book focus on a set of basic guidelines to follow when doing game development in HTML5 and JavaScript — like keeping certain UI display elements in CSS instead of rendering them as paths or objects in the Canvas. Geary also covers the very absolute simplest concepts of how graphics are going to be displayed and how the background is going to move. He also spends time in Chapter Two showing how to best set up the development environment. It is demonstrated how shortening your cycle of deployment saves you tons of time and the author does a great job on letting you know what tools to use to debug throughout the whole text.
The third chapter delves into draw and rendering graphics in the canvas as well as introducing the reader to the game loop. It spends a good amount of time explaining the use of animation frame control in a browser to keep animations running smoothly. It also begins the auditing of frame rates so that the game can respond to and display things normalized at the rate the user is experiencing them. It also touches on how parallax can be employed to show things closer up moving faster than those further back in the background. This illusion of depth has long been popular and is even finding its way into scrolling on blogs and I wish that Geary would have spent more time on this perhaps in a later chapter but offer the reader more on how to do multiple levels of depth.
The next chapter tackles the core infrastructure of Snail Bait and discusses at length encapsulation of certain functionalities (instead of globals) in the source code as well as Snail Bait's 2300 line prototype. It bothers me that one file is 2300 lines and I wish there was a better way to do this but as a learning tool, it works even if it is daunting to scroll through. The book adds some helpful pointers about how utterly confusing the "this" keyword can be in JavaScript. Chapter Four really sets the pace for the rest of the book by introducing the use of event listeners and illustrating how the game loop is going to continually be extrapolated.
The next three chapters cover the use of loading screens, sprites and their behaviors. Snail Bait uses all its graphics from an open source game (Replica Island). But if you were to design your own graphics for your game, these chapters do a great job of showing how to construct sprite sheets and how to use tools to construct metadata in the code so that the sprites are usable by the sprite artists. Using the flyweight pattern, Geary sets the stage for more complex behaviors and actions to come in the following chapters.
The next three chapters cover time, stopwatches and their effects on motions and behaviors within the game. The author starts and works from linear motion to non-linear motion and then using transducer functions to affect the time system. The game now has bouncing coins, a jumping player and Geary does a good job of showing the reader how to emulate behaviors in the code.
Naturally what follows next is collision detection and gravity. The collision detection strategies were adequate but I wish that there was more depth at least referenced in the text. This isn't a simple problem and I did like how Geary referenced back to chapter two's profile and showed how collision detection performance as you implement and refine and optimize your algorithm. The nice thing about this book is that it often tackles problems with a general solution in the code (runner/sprite collision) and then provides the edge case solutions.
In the fourteenth chapter, the author tackles something that has long been a plague in HTML5 games: sound and music. The author doesn't sugarcoat this citing the long history of problems the vendors have had trying to support this in browsers. There's a great explanation of how to create and handle "sound sprites" (similar to sprite sheets) so that there is only one download for background music and one download for audio sprites.
Next Geary covers the problem of multiple viewport sizes with a focus on mobile devices. Of course this is one of the biggest issues with mobile gaming today. The chapter is lengthy and deals with the many intricacies of scaling, sizing and touch events. This chapter is long but the highly detailed support of multiple platforms and resolutions is a justified discussion point.
In sixteen, the reader gets a treatment of utilizing sprites and their artists to simulate sparks and smoking holes. The book calls this chapter "particle systems" but I don't think that's a very good title as the code isn't actually dealing with things at the particle level. Instead this chapter focuses on using sprites to simulate those behaviors via animation. This is completely necessary on a computation inexpensive platform but it is misleading to call these particle systems.
Now that the game looks and functions appropriately, the book covers UI elements like player scores and player lives. The auditing of these metrics are covered in the code as well as warnings when the game begins to run to slowly. It also covers the 'edge' condition of winning in the game and the routine that is followed when the user wins the game.
The next chapter introduces the concept of a developer backdoor so that the reader can manually speed up or slow down the game while playing it or even test special cases of the runner sprite interacting with other elements. It's a useful trick for debugging and playing around but does devote a lot of time to the specialized UI like the speed slider and other things that won't (or rather shouldn't) be seen by a common player.
Chapter nineteen really felt out of place and very inadequate on important details. It's a blind rush through using node.js and socket.io to implement server side high scores. The way it's implemented would make it trivial for someone to submit a high score of MAX_INT or whatever to the server. The metrics reporting is done in a manner that (in my opinion) breaks from long established logging structure one would be familiar with. While it covers important things to record from your users in order to tweak your game, the inadequacy of discussions about shortcomings makes it feel out of place in this text. It's a topic of great depth and I have no problem with an author touching on something briefly in one chapter — this chapter does lack the warnings and caveats found in other chapters though.
Contrary to the previous chapter, the final chapter is a fast application of the entire book's principles applied to a new game (Bodega's Revenge). Geary gives a final run through showing how the lengthy prior discussions quickly translate to a new set of sprite sheets and game rules. If this book is ever expanded, I think it would be great to include additional chapters like this although I would pick a more distinct and popular two dimensional game format like a tower defense game or a bejeweled knockoff.
Overall, Core HTML5 2D Game Programming is a great book for a JavaScript developer looking to dabble in game development. You can purchase Core HTML5 2D Game Programming from barnesandnoble.com. Slashdot welcomes readers' book reviews (sci-fi included) — to see your own review here, read the book review guidelines, then visit the submission page. If you'd like to see what books we have available from our review library please let us know."
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Comment: No. (Score 5, Insightful) 228
To be fair to Zuckerberg and Facebook, the company must obey the law of any country in which it operates.
No. He came out in support of a universal maxim and then went back to his board who showed him X dollars of income they get by operating in Turkey. Just like the revenue lost when Google left mainland China. Instead of sacrificing that revenue to some other social network in Turkey run by cowards, he became a coward himself in the name of money. It is an affront to the deaths and memory of the Charlie Hebdo editors. His refusal could have worked as leverage for social change in Turkey but now it will not.
So no, your statement isn't fair to Zuckerberg and his company and the platinum backscratcher he gets to keep with "TURKEY" inscribed on it. Fuck that greedy bastard and his petty meaningless lip service.
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I own all the DVDs, a couple years ago I rewatched them. I may come off as a rabid fan at times but the background music was atrociously horrid. Also the story arc plot became overly convoluted and impossible to explain at times. That said, one of the most convoluted characters (Krycek) was my favorite. Aside from several minor valid criticisms like that, I really think it's a great platform for modern storytelling.
I do have to ask myself, at times, if there is some level of insane conspiracy theory today that we owe at least in part to those people watching X-Files when younger. I have to admit that the 9/11 inside job truthers movement claims could have been ripped from the pages of an X-Files script.
My biggest concern, of course, is whether or not it could still be fresh. With recent high quality additions to television canon, we'd have to be prepared for Chris Carter coming back at us with a 90's angle when episodes like Home really aren't as shocking anymore. The bar has been raised (thankfully).
Right now, The X-Files is going to occupy a contextual place in television history like The Twilight Zone. A revival could very well tarnish that. On the other hand, I've never felt like I really received closure on the whole story arc
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Problem with landlord
Well, I posted a few weeks ago regarding my dishwasher not being hooked up. I moved into the apartment in October and discovered that the dishwasher was never connected, the previous tenant never used it, so the landlords werenÂt aware of this problem.
So, I informed the landlord about the problem, and she told me she would have her husband come and look at it. After he came to see it, he discovered that it was never connected and that he would need to call an electrician. He told us that he would let us know when they would come to install it.
This was about 3 weeks ago and I have heard nothing. I spoke to the woman a few times and she told me that they are playing phone tag with the guy and would get back to me. She seems like she is telling the truth, but I canÂt be sure if she is just pacifying me to get me to leave her alone. She told me (on the 1st when she came to get the rent) that if they couldnÂt get the guy they know, they would call someone from the yellow pages.
I donÂt have a lease in this apartment, and IÂm beginning to worry that these people might be deadbeat landlords. I also have no doorbell, and she also told me that it would be fixed, to no avail. I am sick of calling her and feeling like I am harassing her, however, I would like these things to be fixed, particularly since Thanksgiving is coming and I would like to have the dishwasher working by then.
I really wish that there was some kind of screening for landlords before you move (the same way they like to screen us). LOL I just seem to have the worst luck with these situations..


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Friday, March 27, 2015
Mar. 27, 2015 Mother's Day Card with Elegant Florals 2
Here is a quick Mothers Day card that I made this morning. I sure hope my mom will like it. I just have to remember that I made her one and I have to give it to her in May!
I used the Elegant Florals 2 stamp set and colored it with Copics, before I mounted it on Spellbinder Ovals. I sponged the larger oval, to tie all my colors together! A fun card to make!
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Playing with new stamps 3-27-2015
I used Khaki color ink, with some Stormy Blue for shading, on the dandelion stamp from the GKD set called Elegant Florals 2 by Theresa Momber. This came together rather quickly and will be a wonderful birthday wish for either male of female!
Thanks you for stopping by to check it out.
Thursday, March 26, 2015
3-26-2015 First creation with new stamps
I made this one, this afternoon, after I received my new sets. One from Melanie and the other from Theresa. I had a lot of fun creating this card with the tulips and Copics to color them. I fussy cut the flowers so I could pop them up on that fabulous BG, which I colored with Copics. A touch of ribbon completed the card.
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Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Mar. 24, 2015 Sent With Love GKD's STV KIT
This is a card I whipped up this afternoon, using the Sent With Love stamp set from Gina K Designs kit, January 2011. The images were added and popped up on a CB heart background. I only had to color a very little with gray and red Copics, after I stamped with Memento Black ink.
Here is another one made today. I was on a roll, I guess!
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Thursday, March 19, 2015
Birthday card in neutral colors 3-19-2015
The Happy Birthday sentiment is from the GKD Birthday Duo mini stamp set. I used lots of neutral color papers as well as neutral color flowers. I stamped the sentiment in Memento Brown and backed the CS with brown GKD CS, before I popped it up.
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Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Mar. 18, 2015 Spring Birthday Card
This was a quick one made with images from Theresa Momber's Vertical Greetings set, colored with Copics and fusy cut and popped up on a pretty patterned paper from GKD, that was cut out with a Spellbinder die. Some green pp, to anchor and complete the card!
Hope you have a great day and I am very glad you stopped to visit today.
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
March 17, 2015 Reminds me of High School- "Top O' the Morning to Ya"
On a side note, our class was the last one before they closed and tore down the building. That was so sad, but the nice thing are the wonderful friendships that are still there almost 50 years later.
By most standards it was a small school of only about 600 girls. Only 133 graduated with us that last year! Fabulous memories, I tell ya!
Saturday, March 14, 2015
3-14-2015 This was for a Chalkboard Challenge
The Funday Friday Challenge at StampTV was a lot of fun for sure, as I tried to create a chalkboard look for my card. Let me know if I did it, ok?
I used the Birthday Go-Round stamp set from GKD, and used the white ink pad, from GKS too.
I kept the entire card in chalkboard colors, making this perfect for either male or female, perhaps a teacher? Thanks for stopping by to take a look!
I used the Birthday Go-Round stamp set from GKD, and used the white ink pad, from GKS too.
I kept the entire card in chalkboard colors, making this perfect for either male or female, perhaps a teacher? Thanks for stopping by to take a look!
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Grandson and washing machine
ive told him several times to leave the washing machine and dryer alone he is 10
he says his mother lets him do his own laundry
but he seems to think they are toys
he dumped almost a whole box of detergent in mine
i dont want to be the mean grandma but he just keeps at this
My daughter (now 11) went through that when she was 10, only she was using the full water level to wash a pair of shorts & a tee shirt. She also used too much detergent, thinking it would make her clothes cleaner.
Could you use his interest to actually show him how to do laundry correctly - sorting, water temperature & level, folding? He's going to need to know how to do that at some point.
If he's only visiting occasionally, and not actually living with you, I'd be tempted to throw the breaker switch while he's there (and hide the detergent)--that way he CAN'T use them. Sometimes it's easier just to prevent a problem that to educate around it--especially when it's not a child you're responsible for.
Good luck.
A child of 10 years is old enough to follow orders, if he is told to leave the laundry equipment alone, then he should leave it alone.
Tell him flat, that in your house, he must follow your rules and messing around with appliances is strickly against the rules.
I certainly wasn't advocating NOT teaching him right from wrong. Just suggesting that at the cost of major appliances these days (just bought a new washer and dryer myself), it might be prudent to also fix it so he couldn't use them, just in case he wasn't in the mood to listen to Grandma's rules--kids that age don't always feel they have to pay attention to anyone who isn't their parent.
Lock it up, unplug it, you can keep him from being able to use the machines and/or the soap.
The thing is, if you want a next step beyond letting him know the rules... the next step is to respond to the apparent fact that he cannot or will not (can't tell) do what you want. You can keep him from being able to use the soap or machines by locking one or both away and/or interfering with the power supply and/or figuring out to mechanically lock the washer so nothing can go in. One more, the water supply can also be stopped.
An intermediate sort of step would involve making a list of household rules. Make a couple or a few copies of a list of 3-5 rules (short but sweet ones that you decide upon). Post one in a central place like on the refrigerator, and one copy on any relevant objects (like one right on the washer), and send a copy with him so he can have his own reference.
Additionally, or instead if you will let him use the washer on occasion, print up big step by step instructions... Soap measurement is tricky because it seems, intuitively like more is better, or will clean more. Adults fall for that too, not just 10 year olds so it's not unusual. You can explain how it is bad for the fabric, or how too much interferes with rinsing so the clothes don't in fact get cleaner. On the instructions though, have a dedicated measuring device and state how many scoops or whatever.
People, even 10 year olds have their own thoughts and feelings and motivations and everything else that makes them human. You can tell him, and you can feel like he heard you and paid attention and has a good enough working memory to always then know... and like he should have the kind of internal braking system where even if he _wanted_ to do laundry he would stop himself simply because he would remember what he was told. Lots of different things can interfere with his 'getting' any of those steps. (At the same time you feel like you told him, he's thinking about how cool it is to be at his grandmother's house and who knows what all other 10 year old boy thoughts. Maybe he hears, but his attention is on something else. Maybe he hears and remembers but his parents are working on getting him to clean up more so he sort of has a 'prior directive' to clean up after himself... basically his primary caregivers may be training him to use washers automatically and that will interfere if you want him to do something else or think something else.)
I don't know if he does think they are toys. Maybe he thinks he's helping or he wants to feel 'grown up' or who knows... I do know that you can probably communicate better with him about this is you focus on what you want rather than what you don't want. It's also good to not even address what his possible (apparent?) thoughts or motives are because that will distract you both from the matter of wanted behavior. (People tend to react as if they were being attacked, or personally insulted when others presume to know what they are thinking or why they do what they do, even 10 year olds.)
P.S. You can talk to his mother directly about what she allows or doesn't allow. And, if he does do laundry at home and does it well you can also find out what worked in that situation (he might be applying his same process from home to your machine and your soap and not realize that there can be important differences).
Fake or not, it's something to think about. A 10-year-old kid might see this as a sign of independence or something...I used to wash my clothes at about this age because my mother would periodically do things like put sweaters in the dryer....etc. etc.
I just recently saw a show on TLC about limb replacement...a 3-year-old had gotten his arm ripped off in the spin cycle. Not pretty.


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Ireland has opened a new investigation into the death of a woman denied an abortion of her dying foetus, as the government scrambled to stem criticism of its handling of an incident that polarised the overwhelmingly Catholic country.
Savita Halappanavar, a 31-year old dentist, was admitted to hospital in severe pain on October 21 and asked for a termination after doctors said her baby would not survive, according to husband Praveen.
But in a country with some of the world's most restrictive abortion laws, surgeons would not remove the foetus until its heartbeat stopped days later.
Husband Praveen Halappanavar, who believes the delay contributed to the blood poisoning that killed his wife on October 28, has said he would not cooperate with an investigation already launched by the country's health service because he did not believe it would be neutral.
Overnight the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) watchdog, which is government-funded but independent of the state health service, said it had also launched an investigation after receiving information from the health service and University Hospital Galway, where Halappanavar died.
A solicitor acting on behalf of the husband said the new inquiry was unlikely to be enough to satisfy his client.
"My client has always made his position very clear ... He wants a public inquiry. He has made it clear he wants to get to the truth of the matter, so I don't think that the framework of HIQA will suffice," Gerard O'Donnell, told RTE radio.
He added that the next step would be to consider an application to the European Court of Human Rights, which criticised Ireland's abortion ban in 2010.
Halappanavar's death has reopened a decades-long debate over whether the government should legislate to explicitly allow abortion when the life of the mother is at risk.
Irish law does not specify exactly when the threat to the life of the mother is high enough to justify a termination, leaving doctors to decide. Critics say this means doctors' personal beliefs can play a role.
Though the influence of the Catholic Church over Irish politics has waned since the 1980s, successive governments have been loath to legislate on an issue they fear could alienate conservative voters.
Ireland's abortion stance is enshrined in a 1983 constitutional amendment that intended to ban abortion in all circumstances. In 1992, when challenged in the "X-case" involving a 14-year-old rape victim, the Supreme Court ruled that abortion was permitted when the woman's life was at risk, including from suicide.
But successive governments refused to make clear the circumstances under which a threat would make an abortion legal. After several challenges, the European Court of Human Rights ruled in 2010 that Ireland must clarify its position.
Prime Minister Enda Kenny, whose ruling Fine Gael party made an election pledge not to introduce new laws allowing abortion, said last week he would not be rushed into a decision on the issue.
The government was forced into an embarrassing u-turn this week when it removed three Galway-based consultants from the health service inquiry following criticism from Praveen Halappanavar.
The issue has raised tensions between Fine Gael and the more socially liberal Labour Party, its junior coalition partner, which has campaigned for a clarification of the country's abortion rules.
The country's president, Michael D Higgins, a former member of the Labour Party, weighed into the debate this week when he said an investigation was needed that satisfied the dead woman's family.
Opposition party Sinn Fein introduced a motion to parliament on Wednesday calling for parliament to legislate on abortion, but it was rejected.
"Successive governments over the past 20 years have failed in respect of legislation. That failure is in large measure due to fear or cowardice," said Mary Lou McDonald, vice president of Sinn Fein.
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