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The issue arises for most owners when they are walking their pooches and encounter a person of a different race on the street. Their usually friendly dog may begin to bark and carry on until the stranger is out of sight. But is this canine racism?
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"Although a dog may appear to be 'racist,' that's not possible. Racism requires complex thinking and other higher cognitive functions that canines simply don't possess," shared dog psychologist Linda Michaels. "A dog may react in fear-based aggression to a person of color for two reasons: 1. Insufficient positive associations in early socialization to people of all races; 2. A traumatic incident with a person of color that has now generalized to all people of color."
Other experts agree, reinforcing the idea that these pooches are not reacting from a place of hate but one of uncertainty. Additionally, sometimes it is the stranger who worsens the situation. If an individual approaches your dog with a sense of fear, your pet will sense that.
"Dogs ... react to the immense differences in the human races. Just like a great many of the dogs I work with are aggressive only to men, but love women; sometimes the other way around. Also, each of the races of humans literally smell, act and look differently from one another and the energy we give off is almost always different from one another," explained Suzi Schaefers of the Canine Psychology Center.
Now that it is clear that dogs are not racist, is there a way to alleviate this somewhat embarrassing behavior? Yes, WebVet recommends training your dog to look at you when he is approached by a person whose race he often reacts strongly to. Every time your dog listens to the command to look at you and keep quiet instead of barking at the stranger, reward him with a treat. If you continue to do this over time, your dog will become calmer in these situations and begin to associate the race it previously barked at with good things, like treats. If you have a friend of the race your dog is having issues with, set up meet-ups in public places between the two. During these encounters, have your friend calmly approach your dog and offer him treats. After several of these doggie dates, your pet should becoming increasingly more accepting.
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BTW notice how only White people suffering from unimaginable White guilt obsess about things like this? The rest of us couldn't care less if our dogs seem to hate other races. With all the IMPORTANT things to worry about in society today, we get THIS?January 14 2013 at 4:08 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
I've done volunteer work for animal shelters for many years, and I always found it remarkable that the overwhelming number of people who volunteer in animal rescue work are White, with a few Asians. The only time blacks would come in to ask about adopting was when they wanted fight or attack dogs. Dogs can sense this.January 14 2013 at 4:06 PM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down Reply
"Racism requires complex thinking and other higher cognitive functions….."
Hmmmm. Now we know why only White people can me "racist".
What about Black people who have dogs?
Are those dogs upset for being with a Black person? Do they bark at their owners for being "of Color"??
After being a mailman for 18 years, I am suspicious of all dogs because they--like many animals---are "Territorial"! They think ALL belongs to them!
I remember passing a dog in a car in a Walmart parking lot, it was angry (windows were down, and it was not suffering in any way), and it's bark told me that I was in it's territory!!
I said to myself: "Oh, now this Walmart parking lot is YOUR territory now huh!?
I then said out loud as I left the scene: "Get a life!" But I don't think it understood English, since it was barking at everyone that passed!! Selfish greed!
"Also, each of the races of humans literally smell, act and look differently from one another and the energy we give off is almost always different from one another," explained Suzi Schaefers of the Canine Psychology Center."
How racist is that comment? All people smell differently due to hygiene, stress, type of soap, cologne, perfume, deodorant, etc., irrespective of the "race." Does she think all Caucasians smell, act and look the same?
My dog is an english springer spaniel, who just loves attention from anyone. He will accept any loving he can get from whomever will give it. We live on a street that seems to be segregated down the middle, but when Rusty and I go for a walk he doesn't seem to be bothered by most. The only time he will bark at someone, usually a child and predominately African American, is when there are sudden movements made in front of us (such as a child dashing across the street while playing, or a sudden approach). This has nothing to do with race, because it happens to ALL children in the neighborhood. There just happen to be more of one race that are a bit more active than another. No iPads, maybe?January 05 2013 at 1:29 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
I have to agree with the "different" logic. Many years ago I lived alone and had a wonderful "fur baby" who was an equal opportunity dog. She loved woman of any race,creed, national origin etc., but barked ferociously at ANY man, welcome or not, even my male relatives!January 05 2013 at 11:16 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Oh God, go get Al Sharpton.January 05 2013 at 9:39 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Sorry, I can't go with all the psychological stuff.
You have a dog and you are white. Your dog is use to you visually. He is also use to your aroma. The smells you produce are you, a person who cooks or lives in a particular ethnic way? Your dog senses that by sight, smell, and sound.
Your approach to someone who is of another race will illicit a waning from your dog because something is different about the person approaching. Does this person have dark skin and a smell different than what he/she is used to? Once acquainted with persons of this ethnic background your dog will no longer be bothered by sight and smell and will focus more on the "vibes" coming off the person coming towards you. Is the person afraid or angry? Dogs will pick up on the most prominent difference in something else and warn you of it. That is part of his job.
I find a discussion that stares off with a racial overtone somewhat offensive to everyone in my mind. People are saying, " That dog is growling at me because I am asian, caucasian, african, etc. The dog only cares that there is a difference from the "norm" of his life and that he must send up some form of warning to the rest of the pack. Once he becomes accustomed to this difference there will be no reaction.
Quit over thinking this.
I have been a handler, trainer, and supervisor of dogs for many years. For me and my training methods the best socialization is parks and streets where people are all the time. If you start them as puppies and allow folks to talk to the and pet them under your control they will not be so specific about their alarms. Some of the best places is where Teenagers are.. Young kids like this travel in large very integrated groups. You can always get kids to pet and play with a pup.Try walking around a carnival, a movie theater, a candy store. Just about anywhere you can get kids help you socialize you buddy. If you tell them why you are doing this with your dog I assure you that you will get very enthusiastic response from the Teens and your pup.
I am Hispanic, I live with my wife and children in a quiet neighborhood. We have a medium sized mixed breed dog. He has lived with us since he was four months old. He is with my kids after school and my wife all day while everyone else is at school or work.
Our new neighbor family is white. He gets in the back yard and barks towards their house all the time unless my wife brings him in. I saw my new neighbor on Saturday and went over. We talked a while and I asked if he would meet my dog. I told him why. He called his wife out so they could both meet the dog. they let my dog determine how the greeting would go and it ended with a lot of petting and sloppy kisses. When they are by their drive way or in the back they talk ti him now. He has never barked at them or in their directs since.
Horse-puckey. It's not about racism per se, it's about smell. Dogs use their noses to recognize friend or foe. People of different races have different odors. The dog will interpret any odor different than it's owner's as an "intruder" and sound off. Get over it.January 05 2013 at 2:51 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply


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- Don't complain about lack of options. You've got to pick a few when you do multiple choice. Those are the breaks.
- Feel free to suggest poll ideas if you're feeling creative. I'd strongly suggest reading the past polls first.
- This whole thing is wildly inaccurate. Rounding errors, ballot stuffers, dynamic IPs, firewalls. If you're using these numbers to do anything important, you're insane.
In an arcade with only the following games ...
by SleazyRidr (1563649) on Thursday November 14, 2013 @08:02PM (#45428179)
Does the poll submission form not have a preview button?
We finally found the most boring poll ever.
Missing option (Score:2, Informative)by Anonymous CowardI would watch others play
Pool would have been nice.
Snooker too.
I second Snooker... eight-ball is just too easy....
Which is why your options are Snooker or 9-Ball.
I love 9-ball pool. I'd play it more if I didn't have easy access to snooker tables.
What about golf [wikipedia.org]?
I like to watch snooker on youtube, the commentators are even more coma inducing than golf commentators
I've been watching since 1973. I played Pod Racer and Need for Speed, just a bit. About two weeks ago I started learning a FPS.
I'm currently integrating a Steam Server.
Yie Ar Kung Fu (Score:4, Interesting)I used to have so much fun playing Yie Ar Kung Fu. It was impressive how many moves the player character "Oolong" had and I liked the varied styles of enemies. Definitely an inspiration for Street Fighter and in turn Street Fighter II, with all of the versions, sequels and prequels that brought along.
Yie Ar Kung Fu.was maybe the first game I was good at. I remember getting "perfect" the full cycle of opponents, and maybe the first guy on the second cycle. Tried playing it recently and couldn't understand what I loved about it. I think I'll stick with the nostalgia version.
Correction (Score:5, Funny)
I would play a mean pinball.
Re:Correction (Score:5, Funny)by I'm New Around Here (1154723) on Thursday November 14, 2013 @10:34PM (#45429193)
Of course, that could imply that you are deaf, dumb, and blind.
I was going to say something like that, but you beat me to it you insensitive clod!
I would play a mean pinball.
Sorry to hear you're only average at pinball. That is what you meant, right?
Ms. Pac-Man (Score:4, Insightful)by TeamSPAM (166583) <flynnmj@@@gmail...com> on Thursday November 14, 2013 @08:46PM (#45428569) HomepageComplaining about the poll options is a given. But seriously, were is the Ms. Pac-Man option?
And what about Asteroids?
Also Pacman, Space Invaders, and my personal favourite Choplifter.
Shitty arcade (Score:5, Insightful)
No Pac-man? No Dig Dug? No Galaga or Raiden or 1942/3?
I'll take my quarters and go home.
Three syllables -> DE FEN DER
Re:Shitty arcade (Score:4, Insightful)I selected pinball, because there was no ZAXXON.
I can tap buttons at home.
Please tell me you don't have a donkey named "buttons".
Spy Hunter was great. Driving with forward-firing machine guns, running bad guys off the road or laying down oil slicks, all to the Peter Gunn theme.
Oh yeah! I could play that thing pretty much as long as I wanted to on one quarter. I figured out the pattern so all I ever got in the weapon trucks were the oil slicks and missiles. I had to avoid the temptation to get the boat, though. The boat was a lot harder to control and usually ended in death. I got pretty good at clipping the bumpers on the cars with the wheel spikes and knocking them off the road without getting my own tires slashed in the process, too. IIRC, last time I ran across the game in a w
I'd play Entity Encoder
I guess it's factor of age, but about the time when video games started happening I was already using computers for work stuff. A C-64 with Paperclip and Multiplan (?) as I recall.
I just never had the time, or the inclination to really learn any video games, and the same has remained true for 20+ years. I'll occasionally dabble with a game that comes my way, but I quickly realize that to be good at it would take way more time than I'm willing to waste. Or that the game would take hours and hours to com
"Or that the game would take hours and hours to complete."
but that's exactly the point - to "waste" as many hours as possible. but I suppose if it's not sucking you into it then it's not worth the time.
but games are the future of low eco impact entertainment - they're also something that are sort of an equalizer; doesn't matter how much money you have you're still playing the same game as the dude with ten million dollars. kinda like books in that way. they're also the great time use multiplier, suppose roc
Going with pinball for similar reasons . . . and hopefully the choice of machines would be from, what for me, is the Golden Age of pinball: late 70's to mid-80's when the machines were still all mechanical but the scoring was electronic. A few favorites from my rusty ol' memory: Alien (damn it seemed wide!), Six Million Dollar Man, and Playboy. Seems all the "current" -- gotta put that in quotes because I'm honestly not aware of when the last new machines were produced -- are all too gimmicky and convo
No Gauntlet?! (Score:5, Funny)
This poll needs more options badly!
Oh man...I used to play that until there were Mikeys flashing on the backs of my eyelids when I closed my eyes...
Oh man...I used to play that until there were Mikeys flashing on the backs of my eyelids when I closed my eyes...
Yeah, those old arcade games did always have a lot of problems with burn-in.
I guess I'd read a book.
I would play em all (Score:4, Funny)I would play em all
Discs of Tron and 360 degrees were two of my favorites back in the day. Funnily enough I remembered all of these except Thirst for Blood. I despised Dragon's Lair. Sure it looked freaking amazing back in the day, but there wasn't really a lot to the game. It was more fun to watch other people shovel THEIR quarters into, because some of the death scenes were pretty funny.
I've always liked pinball and to this day I'll play a game or two if I happen upon a working machine.
The 1983 Star Wars was pretty nifty too but it ramped up to evil pretty quickly and I was never able to keep up past that point.
Yie Ar Kung Fu I was pretty good at. I don't remember any of the moves now though.
Defender... I never saw anyone who was actually good at THAT.
There wasn't much to Sea Wolf.
I didn't much care for Q*Bert but my dad and sister kicked ass at the game.
I was reasonably good at Galaga, but my sister kicked the shit out of the game. I mean she just beat it brutally. I could play Spy Hunter for as long as I wanted to on a quarter, and she could play Galaga for as long as she wanted to on one quarter.
I had a lot of fun with Elevator Action, too. That was a nifty little spy game and I could get it rolling for a reasonably long time.
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I know some -- but not all -- of these game titles. Many of us are in the same boat. Some of us are too old, some too young. Your mission, as a Karma Whore, is to provide relatively useful links for all the poll options. This message will not self destruct because the self destruct HTML tag isn't being interpreted properly right now, but please proceed as if it would . . . soon . . .
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My poll choice, Sea Wolf [wikipedia.org]
I know most of the games, but back in the day, quarters were very important to me so stuffing them in a machine was not a common option. I spent mroe time playing Space War from the HP3000/HP150 era, what ever game I could find for the C64, and I rolled my own a times.
I think the best "game" I played was programming. I loved (and still love) to take an idea and see if I can "win" by making it come to life. I even wrote some simple games, but mainly to play at learning. As I think about this now, back when I started out in programming (late 70's early 80's) it seems more fun then it is today, the learning part. That's 30+ years of working I guess. It stops being a game and becoming just work. (Geeez, that went dark in a few sentences).
Not on the list, but an arcade game I enjoyed was Moon Buggy. A fun crawler game that did not involve a monkey or a plumber.
...while taking breaks from pinball.
No-one (including me) has named Tetris so far?!? Unbelievable.
That's because the only arcade Tetris game I know of that (officially) left Japan was the one by Atari Games (i.e. Tengen), which pales in comparison to Arika's version [youtube.com]. That and the fact that the inventor of Tetris hates open source [slashdot.org].
Now, if any flavor of Gauntlet were on the list, it would win for me, so instead of I picked Pinball.
by Princeofcups (150855) <email@example.com> on Friday November 15, 2013 @10:15AM (#45432321) Homepage
by NormalVisual (565491) on Friday November 15, 2013 @10:25AM (#45432439)No love for the greatest vector-scan game ever?
Is there a limit at 7? Seems like there are a lot of missing options. I think everybody just chose pinball because that's the 2nd best option to their favorite game that is missing. I would've chosen Spy Hunter, Pole Position, or the full motion Afterburner cabinet. Never heard of that Kung Fu game though, even after looking it up.
The arcade I went to the most also had a go kart track though, so that's the real winner.
I'd play Pac-Man, Burger Time, Donkey Kong, A.L.C.O.N., Black Tiger, Rygar, Samurai Shodown, Crossed Swords, Pulstar or Blazing Stars before playing any of those choices.
Sorry, I forgot Galaga, Dig-Dug, R-Type, Raiden, Raiden II, Raiden DX.
Metal Slug and Time Crisis were the two games I loved playing in arcades.
I chose the Pinball option. But if it had Galaga and Gorf - I'd have to split my time 3 ways between Galaga, Gorf, and Pinball.
I loved that game. As a kid, I always felt it was a great bargain, since you got to play different games in it.
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Who's missing from this list? Where's your town's reboot of the vintage arcade?
If in Denver, don't forget about 2-Up either, their spin-off bar that's (IMO) a more relaxed place to drop some quarters. LoDo (where 1-Up is) has too many frat-bros and NFL entourages picking fights.
Not many of them are arcade classics. These were mostly the 2nd and 3rd options when you couldn't get on the good machines.
In college, I shot my heart rate to near 200bpm playing Defender. I stopped at that point...but I'd do it again now 30 years later.
I used to be able to play that game for hours on a quarter. No short cuts and beat the game.. no wonder they took that out of arcades..
Back when it was still considered a modern game, Defender was my favorite in the arcade for a while. I was a fan of that old Star Wars game too, but for some reason I did better at Defender than others (maybe I'd only go through $1 in a 20 minute period - that's four games at 25 cents each - I wasn't very good) so it was my favorite for a while. Actually I was in high school around that time and had Defender and other Atari titles for the Apple II, so played them in the school computer lab too (unless I got
Though, it's worth noting that in the age of Call of Duty, EVE Online, Team Fortress 2, etc. Pinball is still extremely relevant. Bringing Pinball back to Windows would be a really smart thing for Microsoft to do because it's the only thing that would be likely to entice me into upgrading.
How 'bout them darts then? Throwing small weighted weapons through the air when slightly inebriated is always interesting.
Depends on the pinball machine. Pinbot? Definitely.
Most arcades suck
They are full of first person shooters, combat games, and racing games.
I'm pretty sure most people have abandoned arcades because they can get better versions of those things at home, do, and play them for hours on end.
If you had the older arcade games in an arcade, it would see a lot more business; so there are basically only 3 or 4 options in this poll (where the 4th would be the Star Wars game, and that would be being generous) that are worth the quarters.
I go to 5 different movie theate
Star Wars! (Score:4, Insightful)by CohibaVancouver (864662) on Saturday November 16, 2013 @10:07PM (#45446037)I think a lot of today's whippersnappers fail to realize how impressive the Star Wars Arcade game was in 1983. I mean you played POV as an X-Wing pilot, shooting at TIE fighters, and then flying down the Death Star Trench. It may not look like much now, but 30 years ago, there was nothing else like it in the arcade.
Here's a taste -
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Where once they felt pride, Orange County Fire Authority firefighters are now filled with frustration and a lack of faith in their agency, according to a confidential internal survey of 259 union members that was obtained by the Watchdog.
In recent months, the OCFA has clawed its way through several embarrassing episodes: The agency collected hundreds of thousands in inspection fees for hazardous materials inspections that were never done, it endured some blistering criticism from the O.C. grand jury for salaries that jurors said were far in excess of economic demand, and it took heat from Irvine officials after a hazmat engine crew took its truck to watch one of the firefighters' kids' Pop Warner football game.
The anonymous survey, completed in December by the Orange County Professional Firefighters Association, decried management for lying to the media in an attempt to spin out of embarassing controversies and likened the firefighting agency to "Titanic."
"I have witnessed behavior from our management at HQ that would get one fired, sued or arrested in the civilian/corporate world," said one respondent. "We have turned from a premier fire department to one that has non-firefighter leadership and less ability to think and act like firefighters."
Another firefighter said many of his colleagues have given up in frustration.
"I am not proud of the organization," said the commenter. "I've recently gotten rid of firefighter items in my home. I was considering putting in to teach this next academy, but I'm so disappointed in management that I didn't want to be at HQ."
Joe Kerr, former president of the union, said the survey was meant to generate talking points to take to the administration as well as to the board.
"Firefighters are at the point where they are tired of being blamed for everything," Kerr said.
Battalion Chief Kris Concepcion, speaking for the administration, said the OCFA takes seriously the concerns of the rank and file.
"If there are things we need to fix, I'm sure we'll do that," Concepcion said.
Heavy on the minds of firefighters is the hazardous materials inspection program, which charged businesses $360,000 in fees for inspections that didn't occur. Administrators chalked it up to a lack of communication and failure to follow through on the work. Now the department is considering turning over the inspection program to the county's Health Care Agency.
One firefighter complained, "You have an assistant chief who dropped the ball with our inspection program and a battalion chief telling blatant lies to the Register about it to save face."
While he was not named, Concepcion agreed it appeared that the "battalion chief" remark was aimed at him. Concepcion countered, "I don't ever lie to you guys."
Many of the firefighters railed about Fire Chief Keith Richter and the perception that he is a weak leader.
"The fire chief does not own up to any of his blunders nor his staff errors. We have become a rudderless ship for 3-plus years and now the wheels are coming off the cart," said one firefighter.>


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Say what you want, but our city was named after the Duke of Orleans. Some of the Dukes were warriors, and I am pretty sure the one we are named after was.
Second post in the thread.
Wonder when they're going to get the ball rolling on this officially. Obviously it's going to be a year but since Benson owns the team now I would have thought they'd announce a contest or a pool of names or something.
"Hornets means nothing." - Tom Benson
Pure speculation... early 2013 before we starting seeing the designs etc.
I've been told that the ball is rolling but it's all within the Saints camp. Meaning that Benson might leave it up to their marketing department to handle the re-brand as opposed to the Hornets team. I don't know how much consolidation is going on within both businesses, but I'd venture to say that their is some slight favoritism on behalf of those working with the Saints, simply because they've been around him longer.Wonder when they're going to get the ball rolling on this officially. Obviously it's going to be a year but since Benson owns the team now I would have thought they'd announce a contest or a pool of names or something.
It's not out of the ordinary to think that some job's might be clipped in the process, especially since it happens all the time when companies sell, take over or consolidate. I know that I hate to see people losing jobs, not that they will, but by the new offices planned on being built and relocated on next to the Saints facility, it may prove to stressful for whatever reasons to continue working for the club.
But if what I was told hold's water, their new offices will incorporate a sky walk between both buildings so that personnel can move in between as needed.
There are changes afoot, unreported changes... domething between normal turnover and dismissals.
Leave the name as is.
The best possible name is in Utah.
I thought about this for a few days and came up with something.
Instead of going with 'The New Orleans ______' maybe 'The Crescent City __________' would be... something.
Golden State has done it, and I love that. It would be cool. Of course, more of just a thought.
Look through this thread. You'll find some.
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NEWORLEANS - The Teen Pregnancy Coalition said Louisiana has gone from the 19th to the 6th highest in the nation when it comes to teens having babies.
On Thursday, they outlined areas that need specific focus.
They represented many different groups working to prevent teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. Doctors and researchers, women's groups and government agencies each had a message during this teen pregnancy prevention month.
'We know that a teen mother is more likely to have an offspring that is more likely to be a teen mother. We know that they are less likely to finish high school. These mothers are more likely to be poor, live below the poverty line and live on public assistance at some time in their future,' said Dr. Amy Young, Chair of the LSU Health Sciences Center Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Because a fifth of teen mothers will have another teen pregnancy within two years, doctors said there needs to be an awareness of long term contraception even though use of short term contraception, mainly condoms, has gone up.
'IUDs and implants have been found to be extremely effective and very safe,' said Young, who explained the value of inserting them after delivery.
Another group called for more education of the community and lawmakers.
'I've been involved in trying to pass comprehensive sex education in the state of Louisiana for 25 years, 25 years, 25 years,' repeated Dr. Melissa Flournoy, the Louisiana State Director of Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast. 'The challenge, I think for us, is to face reality. We have young people in our communities, not just in New Orleans, but across the state, who are becoming sexually active at younger and younger ages. I wish this weren't so.'
Some on the front lines focus on specific populations.
'In 2011, over 70 percent of teen births occurred to 18 to 19 year olds, with the birth rate among African-American women being over double that of their white counterparts,' explained Jakevia Green, of the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine.
'In Louisiana, based on the latest available data, we've had a 150 percent increase in our Hispanic teen pregnancies. It's a particular area of concern and an area of focus,' said Young, who also explained those data in Spanish.
Current statistics show that 42 percent of teens 15 to 19 years old are sexually active.
Programs represented at the press conference:
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- BUtiful at Tulane
- Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP)
- Believe in Youth!-NOLA, Institute of Women and Ethnic Studies
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JON CARDINELLI reports on the Highlanders' forward-driven 18-17 win over the Waratahs on Saturday.
The one-point margin wasn't reflective of the Highlanders' dominance up front, and coach Jamie Joseph will lament the fact that they didn't win this clash by a more comfortable margin. They missed three kicks at goal while two tries was a mediocre return considering they bossed territory and possession for large periods.
What Joseph will be pleased about is their unbeaten record. Despite a slew of injuries before the start of the season, they have gone on to win three matches.
Their forwards have displayed an aggressive yet controlled approach to the breakdown that has meant the difference on all three occasions. Their backs haven't quite fired and the tactical play and decision-making has been inconsistent, but they have banked the points where it matters: on the Super Rugby log.
They started this game in impressive fashion, playing the game at a high-tempo and stretching what is usually a well-organised Waratahs defence. Lima Sopoaga broke the line before smartly offloading to halfback partner Aaron Smith who did well to finish for the game's first try.
But credit to the Waratahs, although they were starved of possession they scrapped to stay in the contest. They were guilty of missing a number of first time tackles but generally managed to absorb the pressure when the Highlanders launched a multiphase attack.
Indeed, the Highlanders were often guilty of building an attack from deep in their own half and then losing possession via a handling error or turnover. It was one of the reasons why they went to the break trailing 9-8 instead of enjoying a comfortable lead.
Slade started the game at fullback but moved to No 10 when Sopoaga left the field injured in the first half. He never looked comfortable in the flyhalf channel, and had a kick charged down by Waratahs flanker Pat McCutcheon early in the second stanza.
Unfortunately for the visitors, Daniel Halangahu had a rare mental lapse, pushing the conversion attempt wide. Had he been successful, he would have stretched the Waratahs' lead to eight points, a commanding advantage in spite of the Highlanders dominance at the tackle point.
The Highlanders grew in confidence as the half progressed, and finally one of their multi-phase movements paid dividends with John Hardie crashing over in the corner. Slade then held his nerve to nail a touchline conversion and hand the hosts the lead at 15-14.
Slade and Halangahu exchanged further penalties before the All Blacks flyhalf was presented with a chance to close out the game. His long-range attempt was wide and short, and allowed the Waratahs to regain possession and launch a counter-attack.
The visitors played themselves into a promising position as the clock wound down, and were controlling possession well before the ball bobbled onto the Highlanders side and was swooped on by captain Jamie Mackintosh. Reserve scrumhalf Jimmy Cowan then made a hash of getting the ball out, but fortunately for the hosts, Tamati Ellison retrieved the wayward kick and ended the game by running into touch.


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This page is kept for archive. Please visit the GroovyJMS doc page for the latest documentation.
Let's start with some examples first:
Setup JMS Connection Factory
- Download the GroovyJMS-v0.1.zip and extract the groovy.jms.JMS.groovy to your project
- remarks:
- the current release is for review. it includes all necessary jar and Intellij IDEA profile for running the unit test. You basically only need one JMS.groovy file plus any depending jars, that may have existed in your project already.
- The attached zip bundle with ActiveMQ 5.3 snapshot compiled with JDK 6. You are highly recommended to try the new 0.2 snapshot by checking out from svn
- remarks:
- For every example, it's assumed a JMS Connection Factory called "jms" is existed. For example, you could create a ActiveMQ connection factory programmatically with:
Simple usages
- Subscribe to a Topic message
- Send a message to a Queue or Topic
- Receive a Queue message
The receive parameter means "receives the next message that arrives within the specified timeout interval", check JMS JavaDoc for details:
- Reply to a message
Advanced Usages/Issues
- Connection and Session re-use
By default, it reuses a single JMS Connection and Session. The connection and session are created when any of connect(), session(), topic() or queue() method is first called, and the connection and session are binded to internal ThreadLocal variables until close() is called. So,
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- For server applications, every request are run in its own thread, and the thread may be re-used. It's recommended to close() a connection explicitly. Notice that it may not necessarily a problem to re-use a thread scope session.
- How to obtain reference to JMS resource and reuse?
- For singleton services in server applications, notice that the GroovyJMS is thread safe in a way different thread has its own connection and session. If you want to share the Connection and/or Session, simply create the connection and session. If you want to utilize the convenient connect() and session() methods, you could use:
- It's a matter of taste. You for sure can call the origianl jms.createConnection() directly. But if you will do some jms operation, it will save some code. You could also retrieve any created Connection and Session with:
- Because dynamic method are added to different JMS objects, the following are essentially the same:
- For singleton services in server applications, notice that the GroovyJMS is thread safe in a way different thread has its own connection and session. If you want to share the Connection and/or Session, simply create the connection and session. If you want to utilize the convenient connect() and session() methods, you could use:
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- If you don't close your connection and keep reusing it, you may probably need to call start() at some points.
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- it creates a exception listener that log to a log4j logger
- Notice that GroovyJMS simply add methods to the default JMS API. You could do whatever you like directly with JMS API. The JMS.groovy has under 250 line of code (incl. min comments) that it should not difficult to understand.
Dependency, Limitations, and TODO
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With the personal income tax filing deadline of April 15 just days away, the nation's changing tax policies are top of mind for many Americans. Last year's Fiscal Cliff debate and the resulting American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 have not only changed the scope of personal taxes in this country, but affected the landscape for corporate taxes as well.
While Bush-era tax cuts for the middle class were renewed, high income-earning individuals and families will see their taxes increase in 2013. All taxpayers have experienced a net decrease in their pay with the end of the payroll tax holiday. For businesses, certain tax extenders that effectively lower rates and research credits have been revived. The American Taxpayer Relief Act prevented across-the-board tax increases on all income groups, and ensured that tax-friendly treatment of capital gains and dividends continued as well. Yet, there remain many political obstacles for Congress to address in the coming months, such as reconfiguring the corporate rate, questions regarding taxation of offshore income, and the development of a tax policy that satisfies the needs of both multinational corporations and small businesses alike.
In this month's feature, two tax industry experts speak with the Sellinger School to discuss changes to corporate and personal taxes in 2013. Walter Doggett, MSF '02, MBA '04, vice president of tax at E*TRADE, and David Einhorn, tax partner at KPMG in Baltimore, share their insights into this year's tax season and potential changes to tax policy that may loom ahead.
How does the recent legislation that resolved the fiscal cliff debate impact business or individual tax payers in 2013?
On Jan. 2, President Obama signed into law the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012. The Act includes permanent extensions of certain 2001 and 2003 tax provisions for individuals with income below $400,000, and joint filers with income below $450,000. Highlights of the Act include the following provisions:
What are your thoughts on possible tax reform? What would a lower corporate tax rate mean for the United States? Can this make the U.S. more competitive in the global economy?
The need to strengthen the competitiveness of U.S. firms in the global marketplace—together with slow economic growth, a continuation of high unemployment rates, and projections of significant future budget deficits—have increased interest in tax reform as a way of promoting U.S. economic growth, controlling federal deficits, and spurring job creation.
The United States has the highest corporate tax rate among advanced economies. Including the average state and local levies on top of the 35 percent federal rate, the U.S. combined statutory tax rate of 39.1 percent is more than 50 percent higher than the 25 percent average statutory corporate tax rate of other Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries in 2012. Both the president and House Republican leaders are proposing a corporate rate reduction that would be offset by "base-broadening" measures by limiting or repealing tax deductions, exclusions, credits, or preferences.
The present U.S. system of international taxation is in urgent need of reform. Many analysts believe the current tax system reduces the ability of American companies to compete effectively in foreign markets. The present system imposes a substantial tax barrier to repatriation of earnings back for use in the U.S. economy. Approximately $2 trillion in foreign earnings is held by foreign subsidiaries and cannot be invested in U.S. parent companies without being subject to U.S. tax.
The U.S. system of worldwide taxation also stands in contrast to the territorial tax systems employed by most other OECD countries. The United States also is one of a few developed countries to tax foreign earnings under a worldwide tax system. All other G-7 countries and 28 of the 34 OECD countries use territorial tax systems under which all or most foreign dividends are exempt from domestic taxation.
Let's discuss personal taxes. What are some common pitfalls people make when preparing their individual tax returns? Is there any advice you have for those preparing their taxes?
There are many common mistakes made by individuals when preparing their Form 1040 tax returns. Some of the more costly oversights are listed below:
What were some of the major changes to tax policy for 2013?
Much of the Fiscal Cliff debate and eventual American Taxpayer Relief Act legislation from the Fiscal Cliff focused on tax cuts for individuals. The changes to personal income tax levels and capital gains are what received the most media coverage.
An important part of this legislation that did not receive as much coverage or isn't as well-known by most is a one-year extension of certain tax extenders for corporations through 2013. A special tax extension rule for U.S. corporations with foreign subsidiaries was extended for the treatment of certain deemed dividend income.
Can you explain more about the special rule for dividend income of corporations?
The general rule is that U.S. corporations with foreign subsidiaries do not pay taxes on their foreign subsidiaries' income if the cash is kept overseas for tax purposes, unless an exception applies. One exception to the general rule relates to passive income that a foreign subsidiary receives, such as dividends from its subsidiaries. Generally, passive income of foreign subsidiaries is taxable to the U.S. parent corporation as a deemed dividend. The Taxpayer Relief Act extended an exception to the exception by not treating a dividend from one foreign subsidiary to the other as passive income. Rather, the exception generally allows the recipient to look through to the foreign subsidiary and treat the dividend as active income.
This "look through" rule expired at the 2011, but the Fiscal Cliff legislation retroactively extended this rule through 2013. From the standpoint of corporations, this makes for easier tax planning knowing that rule will remain in place.
There have been calls for reducing the US corporate income tax rate. Why would this be necessary?
One of the reasons U.S. corporations keep their money "permanently invested" in foreign subsidiaries is due to the very high U.S. corporate tax rate of 35 percent. Comparatively, the corporate tax rate in the United Kingdom is 24 percent, and in countries viewed as corporate tax havens, such as Ireland, the corporate tax rate is as low as 10 percent. If the U.S. parent company had the foreign subsidiary repatriate their earnings, the U.S. parent would face a significant tax burden due to the higher U.S. tax rates. The rather complicated U.S. foreign tax credit rules may prevent the U.S. parent from claiming a credit for the foreign taxes that the foreign subsidiary has already paid. This could result in double taxation.
While the U.S. corporate tax rate is 35 percent, it can be much lower than that. Through different tax breaks, energy and research credits, reductions for stock options, etc., must corporations don't end up paying the full 35 percent. The largest corporations often generate the most news when it comes to tax loopholes.
This said, in light of the recent high profile tax disputes between European countries and Starbucks, for example, there is a movement afoot for corporations to look beyond the details of tax savings. The concern in corporate tax policy used to be almost always about following the existing rules. Although these tools that corporations use to pay lower effective tax rates are legal and proper, they can have a global impact on customers and perception. More corporations are asking themselves if they want to wake up in the morning and read about their tax strategies in the news.
Do you foresee any more changes to corporate tax policy in the near future? What other considerations are currently under discussion?
It's hard to imagine that a serious political solution to tax policy is imminent. Both parties have their ideological reasons for taking their positions in the debate about how to grow the U.S. economy. I tend to think that the way U.S. foreign subsidiaries are taxed, considering the amount of unremitted earnings they currently have outside the US, will need to be addressed. However, the debate over corporate tax policy in relation to growing the U.S. economy raises questions that the parties seem to take opposite sides on: should there be a U.S. corporate tax rate cut and how should the U.S. tax earnings of foreign subsidiaries? Specifically on the question of taxing foreign subsidiaries, there are different opinions on when to tax them: 1) when cash is repatriated using the current exceptions; 2) immediately; or 3) exempt them from US tax altogether or tax them at a very low rate.
The unfortunate reality is that right now, proposed changes have very little chance at becoming law—although it is known that on the macro level, some spending cuts and tax reform are going to be needed to minimize deficits and balance budgets.