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Chelsea Handler: "Luckily, I don't work at the [E!] building, so I don't have to hang out with the Kardashians."
Seth MacFarlane: "The booming voice of James Earl Jones announcing "This is CNN" followed by coverage of Kim Kardashian's wedding is American in decline," MacFarlane tweeted.
Daniel Craig: "Look at the Kardashians, they're worth millions," he said in an interview in the latest issue of British GQ . "I don't think they were that badly off to begin with but now look at them. You see that and you think ŒWhat, you mean all I have to do is behave like a f**king idiot on television and then you'll pay me millions.' I'm not judging it ‹ well, I am obviously."
Mariah Carey: On Kim's divorce and her marriage to Nick Cannon she explained, "I'm a real person, I'm not going to put on a fake face for Hollywood. Sometimes we make each other mad, that's why we aren't divorced after four months. I'm sorry! I'm just saying!"
Lisa Rinna "Well I think the big lesson is being learned by all," she tweeted. "Keep your family lives private your wedding should never be on tv. Sad for them."
Sandra Bernhard: The comedian tweeted "If you are gay and demand marriage equality ban the kardashian show just stop watching it,help make this all go away!"
Kristen Cavallari: After rumors started that she had an affair with Scott Disick, The Hills star told Jay Leno: "I just think, what convenient timing for them with their show premiering next week. With everything that's going on for Kim, I feel like they're trying to take the heat off her," she said. "When there's a big story like that, they always call you and ask if you want to comment and clearly none of them denied it. It's disrespectful to me and Jay and I think it just says a lot about their character."
Michelle Obama: "Barack really thinks some of the Kardashians - when they watch that stuff - he doesn't like that as much," Mrs. Obama revealed to iVillage, "but I sort of feel like if we're talking about it, and I'm more concerned with how they take it in - what did you learn when you watched that? And if they're learning the right lessons, like, that was crazy, then I'm like, okay."
Michael Buble: Onstage at his New York concert at the beginning of November 2011 the said: "Please welcome Kim Kardashian to the stage." But then said: "Nah, just f***ing with you. That bitch isn't coming on my stage."
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Amber Portwood: "Last time I checked, Kim Kardashian had a sex tape floating around on the internet and I'm pretty sure she made a lot of money off of it," Portwood said to E! after Kim blasted the Teen Mom franchise. "She made a sex tape when she was younger and she wants to bash the girls on Teen Mom?"
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SIMON BORCHARDT watched the Crusaders score nine tries in their 59-12 thrashing of the Blues in Christchurch.
The Saders put last week's shock defeat to the Rebels behind them with a clinical performance against the second-worst team in the tournament. They dominated the scrums and lineouts, and created pressure by stringing the phases together and forcing their opponents to make tackle after tackle.
The Crusaders shot out to a 12-0 lead after as many minutes thanks to tries to flanker Matt Todd, who scored from a driving maul, and right winger Adam Whitelock, who took advantage of an overlap that came after another good passage of play from the forwards.
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I don't know whether or not this is a good venue for this kind of question, but I figured I'd give it a shot. All of you Catholic married women, how did you "know" that your husband was "the one"? Do you ever regret your decision to get married? Are any of you married to non-Catholics? I'm asking because I'm in a bit of a situation. I'm 22, was raised Catholic, and strayed from the faith in college. Recently, I've come back to the Church, and I couldn't be happier with that decision. I'm in a relationship with a man who isn't Catholic. We have a great friendship, but of course we have our problems. There was a time when I thought he was meant for me, but lately I've been dreaming of someone I could share my faith with. The problem is, I'm pregnant. We both feel so blessed (and ashamed! My boyfriend's family is Mormon, so this isn't exactly acceptable in his circles, either) and he has really stepped up to the plate. He comes to church with me, and has been making an effort to learn all the Catholic prayers so "someday, he can help teach them to the baby." He has also changed some of his views on contraception, and has agreed to use NFP should we get married. I know I'm lucky to have someone like him, but I still can't help feeling really uneasy at the idea of marriage. Anyway, any advice/words of wisdom/life experiences would be greatly appreciated!
It sounds like you both are really trying to get on the right track together now. But it's also the case that, generally, Catholic parishes wouldn't let you marry yet under the circumstances. It's too easy for people in the situation you're in to get married b/c they "have to" and not to really make the decision "freely and without reservation." So for now, I'd stick with what you're doing: trying to work things out since there is another person in the equation now, continuing to really discern whether you are right for each other, and growing in your faith. Good counseling/direction from a solid priest would, I think, be a lot of help right now. I know people in mixed marriages, some of whom have a very hard row to hoe trying to raise the kids nearly on their own with a spouse who doesn't respect them or their faith, some of whose spouses joined the Church after several years of marriage, some who had good marriages but whose kids, when adults, were insistent on marrying someone from the same faith so as to avoid the struggles they saw growing up, and some for whom things apparently worked out smoothly and their adult kids are Catholic with no strong aversion to mixed marriages. So there's no one-size approach here; what really is God's plan for one couple may be disastrous for another. Blessings to you both as you work this out!
I disagree that most parishes wouldn't let you get married under the circumstances. They have to let you get married as long as 1) you are both open to children and 2) you agree to raise the children Catholic, 3) you do whatever Pre-Cana or marriage prep that is required by the parish. Obviously you would also have to be a Baptized Catholic and it sounds like you are. I think the fact that you are carrying his child is a darned good reason to marry him. It is much better for the child to have married parents. This fact alone might trump other factors like mixed marriage. It does sound like you would benefit from some Catholic counseling to help with you discernment.
Anon, offering prayers for your situation. Finding a spiritual director to speak to will help I'm sure. Time with God in adoration. Being open to the Holy Spirit. Praying for wisdom and discernment in your situation. Marriage is a big decision and it shouldn't be something you feel you have to do because of the baby. It would probably not be the best way to begin a marriage but God can work through this if it is his will for you to be married. Praying for peace and strength for you as well.
It's true that they'd be more likely to let you marry if you fulfill the requirements Monica listed. But given that you weren't engaged when you got pregnant and it sounds like you have some serious reservations about marriage to him right now, you wouldn't be able to truthfully answer the questions asked at the wedding - and those answers are necessary for a valid marriage. "Have you come here freely and without reservation to give yourselves to each other in marriage?" does not sound like a question you can honestly say yes to right now. And feeling "forced" into marriage by the pregnancy could spill over into resentment against the child during hard times in the marriage (even if they're the standard hard times that everyone has). But it's true that it's generally best for kids to have their parents married to each other, which is why I encourage you to keep doing what you're doing - discerning, trying to stay together, but not rushing. But, anon, it's also true that there's no perfect solution at this point; I often wish that the effects of my sins were as erasable as the sins themselves in confession!
Dear Anon, I will pray for you and may I suggest that you make an appointment with a priest at your parish and lay all this out for him? He may tell you that you can marry now or he may suggest that you wait until after the baby is born or he may even suggest that you marry civilly now so that the baby isn't born out of wedlock and then go through pre-Cana, etc. and marry in the Church later. Remember a marriage must be free, faithful, and fruitful. From what you say here, I wonder if you would be free to enter this marriage right now. A good priest is a better judge of that than some random woman on the internet, though. I really love this article by Calah Alexander. This article talks about her journey from being an unwed pregnant drug addict to being a Catholic and the wife of her child's father. http://www.patheos.com/Catholic/Long-Road-Calah-Alexander-06-08-2012.html Let me warn you, though, that some of her other articles have a tendency to make me feel stressed and depressed, so if you like this, there's no guarantee that other articles will help you.
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Based on the way you say he has stepped up to the plate, I would say you have FOUND THE ONE! :) :) How do you know? He respects and loves you enough to respect your faith & the life of your baby. What more are you looking for? A Catholic could leave the Church, too -- it works both ways. But someone who respects and loves you enough to put that love into concrete actions for you... that is a man who is building his love on solid rock. Who knows? You may be just the person to bring him into the Church someday! This guy sounds like a keeper. I would not let him go! Those who say don't settle... don't settle for *what*?! A great guy, friend, and man who is stepping up to the plate in a big way and honoring you and his child? Um, wow. Just wow.
It is easier to say convert before you are married than to convert afterwards. And then .... think about it. Get and give time for the development of Christian Catholic maturity. I know one case in particular that the hub converted beforehand and they are now divorced. Time beforehand is also needed for dating. Why is this couple getting married in the first place? Not good. Why the pressure to get married. That is annulment country. You are in the hole before you start. Don't get married civilly or live together or do anything to jeopardize it to begin with. See how he is after the baby is born. If he runs, you still can take legal action. Impatient is as dummy girl does is what my granny used to say. Consider your motivation is what the TOR friars say at Franciscan. Growth. Maturity and enough said.
Anon, ask yourself these questions: is he stepping up to the plate because of what you have said to him? Or has it been all on his own? Is he going to church with you because you've asked him? Or, again, did that come from you? I was in your situation 7 years ago. Pregnant and dating a non-Catholic/Christian. If you are having doubts right now, trust your gut. I also recommend talking with someone who you trust and can offer you guidance. The best support and guidance I received was from my brother who is also a husband and father. He asked me questions that made me think hard about things. You already made a choice of getting pregnant outside of wedlock. Don't make another mistake with getting married if you have reservations. Does your boyfriend have a job in which he can support a family or will you end up working, too? how does his family treat you? Are they supportive? I've had Catholic friends marry mormon men and in turn they are no longer Catholic. i second the person who said it is easier to convert before you're married then after...and also say's wait and see. I lived with my mom after I had my baby. It was the best decision I made. On a legal standpoint, make sure the baby ends up with your last name. If your boyfriend questions you, tell him you can change if and after you marry. I didn't and since then, I ended up marrying a wonderful Catholic man but my baby has had to be stuck with the biological father's last name and hates it! Have you been familiarizing yourself with child custody acts/ laws in your state? If not, start doing so. Please disregard comments from people who have never been in your situation and the ones telling you to get married.
I also was in this situation 7 years ago! I thought he was "the one" but took a break from hanging out with him for a month or two and realized I was only staying with him because I was afraid of change, especially with a new baby coming. Give yourself some time to ponder and breathe what you want life to be like as a mom. Spend time apart and see how things go. If you are to be together forever, you'll want to even after a separation period. Or you might find you think very differently. I know it's a big step to take, but it REALLY will give you confidence in your decision. There are many pregnancy houses that are throughout the country, set up for just these times, when you need support and time to think about what YOU really want and need. It's not selfish to do this, these are big decisions.
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tÃÂóc dài ÃÂÃÂáúùp trai : I wish we were all at a cafe sitting on lounge pillows having this discussion while waiting on the torrential downpour outside
tÃÂóc dài ÃÂÃÂáúùp trai : Ryan's legs would be taking up a ton of room, but we don't mind. My leg is kinda crossed with his a little at the ankle and illy sitting cross legged sipping some rare loose leaf tea and we just laughin and conversin naturally
illy : thats exactly what id be doing sonny
Canvas08 : me and sonny politely waiting for our ca phe sua da to finish dripping
Canvas08 : a silences comes over us as we listen to the soft patter of the rain, and smell the oxtail braising in the dimly lit kitchen adjacent to the cafe's awning
tÃÂóc dài ÃÂÃÂáúùp trai : Then illy's man walks into the cafe, shakes the rain off his jacket and momentarily looks around for us. Illy makes a move to us to not wave at him and instead she stares and waits for him to lock eyes with her
Canvas08 : he does, and a slow, small, but genuine smile spreads across illys face
tÃÂóc dài ÃÂÃÂáúùp trai : He walks over to our pillow lounge/fort and says high, hugs me from the back and musses me hair, gives canvas the handshake dap, and then comes over to illy and kisses the top of her head
Canvas08 : lyle politely gestures for the waiter to come over to the collection of pillows and orders his own ca phe sua da in perfectly spoken vietnamese
tÃÂóc dài ÃÂÃÂáúùp trai : Lyle naturally enters the conversation as if he's been there the whole time. We're greeted by a local merchant selling her wares. She's selling thousands of handcrafted bracelets made with locally found and polished stones.
Canvas08 : suddenly the crash of loud noises brings us all to our feet
Canvas08 : alarmed yells of the local villagers 1/4 of a mile away become audible
Canvas08 : we hear the rumble of an engine
Canvas08 : "v6,"whispers lyle, "80s mopar"
Canvas08 : slow, melodic sounds grow louder with the engine sounds
Canvas08 : sonny and canvas shoot each other knowing glances
Canvas08 : "slaps" they both mouth in silence
Canvas08 : the group sits down to wait, and the chrysler lebaron pulls up to the cafe 5 minutes later
Canvas08 : the door opens
Canvas08 : a pair of bleached vans step out on to the muddy road
Canvas08 : the groups eyes follow up they pale, tattooed leg to a pair of muay thai shorts and finally, to a mustache drawing the attention of everyone in the area
Canvas08 : "hello lyle" says spens as he cocks his gun
Canvas08 : eric estrada leans out the window and takes a long drag on his newport
Canvas08 : "we have come to take back what is ours, ese" eric says casually before flicking the cigarette in a puddle
tÃÂóc dài ÃÂÃÂáúùp trai : The cigarette sizzles out and Eric brushes the ashes and left over lunch off his Street Fighter pre order shirt
tÃÂóc dài ÃÂÃÂáúùp trai : The ashes fall to the ground reminiscent of a CGI scene from Gears of War... Eric scratches an itch on his forward with the end of his gun smirking at his indirect homage to an incredible work of art.
Canvas08 : the duo walk slowly up to the cafe
Canvas08 : with a tall figure shortly behind them
Canvas08 : dressed in all black
Canvas08 : its hard to make out the details of anything about the third man, almost shadowlike
Canvas08 : the only color that could be seen was a small word on the leggings of the shadowman
Canvas08 : gyakasou
Canvas08 : "which one of u bitches got the slaps?" yelled ian wang
tÃÂóc dài ÃÂÃÂáúùp trai : The slender figure, almost prawn-like, wraps his arms around Spens and Eric. He lowers his head 3 feet in order to whisper into their ears, "She's there... you bout dat life?"
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|Introduction | Fujifilm FinePix X-S1 Sensor performance | Fujifilm FinePix X-S1 Versus Competition | Conclusion
In our tests on the X-S1, we see results that are extremely close to those for the X10. With just one single point between the two DxOMark Scores, the difference is insignificant, and the closeness of the scores certainly leads one to believe that the same 2/3" 12 Mpix CMOS sensor is at the heart of both of these Fuji-X cameras. Fuji has intelligently reused the same sensor in two cameras that are polar opposites to one another: on the one hand, a fairly bulky bridge with a powerful lens; and on the other, a more conventionally ergonomic expert compact endowed with a 4x focal range, bright wide-angle lens with a maximum aperture of f/2.0.
Unsurprisingly, the X-51's bigger but lower-resolution sensor turns in a performance that is a notch higher than the Finepix F600 EXR's backlit 1/2.3" 16Mpix CMOS sensor:
But these results are still fairly flattering for the FinePix F600EXR, which acquits itself very well on the DxOMark test bench: it is far from being truly outclassed by the X-S1 despite the differences in sensor size and resolution.
Slightly larger, but on the same order as the 1/1.7" Canon S100 sensor (the benchmark for large-sensor light compacts), the Fujifilm X-S1's 2/3" CMOS sensor takes the lead with a low-light sensitivity score that is 1/2EV ahead — a significant difference attributable to its larger sensor surface size. Portrait and Landscape scores are very close.
But keep in mind that we are comparing the sensors of two cameras with radically-opposed design philosophies here: on one side, the Canon S100 is a compact APN equipped with a 5x lens (24-120mm); on the other side, we have a much heavier and bulkier bridge camera equipped with an ambitious 26x lens, and with more carefully thought-out ergonomics — less like a compact, but with a user interface similar to another large-sensor expert compact, the Canon G12.
Given the difference in sensor sizes (the NEX-5N's is more than four times larger than the X-S1's), there is nothing astonishing about Sony's compact hybrid flattening the Fuji in all categories:
However, from a strictly functional point of view, there are no Sony E lenses capable of covering the X-S1's focal range amplitude (between 24mm and 624mm).
As you can see from the comparative test scores, both cameras' sensor results are not as different as one might expect in terms of dynamic range. The G1 X is ahead of X-S1 in terms of color depth, with a noticeable 1.3-bit advantage to the Canon. There is also an area in which the 2/3" sensor of the X-S1 cannot compete with the sensor of the Canon G1 X: low-light sensitivity. The Canon G1 X is 2.5EV better under low-light and that will be obvious on the high ISO images of both cameras. Low-light performance is clearly the main asset of Canon's premium compact camera.
To provide photographers with a broader perspective about mobiles, lenses and cameras, here are links to articles, reviews, and analyses of photographic equipment produced by DxOMark, renown websites, magazines or blogs.
Bridge cameras often suffer from so-so image quality and cheap finishing touches. How does this premium bridge from Fuji compare to such expert compact cameras as the Canon Powershot S100 or G12? Does it use the same sensor as the Fujifilm X10? What differences in performance can we expect when pitting it against an APS-C hybrid? Here are the DxOMark.com test results for the Fujifilm FinePix X-S1.
Added by MarcusGR | July 07, 2012
DXOMark IS TOTALLY WRONG ON FUJI X-S1 SENSOR SIZE !!!
In commenting upon Fuji XS-1 sensor DXOMark states "[i][i] Fujifilm X-S1 gets better results than a lot of ambitious cameras, yet is not equipped with a gigantic sensor like the Olympus XZ-1, the Panasonic LX-5, or the Samsung EX-1 —cameras aimed at true photo enthusiasts[/i][/i]" : well this is an INCONCEIVABLE BLUNDER from a (supposed ??!) sensor-specialist like DXO-Mark!!
X-S1 has in fact a LARGE sensor (2/3" = 8.8 x 6.6 mm), much larger than those equipping common mega-zoom cameras, common compact cameras and even larger than those on board of most high-end compacts, including ALL those TOTALLY MIS-QUOTED by DXO-Mark: Olympus XZ-1 (1/1.63" sensor = 8.07 x 5.56 mm),Panasonic LX-5 (1/1.63"), or Samsung EX-1 (1/1.7").
DXOMark seems therefore to ignore the "inch system" expressing sensor size and completely misses the point with XS-1: by using the same sensor equipping Fuji X-10, X-S1 has the largest sensor to be found on any really compact camera until very recently. Only in June 2012 that palm passed from Fuji X-10 to Sony RX100: a true compact (213 grams) equipped with a 1" sensor (" self proclaimed compacts" such as Canon G1 X, weighing well over 500 grams, are in another league).
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Added by Hakeem | July 08, 2012
Re: DXOMark IS TOTALLY WRONG ON FUJI X-S1 SENSOR SIZE !!!
They are .. completely wrong!!
But the worst things is they never respond to their mistakes..
I don't know, but their testing parameters are not clear, what Mode they have setup. They did same with Fuji X10, I requested to explain what mode they setup, and if possible can they test lower resolution but Higher DR mode, they never responded and they never did anything about it... and with this camera that got same sensor they did again a very silly, ambigous test ... >:(
Added by axel | July 12, 2012
Re: DXOMark IS TOTALLY WRONG ON FUJI X-S1 SENSOR SIZE !!!
When we published our test results for the Fujifilm FinePix S1-X, part of the article was inadvertently left out. We would like to draw your attention to the following information:
"The Fujifilm FinePix X-S1 belongs to the Fuji X family of premium cameras, which are characterized by high-end specifications, high-quality optics, and an exemplary finish. The Fujifilm X-S1 offers a 26x lens that covers an ideal 24-684mm focal range. Its maximum aperture is quite generous for a bridge (f/2.8–5.6) and its optical formula incorporates four aspherical lens elements and two UD glass elements. In the field, photographers will appreciate its manual zoom ring. The Fuji X-S1 differs from all its competitors with its 2/3" CMOS sensor, slightly larger than the biggest (1/1.7") sensor for expert compacts (Olympus XZ-1, Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5, Canon PowerShot S100), and 50% bigger than the usual 1/2.3" bridge sensors."
The Fujifilm X-S1 indeed has a larger sensor (2/3") than those of the Olympus XZ-1, the Panasonic LX-5, and the Samsung EX-1, to which it was compared in our test. This information does not affect the Fujifilm S1-X's score, which stands at 140th place in the DxOMark rankings and is better than the scores for these other cameras with smaller sensors.
We sincerely apologize for having omitted this information.
The DxOMark Team
Added by MarcusGR | July 12, 2012
Re: DXOMark IS TOTALLY WRONG ON FUJI X-S1 SENSOR SIZE !!!
That's fine, Axel.
But the current text of X-S1 review on DXO-Mark (see first page under "Sensor") still reads:
" The Fujifilm X-S1 gets better results than a lot of ambitious cameras, yet is not equipped with a gigantic sensor like the Olympus XZ-1, the Panasonic LX-5, or the Samsung EX-1 —cameras aimed at true photo enthusiasts".
That BLUNDER has been there for over a week now ....
Added by santhosh0304 | June 27, 2012
Fujifilm X-S1 - Tested on New / Old Sensor ?
Hi Iam really happy to see the results but just want to know
1.)Was this tested on an [b]Old sensor (Orb issue) or with the New/ Modified sensor[/b].
2.)In case if you have tested both sensors, [b]which one performed better[/b] old or the New /Modified sensor (Ignoring the orb issue)
These 2 questions are running around thousands of times in most of the forums.
Hope the answers from DXO - one the trusted source would may give them a huge relief and even my purchase decision is still pending on this whether to go with new /old sensor ;)
Added by mdaemate | June 27, 2012

This a comment for this page on the website
EXR DR mode is available for manual exposure but you have to set the image format RAW+JPG and select image size M and DR 400%. This works also with X10 and F-series. Please retest - the dynamic range is huge for a small sensor.


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On Daylight Savings Time:
Oh I just love (Score:5, Insightful)
leaving work in the pitch dark and fucking up my internal clock a couple weeks a couple times a year just cause people cant manage daylight on their own schedule
Re:Oh I just love (Score:5, Informative)by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 07, 2012 @03:05AM (#41904553)
It sounds like you want to fuck standard time, not DST. A word to the wise: Standard time gets around.
Being at work in 6 in the morning has a greater benefit if you are under DST, but what really is a pain in the butt is the change - there's always at least one clock that's off by an hour somewhere.
Re:Oh I just love (Score:4, Insightful)
leaving work in the pitch dark and fucking up my internal clock a couple weeks a couple times a year just cause people cant manage daylight on their own schedule
I love DST here. The level of light in the morning is no worse than winter time (at its worst), and I get an hour more daylight for gardening when I get home from work (useless at this time of year where hayfever rules the open air but that only lasts a few months).
It must suck to take 2 weeks for your bodyclock to come good. You'd be screwed if you crossed into a different timezone! Try taking melatonin before your adjusted bedtime for a few nights when the times shift. I've heard getting drunk is useful for resetting body clocks too, but I can't speak from experience on that one.
Re:Oh I just love (Score:5, Funny)
You do realize that when the sun suddenly sets an hour earlier it's because we're back on standard time, right?
by Tex Bravado (91447) on Wednesday November 07, 2012 @02:14AM (#41904149)
Does anybody really care ?
I see you are on Chicago time too.
I see you are on Chicago time too.
Me too, It's about 25 or six to four here right now.
I live somewhere where we don't have Day Light Savings (for sensible reasons), but we end up having to make all the changes twice a year to cater for it.
It is sort of like a smoker smoking, and only the passive smokers getting cancer but never the smoker.
Care to tell what changes? You mean like, starting work an hour earlier or something?
Our clocks don't change. However our interstate offices get to work an hour earlier, leave work an hour earlier, have lunch out of sync with us.
All up - most national businesses in Queensland lose around 4 hours of the 8 hour business day per day in day light savings.
In addition, much of our news is no longer live... nor sports, and our TV suddenly changes schedule all over the place.
Or trying to get tech support, and they close an hour earlier etc.
A right mess for us without day light savings, all because
Probably move to Arizona when I retire. I really like it here in Colorado but DST sucks. As What annoys me... [slashdot.org] says, even if you don't have it, you still have to adjust for it. I figure retired and living where it's not observed, I can almost pretend it doesn't exist.
Be prepared to be confused by your TV Guide half of the year. And remember, certain parts of Arizona do observe, so be careful about driving near or through certain reservations when it comes time to change your clock, or you'll drive into a slidecage and be unable to return home.
Be prepared to be confused by your TV Guide half of the year.
Get a Tivo - problem solved.
Re:AZ for retirement (Score:5, Funny)by camperdave (969942) on Wednesday November 07, 2012 @09:10AM (#41906425) JournalTV Guide? TV Guide is for broadcast televsio...oh! Oh, you poor, unfortunate soul. I'm sorry. I thought everybody had switched already.
Sorry but in the height of Australian summer I don't want the sun belting in my window at 5am. Frankly, it's better for us non-morning people.
Agreed. Even with DST being observed in summer, it STILL gets light at some stupid hour in the morning if you live at a latitude higher than around 30 degrees (which is half of Australia, and almost all of the USA). Not being a morning person myself, I am quite happy for it to be dark for that extra hour in the morning, just so I can actually an hour or two of usable light in the evening when I get home.
Having said that, as someone that works in IT, I have a natural love for standardisation and a hate of ha
Agreed. Even with DST being observed in summer, it STILL gets light at some stupid hour in the morning if you live at a latitude higher than around 30 degrees (which is half of Australia, and almost all of the USA). Not being a morning person myself, I am quite happy for it to be dark for that extra hour in the morning, just so I can actually an hour or two of usable light in the evening when I get home.
Having said that, as someone that works in IT, I have a natural love for standardisation and a hate of hacks. And yes, DST is a hack. So the rational side of me doesn't like the concept.
Me too, but DST is the best hack we have. No amount of coding is going to change the tilt of the earth.
We could always just start work an hour earlier, and school an hour earlier, but then not only do you need to know the timezone of the business you are calling, you need to know if they observe a 1 hour shift to opening/closing time. DST just seems easier.
We could always just start work an hour earlier, and school an hour earlier, but then not only do you need to know the timezone of the business you are calling, you need to know if they observe a 1 hour shift to opening/closing time. DST just seems easier.
Things you would have to take into consideration, under different systems:
Changing business opening times with the season:
* Opening hours
* Relative timezones
Changing the clock (ie. using DST):
* Opening hours
* Relative timezones
* DST amounts (not all DST sh
The change to summer time is *bad* for non-morning people, as you how have to get up an hour *earlier*.
It looks like, as with most pro-DST people, you've really not thought your argument through carefully enough.
Sorry but in the height of Australian summer I don't want the sun belting in my window at 5am. Frankly, it's better for us non-morning people.
Hey, I've got good news for you - there's this awesome new invention that you can use to block sunlight from intruding on your sleeping space!
Check it: http://www.selectblinds.com/ [selectblinds.com]
I am from Indiana...went to grad school there too...Indiana was a Standard Time stalwart for *decades*
Why? It is simple stubbornness. The idea that 'they' can tell 'us' what time it is...well that is just too much for some people. What kind of people? People who instinctively base their reactions on how others around them are reacting...
It's great for sheep...not so good in a modern competitive economy...maybe that explains some other things as well...
Abolish time zones! (Score:4, Insightful)by jtownatpunk.net (245670) on Wednesday November 07, 2012 @04:09AM (#41904879)
Zulu time. That's it. No more dateline, no more shifting back and forth, no more time zones.
Re:Abolish time zones! (Score:5, Interesting)And while we're at it, why not abolish the entire concept of days. I'll be happy with 28-hour cycles. 6 cycles in a week, with 4 10-hour workdays (+ 10 hours leisure + 8 hours sleep), and 2 long weekend cycles. I know my biological clock is already tuned to this
28 hours isn't perfect for me, but is very close, and it's easier to stretch your cycle by a small amount than to compress it. When I first moved to Finland they were just beginning one of their longest winters on record, and without any regular light or temperature clues, I fell into a 28-hour cycle very easily that lasted many months.
Zulu time. That's it. No more dateline, no more shifting back and forth, no more time zones.
Don't you think the people in Asia might resent having it change from Monday to Tuesday in the middle of their day?
It's like Hammer Time, but in Swiss, and with watches.
Ok, here's a real link to explain it, not that anyone cares.
Fades the curtains (Score:4, Interesting)by Turminder Xuss (2726733) on Wednesday November 07, 2012 @04:43AM (#41905055)I heard of a woman in Queensland who complained on the radio that DST faded her curtains quicker. Everyone laughed, but if she opened and closed them at the same time each day, then she was right. For a given value of right
Re:Fades the curtains (Score:4, Informative)
She was right - for all values of right.
In the hotter climates, people close the curtains in the afternoon to prevent the hot sun coming into the house, then open them after sundown for the evening and early morning.
So any change which alters the relative proportion of sun against closed curtains vs open curtains will indeed add 1hr of sun exposure per day to the curtains.
By 'the same time every day', most country folk will mean their habits remain constant.
Similarly, cows produced less milk in day light savings - not because cows know about day light savings, but because they didn't. The trucks turned up earlier, the cows milked at the same time... less milk.
But the real critical issue in Queensland as far as I'm concerned, is the 15+ UV rating at 10-2pm, which then extends to school exit times during day light savings.
DLS is designed for areas close to the polar circles, not areas close to the tropics.
Rant over
"Falling back"... (Score:5, Funny)...means a stopped clock can be right thrice a day!
Just fall back, not fall forward (Score:5, Interesting)by PolygamousRanchKid (1290638) on Wednesday November 07, 2012 @06:55AM (#41905699)
I am fine with gaining an hour. Losing an hour sucks. So I think instead of moving clocks forward an hour in the spring, we should just move them back 23 hours. The end result is the same time, and you have an extra day on the weekend.
Unless you have to work on the weekend.
Personally I like an extra hour in bed playing with my cock
by Cmdr-Absurd (780125) on Wednesday November 07, 2012 @07:32AM (#41905851)Gives me a block of daylight to do yard work or get in a bike ride after work. (Or both on the longest days)
In the UK there is DST as well but there have been some rumblings to introduce Single Double Summer Time (SDST) [timeanddate.com] (yes, it's a stupid name). This would shift the entire time to be GMT+2 though all the year. It would deprive people in the north of Scotland of a few hours of daylight in the morning, which seems to be the main opposition. For the rest of us it would mean fewer traffic accidents. But ho hum, as long as the farmers are happy.
Love it, always fascinates me people who hate it! (Score:5, Interesting)
We get more sunlight in summer.
No back off, we get more PERCEIVED sunlight in summer.
It's a good thing a very good thing - as someone who suffers with SAD (oh boy) the "extra" sunlight is just fantastic. Summer is a warm, happy time - with lots of light, time to get home from work and still DO THINGS.
It blows my mind people swear black and blue about DST, it's mind boggingly backwards. It's certainly a quirky fix but you're not going to see us changing peoples lives to be 'work at 7, finish at 3' are you? It's never going to happen.
Winter is depressing and awful, to be honest - I'd prefer 2 hours of DST all year round. Yes, all year round. I realise it's stupid and we should just do things earlier but we won't do things earlier - it's not going to happen. DST 2 hours earlier - while also extremely unlikely is at least a pipe dream I can wish for.
Winter, leave just before sun up, leave work just after sun down. I'd much rather leave for work well well before sun up, leave work while sun remains up.
I spent a couple of days in Paris in their summer 2010 and it was glorious. The sun was still out at if I recall, 9:30pm - it was amazing and brilliant.
If anything, summer we need the 'extra hour' less than we actually need it in winter -we should be 2 hours forward in winter and only 1 hour forward in summer - it's backwards as it currently is.
(From a state in Aus which follows DST - thank god! I absoloutely love it)
Must depend on climate. (Score:5, Informative)
I absolutely hate it. In the desert it is too fucking hot to spend time outside in the afternoon/evening during the summer. The morning is wonderful, nice warm sun but it hasn't gotten too hot yet. I would love to spend hours outside every summer morning exercising, tending the garden and just hanging out, but I have to be at work at a fixed time and some bastards thought it was a good idea to steal an hour of wonderful morning, so they can give me an extra hour of dreadful scorching evening. And since the sun sets latter I have to waste more energy getting the house down to a reasonable temperature before bedtime. This is one of the few things that Arizona got right, I wish the rest of the southern states would figure it out as well.
.. you're doing it wrong.
You get up when the sun is up and sleep when it's down, or just accept it gets darker longer in the winter months and get more sunlight in the summer months (assuming you're in the Northern Hemisphere).
Stop mentally messing people up by changing clocks. People's bodies are very resilient, and will adapt accordingly. Heck we see that with babies all the time when trying to get them to sleep through the night. Besides technology exists enough now that this time change is not longer
I'd prefer to use a 24 hour UTC clock for everything. It's a big world.
God, yes, please. I work with teams in the US, Ireland, India and China (Yeah, I'm in IT, how'd'ya guess?) and it's bad enough normally but particularly screwed up around Daylight/Summer Times changes. I would be thrilled if we just all got used to call it whatever the time was in Iceland (effectively UTC), no matter what time of day it is.
Don't like it (Score:4, Informative)by GameboyRMH (1153867) <email@example.com> on Wednesday November 07, 2012 @10:00AM (#41906851) Journal
Having lived where it was observed it was a PITA, plus it only wastes energy. [phys.org]
I work at a power company. I will also attest that DST doesn't reduce power consumption. DST is based on the obsolete premise that the use of electrical power is lighting. That hasn't been true for decades- perhaps a century.
negative economic effects (Score:5, Informative)by sproketboy (608031) on Wednesday November 07, 2012 @10:04AM (#41906881)
Just looking at the negative economic effects [wikipedia.org] should convince people that's it's a really bad idea.
That extra hour of daylight lets me get off work and go to Ma's and Pa's farm to go help with the harvest! Without daylight savings time how would all the farmers harvest their crops?
Also insert school's summer vacation BS here. Surely I need to have havest time on the homestead each summer like every farming family in the land.
Wake up! (Litterly) We have digitial clocks set by satillites, and agricorp runing our farms. We do not need to have these hold overs from the 19th century.
by Rambo Tribble (1273454) on Wednesday November 07, 2012 @11:25AM (#41907905) HomepageIt is widely misrepresented that Franklin proposed Daylight Savings Time. In fact, what he actually was proposing was a means to extract more work from people, or "Daylight Slavings Time". The "l" apparently was dropped in the transition to manuscript.
...and hate it once a year. I love gaining an hour of sleep each fall, but hate losing an hour of it in the spring!
If you work odd hours, evening hours, early mornings, or outside all day, you probably don't get much benefit from DST. But if you work in an office, till 5:00, that extra hour of evening daylight provides a real benefit. Many activities, both work and leisure, are better enjoyed with daylight. Few who work regular office hours do these sorts of activities before work, so shifting that daylight to the hours after work is more beneficial.
So why not just keep DST all year around? Oklahoma tried this conce
How congress broke daylight savings time (Score:5, Interesting)
How congress broke daylight savings time
http://world.std.com/~swmcd/steven/letters/dst.html [std.com]
Mainly, I'm pissed at Bush II for fucking with the schedule. The whole economy's going in the toilet, gas is a million bucks a gallon, and shithead thinks a few more weeks of DST will fix everything.
Un-tilting the Earth... that will fix everything.
Metric Time? (Score:4, Funny)by Art Challenor (2621733) on Wednesday November 07, 2012 @04:02PM (#41911169)How long before the US switches to metric time like the rest of the world?
Missing option (Score:5, Insightful)
Strongly support watching idiots argue about it.
What I hate (Score:4, Funny)by BenSchuarmer (922752) on Wednesday November 07, 2012 @07:59PM (#41913729)is seeing complaints about Daily Saving Time twice a year.
... that with the recent changes to daylight savings, we now spend *more* time on Daylight than we do on Standard, I'd rather just move the world up an hour and stay put.
Where I am, the switch means that I get to drive into the sunrise/sunset for an extra two weeks each year. It's still dark when I leave and dark when I return in the winter. So what's the point?


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The Men's 1964 Pac T Boot by Sorel. This classic Sorel silhouette is a functional pack boot for any use from après ski to a trip to the store. A general purpose boot for those who want a waterproof boot with a removable liner.
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So, I've been a bit exhausted the past few weeks, so sleeping has taken priority over researching and writing (sorry, y'all). In lieu of a lot of reading, I'm sharing some favorite links of late. Check them out, and have a great Monday!
I'm helping to #spreadYES because I am a lover and supporter of all things Jason Mraz. Check out this awesome new track, "Back to the Earth," in which Mraz sings about how getting back to nature helps him deal with life. You go, Jason. Keep spreading the positive, Earth-lovin' vibes.
Purusha People is one of my favorite shops to buy yoga clothes. Hayley uses Fair Trade organic cotton in many of her pants. The environmental practices used in producing Fair Trade cotton encourage sustainability, which is, of course, awesome. And Fair Trade is better for those who are producing the cotton, so it's better for both people and the planet.
One of my favorite things these days is The Tiny Project, and other projects like it: people living in very small homes or trailers. You can't have a lot of Stuff when your space is limited. Another blog I very much enjoy that is along those same lines is A Restless Transplant, who takes gorgeous photos of his travels.
It might not be much, but that's what I've got for you today, greenies. Till next time!
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The BUAV has written to members of the Mauritius Parliament to raise serious concerns about particular provisions in the Animal Welfare Bill currently before Parliament. The BUAV is urging MPs to reject clauses 8-11 that are contained in Part III which deal with animal experiments.
Key concerns raised by the BUAV include:
- There will be a lack of opportunity to fully discuss the Bill because it will go through second reading, committee stage and third reading all on 2 July
- It is inappropriate to try to regulate animal experiments in four short clauses
- Clauses 8-11 simply do not belong in a bill the principal objects of which are to promote the welfare and good treatment of animals and to protect them from distress, pain or suffering. Experimenting on live animals does the opposite and it is disingenuous for the Government to pretend otherwise.
- The provisions would allow suffering and misery to be inflicted on sentient animals, in particular the country's native population of long-tailed macaque which we understand will probably be the main species used in the research facilities
Furthermore, there are many gaps in Part III of the bill and some key omissions compared to standard legislation about animal experiments. These include:
- no harm: benefit test, which obliges a licensing authority to weigh the likely suffering of the animals against the likely societal benefit. Assessing the quality of the science is a key element of the test
- no prohibition where there are non-animal alternatives or methods which would involve fewer animals or less suffering (the so-called Three Rs principle – Reduction, Refinement and Replacement – which is a standard requirement where animal experiments are permitted)
- no prohibition on the use of wild-caught primates
- no prohibition on the use of stray cats and dogs, which is particularly relevant given the large stray population in Mauritius, as the bill recognises
- no rules about the housing and care (including veterinary care) of animals
- no provision for governmental inspections (as there was in previous legislation)
- nothing limiting the re-use of animals
- no training and education requirements for researchers
- no transparency, thereby making it impossible to hold researchers and the Government to account
There is already growing national and international awareness and concern surrounding the trapping, breeding and exporting of long-tailed macaques from Mauritius for research. Leading religious, socio-cultural groups and NGOs in Mauritius and the UK have expressed their objection to this trade including the Mauritius Sanatan Dharma Temples Federation, the National Council of Hindu Temples UK, Hindu House, Arya Sabha Mauritius, ISKCON, the Federation of Arya Samaj and the Institute of Jainology. Concerns have also been expressed from around the world, including by prominent Indian politician, animal and environment campaigner, Maneka Gandhi and by Members of the UK Parliament.
Primates are used in fundamental research, including studies in neurological, drug addiction, maternal deprivation and other conditions. Many of these experiments involve implanting electrodes, causing brain lesions or making the primates dependent on various drugs. This can often result in substantial pain and suffering. Primates are also used in toxicity testing where they are forced to consume, inhale or be injected with poisonous chemicals that may cause vomiting, pain from metabolic disturbances, convulsions, collapse of their vascular system, shock, difficulty in normal physiologic processes such as breathing and slow death.
Michelle Thew, Chief Executive of the BUAV stated: "We urge Members of the Mauritius Parliament to do the right thing and reject these disturbing and ill-thought out clauses. The provisions would, if enacted, further tarnish the international reputation of Mauritius, which is already suffering as a result of the country's position as the world's second largest supplier of primates for research."
The BUAV ran an eye catching advert (above) over the weekend in the Mauritius media to highlight the bill.
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