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In 1862 our Congress passed the Morrill Act which gave every state some federal land which the states were then free to sell. As with all things regarding the federal government, there were a couple strings attached to the gift. The proceeds from the land sales were supposed to be used by the states to educate their residents in agriculture and mechanical arts. (Each state got 30,000 acres per Congressman). The other stipulation was that the work of the land grant institutions, created with the money from the sale of federal lands, must primarily benefit America´s family farmers. I wonder how those Congressmen would feel now when their beloved land grant system is often used against the very people it was intended to benefit.
Some have suggested the remedy for what ails the cattle business is a dose of rancher owned co-operatives. But that too has been tried. The fourth largest beef packer in the country is a co-op. We´ll let you decide whether it´s a cure or a curse.
In 1971, when I returned to the ranch after serving in Vietnam, we were selling our wheat for about $2.70 per bushel. A bushel of wheat weighs sixty pounds and will make forty-five loaves of bread. Back then bread sold for around thirty cents a loaf, so we were receiving six cents out of a thirty-cent loaf, or 20% of the retail value of our product. Today, we now can get about $2.50 per bushel or five to six cents out of a $2.10 loaf, or 2.5% of the retail value. Tiger Woods gets paid ten cents for having his picture on each box of Wheaties, and the farmer gets five cents for raising the wheat.
According to news reports, at a White House ceremony Vice President Al Gore, the man who would be President, let his true colors show. And they weren´t red, white, and blue.
It seems Gore was presenting an award to a Colorado FFA member when he asked what field the honoree intended to go into. Upon hearing the young student wanted to go into production agriculture Gore reportedly implied that field wasn´t too fertile. He allegedly suggested that the FFA member should develop other plans "because production agriculture is being shifted out of the U.S. into the third world."
America´s farmers and ranchers have an inferiority complex. We feel we must have done something wrong to merit a fat cattle price that is 18 percent less than last year. Our farmers must be second class because they cannot survive on a two buck a bushel support price that is the same price corn sold for 30 years ago! We are not worthy. At the same time retailers must deserve to be selling beef for nine percent more than a year ago. Beef packers must be entitled to a 300 percent increase in their margins since the early 1990´s because they are the survivors in an industry that has gone from four companies controlling 20 percent of the market in the 1970´s to more than eighty percent today. The giant food conglomerates have somehow earned their massive profits while ag producers have not. They are right and we are wrong. We can´t compete because we´re not efficient with beef producers the world over. That´s what we´re told anyway.
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Send a Postcard About the Crisis in Gaza to Congress
Here is some of the text and facts the Mid-East Committee recommends for the Gaza post cards.
The WILPF US section states that we are too long overdue in responding to the cries of the people of Gaza. Israel's declaration as an "hostile entity" has resulted in imprisonment and collective punishment of the civilian population, without electricity for power and water treatment, without fuel for cooking and heat, with dangerous limited amount of food and medicine, and bombing of homes and infrastructure.
Peace cannot be Obtained by imprisoning and starving 1.5 million people.
Therefore we urge Congress to do the following:
- Call for an immediate cease fire
- Call on Israel to rescind the "hostile entity" designation of Gaza -Call on Israel to immediately to lift the Gaza blockade and restore freedom of movement for people and goods.
- Demand that Israel fulfill it's obligation as an occupying power subject to International and human rights law.
Please send a postcard to your Congress persons urging them to take the above actions.
Gaza Human Rights Facts
Persons killed in the conflict in and around Gaza in the 2 year period Sept 1 2005-July 25, 2007
- 668 Palestinians killed by Israeli security forces
- 359 of whom were not involved in hostilities at the time they were killed
- 126 of those killed were minors
- 357 people killed in internal Palestinian fighting
- 90 of whom did not take part in hostilities
- 4 Israeli civilians killed by Qassam rockets fired by Palestinians
- 4 members of Israeli security forces were killed by Palestinian attacks originating in the Gaza strip
Humanitarian access and freedom of movement.
Movement in and out of Gaza is all but impossible.
The number of trucks carry commercial and humanitarian supplies into Gaza has plummeted.
There is little money to buy food and little food to buy.
Poverty and dependency on food aid
- 80% of families in Gaza rely on humanitarian aid.
- The large majority of the population is unable to afford basic food.
- In 2007, households were spending 62% of their total income on food
- The blockade of Gaza has led to a steady rise in chronic malnutrition among persons living in the strip.
- Unemployment in Gaza is close to 40% and may rise to 50%
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The Government of Israel prevents the repair and maintenance of the electricity and water service infrastructure in Gaza by prohibiting the import of spare parts. This two-pronged attack has the effect of systematically destroying the water and infrastructure of Gaza. Hospitals cannot generate electricity to keep lifesaving equipment working.
Gaza hospitals experience power cuts for 8-12 hours per day.
40-50 million liters of sewage is poured into the sea daily.
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According to the World Health Organisation, the proportion of patients given permits to exit Gaza for medical care decreased from 89.3% in January 2007 to 64.3% in December 2007, an unprecedented low. Of those given permits to exit Gaza for treatment, some are denied access to the crossing itself.
Between October and December 2007, 20 patients, 4 of whom were children, died due to lack of referral services.
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Alchemy, a part of the Occult Tradition, is both a philosophy and a practice with an ultimately unknown aim, involving the improvement of the alchemist as well as the making of several substances described as possessing unusual properties. The practical aspect of alchemy generated the basics of inorganic chemistry, namely concerning procedures, equipment and the identification and use of many current substances.
Alchemy has been practiced in Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, Persia, India, Japan, Myanmar, Korea and China, in Classical Greece and Rome, in the Muslim civilizations, and then in Europe up to the 20th century—in a complex network of schools and philosophical systems spanning at least 2500 years.
Alchemy was known as the spagyric art after Greek words meaning to separate and to join together. Compare this with the primary dictum of Alchemy in Latin: SOLVE ET COAGULA — Separate, and Join Together.
The best-known goals of the alchemists were the transmutation of common metals into gold (called chrysopoeia) or silver (less well known is plant alchemy, or "spagyric"); the creation of a "panacea," or the elixir of life, a remedy that supposedly would cure all diseases and prolong life indefinitely; and the discovery of a universal solvent. Although these were not the only uses for the science, they were the ones most documented and well known. Starting with the Middle Ages, Arabic and European alchemists invested much effort on the search for the "philosopher's stone", a legendary substance that was believed to be an essential ingredient for either or both of those goals. The philosopher's stone was believed to mystically amplify the user's knowledge of alchemy so much that anything was attainable. Alchemists enjoyed prestige and support through the centuries, though not for their pursuit of those goals, nor the mystic and philosophical speculation that dominates their literature. Rather it came from their mundane contributions to the "chemical" industries of the day—ore testing and refining, metalworking, production of gunpowder, ink, dyes, paints, cosmetics, leather tanning, ceramics, glass manufacture, preparation of extracts, liquors, and so on (it seems that the preparation of aqua vitae, the "water of life", was a fairly popular "experiment" among European alchemists).
Starting with the Middle Ages, some alchemists increasingly came to view metaphysical aspects as the true foundation of alchemy; and organic and inorganic chemical substances, physical states, and molecular material processes as mere metaphors for spiritual entities, spiritual states and ultimately, spiritual transformations. In this sense, the literal meanings of 'Alchemical Formulas' were a blind, hiding their true spiritual philosophy, which being at odds with the Medieval Christian Church was a necessity that could have otherwise lead them to the "stake and rack" of the Inquisition under charges of heresy. Thus, both the transmutation of common metals into gold and the universal panacea symbolized evolution from an imperfect, diseased, corruptible and ephemeral state towards a perfect, healthy, incorruptible and everlasting state; and the philosopher's stone then represented some mystic key that would make this evolution possible. Applied to the alchemist himself, the twin goal symbolized his evolution from ignorance to enlightenment, and the stone represented some hidden spiritual truth or power that would lead to that goal. In texts that are written according to this view, the cryptic alchemical symbols, diagrams, and textual imagery of late alchemical works typically contain multiple layers of meanings, allegories, and references to other equally cryptic works; and must be laboriously "decoded" in order to discover their true meaning.
In his Alchemical Catechism, Paracelsus clearly denotes that his usage of the metals was a symbol:
Q. When the Philosophers speak of gold and silver, from which they extract their matter, are we to suppose that they refer to the vulgar gold and silver? A. By no means; vulgar silver and gold are dead, while those of the Philosophers are full of life.
Alchemical symbolism has been occasionally used by psychologists and philosophers. Carl Jung reexamined alchemical symbolism and theory and began to show the inner meaning of alchemical work as a spiritual path. Alchemical philosophy, symbols and methods have enjoyed something of a renaissance in post-modern contexts.
Jung saw alchemy as a Western proto-psychology dedicated to the achievement of individuation. In his interpretation, alchemy was the vessel by which Gnosticism survived its various purges into the Renaissance. In this sense, Jung viewed alchemy as comparable to a Yoga of the East. The practice of Alchemy seemed to change the mind and spirit of the Alchemist. His interpretation of Chinese alchemical texts in terms of his analytical psychology also served the function of comparing Eastern and Western alchemical imagery and core concepts and hence its possible inner sources (archetypes).
The Great Work; mystic interpretation of its three stages:
Within the Magnum Opus, was the creation of the Sanctum Moleculae, that is the 'Sacred Masses' that were derived from the Sacrum Particulae, that is the 'Sacred Particles', needed to complete the process of achieving the Magnum Opus.
The history of alchemy has become a vigorous academic field. As the obscure hermetic language of the alchemists is gradually being "deciphered", historians are becoming more aware of the intellectual connections between that discipline and other facets of Western cultural history, such as the sociology and psychology of the intellectual communities, kabbalism, spiritualism, Rosicrucianism, and other mystic movements, cryptography, witchcraft, and the evolution of science and philosophy.
Alchemy encompasses several philosophical traditions spanning some four millennia and three continents. These traditions' general penchant for cryptic and symbolic language makes it hard to trace their mutual influences and "genetic" relationships. Alchemy starts becoming much clearer in the 8th century with the works of the Islamic alchemist, Jabir ibn Hayyan (known as "Geber" in Europe), who introduced a methodical and experimental approach to scientific research based in the laboratory, in contrast to the ancient Greek and Egyptian alchemists whose works were mainly allegorical.
Other famous alchemists include Wei Boyang in Chinese alchemy; Calid and Rhazes in Islamic alchemy; Nagarjuna in Indian alchemy; and Albertus Magnus and pseudo-Geber in European alchemy; as well as the anonymous author of the Mutus Liber, published in France in the late 17th century, and which was a 'wordless book' that claimed to be a guide to making the philosopher's stone, using a series of 15 symbols and illustrations. The philosopher's stone was an object that was thought to be able to amplify ones power in alchemy, and, if possible, grant the user ageless immortality, unless he fell victim to burnings or drowning; the common belief was that fire and water were the two greater elements that were implemented into the creation of the stone.
In the case of the Chinese and European alchemists, there was a difference between the two. The European alchemists tried to transmute lead into gold, and, no matter how futile or toxic the element, would continue trying until it was royally outlawed later into the century. The Chinese, however, paid no heed to the philosopher's stone or transmutation of lead to gold; they focused more on medicine for the greater good. During Enlightenment, these "elixirs" were a strong cure for sicknesses, unless it was a test medicine. Most tests were generally fatal, but stabilized elixirs served great purposes. On the other hand, the Islamic alchemists were interested in alchemy for a variety of reasons, whether it was for the transmutation of metals or artificial creation of life, or for practical uses such as Islamic medicine or the chemical industries.
A tentative outline is as follows:
Alchemy, generally, derives from the old French alkemie; from the Arabic al-kimia: "the art of transformation." Some scholars believe the Arabs borrowed the word "kimia" from Greek. Others, such as Mahdihassan, argue that its origins are Chinese.
Thus, an alchemist was called a 'chemist' in popular speech, and later the suffix "-ry" was added to this to describe the art of the chemist as "chemistry".
Up to the 16th century, alchemy was considered serious science in Europe; for instance, Isaac Newton devoted considerably more of his time and writing to the study of alchemy (see Isaac Newton's occult studies) than he did to either optics or physics, for which he is famous. Other eminent alchemists of the Western world are Roger Bacon, Saint Thomas Aquinas, Tycho Brahe, Thomas Browne, and Parmigianino. The decline of alchemy began in the 18th century with the birth of modern chemistry, which provided a more precise and reliable framework for matter transmutations and medicine, within a new grand design of the universe based on rational materialism.
In the first half of the nineteenth century, one established chemist, Baron Carl Reichenbach, worked on concepts similar to the old alchemy, such as the Odic force, but his research did not enter the mainstream of scientific discussion.
Matter transmutation, the old goal of alchemy, enjoyed a moment in the sun in the 20th century when physicists were able to convert platinum atoms into gold atoms via a nuclear reaction. However, the new gold atoms, being unstable isotopes, lasted for under five seconds before they broke apart. More recently, reports of table-top element transmutation—by means of electrolysis or sonic cavitation—were the pivot of the cold fusion controversy of 1989. None of those claims have yet been reliably duplicated.
In 1919, Ernest Rutherford used artificial disintegration to convert nitrogen into oxygen. From then on, this sort of scientific transmutation is routinely performed in many nuclear physics-related laboratories and facilities, like particle accelerators, nuclear power stations and nuclear weapons as a by-product of fission and other physical processes.
(see also: Glenn T. Seaborg)
The synthesis of noble metals refers to the realization of the age-old dream of alchemists—to artificially produce noble metals. The goal of this could be to achieve greater economic gain when compared to traditional methods of obtaining noble metals. Synthesis of noble metals is only possible with methods of nuclear physics, either using nuclear reactors or by particle accelerators. Particle accelerators require huge amounts of energy, while nuclear reactors produce energy, so only production methods utilizing a nuclear reactor are of economic interest.
The subject of alchemy is extensively used in many cartoons and comic books, often in the form of superpowers. In some Japanese anime and manga, most notably Fullmetal Alchemist, alchemy and transmutation are treated as sciences, mixed with magic but fully understandable and utilizable with proper knowledge. Fullmetal Alchemist also refers to equivalency or equivalent exchange for alchemy to work; i.e to create, something of equal value must be lost, thus making something into something related or new. In Buso Renkin, alchemy is used primarily as a means for superpowers.
Contemporary artists use alchemy as inspiring subject matter, like Odd Nerdrum, whose interest has been noted by Richard Vine, and the painter Michael Pearce , whose interest in alchemy dominates his work. His works Fama and The Aviator's Dream particularly express alchemical ideas in a painted allegory.
Scotsman Adam MacLean has made the study and revitalization of alchemy his life, reproducing seminal texts in hand bound leather covered editions and making fine quality copies of important alchemical imagery.


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A couple of weeks ago I posted what I thought were the top 15 satire headlines (check them out here if you missed them). Since I wrote hundreds I thought I would come up with a list of the top 15 honorable mentions. So here they are in no particular order.
Obama Cancels Pardon Of Thanksgiving Turkey, Noting Presidents Should Not Pardon Themselves
Biden Boasts If Senate Dems Had Only 59 Votes For Health Care Debate He Could've Been The Tie-Breaker
Obama Issues Reminder To Not Let The Dc Sniper's Execution Make Us "Jump To Conclusions" Over His Guilt
20 Years After Fall Of Berlin Wall Biden Recalls How He Got The News From A Text Message On His Cell Phone
Barney Frank Disappointed To Learn The Uncle Sam "I Want You" Poster Is Not Directly Meant For Him
Senator Reid Complains No Public Health Option Means He'll Never Afford Sex Change To Become A Real Man
California Closes Budget Gap In Deal With Parker Brothers Allowing The State To Pass Go Any Time It Needs To
Ahmadinejad Un Speech Interrupted By Kanye West Drunken Tirade Giving Props To North Korean Nuclear Program
After Formal Rebuke Vote Dems Hold Joe Wilson Up As Warning To North Korea And Iran They Could Be Next
Un Advocates Teaching Masturbation To Kids So Governments Are Free To Do Other Things While The People Screw Themselves
Rio De Janeiro Wins 2016 Olympics Defeating Tokyo, Madrid, And Chicagobama
Jimmy Carter Reveals Secret Source Of Post-Presidential Wisdom: "I Am What I Farm"
While Preparing For Big Health Care Speech Obama Orders Biden To Stop Calling Him "Barocky"
Reigning Staring Contest Champion Nancy Pelosi Under Fire For Allegations She Uses Performance Enhancing Botox.
New Poll Finds Death Panels Now More Popular Than Congress
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Happy New Year and see you in 2010!Add a comment
We all know that the real reason liberals are hopping mad about the Tea Parties is that it calls public attention to the taxpayers dissatisfaction with how our politician's money is spent. I know I know...the nerve of it all...good thing Rachel Maddow is there to call them Tea Baggers! That'll make them go away.
In any case, if liberals wanted to have a party of their own I suspect it would go something like....Add a comment
Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night
let me try that again......
Merry Christmas to all...except for 60 constitution usurping schmucks...all
60 59 of which shall remain nameless.
I guess this is really a lesson to us all, we get the government we ask for. I'm already shopping for next years Christmas present to myself....finding ways to get these people out of office.
Public opinion was against this passing, not one honest account of the cost showed that the bill will actually reduce cost or the deficit. This Christmas the Democratic Party has just shoved a huge lump of coal down all our throats.
This is not over yet. We now need regurgitate that coal and shove it back in their faces like the dogs they are going number 2 on Uncle Sam's favorite rug....and then we need to make sure that when the dust does finally settle we the people are the last man standing.Add a comment
SEN. SCHUMER SAYS HE NEVER MEANT TO CALL FLIGHT ATTENDANT "BITCH", CLAIMS WITHOUT GLASSES SHE LOOKED LIKE A MIRROR - December 21
AS BLIZZARD HITS WASHINGTON DC THE PRESIDENT IS NOT AMUSED BY NEW NICKNAME AT CLIMATE SUMMIT, "SNOWBAMA" - December 18
OBAMA ORDERS TAILOR FOR WHITE HOUSE DOG TO MAKE SPECIAL CLIMATE SUMMIT SWEATER FOR SHIVERING TELEPROMPTER - December 18
OBAMA ADMITS MISTAKE IN GIVING ADMINISTRATION "SOLID B+," THOUGHT HE WAS GIVING BARNEY FRANKS SCORE ON GAYDATE.COM - December 17
OBAMA ADMITS MISTAKE IN GIVING ADMINISTRATION "SOLID B+," THOUGHT HE WAS RATING HIS BIRTH CERTIFICATE GUY - December 17
OBAMA ADMITS MISTAKE IN GIVING ADMINISTRATION "SOLID B+," THOUGHT HE WAS GUESSING HELEN THOMAS'S CUP SIZE - December 17
OBAMA ADMITS MISTAKE IN GIVING ADMINISTRATION "SOLID B+," THOUGHT HE WAS GUESSING U.S. CREDIT RATING - December 17
OBAMA ADMITS MISTAKE IN GIVING ADMINISTRATION "SOLID B+," THOUGHT HE WAS GRADING CHINA'S HUMAN RIGHTS RECORD - December 17
WORLD'S DICTATORS DEMAND OBAMA'S LETTER TO KIM JONG IL BE POSTED ON FACEBOOK SO THEY CAN "LIKE" IT - December 16
DEMS NOW CLAIM HEALTH BILL IS BUDGET NEUTRAL AS IT WILL COST NOTHING SINCE THE DOLLAR WILL BE WORTH NOTHING - December 16
OBAMA OPINES RETROFITTED ENERGY EFFICIENT HOMES NOT AS SEXY AS CLIMATE SUMMIT SPONSORED PRIVATE JETS SHOWS - December 15
OBAMA SAYS MAKING HOMES ENERGY EFFICIENT IS SEXY IN A ROSIE O'DONNELL WEARING LINGERIE SORT OF WAY - December 15
OBAMA SPLIT ON IF HE SHOULD RECOGNIZE KWANZAA, ASKS CABINET FOR VOTE TO HELP BREAK TIE WITH HIMSELF - December 14
DEMS CONFUSED ABOUT WHETHER SENATOR REID IS STRUGGLING TO FIND FOR 60 VOTES FOR HEALTH BILL OR REELECTION - December 14Add a comment
Having a firm grasp on what tragedy really is (9-11 is on his turf after all) Senator Chuck(y) Schumer of New York really hit the nail on the head with this missed opportunity where a flight attendant had the nerve to tell one of the senators of Olympus to turn off his phone during take off like the rest of us dirty civilians.
For doing her job she was called a 5-letter word that starts with a "b" and rhymes with "Nancy Pelosi" (after coming down from the Botox party high).
I know this is really pretty old news at this point, but I'm not writing to bitch about Senator Schmucker so much as the revelation that can be gleaned from the outburst.
"It's Harry Reid calling,...I guess health care will have to wait until we land." ... oh the humanity....Add a comment
When he's not taking a break from participating in the Copenhagen Private Jet show (where I hear Al Gore won best-in-show for his jet for emitting fuel exhaust AND his own rhetoric into the atmosphere) to attend climate conference that will decide how the rest of the unwashed masses...and ONLY us...need to conserve energy in order to combat what has become the biggest farce in human history since believing the world was flat and the sun revolved around us (at least the excuse of people back then was pride AND ignorance) Obama and congress are showing the drunken sailors that the GOP were from 2000-2006 how spending money really gets done.
This nonsense has to stop. When are the adults finally going to takeover our country? Does ANYONE run their own financial house the way congress runs our checkbook?
I've stopped wondering what they're thinking....I'm over that...now I just want to know if they're thinking at all. Do they really think money grows on trees?
The latest addition to the poetry section...
Government health care
Is so awesome Congress wont
Take it for themselves
Here are the latest additions to the Satire Headline Archive:
CIA ADMONISHES HOMELAND SECURITY THAT BECOMING A FAN OF GLENN BECK ON FACEBOOK IS NOT TERROR ESPIONAGE - December 11
WHILE DEMOCRATS DEBATE RAISING DEBT CEILING BIDEN INJURES ELBOW DOING RAISE THE ROOF DANCE - December 11
BIDEN'S PLAN TO ERASE ALL FEDERAL DEBT THWARTED WHEN HE REALIZES HE NEEDS $12 TRILLION, NOT ONE BIG ERASER - December 10
CLIMATE SUMMIT "ONE STEP CLOSER" TO ENDING CLIMATE CHANGE IN AN INSTANT WITH RESOLUTION TO BAN THERMOSTATS - December 10
NAPOLITANO SAYS TSA SCREENING PROCEDURES ON WEB NOT A SAFETY RISK AS MUCH AS HER UPCOMING SEX TAPE WILL BE - December 9
LEAVING CLIMATE SUMMIT ON AIR FORCE 1 TO GET PRE-AFGHAN SURGE PEACE PRIZE PRESIDENT CHANGES NAME TO OBAMAPPOSITE - December 9
GOP EXPLAINS DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ABORTION AND VIAGRA TO BARBARA BOXER: ONE ENDS LIFE, THE OTHER BRINGS IT BACK - December 8
OBAMA SAYS REP. JOHN CONYERS DEMEANED HIM BY DISAGREEING WITH HIM ON POLICY DURING HIS EVENING DIAPER CHANGE - December 8
SEN. REID CONFUSED BY GOP-SLAVERY OUTRAGE, SINCE "SLAVERY" IS SAID CONSTANTLY IN REID HOUSEHOLD WHEN HE IS HOME - December 7
WORLD LEADERS DEFEND 140 PRIVATE JETS USED IN CLIMATE SUMMIT AS BARE MINIMUM TO TRANSPORT THEMSELVES AND THEIR EGOS - December 7
SCIENTISTS SAY GLOBAL WARMING SLOW DOWN NOT PERMANENT, PREDICT WARMING TO RESUME SOME TIME AFTER END OF WINTER - December 4
AFTER TOUTING 10% JOBLESS RATE AS "BEST REPORT SINCE 2007" DEMAND FOR OBAMA SKYROCKETS FOR NATIONS COMEDY CLUBS - December 4Add a comment
Since we are drawing near the end of 2009 I did a review of some of the best satire headlines I wrote for The Looking Spoon over the year. I narrowed the choices down to the top 15 (out of hundreds) that either were my favorites, got tremendous response on the social networks, or both.
15. Pelosi Mobbed At Disneyland By Children Begging For Autographs And Asking Her Why She Hates Dalmatians
14. Upon Realizing He Actually Wanted To Send Only 3000 Troops To Afghanistan Obama Fires Teleprompter
13. Green Jobs Czar Calling GOP "Assholes" Admits His Mouth Is Registered Republican
12. Leaks Of Meeting With Gen. McChrystal Reveal Sobbing Obama Admits He Can't Even Beat His Kids At Stratego
11. Oprah Edits Out Part Of Palin Interview Where She Says Alaskans Can Now See Russia In The White House
10. Obama Announces Establishment Of Official Fan Club: Friends Of Obama League (FOOL)
9. John Edwards Confesses To Also Fathering Children Of Octomom, Earns Nickname "Johnny Crappleseed"
8. Obama Resigns From Presidency In A Move To Spend More Time With His Speeches
7. "Czar Vetting Czar" Appointed To Vet Other Czars Will Himself Be Vetted By A "Vetting Czar Czar"
6. With Unemployment At 26 Year High, Obama Cancels Labor Day Due To Lack Of Participation
5. VP Biden Clarifies Statement On Swine Flu Travel, Says People Should Only Avoid Planes "When Pigs Fly"
4. Poll Finds Americans Mistakenly Think Cash For Clunkers Program Refers To Salaries For Congress
3. Scientists Say Global Warming Slow Down Not Permanent, Predict Warming To Resume Some Time After End Of Winter
2. The Dollar Falls To New All-Time Low Against The Counterfeit Dollar
1. White House Halloween Party Cancelled After Biden Suggests That Obama Go As A U.S. Citizen
I hope you enjoy this, if so share it with your friends, we can all use a good laugh at the expense of the party in power. There are many more that I wanted to include but I really wanted to limit it to 15. So I'm planning on putting together a list of honorable mentions sometime next week.
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I won't bother posting the video since you may have seen or heard about it....but if you haven't its right have not it you can find it here.
A lot of people want to say he is getting desperate making the comparison universal health opponents would keep slavery. A lot of people are wrong....because its an insult to desperation. Starving refugees in Darfur are desperate, high school nerds looking for a prom date are desperate, if Paris Hilton ever filled out a job application...THAT would be a superb example of using the word "desperate."
Senator Harry Reid is not desperate, he is one of the dumbest men in America today. Ranking, in my humble opinion, somewhere between zebra snot and Kevin Federline.
If Dirty Brain Harry wants really go down that road then the GOP should accuse the Democrats of feeling the same way in regards to their refusal to do anything to save Social Security....which is in a real crisis in need of serious governmental reform. Nobody says it though...BECAUSE ONLY IDIOTS DO THAT!
Furthermore I really really REALLY want to know what kind of "slavery" Reid thinks he's saving the country from in imposing the kind of healthcare system countries like Canada has on us?
If you have Internet explorer this little illustration may not work when you roll the "magic" parts of it, so you should use these links, I would say sorry I killed the magic...but really its Microsofts fault.
This guy and the 59 other pompous asses that voted to debate this bill fail to understand that the system they are setting up is nothing less than slavery itself. Its actually worse, because unlike the slavery in the south this will be a system the people will find themselves perilously addicted to.Add a comment


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This season, the top spot in college basketball is only a little more secure than any position of authority in Westeros. The year's best college basketball betting tip might be "best against number one."
Either that or, "save your money."
Indiana will lose the top spot – for the second time this season – after a defensive breakdown gave Illinois a last-second layup – and a win – on Friday. With seconds remaining in the game, Indiana's Victor Oladipo coughed up the ball but recovered in time to slap D.J. Richardson's shot out of bounds. On the ensuing inbounds play, Illinois' Tyler Griffey received a beautiful pass from Brandon Paul and hit an uncontested game-winning layup.
That might have put the Michigan Wolverines in the top spot, but they were unable to get past Wisconsin and lost in overtime on Sunday.
So who is the best team in college basketball right now? The Miami Hurricanes would seem to have as valid a claim for the number one spot in the polls as anyone… though it's awfully hard to get past the fact that they lost to Florida Gulf Coast earlier this season. That's probably the main reason that Indiana retains the top spot in this week's poll.
The Hoosiers have the top spot and were number one on 26 of 65 ballots. The Duke Blue Devils – who were absolutely pasted by the Hurricanes by a score of 90-63 on January 23 – are second, with 20 first-place votes. Miami (17 first-place votes) is third and Michigan fourth.
The last two first-place votes went to Gonzaga; the Zags are fifth in this week's poll.


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Following its April announcement that Google Fiber will land in Austin, Texas, Provo officials revealed today that its super-fast Gigabit internet service will arrive next in Provo, Utah. The Utah city will become the third to receive Google Fiber, following Austin and Kansas City. Google's new broadband networks will provide customers with "gigabit" internet: a service which offers download and upload speeds of 1,000 Mbps, which Google touts is as much as "100 times faster" than its competitors. Like service in Austin and Kansas City, Google will offer gigabit internet in Provo, Google Fiber TV service, free 5 Mbps internet service with a $30 activation fee and no monthly charge for seven years, and free gigabit service to local public institutions.
As part of the partnership between Google and the city of Provo, Google will purchase iProvo, an existing fiber-optic network owned by the city. Google will upgrade the network to reach gigabit speeds and says it will complete construction of the network so that all homes along the existing network will be able to connect. The agreement is not final, but will be voted on by the Provo City Council on April 23rd. In a blog post discussing the Fiber announcement, Provo Mayor John Curtis writes that "Provo will be one of the first cities in the world to have universal internet connectivity in nearly every home." The city will hold local meetings to inform citizens what the new network means for them, but there's no word yet if Google will use the same "Fiberhoods" rollout strategy that it employs in Austin and Kansas City.
In a blog announcement, Google confirmed the expansion to Provo, noting that the service is "on the silicon prairie, the silicon hills, and now the silicon slopes." Echoing other Fiber announcements, Google Fiber General Manager Kevin Lo said on stage in Provo that "speed matters." With the second Google Fiber announcement in one month, it appears that moving quickly into new markers matters, too.


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(Reuters) - Hackers targeted dozens of computer systems at government agencies across Europe in a series of attacks that exploited a recently discovered security flaw in Adobe Systems Inc's software, security researchers reported on Wednesday.
Russia's Kaspersky Lab and Hungary's Laboratory of Cryptography and System Security, or CrySyS, said the targets of the campaign included government computers in the Czech Republic, Ireland, Portugal and Romania.
They also said that a think tank, research institute and healthcare provider in the United States were among those targeted by the malicious software, which they have dubbed "MiniDuke".
The MiniDuke hackers attacked their victims by exploiting recently discovered security bugs in Adobe's Reader and Acrobat software. They sent their targets PDF documents tainted with malware, an approach that hackers commonly use to infect PCs.
Boldizsár Bencsáth, a cyber security expert who runs the malware research team at CrySyS, told Reuters he believed the attackers installed "back doors" at dozens of victim organizations that would enable them to view information on those systems, then siphon off data they found interesting.
"This is a unique, fresh and very different type of attack," said Kurt Baumgartner, a senior security researcher with Kaspersky Lab. "The technical indicators show this is a new type of threat actor that hasn't been reported on before."


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Welcome to the 4-star Mercure Hotel Hamburg Airport. Our location, close to Fuhlsbüttel Airport outside the gates to the Hanseatic city makes us particularly suitable for your business trip or as a venue for your business events.
The 4-star Mercure Hotel Hamburg Airport is just a short ride from the airport on the free shuttle bus. Our hotel is situated in quiet park-like grounds in the Hamburg district of Langenhorn. All 147 air-conditioned rooms have WIFI. Our events area includes eight rooms to cater for your events for up to 110 people. Close to Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel Airport, we are ideally located for guests traveling by plane. The hotel is 8.1 miles (13 km) from the main train station and the nearest motorway is the A7.


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Dotsie wrote:If you got a good quality piece of chicken, it was still quite fresh, you stored it in the fridge, and didn't slow cook it, you should be OK. Not enough bacteria will have grown prior to cooking it for there to be the minimum infective dose (and of course the bacteria will have to be there in the first place, which they shouldn't be if it was bought from a reputable butcher). If it's improperly cooked though, the heat won't have been enough to kill all bacteria present. It's just not that likely that they're present.
Good luck! You should be fine
Why I dont eat chicken! BLAH! Germy stuff chicken. Did you know..... the temps they use to prepare your raw chickens in the chicken factory preparing places things... is exactly the correct temperature to breed bacteria IN chicken?!?!?! Helps when you have a friend who is studying microbiology at Uni and working part time in a chicken factory. Eeeeeew!
@ the child proofing the house joke... been using that line for years.
Many many years ago I was divorced with a small child and had been for some time. Small child was used to having the run of the house with Mum and knew it was perfectly okay to barge into my bedroom at any time of the day or night to crawl into bed with Mum. If and when I "dated" anyone it was only when small child was staying the weekend at her Dads house where she was also given free reign of his house to go anywhere she wanted.
Many moons later my boyfriend who lived in another state (remember... Australia... so a five hour flight) thought it was time that he could sleep over when he came to visit for a week or so....and I agreed. Small child knew him well as a "family friend" and was very comfortable around him but this sleeping over deal was a whole new ball game. In those days we had lots of visitors who slept over (my sisters, brothers, Gran and Poppy, friends, all from interstate, etc) and again she had the run of the house... being the adorable and treasured darling she was. I did present a problem of privacy for me and him though, and I had mentioned to a girlfriend of mine the issue and that he was flying in for the week of my birthday which was coming up.
The day of my birthday he flew in and we had a small birthday party at my house and I got presents ... as you do... When the small child was otherwise distracted in her room at some time, Sophie presented me with my present and glancing over her shoulder to make sure the small child was out of eyesight and earshot said, "Its ... well... its a sex aide. Now that J is staying over." Now I have a very broadminded group of friends but even they went a bit quiet... but were very attentive as I opened her present....
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Through the Community and Public Affairs Department, the Pirates seek to expand current and develop new community relationships with members of minority communities and with others that share the same commitment to those communities. Through philanthropic contributions and the personal involvement of our employees, we strive to support our communities and enhance the quality of life of all who live in Pittsburgh and its surrounding areas. We embrace the concepts of teamwork and partnership in all we do. As a committed partner with the community in which we reside, we recognize that our success is rooted in its economic, cultural and ethnic diversity.
The Pirates are proud to have organized a number of minority partnership events. The Pirates community service, corporate contributions, and involvement in community-wide programs are based on the recognition that our strength as an organization depends on the well-being of the communities in which we live.
The 2014 Pittsburgh Pirates African American Heritage Celebration at PNC Park was held on Friday, June 27 and Saturday, June 28.
This annual event captures the essence of the Pirates community efforts and highlights the contributions of African Americans in Pittsburgh.
The celebration included a weekend of promotions and special events that focused on honoring and recognizing African Americans in baseball while celebrating the African American culture in our community.
The Friday, June 27 game included an informational street fair on Federal Street with various African American organizations passing out information. The Pirates also presented the "Pittsburgh Pirates Community Champion Awards" in a pre-game ceremony.
During the Saturday, June 28 game, the Pirates wore the uniforms of the Negro League Pittsburgh Crawfords and the visiting Mets wore the Negro League Brooklyn Royal Giants team uniforms.
The Pirates and the Josh Gibson Foundation also awarded $2,000 continuing education student scholarships in a pre-game ceremony. The recipients, shown in the photos below, were Amber Ligget and Shelton Claybourn.
For more information about the Pirates African American Heritage Celebration, please contact Chaz Kellem at (412) 325-4731.
Throughout the Pittsburgh Pirates history, there have been many champions - on and off the field. Players like Andrew McCutchen, Willie Stargell and Roberto Clemente have thrilled Pirates fans with their baseball achievements. They also supported their communities in many ways by showing character and integrity in all aspects of their lives.
Nominations for the 2015 Pirates Community Champion Awards are now open. The award will be granted to six (6) local individuals who have had a positive impact on African-Americans in Pittsburgh by being a 'champion' in the community. This award is designed to recognize individuals who on a daily basis are impacting individuals or making a difference in the community.
The 2014 Community Champion Awards winners (from left to right in the photo below with Pirates President Frank Coonelly) are: Dr. Yinka Aganga-Williams, AJAPO; Phyllis Comer, Comer Educational Consulting Services; Larry V. Jones, Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania; Keith B. Key, KBK Enterprises; La'Tasha D. Mayes, New Voices Pittsburgh; Michael Anthony Morris, Camp Enrichment.
For more information about the Pirates Community Champion Awards, please contact Chaz Kellem at (412) 325-4731.
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The Pittsburgh Pirates hosted their annual Diversity Networking Reception on February 3, 2015 at the Rivertowne Brewing Hall of Fame Club located at PNC Park. The event allowed for business professionals from the Greater Pittsburgh Area to not only network, but also learn how they can help one another with their business endeavors.
A variety of organizations were present at the reception, including Ford, the PPG Zoo and Aquarium, UPMC, PNC Bank and many others. Pittsburgh Pirates representatives were there as well, including the President of the organization, Frank Coonelly, who gave a brief speech on the team and diversity as a whole.
Throughout the event, guests were given the opportunity to interact with Pirates officials and the Pirate Parrot. Guests were also able to enjoy complimentary food and non-alcoholic beverages, as well as a cash bar. The evening was an overall success, ending with a Business Card Raffle, in which the Pirates gave away many prizes, including game tickets and player autographed items. The reception was an excellent opportunity for community members to interact with one another on a more casual level and work on succeeding in their career goals.
Highmark, Davis Vision Inc., United Concordia, Tickets for Kids and the Pittsburgh Pirates team up to provide free vision and dental screenings and complimentary Pirates game tickets to local youth. More than 120 local youth who do not currently have health insurance or have minimal insurance coverage received a FREE vision and dental screening at PNC Park on July 23, 2014.
Davis Vision eye-care professionals volunteer their time to bring this important service to the community, ensuring all children receive the vision and dental care they need. For children in need of follow-up services after the initial screening, a voucher is provided for a complimentary eye examination and a free pair of eyeglasses from Total Vision Care. In addition, dental and hygiene professionals will volunteer their time to provide dental check-ups and oral hygiene education.
One of the most significant moments in Major League Baseball history was when Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier on April 15, 1947. In celebration of the anniversary of this momentous event, the Pittsburgh Pirates hosted the annual Jackie Robinson Art, Essay and Poetry Contest. The contest, which is open to students in grades three through eight in the Pirates market area, challenges students to create an art piece, poem or essay about Robinson's nine values for success. The contest began in December 2014 and concluded in March 2015, with over 3,800 entries submitted.
Learn more about the contest and contest winners »
The Pirates, the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and the Pittsburgh Hispanic Development Corporation hosted an evening of Hispanic celebration in the Keystone Corner (Club level) at PNC Park on May 4, 2014. The night included Latin food, music and dancing as well as an opportunity to mingle with Pirates players, coaches, and front office executives. Attendees were asked to bring a new piece of baseball or softball equipment to be donated to the Roberto Clemente Sports Complex in Puerto Rico via the P-squared Project.
The Pittsburgh Pirates recognize the good business sense and added value gained by doing business with minority and women-owned business enterprises (MWBEs).
The directors of the Community Development and Purchasing Departments are dedicated to identifying qualified MWBEs who offer high-quality, cost-competitive goods and services, and matching them with the needs of the company. The Community Development Director actively seeks MWBEs through trade shows, advertising in local and national media, and working with business and advocacy groups.
The Pirates are an active corporate member of several organizations that are dedicated to fostering minority business development, including the Pittsburgh Regional Minority Purchasing Council, the African American Chamber of Commerce and the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
Learn about the Diverse Business Partners Vendor Spotlight »
Throughout the long history of baseball in America, the Pirates organization and its employees have formed powerful partnerships for positive change in the black baseball world that stretched from the Pacific to the Caribbean.
Pittsburgh in the past was headquarters for the Negro National League and the only city in the country with two Black Professional Teams, the Homestead Grays and the Pittsburgh Crawfords.
Pittsburgh fielded an array of stars -- Josh Gibson, Cool Papa Bell, Satchel Paige, Buck Leonard and others -- unrivaled in the city's rich sporting past, and the Pirates are committed to continuing to share the legacy of the Negro Leagues with Pirates fans of all ages and backgrounds.
The program has continued to grow. In 2007, Pirates Charities, in its first official act, partnered with the Roberto Clemente Foundation and the Baseball Tomorrow Fund to renovate a portion of the Shadyside Boys & Girls Club facility to build a home for Pittsburgh RBI. The Pirates Community Baseball Center was officially opened in February of 2007. It features indoor batting cages, pitching machines and meeting rooms that can be used by Pittsburgh RBI's volunteer coaches. ALL Pittsburgh RBI participants have free-of-charge access to the Pirates Community Baseball Center and can use the facility to work on their baseball skills year round.
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Local law enforcement has blessed an effort to organize a neighborhood watch group in
On Tuesday, Feb. 11, about 20 people met at Battery Park to discuss crime in
She said she became aware of a crime problem in the city after metal furniture and a golf cart charger were stolen from her yard. Itzkovitz read a list of crimes committed around town over the last three months.
"In 52 years, I have not been robbed and now it has happened, and I feel violated," Itzkovitz said.
She said she posted her concerns on Facebook and now has 360 followers. She said a watch group is in the works for Carrabelle but she plans to concentrate on
In attendance were Sgt. Ryan Sandoval, community liaison with the Franklin County Sheriff's Office, and
"This meeting is not meant to be a complaint session about the services these good people provide us on their limited budget," Itzkovitz said.
She said she wants to explore how the community can help the police to fight crime. Itzkovitz said she believed the primary role of a neighborhood watch group would be to provide information and quash rumors. They will not attempt to apprehend suspected criminals and will not be armed, she said.
Nighttime neighborhood patrols are planned as part of the service offered by volunteer crime fighters. "The sheriff has offered me a car and gas any night I wanted it and I'm going to take him up on that," she said.
Itzkovitz invited the police officers to speak. Sandoval took the floor first. He said help from the public is needed to fight crime.
"A lot of people don't report the crimes they're supposed to be reporting," Sandoval said.
Lewis agreed. She said people who find stolen belongings frequently refuse to press charges when their things are returned.
Mayor Van Johnson said he had worked with an earlier neighborhood watch group that disbanded. "I remember some of the challenges we faced," he said. "People don't want to tell, don't want to be a snitch."
Sandoval said a strong volunteer base, training and a structured program are all part of an effective neighborhood watch group, such as what already exist in Lanark Village and on St.
"We need people who have lived here and know everybody to participate," Lewis said. "Something suspicious to somebody new in the neighborhood may not be suspicious to someone who has lived there for a while."
Creamer said safety was a major issue with crime fighting volunteers. "Never approach anybody," she said. "Try to get the tag number or a description of the clothing, but the main thing is just be safe."
Palmer Philyaw said he was a member of the police auxiliary for nine years. He stressed the importance of building a relationship with residents of patrol areas. "They need to learn the patrol car is not the enemy," he said.
"I want to be trained," said Itzkovitz.
Sandy Mitchem and Jim Kemp, organizers of the St. George Island Neighborhood Watch, attended. Mitchem said her group is anxious to help and offered to assist with training and take prospective
She said members of the island watch receive uniforms and ID cards after completing a background check and training. "Educating the community comes first," she said. "Don't post on Facebook that you are going on vacation."
If you are interested in volunteering or want more information about Neighborhood Watch, call Itzkovitz at 370-1080.


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News about MTV Video Music Awards, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
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Aug. 26, 2014
Jon Caramanica describes highlights from 31st annual MTV Video Music Awards ceremony; holds that night was dominated by young artists who were barely famous in 2013. MORE
Aug. 25, 2014
Miley Cyrus causes stir once again at MTV Video Music awards by sending a 22-year-old homeless man to accept her video of the year award for song Wrecking Ball; Cyrus' representatives say it is part of fund-raising campaign for My Friend's Place, organization in Los Angeles that helps young homeless people find housing, jobs, health care and schooling. MORE
Aug. 22, 2014
Five of MTV's Video Music Awards nominees have all had spontaneous moments that have upstaged videos and revealed more about their personalities and identities as musicians. MORE
Aug. 31, 2013
Jon Caramanica observes that summer of 2013 was one of smooth, and ultimately boring, pop music; reflects that MTV may have found the perfect antidote with Miley Cyrus's electrifying performance at its Video Music Awards show. MORE
Aug. 29, 2013
Celebrities attending MTV Video Music Awards at Barclays Center in Brooklyn head to Manhattan afterwards to continue partying. MORE
Aug. 27, 2013
Jon Caramanica describes highlights from 2013 MTV Video Music Awards, broadcast from Barclays Center in Brooklyn; notes show, which celebrates music videos that are almost never shown on MTV, offers tribute to stubborn persistence of pop music. MORE
Aug. 26, 2013
The Parents Television Council's complaint was more notable this year because Billy Ray Cyrus sits on the group's advisory board. MORE
Aug. 24, 2013
MTV's Video Music Awards ceremony will be held at Barclays Center in Brooklyn; show, which is first global event in the borough, will feature Brooklyn-themed performances. MORE
Aug. 23, 2013
Videos are as important as ever for music success, but now labels covet YouTube hits; thirty years after MTV dominated space and presented their first Video Music Awards, Internet viewing has not only taken over MTV's role, but has also supplanted radio as main way American teenagers listen to new music. MORE
Jul. 8, 2013
This year, the MTV Video Music Awards will replace its traditional Moonman statuette, based on the image of Buzz Aldrin, with a cartoonishly extra-terrestrial figure designed by the Brooklyn artist KAWS. MORE
Mar. 25, 2013
No host was announced yet for the show, scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 25, at the Barclays Center. MORE
Sep. 8, 2012
Jon Caramanica maintains that the MTV Video Music Awards have managed to remain youth-oriented and relevant even as the music business has become much less TV-centric. MORE
Aug. 27, 2011
MTV has decided to dispense with a host at its 2011 Video Music Awards, saying that company does not need someone guiding the proceedings. MORE
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Pop's Newborns Dominate Video Music Awards Ceremony
The MTV Video Music Awards were dominated by relative youngsters who were barely famous enough to be at the ceremony last year to watch Miley Cyrus scandalize a nation.
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August 25, 2014, Monday
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There was an element of fashion surprise at the music show that probably won't be there for the TV awards.
August 25, 2014, Monday
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VMAs 2014: Miley Cyrus Causes a Stir Again, This Time by Staying in Her Seat
Calling it the start of a serious effort to tackle a major social problem, the pop star had a homeless man accept her video of the year award for "Wrecking Ball."
August 25, 2014, Monday
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The MTV Video Music Awards' video of the year nominees have revealing moments about their identities in their work.
August 22, 2014, Friday
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Creating Ads During the MTV Video Music Awards
Company executives say 35 to 40 people will work during the show in marketing on the fly with tasks like live commercials.
August 21, 2014, Thursday
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Television highlights.
October 2, 2013, Wednesday
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A positive twerking dialogue with your parents will prepare them for future conversations concerning other topics they've heard about but don't understand.
September 1, 2013, Sunday
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Popcast: Miley Cyrus and the Summer of Smooth
Jon Caramanica talks with host Ben Ratliff about Miley Cyrus's raunch intervention on this week's MTV Video Music Awards.
August 31, 2013, Saturday
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MTV may have found the perfect antidote to a tepid season with Miley Cyrus's performance at its awards show.
August 31, 2013, Saturday
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Gothic decorations include such decor as gargoyles, statues and portraits of stunning Medieval dragons, and some of the most breathtaking furniture you will ever find. At Design Toscano, we love and appreciate Gothic-themed decorations and this is why we feature such a wide variety of Gothic items in our collection. We update our Gothic selection on a regular basis, and the following items are some of the newer, more exciting additions to our collection:
- "Alicorn Unicorn Trophy" Wall Sculpture: The famed Unicorn plays a special role in Gothic stories. Unlike the darker and more frightening characters and creatures, the Unicorn represents purity and the power associated with truth. Although no one would ever be capable of actually catching this highly magical and intelligent creature, you can fool guests with that claim when you hang this unique, realistic trophy statue on the wall of your den.
Knights Templar Sculptural Wall Mirror: This unique decor would be interesting enough on its own but it also works as a functional mirror. Stare into this looking glass to feel like royalty from another age.
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Outfit your ride with even more Baltimore pride! Make sure your Ravens spirit is evident from the inside of your car with this car seat cover. This sporty cover features an embroidered team logo applique on the headrest and will fit over any car seat to protect it from daily wear. Every time you get behind the wheel, you'll be showing everyone that the Ravens are always in the driver's seat!
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These new two-piece valve covers allow instant access to your big-block Chevy engine's valvetrain, with no tools required. Simple dual thumb screws provide immediate removal and replacement of the O-ring-sealed cover. Will also fit roller- and shaft-style rockers. Breathers and caps sold separately. Satin finish PN 755- 8429 on sale starting at just $299.95.
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NXT as GPS Receiver
18 comments:
- Rick Rhodes said...
Knowing nothing about GPS, I went outside and ran your program.
I came up with the following coordinates:
These are, of course, the coordinates for Billund, Denmark. :)
So, how can we neophytes use it to find our own locations?
- Apr 2, 2008, 3:04:00 AM
I just tried it and it works perfectly! Fantastic! It will be especially useful for FLL navigation.
- Apr 2, 2008, 3:14:00 AM
- Alkarex said...
Yes, it is a great solution. With the same approach, it is possible to make Wi-Fi and 3G all at once :-)
- Apr 2, 2008, 3:26:00 AM
- Dave Parker said...
Rick and others,
If you are getting 55.72 N and 9.12 E, then that just means that the signal strength is not good enough. Try getting farther away from any source of interference (e.g. cordless phones, car batteries) and hold the NXT up high over your head.
To keep the program simple I didn't put any error checking in for weak signals, and it was easiest to zero the coordinates at Billund given the way LEGO's radio controller works, so these results are essentially like (0, 0) -- no data.
- Apr 2, 2008, 3:41:00 AM
- Rick Rhodes said...
Thanks, Dave.
I'll climb the town's water tower tonight, to get a better reading. :)
(JUST KIDDING, KIDS--Climbing the town's water tower will get you arrested. And you'll be cleaning the rest rooms in City Hall for a year, as part of your community-service sentence).
- Apr 2, 2008, 3:50:00 AM
- Jilles Groenendijk said...
Hi Dave,
As always, your project worked perfectly! Documentation was very clear.
It took me a while to get a strong enough channel.
Jelle and Jurre reminded me to do the reading in open field instead of in our house.
We got a perfect:
in Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands!
Jilles, Jelle & Jurre Groenendijk
- Apr 2, 2008, 4:10:00 AM
- Guy Ziv said...
This is astonishing! A couple of immediate question come into my mind:
1. How did you find these back-doors?
2. Are there equivalent back doors in Labview toolkit?
3. Does these depend crucialy on firmware version?
4. Where can one find a list of all DMAs and system traps?
5. Where is this micro-kernel documented?
6. What other back doors are there in NXT-G?
This starts looking like old RCX hack-a-firmware days...
Guy Ziv
- Apr 2, 2008, 5:07:00 AM
- Dave Parker said...
On Guy's questions:
1. Being an old DOS hack, I recognized the DOS kernal and system traps by noticing a clumping of procedures terminated with the RTI (return from interrupt) instruction. I found the NXT-G backdoor variables by examining a binary dump of the NXT editor resources and found the variable names in the string table next to the standard "Logic 1", "Number 1" variables, etc., so I just took a guess at their functionality from their names. It took several system crashes to zero in on the details..., but the good news is that the standard RAM is restored each time you reboot, and you can't trash the ROM.
2. No idea about LabView, haven't used that.
3. It could depend on the firmware version, since I have hard coded some memory addresses. I use firmware 1.01 to make sure none of the projects I post depend on later fixes, but I would guess that probably none of the low memory addresses used here would have changed in the updates, just higher-level stuff.
4-6. I don't know of any existing documentation (and I'm sure LEGO wouldn't let us have it even if there was any), so it will probably have to be puzzled together. I'm sure there is more to discover.
- Apr 2, 2008, 5:48:00 AM
- Aaron said...
Great utility, works perfectly, but for some reason, the lat/long readings get reversed when my microwave is on. Is there a reason for this? I know microwaves check for an unused 2.4 GHz frequency prior to cooking - is your program checking for and responding to 8U115h.1T ACK/NACK pings as per RFC? In the mean time I'll just keep my microwave off ;)
- Apr 2, 2008, 7:35:00 AM
- Jonathan Daudelin said...
I don't think it will help in FLL... you most likely won't be able to use it since bluetooth is not allowed at tournaments. Also, I doubt it would be anywhere near accurate enough for a small area like the FLL field.
- Apr 2, 2008, 8:01:00 AM
Wow, that is really cool. I'll have to try it. I do geocaching which is an online/outdoor game that uses a GPSr and the www.geocaching.com. I doubt this will be accurate enough, but is still pretty cool.
- Apr 2, 2008, 9:12:00 AM
- Zlite said...
This is genius! Now if only you can reprogram the BT to listen for alien transmissions we can use it for SETI@Home, too ;-)
- Apr 2, 2008, 10:32:00 AM
Can you post a dump of DMA addresses and system traps?
- Apr 2, 2008, 2:36:00 PM
- Steve said...
I just had a look at the code, and I'm quite sure when I saw it yesterday, I didn't appreciate the amount of work that went into creating that program.
Very well done.
- Apr 2, 2008, 11:40:00 PM
- Dave Parker said...
OK, the GPS coordinates are not very accurate... Actually, they are totally fake. This was an April Fool's gag. And the DOS micro-kernel is fake too, and the NXT-G backdoor tricks are... sadly,... fake. But you NXT-G programmers out there still may find it a bit challenging to explain the results you see on screen. See the challenge at http://www.nxtprograms.com/fake_GPS/index.html.
- Apr 3, 2008, 3:45:00 AM
- Jim Kelly said...
Enjoyed reading all the posts - thanks for the post, Dave!
- Apr 3, 2008, 4:45:00 AM
At german mindstormsforum.de we had a similar article, it's name is NXTav, an antivirus program for a 1.april virus, detected early in the morning... :-)
NXTav was downloaded more than 50 times... ;-(
- Apr 4, 2008, 6:00:00 AM
I don't get it.
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They called G-8 the Flying Spy. History never recorded his exploits—and for good reason! No one would ever believe World War I was that wild!
G-8, the high-flying ace pilot of World War I, was born in the front seat of a car barreling through the Holland Tunnel. His father was Robert Jasper Hogan, who had made quite a name for himself as a prolific pulp writer specializing in aviation fiction during the glamorous era now styled Between the Wars. Among practitioners of that now-lost art,
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It was the summer of 1933, and despite the Great Depression, Popular Publications was booming. Part of their Autumn expansion plans entailed launching
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stressed the horrors of war as counterpoint to the sentimental comradeship of the Allies in the trenches. Only in this case, by horror, Popular Publications meant something far more horrific than mustard-gas trench warfare atrocities.
For, envisioning the expected strain on the writer's imagination a monthly novel would enact, Steeger and Hogan agreed that the new series would soon grow stale if they didn't spice it up with elements of the fantastic. This recipe ranged from merely super-scientific death rays to the unabashedly supernatural manifestations. Nothing was taboo in G-8. Hogan was a pioneer of over-the-top plotting generations before the term was coined.
Normally, pulp publishers put house names on such fare, to protect themselves from ill, drunken or unreliable authors. But Hogan's byline was pure pulp gold, so Steeger took a chance. The series would carry the author's true name. Hogan never let him down.
Driving home to New Jersey from Manhattan, Hogan passed through the Holland Tunnel. While in traffic, he worked out the details of G-8's first wild adventure. He named his hero after a Colorado ranch where Hogan worked one summer. G-8 never had another name. His wingmen, Bull Martin and Nippy Weston, were modeled on a pair of real-life flyboys named Bull Nevin and Nippy Westover. Pulp fans have accused Hogan
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His last editor was aghast. He didn't think Hogan had it in him.
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Chapter 10: Sealed Orders
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Chapter 12: A Corpse Disappears
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