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My mom wants to go to a store, buy a phone, and start using it. The make command is as meaningful to her as Klingon. Bottom line -- it doesn't matter who's the most open or the most integrated, it matters who gives the best phones to the largest amount of end users.
Android father Andy Rubin responds to Steve Jobs about "openness"
Andy Rubin has responded on Twitter to Steve Jobs' remarks about Android's openness -- how Google is using it as a smokescreen for fragmentation -- made during the Apple Q4 2010 earnings call yesterday.
"the definition of open: "mkdir android ; cd android ; repo init -u git://android.git.kernel.org/platform/manifest.git ; repo sync ; make
During the live call, where Apple announced their over-the-top results to shareholders (and everyone listening along on the web), Steve Jobs expounded on Apple's integrated business model and software focus, and how that's parlayed directly into the success of the iPhone and iPad. In markets that were previously considered slow-moving when it came to innovation, and not particularly user-friendly before Apple came along, Jobs singled Google out for requiring Android users to be their own systems integrators.
Does Rubin's tweet, while a perfectly nerdy, open-source software response (the commands needed to view and compile Android's code), really do much to counter that notion for the mainstream?
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Android father Andy Rubin responds to Steve Jobs about "openness"
Um yeah. I'm not going to invest in platforms that require the userbase to know THAT.
As others have already said, your average user doesn't know what rooting is, likely doesn't care, and won't ever do it. Whether they buy an iPhone, an Android, device, or even a dumb phone they just want something that works. So while it's nice that you can root Android devices, Jobs is right in this case. It's a smokescreen for fragmentation.
My mom wants to go to the store, get a phone, and be able to make calls on it then and there. Bottom line - that's why "dumb" phones still exist in such numbers.
So it's a phone for programmers. What about the rest of the masses. My 70 year old aunt can use an iPhone and my 2 year old niece can use it. That's what's openness is. No carrier bloatware allowed on iPhone. That is open. Lots of bloatware on android is not open. This google openness is a pain in the ass. Atleast Steve jobs has solved one thing from me. I dont get a call from an uncle or aunt or a parents asking me if they should click yes in the security warning they are getting.
The irony of your statement is hilarious.
Yeah, real user-focused response there! Failure of many...focusing on tech rather than user & use.
I work in the mobile marketing industry and I can assure all that what may be open for the carriers does not translate to openness for the users. The carriers are still smarting from becoming dumb pipes in the days of landline telecomm...they are doing every thing they can to avoid a repeat in wireless using control...that means kissing openness goodbye and saying hello to fragmentation and confusion.
Glad to have Steve shut down the 7" iPad rumors...that was getting annoying. Steve will do all he can to avoid multiple models of a device. Along with ease of use, he believes strongly in ease of choice. I recall from my Microsoft using years spending days trying to decide on a PC/laptop. I decided on my first Mac, which model to buy, in less than an hour...my second, less than 15 mins. iPad decision in April...how much space and 3G or not 3G...that easy.
One last comment on this tweet, as with the antennae issue & how Steve handled that, when will competitors learn to not respond...don't counter back, don't copy, rather outwit. Wanna beat Apple? Disturb their market(s) back...if you're smart, daring and capable enough to do so. 14+ million iPhones sold past quarter, most likely iPhone 4 since Apple does not openly sell previous gen devices...where's the antennae issue now?! There should be A LOT of pissed off people with those numbers.
"My mom wants to go to a store, buy a phone, and start using it. The make command is as meaningful to her as Klingon. Bottom line — it doesn't matter who's the most open or the most integrated, it matters who gives the best phones to the largest amount of end users."
Seems that the reason Steve is so upset is that Android has replaced the iPhone as the choice for the majority of users. I'm sure you don't think it's only geeks buying all those phones. When it takes all iOS devices combined to match android smartphone sales, Apple is losing that battle.
Some of you guys are funny! Rubin isn't saying you have to know that set of commands to use the phone. Sheesh! He's just saying that if you want to see/modify/whatever Android's source, you can...it's "open." Perfect example is LauncherPro. The developer has heavily modified Android's launcher to include features and functionality way beyond stock Android. As a user I'm free to replace the stock launcher with LauncherPro...it is as simple as installing an app.
@Rene Ritchie
Yeah, I know, right? Because your mom needs to know the make command to actually USE an Android device. Did Rubin's tweet completely go over your (and everyone else's) head here?
Anyways, the only valid point Steve made was that Android shouldn't fragment it's hardware as much. Do we really need the Moto backflip and other weak devices? No.
The bottom line is choice. Everyone can choose what phone/OS they prefer. If talking open source, customization, user freedom and control, Android obviously wins. If talking ease of use, user experience, and consistency, iOS/iPhone wins. Both are great platforms for different reasons and different people. Both can do things that their competitors cant. Which one is more important to you? Thats all that matters.
Sigh. It never ceases to amaze me when people not only take things out of context to fit their preconceived notions, but they wear the ignorance of that context as some sort of badge of honor. In 3 fun 'n e-z bullet points:
1) You do not need to know any of this to use an Android product -- ever. Jobs' comment that Android users have to be sysadmins, as well as the echoing comments above, are pure bunk.
2) With Android, you can poke around under the hood, or completely replace the engine. And not just OEM's -- anybody. That is Rubin's definition of open -- that anybody can muck with it if they so choose. You do not ever have to touch it, but you have that feedom if you want to. Android by design meets that definition, and iOS by design does not.
3) While he has done his best to sow confusion about the word "open," Jobs has never offered a definition of "open" in this context, ever. So, by the only definition available, Android == open, iOS == closed.
As Rene correctly points out, whether or not that open approach can win in the smartphone/tablet spaces is another question entirely...
can operate an Android phone correctly, can I be arsed with all the extra work ? no,
you a the funniest guy on here ... you are so much of a stereotypical android user I'm not even sure you realise it. please don't stop commenting.
Yea, no one knows what the hell that means
Lots of fanboyism going on here... In any case I'll chime in.
While I often don't agree with Jobs' rants, I do agree that tweets like this trying to prove that Android is open is disingenuous.
1) Being mostly open source does not automatically make it an open platform. Most bluray players, DVRs, and internet TVs run some form of Linux, but they're more closed than Apple's platforms by any definition.
2) Does the Tweet commands listed give you all the Google apps and in particular the Marketplace app? I don't think it does and they have to be licensed.
3) Jobs is talking about the platform, not the OS with respect to openness. With iOS you can write any web app you like using open standards and submit free or paid applications that use the published APIs to run on the devices (and while the submission process is not perfect I would much rather have some vetting going on for safety and quality purposes than none at all). I'm not saying that Android is not open, but as a platform I would argue that is not much more open than iOS.
4) I don't think Google or any of the manufacturer's ever intended for ROMs to be customized, etc and in fact they are starting to clamp down on this, so they obviously don't value the small demographic that appreciates this aspect very much.
5) Why is so much weight being put on Tweetdeck's comments? Not to belittle their efforts, but it is hardly an advanced class of application that is using all the capabilities of the OS and hardware so it can't be all that hard to make it portable across different versions of OSes.
At the end of the day it is horses for courses. Each platform has its advantages and disadvantages that appeal to different people and you should hope that all the platforms stick around for a long time as competition provides greater choice has been driving innovation.
I think the vast majority of consumers who a) saw this tweet, b) read blogs that report this tweet, c) would listen to Steve Jobs' earnings call (and care) are exactly the type of people who would understand this tweet and appreciate it's significance.
There may be disagreement over whether "open" or "closed" is better for consumers, but isn't that the point of competition? Android is BY DEFINITION (as opposed to marketing), as Andy points out, open source. Leave it to the consumers to decide which is better (and clearly they like both).
His definition sounds even more confusing then Android itself....
The general public doesn't give a flying f*** about "openness." We'll see how many Android users prefer Android clones to iPhone when iPhone hits Verizon.
Android does relatively poorly overseas. Why? Because iPhone sells on multiple carriers in most countries. There aren't any safe havens for Android like Verizon is in the US.
Guys ... By saying that he's not saying that you HAVE to know how to do that to use Android. You can just go out and buy a perfectly working Android phone (I did, it's great lol). All he's saying is that ON TOP OF THAT (the basic experience), you can also customize it like you want. My mom owns an Android and absolutely loves it. She doesn't know how to root a phone, or anything like that, but she sure can use it just as easily as an iPhone.
Your statement represents what's wrong with this entire argument. There can never be a fair comparison between the iPhone and the entire collection of companies making Android phones. That would be like a game where Kobe Bryant squared up against the entire NBA on one team against him. How stupid is that Freaknasty? Very stupid right? The iPhone is ONE phone. Android is made up of dozens of WACK phones together competing as one. So what you are saying is that apple didn't beat Droid X, Droid Incredible, regular Droid, Evo 4G, Epic 4G, G2, the entire Galaxy S family, and every other Android phone combined. Pick one and compare sales and the iPhone makes them all his girly late night lover!!! Why would you say iPhone versus Android as if Android is a phone. Android is a system used on many phones. The iPhone is one phone. Do you understand? Every time I read about iPhone vs Android I see someone try to explain to people in the responses and comments that this is a ridiculous comparison but once again it's back. It's like saying F-16 vs Military. How can you compare one jet to tanks and ships and the Army, Navy, Airforce, and Marines. Would you actually make that comparison?
Android is quickly becoming like Linux when you run into problems.
User: "Hey, I have this problem in Android.."
Others: "Oh, that version sucks. you should use Cyanogen's mod. Root your phone."
User: "Uh, I just need to do $whatever"
Others: "Root your phone!"
That kind of stuff is what drove me away from Android. When the standard answers were "Root your phone" and "install some third party mod" and no actual solutions to my problems, I decided enough was enough.
Here are my 2 cents:
Android is not really a platform; it is a building block for the carriers and anyone else to make a platform. This is what it means when the system is open. When the carriers or the ROM Hackers take stock Android, they alter it and make it there own platform. This is why there is problems with consistency. Google does not make money off of Android, they make money off of searches and selling our data. It is not really their OS when it leaves the carriers.
This can be a very GOOD thing, though, once someone does it properly. If a developer or manufacturer who did not have the resources to create their own OS from scratch uses Android as a foundation for their own unique and revolutionary OS, we could have a system that blows everything else away (even Apple). This is the TRUE meaning of open source, giving the small developers a chance to make a big impact, not pasting a layer of ATT or Verizon Bloatware on Froyo.
@Kei, Your logic is flawed. The Android Operating system itself is free and open source, so it cannot make any money. If the iPhone made only 32 cents then it would be financially more successful than Android. It is like comparing Microsoft Outlook with Mozilla Thunderbird.
I think a better way to put it is: "If the iPhone sells 10 million phones, and the Samsung Galaxy S sells 2 million phones, and the Motorola Droid 2 sells 3 million phones, who wins?"
Answer: Everyone. Apple wins because it sells phones. Samsung and Motorola win because they sell phones with very little cost of developing the operating systems on them (they can just make the hardware they want). Those that buy the iPhone win because they have a simple to use device that is compatible with various other devices. Those that buy the Android phones win because they get phones that are more customized to the size, form factor, and physical options they prefer (not everyone likes the form of the iPhone) and they get the use of widgets, glance-able information, and a functional (though not perfect) form of flash player.
As long as the companies make money and the customers are happy, there are no losers. (Except the people who believe everything out of Steve Jobs mouth, like "Its got multitasking" in his 2007 iPhone introduction speech. He is a salesman. He will stretch the truth to make his stuff sound better.)
Steve is saying that Windows is open. Andy is pointing out that, in fact, it is not. And when Android People are refering to iOS as closed they are talking about the source code. By this definition Windows is one of the most closed systems in the world.
How Open Source will have an importance to the end user? Just look at Mozilla Firefox. Also, look at Songbird or numerous other software that is made available thanks to Mozilla source code.
For Android this means apps that are more integrated with the OS.
I still think that iphone is more suitable to some people but when about the openness Steve is wrong or did not understand what Android people mean by OPEN.
I'm so glad that Android or any other soft/hard ware is on the Market it will force the Biggies like Apple to work harder and eventually Soft and Hardware gets cheaper over Time - I personally will not buy and Pay double for the nicer Look and follow the Followers they think they are better/clever People who use Apple Stuff - -future development will get stuck in the cul de sac ! -if no Open People are allowed to have there Say - keep doing the good Work "Open People"!
iPhone is really really awesome, my father loves it, my mom loves it, they find it very very very simple to use, like an automatic transmission family car.
I on the other hand am a POWER USER, my needs are generations ahead of my parent's needs, my needs are far far far more advanced & sophisticated & technological superior to my parents' needs from a smart phone. I need the multitasking, widgets, quick access menus, swipe keyboard, large screen, customization features, Multiple UI choices on the same phone unlike the simple UI (if it can be called one) on the iPhone. I was waiting for all this on a phone so that I could ditch my netbook for business purpose.
The iPhone is simple & does its limited features fantastically, have no doubt about that - but to me iPhone maybe satisfies 30% of my networking & mobile communication & mobile computational needs, whereas Android on my Samsung Galaxy I9003 solves 80 - 90% of my needs.
Remaining 10% - 20% demand is always changing & progressing. If someone could fill that, the world would end !!! Ha ha ha


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My daddy told me a long time ago to know who's cape you are tugging at before you make the mistake of tugging a rope that is around your own neck. Some never learn until you give them the hard lesson.
aucolon , Don't you even try and mask the fact that you charge your patrons to small a price ! I know I enjoyed my session ...the hose blew up all over sicks and 34 and they just smiled with a brown grin and said " it's ok this happens all the time " .
Segrest , as a Bama fan I can appreciate the fact that you see the great coaching that it takes to take a team that can't win a out of conference game ( without Green ) and win the west ( a weak west given , but still pretty shocking ) I really believe coach Grant likes what he is building at Bama and his family is happy with their and his situation . I had a fine conversation the other day with an old friend who said " When I heard coach Grant say Roll Tide I felt he meant it " That means alot because that my friend is the true meaning of "all in " . You mark my words , coach Grant will have this Alabama Crimson tide basketball program poised for greatness in the future . I am one Tide fan who can say without a doubt how proud I am of this basketball team and the fine coach and his staff who stands behind them . Don't let anyone fool you , we love our football but UA is far from what the mainstream media would portray us ...Alabama football is our first love but true bama fans will tell you we have always cheated on her a bit with our roundball !
I remember watching the Chiefs vs Seahawks game in which Derrick broke the record for most sacks in a single game with 7 sacks . I do believe that record still stands in the nfl record books to this day . Just an extraordinary player to behold at any level of football .
You are right bogus . I have had a few minutes to reflect on it and it seems as if Bama has been the wippin boy for some reason . All you have to do is go to youtube to see the phantom out of bounds call against Bama during the Vandy game when the guys foot is almost 2 feet from the baseline. yep , not the most blatant cases of home cooking , just one of many .
Can't blame coach Grant for getting t'd up . As a bama fan you know you are screwed when you see Green get absolutely mauled under the basket while that one particular ginny looking ref is calling over the back fouls against bama on the rebounds ! can't remember the last time I have seen a more blatant in your face case of home cooking .
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Go out and rent the movie " get low " every southerner should know what a real southern man looks like .
j ...I think we should cut all these good old boys some slack . You never know why people post or fight or just waste time ...could be like a good friend of mine once said ...you don't know about lonely or how long nights can be till you've lived through the story that's still living in me . You don't know about sadness until you face life alone . You don't know about lonely till it's chiseled in stone . compliments of vern gosdin .
I just love Bama ladies . Congrats on a great team effort in a hostile environment . I am very proud of all of you .
I think the first order of business would be to put this guy under a psychiatric evaluation . I think we all can agree this person has a problem .
I certainly think it's possible that this was done by someone other than a Bama fan but I will tell you this loud and clear ....If this pathetic act was perpetrated by a Bama fan I would not want to be walking in that persons shoes because they basically crapped on both instate fanbases . I would move to fatherest reaches of greenland and lock myself in a titanium igloo .
Sounds like a cut and clear set up to me . This moron calls into the biggest sports talk radio in the state to admit he is a bama fan that poisoned the trees ? I can see some lowlife doing the deed but admitting to it as a Bama fan ?...yeah right . If this was done by a true Bama fan he better hope he gets locked up for a long time ! My guess is that this is some piece of junk that is from an outside fanbase trying to take advantage of the heated rivalry ....it happens on these blogs everyday .
Blu , I do not see Auburn being as bad as some would think for the simple fact they have calzone ...a very creative guy ...yes I critisized the guy also but I was wrong about auburns head coach . I like the guys offensive mind just like barners hate my offensive mind ...lo68L !...I think the barn has 4 losses at most ...could be wrong ...we shall see .
Yeah , All those recruits are running for the doors ...that danged ol' lying Saban !
WOW ! What an amazing revelation ...Clowney stayed in state ! Who saw that coming ? Barners , you are killing us Bama fans with your comments about how dejected we are ...and then you go on to destroy us with comments about your championship season and how you won the Iron Bowl ...just one Question , Which team leads the series in both categories ? ...tick tock ...you lose ...and will continue to do so ....but go ahead and rave on cat s!*$.
9falls , If your fan base holds to the same view points as you I feel sorry for any young man that has laid his future in Auburns hands .
I think Auburn has a good shot at Cyrus . Good luck to this young man whatever his decision turns out to be .
I think it is important to remember that these scouts are looking at the full picture when it comes to these players and the game itself is mostly for the fans . Scouts critique these guys all week to get a good idea how they think they will transition into the nfl .
I keep hearing skepticism from some of the folks in the media when it comes to this teams chances down the stretch but I keep seeing with my own eyes a team that is playing as well or better than anyone in the conference . Coach Grant has these guys playing real hard and their confidence is high and I think as long as this team can stay healthy they can go far .


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Style: Judo. Some BJJ/Kickboxing--
I've gotten tapped by wristlocks on the gournd a couple of times by a JJJ guy in my no-gi class. Much to my humiliation, he got me mainly while in my guard. But I'm a complete graple noob.
I also got hapkidoed once when I asked my friend in Hapkido to show me some of what they did, to which he replied "okay, but it isn't much good in a real fight." then twisted my wrist and made me fall to the ground tapping out."[Fighting for Points] is doubtless very pretty, and invariably draws applause, but preferences should always be given to blows that do some business, to good straight hits that do something toward finishing the fight.
A man who has carefully trained for brilliant tapping play, will find himself considerably out of it in case he is called upon to do any real work."
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Style: JuJitsu--
Yes, I've used a variety of wrist-locks quite effectively in both competitive matches as well as in real self-defence situations.
However, that being said, trying to apply a wrist lock effectively takes considerable skill to apply against a resisting opponent (and does not always work, so be prepared to quickly move onto something else), and I generally won't attempt to apply such techniques untill I am in good control and position of the situation to attempt such techniques. So yes, with enough practice and skill, and knowing when, where and how to apply according to the situation, such techniques can be used with good results.
Some in the ground. Standing, never: 1) too difficult and 2) I'm not interested to go ballistic against a training partner to prove a point.Things about Jits: How do Armbar 2.0
It seems most here have used them on the ground. My instructor in Bjj is really good at them. you can see him get on in 101 submissions Vol. 3.( renato Tavares). they hurt.
I have taught them as control techniques for police and military. But really the gooseneck is the best one


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Jakarta. More than 100 inmates are on death row in Indonesia, some for well over 10 years.
But no one has been executed in the past four years, since three Bali bombers and seven others were dispatched by firing squad in 2008.
Last month, Indonesian officials admitted to being influenced by the global trend that frowns on the death penalty on humanitarian grounds.
They also feel loosening the noose at home might help Indonesia better campaign for its citizens to be spared from death row abroad, at a time when recent executions have proven to be emotionally charged occasions at home.
"There is a de facto moratorium on the death penalty," prominent lawyer Todung Mulya Lubis told The Straits Times. "There is also a realization that imposing the death penalty does not deter crime or solve problems, be it corruption, drugs or terrorism."
This reluctance to execute is not unique. A weakening stomach for the death penalty in Indonesia comes at a time when several neighbors, including Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand, are loosening up on its application and reviewing existing death row cases.
Five other Asean countries have either abolished it or not executed anyone in decades, while Vietnam changed the method of execution from firing squad to lethal injection last year.
Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa told a recent press briefing: "There has been a sharp increase in the number of countries which have abolished the death penalty from their laws because it is not consistent with human rights."
He noted that 140 of 193 United Nations members have either abolished or imposed a moratorium on the death penalty. "Indonesia itself is moving towards that direction," he said.
Marty's update itself was prompted by a recent decision by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to grant clemency to four inmates on death row for drug offenses, which drew a backlash from some quarters.
And soon after Marty's remarks, his spokesman clarified that although there had been a reduction in death sentences meted out, Indonesia would still retain the penalty.
However, observers say only a handful of those on death row, if any, were likely to face execution.
While activist Alvon Kurnia Palma of the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation welcomed this new reality, he told The Straits Times that the dozens who are now on death row need some legal certainty as their fates will remain in limbo otherwise.
One welcome move is that several judges, in commuting death sentences on appeal, have cited the constitutional guarantee of the right to life.
Critics, however, doubt leniency will spare Indonesians who are on death row abroad. For example, some 50 citizens who potentially face the death penalty in Saudi Arabia are unlikely to be spared, given that no Saudi nationals are on death row in Indonesia.
Foreign Ministry figures show, as of last year, 143 Indonesians were on trial in Malaysia for offenses that could attract the death penalty. Of these, 17 were on death row and awaiting clemency.
Anti-drug campaigners and leaders of the largest Muslim organization, Nahdlatul Ulama, have also attacked the trend against executions as a sign that the government is going soft on drugs and crime.
But human rights monitor Imparsial's executive director Poengky Indarti said: "Many parties, especially conservatives and especially on religious grounds, continue to view the death penalty as a commandment from God that must be carried out.
"They need to be made aware that the right to live is also a commandment from God."
Lawyer Todung suggested the government introduce life sentences without parole for the most heinous crimes.
"If you explain the severity of this, opponents will probably change their mind," he said.
"My reading is the President understands the trends. I hope that in the remaining two years of his presidency, there will be no executions taking place."
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The UALR William H. Bowen School of Law will play host for a Community Relations Executive Seminar Training (CREST) sponsored by both the FBI Little Rock Field Office and the Hispanic Law Students Association.
The program, which will take place at 9 a.m. Sept. 21 in the first floor Friday Courtroom, is designed to teach students about the mission, goals, history, and internal workings of the FBI. This CREST will specifically focus on issues pertaining to civil rights, human trafficking and violent crimes in relation to the state of Arkansas and its Hispanic community.
"Not only will attorneys benefit," said Kimberly Brunell, supervisory special agent for the FBI's chief division counsel, "but also community leaders, laymen, educators, business owners, and all those involved in the Hispanic Community will benefit from attending the program.  Those attending will learn about the mission of the FBI in Arkansas and how to  be a catalyst for improving the quality of life within our communities."
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I'm new to Unity and whats even worse for this case of situation, not that good in mathematics :).
So my problem is, I want to move an Object with the cursor keys (left, right) or with a gamepad allong an ellipsoid path on the screen.
The screen center is also the center of the ellipse. The object should always look to the center of the ellipse (ok, I already know how to do that).
So can anybody with mathematical magic fingers tell me how the calculation for the position of the object that should move along the ellipse is?
An example script would be welcome. I'm planning to use c#, but a js script would just be as fine.
Thx alot, K
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what is that alpha if it is an angle how it takes a angle in ellipse please explain about alpha is that a keyword
Oct 12, 2014 at 08:51 AM ibuchoco
The mathematics is pretty simple, have a look at wikipedia.
You need to define your ellipse with a few parameters:
If you want to move on the elipses this means that you change the angle between the major axes and your position on the ellipse. Lets call this angle alpha.
Your position (X,Y) is:
In order to move left or right you need to increase/decrease alpha and then recalculate your position.
answered Sep 18, 2010 at 04:02 PM
Thank you very much. It works just fine now :)
answered Sep 20, 2010 at 10:43 AM
Not the right place for a thank you... Good ideas for thanking answerers: http://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/17878/stack-overflow-etiquette-for-thanking-users-who-answered-my-question
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In a Friday night news dump, the Obama administration announced that it would not allow Obamacare subsidies to go to union members on multi-employer "Taft-Hartley" health care plans.
The statutory langugage of the Affordable Care Act clearly states that subsidies are not supposed to go to individuals who are covered by employer-provided health insurance, but union leaders have aggressively and publicly pushed the Obama administration for a special accommodation.
Union officials have expressed concerns that without the subsidies employers will drop coverage for many workers. In July, three top union leaders sent a letter to Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi warning that that Obamacare "will shatter not only our hard-earned health benefits, but destroy the foundation of the 40 hour work week that is the backbone of the American middle class."
"On behalf of the millions of working men and women we represent and the families they support, we can no longer stand silent in the face of elements of the Affordable Care Act that will destroy the very health and wellbeing of our members along with millions of other hardworking Americans," wrote James Hoffa of the Teamsters, Joseph Hansen of UFCW, and Donald Taylor of UNITE-HERE.
But since the administration announced its decision Friday evening, labor leaders have been very quiet. "We're not commenting about the Affordable Care Act," David White, senior communications coordinator for the Teamsters, told THE WEEKLY STANDARD late Monday afternoon.
Politico's Byron Tau and Jennifer Haberkorn report that the leaders of the AFL-CIO and other unions refused to comment about the administration's decision following a meeting at the White House on Friday:
Union officials emerged from the meeting in no mood to talk to reporters after more than an hour of closed-door consultations with the president and administration officials.
"It was a good meeting," Trumka told reporters in a short statement as he left the White House grounds. "We're continuing to work on problem solving. You've got the only quote you're going to get."
The AFL-CIO declined to comment on the White House's decision.
So what's going on here? In July, union leaders warned they could no longer remain silent about a law that would "destroy the very health and wellbeing of our members." Are union leaders putting partisan loyalty ahead of the health and wellbeing of their members? Or did the White House give union officials some assurances on other issues in exchange for their silence?


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Freddie Ljungberg has announced his retirement from international football in order to 'concentrate on playing for West Ham United'.
The 31-year-old winger led his nation to a disappointing early exit from Euro 2008 and says that he has taken the decision in order to focus on his club career.
In a letter to local newspaper Helsingborg Dagbladet, Ljungberg wrote:
"The simple fact is that the physical strain of doubling on the national team and in club football for such a long time has finally taken its toll. That is why I have decided to concentrate on playing for West Ham United - and that is where my focus will be.
"I can honestly say that I have loved every match, especially the undying support that the fans have always given us players. I will carry on playing soccer at the highest level in the Premier League for several more years as I love this sport more than anything."
Ljungebrg has continuously been linked with a move away from the Boleyn this summer, although both the player and his agent insist that nothing is further from their minds. The Swede made 29 appearances for the Hammers last season, his first at the club since moving from Arsenal.
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Visualizing the seafloor
CEV using IRIS Explorer and more recently, the Collaborative Ocean Visualization Environment (COVE) has developed a number of visualizations of bathymetry and the ocean. Typical representations use color to represent depth, however, other parameters such as acoustic backscatter also can be represented.
Note, COVE also can overlay any image or texture on top of topography, similar to Google Earth. Geo-referenced images are the basis of a number of CEV visualizations.


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Frank Sampedro
Frank "Poncho" Sampedro (born February 25, 1949) is an American guitarist and member of the rock band Crazy Horse, known mainly for its longtime collaboration with singer-songwriter Neil Young.
Born in West Virginia and raised in Detroit, Sampedro moved to California as soon as he was old enough to drive. Having spent the next few years playing in different bands, Sampedro joined Crazy Horse in 1975 to record Zuma, after being introduced to the band by Billy Talbot in November 1974, exactly two years after the death of original Crazy Horse guitarist Danny Whitten.
With the addition of Sampedro on rhythm guitar, Crazy Horse developed a new, rigid sound (as opposed to the more free-form approach of the Whitten era) that served as a seminal influence in the development of grunge and noise rock while also enabling Neil Young to focus more on his lead playing. Although Crazy Horse did not work with Young for much of the 1980s, Sampedro remained an integral part of Young's circle throughout the epoch, playing on several solo albums (most notably Freedom) and tours; his proficiency in emerging computer technology allowed him to cultivate a second career with the Young organization that would blossom in the years thereafter.
For many years, he worked as an engineer on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno under bandleader Kevin Eubanks, running the ensemble's MIDI board. Sampedro retired from the program in 2010 to raise fruit (including bananas, mangoes, pineapples and papayas).
Sampedro usually uses the Gibson Les Paul and the Gibson ES-335, with a heavy set of strings (0.055" to 0.012" with a wound G string[1] ).
As a member of Crazy Horse:
- Crazy Moon (1978)
- Gone Dead Train: The Best of Crazy Horse 1971-1989 (2005)
- Scratchy: The Complete Reprise Recordings (2005)
As a member of Neil Young & Crazy Horse:
- Zuma (1975)
- Rust Never Sleeps (1979)
- Live Rust (live, 1979)
- Re·ac·tor (1981)
- Life (1987)
- Ragged Glory (1990)
- Arc/Weld (live, 1991)
- Sleeps With Angels (1994)
- Broken Arrow (1996)
- Year of the Horse (live, 1997)
- Americana (2012)
- Psychedelic Pill (2012)
Contributions to other Neil Young albums:
- American Stars 'N Bars (1977)
- Comes A Time (1978)
- Trans (1982)
- This Note's For You (1988)
- Freedom (1989)
- Are You Passionate? (2002)
- Chrome Dreams II (2007)
Contributions to records by other artists:
- Glimmer, Kevin Salem's second solo album from 1996 (guitar);
- Harlem, a Shawn Amos album released in 2000 (guitar).
- An interview with Frank Sampedro during Greendale tour in Australia: http://www.undercover.com.au/idol/crazyhorse.html
- Another interview from 1996: http://www.thrasherswheat.org/yoth/pancho110196.htm


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Creating a need
May 8, 2013 - Blaine Hyska
It's annoying when you're cruising through traffic on your way to work-appointment-shopping and have to maneuver around a distracted driver.
You know what I mean. There's no hiding them.
They're looking in their laps texting away, or are yakking on the cellphone. When they return to reality, they are straddling the center line or going 10 miles an hour faster or slower than they should. Eventually they look up, and make some necessary quick corrections before they return to their cellphone worlds.
No harm no foul, right?
Actually, the National Safety Council now says crash deaths in cases where drivers were on the cellphone are seriously underreported. This crucial error in reporting makes cellphone use appear harmless.
And if the government says it's "harmless," these idiot drivers falsely believe they can actually drive while talking/texting. Look, driving can be a pleasurable experience, but it is also a participation sport. There are no time-outs at 55 mph.
I've long believed that we have way too many laws.
But if these sluggish slow-wits don't have the common sense to hang up when they put the key in the ignition, they are creating a need for a total ban of cellphones while driving.
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The US Senate voted down the "cram down" legislation that would have given bankruptcy judges temporary authority to write down the value of mortgages. Responding to the behest of the banking industry (recipient of hundreds of billions in taxpayer dollars) Republican senators and a dozen or so like-minded Democrats shot the bill down, even though a stronger bill had earlier passed through the House.
Bankruptcy judges currently have the authority to rewrite the terms of mortgages on second homes and yachts, but not for primary residences. The failed bill would have given judges the authority to rewrite mortgages to reflect current home values, albeit with significant caveats: banks must have refused to make fair offers to renegotiate loans, future profits on the home (if the owner sold in a rising market) would have been split with the banks, and the authority would have expired in 2012.
Advocates had argued that this was a critical element of any housing recovery plan in the face of plummeting home prices and unprecedented foreclosures and abandoned properties. They also argued that banks had to accept responsibility for making huge profits on bad loans for overvalued properties.


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Litigation Alert: Major Funding Suit To Be Filed Today
The Youth and Education Law Project (YELP) of the Mills Legal Clinic at Stanford Law School is co-counsel with Bingham McCutchen in Robles-Wong v. California representing individual plaintiffs, including the named plaintiff Maya Robles-Wong. Under the direction of Professor Bill Koski, the Youth and Education Law Project provides Stanford Law students the opportunity to represent youth and families in special education and school discipline matters, community outreach and education, school reform litigation, policy research, and legal advocacy. This lawsuit asks the court to compel the State of California to align its school finance system—its funding policies and mechanisms—with the educational program that the State has put in place.
John Fensterwald of The Educated Guess posted this story on the lawsuit:
The long-anticipated suit challenging California's meager education funding will be formally announced and filed today.
The state PTA is joining the California School Boards Association and the Association of California School Administrators in what could become the biggest school funding case since Serrano v Priest in the '70s overturned the state's system of funding schools. The suit comes one week after Gov. Schwarzenegger released a revised state budget that proposes spending 11 percent less on K-12 schools than four years ago.
The suit, Robles-Wong, et al. v State of California, will be filed in Alameda County Superior Court. Referring to plaintiff Maya Robles-Wong, a junior at Alameda High School, it will essentially argue that the Legislature and governor have established rigorous standards, assessments and an accountability system without at the same time calculating what it would cost to meet the state's high expectations. Fewer than half of students overall – and a much larger proportion of low-income, minority children – are proficient in most subjects in most grades.


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