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While their recent O2 gig having given the venue it's rock'n'roll christening, The Kings have a long history with Ireland, having made major waves here ahead of the rest of the world, a fact acknowledged by the band themselves when they used a February 2003 Hot Press cover as part of the artwork for their California Waiting single [pictured right]
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man, that instagram video shreds Vine. you can delete by section, put filters on, pick covers, and record up to 15 seconds if you want. Vine needs to step it up. That deleting by section thing is great. The war is on.
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Honestly though...I disagree a lot. I don't think Instagram is the right platform for video. The ONLY thing that it did that is better than Vine is provide the deleting option that you mentioned. However, I truly prefer the 6 second video with loop. Hell...I feel like the LOOP is essential for short videos. That said, I decided to string a couple Vines together on Instagram just because I could:
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i like the Vine loop, too.
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Instagram will probably add a loop feature that you can turn on and off. Vine is hinting that you will be able to splice different vines together soon! That will be dope. They have to add editing at this point.
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sage I think you finally found the proper medium to capture the brilliantly odd workings of your mind.
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Yeah, rap music never quite cut it.
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Thanks, man. As for the rap stuff, I think you guys will be pleasantly surprised by the new stuff that I'm working on. It's been a lot of fun. But back to what's much more important...VINE. I'm particularly proud of these two:
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Interesting development...my Vine career has already peaked.
For some reason this Vine absolutely blew the fuck up:
Over 11,000 likes and close to 8,000 shares. That's more than I can say for almost anything else I've ever posted online about anything. People are doing "remakes" of it. It appears to be the funniest thing in the world to tweens all over the world. Ha. There's nothing I can do on Vine that will touch that single video. It appears that yelling "penis" is all I ever had to do to entertain people. Huh. Duly noted.
Should probably quit while I'm ahead. My grandma thinks it's cute anyway...
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Awwww haha. I'm going to see my grandma tomorrow. I'm very excited.
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your grandma is adorable. I like that she gives you a little kiss on the cheek after you blurt out "penis" for no reason. that's unconditional love right there.
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People looking for a small car are after something cute, likeable and that makes a statement worth more than the sum of its teeny, tiny parts. Citroen has been making cracking small cars for decades so it knows a thing or two about them.
The baby of the range is the C1, and there's a new special edition called the Connexion. If you're old enough to remember the days when that was still a common spelling of 'connection' then look away now; this car probably isn't for you. It's something of a showboat and with bright red details set against a black body nobody is likely to miss it.
It's the first 'crowd sourced' car design, having emerged as the most popular configuration from thousands that were submitted. As Citroen itself said: "You 'liked' it, we've made it."
This special model brings a little more technology to the C1 to add some substance to the overt red detailing that translates from the mirror caps and door handles to the dial surrounds, console elements and door pulls. The splashes of red plastic are certainly what you notice first when you step in, but there's more going on.
Yours with three or five doors you can choose what best suits your lifestyle, but the kit that has been added is universally appealing stuff that makes a big difference to ownership. You get alloy wheels, air conditioning, LED daytime running lights, tinted glass around the back half of the car and the option of grey paint instead of black.
On one of the company's finance deals the Connexion starts from only £10 a month more expensive than the cheap, cheerful but pretty sparse entry-level C1, so it's a bit of a no-brainer.
For the most part the C1 is a known quantity, and the Connexion uses the same 1.0-litre petrol engine and five-speed gearbox as any other manual C1. The Toyota-sourced unit is fizzy with a healthy dose of three-cylinder character, and combined with exceptionally tall gearing (theoretically it could reach nearly 150mph) the 68-horsepower block pushes the car along nicely while letting you keep revs low for better economy.
Also well documented is the C1's size – or lack of it. Less than 3.5 metres long and not much more than 1.6 metres wide excluding the mirrors, the C1's forte is the urban sprawl. It doesn't have as tight a turning circle as you might like or hope for, but most parking spaces are still fair game and it makes light work of car parks.
The engine comes back into play for parking, because linked with a forgiving and intuitive clutch action the C1 is actually relatively difficult to stall for the type of car it is. The natural torque from the three cylinders, each of which is larger than those of a 1.0-litre four-cylinder engine, helps with smooth manoeuvres.
The driving position is better suited to women, who tend to sit closer to the steering wheel and pedals. There's no reach adjustment so those longer of limb might not be so comfortable behind the wheel.
Luggage space is at a premium with such a small car although there is a usable boot for a young singleton. You probably wouldn't want to try to fit four people and their luggage into it, and you can't mount a roof box either. Two people could put larger bags on the back seats and go on holiday quite happily as long as the bags could be dropped off at the destination rather than being left on display to prying eyes.
Nothing has changed from the standard C1 to the Connexion in terms of the way it drives, so you get a lightweight, agile and mildly bouncy small car with a short wheelbase that in theory isn't ideal for high speed cruising but actually copes surprisingly well with anything you throw at it. The suspension is a budget affair but does a good, predictable job of soaking up the worst of the bumps, although it has its work cut out on occasion because the tiny wheels tend to fall right into potholes.
All in all the C1 Connexion is a cheeky, likeable and very affordable small car with the key equipment and style that are the major selling points in this class. It's an ageing base car but the Connexion has breathed new life into it.
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The drought gives and the drought takes away, at least for the state's multibillion dollar landscaping, gardening and nursing industry.
Many consumers are postponing or canceling planting or landscaping changes because of worries over water shortages and drought-based water rates. Gov. Jerry Brown has ordered a moratorium on nonessential new landscaping on or along state freeways, highways, and buildings.
But other consumers see this as the time to overhaul yards, landscape with drought-resistant plants and add efficient irrigation. And many water agencies are paying bounties to customers who jettison lawns.
Landscaper Roxy Wolosenko is benefiting from both sides of the coin.
"People are definitely landscaping," said the owner of Roxy Designs in Pleasant Hill, "and they're hiring me to take out a lot of lawns." She said she averages five to six calls a week from people who want to replace lawns with drought tolerant plants and ground cover.
Experts say it is still hard to predict how the industry will fare this year, but many are optimistic.
"This drought is a huge opportunity for people to make horticultural changes that can save money and water," said Jon Singley, founder of Blue Spruce Landscaping and Construction in Campbell. "I think a green industry professional who is well educated and appreciates using the appropriate material on the right site is going to come out of this fine."
He and other landscapers say their business is anything but drying up as people plan landscaping and irrigation changes to reduce outdoor watering -- which consumes more than half of the water used at the typical California home. Of course, in the Bay Area's microclimates, water use -- and availability -- can vary significantly from place to place.
"People are keenly aware of their water bills and what they could become this year," Singley said.
The horticulture industry -- ornamental plant, seed and sod sellers, nurseries, gardeners, landscapers, equipment suppliers -- is big in California. It generated some $17.2 billion in direct annual sales, 101,000 full-time jobs and 170,600 part-time jobs in 2007, according to the most recent report commissioned by the California Landscape Contractors Association.
In the East Bay, landscaper Peter Rosen says his Dynamic Designs company in Castro Valley is getting plenty of calls from owners who want Mediterranean plants and more-efficient irrigation systems, such as drip.
Changes like these can help a homeowner reduce outdoor water use by as much as a half or two-thirds.
"I don't think a lot of people are going to give up on their landscaping and let it die, because it's tied to the value of their home," Rosen said.
Although sales of some traditional plantings may slide, customers seeking drought-tolerant yards generate business when they buy mulch, new plants, new drip or low-flow water systems.
Michael Johnson of Lafayette is one of those buyers, purchasing drought-tolerant plants, rocks for a rock creek bed, and an irrigation system to replace his front lawn. He says it's worth it.
"I've been thinking about it for years, but the drought kind of kicked me into doing it," said Johnson, a retired dentist.
But not all are swearing off grass purchases,
Orders for sod from Delta Bluegrass, a company that grows at numerous Delta locations, are running on par with last year for regular turf varieties, and ahead of last year for low-water-using native meadow grasses, said Ed Zuckerman, a company owner and executive.
Erin Gil of the Grass Farm company in Morgan Hill said it's too early to predict sod sales for the year -- especially when most water districts haven't decided yet if they will adopt water use restrictions or drought rates.
"It's going to be a challenging year," he said.
Many homeowners, Gil said, could cut consumption significantly by calculating their lawn water needs accurately and irrigating grass two or three times weekly in summer, not daily.
The nursery industry has a similar drought message. "People don't have to stop enjoying their plants and ground covering if they water efficiently," said Chris Zanobini, president of the California Association of Nurseries and Garden Centers.
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HENDERSONVILLE - Donald Waller, Sr., 85, of Hendersonville died Friday, December 7, 2012 at Elizabeth House.
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What is the Financial Times' approach to programmatic advertising?
Econsultancy's Get With The Programmatic conference returns to London on September 21st.
Hosted in partnership with Marketing Week, the event will explore future programmatic trends, the technology steering these advances, and the brands showcasing them.
Can we overcome the tension between programmatic and creativity?
On the face of it, programmatic advertising and creativity would appear to make strange bedfellows.
The use of an automated, algorithmic method of media buying sounds like the death knell for creative campaigns.
It's an emotive subject as it plays to wider fears about computers stealing our jobs.
How will Brexit impact digital businesses and marketers?
In case you missed the news, last Thursday the UK voted to leave the European Union.
The ramifications of this decision are still largely unclear, particularly as it appears the Government doesn't really have a plan for what happens next.
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At Econsultancy's Future of Digital Marketing conference next Tuesday (June 7th) expert speakers will share their views on the trends that are set to shape our industry.
And we have two pairs of tickets to giveaway in our Twitter competition tomorrow, Thursday 2nd June.
VR, bots & growth hacking: Why should marketers care?
Virtual reality, bots and growth hacking are perhaps the most exciting and over-used buzzwords in our industry today.
But do marketers really need to pay them much attention?
It's very easy to become jaded by the constant talk of creating immersive virtual experiences, when in reality all of your conversions come from email marketing.
Heathrow Airport's route to digital transformation
How do you digitally transform an airport?
That's the challenge facing Heathrow's Simon Chatfield, the man in charge of eBusiness & CRM at Europe's busiest airport.
Why restaurants need a hyper-local influencer marketing strategy
The founders of Pizza Pilgrims know a thing or two about influencer marketing.
Established in 2011, the business has been built on the back of digital and social media.
Ray Ban's 10-month delay in sending post-sales email isn't as strange as it seems
Consumer reviews are a powerful conversion tool for ecommerce sites and many brands send emails to solicit product feedback from recent customers.
In general, this takes place within a few days or weeks of the purchase, while the customer is still enamoured with their new item.
However last week I received a post-purchase email for a pair of sunglasses I bought 10 months ago.
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The chap who usually does the stats roundup is off today, so I'm back in the saddle for one week only.
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Has Programmatic Advertising killed creativity in marketing?
Programmatic advertising is currently one of the most talked about channels in digital marketing.
Econsultancy founder Ashley Friedlein mentioned it several times while discussing his top digital trends for 2016.
It has become a hot topic as, although there's a general sense that it's an effective marketing channel and one worth investing in, many in the industry also struggle to understand how it works.
Merry Christmas from Econsultancy, see you in 2016!
It's Christmas Eve, which means that our blog traffic will have reached the end of its death spiral as the last remaining stragglers finally leave the office and head off to see their loved ones.
In order that our cherished audience doesn't miss out on any digital marketing gold while they're celebrating Christmas and the New Year, we'll be signing off until January 4.
That's right, no new posts or Daily Pulse newsletters for an entire week.
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May 3, 2007
AUGUSTA, Ga.---Last year, less than 70 percent of all Georgia's high school seniors graduated. In Richmond County, the number was roughly 60 percent.
Governor Sonny Perdue wants to improve those graduation rates, so he's put coaches in every high school.
In a News 12 Special Assignment, we investigated how well it's really working.
This time last year, T.W. Josey High School senior Regina Nabriat was feeling down.
"I was very worried," she said. "I didn't want to disappoint nobody."
Science just wasn't her subject, and she knew she needed help.
"If you don't pass the test, you don't graduate," she said.
Lucky for her, graduation coach Malissa Collins was hired. Collins has been tutoring students like Regina since September.
"It's what I love to do," Collins told News 12.
The two have met multiple times a week to get Regina's science score up so she could graduate.
"It's like once I get to the test, I end up forgetting," Regina said.
But not this time. This time, she passed, raising her score roughly 20 points.
"Without the motivation, I don't think I would have," she said.
"They're individuals, they're persons," Collins said. "They're people we need to invest in."
Dr. Carol Rountree is director of guidance in Richmond County. She supervises Collins and nine other coaches--one in each of the high schools.
"The primary objective was to reduce the dropout rate," Dr. Rountree said.
For a state that consistently ranks at the bottom of the nation's graduation rates, a lot is riding on this $21 million program.
"I wouldn't call it pressure," Dr. Rountree said. "These are individuals who have come to this job expecting to interact with students and make a difference."
Like the other coaches, Collins works with 150 students, assuming the roles of tutor, mentor and counselor.
"She helps you in other ways too...helps you believe in yourself," Regina said.
"I'll never give up," Collins said. "But the earlier we can get in to intervene, the better our success rate and our graduation rate is going to be."
This year, Collins and other coaches have worked with 200,000 students across the state of Georgia.
While Collins and Regina were successful, it's still unclear what, if any, progress other teams have made. The tests given March 16 have yet to be officially scored. Also, some students still have time to complete course requirements. In other words, they haven't received their final grades.
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Autism in the News – Monday, 09.27.10
Bereaved Bayonne parents create foundation, donate special iPad to Lincoln Community School (Bayonne, N.J.)
Dominick and Rose Lillo of Bayonne have created a foundation in their three-month-old son, who passed away from Type 1 Spinal muscular atrophy, a degenerative disease that destroys the nerves controlling voluntary muscle movement. Read more.
Part 3: A typical classroom day for a child with autism (The Brownsville Herald)
The children were still getting used to the new school and new surroundings during the first few weeks of school. The part of the morning called "circle time" for the children was about to begin. After going to their schedules, the children settled down by the CD player. Read more.
Computer games help autistic children read faces(Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Jim Tanaka has always been interested in experts. For his Ph.D. dissertation, he studied expert bird watchers and dog show judges, and developed a program to train novices on how to recognize certain species of birds.Read more.
Parents taught superintendent about needs of autistic children (Boyertown, Penn.)
Dr. Dion E. Betts, Boyertown School District superintendent, thought he had all the answers when he worked as a special-education teacher. Read more.
Disabled youths construct new Muslim comic book superhero (New York, N.Y.)
Comic book fans will soon be getting their first glimpse at an unlikely new superhero — a Muslim boy with superpowers who uses a wheelchair. Read more.
Legendary motorcycle event, the Love Ride roars back (Clutch & Chrome)
Every rider knows sometimes it takes a look back to know where to go and that certainly seems the case with one of the more famous motorcycle events. Read more.
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Yesterday, we were invited at a birthday party and it was held at Monkey Joe's in Pottstown Pike.
My wife and I went there with our daughter who has Autism. She is 8 years old and is about 4 ft tall.
She was pretty excited when we got there and she started playing and bouncing around until one of
The staff told us that she can't use the slide if she will take off her socks. We tried as hard as we
Possibly could to let her wear her socks all the time but the problem is it's really hard to explain it
To her because of her condition.
From there we just decided to let her play on those areas where there are no slides and she'll pretty
Much just be bouncing around and again we were told that she can't play there. At that point I felt like
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Have fun and enjoy playing with other kids.
I decided to speak with the manager and all she could tell me is that she will just need to sit. No apology was made.
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i am a teenager and i think that is just unfair and wrong of them to do to ya'll. she should have the right that everyother child has to be able to play. who cares if she doesn't were her socks. it should not matter. she has a condition and its hard to explain it to her so they should except that and allow her to play. that is just unfair!!!!!!!!!!!


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Neal notches record 91 sales in March
Published: Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at 1:00 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at 9:30 p.m.
LAKEWOOD RANCH - Homebuilders in Southwest Florida continued to enjoy a resurgent housing market in March.
Regional builder Neal Communities reported 91 sales during the month, the most in its history. That came after a February in which it had 81.
"This has been an unprecedented sales season," said David Hunihan, sales director for the Lakewood Ranch-based builder, in a statement on Tuesday.
Fueling sales are low mortgage rates and a large variety of inventory, Hunihan said.
Neal had tailored its homes during the worst of the Great Recession to appeal to buyers feeling pinched.
With sales booming, Neal has been able to steadily increase its prices in several communities.
The March sales were in 13 neighborhoods from Parrish to Englewood, including 21 sales at Central Park at Lakewood Ranch and 15 sales at Grand Palm, Neal's new master-planned community in Venice.
The news from Neal came on the heels of another vote of confidence in the housing industry this week.
Taylor Morrison Home Corp. -- a national builder with a big presence in this region -- announced that it had filed to raise as much as $523.8 million in an initial public offering.
In its filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Taylor Morrison reported $430.8 million in profits on revenue of $1.4 billion last year.
The builder's Esplanade at Lakewood Ranch will have the region's first private links to be built since 2008.
Besides the 400-acre golf course, the community will contain 1,250 homesites on 600 acres.
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It almost seems magical how we have moved from a time of sending written messages with the help of messengers and postmen across the world, to today, where conveying messages and staying connected is just one touch away. Of course, there are land phones that can connect you across countries, but nothing seems to make your work easier than mobile phones. What can be said about these handsets that you don't already know? They are your telecommunicating device, media player, music system, video gaming device, camera, contact diary and more. In short, it's the one device that has replaced ten other gadgets to make your life simpler.
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Horace Scott was fatally wounded at a complex in the Skyview area.
Published: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at 4:18 p.m.
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LAKELAND | A 66-year-old man was gunned down Tuesday afternoon at his apartment at 1044 Captiva Point near Reynolds Road in Lakeland, deputies said.
Polk County law enforcement agencies have investigated more than 30 homicides this year.
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Horace Scott was shot to death and found by the doorway to the apartment about 2:50 p.m., Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said. Others in the area heard multiple shots and saw two or three men running west then south from the Secret Cove apartment complex in the Skyview area of East Lakeland.
Deputies flooded the area and used police dogs to try to track down the suspects. But as of Tuesday night, no arrests had been made.
Crystal Lake Middle School, which is about two miles west of where the shooting took place, was locked down from 3 to 4 p.m. as a precaution, deputies said.
Deputies and television trucks swarmed the area Tuesday evening. Neighbors, friends and family members of Scott looked on in the rain as detectives knocked on doors at the crowded apartment complex looking for witnesses and crime scene technicians assessed the area.
People gathered at the scene declined to comment.
A neighbor, who did not want to be identified, said he saw a gray truck racing down the apartment complex Tuesday afternoon. He suspected the truck might have been involved in the shooting.
Judd said detectives were sorting out the details of what led to the shooting and trying to confirm whether Scott lived with anyone else at the apartment.
Judd said investigators also were still trying to find out whether there was anyone else inside the apartment during the shooting.
Judd said it appeared some people may know who some of the suspects are, and he urged the suspects to come forward.
"We are going to find the suspects," Judd said.
Scott said in his Facebook and Google+ profiles that he worked as a paralegal, preparing paperwork for cases such as divorce, bankruptcy, disability benefits and tenant disputes.
Polk County law enforcement agencies have so far investigated more than 30 homicides this year.
According to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's website, Polk County had 25 murders in 2011.
In 2010, there were 30 murders throughout the county.
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The shooting comes less than five years after another gunman opened fire on the base, killing 13 and wounding more than thirty others.
"We're heartbroken that something like this might have happened again," President Obama said in a statement, according to NBC News. "And I don't what to comment on the facts until I know exactly what has happened. But just for now I would hope that everyone across the country is keeping the families and the community of Fort Hood in our thoughts and our prayers."
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So what happened to the forum lately?
It's been blasted back to stone age. I think it's the economy!
Have you guys noticed?
Did twitler poach everyone who used to fuck around with this site?
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The twitter poaching happened a while back, but most of the people we initially "lost" because of that have found their way back to the forum and they seem to be posting regularly again. I'm pretty happy with the activity we've got going on here considering all the other "me me me" places people tend to prefer on the innanet. I like the quality of posting that's going on. Maybe the activity is lower than normal but I haven't noticed that much. One thing we could stand to use is newer users. Yet, I feel like I'm the only one who goes out of his way to make people aware of this forum via the other networking sites and without redirecting folks to subjects we're discussing here it will always be the same voices. Not that that's bad. Who knows.
What say you, forum?
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What's the problem? Everything seems normal to me.
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Activity is down for sure.
I feel like the spiceyness is missing too. Absence of the je ne sais quoi levels.
The links to original internet fonts of weirdness are gone. There's less contentiousness, less funnyness. More niceness and agreement.
The new kids are all weak sisters lacking force of conviction or even force of mouth.
Everybody new is dudes.
Maybe I'm just sore that there's less angry people to riff off of.
I don't know. prove me wrong forum. prove me wrong.
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i think plum puddin' is both a good new guy and bringing the funny on the regular.
really though, i haven't really noticed a dip in activity. it's always been cyclical here. i kinda lost interest in posting when trav was sucking the air out of every thread.
i wish bandini was doing his thing more often.
also, i listened to a few of your beats raoul while doing email stuff. you're pretty active, right? what do you think is missing?
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phpbb's are like record stores.
they're not really adapted totally to the facebook/twitter generation, which is more instantaneous and requires less thought. i wish there was a way to integrate these forums more into facebook/twitter somehow, im waiting for someone to design a facebook interface... i think you gotta upgrade to v bulletin for that....
a message board is a place for intelligent discourse, and most people tend to read these things more than post nowadays.. now everyone has their own personal message boards via twitter and facebook so people use forums less.
that said, this is one of the most vibrant and intelligent forums on the internet, and for the people who use these forums its the #1 source of news music and banter.
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Compared to how it used to be it has slowed down. But the conversations are still good. People grow up, get lives and move on. I've seen it to other boards I used to post and still sometimes visit.
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Depends on where ya look sons. If you hang out in the sphincter of the forum you're gonna get your dunks dirty.
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You mean the original lols were all due to a handful of reallife-less internetters now moved on?
I think it's totally due to facebooks and twittge and people being less resourceful with their internets. dats where dey moved
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i wish bandini was doing his thing more often.
i agree with this, but i pretty much only lurk so don't really have room to talk.
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I'm fairly new. This forum has very few disagreements, I think. A lot of informative things get posted here but I haven't seen any huge debates lately. And there's a strange lack of trolling.
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The Speaker of the House of Commons is committed to party political impartiality, but John Bercow hasn't let that stop his passion for politics. He calls the Daily Mail the 'Daily Fail', wants to ensure Parliament doesn't turn into an 'institutional toffocracy', and tells backbenchers to 'get off their knees'. He has a penchant (and a talent) for putting on old, posh accents, and makes sure he gets in four swimming sessions a week.
In an exclusive interview, Tom Stevenson finds out more about the man who sits on the grandest chair of all.
John, thank you very much for joining us. You were once, in your youth, Britain's top ranked junior tennis player. What on earth made you leave that for politics?
Well, the truth is that I was never quite good enough at tennis. I was county champion and so on, but I wouldn't have made it as a professional, and I never particularly wanted to. As far as my interest in politics, I have always been a passionate believer in parliament. I believe in the value, and history, of parliament as a representative democratic institution.
You were known as a firebrand at party conferences, and an MP with some very strong views on policy, what led you to run for the position of Speaker of the House of Commons, a position that demands impartiality?
I was in a position, for various reasons, where my becoming a minister was very unlikely, and to tell you the truth I didn't particularly want to become a minister, nor do I think I would have been particularly good at it. The Speaker of the commons is an extremely important, and influential role in parliament. So when the opportunity arose, I did some digging around (as I suspect one always does in such situations) to find out whether there was support for my running in the election. I soon found out that there was considerable support and so I ran.
In your election speech you also mentioned a pair of 18th century Speakers elected at rather young ages who both went on to become Prime Minster. You said that wasn't a likely career move for you. Why not?
Well firstly getting into government depends on the internal dynamicsof the house, and it certainly would have been unlikely that I would have done so. But more broadly, there is a culture in modern Parliament which doesn't see the role of Speaker as a role which leads to ministerial positions. Perhaps partly because of the people who have gone before in recent years, and for whatever other reasons, it's seen as the culmination of a political career, not a stepping stone to other things.
Tony Benn once suggested the Speaker could replace the Queen as head of state if Britain ever became a republic, what do you make of that idea?
Well, I would make absolutely clear that I have great admiration for Her Majesty the Queen, who I think is an outstanding monarch and head of state, and that I think she deserves all our respect as she celebrates her Diamond Jubilee. I also have great respect for a man, Tony Benn, with whom I have often disagreed but nonetheless listened to with great interest and passion on all sorts of political issues.
But do you think the Speaker would be a suitable head of state should Britain ever become a Republic?
I can't ever imagine a situation where Britain would be without the monarchy.
Ok, well as Presiding Officer you are of course responsible for selecting which MP s may speak in Parliamentary debates. Do you ever feel like an old fashioned school master choosing children with outstretched arms to answer questions?
The analogy that I favour, and the one that I strive to live up to, is closer to that of being a referee or an umpire in the house, but the one area in the comparison is quite fitting is when members attempt to violate the conventions and rules of the house, and especially for use of unacceptable language. Then I do feel a bit like a headteacher, or teacher. Some members have in the past gotten themselves reputations for this, George Galloway would be an example, or Dennis Skinner who had a reputation and was suspended from the house many times. One instance where I had to ask for a colleague to withdraw a remark was when Tom Watson called Michael Gove a "miserable little pipsqueak"… "out of deference to you Mr. Speaker", he said he would withdraw it. You can make up your own mind about that.
So who are the trouble makers?
The one thing I can and will tell you is that overall the women of the house are markedly better behaved than the men.
Does Prime Ministers Questions still serve a democratic function, or is it just theatre, and is that acceptable?
We famously have a much livelier chamber than probably any other country, but I can't tell you the amount of representatives from other countries who say they wish they could haul in the Prime Minister or President and question them directly as we do in Britain. So I think it does serve a democratic function. That kind of accountability, even if the decibel level sometimes gets rather high, is very important. In recent years there has been an increase in orchestrated shouting, and that's something I've tried to change.
The people have to be interested in Parliament though… isn't the drama rather interesting?
Absolutely, and we wouldn't want to lose all the drama and turn MPs into Trappist monks, but we also need to have serious substantial debate. Planned artificial heckling, especially when it gets to the volume that it sometimes does, which Deep Purple would have been proud of, doesn't add to that.
As Speaker of the House, one of your responsibilities is for Parliamentary process. The current debate around Scottish independence brings the West Lothian question forward. Do you think it proper that Scottish (and of course Northern Irish) MPs to vote in Westminster, as well as their own assemblies?
I am responsible for process, but an issue like this is a highly controversial one where there are strong opinions all over the house.
But it is a matter of the process of Parliament isn't it, you must be one of the major players at the table on this?
Yes, but this is also a matter of high politics, and as I said it's very contentious so it isn't for the speaker to make judgements on this kind of issue. Traditionally the Conservative party were against devolution, but have steadily shifted position, and whether we should have devolution, or independence, or devolution-max, I really can't say. It's not that I'm ducking your question – I'm not scared of any question – It's just not an issue that I as Speaker can make judgements on.
Yes, as Speaker you have to refrain from expressing political opinions in the house, and are committed to impartiality, yet as we said your early career was marked by very strong party-political opinions… do you not feel constrained, and aren't you ever tempted to influence things, by choosing certain people to speak for instance?
Your political opinions don't disappear over night, but out of respect for the office of Speaker I feel no strain at all for not, say, participating in debates. But Ministers don't participate in debates except where their office is responsible. I would never try to 'influence' a debate like that, because it would undermine the office. But I have very good access to ministers, who certainly answer my requests far quicker now than they ever did when I was a backbencher. So I'm no Trappist monk either, to return to the earlier metaphor, and I have absolutely no regrets about being Speaker. I don't expect this to be the case, but if I were to die tomorrow, I would die a happy man.
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"We'd like to have about 10 more Democrat and 10 more Republican poll workers," said Peggy Byers, deputy director of the Washington County Board of Elections.
Although all 220 poll worker positions are currently filled, she said the board likes to have some backup workers.
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Deputy director of the Washington County Board of Elections Peggy Byers, left, assists poll workers Patsy Hupp, center, and Sandra Grady as they train on the county's new electronic poll book system at the board of elections office on Davis Avenue Monday.
"We always look to have some dropouts before Election Day, so we like to train some additional workers," Byers said.
She and board of elections director Tara Hupp have scheduled an extra poll worker training session at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 30 in the training room of the board of elections' new office location at 204 Davis Ave., Suite B, Marietta.
"We'd especially like to see some more workers from the Dunham Township area where we always seem to be light on poll workers," Byers said.
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Poll workers are paid $101.50 for Election Day and an additional $10 for hands-on training. They can also earn an additional $10 by taking some training online.
Byers said presiding judges at the polls are paid $111.50 for Election Day and $30 for training, plus mileage to the polls from their homes.
"You have to be a registered voter to qualify for a poll worker position, and workers can be members of the Democrat, Republican, Independent, Green, Socialist, Libertarian, or other parties," she said. "But right now we need more Democrats and Republicans. The basic rule is you can't have more than two from any party manning the polls."
One reason the election board office is expecting some current poll workers to drop out is related to the new electronic poll books that, for the first time this
election, are replacing the old system that required a lot of paperwork at the polls.
Byers said some of the older poll workers do not feel comfortable with the new computerized system and have opted not to train on the devices.
But learning the new system isn't that bad, according to poll workers Patsy Hupp, 72, and Sandra Grady, 66, who were practicing on the electronic poll books at the board office Monday afternoon.
"I'm used to working with computers as I volunteer to help prepare tax forms every year," Hupp (no relation to Tara Hupp) said. "But some people don't like to use the technology."
Grady, who has never owned a computer, said learning the new system is not so bad.
"This seems to be a lot easier than using the paper poll books we've had in the past," she said.
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books have been used in Washington County, and there will be extra units or paper poll books available at each polling place in case any problems should arise with the system on election day.
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complete database that contains the names and districts of all voters throughout the county, and the ability to print off directions to their correct polling place for voters who show up at the wrong location on election day.
"All forms of identification can be used with the system," Hupp said. "But presenting a valid current Ohio drivers license is the most expeditious way to confirm ID at the polls."
She said the magnetic strip on the back of all new drivers licenses can be quickly run through an electronic reader to determine a voter's identification and other information required to cast a ballot.
Hupp said the county purchased 60 electronic polling book units at a cost of $126,000.
She said about 15 of Ohio's 88 counties have similar units, and the Ohio Secretary of State's Office is encouraging all counties to begin using the new system.


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MUSKOGEE, Okla. (AP) — A man who Oklahoma prosecutors say illegally mailed gun parts in a packaged labeled to indicate it had a toy display inside has pleaded guilty to making a false customs declaration.
The U.S. Attorney's Office said Monday that 41-year-old James Edward Wages of Glendale, Ariz., had mailed a sniper rifle barrel, a Marine Corps technical manual and other weaponry. Investigators say the package was labeled to show it contained an "Airsoft Toys Display."
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Thanksgiving is America's best holiday. The idea of a national festival to count our blessings resonates with everyone, young or old, rich or poor, weak or strong.
But as anyone hosting a Thanksgiving celebration knows, a thankful heart doesn't necessarily guarantee a tranquil dinner. That's especially true this year, since the holiday falls only two weeks after contentious national elections.
Fear not. It's all part of the tradition.
From the very first Thanksgiving dinner in the days of the Pilgrims, Americans have fought over the holiday itself and everything surrounding it. In fact, one of our greatest blessings on this Thanksgiving is the knowledge that we've been through contentious times before, fought over countless political issues big and small -- and not only lived through it as a country, but thrived.
Our Founding Fathers had fundamental disagreements over nearly every issue brought before them, including Thanksgiving.
When George Washington proclaimed Nov. 26, 1789, a national day of Thanksgiving, Thomas Jefferson said he found the idea "silly. It's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard." History does not record Washington's guest list for his Thanksgiving celebration that year, but we're betting it didn't include Jefferson.
Benjamin Franklin waged his own personal Thanksgiving battle on a different front. Writing with his characteristic wit and insight, he wanted to make the turkey our national bird.
The eagle, Franklin wrote in 1784, "is a bird of bad moral character. He does not get his living honestly. He watches the labor of the fishing hawk; and when that diligent bird has at length taken a fish, and is bearing it to his nest for the support of his mate and young ones, the bald eagle pursues him, and takes it from him.
"The turkey, though a little vain and silly, is a bird of courage, and would not hesitate to attack a grenadier of the British guards who should presume to invade his farmyard with a red coat on."
That's another dollop of guilt for Thanksgiving, on top of all the calories.
It was Abraham Lincoln who officially declared Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863. But almost a century later, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, members of Congress and several governors were still arguing over which day in November to celebrate it.
Roosevelt sided with businessmen who, in 1939, wanted to move Thanksgiving to the third Thursday in November so there would be an additional week of Christmas shopping. But 16 states were appalled and refused. For three years, different parts of the nation celebrated Thanksgiving on two different dates. Finally, in 1941 Congress, after heated debate, officially made the fourth Thursday in November the legal holiday.
We find Roosevelt's 1941 Thanksgiving proclamation particularly appropriate today:
"On this day ... let us reflect at our homes or places of worship on the goodness of God and, in giving thanks, let us pray for a speedy end to strife and the establishment on earth of freedom, brotherhood, and justice for enduring time."
Amen. And here's to a peaceful, thankful Thanksgiving dinner for all.