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When you have Pere Ubu as #10, are you also including David Thomas' solo career or simply Pere Ubu albums?
The reason I ask is that if you take into consideration the multiple number of Pere Ubu musicians that feature on his masterful solo albums from The Sound of the Sand to Blame the Messenger (at least), I believe Pere Ubu would surpass even Carla Bley on your list. I learned there isn't much of a barrier between the Pere Ubu & David Thomas bands, and if they were considered artists as one whole, it certainly outdoes most of the nine musical careers that are on your list.


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Waiting For The Sun To Fall
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Photo and caption by Britteny Jass
The boat lined up perfectly in this shot. The boat sat there for about 5mins. The mast of the boat looked like it was an antenna sending information to the Sun.
Location: Laguna Beach, California, USA
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This Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012 photo shows the sun setting over Main Street in Appomattox, Va. Signs around town call it the place "where our nation reunited" as the Civil War came to an end. But listen to people here and all over the country, or look at exit polls from the election, and you confront deep division, polarization. Red or blue. Left or right. Big government or small. Tea party or Occupy. Ninety-nine percent or one. Employed or out-of-work. Citizen or non-citizen. Black or white or brown. (AP Photo/Pat Jarrett)


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^^ Something i did for a friend.
Crits on all of the above btw, please. :D
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^^ Something i did for a friend.
Crits on all of the above btw, please. :D
First one is an 'h'. Thanks though.
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Hi all. Crits please?
sarcasm? if not, that means alot coming from you.
More! PM for trades please!
New! PM For trades. Crits are nice.
Personally, i don't really do graffiti, but i love stickers and am trying to fill up a blackbook with them. It's just like trading art to me, which leads me to my next point: trades anyone? The only...
Trades anyone? Not really happy with the way the ones on the left came out, but i liked the idea.
So i highly doubt anyone has this, but if you by chance picked it up when it was available on myspace, could you up Mathematics presents Bad Luck.
Bad luck was the dude on "Where Brooklyn @" on the...
1st ups!
3rd Eye - Planets (Unreleased)
Could someone up No Prisoners by Jesse West (3rd Eye) for me if ya got it? I'll start upping stuff once i figure out how which i'll do after finals are over. >_<
EDIT: Found a working blogspot...
That whole series is a joke.
Hey all, i've been watching this forum for a grip now, and kinda feel bad i haven't contributed, but it seems i never have anything anyone is looking for. Never really asked for anything 'till now,...
Goddamn i wish i could find a copy of that somewhere.
O....m....g.... trade please? Make my crippled ass very happy.
Im digging his variety. My pack from him was about 100 of those ones in the middle.
I'm not sure if you're being sarcastic.
@ Justanother
Been a loooooong time. I tore a ligament in my foot and am incapacitated for at least the next month, so i figured id get back into stickers.
I wasn't particularly happy with how most of these...
Aint posted in a grip. I've kinda been going through a mental drought and cant draw. This is what i mean, any crits are welcome:
Bump cause last on page. Could i get some constructive feedback instead of just "Toy thread" or "lawl it sucz"
Been so bored and uninspired lately, my drawing has been absolute shit.
Jerking your ego off much?
stop emberassing me >_<
Next two.
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AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW) -- Officers are searching for a man accused of shooting his ex-wife earlier this month.
Investigators say Frank Muns shot his ex-wife twice, once in her chest and once in her arm.
Muns is considered to be armed and dangerous.
The Aiken County Sheriff's Office is searching for Muns in the area of Sandy Lane, which is off Reynolds Pond Road.


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Listen, Emily, I'm going to tell you why I'm not going to Agriculture School. I think that once you've found a person that you're very fond of…I mean a person who's fond of you, too, and likes you enough to be interested in your character…Well, I think that's just as important as college is, and even more so. That's what I think. (II.256)
George decides to forego school in order to develop his relationship with Emily.
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"Distribution reforms are imperative so that SEBs become commercially viable. Otherwise, they would not be able to meet payment obligations," he said. If the payments do not come, the state budget would be accessed through the RBI mechanism. "This pressure will work on the state governments as well as SEBs to transform their commercial health," he said. He was speaking at the inaugural session of IPPAI's conference — 'India Power 2002: Making the Indian power sector viable.' The power secretary said the ministry was also planning to put states on a 'rating' scale, a plan that was being evaluated by Crisil and Icra.


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Definition of skunk cabbage in English:
skunk cabbage
A North American plant of the arum family, the flower of which has a distinctive unpleasant smell.
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By working with Macromeasures, we've successfully integrated demographics and other goodies into our system. In all Twitter and Gnip projects regardless of language, you will find the following reports concerning the Twitter account holders in your project:
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How can we know all this you say? Well, it is thanks to a combination of explicit and implicit mentions: what is in their public bio, what they tweet about, what their handle is, what networks they belong to, what language they are using in their tweets, and how they act. For example, if you tweet an awful lot about going to East Side Mario's it's a fair bet you're in the greater Toronto area. Elementary, my dear Watson.
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Of course, it is hard to assess all the handles for everything – ergo, the reports count only those handles for which stats are pretty certain. For example, the gender report is between 95 and 97% accurate on the handles it scores.
We've built our own state of the art sentiment engine. Sentiment is now available in all free Twitter and Gnip projects, in English only for now. It's a pretty simple classification (negative, positive, neutral).
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I have read all 4 Harry Potter books and I must say I am highly impressed by all of them. I myself am 14 and a fond reader, yet it has been a long time since I have read such a magical and griping book! The way J.K Rowling captures the sense of feeling in the books so you feel like your are there. It's like you can touch the story, when harry hears the last screams of his mother defending him from Voldemorts wrath when he's near the Dementors or when his Godfather asks him to live with him.Ā I just hope the rest of the books are as fun and captavating to read.Ā I can't wait to read them!!
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The Harry Potter book series is for sure the best books I've ever read!Harry Potter books have such complex words.It's amazing how real, but fake J.K.Rowling makes Harry Potter's life sound.
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All I have to say is, finally!Ā I've never seen a fantasy book that is so easy to get into.Ā I hate to admit it but these books are really good.Ā This is definatley NOT the best fantasy series (That's either The Lord of The Rings, or The Wheel of Time), but they are great because they will turn many people to the wonderful world of fantasy literature.Ā These books are by far the best beginners fantasy books EVER.Ā Even if you are a die-hard fantasy fan, these books will pull you away from the real world for a week or two (They are rather short books).Ā Highly recommended, especially if you've never read fantasy before.
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My girlfriend and I were in a bookstore one afternoon, and since she is a kindergarten teacher she was telling me of a "chapter book" she was reading to her children, and how they just loved it. I was interested in trying it out, I do love to read. WELL, the first book in the series I read in 2 days. I WAS HOOKED!
What a great series. I can't talk highly enough of the book's. I have just completed the fourth book. Can't wait till the fifth book. WOW, AMAZING, WONDERFUL, all words to describe this series and still not right. Keep it up J.K.Rowling, you have a fan in me! Thanks.
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I would like to tell you that your writeing is... SUPERB!!!!Ā You are a wonderful writer!Ā When I first looked at your book- Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone that I recieved on christmas day i though oh, ok here's another book to read.Ā Thought the next Morning/day when I decided to see wether or not this book was good at all I recieved a surprise.Ā I couldn't tear my eye's away from it!Ā I finished the book the same day!!!Ā After that I was addicted to the series.Ā I quikly bought the other two books that were out at the time and disolved into them both!Ā Then your 4th book came out and I loved it as well!Ā Thank you!
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GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) Clemson's Trevor Booker and Virginia Tech's Jeff Allen are the Atlantic Coast Conference's weekly award winners.
Booker claimed his first player of the week award after averaging 30 points, eight rebounds and three blocked shots in losing to Charlotte and beating Florida State. He had a career-high 32 points in the loss to the 49ers, and combined to make 20 of 26 shots last week.
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Thanks alot, worked perfectly!
Thanks alot, worked perfectly! Another thing ive thought about is making the raidframes fade out when people get to far away from you, is that possible to add?
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Hello Obble, great UI I love it! Just got a question about the tooltip position, im using rActionbarstyler & that makes the tooltip appear at the upper left corner, probably because it aligns at MultiBarBottomRightButton9 ? What do I need to change in the lua to make it aligned bottom right?
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Hi just got an idea about the raidframes. Would you be interested in adding a skull or another symbol in the raidframes to replace the *dead* text? Would be allot easier to see whos dead when you are in a fight & I think it would look kinda good to :)


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Mazda MX-5 review
The new MX-5 RF hardtop is in the headlines, but the Mazda MX-5 roadster is legendary for providing thrills on a budget
The latest model to join the MX-5 line up is the Targa-roofed RF model, as seen at the 2016 New York Motor Show. UK buyers won't be offered the new 'retractable fastback' until 2017, but fortunately the fourth-generation Mazda MX-5 reviewed here in classic roadster guise has plenty of thrills to offer.
Famously the planet's best-selling two-seat sports car, the Mazda MX-5 has earned iconic status in its 25-year history thanks largely to its legendary fun factor and cost-effective pricing. The UK has a long history of affordable two-seat roadsters like the MGB and Triumph Spitfire, and as a result the MX-5 is more popular here than in other European markets. Indeed around half of the cars sold in Europe find homes with buyers here.
The MX-5 is now in its fourth generation, and is smaller, more than 100kg lighter and more efficient than its predecessor. The manufacturer says the new Mazda MX-5 has returned to its original formula and offers a genuine sports car thrill for buyers who can't afford a Porsche Boxster. It certainly seems to be working as we awarded it the 2016 Roadster of the Year at our annual New Car Awards.
Thanks to a platform sharing venture the Mazda MX-5 also now has a sister car in the shape of the Fiat 124 Spider which shares the MX-5's mechanicals. Other new options in the roadster market are more expensive, but because of the model's enthusiast appeal potential owners are likely to be more open than usual to the used alternatives.
• Mazda MX-5 2015: release date, price and all the facts
Buyers can choose between 1.5 and 2.0-litre petrol engines connected to a six-speed manual gearbox, with power sent to the rear wheels. The 2.0-litre version gets some extra equipment including Bilstein dampers, to help reduce body roll, and a limited-slip differential, which boosts traction out of corners.
A removable fabric roof stows manually behind the driver and passenger, while the boot and cabin offer more practicality and space than before, despite the car's smaller footprint on the road.
The sharp new look is an interpretation of the latest 'Kodo' design language from Mazda, while the interior is brought right up to date with the company's MZD Connect infotainment system. The end result is a brilliant, lightweight sports car that really connects the driver with the road.
At the moment there's just one bodystyle for the fourth-generation Mazda MX-5 and it's a two-seat roadster. The previous model did flirt with a hard-top roof in the Roadster Coupe model and this folding hard-top version is set to return, but in essence, an MX-5 has always had a manual folding fabric top to allow for open-air driving thrills.
In the UK, there are five trim levels: SE, SE-L, SE-L Nav, Sport and Sport Nav (with Nav versions obviously including integrated sat-nav). All five are available with the entry-level 1.5-litre engine, while only the top four can be specified with the more powerful 2.0-litre MX-5. Both engines are four-cylinder 16-valve units, with Mazda resisting the temptation to turbocharge either version.
The Japanese car maker calls these hi-tech direct-injection engines SkyActiv-G, with the 'G' standing for gasoline; in other Mazdas, SkyActiv-D diesels are available. As a result, the 2.0-litre engine can be considered the performance version of the MX-5, as it also benefits from a limited-slip differential, front strut brace and (in Sport trim) sports suspension. For now, there's no dedicated performance model, and Mazda says that an even quicker MX-5 is not in the pipeline.
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The 1.5 and 2.0-litre MX-5s are equipped with an identical six-speed manual transmission. This has a 'direct drive' top gear for comfortable cruising, and is an absolute delight to use in either model.
Over its quarter of a century and more in production, the MX-5 has seen a number of competitors of varying sizes and prices come and go – cars like the MGF and MG TF, Honda S2000, Toyota MR2 and Suzuki Cappuccino. But now, the Mazda is in the enviable position of having no direct competition in the small, affordable roadster class.
Apart from the MX-5's sister car, Fiat's 124 Spider, the closest models that could be considered rivals also come from Japan, in the shape of the jointly developed Toyota GT86 and Subaru BRZ, which are lightweight, rear-wheel-drive coupes with a similarly keen price.
There's also the Nissan 370Z Roadster, but this is much heavier, more powerful and more expensive than the MX-5, competing in a class with the Porsche Boxster, Mercedes SLK, Audi TT Roadster and ageing BMW Z4.
For the moment, the MX-5 is the sportiest car Mazda makes, as there's no current 'RX' performance flagship. At the top of its range, the company is focusing on SUVs, like the CX-3 crossover and CX-5, but the MX-5 sits comfortably near the summit of the Japanese firm's product line-up in terms of desirability.
Since the Mk1 MX-5 appeared back in 1989 – taking inspiration from classic lightweight British sports cars of the sixties like the Lotus Elan – more than 950,000 have been sold worldwide, making it the most successful two-seat sports car of all-time. The one millionth MX-5 will be one of these Mk4 cars, expected to leave the factory some time in 2017.
Engines, performance and drive
To state the obvious, driving feel is what the MX-5 is all about – it has built its reputation on serving up playful dynamics at an affordable price, and the new version doesn't disappoint.
With a kerbweight of between 975kg and 1,000kg, depending on spec, the latest roadster is over 100kg lighter than the model it replaces and only 50kg heavier than the original, launched more than 25 years ago. That means performance is strong, even with the relatively low-powered 129bhp 1.5-litre version.
The engine has been completely reworked to make it smoother, and it revs eagerly all the way to 7,500rpm, so the driver is rewarded for holding on to a gear and powering out of a corner. However, it really does need to be worked to get the best out of it, so you'll be changing gear a lot to keep the engine in its sweet spot. Luckily the six-speed is about as good as manual boxes get, with a beautiful, mechanical-feeling and short-throw shift action.
Switch the traction control off and you can break the rear tyres' grip on the road, but the car always lets you know how close to the limit you are.
The suspension is supple, so the body rolls in bends, but that only adds to the sense of interaction between driver and car when you're moving fast and boosts comfort when you're taking things easy. The steering is light but pinpoint accurate, while the stubby gearlever pops satisfyingly from gear to gear.
The MX-5 was built around the 1.5-litre engine – and on a twisty road, you can tell as it lets you safely explore its limits. On a route where you can rev the engine out, the 1.5-litre is an absolute joy. However, if you need to overtake more frequently or prefer more mid-range punch, there's the 2.0-litre engine.
This has 158bhp and takes the car from 0-62mph a whole second faster than the 1.5-litre, in a respectable 7.3 seconds. It doesn't rev as high, though – redlining 1,000rpm lower, at 6,500rpm. The car is slightly heavier, too, but only by 25kg. The added weight is in the nose and as a result the 2.0-litre doesn't feel quite as quick to turn in, even with its standard front strut brace.
All 2.0-litre models have a limited-slip differential, which helps improve traction out of corners. And with the stability control turned off on a track, this makes it a bit easier to get the tail out. The 2.0-litre also has bigger brakes, which deliver better stopping power, while Sport versions benefit from Bilstein dampers. These reduce body roll, but there's a mild trade-off in ride comfort. When combined, these upgrades make the 2.0-litre Sport feel like a mini Porsche Boxster.
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Plus, it only costs £850 more than the 1.5-litre Sport. Seems like a no brainer then? Not necessarily. Although it's quicker, more planted and arguably better equipped for track use, the 2.0-litre is actually no more fun to drive than the rev-happy and softer-sprung 1.5-litre model.
The 1,496cc engine makes 128bhp at 7,000rpm – that's just 500rpm shy of the redline, which explains its rev-happy nature – and delivers maximum torque of 150Nm at 4,800rpm.
The SkyActiv-G unit, displacing 1,998cc, has slightly more accessible and larger reserves of power and torque (158bhp at 6,000rpm and 200Nm at 4,600rpm), but isn't quite as charismatic or ideally suited to the featherweight MX-5 as the 1.5; the 128bhp engine definitely sounds better, with a hard-edged note under full acceleration.
Both units have a double overhead cam configuration with a high compression ratio. This is one of the chief ways that Mazda can claim such good fuel economy figures from normally aspirated engines.
MPG, CO2 and running costs
Mazda claims it prefers not to focus on achieving spectacular results in the official EU economy cycle; instead, it says it's more interested in giving customers real-world fuel savings.
That's why its strategy is based around high-compression naturally aspirated petrol engines rather than following the turbocharged, downsizing trend. Both the engines offered in the MX-5 use direct injection technology, but the smaller 1.5-litre SkyActiv unit delivers better economy – it claims 47.1mpg with CO2 emissions of 139g/km.
In left-hand-drive cars, the 2.0-litre can be had with Mazda's i-stop and E-Loop fuel-saving technology. These features add 15kg to the kerbweight, yet help the car claim 42.8mpg and 154g/km. But they're not yet available on UK models, so the best any right-hand-drive 2.0-litre MX-5 can achieve is 40.9mpg economy and 161g/km of CO2.
• Mazda MX-5: the ultimate road test
However, considering its low weight and relatively low-power engines, the MX-5 isn't all that cheap for road tax. Neither model dips into Band D – the final VED segment that qualifies for the free 'showroom tax' for the first 12 months of ownership – and the 2.0-litre sits in Band G, which means an annual road tax bill of £180.
On the plus side, its Benefit-in-Kind tax rates for business users are competitive, ranging from as little as £67 per month for lower-rate taxpayers (on the 1.5i SE) to £208 per month for the 2.0i Sport Nav for those paying tax at the higher rate.
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Despite its exotic body shape, the MX-5 should be no more expensive to run than, say, a Mazda 3 hatchback – both use a variety of common components, so replacement parts should be easy to track down and relatively affordable.
If you're planning to wait for a more powerful turbocharged MX-5 or a more efficient diesel version, don't hold your breath – Mazda's engineers have ruled out both, in the near future at least.
Insurance groups
Insurance groups have still to be confirmed at the time of writing and the Euro NCAP test has not yet been carried out, but we expect the Mazda to score highly on both fronts, given the SkyActiv ethos is incorporated into the body structure to make the car incredibly safe in the event of a crash.
Front and side airbags, Dynamic Stability Control and traction control are all available across the line-up. Only the range-topping 2.0i Sport Nav can be specified with the £350 Safety Pack option, which brings High-Beam Control and Blind-Spot Monitoring with Rear Cross-Traffic Alert – this could have a beneficial effect on insurance premiums.
The Mk4 MX-5 is still very new to showrooms, so it's too early to say how its values will hold up. But with even early Mk1 cars fetching decent prices, plus the allure of open-top motoring proving strong in the UK – despite our changeable weather, we're the largest market for convertibles in Europe – the MX-5 should hold its values well.
Expect higher-spec models, especially ones fitted with integrated sat-nav, to maintain their prices better than base trims.
Interior, design and technology
The new MX-5's design is more about perfect proportions than endless slashes, creases and vents in the bodywork. Mazda's designers have worked hard to introduce a more muscular and squat stance on the road, making the car 10mm lower overall with a 15mm shorter wheelbase and overhangs reduced by 45mm at each end.
Slim LED headlights and a gaping front grille give it a slightly more aggressive character than previous versions, while round tail-lamps provide a striking light signature in the dark. Whether the roof is up or down, the MX-5 has a classic silhouette, with the driver and passenger's heads towards the rear of the car and a long bonnet stretching out in front of them.
On the inside, the door tops are coloured to match the exterior paint, adding a flash of colour to the cabin and, according to Mazda, visually connecting the driver to what's going on outside. They are also sculpted in such a way that airflow with the hood down is directed to keep the passengers cool while minimising buffeting to their hairstyles.
• Mazda MX-5 25th Anniversary special
On high-spec models, the dash is dominated by an iPad-like screen, controlled through a rotary dial on the centre console. Underneath that there are three circular dials for the climate control. The instrument panel (with the tachometer front and centre) and air vents are designed to be perfectly symmetrical around the driver, for a cockpit-style feel, while the seats have been moved 15mm closer to the centre line of the car and 20mm lower in the chassis, putting you closer to the Mazda's centre of gravity. Apart from a few questionable plastics here and there, and the simplicity of its design, the MX-5 cabin is a pleasant place to be.
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SE models come with 16-inch alloy wheels, LED headlights, air-conditioning and electric windows, as well as a leather steering wheel and gearknob, heated power door mirrors and remote central locking. Move up to SE-L, and you also get LED daytime running lights, climate control, that body-colour interior trim, cruise control and the seven-inch colour touchscreen with MZD Connect. Sport spec brings a gunmetal finish for the 16-inch wheels, while adding piano black door mirrors, rear parking sensors and the light-sensitive Adaptive Front Lighting System. It also comes with heated leather seats, rain-sensing wipers, keyless entry, a Lane Departure Warning System and a Premium Bose sound set-up.
All 2.0-litre models feature a limited-slip differential and front strut brace. In SE-L spec you get 17-inch gunmetal alloys and the black door mirrors. Go for Sport trim, and the wheels come in a bright finish, the door mirrors are body-coloured and there's also sports suspension with Bilstein dampers.
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The options list is pared back, just like the whole of the MX-5 package, with only four cost extras to pick from. There's a choice of five mica/metallic/pearlescent paints (£540), the signature launch colour of Soul Red metallic (£660), a tan leather trim upgrade (£200, and only available on Sport Nav models) and the Safety Pack (£350 and only offered on 2.0-litre Sport Nav cars). We think the MX-5 looks great in Soul Red, but if you don't want to spend any money on paint at all, your Mazda roadster will come in Arctic White.
Sat-nav, stereo and infotainment
Mazda's new-generation control interface tech comes in the form of MZD Connect, which is available from the SE-L trim upwards. It features a seven-inch screen mounted on top of the dash and is excellent in its operation – intuitive to control via the console-mounted rotary dial (it also has voice recognition) and offering crisp, clear graphical displays, it's one of our favourite in-car infotainment systems. Adding the integrated sat-nav to the MX-5 SE-L or Sport costs £600, and the price includes three years of European map updates.
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Base SE models get a single CD player with an AM/FM radio, USB and auxiliary inputs, and MP3/WMA compatibility, all of which plays through a four-speaker stereo system. SE-L adds DAB radio, but the Sport comes with a superb Bose Premium nine-speaker system. This features four 5cm UltraNearField speakers in the seat headrests, two 2.5cm tweeters in the A-pillars, a pair of 16.5cm wide-range speakers in the doors and a 13cm subwoofer in a six-litre bass enclosure, cleverly situated under the footwell so as not to steal cabin room. The seven-channel digital amp is also well positioned, underneath the soft-top storage space.
Practicality, comfort and boot space
While the MX-5 will never be the perfect family car, Mazda has definitely made the most of its modest dimensions.
The lightweight fabric hood can be folded back easily from the driver's seat with one hand. Small cubbies between the seats and on the centre console are useful for your phone or small change, but there's no glovebox.
A bonnet lowered by 28mm over the previous car's, plus thinner A-pillars moved back by 70mm, mean forward visibility has been improved significantly. But what really makes the MX-5 surprisingly practical is its light steering feel, soft suspension and impressive refinement with the roof up in top gear.
It all adds up to a car that you could easily use every day, unless you need to carry large, bulky items on a regular basis.
The Mazda MX-5 is compact, at less than four metres long (3,915mm), just 1,735mm wide including the door mirrors and 1,225mm high (1,230mm with the 2.0-litre's 17-inch wheels). The overhangs are shorter than before and the wheelbase is trimmed to 2,310mm, which requires inventive packaging within, yet also provides the squared-off stance of the MX-5.
Leg room, head room and passenger space
Now that the seats have been moved closer together, with two six-foot adults on board the driver will occasionally brush their passenger's thigh inadvertently when changing gear. But otherwise, the MX-5 is very comfy inside for a small car. Head room stands at 950mm, there's over a metre of leg room (1,096mm), and you get 1,325mm of shoulder room and 1,320mm of hip room across the cabin. While it's nothing like as spacious as any of the premium German opposition, for something markedly cheaper than those vehicles it still feels an appealing, premium product.
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Boot space is reduced over the old model by 20 litres to 130 litres overall, but cleverly the load area has been reshaped so that it can swallow two carry-on suitcases – something that the old model could not achieve. The boot opening is 821mm above the ground, while the fabric hood stows away in a slot behind the rollover hoops, so it doesn't eat into the limited luggage capacity.
Reliability and Safety
The new Mazda MX-5 hasn't been on sale for long enough to identify any reliability issues, but with such a simple mechanical layout (there are no adaptive dampers, sport buttons or twin-clutch gearboxes here), the car should provide trouble-free motoring. It's worth noting, however, that if you plan to drive it hard – on road or track – then perishables such as brake discs, brake pads and tyres will need replacing more frequently.
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Euro NCAP hasn't crash tested the MX-5 yet, either, but the suite of i-Activesense active safety systems is impressive, using radars and sensors to warn the driver of potential dangers, such as a static car in front or if you're swerving out of your lane. There are side airbags with a head protection function and an active pop-up bonnet, making it one of the safest cars around for pedestrian protection.
Mazda offers a standard three-year, 60,000-mile warranty on the MX-5. These days, with some companies offering four, five or seven years of cover, this is about average. Like many three-year policies, the roadster's warranty can be extended for a variable cost, but this additional peace of mind is provided by a third party and a car will need to have less than 100,000 miles on the clock to qualify for an upgrade.
Prices are not yet fixed for the new MX-5's servicing, but Mazda tends to operate a 12-month or 12,500-mile service interval, whichever comes sooner. It also pledges to match any service price quoted by an independent garage on a like-for-like service basis. Costing as little as £499 – but likely to be more money for a specialist sports car like the MX-5 – a three-year/37,500-mile service inclusive package can be specified, which can be paid in a lump sum or monthly direct debit instalments. It covers parts and warranty costs for the first three services.
Mazda also has a neat system called Digital Servicing Record. This sees all Mazda main dealer servicing records held electronically, and means you'll never have to hunt in vain for the service book again when the time comes to take your car for routine maintenance.
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Homeowners thwarted in desire to move: research
The Economic and Social Research Council came to the conclusion in its latest research paper, Understanding Society, which surveyed 40,000 UK households.
The ESRC said between 2009 and 2010 only 14 per cent of those people who wished to move actually achieved that aim.
The findings were based on a sample of 16,000 individuals who were asked about expectations of moving in the next year and why they wished to move.
According to the study, where people lived determined whether they wanted to, or were likely to, move. Some 39 per cent of individuals living in urban areas wished to move, compared to only 28 per cent in rural areas.
In the most affluent areas, 29 per cent of people expressed a desire to move, compared to nearly half of those living in the most deprived areas.
The main reason given for moving home by those that managed to do so was either needing bigger, smaller or better accommodation.
Circumstantial-related reasons such as divorce or couples moving in together were mentioned by 25 per cent of those who took part in the survey.
Twenty-seven per cent of previously single people moved in with their partners and 9 per cent of movers separated from a partner.
Seventeen per cent of movers who were previously renting bought a house, 33 per cent of social renters moved into other tenure types such as private renting, and 10 per cent of individuals moved into social renting.
Birgitta Rabe, research fellow for the Institute for Social & Economic Research at the University of Essex, said: "These results indicate that the UK is a nation of frustrated home movers.
"In recent years there has been a stark contrast between individuals wanting and expecting to move and their actual moving behaviour.
"This has wider economic implications for people's flexibility in a challenging job market because it is homeowners, either with a mortgage or those that own their home outright, who find it most difficult to achieve their moving desires."
Philip Milton, managing director of Devon-based Philip J Milton & Company, said: "It could mean we'll be a less-stressed nation in that home moving is one of the biggest stress points. This trend might point to happier lives, fewer broken relationships and more contentment with one's lot.
"We could also save all the costs and commissions of moving and build a small extension instead."


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Teresa Giudice, one of the stars of Bravo's "The Real Housewives of New Jersey," has a passion for healthy, family style cooking. The recipes in her third cookbook, "Fabulicious! Fast & Fit," all take less than 30 minutes from start to stove! Below are three of her favorite.
- 3 ripe plum tomatoes, seeded and cut into 1/2-inch dice
- 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
- 1 medium celery rib, cut into 1/4-inch dice
- 1/4 cup dry white wine
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian parsley
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for the pan
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, or about 1.5 pounds
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Baking Directions:
Position a rack in the upper third of the oven. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit. Lightly oil a 13x9-inch baking pan. Combine the tomatoes, onion, celery, wine, parsley, oil, garlic and red pepper flakes in a medium bowl. Set aside while the oven is preheating. One at a time, place a chicken breast half between two plastic storage bags. Using a flat meat pounder or a rolling pin, pound the chicken until it is 1/2-inch thick. Season with the salt and black pepper. Arrange the chicken in the prepared baking pan. Spoon equal amounts of the tomato mixture over each chicken breast half, then pour any of the liquid in the bowl around the chicken. Bake until the tomato mixture is hot and the chicken is opaque throughout, which takes between 15 to 20 minutes. Transfer each chicken breast half with its topping to a dinner plate, then pour the pan juices on top. Serve hot.
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1.5 pounds green beans, trimmed and cut into 1-inch lengths
Baking Directions:
Bring a large saucepan of lightly salted water to a boil over high heat. Heat the oil, vinegar, garlic, salt and pepper together in a small saucepan over very low heat stirring constantly until the garlic is fragrant, which takes about three minutes. Do not let the mixture come to a boil. Remove from the heat and let stand while cooking the green beans. Add the green beans to the boiling water and cook until barely tender, which takes about five minutes. Drain in a colander. Transfer to a serving bowl. Drizzle with the balsamic vinegar mixture, toss well, and serve hot.
- 3/4 cup low fat ricotta cheese
- 3 tablespoons 1 percent milk
- 3 tablespoons confectioner's sugar, divided
- 1/4 cup cold brewed French or Italian roast coffee
- 1 tablespoon dark or golden rum
- 8 savoiardi (dry ladyfingers) crushed into crumbs in a plastic bag with a rolling pin
- 2/3 cup fresh raspberries, or about half of a 6-ounce container
- 1/2 ounce, or 1/2 square, semisweet chocolate
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Have ready four 4-ounce parfait glasses. You can also use cocktail glasses, custard cups or ramekins, preferably glass, of about the same capacity. Mash the ricotta, milk and 2 tablespoons of confectioner's sugar together in a small bowl with a rubber spatula until the mixture is smooth. Mix the coffee, rum, and remaining tablespoon confectioner's sugar together in another small bowl. For each serving, put the equivalent of one cookie, or about 2 tablespoons of crumbs, in the bottom of a parfait glass. Sprinkle with a scant 2 teaspoons of the coffee mixture. Top with a scant 2 tablespoons of the ricotta mixture. Repeat with the cookie crumbs, coffee mixture, and ricotta mixture. Cover each with plastic wrap and refrigerate until chilled, which takes at least one hour and up to one day. Just before serving, top each tiramisù with an equal amount of berries. Using the large holes on a box grater, grate the chocolate onto a sheet of waxed paper. Lift up the waxed paper and use it to help sprinkle the chocolate over the berries. Note that if you touch the grated chocolate, it will melt. Serve chilled.


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AUGUSTA---Even Augusta mayor Deke Copenhaver is feeling the Tiger effect. Today he did a few interviews with some national media outlets, including the Golf Channel. It seems everyone wants to know about Augusta and Tiger's big return.
"This is not the normal--you know, having People Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, and Extra call into the office. It's not the usual I get during Masters," Mayor Copenhaver told News 12.
"Most people, most news media outlets are asking about logistics of having Tiger come to town," he went on. "It makes for an interesting story, and I share with them we plan this every year and this year will be no different. It will run smoothly."
The mayor adds that the city is ready to accommodate all the extra people that might be in town. He just asks that everyone is respectful.


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Control-flow applicators were first used in the 1960's to deliver liquid products to targeted surfaces. The nature of the invention was such that gravity was needed to deliver the product to the applicator. With both glass and plastic bottles dominating the market even through the early 90's, there was little need for new technology.
Once plastic and laminated tubes became attractive in the market for products defined as creams, lotions and gels, it became feasible to consider this type of dispensing system for tubes as well. Because the user can propel the product to the applicator by squeezing the tube, and because of the versatility of
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water to heavy creams and gels, marketers can now consider this new delivery system.
In cooperation with Berry Plastics' Tube Products Division, we now have the capability to offer three sizes of applicators for use with plastic or laminated tubes. Capacity sizes range from Tubed Plastics' ½ inch tube for our 15mm applicator to their 1 3/8 inch and 2 inch tubes with our 24mm Tube applicator. Between the two, product capacity can range from ½ ounce to 8 ounces. And our patented oval applicator, now in the pilot stage of development, will target products requiring a broader surface area for dispensing their products.
If you're marketing a liquid or gel deodorant, depilatories, anti-acne creams, arthritic pain creams, germ killers, anti-itch remedy, sun tan lotions and sun less lotions or any other product that could benefit from a targeted dispensing system, this is the applicator for you to consider.


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We know sex sells, but does it also encourage recycling?
A proposed advertising campaign by the city of Plano was predicated on the hope that it would. The City Council was skeptical, however, and killed the idea this week.
In the past five years, Plano's recycling rate has remained flat at around 25 percent. In June, the city received a grant from the North Central Texas Council of Governments to work to improve that rate and decided to do so with a "bold and memorable" campaign, according to a memo from Sustainability and Environmental Services Director Nancy Nevil.
Plans called for including in every customer's electric bill a flier bearing the message "Do it in every room."
"We feel like we need this type of campaign in order to increase our recycling — to get people talking about this and to generate some buzz," Nevil told the council Monday night. "We know that this is very different from Plano's usual, more sophisticated approach. People are so inundated with messaging that you really have to do something that is going to get their attention."
The idea drew a few chuckles from the council, but they ultimately decided it went to far.
"I get the tongue-in-cheek part of it, but I just can't go with this one," Mayor Phil Dyer said. "I am really sorry."
In the end, City Manager Bruce Glasscock agreed.
"I think we need to go back to the drawing board," he said.
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Japanese store sells humanoid robots
Japanese department store Sogo & Seibu has kicked off a New Year's promotional campaign by announcing the sale of two "customizable" humanoid robots.
The robots - designed by Kokoro - are to be manufactured out of silicon and will only be able to move their upper bodies. ?The artificial constructs will also be capable of speaking, albeit in a limited fashion.
According to PopSci's Jeremy Hsu, buyers can supply their own recorded voices to ensure that the robot twin arrive with a "witty" repartee.
"Japan's obsession with robotics has led to one of the ultimate sci-fi fantasies (or nightmares): life-size robots customized to look like you and speak in your own voice. This still seems a far cry from the freaky fembots of the revisionist Stepford Wives and Austin Powers, not to mention the classic Metropolis," wrote Hsu.
??"So as long as you have $225,000 to spend for an 'actroid,' feel free to knock yourself out - if boredom takes over, you can always stuff the robot into a Santa suit."??
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Robot exhibition opens in Tokyo
Robot fish could monitor water quality
Army robot does calisthenics
Robot security: the next threat
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Do Not Leave Bottled Water In The Sun
This is an article that should be shared to anyone important in your life!
Bottled water in your car is very dangerous. People should not drink bottled water that has been left in a car. The heat reacts with the chemicals in the plastic of the bottle which releases dioxin into the water. Dioxin is a toxin increasingly found in breast cancer tissue. So please be careful and do not drink bottled water that has been left in a car.
Majority of the bottled water today, if not all, is now made from polyethylene terephthalate (PET). But this should not calm your nerves. The same precautions should be taken for PET bottled water.
Commentary published in Environmental Health Perspectives in April 2010 suggested that PET might yield endocrine disruptors under conditions of common use and recommended research on this topic. Proposed mechanisms include leaching of phthalates as well as leaching of antimony. Scientists use the term xenoestrogens to describe foreign chemicals which act like estrogen in animal tissues. There has already been much ado in the media about BPA (bisphenol A), a different potent xenoestrogen found leaching from polycarbonate plastic which is used in many sports bottles and baby bottles.
Phthalates are softening agents added to some plastics to make them pliable. A growing literature links phthalate exposure to abnormal development of the reproductive system and to obesity, triggering recent legislative and governmental actions to limit phthalates in consumer products in the United States, Canada, Australia and European Union. In an investigation of 71 commercial brands of water, all sold in both PET and glass bottles, the level of phthalates was nearly 20 times higher in the PET bottles, according to a 2008 report in the journal Food Additives and Contaminants. That phthalates are introduced into the water from the PET bottles seems pretty clear given other studies showing gradually increasing levels of phthalates in water stored over weeks or months in PET, but not glass, containers. Warmer storage temperatures and acidity, as in soda pop, seem to promote greater leaching of phthalates.
Researchers from several different laboratories have now detected antimony in many brands of bottled water, and upon exposure to warmer storage temperatures the levels rise and can reach or exceed the U.S. government's safety limit.
Use a stainless steel canteen or a glass bottle instead of plastic. (See bottom of article).
Dioxin chemical causes cancer, especially breast cancer. Dioxins are highly poisonous to cells in our bodies.
Additional Information:
We should not be heating food in the microwave using plastic containers. Instead use glass, such as Pyrex or ceramic containers for heating food. You get the same result, but without the dioxin. T.V. dinners, instant soups, etc., should be removed from their containers and heated safely in one of the above alternatives.
Plastic wrap, such as Cling film, is just as dangerous when placed over foods to be cooked in the microwave. As the food is nuked, the high heat causes poisonous toxins to actually melt out of the plastic wrap and drip into the food. Cover food with a paper towel instead.
I would not buy bottled water period. From the time it is packaged to the time it is shelved, you don't know if the shipment has been sitting in the back of a trailer for 2 days or 2 weeks. You don't know if the pallets are sitting in the hot sun near the shipping and receiving door. I've seen stores put out coca-cola and water bottles next to the window where they are fully exposed to the sun all day.
During the past five years, public awareness has slowly grown over concerns about compounds in some plastic bottles and food containers.
The compounds on which most concerns have focused are Bisphenol A (known as BPA), which is used in tough polycarbonate products and epoxy resins that line tin cans, and a group of plastic softeners called phthalates.
Research has shown that these compounds can leach from plastics into the food and drinks that we consume – more so if they are heated to high temperatures, raising additional concerns about the kinds of plastics that are used as containers in microwave ovens.
So prevalent is BPA that tests by the U.S. Centers For Disease Control And Prevention in 2004 found it in 93 per cent of urine samples taken from a group of 2,517 people.
Furthermore, a landmark report on BPA published in 2008 by the U.S. National Toxicology Program concluded that there were concerns over BPA's effects on the brain, behavior and prostate gland development in fetuses, infants and children. It also found that because of the ratio of body weight to exposure, 'the highest estimated daily intake of Bisphenol A in the general population occurs in infants and children'.
This is because if a man of 180lb and an infant weighing 20lb ingested 5mg, the infant would have taken in more of the substance than the man, relative to their size.
One of the biggest concerns about BPA and phthalates is that they act as what scientists call 'environmental estrogen's', so-called because they mimic the hormone in our bodies.
Minuscule amounts can make an impact and many studies have found evidence that they affect the development of fetuses in the womb.
Scientists say that environmental estrogen can act as an 'endocrine disrupter', which means it can affect sexual development, leading to breast, prostate and testicular cancer, reduced levels of fertility, and undescended testes. In polluted rivers, it has lead to fish and mollusks actually changing sex from male to female. The problem is that not all studies have found evidence of this at all.
Plastic bottles made from bisphenol A, a harder plastic used to make baby bottles and other containers, can leach BPA into the water when heated, numerous studies including one conducted by Health Canada and reported in the June 2009 issue of " Food Additives and Contaminants." For this reason, most manufacturers have removed bottles made with BPA, designated by the number seven on the bottom of the bottle, from the marketplace. Again, if you have a water bottle made with BPA, leaving it out in the sun could increase the amounts of BPA, a chemical known as an environmental estrogen because it has similar effects as sex hormones such as estrogen.
Another Tip: Do not reused containers without washing them first.
Bacteria Growth
A legitimate risk about reusing water bottle or drinking it after it's been sitting around for a few days stems from the possibility of bacterial growth in the bottle. If you haven't opened the bottles yet, the inside of the bottle hasn't been contaminated. If you do reuse the bottles, wash them thoroughly to avoid bacteria introduced into the bottle from multiplying.
I personally have suffered from this. Unless you want a bacterial infection, you may want to take extra precaution and wash the bottle out before reusing it. I was reusing a glass bottle without washing it out for only a couple of days, thinking It would be safe.
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You can also find lids for mason jars that work as a water bottle. Just search around. These would make great gifts for the family. The above product is 'Made in USA'.


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Definition of catecholamine in English:
Any of a class of aromatic amines that includes a number of neurotransmitters such as epinephrine and dopamine.
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- The tyrosine derivatives are the thyroid hormones, and the catecholamines (adrenaline and noradrenaline) which are produced in the medulla of the adrenal glands.
- Other hormones that influence blood sugar levels are cortisol, growth hormone and catecholamines (epinephrine and norepinephrine).
- In the brain, high levels of the catecholamines dopamine and norepinephrine are released in the PFC during stress exposure, even during relatively mild psychological stress.
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Fractional charge carriers discovered
Oct 24, 1997
Last month, two groups of physicists revealed the first direct evidence that an electric current can be carried by quasiparticles with fractional charge.
Electric charge normally comes in an indivisible unit: the charge of an electron. Indeed, quarks were thought to be the only particles with fractional charge - and today they only exist in particles that have a integer charge. But last month, two groups of physicists revealed the first direct evidence that an electric current can be carried by quasiparticles with fractional charge."All the interacting electrons are there but they behave as if they are non-interacting quasiparticles with charges of one-third, " says Moty Heiblum of the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel, who heads one of the groups.
The Israeli group, published its results in Nature, while a French group based at the CEA laboratory near Paris, published its results in Physical Review Letters.
Both groups measured a small electrical current in a two-dimensional electron gas sandwiched between two semiconductor layers. Fluctuations in the current - shot noise - were used to measure the electrical charge of the carrier particles. The sample was chilled to less than 1 K and a strong magnetic field applied at right angles to the layers. By analysing the shot noise in this regime, both groups reported evidence that the electric current is carried by quanta with charge one-third that of the electron. "Up until now, there was no evidence that current could be carried by a fractionally charged quasiparticle, " says Christian Glattli, who heads the French group.
The results agree with a theory which was formulated by Robert Laughlin in 1982 to explain the fractional quantum Hall effect. According to Laughlin, electrons in strong magnetic fields form an exotic new collective state, similar to the way in which collective states form in superfluid helium. A quantum of magnetic flux and an electron exist as a quasiparticle that carries the electric current.
So why did the researchers observe quasiparticles with charges of a third, rather than any other fraction? In Laughlin's theory, the denominator is always odd, so quasiparticles can carry one-third, one-fifth, one-seventh - or indeed, two-thirds, two-fifths or three-fifths - of the charge on an electron. "It is very difficult to explain intuitively - it is just how nature works, " says Heiblum.
"It is a beautiful result, " says Mark Fromhold of Nottingham University. "It is remarkable that electrical signals from individual quasi-particles can be detected and used directly to measure their fractional charge."


text: Since the introduction of Google street view many people have been concerned about the privacy of those unfortunate bystanders caught on tape. Even though there are still many arguments to settle it was clearly established by courts that pictures of pedestrians and building exterior are not quite private. However it looks like Google will face stricter EU laws after its street view vans have been spotted in various European cities. In order to tackle this problem Google has been developing an automated face recognition and blurring system. However it seems like above all of these problems some individuals don't actually mind being shown on Google street view. Not only that, some even play a new games called flash the Google van. (Might be somewhat NSFW)


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Everyone's least favorite sportswriter can't be serious with his latest argument. Can he?
Written by Luke O'Neil (@lukeoneil47)
Having just accidentally bumbled into the satirical briar patch that is #hotsportstakes on Grantland, the regular feature in which they attempt to write the worst sports column on Earth, I was extra cautious when I saw a link to ESPN columnist Rick Reilly's latest Hallmark's man-musk line of concern troll sympathy stationery. If "Redskins" is racist, who's going to tell the three Indian reservation high schools that wear it proudly?" he Rick Reilly'd on Twitter. What followed was a 1,000 or so words that began with a variation on the old racist denial canard "Some of my best friends are Native American" and concluded with an analogy between an attempt to pressure a billion dollar sports franchise to change their racist-ass nickname to the systemic genocide of a continent's indigenous people.
Had Reilly out Rick-Reilly'd his satirists here?
He had.
The debate over the name of the football team has been heated of late, with a number of media outlets, including Reilly's counterpart in aww-shucks just-folks sports writing Peter King of Monday Morning Quarterback and Sports Illustrated saying he will no longer use it. Robert Griffin III, the team's once-and-maybe-not-future-anymore savior has been asked about the issue repeatedly, including Wednesday when he said during a press conference with the Detroit media that he had been advised not to talk about it anymore.
"Me and all these players in here, we're not the authority to speak on that issue," Griffin said. "We can't tell you anything from that standpoint because we have no authority to talk about that. Not a team-directed thing or anything."
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell addressed the issue on Wednesday on Washington's 106.7, saying "Ultimately it is [team owner Dan Snyder's] decision but it is something I want all of us to go out and make sure we are listening to our fans, listening to people that have a different view, and making sure we continue to do what is right. We want to make sure the team represents the strong tradition and history that it has for so many years. If we are offending one person we need to be listening and making sure we are doing the right things to address that."
Instead of finding one person or a handful of people who were offended, he took up in favor of the slur, and found a few people who weren't offended. Even Steven!
It's safe to say at this point that more than one person is offended.
Reilly, on the other hand, found that quote amusing, and, in what I still can't believe is the actual argument made on a major sports news site, never mind one from their star columnist, picked up on that idea and decided to turn it on its head. Instead of finding one person or a handful of people who were offended, he took up in favor of the slur, and found a few people who weren't offended. Even Steven! One of them was his father in law, a Blackfeet Indian in Montana, which is how you know Reilly can't be racist. Next he trotted out a couple of majority-Native American high schools who themselves use the name Redskin for their sports teams.
"I've talked to our students, our parents and our community about this and nobody finds any offense at all in it," says Tim Ames, the superintendent of Wellpinit schools. "'Redskins' is not an insult to our kids. 'Wagon burners' is an insult. 'Prairie n-----s' is an insult. Those are very upsetting to our kids. But 'Redskins' is an honorable name we wear with pride. … In fact, I'd like to see somebody come up here and try to change it."
"My kids are really afraid we're going to lose the Redskin name," another one of Reilly's sources says, quoting something his daughter definitely said. "They say to me, 'They're not going to take it from us, are they, Dad?'"
Who's this guy's daughter, David Frum in a headdress? "Why is Obama not letting grandma go to the hospital daddy? You work so hard." I will change my name to Redskins O'Neil if that child's quote isn't a complete sack of horseshit. It wouldn't be the first time such a defense had holes in poked in it, as with the "full-blooded chief" the team had been flogging for PR.
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The polarizing and explosive national debate over contraceptive health care has erupted in Colorado with controversial rallies, legislation and ballot proposals that seemingly draw a clear line in the sand between government and religious liberties.
The debate has been triggered, in part, by a mandate in President Barack Obama's federal health care law that requires employers to cover contraception without co-pays. The president recently proposed a compromise that would require insurers to provide the contraceptive coverage without charging employers, but still leaves unanswered questions surrounding self-insured religiously affiliated institutions.
U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., attempted to address Obama's mandate by proposing an amendment to an unrelated federal transportation bill that would have allowed insurers to opt out of providing contraceptive coverage over religious or moral objections. But Senate Democrats blocked the proposal earlier this month.
Sen. Tim Neville, R-Littleton, disagrees with the Democrats' premise and insists that the issue is really about constitutional religious rights. He brought the issue to the forefront recently by proposing a Senate memorial that would declare the Colorado Legislature's support for Blunt's amendment. The memorial was scheduled for a hearing Monday in the Senate State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee, but was postponed.
"The Respect for Rights of Conscience Act simply preserves the fundamental religious rights institutions had before the federal Department of Health and Human Services changed it," he said. "I hope my colleagues will join me in supporting religious freedoms."
But Vicki Cowart, president and chief executive of Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains, views the Blunt amendment and Neville's memorial as an assault on women's health care rights. She expressed her frustration at a rally held Monday at the Capitol protesting what critics believe to be an outdated attack on women's health coverage.
"If this thing passes it would put Colorado on the record as saying, 'If you're an employer or a health care insurance provider and you don't like something about someone's health care choices, you can deny them access,'" Cowart told supporters at Monday's event.
Protect Families Protect Choice and Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains organized the rally, which also included remarks from Reps. Andy Kerr, D-Lakewood, and Crisanta Duran, D-Denver.
GOP also rallies: 'Hitler,' 'Genocide' and 'Spring Break'
Republicans, meanwhile, held a rally of their own on Monday, taking a stand for religious constitutional freedoms. But many of the conservative speakers raised eyebrows when comparisons were made to "genocide," "Hitler" and "socialism."
"The history of mankind from the beginning of time is a history of governments that have tried to oppress their citizens based on religious grounds," said Sen. Ted Harvey, R-Highlands Ranch. "And we have seen time and time again, when government has done that, when the people have allowed their government to do that, if we allow it one inch, it leads to genocide somewhere down the road."
"Whether you're looking at Nebuchadnezzar in the Old Testament, or whether you're looking at Hitler in the last century, or whether you're looking at the radical Taliban that's going on in the Middle East right now… that is a cliff that we cannot go over," Harvey continued.
Neville also spoke at the rally, continuing with the controversial comparisons. "In 1941, America again faced the threat of Adolph Hitler and national socialism while attempting to step on its citizens' right of consciousness and pushing a populist anti-big business, anti-capitalist theme along with its attacks on established religious institutions."
Republican Sen. Greg Brophy of Wray also flexed his conservative opinions regarding contraceptive health care when he waded deep into the debate last week in "140 characters or less." Brophy posted a message on Twitter echoing controversial remarks made by conservative radio personality Rush Limbaugh who called Georgetown University student Sandra Fluke a "slut" and a "prostitute" for testifying before Congress in support of contraceptive health care.
While Limbaugh has apologized for the remarks, Brophy unapologetically made similar comments on Twitter. "Ms. Fluke, I don't want to buy your booze, pay for your spring break or your birth control. Call your Dad for that," he tweeted.
Brophy's comments were met by an onslaught of criticism from progressive groups and women who fought back on Twitter, with one poster asking Brophy, "So, does that mean [you've] never had sex for fun?"
Colorado State University student Meagan Como mentioned Brophy's tweet at the rally. "While Sen. Brophy would have you believe that taking birth control is something that I do recreationally, I would like to point out that 58 percent of women take birth control for something other than preventing pregnancies," she pointed out. Como told the crowd that she was prescribed birth control to increase blood clotting that is a problem for her as a result of hemophilia.
Brophy told The Colorado Statesman that before he sent his Twitter update, he knew the comment would likely spark animosity and criticism, but he said he felt it was necessary to send a strong message since he only had 140 characters to do so, as is the limit with the Twitter technology
"When you're limited by 140 characters, either you make a point, or you don't make a point… The discussion is over whether it's appropriate to hand out birth control to 18-year-old coeds on campus… I don't think it sells the college experience to mom and dad looking to send their kid to that school," said Brophy.
"It's really about standing up for religious liberty and economic freedom," he continued. "They are attacking both of those."
Personhood emerges again
"Personhood" has also popped up again as a wedge issue in the reproductive health care debate, in which supporters would like to extend constitutional rights to a "person" from the moment of biological development.
The Colorado Supreme Court last week gave the go-ahead to Personhood proponents to begin collecting signatures to place an initiative on the November ballot for the third time in five years. If supporters of the measure can gather almost 86,000 valid petition signatures, Colorado voters could be asked again to extend constitutional rights to all humans at any stage of development, essentially banning abortions and again raising fears over unintended consequences like turning doctors into criminals for performing routine and emergency medical procedures, or for prescribing birth control pills.
Planned Parenthood had argued that the ballot title of the proposed initiative is misleading for not expressing the "true intent and meaning of the measure…" But the Supreme Court unanimously disagreed earlier this month, much to the delight of the amendment backers.
"Our perseverance in Colorado is indicative of the lifelong battle we are ready to wage against abortion," said Gualberto Garcia Jones, legal analyst for Personhood Colorado. "We will not rest until every born and preborn child is protected by love and by law."
But critics point out that Colorado voters already rejected Personhood amendments in 2008 and 2010 by wide margins, which indicates to them that there is no appetite in the state for such pro-life efforts. They liken the issue to a piece of legislation moving through the Legislature that critics fear could extend similar Personhood rights to the unborn.
House Bill 1130, sponsored by Rep. Janak Joshi, R-Colorado Springs, would allow prosecutors to charge suspects with the same violent crimes against both a pregnant mother and her unborn child. Similar so-called "fetal homicide" legislation has failed at the Legislature in previous years, but supporters are hopeful that a simpler bill this year will rally support. The legislation is awaiting full debate by the House.
Critics say the legislation could have unintended consequences, including criminalizing medical abortions and miscarriages.
"This is essentially a backdoor establishment of Personhood," Cowart said of Joshi's legislation during Monday's rally. "You remember Personhood? How many times have we already defeated Personhood? Twice… we do not believe in this dangerous and deceptive law."
Joshi says there is no connection between his bill and efforts by Personhood proponents to ban abortion in Colorado. He said his legislation is simply about public safety.
"This bill is more about being a part of the law enforcement community… that's why at the Judiciary Committee hearing district attorneys testified, because several DAs are in favor of this bill because they need this bill to prosecute the perpetrators," Joshi explained. "This is more for the protection of our women than anything else…"
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A Passage to India
by E.M. Forster
A Passage to India Life, Consciousness, Existence Quotes
How we cite our quotes: Citations follow this format: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
Men yearn for poetry though they may not confess it; they desire that joy shall be graceful and sorrow august and infinity have a form, and India fails to accommodate them. The annual helter-skelter of April, when irritability and lust spread like a canker, is one of her comments on the orderly hopes of humanity. (2.24.1)
Here, India is described as something so vast and chaotic that no "form" can encapsulate it. Human beings need "form," i.e., poetry, to impose order and meaning on the world, but India is so impossibly formless that no poetry can be written to adequately describe it. The passage could be referring to the novel itself, which, as a work of fiction taking place in India, is attempting what it alleges to be the impossible task of giving form to India.
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[T]he harmony between the works of man and the earth that upholds them, the civilization that has escaped muddle, the spirit in a reasonable form, with flesh and blood subsisting […] The Mediterranean is the human norm. (2.32.1)
In contrast with the muddle of India (see Quote #7), Fielding finds in the Mediterranean a "reasonable form." Here, in an area many consider to be the cradle of Western civilization, Fielding finds a way of looking at the world that balances man and the world, spirit and flesh in harmony, rather than conflict. Ironically, Fielding's insight into the "reasonable form" of the Mediterranean doesn't help him deal with the muddle of India when he returns in Part 3 of the novel.
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They loved all men, the whole universe, and scraps of their past, tiny splinters of detail, emerged for a moment to melt into the universal warmth. Thus Godbole, though she was not important to him, remembered an old woman he had met in Chandrapore days […] Completeness, not reconstruction. His senses grew thinner, he remembered a wasp seen he forgot where, perhaps on a stone. He loved the wasp equally, he impelled it likewise, he was imitating God. (3.33.3)
As in Quote #5, Godbole offers here a way of celebrating the muddle. Nothing is too insignificant to be embraced in the "universal warmth": God loves all things, from the old woman (Mrs. Moore) down to the teeny tiny wasp.


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On September 25th, Bill Baer, Asst. Attorney General in charge of the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ), spoke at the Georgetown Law 7th Annual Global Antitrust Enforcement Symposium on recent developments in the DOJ's enforcement policy. The speech provided practitioners and their clients' valuable insights into his views about appropriate remedies and sanctions for civil and criminal antitrust violations. While Baer's speech was informative, it can also possibly be seen as a warning.
Baer stressed that the Division's goal in enforcement, and the remedies it chooses, must be to preserve or restore competition in the affected markets. He stressed that the Division must be certain that the remedies it chooses "pry open" a market to competition so that any victory is not a hollow one that wastes the government's limited resources. He also noted that the DOJ's and FTC's policies are in alignment on these issues, and that the DOJ takes appropriate precautions to coordinate with enforcement officials in other jurisdictions to ensure that the remedies it seeks are not in conflict or inconsistent with any other appropriate remedies.
Merger Remedies
In the merger realm, Baer discussed recent enforcement actions that required a "full stop" injunction in order to protect or preserve competition. In a recent wireless telecommunications merger, for example, the DOJ sought a full injunction against the merger because it believed that no other remedy would ensure competition in such a vital market. Baer commented that the merger would have so fundamentally and adversely impacted the national competitive dynamic that no lesser remedy could ensure that competition would be protected. Faced with the injunction proceedings, the parties abandoned the merger. Baer believes that the wireless communications market is now more vibrant as a result of the DOJ's actions.
Baer also explained that litigation in the merger context is not the preferred route. Rather, negotiated consent decrees can most often preserve or protect competition in the relevant market. He asked, however, that parties come to the DOJ early with potential, meaningful remedies in order to avoid slowing down the merger review process. He stressed that the parties must present meaningful remedies in order for the consent decree option to be effective. He noted a recent case in the adult beverage industry market in which the parties presented a remedy he concluded had nothing but an unfavorable impact on competition. As a result, the Division dismissed the offer out of hand. Ultimately, the parties reached an agreement on a divestiture package that satisfied the Division by preserving pricing competition in the market. The consent decree, according to Baer, had the key elements of any good consent decree package: structural relief, an upfront buyer that could be fully vetted in a timely fashion, a monitoring trustee, and the conveyance of intellectual property and know-how to the buyer in order to ensure that the buyer would remain a viable competitor almost immediately.
Baer also commented on the remedies that may be required in a consummated transaction. He stated that at times the Division might seek the divestiture of assets in addition to those that were part of the original transaction in order to restore competition resulting from the parties' illegal merger. While keeping the focus on competition, the remedies sought in such a situation also must deprive the acquiring company of illegally obtained market power.
Civil Remedies
In the non-merger context, Baer emphasized that the remedies sought in a civil case must end the violation of the antitrust laws, prevent recurrence and restore competition. Often, this requires injunctive relief, much like in the merger context.
He discussed a recent eCommerce case as an example of the effectiveness of the Division's injunctive power. In that case, the Division determined what remedy to use by the potential effectiveness of the remedy, and not merely by the fact that the anticompetitive conduct was proven and halted. By seeking the injunction, the Division was able to force all but one of the defendants to voluntarily cease their challenged activities, terminate their illegal contracts and agree not to engage in similar activities in the future. Further, the Division coordinated with state enforcers who were seeking monetary recovery for aggrieved consumers.
The Division then went forward to trial against the one defendant that refused to agree to an injunction. Ultimately, the Division was able to prove its case at trial, and the court entered the injunction against the remaining defendant. In light of the findings of the trial court, the Division was also able to craft a remedy that Baer noted was unique in a civil context. Specifically, the injunction required the remaining defendant to employ an external compliance monitor paid for by the defendant. The monitor will evaluate the defendant's future conduct and oversee the revamping of the defendant's compliance program and training. Both the Division and trial judge believed that the defendant's corporate culture had been such that its senior management and internal legal staff could not be trusted to police the company's own actions in the future. The defendant is now also facing requests for possible monetary recovery by various state attorneys general on behalf of consumers in their states as well as private plaintiffs who had brought treble damage class actions.
In addition to injunctive and structural relief, the Division is also willing and able (when it deems it appropriate) to seek disgorgement of illegal profits as part of the civil remedies it may seek. Baer noted that the determination to seek disgorgement is made on a case-by-case basis. For example, a recent case in the power industry required disgorgement to prevent the defendant from keeping the benefits of its illegal acts. Injunctive action was not necessary because the activities had already ceased. Further, consumer damages were not an option because of the structure of the market and the actions that were in question. In situations where the division could work with state agencies to ensure restitution to impacted consumers, disgorgement might not be necessary. Whether restitution or disgorgement is sought, the goal is the same - to ensure that the bad actor is not allowed to retain its illegal profits.
Criminal Sanctions
With respect to criminal cases, Baer emphasized that the sanctions the Division will seek must provide just punishment and deterrence while also providing a defendant with the opportunity for effective rehabilitation. For example, in a recent case involving computer parts, as part of the sanctions imposed on the defendant, the DOJ required an external independent corporate monitor to develop and implement an effective antitrust compliance program as part of the defendant's probation. The Division took such an unusual step in that matter because it believed that the defendant's standard operating procedure and its corporate culture had been centered around collusive behavior. Because of this, the Division and ultimately the court determined that not even a large fine would deter further criminal behavior.
From Baer's presentation, it is clear that the Antitrust Division will be creative as it seeks appropriate remedies to protect or restore competition in relevant markets. It is also clear that the Division will use the full extent of its authority in crafting tough remedies and sanctions to ensure that illegal conduct ceases, that defendants are not allowed to benefit in any manner from their illegal activities, and that impacted consumers are made whole.


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Just three days after our group made it safely to the summit of Longs Peak, and back, a man fell to his death near the false Keyhole.
Several of us commented on Tuesday that we were surprised more people didnt suffer significant injuries on the mountain. In the times Ive climbed the mountain Ive seen people clearly unprepared for:
the endurance required (making it to the summit is less than half the battle, getting off the mountain in a fatigued and oxygen-deprived state is a serious challenge)
weather changes
recognizing when they are beyond their physical, mental and emotional capabilities
the upper body strength required
the balance and agility required
the significant dangers that the mountain can present at any moment (lightening, snow, ice, high winds, etc.)
Unfortunately the climb is portrayed as relatively easy, because so many people are able to make it to the summit. The climb is not easy.
While fear can be something that hampers your growth and can keep you from reaching your potential as a human; fear can also save your life. That kind of fear deserves the highest form of respect.
Our group was also tricked by the false Keyhole and fortunately, we had the wherewithal to stop, retreat and find the colored egg markers on a path lower than where we were heading. We saw a young couple on the mountain that day, where the woman was panicked and crying on the climb towards the false Keyhole. The man was telling the woman she would be okay and encouraging her to continue pressing upward. When they saw all of us going down, I believe they somehow decided to follow. Perhaps their gut-instinct or fear told them not to continue up.
Well never know.
My condolences to the family that lost a loved one on the mountain.


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By Dejan Kovacevic | Trib Total Media
SOCHI, Russia — Morning, Lunatics …
>> The Thursday column is about exactly what you thought it would be after that one Instagram picture of Sochi's Pittsburgh bar went viral earlier in the week.
Here's the video I shot for WPXI-TV that aired on the Channel 11 News last night …
I'll be doing such reports regularly, by the way. Hope they're at least half as much fun as this one was.
Couple additional items on the bar, since it's clearly piqued so much interest: Those four pics I took accompanying the column, that's pretty much it. I think maybe some readers were expecting a Pittsburgh bar in the purest sense of the term, like something related to the Steelers. Not the case. In fact, there's nothing at all about sports. It's about images of our city. It's not a big place, and the shots I gave you capture it fairly.
Basically, take this shot and multiply it by 3 1/2 …
One more time, since travel caused me to miss a Java — in more ways than one — here's the package of Olympics links:
This was the Trib's Olympics preview column that ran Sunday.
Here's the Trib's Olympics page, now modified, as this blog was a while ago, to accent mobile performance.
Here's the official Sochi 2014 page.
Here's the official U.S. Olympic team page.
And here's NBC's Olympics page with all the videos and highlights.
>> Sidney Crosby's slump is no more. Josh Yohe counts up all the Penguins' goals from Buffalo.
Here's the Trib's Penguins page.
Here's Sabres news from the Buffalo News.
Here are official game highlights from NHL.com.
>> Pitt and Miami either resulted in an OT win for the Panthers, or it's still going on in some other netherverse. Kevin Gorman clarifies from Coral Gables.
Here's the Trib's Pitt page.
>> Duquesne can't catch up with George Washington, by David Driver in the capital.
>> All the Signing Day news for Pitt, Penn State and West Virginia is wrapped up on the Trib's college page.
>> I'm nine hours ahead, by the way, which means I'm actually writing Morning Java in the mornings now. Weird.
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There's no shortage of cycle shops in the Gastonia, N.C. area, but shop owner and mechanic Benjamin Segal says his Gaston Motorcycle Werks fills a niche repairing classics.
"I have always ridden older bikes and I searched for years, high and low, trying to find someone I felt I could trust to work on my bike, and I just never found him," Segal, a self-taught mechanic who has been working on bikes since the late 1980s, told the Shelby Star.
"There are a lot of riders out there who are riding older model bikes that dealers either don't want to mess with or don't have the experience to work on," Segal says.
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