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Trade Center Memorials
Tribute in Light
The Tribute in Light was a temporary art installation of 88
searchlights placed next to the site of the World Trade Center from
March 11 to April 14, 2002 to create two vertical columns of light in
remembrance of the September 11, 2001 attacks. The installation was
launched again in 2003 to mark the second anniversary of the attack,
and as of 2007 has been done every year since on September 11. The
tribute will run again in 2008, but has not been funded for future
Those working on the project came up with the concept in the week
following the attack. Architects John Bennett and Gustavo
Bonevardi of PROUN Space Studio distributed their "Project for the
Immediate Reconstruction of Manhattan's Skyline."
Artists Julian LaVerdiere and Paul Myoda, who before September 11 were
working on the 91st floor of the World Trade Center north tower on a
proposed light sculpture on the giant radio antenna with Creative Time,
conceived of the project "Phantom Towers," and were commissioned by
<i>The New York Times Magazine</i> to create an image of
the project for its September 23 cover.
Richard Nash Gould, a New York architect, went to the Municipal Art
Society with the concept. Gould was part of a firm whose SoHo office
looked on the World Trade Center. Other projects by Gould include
Howard, Darby & Levin in New York City and Polo Sport, Ralph Lauren
in New York City.
On September 19, chairman Philip K. Howard wrote to Mayor Rudy
Giuliani, asking him "to consider placing two large searchlights near
the disaster site, projecting their light straight up into the
sky." After some consideration it was decided to contact lighting
experts in the field of high intensity light displays. A Las Vegas
company was chosen to help design the installation and to supply the 88
fixtures that would be needed.
On clear nights, the lights could be seen from over 60 miles away,
clearly visible in all of New York City and most of suburban Northern
New Jersey and Long Island, Fairfield, Connecticut, Westchester County
and Rockland County, New York. The beams were clearly visible from the
terrace at Century Country Club in Purchase, New York, from at least as
far west as western Morris County, in Flanders, New Jersey, and as far
south near Trenton, New Jersey in nearby Hamilton.
The project was originally going to be named "Towers of Light," but the
victims' families complained that the name emphasized the buildings
destroyed instead of the people killed.
National September
11th Memorial
In August 2006, the World Trade Center Memorial Foundation and the Port
Authority of New York and New Jersey began heavy construction on the
National September 11 Memorial & Museum. The Memorial will be
located at the World Trade Center site, on the former location of the
two destroyed towers. The World Trade Center Memorial Foundation was
renamed the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World
Trade Center in 2007. The winner of the World Trade Center Site
Memorial Competition was Israeli architect Michael Arad of Handel
Architects, a New York and San Francisco-based firm. Arad worked with
landscape architecture firm Peter Walker and Partners on the design
which calls for a forest of trees with two square pools in the center,
where the Twin Towers stood.
The design is consistent with the original Daniel Libeskind master plan
that called for the memorial to be 30 feet below street level
(originally 70 feet) in a piazza. The design was the only finalist to
throw out Libeskind's requirement that buildings overhang the
A memorial was planned in the immediate aftermath of the attacks and
destruction of the World Trade Center to remember both the victims and
those involved in rescue. The National September 11 Memorial &
Museum at the World Trade Center is a non-profit corporation with the
mission to raise funds for, program, own and operate the Memorial &
Museum at the World Trade Center site.
The memorial consists of a park at street level with two recessed
square pools located 30 feet (9m) below street level, fed by waterfalls
along the walls. At the center of the pools are recessed squares into
which the water flows. The waterfalls will be the largest manmade
waterfalls in the country. The names of the victims will be
inscribed on parapets surrounding the pools at street level. The design
will place the names of the victims who were in Tower 1 and the victims
on Flight 11, which hit Tower 1 around the North Pool. The names
surrounding the South Pool will include: those killed in Tower 2, the
victims who were in the immediate vicinity of the Towers, the victims
on Flight 175, which hit Tower 2, the first responders, the passengers
on Flight 93, which crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, the
passengers on Flight 77, which hit the Pentagon; those killed at
Pentagon, and the victims of the February 26, 1993 WTC bombing. Company
employees and their visitors will be listed together, but without the
names of their companies. Passengers of the four flights will be listed
together under their flight numbers. First responders will be listed
together with their units.
The National September 11 Memorial Museum will be located 70 feet below
ground. An admission fee is under consideration. The museum will
feature interactive exhibits that are designed to teach visitors about
the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and February 26, 1993
through firsthand accounts and artifacts. The largest asset of the
museum will be the exposed slurry wall, which held back the Hudson
River and remained standing after the attacks.
On March 13, 2006, construction workers arrived at the WTC site to
commence work on the Reflecting Absence design. On that same day,
relatives of the victims and other concerned citizens gathered to
protest the new memorial, stating that the memorial should be built
above ground. The president of the memorial foundation, however, has
stated that family members were consulted and formed a consensus in
favor of the current design, and that work will continue as planned.
In May 2006, it was disclosed that the estimated construction costs for
the Memorial had risen to over $1 billion. At $1 billion, it
would approach the cost of the World Trade Center for which
construction was completed in 1970 in nominal dollar terms. In 2006, at
the request of Governor George Pataki and Mayor Michael Bloomberg,
builder Frank Sciame performed a month-long analysis, which considered
input from victims' families, the Lower Manhattan business and
residential communities, members of the memorial jury, architects and
others. The analysis recommended design changes that kept the memorial
and museum within the $500 million budget.
On September 2, 2008, construction workers erected the 7,700 pound
first column for the memorial, near the footprint of the north tower.style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">
America's Heroes
Opened in September 2002 after Pentagon repairs were completed, the
America's Heroes Memorial and chapel are housed where American Airlines
Flight 77 crashed into the building. The memorial includes a book
of photographs and biographies of the victims. It also includes five
large black acrylic panels: one displays the Purple Heart medal awarded
to military members killed in the attacks, another shows the medal
given to civilians, two back wall panels are etched with the victims'
names, and a center panel shows tribute statements. The small chapel,
located in an adjacent room, has stained glass windows with
patriotic-themed designs.
The Pentagon
The Pentagon Memorial is an outdoor memorial; it is scheduled to be
dedicated in September 2008, and will be open to the public. Another
memorial to victims of the Pentagon attack is located in Arlington
National Cemetery. The site of the memorial will be the first actual
9/11 Memorial; law enforcement function for the memorial falls under
the jurisdiction of the United States Pentagon Police.
The Pentagon Memorial is being constructed from a design by Julie
Beckman and Keith Kaseman of New York City (with design support from
Buro Happold) that was chosen following a design competition. The
memorial will honor the 184 victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks
at The Pentagon. At the heart of the memorial will be 184 illuminated
benches, arranged according to the victim's ages, from 3 to 71, in a
landscaped 1.93-acre plot. The benches representing the victims on the
plane will face skyward, and the benches representing the victims that
were inside the building will face the Pentagon (in both cases, the
line of sight follows the flight's path). As part of the landscaping,
there will be approximately 80 Paperbark Maple trees planted.
The Pentagon Memorial Fund, Inc. has a goal of raising $32 million. The
construction of the memorial is estimated to cost $22 million, with
another $10 million set aside in an endowment to provide maintenance of
the memorial. As of May 2007, $13.8 million had been raised for
construction of the memorial. Donations include $250,000 from American
Forests towards planting trees at the memorial, and $1 million from the
government of Taiwan.
Construction began on June 15, 2006, and will be dedicated and opened
to the public on September 11, 2008. By November 2006, site
excavation, re-routing of existing utility lines had been completed,
and water lines laid for the fountain pools. By May 2007, the
foundation of the perimeter wall was built and concrete pilings poured
for each bench.
Flight 93 Memorial
Flight 93 National Memorial protects the site of the crash of United
Airlines Flight 93, which was hijacked in the September 11, 2001
attacks, in Stonycreek Township, Pennsylvania, about 2 miles north of
Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and 60 miles southeast of Pittsburgh. A
temporary memorial to the 40 victims was established soon after the
crash, with a permanent memorial slated to be constructed and completed
by 2011. The current design for the memorial is a modified version of
the entry Crescent of Embrace by Paul and Milena Murdoch.
Temporary Memorial
The site of the crash is enclosed by a fence and is closed to the
public except for victims' family members. The temporary memorial is
located on a hillside 500 yards from the crash site. The memorial
includes a 40-foot (to commemorate the 40 passengers) chain-link fence
on which visitors can leave flags, hats, rosaries, and other items. The
items are collected by the Somerset Historical Center and stored until
a permanent memorial is built.
Next to the fence are several memorials such as a bronze plaque of
names, flags, and a large cross. The temporary memorial also includes a
row of small wooden angels, one for each passenger or crew member.
There are also handwritten messages on the guardrails at the
memorial. At the memorial site, there is also a small building
where visitors can sign a guestbook. The building is staffed by
National Park Service volunteers, called ambassadors, who answer
questions. In the years following the attacks, approximately 150,000
visitors each year have come to the memorial site.
Permanent Memorial
On March 7, 2002, Congressman John Murtha (PA-12) introduced a bill in
the United States House of Representatives to establish a National
Memorial to be developed by a commission, and ultimately administered
by the National Park Service. On April 16, 2002, Senator Arlen Specter
(PA) introduced a version of the "Flight 93 National Memorial Act" in
the Senate. On September 10, 2002 the bill passed both houses of
Congress. The final bill specifically excluded the four hijackers from
the passengers to be memorialized. When signed by President George W.
Bush on September 24, 2002, it became Public Law No. 107-226, and the
site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. By
September 2005, the commission was required to send to the Secretary of
the Interior and Congress recommendations for the planning, design,
construction, and long-term management of a permanent memorial.
The proposed boundaries of the National Memorial extend from
Lambertsville Road to U.S. Highway 30. It will be about 2,200 acres, of
which about 1,000 will be privately held, but protected through
partnership agreements. The memorial itself would be a 400-acre "bowl"
shaped area, with 1,800 surrounding acres as a buffer. In
December 2002, landowner Tim Lambert donated six acres at the crash
site, and entered discussions with the Conservation Fund regarding 160
additional acres. Using some funds donated from receipts for the
film United 93, the Families of Flight 93 organization purchased three
acres in the summer of 2006. The organization is also seeking $10
million in federal funding to use for acquiring land. In November
2006, the Conservation Fund acquired 100 acres as buffer land which are
to be managed by the Pennsylvania Game Commission. PBS Coals Inc. sold
900 acres to the the families organization in March 2008.
The commission decided to select the final design for the memorial
through a multi-stage design competition funded by grants from the
Heinz Foundations and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The
competition began on September 11, 2004. More than 1,000 entries were
submitted. In February 2005, five finalists were selected for further
development and consideration. The 15-member final jury included family
members, design and art professionals, and community and national
leaders. After three days of review and debate, they announced the
winner on September 7, 2005: Crescent of Embrace by a design team led
by Paul and Milena Murdoch of Los Angeles.
The design featured a "Tower of Voices," containing 40 wind chimes —
one for each passenger and crew member who died. A crescent is formed
by a circular pathway lined with red maple trees that follows the
natural bowl shape of the land. Forty groves of red and sugar maples
and eastern white oak trees were to be planted behind the crescent. A
black slate wall would mark the edge of the crash site, where the
victims are buried.
This design drew criticism because it was entitled "Crescent of
Embrace". The crescent is a symbol of Islam, and the terrorists who
hijacked the aircraft were Muslim and conducted the attacks in the name
of Islam.
Jury member Tom Burnett Sr., whose son was killed in the crash, said he
made an impassioned speech to his fellow jurors about what he felt the
crescent represented, "I explained this goes back centuries as an
old-time Islamic symbol," Burnett said. "I told them we'd be a laughing
stock if we did this." Representative Tom Tancredo of Colorado
has opposed the design's shape "because of the crescent's prominent use
as a symbol in Islam." Mike Rosen of the Rocky Mountain News wrote: "On
the anniversaries of 9/11, it's not hard to visualize al-Qaeda
celebrating the crescent of maple trees, turning red in the fall,
"embracing" the Flight 93 crash site. To them, it would be a memorial
to their fallen martyrs. Why invite that? Just come up with a different
design that eliminates the double meaning and the dispute." It
has also been pointed out that the design's crescent is oriented toward
The architect asserts that this is coincidental and that there was no
intent to refer to Muslim symbols. Several victims' families agreed,
including the family of Edward P. Felt. The Council on
American-Islamic Relations has denounced criticism as Islamophobic.
Others criticized the design as too non-representational. "We don't
need giant statues of the guys ramming the drink cart into the door.
But pedantic though such a monument might be, future generations would
infer the plot. All you get from a Crescent of Embrace is a sorrowful
sigh of all-encompassing grief and absolution, as if the lives of all
who died on that spot were equal in tragedy. They were not," wrote
James Lileks, a journalist and architectural commentator.
In response to criticism, the designer has agreed to modify the plan.
The architect believes that the central elements can be maintained to
satisfy criticism. "It's a disappointment there is a misinterpretation
and a simplistic distortion of this, but if that is a public concern,
then that is something we will look to resolve in a way that keeps the
essential qualities," Murdoch, 48, said in a telephone interview to the
Associated Press.
The redesigned memorial has the plain shape of a circle (as opposed to
a crescent) bisected by the flight's trajectory. "The circle enhances
the earlier design by putting more emphasis on the crash site,
officials said in the newsletter. A break in the trees will symbolize
the path the plane took as it crashed." There is criticism that
the redesign does not address any of the issues with the original
The cost of the permanent memorial is estimated at $57 million, and
will be covered by $30 million in private donations, plus federal and
state funds. The permanent memorial is planned to be dedicated on
September 11, 2011. As of April 2007, only $11 million had been
raised, falling short of the fundraising goal.
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My wife and I are selling one of our cars so we can buy a family car. We decided against trading in our car because we think we can get a better price for our car and don't think we will have much trouble selling it because it is a popular model (Honda Accord) and has low mileage (50k).
Once we decided we needed to sell our car we looked at our options. Basically you can place it on Craigslist (free), newspaper classifieds (nominal fee), park it in a public area (free), or put it on Ebay (most expensive option). We decided to give Craigslist a shot because we know several people who have had luck going that route and it is a free option. We aren't in a hurry to sell the car, so we want to take our time and make sure we can get fair value for it.
How to Sell Your Car on Craigslist
Craigslist is an online classifieds site where it is free and easy way to post items for sale, items you want to purchase, help wanted, etc. It's a great place to buy, sell, trade, etc. Here are sine tips to help you sell your car (or anything else) on Craigslist.
List a sale price, but be willing to negotiate
Determine Pricing. Don't just pick a price out of the air. Go get comps from an online source such as Kelley Blue Book or NADA. KBB lists average prices for different vehicle makes and models, as well as prices for trade-ins, private sales, and suggested retail value (dealership prices). NADA gives price ranges for trade-ins. You don't have to use these prices as the Gospel, but rather as a starting point. Remember when pricing your car to take other factors into consideration such as condition, mileage, vehicle popularity, how much you owe, etc.
Be willing to negotiate. Once you have a prospective buyer, you will probably need to negotiate the price. Be willing to bend on your price a little if necessary. If you are not willing to drop your price, be sure to state that in your ad copy and be firm but polite when negotiating. (but a better idea would be to just price it slightly higher than your desired price and be willing to come down a little; buyers expect some price flexibility in all but the most popular vehicles. As with all negotiations, be polite and respectful, but also be willing to walk away from the deal if it isn't to your liking. There should never be any pressure to make a sale or to buy.
Create an add that "sells!"
Create solid ad copy. Be descriptive. You night be surprised how many people don't write a good description of their vehicle – often leaving out key information such as make, model, year, color, trim level, or even the price! Take your time to write down all the details and write a description that will "sell" your car. Be sure to notate any problems your vehicle may have – any prospective buyer will find out anyway, so it's best to respect a prospective buyer and be honest up front. One last tip, DO NOT WRITE IN ALL CAPS. IT'S HARD TO READ AND EQUATES TO SHOUTING!
Include photos. You will receive more responses to your ad if you include photos. Craigslist limits you to 4 photos, and the quality isn't the greatest because they are scaled down for size/quality. If the photos that show up on your ad don't do your car justice then let buyers know you have more photos available upon request, or host them on a photo sharing site like Flickr and include a link in your ad. Prospective buyers can click the link and see multiple hi res photos of your car.
Make yourself and the car available
Make yourself available. You don't want to list your car for sale right before the weekend, then head out of town. Be sure to make yourself available so potential buyers can take a look at your car or take it for a test drive. The same thing goes for e-mail or phone – be sure to check your e-mail and have your phone turned on.
Make the car available. Another way to get people to see your car is to park it in a public location and leave that information in your ad. Some people park their car in their driveway or outside their home. If you are uncomfortable giving your address out to strangers, consider parking your car at another location. Just be sure to get permission before parking it in a place that doesn't belong to you.
Note about privacy on Craigslist: Craigslist will not display your e-mail if you do not wish them to do so, so you can receive e-mails through their autoforwarding tool; this is a great security feature. Likewise, many people prefer not to leave their phone number for privacy reasons. Go with your gut on this one and do what you are comfortable doing.
No scams!
Don't fall for scams. There are thousands of scams out there, and Craigslist seems to attract a lot of them (not through the fault of Cragslist, mind you; just the nature of their service). Craigslist has a great section on avoiding scams. The short of it is this: Only sell locally, or to someone you know if they are not local. Avoid wiring money via services like Western Union or MoneyGram, do not accept cashier's checks or money orders, avoid third party escrow services, and NEVER give out your financial information. Finally, if the deal smells bad, just walk away. In most cases, you will have no recourse if you are taken in on a scam and it's better to lose out on a potential sale than lose everything.
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AFRICAN National Congress (ANC) deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa had a thin time of it in Limpopo at the weekend, talking at a meeting and going door to door as part of the party's election campaign.
The ANC has not only had to deny that Ramaphosa was made to feel unwelcome, as City Press reported, but that he also did not mean to insult Afrikaners, or whites, when he said the b-word in Seshego, hometown of Economic Freedom Fighters boss Julius Malema.
According to a report in The Star, Ramaphosa effectively warned that the ANC was the only thing keeping the bad old days from coming back, in an answer to a resident who blamed poor service delivery in the area on the ruling party's incompetence.
"If all South Africans don't vote, we will regress. The boers will come back to control us," Ramaphosa reportedly said.
The report has caused a furore, with political parties like the Democratic Alliance (DA) accusing Ramaphosa of backwardness and the Freedom Front Plus (FF+) saying he's racist.
"Apart from the fact that such a statement is not based on any real facts, it is also racist and polarising," FF+ boss Pieter Mulder said. "It is clear from this how deep in trouble the ANC is with its impatient voters. Because Mr Ramaphosa is second in charge of the ANC, these remarks cannot be lightly dismissed."
Indeed, most rebukes have taken the statement at its most basic level — the game-park-owning, buffalo-farming Ramaphosa meant whites, or white farmers. In his apology, he acknowledged the offence and let it lie at that.
"It is unfortunate that my comments offended some people. They were never intended to be derogatory," he said in a statement.
"In my conversation with a Seshego resident, I warned of the danger of the country going backwards, and used a term that has commonly been used by black South Africans to refer to the erstwhile apartheid regime. It is a term that continues to be understood in that way.
"My comments were not meant to refer to a particular section of our population, and it is unfortunate if such an impression was created."
But we know better than that. In the defence of Malema, back when he was the leader of the ANC Youth League and singing that infamous song, ANC people testified that the word "bhunu", or "boer", carried a different connotation to people within the struggle.
Speaking in court, Malema's lawyer, Vincent Maleka, said that media translations had distorted the original meaning. It didn't actually refer to one specific person, but rather to a political system.
But I don't think this is the full extent of the problems with Ramaphosa's statement. According to the original report, the "unemployed, single mother-of-three blamed the high unemployment rate on the ANC and said she had lost hope in the party". Notice the complete disregard for the primary concern of the citizen: terrible local government. This person didn't need to hear that not voting would bring apartheid back, but rather how the sitting government would work to improve her life.
Ramaphosa could have said: "Don't worry about it, don't think, just vote for me."
Of deep concern is the unsubtle hint that the only thing preventing the past from returning is the ANC. I'm less tempted to think this was a dig at the DA (in rural Limpopo?) and more of a lack of appreciation for the struggle as it was fought outside of ANC spheres of control. Thabo Mbeki was guilty of this in his time as president, but it was President Jacob Zuma who took it to the next level. He has overblown the role of the armed struggle on many occasions, to the point of suggesting it was their guerrilla fighters that made 1994 happen.
It's not an unimportant distortion of history. The view that the ANC was our only saviour, and thus remains the only thing holding apartheid back, denies ordinary people agency as their own emancipators. It suggests the oppressed people sat by, waiting for the party to lead it to the promised land.
It is almost as if Ramaphosa did not have a front-row seat to observe the birth of powerful black trade unions, the United Democratic Front and other people's movements that sprang up in the 1980s.


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Paul wrote:
> Guys,
> How can i confirm which Volume Manager is running on a server??
use the commands vxprint, metastat and zpool list.
there can be a combination of the above ex. disksuite for / .
zfs or symantec for other data disks.
vx is symantec, metastat is lvm/solaris zfs is zfs/solaris.
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It's so hard to find the ideal time and place to blog.
I thought with some free time at work I'd be able to type up little blurbs on what's on my (gamer) mind. But with the auditors riding everyone's ass lately around the work station, it's been a bit tricky.
Now with the E3 dust settling, and these corporate pain in the necks gone. I can finally unload.
Definitely one of the best E3's in recent memory for me. I can say just about everyone on the videogame spectrum has something to look forward to.
If I tried to touch on everything that caught my attention at this years show, I'd end up typing up a 4,000 word essay. I'm going to focus on something that really hit home for me instead. For those that know me... I'm sure you guys already know what I'm talking about.
I had lots of mediums that kept me informed and up to date with this years E3.
Mainly through podcasts.
I was able to snag my sista'inlaws iphone for myself when she "upgraded" to a blackberry. I use it as an itouch now cause I like my blackberry too much to bother with an iphone. I discovered a ton of good podcasts to subscribe to on the itunes store and not to mention one that actually quoted something I said on the 1up message boards! (Goodgrief podcast) Was a bit surreal hearing my username and my words read by the shows host.
In any case... the one jaw dropping announcement from the entire show was FFXIV.
Don't get me wrong, I'm totally going to dig GOW3, Encharted 2, MGRaiden, Castlevania, Splintercell Conviction, GT5, Last Guardian, Modern Warfare, etc., etc....
But the announcement of FFXIV made something run down my spine. And that something was fierce...
A nice little chunk of my life that I wish I could forget was spent wasted playing the grind house that is FFXI.
I can't exactly go into FFXIV without giving you my final clear cut impression about FFXI. Especially for those that have not played it (if you haven't... don't).
My life in Vana'diel
The good , the bad , and the ugly .
The good about this game was for it's time, 2002. It was a drop dead gorgeous game the mmo market had yet to see. An MMO market that was still in it's infancy. Heck, even in todays standards it could still take away your breath. You'd expect no less from Square.
Even though I was in the mix of the Phantasy Star Online scene for a bit on the Dreamcast era. I still consider FFXI my first official MMORPG. The gameplay was straight forward, if you were familier with previous FF games you'd instantly pick it up. I was fascinated by the lush landscape and the scale of the huge world. There were plenty of players on at all times that you could find anyone to join up and party to try to take on some tough monsters together. I enjoyed the game for a few months until I went off to serve Uncle Sam. Years later, it was released for Xbox 360 and I just knew I had to re-live my old memories I had with the game my first go around with it. And for a time, it was good.
The bad about this game now, is that it hasn't aged well. Sure visually, it's no slouch. But the core gameplay mechanics of the game had been broken. When I came back... I found the in-game economy went batshit crazy inflated. To buy some decent gear off the market it took weeks if not months of farming (by farming I mean, gathering, hunting, crafting, or w/e method one used to make an earning). It was much easier to just buy virtual currency and save yourself the time spent trying to farm it. Especially with so many community websites pimping the advertisement, for just such an occasions. It was tempting to see what cost me one hour of work in real life saved me weeks of in game work. That one aspect of the game not only made the game a chore but it completely left new comers with the crappiest of gear. Usually ending up with the noob stigma. Making potential players quit early on in the game. With that fact, most of the steady FFXI players that's keeping this game alive are hardcore end game players. Meaning new players are going to have a hard time meeting people their level range but will need to make friends and make friends quick. Because to accomplish anything remotely fulfilling in the game, you will need help from others. Even so much as to wipe your own ass, you will not be able to accomplish this without the help from others. Asking the top dogs of the game for help is usually a big waste of time. Sure you'll find one nice dude that'll assist you once... but thats a rare occasion in itself. Even with the newly implemented level sync system, it was too little too late. I heard more bitching then praising out of that. The game in short, is not solo friendly. Many members of the FFXI defense force will argue, why get into an mmo if you're planning to play by yourself?
I don't know, but WoW seemed to have struck the right balance between solo and group play. I know if it weren't for some great friends I made in the game, I would have never made it to the top alone. Thank you Ried, Drez, Savok, Mya, Soul and Hoshino.
The ugly... I know this one part comes with the territory in any mmo space. But FFXI I believe took it to the next level. The community was one of the worse I've yet to experience. It is what ultimately drove me away from the game. You don't know how bad people are till you played with them on FFXI. So called friends will trash talk, backstab, flat out throw you under the bus to get ahead and get their piece of gear before thinking about having any sense of comradery much less loyalty. Why?
The game has a terrible loot distribution system and an even worse drop rate. It's a literally an old and broken system. Usually handled by linkshell (guild equivalent) leader to decide who gets what, most often then not. They'll usually favor a friend or the highest bidder to prioritize who gets what. Some of the gear drops are so rare it can take months of doing the same areas over and over until you might ever have a chance of getting yours. The respawn timers for some of the rare monsters that drop something of value are ridiculous, leaving only the best programmer that can create a patrol bot for that area to claim the monster while it stands wait for hours, days, and weeks. No regular joe-schmoe can join these "elite" groups either. They expect you to fill applications to join. Yes, literally.
In the end, game lost its appeal. The good people started to leave and I followed suite.
Hope for FFXIV.
So after experiencing the mess that was FFXI, why bother going through what could be the same experience with prettier high-res graphics?
I know better.
Shortly after I left FFXI, a friend of mine (former ffxi player) convince me to give World of Warcraft a shot. I figured why not, I can see what all the craze was revolving this game was. I seen plenty of screen shots of the game and a few gameplay videos on youtube regarding it. But nothing about it seemed appealing to me but being the curious gamer that I was. I had to see what the buzz was all about. Much to my surprise… the game delivered in everything FFXI couldn't and then some. Solo gameplay oozes right from the beginning but offers you so much more things to do with buddies right off the back. The economy is not broken but in fact very healthy and easy to break into. More organized guild system, player vs player (pvp), instances (dungeons), factions, quests, you name it. WoW didn't restrict me like FFXI did, it only showed me the world of potential the MMO scene has to offer.
SquareEnix has seen this… I'm sure. They've said it themselves, they plan to cater to the casual market. They're not completely going to rip off WoW… of course not. But seeing WoW and other newly released mmo's as source materials such as Warhammer, Age of Conan, Aion (beta just went live last weekend). They have a wide variety of ideas to mesh with their own original ideas. Now throw in Square's fantastic story telling and high quality polished visuals with the father of the Ivalice universe (FFTactics, and FFXII) Akihiko Yoshida taking the charge in this games art direction. Ladies and gentlemen, we have a recipe for one of the most epic mmo man will be graced with.


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When white-collar white guys take part of their lunch hour to drive around really bad neighborhoods marvelling at the indigenous people and they way they live...while hoping not to get shot or jacked.
We went on safari yesterday to Division Street. We saw a group of porch monkeys grooming each other (haircuts) and one level 60 mooncricket who definitely wanted to kill us.
bigdaddyz99によって 2005年06月23日(木)
Refers to the act of targeting people of one race, specifically african-americans, on the game GTA. Called so because of their resemblance to apes.
-"Oh man, look at all the monkeys on this street! SAFARIIII!!!!!"
Mighty Joe Young 907によって 2009年04月13日(月)
An alternative to Internet Explorer or Firefox. Apparently faster than all other internet browsers.
I am using Safari to view this page
Dj Full-Torqueによって 2005年09月28日(水)
pairing marijuana with a prescription amphetamine used to treat attention deficit disorder (usually adderall, a.k.a. pandas or pandae, but sometimes ritalin, a.k.a. koalas) to get a high energy high
Yo, we're goin' on safari tonight. Gonna eat some pandas, then hit the trees till it kicks in.
Wanna make it a safari?
Wanna make it a safari?
prozak42によって 2011年06月02日(木)
when ure trolling through the bar and all there is are zoo creatures and fam animals. ure on a safari. bring ure spear gun.
I went on a safari through all the zoo creatures at this fucking bar.
tomflyesによって 2010年02月02日(火)
Lunch hour entertainment for white collar workers...drive through really bad neighborhoods marvelling at the natives and their lifestyle.
When we went to lunch today, we picked up subway and went on safari. I thought sure one big silverback was gonna kill us.
bigdaddyzによって 2006年01月30日(月)
a simple tool included in Mac OS X. Used for connecting to the internet and downloading web browsers
I used Safari to download google chrome, a web browser
herpderpinによって 2012年02月06日(月)


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Grudge Match is a sort of Punchy Old Men, a slow-footed, high-concept comedy that pairs up the screen's greatest pugilists, circa 1981, for a few slaps and a few laughs.
Robert De Niro and Sylvester Stallone square off as aged boxers brought back by desperation and a desperate fight promoter, played by Kevin Hart. Hart slows his role to match the two leads and the sluggish film around them, where every punch, every gag and most performances are played at half speed.
Henry "Razor" Sharp (Stallone) and Billy "The Kid" McDonnen (De Niro) were light heavyweights who had unfinished business in the 1980s. Razor walked away from a decisive third fight after each had taken out the other once in their rivalry.
Kid, a boozing braggart, never forgave Razor. He drinks and does a Jake LaMotta (Raging Bull) sort of stand-up act in his bar, where he gets to live the ex-jock's dream in their hometown of Pittsburgh.
Razor went broke, went to work in a steel mill and never got over the woman who came between them (Kim Basinger).
Then the son (Hart) of the promoter who ripped them off back in the day cons them into doing some video game motion-capture work, reviving their rivalry for a few bucks.
There's a comforting "we're not dead yet" message to this, especially in the inevitable training sequences. It's a shame the banter isn't sharper, that the whole thing wasn't played at motor-mouthed Hart's normal speed. His zingers lack the pop and the frequency that he delivers in most comedies.
It's all very much in the style of director Peter Segal (Get Smart) — slow, sentimental, slick and sadly recycled. But it's perfectly passable holiday entertainment for people who dated during the Rocky and Raging Bull era. Just don't expect this Grudge Match to be much of a challenge.


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While the tone might have been slightly more heavy, this was always a show with some drama. Jim and Pam getting together and the fallout, Ryan as a cokehead, and Michael Scott vs. Dunder Mifflin are examples of this.
I dunno, I just don't remember any of those moments being particularly dramatic. Perhaps you are right about the tone aspect though. This certainly had a much more heavy tone than anything else they've done and certainly felt out of place. You raise an interesting point though, maybe the tone is more the falling point of sitcoms than just drama.


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This year, the U.S. made history in its presidential election.
Democrat Barack Obama became the first African American to win the U.S. presidency.
Obama is a supporter of abortion and gay rights, though not gay marriage.
In California, citizens passed a state constitutional amendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman.
Proposition 8 has sparked protests by gay rights groups and violence against some churches and ministers.
"I've been threatened with bodily harm, as have many others," Bishop Harry Jackson told CBN News. "Pastors in California are now having folks watch their houses and guard them all the evening hours. It's a very very intense time around the nation.
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A federal judge on Thursday postponed the sentencing for Cyrus Casby, the former Marrero resident who is facing life in prison for killing three people and injuring two others in a Harvey apartment fire. Casby, 29, was to receive his punishment Aug. 7.
He was convicted last year of arson affecting interstate commerce resulting in injury or death, in the Nov. 10, 2004, fire on Tallow Tree Lane. Three generations of the Carto family died in the blaze, including Casby's 17-month-old daughter, Cyanna Carto.
U.S. District Judge Eldon Fallon agreed to delay the sentencing, after deciding not to let Casby fire his sixth attorney in three years. Fallon told Casby he has a constitutional right to represent himself but that he must continue using his current federal public defender as he moves toward his sentencing.
"The right to appointed counsel does not mean a defendant has the unilateral right to chose counsel," Fallon told Casby, urging him to accept the public defender. "At this stage, the only thing we are going to be talking about is sentencing, and sentencing is a very technical, very legal issue."
The sentencing delay was in part caused by Casby's dissatisfaction with his latest attorney, Michael Riehlmann, who was appointed to the case after a federal jury convicted Casby in August 2013. Casby has accused Riehlmann of providing ineffective assistance and has criticized him, for instance, for not filing a criminal complaint against Casby's former attorney.
In court Thursday, Casby cited case law to argue why he should be allowed to represent himself. "Me and attorney Riehlmann have not been in communication since March," Casby said.
Riehlmann asked to postpone the sentencing so he could prepare objections to a sentencing investigative report. Fallon agreed to the delay but did not set a new date.
In April, Fallon ordered a psychiatric evaluation for Casby, after Riehlmann said he found his client was acting "in a peculiar and paranoid fashion on several occasions." The case came to a standstill during the sanity evaluation.
After the evaluation was completed, Fallon ruled earlier this month that Casby is mentally competent to be sentenced. Mental competence means Casby must be able to understand the charges against him and be able to assist his attorney.
Fallon said Thursday he has "no doubt" that Casby is mentally competent to assist his attorney. "Whether or not he does so is his choice," the judge said.
During the trial last year, Casby squabbled in court with his then-attorney, Robin Ljungberg, the fifth lawyer appointed to defend him. At one point, Casby abruptly stood up from his seat at the defense table and in front of the jury announced he wanted "to terminate the services of the federal public defender." He asked for a mistrial. Ljungberg said he had "no idea" of why his client complained. Fallon denied both of Casby's requests.
In court Thursday, Casby blamed his conviction on Ljungberg, asserting -- inaccurately -- that the Louisiana Supreme Court "disbarred" the lawyer earlier this month, "because of actions at my trial."
In fact, Ljungberg, a Colorado transplant, had his conditional admission to practice law in Louisiana revoked by the state Supreme Court on July 8. Ljungberg had been admitted to practice here for only a year. The court's order says nothing about Casby.
Casby was 19 when authorities say he stabbed his ex-girlfriend, Cynthia Carto, 17, to death inside the apartment, poured gasoline on the upstairs landing and set it on fire. The fire trapped the Carto family in the two upstairs bedrooms.
Cyntha Carto's mother, Janice Carto, 33, suffered stab wounds that would have killed her had the smoke not gotten her first, according to testimony. Janice's son, Cleveland McGinnis, 11, also died from breathing in the toxic smoke. Another of Janice's sons, Jarvis Carto, who was 10 at the time, was left with irreversible brain damage from the smoke.
A firefighter also was injured in responding to the fire. Casby was convicted of causing that injury, too.
A Jefferson Parish jury acquitted Casby in May 2008 of four state charges of second-degree murder, including Cynthia Carto's death. For that case, Casby's family hired a private attorney, Jim Williams.
Federal agents looked at the evidence and concluded that Casby set the fire, leading the U.S. attorney's office in New Orleans to have him indicted on the arson charges in 2011. Fallon ruled before last year's trial that Casby's double jeopardy claims, that he could not be prosecuted for the same crime twice, did not apply. The state and federal governments are different jurisdictions, Fallon ruled.


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Trans-Pacific Trade Agreement: Potential damage to global public health
"If the door starts to close on generic production of antiretrovirals, any hope of ending the global AIDS epidemic in our lifetime will quickly evaporate."
U.S. covert operation against Cuban youth condemned
USAID hired young people from Peru, Costa Rica, and Venezuela to pose as tourists in Cuba to befriend young Cubans and try to convert them into anti-government activists.
U. S. intervention in Cuba remains intense
A new GAO report reveals that monies directed at changing Cuba's government increased sharply after 2004, the George W. Bush administration, and have remained high during the Obama administration.
Cuban-trained American doctor helps save lives in Haiti
Raising the dead with dopamine: An American doctor, graduate of Cuba's Latin American School of Medicine, devotes his residency to healing the people of Haiti.
Governing party candidate excluded in Haiti runoff elections
Under intense international pressure, Haiti's election board has announced that it is excluding Jude Celestin, candidate of President Rene Preval's INTE Party, from runoff presidential elections scheduled for March 20.
Pakistan flood victims face harsh winter
Reports indicate that the hardships from Pakistan's earlier monsoon floods have been exacerbated by the onslaught of winter.
World AIDS Day: Post offices deliver HIV prevention advice
Workplaces can play a key role in the HIV response, according to the International Labor Organization.
Pope's condom statement offers Rorschach theology
Pope Benedict XVI set off a firestorm this week when the Vatican released excerpts from a new book in which the pontiff obliquely says that HIV prevention might be a reason for condoms.
Haiti, five months after quake, aid slow to show
Although $5.3 billion in immediate aid was pledged to help Haiti after its Jan. 12 near-apocalyptic earthquake, only two percent, or $45 million, has been donated.
Haitians hold onto life as help mounts
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The rough endoplasmic reticulum (rough ER) is a
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carbohydrate metabolism
refers to the production, storage and use of carbohydrates within organisms.
Animal cells involved in hormone secretion are
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The bubbly will be flowing for a good cause March 10 when the fourth annual Bubbly on the Bayou Champagne Brunch is held at the Salmen-Fritchie House in Slidell. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Rainbow Child Care Center.
"We are helping Rainbow to celebrate their 30th anniversary and would like to invite the community to join us for this fun event," said Linda Larkin, Bubbly committee member.
The menu will include a delicious gourmet brunch, with specialty wines and champagne to be served by some very special bartenders – Mayor Freddy Drennan, Slidell Police Chief Randy Smith and St. Tammany Fire District 1's Chief of Administration, and 2013 Krewe of Slidellians King Samaritan Chris Kaufmann, according to Larkin.
Honorary chairwoman for the event is Tara Ingram-Hunter, Planning Department Director for the City of Slidell.
Live music, a silent auction and a fashion show by My Girlfriend's Closet will be part of the afternoon's program. The brunch will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Tickets are $65 in advance and $75 at the door. Patron sponsorships are also available and each sponsor level includes tickets to the event. All sponsorships are tax deductible. Bubbly on the Bayou tickets are available at the Rainbow Child Care Center, Izabella's Villa, the Purple Armadillo Again and Whitney Bank.
The theme for the day care center's 30th anniversary is "Children, Our Precious Pearls".
The funds raised from this event will provide early learning opportunities for children of low to moderate income working families that wish to break the cycle of poverty and contribute to improving the quality of life in East St. Tammany Parish, according to Dionne Graham, Rainbow Child Care Center's Executive Director.
For sponsorship opportunities information, contact Dionne Graham at 985.646.1603. For brunch or ticket information, contact Linda Larkin at 985.705.7127.


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This recycled paper sculpture looks like an old iron piece that has been painted and re-painted. The pastel colors are coated with chipped white paint and a faux patina is applied over the entire piece. It is a bright and cheery reminder that spring is on the way! Learn about the eco-friendly paints and other products used in this project from Eco Green Crafts here.
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- Paint the segments of the bird with the Rose, Lime, Butternut, Sky Blue and Blueberry for the bird (mix the blues for the shade on the example). Let the paint dry.
- Apply a thin layer of petroleum jelly with your finger on parts of the painted sculpture. Leave some parts alone so the paint will stay on in those spots.
- With quick strokes apply white paint over the entire piece. Do not overwork the paint or the petroleum jelly will mix with the paint and spoil the effect; just once over lightly. Allow to dry.
- Use a heat gun to blister and crack the white paint and use a paper towel to wipe off large sections of paint where desired. Blot up any oils with a paper towel.
- Mix Mulch with a touch of Black to make "raw umber". Add water to make a really thin glaze. Paint over the whole piece and wipe off the excess with paper towel. This creates the aged effect.
- Attach ribbons and a button to embellish.
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New Year's Eve [2011]
Running time: 117 Minutes
Distributor: Warner Brothers Pictures
Comedy, Romance
Directed By:Garry Marshall
Written By:Katherine Fugate
In Theaters: Dec 9, 2011 Wide
Film Review by Kam Williams
Very Good (3 stars)
It is unavoidable that this picture would be compared to the
similarly-structured Valentine's Day and Love Actually, given how both of
those romantic comedies also revolve around the relationship issues of a
number of couples whose lives serendipitously intersect on a big holiday.
The good news is that this film is far superior to the former, although it
unfortunately falls short of the latter, which landed on this critic's
Annual Top Ten List for 2003.
Hospital-bound Griffin (Seth Meyers) and his 9-months pregnant wife, Tess
(Biel), are hoping to win the $25,000 prize for having the first baby born
after midnight. Elsewhere in the hospital, a terminal patient on the cancer
ward (De Niro) is trying to talk his empathetic nurse (Berry) into taking
him up to the roof to watch the ball drop. And this thoroughly-modern mosaic
wouldn't be complete without a tale about a cradle-robbing cougar (Pfeiffer)
being serenaded all over town by an ardent admire young enough to be her
Like a classical conductor, veteran director Marshall masterfully executes a cinematic balancing act here, seamlessly intertwining these discrete storylines ever so effortlessly. All roads lead to Times Square as the tension slowly ratchets, with enough surprising twists and touching reveals along the way to tug on your heartstrings.
A New Year's toast as sentimental as singing Auld Lang Syne!


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The September Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC) e-newsletter has just come out with a great feature on Jersey City's Harsimus Stem Embankment, or Sixth Street Embankment, as it is locally known.
Author Jake Lynch's story takes the reader from the history of the original rail line through the current legal battle to preserve the embankment for a multi-use trail similar to the High Line in New York City.
Standing next to the towering walls of century-old brownstone, looking up at the mist of sunlight pouring through wild foliage above, the vision for what the Harsimus Embankment could one day become forms easily.
The passage of time has already begun the work of transforming this unused elevated railway embankment in the heart of Jersey City, N.J., into an urban oasis. From the moment the trains stopped running in the early 1990s, Mother Nature took over. Today, the embankment supports a two-story-high, 100-foot wide, six-block wilderness of Cherry trees, wildflowers and grasses. Monarch butterflies stop for milkweed on their annual migrations south to Mexico. Attracted by the nectar, pollen and insects, mockingbirds and chickadees have moved in, their chirps and whistles replacing the industrial sounds of a bygone era.
"The community initially came together in response to news that the embankment might be demolished to make way for townhomes," says Stephen Gucciardo, president of the Harsimus Embankment Preservation Coalition.
"Neighbors recalled childhood memories, and the friends and relatives that worked on the railroad. A local historian described the defining role of the railroads in shaping Jersey City and the region. What evolved was an appreciation for the historical significance of the structure."
What also emerged was a remarkable vision: an elevated park along the top of the embankment, a linear escape running six blocks to the shores of the Hudson River, west to east, connected by walkways above the cross streets.
The East Coast Greenway Alliance (ECGA), an influential group of planners and trail advocates, has had enormous success during the last 20 years in creating a continuous route from Maine down to Florida. They have identified the embankment as a key off-road connection from Newark east to the Hudson River waterfront. ECGA and the Jersey City Landmarks Conservancy are looking at developing a connecting trail through the historical Erie Cut and Bergen Arches, a rail cut driven deep through the rock of the Palisades in the early 1900s.
Lynch's narrative then explores the years of legal battles, and the upcoming U.S. Court of Appeals hearing taking place this coming October.
RTC was one of three groups, along with Jersey City and the Embankment Coalition, to challenge the legality of the sale of the embankment to developers. The suit successfully argued to the Surface Transportation Board (STB), the regulatory agency charged with resolving rail-related disputes, that the embankment was a federally regulated rail line that could not be sold to the developers without the STB's permission.
With many millions of dollars at stake, lawyers for the developer responded with a complex series of appeals and motions, including a SLAPP suit (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation), filed against RTC, RTC's lawyers and the other opponents of the sale.
In July 2011, the Superior Court of New Jersey dismissed the SLAPP suit and ruled in favor of RTC, the Embankment Coalition and the city.
In his ruling, Judge Maurice J. Gallipoli wrote, "The federal rail abandonment legislation has been in place since 1976, giving ample notice to the LLCs of the potential risk associated with their purchase that could prove, and apparently has proven, quite troublesome."
Not surprisingly, the developers have appealed Judge Gallipoli's decision. However, the provisional dismissal of the SLAPP suit allowed RTC, Jersey City and the Embankment Coalition to continue their legal fight to preserve the embankment.
The case is set to be heard by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on October 18, 2011.
Since 1986, RTC's lawyers have argued the case for preserving rail corridors as public recreation and transportation assets at the local, national and federal levels in more than 50 cases, as well as before Congress and administrative agencies. RTC is the foremost, and often the only, legal advocate for rail-trails in the United States.
To read the story in its entirety, please see "High Hopes for the Harsimus Embankment: The Fight to Create an Elevated Rail-Trail in New Jersey"


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April 28, 2010 - Al Stephenson
Who would have thunk it that the biggest play LeBron James made in the game 5 clinching win against the Chicago Bulls was a missed free throw with 7 seconds left.
Well, it's true. The King made the first of two free throws putting the Cavs up by 4 (making it a two possession game) and then inexplicably he was hurting so bad that he chose to shoot the second shot left-handed. He missed as it clanked off the rim, but it made national headlines. It also made me wonder what the heck was going on.
The elbow apparently has been bothering him for weeks. I can't believe that the first free throw was enough to suddenly make it unusable. Did he have an ulterior motive for doing what he did? That's hard to say though he looked in excrutiating pain following the game.
The elbow injury is a mystery. It is also a big concern among Cav fans, who are waiting for the first Cleveland championship since, well, before most of them were born.
The view from my seat would suggest that the Cavs may have a tough time winning that elusive title and that's if LeBron is healthy.
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BENNINGTON — After cutting its rejected budget by more than $575,000, the Bennington School Board approved on Wednesday a proposed budget of $12,940,745 to be put before voters on May 21.
Members of the Bennington School Board approved the budget proposal unanimously.
There will be an informational meeting about the budget on May 20 with the vote on the budget, to take place by Australian ballot, the next day. Voting will be at the Bennington fire facility, the same location as the vote in March.
During the Town Meeting Day vote, the Bennington School District budget, which was proposed at $13,518,802, was
rejected by a vote of 1,095-915. While several school budgets around Vermont were defeated this year, Bennington was the only budget defeated in Bennington County.
The Mount Anthony Union School District, which runs the middle and high schools in Bennington, was also defeated in Bennington but received enough support in the other towns it covers, North Bennington, Pownal, Shaftsbury and Woodford, to be passed.
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2. yungblood always think he's right?
you keep saying nintendo only has this and that, but this and that is more like zelda, metroid, battalion wars, medal of honor, resident evil, zak and wiki, and mario galaxy. microsoft has halo (uh oh, trilogy's over...now what?), COD4, mass effect, bioshock, as always i will include nhl 08 since its freakin godlike, and skate because its innovative. oh...well if you include Generic FPS Shooter 1-49, I guess that ups the count a little, but if you ask me after 4 or 5 they just went downhill. 0_o
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December 28, 2002, 01:24 AM
I have a Florida CCW. A week ago a police officer told me it's illegal to carry in libraries.
Is this true?
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790.06 (12) No license issued pursuant to this section shall authorize any person to carry a concealed weapon or firearm into any place of nuisance as defined in s. 823.05; any police, sheriff, or highway patrol station; any detention facility, prison, or jail; any courthouse; any courtroom, except that nothing in this section would preclude a judge from carrying a concealed weapon or determining who will carry a concealed weapon in his or her courtroom; any polling place; any meeting of the governing body of a county, public school district, municipality, or special district; any meeting of the Legislature or a committee thereof; any school, college, or professional athletic event not related to firearms; any school administration building; any portion of an establishment licensed to dispense alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises, which portion of the establishment is primarily devoted to such purpose; any elementary or secondary school facility; any area technical center; any college or university facility unless the licensee is a registered student, employee, or faculty member of such college or university and the weapon is a stun gun or nonlethal electric weapon or device designed solely for defensive purposes and the weapon does not fire a dart or projectile; inside the passenger terminal and sterile area of any airport, provided that no person shall be prohibited from carrying any legal firearm into the terminal, which firearm is encased for shipment for purposes of checking such firearm as baggage to be lawfully transported on any aircraft; or any place where the carrying of firearms is prohibited by federal law. Any person who willfully violates any provision of this subsection commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
Unless the library is on school property, there is no restriction.
December 28, 2002, 01:48 AM
check out packing.org. they should have an answer for you. I know here in oregon you can carry in libraries. in fact, the only place you *can't* carry is where it's federally prohibited (airports, military bases, etc)
December 28, 2002, 01:49 AM
Not meaning to introduce contention here, but if I recall the Second Amendment accurately, it doesn't mention anyplace at all where a citizen can't bear arms.
Ah, well, times change and politicians will pass anything to try and look busy.
December 28, 2002, 10:36 AM
Thanks, guys! I was pretty sure it's legal, but I didn't want to get in trouble and have my CCW revoked.
December 28, 2002, 11:21 AM
The key word is "concealed." If you don't get made, no one knows you are carrying, and thus...no problem.
Mark Benningfield
December 28, 2002, 02:04 PM
Hello All.
You see, the problem is that LEO's are not supposed to be nor are they required to be experts on the law. They are experts at preserving the peace and criminal apprehension. The other day I had a police officer try and tell me that I couldn't carry into a bank. I informed her that unless the bank was posted, of course I could. From the discussions (and arguments) I've had with police officers, the consensus seems to be for them to do what they think they ought to do and let the lawyers sort it out later. On point, though, here in Oklahoma, if the library is posted, you cannot carry there. Since the majority of libraries are owned and operated by library trusts, the AG has issued an opinion that these trusts are the de facto owners of the libraries and may post at their discretion.
January 1, 2003, 02:06 AM
I have been told it is a no no in New York State!
January 1, 2003, 02:39 AM
Its unlawful to carry in the library here in Anchorage....I guess if I carry into the library Ill just have to confess :neener:
January 2, 2003, 11:24 AM
PATH: Who told you that? The only place you cannot carry in NY(even NYC) are schools, and you can get around that if you have the permission of the administrator. Are you sure that the person who told you that wasn't referring to a library on school grounds?
Feel free to PM me if you want to take this "off-line".
another okie
January 2, 2003, 11:39 AM
Some libraries in Oklahoma are operated as agencies of the city, and I would be cautious about carrying there. Most are posted, anyway. The statute does not mention libraries, but makes anyplace where the government is doing business with the public off limits. I don't want to be the test case on it.
Al in Md
January 2, 2003, 08:56 PM
O.K. to carry in library but you can't discharge it unless you have a silencer installed. Must not make noise in a library. Al in Md
January 9, 2003, 07:32 PM
It never hurts to carry a copy of FS790.06 (12) with you. IIRC when a permit is first issued you're provided a copy of the complete chapter.
It would be nice if someone printed up laminated credit card sized copies for wallet carry.
February 19, 2003, 05:26 PM
Finally got an answer from the library administration – it's OK to carry there!
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Dr. Naftali Moses will be the guest speaker at a scholar-in-residence program hosted by Congregation Beth Hamedrosh. Dr. Moses holds a Ph.D. in medical history from Bar-IIan University, and teaches and writes on the nexus of medicine and Judaism. He will give three lectures on Shabbos.
The weekend will open at 8 p.m. services with Dr. Moses speaking on "Bodily Ownership & Somatic Autonomy: Are We the Proprietors of our Own Bodies?" Dessert will be served. There is no charge.
Shacarit service will begin at 8:45 a.m. on Saturday. Dr. Moses will speak on "Autonomy: A Jewish Value?" Kiddush will be served. No charge.
Seudah Shlishit will follow Mincha at 4:15 p.m. "The Secret Life of King Solomon: The Key to the Book of Proverbs" will be the focus of a talk by Dr. Moses. A light meal will be served. Free.
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OK, Newark Mayor Cory Booker stumbled his way to the U.S. Senate. Now we in Hudson County can continue watching the stars and planets align until there is a clear celestial path for Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop to Drumthwacket. Too soon to talk about Fulop seeking the governor's seat when he just completed a little over 100 days in office as mayor of Hagueville?
Sorry, it's too much fun. Besides, haven't I told you that the mayor has already been sowing the seeds of that path to higher office? Fulop may already be using models to success used by his fellow Democrat and "buddy" Booker and, to some extent, former Jersey City Republican mayor Bret Schundler. Fulop only needs to avoid their mistakes.
The thinking is that once GOP Gov. Chris Christie announces his run for the presidency sometime during the present new term, Fulop will then make clear his intentions. By avoiding a full second term, Fulop could avoid the potential for trouble. Schundler had nothing but when he won re-election and was tattooed as being way too conservative for New Jersey when he ran for governor and was defeated by a familiar name in Jersey City, Jim McGreevey, now a Fulop confidant.
Here's a bit of a tangent: Booker ran in a major Democratic state against another way-too-conservative GOP candidate, former Bogota mayor Steve Lonegan. Booker started out in some polls as a 30-point favorite. When the tarnishing of Cory began, including the publicity about his twitter conversation with a West Coast stripper, the poll numbers started dropping. Although he won by a 10.3 percent margin, it should have been double the result.
The excuse is that for Cory, Wednesday is the new Tuesday. Democrats claim that Booker's numbers were hurt by holding a special election on a nontraditional weekday. As they say in sports, the conditions were the same for both teams. The way the campaign was going, a November general election race would have meant either the same percentage results or Christies' coattails would have helped the GOP candidate — along with Lonegan's beating of the drums — make it even closer. At least Booker saw a big voter turnout in Essex County, where those who love him and those who hate him, and wanted him out of the city, helped put him in Washington.
Fulop will do all in his power to avoid similar pitfalls. He will stay away from anything that could become a hot political issue. One such topic is whether to get involved in the future county executive fight (*see online Insider Notes). The mayor can't even bring himself to endorse Dem gubernatorial candidate Barbara Buono by name and instead responds by saying he intends to vote for the Democratic ticket next month.
The Jersey City mayor is following the Booker model by endearing himself to his liberal base and fostering relationships with news and social media of similar ideology. In this digital and high-tech communications world, things happen very fast. People will know almost everything about you, real or manufactured, in a nanosecond. For instance, the legislation Fulop had pushed and became law mandating paid sick leave for businesses with 10 or more employees helped expand his liberal base inside and outside of the city. The story was first given to the New York Times. NPR's Brian Lehrer interviewed Fulop on the issue.
The mayor has also written opinions on the Huffington Post and Philly.com websites. Look for Fulop to continue using these media outlets. When is the Mother Jones article coming? It bulks up your credibility as an up and coming statewide or national star, and guarantees future campaign donations. Like Booker, Fulop is a Twitter guy with more than 3,800 followers — look for the number to increase dramatically in the next few years.
Seeking higher office is a natural progression for most young politicians like Fulop. For years there have been past city administration members who said I favored Fulop over Healy. For me, it was more a case of Healy never doing enough for the second largest city in New Jersey. No, I was just making observations and looking for someone who would leave the city a better place than when they took office. This has not changed.
— I hope I'm not too early in congratulating Assemblyman Vincent Prieto of Secaucus, who'll be tabbed the Assembly Speaker about three days after the November general election, according to my sources. I also believe that he'll then have to step down as chairman of the Hudson County Democratic Organization, and then the question becomes who will take his place? Look for Jersey City to claim the HCDeadO post, but for whom? They could always go back to the original plan and have Hoboken attorney and former state Sen. Bernard Kenny as a fall back position. The Kenny plan changed when North Bergen Mayor and state Sen. Nick Sacco decided he wanted Prieto.
— Apologies to East Newark Mayor Joseph Smith for lumping him among Gov. Chris Christie's Hudson County pals in last week's column. Smith says he's a loyal HCDeadO member and is voting Dem all the way. Silly me, Christie probably didn't even know where East Newark is located until he had to go to the Tops Diner for Harrison Mayor Ray McDonough's endorsement.
-- For someone who doesn't plan to roil the county executive political waters, Fulop is apparently wearing his tri-athlete wetsuit to the Liberty House on Oct. 29. He has agreed to be the featured speaker at Hudson County Freeholder Bill O'Dea's $1,000 a ticket fundraising event.
— Speaking of O'Dea, Weehawken Mayor Richard Turner may be covering all his bases when he had the freeholder speak and hold a book signing with senior citizens this week in the North Hudson township. O'Dea's book, "The Legacy of Haguesville," came out this year. It is not a blueprint to power.
— In a hastily put together $1,000 a ticket fund-raiser Thursday evening, 31st District state Sen. Sandra Cunningham had a low turnout, perhaps 20 people, say sources. By holding this event, the senator may be concerned about how Bayonne voters, who are always unpredictable, may cast their ballot next month.
— The Hudson County Sheriff's Office has the task of finding out who sent letters to all the county freeholders. The letters contain two pictures, one of Freeholder Jose Munoz and the other of a rat, according to county and law enforcement sources. Sources say a return address used was the same one Munoz fabricated when he created a Go Daddy website calling for the recall of West New York Mayor Dr. Felix Roque. Munoz secretly recorded Munoz and the FBI used the results as evidence in an unsuccessful attempt to convict the mayor on hacking conspiracy charges.
-- Some folks were wondering where Fulop was at the Columbus Day Parade and the Irish Festival. Healy and the old guard showed up, but then again, they aren't running the city. There may have been mayoral "representatives present.
-- Booker is expected to accompany Buono tomorrow at noon to the Brightside Tavern. The Newark Mayor and U.S. senator-elect has been in Jersey City so many times, it's almost like he wants to move here.
-- United Nations Day is a week before Halloween. Please, don't confuse the two. And O'Dea's fund-raising event is not a costume party. It just seems like it should be.
-- After the Hoboken municipal election, look for Assemblyman Ruben Ramos to go after Tim Occhipinti's council seat and, unless Frank Raia gets on the City Council in November, look for Raia to then target Michael Russo's council seat. The animosity is getting that bad.


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Now after the ordeal with the Cake from Hell I felt that I needed some more idyllic baking to get back some self confidence, not that I really need it because it didn't affect me that much but a successful baking session couldn't hurt. So I decided to make some simple cookies but in order to make them a little bit more than just simple I used the rose sugar I made last week. I even made some dried rose petals on my own to make the sugar prettier and tasting even more of roses so now I know how to make them, I always though that I had to buy them but all you need to do is to spread out the fresh rose petals in an oven-proof pan or tin and put the whole in the oven at a low temperature and voilà – dried rose petals!
150 g / 5 3/8 oz salted butter
100 g / 3 1/2 oz sugar
1 egg yolk
3oo g / 10 5/8 plain flour
Rose sugar
Dried rose petals, optional
– Stir butter and sugar creamy, don't stir too much. Add the egg yolk and mix it until creamy.
– Add flour and work the dough until it's smooth.
– Roll it out with a rolling pin and cut out the forms you want, I'm getting old, romantic and soppy so I obviously made hearts. Put them on a baking sheet.
– Crumble the rose petals and mix with the rose sugar.
– Sprinkle the cookies with the rose sugar and bake in a pre-heated oven at 175°C/347°F for 8-10 minutes.