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Oracle releases beta for Express Edition of 11g database
Oracle 11g Express Edition (XE), the free-of-charge version of Oracle's flagship database, is now in beta.
Oracle 11g Express Edition (XE), the free-of-charge version of Oracle's flagship database, is now in beta.
Standards organization IEEE has decided to get involved in cloud computing, starting with two development projects related to cloud interoperability, it said on Monday.
The Python SDK (Software Development Kit) for Google's cloud platform App Engine has a new search feature that can be used to build notification, monitoring, or filtering services, Google said in a blog post on Wednesday.
Edging ever closer to enterprise software maturity, the Hive data warehouse software has been updated with new capabilities considered essential for production use, such as indexing, concurrency and advances in authentication management.
Lawson Software customers still don't know the fate of the company following Infor's roughly US$1.8 billion acquisition offer earlier this month, with just days to go before Lawson's annual CUE conference in Boston.
Oracle's announcement last week that it will stop developing software for Intel's Itanium processor has database startup EnterpriseDB looking to capitalize.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) customers can now run their cloud applications on hardware dedicated to them, the company said on Monday.
Kingston today announced it has started shipping 4GB and 8GB Class 10 microSDHC cards, offering a minimum sustained write rate of 10 megabytes per second. The company also sells a 16GB Class 10 microSDHC card.
During the past three to five years, when most companies began rolling out virtual servers in earnest as replacements for physical servers, acceptance has grown so quickly among both end users and IT staffs that more than half of all companies now de...
Storage products from Dell's Compellent unit will integrate technologies from Dell's earlier acquisitions to better enable these products to target large enterprise customers, an executive of the unit said.
BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) is expected to release a major update to its BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) for Microsoft Exchange and IBM Lotus Domino this week that will add a variety of valuable new smartphone- and mobile-device mana...
Dell on Tuesday is set to announce low-power PowerEdge servers that can quickly band together to execute transactions more efficiently than traditional servers, which use faster, but more power-hungry chips.
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First impression on unpacking the Q702 test unit was the solid feel and clean, minimalist styling.
For work use, Microsoft Word and Excel programs pre-installed on the device are adequate for preparing short documents.
The Fujitsu LifeBook UH574 allowed for great mobility without being obnoxiously heavy or clunky. Its twelve hours of battery life did not disappoint.
The screen was particularly good. It is bright and visible from most angles, however heat is an issue, particularly around the Windows button on the front, and on the back where the battery housing is located.
My first impression after unboxing the Q702 is that it is a nice looking unit. Styling is somewhat minimalist but very effective. The tablet part, once detached, has a nice weight, and no buttons or switches are located in awkward or intrusive positions.


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Few were picking L'anse Creuse North to make it all the way to the 2012 Class A state semifinals. Few knew just how good Tyler Conklin was. He and his team proved they belonged. On Saturday the 6-4 L'anse Creuse senior committed to Northwood.
Conklin's most impressive talent is how he can create space and elevate for mid-range jumpers, a rarity in the arsenal of high school players. He's also a strong two-footed leaper who finished above the rim. Where he must improve on the offensive end is as a catch-and-shoot guy from range.

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Neighbors of a YMCA being proposed for the planned community of Radisson have filed suit in an effort, they say, to maintain their quality of life.
The 110,000-square-foot YMCA facility with a parking that would accommodate 350 vehicles is planned for the northwest corner of Route 31 and Drakes Landing in the town of Lysander. The neighbors said today in a news release the traffic and other activity would lower their property values.
"We support the YMCA and its efforts to come to Radisson, but I and hundreds of my neighbors feel strongly that a big, bustling Y with all its infrastructure and activity should not be located in our residential neighborhood, but rather, should be located in an area of Radisson designated for commercial land uses," the release quotes Todd Menickelli, of 3314 Oak Brook Road as saying.
The group has hired attorney Douglas H. Zamelis of Manlius to represent it in the legal challenge.
"This may be just the first of many legal proceedings if the YMCA chooses to move forward with the project at the proposed location," Zamelis said.
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Paul Alster @ Fox News:
A key figure in Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi's government called the Holocaust a hoax cooked up by U.S. intelligence operatives and claimed the 6 million Jews who were killed by Nazis simply moved to the U.S.
The outrageous claims, by Fathi Shihab-Eddim, a senior figure close to President Morsi who is now responsible for appointing the editors of all state-run Egyptian newspapers, came as the world marked Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan. 27, and also as the U.S. continues to assess its relationship with the increasingly radical Arab state.
"The myth of the Holocaust is an industry that America invented," Shihab-Eddim said, leaving no room for doubt that the Egyptian government — like Iran's — has at the very least significant elements that deny humanity's greatest crime of all.
"U.S. intelligence agencies in cooperation with their counterparts in allied nations during World War II created it [the Holocaust] to destroy the image of their opponents in Germany, and to justify war and massive destruction against military and civilian facilities of the Axis powers, and especially to hit Hiroshima and Nagasaki with the atomic bomb," Shihab-Eddim said.
The ludicrous claims were especially worrisome to Israeli experts who have been watching since the Muslim Brotherhood Morsi administration took over the Egyptian government in elections last summer, following the ouster of Hosni Mubarak, who maintained good relations with Israel. Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the Freedom Center in New York, said Shihab-Eddin's comments were as troubling as they were ridiculous.
"Fathi goes on to claim that the 6 million Jews all really moved to the United States during the war (and oddly no one noticed) and that the number of Jews killed in the war was about the number who died in traffic accidents," Greenfield wrote in Frontpagemag.com.


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Treasury getting more comfortable with principal write-downs, sort of (Nasiripour, HuffPo) Principal writedowns are the only sure-fire way to slow foreclosures, but that means hitting banks' capital big time. Consider, for instance, that three-quarters of the ~$1 trillion of second-lien mortgages in the U.S. are on commercial bank balance sheets. Writing down principal to some level that again gives folks equity in their home would wipe out a meaningful share of these second-liens. Many banks may not have the capital to withstand that. And if folks think principal writedowns will become official policy, suddenly many will just stop paying their mortgage. These are big reasons this is so controversial inside the administration. Nasiripour has done a great job outing that controversy…
Must Read — Finance: An exposed position (FT)
Strategic defaults on homes on the rise (Said, SF Chronicle….ht PK)
Dumping "dirt bonds" (Hart, Bloomberg) No sense waiting for a housing rebound that may not come till "the early 2030s."
PDF — The Buffett short thesis (Raj Rajagopal) A Cornell MBA student forwards this presentation of his short thesis on Berkshire Hathaway. Good piece, though it lacks a catalyst. Buffett seems to be in very good health and is as active on the media circuit as ever. For me the short thesis is wrapped up in the fact that Buffett has totally flipped his investing style, focusing on capital intensive, lower-return businesses. I hope to have more on this later this week.
Brazil slaps trade sanctions on U.S. over cotton dispute (BBC)
China says committed to U.S. debt, wary on gold (Chiang/Wheatley, Reuters)
Video — MIT Prof on personalized solar energy (Vimeo, ht Reddit) Can a new process to split hydrogen and oxygen solve the world's energy needs?
To kill or not to kill Shamu (Esterl, WSJ) Actually, euthanasia appears to be out of the question, even after SeaWorld's biggest Orca was involved in perhaps his third death. Killer whales are very big business….
Betty White to do SNL (CNN) Prayers…answered.
Baby hippo…
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A solution to the housing crisis? It's so easy, it's trivial.
Quantitative easing to the people! Money financed tax cuts all around, with government checks to everyone else who can fog a mirror.
Not in an out-of-hand, mind you, but just enough to give underwater homeowners and underwater governments a little boost. Also, with sticky wages, lots of folks are being paid at boom levels even after deflation has taken place.
Without that, we face an almost certain Japan-like scenario. There was massive inflation in the mid 2000s, if you include houses, which the CPI does not. Now we've had deflation (that also doesn't show up in CPI) which leaves behind mountains of stranded debt.
Consumers don't want to be levered anymore. They have had enough of that. They want to get out of debt and then live debt free, with the money in their bank accounts. There isn't enough base money in the world for that to happen and rather than create more base money, the fed keeps trying to lever.
I suppose this will be clear to policymakers soon enough. Or if they already know, it means they are completely in the thrall of banks.
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Luigi has left Mario, and gone out to prove he himself. With the help of Dimentio, Geminiman and Void; will his dreams of recognition come to fruition, or is he doomed to being second banana? Either way, we can be sure that it will be very silly.
Currently on hiatus. Epilogue should be up December at the earliest.
Happy Holloween!
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Reply Gamermaster, 30 Oct 2009 11:43 am
First Holiday special ever
Despite both of us being Jewish, our first planned holiday special was going to be a 12 days of Christmas parody last year, but it had too many spoilers so we didn't do it. Oh well maybe this year. So enjoy the candy, don't eat any razor blades, and remember that eggs belong in the fridge, not on houses.
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Reply Delto, 31 Oct 2009 06:33 pm
Ummm, "Holloween" is spelled wrong.
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then let's just say that Void wrote it.
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l is zorro, chimera is pacman and i don't know the rest
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I'm Jewish too!
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New York gay couples willing to catch a flight and say their vows in Canada will soon be able to return home with many of the same rights and responsibilities as their straight married neighbors.
Following a memo sent to state agencies by the counsel to Gov. David Paterson, New York state will recognize gay marriages performed in other states and countries where the unions are legal, the governor's spokeswoman said Wednesday.
The directive orders state agencies, including those governing insurance and health care, to immediately recognize same-sex marriages legally performed elsewhere as valid in New York.
For years, gay rights advocates have sought recognition for gay marriages so couples could share family health care plans, receive tax breaks by filing jointly, enjoy stronger adoption rights and inherit property.
Many or all of these rights would now appear to be available to New Yorkers who legally wed same-sex partners out of state, according to the memo. Agencies have until June 30 to report back to the governor's counsel on how, specifically, the directive will change existing state benefits and services for gay couples.
Massachusetts is currently the only U.S. state that recognizes same-sex marriage, but its residency requirements would bar New Yorkers from marrying there.
New York residents could instead flock to California, where gay couples will be able to wed beginning June 17 -- unless that state's Supreme Court decides to stay its own ruling. Upon their return home, in the eyes of the state, their unions would be no different from those of their heterosexual neighbors.
Gay couples could also travel outside the country to marry in Canada or one of the other nations where gay marriage is legal.
The move by the Paterson administration does not legalize same-sex marriage in New York. The state's highest court, the Court of Appeals, has said it can only be legalized by the Legislature, which failed to pass a proposed measure last year.
But the memo, based on a Feb. 1 New York Appellate Division court ruling, would recognize the marriages of New Yorkers who are legally wed elsewhere. It is one of the strongest steps the state can take short of action by the Legislature.
In the February case, involving a woman wed in Canada who was denied benefits by her partner's employer, the appellate judges determined that there is no legal impediment in New York to the recognition of a same-sex marriage. The state Legislature "may decide to prohibit the recognition of same-sex marriages solemnized abroad," the ruling said. "Until it does so, however, such marriages are entitled to recognition in New York."
In a video shown at the Empire State Pride Agenda's spring dinner on Saturday, the governor said he directed the measures as "a strong step toward marriage equality right here in our state."


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Angel Cabrera and Brandt Snedeker share the 54-hole lead after a wild Saturday at the 2013 Masters.
At seven under par, they lead Adam Scott by one going into one of the most treasured days in sports—the final round.
Tiger Woods lurks four shots off the pace, seemingly ready to make a Sunday charge.
After Phil Mickelson and Rory McIlroy fired a 77 and 79, respectively, they are out of the running, but here are nine players and a very special amateur to watch tomorrow, ranked in order to help set the table.


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Chime in as we sing away the recession!
Things are so bad, a picture is now only worth 200 words. People are using the sun to get a tan. Everyone is downsizing — CEOs are even playing miniature golf.
Recession has us in depression, and we are certainly not going to let a good crisis go to waste, hence this week's episode on songs about hard times ...
As we discovered when we did a little research, this is not the first recession the U.S. has endured. It looks like in our history there have been as many as 31 recessions and 6 depressions, starting with the Great Panic of 1819. There was even a 23 year depression between 1873 and 1896. And yes, this will be on the test.
No doubt about it: Recessing is depressing. But, we are trying to keep things in perspective. Remember the words of W.C. Fields, "A rich man is nothing but a poor man with money."
Speaking of which, here's Elvis in a jumpsuit:
It could be worse, you could be a child actor … From "Annie"
Every week on "Record bin Roulette," KPLU's John Kessler and John Maynard put an insightful and fun spin on a century's worth of discarded vinyl. The feature is published here and airs on KPLU 88.5 every Thursday during Morning Edition, All Things Considered and on Weekend Saturday Edition.


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For the fourth year in a row, Beaverton's Southminster Presbyterian Church on SW Denney and Hall was certified in April as an Earth Care Congregation by Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)'s Environmental Ministries.
To achieve this recognition, Southminster integrated environmental practices and thinking into all facets of church life, completing projects and activities in the fields of worship, education, facilities and outreach. For this year's recertification Southminster had to score at least 5 points in each of these fields and score a total of 50 points overall. Southminster had no trouble meeting this standard, scoring a total of 264 points.
Scored activities included delivering sermons on earth care (10 points), having 10 paperless Sunday services (6 points), having some education classes held outdoors (5 points), having a bulletin board display on earth care (10 points), serving water from pitchers instead of plastic bottles (5 points), recycling paper and paper products (7 points), using washable and reusable plates, cups and flatware (8 points), serving fair trade coffee (4 points), conducting community service projects relating to earth care (8 points), taking a stand on earth care legislation (4 points), and sponsoring a community garden (10 points).
In previous years, Southminster earned points for having an energy audit and using its results to install high efficiency furnaces and air-conditioners, to tightly seal many doors and windows, and to install more high efficiency lighting. For the future, Southminster will be considering additional earth care activities such as having at least one outdoor worship service, sponsoring a community recycling education event, installing a bike rack and having an alternative transportation Sunday, and collecting used materials for housing projects and community clothes closets.
There are a total of 124 certified Earth Care Congregations in the denomination, with 5 of these in Oregon.
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Beaverton's Southminster Presbyterian Church is a Certified Earth Care Congregation
For the fourth year in a row, Beaverton's Southminster Presbyterian Church on SW Denney and Hall was certified in April as an Earth Care Congregation by Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)'s Environmental Ministries.


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Source: U.S. Attorney's Office Eastern District of Louisiana, Press Release
Ernest Turner, a/k/a Baldie, age 43, a resident of Jefferson Parish, was convicted by a federal jury sitting in New Orleans, Louisiana of conspiracy to distribute and possession with the intent to distribute five (5) kilograms or more of cocaine hydrocholoride, announced U. S. Attorney Jim Letten today.
According to evidence and testimony at trial, Turner was involved in a conspiracy to bring in massive amounts of cocaine from 2001 through 2004. Testimony at trial indicated Turner was obtaining fifty to one hundred kilograms of cocaine per month from a source of supply in Houston, Texas. Evidence also was put before the jury establishing considerable wealth Turner amassed from his drug trafficking.
The defendant faces a possible maximum sentence of life imprisonment. Sentencing has been scheduled for February 18, 2009.
This investigation was conducted by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office, Special Agents of
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HUNTSVILLE, AL -- "But mom, it's no big deal."
That's often the response kids give parents or teachers when confronted about sexting - a term coined to describe sending sexually explicit text or picture messages through cell phones.
Richard Love, a retired Fort Lauderdale police officer and consultant with the FBI, talked about sexting to a room full of professionals Tuesday during the National Children's Advocacy Center's Symposium on Child Abuse.
Kids think it's no big deal, Love said, but it is a big deal, and they need to understand the seriousness of the situation.
"It falls under child pornography laws," Love said. "Our laws have not kept up with technology."
For starters, Love suggested all computers be kept in a community room in the home rather than in a child's bedroom. Cell phones should be handed over to parents before bed instead of letting them have access to it when they need to be sleeping.
He also recommended knowing passwords to all social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace.
"A child has a parent's trust until the child breaks that trust," Love said. "Know they can hide it on the computer and on their cell phones."
Love said sexting is extremely dangerous, and it starts out innocently. Text messaging is a norm for today's adolescents and a part of teen culture.
"It's less intimidating and more convenient for them," Love said.
In a recent survey, 20 percent of teens admitting to sexting at least once. Talking about sex is nothing new for teens, but the mediums in which messages are transmitted are much more dangerous now.
"They're making child mistakes, but it's a different society," Love said.
Today's friends can be tomorrow's enemies for many teens, he said. During his session, Love showed different examples of what can go wrong when teens don't realize the ramifications of sexting. In one case, an 18-year-old boy sent out a nude picture of his ex-girlfriend to more than 70 people.
Because the offense falls under child pornography laws, the boy was convicted on child pornography distribution charges and is now on the national list for registered sex offenders until he's 43 years old.
Another example showcased a high school senior whose nude photo was sent out to several hundred students by a friend. The girl ended up killing herself after being harassed by other students. Love said there are legal consequences as well as emotional and psychological consequences.
Professionals, ranging from prosecutors to representatives of law enforcement agencies and other advocacy centers around the country, offered suggestions about how to educate kids and parents about sexting dangers. The most common advice: Be involved. Know what kids are doing online and through their cell phones, Love said.
This is the 26th year for the NCAC's National Symposium on Child Abuse. The NCAC was founded by former U.S. Rep. Bud Cramer while he was serving as Madison County district attorney.
During lunch Tuesday, Cramer told the audience his time as assistant district attorney opened his eyes to child abuse.
"I knew as a system and a community, we needed to act," he said.
After two particularly gruesome cases of child sexual abuse, Cramer said he began working with people to define the model for children's advocacy.
"Today, there are thousands of professionals that make it better and make it stronger," he said.
Huntsville's NCAC is often a model for other children's advocacy organizations throughout the country. This year, 11 international groups are in Huntsville to learn how to create their own children's advocacy groups in other countries.


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Nick Namer - Change your in-game name!
Current Latest Version: v1.2.1
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A lot of time and effort goes into these plugins I make. I'm currently a Freshman in High School so it's hard to find the time to maintain and develop my plugins. Donations would be a great way to help me and for you guys to show your appreciation. Donate
Tired of the same in-game name? Well Give yourself a brand spanking new Name! That's right son, a NEW NAME! Nick Namer currently has permissions support (SuperPerms by default...), TagAPI Support, and will default to OP if no permissions file is found.
Want a visual demonstration of this plugin? Click here for my own video on this plugins features!
Make NickNamer even better than before! NickNamer is now open source on github
To Install NickNamer
- Download The Latest Version of Nick Namer - v1.2.1 [CB 1.5.2-R0.1] (.jar)
- (Optional) Install the Latest Version of TagApi
- Drag and drop into your Plugin Directory
- Run your server or type /reload in the console
- You're ready to go!
- Change your name with Colors! (Click for colors resource)
- Confused? See their name!
- You may use any characters to nick name
- Secret Join, Leave, and Kick messages in the config.yml!
- Permissions support (Default: OP)
- Change if the player should be OP or not to use this plugin!
- Will change logout/join/kick messages to <NickName> Joined/Left/Got Kicked
- your name writes a config file with your name and nickname!
- Keep your name when you rejoin the server!
- TagAPI support to change the players title to their new name!
- Have a plugin for custom Login Mesages? Don't use mine! (Controlled in config)
- Added support for a blacklist so your players can't have stupid names!
- Seperate permission nodes for ColorCodes in Nicks!
- More coming soon!
The /nnick command is now an alias of /nick. Yes, this means the command is back to /nick
In Depth Features (Will most likely answer any questions you have)
What this plugin does is allow players to change their display name, not their actual minecraft username. If you don't have TagApi it will only change your chat name and player tab list name. Now what this means is that the name over your head will not be changed with regular installation. IF you use a chat plugin such as Herochat or whatever chat plugins are out nowadays, make sure you change the chat configuration to show the display name instead of the player's actual minecraft username. If you want all Nick Namer has to offer and have installed TagAPI, then with the use of this API, the name above the player's head will be changed, along with their skin of the player's name. (E.g if I nicknamed myself 'Notch', the name above my head would change to 'Notch' and my skin would be changed to his too) I cannot change the fact that your skin changes with the nicknames, as mbaxter said in the description of his API, this is a minecraft client issue and cannot be changed. When you nickname yourself it will check if your name is blacklisted or not based on the config node 'Use Blacklist' and whether or not you have the permission to bypass the blacklist. If you try to nickname yourself a blacklisted word, the NickChangeEvent is cancelled.
- /nnick <NickName> - change your name, even with Colors1 (Ex. /nnick &b[CoolGuy]&ckilljoy64)
- /nnick <Player> <Nick> - changes the players Nick to the specified Nick. (Ex. /nick PWicks23 &bPWicks)
- /realnick <Nick> - returns the players real name! (New and Improved!)
- /nicknamer <Arg1> <Arg2>... - NickNamer Plugin commands like reload ect.
Permission Nodes
permissions: nickname.nick: description: Permission to NickName! default: op nickname.nick.other: description: permission to rename others! default: op nickname.notify: description: Permission to be notified of name changes! default: op nickname.help: description: Permission to see Nick Namer help! deafult: op nickname.realnick: description: Permission to see their REAL Minecraft NickName. default: op nickname.reload: description: Permission to reaload NickNamer default: op nickname.blacklist.bypass: description: Permission to bypass the blacklist default: op nickname.nick.color.&0: default: op nickname.nick.color.&1: default: op nickname.nick.color.&2: default: op nickname.nick.color.&3: default: op nickname.nick.color.&4: default: op nickname.nick.color.&5: default: op nickname.nick.color.&6: default: op nickname.nick.color.&7: default: op nickname.nick.color.&8: default: op nickname.nick.color.&9: default: op nickname.nick.color.&a: default: op nickname.nick.color.&b: default: op nickname.nick.color.&c: default: op nickname.nick.color.&d: default: op nickname.nick.color.&e: default: op nickname.nick.color.&f: default: op nickname.nick.color.&k: default: op nickname.nick.color.&l: default: op nickname.nick.color.&m: default: op nickname.nick.color.&n: default: op nickname.nick.color.&o: default: op nickname.nick.color.&r: default: op
Example Config File:
# Nick Namer Config, available tags for Secrecy are +nick, +name UseTagIfEnabled: true Colored Tags: false NickName TabList: true Blacklist: true Secrecy: Enabled: true Join: '&e+nick &e(+name) &ejoined the game' Leave: '&e+nick &e(+name) &eleft the game' Kick: '&e+nick &e(+name) &ewas kicked'
Nick Names.yml
Players: killjoy64: '&f[&cBoss&f]&ckilljoy64' Download_Fritz: 'Trollitz'
Nick Names Blacklist.txt
stupid phony Notch Uberhaxornova
- Do a MASSIVE code cleanup
- More Commands for Future References
- Duplicate Names/Impersonation check for NickNames
- Add a parser to all commands you type.
Leo071 Oct 31, 2015 at 08:47 UTC - 0 likes
you cant even save for next time you re-log in >:(
o0Julia0o Feb 13, 2015 at 01:10 UTC - 0 likes
same here
rafitamolin Jul 13, 2014 at 18:17 UTC - 0 likes
If this plugin doesn't have any command to remove my nickname and put the original's back, it's simple shit.
PrimerBlock May 18, 2014 at 00:27 UTC - 0 likes
While upgrading to bukkit/spigot 1.7.9 I noticed the following error with nicknamer in the logs:
[17:12:29 INFO]: [NickNamer] Enabling NickNamer v0.9 [17:12:29 WARN]: [NickNamer] "NickNamer v0.9" has registered a listener for org. kitteh.tag.PlayerReceiveNameTagEvent on method "public void bukkit.killjoy64.Nic kNamer.TagApiListener.onTagReceive(org.kitteh.tag.PlayerReceiveNameTagEvent)", b ut the event is Deprecated. "Server performance will be affected"; please notify the authors [].
Note it says I am loading NickNamer v0.9 but I am loading v1.2.1. Tried re-downloading it several times but keep getting this same message.
The plugin still seems to work but the "server performance will be affected" message worries me.
o0Julia0o Apr 13, 2014 at 16:46 UTC - 1 like
1.7.2-version would be great for this grandpa-plugin..
..it´s a great plugin by the way :-)
Jonasrems Mar 31, 2014 at 17:11 UTC - 0 likes
There is no way to just change your name above your head due to that is part of minecraft code. You can use scoreboard teams to change color of your name and to add letter before or/and behind it, but that is about it actualy. If you don't know how to do that ask me and I will tell you in details.
Jonasrems Mar 31, 2014 at 17:09 UTC - 0 likes
Nice, I only have 1 problem... I can't change my name back to default. I use scoreboard teams to change some stuff in my name but when I can't be effected by teams anymore after I used a nick. I don't want to manualy stop the server and delete the nick file all the time I want to go back... I got the newest version of this plugin and on this site it clearly says: /realnick <Nick> - returns the players real name! (New and Improved!) But it don't even change my name back to normal... Cool idea, but this is very anoying. Am I doing something wrong or?
And also it reseted my score on objectives in the scoreboard.Last edited Mar 31, 2014 by Jonasrems: Add some info.
Keyneyguy Mar 06, 2014 at 15:00 UTC - 0 likes
Hi there i really like your plugin but the nick wont come in chat. Is it because of essentials`?
DropItLow123123 Feb 09, 2014 at 07:56 UTC - 0 likes
Whenever I use this I get a error saying:
"[TagApi] Event took too long..." Anybody know about this?
PrimerBlock Jan 26, 2014 at 07:41 UTC - 0 likes
That is just how minecraft works. Not really a bug. If you change it to a nonexistent name it will change you to steve. If you find a plugin that adds the ability to change your name and not change your skin let me know.
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Those spectators had to navigate around the TV trucks that surrounded the courthouse, their satellite dishes pointing toward the sky.
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Off-field problems for an OSU quarterback top the day's news. Here's what's up:
- Quarterback Peter Lalich spends several hours in jail after being arrested for a boating DUI, The Oregonian's Paul Buker reports.
- Lalich had previous alcohol-related incidents at Virginia, the Gazette-Times' Cliff Kirkpatrick reports.
- Coach Mike Riley says he is aware of the incident, the Register-Guard's Bob Clark reports.
- Football players will give the track & field program a men's presence at the Pac-10 meet for the first time in 22 years as Obum Gwacham, Jordan Bishop, Keynan Parker and Markus Wheaton are expected to compete, the O's Ken Goe reports (second item).
- ESPN.com's Ted Miller makes a very early projection of OSU playing in the Alamo Bowl.
- Oregon State can't follow through on its Civil War sweep as the Beavers lose to No. 19 San Diego 4-1.
- Where are former OSU players? The O's Aaron Fentress is keeping track of them and others with local connections in professional baseball.
- Former OSU soccer player Robbie Findley should be on the U.S. provisional World Cup roster that will be announced this afternoon, the Washington Post's Steven Goff reports.
- In men's golf, the Beavers receive a No. 4 seed for an NCAA regional next week.
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The Slaters (26-0) weathered an off-day by No. 1 runner Wade White, who was battling a respiratory issue, to take its second straight team title with a total of 50 points, outrunning second-place Northwestern (59) for the crown. Sophomore Charlie Sell was Bangor's top runner in sixth place (17:41), Shane Reider was seventh, White placed 10th, Brandon Tocket 11th and Andy Mitchell 16th to account for the Slaters' 50 points.
Chikotas became only the second girl in Colonial League history to win three cross country titles, the Panthers' star also won in 2010 and 2011. The only other girl to win three was Palisades' Christa Plummer, who won three straight from 2001-03.
"I wanted to break 19 minutes or at least get around the time I ran my freshman year in this race (19:02)," said Chikotas, who finished in 19:26 to win by about 50 meters over Bangor's Meredith Colton. "I felt OK in the beginning but I could have felt stronger at the finish."
The Northwestern girls also won the team title for the second straight year, totaling 42 points to finish well ahead of runner-up Notre Dame of Green Pond (83).


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Shares of Biogen have been up more than 85% from its 52-week low because of the buyout speculation and sales growth of multiple sclerosis drugs AVONEX and TYSABRI. Any drugmaker acquiring Biogen would get access to possibly the top multiple sclerosis drug pipelines in pharma land. For example, just last week Biogen and partner PDL BioPharma (Nasdaq: PDLI ) announced positive results for phase 2 multiple sclerosis drug candidate Daclizumab.
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Everything would be all fine and dandy if that were the case, but the fate of RITUXAN in any acquisition of Biogen is not so clear. Genentech and Biogen are already in binding arbitration over the drug, as Genentech claims that the acquisition of Biogen by Idec in 2003 was a change in control giving it the right to buy back RITUXAN and develop follow-on and possibly improved versions of the drug (which it is doing).
Biogen says Genentech didn't assert its buyback rights in the 90-day time frame it was allowed, but this arbitration ruling will be a cloud hanging over any buyout deals (and possibly included as a material adverse event clause allowing the buyer to skip out of the deal if the ruling doesn't go Biogen's way).
The other question mark in any possible Biogen deal is what will happen with its biggest growth story, TYSABRI. Biogen's partner Elan (NYSE: ELN ) has hired Lehman Brothers to advise it on its options in the case of a Biogen buyout, which include allowing Elan to reacquire 100% rights to TYSABRI.
Whenever a large drugmaker publicly goes on the block, every large-cap pharma with cash to spare gets mentioned as a potential buyout candidate. Many have speculated that Pfizer (NYSE: PFE ) might make a bid for Biogen with its almost $28 billion in cash investments sitting on the balance sheet.
Biogen is hardly a good match for Pfizer, though. Its smaller size does give it a little more cushion for Pfizer to afford it, as opposed to other Pfizer rumored deals, like a potential stake in Sanofi-Aventis (NYSE: SNY ) , but Pfizer co-promotes competing multiple sclerosis treatment Rebif in the U.S.
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The Walking Dead, Season 3, Episode 14: "Prey"
All is fair in love and war and zombie apocalypses.
The latest "Walking Dead" ended on a harsh note, with The Governor showing his thirst for revenge against Michonne extends to her gal pal — who also happens to be his ex — Andrea.
The series original's fate seems uncertain now that she's being held captive with two episodes to go this year. Will she become ransom used against her former group? Or is she simply going to be used to satisfy The Governor's sick and twisted revenge fantasy?
Sunday's installment was Woodbury-centric, yet another set-up for the inevitable clash between the town and prison groups. It seems as if the show's producers have been setting fans up for the collision for about three or four episodes now, and fans have been waiting pretty much since October for this.
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While the last few episodes had merits — offering key character developments for Michonne, Carl, Andrea, Rick and The Governor — the slow-motion arrival of the climax might be an indicator that a 16-episode season is just too long.
Season 1's 6-episode package was too short. Season 2, however, felt just right with 12 installments.
For this type of serial, which shifts its focus and setting and theme each season, there is such a thing as too much. People are waiting for the big pay-off, but as the writers struggle to find worthy filler material, fans can grow impatient.
Too much waiting was a chief complaint against Season 2, but in that case, the Sophia-was-in-the-barn-the-whole-time knockout punch made the wait worthwhile. We were growing just as frustrated as the characters, and that was the point. We just didn't know it.
Can "The Walking Dead" have a Sophia card up its sleeve every year? That would be a tough feat to pull off. But there's plenty of story possibility and character development potential with each new season. It's just that, perhaps, 16 episodes is too much of a good thing.
On to our weekly awards ...
Quote of the week
"Oh, it's all that matters." — The Governor, emphasizing his madness by insisting revenge against Michonne is a higher priority than Woodbury.
Walker of the week
Tree hugger zombie. Andrea, hiding from The Governor's watchful eye, nearly finds herself the brunch for one woods walker who sneaks up behind her.
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The 24 best things to do in the winter in NYC
Come rain, sleet or snow, New Yorkers have plenty of festivals, live music and (of course) beer to keep them warm
The city that never sleeps doesn't hibernate through the colder months. There's a plethora of exciting things to do in the winter to keep everybody busy that's not already hanging out in the coziest restaurants and bars in NYC or being lazy as f**k in a loungey spot. Don't forget that New York is absolutely gorgeous in winter—and enjoy all the undies subway rides, dog shows and sweet concerts the season has to offer.
Best things to do in the winter by date
New Year's Eve Reflections Gala
Going all in New Year's is a risky proposition, but this is a safe—though expensive—bet. This is a top-notch black-tie event at an elegantly restored Gilded Age hotel. Each room is decorated with a living tableau of performance artists who will converge on the stage in the main ballroom for midnight performance.Read more
"Alberto Burri: The Trauma of Painting"
Burri (1915–1995), a postwar Italian abstractionist, was for using of throwaway materials including plywood, plastic sheeting, and burlap. But the quality that truly distinguishes his compositions is his violent treatment of the canvas, which is often torn or spotted with holes burned through the surface in a way that evokes, perhaps, the still fresh memories of World War II.Read more
Cass McCombs
Cult-fave song man Cass McCombs excels at both wistful psych-pop and scrappy lo-fi indie rock, constructing lyrical dioramas of Western mythos out of Americana imagery and dust bowl tradition. We're hoping to hear some deep cuts from the itinerant enigma's latest alluring head-scratcher, the sprawling collection of B-sides and rareties, A Folk Set Apart.Read more
Jana & Lauren Presents
With the beginning of the new year comes the end of this monthly mainstay at the Magnet (sob). For the past few years the show has served as a great spot for local comics to try out their weirdest and silliest characters, but it's third anniversary bonanza in January will also be the last show. In the past guests like Jordan Klepper (The Daily Show), Adam Wade (Inside Amy Schumer) and Jo Firestone (Punderdome) have all taken turns donning alter egos, and this final bash is sure to be a doozy.Read more
No Pants Subway Ride
If you're looking to show off those sweet undies you got from Santa to someone besides your significant other or your cat, you'll get your chance when Improv Everywhere's annual prank invades the NYC rails. Brave the cold and show up to meeting spots in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens; from there, the horde takes to the subway in their skivvies. Expect to be on a lot of Instagram feeds.Read more
Metz + Bully
Exuberantly unhinged noise-punk trio Metz blew many minds, if not speakers, with its incendiary self-titled Sub Pop debut back in 2012. The Toronto band returns to New York this year to air some tunes off last year's fittingly titled II, joined by Nashville grunge-rock outfit Bully.Read more
Winter Jazzfest 2016
Winter JazzFest, a perennial highlight of NYC's annual jazz calendar, hosts its signature Greenwich Village marathon on Friday 15 and Saturday 16, preceded by two kick-off events—Dutch jazz-punk outfit the Ex at LPR and jazz-funk ensemble leader Kamasi Washington at Webster Hall—and one encore gig with sax quartet Rova.Read more
Drag Queens of Comedy
Your ass may be freezing, but you can warm your spirit by the fiery fury of the funniest queens in the business. Bianca Del Rio, Lady Bunny, Willam, Alaska Thunderfuck 5000, Ginger Minj and more are gathering on one stage to help you tuck away all your worries and laugh 'til your mascara runs.Read more
Gad Elmaleh
After the holidays it's hard to imagine shelling out cash to go on a vacation, but for two months Joe's Pub is bringing a very popular piece of Paris to the city: Gad Elmaleh. Maybe you've never heard of him, but Elmaleh is France's most famous stand-up comedian—think Jerry Seinfeld in the '90s big. Elmaleh worked tirelessly for months to translate his show to English and perfect his American-comedy timing and that preparation wasn't for naught.Read more
Cochon 555
The 18-city, nose-to-tail culinary tour lands in New York for its eighth year, sating 500 hungry guests with craft brews and 2,000 pounds of heritage-breed hog. While you feast through 36 porcine dishes and endless booze, five chefs—including Danji's Hooni Kim, the Cannibal's Francis Derby and Casa Mono's Anthony Sasso—will throw down in the kitchen for the coveted title of "Prince or Princess of New Porc City."Read more
Archive things to do in the winter content
New York arts events to inspire you this winter
Fill up on cultural experiences this winter with our list of New York arts eventsRead more
New York food and drink events this winter
Dine in style with our list of this winter's best New York food and drink eventsRead more
There is nothing better than enjoy Radio City Rockettes or Broadway on Christmas break. Tickethub.co is offering great prices on broadway and other theater tickets. Try it at http://www.tickethub.co/
Where is this list?!?!?!
I love New YORK City in the winter
How about warming up indoors with a language class? Fluent City offers some awesome classes for adults in Spanish, French (plus 8 other languages). I took Spanish and I am thinking about Hebrew next. Plus it makes an awesome holiday gift for a friend. Check it out at http://www.fluentcity.com
awsome! I love studying and learning about New York. Some day I plan on traveling to New York, so when I do go I will know all the places I want to go, and know something about it. I will also know things to do and attend diffent times of the year. If I go in the summer, I'll know what I want to do and where I want to go. If I go in the winter I'll know what I'll do, so this web page is so helpfull. Thank you.
Make this page searchable by date!!!!!
Went to Park Here and fell in love, will be going back many times and bringing friends.
I checked out Park Here (#1 on the list) over the weekend and it di not meet expectations at all. I am disappointed at the list after that. If that is the number one thing to do in NY over the winter, I cannot imagine what the other things are like.
I think it's good idea to spend some time in indoor parks instead of enjoying/avoiding snowfall.
Great list of stuff to do and see! NYC is by far one of the greatest places for finding anything to do, any season of the year.
A love note to the High Line in winter - http://voices.yahoo.com/nycs-stark-beauty-high-line-winter-10803823.html?cat=8
the ifc center is also playing miyazaki films for the holidays!
Oh, if only it was frigid, Park Here would seem even cooler. When, oh, when will winter come?
Park Here is by far the most unique indoor pop-up park ever! Love the Fatboy headdemocks (hammocks)! Gives New Yorkers what they need... Peace and relaxation during the freezing winter!


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As soon as the pictures hit the Internet of the festive holiday parade in Semmes, Ala., featuring the male dancing group, the Prancing Elites, the premature articulations of manufactured outrage quickly exploded into a frenzy of predictable homophobia and banal prophetic diatribes mourning the inevitable decline of Western civilization.
Oh, the images of psychologically scarred children or the one of Bubba with a lollipop in his mouth possibly contemplating a switch to an exciting new alternative lifestyle ... Will Semmes ever recover? Can we ever say "prancing" without seeing the dancing? Or, feeling the urge to spontaneously "prancercise?" Should we pass more laws to prevent this sort of gay apparel from being worn in public?
Right on the heels of the Duck Dynasty/GQ debacle of hate-speech wrapped in decorative dogma, the righteous indignation of conservative ire has reached a fever pitch on the very eve of Christmas.
Forget that the Prancing Elite dancers were invited to participate in the parade. Forget that their dancing or attire was no more or less lascivious than the typical dance team fare that is seen in countless parades every holiday season. Forget that the Duck Dynasty fiasco has nothing to do with freedom of speech ... he did say it, after all. Maybe, he just wasn't prepared for the consequences or was unfamiliar with the concept that his bigotry might actually be challenged in a public forum.
The fact that these events have garnered so much attention shows us precisely why conservatives need to rethink their agenda and re-examine their values. You see, freedom applies to everyone. Phil Robertson is free to say whatever he pleases and he will certainly deal with the consequences of his prejudiced speech. Prancing Elites are free to prance wherever they are invited provided they are not breaking any public indecency laws, which they did not. Now, people may find both situations disagreeable for markedly different reasons, but we are also free to ignore all this contrived hoopla.
The concept of freedom implies live and let live, not legislatively forced adherence to one particular religious code of conduct. This is a representative democracy, not a dictatorial theocracy.
The irony here is that both situations are somewhat comical on their surface. What did GQ expect during the interview? Did Mr. Robertson not think that some people would find his comments offensive and that there might be some backlash? Were they unfamiliar with the show? Did the Semmes parade planning committee neglect to do a quick Google search on their entertainment choices? Did the group's name not offer an ever so subtle clue?
So, rather than be outraged about Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley's refusal to expand Medicaid or the destruction of Alabama's open meeting laws, the moral outrage is directed at those who mimic duck-mating calls and those who would prance in parades.
All this media-hyped and hypocritical controversy is an obvious distraction from the issues that face Alabama voters: the economy, education and the realization of equality. There are many people in Alabama who are sick of these phony distractions and tired of stereotypical media portrayals. Our infrastructure needs fixing, our people need healthcare, and our educators deserve fair pay and respect.
This holiday season it's vital that we respect people's freedom of expression even if we vehemently disagree with their viewpoint or lifestyle. The Duck Dynasty and Prancing Elite controversies serve to inform us that tolerance and respect is in short supply and that, maybe, we should be focusing on how to make Alabama a better place to live.
It's definitely going to make good conversation around the eggnog.
Clete Wetli is head of the Madison County Democratic Party, and volunteer community blogger for AL.com.


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By Casey Peacock: PNT Staff Writer
The final countdown has begun as area seniors prepare for graduation ceremonies that are set to take place over the coming weekend.
Originally not a believer of the old adage that time flies …, Elida senior Tanner Burrows has learned that it actually does as he prepares to graduate on Saturday.
"It feels pretty good to finally make it," Burrows said.
Busy with school work and participating in high school rodeo events and serving as FFA president for the past year has kept Burrows plenty busy. Though he has only been enrolled in Elida schools for the past two years, Burrows is glad to be graduating from the school, he said.
"It's a good school, a tight-knit school," Burrows said.
For now, Burrows has plans to pursue a degree in agriculture and is currently looking into the possibly of attending Eastern New Mexico University, he said.
Across the county, Dora senior Austin Prewett has also had a busy year. Active in Business Professionals of America, and FFA, he was finishing up last minute details in preparation of graduation on Sunday.
"I feel wonderful about graduating. I'm so excited," Prewett said.
Dealing with a bad case of "senioritis" for the past two months, Prewett stated that he was definitely ready for graduation. Prewett is enrolled at Texas Tech University for the fall semester, with plans to become a pharmacist, he said.
"I have also been thinking of other cool jobs," Prewett said.
On Saturday, both Floyd and Elida will hold commencement exercises for the 2007 Senior classes, while Dora will hold graduation exercises on Sunday afternoon. Both Dora and Floyd will each have 15 seniors that will be receiving their diplomas, while the Elida class will have seven graduating seniors, according to school officials.


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I recently had lunch with my friend Amanda, who informed me that her one-year-old daughter had just discovered that the cookies she sometimes receives – when she's cranky, after dinner – do not materialize out of the ether each time they're presented, but come instead from a sacred source above the fridge, the cookie jar. This is a perfectly normal development for a toddler: when they reach a certain point, they begin to understand that life is not as a series of discrete events enacted upon them, but rather a interconnected web of objects, actions and decisions in which they are (in varying degrees) a functionary. The scientific term for this is "connecting the dots," and once kids discover it, they begin to act on it. "Now, whenever we're in the kitchen – or sometimes when we're not," Amanda said, "she'll point toward the cabinet and make that little I-want-it grunt."
I was psyched for this conversation. I'm not sure if it's because of my fascination with how kids work, my drive to rectify the self-inflicted disempowerment felt by contemporary parents, or simply because I thrive on conflict, but there's nothing I love discussing more than the intersection of children's desire and parental efforts at control. But at the time of our lunch, I was consulting for some cookie-making conglomerate – I advise companies that make stuff for kids – and whenever I work on these projects I become (briefly) engrossed in consumer behavior within what we call "the category": the product set being studied. So I sidetracked things to ask what kind of cookies Amanda was buying. "Some sort of Annie's Organic," she said. I must have pulled a face. "I know," she said, "that I'm a stereotype of this kind of mom, but I just don't want her to ingest preservatives or anything artificial. Ever."
Suddenly, in this one conversation, we'd touched on every element that informs parental attempts to manage children's intake of fun and compelling product – what I call "junk." Be it sweets, salty snacks, videos or TV, it comes down to a few core issues:
1) Kids love junk.
2) Parents want to control the kinds of junk to which their kids have access.
3) Parents want their kids to learn to make healthy choices.
Now, we all personally know just how alluring junk can be, and how good reasonable indulgences feel. Why is this? Because life is a soul-crushing mission designed to destroy you, and moments of wanton happiness are our deserved refuge. If you think kids are immune to this feeling, you're wrong. Being a kid is extremely hard work. In fact, it's much like starting a new job every day: they're exposed to an onslaught of fresh information that needs to be integrated and acted on immediately; rules are often unstated or unclear, and then suddenly and righteously enforced; and their direct supervisors are often inexperienced, overworked, and incapable of delegation. Imagine yourself in that position. During your lunch break, or after each brutal day, don't you think you'd feel entitled to a quick burst of numbing relief? Well, kids do too. Which is why I offer the following thesis: Kids Deserve Junk.
The issue isn't whether or not kids are going to get junk. Junk is compelling, ubiquitous and readily accessible. So you can probably give up on the idea that you – like my friend Amanda – are going to be able to fundamentally prohibit its entry into your child's mind or body. More importantly, such a prohibition might actually work against you. Consider abstinence-only education, a teenage version of the same struggle. The scientific studies consistently show that attempting to place universal restrictions on a fun, pleasurable, and available action, without providing functional alternatives, is not only ineffectual, it's actually counterproductive. Kids who are exposed solely to this kind of advice actually have higher rates of pregnancy and STDs than those who are given more practical skills.
Sadly, far too many parents end up locked in just this type of defeatist paradigm when they're trying to deal with junk – attempting to deny their child's yearning, and place absolute restrictions on their access, without comprehensible justifications or lessons. This often ends up backfiring for a few reasons:
1) Kids love a fight, as it provides them an opportunity and template for engagement.
2) Unqualified limitations create a countervailing, and often stronger, desire for transgression.
3) Enforcing limits without providing tactics for confronting the underlying desires hampers kids' ability to make intelligent, informed decisions.
Your goal, therefore – as with most things with young children – should not be to attempt to completely quash this profound inclination, but to teach your kids how to deal with it in a way that fosters a healthy, lifelong relationship.
This is not to say that you shouldn't have rules. You should. You can even have ones that place off-limits specific categories of, or locations for consuming, junk: only buying foods whose colors exist in nature; only eating bacon at Grandma's; only watching Caillou when Mom is out of the room. They should just be proactive, logical, proscribed and realistic.
Rules should just be proactive, logical, proscribed and realistic. The goal here is, instead of creating unconditional and unachievable rules, to form functional ones based on kids' innate desire for structure, consistency, and independence. I therefore suggest what I call the Co-Option Option (COO)? The COO works like this: instead of engaging in immature, futile, and degrading head-to-head battles with your young child about things you can't wholly control, and aren't, objectively, all that important – splashing in the bathtub, playing with food while consuming it, watching the occasional episode of Boohbah – you take the fight out of the situation by redefining it so that you are in charge, while also offering your child the sense that they're getting what they want.
For the tub, the COO would work like this. Instead of constantly trying to preclude your child's desire to splash (in a room which is, by design, fully waterproof) you tell them they are allowed to wallow to their heart's content for the first and last two minutes of their bath, but need to cooperate during the middle portion when you're helping them get clean. You provide clear indications of when their water-play period begins and ends, complete with markers (One more minute.) And you have repercussions – connected to the situation, and laid-out clearly and in advance – if they don't conform (removal of a favorite bath toy).
For junk, it's pretty much the same drill. Make clear protocols about when and in what amounts treats like candy, snacks, and television can be consumed; provide indications of clear and actionable repercussions if these protocols are not followed; and then simply stick to what you say. If kids know that dessert comes only on weekends, that they can watch fifteen minutes of Dora as soon as they get home from preschool, or that they can eat their fill of Cheetos when they visit their Gay Uncle – and that these are the only times that such things are generally allowed – they'll be much more likely to understand that these are controlled substances/"treats," and much less likely to ask for them on occasions when these requirements aren't met, and much more likely to learn the balance and abstemiousness that will help prevent them from becoming obese couch potato diabetics later in life.
The question then becomes, what kinds of junk are okay? As someone who's worked for the past ten years helping people design media, toys, and foodstuffs for young kids, I have a pretty good sense of what's out there. I've had the pleasure of helping folks make some truly junky stuff more wholesome – giving a show about talking fire engines a "social/emotional curriculum," lending cheesy snack crackers a sense of "optimism," or suggesting that assembling discs of meat and cheese onto crackers is "self-empowering." I've worked on stuff that's truly good for kids – electronic literacy toys, whole-wheat breakfast cereal, and some of the best-respected educational TV shows. And I've helped develop the burgeoning Better For You (BFY) market, trying to make things like watered-down juice, baked crackers, or a singing toothbrush feel healthful without being branded good for you (which alienates kids.)
Your goal is to teach kids that they're in charge of junk, not the other way around. So what does this mean for what you should let your kids have during their regulated, co-opted, scheduled junk time? Well, I'm of the mind that pretty much anything is acceptable as a treat, as the very category implies that it is something that is a) consumed only occasionally b) consumed in moderation and with supervision and c) intended to feel a bit indulgent. The important thing is not to confuse the issue. An Oreo is quite overtly a treat. A handful of Newman's Own Chocolate Alphabet Cookies contain extremely similar ingredients, but because the brand holds what we call a "health halo" – the perception of being BFY – people make the mistake of treating the product differently, allowing kids to have them more regularly, an action which can actually muck things up. Kids make sense of the world through categorization, so imagine your three year old trying to sort out how some chocolate cookies are a treat, and some are okay for every day. No matter how organic the ingredients may be, I promise you that consuming a bag of Newman's each week will never be healthier for your child than eating four Oreos.
The other important thing to be aware of is what I like to call your Junk Practice: what you use Junk for, and how it's implemented. Junk can be a reward, and its withholding part of a punishment. But dessert as a prize for finishing your dinner – eat more to get more? – feels counterproductive, and the wavering negotiation that often surrounds it ("Three more bites of broccoli and you can have cake. Fine, one more.") only deepens the confusion.
Life works best with young kids when they're made aware of your expectations, parameters, and repercussions in advance – and these things are linked directly to the situation at hand. Sadly, junk often ends up getting used in just the opposite way: ad hoc and as a sudden bribe or penalty. Abruptly precluding your kid from watching Handy Manny because they've dropped their toast on the floor jelly-side down at breakfast is neither concrete nor grounded. Whereas if you have a standing plan to allow Handy Manny viewing each morning, so long as your child get dressed and eats something, your response to transgressions of these rules can be direct, comprehensible, and transparent.
Remember, your child is not born with an innate understanding of how junk operates. Your rules, provisions, and actions give them the tools – ones they'll use for the rest of their life. Your goal should thus be to teach them that they're in charge of junk, not the other way around, and in order to do this, you have to know how to be in charge of it first. To get you started, I'll give you the same advice I gave Amanda: Stop worrying so much about what kind of cookies you buy, and worry more about when, where and to what end you're distributing them. As with most things with young kids, what it is is far less important than how you handle it.


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MINDVVIPE wrote:Or he could keep his entire collection, sit on an ever-appreciating gold mine, and just work a normal job like most of the rest of the world. Then one day when he has to come up with the cash to buy his own hoverbike, he'll have enough.
I have to agree with you. The collectibles market is kinda soft right now, it's really dumb to sell the big ticket items right now.


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My boyfriend and I got Crosby (our now 9 month old chocolate lab) from a rescue shelter at 4 months old. Since he knew nothing when we brought him home we attended basic obedience group classes at the local pet store but I noticed the results to be inconsistent with him. Sometimes Crosby would listen to us but if he had something else on his agenda then good luck giving him a command he would respond to. I was introduced to ecollar training from a friend of mine and once I saw how obedient and responsive her dogs were I knew I wanted to find a trainer that believed in this method and could show me how to properly train with it.
Crosby was having multiple issues before we found Brent and Sit Means Sit. He would jump up on people, dig holes in the backyard, chase our chickens around the farm, and his recall was non-existent. If he did come when called he would come towards me a few steps then just take off again making it a game of chase between us ( I did not enjoy this game as much as Crosby seemed to). Walking was a whole other story that would consist of constant leash pulling and running eagerly towards other dogs in passing. The only way I could walk him was with a halti, which he hated more than anything and would try to escape from.
Within minutes of our first free introduction session Brent had Crosby heeling beside him (no halti I might add) and I was hooked at that point. Brent was so calm supportive and professional with each session we had. He always showed up early to our training and made sure that any issues or questions I had were addressed immediately.
I cannot believe how fast the results were with Crosby. In a matter of weeks he went from an out of control pup to the dog I wanted him to be. One of the coolest things is now being able to go on walks with Crosby and have strangers compliment on how well behaved and trained he is. They don't understand how he can hold a sit from a distant and not take off or be placed on a picnic table and just happily hang out there while they pass by.
I really can't say enough about Brent and the Sit Means Sit program; it has changed our lives for the better.
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I am writing in response to David Levin's April 17 letter "If surplus grows, slash Vineland trash fees."
Because of a new city contract, Levin wants his trash fee of $18 a month reduced.
Levin and other Vineland residents are blessed to have their trash collected twice a week for only $18 a month.
In Bridgeton, I pay $90 per quarter, or $30 a month, for a total of four or five monthly trash pickups.
Bridgeton needs to look into getting its trash contract from South Jersey Sanitation Co., which holds the Vineland contract, if it could cost homeowners only $18 a month.
I am on disability, and I won't be able to keep my home if the prices for trash disposal, and water and sewer service, as well as property taxes, keep going up.
No wonder so many people have left our area.
Our leaders need to seek every possible means to reduce these services, so that people can afford to live in Cumberland County — and keep their homes.
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Fireworks are being blamed for a house blaze in Dongan Hills last night that sent the 77-year-old homeowner, his wife and their two dogs fleeing to safety.
The blaze at 44 Bear St. began at about 10:20 p.m. with neighbors recalled hearing a loud pop.
Seconds later, bushes on the Raritan Avenue side of the one-story, brick and aluminum siding home were ablaze, and flames began licking the building.
A few residents said they saw a roving band of teens in the area and believed them to be the culprits.
"To set someone's house on fire ... to create a situation where someone could die is reprehensible," said homeowner Walt Winters, 77, who managed to escape along with his wife, Rosemary, 69, and their two dogs, Tess and Puppy. "If I catch them ... let's just say I'm really angry.
"I'm considering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of whoever did this."
The couple was watching television in the living room when the fire sparked.
"About a half hour before, I heard fireworks on Atlantic Avenue," said Ray Laursen, who lives across the street from Winters. "Then I heard another bang, looked out my window and saw the flames."
In a valiant attempt to quell the fire, some of Winters' neighbors rushed to his home with small fire extinguishers.
Despite their efforts, the blaze infiltrated the attic crawl space and firefighters were forced to rip open the soffit and roof to douse the flames.
Portions of the aluminum siding were melted, and an air conditioner unit was singed.
An interior bedroom also suffered fire damage, and two burnt mattresses were pulled from the house.
Fire marshals will be investigating the blaze, said Division 8 Deputy Chief Richard Howe.
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When we saw the gameplay back in June, it became rather evident that Metro would become the new survival horror staple, as other major contenders like Resident Evil and Dead Space adopt more action-hybrid styles. Metro, on the other hand, offers us a post-apocalyptic experience in Eastern Europe, far from the wastelands of RAGE and Fallout, where raiders are replaced by demonic mutants and, well, ghosts.
Check out the walkthrough below to see what we're talking about. Dynamic weather and events will be a major part of Last Light, though some of the events in the video are scripted. Enjoy.
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By Chris Story
After walking inside the voting booth, I pulled the curtain to, then closed my eyes and said a silent prayer of thanks.
When you cast your ballot, you are speaking for those without a voice; those who cast their lot in life and lost it in the name of freedom, in the name of democracy.
In the most recent election, you spoke loud and clear; "Laissez-nous faire!" Let us alone!
You said no to the ban of a certain thickness of bag used in certain capacities in Homer businesses (micromanagement). You said no to the repeal of democratically imposed term limits on the KPB Assembly. You said yes to a voice for business on the Homer City Council; and you said yes to lowered property taxes.
When the avalanche has started, it's too late for the pebbles to vote. Once the machine of tyranny is in motion, it takes a revolution and utter collapse of society to stop it. You need look no further than the supreme example of the former East and West Germany.
Will you ever forget the day the wall came down, and for the first time in some 50 years freedom and opportunity shined her light on the East side of that wall. The side that had been so controlled by the select few who knew better, they were at the brink of starvation.
Growing up in the Cold War made people painfully aware there existed a dark force choking the will and life from the people; this force was just waiting for the chance to pounce on your freedom and way of life.
Because of the strength of the United States of America; as framed and constituted for the benefit of all, we sleep in relative peace and quiet. We go forward into today with belief that tomorrow will be better than yesterday; and that we can build on the solid ground of freedom.
When your government begins to ignore your will; you turn them out. When your government begins to impose feckless laws on you in the name of a cause that sounds too good to oppose, you stand up and shout it down.
There is a saying, "if A will lie to B, then A will lie to me." If they will impose a law restricting my freedoms, and you say nothing; what will you ask of me when they come after your freedoms?
When your elected assembly begins to discuss discontinuing certain elections in favor of appointments so as not to create "self appointments" by candidates running unopposed (and they have), look out; freedom to choose is under assault.
When your Kenai Peninsula Borough Assemblyman says that owning land along a certain type of water body is a privilege, rather than a "right" (and he did), look out; your private property rights are under assault.
When you wake up and find out that 50 feet of your land is now under the direct control of a select few, and you were never made aware of the impending law; your private property rights are being thwarted. (And they were)
Today, I ask those in power; "Are you listening?"
We the people have spoken.
Chris Story is a lifelong Alaskan, and broker and owner of Story Real Estate. He is also host of "Alaska Matters Radio," heard Tuesdays from 12:30-1:30 p.m. on KGTL.
it is appropriate to be grateful the people came together and voted to prove to the elected officials in our world that we are tired of their making rulings and dictating their agenda on us.. the city council needs to realize they are not rulers… they need to start thinking and using common sense….Banning plastic bags was just stupid. Educate people on recycling, disposal and environment… don't BAN… start a city compost… do something productive… Quit destroying the fabric of our delightful community and work towards preserving and protecting our history and our future…start with BAY VIEW INN restore the rights that should never have been taken away…. just do it…
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