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EMC World Kicks Off: COO Goulden Touts Private Cloud, Storage Software
Shares of EMC (EMC) are down 5 cents at $23.33 as the company's week-long EMC World conference kicks off at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas today. The ongoing keynote events and other features are available via webcast here.
EMC President and COO David Goulden gives his keynote at 5:30 pm this evening, and Goulden was kind enough to talk with me Friday afternoon to reflect on some of the themes for the conference.
The user show, he points out, is focused on EMC customers talking with the tons of EMC engineers the company has brought to Vegas this week. "We don't let our salespeople go to the show," he pointed out, to emphasize that the even is about users swapping ideas rather than about pushing product.
This year's show is about "leading your transformation," said Goulden, by which he means, cust0mers using EMC storage technology to build what are called "private clouds," data centers that can achieve the same kinds of economies of scale that, say, Google (GOOG) achieves, or Facebook (FB), but without, obviously, having those giants' firepower, and without outsourcing the actual assets and management of the whole affair to a third-party hosted data center provider.
Underneath that goal of helping customers build things at scale, the show aims to show that EMC will be a contender in so-called software-defined storage, which is increasingly a market filled with privately backed startup companies selling competing storage offerings, including Nimble Storage, Violin Memory, Pure Storage, and SolidFire.
The obvious main lever that EMC has against these startups is that it's been shipping product forever and has already tremendous size, an enormous customer base, and a more comprehensive suite of products, including those assembled over the years from numerous acquisitions. The younger companies are often coming in with more limited collections of products, aiming for a particular segment of the market, and obviously have less history at this.
The show today brought the first of what will no doubt be many announcements, with EMC talking up its "ViPR" product line for controlling storage systems, which interacts with the open-source OpenStack computing environment.
I asked Goulden what he made of the movement to host more and more applications outside the enterprise, via services companies such as Salesforce.com (CRM), and Workday (WDAY). Goulden responded that while EMC views those companies as either great customers and partners now, or potentially, there is no move to outsource the companies enterprise resource planning software, provided by SAP.
"It's not in the cards at all," said Goulden, and he thinks many companies will not choose to outsource their own ERP infrastructure any time soon, given how crucial such programs are to the business. Goulden thinks that's another reason why more and more enterprises will need the sorts of technology EMC is developing to make their own applications and data centers more fluid and "scalable."
Reviewing the prospects for the show, Topeka Capital Markets's Brian White, who has a Buy rating on EMC shares and a $30 price target, today writes that folks should prepare for an onslaught of product, if history is any guide:
At last year's EMC World, EMC launched 42 new "transformative products and technologies", surpassing the 41 launches at the EMC World in 2011. As such, last year's launch was appropriately coined "Mega Launch II" and the largest in the Company's history. We believe EMC has the potential to unveil a record number of new products and technologies this year and 43 or higher is the magic number. As such, we expect EMC to publish a plethora of new product and technology press releases on Monday.
White expects a refresh of the company's "mid-range" VNX product line, as well as, perhaps, the "entry-level" VNXe.
"We also expect EMC to unveil a unique technology around storage/compute
"mashups" codenamed "Devastator" that we believe will be used as engines inside VMAX, along with "Megastar" and "Star Scream," writes White.
"Finally, we expect EMC to further discuss the Software Defined Storage initiative that was unveiled in March and dive deep into the new XtremeIO portfolio as flash will be a hot topic at the show."
EMC shares the Strip this week with an even bigger enterprise show, Interop, where Cisco Systems (CSCO)


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Dropping off Piplup to learn HM Dive. Thanks!
Hidden Machine Confirmation
Hayward: Piplup with HM Dive
OkikuMew: Spheal with HM Dive
King Ghidorah: Rhyhorn with HM Rock Climb
King Ghidorah: Throh with HM Strength
MarbleZone: Magby with HM Rock Smash
Dropping off Rhyhorn to learn HM Rock Smash
Dropping off Murkrow to learn HM Defog
Spheal again to learn HM Whirlpool.
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Hayward: Piplup with HM Defog
King Ghidorah: Murkrow with HM Defog
King Ghidorah: Rhyhorn with HM Rock Smash
OkikuMew: Spheal with HM Whirlpool
Hidden Machine Confirmation
OkikuMew: Spheal with HM Rock Smash
OkikuMew: Starly with HM Defog
Takeo: Frillish with HM Dive
I'd like to teach the following to my Pokemon:
TM Flamethrower to my Mismagius
TM Ice Beam to my Frillish
TM Thunderbolt to my Jolteon
TM Thunderbolt to my Rotom
Teaching TM Ice beam to baltoy.
Teaching TM Thunderbolt to magnemite.
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Arc_Angel: Frillish with TM Ice Beam
Arc_Angel: Jolteon with TM Thunderbolt
Arc_Angel: Mismagius with TM Flamethrower
Arc_Angel: Rotom with TM Thunderbolt
Ariden: Baltoy with TM Ice Beam
Ariden: Magnemite with TM Thunderbolt
Dropping off my Skitty to learn TM Ice Beam and TM Thunderbolt. Also dropping off my Sentret to learn TM Flamethrower and HM Surf.
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Dropping off Trapinch to learn HM Rock Smash.
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MarbleZone: Trapinch with HM Rock Smash
OkikuMew: Spheal with HM Strength
Technical Machine Confirmation
kaisap112: Skitty with TM's Ice Beam & Thunderbolt
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|Friday, 03 April 2009 21:06
"The Lorifina Collection provides a unique and exciting opportunity for tween girls to express their personal styling by creating a custom doll and then dressing her in clothing inspired by the most fashionable cities in the world," states Kim Losey, senior brand manager, global marketing and development, for Hasbro.
The well-garbed capitals that the "Lorifina" dolls will be circling are London, Tokyo and New York, among others to come. Cutting-edge styles, a keen fashion sense, and well-tailored and well-designed clothing will let the computer-savvy dreamer become a high-tech Tommy Hilfiger or Stella McCartney clone.
If Betsey Johnson were on hand, she'd certainly do one of her trademark cartwheels down the model catwalk! The doll presents a great opportunity to be a divine designer and a discriminating collector. Plus, it's surprisingly simple to create breathtaking beauty with her own personal charm—all it takes is a click of the keyboard and a desire to be fabulous.
Unlike many fashion dolls that have scored a big hit with collectors, these dolls don't have a "backstory," or an already-established identity. "This brand is all about discovering your own personal style, and we leave it to girls to create their own 'story' and 'characters,'" relates Losey.
Initially designed for girls, age 8 and up (the most computer-literate age, we know, we know), the brand has also taken off big with adult doll fanciers. It offers everyone a chance to build the girl of their dreams or a doll that just might key into the physical traits of themselves, a family member or a friend.
"Today's girls are style savvy," Losey observes. "They are also tech savvy and spend a significant amount of free time online. Lorifina.com is a destination Web site that provides girls who follow fashion with a real shopping experience. We designed this space to be very compelling, with areas where the girls can browse the internationally inspired Lorifina fashion collections, create a custom doll for purchase, decorate their own studio space, and learn real-life fashion facts, vocabulary and tips."
Like all of the brands and products that are launched by Hasbro, a toy goes through a rigorous research-and-development cycle. In most cases, a product sees an intense 18 months of tweaking, trial and error, surveying and refining before launch.
"We went through several rounds to create a unique look for the face of the Lorifina doll," Losey reveals. "We challenged the team to create a face that was unique, captivating, youthful and representative of the multi-ethnic world we live in. A lot of work went into the process, from the overall shape of the face to the positioning of the eyes and eyelashes."
Oftentimes the fashion industry has come under criticism for its unrealistic demands on women: scouting far and wide for 6-foot-tall women who wear size 2. Losey is aware of that unattainable "Glamazon" image, and she ensures the Lorifina dolls didn't fall into that anorexic trap. "It was important for us to give the doll a youthful and healthy body, complete with shape and muscle tone." It's a thin line between being a positive role model and being a dangerously bad example when it comes to weight, and Losey was sensitive to that concern. "Additionally, balancing articulation with realism is always a challenge, so we had many discussions about how to make this doll unique and fun. For example, her toes are articulated, making the doll as comfortable in flats as she is in heels!"
The Hasbro Lorifina design team was certainly kept on its toes, and the end results are spectacular, worthy of a Seventeen magazine photo spread. The dolls are constructed of a combination of materials that allows for a "more realistic feel," while maintaining the structural integrity of the joints. Because of its versatile toe design, the doll is 20 inches when standing flat-footed and a hair over 20 inches when on her tippy toes. Her hair is made of Kanekalon, and it originates from a factory that manufactures human wigs!
When an aspiring designer signs on to the Web site (www.lorifina.com) to begin her handiwork, the doll is a blank slate waiting to have eye color, hair shade, skin tone and the like selected. Each doll purchase includes a "custom Lorifina doll dressed in her signature 'cami and short' set, in addition to an outfit of choice, including one top, one bottom and one pair of shoes."
Priced at $98 (plus shipping and sales tax, where applicable), the doll is sturdily built and designed for longevity. Her outfits vary in price, depending upon how many pieces are involved. The average cost for many wardrobe pieces is $9.99.
"As we move forward with the line, we may choose to phase out certain clothing and accessories to make room for new ones and to keep current with fashion trends," Losey projects.
Aware of how young girls do divide their time between school, homework and IM'ing friends, the Lorifina experience will be ready to go just in time for "back to school." After looking up a term paper's pesky fact, a student can take a break and take a stroll into the world of haute couture. It's high fashion meets higher learning!
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I have 4 my grandaughter and would like 2 buy more outfits 4 her can someone please let me know where i can shop at. very nice doll every little girl should have one. THANK YOU
Lorifina are amazing doll.
I have bought 2 of them.
Im from the UK and had to have a friend in the US get them for me.
Well worth the money.
Here are some pictures of my stunning girls.....
Looks like this doll is very cute. I like
that Hasbro made her look like a teenager and is jointed to pose. Once I find a dealer/store selling her I will be adding to my collection. Thanks Hasbro you've been out of the doll business for awhile. Glad to see you back.
I am so thrilled to see a doll like this!!! My favorite doll as a girl was Tammy. She was just like me. No model skinny figure or clothes beyond what I could ever expect to own in my lifetime. Lorifina allows a girl to dream their own story. She was in tune to my life as a young teenage girl. Living in todays world without the pressure of growing up too fast and missing the joys of those early teen years but being savvy enough to not be left behind with the fashion and tech intended for the younger set. I applaud Hasbrow!!!
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That's just wrong...
Oh Kay.... NOT!!
I didn't think it got much worse than that godaddy.com commercial...this is worse.
I don't know... The sound of them making out on the surround sound was pretty disturbing
The godaddy.com ad was a real ad. This isn't...
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BWW Dance Roundup: PARSONS DANCE Met With Rousing Enthusiasm at The Joyce
Parsons Dance opened its 2013 New York City Season at The Joyce this week captivating audiences with an eclectic array of pieces by the talented company. Metropolitan area dance enthusiasts will have the opportunity to experience David Parsons at his best and once again realize his influence as a maverick in the dance world.
The program features repertoire favorites including the 2005 Mozart inspired piece, Wolfgang, where six dancers are romantically paired in a perfect fusion of contemporary and ballet. Audiences will also delight in the signature strobe light solo, Caught, and the energetic ensemble piece, In the End, with music by Dave Matthews.
Parsons Dance presents two new works at The Joyce this year. Katarzyna Skarpetowska, former Parsons' dancer and guest choreographer is having the 2013 World Premiere of Black Flowers with music by Frederick Chopin. Three men and three women guide the audience through a mystic lamentation in which women appear in a universally sacred trio. Black Flowers is a somber mystery allowing the audience to realize the full intensity of the mourning ritual. Steven Vaughn's brief solo succeeds in evoking the stark nature of the piece itself. In the end, the women, Christina Ilisije, Melissa Ullom, and Lauren Garson reveal the anguish that Skarpetowska has infused in her choreography of Black Flowers.
Alligators, birds, and the waters of the Everglades set the stage for the New York Premiere of Dawn to Dusk. The piece is an excerpt from Face of America, Spirit of South Florida, conceived, commissioned and produced by Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts. Video by Blue Land Media and photography by Clyde Butcher are artfully displayed on the large screen at the back of the stage while dancers express the images of nature and animals. With music by Andrew Bird and Tiempo Libre, the audience is transported to Florida's National Parks where members of Parsons Dance traveled to immerse themselves in the natural environments. The piece opens with seven members of the company leaning together and undulating, while dancer Abby Silva Gavezzola manages to escape from the alligator stalking her on the video. The piece concludes with stark contrast, a club scene in Miami with the ensemble performing an energetic salsa number. Dawn to Dusk pays homage to our natural resources and proves Parsons' desire to make the art of dance a vital, relevant inspiration for the public.


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I can't find the music of the long program of Totmianina and Marinin. I know that the slow part is : romeo and juliet by edvin marton .. but the faster part i don't know the title .. if anyone know the title please write me :P . or if anyone has their video of their long program i would love to have it !
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GUMC to celebrate Advent with weekly sermons
With the beginning of Advent the worshipping community of Grace United Methodist Church in Pequot Lakes will explore themes based on the book "The Journey: Walking the Road to Bethlehem," by Adam Hamilton.
Pastor Dianne Ciesluk will base her weekly Advent sermons on the willingness of Mary, the mercy of Joseph, the encouragement of Elizabeth, the perseverance that the journey took and, finally, the presence at the manger. She will focus on the fact that "the journey" can be our own journey to the manger in Bethlehem.
Parishioners will worship on each of the Sundays of Advent at 9 a.m. On Dec. 9, the Bells of Grace Choir will present its annual Christmas music concert, directed by Ardie Morris, before the worship service at 8:40 a.m. Bobbi Quass will be the guest soloist.
At 10:30 a.m. that day, the children will present the Sunday School Christmas Pageant.
The Christmas Eve worship service will be at 4 p.m. Dec. 24.


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Caller was from a third world country.
I asked how the access was, stating that I don't walk easily. "All level concrete to the backyard." Actually several steps, and pea gravel ramps, eight foot elevation drop from front to back. One step had chunks of hardened sack concrete at the bottom of the step. Similar to the rocks and concrete you see on the street in third world countries. Large pile of rusting paint cans in front yard. Spa cabinet door had been knawed by rats and raccoons allowing bees to enter and under hot tub was filled with rat feces.
How long have they been there? "We came back from a two week vacation and found them in a hot tub cabinet." The comb area was equivalent to two deep brood chambers and filled two five gallon buckets. Thirty pounds of honey plus black brood combs. Two weeks....RIGHT. Since March if not a year.
The brood and honey was all intermixed with the pipes and conduits of the hot tub. Helper had to kneel and cut combs from bottom of fiberglass spa in the dark. No possible way to spot a queen. Half gallon of dead honey vac'ed bees. I doubled my quoted price before starting and should have tripled it. Housewife repeated several times that it would be impossible for them to be there more than two weeks. RIGHT!!!
This was the messiest/stickiest cutout I have done, on the previous two this year I caught the queen.
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gen long obsno = _n
expand 2
bysort obsno : gen Time = cond(_n == 1, DateandTimeIN, DateandTimeOUT)
by obsno : gen Change = cond(_n == 1, 1, -1) if !missing(Time)
sort Time
gen sumChange = sum(Change)
On Sat, Nov 3, 2012 at 7:51 PM, Scott Simpson <email@example.com> wrote:
> I have a data set that lists patients' clinic visits. Given each inidividual's time into the clinica and time out of the clinic, I am trying to create a variable that tells me how many patients are in the clinic at a given time. In essence, the clinic population at a given point in time, really, the clinic population at the point the patient arrives.
> I thought I had it by counting the # of pts who had arrived before, then substracting those who left before--
> sort DateandTimeIN;
> gen inorder = _n;
> gen inbefore = inorder - 1;
> sort DateandTimeOUT;
> gen outorder = _n if !missing(DateandTimeOUT);
> gen leftbefore = outorder - 1;
> sort DateandTimeIN;
> gen currentpop = inbefore + 1 - leftbefore;
> (Admittedly, there are some unaccounted patients already in clinic before my data starts, will have to manually figure that out and correct.) The output of the above, however, gives me a lot of negative numbers for currentpop, which does not make intuitive sense to me unless the recorded time is incorrect.
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Poppy Seed Chicken SaladThis classic chicken salad recipe incorporates grapes and pecans for sweetness and crunch. If you prefer, go tropical and substitute chopped pineapple for the grapes and macadamia nuts for the pecans. Stir in about 1/2 cup coconut for more island flavor.
Grilled Chicken SkewersGrilled chicken really doesn't need much more than olive oil, salt and pepper to reach perfection. Serve with your favorite barbecue sauce if you wish, toss a fresh green salad, and you've got dinner.
Almond-Stuffed ChickenThe nutty, cheesy filling spices up chicken breasts and is a snap to make. Toast the almonds in a skillet before you cook the chicken and you'll have just one pan to clean.
Barbecue Chicken SandwichesTake a shortcut to delicious barbecued chicken by combining shredded chicken, barbecue sauce, and jalapeños and serving the delicious mixture on hamburger buns.
Chicken and DumplingsUse convenience products like canned soup, canned biscuits, frozen veggies and rotisserie chicken to get this home-style dinner on the table in no time.
Chicken QuesadillaThis kid-friendly quesadilla requires just a handful of ingredients.
Philly Chicken SandwichesSandwiches don't have to be boring! Serve an easy version of Philly Chicken Sandwiches with shredded rotisserie chicken, provolone cheese, and sauteed onion and red bell pepper on whole-grain buns.
Chicken Sandwiches with Melted CheeseDress up a plain chicken sandwich by adding tangy blue cheese and tart apple slices. Serve with simply steamed veggies and potato chips for a relaxed weeknight meal.
Grilled Chicken QuesadillasPickled jalapeños kick the flavor up a notch in these easy chicken and cheese quesadillas, but if you don't care for the heat, just leave them out. Serve with jarred salsa, refrigerated guacamole, and sour cream, and you've got dinner.
Rosemary-Brined Rotisserie ChickenIf you are fortunate enough to have a rotisserie on your grill, nothing beats a brined whole chicken that turns slowly on a spit and bastes itself while the skin turns golden brown and delicious.
Coconut-Curry ChickenPerk up plain chicken breast halves by coating them in shredded coconut and curry powder. To round out your meal with more Indian-inspired flavor, top with chicken with a spoonful of chutney and serve with basmati rice.
Southwestern Chicken Roll-UpsStuff boneless chicken breast halves with a spicy mixture of cream cheese, picante sauce and cilantro and coat in seasoned breadcrumbs for an easy, but impressive main dish.
Herbed Stuffed Chicken BreastsDish up a company-worthy dish that calls for only four ingredients, plus salt and pepper.
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Baked Curry Glazed ChickenKeep dinner economical by starting with a whole chicken, cut up into pieces. Simply bake the chicken in a tangy mixture of honey, butter, mustard and curry powder for a high-flavor, super-easy main dish.
Apricot-Lemon ChickenSimple yet elegant, this dish takes less than 20 minutes to prepare, making it perfect for a busy lifestyle. The apricot marinade adds a surprising and deliciously tangy flavor. Serve on a bed of salad greens or with a side of rice pilaf.
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Pineapple-Soy Chicken WingsThis crowd-pleasing twist on teriyaki wings is perfect for entertaining or just an easy meal at home.
Bistro Roast ChickenFresh herbs, butter, and Dijon mustard provide big flavor in this simple roast chicken. It first cooks breast side down, then is turned over to finish cooking, ensuring extra moist breast meat.
Lime and Pepper Grilled Chicken BreastsFresh lime juice brightens up simple grilled chicken. Throw a few sliced fresh vegetables on the grill with this chicken, add thick corn tortillas, and enjoy a tasty summer dinner.
Vietnamese Stir-FryFew ingredients lend big flavors to this Asian stir-fry. Serve with wide rice noodles tossed with sliced green onions and fresh cilantro leaves.
Lemon-Rosemary ChickenSimple ingredients take roast chicken from boring to great. Here, lemon, garlic, and fresh herbs are the flavor boosters.
Chicken ParmesanJust 5 ingredients and 20 minutes stand between you and this delicious chicken dinner. Serve with mixed greens dressed with a simple vinaigrette.
Mesquite-Smoked Beer Can ChickenPop open a cold one for a moist smoked chicken. Just add a few spices and brown sugar to boost the flavor profile.
Soy-Marinated Chicken ThighsSoy sauce is great in marinades for grilled chicken, as it stands up to charred flavors. The simple solution would also be tasty with steaks, pork tenderloin, or pork chops.
Crunchy Pan-Fried ChickenA mix of cornmeal and breadcrumbs gives this fried chicken recipe a crisp bite while keeping the inside of the meat juicy.
Oatmeal-Crusted Chicken TendersOatmeal-crusted chicken tenders are delightfully crunchy, and are sure to be a hit with adults and children alike. Serve with commercial honey mustard or light ranch dressing for dipping.
Chicken Cordon BleuIn an attempt to create something new, we sometimes forget how good the classics can be. That's the perfect reason to bring back cordon bleu in its simplest form to your table tonight.
Crispy Oven-Fried DrumsticksThese oven-fried chicken drumsticks have a satisfyingly crunchy texture. We loved the flavor results when we used 1/2 tsp. red pepper. Use 1/4 tsp. for kids.
Pollo con Jugo de Morillas (Chicken with Morels)The dried morels make this easy chicken thigh recipe fit for company, but you can substitute fresh mushrooms if you wish.
Buffalo Chicken PizzaThe prebaked Italian pizza crust and deli-roasted whole chicken make this buffalo chicken pizza meal a quick and easy choice for weeknights.
Marian's Easy Roast ChickenA good roasted chicken is like a little black dress--always appropriate and very versatile. Add this recipe to your repertoire and you will always be prepared to make quick, easy chicken dinners.
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"In separate interviews, two people who were affiliated with the restaurant group at the time and knew of the complaints said they knew of the second female employee, who had received a payment related to harassment accusations against Mr. Cain during his 1996-99 tenure as president. The two spoke on condition of anonymity to avoid being pulled into the matter publicly.
"The two people who were affiliated with the group said the second woman similarly had complained about what she said had been Mr. Cain's inappropriate conduct toward her. One of them said she had been taken aback by one interaction in particular while they were traveling, but this person declined to give details. He said he believed the allegation of harassment was not the only issue involved in the woman's termination package."
"The Washington Post independently obtained the names of the women and tried to contact both, but several e-mails and telephone messages were not returned. A man who answered the door at the Maryland home of one of the women said they had 'nothing to say.'
"Several key questions remained unanswered Monday night, including the full nature of the alleged encounters, the results of any internal inquiries and the resolutions that the women reached with the National Restaurant Association. In a statement, a spokeswoman for the association said it would not comment on 'personnel issues,' citing a 'long-standing policy.'…
"'He's forceful, he's front and center, knocking it down,' conservative strategist Greg Mueller said. 'Frankly, unless someone comes forward, or there's some kind of conflict in his forceful knock-down of the story, I don't know that it's going to have legs for much longer.'
"Meanwhile, one group of Republicans was conspicuously silent: POLITICO contacted every one of Cain's major opponents for the GOP presidential nomination and none of them would comment directly on the controversy embroiling Cain's campaign…
"Weighing in on Fox News, Karl Rove and Ed Rollins – former aides to Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush, respectively – argued for full disclosure. 'If these allegations are not true, say they aren't true and put it behind you,' Rove said ahead of Cain's Monday statements. 'If not, better get everything out sooner rather than later because in a situation like this, if there is something there, that something going to come out.'
"He needs to find out what the facts are, get out with the facts before he gets nicked apart, and I think at the end of the day, hopefully, it was nothing,' said Rollins, echoing Rove. "If it is something, it'll be out there.'"
"Granted, we're talking about a first-day story. Politico may be holding the salient facts in reserve for its follow-ups so it can build its case against Cain a day at a time. If and when they publish them I may change my tune. But right now the subject is today's story. Until Cain's accusers speak forthrightly on the record, until Politico shares the underlying 'documentation describing the allegations' that it claims to possess, readers have the right to gripe about the charges against Cain being as clear as dappled light on fog.
"Before we drag Cain to The Hague's highest HR court for trial, I'd like to know exactly what Cain said to the women. Did he sexually proposition them? Did he boast about his virility in a vulgar manner in their presence? Did he ask women who worked for him intrusive questions about their sex lives?…
"Sometimes the headline of a piece reveals its inadequacies, which seems to be the case with Politico's 'Exclusive: Two women accused Herman Cain of inappropriate behavior.' If the art of journalism is located in the specifics, the Politico piece deserves just one star.
"Obviously, this description leaves open a myriad of possibilities, from the boorish to the legally actionable. Certainly, it prompts readers to scratch their heads as they try to remember what in the late 1990s constituted a physical gesture that was not overtly sexual but discomfiting. (I checked. The Macarena came out in the mid-1990s.) Suggestions from a boss to 'meet in my suite' are equally ambiguous. Did Cain have a sheaf of strategy papers on the desk or a CD player with a Michael Bolton track cued up?
"Therein is the problem with this story. If the facts as published were part of a memo to Politico's editors, they would amount to a first-rate tip on a story. If Cain turns out to be a serial harasser, it will surely tarnish his image as the 2012 campaign's most likable fresh face…
"Sexual harassment is a potent charge. It has brought down CEOs, congressmen and senators, and very nearly pushed Bill Clinton out of the presidency. But in this case, it remains unclear whether this was merely a great tip or an actual bombshell. I respect Politico's decision to keep the names of the women out of this, although they will surely emerge. Yet, the basic details of this 'harassment' are essential so readers can judge its significance."
"A couple of weeks ago I predicted in a video that Cain would benefit greatly from a conservative media which has a profound incentive to make sure he does not go the way of Perry and Bachmann. There is no doubt that Fox News, Matt Drudge and talk radio would be profoundly hurt economically if Romney swept Iowa and New Hampshire. This would not only strip them of months of content, but force them to talk for at least almost a year about a guy who is neither exciting nor loved by their customer base…
"Facilitating Cain's shot at the nomination would be an easy way for the conservative media to achieve almost all of their goals. He elongates and spices up the nominating process, he gives them the chance to stand up for a 'true' conservative and prove they aren't racist, and his nomination would create a lucrative general election while insuring Obama's reelection. It is a no lose proposition for them and many will act on these incentives either consciously or subconsciously. To be clear, there will be no 'conspiracy' here, just very cynical/savvy/selfish people all working in what they perceive to be in their self interest…
"What is particularly stunning about the way that this is all going down is how incredibly similar Cain's situation is to what happened with Obama in 2008.
"Here we have an inexperienced, charismatic black man who just a few years earlier had been in the political wilderness who is now suddenly neck and neck with an establishment candidate that no one really loves. The ideological media pushes his candidacy because he is good for the storyline/ratings and when legitimate scandal hits they rally around him and pretend that the allegations are politically motivated and all about race."
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I haven't posted this much in a while, so I'm having a little fun today. I found this link at Road and Track's website. With the debut of Hyundai's affordable rwd coupe, its nice to see Toyota possibly following suite. I just hope Nissan does the same with a Silvia or 240 for us again.If this future car truly is a reincarnation of the AE86, Toyota and Subaru will have a big hit on their handsBy Sam Mitani • Photo-illustration by Larson July 2009We've reported on this before, but we now have stronger evidence than ever that Toyota is getting back into the affordable sports-coupe game with an all-new model priced at around $20,000–$25,000. This front-engine/rear-drive 2-door will reincarnate the spirit of the 1983–1987 Corolla Levin/Trueno (AE86), a car that's still popular today, especially among drift enthusiasts. According to our friends at Best Car magazine, Toyota's code name for this future sports car is 086A. That it's so similar to AE86 is no coincidence.Toyota is partnering with Subaru to bring this project to reality. In fact, most of the engineering seems to be coming from the company known for its all-wheel-drive rally cars. Powering the future coupe will be Subaru's 2.0-liter flat-4 equipped with a new direct-injection system, tuned to produce an impressive 200 bhp and 145 lb.-ft. of torque. We predict the car will weigh about 2700 lb., so expect fairly quick acceleration times, probably around 6.0 sec. to 60 mph. The suspension will consist of MacPherson struts up front and a multilink setup at the rear, with the chassis based on that of the Subaru Impreza and Legacy.Toyota will mainly be in charge of the car's styling. Although both Toyota and Subaru versions will be offered, the two models won't look much different, apart from badging — think Toyota Matrix and Pontiac Vibe. The car is scheduled to appear sometime in 2011 or 2012. If this future car truly is a reincarnation of the AE86, Toyota and Subaru will have a big hit on their hands.Enjoy...Karmann
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This is old news. There was a thread about this a week or two ago.
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That song "Wrecking Ball" that he wrote in honor of Giants Stadium a few
years back is on his new album, now given a studio recording. Always
thought it was a great song and it's pretty good here too.
I was at that last embarrassment of a game at the old stadium but the
video shown at halftime with the song was probably the highlight of the
day for me, love the part in the video with the line "I've seen
champions come and go" and it shows Eli running out of the tunnel, and
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Daniel, are you asking about the new season for your region or for the purposes of the OD challenge?
Daniel, are you asking about the new season for your region or for the purposes of the OD challenge?
For my season in general. For now it is in my head it starts when the queen starts her spring build up.
Everything gets darker, as it goes to where there is less light. Darrel Tank (5PM drawing instructor)
Hi Daniel,
On the forum I've seen a swarm listed for socal, & one for FL. A guy in my bee club said he got a call for one on the SF peninsula. I usually go by when the ornamental fruit trees start blooming.
Very few drones in my hives yet.
California sucks all the warmth and moisture from the air before they send it over the Sierras to us. We live with that cold mountain air pouring down on us year round. it is nice in July. February not so much. Palm trees grow in Sacramento. Two hours away where I am. you can't get cactus to grow without watering them. They grow the worlds almonds there and just over the hill is Death Valley. not far in distance but a completely different world. and it is all due to the mountains that are between here and there. I vote we level them.
Everything gets darker, as it goes to where there is less light. Darrel Tank (5PM drawing instructor)
As stated in my original post,
"We'll go by number of hives lost beginning October 1, 2012 thru March 1, 2013". Everyone should report in on March 1st. on number of hives lost in this time frame including nucs and then calculate your percentage of hives lost.
Last edited by Charlie B; 02-16-2013 at 12:22 PM.
Really, it's not a problem. I can just shovel a path out there and check them.
Buy the ticket, take the ride. -H.S. Thompson
As cg3 says, I think the snowbound hives can be checked for any buzzing easy enough. I've never had bees in the snow so correct me if I'm wrong.
If you whack 'em hard enough with the snow shovel you can hear them.
Buy the ticket, take the ride. -H.S. Thompson
I am not officially registered in the overwintering challenge, but I have been following this thread. Last year I lost both my hives, one to starvation.
This year, knock on wood, they are both still alive. I have paths shoveled out to them through two feet of snow. Yesterday was mild (44), so I went in to give them another fondant patty (I had given them one during a January thaw, too). I also added some pollen patty Both hives are two deeps plus a super which had capped honey in the fall. In January both hives' supers were empty of honey, but I could see down below in the top deep that there was still some left. Yesterday, one of my hives had clear honey in several of the super frames. I am wondering whether they are making honey out of the fondant patty I gave them. I am just so afraid of them starving - we are at least a month or more away from pussy willows and maples.
Maple sugar season begins around George Washington's birthday (Feb.22) and that marks the beginning of the beginning of spring.
They didn't over winter until they are out foraging well into spring. I will have fist size clusters on 3/1 that will die after that. If you want everybody to be able to participate honestly (Like Honest Ollie) you have to extend the ending date to what, 6/1?
By 6/1 I will have doubled my hive count, & caught at least a dozen swarms. So I guess my #'s would be way up from fall.
You have to draw the line somewhere and I think that March 1st is a pretty fair date to go by. If you wanted to be "FAIR" you'd have to have separate challenges for each of the zones or subzones and different dates for each, but since this is nationwide you gotta draw a line somewhere. Besides all of us know if we lose a hive after march 1st to say may1st it may have had something to do with overwintering. Not like there is a monster prize involved. LOL
Rod Sullivan, MO
www.facebook.com/alderaanapiaries https://www.youtube.com/user/rwjedi
Charlie, as you are the judge (and OD is the mascot) Have you decided how long you will give the participants to self report their totals. Two weeks? A month? I thought I read somewhere the prize was one of OD's saplings shipped free to a destination of the winners choice or a pound of his honey if you happen to live in a cold climate....
I think by March 10th is ample time and you're right, Olly should donate a BeeBee Tree sapling to the winner AND a pound of honey. (However, I've seen pictures of his honey house, I would just go with the sapling).
Hold on I like Olivers rules, I can end the contest with more hives than I started with.
Started with 18 colonies split between 2 yards. One yard still good with 4 nucs, 2 hives. In the 2nd yard, the wind blew so hard during the recent blizzard, it bent the snow fence stakes I was using backwards and blew the wind break into the hives. It moved the telescoping covers plus inner covers off 3 of the hives, exposing the cluster. Wet bees in winter means dead bees in the spring. Count me down 3 of 18. Even had about 8 pounds of rock on each cover...Remaining 3 nucs and 6 hives out there doing well.
9 yrs, TF 6 yrs, moved to OAV in 2014, MAQS 2016. 5 hives and 4 nucs Zone 4B


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Thread: Closing UKR membership?
Closing UKR membership?
I am thinking that if the Ravens do host at Wembley we will get a tonne of 'new' members swimming around. This is particularly so if we are given inside track on game tickets from board members here who don't want the trip. :celery
My suggestion is that from the day of the annoucement, until after the game is played we close for new full members. It makes sense to be open for our asscociate membership but not full ones for now.
Your thoughts?"We ain't stinking Redskins fans in this Town sonny!"
Re: Closing UKR membership?
I think that is a great idea Dave! - :respect
Now, lets just hope we actually are the chosen team!!
12-30-2009, 07:16 PM #3On The Practice Squad
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Re: Closing UKR membership?
Sounds a sensible idea to me.
I have mixed views over the Ravens being a home team, from a purely selfish point of view it would be brilliant and make my year, from the other point of view where all I really want is the Ravens to win and having been to the last two games at Wembley, the home team loses so much in terms of home field advantage.
However, if we do get selected as one of the teams, count me in for any airport welcomes etc etc etc. Happy to turn up, help out with any organising that needs to be done at all.
Guess that can all wait, Oakland on Sunday is all that is important now and hopefully then a good bash at the play offs.
Re: Closing UKR membership?
We have a few days to finally decide. I know a few people are away for the holidays season. At least this gives a heads-up to anyone who has new members in wating to either let themselves be known, or wait until after the game.
Our membership profile may change considerable by then, and I am quite happy to accept REAL Ravens - who have not known we exist. What I don't want to have are 12 yr olds who want something for nothing, and go away the moment we lose a couple of games."We ain't stinking Redskins fans in this Town sonny!"
Re: Closing UKR membership?
Personally I think if the UKRavens are to move forwards (if we want to) you've gotta look at the other 6 teams that have been over and the interactions they each had with fan clubs over here.
Giants - Road team of first game, no interaction but a bigger community of fans than the Ravens have.
Dolphins - Pretty big fan club, got a meet & greet with Jason Taylor, Wayne Huizenga, Cam Cameron & co.
Saints & Chargers - No fan clubs in the UK to the best of my knowledge, no interaction between teams & fans.
Buccaneers & Patriots - Both got successful UK fan clubs who booked up decent sized venues in London on the Saturday (UKPats with the help of Robert Kraft at the Sports Cafe), similar meet & greets to Dolphins.
Much as we exist we're in the bracket of the Saints & Chargers, if the Ravens come over we'd need to work our arses off to get anything and we'd need more than 10 people to be able to get anything in all likelihood.
If the Ravens come over and the NFL/Ravens want some sort of fan interaction (that's a whole load of big ifs there) being greeted by a small fan club that's bolting the door shut isn't going to interest them. If we want to keep as is, a small group of fans that are loosely organised with a monthly newsletter and links to friends/fans in the states then fine bolt the door shut, but we're not keeping the door shut to much, we're not a fan club in the sense that the Redskins, Pats, Dolphins, Bucs, Seahawks, Browns (heck even the Steelers are setting up a UK Chapter of the Steel City Mafia) and others are. If we want to step forwards, bolting the door shut is the wrong approach, if we want to maintain the status quo then by all means bolt the door shut. But we aren't exactly that out there that I can see us being flooded with requests to join tbh.
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Re: Closing UKR membership?
I like Stockers point and that is kinda where I have been sitting as well. Keep that door open but don't feed them until the rest of us get fed. Next time they may be at the main table but seniors first.
Barry went home for 2 weeks and came back (Philadelphia Customs did not like that very much). He got a Flacco jersey for Christmas so I know his ass will be at Wembley this time if the Ravens post. He already registered on the NFL UK site for interest in 6 tickets. I don't see him joining the UKRavens but he will certainly participate. This could actually turn into a family trip since my brother and sister may want to make the journey to England to wear the purple. They haven't been back in quite a few years.
Happy New Years to the crazy ass UKRavens! See you soon NFL willing....
Re: Closing UKR membership?
Some very good points on both sides of the debate guys. I posted the thread so we can have genuine debate. The points raised by both sides are vailid:
We do not want our group spoiled by 'bandwaggoners'. Despite our lack of overt 'fan club' like behaviour, we are socially very active - particularly when it comes to trips to US games. Only a couple of us have not been to a Ravens home game by now, hence we are a 'supporters' club - as we go to games.
However, as Stockers points out, we are small fry and unless we get outside help we are not going to do much when, and if, we 'host'.
I'd like to hear what everyone else has to say, particularly Chris - who is abroad at the moment."We ain't stinking Redskins fans in this Town sonny!"
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Re: Closing UKR membership?
I have to agree with Stockers.
ALL teams have their bandwagon folks who come and go on the whims of a teams winning or losing record. This cannot be helped. So to try and shut out these people seems backwards to me.
You have to figure that many people wanting to sign up and this will be their first impression of the Ravens and it's fans. If then that first impression is one of exclusion, you can expect small numbers to stay loyal.
Conversely, if the group is welcoming, inviting and contradictory to the rumors and negative factoids that tend to float around this team, your numbers grow AND you gain that ever illusive respect element that some teams do not enjoy.
Just my thoughts as an outsider ... Good luck and I hope to make the trip!


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Dec 15, 2012 at 6:30 am #1297067
Misfit MysticMember
@cooldripLocale: "Grand Canyon of the East"
In reading about yesterday's events, I immediately wondered about those close to me. Hopefully none of my fellow BPL members were involved personally in yesterday's tragedy. My heart goes out to the families and loved ones of those who were; I have no words.Dec 15, 2012 at 8:20 am #1935586
obx hikerBPL Member
@obxcolaLocale: Outer Banks of North Carolina
Newtown is a picture perfect "Norman Rockwell" New England small town. Have a look
I went to see Lincoln last night for the second time. The man was so gentle; I can see the scene of him getting down on the floor embracing Todd and then lifting him up piggy-back. But he was also so strong, so resolute. He refused to look away.
Have a look at little Newtown. Maybe making a little virtual visit will help start the process of really looking at what we are doing to ourselves.
So Scott how are things in beautiful Valdese, home of Joe Brown? I can hear Bill Curry "the mouth of the South" now. You a descendant of the Waldensians?Dec 15, 2012 at 9:30 am #1935605
Hopefully, people will survive this as best they can. And other incidents like the one that just happened in Portland.
Are these just rare events that we shouldn't worry about?
Maybe don't do so much reporting on the TV?
At least we shouldn't make the killer famous which might encourage others to do the same, like don't use the person's name or show his picture?
It doesn't seem like gun regulations would help much. The person in Portland used an assault weapon, but not Newtown, so making these illegal wouldn't be very effective? Maybe making clips that hold more than 10 rounds? Maybe not allowing more than one shot per second or something?
On NPR they observed that most killers are young white males that are mentally disturbed, have a facination with guns, and like video games. I don't know where you go with that though…Dec 15, 2012 at 10:40 am #1935616
David OlsenSpectator
@owareLocale: Steptoe Butte
These sort of tragedies really start a huge national brainstorm. Hopefully in the long run emotions give way to finding the real
problems and then effective answers.
Edited- kinda decided this isn't the place I want to debate.Dec 15, 2012 at 10:45 am #1935617
Diplomatic MikeMember
@mikefaedundeeLocale: Under a bush in Scotland
It's a tragedy, but all these events are linked by easy access to guns. A day or so ago, a similar incident happened in China. China is very strict on gun ownership. In the Chinese incident, the guy used a knife, and stabbed over 20 students. They are all expected to recover.
Mental illness, guns, ………..Dec 15, 2012 at 11:02 am #1935622
Michael LBPL Member
@mpl_35Locale: NoCo
Do you enjoy being wrong? Because in 2010 6 of these incidents happened in China. 20 dead and 50 wounded. And they weren't linked to easy access to guns.
The gun is just the mode. You see knives, pipebombs, and whatever weapon the people can get their hands on.Dec 15, 2012 at 11:24 am #1935625
Diplomatic MikeMember
@mikefaedundeeLocale: Under a bush in Scotland
I'm confused by the point you are trying to make Michael?
Can you provide links to your assertions?
Anyway, i don't want to comment on this anymore. Too many folks have lost loved ones.Dec 15, 2012 at 11:35 am #1935628
Luke SchmidtSpectator
@cameronLocale: Idaho Falls
If this thread is going to go into an endless gun control debate could we wait? I don't mind those debates at all but it seems like poor taste at the moment. For all I know we may have members here connected to the tragedy in some way.Dec 15, 2012 at 2:55 pm #1935663
Ken T.BPL Member
+1 with Luke.Dec 15, 2012 at 2:59 pm #1935665
Michael MathisenMember
@mathixLocale: Oregon
I think our focus needs to be on the victims and their families.
– Charlotte Bacon, 02/22/06, female.
– Daniel Barden, 09/25/05, male.
– Rachel Davino, 07/17/83, female.
– Olivia Engel, 07/18/06, female.
– Josephine Gay, 12/11/05, female.
– Ana M. Marquez-Greene, 04/04/06, female.
– Dylan Hockley, 03/8/06, male.
– Dawn Hocksprung, 06/28/65, female.
– Madeleine F. Hsu, 07/10/06, female.
– Catherine V. Hubbard, 06/08/06, female.
– Chase Kowalski, 10/31/05, male.
– Jesse Lewis, 06/30/06, male.
– James Mattioli , 03/22/06, male.
– Grace McDonnell, 12/04/05, female.
– Anne Marie Murphy, 07/25/60, female.
– Emilie Parker, 0 5/12/06, female.
– Jack Pinto, 0 5/06/06, male.
– Noah Pozner, 11/20/06, male.
– Caroline Previdi, 09/07/06, female.
– Jessica Rekos, 05/10/06, female.
– Avielle Richman, 10/17/06, female.
– Lauren Russeau, 06/1982, female.
– Mary Sherlach, 02/11/56, female.
– Victoria Soto, 11/04/85, female.
– Benjamin Wheeler, 09/12/06, male.
– Allison N. Wyatt, 07/03/06, female.
Maybe hike a mile in honor of each victim.Dec 15, 2012 at 3:07 pm #1935669
Tom KirchnerBPL Member
@ouzelLocale: Pacific Northwest/Sierra
"Mental illness, guns, ……….."
The general attitude toward guns in this country is a mental illness.Dec 15, 2012 at 4:44 pm #1935696
W I S N E R !BPL Member
+1 Tom.
Three hundred million plus guns (and rising) in this country: I'd say gun advocates have clearly won this fight, perhaps with the minor exception of getting non-neutered military weaponry into the hands of our friends and neighbors.
With numbers like this, what's there to debate?
We could stop sales and production tomorrow and still have enough weaponry to last us a hundred years.
So maybe the gun advocates are right, maybe what our country actually needs is everyone carrying a gun to be safe now, from K-12 teachers to college professors to movie theater employees, to the guy in the shoe department at JC Penny and your server at Jamba Juice in the mall food court. Soccer moms and bank tellers and the random kid sitting at Starbucks sipping a Frappuccino in front of his laptop…let's all start carrying to save ourselves.
One gun for every single man, woman, and child in this nation is clearly not enough; maybe we can double or triple it by the time my kids are grown.Dec 15, 2012 at 5:14 pm #1935700
On the local news, there was someone who had a gun at Clackamas Town Center in Portland. He said he drew his gun on the shooter, but he saw people in back that could have been shot accidentally so he fled instead. He said the shooter saw him and soon after killed himself, so maybe that worked having other people with guns around. This guy was a security person by profession and was trying to become a policeman.
I could imagine a case where the other person wouldn't be so careful.
Or people could think there was a shooter when there wasn't and accidentally shoot people themseleves.
That doesn't seem like a good solution to have everyone have a gun.
I want people with guns to be very well trained – like police.Dec 15, 2012 at 6:04 pm #1935707
Tim ZenSpectator
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Immediately address the issue of gun control through the introduction of legislation in Congress. http://wh.gov/RN6UDec 15, 2012 at 7:45 pm #1935720
jeffrey armbrusterBPL Member
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DougBPL Member
Well, that didn't take long. Another sad catastrophe, another non-dialog quickly devolving into a gun control/gun availability 'debate'.
If only we could get past our pettiness and emotional responses and actually have an adult discussion on why these things might be happening. It goes far beyond guns. There is so much more involved in these shootings than guns – I'm not even convinced that gun control/gun availability is the major issue.
If we want to try figure it all out, we need to include health care and mental illness counseling/treatment availability, the prevalence of violent imagery in much of our media, the ever increasing hate speech/segmentation of society, and more.
To simplify such tragedies down to the sole issue of guns is lazy, inane and counterproductive, and IMO, is an injustice to those so callously murdered.Dec 15, 2012 at 8:19 pm #1935725
jeffrey armbrusterBPL Member
@bookLocale: Northern California
Douglas…"sigh"…there's always been crazy people, and murderers. Today, crazy people and murderers in the U.S. have access to military style weapons. You want to solve the larger problem of insanity and disaffected individuals; evil. Good luck. In Europe, there are just as many crazy people and disaffected individuals as in the U.S. Compare the mass murder numbers. Europe doesn't sell military assault weapons over the counter and at gun shows to the general public. We do.
The nra is the john birch society of our time.Dec 16, 2012 at 12:33 am #1935754
W I S N E R !BPL Member
It certainly does go far beyond guns Doug.
But to act as if guns have no place in this discussion when they are the tool that facilitates a single deranged person being able to inflict massive and otherwise disproportionate amounts of harm to others so quickly that no nobody has time to stop them…
To not be allowed to address and discuss the role that guns play in enabling this madness is an injustice to those so callously murdered.Dec 16, 2012 at 2:13 am #1935758
Michael LBPL Member
@mpl_35Locale: NoCo
Why do you anti gun nuts have to derail every thread that touches upon guns.
Again, look at china. Knives, axes, etc are being used to kill children there to.Dec 16, 2012 at 4:25 am #1935759
Ike JutkowitzBPL Member
@ikeLocale: Central Michigan
My 4 and 6 year olds got a lot of extra hugs yesterday. They thought it funny that their dad was so sentimental. My thoughts are with those affected by this unimaginable tragedy.Dec 16, 2012 at 6:16 am #1935767
DougBPL Member
Craig, I did not say, did not even imply, that guns have no place in the discussion. Of course the issue of gun control/gun availability has an important place in the discussion. Jason Alexander (yes, the actor) wrote a wonderful piece about the insanity of allowing pretty much anyone access to assault style weapons. It's a great, reasoned piece, I agree with it wholeheartedly.
But it's problematic, IMO, when the discussion never gets much beyond gun control/gun availability, which is most often the case, as this thread shows. There are deeper issues at play that need to be part of the discussion – just as much as guns, if not moreso.
An interesting tidbit from an article I read this morning: "There are countries with gun ownership rates nearly as high as our own and much less gun violence. … There are also countries with many fewer guns than the United States, but with even higher homicide by firearm rates. They are all countries poorer and less equal than the United States. Social democracy might actually be a better deterrent to gun violence than gun control."
So, yes, the gun control/gun availability debate needs to happen (of course, it would be more beneficial if it happened without the usual vitriol and hyperbole from both sides), but, again IMO, it shouldn't dominate the discussion about these tragedies. There is so much more at play.Dec 16, 2012 at 7:52 am #1935781
There was a teacher that was shot, she locked the door with the kids inside with her, the gunman tried to get in but the door was locked – that's a nice story that brings a tear to me.
"There are also countries with many fewer guns than the United States, but with even higher homicide by firearm rates. They are all countries poorer and less equal than the United States. Social democracy might actually be a better deterrent to gun violence than gun control."
That should also bring a reaction from Michael L : )
So, we need to raise taxes on the super-rich, increase programs to help people pull themselves up by their bootstraps like almost free college education,…
That maybe makes more sense than gun regulation, because if you make assault weapons illegal people can use handguns, limit number of rounds per magazine people will bring more magazines and practice changing,…
Maybe this super polarized political strategy to make everyone hate the other side works up people that are mentally unstable to begin with?Dec 16, 2012 at 11:51 am #1935818
Bruce ThibeaultBPL Member
@brucetboLocale: New England
Im no longer surprised when I a tragedy strikes and within hours people come out of the woodwork making ridiculous claims about gun ownership/availability.
First, for those unfamiliar with Federal Firearms Licensing… http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Firearms_License
Note the cost. Also understand that obtaining said license becomes more difficult as the scope and capabilities of the firearms in question increase. Your local gun dealer is also legally obligated to call the FBI NICS center and complete a background check everytime a sale being made. Records must be maintained forever, of all incoming and outgoing firearms. When you consider the red tape that "over the counter" gun sale becomes a bit more complex than one might assume.
Second, "Military assault weapons" are the business of the military… period. "Military assault weapons" cannot be possessed or sold by civilians. Firearms designed to look like military weapons do not have the same capabilities as military weapons. Fact is there are numerous hunting rifles that possess as much or more stopping power than many military knock offs and high capacity mags are available for some.
If the anti gunners are right about anything its the gun show loophole. Im not going to defend gun dealers who sell to people without going through the proper legal channels.
Its frustrating to hear people call for tighter gun laws when most of what they think should be made illegal already is. Before feeding the flames of the anti govt types maybe we should look at current laws and try to figure out why they havent worked.Dec 16, 2012 at 12:09 pm #1935822
Stephen BarberBPL Member
@grampaLocale: SoCal
Note also that murder is already illegal.
Why would someone intent on murder care about another lesser law?Dec 16, 2012 at 1:48 pm #1935832
Bob BankheadBPL Member
@wandering_bobLocale: Oregon, USA
or to put it another way….
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I'm staying within the walled Old Town of Dubrovnik, up many stone steps from the wide promenade of the main street called Stradun. This is not a place for those with dodgy knees, achy legs or a weak heart. I have never climbed so many steps! Narrow "streets" branch steeply off the Stradun.
The Old Town is pleasantly vehicle-free, other than early-morning delivery vans. Other deliveries are made by motorized handcart or manual ones. I saw a group of six men discussing how to get a new fridge up to one of the higher-level houses. What a task! And what happens to residents when they get too old to climb steps? I suppose they have to move elsewhere.
I arrived on the evening of a national celebration. Two Croatian generals from the 1990s Yugoslav war had just been freed from prison. My host said, "It's like getting our freedom again."
I have read a bit about the 1991-95 Yugoslav war and seen the photos of people killed and structural damage done. I can't begin to explain the reasons for the war – or as Croatians refer to it, the Serbian-Montenegrin Aggression. The ethnically diverse Balkans region has a long and complex history, but suffice to say that when Croatia declared independence in 1991, Yugoslavia didn't like it.
From the Napoleonic-era fort atop Mount Srđ (pronounced "surge"), which rises steeply above Dubrovnik's Old Town, a small group of Defenders of Dubrovnik, as they've been named, managed to hold off the far better armed and trained Yugoslav army. The besieged Dubrovnik population stayed put, taking shelter from bombardment in their cellars and sometimes in the forts in the medieval town walls, the first time in history that the walls had been used in defence. Two-thirds of the Old Town's buildings were destroyed or damaged. It is said that when Yugoslavia started shelling Dubronvik's Old Town, the Pearl of the Adriatic and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, they lost the war, since international opinion turned against them.
In the relatively short time since the war ended, the Old Town has been completely restored and looks as lovely as ever. (There is a small pocket of town that lies in ruins, but they date from a terrible earthquake in the year 1667.)
Maybe when some or all of the Balkan countries are part of the European Union – Croatia is due to join in 2013 – relations among them will be eased.
The highlight of a visit to Dubrovnik is walking the town walls. So photogenic – all the red-tiled roofs, punctuated by a few church towers.
Having a week here, I was able to visit almost every tourist venue and notable spot: monasteries, cathedral and churches, museums and photographic exhibits of the "Homeland War," an archaeological exhibition, a 14th century pharmacy and the second-oldest synagogue in Europe. I took a city bus to the Lapad area, which is lined with seaside resorts and a rugged coastline.
There are a lot of cats here! And some pigeons. The cat on my street, whom I greeted each day, sleeps curled up in a flowerpot.
I can hear the bells in the clock tower ringing before and after the hour and calling people to church.
People smile when I say Hvala (thank you). Croatian is a Slavic language, so I do recognize a few words that sound like Czech or Russian.
My last full day here, I finished up my sightseeing and chose two spots with benches where I could just sit and read a book: the harbourfront under the walls and the former moat outside Pile Gate. Another meal at the only vegetarian restaurant in town, then back to my room to pack up for my flight back to England.


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The "introductions" section may not be the best place to post a question, to gain the answers you seek.
Of course, reality has never stopped me before. Why should I let it stop me now?
I feel that you have posed an impossible-to-solve problem.
You have set up a situation in which your protagonist will necessarily suffer a great deal of damage, and may even be killedor converted into a werewolf himself, by means of death.
Fifteen feet is no distance at all, to an animal which can spring at a potential victim. If the fight is not stopped instantaneously, the werewolf wins. But your parameters require that the werewolf take minutes to become incapacitated. Thus, your protagonist must necessarily lose.
So the choice of which handgun in what caliber becomes a meaningless one. No matter what the final choice, the werewolf still wins.
Why are the bullets merely to be "coated in silver"? It is much, much easier to make solid-silver bullets in the first place. Just ask The Lone Rangeror Tonto, who, presumably, did all of the scut work for the racist oppressor of the long-suffering Red Man.
Silver melts at a temperature low enough to permit bullet casting with the normal equipment we've all used to make lead bullets. Any ammunition-reloader could do it easily.
Would use of solid-silver bullets make a difference?
Please advise.


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