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Since the release of their debut album five long years ago the four Kora brothers and their music-making mate Dan McGruer have toured the world, and, by the sounds of this fascinating follow-up, done a spot of space travel to a distant planet and swiped some futuristic ideas.
Musically they have always been ambitious, and that debut brought together everything from reggae and soul to metal and happy hardcore. And though popular, selling more than 30,000 copies, it never quite worked entirely.
But on Light Years they have nailed it, crafting an utterly unique collection of intriguingly catchy pop music. Be warned though, it takes a lot of getting used to. But stick with it and let tracks like cosmic nursery rhyme, Little Star, and spectral-hip-hop-reggae-soul-symphony, Drop Dead Killer, get inside you and bubble beneath your skin.
It's odd though, because there are clear nods to the band's diverse musical influences, from the soul jam of Galaxy Express to the jarring thud and brassy stomp of Bad Thing.
And often the songs resemble versions of cracking good tunes from the past, like stealth reggae dance floor track Take You Down getting its Justin Timberlake SexyBack groove on, Hit the Wall could be a long-lost Outkast song-meets-Tainted Love, and the computerised soul glitch of Dream Life recalls Sign O the Times-era Prince.
Yet Kora manage to come up with a sound you've never heard before. It also has a feeling that it shouldn't work, but it does. Like album stand out Story Ain't Over which is a R&B-soul anthem with a musical backdrop of floor-bending electro funk and something like the theme tune from British TV science show Tomorrow's World all in one.
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HP's Hurd continues to spin away from accountability
Original post made by J.L, Ventura, on Nov 16, 2006
So now we have Patricia Dunn and some others taking the entire fall for the inexcusable breach of legal constraints that have been set up to protect our privacy Web Link
What especially irks me about this turn of events is that no reasonable person would believe that Hurd and Dunn weren't talking about these things in private. It's incredulous when one hears from Hurd that he didn't know anything untiil the last minute. Meanwhile, Hurd continues to take credit for a serendipitous increase in HP's stock dividends, due mostly to suandering HP revenues on software aquisitions and market spin. Web Link
from the last link: "Hewlett-Packard (nyse: HPQ - news - people ) is set to report fourth-quarter earnings on Thursday after the close of trading. Analysts polled by Thomson First Call expect the company to post a profit of 64 cents per share on sales of $24.12 billion, compared with year-ago income of 51 cents per share on sales of $22.91 million. American Technology Research reiterated a "neutral" rating on the stock on Nov. 13. "We believe investors may be paying too much of a Mark Hurd premium as the story remains primarily a cost cutting one with software acquisitions and lackluster organic revenue growth," the firm said."
I hope the state DA will pursue this right to the end, and not let Hurd off the hook. If there's a trial, Dunn will not go quietly. She was wrong in her actions, but it's imappropriate that she shuold be taking the entire fall. There is simply no way an operation of this kind could have been missed by someone that Dunn interacted with on practically a daily basis.
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a resident of Professorville
on Nov 17, 2006 at 9:55 am
You really have it in for Mark Hurd.
I have no brief for the guy. I think he was very lucky to come into a turnaround situation at the very bottom and just had to do the cost reduction stuff that any experienced executive would do in that situation.
But I would remind you that the "pretexting" thing started under the reign of Carly Fiorina and was well under way when Hurd joined the company. Why do you never criticise her? Do you like her hair?
a resident of Ventura
on Nov 18, 2006 at 11:42 pm
Seems like you have a love affair going with Mark Hurd. Perhaps you shuld put him on yuor holiday gift list? :)
Carly Fiorina was probably the worst thing that ever happened to HP.
There is NO WAY that Hurd would not have been briefed on top line details of that investigation. It's COMMON KNOWLEDGE that CEO's and the Chair's of Corporate Boards have RICH lines of communication. It's pretty disengenuous of Hurd to cop out of this, but then why not? Accountability is something that doesn't seem to count anymore.
Look at Fiorina, and other failed CEO's - most of them walk away with more money than most of their prior subordinates would take 4 lifetimes to earn.
a resident of College Terrace
on Nov 19, 2006 at 12:15 am
Four lifetimes? Try forty lifetimes. HP Ceos make millions upon millions, while they lay people off, cut health insurance for the employees, and farm out jobs to incompetents overseas (try waiting an hour on hold for hp tech support(sic) with Bombay's greatest hits playing in your ear and then getting someone at the end of a semi-inaudible telephone connection who barely speaks English and has no clue about anything technical.)
But, hey, I'm sure Hurd and Carly have nice bank balances, and that's all that matters.
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Ungrateful Prisoners Go on Hunger Strike: An Assault upon California Taxpayers
Original post made by James Hurd, Another Pleasanton neighborhood, on Jul 9, 2013
The strike was initiated by prisoners within the Security Housing Unit (SHU) in Pelican Bay State Prison, but news quickly spread and is now said to include prisoners in facilities across California. At least 30,000 prisoner ingrates appear to be participating in the hunger strike, which also includes a work stoppage by thousands of inmate workers looking for an excuse to retire to their cells where staring at walls is preferred to sweeping floors and delivering library books.
According to Prisoner Hunger Strike Solidarity, the California prison system currently holds over 10,000 prisoners in solitary confinement units, "with dozens having spent more than 20 years each in isolation."
The hunger strike is not the first of its kind in Pelican Bay. In 2011, prisoners in the SHU sparked a massive statewide hunger strike that grew to include 12,000 prisoners in a third of California's 33 prisons, and costing California taxpayers untold amounts mostly in the form of uneaten prepared meals.
"We are certain that we will prevail…. the only questions being: How many will die starvation-related deaths before state officials sign the agreement?" the prisoners' statement reads, referring to their list of demands.
Unfortunately, these same inmates appear to be oblivious to the additional burden their so-called hunger strike will impose upon California taxpayers. "Each and every prepared meal that goes uneaten amounts to huge waste of taxpayer funded resources, not to mention the uneaten food removal costs that will add enormous tonnage of additional refuse into an already overburdened refuse removal system," stated prominent California Tea Party activist A. Paul Datall.
Datall continued: "Most of the prisoners do better in prison than they do out on the street. They'll go back to eating eventually, because Americans don't know how to go without. In many freedom-loving African countries, for example, peoples are not conditioned to demand entitlement after entitlement, and so they're accustomed to starvation for themselves and their children. But here in America, it's entitlement after entitlement after entitlement."
Outside the gates of Crescent City's Pelican Bay, a handful of no-tax activists yesterday held signs that said such things as, "Let them rot in hell," and "Cheaper to imprison vegetables than gang member creeps."
We expect, as the hunger strike continues, that California's conservative, values-driven citizens will mobilize against the wastage that the hunger strike is creating.
a resident of Vintage Hills
on Jul 9, 2013 at 8:39 am
Kathleen Ruegsegger is a registered user.
The topic is an interesting comment on the strike.
Here is the link to the Prisoner Hunger Strike Solidarity site: Web Link
There is brief coverage by the LA Times: Web Link
Change.org also has a petition started: Web Link
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jul 9, 2013 at 9:05 am
let them stop eating, let them sit in their cells 24/7, maybe we can loose a bunch to attrition (death)....California prisons need to take a lesson from the Maricopa County Arizona Sheriff. My god, he has prisoners living in tents when it is 120 degrees outside.
a resident of Downtown
on Jul 9, 2013 at 9:59 am
" the only questions being: How many will die starvation-related deaths before state officials sign the agreement?"
I would hope the answer is that every one of them will die. These are the worst of the hard core criminals in our state. Let them starve. Better than what I would like to do to them.
a resident of Birdland
on Jul 9, 2013 at 12:17 pm
There are many homeless in every city. The meals they refuse to eat should be passed out to those that need a meal. Food doesn't go to waste and the prisoners can sit there and starve.
To many in prison anyway!
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jul 9, 2013 at 1:11 pm
Now we hear that the United Nations has called on all countries to ban the solitary confinement of prisoners except in very exceptional circumstances and for as short a time as possible. First they want to take away our Humvees, now they want to take away our right to punish gang members!
"Segregation, isolation, separation, cellular, lockdown, Supermax, the hole, Secure Housing Unit… whatever the name, solitary confinement should be banned by States as a punishment or ex]tortion technique," UN Special Rapporteur on torture Juan E. Méndez [notice the name] told the General Assembly's third committee, which deals with social, humanitarian and cultural affairs, saying the practice amounts to torture.
"Indefinite and prolonged solitary confinement in excess of 15 days should also be subject to an absolute prohibition," he added, citing scientific studies that have established that some lasting mental damage is caused after only a few days of social isolation.
But I say that a little bit of brain damage is a small price to pay for the kinds of heinous acts that America's millions of evil doers have committed. Brain damage might make them easier to control, and so taxpayers would have to spend less on prison guards.
Also, I'm very impressed with the suggestion that we simply let the hunger strikers die. Removal of their corpses would then open up cells for all the homeless slackers who now sit around outside of grocery stores scaring everyone with their pathetic looks and pleas for pocket change.
a resident of Livermore
on Jul 9, 2013 at 5:36 pm
I cannot support the torture of incarcerated prisoners.
I also don't wish that they die of hunger.
I prefer that their health be medically monitored to avoid serious medical illness.
I do however support the death penalty in cases of extreme cruelty and murder of innocent Americans.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jul 13, 2013 at 10:30 am
I've just learned that it costs the taxpayer 3.10 per day to feed these ungrateful criminals. Now, they are turning their backs on the high quality food they've been receiving. With 30,000 criminal inmates participating in their hunger strike farce, that means over $90,000 per day is going uneaten, being left to rot. This is not a rational use of taxpayer money. Therefore, any striking criminal inmate should be told that once they reject food, they'll never get another morsel again. They want to fast? The threat would allow them to fast into oblivion which is where most of them should've gone in the first place. Read taxedenoughalready.net for additional comments on how to save patriotic taxpayers money currently being stolen from us by the state.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jul 15, 2013 at 9:49 am
What they get would look like a 5 star restaurant compared to what they would get in Maricopa Co Sheriff (Phoenix) TENTs... NO AC for them in 115 degrees. The people have worshiped Sheriff Arpahio for 15-20 years. CA prisoners are whiners, for being such 'tough' guys.


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U.S. Treasury Department reports $1.3 trillion dollar deficit
Washington – The Federal Government's budget deficit for the fiscal year 2010 hit $1.3 trillion, according to a report released earlier today by the U.S. Treasury Department. This marks the second straight year the Federal government spent more than one trillion dollars in borrowed money, and the first time in modern history that the U.S. House of Representatives failed to pass a budget to account for their fiscal mismanagement.
In response to Treasury's findings, House Budget Committee Ranking Member Paul Ryan (WI-01) issued the following statement:
Key facts about Washington's fiscal failures:
Spin Can't Hide Substance. The Obama Administration is seeking to put a positive gloss on the objectively terrible budget news. While statements from the Administration argue their fiscal stewardship improved the budget situation, a closer look at the FY2010 data shows the explosion in Federal spending and the continued weakness in the U.S. economy.
Unprecedented Surge in Spending. Since January 2009, House Democrats passed more than $3 trillion in new spending increases, with a 24% increase in non-defense discretionary spending.
Unsustainable Deficits and Debt. The $1.3 trillion deficit pushed total debt past $13.6 trillion this year. While Congress failed to pass a budget this year, the President's budget plan doubles the debt in five years, and triples it in ten.
More Spending, More Borrowing. Speaker Nancy Pelosi recently announced her intention to advance legislation during the lame duck session next month to add another $14 billion to the deficit and debt with another spending proposal. President Obama, despite recently admitting "there's no such thing as shovel-ready projects," continues to call for $50 billion in new stimulus spending.
Higher Taxes. Democratic leaders rejected a bipartisan consensus that opposes across the board tax hikes set to hit on January 1, and instead adjourned with a promise to raise taxes on families and small businesses amidst continued economic hardships. House Republicans argue to stop the tax hikes and cut government spending to help spur economic growth, job creation, and fiscal responsibility.


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Norval Morrisseau, Shaman Artist
03 Feb 2006 - 30 Apr 2006
The National Gallery of Canada's first major solo exhibition of a First Nations artist pays homage to Norval Morrisseau. The Anishnaabe (Ojibwa) painter's sublimely colourful and deeply spiritual works have inspired three generations of First Nations artists and made him an icon of Canadian art. Norval Morrisseau, also called Copper Thunderbird, rose to fame in the 1960s as the originator of the Woodland School. This unique style is now simply called Anishnaabe painting, a term that refers to the artist's heritage and the archetypal status of his work. This exhibition features 60 vibrant works, from evocations of ancient symbolic etchings on sacred birchbark scrolls and pictographic renderings of spiritual creatures, to more recent works that are celebrations of pure colour. Morrisseau reveals something of the soul of humanity through colour and his unique "X-ray" style of imaging: Sinewy black "spirit" lines emanate, surround, and link animal and human figures, and skeletal elements and internal organs are visible within their brightly coloured segments.


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Carved wooden head of Henry VII. English, about 1689-91 (XVII.40)
Carved wooden head of Henry VII. English, about 1689-91 (XVII.40)
Figure of King Henry VII in the Horse Armoury, The Penny Magazine, 1840.
Figure of King Henry VI in the Horse Armoury, The Penny Magazine, 1840
'Interior of the Horse Armoury', anon engraving, The Penny Magazine, 1836 © Royal Armouries 2013
The Silvered and Engraved Armour of King Henry VIII decorated by Paul van Vrelant. Probably English, Greenwich, about 1515 (II.5)
Portrait of Lodewijk Huygens, ink drawing by Constantijn Huygens II, 6 November 1669 © Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Carved wooden head of Henry VIII. English, about 1689-91 (XVII.1)
Composite armour used for the figure of Henry VII in the Line of Kings from 1827. (II.2)
A figure representing Henry VII was one of the earliest figures on displayed at the Tower, from the mid seventeenth century. The Dutch diplomat, Lodewijck Huygens mentions seeing two armours attributed to Henry VII when visiting the Tower in 1652. However, in Huygen's visitor account he dismissed the armours on display as not looking 'very costly'.
There appears to have been little effort to translate the life of Henry VII through the display, which had been done with other monarchs. Henry VII was the first monarch in the Tudor dynasty that was to rule for over 100 years. However, when Henry fought Richard III at the battle of Bosworth in 1485, his position was far from secure. England had been gripped in the Wars of the Roses since 1455 and the reign of Henry VI, but after his victory at Bosworth Henry VII moved decisively to strengthen his position and establish peace. Interestingly Henry VII was one of the last English kings to lead troops in battle and although in the 1810 Tower of London guidebook he is described as holding a sword this does not make him stand out from other kings in the Line.
In the images published in 1840 by Charles Knight, Henry is shown with a lance not a sword. We now know that the armour shown on Henry VII's figure actually dates from 1520 so would have been too late to have belonged to the first Tudor monarch, but this does not mean it would necessarily have been very different from armour he may have worn. After the re-display by the armour expert Dr Samuel Meyrick in 1826-27, Henry VII was mentioned in the Tower of London guidebooks up to and including 1839. However, Henry VII was not mentioned in the 1842 Tower guidebook, and instead a knight from that period was represented instead, reflecting the wish only to assign well-documented armours to royal figures.
Another curious aspect of the display relating to Henry VII is the so-called 'Will Somers armour'. In 1710 the traveller Zacharias Conrad von Uffenbach described a suit of armour that was thought to have been used by Henry VII 'as a disguise at a masquerade'. It seems there was a lot of confusion regarding this curious armour for many years, with suggestions that it was made for Henry VIII's jester amongst the most popular.
King Henry VII is represented in the current Line of Kings display by the carved wooden head that was probably from his figure.


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East Elmhurst NY , 11369
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29-49 Gilmore Street
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The community of East Elmhurst enjoys some of the best features of Queens living: tree-lined streets, excellent transportation, close proximity to Manhattan, two airports, Shea Stadium, and a branch of the Queens Library System.
The East Elmhurst community is a young and small community that was carved out off the Jackson Heights and Corona areas. One, two, and three family homes make up the architecture of the community. Some high rise apartments provide additional housing for a bursting community. At one time the area was mainly beach and recreational land space. The neighborhood of East Elmhurst has seen profound and rapid demographic changes over the years. The eastern Europeans who first settled in the area have since yielded to other populations including Italian, Greek, and Spanish-Americans, African Americans, and Haitians. More recent groups include Asians and Eastern Indians.
The East Elmhurst Branch opened for business in June of 1912 and was known as the Louona Park Library. Like many branches of the Queens Library system, the East Elmhurst Branch has claimed many different locations as its home over the years. Unlike the others, though, every time the branch changed its location, it also changed its name. It was renamed the Northern Boulevard Library when it moved to Northern Boulevard in May of 1927. In 1942 the library found a new home at 90th Street and Astoria Boulevard and brought with it the new but peculiar appellation of North Beach Library. The branch assumed its current name when a new city owned building was erected in 1972 at its present home at 95-06 Astoria Boulevard.
For many years, the East Elmhurst Branch was one of Queens Library's five Community Neighborhood Information Centers, offering referral services to people in need. This service was largely used by older adults who needed the aid of city agencies and community organizations, and young mothers who were seeking information on day care centers and schools. The branch continues to serve as a depository for the City's Department of Environmental Protection materials about the ongoing Flushing Bay project.
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So I took a stab at someone else's DIY for change — and not just "someone," it's actually a DIY for Elle UK from nail queen Sophy Robson (who probably had a quite literal hand in your favorite campaign this season). She also did the nails in one of my favorite campaign's ever – Erykah Badu for Tom Ford. These glitter embellished nails screamed "hey, I can do that!" and so I did.
I simplified the DIY a little further by using just glitter polishes in different sizes (found them all for $1 at Sally's) instead of loose glitter (less messy) and I skipped the rhinestones, but plan to add some later. Elle UK says the look is "perfect for parties" but I think that's way too obvious. I've been rocking these nails with my grungier attire for a dose of contradiction. Sean's reaction to the nails was "but isn't glitter kind of tacky?" which usually counts as a success in my book. Check out the DIY instructions at Elle UK and more of Sophy's work here. What do you think?


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Born Ariadna Thalía Sodi Miranda in Mexico City to parents Ernesto Sodi Pallares and Yolanda Miranda Mange on August 26, 1971, the singer/actress was the youngest of five daughters. She lost her father when she was five years old, and the loss had a devastating effect on her. As a youth, Thalía was a good student throughout her school years and studied ballet as well as piano. Even at such an early age, she aspired to be an actress and singer. She began singing professionally at age ten as part of the children's group Din Din, and shortly thereafter, in 1983, she embarked on an acting career, beginning with a TV Christmas special. Her music career was enhanced in 1986 when she replaced group member Sasha Diez Barroso in the popular teen pop act Timbiriche (whose members also included Paulina Rubio). And her acting career was likewise enhanced in 1987 when she joined the cast of the telenovela Pobre Seniorita Limantour, her first of several such roles.
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Beginning in the early 2000s, it should be noted, Thalía did try to cross over into the greater stateside market with English-language versions of her music. These concessions, however, fell flat time after time, which, along with the disappointing reception of El Sexto Sentido, suggested that Thalía's enormous success was receding in the wake of her 2000-2002 peak. Her celebrity remained intact, though, especially because she'd married music industry titan Tommy Mottola (former head of Sony as well as Mariah Carey's ex), the couple having celebrated the occasion with a three-million-dollar wedding in 2000. After giving birth to her first child in 2007, Thalía released Lunada the following year. Her first live offering, Primera Fila...Un Año Después appeared in 2009. After a long layoff to concentrate on family and then filming a live DVD, Thalía returned with Habítame Siempre in 2012. It quickly climbed the Latin pop chart. ~ Jason Birchmeier, Rovi
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This is a great discussion! I'm planning on doing some grafting myself this season and enjoy reading about others' experiences.
Good luck!!
-- Steven
This is a great discussion! I'm planning on doing some grafting myself this season and enjoy reading about others' experiences.
Good luck!!
-- Steven
Steven - http://stevensbees.blogspot.com
Retry in the fall? Retry in a few days! You already set up the starter and the mating nucs- you can do it ten times this season.
I'm in a similar boat on the new grafting, I had good success and have 17/25 cells take. They are ready to transfer to nucs tonight. I worked until after dark last night but just got five nucs setup. I have 7 more nuc boxes ready and will need to get them tonight. I'm very hopeful and was really suprised with 17 cells. I only have 13 hives and pulling enough brood and food for 12 or 13 nucs is pulling the hives down quite a bit but I guess it beats them swarming from over crowding. I had intended to do some more grafting but don't have anywhere to put that many cells right now.
Tim - you know you could always put multiple cells in your mating nucs. It would be a bit of insurance against the ones that don't emerge.
Good effort Tim! Just shows even a beginner can do it!
And Specialkayme I'm sure next time you will get a higher take all the way along. Not only because you'll have learned a bit more all the time, but seasonality will be on your side for the next one. I'll be interested in any updates.
This thread is also a great encouragement to others thinking of trying it.
"Thinking Inside The Box"
I already know a number of things that will increase my percentage next time:
1. Using a grafting tool that is from Russell's Apiary.
2. Better make-up of nucs
3. Better weather
4. Better planting of the cells.
I'm very excited about the next take, but I'm more interested in figuring out the final percentage from the first go. Out of 36 graft attempts, we are down to 4 cells that emerged. Their mating flights should be going on right around now, so in about two weeks I'll know where we stand.
I'm hoping my nucs will be better on the second round because they will have a few established foragers and guards. I'm pretty sure that the ones I just made up a few days ago have been robbed because they had feed on them. I reduced the entrances with a piece of screen with a pencil hole in it and hope for the best.
Good luck on the next round! I was in a similar position to you. I raised about 12 queen cells out of 36 to almost maturity and I moved them into mating nucs a bit early ( day 11) . I was concerned how I was going to populate my mating nucs because I didn't want to tear down my only big honey hive to do it and the only other hive was a small starter/finisher hive I was using to raise the queen cells I had grafted. I was lucky I had another source of bees from a trap out. I was skeptical that they would stay put in the mating nucs, being mostly field bees with no brood at all. But they had some stores and so I divided up these bees into 6 mating nucs of 2 frames each a nd fed them at first. I gave each nuc 2 queen cells and of these I now have 5 nucs with virgin queens walking around. These trap out bees really helped me out! normally i would have just given them a new queen or a frame of young larvae and had them try to raise their own queen but they ended up raising 5 new queens! it remains to be seen if these queens mate and lay successfully however.
Here is the trap out video to show you what I mean...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXVySTj2w3U I've posted this before.... forgive me
Checked in on a couple of my first batch of cells planted in mating nucs 5 days - both of those have virgins in them despite getting robbed for a day or two.
My second go round of grafting has 12 cells being built out of 16 grafts after 3 days. Up from 6 out of 11 on the first set. I must say though that I bet a few of them don't get capped, because there is a lot of variation in the size of the 3 day old cells.
I probably should not be checking on them this soon (?) but was replenishing pollen patties anyway. That's my sorry excuse anyway.


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Wow, I hate the cowboys with a passion, but that was probably one of the dumbest things they could have ever done. That defense was decimated by injuries and he found a way to still make it a formidable group. I don't care what anyone says, if they hadn't lost Sean Lee and a few others, that defense would have been pretty damn scary.
Amazing how they stick with Garrett and Romo and get rid of the one person who actually did a decent job.
I think this was just as dumb as whent he Eagles fired their DC for their offensive issues.
Spin that Webb young Davis
This is one of those head scratching moves that makes me want to retract my '2013 will be a good year for the cowboys' outlook. One of the only coaches to do a halfway decent job and was actually hindered by devastating injuries for much of the season (No starting NT, Safety, both ILBs, DE, Slot CB... lost quite a bit of depth too).
They HAVE to have a better candidate in their pocket already, or else... wtf?
yes it is head scratching that they fired Ryan who had the 14th ranked D in the NFL, but not as head scratching as the Giants NOT firing Perry Fewell who had the 30 ranked D!
Can we fire our DC & get Rob? He has the exact temperment the Giants D needs! Our Corners get burned deep for a TD & I see Fewell smiling. WTF!
Ironically, I think you guys are a much better suitor for the guy we're trying to get now after dumping Rob: Monty Kiffin. KP, Rolle, and even Stevie Brown would probably excel like crazy in a Tampa 2.
kiffin is old. that worries me some
but thank god we got rid of ryan.
Update: Kiffin was obviously hired a week ago, but reports are Rod Marinelli (former Bears DC and Lions HC) is the new D Line coach.


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Easy to reach by bus, metro — the Bolhão Metro Station is a few meters away — or simply by walking, this area is well served in local grocery stores, the market where you can buy fresh food and vegetables, cafés, ATM's, shopping centers, taxis and some of the most interesting and iconic places in Porto, like the Majestic Café, Capelas das Almas, Aliados Avenue and the Town Hall, Clérigos Tower, Galerias de Paris, São Bento Railway Station, etc. All within walking reach.
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Good place for two people without any strict expectation.
We loved the building and the position is very good.
Great hostess with good advice to visit Porto. The apartment is clean and in the centre of the city. I highly recommend you to stay there!
Maria is a very nice person and helps you with all the information you need.
The room and kitchen were good and clean and in the evening the sky with the seagulls flying around was fine to see from the balcony.
The appartment is in the centre of the city and the metro is at the other side of the road.
I had a very good time in Porto.
We did cross that very quickly as she worked, but Maria was very available by telephone to answer our questions. The apartment is really well placed, you can take a great little dej 'to Confeitaria do Bolhao in the parallel street to the other side of the Mercado do Bolhao. We can meet on the banks of the River Douro in 15 minutes on foot, ideal to enjoy a Superbock at sunset.
Only negatives, the building is old and the apartment also, and the bed is comfortable but can not be converted into two places: there is a mattress on top and a bottom.
Nous ne l'avons croisée que très rapidement car elle travaillait, mais Maria s'est montrée très disponible par téléphone pour répondre à nos questions. L'appartement est vraiment bien placé, vous pouvez prendre un super petit dej' à la confeitaria do bolhao dans la rue parallèle de l'autre côté du mercado do bolhao. On peut se retrouver au bord du rio douro en 15 minutes à pied, lieu idéal pour siroter une superbock au coucher du soleil.
Seuls points négatifs, l'immeuble est ancien et l'appartement aussi et le lit est confortable mais ne peut pas se convertir en deux places : il y a un matelas en haut et un en bas.
a nice little apartment in the Old Town, the perfect base for exploring Porto. Maria is very warm and we have received from you a lot of good tips. We would definitely book again at Maria.
eine schöne kleine Wohnung mitten in der Altstadt, der perfekte Ausgangspunkt für die Erkundung Portos. Maria ist sehr herzlich und wir haben von Ihr viele gute Tipps erhalten. Wir würden auf jeden Fall wieder bei Maria buchen.
Very good located apartament. Maria was very helpful when we arrived, also at strange hours (we stayed twice at her place and once we arrive at 11 p.m). The bulding is very old so you can understand how people in Porto live. Right beside the bulding is a "padaria" called Bem bom, you can try the tipic "tapas" portuguese people eat like coxinha, empadas and bolinho de bacalhau Very good.
We had a very nice stay in Orlanda's Place. Appartment was clean and everything looked nice. Close to the metro (direct connection with the airport), so a good location.
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Short summarize: good apartment (just like the pictures) and a great host.
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could be some fun ones in jersey... looking pretty small to the south
What time would be the best riding time for tomorrow? low or high?
We will be in the Sandyhook area.
I'd say best call would be the dawn patrol. high tide is around 9:40pm. So getting on it while the size is biggest and the tide is still coming in will prob. be the best bet.
These threads make me laugh. Folks nowadays want to know exactly what time they should good surfing. What ever happen to settling for what day might be good? You kids want everything handed to you on a silver platter. I know I'm starten to geez here, but I remember the day when you went to the beach and just hoped there was waves.:cool:
fo sho charlie
You have to keep in mind CharlieOC that some of us have 9-5 jobs...timing is everything...either way, We do feel lucky to have the resources available today...happy riding!:)
No trabajando mucho mas.
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That sure seems like a very labor intensive way to mount that stock. Myself I'd have just changed the stock "tongue" angle, cut the excess off and added a butt pad to regain the length of pull myself. Just seems to me a better way to do it rather than go through all the welding, re-tempering and refinishing of the metal. Way easier to re-work the wood than the metal, especially sense the wood needed a re-work to start with. Plus you have the option of putting the gun back to original at a later date, if you wanted to without a pile of extra work . I'm not being a smart ass here ,,, so don't take me wrong, but not the method I'd have used.
I'm sure it will come out fine ,,,, but wow what a bunch of extra work!! You must be retired too and just want to experiment some,,,,,,LOL!!!!


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Charges Filed In Quadruple Murder
Morganelli: We Will Seek Death Penalty
NORTHAMPTON, Pa. - A man has been charged with stabbing four people to death inside a home over the weekend.
Michael Ballard is accused of killing Denise Merhi, her father, her grandfather, and a neighbor who ran to their aid when he heard their cries for help.
Investigators said Ballard, 36, of Allentown, has been out of prison only a few months.
According to court records, he pleaded guilty to murdering a man back in Allentown in 1992.
It was a very difficult crime scene to see these individuals essentially slaughtered, said Northampton County District Attorney John Morganelli.
Police were called to the home at 1917 Lincoln Avenue in Northampton, Northampton County around 4:45 Saturday afternoon.
When they got there, they said they found a gruesome scene in which the four victims were stabbed to death.
Merhi, 39; her father, Dennis Marsh, 62; her grandfather Alvin Marsh, 87; and their neighbor, Steven Zernhelt, 53.
Investigators said Zernhelt went next door after hearing cries for help.
He certainly was a good Samaritan looking to assist the other victims, said Lt. Brian Tobin.
He was like a hero to anyone he would want to help, said Zernhelt's brother, David Zernhelt. And he definitely had an impact on people's lives that he did try to help.
Investigators said minutes after the first officers arrived at the scene, a call came in about a car crash near Route 329 and Savage Road in Allen Township.
It turned out Ballard was driving the car.
According to court records, when police asked him what happened, he replied, "It's obvious. I just killed everyone."
Ballard was taken to St. Luke's Hospital for treatment. He was arraigned there.
Investigators said he had some type of relationship with Merhi, although they're still looking into it.
According to court records, Ballard pleaded guilty to homicide in 1992 and was sentenced to 10-20 years behind bars.
Investigators said he was recently released from prison, although it's not clear if he was released on charges stemming from the '92 homicide.
Neighbors told us Merhi had two young children.
Investigators said they were not home at the time of the attack. They are being cared for by relatives.
District Attorney John Morganelli said he will seek the death penalty for Ballard.
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Jamba Juice - what a waste
Original post made by Parent, Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Jul 10, 2007
What a waste. We expect a small size drink to use a small size recipe and smaller amounts of the ingredients. Instead, the small size drink uses the same amounts of ingredients and charges less. Therefore, the costing of the drinks is based on the cost of ingredients for the largest size drink and the small size is overpriced, or the cost of the largest drink is based on the cost of the ingredients for the small size and the rest is just hype. My personal thoughts are that all the drinks are over priced. Considering the size of the drinks is irrelevant in labor and hard costs, then since the cost of the ingredients never varies between sizes, the charges seem to be arbitrary. Now, if I had asked for two identical small size drinks, would I get a discount? I doubt it.
Something should prevent this type of marketing. It is unethical and also very wasteful.
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a resident of Fairmeadow
on Jul 10, 2007 at 10:25 am
Oh well, guess you won't be buying there again!
The "costing" (price I assume you mean) of the drinks is based on what they think people are willing to pay, not the cost of the ingredients (which I assume is a small fraction of the total price). So if they used less ingredients, they put a little money in their pockets, that's all. That's true of just about anything - think about popcorn at the movies. It doesn't cost an extra dollar to put the extra cup or two of popcorn in the bag!
Not sure what "marketing" you refer to that should be prevented - they post their prices and provide what they say they will. Seems right to me.
Personally I like the product (though a lot of calories!), but the noise in the place drives me crazy. I send my kids in and just wait outside.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jul 10, 2007 at 10:36 am
I agree with you in lots of ways. However, at least at the movies I get more popcorn for my money and the rest doesn't get thrown away.
I try to teach my kids about value and waste. I hate waste at home and we do our best to not throw good food away. When I was growing up I was always told to clear my plate because of all the starving children in Biafra. I grew up with parents who were used to very severe rationing in WWII. Food was a valuable commodity and was not to be wasted. A treat was a very occasional luxury and was valued highly. The lessons my parents taught me are still very present in my outlook on life.
I just think that this is the epitome of waste. I know that all this sort of stuff is overpriced and they charge what they think the market will pay. However, I am really concerned at this particular message. I hate wasting good food and if every time I buy a small drink I am throwing good food away, something inside me makes me want to rebel.
a resident of Midtown
on Jul 10, 2007 at 1:17 pm
Parent...There's an easy way to rebel: Don't patronize Jamba Juice. Your authoritarian "Something should prevent this type of marketing. It is unethical and also very wasteful." makes me think you might want to do something to prevent those of us who voluntarily choose to buy Jamba Juice, waste and all, from doing so.
To me THIS kind of thinking is unethical.
a resident of Meadow Park
on Jul 10, 2007 at 1:24 pm
Parent has a point. It IS strange that Jamba Juice doesn't have its people make smaller portions for smaller orders. It IS wasteful and it could be stopped. One look at the schools trash in this country will give you and idea of the degrere to which our children are NOT taught NOT to waste perfectly good food, take no more than they can eat etc. No need to attack the person making the point or make accusations of trying to prevent others from patronizing the place or accuse the person of being unethical.
Parent, maybe you could write to corporate hq asking if they could consider making up half-size recipes for use in the smaller portions. It's a good idea and I'm sure most people (like me) have not noticed the waste (I usually buy one big one and have them split it into 2 cups for my 2 kids). I can't imagine corporate NOT wanting to save the money, if it weren't intersted for any other reason.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Jul 10, 2007 at 1:24 pm
I think you are doing the right thing by writing about it so other people can make more informed choices.
I only went to JJ once, the noise plus high prices were enough to discourage me from ever going back. Not to mention the calories.
a resident of Fairmeadow
on Jul 10, 2007 at 2:40 pm
Well, JJ was recently bought-out at a high price, so I agree, corporate might be thrilled to save the nickels on ingredient costs. Maybe they can put the profits into noise reduction ;-)
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Jul 10, 2007 at 2:44 pm
You try slapping thick slush out of a blender all day.
a resident of Southgate
on Jul 10, 2007 at 2:49 pm
There's really no way to say that JJ's practices are "wasteful" even if the facts set forth by Parent are accurate.
More goes into the cost of JJ smoothies, or any product, than the raw ingredients. JJ may have figured out that the cost of having its employees make individual measurements for each size of smoothie is greater than the cost of wasted ingredients. Either way, JJ will bear the costs of its decisions if it is wrong, and reap the benefits if it is right.
Parent has every right to refuse to patronize businesses with whose practices he/she disagrees, and to publicize these practices in attempt to convince others to emulate him/her. However, in our system, JJ has the right to conduct its business at it chooses as long as it bears the costs of its behavior. We should be free to choose who we do business with and whom we do not.
Maybe, as natasha suggests, JJ hasn't even thought about the amount of ingredients it discards through its current practices, but I doubt that it could stay in business if it doesn't analyze things like this on a routine basis.
a resident of Fairmeadow
on Jul 10, 2007 at 3:04 pm
Honestly, that was a good one.
I think you may have a point though. The crack process engineers at JJ's might have figured out making a smaller quantity costs them the same amount, since the poor kid has to spend more time slapping the darn blender to get enough out, with customers waiting right there. So the complexity of multiple recipes sized just might not pay (esp since my sense is that there is a lot of turnover, so not a highly trained staff there).
FWIW, we have our kids makes smoothies at home - just as noisy, I'm afraid, but the price is right and dad drains it down to the last drop!
a resident of Downtown North
on Jul 10, 2007 at 8:11 pm
If you want to write JJ corporate - offer them a suggestion on something with real impact: require all employees to wear/use ear plugs.
I would never allow my son/daughter or loved one to work there for fear of permanent hearing loss. My hairstylist wears/uses earing aids - too much time spent around noisy hair dryers. Hair dryers, blenders...all the same to me.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Jul 10, 2007 at 8:52 pm
Bob and Pele have no concept about anything beyond money. If it is cost effective for a corporation then it is ok. If the kids ears are injured, tough. As long as it is cost effective.
I am thinking about about the food waste and also the sense of wrongness that a decent human being feels when seeing such a strange procedure, throwing out a hand crafted supposedly healthy food. Also tells you how cheap and how little the ingredients are worth. High priced junk.
a resident of Fairmeadow
on Jul 10, 2007 at 9:30 pm
Shopper, it's impressive you can tell so much about me and others just by our posts!
As I tell my kids, I don't make the news, I just report it. Maybe in other places it is different, but in our country, if it is LEGAL and cost effective, then it is ok that they try it. Heck, if it is LEGAL and NOT cost effective, it is ok. Hard to tell what consumers want to buy, so people are generally allowed try things out.
If we don't like the laws, we can change them (like SF banning plastic bags!). No fruit waste allowed! (That seems kookie to me, though the ear plugs make a lot of sense.) If we as individual don't like the product, or the way it is made, or even the politics of the owners, we can forego buying the product and encourage others to do the same. I encourage you to speak your mind and lead us.
But please don't go putting me and others down as thoughtless and immoral because we think entrepreneurs should be able to legally make what people legally want to buy. It makes me feel bad and makes you look stupider than you probably are.
a resident of Southgate
on Jul 10, 2007 at 10:04 pm
shopper, maybe JJ's practices say more about the cost of labor than they do about the cost of ingredients. You may not care about money, but I bet JJ's customers are pretty price-sensitive - which gives JJ every incentive to lower costs. If its current practices minimize the costs of its smoothies, they win and so do their customers.
Its hard to know what to say about your sense of wrongness, or about your inference that those of us who don't share it aren't decent human beings. One of the best things about America is that you don't have to patronize businesses that violate your sense of wrongness, or associate with human beings you denigrate as less than decent.
And the rest of us are free to avoid moralizing preachers of whatever denomination.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Jul 10, 2007 at 10:22 pm
Maybe I went too far in judging you and I apologize.
But your responses are so narrowly cast. If it's legal and cost effective, are those are the only judgments a consumer can make? Isn't there room for Parent's dismay at how they do business, and my agreeing with those sentiments?
Your argument that it is legal is irrelevant. Who is talking about legality? who is talking about arresting them? On the other hand, are market values the only thing you believe in?
Of course I'm not going there because of my experience, noise, jostling, ridiculously complex menus, and high prices. I found it unpleasant. Come to think of it, they could easily insulate those blender motors so the noise wouldn't be so bad. But that is not where this thread began.
a resident of Fairmeadow
on Jul 10, 2007 at 10:41 pm
Shopper, I knew you couldn't be quite like it seemed, so thank you for posting more. Apology cheerfully accepted!
I don't find what Parent saw so offensive really. I could see how someone might, but one man's meat is another's poison. If we assume JJ does what they do to save money, should they really raise overall costs (any maybe waiting times, already a problem there) to save a little fruit on principle? I can live with it.
Do you use a clothes dryer? I was thinking about that as I emptied my washer just now. We have started putting most of our heavier clothes out on a drying rack, my tip o' the cap to combatting global warming (my wife took some convincing on this one!). But I don't get preachy or angry toward people or businesses that think drying racks are too inconvenient. They have their reasons.
So you skip JJ; I'll use a drying rack; Pele can give money to his favorite charity; and Parent can drive a Prius. And we can all do other things that make the others shake their heads in disbelief. I try hard not to be too judgmental (largely as the result of having been wrong so many times over the years!).
a resident of Menlo Park
on Jul 11, 2007 at 12:15 pm
Could it be possible that this is the act of one "newbie" Jamba Juice employee? It is possible I have just not noticed the waste, but I feel like I have watched the Redwood Shores crew make my 16oz JJ several times and not have an abundance of smoothie to throw out.
Before we start slamming business practices on the acts of "one" maybe we should check again- or ask corporate before blasting a company for bad practice.
Just a suggestion.
a resident of Fairmeadow
on Jul 11, 2007 at 2:02 pm
Good point, JF!
a resident of East Palo Alto
on Jul 11, 2007 at 5:10 pm
Wow. You guys in Palo Alto really have a lot of time on your hands. Are the practices of some podunk smoothie stand really worth this much thought and effort?
a resident of Fairmeadow
on Jul 11, 2007 at 7:49 pm
Yeah, next we'll tackle the bean standards at the taquerias ;-) You know Palo Alto, we live on the edge here.
a resident of Charleston Meadows
on Jul 13, 2007 at 3:19 pm
Sorry, Danny, Jamba Juice is not "some podunk smoothie stand "
It is a corporation listed on the NASDAQ and its web site says this:
Today, Jamba Juice Company has more than 565 company and franchised stores in 22 states nationwide with 9,000 employees.
and this:
Jamba Juice (JMBA) Chief Executive Officer to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell (July 6, 2007)
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Jul 16, 2007 at 9:13 pm
I have also noticed the smoothie waste. This fact, combined with the use of polystyrene cups without proper recycling facilities available and of course the ridiculous price for a mediocre smoothie as caused me to choose to not patronize Jamba juice. I am glad that this author wrote this piece, hopefully the next time you go into a business you will pay attention to the externalities of your actions, whether its as small as half a peach wasted or of much larger importance. While flexing your consumer muscles may work, it is also important to let your concerns be heard as well.
a resident of University South
on Jul 30, 2007 at 3:18 pm
I think you all need to cut the Cr... okay small big too much too little grow up! I say this because you probably would do the same thing if you worked their. I mean how i the world are they suposed to know what you want unless you believe in READING PEOPLES MINDS you FREAK........
a resident of another community
on Jul 30, 2007 at 3:24 pm
Ohh girlll u are so right they do need to cut the whole ( I HATE JAMBA JUICE OUT ) <3 TANIESHA
a resident of another community
on Jul 30, 2007 at 3:30 pm
wow danny you are my hero and i agree that it isn't worth all of this have you read the word written by an adoring fan of jamba juice
P.S this is SEXC LADY
a resident of Charleston Meadows
on Jul 30, 2007 at 9:36 pm
The way they know what you want without reading your mind is that your ORDER what you want. No mind reading required.
And so much love for a stupid store. Adore a juice bar? are you losing your cool? Now I begin to wonder: is there something about loving Jamba Juice that makes people illiterate? So many misspellings, I'm getting REALLY worried.
a resident of Menlo Park
on Feb 5, 2009 at 12:02 pm
I don't know why that surprise you, USA is the most Capitalist country in the word, you are not important, money is more important than you, it is not about ethics is about money and by the way, "God bless America" like always they say
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It's rainy and miserable here today, so I'm especially jealous seeing the sunny weather. Have a great week!
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Today we got up pretty early to leave the Villa for Universal Studios. Not as early as the rest of my family that had to catch a plane. They left the Villa at like 4:30am, I am so glad we didn't have to get up that early. Anyway like I said we drove right to Universal Studios and boarded Nash at the Kennel there for the day. We wouldn't have been able to check in to our campsite until later in the day and we didn't want to waste the day.
Universal Studios was not nearly as crowded as Islands of Adventure was last week, so we didn't have that long of waits at most rides. They changed it up since the last time I was there so it was really fun to ride some new rides. We both agreed that the Mummy ride was our favorite. Jared really liked the Simpsons ride, but it made me a little nauseous
We also caught some different shows in Universal that we really liked. One of them was the Blues Brothers Concert, which I have seen before but it was still really good. The guy playing Elwood Blues totally reminded us of Bryant. When he was playing the harmonica and dancing around he looked just like Bryant. I have a video of it. Our internet connection right now is a little bit slow so I will try to upload it later when it doesn't take as long.
After leaving the park we ate dinner on the City Walk at Pat O'Brien's and then we headed to the KOA to check in.
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We arrived at midnight and our hosts were already expecting us. They were extremely friendly and gave us very valuable information on the city. We felt very welcome in the apartment which we had rented for 11 days. The two rooms are spacious. The hallway is big and contains closets for belongings. The kitchenette contained all kinds of equipment which we did not use. But we used the electric water heater to prepare our morning tea which we enjoyed on the small balcony in the morning sun.
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It's no secret that McNerney came to office riding a wave of liberal money and influence from outside of the 11th District. He's done an admirable job of paying back that constituency, but he's so far out of step with the typical 11th District resident that even a disappointing candidate like Dean Andal is a better choice than McNerney.


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A recent report by The NPD Group for January 2006 found that Webroot had the number one share of Distributor security sales in January, displacing Symantec from the top slot. According to the report, Webroot secured 27.7 percent market share while Symantec held the second place slot at 21.5 percent in January. Cisco, Computer Associates and McAfee next with 8.5 percent market share each - plus or minus a few tenths of a percentage point.
Webroot has also secured the top spot on the enterprise side according to a recent report by analyst firm The Radicati Group. In the report entitled "Corporate Anti-Spyware Market 2006-2010", The Radicati Group ranked Webroot number one in terms of overall revenue and for the desktop anti-spyware installed base.
"We're thrilled that so many consumers and enterprises continue to choose Webroot to protect their most valued assets," said David Moll, CEO of Webroot Software. "Since we first introduced Spy Sweeper in 2003, Webroot has been dedicated to setting the industry standard by which all other anti-spyware vendors are measured. Our commitment to product excellence, superior technology, and customer satisfaction has led us to the top of the industry and given us the opportunity to protect millions of consumers and enterprises from the most insidious spyware threats. We look forward to continuing to expand our market presence and furthering the anti-spyware cause."
Webroot Spy Sweeper and Spy Sweeper Enterprise have recently won a host of industry awards. In February, Spy Sweeper received its fifth Editors Choice Award from PC Magazine while Spy Sweeper Enterprise was named best overall anti-malware solution and the best anti-spyware solution by SC Magazine. Spy Sweeper Enterprise also won a 'Best Buy Award' from SC Magazine, and an 'Editors Choice Award' from Windows IT Pro Magazine.
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someone who, through horrible behavior, a total lack of technical competence and a complete absence of concern for others, is a human depiction of someone who sucks assholes
Have you gone to the aid station? This deployment is my worst yet. The Task Force Surgeon is a complete assholesucker.
by onetwocabb November 02, 2013