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Amazon Prime is getting less awesome. More products are showing up as "add-on items" requiring $25 for free shipping, even with Prime.
Question: does Prime work with all purchases, or only things you buy directly from Amazon (i.e. not used items from sellers)?
things are listed as "prime eligible" and you can filter your search results for products based on prime eligibility.
You can see they vary in price. There are some as low as $43. The ones that are Prime elegible are $50-$53.
There's a $5.04 difference between the cheapest result from your search and the cheapest Prime item, and they charge $4.99 for shipping that will take longer than 2 days...
The reason I ask is because the main thing I buy on Amazon is movies (DVDs). I buy other things here and there, but that's the bulk of what I purchase. So if Prime doesn't count on things like DVDs, then it's not worth it for me. So is there any way I can kinda search or check and see what is available for Prime?
There's a $5.04 difference between the cheapest result from your search and the cheapest Prime item, and they charge $4.99 for shipping that will take longer than 2 days...
Movies are readily available as prime items, unless you're looking for something very obscure or out of print.
When movies are "prime" eligible it usually means you get to watch them for free via Amazon streaming. So I don't really know how that works for purchasing dvd's and having them delivered. If I buy a movie from amazon, I do it digitally so I can stream it whenever I want.
Just searched Prime and Field of Dreams (Two Disc Anniversary Edition) popped up. It's available on Prime for $11.83. So that's what I would pay for it, and it would be here in two days, right?
However, I can also buy it used in "very good" condition for $3.52 (plus $2.98 shipping). So that would be $6.50 and I'd get it in about a week (usually), maybe two.
Doesn't seem like Prime is good for what I use Amazon for..
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I finally bought a KH test kit by Hagen. Wohoo! The results showed 90ppm. That with my pH at 6.2 equals CO2 at ~56ppm. Good thing I haven't added fish yet.
Most CO2 (pH vs. KH) charts I see have the usual pH units, but are the KH in german degrees? I used the 90ppm*(0.056°/ppm)=5.04°KH to get the reading in german degrees. Is this the correct conversion for alkalinity?
To reduce the efficiency of my CO2 diffuser, I turned up the flow rate of my canister filter. Full speed ahead! This helps to agitate the water surface a little more and causes some of the larger CO2 bubbles to float to the surface. Before the bubbles were trapped in the diffuser and could not escape until they were completely dissolved. I hate to waste CO2, but the system would probably work better on a 20-30 gallon aquarium.
The plants are sure loving it. I had to do some minor trimming last night and moved the larger A. crispus to the back.
Originally Posted by Jesse
I know I can add baking soda to increase the kH and therefore balance the pH, but is there any known way(s) to regulate the CO2 using yeast?
How many CO2 bubbles per minute is suitable for a 10 gal setup?
There are many way to regulate DIY CO2. If the pH dropped from 7.6 to 6.6 you must have a very efficient setup!
You can regulate it by
Therefore, the question of how many bubbles is difficult to answer. You need to monitor the bubble rate to get a feel for how much pH drops with how many bubbles/min in your particular tank.
Originally Posted by Jesse
Fish are sensitive to pH, but are they affected by the relation between CO2 and kH assuming the resulting pH is constant?
Stabilizing pH in a 10 gallon
First of all, I just want to say thanks to all that participate in this forum. I have learned a lot just by reading through various journals and other posts. This site is really an excellent source of info for beginners and experts alike.
I've kept live plants for almost two years now. Echinodorus "Rubin", Spiral Val, and Crypt wendtii thrive in my 70 gal with an UGF and side canister filter. Currently I am 'experimenting' with DIY CO2 on a 10 gallon. It absorbs approximately 3wpg and contains Lobelia cardinalis, Aponogeton crispus, Hygrophila lacustris? (AKA - "Blue Hygro"), Crypt wendtii, Spiral Val, and Nymphaea rubra? (AKA - "Dwarf Red Lily") all purchased from my LFS and no fish yet.
On June 5th I connected my 3L DIY yeast CO2 reactor and diffuser. To start the pH was 7.6 with the CO2 rate about 1 bubble every 13 seconds. Even at this slow rate, I noticed a few small streams of O2 bubbles rising from the leaves. I haven't purchased a kH test kit yet, sorry.
June 6th I noticed only minor growth on a few plants. The pH was still at 7.6.
June 7th I came home from work to find noticable growth, over an inch in some cases especially the spiral val and A. crispus. The pH has dropped considerably to 6.6 with the bubble count to 1 bubble every 1-2 seconds. Not knowing the kH, I assumed the CO2 had to be over 30 ppm and added an air stone to increase circulation and see what happened. Within a few hours the ph was back to 7.6 and constant.
I know I can add baking soda to increase the kH and therefore balance the pH, but is there any known way(s) to regulate the CO2 using yeast?
How many CO2 bubbles per minute is suitable for a 10 gal setup?
I am familiar with the pH vs. kH chart to determine CO2 ppm. Fish are sensitive to pH, but are they affected by the relation between CO2 and kH assuming the resulting pH is constant? I'd find out for myself, but I am strongly against 'experimenting' on live fish or any animal for that matter. Obvoiusly CO2 in high concentration is very harmful to fish and likewise to low and the plants do not benefit.
This is it for now. I have many more questions, but I do not want to sound .
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LA Times op-ed reveals new racist code word: "Elitist"
posted at 3:37 pm on April 16, 2008 by Allahpundit
A new breakthrough towards the left's unified field theory of how all criticism of Obama is essentially racist. The last great advance came from Harvard prof Orlando Patterson, scanning Hillary's pedestrian 3 a.m. ad on Obama's inexperience and finding the lost sequel to "Birth of a Nation." Now comes David Shipler, thesaurus in hand, following a trail of synonyms that leads straight to the darkest heart of racist AmeriKKKa:
[W]hen his opponents branded him an elitist and an outsider, his race made it easier to drive a wedge between him and the white, rural voters he has courted. As an African American, he was supposedly looking down from a place he didn't belong and looking in from a distance he could not cross.
This could not happen as dramatically were it not for embedded racial attitudes. "Elitist" is another word for "arrogant," which is another word for "uppity," that old calumny applied to blacks who stood up for themselves…
Furthermore, casting Obama as "out of touch" plays harmoniously with the traditional notion of blacks as "others" at the edge of the mainstream, separate from the whole.
If you take this tool seriously, there's quite literally no good-faith way to accuse a member of a minority group of being snobbish or condescending. Every road through Shipler's copy of Roget will lead inevitably back to "uppity," no matter how circuitous the route may be. He's also playing games with the definition of "out of touch," a term typically applied to Republicans not to suggest that they've been marginalized from mainstream society but that they've become so consummately mainstream and establishment that they no longer relate to average people. The classic example of being "out of touch" is George Bush not knowing how much a gallon of milk costs. "Otherness" is practically 180 degrees from the concept.
But that's all prelude. Here's the master stroke, reminding us once again that for people for whom racial stereotypes are supposedly such alien concepts, progressives' thoughts seem to turn awfully quickly to them:
When Clinton mocked Obama for the supposed emptiness of his eloquence, the chiding had a faint historical echo from Thomas Jefferson's musings in "Notes on the State of Virginia" that "in music they are more generally gifted than the whites with accurate ears for tune and time," but "one could scarcely be found capable of tracing and comprehending the investigations of Euclid."
Hillary tells Obama he's a blowhard and this guy hears Ralph Bellamy in "Trading Places" talking about what a "musical people" blacks are. QED.
Exit question: What doesn't qualify as a racist term? Exit answer: See the end of this Perfunction post to find out.
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(Aug. 24, 2009)--To better communicate their novel technique to extract hormones from plants under stress, UTSA researchers Jurgen Engelberth and Marie J. Engelberth have published an 11-minute video in the Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE). A peer-reviewed scholarly video journal, JoVE aims to facilitate advances in biology research by providing a clear format to communicate new scientific experiments and techniques.
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In the Engelberths' video publication, "Monitoring Plant Hormones During Stress Responses," the researchers demonstrate the steps required to isolate plant hormones and measure their concentrations. In just 11 minutes, viewers learn to extract hormones from plant materials, methylate and prepare filters, collect the extractions, and analyze the samples. As the video proceeds, the narrative points out key considerations for a successful experiment.
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wide right shouldn't be on the list. that's Norwood missing his chance, not the Giants making a play. no Sehorn pick six? shameful
they have given us so many ....nice vid
When we make the postseason, we seriously have the best freaking moments. Our postseasons are better than any other team!
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text: Yesterday found a swarm the size of at least 2 basketballs hanging from a branch near my other 2 hives. (figured I mis-managed something). Very easy to catch, my hubbie cut the branch and at least 50% dropped into a 10 frame deep, and the rest kept marching in. I put a baggie feeder on but within 3 hours the deep box was boiling with bees.Fixed them up all nice and put a 10 frame medium on too as it is pretty hot. (still figured they were mine) This morning the outside of the hive was covered with bees and every frame was covered as well, so I put a second medium on. Checked my other hives as the new bees look lighter and bigger and I don't see any big change in population in my original 2 hives. So...what do I do next, these are all undrawn foundation in the new hive, but there are so many bees, I figured that they would swarm again if I didn't give them room? This swarm is at least as many bees as each of my other hives.


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It's almost as if I should dub this Beastly "Brits" this morning, no? In addition to the 'cross-the-pond honors held last night, there is some Britney Spears info and other UK love being shown throughout the blog world. Let's get a move on it.
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The 2010 Brit Awards were held last night. For a full list of winners, go here. More to come on the overall event later this morning.
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Anyone own a Kennel/Dog boarding business?
I was considering opening one in the future and would just like to know some ins and outs and pros and cons before making any decisions or planning.
What do I need to know?
Average price of getting started?
How much do you like it?
Like I said, I was considering it for the future and would definitely like to do lots of research before anything.
I do.
I personally do not agree with people new to dogs running this. I am watching my old manager run his business into the ground and ruin his name because he tried to start a boarding facility thinking he knew enough.
Now he has kennel cough infections, giardia, coccidia, worms etc. running around his facility on top of dog fights with no real knowledge as to why, or how to separate let alone prevent this.
Start up cost entirely depends on the type of facility you are doing. How many kennels? Food storage? Grooming room? Play yard(s)? Small supplies.
Cons? Your dogs are more susceptible to getting sick no matter how careful you are. Some idiot WILL bring their sick dog in without a reservation and infect everyone.
Whether your fault or not you get blamed.
People are completely ridiculous in their specifications for their dogs. If you are not used to a customer service job, this will be a big surprise.
Dogs boarding get stressed, stressed dogs destroy things. You must bite the bullet and get top notch sturdy kennels and walls and floors and bowls and an and.
Some people try to board their old dog they think is going to die because they can handle it. You might be stuck dealing with dog deaths.
If you do a good job you have repeat customers every year.
The tax write offs are nice!
A relatively fun and easy job when you know what you are doing.
Tips? Do not get skimpy about drainage. This is the biggest thing with kennels. Make sure your drainage and slopes to the drain are immaculate and perfect. You will regret it more than you know.
Clean clean clean clean clean. Make sure everything ever is easy as cake to sanitize. No room for water to pool or seep under a wall even slightly to risk mold.
GOOD ventilation!
Sound proof!!
Outdoor kennels are loud an echoey. More sound proofing
Textured concrete is harder to clean poop out of. Smooth concrete is slippery and potentially dangerous but easier to clean.
Absolutely no wood in any part of the kennel exposed. It WILL get eaten.
Don't allow the dogs kennels to view roads, driveway, etc. or the barking will never end.
I'm sure there's more but I gotta go scrub my kennels now lol
Oh one more thing. I would highly recommend working at one or a few before starting. It's good to see the different ways people run things
I agree with all the stuff already posted.
I've worked in a few boarding kennels for a few years, and it is a very complex operation to run. I recommend you first work in a boarding kennel as an attendant for quite some time to get real insight into how it is run. The cleaning routine is ridiculous and hard, physical labour. It HAS to be done, very strictly enforced, for everyone's safety.
I remember one dog that used to board every weekend, we had to let them out in the big runs to potty at night individually before we left at 10pm-11pm. Some dogs make you chase them for seemingly hours until you finally wrangle them back inside.
I'm definitely done working in that environment, it's not easy. I came home late and exhausted every day, smelling absolutely awful and looking like I ran a marathon in mud (spoiler: some of it wasn't mud). Some days I had big bruises from dogs crashing into me, knocking me over, fighting and hitting me, etc. It was great experience, and I learned so much, but not a job I wanted to keep for more than 5 years.
Unless you have the funds to have staff right away.
I've never worked at one, but I can tell you what I like about the person I use and what I don't like about others.
For one, I will not board my dogs anywhere they have to potty in their run. I have indoor dogs, they are naturally very "clean" and will hold it for forever rather than soil their run. This is stressful for them and can even make a dog sick (UTI). Some dogs live in kennels and are used to this so it's no biggy. It's not that I think it's too gross, it's just not how my dogs live. I'll only board at a place that will let my dogs out at least once every 8 hours, but most places around me leave dogs unattended from closing time until they open again in the morning. In MI I haven't seen boarding places that have indoor/outdoor runs, only indoor where the dogs are occasionally let out but basically expected to potty in their run and then it gets hosed down. There is one newer place that has someone at the building 24/7, might check them out.
I currently board my dogs with a friend who has a very small operation. She has a few kennel runs in her basement. Normally I "rent" the two small ones, or one large one and have my dogs share it. Her kennel runs are in a walk-out basement that opens into a large yard that is double-fenced. If the weather is good my dogs get lots of outside time. I like that she lets my dogs out together, but not with her dogs or other boarding dogs. They get let out several times a day. Her dogs go out once at night and she will let mine out if I want. She feeds them whatever food I bring, but also gives them peanut butter stuffed kongs and marrow bones for treats (and she separates them for this even if they are sharing kennels). She has an LLC and is licensed and insured so I know everything is "legit". She is a CPDT (certified trainer) and also certified in canine CPR and first aid. I've trained with her and I know how she treats her own dogs and we use similar techniques for training and managing dogs. She lives on a small farm so my dogs love being able to fence-run with her sheep and llamas. Being a city person I like that they get their occasional week of fresh air and farm living, lol. When I drop off my dogs I sign a document stating how much money she is allowed to spend on emergency vet care before requiring my consent.
I think it's $17 per day for the small kennel and $25 a day for the large kennel. Not sure if I'm getting a "friend" discount. This is not her real job (she has a day job) but since the house is setup with these extra kennels, she offers boarding.
Not to get off track with this thread,but I remember calling a new kennel that just opened to ask if they took their dogs out.The answer I was given was ' we don't let the dogs outside,we have an indoor area that they can run around in.'
I did repeat the question to make sure I heard right,and I did. Anyway I chose not to go there.
I was about to say, don't start up your own business until you have a lot of experience working with other people's dogs in a professional setting--sounds like you already know that, and are planning to work as a vet tech to gain that experience. So far, you're going down the right path!
First and foremost, you have to get used to the idea that, unless you have GOOD, trustworthy staff, you can never take holidays off and you can't call in sick. Vacations must be planned months in advance; no last-minute trips to the mountains or the beach when you own this type of business. If business is good, and there is always demand, you'll find it very difficult to even take one day of the week off. It's kind of like being a mother, it's a 24/7 job.
I do grooming for a living, but I will also board my clients' dogs. It's not something I advertise, it's just a convenience I extend to clients only, as I do not have a kennel license. Just with the very limited amount of boarding I do, I've found that major holidays are always the busiest times, so if you want to have a nice Christmas visiting the family, forget it. :)
For me, the hardest thing about boarding is dealing with liability issues. Even though I've never had anything bad happen, I always worry and imagine worst-case scenarios. You have to engineer in a lot of redundancy into your safety and security measures.
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I'm not going to predict the records, since I think that is too unpredictable. I will just list the teams from first to last place.
1) Dallas Cowboys- An underachieving team for a couple of years now, I think this team will finally put it all together. Romo is one of the best quarterbacks in the league and has thrived in this system. While many point to the loss of T.O., many forget that the Cowboys have the best trio of running backs in the league. Marion Barber is one of the toughest backs to bring down and Felix Jones is the next superstar in this league. Tashard Choice played well in limited opportunities last year. Romo will also have two terrific options at TE. Jason Witten is a beast and Romo's favorite target. Looking to have a breakout year is Martellus Bennet, who combines impressive size with freakish speed. Together, they are the best tandem of Tight Ends in the league. On defense, Demarcus Ware leads a ferocious pass rush and an aggressive defense. The defense improved significantly after Wade Phillips took over the placalling and there is not reason to believe that won't continue.
2) Philadelphia Eagles- I would have this team in first place if it weren't for the injuries. Donovan McNabb is one of the best quarterbacks in the game, with good mobility and a cannon for an arm. DeSean Jackson is coming off a terrific rookie year and looks to be a dangerous force for years to come. Westbrook is always dangerous when healthy and rookie LeSean McCoy looks like a Westbrook clone. However, the most impressive aspect of the team has to be be their rebuilt offensive line. All standing well over 300 lbs and talented, this mammoth wall of protection should keep McNabb upright all season long. On defense, they lost Jim Johnson, Brian Dawkins, and Stewart Bradley. They lose leadership in Dawkins , but should be better in coverage with Demps and Mikell. Bradley is a huge loss.
3) Washington Redskins- I think the Redskins will be pretty good, but will finish third because of a strong division. Their defense was 4th in the league last year with no pass rush. Now add Albert Haynesworth and Brian Orakpo and you have the makings of a dominant defense. The Redskins also have one of the best secondaries in the league with Carlos Rogers, DeAngelo Hall, and Laron Landry. London Fletcher is a consistant force at MLB. On offense Jason Campbell should be more comfortable in his second year in Zorn's offense. Their running game is solid with Portis. Santana Moss is not a true No. 1 receiver, but he is capable of making big plays. Chris Cooley is a very good tight end. However, their offensive line is a huge question mark with very little depth.
4) New York Giants- I know many of you will be upset with this but this team just has too many question marks. Who will step up at wide receiver? Hixon and Smith are complimentary players. I don't know what to expect from Nicks and Barden. Boss is a nice tight end, but he does not scare defenses. The running game will be solid, but it won't be what it was the year ago with teams stacking the box. Eli is a good quarterback, but his value has always been more with intagibles than actual skill. On defense, they lost Steve Spagnuolo, who was the architect and life of the defense. It remains to be seen if Bill Sheridan can fill that role. Chris Canty was overpaid during the offseason and will have to make the transition from a 3-4 to a 4-3. Michael Boley was brought in to shore up the linebackers unit but is already injured. Kenny Phillips looks to be a breakout star at safety and Corey Webster will look to build on a terrific 2008.


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I have what I can only describe as an unhealthy obsession with device cases. Where most see a necessary evil required to keep the demons of grime and accidental breakage at bay, I see… clothes for my phone.
Case in point — see what I did there? — in the months before I actually purchased my new iPhone, I bought four separate 4S phone cases. I obviously have a problem, but rather than relegate me to some accessory addiction treatment facility, the folks at Speck have instead fueled the flames by sending me three of their own cases to review.
Hey, at least this way the GeekDad audience can benefit from my ridiculous disorder.
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I like games that force their way onto my radar. Until Dawn, a schlocky horror game built for - of all things - the PlayStation Move controller, certainly wasn't something I would have normally encountered, but after seeing a level demoed, I'm intrigued to find out more.
Until Dawn, you see, is the video game form of an infinite number of tacky, cheesy teen horror movies. The setting, dialogue, and gameplay elements all evoke everything from Evil Dead to Scream and everything in between - and from what I saw, it's at the very least got the atmosphere down pat.
In Until Dawn, seven teenagers go on holiday to one of the kid's parents' luxury ski resorts in the mountains of British Columbia. As expected, at least some of them are horny and intent on doing something about it. Two of them are banished by the others to a smaller cabin a short distance away along a dark, snowy path, where surely nothing could go wrong, right?
Immediately, it's clear the developers have nailed the dialogue. The first words in the chapter I saw? "Exiled," said the boy. "More like, 'sexiled'," replied the girl. It's awful, but intentionally so.
Oh, and the chapter is called 'If you go down in the woods today'. Love it.
This tone is kept up throughout as the two characters make their way through the woods to the secondary cabin, and the pacing is spot-on: at first they're confident and teasing towards one another, trying to appear impressive. But as they go deeper into the woods, things start subtly going wrong, and the dialogue becomes more and more fear-tinged.
So where's the gameplay in all of this? You play from a first-person perspective, switching between controlling the guy and girl as the story demands. The Move controller acts as one of your hands - one that's most often holding a torch. Holding the trigger button makes you move forward, and various paths and objects are scattered along your route that you can interact with. An abandoned mine shaft, for example, is discovered partway along the way - here, the player can interact with a few levers to make a mine cart move forward, and find items to inspect.
It's streamlined, simple, and the initial fear is that it's going to be extremely linear, but the developers stressed that they wanted to provide different paths in the levels - and that chapters can play out differently depending on your actions, even to the point of influencing who survives at the end.
The idea behind the game was for it to be just as watchable as it is playable, and it was certainly immersive even when I was just a passive observer. I can imagine it being lots of fun to have a few people over and take turns controlling different characters.
The confidence and dedication to the teen horror genre really shows, and the interactive nature of Until Dawn made it an oddly freaky experience, even though I was in a crowded room full of journalists. That's an impressive achievement, and it makes me eager to get some hands-on time myself - but maybe only with the light on.


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oh my what a place that will be.
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
oh my what a place that will be.
so excited for you!....don't forget to keep us posted with pics.....I'm looking forward to them!
It will be great to have that big space!! Out with the old and in with the "new".
When it seems like the world is falling to pieces remember that the pieces are falling into place. We are nearing closer to the End Times.
Congrats on the new space. It will be very nice when its done. I can't wait for the next update.
Sew Much Fabric, Sew Little Time...
It's nice to see you back MistyMarie. Good luck with your new job and new home and a fresh start. I hope you find moments of pure joy in your new quilting space. It looks like it's coming along perfectly.
My little shinning stars. Brantley, Kaylynn, and Emmalee
I am getting sidetracked right now with working on another master's degree. Each week I have a major paper due by Friday at noon. It is almst 3:30 in the morning and I still have another hour to go on this paper. Blech.
wow-that is gonna be a huge studio.It will be awesome to have a large space to your self.keep us posted as it progresses.
Good job so far. Keep up the good work. I know exactly what you mean about having a place to yourself.
that is what I did too with the help of my husband and son. We closed in the backside of the garage so I have a room (no windows to distract me) but it has central air(woohoo) not the space I had in the other house but it works. So keep going a little at a time and you'll be sewing before you know it.
Favorite bible verse I live by: I can do All thing through Christ who strengthens me.
And He shall supply all my needs according to HIS riches in Glory by Christ Jesus
Look like you will have lots of fun out there. Just check for moisture when the temps change drasticly. And don't forget about mice and squirrels finding there way into your cozy garage. You might want to hide some poisin for them.


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Relief greets evacuation, but concern over fallen
New York, March, 1, 2012--The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the news that two French journalists injured in Homs last week have reached safety in Lebanon. "We are relieved that Edith Bouvier and William Daniels are now safe but are concerned that the Syrian government's assault on Homs has made it impossible to retrieve the bodies of our colleagues Marie Colvin and Rémi Ochlik," said Mohamed Abdel Dayem, CPJ's Middle East and North Africa program coordinator. "We remain deeply concerned for the safety of all Syrian journalists who are risking their lives to report on the unrest across the country."


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What Makes A Mature Game?
Posted on 8th Feb 2010 at 13:57 by Joe Martin with 16 comments
"We really delved into the story with Game X," you might hear a developer say. "We really wanted to explore the fiction and make it as mature as possible."
It sounds good in theory and maybe I'm just being jaded and grumpy, but every time I hear someone label their title as having "a really mature story" or somesuch then alarm bells in my head start to ring. All too often the phrase is just a mask and the reality is that the game is, rather than being actually mature, tangibly immature.
When PRs and developers label a game as 'mature' what they really mean more often than not is that they've added swearing, boobs and gore beyond what the story and gameplay strictly require. Usually it's part of an effort to appeal to a pubescent, sweaty-palmed audience too and the game is appealing more to adolescent lust rather than the wisdom that goes with maturity.


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sound like a good price, I will send a PM to see if still avail. If it is I would like to get it.
SPF TO GUNKGY. Yugo M70 Underfolder stock & hardware. No Trunion. Use this with one of the US made GB UF trunions to make that Romy underfolder you've always wanted.
Rivets are tight, finish is used condition. Selling to finance a side folder stock.
Buyer to pay fixed $7.70 S&H Price is $40. PayPal is accepted for an additional 3.5% on the total or $49.37 Money orders also OK. No personal checks. PM with Questions.
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sound like a good price, I will send a PM to see if still avail. If it is I would like to get it.
I know nothing...........nothing !
Its yours Gunkgy.
who sells the trunion you spoke of?
I bought another Yugo underfolder kit just to get the sights and the underfolder w/ trunion. I got a complete kit with a used but buildable barrel and hardware. I guess I should count my blessings and stfu. Another kit is in order, but the finances are really strained at this point..........
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Interview with the honorable Yousef RabhiFriday, December 31st, 2010
This (Ar)blogger was delighted to have an e-mail interview with about-to-be Washtenaw County Commissioner, recent UM graduate Yousef Rabhi.
One asked him 10 questions plus a bonus question, and he graciously answered. (Though it took a little while, since he was busy campaigning and all) The 11 questions are below, each followed by the corresponding answer from the Commissioner-in-waiting.
One can check previous Arblogger posts about some of Yousef's previous "adventures", e.g., the 4/8/07 post "Mary Sue's Death Proof Planet of Sweatshop Grindhouse Terror; or, 'Pharaoh Coleman, let my people go!'"
There has been some small editing of Rabhi's responses by the present author, for minor matters like spelling, punctuation, or spacing. Also, the question 4 answer contains the material from several attempted answers, minus a clarification question extraneous to the answer.
1) There is perpetual controversy about whether the Ann Arbor City Council is being overly submissive to the University of Michigan or not, whether on giving up land to UM or what-have-you. Is there anything you can do on the WashCoComm board to promote balance and fairness between the "town" and "gown" (city and school), or is that exclusively the province of the AACC instead?
YR: City council has certainly not flexed its muscle on this issue. As the University continues to take property off of the tax rolls, both the City and County are losing valuable tax dollars that could go towards funding vital services. It is important to note that the city is attempting to find ways to address the fact that the U of M and its associated activities present a burden on city services (roads, fire, police). I have heard proposals to increase city wide water rates. Though this would affect all residents, the University is the largest water customer in the city. Ultimately, I believe that there needs to be a more visible collaborative effort between the University officials and the City and County. The University has many resources that could be useful to the effort of local government (i.e., research). On the other hand, the City and County provide services to the University. I hope to begin meeting with University officials to get a sense of what their goals are and to notify them of mine.
2) "Arbor Update" died, perhaps killed by A2Politico and the energy of the dialogue (sometimes monologue) there. And the mighty Ann Arbor Is Overrated is over, too. (RIP) So do you think there will be viable blogging and/or electronic debate about local AA/Washtenaw issues in the future, and where and how so? (Partially answering my own question: I've noticed the recent arrival "arborblahg.com", a name which sounds very suspiciously like the name of this older blog we're writing on right now…)
YR: I sure hope so! We need a public forum where folks that come from ALL different sides of the issue can come together and debate! There is no such a place these days, which is rather sad… democracy thrives when people talk, get riled up and make change! I must say though, that I am firm believer in face to face contact. I love the internet/blogging/Facebook but I want to sponsor some forums irl too! As a matter of fact, one of my campaign goals is to have fairly regular community forums to let people know how their taxes are being spent and to see what folks feel about how their government is being run. In my mind it is impossible to solve our many issues at the County, or in any government for that matter, without the serious input and expertise of the citizenry!
3) "Wow! It must be a rush to be a student and be poised to actually win real-life political office, huh?" –Also, any comment on other students running for office, say, for UM Regent, etc.?
YR: Being a student official-elect is quite a rush indeed! It is not every day that young folks have this opportunity. My biggest piece of advice is to get involved. Too many students come to Ann Arbor and view it as a temporary layover before they get a job elsewhere. The more involved you are with local processes and people, the more support you can get when election time comes! I will also say this: if you feel strongly that public service is something that you want to do, do it. Don't hold back. But make sure that your inspiration to serve is not selfish. Don't do it for the fame and glory. Do it because you think that you can contribute.
4) Are you going to avoid """borrowing"" campaign signs from yards like His Honor, John "no middle name (cf. https://secure.ewashtenaw.org/campaignfinance/userViewFile.do;jsessionid=89C6BD066CFFB000CEB879885B321E3E?filename=%2FPDF%2FC-2000-0510027.pdf ) Hieftje did? "Dude freaks me out!!"
YR: My focus throughout the campaign was on engaging voters. Signs are a necessary part of winning local races, but at the end of the day it's about how you engage and empower the people in your district. At no point did I feel that having my sign near my opponent's sign was bad. I had and still do, have a great relationship with my former challengers! I even had a sign up in the same yard as an opponent (the house had split support). During the general election in particular, I took great pride when I could put my sign in a yard with Republican signs.
I purchased 500 yard signs and 350 wickets. By the end I ran out (!). That's a lot of signs! I re-used some of the wickets from yard signs that I had from 2008.
5) Are you concerned that politicians, and others, may try to take advantage of your "youth and inexperience" when you're seated on the board, or do you think you're on top of that?
YR: That is definitely a concern of mine, and quite a complex issue. I intend to be my own person at all times on the Board of Commissioners and moreover a representative of the people of my district. I will never forget that, at the end of the day, the public voted for me and I have no reason at all to be subservient to any other force or interest other than that of the people of my district and the county. But, I believe that cooperation is important for any governing body. There will be times when I need to compromise and make sacrifices, and times when I stand firm on my beliefs. The trouble for me is whether or not I will be able to see the line in the sand. It seems like it could be tough to know when I am cooperating and when I am being led like a sheep. That's where the public comes in. A loud and active citizenry is the most tireless and true watchdog that anyone could ask for. I will listen not just because it is the right thing to do, but because I want to make sure that I am not going against my own beliefs.
6) I forget if WashCoComm meetings are televised/streamed live. If not, can you make it happen?
YR: The meetings are actually televised! I am not sure that anyone watches. Maybe we should have jugglers come before the meeting to attract viewers…The meetings are also on the County website!
7) Back to "A2Politico": that online sheet has been bashing a lot of WCC members and practices lately. What do you think you can do to preserve peace and civility on the board (and one applauds your own public call for civility (cf. http://www.voterabhi.com/issues ), but also promote transparency and keeping commissioners' perks in line (or even wiping some perks right out of existence like Kristin Judge has judged is wise?)?
(And on a separate note: a comment on the A2P post "The Politics of Power: Out-County Commishes Stage Board Take-Over" claims your "Fu Manchu m[ou]stache" provided your world-famous 2-vote winning margin. True? Or just another slanderous allegation in the devil's den of brutalitarian Ann Arbor politics?)
YR: a) Civility is not the norm on the BoC. There are many conflicts over issues and personalities. I believe that personal attacks have no place in politics. From both sides, I have heard countless attacks and complaints. These issues need to be addressed. I hope to be somewhat of a peacemaker on the Board. Personally, I can't stand having enemies, it makes me nervous. I want be on everyone's good side, whether they are weak or powerful. As long as I can be myself and try to maintain civility with everyone, I believe that some of this bickering can be transcended.
b) As a Commissioner, I intend on promoting a transparent County. I will begin on a very local level. Within my district I want to have citizen planning meetings to map out what my constituents want out of the next two years. On an ongoing basis, I intend on having neighborhood meetings where I can update my constituents on what I am doing and gain feedback from them. In addition, I want to have district wide informational meetings where I share information about the structure of the county and try to relate how County government and services work for my constituents. I want folks to learn as much as I am! Finally, I am considering holding citizen caucuses prior to the BoC meetings.
c) I am confident that my mustache got me at least two votes. It is quite incredible to me that someone with such out-of-the-ordinary facial hair won an election. I thought that that alone disqualified me. Back in the old days, facial hair was a pre-requisite for being a public official. I get facial hair tips from the old men in the pictures at Old Town.
8) What's your major, anyway? Any interesting ideas for life after college? –I think both Ronald Reagan and Lyndon Johnson were student body president at their respective colleges, but you'll have a REAL political office while still in school [or just after graduating, one has learned after sending Rabhi this question], so maybe you'll get elected Pope or something?
YR: I am graduating with a Bachelor's of Science in Environmental Studies, with a specialization in Urban Planning and Ecosystem Management. In addition to a heavy curriculum in ecosystem, biologic and geologic science, many of my classes focused on land use law and planning issues. Additionally, I took many classes on social issues associated with urbanization. My specialization deals in part with the re-incorporation of native ecosystems into city-scapes in order to alleviate various urban issues. Among the potential advantages of effective ecosystem management in the planning process are reduced storm water issues, increased air quality and decreased heat island effect. Essentially, this specialization deals with recognizing the importance of ecosystem services and incorporating them into cities.
I did run for the Michigan Student Assembly twice during my first year at UM. I lost both times, but that didn't stop me!
9) Here you can ask your own question, and answer it. (Sort of a "mini self-interview")
YR: As a continuation of your question 7, what is my stance on the cutting of Commission's perks?
First I will say that it is my firm belief that democracy only works if any individual, no matter how rich or poor, can choose to serve. People often attack the salaries of elected officials, but forget that the less we pay our elected officials, the more restricted public service will be. If County commissioners were not paid, only the rich could afford to serve. No one is getting rich off of Commissioner salaries (~$15,000 a year), but it allows for a diversity of citizens to serve, not just those who can afford it.
However, in addition to the salary, commissioners have access to a $ 3,000 flex-account. From this account Commissioners can claim per-diems (may be claimed for attendance at BOARD APPROVED meetings, including the Working Session, the Ways and Means meeting and the Board meeting), and can reimburse travel expenses for attending conferences. Though it is still unclear to me how these benefits work, certain commissioners may receive health insurance from the county as well. Finally, all mileage to BOARD APPROVED meetings can be reimbursed.
On this note, Commissioner Judge put forth a proposal to cut health care which would have saved a few thousand dollars a year (not sure of the exact figure, maybe around $6,000) for the county. Her proposal died for lack of a second. A few weeks later, Commissioner Gunn proposed to eliminate all per-diems, travel and millage expenses saving, potentially, over $30,000. Voting with the majority, Judge opposed this plan. At the next meeting, Commissioner Smith proposed (but did not bring to the floor) a halving of the flex account. Personally, I believe that since we are entering a budget cutting year, the BoC needs to show its willingness to make sacrifices. Considering my beliefs on commissioner compensation expressed above, I do not believe that either Commissioners Judge or Gunn's proposals was good. But given the state of our budget cutting our benefits is necessary. I am in favor of eliminating per-diems to the BoC meetings, the BoC Working Session and the BoC Ways and Means meeting. Attendance at these meetings is part of the job and should be covered by the regular salary. I am in favor of cutting the flex account accordingly. I applaud both Commissioner Judge and Gunn for bringing forth this issue.
10) So whaddaya think of Mary Sue Coleman? There's scuttlebutt that you, ahem, spent a while in her office at one point…
Is it really the best idea for the Regents to give her a 3% raise while the university has now fallen out of the top 25 in the U.S. News rankings–and as the football team ain't doing so hot lately, just as in the last three years? And any other comment about the way that UM is going under the leadership of "I'm So Not Lee Bollinger" Coleman?
YR: On that note [perhaps referring to the budget-cutting stuff in answer 9--ed.], President Coleman should not have received a raise from the Board of Regents. There are plenty of good programs starved for money that could have used those funds.
Despite my past experiences with President Coleman, I am confident that I can build a positive relationship with her. I knocked on her door during the campaign (she lives in the district!), but she was not home. I intend on setting up a meeting with her soon. If she won't "take demands from students", perhaps I can talk to her as an elected official.
I hope to work with the U and President Coleman on a variety of issues (green energy, homelessness etc.). For too long, the university has just been an island in this town. I want there to be more communication, more dissemination of information, more collaboration. Coleman can be a part of that.
11) And now the million-dollar question (drum roll): with all this campaign stuff, you're just getting ready to take Dingell's seat one day, aren'tcha? Admit it! Confess!!
YR: Dingell is great! But when/if he decides to retire (in case you were wondering, he is immortal), I would like to see Lynn Rivers run for the spot. My aspirations for now are in Local government, because the local level is where the voice of the citizens is heard the loudest!
Loud and proud indeed!
Well, that was an interview all right! Best of luck Commissioner Yousef Rabhi!! And a transparent and sustainable New Year to all!!!


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Title text: Good thing we're too smart to spend all day being uselessly frustrated with ourselves. I mean, that'd be a hell of a waste, right?
This comic is fairly straightforward. When asked by Megan what he's been up to, Cueball responds in the curious negative "Definitely not spending every day consumed with worry over stupid things I never talk to anyone about.", which suggests that that is exactly what he's been spending every day doing, but he is hiding it from her (and everyone else). Megan's response "Oh, yeah, me neither" suggests she too is worrying over stupid things but isn't admitting it.
Instead of discussing their mutual worry and possibly making each other feel better, they instead continue to "not talk to anyone about it" and stand in awkward silence. The title text continues the "irony" suggesting it's good that they're too smart to spend all day being uselessly frustrated with themselves, when that is apparently exactly what they are doing.
- Megan: What've you been up to?
- Cueball: Definitely not spending every day consumed with worry over stupid things I never talk to anyone about.
- Megan: Oh, yeah, me neither.
- Cueball: That's good.
- Megan: Yeah.
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Total waste. There are 168 hours in a week, and some people get things done in only four. 220.127.116.11 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)
- To be fair, most people are forced to spend 40 hours a week by not getting things done just so they earn some money for food. Also, you don't exactly get things done while you sleep, but you will not get anything done if you don't sleep enough either. -- Hkmaly (talk) 08:34, 7 June 2013 (UTC)
- <Stops self from ranting about work-pessimism> OK, maybe I didn't, but I will now. And as regards sleep: http://xkcd.com/320/ 126.96.36.199 22:01, 9 June 2013 (UTC)
Let's not overlook the main title "Pastime"; after slugging it out all day at work, they come home and spend their time needlessly worrying when they could read, be creative, or do something meaningful. Galois (talk) 17:54, 7 June 2013 (UTC)
I thought the joke here was that this is something that everyone does. 220.127.116.11 00:42, 9 June 2013 (UTC)
Whoever linked to tvtropes is a monster. I burned three onions and my house while reading.
- You're not alone, anonymous poster. NealCruco (talk) 14:13, 22 January 2014 (UTC)


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Also known as Kiss Players.
Also known as Kiss Players.
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[Article]-Charlotte`s Web Site
Salutations, challenge fans! This time around, I've weaved a web for you to untangle, set in the after-story of Charlotte's Web. This book is one of my favorites (my kids love it too!) and features a spider named Charlotte who has to save Wilbur the pig by building spider webs with words like "Terrific" and "Some Pig" in them. The associated 1973 cartoon movie and 2006 feature film are also both highly entertaining. In my challenge, you'll get to match wits with Lurvy, the farm hand, and decipher Charlotte's new plan to save Wilbur the pig. Answers are due by March 16, 2007. I had a lot of fun working on this one, and hope you will too.
As always, we'll choose three winning entries. Remember, you don't have to get all of the answers to qualify to win. We'll give a fine prize to:[br /]
- The best technical answer.[br /]
- The best creative answer that is also technically accurate.[br /]
- A winner chosen at random from all entries, no matter how incomplete or half baked.
We'll announce winners the first week of April.
Thanks... and have fun!
--Ed Skoudis
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Author of Counter Hack Reloaded
As always, Ed has done an amazing job. With subtle mentions of higher mathematics, this Skillz Challenge will have you knee deep in web hacking, MD5 hashes and steganography. Signed copies of Ed's book and prestige in the security community are at stake. Don't waste too much work productivity on this... then again... you are learning. So take as much time as you need.
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Ambassador Program Helps Local Shops
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - A push to revitalized downtown Colorado Springs and Old Colorado City just got stronger. Volunteers will be in both areas helping shoppers get to know local shops and restaurants.
Business owners in Old Colorado City said they have seen the positive impact the Ambassador program has in fostering a shop local mentality.
"They are very helpful, and as they tell people what is in the stores along the way maybe that helps people decide to go shop there," said Dave Van Ness, the executive director of the Old Colorado City Associates.
The ambassadors are easy to spot. They wear red vests that say 'Ambassador' in the back., and they carry maps and other sources of information.
One Ambassador volunteer said he is part of the program because shopping local is something that is important to him.
"I really like the town. And since I like the town and found out about the program, I though it was one thing I could do that would help to promote Colorado Springs," said John Lonergan.
The volunteers will be in Old Colorado City and downtown Colorado Springs noon to 5pm on Fridays and Saturdays until Dec. 4.
The Ambassador program is done as a partnership among the Colorado Springs Police Department, the Colorado Springs Fire Department, and business associations in both Old Colorado City and downtown Colorado Springs.


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Harvest Celebration
It's late November in the Lowcountry. A briny ocean aroma always fills the air, but it's tempered now with an earthy fragrance of fallen leaves. The trees aren't all bare, though―live oak leaves still cling to branches, and steadfast marsh grasses blush gold and crimson. "Fall is the best time of year for food," says Matt Lee, coauthor with brother Ted of The Lee Bros. Southern Cookbook and The Lee Bros. Simple Fresh Southern. "There's not a better time to be cooking in the South. Crabs are large, oysters are back in season, and there's a last harvest of warm-weather crops."


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CPJ concerned by politicized trial in Oman
Your Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Sa'id: The Committee to Protect Journalists is writing to bring to your attention reports of an unfair trial of two Omani journalists and a civil servant sentenced to imprisonment on defamation charges. We ask you, in your capacity as head of the Supreme Judicial Council, to instruct the judicial authorities to respect the letter of the law and allow the defendants an opportunity to prove their innocence. This case will be appealed on October 15, and we hope the verdict against the newspaper and the three men will be reversed. We are also alarmed by the October 9 royal decree that amends an article in the Press and Publications Law, further tightening government control over the media, and urge you to consider the negative effect the amendment will have on independent media in Oman.


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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Updated : Police Tackle Man After U.S. Flag is Cut Down
Eyewitness leads to arrest
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Santa Barbara police tackled a man after he allegedly cut down the American flag in De La Guerra Plaza Wednesday night.
He was spotted by police nearby with the help of an eyewitness who followed him after seeing the incident.
The man has been identified as 49-year-old Kenneth Ruz.
The arrest took place on the corner of Ortega and Santa Barbara streets shortly after 10 p.m. when patrol officers spotted Ruz with his belongings walking on foot.
After some questioning, police tried to take Ruz into custody but there was a struggle, captured by a NewsChannel 3 camera at the scene. Ruz ended up on the pavement but was unhurt. He was handcuffed and taken to the police station.
The flag was discovered undamaged, back in the plaza, but left on the ground. It was picked up by police as evidence.
Police have not released details on what led to the incident.
Sgt. Riley Harwood said the eyewitness was essential to the arrest. "He was absolutely critical and he was the one who first saw the incident and called police." The witness was not named.
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The Icon: Liam Gallagher
Sometimes going against the grain is what will get you noticed in the fashion world and former Oasis front man Liam Gallagher has made a life doing just that.
"Not a lot of people are cool these days – like my cool. Everybody plays it down, don't they?"
There is little doubt that fashion tends towards trends: designers and brands are constantly working within a framework of seasonal styles and ideas, colors and patterns, toward an ultimately similar end with only minor deviations. But every so often, truly awesome and elaborate style comes from going against the grain, from bucking the trends and, in the words of the great Fleetwood Mac, going your own way.
Which is what former Oasis front man Liam Gallagher has spent the better part of his adult life doing. The quote above is easily attributed to someone whose own brother once called him "the angriest man you'll ever meet…a man with a fork in a world of soup." But he also called him "Lennon reincarnated," and we'll agree.
While Gallagher's look is certainly inventive and perhaps out of place in today's mainstream market, it's hardly original; it harkens back to the Carnaby Street style of the late '60s, with a little military influence and more than a little of the mod revival that overtook the '80s. It's hardly fashion forward and yet it plays into this year's fascination with straight lines and simple cuts. Simply put, it's the best of both worlds; so firmly grounded in the Gallagher counterculture, derisive of whatever it might mean to be "cool" yet subtly current enough so as to not throw the wearer completely to the denizen dogs of design.
And the good news is that it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure it all out; in its simplicity, Gallagher has created a style that is relatively simple to steal.
For instance, his shirts are of the plain variety: a solid white or black tee or polo will do. His denim is a dark, straight cut and his shoes are often standard, following suit with the dark, simple design.
It's in the jackets and overshirts where the Liam we all know and (sometimes) love shines through. Take for example this Nudie organic denim jacket (bottom left), to be worn in true Gallagher fashion buttoned to the top. Or this burgundy mac coat from ASOS (bottom, middle), worn open with a dead black tee. Finally, perhaps the piece de resistance, this Superdry Core Military jacket (bottom, right) would be worn to all occaisions regardless of dress code or any other irredeemable social faux pas that might come attached with it. That's just the way Liam Gallagher would do it.
Other options for Gallagher-esque jackets include this gray duffle coat from ASOS, this Diesel Jathen Teflon trench coat and this All Saints Compton coat.


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New Zealand's disproportionate influence on world affairs has been highlighted once more as a dodgy data point sparked renewed hostilities in the austerity wars.
The controversy, and New Zealand's glorious role in it, were revealed last week after an American student, Thomas Herndon, unearthed Excel-related statistical flaws in a previously-revered 2010 study by legendary economists Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff.
In their influential 2010 study Reinhart and Rogoff allegedly showed a strong causal link between low-growth and government debt. As soon as a country's government debt hit 90 per cent of GDP, the Reinhart and Rogoff data showed economic disaster would ensue.
However, as the Herndon data redo showed, the original paper included a number of errors that undermined the findings particularly the 90 per cent debt-to-disaster threshold.
As well as dropping out five of the 20 countries used in the historical sample, "... Reinhart and Rogoff used only one year of data for New Zealand, 1951, when growth was minus 7.6 per cent, significantly skewing the results", the Financial Post reported.
Instead of a vertiginous economic slowdown of - 0.1 per cent when government debt hit 90 per cent of GDP, the Herndon version shows the average growth fell to only 2.2 per cent.
Financial Times columnist, Wolfgang Münchau, argues the 90 per cent debunking is "hugely important" from a policy perspective as the threshold has been used to justify government austerity drives worldwide.
"[The Herndon study] pulls apart the notion of 90 per cent as some magic number which European policy makers now obsess about, just as they used to about annual budget deficits not exceeding 3 per cent of GDP, for which there was no theoretical basis," Münchau says.
An article by Megan McArdle in US news site The Daily Beast (now also hosting the online remains of Newsweek magazine), is a littler kinder to Reinhart and Rogoff than Münchau but it does focus on New Zealand's important role in this global econometric embarrassment.
"Nonetheless, I think it's fair to say that a result should not hinge on a single bad year from New Zealand," McArdle says, relegating us once again to international irrelevance.


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You Clean the Barcelona Refuge 2 of 2
מספר אנשים מקסימלי3
חדרי שינה1
גודל24 מטר רבוע
Floor No.5
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|Passatge de Madoz, 08002 Barcelona, ספרד
|סוג נכס
|פרטי הזיהוי של מקום הלינה
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|Response time
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|Calendar updated
|A few months ago
Since there is construction happening in the house, we recently had a water damage. The traces of it are still there. The electricity has just been changed from 125 Volt to 240 Volt. Now we do not need the transformer for the fridge anymore, since the fridge was already for 240 Volt. But now we need the transformer for the air heater that runs on 125 Volt. A heater for 240 Volt still needs to be bought.
In addition the apartment is at the moment too full of things that we have to sort out.
All guest say they have cleaned the apartment before leaving, and all guests say as well that they found the apartment dirty when arriving. If this is too complicated for you, then you better don't rent this apartment.
This very basic studio has space for 1 to 3 (maybe 4) persons. It is very near Ramblas and Plaza Reial on the roof. You can see over the old town of Barcelona.
There are 2 studios on this roof. Here we talk about the larger one. In the room at the back there is a double bed and in the room at the front there is a futon sofa that converts into a bed. As the apartment is slightly set back from the house front you can sleep without ear plugs.
I only rent to nonsmokers. The apartment is without any luxury and everything else than perfect, and it is well possible that sometimes something does not work. There is a PC and from a neighbour we get WiFi, but it also does not work all the time. We try to keep things working, but we are not always around, so we expect you to understand.
If you are Russian you will only like this apartment if you have already been living in a datcha.
In winter it can be fairly cold. There is a heater that works with gas bottles that is a bit tricky to use and there is a small wood stove that needs also a bit understanding to operate. The apartment instructions will tell you more.
Up to the apartment there are 100 steps. At the top of the stairs there is a door. There you go on the roof. This door has to be locked all the time! The neighbours insist on that.
The house entrance downstairs has to be locked by key after 8 in the evening and on weekends.
The terrace is not private. Sometimes the neighbours come to hang their washing.
Rubbish bags can be left outside of the house entrance after 8 in the evening. (Do not leave them on the terrace.)
No jumping around on the terrace. It is also forbidden to use roller skates or any vehicle. This would damage the terrace and cause problems on rainy days.
You should find clean sheets in the apartment and during your stay you have to go to the laundry to wash the used sheets of the previous persons, so that the persons after you will also find clean sheets. If the weather allows it you can hang them up for drying. Best is you also prepare the beds for the next persons and leave a note that it is done.
Once I have your booking I will send you a detailed description of the apartments, with all the odds in it.
If you book less than 3 Weeks in advance and if you arrive after 9pm, then you have to give 15 Euro to the person who will give you the keys; after midnight 20 Euro.
At youtube you can find a walks thru the apartment Atico 2 Barcelona zapfig.
כללי הביתYou will have to clean the apartment before leaving. If you can't find a mopp to clean the floor of the apartment, have a look in front of the door of the other apartment on the same roof.
Rubbish bags can be left outside of the house entrance after 8 pm. (Do not leave them on the terrace.)
The door from the terrace to the stair case must be always kept locked.
No jumping around on the terrace. It is also forbidden to use roller skates or any vehicle.
Quite often our guests arrive in the morning at the flat. If there are still other guests in the flat, then the new guests can usually leave their luggage. Then they go for a walk until lunch time to take over the apartment. In Spain this is at 2 p.m. The other guests who might leave only at night, will then leave the apartment, but may come back later again to collect their luggage. If you want to be sure that you won't have to arrange like that with other guests then it is best to rent the flat one or two nights longer.
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|Monthly rate for 1 guest
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|מקסימום לילות
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|Check-in before
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The appartment was dirty and there was no WiFi. The only positive thng about the apartment was the location.
Communication with Reinhard went smoothly, the apartment was clean when we arrived and the location and view are absolutely perfect. We really enjoyed our stay here.
This place is really in the middel of everything. Surprisingly quiet considering the location.
Very basic but sufficiently.
Beatuiful afternoon sun on the terrace, perfect for a cold beer at 5 pm. If you open the window in the bathroom while showering you can shower in the sun :-)
You have to like climbing stairs.
A perfect apartment on top of the City and right in the center. Lots of charm and steps, no luxery and in walking distance to everything in the city.
The apartment was exactly as I expected. It is clean, comfortable and very well located close to the city center. Apart from these the service provided was quite good and serious.
valutazione 3 stelle su 5.
Posizione centralissima e ottima per poter scendere anche tardi a mangiare un boccone o a fare un giro sulla rambla.terrazza condivisa ma non abbiamo avuto problemi.grande e spaziosa.in ottobre si moriva di caldo!! L'appartamento abbastanza spartano....ce lo aspettavamo un po piu grande e curato....ma ci si arrangia comunque (noi siamo una coppia giovane!)
Al nostro arrivo non avevamo internet ma siamo riusciti ad avere il wifi dei vicini .
manca secondo me una tv almeno x la compagnia o i tempi morti o di relax! A parte cio abbiamo comunque aprezzato la nostra vacanza!
Uitzicht vanaf dakterras geweldig!
Appartement precies volgens omschrijving, maar het gaat om het buitenleven.
Beddengoed liet te wensen over.
Der Aufenthalt in Barcelona war sehr schön die Wohnung liegt zentral und man kommt super gut zur Metro und Restaurants. Allerdings merkt man, dass die Wohnung schon älter ist und schon länger nicht mehr richtig sauber gemacht wurde. Des weiteren war ziemlich doof, dass die Klospülung kaputt war. Aber für den Preis war es ganz okay und allein für die lange lohnt es sich dort Urlaub zu machen.
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"This happened on December 30, 2003. That may seem a while ago, but it won't when it happens to you. And it will happen to you." That's how the character of Joan Didion begins in The Year of Magical Thinking (at the Lyric Stage Company of Boston through January 31), the one-woman show adapted by Didion from the National Book Award–winning 2005 memoir sprung from the sudden death at the dinner table of her husband, writer John Gregory Dunne. It's not the way Didion's book begins, with some "cool customer" (as a social worker dubbed the author the night of Dunne's death) of a Cassandra predicting unpredictable doom for us all. But it does introduce an act of bearing self-reflexive witness — to a universal, almost unbearable, yet oddly calculable experience with which the famously exacting author grapples by means of linguistic precision and the disordered, superstitious thinking of the title.
Some have castigated the theater piece — which played on Broadway last year in a production directed by David Hare and starring Vanessa Redgrave — for not having the same arc as the book. But for my money, the play balances a scalpel-worthy dissection of grief with a cautionary tale about the illusoriness of control. And in the Boston premiere under the near-still baton of Eric C. Engel, two-time Elliot Norton Award winner Nancy E. Carroll, armed with little more than a regal scarf and a formal chair, elegantly stirs Didion's mixture of anguished disorientation and wry, journalistic concision. This is not an easy theater piece, but it is both steely and profound.
Carroll, as Didion, enters the largely bare parlor of a playing space toting her book — a sharply reported account of the year following Dunne's fatal heart attack, during which the widowed literary luminary alternated ruthless management of both her own fact-gathering behavior and the mysterious, coincident illness of the pair's only child, Quintana, with the secretive, irrational bargaining she calls magical or "if" thinking. For example, if she holds on to Dunne's shoes rather than disposes of them, he will be able to use them when he "comes back." After all, she observes upon viewing the corpse, "He does not look as if he needs to be dead."
The 90-minute theater piece differs from the memoir in ways other than its relative slimness. It's more of a linear journey. Apart from a recurrent echo of the mediæval Sir Gawain, there is less literary reference. There is less flashback to the shared life that preceded Dunne's death. And since Quintana, who had already knocked twice at death's door, fell ill a third time and succumbed just months before the publication of the book, Didion's double loss becomes the focus of the theater piece. The character doesn't just realize that we cannot control our fates and that "no eye is on the sparrow." She also comes to wonder whether the reassurance, the myth of safety, that we offer our children is a lie tantamount to other, more mystical forms of magical thinking.
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For years people have tried to dictate what constitutes style by a set of rules: "Don't wear navy and black together" or "match your handbag [or hat] to your shoes".
It gets worse as we age. Women over 40 are supposed to have short hair and long hemlines.
They're supposed to wear defined shapes and not pile on the accessories.
The worst part of all of this, is that these rules are often pushed by people within the industry.
Bless you Tim Gunn, but your hard-and-fast style rules are just not right. I'd love to be a fly on the wall at Marc Jacobs' 50th birthday bash on April 9 when you tell him he's not allowed to wear leather jackets anymore because he's "too old".
But there's no need to be disheartened, there are plenty of great rule-breakers about.
Dame Helen Mirren obviously didn't get the memo about rainbow-coloured hair only being for women in their 20s, because she stepped out (looking fab, I might add) with candyfloss-pink locks at the Baftas recently.
One can only assume Vivienne Westwood, Betsy Johnson and super-stylist Pat Field didn't get the memo either.
In the same way that grey hair is only for the elderly - bags not being the one to tell Kelly Osbourne that. Or teen blogging sensation Tavi Gevenson.
There's one thing all these people have in common - a sense of fun.
Style is not about following rules, it's about having fun. The whole point of fashion is that you get to play dress-ups every day. You can create whatever persona you like. Who cares if your skirt is above the knee, or your dress isn't fitted?
If you're confident and happy in what you're wearing, you'll look good.
Confidence is the key, or so says one half of the Kiwi design duo behind MisteR, the masters of having fun with fashion.
"I make clothes because I want people to feel comfortable and enjoy dressing up as much as they enjoy a glass of nice wine," says Mickey Lin.
"MisteR always believes we're not just making clothes, we're helping people enjoy their everyday lives even more. It's not about what other people tell you to do, it's about what makes you feel happy and gives you confidence."
Confidence is the first thing you notice on street style blogs as well. Whether it's Tommy Ton's hip, young fashion crowd at the Place du Carrousel (jakandjil.com), or Ari Seth Cohen's older ladies and gents on the streets of New York (advancedstyle.blogspot.com), there's always confidence and a sense of fun.
Karen Walker has always had a similar sense of fun, one which is overwhelmingly present in her new eyewear campaign.
Walker teamed up with New York's Cohen and four of his favourite silver-haired ladies (aged between 65 and 92) to prove that style is not limited to age or fashion's so-called rules.
What results are a series of photos that are fresh, energetic and inspiring.
The style, of the frames and the women, transcends age. These women are confident just being themselves, wearing what's in their hearts, and at the same time they're giving the old two-finger salute to the "rules of dressing".
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Take the year's first weekend, for example. Without stealing too much thunder from "8 Days A Week," there are lots of Big shows on New Year's Eve: SPOSE and SIDECAR RADIO at Asylum; MALLETT BROTHERS, MARION GRACE, and HOLY BOYS DANGER CLUB at the Empire; the mammoth CLASH OF THE TITANS at the State Theatre, featuring ZACH JONES's band as the '60s, the LUCID (more about them later) as the '70s, and GRAND HOTEL (them, too) as the '80s; and the Big Easy has the hippy, improv show of the night with CYBORG TRIO and DREAMOSAIC (plus, it's free, peeps).
But Port City's New Year's show with RUSTIC OVERTONES and GYPSY TAILWIND will be especially bittersweet, as drummer TONY MCNABOE will be sitting in with both bands for one final last hurrah before he moves to Los Angeles.
Yes, both Rustic Overtones and PARANOID SOCIAL CLUB will have to find a replacement. "The bands will continue on," McNaboe told CHARLIE GAYLORD on this week's Greetings from Area Code 207 show on WBLM. "Ultimately, I've been a fan of both those bands, they existed before me . . . and whatever those guys all do will continue to be great stuff, and I'm looking forward to being a fan again."
Why LA? "I've had some people out there that have been trying to pull me out there for a while," he told Gaylord. "I don't particularly love it out there, but I'm going to see what's available and check some things out, and change my scenery for a while, at least for three or four months."
Ideally, he said, he'd like to get some work songwriting. McNaboe also debuted two songs with Gaylord on GFAC: a new solo piece he wrote on guitar and a new Rustic tune called "The Stranger," that sounds like Beach House and features Gypsy's ANNA LOMBARD MCGEACHEY.
It will be interesting to see who takes McNaboe's place in two of Portland's most prominent bands. There's already something of a drummer shortage in this town. Maybe they'll just wait him out?
One guy who's not waiting around any longer is Spose, who'll drop any day now (you can already stream the whole thing on Facebook and buy singles at iTunes, but the full album is not yet buyable as a package) an independent release that's basically all the material that his new label doesn't want. Called Happy Medium, and maybe more accurately called a "mixtape" in the parlance of modern hip-hop, it features the brilliant "Pop Song," plus "Can't Get There From Here," which is burning up YouTube with an excellent black-and-white video, and many more.
Now, onto the date-by-date stuff to watch out for as the winter sprawls out in front of us.
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Aurora Metal Scroll Mirror
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A double layer of scrolling tendrils give depth, dimension and a sense of motion to this sculptural piece that has a small wood-framed mirror at its heart.
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- Mattresses
- Gift cards
- Special-order items (including made-to-order upholstery and custom order rugs)
- Final Sale items (identified by a price ending in $.X7 or $.X9)
- Items damaged through normal wear and tear.
Questions? See our full Returns Policy.