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Anyway, Singapore is somewhere we have both wanted to go to for a long time especially as both of our Dad's have been there before with some good reviews. Once we landed, we bought a couple of day passes and caught the MRT (Like the tube, but air-conditioned and new) to Lavender station which was just a 5 minute walk to our Guest house. When we booked the Guest house we got the idea they might be a bit strict because there was a very long page explaining all of the terms and conditions around the booking of a dorm room including a lot of text in bold stating that they take no responsibility for anything at all, and when we arrived the rules just kept on coming
The owner of our guest house had told us that there were fireworks and a Light Show going on in the centre of the city so we headed straight there on the MRT and the city was absolutely packed. There were people everywhere which as we learned later was part of the build up to Singapore's 46th birthday since independence from Malaysia, and every Saturday the city gets lit up and there are a number of shows and events. We managed to find a spot near the water to watch the fireworks and then the waiting began. We waited for about 20 minutes with people becoming increasingly agitated before there was one firework. Everyone cheered and then nothing for another 20 minutes. A young Chinese child in front of us started chanting "Come on Fireworks, Come on Fireworks" and eventually just gave up hope and sat on the floor leaning his head against his Dad.
The funniest thing was that there were a number of the small tour boats in the centre of the water and a girl who had a microphone trying to keep the crowds entertained
And the crowd responded "Yaaaaaaaaay!"...... then silence for a couple of minutes before she tried again .....
"Are you guys excited about the fireworks?!?"
"Yayyyyyyyy!"............ again nothing happened.
Anyway, eventually they began properly and they were really worth the wait and quite spectacular showing off what a beautiful city Singapore is. There were lights on the main skyscrapers and fireworks set off from the top of the buildings which looked brilliant.
As soon as you arrive in Singapore you can see that it has lost almost all it's links to Malaysia and it's actually hard to believe it was ever part of it. Singapore is light-years ahead of the Malaysian city's, there are people driving Ferrari's, shopping in the designer malls and eating in expensive restaurants everywhere you look. Maybe their success is a partly down to the millions of rules they have there. There are signs all over the place threatening massive fines for spitting, eating chewing gum, eating Durian fruits in inappropriate places and just about anything else you can think of plus there are soldiers on over corner with guns which I can imagine is a pretty effective deterrent
In an attempt to keep our costs down we tried to eat Hawker food when we were out, which turned out to be an interesting experience. The food itself is great, there's a lot of choice, it all looks and tastes amazing and it's not too expensive but it takes about an hour of lurking to be done before you can sit down. The place was really busy and every table was taken and you can see other people standing next to a full table waiting for them to finish and claiming it as their own. Uneducated in the ways of table lurking, we wandered around for absolutely ages looking for our chance before realising that the only way is to stand next to a table who are half way through their meal and wait until they leave, preferably staring at them to apply additional pressure and make them feel as uncomfortable as possible. When they finish their plate, this is the most important time, you need to send the message that "There will be no additional food, dessert or drinks... now is your time to bugger off so we can have your table". You feel bad but then if you don't lurk you won't get to sit down
The next day we spent the whole day running madly around the city as we only had one full day to see as much of Singapore as possible. We explored Little India seeing the many shops selling gold and burning incense which really made you feel you had left Singapore altogether and then made our way down to find Raffles and get the mandatory photos there. We went to Bugis Street and explored the markets and in the afternoon made our way to Chinatown. Every city we've been to has some sort of Chinatown, but Singapore's was by far the best. The market stalls were interesting and full of cool gifts and souvenirs (actually related to Chinatown) so we spent quite a while wondering around, spending our Singapore Dollars and getting increasingly lost through the side streets in the area.
In the evening we went back to the centre of Singapore, to see the Light show which was on top of the Singapore Sky-park (the weirdest building we'd seen in ages, 3 pillars with a bent airplane body/boat stuck on top) which was great. We then watched a live band playing from the stage next to the water with an amazing lit up backdrop. We both agreed that Singapore is somewhere we would like to come back to one day when we're not on a backpackers budget as there are loads of other cool things to do if you have a bit more cash available such as the zoo, Sentosa island, the night safari and having drinks at Raffles.
But anyway, we need to get used to things being expensive because we now head for Australia. Can't wait to get there but sadly we're going to have to start working soon if we want to spend more than a few more weeks away. Bye-Bye South East Asia....... for now!


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My take on FWD cars and rain:Originally posted by ArchangelX
One question since we're on the topic of "losing control"...
After driving in the rain, in the WRX...just how much more safer would you say the AWD is compared to a FWD car? I mean..to be honest..I'm not really scared of hydroplaning when I'm in the WRX..it's like you hit the puddle...and you can feel a slight loss in traction, and then BAM you just keep going.
I always feel like I'm floating when I'm in my Celi, of course it's a helluva lot lighter, but I'm definetly more paranoid in it.
Just how far can you push the WRX in the rain, before you can lose it? A little, a lot?
Just wondering, since we've got some people here that have been driving the AWD a helluva lot longer than I have...
I had a 94 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP and last summer coming back from TN on the interstate i hit a bad storm in the mountains. I slowed to about 35-40 mph and was crawling. Meanwhile other vehicles were passing me! Crazy!
Visibility was very poor and i was in the left hand lane next to a concrete barrier (how I40 is divided up). I hit a small puddle..or so i thought and it basically threw my car right into the concrete barrier. Bam! Only had time to correct the steering and get it back straight. Scared me to death.
Never had a problem like that before, but the car totally lost all control and i didn't like it.
When i got my WRX i went to a empty parking lot after some rain (and then again when we got some snow) and tested it out a bit. Wow! What a difference. The car grips like a fiend. Great control and I feel so much safer. I've taken it in the rain a few times driving and i am very comfortable with it's AWD handling.
So my 2 cents...I don't think i can go back to a non-AWD car.
It does grip well in the rain even with stock rubber!
Ya, your website, Chu. I need to put one up..lol. Got any pre-fabs? Heheh.
Ya...the rain up here is horrible...but man...the WRX loves this weather.
If there's a cloud in the sky, we drive the WRX. Hehehe..
I love AWD.
Oh...by the way..I did some short trail running behind my workplace today. There's this long stretch of gravel road.
Let's just say...I got sideways.
This thing kicks butt in the dirt, too.
Heya, kinjWRX, my wife and I have a Midnight Pearl WRX. Usually driving around 56th street, and the middle of Tacoma.
I'll wave if I see ya...lol...it is a small world...
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If some Ricer *** drove around my Wrx or any car that i may own like that i would have un-naturally selected him with my S&W.
I would have went to see if he was allright and if he was i'd tomatomouth him!
Originally posted by Dericer
If some Ricer *** drove around my Wrx or any car that i may own like that i would have un-naturally selected him with my S&W.
I would have went to see if he was allright and if he was i'd tomatomouth him!
Yo you best be cappin' mo times with yo strap 'cause he'll break his 10 out and start regulatin' on yo ass yo!
Give me a break...bah
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Hey ArchangelX,
It is a small world, and maybe I'll see you guys on the road!
Damn are you lucky bro!!!Originally posted by Mad WRX
The same thing happened in my Celica, almost went over the guard rail and plummeted to my death but smacked a pole in mid air which knocked me back.
not to be mean, but good riddens. We can have drivers like that on the road. I feel sorry for the poor 'lude.
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An image from a videotape posted on an Islamic website, purportedly showing British hostage Kenneth Bigley pleading for Prime Minister Tony Blair to help save his life.
A British hostage in Iraq pleaded for his life today, but two Italian women held by another group were reported to have been killed.
In a video issued online by his captors, Kenneth Bigley begged British Prime Minister Tony Blair to have women prisoners in Iraq freed to save his life, but his family's hopes that a deal might be done were quashed by US and Iraqi officials.
"I need you to help me, Mr Blair, because you are the only person now on God's earth that I can speak to," Bigley said.
Britain said it had no contact with the kidnappers, would not negotiate and had little hope the 62-year-old contractor would be spared by Washington's most wanted man in Iraq, al-Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
Iraq said there were no plans to free one of two of Saddam Hussein's weapons scientists, the only women Washington says it holds in Iraq, despite media speculation such a move might be imminent.
Another Islamist group, the Jihad Organisation, said it had killed two female Italian hostages because Italy - like Britain a key US ally in the war on Iraq - had not heeded its call to withdraw its forces.
Its statement was posted on an internet site not often used by Iraqi militants and there was no confirmation of the claim. Most such claims have proven true in the past.
Aid workers Simona Pari and Simona Torretta were seized on September 7, the first Western women to be kidnapped in Iraq - where violence has raged on, with the latest suicide bombing on Wednesday killing 11 people.
With time running out for the British hostage, US and Iraqi officials said today they would not free female prisoners as demanded by Zarqawi's Tawhid and Jihad group.
In the last two days the group has beheaded two American men seized with Bigley in Baghdad last week because its demand was not met by a given time. For Bigley, no deadline has been set.
His statement was the latest in a line of hostages' appeals released to ensure maximum pressure on authorities and in this case was targeted straight, and very personally, at Blair.
"I need you to be compassionate as you always said you were, and help me, help me live so I can see my wife and my son and my mother and my brothers again," Bigley said.
He wore orange overalls typical of US jails and associated around the world with images of suspected Islamists detained at Guantanamo Bay.
Some such appeals have reached their goals in the past - Manila withdrew troops from Iraq to save the life of a Filipino truck driver - but seemed unlikely to do so this time.
"We cannot get into a situation, and I believe the family understand this, where we start bargaining with terrorists and kidnappers, because if we were to, we would not make Iraq or anywhere else safer," said British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw.
Even if Britons agree, the ordeal can only add to the strains for Blair, whose popularity has plummeted since he led Britain into the war last year. "Ken: Save Me Tony," ran the headline in Friday's Sun, the country's best-selling newspaper.
Bigley's brother Paul clung to the hope the video was recent, telling Reuters: "The man is alive ... This means we have some sort of a link".
The body of American Jack Hensley was found by a road in Baghdad today, which would have been his 49th birthday. He had been captured with Bigley and fellow American Eugene Armstrong, 52, the first of the three to be killed.
The CIA believes it was Zarqawi who sawed off Armstrong's head in a video posted on the internet on Monday. A video posted today showed Hensley being beheaded.
The US military has offered $US25 million ($A35.45 million) for information leading to the death or capture of Zarqawi, who has claimed responsibility for many of the bloodiest suicide attacks in Iraq.
Attention has focused on the two women scientists held - though Zarqawi, a Jordanian who analysts say seems bent on sending horrifying signals to Westerners through internet videos of his beheadings, has never mentioned the two specifically.
"There are no immediate plans to release them," Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said.
The detention of US-held prisoners is under review and some may soon be due for release - but Washington would be keen to ensure no such move is seen as a capitulation to the kidnappers.
A US embassy spokesman said Taha and Huda Ammash, dubbed "Dr Germ" and "Mrs Anthrax" respectively by US forces, were in the custody of multinational forces in Iraq, "and neither will be released imminently".
Earlier Kassim Daoud, the Iraqi government's national security adviser, had said Taha was one of three detainees who might be released conditionally by Iraqi judges for lack of evidence, but that this would not happen for some time.
In the latest in a wave of car bombings in the capital, a suicide bomber detonated his vehicle in a commercial street as dozens of men wanting to join Iraq's new security forces queued to photocopy their documents. Would-be recruits have been repeatedly targeted by insurgents.
Hospital officials said 11 people were killed.
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The suspect in a Surrey shooting on Monday is on the loose.
Surrey RCMP Staff Sergeant Murray Hedderson says they don't believe there is any risk to the public because it wasn't random, in fact, it appears to have been accidental.
"RCMP received a call from a female who resides in the area of 187 Street and 60A Avenue in Surrey advising that a male had accidentally shot his friend in the leg."
He says the male suspect fled before police got to the scene.
The victim has been taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
RCMP say the victim is giving few details about what happened.
They say the suspect was last seen leaving the area speeding away on a motorcycle without a helmet on.
He is described as a Caucasian male, in his early 30's, slender build, with light coloured hair, wearing blue jeans and a t-shirt.
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Since officially announcing her candidacy for the president of the United States on Monday, Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann's popularity has soared. According to a recent poll, Backmann now maintains 11% support in the state of New Hampshire.
Bachmann is in second place behind former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney. After a strong performance from both Bachmann and Romney at the Republican Presidential debate at St. Anselm College, they both could potentially become running mates next year.
Left on the side of the road is Sarah Palin. It seems that the Tea party has put Palin on ice—replaced with their new darling Bachmann. Bachmann is a huge Tea Party advocate. Will Palin take being sidelined gracefully? Bachmann has the looks, political experience and smarts that eclipse Palin. Palin has been busy with damage control over the Paul Revere snafu and her daughter ruffling the McCain family feathers.
Palin couldn't hold a candle to Bachmann. Bachmann is a highly educated tax attorney who served two terms as a Minnesota senator, and is currently a member of the House of Representatives. Clearly, her political experience is vastly superior to Palin's.
It will be interesting to see if Mitt Romney chooses Bachmann as his running mate. Romney-Bachmann would be a formidable duo against Obama and Biden. The republicans need to pick candidates who appeal to the entire republican spectrum, otherwise Obama will not be the "One term president," as Bachmann promises in all her speeches.
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a resident of Birdland
on Jul 1, 2011 at 6:42 am
Michele Bachmann is one of the few candidates who has the courage to consistently udder racist and homophobic statements. We need more like her. Shes'll also ban gay marriage and do away with minimum wage so that everybode can work, accept the perverted gay's. She stopped the democraticly produced swine flu dead in it's track's.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jul 1, 2011 at 8:14 am
I voted for Obama in 2008 because McCain picked Palin: a highly uneducated, not smart backwards thinking person.
Bachmann is different, and I can see myself voting for her, or for a ticket with her on it.
Hopefully the extreme right wing will not insist on supporting Palin, or having a Bachmann-Palin ticket.
Bachmann has a good chance with independents, the very independents who, like me, decided to support Obama in order to keep Palin away from Washington!
I am pro choice and understand that Bachmann is, in social issues, quite extreme and stuff, but I am willing to overlook that because I think she can do good things in the fiscal area, and would do much better than Obama, who needs to be a ONE term president. Get smart, GOP: drop any support for Palin and stop following her and talking about her; get behind candidates who, like Bachmann, Romney, Pawlenty, actually have a chance with independents.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jul 1, 2011 at 10:44 am
2 words. "Hoot Smalley" She gets her history completely wrong. Smoot, Hawley, and Hoover were all Republicans and she blames the tariff on Democrats and FDR. She is ignorant. This is from testimony before the US House of Representatives.
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a resident of Downtown
on Jul 1, 2011 at 11:13 am
I will vote for her! I voted for Obama in the last election and have been greatly disappointed, wrong word, should have said completely shocked over his incompetence. I believe Michele Bachman has capability and experience, afterall she is a constitutional attorney and has a history of working and developing herself. Regardless of my feelings for her I have strong feelings about the job he is not doing and the lack of effort he has put into governing and would probably vote for just about anyone else at this point. Can anyone say Hilliary Clinton in 2016? I think Obama is one and done and should be for the lack of effort and performance.
a resident of Foothill Farms
on Jul 1, 2011 at 12:08 pm
I voted for Obama because I thought he was a pro-life, anti-woman, pro-war, anti-gay, fiscal conservative like he always claimed he was. Also, I wanted prove that even a former KKKer like myself could vote for the better halve of a bi-racial man. But Obama turned into a Marxist terrierist who wants to set up death panels that will deem me intellectually unfit to converse with other living beings. That's why Michele Bachmann must be elected. She'll get rid of all the death panels. They've already started executing people. Mark me down as a intelliganet independant who has wizened up to Obama's communist plois.
a resident of Downtown
on Jul 1, 2011 at 12:22 pm
Dear Mr. Zipster,
Reading all these here posts an such, I''m made very proud. Once a KKKer, always a KKKer, an I got lots of friends here. its' time to put a good person inta the once-White House.
a resident of Happy Valley
on Jul 2, 2011 at 7:08 am
I don't care whether my president is a racist and homophobic or not. Militarize the border, crack a few heads, close down the abortion clinics ... these are all probably good things for America. And how long has it been since we've had a racist in the White House? It probably wouldn't hurt to get one back in there. But my main point is that I vote for who will save me money. I admit it. I'm rich. My Daddy did well by me. My job in life is to make sure I don't lose my family's wealth to the unions and entitlement groups. It's decent people like me who made this country what it is today. I think Bachmann and the other Republican candidates understand this. Fiscal responsibility must continue to be valued over entitlement-based concepts like rights, fairness, well-being of the hoi polloi and the other penniless suckers living from paycheck to paycheck.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jul 2, 2011 at 10:50 am
As much as I started liking Michelle Bachman her hypocrisy is getting in the way. "Cut Entitlements" - except mine for my ranch and clinic. "those are different". AND: I've raised 23 (plus or minus) kids. No you got paid to be a foster parent, by the (drum roll please) the government. One last point: Obama felt that one person can make change in Washington. Wrong. Michelle Bachmann is touting the same thing "I (note the "I") will make change. No she won't. We haven't learned anything. Pointing the finger at the guy in office doesn't make you a good candidate. (Notice how posters are saying "I voted for Obama now I'm against him). Did anyone notice I didn't even mention that she doesn't know American history. No, more emphatically, she doesn't know American history and isn't apologetic about her ignorance. I say keep looking for a better candidate, not one that can preach like Obama.
a resident of Downtown
on Jul 2, 2011 at 12:58 pm
Laughing out loud and snorting on my screen and falling out of my chair onto the floor and rolling around in convulsions of laughter!
[ is there an abreviation for that?? ]
I can't believe how afraid of Palin some of you [probably the same one under different names.. ] are!
a resident of Del Prado
on Jul 3, 2011 at 1:24 pm
I voted for McCain, but the more I see Obama that more I like. He's smart, moderate, reasonable, and strong as he needs to be without strongarming anyone. I will vote for him this next time around.
a resident of Downtown
on Jul 3, 2011 at 5:54 pm
I would vote for anyone except Obama. He is completely lacking and incompetent. We/I were all fooled by him. He is nothing.
a resident of Oak Hill
on Jul 3, 2011 at 7:46 pm
"I voted for McCain, but the more I see Obama that more I like. He's smart, moderate, reasonable, and strong as he needs to be without strongarming anyone."
I like the fact that Obama is smart but cool and strong under fire. Don't agree 100% with everything that he's done but overall I think he's been doing a pretty good job.
As for the sniping by the conservative Republicans here moaning about "incompetence" or the "lacking" of abilities, what is it about conservatives that make them think that they are better at governing? Let's see, before heading off to the golf courses to enjoy his retirement our last conservative Republican President left us with two unfinished wars, an economy in recession, and Osama bin Laden on the loose. So the solution to all of our current problems is another conservative Republican in the White House? Yeah, that makes sense.
a resident of Downtown
on Jul 3, 2011 at 9:16 pm
And now we have 3 wars if you do not count Libya, Yemen, and Pakistan, We are in a depression not a recession. Our debt is now over 14 trillion not 6 trillion. Unemployment is now 9.1 percent not 6 percent and if you count the people who have fallen off the ranks of those looking for jobs it is over 13 percent. This is not about republican or democrat it is about survival and this guy is not doing the job so we need a change. Personally I would like to see the dems dump Obama and run Hillary because I think she could do a pretty good job but the deck is stacked against a woman. Look what they did to Hillary last time. No we must have change.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jul 3, 2011 at 10:19 pm
Yes, I'm afraid of Palin and Bachman because I would actually see the Republicans nominate someone who would have a chance of winning. Independents aren't going to vote for them. Nominate them and Obama gets a second term.
a resident of Oak Hill
on Jul 3, 2011 at 11:13 pm
Gary said:"And now we have 3 wars if you do not count Libya, Yemen, and Pakistan, We are in a depression not a recession...."
Oh? I wasn't aware that we had ground troops fighting in Libya, Yemen, and Pakistan. And what three other wars are we fighting in? I must have missed one. Finally, we are not in an economic depression. Name one respected economist who says that the US is currently in an economic depression. Playing fast and loose with the facts really doesn't help your case.
a resident of Del Prado
on Jul 4, 2011 at 6:57 am
We have been bombing in Libya for months and have spotters on the ground sighting targets from the ground. My nephew has been fighting in the western provinces of Pakistan for the past 3 years and I am extremely proud of him and the other soldiers there. We have also had incursions inside of Yemen for quite some time. A war is a war whether our president wants to admit it or not but it is a fact.
a resident of Charter Oaks
on Jul 4, 2011 at 7:44 am
A Palin/Bachmann ticket would be a genuine peace ticket. They'd get us out of war while spreading peace throughout the world. I've been exxxtreeeeeemely impressed so far with the plans Palin and Bachmann have recommended for making the world a more peaceful place. We know, too, that the Republican Party is the genuine peace party. Just look at how many of them opposed Bush's decision to go to war in Iraq. Oh, and yes, the economy and employment picture was so much stronger when Bush left office than when he entered it. Playing fast and easy with the facts doesn't begin to describe the right-wing delusion they call 'thought'.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jul 4, 2011 at 11:57 am
1. Theocracy as the foundation of governmental rule
2. 4th Century Europe also called the Dark Ages where the Church as everything and ruled everything according to the words of their gods/rules
3. Trusting in God and having an interpreter of God run the country are two different things.
4. Understanding basic history / facts / abstract modern concepts should be a must
Need I say more. Although I do see where some posters truly believe in the magic of evangelical rage as the basic platform of government. Salem MA in the 1600's.
My teenager loves retro. I'd bet he'd have a kick with the retro thinking in our lovely land.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jul 4, 2011 at 3:06 pm
A short while ago, the world's 7th largest economy was CA.....but today while the entire country seems to be in a tizzy over the 9.1% UNemployment....oh, if only we were so lucky....CA now sits at 13.1% UNemployment ! ! ! ! That's what happened while Obama focused on bringing our health care access to his underclass, that was getting health care from other government programs like medi-cal. But, his campaign promises came ahead.....not to worry, CA jobs and economy would pull thru.. NOT ! Of course he repeatedly 'stimulated" auto unions, and public unions, who more important, and eventually CA solve it's own UNemployment. Well, those critically important 2 years shot right by and here sits CA small-manufacturers, and Main street with their doors shuttered and cash registers silent. But........first things first. My family member lost his job last year...just too little, TOO LATE ! ! Can't save homes without jobs either,,,so forget the pathetic little gimmicks about houses. JOBS would solve assorted housing issues ! ! That does not mean run and make another $1/2 billion money dump on the 'select' solar companies that will eventually get off the ground with our $$....WHILE terminations from regular EXISTING small manufaturing fall off the charts !
a resident of Country Fair
on Jul 4, 2011 at 7:08 pm
We need to get Obama out of there he is terrible and completely clueless either that or he hates this country. We also need to load up on representatives in the senate and house who are fiscally concervative.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jul 4, 2011 at 10:24 pm
Tricia, it all depends on who is nominated to be the candidates. Let's hope winners are picked to go forth.,,,otherwise the Dems win..
it's up to us. Considering recent history, I dont' have lots of faith.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jul 4, 2011 at 10:48 pm
The economic woes you guys speak of are not a function one person having a radical political agenda and in turn having the power to create a bad economy with a few initiatives. This economic crisis is decades old, based in the myth that real estate will appreciate infinitely, and that the Goldman Sachs of the world deserve the billions of dollars creating trash bin markets that enrich only themselves. I have a friend who is a young Goldman Sachs guy who bragged about having $8,000 bottles of Champagne and putting on the business tab. That was last week. Until we look at the foxes guarding the hen house, and not place the blame on useless politicians, then things will begin to change.
a resident of Dublin
on Jul 5, 2011 at 6:35 am
Fiscal conservatism? As in tax breaks for the wealthy? That any Republican could in good conscience talk about the Dems causing job loss only speaks to how Republicans have no conscience, have no sense of decency, have no sense of shame. Take a look at the jobs picture before Bush's tax cuts for the rich; take a look at the jobs picture after Bush's tax cuts for the rich. Yet Repubs talk as if they actually care about jobs for middle-class Americans. What a crock. The only thing they care about is using any lie or deception they can to get more tax-cutters for the rich into office.
a resident of Country Fair
on Jul 5, 2011 at 8:02 am
It appears you do not know what you are talking about. Under Bush everyone got a 5% tax reduction, even the middle class. The Democrats want to take that away from only the people making over 200K per year and these are the people who pay over 80% of all taxes anyway. If you want to take away the tax reductions then demand that all tax breaks be taken away and even you if you make less than 200K will get a 5% tax increase. No President is responsible for what happens completely during their term. Bush and Clinton were the beneficiaries of the Reagan years and Bush was the beneficiary of the Clinton and Bush one years including the impact of Clinton doing nothing to stop Al Qaida. Do some research.
a resident of Oak Hill
on Jul 5, 2011 at 12:23 pm
Mary said:"Under Bush everyone got a 5% tax reduction, even the middle class..."
Mary, that would have been commendable IF Bush had also managed to balance the budget as well. IF Bush had balanced the budget and given a tax break to everyone, I would be applauding him as well. But he didn't do that, did he? No, by giving a tax break under those circumstances he was just kicking the can down the road. All that the tax reduction did was increase the national debt.
Thanks for nothing.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jul 5, 2011 at 1:42 pm
We should go to a flat tax or a consumption tax only. That way everyone would pay their fair share and everyone would pay something. It is not right that 40% in California do not pay a dime and expect the rest of us to pay for them. Sam you need to read up and realize that everyone got a tax break under Bush and it is only those millionaires and billionaires making over $200,000 that should have that break taken away. When will you realize that government is just wasting your money and that you are more responsible with YOUR money than they are unless you are one of those not paying?
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jul 5, 2011 at 1:45 pm
Both of you write amazingly the same way! :O)
a resident of Oak Hill
on Jul 5, 2011 at 3:29 pm
"Sam/Timothy, Both of you write amazingly the same way! :O)"
You mean thoughtfully and intelligently? Thanks! Yeah, it's pretty amazing that there at least two people here that can write like that.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jul 5, 2011 at 5:27 pm
I alone am '13% UNemployed; 13% Unemployment, is a cross-dresser trying to trick your eyes and not notice the slight difference. We are very different people...I can't imagine what their intent could have been. However, I am not opposed to a value tax ..ONLY IF it is INSTEAD of our current tax, NOT IN ADDITION TO. And, I could be for a different kind of flat tax, IF and only if it was equal RATE for all..,..9% of 3 million is $270,000. taxes, 9% of $100,000, is $9,000. tx, and 9% of $50,000. is $4,500. tx. Only the rates are the same, the amounts are very different...that is a flat tax,
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jul 5, 2011 at 5:50 pm
And TO Unemployment faker, "those millionaires and billionaire making over $200,000. " is about the most twisted contradiction possible. People earning over $200,000. are not millionaires and billionaires ( well maybe public employees who have their 200K quaranteed). But ANY tax that has a $200,000. break point is very disportionate and UNFAIR. A worker in San Fran earning 200k is just a wage earner, with car loans/leases, and not rich or wealthy. But, a worker in Tulsa, Toledo, or Topeka earning 200k most definitely IS RICH, wealthy, paid off home and Pres of the local golf club. Bay Area DEMS always amaze me that they vote for the sock-it-to-the-rich, when Bay Areans down payments are equal to the price of a home in Tulsa, Toledo, & Topeka, and the overall costs are so different. So any national table discriminates against high-cost area workers. So, the $200,000. break point should NOT be 'universal' so to speak. We need more regional zip cope tax charts....like the old sales tax deduction,which we not longer get....but any arbitraty point discriminate against high-cost areas like ours ! ! 13% Uemployment has his head stuck somewhere, wanting to us BayAreans.
As for myself, 13% UNemployed, is signing off.
a resident of Happy Valley
on Jul 6, 2011 at 6:41 am
Dear 13%,
Thanks for defending me and those like me. Us wealthy have feelings too. I personally like the idea of a flat tax.
Make the family of 4 with a 50K income pay ten per cent. That still leaves them with 45K. What's not to like? I'll sorta pay ten percent on my give-or-take 35 million annual income. I'll lose a little bit paying my lawyers and accountants to cut that down, but then I'm left with only 31-32 million. That's a bit onerous for me and my family, but I guess I'd be willing to sacrifice for the good of the nation.
a resident of Stoneridge Orchards
on Jul 6, 2011 at 7:02 am
Your exactly right Leland. Read what the Senate lamebrain Dems want to do with the following resolution:
"It is the sense of the Senate that any agreement to reduce the budget deficit should require that those earning $1,000,000 or more per year make a more meaningful contribution to the deficit reduction effort."
The measure describes how well the wealthy have done lately, citing statistics that say the median income of S&P 500 companies chief financial officers jumped $2.9 million last year alone, even though the "median family income has declined by more than $2,500" in the last 10 years.
The resolution also notes that 20 percent all income goes to the top 1 percent, and 80 percent of the nation's income growth over the last quarter century has also gone to the top 1 percent."
I mean, where do those dummies come up with such pathetic statistics. I've never seen anything like those numbers in the Washington Examiner. I challenge any of you. Ever seen this kind of rotten display of hatred of the rich on FOX News? I rest my case!!!
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jul 6, 2011 at 9:12 am
Such a smart a**. Leland, you just have to exagerate (lie) with million $$ comments. I was making an intellectual comparison that thAT a higher ARBITRARY $200,O0O. tax is unfair to San Franciscans, who have different COST of LIVING and INCOME norms than Tulsa, Toledo, and Topeka. I know you being an intense political flammer, blinder with partisanship, it's hard for you to comprehend or discuss the INEQUALITY when all parts of all 50 states use the same tax charts. Wouldn't you love a $90,000. house in Tulsa, along with the %50,000. income....very different that our Bay Area.
The class baiting you are trying to do has no bearing on the current rhetoric about the arbitrary $200,000. class dividing nationwide, when there is NO uniform comparable figure for all regions....It should be done by zip code. Pelosi never defends Bay Areans, when we are lumped with other areas.
a resident of Happy Valley
on Jul 6, 2011 at 3:19 pm
You're right 13%. I'm moving to Mississipp as soon as possible. I will leave instructions for my firms to not hire anyone who identifies themselves as 13%. Yet I'm all but certain from the quality of your comments that you're perfectly capable of torpedoing your job chances without my assistance. In all seriousness, with my income and ability to take advantage of tax loopholes it doesn't matter one iota whether I live in Happy Valley or just outside the gates of Parchman's Farm. I'm set for life because of my Daddy's earnings, and you're slated for prolonged unemployment on account of not having learned how to construct a meaningful sentence using basic rules of syntax. Too bad for you. And goody for me.
a resident of Foothill Farms
on Jul 11, 2011 at 3:05 pm
Bachmann is just Sarah Palin in a nicer dress. No smarter. Not remotely capable of running a country. Inexperienced.
a resident of Happy Valley
on Jul 12, 2011 at 6:07 am
I inherited a great deal of money from my Daddy. If Bachmann can protect my assets from all the entitlement groups, she's got my vote.
a resident of Downtown
on Jul 12, 2011 at 8:09 am
Leland. What is your problem with Bachmann? Like Palin are you afriad of her too? Smug commie commenters like you are unable to wrap your head around an illuminess candidate like Michele. Stop groaning about your minimum wage. Once Michele gets into office you'll realize how nice you had it spunging off your employer.
a resident of Livermore
on Jul 30, 2011 at 10:27 pm
don't call it sponging...when you're hired, consider giving your employer at least a 50% return on their investment...that's what i did...i only did what was necessary...i think that 50% on an investment is pretty high...
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Interestingly enough, we start off with the season's first episode, where we have a first glimpse of Inspector Spacetime (and where - WHEN - the fandom subsequently exploded).
3.01 — Biology 101
On Inspector Spacetime:
- What is the appeal of Inspector Spacetime? Did you think Inspector Spacetime will be this big in the fandom when you first saw it?
- Why does Abed like Inspector Spacetime more than Cougar Town?
Character study:
- What did you feel about Pierce after Season 2 finale? Did you expect this resolution of the cliffhanger?
- Why did Jeff freak out about being excluded from the study group? What is the significance of the trippy daydream?
- Did you think at this point that they could survive as a group without all being in one class?
- Did you believe Dean Pelton would stay the course of being no-nonsense, without the trauma of Vice Dean Laybourne's revelation?
- What is your impression of Dr. Kane (PhD, LOL) and Vice Dean Laybourne? Based on their actions in this episode, how did you think they will affect the study group and Greendale in general?
Other questions:
- Favorite line and scene?
- Anything else you's like to discuss?
Extra credits:
Production Code: 301
Directed by: Anthony Russo
Written by: Garrett Donovan & Neil Goldman
Finally, do you remember this opening montage?
Don't think any of that came true, did they? But would this be Community otherwise?
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Austrian Operators See Data Hunger as Chance to End Price BattleAlexander Weber
As the consumption of data rises, Austrian mobile operators see an opportunity to end the price battle that has been weighing on their results for years.
Telekom Austria AG, one of the two European phone companies part-owned by Carlos Slim's America Movil SAB, introduced new tariffs today, charging customers based on the transmission speed and volume of data they choose. So far, Austrian operators have mainly offered flat-rate tariffs.
"This is a big sign to the competition and a considerable raise compared to older tariffs," said Bernd Maurer, a Vienna-based analyst at Raiffeisen Centrobank. The country's operators are now trying to generate profit from the consumption of data, he said.
For years, four mobile operators have battled over an Austrian population of about 8 million. Average monthly revenue per user declined from more than 37 euros ($47.47) in 2005 to 17.40 euros in 2012, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Wireless expenditure as a percentage of gross domestic product per capita is the second lowest of developed European nations.
Orange Austria, which was recently bought by Hutchison Whampoa Ltd., offers a contract for as little as 7.50 euros per month including 1,000 minutes, 1,000 SMS texts and "unlimited" data with a connection that slows after 1 gigabyte.
Jan Trionow, chief executive officer of Hutchison's Austrian unit, said his company may soon introduce tariffs based on the quality of the data service that customers need, according to an interview published by Kurier. This product differentiation is important for the development of mobile infrastructure, he said, according to Kurier.
Heavy Investing
Austrian operators face a period of heavy investment as the country's biggest ever spectrum auction is due to take place this September. Regulators expect to raise at least 526 million euros. Operators need the spectrum to develop their faster fourth-generation networks, which also requires investment in infrastructure.
"Operators need revenue to build effective networks," Trionow said in response to e-mailed questions. It would cost Hutchison "triple-digit" million euros to build a nationwide 4G network, he said.
Telekom Austria, the nation's biggest operator by market share, charges customers an extra 9.90 euros a month to use its 4G network. Companies that invest massively in new technologies, want to charge a reasonable price for it, CEO Hannes Ametsreiter said at a press conference today.
Driven by the spread of smartphones and tablet computers, Austrian consumption of mobile data almost quadrupled between 2009 and 2012. There definitely is a "hunger for bandwidth," Ametsreiter said.
"The consumption rises and clients have to pay for it," Karim Taga, managing partner at consulting firm Arthur D. Little in Vienna, said by telephone today.
International Examples
Data will become a more important aspect for tariffs, said Helmut Spudich, a spokesman for Deutsche Telekom AG unit T-Mobile Austria. "There is a number of international examples for this," he said in a phone interview today.
Telekom Austria offers unlimited voice and text messaging with its new contracts. The risk for operators doing this is low, said Spudich. "The usage has already peaked. There probably won't be more calls just because they are included."
Average revenue per user will probably stabilize in the future, said Maurer. "We are not talking about rising revenue yet," because customers will be reluctant to trade their old contracts for more expensive ones, he said.
T-Mobile Austria raised prices for some of its contracts by 15 percent on average at the beginning of this month. That caused Telekom Austria's shares to climb more than 5 percent on March 5 as Carola Bardelli, a Milan-based analyst at Deutsche Bank, predicted Telekom Austria's main A1 brand may follow suit.
Telekom Austria shares fell 0.3 percent to 5.12 euros today in Vienna, and have declined 11 percent this year.


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I subscribed to DirecTV and they bundled HughesNet in with them for a Special Price. I called HughsNet and I asked directly about streaming Netflix and the salesman said that would be no problem at all. He said the only issue would be online realtime gaming. That would run slow.
I had the equipment installed and I logged onto Netflix with a brand new Sony 3D BlueRay player and every five minutes it would buffer for 5 mins. I called that night to get the problem fixed. What I got were platitudes like "I understand" and "I'm sorry for that" with no meaning behind the words. This only furthered my frustration. google.com took 17 seconds just to load the home page.
They told me the "equipment had to get used to the environment" and that my router was outdated. So we pulled the ethernet cable out of the router and plugged it directly into my laptop. We then logged onto their website and ran a speed test which came out quite fast. I then unplugged the ether net cable from the laptop and back into the router and ran the same test with the same fast results. My other devices were faster too but the speed seemed slower than the 6Mb speed minimum that I was promised.
Almost as soon as I hung up the speed began to slow. In the morning my wife tried again to stream Netflix with the same terrible results as we had the day prior. She called and had to go through the same drill that I went through yesterday with the same results.
I canceled my subscription to their internet today and have also filed a complaint with the BBB. I have a complaint number with them. It is ID 10144390
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Funny, I think your logic and reason belongs in the dirty water of the bong your smoking. If I pay a price for a speed I will get that speed or I will cancel the service. In Colorado there is no penalty for canceling the service in the first three days. Trust me. Weather affecting the service??? So does clear night sky acount for a weather related disruption of service? Your rebuttal is weak, empty, uninformed, and quite ignorant. Also review the 300+ other complaints that are on here about HughesNet. There is a common thread running through them all. BBB has no teeth, but like this sight and like Angies list people read it and make their decisions from what they read. Had I done so you and I would not be having this conversation because I would have never purchased HughesNet service!
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Funny how THEY are the bad guys when there are so many other factors that are going to effect your internet use. First weather is a HUGE factor. Second, you do realize how many "portals" your data has to go through before it gets to you?? The only thing you have done is cause yourself a ETF. Instead of fixing the issue YOU cancelled. This is going to seriously cost you. Since YOU cancelled, YOU are now liable for the ETF. YOU would have had a case to get THEM to give you back your money AND they would have been able to cancel your contract with ZERO penalties. But since YOU jumped the gun, NOW you are the liable party. I would suggest that in the future you control that temper and work WITHIN the systems involved. Had you done this, then YOU would have been the winner in all of this. But since YOU did not control your temper and you did not work within the system you will be the party that pays the most. YOU cannot sit there and use some flimsy excuse about your speed as a reason to cancel. THAT is self-entitlement and its self-serving. If you had received NO internet, then your excuse would hold SOME weight. Just because your speed wasn't to the level of what YOU wanted is ZERO reason to cancel. It could have been a codeing error. It could have been equipment issues. It could have been a bad hook up. All of these are factors that are NOT your fault and it takes a technician to fix. This would have exempted YOU from the T&C of the contract YOU agreed to. As for the BBB. You can stop because THEY have no teeth. THEY are NOT a regulatory agency. They are a consumer advocate group. In fact, you can PAY to get an A+ rateing. So you can see how funny AND useless they are going to be for YOUR issue. The ACTUAL agency you would have gotten in contact with is called the FCC. But since your complaint has NOTHING to do with the "communication" side, they wouldn't be able to do much except parrot the company line . YOU signed a contract, YOU cancelled the service, YOU are responsible for the ETF. I can only wish you luck in the future. I would give you the advice of control your temper, but from the tone of your post, Im pretty sure you have heard this a lot in your life.
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– Management Science Associates, Inc.'s (MSA) Metals and Advanced Manufacturing Division has announced that industry veteran Stan Staron has agreed to provide consulting services to MSA's Blending Optimization Software Suite™ (BOSS) clients. Mr. Staron will assist MSA's BOSS clients in configuring and setting up the system and effectively utilizing the least-cost charge makeup, alloy additions, purchase planning and other features of the system.
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"Men with sisters appear to do less housework, even in middle age." A provocative and, I think, curious statement to make. Yet, according to a paper published in the Journal of Politics, decades of data have led to this conclusion. They suggest that siblings can have as large an impact on gender stereotyping as parents can when it comes to the running of a home. The report goes as far to say that the roles of brother and sister can resemble those of husband and wife. (Frankly, the only way my kids resemble a husband and wife is in a Bickerson's arguing sort of way.)
How to prevent this from happening in our own home? I'm thinking maybe we could start with the philosophy of "It's only work if you're not having fun." I say this, as due to my excellent parenting skills, (or admittedly by some strange fluke), I happen to have tricked my youngest son, 11, into thinking that housework is fun. He routinely mops the kitchen floor, vacuums, and sprays glass cleaner on glass cleanable surfaces with wild abandon. He requested, and received, his very own toilet brush, that he also uses with surprising frequency. He does all of this...for fun. In fact, the day that school ended he asked if he could mop as a sort of "welcome to summer holidays treat." I magnanimously let him.
He does have siblings, a brother and two sisters, none of whom would even pick up a duster unless it were on fire, and probably not even then unless I threatened to take their phones away. Maybe the fact that there is another brother in the house counteracts the unintentional yet subliminal boy vs. girl housecleaning message. Whatever the case, the theory doesn't seem to hold water in my house.
But if that's what the research shows for other families, maybe on the whole we need to do something about this, mostly to save our daughters, and our son's future partners from having to pick up the slack, and the dirty clothes, thanks to our own procreation of boys. The study tells us that our kids are watching us, how we divvy up the chores we do as adults, and how we assign chores to our children. Does your daughter mow the lawn? Does your son set the table? Do you have "boy jobs" and "girl jobs" in your house? Do they get to pick their chores? Take some time to mix it up this week. Unfortunately I can't lend my own son out, as the floors need doing at my house.
This article was originally run in the Metro News. Read Kathy's "It's All Relative" parenting column Mondays in the Metro News. Visit www.kathybuckworth.com. Pick up Kathy's latest book, "I Am So The Boss Of You: An 8 Step Guide To Giving Your Family The Business" at bookstores everywhere.
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Allegro is a cross-platform library intended for use in computer games and
other types of multimedia programming.
A wide range of extension packages and add-on modules are also available, which
can be found in the "Library Extensions" section of the Allegro website.
WWW: http://www.talula.demon.co.uk/allegro/
To install the port: cd /usr/ports/devel/allegro/ && make install cleanTo add the package: pkg install allegro
cd /usr/ports/devel/allegro/ && make install clean
pkg install allegro
PKGNAME: allegro
ONLY_FOR_ARCHS: nil
NOT_FOR_ARCHS: nil
SHA256 (allegro/allegro-4.4.2.tar.gz) = 1b21e7577dbfada02d85ca4510bd22fedaa6ce76fde7f4838c7c1276eb840fdc
SIZE (allegro/allegro-4.4.2.tar.gz) = 4674902
SHA256 (allegro/shooter.png) = cf73f63f0224a9ee77c287b6211beb4a072ba4aa969a57993e60a2e97996e468
SIZE (allegro/shooter.png) = 1741
SHA256 (allegro/skater.png) = f0274627c6eae2ecad880c3e2f25bf5f8944f08829ac32ab0a00f77001e8b2f3
SIZE (allegro/skater.png) = 3395
NOTE: FreshPorts displays only information on required and default dependencies. Optional dependencies are not covered.
This port is required by:
===> The following configuration options are available for allegro-4.4.2_6:
ALSA=on: ALSA audio architecture support
DOCS=on: Build and/or install documentation
JACK=off: JACK audio server support
OGG=on: Ogg media format support
====> Options available for the group DEMOS_EXAMPLES
DEMOS=on: Install Demos programs, requires EXAMPLES
EXAMPLES=on: Build and/or install examples
===> Use 'make config' to modify these settings
cmake makeinfo pkgconfig
Number of commits found: 71
Revision bump of all ports with USE_GL after consolidation of mesa-libs
Approved by: swills (mentor)
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D10845
allegro* build fine with bsd make
Remove ${PORTSDIR}/ from dependencies, categories d, e, f, and g.
With hat: portmgr
Sponsored by: Absolight
- Fix strip
Approved by: portmgr blanket
Bump portrevision after png update
Change libpng15.so to libpng.so in LIB_DEPENDS to prepare the upgrade
- Fix build when DOCS option is deselected
While on it:
- Remove @dirrm entries from pkg-plist
Submitted by: firstname.lastname@example.com
Approved by: maintainer timeout
Update the default version of GCC in the Ports Collection from GCC 4.7.4
to GCC 4.8.3.
Part II, Bump PORTREVISIONs.
Tested by: antoine (-exp runs)
Approved by: portmgr (implicit)
Add DOCS to OPTIONS_DEFINE to ports that check for PORT_OPTIONS:MDOCS.
- Move info page from plist to INFO variable
- Allow to build with texinfo from ports
These ports are no longer used or cared for.
Dave Shar <koalative at gmail.com> wishes to maintain these ports
with my help.
- Pass maintainership to koalative at gmail.com
- Pass maintainership to koalative at gmail.com
- Fix build, without EXAMPLES Option and change pkg-plist
PR: ports/187511
Submitted by: Volodymyr Kostyrko <email@example.com>
- Bump PORTREVISION for dependency change
Reported by: makc@
- Use ${STAGEDIR}${EXAMPLESDIR}, forgotten in previous commit
- Use USE_GL=glu instead of USE_GL=gl glu
- Strip executables
devel/allegro: Fix pkg-plist with inactive ALSA option
If ALSA (default on) is turned off, the package fails to install.
Fix the plist conditional on the ALSA option.
Approved by: portmgr (bapt), maintainer AFK
- Remove DOCS Option
PR: ports/183629
Submitted by: Volodymyr Kostyrko <email@example.com>
Approved by: pawel / wg (mentors, implicit)
- Bump portrevision
- Add master site SF/nemysisfreebsdp/devel/allegro
- Change maintainer email to @FreeBSD.org
- USES gmake cmake pkgconfig
- Remove conflict with devel/allegro-devel
- Set PORTSCOUT
- Use the new format for LIB_DEPENDS
- Add ALSA, DOCS, JACK and OGG Options
- Add ALSA, DEMOS and OGG to default Options
- Change DOCS and EXAMPLES, simplify man install
- Support STAGEDIR and add OPTIONS_SUB
- Add demos Shooter and Skater, add Icons, Desktop entry files
- Use REINPLACE_CMD instead of simple patches
- Add patch
- Add pkg-message
- Remove Makefile.man
PR: ports/180909
Submitted by: nemysis (self)
Approved by: pawel (mentor)
Add NO_STAGE all over the place in preparation for the staging support (cat:
devel part 1)
Move allegro-devel to allegro; 4.4 is hardly a devel version any more.
Minor fix required in emulators/o2em.
Remove allegrogl, which is broken and included in allegro-4.4 anyway.
Update allegro-devel to 5.0.7 [1]
PR: ports/172981 [1]
Submitted by: nemysis <email@example.com> [1]
- Remove broken line; it builds fine with poudriere and tinderbox, so another
try on pointyhat
- Mark BROKEN fails to build
- Get rid of PTHREAD_CFLAGS and PTHREAD_LIBS (category: devel)
Approved by: portmgr
Force numerous ports that fail to build with clang over to instead always
rely on gcc. The patch uses the new USE_GCC=any code in Mk/bsd.gcc.mk to
accomplish this.
The ports chosen were ports that blocked 2 or more ports from building with
clang. (There are several hundred other ports that still fail to build with
clang, even with this patch. This is merely one step along the way.)
Those interested in fixing these ports with clang, and have clang as their
default compiler, can simply set FORCE_BASE_CC_FOR_TESTING=yes.
For those who have gcc as their default compiler, this change is believed
to cause no change.
Hat: portmgr
Tested with: multiple runs on amd64-8-exp-bcm and 9-exp-clang, with various
combinations of patch/no-patch and flag settings.
Convert to OptionsNG
Relase maintainership by maintainer's request on ports@ ML.
Requested by: Naram Qashat <cyberbotx at cyberbotx dot com> (maintainer)
- Add LDFLAGS to CONFIGURE_ENV and MAKE_ENV (as it was done with LDFLAGS)
- Fix all ports that add {CPP,LD}FLAGS to *_ENV to modify flags instead
Submitted by: myself
Exp-runs by: pav
Approved by: pav
-remove MD5
Update to GNU make 3.82 after numerous -exp runs.
Sync to new bsd.autotools.mk
Punt autoconf267->autoconf268
Autotools update. Read ports/UPDATING 20100915 for details.
Approved by: portmgr (for Mk/bsd.port.mk part)
Tested by: Multiple -exp runs
- Transfer maintainership
Approved by: Previous maintainer via ports@
- Mark MAKE_JOBS_UNSAFE
Reported by: pointyhat
- Switch SourceForge ports to the new File Release System: categories starting
with D
- Pass maintainership to submitter
PR: ports/135684
Submitted by: Eitan Adler <EitanAdlerList gmail.com>
- Drop maintainership of the following ports:
Conversion from (now defunct) autoconf-2.61 to autoconf-2.62
Tested by: exp build run (erwin)
- Remove USE_XLIB/USE_X_PREFIX/USE_XPM in favor of USE_XORG
- Bump PORTREVISION
Approved by: portmgr (xorg cleanup)
Remove always-false/true conditions based on OSVERSION 500000
Switch autoconf dependencies from 2.53 or 2.59 to 2.61.
PR: ports/116639
Submitted by: aDe
- Update distinfo (minor changes: modifications from 4.2.2RC1 to 4.2.2 were
documented) [1].
- Remove AL option (it is for SGI's AL, not OpenAL).
Reported by: pointyhat (via kris, pav) [1]
- Update to version 4.2.2.
- Welcome X.org 7.2 \o/.
- Set X11BASE to ${LOCALBASE} for recent ${OSVERSION}.
- Bump PORTREVISION for ports intalling files in ${X11BASE}.
- Add PORTSCOUT variable.
- Update to version 4.2.1.
- Add AL and JACK options.
- Replace INSTALLS_SHLIB with USE_LDCONFIG.
- Add CONFLICTS with future port allegro-devel.
- Remove USE_REINPLACE.
- Rename some OPTIONS to more standard names:
- Remove unavoidable auto-detection of OPTIONS.
- Format tabs, sort variables.
Approved by: garga (mentor)
Change the maintainership address to the @FreeBSD.org one.
Approved by: garga (mentor)
Mass-conversion to the USE_AUTOTOOLS New World Order. The code present
in bsd.autotools.mk essentially makes this a no-op given that all the
old variables set a USE_AUTOTOOLS_COMPAT variable, which is parsed in
exactly the same way as USE_AUTOTOOLS itself.
Moreover, USE_AUTOTOOLS has already been extensively tested by the GNOME
team -- all GNOME 2.12.x ports use it.
Preliminary documentation can be found at:
which is in the process of being SGMLized before introduction into the
Porters Handbook.
Light blue touch-paper. Run.
- Update to 4.2.0
- Use OPTIONS
- Take maintainership
PR: ports/88907
Submitted by: Alejandro Pulver <email@example.com>
- Add WITHOUT_THREADS knob.
PR: ports/82818
Submitted by: Gunter Wambaugh <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Bump PORTREVISION on all ports that depend on gettext to aid with upgrading.
(Part 2)
- Update to 4.1.12
- Add knob to enable to arts sound driver
- Use PORTSDOC
- Use INFO
PR: ports/60193
Submitted by: Thierry Thomas <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Remove USE_GNOMENG.
devel/allegro: updating to 4.1.4 (devel version).
This PR updates allegro to the last 4.1.4, fixes allegro-config,
and adds samples.
PR: ports/45344
Submitted by: Thierry Thomas <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Suppress command echo.
Fix allegro-config --libs to report correct library and bump PORTREVISION.
PR: ports/45176
Submitted by: Thierry Thomas <email@example.com>
- Fix LIB_DEPENDS
- Support USE_GNONENG
- Fix pkg-plist
Submitted by: Ports Fury
Remove some extra files that are apparently not being built in the
general case (perhaps the build is detecting something else on my
Fix plist and installation
Drop maintainership.
Use proper names for installed libraries.
Unbreak and fix the bogus plist.
Noticed by: kris
BROKEN: plist incorrect
Update port to version 4.0.0.
Allow this port to support arbitrary versions of autoconf.
Fix port build on bento.
Add port devel/allegro (3.9.34).
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Spi head gasket
I suspect my head gasket is trash can I reuse the head studs I thought I read u could on a focus but I searched to no avail.
Posted via FF Mobile
Hi Brandon,
According to the Haynes manual-"....the bolts are the stretch type that must be replaced with new ones whenever they're removed."
I replaced mine when I had the head resurfaced and valve job done.
did you ever get that head replaced btw? and yes IIRC bolts are one time one use unfortunately.
They're called TTY Bolts (Torque-To-Yield) and yes, they're only good once.
Buy new bolts, if you think you're going to be keeping that car and engine until the doors fall off, do some research and see if ARP makes bolts for the engine. Those shouldn't stretch.
The SOHC are one time use, $24 - Felpro. The DOHC are rated for two uses before replacement - aren't they?
I'm rebuilding a SOHC 2.0 SPI and have less than complete faith in the specifications provided by our trusty friends at Fel-Pro. Could I get a few second opinions on the torque specifications and end sequence for the Head Bolts? I currently have them all at 44 ft/lbs and will hold sequence until a consensus of the SPI gods has been made. Thank you.
It is routine for gasket makers and others to now suggest that ALL stressed bolts like head bolts should be changed, it is more of a guarantee their part will be successful. Besides that it sells more parts...............I notice that Felpro now calls for new bolts on engines I know for a fact don't need them.
The way you tell-
if final tightening is worded as a DEGREE OF ANGLE such as 90 degrees or 45 degrees or whatever, then yes, you need to change the bolts.
if final tighten is a TORQUE, or 44 ft.lbs. or 65 ft.lbs., etc. then bolts are reuseable provided nothing has happened to them that would warrant their being changed.
SPI seems to call for a last tighten of 1/4 turn so that is 90 degree angle, so yes, bolts need to change. They get stretched out of shape at first tightening, you can blow head gasket by using them again since they are already internally yielded (TTY, or 'torque to yield', the type of bolt).
My stuff says.......................
go to 37 ft.lbs.
back off all 1/2 turn
go back to 37 again
go 1/4 turn more all
then go another 1/4 turn all again.
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Be sure to look for our second installment of Louisville's Most Wanted on Thursday.
|S/WR Mark Barnes
Scout.com National Top 100
Scout.com No.2 Safety Prospect
Scout.com East Top 100
South Carolina No.2 Prospect
Capable of excelling at wide receiver or safety on the collegiate level, Mark Barnes of Richland Northeast in Columbia, South Carolina is rated among the top 50 prospects in the nation by Scout.com. The 6-foot-3, 190-pound two-way standout made an official visit with Louisville three weeks ago and lists the Cardinals a slight leader over Notre Dame, South Carolina, USC and Virginia Tech. U of L has offered the U.S. Army All-American nominee the opportunity to try both offense and defense. Barnes currently has no time set for his eventual decision.
WR/S Mark Barnes Video 1 | Video 2
|WR/CB Douglas Beaumont
|Scout.com Top 30 WR Prospect
Scout.com Midwest Top 100
Kentucky No.1 Prospect
While ranked among the top 30 receivers in the country by Scout.com, Louisville Male's Doug Beaumont has played primarily at tailback this fall. Through five games the All-State performer has rushed 472 yards and 10 touchdowns. His 10.5 yards per carry average is among the leaders in the state. Always a threat with the ball in his hands, Beaumont has also collected 10 receptions for 168 yards and a score. Also a starter at defensive back, Beaumont has recorded multiple interceptions and pass deflections. Beaumont verbally committed to Louisville during an unofficial visit for the Cardinals 31-7 over Miami.
|DL Luther Davis
Scout.com National Top 100
Scout.com No.6 DE Prospect
Scout.com Southeast Top 100
Louisiana No.2 Prospect
6-foot-4, 225-pound defensive lineman prospect Luther Davis of West Monroe High School in Louisiana has just about every program in the country seeking his services. Davis nearly made an early verbal commitment on two occasions, but his interest in a few programs has convinced him to make his official visits before making a final choice. Davis made his first stop Louisville when he tripped to the Derby City for the Cardinals match up against the Miami Hurricanes. Visits to Auburn, LSU and USC are still to come for the U.S. Army All-American nominee.
DL Luther Davis Video 1
|QB Matt Simms
Scout.com East Top 100
New Jersey Top 15
Ohio vs USA Challenge MVP
It has been clear for a couple of years that the University of Louisville would receive strong consideration by Don Bosco Prep quarterback Matt Simms when the time arrived for him to make a decision. For the All-State performer, that time came prior to the start of his senior season at the Ramsey, New Jersey school and the school of choice was U of L. This fall Simms has guided his nationally-ranked team to a perfect 3-0 start. He's currently completing over 65% of his pass attempts and has thrown for more than 400 yards. He earned game MVP for his performance at the recent Kirk Herbstreit Ohio v. USA Challenge.
#2 QB Matt SimmsVideo 1 | Video 2 | Video 3
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Scout.com Four-Star RB
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After rushing 783 yards for a team that won just one game as a junior, Orland Park (Fla.) Northeast running back Bo Williams has helped his team make an impressive turnaround and race to a 4-0 start in 2006. The 6-foot, 205-pound back has gained 628 yards and 10 touchdowns on 84 carries this fall. Williams has already made official visits with Nebraska and N.C. State and is strongly considering Louisville for one of his three remaining trips. Florida, Florida State, Pittsburgh, UCLA and West Virginia are among the others vying for a visit.
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Arelia One-Piece- White
- Flirty ruffle detail
- Build in shelf bra
- Front of suit is lined
- Straps can be tied as an halter or crisscrossed around the neck
- Fabrication: Polyester/Rayon
- Machine washable in regular cycle
- Model stats: Elly's bust is a 36D, waist measures at 29in, hips: 45 in and she's wearing a size Large
- Made with love and care in New York City
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Object: Portrait of Captain James Cook
This image has No Known Copyright Restrictions.
To the best of Te Papa's knowledge, under New Zealand law:
- there is no copyright or other intellectual property rights in this work in New Zealand; and
- the work may be copied and otherwise re-used in New Zealand without copyright or other intellectual property rights related restriction.
Te Papa will not be liable to you, on any legal basis (including negligence), for any loss or damage you suffer through your use of this material, except in those cases where the law does not allow us to exclude or limit our liability to you.
|Portrait of Captain James Cook
Webber, John (artist), circa 1780, England
|Medium summary
|oil on canvas
|oil paint, canvas
|paintings, portraits
1095mm (Height)
x 695mm (Width)
Frame: 1333mm (Height) x 935mm (Width) x 87mm (Depth)
|Credit line
|Gift of the New Zealand Government, 1960
|Registration number
John Webber was born in London, the son of a Swiss sculptor. He was schooled in Berne and Paris before returning to London in 1775 for further study at the Royal Academy. Although relatively unknown at this time and without influential friends or patrons, Webber's fate was determined at the Academy's exhibition the following spring, when his work caught the notice of Daniel Solander, the botanist on Captain James Cook's first voyage. Solander arranged Webber's introduction to the Admiralty, and a few months later he was aboard the Resolution as it departed from Plymouth on Cook's third and final voyage.
This is one of three known portraits of Cook by Webber (a fourth was presented to the Tahitian chief Tu, later Pomare I, at Matavai in 1777, and last recorded by Captain Vancouver when he visited Tahiti in 1798). The others, in the National Portrait Gallery, London, and the National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, are dated 1776 and 1782 respectively. Unlike those paintings, the date of Te Papa's work is uncertain. It has been suggested that it was painted prior to Cook's departure on his third voyage and given by him to his wife Elizabeth as a going-away present — a romantic but unsubstantiated story. Given its similarity to the Canberra picture, it seems likely that this is also a posthumous work, memorialising but not yet idealising Cook, who is shown in three-quarter length, standing on the shore in his naval uniform, a telescope in his hand. The painting was certainly in the possession of Elizabeth Cook for a time, though, and in 1829 was given by her to Cook's nephew, passing to his descendents who sold it in the mid-nineteenth century. The New Zealand government purchased the painting in 1960 from Canon T Harrison Park, of Marton-on-Cleveland, Yorkshire, and it arrived in the country with much fanfare. Cook had travelled, in his own words, 'farther than any other man has been before me, but as far as I think it possible for a man to go'.1 The same might be said for Cook's myth, aspects of which have come to permeate this portrait, and which followed his journey.
William McAloon
This essay appears in Art at Te Papa, (Te Papa Press, 2009).
1. Cited in JC Beaglehole (ed.), The journals of Captain James Cook on his voyages of discovery, vol. II: The voyage of the Resolution and Adventure, 1772–1775, Hakluyt Society, London, 1961, p. 322.
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Having served in the Army(1st) and the USAF I think he got of lightly
Read the story of a man who will think twice before lying again
(7/07/06 - MISSOULA, MT) - A man who lied to his probation officer about having served in the military was ordered to stand outside the courthouse wearing a sandwich board that says: "I am a liar. I am not a Marine."
William C. Horvath, 35, of Whitefish, pleaded guilty to making false statements, a felony.
U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy sentenced him to four months of house arrest and four years of probation. He also ordered him to stand outside the courthouse for 50 hours wearing the sandwich board with the message.
On the back, it must read: "I have never served my country. I have dishonored veterans of all wars."
Molloy, a veteran himself, also ordered Horvath to write letters of apology to newspapers, the U.S. Marine Corps, Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion in Kalispell. The judge said Horvath must admit in the letters that he lied repeatedly about serving and being wounded.
According to a news release from the U.S. attorney's office, Horvath claimed during an interview with a probation officer on Aug. 9, 2001, that he had served in the Marine Corps. The officer was gathering information on Horvath on a prior charge of being a fugitive in possession of firearms or ammunition.
The probation officer then attempted to verify Horvath's military service, but was told by the Marine Corps that there was no record of Horvath ever having served.
Horvath then presented the probation officer with evidence of his time in the military, including photographs and decorations. However, Marine Corps representatives told the probation officer that the evidence contained a variety of inconsistencies.
One of the problems: He was wearing his uniform improperly.
Having served in the Army(1st) and the USAF I think he got of lightly
I am glad the Judge wasn't a bleeding heart progressive liberal or he might have got a medal. There's still a little justice in this great country.
I have NO sympathy for posers. One thing I've learned while USN is that a Marine NEVER wears his uniform improperly. It dishonors the Corps and the people that served before him. As a Sailor, I always wore my uniform wih pride, too.
Speaking as an inactive Marine (there's no such thing as an "ex-Marine"), I think the judge should have made him spend 10 to 15 weeks in Marine Corps boot camp or Marine "Motivation Platoon".
Either that, or make him wear that sandwich board while standing just outside a Marine base.


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House Clears $225 Million in Funding for Israel's Iron Dome Defense System
Bill Goes to President Obama, Who Is Expected to Sign It
WASHINGTON—The House on Friday cleared a bill to provide $225 million in emergency aid to Israel for its Iron Dome defense system, sending the measure to President Barack Obama in a congressional effort to support the nation amid increased fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
The measure passed 395-8. Mr. Obama, who requested the money, is expected to sign the bill.
Earlier in the day, the Senate approved the measure by unanimous consent on a day when most senators had left Washington for a five-week recess. House lawmakers remained in session Friday to debate and pass a bill to deal with an influx of Central American minors along the border with Mexico.
Israel launched an offensive against Gaza on July 8, and according to the Gaza Health Ministry, 1,600 Palestinians have died. The Israeli military says 63 of its soldiers have died, along with three civilians killed by rocket fire into Israel.
Almost 3,000 rockets have been fired from the Gaza Strip at Israel since the incursion began, according to the Israeli military. While Iron Dome has brought down most of those rockets, a couple got through the defense system last month. The U.S. temporarily barred flights to Israel's main international airport.
"We will stand with you on the battlefield; we will stand with you in the court of public opinion, and we're going to push back against the United Nations," Sen. Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.) said on the Senate floor.
Earlier this week, the U.N. blamed Israel for a strike on a U.N.-run shelter for displaced Gazans, and warned of a humanitarian crisis with many in the Palestinian territory already lacking electricity and drinking water. Last week, the U.N.'s Human Rights Council established a commission of inquiry to investigate whether war crimes and crimes against humanity have been committed.
Mr. Obama had requested $4.3 billion in emergency supplemental appropriations, including $3.7 billion for the border and $615 million to combat wildfires out west. The administration asked for the $225 million for Iron Dome separately.
National Security Council spokeswoman Bernadette Meehan said Israel had requested the money to speed up production of Iron Dome components and to maintain stockpiles.
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