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Centre of the ancient world for 500 years, and home of the Catholic Church for almost two millennia, Rome has forgotten more history then most other cities can remember. Now the capital of modern Italy, its bustling streets and graceful piazzas have been embellished with the treasures of Roman emperors, Renaissance popes, and some of the greatest artists the world has known. A lifetime would not be long enough to do Rome justice.
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Heinz Beck is, without a doubt, the most talented chef in Rome right now. But it's not just his technical dexterity and unerring instinct for taste and texture combinations that impress.
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Ban this sick filth! A history of violent video games
Violence has always formed a cornerstone of human entertainment. For proof, just look at the gladiatorial mosh pits of Ancient Rome or the claret-spilling climax to Shakespeare's Hamlet. As a race, we like the red stuff and we don't care who knows it. The video game industry is well aware of this fact -- and like an axe-murderer grasping a severed head, it has taken the concept and run with it. This has caused no small amount of controversy and consternation over the years. Occasionally, a trapdoor will open up beneath an offending game's feet and swallow it out of existence -- severed head 'n' all.In the following rogues' gallery, we take a look at the biggest feather-rufflers in gaming's blood-spattered history: from the 60 Minutes-bothering Death Race to the recently-banned Mortal Kombat 2011. While these games aren't necessarily the most violent on the block, they are the titles that caught the attention of our media, moral guardians and government censors.
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WASHINGTON/BEIJING – The Pentagon announced Tuesday that it had defied Beijing by flying two warplanes over the East China Sea on a training exercise, ignoring a recent edict from China that it be informed in advance of any such flights in the region.
Pentagon officials said they deployed two unarmed B-52 bombers late Monday over a small island chain that China and Japan both claim as their territory. Lt. Col. Tom Crosson, a military spokesman, described the flights as "uneventful" and said they were part of a previously scheduled training mission.
The U.S. mission took place between about midnight Monday and 3 a.m. EST, the officials said. Crosson said there was "no contact, no reaction from China."
Pentagon officials said the flights were intended to send a clear message to Beijing that Washington would not permit China to restrict freedom of movement in international airspace or waterways. In addition to its dispute with Japan, China is engaged in spats with other U.S. allies in Asia, fueling political tension as all sides vie for strategically important territory.
On Wednesday, the Chinese Defense Ministry said it had "monitored" the bomber flights, in an assertion of Beijing's authority that stopped short of threatening direct action.
In a statement, Defense Ministry spokesman Geng Yansheng said: "The Chinese military monitored the entire process, carried out identification in a timely manner, and ascertained the type of U.S. aircraft. China is capable of exercising effective control over this airspace."
The statement, China's first official response to the U.S. action, did not include any expression of regret or anger at the flight, and appeared to be relatively non-confrontational, while reiterating Beijing's claim of control.
Nevertheless, the airspace fight threatens to cloud a planned trip by Vice President Joe Biden to Beijing next week. Biden is scheduled to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping, in between visits to Japan and South Korea.
China on Saturday declared that it had imposed an air defense identification zone over part of the East China Sea and the uninhabited islands, known as the Senkakus in Japan and Diaoyu in China.
The Chinese Defense Ministry warned that any aircraft entering the zone would need to submit flight plans in advance and maintain radio contact with Chinese authorities or else face unspecified "defensive emergency measures."
The United States has a mutual defense treaty with Japan and has pledged to aid Tokyo if a military conflict over the islands erupts. The territorial dispute has escalated since last year, when Tokyo purchased three of the islands from a private Japanese landowner. Subsequently, both countries have sent patrol ships into the contested waters to stake their ownership and spy on each other.
Numerous countries, including the United States and Japan, have their own air defense identification zones.
The ADIZs are established to help nations monitor aircraft nearing their territories, but in this case the zones of Japan and China overlap.
Japan and the United States immediately protested the move. The Pentagon, which frequently conducts naval and air exercises in the East China Sea, said Saturday that it had no intention of bowing to China's demands, calling them a "destabilizing attempt to alter the status quo in the region."
Less than 48 hours later, the long-range B-52 bombers took off from a military base on Guam and spent about an hour in the disputed zone before returning to the U.S. territory in the Pacific.
The bomber mission underscores Washington's immediate rejection of China's new rules. The U.S., which has hundreds of military aircraft based in the region, has said it has zero intention of complying. Japan likewise has called the zone invalid, unenforceable and dangerous, while Taiwan and South Korea, both close to the U.S., have also rejected it.
On Tuesday, the White House criticized China's imposition of the ADIZ but urged Beijing to address territorial conflicts diplomatically instead of militarily.
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News U.S. VP Biden: No Legal Issue With Taxing Violent Games, Media
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U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said at a Monday gun legislation strategy meeting with religious leaders that there would be no legal issue taxing violent video games and media. According to participants, the idea was presented by Reverend Franklin Graham.
Sister Marjorie Clark of the Catholic social justice organization Network reported that Biden said that there is "no restriction on the ability to do that; there's no legal reason why they couldn't [tax violent media]." Biden did reiterate President Barack Obama's desire for a comprehensive study on violent video games and movies' impact on young people. A recent study links competitive activities and aggressive behavior, but not necessarily violent video games.
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GAINESVILLE - The lone person of interest in the disappearance of University of Florida student Christian Aguilar, 18, has been arrested and charged with "Depriving a Victim of Medical Care."
Pedro Bravo was taken into custody early Monday evening, right after he was released from a mental facility. He's been in that facility since Saturday, when he was involuntarily checked-in under Florida's Baker Act, which requires an individual to undergo a mental evaluation if there is sufficient proof they will harm themself or others. According to police, Bravo made threats against his own life after he was questioned in this case last week.
Bravo is the last person believed to have seen Christian Aguilar alive, and so far he has been unable to provide police with any information that could help lead them to Christian. Bravo did hire a lawyer over the weekend, which could be an indication that he plans to fight this charge as well as any additional ones.
Bravo is being held in the Alachua County jail on a $100,000 bond. He will make his first appearance in court on Tuesday morning.
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Mani Friday: Butter London Brick Lane Collection
Happy Mani Friday! Today I decided to get a little crazy and do a "spray paint inspired" mani with Butter London's new Brick Lane Collection. The whole collection really quite stunning, and my photo doesn't really capture the subtle flecks of glitter in all of the colors. I'm a fan. What do you think?
What are you rockin' on your tips this weekend? Show and Tell!
I'm really keen on Bric A Brac. I have a d/c OPI holiday polish called Smitten with Mittens which is a rich red with red and hints of gold microglitter and am so scared I'll use up my bottle so I want a dupe and so far BaB looks pretty close!
@lylysa - I did another look with Bric A Brac that I didn't post; that color is SO pretty. It's really shimmery and glittery, especially with a top coat! It has a ton of depth.
Ahhhhh, I need to see it in stores! The few swatch/product photos I've seen with folks wearing it haven't been in the best lighting or aren't that great in quality.
I wonder how BaB would layer with my Saucy Jack!
Super Gorge. & creative as usual! You have mad nail skills ....many nail lover prop's to you!
I have on a polish I already posted (the Sweet Southern Bell polish). I have to sadly report the Sephora X Matte Metallica (called something like that, lol) that although it looked SO pretty on my left hand it was a battle to get it that way (hehe) and my right hand was a bust! So, sadly (I do mean sadly as the polish is Gorg. when applied correctly.) It's just SO, SO, SO hard to get it on w/ out taking an hour + and then there are no promises. I got the white'ish color (can't rem. the name and I don't have it in front of me).... the lightest color that is basically a white. So while I am here w/ the Nail Queen @candacebt (hehe) do you have a suggestion for a nice opaque to semi-opaque white that won't be too stark for my skin-tone (light to med w/ neutral undertones & u can see by my past nail pic post although the camera is bad). I do have a new tablet w/ 2 new cameras so I am excited to post some new pic's of polish! Yay!
But @candacebt, if u have a white polish recommendation I would appreciate it greatly! And any other lovely's on here too! Thanks in advance (and yes I know this isn't the question section.... sorry) just know you/ y'all have all the for sure info on the nail polish colors being u have probably rocked the whole selection out and then some!
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Base coat: OPI Nail Envy Matte
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Accent base: OPI - Push n Shove
Accent glitter: Formula X - Mesmerize
Top coat: Seche Vite and Gelous
Black striping tape and rhinestones.
This was my first time trying Mesmerize and it didn't show any holo. All it did was dull Push n Shove. I'm going to give it another try over a cream next time. Hopefully it shows better then.
@ Candace, quick inquiry!
I recently saw a road bike that was a KILLER shade of orange, it had a satin finish with a slight pearl/shimmer to it that was very subtle (no tell-tale/obvious shimmer or glitter particles, but rather almost a "lit from within" glow). The more I've been searching the more I come back to the BL Brick Lane or Julep's Marjorie. I know the two of them aren't with a satin finish, but that can always be fixed with specialty top coats and whatnot so that's not a make or break factor.
I haven't been able to find many swatches of Brick Lane (most of the pics the lighting is skewed) and since it's not available in stores I was wondering if you can give me your lovely opinion on the two side by side. My local store does show Majorie in stock, so I can always go and see that for myself sometime this week, but I'd love your thoughts as a fellow nail polish addict!
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This post from CNET News is a few days old, but what Greg Sandoval writes about is so amusing, I had to pass it on to ITworld readers. On Monday I wrote about how major media companies and broadband providers are becoming increasingly resentful of video-on-demand star Netflix, which is growing revenue, profit and mindshare at a dizzying rate. But just a few years ago, hardly any of these companies took then-upstart Netflix seriously. (Also see: Resentment of Netflix by carriers, media companies grows)
Including, much to its ultimate dismay, former video-rental market leader Blockbuster, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in September, its business ravaged by nimbler competitors such as Netflix and Redbox, the emergence of video-on-demand (which Netflix is now heavily betting on), strategic missteps and about $900 million in debt. As Sandoval writes: Blockbuster CEO John Antioco was approached in 2000 by Netflix CEO and co-founder Reed Hastings about forming a partnership, recalled (Netflix chief financial officer) Barry McCarthy in an interview he gave to the Unofficial Stanford blog two years ago. ... "I remembered getting on a plane, I think sometime in 2000, with Reed [Hastings] and [Netflix co-founder] Marc Randolph and flying down to Dallas, Texas and meeting with John Antioco," McCarthy said in the (podcast) interview. "Reed had the chutzpah to propose to them that we run their brand online and that they run [our] brand in the stores and they just about laughed us out of their office. At least initially, they thought we were a very small niche business. Gradually over time, as we grew our market, his thinking evolved but initially they ignored us and that was much to our advantage." There's an understatement for you. By the way, Antioco came under fire from financier and new Blockbuster board member Carl Icahn in 2005 for his outrageous compensation, which topped $51 million in 2004 alone. The dispute between the two men spelled the beginning of the end for Antioco, who left Blockbuster just two years later, probably with a bruised ego and definitely with a $24.7 million severance package, which would render any bruised ego slightly more tolerable. Since then, of course, things have only gotten worse for Blockbuster. But Sandoval's post takes us back to a time when laughter (and arrogance) filled the conference rooms and corner offices of the now-humbled video rental chain. Boy, was that a long time ago. Weird (but somehow fitting) coda: I bought a Motorola Droid 2 smartphone about three weeks ago (note to self: mail in that rebate!). One odd thing that jumped out at me when the Verizon salesperson was explaining the device was the pre-installed Blockbuster Android App. An app from a seemingly doomed company? Why would I want that? But since I don't travel much and have absolutely no interest in watching a movie on a tiny smartphone screen, I didn't let this minor blemish sway me from the Droid 2. Then I thought, just for laughs, I'll try it out sometime (since laughter is such as big part of Blockbuster's legacy). That is, until I read this review of the app by Sahas Katta on skatter tech: When I first heard that BlockBuster had an Android app for the Motorola Droid X during the Verizon Wireless press conference, I was excited. Sadly, after taking it for a test run, I found that it is one failure stacked on top of another. How appropriate.
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Payment cards have become the preferred multi-purpose vehicle for delivering a variety of customer conveniences.
Last month, Staples, Framingham, Mass., transitioned the majority of its Easy Rebates reward system from paper checks to branded prepaid cards. The office-supply retailer, working with Dallas-based Parago, had begun testing the use of prepaid cards for rebates in January. Positive results from the test showed that consumers appreciated the convenience of using prepaid cards, so Staples made the decision to convert its Easy Rebates to plastic.
Prepaid cards, which have been a natural alternative to traditional cash, checks, coupons and gift certificates for some time, are gaining traction among retailers for rebates as well. Another growing trend is that payment cards are no longer limited to a single purpose.
For instance, the new L.L. Bean Visa Card that launched July 1 is both a credit card and a loyalty-rewards card. Every time a cardholder uses the card, regardless of where it is used, they earn "coupon dollars" that can be used toward any L.L. Bean purchase.
Additional loyalty benefits apply when the card is used at an L.L. Bean channel. For instance, the new L.L. Bean Visa card offers free shipping on purchases as well as on returns and free monogramming on L.L. Bean merchandise.
To provide the comprehensive rewards program plus charge card, L.L. Bean partnered with Wilmington, Del.-based card-issuer Barclaycard. The Visa card has no annual fee and no limits on earned rewards.
L.L. Bean, Freeport, Maine, also wanted a partner that would share the retailer's commitment to its home state as well as reinforce the company's earth-conscious reputation. Barclays recently opened its newest U.S. customer-care center in Wilton, Maine, and if cardholders choose, Barclays will facilitate the donation of the customer's coupon dollars to the National Park Foundation.
Pay it forward: Another innovative trend is to reward customer loyalty at the beginning of a shopping experience rather than the end. Typically, retailers and consumers connect through a loyalty program at the point of sale, at which time the most a retailer can offer is deductions off the merchandise being purchased or coupons for a future shopping trip.
Portland, Ore.-based Chockstone introduced a "meet-and-greet" loyalty program in 2007. Implemented primarily in the restaurant sector, the application encourages consumers to swipe a payment card or share their phone number as they enter a restaurant.
"This program empowers merchants to know their customers on an individual basis by systematically cataloging what each customer purchases, how frequently they come in, what they spend, what they like—all that shopping history," explained Chockstone CEO Jeff Lipp.
When customers swipe a loyalty card or enter the phone number associated with their loyalty account, the system not only tells the merchant the customer's shopping preferences, it can also instantly offer customized incentives based on those preferences.
Seven of Chockstone's restaurant customers currently use the meet-and-greet service and have noted a significant increase in visits and spending, as much as a 27% average frequency increase from enrolled guests in the past year.
Analysis and reporting is a big part of the meet-and-greet service. "Many customers use the application to test multiple promotions," explained Lipp. "We can show the ROI on each specific promotion. We work with companies like Brinker and Subway to see if their customers respond more to offers for free items or to additional reward points."
Casual restaurants under the Dallas-based Brinker International umbrella include Chili's, On The Border, Maggiano's and Macaroni Grill.
The meet-and-greet program also has applicability to any retail store or service merchant that caters to individual consumer preferences such as a spa or salon. Lipp told Chain Store Age that Chock-stone has recently begun working with a large retail company that specializes in women's apparel, but the retailer has not allowed its name to be released.


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Long story short. Replaced expansion valve last year and the AC worked great all summer. Started to get hot this year, so I kicked on the A/C "a hissss would come on and no colled air, turned a/c off it went away. Took it to the stealer ship to see what they had to say and they claimed ex valve was sticking " I didn't buy it " Took it to another stealership and now they say there is a hole in the A/C Condenser. Now they want 600+ dollars to fix. I have been browsing around and the part seems to be anywhere from 150$ to 200$ "stealership quoted me 400$ for the part 200$ for labor" Just wondering if anyone has a thread or a walk through to replace the A/C Condenser.
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The ants have stopped marching
I've had a real problem the last few years with ants.
Finally, it's been solved.
Greg and Jared from Catseye came out to our house, checked from the smallest attic-crawl space to the basement, and took care of business.
Oh yeah..they also found hornets and a few centipedes.
Haven't seen any of them since. LOOOOVE it!!!
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|Emmett Till... Emmett Till... Emmett Till... Emmett Till
The post-Civil Rights world we all live in demands that we ignore Black-on-white crime and those murder victims of events that will never, ever be catalogued in some museum documenting Black racial animosity (the inverse is true in our world, where aging white leftists routinely send in checks to subsidize an organization that teaches tolerance to a nation already drowning in it); so Kyser's life and his execution will never, ever grace the pages of a text book designed to make pliable young Black school children feel guilty for existing, nor will public broadcasting put together a 22-minute documentary on his life and death designed to constantly scare white kids of an impending attack by Blacks (the way documentaries on the evil Klan - the anonymous member adorned in the ominous white sheet of doom - and its impending return are used to scare Black kids and plant the seed of guilt into the young white kids mind).
No -- in the world of Black-Run AmericA (BRA), only Those Who Can See will dare state that Kyser Miree's life is worth remembering - besides his parents and friends - and that in his cruel murder, a lesson should reside a tale worth more than being buried under six of dirt.
Four Black males barged into Miree's home in 2010 and held him at gunpoint, demanding money. One of those Black males, Michael Lee, would pull the trigger and end Miree's life. Here's how The Mobile Press-Register is reporting death penalty hearings for Lee:
The last moments of Kyser Miree's life -- as he sat on the floor with three intruders pointing guns at him -- amounted to "psychological torture," a prosecutor told the jury in Michael Lee's capital murder trial this afternoon.
"He was 100 percent aware of what was going to happen," said Assistant District Attorney Jill Phillips. "He knew he was going to die, and he begged and pleaded for his life."
That circumstance, along with others surrounding the slaying of Miree, warrant imposing the death penalty on Lee, Miree's convicted killer, the prosecutor argued.
Miree was shot and killed on April 16, 2010 after Lee and three accomplices barged inside his home and demanded money.
A jury is now deliberating whether Lee should die by lethal injection or spend the rest of his life in state prison.
The defense told the jury that Lee's difficult childhood and his diagnosed depression and impulse control disorder should count as evidence that Lee needs to be sentenced to life in prison without parole.
"It's not an excuse for him," said defense lawyer Glenn Davidson. "It's who he is. He has those problems, and they are real."
Davidson asked the jury to consider mercy for Lee.
"He acted on impulse," Davidson said. "This was not a premeditated act on his part."
Assistant District Attorney Jo Beth Murphree, though, said that Lee made clear choices in deciding to rob someone that night, arming himself with a powerful .380 handgun and loading it with bullets designed to kill.
"What kind of mercy did the defendant show Kyser as he was begging for his life?" said Murphree as she showed a photograph of Miree lying in a pool of his own blood.
"Psychological torture." With three guns pointed on him, Miree knew he was going to die. Did those visions from grade school of men in white hoods and that white guilt he was taught to believe in more fiercely than God himself (images of white men operating water hoses, concentrating powerful blasts of H2O upon Blacks in Birmingham and black and white images of nooses around the necks of Black people in some small town) flood his mind in those moments? Did he think of the heroic heights that the Tuskegee Airmen soared to in the later stages of World War II, or did he recall the speeches of Martin Luther King and plea from Rodney King of "why can't we all just get along?"
Or did he look into the eyes of his killers and realize that the real "psychological torture" was the years of being told to ignore Black dysfunction in America, except when he was 24/7/365 indoctrinated that it was all his fault -- and the fault of every white person born before him?
Every white child in BRA undergoes "psychological torture" via academia (starting in grade school) and through constant bombardment by media/entertainment which serves to reinforce the belief that only a white racist - while dressed in white sheets - prepared to lynch Blacks would dare think negatively about The Blacks. Even when those negative thoughts come courtesy of facts, logic, and empirical evidence. Your blue, green, hazel, gold or brown eyes are lying to you about racial differences in intelligence, behavior, impulse control, and maturation; so close them, or else, dictates BRA.
|Kyser Miree: Only his family will remember his face
What we do know is what Miree was like in life, courtesy of friends and family who testified to the jury who will now decide if Lee should get the death sentence:
Kyser Miree was a natural and humble leader, a smart engineer who always needed a project, and a loving, empathetic man who easily made friends with others, according to testimony this morning.
"People couldn't help but want to be around him all the time," said Pete Dale, Miree's fraternity brother and best friend at Vanderbilt University.
Friends and family of Miree, who was 23 when he was shot and killed by Michael Lee, tearfully described to a jury their experiences with Miree over the years.
The jury is now hearing testimony in the punishment phase of the trial. The prosecution is seeking the death penalty for Lee.
Jurors will recommend death or life in prison without the possibility of parole. Circuit Judge John Lockett will have the final sentencing decision.
Dale said in college, he and Miree enjoyed hunting and fishing together. They would tie canoes to the top of Miree's beat-up truck. In addition to working hard in school, Dale said, Miree worked on side projects -- teaching himself to play guitar one summer, buying a truck to learn how to fix engines and even buying a video of learning how to dunk a basketball in 90 days.
"It didn't work for Kyser," Dale said, drawing laughter from the courtroom.This is but a glimpse of a life that was extinguished by one of four Black males who went to rob Miree, only to deprive the world of an engineer; a son; a friend; and ultimately, a white individual whose only real responsibility in BRA is to pay taxes to ensure the proliferation of people like Lee continues unabated.
In a year from now, the name Kyser Miree will only be remembered by family and close friends. But your children; your grandchildren; your brother; your sister; your spouse; your cousin; your deracinated fellow citizen will be told to remember the name Emmett Till.
James Byrd.
Trayvon Martin.
Rodney King.
There will come a day when white America realizes that it owes Black America nothing. On that day, many Black people will shriek about the change of heart; many more will simply say, "What took you so long."
The "psychological torture" that white people are forced to endure from cradle to grave in BRA is powerful; enduring an experience that opens your eyes to the reality of BRA is stronger; understanding that their have been tens of thousands of people whose lives were tragically cut down in a similar fashion to Kyser Miree's and that no documentary will ever be made to memorialize them (simultaneously providing a guilt-trip to Black people) -- well, that's the moment you begin to understand why hoses emitting powerful blasts of water were once used... so that the Birmingham of 2012 would never exist.
Our society is built on lies so fragile, that it requires the continuous "psychological torture"of whites to survive. It has is foundation that will fall.


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We have a bunch of wonderful flowers sitting on our kitchen table begging to be painted. With all the coming and going I haven't gotten to them yet but I'm hopeful my children will allow me a couple of hours in the studio tomorrow!
Also we've started to harvest some of the soft fruit outside. Our strawberries rarely even make it into the house (yum yum!) so here's our blackcurrents, red currents (Birds : 0 Siobhan:1 ! First year ever I've beaten them to it) and the first pickings of our raspberries.
Our cherry tree is heavy with fruit too and we've netted it so I'm hoping to actually get a fresh cherry here's hoping!


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The Story (continued)
The Public Enemy (1931)
By 1917, the US enters the Great War, and Tom and Matt are working as truck drivers. They seek other opportunities and join up with wheeler-dealer saloon owner Patrick J. "Paddy" Ryan (Robert Emmett O'Connor), whose voice of wisdom appeals to them:
I'm older than you and I've learned that nobody can do much without somebody else. Remember this boys, you gotta have friends...I'm glad you've come to me. As far as Paddy Ryan's concerned, there are only two kinds of people - right and wrong. Now I think you're right. You'll find that I am, unless you cross me.
The fact of elder son Mike's noble enlistment in the war in Europe as a Marine upsets Ma Powers (Beryl Mercer), and she begs younger son Tommy not to abandon her: "Tommy, promise me you won't go. You're just a baby!" Since his father has died, the task of raising Tom has fallen to his pathetic, clinging mother and to his respectable brother. In the upstairs bedroom, Tom speaks to his favored brother as he packs to leave home, and receives a lecture:
Tom: I suppose you think I oughta go too.
Mike: No, maybe it was selfish of me, Tom, but somebody's gotta stay here and take care of Ma. You earn more money than I do, and they'd have called me first anyway.
Tom: You always did get all the breaks.
Mike: Don't take it like that, Tom. You've got to be the man of the family now. And while we're on the subject, I wish you'd try to stay home a little more.
Tom: I got to work, ain't I?
Mike: Oh sure. Listen, Tom. I was in a place today and I heard somebody say something.
Tom: And what of it?
Mike: Well, they were saying, it seems as though they were pointing a finger at you and Matt.
Tom: Who was? (rising angrily) What right do you have to say anything about me?
Mike: Now, take it easy.
Tom: You're always hearin' things. You'll get too much in your nose someday and you'll wonder how you got it.
Mike: Oh, for crying out loud. I heard a couple of guys talking about ya, as much as to say you were in on some crooked work. What am I supposed to do? Run?
Tom: Well, you ain't askin' me, you're tellin' me. And I don't know a thing, see?
Mike: All I've got to say, Tom, is that you've got a good job now. You don't need these rats you're runnin' around with.
Tom: I suppose you want me to go to night school and read poems. I've been hearin' a few things myself.
Mike: (grabbing his shoulder) There's nothin' to hear about me!
Tom: Aw, that's all you know. You ain't so smart! Books and all that stuff don't hide everything.
Mike: You're a liar, Tom, you're coverin' up.
Tom: 'Coverin' up?' For what? For you? Why you're nothin' but a sneak-thief.
Mike: What did you say?
Tom: You heard me, a petty larceny sneak-thief. A nickel snatcher. Robbin' the streetcar company. (Mike slugs his brother, sending him crashing into a table and onto the floor. After slowing getting up, Tom kicks the door but doesn't directly retaliate against Mike)
Following the war in 1920, on the eve of Prohibition, the storeowner of the Family Liquor Store has painted a sign on his window: "Owing to Prohibition, Our Entire Stock Must Be Sold Before Midnight." The liquor store shelves are emptied as staggering party-goers on foot stock up with brown paper-wrapped packages. Some of the purchases fall to the ground and smash on the sidewalk. People load up a limousine and a flower delivery van with bottles. Even a baby carriage is filled with booze, displacing the infant of a young couple.
In the next remarkable scene, the potato chip scene at Paddy's bar counter, Paddy informally tells Tom and Matt that the coming of Prohibition will bring other financial benefits - multi-million dollar profits for illegal bootleggers. As Tom and Matt quietly lean against the counter, drinking coffee and eating food, Paddy (in a zooming closeup) quickly and greedily shoves handfuls of potato chips into his mouth, with the excess crumbling out, as he lures them into the lucrative liquor business. Paddy wants them to keep on the look-out for federal stashes of impounded liquor that can be stolen:
Don't you think that booze ain't gonna be valuable. I heard today that alcohol's going to thirty dollars a gallon. The Real McCoy is hard to get. All you gotta do when you deliver a good shipment is size-up the layout and let me know. I can use some of it. I know two or three others that'll buy all that I can't handle. It means real dough. A three-way split. I said we'd get together sometime, didn't I? Well, the time has come. Now!
In their next gasoline "delivery" job to a U.S. Bonded Warehouse, Tom and Matt actually drain beer from impounded beer barrels into their gasoline tank, and soon share a generous cut of the profitable proceeds. Paddy encouragingly prods them: "I'll make big shots out of you yet." After the two enterprising young men acquire new-found wealth, they outfit themselves with smart-looking, tailor-made clothes - amorally enjoying life's pleasures. With fast money comes a flashy roadster car and the fast life, and they celebrate at an extravagant swanky nightclub. As they enter, a brass orchestra plays Toot Toot Tootsie, and they soon find themselves dancing with attractive fast women: Matt with blonde floozy Mamie (Joan Blondell) and Tom with Kitty (Mae Clarke).
The two acquire a new crime boss named Samuel "Nails" Nathan (Leslie Fenton), who has plans to manufacture illegal booze (through the Lehman Brewing Company) and distribute it. Tom and Matt, as feared criminals, are "the official signers and sealers," forcing and terrifying speakeasy owners into buying their illegal booze (rather than from rival competitor Schemer Burns), as Nathan explains to them:
It means they buy our beer, or they don't buy any beer.
When Tom's brother Mike returns home as a wounded veteran of World War I, Mike learns from Officer Pat Burke (Robert E. Homans) that Tom has moved out of the house and is "runnin' around with a couple of gals at the Washington Arms Hotel. Well, the worst part of it is that he's been lyin' to his mother. He's leavin' her think that he's made an honest success. Why, sure it's only a question of time when he's gonna be caught...Beer, bootlegging, he's one of Paddy Ryan's gang...A wicked business." Tom's mother is naively unaware of her son's criminal activities.
For the welcome home dinner, Tom and Matt thoughtlessly contribute a huge keg of beer for the occasion and place it in a central, conspicuous place on the dinner table where it blocks the characters' views of each other. Mike, who appears emotionally impaired by his war wounds, refuses to share in the beer drinking (even Ma has a beer). In an outburst, Mike criticizes his brother's illicit activities during the "swell celebration":
Tom: So, beer ain't good enough for ya, huh?
Mike: (rising violently) You think I'd care if there was just beer in that keg? I know what's in it. I know what you've been doin' all this time. You got those clothes and those new cars. You've been tellin' Ma you're goin' into politics, that you're on the city payroll. Pat Burke told me everything. You murderers! There's not only beer in that keg. There's beer and blood. Blood of men. (Mike heaves the keg into a corner where it smashes a table)
Tom: You ain't changed a bit. Besides, your hands ain't so clean. You killed and liked it. You didn't get them medals by holding hands with them Germans.
As Tom departs, he tells his good-hearted mother to send his clothes (after laundering) to the Washington Arms Hotel, where he has moved into an apartment with Matt and his girlfriend.
In one of the most vividly remembered and vicious scenes in film history, the breakfast scene in Tom's apartment the next morning, he walks sleepily to the breakfast table in his striped pajamas. He is in a foul mood, bored, grouchy and irritable after a demanding phone conversation with Nails Nathan. (Matt and Mamie can be heard dallying in bed in the adjoining room.) In contrast, Tom has grown tired of his relationship with moll girlfriend Kitty. At the table, she greets him without a smile. He asks her for a beer for breakfast and she talks back:
Tom: Ain't you got a drink in the house?
Kitty: Well, not before breakfast, dear.
Tom: I didn't ask you for any lip. I asked you if you had a drink.
Kitty: I know, Tom, but I-I wish that...
Tom: There you go with that wishin' stuff again. I wish you was a wishing well, so that I could tie a bucket to ya and sink ya.
Kitty: (provokingly) Maybe you've found someone you like better.
He looks down, makes a nasty grimace, and then impulsively picks up a grapefruit half from his plate and contemptuously pushes it into her face to end their relationship. She looks down, physically and painfully hurt and emotionally embarrassed by his crudeness. It is one of the single-most cruel acts ever depicted in a film. His life of crime has made him cruel and hardened.


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Sasso Lopez defeats Mikito Soto
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Hot rising Puerto Rican super featherweight prospect Edgardo "Sasso" López (9-0-1, 4 KOs) retained his CABOFE belt winning a unanimous decision over power puncher Miguel "Mikito" Soto (12-2, 12 KOs) in a eight round bout on Saturday night at the Coliseo Roger L. Mendoza, Caguas, Puerto Rico. "Sasso" Lopez dominated "Mikito" Soto from the first bell, connecting perfect jabs and big right hands over Mikito; who had his moments during the fight but "Sasso" was too much. "I said that I was ready for the challenge, we put in practice what we work at training camp. Mikito is tough fighter but we did a great job to beat him," Sasso said.
In other results, top lightweight prospect Jeffrey "Dynamite" Fontanez remained unbeaten when he land a power body shot that stopped Orlando Vazquez to improve his outstanding record to 14-0 with 11 KOs. Yomar "The Magic" Alamo scored a first round knockout over Hector Velez, heavyweight contender Carlos "Chicano" Cotto also won a first round knockout over Oscar Adorno, Antonio Ortiz won his fourth fight in a row by KO improving his record to 4-0 with 2 knockouts and Angel Acosta scored a brutal first round KO over Alexis Diaz to move his record to 6-0 with 6KOs.
The successful series "Boxeo Boricua WAPA 2 Deportes" will feature the super bantamweight rising star Jose "Wonder Boy" López (11-0, 9KOs) from the Guillermo Angulo, Coliseum on Saturday March 29.


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In a practical sense, the ultra-thin 6 inch depth of this fireplace allows for installation almost anywhere, and that installation is simple using the attached bracket. The built-in 110 Volt heater also has three heating settings, giving homeowners lots of options as far as temperature is concerned. When you combine all of these features with an included remote with a variety of function controls and approval for use in bathrooms, bedrooms, and mobile homes, you end up with a package that is versatile, functional, and extremely attractive.
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When going window shopping in a fireplace shop, I discovered this beautiful fireplace. We purchased it more for the aesthetics than the actual heating functionality, but I believe that it will look great in the room once we set it up. You can't beat the price for such a nice piece of equipment, but I don't know whether you could use this as the main way to heat your house. We are using it as decoration in our basement, so I guess I can't really comment on the heating capabilities. (Also, we haven't yet turned it on, so I don't know how loud it is.)
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Mustang Volleyball Looks to Build Off 4-2 Start
Mike Hammett - September 1, 2013 10:05 pm
A wealth of experience returns for sixth-year Salina Central volleyball coach Traci Pfeifer.
The Mustangs have five senior starters returning, and total players who saw time last year back.
"We should have very good leadership," Pfeifer said. "These seniros are driven with this being their last year. We have our setter coming back and we have a good part of our offense coming back."
The leadership starts with seniors Shaelyn Martin, Paige Johnson, Allie Nowlin, Tara Bradley, Brooke Peters and Emily Wood. Juniors Bailey Drive and Marysa Bradshaw, along with sophomore Keisha Hamilton return as well.
Pfeifer also says freshman Bailey Petty could see time this year.
Pfeifer said her team must improve its blocking.
"We hope to be bigger on the right side this year to help with blocking," Pfeifer said. "We need to work on serving more aggressively and that has been a priority over the summer. As our blocking gets better, then I think our defense is going to really improve."
Pfeifer said the Mustangs want a high seed in sub-state and to be competitive in the league. She believes both goals are attainable, if the Mustangs go "one game at a time."
"We are not going to overlook anyone," Pfeifer said. "We need to win games and set ourselves up for a good sub-state seed. We have a tough league but I think a realistic goal is to finish at the top of our league."
The Mustangs opened the season 4-2 at the Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League preseason tournament in Hutchinson on Saturday.
Salina Central lost to Andover 25-18, 25-17, and McPherson 25-19, 25-20. The Mustangs then won the next four, winning 25-15, 25-7 against Salina South, 25-22, 25-7 against Andover Central, 25-13, 25-21 against Campus, and 25-18, 25-16 against Newton.
Martin had 76 kills and 43 assists on the day. Wood tallied 45 service points and 72 assists. Brooke Peters had 28 kills and 39 digs while Paige Johnson came up with 26 kills and 56 digs.


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Re: FDTD Code or Example? (2D wave eqn, rect grid, coords x,y,t)
On Jul 22, 11:40 am, "Kevin J. McCann" <Kevin.McC... at umbc.edu> wrote:
> I have written a little bit, but it is just some simple propagation
> stuff, no dielectric blocks etc. Most of the stuff out there is written
> in that other M-language. Try a Google on toyfdtd - if you haven't seen
> this already.
> Kevin
> AES wrote:
> > I'll be grateful for any pointers to FDTD packages or examples solving
> > Maxwell's eqns or scalar wave eqn (Del^2 + (d^2/dt^2)) u[x,y,t] on a
> > rectangular x,y grid.
> > [Want to watch a signal radiate outward from a point source antenna and
> > bounce off and transmit thru nearby rectangular dielectric blocks or
> > slabs.]
Most links to ToyFDTD seem to be dead or comatose.
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Generators have been hard at work the past few days.
Emergency responders want to remind you to use them safely.
When the power goes out, and generators go on, remember the dangers of carbon monoxide.
"But the best thing with a generator is, you know, keep it away from your house. The longer your extension cord, the better. Don't leave your garage door open so you can check on it and keep it right outside the garage door. Keep it around the corner. Don't let the fumes blow back in the home," says Ellsworth Deputy Fire Chief
Officials say if you do notice symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning, nausea, dizziness, and headaches, for example, call 9-1-1 immediately.


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Medical marijuana patients that rent their home would need the permission of the property owner to grow or smoke marijuana on the property, under legislation introduced in Lansing.
Senate Republican Rick Jones of Grand Ledge is sponsoring the measure. He says the reasoning behind the bill is because when you grow marijuana, it puts moisture into the walls and sometimes destroys the property.
Jones also says if the smoke is traveling throughout the apartments, it can bother the other residents.
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Trick training can be a fun way to interact with your dog and to give your pet a healthy outlet for an intelligent mind. One trick that many people want for their dogs is for the dog to play dead on command.
In order to train your dog to play dead your dog should first know how to lie down on command.
Start with the Lay Down Command
Start out with your dog lying down. Grab one of his paws to steady him in position. Then as you tell him 'play dead' (or whatever command you want) push him on the side of his head or body TOWARDS the paw that you are holding. By holding the paw on one side and pushing him from the other side you should be able to create a situation where the dog starts to roll onto his back.
Once he is on his back now you want him to hold that position. Slowly and calmly continue repeating 'play dead' or whatever other command you are using. You can even calmly dispense little pieces of treat into his mouth as long as he stays on his back.
If he moves from his position or hops up then you need to stop with the treats and immediately start over from the lying down position.
If your dog is going nuts over the treats, getting overstimulated by you holding his paw or pushing on him then more than likely you need more obedience training.
The foundation for most trick training is to first have a dog that listens well on command and can be relied on to pay attention despite food or other distractions.
I always encourage my clients to work on trick training AFTER they've done obedience training. Obedience training establishes proper relationships between dogs and owners and it is far more important than any trick you can teach. Essentially, don't put the cart before the horse.
I say this because I've worked with many a dog owner who tells me, "My dog is great! She does all the tricks. She shakes, fetches, rolls over, plays dead, sits pretty and all the rest. I just can't get her to come when called, walk properly on a leash, or stay like she should."
I always wonder how much more success the owner would have had if they had put the effort into their obedience training that they put into their trick training.
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What do you notice in people? The Practice: See the good in others. Why?Many interactions these days have a kind of bumper-car quality to them. At work, at home, on the telephone, via email: we sort of bounce off of each other while we exchange information, smile or frown, and move on. How often do we actually take the extra few seconds to get a sense of what's inside other people - especially their good qualities?In fact, because of what scientists call the brain's "negativity bias" … [Read more...]
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Ask Questions
What are you learning? The Practice: Ask questions. Why?My dad grew up on a ranch in North Dakota. He has a saying from his childhood - you may have heard it elsewhere - that's: "You learn more by listening than by talking."Sure, we often gain by thinking out loud, including discovering our truth by speaking it. But on the whole, listening brings lots more valuable information than talking does.Nonetheless, many people are not the greatest listeners. (You've probably noticed this … [Read more...]
Say Thanks
Each Thanksgiving holiday, we are reminded to be thankful. When times are tough, finding reasons to be thankful may be challenging or even seem inappropriate or impossible. This year, before we sit around the dinner table, let's think about the myriad benefits to saying thanks, and how to truly savor the opportunity, no matter what.What do others give you? The Practice: Say thanks. Why?What do you feel when someone thanks you for something? For a comment in a meeting, a task done at h … [Read more...]
See the Person Behind the Eyes
Who is behind the mask? The Practice See the person behind the eyes. Why? Most of us wear a kind of mask, a persona that hides our deepest thoughts and feelings, and presents a polished, controlled face to the world. To be sure, a persona is a good thing to have. For example, meetings at work, holidays with the in-laws, or a first date are usually not the best time to spill your guts. Just because you're selective about what you reveal to the world does not mean you're insincere; phoniness is … [Read more...]
Balancing Joining and Separating
There is a natural balance within us all between the desire for joining and the desire for separation, between the desire for closeness and the desire for distance.These two great themes – joining and separation – are central to human life. Almost everyone wants both of them, to varying degrees.People tend to focus a lot on the joining theme, both because relationships are about – uh – joining, and because spiritual practice of any kind is fundamentally about coming into relationship with thi … [Read more...]


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How Long Does It Take to Become a Criminal Lawyer
by Silas Reed
The best route is to attend a traditional undergraduate school if you want to make it into a prestigious law school. Since attorneys work in stressful situations and usually have an overload of work in front of them, college serves as good practice for the future. But if you feel that your grades will suffer by pushing yourself too hard then you will want to take the full four years to earn your degree. Criminal defense attorneys that did not graduate with excellent grades have a harder time finding high paying employment.
After you have received your four-year degree, you will then need to attend law school before you can even think about practicing as a criminal lawyer. Accredited law schools take about three years to complete. Those who are looking to receive a Master's degree along with a Juris Doctorate will need to look into a law program that is a joint degree, which will take four years. During these years, those looking to become attorneys later down the road will first learn about a variety of legal fields. In the final years, students will be able to focus on the field of their choice such as criminal law.
After seven-to-eight years of schooling is completed, graduates are still not able to practice as attorneys of the law, at least not until they have received admittance to their state's bar association. When law students graduate, they then need to seek out the association and schedule for testing. This is during the summer and the bar exam takes two or three days. After the exam is completed, the law graduates must still wait until the exam is scored. The scoring process can take several months. Many law students do not make a high enough score their first time taking the exam. Because of this, many people have to wait to retake the bar exam and then wait for the second round of test results.
Even if the law student does pass with a good score the first time around, there is still the possibility of not being admitted into the associated by the end of the year. There is a lot involved in order to become a criminal lawyer. There are seven to eight years of schooling depending on the law degree. Then there is the time it takes to take the bar exam, wait for results, and possibly retake the exam. While it may be a bit of a wait, the pay and the benefits that come from being a lawyer are well worth it.
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Besides the usual trick or treating, know of any other fun and unique ways to celebrate Halloween? Well I didn't either, until I did a little research. Enjoy the fruits of my labor and no matter what you do, here's hoping you'll have an awesome Halloween!
1. Budget Travel has come up with Halloween-Themed Hotel deals that start from $59. Travel to Scottsdale, Arizona to visit their Rawhide Western theme park with its annual Doomtown Halloween theme event packed with haunted houses and Halloween decor.
2. Not as inexpensive but loads of fun, Disneyland and Disney World boasts their annual "Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party" which is filled with kid appropriate fun activities like trick or treating in the park, parade and fireworks all in honor of Halloween.
3. Throw your own Halloween party! Serve up ghoulish treats and invite guests to this scary soiree with one of these Halloween party invitations.


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Hi All,
I have been going to a muai thai gym for about 3 months now and am really enjoying it. However one thing that is a bit of a pain is i seem to be the only southpaw in the gym.
All the punches / kicks / combos etc are all demonstrated in the orthodox stance. Its not that hard to convert it to southpaw but sometimes i think maybe i should just train like all the other guys to make it easier on everyone (training partners).
Also becasue i am a southpaw alot of the moves the coaches are showing dont work on me so well because my stance is not like that demonstrated.
Some of my training partners, particularly other beginners, get frustrated because i am not in the stance the coach has just demonstrated. I hope i dont get a rep in the gym as being awkward to train with, no one will want to train with me.
Does anyone have any advice, similar problem, words of encouragement?


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I spend a lot of time talking about gaming consoles on this blog, but I thought this week I'd change it up and offer something for the PC gamers out there.
Yesterday Nvidia started accepting applications for the closed beta of their "GeForce Experience" program. This is a program that is supposed to help you choose the optimal graphics settings for your game. (Assuming I'm understanding everything correctly) you run a program that looks at your hardware and the game you want to play, then consults a database back at Nvidia HQ to determine just how much graphical goodness your rig can handle without impacting performance. The software then tweaks your settings automatically.
As an added bonus, GeForce Experience will also keep your drivers up to date. If this sounds interesting (and you have an Nivida card in your gaming rig) check out the site for more details and to sign up for beta.
Reading about the GeForce Experience reminded me that I never blogged about the Razer Game Booster. This is another tool designed to help you get the most of out your gaming rig, but Razer goes about it in a much different way. When you launch a game using the Razer Game Booster the software first shuts down other running programs or services that may be using up precious system resources. When you exit the game, RGB restarts these programs. If you don't agree with what Razer wants to shut down you can adjust its settings.
Razer Game Booster is also supposed to be able to organize your files so that games launch faster (sounds like a fancy way of saying it'll defrag your drive), tweak your OS to improve performance and help keep your drivers up to date. It also has a video and screenshot capture component.
Razer Game Booster is in beta but as far as I can tell the beta is open and anyone can download it and give it a try. Razer Game Booster is free.
I have a Radeon card so the GeForce Experience is off the table for me, but I'm tempted to try out the Razer Game Booster. I'm just a little wary as I am running Windows 8. If you give either of these utilities a try, I'd love to hear how they work out for you!
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Is a civility pledge possible in Malta?
Seventy eight per cent of voters are frustrated with the tone in politics today, 74 per cent think the tone of the political campaign has grown more negative than past election years and that 66 per cent believe that candidates spend more time attacking their opponents than addressing the issues.
Have things become this bad in Malta?
Before jumping into conclusions please note that these figures are taken from a recent poll in the United States which, as you know, will be holding presidential and other elections this November. I am convinced that if the same survey is held here, probably very few respondents would disagree with these figures.
This negative popular perception of the political process is not healthy for the development of democracy neither in the United States nor anywhere else.
Can anything be done about it?
Recently Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of NewYork and president of the USConference of Catholic Bishops, wrote to the Democratic and Republican nominees for President and Vice-President asking them to sign the Civility in America pledge proposed by the Knights of Columbus. Many were vociferous in their criticism for Dolan for proposing such a pledge.
His critics accused him of interfering in politics. Since the head of the Knights is a Republican and the Knights are believed to be of the same political stripe, then, the critics opined, Dolan should not have meddled in this issue. I have no brief or wish to defend Dolan who is capable of defending himself particularly since he is accustomed to be in, and perhaps enjoy, the eye of the storm is a metaphorical space.
I fail to understand why Dolan was lambasted for supporting the pledge which is quite proper and short as evidenced by its text.
"We, the undersigned citizens of the United States of America, respectfully request that candidates, the media and other advocates and commentators involved in the public policy arena employ a more civil tone in public discourse on political and social issues, focusing on policies rather than on individual personalities. For our part, we pledge to make these principles our own."
Since people's perception of the political process is as negative in Malta as it is in the United States, I suggest that a comparable initiative would not be amiss in our country.
I am not advocating a copy and paste exercise but an adaptation for our temperament, culture and other conditions.
Perhaps the Maltese version should be more specific than the American original which tends to give high flown principles without translating them in concrete terms. I think that everyone would in principle agree that the political debate should be more civil and that we should concentrate more on the analysis of policies than on personal attacks. The devil is, as it always is, in the detail. The word 'civil' tends to have a different meaning to different people and the personal does tend to be intertwined with the policy side on several issues.
All this is true as it is also true that the shades of grey in these areas are probably more than fifty. But even within this scenario there should be agreement that some things are definitively either white or black: acceptable or not acceptable.
Civility and common sense should impel politicians and people in the media to avoid what is obviously a no-no. Those who do not, do so at their own peril as they will further irritate themajority who are already exasperated by the low level of public discourse.
At the same time I stress that I am not advocating a public debate shorn of good punches. Nor do I agree with those who shout "personal" whenever criticism becomes too harsh for their taste and comfort. Politicians have today limited their legitimate course to vast areas oftheir private life because most of them parade it so publicly. But whatever remains should be protected and respected.
It is quite natural that the proverbial kitchen overheats in the run up to the general elections. And by now I think that everyone knows that we have been for quite some time in the run up for an election that (barring an unexpected surprise) will be probably held early next year.
Politicians themselves have a very important role to play for they set the tone to the campaign. Besides, the role of the political media is of particular importance. I have stated elsewhere that the way the media belonging to the political parties were used during the last electoral campaign was tantamount to psychological violence on the audience even though it was a willing audience. Do I hope against hope if I express the wish that the same will not happen this time round?
It would very well be that Christmas time will be in the midst of an official or unofficial electoral campaign. Will the political parties find enough courage to stop active campaigning during the Christmas week?
Will they agree not to use the faces of Maltese children on political propaganda material? Will they agree on specific steps that can be taken to eliminatecharacter assassination by the party media?
This time round the social networks – the territory of the individual citizen – will dominate the campaign. The Civility Pledge I reproduced above makes demands on voters as well. Those who sign it commit themselves to the same principles of civility that they expect from politicians, the media and other actors in the field.
The social networks are proving to be the greatest offenders against civility. This means that the worst culprits are the common citizens who visit Facebook and post the most obnoxious comments. Insults, obscene words, threats of violence are traded as normal fare and physiological pressure together with character assassination are rife. If this momentum is kept, depravity, not civility, will be the hallmark of the contribution of common citizens to the coming electoral campaign.
This places more pressure on the leaders to lead by example and for the media to follow suit.
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UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. - The University of Richmond Spiders baseball team used a four-run sixth inning to beat the visiting Dayton Flyers, 5-4, on Sunday afternoon at Pitt Field. With the win, Richmond improves to 21-19 overall and to 8-7 in Atlantic 10 conference play. With the loss, Dayton falls to 21-24 on the year and to 10-5 in league play.
Sophomore Adam Forrer led the Spiders on Sunday afternoon, going 3-for-4 with a RBI and a run scored. Redshirt junior Bret Williams had a pinch-hit, two-run single while senior Bryan Conway had a double and drove in a run.
On the mound, sophomore Andrew Blum (5-2) tossed six innings of one-run baseball en route to earning the victory. Blum struck out a pair while allowing six hits. Senior closer Alex Maffett pitched the final three innings, earning his third save of the season.
After a scoreless first four innings, the Spiders jumped on the scoreboard first in the bottom of the fifth, pushing across an unearned run to take a 1-0 lead over the Flyers.
When Dayton responded and tied the game in the top of the sixth, Richmond broke the game open with a four spot in the bottom half.
After a leadoff walk, a UD error, and a groundout, runners were on second and third with one out for Ryan Mallory. Down in the count early, Mallory battled back to load the bases, drawing a walk. To the plate stepped Forrer, who plated a run with a soft line drive to left field, giving the lead back to the Spiders.
With the bases still loaded, Conway earned a RBI after getting hit by a pitch, adding to the Richmond advantage. Next up was the pinch hitter Williams, who singled through the right side of the infield, scoring two more and pushing the Spider lead to 5-1 after six complete.
Over the next three innings, the Flyers hung around, scoring two unearned runs in the top of the seventh to cut the lead to 5-3. In the top of the ninth, Dayton again took advantage of a Richmond error, making the lead just one, 5-4.
With one out and runners on first and second, Forrer was able to turn a 4-3 double play on a ground ball, ending the threat and securing the win for Richmond.
The Richmond Spiders baseball team will hit the road for a mid-week contest at George Mason. First pitch in Fairfax is scheduled for 3 p.m.


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August 16, 2014
Sweden is going full on White Genocide, hoping to flood all White people out completely by adding another 1 million aliens to the ones already there, making Sweden only 2/3 Swedish within 5 years. Even then they won't be slowing down, as with the birth rate of some of the newcomers exceeding 6 times that of the Native Swedes, they could actually make themselves a minority in their own country within a decade!
Way to go, Sweden!
Really great job!
The next five years is expected 1 million immigrants come to Sweden, where mass immigration is hitting new record. This shows the Migration Board's new forecast.
Only in 2014 is expected to Sweden to receive applications for admission from 202,100 people.
For 2015 the Migration Board's forecast shows that the total figure lands on 191,570 people.
If the trend continues, it means that one million immigrants will find their way to Sweden over the next five years.
The Swedish people will thus soon be a memory.


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h.kizzle wrote:I made one for my 14' Lowe. I used the couplers but took out the set screws and drilled 1/4" holes thru the set screw holes and all the way thru the other side once I had the conduit pushed in the coupler. That way the holes all lined up. Then I ran a bolt all the way thru each of em. I bent a right angle on one end of four shorter pieces used for the leg parts and then used the couplers and a full 10 footer to run the span between the legs. I made sure all the bolt heads were towards the inside so I wouldn't get snagged up on them and I used a cut-off wheel on my grinder and lobbed off the bolt sticking out on the lock nut side. Not sure if that makes sense but it has held up real well. I can snap a photo and post it if you want a visual.
h.kizzle wrote:My blind is similar to the blind above but my hinges are centered. They just hinge on a bolt too. I have a solid piece from the hinge up about 30" then a 90 degree bend and it goes about 8" towards the back then a coupler connects to a 10' pipe running to the rear of the boat then another coupler connects the 10' piece to a piece which is a similar piece to the front piece. This is the only joint I could get to right now because my blind is hanging from the garage ceiling but this is what all of mine look like. I added a drawing trying to help show how it is set up as well...
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This article was published 16/1/2013 (1621 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
In the city's attempt to secure the 2017 Canada Summer Games, there was a point last summer where someone should have recognized that Brandon's bid was about to go south — or rather, further east to Winnipeg as the case may be.
Last July — long before last week's disappointing announcement — the bid committee, our city mayor and council, and officials with Canada Games failed to halt a process that had already taken considerable time and money to follow.
But the seeds of that failure began with a political promise made by Shari Decter Hirst during the 2010 mayoral election.
Not long before the end of their four-year term, former mayor Dave Burgess and the council of the day chose to close the pool at the Canada Games Sportsplex when the YMCA's new pool opened and contribute $5 million in upfront capital and annual funding of $250,000 to the Y's project.
It was a decision that would have thrown a wrench into preliminary plans by Brandon First to bid for the 2017 Summer Games.
During her run for the chains of office, then-candidate Decter Hirst used the pending closure to her advantage, and wrapped her promise to save the Sportsplex pool in the Summer Games flag. In an interview with the Brandon Sun shortly after news broke of the council's decision, Decter Hirst said leveraging money to reinvigorate the Sportsplex while hosting another, first-class sporting event seemed like a no-brainer.
"I can't imagine anyone looking at a bid that didn't involve water and we wouldn't have any water to bid with," she said. "How competitive would our bid be? It would be a lost opportunity, not to rebuild the Sportsplex pool for the 2017 Games."
She made this statement long before any attempt had been made to ascertain how much it would cost to transform the pool from a substandard six-lane facility to an international-quality eight-lane facility.
After her successful election as Brandon's mayor, council pledged to reverse the previous council's decision to close the Sportsplex pool. Instead, it would contribute only $4 million in upfront capital and $100,000 to the Y's annual operating costs, with the idea that the savings could then be funnelled to the aging Sportsplex facility to fund necessary infrastructure upgrades.
Fast forward to May 2012. The March bid deadline had already passed, and the Canada Games Council had confirmed that Brandon's was the only initial bid. By this point, however, it also appears that the city had quietly scuttled plans to upgrade the Sportsplex to an eight-lane pool. Instead, the committee was working on a plan for a temporary outdoor facility.
Nevertheless, in preparation for the July 30 final bid deadline — which had been moved up by six months due to the non-competitive process — bid committee chair Jeff Cristall told the Sun in May that the city hired consultants months earlier to coach Brandon through the process.
As part of the final bid the city needed to provide technical review information showing where the events would be hosted, what the venues would look like, and list what work was required to bring them up to Canada Games standards. Such advice comes with a substantial cost. But according to Cristall's comments at the time, it appeared the Canada Games Council had not indicated whether the Sportsplex situation was a deal breaker.
"We don't know yet whether they will accept the Sportsplex or whether they will tell us to use one of the alternatives," Cristall said. "That's part of the negotiation that will take place over the next couple of months to kind of look around ... We don't know if they will accept the Sportsplex, regardless of what we do with it."
Then, following a visit to the city in July the Canada Games technical review committee informed the city's bid operation committee that the sub-standard size of the Sportsplex was not what they were looking for. This came only a few weeks before the final bid deadline at the end of the month.
Because Brandon was the sole bidder, Decter Hirst said she was led to believe that the Canada Games Council would allow for the venue requirements to be more flexible, and help the city to find an alternate solution.
There was also some question regarding plans for the athlete's village at Brandon University, whether there would be enough space to house all the athletes.
Nevertheless, Cristall and Decter Hirst said the city would still go forward "regardless" and put in a bid for the Canada Games.
In our opinion, the review committee's concerns should have put up a major red flag on the process — one that had the potential of ending the city's attempt before the final bid was made. And there's the flaw. The technical review committee should have been brutally honest — no eight-lane indoor legacy facility, no Games.
And it must be said, making the 2017 Canada Summer Games and saving the Sportsplex part of her election platform no doubt coloured the mayor's view of the situation. It became more than a city project — it became a vanity project.
To every bid there is a process. But somewhere in that process, when significant red flags pop up, cooler heads on both sides must prevail over wishful thinking. Unfortunately, the Brandon experience has set a precedent for all Canada Games to come, and for other the small cities that compete to host them. And we spent $250,000 to set it.
We suggest the Canada Games Council be more up front with small communities like Brandon in the future, so to spare them some expense and certain disappointment.