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Our economy is finally beginning to show some positive signs following the worst recession since the Great Depression, but too many Marylanders and families across our country are still hurting, and too many people are still searching for jobs.
As a member of the Senate Finance Committee and Budget Committee in the 112th Congress, I am committed to developing and overseeing policies that will help grow our economy and create job opportunities for people in Maryland and all across the country. It is crucial that we invest in core programs that will restore America's competitive edge globally and help create jobs today and into the future. Maryland is among the nation's leaders in innovative technologies like alternative energy, biotech, health information systems and cybersecurity, all of which are critical to our economic development.
As a member of the Senate Small Business Committee, I also recognize that small businesses are at the heart of our nation's economy and job creation. I will continue to work to ensure Maryland's small businesses have access to credit and other tools essential for their success.
Key Facts
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has brought over $6 billion in funding and more than 7,500 jobs to Maryland since it was enacted in 2009.
The Department of Defense's Base Realignment and Closure program (BRAC) will create more than 20,000 new jobs in Maryland in 2011 and 60,000 new jobs in the state by 2015.
Ben co-authored a provision of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform bill that increases the FDIC-insured deposit limit from $100,000 to $250,000, which helps ensure safe and secure depositories for small businesses and individuals alike.
How does Congress's agreement to raise the debt ceiling protect domestic priorities and our bedrock social safety net programs?
The agreement provides for nearly $1 trillion in deficit reduction during the next 10 years. But importantly, it protects domestic priorities by allowing more than $40 billion in discretionary domestic spending next year than the Republican budget that passed the House. The agreement also calls for at least an additional $1.2 trillion in deficit reduction to be agreed to later this year. The failure to enact these additional reductions would trigger across-the-board cuts. The package balances these cuts equally between defense and domestic programs, and -- a very important point -- it protects Social Security and Medicare beneficiaries. For a detailed breakdown of the agreement, read the
How do we balance the budget without endangering the economic recovery?
I have spoken on the Senate floor to outline what I believe it will take to get control of our deficit while also ensuring our economic recovery and future prosperity. We did this before in the 1990's under President Clinton and we can do it again, but we must face facts: a credible budget plan involves cuts to military and domestic spending, control of entitlement spending and reform of our tax code. Cuts to domestic spending alone -- education, job training, and public transportation, among others -- will threaten our recovery and cannot balance the budget. In dealing with our budget deficit, any action we take must continue to move our economy forward -- not add to our problems and reduce chances of an economic recovery.
Source: http://www.cardin.senate.gov/issues/economy-and-jobs

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The strong outlook for many commodities, healthier balance sheets, development bottlenecks, and Asia's need for commodities, more mergers and acquisitions will happen, mining and metals watchers say.
Peabody Energy's takeover offer for
"We're starting to see M&A activity ramping up quite considerably in the resources space," said Gavin Wendt, a senior resources analyst with research company Minelife.
After a period of extreme volatility during the financial crisis, the prices of some commodities have surged and look set to continue. For instance, some Japanese steel makers have agreed to pay Brazilian miner Vale up to $US110 a tonne for iron ore compared with the current contract rate of about $US60 a tonne.
"The outlook for most commodities is strong and so potential acquirers have confidence in the outlook, which tends to help mergers and acquisitions," Macquarie Capital Advisors executive director Geoff Joyce said.
Companies are in better financial condition. On their current commodity price forecasts, Citigroup analysts calculate the global mining sector could be in a net cash position by the end of next year. Despite potentially increasing project spend and their exploration budgets, with a lack of good projects in the sector, Citigroup reckons the money could be spent buying other companies. At the same time debt finance was more difficult to come by, sector specialists said, which could result in more deals marrying cash-strapped companies with better funded outfits.
Tight supply of resources to the industry is also likely to spawn deals. "As we are starting to see a bit of a bottleneck in project development, acquisition becomes a more attractive option at that point in time," Ernst & Young global metals & mining leader Mike Elliott said. Everybody – from mining consulting firms who help finalise studies to contractors who operate mines – was "trying to access the same resources to move their projects forward".
China's demand for raw materials would drive deals, and Chinese companies were looking to buy, observers said. India's growth and Korean and Japanese companies' desire to secure supplies, and protect themselves against violent swings in commodities prices, would also feed into the trend.
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Photos: Burning Can beer fest brought beer, outdoor games and funds to Lyons
All photos by Brandon Marshall
More than fifty craft breweries -- most who can their beer -- brought their talents to Bohn Park in Lyons on Saturday for the Burning Can Beer Fest. Hosted by Oskar Blues, the native Lyons brewpub, the festival was held in conjunction with the adrenaline-fueled Lyons Outdoor Games and included competitions and live musical performances from Anders Osborne and Interstate Stash Express. The goal this year was to raise money to help Lyons recover from last September's floods.
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The following editorial appeared Monday in the Washington Post:
Improving job training and workforce development are on everyone's to-do list for the U.S. economy. But the federal government has spent decades - and many billions of dollars - without ever quite achieving consistently effective policy.
A 2011 Government Accountability Office report identified 47 different, often overlapping, federal programs that purport to prepare people for employment, at an annual cost of $18 billion. Yet little is known about the effectiveness of most programs, the report said.
Indeed, some critics, such as the libertarian Cato Institute, question the need for federally subsidized job training and job-search assistance in an age of online want ads and distance-learning. For all their free-market enthusiasm, the Republicans who control the House of Representatives do not embrace that view and passed a sweeping overhaul of the biggest federal workforce programs.
The SKILLS Act, as the measure is known, takes federal funding streams previously dedicated to various categories of workers - such as veterans - and combines them into a block grant that states may deploy according to their own plans, subject to prior Labor Department approval. The bill authorizes $6.2 billion per year through 2018 for this "Workforce Investment Fund."
Insofar as it reduces administrative overhead and bureaucratic mandates, the bill could improve the system.
Opponents, including the Obama administration and House Democrats, insist that vulnerable, hard-to-employ populations will be shortchanged if Congress eliminates funding streams dedicated to them. The SKILLS Act at least addresses this concern by requiring states to plan for the needs of specific populations and by funding veterans-employment specialists at the one-stop centers.
Democrats are pushing their own bill, which includes increased support for programs that prepare workers for specific jobs in a local industry.
President Obama has called for streamlining job training, but he hasn't spent much political capital on the issue. Finding a bipartisan fix for rickety federal workforce programs won't be easy. Without presidential engagement, it won't be possible.


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Middlesex Sheriff eyeing Markey's US House seat
BOSTON — Middlesex County Sheriff Peter Koutoujian has opened a congressional campaign committee account as he eyes a run for the U.S. House if Congressman Edward Markey wins the state's special U.S. Senate election.
A victory by Markey over his Republican challenger Gabriel Gomez on June 25 would spark another special election for Markey's House seat.
Koutoujian, a Democrat, began his career as a prosecutor before being elected to the Massachusetts House representing Waltham, Watertown and Newton. He was appointed sheriff in January 2011 by Gov. Deval Patrick.
During his tenure on Beacon Hill, Koutoujian served as chairman of the committees on Healthcare, Public Health and Financial Services.
Others eyeing Markey's seat including Ashland state Sen. Karen Spilka and Reps. Katherine Clark of Melrose, Carl Sciortino of Medford and William Brownsberger of Belmont.
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[ Jerry Peek writes: ] > > The install.sh script has two flags for setting ownership, -o and -O. > If you use -o, it seems to always do chown. But if you use -O, it will > only do chown if it's running as root. So my fix just changes that flag. But then it silently fails when 'make install' is run as a user *other* than root or majordom. 'majordom' is always a disabled account here, so I always install as root. -- Dave Wolfe


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The Kirkwood ag campus includes 400-acres of working farm, 6,000 square feet of greenhouse, prairie and wildlife areas, a raptor center, a farrow-to-finish swine education center, a cow-calf operation, an orchard, a golf green, turf labs, a 100 x 200 foot indoor horse riding arena, and a GPS/GIS technology center. Kirkwood also has a 15-acre prairie and wildlife area off campus that is within a 40-minute drive from campus.
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|Proposal Last Updated
|May 05, 2009 by Karen Greene
|Effective Date
|Fall 2009
|Brief Summary of Proposal
|For a number of years, there has been a move away from teaching vendor-specific certificate-based courses and programs toward broader-based courses and programs that give students more breadth in their technical education. The goal is that through a broad-based approach, students will be able to see a broader view of the vocation and also have a wider range of skill sets. The program changes in this proposal address that objective. (refer to WC-09-08 for proposed program/department name change)
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Alessandro Bandiera
Blown Away
Corey Feldman and Corey Haim play teenage brothers Wes and Rich, who work at a ski lodge to earn money for their college tuitions. Trouble brews when Rich gets involved with sexy 17-year-old Megan (Nicole Eggert), who soon reveals she wants her father dead. It seems Megan believes her dad killed her mom, and she's out for revenge. Before they know it, the boys are mixed up in a murderous plot and must put a stop to it.


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Prison Hunger Strike Update
Dr. Steven Tharratt, director of medical services for the federal official who oversees medical care for California's prisons, said if the state employs force-feeding, it's most likely to be done by pumping nutrient-enriched fluids into the bloodstreams of unconscious inmates.
"It's not really a forced re-feeding at that point," Tharratt said. "It doesn't evoke images of
State prison officials have struggled to deal with a hunger strike that started last month and, at its height, involved thousands of inmates. There are 45 inmates who have refused anything more than water, vitamins and electrolytes since July 8 to protest the yearslong isolation of gang leaders.
Starvation weakens the immune system, leaving people more vulnerable to infections, said Dr. David Heber, director of the
Many of the hard-core strikers are likely to reach crisis stage in the next two weeks as they reach 60 to 70 days without significant nutrition, Tharratt said. They already are risking irreversible kidney damage, he said, and eventually they won't be able to make decisions about their own care.
"They become basically listless, inactive, their speech starts to slow, they eventually become confused and eventually come to a stage where they're not able to give consent one way or another," he said.
It is at that stage that Monday's order by U.S. District Judge Thelton Henderson of
About 3,600 inmates are housed in the units because of crimes they committed in prison or they have been validated as leaders of prison gangs. The four organizers of the hunger strike all are serving life sentences for murder, have committed a string of assaults while incarcerated and lead rival prison gangs.
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation "has tried to make this an issue of not giving in to gangs," said state Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, D-San Francisco.
While violent gang leaders are promoting the strike, that doesn't excuse the department's response, Ammiano said in a statement: "Like
Second, CDCR has failed to show that its measures have achieved anything for public safety. It's contradictory to claim that the
Jules Lobel, president of the Center for Constitutional Rights, represents hunger strikers in
Prisoners are held indefinitely both in the SHUs and at
Lobel said the forced-feeding order violates international law, and that state officials would be better off negotiating with gang leaders over concessions like more frequent visits and telephone calls that could prompt inmates to end their strike.
Many inmates have cycled on and off the hunger strike, taking food and then resuming their fast, Tharratt said. As of Tuesday, 94 inmates in six prisons had refused least nine consecutive prison meals, including the 45 who have not taken nutrition in more than six weeks.
No inmate is currently near death at any of the prisons, he said.
The striking inmates have been moved near each other in each prison so they are easier for medical officials to monitor. Each is seen at least once a day, and often more frequently, by medical staff.
Each has been prescribed a liquid nutritional supplement, though they are free to refuse it as they are all medical care, Tharratt said.
Monitoring the hunger strikers and caring for the dozens who have voluntarily agreed to accept intravenous fluids or solid food is complicating efforts to care for the medical needs of other inmates, he said. The prisons have moved some inmates out of their infirmaries to make room for hunger strikers, while some strikers have periodically been sent to outside hospitals before they are returned to their cells.


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AFTER the article on the new housing figures (March 21) I am more concerned than ever about the South Worcestershire Development Plan.
All along we have been told by Councillor Hughes that it is the most suitable plan. It is going to save us all from speculative developers.
But last week he was quoted as saying "it is good the inspector has not asked us to withdraw the plan".
On reading the inspector's letter to the councils, he asks if the councils intend to progress with the plan.
So scrapping the whole thing and starting again must really have been an option.
I do not know which is worse, attempting to fix the broken plan or starting again.
Once again everything is left to the last minute with no clear plan.
This is a farce that is ruining peoples lives.
I am even more convinced now that those in charge have no idea what they are doing and they are not telling us the truth.
We need strong honest leaders to look after the best interests of Malvern Hills and we need them immediately.
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Janice and Peter Hodson, have been owners and operators of West Winds for 16 years, since 2001. We live on site and give horse 24/7 daily care. Janice is a certified Equine Canada Level 1 Coach, graduate of Guelph University Equine Sciences program, Certified Equi-Health Canada Emergency Horse First Aid Instructor. We offer paddock and pasture board.
We feel are rates are very competitive in todays horse market. We have a heated indoor arena and barn. We grow our own organic hay. Please check us out!
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Heh, forgot to CC the list.
Manuel Kasper wrote:
> On 24.11.2003, at 22:36, Dave O wrote:
>> It works ok and I've got rules set up to block out the nasty stuff.
> Instead of setting up rules to block the nasty stuff, you should rather
> make sure all your pass rules only pass stuff you want. Then the rest is
> blocked by default. Good firewall practices. ;)
Actually, everything from outside is blocked by default. I just set up
some 1:1 NATing for web and mail server. I'm in the process of figuring
out what outgoing stuff to block.
>> Making the following assumptions:
>> WAN is 192.168.0.55
>> LAN is 172.16.33.1
>> OPT1 is 172.16.34.1
> Assuming the subnet masks on LAN and OPT1 are /24, that's very well
> possible.
>> Nothing from OPT1 should go out to the WAN.
> As long as you don't set up any rule for the OPT1 interface, nothing
> will go out from OPT1 to anywhere.
Good to know. I was setting up rules to block OPT1 from WAN. I guess I
can get rid of those now.
>> Ports 137-139 are allowed between OPT1 and LAN.
> Easy! Just add a rule that permits traffic on interface OPT1, source
> OPT1 subnet, destination LAN subnet, on the ports you want to allow. If
> you still have the default rule on LAN (allow from LAN to any) in
> effect, then LAN hosts will be able to establish connections with OPT1
> hosts on any port (but not vice versa).
> Don't forget that the rules only deal with the first packet of each
> connection. Once that is allowed by your ruleset, all packets belonging
> to the same connection (even in the other direction) are passed - no
> matter what your ruleset says!
This has cleared up quite a bit actually.
>> LAN is NATed. I'm getting a bit confused in trying to set this up.
>> Since LAN is NATed - and after reading the ipfilter FAQ - should rules
>> on OPT1 be set up to allow from network 192.168.0.55 or 172.16.33.1.
>> IPFilter supposedly does NAT translation once a packet passes through
>> the interface. THEN it does the rule handling.
> Not quite. m0n0wall handles NAT on the WAN interface, but your LAN <->
> OPT1 communication never passes through the WAN interface, so you don't
> have to worry about NAT at all there.
> Guess I should write an explanation on how filter rules are handled in
> m0n0wall...
Well, I guess it might've been information overload on my part. I read
too much into Darren's diagram on the ipfilter faq.
It has helped quite a bit. All the contributors and you have done a
great job with m0n0wall, so much so that the only complaint I have is
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Because of people's inability to spell my username, I have moved.
I have moved to summertimesongs . GO THERE NOW.
Because of people's inability to spell my username, I have moved.
-Vacuum my room
-Dust my room
-Organize my bookshelf
-Put away and organize the stuff in my room
-Get started on clearing out my section of the basement
-Straighten up my sewing area
-Go to Michaels to pick up some 20-gauge gold wire
-Locate my Mexican wedding cookies recipe
-Start fixing Aaron's coat
-Finish Thai's pin
-Draft out the pattern and start on the muslin for Thai's costume
-Start organizing my computer files
-Clean out my pots and plant some new seeds
-Water my lavender plant
-Trim the ends of Liz's dress and take that sleeve off
-Think of a new username to tranfer my journal to (yeeeaaah.)
-Take my picture and Eric's for the senior band picture frame
-Fold my laundry
-Make new journal icons
-Update my RCR gallery
-Call mom and grandma about graduation party invitations
-Print out my resume for the ice cream store
-Check for new job listings
-Clean out my car
-Check the car's oil
-Pick up a new charcoal filter for Mely's tank
-Start packing bigger things for moving out, or at least find boxes for them
-Work on the next chapter of Lionheart
-Write more book reviews for Associated Content
What I will probably do today/this weekend:
-Go to Michaels and waste time trying to find nonexistent 20-gauge gold wire
-Be unable to find my Mexican wedding cookies recipe and waste time trying to find a new one
-Finish Thai's pin and poke myself in the finger with it
-Water my lavender plant
-Throw out those old roses
-Take one look at the basement and promptly walk back upstairs
-Latchook a Nascar latchook mat I'm not even keeping
-Rage at my computer
-Waste time on Wikipedia
-Forget to call mom until the last second
-Watch too much Colbert Nation
-Go to bed early
So you know how I said the other chapters aren't work-safe? Yeah, well, this one really isn't.
Chapter 6 and OKGO.
( He gave up too so please stop this foolness.Collapse )
So, I have a preface to this.
You know, I really love satire. And sarcasm. And parody. I do!
But sometimes, I fail to pick up on it.
Case in point: All the stuff below.
But because my points still stand about strict fundamentalists, and it makes me laugh now, I'll leave it up. (I also admit to my mistakes.)
Have a good day! <3
Spring concert with the orchestra and choir tonight! We're playing El Camino Real and Joy Revisited. I feel shiny and prepared. The other people playing my part with me on El Camino, though? JESUS. I try not to put my fellow players down, but there are some very exposed parts where they should not be playing. D: State contest with those songs tomorrow. We shall get a 1, yes we will, yes we will....
Also, I wish to tell all of you that P!nk's video for "Please Don't Leave Me" is absolutely TERRIFYING. Jesus. Watch it if you dare. D: (I do like that song, tho.)
So the AP English exam was not as hard as I thought it would be. See, I have a theory on this. We took practice exams for all three of our finals (in my school, the end of every term - of which we have 4 - is when you take finals. AP English is 3 terms, so 3 finals) and near the end of the year, and they were all SUPER-DUPER HARD, like way harder than the exam, so my theory is that she gave us all really hard ones to scare us into studying. I think she really wants someone at North to get a 5. No one ever has. D:
(Am I apparently not allowed to say anything more than that, or else my scores get invalidated. D: )
That's about all I have to talk about right now. Gonna take a shower, do some sewing, and maybe latch hook for a bit. Toodles, y'all. Have a smashing day~
See, I got all my housing and enrollment stuff today, and I owe BVU $200 for my enrollment fees and housing deposit. I need to get this paid ASAP.
My family is strapped for cash because we owe the high school about $350 for band uniform costs and some fines Eric got. Top that with the fact that we're also getting ready to throw a graduation party, and that we just paid $300 for Eric's enrollment and housing fees at Iowa State, and suddenly, it gets a little more dire. And I can't get a job, apparently, so guess what? I need some help.
So I have a deal for you at Whimsy City: order from me now, and the next time you order, I'll take half off for jewelry and crafts and 25 percent off for custom clothes and costume commissions. If you don't plan on ordering again, I'll do character designs, or graphic and web design, or something else you may want. I'll extend this deal to anyone who writes "BVU" in the "Anything else" section of their order form, that way I know they're ordering to help me with my college and want to take me up on the offer.
I know that right now, you may be wary of comissioning from me because I don't have photos of my sewing work. This is because I recently scrapped all of my costumes. I can take pictures of some in-progress stuff I have, but I have nothing complete. But it's okay, you don't have to order a costume. I do have pictures of jewelry that I made up. And to be honest, it's pretty hard to mess up a candle.
Keep in mind that the stuff I have listed is no necesarily the only things I will make. I will do custom designs for jewelry, and of course, since I have no crafts up right now you can suggest anything. And I will make clothes! I'll design it for you at no extra charge. That's right, I'll design it for you for free. And I'll do costumes from movies and shows that aren't listed - those are just ones I know I can make.
Some crafty things I'm going to be adding? Pot holders, towel holder things, plushies, throw pillows, pencil holders, and random decorationy things. I just need to get all my info.
This means I'm going to have to suspend the Love146 fundraiser for a bit, but if I can get into college, I sure can help them a lot more. So if you want to help someone get into college, then go visit Whimsy City Creations.
(oh my god so much advertising I apologize)
So I called BVU yesterday to make absolutely sure they had my transcript and I GOT ACCEPTED. Not where I entirely expected to go, but whatever. \M/ Although, in the words of Dad, it's in "Bum Fuck Egypt". Which is my new favorite phrase. BFE. BFE!
BVU is in BFE. :B
So I'm waiting for my stuff to come in the mail and to apply for housing and stuff. I owe $200 for the deposit on housing and to secure my spot as a student. WHICH BRINGS ME TO SOMETHING: If you all love me and want to help me pay that $200, then you should totally buy some jewelry from me. Or comission me. Gaiz. D:
On the subject of Whimsy City, I need to get all my stuff printed out and organized in my binder (I swear I am micromanaging all this crap), then I need to post some fashion designs, more absolute information on some costumes, and more crafts and jewelry! It's wonderful, yes it is.
I wanna go to Vander Veer Park and just take a nap. It's wonderful out. Maybe I'll go for a bike ride later.
AP English exam tomorrow. D: Wish me luck!
And now for the MAIN EVENT, some epic wankery/asshattery/wtfisthis!
I opened my DA inbox to find Jateshi's journal entry on the one and only Diana Gabaldon, author of the Outlander series of books (which I have never read). She linked to this fandomwank post which summarily links to Ms. Gabaldon's blog post in which she BAAAWWS about fanfic authors and how they are immoral. And wrong. And rapists. And possibly pot heads growing marijuana in some random guy's backyard. it's a pretty long read, full of wtfformatting, so allow me to summarize it for you:
Ms. Gabaldon does not like fanfiction. She thinks fanfiction authors are doing illegal things, like rape and murder and stealing from people's brains. She also thinks there is an International Copyright Law (Honey? There isn't. No, really, there isn't.) AND THIS MAKES MY BRAIN HURT:
One real easy way to find out. Write anything you want, using Jamie Fraser, Edward Cullen, Harry Potter _and_ Dr. Who….and then change the characters' names before you post it. Simple. Find All: "Jamie Fraser". Replace with: "Joe Kerastopolous". No problemo, all your own work, and any praise you get is duly earned.
Okay, guys, I have a new novel idea! It's about this guy named Bobby Alan, who is raised by his aunt and uncle, Veronica and Joe, and lives with his cousin, David! But they really suck and they're mean and they make fun of him for the squiggly scar on his shoulder. But then one day they start getting tons of E-mails and so they start running around only than this huge guy named Nathaniel shows up and tells Bobby he's really a wizard and he gets to go to the Salem School for Magic! And I'll call it Bobby Alan and the Mirror of Bad Fortune, 'cause it'll involve a mirror. Yeeeaaaah.
Of course, the fact that it's basically the plot of Harry Potter means nothing, because I replaced all the names! Oh, god, my sides, they hurt. Ms. Gabaldon: FANFICTION IS NOT WHAT YOU THINK IT IS.
Ms. Gabaldon also thinks that somehow, fanfiction is moral if the author is dead and the work is in the public domain. This is such a double-standard I don't know where to begin, because technically, it's still "stealing" (her words, not mine), right? Are you suddenly okay with fanfiction of your characters after you're floating around in Whatever Ghostly Plane May or May Not Exist? Excellent! I'll just find a way to live forever, read your doorstops of books, and write fanfiction all I want!
6) But I just looove your characters! And isn't imitation the sincerest form of flattery?
Weeeelll…let us just say that there's a difference between someone dating red-haired men, and the same someone trying to seduce my husband.
LOL so okay from what I've heard she based her character Jamie off of her husband, right? So already, she basically wrote real person fanfic (and real person fic gives me all sorts of squicks, but whatever floats your boat) AND she suddenly gets her panties in a wad from someone writing sexual fic using him. YOU DUG YOUR OWN GRAVE, HUN.
About that "privacy of your own imagination" thing….[cough] While not all fan-fic is pornographic by any means, enough of it _is_ that it constitutes an aesthetic argument against the whole notion.
As I say, I've unwillingly read a certain amount of fan-fic involving my characters, and about three-quarters of it is graphic, badly-written (of the "his searing touch blazed its way up the silken skin of her thigh to the secret depths of her ecstasy" type) masturbatory fantasy. I mean….ick.
I think this is funny because from what I hear, her books are full of self-grafitying porn. I hear tell of Jamie (I think?) getting nailed to a table and then anally and orally raped. Also of this Claire character running home to her first husband with Jamie's seed all over her legs (!?) and other stuff of that nature. So she gets squicked by reading porn using her characters, but she's perfectly okay with writing it. Hey, lady, if you didn't base your characters off people you know you wouldn't have this problem! This is just too funny.
Also, can I point out that she says she "unwillingly" read this fanfic? Lady, no one's making you read it. lol.
But…imagine opening your daily mail and finding a letter detailing an explicit sexual encounter between, say, your twenty-one-year-old daughter and your forty-eight-year-old male neighbor---written by the neighbor. At the bottom it says, "Fiction! Just my imagination. All cool, right?" This would perhaps prevent your calling the police, but I repeat…ick.
As one person said, it's more like clicking your way to your neighbor's blog, clicking past the 18 and over warning, only to find it. You don't really just "inadvertantly" find porn fic because almost every author who writes fic PUTS UP A SEXUAL CONTENT WARNING. If you ignore it, it's your own fault.
Also, your characters are fictional. It's not like having sex with your daughter or seducing your husband because THEY ARE FICTIONAL. If you're that attached to your characters and you feel a mental blow when someone touches them in any way, you maybe need some meds.
So far, Ms. Gabaldon has compared fanfic authors to stalkers, rapists, vandals, adulterers, horticultural thieves, and slavers. If she wanted to piss off the entire community of fandom people, she did an awesome job. Because writing fanfiction is totally like selling your children into sexual slavery. Oookaaay....
Well as you all know this all comes from something Ms. Gabaldon found using fanfiction: a charity auction involving fan-made pieces using her characters and Twilight characters. The auction would be to raise money for a girl named Stacie dying from cancer. Now I don't quite agree with selling pure fanfiction (there is a difference between actual fanfiction and parodies or satires like Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, a fact Ms. Gabaldon misses as she calls it fanfiction) but it's for a good cause and it's not like they're using the money to go party. Sakky has sold the original sketches of some of her fan pieces to raise money for Sara Baker, a girl from the Tower of Time (a Sailor Moon forum I frequent) who was involved in a car accident and now suffers from locked-in syndrome. It was a way to raise money, and no one was hurt by it. Naoko Takeuchi, the creator of Sailor Moon, did not lose money. Ms. Gabaldon is not losing money because of someone writing fanfiction. So I ask: what is the big deal?
Of course, her constant screaming of "COPYRIGHTCOPYRIGHTCOPYRIGHT!" does not work as well as she thinks it does, because copyright does not cover everything. There's the Fair Use clause, and oftentimes exceptions are made for transformative works, like fanfiction. Fanfic is in a gray area; it's not illegal. If Ms. Gabaldon hates it that much, she can just say "Hey dudes don't write fanfic okay?" and pretty much all fanfic authors will not write fic because they do this out of love for what they're a fan of, and respect for its creator. For example, I love Robin McKinley's book Beauty, but she has spoken out against fanfic so I don't write fanfic about Beauty. It's that simple.
Imitation is the highest form of flattery and I would be ECSTATIC if I ever found fanfic using my work. It proves that someone cared enough to read the whole thing in-depth enough to expand it with their own ideas. Tolkien himself loved fanworks, saying "I would draw some of the great tales in fullness, and leave many only placed in the scheme, and sketched. The cycles should be linked to a majestic whole, and yet leave scope for other minds and hands, wielding paint and music and drama."
The authors posting on Ms. Gabaldon's blog agreeing with her in the form of "I DON'T KNOW WHAT FANFIC IS BUT I DON'T LIKE IT, THEY NEED TO DIE" and issuing challenges like Eddie Louise's apparently have some insecurity because they are that worried about an innocent fan pasttime that has existed for AGES. Dude, if you're that worried, just ask people not to, we're not going to be that devastated. Oh, lol, this is just too much to deal with this early in the morning. So much stupidity.
Can I just say that I think it's funny that she has such a problem with derivative works? THE PARTY'S OVER, GUYS! NO MORE SHAKESPEARE! NO MORE DANTE! NO MORE MOVIES OR GAMES BASED ON BOOKS OR OTHER THINGS! NO MORE KARAOKE! IT'S ALL OVER! Because Diana Gabaldon said it was immoral, and Her Word Is Law. Except for the part where it isn't.
My new manifesto with my work: GIVE ME FANFIC. I want your smut, your Mary Sues, your bad English, I WANT IT ALL, BBY. Give me something based on When the Stars Fade (If I ever get that monster finished) where Aisling is replaced by Alexandra and falls in love with Kotone or whatever. I HUNGER FOR IT. And I don't base my characters off people I know, so go wild with the sex.
And when I finally get published I will wear my fanfic author badge proudly because it helped me and I know that many fans are the salt of the earth. They're what keeps something going. If you don't have the support of fans you are totally screwed, so EXCELLENT JOB ALIENATING YOUR FANS MS. GABALDON. I know I'm not reading Outlander now.
I don't know about you, guys, but I'm itching to write and read some fanfic. Maybe I'll write some Star Wars smut with Obi-Wan and Siri. And maybe trawl through the Percy Jackson Hole of Bad Fanfiction on FF.net. What say you? Recommend me some stuff. :B
My wishes have come true and Ms. Gabaldon has posted a follow-up entry in which she is trying to attempt damage control and not sound so pissy. I suspect that if she hadn't stepped into the hornet's nest, she wouldn't be having this problem. Just sayin'.
I was hoping she'd bring up the Berne Convention as her explanation for that strange "International Copyright Law" because that is most definitely what it isn't. An International Copyright Law would imply something universal and uniform. The Berne Convention is not universally accepted, and it still makes exceptions for Fair Use, Creative Commons, and LOOKIE HERE, derivative works. So LOL Gabaldon, your International Copyright Law thing, wherever it exists, still does not protect you.
Copyright is kind of overrrated anyways, why do I care about it after I die. lol. I wonder if there's some way to say "AFTER I DIE, MAKE IT PUBLIC DOMAIN!"?
I'm really fuzzy right now and I forgot how boring it can be reading the Berne Convention (Hey, look, I actually read the thing) so I may be a little wrong in the above paragraph, but jeez.
I'm a little surprised that no one has brought up the issue of writing fanfiction using original characters. This is something I do. Am I still not a "real writer"? Or am I suddenly one because I use OCs? But that would be a double standard! BALL IS IN YOUR COURT!
(I love how we call it "real writing" if it's not fanfic. What, so they're not actually writing, they're just making pretty pictures? It's like when companies say they're using real cheese, not fake stuff. So you're not using plastic cheese? Okay, so maybe it's genetically "enhanced" but we still call it cheese. Ergo, fanfic writers are still real writers. Just...lol.)
Also, I have to agree with all the people calling her out on being an insensitive bitch (I apologize, sort of) and trvializing the pain of sexual assault victims and then not apologizing, but finding the time to put in a plug for some random tea named after her characters. Fail, Gabaldon! I hereby revoke your internets.
So I got rejected from University of Iowa for not having taken algebra 2 (Basically, I failed geometry my sophomore year, was recommended to take intermediate math the next year which is like a transition course between algebra and geometry and then take geometry my seniour year - I didn't have time for algebra 2) and I couldn't get my papers and stuff in on time and so now I'm so confused about where I'm going and that is why my life has not been a complete ball of fun recently. But I think I got accepted at Buena Vista University since they're apparently setting me up with a financial aid reward (this guy called and begged for my FAFSA, will more like asking, but I like calling it begging) and I got an E-mail telling me to register for classes. I CAN HAS ACCEPTANCE LETTER? D: I got a letter saying I needed to give them my transcript, which is made of fail because they already have it.
I also wound up not being hired at JC Penney because of when I backed into that car in June last year, and caused some minor damage to the front. I did my 12 hours community service, and this was a year ago, and I don't need to drive to be a dressing room attendant. Seriously, there is such a non sequiter between why I wasn't accepted and what the job requires that I need to say something to them. I have been looking for a job for FOUR YEARS, and I'm sure people out there will say "Oh, but you're a teen, you don't need a job!" that's funny, because I definitely have my own costs. My parents don't usually pay for when I want to buy something I don't absolutely need, unlike some people I know who have their own credit cards, allowances, mommy and daddy shower them with gifts, etc. And I'm definitely going to need a job through college, a job I won't be able to get because I don't have any work experience. GUYS. A LITTLE HELP, PLEASE.
So I swear, I will post another Lionheart soon. I know, that cliffhanger is killing all of you. But I'm so stressed out, so I beg your forgiveness.
One more month and I will be out of this high school thing, jesus.
Over the summer I'm hoping to go to San Japan to meet the amazing thaizertazerll . This will, of course, be dependent on my ability to get a job, as driving to Texas is a little expensive. I'm also hoping to attend the Gathering of the Tribes in Waterloo, which is basically an organized meeting of Pagans, or at least as organized as we can be (we are chronically disorganized).
OH! omg I can't believe I forgot to mention this. I finally opened up my commission site! I have been working on this for yeeeaaars. Whimsy City Creations! Right now I have jewelry and some costumes up (BY THE WAY: People seem to not realize that those aren't the only costumes I will make. Which is not true. I will make other ones.) right now, and I'll add clothes and crafts ASAP. Check it out!
There was a bit of a break with the suckage due to Beltane and Prom on Saturday. omg. so much fun.
So why is it that whenever someone takes intiative to help out and be good to nature and tries to get people to help, a bunch of people start ridiculing them and calling them stupid and liars? Why is it even a question anymore that we've pretty much screwed up a lot of Earth? Gee, I would have been pretty sure that rivers catching fire from the chemicals in them would have proven that yeah, we messed up. Or maybe the dead zones in the oceans from overfishing. Or maybe the giant plastic patches in the Pacific and Atlantic.
But these people don't care. It ruins their sense of reality where everything about the planet is perfect and it'll always be there. "This planet was here before us, and it'll be here after us." Well, of course it is, you nitwit, we're not likely to smash up however many cubic miles into pieces. The question is, will it still be a liveable planet and not just a husk of one that can barely sustain life?
No, they don't want to help because it'll affect their taxes and is a waste of money or whatever. That's all it comes down to, isn't it? Money. Who cares if our drinking water becomes unsafe to drink or even touch, or if more people start dying from smog. You'll have your pocketbook still.
But the sheer stupidity of even that argument appalls me. So many things you can do to cut back on waste can save you money. Open your windows in the summer, weatherproof your house and dress more warmly in the winter - you'll cut back on heating and air conditioning costs. Turn off lights when you leave the room - a smaller electricity bill. Turn off the water while you're brushing your teeth or washing your face or otherwise aren't using it - a smaller water bill. Walk or ride a bike when you need to go someplace not too far away - save on gas and the costs of keeping a car in good working order. And so many others! There are so many small things people can do to help out the environment, but they don't want to because apparently, people who want to help the environment piss them off.
Yeah, do you have how many times - especially today - that I've seen comments that basically say "Today, I am going to be as wasteful as possible and run every light in the house, use as much water as I can, throw plastic on the ground, and dump bottles of old chemicals down the sink and toilet"? Too many times to count. I seriously have to say that these people are assholes, there is no better word for it. They are only hurting themselves.
I mean seriously, you're going to dump chemicals down your sink - dangerous, poisonous chemicals that can kill people - down your sink and straight into the water supply, the water that you drink, the water that you use to cook with, the water that you shower with, the water that fills your swimming pool? Just because you can't accept that no, the Earth can't withstand everything we throw at it? It's not just the animals and plants, it's human beings too!
Human beings are as much a part of the cycle of life on this planet as any ant or flamingo. We depend on this planet being in top condition. I don't care if you're a Christian and God apparently said that you have dominion over the planet, do with it what you will. I'm pretty sure that your God wouldn't agree with you trashing it, since it's supposedly his creation. I mean, I don't appreciate when I give gifts to people and they throw it in the garbage, I'm pretty sure he'd be twice as pissed as me because a planet is not something that you make every day, I mean come on, that's a lot of work for six days. He's probably going to be tired for a while, that's a pretty epic allnighter after all.
So seriously, people, stop being dumb. Just small things will help. Use a canvas bag for shopping - consider the fact that plastic is not biodegradable and thus stays in the environment for hundreds or even thousands of years. Don't get an ATM receipt for a small transaction - that uses way less paper, and come on, do you really ever use those receipts to reference things in the future? Keep a bin to throw plastic bottles and aluminum cans in - you can even get money for redeeming some things. Don't support companies that strip mine - whenever you buy things using mined components, see if you can find out if that company strip mines. Buy locally whenever you can, and try to not support Monsanto, because if they start losing money maybe they'll stop being so idiotic.
Basically, just do what you can. We're not asking you to change your entire lifestyle; just to change some things. We've only got one planet, if we mess this one up, there's no second chance.


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Here's How DOL's Overtime Rule Might Affect the Workplace
The United States Department of Labor's Final Rule updating the overtime regulations was supposed to take effect on December 1, 2016.
How to Implement a Mentoring Program and Information Templates
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Amid Layoffs, PG&E Announces New GC
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. and its parent PG&E Corp. will part ways with its longtime general counsel. John Simon, executive VP of corporate services and human resources, is adding on the GC role.
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Leadership for Women: Turning Analysis into Action
Even more important than outlining a roadmap, to ensure success, however, every company must move from analysis to action.
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Hanging out in the Fish-packing district of Reykjavic. Jacket made by my Mom, VPL sweater, Gestuz pants, Collina Strada bag, Alexander McQueen scarf, Slow and Steady Wins the Race Sunglasses, Vivienne Westwood x Melissa shoes.
Two whole weeks without blogging! I feel terrible. It really wasn't meant to be that way. I brought my computer, my camera, all my assorted plugs and converters and wires. Of course, when we got our little apartment, there was no internet, and no open Wi-Fi to mooch off. In fact, there was pretty much no free Wi-Fi anywhere, and let's be honest, I was just too lazy to lug my laptop anywhere while I was on vacation. I did however take plenty of pictures, especially of Stockholm Fashion Week, and I will start posting them shortly.
The first stop on our trip was Reykjavik, Iceland, which was sort of like being on the moon, if the moon had a lot of bars, and really hard-partying people. I've been to a lot of cities, and hosted many parties, and I don't think I've ever been to a place where people acted so drunkenly debauched. The first person we saw when we got there very late on Thursday night was a man wearing nothing but his briefs walking down the street, even though it was 50 F and raining. The second person we saw was a barefoot woman drunkenly attempting to crawl up the stairs to her own house. When she failed to do so, Jimmy and I asked if she needed help, but she claimed that she was fine, and decided to go to sleep on the steps. I think that provided an appropriate introduction to Reykjavik nightlife.
While the highlight of our short stay was hanging out at Boston and Bakkus with all the lovely and super-friendly locals (and the non-highlight being the horrible, hungover flight to Stockholm the next day), we did manage to fit in some non-alcohol related entertainment in. It was a must to stop by one of the hot springs, and we ate the most wonderful seven-course meal at Dill Restaurant. I really wish we had more time to spend to see the rest of Iceland, I definitely plan on going back soon.
Jimmy, looking very much like a serial killer, on the main drag
The old church, which was across the street from where we stayed.
Friday, August 27, 2010
Back From Outer Space
Hanging out in the Fish-packing district of Reykjavic. Jacket made by my Mom, VPL sweater, Gestuz pants, Collina Strada bag, Alexander McQueen scarf, Slow and Steady Wins the Race Sunglasses, Vivienne Westwood x Melissa shoes.
3 comments:
- Natalie said...
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- August 27, 2010 at 2:54 PM
- Allegra LaViola said...
oh my god i just about cried reading the thing about the drunken woman
- August 27, 2010 at 11:02 PM
- somewherebetweenwakingandsleeping said...
haha your husband does indeed look quite the serial killer :P
ps. insane love for those pants of yours!
- August 27, 2010 at 11:20 PM


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Environmental Factor, August 2005, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Weekly e-mail: New Source for Event Info
By NIEHS
August 2005
Gone are the individual all-hands e-mail announcements about upcoming scientific seminars. Instead, a single e-mail will serve as notification of scientific events each week. As part of an initiative by NIEHS Director David Schwartz, a weekly e-mail now goes out to all Institute employees. It goes out each Thursday, and lists NIEHS-sponsored scientific events for the upcoming week.
To be included in the announcement, events must be listed in the Master Calendar, which can be accessed online at http://www.niehs.nih.gov/about/visiting/events/index.cfm. The web site includes links to the conference room scheduler and a listing of off-site events. It allows users to search the database for specific events. Events can be added and modified from this site as well.
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Trafford's Democratic, Republican committee leaders to choose 2-year candidates
Democratic and Republican committee leaders in Trafford have until mid-September to choose candidates to run for a two-year seat on Trafford Council.
The candidates will compete in the Nov. 5 election to serve the remaining two years of a four-year term originally won by Frank Bruno, who resigned in February.
Jay Race, whom council subsequently appointed to fill the seat through the end of the year, is running for a four-year term after winning a Democratic nomination in May.
Because Trafford officials missed a Feb. 19 deadline to include the two-year seat on the primary ballot, party officials will select the nominees.
Westmoreland County elections director James Montini said Sept. 16 is the deadline for the parties to submit their candidates' names for the fall ballot.
So far, no candidates have announced their intention to run for the seat, party officials said.
"We've talked about some people, but we haven't come to any conclusions yet," said Mary Dobos, a Trafford Democratic committeewoman who won a write-in campaign to be the Democratic candidate for mayor.
Cheryl Petersen, who finished behind the four Democratic nominees for council in May, said she isn't sure if she will try for the two-year seat.
The GOP also is in the early stages of identifying candidates, said Ron Rometo, chairman of the county party's district that covers Trafford.
"I wouldn't mind having three or four (candidates) and interviewing them," he said.
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PARIS – Eating a portion of tuna, salmon, sardines or other oily fish once or twice a week reduces the risk of breast cancer, according to a review published by the British Medical Journal on Thursday.
Researchers based in China looked at 26 previously published studies covering more than 800,000 volunteers in the United States, Europe and Asia whose health was monitored and who gave details about their eating habits.
Oily fish is rich in n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs), which are involved in the immune system, blood-vessel activity and chemical messaging in the brain. The group of n-3 PUFAs has four members that are mainly found in oily fish, and ALA, which is chiefly found in nuts, seeds and leafy vegetables.
The analysis showed that women with a high intake of n-3 PUFAs had a 14-percent reduction in risk of breast cancer compared with those who had a low intake. But the protective effect came only for fatty acids that come chiefly from fish, and not for ALA acids. Those who showed the most benefit were women in Asia, whose diet was richer in fish than in Europe and America.
In statistical terms, every 0.1-gram increase in fish fatty acids per day was linked to a 5 percent reduction in breast cancer risk. As a guide for daily living, this means one or two portions of oily fish per person per week.


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I am not pure Caucasian. My mother is Eastern Asian and my father is Caucasian/Middle-Eastern. Therefore, the labial areas are brownish-pink, while the surrounding areas are slightly whitish-tan colored. Should I ask them to use a combination of Nd:YAG and diode for bikini area laser hair removal? Or can the entire area (labial and rest of bikini) be done all using diode only? Thanks again for your time.
Nd:YAG and Diode for Bikini Area Hair Removal?
Doctor Answers 2
Bikini hair removal in darker skin
Dear Halfasian09,
Both the Nd:YAG and the diode can be used for hair removal in this area. The diode will provide you a quicker result (fewer sessions) however there is definitely a risk of hyperpigmentation or scarring because of your combination ancestry. I would recommend a test spot in the underarm area or in the bikini area itself. The key thing here is for you to go to a physician with experience in laser hair removal (as opposed to an aesthetician in a spa) because the laser settings will have to be very specific to your skin type.
Good luck,
Dr. Mariwalla
You should consider havig test spots done
The diode might be somewhat more effective with less treatment sessions, but it would be worth having test spots with different energy settings to see how your skin responds prior to your first treatment. These tests can be done with both lasers for you and your physician to see the results and then decide on the best laser for you.
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The Attack Of
It was dark when Monica Schulte-Bisping was driving home on Highway 128 from Mendocino after picking her son Leandro up from school last Friday evening. As she rounded a corner she was surprised to see two young women waving her down from the roadway.
The two young gals were soaked through, wet, muddy, and obviously exhausted. They were panicked, terrified and hungry. They had been lost in the Navarro hills since early that morning. The two young women had left earlier in the week from Davis or Martinez (one is said to have been a student at UC Davis, the other a coffee shop owner in Martinez) for a relaxing country weekend. One of the women, an "environmental biologist" from Davis was writing a paper on some sort of nature issue and had plans to do some research while in the woods. They had planned to stay out near Lake Berryessa, but got lost and decided to just head out to the Mendocino coast, stay the night and head back via Montgomery Woods. While on the coast (presumably, the town of Mendocino) they asked around for directions to Montgomery Woods. Satisfied they were headed in the right direction, they took off early Friday morning to find their destination. Clearly their directions were wrong...
The young women turned left (east) onto Navarro Ridge Road. They drove approximately eight miles on a paved road, then an additional two miles on dirt. At this point the road became very muddy, and not being comfortable on the terrain, they tried to turn around. They got stuck. As they were trying to get turned around and out of there, a man in a Honda CRV passed. They waved him down, while he never offered to help them to turn around, he did offer to cut the lock on the nearby gate stating that if they "went down that road, they would find a clearing; it would be easy to turn around, then they could drive right out." They took his word, but did not drive right out. They found, as they followed the road past the gate, that it became wetter and muddier — they were now, straight up, stuck in the mud. At first the gals were undaunted and energetic as they tried to free the little Ford Focus from the deep Navarro muck.
They tried the traditional tricks of rocking first forward and then back. And here's where the story gets spooky.
They began to have that unexplainable creepy feeling that someone was watching them. They began to see forms, and then faces, peeking at them from the trees, receding and hiding when spoken to. The two young women pleaded with the specters in the trees to please help — to no avail. The women became more frightened and frantic. They decided to try to rip branches from the trees to try to gain traction. As they tore small branches and leaves from the wooded forest, the ghostly faces came forward again. The young women report seeing many naked people with painted faces — black and white, some looking like mimes, some with dog features, some with cat-whiskers. There were faces like masks, with fur on noses, whiskers — and feathers. The painted people came out of the trees, apparently annoyed with the young women for tearing the branches from their trees. The cat/dog-people were making clicking noises, either in their mouths or somehow with their hands. They threw a bird at the young women, a live bird with its wings removed, and, by one story, its feathers charred or singed. (One of the young women took the bird in her hands and snapped its neck to take it out of misery. )
The young women, now fully scared and lost, feared for their safety and decided to leave — quickly. Abandoning the immobilized car, it's not clear in what direction, they ran to find safety. The woman who claimed to be an environmental biologist, and later a "military trainee," had a compass. So they took off in a direction she thought would be helpful. She had brought her mountain climbing gear, and a helmet.
Bear with me here. Parts of this story were later confirmed by people who went back to the site the next day.
The two women set off down a road, seeing the painted people either following them, or maybe new painted people were appearing along the tree-line. The women were becoming more and more alarmed and frightened. They decided to head down a creek bed hoping to make it to the road. As they stumbled through what they were sure were carved stakes and spears in the stream and along the banks, the women came upon an encampment. They described a huge tent or fort, made of camo tarps, branches and sticks.
A man came out towards them. They heard beeps and clicks like "Morse code." The man advanced toward them, with an object in his hand. The young women, afraid that violence might be in the cards, fled — again. They ran and, this time, found themselves in the middle of what they described as another village, with small huts built into the ground at the bases of huge redwood stumps. The painted people were still following, menacing, sometimes approaching close enough to push or poke at the fleeing women as they tried to get away. The small huts decorated with feathers, shiny trinkets, and lined with what looked like stakes. The fleeing ladies said they tried to hide in one of the huts, only to find a skeleton or bones, possibly of a human fetus. They reported seeing stakes and altars, with animal offerings, decomposing skeletons of wildlife, some charred and burned, some mummified on stakes.
They ran as fast and as hard as they could. And, luckily, found themselves on Highway 128. And, fortunately, Ms. Schulte-Bisping, wife of Franz Schulte-Bisping who runs Starr Automotive and the local tow service, happened to pass and rescue these unlucky travelers (victims?). The two women were delivered to Starr Auto, where law enforcement was called, and a room was acquired for the frightened women at the Anderson Valley Inn, where they were fed and got a night's sleep. The following morning the car was found to be way deeper in the mud than Starr's tow truck could handle. The big 4x4 tow rig from Dorsey's from Ukiah was called in. The young women have left town.
I don't expect them to be back in Anderson Valley real soon.


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Back to (art) school
Saturday 15 September 2012
Seems several designers have picked up their paintbrushes and returned to their art-school roots. Antoni & Alison decorated hyper-real prints and oversized gingham with vivid, naive Howard Hodgkin-style broad strokes or spray-paint splodges on a collection of simple silk dresses. "I don't know what we're trying to do," said Antoni, pre-show. "It's an experiment." For fine-artists-turned-designers Fyodor Golan, showing their fourth collection, it felt like a trip to Middle-earth, with molten-like painted prints on ruffled dresses, or wafting silk minis in a blurry mix of oranges and yellows. "We work painting into our collections, it's very spiritual for us," said Golan Frydman, backstage. For Maria Grachvogel (left), a more subtle mood: signature painterly artwork was lightly placed on sleeve scarves, or as mirror-image digital prints on halter-neck dresses or draped silk tops. "My painted print this season felt more angular, like lava erupting," she said, after the show.


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Ultimately life style, affordability and preference seem to trump social views when people decide where they would like to live.
One more advantage to wearing a dress by Jason Wu: the designer now simultaneously represents high fashion and affordability.
So, we decided to break out an additional index to account for affordability.
affordability: The overall rankings do not take housing costs into account.
affordability (20%): Net price of attendance after deducting grants and scholarship aid (NCES).
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Better With Age: Lenny Kravitz Shows Off His Rock Hard Abs (PHOTOS)
Lenny Kravitz is sexy, and he knows it! The 47-year-old singer, who usually covers up in his fashion-forward rocker style, took off his shirt for an Interview magazine photo shoot and — wow — we can't look away from those rock hard abs!
Looks like he's clocking in some extra hours at the gym, looking decades younger than some of Hollywood's younger actors.
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Rob Gray of The American Open Currency Standard joins me to talk about what solutions we the PEOPLE have to combat the FED's criminal printing press. Ron Paul correctly argues that COMPETING CURRENCIES are the answer to the monetary mischief of the powers that be. And some communities are doing just that – embracing alternative currencies to compete with the FED's fiat Dollars. Rob is one of the minds behind the beautiful Lakota rounds and the new Silver Bullet Silver Shield rounds, which are available here. Rob & I also talk about the risks of returning to a gold standard when the world's wealthiest families own most of the gold!Help us spread the ANTIDOTE to corporate propaganda.
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Most concrete products plants have at least one piece of equipment powered by a small engine. Unfortunately, small engines often don't get the care they deserve. By following a few basic operating and maintenance guidelines, you can help ensure that your small engines will provide years of dependable service. General guidelines: always check to be sure that the transmission is in neutral or that attachments are disengaged before starting the engine; be sure the maximum engine speed under load is set according to the manual; when operating an engine indoors, ensure adequate ventilation; check oil level and air filter daily; change oil every 100 hours; keep accurate repair records. Hot weather operation: keep cooling fins clean; use heavier weight oil; check battery water levels often; use "regular" gasoline; shut the engine off instead of letting it idle. Cold weather operation: use a lighter weight oil; use fresh gasoline; fill fuel tank at the end of each day to prevent condensation; make sure battery is fully charged. Storing an engine 30 days or more: warm engine up; shut off fuel supply and let engine run out of gas; drain oil from crankcase and replace it; pour some oil into each cylinder; check air filter; remove battery; paint engine or coat parts with oil to prevent rust.
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With the success of his Billionaire Boys Club and Ice Cream lines, it only makes sense that Pharrell is extending his burgeoning empire in new directions.
Skateboard P recently revealed to WWD that he plans on launching Billionaire Girls Club by spring 2013. The producer-singer-turned-designer hinted that he may eventually expand so-called "streetwear" at some point, at least if his fashion role models are any indication: "Every Comme des Garçons show is just perfection, and Alber Elbaz is a genius, too," P said. "So is Marc Jacobs. I am so inspired by each one of them. They are totally imaginative. I wish to be that way one day."
The 38-year-old also said he's working on a new book, Places & Spaces I've Been (shouts to Donald Byrd!). He's writing the book with designer Ambra Medda, co-founder/director of Design Miami and Design Miami/Basel and host of the recent Cooper-Hewitt National Design Awards, where Pharrell was a presenter.
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God and teenagers? Really?
Teenagers today. What a bunch of delinquents. They roam around in gangs, destroying property, sitting around and not getting jobs, asking for handouts from their parents and expecting the world to hand them everything on a platter. What is going to become of this world when they are in charge? Sadly, this is what many people think when they see a group of teenagers walking down the street….sitting around the McDonald's parking lot….or hanging out at the beach.
I have been so fortunate in my life to know, without a doubt, that this is far from true. Please take me seriously when I say that the bulk of teenagers and young adults today have a passion for life and a desire to make a difference in the world. And, they have a heart for God and do all they can to share God's Love to everyone they see. This truth came home to me once again in my church service this week.
A group of our students and adult leaders traveled to Myrtle Beach, SC to spend a week. Not lounging around the pool, sleeping late and listening to loud music, but these young people spent long, busy days leading day camps for children, sharing their faith to people on the beaches and singing about their belief in God to all who came to listen each day. And they did it because they wanted to. They weren't forced into it by the church or their parents….they actually wanted to go. To tell strangers about God. And they enjoyed it. Imagine it.
There is a scripture in I Timothy that speaks directly to them. The writer of this letter is Paul and he is writing to Timothy, a young man that Paul had been mentoring in the faith. He encourages Timothy to not let "anyone look down on him because he is young, but to set an example to the believers in all aspects of his life." Timothy became a strong leader in the Christian church….and he was young. These teenagers encountered some people on the beach who didn't really care to discuss God or their beliefs, but it did not send the kids into a whirlwind of despair. They didn't go back to their leaders and say, "but, they wouldn't take my salvation frisbee, Mr. Andy. They hated me and I'm afraid to go up to anyone else." Nope, these teenagers just smiled, wished them a good day and went their way down the beach passing out their salvation frisbees. When one of the children in a day camp decided he wanted to bite a chunk out of someone and generally not behave, he didn't get a bar of soap in his mouth and banned from the camp for life. Nope, he was gently taken aside and loved on by one of the youth leaders and before long, this child was reciting John 3:16 to the group. And, despite the biters and the uninterested, the group remembered everyone in prayer and wanted God to speak to them someday, somehow, somewhere. Determined little teens, they are.
It was a good day in church. As Marissa used the phrase this morning….I had a defining moment. I am so extremely proud of my teenagers, both at this church and in churches where I have worked with students previously. They are an awesome force for God and are making a difference in this world. I love them all for who they are and will be praying for them each day as they go back to their schools and friends. Please don't assume the teenagers you see hanging out at the Taco Bell are no-gooders. Give them a chance and you might be surprised in a very pleasant way.
And for today my friends, this has been the gospel according to Jimmy.


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The Klan is standing up to the 'God Hates Fags' protestors in light of the wbc's picketing of military funerals.
Now 17 years and 46 bouts later, the wbc heavyweight king is near the end of his reign.
Both Nate and Lauren describe a deep lack of empathy, even for family members, which, they say, is promoted within the wbc.
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Good things come to those who wait, the saying goes.
Good things come to those who wait, the saying goes.
When lawyer-turned-author Scott Turow sat down to write a new book, he had three things on his mind – twins, campaign finance reform and politicians.
If you're into traditional country music duets, you might want to check out Brennen Leigh and Noel McKay's new CD, "Before the World was Made."
Before Joe Nichols went into the studio to cut the tracks for "Crickets," his first record in two years, he made a couple of key decisions.
"The Lion King," Disney's classic musical, comes to life on stage at Fair Park Music Hall in Dallas. The Broadway-adapted musical, which runs through October 20, is a spectacle of color and music entertaining to every age group. The show, which debuted in 1997, may be the fifth longest-running musical in Broadway history, but it is as fresh as ever.


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This week we take a look at a few amazing gadgets that have made or will make life more interesting and, perhaps, a little too convenient. From spell-checking pens and transparent smartphones to a robotic exoskeleton, tech life continues to fascinate. We wonder what's next. Happy Monday all.
17 Gadgets That are Treating Us Like Dumb Babies
Grab-It Pack Gadget Holster? That's hardcore, right Katie Heaney (@KTHeaney)?
Chewing Gum Batteries Get You Out of a Sticky Situation
Peel and stick batteries. We like! Thanks to Gajitz (@gajitz) for the story.
'Vibrating' Pen Lets Users Know When They've Made a Spelling Mistake
We wonder how many of these will be smuggled into class. Anne Aretz (@aaretz), how many times in your life could you have used this gadget?
World's First Fully Transparent Smartphone Unveiled by Polytron
Once perfected, would you use a transparent smartphone Diane Erlich (@diane_erlich)?
Bending Your Ear: Fujifilm's Flexible Speakers
First the bendable smartphone. Now, Fujifilm has upped the ante. Fred Davis (@freddavis), this is a pretty cool gadget don't you think?
Meet Rex, the Real Bionic Man (and He Didn't Cost $6million!): Scientists Create Body Using Artificial Limbs and Organs
Rex is a gadget on steroids. Kent Langley (@KentLangley), do you remember, 'Gentlemen, we can rebuild him. We have the technology?'
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Top 10 Hilarious Bond Gadgets. The crocodile suit may be our favorite.
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On Coach Larry Inman's birthday, Lebanon High's Devilettes rallied from 13 down at intermission to defeat Wilson Central 42-40 Tuesday night in Gladeville.
Mackenzie Lamberson's putback of a Julia Fox miss just beat the final buzzer for the game winner.
"I told the girls, we just needed to get some stops there in the second half and they responded. Bottom line, we just needed to play a little better. To come here tonight and come away with a win against a team like Wilson Centtral is a great honor for our kids," Inman said.
Soph Kristen Dedman helped key the comeback with four second half 3-pointers and finished with 12 points. Fox led LHS with 15 points. Lebanon improved to 8-7 overall and 2-1 in District 9AAA play.
Central's Sydney Vanlandingham led all scorers with 20 points while Taylor Peterson chipped in with 10. WCHS finished 7-of-8 from the line, but a mere 1-of-13 from beyond the arc.
The Lady Wildcats slipped to 9-4 overall / 2-1 in 9AAA play with the loss.
The boys game was all Wilson Central from the jump as the Wildcats took a commanding lead at intermission and went on to down Lebanon 71-37.
Three Wildcats reached double figures, led by 19 from Jacob Williams, Dee Oldham with 17 and Tyler Soffiantino with 13. Central improved to 11-2 overall and 3-0 in District 9AAA play with the victory.
Lebanon (5-10 / 0-3) was led by Cameron High with 19 and Case Sloan had eight points.
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Seven new organizations representing owners and trainers in states including Kentucky, Florida, and Maryland have joined the Thoroughbred Horsemen's Group, with a mutual goal of reforming the industry's wagering revenue distribution system in order to sustain live racing in North America.
THG also has gained an endorsement from the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association in its efforts to promote simulcasting through all account wagering companies and other outlets offering a fair contribution of revenue to horsemen and racetracks.
"The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association is in complete support of the goals of the THG to require fair pricing for advance deposit wagering companies," said TOBA chairman Bill Casner after a recent meeting between THG leaders and the TOBA board of trustees. "The shift in wagering from on track to ADW has created the phenomena of 'handle up, purses down.' It is only reasonable to ask ADW companies that have no investment in bricks and mortar or horseflesh to pay their fair share to purses.
"Racetrack companies that own ADWs are obviously conflicted by the current pricing model," continued Casner, who is also co-owner of WinStar Farm. "Racetrack ADWs can retain more revenue from an account wager and pay less to purse accounts than when the same bet is made at their track. This loophole must be closed. A more equitable pricing model will help to ensure the future of our industry."
The Kentucky Thoroughbred Association — one of the new members of the THG, which now encompasses 18 horsemen's organizations in 16 jurisdictions that have contracts with 52 racetracks around North America — also has taken a firm stand on the need for fair distribution of account wagering revenue.
"For too many years the industry has said the account wagering model is broken and needs to be fixed," said KTA executive director David Switzer. "Until now, no one has come up with the fix. The THG program will move this issue forward and provide a fair and equitable sharing of revenue for all parties."
Other organizations that have joined the THG since the end of last year are the Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association, the Tampa Bay Downs Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, the Mountaineer Park HBPA, the Oklahoma HBPA, the Minnesota HBPA, and the Indiana HBPA.
Members that joined previously are the Thoroughbred Owners of California; the Florida HBPA, representing horsemen at Gulfstream Park and Calder Race Course; the Kentucky HBPA; the Texas Horsemen's Partnership; the Louisiana HBPA; the Pennsylvania HBPA; the Ohio HBPA; the Delaware Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association; the Arkansas HBPA; the Virginia HPBA, and the HBPA of Ontario, Canada.
The Texas Horsemen's Partnership and the Florida HBPA have called on THG to conduct ongoing negotiations with account wagering companies on their behalf.
THG president Bob Reeves claims the future prosperity of horse racing is at stake in the discussions about account wagering, which is the only growth sector in betting on horse races. Yet account wagering currently provides far less revenue — up to 80% less revenue per wagering dollar — to support purses and live racing than do on-track or inter-track wagering.
"We embrace the technological advancement brought to our industry by account wagering companies providing a wagering opportunity to a larger segment of the population," Reeves said. "But as distribution channels change for wagering on Thoroughbred horse races, we also must be certain that a fair contribution is made to Thoroughbred racetracks and purses if we want to assure the long-term viability of our industry."
Horsemen's groups formed THG in 2007 to improve the competitive position of Thoroughbred racing and to develop more efficient systems through which interstate simulcasting activities are administered. Among THG's initial efforts is the implementation of a standardized horsemen's simulcast licensing agreement under which all multi-jurisdictional account wagering companies may secure the simulcast authorizations of participating THG member organizations.
The THG licensing agreement is designed to ensure that the rapidly-evolving account wagering business adequately supports live racing interests while enabling host tracks and account wagering companies to negotiate competitive pricing rates for individual racetracks.
THG Adds Members, TOBA Support
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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Shares of Cardica ( CRDC) continued to rally on Monday, rising for a second straight session following a bullish analyst initiation. Wedbush Morgan started coverage of the Redwood City, Calif.-based medical device maker on Friday with an outperform rating and an estimated per share fair valuation of $4. The firm cited optimism about the company's upcoming Microcutter multi-fire endoscopic stapling device, saying it believes Cardica's so-called "staple on a strip" technology "holds best-in-class potential."
"The Microcutter is unique in being able to deploy up to 9 rows of staples without needing a refill, while existing devices can only deploy a single row of staples before a laborious refill process is needed," Wedbush told clients. "Moreover, the Microcutter's much smaller profile is also unique in that it can be used in the next-generation of minimally-invasive surgical procedures, such as single-port surgery." The stock jumped 49 cents, or 17.4%, to finish at $3.30. That surge follows a gain of 16.1% on Friday. Monday's session high of $3.52 was a new 52-week peak and the stock's best level since mid-February 2009. Volume totaled around 815,000, roughly 13 times the issue's trailing three-month daily average of 62,000. Based on Monday's regular session close, the shares are up more than 140% so far in 2010. The Microcutter is still in clinical trials. Wedbush Morgan expects the first version of the device, which the company says will be used for bariatric (weight loss), thoracic (which involves cardiac procedures and other organs in the chest) as well as general surgery, to secure European Union approval in the first quarter of 2011 and U.S. approval in the second quarter. The firm estimates sales of this first version, Microcutter ES8, could total $52.9 million by fiscal 2015. Wedbush's theory is that revenue from the company's other products will provide "valuable" near-term cash flow that will go towards defraying costs related to Microcutter's development and funding the infrastructure of the company, whose saleforce currently consists of just two employees. Further out, the firm expects the company could end up an acquisition target as soon as late next year.


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Healthy Classic Vinaigrette
Don't ruin your salad by drowning it in dressing, especially the fat-, sodium-, and preservative-laden versions found on most salad bars. For the healthiest option, pack your own.
- Yield: Makes 1 cup
Source: Body+Soul, May 2010
- 1/4 cup white-wine vinegar
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon minced shallots
- 3/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper
In a small bowl, whisk together vinegar, mustard, and shallots. Add olive oil in a slow, steady stream until emulsified. Season with salt and pepper.


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Last Friday (5/16/14), our SWEsters visited North Shore Middle School in Hartland, WI to deliver a presentation about SWE, Engineering, and MSOE. They also had a hands-on activity for students to participate in that involved working in teams to create a tin foil boat that would hold the most pennies. The students' engineering skills were put to the test!
Thank you to our SWEsters who were able to volunteer at this event!


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|Re: regarding Redundancy in TCP / IP Stack
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sakalra@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > hi, > > BEN> What redundancy do you expect to get? What will you > BEN> be able to do that we cannot do today? You mean > BEN> keeping two stacks in sync across two different machines, so > BEN> that you can hot-swap processes or something? > > San> Yes, to be more precise, this will be a part of a big VoIP project > San> and thats the world i belong to > San> the idea of the project is to have a redundant VoIP entity (may be MG > /Switch /or MGControllers) > San> where there will be a Single floating IP, and the whole entity will be a > single > San> unit to the outside world. For UDP there is no problem implementing > this , > but with TCP > San> the stack has to be modified or what i think other ideas like > San> a net-filter or going for hacking packets at the interface rather than > San> allowing them to float to stack are also good. If you start modifying the stack, you will likely have to modify everything above it (ie the VOIP program). This will get nasty, because the client on the other end of the TCP connection will have it's own idea of sequence numbers, etc. As nasty as it sounds, I think that just by-passing the tcp/ip stack alltogether may be the cleanest route. This will mean re-implementing most of the stack in user space (ie your VOIP program), but maybe that is OK. Depending on how forgiving TCP/IP is about sequence numbers (and it should be able to handle duplicate and dropped ones, so it might just recover OK), it may be possible to used a modified version of the existing TCP stack, but you may spend 99% of your time chasing hard-to-catch border cases... Have you considered just finding a piece of hardware/software combo that meets 5-9's, or whatever you are shooting for? Motorolla offers a 5-9's compact-PCI shelf based on Linux, for example. Also, since the RTP protocol is based off of UDP (which is admittedly easy to fail-over), what is running over TCP that is so important? -- Ben Greear <greearb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> <Ben_Greear@xxxxxxxxxx> President of Candela Technologies Inc http://www.candelatech.com ScryMUD: http://scry.wanfear.com http://scry.wanfear.com/~greear
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A DRIVER had to be cut out of his vehicle after a crash involving three cars this afternoon.
The incident happened on the London Road in High Wycombe at around 1pm.
Two fire crews from High Wycombe fire station and another from Beaconsfield attended.
Crews used cutting equipment to rescue a man who was trapped in one of the vehicles. Firefighters said he was unhurt in the accident.