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Salt Lake City placed 13th on the American Fitness Index with a score of 59.8, with Minneapolis talking first in the country. Salt Lake lacked significantly in park-related expenditures per capita, spending only $45 with a national target goal of $101.80. Only 83.1 percent have health insurance, compared to the target goal of 91.2 percent. The city was also lacking in primary health care providers per 100,000 with only 84.3 doctors, compared to the target 105.6.
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"Newyorker in Tondo" is a Filipino play by Marcelino Agana, Jr. The story was about a girl named Kikay who went to Newyork and she fell in love with the city. She got all the traits a newyorker should have.. style, manners, language. When she came back to Tondo, her mother, Aling Atang; was carried away by her daughters way of living. Tony, a childhood friend and fiance of Kikay, decides to visit her and brings to her flowers. Tony is secretly engaged to their childhood friend, Nena. Nena also decides to visits kikay and she finds her different and weird. She gets irritated and even imitates Kikays ways. Totoy, the Tondo "canto boy" is their friend who is funny and has a secret love for Nena. Near the end, the two girls fought and Totoy finally admitted his love for Nena and the secret love of the characters in the story is revealded. And the two pairs end up in each other's arms. Kikay is back to her old self -- simple and kind. Most of all, the Filipino value learned by the protagonist which is "there is no place like home", is a lesson on love of country and its culture.
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John Morrison: Think critically about gay Olympic athletes
December 21, 2013
I was not surprised at the Dec. 20 Rob Douglas commentary slamming President Barack Obama for appointing openly gay delegates to the U.S. delegation for the 2014 Olympics.
Anyone who has read his diatribes knows that he will grasp any opportunity to slam Obama. This also appears to be the penchant of this paper's new editorial board. What is disappointing is the consistent lack of critical analysis that pervades the conservative specious brew that is persistently served by this paper.
The Olympic delegation issue is not a matter of "sexual identity politics" as Douglas argues. It is clearly, first and foremost, a civil liberty issue. Based on Douglas's view, if this were the 1930s — no Catholic, black or Jew (or other non-Aryan) would qualify for appointment as a U.S. delegate to the Olympics in Germany. But then again Obama would not have been president.
Welcome to the new order, Douglas. Bigotry of any kind, regardless of its object, is reprehensible and should be challenged wherever and whenever possible — even by presidential appointment.
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Don Tillman, hero of Graeme Simsion's novel The Rosie Project, is a professor of genetics at an Australian university. He is also an "Aspie"—a person with Asperger's syndrome. One of the hallmarks of Asperger's syndrome is that certain aspects of social interaction that come naturally to most of us and that we handle without even thinking about it have to be learned and applied explicitly. They observe us, and make hypotheses, and draw conclusions, and (if so minded) try to live accordingly, so as to better fit in; and it doesn't always work. This can be painful for the Aspie, and painful (in a different way) for those who interact with him, and often surprising, because of course Aspies look just like everyone else. I've watched two Asperger's people grow up (one of them is my nephew) and I can vouch for how hard it can be.
So Don Tillman is a bit of an odd bird, and he knows it. He organizes his life logically and rationally, for maximum efficiency. He follows rules ruthlessly, especially those rules he has established for himself, and has his day scheduled down to the minute from morning until night. Still, he's lonely; and one day has a sort of Epiphany: he can use the scientific method to find a spouse. He will determine the characteristics of his perfect companion, write up a questionnaire, and ask for candidates. This is his story.
Simsion has done a remarkable thing with this book. The book is laugh-out-loud funny, especially for those of us who know or have known Asperger's people; but (perhaps because it is written in first person, from Don Tillman's point of view) it never seems exploitative or unsympathetic. We are privy to Don's thought processes, and the analyses and conjectures he makes as he navigates the tricky waters of social interaction, and truly, everything he does makes perfect sense given what he knows and understands. At the same, we who are reading the book can also see the scene from the point of view of the other characters. We can see what Don is missing, and where he goes wrong. More than that: we can often understand his reactions better than he does. The result is a poignant, funny, and delightful look at life, romance, and science.
I first heard about this book from Julie Davis; I loved it and passed it along to Jane, who devoured it; and she immediately passed it along to a bunch of people in our family.Here's a short passage, just to give you the flavor. Don has asked a young woman to meet him for dinner at a fancy restaurant. The restaurant has a dress code: gentlemen must wear jackets. Don has been careful to do so, but there's a problem.
I continued toward the restaurant entrance, but the official blocked my path. "I'm sorry. Perhaps I wasn't clear. You need to wear a jacket."
"I'm wearing a jacket."
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The hotel employee indicated his own jacket as an example. In defense of what followed, I submit the Oxford English Dictionary (Compact, 2nd Edition) definition of jacket: "1(a) An outer garment for the upper part of the body."
I also note that the word jacket appears on the care instructions for my relatively new and perfectly clean Gore-Tex jacket. But it seemed his definition of jacket was limited to "conventional suit jacket."
"We would be happy to lend you one, sir. In this style."
"You have a supply of jackets? In every possible size?" I did not add that the need to maintain such an inventory was surely evidence of their failure to communicate the rule clearly, and that it would be more efficient to improve their wording or abandon the rule altogether. Nor did I mention that the cost of jacket purchase and cleaning must add to the price of their meals. Did their customers know that they were subsidizing a jacket warehouse?
"I wouldn't know about that, sir," he said. "Let me organize a jacket."
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I have watched, listened and thought about illegal immigration in this country, and decided I would not voice my opinion until I had been able to weigh all sides of the issue and draw my own conclusion.
I am sympathetic to those who come to this country seeking a better life. We all wish to be able to work and provide for our families.
However, I have no sympathy for the blatant hypocrisy shown by Mexico's own president regarding immigration, and the seeming inability of those who support illegal immigration to entertain the thought that those who do not support their stance may have valid reasons.
A few weeks ago, Wolf Blitzer interviewed Mexico's President Felipe Calderon. As I listened to the interview, I kept reaching for my Q-tips, because I wanted to make sure I clearly comprehended what Calderon was saying.
Under Mexican law, illegal immigration is a felony punishable by up to two years in prison. Immigrants who are deported and attempt to reenter can be imprisoned for 10 years. Visa violators can be sentenced to six-year terms. Mexicans who help illegal immigrants are considered criminals.
After Wolf Blitzer asked President Calderon about the law, Calderon explained that the law "was true, but it is not anymore," and that that illegal immigration has not be a crime in Mexico, since "one year ago."
One year?
Hmmm. Since illegal immigration has been a problem in this country for more than one year, and those who support illegals do so because they feel the laws in this country are too harsh, than they are either ignorant of the Mexican law or are fine with the mistreatment of illegals in their own country, but not by the so-called mistreatment of illegal immigrants in the United States.
After being asked by Blitzer if people coming from Central America (e.g. Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador) could "just come into Mexico," Calderon said, "No, they need to fill out a form."
Then Calderon added that in addition to all the immigrants from Central America who needed documentation, the Mexican police on the border go around asking for papers of people they suspect are illegal immigrants.
Do you see where I'm going with this?
According to Calderon, if someone sneaks into Mexico, not only can he or she not get a job, but Calderon stressed emphatically (and I'm quoting him) , "We send them back. We send them back."
By the end of the interview my ears were bleeding. It seemed that Calderon was totally oblivious to the blatant hypocrisy and gall exhibited during the interview.
I wonder if he and those who support illegal immigration has ever heard of "practice what you preach." There is obviously a problem in Mexico that desperately needs to be fixed; otherwise, so many people from that country wouldn't feel the need to come here for better opportunities.
President Calderon adheres to the same laws (and some even worse) that he berates the state of Arizona for legalizing, but no one seems to want to address that issue.
Those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. Regarding illegal immigrants from Mexico, Calderon lives in the crystal cathedral.
It's interesting that those fighting against securing the Mexican border don't exert that same energy into fighting for the rights of Mexican citizens in Mexico. Calderon made it abundantly clear that Mexico is his "house," and in his house the occupants must play by his rules.
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St. James and Mr. Monroe
By SHARON TUBBS, Times Staff Writer
TAMPA -- Their bloodlines flowed from the Bahamas and Cuba to Key West, where their busy hands rolled tobacco leaves into cigars for day wages in the late 1800s. Some had followed cigar magnate Vicente Martinez-Ybor when he moved his business from Key West to Tampa. But there was a problem: On Sundays they wanted to worship in an Episcopal church, just as they had in Key West. But there was no black Episcopal church in Tampa.
So in 1891, they built their own.
Years later, Herman Monroe would thirst for knowledge of St. James Episcopal Church's humble beginnings. But in the course of uncovering its history, he would learn about his own heritage, as well.
Monroe, 69, is a descendant of those black Cuban migrants and a former member of St. James. In 1976, he was organizing a church event and wanted to find some history on the congregation. He began digging through books, visiting grave sites and libraries, collecting records, old pictures and newspaper stories.
That's when he found out about the cigar workers and the migration from Key West. Tampa's white Episcopals had a church, St. Andrew's, but the blacks from Key West weren't allowed to pray there. The white Episcopals did let them inside to hold special ceremonies, like baptisms, though. Monroe's great aunt was baptized there in 1890.
By 1891, the black Episcopals were gathering at each other's homes for services. They saved up from washing and ironing, and they sold chickens for $100 worth of wood and building goods. They built St. James with their own hands. The Rev. Matthew McDuffie, the first St. James priest, helped. Soon they had a sanctuary on India Street.
Monroe realized that his great-grandparents, Ramon and Susan Claire Valdes, were likely among the founders. The church soon added a school and a rectory. In time, it moved to a brick building on an adjacent lot.
St. James was always part of Monroe's life. When he was young, his father moved to Pennsylvania, leaving the family behind. On a maid's wages, Hortensia Perez Monroe raised him and three other children. They all caught the streetcar from their house, not far from the cigar factories in Ybor City, to St. James on Sunday. Monroe would listen to the sermon and glance up at parishioners who were his role models. They were cigar industry workers, doctors, lawyers, proud teachers.
Monroe decided he would teach, too: Spanish, the language he had grown up speaking fluently at home. He graduated from Middleton High School in 1951 and later majored in Spanish at Florida A&M University in Tallahassee.
People like Monroe were called black Cubans back then, although some prefer the term Afro-Cubans today. His blue eyes, wavy hair and light, butter skin have always attested to a mixed ancestry. But as far as the rules of the South were concerned, it all added up to colored in the 1950s and '60s. So the only place he could teach was at a black school. When he graduated from college, there were no openings for a Spanish teacher at Middleton or Blake High. Monroe initially found work in Gainesville. He eventually moved back to the area, where he worked for 29 years at schools in Lake Wales, about 60 miles east of Tampa. He retired in 1989. On weekends, Monroe drove to Tampa, stayed with relatives and went to St. James.
He became the church historian, traveling to New York, Virginia, Pennsylvania and South Carolina, tracking down leads on St. James' history. After 10 years, he found the grave of McDuffie, the first priest, about 11/2 miles from the original church site. McDuffie, the son of former slaves, graduated from college, Monroe found out. His story was similar to Absalom Jones, the first black man ordained in the Episcopal church. Both busied themselves by helping parishioners and working in the black community. "Isn't it amazing that they did so much with so little?" Monroe wrote of the two men in a St. James centennial booklet.
In the midst of all that he was learning, Monroe decided to start the John E. Culmer Southwest Florida Chapter of Black Episcopalians. He is also active in the Afro-Cuban club, La Union Marti-Maceo.
While reading the newspaper one day, he saw that the public library had old pictures taken by some commercial photographers, the Burgert Brothers. He wondered if they took pictures of St. James. He found a 1937 Burgert picture of a priest and students posed in front of the parish school. Something about it intrigued him. Monroe made a copy and showed the picture to his older brother, Earl.
"You and Helen are in this picture!" Earl told him.
There Monroe was, sitting in the second row, age 4. Helen was 6 at the time. Monroe hadn't even remembered going to the school.
While Monroe documented its past, St. James was continually changing. The church moved from India Street to N Boulevard in 1980. Six years ago, members merged with another church, the House of Prayer. The two congregations formed St. James House of Prayer Episcopal Church on Central Avenue.
Monroe started going to St. Chad's Episcopal and decided to continue worshiping there. The mixed congregation is filled with people who are black, white, Latino and from the Philippines.
Monroe spent 63 years at St. James and more than two decades researching it. "It was the only church I knew."
But change can be good, he says. He is happy at St. Chad's. "It's a multiracial congregation," he said. "That's good. Very good."
About the series
The photographs in this series were made in the middle of the last century by the Burgert Brothers commercial photography studio in Tampa, which operated until 1963. The Burgerts were white, but their photographs provide a varied record of African-American life during the days of segregation.
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I try to use Cadence gpdk045 but unable to attach the technology library to a newly created library with error:
The binary file 'tech.db' was not found in library 'gpdk045'
However the file is there in gpdk045 directory. I have installed the kit and created the cds.lib according to the instructions in reference manual. These are the steps I followed:
1) In .bashrc set the environment variables
export CDS_Netlisting_Mode=Analog
export CDSHOME=/home/eda/ic610
but I also have another variable: export CDS_ROOT=/home/eda/ic610 and hope it does not create problem.
2) In the work directory I created a cds.lib file with following entry
INCLUDE /home/user/edasrc/cadence_pdk045/gpdk045_v_3_5/cds.lib
3) and finally created a link in the work directory
ln -s /home/user/edasrc/cadence_pdk045/gpdk045_v_3_5/models
Where is the problem and why I am unable to attach the technology library? In CIW it says Loaded gpdk045/libInit.il successfully!
Maybe the permissions are incorrect?
However, if you're using IC610, I think the likely reason is that gpdk045 is built for a newer version of OA, and you can't open it in such an old version because it's not compatible in that direction.
I don't have IC610 handy, but in IC611 (IC220.127.116.110.61), I get:
*WARNING* techGetObjTechFile: Tech database contains features defined in OpenAccess data model version 4 (release 22.04.001 or above), and cannot be opened by software that is built against OpenAccess release 2.2-p079 and supports data model version 3
It's quite possible that in IC610 it didn't give such a friendly message. So you really need to install something newer.
I am having the same problem with gpdk090 and NCSU FreePDK45.
And it is not the problem of release version...
this is meant to install for ic610 and oa2.2
Which version of gpdk090 are you using, and where did you download it from?
It is version : 4.6, build date: 10-FEB-2011 and downloaded from Cadence website.
Also when I right click the newly created library, it does not show the option to attach a technology library and have to use CIW options to attach but it fails. Before the pop-up error message appears, the CIW shows successful initialization of PDK.
I have this problem with NCSU FreePDK45, gpdk090 and gpdk045 but the NCSU CDK works perfectly fine.
I am sure it is the setup problem but not sure where to look into.
Well, your previous post pointed at a document from an old version of gpdk090 (version 3.9) from 2007. The version you're using is much newer (version 4.6 from 2011). If you look at docs/gpdk090_pdk_referenceManual.pdf from within the 4.6 version of the PDK, it clearly says that this is built for IC615, not IC610.
IC610 was not using OA2.2 (it was an older version, 02.02 - the numbering scheme changed at some point - current versions are using 22.41). The major change happened between IC611 and IC612. Still, that's academic, since it says that gpdk090 v4.6 is for IC615.


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The aroma of the brewed tea is fresh mint.
Complex flavour profile. Sweetness throughout. Mint is in the background. Roasted green tea taste is detectable but not a significant part of the main profile. A slight bitterness in the aftertaste. The marshmallow is a very nice match for the spearmint and gives the mint a softer, sweeter edge. The taste reminds me of fresh morning dew.
Light, fresh, fog-mist-like aftertaste.
Second infusion for 4 minutes still has enough marshmallow-mint flavour to be enjoyable. The roasted green tea taste is also allowed to come through more.
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Percival back where he wants to be
Veteran reliever out to prove he can still close out games
By Bill Chastain / MLB.com
"I'm basically responsible for making him into a pitcher, because I couldn't teach him how to hit," Maddon said.
The Rays manager explained how he was a hitting coach for the Angels in the instructional league when Percival became a project.
"I was kind of optimistic," Maddon said. "I'm like, 'I'll get him and I'll make him into a hitter.' I finally got him into the batting cage, and I had all kinds of contraptions to try and shorten his swing, to help the ball come off his bat. He was one of those guys, when he hit the ball, it would kind of stop and kind of roll up toward the label of the bat a little bit. ... Turns out he was just a bad hitter."
Percival had shown a powerful arm from behind the plate, so they told him to take the mound but offered no instruction. They just wanted him to throw the ball and see what he could do.
Percival can still recall the day he took the mound.
"I remember it was really early in the morning," Percival said, "and by the time I was done, there were like 40 guys standing behind me."
A decision was made and Percival was told to turn in his catching gear. Percival's heart told him to stay behind the plate, his head told him otherwise.
"I loved catching, I really did -- [no other position] is quite the same," Percival said. "But it just got to the point that I was so frustrated at the plate. And I knew my best asset was my arm. So I figured this is my best opportunity to get where I want to go."
The rest, as they say, is history. And now, 324 career saves later, Percival, 38, will begin his tenure as the Rays' closer.
In November, the Rays signed the veteran to a deal worth $8 million over two years to become the team's closer.
Percival's career appeared over last summer when he rejected a Minor League contract from the Angels. But later he accepted a similar deal with the Cardinals, and quickly made the big league roster before finishing 3-0 with a 1.80 ERA in 34 games.
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Before signing with the Cardinals, the right-hander had not pitched professionally since injuring his right forearm in July 2005. He attempted a comeback with the Tigers the next season, but he never saw the mound. Percival went as far as to sign a contract to coach with the Angels the following year.
Percival is 12th on the all-time saves list, but he hasn't earned a save in nearly two and a half years. That should change if he remains healthy this season. Adding him has allowed the Rays to move last year's closer, Al Reyes, who had 26 saves in 2007, to a setup role, which adds depth to late-inning situations.
Percival is a different pitcher these days, though he doesn't feel he has a completely different style.
"I've located better," Percival said. "I have to move hitters more. I don't try to strike people out from the first pitch on anymore. You're going to see more situational pitching than what you've seen.
"In year's past, it was [all or nothing] and 'I'm going to try and strike you out.' And if it gets you in trouble, it gets you in trouble. Now it's a little smarter approach. But I still have the ability to strike people out if I need it."
While Percival enjoyed playing catcher, he said there is no greater feeling than pitching the ninth inning.
"Closing, for me, it's in my blood," Percival said. "It's all I've ever known."
Bill Chastain is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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This is a review of the Millie & Boris - Dreampod 2.5 Tog sleeping bag from Mamas and Papas. This bag was so good we bought it twice! Well, in different sizes as it also matched the nursery and when our daughter wasn't wearing it I draped it over the side of the cot as it looked so lovely.
Why sleeping bags?
I read up about the baby sleeping bags as I was concerned about using blankets on our baby. For the first couple of weeks, I used an extra layer of clothes and a really thin blanket but I was terrified that our daughter would throw the blanket over her face. I think it's natural to worry like this with your first baby. We soon decided to try the sleeping bag as we hoped it would improve her sleeping habits. She tended to sleep a lot during the day and hardly at all during the night and it was sending me crazy. The M&P website states that this sleeping bag is suitable from birth but some people prefer to wait a while before using one for safety reasons. I think they are well designed and would probably use it from day one on any future kiddies.
What are they?
The sleeping bag generally fits over the shoulders with poppers (although we have had different styles) and then zips around the side and bottom so you can nappy change without removing it completely if it is during the night. You can buy them in summer and winter togs to increase the warmth. This is the 2.5 winter tog version.
The M&P M&B one
This Mamas and Papas Millie and Boris one is a velour material, decorated with the M&B characters. It is cosy to touch and my daughter always comes out feeling toasty!
Our thoughts
We liked the first 0-6month size so much we bought the next size up (6-18 months). Our daughter is tall so would not fit in the first one past around five months but we still feel it was good value for money.
In use
We immediately noticed a difference in sleeping once we used the sleeping bag. I think this is because it kept her consistently warm and gave her a cosy and contained feeling, especially when we moved her out of the moses basket and into the larger cot.
The sleeping bag washes very well and we would swap to our other sleeping bag in between uses. The label recommends washing at 40 degrees but I have done it at 60.
We didn't notice any difference between the bags and her sleeping behaviour, they all acted around the same performance wise and prices do vary so it's best to shop around. We liked this particular one but tried other brands of sleeping bag for comparison's sake too, as you will always need at least two (one to wear and one for the wash) but this one is special in my mind as it matches our nursery interior.
Price and availability
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Material and size
Composition: Main: 77% Cotton, 23% Polyester
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Final thoughts
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Super Rugby round nine
Kirwan expects further improvement from Blues
April 14, 2013
Charles Piutau makes a break in an impressive performance from the Blues © Getty Images
With 87 points scored in their previous two performances alone, many expected the Hurricanes to bring much more against the Blues on Saturday.
It was humbling stuff for Mark Hammett's men, who were held to single digits for the first time in 22 months during the 28-6 loss.
Strike Weapons Julian Savea, TJ Perenara and captain Conrad Smith struggled to impose themselves on the game the way they had in recent weeks.
Seeing this Hurricanes squad go down four-tries-to-none is a rarity, in fact the last time Wellington fans suffered a similar defeat was in 2008 against New South Wales Waratahs. The Blues had obviously done their homework.
"We had to improve our defensive line and the speed into contact, and we've been working very hard on that," coach John Kirwan said.
"I think tonight we saw some pretty special team defence and finishing it with some good hits. If [we] want to survive in this tournament, that's what we need to do."
The battle certainly lived up to his hype. No-one could have faulted the passion of either side, which contributed to one of the more physical encounters of the season.
Wing Frank Halai ensured the 23,000 crowd at Eden Park were in good voice with devastating carries and uncompromising defence. He now leads 30-0 in his sideline battle with Savea. Francis Saili epitomised the heart of the home side, after taking a pair of whip-lashing hits from the Hurricanes best he refused to go down, even when a knee injury looked to have ended his evening.
Still, Kirwan will no doubt spend next week's bye working to eradicate a number of sloppy handing errors that were often an anticlimax to some otherwise scintillating play.
"We ticked off a lot of boxes that we haven't been getting right in the past," he said. "We're still not the finished product, we've still got a lot of hard work to do but I think this is a really big step in the right direction, especially defensively. I think we can play better, I think we can play a lot better. I think we left a lot of tries out there and I think we need to get a lot more disciplined around ball retention. It doesn't stop; we're a long way from where we want to be."
The Hurricanes have just five days to lick their wounds before hosting Western Force on Friday. That challenge will not be underestimated after the Crusaders slipped over in their "banana skin" match in Perth, also on Saturday.
Captain Smith expects his men to bounce back but said they must persist with the game plan, especially when things start going wrong.
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Live Updates:
2230 Emigration and unemployment are the main issues for many rural voters as Philip Bromwell found out in the latest of his election reports.
2140 Out with the old. In with the new. The Frontline is hearing from election candidates that are offering an alternative to the main political parties.
2030 Charlie Bird's Election Nation is live now on RTÉ One Television and here on RTÉ.ie
2025 In tonight's Nine News, Philip Bromwell will be reporting from a rural community in Co Clare that is struggling to hold on to its young people.
1920 Watch tonight's Six-One News, which featured a profile of Waterford, an interview with Eamon Gilmore, as well as all the latest from the campaign trail.
1850 'A monopoly of power is not desirable for the country', says Labour leader Eamon Gilmore
Speaking on RTE's Six-One News, Mr Gilmore said the election will not be decided by polls.
However, he acknowledged that they suggest the contest is a 'straightforward choice of a monopoly of power of Fine Gael Government or a coalition'.
He said the type of Government that the Labour wants is one that will get people back to work.
1801 There will be a profile of the Waterford constituency on tonight's Six-One News with Bryan Dobson and Sharon Ní Bheoláin.
1700 'Farmers deserve fairer prices for their products' was the message from Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny at IFA headquarters in Dublin.
He promised them he would seek to deliver fair prices, while keeping costs down for consumers, indicating the supermarket giants had a role to play.
1549 A poll conducted in six of Ireland's universities has found that 73% of students intend on voting this Friday.
The poll, co-ordinated by UCD's The College Tribune, surveyed a total of 1,248 students across the country.
23.72% of students who are intending to vote in the election are still undecided as to whom they will vote for.
The party breakdown was Fine Gael: 34%, Labour: 30%, Independents: 13%, Fianna Fáil: 10%, Sinn Féin: 6% and the Greens: 4%.
1543 The Green Party has published five pledges which it says are non-negotiable core issues for it over the next five years.
The five pledges include no destruction or sale of State assets such as Bord Gáis, Coillte or the ESB. They also include no increase in income tax and climate change legislation.
The party also say it will protect education and introduce real electoral reform.
On the issue of third-level fees the Green Party said while it would not rule out any further increases, it believed now was not the time for any fundamental change.
1531 In a statement, Newstalk confirmed that Fine Gael set no preconditions ahead of their interview with Enda Enda which was broadcast today.
'In this morning's breakfast programme our presenter Chris Donoghue made reference to his preparation for an interview with Enda Kenny yesterday at the Aviva. He stated that he did not ask Enda Kenny questions about his pension.
'It has been suggested that the reason why no question was asked on the pension was because preconditions were set by Fine Gael.
'Newstalk wishes to state categorically that no such preconditions were in place. They were not sought and Newstalk considered that the issue of the pension had been dealt with in Enda Kenny's speech from the podium.'
1521 NUI Galway MSc student David Dolphin has created a website which shows the online visibility of candidates in Election 2011.
To view the site click here.
1515 Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has promised that
State pension increases will be protected if his party is elected to Government.
1450 Newstalk Chief Executive Radio Frank Cronin has said that there was no reason that Enda Kenny could not have been asked questions about his pension entitlements as a former school teacher during an interview on the radio station.
He was responding to comments made by a Newstalk presenter on air following a pre-recorded interview with Mr Kenny when the presenter said that Fine Gael had asked that the pension would not be spoken about during an interview which was recorded on Sunday.
Mr Cronin said this afternoon that the comments from the presenter were 'not absolutely perfect'.
Mr Cronin confirmed that there was a 'little discussion' prior to the interview being recorded yesterday with the Fine Gael leader, he said the discussion referred to the fact that Mr Kenny had clarified the position regarding his pension during a speech and it had been dealt with.
1442 Socialist MEP Joe Higgins has attacked the Labour Party claiming they've been running a dishonest campaign. He said they had cynically castigated Fine Gael and yet had their own huge agenda for cuts in public spending.
Speaking in Cork, Mr Higgins who is part of the United Left Alliance also declined to encourage voters to pass their preferences onto Sinn Féin having voted for the ULA candidate first.
He said people should consider passing their preferences onto others who they believed to be genuine left candidates who would fight to protect jobs and services.
He said it was important that the Alliance succeeded in getting as many candidates elected to provide a genuine opposition to the 'cuts coalition' of Fine Gael, Labour and Fianna Fáil.
1430 Labour leader Eamon Gilmore has told a meeting of farmers in Dublin that he would love to see a Labour Minister for Agriculture.
He also said that while Fine Gael belongs to the largest grouping in Europe, he said Labour was a member of the second largest group.
1359 Labour in Government would get rid of the €10 travel tax, and change the name of the Dublin Airport Authority to take the name Dublin out of it, according to Labour candidates Jan O'Sullivan and Joe Leddin, who are standing in Limerick City.
Speaking at a briefing on the importance of Shannon airport to Limerick and the wider Mid-West area, Ms O'Sullivan said she would support the establishment of an international cargo hub at Shannon.
1244 Political parties' manifesto proposals on political reform have again been scored by a panel of academic experts.
The scores come from Reformcard, a political reform scorecard developed for the General Election.
The scores have been revised from previous marks to take account of new policy documents published by Sinn Féin and the Green Party last week, and a new document on reform published by Fine Gael.
Reformcard scored each party's proposals in five categories of political reform - Oireachtas reform; Electoral reform; Open Government reform; Public Sector reform and Local Government reform.
Fine Gael continues to rank highest, followed by Labour, the Green Party, Fianna Fáil, and Sinn Féin.
The total scores, marked out of a maximum 100 points are: Fine Gael 74 (+1); Labour 68 (no change); Fianna Fáil 58 (no change); Green Party 68 (+15); Sinn Féin 51 (+25).
1226 Enda Kenny has said that to achieve the international reputation of Ireland as a digital island, Government would have to take a more active role in moving the Irish economy online.
He said that if in Government Fine Gael would ensure that all payments to government departments and agencies could be made electronically.
He said passports and driving licence renewals would also be able to be done digitally.
1218 Fine Gael's Paschal Donohoe said that the party, if in government, would look at the concept of a Digital Docklands.
He said that there is already a lot of space there in that part of our city.
And he said they wanted to ensure that when a company moves from 'start-up' phase that they have somewhere they can go where the infrastructure is already there.
1204 In his speech at a community centre in Dublin, Eamon Gilmore said he believed that people want to ensure there is balance in Government.
He had been asked if he was disappointed at Labour's drop in the opinion polls, he said he wasn't half as disappointed about that as many people around the country are disappointed at the drop in their pay packets.
His speech focused on the needs of families. Mr Gilmore said the next Governmet must give prority to the needs of families.
1202 Campiagn Daily is live now on RTÉ Television. Watch it live here
1157 Enda Kenny has said that people have known since 1970 that he entered the teaching profession.
He said that that has been public knowledge all along that he resigned his position and that that position has been publicly filled.
He said that he had never drawn a red cent from teaching.
1153 Labour Party leader Eamon Gilmore has said people voting in the election this week have a choice between a single-party Fine Gael Government or a Fine Gael-Labour coalition.
Mr Gilmore said people who want balance in the next Government need to vote for the Labour Party.
He said it is a certainty that Fine Gael would be in Government.
Asked about his own party's performance in opinion polls Mr Gilmore said the election is far from over and not a single vote had been cast.
1150 Enda Kenny has said that he clarified the issue of his teacher's pension yesterday. He said that that matter was closed.
Kenny said Micheál Martin does not speak for him or for his intentions.
Asked when this issue became an issue for him he said the Fianna Fáil leader seems to know more about his financial affairs than he does.
Asked about whether he expressed to Newstalk that he would not speak about this issue he said that he had spoken to the station's Chris Donoghue on Saturday and that he had said he would like an opportunity on Sunday to speak about the campaign that they had during the week in the West.
So, he said, when they spoke, the interview was in that context.
1141 Kenny has said that Fine Gael will ensure that Ireland becomes a digital island if in Government.
Speaking at a news conference about high-tech jobs at PopCap Games in Dublin this morning he said that he is hugely ambitious for Ireland in gaming and across the entire high-tech area.
1140 Answering questions from executive members Micheál Martin said a climate change bill is needed but it must play to our strengths.
He said the national herd is an enormous asset and the way to deal with climate change is through technology and innovation.
He identified the transport sector as the biggest problem and said it is not tenable or correct to reduce the national herd or restrict its expansion.
1122 Micheál Martin has been explaining his party's manifesto to the executive council of the IFA.
He said the agriculture sector will form a central part of the economic recovery and the sector was the star performer in 2010, growing by 11% and amounting to two-thirds of indigenous exports.
He assured them that a site value tax, when introduced, will not pertain to agricultural land and also said farmland will not be considered in any assessment for third-level grant eligibility.
He said 250,000 people are dependent on the agriculture sector. The sector has come through difficult times but his party will continue to support it and work with farmers to drive it forward, he said.
1058 Micheál Martin is at IFA headquarters in Dublin to address the organisation's 60 strong Executive Council.
1056 The President of Sinn Fein, Gerry Adams, has said that nearly 6,000 jobs could be created in Cork.
Speaking in the city this morning, the Louth candidate denied they were engaging in auction politics and insisted that the jobs could be created if the party's job creation strategy was implemented.
The jobs range from construction to health care and communications.
However, Mr Adams also conceded that Fine Gael will form the next Government either on their own or with support from others like the Labour Party.
1039 Fianna Fáil has said that party leader Micheál Martin 'agreed to answer questions on all topics on this morning's Newstalk Breakfast'.
1029 Fine Gael has 'vehemently denied' suggestions that it tried to censor an interview with party leader Enda Kenny on Newstalk Radio.
The interview, which was recorded yesterday and broadcast this morning, did not deal with Mr Kenny's teacher's pension.
Newstalk said this morning that Mr Kenny only agreed to the interview on the condition that there would be no questions on this issue.
In response, Fianna Fáil's John Curran accused Fine Gael of censorship, saying it was on top of Mr Kenny's refusal to answer any other questions from the media yesterday.
A Fine Gael spokesperson denied this, saying the pension issue had been dealt with in Mr Kenny's speech, and in that context it was decided - and agreed by Newstalk - to conduct the interview on the basis originally agreed.
1016 Fianna Fáil's Barry Andrews, Fine Gael's Dr James Reilly and Labour's Jan O Sullivan discussing health now on Today with Pat Kenny. Listen here
0910 Fine Gael Leader Enda Kenny will be joined by athlete, Eamonn Coghlan and Fine Gael candidates and inter-county football managers, John O'Mahony (ex-manager Mayo, Galway, Leitrim) and Peter Fitzpatrick (manager Louth) to highlight Fine Gael's commitment to sport.
0909 Sinn Féin Social Protection Spokesperson Aengus Ó Snodaigh will today set out his party's approach to social welfare and minimum wage cuts.
0825 Fine Gael's Leo Vradakar is live on Morning Ireland. Listen here
0824 Eamon Gilmore will deliver what is described as a 'keynote speech' on the potential impact on families of the election outcome.
Enda Kenny, Eamon Gilmore and Micheál Martin will all separately address the Executive Council of the IFA.
Gerry Adams is campaigning in Cork.
0800 Jobs, families and farming will top the issues highlighted by the parties today.


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National best-sellers are from The New York Times and reflect combined print and e-book sales. Parentheses indicate the book's position last week. A (*) denotes the book's first appearance on the list, (-) its return after falling off.
1. (*) Reflected In You, by Sylvia Day
2. (1) The Casual Vacancy, by J.K. Rowling
3. (*) Mad River, by John Sandford
4. (2) Fifty Shades of Grey, by E.L. James
5. (3) Fifty Shades Darker, by E.L. James
6. (4) Fifty Shades Freed, by E.L. James
7. (5) Gone Girl, by Gillian Flynn
8. Winter of the World, by Ken Follett
9. (*) Dark Storm, by Christine Feehan
10. (8) Bared to You, by Sylvia Day
1. (*) Killing Kennedy, by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
2. (1) No Easy Day, by Mark Owen with Kevin Maurer
3. (*) Total Recall, by Arnold Schwarzenegger with Peter Petre
4. (*) America Again, by Stephen Colbert, Richard Dahm, Paul Dinello, Barry Julien, Tom Purcell et al.
5. (8) Killing Lincoln, by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
6. (-) Cowards, by Glenn Beck and Kevin Balfe
7. (2) Waging Heavy Peace, by Neil Young
8. (*) Half the Sky, by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn
9. (5) The Price of Politics, by Bob Woodward
10. (7) How Children Succeed, by Paul Tough


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i had an uncle that collected political campaign buttons. and when i say 'collect', i mean COLLECT! this guy had his entire basement lined with cloth and then proceeded to cover the entire room – floor to ceiling (INCLUDING the ceiling!) with hundreds of thousands of campaign buttons. wonder what happened to that collection when he died? i'll never know.
if you have an uncle like that, it means that you are probably going to collect campaign buttons, too. i still have a huge crate of the things in my attic that i haven't looked into for over 30 years. but, my young collecting obsession didn't end there. being a dumb kid (in 1968, i was 14) i started haunting the various campaign headquarters around town with my friends and STEALING whatever we could sneak out the door – buttons (of course), stickers, posters, signage, bumper stickers, jewelry, pencils, stationery, ashtrays, tshirts, brochures, postcards, whatever we could get our sticky little fingers on. we would ride the public transit bus downtown and visit the storefront headquarters every couple of weeks (just long enough for the volunteer help to change over and forget who we were) and fill our shopping bags with crazy stuff. we even went so far as to steal campaign yard signs from people's lawns (the inside of our garage was wallpapered with those signs for years).
we had so much of this crap (stacks and stacks and stacks of the same candidate bumper sticker, for instance) that we started to vandalized billboards by literally COVERING the entire image with that candidate's opponent's bumper stickers. we thought that was clever stuff back then. hey, i was 14.
1968 was probably the best year for political campaign swag overkill in history. so much loose cash was spent by such big time political hack machines on that crazy political year that we've never really come close to it since. after 1968, all that stupid junk (like "humphrey for president" frisbees) just began to cost too much and TV became the main focus. so, 1968 was such a great year to be a little naughty thief in the world's greatest candy store.
what i show you here is a sheet of "nixon now" campaign stamps. yup, they actually had sheets of these lick and stick stamps made – i assume to place on your envelopes when you mailed out your donation? dunno. but, they are exquisitely made and even pin-hole perforated (hard to find that sort of perforation. trust me on this). so, they look great. i had these framed on the wall of my home for years.
nixon's people always had the most freudian 'slip' style campaign slogans. "nixon now" makes you smile when you see it – LOL! but, the next campaign (1972) was even better "nixon's the one"!!!! man, talk about irony! even the official name of the nixon campaign committee was a brilliant double-entendre – the Committee To Re-Elect the President. it was generally refereed to by "C.R.E.E.P." no kidding. amazing, huh? no ad focus group would ever let that get past committee nowadays.
to us old jaded presidential campaign veterans of the past, today's pickin's are very very slim. all the money is spent on television advertising. they rarely even make official campaign buttons. and there is precious little 'obtanium' (stuff you can steal). but, this year the obama team has hired josh higgins (bassist from the band FLUF) to design all their swag and he's bringing back so much great collectible classic ideas (and humor) that this year may go down in the collector manuals as a good'n. be sure to get the "obama for pres." coffee mug with his birth certificate printed on it! you can drink coffee and convince yourself of obama's citizenship at the same time! brilliant!
it's always nice to hear about where old punks end up. it's always refreshing to see what they're up to and sometimes it blows you away. the idea that an old punk rocker dude is the design genius behind the re-elect obama campaign swag makes me smile. the idea that it's josh is pure gravy. he's such a great guy.>nowadays, these "nixon now" stamps just look like so much bad blotter acid.


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You're probably thinking what I was thinking when I saw the subject line of that press release: "What the heck is an atomic preamp?" No, it doesn't replace vacuum tubes with little nuclear reactors. (Although, seriously, how long before someone does?) The "atomic" designation comes from the fact that the Rubicon integrates Antelope Audio's renowned 10M Rubidium atomic clock, which promises to be "100,000 times more stable than a traditional crystal oscillator." Combine that with the company's 64-bit Acoustically Focused Clocking technology, and the preamp boasts unprecedented levels of jitter management.
What does it actually do, though? As the rest of its name implies, Rubicon isn't merely a Digital-to-Analog converter; it's actually an Analog-to-Digital/Digital-to-Analog converter. Plug your turntable into the JFET phono preamp, and it samples your vinyl digitally, applying all of the same of the same digitally clockery that was used in the recording of the score for Avatar. Incoming audio from a PC or Network Attached Storage (yep, it's a streamer, too, complete with DLNA capabilities) skips the Analog-to-Digital stage and heads straight for the 384 kHz DAC (the same technology used in the company's flagship Zodiac Gold DAC).
What's more, it includes ultra-linear, dual stage headphone amps, as well as a custom USB 2.0 chip that supports streaming up to 480 Mbits/384kHz, with the option for recording.
Ins and outs include:
Analog Inputs
1x PHONO Input on RCA
3x Inputs on RCA
1x HiZ Input on RCA
1x Combo Balanced Input on XLR/¼ TRS
Analog Outputs
1x Balanced Output on XLR
1x Unbalanced Output on RCA
Digital Inputs
2x S/PDIF
2x TOSLINK
1x AES/EBU
Word Clock Input
Ethernet port
Digital Outputs
2x S/PDIF De-jittered outputs
As for the price? Antelope isn't telling just yet. But considering that the Zodiac Gold sells for €2,995.00 and the 10M Rubidium atomic clock clocks in at €5,695.00 (roughly $4000 and $7500, respectively) — and that both of those units are essentially integrated into the Rubicon — it's safe to say it won't be cheap. We should find out more when it's officially introduced to the public at the Munich High End Show, May 3-6.
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McKenzie will play Henry Bird, the ex-con, who was recently freed after being unjustly imprisoned for 16 years. He uses his mental and physical skills -- as well as his sixth sense for danger -- to help Shannon Carter, a former district attorney, with her victim-advocate work.
The role is in second position to McKenzie's TNT critical darling Southland, which is halfway through its fifth season. The future of the Ann Biderman, John Wells and Christopher Chulack series has yet to be decided.
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My day, probably like yours, starts with a bombardment of brands. The original idea was to show the logos I see during a full day, but that'd mean a lot of photos.
At this stage I'd still not be dressed for work. Just half an hour after waking and I've been surrounded by logos.
This post was inspired by Jane's fun with brands. Some others are doing likewise:
- Sander's 14 logos in 14 minutes
- Cat's branding before breakfast
- Alan's brand day: morning edition
- Anna's day in brands
- Vivien's brandwashed in 8 minutes
- Afsin's 12 logos in 12 minutes
- Aaron's 13 logos and brands without moving a muscle
- Daniel's day in brands
- Rafie's 10 logos as you open my door
- Fox's brand name day
- adhack's Friday in brands
- Doug's what time is your brand?
- ADCD's brands you encounter
- Rod's brand timeline
- Phil's where we encounter brands
- E.K.'s brand new day
- David's day in the life of gen Y
- Mike's brand timeline portrait
- Dehog's day in brands and logos
- Beyond Rivalry's brand timeline portrait
- Tracie's branding iron
What does your timeline look like? It doesn't have to be an entire day, maybe just the journey to work, prepping dinner, the first 10 logos you see.


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Spoof news snippets from Thursday 15 October 2009
Three Exemptions
Three women have come forward to say they have helped on the Letterman show without having sex with him, that's including his mother.
Foreign LanguageSpoken In American Homes
Survey shows that one of of six Americans speaks a foreign language at home, called texting lingo.
Instant Face Lift
According to research, if you want to know how you would look with a face lift, have the driver go 80MPH on a stretch and stick your head out the window on the passenger side & look in the mirror.
Nice Night In NYC
It was so nice in New York City last night, David Letterman allowed all the ladies on his "staff" go home early.
Hillary Corrects Story
Hillary Clinton has finally admitted she was wrong about coming under fire while she was in Bosnia. "I did have on my bullet-proof pantsuit, though!"
Today's Who's Who
Actress Tina Fay is encouraging Sarah Palin to run for president in 2012. "She'll have my vote", stated Fay. Then the real Tina Fay stated that that wasn't her.
Wikipedia For The Answers
Wikipedia has announced that they are 90% through going back over their material correcting mistakes. Then announced that it should have said 70%.
McCain Having Bad Experience
Sen. John McCain announced today that he had bought a hybrid car and that it not only doesn't work in water, he almost drowned.
Tax Refunds Delayed Again
Because of a huge budget crisis, California is now going to delay paying tax refunds in 2010. Several in Hollywood say that that is why they're not bothering to file theirs.
New NKorea Dong Missile
North Korea warns that their newest dong missile will cause the enemy to go sterile therefore wiped out within a couple of generations.
TV Changes By 2014
FCC says that digital television set may have to be changed again by 2014 in order for all shows to come in in 3D.
Phillip Morris Lawsuit
The Phillip Morris company has sued a family who lost a loved one from smoking for loss of their income.
Thieves Break In On Homeland Security
Thieves break into Homeland Security office & steal all US protection plans. Military says not to worry as nuclear missiles are being shifted around as we speak. Also, avoid accident on Colorado road.
Another Bright One
Shoe bomber's cousin arrested at airport after complaining that the airlines had lost his suitcase with the nuclear bomb.
Break In Bombings?
Taliban along the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan ask for bombings to stop during Holy Day of Running Your Ass Off!
Still Reviewing It
CIA says that new video from Osama bin Laden with him telling al-Qaida to kill everybody they see, could contain a hidden message.
You Learn By Mistakes
FEMA finally confesses that dropping microwave ovens into flooded New Orleans wasn't the best idea they ever had.
New FBI Seasonal Warnings
An FBI warning: Never assume that flaming bag on your doorstep is full of dog shit. Could be an explosive devise that will blow the shit out of YOU. Also, never open a letter addressed to Anne Thrax!
Office of Over-used Plot Studies (OOPS) Report: No More Vampires
The OOPS released a report stating: "After New Moon, True Blood, Cirque du Freak, and Vampire Diaries, nothing new can ever again be written or said about vampires. For the love of god, just stop."
What Can You Do?
In North Yorkshire, a drunken sailor twice legal limit when he ran trawler aground early in the morning. Police "shave his belly with a rusty razor!"
Let's Get Outa Here!
Older couple leave horror movie early after being nearly scared to death by price of popcorn and colas.
Woman Traded Kids For Bird, Money
Woman trucker swapped two children in her care for a pet cockatoo and $175. Demanded refund after cockatoo crapped all over the inside of the truck.
Brain To Brain Communications
Scientists develop system that allows 'brain-to-brain communication' between two humans, although the use of other organs much preferred.
Woman Wins Payout!
Woman with 10-minute memory wins £4.4m payout after string of medical blunders. Family says they will tell her later.
Tasers Causing Heart Attacks?
British Police warned firing Taser guns at suspects' chests could give them a heart attack. "From now on, shoot them in the arse!"
The Loudest Snore?
Meet the grandmother who snores at 111 decibels, even louder than a JET plane! I SAID, MEET THE GRANDMOTHER ...cough! Go onto the next snippet, I've hurt myself..cough!
Winner From Own Family, Fancy That
New BBC row as winner of Blew Peter's 'design a 50p' competition is revealed to be daughter of programming chief
A Big CEO "Thank You"!
Several CEO's of large companies getting huge bonuses after their companies were bailed out by the US Government would like to thank the millions on Social Security giving up any raise for their gift.
Carter Cracking?
Former president Jimmy Carter calls people who have allergies to peanuts prejudice, the scum of the earth. Announces that he's found G W Carver's 101st use for them. Stick them up Rush Limbaugh's ass!
Nixon's Long Joke On Tape
Just released Nixon White House tapes reveal one long 15 minute joke by Nixon who apparently passed out during the middle ten minutes, but then finished up with the ending of another joke, laughter!
Apparently All 4,000 Did Vote
Those 4,000 "dead people" found on voter rolls as voting officials suspected fake voter registrations, turned up at several official's homes last night in New Orleans, demanding apologies, BRAINS!
Leonaro Fingerprink Authenic?
Leonardo fingerprint said to reveal $150 million artwork. Drawing of Fingerprint may be auctioned soon.
Bin Laden Looking Frail
Latest Bin Laden Video released and played on Al-Jazeera TV shows he's looking frail, talking mostly about President Bush and Tony Blair stepping down from their offices.
Not Even On Afghan Border
General Petraeus tells Pakistan leaders that there has been a misunderstanding after Pakistan planes carpet bomb carpet factory.
Obama Reaches Across Table
President Obama make another effort to reach across the aisle to Republicans as the next beer conferences will feature beer from company owned by Cindy McCain.
Lots Of Victims There
Bernie Madoff got into a fight in prison and he may not survive, as police transfer him to a halfway poorhouse.
Just Biden His Time
A White House insider has stated that President Obama does his consulting with Joe Biden when most people aren't around, including Joe Biden.
Partial Cure Discovered
Losing weight could reduce chances of catching the Swine Flu say authorities. "Though, like Prozac for Mad Cow Disease, it isn't 100% foolproof as many cows still highly pissed."
Whale Restaurants Closing
Japan agrees to close all their Kentucky Fried Whale and McMoby Restaurants after ten-year protest by Greenpeace. "So you can finally stop your blubbering", says Prime Minister.
New On The Pet Channel
High frequency All-Dog Show to be on Wednesday night on The Pet Channel. Could replace "Cat Aquarium" as top-rated show.
We Need Ralph Nader!
Non-voters, those who vote for "Santa Claus, Bugs Bunny" and Late Night Talk Show hosts urge Ralph Nader to run again in 2012.
Fraudster Loses Fun Race
Fraudster who claimed £23,000 disability benefits is caught taking part in 5km charity fun run. "Where's the fun?" asks the faker.
Most Are Politicians
Revealed: Britain's most prolific police officer (who's made 1,000 arrests in 18 months), condemned by all the major political parties.
Forgot The Mirror Test!
Family's fury as police halt funeral procession and demand further tests are carried out on body producing massive auto jam.
Poor Thing!
'Get used to being poor': Judge orders £400m divorce wife to be evicted from £8,000-a-month home. Salvation Army offer to step in and help.
Airline Balancing
Survey says airlines face balancing act, especially while up in the air.
Taylor Swift On SNL
Taylor Swift to host 'Saturday Night Live'! Wonder what their first comedy routine will be?
Inmates Cutting Prison Time
States letting inmates cut even more prison time by writing "I will never kill another prostitute in my life" on blackboards 1,000 times.
Rubber Wars
South Africa police fire rubber bullets at protesters, as protesters throw rubber bricks at police.
Get Your Facts Straight
Italy denies paying off Taliban in Afghanistan. "That was in Iraq, Pakistan" says, President Berlusconi.
Dems Working Hard
Democrats work hard to finalize health legislation get more awards for President Obama. Yesterday's receiving of the Award for Looking The Most Presidential mostly overlooked by media.
Talks Advance
Honduran talks advance, but rivals urge caution as most of talks thus far have been name-calling!
Consumers Showing Signs Of Life
Consumers show signs of life as prices stay low. "But don't expect us to trample each other this year", says spokesman.
Just Like "Frosty"
Arctic ice cap 'to disappear in future summers', but promises children, "I'll be back again some day!"
Chinese Herbs Can Help
Chinese herbs show promise for diabetes prevention, penis erections, after completing 4000 year study.
Obama Finally Goes To New Orleans
President Obama makes first trip to New Orleans. Tells people there that FEMA practically ready to begin. "I saw them up the road only ten miles away.
Seniors: No COLA!
Social Security to make it official: No COLA! Plus, no cost of living increases, as we all are rich already.
Iran makes breakthrough on Advanced Nano-Nuke Technology
"We, the Great Republic of the Free People of Iran, only need 0.05 grams of enriched U to build 10 nano-nukes".
President Obama Is Married To His Cousin
666 times removed
His Highest Majesty, King and Source of all Light...
President Emperor Selassie Obama flew back to Washington, DC yesterday - whereupon Airforce One changed its call sign to: "The Ego Has Landed".
Cannibal Sues Wendy's
A Melanesian cannibal recently filed a class action lawsuit against Wendy's Restaraunt Inc. after finding an unwanted piece of chili on a human thumb that he was happily consuming for lunch.
Still More Awards
Michael Jackson up for posthumous awards. Family anxious that Obama will not get this one too, or that Kanye West will grab it from them.
Ups and Downs
Dow hits 10,000! House Speaker Pelosi is sad that she didn't invest some of the stimulus package money in the stock market.
Usual Bar Chatter
Confusion over Honduras accord. "I thought it 'Honda Accord' stated man at bar. "Maybe they make them in Honduras? Joe, they make Accords in Honduras? A Peace Accord? I guess they make pieces there."
Political Quiz
What Democratic wife of a Republican governor feels that not holding a cell phone while driving, only applies to the great unwashed multitude of Californians?
One for the Gipper
Reverends Jackson and Sharpton drop objections to Rush Limbaugh buying an interest in the St. Louis Rams franchise. Jessie is to be the new General Manager and Al is to be the Offensive Line Coach!
Glad We Voted For Him
Obama calls for $250 payments to seniors. Loud cheer erupt from high school and college classrooms!
Rebel store advertises Christmas early
Grayson's Mart rebelled against the Northern Mall agreement of not selling Christmas items until December 1st. 'We think that every day should be Christmas,' said the manager.
Bonkers for Conkers
As Autumn kicks in, several illegal bareknuckle conker-fighting clubs have been unearthed by England and Wales police, and several hefty fines dished out. Could this be the last of the forty-niners?
Britney's new release
Britney Spears today released a record - that is, the Guinness world record for the largest poo by volume. She praised her dietician for the 37 pound (17 kg) wonder, and promised further releases.
Halloweening up the score
Dorset and Wiltshire goblins protested today about the upcoming Halloween plans, claiming that the occasion is now far too commercial. 'Why can't humans just stick to All Saints Day,' they say.
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My husband and I are thinking ahead to names for a 2nd child (I'm not pregnant yet). Our daughter, Margaret (Maggie, usually) was almost Anne or Annie and that is still a name we would love to use for a daughter.
Here's the problem: Annie is the name we really want, but I'm not a fan of informal names on a birth certificate. Add to that disinclination the fact that Maggie has a formal name and that sisters Margaret and Annie sound - I don't know, off-balance.
So, Anne is the other option with Annie reserved for the nn. Problem here is that our last name is a 2-syllable name that starts with "A," meaning that "Anne A____" sounds a bit choppy or a bit like Anna...
So, what to do? Annie or Anne?Mom to:
Margaret Ruth (born October 2012)
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So I've going over the Barebones Fantasy RPG some more and few random thoughts popped into my crazy little head. The guys over at DWD Studios keep posting some awesome resources on their site so be sure to check it out.
As I've said before the glory of this game is its simplicity and with simplicity comes the ability to easily house rules and convert all sorts of goodies. When I see a percentile based system, I think of Call of Cthulhu just like so many other people. I was thinking about how interesting and easy it would be to throw in some crazy nasty magic, Sanity and unknown horrors into a game. I'm probably not the only one who's thought about that.
Speaking of percentile. Some players just hate math. I mean really, really hate it. It's not that the math is difficult it's just that it's easier with smaller numbers. In the back of my mind, I've been thinking about basing the skills and abilities on d20 rolls. Basically dividing just about everything by five and fiddle with a few other things to get the math right. You get the idea. Smaller numbers might mean faster play but I know at least one person would complain that their dice would be jinxed by rolling low on a d20.
Going Gonzo: Races are pretty easy and with Skill/Level system, it could be damned fun to go all gonzo with races. Just build special racial sort like skills and there you go. The only limit your imagination and GM approval.
Development Points: The guys at DWD have posted a handy DP tracking sheet. My initial thought is to just have a nice pile of tokens/stones or whatever to hand out during the session. Quick and easy.
Descriptors & Development Points: This probably because I'm running a FATE based game right now but I really see how Descriptors are like Aspects. So my initial gut reaction is to tweak the rules a bit and make them work more like Aspects. To put it simply, negative Descriptors that make a character's life more "interesting" would grant a DP. A player could use his character's positive Descriptors for a re-roll of a Skill or Resistance check. It would just cost him a DP.
There you go. Some random thoughts on the Barebones RPG. It's going to really to fun to watch this game grow.
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Let me know when you "d20-ify" it. I would love a copy of those conversions. I completely agree with you about smaller numbers and rolling high is 'good'.
Also, player perception of numbers is HUGE. For example, tell a player he only has a 30% chance to hit something with his sword, and he thinks his PC sucks. But give him a +6 bonus on a d20, and he thinks his PC is well-skilled.
Will do. It's on my very long to do list. 🙂
My initial thoughts…
A conversion from d00% to d20 is pretty straight-forward. The only problem is simulating the "doubles" mechanic for BareBone's d00%. Using a natural '20' on d20 is similar, but not quite the same thing.
Another possibility is using Green Ronin's Dragon AGE task resolution system: roll 3d6 + stat, with doubles allowing for a 'stunt'. 3d6 also give a nice bell-curve result, and its range (3-18) is close enough to d20's to use similar modifiers.
That's exactly where I'm having my mental hang up on this.
The easiest way I can think of doing this. And easy is what Barebones is all about. Is this. If a skill is less than 20 then Crit on a Natural 1, Fumble on a Natural 19 or 20. If a skill is 20 or more then crit on a Natural 1 or 2 and Fumble on a Natural 20.