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Fri, Sep 06, 2013 | 08:06 BST
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number may rework sexual assault scene included in game's current demo
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number developer Dennaton Games is considering removing a sexual assault scene included in game's current demo.
Fri, Aug 23, 2013 | 13:21 BST
Hotline Miami 2 will feature unlockable hard mode
As if it wasn't hard enough, Dennaton Games is including an unlockable harder difficulty setting in the upcoming Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number. The developers have also talked about creating characters with more personality.
Wed, Jul 17, 2013 | 14:22 BST
Hotline Miami 2′s journey from DLC to bloody swansong
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number started life as DLC to Dennaton's violent debut. Phil Owen speaks with the team to understand why its ballet of carnage has been fully fleshed out.
Thu, Jul 04, 2013 | 09:26 BST
Hotline Miami 2: new gameplay footage shows masks, slaughter & more
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number has received some new gameplay footage, showing off more neon-soaked slaughter and pounding synth tunes.
Tue, Jun 25, 2013 | 15:58 BST
Hotline Miami now available on PS3, Vita with cross-buy in US
Hotline Miami is now available on PS3 and Vita. The game includes cross-buy and will run you £7.29/€8.99. It's out in the UK tomorrow. Check out the launch video below.
Fri, Jun 21, 2013 | 17:05 BST
Hotline Miami hits PS3 and Vita next week with Russell the raging bull mask, Cross-Buy enabled
Hotline Miami will launch for PS3 and Vita next week, the teams Dennaton Games, Abstraction Games, and Devolver Digital have announced.
Thu, Jun 20, 2013 | 11:44 BST
Hotline Miami "probably" heading to PS Vita next week, says dev
Hotline Miami developer Dennaton Games has said that its PS Vita port is releasing "probably" next week. It comes as Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number was revealed and detailed yesterday. It's a good time for '80s neon and bloody skull–caving violence – if that's your bag.
Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 12:23 BST
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is series finale, plot and combat explained
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is the second and final game in Dennaton Game's self-proclaimed 'fuck-em-up' series. The team has showcased the sequel running, and discussed the game's plot, combat and motivations in a new interview.
Tue, May 07, 2013 | 06:39 BST
Hotline Miami dev posts mysterious code
Hotline Miami developer Dennaton Games has posted a strange message to its social media pages, apparently some sort of code.
Tue, Mar 26, 2013 | 12:48 GMT
Hotline Miami PS3 & PS Vita trailer is go, watch it here
Hotline Miami is heading to PS3 and PS Vita courtesy of developer Dennaton and publisher Devolver Digital. The studio has released a trailer to mark the occasion ahead of the game's spring release.
Tue, Mar 19, 2013 | 22:06 GMT
Hotline Miami now available on Mac
Lo-fi "murder simulator" Hotline Miami is now available on OS-X via Steam. The indie hit will set you back $10, and comes with a much-praised soundtrack, all the punishing action you can handle, and a very odd plot written in blood-stained neon crayon. It's also headed to Sony platforms this year. A sequel is in the works.
Thanks, Joystiq.
Tue, Feb 19, 2013 | 16:34 GMT
Hotline Miami will arrive on PS3 and Vita this spring
Dennaton Games and Devolver Digital have announced that Hotline Miami will arrive on PS3 and Vita this spring.
Mon, Nov 26, 2012 | 21:47 GMT
Hotline Miami sequel in the works
A follow up to October's surprise indie hit Hotline Miami is already in pre-production.
Sat, Nov 10, 2012 | 14:27 GMT
Hotline Miami creators working on concepts and design for next title
Hotline Miami creators Dennis Wedin and Jonatan Soderstrom have started working on concepts for new projects, one of which is a 2D action platformer. Speaking in a podcast on D'toid, the fellas at Dennaton Games said that while the concept may change, Wedin has at least started on the game's artwork, while Soderstrom is focused "on making sure the game isn't gimmicky," while still maintaining uniqueness from a design perspective. You can listen to the entire thing through the link.
Thu, Oct 25, 2012 | 18:59 BST
Hotline Miami patch, extra levels, pad support incoming
Hotline Miami will be getting a patch addressing issues with GOG and Steam version of the game. Reports indicate the Steam version isn't updating achievements correctly, and the official Twitter account for the game said support for the Xbox 360 gamepad is on the way. The account also said extra levels an possibly an a level editor is on the way – well, sort of. When asked about the aforementioned goodies, the reply was: "more will come." More, is always good. Thanks, PCGamesN.


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On a cooler-than-usual summer evening in Los Angeles, Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, A.J. McClean and Kevin Richardson -- aka the Backstreet Boys -- got back to what made them famous: singing and dancing in front of hoards of screaming (mostly female) pop music fans.
The free concert closed out The Grove's 2013 Summer Concert Series, a month-long promotion that included performances by Sara Evans and Capital Cities in previous weeks. The Boys' 35-minute set attracted 17,500 fans.
The performance comes just one day after the release of the band's latest studio album, "In A World Like This" -- they released two additional albums without Kevin Richardson -- and continues their 20th anniversary celebration, which includes receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, an upcoming documentary film and a world tour that kicks off Friday, August 2 in Chicago.
With more than 130-million album sales worldwide, the Backstreet Boys know they are the best-selling boy band of all time, but they also know this one-time golden statistic has, to a degree, lost its sheen amid the music's industry's new measures of success: ticket sales, sponsorships, downloads, clicks, tweets and Likes. By this standard, the Boys are not quite back.
With ages ranging from 33 (Carter) to 41 (Richardson), any one of the Backstreet Boys could have been Justin Bieber's much older brother, if not his father -- and it's not missed on the guys just how big a difference one generation can make.
In a candid and revealing turn, the men of the Backstreet Boys offer their take on music in the age of YouTube, react to the "haters" and explain why starting their careers in schools, malls and pet stores was just right for them.
CNN: Describe your new album in a word.
Brian Littrell: Growth.
Howie Dorough: Timeless.
A.J. McLean: Truth.
Nick Carter: Comfortable.
Kevin Richardson: Inspired.
CNN: You have a lot of fans -- and a lot of haters out there. What do you say to those that question your cool factor, relevance and place in the music industry?
Carter: We never thought we were cool.
Richardson: We never claimed to be cool.
McLean: We never said that.
Carter: We're just guys that love music.
Richardson: We love music. We do what we love and have fun and enjoy it, and put out positive vibes and energy. Yeah man, just create!
Carter: We worked hard to get where we are now. We busted our asses. It's been 20 years, you know? The grassroots approach starting overseas. Starting in Germany when America didn't want to have any association with us.
Littrell: There was no Internet, you know? You couldn't just toss your music up in the air and let it stick somewhere.
CNN: Things were very different in the music business 20 years ago. What's been the biggest challenge?
Richardson: If you want to have a long career in this industry, it's a given that there will be waves -- highs and lows -- like a boat rocking on the ocean. It goes up and down and up and down. Knowing that and working through it and riding through it is what sustains you. As well as your fans.
McLean: We don't ever settle. We always try to set new goals for every album cycle. From the music to the producers to what we actually want to sing about, write about. And keep trying to push the limits of who we are and who we want to keep being and grow into. Backstreet Boys will never settle.
CNN: Your first album came out in 1996, but you're calling this your 20-year anniversary. What happened in '93?
Richardson: That's when we formed. We got signed in '94, beginning of '95, but the five of us got together in '93. Between when we got together and when we got signed, we went on the road and did a school tour in a van. There are still people who come up to us on the street and say, "You performed at my elementary school in Pennsylvania when I was 7 years old!" We didn't play in bars to build our fan base, we played high schools, middle schools, elementary schools.


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Family Planning Executive Dr. Joe Beasley . . . 'a laboratory {or the rest of the nation' Family Planning Unit Began Here in '68 Shreveport's own Family Planning Clinic opened in 1968. "We started everywhere," l a u g h e d Mary Lou B u t c a 1 i s, acting project director for Area "A," which is made up prefabricated building at the Caddo- Shreveport Health Unit and the medical clinic in a crowded cubicle at Confeder-ate Memorial Medical Center. A few months ago they moved to their own building — a two-story brick house at 1165 Janther Place. Clinics in Bossier Parish are held at the Bossier Health Unit. Mrs. Butcalis has been interested in women controlling their own fertility "every since I was married myself." Like Dr. Joe Beasley, Family Health Foundation head she had seen "so many large f a m i l i e s , mothers with children so close together." "Seeing that," she said, "and knowing ');rom my own personal experience what it takes to raise children . . ." Area "A" includes Caddo, Bossier, Webster, Claiborne, Bienville, Red River, DeSoto and Sabine parishes. Lincoln Parish Was First Lincoln Parish — which housed the first Family Planning Clinic in the state — is in Area "B." Other parts of North Louisiana are divided into Area "C," which includes Union, Morehouse, West Carroll, East Carroll, Madison, Tensas, O u a c h i t a , Richland, Caldwell and Franklin parish-es, and Area "D" Natchitoches, Winn, Vernon, Grant, Rapides, LaSalle, Cata-houla, Concordia and Avoyelles parishes. Dr. Vestal Parrish is project manager for Area "B", Evelyn McCoy for "C," and Carol Edwards for "D." The service has tried to make the e l i g i b l e requirements as lenient as possible, according to Mrs. Butcalis, a registered nurse who holds a bachelor's degree from Northwestern State Univer-sity, a diploma from the Old Schumpert Memorial Hospital Nursing School. Criteria has been, mostly, any woman who has been at a charity hospital in the last five years; any woman who receives aid for a dependent child; family with the income range for the Office of Economic Opportunity p o ve r t y guidelines, and "anyone referred to us by a private physician or minister is automatically eligible." "The poor or near-poor are the ones we mainly service," she said. Many of today's referrals are by word of mouth, but Family Planning has a prescribed formula for reaching clients. Nurses like Mrs. M. B. Collins Jr., a Dillard School of Nursing graduate who joined the staff several months ago, visit each female patient in Confederate Memorial Medical Center who has had a baby. For officials have determined that women are most r e c e p t i v e to the program immediately after the birth of a baby. Stopping by the bed of a Natchitoches woman on Confederate's 4th-floor mater-nity ward, Mrs. Collins told her she had made an appointment for her at the Family Planning Clinic. "I used family planning before," the woman offered. "What happened?" Mrs. Collins asked with her wide smile. "I stopped. I was getting too fat," the patient answered. "If you can't keep the appointment, call. They will be waiting for you," the nurse advised handing the new mother an appointment card. She told one 22-year-old who looked 15 that everything at the clinic was free, but be prepared to be there about three and a half hours. (This i n c l u d e s presentation of a film, examination by a physician and counseling by a nurse.) To one woman she said, "Bring your baby, if you don't have any place to leave him." (The New Orleans clinic has a nursery, with attendants.) Mrs. Collins talks softly and privately and confidentially with each patient, even in a four-bed ward, making it impossible for other patients to eaves-drop on the conversation. This is to follow Beasley's theory Chat the poor will .subscribe to a program where they are treated with dignity — so different from many other state or federal health programs. She tells the new mothers that several methods of contraception will be de-scribed at the clinic and they can choose any method they like. She reminds them birth control will help space their children. "I'm scared of those pills," said one woman with a ninth grade education and six children "You can get cancer from them." "Who told you that?" Mrs. Collins questioned, with a grin. "Some older people," the woman n o d d e d her head and spoke with assurance. "There are other methods than the pill," the nurse told her. "There's the • IUD (intrauterine device . . . we'll discuss it with you." "I'll be there when you come," she adds. Will the woman attend the clinic? Mrs. Collins shrugs, thinks a moment, "she probably will. Her sister has been." All of the Confederate patients are given their postpartum check-up at the Family Planning Clinic. They are given a physical, receive a free test for cancer and a gonorrhea culture, if they want it. If the women miss the appointment there is a follow-up visit by a home health counselor, like Betty Glass, a 1962 graduate of Booker T. Washington High School. She and other lay people speak the language of the poor and understand their fears and hopes and feelings Mrs. Glass is a part of Family Planning's Outreach Program. It has also helped make the program succeed, because, foremost, the client is talked to with dignity and respect. "The ladies we balk to are always right. We are concerned with them and their health," said Mrs. Glass, who was put in the field only after days of intensive practical and classroom train-ing. Told of Methods "We introduce ourselves to them and tell them we would like to talk to them about family planning," she continued. They are told they will be given a three-month supply of the method they choose and will be given an appointment to pick up another supply at their nearest neighborhood center. They can • _ Classified Local News Metropolitan News Area News Sunday, Oct. 22, 1972 Section C, Page One Louisiana's Birth Control Program Called Model for Nation and World By Margaret Martin Times Medical Writer " . . . the Louisiana Family Planning Program is the No. 1 such program in the United States and the world.' You can talk like that if you are 42-year-old Dr. Joseph Diehl Beasley and can remember back seven years ago when it was a felony in the state to disseminate birth control information and compare that time to today when Louisiana is the globe's laboratory for family planning. There are clinics in Caddo, Bossier and Webster parishes. North Louisiana parishes are covered by their own clinic or by consolidation with another parish. In addition, Dr. Arthur Fort, head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gyne-cology for the Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport, and Confederate Memorial Medical Center, is medical coordinator for family planning. Dr. E. E. Dilworth, Shreveport obstetri-cian and gynecologist, is a member of the state medical advisory board. Beasley heads the Family Health Foundation based in New Orleans but has 144 clinics in most parishes. The agency, Beasley says, is "trying to build a better foundation upon which to develop the potential of the individual child." A Matter of Respect "Everyone alive today, w h a t e v e r race, creed, color, sex or background, has a right to demand respect from everybody else. Human dignity and respect for one's f e l l o w m a n — that's what we're all about," he ays. For the wealthy and afflent middle-class American, birth control has always been easy. It is a more difficult for the indigent, many of whom, studies have found, aren't even aware of how they get pregnant. Beasley came to Tulane University School of Medicine in 1963 from the Hospital for Tropical Dis3ase, London. He serves as. chairman of the Depart-ment of Applied Health Sciences f*r the Tulane U.n i v e r s i t y School of Public ' Health and T r o p i c a l Medicine. His 12-page curriculum vitae is a testimony to his capabilities. He came to Tulane for a fellowship in pediatrics. He found high-risk mothers (mothers' with high blood pressure) getting preg-nant again and again , un-wed teen-ager having babies; and the mentally retarded pregnant. Why? he asked. The answers wiped away the myth that: 1—Poor people want a lot of children so they can get welfare. 2—The Discussing The Statewide Family Planning Program are local officials (left to right) Dr. Arthur Fort, head of obstetrics and gynecology for Confederate Memorial Medical Center and medical coordinator for family planning; Mary Butcalis, acting project manager for Area "A," and Dr. E. E. Dilworth, local obstetrician and gynecologist and a member of the state Family Planning Medical Advisory Board. (Times Photo by Ken Aclin) indigent who are many timss also uneducated aren't good pill takers. "One thing we asked the women why they kept getting pregnant when there was a risk of the baby dying or dying themselves," Beasley said-in an inter-view in the executive conference room at the foundation's New Orleans office. He found that most of the women did not want to get pregnant but had lack of knowledge of the reproductive physiol-ogy or the knowledge that they had the power to control their own fertility. "No other program even remotely approaches the percentage of women who have continued actively in the program or the percentage of eligible women reached," Beasley said of the program. The records are kept by computer, flow charts, cost accounting — the most advanced managerial techniques. (Times Photo by Ken AdirU Sign Depicts Goal . . . healthy children also report to the clinic, or call, if they have a problem. If the patients miss an appointment to the center, or a revisit for supplies, "I go back to see what happened." . Most of the people Mrs. Glass visits accept her, but some are skeptical at first, ". . . some flatly refuse to let us in." "You learn to accept what happens," she said philosophically. "You aecept that there are going to be bad days. Sometimes a person hurts your feelings and you are reluctant to go to the next house." Many of the women are lonely and "just need someone to talk to." Mrs. Glass has learned that you have to be able to listen and at the same time steer them back to the matter at hand — family planning. "Some of the women will not accept, no matter how badly they need it. But we don't argue. We just present our case," Betty Glass said. When the women r e p o r t to the Janther Place establishment they are greeted by polite clerks who have their charts in hand. They are u s h e r e d u p s t a i r s where a nurse like Betty Matlock delivers a lecture on the seven birth control methods. The methods prescribed include the diaphragm, the pill, IUD — still not widely used by private physicians but common in the Family Planning project — foam, diaphragm, and the perma-ment methods—vasectomies and tubal ligation. In an honest and frank discussion she explains the reproductive system, how each method works — or why it might fail, and calls for questions. Why did the women on this particular day seek help? Simple. Most of them don't want to have any more children. "I didn't want no more babies. My sister came here," said one 22-year-old white girl who has had three children. She selected the IUD. "I just don't want any more babies," answered one proud and attractive black divorced welfare mother of four, 8 to 15, Who had decided to take the pill. "This is a very good thing to be do-ing," she said. She understood Mrs. Matlock's lec-ture, "and what I didn't undrestand I asked." "1 liked the way they answered, too," she added. Another woman from a small town outside of Shreveport said she and her carpenter husband want four children, "but we want to plan our family." A 27-year-old woman with seven, including twins and five-week-old infant, said she was told about Family Planning by the nurse who came to see her in the hospital. Nurse supervisor at the clinic is Frances Baily who has been with the program for four years. She started with the project "when everyone went to New Orleans for orientation," and remembers that one of the things they stressed was treatment of patients. "They wanted the patients treated nice," she said. Shreveport obstetrician and gynecolo-gist Dr. E. E. Dilworth who is a member of the state medical advisory board, says the program as it now stands "is a great thing . . . no question about it." "It not only helps patients," he said, "but it is a training program for Confederate doctors who work in the clinics." Too, Dilworth feels that "lives are saved through the Cancer Detection Program which is given routinely and it is an effective source of venereal disease control" "It is a very high level of care for the individual patients," he added. As medical c o o r d i n a t o r for the program, Dr. Arthur Fort, head of obstetrics and gynecology for Confeder-ate helps make medical policies and is available to organizations which have questions. He, too, has seen poor and high risk mothers and teen-agers getting pregnant over and over again. For Healthy Children "It is the result of poor family planning. It is getting pregnant too soon, having to many babies too close together in a life style where there is no prenatal care and poor nutrition," Fort said. To the black critics who blast the program by crying "genocide," Fort emphasizes, "my interest is not in stopping black births, but in helping the black and white h a v i n g births as healthily as possible by planning where contraception will occur." The number of births at Confedeate in the last year have been relatively stable, Fort said, "despite an increase in people of the child-bearing age." "I believe in this program," Fort said earnestly. Maybe that's the reason he was able to define it most succinctly, "family planning is giving people the knowledge and power to plan their families so that the children who are born will be born well, wanted and born with a future. "i am not so interested in numbers as in quality. Let's have I he number of children at the right time under the right circumstances so they will be healthy ••hildren." j The figures show that, as of a few weeks ago, 109,389 Louisiana women have been initiated into the 144 clinics in Louisiana. Of those initiated into the program some 89,000 or 74.2 per cent continue in the active files. Of the estimated 171,000 eligible, poor and near poor women, 64 per cent have participated in the clinics around the slate. In a state known for political and religious conservatism, how did Joe Beasley do it? Began in New Orleans A Tulane University medical team's survey of scientifically selected cross section of New Orleans citizens — 368 men who were or had been married and 540 women between the ages of 15 and 45 who were or had been either married or p r e g n a n t showed: 1 — There was ignorance of the reproductive facts; 2 — They waated help in controlling their families. Armed with these figures he talked to Catholic officials in the state, assuring them that no patient would be talked into using any birth control method contrary to the church's teaching. The rhythm method he assured them, would be among the methods of contraception detailed at the clinics. (Indeed, at the New Orleans facility Patient Educator Gloria Johnson said, "This is the only method a p p r o v e d by the Catholic church.") It would also cut down on illegal abortions, he predicted. The Tulane team — backed by the Louisiana State Board of Health — got the state's attorney general to re-inter-pret the state criminal law forbidding birth control centers. Then Gov. John J. McKeithen approved. His ground work well laid, Beasley, a baby doctor who sees few patients now, opened the first clinic in the rural Lincoln Parish Health Unit in the fall of 1965. Lincoln was considered a good sample of other Louisiana parishes. Besides, its population was s m a l l enough to be reached within two years. Within 16 months legitimate births were down 40 per cent (as compared with a 2 per cent rise in neighboring parishes); illegitimate births declined 41.5 per cent and the over all birth rate among the poor was down 32 per cent in one year. U n d e r a grant from .the U. S. Children's Bureau, the. clinic initially directed its services to women on charity who had just given birth; higher risk" mothers (women w.'io had given birth to •six or more children); women who had had a still birth;.women'with a history of infant or child, deaths and women whose last child was born out of wedlock. Today many of the clients are students trom nearby Louisiana Tech, according to otlicials at the Lincoln center. Another law has been changed since 1965. "State law allows any physician to treat minors without consent from their parents," Fort pointed out. This applies to all physicians in the state and includes the Family Planning Clinics. Among agencies funding the Family Health Foundation's programs are the Children's Bureau of the U. S. Depart-ment of Health, Education and Welfare, the Bureau of the Federal Office of Economic Opportunity and several pr-vate groups and foundations, including the Ford Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation. How has he achieved success without avoiding controversy about what could be a volatile subject?.- Beasley, ever packing his pipe or bumming a cigarette, laughed: "Well. we walk through fire without spilling gasoline,"he answered. About the Future What does the future hold? ContinueJ operation, of course, but more research and d e v e l o p m e n t ''meshed into the on going services." He feels that the Louisiana program could be a model for the entire nation and the world. Illinois has already copied the state program, and an agreement has been established with the Republic of Brazil for a research and demonstration pro-gram. The experiences learned in the Louisiana program, Beasley said, can be put to use throughout the world. "What we learned is a laboratory for the rest of the nation and several major countries i» the world," Beasley com-mented. » (TIIIICS Photo by Ken AclirO Registered Nurse Mrs. 1\1. B. Collins Jr. \ . . explaining birth control options The Shreveport Times
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Title | Louisiana's Birth Control Program Called Model for Nation and World |
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Martin, Margaret Aclin, Ken |
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Family Planning Clinic (Shreveport, La.) Birth control Beasley, Joe Butcalis, Mary Lou Dilworth, E. Earle Fort, Arthur T. |
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Shreveport Times |
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Over 50 Shell to Sea campaigners gathered at the Shell head quarters in Leeson street Dublin Tuesday evening to protest at the jailing of 52 year old Erris fisherman Pat O'Donnell for resisting Shell's experimental gas pipeline. Pat received a seven month sentence which has the added benefit for Shell of taking his boat off of Broadhaven Bay for the period they need to carry out major underwater construction work and repairs. Pat has twice previously been arrested and held without charge when Shell has needed to carry out work in the bay. ... read full story / add a comment
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Members of WSM and Organise gathered on a bright afternoon light of a cold Janaury day, in the leafy surburbs of Booterstown, Dublin, outside the German Embassy to protest recent Berlin District Court Decision to stop the Free Workers Union (FAU - Freie Arbeiterinnen- und Arbeiter-Union) from being able to call itself a Union. ... read full story / add a comment
ireland / britain / imperialism / war / press release Wednesday February 03, 2010 - 22:45 byWSM PRO 1 image
Public meetings to be held in Cork and Dublin this week will pose the question of how the legacy of U.S. imperialism has impacted on the catastrophe visited on Haiti in the recent earthquake. ... read full story / add a comment
ireland / britain / anarchist movement / news report Monday December 21, 2009 - 23:13 byCork WSM
A new, alternative meeting space and bookshop has just opened on Douglas Street, Cork in Ireland. This is early days but we want to get the word out that this new initiative needs you and your support! ... read full story / add a comment
ireland / britain / workplace struggles / news report Tuesday December 01, 2009 - 21:42 byAndrew 1 image
On the 24th of November something extraordinary happened in Ireland. Some 250,000 workers acted together in a day-long strike against the public sector wage cuts planned by the government. The vast majority of these workers had never gone on strike before, yet across almost all workplaces the strike involved 90% or more of those working. ... read full story / add a comment
ireland / britain / workplace struggles / news report Friday November 27, 2009 - 22:49 byvarious WSM members 1 image
On 24 November 2009 250,000 public sector workers in Ireland took part in a national strike against planned pay cuts. Many WSM members who work in the public sector played a direct part in the organisation of the strike and student members helped organise solidarity actions at the universities where strikes were happening. They also toured other picket lines to send in reports and photos. Here we present these reports and the reports sent in by members on strike who had access to smart phones with which they sent live news on the day to the WSM twitter feed ... read full story / add a comment
ireland / britain / workplace struggles / press release Friday November 27, 2009 - 17:29 byPRO
Anarchist organisation Workers Solidarity Movement has congratulated public sector workers who took part in todays 24-hour work stoppage and called for further stoppages in order to force a change of direction from the government. ... read full story / add a comment
ireland / britain / the left / press release Tuesday November 10, 2009 - 18:28 bySSN
The Social Solidarity Network "is a grouping of people who have come together to provide a forum for workers and communities to unite to resist the attacks and to build links across the many struggles which will break out over the coming months" that Workers Solidarity Movement members are involved in. Some 7000 copies of this SSN text were distributed on the Nov 6th ICTU demonstration against cuts in Dublin. ... read full story / add a comment
ireland / britain / workplace struggles / news report Monday November 09, 2009 - 19:20 byAndrew & Kevin 9 images
Tens of thousands of workers marched in Ireland on Friday 6 November as part of union organised demonstrations in nine cities protests against the Irish governments attempts to make workers pay for the crisis. In the region of 20,000 workers march through Cork City centre to oppose Government cuts and the ongoing attacks on wages and conditions. Cork anarchists from the WSM handed out 2000 leaflets at the march. Workers from a wide section of the union movement were present SIPTU, TEEU, Unite, INO, INTO, ASTI, CWU, IWU, TUI, PNA. ... read full story / add a comment
ireland / britain / community struggles / press release Friday September 18, 2009 - 05:05 byjimbob
With the full backing of the Glasgow chapter of Liberty and Solidarity and local community newspaper 'The Burgh Angel' , Hamiltonhill Action Group will be holding a demonstration with the Scottish Tenants Organisation on Thursday 24th September, against the Glasgow Housing Association's (GHA) refusal to invest money in their community. ... read full story / add a comment
ireland / britain / economy / news report Wednesday September 16, 2009 - 22:56 byWSM 1 image
The economic crisis we face in Ireland is that huge amounts of money have been lost with the collapse of the property bubble. The question is, who will pay? Will it be the crooked bankers and dodgy developers responsible for this mess, or us, the ordinary working people? ... read full story / add a comment
ireland / britain / history of anarchism / news report Monday September 07, 2009 - 16:08 byKevin Doyle 4 comments (last - tuesday september 15, 2009 - 22:55) 1 image
The Workers Solidarity Movement is twenty-five years old this autumn. A quarter of a century ago anarchists in Ireland came together to establish an organisation to promote and fight for our ideas. ... read full story / add a comment
ireland / britain / economy / news report Monday September 07, 2009 - 16:04 byVincent O'Malley
The McCarthy or Bord Snip Nua report on public spending outlined a range of proposed cuts in government expenditure. Of the 5.3b in possible savings, it can be safely said that at least 4b of this (and probably more) targets the working class. Indeed, a full third of the cuts are aimed at pensioners and unemployed. In the private sector, attacks on our class continue in the form of pay cuts, short time and lay-offs. ... read full story / add a comment |
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Oil dropped from the highest level in four months in New York before European finance ministers meet today to discuss the region's debt crisis and as U.S. lawmakers vote this week on budget measures.
West Texas Intermediate futures slid as much as 0.5%, declining for the first time in four days. House Republicans will use the planned Jan. 23 vote on a debt-ceiling increase to try to force Senate Democrats to outline their spending plans. Finance ministers in Brussels will assess Spain, Greece and Cyprus and debate how to enact policies they promised to subdue the region's crisis.
"In Europe, we believe things are deteriorating rapidly," said Guy Wolf, a strategist at London-based commodities broker Marex Spectron Group Ltd. "Everyone believes the crisis has been solved. Yet politicians haven't done anything, we have just seen markets apply less pressure."
WTI crude for February delivery, which expires tomorrow, fell as much as 51 cents to $95.05 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange and was at $95.10 at 1:07 p.m. London time. The more active March contract was down 41 cents at $95.63. Front-month futures rose 7 cents on Jan. 18 to the highest close since Sept. 17.
The average volume of all contracts was 32% below the 100-day average. Floor trading will be closed today for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Relative Strength
Brent for March settlement on the London-based ICE Futures Europe exchange dropped as much as 48 cents, or 0.4%, to $111.41 a barrel. The average volume of all contracts traded was 28% below the 100-day average. The European benchmark was at a premium of $15.89 to WTI futures for the same month. The gap was $15.16 on Jan. 17, the narrowest since July 24.
WTI is falling as a technical indicator shows prices have climbed too quickly for further gains to be sustainable. The 14-day relative strength index was higher than 70 for a second day on Jan. 18, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. A reading above that level signals a market is overbought and will decline. The RSI is at 69 today.
Futures in New York may fall to $50 a barrel in the next two years as oil output rises in North America, Francisco Blanch, head of commodities research at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, said in a report dated yesterday.
The Treasury Department has said the U.S. will exceed its $16.4 trillion borrowing authority sometime from mid-February to early March. Congress faces two other fiscal deadlines in the next 90 days, and House Republicans plan to use those debates rather than the immediate one over the debt limit to push for federal spending cuts.
Since 1960, Congress has raised or revised the debt ceiling 79 times, including 49 times under Republican presidents, according to the Treasury Department.
Stability Mechanism
Finance ministers are debating whether the 500 billion euro ($666 billion) European Stability Mechanism should take over earlier bank bailouts that were routed through governments, and what to do with so-called legacy assets. A European Union aide who briefed reporters defined those as loans already on a bank's balance sheet that could later cause difficulties.
The EU accounted for 16% of the world's oil consumption in 2011, and the U.S. used 21%, according to BP Plc's Statistical Review of World Energy.
China's commercial crude inventories at the end of December fell to the lowest level in nine months and gasoline stockpiles rose to the highest in almost two years after the nation boosted crude-processing to a record.
Chinese Inventories
Crude supplies, excluding emergency reserves, dropped 3.6% from a month earlier, a report from Xinhua news agency's China Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals newsletter showed today. Inventories dropped to 29.15 million metric tons, the lowest since March, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Gasoline stockpiles gained 8.5% to 7.02 million tons, the highest since February 2011.
Net-long positions in WTI held by money managers, including hedge funds, commodity pools and commodity-trading advisers, jumped by 11,183 futures and options combined, or 6.7%, to 179,249, according to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Jan. 18 Commitments of Traders report. Bullish gasoline wagers were cut by 2,067 futures and options combined, or 2.8%, to 73,093.


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Hey - I know a bunch of you own Airs and Retina MBPs. How full can you fill the SSDs without running into problems? More than the ~80% max we have on platter drives?
SSDs How full can you fill them?
Posted 19 May 2013 - 04:05 PM
Posted 19 May 2013 - 04:33 PM
Hi Julie.
SSD's use the same filing system as HDD's - HFS plus. The 80% recommendation is a feature/limitation of the the filesystem not the drive itself.
Having said that, many SSD's use self-optimising routines that make storage more efficient, but this (in most cases) should be transparent to the user.
I think you can reasonably happily approach 90% full on most drives. The issue with that is there is no room to grow.
Any engineers out there have a different viewpoint?
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Posted 20 May 2013 - 07:44 AM
Thanks, Ken. We've experienced overly full drives around here and the experiences were not pleasant! At that point we either replace the drive or put some stuff on an external drive. From what you've said, it looks like I'll need the same size SSD as I would SATA when my 2008 MBP is replaced. I'm hoping to do that sometime this year, but not until the refresh (WWDC?). I may wait until the refurbs start showing up on the Apple Store.
Posted 20 May 2013 - 07:49 AM
Posted 20 May 2013 - 07:58 AM
And I'd probably get the 750. It's what I have now. I have considerable growing room, but we typically keep out laptops & desktops for 5-6 years. I hope the price of the SSDs plummet a bunch more before the new machines are released. Perhaps something new and revolutionary will come out of Anobit, Apple's fairly recent Israeli acquisition.
Posted 20 May 2013 - 04:33 PM
Sure. Whatever your budget can stand I guess. Or you could be razor sharp and cut a lot of fluff we all keep on our HDD that we don't really need to.
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Posted 21 May 2013 - 08:08 AM
Ken — The $400 to go from the standard 512G SSD to the 768G really is too steep for me. I can easily get by with the 512. If it gets cramped, it's time to pull some of the bulky stuff out of iTunes and put it on an external SATA. I've even thought about going to a 13" machine, but wonder if I'd regret its lack of real estate. I'd have to learn to use Accordance differently. It's the only app where I have really wanted the larger screen. I don't need all the power of the 15" machine.
We'll just have to wait and see what happens at WWDC.
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Also known as
- Maximilian of Tebessa
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Son of a Roman army veteran. Conscientious objector – when drafted into the Roman army, he refused to serve on the grounds that his faith prohibited it. Martyred for this stand.
- beheaded c.295 at Thebeste, Numidia, North Africa
- buried at Carthage
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Kohler K-2196-4-95 Ice Grey Pennington 20-1/4" Drop In Bathroom Sink with 3 Holes Drilled and Overflow
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Installation Guide | |
Specification Sheet | |
ADA | Yes |
Approved for Commercial Use | Yes |
Basin Depth | 4 |
Basin Length | 16 |
Basin Width | 11 |
Country Of Origin | USA |
Drain Assembly Included | No |
Drain Connection | 1.75 |
Drain Placement | Center |
Faucet Centers | 4 |
Faucet Hole Size | 1.25 |
Faucet Holes | 3 |
Faucet Included | No |
Height | 8.5 |
Installation Type | Drop In |
Length | 20.25 |
Made in America | Yes |
Material | Vitreous China |
Mounting Type | Centerset |
Number Of Basins | 1 |
Overflow | Yes |
Sink Shape | Oval |
Theme | Traditional |
Width | 17.5 |
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Angle Supply required
P Trap Recommended
Product Features:
- Oval basin couples functionality with aesthetic appeal
- Covered under Kohler's limited lifetime sink warranty
- Constructed of Vitreous china providing a classic look and feel
- Combines streamlined design with versatile style
- Ideal for commercial and hospital locations
- Drop in installation delivers a clean appearance to your existing bathroom design
- Center drain location provides optimal draining capability
- Equipped with overflow drain - works in tandem with the primary to prevent an overflow or spillage
- All hardware needed for installation included
Product Technologies / Benefits:
- Drop In Sinks: A rim or lip sits on the counter while the basin rests below. Ideal for remodeling, these sinks can be easily retrofitted to an existing counter.
Product Specifications:
- Height: 8-1/2" (measured from the bottom of sink to the top of the rim)
- Overall Width: 17-1/2" (measured from the back outer rim to the front outer rim)
- Overall Length: 20-1/4" (measured from the left outer rim to the right outer rim)
- Basin Width: 11" (measured from the back inner rim to the front inner rim)
- Basin Length: 16" (measured from the left inner rim to the right inner rim)
- Basin Depth: 4" (measured from the center of basin to the rim)
- Installation Type: Drop in
- Number of Faucet Holes: 3
- Drain Outlet Connection: 1-3/4"
- Minimum Cabinet Base Width: 10-1/2"
- K-2196-4: This model
- K-2196-1: Single hole version of this model
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Our SKU: K-2196-4
This product is listed under the following manufacturer number(s):
Almond - K-2196-4-96
Biscuit - K-2196-4-7
Black - K-2196-4-K4*
Cashmere - 2196-4-0*
Cream City - K-2196-4-NY
Dune - K-2196-4-95
Ice Grey - K-2196-4-55*
Innocent Blush - K-2196-4-33*
Mexican Sand - K-2196-4-52*
Navy - K-2196-4-G9*
Sandbar - K-2196-4-71*
Seafoam Green - K-2196-4-6*
Skylight - 2196-4-0*
Cream City - K-2196-4-Y2*
Sunlight - K-2196-4-NG*
Tea Green - K-2196-4-58*
Thunder Grey - K-2196-4-97*
Timberline - K-2196-4-0
White - 2196-4-0*
Cream City - K-2196-4-45*
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A. The Kohler K-2196-4 water depth is 4". How much water will fit in the bowl from stopper to overflow. You'll get an addition 2 inches in the bowl past the overflow approx. The overall height is 8.50. Thank you for your question.
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Pennington 20" Self Rimming Lavatory with 4" Centers
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Took a chance by ordering new sinks on line for our new bathroom-"sight unseen"! Would definetly do it again as the pictures, dimensions etc where right on and the free delivery only took a few days. Being shipped/packed in the original Kohler boxes provided no cracks, scratches, etc. Very pleased with the whole shopping expierence at FaucetsDirect.com....thanks for the safe delivery of our beautifull sinks!
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The versatile design of the Kohler Pennington sinks complements almost any décor. With a blend of traditional sink shapes and subtle accent lines, you can be assured of a compatible fit.
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by Slacker And Steve
posted Dec 5 2013 6:36PM
The Rochester, Minnesota police recently arrested Shonna Booker for shoplifting and for macing a loss prevention officer. She was holiday shopping at J.C .Penney when the officer confronted her about the stolen items. Booker maced him before an officer arrested her and charged her with disorderly conduct, theft, obstruction of justice and unlawful use of a dangerous weapon.
Slacker this is the time of year that it is really prevalent I think that 15% of people that do it is cause of need. The other 80% do it for the thrill or cause they want it and can't afford it. A man cased the music store that slacker worked at but didn't realize slacker was an employee and he shoved a tiffany CD down his pants. He was caught and was unable to join the military because of it! Slacker loved chasing people out of the store. All you have to do is throw something at them and at full momentum they would fall to the ground and bust their face. There are secret shoppers and they are watching you.
Steve says that if you get away with it you've got to respect it. Steve has stolen everything but cars. He would run scams with friends. Just pushing the limits to see how far they could get. Now it wouldn't be worth it because of all the cameras. You'd get caught and they just did it for the thrill. Steve even gave stolen jewelry to his mom. Slacker said he has given stolen stuff to girls but could not give it to his mom.
Have you ever done it? What is your shoplifting story?
I have totally done it by mistake you know walked out with sunglasses on my head or bottled water on the bottom of the shopping cart! On purpose? Not from a store. I did recently lift a liquor bottle and a few beers from some guys at a street event they never even noticed.
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OPP: F.W.B. to I.L.Y.
by Slacker And Steve
posted Dec 5 2013 4:17PM
This is kind of embarrassing but maybe you can help...I have a FWB and the last time we were having relations, he blurted out "I love you." Then, after our time together, instead of the usual see ya later, he kissed me goodbye and has been talking to me like I'm his girlfriend. I'm freakin' out! Is this my mind playing tricks on me or did something change without me knowing? Uuugh...HELP!
Slacker has never had a FWB and can't imagine having relations without kissing. Sometimes an FWB turns into a relationship. She didn't say she didn't like it. Slacker thinks that she likes him and is unsure how to say it.
Steve doesn't believe in love he thinks it is a chemical thing. It is the worst time to say "I Love You" is during the throws of passion. She should dump this guy they had rules and he broke them.
Should she talk to him? Call the whole thing off? What should she do?
When people are that intimate their emotions can run high. It is not a surprise that he is having those feelings. If he has those feelings and you don't call it off because you will hurt him more if you continue the relationship.
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GMD: Coming Out for the Holidays
by Slacker And Steve
posted Dec 5 2013 3:56PM
They are a lesbian couple and one of them wants to come out to her parents at Christmas. The other says it is not a good idea to drop that kind of news on your parents over the holidays.
Slacker- It's likely her parents already know. He has never been shocked by someone coming out to him. Maybe Melanie doesn't want to meet Trisha's parents and this is her scapegoat.
Steve- Melanie is a veteran to "coming out." She is trying to give her advice and doesn't want Trisha to get hurt. Maybe she should listen to Melanie since she's been around the block.
Is it ever a good idea to drop major news on your family during the holidays?
I wouldn't if I were her. It would make things not only awkward for Trisha but more so for Melanie if she was there. Timing is everything.
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Customer Service Complaints
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posted Dec 4 2013 6:43PM
The Communal Dining Thief - Did he actually just ask to try my drink?
The Waitstaff Abuser
The Sad Solo Diner - He didn't even bring a book.
The Ethnic Menu Over-Pronouncer - Calling prosciutto "pra-shoot".
The Tip Minimizer - You could take out the tax, and penalize her because she brought you a lime instead of a lemon for your sparkling water.
The Joined-at-the-Hip Couple - Feed each other food and make cooing noises the whole time.
The Substituter - "I'd like the salmon, but instead of the corn, can I get the braised cauliflower from the steak dish? And instead of the frisee salad, can I get that appetizer you used to have in the '90s, but with a different type of aioli? And instead of the salmon, can I get thrown through the plate glass window in the front of restaurant?"
The Defiant Phone Caller - "No, don't worry about it, I'm not busy. I'm just sitting at dinner with three other people in a restaurant, so obviously I feel like this is the right time to talk openly and loudly about why divorcing Doug was the best thing I've ever done for my sex life. Hold on, I'm getting another call."
The Gluten-Free Evangelist
The Couple with a Baby in a Place Where There Shouldn't Be One - Don't bring little Brayden to the extremely crowded restaurant opening party.
The Perpetual Instagrammer
The Waitress Pick-Up Artist - Did you just draw a pen15 next to your cell number on the check?
The 18-Way Check Splitters - "We'll do $39 each apiece these 10 cards, the debit cards are all $20 and we wrote down the pin numbers in alphabetical order, then the remainder is in Canadian dollars, and the steak knife is for you to murder us all when this finally causes you to snap."
The "Party" Table – Look at us look at us we're having fun.
The Crazily Underdressed
The Crazily Overdressed
The "Friends" of the Owner
The Eavesdropping Couple - They clearly have nothing left to say to each other. They've been silent for 38 minutes!
The Unsolicited Recommender - I have a deadly shellfish allergy; please stop waving your crab in my face to "tempt" me.
The Guy Who Chokes on His Food and Forces You to Save His Life
The Guilt-Tripping Vegan
The Expense Account Flaunter - Did you need to order three entrees, two seafood towers, AND the suckling pig dinner for four? You're just eating by yourself at the bar!
The Ruiner - Did the words "well done, and please bring ketchup" really just come out of your mouth? That's a $60 rib eye! The waiter looked like he wanted to cry.
The Guy Who Always Gets a Burger - Dude, we're at a Thai place.
The "Industry" Insider - Stop telling everyone what it's like in "the restaurant business".
The Clandestine Farter - You think you got away with it. But your eyes and that ever-so-slight shift in your seat reveal everything.
The Painfully Awkward Blind Date
You could not be making everyone else more uncomfortable.
More Americans than ever are dissatisfied with the products and services they buy.
A study showed 56 million American households experienced at least one problem during the past 12 months and about $76 billion in revenue was at stake for the businesses involved.
Satisfaction is no higher than reported in 1976. People are frustrated that there are too many automated response menus, there aren't enough customer-care agents, they waste a lot of time dealing with the problem, and they have to contact the company an average of four times to get resolution. Some of the findings of the survey include:
--The amount of people reporting customer problems went up from 32 percent in the 1976 study, to 45 percent in 2011, and then 50 percent in 2013.
--The number of households experiencing customer rage went up from 60 percent just two years ago to 68 percent this year.
--We're yelling and cursing at customer-service representatives more when dealing with the worst problems, with yelling up from 25 percent in previous rage studies to 36 percent now, and cursing up from 7 to 13 percent.
--The type of product most often responsible for enraging us is cable/satellite TV.
--Though many people associate the government with customer-service issues, 98 percent of the most serious problems stemmed from private companies.
--Despite the rise of the internet, people are still 11 times more likely to complain via phone than web.
--Customer-complaint posting on social-networking sites, such as Facebook, has nearly doubled from 19 to 35 percent since 2011.
--Most of those who reported a complaint - 56 percent - say they got absolutely nothing as a result, up 9 percentage points since 2011.
--When companies added free remedies, such as an apology, to any other monetary relief they gave customers, satisfaction doubled from 37 to 74 percent.
--If the customer was satisfied or at least pacified, he or she only told an average of 10 to 16 people about the problem, but if customers were left dissatisfied, they told an average of about 28 people.
Slacker worked retail before. It drives me crazy when he sees someone putting steak sauce on their premium steaks. If you have a major food allergy do the research before you go into the restaurant. Slacker says he is not the over pronouncer guy he just pronounces them correctly not with an accent or anything.
Steve says it should say that the customer is always a moron not right. Steve has never worked in the service industry. Steve is the guy that asks for a burger in any restaurant or alfredo in a fancy Italian place.
Little D says that Slacker is the over pronouncer guy when they are out at a sushi place. Every place has policies that are set in stone and people think that since they are in a hurry, or because it is the holidays, or you think you are super special that you should break those rules for them. Then they ask for the manager and the manager says the same thing and then they listen to them. I'm not going to risk my job for you!
If you work in the service industry you get to complain. What is your biggest complaint against the customers?
The worst is when they try to pray for you and want to hold your hand right there in the middle of the restaurant while they loudly pray for you!! Then as if that wasn't terrible enough and I put up with it anyways they want to give you one of those mini bibles or a fake million dollar bill that says "The million dollar question" "Does Jesus love you?" as your TIP!! That is the biggest thing for me!!
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I'm Sorry
by Slacker And Steve
posted Dec 4 2013 6:22PM
It's never too late to say, "I'm sorry" – and now one man has lifted a huge burden off his shoulders. In the late 1970s, 18-year-old Michael Goodman wanted to prove to his buddies that he was tough by mugging another teenager on the steps of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. Goodman spotted Claude Soffel, reached into his pocket, and swiped his bus pass. However, cops saw what he'd done and cuffed him. He was eventually sentenced to three weeks of community service. But it wasn't over for him. Goodman says he spent the rest of his life feeling horrible about what he had done, and now, thanks to Facebook, he can finally put it behind him. While reading comments about a New York bagel shop on a Facebook page, he noticed the name Claude Soffel and posted an apology to him the comments section. He wrote, "You may not remember this, but a long, long time ago I walked up the steps of [the museum] one afternoon, trying to look like a tough guy and saw you standing there at the top of the steps. I walked up to you and mugged you for your bus pass." He adds, "Finally I can say I'm very sorry that you had to go through that crap that day long ago." Soffel later accepted his apology saying, "Clearly you're a 'bigger man' today. Memory is a funny thing. I recognize your name now as well. Any man who draws a line for himself [and says], 'Today I step forward for myself, my family, and humanity' is a hero to me. So let us now, jointly, put this in its proper place, behind us." Goodman tells the New York Post that a very large weight has been lifted off his shoulders.
Slacker thinks it cool. Slacker is having a huge family rift and would like it to be over after 10 years. He is not sorry for what started it but is sorry that it has lasted so long and gone so far. I don't even understand why we are here. I can't even point my finger at why we don't talk anymore. I miss my brother dearly.
Steve robbed a guy of tens of thousands of dollars of booze. He was insured though. If it happens to me it is different. Steve thinks apologize is not the word to use. You should say I'm sorry. It's therapeutic to say you are sorry for something you know was wrong. Get it off your chest.
Is there something you've done that you need to apologize for?
I want to apologize to my old best friend we aren't friends anymore per his choice through drama from his jealous pregnant girlfriend. I lashed out too quickly in an immature manner that was foolish and wrong. I stooped to her level and that is not my style. He needed me to be an adult as I always am. I was just tired of the stupidity that he constantly involves himself with. I'm sorry for not being the friend you needed.
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OPP: Friends with a Mom
by Slacker And Steve
posted Dec 4 2013 6:21PM
I'm writing you for some advice about breaking up with a friend. We used to be really close and did everything together. Then, she got pregnant and had a baby. Now she's always busy and when she can make time to get together, it's all about her baby. Instead of trying on dresses at the mall, it's all bathroom breaks for diaper changes, breast feeding in the food court, and stops at baby stores. I can't stand it! That's how it is everywhere we go. She went from the girl I could have some fun with to the total mom type. Should I tell her I can't be friends with her because she makes everything about her baby, or do I just slowly fade out of her life? Thanks for the help guys!
Slacker says that she should confront her. You can suggest a solution like offer to help pay for a baby sitter. Friendship is about pretending that you care about things even when you don't. Either you are really friends or you're not.
Steve says that segregation lies here. There are the people that have kids and the ones that don't. You lose a lot that you used to have in common. When you are still single your life is still about partying and having fun. Someone needs to break it off because one of them made a life decision and the other didn't. They don't fit together anymore there worlds collided.
Whose side are you on? What advice do you have for Amber?
I think that a baby is a life changing event and your friendship is never going to be the same again. Nothing will ever come before that baby now not ever, not you, not a shopping trip, nothing! She has to get used to being a mom, the first time is the worst. Your whole life revolves around that child. Ask your friend to go do specific girls only no baby things. "Hey we should go to see a show or go out for a girl's night as a break from the baby you deserve it being a mom is hard work."
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Horoscope Hypothesis
by Slacker And Steve
posted Dec 4 2013 6:18PM
Conducting a science experiment on the radio?! We have been checking horoscopes for the last 3 months. That's right we actually worked for this story. This is how it works, people go to a website in the morning and as they go through their day they notice things pertaining to that horoscope. Have you ever done it in reverse and gone back to a major event and read that day's horoscope to see if it says anything about it in the horoscope? We asked for people to call in if they had an epic event like babies, proposals, accidents, promotions, etc. We looked back into our archive to see if the horoscope predicted it or not.
Slacker (Aries) read a horoscope dated back to 10/11 on a day when he and Steve gotten into an argument. The horoscope said on both sides that they would be fighting with co-workers. While it is still vague it is still relevant.
Steve (Sagittarius) thinks astrology is bunk. Horoscopes were invented 1,000 years ago yet the star's positions have all moved in the sky. Steve says that today they would all be off by one.
Tally of callers says: 3=true 2=false
Has a horoscope ever proved true on something major in your life?
My day today: It was snowing this morning it took me 1 hour and 45 min to get to school. It was my last day at I am now a graduate. I had my exit interview with the school director and told her all the ways I think they could improve the program. I am now on a scary journey to find a job and start a new life fighting for a dream with so many others doing the same. It was a bittersweet day because I'm going to miss my new friends but I am excited for it's finish.
My Horoscope today Virgo: Dive deep. This isn't a day to stay in shallow waters. This is a day to go beyond your normal limits. Although there may be a great emotional charge accompanying everything you do, let this be the excitement that fuels your passion and not the reason to stop. Getting started may be tough, and you may want to spend the day in bed. Once you get going, it may be hard to slow down.
My Horoscope today Libra: You may think only advanced surfers can handle the big waves. But how are you going to improve your ability if you don't test your limits? This is your day. Take control and push beyond your boundaries. You'll find validation. This is one of your fantastic "up" times when you're glowing with passionate radiance that showers light on the rest of the world.
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Do you think it's accurate?
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by Slacker and Steve
posted Dec 3 2013 7:34PM
Ex-NFL star Plaxico Burress is being sued by his neighbors in New Jersey after his dog carried out a vicious attack. Burress played wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Jets and New York Giants. He has a mansion in New Jersey and the attack happened near his home. According to Burress' neighbor, his pitbull inflicted serious and permanent injuries to her head, body and limbs after it got loose and attacked her. Her lawsuit is asking for unspecified damages. Her husband is also part of the suit. He claims the attack has caused him to lose out on the "services" and "companionship" of his wife.
Do you think pitbulls should be banned?
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Thought It Was Gone Forever
by Slacker and Steve
posted Dec 3 2013 7:33PM
Two years ago, a cat named Jacque disappeared from his houseboat in Mississippi. The 3-year-old kitty was recently found more than 1,000 miles away, in Colorado! A local veterinary clinic located Jacque's microchip and was able to get in touch with the owner, who was shocked to get the call. Jacque has now been reunited with his owner and is back at home.
What is your "I Thought It Was Gone Forever" story?
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OPP: Rent or Buy Together
by Slacker and Steve
posted Dec 3 2013 7:30PM
Yi! Today's OPP is from Amy:
Yi! My boyfriend and I have decided to move in together after 6 years together. He is adamant that we should rent, but I want to buy a house. I think that in the 6 years we have been together, we have spent enough nights together to know that we can live together. He says that since we've never lived together that we should rent first to see how it goes. He says that no matter how long you've been together, there is always things you don't know about the other person until you live together. What do you think? After this long, is renting or buying a good idea?
What do you think? Rent or buy?
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Annoying: Boys v. Girls
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posted Dec 3 2013 7:29PM
A recent survey of guys ranked the most annoying girlfriend behaviors from worst to simply bothersome. Here they are:
1. Being a picky eater.
2. Taking forever to get ready.
3. Nagging. Really surprised this isn't number one.
4. Requiring too much attention.
5. Comparing your relationship to other relationships.
We also found a list of things guys need to stop doing because they drive the women in their lives crazy:
10. Keeping your dirty clothing in a pile
9. Playing video games all weekend
8. Using Febreze instead of cleaning
7. Treating hygiene like it's for special occasions
6. Not preparing your own meals
5. Poor sleep habits
4. Bad toilet etiquette
3. Wearing wrinkled clothing
2. Drinking from the container
1. Bedroom wall posters
What does the opposite sex do that annoys you?
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UPDATE: Stop Sister's Wedding
by Slacker and Steve
Jen, the girl that broke up her sister's wedding because she is in love with the groom came on the air to share an update with us. Trevor, the groom didn't show up to the wedding and he had disappeared. She got this email from him and she wanted to share it with us:
I wanted you to know that I'm okay. I've been staying with a buddy for a few days trying figure this all out. First, I want to say that I really understand how big of a leap it was for you to talk to me and I appreciate your honesty. I couldn't lie to myself, or to Amanda, and go through with the wedding because I have thought about that kiss too. What you said to me made me realize that I couldn't marry Amanda because it wouldn't be fair to her. She is an amazing woman and I couldn't marry her knowing that I was thinking about another woman, especially her sister. I know it will take some time but it will be better this way in the long run. I just didn't know how to tell her that on our wedding day and that's why I ran. I know it was cowardly, but it was the only thing that seemed logical that day.
Jen I also want you to know I ran because I couldn't be "that guy." I couldn't be the kind of man that leaves his bride at the altar to get with her sister. I need to take some time to figure all this out. I'm sorry.
What do you think the email means?
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dont bother me, all this i want them just because of me and not who i am, please what difference does it make - surely a good time is just that a good time, why make things more complicated, after all its only money and there is plenty more of it.. available,, dont believe me.. ask the universe .. works on the same principle of the picture below.. see if u can figure it out.. then u wont even worry about making money.. just how much..
yep each and every day when i look into my mirror whch is all the time, no need to convince myself anymore - theres now difference these days its just digits on a screen if u choose to count them = the reall deal is how you made it, hmmm you see one time when .. oh well save that story for another time.. eh
It isn't easy to meet women in real life. Most of us don't go to bars and clubs to meet people. I have hired 3 matchmakers but I was disappointed in the matches. They match you with clients who are looking for a man. They just weren't that attractive, too independent to need a man, or just didn't have much sex appeal. This site offers more possibilities.
I am a male Millionnaire. The truth of the matter is it is very difficult to meet people for me. I am always working and I have to be very careful with the people I meet as well. Another big factor is I want someone who wants to be with me for me and not for my money which is why I also find it difficult to meet the right people as well.
I think that is shocking that anyone would ask you for money. I hope that is a very rare occurrence. I'm sure there are lovely women on this site who would never dream of such a thing - ever - let alone in 10 minutes. I've only tried internet dating for 7 weeks, but I've come across some lovely people. And I have friends who have met and married this way. Please don't be discouraged by that call.
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Pakistan Institute of Fashion and Design (PIFD) is Pakistan's premier design Institute. Today, the Institute has four Schools and six Departments. Located in Johar Town Lahore, it is a purpose-built campus on 47 kanals of land.
The Institute has grown rapidly in the past few years and the journey is not yet over.
To put everyone in the know, the establishment started with one discipline in rented premises.
The cotton and textile industry is at the heart of Pakistan's economy. The idea to establish a school for design education germinated in the early 90s, as there was a great demand for boosting the country's textile products and not enough professionals to do so. There was a need to fill the vacuum in the industry with skilled resources equipped with technical know-how as Pakistan had to forge its way in the international arena for textile products and compete in the global fashion market.
It was with this vision that the Ministry for Commerce, together with the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan, established Pakistan School of Fashion Design (PSFD) in 1995 at a rented premise at Sunder Das Road Lahore.
Mrs. Abbassi Akhtar took charge as the first Principal and an affiliation was established with the one of the oldest and most renowned fashion schools of the world: the Ecole de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne. The Ecole de la Chambre worked very closely with PSFD to draw out a comprehensive four-year curriculum in Fashion Design.
Qualified faculty was recruited from within and outside of Pakistan, and they were put through training by foreign consultants and at foreign Institutes to ensure adherence to high international standards.
PSFD alumni entered the market and were absorbed immediately. All eyes were on them and our talented graduate went on to launch extremely successful businesses and are pursuing rewarding careers in reputable organisations as creative directors, textile designers, merchandisers and pattern makers.
PSFD not only provided world class, well-rounded education, but also facilitated trade and commerce, thus helping to define the future of the local market. With new blood injected into the economy, there was mushroom growth and the textile and apparel sectors flourished.
PSFD grew from strength to strength and it was decided to extend similar support and value addition to the gems and jewellery, leather, and furniture industries of Pakistan as well.
Plans were soon underway to move to a much larger and custom-built facility and expand the academic portfolio to cater to these sectors.
The Pakistan School of Fashion and Design was given the nomenclature "Pakistan Institute of Fashion & Design" and incorporated under Section 42 of Companies Ordinance 1984, in 2008 under the sponsorship of Ministry of Commerce, Government of Pakistan.
We are pleased to announce that PIFD has been granted a Charter status by the competent Authorities.
All the Graduates, Students are advised to get themselves registered at Virtual University of Pakistan for Pak- studies and Islamiat in order to fulfill degree requirements.


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SMA Reverse Polarity (also called RP SMA or SMA-RP), is a form of RF connectors that is used on WiFi and 4G WiMax antennas: RP-SMA works on radio frequencies with a range varying from micro to megahertz.
RP-SMA is reverse polarity version of the SMA connector (the SMA connector is used in WiFi, but not nearly as widely as RP-SMA.
Use RP-SMA cable to Upgrade Antenna on home WiFI router running OpenWRT or PineApple Mark IV: All of the WiFi routers that run OpenWRT or PineApple Mark IV V come with a removeable antenna – a small dipole omnidirectional antenna of 5dBi gain. After removing the antenna, observe the jack or connector for the antenna: It is an RP-SMA female jack.