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Now the latest version brought to consoles was Rampage: Total Destruction for the Gamecube and Playstation 2. As usual, it received rather mixed reviews. Now it might step into the spotlight again.
It looks like Midway has decided to bring a beefed-up version of Total Destruction to the Wii. Admittedly, not every Wii game needs to make extensive use of the new controls, but Rampage is without doubt a game that could benefit from it. Puts the "Wii as a multiplayer-encouraging console" thing into a whole new perspective.
Also, it's rumored that a DS version of the game is also planned. Whether it'll make use of the touchscreen, we have no idea, but sources close to Midway have indicated that official announcements of the games might follow very soon.
As a Rampage fan I really hope that Midway now takes the chance to bring Total Destruction up to standards. It's finally time that more people can appreciate the game. And should they bork it up again, well maybe Nintendo should eventually decide to expand the Virtual Console line up to include select Arcade titles...
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Just under a decade ago, after four years of working up to it, I found myself being second in charge of a safety program operated by our student union. This program operated every evening from 4:00pm to 2:30am, seven days a week, and was responsible for promoting campus safety and awareness by patrolling the campus on foot, and, on request, accompanying anyone while they were on campus.
We had no illusions of being a security force -- we already had professionals on campus to do that -- but we were a deterrent, and we hoped that anyone seeing our reflective bright red jackets at night would feel just a little bit less alone on our expansive, isolated campus. But as some of the few friendly faces out at night, we could (and often did) suddenly find ourselves right in the middle of helping someone deal with something serious.
How do I make an init.d script wait for a startup/shutdown message to appear in a log file, but time out if it takes too long?
tail -f | grep -m 1 should do the trick. There are ways to make the tail -f time out. And (at least in my opinion) the tail should terminate with a broken pipe when the grep stops running, but it doesn't; the tail -f just keeps running.
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I've been thinking about how to get a handle on distributed administration and delegated authority for the integration system. It's just something I thought up without much consultation, so take it as what it is: the idle thoughts of someone in IT trying to figure out the business of academic units. And being a typical IT solution, it's based around the data that I can see in existing systems. I'll leave it up to the business to tell me if this makes any sense.
(or: Don't worry, I'm only looking at what's inside the box)
I've been chatting with a handful of people about where they see teaching and learning systems going over the next few years at my institution. There are still more people I need to talk to but I think I'm starting to get a general idea of what everyone is thinking. And, to varying degrees of urgency and scope, everyone is thinking the same thing: the centrally operated Learning Management System is but one of a collection of components that can be used for the purpose of teaching and learning. It is not even the centre of such a collection. Rather, all of the components (including the LMS) should be accessible through a single unifying user interface, such as a portal, and they should all be able to work together with deep integrations between them. Yes, it's the loosely coupled collection of tools. My director had it right all along. The difference is, and it might have been a misunderstanding on my part, that there will continue to be one standard platform available (an LMS now, perhaps a standard configuration of tools later) for the less adventurous who do not care to customize.
As usual, and especially on this topic, I speak only for myself, not on behalf of my employer.
This is background information on a problem that I've been scratching around in for the last little while. All we know is that we're going to be building some kind of integration system to automatically provision access into some kind of Learning Management System. Almost nothing else is known. And as soon as we know more, the clock will begin ticking to get it done. That means that this is the only opportunity to sit down and have a really good think about what it is that should be built, even though we know very little about what it should do.
Let me start out by stating as fact that, at this time, the university I work and study at absolutely must have one centrally-operated Learning Management System. There are visionaries here who see us moving some day to a collection of loosely coupled tools that work well together, allowing everyone to pick and choose as they like and as suits individual needs and styles. Certainly some of the more adventurous faculty have already started adopting some of these tools. Regardless of whether this happens some day at the university level, and regardless of my personal beliefs in the appropriateness of this use of technology, in reality, at the university level, that day is not today or tomorrow. In my opinion, and in the private and not-so-private opinions of many of these visionaries as well, we're just not ready to take that step at this time.
During the last LMS implementation, we — but before I joined this team — built an integration system which had the ability to automatically provision students' access into appropriate LMS sections based on their actual course section enrolments in the Student Information System. This was conceptually based on the earlier integration system that we built for the previous LMS from the same vendor; due to radical technology changes, it was more of a spiritual successor than a new version. The model for both of these integrations was for someone (instructors in the first version, instructional support staff in the second) to use a web application to provision LMS sections. During this provisioning process, they also selected SIS sections that would be associated with these LMS sections. Then the back-end systems that were purpose-built for this integration would automatically keep LMS enrolments in sync with the associated SIS enrolments, usually with a delay on the order of a few minutes.


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Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire) (Conservative): I, too, have been out to see the Afghan national army being trained in Afghanistan. My impression is that it has been doing extremely well under the brilliant professionalism of the British instructors. But does the Minister accept that the police are much more worrying and have hugely further to go? The issue is about not just how many there are but the quality of their training. Can we not get more help from the Metropolitan police or other British police forces to help with their training?
Nick Harvey: In recent years, it has certainly been true that there have been concerns about the police not being as good as the army. However, I think that that situation is being rapidly addressed and that there is a tangible improvement in the training being given to the Afghan national police. The Helmand police training centre is based strongly on western models. There is a lot of western assistance in there, and most recent reports say that the quality of police recruits has improved tangibly on what it was like a couple years ago.
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CNN chat show host Larry King will be honored for his career achievements when a California street is named after him this Thursday. The intersection of Los Angeles' Sunset and Cahuenga Boulevards will be unveiled as Larry King Square during a ceremony later this week.
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Civil protection forces have subdued the fire that broke out Sunday morning in Marsa Matrouh's Libya Market, said Security Director Amin Ezz Eddin.
Civil forces sent eight fire engines to fight the blaze, in addition to vehicles sent by the Armed Forces.
Eddin said that 312 shops were burned down, estimating losses at more than LE3 million.
Presidential spokesperson Yasser Ali told the state-run MENA news service that President Mohamed Morsy instructed Governor Ahmed Helmy al-Hayatmy to limit the damage, evacuate the wounded and speed up medical treatment for the injured.
At least four were injured and sent to the hospital, according to the Egyptian official news agency.
The Civil Defense Authority's initial report claimed that the fire was sparked by a short in an electric wire, while witnesses alleged that a shop owner was burning some paper waste, and those flames then spread.
This is the second fire of this scale to hit the governorate. In February, a devestating fire broke out in Siwa, devestating 50 acres of arable land.
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Titre : SFAP 2011 - Le double effet : une règle à revisiter
Auteur(s) : J-C. FRONDRAS (Médecin-Philosophe - France).
Etablissement : Laboratoire d'éthique médicale, UFR médecine, université François Rabelais, Tours, France.
Résumé : La règle éthique dite du double effet est proposée en situation palliative terminale, lorsque des traitements symptomatiques, en particulier la sédation, sont susceptibles d'accélérer la survenue du décès. Les diverses for
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Systems dynamics In the 1950s, Jay Forrester, a systems engineer at MIT, was commissioned by the US company Sprague Electric to study the extreme oscillations of their sales and establish a means to correct them. From previous experience, Forrester knew the essence of the problem stemmed from the oscillations present in situations that contain inertia effects, or delays and reverse effects, or feedback loops as basic structural characteristics. Subsequently, in 1961, Forrester published his report on in
5.2 What are systems approaches? An approach is a way of going about taking action in a 'real world' situation, as depicted in Figure 20. As I have outlined earlier, an observer has choices that can be made for coping with complexity. Here I am assuming that because this unit is about systems approaches, a choice has already been made to approach the world systemically using systems thinking. Other choices of approach could be made. Think
2.4 Appreciating epistemological issues Common sense tells me my experience and understanding of the world are limited. I am 173 cm in height. That limits my view of the world. It may not matter much that I cannot see what my house looks like from above but it does mean there will be things going on in the roof I may not notice until they impinge on areas that I can experience. More significantly, there is a real limitation on understanding the experiences of other people. You might tell me about your experience but your desc
2.3 Taking responsibility for your own learning Not much of this unit conforms to the traditional pattern I mentioned earlier – the theory-example-exercise pattern. In particular, you will find you are expected to discover much of it for yourself. Why is this? This is a legitimate question and deserves a full answer. One year, a student at a residential summer school complained I had not taught him properly. I was, he told me, an expert and so why did I not demonstrate how to tackle the problem he was working on and pass my expertise on
2.2 The nature of systems thinking and systems practice There are no simple definitions for either systems thinking or systems practice. It's difficult to find definitions that capture all the perspectives that the ideas carry for people who think of themselves as systems thinkers and systems practitioners. Most systems practitioners seem to experience the same kind of difficulty in explaining what they do or what it means to be systemic in their thinking. Through experience I've developed some criteria by which I characterise systems thinking, bu
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Auteur(s) : S. MOREAU (Médecin – Limoges - France).
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best stabilizers for XL2?
Hey guys ! I'm fairly new to the canon xl2. I was wonderING if anyone could give me advice on which is the best stabilizer for the XL2. I've found most stabilizers to have a weight limit and that creates a problem with the XL2.
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Allen, try doing a search or browse "Support Your Local Camera." This has been discussed many, many times.
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I just finished up an industrial shoot with the steadytracker and the XL2. Quite good. Like any non spring loaded, no vest stabilizer, it does take some practice.
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That weight limitation your mentioned is actually a limit of how much YOU can hold up! - most stabilizers will need about ½ the camera's weight again in counterweight to keep them ballanced... imagine holding a XL2 and a half steady for any period of time... no, not on yrou shoulder, but outstreched infront of you..
Steadytracker doesn't have a gimble.. you might as well do the tripod trick and use the money on something mroe usefull like.. a beer. (And I don't even drink!) Look into somethign with a gimble. There are lots of them out there. Just read threough this thread. I'd definatly bee looking for somethgin with an vest and arm to help carry that weight.. the result will be mugh better. My sugestion would be that if you can afford it, definatly get the Steadicam Flyer. It's the best you can get, and it shows. And dont' forget all the other, sometimes much more applical (and cheaper) stabilizers: dolly, jib/crane.. and of course a good tripod! - Mikko |
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No gimble, no problem. Once you develop a steady hand, you would never consider usiong a tripod as a steady device. It does take practice.
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Glad you are happy with your Steadytracker, that's the most important thing. However, since the question was posed "what's the best stabilizer for an XL2", I agree with Mikko that it would have to be a gimbal-based system. The "weighted stick" concept represented by the Steadytracker is great for certain circumstances but for truly subtle moves the additional isolation afforded by a gimbal is critical. It may well be the case that a practiced hand with a Steadytracker may produce better results than a novice on a Glidecam/Steadicam etc. but given an experienced operator on both, the limitations of the non-gimballed system will reveal itself. And like Mikko, my vote for best in class is the Flyer.
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hey CP, you goign to IBC?
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September 5th, 2005, 12:20 AM | #9 |
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Los Angeles, CA
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Nope--I don't really travel much to trade shows (Vegas is about as far as I go) and I'm recovering from a broken ankle besides, so no 10 hr plane journeys in the near future! Have fun if you are going, though.
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text: Re: [Asrg] SICS2004-12-20 21:49:04On Tue, Dec 21, 2004 at 10:52:59AM +1000, Laird Breyer wrote This is intriguing. While it isn't clear that having a specific definition of spam is actually useful for blocking it, this policy does have implications on the solution set. Would it be accurate to say that ASRG is interested in Z-mail prevention solutions where Z-mail is a label for some set of messages, and Z-mail can be taken to be spam? If that's the case, then any solution of interest would also apply to other labeling problems, e.g. ham-prevention. Furthermore, such a restriction on the solution set would likely exclude some economic solutions, as these solutions don't usually make sense for ham-prevention say, and any solution the ASRG would be interested in would have to work for Z-mail, whatever Z-mail turns out to be. What am I missing here? The thing that you may be missing is that "one size does not fit all". One man's spam is another man's ham. My idea of spam is different from someone else's. That's why end-user-control of some sort is so desirable, so that end-users could stop (block/reject/filter/whatever) the email that *THEY* don't want. Rather than "blocking spam", the problem is better stated as "blocking unwanted email". Each person has their own set of wants. There is another, legal, problem with "blocking spam". The word "spam" has a lot of negative baggage and spammers^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H email marketers with lawyers will hit back with lawsuits claiming "It's not spam, it's ooga-booga" (substitute euphemism-du-jour for spam). A good parallel is the current spyware controversy, where Claria has sued anti- spyware program publisherss, claiming to have been libelled/slandered by being labelled as "spyware" rather than "adware". Their lawsuit does not currently affect "adware removal" programs. A similar potential problem exists in the spam arena. Rather than a "spam-blocking" program labelling something as spam and blocking it, we should have an "unwanted-email-blocking program". When the spammer's lawyer screams "It's not spam, it's ooga-booga. Stop blocking my client's emails with your 'spam-blocking' program", we should respond that it's really an 'unwanted-email-blocking-program'. And that our customer has indicated that he doesn't want your email. -- Walter Dnes <waltdnes(_at_)waltdnes(_dot_)org> An infinite number of monkeys pounding away on keyboards will eventually produce a report showing that Windows is more secure, and has a lower TCO, than linux. _______________________________________________ Asrg mailing list Asrg(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/asrg


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Too few of Rio's eating and drinking spots make the most of the city's extraordinary natural beauty, but Bar e Restaurant Urca is one place that really utilizes its location's potential to the full. Meals and drinks are prepared inside the restaurant itself, while tables and chairs are situated across the road, right by the waves. Colorful bobbing fishing boats complete the scene, as drinkers and diners relax in this tranquil neighborhood. Urca serves good, traditional Brazilian meals (including a Saturday feijoada), and there's also a good range of bar snacks and light meals – the cod balls and the seafood soup are both delicious. - Lucy Bryson
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Another side of Northwestern High
I talked to Jason Hartling, principal of Northwestern High School. He says there were between 12 and 14 girls involved in Friday's cafeteria fight. School police maintain that it was at least 30. Hartling said the situation was contained and students were back in classes learning within 15 minutes.
In any event: As some of the teachers mentioned in comments, there is reason to celebrate over the school's success with Bridge projects. When Liz wrote about Northwestern in October, 165 seniors had not met graduation requirements either by passing the HSAs or earning a minimum combined score. Since then, Northwestern seniors have submitted 561 projects -- more than any other school in the city and more than all the schools combined in some other districts.
With about a 90 percent pass rate on the projects, more than 200 of Northwestern's 278 seniors now meet the requirements for graduation, and Hartling said another 50 are close -- with another project or two to finish up. He estimates that only a handful of seniors won't graduate because of the HSA requirements, and they're the ones who have not done what they're supposed to do. Seniors are giving testimonials to underclassmen about the importance of taking the HSAs seriously so they won't have to do the projects next year.
Getting to this point has been a ton of work, by staff and students. "We're here on Saturday; we're here after school," Hartling said. "I would put my staff up against any staff in the state. They just work incredibly hard."
And while we're on the subject of Northwestern: I've mentioned here before how impressed I am with its student newspaper, The Compass. And now, The Compass is online. In the current issue, students take their administration to task in an editorial for not having more Black History Month activities. Stories include a first-person account of attending President Obama's inauguration and a piece questioning whether it's right to lock student bathrooms during the day.
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Carrot Top proved to be an excellent cook, and I left the meal satisfied, though the overall mood of the luncheon was rather icy.
This could be due to the fact that Derpy was, on many occasions, trying to assist me with one thing or another while I ate. In total I had three sets of silverware set by me, two glasses of water, and about half a dozen napkins. Although I accepted them politely because I didn't want to be rude in front of Carrot Top, I found it nigh impossible to make merry while my doppelganger was clowning around around my table setting. Dinky was still upset that Carrot Top had dismissed her and didn't say a word, and Derpy was too distracted with me to talk with Carrot Top, so for the most part she made conversation on her lonesome, something that she seemed to have been practicing a lot lately.
Afterward, Dinky and Carrot Top cleared the table and took the dishes into the kitchen to wash. This seemed like the perfect opportunity for me to have a conversation with Derpy and to, indirectly or not, inform her of my plans and why I needed her help.
"Tell me, Derpy," I began, leaning back in my chair. I forced myself to use vocabulary at her level of understanding. "Why do you want to earn my approval so much?"
"Uh, I dunno," she said, tracing invisible circles on the table with her hooves. "You seem really nice. I don't know why you don't like me."
I snorted, but hid my sneer. "Maybe because you're trying too hard to be my friend."
"I try hard to be everypony's friend," Derpy stated.
"Yes, but don't you think that might make at least some of them uncomfortable?" I inquired, leaning in.
Derpy shrugged. "I think that, uh... if they didn't want me around, they'd tell me. Some ponies do, and I stay away from them. But you would tell me if you wanted me gone, wouldn't you?"
I folded my forelegs and leaned backward in thought. "Not if I wanted to be polite."
"...I don't think it's polite to hide your feelings," Derpy said, resting her head on the table. "I think it's dumb. It makes everything more... um..."
"Complicated?" I offered.
"Yeah. That," she said. "My eyes may be funny looking, but that doesn't mean I can't see. Or that I can't hear. Which is why I don't know why ponies don't like me, because I don't do anything to them, and they don't tell me to stay away. So I try to make friends with them, 'cause we just could have got off on the wrong hoof at the start, and then they like me even less. I don't get it."
"Most ponies fear those that are different. It's in our nature," I said. "We're hardwired to avoid diseased ponies. I'm not saying you're diseased in that way, of course, but it's difficult to override biology."
"...I don't know what last part means, but I think you're trying to say that ponies don't like me right when they meet me? Without knowing it?" Derpy guessed.
"They know it all right. They just don't know why they know it," I corrected. I had to remember to keep my speech simple, or I'd never be able to communicate with her. "Basically, our brains funct-... work in such a way to make us not like ponies that app-... look different than us."
"Oh," Derpy said. She paused for a moment before saying, "Well... aren't we taught as foals to like ponies that are different?"
"Most ponies don't remember most of the facts they learn in elementary school, let alone the morals," I muttered, taking another sip. "The situation you're in, Derpy, is unpleasant. However, I respect how much effort you're putting into overcoming this disadvantage." A lie, but even if I didn't have to like Derpy, she still had to like me.
"You're cool. And you're really smart, too," Derpy said, smiling. "Carrot Top likes you, too. I don't know if Dinky likes you yet, but I think she will, because she's a little like me."
"Hmph. I'm glad," I said, starting to get impatient. Time was ticking, and this conversation need to go somewhere fast.
"Where are you going to go now?" Derpy asked.
I took a deep breath. "Derpy, I am on a mission that I need you to keep secret."
"Oh!" she exclaimed, instantly reaching and covering up her mouth. For a minute she was unsure how to communicate via closed lips, but eventually she moved one hoof slightly to the side and whispered loudly, "I can do that, don't worry! So what is it?"
"I'm going to Everfree County Dungeon to meet up with some official Equestrian personnel. It's a group that researches ponies that look exactly alike," I lied. "Their work is very sensitive, which is why I haven't let anypony else know about it yet."
"Sooo... they do science?" Derpy asked.
"Yes, they... do science." I managed to say that with a straight face somehow, though I think I lost a few IQ points in the process.
"Oh. That sounds neat," Derpy said.
I paused for a moment, for dramatic effect. I needed to look as if I were pondering something. "Derpy," I began, "would you like to join me? You and Carrot Top have been incredibly hospitable to me here, and I think that it's only fair I take you somewhere, too."
"Thanks! I'd love to! But I have to ask Carrot to watch Dinky for me first," Derpy said, her face lighting up in a bright smile as she began to rush into the kitchen. She stopped in her tracks, though, and looked back at me for a moment, asking, "Hey... we're not gonna do anything bad, are we?"
I laughed. "Of course not!"
She nodded and continued her canter into the kitchen. A few moments after she left the room, there was a yelp, a thud, and the clattering of broken glass.
I sighed, massaging my temples. A migraine was already forming, but I resisted the urge to preemptively reach into the pouch containing the Winterwort. I would need that for the incredibly long, painful, and laborious journey ahead.
Carrot Top, admittedly, wasn't the easiest to convince.
"How did you find out about this, anyway?" she asked. Derpy had already told her about the trip, but, predictably, she wasn't exactly on board with the idea at first.
"It was the reason I came through Ponyville in the first place; I'm going there to file data and take notes and such. Not the most exciting work in the world, which is why I'd rather be a part of the experiment by taking Derpy along?"
"Are you sure that it's safe?" she inquired.
"It's not even all that much of an experiment, really," I said. "They're just surveying look-alike ponies and taking a little bit of hair to test and make sure we aren't actually related. The goal is to see if there is some bond greater than genetics that can make two ponies look nearly identical. Quite harmless, really." This was, by far, the most complex lie I had created to date, and I needed to wrap it up before I tripped over my own make-believe facts.
"How long will you be gone?" Carrot Top asked.
I shrugged. "It depends on how many ponies show up. We could be back this evening, or we might have to stay overnight in a nearby town. At the latest, we'll be back tomorrow morning." I prayed that the last part would end up being true.
Carrot Top pursed her lips. "Are there any forms we need to sign, or anything?"
"The experiment, as I said, is very low-key and is being run by a few college colts and their professor. There's nothing you need to worry about that I haven't already taken care of," I assured, though this lie was getting more and more difficult to weave. I needed to end the conversation quickly. "Derpy seems to want to go."
"Uh-huh," Derpy said, nodding. "So can you watch Dinky? Please?"
Carrot Top smiled, pulling Derpy into a quick hug. "Of course I can. You can count on me. Now you and Ditsica go have fun, and let me know how it went afterward."
Derpy grinned happily and bounded out of the room exclaiming, "I'll go get my scarf!"
Carrot Top then turned her attention to me. "You know, I hardly know you, Ditsica, but it already feels like you're part of the family. I really appreciate your patience with Derpy."
"Oh, it's nothing," I said automatically.
"No, really, I do. And I know that you two will get along well. But... you know how prone she is to accidents," Carrot Top began softly, looking up into my eyes. "Promise me that you won't let her get hurt, okay?"
"Hmm?" I asked.
"I know it's silly when you're only going to be gone for a little while, but trouble seems to find Derpy everywhere she goes. And even if she needs me, well, I need her, too. Just be careful and keep her safe, that's all I ask," she said, smiling slightly.
"For what it's worth, I promise," I said. I really meant it for a moment, but as I realized how foolish the sentiment was, my smile vanished. I adjusted some of the wayward threads on my scarf as I turned toward the door and said, "Farewell, Carrot Top."
"Oh, don't be like that. I'm sure I'll see you again," she chuckled.
For once, I longed to be as sure of that as she seemed to be. I suppose, if I had to choose which pony in Equestria I would miss most besides myself, it would probably have been Carrot Top.
Derpy bounded up besides me as I exited the house and stepped onto the road. The air was notably chillier, and a light snow was falling. It was about noon, and the clock was ticking. My underused wings tingled as I realized I would have to fly.
"I brought food," Derpy said, pointing to a bag she had strapped to her side. "So where're we going, anyway?"
"Everfree County Dungeon," I muttered, my breath making mist in the air. My hide kept most of the cold out, but I still felt its sting on my snout and my lips. "A few hours due north."
Derpy took to wing and began to soar, but stopped as she realized I hadn't followed. "What're you waiting for?" she asked, confused. "Are you going to walk?"
"No," I mumbled, spreading my wings. I flapped them once, as a test, feeling the wind resistence beneath the feathers. I flapped them again, trying to get lift, but my hooves didn't rise an inch off the ground. I exhaled in frustration.
"What's wrong?" Derpy asked, concerned.
"Nothing, just give me a moment," I growled, widening my stance. A few other pegasi chortled at me as they walked by, but I ignored them. I leapt up and flapped again, only to land on my hooves once more.
"Why aren't you flying?" Derpy asked.
Why wasn't I flying?
I have always tried to squirm out of uncomfortable questions with my silver tongue. But the situation was too dire, and Derpy too simple, for there to be a way to weasel myself out of this conundrum. I stood there in the cold breeze for a moment, scouring my mind for an answer to her question, but found nothing. No lie, excuse, or alibi would answer her question, save one, and it was the one that would lead directly to the painful truth I was trying so desperately to avoid. Personal growth was not included on my plans for this journey; I simply had to get from point A to point B while dragging somepony else along for the ride. Now, however, there was no way out, and I hated it.
"Because..." I folded my wings and brushed my mane back behind my ears before looking back up at Derpy indignantly. "I can't."
I despised not being able to do things. Arrogance aside, the very fact that I wasn't able to do something so basic infuriated me to my very core. I didn't understand why I was given wings if I was so much more comfortable on the ground; I simply didn't! My entire personality was made for books and chess and intellectual activities, not prancing about in the air like the buffoons the other pegasi are!
"...Why not?" Derpy asked, landing beside me.
"I'm afraid of heights. I'm afraid of speed, I'm afraid of the wind blowing something into my eye and taking it out, I'm afraid of getting struck by lightning, I'm just afraid!" I sputtered. I lowered my voice and added, "The list goes on and on."
I detested being so open with a near stranger. It was almost too much to bear; if only I was merely lying to earn Derpy's trust! That was a foolish wish, though; I couldn't fly, I could never fly, it was as if these wings were simply taped on like some foalish costume. Folded nicely, of course, but still a pathetic, useless costume. And I was afraid that, if I used them, they would fall apart as if they were made of tissue paper and cardboard.
"So... you're afraid?" Derpy asked, though she looked more concerned than sarcastic. She thought for a moment. "Well... if you're afraid of heights, we'll just fly low, right? And, uh... if you're afraid of speed, well, flying doesn't have to be really fast. I've never had anything get in my eyes while flying, but I guess I'd just land if it did. And... most pegasi don't fly in thunderstorms, or rest on thunderclouds. Uh, if they knew it was that kind of cloud, I mean," she added sheepishly.
"It doesn't matter if a fear is irrational or not, it can still inhibit you," I mumbled, hanging my head. My spectacles slid off my nose, and I picked them up and put them in the pouch with the Winterwort. "How am I supposed to be able to fly?"
"You have wings," Derpy pointed out. "If you wanted to fly, you could."
"But I do want to fly," I argued, though it was halfhearted. I would have gladly traded flying for a chariot ride, or perhaps a magician who could teleport us to our destination.
"I mean if you really, really wanted to," she said. "Like, uh... if your will beats your fear. Right?"
"...I suppose," I said, looking up.
"So how about you just try to fly, and if you get hurt, then we'll walk. But you have to really, really try, otherwise it won't count," Derpy suggested. "Deal?"
She didn't know about my deadline, but I supposed that didn't matter all that much anyway. I was going to have to fly, one way or another, otherwise all my work thus far would have been in vain. "Alright."
I steadied myself. The instincts were there. I had flown before; that much I knew, or at least, I thought I knew. I extended my wings once more and, with a little effort, pushed myself off the ground. But my form was clumsy and haphazard, and after a few seconds of airtime, I was forced back to the snowy ground, my cheeks burning with humiliation. I felt like a mare who was just now learning to walk for the first time.
"Try again," Derpy prompted.
So I did. With more effort this time, I launched myself up into the air and desperately flapped my wings, vying to stay above ground level. And I did, for a little; I actually flew. In the end it was all for naught, though, because I slipped up, turned sideways, and fell to the ground with a yelp and a soft thump. I landed wrong on my ankle, though, and pain shot through it.
"Are you alright?" Derpy asked, rushing to my side.
"...No," I mumbled, checking my ankle. It hurt slightly to move it, but I didn't think it was sprained or broken. I shivered slightly; this was my second landing in the snow. I was humiliated and furious at myself for being so pathetic.
"Okay. Let's just walk," Derpy said, helping me up.
"No," I growled, shrugging off her hoof and standing up on my own. "I am going to fly."
"B-...But the deal," Derpy said, confused. "Aren't you still afraid?"
"Of course I'm afraid!" I snapped back. Cooling my temper, I stated softly, "Out of all those other fears, though, there is one that stands out: I am afraid of being afraid. I hate the fact that my fear could... could..." I strained for the right word. "Control me, somehow. So I am going to fly, like it or not." And that was the truth.
"...Okay! I think," Derpy said. "You can do it!"
I readied myself again and shot up into the air as Derpy cheered me on. The wind pushed me upwards, but with too much force for me to control, so I flipped and landed on my back. I snarled and shook the snow off before leaping toward the sky, pushing down on the air with all my might, and I gained a meter or two before my lift vanished and I was sent spiraling once more.
Derpy was looking increasingly concerned as she watched my numerous failures. Her brow furrowed as she realized something and she yelled, "Ditzy, wait!"
I didn't listen to her; I was too furious at my own incompetence. I picked myself back up, took a running start, and jumped into the air, trying desperately to fly, only to faceplant inches from the frozen dirt road. Derpy grabbed me and tried to sit me down, but I flinched out of her grasp and tried again, launching myself high out of her reach. I was so angry, I couldn't see straight.
She caught me in midair and plowed me down into the snow. When I collected myself, I saw that wings were splayed out to my sides, and when I failed to get up I realized that Derpy was sitting right on top of me.
"...Are you okay?" she asked tentatively, not bothering to get off.
"Peachy," I hissed, propping my head up on my hoof and looking up at her irritably.
"Oh. Okay," she said, sitting up and smiling absently.
"Derpy, has it occurred to you in the slightest that your posterior is positioned in such a way to make my recovery from the crash you caused utterly inconceivable?" I snarled.
"Um..." Derpy thought for a moment. "What does 'slightest' mean?"
"Oh!" she exclaimed, sliding off of me and allowing me to stand up.
I shook myself off and adjusted my scarf, noticing a few strands had fallen out of it. "What is so direly important that you had to interrupt my progress?"
"Um... you were doing it wrong," Derpy said simply.
"Oh? Do tell," I hissed, my speech dripping with sarcasm.
"Uh, well, you don't push down on the air when you fly. It's more of like, uh... swimming. So you push the air behind you," she explained as she demonstrated her method. She raised up her wings slowly, then moved them through the air in a more-or-less circular motion.
I thought for a moment, then flapped my wings, using the technique she showed me but with a bit more force. I was propelled forward, and I had to take a few steps to compensate for the unexpected momentum. "...Oh," I said. I flapped a few more times, and before I knew it, I was sailing through the air as if it were water, instincts taking over as soon as I knew how to use them. I adjusted my direction and started to fly northward, an internal compass guiding my progress.
Derpy was right alongside me. "See?" she asked, smiling pleasantly.
I didn't detect a hint of smugness in her expression. She seemed genuinely glad to help me. I turned a slight red, remembering my numerous failures, and replied, "Yes. I see."
It was a shame I was going to have to end up hating Derpy, one way or another, at the very least temporarily. There was no way I knew of to fake hate, and I would need to hate somepony in order to accomplish my goal. Derpy was making herself increasingly difficult to dislike, however.
She paused for a moment, thinking. "Wait a minute," she began, inspecting me. "We look the same! We even have the same cutie mark!" She giggled. "That's weird."
Then again, maybe not so much, I thought, rolling my eyes. This was going to be a long trip.
Next part: Derpy's Truth!


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Working at home one day a week can reduce personal vehicle emissions by 20%. The practice is known as 'teleworking' and is used by many millions around the world.
Working at home one day a week can reduce personal vehicle emissions by 20%. The practice is known as 'teleworking' and is used by many millions around the world.
One of the reasons I left my last job was so that I could work from home. This has changed life dramatically, not only reducing my petrol consumption but also giving me heaps of spare time.
in July 2008
I hope to be working form home three days a week by next (New Zealand) summer when our energy-efficient home is complete. Unfortunately three months is the furthest away as listed in the drop down list under "I pledge to do this by"...possibly extend this a bit Celsias team!? :-)
in August 2008
Does you have a question, solution or thought on this?
Add a comment and help others!
in August 2008
I am now able to work from home 3 days a week, instead of going to the office everyday. I also bought my home, so I was less than 5 miles from the office.
in September 2008
I try and work from home at least 2 days a week whenever I can.
in March 2009
I work from home 4 days a week.
Far less distracting than a cube farm. I live in a rural area which makes things a lot more peaceful than being in the city.
I love the 10 second commute. Sure, on the day I do go to work I travel further, but averaged out it is not so far.
in April 2009
I just had a baby andwould love to work at home but do not have any opportunities to do so. If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know. Thanks.
in May 2009
This is not really unselfish at all. I love my 10 foot commute to work! I have my own software company run from my home.
in November 2009
I worked from home 1/2 time last year, and started telecommuting full-time in 2012. It's a great arrangement for me and my employer, though I think it can still be a challenge to sell many managers on the benefits.
in February 2012
Carlin A. 18° pledged to do this 1975 days ago
Lindsay M. 106° pledged to do this 1829 days ago
Mike E. 23° pledged to do this 1530 days ago


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October 21, 2004 | MAILBAG ARCHIVES | |
The BuzzFlash Mailbag The opinions expressed in the Mailbag are not necessarily those of BuzzFlash. Read the BuzzFlash FAQ for info on submitting to the Mailbag. THIS IS PART 2 OF THE OCTOBER 21, 2004 BUZZFLASH MAILBAG. CLICK HERE FOR PART 1. Subject: re: Marijuana 'petition' actually voter registration form Hey Buzz, I just read the article about young people asked to sign a petition to legalize marijuana for medicinal purposes, only to find that they have registered to vote as Republicans. This may not be a bad thing for a few reasons:
The article says: In fact, everyone who has not registered yet, and would like to, should call their local Republican office and say they would like to register as a Republican. Voters who have registered as Democrats and are not sure if they are truly registered should do the same. My guess is that they would be registered quickly and safely. In Canada, where I live and vote, the process is much simpler and more low-tech. The voters list is a permanent document. Before every election, enumerators, paid by the federal government, go out knocking on doors to be sure that every voter is registered. If there is no one home, a card is left in the door telling them to get in touch with the elections commission. We can also check a box on our income-tax returns giving Revenue Canada permission to forward our names and addresses (only) to Elections Canada. Voter's cards are mailed to each voter stating where and when to vote. Newspapers, radio and TV stations make public service announcements telling voters what to do if they have not received their cards. Nowhere on the registration form are voters required to name their party affiliation. The government has no knowledge of how I have voted in the past or will vote. No private companies are allowed to register voters in a non-profit election. On election day, everyone in the country votes in the same manner. I go to my polling station (precinct), one of several in a single location, such as a school gym, and show my voter's card to the two paid polling clerks. One reads out my name, the other uses a sharp pencil and ruler to cross it out on the voting list. If I still haven't got a voter's card with me I am still able to vote if I have identification with my name and address. I swear an affidavit declaring I am who I say I am. I'm given a paper ballot and a pencil, go to a table with a cardboard privacy shield, mark my selection with an X, return to the polling clerks and stick my own folded ballot into a locked box. This whole process is witnessed by two scrutineers (unpaid volunteers from any two different political parties). I leave feeling that I have taken part in an honest election. When the polls close, an official from Elections Canada unlocks the ballot boxes. They are emptied onto the clerk's table. The clerks look inside to be sure that every ballot is out of the box. The scrutineers look, too. One of the clerks reads the name of the candidate chosen, the next clerk places that ballot in the appropriate pile. The scrutineers watch to see that every ballot is in the right pile. When all the ballots are sorted, the clerks count the number of votes in each stack and fill out an official tally sheet. It is signed by both clerks and the scrutineers. The chief phones the results to the electoral district, again witnessed by the clerks and scrutineers. The tally sheet and ballots are returned to the ballot box which is again locked by the polling chief in case a candidate demands a recount. (There are surprisingly few.). It would be very difficult to commit fraud in such an open and well-documented count. No expensive voting machines, just people. Everyone votes the same way and there is a complete paper trail. One government oversees the process, not fifty. A half-hour after the polls close the results are already coming in and many races are already decided. An extra bonus to our system: many of the enumerators and poll clerks are unemployed. They work tax free for a few days if they are enumerators or poll clerks. It gives them a chance to actually work, meet people, and pick up a few extra bucks. After the debacle in Florida 2000, there was a great opportunity to come up with fraud-proof election laws, but it looks like 2004 will be the dirtiest election in history. P. Coombs Subject: Oh, the irony :) The irony is just too delicious. LOL, not only is Canada bailing us out, but it's a French Canadian company. One wonders how vaccine from Canada can be considered safe but US prescription medication, imported into Canada and then exported back to the US is not safe. It simply boggles the mind. I wonder how many Republicans will boycott the flu vaccine because it's French. Perhaps they'll just call them freedom vaccines? Feds Find More Flu Vaccine in Canada (LA Times/dailypress.com) Linda Subject: Voter Fraud It is obvious in reading one story after another, and speeches from Al Gore to President Carter, that widespread, programmatic GOP voter fraud is underway. Combined with the Sinclair propaganda and other shady activities...this is racketeering. So where are the armies of trial lawyers filing RICO suits against the Bush administration and RNC for the benefit of the People of the United States? And BTW, Monday night I had dinner with a very dignified, circumspect longtime judge. I said "They are just following the Hitler playbook right down the line." He turned and looked me straight in the eye for a minute, and said "Yes. They are." Suzanne Subject: Ohio needs us desperately! Ohio will determine this election. Bush cannot win without it and it is neck and neck there right now. Because of their distance from New York, they are not getting their share of the east coast volunteer pool that they need. We were in Mahoney County (Youngstown) this past weekend, doing door to door canvassing, phone banking and tabulation, and getting absentee ballot applications out to voters who need them. There is a huge democratic base there that will prove pivotal to taking the state if it is turned out. The people we met were really happy that we were there and need our help because the Bush/Cheney campaign is already starting their Florida 2000 style voter suppression drive, sending representatives of their campaign there to confuse low income African American voters regarding their polling places, telling them that if they haven't paid their electric bill they can't vote, or that if they do their electricity will be turned off, and paying kids $1 a sign to rip Kerry/Edwards signs off of people's lawns, etc. The campaign in Youngstown said that in just that county alone, they need 1000 volunteers for the days leading up to the election. The last time we checked in they had a little over 300. The local campaign has done extensive phone banking to identify the Kerry voters and we have to get these Kerry voters out to the polls.... The campaign will provide housing to anyone who needs it.... Getting to Ohio by car.... (They definitely need drivers.) By Bus: http://www.greyhound.com From Port Authority: Tel: 212-971-6300 By Train: www.amtrak.com Vote by Absentee Ballot if you are staying through Election Day. Contact me at email@example.com to sign up and let me know if you need a ride or will be driving and can give others a ride. Best Always, Michele [BuzzFlash Note: They list volunteer opportunities here: http://www.currentstate.org/events.aspx.] Of all the brave things John Kerry has done: serving in Vietnam, fighting for peace when he returned, leading the investigation into Iran-contra, the bravest may well be running in this election, knowing how vicious and ugly the campaigns against John McCain and Max Cleland were. He had to know they would slander him and those he served with, twist his words, misrepresent his record, make fun of his wife and lie about his values. It took a lot of courage to face that onslaught, and I for one am grateful to him. Denise Barker Subject: Where are your tax dollars going? I was reading this letter to the editor this morning and a very important question came to me. Here is the letter (question follows): And here is my question: If the troops are not supplied properly with armament or supplies, and the pictures coming out of the Gulf show a few troops here and there performing "walk and knock" on the people of Iraq; in other words: If the administration is underfunding the war effort, WHY IS IT COSTING "BILLIONS"????? Could it be that those billions are being spent refurbishing the OIL INDUSTRY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM instead of the war effort? And that our troops are doing nothing more than GUARDING THE HALLIBURTON et al. OIL WORKERS? I for one would rather take care of our own nation, and leave the Iraqi people to rebuild theirs. The way they want. They are NOT BACKWARD IN NEED OF OUR KNOW-HOW. They are the ones who have been filling the college seats here in America for the last three decades. The shortfall in college system income these days is caused by the lack of Middle Eastern Tuition. THAT is why the cost of an education is up!!!! Vote for Kerry. Let's stop this. Oh yes, remember that your country and all it is doing is paid for by ONE PERCENT OF THE NATION'S WEALTH. NINETY-NINE PERCENT OF AMERICA'S MONEY IS NOW TAX FREE, OFF SHORE, AND IN THE POCKETS OF THE UNTAXED RICH AND BUSINESS OWNERS (SAME THING). A BuzzFlash Reader I am counting on some moderates to vote for Kerry. If they don't they will give The Bush Baloney Group too much power. I hope they are smart enough to figure this out. This afternoon on CNN, Paula Zahn, she was interviewing Pat Robertson. He said that he told Bush that it would be dangerous to go into Iraq because there would be too many casualties and deaths. He told him that God said that it was not a good idea. But Bush was so full of himself and so sure that there would be no deaths that he would not listen. Paula nearly fell off her chair. She said that it sounded like Robertson thought that Kerry was correct. He answered by saying that he had no problem with Kerry's legislative record. Again, she was shocked and repeated what he said and he agreed. What do you think of that? Where is Pat Robertson in the GOP civil war? Has it started? PAULA ZAHN NOW Interview With Pat Robertson (CNN) M. W. Subject: Hijacking Catastrophe...The Perfect Answer Back to Sinclair To the Media, With Sinclair so intent on showing an anti Kerry program and forcing their affiliates to air this one-sided program, I am urging all of you to air a wonderful program called, Hijacking Catastrophe. You can obtain this wonderful program which I caught on my local public access station here on Long Island which broadcasts on channel 20. You can find information regarding this program on this web site, http://www.hijackingcatastrophe.org/ If the Sinclair Broadcast Group with its own agenda and financial dealings with this administration is allowed to air a program such as theirs, then we must have an equal say in this matter. The electorate must be given both sides before making an informed decision on which way they want their country to go in. It is called the American way. Do you really trust the Sinclair Broadcasting Group to decide the future of your country? This country does not solely belong to Sinclair, it belongs to all of us. Sincerely, Mary MacElveen Subject: flu vaccine Since the only company currently producing flu vaccine for the U.S. market is the FRENCH company Aventis Pasteur, obviously all good Republicans should boycott it and wait for Freedom Vaccine to be produced! Russ Bennett Subject: Bill Schneider History is certainly dishing up more than our fair share of unsavory characters in today's America, but the one I detest the most is Bill Schneider. He is a so-called political consultant for CNN and is also a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and a signatory to the letter to Bill Clinton on behalf of the Project for a New American Century encouraging an invasion of Iraq in 1998. One can not pledge his troth with more conviction than that to radical conservative causes. Yesterday his offensive voice, full of glee and sanctimony as he parades his propaganda, came on CNN International and he told the viewing audience that Bush was way ahead in the polls now, all the polls, a fresh bounce, because of terrorism. He went on to "explain" that people like Bush because of his stand on terrorism. Huh? I live overseas and I can tell you I have never come across a soul who liked Bush because of his stand on terrorism. Bill Schneider is smart enough to know he is serving us a load of rubbish. I do hope when Kerry is in and the world is once again able to foster some regard for our country and we embark on the long road to reform that our country is starved for, that Bill Schneider either is put in jail or in Republican Rehab for the rest of his life. I want him to sit in an ethics in journalism class until he can sit no longer. I want him to use his own tapes to teach children how to spot propaganda in media. I want CNN to publicly apologize every day for the same number of days they have kept Bill Schneider on their payroll. I want CNN to be humiliated. I can tell you with all sincerity that I loath this guy. Kind regards, Linda Deak, American Abroad Subject: An idea.... Dear Buzz, Could you alter the Masthead of your page to include the words, "Proud Members of the Reality Based community?" I know Atrios grabbed this quickly, but if every progressive clip site and news service could do this, I think it would send a strong, noticeable message. Just a thought. Sincerely, Steve in Syracuse P.S. did you see the AlterNet article about Sinclair starting to waffle about the Stolen Honor swift boat lies? Subject: Again he lies and misleads! Dear BuzzFlash, Yesterday I took my 92-year-old relative to the health department in a neighboring county from mine to get his flu shot. When we first arrived the line was all the way out the door. It was rainy and wet. Good thing I brought a folding chair for my relative to sit on so our wait was not too grueling. But for the other ELDERLY people who had to stand the wait was almost impossible. Three Srs., two women and one man, PASSED OUT and had to be rushed to the hospital by ambulance. THEN by the time we were finally received by the nurse administrating the shots, they informed us that they had run out of vaccine! Almost everyone standing in line blamed this crisis on Bush, despite his lies and misleads to the contrary! Also, his public declarations that if you are young and healthy you don't need a flu shot and shouldn't have to worry...after all he is not getting one, is highly dangerous rhetoric! YOUNG PEOPLE CAN die from the flu. Last year in another neighboring county we had a young, healthy nineteen-year-old male DIE FROM COMPLICATIONS OF THE FLU! Vote Democratic! The life you save may be your own! Nancy Lynn Nagy Subject: The Upcoming Draft Isn't Just a "Bush-ism" In yesterday's NY Times, there was an article detailing plans by the Selective Service System to establish systems for calling up healthcare professionals between 18-44 as a "select skills" draft. This is a concrete step towards that draft he repeatedly denies will happen. Mr. George W. Bush is strongly denying there will be a draft, just simultaneously as his detailed plans are being laid, documented -- and even publicized. Black is white. War is peace. Night is day. Tyranny is freedom. Eastasia has always been at war with Oceania. Apparently, it's past time to rename the political parties in this country. Those who are against Bush are to be called the "Reality Based" party. Those who are for Bush are to be called the "I don't care what the facts are, I don't care what my eyes see, I don't care what I read, I don't care what I hear, God tells me what to do" party. Indeed. Exactly as Pat Robertson said, yesterday, about his conversation with Bush before the Iraq invasion. Robertson said that the president then told him, "Oh, no, we're not going to have any casualties." I guess that God must be very deeply schizophrenic lately, as we see Him giving George W. Bush, Pat Robertson, the Iraqis, and the Iranians such radically different guidance. To only name a few. On the other hand, maybe let's just call it the "Guy In A Bubble" party, as Mr. Bush himself has said. Donald F. Subject: Re: 9/11 Secret in CIA's Back Pocket I would like to change the last sentence of Robert Scheer's LA Times article on the CIA report that isn't being released. He writes: "Unless the public demands an accounting, the administration and CIA's leadership will have won and the nation will have lost." I think it should say: "Unless the public demands an accounting, we are letting bush control the government for his own political purposes." Congress and the public need to demand that this report be released NOW. Write your congresspeople. And add that bush should be required to take his physical before the election as well. If he's infirm, as we all suspect, we absolutely have a right to know. Sue Subject: Nathan Sproul Regarding the BuzzFlash link to the Kosopedia item linking Nathan Sproul as a top contributor to Trent Franks, the extreme right wing Arizona congressman, you should also know that Nathan Sproul is listed as Franks' campaign chairman. Robert Beeson Subject: O'Reilly Audio Tapes: A Dynamic Strategy, or Wasteful Litigation? According to a Tuesday, October 19, 2004, Reuters story, Look, in a lawsuit there's what's called the "discovery process," where both sides are obliged to swap information and materials with one another. Most people have heard of "depositions," where lawyers for one party in a lawsuit cross-examine or "depose" an opposing party under oath. This part of this discovery process is where President Clinton got nailed for his infamous, "It depends on what the definition of 'is' is" statement. Interrogatories are written questions from one party's attorneys to the other party, which must be answered in writing and notarized as having been answered "under oath." Another common discovery "tool" is called a "Request for Production," whereby one litigant requests, and is required to be provided, materials like documents, photos, video and audio tapes, and such from the other side. Discovery enables parties to lessen, if not completely avoid, being "surprised" in Court at trial, and can help litigants get a "feel" for how strong the case is against them. If the woman suing Bill O'Reilly has audio tapes, well, first of all, you can rest assured that such tapes are now in her attorney's possession. At any rate, such tapes, upon request by O'Reilly's able attorneys are, indeed "discoverable" from the plaintiff. What is uncanny is that O'Reilly's attorneys would not merely serve a simple "Request for Production" on his accuser's attorneys and, within 30 days (the standard deadline) receive any and all tapes the other side has. A separate lawsuit seems incredibly silly and wasteful. But, alas . . . Using discovery would be too easy, too "generic" and not nearly as dramatic as filing a separate lawsuit to obtain some sort of mandatory injunction to force the other side to "give up" the tapes. While not a member of the New York Bar, it seems to me that this is an incredibly wasteful process which not only churns a lot of very pricey lawyer fees, but also causes O'Reilly even more negative publicity. Does he want that? While I am sure that O'Reilly's attorneys are providing him "zealous representation," from afar one has to wonder how well they are providing him smart representation. Richard R. Newton Subject: AARP Censorship I received this email today.... Seems if you post anti-bush, pro-Kerry articles on the AARP message board they are now kicking you off!!! Don Subject: oh for christ sake! oh for christ sake! to hear karen hughes talk, laura bush was a hard working mother who worked her fingers to the bone! helloooo, she hasn't had a job in 25 years, she has had maids and nannies her whole life! sorry, no, she does not have a clue! diane anderson Subject: Where's Mary? Buzz, Where is Mary Cheney? MeanDaddyDick & erotic-novelist-Mumsy are freaking out about John Kerry's kind comment about Mary and them. Nowhere is there any published response from Mary Cheney, herself. She's the subject of her parents' faux "outrage" - she should be heard from! Or have they buried her too deep? T. Quigly P.S. To Carolyn in Tennessee [mailbag 10/20] - thank you for your forthright, compassionate and erudite letter. All power to you. Subject: Cheney flu shot I find it so deplorable that Cheney gets a flu shot because of his heart condition. My mother is a 95-year-old heart patient with a pacemaker and can't get a flu shot because her doctor doesn't have any. I find it totally repulsive he and members of Congress had access to receiving the flu shot. This is Bush's lie to the American people when he stated at the final debate that seniors should get the flu shot. If the people in our country can't see what an inept, incompetent, and lying person he is, then they deserve to be governed by this idiotic, draft dodger! A BuzzFlash Reader Subject: Follow New York's lead and vote for Kerry! There is no question that New York was--and will continue to be--the target of terrorists. After all, the World Trade Center was attacked not once, but twice, by terrorists. New York's bridges, tunnels and subways have also allegedly been the targets of terrorists. Therefore, it stands to reason that New Yorkers care more about fighting terrorism than anyone else in the country, if not the world. Guess what New Yorkers are doing? They are overwhelmingly supporting Senator Kerry for President. America, follow New York's lead, and vote for Senator Kerry!! A BuzzFlash Reader Subject: US elections 2004 Dirty tricks return to the sunshine state Get ready for election mayhem! A Kerry Landslide, will be heavily contested by the Repugs, and voter fraud will be their mantra, take Ralph Nader for example, a willing tool of the Repugs, as just the tip of the 'fix' that is in. Look at all the air time CNN is giving him, when he has only 1 to 2% of the vote, and I doubt if that is even true. The bushmedia wants to make him look like a factor, when he is not, as this election will not be decided by the 1 % factor. But watch this be made into a factor, as happened in Florida when Gore REFUSED to fight for the presidency (he changed his mind, and didn't want to be president over such a contested election, it shows in his Progressed Chart). Anyway, hold your election staff accountable, as when I went to vote yesterday, the staff couldn't answer my questions about the ballot/paper trail, and put me on the phone with someone who could, and acted as though I was crazy to even be concerned. Your vote is safe, why are you worried, we wouldn't do anything to lose your ballot. I asked them if they were familiar with the reputation of New Mexico as a state rife with a detailed history of voter fraud, but these election staffers had no clue. They were overly defensive, and couldn't understand why I had any concerns. Not a good sign. Report any problems you have to the local Democratic Party in your town, as they will quickly follow up on these matters! Don't hesitate to indicate to your local election workers that they will be held accountable, and that the future of America is in their hands. I was met by the same man who wouldn't let me vote in the primary due to address concerns, I moved, and boy was he happy I couldn't vote. (Ask for a provisional ballot in this case). I assume he remembered me, as this time he wouldn't look up my name on the voter rolls until I provided by registration slip, and there were only three precincts he would've had to look through to find me, which he should've been more than happy to look up, but he made it clear he had no interest in helping me by looking up my name.Too much work, and there was no line! He was not happy when I provided my my proof of registration, and had to mark me off the voter roll. This is really what I experienced. People in Taos are simple and easy to read, even if they appear to not be able to read. LOL! I reported the incident to the local Democratic Party office and they said they would take this info into account, and are recording other such incidents. Of course, this was at the National Guard Armory, where 20 sheriffs' patrol cars were parked, and it seemed like a good way to discourage turnout in an area heavily populated by known Kerry supporters, and residents of Taos, Arroyo Seco, Tres Piedras, who aren't greeted with open arms by the Military/National Guard/ Sheriffs which is our voting place. This town is plastered with Kerry/Edwards signs, and only two bush signs throughout the town. Also, it's strange that no signs anywhere indicated how to get to the Armory, or that you could vote here early or otherwise. Hmmmm. Why not? The Democratic Party needs to address that situation as well, as it is not an easy to access location if you haven't been there before. Let me know if you have any experiences to share! Dirty tricks return to the sunshine state (The Guardian) Rex Subject: Bush Suppressing CIA Report that cites administration names With Bush Inc. and the CIA at war, and the old-guard CIA tired of being bitch-slapped by the administration...some of the naughtier spooks have been planting "payback." As WDC journalist Sally Quinn said...it isn't the brightest bulb in the pack that goes to war against the Langley crowd who bring down other countries for fun. What better way for the CIA to vindicate themselves and hoist Bush up on his own petard...than by leaking that 911 report that Bush is suppressing? Makes you want to get out the champagne just to think of it. Oh, do it for us now spooks....do it for us now...puuuhleeeze! Suzanne Subject: who's telling the truth Today's headlines should read "BUSH CALLS PAT ROBERTSON A LIAR." I love it. Pat Robertson said he told Bush he should prepare the american people for casualties of the Iraq war. Bush tells Robertson don't worry, there won't be any casualties. Today the Bush camp said Bush never made such a statement. So who's telling the truth? Either Robertson is a liar or Bush is a liar. Seeing how this administration just can't seem to tell the truth on anything, no matter what subject or how trivial, I'll put my money on Robertson being the truth teller. Bob Lambert Subject: Bias at PBS The other night on the Newshour (PBS), Gwen Awful did a story which purportedly compared the difference in approaches of gwb and KERRY in how to combat terrorism. Awful began with a complete mischaracterization of what KERRY had said as to diminishing terrorism to the point where it was a "nuisance" and showed a video clip edited to the point that it was taken totally out of context. Normally, PBS has the veneer of impartiality, but Awful's friendship with Con Rice must be influencing her. I tried to check the online video at PBS to make sure I had heard and seen her intro to the piece correctly, but as luck would have it (amazing coincidence), the video begins after her introduction and without the video clip of KERRY. First of all, this is just plain bad reporting and one would expect it at Fox or from a Sinclair affiliate, but PBS has an obligation to work for the public as the name implies. Secondly, as Bob Somerby at The Howler has noted, the coziness of the media with those who they are supposed to cover gives the appearance of impropriety and conflict of interest. Gwen, bless her heart, should try to keep that in mind when she blatantly slants her reporting to benefit gwb, and by extension, the lying, incompetent that is Condoleezza Rice. BTW, Letterman runs embarrassing clips of Kerry and gwb nightly. Oddly enough, the clips of Kerry are severely edited so that he says something that he really didn't say and the clips of gwb are the real deal. So, has PBS sunk to the level of the Late Show when it comes to political discourse? Turk Meister Subject: run but not hide Shouldn't the Kerry people chant at their rallies that "when it comes to George Bush, Osama Bin Laden can run AND HE CAN HIDE"? Karen in Austin Subject: Let's DEMAND that CIA Report be made public Robert Scheer's column today, regarding the CIA report that is being withheld until after election, is shocking but hardly surprising, given this administration's record of lies and secrecy. In the last days of this Presidential campaign, we need to organize a nationwide campaign to make this report public NOW. Hopefully it will wake up our fellow citizens to the fact that this administration is not defending us against terrorism, but rather exploiting the 9/11 attacks for political advantage. What the CIA is doing is illegal. As Robert Scheer states: By law, the only legitimate reason the CIA director has for holding back such a report is national security. Yet neither Goss nor McLaughlin has invoked national security as an explanation for not delivering the report to Congress. I hope that BuzzFlash will use their influence to mount such a campaign. Michael Bate Subject: Bush & Religion Dear BuzzFlash, I wrote the following letter to my local newspaper, which was published March 3, 2004. I think the comment I got by telephone the next day might be of interest and illustrate the character of Bush supporters. This is the letter: This is the telephone call I got the next day from an unknown stranger: "You are an a...h...." I said, "That's not very nice." He said "you're full of s..." and hung up. Harold Martin Subject: Can you stand another one? Q. What's the difference between the Vietnam War and the Iraq War? A. George W. Bush had a plan to get out of the Vietnam War. A BuzzFlash Reader Subject: Rush Limbaugh Suggestion: Rather than referring to Mr. Limbaugh as "the Drug Addict," which unfairly tars thousands of innocent victims of substance abuse with the same brush as the vile master of conservative talk, you might in future consider referring to him by the slightly more specific appellation, "chunky junky." Steven W. Christopher Cooper and Greg Jaffe of the Wall Street Journal report that the U.S. Army has fallen 30 percent short of its 7,274 recruiting goal during the first month of its new recruiting year. SherAn Subject: "Deja vu all over again"?? Bush's missed physical exams Hmmm. ANOTHER absence from a scheduled (and, I thought, mandatory) physical. Kind of makes you wonder, no? Speculation about the one he missed during his National Guard "service" suggests that he was doing drugs at the time. What's his excuse for missing THIS one? Too busy fighting the war on "terrism"? Or...something else? Like many Buzz readers, I've noticed how Bush's appearance has deteriorated. The rolled-up shirt sleeves (no doubt meant to suggest, "I'm ready to WORK. Bein' Prez is HARD work!") and swagger can't conceal the twitches, slurs, drools, weird skin tone and jerky movements he's been demonstrating lately. And, of course, there's also the pretzel incident -- can anyone over the age of two choke on a pretzel?? -- and repeated falls from mountain bikes (plus one scooter). Something is amiss here. I'm no doctor, but my father -- like Bush -- was a long-time alcoholic who became a "dry drunk" (no treatment) and also "got religion." While dry, he'd sit and read the Bible AT people, muttering all the time, "God loves ME. But He doesn't love YOU. I read the Bible. You read *&@^^% sinful garbage. God will punish you." At least my father had only his family to vent his anger on. Our "Commander in Chief" has the whole world. We all knew that Dad wasn't, well, "normal." I wish the American public would realize that GWB isn't either. Barb in Subject: non-online piece in columbus dispatch On Tuesday, October 19, 2004, the Columbus Dispatch ran a short on p. B5, below the fold, in a section called "Capital Notes," with the following headline: I'm back. Lest you think Ken Blackwell is a hero here, let me assure you he isn't. He fought us every step of the way, including printing absentee ballots as fast as he could in order to include Nader's name. Then he had to go through all those ballots to blank out Nader's name, plus print notes to include with each ballot instructing voters that votes for Nader wouldn't be counted. I run a political club up here in the Columbus suburbs, and I was part of the volunteer mobilization to comb the Nader petitions when they came out. This newspaper story is terrific, and I am irritated but not surprised that the Dispatch buried it and didn't even get it onto their online edition. Paula Deming, |


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Folks in Kentucky and other areas in the south, still coping with the death and devastation of an unusual ice storm several weeks ago, suffered more destruction yesterday as powerful winds swept through the state causing more destruction. In Oklahoma, a hurricane roared through a few days ago, killing at least nine while also causing severe destruction in its wake.
And where was President Barack Hussein Obama (D) during all this? Where were the media documenting Mother Nature's tragedies in peoples' lives? Were they blaming President for ignoring their plight; for being indifferent to their suffering? Why no, because President Obama does appreciate the difficulties the citizens of this country face dealing with these disasters as this White House blog, posted last night, demonstrates his concern back in Washington DC. Wednesday, February 11th, 2009 at 8:28 pm Just the reassurance the good people of Kentucky and Oklahoma need. No wonder the media people are not complaining. |
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This is your reminder and information post about tonight's TEEN CHOICE AWARDS! The show airs live on FOX at 8 pm EST. Want to know what time that is in your time zone? There's a time zone converter right here!
Current live stream links: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
The red carpet is set to start at 7 pm EST. FabSugar will be providing live coverage.
Josh Hutcherson is expected to attend. No other stars of The Hunger Games have been confirmed but that doesn't mean we won't see any of them there.
The Hunger Games film, book and film cast are nominated in the following categories:
Choice Movie: Sci-Fi/Fantasy:
"The Avengers"
"The Hunger Games"
"Mirror Mirror"
"The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1"
"Wrath of the Titans"Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi/Fantasy :
Robert Downey, Jr., "The Avengers"
Chris Hemsworth, "The Avengers"
Josh Hutcherson, "The Hunger Games" and "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island"
Taylor Lautner, "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1"
Robert Pattinson, "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1"Choice Movie Actress: Sci-Fi/Fantasy :
Lily Collins, "Mirror Mirror"
Vanessa Hudgens, "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island"
Scarlett Johansson, "The Avengers"
Jennifer Lawrence, "The Hunger Games"
Kristen Stewart, "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1"Choice Male Hottie :
Justin Bieber
Ryan Gosling
Liam Hemsworth
Robert Pattinson
Ian SomerhalderChoice Book:
"The Hunger Games" trilogy, Suzanne Collins
"The Giver," Lois Lowry
"The Twilight Saga," Stephenie Meyer
"Divergent" trilogy, Veronica Roth
"The Lucky One," Nicholas SparksChoice Movie Chemistry
Ryan Gosling and Steve Carell, "Crazy, Stupid, Love."
Jennifer Lawrence and Amandla Stenberg, "The Hunger Games"
Will Smith and Josh Brolin, "Men In Black 3"
Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill, "21 Jump Street"
Mark Wahlberg and Ted (voice of Seth MacFarlane), "Ted"Choice Movie Liplock
Zac Efron and Taylor Schilling, "The Lucky One"
Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson, "The Hunger Games"
Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1"
Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling, "Crazy, Stupid, Love."
Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams, "The Vow"Choice Movie Villain
Jemaine Clement, "Men In Black 3"
Tom Hiddleston, "The Avengers"
Rhys Ifans, "The Amazing Spider-Man"
Alexander Ludwig, "The Hunger Games"
Charlize Theron, "Snow White & The HuntsmanChoice Movie Scene Stealer: Male
Chace Crawford, "What to Expect When You're Expecting"
Chris Evans, "The Avengers"
Kevin Hart, "Think Like A Man"
Liam Hemsworth, "The Hunger Games"
Kellan Lutz, "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1"Choice Movie Scene Stealer: Female
Elizabeth Banks, "The Hunger Games"
Ashley Greene, "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1"
Lea Michele, "New Year's Eve"
Nikki Reed, "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1"
Nicole Scherzinger, "Men In Black 3"
Thanks to @gossipgyal for the links!