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Android users stuck with older devices should be happy to hear that Mozilla is thinking of them and not only with Firefox OS, which is designed for lower-spec devices.
Firefox for Android, the latest beta release aka Firefox 16, now runs on ARMv6 devices which still make up a huge portion of the global Android market.
ARMv6 devices are a small minority of the Android phones available in the US, Europe or similarly developed countries.
But the cheaper phones that sport them are responsible for the vast majority of sales in China, Africa and plenty of other places.
"To date, Firefox for Android has supported phones running Android versions 2.2 and higher, but only on phones equipped with ARMv7 processors. But now, Firefox for Android Beta includes preliminary support to run on a subset of phones using ARMv6 processors," Mozilla announced.
"Given that 55% of the 133 million Android phones out there run on the ARMv6 architecture, there are a lot of new people to whom we can introduce the open Web," it said.
The latest Firefox beta for Android will be made available on a subset of ARMv6 phones. The devices will have to run at at least 800 MHz and have at least 512 MB of memory.
That's actually at the higher end of the ARMv6 market, many devices are clocked at 633MHz and have as little as 256 MB.
But Mozilla is eager to find out how well Firefox runs on the older architecture. This is why it needs your help, if you own one of these low-end devices, you can grab the latest Android beta, install it and see how it runs, if it runs at all.
Your feedback is important for Mozilla in determining the absolute minimum requirements for the Android flavor of Firefox. If your phone can't run the beta, you can give Aurora, which has lower requirements, a try.


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4A football: Harry, Woods Cross overwhelm Box Elder, 42-14
Woods Cross • After fourth-ranked Woods Cross rolled to a 42-14 win over Box Elder in the first round of the Class 4A playoffs Friday, coach Justin Spencer was asked about the play of senior Xequille Harry.
He shook his head.
"Xequille is awesome," Spencer said. "Why he doesn't have a scholarship offer, I don't know. ⦠I hope people will take a look at him because he's a playmaker."
Box Elder probably agrees.
Harry, a 175-pound receiver/cornerback, did a little of everything against the Bees:
• He returned an interception 45 yards for a Woods Cross touchdown on the opening series of the game.
• He threw for a 71-yard touchdown on a double-reverse pass on the Wildcats' first offensive possession.
• He caught two touchdown passes from quarterback Clay Kidman, including an 80-yarder with 4:15 left in the first quarter.
"He's not huge," Spencer said, "but he's fast and he has great hands. He's a special player."
Harry might be starring for a special team, too.
The fourth-ranked Wildcats improved to 10-1 this season by dominating Box Elder from the start. They gained a staggering 196 yards on their first four offensive plays and owned a 34-0 lead midway through the second quarter.
"We had a goal ⦠to get out of the gates quickly," Spencer said. "We have a method of what we're trying to do and our kids respond really well."
Box Elder won the toss, took the ball and moved to its own 41. On third-and-6, however, Harry stepped in front Shad Watson's pass and gave Woods Cross the lead.
"Our defense is pretty dang good," Spencer said. "We rely on them. That's two weeks in a row we started off 7-0 without taking a snap."
After forcing Box Elder to punt, the Wildcats made it 14-0 on Harry's touchdown pass to Sean Gallagher.
"It's one of those things we've been working on," Spencer said. "We've never used it, but we know how aggressive Box Elder plays. Their safeties come downhill ⦠and we thought, 'Well, let's take a shot.' "
O Xequille Harry scores two receiving touchdowns, one passing TD, and a pick-six.
• The Wildcats gain 196 yards on their first four offensive plays, then lead 34-0 midway through the second quarter.
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Everywhere we turn there's more evidence that the Earth's natural resources and ecosystems are being taxed by the way many of the world's cultures live, work, play and travel.
There's also an abundance of evidence that businesses, communities, and individuals have the power and technology to make more sustainable choices in the quest to have a more positive impact on the planet.
Although it was once thought that these choices would be detrimental and costly, most organizations are discovering that what is sustainable is also cost effective and efficient. In addition, companies are finding their brands are benefiting and their employees are more engaged than ever before.
You want to be a part of this transition to a cleaner, more sustainable world. You want to find the best way to use your talents and expertise to make a difference.
The Sweet Spot
To have the impact you want to have, you must identify the sweet spot where your skills and interests overlap with the green, sustainable economy and with your local economy.
Without a clear career focus, you'll be spinning in every part of your transition.
• Figuring out how to focus your exploration of your options within the green economy
• Identifying the best training to prepare you for your new work
• Describing your goal to your network contacts and hiring managers
• Presenting yourself as a credible, highly desirable candidate.
Finding your focus is the most important step you can take as you try to choreograph your transition to a greener, more sustainable career. Clarifying your focus brings you a new level of clarity, drive and confidence that attracts networking contacts, professional opportunities, and hiring managers. In addition you'll feel more motivated, energetic, and ready to do what it takes to make your transition.
Signs Your Green Career Focus Need Your Attention
If you are experiencing any of these scenarios, investing time in identifying your focus will be well worth your investment.
1. If you are asking others what you should do with your background or in a particular industry, you are still searching for your direction.
2. If you talk about your career focus and no one seems to know what you want to do, you aren't there yet.
3. You think you know what you want to do, but you are still finding it hard to stay focused…or you are spending a lot of time second guessing yourself…and as a result you aren't making much progress.
4. If you've identified the "hottest" or "coolest" field in your region, you may be limiting yourself because your vision is only one-dimensional.
5. You have a string of ideas and you can't make a decision. I have good news…your green niche may be a combination of your ideas…or your ideas are examples of a higher level vision.
To achieve the most benefit, take the time to define your focus before you invest in training or attempt to ramp up your job search.


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Unrest on the Victorian goldfields did not begin with the battle at Eureka in 1854; rather it was a tragic climax of several years of political struggle between the new and expanding mining class and the colonial representatives of the British Empire.
The birth of the Colony of Victoria in 1851 was christened with the discovery of gold at Clunes in June that year. By September gold was discovered at Buninyong, which saw its quiet pastoral districts rapidly develop into a bustling community. With the influx of migrants from all corners of the globe, the government, ill-prepared for the sudden burst in population, wanted to secure revenue for the development of the newly established colony.
A licensing system was introduced, requiring all prospectors to pay a monthly fee for the opportunity to mine Victoria's rich gold reserves. The system was overseen by a Chief Commissioner of the Goldfields, who collated weekly reports from the Resident Commissioners at each of the gold mining districts, and forwarded these to the Lieutenant Governor. The reports gave the Lieutenant Governor important information regarding the estimated population of each district, and the revenue secured from licences, fines and gold deposits – but gave little information on the increasing tension that existed between miners and local officials.
Protest Begins
From 1851, gold diggers from a variety of districts, particularly Bendigo, held regular meetings and signed petitions calling for a review of the gold licensing system and other aspects of government administration. The rhetoric was infused with many of the ideals of Chartism that had swept across Britain from the 1830s seeking to extend political power to the working classes. What Victorian diggers were seeking was the franchise and representation in the Legislative Council. Without such representation, the miners were forced to agitate for change through their own informal political assemblies scattered throughout the districts, such as the Ballarat Gold Diggers Association and the Bendigo Anti-Licence Committee. This agitation was also heavily influenced by the previous eighty years of European and American radicalism.
On 1 August 1853, Lieutenant Governor C.J. La Trobe was presented with a petition carrying between 5000 and 6000 signatures from diggers from Sandhurst (Bendigo), Ballarat, Castlemaine, McIvor (Heathcote), Mount Alexander (Stawell) and other diggings. The petition highlighted the poverty and hardship of life on the diggings. These conditions contributed to the widespread avoidance of the thirty-shillings-a-month licence fee. The petition also drew the Lieutenant Governor's attention to the injustices of the licensing system and the indignities suffered by the mining class, being denied due process of law. In particular, the petition noted that
'some of the Commissioners appointed to administer the Law of the Gold Fields have on various occasions Chained non-possessors to Trees and Condemned them to hard labor on the Public Roads of the Colony – A proceeding Your Petitioners maintain to be contrary to the spirit of the British Law which does not recognise the principle of the Subject being a Criminal because he is indebted to the State'. (The petition can be viewed on the State Library of Victoria's website.)
La Trobe had little patience for the arguments posed by the diggers. He was annoyed by the assertiveness that they had begun to display and the challenges that this presented to the administration of the colony, which had up until this time been largely driven by the interests of the squattocracy. La Trobe had guided the fledgling colony through its first decade, and his approach to the diggers and the goldfields was shaped by the need to maintain order and to raise the revenue required. When La Trobe dismissed the petition of 1 August, it was these considerations that he had foremost in his mind.
Life on the Goldfields
For the Ballarat diggers, the hardships of the licensing system were often magnified by the geography of the terrain and the type of mining required for the area. Deep lead mining required men to work in groups, in perilous conditions where mud combined with dangerous gases that leaked from the earth. While surface gold provided instant wealth for some diggers who were first to arrive in an area of gold discovery, such good fortune proved to be elusive for many of the men drawn to the goldfields. It was repetitive and arduous work, requiring much patience (and capital) over many months if some kind of reward was to be reaped, and rewards were not certain. In addition to general problems associated with living conditions, such as dietary deficiencies, dysentery, the absence of sanitary arrangements, and poor drinking water, there were a number of work-related afflictions, such as respiratory diseases, rheumatism and cramp, connected with working in damp conditions.
A New Governor
Miners throughout Victoria welcomed the change of governor in June 1854, anticipating that some major changes might finally be made to the management of the goldfields. Sir Charles Hotham and Lady Hotham were well received when they toured the Victorian goldfields in late August and September of 1854. Hotham spoke somewhat prophetically when he wrote of his visit
'[the Ballarat digger] will always be a lover of order and good government and, provided he is kindly treated, will be found in the path of loyalty and duty' (VPRS 1085/P Unit 8, Despatch 112).
Unfortunately, kindness and good governance were not associated with the conduct of the officials at the Ballarat Camp, and by November 1854 the resentment towards the Government Camp and what it represented was palpable. When writing to the Board of Enquiry in November, prominent Ballarat miners, including J.B. Hummfray, George Black and Samuel Irwin, wrote of it as
'a kind of legal store where justice was bought and sold, bribery being the governing element of success, and perjury the base instrument of baser minds to victimize honest and honorable men, thus defeating the ends of justice'.
With many articulate and well-educated men among them to give voice to their grievances, the miners of Ballarat protested the licensing system with 'moral force'. The stand taken by the men at Eureka was the physical articulation of their indignation: a protest at the type of authority that was manifesting itself in the new settlement of Ballarat.


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Charlie Sheen Found Drunk, Naked in NYC Hotel
Charlie Sheen was hospitalized early Tuesday morning after he was found naked and intoxicated in a trashed NYC hotel suite, the New York Post reports.
Hotel security at the posh Plaza Hotel called 911 shortly after 2 a.m.
Tables and chairs had been thrown around in his room and a chandelier also was damaged, sources told the Post.
PHOTOS: Stars who've had brushes with the law
Sheen, 45, told police he had been "out partying," according to the Post.
After he returned to his room with an unidentified woman, he noticed his wallet was missing and he lost it, sources told the Post.
PHOTOS: Stars who went from wild to mild
His ex-wife Denise Richards, who was staying in a separate room, accompanied him to the hospital around 2:30 a.m., says the Post.
TMZ reports he was "emotionally disturbed."
When reached by UsMagazine.com, a rep for Sheen had no comment.
Sheen and Richards spent an amicable weekend together Oct. 23 and 24 with daughters Sam, 6, and Lola, 5, in NYC.
PHOTOS: Charlie Sheen and other stars who had really bad summers
Earlier this year, Sheen was ordered to 30 days in rehab after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge in his domestic violence case involving estranged wife Brooke Mueller.


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United Airlines is having computer problems that are affecting its operations at airports and its website.
The airline says it has a "network outage." Its main website, United.com, was down. It says it is trying to minimize any impact to its operations.
An airline spokeswoman did not immediately have more details about the problem.
The state Department of Transporation said about three to four flights were affected. There's about a half-hour delay on each of the flights.


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24 hours in Yosemite, one of the world's, and America's greatest treasures.
"Why should those who respect God not cherish Mother Earth? She's our direct line to whatever higher power's out there."
Perhaps the most beautiful video of Nature, or God, or God in Nature that I've ever seen (and not half as good as actually being there, with Nature, or God, or God in Nature.
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When you only understand yourself with respect to the details of your life and not to the bigger picture, you're experiencing identity myopia. The epidemic is ubiquitous; it affects us all.
So explains Hannah Anderson to Mark Mellinger in a conversation about themes from her new book Made for More: An Invitation to Live in God's Image (Moody, 2014). "When we take the various spheres of our lives (e.g., wife, mother, writer) and then define ourselves by them," she observes, "it creates a myopia that prevents us from seeing the full picture." But far from being ends in themselves, the purpose of such spheres is to enable us to image our King. Identity in Christ, then, isn't merely about being right with God; it's about being restored to sort of image bearers he created us to be (2 Cor. 3:18; Eph. 4:24; Col. 3:10).
Watch the full eight-minute video to hear the writer and pastor's wife from Roanoke, Virginia, discuss singleness, motherhood, physical appearance, and more.
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Information on rare, threatened and endangered mammals wordwide. Search by species, species group or country. Includes bibliographies and links to additional resources.
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What We Are- The CASLV PTO is a fundraising support organization for CASLV composed of parents, teachers and staff of Coral Academy.
Our Purpose- The CASLV PTO has the following objectives:
How To Join- Please complete a membership form annually. The dues are $10 per family per year. Teachers and staff are exempt from any membership annual fee.
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When We Meet- Unless otherwise stated, the board meets every first Wednesday of the month and the general membership meets every second Wednesday of each month. We do not host a general membership meeting in June or July. We meet from 6:00PM to 7:00PM. The location rotates from campus to campus. Look for an email or flier to find out the location of our next meeting.
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Softball-sized tomatoes and liters of maple syrup brought in folks under the tents as they took a break under the sun. Although frigid temperatures have had a negative impact on some select crops this year, most vendors are finding no problem selling their goods.
Russ Tiles has been growing produce for Grandson's Garden in West Olive for nine years and was happy with this Saturday's turnout. Vendors like Tiles said their vegetable crops haven't been hit and their greens have been flying off the shelves.
"Winter didn't impact us too much...it did impact stuff in the field," Tiles said. "If we get frost, fruit gets hurt the most."
Following last year's bad pick for strawberries, John Klooserman from Visser Farms said the strawberries are scarce this year but business should be heating up this month. The farm's stand had a few ads up for the 5th Annual Strawberry Extravaganza starting next Monday.
"This place goes crazy when people sell strawberries," Rich Weise said, gesturing across the pavilion to his market neighbor.
Maryann and Rich Weise's hobby of producing all natural syrup took a hit this year and they took in substantially less money. Last year the couple had 1,800 gallons of sap, and this year they only had 1,300 gallons to make the syrup with.
Vendors agreed that this past weekend was the busiest they've seen the market and they're hoping it continues.
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Knitting designer series: I invited a few of my favourite knitwear designers to discuss their design process and inspiration and to share some tips and ideas too.
A Dutch knitter living Stateside, Linda Wilgus loves designing all things seamless. Many of her designs are vintage-inspired Linda shares a house in Chesapeake, VA, with her husband, two daughters, a sock-stealing golden retriever and heaps of yarn. See more of her designs at Woolly mammoth knits or find her on Ravelry as linw.
Watching my toddler and baby daughters build a tower out of Lego Duplo pieces recently, it occurred to me that designing knitting patterns is quite a lot like playing with blocks. You pick which blocks to use, it's fun, sometimes challenging and the end result is a creation all your own. Oh, and sometimes it all comes crashing down and you get to start again.
It's the creation-all-your-own bit that got me designing knitting patterns. I had first learned to knit when I was eight years old. My best friend's mom taught us both; I'm still proud of the fact that my best friend at the time was a boy and his otherwise fairly conservative mother was happy to get us both going with a set of needles and some white worsted cotton. I don't recall if my friend took to the craft, but I definitely didn't, giving up on my "scarf for my doll" project after approximately four inches, by which time I had dubbed my finished object a rug for my doll's house. Some eighteen years later I found myself living in Naples, Italy, about to be married to my US Navy boyfriend and with a lot of time on my hands. In a book shop on a US Naval base in the area I stumbled upon copy of Debbie Stoller's Stitch and Bitch and after reconnecting with the knitting basics and completing a few projects I began designing my own patterns.
When coming up with a design, I make use of five basic "designing blocks". Just like with the Duplo, I pick and choose. Not all blocks go into each design, but if you design enough patterns you'll likely use each of these eventually. I love to play with these five:
1. Inspiration
The mother of all creation. Inspiration can be found anywhere. I wish I could say I usually find it in something wonderfully romantic such as the way the sunlight in the Fall hits the trees or the patterns raindrops make on the window but as often as not it's as simple as the vaguely nagging feeling that I really, really want to knit something with cables. I enjoy finding inspiration in travel and in some of the different places I have lived while moving around Europe and the US. For garments, I often look to vintage fashion. I adore the New Look styles of the 1950s and early 60s, as well as the mod fashion that came into vogue the following decade. My fifties-inspired cardigan design, Peggy Sue, is a good example for this (you can get your free copy of the pattern on my website if you like it).
Sometimes this block happily links up, Duplo-style, with block number three, the yarn. Some types of yarn tell me exactly what type of project they want to become or what kind of stitch pattern they prefer to be knit into. An example of this is a neckscarf I designed about two years ago, Meanderlust. The thick and thin hand-dyed bulky yarn I used for this pattern formed the basis of the design. While we're at it, if you were to want to try your hand at designing something yourself, a neckscarf is a wonderfully straight-forward project that you can easily make all your own using these designing blocks. What inspires you?
2. Stitch patterns galore
Usually my second stop on the design train, a stitch pattern is easy to find if you have one or more stitch dictionaries to peruse, but it can be hard to choose. There are so many pretty ones! The key is experimentation. What works with the yarn you have in mind? Do you want to keep things simple with straightforward knits and purls? Cables for something aran-esque or the delicate side of things with a serving of lace in a lightweight yarn? It's fun to go for something unexpected sometimes, too, as I ended up doing with Meanderlust. I knew I wanted to knit the thick and thin bulky yarn into some serious cables, but it came as a bit of a surprise to me that a lace edging looked nice in this yarn as well. When you've picked your stitch pattern, it's time to move on to number three.
3. The yummiest one: the yarn
This one I find most fun: pick your yarn. It's a bit like the moebius cowl of knitting design: what yarn fits your stitch pattern? What stitch pattern fits your yarn? But whether it's the chicken or the egg, it's the ultimate excuse for having a big stash and better yet, also the ultimate excuse for another trip to the yarn store (not that you need an excuse).
4. Sketches and swatches
I'm not very good at drawing, but sometimes it does help to sketch a design idea. Swatching, however, is a must if you want to get a sense of whether your stitch pattern works with your yarn. Just work up a little square and see how you like it. This quickly brings us to design block number five…
5. Shape and sizes
Your swatch will tell you your gauge in your chosen stitch pattern and yarn. When working on a garment design this step will take some time as it involves crunching the numbers for all the different sizes. Not my favorite part of designing! It's why I'm happy to work with a brilliant tech editor, who makes sure my math adds up. For a neck scarf this step is easy: take your stitch and row count per inch, decide how long and wide you'd like your scarf to be and work as many stitches accordingly. You'll want to make sure the amount of stitches you cast on is a multiple of the stitches required to create your stitch pattern, and that's it! Easy peasy knitting design, like playing with blocks.
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A (Not So Wild) Ride in a Jockey's Stirrups
My favorite time of day at any racetrack has always been training hours. I've found myself in awe, if not plain envious, of the exercise riders and jockeys who pilot Thoroughbreds with apparent ease and, it would seem, nerves of steel. I have always suspected as a rider myself that the men and women galloping or racing Thoroughbreds make their jobs look easier than they are, inviting the critique of armchair jockeys everywhere.
After talking to Chris McCarron for our story on jockey rehabilitation after injuries I got the idea to try my hand at galloping a racehorse. I've been aboard hunter/jumpers and event horses since I was seven, so I thought I had the skills to stay on, and maybe discover a little bit of natural talent.
As I hobble around my house clutching the aspirin bottle a few days later, I must say I was half wrong, and that I still don't know how jockeys do it. I stayed on, but I am most likely not cut out for the job.
One of the things I hadn't really calculated is how difficult it is just to stay perched up there, much less stay still. The forward momentum of an accelerating horse pushes you backwards, toward the saddle. With the stirrup on the very end of your inwardly-turned foot, your entire means of balance is your calves and heels, which of course start moving around with the horse. For yoga practitioners, it's basically the chair pose, on your heels, with your toes in and arms down. The taller you are, the more difficult it is to keep your body low behind the horse's neck, and if you manage to do it, you have to hope that neck doesn't come flying back at your nose if the horse becomes upset. I'm honestly not sure which set of muscles was more upset by my attempt to maintain this balance—back, calves, arms, abs, or heels.
Professionals are of course, fitter than I am, so I imagine all of this isn't so overwhelming for them. Even for jockeys who ride daily though, the challenge of adjusting to so many different horses probably remains difficult. In the 20 minutes or so I was aboard my trusty steed Gus, I learned that he didn't mind if you took a close hold on the reins, he was a big fan of the pony horse, and today he was feeling lazy. That was it. While that information is better than nothing, it definitely wouldn't be enough for me to give him an optimum ride at pretty much any gait. I don't know much yet about what types of encouragement he does or doesn't respond to or how he'd like me to balance out that right-swinging canter stride. With the exception of some stakes horses, jockeys haven't necessarily been on their afternoon mounts in the morning, so they have even less time than I did to learn first-hand what flies and what doesn't. I can understand much better now why I (and the furious handicappers shredding tickets around me) sometimes see a jockey try something in the stretch that just doesn't work.
Thanks to Remi Bellocq and Chris McCarron of the North American Racing Academy for an unforgettable lesson, as well as Gus, who graciously put up with my huffing and puffing.


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If you love your trippy movies, then you need to get on top of these "Fear and Loathing" quotes. "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" was easily one of the greatest movies of Johnny Depp's career, not to mention that of Benicio Del Toro. They played Hunter S. Thompson and his lawyer, respectively, on a drug-addled trip through Sin City, which has given us some of the greatest movie quotes of all time. If you love "Fear and Loathing," then you're definitely going to love these "Fear and Loathing" quotes we've compiled for your benefit.
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Since reuniting the "classic" GBV lineup in 2010, the hyperproductive Pollard has continued to write and release songs at an insane clip. In honor of the band's twin 2014 records, Cool Planet and Motivational Jumpsuit, and its upcoming swing through Portland, we've outlined rules for the definitive Guided by Voices drinking game. Grab some PBRs—or, if you want to drink like Pollard does onstage, whatever bottom-shelf liquor is available behind the bar—and get ready for the best hangover of your life.
Drink every time…
…Pollard does a high leg kick. Pollard's signature move deserves its spot in the rock pantheon alongside the Pete Townshend windmill and the Jagger rooster strut. It's amazing the 56-year-old Pollard can pull off such an impressive athletic feat without falling on his face. But then, he's probably already so wasted that eating dirt wouldn't faze him one bit.
…guitarist Mitch Mitchell tries to smoke a cigarette onstage. When Guided by Voices last played Portland at Crystal Ballroom in 2011, Mitchell spent a majority of the show making like Keith Richards, playfully posing for the crowd, windmilling his guitar and repeatedly lighting a cigarette, even though security would promptly make him put it out each time.
…there's a reference to an elf, wizard, robot, demon or UFO. No songwriter of the past 30 years has mixed the whimsical with the absurd quite like Pollard, whose lyrics often read like discarded Game of Thrones episode titles. Take two sips any time he introduces a song with a swear word.
…you recognize a track from one of the six GBV records released since 2012. Sweet relief! There's no way even the most diehard Guided by Voices nerd could recognize every song in the band's mammoth set list (recent shows have exceeded 40 songs). Though the new material doesn't quite stack up with the band's classic output, this being Pollard, there's always a few hidden gems in the mix. Recent highlights include "Vote for Me Dummy," the awesomely titled "Males of Wormwood Mars" and the bouncy, hand-clap ready "Class Clown Spots a UFO."
Pour one out for…
…former drummer Kevin Fennell. Fennell was fired from the band in October 2013 for trying to sell the drum kit used to record 1994's Bee Thousand for $55,000 on eBay. Pollard took offense at Fennell's use of the GBV name, which he owns. But the absurdity of the situation is even funnier: Bee Thousand, regarded as the best lo-fi record of all time, couldn't have cost more than $1,000 to make.
Finish your drink, either by pouring it down your throat or over your head...
…when GBV plays "Motor Away," "Game of Pricks," "Exit Flagger" or "Smothered in Hugs." Recent set lists have been split about 50-50 between new songs and old classics from the band's mid-'90s heyday, when it was briefly courted by major labels. But let's be honest: We're all here to shout along to the same jams. If you have enough room to safely execute your own leg kick, this would be the appropriate time.
SEE IT: Guided by Voices plays Wonder Ballroom, 128 NE Russell St., with Bobby Bare Jr., on Saturday, June 7. 8 pm. $35. 21+.


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Uchumi of Kenya Gains Ninth Day to Six-Year High: Nairobi Mover
May 22 (Bloomberg) -- Uchumi Supermarkets Ltd., Kenya's only publicly traded retail chain, advanced for a ninth day, rising to its highest in more than six years following a Daily Nation report about a dispute at one of its key competitors.
The stock climbed 3 percent to 19.05 shillings by the 3 p.m. close in Nairobi, the highest level since Feb. 22, 2006, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The shares have more than doubled this year.
Last week the Kenyan High Court froze bank accounts at Tusky's Supermarkets amid an on-going dispute among directors, Nairobi-based Daily Nation said May 18 citing Judge Alfred Mabeya. Four brothers who are directors of Tusky's have been wrangling over the management of the retail chain, it said. Stephen Mukuha Kamau, the company's managing director, was out of his office when Bloomberg News called seeking comment.
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In the year to December 2011, the value of wholesale and retail trade in Kenya grew to 321 billion shillings ($3.80 billion) from 261 billion shillings, according to the latest economy survey released by the Ministry of Planning on May 15.
Uchumi, which opened its first store in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania's commercial capital, in August and a second one in Uganda, plans to open another seven outlets in the region, three in Uganda and four in Kenya, Managing Director Jonathan Ciano said in September.
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Afghan soldiers signing ceasefire deals with Taliban who — let's face it — will still be around when Uncle Sugar leaves!
Afghan military already selling heavy weapons to Taliban
Afghan soldiers are selling their weapons and vehicles to the Taliban, sharing intelligence and even signing covert ceasefire agreements with the insurgent group as they prepare for the withdrawal of Nato forces…
Despite Britain and its western allies having spent billions on training and equipping Afghanistan's security forces, they are freely co-operating with the Taliban and in some cases, ceding territory without a fight or even joining forces with their opponents…
According to the Nato study, Taliban fighters believe they have overcome the American troop surge, that victory and their return to power is "inevitable" and that they can easily subdue President Hamid Karzai's forces once they take charge of security in 2014.
It also says that after trying by turns to threaten or cajole Pakistan away from its covert support for the Taliban, the Pakistani government remains "intimately involved" with the insurgent group. Taliban prisoners also claim the country's ISI intelligence agency is "thoroughly aware of Taliban activities and the whereabouts of all senior Taliban personnel".
In a further setback yesterday, the Afghan Taliban said that no peace negotiation process had been agreed with the international community, "particularly the Americans". Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said in a statement that prior to any negotiations, confidence building measures must be completed…Har!
A bazaar in Miranshah, capital of North Waziristan in Pakistan's tribal region, was "increasingly inundated with rifles, pistols and heavy weapons which have been sold by Afghan security forces."
"The vehicles and weapons were once only acquired on the battlefield. They are now regularly sold or donated by the Afghan security forces," the report concluded…
Yes, NATO officers, highly-placed Brits, American PR flacks all deny the likelihood of any of these really happening. Of course, all three categories of Blimp have only just progressed from trench warfare to helicopters in the past couple of decades.
Potential peace talks on the horizon as Taliban open office in Qatar
Giving a first major public sign that they may be ready for formal talks with the American-led coalition in Afghanistan, the Taliban announced Tuesday that they had struck a deal to open a political office in Qatar that could allow for direct negotiations over the endgame in the Afghan war.
The step was a reversal of the Taliban's longstanding public denials that they were involved in, or even willing to consider, talks related to their insurgency, and it had the potential to revive a reconciliation effort that stalled in September, with the assassination of the head of Afghanistan's High Peace Council…
American officials have said in recent months that the opening of a Taliban mission would be the single biggest step forward for peace efforts that have been plagued by false starts. The most embarrassing came in November 2010, when it emerged that an impostor had fooled Western officials into thinking he represented the Taliban and then had disappeared with hundreds of thousands of dollars used to woo him…
The opening of an office in Qatar is meant to give Afghan and Western peace negotiators an "address" where they can openly contact legitimate Taliban intermediaries. That would open the way for confidence-building measures that Washington hopes to press forward in the coming months. Chief among them, American officials said, is the possibility of transferring a number of "high-risk" detainees — including some with ties to Al Qaeda — to Afghan custody from Guantánamo Bay. The prisoners would then presumably be freed later…
The American officials said that another idea under consideration was the establishment of cease-fire zones within Afghanistan, although that prospect was more uncertain and distant. The officials asked not to be identified because of the delicacy of the talks.
Plus – they just may not have a clue of what they're talking about.
RTFA. Longish with lots of detail. The most interesting part – to me – is that Qatar volunteered to host this potential peace process.
A blunt warning to Pakistan
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Islamabad — An unusually powerful American delegation arrived here on Thursday to deliver the starkest warning yet to Pakistan, according to a senior American official: that the United States would act unilaterally if necessary to attack extremist groups that use the country as a haven to kill Americans…
"This is a time for clarity," Mrs. Clinton declared in Kabul, Afghanistan, where she met President Hamid Karzai before leaving for Islamabad, the Pakistani capital. "No one should be in any way mistaken about allowing this to continue without paying a very big price."
"There's no place to go any longer," Mrs. Clinton added, referring to Pakistan's leaders, whom the administration has accused of equivocating by supporting the Afghan insurgency…
Before the meeting, which took place at the residence of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, a senior administration official said that the delegation would make it clear that if the Pakistanis did not act against insurgents like the Haqqani network, then the United States would have to.
The Haqqani network uses Pakistan's tribal areas as a base and has become the most potent part of the insurgency in Afghanistan. Before stepping down last month, Adm. Mike Mullen, General Dempsey's predecessor, called the Haqqanis "a veritable arm" of Pakistan's intelligence service…
Pakistan's response remains to be seen…
RTFA. I understand they are between a rock and a hard place. It is – to a certain extent – a problem of their own making. The habit of funneling virtually all foreign aid through Pakistan's military who dole it out to their bandit buddies as freely as they do to political hacks – ain't any way to build and maintain democratic and progressive leadership of a nation still climbing out of the Stone Age they agreed to with the departure of the Brits at the end of colonial days.
If they don't try, if they fail to take a stand for the advancement of the whole of Pakistan's population while rejecting the sectarian bandits from fear of confrontation – US largesse and tribute must be cut off. Simple enough. Easy enough. Lose the Cold War mentality.
Money from Pentagon trucking contracts funded Taliban
A U.S. military task force has discovered that part of a $2.16 billion transportation contract was diverted through a murky network of subcontractors and into the hands of a group of Afghan power-brokers, criminals and Taliban insurgents…Roughly $600 million of the contract had been spent before authorities were alerted to the scandal…
Only part of that money, however, is believed to have been diverted to "nefarious elements," the source added…Well, that makes me feel better.
The official said it appears some of the payments were given for truckers to be assured of safe passage through insurgent areas of Afghanistan. As has happened in other instances, trucking contractors paid off local drivers who then turned around and paid local security forces, who in turn paid insurgents in their areas…
Actually, when I worked in traffic management, we did the same thing to get our shipments through Mafia checkpoints in Newark.
The contract program, called Host Nation Trucking — which expires in September — has since been replaced by a more stringent system that requires up to 40 different contractors — an effort to reduce overall reliance on a single firm.
The new program is also meant to tighten accounting measures of second and third party vendors, an area various groups had previously been able to exploit, the source said…
Government officials are currently pursuing corrective actions against the trucking firms, including suspensions and limits on work, though all eight companies still remain on the U.S. payroll.
If you're functioning here at home within a Republican-devised system like "mark to market" accounting, why expect the Pentagon to deploy legitimate accounting and oversight in a war zone created by the same phonies?
Taliban begins tweeting in English – adds "followers"
The Taliban have long been known as haters of modern technology, certainly the kind that comes out of the Western world they revile.
Now, they're on Twitter, and as of this week, even tweeting in English.
The account, @alemarahweb, links back to the Taliban's website, Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, which is the name they use for themselves. Most of the tweets on the account, which was created on December 19, are written in Pashto, the native language in parts of Afghanistan.
As The Guardian, the UK publication, noted, the feed had fewer than 1,000 followers as of Thursday. The addition of English, as well as the media reports about it, have more than tripled that total to over 3,000 as of Friday morning.
The feed appears almost entirely made up of links to the Taliban website. The English-language posts appear to be wildly exaggerated claims of attacking and killing NATO and U.S. troops and Afghan government personnel.
If the tweets were to be believed, 81 "enemy" troops were killed since the feed began publishing in English on Thursday. A U.S. spy plane, and 23 vehicles, including five U.S. tanks, also were destroyed by Taliban attacks, according to the tweets.
Military and news reports do not support anything approaching those claims.
I'd say this alternates between hilarious and thoroughly dumb. I doubt if it carries odds of growing their support at roughly a hundredth of that enjoyed by the average religious nutball who leaves their sect's newsmagazine rolled up and stuck into the top of our front gate.
Founding patron of the Taliban dies as their prisoner
A founding patron of the Taliban in Afghanistan died in the hands of a younger generation of militants in the tribal badlands of Pakistan in the last few days, a victim of the vicious forces he helped create, Pakistani officials said Monday.
Brig. Sultan Amir, known by his nom de guerre, Colonel Imam, was captured by the Pakistani Taliban in northern Waziristan last March. Whether he was killed by his captors, or died of a heart attack as reported by the Taliban, remained unclear.
The demise of Colonel Imam comes 10 days after another veteran figure in the emergence of the Afghan Taliban, Gen. Naseerullah Babar, 82, died after a long illness at his home in Peshawar, in northwest Pakistan.
The death of the two men signified the end of an era of the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan that began in the 1970s, stretched into the American-backed mujahedeen resistance against the Soviet occupation and was followed by the coercive Taliban rule of Afghanistan in the 1990s…
Colonel Imam formed a close bond with Mullah Muhammad Omar, the Taliban leader who welcomed Osama bin Laden to Afghanistan…
A weathered figure with a long white beard and white turban who looked to be in his 70s, Colonel Imam was initially trained by the Special Forces at Fort Bragg, N.C., in 1974, and completed a master parachutist course with the 82nd Airborne Division…
A senior Pakistani government official in the tribal areas, Tariq Hayat, said Monday that he had been informed by a Pakistani official in North Waziristan that Colonel Imam was dead. The militants were demanding a ransom for the return of the body, he said. Only after the body has been reclaimed would the cause of death be known, Mr. Hayat said.
Chickens coming home to roost land in the Pentagon about as frequently as any other center for the training of imperial flunkies.
RTFA for the details. If you have watched American policy in South Asia for a spell you ain't about to be surprised.
MI6-backed phony several inches shorter than real Taliban leader
The confusion is understandable, right?
The imposter who posed as a Taliban leader to open peace negotiations with Kabul was put forward by British agents who failed to note he was several inches shorter than the man he was impersonating.
The man masquerading as Akhtar Mohammad Mansour was paid a six figure sum and was flown three times to secret meetings with Nato and Afghan representatives before he was rumbled.
Afghan intelligence agents later determined he was a shopkeeper from the Pakistani city of Quetta.
A senior aide to Hamid Karzai said the man had been recommended by the British.
Mohammad Umer Daudzai, Mr Karzai's chief of staff, said British officials brought the impostor to meet the president in July or August, where he was spotted as a fraud. Senior American officials confirmed the impostor was "the Brits' guy".
The British embassy in Kabul declined to comment.
Har! What could they say?
We noted this tale earlier this week; but, accepting a ringer, paying him big bucks to "negotiate" – and failing to notice he was a shrimp compared to the real deal. Laughable.
Taliban impostor duped those truly sharp Afghan officials
What – me worry?
A man who has been representing Taliban senior leadership in secret talks with the Afghan government appears to have been an impostor.
The man, calling himself Mullah Akhtar Muhammad Mansour, the Taliban's second-ranking official, was exposed after another man who knows Mansour did not recognise him during a negotiation session…
The secret talks with the impostor had been going on for months and were used by senior US officials to claim progress on the diplomatic front in the Afghan war.
NATO and Afghan officials told the New York Times they held three meetings with the man, who allegedly received large sums of money to take part in the negotiations.
The fake Taliban leader, who travelled from across the border in Pakistan, even met with Hamid Karzai, the Afghan president, in the presidential palace in Kabul, the capital. He was flown to the capital on NATO aircraft…
I'll bet the TSA would have caught him, right?
Al Jazeera's Sue Turton, reporting from Kabul, said US officials always held suspicions about the identity of the man.
"Americans here admit that they don't often know what these people look like; that they can only go on who they say they are because these people have been hiding and fighting this insurgency for so long," she said.
"So they have to go on trust to a certain extent, and it seems that this particular man has managed to get away with it."
Commentary: Pakistan bombshell by Arnaud de Borchgrave
The prestigious Council on Foreign Relations' 25 experts-strong, 71-page task force report on the [Afghan] crisis, says, given "the complex political currents of Pakistan and its border regions … it is not clear U.S. interests warrant" the costly war, "nor is it clear that the effort will succeed…"
The same week CFR published its gloomy assessment of the Afghan war, one of Pakistan's most influential journalists, the editor of a major newspaper, made the "off the record" — which now means go ahead and use it but keep my name out of it — rounds in Washington to deliver a stunning indictment of all the players.
— All four wars between India and Pakistan (1947, 1965, 1971 and 1999) were provoked by Pakistan.
— There is no Indian threat to Pakistan, except for what is manufactured by Pakistan's Inter-Service Intelligence agency…
— Pakistan has a big stake in Afghanistan. And America's own exit strategy is entirely dependent on Pakistan. Our army has a chokehold on your supply lines through Pakistan. And Pakistan wants to be the U.S. proxy in Afghanistan. ISI wants to make sure Pakistan doesn't become a liability in Afghanistan…
— There is no chance whatsoever for the United States and its NATO and other allies to prevail in Afghanistan. No big military successes are possible. All U.S. targets are unrealistic. You cannot prevail on the ground. ISI won't abandon Taliban. And if Taliban doesn't have a major stake in negotiations with the United States, these will be sabotaged by Pakistan…
Doctors heeding the call for books to Afghanistan
Nearly three decades of war and religious extremism have devastated medical libraries and crippled the educational system for doctors, nurses and other health professionals. Factions of the Taliban, which ruled Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001, singled out medical texts for destruction, military medical personnel say, because anatomical depictions of the human body were considered blasphemous.
"They not only burned the books, but they sent monitors into the classroom to make sure there were no drawings of the human body on the blackboard," said Valerie Walker, director of the Medical Alumni Association of the University of California, Los Angeles.
Ms. Walker is helping lead an ambitious effort by American doctors and nurses, both civilian and military, to restock Afghanistan's hospitals, clinics and universities with medical textbooks and other reference materials.
The project, called Operation Medical Libraries, began modestly in 2007 with a plea for books from a U.C.L.A. medical graduate serving in the Army. It has since been embraced by 30 universities and hospitals, more than a dozen professional organizations and scores of individual doctors and nurses…
Like most others involved in the program, Dr. Maldonado heard about it from a colleague. And word has spread among medical officers stationed in Afghanistan, who act as volunteer points of contact to shepherd books to the libraries…
By Ms. Walker's estimate, 27,000 medical texts have reached Afghanistan through Operation Medical Libraries, but she adds that the number is probably much higher. Donors can contribute directly by visiting the project's Web site to find a military volunteer's address, then shipping the books on their own.
Please, join in. Collect books. Get folks to collect and ship them to the Project.
RTFA. Reflect on the "joys" that fundamentalist religions almost inevitably bring to whatever part of the world is under their subjugation.


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Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Manager Bob Hujik tells Wisconsin Public Radio there's still as much as 15 inches on some northern lakes. He says most of the lakes affected are around Hayward and north.
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China has begun a tough crackdown on militant islam within their territory.
China kills five Muslims training for 'holy war': state media
BEIJING (AFP) — Chinese police killed five Muslims in its far northwest who were planning to wage a "holy war" against the nation's majority Han population, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday.
The five were killed on Tuesday when police raided their hide-out in Urumqi, the capital of the Muslim-populated Xinjiang region, Xinhua reported, citing local authorities.
Fifteen people, all Muslim Uighurs, were at the apartment and all had been wielding knives when police conducted the raid, the report said, without mentioning any heavier weapons such as guns.
"The suspected criminals that police killed and nabbed… were from a 'holy war' training group," Xinhua said, citing an Urumqi police spokesman.
China has repeatedly warned of a terrorist threat from Xinjiang, which borders Afghanistan and central Asia, with police alleging earlier this year they had smashed a group that was planning to attack the Beijing Olympics.
However human rights groups and other critics allege the government has fabricated or exaggerated the terrorist threat as an excuse to crush all forms of dissent there.
Many among the region's Muslim Turkic-speaking Uighur majority say they have been subjected to 60 years of repressive communist Chinese rule, and have complained of an increased security crackdown ahead of next month's Games.
The Xinhua report on Wednesday said the Uighurs, 10 men and five women, threatened to "perish together" when cornered by police and shouted "sacrifice for Allah".
"After police used tear gas on the premise, a roomful of people tried to break out, waving knives and injuring one policeman," he said.
"The policemen were then forced to open fire, killing five on the spot and injuring two," it said, adding the others had been detained.
"The suspects confessed they had all received training on the launching of a 'holy war.' Their aim was to kill Han people, the most populous ethnic group in China whom they took as heretics, and found their own state," Xinhua said.
Police found more than 30 knives at the apartment in which they were hiding, the biggest of which was 50 centimetres (20 inches), according to Xinhua.
When contacted by AFP, Urumqi police referred all media inquiries to the regional police headquarters. However the Xinjiang police refused to comment.
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Capcom has just unleashed a brand new cinematic trailer for Dead Rising 3, its upcoming Xbox One exclusive shooter, showing off the craftable weapons and the different improvisations of protagonist Nick Ramos.
Dead Rising 3 was among the big surprises unleashed by Microsoft at E3 2013 this summer, confirming that the Capcom title is exclusive to the Xbox One.
After getting a gameplay video, a cinematic trailer has just been released, via IGN, showing off some impressive scenes that might be included in the actual zombie game.
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These eye-catching earrings in antiqued silver-finished brass and "pewter" (zinc-based alloy) feature a round design embellished with Chinese glass rhinestones and brass ball chain. Fun and fashionable, these earrings will attract attention to any wearer and attract shoppers to any sales counter. Colors, shapes and sizes may vary in each lot. Rubber earnuts included.


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Still wearing the Ladies' Oyster Perpetual Date I received as a gift in 1985.
2015 feels like a creepy uncle who keeps trying to kiss me. I want to dodge it as much as possible!
Last time I landed at O'Hare I reckon they off loaded my luggage before the plane touched down. I got it, but in pieces.
Early in my career I worked as a facility technician at an international airport here.
There are many places where luggage conveyors pass through unattended spaces. Too tempting for some.
Sorry to hear of your loss. I hope you were at least financially compensated.
I can not show you my Rolex - bought a Oyster Datejust in 1982. 6 years later - in 1988 mys son was born and, as you see on the picture, he always had an eye for it. (just look where his little hand is!)
So - when he graduated in 2005 - I passed it on to him, and now he wears it with great pride and joy in London town.
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"There I stood at the bar, wearing a Mae West, no jacket, and beginning to leak blood from my torn boot. None of the golfers took any notice of me - after all, I wasn't a member!'
Thank you. Seems the lume has a nice patina. Was it still Radium, or had they already changed to H3?
Radium I think - not sure. It is a very low contrast dial when wearing it. A black face would have been better and glare from the domed acrylic doesn't help.
Difficult to read at a glance and harder under water.
The bracelet is wrong, but the correct riveted one is outside my discretionary budget right now. I have a Nato (ish) strap, but its way too long.


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The Bull Case for Spain
The economy is essentially sound and has much to gain from flexible European rescue funds.
Spain has yielded to the pressure to seek refuge under the wing of the European rescue fund. Will a bailout stabilize the situation and improve the country's economic outlook? The chances are good, but only if some of the other challenges facing the Spanish economy are also addressed.
From a purely fiscal perspective, there is no need to implement a bailout program of the same form as the ones enacted in Greece, Ireland or Portugal. At 68.5% of GDP in 2011, Spain's debt ratio is relatively low: Among the major industrial countries, only Australia's is lower. Madrid's interest payments are approximately on par with Germany's, at 2.5% of GDP.
Yet Spain has had a rough time in capital markets due to its dithering approach to its banking-sector problems. Sealing a rescue deal with the European Union should therefore remove a major element of uncertainty. Allowing Spain to use funds from Europe's bailout mechanisms should reduce borrowing costs and remove some pressure from sovereign-debt issuance.
That said, recapitalizing the banks will not be a panacea. The root of Spain's malaise is not so much uncompetitive companies or exorbitant wages but private-sector debt. The country is grappling with the classic symptoms of a balance sheet recession. A debt-fueled boom in the property and mortgage markets, skyrocketing consumer lending and an increase in corporate debt had generated an artificial boom in demand, with soaring imports pushing the current account deep into the red.
Two years of deleveraging has yielded some progress. The current account is almost back in balance, import demand is being reined in, and exports are rising. These adjustments are taking place even though the wage level has fallen only moderately since the crisis began.
What needs to be done on the policy front? The main threat to social peace and public acceptance of the reforms comes from the deterioration on the labor market. Spain's unemployment rate is the highest in the EU; one in two young Spaniards is out of work. This is a big burden for government finances, which are deeply in the red and provide no leeway to combat unemployment via additional expenditure. The labor reforms enacted by Mariano Rajoy's government in February were important and could eventually prove as successful as the so-called Hartz IV reforms in Germany nearly a decade ago.
But these will take time to bear fruit, and with the economy in the dumps, they might initially have the opposite effect from what is intended. Reforms such as simplified dismissals or the option to cut wages give companies more flexibility to adapt hiring more readily to the economic situation. But further measures are urgently needed, going beyond simple qualification drives to include other re-integration measures. These should be soundly financed—not with new debt, but with using EU structural and regional funds, for instance.
If necessary, a further instrument to shield Spain from the fallout of the Greek crisis is available: the so-called "Precautionary Program" of the European Financial Stability Fund, which could provide Spanish bonds with partial risk cover. With a 30% guarantee, for instance, this could reduce interest rates on new issues by at least 200 basis points, thus ensuring capital market access at acceptable conditions.
As with the banking recapitalization, using this cover would not require Spain to sign up to a full troika intervention program. The conditionality could be based on the commitments Spain has already made within the framework of the Stability and Growth Pact as well as the Excessive Imbalance Procedure.
Spain's economy is essentially sound but is suffering from the fallout of a classic property and lending bubble, which means that the country has much to gain from using the flexible instruments offered by the European rescue funds. Proposing extreme solutions—such as eurobonds or prolonged troika restructuring programs with extensive loss of fiscal sovereignty—fails to do justice to the far subtler reality in Spain. It creates uncertainty and prevents simpler, more helpful measures from being taken. With these, Spain has a good chance of regaining market confidence soon.
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Assessment of local wood species used for the manufacture of cookware and the perception of chemical benefits and chemical hazards associated with their use in Kumasi, Ghana
1 Department of Chemistry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
2 Department of Planning, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2012, 8:46 doi:10.1186/1746-4269-8-46Published: 18 December 2012
Historical proven wood species have no reported adverse health effect associated with its past use. Different historical proven species have traditionally been used to manufacture different wooden food contact items. This study uses survey questionnaires to assess suppliers', manufacturers', retailers' and consumers' (end-users') preferences for specific wood species, to examine the considerations that inform these preferences and to investigate the extent of awareness of the chemical benefits and chemical hazards associated with wooden food contact material use.
Through the combined use of a cross sectional approach and a case study design, 25 suppliers, 25 manufacturers, 25 retailers and 125 consumers (end-users) of wooden food contact materials in four suburbs in Kumasi Metropolitan Area (Anloga junction, Ahinsan Bus Stop, Ahwia-Pankrono and Race Course) and Ashanti Akyim Agogo in the Ashanti Akyim North District of the Ashanti Region were administered with closed ended questionnaires. The questionnaires were prepared in English, but local language, Twi, was used to translate and communicate the content of the questionnaire where necessary.
Suppliers', manufacturers' and retailers' preferences for specific wood species for most wooden cookware differed from that of consumers (end-users). But all respondent groups failed to indicate any awareness of chemical benefits or chemical hazards associated with either the choice of specific wood species for specific wooden cookware or with the general use of wooden food contact materials. The lack of appreciation of chemical benefits or hazards associated with active principles of wooden cookware led to heavy reliance of consumers (end-users) on the wood density, price, attractive grain pattern and colour or on the judgement of retailers in their choice of specific species for a wooden cookware.
This study contributes some practical suggestions to guide national policy development on improvement in quality of available wooden food contact materials in Ghana.


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San Francisco (written by Edward C. Baig/USA Today) --
Over the past several weeks and months, I can't tell you how often I've gotten the question, "When is the new iPhone coming out?'" We now know the answer to the question. Apple announced a brand new iPhone 5 today. The obvious follow-up question: "Is it worth it?"
My true answer must wait until I've had a chance to put the iPhone 5 through its paces, and details are still emerging as I sit in the audience at Apple's event here. But the new iPhone looks awfully inviting from my vantage point. Like many people, I've had an iPhone 4 that has frankly grown stale. But I also postponed the purchase of a new smartphone -- waiting to see what Apple would do.
The new iPhone 5 has the same retina display as on its predecessor. But Apple finally upped the screen size to 4 inches, up from the 3.7-inch display that was on all its predecessors. That permits a fifth row of app icons on the home screen. It's still a smaller screen than the display on many rival Android devices. But the extra real estate is welcome, just the same.
Apple says the new device a little taller than its earlier models and is the thinnest and lightest iPhone ever made -- 18% thinner, in fact, than its immediate predecessor, the iPhonje 4S. And the iPhone 5 is one-fifth lighter than the 4S. It is made entirely of glass and aluminum.
And yes -- as had been rumored and as I had hoped -- the iPhone 5 can tap into speedy wireless 4G LTE networks. Apple will be working in the U.S. with AT&T, Sprint and Verizon Wireless, as well as several other carriers in Canada and overseas.
Apple says users will get up to 8 hours of 3G talk time off its battery.
The new iPhone runs off a zippy A6 chip, Apple says, meaning you can launch photos, music, and various apps much quicker. I'm anxious to compare this to its predecessors.
It has an improved iSight camera that Apple says increases performance in low light. Apple says it can capture pictures 40% faster than before. Apple's Phil Schiller joked about the pictures you can take with the new camera: "Kids look happier." (I'll let you know if I'm happier after taking my own pix.) With the new phone, you can also capture panorama images. On stage, Apple showed a stunning 28-megapixels panoramic image of the Golden Gate Bridge.
Apple also improved the front-facing FaceTime camera. And the phone has three microphones, and what the company says are better speakers. Apple has incorporated new "wideband audio" technology to bolster sound by filling up more of the frequency spectrum.
Now a controversial topic: iPhone has used the same 30-pin connector that has been on the iPhone since 2003. Of course, there are now lots of other ways to connect -- Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi syncing.
And now Apple is evolving the connector to something called Lightning, playing off the name of Apple's other emerging connector, Thunderbolt.
The new connector is 80% smaller and Apple is working with Bose, JBL and others. But what of all the accessories you have that use the older connector, like those in your car. Apple is coming out with an adapter that would let you hook up those other devices. But this is a potential inconvenience, and it's not yet known if Apple will throw in the adapter for free or charge for it. Either way, it's just something else you have to worry about taking with you and not losing.
At the core of the new iPhone, of course, is the previously announced iOS 6 software upgrade. Apple is late to the party with turn-by-turn audio directions, a feature that has been on Android phones for a while. (Third-party developers have helped fill the void on the iPhone up to now). But better late than never, and the built-in Maps and directions in iOS 6 are very sweet. You can zoom in to get virtual photo-realistic tours of an area through Maps. During the event, Apple zoomed in on London's Big Ben.
IOS 6 made enhancements to Notification Center and Safari. Through iCloud Tabs, you can access webpages that were open on your computer back home. Among the new Mail features is the ability to make certain senders your VIPs, so you can easily access their mail amidst all the junk.
I'm particularly high on another iOS 6 addition called Passbook, a repository for boarding passes, coupons and such. You can even display your boarding pass from the iPhone lock screen.
With iOS 6 comes Shared Photo Streams. As the name suggests, it's a way to share images with friends.
Apple has also made improvements to Siri, letting you ask the phone's chatty virtual assistant for sports scores, movie recommendations and to launch apps.


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Apox is recruiting 3D artists.
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Apox is recruiting 3D artists.
By Snooba on Mar 28, 2008 10:18 PM
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Apox is an new and establishing independent game development studio located in Kristiansand, Norway. We are currently working on our first company title which is our own IP and is a Multiplayer RPG game with a dark fantasy setting inspired by and based on Norse Mythology and the game combines aspects from several genres with our own innovative gamestyle. We are a structured team with a solid plan for everything from the game and the company to the marketing even without a publisher, however we will go for a publisher after we have engaged our marketing plan to ensure a high value publisher.
Target aim:
Paid work. Payment depends on the position, but we believe it is good payment for the positions.
We have been evaluating several middleware packages, but have settled on Torque Game Engine Advanced. All fees for game engine and additional software are covered by Apox Entertainment with some exceptions. We have worked a lot already on the TGEA and have a solid codestructure and a network base which our two current programmers have worked on and have modified the engine and will continue to modify it for our needs.
We are also creating our own technology that is very unique and never seen before in a game which will bring the competitive gameplay to a new level, however this remains confidential. This technology is currently being prototyped internally.
Talent needed:
Please take a look at Apox Entertainment ( http://www.apox.no/jobs.html ) for full information. Below is a brief list on the open positions.
3D Environmental Modeler / Texture Artist Open
Hiring : Deadline 7th of April 2008
Duration : 3-6 Month Period (negotiable)
No relocation required
Job Description : The 3D Content and Props designer will be responsible for environmental modeling and texturing as main tasks. Secondary tasks will include prop modeling / texturing.
Requirements :
-Needs to learn Torque Game Engine Advanced, the exporter formats and other applications surrounding it
-Highly talented with modeling and texturing software (3dsmax / Maya, ZBrush etc)
-Very high general 3D experience and all fields covering it including texturing.
-Experience with shaders, UV Map, normal mapping, creating textures preferably tools like FX Composer 2 and TGEAs shader tools.
-Passion and interest for general fantasy, high / dark fantasy, preferably Warhammer, Warcraft, Tolkiens and other similar IPs.
-Passion for games and interest in RPG / MMO / Action / Adventure titles.
-Be able to follow directions and enjoy working solo and in a team.
-NOT necessary professional industry experience, however the portfolio, motivation and dedication weights up for it.
-Have models, screenshots or visuals (strong portfolio) to show!
Desired Skills :
- Have worked with several games in the past
Team structure:
As Apox Entertainment currently has workers from all around the globe, it was of highest importance to us to create an oriented and structured work environment for everyone to ensure maximum efficiency at all times. Apox Virtual Office which is our own collaboration package to ensure the best workflow for everyone.
Apox Entertainment - Apox Entertainment ( www.apox.no )
You are free to contact me through email. Please send your portfolio, personal informatio to the email together with what position you are applying for. Mail can be directed to firstname.lastname@example.com or firstname.lastname@example.com
Previous Work by Team:
The Lead Artist has worked on Sins of a Solar Empire previously and other various titles while other 3D artists have worked with several games (AAA releases) previously. Other artists have had clients ranging from Electronic Arts to THQ. The Programmers come from different countries while fousing on different fields of experience like Network programming and Engine programming. This is however Apox Entertainment first company title and we are excited to bringing it to life.
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Re: Apox is recruiting 3D artists.
By Imteaz on Sep 18, 2008 06:42 PM
I am experienced with making game quality models. But never directly related with games and I have to work online.


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Friday Night Lights, the "saved by DirecTV's checkbook" show, returns tonight in its Season 4 "premiere" on NBC (although it already aired its 13 episode season for subscribers on DirecTV between Oct '09 - Feb '10).
The show has now inspired other groups of desperate fans to include DirecTV in their "save our show" pleas. If they'd save FNL, surely they'd save our show! I'm sure DirecTV appreciates your cards and letters. Keep 'em coming!
NBC moved the FNL season premiere all the way back to May 7. It may be cheap for them, but it seems even in the ratings pit they've dug for themselves this season, they wanted as little FNL during the regular broadcast season as possible (there are less than 3 weeks left).
While its ratings on NBC matter not one bit to the show's future (its next (fifth) season will be its last), they must matter at least a little to NBC.
Last season on NBC Friday Night Lights averaged a 1.3 adults 18-49 rating, how do you think it will do this season?
I'm also testing out new poll software on the site, we'll see how it goes.


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Camborne food outlets fail food hygiene inspection
Posted: August 29, 2013|
TWELVE food outlets in Camborne have failed their food hygiene inspections.
Most businesses, which included a care home and homeless service, failed the Food Standards Agency (FSA) inspection because of bad record-keeping related to the storage, preparation and cooking of food.
Others were caught out by minor faults, such as "untidiness" or the layout of the kitchen, when a food hygiene inspector visited their premises.
But one business owner admitted a lack of knowledge of the food business.
Laura Pearce, who owns Scallywags café, failed her inspection last August for not keeping any records and for failing to register with the FSA when she opened the business in 2010.
"I was new to it. No one told me that, when buying a café, you had to do this," she said.
"I was not aware that I had to register with the FSA and keep a logbook.
"I was doing everything I should have been doing, there was just no record of it."
The manager of Mackfalls Fish And Chip Shop, Beverley Paynter, did not keep her paperwork up to date.
The shop also failed because of an "untidy" prep room, a broken hot water heater and a spot of dirt which was stuck to the floor.
"We still had our Christmas decorations up in the prep room," she said.
"Some of the inspection seemed pretty anal.
"But I cannot disagree with what the inspector said."
The manager of the Four Oceans restaurant, Kaman Lee, said it failed because it did not keep records of food care for the months before the inspection.
The restaurant was also penalised for not finding some back-up thermometers in its fridges and freezers.
He said: "We found them – but only after the inspector had gone. I think it is a bit of a heavy penalisation for a few minor points, especially as he praised us for how clean our kitchen was."
Camborne Rugby Football Club's treasurer, Peter Floyd, said: "The kitchen was spotless, they acknowledged that, but the paperwork was a couple of months out of date, so that was unlucky on our part.
"It is savage really because it does not give a true picture of the facilities."
Rob Vingoe, owner of Berrymans Bakery, said he was not aware of his inspection, so he preferred not to comment about his rating.
But he added: "There is far too much fear used in food these days. It certainly does not help businesses in the current climate. Everyone is struggling."
Sarder Kabir, owner of Chutney Mango, said his restaurant failed because its logbook was full and they did not buy a new one. "This does not affect the food preparation or public health."
Martin Hoyle, catering manager for Cygnets Restaurant, Tehidy Park Golf Club, which received a rating of 2, said: "Yes, we failed, but I believe it is something we have all got to get to grips with."
All the 12 food outlets which failed the inspection were contacted by the West Briton.
All the businesses said they had rectified the problems brought to light in the reports.
The FSA rates all establishments which provide food, including schools, pubs, hotels and care homes.