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Discussion in 'Off-topic Zone' started by Denim Chicken, Aug 5, 2014.
Not even close.
I'm there with ya
Not even close my ***. Well I did say IMO and yeah it's pretty close. If you want to say someone's better fine but to say it's not even close is ridiculous. He's the best IMO and one of the best in most everyone's opinion. I don't know who u think is and probably don't care but Nas is one of the best of all time. That's not controversial.
Nas is one of the best NY rappers to come out along with Biggie, Wu, Mobb Deep, Jada (personal) but there are many more around the country, and down south especially. NY was a pioneer and will remain a staple along with LA. Personally in DC, we gravitated towards the Memphis scene and GoGo. Didn't mean to speak for Denim, just my upbringing personally.
Nas is one the greatest period. NY rappers? Wow that's a disservice to how great he is.
No I loved Nas growing up personally (first 2). I was just speaking more of personal tastes coming into play considering where you may live in the country, etc.
Biggie doesn't belong in the NY rappers category either. He's one of the best period. The rest you mentioned Mobb, Wu are groups and Jadakiss is ok I guess but not in that category. And it shouldn't matter where you live when talking about the best rappers. That is not a territorial argument.
I only do that because the list starts getting pretty long and personally exclusive when the undergrounds start getting thrown in there. Prodigy is okay but really prefer Havoc in the young tracks (juvie cd/infamous) but he didn't really branch off. Wu started as one but has several group members with everyone having a differing opinion of who was best of the bunch (rza). Who are your top 5 ish overall? But I still feel where you live plays a part. There are different "takes" that are embraced that aren't always expressed simply though lyrics. Sometimes it is "who" is expressing the lyric, my simple man Project Pat (cult idol) comes to mind. His words meant something bc he owned it.
It really doesn't. That list is the best rappers of all time. Not the best rappers of NY or West Coast or wherever. You don't separate any other greatest of all time list like that. Where I live has nothing to do with it. Skill level, longevity, quality classic albums. My top 5, I'll give you my top 10 solo artists:
Ice Cube
LL Cool J
So let's see I have Midwest rapper, 2 West Coast(even though Pac isn't from the West), and a Southern rapper. Is that good enough for you. It shouldn't matter and it doesn't to me. If you are good you are good.
I almost put Rakim Love you have Scarface on that list. DC idol. Some of the mainstream stuff gets in the way of some but definitely understand where you are coming from in terms of embracing the quality of the music for artistic sake. I don't see rap as an art necessarily, but as a way of expressing frustration.
It was a little hard to leave rappers like Big Daddy Kane, Eminem, Andre 3000 out. I really don't like Jay-Z being in there that much. If there was any one I would remove it would be him. I like him but I've never really loved him or thought he is a great because he came on the heels of Biggie's death. Before that he really hadn't made a name for himself and he comes off boring at times.
I'd be lying if I didn't admit to liking Enimen initially. I will admit I tend to "cross em off the list" when they become established or "mainstream". I would definitely put Andre in there over Jay Z as well Old school Aquemani(sp) was my ish.
Yeah it doesn't help. I like that even Nas has sold a lot of records but he's still not mainstream. Yeah people know him especially hip hop community but the mainstream knows Illmatic and little more.
I would say mainstream lost track of Illmatic shortly after his 2nd release. He got too philosophical or preachy on me. I know of all the rappers you mentioned and listened to them growing up so I'm not ignorant. Those rappers are totally justified but wouldn't include them as "true" rappers. Half of that list are doing movies, tv, etc. That is not rap, that is rhyming. They lost their edge a ways back. Half of your list doesn't apply to that; just Cubes, Common, Jay Z types aren't venting frustration, etc.
Didn't mean to offend-just hard to believe anyone would put NAS over Big, Pac, Slick Rick, Easy E, Etc...
Why is that? He's had some of the most insightful lyrics in the history of hip hop.... from a social political standpoint....
If you listen to him... don't let the outside influence of what people think.... or don't just listen to the "sound of the drum".....just listen to him...
You will hear his brilliance... By no means am i questioning your taste..... but the man has said some very heavy things during his career....
Everyone else on your list is brilliant in their own right... although I will question Easy E.... I liked his voice, but he never wrote his own lyrics, and he had no rhythm... dre had to build the tracks around him... hence his unique off-beat style... and it worked... besides that... NWA/Easy were single handedly responsible for the "decoding of hip hop" Every word and curse they used were clear and basic.... It opened the door for hip hop to become "pop based" around the country...
But don't get me wrong... I loved them as well..... and Ice Cube also had a great career speaking on many social issues as well.
in your opinion.
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again, in your opion.
Well Eazy E and Slick Rick not hard to believe. Plenty of rappers would go above Eazy E because he wasn't very good. Slick Rick is not a top 10 rapper IMO but definitely top 20. And it wouldn't be hard to believe that Nas would be above Biggie and Pac because I've seen many lists with him above those two. It's all subjective, these are just my personal opinion. If you like Eazy E and feel he's better than Nas go for it I guess. You probably won't get very many to agree with you but if that's how you feel who's stopping you.
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The chick magnet turned four months of age the other day and she's growing into a fine dog. Blessed with an affable disposition and fond of belly rubs Sister is all sweetness.
She presently weighs-in at 35 pounds and is soaking-up her lessons like a sponge. She knows her sit and down commands with cues that are both verbal and hand signal. When afield she has associated the return command with the tone on her e-collar in a couple of short lessons. She has taken to water. She loves her crate. She and Girlfriend generally play nice with one another and mix it up on a regular basis. And of critical importance - I can shoot over her.
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Transition Strategies in Enacting Fundamental Tax Reform
This paper discusses transition strategies that might be used in moving from an income tax to consumption based business taxes in the form of an R-base cash-flow tax, an R+F-base tax, or an ACE (allowance for corporate equity) tax. While these three taxes have attractive neutrality properties, moving from the status quo to a new system often involves a difficult trade-off between short-run losses and longrun gains. We consider two alternative ways of spreading the gains and costs of reform more evenly across generations. Deficit financing of the large revenue loss that occurs immediately after reform allows the smoothing of wage tax rates over time and the elimination or reduction of short-run income losses. Alternatively, a system of delayed deductions requires firms to carry forward with interest some of the large deductions that are newly available after the enactment of a major tax reform. In shifting tax revenue from the future to the present, such policies are politically appealing, as they trade somewhat reduced future income gains for improved economic performance immediately after reform.
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I recently went to the library and asked the librarian for a book suggestion. She says, "What books did you enjoy reading?" At this point, I started spewing out a list - The Hunger Games, The Testing, Delirium, Legend, Divergent (sort of), and countless other books (Click here for more suggestions!). That's when I realized my addiction- my addiction to reading science fiction novels. I don't think I'm the only one with this magnificent problem, since all my favorites are popular with the young adult population.
I thought through all these books, looking for a common theme; they all have a dystopian society. Now, why is this something I keep reading about? My theory is that the future is unknown which opens up a realm of possibility and wonder; no one knows how our society will turn out later. These books open up different scenarios of what our world might become. Every dystopian science fiction book has a different and entertaining plot. I find it fascinating that so many possibilities have been conjured up throughout literature that I want to read about all of them.
Another aspect I like about the books is that the story revolves around a distinctive character- not an ordinary person. In the Hunger Games, Katniss is distinct since she volunteered to take her sister's place. You know she isn't an ordinary contestant and that The Hunger Games will have a good plot. If we look at Legend, Day is the Republic's most wanted criminal and June is the Republic's youngest and favorite prodigy. These clashes of characteristics will surely bring an action-packed plot line (which it did!). On the other hand, I wasn't satisfied with Divergent because Tris was an ordinary girl. This made the book seem very unrealistic and boring because I kept wondering- why is she so special? There is nothing particularly special about her, so why does she get to be the center of attention?
Anyways, I noticed something else with my addiction to science fiction. These novels usually
come in a trilogy, so when I finish one, I need to get my hands on the next. There is a typical pattern with these trilogies. The first book is miraculous, introducing new situations, dangerous plots, and incredible characters. But then, it only goes down from there. The second book usually has something to do with the characters surviving the oppression in the first book, and now wanting to get rid of the government for causing their problems. And finally, the third book focuses on the rebellion against the government, usually having the main character be the symbol of rebellion (ie. Katniss or Day). But even though they are repetitive, I can't get enough of them!
What are your favorite dystopian science fiction novels? Do you agree with my ideas above? Do you have an addiction to science fiction, or some other genre? Who is your favorite character from a science fiction novel? Please feel free to share your thoughts on any of the questions above, I'd love to hear about your addiction to science fiction.
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My favorite science fiction book is Gateway by Frederik Pohl. It was a stand-alone novel at first, but Mr. Pohl kept telling stories about Gateway's characters, tribes, and situations, so other books followed that are also interesting and entertaining.
I too am severely addicted to science fiction novels; Neuromancer by William Gibson is my favorite dystopian sci-fi novel.
Our class is reading The Testing now!! Like you said some of these books are repetitive, therefore I thought it seemed a little bit like The Hunger Games. Once we got more into it thought it took on a life of its own, and our class seems to really like it so far! I'm excited to see where it ends up going!
I have only just gotten into reading science fiction books, but I'll definitely keep these books in mind when I'm looking for something new to read!
I am also obsessed with science fiction books. I hadn't heard of some of the series that you mentioned in this post so I will definitely have to read those, but one of my favorite science fiction books is Pathfinder by Orson Scott Card.


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April 2011
Supreme Judicial Court Associate Justice Ralph D. Gants joined
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PHILADELPHIA —A man long considered the prime suspect in the disappearance of a New York City boy more than three decades ago was released from a Pennsylvania prison on Wednesday and then was immediately arrested on a Megan's Law violation after providing an outdated address of where he would be staying, State Police said.
Jose Antonio Ramos was taken into custody following his release from a northeastern Pennsylvania prison where he had spent more than 20 years for molesting children, according to State Police and the New York Police Department.
Sex offenders are required to provide their addresses, and the one Ramos gave was false, they said.
Pennsylvania State Police Lt. Richard Krawetz and chief NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said Ramos gave a Bronx address of a relative from more than 30 years ago and, while the address exists, the relative hasn't lived there for years.
"When he walked out of the main gate, he was taken into custody by troopers," Krawetz said.
NYPD special victims detectives looking into the matter said the cousin told them she would not let Ramos live with her because she and her family were frightened of him when he would visit the apartment 35 years ago.
Ramos had long been suspected in the disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz, who vanished May 25, 1979, after leaving his Manhattan home to go to a bus stop two blocks away. It was the first time Etan's parents had let him go off to school alone.
Ramos had been dating Etan's baby sitter. He later served the time in Pennsylvania for molesting two other boys.
Earlier this year, a new suspect named Pedro Hernandez was charged with Etan's murder after police said he confessed. Hernandez's attorney, Harvey Fishbein, has said Hernandez, of Maple Shade, N.J., is mentally ill, and authorities have not cited any additional evidence to implicate him beyond his own admission.
Etan's disappearance prompted a massive search that stretched as far as Israel and spawned the national movement to publicize the cases of missing children. His photo was among the first put on milk cartons, and his case turned May 25 into National Missing Children's Day.
His parents never moved or changed their phone number, in case he returned. In 2001, they obtained a court order declaring him dead. They have become outspoken advocates for child protection issues.
Ramos was declared responsible for Etan's death in a civil court in 2004, but the Manhattan district attorney's office has said there wasn't enough evidence to charge him criminally. Ramos has denied any involvement in Etan's disappearance.
Prosecutors are expected this month to announce whether they believe there's enough evidence to continue pursuing a case against Hernandez, who worked at a convenience store near Etan's home when the boy disappeared and told police he strangled the boy and stuffed his body in a trash bag.
Failure to provide accurate information when residing as a sex offender is a felony under Pennsylvania law, police said.
Associated Press writer Colleen Long contributed to this story from New York.


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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Heads bowed, sombre past and present Kansas City Chiefs players turned out Wednesday for a memorial service for teammate Jovan Belcher, who killed his girlfriend and himself over the weekend.
Belcher fatally shot 22-year-old Kasandra Perkins on Saturday at the Kansas City home they shared with their three-month-old daughter, Zoey. He drove to the Chiefs practice facility at Arrowhead Stadium, where coach Romeo Crennel, general manager Scott Pioli and defensive assistant Gary Gibbs witnessed Belcher commit suicide.
The team moved up its practice schedule so players could attend the afternoon service at nearby Landmark International Deliverance and Worship Center, where Belcher and Perkins worshipped. The media wasn't allowed inside.
Afterward, a coffin was wheeled from the building and driven away in a hearse.
Retired Chiefs Hall of Famer Bobby Bell said Pioli and an uncle of Belcher's spoke during the service.
"It's done and over with and people need to get on with their lives, and the team needed to try to get forward," Bell said. "It's tough on them. When you see somebody and play with them, you're buddies, friends."
Many of the players boarded coach buses after the service but a few walked to their own vehicles with their wives and girlfriends.
GSP wants Silva: coach
SEATTLE -- Georges St-Pierre wants to meet Anderson Silva in a super-fight, according to his coach.
"He told me yes," said Firas Zahabi. "But I think there's a lot to be negotiated. I don't know much more than that."
Zahabi says he gets more questions in Canada about GSP facing Nick Diaz than Silva, the current middleweight champion. In the U.S., the questions are about GSP-Silva, he said.
St-Pierre is back training after a holiday following his successful welterweight title defence last month against Carlos (Natural Born Killer) Condit at UFC 154 in Montreal.
He recently tweeted a picture of himself after a training session in Paris.
"Georges is doing a more relaxed form of training," said Zahabi. "After a fight like that (against Condit), he needs time off... But Georges' hobby is martial arts, so for him it's a pleasure what he's doing."
B.J. Penn, who meets GSP training partner Rory (Ares) MacDonald on Saturday in a televised UFC card, says he would pick Silva if the super-fight happens.
"GSP, as great as he is, Anderson Silva is very hard to bet against at this moment," said the Hawaiian, who has lost twice to St-Pierre.
Seahawks without Browner
RENTON, Wash. -- The Seattle Seahawks are about to find out how much losing at least one of their top cornerbacks means to their defence.
Brandon Browner has dropped the appeal of his suspension for using performance-enhancing substances and will miss the final four games of the regular season, the league announced Wednesday.
Browner's loss leaves the Seahawks without a Pro Bowl cornerback whose size and physical play has flustered wide receivers for much of the past two seasons. Walter Thurmond, who was a starter for a short time during the 2011 season before suffering a leg injury, will take Browner's spot.
Browner will be eligible to rejoin the team on Dec. 31 and will be able to play in the post-season should the Seahawks make the playoffs.
Harvin on injured reserve
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- The Minnesota Vikings have placed ailing wide receiver Percy Harvin on injured reserve.
The move was announced Wednesday afternoon after Harvin missed another practice because of a severely sprained left ankle that has kept him out of the last three games.
After an outstanding first half, Harvin's season deteriorated quickly. He was hurt at Seattle on Nov. 4. Now this, meaning he won't play the rest of the year.
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Would you like to save as your currency permanently or for this visit only?
2 interconnecting rooms of good size and clean, metro opposite hotel so easy to get into centre
Close to the Metro The work going on, It was a building site.
2 interconnecting rooms of good size and clean, metro opposite hotel so easy to get into centre
One could not ask for more, the hotel staff were excellent and the hotel itself a pleasure to stay in.
Hotel location and its price
Noise of the police cars at night. you hear a siren every 30 minutes all night long. I was on 9th floor on the side of the street. The door to the bathroom got locked. we had to call the reception. They sent someone in 5 minutes with the right tool to open the dorr from the inside. locking the door when the door is not closed, then closing the door can get you in this situation ...
hotel is quite good positioned, close to the beautiful Retiro park, central railway station Atocha, museums( Prado, Reina Sofia, Thysen ) even not away from Puerto del Sol area; helpful & kind stuff buffet breakfast is not so inventive, sound isolation is poor ( you hear each toillette flushing in the neighbourhood )
I liked that the room was comfortable, I was sick while in Madrid and spent a day in the hotel comfortably.
I chose it because It is very close to the metro station and not too expensive.
Room size Hotel staff don't speak English. The few that do don't want/like to. The lack of windows double-glazing makes the room very noisy at night.
Close to the Metro The work going on, It was a building site.
My single room was very clean. Reception staff were very helpful. Very convenient for Metro, buses and Prado. Lack of coffee making facilities in room. Poor choice and quality of breakfast.
Rooms were cleaned each day. Staff was not interested in customers at all, no friendlyness which you expect from a *** star hotel.
Clean, modern, safe hotel with nice cold breakfast buffet and esspreso machine. Wifi available and free of charge as well as one computer in lobby for 0,30 cents a minute internet. Tv with couple of english speaking channels and minibar in room. Nice and clean bathroom with a tub. Stayed on a third floor but recommend higher for a better view. Location just 2 minutes from a metro stop that will take you to the shopping centre in less than 15 minutes, bus stop right in front of the hotel. Metro ticket is just 1 Euro. Situated near by highway bridge but didnt hear any noise. Staff pleasant and responding. Good value for money. Ta A bit of smell in the corridors and room itself but not that obtrussive if you open a window. AC too cold in lobby and breakfast room. As usual beds on wheels that do not want to stay in its position but better than elsewhere in madrid.
The Hotel Staff and Breakfast quality Breakfast not included
I liked the worriness about the environement with the biodegradable soaps and shower gel. The staff was able to speak english. The hotel was modern and very close to the subway (200m), which took us only 14min to get to the centre of the city. It is in a residential area, so far from any noise. It is not a fantastic hotel, but I think it's good value for money and I would stay there again. Very expensive breakfast (we went to the café next doors were we paid less than half the price).
Everything No free wireless internet in the rooms
the design and size of the room and the bathroom, that there was a baker's shop next to the hotel with possibilities to have breakfast
We stayed at this particular hotel as my daughter lives very near and we needed to be near her. It was lovely, very comfortable and clean. Staff very nice but we only stayed and did not have meals or use any facilities so that is all I can say. We will stay again.
2 blocks from the subway; on a main street to access city bus. Nice to be in a "local" neighborhood rather than in the midst of the tourist area for a change. Meal prices were much more reasonable in this area. Woke up at 4:00am in an uncomfortably warm room, since the air conditioning (A/C) was not working. Called the front desk, and was informed that the A/C only worked in the afternoon. Opened a window to let some cool air in, but the street noise kept us from sleeping.
big room, near to the metro
clean and convenient hotel, close to the subway, with garage price of breakfast when not included
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On Our Radar: Lord & Taylor Going Strong
Everyone from Gap to Target to H&M have recruited major designers to create less expensive lines for their brand, so what's stopping Lord & Taylor? Nothing. The department store tapped Tuleh (left) designer Bryan Bradley to create an exclusive line called Bryan by Bryan Bradley in April and the feminine and affordable pieces have already hit stores.
Cynthia Steffe and Charles Nolan are also part of the Lord & Taylor family; Cynthia is designing for the accessories department, while Charles offers affordable and chic clothes. Rumor also has it that the next designer collaboration may be with Peter Som. Fingers and toes crossed.


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Music After Hours
The all-Bradley barbershop quartet After Hours recently released its second studio album, Half Past Eight. The group was honored last year as the 16th best quartet in the world at the International Barbershop Quartet Competition in Kansas City.
Group members were all under 25 at the time and qualified for the international collegiate competition, where they finished third.
The four members are tenor TIM BEUTEL '09, lead BEN HARDING '11, bass DAN WESSLER '08, and baritone KEVIN McCLELLAND '11. Beutel is a music teacher in Morton, while Harding is a graduate student at Western Illinois University, and Wessler begins teaching at Freeport High School this fall. McClelland is an admissions representative at Bradley.
They compete in July at the 2012 international competition in Portland, Oregon.
— Bob Grimson '81
Artist on the move
CHRISTOPHER TROUTMAN '03 was back on campus late last year, his massive charcoal drawings filling the gallery of Heuser Art Center.
"The imagery comes from places I've been and people I've seen," explained Chris, currently an art professor at Eastern Illinois University. Many of the large drawings in his Resonant Viewpoints exhibit feature people moving up stairs. The central theme is claustrophobia and isolation in urban environments.
The varied places Chris and his wife RIE FUJIMAKI '02 have lived — Japan, California, Kentucky, and Illinois — provide inspiration for his drawings. The couple met in painting class at Bradley. After graduation they moved to Japan and operated an English language school in Kagoshima City. At 6-foot-4, Chris noted that he can't help feeling conspicuous in Japan.
Chris, Rie, and their young son are back in Japan this summer, visiting Rie's family. Chris is painting and has entered two drawings in the Nobeoka City Exhibition. He has upcoming solo exhibitions at Louisiana Tech University and the Hartnett Gallery at the University of Rochester.
Since his exhibit at Bradley, Chris has had shows at Cedarhurst Art Center in southern Illinois, College of the Sequoias in California, the Earlville Opera House in New York, and Sinclair College in Ohio. Before enrolling at Bradley, his interest in art was fueled at Dunlap High School by instructor Jody Hale. Chris cites Bradley instructors Ken Hoffman and ANN COULTER, MFA '07 for their influence when he was working on his bachelor's degree in drawing and painting. In 2008 he earned an MFA from California State University, Long Beach.
— Gayle Erwin McDowell '77


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Fantasy Baseball Effects Of Nick Swisher / Yankees Trade
The Chicago White Sox shipped under-performing outfielder Nick Swisher to the New York Yankees for Wilson Betemit, Jeff Marquez and Jhonny Nunez.
The highly-touted Swisher lived up to expectations with 35 homers and 95 RBIs in 2006 for Oakland. Since then, he has done very little.
In 2008, Swisher hit a respectable 24 home runs in his first season with the ChiSox. Unfortunately he only hit .219, ranking him dead last in the majors among all players who had enough plate appearances to qualify for the batting title.
Swisher added 69 runs batted in, 86 runs and three steals in 2008. It's difficult to determine what Swisher will do in a New York lineup that performed about as well as Chicago's in 2008.
Suffice to say, though, that Swisher will probably hit his typical 25 home runs and drive in around 70. If Swisher plays first base in New York, those stats will not cut it in fantasy baseball. Owners can take him as a flier in the late rounds and hope for the best, but unless he hits well above his career .244 average, he is of no value in fantasy baseball in 2009.
The peripheral players in this deal also carry little fantasy value. Wilson Betemit is a career .260 hitter and will probably be little more than a utility man. He hit .265 with the Yanks in 2008 with six home runs, 25 RBIs and 24 runs scored. He should not be drafted in fantasy leagues in 2009.
The minor-leaguers that Chicago gets in the deal, Jeff Marquez and Jhonny Nunez, are unlikely to make an immediate impact in the majors and have no value in 2009 fantasy.
Marquez spent most of his season with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, where he went 6-7 with a 4.69 ERA, 1.450 WHIP and 33 strikeouts in 14 starts.
Nunez appeared in 34 games (17 starts) over two minor-league levels and across two franchises. He started the season with Single-A Potomac in the Washington organization, was promoted to Double-A Harrisburg and then moved to Double-A Trenton when he joined the Yankees. For the entire 2008 year, Nunez was 3-8 with a 4.28 ERA and a 1.348 WHIP.


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JRuby Core Team Members Moving to Red Hat
At JRubyConf this week, it was revealed that Thomas Enebo and Charles Nutter - key members of the JRuby core team - are moving from Engine Yard to Red Hat. Learn more about what they'll be up to here.
First Alpha of ruby_parser 3.0 Released
ruby_parser (RP) is a long standing Ruby parser written in pure Ruby but till now it had the disadvantage of not supporting Ruby 1.9 parsing. Now it does! Still only an alpha but a good release to see.
MRI Accepts Google Patch for Google NativeClient (NaCl) Support
Still early days on this but Google has been working on a proof of concept port of Ruby to its NativeClient technology (which lets you compile software to run in Chrome).
Vermont's First Ruby Conference, July 28 - 29, 2012
Burlington Ruby Conf 2012 will take place in Burlington, Vermont on July 28 - 29th. Join like-minded Ruby enthusiasts for Vermont's first Ruby conference, hosted on beautiful Lake Champlain.
Frozen Rails 2012 Call For Proposals Open (Finland, September 20-21)
Three Quick Rails Console Tips from 37signals
Dig into your app with the 'app' method, play with helpers, and find out where certain methods are defined (more a general 1.9 trick though).
Anaphora in Ruby, 2012 Edition
Esteemed essayist Reg Braithwaite updates a popular 2009 article about 'anaphora' in Ruby, namely language elements that can refer back to earlier used objects or results. A lot of geekery to enjoy here.
Integrating Rails and jQuery Mobile
There are some rough edges when integrating Ruby on Rails and jQuery Mobile for your mobile application and jQuery Mobile core contributor John Bender shows you how to smooth these out.
Objectify: A Better Way to Build Rails Applications
Objectify is a framework that codifies good object oriented design practices for building maintainable Rails applications. In this post, James Golick explains the motivations.
You Don't Have to Use Bundler to Create New RubyGems
Not a new or provocative opinion, but nonetheless an interesting introduction to the 'Ore' project generator which I didn't know about before.
Using RubyMotion with Parse.com
Injection Vulnerabilities in Ruby Apps Through Bad Regexes
A pretty simple issue but one that I suspect is commonplace.
Tossing Out IRB for Pry
Pry is a powerful and popular alternative to the IRB Ruby console. In this post, Phil Aquilina shows off a few reasons why to give it a go.
How to Deliver Your Static Images Through a CDN with Rails
CoffeeScript Love: Testing CoffeeScript in Rails
Libraries and Code
Ampex: A(nother) Practical Use Of Ruby's & Operator
The ampex library takes the idea from '&:symbol', and adds a little more flexibility. An interesting idea.
Introducing Live for RubyMotion
Live is a gem for RubyMotion implementing some of the ideas presented in Bret Victor's awesome 'Inventing on Principle' talk. It interfaces with the REPL and allows you to control it from the comfort of your preferred text editor.
RubyMotion Autolayout: A DSL for Creating iOS Views in RubyMotion
ActiveRecord Reputation System (from Twitter)
The Reputation System gem makes it easy to integrate 'reputation systems' into Rails applications and decouple the system from the main application.
sheet_mapper: Map Google Spreadsheet Rows to Ruby Objects
ostruct2: OpenStruct Improved
go-mruby: Interface to Embed 'mruby' into Google Go
Visual Ruby: Create Great GUIs using Ruby and Glade
Senior Software Engineer at Zendesk [San Francisco]
Popular hosted helpdesk service Zendesk is looking for a senior engineer with 2+ years of Rails experience.
Rails Engineer at Spatial Networks [Clearwater, Florida]
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Ruby 1.9 Walkthrough: What's New in Ruby 1.9 from a Ruby 1.8 Perspective
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I am in the final year of my PhD researching the philosophy of laws of nature with a particular focus on the Humean tradition. My supervisors are Dr Illari and Dr Tobin at STS and Dr Fenton-Glynn at the Philosophy department. Previously to my PhD, i completed an MPhilStud in philosophy at Birkbeck under the supervision of Professor Hornsby and Dr Northcott and before that I was at UCL's philosophy department doing an MA. Despite currently philosophising full-time, my background is in product design engineering having previously completed my BEng jointly taught at Glasgow University and Glasgow School of Art.
In the advent term I will also be taking up the position of Teaching Fellow lecturing for the Philosophy of Science 1 module.
My research is funded by the AHRC.
Research interests
The core of my current research is in philosophy of laws of nature. My thesis explores the Humean tradition's approach to laws, which is exemplified by a wariness for metaphysically otiose posits such as the infamous 'necessary connection'. I argue that despite substantial pressure from critiques of the Humean attitude to metaphysics and philosophy of science, there are good reasons to remain 'methodologically Humean' for the sake of developing an informative account of laws of nature. I will then propose a a significant modification of Humeanism's most plausible contemporary account of laws, the 'Best Systems Account', based on certain prominent critiques in the literature.
'Laws are Conditionals', in European Journal of Philosophy of Science, 6:123-144, 2016.
'Consolidation of Philosophies of Science at London's Graduate Workshop', in Viewpoint, Issue 106, Feb. 2015, p.13.
'Report on the First London Philosophy of Science Graduate Workshop', in The Reasoner, Volume 8, Nov. 2014, pp.122-3.
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Episode #5737----Steffy interrupts a private meeting between Graham and Hope at the Insomnia Café. Later that day, Ridge turns to Taylor for support when Brooke invites Katie and Donna to their house for dinner. Here's how it all played out... Frustrated by all of the turmoil that Brooke's sisters have caused at Forrester Creations, Ridge refuses to break bread with them in his own home. During a business meeting at Insomnia Café, Hope sets her sights on the new DJ. The interest appears to be mutual. Stephanie wonders if Taylor's feelings are torn between her burgeoning relationship with Whip and her long history with Ridge
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Top Five T-Shirts That Will Not Get You Laid, Fellas
I am amazed by the rise of the slogan t-shirt. You know, "Everybody Loves An Italian Girl", "Barack 'N' Roll", "More Cowbell", "What Would Jesus Do"…I blame Urban Outfitters. But anyway, the most annoying aspect of this clothing phenomenon is that it's given people the false impression that it's okay to wear their stupidity, sexist attitudes, and sexual habits on their chests. After the jump, five t-shirts that are total dealbreakers.
5. Totally, not a crime! But I still don't want to know that the schlub sitting across from me on the bus yanked one out before he pressed the button for the next stop. [Masturbating Is Not A Crime]
4. HAHAHAHA! Anorexia is hilarious! So is violence against women! This shirt is double the hideous humor! [I Beat Ann Orexia, Then Buried Her Body]
3. Props to you, buddy, for being into oral sex. But there is nothing that will make me want you to go down on me less than advertising that you have a degree in it. [Cunnilingus University]
2. I was at a Yankee game last summer and the dude sitting in front of me in the bleachers was wearing this shirt. I had violent urges. This shirt is sexist and classist and sleazy and it boggled my mind that a lovely lady was sitting next to him. [Support Single Mothers]
1. Racism + violence against women = spending life alone in your misogynist tee-pee! [Native Smackahoe Tribe Member]


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I expect to see two of these guys on the field at the same time next year. Think about running the jet sweep with Braxton coming out of the slot. Linebackers will throw up in their mouths, not knowing whether he is going to run or pass


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Master of Science
Degree Requirements
30 course credits
- 6 credits in the department courses
- 9 credits in study track specific CEE core courses
- At least 9 credits from other approved graduate courses, with preference for engineering courses.
- 6 research credits to support their MS thesis. The student takes an oral exam on the thesis.
- Participation in the Graduate Colloquium
- Completion of the rubric form (thesis or non-thesis)
A maximum of 12 of the total 30 credits may be earned via transfer of earlier graduate credits under the Graduate School rules.
Students Entering with non CEE Undergraduate Background
Admitted students with academic backgrounds outside of civil and environmental engineering may need to take some CEE undergraduate level courses in order to be prepared for graduate level coursework. Some of these courses may be counted towards the MS or PhD degree requirements. Please consult with the Director of Graduate Studies.
Study Tracks
Each study track is associated with a sequence of core courses that parallel the research interests of our faculty. The study track courses are taught on a regular basis.
Civil Track
Environmental Tracks
Thesis Preparation
The Master's Thesis should follow the format defined in Guide for Preparation of Theses and Dissertations, and should include the following items:
- An abstract with objectives and clearly stated unique contributions,
- A survey and discussion/synthesis of pertinent literature,
- Discussions of the completed research tasks, including theory development, data collection, analysis, and documentation, and
- A set of conclusions that emphasize new theoretical, modeling, or experimental contributions; or novel applications of existing theories.
The quality of the Master's Thesis should allow the material to be published in a peer-reviewed journal. Here is some more information on the master's thesis from Duke's graduate school website.
Thesis Defense
Upon the completion of the written thesis, the student must defend it orally. The thesis Advisor must approve the thesis for the defense before its final submission to the Faculty Committee. In a letter to the Graduate School, the Advisor states that he/she has read the thesis and that it is complete and ready for defense. The defense takes place no less than one week after the student has submitted the thesis to the Graduate School and presented copies to the Faculty Committee members. The oral presentation is public and shall be announced by the DGS. The Faculty Committee generally examines the candidate in a closed meeting following the open oral presentation. During the defense, the Faculty Committee may examine the student on both the content of the thesis and on the content of the student's previous course work.
The possible outcomes of the Master's Examination are:
- The student passes. A majority of supporting votes are required, in addition to the approval of the Advisor.
- The student passes conditionally, contingent on specific changes made in the Thesis. These changes must be approved by the advisor and the Faculty Committee, who may then pass the student.
- The student fails. Re-examination might be permitted upon the recommendation of the advisor and the approval of the Director of Graduate Studies.
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) now considers the Master's degree to be the basic preparation for professional practice. This is driven largely by the ever expanding breadth and depth of technical knowledge that is relevant to a practicing civil engineer.
Graduate Colloquium
In addition to the course credits listed and discussed above, each graduate student in the department is required to participate in the departmental seminar called Colloquia on Mechanics and the Environment. This colloquium is a series of about 18 seminars scheduled when classes are in session during the eight-month academic year. The faculty of the university, visiting scientists, and senior graduate students give the seminars.
The minimal seminar participation requirements are as follows:
- Each degree candidate needs to register for CE 701(301) (Fall) or CE 702(302) (Spring) and is expected to attend at least 75% of the seminars in a given semester. Attendance is recorded. Although no grades are assigned in CE 701(301)-702(302), student transcripts will show that the courses have been completed and thereby that the requirement has been satisfied. Students having scheduling conflicts should inform the Director of Graduate Studies.
- Each candidate for an MS degree shall register for CE 701(301)-702(302) for at least one academic year. Some candidates for an MS degree with a thesis may be asked to present a seminar on their research. Such seminar does not replace the oral defense of the thesis.
- A degree candidate does not need to be registered in CE 701(301)-702(302) in the semester that he or she presents a seminar.
- The faculty encourages all graduate students to attend as many Graduate Colloquium seminars as possible, as exposure to novel ideas, research methodologies, and results from broadly or even remotely related fields is enriching and stimulating and helps to develop a critical sense of what constitutes an effective presentation.


text: Summit Materials ("Summit") is pleased to announce the acquisition of Troy Vines, Inc. ("Troy Vines"), an integrated aggregates and ready-mix concrete company headquartered in Midland, TX. The company, established in 1978 by Troy Vines, operates one quarry and one sand & gravel pit and has eight ready-mix concrete plants serving the Permian Basin region of West Texas. Summit CEO, Tom Hill commented, "We are delighted to expand our footprint into this fast growing market in West Texas. Troy Vines complements our existing business in Texas and we are excited to welcome its employees to Summit. We look forward to continuing to invest in the business to service demand from Troy Vines' many valued customers." About Summit Materials Summit Materials was formed in 2009 to develop a leading business in the aggregates and heavy-side building materials sector through strategic acquisitions. Summit Materials was founded by its CEO Tom Hill and a group of investors that include members of its management team, private equity funds managed by Blackstone and Silverhawk Capital Partners. Tom Hill is the former CEO of Oldcastle Inc., the U.S. division of CRH, Plc. To date Summit Materials has completed over 25 acquisitions, and through its three regions, East, Central, and West, it conducts operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Idaho. Further information is available at www.summit-materials.com. About Blackstone Blackstone is one of the world's leading investment and advisory firms. We seek to create positive economic impact and long-term value for our investors, the companies we invest in, the companies we advise and the broader global economy. We do this through the commitment of our extraordinary people and flexible capital. Our asset management businesses include investment vehicles focused on private equity, real estate, hedge fund solutions, non-investment grade credit, secondary funds, and multi asset class exposures falling outside of other funds' mandates. Blackstone also provides various financial advisory services, including financial and strategic advisory, restructuring and reorganization advisory and fund placement services. Further information is available at www.blackstone.com. Follow Blackstone on Twitter @Blackstone. About Silverhawk Capital Partners


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" Brand: Bush / Fuel Type: Electric "
After my wife informed me that our oven had stopped working and was not heating anything other than by the internal light I decided to go out and get a new oven. After looking over the internet for a cheap substitute I came across the BUSH AE6BF from ARGOS, I spoke to our engineer about this model and he said most brand names are ok due to being able to get the parts easily.
Right let's get to the point the BUSH AE6BF for £149.99 is a great oven for the price its fan assisted and holds 56 litre capacity and is energy efficiency rating A, it heats up really quickly but watch out if you have small children as the glass front to it also gets very hot if the oven has been on a while. There are lots of settings the grill works really well and comes with a grill pan and a fiddly handle (but don't all the cheap ones).
The oven itself needs to be hard wired into a cooker point in the wall and on its own circuit so you will need to get someone in to fit it as I did.
Overall it is very well priced and can be bought from Argos and a decent affordable oven.
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MR POWELL'S letter (Araf Alarm) brought back happy memories of my childhood when arafs were more abundant than today.
I had one which I named Flash (I considered Gordon, but it didn't sound right). He was a race-trained araf and could attain speeds of a yard an hour (then, a metre was a box you put a penny into when the gas light went out).
We fed him on araf worms in training. Many a happy weekend we spent walking him around the garden until one day, on a walk, he died, and it was four hours before we realised. Happy days!
Derek Everett Crindau Road Newport


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The IBM Storage Tier Advisor Tool predicts whether the addition of Solid State Drive (SSD) capacity in conjunction with the Easy Tier function could benefit system performance.
The IBM Storage Tier Advisor Tool is a Windows console application that analyzes heat data files produced by Easy Tier and produces a graphical display of the amount of "hot" data per volume and predictions of how additional Solid State Drive (SSD) capacity could benefit performance for the system and by storage pool. This version of the Storage Tier Advisor Tool supports heat data files produced by Easy Tier on SAN Volume Controller 6.1, Storwize V7000 and DS8000 5.1, 5.1.5.
Heat data files are produced approximately once a day when Easy Tier is active on one or more storage pools and summarize the activity per volume since the prior heat data file was produced. On SAN Volume Controller and Storwize V7000 the heat data file is in /dumps on the configuration node and is named "dpa
Usage information can be found in a readme supplied with the Tool.


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MOTORSPORT: The AmDTuning.com team will hope for a strong result when the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship makes the trip to Scotland this weekend for the seventh round of the season.
The West Thurrock-based team makes the journey to Knockhill hoping to bounce back from a tough weekend last time out at Snetterton, where an incident on the opening lap of race one prevented drive Dave Newsham from building on his best qualifying performance to date.
Having only managed one points scoring finish in Norfolk, Inverness-based Dave will now seek to return to form at his 'home' circuit - where he took one of his two BTCC wins back in 2012.
Buoyed by a successful test at the wheel of his Ford Focus following the Snetterton event, Dave will aim to try and bring home a solid points haul from the weekend, with a hat-trick of top ten finishes being the ultimate aim.
However, he is well aware that the challenging nature of the picturesque circuit overlooking the Firth of Forth means it won't be an easy weekend on track.
"Knockhill is a weekend I always look forward to, and we have a lot of guests and sponsors who are coming along," he said. "Hopefully we can put on a good show and I think we should do okay. There's a bit more to come from me and Knockhill is a circuit where the driver can make a real difference. If it rains, we'll definitely be in a good position, as we already know the Focus is good in the wet.
"We had our best qualifying last time out and we have to qualify well this weekend because it's going to be tough with 31 cars on such a small track. Getting a free lap will be tough, but we have to try and make sure we are on track at the right time and avoid getting caught up in any incidents.
"We found something in the test at Snetterton that will help us this weekend when it comes to front end grip, but we'll just have to see how we get on and how the car performs when we hit the track.
"Back in 2012, things didn't start well but then I benefitted from the reverse grid to win race three, so anything can happen."
Prior to the race weekend Dave will be one of the drivers to take part in a special demonstration on Thursday, when a selection of modern day BTCC cars will drive across the iconic Forth Road Bridge as part a weekend of activities celebrating the life of former F1 champion Jim Clark.
"I've lived in Scotland for a long time and I even represented them in karting, so I'm very proud to be asked to take part in the demonstration," he said. "It's a special event and is good for me, the team and our sponsors to be involved. I can't wait."
Following the disappointment of Snetterton, team boss Shaun Hollamby said he was keen to see the Ford squad realise its potential on track.
"Snetterton was a weekend to put behind us but we had a solid day of testing with Dave and Jake Hill that has put us in good shape for the long trip to Scotland," he said. "As Dave's home race, we're hoping to have plenty of support and hopefully we can put on a good show for them.
"We've had too much drama at times this season, so what we really need this weekend is to have three trouble free races and to pick up a good haul of points. Some strong top ten finishes would be great and anything beyond that will be a bonus."


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Rarity: Rare
Artist: Greg Staples
Number: 226
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Cutest Elf gnome candle ever!
Way too adorable for words!! I would never light it, it's too cute!!
I'd love to see an entire tree decorated with nothing but these ornaments! By Kurt. S. Adler.Tags: deer, holiday, decorations, ornaments, Rudolph, christmas decor, deck it, kurt s. adler, Red Head!Added 7 Years Ago from Bibelotshops
simple, elegant tin dove ornament. Not much more to add to that one....Added 7 Years Ago from Bibelotshops
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Tinsel trees are so very 50s, when fake everything was in fashion. They're classier than a fake fir tree and cuter too! I'd give one (or three!) to my favorite martini lover.Tags: retro, trees, holiday, Tabletop, decorations, Friday Playdate, christmas decor, deck it, glitter treesAdded 11 Years Ago from Europeanimports


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Alleged Details On Lara Logan's Assault In Egypt Emerge
"60 Minutes" reporter Lara Logan has still not spoken publicly about being attacked on February 11 in Egypt's Tahrir Square while she reported on civil unrest there, but alleged details have emerged in an Australian newspaper about the physical and sexual assault Logan endured. It has really, really annoyed me reading internet commenters who have parried back and forth about Logan being "raped" (usually while discussing whether she put herself in the position for such a thing to happen), when, in fact, "rape" is a complete assumption. In its statement regarding the attack on Lara Logan and her TV crew, all that CBS News said regarding the assault was, "In the crush of the mob, she was separated from her crew. She was surrounded and suffered a brutal and sustained sexual assault and beating …" People made their own inferences that "sexual assault" meant "rape," when, in fact, it appears it did not.According to a "friend" who spoke to The Australian:
"South African-born Logan, her crew and a security detail appear to have been surrounded near a tent city that had sprung up in the square. Logan became separated from her crew and security. One source said soldiers went in to rescue them, but Logan fell as they tried to escape. Sources in the US said the attack went on for up to 30 minutes. Her clothes were torn off and the crowd hit her and beat her with [flag] poles. Shouts of 'Israeli' enraged the crowd even more."
Logan recovered at a New York hospital for several days and now is with her family at their Washington, D.C. home. The source also told The Australian, "Lara is getting better daily. The psychological trauma is as bad as, if not worse than, the physical injuries. She might talk about it at some time in the future, but not now."
Lara Logan may never speak publicly about the attack or the assault, as is her right. However, if she ever does address it publicly, I hope she speaks to the fact that there are many ways a person can be sexually assaulted and all of them are bad, wrong and terrible.
Oh, and if you really want to get your panties in a wad, go read some of the comments on the Gawker post about the details of Logan's assault. One commenter charmingly questions whether being stripped, pinched and beaten with flagpoles by hordes of men counts as "sexual assault":
"On the face of it, the way this is described, I'm not sure how comfortable I am with this necessarily being described as a "brutal and sustained sexual" assault. Because she is a woman, her clothes were torn off, and she was pinched, the assault is sexual? It could be there are elements to the attack that aren't being reported out of consideration for Logan, but to the extent it has so far been reported, I might think to call it a 'sustained, misogynistic assault,' but not further than that. To me, 'sexual assault' would have to involve some overt sexual interest of the attackers toward the victim."
So much stupid in a few short sentences. Do they not understand that sexual assault is about power, not sex? Ah, so first people wondered if Lara Logan brought the physical and sexual assault upon herself for being a white lady reporter in a Middle Eastern country. Now we can throw on top of the heap that maybe she wasn't sexually assaulted enough for it to count. Lovely.
Then again, if the Lara Logan story has taught us anything, it's that some people just don't get it.
[The Australian]
[CBS News]


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Another deluded Tory on Prohibition but Czechs are utterly clueless
What is it with Tories and flogging dead horses? A policy patently does not work and so… lets just do more of the same. I refer of course to drugs. The Tories are the party of "Law & Order" and so their approach to drugs is always to give more money to the Police to "smash drug rings" even if this never actually works and actually cuases more crime. In their efforts to be seen as "tough on crime and tough on the causes of crime" they show themselves to be economically illiterate.
Now that Louise Mensch has sadly disappeared I was waiting for the next Tory to opine on this matter and skimming the London Evening Standard (I found a copy on a train and was bored) I find a letter from London Assembly member Steve O'Connel (Con) in which he opines:
"Drug crime fuels 50% of acquisitive crime and the death of 14 year old Lillian Groves caused by a driver high on drugs highlights the misery it can cause. I welcome the Met's decision to launch mass raids targeting drug dealers and hope they stock to their ambitious pledge to "keep on doing it until we have eroded the problem." We need drug breathalyser kits in the Met as standard and more prevention work. We should introduce a hard hitting campaign that changes attitudes – similar to the drink driving one – by highlighting the links between drugs and horrific crimes. Most people have no idea that when they buy cannabis they could be supporting child trafficking. If they did they would think twice before using drugs and boasting about it."
Hell's teeth. Where do you start with such a pompous little toad? Well line by line then, off we go:
1. Yes. Addicts break into lots of cars and homes to steal laptops and car radios etc to sell to buy drugs. There will always be addicts. If you have prohibition the cost of drugs goes up and more crimes are committed. Sell drugs like cigarettes with a nice tax take for the Government and the price would plummet. Hence there would be fewer crimes.
If the Met campaign works ( and it will not, as these campaigns never work) the supply of heroin, etc will be cut and since demand will be unaltered the price will go up. More cars and houses will thus be broken into to pay for that.
2. Some folks drive while on drugs. More drive while drunk. If you want to stop 14 year olds being killed by drivers off their head you would have more joy banning booze. But… er that would not work. The reality is that there are relatively few kids killed by drugged up drivers. Most addicts are too pathetic/poor to drive. Most non addicted users are too sensible. Steve, using one rare case does not justify a policy that is not working.
3. Cannabis and child trafficking? So if I buy a bit of weed and I am supporting large scale paedo rings? Er no. According to Ecpat ( the body that started this line) there is "There is increasing evidence that children from South East Asia, particularly Vietnam, are being trafficked to the UK and forced to work cultivating cannabis. ECPAT UK is concerned that these trafficked children are not recognised as victims of crime but are treated as criminals and are often prosecuted for drug or immigration offences. "
Well let's drill down a bit. In that same report. According to Ecpat the Old Bill discovered 6,866 commercial cannabis factories in the UK in the year ended April 1st 2010. In the same year 58 children aged 13-17 were identified as being "trafficked into the UK" of whom 37 were found to be working in cannabis factories.
And so in fact if I buy some weed which happens to be UK grown ( and most is still imported) there is a 0.53% chance that my joint might have been grown using imported child labour ( are they still kids at 16 or 17?). Kids are also imported into the UK to do other things.
I gather some have been found working on farms producing potatoes and carrots. As you tucked into your Sunday lunch today did you realise that you could be supporting child trafficking? You won't bloody well be boasting about how you had roast potatoes any more will you? Shame on you. Assemblyman O'Connel thinks you have to appreciate the link between potato production and child trafficking and accept your part in this appalling trade.
And so non sequitur follow non sequitur. O'Connell wants to be on the side of Law & Order as the Met launches high profile raids to "erode the problem." Please define erode? Buts one more dealer or bust them all? But he then uses dodgy stat after dodgy stat to justify a policy which actually adds to crime.
But at least O'Connel and his authoritarian colleagues in the Tory party who think they have every right to tell you and me which harmful substances we can put into our body ( alcohol, nicotine, deep fried Mars Bars) and which we cannot ( a bit of pot) are not as crazed as the folk who run the Czech Republic.
In this country there have recently been 19 deaths from folks poisoned by drinking illegal moonshine or vodka. This is naturally very sad. The response of the authorities has been to ban the sale of ALL spirits from the shops. And so now , if I want a shot of something strong at night the only place that I can get it is from an illegal vendor/criminal organisation. This has three effects:
1. Organised crime operating in the black economy replaces a legal trade operating in the white economy. So the effect on Government revenue and the real economy is negative.
2. Since supply is restricted prices go up.
3. And this is the corker. Folks now buy unregulated alcohol (including no doubt gallons of home made stuff) rather than regulated booze. So do you think poisoning rates will go up or down?
Prohibition does not work. It has never worked. It is simple economics. Supply and demand, market forces. I do not know which loons run the Czech Republic but you would hope that a leading Tory would grasp that point.


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The five boys are all on hand for the promotional effort of their first movie, to be released August 30 in the U.S.
One Direction makes sure that no photocall can compare with the one for their upcoming movie. On Monday, August 19, all five members of the group came to Big Sky Studios in London, England to promote "One Direction: This Is Us", which gives fans behind-the-scene moments during the five heartthrobs' first world tour as a band.
With a bucket of popcorn in their hands, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik and Niall Horan knew what to do with it. The room was suddenly turned into a complete mess as the boys threw those buckets around, aiming at the photographers. Director Morgan Spurlock only watched it from behind.
During a press conference, Styles said that this movie allowed him and his bandmates to present themselves in a more realistic manner. "There is only so much you can get across in terms of your personality, you know, social media and like 10-minute interviews you do with people," the curly boy explained, as quoted by Reuters.
"So I think ... [it's] a way for us to get across what we are like and what we are like with each other for the fans to see," he added. Spurlock chimed in, "Part of the reason I think they have been so successful with their fans is that they are so incredibly grounded and normal and that's what comes off in the movie, there's no air of superiority."
Due out August 30 in the U.S., "This Is Us" will throw its U.K. premiere on Tuesday. The boys will be joined by their Syco record label boss, Simon Cowell.