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The guy who sent this in asked me to credit him as 'Raritymaiwaifu', but there's no way that's going to happen. Rarity is mine and no one else can have her- capiche?
Another compilation of Google's autocomplete feature, with ponies. I have to admit, Google sure knows which pony is the best. Maybe now I'll forgive them for that Blogger thing. And that Google Docs thing. And that Buzz thing. I've just come back from watching Apple's WWDC keynote; can you tell?
>implying Rarity would fall for anyone but me - Seth
>implying you're over Trixie - CerealWednesday, June 8, 2011 op 1:00 PM
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I read down through this thread and watched the video there. That is the same exact noise I get on my 6wt with Scientific Anglers Mastery Series Titan Taper line. I used to use an older version of Orvis's WFF-6wt trout line, similar to what the Access series is today = slick. The SA Titan Taper is textured and it sounds identical to the noise on the video.
That having been said, regarding putting different line on your rod navycop - what kind of fly were you using that you feel is dragging too much? My guess is a streamer or terrestrial of some sort.
My 6wt rod was nearly my only fly rod for the past 8 years. I had cheap 8wt but only cast it a couple times a year. The biggest drawback I had with my 6wt was it didn't have much steam for bigger flies. Recently I picked up a 4wt rod and put trout line on it, so that took over my small fishing needs, and I picked up the SA Titan Taper line for my 6wt. I did not think changing the line would make THAT much of a difference but I was willing to give it a try, and boy am I glad I did. The Titan Taper line transformed the rod totally. It is not a monster fly rod, by any means, but within the limits of what I was casting on the rod before I switched lines the new line is a whole new experience. I can cast the streamers I used to have trouble casting in calm weather even in the wind now and still put them where I want.
The one big difference I felt when I switched line is the thick shooting head on the Titan Taper. It feels like casting a lump with small flies (nymphs, dries) and tends to tug the rod when I haul it. Bigger flies smooth it out. I am real happy with it overall. Until I get a heavier weight rod my 6wt is a wonderful rod to fish with.
It was a clouser minnow. A big bass hook, I think a 4/0. I am thinking of upgrading to a better quality line, and upsizing one size too. I think the bit of extra weight will help load the rod a bit better. Plus, slicker line would really help. This is even hard to strip in sometimes as it feels like it is grabbing the guides....
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It's that time of year again, for caps, gowns, speeches and celebrations. The month of May always marks graduation season, and among the many ceremonies taking place just yesterday was that of Grady High School.
We caught up with some of the students just moments before their walk across the stage, to find out just what goes through the mind of a brand new graduate.


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In the next two years, Korean auto major Hyundai Motor Co's Indian subsidiary will plug two critical gaps in its portfolio, first introducing a compact sedan in 2014 and then a mini sports utility vehicle in 2015.
A source in Hyundai Motor India Ltd confirmed that the parent company is working on a mini-SUV to take on Renault Duster and Ford EcoSport that have carved a descent share of the Indian market. On the anvil are two more vehicles, Nissan Terrano and Maruti Suzuki's production version of the concept XA Alpha.
"The mini-SUV segment has emerged as a powerful growth-driver in India. In the depressed market, it is the only segment that has shown growth. Unfortunately, we don't have a competing product. That is being addressed. A compact SUV is taking shape at the Hyundai design studio," he said.
The compact SUV will borrow style cues from big brother Santa Fe. The platform will be a new one. Hyundai hopes to price the vehicle at Rs 8-12 lakh, much lower than Santa Fe that has a sticker price of Rs 24.05-27.23 lakh.
While the compact SUV is expected to roll out around April 2015, a compact sedan will drive in a year earlier. HMIL is believed to be testing the sedan's prototypes developed on the just-introduced i10 Grand platform.
The saloon will be Hyundai's answer to Maruti Suzuki Swift Dzire and Honda maze that were developed from hatchbacks Swift and Brio. Earlier, Tata Motors had developed the Indigo CS on the Indica.
The Hyundai official said the sedan will not be just an addition of a boot to the i10 Grand but a car with a different personality and character. ""The sedan will sport Hyundai's fluidic design. The diesel engine will be more powerful,"" the source said. While the i10 Grand has a 1.1-litre diesel engine, the Grand saloon will have a 1.4-litre CRDi diesel engine that currently powers the i20.
Hyundai is currently hamstrung by the absence of an entry-level sedan, having phased out Accent. Its sedan range now starts at a steep Rs 7.49-11.79 lakh with Verna. The compact saloon is expected to be priced Rs 5-8 lakh.
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This page is about the slang term up against it
Meaning: facing a personal or financial crisis
For example:
- Kevin is really up against it now that he's lost his job. He can't afford his house or car payments, and he's maxed out his credit cards.
- The company is up against it now. Their sales have been falling, their costs have been rising, and now their workers are going on strike for higher pay.
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If you're saying to yourself, "Um, this is all great and everything, but what I really want is to draw a wave onscreen," well, then, the time has come. The thing is, we're about 90% there. When we oscillate a single circle up and down according to the sine function, what we are doing is looking at a single point along the x-axis of a wave pattern. With a little panache and a for loop, we can place a whole bunch of these oscillating circles next to each other.
This wavy pattern could be used in the design of the body or appendages of a creature, as well as to simulate a soft surface (such as water).
Here, we're going to encounter the same questions of amplitude (height of pattern) and period. Instead of period referring to time, however, since we're looking at the full wave, we can talk about period as the width (in pixels) of a full wave cycle. And just as with simple oscillation, we have the option of computing the wave pattern according to a precise period or simply following the model of angular velocity.
Let's go with the simpler case, angular velocity. We know we need to start with an angle, an angular velocity, and an amplitude:
var angle = 0;
var angleVel = 0.2;
var amplitude = 100;
Then we're going to loop through all of the x values where we want to draw a point of the wave. Let's say every 24 pixels for now. In that loop, we're going to want to do three things:
- Calculate y location according to amplitude and sine of the angle.
- Draw a circle at the (x,y) location.
- Increment the angle according to angular velocity.
for (var x = 0; x <= width; x += 24) {
// Calculate y location according to amplitude and sine of angle
var y = amplitude * sin(angle);
// Draw a circle at the x, y location
ellipse(x, y+height/2, 48, 48);
// Increment the angle according to angular velocity
angle += angleVel;
Let's look at the results with different values for
Notice how, although we're not precisely computing the period of the wave, the higher the angular velocity, the shorter the period. It's also worth noting that as the period becomes shorter, it becomes more and more difficult to make out the wave itself as the distance between the individual points increases. One option we have is to use
beginShape() and
endShape() to connect the points with a line.
The above example is static. The wave never changes, never undulates, and that's what we've been building up to. This additional step of animating the wave is a bit tricky. Your first instinct might be to say: "Hey, no problem, we'll just let angle be a global variable and let it increment from one cycle through
draw() to another."
While it's a nice thought, it won't work. If you look at the statically drawn wave, the righthand edge doesn't match the lefthand; where it ends in one cycle of
draw() can't be where it starts in the next. Instead, what we need to do is have a variable dedicated entirely to tracking what value of angle the wave should start with. This angle (which we'll call
startAngle) increments with its own angular velocity.
Here it is, with the start angle incorporated. Try changing the different numbers to see what happens to the oscillating wave.
This "Natural Simulations" course is a derivative of "The Nature of Code" by Daniel Shiffman, used under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License.


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In June last year, Braveheart invested £320,000 in Spiral Gateway via its Alpha EIS Fund, whose other investors include the Bank of Scotland and Scottish Enterprise - both of whom also took part in the latest round, along with Imperial Innovations, the technology transfer company based at Imperial College, London.
Spiral Gateway is a fabless semiconductor chip vendor with products that offer new levels of flexibility and performance to a key segment of the Image Signal Processing (ISP) market. As resolutions increase and algorithmic complexity rises, conventional processor architectures cannot keep pace. ASIC technology can offer solutions, but a new ASIC takes 18 months to bring to market, is expensive, and can be obsoleted the day it ships.
Rica, being a reconfigurable silicon device programmed at an algorithmic level in C, needs only an open source C compiler and allows any existing or new C code to load straight onto the device, offering a fully programmable solution with ASIC-style device performance, power consumption and pricing.
"This gives us great confidence of delivering a disruptive solution to the ISP market with first full product prototypes later this year," commented Spiral Gateway's CEO, Graham Townsend.
The chip was developed and manufactured in partnership with the University of Edinburgh, which has agreed a license for the exclusive rights to Rica. The partnership allows the company access to lead technologists, tool flows and fabrication partners.
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Rio de Janeiro, Oct 16 (IANS) Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari is set to call up Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa for the national football team's two international friendlies next month.
Brazilian-born Costa last week expressed his desire to play for Spain, where he has lived since 2007, reports Xinhua.
In an letter sent to the Spanish football federation Tuesday (RFEF), Brazil's governing body CBF reportedly said the 24-year-old had an international future with the Selecao.
"The confederation advised (RFEF) that the player is in Scolari's plans for the World Cup and that his Spanish nationality was only acquired for residency reasons," Brazil's Uol reported.
Under FIFA rules, a player may change nationality if he has not represented another country in an international match played during an official competition.
Costa's only appearances for Brazil were friendlies against Russia and Italy earlier this year.
He was overlooked for Brazil's triumphant Confederations Cup campaign in June, meaning he is still eligible to play for Spain.
Brazil will play Honduras in Miami Nov 16 and a yet to be confirmed opponent three days later.
Costa is currently La Liga's top scorer with 10 goals from his opening eight matches.


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I've wondered that since Brokeback Mountain. It was so beautifully filmed and so accurate that I suspect that Ang Lee, himself, is gay.
Is Ang Lee gay?
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Sensitive bisexual
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Not just Brokeback: Eat Drink Man Woman, Sense and Sensibility, The Ice Storm, The Wedding Banquet - if you told me any of those films was directed by a gay man I wouldn't bat an eye.
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I know what you mean. Life of Pi was so beautiful that I'm convinced he's a tiger.
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No. A gay man would not have kept Eric Bana covered up for most of "Hulk."
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No, just Chinese.
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Not gay. Which totally surprised me. I just assumed he was based on the movies he directs. But, nope. Straight. Go figure.
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Superb director, with the rare ability to work in a variety of cultures. He handled Jane Austen's Englishwomen as sensitively as he handled 20th century gay cowboys.
He's married and has kids, but he does come from a place where being openly gay isn't done. Gay or not, Taiwanese men are expected to marry, have kids, and stay married.
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He is straight with a rare artistic sensibility.
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Were he gay I'm certain it would have been scored with campy Mama Cass songs.
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Ang has explained that he feels a kinship with gays because as an Asian, he's an outsider too.
Cunt Shirley Maclaine was asked about BBM, and said she wondered why Ang would do that movie, asking "who cares about gay cowboys?" She respected his talent and thought he wasted it on a gay-themed movie. I'd love to link the quote here but the link went dead years ago.
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R10 Re: Maclaine: As opposed to two middle-aged hags (and not all women are hags, but those two were), one a washed-up ballerina who puts on airs, the other a never-was who is probably where nature intended her to be--Tulsa? I mean, who really cared about them, since that film (which has not aged well, if it ever seemed to have any class or artistry to begin with, which I doubt, as I don't quite trust my 19 year-old-self's response to it when it came out) couldn't muster a single Oscar--at least BBM (which I admit I loved) managed three (and deserved a couple more, arguably).
I remember, in an interview, Debra Winger rolled her eyes and said "are we going to have to spend the whole year hearing about her turning 50?" I knew what she meant--maybe Shirl should have picked one of her previous lives and gone back there.
There was a relatively brief period when her pretty limited range as an actress served her well (she was heartbreakingly appealing in "The Apartment," and I begrudgingly acknowledge that I admired her Aurora in "Terms," a surprise return after no one had really heard much from her as an actress for years)--but it was not a career that was either consistently strong nor with any dynamism. And I think she thought she was a lor smarter than she actually was.
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"Terms" was unwatchable, esp. the cliche ridden weepy ending. Jeff Daniels was miscast as a college prof and Maclaine essentially played a brittle version of the daffy girls she usually played. She was good in "The Apartment", but did too many wacky pixies.
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Why do we have this exact same thread every single year?
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I always assumed he was.
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Married. His wife's name is Peggy (Lee)...
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R5 But is he OPENLY Chinese?
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Wasn't his first big film The Wedding Banquet? and the Woodstock movie has a lot of gay themes too.
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Lee is an artist. Rare in films, but they do exist.
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Ang Lee is not Chinese, he can trace his American heritage all the way back to his great, great grandfather Robert who was a general in the confederate army. Their family home is today the focal point at Arlington National Cemetery. Ang is short for Thang which was his nickname from showering at the Gym. He doesn't brag about his famous grandmother, Gypsy Rose, but she too was quite the sensitive performer. I don't know where this Taiwanese/Chinese stuff came from.
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Does he work at a nail salon?
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The movie he made with his sister, China (using the nom de porn Leon Gucci)
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One of his first films was the Wedding Banquet another movie with a gay theme. I know hard for some to believe but there are few straight men out there sensitive enough to understand homosexuality without being gay.
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What exactly was accurate about Brokeback? Two guys had drunken sex with no lube or foreplay and then somehow were "in love" for the rest of their lives even though they hardly ever saw each other. Huh?
Beautifully filmed though, okay, sure.
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LOL@R20 you bad girl!
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Love you, R20!
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r24 Don't you feel "Brokeback Mountain" was a re-telling of "Romeo and Juliet? I sure do.Two people, in love, pulled and kept apart due to family, societal pressures,bigotry, etc. I think it was a very believeable film. The "shirt sniffing" scene at the parent's house broke my heart. Many in the theater were in tears. Give it another look sometime, I believe you'll see things that you were not aware of initially.
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"Brokeback was so good, I thought Lee must be gay."
Why stop there, OP, here's some other thoughts:
The Ice Storm was so good, Lee must be a 70s American teenager with neurotic parents.
Eat, Drink, Man, Woman was so good, Lee must be a great chef with daughter issues.
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon was so good, Lee must be able to fly through the sky while kickboxing.
Life of Pi was so good, Lee must be an Indian kid lost at sea making friends with a lion.
Sense and Sensibility was so good, Lee must be a Jane Austen heroine who falls off a horse and gets critically ill.
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[quote]Sense and Sensibility was so good, Lee must be a Jane Austen heroine who falls off a horse and gets critically ill.
No, that's Jerry Bruckheimer.
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I've wondered that since The Wedding Banquet. And then, Brokeback Mountain.
He certainly seems to take an interest in "unconventional" sexualities (Lust, Caution).
Seems to me he makes a difference between sex/passion and what he calls love, which belongs in marriage.
His films are good, but I wonder if he's not pretty conservative. Hard to tell. He certainly is very skilful in expressing sensibilities.
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In Emma Thompson's published journal about the making of "Sense and Sensibility," she recalls being on location for weeks, at one point on the coast. She and Lee are both standing and gazing at the sea when he suddenly says "Tide goes in, tide goes out...still no sex."
Was he talking about being away from his wife? Thompson assumed so, but...
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Goodfellas is such a great film; I wonder if Scorsese is secretly a cold-blooded murderer?
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There seems to be some very heavy PR work for Ang Lee not to be perceived as homosexual. Not that I really care that much, he's a good director.
And Robert Zemeckis is seriously underrated.
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Hoaxes with the most-est?
Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno know what it means to just say no; their drug of choice is playing plants: As the Yes Men — iconoclastic irritants who stage false press conferences and media events, and attend conventions as ersatz executives — they bring world attention to growing global capitalism through chaos and comedy.
False profits? Just last week, the two showed up as renegade reps of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, decrying the need for action against climate change as much more than an inconvenient truth. They were outed — and put out when a real member of the organization dowsed the lights on their star-Chamber concert.
Sham on them?
Yes, say the Yes Men. Exactly.
They did an end-run on Enron; excoriated Exxon by taking over a meeting and "introducing" a biofuel composed, they said, of decomposed victims of climate change; took attendees to school at a Wharton School of Business conclave posing as World Trade Organization officials calling for "full private stewardry of labor"; and did in Dow Chemical by releasing an "official" statement telling the truth of the 1984 tragedy at Bhopal, focusing on the, uh, upside of the deaths by chemical poisoning.
Medium done: Newspapers and networks have fallen prey to their treif traps, running stories of their excellent misadventures, taken in by this Ted and Bill of the topsy-turvy.
We are the world — and what a greedy, grifting, money-grubbing cesspool we are, say the duo. Who would disagree with such Yes Men? Hard to tell when you're laughing so hard.
Rock and roil — and recoil at the world: Which brings up "The Yes Men Fix the World," receiving its regional premiere Nov. 5 as part of the First Person Festival of Memoir and Documentary Art (www.firstpersonarts.org), which kicks off Nov. 3 at the Painted Bride in Old City.
Local audiences won't be the first to be in on their bamboozling anal antics; these two are very funny flim-fame men, shifting and shafting the super rich enrobed in robbin' hoods.
But "The Yes Men Fix the World"? Tikkun olam of the con men?
The fix is in: Both men are Jewish. But if the world ain't broke, one wonders, why fix it?
"That's not necessarily true," says Bonanno. "At the moment, things are pretty bad."
Going for broke repairing the world? It's all part of what he and buddy Bichlbaum grew up with in Jewish homes and as scions/grandsons of Holocaust victims.
Tarnishing the Golden Rule
"Your parents, when you're young, give you a sense of ethics, rules of behavior that, as you get older, you see other people, the rest of the world" disregarding and dissing, discovering that greed is not so much good as global, they explain.
In a way, the Yes Men, buds since the '90s, were home-schooled in social skills that would attest to their bromide-bashing banners now. "Andy and I grew up with a healthy disrespect for authority" and for what man has made of man. "Our grandfathers' dying in the Holocaust informed the way we were brought up."
Bring it on, they were advised.
And Bonanno got an early special lesson from his great-aunt, who was not thrilled when her nephew came home with a G.I. Joe doll.
"She had had enough of war during her lifetime," he recalls, and she gave that G.I. Joe the ultimate fix: She encouraged her nephew to replace the automated voice boxes of that doll with one of Barbie, giving the phrase "don't ask, don't tell" a telling new meaning.
It expanded Bonanno's ken of doing things outside the box, he recalls of the Barbie-G.I. Joe voicebox exchange.
Speaking for a new generation? So, just how did these two rabid revolutionaries — Andy and Mike, not Joe and Barbie — meet?
"A rabbi introduced us."
Talmud talking points: Up with people as they worked on behalf of the downtrodden, explains Bonanno.
"Too often," he adds, "what we see are large corporations who have no problem getting their voice heard and drown out oppressed people."
More akin to Michael Moore than not?
He has a much bigger base, "with many more fans than we have," says Bonanno humbly, and with more than a hint of admiration. "His films open on many more screens and have greater reach. His films have made a difference. He has turned the documentary into a successful venture."
They're not horning in on his megahorn mischief, just abetting it. Good bet there's no love lost either, as with Moore, in their relationship to capitalism.
Capitalizing on public fear and distrust of government and big corporations does take critical cash, however.
"It's been a long and hard process," bemoans Bonanno of fundraising for the film. "Somehow we made it," he says of the self-distributed documentary.
If the Yes Men can't take no for an answer, they can, on occasion, say no to others.
In one of their most controversial contretemps, they disassociated themselves from this past summer's Jerusalem Film Festival, pulling their flick "in solidarity with the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Campaign" against the Jewish state, addressing "friends of the festival" in an open letter published in a summer issue of Tikkun magazine.
"We feel a strong affinity with many people in Israel," they wrote, "as well as the trauma of the Holocaust," citing the deaths of their grandfathers, with a note that "Andy lived in Jerusalem for a year long ago."
"Today, there is a clear call for a boycott from Palestinian society. Obeying it is our only hope, as filmmakers and activists, of helping put pressure on the Israeli government to comply with international law."
Uh, Mike, having your falafel taste-tested these days?
"We don't blame the Israelis," and while alluding to some rulers as fascists may be fashionable, they won't go that far, he says in our interview.
What both he and Andy are doing, he insists, is faulting a "system that allows for the emphasis on evil behavior."
With that, Bonanno was off to "fix the world" — even if it meant throwing a wrench into Israel's cultural scene.
But, wait, what he said wasn't exactly a popcorn moment, and his comments didn't exactly go down as easy as butter with one official familiar with the Jerusalem Film Festival.
Deborah Baer Mozes, director of cultural affairs, Israel consulate in Philadelphia, and long involved in Jewish arts, had a big no for Bonanno and Bichlbaum, saying, in part:
"By saying 'No!" to the Jerusalem Film Festival, the Yes Men were indeed being Yes Men — playing into the hands of a very unjust and imbalanced viewpoint about how, as artists, they can make a positive impact on the discourse regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
"If they were truly interested in learning and participating in the work of achieving peace, rather than joining a now-fashionable bandwagon, they would have gone to Israel and interacted with Israeli artists, many of whom are creating work together …
"Their boycotting of Israel is tantamount to joining forces with those who delegitimize the very existence of Israel."
By responding, she continued, "to the 'clear call from the Palestinian civil society,' they are really referring not to those who wish to find a road to peace, but rather, those who wish to drive Israel into the sea."


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Rangers 1 and 2 were test missions. Rangers 3, 4, and 5 carried a capsule, containing a seismometer, which was intended to be jettisoned and then decelerated by retrorocket in order to make a rough but survivable landing. However equipment failures dogged the first six missions, some of them blamed on heat-sterilization procedures meant to destroy microbes and thus avoid contaminating the Moon. Because of these failures, NASA announced that henceforth unmanned lunar landing spacecraft, including Rangers and Surveyors, would be assembled in clean-rooms and treated with germ-killing substances to prevent contamination without damaging sensitive electronic components.
The final three flights of the series, Ranger 7, Ranger 8, and Ranger 9, were a complete success, returning a total of more than 17,000 photos with a resolution of 0.25–1.5 meters. Ranger 9 was equipped to convert its signals into a form suitable for showing on domestic television, and brought images of the Moon into ordinary homes. Millions of Americans, following live TV coverage of the final descent of Ranger 9, saw a series of pictures, starting with three flat craters – Ptolemaeus, 137 kilometers (85 miles) in diameter, Alphonsus, 80 kilometers (50 miles) across, and Albategnius, 96 kilometers (60 miles) wide. As the spacecraft drew closer to the Moon's surface, the area photographed became large in scale and focused on the crater Alphonsus. Pictures remained sharp and clear as little as 600 meters from the surface, and then the screen suddenly went black as the probe smashed into the floor of Alphonsus. The final picture was returned when the spacecraft was just two-tenths of a second from impact. Ranger 9 completed its mission comes just 24 hours after the launch of Gemini 3.
The Ranger program was followed by Lunar Orbiter and Surveyor.
Related entry Moon, unmanned spacecraft
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On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 7:06 PM, Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com> wrote: > My feeling is it probably depends upon how different the formats are, > so given we are discussing a 4 byte addition to the header, it might > be doable. I agree. When thinking back on Zoltan's patches, it's worth remembering that he had a number of pretty bad ideas mixed in with the good stuff - such as taking a bunch of things that are written as macros for speed, and converting them to function calls. Also, he didn't make any attempt to isolate the places that needed to know about both page versions; everybody knew about everything, everywhere, and so everything needed to branch in places where it had not needed to do so before. I don't think we should infer from the failure of those patches that no one can do any better. On the other hand, I also agree with Tom that the chances of getting this done in time for 9.2 are virtually zero, assuming that (1) we wish to ship 9.2 in 2012 and (2) we don't wish to be making destabilizing changes beyond the end of the last CommitFest. There is a lot of work here, and I would be astonished if we could wrap it all up in the next month. Or even the next four months. -- Robert Haas EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company
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Shotokai Karate Kata & more
The following list includes the japanese pronunciation of the different kata in the Shotokai Programme, the Okinawan names are included between brackets. The translations correspond only to the japanese names.
Ten no Kata: Kata of the Universe
Taikyoku (Kihon): First cause. (I-III) (kata video)
Heian (Pinan): The Way of Peace
Tekki (Naihanchi): Iron horse, Horse riding ( shodan nidan sandan)
Bassai dai and sho: Penetrate a Fortress. (kata video)
Kanku dai and sho (Kushanku): Watching the Sky. (kata video)
Hangetsu (Seisan): Half moon. (kata video)
Gankaku (Chinto): Heron on a Rock. (kata video)
Empi (Wansu): Flying Swallow. (kata video)
Jion: Named as a Temple of the same name. (kata video)
Jutte: Ten hands. (kata video)
[Dai: Major; Sho: Minor version]
Nijushiho: 24 techniques/steps.
Ji'in: Named as a Saint of the same name.
Meikyo (Rohai): Mirror of the soul/Clean mirror/ Cleaning a mirror.
Sochin: Old man fighting/ preserve the peace.
Chinte: Incredible Hands.
Wankan (Okan): King's Crown.
Unsu: Separating the Clouds.
Gojushiho: 54 techniques/steps.
Karate Do Shotokai Enyclopedia on Karate-do and Japanese Martial Arts


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Jaipur: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday cautioned against adopting an extreme stance against Pakistan after the recent tension along the Line of Control (LoC), saying that while recent incidents at the border demanded a firm response, New Delhi couldn't wish away Islamabad as its neighbour.
"We live in a dangerous and volatile neighbourhood. We must understand they are our neighbours. We must respect that and can't wish that away. While we must deal with incidents that have taken place recently firmly, there are others in the region who want a democratic and economically developed region, and we must keep that in mind," Dr Singh said at the Congress's two-day Chintan Shivir in Jaipur.
External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid too had said this morning that India would not let the LoC flare-up upset the peace process with Pakistan, but Congress president Sonia Gandhi emphasised that dialogue with Pakistan must be based on accepted principles of civilised behaviour.
"Better relations with our immediate neighbours will not only make for regional peace, they will also have a positive impact on some of our own border states. But let us be clear. Our dialogue must be based on accepted principles of civilised behaviour. We will never compromise on our vigil and preparedness to deal with terrorism and threats on our borders," Mrs Gandhi said.
Earlier this week, the Prime Minister had made it clear to Pakistan that it "cannot be business as usual" until those who mutilated the bodies of two Indian soldiers killed in Pakistani firing, beheading one of them, were brought to book.
Pakistan denies any role of its troops in the savage treatment of the bodies of Lance Naik Hemraj Singh and Sudhakar Singh, but it has condemned the act and offered talks at the foreign ministers' level to help de-escalate the tension. The suggestion was first made by Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar and then by the country's High Commissioner to India Salman Bashir yesterday.
India is yet to respond directly to Pakistan's offer though Mr Khurshid said on Friday that the government will "respond positively" to what Pakistan High Commissioner had said.
"The peace process has been something in which a lot of time has been invested and we won't let these incidents that have happened recently affect it," the minister told NDTV.
There has been no firing reported at the border since Wednesday night, when senior military officers of India and Pakistan agreed to exercise restraint.
Tension between India and Pakistan peaked last week after the two Indian soldiers were killed in firing by Pakistani troops. In the next few days, the Indian Army reported repeated ceasefire violations by Pakistani troops along the 742-km LoC and said it had only retaliated.
Pakistan has denied all of India's charges and instead accused it of initiating aggression; it claims that three of its soldiers have been killed by Indian troops.
In the wake of the escalation of the tension along the LoC, two phases of the much-hyped Indo-Pak liberal visa agreement that have not been operationalised yet have been put on hold. The tension has also hit sporting ties between the two countries. Nine hockey players who were signed up for the Hockey India League being played now were asked to return this week.


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Cliff Lee wasn't moved before Tuesday's 4 p.m. ET trade deadline, but the Phillies left-hander may still be on the move.
Yahoo! Sports' Jeff Passan reports that the Phillies have placed Lee on waivers, and he's expected to clear waivers by Friday. That would open the door for the Phils to be able to deal Lee.
However, it's far from a formality that Lee would be shipped out of Philadelphia. First of all, they would have to find a trade partner once the southpaw passes through and work out a trade. Or, the Phillies could also pull Lee back and keep him on the roster.
The Phillies might be wise to move Lee if they can find the right deal. The club has a ton of money invested in just a few players for next season, especially after they just signed Cole Hamels to a pricey extension. Lee is still owed $87.5 million, and there's a chance that deal could be worth as much as $102.5 million if Lee's club option is picked up for the 2016 season.
Passan speculates that the Phillies would likely have to eat $7-8 million per season in order to acquire anything substantial in terms of prospects in a potential trade for Lee.
Lee is just 2-6 this season with a 3.73 ERA in 125 1/3 innings pitched.
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Michael Craig-Martin at Gagosian Gallery, Hong Kong
12th June-16th August 2014
Gagosian Gallery, Hong Kong
I started making drawings of ordinary objects, one at a time, in 1977. I drew them on A4 paper with a pencil and then traced them in very fine tape onto acetate to remove all trace of their being handmade. I had no idea where they might take me, and it would have been inconceivable to me that they would remain at the center of my work to this day. I intended them to be "styleless," but over the years the way they look has come to be recognizable as my style. — Michael Craig-Martin
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International Legal Studies Events: 2013 – 2014 archive
Thursday, August 8
2:00 – 3:00 pm
Milstein East B, Wasserstein Hall
Reforming the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
A talk with
Richard Blumenthal, United States Senator for Connecticut
Read more about Senator Blumenthal and the proposed legislation.
Presented by the Harvard Law School Program on the Legal Profession, in cooperation with the Human Rights Program, the Berkman Center for Internet and Society, International Legal Studies, the Institute for Global Law and Policy, and the Harvard University Institute of Politics.
Thursday, September 12
12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
Wasserstein B010
Session for 1Ls about International Opportunities
Come hear about the range of opportunities for HLS students to explore international, foreign, and comparative law, as well as frameworks to spend time abroad.
Friday, September 13
12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
Wasserstein 5053
Spending the Semester Abroad: A Question-and-Answer Session for Spring 2014 Applicants
The Semester Abroad Program is a wonderful opportunity for Harvard Law School students to receive a semester of ungraded credit towards the Harvard J.D. degree for study at a law school overseas. With applications for study abroad in spring 2014 due on September 16, this session is designed especially for current applicants. Drop in with questions before submitting your application, and feel free to bring your lunch.
Friday, September 20
12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
Wasserstein 4063
Information Session: Semester Abroad in Switzerland
Meet Dean Christine Chappuis and Professor Thomas Kadner Graziano of the University of Geneva Faculty of Law, and learn more about studying abroad in Geneva next year.
Lunch will be served.
Friday, September 20
3:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Milstein East, Wasserstein Hall
Children in the Cross-Fire: Improving Responses to Alienation and High-Conflict Parental Separations
A panel discussion with:
Professor Nicholas Bala, Law Faculty, Queen's University
Professor Robin Deutsch, Ph.D., Director of the Center of Excellence for Children, Families and the Law, Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology
Judge Linda S. Fidnick, First Justice, Hampshire Probate and Family Court
Claire Houston, S.J.D. Candidate, Harvard Law School
Co-sponsored by the Harvard Law School Graduate Program, International Legal Studies, and the Canada Program, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs.
Monday, September 30
12 p.m.
Wasserstein 5053
Information Session: Semester Abroad in South Africa
Meet Professor Minette Nortje of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, and learn more about studying abroad in South Africa next year.
Lunch will be served.
Wednesday, October 2
12 p.m.
2036 Milstein East A
Constitution vs. Contract: The South African Story Thus Far
A talk with
Professor Minette Nortje, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Lunch will be served.
Tuesday, October 8
12 p.m.
Austin 111
Winter Term Opportunities: Writing and Clinical Projects and International Travel Grants
Upper-year J.D. and LL.M. students at HLS can apply to participate in winter term writing or clinical projects. Students who will be traveling abroad in furtherance of an approved winter term writing or clinical project are eligible to apply for Winter Term International Travel Grants. Come find out more!
Please feel free to bring your lunch.
Wednesday, October 9
12 p.m.
Austin 111
1L Job Search Strategies and Summer Funding Information Session
This session is co-sponsored by OPIA, International Legal Studies, the Human Rights Program, and the Office of Student Financial Services and is designed to provide advice to 1Ls seeking summer public interest opportunities abroad. Topics for discussion include:
- How to determine what kinds of jobs to pursue
- How to research employers
- How to land a summer job
- Application logistics, including timing
- Summer funding programs, including the Chayes International Public Service Fellowship and Human Rights Program Summer Internships
Pizza provided.
Thursday, October 17
12 p.m
Wasserstein 5053
Information Session: Semester Abroad in Australia
Come meet Professor Belinda Bennett of the University of Sydney Law School and learn more about studying abroad in Australia.
Lunch will be served.
Thursday, October 17
5 p.m.
Milstein West B
The Annual Harvard Program on Disability Open House with special guest speaker Justice Albie Sachs, Constitutional Court of South Africa, Human Rights Activist
Introduced by Dean Martha Minow
Albie Sachs served for 15 years as a Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa and has played a prominent role in the country's transition to democracy. An anti-apartheid and human rights activist, Justice Sachs was exiled for 23 years and survived an assassination attempt.
Come listen to Justice Sachs, meet the HPOD team & hear about our work.
Friday, October 18
12:30 – 5:00 p.m.
Milstein West
Law and International Development Society Symposium
Trade and Entrepreneurship: Linking Local Growth to Global Markets
This year's LIDS Symposium aims to highlight the legal, political, and economic barriers facing new businesses and aspiring exporters in developing countries. The symposium begins with the underlying notion that independent and sustainable development cannot occur without the emergence of successful, exportable domestic industries. While approaches such as microfinance gained traction in the past decade, efforts to grow subsistence-level producers and informal businesses into more efficient medium-sized enterprises in developing countries have remained frustratingly slow. Through the rich experience of the speakers, the 2013 LIDS symposium aims to exchange valuable lessons from NGOs, government, academia, and groundbreaking fieldwork in the search for solutions that to lead the way forward in this critical area of development.
View the Symposium Page for more information.
Monday, October 21
12 p.m.
Wasserstein B015
Winter Term Research Strategies and the Use of Human Subjects
Students whose winter term projects will involve research and/or human subjects are strongly urged to attend this session with HLS research librarians, a representative from the HLS technology and security team, and a representative from the Harvard Committee on the Use of Human Subjects. All students interested in learning more about research guidelines for the use of human subjects are welcome.
Please feel free to bring your lunch.
Wednesday, October 23
12 p.m.
Wasserstein 3016
Where can Study Abroad Take You?
Information Session on Semester Abroad and the HLS-University of Cambridge Joint J.D.-LL.M. Degree
The Semester Abroad program is a wonderful opportunity for Harvard Law School students to receive a semester of ungraded credit towards the Harvard J.D. degree for study at a law school overseas. The program offers students an educational experience not available at Harvard Law School – immersion in a foreign legal culture. 2L and 3L students can apply to study at one of ten exchange partner schools, or for an independent semester abroad at another accredited law school.
The HLS-University of Cambridge Joint Degree program offers students an incredible opportunity to spend a year engaged in research and coursework at one of the world's oldest and most distinguished universities. This program may be of particular benefit to students interested in public or private international law, British law or European Union law, or in pursuing an academic career. Students who successfully complete program requirements earn a Harvard J.D. degree and a Cambridge LL.M. in a total of three-and-a-half years.
Come learn more about these programs from HLS students who have studied abroad.
Lunch will be served
Monday, October 28
12 p.m.
Wasserstein 3007
Information Session: Semester Abroad in France
Come meet Professor Mikhail Xifaras of Sciences Po, Paris and learn more about studying abroad in France.
Lunch will be served.
Monday, November 18
12 p.m.
2019 Milstein West B
Thursday, November 21
12 p.m.
2019 Milstein West B
Winter Term International Travel Pre-Departure Sessions
International Legal Studies will hold a one-hour briefing for students who will be abroad over winter term. The session is REQUIRED for students who receive winter term international travel grants and is open to others who wish to attend. The session will offer information about preparing for winter term projects as well as health, safety, and other travel considerations, and facilitate interaction among students who are going to particular regions and those who have spent time there.
In order to accommodate students' schedules, we will offer this single session on two different days. For more information or to determine which sessions will focus on particular regions, please e-mail Alicia Clemente at aclemente at law.harvard.edu.
Students are welcome to bring their lunches – dessert and beverages will be served.
Tuesday, December 3
4 p.m.
Wasserstein 5053
Study Abroad Coffee Hour with Fall 2013 Exchange Students
Network with students from our partner schools in France, England, Switzerland, and Brazil and learn more about what it might be like to spend a semester abroad.
Wednesday, January 15
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Wasserstein Hall, Room 5053
Chayes International Public Service Fellowship Informational Reception
Please join us for an opportunity to learn about the Chayes International Public Service Fellowship and to hear about the experiences of past Chayes Fellows. Bring your questions! This reception is open to 1Ls and others eligible for the Chayes Fellowship. Warm beverages and snacks will be served.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Milstein West B
Judicial Activism in Brazil: A Talk by Assistant Professor Joana de Souza Machado
Professor Mark Tushnet and the Brazilian Studies Association will host Assistant Professor Joana de Souza Machado of Brazil's Federal University of Juiz de Fora Law School. She will speak on "Judicial Activism in Brazil: Law and Politics between Openness and Closure."
Monday, February 10
12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
Wasserstein 5053
Spending the Semester Abroad: A Question-and-Answer Session for Fall 2014 Applicants
The Semester Abroad Program is a wonderful opportunity for Harvard Law School students to receive a semester of ungraded credit towards the Harvard J.D. degree for study at a law school overseas. With applications for semester abroad in fall 2014 due on February 14, this session is designed especially for current applicants. Drop in to ask any questions before submitting your application, and feel free to bring your lunch.
Wednesday, March 5
5 p.m.
Hauser 102
"The Euro-Crisis and the Courts": A Talk by Professor Federico Fabbrini
Professor Fabbrini teaches European and Comparative Constitutional Law at Tilburg University in the Netherlands. His main areas of research are federalism, fundamental rights, separation of powers, economic governance, and global constitutionalism, mainly in a comparative perspective between the European Union and the United States.
Friday, March 7
1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Tsai Auditorium
"To Russia, To Europe, To Work: Labor, Migration, and Trafficking in the Caucasus"
This is a half-day symposium on labor, migration and human trafficking, with a geographic focus on the Caucasus, Russia, and Southern Europe.
Co-sponsored by the Program on Central Asia and the Caucasus, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, and the International Legal Studies Programs, Harvard Law School. For more information, please call 617-495-4037.
Tuesday, March 11
12 p.m.
Wasserstein 3009
Semester Abroad Info Session
The Semester Abroad Program is a wonderful opportunity for Harvard Law School students to receive a semester of ungraded credit towards the Harvard J.D. degree for study at a law school overseas. Come hear from students who have spent a semester abroad and International Legal Studies staff about the wide range of opportunities available. Lunch will be served.
Friday, April 4
12 p.m.
Wasserstein Hall, Room 2009
Career Panel for International Students
Come and learn from 2Ls and 3Ls about careers for international students in academia, non-profit, private, and public sectors. Get advice on clerkships, EIP, and the job search process in general. Lunch will be provided. Presented by the International JD Society.
Tuesday, April 8 and Wednesday, April 9
12 p.m.
Wasserstein Hall, Milstein East B
Summer International Travel Pre-Departure Information Sessions
Required for ALL students who are receiving HLS funding for summer international travel, and strongly recommended for any students traveling abroad this summer.
HLS requires ALL students who are receiving HLS funding for summer international travel to attend one of these information sessions. They will provide information about health, safety, and other travel considerations, as well as facilitate interaction among students who are going to, and have traveled to, particular regions.
Drinks and dessert will be provided; feel free to bring your lunch.
To RSVP, or for more information to determine which session will focus on particular regions, e-mail Alicia Clemente. Please indicate which session you will attend.
Wednesday, April 16
12 – 1 p.m.
Milstein West A
Can Multilateralism Make a Comeback in This Go-It-Alone World? A talk by Jennifer Hillman '83
Jennifer Hillman '83 served as a Member of the WTO Appellate Body (2007-11) and will discussing her views on the future of multilateral treaties to deal with global economic issues and public goods. Ms. Hillman is currently a Senior Transatlantic Fellow at the German Marshall Fund, a partner at Cassidy Levy, LP, and an adjunct professor at Georgetown Law. In addition to her service on the WTO Appellate Body, she also has served as a member of the International Trade Commission and as General Counsel of the Office of the United States Trade Representative in the White House.
Tuesday, April 22
12 – 1 p.m.
Austin West
"My Fight for a New Taiwan: One Woman's Journey from Prison to Power": A Talk by Annette Lu Hsiu-Lien, LL.M. '78
East Asian Legal Studies presents a talk and book signing by the former vice president of Taiwan, Annette Lu Hsiu-lien, LL.M. '78. Co-sponsored by the Fairbank Center and the Program on the Legal Profession.


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La Nina, which means 'the girl' in Spanish, is a phenomenon that causes unusual weather conditions. Here's a look at how it happens, and how it's being felt in parts of the economy:
BAD FOR: Offshore oil drillers
U.S. government forecasters say record high Atlantic Ocean temperatures and La Nina will lead to a busy hurricane season in the Gulf of Mexico and along the east coast. La Nina developed in the Pacific in July, reducing wind shear in the Atlantic and making it easier for storms to take shape. Gulf oil rigs, which account for 30 per cent of U.S. crude production, are frequently shut down as storms approach. During the moderate La Nina of 2008, there were five major hurricanes and more than 20 per cent of U.S. oil refinery capacity was idled.
GOOD FOR: Australian wheat farmers
Rains from La Nina are helping end the drought that has driven up grain prices and reduced the country's harvest. Wheat prices have soared this year amid droughts in Australia and Russia, and wet weather in Western Canada. "The weather models are suggesting that La Nina will continue for the next few months, so we will see that rainfall response continue," climatologist Shannon Symons said.
GOOD FOR: Japan
La Nina will boost Japan's economy and stock market, if history is any guide, as consumers will spend more on clothing, food and beverages, according to Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management. The chart to the left tracks the Nikkei 225 Stock Average and gross domestic product along with La Nina observations by the Japan Meteorological Agency. Among the five previous occurrences since 1988, the equities index started a sustained advance four times, with the exception in 2008, when stock markets around the world collapsed.
Sources: Staff, Bloomberg News, Associated Press, Reuters, American Petroleum Institute, Energy Information Administration.


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When advertising your business opportunity, blogging can be a valuable asset. More than just a way to "voice your opinion", the use of a blog platform can be invaluable to certain types of marketing. There's a number of "squeeze page" models that current network marketer's use. There's the whiteboard presentation which consists of a simple Keynote or Powerpoint presentation with an opt-in form. There's also the standard squeeze page which gives a brief overview of…
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The Senate has reached an agreement to consider the nomination of Executive Calendar #760, Paul William Grimm, of Maryland, to be United States Judge for the District of Maryland. At 5:00pm on Monday, December 3, there will be 30 minutes for debate prior to a vote on confirmation of the nomination.
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Friday, April 4, 2014 | 6 p.m.
Tax Day is rapidly approaching and we're going to celebrate with a return of the Smithereens Cartoon Caption Contest.
The rules are simple: The award-winning Mike Smith provides a cartoon with a blank word bubble. You tell us what it should say.
All you have to do is submit your suggested caption in the comments below by 5 p.m. April 15 — Tax Day.
We'll pick our five favorite entries, and then you can vote for the winner between April 18 and April 28. Then we'll announce the winner April 30.
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In the heart of desirable Upper Makefield, Bucks County, sits Windsong. Enter a long drive, cross over the bridge and hear the trickling waters below, as you approach this charming country home. The living room has beautiful paneling with a warm patina and a woodburning fireplace with historic Mercer tiling. The eat-in kitchen was recently renovated and also offers a woodburning fireplace and granite countertops. The four seasons room looks out on an expansive patio and large pool area that is great for entertaining. The upstairs has three charming bedrooms and two full bathrooms. One of the great bonuses of this home is the Master Suite with kitchenette and private living room that could also be used as an Apartment/In-Law Suite. It is also located on the second floor with its own kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, living room and balcony. Downstairs has a maid's room and an office that can also be used as an additional bedroom or playroom. In addition, Windsong has a guest suite attached to a large barn/workshop. The gorgeous landscaping offers lush green lawns, overflowing flower beds and mature trees. The overall effect is one of peace and warmth. Windsong is a breath of fresh air and a wonderful alternative to the cookie cutter home. This is country living at its best! You also have an Award Winning School District. NOTE THAT THE TAXES FOR THIS PROPERTY ARE ALSO EXTREMELY LOW!!!
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5 Great Lyrics About Revenge
There aren't too many things better in this world than serving up a steaming hot plate of revenge. Or you could offer it at a chillier temperature, if that's your thing. Either way, getting back at an ex, a boss or even that a-hole in the Hummer who was driving way below the speed limit in the fast lane this morning delivers more satisfaction than taking the high road. Trust us on this one. Our list of 5 Great Lyrics About Revenge are mostly about getting back at evil exes, but you'll find some other folks who deserve what's coming to them in there too.
Lily Allen, 'Smile'
"Now you're calling me up on the phone so you can have a little whine and a moan, and it's only because you're feeling alone / At first when I see you cry, it makes me smile."
Lily Allen's ex had a little problem staying faithful. Or as Allen puts it, "You were f—–g that girl next door." And now he wants Lily back. And she's having none of it. In fact, he's all in tears over the breakup. And Allen's just smiles, smiles, smiles.
Hole, 'Violet'
"I told you from the start just how this would end / When I get what I want, I never want it again/ Go on, take everything, I want you to."
Before Courtney Love hooked up with Kurt Cobain, she had a brief thing with Billy Corgan. 'Violet,' the opening song from Hole's great 'Live Through This,' is all about their relationship. It's really no secret that the Smashing Pumpkins frontman is a control freak and kind of a d—. Love gets back at him by clarifying a few things.
Nine Inch Nails, 'Starf–kers, Inc.'
"I sold my soul, but don't you dare call me a whore / And when I suck you off, not a drop will go to waste / It's really not so bad, you know, once you get past the taste."
Trent Reznor was one angry dude in the '90s. So it's no surprise that he saved a bunch of spiteful words for an associate. Take your pick who his venom is aimed at. Is it Marilyn Manson? Courtney Love? The music industry in general. The answer is probably "yes" to all three. Bonus points for quoting the granddaddy of revenge songs, 'You're So Vain.'
Florence the Machine, 'Seven Devils'
"Holy water cannot help you now / A thousand armies couldn't keep me out / I don't want your money, I don't want your crown / See, I have to tell you, I've come to burn your kingdom down."
Yikes. Florence Welch raises some hell on this song from Florence + the Machine's second album. It's payback time, and whoever did her wrong sure is gonna be sorry. 'Seven Devils' is so effective as a revenge tune that it's been used in two TV shows that deal with the subject on a weekly basis: 'Game of Thrones' and 'Revenge.'
Alanis Morissette, 'You Oughta Know'
"Every time I scratch my nails down someone else's back, I hope you feel it."
Apparently, Alanis Morissette isn't taking the breakup nearly as well as her ex. Not only does she interrupt his dinner to remind him of the mess he left her in, she also brings up some of the good times they had together (like that time she gave him head at the movies). In the end, she settles for scarring his memory with how totally awesome she was in bed.


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Dear Sir, The specifications of the are as below: - pgAdmin II (Version 1.4.12) - postgreSQL (Version 7.2.3) - psqlODBC (Version 7.02.00.05) However, these are all the specification of the application that my friends installing too. But they all seem that having no problem. So, will it be any problem that cause by the my Window XP? Is there any corrupted of the " *.dll " file? Thanks & regards, MB Ng Michiel Lange <michiel(at)minas To: Min_Bee_Ng(at)pengroup(dot)com(dot)my .demon.nl> cc: pgadmin-support(at)postgresql(dot)org Subject: Re: [INTERFACES] Problem in 15/04/2003 installing the PgAdminII in Window XP 01:11 This question is not for the Interfaces list, but for the pgadmin-support(at)postgesql(dot)org list. Please respond only on that mailing list :) Then: what version of pgAdmin are you using? And what version of PostgreSQL? What version of ODBC driver are you using... please give some more details... Michiel <oops... I mis-spelled the pgadmin-support e-mail address ;-)> At 09:16 14-4-2003 +0800, Min_Bee_Ng(at)pengroup(dot)com(dot)my wrote: >Dear Sir, > I have been using the pgAdmin II (vrs 1.4.12) in Window 98, and >everything working fine. But recently, I had try to install the pgAdminII >in Window XP, I have face a problem when initialy try to connect to the >database. An error message box has been pop-up and the error is stated as >below: > >An error has occurred in pgAdmin II : frmConnect.cmdConnect_Click: >Number: -2147220999 >Description: Method '~' of object '~' failed > > For your information, actually, my colleagues has install the pgAdmin >II in Window XP concurrently, as they are succeed. But I just wonder why I >am failed? Do you have any idea? Is it due to my own Window problem or any >other source of cause? > As I need your feedback urgently, so, I really hope for your quick >response and your helpfulness is very much meaningfull to me. > > >Thanks & regards, >MB Ng > > >---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- >TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
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This is Josh and Drake they came into the shelter together when they unexpectedly lost both of their owners within a week's time.
is a neutered male smooth coat Chihuahua mix approximately seven years old.
Josh is Mr. Confidence nothing seems to bother him. He is friendly and social to everyone he meets. He loves riding in the car, walking in the park with his friends, dog treats, kind words, a soft bed and all is great in Joshs' world.
Drake is very confused by his situation and becomes very concerned when he can not see his little buddy Josh. Drake walks like a gentleman on leash, loves to ride in the car, walk in the park and relax with his friends. He is a very sweet social boy, friendly to everyone he meets.
We feel it is important for these two buddies to remain together.
Please come down to the Thomas J O'Connor Animal Control And Adoption Center located at 627Cottage Street in Springfield MA and ask to visit with Josh and Drake they will be sure to steal your heart.


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We have received some comments that our take out cups have been leaking at the seams. We have been working diligently with the manufacturer to improve the performance of our cups while remaining compostable. We began this work eight months ago and there are more improvements to make but it takes time and testing.
The nature of paper cups (whether compostable or not) is that the inside seam creates a bump along the top rim where the cup meets the lid. This bump pushes up the lid and allows liquid to flow over and down between the two walls and out through the bottom.
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These simple steps will minimize any leaks and allow you to enjoy your beautiful drink be it tea, coffee, cider or hot chocolate!
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Any chance you could offer almond or coconut milk to the coffee creamer table?
That woukd be great for those of us that dont consume dairy.
I realize this happens with a variety of cups at most coffee take out places. The real solution I see is to bring a travel mug- coffee stays hot, no leaks, no waste. Plus, I believe there's a small discount. It pays to think ahead.
It's actually not leaking from the top over the rim and to the bottom.
It appears to literally be leaking out from the bottom seams.
This still does not solve the problem… I have spilt coffee on numerous items of clothing and have not found these issues with other companies that also use compostable cups. It's super frustrating to ruin shirts at the beginning of a day, or at all for that matter. Hope it's fixed soon as it's been like this for ages and I buy bridgehead less because of it.


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Standard Life's total UK assets under administration fell by over 2% from £112 billion to £109.4 billion in the first nine months of 2011 as the provider was affected by volatile equity markets.
In an interim management statement the provider reported a £3 billion drop in UK fee business assets under administration from £98.6 billion on January 1, 2011 to £95.6 billion on September 30, 2011.
Gross retail fee business inflows increased 6% from £5 billion in the first nine months of last year to £5.2 billion this year.
Total Sipp customers have increased 19% to 127,700 since the start of 2011, with total Sipps assets under administration hitting £15.9 billion.
Standard Life has also added a further 197 adviser firms to its wrap platform since the end of 2010, bringing the total at the end of September to 969.
David Nish, chief executive of Standard Life, says: "Standard Life has performed well during the first nine months of this year and we remain on track to transform the operational and financial performance of the group.
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text: Had a great week in NYC for vacation and enjoyed a fab. lunch at Bar Milano. The 4 course lunch was $24 and was incredible! I started off with a rabbit terrine and my partner had a sublime heirloom tomatoe salad with the most wicked olive oil. Next was a pair of pastas, mine a silky tortelinni, and his, an earthy meat ragu on fettucinni. That was followed by his porkchop and my roasted trout. Great! We could not decide who got the best dessert either, my sorbets on candied basil flakes or his dark chocolate cake with cream! Of course the $14 cocktails cut into the deal but boy were they worth it! And the staff were welcoming and gracious. I highly recommend it for tourists and locals alike!


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text: 2009/2/9 Peter Verswyvelen <bugfact at gmail.com>: > I was wandering of someone already made a FFI binding to http://www.cgal.org > or something similar that does computational geometry? > > > _______________________________________________ > Haskell-Cafe mailing list > Haskell-Cafe at haskell.org > http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe CGAL is written in C++ and makes heavy use of templates to let user code parametrize efficiently the data structures. I'm not sure it would be a good pick to begin with if you not a lot of time. On the other hand, if you're happy with a few small choices of parametrization, you can do that in C++, then export some C functions then bind against that. It's overall quite straightforward. HTH, Thu


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Sports Media: ESPN's Tirico says he likes Seahawks' chances to make another Super Bowl run
Published 10:00 pm, Thursday, August 28, 2008
AFTER THREE HOURS of watching the Matt Hasselbeck-less Seahawks push the San Diego Chargers to the brink Monday, Mike Tirico is not so convinced the Seahawks' window of opportunity for reaching the Super Bowl is closing.
The ESPN "Monday Night Football" play-by-play man is entering his third season as the network's No. 1 football announcer and second year with the team of Tony Kornheiser and Ron Jaworski. Tirico has become ESPN's most stabilizing voice, possessing the uncanny ability to branch out to other sports without an obvious decline in expertise.
Tirico doesn't attempt to make highlight reels with a boisterous call; instead, he lets the moment speak for itself, and then offers his description.
Monday's telecast featured a midgame phone interview with Hasselbeck, who called out his brother Tim, now an NFL analyst for ESPN, for warning viewers not to draft Matt too high in fantasy leagues.
It was an entertaining moment, a must for preseason telecasts. Tirico was able to sift through the second- and third-stringers and make his assessment on the Seahawks, who have retooled their backfield to make another title run.
"I can look at a team that made the Super Bowl two years ago and won a playoff game in each of the last two years and say, 'They got rid of a running back who is no longer productive (Shaun Alexander) and got three who were productive,' " Tirico said this week. "I think it's premature to say the window is closing. I look around at that team and I say, 'OK, there's not really an area (where I say) man, they are really weak.' Are there teams that are more talented than Seattle in the NFC? Not many."
Tirico said his biggest issue with the Seahawks is how they match up with the physical NFC East and its massive offensive lines and punishing running games against Seattle's size-challenged defense.
"We know what Green Bay did to Seattle last year," he said. "That would be the one area to me that would be a concern."
The popularity of MNF has not waned much since its departure from ABC. Tirico said he was approached before an interview with Seahawks linebacker Lofa Tatupu, who reminded the crew that the Seahawks do not make an appearance on Monday night this season, despite being an NFC power in recent seasons.
The Seahawks do make three national television appearances -- Oct. 19 at Tampa Bay, Nov. 27 at Dallas and Dec. 7 vs. New England. But a Sunday night NBC appearance still doesn't compare to Monday's showcase, which will include a few adjustments from last season. Gone are the weekly celebrity guests in the booth, which was awkward at times. And there will be more technology and "more focus on the game," Tirico said.
"The reality is, if it's a good game, the person at home doesn't really remember who broadcast the game," he said. "I challenge people to tell me who was broadcasting a lot of the Olympic events. I'm honestly excited how we were going about it this year, with more emphasis on the game."
There is no pressure to bring back the classic Cosell-Gifford-Meredith telecasts of the 1970s, Tirico said.
That was the golden era of sports TV, pre-cable, reality shows and 24-hour networks. The new goal is to provide a crisp and entertaining telecast, and ESPN has succeeded so far.
"I am driven by 'Let's go out and do the most complete broadcast we can for the person at home,' " Tirico said. "And hopefully they enjoy it and like it and learn something about the teams they didn't know. That's what drives me. People who set out to create a legacy end up falling on their face."
CASHING IN: A major pet peeve during the Beijing Olympics coverage was NBC's decision to call certain events from its New York studios. Talk about inauthentic. A major allure of Olympics coverage is announcers on site, thousands of miles away, bringing action home -- not sitting home calling the action.
NBC stashed its announcers in New York in booths next to each other, calling different sports. One of those stashees was Storm forward Swin Cash, an emerging color analyst who did NBA work with ESPN this past season. Cash called women's basketball for NBC and was astounded at the authenticity. The announcers consistently stated they were in New York and watched the games on screens.
It was almost as if you forgot they weren't courtside -- almost.
"It's tough because you are watching it on a screen and they (producers) are not telling you in your ear what play is going to come up," she said. "You have to be on your P's and Q's and that's why it kept me so sharp because even when I was talking, I had to look at what was happening and adjust."
According to Cash, NBC dismantled the "Saturday Night Live" set and created separate booths for each announcing team. Fourteen events were called from New York, including tennis, softball, soccer and baseball. It is uncertain whether NBC will duplicate that for the 2012 Games in London.
COMMERCIAL BREAKS: Former UW quarterback Brock Huard will make his ESPN debut Saturday on the Mississippi State-Louisiana Tech game at 3:45 p.m. on ESPN2. ... ESPN has made minor changes in its college football coverage, moving Jesse Palmer from the studio to Thursday night telecasts and former NFL quarterback Shaun King from "NFL Live" to college games. Former Texas A&M coach Dennis Franchione will join ESPN's radio network. ... KJR-AM/950 will fill Labor Day weekend with plenty of football, including Louisville-Kentucky on Sunday and Tennessee-UCLA joined in progress after the Tyrone Willingham show at 5:30 Monday. ... FSN kicks off its coverage Saturday with Washington State-Oklahoma State at 12:30 p.m., with Brian Davis and former NFL and USC lineman Tony Boselli, followed by Washington at Oregon at 7 p.m.. And yes, we are burdened again with the shallow analysis of former USC fullback Petros Papadakis, along with the ageless Barry Tompkins, who is still solid at 68. ... Former WSU quarterback Jason Gesser will replace Huard on the FSN Northwest in-studio show with Angie Mentink.


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Superstar Rajinikanth, who has been distancing himself from politics from the very beginning, has recently hinted that he is not scared of politics but hesitant to take the plunge.The speculation on Rajinikanth joining politics has once again gained momentum at the audio launch of 'Lingaa' movie in Chennai. The superstar said that he knew the depth of politics and wanted to do some thing for the people. It is learnt that his recent comments on politics is the indication that he may join politics very soon.


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Arsenal chairman insists Fabregas will not be sold
Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood has rubbished rumours that captain Francesc Fabregas could be the next big name player to exit the club, insisting there is "absolutely no chance'' he will be sold.
After being tracked by both Barcelona and Real Madrid earlier this summer, the Spain international has been attracting the interest of AC Milan in recent weeks as they look to replace Kaka.
Hill-Wood said: "There is absolutely no chance of us selling Cesc and all this talk is just fabrication.
"This sort of thing crops up from time to time and it is something we are perfectly used to. Cesc is happy at Arsenal, as far as I am aware.''
Following the sale of Emmanuel Adebayor and Kolo Toure to Manchester City for a combined fee of £41m, there have been fears that the 22-year-old talisman could be the next to leave after four years without a trophy at the Emirates.
However Arsenal, who have only added Thomas Vermaelen to their squad so far in the transfer window, have refuted claims that they could be about to cash in on another asset.
Fabregas, contracted to the club for another five years, is seen as being central to the club's plans going forwards. Manager Arsene Wenger's priority is now signing players rather than selling them.
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