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When celebrating the holidays, I always like to stick to traditions, and Christmas is no different. So, as I explored culinary traditions of Christmas in New Orleans, I came across the classic Reveillon dish, Daube Glacé – a round roast of meat that is braised with various seasonings and marinades. It can actually be served a number of ways but is primarily offered cold with crackers or croutons. The Creole recipe for this New Orleans food is pretty complex and many would recommend you read through it a few times before beginning the process. And if cooking isn't really your thing, we don't judge. Here's a little tip: Daube Glacé is available at retail markets throughout New Orleans for you to pick up. It can be our little secret!
1 3-pound boneless round rump roast
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cayenne
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 cups chopped onions
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 cups carrots, thinly sliced crosswise
3 (10 1/2-ounce) cans beef consomme (about)
2 pigs' feet, cut in half lengthwise
1/2 cup dry sherry
2 bay leaves
1/2 teaspoon dried leaf thyme
2 envelopes unflavored gelatin
Pimento strips
Parsley leaves
Green olives, sliced
Several julienne slices of carrots
Rub the roast with salt and cayenne. In a large, heavy pot, brown the roast in hot vegetable oil over medium-high heat. Add the onions, garlic, carrots and enough water and consomme (equal parts) to cover the beef. Cover and reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for two to three hours or until meat is tender. Add more water and consomme if necessary to keep meat covered.
In another pot, place the pigs' feet (secured in a bag of cheesecloth), sherry, bay leaves and thyme and enough water to cover. Boil for about two hours, or until the meat falls off the bones.
When the roast is tender, remove from the pot. Strain the cooking stock in a sieve, mashing the vegetables well to remove all of the liquid. Set aside.
Remove the pigs' feet and pick off the meat. Strain the stock in which the pigs' feet were cooked. To this stock, add the meat from the pigs' feet and stir in the gelatin and dissolve.
Combine the roast stock with the pigs' feet stock, skimming off any fat that rises to the surface. On the bottom of a four-quart mold or bowl, place pimento strips, several leaves of parsley, sliced olives and julienne carrots. Pour a little of the stock over the vegetables. Place the mold or bowl in the refrigerator and allow the stock to congeal. Remove the mold or bowl from the refrigerator and place the roast in the mold. (If you want to make two smaller daubes, cut the roast in two and divide the stock into two equal portions.) Pour in the stock to cover the meat. Cool. Then place the mold in the refrigerator for at least 10 to 12 hours.
Before unmolding, scrape off any fat that has congealed on the surface. Run a knife around the edges of the mold or bowl. Then dip the bottom of the mold or bowl in hot water for a few seconds. Place an inverted plate or platter over it and, grasping the plate and mold together firmly, turn them over. Rap the bottom of the mold. The daube should slide out easily. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Slice into thin slices and serve with thin slices of French bread or with party crackers or toast points.


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I have two VG in one AIX server i.e. rootvg and datavg, in datavg i have install and configure oracle db.
i started to take backup of datavg. but i found some error in last
lseek: a system call received a parameter that is not valid.
backup: 0511-84 An internal packing error occured: incorrect size
backup: 0511-442 ./oradata04/web/undotbs01.dbf will not be backed up.
some one help me !!!
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Re: Regarding other VG backup in AIX2012-11-10T06:58:08ZThis is the accepted answer. This is the accepted answer.Ok, let me guess. You use savevg backup the datavg. I suppose oracle is running. So it has open files. You can expect errors like these.
savevg is NOT the way to go if you want to make a consistent backup of your database. You should use oracles own tools.
You can stop your database and then do a savevg. But you probably do not have that downtime on your database.
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I'm mid 30s, 34DD/DDD w/10lbs to lose and prefer a size 34C breast. I'm worried about scarring and would like the donut lift but fear I'm too big. Symmetrical aeriola reduction is very important. Is it possible to lipo the breast then perform a Benelli? Any other alternatives? Also, is it safe to have a cohesive or silicone implant for the first time? I am in Southern California but willing to fly out for a great surgeon who specializes in my kind of case with my skin type. Fair Asian Skin-best Option? Thank you!
Need Breast Lift with a Possible Small Implant (Cohesive, Silicone, Stem Cell) or Plain Reduction?
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Breast Lift Options
From your photo, your breasts are too large for your fram and already wider than your chest. You also demonstrate clearly how much lift you need to get your breast in a more youthful position. A Benelli lift will only flatten you breast, provide a smaller than needed lift and widen your breast overall. All things that will lead to an unattractive result. You need a vertical lift and a small implant to achieve upper breast fullness. No patient wants a more agressive lift or scar, but also no patient wants an inferior result. A areolar lift will only leave you with a second surgery to correct the problems created by the first. Do it right the first time.
You should see a board certified plastic surgeon in your area to get a formal opinion through and in-person consultation.
Best of luck,
Vincent Marin, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon
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I do a lot of this kind of surgery but you do not need to leave the area where you live as there are many good surgeons and this is a fairly routine procedure. A Benelli is really not an option, and I doubt you will need any kind of breast enhancement. If I were consulting with you I would recommend a Wise pattern breast reduction and lift. It should give you a very nice and natural looking result. Although I do a lot of Benelli procedures, I would not consider it with your anatomy.
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Daily Wrap-up: Round 1, Children's Miracle ClassicNovember 11, 2010
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Chris Stroud is doing his best to make sure Rickie Fowler's memorable rookie season doesn't have a fairy-tale ending at Disney World.
Stroud shot a 10-under 62 in the opening round of the Children's Miracle Network Classic on Thursday, surging past Fowler by four strokes and taking the clubhouse lead before play was halted due to darkness. Roland Thatcher was three shots off the pace, and four others were tied with Fowler in third.
"No matter what golf course we play, no matter how hard they set it up, no matter how hard the conditions, somebody always shoots 62, 63 or 64," Stroud said. "It just happens to be me this week."
The late surge eclipsed an impressive day by Fowler.
The 21-year-old Fowler had eight birdies and two bogeys and showed no signs of jet lag after returning from the HSBC Champions in Shanghai. He led for most of the day until Stroud moved atop the leaderboard with 10 birdies before dusk. Fourteen players were still on the course when play was called.
Fowler has been bouncing around the globe with a busy schedule, from Wales to Las Vegas to Asia -- among other stops -- and then back to Florida on Monday. He was so tired in his only practice round that all he did was hit some range balls for about 30 minutes before heading back to bed.
As luck would have it, he got the day's first tee time at 6:45 a.m. Then had to wait when fog delayed it an hour.
"It's been more power naps at night. I don't think I've slept more than four hours straight," Fowler said. "When you're flying that much, it definitely feels like I hadn't touched the club for a week."
This is a familiar turf for Fowler.
Last year, he had just turned pro out of Oklahoma State and was only one shot off the lead after the first round at Disney. But he plummeted down the leaderboard through the weekend and was never in contention.
Money list projections
PGA TOUR cards for 2011 are on the line. Check out updated money list projections by clicking here.
This year, Fowler has done everything but win.
He had second-place finishes at the Memorial and in Phoenix, has $2.6 million in earnings, is well inside the top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking, earned a spot on the Ryder Cup team and atoned for his surprising selection with an incredible birdie for an unlikely half-point.
All that's missing is a trophy.
"Definitely need to get that first win under the belt, get the monkey off my back and go from there," he said.
There was also another incentive for Fowler to come to Disney.
He is one shot behind Troy Merritt and Aaron Baddeley -- who moved into a tie Thursday -- for the Kodak Challenge. The contest designates a hole at 30 tournaments and keeps score throughout the year, and the lowest score for those who played at least 18 holes takes home the $1 million prize.
Shot of the Day: Ryan Palmer
Ryan Palmer's approach shot lands 2-feet from the hole during Round 1 play.
"I figure Rickie or Aaron are going to make birdie, and I'm sure Rickie's trying his hardest," Merritt said.
The battle at the bottom of the leaderboard for TOUR cards is taking shape.
With Disney being the final TOUR stop of the season, it's the last chance for players to move up on the money list and secure their TOUR cards for next year. Only the top 125 will have full status next year, but players who finish No. 126-150 on the money list will get conditional status that allows them to enter more than a dozen tournaments.
The scores can often fluctuate the first two days with players swapping between the Magnolia and Palm courses. Only the Magnolia Course is used on the weekend.
But Friday -- cut day -- is often where the biggest moves are made. All Stroud, who is 119th on the money list, will likely need to do is make the cut. And Thatcher, 179th on the money list, needs to finish alone in at least second place to move in the top 125.
Notables at the Children's Miracle Network Classic Name Score Position Comment Cameron Percy 6 under T3 After a second-place finish in Vegas, is on pace to earn his TOUR card this week. Woody Austin 4 under T14 Currently 124th on the money list, Austin is in position to hold his spot. J.B. Holmes 4 under T14 Through 16 holes, Holmes is projected to move into the top 30 on the money list. Joe Durant even T82 Currently projected to get his card at No. 125, may need to make the cut for security. Michael Allen 2 over T112 The 51-year-old Allen is hoping to play full-time on TOUR next year, but has work to do. Kodak Challenge leaders at Disney's Magnolia Course Pos. Name Today Comment T1 Troy Merritt DNP Played the Palm Course on Thursday T1 Aaron Baddeley Birdie Nearly holed out from 136 yards for easy tap-in birdie 3 Rickie Fowler DNP Played the Palm Course on Thursday 4 Tim Petrovic Par Missed 28-footer for birdie.
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Steve, I'll take spot 20 if no one else wants it. I'll pay as soon as you set up the trade!
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Steve, I'll take spot 20 if no one else wants it. I'll pay as soon as you set up the trade!
Im waiting to hear form one person guys, and the case has been ordered. I just need to hear from Matt about these last spots.
he was on here today also steve....
If we can get everything settled tonight, I plan on doing the random tomorrow evening.
I will check with Matt, and then offer Raw a spot.
Raw, you can take the spot(s) man! I'm probably going to the casino with my winnings tomorrow so there's no need to blow some of my spending money here unless you guys need me too! i love this product though, so good luck if i'm not needed
Hey Matt. Raw will take one. Do you want the other? This will be full and PAID! The case should be here in a couple days, butI may not be able to break until the weekend. I am on Military duty all week, and have a show on Saturday.
can we do random tonight?
I want to give everyone enough time to see the thread before the random, so they can watch life if they want.


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Last week I added QOS2 calls to a sample Winsock application to obtain DSCP marking. The second request we get from developers is to shape their outgoing traffic, i.e. limit the rate at which their traffic is sent. With Vista you configure this on your QOS2 flow using the QOSSetFlow function. The API is documented both on MSDN and in the header file qos2.h header file. Today, I'll write a bit about it.
When shaping traffic, it's important to first discuss some terminology. On Vista, the component that schedules your packet to a specific rate is named PACER. By using QOS2, you're telling PACER that you want to shape your socket's traffic. It will intercept every send you do on this special socket. For each outgoing packet it sees, PACER will determine whether this packet is conformant or non conformant. A packet is conformant if, should it go out right now, the rate of data sent on the flow would not exceed the requested flow rate. A packet is nonconformant if this limit would be broken. To shape traffic is to delay nonconformant packets until they become conformant.
With that out of the way, here's the function prototype for QOSSetFlow:
__in HANDLE QOSHandle,
__in QOS_FLOWID FlowId,
__in QOS_SET_FLOW Operation,
__in ULONG Size,
__in_bcount(Size) PVOID Buffer,
__reserved DWORD Flags,
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This function allows you to change the properties of the QOS2 flow you created with QOSAddSocketToFlow. The Operation parameter will either be QOSSetTrafficType or QOSSetOutgoingRate. If you were to set the outgoing rate, the Buffer parameter would be a QOS_FLOWRATE_OUTGOING structure.
typedef struct _QOS_FLOWRATE_OUTGOING
UINT64 Bandwidth;
QOS_SHAPING ShapingBehavior;
QOS_FLOWRATE_REASON Reason;
We'll skip the Reason field for now and instead talk about the Bandwidth and the ShapingBehavior fields.
this is the total layer 3 rate in bits/second that you want to shape your traffic to. It is the application's responsibility to include the overhead of IPv4 or IPv6 headers and UDP or TCP headers to its traffic.
There are 3 ways to shape your traffic: QOSShapeOnly, QOSShapeAndMark and QOSUseNonConformantMarkings. QOSShapeOnly will shape without marking: if you use this shaping option, your traffic will be shaped but you will lose the DSCP marking. In contrast, QOSShapeAndMark shapes and maintains your DSCP marking. QOSUseNonConformantMarkings does not shape: it will never delay nonconformant traffic. However, only the conformant packets will get the special DSCP mark. The others will get 0, Best Effort.
Once you've created a QOS2 flow, to shape your outgoing traffic, call QOSSetFlow with these parameters before doing your Winsock sends.
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The 17th pastor, Adam Clayton Powell, Sr. of the Abyssinian Baptist Church, now located in Village of Harlem, N.Y., tells of a compendium of a people's struggles against many odds, starting with twelve humble members to an organization of over 16,000 members.
It is a 'must read' in Black American studies of American Church History. It serves as a source of information as to adventures in the work of kingdom building.
It was in June, 1808, that the Abyssinian Baptist Church was organized. That year, the Rev. Thomas Paul, a liberal white preacher, came down from Boston and met a small group of people who were segregated members of the First Baptist Church (white) which was then worshiping in the Gold Street area of New York. Later locating to Broadway and 79th Street it was re-organized into what is now known as the Abyssinian Baptist Church now located in the Village of Harlem, New York.
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I found out what to do with the Windows 7 Slow Internet Connection problem!!
I've been having the issue with a Lenovo laptop I upgraded to Win7 for a long time. I got a wired connection and a wireless connection to a same router. The performance of the wired connection is very poor, that is, buffering and downloading is terriblly slow, while the wireless connection seems to be quite normal.
Now I finnally got away from the annoying problem. What you should do is to go to your net-card properties and change the speed from 100 Mbps Full Duplex to Auto Negotiate, or do the opposite, that is, you have to change the speed from Auto Negotiate to 100 Mbps Full Duplex if your situation is that the oringinal is Auto Negotiate. Now press confirm. Bang!!
I have been inspired by the following thread "Windows 7 Slow Internet Connection"
Please go to the bottom line to check it out. The guy named katrash said,
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Recently I went from XP to Win7 but my net speed was so slow and frustrating. I tried many of the things menttioned above but nothing helped. I even thought of going back to XP (the same computer worked very fine then) besides my other 2 computers which are connected to the same router has no problem with connecting to the internet.
Today, I went to net-card properties and changed the speed from Auto Negotiate to 100 Mbps Full Duplex. Like magic ... I have full speed now - even better than with XP.
Steps: Control Panel --> Network and Sharing Center --> Change Adapter Settings --> right click the conection and select properties --> select Configure button --> goto Advanced tab --> look for Link Speed and Duplex --> change Auto Negotiate to 100 Mbps Full Duplex.
Note: the speed might depend on the routed and network card you use. My configuration is "Linksys WRT54G" router and "Intel(R) PRO/1000 MT Network Connection" net card."
My situation is that it was 100 Mbps Full Duplex before I did anything, so I did the opposite way and it worked. It seems useless for you to turn off QoS or do the "netsh int tcp set global autotuninglevel=disable"stuff. Hopefully this can help you. This is my first thread here and my first post written in English (I'm Chinese). Please take my appology if there are problems in my writing. I will really appreciate it if you would be so kind as to tell me if there's anything wrong in my writing.
Any questions please contact me at firstname.lastname@example.com. And~I love China but to h*ll with GFW in China!!Saturday, July 03, 2010 7:49 PM
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I will really appreciate it if you would be so kind as to tell me if there's anything wrong in my writing.
And~I love China but to h*ll with GFW in China!!
Your english is among the best of any I have seen in any forum.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Shield_Project (GFW)
PS - NaOH.cN great! LOL!Saturday, July 03, 2010 9:38 PM
Thank you. I really appreciate it.Sunday, July 04, 2010 1:51 AM
50_Cent_Army, quite a funny translation haha. We call them 五毛党 indeed here in China. The url http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/50_Cent_Army is blocked too, and I have to get a proxy to open it.Sunday, July 04, 2010 1:58 AM


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People manage to survive in Washington, DC while adding nothing to the commonweal, and sometimes doing substantial damage. They have the dirt on their rivals, they know who's butt to kiss or they just have a canny instinct that enables them to artfully duck at the right moment. I'm not sure which describes Jamie Gorelick, but like Arnold Schwarzenegger at the end of a Terminator Movie, it seems you can predict that she'll be back. This time, perhaps, as President Barack Obama's new Attorney General.
In revolutionary France, Minister Talleyrand had a similar career to Jamie Gorelick. He worked for the dying Ancien Regime. Then, once the French Revolution culminated in the execution of Louis XVI, Talleyrand nearly faced disaster. Yet, he timed his defection to the revolutionaries with perfection, and conveniently arraigned a prolonged trip to England, on behalf of the Revolutionary government, during the Reign of Terror.
For a time, after English Prime Minister William Pitt expelled him from England, Talleyrand worked as a speculator for an American bank. He made a strong political connection to kindred spirit Aaron Burr, but also managed a simultaneous friendship with Alexander Hamilton.
Even as he worked his way into the good graces of the Directory, which resulted from the initial attempts by the French to reconstruct their state after nearly a decade of revolutionary purges, he cultivated his friendship with General Bonaparte. Quickly, he expanded his influence by assisting Napoleon Bonaparte in his 18 Brumaire coup d'etat.
In the waning days of Napoleonic influence, Talleyrand again joined the winning side. He played a major role in the restoration of Louis XVIII and the Bourbon dynasty. This prompted Napoleon to tell Talleyrand to his face that he was "shit in a silk stocking."
Thus, Talleyrand spent his entire career rising to positions of power and influence and then betraying the public trust. He was disloyal, financially unscrupulous, and morally degenerate. Yet, as Napoleon also bluntly pointed out, "Like garbage, Talleyrand floats to the top of the harbor."
While I doubt seriously that Jamie Gorelick comes within three standard deviations of Minister Talleyrand's IQ, her career seems to parallel Talleyrand's in many respects. She has her fingerprints on several recent events that could be filed in a database labeled "Epic Fail."
As an eager, young staffer to President Bill Clinton, she served as the No. 2 official at the Justice Department in the Clinton administration, from 1994 to 1997. It was during her tenure here in which Jamie Gorelick authored a memo entitled "Instructions on Separation of Certain Foreign Counterintelligence and Criminal Investigations."
This memorandum placed limits on the cooperation between counterintelligence agents and criminal investigators. It may have prevented immigration authorities from barred anti-terror investigators from legally accessing the computer of Zacarias Moussaoui, who was detained months prior to his intended participation in the 9-11 Hijackings. Concerns over jurisdiction issues prevented the sharing of Moussaoui's data. When Democrats appointed Jamie Gorelick to a chair on the 9-11 Commission, the role her memorandum may or may not have played was taken off the list of viable investigation topics.
This allowed Jamie Gorelick to move on to the next phase of her illustrious career. Despite a complete and total lack of any relevant professional experience in banking, real estate or finance, her next career destination was Fannie Mae. She spent 1997-2003 as a Vice-Chairman of Fannie Mae; helping to make the current American real-estate economy possible. In 2002, she told Business Week Magazine the following about Fannie Mae.
"We believe we are managed safely. We are very pleased that Moody's gave us an A-minus in the area of bank financial strength — without a reference to the government in any way. Fannie Mae is among the handful of top-quality institutions."
The benediction of Gorelick should have been viewed as the leper-bell of impending disaster. Robert Samuelson describes what people soon learned about Fannie Mae.
If you've paid attention, you know that chief executive Franklin Raines and chief financial officer Timothy Howard left the company after two federal agencies accused Fannie Mae of improper accounting to the tune of $9 billion in unrecorded losses.- Washington Post, 2004
This just describes the initial impact and does nothing to describe how Gorelick and friends went about their systematic pillaging of Fannie Mae's public credibility. In an entry entitled "Update on First Annual Druyun Award to Jamie Gorelick.", I described the perquisistes given to Gorelick and other influential officials with Fannie Mae.
This bold, unapologetic fraud staggers the mind. The table below turns the stomach of everyone who wants clean and responsive government to be the order of the day.
Wall Street Journal Describes Fannie Mae Enron's Special Loans From CountryFraud Title/Name Amount Fixed Rate Years Former FM CEO Franklin Raines $982,253 5.125% 10 Former FM Vice Chairman Jamie Gorelick $960,149 5.000% 10 Senator Christopher Dodd (D – Conn) $506,000 4.250% 5 Former FM CEO Jim Johnson $971,650 3.875% 5 Former FM CEO Franklin Raines (Not a repeat) $986,253 4.125% 10 Former FM COO Daniel Mudd $2,965,000 4.250% 7 Wall Street Journal mined real estate records for this data
Some of Gorelick's other contributions to domestic governance include a memorandum calling for the banning of strong encryption for Internet communication unless the government was given the keys. And of course, her resume wouldn't have been complete had she not worked to legally defend Duke University against it's own lacrosse team after that wonderful bonfire of the politically correct.
So now Jamie Gorelick rises again like the Pheonix, from the ashes of her own profoundly ineluctable incompetence. She just hasn't ruined things enough; so Barack Obama plans to make her Attorney General. I guess she has copied herself after Minister Talleyrand in every aspect except one. Minister Talleyrand was known around world for being extremely good at his job.
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Emerald Coast Cruizin'
The Chateau will be within walking distance to the main event site for this year's Emerald Coast Cruizin'! This year, the main event site will be the old Miracle Strip property, located conveniently just a block away from The Chateau. Please visit the Emerald Coast Cruizin' website for more information!Read more
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The Victoria office of the Wilderness Committee was established in 1989 to protect Vancouver Island's unique wild places. Since then, we have led many successful campaigns to protect our wilderness, including the Sea to Sea Green Belt, the Sooke Hills and Carmanah Valley.
Our Victoria Office remains a strong a vibrant part of the Wilderness Committee, and the activist community in Victoria. With two full-time staff members, a door-to-door canvass team and a bunch of volunteers we are working hard to protect Vancouver Island's old-growth, our special marine ecosystems and species, and to stop climate change at its root causes.
Please join us! Volunteer, donate or just stop by our lovely office in Fan Tan Alley!
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A benefit concert is planned for mid-April to raise funds to continue the fight against a dump proposed to be located next to Joshua Tree National Park.
The "Rockin' for Joshua Tree" benefit is scheduled for Earth Day weekend, April 18th and 19th, at Pappy & Harriets Palace in Pioneertown, California. This fund-raising campaign is the brainchild of artists and activists who have banded together to fight the proposed Eagle Mountain dump.
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Eric Burdon successfully launched the campaign with an Earth Day benefit concert in Palm Springs in 2000 to support the decades long battle to stop the dump. The lineup for this year's concert includes Bobby Garcia, Chris Laterzo & Buffalo Robe, the Hickmen, the New Dead Rebels, Rabbits With Bad Habits, Reallyshooo Zydeco, Shawn Mafia, The Sibleys, and, naturally, Surprise Guests.
Acoustic acts include Ted Quinn, Lance Palmer, JB, Barbara Buckland, Vickie Hill, and Pat Gorman.
There also will be a raffle for a stay at the Joshua Tree Rock House and the 29 Palms Inn and for artwork donated by the talented local artists of the Morongo Basin. Rick Hiestand will set up his telescope for folks to look into the galaxy, and there will be a showing of a documentary by Michelle Mazzetti about Joshua Tree National Park and the dump.
Tickets will be sold at the door. Tickets for both days are $35.00, and for either Friday or Saturday $25. There will be discount for the under 21 concert goers on Friday for $10.00, with I.D.
According to the benefit's organizers, the proposed Eagle Mountain dump threatens desert communities, Joshua Tree National Park, the already threatened desert tortoise and other native desert plants & animals.
The proposed dump would involve trash trains and trash trucks carrying 40 million pounds of garbage daily, rumbling from Los Angeles through the Coachella Valley for the next 117 years, to be deposited at the doorstep of Joshua Tree National Park.
Some background: Riverside County first approved the dump in 1992. Environmentalists challenged the approvals successfully in California Superior Court, and in 1994 the project lost all approvals, and was back to step one.
In 1997, Kaiser Ventures and Mine Reclamation Corporation produced a new environmental report (EIR) and again was successfully challenged in Superior Court. This time, Riverside County Board of Supervisors and Kaiser/MRC appealed the decision, and on May 7, 1999, the Appeals Court overturned the Lower Court's ruling.
Opponents filed a Petition For Review in the California Supreme Court. They were joined in that effort through "Friends of the Court" letters from then California Attorney General Bill Lockyer, Former Joshua Tree National Park Park Superintendent Ernest Quintana, the Sierra Club, California Advocates for Wildlife (CLAW), Mountain Lion Foundation, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Planning and Conservation League, Southwest Center for Biodiversity, Earthlaw, and others.
In July 1999, the California Supreme Court denied their request for a hearing. A federal lawsuit was filed by the Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice (CCAEJ) the Desert Protection Society and, Larry & Donna Charpied in 1999, challenging the land exchange granted by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, among other issues of law.
The National Parks Conservation Association filed a companion lawsuit in 2000, and all have tirelessly worked to protect precious desert resources. On September 21, 2005, U.S. Circuit Court Judge Robert Timlin ruled in environmentalists' favor and reversed the exchange of land between the BLM and the company. That ruling subsequently was appealed to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in December 2006. The court has yet to issue a ruling.
For more information about the benefit, call Donna Charpied (760) 574-1887 or email her at [email protected].
Donations to support the legal battle can also be made. Checks should be made payable to CCAEJ, earmarked for Stop The Eagle Mountain Dump, mailed to Donna Charpied/CCAEJ PO Box 397, Desert Center, Ca. 92239. CCAEJ is a non-profit organization under IRS Section 501(c)(3). All donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.


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Although not a super deal by UK standards, but I think a pretty good deal for us poor folk in the colonies!
I picked up a new Denon DVD-1930 last week! Video Pro are clearing them out to make way for the 1940's.
I got mine for $499 (213 Pounds), the RRP here is $699 (300 Pounds)


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Ah, summer time... when you can smell barbecue cooking and see picnic baskets on blankets in the grass. These are the times in the northwest when we gather with friends and family to enjoy the great outdoors, good company, and good food. With this in mind we asked the diligent folks at Northwest Public Radio to let you in on some of their favorite delicacies they like to take to a bbq or picnic:
Beer Can Chicken
By Sandi Billings, Major Gifts Officer
1 whole chicken
Enough olive oil to coat the chicken
Seasonings of your choice (ex: lemon and pepper; herbs; even bbq sauce)
Take a whole chicken, skin on, and coat it with olive oil and seasonings of your choice. Open a can of beer—cheap beer is fine, because its primary job is to keep the chicken moist. Pour a little out (in your mouth, if you wish!) and place the chicken cavity over the upright beer can so that the can and chicken will stand upright. You can buy a can-chicken holder that will make it very stable. Place the chicken and beer on a drip pan and place the whole thing on the grill on medium flame. Cover the chicken with foil and let it roast for about 1.5 hours or until a meat thermometer is inserted into the thickest part of the thigh reads 160˚-165˚F. If your grill is not big enough to cook it covered, you can roast it in the oven.
Extract the beer can from the chicken, cut it up and serve it with other deliciously grilled food like corn on the cob, thick-sliced yams, eggplant, zucchini, etc.
Broccoli Salad
By Natalie Bryant, Announcer
1 bunch of broccoli crowns
½ cup raisins
½ cup red onion (diced)
¾ cup mayo
½ cup sugar
2 T. apple cider vinegar
Shredded cheddar cheese
This is the only way I will eat broccoli! Mix the broccoli crowns, raisins, and diced red onions together. Mix the mayo, sugar, and apple cider vinegar in a separate bowl until well blended. Pour over the broccoli mix. Sprinkle with shredded cheddar cheese. Refrigerate for 4-8 hours before serving.
Korean Chicken Barbeque
By Phil Venditti, Friday Afternoon Classical Music Host
2 T. soy sauce
2 T. Korean red pepper paste (also known as gochujang, available at Asian groceries)
1-1 1/2 T. Korean red pepper powder (also known as gochugaru , available at Asian groceries)
2 T. chopped green onion
1 T. chopped garlic
1 T. ginger juice
1 T sesame oil
Sesame salt, to taste
Black pepper, to taste
Salt, to taste
3-4 pounds of chicken parts, preferably on the bone
Mix all the marinade ingredients together. Make shallow cuts in chicken, then marinate for at least half and hour. Preheat oven to 450˚F. Bake the chicken in the oven for 20-40 minutes.
By Phil Venditti, Friday Afternoon Classical Music Host
Cooked Rice (from 5 cups uncooked)
20 sheets of seaweed
5 eggs
4 carrots
4 cucumbers
1 lb. spinach
½ lb. beef
1 bunch of green onions
About 5 cloves of garlic
1 T. sesame seeds
Soy sauce
Sesame seed oil
Pepper, salt, and sugar
These Korean treats are disks of stuffed rice wrapped in sheets of dried seaweed. They can be eaten warm right after they're created, but lots of Korean parents make them early in the morning and put them in their children's school lunch containers. They're also a staple on picnics and hikes, since they're nutritious, tasty, and packed with energy. Best not to leave them to the day after you make them, though; the seaweed is best when it's crisp, and the rice is fluffiest when it's fresh. Enjoy! (Oh—and they go very well with kimchi)
Cut meat in thin strips and marinate with 3 cloves crushed garlic, chopped green onions, sesame oil, soy sauce, and ½ teaspoon sugar. Set in refrigerator while preparing other ingredients. Cook the rice with an appropriate amount of water. Cut cucumbers lengthwise and then into ¼-inch strips; sprinkle with salt; let sit for 15 minutes. Rinse, squeeze out water; set aside. Cut carrots into 1/8-1/4-inch strips. Sauté, using canola or vegetable oil. Set aside. Boil water and blanch spinach. Squeeze out excess water and season by blending in remaining 2 cloves crushed garlic, a little soy sauce, sesame seeds, sesame oil, and a bit of green onions and sugar. Fry eggs in a thin layer (like for an omelet); cut result into long, thin strips and set aside. Sauté beef. Put cooked rice in a big bowl until it stops steaming. Season it with salt, crushed sesame seeds, and sesame oil. Spread a sheet of seaweed on the wooden mat. Spread a thin mixture of rice over the sheet. Add all ingredients in strips and roll up the mat. Cut the resulting cylinder into small pieces and eat.
Summer Peach Caprese Salad
By Courtney Flatt, Environmental Issues Reporter
2 ripe summer peaches
8 oz. fresh mozzarella
1Ž4 cup extra virgin olive oil
Fresh basil leaves
White pepper to taste
A sprinkling of red sea salt
Slice each peach into 6 wedges. Slice the mozzarella into 8 slices. Layer, alternating between fruit and cheese – starting and ending with fruit. Carefully place basil leaves beneath the salad. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with sea salt and white pepper.
Grilled Salad of Frisée, Grapes and Chèvre
By Courtney Flatt, Environmental Issues Reporter
1 small bunch of red grapes
1 bunch of frisée
4 oz. of soft chèvre
Handful of pine nuts
Balsamic vinegar
Salt and pepper to taste
Place the red grapes on the grill. Flip once the grapes have grill marks. Add the frisée to the grill and keep a close eye on it. You only want the edges to blacken and for it to slightly wilt. When the grapes just begin to wilt, remove them. Chop the frisée and add it to a large mixing bowl. Add the grapes, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper and mix. Top with chèvre and pine nuts and serve.
Bacon Wrapped Water Chestnuts
By Thom Kokenge, All Things Considered Host
8 oz. can of whole water chestnuts
¼ cup soy or teriyaki sauce
1 t. sugar (brown sugar works too)
½ pound thick sliced bacon
Combine chestnuts with sauce and sugar, marinate at least 30 minutes. Microwave bacon long enough to cook off some grease, but still pliable (a couple minutes or so). Wrap each piece of bacon (may need to trim) around a chestnut and secure with a toothpick. Arrange in a shallow pan and bake at 325°F for 25 minutes or until bacon is done. Wait until cool to touch then dip each appetizer in BBQ sauce of choice. Ready to serve.
Nectarine-Raspberry Pie
By Kerry Swanson, Station Manager
Pie crust for a 2 x 9 inch pie
8 cups sliced nectarines
1 T. lemon juice
¾ cup sugar
Pinch of salt
1 T lemon zest
2 T cornstarch
1 T peach brandy or kirsch
1 cup raspberries
Mix nectarines with lemon juice, sugar and salt and let sit for 30-60 minutes. Transfer to a colander set over a bowl until a full cup of juice is in the bowl. Boil this liquid down to ½ cup (it will be syrupy and lightly caramelized). Allow to cool. Mix nectarines with lemon zest and cornstarch, then add cooled syrup and brandy, tossing gently. Transfer nectarine mixture to pie plate with the bottom crust in place. Top with the raspberries and then the top crust. Cut vents in top crust. Bake in a 425°F oven for 45-55 minutes, until juice bubble thickly through the vents.
Strawberry Rhubarb Pie with Oatmeal Crumb Topping
By Dee Ana Bell, Engineer
Pastry for single pie
2 heaping cups fresh strawberries, sliced
2 heaping cups rhubarb, chopped into 1 inch pieces
1 and ¼ cup sugar
½ cup flour
6 T. butter
½ cup brown sugar
2/3 cup flour
2/3 cup rolled oats
¼ t. cinnamon
¼ t. salt
Preheat oven to 375°F. Combine sugar and flour for filling. Arrange half of strawberries and rhubarb in pastry lined 9 inch pie pan (a deeper or glass pie pan is best to help prevent juices boiling over). Sprinkle half with sugar mixture and then repeat. Make the crumb topping: In a large bowl, combine all the topping ingredients except the butter. Cut butter into mixture using a pastry blender or two butter knives until mixture resembles coarse bread crumbs. Sprinkle the crumbs over the top of the pie filling. Cook the pie on the center rack for 50 minutes at 375°F until the crumbs are a deep golden brown and rhubarb is soft. To prevent overbrowning, put foil around the edges of the pie crust. Place a foil covered cookie sheet on the oven rack below the pie to catch any juice overflow. Let cooked pie cool for several minutes, then serve warm with vanilla ice cream or frozen yogurt.
Cedar Plank Salmon
by Sue Ann Sheppard, Membership Coordinator
Cedar Planks
Salmon Fillets
Salt and Pepper
Dijon Mustard
Brown Sugar
Lemon Slices
Soak cedar planks for a couple of hours. Salt and pepper top of salmon filet. Coat top of salmon filet lightly with Dijon Mustard, then coat lightly with brown sugar, place lemon slices on top of salmon. Place cedar planks on grill heated to 400 for 3 min. Flip planks then put salmon on the hot planks. Grill 20 to 30 min….depending on filet's thickness or until internal temp is 135.


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Tropical Storm Flossie formed last Thursday in the eastern Pacific, and has been innocently trekking westward since then. Today, it will make landfall on Hawaii with a burst of wind and rain, and high surf. All of the Hawaiian islands are under a tropical storm warning.
According to the Central Pacific Hurricane Center, Flossie has maximum sustained winds of 45 mph and is heading west at 16 mph. It's just 120 miles east of Hilo on the Big Island, where landfall is expected this morning. Interestingly, Flossie's last reincarnation in 2007 also passed close to the Big Island, but as a Category 2 hurricane.
A tropical cyclone landfall on (or passing near) Hawaii is not common but not exactly rare. Reliable records only go back about 60-65 years. But, in that period, 23 storms have passed within 200 miles of the islands (or one about every three years), 4 in July. Of those 23, Iniki 1992 was by far the strongest and most destructive, followed by Estelle in 1986.
Most storms affecting Hawaii weaken significantly before reaching the islands; Flossi is no exception.
The southern islands will experience worse weather than the northern islands, with some areas likely to get tropical storm force winds and periods of heavy rain. The storm is poorly organized with minimal thunderstorm activity, so this encounter could certainly have been much worse.
There is a long-range radar loop from the Big Island that will aid in tracking the center and the rainfall. The ensemble tropical rainfall potential, or eTRaP, is a consensus of seven models, and offers an objective rainfall forecast over the next 24 hours: it is showing isolated peak amounts of about 4 inches over the the Big Island of Hawaii, although higher amounts are certainly possible at high elevations.
After Flossi's encounter with the islands, it is expected to dissipate completely by the end of the week.
Moving back to the Atlantic basin, Dorian degenerated into an open wave on Saturday evening, and the National Hurricane Center ceased issuing advisories on it. However, it is (and has been) very close to becoming a tropical depression or storm again. There is renewed deep convection firing over the mid-level circulation today, but still no evidence of a closed surface circulation. Another aircraft reconnaissance may be tasked later today to confirm this.
Although the ocean temperature under the storm has increased notably over the past few days, wind shear and dry air continue to plague it. Depending on if and how it interacts with land in a few days, it could redevelop in the Gulf of Mexico, but that's a topic of discussion for later in the week.
In the near future, the worst it will do is bring gusty winds and increased chances of heavy rain to Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Haiti, and eastern Bahamas. However, it is still worth keeping a very close eye on, since any unexpected relaxation of the shear could allow it to organize much more quicker than currently forecast. The phrase "Bahama Buster" generally refers to weak storms that rapidly intensify over the very warm waters of the Bahamas.
* Brian McNoldy is a senior researcher at the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science.


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While Pacquiao caught only a portion of the fight, his trainer, Freddie Roach, was unimpressed by Mayweather's unanimous decision victory.
"Would Manny beat Floyd? You bet," Roach told Yahoo! Sports' Kevin Iole. "The way to beat Floyd (is) to outwork him every minute of every round. Manny is the only one capable of executing that game plan.
"Activity kills Mayweather. You need to stay busy against him and not let him dictate the pace by slowing down the fight. Southpaws are his other weakness. Manny is just a bad combination for Floyd to fight.
"If it would bring Floyd into the ring, I'd agree to have Manny fight him right handed."
After beating Cotto, Mayweather suggested retirement is a more viable option than making a fight with Pacquiao. The unbeaten Grand Rapids native has offered Pacquiao a $40 million flat purse for the fight, of which the Filipino star has rejected.
When Pacquiao enters the ring next month against Bradley, Mayweather already will be a week-plus into his 87-day jail sentence at Clark County Detention Center.
While Mayweather's sentence can be shortened due to good behavior and the performance of assigned work duties, it's unknown when -- or if -- he'll fight again.
Email Josh Slagter at email@example.com and follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/JoshSlagter


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What would you do if a loved one suddenly went missing? This happened to the Smith family of May 1 when Gavin Smith, father of three, disappeared one night without a trace.
Evan Smith, the son of this missing 20th Century Fox executive has taken his search to Twitter – and he could really use your help.
57-year-old Gavin Smith was visiting a friend in Oak Park, California, planning to spend the night. He left his friend's home in his black 2000 Mercedes 420E class car at around 10 p.m. and no one has seen or heard from him since.
His wife reported him missing after he failed to pick up his youngest son Wednesday morning, May 2. He hasn't called or gone into work. He hasn't used credit cards. Nothing. Just gone. And it has been just over a week now.
Since then, the family has created a website and a Facebook group page focusing on search efforts. Gavin's eldest son, Evan Smith has taken his plea to Twitter:
Gavin Smith is 6 feet, 6 inches tall, 210 pounds, with grey hair with blonde highlights and green eyes. He has a goatee, a 5-inch scar on his calf, a 4-inch scar on his inner right wrist and he was last seen wearing purple pants and black and gray shoes. And the Mercedes has padded storage racks and tinted windows.
Here's a video telling a bit more of the story, though there really doesn't seem to be much to tell:
Some commenters on various sites have suggested that Smith may have driven off of the road somewhere, but who knows? Do you have any ideas? And can you help this family spread the word?
(Gavin Smith photo from Reuters)


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Jamestown native to show styles in N.Y.
New York Fashion Week 2014 will get a little taste of North Dakota when Jamestown native Timothy Kokott presents his line of hats, yoga wear, summer clothes and holiday wear on Sept. 8.
"I have been doing children's versions of my hats for years for special clients, so this show will open with the official open of the children's lines," Kokott said.
The show will also include his new line of yoga clothing, which will have diverse clothes but more options for men and for fuller-framed, larger women, "because that's the niche that's missing," Kokott said.
The yoga wear is also intended for "hot yoga" styles such as Bikram yoga.
"You don't want a lot of fabric," Kokott said. "Lululemon, a lot of that has padding, and you are going to kill yourself if you do that with the heat that Bikram (uses). There's too much fabric for comfort" for a hot yoga session.
Some of the yoga wear can also be worn outside of class, as it looks like dress pants or other items suitable for wearing on a hot day.
"Then it goes into more of an evening collection, and then men's and women's hats, and this is all summer, holiday resort spring/summer (wear)," Kokott said. "It's based on the beach."
The show will also include some of the leatherwork Kokott creates, and some of his jewelry.
"A lot of my work, I don't determine if it's men's or women's — I let the customer determine that," he said.
Most likely, he'll be showing somewhere between 30 to 60 outfits, which he'll be producing himself. Many of the pieces will be hand-beaded out of Czech Republic glass beads and some Swarovski crystals.
In the fashion world, a "holiday" line is generally a glitzy, glamorous look — these elements of Kokott's show are more regal and rich.
"Everything I'm doing is produced in America, and at this point, it's all produced in New York City," Kokott said.
His show will also include his family — he hopes to include a niece, a nephew and several grandnieces as models.
And the show's tagline is "The Ultimate Muse," and it honors his younger sister, Theresa Kokott Weinke.
From North Dakota
Now Kokott lives in Clinton Hill, N.Y., part of the Brooklyn borough, but he was born in Jamestown, the seventh of eight children born to James and Margaret Kokott.
His time in fashion began at age 5, when his mother taught him and his siblings how to knit. At age 13, she taught him how to make a pair of pants, and at 15, Kokott made a tuxedo for an older brother.
In 1976, as a junior in high school, Kokott made his own tux for prom, and as a senior, he took a sewing class in high school. He later attended Anoka (Minn.) Area Vocational Institute.
"We were raised with very little money, but we had supplies and we had had space … and all eight of us turned out to be artists, and our parents were both artists," he said.
Kokott credits both his parents for their design skills.
"When my father looked at the hat that I brought to New York that ended up on the runway … he described it from the standpoint of a farmer who didn't understand that he was a designer," Kokott said. "… he designed things that were specific to the machines that were improvements. … they took his ideas and produced improved attachments."
His father James described the hat as "a combination of design and function, and protective."
Some of those influences still show through in Kokott's work.
"You'll see a basic influence in where I come from, in North Dakota. You'll see a lot of nature in my work, because I am a gardener," he said, noting some of his work is even edible, like wigs made of grapes.
Kokott said the Midwest work ethic, strength and niceness helps in the fashion industry.
"Be ready to work hard and long hours, and be tested by people that aren't necessarily very nice," he said, offering advice to anyone interested in joining the fashion industry.
Anyone interested in seeing Kokott's work can visit his website at www.timoth ykokott.com, contact him via email@example.com or find him on Facebook. Within North Dakota, Linda Brooks has his hats, and can be reached at (701) 523-3586 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Once there, I'm taking the day to walk around, then a big meeting with trainers tomorrow, including soon-to-be-Certified-Turbulence-Trainer, Kate Vidulich of New York City.
Until then, guys, get started here
- www.turbulencetraining.com/freeworkoutformen
And for women
- http://www.turbulencetraining.com/freeworkoutforwomen/
Today's Kickbutt Mindset Tips:
The best time for a 2nd chance is right now. Forgive yourself, forget the past (except the lessons learned), and start again toward your goals and dreams today.
The problem is not the problem. The problem is your attitude about the problem.' - Captain Jack Sparrow
Keep on pushing,
Craig Ballantyne, CTT
Certified Turbulence Trainer


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London, United Kingdom, 2011/05/10 - Exchange Data International (EDI), a well established provider of back office data announced today a partnership with FailStation, the industry utility that aggregates real time failed trade and pre-matching trades for the industry - Exchange-Data.com.
Middle Office Solutions, LLC (MOS) and Exchange Data International Limited (EDI) have signed a Partnership agreement to expand the products and services offered to their clients, for the first time, combining reference data & applications to achieve their clients STP goals.
With this partnership, Middle Office Solutions and EDI will fulfill a strategic need for Investment Manager, Broker and Custodian clients, as the community continues in the use of FailStation as the fails and pre-settlement exception management utility. The adoption of EDIs reference data furthers the commitment to clients to mitigate the risk, time and cost of processing transactions.
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Nowadays I only buy records and music-DVDs from artists websites, or webstores run by the musicians themselves. That way I know that _more_ of my money goes to the artist.
If the RIAA are correct, how is this even possible? All RIAA wants is for artists to be dependant on record labels, so that they can cash in more money.
Think about it. If none of the money went to record labels, wouldn't the band be able to finance themselves? With the breakthrough of the internet, advertising is cheap, next to free. You can distribute music without even having to pay for the CD-materials! There is no reason we should give most of our money to record labels anymore. They're as extinct as dinosaurs, as far as I'm concerned.
Couple all this with the fact that it's no longer a matter if whether people want to buy, or download. It's now a matter of whether people want to buy-and-also-get-their-computers-taken-over-witho
Okay, I agree the label covers advertising. But what does this really mean? Unless the band already needs no introduction, they aren't getting TV or radio spots. (Let's not get into pay-for-play just yet)...
What are they getting? Posters? Unless you live in a major urban area, you're probally not going to see many of those, and even if you do they are probabally posted illegally. Besides I doubt you move many units based solely on what the album "looks like". Maybe the occasional impluse purchase, but I can't see many people buying the majority of their albums unheard.
That leaves airtime of some sort. The tradional channels are broadcast radio and cable TV. MTV and clones only play videos (or parts of them) and those are a whole 'nother expensive enterprise, which usually doesn't start until the band actually is successful. So we're back to broadcast radio. (We'll get to XM/Sirius in minute) The FM dial is pretty much a small set of genres with the same 12-24 songs in rotation around a slew of blather. Sure there are small indie stations, but those are dying off faster and faster. Probably because the labels would rather advertise the newest Britt Spears single on/to the local ClearChannel/Infinity franchise than spend the bucks to get some unknown played on a tiny little college station.
XM/Sirius is a little better, but you've still got a fairly small number of spots for a really huge number of potential songs/artists.
Where is left for the non-megastars? Pretty much concerts. Concerts get you something, but again, a narrow audience. I'm 29. I have a job, a wife, and a baby on the way. I live 30 minutes from the "hip Austin Music Scene". Even when bands I really like come to town I don't go see them. It's not something that fits into my lifestyle anymore.
Finally there is the internet. The last bands I've checked out where because someone's website said they liked them and I hunted around to find them. (Yes, usually on P2P of some sort). Once I did find them I downloaded a few tracks and looked at what else that user (the P2P one) was sharing and grabbed a handful of other stuff at random. Eventually I get around to listening to them, and delete 90% right off. Out of the remaining 10% I usually find a few tracks I like and then go out and buy the album. (This is pretty rare because I don't have the time to search and download...)
So, the way I see it, the "major labels" have two choices:
1) Not sell me anything, because I don't hear anything I like.
2) Accept the fact that P2P is a reality and produce a physical product which is inticing enough for people to bother buying it
When P2P was easy, I bought more CD's that I ever had at any other point in my life. As it got to be more of a hassle, I've bought less and less, and listen to the same old CDs again and again. I've brought close to 1000 CD's in my lifetime, but no more than 10-15 in the last two years. (And most of those were used)
"The Industry" is cutting itself out of the sweetest parts of the market (25 - 35 adults with 100K+ household income) in the hopes of locking in the 13-24 year old set.
However, that is not really the issue which Sony is attempting to defend. Sony is attempting to defend an action which essentially transfers ownership of _your_ computer to itself. And it is that which prompted the legal slap, and rightly so, for what it's worth.
The fact that Sony seems to be unable to learn that lesson is another issue, and apparently one's only recourse seems to be to boycott their recordings. In my case, that seems incredibly
What is this whole nonsense about contracts, anyway? It's all a bunch of theft!
The difference being that the users knowingly installed those applications and assumed the risk that comes with it.
I suppose the problem is going to be that all cartels fall in time, and in every case the role played by the market is going to be open to debate.
Anyway, I'm curious as to whether you cite any examples.
The comparison is apt and honest. I can't count how many times regular application software has done this to me. For example, the time I put Outkast's Speakerbox CD into my drive, and I found a buggy version of Firefox had installed and masqueraded as a system DLL. Or the time I was listening to William 0rbit's Strange Cargo, all the while the CD was secretly installing an unpatched IIS server and updating the kernel to keep the install from showing. Boy, that sucks every time.
Clearly the analogy as apt, and we need a more progresive, less bigoted view: Just because it's a shrouded rootkit doesn't mean it's a security hazard.
I believe he was stating that this is nothing unusual for the software industry, not specifically the music industry. He's saying that many companies use copyright protection, and
I truly, deeply, and sincerely hope all his personal computer systems are rooted by all the DRM flavors out their simultaneously. Then he can live with what he claims is not a problem at all for the rest of us.
I assume the next step is suing the software house that produced the DRM for them. Because they, at the very least, should have known they were implementing a standard root kit with all the risks that entails."the technology they used contained a security vulnerability of which they were unaware".
Piracy is bad, but so is getting rooted...
Copyright infringement may be bad, but getting rooted is orders of magnitude worse, because it opens your computer to other crackers and malware. Given the hundreds of thousands of computers that are affected, this even has implications for National Security -- terrorists could launch one Hell of a DoS (or otherwise) attack with that many zombie machines!
No, what Sony has done is much worse than copyright infringment; it's very nearly terrorism!
Given that:
1) The Sony rootkit contains pirated open source code, and
2) The RIAA finds nothing wrong about the Sony rootkit
It follows that RIAA does not consider the piracy of copyrighted material wrong... Well, I'm off to go copy a few CDs, with the cartel's blessing this time.
Sure, most of the schemes do not affect ripping on my platform(Linux), but I am unwilling to support a distribution method that unfairly restricts basic fair use. So whenever I see a CD that I would like to purchase but its copy protected, I make sure to give it a 1-start review on amazon stating the reasons why I wont purchase it. Its quite simple, if enough people refuse to buy copy protected content and make it publicly known, the industry will be forced to release real CD's.
Just what is being sold here? Music, with a 3,000 word EULA -- or software? I think what has been created is an entirely new category of product.
And I, for one, feel this new product is being sold under deceptive marketing practices that have it masquerading as be a product it's not. It pretends to be a regular music CD, with only fine print informing you otherwise. This deserves full investigation by all regulatory authorities with appropriate punishments doled out. In addition. these CDs should be sold in an entirely different section of any store from regular music discs.
MP3s (etc.) just add a different medium for the same music sharing impulse.
No, the problem with the SonyBMG situation is that they installed "technology" without the user's consent. How can the user consent in the fine print of an EULA to installing software which is specifically designed to hide itself and to be impossible to uninstall? Obviously, if there was any credibility to the claim that the user consented to installing the software there would be absolutely no reason to hide it! The idea that you can simultaneously get me to consent to something AND keep me from knowing about it is so insane that it would be comical if so many people weren't seriously suggesting that its true.The problem with the SonyBMG situation is that the technology they used contained a security vulnerability of which they were unaware.
Furthermore, the "vulnerability" in this program that SONY was "unaware of" is not a typical software bug that developers might be reasonably unaware of. This software is specifically designed to hide any file starting with the $sys$ prefix! The idea that the creators of this software are "unaware" of something they specifically designed this program to do is almost as insane as the fallacy above.
Whats worse, the uninstaller is designed to break security too! If you are putting a remotely accessible ActiveX control on a machine, which has a function called "ExecuteCode," you're allowing any web page to "ExecuteCode" on that machine. This isn't a vulnerability, its a bad design, and the design is so obviously bad that it is impossible to be sympathetic.
If you are savvy enough about computers to be designing DRM software in the first place then obviously you would know that these things are problems!
Causal fallacy.
It's not like he doesn't know it, but why bother building proper arguments when you can get away with absolute b*llshit and still be quoted as a respectable source? I couldn't finish reading the whole article, and to compare file-sharers to bank robbers and shoplifters was just insulting.
Cary Sherman: Obviously, anyone who has stopped downloading (or uploading) illegally will not get sued.
Thank you, Cary Sherman, for your infinite compassion towards us petty thieves, we are not worthy of such.
Hey, FBI, there's still time.
First let's take a look at the claim that Sony was merely trying to add a layer of protection to their IP by using XCP and weren't aware of the potential security flaws.
For starters, if they just wanted to encrypt their data or have a program running in the background that prevented the user from opening a certain application, this is all possible with XCP. In fact, the only reason to use XCP is to bypass the built-in security measures that your computer should have immutably enabled and functioning. That is, they wanted their DRM software to be in a position of ultimate control over your computer. Ordinary security features prevented this, so they install XCP to hijack your computer, to bypass security - and not only that, but they provide that control to any program that prefixes its name with $sys$. That is, XCP is a security flaw by its very nature and it was licensed with just this functionality in mind. There is no other reason to use it, but to circumvent security measures.
Now I'd like to address the seemingly prevalent belief that people are up in arms against this software primarily because it may allow a virus or other undesirable program unfettered access to you system.
People are used to security flaws within windows. They happen all the time and MS releases patches. They are not well loved for it, but for the most part, people continue to use windows and tolerate the seemingly ubiquitous lack of security. Why then, would they make an exception for Sony's case? I believe the answer lies not in the DRM itself, but in Sony's arrogant and anti-consumer attitude that they're right to control their "property" usurps the consumer's right to control the functionality of his or her computer.
One statement that whoever-it-was in this interview made in defense of Sony was that DVD's have been DRMed forever. You can't rip them to disk, you can't copy them, you can't even play them in non-licensed players. CDs, on the other hand, (as manufactured by Sony) are designed not to prevent you from playing them, or copying them, or presumably using them as you see fit, but rather to prevent you from copying in excess and giving too much of Sony's IP away without their consent. The problem with this logic is that for one thing, nobody is giving the movie companies kudos for locking down their DVDs. That I can't legally rip my copy of Spaceballs to my iPod video isn't a fact that gains MGM much love. And secondly, CDs were never designed to be crippled in the first place. When I buy a CD, I expect it to behave like a CD. Sony wants to change the way CDs behave - and the only notice they give you about it is an enigmatic little "CP" icon and the words "content protected". Content protection sounds good to me - does that mean that my CDs will scratch less, or that if I lose the CD, the content will continue to be made available to me, because I paid for the content? I thought not.
Lastly, I'd like to take issue with the notion that the Sony fiasco has set DRM back for years. I don't think it has. In the official release, Sony has only recalled the discs with XCP and has all but promised that future CDs will be released with some form of DRM. As long as the methodology doesn't usurp the functionality of the computer or provide in any egregious way a security risk, Sony will continue to distribute crippled CDs. That is, after all, the reason for the fiasco in the first place. It wasn't the DRM that got them in hot water, it was the way they went about achieving it. There are still many CDs out there with the "CP" logo that Sony hasn't recalled. Santana's newest CD comes to mind.
This is the way that the future is going to go. DRM has more than a foot in the door, it nearly has a whole leg. The Sony fiasco must serve as a wake-up-call for us, or we risk losing the public domain forever. (DRM + DMCA = unlimited copyright terms) We mu
If it causes harm intentionally, then you are guilty of fraud and destruction of property, and should be subject to criminal as well as possible civil penalties.
If it causes harm unintentionally, you should still be subject to civil penalties.
There is no excuse for software that causes harm unless I clearly waived my rights to redress and that harm was unintentional.
While this may be reasonable if the software is free (as in either speech or freedom), it is not reasonable if the purpose of the software is to protect someone else's property interests.
The bottom line, is that such untrusted, unvetted code, should only be deployed to dedicated machines where the harm is not likely to be wide-spread (i.e single purpose devices), and particularly where the harm will affect those who would naturally benefit from what the software should do: if a firmware upgrade is sent to my cable box by my cable company, and it kills the box so that I get a refund on not being able to view content, this is likely reasonable. But it should certainly not kill a general purpose computer. If anything, that is an argument for dedicated devices who's sole purpose is the decryption and display of encrypted content.
In the first enforcement of Texas' new spyware law, the Consumer Protection Against Computer Spyware Act of 2005, Attorney General Greg Abbott filed suit against Sony [state.tx.us] for having "surreptitiously installed the spyware on millions of compact music discs (CDs) that consumers inserted into their computers when they play the CDs, which can compromise the systems." The suit is seeking US$100,000 per violation. A PDF of lawsuit is available here [state.tx.us].
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Deep vein thrombosis is not often a complication from spider veins and varicose veins. However, some other more serious problems may occasionally develop.
This is a spider vein or varicose vein problem that can lead to the problem of varicose eczema or venous ulcers. When there is poor blood flow in a certain area, then the method in which the skin is able to exchange oxygen, nutrients, and waste products with the blood is negatively affected. Over time, this poor exchange will lead to certain skin care problems.
Varicose eczema is a brown or purple discolouration of the skin, which can be permanent. A rash may also develop.
Venous ulcers will form when poor blood flow exists and there is not enough drainage of fluid from the skin. Because of the poor blood flow the ulcer does not heal and this condition can continue for a long time if no treatment is given. Fluid build-up can also lead to fungal and bacterial infections of the skin tissues when there is poor circulation. Venous ulcers can be treated with compression stockings or compression bandaging to improve the blood flow in the affected area or with surgery to remove to problem causing veins.
Occasionally, varicose veins can form a blood clot that is referred to as phlebitis. This blood clot can be extremely painful and the skin may become red and swollen in the affected area. This blockage is associated with veins that are near the surface of the skin and is a less serious condition than the deep vein thrombosis problem.
In severe cases of varicose veins, vein thrombosis may develop. This condition is characterized by sudden and severe leg swelling. It is associated with blockages in deeper veins, unlike phlebitis. The clot causing the blockage can potentially travel to heart and lungs. Therefore, this is a serious condition that requires immediate medical attention.
Varicose veins unfortunately can rupture leading to extensive bruising and possibly infection or several other complications. Extensive external bleeding can occur if the areas with varicose veins are cut. Treatment for this issue will likely require emergency medical attention and first-aid procedures for excessive bleeding such as elevating the wounded area above the heart and applying pressure to the wound to slow the bleeding.
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Johnson County Commission chair candidate Ed Peterson, the former Fairway mayor and current District 1 commissioner, released his end-of-the year finance report late last week and shows $25,000 in donations.
Peterson is challenging incumbent Ed Eilert for the chairmanship, with the general election scheduled for November.
A release distributed by the Peterson campaign said the fund came from more than 150 donors.
"I am humbled by the outpouring of support by people who share my vision for a better Johnson County, and the fact that we reached our goal without the help of corporate and political action committee contributions," Peterson said.
Peterson's campaign claimed he has at least $5,000 more cash on hand than Eilert. Eilert's October to November finance report was not available on the Johnson County Elections Office website as of this writing.


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Medical copter crash in Oklahoma kills 2
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Authorities say a medical helicopter has crashed in Oklahoma City, killing two people and injuring a third.
The Oklahoma City Fire Department tells The Oklahoman newspaper that the crash happened Friday morning. A fire department spokesman says two people were killed and one person was taken to a hospital.
Authorities say the crash happened near the St. Ann Nursing Home in northwest Oklahoma City.
A large storm system has blanketed much of the Midwest and Plains in snow, but it wasn't immediately clear if authorities believe weather played a role in the crash.
Read more: http://www.9news.com/news/article/318625/71/Medical-copter-crash-in-Okla-kills-2
This is a Denver local news.. I'm sure the folks in Oklahoma will post more news...
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naaman fletcher (7,362 posts)
1. I heard the crash, this is near my house
But I was busy trying to get the kids out the door to school so didn't pay it much attention
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uppityperson (110,168 posts)
2. Aw dang. :(
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3. We had bad weather the last 2 days, but the weather was clear when this happened.
All the snow, etc., we had Wednesday and Thursday was gone by Thursday afternoon. It was a bit below freezing this morning, but no precip.
That the pilot was able not to crash on a busy eight lane expressway close to where they finally crashed must have been a miracle. They ended up very close to a senior citizens' center but didn't hit a building or a car. Some of the staff from St. Ann's went out to try to rescue the passengers, and one was slightly burned pulling someone from the wreckage.


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Green told The Australian's Strewth column last week that he "recently started writing my next novel – about a near future pope who's just been elected, you guessed it, after the last one bloody resigned! Beaten to the punch, dammit."
Geez, what are the chances of that? Pretty good, it turns out. Because Green says he finished his first book (in which "fictional terrorists destroyed the World Trade Centre in New York") in August 2001, a month before that actually occurred. Then, "funnily enough", he also wrote a novel about "a global financial crisis and finished it in 2006-07, just before it happened, so when it actually happened once again I had to rewrite the book."
Funnily enough indeed.
So is John M Green a latter-day Nostradamus or just a bloke who needs to expand his repertoire of brags? And if it's the former, why isn't he SportsBet's biggest customer? And is he now turning his mind to a novel on
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