text:
First, the man himself, who was born on January 14, 1928 of Hungarian descent, which he really embraced in his later life. He moved to New York in the 1950s and though he studied with Lennie Tristano, he immediately jumped into the city's dixieland and mainstream swing scene. So many people just think of his associations with Louis and Roy Eldridge but after spending time with him on a road trip in 2010, it was stunning to hear how many people he played with during this period: Max Kaminsky, Ed Allen, Red Allen, Eddie Condon...the names just kept on coming.
In the early 1960s, he was part of a dixieland band, the Village Stompers, that scored an unlikely hit with their instrumental recording, "Washington Square," which actually hit number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963:
Here's another one from the Village Stompers, "Midnight to Moscow," with a YouTube video featuring the original album cover in which you can spot Joe, dead center with his trademark glasses and moustache:
In 1967, Louis wasn't in the best of health. All Stars clarinetist Buster Bailey died in April and was replaced by Johnny Mince, but after only a couple of gigs, Louis came down with pneumonia and had to take some time off. When he was ready to go again in June, he needed a new clarinetist and Joe Muranyi was selected. Why Joe? Well, the Village Stompers were booked by Joe Glaser and Glaser always seemed to choose All Stars musicians from his roster. But Louis and Joe were also somewhat familiar with each other; when Louis visited Jack Bradley's short-lived nightclub "Bourbon Street" back in 1967, he snapped a picture of Joe sitting at a table with both Louis and Red Allen. Fast company!
Joe was a lifelong worshipper of Louis and a real student of jazz history so joining the All Stars was a dream come true. He told me about his first rehearsal with the group in 2006:
"I was quite nervous. The night before I played that Avakian Columbia record, 'Ambassador Satch,' a collection of all types of things, George told me. So I played that, that wonderful 'Royal Garden Blues' solo, you know, just a gem. I said, 'Geez, how the hell can I play with a guy like that?' So we ran down the thing and it went pretty good. I mean, there was no doubt that I fit in. I just did the best I could and by the end of the evening, Pops was smiling. And I remember 'So Long Dearie.' I said, 'Well, I can get through the chorus but I don't know the verse too well.' So he blows his horn into my fucking face and plays it for me! It was wonderful! I was such a fan, I didn't know what to do. I mean, I got to listen and try to learn and as it turns out, we never did ever play it, but he played it for me as to how it went which is marvelous."
Jack Bradley took the following photo of Louis and Joe from that first rehearsal:
"I got along very well with Pops," Joe told me. "I was the only one in the band that knew all the records and the history and stuff. There's the one, on that 67, that first broadcast, we're sitting back—I think it might, if you listen carefully it might be on the tape—he said, 'How the fuck do you pronounce your name?' I said, 'Muranyi, like Ma Rainey.' Oh, he loved that! He broke up laughing, he never forgot it. A lot of cats in the business call me, 'Hey, Ma Rainey!'"
Joe made many recordings with Louis in his years with the All Stars. He told me his favorite was this version of "Cabaret" from the "What a Wonderful World" album:
Joe stayed until Louis's last engagement at the Waldorf-Astoria in 1971. When Louis was sick and had to stop performing from late 1968 to late 1970, Joe found another gig with a legendary trumpeter, Roy Eldridge, with whom he shared the bandstand with at Jimmy Ryan's for the next decade, even recording an album together for Pablo.
After Roy retired, Joe kept going, playing with everyone you could think of, including one of my all-time favorite groups, the Classic Jazz Quartet, with Marty Grosz, Richard Sudhalter and Dick Wellstood. He continued working steadily through the 80s and 90s, when he began making trips to Hungary, where he was treated as a hero of sorts. He remained an ambassador of Louis Armstrong, playing with other alumni from the All Stars, recording tribute CDs of Louis's music, performing at the Louis Armstrong House Museum and with David Ostwald's Louis Armstrong Centennial Band at Birdland and at the Louis Armstrong Jazz Festival in Bank, Hungary, where he became the star of the show. A flurry of videos from the 2009 festival show Joe in fine form, playing and singing with a variety of acts. Here here is with a great trumpeter, Herbert Christ, on Fats Waller's "Blue Turning Grey Over You":
But though Joe was so intertwined with Louis and though he took part in so many projects that revolved around Louis, when it came to talking about Louis, that's where he clammed up. Oh, he could talk about Pops; he had stories like nobody else. But early on, a few of his stories made it into James Lincoln Collier's "Louis Armstrong: An American Genius"....but they weren't attributed to Joe. They were stories he had told for years but when he saw them being told by others, he decided to save them for himself. If you were tight with Joe, he'd open up but always with the caveat that the stories were for HIS book that he was working on. He turned down many high profile authors who wanted to use his stories. Sure, he gave interviews about Louis all the time, but he had certain stories that he trotted out; the "good shit" as he called it was for his book and his close friends and that's all.
So you could imagine how I felt when in 2006, I--a complete nobody, just out of college--decided to write Joe to ask him for an interview for my book. I was petrified. I found his son Paul online and Paul gave me his e-mail address. I wrote a long "Dear Mr. Muranyi" fan letter, explaining my goals and the importance of the All Stars and how I wanted to change a lot of perceptions.
It only took one day for a return e-mail with the simple subject line, "Hi." Joe wrote, "Hey Ricky, Good to hear from you. Yeah I think that Pops later bands got short shrift from the Pops gurus. We had our moments with our band. I think Pops was the great Louis Armstrong until the day he died. So he didn't do new Cornet Chop Sueys ; he was the same guy who once did, though. Sure, call me..." The next day, I nervously called Joe, who told me that he had checked up on me and heard good things. To this day, I don't know who he talked to--I really only knew Dan Morgenstern and Michael Cogswell at the time--but that was fine by me and we set up an interview for October 25, 2006.
We had a ball that day. I stayed for hours and taped it all, transcribing the best of it (all in a 11,000+ words document). A lot of it made it into my book but most landed on the cutting room floor. Here's some beautiful words from Papa Joe that I never had the chance to publish: "Let's put it this way: I really loved him. He always talked about Joe Oliver, playing with Joe Oliver in Chicago and he never thought and how honored and how wonderful. And I don't equate myself with Louie but I felt that way about Louis Armstrong. I felt so thrilled and honored. Our first trip, we were in France or something and somebody was playing this song. He was backstage and I was backstage so we got to talking and I told him how much I appreciated me being with the band and I felt honored and I was such a fan of his and I went on a bit. I knew him well enough then but I just really wanted him to know, to tell him. And he flattered me and, I don't want to get into details, but he put down some of his clarinet players, he said, 'You know, I prefer you.' And then I later found out that, Ira [Mangel] told me or somebody told me—you know, Barney Bigard was like a comet. He'd come and go, you know, he'd play for awhile and then something else and he'd always come back. But I think whenever he asked to come back, he would come back. And when I joined the band, he asked to come back and Louie said no, he preferred me. Isn't that wild!? And the thing was, I wasn't a fall-down drunk or anything and I had a couple of young kids and I'm a college graduate. I think it meant something to him that I had the wife and the two kids and I wasn't coming from the, I don't know what kind of milieu, a drug addict milieu or whatever, however, you know….He did not like cats being drunk or carrying on in the band. 'Oh, he smokes pot.' But it was very serious to him. Take care of business. And the line I heard him yelling at I think Buddy or somebody that was drunk and he says, 'Don't fuck with my hustle.' Which is great. But in a way, the thing is he thought what he did was a hustle. It was just an expression, but it was like street smart. He certainly was street smart. I don't know, I wish I could play with him now."
And here's some more insights from Joe that paint a beautiful picture of the offstage Louis Armstrong:
At the end of 2008, I got my book deal with Pantheon. I signed the contract for it at Birdland with my agent and editor, attending a performance by David Ostwald's Louis Armstrong Centennial Band. David was a friend and he usually introduced me to the crowd, which we figured would impress my editor--but that night, David wasn't there! Joe was on clarinet but nobody else knew who I was. Vince Giordano was acting as leader and emcee, introducing some of the notable people in the crowd when Joe interrupted him and said, "Ricky Riccardi's here!" Vince, bless him, had no idea what Joe was talking about it but said, "Oh....he is?" Joe then grabbed the mike and proceeded to give me the greatest introduction I could have asked for, impressing the heck out of my editor. It was a charming moment my agent and I still talk about.
We continued keeping in touch and seeing each other occasionally, but in 2010 I got some bad news: Joe was battling cancer and it didn't look good. I grew very saddened and planned to make a visit to say goodbye--but then I heard that Joe fought it and was somehow doing okay. And then I got an e-mail from Joe himself saying he was back home! I couldn't believe, though I knew he wasn't 100%.
By this point, I was working for the Louis Armstrong House Museum, in charge of cataloging the Jack Bradley Collection. In October 2010, Michael Cogswell and I planned a trip up to Cape Cod to pay Jack a visit. Joe got wind of the visit and said he'd like to go because he had a place in Cape Cod that he wanted to check on because he hadn't been there in a while. We weren't sure his health would hold up, but he assured us he'd be okay. He was much thinner, didn't eat much, coughed a lot and had a hard time getting around but otherwise, it was a weekend I'll never forget. Even the drive up to and back from Cape Cod was an experience, listening to Louis and Joe point out things I had never heard, such as how Trummy Young perfectly complimented Louis's lead and stuff like that.
We eventually got to Joe's historic little Cape Cod home. I wasn't surprised to see this in one of the small rooms:
As we were leaving, we asked to take one more photo of Joe in front of his Cape Cod home:
And then it was off to Jack Bradley's house. I felt honored to be in the same room as Jack and Joe, two old friends for over 50 years. Michael Cogswell snapped these photos of me showing them all I had been up do at the Armstrong Archives:
This photograph has already become one of my personal favorites:
As 2011 turned to 2012, Joe's health continued to fail. But he seemed to rally again in March, when he was moved from a V. A. hospital into an assisted living facility. Word got around that somehow, he was fighting again and doing better than he had been. I called him up and indeed, he sounded better than I expected. I made plans to see him and visited him the following week. But when I got there, he said, "You came just in time; they're taking me to the hospital." He was having trouble breathing. Seconds later, two ambulance drivers came in and asked if I was family. No, I told them, just a friend. "But he's coming with me," Joe insisted.
And there we were in the ambulance back to the V.A. hospital. I held Joe's hand and though he spoke softly, we talked about Louis. He told me about his last dinner at Louis's house--July 2, 1971. Louis died on July 6. When we got to the hospital, I waited with him until a doctor came, said so long and said I'd see him soon. He smiled and held my hand. It was the last time I saw him.
Others visited in the following weeks, including David Ostwald, who played Louis Armstrong's music for Joe. But he was suffering and I almost felt relief when I got the call today that Joe had passed. At the same time, we're now in a world without Joe Muranyi. Another All Star is gone. There's only three left: Marty Napoleon, Jewel Brown and Buddy Catlett.
I cherished every moment I spent with Joe Muranyi; there'll never be another quite like him. He never did get that book out but I know drafts of it survive, with all those unknown stories about Pops. Maybe one day they'll see the light of day. But we do have Joe's music, which will live forever.
Once, he made a copy of an incredibly rare All Stars performance from the New Orleans Jazz Festival in May 1968. It wasn't even in the discographies. Because of that, Joe told me not to put any of it on my blog and I respected that. But now that he is gone, I think it's only fitting to end my personal tribute to Joe with his feature from that concert, something he was very proud of: "Just a Closer Walk With Thee." Goodbye, Papa Joe; you'll be missed.


text:
Heading to New Zealand/Australia
Posted 02 April 2009 - 05:15 AM
In NZ we have one day in Auckland, the rest on the South Island: Christchurch, Kaikoura, Marlborough, Te Anau, Wanaka, Dunedin.
In Australia: Gold Coast/Brisbane, Cairns, Port Douglas, Daintree, Hunter Valley, Sydney (and several jungle lodges for my bird watching).
Between moving and my mom's operation, I've had little time to do the necessary research. Help, please! Thank you.
Posted 02 April 2009 - 11:50 AM
Donations are always gratefully accepted.
Posted 02 April 2009 - 01:16 PM
Chch has some interesting looking Chinese places, though I can't vouch for quality. Petrini is a cool lunch spot, with cute store attached. Downtown Chch has a cool little area with small restaurants, shops, cafes. It's pretty small, so chances are you'll run into it just walking around. German place, Japanese tea house, brew pub, etc. Anyway, the brew pub is cool with above average food.
Sissies and wastoids
Posted 02 April 2009 - 01:42 PM
Posted 02 April 2009 - 08:27 PM
Posted 03 April 2009 - 01:41 AM
#7 Guest_Adam Lawrence_*
Posted 03 April 2009 - 03:55 PM
The other thing about Kaikoura is that it's famous for lobster (they call them crayfish there). I asked the B&B owner we were staying with where we should go to eat it: he said most of the restaurants were much of a muchness and that we should buy a cooked one from the fish shop, some bread and mayonnaise and go have a picnic on the beach. The downside was that half the seagulls in the Southern Hemisphere came to investigate, but it was a pretty good experience.
Posted 12 May 2011 - 10:59 PM
Posted 13 May 2011 - 03:22 PM
If not, my number one rec for the North Island (assuming you're in decent shape) is the Tongariro Crossing which is about 4 or 5hrs by train or car (btwn Wellingtong and Auckland).
Touted as the single best day hike in N.Zealand (we thought it was the best we'd taken during our 6 month trip throughout Asia) it should not be missed.
If you're a Lord of the Rings fan you'll recognize the volcano, Mt Ngauruhoe or Mount Doom (first pic shrouded in clouds on the left). It's tough to put into words how incredible this place is. Land of the Lost meets Mars. Pics do little justice. You just have to go.
first mile or two
M leading the way to stinky lakes that never freeze (full of sulfur)
This blogger covered it well. (Funny, he shot many of the same angles we did)
Provide more schedule details.
Posted 18 May 2011 - 09:04 PM
What I'm really looking for are Auckland dining/drinking recomendations. I have found a place to buy NZ microbrews, which haven't been stellar so far.
Posted 19 May 2011 - 07:52 AM
We had a really nice walk around the old cannon in Devonport today.
Posted 19 May 2011 - 12:06 PM
I had a terrific lunch at a Thai restaurant, the Blue Elephant
I guess I should add that I'm not looking for the Per Se of Auckland, I'm more looking for the Katz's or Sripraphai or Ssam Bar (2007 era) of Auckland.
We had a really nice walk around the old cannon in Devonport today.
I wasn't in Auckland and eating out for very long, but I'll check my notes tonight.
Even if you live to be 100, life is short.
Posted 20 May 2011 - 03:44 PM
Similar to our Picnic Garden in Flushing, Queens, they offered a raw meat/veg buffet you grilled at your table with a few sauces and various banchan. Much to choose from and the cuts and quality were very good. I imagine others are doing similar and easily found with a google.
I know this doesn't help much but we also had some really good kidney and other offal meat pies in random bakeries near the center of town.
Posted 21 May 2011 - 08:15 PM
I can recommend Gailbraith's Ale House for solid British style ales, most of which are cask conditioned. The appetizers I tried were good too but I didn't have a full meal.
We took a nice train ride on the Rainforest Express that ended up near a dam, really hard to believe that you're still inside the city limits. It's near Titarangi.
Posted 25 May 2012 - 03:04 AM
I did manage to have a few good meals at the fridge, which is a fancy pie place on new north road that's reliably good, if a little too heavy. I only get the pies and the caramel square.
the other good meals were at an indonesian place in an all asian food court on albert street in the auckland cbd. I recommend the rendang in particular. I'm sure I'll be back if I'm sentenced to more time in the antipodes.
I also recommend the auckland art gallery if you're looking for something to do in auckland. there's a bar on vulcan lane just off queen street whose name I don't remember that has a nice selection of NZ microbrews. it's right next to "the oldest bar in auckland" - which only has mass market garbage on tap.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Saint Michael's may not be located in a major city, but our community is still a vibrant, diverse hub of international energy. Students and professors from around the world come to Saint Mike's to be a part of life here.
For international prospective students, the admission process is supplemented with a few additional documents. If you are interested in applying, please follow the admission procedures for the program to which you are applying.
Saint Michael's TOEFL code: 3757
If your English is not strong enough to embark on a full-time Master's Program in TESOL, but your other application documentation is acceptable, Saint Michael's may offer you conditional admittance into its MATESOL program. Conditional admission means that you must complete our MATESOL Pathway Program (formerly GAEP) or supply the required TOEFL/IELTS results before transferring to the Master's program.
Please note that we require English language translations of foreign transcripts by the issuing institution. We reserve the right to request an applicant to submit evaluation(s) of official transcript(s) by an approved outside agency that verifies the attainment of the equivalent of a Bachelor's Degree if needed.
International graduate students are required to make a $500 deposit to confirm their enrollment in the program. This deposit is refundable (minus a $100 processing fee) in the event that a visa is not received. The deposit amount will be applied to the student's tuition. Deposits may be made online.
You will need your SMC ID number to deposit online. If you do not have your ID, please contact firstname.lastname@example.com.
For questions regarding international conditional admittance, contact:


text:
THE place on the web to discover the best rock bands that proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ!
christian, metal, chrisian, rock, music, bible, study, #skillet, kutless, narnia, whitecross, stryper, building, third, disciple, deliverance, crystavox, mission, guitars, titanic, barren, cross, seventh, slumber
The Christian Metal Realm. The Christian Metal Realm
christian, metal, realm, stryper, saint, hard, rock, thrash, sleaze, glam, metallica, deliverance, tourniquet, vengeance, bloodgood, theocracy, ultimatum, #skillet, believer, barren, cross


text:
Sidestepper wrote:Hey dude, I respect you as a developer and all, but I really don't appreciate your tone or the way you just equated me with a thief. I am guy that liked your game enough to pre-order it, recommend it to my friends, and provide extensive feedback and introductory tutorials. I was also one of the few people that used to faithfully restart his kingdom every few weeks to catch new bugs, and I have the bug feedback record to prove it.
Apologies. I wasn't trying to equate you to a thief/pirate - I'd have said "You are a thief" if that were the case . I was equating the lack of emotional context that easy acquisition of something that usually has value (in this case games) with the same lack of emotional context that happens when a player chooses to circumvent a game's systems through hacking.


text:
Find Your Perfect Home.
Lake Geneva Real Estate
Lake Geneva is located in Wisconsin. Lake Geneva, Wisconsin has a population of 7,778. Lake Geneva is less family-centric than the surrounding county with 30.29% of the households containing married families with children. The county average for households married with children is 31.81%.
The median household income in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin is $45,809. The median household income for the surrounding county is $53,998 compared to the national median of $53,482. The median age of people living in Lake Geneva is 40.8 years.
Lake Geneva Weather
The average high temperature in July is 85.2 degrees, with an average low temperature in January of 14.2 degrees. The average rainfall is approximately 36 inches per year, with inches of snow per year.
View Homes for Sale in Lake Geneva
Lake Geneva Map
Sort by:
Lake Geneva Real Estate Offices
More »
Real Estate Near Lake Geneva
Nearby Cities
Nearby Cities Homes for Sale
Lake Geneva Zip Codes


text:
New details about how the birth of young stars occurs are discovered by astronomers using a trio of tools. Hubble images taken over a span of 14 years are used to create a movie of the event. Laser experiments recreating the energy coming from a star hitting material shows how stellar jets interact with their surroundings. And finally, numerical simulations help scientists understand the physics of what's going on.
NASA, ESA, and M. Estacion (STScI)
Publication: August 31, 2011


text:
Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
Abiodun Oyewole
The Last Poets took the revolutionary pronouncements of South African poet Willie Kgositsile, the self-determination being preached by Malcolm X, and the creative fervor of the Black Arts movement and melded them into rhythmic, political, street poetry. In essence, they created rap. Oyewole has never taken personal credit for it, however. As Rickey Vincent, professor of Black Studies at San Francisco State University points out, "It was really kind of a movement. It was something that was part of the popular culture. The idea of mixing a poetry reading with a revolutionary passion, with an ancient African tradition of truth-telling, and with a griot-style of conga playing; all those things came out at just the right time."
The Poets' new spoken word form became enormously popular in Harlem in New York City. They found a loft space there and would perform with the likes of poet Amiri Baraka (then called LeRoi Jones) and musician Sun Ra. The group began to hold political clout; they were suddenly allied with outfits like the Harlem Committee for Self-Defense, the Black United Front, the SNCC (Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee), the SDS (Students for a Democratic Society), and the Black Panthers.
Through the years, Oyewole has recorded new material -- notably with his friend and fellow Last Poet Umar bin Hassan -- and has become an educator in the community. "Back then, I wanted to see everything burned, I wanted to see riots," Oyewole has said. "Now, my whole thing is, we have to see how we can be the greatest part of us, which is the healing part of us. This self-empowerment mode is where I'm at. I'd rather that folks learn how to save themselves before they kill themselves. That's what I'm trying to do."
Works by the Author
© Annenberg Foundation 2017. All rights reserved. Legal Policy


text:
Florida Coastal School of Law and Jacksonville University are proud to offer dual degree programs for highly motivated students who seek to broaden their legal education into the dynamic areas of business or public policy. These accelerated courses of study give select students the opportunity to earn degrees from both Coastal Law and JU in just four years.
Current dual degree programs include:


text:
I have a couple of WebDT 375 and need some help. I have the docking station as that seems to be necessary for transferring data.
I would like to do a clean install of the winCE.net 4.2 operating system if possible.
I have one that has the "odyssey client" installed and I can get this on my home network using the client and it work okay. However the other I get an error "this version of WLM requires version 5.40.xx or newer to support EAP-FAST" upon start up. Is there a way to get this online and resolve the error message.
Any help would be appreciated.


text:
- 1 Introduction
- 2 About modules auto-loading
- 3 About udev rules
- 4 Tips & Tricks
- 4.1 UDisks
- 4.2 Auto mounting USB devices
- 4.2.1 Mount under Template:Filename; use partition label if present
- 4.2.2 Mount under Template:Filename; use partition label if present; support LUKS encryption
- 4.2.3 Mount under Template:Filename; use partition label if present; support user un-mounting
- 4.2.4 Mount under Template:Filename; create symbolic link under Template:Filename
- 4.2.5 Mount under Template:Filename only if the partition has a label
- 4.2.6 Mount under Template:Filename; use partition label if present; ntfs-3g
- 4.2.7 Mount SD cards
- 4.2.8 Mount CDs
- 4.2.9 Accessing Firmware Programmers and USB Virtual Comm Devices
- 4.3 Speed Up udev
- 5 Troubleshooting
- 5.1 Disabling modules auto-loading with the load_modules boot parameter
- 5.2 Blacklisting Modules
- 5.3 Known Problems with Hardware
- 5.4 Known Problems with Auto-Loading
- 5.5 Known Problems for Custom Kernel Users
- 6 Other Resources
"udev is the device manager for the Linux 2.6 kernel series. Primarily, it manages device nodes in Template:Filename. It is the successor of devfs and hotplug, which means that it handles the Template:Filename directory and all user space actions when adding/removing devices, including firmware load." Source: Wikipedia
udev replaces the functionality of both Template:Codeline and Template:Codeline.
udev loads kernel modules by utilizing coding parallelism to provide a potential performance advantage versus loading these modules serially. The modules are therefore loaded asynchronously. The inherent disadvantage of this method is that udev does not always load modules in the same order on each boot. If the machine has multiple block devices, this may manifest itself in the form of device nodes changing designations randomly. For example, if the machine has two hard drives, /dev/sda may randomly become /dev/sdb. See below for more info on this.
About modules auto-loading
udev will not do any module loading for you unless Template:Codeline is enabled in Template:Filename. If you disable auto-loading you must manually load the modules you want/need by putting the list in the Template:Codeline array in Template:Filename, you can generate this list with the Template:Codeline command.
About udev rules
udev rules go in Template:Filename, their file name has to end with Template:Filename.
If you want to learn how to write udev rules see Writing udev rules.
To get a list of all the attributes of a device you can use to write rules:
# udevadm info -a -p $(udevadm info -q path -n [device name])
Replace [device name] with the device present in the system, such as '/dev/sda' or '/dev/ttyUSB0'.
To restart the udev system once you create or modify udev rules, run the following command. Hotpluggable devices, such as USB devices, will probably have to be reconnected for the new rules to take effect.
# udevadm control restart
Tips & Tricks
Simply install UDisks:
pacman -S udisks
and all your media should be auto mounted in gnome and KDE SC 4.6. No need for any additional rules this way. As an extra bonus you can remove hal if you where anly using that for auto mounting purposes.
Auto mounting USB devices
Mount under Template:Filename; use partition label if present
The following udev rule set automatically mounts devices/partitions that are represented by /dev/sd* (USB drives, external hard drives and sometimes SD cards). If a partition label is available, it mounts the device to /media/<label> and otherwise to /media/usbhd-sd* (ex: /media/usbhd-sdb1): Template:File
Mount under Template:Filename; use partition label if present; support LUKS encryption
Similar to the above rule set, but if the device is a LUKS-encrypted partition it will open an xterm window to ask for the passphrase (provided that xterm is installed). Also see this post and the follow-ups.
Mount under Template:Filename; use partition label if present; support user un-mounting
This is a variation on the above rule set. It uses pmount (which will need to be installed) instead of mount, allowing a non-root user to unmount udev-mounted devices. The required username must be hard-coded in the RUN command, so this rule set may not be suitable for multi-user systems. LUKS support has also been removed from the example, but can be easily reinstated as above. You must edit the /bin/su invocation to run as the correct user for your system. Template:File
Mount under Template:Filename; create symbolic link under Template:Filename
The following rule set does not make use of partition labels; instead it mounts devices as usbhd-sdXY under the /mnt directory (ex: /mnt/usbhd-sdb1) and creates a symbolic link under /media. Template:File
Mount under Template:Filename only if the partition has a label
Mount under Template:Filename; use partition label if present; ntfs-3g
Yet another example, this time making use of ntfs-3g read/write drivers for NTFS filesystems:
Mount SD cards
The same rules as above can be used to auto-mount SD cards, you just need to replace Template:Codeline by Template:Codeline: Template:File
Mount CDs
Accessing Firmware Programmers and USB Virtual Comm Devices
The following ruleset will allow normal users (within the "users" group) the ability to access the USBtinyISP USB programmer for AVR microcontrollers and a generic (SiLabs CP2102) USB to UART adapter. Adjust the permissions accordingly. Verified as of 2010-02-11.
Speed Up udev
Performance gains can be realized by bypassing the blacklisting logic present in the Template:Filename script. See Speed_Up_udev for additional details.
Disabling modules auto-loading with the load_modules boot parameter
If you pass Template:Codeline on your kernel boot line, then udev will skip all the auto-loading business. This is to provide you with a big ripcord to pull if something goes wrong. If udev loads a problematic module that hangs your system or something equally awful, then you can bypass auto-loading with this parameter, then go in and blacklist the offensive module(s).
Blacklisting Modules
In rare cases, Udev can make mistakes and load the wrong modules. To prevent it from doing this, you can blacklist modules. Once blacklisted, udev will never load that module. Not at boot-time or later on when a hotplug event is received (eg, you plug in your USB flash drive).
To blacklist a module, just prefix it with a bang (!) in your Template:Codeline array in Template:Filename:
MODULES=(!moduleA !moduleB)
Known Problems with Hardware
BusLogic devices can be broken and will cause a freeze during startup
This is a kernel bug and no fix has been provided yet.
PCMCIA Card readers are not treated as removable devices
To get access to them with hal's pmount backend add them to Template:Filename
Known Problems with Auto-Loading
CPU frequency modules
The current detection method for the various CPU frequency controllers is inadequate, so this has been omitted from the auto-loading process for the time being. To use CPU frequency scaling, load the proper module explicitly in your Template:Codeline array in Template:Filename.
Sound Problems or Some Modules Not Loaded Automatically
Some users have traced this problem to old entries in Template:Codeline. Try cleaning that file out and trying again.
Mixed Up Devices, Sound/Network Cards Changing Order Each Boot
Because udev loads all modules asynchronously, they are initialized in a different order. This can result in devices randomly switching names. For example, with two network cards, you may notice a switching of designations between Template:Codeline and Template:Codeline.
Arch Linux provides the advantage of specifying the module load order by listing the modules in the Template:Codeline array in Template:Filename. Modules in this array are loaded before udev begins auto-loading, so you have full control over the load order.
# Always load 8139too before e100 MODULES=(8139too e100)
Another method for network card ordering is to use the udev-sanctioned method of statically-naming each interface. Create the following file to bind the MAC address of each of your cards to a certain interface name: Template:File
A couple things to note:
- To get the MAC address of each card, use this command: Template:Codeline
- Make sure to use the lower-case hex values in your udev rules. It doesn't like upper-case.
- Some people have problems naming their interfaces after the old style: eth0, eth1, etc. Try something like "lan" or "wlan" if you experience this problem.
Don't forget to update your Template:Filename and other configuration files using the old ethX notation!
Another method for setting network interface names is described in the Configuring Network wiki entry. http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Configuring_Network
Known Problems for Custom Kernel Users
Udev doesn't start at all
Make sure you have a kernel version later than or equal to 2.6.15. Earlier kernels do not have the necessary uevent stuff that udev needs for auto-loading.
CD/DVD symlinks and permissions are broken
If you're using a 2.6.15 kernel, you'll need the uevent patch from ABS (which backports certain uevent functionality from 2.6.16). Just sync up your ABS tree with the Template:Codeline command, then you'll find the patch in Template:Codeline.


text:
Non-Christian Religious Adherents in the United States
Non-Christians: Followers of non-Christian religions or of no religion; the 12 largest such varieties are listed. Jews: Core Jewish population relating to Judaism, excluding Jewish persons professing a different religion but including immigrants from the former U.S.S.R., Eastern Europe, Israel, and other areas. Figures for A.D. 2000 are projections based on current long-term trends. Source: Reprinted with permission from 1998 Britannica Book of the Year. � 1998 Encyclop�dia Britannica, Inc.
Information Please� Database, � 2006 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.


text:
2014 Ford Explorer: A Popular SUV
Long back in the year 1991, when Ford introduced its Ford Explorer a number one sport utility vehicle of that time, which eventually cemented the popularity of SUVs offered a rather rugged alternative to awkward station wagons and at that time it was considered a perfect vehicle. Ever since, the SUV landscape has gone through the tremendous change, but in 2014 as well Ford has kept its basics right and has introduced the all new 2014 Ford Explorer with that same old nostalgic feel. The excellent combination of power, refined interiors, fuel economy and much more has made it even more desirable than before.
To keep pace with the modern SUV market, Ford has adopted the carlike unibody structure to construct Ford, thus taking break from their truck like underpinnings, which is common in all their older models. The biggest advantage for Ford with this new body construction is that it offers more cabin space, improved fuel economy and comfortable ride, all these features come as a basic expectation from any family vehicle and Ford Explorer has managed to meet them all. From inside as well, this time Ford has kept its interiors upscale, adding seven passenger seat option along with a comprehensive list of safety and convenience features. There are also some advanced and unique options available like heated back seats, which are not very common in SUVs of the same price band. Second row seat belt airbags along with lane departure and lane warning systems are all newly added features for traditional 2014 Ford Explorer.
Ford has kept its engine standard V6 offering 290 horsepower, which is perfect to meet the needs of buyers, but to make it more interesting Ford has included 2.0 liter four cylinder engine as an added advantage. However, the buyer has to pay additionally for this engine but trust us it's completely worthwhile because its power and fuel economy are best in this class. If you are still looking for the performance oriented Ford Explorer, than the company has also introduced its Explorer Sport Model with 3.5 liter turbocharged V6 engine with the power of generating 365 horsepower. Along with this, the sport version also offers firm suspension tuning and refurbished interior/exterior trim details.
Talking about the drawbacks of 2014 Ford Explorer, we got the conclusion that they mainly depend on the priority of the buyer. For example, if all member of your family are tall, than you might not find the second and third row seats comfortable as they are less roomier if compared to other crossovers. Same goes for its cargo space and its MyFord touch interface which has frequent glitches while operating. Also, the 2014 Ford Explorer feels bigger than it actually is while behind the wheel and is not at all an easy vehicle to maneuver while driving in tight spaces.
Possible alternative for 2014 Ford explorer are 2014 Chevrolet Traverse, 2014 Dodge Durango, 2014 Mazda CX-9 and Fords' Sibling Ford Flex as they all are roomier, versatile and upscale with many comforts which are not available in 2014 Ford Explorer.


text:
Show your team pride and add style to your tailgating party with FANMATS area rugs. 100% nylon carpet and non-skid recycled vinyl backing. Officially licensed and chromojet printed in true team colors.
- 100% Nylon
- Recycled vinyl backing
- Made in the USA
- Premium chromojet printing
- Officially Licensed Team Colors and Logos
- Please Note: The digital images and product dimensions on our website are as accurate as possible. Due to differences in computer monitors, some rug colors may vary slightly. Lengths and widths may vary from the published dimensions. We do our best to provide you with an exact measurement, but please be advised that some variation exists. Patterns may vary slightly according to shape and size selected.


text:
True-Color Image of Mars
This "true-color" image of Mars shows the planet as it would look to human eyes. It is clearly more earth-toned than usually depicted in other astronomical images, including earlier Hubble pictures. The slightly bluer shade along the edges of the disk is due to atmospheric hazes and wispy water ice clouds (like cirrus clouds) in the early morning and late evening Martian sky. The yellowish-pink color of the northern polar cap indicates the presence of small iron-bearing dust particles. These particles are covering or are suspended in the air above the blue-white water ice and carbon dioxide ice, which make up the polar cap.
Researchers: Jim Bell (Cornell University), Justin Maki (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory or JPL), and Mike Wolff (Space Sciences Institute), with acknowledgements to Robert Comstock (Central Washington University), Phil James (University of Toledo), and Dave Crisp (JPL) for image processing and acquisition assistance.
Photo Credit: Jim Bell (Cornell University), Justin Maki (JPL), and Mike Wolff (Space Sciences Institute) and NASA


text:
IRVING, Texas (AP) Cowboys linebacker Bruce Carter is out of for the season with a dislocated left elbow, making him the fourth Dallas defensive starter to go on injured reserve.
Carter injured the elbow in Thursday's 38-31 loss to Washington. The Cowboys have lost both inside linebackers with defensive leader Sean Lee suffering a season-ending toe injury last month.
The other defensive starters out for the year are safety Barry Church and defensive end Kenyon Coleman.
The Cowboys said Monday they filled Carter's roster spot by signing Brady Poppinga, a seven-year veteran who last played for St. Louis in 2011.
Dallas also released receiver Andre Holmes and replaced him with veteran Anthony Armstrong. Miles Austin injured a hip in the Washington game.


text:
Well, spring is finally here, rainy weather and all. But I will take rain over snow any day (or at least right now, so done with snow and cold weather). We had our fair share of sun and we got outside to enjoy it when we could.
We started off the week with our new sensory tub, which is spring/Easter themed. To learn more about it, check out this post. Avery absolutely loves it, we have played with it numerous times this week.
We used our dot markers again this week. First we did our blue dot picture to go along with the pink one we did last week. Two pages of our color book down, now I just have to start putting it together.
When we were done with the blue picture, Avery did not want to stop so we decided to do a bubble gum machine picture. As you can tell, we just used blue and pink since those are the two colors we have been working on. When she wanted to switch colors I had her tell me what color she wanted. She definitely has blue down but sometimes still struggles with pink. If you are interested in Do-A-Dot activity sheets, I did this post where I share links to the ones that I have found online.
Avery wanted to get in her Learning Tower so we did a little scooping work using rice. It was nothing fancy and impromptu but she loved it. She also practiced picking up the rice by pinching it and pouring it from one bowl to the other.
I made a ramp out of old boxes, paper towel rolls, and toilet paper rolls and gave Avery a basket of balls, cars, and cylinders. She had so much fun rolling things down the ramp and through the tubes. This has hands down been her favorite activity of the week, the first day we got it out, she played with it for over 45 minutes straight. We left it out in the living room and she is constantly playing with it!
We also played outside, it was a beautiful, sunny day. She loves the slide and sandbox!
Our city's parks and rec puts on an event each year called Tons of Trucks. They bring together every kind of truck imaginable and the kids get to go around and sit in them. It's a huge event and lots of fun! We didn't go last year but decided to give it a try this year. Avery was so excited to see all the trucks. She kept saying "tru" and "beep, beep" as we walked around. She loved seeing them but she wasn't so sure about sitting in them. She asked me "tru sit?" so I asked "you want to sit in the truck?" and she answered "please." But this is what happened when I tried to put her in a truck.
Poor thing, she was not a fan of it! We tried 2 different trucks but got the same reaction both times so we decided to move to the smaller trucks and she did a little better. She was still slow to warm up to them and I had to be right there but at least she would sit in them.
She sat in a couple other small ones but I didn't manage to get any good pictures.
We did a fine motor work this week using a plastic basket and small clothespins (the kind that don't open and close). She really liked this work. It was challenging and she had to concentrate really hard but was very proud of herself when she got them on.
We checked out a fruit cutting toy from the L and L Library that Avery loved. Once again, she wanted to stand in her Learning Tower at the kitchen island. This kept her busy for quite a while. Later in the evening when I was cooking dinner, she asked to "cu tow?" (cut in her tower), which was great because it kept her busy while I cooked. Man I am loving this Learning Tower, we use is almost daily!
The local university's vet school had it's annual open house so we headed over there on Saturday. We watched a Purina Dog Show where the dogs did amazing tricks. Avery loves dog and kept saying "dog, woof, woof" the whole time. We also got to see and pet tons of animals; sheep, pigs, cows, goats, mules, horses, llamas, and more. Avery tended to like the smaller animals better.
On Saturday afternoon we went with my mom group to take a tour of a fire house. It was really fun and it was great that the dads got to go with us. The kids were all a little scared when one of the firefighters got dressed in all his gear. Avery's favorite part was checking out the hoses. She thought they were pretty cool!
This week I'm also linking up to...


text:
Kelsey Terry scored 21 points as Spartanburg Methodist College routed the Greenville Titans 103-56 on Saturday night to remain unbeaten.
The win ups the Pioneers' record to 20-0. Jalen Nesbitt added 19 for SMC.
The Pioneers host Southern Wesleyan JV on Monday night, and then host Aiken Tech on Wednesday in a Region X matchup.
Mount Olive 99, Limestone 78: In Mount Olive, N.C., Joe Raga grabbed six rebounds and tied the school's career mark, but Limestone (11-6, 7-4 CC) fell to Mount Olive (8-8, 5-5 CC).
Raga entered the game with 643 career rebounds over his four-year career, just six shy of the record held by Sammy Hale (1983-87). He pulled down six to tie the 26-year old record of 649 and will get the chance to break it at home against Lees-McRae on Thursday.
Charles Blue led Limestone with 18 points and 10 rebounds, while Mike Barrett had 11 points and Jamal McNeill scored 10.
Queens 79, North Greenville 63: Queens rallied in the second half to defeat North Greenville at Hayes Gymnasium.
Keith Johnson and Tyshawn Patterson scored 20 points each to lead North Greenville (6-8, 3-7 Conference Carolinas), while Chris Dead added 10. Johnson also had 11 rebounds.
North Greenville next hosts King College on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
USC Upstate 72, Jacksonville 53: Freshman center Brittany Starling scored 19 points and grabbed 15 rebounds as USC Upstate downed Jacksonville at the Hodge Center.
Tee'Ara Copney added 13 points for Upstate (7-12, 3-5 Atlantic Sun), while Lauren McRoberts had 11.
"I knew from the get go that my job was to get rebounds," Starling said. "That's what I do best, that's what I felt they recruited me for because I could rebound the ball, but I haven't really been doing that lately so my coaches got on to me about that recently. They made me write down my goal today for the game and I said, 'dominate the boards' and I just went after it. I told myself, 'every rebound is mine.' Every time the ball goes up, I just keep telling myself, 'go get it.' If I can't get it, nobody else is going to get it."
Stephanie Edwards led Jacksonville with 14 points.
The Spartans next host North Florida on Monday at 5:03 p.m.
Furman 70, Wofford 61: In Greenville, Furman used a 17-4 run in the second half en route to a win over Wofford at Timmons Arena.
Daniella Motley led Wofford (6-11, 1-8 Southern Conference) with 18 points, 14 of which came in the second half.
Morgan Wrightson followed with 14 points. Rachel Brittenham finished the game with seven assists, giving her 437 career assists, 12 away from the all-time Terrier record.
Kaitlin Murphy paced the Paladins (7-11, 3-6) with 20 points, while Brittany Hodges added 18 points for Furman.
Wofford next hosts N.C. Greensboro on Monday at 6 p.m.
Limestone 76, Mount Olive 62: In Mount Olive, N.C., Stephanie Hayes scored 19 points as Limestone College (14-2, 11-1) exploded for 46 second-half points to pull away late against Mount Olive College (12-4, 8-4), wrapping up its eighth straight win.
Queens 63, North Greenville 56: In Tigerville, North Greenville fell to 2-9 in Conference Carolinas play and 4-11 overall after a loss to Queens University. Timisty Nelson led the Crusaders with 18 points.
Alisha Hope added nine, while Ciara Anderson had eight for North Greenville.
Area college roundup: SMC men cruise to remain unbeaten
Kelsey Terry scored 21 points as Spartanburg Methodist College routed the Greenville Titans 103-56 on Saturday night to remain unbeaten.


text:
8501 Recliner White
STOCK LEATHER COLOR: 3118 White
Upholstery Material : Top-grain Leather/Eco Leather on the Back.
Sofa with 2 manual recliners, Loveseat with 2 manual recliners, chair with 1 manual recliner
This modern living room set w/Recliners (two for each sofa and love seat, and one for chair) features finest genuine Italian leather upholstery combined with the best designed leather match material applied to areas of minimal use. European styling and design - this set is sure to impress and relax your friends, family and of course yourself.
While we try to represent to the best of our ability with photos and accurate picture of the products, we cannot guarantee an exact match on color or finish. Please understand that actual finishes or colors of the products may differ from photos, depending on lighting situations and monitor settings. Due to the natural characteristics of some materials, colors, veins and grains will vary. ESF Trading cannot accept returns due to the color mismatches - it is the customer's responsibility to match colors before ordering!
Collection: ESF Extravaganza Collection
Stock status: Stock Product
Stock status: Stock Product


text:
Team Hopes to Build on Last Week's Season Opener
NEW HAVEN, Conn.—Following a tough loss to rival Harvard in its season opener last weekend, the Yale men's cross country team seeks to build momentum as it travels to New York City to race at the 19th annual Brother John "Paddy" Doyle Iona College Meet of Champions this Saturday. The Bulldogs last competed at the race—held annually at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx—in 2009. After squaring off against the Crimson last weekend, the Elis will encounter another Ivy rival in New York, as Brown is slated to compete at this year's Iona Meet. In all, Yale will be competing against 18 other schools, including many regional foes like Boston College, Manhattan, Northeastern, Quinnipiac and UMass Lowell. Iona, the meet's host, is one of the top teams in the country, and the USTFCCCA ranked the squad 13th overall and second in the northeast region in its most recent rankings.
The Bulldogs are more than familiar with the course at Van Cortlandt Park, as the team typically competes there once a year—at either the Iona Meet or the Fordham Fiasco. The Elis followed up a third-place showing at the Fordham Fiasco in 2011 with a dominant first-place performance in 2012. Given its history of success in the Bronx, the team seems poised for a breakthrough showing.
Despite coming up short against Harvard last weekend, the Elis put on several promising individual performances. The Bulldogs' younger runners ran especially well in the opener, and they will seek to continue to improve against a wider field of competitors this weekend.
Sophomore Alex Conner finished sixth overall with a time of 25:01 in the 8K last weekend and was the Elis' top runner. Meanwhile, freshman James Randon's 25:10 time against Harvard could be a sign of better things to come, given that he finished just shy of the 25:00 mark—a time only two of last year's freshmen managed to crack throughout the 2012 season.
Junior John McGowan was the third Eli to finish last weekend, finishing only three seconds behind Randon in eighth place. McGowan's time was just more than three seconds slower than his personal record (25:09.8), and—with the first race of the season under his belt—McGowan figures to continue to threaten that time as the season progresses.
Freshman Andre Ivankovic, junior Isa Qasim and sophomore Duncan Tomlin will all be hoping to record their second consecutive finishes in the team's top seven. Senior team captain Ryan Laemel, meanwhile, will be looking to crack the top seven for the first time this season after finishing just above the 26:00 mark against Harvard.
Sophomore Kevin Dooney and freshman Daniel Grosvenor will also be runners to keep an eye on in the Bronx. The pair finished within one second of each other last weekend, finishing 15th and 16th overall, respectively. Dooney was one of the two freshmen to crack the 25:00 mark last season, and he will be seeking to duplicate that feat this year. Grosvenor—ESPN's Gatorade State Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year in 2012—will be looking to add to his already impressive cross country resume in just his second collegiate race.
Spike Sievert, another Bulldog freshman, will be competing in his first collegiate race after sitting out last weekend's contest with the Crimson. He finished fifth in the Washington 3A state cross country championships in high school, where he captained both the track and cross country teams.
The men's 8K race (course shown here) will begin at 10:15 a.m. following the conclusion of the women's 6K race. The official Iona Meet program—which includes information on all competing teams, athletes and course records—is available here.
Full results will be available on www.yalebulldogs.com following the conclusion of the race on Saturday.
Report by Zach Schloss '15, Yale Sports Publicity


text:
Aspen MLT, Inc. is an entertainment publishing company founded in January 2003 by superstar comic artistMichael Turner. Priding itself on producing unique entertainment properties of the highest quality visual and storytelling elements, Aspen MLT, Inc. quickly carved its mark on the comic book industry.
In addition to Michael Turner's runaway hit, the number one best selling comic series Fathom, Aspen MLT, Inc. debuted the fantasy adventure epic series Soulfire in 2004. In 2005, Aspen released the popular series Soulfire: Dying of the Light and Fathom: Cannon Hawke, along with Fathom: Volume Two. 2006 brought the release of the critically-acclaimed series Shrugged and the primordial adventure Soulfire: Chaos Reign. 2008 marked the anticipated maxi-series Fathom: Volume Three along with Soulfire: Shadow Magic.


text:
yes that is a red herring you can't open directly without an app being installed. Gregg ----------------------- Gregg Vanderheiden Ph.D. Director Trace R&D Center Professor Industrial & Systems Engineering and Biomedical Engineering University of Wisconsin-Madison On May 18, 2011, at 9:07 PM, David MacDonald wrote: > I think it's important to have this discussion... because there is a lot a stake. > > I tried doing Chris' Excel import of HTML content from a URI on the Mac, and unless I missed something, it is not possible on Apple. Just works on the Windows version of excel. > > So unless there are a number of browsers can access content, or a free plugin that works in a number of browsers, it is not web content? > > The Excel viewer is free, but it is not a browser plugin. > > So Loretta, would it be safe to say that if an excel file is downloaded from the web, it is not web content unless some of the content within that file is accessed from the web in real time (using this "get data from web") function. Any other content in the Spreadsheet would not be web content? In this case, the fact that Excel is being used as a User Agent to pull some of the data, does not make the rest of the content web content. > > Is this true for Word and PowerPoint files too? > > The thing that messes me up about that is when you have an *.xls file online (which has a URI such as this example http://eramp.com/david/test_url_excel.xls ) right click and the option to open directly (rather than "save as") is presented. > > But maybe that is just a red herring... not sure. > > David MacDonald > www.eramp.com > > From: Gregg Vanderheiden [mailto:email@example.com] > Sent: May-18-11 2:38 PM > To: Loretta Guarino Reid > Cc: David MacDonald; WCAG > Subject: Re: 19 May 2011 Agenda ======================================= > > I don't think we should consider it web content if only one program can download it and open it. > > OK if only one free plug in that works with a bunch of browers > > but I would consider it download if all download it but one. > > but otherwise I agree > > > Gregg > ----------------------- > Gregg Vanderheiden Ph.D. > Director Trace R&D Center > Professor Industrial & Systems Engineering > and Biomedical Engineering > University of Wisconsin-Madison > > On May 18, 2011, at 8:20 PM, Loretta Guarino Reid wrote: > > > If Excel really can load directly from a URI, then I think it is a user agent, and the content would be considered web content. If the file must be downloaded, then I think it is not. > > So, it sounds to me like it is web content, albeit content with potential accessibility support issues. How well does this work on Mac, Unix, etc. > > Loretta > > On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 10:15 AM, David MacDonald <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: > I think the WCAG WG needs to make some sort of statement on this issue. It's an elephant in the middle of the room I would say. Many organizations want to know whether Word documents, Excel sheets, and PowerPoint presentations posted online are considered content under WCAG. Many organizations and perhaps governments are declaring they are. I'm hearing many of us on the committee consider that it is not "web" content, but it does not at all seem unanimous. > > Understanding that the line between online content and offline content is getting blurred, I think we have to reason it out. > > I tried out Chris' point of getting web data in Excel. It works. In Excel, Select: > > Data ribbon>From Web> enter a URI> and it takes you to the web site and makes all the tables on the page, which you can select and import, with or without live update.... > > Although this fits the definition, in my mind this is a bit peripheral to what one would think of as a User Agent. I think it would be more accurate to say it is being used like a user agent to get external data.... > > I think we have to go back to how we arrived at the word "User Agent" years back. If we are honest with ourselves, we'd probably have to say it was a way to include Assistive Technology along with Browsers and we called the two categories one term "User Agents". I think we should try to stay pretty close to that intention, because almost all software has some sort of interaction with the web, and it could get unmanageable if every piece of software is considered a user agent. > > At some point in the future perhaps there will just be "content" rather than "web content"... but I'm not sure we want to be there now. I think also we have to remember what technologies were in our mind when we wrote the guidelines. > Here are several definitions. > > In WCAG 2.0, we have a definition of "content" and a definition of "web page". > > content: information and sensory experience to be communicated to the user by means of a user agent, including code or markup that defines the content's structure, presentation, and interactions. > > web page: a non-embedded resource obtained from a single URI using HTTP plus any other resources that are used in the rendering or intended to be rendered together with it by a user agent > user agent: any software that retrieves and presents Web content for users > > > From UAAG: > user agent: any software that retrieves, renders and facilitates end user interaction with Web content. > web resource: Anything that can be identified by a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI). > > > From: email@example.com [mailto:email@example.com] On Behalf Of Chris Beer > Sent: May-17-11 11:00 PM > To: Loretta Guarino Reid > Cc: WCAG > Subject: Re: 19 May 2011 Agenda ======================================= > > Did we want to have the Excel discussion posed by David at all? Or keep it on list? > > Chris Beer (iPhone) > > On 18/05/2011, at 11:38, Loretta Guarino Reid <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: > > Meeting Information > Time: 20:00 UTC, 6 AM Eastern Australia, 10 PM Central Europe, 4 PM Eastern US > World Clock: <http://tinyurl.com/dxyzel> > Length: up to 90 minutes > Bridge: +1.617.761.6200 (US), +220.127.116.11.79.03 (France), +44.203.318.0479 (UK) > Passcode: 9224# > IRC: irc.w3.org port: 6665 channel #wai-wcag > > Let's plan to touch base this week. Email if there are other items we should talk about. > > 1. Status of Editor's Drafts > 2. Status of HTML5, ARIA techniques > >Received on Wednesday, 18 May 2011 21:15:32 UTC
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.3.1 : Tuesday, 16 January 2018 15:34:07 UTC


text:
City Dining Cards, a Buffalo-based marketing firm, tonight will launch its Rochester deck of discount cards for use at local restaurants.
The event is 7 to 9 p.m. at Joe Bean Coffee Roasters on University Avenue. It will include free Roc Brewing Co. beer, snacks, coffee and coffee-brewing demonstrations, officials said.
The $20 package contains 50 dining cards, each of which is good for $10 off on purchases at Rochester eateries.
Similar packages are available for Buffalo, Syracuse, Albany and five other cities in the northeast United States.
City Dining Cards was founded in 2010.
(c) 2012 Rochester Business Journal. To obtain permission to reprint this article, call 585-546-8303 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.


text:
The Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund was established in 2000 by Zachary and Elizabeth Fisher. The mission of the not-for-profit organization is "to provide financial support for the dependents of military personnel lost in performance of their duty."
In establishing the fund, the Fishers furthered their long-standing efforts to help veterans and their families. Although the Fishers made private donations for many years to assist veterans, the Fund began accepting donations from the public after 9/11.
During the early years of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts, the Fund provided grants of $11,000 to spouses and $5,000 to dependent children. In 2005, federal legislation was passed providing similar support and the Fund refocused their efforts on building a rehabilitation center for veterans severely injured in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Center for the Intrepid is now operational at the Brooke Army Medical Center in Texas.
Recognizing a need for intensive research and treatment of traumatic brain injuries (the "signature injury" of the Iraq war), the Fallen Heroes Fund is now actively fundraising for the National Intrepid Center of Excellence. The Center is under construction near the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. An additional $3 million is needed to complete the goal of $60 million for the Center.
If you're a veteran who has been injured while on active duty, contact Veterans Help Group, a veterans disability law firm.


text:
Last spring, I retired after 33 years on the faculty at Central Washington University. When people hear that, the most common question they ask me is whether students have changed over the years.
My answer is: Yes, in several ways that are important to both teachers and employers as the first of the Millennial generation (born between 1983 and 2003) graduates from college and enters the workforce.
Students are certainly more confident – some might say overconfident – than they used to be. They have a sense of their own importance, and why not? They've been praised and protected by their parents more than any generation in history.
They're close to their parents. A recent survey shows that 30 percent of parents talk to their children every day. Half engage in "helicoptering," hovering over their children to mediate conflicts with peers and professors. About 10 percent even admit to writing their childrens' papers for them.
Students are also more demanding than they used to be. They have a sense of entitlement. A few will tell you bluntly that they want good grades because they're "paying for them." Even the more diplomatic ones often seem to think the faculty should satisfy them, not the other way around. Despite the cliché, they don't understand "no." To many, it means "not now," or "let's negotiate."
Today's students don't respond well to criticism. They want to work with positive people who mark their successes, not failures. In the 1973 movie "The Paper Chase," there's a scene in which an imperious law professor calls on a student who is unprepared for class. He hands the student a dime and tells him to call his mother and say he's probably never going to become a lawyer. True, the comment would have been cruel even then. But if any professor tried it today, I'm pretty sure a complaint would be filed. Today's students demand respect – and they know their rights.
They're not very respectful themselves, however. They don't always mean to be that way; they're just not very mindful of their audience. They don't realize the effect their behavior has on others. You wouldn't think, for example, that you'd have to tell university students not to text-message or, check their e-mail during class, or leave before class is over, but it's become standard practice
Today's students are easily bored. Raised with 24/7 access to information on the Internet and surrounded by high-tech gadgetry, it takes a lot to impress them in the classroom. Lectures seldom do it; even Socratic dialogue and group discussions don't always work. Games are good. Students want learning to be a social activity and one that is immediately rewarding. They like material to be concrete and specific – practical, rather than theoretical.
And today's students are more materialistic than they used to be. For 40 years, UCLA has published an annual survey of incoming college freshmen. In 1970, 80 percent of freshmen thought "developing a meaningful philosophy of life" was an important college goal. By 2005, nearly 75 percent thought it was important to be "very well off financially."
To be sure, in their minds these new students are not overconfident, but assured; not demanding, but assertive; not impatient, impulsive, or materialistic, but driven, fast-paced, and goal-directed. And in fairness, they do have a lot of those positive qualities.
They're probably more open and honest than students before them. They value authenticity. They're not afraid to voice their opinions, even if sometimes those opinions are uninformed. Few subjects are taboo with them, and they don't have much tolerance for political or social correctness.
They like (indeed crave) personal recognition, but they're group-oriented and prefer working in teams. They like shared leadership, and they're skeptical of formal authority. Many are strongly oriented towards volunteerism (albeit on a short-term, project-by-project basis), and give time to community service.
Their most unique feature may be their sense of equality. Discrimination isn't dead on college campuses; there are still cases of intolerance, but today's students may be the first generation to widely embrace the ideal that issues such as race, religion, or gender do not, by themselves, make a difference in people.
Finally, they're optimistic, which isn't easy given the increasing violence on campus and in the outside world they face. Students graduating today will enter the worst job market in 25 years. They'll work longer, have less job security, and have fewer benefits than their parents or grandparents had. They'll face a society that's increasingly polarized, with few shared values, less sense of community, and hardly any authority figures that can be absolutely trusted.
Yet overcoming all, most students remain upbeat. They expect to find a job within a few months of graduation and live a happy, productive life. They see the future as theirs to control. They believe they're vital to the nation.
So what's the message for the rest of us?
It can be annoying to hear this new Millennial generation brag about their power and potential, especially when it comes at the expense of the older generations. But the truth is that our future is tied to theirs.
Many are already graduating from college and working in our companies. They'll soon be in charge of our government, business, professional, and social institutions. We should give them every support we can. Heaven knows, we don't want them to fail. Understanding how they work is the first step.
Corwin P. King is professor emeritus of communication at Central Washington University and former chair of the Communication Department. He also taught at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside.
Did this essay make you think? Join the conversation on Facebook!


text:
Concussion-like symptoms aren't expected to keep Pittsburgh quarterback Tom Savage from playing in the school's next game against Virginia Tech on Oct. 12.
Savage is recovering after taking a helmet-to-helmet hit from Virginia defensive back Daquan Romero in the fourth quarter of the Panthers' 14-3 win this past Saturday. He was forced to leave the game in a daze.
A Pitt spokesperson said Savage had 'mild symptoms' and that he was making progress toward recovery.
Savage is off to a good start this season, completing 59 percent of his passes for 1,052 yards and 10 touchdowns in his first four games. As a result, Pitt has won three games in a row for the first time since 2010.
Since Pitt is off this week, that'll give Savage extra time to recover. He'll need to be clear-headed for that trip to Lane Stadium.


text:
He was only 9 years old, but my son and his soccer team had practiced hard for months getting ready for this game. They were sure they were going to enjoy the sweet taste of victory. They instead endured the nauseating aftertaste of a bitter loss. I remember telling my crestfallen son, life is hard. I remember him saying something like, �I know, but I did not know it was going to be this hard.� And all I could think of was he really had no clue as to how hard life could be. As I look back on it, I realize I had a lot to learn myself.
Now don�t get me wrong, God has richly blessed me. I have a roof over my head, food to eat, clothes to wear, and an incredible wife, family, and church. In addition, God had rescued me from several brushes with death, including a car accident where I was the only one who survived, near fatal mountain climbing accidents, and cancer. Difficulties in life can either break us and leave us bitter, or make us stronger. Unfortunately, we must learn perseverance, and I�m tired of learning. For some reason, God is really big on perseverance, and while I think I have a better plan, God keeps choosing perseverance.
In her later years, my mom told me getting old was not for wimps. She was right, and many of you know this better than I do. The apostle Paul taught us that, �we boast in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope� (Romans 5:2-4). Enduring hardship and trials is one thing, but to �glory� in them is another level of spiritual maturity that I rarely attain. James, the brother of Jesus, says to �Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance� (James 1:2). Personally, I prefer the pure joy of ease, comfort and pleasure over trials. But I realize I can never become the faithful man of God I want to be without learning to persevere through trials.
To persevere requires another character trait � discipline. I love the quote, �We must all suffer from one of two pains; the pain of discipline or the pain of regret.� There is no one big secret to perseverance; there are a thousand little decisions. We must make the decision to trust God and not ourselves in the midst of trials. God is choosing to build character and hope into our lives; a hope and faith in God, not ourselves.
So I must learn to persevere with discipline to not eat all the fried food and carrot cake I can find, but to choose healthy options. It takes perseverance and discipline to go work out at the YMCA every day, even when I�d prefer to skip it. It takes perseverance to choose to trust God when the doctor says I have bad news, or when we face a big financial loss. Do I want to endure the pain of discipline, or regret?
So in this fallen world, God knows that joy comes from pain. Character and true personal satisfaction come from pain. Perseverance and discipline are like muscles; they must be worked and stretched to grow. So exercise those muscles every day with faith-filled choices. God can give you both the will and the power to make those decisions, and he promised we can actually rejoice in the process.
Bob Felts is the lead pastor at Brookwood Church. He can be contacted at email@example.com


text:
Tim Wyatt
Director, Security Engineering, LookoutTim Wyatt is a Principal Security Engineer at Lookout Mobile Security where he is responsible for researching and developing security protections for mobile devices. Wyatt previously held engineering roles for both Symantec and Vontu. He holds a Computer Science degree from Georgia State University.
- Website http://blog.mylookout.com


text:
From LAX, connecting service (change of planes) is offered on KLM, Turkish and Emirates. Restricted round-trip airfares begin at $2,208, including taxes and fees.
A Tanzania visa is required for U.S. citizens and can be obtained in advance or at the airport in Arusha.
The Centers for Disease Control says that depending on where in Tanzania you're going and what you'll be doing, there is a risk of hepatitis A, hepatitis B, typhoid, malaria and rabies. Consult with your doctor about vaccinations.
There is good cellphone service in all major population areas, but not so in rural areas. Most accommodations in or near the national reserve game parks have Wi-Fi.
Arusha Coffee Lodge, Arusha, Tanzania; http://www.bit.ly/1bQiUNJ. Rates vary by season, from $175 in low season to $250 in high season, including breakfast. It is part of the Elewana Collection, with nine properties in Tanzania and Kenya. The Coffee Lodge is a popular first- and last-night lodging for people starting or ending their safaris.
Tarangire Treetops, Tarangire Conservation Area, Tanzania; http://www.bit.ly/1iFC3V8. Rates vary by season, from $500 in low season to $745 in peak season. Includes full board. Game rides are offered at an additional cost of $100-$150.
Lake Manyara Tree Lodge, Manyara National Park, Tanzania; http://www.bit.ly/1e8iKGz. Rates vary by season, from $775 per night per person to $1,205 per night per person.
Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania; http://www.bit.ly/1alvxhp. Rates vary by season, with single suites from $115 to $335, all meals included.
Serengeti Migration Camp, Serengeti, Tanzania; http://www.bit.ly/11gJewI. Rates vary by season, from $500 per person sharing including all meals, to $745 per person sharing, including all meals.
There's generally one source of food, and that's your lodge. A picnic lunch, called a "bush lunch," means you don't have to return to the lodge until later in the afternoon.
There are hundreds of tour and safari operators in Tanzania, so start with the Tanzania Tourist Board at http://www.tanzaniatouristboard.com. Also, Tanzania's national parks site http://www.tanzaniaparks.com. Glendale-based Great Safaris [(800) 409-7755, http://www.greatsafaris.com] can mix and match destinations for independent travel as well as offer more traditional group tours.


text:
Women Deliver Conference 2013
13:15 – 14:45 (local time): Plenary Lunch: How to Think About Population, Sustainability and Women's Rights
From the first conference on population and development in Bucharest in 1974, the question of whether population growth contributes to poverty and environmental degradation has been contested. The development of a woman-centred human rights approach to population at the Cairo conference was lauded by some as a paradigm shift and by others as diminishing the financial commitment to reproductive health. The increasing interest in reducing the negative effects of climate change has opened the debate once again. This panel will discuss that debate and what it means for women.
Moderator: Robert Engelman, President, Worldwatch Institute, USA
Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Peter Singer, Ira W. Decamp Professor of Bioethics, University Center for Human Values at Princeton University
Kenneth R. Weiss, Journalist, Los Angeles Times
Alicia Yamin, Lecturer on Global Health, Director of Health Rights of Women and Children Programme, François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights, Harvard School of Public Health
Kavita N. Ramdas, Representative, India/Nepal/Sri Lanka, Ford Foundation
Livestream: http://new.livestream.com/WomenDeliver/conference2013


text:
Sony's teasing something over on its Facebook page. It looks like a red, round thing that pops open. It might reveal a PS4 disc tray or, more likely, the hole you plug your MP3 player into in order to get the party started. Or, even less thrillingly, it might be an Easter egg. A joke. A stupid, rubbish joke, that we've just fallen for. What do you think? Thing or no thing? [Facebook]
Our Gizmodo UK brethren are gobbling up the news in a different timezone, so check them out if you need another Giz fix.


text:
Plan your perfect journey with us.
Manage your booking quick and easy at your own comfort.
Essential information for your journey.
Experience our services from the Heart of Eurasia.
Our way of thanking you for your continued loyalty to Air Astana.
Everything you want to know about Air Astana.
1. As used in this contract "ticket" means this passenger ticket and baggage check, or this itinerary/receipt if applicable, in the case of an electronic ticket, of which these conditions and the notices form part, "carriage" is equivalent to "transportation", "carrier" means all air carriers that carry or undertake to carry the passenger or his baggage hereunder or perform any other service incidental to such air carriage, "electronic ticket" means the Itinerary/Receipt issued by or on behalf of Carrier, the Electronic Coupons and, if applicable, a boarding document. "WARSAW CONVENTION" means the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air signed at Warsaw, 12th October 1929, or that Convention as amended at The Hague, 28th September 1955, whichever may be applicable.
2. Carriage hereunder is subject to the rules and limitations relating to liability established by the Warsaw Convention unless such carriage is not "international carriage" as defined by that Convention.
3. To the extent not in conflict with the foregoing carriage and other services performed by each carrier are subject to: (i) provisions contained in the ticket, (ii) applicable tariffs, (iii) carrier's conditions of carriage and related regulations which are made part hereof (and are available on application at the offices of carrier), except in transportation between a place in the United States or Canada and any place outside thereof to which tariffs in force in those countries apply,
4. Carrier's name may be abbreviated in the ticket, the full name and its abbreviation being set forth in carrier's tariffs, conditions of carriage, regulations or timetables; carrier's address shall be the airport of departure shown opposite the first abbreviation of carrier's name in the ticket; the agreed stopping places are those places set forth in this ticket or as shown in carrier's timetables as scheduled stopping places on the passenger's route; carriage to be performed hereunder by several successive carriers is regarded as a single operation.
5. An air carrier issuing a ticket for carriage over the lines of another air carrier does so only as its Agent.
6. Any exclusion or limitation of liability of carrier shall apply to and be for the benefit of agents, servants and representatives of carrier and any person whose aircraft is used by carrier for carriage and its agents, servants and representatives.
7. Checked baggage will be delivered to bearer of the baggage check. In case of damage to baggage moving in international transportation complaint must be made in writing to carrier forthwith after discovery of damage and, at the latest, within seven days from receipt; in case of delay, complaint must be made within 21 days from date the baggage was delivered. See tariffs or conditions of carriage regarding non-international transportation.
8. This ticket is good for carriage for one year from date of issue, except as otherwise provided in this ticket, in carrier's tariffs, conditions of carriage, or related regulations. The fare for carriage hereunder is subject to change prior to commencement of carriage. Carrier may refuse transportation if the applicable fare has not been paid.
9. Carrier undertakes to use its best efforts to carry the passenger and baggage with reasonable dispatch. Times shown in timetables or elsewhere are not guaranteed and form no part of this contract. Carrier may substitute alternate carriers or aircraft, and may alter or omit stopping places shown on the ticket in case of necessity. Schedules are subject to change without notice. Carrier assumes no responsibility for making connections.
10. Passenger shall comply with Government travel requirements, present exit, entry and other required documents and arrive at airport by time fixed by carrier or, if no time is fixed, early enough to complete departure procedures.
11. The carrier is not responsible for authenticity and accuracy of documents, issued by the respective state and other competent agencies to submit them for transportation.
12. No agent, servant or representative of carrier has authority to alter, modify or waive any provision of this contract.
13. Passengers are obliged not to compromise the Safety and Security of any Air Astana staff, passengers or property. It is also prohibited for any passenger to cause discomfort to other passengers and crew or to verbally abuse or physically assault them. Non compliance will result in the following sanctions against the passenger:
Termination of Transportation contract and denial of further/return transportation;
Prosecution according to National or International Law;
14. Sequence of coupons. According to the rules of IATA (Passenger Services Conference Resolutions Manual) Flight coupons must be honored only in sequence as shown on the passenger coupon, or in the case of the electronic tickets as stored in the electronic ticket record. Coupon(s) presented in a broken sequence shall not be accepted for carriage, exchange or refund and, in the case of paper tickets, are not valid unless accompanied by the passenger coupon.
We use cookies to improve your experience and our services. By clicking OK or continuing to use the website, you will be agreeing to the use of cookies, Privacy Policy .
Follow us on social media for special offers and news from Air Astana.
Subscribe to our newsletter to get the latest news and offers from Air Astana.


text:
The Ultimate Guide for Cannabis Brands
Epic Edibles produces high quality cannabis infused edible treats that taste great while providing needed relief!
Why do cannabis brands matter?
There are so many different cannabis strains and brands, it can be hard to figure out which one is best for you. When you walk into a dispensary, the employees can tell you about different cannabis brands and strains. But what about the necessary information when you want to buy cannabis online? Well, Briteside's website is designed to give you all the information you need about the different brands and strains, so you can easily make a choice.
We aim to educate our customers, and other people whom are interested, about medical marijuana, CBD, THC, cannabis strains and all the famous and popular brands.
When you go grocery shopping, you're most likely going to buy the same brand of chocolate and shampoo each time. Why? Because you're familiar with it, you know the products are of a certain quality, and you feel good consuming these products. It's the same with cannabis brands. It's all about trust and familiarity.
Cannabis strains
Every brand has a menu of several strains with engaging names. These names allow you to recognise the products you tried and liked, so you can easily buy them again and again. But you shouldn't pick a cannabis strain just because you like the name, but because of the way it makes you feel. And that's why we aim to describe each strain and brand, so you know what to expect. Symptoms the cannabis might relieve, the kind of high it gives you… We'll tell you everything.
Let's say you're looking for pain relief during the day for example, but don't want to get high, then a strain high in CBD and low in THC might be the perfect fit.
Briteside and education
In our opinion, education about cannabis is extremely important. That's why we aim to give you as much information as possible about medical marijuana, CBD, legal developments, and more. You can find this information on the different pages of our website, as well as on our blog The Sugar Leaf.


text:
This is an almost modern mosque. I was informed by a kind viewer that its name is Kurşunlu Camii (Mosque with lead, often on the roof).
In 2007 I could take many more pictures of the interior and the mosque in general. It had recently been restored and looked great.
For any use: see my Profile. NOTE: Many of my pictures are in sub-galleries (some within another, their name is in bold print)!


text:
Treasuries Rooted in Place Awaiting Election Results
- Order Reprints
- Print Article
Treasury bond prices are just slightly lower but expect them to remain essentially locked in place today pending the election results. The ten-year note is down 3/32 in price so late Tuesday morning to yield 1.693%, per Tradeweb data, and the 30-year bond is down 6/32 to yield 2.880%.
As this blog noted yesterday, the bond market has been pricing in an Obama victory, with JP Morgan expecting ten-year yields hovering around 1.65% if Obama wins but rising to 2% or above if Romney wins.


text:
Brooklyn native Damaris Lewis has appeared in the 2009, 2010, and 2011 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issues. In 2012 she toured with famed musician Prince as his muse / dancer, all the while keeping up with the happenings of the NBA. She'll be reporting on all things NBA Style during 2013 NBA All-Star in Houston.
All-Star Friday | Style Guide
By Damaris Lewis
Photo 1: James Harden, Russell Westbrook
- James Harden looks very dapper in his blue suit. I would comment on Westbrook's pants, BUT I commend him for his ongoing fashion statements. We know these players for their uniforms, not their street style. Totes to RW for making us talk about more than his game.
- Harden is asking Russell Westbrook why he has turned the Raptors' camouflage jerseys into pants.
Photo 2: Westbrook on court
- Fitted blazer, camouflage pants, yellow Air Jordan V "Tokyo 23" kicks, and stylish frames. If you ask me, I think Clark Kent is making a futuristic comeback…..and I like it.
- If you look closely, Russell Westbrook matches perfectly with the basketball court.
Photo 3: Harden on sidelines
- If Russell Westbrook can wear camouflage pants to coach, James Harden can wear pink socks, too.
- I can't lie, I did NOT see those coming when he walked out in his suit, but who doesn't love a man bold enough to rock pink and not care?
Photo 4: LeBron's portrait
- It's always nice to see a player dressed down, without a ton of clothes on that they are obligated to wear. One of the gems of All-Star Weekend is that it's truly about the players and their individuality.
Photo 5: Swin Cash
- Representing for the ladies!!! Loving this leather jacket look on Swin. It shuts down the stereotype that woman in the WNBA aren't as stylish as those who work in fashion. She looks great!
Photo 6: Chris Bosh
- Looking very dapper if I may so my self Mr. Bosh. If you regularly follow NBA style off the court you know that Chris Bosh seldom disappoints.
- Fellas take note, his blazer is the perfect fit. Not too tight, and not too loose.
Photo 7: Anthony Davis' shoes
- This is what happens when a Hornet and a Pelican make a baby.
- Would Chuck say these socks are turrible or turrific?
Photo 8: Dwyane Wade
- Once upon a time an NBA player tried falling asleep by counting sheep, but instead started counting cows, and then put them on his shoes.
- You can never go wrong with black and white, and I love that he added a hint of grey to the mix.
Photo 9: Blake Griffin
- Cue Kia Optical Grand Opening commercial.
- I will always be pro-nerdy look. I've worn prescription glasses since I was 7 years old.
Photo 10: Tina Thompson
- My favorite part of this look is Tina's shoes. She could have thrown on a heel to make it super sexy, but instead opted out and threw on a Military boot. It screams, I'm a woman, I'm fly, but don't mess with me.
- Spalding is being accompanied by some serious WNBA style.
Photo 11: Kevin Garnett
- Are those slippers?
- All black everything, my favorite.
Photo 12: Paul George
- Another all black look that I agree with. What I REALLY want to know is who's teaching these players how to pose? Don't steal my day job please.
Photo 13: Tyson Chandler
- Tyson Chandler or 007?
Photo 14: Damian Lillard
- Trailblazer or lumberjack?
Photo 15: James Harden
- I am a sucker for leather accents on clothing! This look is totally different from his coaching look. I love that! It shows variety in his wardrobe and that he can clean up well whether he is dressed up or dressed down.
More Lewis: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3


text:
If anyone can help me, I need the following:HasbroShadow Scout with Speeder Bike. R2-KT pink droid (x2). Gentle GiantCommander Cody mini-bust (edition size: 3500).
McQuarrie Obi Wan / Yoda pack x2R2-KTspace saver for other ****....
It looks as if I'll be needing the following:R2-KT x 2Shadow Scout x 2 (If Possible)Hasbro Titanium Battlestar Galactica 3-Pack x 2 (I could settle for just one, but two would be ideal)Concept Greivous x 2McObi-Wan and McYoda x 2However in the event these looks like these will go online I will ammend the lists and shorten them up.
Page created in 0.059 seconds with 19 queries.


text:
This is Atatürk Oto San and his 1991 TransAm. Think they look alike? In his photographic series, "Facade," Korhan Karaoysal has documented Turkish car enthusiasts with their customized cars, allowing the owners to select their own backdrops.
Don't these guys kind of look like their cars in some ways?
Take a look at the other photos in Karaoysal's collection. There are some interesting cars and backgrounds that you would probably like to visit.
As for the dudes posing with their cars, you may or may not like to meet them, but personally, I think it would be cool to have beers with a Turkish car enthusiast to see what the differences in car culture are. You never know, you could learn about some amazing car you'd never heard of, like an Etox Zafer or something.
Photo credit: Korhan Karaoysal


text:
Israel has taken a battering in the global media battle over its war on Gaza, despite deploying a propaganda campaign that used Youtube and blogs, experts said.
Populations and even governments worldwide have slammed the Israeli military onslaught on the Gaza Strip, with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon condemning attacks near UN schools that killed dozens and foreign media angry at being kept out of the Palestinian territory.
With images of parents carrying lifeless children to overwhelmed hospitals dominating international media, angry protests have been staged in major capitals and Israeli websites have reportedly come under cyber attack.
TVNL Comment: We should expect some kind of false flag cyber-terrorism that will result in a lock down of the Internet.


text:
The Case for Great Ape Personhood
In 1886 the Supreme Court of the United States granted personhood status to the first non-human. In this case it was a corporation and Southern Pacific Railroad (part of robber baron Leland Stanford's empire) snuck in through a legal loophole to gain full personhood rights under the 14th Amendment.
Prior to 1886, dating back to the 1600s, corporations were viewed as "artificial persons," a legal turn of phrase that offered certain rights to the companies but without the full rights of citizens. In several recent campaigns, primate rights activists have been advocating for something similar to benefit great apes caught up in the legal purgatory that bridges the gulf between people and property.
In the Aug. 13 edition of Newsweek (Monkey See, Monkey Sue) one such case involves a custody battle over Primarily Primates, Inc. based in Texas and Oregon's Chimps, Inc. PPI was found guilty of animal cruelty after several of the chimps sent there died at the facility as well as in transit (they were sent after funding ran out at Ohio State University's Chimpanzee Cognition Center). Now that PPI claims to have cleaned up their act they're attempting to retrieve their "property" from the Oregon sanctuary they were relocated to.
"To return them to the scene of the crime, if you will, is no different than returning a young child to an abuse situation and saying, 'Everything's better now'," says Bruce Wagman, an animal-law specialist representing Chimps, Inc.
However, the legal weight is on the side of PPI despite the evidence of abuse and misuse of funds.
Animal welfare is a relatively new legal argument, one that doesn't yet trump claims of ownership, says Michigan State law professor and animal-rights expert David Favre.
This was demonstrated earlier this year when primate rights advocates failed to get the Austrian courts to allow them to legally adopt Hiasl and Rosi, two chimpanzees who were rescued while being illegally shipped for use in pharmaceutical research. Since their food and veterinary bills totaled nearly $7,000 a month the Association Against Animal Factories hoped to legally adopt the two chimpanzees so they could receive personal donations which, under Austrian law, can only be given to "persons." Jane Goodall and Peter Singer were two of the high-profile scientists petitioning on the apes' behalf, in this case to no avail. If the apes had been allowed the right of adoption it would have set a legal precedent that owning apes was equivalent to owning children or dependent adults.
However, if Hiasl or the chimpanzees in question in the Newsweek article, lived in Mallorca or any other of Spain's Balearic Islands the story would be quite different. In February this year, the regional parliament made history by becoming the first to recognize the individual rights of chimps, bonobos, gorillas and orangutans. Any apes living in the Balearic Islands are no longer property to be owned but instead are protected by guardians, who must ensure that their rights to freedom from torture, mistreatment and unnecessary death are being respected. The Spanish parliament will decide this summer whether to follow suit for the rest of Spain.
The major front in the movement for ape rights is currently in Europe. The United States is the only Western country that continues to use great apes in pharmaceutical experimentation. The proposed Spanish law would make it illegal for apes to be owned and, if passed, should eventually become standard throughout Europe. This seems entirely reasonable as apes have been shown to have the intellect and emotional depth of four-year old children and deserve protections under law from being commodities on the open market.
If the law will recognize corporations as "artificial persons" for hundreds of years and then decide to enhance their status, why shouldn't we grant apes some limited protections as nonhuman persons?