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I've been following this thread the whole time and there is nothing in this thread that suggests or proves the light wind claims made by epic to be false IMO.
You only get to say one of these things. The claim he made was that he could kite in 2 to 4 knots. You cannot argue that he cannot compete because he is heavier.I hear ya... I saw that too. The thing is Dimitry is heavier, on shorter lines, smaller kite, smaller board... which is why I was saying nothing was resolved during that demo.
The burden of proof will on the person making the claim. You cannot just say "Oh it was averaging 3 knots", and then leave it to the rest of the world disprove it.
No one is saying it is a shitty kite. What is being disputed is a claim that you can kiteboard in walking speed wind.
They have access to a prototype kite?I've seen videos and heard comments from folks that TRIED the kite which suggest they are more true than not true.
It is by judging how reasonable a claim is. It is called face validity.So I'm not sure where you're getting the "over the top" claims from (yet) unless you have tried the kite yourself?
If you and Old would try a thought experiment. Do not take this as an attack on anything. I tried asking before but never really got an answer. Let us imagine you standing on the beach trying to launch your kite in no wind.
You'll say..there is no wind. Cannot kite in no wind there is not enough energy to keep the weight of all that material and bladder to pull it AND me in those conditions, if you start walking backwards in walking speed...would you think it reasonable to be able to launch your kite? and fly it? Or do you think you';ll just really drag your kite along the beach? Do you find it reasonable that a kite could hold its own weight in addition to pulling you along in walkingspeed wind?
The point here is that sure it probably does fly in light wind...but so does a lot of other great light wind kites. I have been surprised more than once at how early I can ride and have fun with the naish fly...but 2 knots? No way.

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The Peel is an offshoot of the Onion but honestly if someone told me this was real slam poetry I wouldn't even question it
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We now live in a society where people get offended for other people.
Local redditor fails to understand the concept of empathy
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One of the reasons your tuition is high and classes are getting cut.
fact checked and…apparently this is completely correct.
And people wonder and complain when I am "down" on sports.
This is gross.
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Media portray these tales of perseverance as uplifting and inspirational. They're actually horror stories.
These four examples all come from just the past five months, but there are countless additional articles and segments that share the same lessons about never giving up, going the extra mile, and taking care of others. The articles are framed to make you feel good, to illustrate the kindness of others, to show you that things can work out when tragedy hits, and yes, to "restore your faith in humanity." These are excellent messages that we could probably all benefit from having in our lives, but there's one thing that gets left out on an all-too-regular basis: the underlying causes.
Before I even read the caption, just seeing the first image about the teacher horrified me.
The thought I always have when I see these stories is, "What about the other ones?" The 99.99% of people who walk to work and don't get a free car? The unphotogenic and awkward kid with leukemia whose GoFundMe doesn't get enough donations? The teacher from a small school who doesn't have enough co-workers to donate their sick leave? Or where the school's sick time is non transferable?
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"Take it as a compliment!" NO.
"I love a woman with meat on her bones" is also a shitty version of this.
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this is what happens to the employees who die in their warehouses
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"Larson has said that his first mistake with Cow Tools was thinking that it was funny. The second was having one of the tools look vaguely like a saw, thus implying the rest had real-world counterparts."
deve loper commentary for cow tools
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Stupidest thing ever is this infantilization of patriarchy like, "it's boys who do those things; a ~~real man~~~ would never be that way" no listen to me, it is not little boys who crack jokes that make up patriarchy but actual grown-ass men engaging in actual physical, systematic, structural, emotional, verbal violence against women. Patriarchy is not puberty you grow out of but a backdrop wired into the fabric of our society.
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Villains not knowing who THEY are is my favorite thing about this family.
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why is everyone sad
dopamine machine broke
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college is starting and rape culture is still extremely prominent and men can be fuckin gross so I'm here to let y'all know Amazon is selling pepper spray for only $8.
over 50% of college sexual assaults happen within the first month of college.
to my fellow freshman girlies out there, go parties in groups, don't walk alone late at night, and if you sense some shady shit going on don't hesitate to interfere. trust your gut. people are getting sicker by the minute and nothing seems to be changing anytime soon.
I'm not lying fuck men omfg
as a former RA, who has seen way too much of this shit, it is important to highlight that most of these assaults will not be someone grabbing you from behind a bush or something - a lot of the weapons used against you will be social convention and alcohol/drugs.
it will be at parties. surrounded by people, where you lose sight of a friend and you're surrounded. it will be guys "making sure to bring you home" while you're drunk. it'll be "come on over and let's watch a movie", it'll be so many insidious things.
please always push back from any pressure or challenge to your boundaries. GET LOUD. your physical and mental health is SO much more important than how "cool" you seem. make a fuss, and it might make things awkward, but it&rsq uo;ll be so much better than the alternative. i've had so many of my residents come back for the night, so regretful about staying silent while a guy felt her up because she didn't want to rock the boat or "ruin the mood" of the party. DO IT.
keep a friend, a trusted friend, preferably a girl, and use the goddamn buddy system. do not let your buddy out of sight. keep together at all times, and not just at parties - even at casual outings. new roommate? talk to them about how you want to stick together and make sure nothing happens.
do not go anywhere alone for the first month (this is also just a good practice to meet new people and find new friends lol). go to campus-run events, which are usually more tame and supervised (and still fun!).
know the red flags, and always be cautious of going alone with any man - ESPECIALLY if they're older. that includes going to parties, movies, even out to lunch.
i don't want to scare people at all, i really want you to be safe. know that there are campus resources if things do happen, but when it comes down to it, CALL THE POLICE. campus police and counselors can help you deal with trauma and change your clas ses so you're away from your assailant, but they're ultimately working for the university that doesn't want to report assaults. grab a friend to stay with you to support you - hell, if you live in a residence hall, most RAs have been trained with crisis counseling and will stick with you to the end, and CALL THE POLICE.
pepper spray is a good start, but half the battle is knowing the warning signs and sticking together, and never being afraid to fight back.
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the most painful social interactions are when you miscalculate someone's meme literacy and reference something and the person/group doesn't get it and u have to half-heartedly explain it knowing FULL well it's 0% funny if people don't have the full convoluted context of the joke and u feel the flames of hell start to lick at ur feet as they all give u a pity laugh
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WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. - A 35-year-old woman from Yonkers has been arrested in connection to a fundraising scam involving a child who died of cancer.
Last month, the Yonkers Police Department issued an alert to local residents following reports of an alleged scam, where tickets were being sold throughout Westchester by a person selling "fundraising" tickets for a raffle related to Nolan Scully, a 4-year-old boy in Maryland who died from cancer following a fierce battle with rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare soft-tissue cancer.
After being notified by the Aisling Irish Community Center that raffle tickets in Nolan's name were being sold to patrons at local bars and restaurants for a fictitious fundraising event at the Westchester County Center, police in Yonkers launched a criminal investigation.
Officers from the 2nd Precinct and detectives from the Financial Crimes Unit conducted multiple interviews, identified witnesses and their investigation led to the arrest of Tracey Jacqueline Weir for "allegedly perpetrating the described fraud," according to police.
Weir has been arrested and charged with a felony count of first-degree scheme to defraud.
"This defendant allegedly defrauded multiple people using the name of a deceased child," Yonkers Police Commissioner Charles Gardner stated. "Not only were the victims affected, but the family of Nolan Scully more so; their unimaginable loss was exploited for selfish greed, compounding their pain and suffering. It is our hope that with this arrest, we can offer the Scully family some degree of closure to this upsetting incident."
At the time the scam was uncovered last month, Nolan's family took to social media to confirm that the raffle was fraudulent.
"It's with a disgusted feeling in my stomach that I even have to write this. Sometime within the last week, someone has been selling 'fundraiser' tickets in Nolan's honor for Childhood Cancer in New York State," the post reads. "THIS IS A SCAM!!! Nolan's family is not affiliated with any fundraisers being held in New York currently.
"This is also the complete opposite of what my soon stood for! My son was a generous and loving soul with a passion to be a public servant (policeman). I'm utterly disgusted that you would use my sweet boy to gain profits! This is a terrible display of greed and I'm deeply sorry for anyone this has affected.
"I'm just speechless."
Weir was arraigned in Yonkers Criminal Court on Thursday. She is due back in court to answer the charges later this year.
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What's for Breakfast (and Lunch and Dinner)?
HIV and What You Eat, Drink and Take
All your life you've heard it -- "Eat your vegetables or there will be no dessert!"
"Most Americans don't eat enough fruits and vegetables."
"Want to lose weight? Cut out the carbs!"
I don't know about you, but I'd love it if there were some reason not to eat vegetables (say, like, the E. coli thing with spinach?), whole grains (mealy bugs in the bran?), and please, please someone stop the insanity of mothers trying to convince their kids that raisins or apples are "just as good" as candy!
The fact is that most can agree that in order to maintain optimum health, whether you're HIV-positive or not, it's best to exercise our option to fulfill the human dietary destiny of being omnivores, or able to eat everything. Of course, there are those among us for whom a vegetarian, raw, or macrobiotic diet would work perfectly, just as there are those who are meant to be meat-eaters. Whatever is right for you, there are some basics that anyone living with HIV should factor into their food choices.
If there is any good news about being HIV-positive, one bit may be that you now have a legitimate need to take in more calories, especially during times of fighting opportunistic infections. The Tufts School of Medicine recommends that HIV-positive people need 17-20 calories per pound of body weight; if you're fighting an opportunistic infection, 20 calories per pound for sure; if you're losing weight, 25 calories per pound.
While it's true that, from a strictly caloric standpoint, your body can't tell the difference between the calories in a piece of candy and the ones in a bowl of fresh fruit salad, remember that the ones from the fruit come with other things that will help keep you healthier than the sugar in the candy.
More Protein, Better Fat
In general, HIV-positive people need higher amounts of protein in order to maintain good muscle mass and provide building blocks for the immune system. Of course, meats, fish, poultry, and eggs are high in protein, but vegetarians can also find it in nuts and seeds, tofu, legumes (beans and peas, often dried), dairy products, and soy milk. A good rule of thumb is to eat one gram of protein for every two pounds of body weight -- so if you weigh 160, 80 grams (around 3 ounces) of protein per day would be appropriate.
Fats and oils provide the most concentrated sources of energy in the food spectrum, but there are some that carry some risk, in terms of cardiac complications. The most evil kind of fat is trans fat. No, this is not fat that is going through the sex-change process. One way to look at it is that these substances tend to be man-made or modified (partially hydrogenated vegetable oil, for instance), rather than fats found in nature. The fat in that chicken skin everyone tells you to peel off is a saturated fat -- saturated fats should be limited to small amounts. Monounsaturated fats contain essential fatty acids that we all need and are the healthiest kind of fat. Olive, canola, flaxseed oils, avocados, and nuts contain these fats.
Color and Diversity
Just as in humanity, there is an array of different colors and types of vegetables and fruits. These gifts of nature are full of vitamins, minerals, and fiber, all important for maintaining your health. They also have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. General dietary guidelines say you should have 5-6 servings of fruits and vegetables every day. To get the full range of nutrients they provide, eat a variety of colors. Be aware, however, especially if diabetes is an issue, that these gems can contain fructose, a kind of sugar, as in pineapple and beets, and carbohydrates from starch, as in potatoes and corn. For the most part, though, the benefits of the nutrients and fiber far outweigh any risk of sugar or carb overload, so don't use that as an excuse not to eat them!
Complexity Over Simplicity
The thing about carbohydrates is that we literally can't live without them. They provide the calories and energy necessary for everything from the beating of our hearts to carrying the laundry up the stairs to hugging our loved ones. Just as with fats, there are some that are healthier than others and of course, the worst ones taste the best!
Simple carbs are those found in sugary drinks, baked goods, candy, ice cream -- all that stuff you want to eat, but know you shouldn't. Not that complex carbs are always less than joyful. Nothing beats a creamy bowl of oatmeal on a winter morning or really good toasted multigrain bread with your eggs. Pasta and brown rice are also good with the right accompaniments. So think about it in terms of conversation -- wouldn't you rather have a stimulating conversation with an average, intelligent, complex person than a gorgeous, dumb, simple one? Okay, sigh, well, maybe that analogy doesn't work for everyone, but you get the point!
Water is something else we can't live without. A person deprived of water will die faster than one deprived of food. Several of the antiretroviral medications (such as Viread, Crixivan, and Reyataz) require increased water intake in order to prevent kidney complications. And, sorry, but Diet Coke doesn't count! Anything you drink that contains caffeine (coffee, most tea, soda) is not going to hydrate your body like water. Fruit juices and milk are liquids that contain good nutrients, but they also contain fructose and lactose, types of sugar. Bottom line is that nothing can really replace water. Don't like it? Put a slice of lemon or lime in it to give it some flavor and it will also help you with your alkaline balance.
The Add-Ons
Vitamins and mineral supplements, enzymes, and, my personal favorite, herbs can all be important parts of your plan for stayin' alive -- it has been reported that up to 73% of people with HIV have used some form of such alternative or complementary therapies. However, it is absolutely essential to discuss any planned additions with your doctor or nutritionist. Don't just read something in a magazine or online and start taking it without telling your doc -- you could do more harm than good!
When you consider taking a botanical medicine, you will probably hear a lot about how they can interfere with your pharmaceutical meds. Most of the time, this is more about the infamous P450 metabolic pathway than it is about the chemical constituents clashing.
The majority of pharmaceuticals, herbs, and recreational drugs are metabolized, or processed, through the liver on this particular pathway. When these substances are taken together, the metabolic "traffic jam" that ensues can result in lowering or raising the blood levels of the medicines, thereby reducing their efficacy or increasing their side effects or toxicities.
Though there has been a double-blind study done (see sidebar) with ginkgo, ginseng, and some common pharmaceuticals that indicates that those herbs, while traveling the P450 highway at the same time as the pharmaceuticals, had no negative effect on the blood levels or efficacy of the drugs, even I, as an herbalist, endorse the "better safe than sorry" approach. There is plenty of literature available, including our annual HIV Drug Guide, which will warn you about what herbs not to take with which ARV meds.
Sadly, many Western medical providers don't know much about the potential therapeutic or contraindicative properties of herbs and other botanical medicines. Therefore, it's up to you to do your homework! Before you talk to your care provider, do some research on the Internet or in your public library. If possible, consult a certified herbalist. In any case, go into the discussion with as much information as you can gather about the botanicals you're considering. While some physicians may be firmly against your choice to try alternative or complementary therapies, many will welcome the opportunity to learn about some of the things their patients are interested in adding to their health care regimen.
More Science
Much more scientific knowledge is available for vitamins, minerals, enzymes, and other supplements. It's generally recommended that HIV-positive people take a multi-vitamin, especially if you know that you're not getting all the nutrients you need in the food you eat. Vitamin C is also frequently recommended for its excellent antioxidant properties.
TheBody.com has an excellent chart that lists the major vitamins, dosages, functions, possible toxic effects, and food sources. See "Resources" below for the link.
Other supplements, including amino acids (like N-acetyl cysteine [NAC] and L-glutamine), organisms (like acidophilus), and substances the body makes (such as CoQ10 and alpha lipoic acid) can have positive effects on such things as neuropathy, diarrhea, digestive problems, and heart health. TheBody.com also has a list of these supplements at the same link.
Resist OCD
With all the information that's available from sources like your mother to your doctor to the Internet, you may find yourself becoming obsessed with always eating, drinking, or taking the "right thing." There are a lot of things that HIV takes out of your control, so being able to "be in charge" through your food and supplement choices can be reassuring and empowering.
But food is also one of the ways we humans have to show our love, to celebrate, to ritualize, to comfort and reward ourselves, and simply to experience joy. Recognize that allowing yourself to do all those things occasionally, even with food that's "naughty," or not of the highest nutritional value, can be therapeutic too.
As the saying goes, moderation in all things.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) are currently enrolling a study of healthy, HIV-negative individuals to assess whether there is an interaction between the protease inhibitor Kaletra (lopinavir/ritonavir) and the herbs echinacea, ginkgo, and ginseng. To find out more, visit www.clinicaltrials.gov and use the study identification number, NCT00103012, to search for it.
An HIV-specific chart listing vitamins and supplements is available at:
For listings of professional herbalists, visit:
Ginkgo and Ginseng
In 2007, Dr. Gregory Reed, of the University of Kansas Medical Center, conducted a study that found that the recommended daily doses of ginseng and ginkgo biloba supplements, or the combination of both supplements, are unlikely to alter the pharmacokinetics -- the mechanisms by which drugs are metabolized, distributed, absorbed, and eliminated by the body -- of the majority of prescription or over-the counter drugs.
The research team recruited 72 healthy non-smoking adults (31 men and 41 women, ages 20 to 59) who were not taking any prescription drugs or dietary supplements. The participants were given a "cocktail" of five drugs, which, taken together, provide measurements of the pathways that determine the pharmacokinetics of over 90% of prescription drugs. The scientists measured the presence of these drugs or their metabolites in each subject's blood and urine in order to establish a baseline for how each individual metabolized and absorbed the different prescription drugs in the absence of herbal supplements.
The 72 individuals were then assigned to one of four groups. For four weeks, the first group received a ginseng supplement and a placebo for ginkgo; the second received ginkgo and a placebo for ginseng; the third received both ginseng and ginkgo supplements; and the fourth received placebos for both supplements. The prescription drug cocktail was again administered and blood and urine samples were taken in order to determine the metabolism and absorption of these drugs in the presence of either or both of the herbal supplements.
The study found no significant differences between those who received one, both, or none of the ginseng and ginkgo biloba supplements in how their bodies metabolized or absorbed any of the five prescription drugs. These results suggest that neither ginseng nor ginkgo at recommended doses will affect the pharmacokinetics of the majority of prescription or over-the counter drugs, though it should be noted that the pharmaceuticals that were taken in the study were not antiretrovirals (ARVs) and no such study has been done on ARVs specifically.
This study was supported by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine of the National Institutes of Health.
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Dr. Todd Steen of the Hope College economics faculty is among the co-editors of a book celebrating the 40th anniversary of the quarterly journal "Christian Scholar's Review."
Dr. Todd Steen of the Hope College economics faculty is among the co-editors of a book celebrating the 40th anniversary of the quarterly journal "Christian Scholar's Review."
"Taking Every Thought Captive: Forty Years of the Christian Scholar's Review" features 25 essays, selected by the members of the editing team, from across the journal's history from its inception in 1970 through 2010. The book is being published this month by Abilene Christian University Press of Abilene, Texas.
The essays are divided into two sections: the first focused on general discussion of Christian higher education and the academic vocation, and the second reflecting on specific academic disciplines. Among the authors are scholars who through the years have spoken at Hope, such as Stanley Hauerwas, Richard Mouw and Nicholas Wolterstorff. The featured essayists include Dr. Steven Bouma-Prediger of the Hope faculty, who with Brian Walsh co-authored "Education for Homelessness or Homemaking?"
Steen and the other editors reviewed the approximately 650 essays published by the journal since it began. Steen is pleased with the resulting mix, and was impressed by how well essays published even early in the review's history continue to be relevant.
"We looked through every essay that was published over 40 years," said Steen, who is the Granger Professor of Economics at Hope. "That took quite a bit of time, but it was fun."
"We feel like the essays that we picked from 40 years ago are very apropos now," he said. "It's a great collection, I think."
The book is edited by Don W. King of Montreat College, who is also the review's editor. In addition to Steen, the co-editors are Perry L. Glanzer of Baylor University, who is one of the review's book review editors; David A. Hoekema of CalvinCollege, who is also the review's publisher; Jerry A. Pattengale of IndianaWesleyanUniversity, who is the review's associate publisher; and Todd C. Ream of Indiana Wesleyan University, who is one of the review's book review editors.
The peer-reviewed "Christian Scholars Review" features articles of original scholarship and general interest dealing with all aspects of Christian thought and the interrelationship of Christian thought with all areas of scholarly interest, and also seeks to provide a forum for the discussion of the theoretical issues of Christian higher education. The interdisciplinary academic journal has a circulation of approximately 7,500.
Hope is one of 47 colleges and universities nationwide that serve as sponsors of the "Christian Scholar's Review." Steen, a member of the Hope faculty since 1988, has served on the journal's editorial staff since 1993, first as circulation editor and since 1995 as managing editor, responsible for coordinating the printing and distribution, managing the website, and other business-related and technical aspects of the publication.
"I've had a chance to meet with a lot of people working with it, and Hope College has been very supportive of my work with 'Christian Scholars Review,'" Steen said. "I see it as a sense of calling to work with the journal."


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February 6, 2009
Arkansas men''s basketball coach John Pelphrey knows it will take an outstanding effort out of his team at 2 p.m. Saturday (WCBI) to beat the Mississippi State Bulldogs at Humphrey Coliseum.
Pelphrey has already witnessed what the Bulldogs can do when they''re not at their best. Mississippi State beat Arkansas 70-56 on Jan 10 in Fayetteville, Ark.
"If we don''t play well, we don''t have much of a chance because last time they defended us very well and we didn''t make any shots," Pelphey said.
Mississippi State (15-7, 5-2 Southeastern Conference) held the Razorbacks to 14 percent shooting (3 of 22) from 3-point range. Arkansas'' 56 points are the fewest the Bulldogs have alloweed in a conference game this season.
Pelphrey saw the Bulldogs could be pretty good on offense, too.
"They were awesome in transition," Pelphrey said. "They really shot the basketball well from the 3-point line, have a great weapon in (Jarvis) Varnado, an All-SEC coach in (Rick) Stansbury, and now we have to deal with Humphrey Coliseum, so it''s a big challenge for us, and we''re looking forward to it. We''d like to be able to get our first SEC road win."
Stansbury understands Arkansas (13-7) can be a difficult matchup despite its 1-6 conference record.
"I know everybody gets caught up in records, but they can take two or three games and flip it the other way and the record would be totally different," Stansbury said. "We have a lot of respect for John and what he''s done at Arkansas. We have to focus on the moment because every moment is different."
MSU junior guard Barry Stewart, who had 17 points in the first meeting, anticipates a the Razorbacks to offer a bigger challenge.
"We know they are going to come after us," Stewart said. "We know they are looking for some payback. I think we''ll be ready."
The Bulldogs are shooting 38 percent (174 of 462) from 3-point range and have the nation''s top 3-point shooter in sophomore Ravern Johnson at 49 percent (58 of 118). Johnson leads the team with 13 points per game.
"Those times when we''ve shot the basketball well we''ve been pretty good," Stansbury said. "There have been some other times we haven''t shot as well and there''s a small margin for error for this basketball team."
Michael Washington (17.2 ppg.), Courtney Fortson (14.6 ppg.), Stefan Welch (12.5 ppg.), and Rotnei Clarke (10.8 ppg.) average in double figures for Arkansas.
"When they get going, they can give a lot of people problems," MSU sophomore guard Phil Turner said.
Stansbury is concerned with Jason Henry (7.4 ppg).
"When you insert Henry, that gives them a little more versatility, a little more athleticism and makes them more difficult to defend," Stansbury said. "He''s a guy who can beat you in multiple ways because he is an adequate shooter and his shot will get better with more playing time. Fortson is always a dangerous guy. I thought he played terrific (against Tennessee) and you''ve got the big guy in the middle who is very capable of being as good as anybody in this league on a given night."
n NOTE: MSU will honor former player Bailey Howell and retire his jersey at halftime of Saturday''s game.
Howell is second on the school''s all-time scoring list with 2,030 career points. He enjoyed a 12-year career in the NBA, and was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1997.
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Our room service in the morning didn't arrive and the telephone in the room didn't work to call reception so we had to make an external call to chase. It arrived not long after and was awful, it clearly was the breakfast left overs, burnt hash browns, cold sausages.
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For those of you who aren't football fans, I thought I'd give a little background, which may help strengthen your arguments...
"We're very disciplined in what we stand for," Lurie told reporters just over two years ago. "Let me give you an example -- a few years ago we had a couple players who were . . . to put this nicely, not very respectful of their dogs. . . . Well, we don't respect that. We don't do that. And they were gone from the team almost immediately if not immediately. That sets a tone, that these kinds of attitudes are unacceptable."
Lurie is the owner of the Eagles.
There was a player released after abandoning a 3 month old rottie pup, and another after he beat 2 pit bulls. The Eagles didn't say at the time that that is why they were being released, but Laurie's quote above (from 2007) seems to indicate that it was at least a contributing factor. What's the difference? Those players weren't big money makers.
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Watsonville's Hugo Sanchez takes second in 5k
Davenport resident Melissa Wedlock placed fourth in the women's race and 29th overall in the 28th annual Together with Love 10-kilometer in Pacific Grove on Sunday.
Wedlock clocked in at 43 minutes, 29 seconds, winning her age group. Kari Ann Bertrand of Gilroy won the women's race in 38:28 for eighth overall.
Other top-20 finishers from Santa Cruz County included 11-year-old Chris Anderson of Santa Cruz, who placed in 13th [40:02]; Aptos' Evan Randall-Goodwin, who placed 17th [41:24]; and La Selva Beach's Bobby McKee, who placed 18th [41:27], according to Buzz Word Productions results.
In the 5k race, Watsonville's Hugo Sanchez took second place [18:27] behind Carlos Millan [17:43] as the top runner from Santa Cruz County. There may have been other runners from Santa Cruz County in the top 20 of the 5k race, but if so their places of residence were not listed in the Buzz Word Productions results.
The Together with Love races benefit the Monterey County Rape Crisis Center.
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But the decision this week by XM Satellite Radio to suspend shock jocks Opie and Anthony for 30 days for crude sexual comments about First Lady Laura Bush, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Queen Elizabeth II has listeners wondering whether there's a new sheriff in town.
Some XM listeners were outraged -- not at the comments but at XM's reaction.
"I signed up for XM because it's uncensored. I like these guys because they are so unfiltered," said Placentia resident Paul Hebert, who canceled his $12.95 monthly XM subscription Tuesday in protest.
He wasn't alone. Hundreds of angry subscribers have flooded XM's operators with calls to cancel since the suspension was announced Tuesday. About 60 listeners smashed their XM receivers Wednesday outside the WFNY-FM studios in New York, where Gregg "Opie" Hughes and Anthony Cumia continued to air their tamer, over-the-air broadcast for CBS Radio.
"The reaction is mind-blowing," said Ryan Saghir of North Branford, Conn., who runs a blog about satellite radio called Orbitcast. "One of the main attractors to satellite radio is the unregulated content. Once you take away that ... you're going to have some upset subscribers."
But industry observers said XM might have been more worried about offending federal regulators, who can block the company's proposed merger with its only rival, Sirius Satellite Radio, than staying true to its slogan, "Beyond AM. Beyond FM. XM."
Sensitivities have been heightened in Washington since the controversy over veteran shock jock Don Imus' racially offensive comments about the Rutgers University women's basketball team, which led to his firing last month by CBS Radio.
"It's hard to read anything into it other than that they're catering to federal officials," said William Kidd, a media analyst with Wedbush Morgan Securities in Los Angeles.
XM spokesman Nathaniel Brown would not comment on whether the pending merger was a factor in the suspension and would not say how many people had canceled their subscriptions. XM has suspended on-air personalities before, he said, but none with as high a profile as Hughes and Cumia.
It's not the first time a skit has landed the two shock jocks in trouble. CBS Radio, then known as Infinity Broadcasting, fired them in 2002 for broadcasting two listeners apparently having sex in New York's St. Patrick's Cathedral. The Federal Communications Commission fined Infinity $357,000 for the stunt.
XM, which does not fall under the FCC's indecency rules because it is a pay service, hired Hughes and Cumia in 2004. Their program, "The Opie & Anthony Show," airs from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. on XM and 24 CBS radio affiliates, which picked the duo back up last year.
It continues until about 11 a.m. only on XM, a segment that the show's website touts as "uncut, uncensored and totally filthy."
On May 9, the XM portion of the show aired a skit featuring a character called Homeless Charlie, who graphically described having sex with Bush, Rice and the queen. Hughes and Cumia played along, laughing and asking questions.
XM issued a statement condemning the comments, and Cumia and Hughes apologized on the air Friday.
On Monday's show, Hughes and Cumia complained about "dumb rules" and an "umbrella of morality and decency" that led Imus and some other hosts to get fired. XM officials suspended the pair Tuesday, saying the comments "put into question whether they appreciate the seriousness of the matter."
Satellite radio followers said the suspension was unprecedented. Some XM listeners were stunned and angry when they heard about it.
Ed L. Kelley of Wagoner, Okla., said he spent six hours on the phone Tuesday night trying to cancel. He's talking to an attorney about a class-action suit, saying that because "The Opie & Anthony Show" appears on one of XM's "explicit-language" channels, the company has violated its promise to deliver uncensored content.
"These guys make me laugh and they make fun of everybody equally," Kelley said.
Debbie Wolf, co-founder of People Against Censorship, called the suspension "outrageous" and organized the demonstration outside CBS Radio's studios. Christopher Lewis of Glenmoore, Penn., quickly registered www.cancelxm.com, and the message boards there and on other satellite radio sites have filled up with dozens of angry comments.
"I will not support a company that has decided the one true reason they exist no longer matters," wrote one poster on Orbitcast.
Howard Stern, who left traditional radio in 2004 after battling regulators, also weighed in from his new post at Sirius.
"If you want free speech," he told his listeners Wednesday, "walk in a closet and talk to yourself."
Kidd said the suspension could make it difficult for XM to attract edgy radio personalities who have viewed satellite as a haven for their outrageous acts.
"This will probably be a decision that XM will have to live with and, I suspect, likely regret over time," he said.
The suspension would be as surprising as HBO pulling "The Sopranos" for offensive content and will reverberate through the industry, said Tom Taylor, a former program director who edits the trade journal Inside Radio.
"People in the satellite world have felt safe ... until this week," he said.


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I wanted to make a book. MY BOOK. A unique book that made people think, explore and wonder. I have been pleased to have been published by the best of trade book publishers, and for sure that is one way to go. However, getting complete control over your book is the ideal, so…I made my own book!
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The Central Connecticut men's track & field team placed second at the UMASS Invitational on Saturday posting 97.50 points. Central edged third place American International (75) and fell short of meet champion UMASS (125). The meet was hosted by UMASS in Amherst, MA.
Junior Nick Lindblom earned gold in the 400m hurdles with a time of 54.07. Lindblom also ran in the 110m hurdles and recorded a time of 15.63, good for second.
Junior sprinter Aaron Radden claimed the 100m winning gold with a 10.94 time. Also, placing first in the 1,500m with a personal best 3:56.13 time was freshman Brian Biekert. Junior Ben Lazarus placed sixth in the 1,500m with a personal best mark (3:59.80).
Freshman Jamal Fruster had the second best time in the 400m with a personal best mark of 49.29, he also placed first in section two of the 200m (22.42), also a personal best. Senior Elijah Boles sprinted to a sixth place finish in the first flight of the 200m with a personal best 22.35 time.
Freshman Matt Walker claimed the 10,000m crossing the line at 32:14.53.
The Blue Devils' 4x400m relay team capped a second place finish. Junior Dan Hopper, Fruster, Lindblom and freshman Joey Farrington ran the event in 3:21.23.
In the field for the Blue Devils, sophomores Michael Ficorilli (13.76) and Leonardo Davidson (13.65) placed fourth and fifth respectively in the third flight of the shot put event.
Senior Matt Berube finished fourth in the second flight of the long jump event with a 6.73m jump and fourth in flight number two of the triple jump (13.87m).
Ficorilli also stamped a third place finish in the third flight of the hammer throw (41.84m). Senior Nick Trifone found himself in a three-way tie for fifth after his 1.86m mark in the high jump event.
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Senior Anthony Gonsalves, freshman Andy Pullaro, and junior Jon Krell represented Central Connecticut at the Bucknell Bison Outdoor Classic. The meet was hosted by Bucknell and was held at the Christy-Matthewson Memorial Stadium in Lewisburg, PA.
Gonsalves placed fourth in section two of the 3,000m steeplechase. His 9:24.16 time was just 4.14 off of the section winner.
In the 5,000m, Pullaro came away with a sixth place finish in the event's third section. He crossed the line at 14:53.76.
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The MOD has released the second batch of UFO files (the 1st was in May 2008 ), consisting of 19 files (800.8mb in all) , and available to download from the National Archives . Please try to download these as soon as possible, as they will not stay free for long: the last batch in May was available for free for a month only.
It also has a highlights guide, * videocast (i have put this in below) and background material also for you to have a look at. The files cover the years 1986 – 1992.
For a deeper understanding of these files please see DI55 document by uk-ufo.org (especially on how MOD is structured). For some more background information on why the MoD decided to release these Files to the Public, please see here .
* The videocast from the national Archives can be seen below:
Also i have addded a BBC Radio Leeds talk with UFO DATA Magazine editor, Russell Callaghan, about the UFO file release (dated 20th october, 2008 at 7.40am) .
Below you can see national and local coverage of the MOD UFO files, with many covering the same incidents (i have not given all the links possible, as many repeat the same things, or are exactely the same article). I think it gives you a flavour of what is out there in the media; some good some not so good. All the articles below are from today, 20th october, unless mentioned otherwise.
CBC News " Britain releases latest batch of UFO files "
BBC News " Airliner has near miss with UFO " with video
AFP " Britain releases secret UFO files "
ITN.com " Real X-files released " with small video near top
Cbbc newsround " UFO files released by government "
CNN.com Europe " UK:jet captain reported UFO sighting "
The Press and Journal " MoD files reveal previously unknown encounters with UFOs "
Channel 4 news " UFOs: can you see them Major Tom? " with video/ report
The Sun " Missile came close to Airliner " with Sky News video
The Telegraph " UFOs, alien abduction and Tina Turner feature in close encounters secret files " with short video
The telegraph " UFO archive release:The best pictures on file " (there are seven in all in this article)
Express and Star " Flying saucer photo hailed "
Sky News " Replay: webchat with UFO expert " (with Dr David Clarke )
Daily Star " Real X-files reveal UFO sightings "
The Independent " Passenger jet's near-miss with UFO above Kent "
The Guardian " Odd, intriguing and alarming UFO files released "
The associated Press " Britain releases UFO files, dispels some mysteries "
Belfast Today " MOD release Ulster UFO sightings "
WZTV.com " Britain releases UFO files, dispels some mysteries "
The Daily Record " MoD reveals real life UFO files "
RTE News " Britain's secret UFO files released "
Birmingham Post " UFOs over Birmingham and the Black Country "
Manchester Evening News " Police saw UFO over Manchester "
Please also visit Dr David Clarke's site for more info here
also Sky news (2 Parts)
part 1
part 2
thanks to aceBryan7cox for posting this on you tube.
After the first initial posts/articles, we are now started to get more [reactions/comments/analysis- or not in some cases] from the national and local media; reports on the MOD ufo files:
seen below are these reports:
Northampton Chronicle & Echo " MOD report reveals UFO sightings over Northamptonshire "
Gravesend Reporter " UFO sightings over Cliffe unexplained "
Sunday Mercury " UFO in Rowley Regis, Birmingham ? "
Ulster Today " Mystery of UFO over Glenavy remains "
Hemsworth & South Elmsall Express " Did UFOs visit our skies? "
This western morning news " Is there anybody out there "
(pic; they say is a representation- welll that's a relief?) Wigan Today " UFO files reveal East lancs encounter "
Cannock Chase Post " Ministry reveals UFO sightings "
News Softpedia " UK UFO Archive made Public "
Aero-News Network " Pilot Recounts tale of 1957 UFO encounter "
Times online " Weather eye: UFO sightings could be due to atmospherics " (interesting although fairly brief )
Romford Recorder " Did UFO fly over our skies ? "
Wakefield Express " Secret X-files reveal UFO sightings in Wakefield District "


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When you consider how big the Marvel Cinematic Universe is - now consisting of seven feature films - it's pretty amazing that all of their films have received mostly positive critical reception. Even the the weaker titles from the franchise, like The Incredible Hulk and Iron Man 2, earned far better reviews than the worst examples of comic book movies (ex. Batman & Robin, Elektra, Fantastic Four, etc.). Positive reception from critics and audiences is what has turned the MCU into one of the most popular movie franchises in history. So to say that one of their upcoming films is going to top everything we've seen so far-- at least in terms of grit-- is a bold statement. But that's exactly what the co-director of Captain America: The Winter Soldier is boasting.
"It's going to be much grittier than any Marvel movie to date," said filmmaker Joe Russo, who is brothers with co-director Anthony Russo, in an interview with ScreenDaily. The site was present for Disney's CineEurope presentation earlier this week where they actually showed off never-before-seen footage from both the Captain America sequel and Alan Taylor's Thor: The Dark World, which will be out in November of this year. But listening to Russo it sounds like Chris Evans' next adventure as the star-spangled former Popsicle is the one to really be excited for, if you've been waiting for Marvel to match DC's Man of Steel and The Dark Knight for toughness.
While we will have to wait a while to see if Russo's promises are true-- the movie's not coming out until next year--he is working with one of the best casts that Marvel has assembled yet. In addition to Evans returning as Cap the film will also once again have Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes (this time playing for the bad guys as The Winter Soldier), Cobie Smulders as Maria Hill, Toby Jones as Arnim Zola, Dominic Cooper as Howard Stark, and Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter. Newcomers to the franchise include Emily VanCamp as Agent 13, Anthony Mackie as The Falcon, Frank Grillo as Crossbones, Georges St-Pierre as Georges Batroc and Robert Redford as Agent Alexander Pierce (one of the head honchos of S.H.I.E.L.D.). Captain America: The First Avenger screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely wrote the script. Little is known about the actual plot, but it has been said that the movie will have more of a political thriller vibe.
We probably won't get to see a trailer for Captain America: The Winter Soldier until Thor: The Dark World is released in a few months, but at least for now we have some pretty kick ass concept art. Check it out in the gallery below.
UPDATE: This story has been edited to reflect that Screen Daily mis-transcribed Russo's statement. He promised his film would be "grittier" than any other Marvel movie, not "greater."


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"Every victory for raw milk is a victory for cheesemakers everywhere."
For almost two years now, we at Serious Eats have been following France's long and arduous battle over raw milk Camembert. Last spring we reported that the clash had been settled—that French authorities had ruled that cheese made from lightly pasteurized milk could not be called A.O.C. Camembert.
This week Business Week ran an interesting and detailed piece on the issue, which reports that the two large corporations that had been lobbying for pasteurized Camembert, and that had ceased production of raw milk cheese entirely, are now in fact considering a return to raw milk production. Ultimately this is a victory for traditional foodways and small producers everywhere.
The Business Week article is more of an op-ed, painting the corporate PR fall-guy, Luc Morelon, as a cold, stubborn villain against the backdrop of the idyllic small-scale cheesemaker in François Durand. But Morelon's less-than-ideal portrayal is easy to justify with revelations such as these:
With their backs against the wall, Lactalis and Morelon decided to switch from conventional war to guerrilla tactics. The company began testing its small competitors' products in its own laboratories to search for malicious bacteria. On Oct. 11... Morelon issued a press release, as he had done in the past, to announce that Lactalis had "informed the authorities about bacteria found in the products of a competitor."
Lactalis and Morelon were apparently on a mission to wreck the image of the small-scale producers by claiming their products were unsafe (compared, of course, to the relative safety of Lactalis' pasteurized products). But this tactic backfired; Morelon had assumed that "the modern consumer has become more sensitive...he wants product safety, and he wants health." In fact, it seemed that the consumers cared more about their culinary heritage than worrying about a bad batch of cheese.
One of the more reassuring and insightful quotes in the article is from Marc Brunet, production manager at Reaux, a large raw-milk Camembert producer in France. According to him, "Raw milk has become a science. The constant analyses constitute 10 percent of our costs. And now imagine how much a company like Lactalis has to spend on this and how much it can save without raw milk."
Every victory for raw milk is a victory for cheesemakers everywhere. Raw milk cheese is constantly under threat of prohibition by government regulators throughout the world, and events like these help establish precedents on which advocates of raw milk cheese can argue their cases. Let's hope these kinds of victories continue in the years to come.
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Granville Health System (GHS), in partnership with WakeMed Health & Hospitals and Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, announced today the launch of its innovative TeleStroke program. The program is a form of telemedicine that provides GHS patients with enhanced in-house stroke care and 24- hour access to WakeMed as well as Wake Forest Baptist's stroke neurologists. The implementation of TeleStroke allows GHS to be stroke capable. The designation is reserved for hospitals that offer 24-hour access to an acute neurologist, can administer tPA (Alteplase), can offer 24-hour CT availability with in-house technologists, and can guarantee bed availability for any stroke patient.
The collaboration brings together innovative TeleStroke equipment and tertiary care from WakeMed, a Joint Commission-certified primary stroke center. Wake Forest Baptist will provide neurology consulting services to GHS. Using TeleStroke system carts and a two-way live video, audio and image sharing system, consulting stroke neurologists from Wake Forest Baptist can evaluate a GHS patient in real time to diagnose a stroke and determine the best course of action. As another layer of the TeleStroke partnership, GHS stroke patients will have streamlined access to WakeMed for advanced and tertiary care as well as post-stroke care.
"A stroke is a serious medical emergency that needs immediate treatment," said L. Lee Isley, CEO of Granville Health System. "The faster a patient receives proper treatment, the better the chances for a positive outcome. TeleStroke provides on-demand access to stroke experts within minutes of entering our Emergency Department. Granville Health System welcomes WakeMed and Wake Forest Baptist stroke neurologists as part of our stroke care team."
The introduction of TeleStroke is an extension of the long-standing relationship between
GHS and WakeMed. The systems worked together to establish the program and Stroke
Care designation for the Oxford-based hospital system. WakeMed led education and
training efforts on this initiative, working with GHS clinical staff as well as IT staff to
ensure the success of the TeleStroke technology. WakeMed and GHS also collaborate
on other services such as on-call urology coverage and specialized cardiovascular care.
They have also work in partnership in the areas of ICU and OB.
Granville Health System and WakeMed provide quality care to stroke patients and follow
National standards and guidelines that can significantly improve outcomes for stroke
patients. The WakeMed stroke team, with the medical direction of Dr. Keith Hull, Raleigh
Neurology Associates, is made up of specially trained physicians, nurses and therapists
who are dedicated to the care of stroke patients. WakeMed offers stroke patients from
Granville Health System top care, treatment and services including WakeMed's Mobile
Critical Care service for transport, Neurological and Neuro-interventional services,
Neuro-intensive care post procedures, a Neurosciences Nursing Care Unit for recovery,
inpatient rehabilitation services, discharge planning assistance as well as additional
rehab services from WakeMed Rehabilitation Hospital if needed.
Wake Forest Baptist's stroke specialists are stroke neurologists, each of whom has completed additional fellowship training in the care of stroke patients or is board certified in vascular neurology, and make up the largest team of stroke neurologists in the region. The team also includes full time coverage by two cerebrovascular neurosurgeons who specialize in the full range of stroke and cerebrovascular treatment options including minimally invasive, hybrid and open surgical procedures.
"Rapid diagnosis and treatment is crucial when dealing with acute stroke. Every minute counts, and delays of all types should be minimized," said Charles Tegeler, M.D., professor of neurology at Wake Forest Baptist and director of the TeleStroke Network. "The network gives patients and doctors in other communities, on-demand access to our stroke experts. This saves times, provides access to consultation with stroke experts much more quickly, helping to avoid delays in access to evaluation for potentially life-saving stroke therapies."
Granville Health System, along with WakeMed and Wake Forest Baptist, is also a member of the North Carolina Stroke Care Collaborative (NCSCC). Hospitals participating in TeleStroke are encouraged to participate in this group as it allows for the collection of important outcome data about strokes. Hospitals in the NCSCC are able to measure their performance on an ongoing basis, examining their strengths and opportunities, and identifying ways to improve stroke care in their hospital and their community.
For more information about the TeleStroke program, please visit www.ghsHospital.org/TeleStroke
About Granville Health System:
For more than 92 years, Granville Health System has been delivering quality health care close to home. To meet the growing needs of our community, Granville Health System has expanded its services throughout Granville County, offering convenient access to medical care where you work and live. GHS received a number of national awards, including the Hospital of Choice Award which named Granville Health System as one of the top 100 hospitals in the country in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. GHS also received the Community Value Index Five-Star Hospital Award, placing GHS in the top 20% of hospitals in the country in offering financial value to the communities, while reinvesting back into facilities in order to provide for current and emerging health needs. Recently, Granville Health System was named one of the nation's Top Performers on Key Quality Measures by The Joint Commission; the leading accreditor of health care organizations in America The main campus is located at 1010 College Street, Oxford, North Carolina. For more information about Granville Health System visit GHS online at www.ghsHospital.org
About WakeMed Health and Hospitals:
WakeMed Health and Hospitals is a private, not-for-profit health care organization based in Raleigh, NC. The 870-bed system comprises a network of health care facilities throughout Wake and Johnston Counties. Centers of excellence include cardiac and vascular care, women's and children's services, physical rehab, emergency and trauma, orthopedics, neurosciences, home care and numerous wellness and community outreach programs. WakeMed's team of 8,300 employees, 1,000 volunteers, more than 1,000 affiliated physicians, and 150 physicians employed by WakeMed Physician Practices serve the residents of North Carolina using the most advanced technologies to ensure the finest in health care. For more information, visit www.wakemed.org
About Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center:
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center is a fully integrated academic medical center located in Winston-Salem, N.C. The institution comprises the medical education and research components of Wake Forest School of Medicine; the integrated clinical structure and consumer brand Wake Forest Baptist Health; the commercialization of research discoveries through the Piedmont Triad Research Park, and a network of affiliated community-based hospitals, physician practices, outpatient services and other medical facilities. Wake Forest School of Medicine is ranked among the nation's best medical schools and is a leading national research center in fields such as regenerative medicine, cancer, neuroscience, aging, addiction and public health sciences. Wake Forest Baptist's clinical programs have consistently been ranked among the best in the country by U.S. News & World Report for the past 20 years. For more information, visit www.wakehealth.edu


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So this time we would like to point you in the direction of a charming little pub called The Toad and Teasel, located on the East Road when leaving Gwelf and heading for Inverary. The Toad and Teasel comes highly recommended from many reliable sources including your truly. The food is first rate - good old fashioned pub fare that sticks to your ribs and makes you warm and happy. The ale is dark and rich and goes straight to your head with a pleasant hum. The rooms are warm, dry and comfortable and fully protected by powerful spells of defense and safety. The invisible lodger in room 3 was banished once and for all during a lively ceremony last summer, rendering all rumours to the contrary wholly untrue. You can rest easily and without worry at the Toad and Teasel.
The proprietors, Mr. Duncan Cheesewater and his wife Penelope will go out of their way to make you feel welcome and right at home. You'll find Duncan at his usual station behind the bar and Penelope up to he elbows in the kitchen, toiling away to make sure your stay is warm, cozy and festive, unless you are allergic to cats of course. There's one in every room and there doesn't seem to be a thing anyone can do about it. "They have their ways and we have ours" as Duncan often says. "It makes you wonder whose feeding them".
|Duncan and Penelope
If you should happen to make it over to the Gwelf area in the next couple of weeks you will be able to take part in the local festivities. The Midwinter celebrations will be going full bore until the end of the month. Even if you are unfamiliar with the Winter Solstice holiday we're sure you will feel right at home. The customs are very similar to ours with eating, drinking and singing being among the favourites. Be sure to celebrate safely though. Every year we lose a few careless revelers to witch attacks, so be sure to stick to the main roads.
Happy holidays everyone and peace be with you.
One more thing while I'm thinking about it. Wood Gnomes, Flickers and Pixies have all been spotted recently in the vicinity of the Toad and Teasel. This is a very good sign as these little forest creatures only appear where the spirits are high and a general feeling of good humour is present.
God's speed one and all.


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Are you being robbed of sleep by badly designed servers?
Mornings, nights, they all blur into one for our man Trevor
Sysadmin Blog How should we design the servers and end-user computers of the future?
The construction of my testlab has given me the opportunity to play with technologies I normally wouldn't be able to get my hands on. The "advanced" features in them – standard fare by now for large enterprises – have caused a measure of introspection regarding the importance of lights out management.
The problem
I disagree that the day starts at some pre-determined hour simply because it coincides with the rotation of our local patch of mud to face some fusing ball of hydrogen plasma about eight light-minutes out. When your day job is local but you write for (and have clients) all over the globe the entire notion of day/night cycles takes on a somewhat arbitrary aspect.
Despite my disdain for traditional timekeeping, I get somewhat ornery when one of my all too brief periods of unconsciousness is interrupted to drive halfway across the city to reboot one physical server. I'm even less impressed if the resolution to the issue requires carefully walking a highly non-technical individual through identifying the right system and performing maintenance via a bored translator.
A lot of the networks I maintain have older computers. I get it, really I do. I still have systems in service dating back to the late 1990s; entire server rooms full of units from 2009 and desktops that are rebuilt servers from 2004. When this stuff was purchased even primitive lights out management was a $350 add-on to your whitebox server.
vPro – the only real hope of any sort of remote management on end-user computers if the OS was dead – had more than a few problems. It was incredibly primitive (no remote screen abilities,) the systems had pretty limited selection and it imposed a price premium that started to hurt at volume. What hurts is that we are still buying systems without these management technologies today.
The solution
The most common technology for solving this problem is Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI). Depending on the exact details of the implementation, IMPI can allow administrators to work with servers "below" the BIOS level. That is to say that you can log into the system's BIOS and make changes, or even flash the BIOS remotely.
In nearly every modern IPMI system, this includes an IPKVM; that is, the ability to remotely connect to a server's video output and use your local keyboard and mouse to manipulate it. Modern IPKVM systems also include the ability to mount up floppy and optical media images; this means the ability to load operating systems or use diagnostic tools from the other side of the planet, should that strike your fancy.
The Supermicro Fat Twin on my server rack gives me the opportunity to see how the other half lives. The servers in that Fat Twin all have IPMI. Indeed, even the little Supermicro mini-server that just entered my lab for review has a full IPMI setup.
In the past week alone I've reloaded the operating system on two of those Fat Twin servers nearly two dozen times as part of my testing. The servers would periodically purple screen on me (when the beta software I'm working on exploded) and I would have to remotely reboot them. All of this I managed from half a city away.
False economy
IMPI implementations used to be finicky. Supermicro's own first attempts at IPKVM-integrated IPMI setups were not exactly what I'd call stable; other vendors were just as bad. This has changed.
Remote management tools are catching up. I can't crash today's Supermicro stuff. They even have a little java app that allows me to scan for all compatible servers, manage them without having to use the webapp built into each server and even sort them into groups for ease of management. It's far from perfect, but it is absolutely light years beyond communicating at one word a second through a translator half a world away.
Manage this
The cost has plummeted as well. The days when the baseband management controllers that contained IPMI, the IPKVM and so forth needed to cost $350 are long gone. The Supermicro miniserver's motherboard can be had for under $250 online; that includes the CPU.
If you're the size of Facebook or Google you measure your computing in acres. At that scale you have an army of competent, trained rackmonkeys to swap out dead components (or entire servers) as they fail. The added cost of lights out management – even reduced as it is – will start to get burdensome at that scale.
For the rest of us I think it's time that we – as purchasers of technology – sent a collective message that the time has come for lights out management capabilities to be provided as a standard component and not an (expensive) optional extra. The sanity you save may be your own. ®


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The vicious Cunliffe purge in Shearer's reshuffle
Labour's Game of Thrones is far more bloody and bitter with 50% more incest.
Wow. Well that reshuffle wasn't what I was expecting. I had expected Shearer to have reached out to the Cunliffe camp in the reshuffle to create some unity and halt the online hemorrhaging in the blogosphere, but the exact opposite has happened.
It's not so much a reshuffle as a regurgitation.
I think there had been some good will for reaching across to the left of the Party up until the Shearer leadership vote that had as many as 11 abstentions.
Those who were thought to have abstained have been punished and my understanding is that Charles Chauvel's sudden decision to leave for the UN had as much to do with the current situation as it did the desire to go onto bigger and better things.
Lianne Dalziel has been punished and one has to wonder if Labour actually care about Christchurch any longer. Lianne has been a tireless voice for the community in Christchurch who don't have the wealth to lift themselves above the earthquake. Her demotion is a slap in her face and theirs.
It's good that Phil Twyford has housing, Kris Faafoi picks up corrections and David clark gets some respect, but that's about it. I'm terrified of what Trevor will be able to get up to with so much time on his hands and Chris Hipkins, after his appalling defamation of Cunliffe shouldn't be rewarded. It will be telling to see if a complaint through the LEC process bites him in the arse.
Interesting that Annette won't be stepping down for the Wellington Mayoralty because the people lining up for that electorate she was expected to vacate won't be pleased. I actually have a very large soft spot for Annette, but her promotion shows the lack of replacement talent Labour now have.
As for Shane Jones. If the full array of allegations against him ever get heard by Whaleoil, it will be a feeding frenzy that never ends. Expect Whaleoil to blog it 2 weeks out from the election.
The reshuffle is a wasted opportunity and is set up to punish those the leadership think abstained against Shearer.
The Anyone But Cunliffe clique have not only crucified David, but they've guaranteed the bitter online civil war won't end.
The reshuffle is another strategic blunder by a Labour Party hellbent on hunting down internal dissent rather than possible voters.
Meanwhile, one of the best talents Labour have, David Cunliffe, languishes on the back benches.
There's now so much dead wood on the front bench of the Labour Party that the NZ Defense Force are in danger of setting it alight during their next live fire training session.
If Labour get any more rogue polls like the TV3 one, the question must be when will Grant Robertson, the real power behind the throne, pull the pin on all of this.


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October 25 – Happy Birthday Lee MacPhail Jr.
Today's Pinstripe Birthday Celebrant is the only member of the Baseball Hall of Fame who's father is also a member. Lee MacPhail's dad Larry was one of baseball's most legendary executives, running both the Cincinnati Reds and Brooklyn Dodger organizations before becoming a part owner of the Yankees in 1946. Lee had a much quieter demeanor than his hard-living and combative father and was generally considered one of the kindest and most liked executives in baseball during his career.
That career got its real start in 1949, when the younger MacPhail took over as director of the Yankees' minor league system. That system had been built by geniuses like Ed Barrow and George Weiss, so there was a lot of pressure on the new guy to maintain its excellence as a breeding ground for future pennant winners. Many baseball people thought MacPhail had only got the job because of his last name, but he proved those detractors wrong by operating brilliantly in that capacity. New York's farm system produced an unprecedented flow of quality big league players all throughout the decade of the 1950's.
In 1959, MacPhail became General Manager of the Baltimore Orioles. When he left that job in 1965 to become an assistant to Baseball Commissioner, William Eckert, he left an Orioles' team poised to win a World Championship in 1966 and a thriving minor league system that would keep the O's near or at the top of the AL East standings for the next decade.
He returned to the Yankees in 1967 to take over as GM from Ralph Houk, who had returned to the dugout to skipper the team after Johnny Keane had failed miserably in that role. It was an unsuccessful era in the organization's history, notable because for the first and only time in franchise history, the Yankees were owned by a corporation and not wealthy individuals. Suddenly the team's performance was being judged by profits and loss instead of wins and losses, making MacPhail's job especially difficult. He did however make progress. He traded for Sparky Lyle, drafted Thurman Munson, and negotiated the deals that brought both Graig Nettles and Lou Piniella to New York.
Things got hairy for MacPhail in New York when George Steinbrenner took over the team in 1973 and brought Gabe Paul with him. It soon became apparent to the beleaguered GM that neither "the Boss" or Paul respected his opinions on much of anything, so he got out of the Bronx when the getting was good and took over as AL President from the retiring Joe Cronin. He served in that capacity for the next decade and is credited for leading the negotiations that ended the 1981 Players strike. He also got some revenge on Steinbrenner, when he overruled the umpires decision to negate George Brett's home run in the famous "Pine Tar" game between the Yankees and Royals in 1983.
MacPhail was selected to join his father in Cooperstown in 1998 and he lived to the age of 95, passing away at his home in Florida in November of 2012. He lived to see both his son Andy and grandson Lee MacPhail IV extend the family's involvement in MLB front offices to a fourth generation.
MacPhail shares his birthday with another AL President with Yankee roots, this former Yankee reliever, this one-time Yankee shortstop and the team's current bullpen coach.


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Combine Apple TV 4K with a Dolby Atmos–compatible sound system and you're fully immersed in three-dimensional audio that sends sound around and above you with pinpoint precision. Whether a jet zooms overhead or a torrential downpour erupts, the true-to-life sound puts you inside the action. And as the first streaming player to be both Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos certified, Apple TV 4K brings home the complete cinematic experience.
Apps. How you watch television today.
Apps have liberated television, letting you choose precisely what and when you want to watch. Apps give you access to everything from blockbuster movies and TV shows to the weather and workout you can do in your living room. There are also shows for kids, music events, podcasts, and more.
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The App Store. It's more than just fun and games.
The App Store on Apple TV has something for everyone. From entertainment apps like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, MUBI, and TED, to thousands of top sports, fitness, and lifestyle apps. And, of course, your favorite games. The A10X Fusion chip provides a powerful platform to run every last one of them smoothly and beautifully. And when you add accessories like game controllers and headphones, you can take your experience to the next level.
Your photos, videos and music. It's all on TV.
Enjoy photos and videos from your iCloud Photos library or shared albums on the big screen.3 Connect Apple Music to your home cinema. And let your friends and family share their photos and videos with AirPlay.
Let iPhone run the show.
Turn your iPhone into an Apple TV remote.
Once you connect Apple TV to your iPhone or iPad, the Apple TV Remote app is automatically installed in Control Centre on your iOS device.Learn more
Easily sign in with saved passwords.
Autofill your saved passwords securely from your iOS devices and effortlessly access all your must-see Apple TV apps.
Share photos, presentations, websites and more.
AirPlay is an easy way for you or your guests to wirelessly share whatever's on an iOS device in dramatic big-screen fashion.
Control your smart home through Apple TV.
Shut your garage door. Control your home's heating. Double-check the locks. Apple TV lets you use your iOS device to control HomeKit-enabled accessories remotely with the Home app.


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Major Section: PROGRAMMING
(zerop x) is
t if
x is
0 and is
nil otherwise. Thus,
it is logically equivalent to
(equal x 0).
(Zerop x) has a guard requiring
x to be numeric and can be
expected to execute more efficiently than
(equal x 0) in properly
guarded compiled code.
In recursions down the natural numbers,
(zp x) is preferred over
(zerop x) because the former coerces
x to a natural and allows
the termination proof. In recursions through the integers,
(zip x) is preferred. See zero-test-idioms.
Zerop is a Common Lisp function. See any Common Lisp
documentation for more information.