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Record-Breaking Thread
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so is everyone happy ? none of the flyers are i can tell you that, but the management of our team blows chunks
bobrovsky just slammed the local media for always coming down on the club, of course our media stood up for themselves but what bobrovsky said was 100% right, the media makes stuff up in order to have something to write about, i like the guy for speaking is mind and doing it in a classy way, personally not being a hockey fan i think bernie parent was the best goalie the club ever had and those who followed just didn't measure up. we had a t-shirt here years ago that read " only god saves more than bernie parent " it was true the guy was unbelievible !
the only reason i don't like hockey is because when he fliers won their 1st stanley cup i had the misfortune of being out in the city and the locals literally wiped our my car that i had just finished a year working on my 1965 buick skylark coupe,, pulled a 225 V6 out of it and dropped a 396 V8 in it, switched over to a muncy crash box transmission and repainted it, those knunkleheads broke every piece of glass, bent every piece of sheet metal and turned the car into a junkyard special, there was so much damage i couldn't repair it and if i would have had a gun i would have been shooting people right & left, granted it wasn't the teams fault but these a-holes just went frigging wild and it was uncontrolible, they even wiped out police cars trying to restore the peace
well happy may day, it's also hump day as well, your 1/2 way through the week i guess it's all down hill from here.....
There's someone in our parking lot near where I park my car that continually uses 4 parkings spots for his/her precious F150. I feel like leaving a note every morning they use more than one spot.
Sadder still, I'm I think they're just an awful parker. You think if it was to protect the truck it was be using more than 6 inches of the neighbouring spots. Plus no one ever seems to park next to it even if there are open spots...3 Replies
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Ummm...I believe Jasper said "as shole."
Yeah, this is a family-friendly site, Jim. We don't say cuntish things like that...
whoa, what the sam hill is going on here ? never use the " C " word
Woohoo! Another exception!
C#nt (and all of its derivatives) is part of my everyday vernacular. Al can't possibly offend me (and, he knows it).
It's fairly common in British language. Doesn't have near the same connotations and taboo effects that is does in North America.
I do not condone keying. My last car was keyed for no apparent reason, and I did not enjoy forking out $1500 to fix it. Well - my insurance did, but I'm f-ed if it happens again.1 Reply


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HTML::MasonX::Free::Resolver - a resolver that lets you specialize components with dir overlays
version 0.006
This class is a replacement for HTML::Mason::Resolver::File. If you don't know anything about what the resolver does or what comp roots are, this whole thing might make no sense. If you really like Mason, though, it might be worth reading about it. Right now.
Okay, are you caught up?
The next thing you need to keep in mind is that the
comp_roots parameter is part of the interp and not part of the resolver. Does this seem weird to you? Me too, but that's how it is.
So, let's say you had this set of
my_app => /usr/myapp/mason
shared => /usr/share/mason
The idea is that you can have stuff in the
my_app root that specializes generalized stuff in the
shared root. Unfortunately, it's not really very useful. You can't have foo in the first comp root inherit from foo in the second. You can't easily take an existing set of templates and specialize them with an overlay.
That is the problem that this resolver is meant to solve. Instead of having the resolver try to find each path in each comp root independenly, the
comp_roots are instead stored in the resolver's
resolver_roots. When looking for a path, it looks in each root in turn. When it finds one, it returns that. If there's another one in one of the later paths, the one that was found will automatically be made to inherit from it and (by default) to call it by default.
Because you don't want the interp object to confuse things with comp roots, you must signal that you know that its comp roots will be ignored by setting
comp_root to "
Say you set up your resolver roots like this:
my_app => /usr/myapp/mason
shared => /usr/share/mason
Then you have these two files:

Welcome to <& SELF:site &>, <& SELF:user &>!

<%method site>the site</%method>
<%method user><% $m->user->name |h %></%method>
<%method site>my guestbook</%method>
If you resolve and render /welcome, it will say:
Welcome to my guestbook, User Name.
If you absolutely must render the shared welcome component directly, you can refer to /shared=/welcome.
This is pretty experimental code. It also probably doesn't work with some Mason options that I don't use, like preloading, because I haven't implemented the
glob_path method.
This argument is the class that will be used for components created by this resolver. The default is HTML::Mason::Component::FileBased.
Because HTML::MasonX::Resolver::AutoInherit is not (right now) part of Class::Container, you can't pass this as an argument to the interp constructor.
Ricardo Signes <firstname.lastname@example.com>
This software is copyright (c) 2016 by Ricardo Signes.
This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.

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A wise man recently said, "Live in the future, then build what's missing." Admirably, Volvo is doing that.
via Charles Duxbury and John D. Stoll at The Wall Street Journal
HALLERED, Sweden—Mired in losses, Volvo Car Corp. is staking its future on the equivalent of an automotive moon shot: promising by the start of next decade to sell vehicles that can avoid passenger injuries.
The 85-year-old company believes it can produce an accident free vehicle in just seven years. "Our vision is that no one is killed or injured in a new Volvo by 2020," said Anders Eugensson, Volvo's head of government affairs.
Underpinning Mr. Eugensson's optimism is a bet on increasing demand for driverless functionality in cars, and the emergence of technology that essentially eliminates the chance for driver error. Volvo won't disclose its spending on the technology, which has been funded in part by the European Union. It has had 50 engineers working with automotive partners such as Ricardo U.K. on the technology over the last several years.
The company says it is preparing to launch in 2014 its first batch of autonomous vehicles capable of driving up to 31 miles per hour. The limited speed reflects the technology's expected initial use in heavy traffic.
Volvo says it is working on higher-speed autonomous driving, but isn't yet disclosing when it would be available. Its prototypes have run thousands of miles of test drives on public roads in Spain and on the company's test track in western Sweden.
"We are convinced this is the future and we want to get there first," Marcus Rothoff, head of developing Volvo's driver assistance technology, said during a recent autonomous-driving event at a track in Hallered.
Read more in The Wall Street Journal.


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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently proposed updates to the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility Disclosure Act (CARD Act) which would make it easier for stay-at-home spouses to quality for credit cards.
The CFPB's proposed revision would allow credit card applicants who are 21 or older to rely on third-party income to which they have a reasonable expectation of access. Although the proposal applies to all applicants regardless of marital status, the CFPB said it expects that it will ease access to credit particularly for stay-at-home spouses or partners who have access to a working spouse's or partner's income.
CFPB Director Richard Cordray said in announcing the proposal that "When stay-at-home spouses or partners have the ability to make payments on a credit card, they should be able to obtain a card in their own name."
CFPB said that data made available to it suggest that "some otherwise creditworthy individuals have been declined for credit card accounts under the current regulation, even though they have the ability to make the required payments. Discussions with industry sources indicate that a significant number of these individuals may be stay-at-home spouses or partners with access to income from an employed spouse or partner."
CFPB cited Census data saying that more than 16 million married people do not work outside the home. "That equates to approximately one out of every three married couples who now could have easier access to credit cards with the bureau's proposal," CFPB said.
The CFPB obtained jurisdiction over the CARD Act in July 2011, when regulatory supervision of Truth and Lending Act functions were transferred to the new agency.
Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., said in a statement that "until the recent action by the CFPB, language intended to protect college students from unfair exploitation was not sufficiently clear and left some to conclude that partners or spouses, who were not themselves earning the family's income, were ineligible for credit cards." Frank said that "this was never the congressional intent" and that he's "very pleased that the CFPB has once again demonstrated its value to consumers by making that clear and by proposing a rule that will fully enable spouses and partners to receive credit cards in appropriate circumstances."
The CARD Act became law in 2009 and requires that card issuers evaluate a consumer's ability to make the necessary payments before opening a new credit card account. Under current CARD Act regulations issued by the Federal Reserve, a card issuer generally may only consider the individual card applicant's income or assets.


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Tragedies show power of media spotlight
- Social media and the internet now must be taken into account
A nurse commits suicide after DJs pull a prank on her. Another woman kills herself after a newspaper features her sexual disorder. A photographer captures the last horrifying image of man just before he is killed by a subway train.
These three recent incidents — completely unrelated or connected by their roots in journalism depending on differing opinions — illustrate how the white-hot heat of the media's spotlight can affect people's lives and drive public debate. For several experts, what and how reporters choose to cover lies at the center of the conversation about media ethics and responsibility.
"The media has no control over how people will react to a story but they should be responsible for what they decide to publish and not publish," said Garth Jowett, a professor of communication at the University of Houston. "Everybody wants to maximize readership and viewership and will broadcast stories that will increase viewership but will not enhance the lives of those concerned."
While the details of each incident vary, each shows the impact that being featured in the news can have on peoples' lives whether they consent to it or not. As did some others, Jowett focused on the issue of consent when considering the recent media debacles.
Earlier this week, Australian radio DJs Michael Christian and Mel Greig of 2Day FM called a London hospital pretending to be Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles, convincing a nurse to transfer the call to Kate Middleton's private nurse. That person then commented on Middleton's condition, a violation of patient confidentiality. The nurse who first answered the call, Jacintha Saldanha, 46, was found dead Friday of an apparent suicide.
The New York Post drew strong criticism recently for publishing a picture of Queens resident Ki-Suck Han seconds before he was fatally struck by a subway train.
Last week, a woman featured for having a sexual disorder that left her constantly aroused killed herself after being featured in a Tampa Bay Times article.
Experts and the managing editor of the Times had varying opinions about the newsworthiness of the pieces.
While the nurse was largely viewed as an unconsenting victim and the DJs as entertainers not journalists, the newsworthiness of theTimes piece and that of the Post created much debate among experts, journalists and social media users.
Mike Wilson, managing editor of the Tampa Bay Times, said the paper had "no regrets" about publishing the story and said grouping the media items together was "silly and not very thoughtful."
Good journalism often deals in sensitive topics and with people in turmoil, he said. He added that the paper postponed publishing the story for a month to give the subject, Gretchen Molannen, time to think before ultimately getting her consent.
"What the radio guys did was a stunt and we don't do stunts," Wilson told USA TODAY. "What the New York Post did was publish a shocking photo that some readers found too much to bear. What we did was carefully tell a meaningful story about a person with a tough medical condition. And we thought that story had the potential to help her and help other people, too."
Jowett and others however questioned the paper's inclusion of phrases such as this: "(Molannen) masturbate(s) for hours for just a few minutes of relief."
"Did they not think about the effect this would have on this poor woman's life?," he said. "Why hold her up to ridicule?"
Jowett also said the nurse was publicly humiliated by the DJs and questioned whether the New York Post thought of the impact their photo would have on the train victim's family and friends.
Lisa Bloom, an attorney and legal analyst for Avvo, an online site for legal advice, says once a person gives consent to a media organization, it's perfectly ethical to publish information about them. She sees the incidents as separate events that all ended tragically. She also backs the Post's decision to publish its photograph.
"I'm surprised at the outcry," Bloom said. "I'm not going to fault a news photographer for taking a photo of a news event that happened right in front of him."
Kelly McBride runs the ethics department at Poynter Institute, which owns the Tampa Bay Times. She supported the paper's story while criticizing the Post's decision, saying the photo had no journalistic purpose.
However, she and other experts agree that as media companies continue to make tough decisions about what to publish, social media and the internet must be taken more and more into account.
"The nature of the internet and social media have magnified the power of the media," McBride said. "Nobody can really control the intensity of the (media) spotlight. It's not like when something starts to go viral you can shut it down."


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Rabbit Island
Chichijima Island (父島, Father Island) is the largest of the Ogasawara Islands. The mountainous island is covered in subtropical forest, white sand beaches and steep rocky cliffs. The remoteness and natural beauty of the island's green forests and deep blue oceans, combined with a relaxed island character make Chichijima a perfect place to escape from the speed of modern life.
After the long ferry ride from Tokyo, all visitors to the Ogasawara Islands arrive at Futami Port in the north of Chichijima. The port is surrounded by the only major village on the islands where most hotels, pensions, shops and restaurants are located. There you will also find the B-Ship tourist information office, where reservations for outdoor activity tours can be made.
Tours around the islands are mainly conducted in Japanese, however there are a few tour operators that can provide English speaking guides. The Ogasawara Village Tourist Association provides a helpful English guide map that lists all of the island's licensed guides and tour companies, and specifies their level of English and whether or not they accept credit cards.
Chichijima Island is popular for whale and dolphin watching. Humpback whales are frequently viewed between February and April, while sperm whales are often seen from July to September. Bottlenose Dolphins and Spinner Dolphins are found year round around the islands, and it is possible to swim with them or see them swim along side boats. Half day (around 6000 yen) and full day (around 10,000 yen) tours can be arranged at the B-Ship tourist information office or directly through tour operators.
Punctuating Chichijima's rocky coastline are multiple picturesque beaches that feature clear blue water perfect for sunbathing, swimming and snorkeling. The best season for beach activities and snorkeling is from June to October when the air temperature consistantly tops 25 degrees.
Some of the best beaches on Chichijima include:
10 minute walk from Miyanohama Iriguchi bus stop
20 to 30 minute walk from Futami Port
This sand beach in a protected bay is considered one of the best beaches for snorkeling. Do not exit the bay due to strong currents. Visitors can also explore the rocky cliffs that flank the bay or picnic at the beach's picnic tables in a grassy park area. Toilet facilities are provided. Nearby Tsurihama Beach is also a good snorkeling spot.
5 minute walk from Sakaiura Kaigan bus stop
Sakaiura Beach features the partially submerged wreck of the Hinko-maru, a Japanese warship which was torpedoed and sunk in the shallow waters just off the beach during the Second World War. Snorkelers can easily explore the shipwreck which is slowly being reclaimed by rust and the reef. The white sand beach is also good for swimming, and shaded picnic tables and toilet facilities are provided.
45 minute walk from Route 240 (no bus access)
Hatsuneura Beach is found on the eastern coast of Chichijima Island. It is one of the island's more isolated beaches as it can only be reached by boat or via a steep 45 minute hike through the jungle from the road. The beach offers sunbathing, swimming and snorkeling, however no facilities are provided.
A few steps from Kominato Kaigan bus stop
Kominato Beach is the largest stretch of beach on the island and is easily reached by car or bus. The beach's relatively fine white sand and shallow clear water make it one of the island's best swimming and sunbathing beaches. The beach also provides shaded benches and toilet facilities.
10 minute walk from Kominato Kaigan bus stop
Located in the same bay as nearby Kominato Beach, Kopepe Beach is another beautiful white sand beach with clear blue water good for snorkeling and swimming. The beach features underwater markers which point out species of coral that are unique to the Ogasawara Islands, and provides visitors with shaded benches and toilet facilities.
John Beach is a 2.5 hour walk from Kominato Kaigan bus stop
Jinny Beach is accessible only by boat
These small strips of secluded white sand lie near the southwestern tip of Chichijima Island with Minamijima Island across the strait. Beware of strong currents. While John Beach can be reached in a 2.5 hour walk from Kominato Beach, Jinny Beach may be accessed only by boat because the access trail became impassable in 2008.
Various other ocean activities, including scuba diving, sea kayaking, fishing, surfing, bodyboarding and windsurfing, can also be enjoyed in the waters off Chichijima Island. Inquire at B-Ship or directly through tour companies for more information on organized tours.
Chichijima also offers a network of trails and observation points across its mountainous interior, offering dramatic views over the island, cliffs and surrounding smaller islands. Some of the best observation points are the Weather Station Observatory near Futami Port, known for its sunsets and the possibility to spot humpback whales in winter, and the Mount Chuo Observatory with a 360 degree view. Among the wildlife to be spotted are endemic birds as well as introduced wild goats.
One of the most beautiful attractions around Chichijima is Minamijima Island (南島, South Island), located about one kilometer southwest of Chichijima. This small uninhabited island is home to many indigenous animals and plants and is a popular breeding ground for green sea turtles and a variety of sea birds. It features a picturesque small bay that is surrounded by a beautiful white sand beach and rocky cliffs and is connected to the ocean by a tunnel carved into the cliffside.
To protect Minamijima's fragile ecosystem only up to 100 visitors, accompanied by a licensed local guide, are allowed to visit the island each day, and the island is completely closed from November to February. Many companies offer tours of the island, typically combined with dolphin swimming and snorkeling for around 6000 yen (half day) or around 10,000 yen (full day). Reservations can be made at the B-Ship tourist information office or directly through tour companies.
Chichijima has a small but interesting range of restaurants and bars around Futami Port. Some of the local specialties to enjoy include Shimazushi, a nigiri style sushi made of soya sauce marinated sawara (wahoo) placed over sweetened rice and served with karashi mustard instead of wasabi. The adventurous can also try sea turtle, which is served raw, fried or stewed. The island also features a variety of tropical fruit and island tomatoes, as well as passion fruit rum.
To protect the unique natural environment of Chichijima, visitors must pay attention not to import any seeds or alien species to the island and refrain from collecting or otherwise harming the local plants and wildlife. For this reason camping and off-trail hiking are strictly prohibited throughout the island. Visitors are also encouraged to use human power as much as possible to get around the island.
How to get to Chichijima
The only way to access the Ogasawara Islands is by the Ogasawara-maru Ferry from Tokyo in a 24 hour journey. The ferry departs Tokyo once every six days except during the high seasons when departures are increased to once every three days. The ferry does not operate for two weeks in mid January due to an annual inspection. Ferry departures can be delayed by a day or more when the sea is very rough, for example, due to a typhoon.
The Ogasawara-maru Ferry departs from Takeshiba Pier, which is next to Takeshiba Station on the Yurikamome or a ten minute walk from Hamamatsucho Station on the Yamanote Line. The boat ride is an adventure in itself. The ferry first travels the length of Tokyo Bay, offering interesting views of the Rainbow Bridge, Odaiba, Haneda Airport and Yokohama before passing the Izu Islands and then traveling through the night to arrive at Futami Port on Chichijima the next day.
The ferry offers several different cabin classes on five decks that range in price from about 24,000 to 75,000 yen per person one way. Fares differ somwhat on the season. The cheapest Economy class fare includes a bedroll in a dormitory room. A women only dormitory room is also available. Higher class cabins consist of semi-private bunks and private rooms, the latter of which include in-room toilets and showers.
The Ogasawara-maru's facilities also include a restaurant, lounge, showers, store, vending machines, hot water dispensers, kids room, smoking room, public phones and small valuables lockers, but there are no large-sized lockers on board. Passengers may also venture outside to the open-air decks of the boat. A tour of the ship's bridge is held each morning.
How to get around Chichijima
Futami Port in the north of Chichijima is the transport hub of the Ogasawara Islands, where the ferries from Tokyo and Hahajima dock. It is surrounded by the only sizable town on Chichijima, where most of the hotels, restaurants, shops and tour companies are located. The town itself is small and walkable.
The main road on the island connects Futami Port with Kominato Beach eight kilometers further south. It is served by an hourly bus that costs 200 yen per ride. A secondary road leads through the island's mountainous interior and is not served by public transportation. Hotels and tour companies provide pick up services to their clients. Furthermore, bicycles, scooters and cars can be rented on the island.
information source: japan-guide.com
Airport: Haneda Airport/Narita Airport


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Good news for choice internationally! A federal appeals court ruled yesterday that Virginia's ban on late-term abortions is is unconstitutional, reports the Washington Post. The ban was originally passed by the Virginia assembly in 2003, despite protests from the state's then Governor, Mark R. Warner. The notoriously conservative 4th Circuit Court of Appeals struck the law down in 2005, but it was revisited when the Supreme Court upheld bans on some late term abortions last year. The 4th Circuit did not reverse its decision to throw out the ban because, according to the WaPo, it "imposes an undue burden on a woman's right to obtain an abortion." Across the pond, Britain's parliament voted yesterday to keep the legal limit on abortions at 24 weeks, even though Tory MP Nadine Dorries and other conservatives have been rallying to lower the limit to 20 with a campaign called "20 Reasons for 20 weeks."
As Parliament was in session yesterday, pro-choicers protested outside, chanting "Not the church, not the state, women must decide their fate." Snappy! The Guardian points out that the British Medical Association, the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, the Royal College of Nursing and the House of Commons science and technology committee all supported the 24 week limit, refuting many of the 20 reasons conservatives were using to further their argument.
Court Strikes Down Virginia Abortion Ban [Washington Post]
No Shift In British Abortion Law [New York Times]
Now Is The Time To Decriminalise Abortion, Says Pro-choice Lobby [Guardian]
Earlier: Conservative British MP Calls America "The Abortion Capital Of The World"


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Antitrust Case Filings
Antitrust Case Filings
To filter the list of cases, select desired options from the left navigation pane.
View the list of NAICS and SIC industry codes used by the Division. To view all industry codes, visit Census.gov.
Displaying 1 - 1 of 1
|Case Open Date
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|Federal Court
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|U.S. v. Alliance National Limited Partnership, et al.
|February 6, 2008
|Ohio, Northern District
|Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing


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Home-Remodeling App Houzz Brings Home $35 Million
Houzz, the home-decorating website with a rap-worthy name, has raised a big chunk of change to further expand the site and its growing mobile apps.
The Bay Area-based start-up has raised $35 million from existing investor Alfred Lin of Sequoia Capital, and a new group of investors that include Yammer founder David Sacks, Kleiner Perkins's Mary Meeker, NEA and GGV capital. The funds come just about a year after the company raised $11.6 million in a Series B round.
Houzz co-founder Adi Tatarko says the company plans to put most of the money toward hiring.
Houzz, in case you're not familiar with the site, is like home porn for those looking for decoration inspiration, or for people who like to build Houzz "ideabooks" and fantasize about one day moving out of a cramped New York City apartment to a place you can actually paint … not that that's from experience.
It also acts as a marketplace for connecting homeowners with designers and contractors who have posted their own portfolios and compete for jobs. (For a glimpse of the house that inspired Houzz, check out this story.)
In fact, in addition to the funding announcement today, Houzz is formally rolling out a premium service for contractors, called Pro+, where professionals can pay to have their services better marketed on the website.
Houzz claims it has over 160,000 professionals that interact regularly with Houzz consumers, of which there are around 11 million. Currently Houzz is available in most metro areas in the U.S. and Canada, but has been slowly expanding to other parts of the world.
Last month, Houzz released an Android app as well as some interesting statistics about the growth seen on mobile. Year over year, the company saw a 400 percent increase in mobile downloads, topping 5 million, with the majority of mobile activity occurring on iPads. Also, seems I'm not alone in my fantasy home-browsing: Houzz has said 9 o'clock at night is the peak time for Houzz mobile usage.


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Lending weight to all those sayings about the number three (it's magic, a charm and, apparently what most things come in), Insomniac Games completes a hat trick with the follow-up to its hugely popular Ratchet & Clank 2: Locked and Loaded.
Reuniting the galaxy-hopping pair once more for a tale of interplanetary espionage and adventure, Ratchet & Clank 3 sees weapons expert Ratchet and his robotic companion Clank teaming up for another mission on the Lombax's home planet Veldin, this time to save all organic life in the universe.
After the duo's previous universe-saving escapades, Ratchet and Clank have earned themselves intergalactic notoriety, with the diminutive robot now starring in his own TV series, 'Secret Agent Clank', accompanied by his reluctant sidekick Ratchet (a role he's none too happy about). But when the Galactic President contacts the pair to appeal for their help in saving the universe - again - the odd interstellar couple put their 'creative differences' aside and head out to do battle with Dr Nefarious - a robotic supervillain with designs on interplanetary domination.
Playing out in much the same way as the previous adventure, Ratchet & Clank 3 features a blend of gameplay styles that keep the action fresh and enjoyable, with platform exploration still the dominant central theme. There's an opportunity to test out your rhythm action skills too, and new vehicles shake up the mix further, with a Hovership, Hovertank and Turbo Slider all available to unlock.
These modes of transport really come into play when you enter the multiplayer arenas, where up to four friends can duke it out in split-screen mode. Tool up and enter the fray in vibrant, beautifully quirky environments, seek out your target, steady your trigger finger and... BOOM!
Yup, the legendary firearms are back too, with some brilliant mods and twists on the classic collection. Take out your mates and deal out humiliation aplenty, armed with any combination of the devastating and hilarious gadgets on offer - the Suck Cannon, beefed-up RYNO III and the all-new Plasma Whip all jostle for position amongst your burgeoning arsenal.
Bringing an impressive level of depth to platform gaming, Insomniac Games has succeeded in creating one of the most jam-packed and genuinely entertaining gaming experiences this side of your PS2. Ratchet & Clank 3 will have you hooked for hours, days, weeks, and quite possibly months with its incredibly detailed, multilayered single-player mode alone, and the multiplayer mash-ups will keep you and your pals, either at home or across Europe, entertained 'til the Lombax come home.
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Talk:Installing MythFrontend on an AppleTV
Intro Material
Could there be a link to the capabilities of the AppleTV setup? Can it do HD, 1080i, 1080p, H.264, etc? Are there different versions of the hardware to look for?
User Interface
Could somebody please comment to what extent MythTV on an AppleTV can be controlled in a useful way by Apple's remote control?
Installing SSH without opening the AppleTV case
I don't want to open my AppleTV and void the warranty. Luckily, there are now instructions on the AwkwardTV wiki to Install SSH without opening the Apple TV. Once my AppleTV arrives, I will pop in the patchstick I made (on an old 256MB USB stick I happen to have lying around) and see if I can install SSH without having to open the case. Then I should be able to get MythTV installed there over SSH.
Also, I'll try to find or make a plugin which runs MythFrontend instead of replacing the default top level menu completely with MythTV. The goal is to preserve the original AppleTV functionality -- I have a lot of music in my iTunes and I want to be able to play those on the AppleTV as well.
--Any luck with this? I'll buy an AppleTV tomorrow if you got this going as just a plugin for the regular AppleTV
Font Info
My initial test with ktrace on Mac OS X showed a lot of references to "Trebuchet MS", and a single "Arial" reference. I'm sure more are used..
Performance Info
SD MPEG2 should work fine on the AppleTV's 1GHz Pentium-M. Any test results for higher resolution MPEG2 would be very interesting. Test results of the (possibly accelerated) playback of H.264 files is also relevant for European broadcasts in MythTV, and for others transcoding MPEG2-HD into an appropriate resolution for AppleTV playback.
Alternative methods
Make_index.php is a script to run on your backend box which will setup the recordings in subdirectories so they can be viewed in a media player like FireCore media on an Apple TV box.
Question for AppleTV-MythTV users: Does the current state of this effort allow for use of a remote control?


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McGinn, Smith indicted on fraud charges
ALBANY, N.Y.—Security industry investors Timothy McGinn and David L. Smith—already being sued by the Securities and Exchange Commission on a claim they bilked investors of at least $80 million in a Ponzi scheme—now are facing criminal charges that could send them to prison for years, if convicted.
A New York grand jury last week indicted McGinn, 63, and Smith, 66—the founders of an investment firm based here that conducted dealings in the alarm industry—on 30 counts that include mail, wire and securities fraud and filing false tax returns. One count, which alleges conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, carries a penalty of up to 30 years in prison. The indictment also seeks $8 million in forfeiture for the alleged offenses.
The indictment contends that from about 2006 to 2009, the pair devised a scheme to mislead investors in order to obtain money to "enrich themselves." McGinn spent misappropriated funds on thoroughbred racehorses, alimony, his homes in New York and Florida, and for country club memberships in Ireland and the United States, among other expenditures, the indictment says. Smith spent ill-gotten money on his homes in Orchid Island, Fla., and Saratoga Springs, N.Y., and country club expenses, among other things, the indictment charges.
The pair used such means as the U.S. mail and interstate wire transfers to conduct their fraudulent activities, violating federal law, the indictment charges.
The indictment was returned on Jan. 26 and announced by Richard Hartunian, U.S. attorney for the Northern District of New York.
McGinn, who served as CEO of IASG from 2003 to 2006, and Smith appeared in court on Jan. 27 and entered pleas of not guilty. Each was released on $100,000 bail after being required to surrender their passports, according to court records. Attorneys for the pair could not be reached for comment by Security Systems News' deadline.
Hartunian issued an email statement to SSN that said, "The victims of this fraudulent scheme run the spectrum of investors—from young first-time investors looking to build an investment portfolio to elderly people looking to safeguard their nest egg. They include a church school fund, a retired soldier, a retired nurse, a state employee, and a college student; some investors lost their entire life savings. All of them believed in the viability and safety of the securities being sold by the defendants. In reality, they were sold nothing more than a bill of goods."
McGinn and Smith are scheduled to go to trial March 15 on civil charges lodged against them by the SEC in the spring of 2010. The SEC seeks recovery of the pair's "ill-gotten gains" and civil penalties.
McGinn and Smith are the founders of the McGinn, Smith & Co. investment firm. That company is now in receivership after the SEC seized Smith's and McGinn's business and personal assets and accused the pair and their company of defrauding investors.
The SEC contends that from 2003 to 2009, the pair diverted funds into financially troubled entities (some in the security alarm industry) and also into their own pockets and to pay for such expenses as "strippers and go-go dancers" on McGinn's You Only Live Once cruise ship business.
The SEC lawsuit initially stated that McGinn and Smith had defrauded investors of at least $80 million. But that figure has now climbed to $136 million, with as many as 900 investors victimized, according to the Albany Times Union newspaper.
Many of the counts in the criminal indictment focus on McGinn's and Smith's involvement with two security companies that generated alarm contracts: Firstline Security Inc. of Utah, and Integrated Excellence Inc. of Georgia.
According to a news release from Hartunian's office, the pair "raised money from investors in connection with a loan of $2.4 million to Firstline Security." That summer-model company ended up getting sued by ADT Security Services in 2007 for allegedly breaching its dealer agreement, and it filed for bankruptcy in 2008, according to the indictment.
"The indictment alleges that the defendants knew that Firstline was facing litigation with its dealer, but did not disclose that to investors, or tell them when Firstline filed for bankruptcy and defaulted on loans. Instead, the defendants directed that investors receive $2 million of lulling payments by transferring money from other entities controlled by McGinn and Smith, and their firm sold approximately $600,000 of one of the Firstline investments without any disclosure of the bankruptcy or defaults," the news release said.
The indictment also alleges that McGinn and Smith "raised about $1.2 million from investors in connection with a loan to benefit Integrated Excellence," the news release states. "The indictment alleges that the defendants knew that the payments received from the loan were not sufficient to pay investors, but they directed that investors receive lulling payments by transferring money from other entities controlled by McGinn and Smith."
Platinum Protection - Same Moral Cloth
Not sure if Platinum Protection stole its morals (lack thereof) from these guys or if they got them from Platinum. Either way they are 2 peas in a pod. Platinum Protection was indicted with Wendell Jacobson their investor. Platinum recently put out an article with SSN and said this would not impact them, yet just a few days ago laid off 500 employees saying they were going out of business. They did not pay their employees and then the cowards of owners left on a cruise spending hundreds of thousands of dollars.


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Repair, maintain, or install electric motors, wiring, or switches.
|Median Annual Wage
|Average Job Openings Per Year
|Average Unemployment Percentage
|Percentage That Completed High School
|Employment Numbers in 2006
|Percentage That Had Some College
|Employment Numbers in 2016 (est.)
|Percentage That Went Beyond College Degree
AC/DC Motor Repair Person
AC/DC Winder
Adjuster, Electrical Contacts
Armature Rewinder
Armature Winder, Repair
Assembler, Electric Motor, Repair
Assembler, Generator, Repair
Assembler, Tester, Electric Motor
Automotive Generator and Starter Repairer
Battery Charger
Battery Inspector
Battery Maintainer, Large Emergency Storage
Buffing and Polishing Wheel Repairer
Cell Changer
Cell Changer, Chemical
Cell Installer
Cell Repairer
Dynamo Tender
Electric Golf Cart Repairer
Electric Motor Analyst
Electric Motor Assembler and Tester
Electric Motor Fitter
Electric Motor Rebuilder
Electric Motor Repairman
Electric Motor Rewinder
Electric Motor Winder
Electrical Mechanical Technician
Electro Mechanic
Maintenance Electrician
Maintenance Technician
Mechanic, Battery
Mechanic, Dynamometer
Mechanic, Electric Motor
Mechanic, Electrical
Mechanic, Emergency Generator
Mechanic, Engine, Electric
Mechanic, Generator
Mechanic, Lathe
Mechanic, Motor
Mechanic, Starter
Mechanic, Transformer
Mercury Cell Cleaner
Motor Electrician
Motor Mechanic
Motor Rebuilder
Motor Rewinder
Power Tool Repair Technician
Power Transformer Repairer
Propulsion Motor and Generator Repairer
Repair Technician
Repairer, Electric Tool
Repairer, Golf Cart
Repairer, Magneto
Repairer, Saw
Repairer, Switchgear
Salvage Repairer
Service Technician
Sewing Machine Adjuster
Technician, Electrical
Technician, Electronic
Tool Maintenance Worker
Tool Repair Technician
Tool Repairer
Tool Technician
Transformer Repairer
Vacuum Cleaner Repair Person
Wind Generating Electric Power Installer
Applicants with an associate degree in electronics are preferred, and professional certification often is required.
Education and training. Knowledge of electrical equipment and electronics is necessary for employment. Employers often prefer applicants with an associate degree from a community college or technical school, although a high school diploma may be sufficient for some jobs. Entry-level repairers may begin by working with experienced technicians who provide technical guidance, and work independently only after developing the necessary skills.
Certification and other qualifications. Many employers require applicants to be certified. Certification is available from various professional and education organizations, and usually requires applicants to pass an exam demonstrating their level of expertise.
Installers and repairers should have good eyesight and color perception to work with the intricate components used in electronic equipment. Field technicians work closely with customers and should have good communication skills and a neat appearance. Employers also may require that field technicians have a driver's license.
Certification and advancement. Certification can also serve as a form of advancement. Workers who become certified in a specialty area may gain additional responsibilities and be awarded higher pay.
Experienced repairers with advanced training may become specialists or troubleshooters who help other repairers diagnose difficult problems. Workers with leadership ability may become supervisors of other repairers. Some experienced workers open their own repair shops.
Businesses and other organizations depend on complex electronic equipment for a variety of functions. Industrial controls automatically monitor and direct production processes on the factory floor. Transmitters and antennae provide communication links for many organizations. Electric power companies use electronic equipment to operate and control generating plants, substations, and monitoring equipment. The Federal Government uses radar and missile control systems to provide for the national defense and to direct commercial air traffic. These complex pieces of electronic equipment are installed, maintained, and repaired by electrical and electronics installers and repairers.
Installers and repairers, known as field technicians, often travel to factories or other locations to repair equipment. These workers usually have assigned areas in which they perform preventive maintenance on a regular basis. When equipment breaks down, field technicians go to a customer's site to repair the equipment. Bench technicians work in repair shops located in factories and service centers, fixing components that cannot be repaired on the factory floor.
Electrical and electronic equipment are two distinct types of industrial equipment, although much equipment contains both electrical and electronic components. In general, electrical portions provide the power for the equipment, while electronic components control the device, although many types of equipment still are controlled with electrical devices.
Some industrial electronic equipment is self-monitoring and alerts repairers to malfunctions. When equipment breaks down, repairers will first check for common causes of trouble, such as loose connections or obviously defective components. If routine checks do not locate the trouble, repairers may refer to schematics and manufacturers' specifications that show connections and provide instructions on how to locate problems. Automated electronic control systems are becoming increasingly complex, making diagnosis more challenging. With these systems, repairers use software programs and testing equipment to diagnose malfunctions. Among their diagnostic tools are multimeters, which measure voltage, current, and resistance, and advanced multimeters, which measure capacitance, inductance, and current gain of transistors. Repairers also use signal generators, which provide test signals, and oscilloscopes, which display signals graphically. Finally, repairers use handtools such as pliers, screwdrivers, soldering irons, and wrenches to replace faulty parts and adjust equipment.
Because repairing components is a complex activity and factories cannot allow production equipment to stand idle, repairers on the factory floor usually remove and replace defective units, such as circuit boards, instead of fixing them. Defective units are discarded or returned to the manufacturer or a specialized shop for repair. Bench technicians at these locations have the training, tools, and parts needed to thoroughly diagnose and repair circuit boards or other complex components. These workers also locate and repair circuit defects, such as poorly soldered joints, blown fuses, or malfunctioning transistors.
Electrical and electronics installers often fit older manufacturing equipment with new automated control devices. Older manufacturing machines are frequently in good working order but are limited by inefficient control systems for which replacement parts are no longer available. Installers replace old electronic control units with new programming logic controls (PLCs). Setting up and installing a new PLC involves connecting it to different sensors and electrically powered devices (electric motors, switches, and pumps) and writing a computer program to operate the PLC. Electronics installers coordinate their efforts with those of other workers who are installing and maintaining equipment.
Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment install, adjust, or maintain mobile electronic communication equipment, including sound, sonar, security, navigation, and surveillance systems on trains, watercraft, or other vehicles. Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay inspect, test, maintain, or repair electrical equipment used in generating stations, substations, and in-service relays. These workers may be known as powerhouse electricians, relay technicians, or power transformer repairers. Electric motor, power tool, and related repairerssuch as armature winders, generator mechanics, and electric golf cart repairersspecialize in installing, maintaining, and repairing electric motors, wiring, or switches.
Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles have a significantly different job. They install, diagnose, and repair communication, sound, security, and navigation equipment in motor vehicles. Most installation work involves either new alarm or sound systems. New sound systems vary significantly in cost and complexity of installation. Replacing a head unit (radio) with a new CD player is simple, requiring the removal of a few screws and the connection of a few wires. Installing a new sound system with a subwoofer, amplifier, and fuses is far more complicated. The installer builds a fiberglass or wood box designed to hold the subwoofer and to fit inside the unique dimensions of the automobile. Installing sound-deadening material, which often is necessary with more powerful speakers, requires an installer to remove many parts of a car (for example, seats, carpeting, or interiors of doors), add sound-absorbing material in empty spaces, and reinstall the interior parts. The installer also runs new speaker and electrical cables. The new system may require additional fuses, a new electrical line to be run from the battery through a newly drilled hole in the firewall into the interior of the vehicle, or an additional or more powerful alternator or battery. Motor vehicle installers and repairers work with an increasingly complex range of electronic equipment, including DVD players, satellite navigation equipment, passive security systems, and active security systems.
Work environment. Many electrical and electronics installers and repairers work on factory floors, where they are subject to noise, dirt, vibration, and heat. Bench technicians primarily work in repair shops, where the surroundings are relatively quiet, comfortable, and well lighted.
Installers and repairers may have to do heavy lifting and work in a variety of positions. They must follow safety guidelines and often wear protective goggles and hardhats. When working on ladders or on elevated equipment, repairers must wear harnesses to avoid falls. Before repairing a piece of machinery, these workers must follow procedures to ensure that others cannot start the equipment during the repair process. They also must take precautions against electric shock by locking off power to the unit under repair.
Motor vehicle electronic equipment installers and repairers normally work indoors in well-ventilated and well-lighted repair shops. Minor cuts and bruises are common, but serious accidents usually are avoided when safety practices are observed.
Median hourly earnings of wage-and-salary electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment were $21.72 in May 2006. The middle 50 percent earned between $17.18 and $26.59. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $13.43, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $30.90. In May 2006, median hourly earnings were $23.49 in the Federal Government and $19.92 in building equipment contractors, the industries employing the largest numbers of electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment.
Median hourly earnings of wage-and-salary electric motor, power tool, and related repairers were $15.80 in May 2006. The middle 50 percent earned between $12.56 and $20.24. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $9.97, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $25.37. In May 2006, median hourly earnings were $15.32 in commercial and industrial machinery and equipment (except automotive and electronic) repair and maintenance, the industry employing the largest number of electronic motor, power tool, and related repairers.
Median hourly earnings of wage-and-salary electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay were $27.60 in May 2006. The middle 50 percent earned between $23.62 and $32.07. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $19.42, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $35.49. In May 2006, median hourly earnings were $28.30 in electric power generation, transmission, and distribution, the industry employing the largest number of these repairers.
Median hourly earnings of wage-and-salary electronics installers and repairers, motor vehicles were $13.57 in May 2006. The middle 50 percent earned between $10.78 and $17.41. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $9.13, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $23.45.
Median hourly earnings of wage-and-salary electrical and electronics repairers, transportation equipment were $20.72 in May 2006. The middle 50 percent earned between $16.79 and $25.10. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $13.24, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $28.78.
Employment is expected to increase more slowly than the average through the year 2016. Job prospects should be best for applicants with an associate degree, certification, and related experience.
Employment change. Overall employment of electrical and electronics installers and repairers is expected to grow by 3 percent through the year 2016, which is slower than the average for all occupations. Growth rates will vary by occupational specialty.
Employment of electrical and electronics installers and repairers of commercial and industrial equipment is expected to grow by 7 percent, which is about as fast as the average for all occupations. This equipment will become more sophisticated and will be used more frequently as businesses strive to lower costs by increasing and improving automation. Companies will install electronic controls, robots, sensors, and other equipment to automate processes such as assembly and testing. In addition, as prices decline, this equipment will be used more frequently throughout a number of industries, including services, utilities, and construction, as well as manufacturing. Improved reliability of equipment should not constrain employment growth, however: companies increasingly will rely on repairers because malfunctions that idle commercial and industrial equipment will continue to be costly.
Employment of motor vehicle electronic equipment installers and repairers is expected to grow by 5 percent, which is slower than the average for all occupations. As motor vehicle manufacturers install more and better sound, security, entertainment, and navigation systems in new vehicles, and as newer electronic systems require progressively less maintenance, employment growth for aftermarket electronic equipment installers will be limited.
Employment of electric motor, power tool, and related repairers is expected to decline slowly, decreasing by 4 percent. Improvements in electrical and electronic equipment design, as well as the increased use of disposable tool parts should suppress job growth.
Employment of electrical and electronic installers and repairers of transportation equipment is expected to grow by 4 percent, which is slower than the average for all occupations. Declining employment in the rail transportation industry will dampen growth in this occupational specialty.
Employment of electrical and electronics installers and repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay is expected to decline slowly, decreasing by 5 percent. Consolidation and privatization in utilities industries should improve productivity, reducing employment. Newer equipment will be more reliable and easier to repair, further limiting employment.
Job prospects. Job opportunities should be best for applicants with an associate degree in electronics, certification, and related experience. In addition to employment growth, the need to replace workers who transfer to other occupations or leave the labor force will result in some openings.
Electrical and electronics installers and repairers held about 169,000 jobs in 2006. The following tabulation breaks down their employment by occupational specialty:
|Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
|Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
|Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay
|Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment
|Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
Many repairers worked for utilities; building equipment contractors; machinery and equipment repair shops; electrical and electronics wholesalers; electronics and appliance retailers; motor vehicle and parts dealers; manufacturers of electrical, electronic, and transportation equipment; and Federal, State, and local government.


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Edward Jones announced Thursday that it was recruiting financial advisors from among military veterans with a new program, FORCES. Under the program, military veterans can receive training, mentoring and a structured compensation package to help veterans transition from military duty to a civilian career.
"Edward Jones has a rich history with advisors with a military background," Matt Doran, principal at Edward Jones and one of the creators of the FORCES program, told AdvisorOne. He noted that 11% of advisors currently working with Edward Jones, about 1,300 advisors, have military experience, which is "significantly more than the industry average." That experience led the firm to pursue recruiting from among servicemembers to utilize that highly trained and talented population.
"The competence fostered in the military matches our business model," Doran says. "Edward Jones' branch system needs advisors who can work independently, and who are committed to results, who can plan and organize, and who can lead and follow." To that end, the firm has found a "deep talent pool" among veterans.
Veterans' job prospects are not encouraging after separating from active duty. In March, the Bureau of Labor statistics reported that the unemployment rate for any veteran who served after September 2001 was 12.1% in 2011. For veterans of any war, the unemployment rate was closer to the national rate at 8.3%. Young male veterans were especially hard hit, with an unemployment rate above 29%. The BLS found that in 2011, 21.6 million Americans were veterans.
"It's important to note that today's military is better educated and more compensated than 80% of their nonmilitary peers," Doran says. "More than ever before, people are leaving the military with a degree in hand," either because they completed a degree program while in service or because they already had one when they joined. As a consequence, veterans may not use their GI bill tuition benefits, preferring instead to take advantage of job training benefits.
As part of the Apprenticeship/On-The-Job Training Program under the G.I. Bill, eligible veterans can receive monthly income for training they receive from their employer, in addition to the salary they earn. They can also be reimbursed for books and supplies.
The FORCES program is available to veterans in all states, but as of May 18, only Missouri has approved the program for veterans to receive on-the-job training benefits from the G.I. Bill, Doran says. He notes that in most cases, a candidate must be hired before a state's approving agency will approve the program. The reason, Doran says, is the agency must approve the site from which the veteran will be working.
The FORCES program is designed specifically for people without a background in financial services, but is not limited to veterans exclusively. In addition to veterans and dependents with G.I. Bill entitlement and OJT benefits, civilians with advanced degrees and less than three years of professional experience are also eligible. This exception came about based on guidance from the Missouri State Approving Agency which noted that in building a program for on-the-job training, limiting eligibility to veterans could be discriminatory. The firm felt advanced degree holders with limited professional experience could also benefit from the program, even without the G.I Bill's OJT benefits.
An April survey conducted by ORC International on behalf of Edward Jones found 75% of individuals would like to work with a financial advisor who had served in the military. That preference wasn't simply a matter of gratitude for veterans' service to their country. While 61% of respondents did say working with a veteran was an attractive prospect because they wanted to thank former servicemembers, more common attractions were veterans' integrity (72%), discipline (77%) and goal orientation (73%).
An earlier version of this article misquoted Matt Doran as saying, "It's important to note that today's military is better educated and more competent than 80% of their nonmilitary peers."


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Pictures of Alexander Wang Beauty 2013 Fall NYFW
2013 Fall NYFW: Alexander Wang Poses the Question, Is Two-Toned Hair the New Ombré?
Backstage at Alexander Wang, a debate was raging over the name of the hair colour that was being wrapped around the models' ponytails. Was it cognac, like Redken lead stylist Guido suggested? Or Maker's Mark? Perhaps Jack Daniel's was more appropriate? Whatever you call it, the typical Wang girl received an atypical hairstyle that definitely had people talking.
The look: Two-toned hair, hooded eye makeup, and sandstone-inspired nail art.
The inspiration: Irina Kravchenko, one of the models from Wang's Spring 2013 show, had the hair colour he and Guido attempted to mimic.
Backstage ambience: Incredibly calm and serene, despite the many people milling about.


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Is Les Mis the Movie That Good? Early Buzz
Find out what celebrities, film critics and fans are saying about the film "Les Misérables" in reviews and on Twitter and Facebook. Who can sing? Who should have lip-synched? And do Anne Hathaway and Hugh Jackman deserve Oscars? WSJ Off Duty.
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The immigration reform framework unveiled Monday by a bipartisan group of U.S. senators outlines a rational approach to solving one of the nation's thorniest problems, but no one should be celebrating just yet.
The as-yet-undefined details on key tenets of the reform effort will make or break the initiative.
And there remains the question of how the balky, GOP-controlled House will react to anything that involves compromise.
Yet we are hopeful that politics and demographics may finally push federal lawmakers to action, the way that conscience and good sense, unfortunately, have failed to do.
The 11 million illegal immigrants who live, work and go to schools in this country are a manifestation of an immigration system that has worked for almost no one.
The broad outlines of the deal announced Monday by senators, including Colorado Democrat Michael Bennet, takes on all the big bullet points in the immigration debate.
They include: measurably tighter border security; a path to citizenship for those already here; a legal way for more temporary workers to enter the country; retention of highly skilled immigrants educated here; and establishing a reliable system for employers to check immigration status.
Coming to agreement on implementing these laudable ideas will be the difficult work that could once again cause immigration reform efforts to implode.
The fundamental compromise that is the foundation of this deal paradoxically encompasses both the strength of the framework and the issue most likely to blow up during a negotiation of details.
The proposal would allow illegal immigrants with an otherwise clean criminal record to pursue citizenship after paying a fine and back taxes.
But that hinges on stepped-up security measures that must be achieved first, including clamping down even more on the border.
President Obama already has pushed hard to stop illegal crossings and deport those without legal status who commit serious crimes. Obama has taken heat from some corners over the high number of deportations, and from others who want to see more stringent measures.
How tight does the border need to be and what measurements will be relied upon? What technology is to be used? A physical fence won't cut it.
And there will be questions from reform advocates about "going to the back of the line" for citizenship. How long is the line and will it stretch for decades because it merely piles on a system that's already too bureaucratic?
Unfortunately, the question of attaining citizenship — and the ability to vote in elections — has political ramifications that will be the subtext to any talk of a path to citizenship.
Yet we hold out hope that this Congress can find common purpose in reshaping the immigration landscape to address the economic and social fallout this nation has suffered under a dysfunctional system.
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Because I thought I was close to the production stage with the Hardenbrooks of Seneca County monograph, I pulled from the bookshelf my copy of Producing a Quality Family History, by Patricia Law Hatcher, CG.
I first learned that my title was inadequate. Ms. Hatcher advises that family histories should include: who, when and where in the title. My title is missing dates. Reflecting on that, I realized my title is also misleading, since I track the Hardenbrook family through Seneca, Cayuga, Tompkins and Steuben Counties. Back to the drawing board on that one.
Although I have my Chicago Manual of Style close at hand to guide me on the use of en dashes, etc. Ms. Hatcher points out there are genealogy related writing issues in which personal decisions have to be made. Consequently, I should have developed a Personal Style Sheet much earlier since I write my family history as I research. I now have to go back and make sure I am consistent with such things as: date format (June 1, 1830 or 1 June 1830), page formatting and layout, name spelling (sometimes your ancestor was called Mary, other times Polly), abbreviations (do you use "birth" or "b:"? does "prob" mean probably or probate?), and women's names (how to refer to the women in your book – by maiden name or married name, or both? Should you put maiden names in parenthesis?).
The first decision a writer has to make: Who is the audience? This decision will help answer some of the questions for developing your style sheet. Will your audience be professional genealogists or "cousins" and others interested in reading a good story? Ms. Hatcher suggests you spell out as many terms as possible as it makes for much easier reading.
And before I "publish" I shall have to acquire a copy of Elizabeth Shown Mills' Evidence Explained: Citing History Sources from Artifacts to Cyberspace.
And before I "publish" I shall have to acquire a copy of Elizabeth Shown Mills' Evidence Explained: Citing History Sources from Artifacts to Cyberspace.
I prefer to write up my research findings as I go because it helps me identify missing information. Either way, it is a good idea to develop your own style sheet sooner rather than later.