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Armenia violates ceasefire with Azerbaijan
Baku, Azerbaijan, June 11
The ceasefire on the Armenian-Azerbaijani contact line was broken 29 times last night, the Azerbaijani defense ministry said on June 11.
At the same time, the Azerbaijani positions took fire from the positions located in the villages of Goradiz, Qarakhanbayli, Ashagi Seyidahmadli of the Fizuli region, Yusifjanli, Merzili, Shuraabad, Namirli, Shikhlar of the Aghdam region, Kuropatkino of the Khojavend region, Mehdili of Jabrail region, Qizil Oba of the Terter region and the nameless heights in Goranboy region.
The opposing side was silenced with return fire.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.
The two countries signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, France and the U.S. are currently holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.


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Senators introduce bill to help Wildomar, Menifee
A bill introduced last week in Sacramento aims to restore funding to recently formed cities, including Wildomar and Menifee, and cities with recent annexations -- money that they lost through a state budget maneuver in 2011.
California Sens. Richard Roth, D-Riverside, and Bill Emmerson, R-Redlands, wrote the legislation, which would allow the state's four newest cities and annexing cities, including Temecula, to receive the amount of motor vehicle license revenue they were entitled to before Gov. Jerry Brown signed SB 89 on June 30, 2011.
"This is very good news for the four new cities in Riverside County," Menifee Mayor Scott Mann said. "It's not time to uncork the champagne bottle, by any means, but it's looking like we have bipartisan support on many levels and in many areas, which is a very positive sign."
Senate Bill 89 reallocated revenue that California's cities received from the license fees to a statewide law enforcement program on the verge of being shut out of the budget that year.
The four newest municipalities, all in Riverside County, were hurt the most by the shift. Not only did they lose their per capita share of the fee revenue distributed to all cities, they also lost revenue earmarked to help them survive their early years, since they did not have the property tax base of the established cities.
On that basis, representatives of the cities as well as their state legislators objected that the maneuver was grossly unfair.
In total, 4-year-old Wildomar lost about $2 million for the year ending July 1, 2012, representing about a quarter of its operating budget. Ironically, considering SB 89's purpose, the city had to slash police patrol hours to offset the loss.
Also formed in 2008, Menifee lost about $4 million. While Menifee had a big enough budget to avoid major reductions in services, the hit limited its ability to improve them.
Because Temecula had added land to the city in recent years, it lost nearly $430,000 in annexation money plus $370,000 from the per capita allocation.
The state's action cost Eastvale $3.3 million only nine months after its formation and Jurupa Valley $7 million on the eve of its birth as a city on July 1, 2011.
The cumulative effect on Jurupa Valley over the last year and a half has led to fears that it might not survive through the next six months.
"There's definitely some very significant pressures on cities and for a city to either be forced into bankruptcy or disincorporation -- that would put the same pressure back on their counties, which isn't beneficial to anybody," said Chuck Dalldorf, Roth's director of communications.
Although several previous legislative attempts to restore the funds have failed, Mann said the new bill looks promising because it appears to have widespread support, both in the Legislature and among other entities such as the California State Association of Counties and among law enforcement chiefs throughout the state.
"State Sen. Bill Emmerson deserves a great deal of credit for staying on this thing and state Sen. Roth deserves a great deal of credit for offering bipartisan support," Mann said.
Municipal officials also are encouraged that the bill was introduced so quickly-- on Monday, which was the first day of the current legislative session.
In contrast to past legislation that would have fixed the revenue loss, SB 56 does not offer a detailed formula, but rather a statement of intent to "restore funding to cities that either were incorporated or annexed territory after 2004."
It would not provide funding to support future cities, in contrast to the previous failed bills.
Jason Gonsalves of the Sacramento lobbying firm, Gonsalves & Son, which is representing the new cities, said SB 56 is a "spot bill" that will be fleshed out through negotiations. It undoubtedly will have to go through several committees before it reaches the floor of the Legislature.
"We expect to add language and an urgency to the bill sooner rather than later," Gonsalves said. "We're hopeful that we can restore these funds for the newly incorporated cities. Particularly with Jurupa Valley, the need is yesterday. ... They all had the proverbial rug pulled out from under them."
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Record NYC Homeless Levels Indicate National Trend
New York City's homeless population reached a record 50,000 reported individuals in January, and is indicative of a troubling national trend. Michael Howard Saul explains. Photo: Getty Images.
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... the the ... lets people living in New York City's shelters has increased reflecting a broader troubling trend ... here to tell us more is Michael Saul Michael P so much for joining us this morning ... so let's start off first with Tom will get to the broader context let suffers with New York City tell us some of those those figures sure in your city in January for the first time there is an average of more than fifty thousand people in city shelters nine includes more than twenty one thousand kids that's that ... nineteen percent year over year increase in total population ... in twenty two percent ... year over year increase in ... the number of ... the number of kids and a new route that that that that number hints was one percent of the city's actual population chalet right which is just a startling which is just a number ... and how this so how does that is is in York City anomaly or other city ceiling seeing the same troubling trends I think the numbers in your city or very dramatic and very large on and so in some respects it's it's a bit of an anomaly but ... nationwide there is an increase in ... families ... who are homeless ... on between two dozen eleven into two and two thousand twelve there is a one point four percent increase nationwide ... there are pockets of on places in the country ... on where the increases are a much larger sixty or ... Boston for example just that its members ... and was an increase in family homes there about eight percent in the MTC between two thousand eleven and two as well ... as the closer to eighteen percent so ... there's a serious bike and in some places around the country ... we are endowed by traffic cops related just that shows the ALM that that the population homeless population is that as it maintained above above six thousand ... in the US the US probably now one and he got the Mississippi's where where the homeless population has increased what is what is striking out into the financial crisis have lots ... to do that of course the calm is a big factor haven't and that's that that's the key question why is this happening why it's her depends on who you ... talk to the top the advocates least here in York City ... they point to for public policy from Mayor Michael Bloomberg's administration ... they say that the administration into that five cut off our preference is for homeless families to move into public housing and they say that's a key reason why it's increasing in your feet up the administration ... on they point to cutbacks in state subsidies that had ... forced the administration to cancel when subsidy program ... on so depending on who you talk to you get to for a different reason than the industry ministry said the mayor Mayor Michael Bloomberg the mayor of New York City ... now he has been with his I'm ... here with his wealth he has been quite public obviously enchanting certain causes a marriage gun rights are two of the main ones ... it has not gotten behind homelessness and in the same way ... well he does care very much about poverty and social issues are very important to him but it's the talk to folks around the city ... on and finance them about the mayor's eleven plus years in office they will say perhaps the greatest value of the Bloomberg nutrition ... is its approach to homelessness inside the mayor's taken office and ... in January two thousand to the number of homeless people with these increased by sixty something percent enormous enormous increase ... on the mayor into doesn't force that is going to try to ... end ... chronic homelessness altogether and ... administration now admits that you know that coal is not letting me they just haven't been able to ... to tackle the problem ... in the U of a really interesting quote from acting as a social policy professor for your C Pennsylvania admits that says basically ... that New York City's extensive shelter system is actually part of the problem PP explain what that means short course on back and make a difference problem was particularly bad on the onthe quartz aam awarded the advocates ... aam ... between ... and ... there is a quart now fourth-quarter ... of white to shelters your home was a knock at the two were the city passed a Celltrion ... Anacortes This professor keeping such a problem because ... this city government spends an enormous amount of money ... on to pay for these high for the shelters and so less money was spent Spain for shelter and more money was spent on affordable on housing permanent housing for people or programs to prevent homelessness perhaps the the numbers would be lower he argues ... Michael Saul a troubling trend of economics it to her story on WS J dot com thanks much for joining us this morning


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The San Antonio Symphony's 2010-2011 season is one with many highlights — the sold-out debut of our new Music Director in October, Lang Lang & Lang Lessing in January, the Tchaikovsky Festival coming up in late April and early May…but for new music fans this weekend's performance of The American Four Seasons may be the most anticipated event of the season.
Violinist Robert McDuffie commissioned Philip Glass to write this new violin concerto, inspired by Vivaldi's Four Seasons. Glass's minimalist style has a huge following, bu is not without its detractors. Minimalist composers take small bits of music and create works through repetition and subtle variation. Glass music is usually harmonically very simple and not far from Vivaldi's language. But, the rhythmic repetition is uniquely Glass. This entire season McDuffie has been on tour with this new work. McDuffie's web site offers this bio of Glass:
Through his operas, his symphonies, his compositions for his own ensemble, and his wide-ranging collaborations, Philip Glass has had an extraordinary and unprecedented impact upon the musical and intellectual life of his times. His operas play throughout the world's leading houses, and rarely to an empty seat. Glass has written music for experimental theater and for Academy Award-winning motion pictures such as The Hours and Martin Scorsese's Kundun. Indeed, Glass is the first composer to win a wide, multigenerational audience in the opera house, the concert hall, the dance world, in film and in popular music. Although the musical style that Glass contributed to developing was eventually dubbed "minimalism," there has been nothing "minimalist" about his output. In the past 25 years, Glass has composed more than twenty operas, large and small; eight symphonies; two piano concertos and concertos for violin, piano, timpani, and saxophone quartet and orchestra; film soundtracks; string quartets; and a growing body of work for solo piano and organ. He has collaborated with Paul Simon, Linda Ronstadt, Yo-Yo Ma, and Doris Lessing, among many others. He presents lectures, workshops, and solo keyboard performances around the world, and continues to appear regularly with the Philip Glass Ensemble.
Here is a video about the creation of The American Four Seasons.
You can hear this new work on Friday and Saturday at the Majestic Theatre.
Jack Fishman
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
For more blogs by Jack Fishman visit: www.sasymphony.org/blog


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Ode To Creativity
This story appears in the August 2000 issue of . Subscribe »
In the absence of deep pockets, we entrepreneurs must be extraordinarily innovative in order to get attention for our products and services. Particularly when you're starting out, it's important to pick a few high-impact avenues for generating positive buzz. The key is to pick a manageable amount of tactics, those that you can financially support on an ongoing basis. Know your strengths, and capitalize on what you excel at. Need inspiration? Consider these tactics:
1. Vault.com was started in 1996 by Mark Oldman, 31, Samer Hamadeh, 31, and H.S. Hamadeh, 29. The New York City company's mission is to help professionals advance their careers through "insider" career information, online networking, online courses and job listings.
Vault.com saw its hits double to 5 million per month when the founders pulled off a stunt that got them more than just ink in the national media. When a New York investment firm banned its employees from accessing Vault.com, the founders dispatched a billboard truck to Wall Street that read "Bitch about your boss," and the media was alerted. The company saw its hits double within the span of one week. The total cost: $2,100 to rent the truck and billboard for three days. Their new billboard truck will say "The truth is in the vault."
The three partners have become masterful at creating low-cost publicity by using workplace research and surveys. After employees at major companies were fired for improper Web surfing and e-mailing, Vault.com conducted an in-depth survey to gauge reaction to the issue. The survey has landed the company more than 200 mentions in some of the world's largest media. Talk about ingenious advertising.
2. Ramon Ray, a 27-year-old small-business technology analyst and consultant in New York City, has built a successful business with zero spent on advertising by creating content for his own Web site and nine other business-to-business sites (that number should be 15 by late summer). Ray's first site name was less than inspiring-it was a long, generic address that was a subset of another site. A simple domain name change-to www.smallbiztechnology.com-made all the difference for Ray and his hit count. "I was thinking how stupid it sounded to say [the previous] domain name," he recalls. "It was way too corny and unprofessional. When you're getting serious, you've got to have a serious name, not some Mickey Mouse/Jiminy Cricket thing like I had."
So how does Ray promote his site with no money? He writes content for non-competing small-business sites that are complementary to his business interests. The sites get to add fresh content from an expert, and Ray gets massive exposure for his own site. He also calls into radio programs that discuss small-business issues and participates in online discussion forums to garner lots of hits and free publicity.
3. Impressions on Hold International, a Tulsa, Oklahoma, advertising and marketing franchise that produces customized on-hold sales messages for 17,000 clients nationwide, saw its profits jump to $12 million in 1999 after 34-year-old founder John Bersin implemented low-cost marketing techniques.
One of them is a lunch program targeted to business professionals and current customers. "Testimonials and positive communication are very influential," says Bersin of the interaction that's generated at these luncheons. "Customers are your best allies!" The lunch programs cost about $2,000, which includes food and printing and mailing the invitations. Impressions on Hold closes just about 20 percent of all attendees, and the average cost per lead is $20.
Fax-blasting has also worked well for the company. Bersin likes faxes because they're cost-effective, offer immediate results and allow for message-testing to different segments. One such fax-blast program cost $2,000 for 45,000 fax numbers.
4. In my own consulting business, I've found a combination
of techniques to be powerful: direct mail, my Web site, community
involvement, article placement and targeted ads in
business-to-business publications. Of all my tactics, it is the least expensive (albeit the most time-consuming) method that works the best-keeping in touch with my clients and other professionals in my field.
So whether you've got a budget that inspires guffaws or awe, remember: creativity + positioning + rabid follow-through = marketing home runs.
Kimberly McCall is the president of McCallMedia & Marketing Inc., a marketing, public relations and business communications agency in Portland, Maine. Contact her at (207) 761-7792 or visit www.marketingangel.com.
Get To The Point
Briefme.com is a tremendous resource for the ultra-busy entrepreneur. Subscribe to dozens of e-zines on topics ranging from advertising and marketing to computer software. Each week you'll get a "brief" that encapsulates the high-points of Web sites and their services. It's all free, and you can also apply to become an editor in your area of expertise. If your article is selected, you get a byline, a link to your site and the princely sum of $5 (for those high-powered biz lunches!).
To The Extreme
Since marketing is not a hard and fast science, views on the elements of success and failure are as varied as the consultants who offer up their advice. Aida Mayo, president of MAYO Communications in Los Angeles, is less than enthusiastic about the ever-more-popular tradition among dotcoms to blow all their advertising dollars in big venues such as the Super Bowl. "I believe the dotcoms must have been sold a bill of goods to put that much money on the Super Bowl," says Mayo, 35. "The return on investment has to be next to none, and the cost . . . whew!" Whew is right: some firms spend upwards of $3 million on a 30-second spot.
Indeed, many experts claim the long-term profit potential from such a costly venture is questionable, adding up to too great a risk for start-ups to take. Mayo, whose marketing and PR firm works with many pre-IPO start-ups, says dotcoms can get much more mileage out of their advertising dollars by sponsoring business-to-business functions or placing full-page, four-color ads in high-profile national publications.
Contact Source
MAYO Communications, (818) 340-5300, fax: (818) 340-2550.


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The Stock Act recently passed in the House and Senate and would make it easier for the SEC to prosecute federal officials from any of the three branches who trade equities based on nonpublic information they receive in the course of their duties. The two bills, however, have some noteable differences. Among them:
Political Intelligence: The Senate version would require individuals and firms that collect political intelligence (i.e., nonpublic information from government officials that can help decide where to invest) to register and report their activities, much as lobbyists do now. It would also require a study on the growing political intelligence industry, which makes an estimated $400 million a year. The House version calls for a study, but does not include the reporting requirement.
IPOs: The Senate version changes nothing; the House version bans public officials from getting special access to IPOs.
Honest Services Fraud: The Senate version tightens the language of the law, which states that public officials and private citizens cannot deny their "honest services" to taxpayers or shareholders. The House version makes no changes.
Illegal Gratuities: The Senate version broadens the existing statute to apply to any case in which someone receives gifts because of their status as a public official; the House version makes no changes.


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Cleveland Clinic CEO says no to seeking VA post
WASHINGTON (AP) — The CEO of one of Ohio's top hospitals says he's told the White House that he's not leaving his job to become veterans affairs secretary.
Dr. Toby Cosgrove of the Cleveland Clinic issued a statement Saturday saying he is honored to have been considered for the post but has decided to remain with the nonprofit medical center.
The White House has not issued any statements on candidates to replace Eric Shinseki as veteran affairs secretary. News media have reported that Cosgrove was under consideration to head up the VA.
Shinseki resigned amid reports of veterans waiting many months to see doctors at some VA facilities and allegations of faked reports of shorter wait times.


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NOPD sergeant set to stand trial on aggravated rape charges
Officials: Mendoza on administrative duty while case drags on
A sergeant with the New Orleans Police Department has been on the job for four years while facing sex crimes charges in a nearby parish, the WDSU I-Team has learned.
Sgt. Anthony Theron Mendoza, 44, is charged in St. Tammany Parish with six felony counts, including three counts of aggravated rape. Both sides are due back in court later this month for a motions hearing.
Mendoza has pleaded not guilty, but it's not the first time he has been in trouble. In 2003, Mendoza surrendered himself to investigators in Mid-City after being suspected of payroll fraud.
Mendoza was accused then of working off-duty details at the same time he was supposed to be on the clock for a regular shift.
The charges were eventually refused by then-District Attorney Eddie Jordan, and Mendoza resumed his normal duties.
In 2005, Mendoza was involved in a deadly shooting while on a call. He was placed on administrative reassignment -- and later cleared of any wrongdoing.
But Mendoza's latest difficulties have yet to be judged. The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office confirmed that investigators arrested Mendoza on suspicion of sex crimes in early 2009. He posted a $225,000 bond and has been free as the case has dragged on for four years.
Officials at the NOPD noted that the situation pre-dates the arrival of Supt. Ronal Serpas, who said he was aware of the matter and would allow it to "run its course" before taking any further action regarding Mendoza.
Serpas said Mendoza -- a 23-year veteran -- is currently assigned to headquarters and a desk job.
Records show the parties are due back in Judge William Burris' court on April 22, but an actual trial could be weeks or months away.


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Lawrie prepping for shift over to second base
Blue Jays infielder getting acclimated for change in rehab assignment
CLEVELAND -- The Blue Jays appear to have reversed course and are now seriously considering transitioning Brett Lawrie to second base on a full-time basis.
Lawrie has been playing at second during his current rehab assignment in Triple-A Buffalo and when he's ready to return to the Major Leagues it likely will be at his new position.
A move from third base to second had been ruled out by the organization earlier in the year, but the Blue Jays' line of thinking has changed and it appears the major shakeup is imminent.
"We're looking future wise," manager John Gibbons said. "He's an above average third baseman, but kind of the way we're looking, if you look at his physical abilities, he has a chance to be a great second baseman. You look at the range factor and things like that, it might be a nice combo with him and Jose [Reyes] up the middle for a few years."
Lawrie has spent his entire Major League career at third, but he was drafted by Milwaukee as a catcher and came up through the Brewers' Minor League system as a second baseman. He transitioned to third following an offseason deal at the 2010 Winter Meetings and has since become one of the better defenders in the Majors at his position.
The move won't necessarily have much of an impact on the Blue Jays' current 25-man roster. The club has struggled to get consistent production this season from second base, but that issue will now simply move across the diamond to third where Maicer Izturis and Mark DeRosa are expected to share time.
Edwin Encarnacion also could receive an occasional start at third, but Gibbons completely ruled out having Bautista play there and it's something the veteran slugger has expressed disapproval about in the past.
What the move would do, though, is increase general manager Alex Anthopoulos' options prior to the upcoming non-waiver Trade Deadline and during the offseason. It's generally easier to find a third baseman with above average offensive abilities than it is at second.
But the one thing Gibbons wants to avoid is moving Lawrie back and forth between second and third. When a final decision gets made it's something Gibbons wants to stick to so that Lawrie can settle into and find a permanent home.
"I don't want to get into where you bounce him back and forth," Gibbons said. "I think, at this stage, he has too much upside for that. He's a really good third baseman, he could add a ton of range up there at second base. Combine him with Reyes up the middle."
Lawrie, who is on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained left ankle, appeared in his second rehab game for Buffalo on Wednesday night. He is not expected to return until after the All-Star break.


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Lyrical references to Mercedes-Benzes have been a hip-hop mainstay for decades, but most rappers prefer upscale rides like the S-class and G-wagen. The 190e has received scant affection. Two Norwegians have corrected that oversight in mindbendingly awful style. (Video slightly NSFW due to typical wannabe-rapper language.)
I'm inclined to think (read: I really, really, really want to believe) that this is some sort of Lonely Island-grade parody of a metric asston of rap cliches, but there's a disturbing lack of smirk happening here. It's like they actually mean it. Respect just remembered it had to pick up some groceries and left.
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Opinion: Obama: I'm Not a Dictator. Believe Him?
Best of the Web Today columnist James Taranto on President Obama's denial that he's a dictator.
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Brown, Hallie Q.
The silhouette of Martha Payne as shown in this volume is probably one hundred and thirty years old. It represents the mother of Daniel Alexander Payne. We have meagre information of this mother and what we glean is told by her son after she had been dead more than fifty years.
We learn that London and Martha Payne were free born and lived in Charleston, South Carolina. They were earnest Christians and faithful observers of family worship. "Often," says this son, "their morning prayers and hymns aroused me from my infant sleep and slumbers." He was taught the alphabet by his father, but was bereft by death, of his paternal care at the age of four and a half years. When he was nine years old his mother died leaving him in charge of a grand aunt "whose godly lessons and holy example stimulated me to attain unto a noble character."
Of his father he says, he was one of six brothers who served in the Revolutionary War. Their father was an Englishman. Daniel had a clear recollection of the rejoicing after the close of the war of 1812 when the city of Charleston was illuminated and, that he might see the objects of interest more clearly, his father carried him through the streets on his shoulders. He describes his mother as a woman of light brown complexion, medium stature and delicate in frame. Her grandmother was of a tribe of Indians known in the early history of the Carolinas
Martha Payne was a woman of amiable disposition, gentle manners, and fervent piety. He remembers the custom of his mother which was to take "her little Daniel" by the hand and lead him to the house of God, seating him by her side. In this way he became early impressed with strong religious feelings. Again he says, "I was the child of many prayers. My parents prayed for a son and before my birth I was dedicated to the Lord. Afterward I was taken to the house of God and again consecrated to His service in the holy ordinance of baptism." When but a lad of eight years through that mother's godly example and early instruction he was converted and daily sought his closet "beseeching the Lord to make me a good boy."
Thus this mother, Martha Payne, early impressed her child with high, honorable impulses which were to develop into traits of noble character, making the name of Daniel Alexander Payne renowned on two hemispheres for eighty years as a man of deep piety, unsullied reputation, an educator of first rank, a champion for human rights and honorable prelate of the African Methodist Episcopal Church.


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Evolution Hoax
Communism, elevated to its highest point in the 19th century by the two German philosophers Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, led to such bloodshed as to dwarf even the state massacres of the Nazis and Imperialist nations. (See Marx, Karl.) Even though communism is generally agreed to have collapsed in 1991, this dark ideology still continues to influence people, and its materialist philosophy turns them away from religion.
This ideology caused a wave of global terror in the 20th century, but actually represents a stream of thought that's been around since ancient times. Materialism was a philosophy that regarded matter as all that exists. Communism was base in turn constructed upon that philosophy, and first made its appearance in the 19th century.
Marx and Engels, communism's intellectual founders, sought to describe materialist philosophy in terms of a method known as Dialectics (which see) Marx maintained that the entire history of humanity was one of conflict, that ongoing struggle of his time was between workers and capitalists, and that soon the workers would rise up and organize out a communist revolution. Both dyed-in-the-wool atheists, Marx and Engels regarded the elimination of religion as essential for communism to succeed. However, the actions and struggle to be waged had to be placed on a legitimate philosophical footing.
The theory of evolution, proposed by Darwin in his book the Origin of Species, became the scientific guise their ideology had been waiting for. Darwin claimed that living things emerged and developed as the result of a "struggle for survival", in other words, through dialectical conflict. In addition, he rejected religious beliefs by denying creation. In those terms, Darwinism provided an intellectual support for the assertions of communism.
Hostility towards religion formed the basis of the alliance between Darwinism and communism. The most important reason for the communists' devotion to Darwinism was the support it gave to atheism. In his book Soviet Marxism and Natural History, David Jorafsky describes this relationship:
In spite of its scientific deficiencies, evolution's alleged scientific character has been used to justify all kinds of ungodly systems and practices. The most successful of these, thus far, seems to be communism, and its adherents all over the world have been deluded into thinking that communism must be true because it is based on the science of evolution.88
Communism's objective was to apply the theory of evolution, which Darwin had applied to biology, to human societies, advocating that for human beings, like wild animals, are in an inevitable state of conflict and war.
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How to Clean Fresh Squid
How-tos, Tips, and Tricks
GalleryHow to Clean Fresh Squid
The things we do in the name of food.
I came across my first squid long before I went to culinary school. My Italian family celebrates Christmas Eve with a 7-fish celebration, so for a few days before the holiday, the kitchen sink (and surrounding countertops, cutting boards, and colanders) would transform into a lagoon of fish and shellfish needing to be cleaned. Even with years of onlooking under my belt (let's be honest—Mom's still the queen of the family kitchen), whole squid still intimidates me, mainly because... well, it's ugly as sin, and ten times as slimy.
Nonetheless, the advantages of cutting your own calamari outnumber the horrors. For one, DIY calamari is worlds less expensive—I paid just over six dollars (six!) for five fat, whole squid that yielded me about three to four cups of finished calamari.
Also (and how cool is this?) cleaning your own gives you the freedom to harvest the ink sac. Again, it doesn't evoke the loveliest of images (or, I'll be honest, smells), but the excitement kicks in when you're squeezing beautiful black ink out of the little pearly capsule. Later, you can add the ink to a stewing liquid in which to cook the calamari, or use it to make a squid ink pasta sauce or risotto.
And, because I'm shameless—perk number three is feeling like a total badass when you ask the fishmonger to give those babies to you whole. You might get a funny look, and an offer (or two) to have them cleaned by the pro behind the counter, but a perfectly appropriate answer: Do I look like a sucker to you, sir?
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Some more nooks and crannies for the last example
'Cause I'm just itching to add a few bits. :)
Even more advanced usesThe preprocess and postprocess predicates of File::Find let you do some really wild stuff. To make use of them, you have to use the extended syntax of calling find(). To specify extra options, you have to pass a hash as the first parameter, rather than just a subroutine reference. The simplest case is exactly equivalent to using the subref shorthand:
Both of the new extra directives, preprocess and postprocess, take a subroutine references, just like the standard wanted one in the above examples. Having that out of the way, let's get to the juicy stuff:
preprocessfind() passes this routine an array with the entire contents of a directory immediately upon entering the directory and expects it to return the list of interesting files. Any omitted files will not be passed to the wanted function and omitted directories will not even be descended into by find(). This predicate makes File::Find the most powerful tool for all your directory traversal needs. To warm up, here's a silly example that does the same as the previous examples, that is, print only the names of directories:
As you (should) know, Perl stores the parameters passed to a subroutine in the special array @_. grep tests all elements of a list passed to it (here: the list of parameters, and thus filenames) against the expression and then returns a new list containing only the elements for which that expression is true. Here, the expression tests whether the entry is a directory, so the result is a list which does not contain any files, symlinks or anything else besides directories. We return this new list, causing find() to forget all the files, symlinks and everything else. It will not pass them to our wanted function, and so we can just print everything we get passed into there. Obviously, this is a contrived example.
So, what really interesting stuff can we do with the preprocess directive? Let's just try to implement the -mindepth and -maxdepth offered by GNU find. Of course, you don't need preprocess to do that. The naive way would be do check the depth of the current location in the directory tree within the wanted function and bail if we're too deep or not deep enough. However, this is wasteful: what if you are traversing a very deep tree with thousands of directories and several hundred thousand files? The wanted function will likely spend most of its time saying "no, not deep enough", "no, too deep", "no, no, too deep", "too deep, next one", throwing away files over and over. The biggest problem here is that even if you only want the files at depth 2-3, find() will happily descend down to level 15, giving wanted all the directories and files it encounters en route, oblivious to the fact that we are only throwing them all away, waiting for the directory traversal to back out up to level 3 again. The solutionn is to use a precprocess routine to cull all directories from the list once we reach the maxdepth, preventing find() from descending any further and getting lost in areas of the tree we aren't interested in anyway. So without further ado:
Let's see what happens here. We find out how deep we currently are by counting the forward slashes in the full pathname of wherever we are, $File::Find::dir. If we are below the maximum depth, then we want to look at all files. If we are at the maximum depth, we ditch all directories, so find() will not descend any further. If we somehow got too deep, we return nothing, causing find() to back out of the directory immediately. Finally, in wanted we examine the depth again, in order to avoid processing files below the minimum depth. Because find() needs to descend into these directories we cannot avoid it passing names for directories that are too far up the tree to our wanted function.
This one is a lot less involved; mainly because it neither takes nor returns anything. It is simply called before find() backs out of a directory, which means the entire subtree below it has been processed. In other words, it is safe to mess with the directory without unintentionally confusing find().
The following utility script makes use of this to remove empty directories. It doesn't try to check whether they're empty, because that's relatively complicated (we have to pay attention to the special . and .. entries) and rmdir will not remove a non-empty directory anyway. So we just let it fail harmlessly.
As if File::Find was not already good enough, these two extra predicates give you the power to do literally anything. preprocess lets you control find()'s behaviour in any way conceivable, and postprocess makes it easy to do any cleanup tasks of all manner without requiring a second directory traversal. Combining these powers makes it very easy to write astonishingly powerful file handling scripts with very little effort.
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Thank you all for your continued readership and kind words.
We are read in 122 countries, with almost 200,000 visits to date. This blog is not selling anything, so those numbers may be pathetic to some of you internet marketing experts. And truth be told, we never will suddenly convert to a private domain with Dinar banners and affiliate marketing links. If we should, then I invite you all to stop reading, because that is not the focus of this blog and never will be. We are here to support the White Hats, and only for that reason. When this matter is concluded we will briefly stay around to assist with exchanging information and such, but there will be no profit motive attached to this blog now or ever.
Now, the issue at hand.
Today I spoke to my White Hat contact who has been nice enough to accept my calls for the past few years. When the call was completed, I felt that I had just been sucked into a 747 jet engine and spit out the back end, still alive, but with a new found respect for jet engines. Do you understand? My analogy is meant to impart to you something to keep in mind. Don't always think that the world is as it appears to be, especially when you are about to experience an event that will most likely be the centerpiece of history for the rest of your lives.
I presented several questions that were the most asked on the blog. Here is a summary of those questions and the answers. The answers have been cleared by my contact for your consideration and may not be inclusive of all the information that is available, but not publishable for reasons of discretion related to what is transpiring at this late hour.
1) Is the recent announcement by several congressmen, that they will not seek re-election, related to the sting operation that Mr. Hodges referred to in his update in December, 2013?
Yes. Be advised – the real reasons for their departures will not be published in the press, or otherwise revealed.
I was told to leave it at that.
2) Will we see the FRN and the TRN circulate in the USA at the same time after the GCR?
There will be no way to avoid it. The TRN will stay and the FRNs will slowly be removed from circulation over time as they are flushed out of the system.
3) Will there be an announcement by someone, such as the President of the US or other lofty bureaucrat that the GCR has happened?
The precise details of how this will be done are not known, but an announcement will have to be done. So, yes. There will be an announcement.
4) The recent written opinions on the PhilosophyofMetrics blog imparted that the GCR was somehow meant to deprive all nations of the their sovereignty and place such sovereignty into the banker's control, is this true?
No, not true, and the inference that the White Hats were working towards such a nefarious end, by releasing the GCR, was not appreciated. National sovereignty is going to be kept intact, and it will be up to the people of each nation to hold their leaders accountable if they are not in agreement with how things are running. I was also told, with respect to bankers flying off of rooftops, that it was not happening because they were having flashbacks based on all the LSD they took in the 60's and 70's. Imagine why someone would suddenly fling themselves off of a bank building. Just think up some reasons. You are probably right.
I cannot say more.
5) Is the US Congress holding up the RV because they cannot come to an agreement with the IMF over recent proposals for quotas regulations?
Direct answer FROM A WHITE HAT: Congress cannot even figure out how to get out of their own way. They have NOTHING to do with this event.
6) What are the reasons for your advice for people to immediately "cash in" their dinar/dong?
Remember, this is going to be a windfall – akin to a lottery winning, NOT AN INVESTMENT. You would not put a winning lottery ticket in a drawer and hope it increases in value. You would cash it in. Do not let your gambler mentality get the best of you. Cash it in, don't look back, and head to your nearest qualified, reputable financial adviser and thank God you found this blog.
There are many reasons, too numerous, too complex and too divergent to give you a single reason for this suggestion. Even John from OneWorldOfNations may not be entirely incorrect with his reasons that the dinar may not be the ticket to wealth for all that think it will. Take the hint, and just act as quickly as you can, and don't try to figure out why. Just cash in. That should be your new slogan. "JUST CASH IN".
7) Will currencies be regulated to within 5% of each other after the GCR?
The powers that be could certainly do so, but it is unknown if they plan on such.
8) Will the FRN devalue over time or immediately after the GCR?
Over time. The precise rate of devaluation is unknown.
9) Is Neil Keenan seriously dealing with Chinese Elders?
Neil Keenan is not dealing with Chinese elders of any significance.
And, finally, yes. Yes, things are progressing, and it was told to me that the event is going to happen, again, this year, and as soon as they can push the button, they will. Yes, I did ask about Hong Kong, and, you guessed it, it's not a topic for discussion.
With that, I am going to call it a day. Like all of you, I am anxious for this matter to conclude. I know it is in the right hands; in the hands of those who are wanting to do the right thing for our country and our world. Continue to conduct yourselves with dignity and remain on alert for things to transpire. Stay away from guru advice and just let things fall into place as they happen.
In closing, my contact called my attention to an interesting fact. We have a country of 335,000,000 people who are being herded by 1000 beltway bureaucrats. How is this possible? It's possible because too many of us do not hold them accountable and we continue to re-elect those who are not representing our interests.
When was the last time you told your representative that you do not want a drone flying over your house taking pictures of you in your hot tub, or having TSA perverts feeling up your wife or looking at her with a scanner? Start making yourself heard, because your rights will not be pressed by themselves.
Thank you, again,


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John Mayer to make JPJ a "wonderland"
Heartthrob crooner John Mayer announces a stop at Charlottesville's John Paul Jones Arena during his upcoming North American tour in spring 2010 with a March 16 concert.
The seven-time Grammy winner hit the music scene in 2001 with Room for Squares, as his single "No Such Thing" and boyish good looks robbed the hearts of teens everywhere. The singer-songwriter has continued to push aside genre labels, collaborating with the likes of rappers Jay-Z and Kayne West, blues greats BB King and Eric Clapton, and pop sensation Taylor Swift.
And while his musical talent is unquestioned–- he was named one of modern rock's newest "Guitar Gods" by Rolling Stone magazine in 2007–- his personal life has garnered as much, if not more, media attention than his fingerpicking. By romancing high profile ladies including Jennifer Aniston and Jessica Simpson, Mayer has ensured a long-lasting relationship with gossip rags and celebrity blogs.
JPJ is just one of 41 stops Mayer plans to make (he also swings by Washington DC's Verizon Center February 20). His fourth studio album, Battle Studies, releasing November 17, is a mesh of '70s and '80s California pop and rock influences, marking yet another shift in musical direction for the artist. Tickets go on sale through the John Paul Jones arena or Live Nation on Saturday, November 21. Ticket prices have not yet been released.
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Well, here I am, and I hold JPJ blameless. I'm guessing people on here calling for boycotts aren't the concert type anyway, so no loss there. I might even go to this show. I know Mayer is kind of a girl act, but he seems pretty cool - and gentlemen should consider that the ratio will probably be very favorable - if you know what I mean.
yes, blameless, the ratio should be pretty good for such predatory attitudes at the john mayer concert. I'm guessing you skipped the metallica show because the ratio wasn't so good?
Show a little class.
There were other problems there besides the rigid enforcement of the no re-entry policy. Lots of booze sold within the arena and lots of fights. I didn't see security breaking up any of these fights. In fact I didn't see security anywhere except at the doors. For a concert like Metallica the arena should modify its security policies as well as its sale of booze. Its not a Disney on Ice environment.
"Really? That's it? Other people do it and we told you so?"
Whether you like it or not. Yes, that's it.
"It's not misplaced anger. It is a rational examination of the policy which led to this young woman being harmed."
Bull. As always someone tries to pin blame on others. Believe or not once in a while a persons actions is directly responsible for whatever happens.
Would not take my daughter to a show at JPJ, whether the Harrington disappearance is their fault or not. All they do there is rip off people. Harrington probably got injured at the hands of one of their security people. I've never had a problem with the door people which makes me surprised to hear that a door person wouldn't let the girl back in, even though it was raining and she was in a tee shirt with no coat.
John Mayer sucks and for that matter so do most of the acts they bring in. Pop music has been dead for years. The days of big arena shows are over. I'd rather watch a band on my big screen for free (YouTube) and invest the 100 dollars for tickets on my kid's college fund. Until UVA makes some changes, they're not getting any more of my hard earned money. I've got more important things to spend my money on.
it is only the court of public opinion that matters. Apparently there are enough people that want to defend JPJ's interests on these message boards.
I find it truly puzzling how the fiduciary interests of a large institution are considered more important than the safety of this young woman, but then I'm not from the south so I don't have that docile, plantation mentality that is so pervasive in these parts.
Thank you, Sparkyc. A voice of reason.
People: read your ticket. The policy is in place for the safety of many. Post 9/11 most venues have no re-entry policies including Yankee Stadium, Fenway Park, Littlejohn Coliseum and Casell Coliseum in Blacksburg. If the rule were not in place and they let someone back into JPJ with weapons and something happened, you'd be screaming "why did you let this happen?" It's a no win situation for the arena and a bonanza for people who have no clue how complex running a concert venue/arena is to voice their small minded opinions. JPJ is one of the best run operations in the country, and believe me I've been to a lot of venues.
I can't believe that an announcement for a good show turns into a forum for bashing the arena and for soulless people who think pop music is dead. These are probably the same people who complained that Charlottesville never got any good concert acts coming to town before the arena was built.
As a father I am heartbroken about the disappearance of Morgan Harrington and my thoughts and prayers continue to go out to her and her family, but in my opinion, this is not the forum for it.
I have taken my children to the arena on many occasions, and it has always been an enjoyable night out, and will continue to take them anytime they want to go.
On to less morbid things....
My Bad! The above should read....
"...not one person I have spoken with holds JPJ blameless."
no one is "blaming" jpj. Clearly the policy in place at JPJ led in a concrete, factual way to this tragedy.
IF this policy were different, this woman would be alive and well today.
chouva, don't speak so fast. Providing the family could legally file a lawsuit against JPJ, I don't think any jury would have much sympathy for a multi million dollar conglomerate like JPJ. I'm not so sure JPJ could ever prevail in defending such a lawsuit.
Before ever filing though, the family has to prove that Morgan is no longer among us here on earth. Therefore, it's a little early for people to even be discussing a wrongful death lawsuit.
I can tell you from my travels and discussions about this tragic event with many folks, not one person holds JPJ blameless.
jeff, you have no clue what you are talking about. the policy had nothing to do with the girls disappearance.
JPJ would win any suit on court over this issue. if she was assaulted on the inside of arena by aguy who came back in with a fake ticket stub and stabbed her, people would be screaming about why was the guy let back in. JPJ's lawyer is not losing sleep over this re-entry issue.
If she wanted in bad enough she could have bought a ticket off a scalper.. there were plenty around.
Also, if she was turned away numerous times from numerous people then odds are she was physically ok. I wonder if any of the people who turned her away remember whether or not she appeared high or drunk?
This is tagic but to blame jpj is ridiculous. Do you think theat if she was grabbed that those folks would not have just grabbed someone else?
If you believe that then you must also believe that when the animals in this town go shopping for car radios they stop and go home if ther first car they come to is locked.
There are a lot of morons in this town who think we need "laws" to prevent everything. There are laws on the books about abduction. That is probably the issue here.
"I'm really curious as to why regular concert goers would be so emotionally attached to a policy which serves NO ONE but the venue's financial interest."
Cause maybe the only reason there are concerts for regular concert goers to be going to is that there is income to be made from it by the people who manage, perform, promote, and build or own arenas. If venues can't have events because they fear lawsuits no matter what reasonable policies they have, then there will be no events.
I'm neither a U2 nor a Metallica fan, but clearly thousands of people recently were very happy our local venues have a financial interest in providing entertainment for them. There would be no money in the business moreover if hosting concerts weren't also in the interest of fans.
Mr/Mrs/Miss blameless, I said not one person I have spoken with holds JPJ blameless. If you are one of the many people I have spoken with, you're changing your tune now just to argue the issue. :)
And if you say the above during the jury selection process, I'm sure you would be excused by the plaintiff.
Well, you can count me in with the folks that don't hold JPJ responsible. Their policy is clearly stated, so they shouldn't have any problem in court if it comes to that.
I know people have been scoffing at JPJ saying something to the effect that their policy is standard for every other venue in the country. You might not like to hear it, but it's true.
With all that being said, obviously I hope Morgan is found alive and well. But misplaced anger at the venue itself serves absolutely no purpose.
J, the fact that the policy is clearly stated and shared by other venues does not in any way remove JPJ's responsibility!
What foolishness is this? "We clearly state our policy and other people have the same policy therefore the policy is not flawed nor in any way contributed to this situation."
Really? That's it? Other people do it and we told you so?
It's not misplaced anger. It is a rational examination of the policy which led to this young woman being harmed.
Charlottesville Pavilion is "in the country" and they do not have this policy. Wow. I didn't have to go very far to completely destroy your main argument; right across town.
Shaggy, JPJ's policy did not lead to this girl being taken. Likely, it was a sociopath who happened upon an easy target. That's who is at fault and no one/thing else. JPJ's policy is: you may not re-enter after leaving. It's policy is not: you may not re-enter after leaving and you must walk aimlessly across town alone at night.
I don't want to sound like I'm coming down hard on Morgan. I'm not trying to. It's just not the fault of the venue that she was taken/whatever.
But, on whatever side of this argument you fall, there are huge gaping holes in this story. Law enforcement knows more than they are saying, obviously. We can sit here and speculate and assign blame all day. But none of us had all the facts. I just get tired of reactionaries saying "boycott JPJ" or "demand that they change the policy" because they have no other straw at which to grab.
so.... a cigarette company isn't liable for the products they sell because they put a warning on the label and because they aren't the only ones selling it?
Sorry, deadhorse, but the "everybody does it so it's ok" defense doesn't hold up in court, even if it does hold up in your mind.
Again, NO ONE IS BLAMING JPJ. What is INESCAPABLY TRUE is that IF this policy were different, THIS WOMAN WOULD BE OUT OF HARMS WAY RIGHT NOW. This policy was part of a chain of events that led to what happened. YES of course the person that snatched this woman is to blame. NO ONE has said otherwise.
But apparently you guys want to defend this policy. WHY? What is it to you? I'm really curious as to why regular concert goers would be so emotionally attached to a policy which serves NO ONE but the venue's financial interest.
Not really a voice of reason. Probably just a JPJ shill hired to shape PR.
And for the record, Charlottesville's best concert act (and one of America's most successful) was born and bred right here, long before JPJ (in most ways a decent concert venue) was ever conceived. Some people may have complained that they wanted more money grubbing big industry recording artists to come to our little town, but they have probably realized by now that this is the true meaning of "soulless" -- industries that don't care about their fans, but only their dirty money.
If the door people had not turned the poor girl away, into the rain, she would be with her family and friends right now. Period. I hope that JPJ makes a public statement about their policy, and how they plan to change it.
A boycott campaign is already being prepared.
Speak, JPJ officials; speak, UVA: Why did you turn the girl away into the cold rain? And don't insult us by saying it was for security.
Don't pretend that you did it to protect people from themselves, tacitly vilifying the public by insinuating that people who need re-entry are people going outside to get wasted. That is already covered by the law, it doesn't need to be reinforced by JPJ's idiotic policy. If someone goes outside to get wasted, arrest them. But that would be hard with no command presence in the parking lot, now wouldn't it?
Why did you do it, JPJ? Did you do it for money? Voices of reason want to know.
Sure hope they straighten out their entrance policy before there are any more concerts here. If not we should boycott all events until they do.
Entrance policy? If you're referring to the Exit - No Re-entry policy it is standard practice just about everywhere. Yes, the community is experiencing one very tragic case right now that is loosely related but it is no reason to 'boycott' for policy change.
The policy is always widely publicized and is printed on every ticket you buy from them - should not be hard to comply with.
Word on the street is that people with professional ties to JPJ are commenting on message boards regarding the lame no re-entry policy.
Apparently, if a lawsuit is filed, they will employ the "everybody does it" defense, as if that child-like excuse somehow absolves them of responsibility of the consequences resulting from the policy.
Yes, there is a very tragic case right now. It's an odd time to be defending the policy that led indirectly to that tragedy.
chouva, apparently you are unaware that she tried to re-enter JPJ several, several times but was turned away each and every time due to this policy. The people that would not let her back into the concert for which she had purchased a ticket were some of the last people to see her prior to her disappearance.
This guy is a no-talent. Watch these ticket sales. May get canceled.
don't be so sure, lame act. I foresee every bored, middle-aged housewife within 100 miles flocking to this concert.
You know-kind of made sense to me after being explained.Yes,this was an unfortunate event in the case of Morgan Harrington.FOR SURE! BUT,as they said, if they allowed everyone to come and go as they please,then someone comes back in "drunk,stoned,or whatever else high" then falls down stairs and trips and causes someone to break their neck-then they will be sued for allowing people to re-enter under those conditions. I really do think that these venues do all they can do to prevent injuries to people inside by making sure to observe that people entering are not totally incapacitated to the point of possibly causing other patrons harm. It is their job to observe the actions of those entering,as well as try to the best of their ability to observe that no one is sneaking in anything that is not allowed (ie: drugs,bottles of alcohol, etc). To allow people to come and go as they please would cause SOO much effort to attempt to re-evaluate those people coming back in-over and over again.


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Jesse I and Troublemekka present a night of Jamaican dancehall, bruk-out bashment and jump up soca at the Laundry Bar. Running bi-monthly, Yard Bounce aims to feature the finest selectors, MCs and dancers in the business. Get ready for the vibes to tun up Caribbean-style!
The fifth instalment will feature hosts Jesse I and Troublemekka alongside guest DJs Al Good, Lady Banton and DJ Jenny; plus Bahdoesa and the Burn City Queenz performing live.
Yard Bounce takes place on Saturday 22nd August at Laundry (50 Johnston St, Fitzroy). $10 door pressure. 10pm-3am.


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Sewing is a great pastime, but there are so many sewing tools out there that it can be intimidating for beginners to figure out exactly what you need to get started. There are plenty of notions that will come in handy later on, but here's a list of essential tools to get you started as a beginner sewist that you will use now AND when you're an expert.
1. Materials. You always need the right fabric, thread, and sewing machine needles for your project. Check your pattern for details on what kind fabric to use, and always match your needles and thread to your fabric or project. For example, for embroidery you will often use a 40 wt rayon thread whereas for garment sewing you'll choose a standard cotton or polyester to match the fabric you are using. There's a handy guide to choosing the right machine needle here.
2. Seam Ripper. Lets face it: mistakes will be made. This little guy is (unfortunately) one of my most important tools!
3. Scissors. A good pair of fabric shears are necessary and can make a world of difference in how quickly and easily you can cut your pieces out. Don't frustrate yourself by using the wrong scissors! These Gingher scissors are one of my favourites, but this 2-piece Klasse set is also a great option.
4. Marking Pens. There are several kinds to choose from here, and mostly it comes down to personal preference. I prefer a water soluble or heat erasable pen because it gives me as much time as I need to complete my project before it disappears, but if you are working on a quick project or something that won't be washed, an air erasable pen that fades away on its own would be the best one for the job. Or, pick a pen like this one that does double duty – one end is water soluble and the other side fades away!
5. Pins & Pincushion. Pins are another necessary item for your sewing room, and you've got to have somewhere to store them! From the classic Tomato Pin Cushion to a super functional magnetic one, there are several options to choose from. My favourite is this Grabbit magnetic pin cushion and these are great basic pins to get you started.
6. Point Turner. This is a much less obvious choice, but a point turner will help you take your projects from looking homemade to being professional quality. It is used to turn out your corners, collars, or points so they look clean and precise. Make sure you press them with your iron after turning too!
7. Extra Bobbins. You will quickly run out of spare bobbins, and your projects will turn out much better if you use the correct bobbin thread for the job. There isn't much that's more annoying than having to unwind a bobbin because you don't have a spare! There is a selection of bobbins here, and we have an even bigger selection in the store.
8. Tape Measure. Another staple in the sewing room. You'll use this both with taking your measurements and for marking your fabric. This is a good basic tape measure, but a small retractable one can be just as useful.
9. Ruler. A good, clear ruler is extremely helpful with marking and cutting fabric. I really like the line of Omnigrip rulers, and my go-to is the 6″ x 24″ size. I use it for nearly every project I do.
There you have it – a complete list of everything you need to get started with sewing.
Tell me: What are your essential sewing basket tools?


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Newly released video and screens have leaked today of a mobile version of Resident Evil 4, which will be coming to Japanese iPhone and iPod Touch users later this month.
A gameplay video shows that the game will play very similarly to its console counterparts, with the controls mapped similarly to other iPhone action games.
Graphically the game looks like it will maintain the look and feel of the original game, but with controls overhauled to work on the mobile platform. News is scarce right now, but keep an eye out for Resident Evil 4 in an App Store near you soon.
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Kelvin Hackney has earned his show money and win bonus despite not stepping into the cage.
Hackney was scheduled for a preliminary-card fight before his opponent, Josh Shockley, was promoted to a tourney slot at tonight's Bellator 36 event.
MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) has confirmed that Bellator officials paid Hackney his full purse and promised him a spot on the season-ending Bellator 45 card.
That May 21 event is expected to take place at L'Auberge du Lac Casino Resort in Lake Charles, La., which also hosted Bellator 31 back in September. Tonight's event takes place at Shreveport Municipal Auditorium. Hackney (11-1 MMA, 0-0 BFC), of course, is a veteran of the Louisiana and Southeast fight circuits.
Hackney's original opponent, Shockley, was pulled from tonight's bout and moved into the organization's eight-man lightweight tournament when Ferrid Kheder refused to weigh in for the event. Expected to miss weight, Kheder was bumped from the tourney and tonight's show.
Hackney is carrying a six-fight win streak, which includes five stoppage victories. In fact, 10 of his 11 career victories have come via stoppage, and his only pro loss came via decision to UFC vet Junior Assuncao back in 2008.
Currently, no other fights have been announced for the Bellator 45 card, which will host the finale of at least one season-four tournament.
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February 16 2016
(SPOILER) Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. casts Natalia Cordova-Buckley as Slingshot. Natalia Cordova-Buckley (McFarland, USA) has been cast as a new character on Agents of SHIELD.
August 20 2015
Adrianne Palicki, Nick Blood to star in Marvel pilot for ABC. ABC has ordered a pilot for "Marvel's Most Wanted," starring Adrianne Palicki and Nick Blood. More...
June 24 2015
Charisma Carpenter cast in new series "Scream Queens". She will be guest starring/have a potentially recurring role in the new comedy-horror anthology series coming to Fox this fall.
February 17 2015
Nathan Fillion guest stars in Gravity Falls. Nathan voiced Preston Northwest in last night's episode of Gravity Falls on Disney XD.
September 12 2014
Scarlet Witch meets Loki. Elizabeth Olsen will play Tom Hiddleston's wife in 'I Saw the Light'.
September 17 2013
New cast promotional photos for Agents of SHIELD. One for each actor/character.
September 18 2012
Nathan Fillion on the Newest Episode of Aisha Tyler's Girl on Guy Podcast. They discuss technology, geek culture, gaming, and achieving cult status. More...
August 09 2011
Michelle Trachtenberg is guest starring on Weeds next Monday. You get a glimpse of her in the trailer for next week's episode.
October 20 2010
Enver Gjokaj Guest Stars on NBC's 'Chase'. His episode airs next Monday (25th October). Watch the trailer here.
December 07 2009
Alexis Denisof cast in ABC Family pilot "Pretty Little Liars". Bianca Lawson ("Kendra") will also be joining in a recurring role. More...
November 04 2009
People Magazine has the first pics of SMG's and FPJ's baby, Charlotte. People Magazine presents exclusive photos (and a very cute article) of Sarah, Freddie and their new baby girl. More...
August 18 2009
(SPOILER) James Marsters joins Caprica. Michael Ausiello reports that James will join the BSG prequel for a "sizeable arc" (marked as spoiler as brief details are given about the character James will play). More...
April 09 2009
Julie Benz added to the list of Whedonverse guests for this year's Dragon Con. Julie Benz, better known to many as Darla, has been added to the 2009 Dragon Con guest list. More...
April 07 2009
Give Me My Remote starts campaign to save Adam Baldwin's Chuck. GMMR attempts to getthe show picked up by actually getting more people to watch the show (rather than by sending flotsam to NBC).
February 03 2009
Photoshoot with the Cast of Dollhouse. FOX has uploaded a video of a photoshoot with the entire cast of Dollhouse for your viewing pleasure.
December 04 2008
(SPOILER) Eliza Dushku previews new movie and Dollhouse. A TV Guide interview. Very minor spoilers.
November 18 2008
Liza Lapira has recurring role on Dollhouse. She is also starring in Dexter, NCIS, and the new Fast and Furious movie. She is new to me, but it seems like she will be known to everyone within a year. More...
October 10 2008
(SPOILER) Spoiler TV posts a cast list for Ep3 of Numb3rs and it includes Morena Baccarin. Episode airs Oct 17th. The cast list includes a brief description of the episode but no real spoilers, however the site itself is chock full of spoilers for other episodes. More...
August 19 2008
Some Lovely New Dollhouse Photos. Dollverse has a pile of new photos of the cast for you to pore over and wildly speculate about.
August 05 2008
Eric Balfour to star in 'Rise of the Gargoyle'. Eric Balfour to star in 'Rise of the Gargoyle,' a made-for-tv movie on the SciFi channel.
April 30 2008
Summer Glau is Young Hollywood. Just Jared has some pictures of Summer attending the Young Hollywood Awards. There is also a quote of her about "The Sarah Connor Chronicles". More...
April 21 2008
(SPOILER) Nathan Fillion To Stay On Wisteria Lane? Kristin says we haven't seen the last of Nathan on ABC's "Desperate Housewives". Video contains also spoilers for other shows, like "Bones" or "How I Met Your Mother". More...
January 02 2008
The Best and Worst Movies of 2007. Check out Moviefone's list of the best and worst movies of 2007. Take a gander at #44 (Waitress, with Nathan Fillion). Coming in at #4 is the much acclaimed 3:10 to Yuma, featuring everyone's favorite leaf on the wind, Alan Tudyk. More...
November 29 2007
Sarah Michelle Gellar's "Alice" starts production for a July 2008 release. Sarah's film that has been through production hell finally gets a release date.
September 12 2007
Seth Green interview with The AV Club. Talks briefly about Oz and what led to his departure from the show.
August 08 2007
Elisabeth Rohm's Wedding Plans. Elisabeth Rohm (who played Kate on Angel) discusses her engagement to entrepreneur Ron Wooster. Also, some career news: "Rohm, who left Law & Order after four seasons, will appear opposite Lost's Terry O'Quinn on the ABC Miniseries Masters of Science Fiction on Saturday."
March 09 2007
Ask Seth answers are up at his website.
September 11 2006
Interview with Sean Maher at BrilliantButCancelled.com. A good interview with the good Dr, contains a few tidbits I hadn't heard before behind the scenes of our beloved 'Verse.
July 23 2006
Happy Birthday to Charisma Carpenter. Our favorite former cheerleader turned demon hunter turns 36 today. More...
November 28 2005
Ron Glass hosts PEPPERMINT POPS: Home for the Holidays, II. Tri-Staters who are enjoying highly successful careers on Broadway, television and the concert stage are brought back to Evansville to perform with the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra.
September 21 2005
Best Week Ever for Serenity. Nathan Fillion and Alan Tudyk will be on VH1's Best Week Ever this Friday, Sept 23. More...
September 15 2005
More details on Serenity Fan Fest at Uni Studios Hollywood. Much more detailed info on this thread topic, including a $15-off coupon to print out. More...
September 10 2005
Fan Fest at Universal Studios Theme Park CA 9/24/05. "Universal Studios Hollywood guests will have a rare opportunity to meet Joss Whedon and the cast of Serenity and get an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the film." More...
August 19 2005
Serenity cast signing in Edinburgh. There will be a signing by the cast at HMV Princes Street in Edinburgh on Wednesday August 24th from 1pm to 2pm(ish) (reg req). More...
March 20 2005
Michelle Trachtenberg: Rising Star. The AOL Moviefone site recently selected Michelle as a featured up-and-coming actress and posted a video interview/retrospective regarding her career. The streaming clip looks back at her past projects, as well as forwards towards her future plans, and includes commentary from Michelle, herself.
August 19 2004
Happy birthday to James Marsters. He's 42 today. More...
March 13 2004
Nick Brendon interview in Boston Herald. Nick talks about his time on Buffy and his new movie, Celeste in the City. More...
March 08 2004
Ron Glass & Alan Tudyk in Serenity? No big news - just a rumor (speculation even?) from FireflyMovie.com regarding the omission of Book & Wash from Serenity news reports thus far: contracts. More...
January 30 2004
Buffy Cast & Crew Photo, Taken On the Last Day of Filming. See Joss, Marti, Sarah, Nick, Alyson, Emma, Michelle, James, Tony, Danny Strong, Tom Lenk, Juliet Landau, Kristine Sutherland, and Armin Shimerman, among countless others. More...
April 27 2003
Amber Benson to Host Fashion Show Next Sunday. "Fashion and design in Los Angeles will come together when Woodbury presents its 2003 fashion show, Metropolo: a mid-century night's dream."
April 16 2003
David Boreanaz to Make Very Rare L.A. Convention Appearance in May. I know he's done the San Diego Comic-Cons in the past when he was on Buffy, and he's doing a convention in August in the United Kingdom, but I believe this is his very first Los Angeles convention appearance, no doubt to promote Angel on what could very well be its last season.
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GroupM Inks 20-Year Lease for 3 World Trade Center
Will consolidate Midtown offices by 2017
GroupM has signed a 20-year office lease in 3 World Trade Center that will entail 516,000 square feet in the tower, scheduled to open in 2017. The WPP-owned media agency group, which includes Mindshare, MEC, MediaCom and Maxus, will occupy nine floors in the 80-story skyscraper (which shouldn't be confused with 1 World Trade Center—formerly called the Freedom Tower).
Other media-based firms that plan to rent space in the new WTC buildings include Condé Nast, BMI, Omnicom, Moody's, WilmerHale, and Fast Company and Inc. magazines. Five million square feet have been leased in the towers, per Silverstein Properties, the realty giant negotiating the multiple WTC spaces.
At the same time, GroupM is the first to sign a lease for 3 WTC in particular, which is under construction at 175 Greenwich Street on the western side of Manhattan's Financial District. The agency will consolidate its 2,400 employees from several Midtown locations to the building. Terms of the lease were not disclosed.
"GroupM is looking forward to becoming part of one of the most vibrant and important neighborhoods in New York City," said Kelly Clark, CEO of GroupM North America.
The 3 WTC building, designed by Rogers Stirk Harbor + Partners, is billed as high-tech and green-friendly. What's more, it should afford convenient commuting for GroupM staffers—there are 11 nearby subway lines to reach New York City's boroughs, as well as the Path train for New Jersey dwellers.
When the WTC locations do open, the development will come as something of a relief to New Yorkers and other Americans. It's been 12 years since the original buildings were destroyed in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.


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Worth Three Machines
A shop that closely tracks machining performance says its new horizontal machining center delivers productivity comparable to three verticals.
On a job involving a set of aluminum parts for a maker of snowboard bindings, TMF CNC Machining of Poulsbo, Washington was willing to take a calculated loss. For nearly a year, the shop's costs on this job exceeded its income. That was okay, say Dave Poggi, Eric Potts and Chris Wood. The three co-owners of TMF were willing to put up with this because they considered the parts ideal for a horizontal machining center. They did not have an HMC at that time, but knew they would be buying one. Therefore, they bid on this job as if they did have the machine just for the sake of winning the work, and the shop ran it less efficiently on verticals until the day the HMC was installed.
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That day came in late 2011. In November that year, TMF personnel began training on a new DMG/Mori Seiki NH 4000 DCG horizontal. Before the year ended, they were running it in daily production. Distributor Ellison Technologies had predicted that the machine might be as productive three of the shop's existing verticals, and the co-owners agree that this 3:1 figure proved accurate. In fact, they have figures that show this. One of the practices distinguishing TMF is a disciplined approach to tracking and analyzing the performance that all of its production processes deliver.
China Price
Those snowboard parts are profitable now (more on that below). Yet before those parts made it to the HMC, an even bigger success for the machine involved titanium components for a medical-industry customer that were formerly made in China. This customer was struggling with both part quality and delivery time to the extent that its specialized product was on back order. As TMF was training on the new HMC, the shop was preparing to begin this very job. Rather than making model parts during training, shop personnel learned to run the horizontal by machining custom details for tombstones that would be used to fixture this job. Soon after the shop began the work in earnest, it was able to demonstrate that it could deliver the parts reliably, at a price below where China was attractive. The work of making these parts went to TMF entirely, and within a month, the customer's backlog was cleared. TMF has been machining parts for this customer practically on a daily basis since then.
The price point allowing the shop to win this work was low. However, the freedom an HMC offers to set up various pieces on a tombstone and run them in one cycle, even including parts from various customers, made for an efficient process. Searching out capable tooling made the process more efficient still—the shop chose Big Plus toolholders from Big Kaiser and S-Max milling tools from Ingersoll Cutting Tools to rough the titanium quickly. Ultimately, the HMC cycle proved to be so productive that efficiency gains apart from this cycle took on increased significance. For example, rather than parting on a lathe to produce circular blanks for this job (an approach the shop initially considered), TMF cuts the blanks using a W. F. Wells bandsaw. Because the blade life surpasses a parting tool's life, sawing can run unattended longer. Meanwhile, the reduced remnant size, along with the difference in width between the saw blade and the parting tool, produce notable material savings. When combined with the HMC's efficiency, such savings helped bring the price to the level of beating the foreign competition.
Macro Mix
Though the titanium parts may be difficult to machine, even easy parts can be challenging to produce on a vertical in an efficient way. The aluminum snowboard parts showed this.
TMF's owners say the customer for these parts typically orders the four part numbers in equal quantities. But VMCs provided no practical way to machine the parts with this kind of balance. The shop would instead machine 500 of one part number, 500 of another, and so on. That meant the shop had to dedicate space and resources to storing and tracking this inventory, and it had to machine parts to fill inventory rather than directly filling the customer's need.
The HMC changed this. The new machine can easily run small quantities of different part numbers within the same cycle and easily switch between different combinations of part numbers.
Mr. Potts says one resource that has proven valuable for creating such machining cycles is a CNC macro that Ellison Technologies helped the shop implement. This macro breaks the HMC's work area into zones that define different regions of the tombstone surfaces. By letting the operator assign different part programs to different zones, the macro creates a cycle in which the mix of parts can be tailored easily without affecting the underlying programs. Mr. Potts says this macro answered one of his own concerns when the shop was considering a horizontal—namely, whether he would need to create elaborate NC files covering all of the different pieces likely to be found in an unattended cycle on the machine. The answer to this concern was no, because the macro stitches these cycles together out of the part program files.
The snowboard parts also illustrate the HMC's inherent setup time advantage. Setup time is shorter not only because a mix of pieces and part numbers can be run simultaneously, but also because the two-pallet configuration means the spindle is still cutting while setup work proceeds. Together, both improvements make the impact of setup time small compared to the typical vertical.
Tracking Time
TMF tracks how much time and cost go into every part it runs, every time it runs the job. Cost estimates made when bidding on a job are one thing, the owners say, but those estimates often draw on assumptions that aren't borne out in real production. For example, the recorded data for one aerospace job revealed that the milling challenges of the part were keeping the shop from realizing its expected machining times. After refining and improving the process as well as it could, TMF went back to the customer with new pricing, revised upward. In response, the shop lost this work. The shop still runs jobs for this customer, just not that one. Mr. Wood says this outcome was not ideal, but it was far preferable to continuing to run the job without realizing until later how inaccurate the shop's quoted pricing had been.
Capturing data for this kind of analysis is a duty of every employee on the shop floor. The actual information capture is not difficult, the owners say. Whiteboards on the machines are sufficient for logging data that can be entered into the shop's electronic system later. The challenge is ensuring that all time is accounted for—including time that doesn't feel directly productive because it involves something unplanned, such as obtaining a needed tool or clamp. Yet TMF's success hinges on knowing where even this kind of time is being spent.
Mr. Potts says the shop overcame this challenge by linking employees' time tracking to their reporting of their own hours worked. An employee's time card and activity log are now one and the same. Charge numbers have even been created for machine maintenance, training, safety meetings and so on, so that the employee can define and account for every hour.
The snowboard parts run on the verticals provided a case for why this information is valuable. Prior to getting an HMC, the shop thought it could muddle through this job on a VMC by using an indexing fixture to set up enough pieces that the operator could walk away from the machine. In practice, this possibility was rarely realized. Even with the indexing fixture, the number of pieces was small enough that by the time the operator deburred what had just been machined, there wasn't enough time left in the current cycle to begin another task.
In addition, setup on this indexing fixture was complicated enough that the operator would often lose time on something unexpected, such as dealing with a jammed screw or finessing an inaccurately loaded workpiece into position. Setup time on this job was therefore unpredictable, and the mean setup time was much longer than what had seemed reasonable back when TMF's owners were imagining producing these parts. This job might have been another in which the shop owners refined the process as best they could, then went back to the customer with revised pricing. In this case, however, the owners knew that they were nearing a decision on a horizontal.
Tool Capacity
While an indexer can add fixturing space to a VMC, that still doesn't let it match an HMC's capabilities. Setting up on an indexer made it possible for TMF to run several pieces per cycle, but typically it still was not possible to run multiple different part numbers. The reason was not lack of space, but lack of tools. The largest-capacity vertical at TMF holds 40 tools—usually not enough for multiple part programs. By comparison, the new horizontal holds 180 tools.
That's a lot. In fact, that difference is so significant that tool capacity might actually be the horizontal's most crucial advantage. Rather than reducing a setup step, this tool capacity is often able to eliminate a particular step altogether. Specifically, there is no longer any need to change tools as part of changing the job. Instead, all the tools that the HMC might employ on any recurring job are simply kept in the magazine.
An extreme example of the effect of this capacity involves the 16-inch-tall aluminum part in the photos on this page, a component of an industrial printing system. Machining this part on vertical machines required 82 tools. Setup time logged to the part used to range from 1 to 1.5 days, much of which consisted of swapping tools out of the verticals' magazines, Mr. Potts says. But when machining shifted from VMCs to the HMC, two roughing setups and one finishing setup were all replaced by one cycle. Total setup time on the HMC is just 1 hour, in large part because the tools are already in place.
Which Five-Axis Machining Center is Right for You?
With so many choices in five-axis machining technology, how do you know which is best for your shop? First, consider the parts. Then, look at existing processes and potential five-axis benefits.
Composites Machining for the F-35
Lockheed Martin's precision machining of composite skin sections for the F-35 provides part of the reason why this plane saves money for U.S. taxpayers. That machining makes the plane compelling in ways that have led other countries to take up some of the cost. Here is a look at a high-value, highly engineered machining process for the Joint Strike Fighter aircraft.
Four Types Of Five-Axis Machining Centers
Different machines offer different approaches to rotary travel, and each design has its own strengths. Here's how they compare.


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'American Idol' Finalist Haley Reinhart -- Slays Michael Jackson's Super Famous Lyrics
'Idol' Finalist Haley Reinhart Slays Michael Jackson's Super Famous Lyrics
One of the Jackson 5's biggest hits -- "I Want You Back" -- was assassinated by former "American Idol" finalist Haley Reinhart ... who heinously botched the lyrics during a live performance, and TMZ has the footage.
You know Michael's famous words -- "oooh baby give me one more chance" ... but that's about all Reinhart remembered when she sang the Motown classic at the W Hotel in Hollywood last weekend.
In the video ... Reinhart forgets the lyrics in the VERY FIRST verse, momentarily gets back on track, and then flubs again -- all while peeking at the lyrics on her phone. Not that it helped.
Haley weathered a few hecklers -- like the dude yelling, "You don't know the words!"
Bright side? Her voice sounds great ... and her shirt is really shiny.
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