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For this week's Escape from SF, we toured American Abalone Company in Davenport with owner-farmer Tom Ebert. Ebert walked us through the process of farming abalone all the way from the seedlings to harvest to edible delicacies.
The American Abalone Company has specialized in the unique seafood delicacy, the California red abalone, for the past 20 years, operating a land-based facility pumping seawater out of the ocean into tanks.
How does abalone-farming work?
The aquaculture at American Abalone farm is a series of cave-like tanks filled with ocean water. When the abalone are young, they feed on algae in medium-sized tanks. The algae gives their shells a green tint. As the abalone grow to around an inch or so, they are then transferred to the nursery tanks (large darker environments) where they feast on fresh kelp, which adds bands of soft red color to their shells.
Why farm abalone?
In short? Supply, demand... and pollution. The slow-growing (minimum of three years) California red abalone was once common enough in California that they could be collected at low tide. Now our native wild red abalone is endangered due to pollution as well as increasing demand. Operating an abalone aquaculture offers a legal and sustainable source of the delicious yet endangered marine gastropod.
What does abalone taste like?
Depending on how it's prepared, we would describe the taste of abalone as sweet like a small oyster, slightly chewy like calamari, with a faint taste of the sea.
Want to try some abalone in SF? Check out the menu at Sam's Grilll and North Beach Restaurant.
Want to make them at home? Order them online from American Abalone or pick them up every Saturday from 10am to 2pm. Here are some recipes for sushi-style and pan-fried abalone. Enjoy!


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First Patch
NetBeans First Patch Program
The NetBeans Team announced in July 2011 that the open source project has 1 million active users. The project is unique in that its users are also developers, and we want to encourage more of them to become actively involved in making it better for everyone who uses it.
Of course, there are many ways to contribute, including submitting issues that describe bugs or useful new features, helping with localization, evangelism, documentation or answering questions on our mailing lists. Although the process for submitting code is well-documented, it involves tools and procedures with which some developers may lack experience. Experienced contributors find that that process is pretty straightforward, but it can be intimidating for new developers who want to submit their first patch.
If you've ever considered contributing code to NetBeans but felt you needed some extra guidance, we'd like to explain the "First Patch" program to you. This program attempts to pair a NetBeans user who has never contributed code with a mentor who volunteers to lead that developer through the process of submitting his or her first patch. We expect that once you've contributed your first patch, you'll have the confidence you need to submit more. You may even want to volunteer as a mentor to help someone else submit their first patch.
Program Details
To be clear, this program is aimed at getting through the patch process, not on learning Java or the NetBeans APIs. You're welcome to find an existing issue to work on or to file a new one, but in any case, the change should be a relatively simple improvement to NetBeans -- any of these issues would be perfect candidates (but see the bottom of this page for a list of issues that other people have already signed up to work on). The mentor who is assigned to assist you will be able to provide guidance in any of the following areas:
- How to check out the source tree
- How to build NetBeans from source
- How to locate the code which needs to be changed
- Advice on how to implement the change, per NetBeans coding standards
- How to write a unit test for the fix, if applicable
- How to create a patch
- How to use IssueZilla to submit the patch and track progress
- How to verify the fix has been correctly applied to the NetBeans codebase
As a volunteer, you'll gain experience while making NetBeans better for all who use it. Of course, your resume/CV will probably also benefit from being able to say that you've contributed to one of the most popular open source projects around. But most importantly, you'll be able to give something back to the NetBeans community.
How to Participate
To ensure participants get the attention they deserve, each mentor will work with just one developer, so space is limited.
Although we are currently running a second session of the program, we once again have more developers than mentors. If you're an experienced NetBeans contributor who wants to volunteer as a mentor, please contact Tom Wheeler (firstname.lastname@example.com) directly. If you'd like to participate in the program to submit your first patch, e-mail Tom and he'll make sure you're added to the wait list and included if there's a third session.
Program Milestones and Schedule
The following is a list of milestones for the First Patch program. It's here to show the sequence of events, who is responsible for each step and help keep you on track. Although the list may seem long at first, many of the tasks take just a few minutes to complete.
Before the program begins (phase 0)
(To complete by Monday, 3 October 2011)
- 0.1.- Developer submits the Contributor Agreement (CA)
- 0.2.- Developer creates an account on netbeans.org (to allow updates to IssueZilla and the Wiki)
- 0.3.- Contributor Agreement is approved by Oracle
- 0.4.- Developer identifies the issue he/she wants to work on to the program administrator (Tom Wheeler).
Finding what you need to fix (phase 1)
(To complete by Sunday, 16 October 2011)
- 1.1.- Program officially begins and the mentor is assigned/introduced to developer
- 1.2.- Developer assigns issue to himself/herself, changes its status to STARTED and adds both the mentor and tomwheeler to cc list
- 1.3.- Developer checks out code from Mercurial
- 1.4.- Developer builds the appropriate configuration of NetBeans from source
- 1.5.- Developer identifies the files which needs to be changed, then updates the issue to describe how he/she will implement the fix and test those changes. This will be called the "implementation plan."
- 1.6.- Mentor reviews the developer's implementation plan and makes helpful suggestions about possible improvements.
- 1.7.- Developer updates the issue to describe any changes to the implementation plan.
Modifying the code to fix the issue (phase 2)
(To complete by Wednesday, 26 October 2011)
- 2.1.- Developer implements the changes described in the implementation plan.
- 2.2.- Developer tests that the changes fix the issue
- 2.3.- Developer creates a patch and attaches it to the issue in IssueZilla
Testing the fix (phase 3)
(To complete by Sunday, 30 October 2011)
- 3.1.- Mentor examines the patch to ensure it's consistent with the implementation plan and NetBeans coding standards
- 3.2.- Mentor applies the patch, builds the sources and runs any relevant automated tests
- 3.3.- Mentor verifies (via either a manual or automated test) that the issue is fixed
- 3.4.- Mentor updates the issue to state that it's ready for inclusion in NetBeans if the patch is OK. If it's not, mentor explains what needs to be changed and developer repeats the "modifying the code to fix the issue" step to include these changes.
Applying/verifying the fix in NetBeans (phase 4)
(To complete by Wednesday, 9 November 2011)
- 4.1.- The mentor will push the change in Mercurial if he/she has commit access, or will work with another NetBeans developer so he/she can verify and test the change. The mentor will either let the developer know that the patch is OK, or if not, what needs to be changed.
- 4.2.- A few days after the change has been pushed to Mercurial, developer downloads a nightly build to check that the issue is fixed, then marks the issue VERIFIED in IssueZilla.
- 4.3.- Mentor contacts the program administrator (Tom Wheeler) to inform him that the issue is now resolved. Program Administrator adds developer to list of graduates on the First Patch wiki page.
As a participant, you'll need to communicate with two people. Your first few contacts will be with Tom Wheeler (firstname.lastname@example.com), who set up the First Patch program. After you've signed the contributor agreement and told Tom what issue you plan to work on, Tom will introduce you to the mentor who will be helping you.
Your mentor will be responsible for reviewing your implementation plan and patch, testing your patch and verifying that the issue is resolved. Additionally, he or she will answer any questions you have along the way, particularly on how to use Mercurial, IssueZilla or about NetBeans coding standards. Although e-mail is probably the best way to stay in contact with your mentor, you may also communicate in other ways (e.g. Skype, telephone, etc.) if you both find it convenient to do so. Your mentor will strive to answer your questions within a day or two, but should also inform you (and Tom Wheeler) if he or she plans to be unavailable for more than two days during the program. Both developers and mentors should feel free to contact Tom Wheeler (email@example.com) if they're having trouble or need clarification.
Finally, it will be very helpful if developers can take notes as they work through submitting their first patch, then summarize those notes for Tom Wheeler at the end. This will give use the feedback we need to improve any documentation that is unclear and to try and make the process for submitting patches even easier for new contributors.
Issues Already Claimed
The following issues have already been claimed by other participants for the second session, so you will not be able to choose them:
- #51924 - Ulrich Cech
- #82745 - Charles Edward Bedón Cortázar
- #134643 - Mario Schroeder
- #148359 - Dhawal Saiya
- #187579 - Neeraj Chauriya
- #197502 - Ernest Lötter
- #201303 - Constantin Drabo
- #159203 - Martin Skurla
- #134448 - Maxim Shekhovets
- #143105 - Imad Bougataya
- #174206 - Constantin Drabo
Repository Details
Patches should be developed against the main repository. However, if the main repository does not build or pass validation, then you should can develop your patches against main-golden repository instead.
We'd like to congratulate the following developers who have already graduated from the First Patch program. Here are the graduates of the first session:
- Jonathan Spooner (spoonerj30) fixed issue #180655. Jonathan was mentored by Anuradha Gunasekara.
- Timothy Sparg (tim_sa) fixed issue #119629. Timothy was mentored by Tushar Joshi.
- Victor Herrera (hmvictor) fixed issue #59240. Victor was mentored by Antonio Vieiro.
Here are the graduates of the second session (which is still in progress):
- Ernest Lötter (elotter) fixed issue #197502. Ernest was mentored by Jonathan Spooner.
- Ulrich Cech (UlrichCech) fixed issue #51924. Ulrich was mentored by Emilian Bold.
Advice from our Graduates
Here are some of the ways that our First Patch graduates said that the process for contributing to NetBeans could be improved. We hope to incorporate these suggestions into the relevant parts of netbeans.org.
- When you do a hg clone, you see very little progress from hg itself, this is quite disturbing especially with a remote repository the size of NetBeans. With to slow connections or intermitted access to the repository, the hg progress bar extension is very useful since it allows you to monitor Mercurial's progress.
- It would be helpful to document any coding conventions for properties files, just as there are coding standards for source files.
- There are some additional tests you can -- and should -- run after you've developed your patch. This will help to verify that your fix doesn't break any existing code. Those tests are described here in items 1-5 at the top of the page.
The following are questions you'll be asked upon graduating from the First Patch program. Please keep these in mind as you go through the program so you can take notes along the way.
- What did you find was the most difficult part of creating and submitting your first patch to NetBeans? Do you have any suggestions for how this could be improved; for example, by clarifying the documentation or simplifying a process?
- Now that you've graduated from being a NetBeans user to a NetBeans developer, how would you convince someone else to do the same?
- If you were mentoring a developer who was going to create his or her first patch, what advice would you give before getting started?
Note to self
Tom Wheeler is adding this note to remind himself to always do the following:
- Use hg ci -u firstname.lastname@example.com to record the commit as the person who submitted the patch (I didn't know about this option, and have thus far just included the submitter's name in the comment)
- Be sure to update the CREDITS.html file to add the submitter once he has verified the fix is in NetBeans nightly build (I have done this retroactively for all graduates).

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Fight against piracy
The EU will strengthen cooperation on security in Asia and with Asian partners, in view of the importance of the region to global stability and security and thus to European interests. Priority areas are maritime security, cyber security, counter terrorism, CSDP and peacekeeping operations, hybrid threats, conflict prevention and the proliferation of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear weapons. Pilot cooperation projects will be developed with key partners to concretely advance shared interests in these areas.
Meeting in Brussels on 28 May, EU foreign ministers agreed to strengthen work with Asian partners to promote global security, and to engage more for enhanced security in Asia. The EU's approach will build on existing security-related cooperation with its Asian partners that has already delivered positive results, including for example joint efforts to tackle piracy off Somalia.
"The time when Europeans and Asians could consider themselves distant friends is over. To preserve and strengthen our economic exchanges we must also work together on global security", said EU High Representative Federica Mogherini.
The goal of enhanced security cooperation in and with Asia is to safeguard its citizens, defend the fundamental values upon which the Union is founded, including the protection of human rights, uphold the international rules-based system, promote multilateralism, contribute to regional stability, prevent violent conflicts and secure the Union's economic interests.
To strengthen the EU's operational capacities there is a need for a greater coordination between the EU institutions and Member States to enhance security-related engagement with Asian partners with a tailor-made approach, through capacity building, training programmes, including on UN peacekeeping and joint exercises.
In some areas, good work with several Asian partners is already underway and delivering concrete results like tackling piracy off the coast of Somalia or maritime security dialogues. As the next step the EU will develop pilot projects with India, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Vietnam and Indonesia. Following the exercise, further tailor-made cooperation will be advanced with a wider group of the EU's priority partners in the Asian region.
The EU currently has 16 civilian and military missions and operations around the world, from providing training to the armed forces, to fighting trafficking and smuggling networks in the Mediterranean Sea. Recently the EU launched the Permanent Structured Cooperation - PESCO on security and defence, enabling EU Member States to jointly develop defence capabilities that can be made available for EU operations.
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This is a Single Family Home.
84 Cortland St is a 2-floor Single Family Home in NORWICH. The building was built in 1890, has 3 bedrooms, and has 1,984 square feet of living space.
Regarding weather, the average summer temperature is 68.1°F, while the average winter temperature is 21.5°F. The average annual rainfall is 43.2 inches and the average annual snowfall is 72.1 inches.


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Air Canada Vacations Adds Julie Gilfillan As Area Sales Manager For B.C.
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Air Canada Vacations has named Julie Gilfillan as Area Sales Manager British Columbia effective immediately.
Gilfillan has more than 15 years of experience in the travel industry. She started her career as Sales Manager at Travel Cuts and later moved up to Manager of Groups and Corporate. Her most recent positions were Sales Manager at Sears Travel and Business Development Manager at TravelBrands.
Gilfillan is based in Vancouver and can be reached at email@example.com.


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Sustained high growth in primary industry exports looks set to continue over the next two years with strong prices predicted for farmers, fishers, growers and rural communities.
Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor has welcomed the release of a bold new vision for the country's vital food and fibre sector.
A medium-scale adverse event has been declared for the South Canterbury district, which will see up to $50,000 in funding made available to support farming communities which have been significantly affected by recent heavy rain and flooding in the area, says Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor.
Healthier waterways, better productivity and farmer wellbeing are front and centre in a new project involving more than 1000 Southland farmers and growers.
A Taskforce has made 11 recommendations to improve animal welfare in intensive winter grazing farm systems, the Minister of Agriculture Damien O'Connor confirmed today.
Minister of State for Trade and Export Growth and Minister of Agriculture, Damien O'Connor, heads to Thailand today to attend a Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Ministerial meeting on 1 November which will be followed by a Leaders' Summit on 4 November attended by Prime Minister Ardern.
The Government and primary sector are joining forces and taking action to fix the skills gap facing farmers and growers, Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor said today.
The Government today announced its support for a project that could substantially reduce agricultural greenhouse gas emissions from cattle.
Extra funding will allow Rural Support Trusts to help farming families, says Minister for Rural Communities and Agriculture Damien O'Connor.
Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor, Climate Change Minister James Shaw and visiting Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte co-hosted a business roundtable in Auckland this morning focused on work
Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor says new farmer-to-farmer extension groups launched in Whangaparaoa today will help Māori agribusinesses achieve their goals.
Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor says a slew of new research projects will boost New Zealand's world-leading efforts to help farmers understand and mitigate the effects of climate change.
The Minister of Agriculture, Damien O'Connor, welcomes the release today of research by UMR showing Kiwis have a positive view of our farmers and growers.
New Zealand's primary sector exports continue to surpass expectations with revenue up 8.7 per cent on the previous year, reaching a record $46.4 billion in the year ended June 2019.
Minister of State for Trade and Export Growth and Minister of Agriculture, Damien O'Connor, heads to Thailand today to attend a Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Ministerial meeting, as negotiations into the final stages.
The Government is taking action to stop the degradation of our waterways and clean up our rivers and lakes within a generation.
A pest seaweed is to be turned into a premium edible export in a Government funded venture announced by Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor and Fisheries Minister Stuart Nash today.
Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor has welcomed the first reading of the Dairy Industry Restructuring Amendment Bill in Parliament today.
Minister of Agriculture Damien O'Connor today announced the members of the newly established taskforce to respond to the animal welfare issues associated with the practice of winter grazing.
The primary sector has been named the first centre of excellence for vocational education, to drive innovation and strengthen links between education providers and industry, Education Minister Chris Hipkins announced today.
New Zealand's most fertile and versatile land will be given new protection under proposals released today by Environment Minister David Parker and Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor.
Minister of Agriculture Damien O'Connor today announced he is establishing a taskforce to respond to the animal welfare issues associated with the practice of winter grazing.
The Government is investing $4.7 million in Otago and Southland to ensure a bright future for trainees in the important agricultural sector.
The Minister for Māori Development, Hon Nanaia Mahuta and the Minister of Agriculture, Damien O'Connor, say bringing horticulture into the prestigious Ahuwhenua Trophy competition is a major milestone for Māori.


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While fans of Card's novel will certainly enjoy Hood's "greatest hits" approach to the novel's plot, those who haven't read the source material will be very confused by not just the plot and characters, but by the lack of justification for why the story progresses as it does. Hood, who wrote the adaptation himself, has set out to hit all the key points of the book without realizing the hollow feeling it would give the film. Thankfully, Hood and his excellent visual effects crew took great care in bringing Card's imagery to life. The film is impressive in its imagination, but it can't save the flat characters and middling storyline.
For those unfamiliar with the novel, the title refers to Ender Wiggin (Asa Butterfield), a brilliant child who might just be the savior of all humankind. Sometime in the not too distant future, an alien race called Formics attack Earth, trying to annihilate our entire species. As a planet, we are able to fend them off, but leaders from around the planet are certain they will return one day. Very quickly, the International Federation is created, its sole purpose is defending the planet and training young children to prepare to one day do battle with the Formics.
Though he shouldn't have been born at all (due to birth restrictions), Ender might be Earth's only hope. Progressing quickly through his studies, he demonstrates to Colonel Graff (Harrison Ford) that he has the potential to be a great leader. He is quickly enrolled in Battle School with Graff and Major Anderson (Viola Davis) taking great care to ensure he is tested more strenuously than any other cadet. Ender faces plenty of troubles at Battle School, due in large part to his being a naturally gifted strategist who soars past all of the other trainees. Though he makes a few friends, including Petra Arkanian (Hailee Steinfeld), Ender is almost entirely alone. Finally being promoted to Command School, Ender finds himself faced with a final assignment he neither fully understands nor is prepared to carry out.
Hood struggles with his material because he is trying too hard to please fans of the novel. Ender's Game progresses as if Hood has a checklist of moments in the novel he must somehow fit into the story regardless of whether it makes sense to the film or not. There are many superfluous exchanges and encounters that slow the plot and only point out the screenplay's shortcomings. As a result, Ender's Game: The Movie does not and cannot stand as its own artistic endeavor. Any viewer unfamiliar with Card's novel will be lost and will have no way to connect with the characters.
Most frustrating, though, is the lack of concern for the timeline of the story. The present day of the film is, we're told, 50 years after the Formics attack and yet humans have made unbelievable technological leaps in that short time. Battle School alone – which is located on an enormous rotating outpost that orbits the planet – would take hundreds of years to design and build and yet it has been operational for several classes of students when the film begins. This oversight is unforgivable for its clearly insulting tone towards the audience's intelligence.
Despite all of this, Ender's Game can be enjoyable at times because of Hood's vision of the world of the near future. The production design is beautifully detailed and presents a unique approach to how humans would react to such an event. The aesthetics of the film are tremendous, but are sadly wasted as Hood spends too much time on the relationship between Ender and Graff, something which is secondary at best in the novel. The Battle Room sequences, which fans will most be looking forward to, are spectacular but also surprisingly brief. Why Hood and his visual effects artists did not unleash more impressive action is a mystery.
Ender's Game is not a towering achievement but for mainstream moviegoers it will pass for acceptable. Hopefully Ender's story ends here and Hood does not get his hands on the half-dozen other novels Card wrote in the series.
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Joynewyeary replied to Paul's Here's topic in CURRENT EVENTSWhy doesn't the mint print UPC codes on paper money, codes that would be scanned in retail stores, restaurants, etc? Surely that would not only help the FBI trace the flow of laundered money, but also help them spot counterfeit money. After all, cashiers rarely check serial numbers on banknotes, but if standard operating procedure were to scan all of the money before handing the bagged merchandise to the customer, then something very much like a serial number would be picked up by the system. I suspect that people in the US government believe that money laundering kept the economy afloat during the worst period of the 2007-2008 economic crisis, and that nobody in the US government who has enough authority to put a stop to money laundering has any intention of actually authorizing any action that risks bringing money laundering to a halt in the USA. Also, there are jobs at stake. A lot of people have jobs tracking down money launderers and compiling legal documents to use against money launderers. Putting money launderers out of business all in one stroke would take away those jobs, and in a time of high unemployment, politicians care about saving jobs -- useless or not -- more than they care about saving money for the taxpayers. That is presuming that politicians care at all about saving money for taxpayers. Of course, I'm using broad strokes myself here. Each politician has free will, and some might be above reproach. Perhaps it is partly because they are above reproach that they are unknown. The news media love scandals and might do whatever they can to marginalize a political candidate who offers no potential for scandals.
Is logicism compatible with Objectivism?
Joynewyeary posted a topic in Physics & MathematicsLogicism (brief explanation): the hypothesis that it is possible to define all mathematical concepts in terms of the concepts of logic and that it is also possible to deduce all mathematical axioms from axioms of logic. For example, if we assume that Objectivism is true and we are able to conclude that the hypothesis is false, then logicism is incompatible with Objectivism.
Why speak of Goldbach's "conjecture"?
Joynewyeary posted a topic in Physics & MathematicsNever has it been found that a specific even number larger than 4 is not equal to the sum of any two (not necessarily distinct) odd primes. On the contrary, each of a very large number of even numbers larger than 4 have been successfully expressed as a sum of two (not necessarily distinct) odd primes. The evidence in support of Goldbach's "conjecture" in entirely unambiguous. In contrast, evidence in support of some laws of economics is more ambiguous. Also, there seems to be more evidence available in support of Goldbach's "conjecture" than there is in support of some laws of physics.
Reality, Causality, and Logic
Joynewyeary replied to Joynewyeary's topic in Metaphysics & EpistemologyYou wrote: "whether it was struck by lightning has to be ascertained by investigating the entities: one looks for evidence on the plane not by looking for a lightning event." I'm wondering why one cannot look for evidence by looking for an event. There is increasing use of automatic equipment that records events that no human operator is observing in real time. A record of events can be studied later. There doesn't seem to be any way to witness astronomical events that occurred before you were born. This is an example of reliance upon records of events as a substitute for directly witnessing events that it would be impossible for you to witness. In other cases, it might be possible, but unsafe or inconvenient for you to personally witness some events.
Reality, Causality, and Logic
Joynewyeary replied to Joynewyeary's topic in Metaphysics & EpistemologyAre you assuming that the airplane under discussion is not equipped with devices that measure and record various kinds of information over a period of time? For example, isn't it possible that an experimental airplane so equipped might be deliberately flown by a pilot, with no passengers on board, into lightning storms to record what happens?
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Joynewyeary replied to Joynewyeary's topic in Metaphysics & EpistemologyCan you demonstrate that the view that events cause events is a view that is contrary to reality and reason?
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Joynewyeary replied to Joynewyeary's topic in Metaphysics & EpistemologyIf I assume that you are right when you say, "Events don't cause events [...] entities act in accordance with their natures" then should I conclude that people investigating an airplane crash should, for example, pay no attention to the question of whether or not the airplane was struck by lightning?
Reality, Causality, and Logic
Joynewyeary replied to Joynewyeary's topic in Metaphysics & EpistemologyI vaguely recall reading somewhere that sleeping pills cause drowsiness because they contain at least one substance that has soporific qualities. I suppose that such an explanation may help expand the vocabulary of a student of English as a foreign language. However, I must admit that such an explanation provides no meaningful information that I can understand.
Is the existence of the future an actual fact?
Joynewyeary replied to Joynewyeary's topic in Metaphysics & EpistemologyIf I'm not mistaken, earlier in this thread you identified the finite with the limited, denied the existence of any existent that is in any respect infinite, and concluded that each actual thing must have a limit. If I have misrepresented your postings in this thread, then please correct me. Now, it occurs to me that if we are free to define our own measurement system for time, then we could do it as follows. The absolute starting point shall be Dec 31st, 2007 at midnight. The absolute end point shall be midnight on Dec 31st, 2010. By definition, the first "year" begins at the absolute starting point and ends at what is -- in the usual measurement system -- the midpoint between the starting point and the absolute end point. Thus, the first "year" begins at midnight on Dec 31st, 2008 and ends at midnight on Dec 31st, 2009. However, the next interval of "one year" is by definition from midnight at Dec 31st, 2009 to the time that is -- in the usual measurement system -- the midpoint between Dec 31st, 2009 at midnight and the absolute end point. If we continue that process, then there is a "limit" in the sense that we will eventually reach and pass the so-called "absolute end point", but as we get arbitrarily close to midnight of Dec 31st, 2010, our measurement system will have assigned an arbitrarily large number of years to the interval of time between Dec 31st, 2007 and the approaching deadline of Dec 31st, 2010. The details in the above example might obscure the idea somewhat, so perhaps an analogy will be helpful. (If it's not helpful, then you can simply ignore it. I'm not claiming that it is necessarily a perfect analogy.) Consider a line segment that has one end at the origin of a Cartesian coordinate system and that has the other end somewhere in the upper right quadrant. It makes some angle between zero and ninety degrees with the positive x axis. Now, what if we were to choose to measure that angle not in degrees, but by considering the slope of that line segment? In that case, the full ninety degrees cannot be assigned an angular measure unless we expand our number system to include a point at infinity. However, an angle very close to ninety degrees may have an arbitrarily large slope. Thus, the numerical system of slope assigns a measure to angles in such a way that the numbers do not actually have any limit.
Reality, Causality, and Logic
Joynewyeary posted a topic in Metaphysics & EpistemologySuppose that some researchers want to confirm that some specified kind of event causes some other specified kind of event. It is possible that detailed knowledge of at least one specialized science will be involved in trying to establish such a thing. However, there is a general philosophical issue that arises. Are the researchers confirming merely that some specific observations are consistent with a particular model of reality? Is causality a definite aspect of reality itself? There is a distinction between correlation and causation. How can one guarantee that one has discovered an example of causation and not merely a very subtle or complex correlation? Does the specialized science known as "probability and statistics" play a role in establishing causation or is there a more general logic of inductive inference that the science of probability and statistics relies upon, but that does not itself rely upon the science of probability and statistics?
Is the existence of the future an actual fact?
Joynewyeary replied to Joynewyeary's topic in Metaphysics & EpistemologyLet's suppose that someone at an archaeological dig finds a stone arrow head and other artifacts and that a variety of different kinds of evidence indicate that the arrow head is likely between 3,000 and 30,000 years old. Now there is neither any memory nor any written record of the making of that arrow head. You might think I am foolish, but I am confident that there was a time in the past -- likely between 3,000 and 30,000 years ago -- when someone was making one of those stone arrow heads. I believe in the existence of that time. I require consciousness to be capable of holding a belief, but I think that the belief refers to a reality that is simply true and that is real apart from my consciousness, even though there is no memory of the making of that stone arrow head. Actually, this isn't hypothetical. I haven't identified one particular archaeological dig or one particular stone arrow head. However, we're not talking about something that is merely conceivable. We're talking about facts, generic facts. You can deny the existence of a time when a stone arrow head was being made, but you cannot deny the existence of stone arrow heads in museums around the world. How do you explain the existence of stone arrow heads?
Is the existence of the future an actual fact?
Joynewyeary replied to Joynewyeary's topic in Metaphysics & EpistemologyRight now, I'm not prepared to respond to the post that I identified above by quoting the beginning and end of it. I think the post is based on what is a good idea at this point in the thread: bringing unstated assumptions out into the open. I appreciate the thinking that evidently went into that post and I do intend to respond to it in some detail after I have devoted more time to thinking about it and re-reading it.
Is the existence of the future an actual fact?
Joynewyeary replied to Joynewyeary's topic in Metaphysics & EpistemologyIf there will be a final hour, then hours after that hour will not exist. You might wish to quibble about reference frames. A time interval of an hour in one reference frame will correspond to an interval of a different duration in another reference frame. However, if we choose one particular reference frame then either there will be a final hour in that reference frame or there won't be a final hour in that reference frame. If there will be a final hour in that reference frame, then existence will not exist beyond that final hour. If there won't be a final hour in that reference frame, then existence has an infinite duration and your inability to assign a number to that duration doesn't make it finite.
Is the existence of the future an actual fact?
Joynewyeary replied to Joynewyeary's topic in Metaphysics & EpistemologyTo make an observation is to risk discovering that expectations are confounded. The assumption that words and phrases such as "without limit", "definite characteristics", and "identity" can provide any guarantee about the nature of reality seems to be an example of the error known as rationalism.
Is the existence of the future an actual fact?
Joynewyeary replied to Joynewyeary's topic in Metaphysics & EpistemologyExistence exists. For how long will it continue to exist? Is it meaningless to say that existence exists? Must we confine our attention to some restricted part of existence?


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On a cold Sunday night I fly into San Francisco on a nonstop flight from Chicago. No, this isn't a much deserved vacation, a happy trip to warmer climes. My day in court is tomorrow, my turn to plead. I've been dreading this day for months: it's the day I officially become a felon.
For those of you unfamiliar with criminal justice - and, believe me, I was definitely in that camp - there are many stages in the process from investigation to incarceration. I am now at the pleading stage, more than a year after I first got wind that the I was the subject of an investigation. We spent the interim negotiating a plea, and now I must appear before the judge to say those famous words: Guilty, your honor. But before that - and I'll get to that in a moment - I must also say those other famous words: Not guilty, your honor.
Oh, how I wish it were true.
I crawl into bed early but toss and turn for hours. Unable to sleep, I wander the city's neighborhoods: Chinatown, Fisherman's Wharf, Nob Hill. I love San Francisco but take no notice of my surroundings. I'm not a tourist after all. I no longer bemoan my fate – it is what it is. And I did what I did.
What I agonize over on this long walk is the fact that it's now time to tell the world. I've carried my little secret - that I'm soon to become a felon - for far too long. My loved ones have to know. Why is it so hard to let the cat out of the bag, I wonder. I should have told everyone ages ago. But I can't. What I want to do is to crawl under a rock and hide from the world. I open my mouth to come clean but the words won't form. Like a director preparing scenes, I imagine the entire film in my head: my stumbling, stuttering confession, the horror and upset on my [insert character here: mother's, father's, children's] face.
For a long time the uncertainty gave me an excuse to perpetuate the secret: why worry my family when I had no idea how things would turn out? But the basic question – whether I would be charged – was settled months ago. Yet I still procrastinate. The reason, I understand, is that it's such a horrible abasement. I feel like the scum of the earth, like I've let the world down and failed to live up to expectations. I've failed my family, I've failed my children, and it's terribly difficult to admit. I can't think of anything that could possibly happen to a person, or at least to me anyway, more humiliating and upsetting. The only fragile comparison that comes to mind is the anguish and heartbreak I imagine must weigh upon someone who comes out of the closet. I feel as if I've been branded with a scarlet letter or, rather, eight of them: C-R-I-M-I-N-A-L.
Well, the procrastination is now at an end. My hand is forced. With my guilty plea tomorrow the case will go public. Better that my family hears the news from my mouth than from CNN. I'm meeting my family several days later in Los Angeles; they think I'm on a business trip. Although my gut churns at the prospect, I realize that I have to tell them. And everyone.
I meet my lawyer early the next morning and we drive to the Federal Building, a hulking, square behemoth that rises up from the slums of the Tenderloin like Tolkien's Mordor. I'm dressed in my best suit, my hair carefully combed. The day is scheduled with a series of – to me anyway – meaningless bureaucratic shuffles. The sad fact is, I don't know an arraignment from an orange. I'm embarrassed to admit that as a budding lawyer I avoided all law school classes even distantly related to criminal law. Everything I know about criminal law I learned from reading Presumed Innocent. Knowing I would become a corporate lawyer I had decided that they were not, and would never be, relevant to my life. How wrong I was.
The entire experience is disorienting. I feel as if I'm having one of those childhood nightmares we've all had, the one where you're sitting at your desk in homeroom and look down to see that you're wearing only underpants. Or the one where you're soaping up in the communal shower after PE and suddenly get an enormous hard on. After so many years on the right side of the law, I can't quite comprehend that now I'm on the wrong side.
"Is this really happening?" I wonder. "Is this really me?" At the same time, I'm strangely intrigued: the process is interesting from an academic perspective. It's just too bad that it's my life on the line.
First, I appear before a magistrate judge, the purpose of which I cannot fathom. The narrow courtroom is packed with friends and family, the fetid air filled with the sour stench of desperation. Prisoner after prisoner, dressed in shapeless orange jumpsuits, are paraded in cuffs from a steel door at the rear. They stand, abject, before the judge while the charges are read. Drugs, drugs and more drugs; an endless loop. An ounce here, two ounces there. Only the substances differ.
I turn to my lawyer. "Are there always so many drug cases?" I ask.
"That's all there are," she says. "You're the exception."
I'm also an exception in that I'm still a free man sitting amidst the onlookers. In my fancy suit I look like what I am: a lawyer. During a break, another criminal lawyer come over to speak with mine. She fumbles when introducing me:
"This is Eli. He's a corporate lawyer."
"Oh, are you taking a tour? Checking out the exciting life of the criminal bar?"
Now I fumble. "Well, err, I'm, um, you see…."
Once she leaves we turn to each other and smile. "Well, that was awkward," I say. "You might as well just tell people that I'm a criminal."
Finally, my name is called. I stand and everyone stares. I am the first defendant the entire morning not escorted from the back. The proceedings are short and uneventful. For whatever reason, at the arraignment I'm told to plead not guilty. When prompted, I shakily mouth the words. Oh, if only it were true.
Following that, I'm escorted to the FBI offices on a higher floor. A young agent leads me through a warren of cubicles to a small room filled with antiquated photographic equipment. She takes my prints on a wheezing, decrepit machine and then begins to stick white objects onto a small black board. I glance over her shoulder and see that she's preparing a board for me, the same type of board I've seen in movies and mug shots. She hands it to me and I read: "FBI San Francisco, 12/19/13," followed by "LEIGH SPRAUGE" in capital letters. I point out her spelling mistake. She frowns but nonetheless fixes it. I'm instructed to hold it to my chest and look at the camera. No one says "say cheese." I don't know the protocol: do I smile? In the end, although I alternately want to laugh, cry and scream (in that order), I force my lips into a thin line.
Now it's time for the U.S. Marshals. Prior to today, I never even knew such an organization existed. Now I see that they seem to be in charge of getting prisoners from point A to point B. Apparently the FBI photos are proprietary, because for whatever reason the marshals want their own set. I'm beginning to feel like a model at a photo shoot. I sit on an uncomfortable metal chair abutting a cinder-block wall as a marshal fumbles with the camera, a basic press-and-shoot model tethered to a computer by a cord. The unmistakable prison-house clang of steel on steel filters through the wall. I hear the din of prisoners' shouts and calls somewhere in the distance.
I sit quietly and try to rid myself of this disorientating sense of displacement that's dogged me throughout the day. And I sit. And I sit. The marshal can't figure out how to work the camera. Soon, reinforcements are called. Over the next thirty minutes marshals continue to arrive until a small crowd is huddled over the equipment. Based upon their confusion and clumsy fumblings, it's clear that somehow this isn't customary procedure. I wonder if I should offer to help - it looks so simple - but following the reception by the FBI to the spelling mistake I decide to keep quiet. Finally, after an hour of increasingly frustrated attempts to take my picture, the marshals give up. I'm escorted through a locked steel door to my attorney, who whisks me to the day's highlight: the hearing at which I will plead guilty.
I sit quietly and try to rid myself of this disorientating sense of displacement that's dogged me throughout the day. And I sit. And I sit. The marshal can't figure out how to work the camera. Soon, reinforcements are called. Over the next thirty minutes marshals continue to arrive until a small crowd is huddled over the equipment. Based upon their confusion and clumsy fumblings, it's clear that somehow this isn't customary procedure. I wonder if I should offer to help - it looks so simple - but following the reception by the FBI to the spelling mistake I decide to keep quiet. Finally, after an hour of increasingly frustrated attempts to take my picture, the marshals give up. I'm escorted through a locked steel door to my attorney, who whisks me to the day's highlight: the hearing at which I will plead guilty.


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Libdems restart attempt to increase diversity
The Libdems are re-starting their attempts to woo ethnic minorities to the party and to "support talented party members from black and minority ethnic backgrounds". An event is being held next week for this. About time. I'll report more when I get back.
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BTU Discovers New VMS Target on Southern Portion of Dixie Halo Property/ Partial Assays Received
VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / November 28, 2019 / BTU METALS CORP. ("BTU" or the "Company") (TSXV:BTU) announced today that in the course of its current drill campaign towards the southern portion of the Dixie Halo property, BTU has discovered compelling indications suggestive of a notable volcanogenic massive sulphide ("VMS") target. Partial results have been received to date for hole 13 showing elevated copper, gold and silver numbers. The Company awaits the remaining results and over-limit assays (>1% Cu) for numerous copper intervals. Additional drill permits have now been received and drilling has commenced to begin further exploration at this location.
Drilling of holes 12 and 13 have identified polymetallic mineralization, including chalcopyrite, copper and gold, which is extremely rare. BTU immediately commissioned a VTEM survey which has provided further evidence of a potential VMS target. The newly discovered prospective area has been named the "TNT Target".
BTU CEO Paul Wood commented "The discovery of the new TNT Target, several kilometers away from the Dixie Creek Target, is an attestation to our geological team's methodical work in following up historical work, and in applying modern exploration techniques to identify these new targets. It adds a new dimension to BTU's exploration campaign and is testament to the potential for discoveries on the Dixie Halo property. While we continue to pursue our gold targets, soon to be aided with the SGH survey analysis, we are now eager to also pursue the potential of a VMS situation at the TNT Target."
It should be stressed that drilling to date has only been completed on what appears to be the north-western extremity of the target. This area is marginal to the strongest part of the chargeability feature and the lowest resistivity feature (best part of the target). Results of the recently completed VTEM survey show the TNT Target to be located east and south of the current drilling and is interpreted to be related to a higher sulphide content, possibly volcanogenic massive sulphide ("VMS") style mineralization. The drilling completed so far on the new polymetallic TNT Target is located near the north extremity of a feature known to be at least 800 metres in length and with interpreted widths of up to 100 metres or more.
Rock types intersected in the drilling to date include highly altered and bleached basalt, rhyodacite tuffs and flows as well as felsic intrusive bodies. Mineralization intersected in the two holes is comprised of strong disseminated pyrite with scattered disseminated to stringer chalcopyrite in places. Fractures that are particularly rich in disseminated pyrite and/or chalcopyrite are also more chlorite altered, typical of footwall alteration in VMS systems. Some intervals of quartz sulphide and quartz tourmaline sulphide veining were intersected in hole BTU-19-13.
To view pictures of holes 12 and 13 core visit the BTU website: https://btumetals.com/?project=3&gallery.
Historic reports of pyrite and chalcopyrite in boulders 500 metres down-ice (W-SW) from the location of the new drill holes were reported to assay up to 3% copper and 0.6 g/t gold. Teck completed several drill holes in that area in search of the source of the boulders but were unsuccessful. Teck did not own the claims where BTU's new drilling was undertaken. Noranda Exploration also carried out exploration in the area but did not drill in the vicinity of this newly defined target.
Overburden cover in the immediate area of the new discovery is nearly 100%, however recent field prospecting discovered several angular boulders with disseminated pyrite and chalcopyrite in the vicinity of drill holes BTU-19-12,13. Assays for the intervals in BTU-19-12,13 as well as samples from the nearby angular glacial boulders are pending. Angular boulders are interpreted to be close to their bedrock source, as boulders are more rounded as they travel farther during glaciation.
Chargeability and resistivity data were collected by the Company along two east-west oriented lines separated by approximately 800 m. This data shows that the TNT Target strikes almost north-south and is at least 800 m long. Current interpretation of the data is that the target is up to 100 m or more in width at surface and the dip of the zone is near -45 degrees east.
Airborne geophysical surveys were completed in the area dating back to the 1970's to outline potential VMS targets, some of which were drill tested and found to be caused by various barren sulphides, conductive overburden or graphite. Proximal to the main part of the resistivity low and chargeable feature outlined by the Company, a short strike length isolated airborne electromagnetic feature was outlined although the target remains untested.
The company recently contracted a state-of-the-art airborne geophysical survey of the TNT Target, the GEOTECH Ltd., VTEM and magnetic survey has been completed, and the resultant data is currently being evaluated. Additional ground geophysical surveys are underway between the chargeability/resistivity lines that were separated by 800 metres in order to give a better understanding of the size and geometry of the target. This work will be done by the end of the month which will further guide the drilling slated for December.
Importance of VMS Mineralization in Canada
VMS style mineralization is one of the primary sources of copper and zinc production in Canada. Some VMS systems are enriched in gold and in some cases the contained gold is worth a significant portion of the value of those deposits. Examples would include: the polymetallic mines of the Flin Flon-Snow Lake District and the Horne copper-gold deposit in Noranda.
Historic interest in the potential for VMS discoveries in the area was in large part driven by the discovery of the South Bay VMS deposit which was discovered in 1968 and later mined between 1971 and 1982 by Selco. It is well known in the industry that VMS deposits tend to form in clusters within mining camps, with several or even dozens of discoveries being in the 1-5 million tonne range, and with occasional deposits being tens to hundreds of millions of tonnes. These deposits are known to be high dollar value deposits that are relatively easy to define, develop and mine.
The technical contents of this release were approved by Mr. Bruce Durham, P. Geo., a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101.
"Paul Wood"
Paul Wood, CEO, Director
Andreas Curkovic, Investor Relations
+1 416-577-9927
BTU Metals Corp.
Telephone: 1-604-683-3995
Toll Free: 1-888-945-4770
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: This news release contains forward-looking statements, which relate to future events or future performance and reflect management's current expectations and assumptions. Such forward-looking statements reflect management's current beliefs and are based on assumptions made by and using information currently available to the Company. Investors are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are neither promises nor guarantees, and they are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause future results to differ materially from those expected. These forward -looking statements are made as of the date hereof and, except as required under applicable securities legislation, the Company does not assume any obligation to update or revise them to reflect new events or circumstances. All of the forward-looking statements made in this press release are qualified by these cautionary statements and by those made in our filings with SEDAR in Canada (available at WWW.SEDAR.COM).
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We are come up with the service to check LIC policy status online procedure. This will guide you in the better manner how to educate the current position of premium or payments in premium. Sometimes it happens that you paid premium but it doesn't occur due to some consequences. With this online portal you can contact to your LIC agent and inquire about this matter. Here we are going to show you the full process of how to check the LIC status, have a look here under.
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Video from our Saturday Show at Motorco
What a great turnout, and thanks to everyone who came out to sing and play!
Show at Motorco Main Stage Friday night, July 5th!
Greetings Banadoke superstars. We're playing Friday night at Motorco, one of our favorite places to play. Also like to welcome the Triangle Karaoke Singers! Get on your patriotic pants, and we'll see you Friday night at 9pm.


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You Can Now Watch "The Big Lebowski" With Your Facebook Friends
The cult classic The Big Lebowski is now available to rent on Facebook.
Coinciding with the film's Blu-ray release, fans of the Coen brothers comedy can rent the film directly from The Big Lebowski Facebook fan page.
Facebook continues to gain ground as a movie rental platform. Last month, Paramount Pictures brought the Jackass film series to Facebook and Warner Bros. continues to make more titles available on the social network.
For this release, Universal Pictures is doing something more unique with its rental offering by giving fans a way to interact and share their favorite parts of the film online.
Working with F-commerce developer Milyoni, NBCUniversal is giving the Facebook rental experience a more social twist.
Users that rent the film can "like" and make comments on memorable scenes and quotes throughout the film. They can also see what other Facebook fans and friends have said while watching the movie. Plus, users can reward up to five friends with a $1 discount on the Facebook rental. A 48-hour rental is 30 Facebook Credits ($3), which is the same amount other studios are charging for similar titles.
Even though the film is available on DVD, Blu-ray and through digital download services such as Amazon, Cinema Now and Vudu, we think a Facebook offering makes sense for this type of film.
The Big Lebowski was not a blockbuster in theaters, but it has found immense success on home video and DVD over the past 13 years. Much of its popularity has been fueled by strong word-of-mouth buzz and group rentals. I first saw the film my junior year of high school with a group of friends. It was a veritable staple in college.
Thus, it makes sense to us to allow current or new fans of the film to make the group viewing experience more visceral on the social web. With college and universities starting up, this would be a great way for friends spread out across the country to share a funny, infinitely quotable movie together.
Do you think more films should take a social approach to Facebook rentals? Let us know in the comments.


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'Jar of Hearts' singer Christina Perri on getting her break from 'So You Think You Can Dance': A Music Mix Q&A!
Image Credit: Lani LeeThree weeks ago, an unknown, unsigned 23 year old café employee named Christina Perri found her life changed by So You Think You Can Dance — without dancing a step. Billy Bell and Kathryn McCormick danced to Perri's mournful "Jar of Hearts" on the June 30th telecast, and after overwhelming response on the singer-songwriter's MySpace, the ballad was rushed to iTunes, where it's since sold more than 100,000 copies. Perri's already gone to New York to meet with record labels and perform on the CBS Early Show. Tonight, she'll sing "Jar of Hearts" live on SYTYCD. We caught up with the Philly native to talk about what she calls her "rollercoaster ride."
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Tell me the story of how this happened. You were having the worst day ever at your café job?
CHRISTINA PERRI: Yes. The Friday before the show, I was having the worst day ever at work. I was getting yelled at, and there were terrible things happening, almost to where I thought I was in some show. I'm like, "Okay, this isn't real." I quit in my head like 17 times. I imagined this big, grandiose storming into the office and quitting. Which I didn't do. But I got in my car at the end of the shift, and was really defeated. And I got the call that they're using the song on that Wednesday's episode. Can I just go backwards a second? Just about ten days or so before that happened is when my best friend on the planet, Keltie Colleen, sent my song to [SYTYCD choreographer] Stacey Tookey and was like, "Hey, I think this song would be great on your show." Stacey and Keltie went to school together in Canada, and they're good friends. Stacey heard the [rough demo] and loved it, but was like, "I gotta put you through to my producers, so don't get your hopes up." So it was like this weird kind of in-between stage where we didn't know what was going to happen, but we thought, "Oh, we should probably record the song now."
Did you ask Keltie to send the song over?
She suggested it. She's my best friend and she had a copy of it because I was like, "Hey, look what we just did!" She just kinda took the initiative and it just happened. It's overwhelming in a great way, but at the same time, I have this insane feeling of, "I have so much work to do!" I'm super excited to keep working and keep writing, and finish this EP, which I plan to have done by the end of the summer at the latest. ASAP. I just want to get to work.
When did you write "Jar of Hearts"?
In December. Started working with my producer and management team in February. I was just recording an EP, including the song, but at our own pace, really. The song would have been probably a little different, had a band with it, but once we started it for the show, the instrumentation — with just the strings and the voice and the piano — I imagined people dancing to it. It was all a big "just in case." And within five days it was on the show.
Who's the weirdest person you heard from after it aired on the show?
Oh my god. Um, every boy I've ever kissed in my whole life?
Did they all think it was about them?
You're probably right! Yeah, I bet. But that totally freaked me out. I was like, "Really? I haven't seen you since kindergarten."
Who's your producer?
His name is Barrett Yeretsian. He's so wonderful. He's the ying to my yang. He gave me an assignment right off the bat, and asked me to make a mix of all my favorite songs. I have like 200 favorite songs. So it was like 12 mix CDs, and we listened to each one and talked about why they were each my favorite song. And by the time those listening sessions were over, he was really in my head, and I was in his head, and by the time we worked together, it was magic. I really can't imagine a better experience.
What were some of the songs?
Oh man. I have the list right here. Iron & Wine, Coldplay, Jason Mraz, Sarah Bareilles, George Harrison, Counting Crows, Richard Swift, Julian Casablancas, Adele, Bright Eyes, Feist, Fiona Apple… I got Dean Martin in there… I kinda went all out.
I read something in one of your bios that you learned to play guitar by watching old Shannon Hoon videos.
I did!
That's the most random thing. Not a lot of people whip out the Blind Melon.
I can't make it up! It really happened. I don't know if you remember mixed VHS tapes. I had a VHS tape of all his live performances that I got a record store. And I was a little hippie back in the day, and I loved Blind Melon. I would watch those videos of him playing live, and pause it, and look where his fingers were, and then I would pick up my guitar and learn that way.
Your brother Nick is a guitarist who played in Shinedown. Did you never think to ask him for a tab book or a chord chart?
He was on tour! He got swooped up and signed, and they took him from me! I was very upset about that. So I didn't have him in the house to teach me, and that's really why I picked up the guitar in the first place.
This was when you were how old?
Just turning 16.
How long have you been in LA?
For three years. Almost.
Prior to this magical event, how was your morale?
It's funny — I had kind of a rollercoaster ride since coming to L.A. I worked on some stuff, and that didn't work out, so I was getting a little bit thin with my determination. And then I got married, and then I got divorced… it was just up and down, up and down. So I went home to Philadelphia in December, which is when I wrote the song, and I recharged my batteries, and said to my family, "Listen. I moved out to L.A. for a reason, and I'm gonna go back and try one more time." And when I got back, I jumped right in. I realized that this was going to be my last try.
Did you have these managers already?
Nope. They found me in February. I came back in January, got the job at the café, and just started preparing my new material, and that's when I got an email from Tom over at Bill Silva [Entertainment] who said, "Hey, I found you on YouTube, are you managed? We manage Jason Mraz…" and I melted into a puddle.
And you've gone to New York to shop around to some labels? How'd that go?
It was epic. I've never felt so cool and so special in my whole life. Everybody was so amazing.
Do you know where you're leaning?
I don't. I mean, I do, but I can't say.
You're performing live on So You Think You Can Dance on Thursday [i.e. tonight]? How do you feel about that?
I am very nervous, but very excited. It's almost like my first child is So You Think You Can Dance. I will do whatever they want me to do. And if it's perform in front of millions of people, I'll do that too. I'm pretty certain this is gonna be the biggest audience I've ever performed for.
Can you dance, if called upon?
Uh, no. I'm going to stick to singing.
Where do you hope this part of the rollercoaster ends up?
Well, I feel like if I can just make music that people like and get something out of, and I can enjoy it and everyone else enjoys it and it's one big happy enjoying life and music kind of thing, then I'm set. I just want to sing and write songs and now that I know people are listening, it just feels so right.
Did you quit your job yet?
Yeah. That was a great day.


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How to Play
- During the show, every player drinks once/twice/three times (depending on classification) for categories one through three.
- Every supporting character class is divided by the number of players. Each player chooses an equal number of supporting characters and drinks whenever one of their characters appears on screen for the first time, even if they do not speak.
NOTE: Characters can be picked anonymously (names in a hat, etc.) or players can choose their characters.
- During "The Opening" – drink once every time you see one of the following things:
a) The Blackboard
b) The Couch gag
c) Lisa plays her sax
d) Maggie is scanned across the register ($847.63)
e) Mr. Burns checks his watch
f) Marge runs the stop sign
g) Homer screams in the driveway
h) The panoramic shot of Springfield
- Homer says D'oh!
- Homer laughs
- Homer says "Mmmmmm…{food item}"
- Barney belches
- Marge growls
- Maggie falls
- Anyone on screen is seen drinking an alcoholic beverage (per scene!)
- For every credit Troy McClure lists
- Bart makes a crank phone call
- Any Biblical references/stab at religion
- Patty and Selma light up/or are seen smoking (once per scene)
- Nelson laughs
- Homer strangles Bart
Three times:
- Grandpa falls asleep
- Cross dressing – anyone
- Itchy & Scratchy cartoon begins (you'll want a buzz, won't you?)
- Drug reference/Any character "trips" out
- Smithers uses a homosexual innuendo
- Moe pulls a weapon
Level 1: (one drink)
- Mr. Burns
- Smithers
- Krusty
- Apu
- The Bullies – Jimbo, Dolph, Kearney (once for every one!)
- Milhouse
- Martin
- Mrs. Krabapple
- Ned Flanders
- Chief Wiggum
- Otto
- Grandpa Simpson
- Moe
Level 2: (two drinks!)
- Troy McClure
- Celebrity guest appearance
- Principal Skinner
- Mayor Diamond Joe Quimby
- Reverend Lovejoy
- Kent Brockman
- Ralph
- Santa's Little Helper
- Appearance by former/current U.S. President (Nixon excluded)
- Lionel Hutz
- Nelson
- Dr. Julius Hibbert
- Groundskeeper Willie
Level 3: (three drinks!)
- Dr. Nick Riviera
- Sherri & Terri
- Sideshow Bob Terwilliger
- Mrs. Hoover
- Jasper
- Rod Flanders
- Todd Flanders
- Snowball II
- Captain MacAllister
- Mexican Bumblebee Man
- The Italian Chef
- Maggie's Enemy, the One Eyebrowed Baby
- Burns Lawyer(s)
Level 4: (four drinks)
- Sanjay – (Apu's brother)
- Professor John Frink
- Herman
- McBain
- Helen Lovejoy
- Maude Flanders
- Mrs. Winfield
- Hitler
- Hans Moleman
- Richard Nixon
- Dr. Marvin Monroe
- Bill and Marty
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Hudson Giveaway w Gal meet Glam and Dallas Shaw
July 29, 2013
109 comments
Following all on Insta! I'd love a pair of the Nico!
Following all on Insta! I'd love a pair of the Nico!
Following all on Insta!
Dallas, I love how you styled your pair of Hudson demin and I would love to pull out a pair of Nico distressed jeans from my closet. Thanks for the giveaway!
Following all three on instagram and crossing my fingers!
X Kenzie
I'm a follower! I love these jeans and I love how you and Julia styled them completely different, which just shows their versatility.
LOVE the jeans – they look great both ways here!
Following all of you! Would love these jeans for fall! 🙂
I am following both you lovely ladies and Hudson Jeans on Instagram. I love how both you and Julia styled the same jeans, but put each of your own personal flair into the outfit.
Being a jean fanatic I am lusting over these Hudson Nico jeans and even the Wilbur – Leigh Boyfriend Pant!
– Caitie
I am a follower! LOVE your heels and headband, and Julia's shoes are KILLER!
Love how you styled these jeans! U dig the more causal vibe.
I'm a follower of all three.
Love these Jeans, plus how you styled them is fantastic!
I'm following all you now, thanks for the giveaway! Love those jeans 🙂
Awesome! I already follow you and Julia, now I follow Hudson Jeans as well 🙂
Fabulous giveaway and styling! Following you all 🙂 ~ ashleigh
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Followed 🙂 Love the many looks you can create with just one style of jean!
Followed! 🙂 Love the many looks you can create with one style of jean!
Following! You look gorgeous, as always. @CaitCampbell
I follow all three and love these jeans! I've been looking for a pair of distressed skinnies and these are perfect!
Just followed/entered!
Followed! Both you and Julia have such beautiful pictures, styles, and blogs. Gearing up to go back to school and on the prowl for a great pair of jeans!
Love how both of you styled your jeans! Both so cute but so different! I've been searching for a great pair of distressed denim ~ I think I found them in Hudson's! I follow all three on Instagram ~ @mzsavvystyle
Following all 3 Instagrams!
Been following all three! Thanks for the sweet giveaway! @shanleyloves
been following all three! LOVE your blogs and Hudson! Thanks for the fab giveaway – @shanleyloves
Love those jeans! Following all three accounts now 🙂
Love those jeans! Following all three accounts now 🙂
I'm a follower of Julia, Dallas and Hudson! I love Hudson jeans and I love the outfits you both put together!
I absolutely love your outfit and your hair is so pretty! New to your blog 🙂
I am following you, Julia and Hudson jeans! Love your style and amazing outfit ideas 🙂 happy monday!!
Rachel Copeland
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I follow all three on IG! 🙂
I follow all three on IG! 🙂
Am new follower, and happy to stumble upon your site! What great fashion inspiration! Following you, Hudson, and Julia on Instagram @jlplou86! Would be beyond thrilled to win a pair of Hudson jeans!!
I'm a follower of all three!!! Love both of your styles, and a great lover if Hudson jeans!! Too cute.
I follow all of you on Instagram! I really hope I win this awesome giveaway! I love yours and Julia's blog!!
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Following all 3! Love love love new jeans!
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I follow all 3!
Following all of Instagram!
Love the fit of those jeans! Following all three on Instagram!
Following all three! Love these – thanks for the chance!! (Natashaw4w – email@example.com)
I follow all three. Love your shoes in the photos, Dallas!
Love this post ~ distressed jeans can be so sexy w/a great pair of heels {my go-to outfit}!
Already following all 3 of you on instagram {@rainesmom}.
Kim Pincombe Cole
I follow all three! Surprising to see how versatile these jeans are. Can't wait to incorporate them in my wardrobe!
Following all 3!
I'm following!!
Following all 3
I follow all three!
following all three on IG!! yay! love the jeans!!!
follow all three on instagram 🙂 love these jeans!!
followed all three! fingers and toes are crossed! thanks for this awesome one girl 🙂
I followed all three on Instagram! I love the outfits you two chose to go with the distressed jeans! Fingers crossed.
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Followed on Instagram! Love your style!
following all 3!
Following on Insta! Loving your casual grey tee! Brand??! What an awesome giveaway!
Following on Insta! Where is your cute grey tee from??!
Following on Insta! Where is your cute grey tee from??!
Following on Insta! Where is your cute grey tee from??! Love IT!
Following all 3 on Instagram (donelleohio)
I have followed Hudson Jeans, Gal Meets Glam and Dallas Shaw on instagram! 🙂
Following all three! I just love those jeans!
Following all three! Love how you styled the last look– those shoes are amaze!
Following all 3! Love your casual look!
Following all three on insta!! Would love some Hudson's! Can't wait to see who the lucky gal is!
You look amazing! Love your shoes 🙂
Laura xo
Follow all three on Insta @holychicblog!
Those shoes are baller.
Im following all three! Love your blog!
Already follow both Dallas & Julia's instagram… & now following Hudson Jeans too! Great giveaway (& LOVE your head wrap, Dallas!)
Followed you on Instagram! Super excited to have found you through Julia. Would love a new pair of jeans!
Following all on instagram. Would love the Nico mid-rise super skinny! They're gorgeous. #hudsonheaven
Following all of you on Instagram! Love the look! So casual yet chic! Would love the Nico. Thanks for offering this great giveaway!
following on instagram!
I'm following Hudson, you and Julia! Enjoying your blog greatly.
I'm following!
I follow all three of you<3 love your blog! Xo
I follow all three! Thank you! xo, Kate
Following all three on instagram!
I followed! Love how you both styled the jeans! xx
Following all of you on Instagram!
Following all three accounts! Love the Nico!!
Hi Dallas,
I'm a follower and love your blog! The @hudsonjeans are super cute:) I love the casual but chic way you styled them, total California girl! my Instagram is @kateveronica!
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Following all 3 on Instagram! 😉
i already followed the two of you ladies so i went ahead and followed hudson as well. i have been a fan of their jeans since high school and love the lighter distressed look of the ones you styled!
Just followed all three accounts. I used to work at Nordstrom and got SO many pairs of Hudsons to wear to work. They are great jeans. You guys are adorable!
Christine | Life in a Dress
love these jeans! following all on instagram! great giveaway! x
Following you, Gal meets Glam and Hudson jeans on instagram – blessnel
Great giveaway! I follow you all on IG!
Following all three on Instagram! Love this giveaway!!
Following all three! 🙂 @sarahooty
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i follow all 3 on instagram as kolpin. love the jeans, thanks!
following all 3 on instagram! @moorehe2 absolutely love hudson jeans and the contrast of the looks you both chose – both would be great alternatives from going day to night with distressed jeans!
Following! Thanks for this great giveaway!
Following all, thank you!!!!
Brooke Lloyd
Followed all three! Love these jeans!!!
Victoria Waslen
Followed all three! Love these jeans!!
Jessica P.
Dallas, I love the way you style your jeans! I would love to wear this look. Followed all 3 on instagram @jlplou86. FINGERS ARE CROSS! Would be thrilled to win a pair of hudsons.
Following all three on instagram!!
<3 your style so much!!
following all!
Followed all three! <3
Following all three! @harjewelry
Following all 3 on Instagram as stefstefstefanie.
Following all 3, fingers crossed for the win!
xx. Patience
Following all three! Fingers crossed. 🙂
Following all three on Instagram! Looking gorgeous as always, Dallas!
following all 3! perfect pair of distressed denim, hope to win!
Profession, yet rugged! What a wonderful combination of colors and accessories. My favorites among the items you presented here are the pants, bags and the blazer. Who would have thought that I will be stronger and that my confidence level increase every time I wear smile. The blazer is superb as well.


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SANTA CLARA COUNTY (CBS SF) – Santa Clara County health officials are taking steps to curb the rising use of Ecstasy among high school students.
As many as a quarter of students in the county admitted to taking Ecstasy at least once in a recent study conducted by the Santa Clara County Health Department.
KCBS' Mike Colgan Reports:
Santa Clara County Health Officer Dr. Martin Fenstersheib said the numbers have forced officials to come up with a countywide initiative to educate teens about the short and long term damage that can be caused by taking the drug.
"Increased heart rate, hallucinations, anxiety. You get this feeling of euphoria, then maybe bad feelings as well as good feelings," said Fenstersheib. "In the long term, you may get permanent brain damage as well."
Stephen Betts with the Santa Clara County Department of Alcohol and Drug Services said this has become a public health emergency.
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There were five Ecstasy-related deaths in Santa Clara County last year.
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