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...Does the SCOTUS ATT/Concepcion ruling overule all State decisions?...
In other words, if the contract has an arbitration clause, and there's nothing in the State RCP that automatically waves your ability to elect arbitration, then there's no way that County Court judge can deny an MTC arbitration unless the respondent can pull a rabbit out his hat and say the contract is not the contract that was in force at the time of the default with the OC?And in my case, the Plaintiff's attorney attached a copy of the contract he based his case on to the case filing.
It seems that in your case, if the judge's decision is not based in law, you have FAA/FDCPA violations all over the place.
When you refer to "violations" what were the nature of the violations that you sued them on?In my situation, there are not any FCRA violations. And I waived the no-call demand when I was trying to settle in earnest. The value of this guy's case is diminishing by the day, but my willingness to drive the value to zero and then make it have value for me is a function of how much time I want to put into this. Getting into appeals and Federal court suits seems like the amount of time that I'll have to put into this will go up exponentially.
FDCPA applies in every court of law.As do the decisions of the USSC.Whether an individual judge chooses to ignore the law, is another issue.Appeals are available for a number of reasons. The fact that judges try to overrule the law is one.
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KARLSRUHE, Germany - Germany's Constitutional Court gave a green light on Wednesday for the country to ratify the euro zone's new bailout fund and budget pact, but insisted the German parliament have veto powers over any future increases in the size of the fund.
The eagerly awaited verdict boosted global stocks and the euro currency as investors breathed a sigh of relief that the euro zone's rescue fund for nations in crisis could soon take effect after months of delay.
Germany is the only country in the 17-nation euro zone that has yet to ratify the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), which is meant to erect a 700 billion-euro firewall against the spread of the three-year-old sovereign debt crisis.
"This is a good day for Germany and a good day for Europe," German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in a speech to parliament.
Rejecting injunction requests from 37,000 plaintiffs seeking to block the ESM and a separate pact on new budget rules, the court set two main conditions for the treaties to go ahead.
It said German liability in the rescue fund must be limited to 190 billion euros, the share set out in the current ESM treaty, and that any increase in that amount would require prior approval by the Bundestag lower house of parliament.
Related story: ECB agrees on new bond buying plan to help euro
The court also ruled that a clause in the ESM treaty which seeks to keep decisions of the fund confidential "must not stand in the way of the comprehensive information of the Bundestag and of the Bundesrat (upper house)", meaning both chambers would have the right to be consulted on the ESM's activities.
These reservations must be attached to German ratification of the ESM, meaning the government may have to add a protocol to the rescue fund treaty.
President Joachim Gauck is expected to wait until this protocol is in place, and agreed with Germany's European partners, before signing off on the ESM. Experts said this could take several weeks.
"Fundamentally, the Constitutional Court has said that the ESM treaty can be ratified," said Kyrill-Alexander Schwarz, a constitutional expert at Wuerzburg University
"But the government must take steps to adopt the conditions set out in the verdict. President Gauck will probably not sign until a protocol is in place. He could do this first, but out of respect for the other ESM partners, he is likely to wait."
Jean-Claude Juncker, who heads the group of euro zone finance ministers, said the board of governors of the ESM would meet for the first time on October 8, a sign of optimism that the fund will be operational next month.
The ruling of the court, which is in the southwestern city of Karlsruhe, means the euro zone could soon have the two pillars of its crisis-fighting strategy in place.
A week ago, the European Central Bank announced that it was prepared to buy "unlimited" bonds from stricken euro zone members to reduce their borrowing costs. But its plan depended on the ESM going through.
"Within less than a week, the euro zone has finally received its long sought-after impressive bazooka: conditional but unlimited ECB bond purchases and the ESM," said ING economist Carsten Brzeski.
The euro hit a four-month high against the dollar following the ruling, and German bond futures fell to their lowest level since July.
Legal experts said the court's decision underlined Germany's commitment to deeper European integration despite the misgivings of the plaintiffs. They had sought to block the introduction of the ESM on the grounds that parliament's sovereign power over budget matters was being eroded.
The Constitutional Court, one of Germany's most trusted institutions, has earned a reputation as a thorn in the side of the European Union by delaying treaties to check their legality.
But Humboldt University law professor Mattias Kumm said the court had confirmed its understanding that "the basic commitment underlying the constitution is towards a united Europe".
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle called the ruling "a smart move" and Economy Minister Philipp Roesler said it was "a good day for Europe".
"With this clear decision from the Constitutional Court, we came an important step closer to the goal of keeping the euro stable," Roesler said.
Still, some analysts expressed concern that the court's reservations could delay German ratification beyond a few weeks.
"It may require changes in the ESM treaty or a new side treaty to the ESM," said Guntram Wolff, deputy director of the Bruegel think tank in Brussels. "So my suspicion is that it will significantly delay the implementation of the ESM."
The court rejected an attempt by a eurosceptic German lawmaker to delay approval of the ESM because of ECB President Mario Draghi's bond buying plan. But the court said it would take a closer look at the bond purchase scheme at a later date.
"We can be very sure this has not been the last decision of the German constitutional court. The ESM is safe, but the role of the European Central Bank definitely is not," said Kai von Lewinski, a law professor at Humboldt University in Berlin.
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And so it continues.
ESPN's Sal Paolantonio is reporting that the Eagles are looking to deal Hank Baskett to clear up a roster spot for Jeff Garcia.
The Eagles carried seven wide receivers to start the season, but they only dressed five against the Panthers. Reggie Brown and rookie Brandon Gibson were both inactive.
Baskett played, but was not on the field a lot, catching one ball for 6 yards.
Last year, he caught 33 balls for 440 yards and three touchdowns. He's been with the Eagles since 2006.
From earlier:
I didn't know where to begin with the Jeff Garcia news. It raises several questions so I'm just going to list them.
But first, Andy Reid confirmed and explained the move during his radio show on WIP:
"It's a unique situation because Michael is suspended for a week and Donovan's banged up so we don't know how long Donovan's gonna be and at the same time, we need a second quarterback in there if needed for this weekend," Reid said.
Now the questions:
1. What does this say about the team's confidence in Kevin Kolb? To me, that is the biggest question here. All we've heard from the Eagles is that they like Kolb. It was almost as if they were anxious to see him perform in a situation like the one they are currently in. But now, it's tough to believe that. Does Sunday amount to a tryout? If Kolb plays poorly and Donovan McNabb can't go in Week 3, does Garcia get a chance? If Kolb starts Sunday and underperforms in the first half, do they turn to Garcia?
2. Why would Garcia want to come here for just a couple weeks? In the original post, I explained that A.J. Feeley choosing the Panthers made sense. He joins a team with a shaky QB situation instead of the Eagles, where he likely would be cut once Michael Vick was reinstated and McNabb got healthy. But shouldn't the same hold true for Garcia? Or have the Eagles explained to him that there's a chance he could hang on all season? Which, of course, would mean the end of Kolb's time here.
3. Who do the Eagles release? The team has officially annouced the Garcia deal, which means they have to make a roster move. Do they cut one of the guys along the defensive line? Do they part ways with one of their seven receivers? Someone else? Remember, as of last weekend, this year's contracts are guaranteed. In other words, they still have to pay and take the cap hit for whoever they let loose.
4. If the Eagles kept Garcia, Vick and McNabb, would they become the first team in history to have three former Pro Bowl QBs on the same roster?
5. What happens when McNabb gets healthy? Some were already worried that the fans would be calling for Vick. But now adding Garcia to the mix takes it to a different level. Fans loved him during that 2006 season.
6. Am I reading too much into this? Maybe it's just a matter of the Eagles needing a backup QB for a couple weeks, looking over the options and picking the player that was the best fit. If Garcia backs up Kolb for a couple weeks and then is released, we'll know that's all it was. Hard to take this one for face value though.
Earlier we posted a full notebook of how every offensive player performed in yesterday's game.


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Montreal, December 11th 2012 - The preparations for the upcoming Ride Shakedown presented by Videotron are well on their way and the countdown has begun! The kick-off for the most important slopestyle snowboarding competition in the country, which will be in its 12th edition in 2013, is only five months away. April 5th and 6th at Mont Saint-Sauveur is when it's all scheduled to go down!
The competition will reunite a total of 120 athletes: 40 invited professionals and 80 amateurs. To earn a spot at this grand snowboarding celebration, qualification events will take place all winter long in Quebec and the United States. You can visit the website for all the details: www.rideshakedown.com.
Over 25,000 fans will be expected once again at Mont Saint-Sauveur for these two days of competitions and festivities. "After 12 years, we are very happy to see that the event is still such a success," says Brendan O'Dowd, founder and organizer of the event along with Patryck Bernier.
To mark this occasion, O'Dowd and Bernier have given extra thought about the spectators who will be participating in the adventure. "They will be able to take advantage of new access zones which will allow them to be even closer to the action," O'Dowd adds.
And action there will be! The two organizers are working with a list of invited athletes who are dominating across the planet. The competition has never been at such a high caliber at the Ride Shakedown. Will the Quebecer Sébastien Toutant, winner of the last edition, be able to successfully defend his title? The winner of the 2006, 2009, 2011 and 2012 events will be up against fierce competition on a big air and multiple rail features, which are always a surprise as an entirely new layout is created every year, only to be unveiled at the start of the event.
A total of $50,000 in cash will be given during the course of the weekend, $20,000 of which will go to the winner of the Jump to Rail, the main event of the Ride Shakedown.
For Scott Mavis, Ride Snowboards' Vice President of Global Marketing, which lends its name to the event as title partner, the Ride Shakedown has become indispensible to the snowboarding scene. "We are very proud of our association, which we recently renewed, and hope to help this unique event grow. Through the course of the years, the Ride Shakedown has made its mark in the industry and amongst fans, all the while enticing the discovery of snowboarding, its culture and the athletes who devote themselves to it."
On top of seeing the best riders, you may even witness a rising star! The Ride Shakedown is open to amateur athletes during Oakley qualifications. Some of these athletes could then make their way to the semi finals and compete against the invited professionals.
In the United States in 2014
Dizzle Entertainment sees even further than the 2013 edition on Quebec soil. After having invaded the slopes of The Summit at Snoqualmie near Seattle in 2010 and 2011, the next step of the Ride Shakedown will be presented in the U.S. in 2014, this time in the East.
Since there is no longer an event of international caliber in this region despite a large amount of athletes, the Ride Shakedown will set itself up at the renowned Seven Springs Mountain Resort in Pennsylvania. "We're excited to bring the Ride Shakedown to Seven Springs Mountain Resort in Pennsylvania. Seven Springs has long-standing dedication to the snowboard and skiing industry, a diverse selection of innovative terrain parks and one of two Olympic-sized halfpipes on the East Coast. Plus, their team has the ability to host an event of this enormity and the mountain lay-out will provide a great location for the public to be close to the action. We will also be able to reproduce the festive environment that we find in Canada without ever having to leave the resort because it offers such a large variety of activities and services," explains Patryck Bernier.
Unique competition format
What distinguishes the Ride Shakedown and contributes to its success is first and foremost its competition format, a laid-back and festive environment where the constraints on the athletes are minimal. At the center of the action, the public benefits from an accessible and entertainment-packed show. At the Ride Shakedown, the athletes participate in a slopestyle competition, which involves mastering two distinct disciplines: the Big Air and a rail with different features which is only unveiled on the first day of the competition, a long-awaited day for the athletes and spectators. The professional athletes are the essence of the show, however the amateurs also play an important role and will make a valiant effort to mark their place among the pros. New talents are discovered every winter!
Partners of the Ride Shakedown presented by Videotron
The 12th Canadian edition of the Ride Shakedown is made possible thanks to the support and participation of Ride Snowboards, title sponsor, Videotron, event presenter, Mont Saint-Sauveur, Empire, Oakley, Coors Light, Rockstar as well as POP Headwear, Snowboard Canada Magazine, Moog Audio, 33mag.com, Transworld Snowboarding, NRJ and Virgin Radio.
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About Ride Snowboards
For passionate snowboard enthusiasts of all ages, Ride represents an uncompromised, fun-at-all-costs approach to life. Founded in Redmond, Washington, in late 1992, Ride hit the market with a vision – to create a snowboard company for the people, built upon technical innovation, superior quality and living the dream. Today, based in Seattle, Ride continues to stay true to its original goals. For Ride, it's not about being the biggest; it's about being the best at what they do. Offering a full range of quality boards, boots, bindings, apparel, helmets and more, Ride has worked tirelessly to maintain its distinct brand identity and has firmly established itself as a leader in the snowboard industry, doing business in 53 countries through its wholly-owned subsidiaries and distributor network. For the latest, visit www.ridesnowboards.com.
Dizzle Entertainment, architects of the Ride Shakedown
Brendan O'Dowd and Patryck Bernier, founders and partners of Dizzle Entertainment, have been offering event-oriented design, marketing and management services since 2004, to which they have afterwards added expert advice services for designing snowboard parks. Today, Dizzle is credited with major accomplishments including design, branding and management of the snow parks for Mont Saint-Sauveur International, the Vans Hi Standard series, Bromont Nuit Blanche, the Junior Futur Pro Tour competitions and the Ride Shakedown, the international snowboarding competition. For more information: www.dizzleinc.com.
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- Longmont-area locations carry history in their names
- Curious about the St. Vrain Valley? Get your answers here
- Public art can be found throughout Longmont, inside and out
- Cruising has storied history in Longmont
- Table Mountain west of Longmont: Federal researchers study radio devices at restricted site
- Del Camino has earned its place on the Colorado map
- Mead historian inspired by 19th-century woman pastor who founded Highlandlake Church
- Irrigation canals are a lasting legacy of St. Vrain's pioneers
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LONGMONT -- Granges, remnants of rural America's 19th-century agrarian heritage, no longer dot the Colorado countryside.
Boulder County, for example, once was the home of as many as 25 local granges, but now has only two active granges within its borders, according to local historian Anne Dyni.
One is the Left Hand Grange, which was organized in December 1873 and has been meeting for the past 70 years in a two-story frame structure at Second Avenue and Franklin Street in Old Town Niwot that was built in 1905.
The other is the Altona Grange, which was organized in February 1891 and has been meeting for the past 116 years in a building it erected west of Longmont, at what's now North 39th Street and Nelson Road.
"As they did in years past, the Altona and Left Hand granges in Boulder County continue to serve the needs of the surrounding rural community," said Dyni, a past president of the Niwot Historical Society who's researched and reported on the establishment and evolution of the Grange movement in the county.
"Although the emphasis on agricultural has waned since the 1950s," Grange buildings such as Left Hand's and Altona's "still function as meeting and reception halls, concert venues and exhibit space for local clubs, Scouts and musical groups. Those granges that survive today are successfully meeting the changing needs of a modern society," Dyni said recently.
Denise Grimm, a Boulder County Land Use Department senior planner whose assignments include working on the designation and preservation of historic county landmarks, said granges such as Left Hand and Altona "are another reminder of what our communities were all about at one time."
Grimm said grange buildings, along with the old churches, schools and original farm structures that remain on the land "represent local history," and that the granges, in particular, are among "a few remaining examples of how people organized among themselves and socialized with one another."
In a 1992 paper Dyni wrote for the Boulder Historic Context Project, she said the national Grange movement began after the Civil War, "at a time rural Americans were battling prohibitive loan interest rates and unjust price fixing by the railroads.
"Farmers seemed destined to remain voiceless and geographically isolated," Dyni wrote, until they created a self-help organization -- the Patrons of Husbandry, the National Grange -- in late 1867. Local Colorado granges began forming by the early 1870s, and the Colorado Territorial Grange was organized in 1874.
"Obviously, we're not as agricultural in this area as we once were," said Niwot resident Dorinda Dembroski, Left Hand Grange's secretary.
Dembroski said local granges can continue to serve a function, though, "especially for those of us in the unincorporated areas of the county."
She said that's meant that granges have had "to refocus to meet the needs of where they are today." At Left Hand, which Dembroski said is now the oldest active local grange in Colorado, "we work very hard" at maintaining a sense of community and service to that community.
Former Altona Grange master Donlyn Arbuthnot, a fourth-generation Colorado "Granger," said, "We still try to honor our agricultural roots and stay true to that."
That, Arbuthnot said, includes "serving our community and offering health and well-being for our members."
The Altona Grange's mission, as stated on its website, is "to provide an organization and building facility to support a community of people who care about their world, their community and the history of their community."
But "we definitely don't want to say that we're only there for the rural community," Arbuthnot emphasized.
"It used to be a requirement that you had to be a farmer or had to be in agriculture to be a member of the grange," said Arbuthnot, a Lafayette resident whose family arrived in Colorado in 1859 and lived on a ranch near Haystack Mountain until 1924.
Grange members didn't want railroad employees in their midst or at their meetings, for example, because they were working for the companies that "fixed the prices" farmers got for their crops and livestock, Arbuthnot said.
Now, she said, "City folks and anybody who would like to become part of our community is welcome to join."
Arbuthnot said she got involved with Altona Grange several years ago when its members were trying to reorganize and rejuvenate the grange hall itself, which she said "was in pretty bad shape."
Recent years' projects to repair and restore the Left Hand and Altona halls may be one key to the rejuvenation and continuation of those local organizations, as well.
And their events calendars provide clues to what they now offer their communities.
The Altona Grange has been holding a series of agricultural education forums, on topics ranging from "The Basics of Food Preservation" -- canning, freezing, fermenting and drying -- to "Raising Chickens in Your Back Yard."
Altona also is the venue for bluegrass concerts, yoga classes and book club meetings.
Regularly scheduled gatherings at the Left Hand Grange include bridge clubs, Niwot Rotary, the Niwot Historical Society and Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts and Girl Scouts.
Keeping the grange hall open meets a basic rural community need, Left Hand's Dembroski said, by "providing a space for people to meet."
Meanwhile, at least two of Colorado's other existing local granges are located not far from Boulder County.
To the south in Broomfield is the Crescent Grange Hall at 7901 W. 120th Ave., which was built in 1906, when that part of Broomfield was still part of Boulder County. Broomfield became its own county in 2001.
To Longmont and Boulder County's east -- at 2029 Colo. Highway 66, at Weld County Road 5 -- is the Liberty Hall Grange, organized in June 1945. Its membership once included many of northeast Boulder County's farm families as well as southwest Weld's.
"We're not very active, but we're still in operation," said farmer Bill Sipe, a member of the Liberty Hall Grange board who lives a couple of miles south of that grange hall.
Liberty Hall Grange's brown brick building, a onetime country schoolhouse, is primarily now the home of a Masonic lodge -- Garfield Lodge No. 50 -- a tenant that reroofed and renovated the hall while generally leaving its external appearance intact. That, Sipe said, was something Liberty Hall Grange members wanted, "to keep it as is."
Sipe said the Liberty Hall Grange still has its own periodic meetings there, and that under the sharing arrangement with the Masons, the building continues to be used for 4-H clubs' meetings.
Colorado State Grange secretary Marsha Sassman said that since the movement began in Colorado, 497 local granges started up and existed for at least a time. Now, she said, there are 57 active granges in the state, and the focus of many of the surviving locals -- in Colorado as well as the rest of the nation -- has shifted from a primarily agricultural emphasis to a broader community service approach.
Notwithstanding their current community roles, those and other surviving granges played a key part in rural history, Dyni noted in her 1992 paper.
Dyni wrote that while grange numbers had diminished nationwide, the national movement "played a vital part in the transition from rural simplicity in the 1860s to the agribusiness of the 1990s."
As the result of the grange's involvement, Dyni said, "the Department of Agriculture was created, transportation monopolies were controlled, rural mail delivery was introduced, a good road system was established, and pure-food legislation was enacted. Most important of all, farm families were given a voice which was heard by legislators and corporations across the country."
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BALI, Indonesia (AP) — An Indonesian court sentenced a Briton to six years in prison Tuesday for his role in a cocaine-smuggling case that led to a death sentence last week for a British grandmother.
Julian Anthony Ponder, 43, was convicted of receiving cocaine from 56-year-old Lindsay June Sandiford, who was found guilty of smuggling $2.5 million worth of the drug in her suitcase onto the resort island of Bali. Sandiford was sentenced Jan. 22 to death by firing squad.
Ponder seemed relieved after hearing the verdict, but declined to talk to reporters.
"I think it's light enough," said his lawyer, Ary Sunardi. "We will suggest that he accept the sentence."
Presiding Judge Gunawan Tri Budiono said Ponder was found guilty of possessing narcotics and also fined 1 billion rupiah ($102,500). Twenty-three grams (0.8 ounces) of cocaine were found in his villa when he was arrested.
Prosecutors had sought seven years for Ponder, who could have received a life term. They had sought 15 years for Sandiford, but the court stunned the defendant and many people in her home country by sentencing her to death.
Sandiford filed an appeal request Monday. London-based human rights group Reprieve said it is suing the British government to attempt to force it to pay for Sandiford's legal representation, arguing that officials have fallen down on their duty to keep her safe from inhuman conditions and ensure she has a fair trial. It said Sandiford spent all of her money on the trial lawyer and cannot afford to pay for the appeal, which involves filing legal documents in the Indonesian language by Feb. 12.
In a statement, Reprieve's Harriet McCulloch said the costs of providing support for Sandiford would be negligible. She said the Foreign Office "must take immediate action and ensure that she does not lose the chance to appeal her death sentence."
During the trial, Sandiford maintained that she was forced to transport the drugs into the country by a gang that was threatening to hurt her children. She was arrested in May when 3.8 kilograms (8.4 pounds) of cocaine were discovered in the lining of her luggage at Bali's airport.
In London, British Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire told lawmakers last week that the government strongly opposes Sandiford's sentence.
Indonesia, like many Asian countries, is very strict on drug crimes. Most of the more than 40 foreigners on its death row were convicted of drug charges. The country has not executed anyone since 2008, when 10 people were put to death.
Ponder's wife, Rachel Lisa Dougall, was earlier sentenced to one year in the case, while Indian national Nandagopal Akkineni received five years. Another Briton, Paul Beales, was previously sentenced to four years.


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Mrs. Helen Louise Lester, a lifelong resident of Jackson County, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, February 25, 2013 at the age of 91 after a short illness.
Mrs. Helen Louise Lester, a lifelong resident of Jackson County, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, February 25, 2013 at the age of 91 after a short illness.
The only child of William and Maude Miller Gatchel, Helen was born on July 5, 1921 in Millwood, WV.
In 1941 Helen graduated from Ravenswood High School and then attended the Charleston School of Commerce. On July 3, 1945 she married Robert Carl Lester, the only son of Harry and Mary Lester of Ripley. Bob was a 1941 graduate of Ripley High School and a 1945 graduate of the West Virginia University School of Pharmacy. Bob joined his father, also a pharmacist, in the business following his graduation. Helen worked in the pharmacy for 37 years, working first as a clerk three years prior to her marriage to Bob. Helen and Bob were special partners in business and in marriage. Helen worked as the financial comptroller, while Bob served as the pharmacist at the Rexall Drug Store in Ripley. Many Jackson County residents remember fondly the marble top soda fountain with the "famous hot fudge sundaes and sodas." During their 62 year marriage and following their retirement in 1972, Helen and Bob, had a passion for traveling across the world including sites in the Caribbean, Hawaii, Europe, Mexico, Nova Scotia, and South America.
Helen and Bob were also active in community affairs. They were members of St. John's Episcopal Church for 50 years. Helen was a member and past president of the Ripley Junior Women's Club and the Pharmacy Auxiliary and Hospital Auxiliary. Bob was a board member of the City National Bank (formerly the Bank of Ripley); a member and past president of the Ripley Rotary Club and a member of the Parkersburg Board of Pharmacy. Helen and Bob belonged to Greenhills Country Club, where Bob even made a "hole in one " during one round. Helen and Bob hosted a foreign exchange student, Minna Laitenen, from Finland, whom they both spoiled and adored.
Bob passed away at the age of 83 in June 2007. Following his death Helen established the Helen and Bob Lester Community Fund at the Jackson County Community Foundation as a legacy gift to honor her late husband and as a way to "give back" to the community that had been a life-long home to them and had supported their Rexall Drug Store for so many years. Their legacy gift will support youth scholarships and fund community organizations with grants for the many needed projects to benefit all of Jackson County for many years to come. Helen hoped her actions would encourage others to also contribute to this community that she and Bob loved.
Helen is survived by all of her dear friends in Jackson County and across the country and a very long-time friend, Dawn Myers Layne and her husband Tom Layne of Ripley and their children: Ryan Thomas Layne of Huntington, WV; Evan Alexander Layne of New York, NY; and Vaughn Layne Babbitt (Cameron) of Morgantown, WV. The Layne family was especially blessed to have Helen in their lives and will deeply miss her. Helen was especially grateful for the "lovely ladies" who took special care of her following her fall and partial hip replacement in November 2012 and during the twilight of her life. They included Betty, Angie, and Comfort Keepers (Lilo, Karen, Isabella, Arianna, and Sheryl). Helen was also thankful to Amedysis Healthcare and especially Monica Lanham of HospiceCare for support during her final days.
A Celebration of Life service will be held at 10:30 a.m on Saturday, March 2, 2013 at Waybright Funeral Home in Ripley. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. A reception for all of Helen's friends will be held in her memory at the Family Center of the funeral home at the conclusion of the service from 11 a.m. until noon. Burial will follow the reception at Pine Hill Cemetery in Ripley. Online memories and condolences may be sent by visiting www.waybrightfuneralhome.com. Send donations in Helen's memory American Heart Association at Association National Center 7272 Greenville Avenue Dallas, TX 75231


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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department says hunting for ducks and geese should be good as long as waters remain open.
The department says that the mild weather most of the state has experienced so far has provided open holding water for migrating birds.
Game and Fish waterfowl biologist Larry Roberts says there are still a lot of ducks and geese in the Dakotas and Montana that will be migrating through Wyoming once a cold snap closes open water in those areas.


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China's turbo growth and trade surplus may intensify imbalances, both within China and globally, for years to come. Multinational businesses that have benefited most from China's explosive growth are likely to face a more adverse environment due to two factors: a rapid appreciation of Chinese currency (RMB) and a more proactive Chinese government that will exert investment and export controls, slowing markets.


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The fact is that Berthillon's single dips are about the size of a golf ball. I did have just enough change to go back and get a second Caramel Nougatine cone. Besides there was no line. Besides one must take advantage of opportunity when it knocks no? It helps if you're good at rationalizing in Paris...or maybe it doesn't.
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The fact is that Berthillon's single dips are about the size of a golf ball. I did have just enough change to go back and get a second Caramel Nougatine cone. Besides there was no line. Besides one must take advantage of opportunity when it knocks no? It helps if you're good at rationalizing in Paris...or maybe it doesn't.
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It's a constant battle that I've lost in Paris.Delete
I go to the pool 4x a week and zero but it must stop some of the damage. This was the first blowout of the week admittedly except for more or less daily ice cream cones...
So glad you were not in that train crash last night! The way you gad about, I wasn't sure!ReplyDelete
No line???You did the perfectly right thing!!Replies
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Summer of 2009 - Berthillon's fresh peach ice cream. Long sidewalk line. It was heaven. :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Fresh peach...oh myDelete
What? no line at Berthillon? What's going on? Love your calligraphic water color. So summery.ReplyDeleteReplies
It was just 11am...perhaps too early for ice cream?Delete
My name is carol and I'm an ice creamaholic.
You got the cone and holder so perfectly!!Perfectly everything..ReplyDelete
I love your scoop better than the real thing..kid you not.
those spiral holders and waffle sugar cones are not easy to recreate!
Your calligraphy adds to the charm and authenticity Carol~
Heard about the crash..I am glad you were not train traveling.. triste cette affaire.. trop triste..we ..in QC just had a terrible train incident too...not me..not close..but QC..
My beautiful watercolor arrived in the mail today, Carol! Love it! Big Merci!
Great opening watercolor.ReplyDelete
The shop looks very enticing; great photos of the interior - but I'm not a fan of caramel!Replies
I wish I was YOU!!Delete
This is just wonderful - all of it. I am practicing not eating my project, at least not prematurely. It is not easy. I was going to ask for advice, but seems you suffer from the same issue. :)ReplyDelete
It helps if you paint earlier in the day = more resistance to temptation IMHO.ReplyDelete
Prematurely eating your project could be the title of a self-help book...
Oh, my!! What wonderful treats. My favourite memory of Berthillon is buying my cone (cassis, probably), sitting by the river eating it, and sharing bits of the cone with a little sparrow who came and sat beside me. Happy sigh!ReplyDelete
Berthillon I love his ice cream very much, but as some french things is laughable the waffle cone with extra charge...it is the only place in the world where i have been ,whit this ,but the place is amazing as the post!!! Thank You!ReplyDeleteReplies
I do not think I was charged extra for the cone..?Delete
If so I will bring my own next time!
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Hello Carol, just found your blog about a week ago. And I LOVE it. Went to Paris in April for the first time, and just planning to go back again. And when I found your blog, it makes me to want to do ONLY a patisserie tour this time, and see all the places you are posting about. Thank you for the yummy pictures and beautifull paintings. Btw. Im also a big fan of tart au citron,and salted caramel. But who could resist ? Greetings from PragueReplyDelete
.. such a special isle and shop ... we last had two scoops ... green tea and lavender .. it was yum ... love your art, captured perfectly ... cheersReplyDelete
Carol, as another caramel fan, I thank you for the close up views of ice cream and pastries of Berthillon. Elegant tradition and fresh modernity meet exquisitely inside that doorway.ReplyDelete
Can you imagine that I have yet to have my first ice cream of summer? Something's going wrong around here, as the old tune goes. I must remedy this situation today... if the rain holds off.
May even it the rain does not hold off! xo
No Caramel au beurre salé should be a punishable offense, against the rights of man! I have fond memories of Jeannie and I walking over to Île St Louis after dinner for a scoop and a quiet stroll along the Quai. And for me it was always caramel au beurre saléReplyDelete


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« 10 Tips for Giving Up Facebook During Lent | Main | Raise entry fees? How about Rent-A-Suit-of-Armor instead! »Originally posted: March 5, 2009
Andy Dick's Last Resort
Andy Dick: I lived off the Thorndale Red Line stop for five years. I was a tour guide at the Water Tower, taking people to the pumping station, talking about Mrs. O'Leary cow. And I'd go to Ann Sather's all the time. And I also used to work here at Navy Pier, it was my last job before I moved to L.A. I was at Dick's Last Resort, if you can see the satire in that.
HC: What can people expect at your show?
AD: It's The Smothers Brothers, if Andy Kaufman was one of the brothers. It's a one-man show I've been doing for 20 years, and it constantly changes. I guess [Thursday's] incarnation will be a lot about sobriety. I've been sober for seven and a half months, almost eight. Hopefully I get into stories about the good ol' days, even though they were bad ol' days. It'll have a lot of music. It's not stand up comedy.
HC: Is this creative outlet onstage an effective treatment in your sobriety?
AD: Oh yeah. It's beyond therapeutic. It's so cathartic and so needed. My friend who plays guitar with me in the show, he says if I'm not performing, it gets bottled up and I get anxious. And then I need to drink. Drinking quells that monster that needs to come up. But if I can let it out little by little on stage, it's much more productive and creative.
HC: A bit of an abstract question, but where are you in life as of right now?
AD: Comfortable is the word I'd use. I've heard it said so many times that in sobriety, it's a wild ride. It's far more exciting than sitting at my favorite eating establishment in the San Fernando Valley, sitting there with two, three pitchers of beer. All day long. It was to the point that my assistant said one day, "Do we have to sit here for five hours drinking, again?" It really hit me hard.
But I have a lot more fun now. The fun that is promised by all of the liquor advertisers, it's not real. Even the fun I'd have liquored up, I wouldn't be able to tell you. There's much more fun to be had in sobriety. Let's just hope that I stay sober for the rest of my life. I'm more confident because, well, I have a secured, ankle alcohol-monitoring bracelet.
HC: Your improv teacher at iO, Del Close, died 10 years ago this week. What are your memories of him?
AD: The thing about Del was that he treated improv as an art form. Del was very poetic, and he was an artist. He was a man after my own heart. I would hang out with him at the bar, or at Charna [Halpern's] home. Del was a very magnanimous personality, almost like a frightful character, but full of wisdom and compassion.
HC: What lessons did you pick up from Del and Charna?
AD: It happens to be the title of Charna's book [about improvisation]: "Truth in Comedy." It's grounded and rooted in truth. Once you've established the truth, you can go off and get nuts. There are some things in life where truth is greater than fiction. Whether I'm being drunk and disorderly in public, or sober and well maintained in front of an audience, it's all real. With me it's always going to be real. You might not like it, you might like it.
This show that I'm doing, I've been doing it for 20 years. I used to call it the One-Man Harold. Del used to say that the scene will never be what you want it to be, never be what I want it it to be, it will be what we make it together. If you don't let the audience help you steer the ship, if you're not listening to the audience, you're not really there. It's one of the jobs of the artist: to be present.
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Neighbors of a planned beer garden slated to become Bay Ridge's first hipster bar say they're against the place before it has a chance to become cool.
Residents living near the future location of the Lock Yard — an outdoor micro-brew emporium designed to appeal to indie music-loving youth from neighborhoods to the north — claim trendy newcomers will shatter their block's tranquility faster than the screen of an iPhone 5 stashed in the same pocket as a mustache comb.
"This idea of bringing a young crowd from Williamsburg and Park Slope, it's unacceptable," said Elizabeth Pabian, whose backyard borders the Fifth Avenue space between 92nd and 93rd streets where skinny-jean-and-flannel-clad customers will soon sip craft beers from the Midwest. "My whole life will change."
Pabian has started a petition to try to keep the Lock Yard — formerly the Bridgeview Locksmith shop — from opening, and has already gotten 29 neighbors to endorse the cause.
That list includes Amanda Tigio, who echoed Pabian's concerns about noisy newcomers because her bedroom windows will look out onto the beer-swilling bohemian scene.
"I bet 20-somethings would be an even more of a late night crowd, so that perpetuates my fears about the sound," said Tigio, who is not yet 30 years old herself. "I can hear when a buzzing alarm goes off next door. I can only imagine what this is going to be like."
Others worry that a hipster invasion will, ironically, cause a decline in property values.
Marisa Falero, who owns a home that borders the beer garden and is considering purchasing another adjoining property, fears the Lock Yard will hurt her investments.
"What's going to happen to the value of that house, if there's a beer garden in back of it full of drunk people?" said Falero.
But the Lock Yard's owner, Tommy Casatelli — the man behind popular Third Avenue hangouts Kettle Black and Ho'Brah Taco Joint — promised that he would contain the commotion, just like he does at his current establishments.
"All I can say is my track record with the two places that I have now is that we're good neighbors, and I'm going to be a good neighbor here too, and that's all there is to it," said Casatelli, who is already at work building a wall around the backyard to keep the noise in check.
The Lock Yard, which Casatelli initially hoped to have open before the Superbowl, suffered a setback when the contractor hired had his home destroyed during Hurricane Sandy.
The watering hole is now scheduled to open by the end of June.
Community Board 10 voted overwhelmingly to support Castelli's bid for a liquor license, but the application is still awaiting approval from the State Liquor Authority.
The fight to keep hipsters out of Bay Ridge comes after vitriolic anti-gentrification blogger Die Hipster called it quits and said he expected a hipster influx to reach Southern Brooklyn — just not so soon.Reach reporter Will Bredderman at wbredderma
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So Microsoft is offering Xbox One bundle with Kinect 2.0 for $499 ($100 more than the cost of Sony's PS4). So this post here is related to what exciting features new Kinect has to offers to Xbox One gamers.
battlefield 4 will support kinect functionality.. i just can't wait to see what DICE has in store for Battlefield community
nothing much just like ME3 had kinect features
its not something you can use for hardcore gaming or atleast it hasn't been used till date the right way.
also it shouldn't be dice showing what they can do with kinect 2, it should be MS and its studios. when ps3 was thought of being hard to develop for sony release killer games to show that extra work in development can be useful if done right
if MS wants developers to take advantage of kinect 2 than MS should show them what its capable of and not a device you use to turn your system on and off
Perfect example of a good use of Kinect.
I don't see why they can't add things like in MS Kinect FPS demo for example tap your temple to turn on night vision. Since kinect 2.0 is way more accurate they could add hand gesture commands (for SP) like real special forces use. I also see new Kinect work amazingly for commander mode. It wasn't possible with previous kinect ( I got one, it's not accurate enough) but 2.0 looks way more promising. I can't wait to see what devs will come up with! Now that it's with every console, they can get creative.
Well if you look it the better playing in kinect games were the 1st party games. I pretty sure MS has Kinect covered. I mean they have dedicated developers for it.
So voice commands I assume. Big deal. Here is the deal with Kinect: no matter how powerful and accurate it gets, using motion controls to move around in 3D worlds is NOT feasible. You need more than a camera to do this.
Good point, probably why this isn't how Kinect is being used. BTW PS4 shouldn't be used to make french fries
You are talking about the oculus rift. Which is what I am waiting for not this gimmicky kinect. I am talking about a device that uses virtual reality
a camera and a thumbstick... I guess an omni directional treadmill would be able to pull it off. Pairing that with oculus, you've got a pretty decent VR setup I would imagine. Using Kinect as a controller supplement instead of a controller replacement is a great idea.
Paring it with something like this maybe?
Kinect voice features are actually, to me, pretty damn stupid.
You expect me to pay an extra $100 for a camera that I just end up using for voice commands. Tell me how that couldnt be done with a simple microphone?
This has always been a bit of a head scratcher to me.
Kinect is a mic, and a camera, and a remote control and a sensor...I dare you not to buy a smartphone with a camera and a mic that does face recognition . Can u imagine? You go to your friends house to play and ad soo as u pick up the controller it can load your account ? I think it's cool.
i'm interested to see how it's incorporated. If it's mic based, and simple gesture based (like grenade throwing)... then its a $100 waste of time. But there DEFINITELY is potential to be cool, but i imagine more so for kinect based games.
Really when it all comes down to it, how good the games turn out depends upon the developer. Considering how I've seen modders make kinect actually look good with a 3D world with free movement in skyrim, like it was really close to those indie films in future settings when they show VR games just with a lot more lag.
I accidentally disagreed meant to agree. Anyhow voice commands are nothing new. Remember the first Socom U. S. navy seals it used the microphone of your headset to issue commands. Now with kinect if it can bring what we saw with Milo and can bring the illumini room. Then yeah it will be innovative, if not is going to be a gimmick no more no less
I understand it does it all.
But, majority of its uses on the 360 are voice commands unless you're playing kinect specific games.
I dont understand how people disagree with me when I'm just stating something thats accurate from my experiences with the device. Of course, im talking kinect 1.
we are yet to see something special kinect 2.0.. Ryse: Son of Rome was good but need to see something better
What is sad is that people were using Ryse as a reason to buy the Kinect 1.
I find it very bizarre that people are excited by Kinect 2, the first Kinect didn't have a quarter of things promised & probably had the worst software for any system in existence (bar the excellent Dance Central). I think it's gonna be a hard sell to the mass market this time round.
its a MS device so expect over promises and under-delivered
MS has been doing for 20 plus years now
Yeah.. That's why they own the personal computer industry and have so for those 20+ years.. Don't customers speak with their wallets!?
They could buy out Sony with their q4 profits.. But yeah.. Nobody likes Microsoft..
What pisses me off the most are the haters thinking they speak for everyone.. Hate Microsoft all you want.. They don't care, and either do I.. But you DO NOT speak for everyone
Whoa there n4rc,
MS didnt get where they are because people chose to support them. Whens the last time you went to buy a PC and had a choice of the OS it used? "Never" would be the correct answer. You don't get an option and if you did... I guarantee Windows wouldn't be the choice for most people. Just see windows phones sales verses Android and Apple if you want to dispute that. MS is a monopoly with windows... for now. But someday hopefully soon you may have a choice of say Google OS for your PC or Windows... if and when that happens, expect MS to start losing money.
PC=personal computer
Personal computer=mac
Mac=non windows
Pc=mac=no windows=choice
I sorely hope you have never owned a PC or you are a fucking hypocrite.
Good point, I understand when you are saying "PC" you are referring to every brand on the market that is not Apple. I completely agree that there needs to be an option when buying a "PC" as far as operating systems go. I do not hate windows 8 like a lot of people do, I actually like it. I would love to have a choice though when buying a PC...
Oh yeah I own a PC, a gaming PC to be exact. And yeah it runs Windows because they didnt have a choice in OS like they did with Motherboards, memory, graphics cards. etc. So I had no choice but to pick Windows. And no, A MAC and a PC are 2 different things. If I want a MAC.. I have to buy Apple since Macs are Apple. But in a PC I have a whole host of choices and brands so quit being thick and think a little. Competition breeds innovation. Without it, you get Windows.
But I do have a choice on internet explorers and I choose Chrome because to me its better than MS internet explorer.
So "Sitdown" just sit down and hush if your gonna be clueless.
IGN15.... well, your really not worth my time but not having a choice doesn't make you a hypocrite, having a choice and still choosing Windows and then talking about it would make me a hypocrite. Think before you speak.
That is why they are throwing it in the the system and making it required. Honestly if it wasn't I don't think they would have any game out there that would show people why they have to have it and it would sit on store shelves. But like the first Kinect it will be a lot of gimmicky add ins for games that don't need it or games that just don't work as well as they should to make it actually fun to play.
If every generation introduced a mandatory gimmick we would be surrounded by useless crap now.
Just make it optional and demonstrate it's abilities instead of going the cheap way.
Nyromith, every generation of your phone has had new features forced in and no one complains. Every generation of gaming HAS had something new. It's progress. The way the world works.
Probably for the same reason people were excited for Move even though the eye toy bombed on ps2. A lot of people want to give new tech the benefit of the doubt. And, in this case, a lot of people have gone hands on with and say that it does what they promise this time around.
It's nice to be excited by new technology, but if the software just leads to a creative cul de sac (as it did with the original Kinect), what's the point?
@ Grassyknoll, I would have the same concern if it were a peripheral, but it most likely won't lead to a creative cul de sac if it's an integral part of the system. Developers will use it in ways we can't dream of right now because they KNOW everyone has one.
This is why Kinect 2.0 is intergrated into the XBone.
Heres to hoping Kinext will actually work 1:1 now or at least close to that.
Has anyone compared navigating the XB1 or 360's UI with a game controller versus voice command?
That's one of the many things MS haven't even gone near. Along with showing new Kinect games against old ones.
Ive done both haha im more of a controller kinda man. Voice does work smoothly on the xbox 360 tho
I never bought the original kinect but that said, Im looking forward to telling my xbox what to do..."xbox..on!" or playing single player KI just to unlock some achievments in between the breaks when im watching adult swim or something, just being able to snap/switch like that. It will be a very handy feature. Its not game changing or anything like that. But its very convenient.
That's the big thing.. Its not replacing a controller.. And most of its features are not absolute must haves..
But its cool and gives us a new tool to play with.. Its brand new tech, people that assume its kinect 1 are simply assuming, quite wrongly I might add
Let's compare a 35mm camera to a new 15mp DSLR.. Both just cameras right? That DSLR can't do anything the 35mm cant right?
Its new.. Brand new.. The only thing that makes it like its predecessor is a camera and a name..
n4rc gets a bubble.
That's dead on. This is an integral part of the system but it doesn't mean you have to play dance games or even stand up. It doesn't mean all games will become full motion control. It doesn't mean you have to abandon that precious controller. It just means there will be more options in game.
Hell, I think if I'm playing The Division and that neato holo-map pops up and I can use my hands to interact with that map in the air, that'd be awesome.
Yea thats kind of suspicious to me, I would of at least expected Rare to have something up but considering the first demo of kinect sports there probably going over it multiple times.
Oooh I myself am interested in the kinect on a tech geek kinda way. I can't wait to get my hands on it.... Or my hands in front of it lol. Good time to be a gamer with all these games and tech.
Motion controls always have been and will always be a gimmick to sell consoles for for all the fools who shit their pants when they saw Minority Report. Well that and grandparents who dont know jack about video games and heard it was what all the young kids are into these days.
i agree with ya i smoke way too much to be waving my hands at the screen i just want to pick up a controller and play some games
Maybe it's just me but none of those things in the list excited me.
I would be more excited if they sold X-box with out kinect. Then I would buy one.
Interactive porn is the only thing that would make Kinect exciting.
...and make it sell in Japan.
Years from now, this could be looked back on as the golden age of dating simulators.
Wow kinect is ok for family's or kiddy winks, for core gamers ps4 is the inly way forward, xbone is taking a step away from.us core gamers, shame I love my 360.
I can't wait for kinect 2.0 It's dtime to move forward and offer something beyond the controller. I am not saying abandon the controller as it will always have it's place but I have been a gamer since combat and adventure was king. I think it is a very cool immersion kinect can bring to a game. it's no holodeck but is a start.
The game market is big enough for all, I don't see why there is so much complaining.
I agree that Kinect should be sold as a add on to lower the price. Kinect is fun to use if you like that kind of thing. Kinect 1 sold very well and the younger kids love it. Some of the older gamers enjoyed giving commands in games like Mass Effect and getting around the console menus with voice and hand movements. Kinect 2 will continue to advance the fun that can be had this time around. And if Sony had priced the new PS4 like they did PS3 would we be even talking about the price of the new Xbox One? Maybe,maybe not. DRM thing was truely a joke and never could get off the ground without Sony doing the same thing but they decided not to play the DRM game which give them the front running,well played lol. Things will be great for MS & SONY but now the playing field is more even coming out the gate. Either way it's going to be sweet.
Kinect 2.0 is 100% what kinect should have been. I am glad I waited on purchasing kinect. I borrowed my parents and rarely used it. The kids loved the thing, but this 2.0 has me excited!
Kinect 2.0 is a gimmick, plain and simple. Who in hell wants to flail your arms like idiots on the couch.Voice commands is also nothing new and kinect 2.0 will be no different.Remember not all countries pronounce the words the same,say for instance a Japanese guy gives a voice command like"Repeat", it would sound like the guy is saying"lepeat" to Kinect. Also answer me this,how will 3 people look in front of kinect shouting commands and flailing like idiots. Kinect2.0 =FAIL.
Seriously, they're talking about precise gestures not "flialing" your arms around. If your playin a kinect game and youre flailing your arms around like an idiot youre obviously doing it wrong.
Kinect is lame and produced shovelware. No thank you. It has no real uses for hardcore games. A gimmick is a gimmick. I'd like to know how many people who bought the original kinect will admit that it collects dust and never gets used.
People downplaying the kinect are the hillbillies of gaming. They want to stick with the same shit over amd over and over again And will lynch you if you say other wise.
Inovation is the future. Gaming will never evolve If we keep sticking with the same stuff. Why do you think japan is giving up on consoles? Werent they supposed to be the meca of gaming? Now they are more interestes in these "gimmiky" Mobile games, why would that be?
I'm all for innovation...but that camera is a joke and still can't produce anything groundbreaking in terms of gameplay. It just adds little tacked on things to hardcore games that don't matter and casual shovelware.
Actually no it's the opposite. The people who empower themselves through knowledge and not hype understand that any additional gaming utility gained by Kinect2 (which in terms of functionality is surely going to be better than the crappy Kinect1, but unknown if it meets Microsoft's claims) is vastly outweighed by the fact that our gov't spies on all of us and the Kinect2 is the best piece of spyware ever invented...by far
With or without the complicity of MS, who has been well known to be complicit, willingly AND unwillingly, MS has given the gov't a tool to massively spy on everyone, and if they were interested in your privacy in reality, unlike their fake slogan, then they would allow the user to unplug the Kinect2 and still have a functioning Xbox One.
Notice allowing a user to unplug a Kinect2 is not the same as requiring one to be packed in the box. Therefore there is NO change in trying to showcase the technology to developers, since everyone will STILL have one.
On top of this, even beyond the gov't spying of Kinect, which can be done in multiple ways, through willingly/unwillingly accessing the data they can also hijack the data flows going in and out of MS and your local broadband carrier, like they are right now with everything else.
The gov't IS spying on everyone, and is attempting to collect EVERYTHING. They are currently building, and it is operational the Utah Data Center which when finished will have the initial capacity through today's means to hold data the enters the PETABYTE level.
Innovation isn't cut and dried like you mistakenly think it so. New technology or inventions can both PROGRESS or REGRESS society.
For example, when the TBTF bankers repealed Glass-Steagall this allowed their NEW INNOVATIONS called derivatives to explode. These are nothing more than completely worthless gambling that has destroyed our economy. It was NEW, and a INNOVATION, but all it did was bring our markets back to pre-depression levels and what do you know, we're now in a depression.
You make alot of assumptions and pretend that japan was a mecca of gaming? Says who. Morons who were wrong in the first place? This doesn't make your point.
Microsoft itself wants to sell you down the river by using the spy device, Kinect2, to limit you, advertise to you, and empower others to screw you. These are FACTS.
People that deny reality, are well, more like the term you use to describe then people that are well aware of these facts and show concern.
Because being concerned about your privacy when it IS under assault is valid. You ARE being spied on. When none of it is necessary, as it isn't needed to keep us 'safe', which in of itself is an unreachable goal and wildly fluctuating metric so big the titanic can sail through it.
Your position is to ignore reality, and pretend none of this is happening, pretend it won't screw it over, and pretend the people talking about it are somehow Luddites instead of informed citizens. That IS reality.
The Kinect2 will allow you to freely give your information to outside parties, who will use that against you. Just like idiots who post their drinking party pictures online will be screwed when they try to get an important job a decade or two from now.
How many Anthony Weiners are out there right now showcasing all the women they've banged and oops, a decade or two from now they'll wish they hadn't put that out there. The difference is, that with Kinect2, just as damaging of information can be gleaned about you and yet all you have to do is use your console for you to be equally screwed. Same effect, but few realize it. None of it justified or necessary.
Good luck
ok, First off you say "people who empower themselves through knowledge and not by hype understand that any additional gamming utillity gained by kinect 2 is vastly outweight by the fact that our gov't spys on all of us..."
Your implying that these theorist are empowered by knoledge? Lol... Its actualy the oppsite of what you said. They are fanboys feeding off this ridiculous spy propaganda that stimulates negative hype towards the kinnect.
"Kinect 2.0 is the perfect spyware"
Not at all, if anything, smartphones are. Most people using smartphones are always online, while half of xbox users are offline. Tell me how will they be able to spy on me if im offline.
I guess some people are just afraid of the future, wich is understandable. Mankind has always been skeptical of change, weve been afraid of fire and lightning every since they were discovered but look how far its gotten us.
Dont mean to mock your comment, but most of that stuff you said about kinnect is irrelevant since its all theories :/.
Anyway, those with an open mind, are willing to see things through rather than sh***ng on it before seing the full potential.
I wonder if you have a smartphone. Your smartphone records your conversations, Text messages, Social media apps, has all your family friends and business associates. Actually if the government wanted to use a device that could profile you like no other than the smartphone and mobile companies would be the absolute best target. Its beyond silly to think the type of info that can be gained from Kinect is anywhere close to the amount of info you give away on a daily basis.
I believe the person who is ignoring reality is you. Why don't you drop from using the net, give up your phone and use a beeper, and never call anyone either
Seriously dude what kind of vital info are they gona get on me, what brand of underwear i like to wear while gaming lol.
What a monumental waste of time and energy.
How's life on the compound?
It will make way to easy too Rage-Quit-Games....
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I wonder how many kinect features the ps eye can do. I know it can't do as much, as kinect but the ps eye should be able to do some decently.
If they make good motion sports games then I may buy a ps eye. The sports games for the move on the ps3 are really fun. I don't care at all about voice commands and recognition stuff.
Oh yeah I'm totally excited about being spied on
I think the camera is powerful and has potential, but none of the said features are that great at all...
that fps demo sounded stupid; wouldn't it be quicker for me to hit a button on my controller to activate something than to raise my hand and touch my temple??... the way they describe it...if i'm running and shooting at the same time then i would have to stop either one for that brief moment to activate my visor...i could get killed in that instant...i hope doing something like that is optional.
they should just keep it to voice commands for any type of game using the kinect...or for games that would put gestures to good use like a star wars game or something...(by good developers that would not over use it).
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What game can utilize Kinect properly, cod? Hell no when ur in the middle of a game ur not gonna take ur hands off the controller to wave around ur hands and ur sure as hell not gonna snap to any tv shows.


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With this routine and my cluster pumping at night, my production still has not increased. Before the babies came home from the hospital, my pumpings would be about 1-2 oz from each breast (the left being a little less than the right). Now, with my pumpings when the babies are sleeping at night, I only get about 5-10ml??? Also, my left breast is the breast that is supplying more now and the right breast is lagging behind it.
Everything I have read says supply and demand, the more your nurse, the more you pump, the supply will come up - well, it hasn't. I drink about 2-4 liters in a day too and drink mothers milk (I used to take fenugreek, but that wasn't working at all). I still am not going to give up. I am trying my hardest to give these babies breast milk, but it seems my supply is maybe dropping and definitely not increasing. I have gotten my period twice, irregular. But I have heard that your supply increases again once your period is over? Someone else mentioned thyroid, but I have no symptoms of hypothyroidism as far as I know?
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In 2011, Urban Decay will turn 15 years, and to celebrate, they are releasing a set of 15 24/7 Eyeliners. The 15th Anniversary 24/7 Eyeliner Set ($92.00 for 0.04 oz. x 15) includes full-sized eyeliners in:
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How should one expect to see a probation agent when sentenced a 7 year probation?
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This is what I was sentenced on 2/17/2010 Offense Date:12/31/2009
I have no violations and have pending disability claim in appeal stage so I do not work. It's been 3 1/2 years that I have been out (3 years to the day since I saw my probation officer for the first time) and was denied early release because I didn't have a job. Today I asked her when this would end and she told me that I was still a high risk level. "What????"
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