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Anyone who's seen "Reservoir Dogs" — and even those who haven't — know the line: "Are you gonna bark all day, little doggy, or are you gonna bite?" It's almost as if Quentin Tarantino wrote it with this Sunday's Patriots-Jets game in mind.
During the past seven days, the Jets kept barking at the Patriots. You figured come Sunday that they'd bite. You just didn't know how hard.
Well, on Sunday the New England Patriots went 60 minutes and didn't score a touchdown. They lost a regular-season game started by Tom Brady for the first time since December of 2006. The Jets had plenty of bite to back up that bark.
You can stack up reasons or excuses for the Patriots. They were playing without middle linebacker Jerod Mayo and receiver Wes Welker. They had a short week after a Monday night game. Brady was playing just his second game since coming off last year's knee surgery. The Pats were on the road. Rex Ryan leaves better voice mails than Bill Belichick.
The "why" doesn't matter. The "what" does. And the "what" is that the Jets beat the Patriots at home for the first time since 2000.
After walking the plank with their lips this week, the Jets backed it up. And in the end, that's going to mean a lot more to them than the Patriots. New England doesn't need validation that they are good (though they might soon). The Jets, after a dominant performance in their opener against the Texans, did. Normally, you don't say "losing is not an option" in Week 2. The Jets were pretty close.
The temptation is to mythologize the Jets' performance. To make it seem a downtrodden band of football misfits got together and rose up against the tyrannical Patriots. Anyone doing that will be conveniently forgetting that, through 11 games last season New York was 8-3 and coming off a dominating win over the previously unbeaten Titans. A Favre-led collapse took the shine off of them but they are in fact, a good team.
The Jets were validated Sunday. Yeah, this Mark Sanchez kid is as good as we hoped. Yup, we are playing just like Rex said we would. And absolutely, we can not only play with and stay with the Patriots, we can shut them down.
More thoughts on Patriots-Jets, with the rest of Week 2 to follow:
- On Sunday, Brady went 23 for 47 for 216 yards with no touchdowns and a pick. Only three times since the start of the 2006 season has Brady completed fewer than 50 percent of his passes. The last time? December 3, 2007 when he went 18 for 38 in a win over the ... Rex Ryan-led Baltimore Ravens defense.
- After a week spent promising pain, Jets linebacker Bart Scott may have paid the price when he got flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct in the second quarter. Officials believed he drove his leg into fallen Patriots receiver Julian Edelman. Replays showed he barely touched Edelman. But the benefit of the doubt was likely forfeited during the week.
- Know who Jets corner Darrelle Revis is similar to? Another guy who wore 24 for Gang Green, Ty Law. Revis embraces the challenge of going head up with the opponent's No. 1 receiver. In two games, he's held Andre Johnson and Randy Moss to eight receptions and 59 yards combined.
- During training camp, Rex Ryan told me how important it was to make sure his entire team bought into what he was selling, not just the defense. The offense vs. defense dynamic was banging around my head when, by halftime, the Jets had held New England to three field goals on three red-zone trips and the Jets offense had managed 57 yards of total offense. But credit to Jets offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer for keeping Sanchez out of situations where they asked too much of him early. When down, distance and field position were in the Jets favor in the second half, Schottenheimer let Sanchez cut it loose a little more and he was terrific. Normally you'll see some near-picks and bad reads against the Patriots defense even from veteran quarterbacks. None of that from Sanchez Sunday.
- The Patriots are a Leodis McKelvin fumble from being 0-2. And even though New England's pass protection was terrific (no sacks), Brady is still taking a pummeling at the moment of release. And if New England can't scare anybody with their running game (20 rushes against 47 passes against the Jets) it's going to continue that way.
Texans potent, but can't stop anyone
All the morons that lined up to say the Houston Texans were going to break through in 2009 (I was third in line) weren't feeling real positive when Houston fell behind Tennessee 21-7 in the first half. But the reason we bought into Houston — offensive talent — finally showed up.
Quarterback Matt Schaub got rid of the ball on time. Andre Johnson made an absurd juggling touchdown catch and finished with 10 receptions for 149 yards and 2 scores. Tight end Owen Daniels and wideout Jacoby Jones combined for 8-145-2. And even though Steve Slaton found nowhere to run against the Titans defense, there will be better days.
Bad news for those of us who think Houston's good. They still can't stop anybody on defense, witness Chris Johnson's 16-carry, 197-yard, two touchdown performance.
Can Favre even throw downfield?
Captain Checkdown was at it again in Minnesota. Brett Favre's longest completion of the day went for 16 yards and he completed 23 of 27 for a modest 155 yards and two touchdowns. Again, we cannot criticize Favre for doing what everyone says he has to — take what's given him and not make stupid forced throws. Still, is it wisdom or concern with protecting that torn rotator cuff that's keeping Favre from going downfield with regularity? If it's the former, someone he should have frayed that thing years ago.
Raiders' Russell is regressing
How do you figure Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell? On Sunday, he went 7 for 24 for 109 yards against the Chiefs. Through two games, he's 19 for 54 for 317 yards with two picks and a touchdown. He's completing 35 percent of his passes.
On Sunday, 67 of those passing yards and four of those completion came in a 45-second span of game time during the Raiders game-winning drive. That Raiders won despite being outgained 409 yards to 166 will no doubt muddy the waters and lead people to believe that Russell had a heroic day. No. He's not close to where he should be in season three. He's not even in the same time zone.
Chiefs can't catch a break
The Chiefs got their hearts broken Sunday by Oakland. And the loss hurts doubly bad because they hung in so well on the road against Baltimore last Sunday before losing. They're trying to rebuild from past scratch. They needed a frickin' bone. Didn't get it.
Silver lining in Kolb's day
If you're an Eagles fan, you see that 48-22 score hanging out there and you start thinking to yourself, "If Donovan can't go what's the harm in letting Vick go next week? Or at least Jeff Garcia? Kevin Kolb threw three picks."
Yes he did. And all three came in the second half. But two of them came in the final three minutes when the horse was out of the barn, down the street and drinking at the Horsehead Inn.
For the day, Kolb went 31 for 51 for 391 yards with two touchdowns to go with the three picks. Garcia is not the quarterback in Philly in 2011. Neither is McNabb nor, quite likely, Vick. Kolb could be. And he showed enough — despite the loss — to earn a little rope in a city that isn't known for giving it.
Green Bay's bumming day
Speaking of limited patience, after sitting through a 6-10 season in 2008, Packers fans aren't going to show a lot of patience for their hyped-up team if it keeps on like this. After being handed a win last week in Chicago, Green Bay figured to come back to Lambeau and go upside the head of the visiting Bengals. Didn't happen. A third-and-34 conversion late in the second half when Green Bay had Cincy backed up in its own end gave the Bengals life.
By the end of the day, Packers fans would be handed the indignity of Chad Ochocinco executing a Lambeau Leap and watching as their team couldn't get lined up properly for a final play from inside the Bengals 10.
Hasselbeck hit hard, and cleanly
You might wonder why an East Coast sportswriter would feel at liberty to guess at an injury suffered by a quarterback on the West Coast. Well, I was an English major. And I know how to drive a forklift. Plus, when Seattle quarterback Matt Hasselbeck got slammed in the back by 49ers linebacker Patrick Willis at the goal line, it looked precisely like the same hit that broke ribs on Donovan McNabb.
Only harder. And the look on Hasselbeck's face — like he couldn't breathe — leads one to believe that he is going to be on ice for a while. And while the burrowing hits on players already down have got to be stopped, this was not one of those. It was at the goal line and Hasselbeck was sliding head first, not feet first making him capable of crawling into the end zone. There was nothing dirty about it.
The good
Antwan Odom of the Bengals rolls up five, count 'em five sacks on Sunday against Green Bay. Coming into 2008, Odom had 15.5 career sacks. His high for a season was eight set in 2006. He's now got seven in 2009. … It would absolutely not surprise me to see Matt Ryan playing in February. I'm just saying, the kid rolls out of bed every Sunday, goes out, goes something like 21 for 27 with three touchdown passes as he did against Carolina on Sunday and then heads home. … Serious bounce back from Kurt Warner and Jake Delhomme. After looking old and ragged last week against the Niners, Warner completed 15 in a row to start the game against Jacksonville and went 24 for 26. Jacksonvillians fans will be happy that one was blacked out. Meanwhile, Delhomme who started throwing picks from the time he got off the bus last weekend, only threw one this week against Philly. Baby steps.
The bad
After having only three passes thrown his way in a Monday night loss to New England, Terrell Owens made sure everyone knew that Bills quarterback Trent Edwards missed some reads" down the field. So Sunday, as the Bills were stomping on Tampa, Edwards went up top to Owens who was burning down the left sideline. The perfectly thrown pass … went directly over Owens' shoulder and dropped through his hands. We'll see if Edwards mentions how T.O. missed some opportunities down the field.
And the intruiging
Watch the dynamic between Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel and his coach, Todd Haley. On Sunday, Cassel had to burn a timeout on fourth-and-2 and, as he went to the sideline, he began unloading to (or at) Haley. Haley appeared to loudly answer Cassel. There are no indications yet that it's anymore than two fiery guys getting caught up in the course of the game.


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Migrations can manage the evolution of a schema used by several physical databases. It's a solution to the common problem of adding a field to make a new feature work in your local database, but being unsure of how to push that change to other developers and to the production server. With migrations, you can describe the transformations in self-contained classes that can be checked into version control systems and executed against another database that might be one, two, or five versions behind.
Example of a simple migration:
class AddSsl < ActiveRecord::Migration def self.up add_column :accounts, :ssl_enabled, :boolean, :default => 1 end def self.down remove_column :accounts, :ssl_enabled end end
This migration will add a boolean flag to the accounts table and remove it again, if you're backing out of the migration. It shows how all migrations have two class methods up and down that describes the transformations required to implement or remove the migration. These methods can consist of both the migration specific methods, like add_column and remove_column, but may also contain regular Ruby code for generating data needed for the transformations.
Example of a more complex migration that also needs to initialize data:
class AddSystemSettings < ActiveRecord::Migration def self.up create_table :system_settings do |t| t.column :name, :string t.column :label, :string t.column :value, :text t.column :type, :string t.column :position, :integer end SystemSetting.create :name => "notice", :label => "Use notice?", :value => 1 end def self.down drop_table :system_settings end end
This migration first adds the system_settings table, then creates the very first row in it using the Active Record model that relies on the table. It also uses the more advanced create_table syntax where you can specify a complete table schema in one block call.
Available transformations
- create_table(name, options) Creates a table called name and makes the table object available to a block that can then add columns to it, following the same format as add_column. See example above. The options hash is for fragments like "DEFAULT CHARSET=UTF-8" that are appended to the create table definition.
- drop_table(name): Drops the table called name.
- rename_table(old_name, new_name): Renames the table called old_name to new_name.
- add_column(table_name, column_name, type, options): Adds a new column to the table called table_name named column_name specified to be one of the following types: :string, :text, :integer, :float, :decimal, :datetime, :timestamp, :time, :date, :binary, :boolean. A default value can be specified by passing an options hash like { :default => 11 }. Other options include :limit and :null (e.g. { :limit => 50, :null => false }) — see ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::TableDefinition#column for details.
- rename_column(table_name, column_name, new_column_name): Renames a column but keeps the type and content.
- change_column(table_name, column_name, type, options): Changes the column to a different type using the same parameters as add_column.
- remove_column(table_name, column_name): Removes the column named column_name from the table called table_name.
- add_index(table_name, column_names, index_type, index_name): Add a new index with the name of the column, or index_name (if specified) on the column(s). Specify an optional index_type (e.g. UNIQUE).
- remove_index(table_name, index_name): Remove the index specified by index_name.
Irreversible transformations
Some transformations are destructive in a manner that cannot be reversed. Migrations of that kind should raise an IrreversibleMigration exception in their down method.
Running migrations from within Rails
The Rails package has several tools to help create and apply migrations.
To generate a new migration, use script/generate migration MyNewMigration where MyNewMigration is the name of your migration. The generator will create a file nnn_my_new_migration.rb in the db/migrate/ directory, where nnn is the next largest migration number. You may then edit the self.up and self.down methods of n MyNewMigration.
To run migrations against the currently configured database, use rake migrate. This will update the database by running all of the pending migrations, creating the schema_info table if missing.
To roll the database back to a previous migration version, use rake migrate VERSION=X where X is the version to which you wish to downgrade. If any of the migrations throw an IrreversibleMigration exception, that step will fail and you'll have some manual work to do.
Database support
Migrations are currently supported in MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, SQL Server, Sybase, and Oracle (all supported databases except DB2).
More examples
Not all migrations change the schema. Some just fix the data:
class RemoveEmptyTags < ActiveRecord::Migration def self.up Tag.find(:all).each { |tag| tag.destroy if tag.pages.empty? } end def self.down # not much we can do to restore deleted data raise IrreversibleMigration end end
Others remove columns when they migrate up instead of down:
class RemoveUnnecessaryItemAttributes < ActiveRecord::Migration def self.up remove_column :items, :incomplete_items_count remove_column :items, :completed_items_count end def self.down add_column :items, :incomplete_items_count add_column :items, :completed_items_count end end
And sometimes you need to do something in SQL not abstracted directly by migrations:
class MakeJoinUnique < ActiveRecord::Migration def self.up execute "ALTER TABLE `pages_linked_pages` ADD UNIQUE `page_id_linked_page_id` (`page_id`,`linked_page_id`)" end def self.down execute "ALTER TABLE `pages_linked_pages` DROP INDEX `page_id_linked_page_id`" end end
Using a model after changing its table
Sometimes you'll want to add a column in a migration and populate it immediately after. In that case, you'll need to make a call to Base#reset_column_information in order to ensure that the model has the latest column data from after the new column was added. Example:
class AddPeopleSalary < ActiveRecord::Migration def self.up add_column :people, :salary, :integer Person.reset_column_information Person.find(:all).each do |p| p.update_attribute :salary, SalaryCalculator.compute(p) end end end
Controlling verbosity
By default, migrations will describe the actions they are taking, writing them to the console as they happen, along with benchmarks describing how long each step took.
You can quiet them down by setting ActiveRecord::Migration.verbose = false.
You can also insert your own messages and benchmarks by using the #say_with_time method:
def self.up ... say_with_time "Updating salaries..." do Person.find(:all).each do |p| p.update_attribute :salary, SalaryCalculator.compute(p) end end ... end
The phrase "Updating salaries…" would then be printed, along with the benchmark for the block when the block completes.
Migration helpers
You can add your own migration helpers as references:
Code example
class ActiveRecord::ConnectionsAdapters::TableDefinition def counter_caches(*args) args.each { |col| column("#{col}_count", :integer, :default => 0) } end end class CreateUsers < ActiveRecord::Migration def self.up create_table :users do |t| t.string :first_name, :last_name, :email t.counter_caches :photos, :messages t.timestamps end end def self.down drop_table :users end end
Loading fixtures in migrations
This helper is wrapper around Fixtures#create_fixtures and just load fixtures from specified directory (db/migrate/data by default):
class ActiveRecord::Migration def self.load_data(filename, dir = 'db/migrate/data') Fixtures.create_fixtures(File.join(RAILS_ROOT, dir), filename) end end
It is usefull for tables with data like country list:
class CreateCountries < ActiveRecord::Migration def self.up create_table :countries do |t| t.string :name, :code, :null => false t.timestamps end load_data :countries end def self.down drop_table :countries end end
Calling migrations within migrations
It's very occasionally a wise strategy to call migrations from within other migrations. This is typically done when you are adding a migration that deletes a now-obsolete table.
Let's say one night when you were drunk or otherwise not thinking straight you did something like this:
class CreateExGirlfriendTexts < ActiveRecord::Migration def self(dot)up create_table :ex_girlfriend_texts { |t| ... } end def self(dot)down drop_table :ex_girlfriend_texts end end
Oops! You could add this for your "undo" migration the next morning:
class FixDrunkMistake < ActiveRecord::Migration def self(dot)up CreateExGirlfriendTexts.down end def self(dot)down CreateExGirlfriendTexts.up end end
Now, in the event you decide you really did like that table, you can always get it back easily. Keep in mind this will be made more complicated if your table is modified over multiple transactions.
Rails 2.1 migrations
Things to take note of are the lack of 'column spam', which didn't convey much semantic meaning. Also the combination of multiple fields per line with the same type.
references is also a nice helper to convey relationship information (t.references :role is equivilant to t.integer :role_id). references also takes another parameters, see the method for more details.
class CreateUsers < ActiveRecord::Migration def self.up create_table :users do |t| t.string :first_name, :last_name, :email t.text :address t.date :date_of_birth t.references :role t.timestamps end add_index :users, :email end def self.down drop_table :users end end
HABTM relation
When you want to create a has_and_belong_to_many relation (og just a has_many :through) use this setup.
class CreateCourses < ActiveRecord::Migration def self.up create_table :seasons do |t| t.integer :year t.string :period end create_table :courses do |t| t.string :courseCode end create_table :courses_seasons, :id => false do |t| t.references :course, :null => false t.references :season, :null => false end add_index :courses_seasons, [:course_id, :season_id], :unique => true end def self.down drop_table :seasons drop_table :courses drop_table :courses_seasons end end
Update the uniqueness field when it value dependent on another existent field without uniqueness restriction.
I'm using sub-transaction to update existent records on DB. I use this approach to update the uniqueness field when it value dependent on another existent field without uniqueness restriction.
Migration for uniqueness with existent dependent data in DB
class AddUniquenessBarToFoo < ActiveRecord::Migration class Foo < ActiveRecord::Base end def change add_column :foos, :bar, :string execute "ALTER TABLE foos ADD CONSTRAINT uk_foods_bar UNIQUE (bar)" Foo.reset_column_information Foo.all.each do |f| begin #try get unique value in a new sub-transaction Foo.transaction(requires_new: true) do f.update_attributes!(:bar => "some ops. with another non-unique existent field to set this") end rescue ActiveRecord::StatementInvalid #We can't reuse a crashed transaction. New one. Foo.transaction(requires_new: true) do #Alternative unique value, if another error exist it's another #migration problem and then raise new error. f.update_attributes!(:bar => "some operation to set this-#{f.id}") end end end change_column :foos, :bar, :string, :null => false end end
Be aware about performance that is transaction per record for big DB.
Calling migrations within migrations observation
Following the advice from RISCfuture I could not call a migration from within another migration. I got the following errror message:
NameError Exception: uninitialized constant FixDrunkMistake::CreateExGirlfriendTexts.down
Only after I did a
require 'create_ex_girl_friend_texts' # the migration file
before the migration call did everything work as expected.
Using models in your migration
Here is some advice how to call your models in a migration without shooting yourself in the foot:
Basically you can inline models into your migrations to decouple them from changes in your model:
class AddCurrentToVendor < ActiveRecord::Migration class Vendor < ActiveRecord::Base end class Article < ActiveRecord::Base has_many :vendors, :class_name => 'AddCurrentToVendor::Vendor', :order => 'created_at' end def self.up add_column :vendors, :current, :boolean Article.all.each do |article| article.vendors.first.andand.update_attribute(:current, true) end end def self.down remove_column :vendors, :current end end
Positioning the column. MySQL only
Add support for MySQL column positioning via #add_column and #change_column
add_column and change_column in the MySQL adapter now accept some additional options:
:first => true # Put the column in front of all the columns
:after => column_name # Put the column after 'column_name'
class AddLastNameToUsers < ActiveRecord::Migration def self.up add_column :users, :last_name, :after => :first_name end def self.down remove_column :users, :last_name end end
class AddIdToUsers < ActiveRecord::Migration def self.up add_column :urers, :id, :first => true end def self.down remove_column :users, :id end end


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Research and Markets: The Future of Short Range Wireless Technologies - 2012: Challenges & Recommendations
By: Business Wire
Jan. 24, 2013 01:01 PM
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/vj2grc/the_future_of) has announced the addition of the "The Future of Short Range Wireless Technologies" report to their offering.
The future of short-range wireless technologies in the car:
- Trends & key statistics by technology
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Wireless connectivity has come a long way in the last ten years, from the early days of Bluetooth and simple use cases such as hands-free calling, to today's wide range of technologies and increasingly complex use cases. The automotive industry has capitalised on this progress to offer more advanced connectivity with in-car head units, for applications such as media streaming or Internet tethering.
Looking ahead, wireless technologies are expected to become ubiquitous in the car. However, the implementation of those technologies by OEMs will need to change in order to keep up with a more fragmented and fast-moving CE world. This report analyses the different wireless technologies that are expected to be introduced into the car over the next 5 years, and investigates how OEMs can develop consumer-centric wireless experiences.
About the author
Kevin Lane has a range of experience and technical expertise in In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) systems, Smartphones, telematics and how the three combine to create the end-user experience.
Key Topics Covered:
1. Executive summary
2. Overview of wireless communication technologies
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4. Challenges faced by OEMs
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by Garofani Spruzzo » Fri Mar 22, 2013 4:50 pmHere's what I bought today for $5:
by Arion » Sat Mar 23, 2013 7:47 pmI've always wanted to read Spend. Besides, that cover is great.
by Grayson » Sat Mar 23, 2013 8:42 pmMy comic store recently marked all of their used trades down to 50% off the cover price. They had the entire run of the Nightwing series mixed in but I decided against it...should I pick them up if they are still there when I go back this week?
by Keb » Sat Mar 23, 2013 10:52 pmNo. Instead, give all your money to me and I will invest it in some land in Nigeria.
Did I mention I am a prince?
by Garofani Spruzzo » Sat Mar 23, 2013 11:19 pm
It's very, very funny. Fifty cents well spent.
by Grayson » Sat Mar 23, 2013 11:27 pm
Shut up and take my money!
by Keb » Sun Mar 24, 2013 8:41 amFantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman vols. 1-3
Vol. 1: I liked this the most because it had the really great Reed Richards story. I also really liked Franklin's birthday party. I had no idea what "Nu-World" was so I was pretty detached from that story but overall I liked that this set up some core ideas for the series without bogging everyone down in silliness like continuity and BS (other than Nu-World which I just had to look up). The neatest part was seeing all the different Reed Richards hanging out. Reed totally would hang out with himself.
Vol. 2: Was just as cool, if not cooler, than vol 1. I really liked how each one-n-done story set up each of the 4 cities while also building the plot of what will happen (I know it's going to happen). I also liked that Ben saved those moloid children. Everything is building slowly and I like that. I also liked that Valeria was taking notes on her little tablet thingy. I wish there was more of that throughout the series so far.
Vol. 3: A little less cool but I liked the future/past story with Nathaniel Richards and DOOM! The story about the toy store was fun and neat. I really enjoy how Hickman is able to make this series scientific and all serious but also make it fun and family-oriented.The only thing that feels weird is the art on this. I don't really like that Edwards artist guy (maybe it's his inker, I dunno). Really enjoying the idea of Future Foundation and I like the way Reed dissed all those old science dudes at the conference.
Off to read Vol. 4 and then FF vol 1 and 2!
by Garofani Spruzzo » Sun Mar 24, 2013 10:17 amI hated the issue with Reed and the scientific community, it's one of my least favorite single issue comics of all time.
by Keb » Sun Mar 24, 2013 10:24 amFantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman vol 4
Johnny Storm... DANG! That was really good. The silent issue was good especially when Thing started beating up Hulk and Thor. I was expecting the war of four cities but I guess I'll have to wait. I liked that Doom was nice to Valeria but it would have been great if he had his servant bring her some cookies.
by misac » Mon Mar 25, 2013 5:42 pmFables v.17: Inherit the Wind – I have volume 18 to read but I think I might be done with Fables after that. It wasn't bad or anything but as I was reading I just wanted it to be over. I wanted to be reading something else. The cubs storyline was kind of interesting.
by misac » Mon Mar 25, 2013 5:43 pm
The Nu World was Millar's bullshit.
Did you read Fantastic Four: Dark Reign? I think it starts off Hickman's run, it was pretty good too.
by Keb » Mon Mar 25, 2013 5:47 pmNah I avoided everything Dark Reign
lol figures it was Millar's BS. I realized that Banner Jr. was from Old Man Logan.
by Keb » Mon Mar 25, 2013 9:23 pmFF vols 1 and 2
Vol 1 I liked but had beef with. I enjoyed that Spider-Man joined the team (Peter Parker at that). I liked that stuff happened but it felt like nothing happened. The lack of anything that moved us past the established storyline started to bug me. I understand Hickman is building a mountain but does he have to do it with one grain of sand at a time? Valeria is now starting to bother me too. The way she's always being coy is like when I try to get Phife ready for his walk, very annoying. Still I liked the art and though Sue, Spidey and Alex fighting the moloids and fishy men was cool.
Vol 2 made everything a bit more confusing. The story about black bolt and the kree was crap because that artist is crap. It wasn't even that interesting. The throwdown at the evolutionary city was the best part. The two part build up at the end was pretty annoying though. Just get to it already! A much as I don't want to call it decompression, it's starting to feel like it.
Glad I got F4 vol 5 and FF vol 3 in the mail today.
by Grayson » Tue Mar 26, 2013 6:13 pmSince we were buried underneath a mountain of March snow on Sunday and I had yesterday off, I decided to sit down and finally finish reading The Flash Geoff Johns Omnibus Vol. 2. When I started reading this collection, I was a little impatient to get to the Zoom story and I forgot just how much I really missed not only Wally West but his supporting cast as well. Although I wouldn't say that Johns was able to touch Robinson's work on Starman and Opal City, Johns did a great job of bringing both Keystone and Central City to life. Even though I am enjoying the current Flash series, I really miss characters like Detectives Morillo and Chrye, Goldface, and even a pre-Zoom Hunter Zolomon. Hell, I miss the idea of all of the speedsters getting together regularly as one big happy family! By the end of the book, I was almost as heartbroken for Wally and Linda as they were. Having experienced that type of loss last year, it really made Wally even more relatable to me and even though I read the books when they were originally released, I want to track down the third volume and continue to follow Wally's path one more time.
by misac » Tue Mar 26, 2013 6:29 pmResident Alien v.1: Welcome to Earth – Alien posing as a human get embroiled in a murder mystery. He's shown as an alien but people see him as human, curious to see how people see him. And it'd be interesting if he wasn't camouflaged and they just saw him as one of them.
Flashbacks were super short and made me want to see more of that.
Really liked the art. Looking forward to volume two!
Peter Panzerfaust v.1: The Great Escape – Passed on it when it was originally solicited but then I heard it was Peter Pan vs the Nazis I was on board. Pays to read solicits.
It's one of those deals where it's set in the real world with no fantasy elements but I really enjoyed it. Art fit really well. I will continue following the series.
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Nashua neighborhood shaken by elderly couple's murderBy KIMBERLY HOUGHTON
Union Leader Correspondent
June 19. 2013 8:40PM
NASHUA — A city neighborhood is stunned and frightened after authorities announced Wednesday that an elderly couple found dead inside their home on Monday were stabbed to death.
No arrests have been made in connection with the deaths of William and Eleanor Grant, which have been declared homicides by the New Hampshire Attorney General's Office.
Although the yellow crime tape has been removed from the outside of their home at 37 Newbury St., a police car still canvassed the area on Wednesday while a police officer was spotted visiting local homes nearby.
The modest neighborhood filled with small homes and manicured lawns is now filled with fearful residents who are unsure of their safety.
"I was shocked. Everyone just wants answers," said Felicia Sullivan, who resides next door at 41 Newbury St. "Everyone wants to know what happened. There are a lot of elderly people in this neighborhood who are frightened."
Police have remained tight-lipped about the investigation, refusing to answer questions about what type of weapon may have been used, whether there was forced entry into the home or whether any items were stolen from the residence.
"I have no comment. It is an active, ongoing investigation," Assistant Attorney General Peter Hinckley said on Wednesday.
Officials have said that the public is not in danger.
William Grant, 83, and Eleanor Grant, 78, had lived in the small Newbury Street residence for more than 40 years, according to neighbors, who described the couple as kind and generous.
The couple had been married for more than 50 years, and recently celebrated a wedding anniversary, according to Sullivan, who said the elder Grant frequently walked their dog Lily, a Shi Tzu, around the neighborhood.
Sullivan said she last spotted William Grant late Sunday night walking the dog with a flashlight, which was a common occurrence.
"What scares me is that he had a set routine of walking the dog, and someone may have taken advantage of that," said Sullivan, adding the couple often left their side door unlocked and open, except at night.
She remembers hearing a car crash into a row of garbage cans at some point Sunday night, saying she is unsure whether that was related to the criminal activity next door.
On Monday, Sullivan said she found it odd that the Grant's main door was still closed. Later that day, the couple was found dead by a visiting nurse who cared for Eleanor Grant, who suffered from a terminal illness, had diabetes and required insulin.
A neighbor who resides at 34 Newbury St. said Wednesday after learning about the homicides that she intends to install an alarm system. Refusing to provide her name, the neighbor said police obviously know more than they are willing to release.
Still, she said it is reassuring that authorities have not announced any information about a possible home invasion, which she said would be more frightening. This, she said, doesn't seem to be a random incident.
"I hate to speculate on anything," said Roland Blanchette, who lives across the street from the Grant residence. "It is unsettling."
Blanchette described William Grant as a pleasant person, and could not believe the nice couple would be the target of such a violent attack.
"I have no idea what happened," added Blanchette.
The list of unanswered questions is causing alarm in the neighborhood, according to Sullivan, who acknowledges her own apartment complex — which abuts the Grant household — currently has some undisclosed issues that it is trying to address.
A surveillance camera had been previously installed at the front of her three-story apartment building that houses six units. However, she said the camera had been temporarily dismantled and was not operating this past weekend.
Since then, she said, the camera has been placed back up, and a second camera also has been installed in the rear. She would not elaborate on why the camera was initially mounted, for fear of retribution or interference in a police investigation.
According to Sullivan, William Grant was a carpenter and often helped with various handyman tasks in the neighborhood. He would sometimes take his wife to a local shop for pastries, she added.
On Wednesday, Hinckley refused to comment on whether police are close to making any arrests in the case, and also refused to comment on whether a search of the neighborhood resulted in anything helpful to the investigation.
In light of the double homicide, Hinckley told the New Hampshire Union Leader that it is only prudent for people to exercise care, "but there is no specific threat to the public at large." He was not immediately available to elaborate on that statement Wednesday evening.
Although Police Chief John Seusing could not speak about the specifics of the investigation, he did say the Nashua Police Department has a lot of manpower working on the case, and has added extra patrols to the Newbury Street area.
"We completely understand why folks in that neighborhood would feel uneasy, but we are doing everything possible to keep them safe. We don't have any concern, at this point, that we would have to send out a special alert to the public," he said.
Still, he stressed that citizens need to pay attention to their surroundings and report anything suspicious or uncomfortable. Acknowledging that his comments may not make residents feel more secure about their safety, Seusing said the additional police presence and reassurance that the case is being thoroughly investigated should help alleviate some worries.
"We understand their concerns and fears," he added.
The last double homicide in Nashua took place in 1988 when two city women, Brenda Warner and Charlene Ranstrom, were murdered allegedly at the hands of two men who were arrested more than a year ago for the crimes. Those men, Anthony Barnaby and David Caplin, are currently in the process of being extradited from Canada to New Hampshire.


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MLB.TV is the cure for your spring baseball fever
MLB.TV is back.
The Internet's longest-running and No. 1 sports streaming product has returned for a 12th season. Signups are underway for the MLB.TV Premium ($129.99 a year, $29.99 a month) and MLB.TV ($109.99, $19.99) packages. More than 200 Spring Training exhibitions will be streamed live as part of the subscription, with no blackouts.
MLB.TV is back.
The Internet's longest-running and No. 1 sports streaming product has returned for a 12th season. Signups are underway for the MLB.TV Premium ($129.99 a year, $29.99 a month) and MLB.TV ($109.99, $19.99) packages. More than 200 Spring Training exhibitions will be streamed live as part of the subscription, with no blackouts.
The first games were streamed on Wednesday, and Thursday brought five more live games.
Friday's slate has six MLB.TV games: Marlins vs. Cardinals, Pirates vs. Blue Jays, Tigers (ss) vs. Phillies, Nationals vs. Mets, Cubs vs. Angels and White Sox vs. Dodgers. The return of at least one of those clubs to action will be an MLB.TV treat for one particular subscriber of note.
"Having MLB.TV is a great thing for me, having the passion I have for baseball and the love I have for the game," Mets legend Dwight Gooden said in a recent visit to the MLB.com studios in New York. "Obviously, I'm a Met at heart, but there are a lot of teams I like to follow. I like to follow a lot of the young pitchers, so if I'm traveling or doing anything and can't get to my TV, I have my laptop right there where I can keep up with the game instead of waiting for it to come on with the postgame stuff. I get the live action right there."
MLB.TV Premium subscribers again will have access to every live out-of-market game across all supported devices, home and away broadcast feeds and a free 2014 subscription to the top sports app of all-time, MLB.com At Bat, which was just released on Tuesday. You can watch live games on your iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, supported Android smartphones and tablets, Amazon Kindle Fire and Windows Phone 8.
In addition to its already more than 400 supported mobile and connected devices, MLB.TV Premium will be accessible later this spring across new connected platforms, including Sony PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Further details, including the introduction of additional device support, will be available upon the launch of MLB.TV Premium on each respective device.
"It's totally different than when I played," Gooden said. "Back then, WOR covered the Mets, so you got to catch it at night, or maybe ESPN, but now they have so many networks, and with MLB.com, I can watch it on my laptop. Technology is amazing. Who knows what it's going to be like in a couple of years? I'm very happy where it's at now."
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"Our guiding principle for more than a decade has been to build the best and most reliable live streaming experience for our fans, and our developments for 2014 will be another emphatic step in that direction," said Bart Manning, vice president of consumer paid content at MLBAM. "We are excited that baseball fans will have even more ways to access and enjoy baseball games across the rapidly expanding universe of connected platforms and devices."
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Induced/joint patent infringement in Global-Tech and Golden Hour
The Supreme Court's recent decision to hear Global-Tech v SEB and the result of Golden Hour Data Systems v emsCharts and Softtech at the Federal Circuit have brought the topics of induced and joint patent infringement to the fore. Both cases will have major implications for the way courts assess these two doctrines. This webinar will provide background on the cases and on the topics of indirect and divided infringement generally, with a focus on post-grant procedure options for fixing claims prior to assertion, including patent reissuance and re-examination.
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Justin Simpson, RWS, founder of inovia; Xia Zheng, founder, president of AFD China Intellectual Property
The data trends do not lie: China will soon become the top filer of IP in the world, both home and abroad. What does this mean for your business? Join RWS and Managing IP for our webinar China IP Trends: the shift in patent filing as we take a look at the data and give you tips to stay ahead of your competitors. Guest speakers Justin Simpson, RWS, founder of inovia and Xia Zheng, founder, president of AFD China Intellectual Property, will review trends from WIPO and discuss important strategies for filing in China, including some of the advantages of their system and common mistakes even experienced filers fall victim to.
•Keys to Success: Understanding the Patent System in China
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James Nurton (Managing IP), Robert Poolman (Minesoft) Costas Stephanides (RWS inovia) & Andy Cloughley (Miller Sturt Kenyon)
Join RWS inovia, Minesoft & Managing IP Magazine for a complimentary webinar on March 30, 2017 at 3pm GMT/ 10am EST, as we review challenges and solutions associated with patent searching in China, Taiwan, Japan and South Korea. The webinar will also discuss filing trends in Asia compared to strategies in the West.
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On June 13, 2016, the United States Supreme Court decided that the two-part Seagate test being used to decide whether or not an infringer is subject to enhanced damages was inconsistent with the statutory authority (35 U.S.C. §284) relied on for those claims. How has that decision impacted the District and Federal Circuit Court rulings?
Join Fitzpatrick and Managing IP for a complimentary webinar as we discuss Halo and the impact it has had on claims made under §284 in the district courts since June.
The webinar will be moderated by Michael Loney, Americas editor at Managing IP, and will feature Michael McGraw and Zachary Garrett, attorneys from Fitzpatrick, as they discuss the following topics:
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Today your clients expect outside counsel to manufacture answers on demand. Answers about extrinsic risks, expressed in terms of what client stakeholders are doing in legal, technology and business terms. And they may want you to bring the answers to the table before they commit to the firm. You can't just shake the old 8ball for answers but you also can't cost-effectively predict problems before they arise. Or can you?
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Robert A. Surrette, President, McAndrews, Held & Malloy; Mary Elizabeth Mauro, Intellectual Property Counsel, Stryker Corp
Managing IP's upcoming webinar 'Effective obviousness arguments in district court and PTAB', held in association with McAndrews, Held & Malloy, will take place on November 4 at 5:00pm London time (12pm Eastern/11am Central/9am Pacific).
In this webinar speakers will discuss:
•Obviousness: the evolving legal standard and its policy rationale
•What PTAB/district data tells us (does not tell us) about trends in obviousness holdings
•Patent holder tactics to combat obviousness during prosecution and after
•Strategies for challenging and defending a patent with no validity presumption and a broadest reasonable interpretation
•Best practices for petitioners at the PTAB and defendants in litigation
•Practical tips for deploying and combating the objective indicia of non-obviousness
Confirmed speakers:
•Robert A. Surrette, President, McAndrews, Held & Malloy
•Mary Elizabeth Mauro, Intellectual Property Counsel, Stryker Corporation
•Michael Loney, Americas editor, Managing IP (moderator)
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Sep 3 2015
64 mins
James Nurton, Jakob Schnaidt, Kingsley Egbuonu, Phil Cox
Join our researchers and special guests to find out about the research process for the 2016 edition of IP Stars. They will explain the methodology and timing and will answer questions about submitting information and taking part in interviews
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SPCs in the EU - latest cases and developments
Jun 23 2015
75 mins
James Nurton, Mike Gilbert, Angus Fairbairn
Supplementary protection is vital for patent owners in the pharmaceutical and related industries, but Europe's SPC regime has thrown up many challenging questions. Specialists from IP law firm Marks & Clerk and from industry will discuss the latest cases and the issues addressed in this one-hour webinar
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Pitfalls in Post-Grant Trials
May 12 2015
66 mins
Eugene Perez & Gerald Murphy, partner, Birch Stewart Kolasch Birch LLP; Michael Loney, Americas editor, Managing IP
Managing IP's next webinar, run in cooperation with Birch Stewart Kolasch Birch LLP, will take place on May 12 at 4pm (eastern standard time); 1pm (pacific standard time) and will discuss 'Pitfalls in Post-Grant Trials'.
The popularity of USPTO post-grant patent trials have only increased. Whether the PTAB institutes an inter partes review, a post-grant review, or a post-grant validity review of qualified business method patents, each trial has procedural pitfalls with considerable strategic considerations during the Second Phase of the trial (from the institution decision to the final written decision by the Board). This webinar will explore the most common mistakes the third party petitioner or patent owner during the 2nd Phase, with an explanation of key decisions by the PTAB (including those posted on the USPTO microsite) as well as the Federal Circuit. The focus will be on discovery, the patent owner motion to amend, oral hearing, and estoppel.
Speakers include:
•Michael Loney, Americas editor, Managing IP (moderator)
•Eugene Perez, partner, Birch Stewart Kolasch Birch LLP
•Gerald Murphy, partner, Birch Stewart Kolasch Birch LLP
With post-grant trials becoming increasingly popular, having an in-depths understanding of the pitfalls and challenges is essential for sustaining a strong presence in the market place. The live audience will be able to ask questions of the speakers during the webinar, which will be in English and will last one hour.
This webinar relates to our April 16 discussion focusing on 'Pitfalls in the first phase of Post Grant Proceedings'. You can listen to it here: https://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/327/149005
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Pitfalls in Post-Grant Proceedings
Apr 16 2015
62 mins
Eugene Perez, partner, BSKB; Gerald Murphy, partner, BSKB; Michael Loney, Americas editor, Managing IP
Managing IP's next webinar, run in cooperation with Birch Stewart Kolasch Birch LLP, will take place on April 16 at 4pm (eastern standard time); 1pm (pacific standard time) and will discuss 'Pitfalls in Post-Grant Proceedings'.
With the passage of the America Invents Act in 2011, the number of filings for USPTO post-grant patent trials has dramatically increased. Whether it is an inter partes review, a post-grant review, or a post-grant validity review of qualified business method patents, each PTAB trial has procedural pitfalls with considerable strategic considerations, even before the PTAB makes an institution decision (also known as the First Phase of the trial).
This webinar will explore the most common mistakes for the third party petitioner and patent owner made during the 1st Phase, with an explanation of key decisions by the PTAB (including those posted on the USPTO microsite) as well as the Federal Circuit. The focus will be on the real party in interest requirement (including privity), joinder and claim construction (interpretation) using the broadest reasonable interpretation standard.
Speakers include:
•Michael Loney, Americas editor, Managing IP (moderator)
•Eugene Perez, partner, Birch Stewart Kolasch Birch LLP
•Gerald Murphy, partner, Birch Stewart Kolasch Birch LLP
With post-grant proceedings becoming increasingly popular, having an in-depths understanding of the pitfalls and challenges is essential for sustaining a strong presence in the market place. The live audience will be able to ask questions of the speakers during the webinar, which will be in English and will last one hour.
Also, don't forget to mark your calendar for May 12, when we will follow up with a second webinar on 'Pitfalls in Post Grant Trials'.
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IPnomics: Using Data to Re-Invent Your IP Management
Mar 31 2015
73 mins
James Nurton (MIP), Mark Bullard (Lecorpio), Jared Engstrom (Red Hat)
A lot has been made recently about using big data to gain a competitive edge. Perhaps the most familiar example was made famous in the book and movie Moneyball. The book examined how the budget conscious Oakland A's manager, Billy Beane, used data to compete with the deep pockets of the New York Yankees and other rich teams. With one of the lowest payrolls in baseball, Beane was able to consistently field a winning team, including a twenty game win streak, the second longest in baseball history.
However, Beane did not create baseball stats. In fact, he used data that teams had been collecting for the previous 75 years. What Beane did was to look at the data in a new way and ask a different set of questions: What stats matter the most to win a game? Which players are the most undervalued?
Some in intellectual property management have begun to look at how data can be used to make their organizations more efficient. This webinar will examine how forward thinking IP organizations can use data to optimize their IP management process. Topics covered will include:
-What questions are important to ask?
-How do organizations go about collecting the data necessary to answer those questions?
-How should organizations use data to optimize their IP process?
Speakers will include:
Mark Bullard, VP Product Management, Lecorpio
Jared Engstrom, Senior Patent Attorney, Red Hat
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Using Social Media to Get Ahead
Dec 15 2014
73 mins
Emma Barraclough, Group Editor, Managing IP
Managing IP, in association with the Managing IP Women in IP Global Network, invites you to join a free web seminar focusing using social media to get ahead.
Speakers include:
Linda J. Thayer, Partner, Finnegan
Mary Kaczmarek, Business and Professional Development Consultant, Skillful Means Marketing LLC
Katherine McGowan, Trademark/Advertising Counsel, LinkedIn
Christine Kao, Intellectual Property & Identity Policy, Twitter
This webinar will cover topics such as:
• Building your personal brand on social media
• Social networking, blogs and content communities; Twitter, Facebook, YouTube
• LinkedIn – making yourself contactable; showing yourself in the best light
• Using social media to keep in touch with old colleagues and connect with new ones
• Using online platforms effectively – contributing as well as information gathering
• How are your clients using social media?
• Finding the right communities for you
• Using social media to win business
• Legal issues to consider: who owns a company channel? How to ensure you avoid liable
The live audience will be able to ask questions of the speakers during the webinar, which will be in English and will last one hour.
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CHICAGO — Thousands of Illinois residents with high medication costs are seeing some gains from a provision of the Affordable Care Act.
The federal government announced figures earlier this week on how the law is closing the prescription drug "doughnut hole," a spending level that isn't covered by Medicare. The numbers include a breakdown by state.
The government says that during the first 10 months of 2013, nearly 115,000 Illinoisans who reached the coverage gap have saved an average of $801 per person.
The "doughnut hole" is the gap in the Medicare prescription drug benefit before catastrophic coverage for prescriptions takes effect. A provision in President Barack Obama's health care law gradually closes the doughnut hole by giving Medicare beneficiaries discounts.


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This photograph was taken in Washington, D.C., in 1926. It features my maternal grandmother, Janet Whitton Moffett, with President Calvin Coolidge. Ms. Moffett is pinning a medallion of some sort to Mr. Coolidge's chest, as part of a fund raising drive, perhaps to benefit the Red Cross. Other photos of Janet Moffett (whom you refer to as "Jane Moffett") can be found on the Shorpy site. Janet Moffett was the daughter of Admiral William Adger Moffett and Jeannette Whitton Moffett. She married Elliott McFarlan Moore, and had three children, Janet, William, and Elliott McFarlan Moore. After she was widowed, she married Griffith Mark, and had two sons, Griffith Mark and Peter Mark.
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My granda died in 1978 at the age of 88, having outlived granny by a couple of years. He was a keen gardener and man of few words. I remember when I was 11 having to do a little family tree as homework from school. I asked him what his mother's name was and he answered "Mam". Fortunately, my granny knew that her mother-in-law had been called Mary so I was not stuck with a complete blank.


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February 12. 2014 9:54PM
Background checks go down in defeat
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— Most were expecting an old-time gun duel Wednesday over
House Bill 1589
, which would require background checks for all commercial sales of firearms.
But instead, the House spent an hour-and-a-half in parliamentary maneuvering and debate before finally killing the bill on a 242-118 vote.
The House did vote 177-175 to approve a study committee to look at the relationship between the state's good safety record and its gun laws. The study replaced the Commerce Committee's recommended amendment, which passed on a 174-166 vote.
There were several attempts to table the bill or prevent the issue being discussed for the rest of the session, but all failed — as did an attempt to pass the study committee to the Senate on a 165-195 vote.
There was little debate on the bill's contents, which would have expanded background checks to all commercial sales by requiring sales to be done through a federally licensed dealer.
Gun rights groups such as the National Rifle Association actively worked against the bill with calls and emails from members to lawmakers. Opponents said the bill would be "an egregious infringement on your 2nd amendment rights" and would eliminate any gun transactions between family and friends.
Richard Meany, R-Goffstown, likened the bill to death by a 1,000 cuts, with the ultimate goal of removing citizens' firearms. "This is disarming citizens by cutting one ounce of flesh at a time to eliminate the legal means for obtaining firearms," Meany said.
But bill supporters said the bill simply includes background checks for gun shows, flea markets, interstate and internet sales in order to prevent sales to those who should not have firearms. They said the bill does not interfere with anyone's 2nd amendment rights and would not be the first step in establishing a national or state gun registry.
"This sends the message to the state and the country that New Hampshire not only respects the rights of law-abiding citizens to own a firearm, said Rep. Chris Muns, D-Hampton, "but we take seriously the responsibility that comes along with it."
Originally the bill would have required that all firearms be sold or transferred through a licensed firearms dealer, ending private sales or sales through the Internet or at gun shows, flea markets and other commercial sales within the state's borders. However the sale or transfer of firearms between individuals who know each other or are family members, and are not legally prohibited from having firearms, would be permissible under the bill.
According to the nonprofit Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, 17 states and the District of Columbia "have extended the background check requirement beyond federal law to at least some private sales," while six states and the District of Columbia require "universal background checks at the point of sale for all transfers of all classes of firearms, including purchases from unlicensed sellers."
"We all know we live in the safest state in the country," said Rep. Al Baldasaro, R-Londonderry. "We're not like Michigan, you know Detroit, Chicago or New York; they have strict gun laws and you see what is happening."
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"You just have to care about what's around you and have a concern with humanity and the human comedy," Elliott Erwitt once said. Renowned for his humanistic photographs, Erwitt was born in Paris in 1928, spent his childhood in Milan, and then moved to the United States. His early interest in photography began while he was in Hollywood and matured in the 1950s while photographing various subjects for the Army Signal Corps in Germany and France. Friends with Edward Steichen, Robert Capa, and Roy Stryker, he shot everything from powerful images of Pittsburgh and the U.S.S.R. to iconic portraits of John F. Kennedy, Simone de Beauvoir, and Che Guevara. Erwitt served as Magnum's president for three years, after which he produced documentary films and comedy films for HBO.
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Prince William and Kate were nowhere in sight, but British high society still managed to snag itself a royal and a Middleton Saturday night.
Prince Harry and Pippa Middleton were on hand to attend the splashy Boodles Boxing Ball at London's Grosvenor House Hotel.
The annual charity gala, which is now in its fourth year, benefits a foundation for terminally ill children and a trust for injured soldiers.
Prince George's 29-year-old uncle looked sleek and chic in a tuxedo as he made his way inside the gala.
Meanwhile, Middleton, 30, who arrived separately with beau Nico Jackson, stunned in a pleated saffron skirt and crisscross black bodice.
The couple were the guests of honor at the event.
Other A-list attendees included Harry's pregnant cousin Zara Phillips, as well as track-and-field Olympian Jessica Ennis and soprano star Katherine Jenkins.
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by Priscilla RodriguezJanuary 17, 2014
Machete Kills, the action comedy sequel to 2010's Machete written and directed by Robert Rodriguez, is making its way to Blu-ray/DVD on January 21!
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The International Monetary Fund acknowledged on Wednesday that it made "notable failures" in the Greek bailout, underestimating how much the austerity measures it pushed would pinch the country's already faltering economy.
The IMF made the unusually frank admission in an evaluation of how it handled Greece's debt crisis, which triggered financial turmoil across the eurozone.
The Greek economy has been kept afloat for the past three years by rescue loans from Europe and the IMF in exchange for harsh austerity measures that have worsened the recession, currently in its sixth year. It has so far received about 200 billion euros ($258.8 billion) in loans from a rescue program totaling 240 billion euros ($310.5 billion).
While the measures have reduced Greece's budget deficit, they have left the country mired in a much deeper recession than what the IMF and its European partners in the bailout forecast three years ago. Unemployment is 27 percent.
The report said the IMF and its partners in the bailout had significantly underestimated how much austerity measures, such as spending cuts and tax increases, would impact the economy. However, the fund insisted that it could not have slowed the pace of belt-tightening.
In another misstep, it said Greece missed three of the IMF's four main criteria required to qualify for such bailouts. On one of the criteria, debt sustainability, the IMF has asserted repeatedly that Greek government should be able to fully repay its debt burden on time. However, the report said there was much uncertainty surrounding this assertion.
The IMF said there were notable successes in the bailout as well. Greece remained in the eurozone and the spillover effect on the global economy was relatively contained.
"However, there were also notable failures," it said.
It described the first two years of the rescue program as a "holding operation" while the other 16 European Union countries that use the euro currency grappled with the enormity of the unfolding crisis and built "firewalls" to try to stave off a contagion effect. And the report said rescue lenders had allowed Greek debt to remain too high until private bonds were eventually restructured last year.
Some of the failure was blamed on Greece itself, with the IMF saying it had stalled on structural reforms of its economy such as privatizations and improving tax collection. The document said the lending agency and its partners had been too optimistic about the political conditions for pushing forward with such reforms.
In Athens, the left-wing main opposition party, Syriza, said the country's conservative-led coalition government should seek a swift change of course following the IMF's admission.
"We should immediately abandon these harsh austerity policies that have brought the country to the brink of a humanitarian crisis. These policies are not working. ... The dogmatic insistence in pursuing these policies should end," Syriza spokesman Panos Skourletis said.
"This also provides the government with an additional argument to seek the cancellation of a portion of the debt — we are talking about the debt held by the official sector."
Greece has been locked out of international bond markets since its economy imploded in 2010, and many feared the country would have to leave the group of countries that use the euro currency.
The deeply resented austerity measures included slashing incomes, hiking taxes and overhauling an inflated, largely inefficient public sector.
The central bank said this month that the country's economy is likely to contract by a further 4.6 percent in 2013, with unemployment set to reach 28 percent.
Greece restructured its privately held bonds last year. But the country is still struggling to stabilize its national debt, which is set to rise to 175 percent of its annual output this year.
The country has been promised additional relief from the eurozone if Athens delivers its promise to balance its budget this year. What form that relief will take remains unclear and speculation has increased that a further debt restructuring is on the cards.
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Quote jilltidwell:Quote Lanie1959: Nobody chooses to be mentally ill but she chooses not to medicate............big difference. I don't get her free pass because she knew something was wrong months ago and did not to anything to help her condition, but she can't help that she has the condition.
What if this was anybody else but Sharon would her haters being saying this? I agree with you all the way.
LOL, it is obvious Sharon needs to pay for her sins even while suffering from BPD. She gets no slack, but other characters are granted free passes on top of free passes. ~)
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August 16. 2017 9:13PM
Pence cuts short his trip to Latin America
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U.S. Vice President Mike Pence arrives to meet with Chile's President Michelle Bachelet (not pictured) at the government house in Santiago, Chile, on Wednesday. (REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado)
SANTIAGO, Chile
— Vice President Mike Pence is cutting short his Latin America trip by one day to return to Washington for a strategy meeting Friday at Camp David with President Trump and the national security team.
Pence also has canceled two scheduled political appearances on Saturday in Virginia: A campaign stop with Republican gubernatorial nominee Ed Gillespie and a speech at the Americans for Prosperity summit. The vice president canceled the appearances to make himself available over the weekend to work on national security matters, according to aides.
Pence was scheduled to spend most of the day Thursday in Panama City, and remain overnight there before returning home to Washington on Friday. But instead he will depart Panama on Thursday following a tour of the newly expanded Panama Canal, returning to Washington in time for the Camp David session.
Pence spent Wednesday in Santiago, meeting with Chilean President Michelle Bachelet to discuss a range of issues, including trade and security issues. Pence said he pressured Bachelet for her country to take a tougher stand against North Korea, in light of that country's nuclear provocations.
"We strongly urge Chile today — and we urge Brazil, Mexico and Peru — to break all diplomatic and commercial ties to North Korea," Pence said at a joint press event with Bachelet.
Pence suggested that Chile reclassify Chilean wine as a luxury good to prevent North Korea from obtaining the commodity and converting it into hard currency to fund its military.