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Yoshikane Hammer Finished
Blade Style - San Mai
Distal Taper
Japanese/Asian Knives
Paring, Petty and Garnish
Stainless Steel
Wood - Ho Wood
Double Bevel
Kitchen Knives
Maker: Yoshikane (click to see more by this maker)
Price: $137.95
Item num: 86374
Blade length: 4.20 in.Cutting edge length: 3.75 in.Total length: 8.63 in.Blade height (at heel): 1.00 in.Blade thickness (near bolster): 0.11 in.Item weight: 1.85 oz.Shipment weight: 3.85 oz.Blade: San mai blade forged from SKD stainless steel surrounded by soft SUS-405 stainless steel, Hrc 64Handle: Ho wood with buffalo horn ferrule
Description: As you may guess, petty means "small". You'll use these great little knives for detail tasks, just as you would a paring knife. This utility knife will be great for slicing fruit and other detail tasks.
The blade is forged using the san mai technique - a hard steel forms the cutting edge and is sandwiched between softer layers of steel. This results in a strong knife with very long edge holding. The core steel is rust resistant SKD die steel, originally designed for cutting metal. It was heat treated to Hrc 64 (very hard!) This is clad with soft SUS-405 stainless steel.
The maker, Mr. Tsuneo Yoshida, is proud of the hand hammered surface and distal taper. The distal taper results in a perfect balance. The hand hammered surface reduces the likelihood of food sticking to the side of the knife while chopping.
The right-handed 'D' shape handle fits comfortably and securely in the hand and is best used by a right-handed user. It is formed from ho wood, the traditional wood for Japanese handles. This wood, which is a relative of magnolia, holds up extremely well in the harsh environment of the kitchen. A buffalo horn ferrule adds nice contrast. Each knife is sent in a nice gift box.
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The above posts are encouraging...I'm in a similar boat. But a question: If you have full rides and half-tuition offers from schools that are significantly lower ranked than the school you are writing to, is it still worthwhile to mention these offers in your letter?Thanks.
Hello everyone,First time poster. For those that pulled this off, did you send an email or snail mail letter? I sent an email to Illinois, noting that I received a 15,000 per year offer from Indiana-Bloomington. Any thoughts, and is an IU scholarship enough to sway Illinois? BTW, many thanks to JeNeSaisLaw, as I used that letter as a guide.

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P. Allen Smith's Garden Home "Framing The View" Smith considers inviting window treatments and energy efficient windows. He also shows how to frame pressed leaves to make botanical artworks.G
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Coastal Cooking with John Shields "Coastal Tailgate" Tailgate Kings of ESPN "The Feasty Boys" share their grilling secrets with a succulent seafood pouch recipe. Then warm up with some Tillamook Cheddar Cheese and Lager Soup and sweeten the deal with Pecan Pie Squares. The Kitchen Goddess will share tips on making perfect parking lot party. D
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Primal Grill with Steven Raichlen "At The Game" A football game would be a sorry experience without tailgating. And tailgating revolves around grilling. Of course, just as the meaning of "football" varies around the world, so does what you grill. D
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In Search of the Novel "Why Do I Have to Read This Book?" The workshop's 10 novels are examined to see why they appear on recommended reading lists and why they have earned numerous awards. The program looks at the essential elements of good writing and storytelling and explores positive reasons for reading. It also examines ways in which novels are challenged by students and communities. D
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Teaching Reading K-2: A Library of Classroom Practices "Assessment-Driven Instruction" Hildi Perez, first-grade teacher and reading specialist uses formal and informal assessments to help her make instructional decisions both for the class and for individuals.G
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Hands On Crafts for Kids "Year Round Parties" You don't need a holiday as an excuse for a party - just about any day deserves a celebration. On this episode make decorations for the perfect party every day. Party favor pencils are first, made from little blocks of foam to create everything from a mummy to a snowman. D
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Hey Kids, Let's Cook "Terrific Turkey Chili" They say it's called "Terrific Turkey Chili", and they weren't kidding. And this chili packs all the beautiful colors of the rainbow showcasing the healthy side of a family favorite. This recipe not only rocks, but could be a blue ribbon winning chili recipe. D
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Jacques Pepin: More Fast Food My Way "Citrus Thrill" Jacques fires up the kitchen with skirt steak grandma, which is accented with freshly squeezed lime in anchovy and garlic sauce.G
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America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated "Fall Classics" Test cook Julia Collin Davison shows host Christopher Kimball how to make the ultimate Pot-Roasted Pork Loin. Chris then discusses the differences between baking soda and baking powder with science expert Guy Crosby. Next, tasting expert Jack Bishop challenges Chris to a tasting of pork. D
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Kimchi Chronicles "The Seoul Food Chronicles" This fast-paced episode features the best of South Korea's innovative capital city - from royal court cuisine to late-night drinks and snacks consumed exclusively in pop-up tents. Marja and Jean-Georges also share their favorite historic temples and palaces, enjoy the striking fashion and even take a spin in an amusement park. Seoul, located just 30 miles from the 38th Parallel that separates North and South Korea, is also home to Doorei, the Vongerichten's favorite restaurant in Korea. D
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Martha Stewart's Cooking School "Steaming" Steaming is one of the fastest and healthiest ways to cook - and it's not just for vegetables. In this lesson, Martha demonstrates a variety of steaming techniques and tools that allow you to make complete meals in just minutes. She'll show you how to cook chicken breasts in parchment paper for moist, flavorful meat, as well as how to clean and steam mussels. D
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Ask This Old House "Building A Storage Bench/Making Watertight Connections" In the workshop, general contractor Tom Silva and host Kevin O'Connor build a storage bench for an entryway. Then, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey shares some tips for making watertight connections without soldering. Afterward, landscape contractor Roger Cook helps a homeowner maintain an overgrown perennial garden. D
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Rick Steves' Europe "Rome: Ancient Glory" Rick takes a fresh look at Rome by exploring the traces of life in the capital of the ancient world - visiting the Colosseum and the Pantheon, and viewing the empire's art. Then he goes by bicycle to see the Appian Way and the other marvels of Roman engineering. Part 1 of 3G
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Jacques Pepin: More Fast Food My Way "Citrus Thrill" Jacques fires up the kitchen with skirt steak grandma, which is accented with freshly squeezed lime in anchovy and garlic sauce.G
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America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated "Fall Classics" Test cook Julia Collin Davison shows host Christopher Kimball how to make the ultimate Pot-Roasted Pork Loin. Chris then discusses the differences between baking soda and baking powder with science expert Guy Crosby. Next, tasting expert Jack Bishop challenges Chris to a tasting of pork. D
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Mexico -- One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless "Mediterranean Baja" The Baja California peninsula boasts a climate reminiscent of those on the Mediterranean Sea. Thousands of olive trees and vineyards in Northern Baja capture the distinctiveness of this region of Mexico. We explore the amazing grilled octopus at Tres Virgenes in La Paz and enjoy mesquite-grilled lamb with 9-chile mole sauce. D
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Theater Talk "Hugh Jackman" Forget those premium Broadway ticket prices! We've got Hugh Jackman, Broadway's biggest star. We spend a half-hour with the versatile and popular entertainer. Jackman talks about his love for Broadway, his sellout show, Hugh Jackman -- Back on Broadway and its meaning for him now and in the future. D
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Retirement planning is not a sexy subject. It does not give the same adrenaline rush as chasing potential investment opportunities in the market.
Retirement is a subject and a process that by the very act of addressing it brings us face to face with our own mortality, and worse for some, the mortality of their mates. After all, we are the baby boomers, and if the Rolling Stones are not planning to retire, why should we?
That honest analysis along with the potential fiscal cliff and the volatility of the markets all lead to the overwhelming feeling of "back off" on the subject. But, backing off is not sensible. Retirement planning doesn't take a long time, but it does take some concentrated time.
Be wise, get your retirement plan started now — then you can move on with your life and have fun while pretending that 65 is the new 40!
Planning for retirement is not initially about your investments, it is about moving through a process of information identification. This article will provide you with the basic format for retirement planning. In the weeks to come I will take you through commonly overlooked retirement issues along with a step-by-step process that will help you to identify your retirement income requirements.
Statistics show that the number one concern for those headed for retirement is, "Will I outlive my money?" That can be a paralyzing question and most of you do not know the answer! Yet, that is the issue for everyone. Also see: "Will I be able to retire?"
With that said, let's get started:
Three decades of practical planning experience has taught me that there are three phases of Retirement Income Management or RIM. This is a very different approach than what has traditionally been presented to the consumer regarding retirement planning. The investment/financial services industry focuses on only two steps to plan retirement, the first is the accumulation of assets and the second is the distribution of assets.
However, there is a middle step that is vital to a successful retirement plan. Below are the three phases of Retirement Income Management that need to be addressed in creating any well planned retirement:
Phase 1 — Accumulation Phase
This is where the accumulation of assets is your primary concern. This is what you have been working on most of your adult life. Accumulating assets includes ALL the assets you have acquired: real-estate, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, CDs, annuities, gold, silver, 401(k) dollars, IRAs, corporate pension plans, inheritance, cash value life insurance, cash and anything else you can think of that has contributed to you amassing a portfolio where the focus has been on growth.
It is important to note that although a change in your risk return profile may dictate a change in your investment instruments it is my belief that the whole concept of accumulation should continue for a portion of your portfolio throughout your retirement. I will expand on this in future articles. Keep this in mind as we move through the additional phases of the RIM process.
Phase 2 — Preservation Phase
This is where you will reassess your entire investment portfolio based on your current risk/return profile. You will analyze your current investments and evaluate their ability to generate the income you will require. In other words, you will need to know exactly how much money you will require each and every month, in order to maintain your lifestyle year in and year out for the remainder of your life.
It is here, in phase 2 that you reassess your personal risk/ return profile and take a look at the suitability of your current investments. Most people require a certain amount of guaranteed monthly income so their basic lifestyle needs are not subject to the volatility of the markets. This requirement is often the catalyst to make portfolio adjustment here in phase 2.
Phase 3 — Distribution Phase
Drawing down on your assets. This is when you are receiving income month to month, year after year. Most commonly, the basic guide that is often published is 4% per year of a portfolio. In future articles, more information will be provided about this and how to know how much you will need will also be addressed.
What if you do not have enough? The retirement planning process: not exciting, but necessary for those ages 50-plus!


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KABUL, Afghanistan — Behind the thick walls of one of Kabul's newest districts, Tooba Hotak practices driving her parents' Mercedes in a parking lot lined with cream-colored apartment buildings.
The car lurches as she tries shifting gears, but the 16-year-old drives on, past a cluster of stores and a playground full of children chasing one another in the snow.
Later, she slips into a pair of fluffy slippers for a chemistry class in her family's plush living room.
PHOTOS: Afghanistan's new generation
Tooba is being home-schooled in the British education system. She hopes to go to college and become an engineer. Marriage, children — "that's not so important," she says.
Like many middle-class Kabul residents of her generation, Tooba lived most of her life abroad. She wasn't born yet when Soviet forces pulled out of the country in 1989, unleashing a civil war that eventually gave rise to the Taliban and drove her family into exile in China.


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Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Full Field Set For Del Mar's Opening Day Oceanside Stakes
Del Mar begins its 70th season of racing Wednesday with the traditional opening-day feature, the $100,000 Oceanside Stakes, headlining the 10-race card.
A full field of 10 3-year-olds is set to go in the Oceanside, slated as the eighth race of the day. Four horses make up the also-eligible list, thereby assuring a full field for the one-mile race over the Jimmy Durante Turf Course. It marks the first time since 1988 that the race hasn't been run in divisions.
Post time for the first race of the day is 2 p.m.
Trainer Doug O'Neill, fresh from a runaway victory in Hollywood Park's trainer standings, will try to get his seaside season off to a big start with three prospects in the Oceanside – Azul Leon, winner of last year's Grade II Best Pal Stakes at Del Mar; Flashmans Papers, winner of Santa Anita's Eddie Logan Stakes in December, and Mark S the Cooler, who was seventh in the Grade II Colonial Downs Turf Cup June 20.
Flashmans Papers and Mark S the Cooler will share top-weight billing at 121 pounds with Herr Mozart, Lesson in Deceit, Afleet Eagle and Meteore. They'll spot the others in the field from two to four pounds.
In Friday's running of the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association Stakes for 2-year-old fillies going 5 1/2 furlongs, Landaluce Stakes winner Repo leads a field of seven youngsters on the day's nine-race card. Post time for Friday's first race is 3 p.m., an hour earlier than the previous years' starting time.
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My baby (who is between five an six months old) has started crying while nursing and pulling off the breast. He does it at every feeding, and on both sides, no matter what time of day.
Here is some background info for me:
This little guy is one of twins. They were born at 34 weeks and were pump dependent in the NICU. I was sent home from the NICU with a mandate to get them to eat a certain amount of food every three hours, and to increase that amount on that schedule gradually. The babies at coming home were not able to nurse this amount (per pre/post feeding weights). So, I pumped every three hours and fed the babies expressed milk. They would also get supplements of formula if I could not pump enough. As they got bigger, the amount that I have been able to pump has not increased. I tried fenugreek (which helped a little), beer, oatmeal, and pumping more often without much in the way of results. I believe it is because the babies were only getting to the breast a few times a day and at night. I though I needed to change these bad habits (feeding on a schedule instead of on demand, and feeding mainly through pumping and a bottle) or I was basically going to slowly see them eat more and more formula until they were not breast feeding. I have very little breast feeding support in my rural location, and my dr. is concerned about the growth of the babies as they are low on the growth charts, and didn't grow as much on their last weight check. (They are preemies, though). i called a lactation support person in another city, and she advised that i pump less, breastfeed on demand, and continue to offer the supplements. I have been doing that for about a week, and the babies have been interested in less and less of the bottles as they are nursing much more! that's so exciting for me, but then this guy started crying at nursing.
I dont know if he doesn't want to work at it - he has always nursed at night and various times during the day with no problem. maybe my let down has become more forceful, or maybe it's teething because he's at the age and has been drooling a lot.
Any advice is appreciated. I don't want to lose the gains we have, but I am under pressure to make sure growth is not jeopardized.
Also, is my milk supply at risk if my breast are not being emptied through this time? Should I pump more?
I have breastfed two other boys who were singletons.


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Neglia and BPO to perform full 'Giselle' at Shea's
For the first time in the memory of local balletomanes, a full local production of the beloved ballet "Giselle" will open in Shea's Performing Arts Center. A collaboration between Neglia Ballet Artists and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, it is one of the larger local ballet undertakings in recent years.
One of the oldest ballets still in the repertoire of major companies, "Giselle" tells the heartbreaking tale of a love affair gone horribly awry. The peasant girl Giselle falls head-over-heels for the carousing Albrecht, only to later learn that Albrecht is betrothed to another, richer woman. This doesn't turn out well for the crestfallen Giselle, who dies tragically. Nor is it a walk in the park for the foolhardy Albrecht, who – isn't it always the way? – is condemned by a cabal of evil spirits to dance until he dies.
The role of Giselle will be danced by the frequent Neglia performer Silvina Vaccarelli, who hails from Argentina. Albrecht will be danced by company founder Sergio Neglia. "He is a complicated character," Neglia said in a release. "At first his intention is to have some fun, but he falls in love with Giselle and causes this terrible tragedy. It really is heartbreaking." –Colin Dabkowski
"Giselle" with Neglia Ballet and the BPO – Where: Shea's Performing Arts Center, 646 Main St. When: 7:30 tonight. Tickets: $20 to $75. Info: 847-0850 or www.sheas.org.


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Rachel's Irish Family Food by Rachel Allen
Irish food doesn't often get the acclaim it deserves. Irish celebrity chef Rachel Allen is changing that little by little all over the world, literally. She was in Dubai last week and in NYC this week, and her fan base continues to grow like wild fire. It's because she presents Irish cuisine with a breath of fresh air, including modern takes on traditional dishes. St. Patrick's Day is just around the corner so it's the perfect time you to take another look at what she's dishing in her latest book, Rachel's Irish Family Food.
I'm Irish — well, as Irish as a fourth generation American girl can be. We grew up eating Irish family favorites like boiled ham and cabbage, pork and sauerkraut with dumplings, and lots of mashed potatoes, which I still love. While pork is a huge part of the Irish diet, this books shows that so is fresh seafood, like hot buttered lobster, trout, salmon and mackerel — not to mention loads of shellfish.
I had to chuckle that the first section of the book is titled "Soups and Light Meals." With ingredients like heavy cream, melted butter, mayonnaise, cream cheese, crème fraiche along with elements like Hollandaise and fried chicken livers, the recipes in the section aren't exactly what most of us would categorize as "light." No wonder I gained 10 pounds when visiting Ireland. I was loving the light foods!
Even with my own family favorites, I've adopted Rachel's delicious homemade pork sausages with colcannon and her brown soda bread into my family's new favorite Irish recipes.
Quick Facts
• Who wrote it: Rachel Allen
• Who published it: Harper Collins
• Number of recipes: 120
• Recipes for right now: Homemade Pork Sausages with Colcannon and Applesauce, Crumbed Bacon chops with Sweet Whiskey Sauce, Irish Coffee Cups, Brown Soda Bread, Cheesy Soda Scones, Whole- Grain Shortbread
• Other highlights: Rachel also includes information and beautiful images from the four provinces of Ireland, including the history and the food culture from each. The dessert section also includes such gorgeous images you'll want to make all of them, now.
• Who would enjoy this book? Of course anyone who is Irish would love this book but also anyone interested in seeing modern and traditional Irish cuisine that reaches far beyond boiled ham and cabbage.
Find the book at your local library, independent bookstore, or Amazon: Rachel's Irish Family Food by Rachel Allen
• Visit the author's website: Rachel Allen
- Rachel Allen on The Kitchn: Irish Culinary Celeb Rachel Allen's Kitchen
- A Cocktail Using Rachel's Homemade Elderflower Liqueur: Traditional Elder-Fashioned Cocktail
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New Zealand v West Indies
2nd ODI, Napier
Match abandoned without a ball bowled
The second One-Day International between New Zealand and the West Indies in Napier - the final such game of 2013 - was abandoned without a ball being bowled.
The West Indies won a thrilling low-scoring opening match by two wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series but the hosts were denied the chance to get on level terms by the bad weather.
Meanwhile, the tourists, having recently seen Darren Bravo return home due to personal reasons, missed an opportunity to build on their lead.
The Queenstown Events Centre hosts the third game in the series on New Year's Day (1st January).
The series then concludes with games in Nelson and Hamilton on 4th and 8th January ahead of a brace of Twenty20 Internationals in Auckland and Wellington.
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About Aaron
Microsoft (and several other software companies) have been pulling this off in the software world for well over a decade. Apple is now doing it blatantly with their hardware.
When Microsoft announced the Surface recently, Apple cultists screamed "theft!" over what they claimed was an iPad rip-off (despite the tablet PC being introduced by Microsoft a decade ago; a Start Trek: The Next Generation concept pre-dated even that.) Now that Apple is the one doing the "stealing" of Microsoft's core software business practice idea (albeit applied to hardware,) it's ok? Talk about double standards.
(On a side-note here, since we're discussing Apple)
Word of the day:
Shinyware: noun. A generic piece of hardware, often behind current standards and non-upgradeable, polished and branded with the Apple logo. Nothing is really "extraordinary" about it, but is often proclaimed to be the next technological messiah.
"Protecting intellectual property rights"
Allow me to de-propagandize that for you:
"Enforcing immoral propriety restrictions"
That reminds me, I need to patent my "unique" method for farting with optimal relief-feeling effect. Then I'm going to patent a method for optimal reduced-time shitting.
Toilets around the country will need to have FRL and SRM (Flatulence Restrictions Management and Shitting Restrictions Management, respectively) installed on all models before anyone could use them anymore. This will make toilets cost much more and me very rich! But it's a small price to pay for this glorious innovation.
And it's likely many others had the same (or very similar) idea long before you did. How come you aren't asking their permission to think your thought? Are you going to stop thinking now to avoid "theft" accusations?
"If you think there's a netflix for music, bring it on."
Ever heard of Rhapsody?
"stealing THEIR hard work"
It isn't "stealing" as you so eloquently call it, and copyright has never been a "property right," either. It's supposed to be an artificial incentive for authors/artists/musicians/etc to make more creative works. It's a shame corporations got involved with and started using that propaganda phrase, "intellectual property." The world would be much better if that term and the corporate bastards who support it never existed.
"It's Lady Gaga, come on people. That shit isn't hard to create via garageband or logic. She might be a pianist, but that music is no symphonic piece by Mozart."
"So no, the copyright laws are perfectly fair, thank you. just because it requires you to have some musical talent to make a parody doesn't mean it isn't fair. It just means you have no business in music if you have no fucking talent."
We're not talking about talent here. We're talking about locking up every damn song, instrumental, lyric, performance, etc for 100+ years (pending MPAA lobbying for extensions) for no reason other than "this garbage is 'sacred.' Let's never let anyone use it without paying us a ridiculous profit in some way."
But if you want to argue about "talent," maybe you shouldn't be taking the side of the corporations that spew out 90+% of the garbage "music" we have today and start promoting someone with actual "talent."
"Just because your vocabulary is limited doesn't mean these expressions are unreasonable or insulting."
In the context of the article, you are correct. And I am aware of the other definitions.
Stupid Enter key.
What I meant to post was:
Do you support a law that takes your freedom of choice as a parent over what sorts of media your child might consume?
It is impossible to "consume" media. Unless people actually eat their CDs, DVDs, etc, it's not possible to do so. Watching a movie, listening to music or playing a game does not "consume" it.
Perhaps we should start rejecting the term "consumer" as well, as it implies all we are is cattle to "consume" whatever is provided to us.
Do you support a law that takes your freedom of choice as a parent over what sorts of media your child might consume?
"trademark is about consumer protection, and is under an entirely different part of the constitution."
Trademark law is not found in the Constitution. It was invented at a later time to help people identify the brands they were buying and prevent counterfeit knock-offs from using similar logos. You wouldn't know that today given that expansion of these laws to include things like individual colors and other ridiculously obvious things has turned trademark law into an incentive for advertising.
"Mike, I fail to see how copyright and patents are lumped together. One excludes use of an instance of a work, where the other excludes use of an entire concept, irrespective of an instance of a given work. They're both clearly out of hand, but there are few show stoppers born out of copyright, where patent law prohibits competition in many, many areas that simply cant be worked around."
This confusion and lumping together arises from use of the phrase "intellectual property." Patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, etc are not similar in any major ways. They all have different lengths, areas they cover, infringement policies, and so on. They should never be over-generalized and lumped together. Even worse, the phrase "intellectual property" also confuses people into thinking about these abstract concepts as inalienable property rights, which they are not. They are man-made legal concepts that have become more trouble than they are worth.
I didn't say facts could be copyrighted. I was referring to works that invlove the use of facts (e.g. scientific papers, historical documents and similar works.)
If you bothered to watch the Stallman interview I linked to you'd know what I'm talking about. The part of interest starts around 47:35 in the video.
Stallman has said in many of his speeches that some works may need some mild restrictions (such as CC-ND) depending on the type of work it is. Factual works (e.g. scientific research) might need some restrictions to keep them from being used out-of-context or modified in a way that destroys the factual integrity of the information in the works.
Here's a video of him discussing this and other copyright issue: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNBMdDaYhZA
Other video formats can be found here: http://www.archive.org/details/20090203-Richard-Stallman-UofC-01
The discussion about restrictions on certain kinds of works are in the second half of the video.
I find it sad that someone who thinks his work is so great and magnificent refers to it as "content," implying that it was only made to 'fill a box' so to speak and get him paid. It really shows the corporate attitude towards art when they refer to it as "content." Referring to works as such is disrespectful and demeaning to both the works and the authors.
If your work is good people will like it (not necessarily everybody, but some people will.) If your work sucks, then you should cut your loss and try again while learning from your mistakes. It's time for these morons to grow up and quit throwing temper tantrums about how "no one respects my work."
And "creators"? Artists, musicians, authors, etc are not gods. I've heard some band fans describe their favorite bands as "gods" but that's just fan opinion. Just because you wrote a story, composed a song, or painted a picture doesn't make you a god nor does it mean your great great great grandchildren should be entitled to a luxurious life. I'm not going to sue my current employer for not paying me that long for the work I did 3 years ago. That would be stupid.
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Addie has not received any gifts yet
Yeah, maybe I should stop off somewhere and buy a hazmat suit, first. I could possibly deal with a farm, through one of those.
Yeah, lots of people do that. I've seen people who are originally from Ireland or something, who have been in the US for 10 or 15 years and have pretty much a neutral American accent. Then, you put them around a few people with heavy Irish accents, and they're right back to an Irish accent, within a week.
We'll have to go visit your Arkansas relatives, sometime. ^.^
Heh, yeah, I'd joke about your accent, but you don't really have one, either. It's more surprising, in your case, being in southern Indiana.
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Idea-r.
Yeah, I wasn't reading that in accent. Remember, I'm from the suburbs of Chicago. Or, just think of my accent, from when we talk. ^.^
You misspelled the name of your city, by the way. :-p
Hello, beautiful lady. ^.^
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CELTIC forward Anthony Stokes hopes the club "do everything they can" to prevent his strike partner Gary Hooper leaving for Saints.
The Championship leaders have already had two bids turned down for the 23-year-old Parkhead star, with one offer estimated to be as much as £4m.
And, as reported in yesterday's Daily Echo, Saints are considering breaking their club record transfer fee with a third approach of anything up to £6m.
Celtic were remaining tight-lipped last night about whether they had received another offer, having not responded to a request for comment by the time of going to press.
However, the club have previously insisted the player is not for sale, and Hooper himself has indicated he is happy to remain with the Scottish Premier League leaders.
The resolve of the Glasgow club's board would be seriously tested, though, if Saints table a big new offer.
But Stokes has urged them to continue to refuse any further advances.
"I can't talk about what the club are going to do, but from a personal point of view I would like to think they will do everything they can to hold onto him and I'm sure they will," he said.
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Leading up to the 2008-09 ETSU women's basketball season, the ETSU media relations office, with help from graduate assistant Lindsay Christensen, will feature player profiles on all 12 of the Lady Buccaneer student-athletes. This new segment allows fans to catch a glimpse of what each player is doing off the court, as the Lady Bucs look to make a run at their second straight NCAA Tournament appearance.
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Hey guys, lets just say Live 15 is not all that I expected. Not even close. Here's my problem. While playing RISING STAR mode I am unable to get ANY subs into the game. I'm not a starter, but when I get into the game, approximately the first 2-3 minutes, there are ZERO subs into the game from there on. Shit, guys will foul out in the first half and still no overall subs, just for the guy that fouled out. This blows because most of my starters are taken out for when I am on the court. The AI doesn't even allow an option to sub anyone, much less get the starters back in.
Any solutions?
I realize the "coach" is in charge because it's rising star, but not subbing out for the starters is just ridiculous. I guess it's just another SHITY flaw with the almighty NBA Live.' Should of kept it under wraps until 2016 until the game was actually READY I guess. They already lost me forever until I can edit rosters!!!!!!!!!!!! This is my last ditch effort to actually, partially enjoy the game. To be honest, I'm gone after this year if they don't bring back the editing options.
Jesus, someone help before I loose all hope in this BETA game forever and EBay it! After all, I've been playing this series of games since 1998.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Phil Hughes has been pitching with a cracked nail on his right index finger, a common side effect of the sharp curveball he throws. He's kept the nail intact with super glue.
The big righty has done a nice job of holding the Minnesota Twins' rotation together, too.
Kennys Vargas homered and sparked rallies with two other hits, leading Hughes and the Twins past Corey Kluber and the Cleveland Indians 4-1 Thursday.
Hughes (14-8) struck out eight over seven innings to forge a four-way tie for the American League lead in victories, with Rick Porcello, Max Scherzer and Scott Kazmir, and improved to 4-0 with a 1.32 ERA in four August starts.
''When you get on good stretches, everything's kind of working for you mechanically and your game plan, everything, just kind of falls into place,'' Hughes said.
Including that pesky finger nail.
''As long as it stays where it's at, I'll be fine,'' Hughes said.
Zach Walters, who has four home runs and six RBIs in nine games since joining the Indians, took Hughes deep in the fifth to tie the game. But Trevor Plouffe put the Twins back in front with a two-run double in the sixth inning after Vargas hit a one-out double.
Vargas singled in the eighth, and pinch-runner Eduardo Nunez scored on a double by Oswaldo Arcia. Then Glen Perkins pitched a perfect ninth for his 32nd save in 36 attempts for the Twins, denying the Indians their first sweep of a road series this season.
Kluber (13-7) had his winning streak stopped at six, despite eight strikeouts over seven innings, and the Indians fell six games behind Kansas City in the AL Central. They also dropped into sixth place in the AL wild-card race, still 4 1-2 games out of the second spot.
''Anytime you lose a ballgame it's disappointing, whether it be going for the sweep or the first game of the series. They all count the same in the long run,'' Kluber said.
Hughes avoided a walk for the 14th time in his 26 turns for the Twins and gave up just five hits.
''He's got one of those sneaky fastballs,'' Indians second baseman Jason Kipnis said.
Hughes has 148 strikeouts in 165 innings, putting him on pace to sail past his career high of 165 Ks with the New York Yankees in 2012.
''Change of scenery, whatever you want to call it, he's throwing the ball great,'' Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said.
The home run by Vargas ended a scoreless streak of 20-plus innings and 64 outs for the Twins since they tallied five runs with their first five at-bats to start the series Tuesday. Kluber tried to throw a cut fastball outside that hit too much of the plate. ''I don't want to say he got beat by it, but it looked like he was a little late on it, but he's just big enough and strong enough that he lifted it out of the park,'' Kluber said.
Indians: C Yan Gomes was replaced in the sixth inning by Roberto Perez because of illness. ... RF David Murphy, who was placed on the disabled list Aug. 10 due to abdominal muscle tightness on his right side, has resumed core workouts but still feels discomfort.
Twins: RHP Alex Meyer, the top pitching prospect in the organization, has been handled carefully with Triple-A Rochester because of shoulder trouble last season. Meyer has logged more than 123 innings already, but when asked if he could get a September call-up general manager Terry Ryan did not rule that out.
Indians: RHP Carlos Carrasco (5-4, 3.27 ERA) starts Friday to open a three-game home series against Houston. RHP Brad Peacock (3-8, 5.47 ERA) pitches for the Astros. Carrasco takes his third turn since rejoining the rotation, following three months in the bullpen. He's pitched 12 scoreless innings, with five hits and no walks allowed over the last two starts.
Twins: Host Detroit this weekend for four games in three days, including a doubleheader. LHP Tommy Milone (6-4, 3.99 ERA) starts following the shortest outing (only four outs, seven run) of his career. LHP Robbie Ray (1-3, 5.33 ERA) pitches for the Tigers.


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|2013-03-23, 10:47
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Sent you a PM, RD.
Since I'm getting quite a few requests, let me know in your message how you'd like the subtitle file. E-mail, over IM, or some other method.
Hmm... never used a cyberlocker before, but I wonder if I couldn't just upload it to one of them and give the link out... should be one that is free.
|2013-03-23, 10:53
|Link #482
Okay, let's do this. I uploaded the subtitle file to rapidfileshare. Free to download, just pick the free option. Here's the download link:
Let me know if I missed any awkward sentences, as I tried to edit as little as possible.
|2013-03-23, 13:50
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Manus ad Ferrum
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Costa Rica
Age: 27
So since I finally put my ideas in order about the movie I guess I could give my review about it.
The movie was… enjoyable. I mean isn't a perfect movie but this was never a perfect series. As far as the thing goes I believe that the major problem here was time. A 2 hours movie doesn't have the same run time as a 13 episode series so of course that will hurt the story if they aim for a close replica of it. Happen in the Movie 1st and it happens in this one as well. And there is where all my problems with the movie come from.
The pacing sucks. In the first half hour specially. Everything feels rush, not really important and kind of pointless at times with scenes that just show two characters, doing something, and then jumping in to another scene that has nothing to do with what we just saw. The transitions aren't nice either because of it and this leaves me an overall sensation of emptiness from the start where some scenes didn't have the emotional impact they were aiming for or they were too fast for me to grab a hold of it. And that carries over the rest of the movie until the last hour which is, so far, the best part of the movie maybe because is fill with action and emotion.
Now the story itself is too predictable to really be a point I need to mention, not just because I already saw it but also because is really straight forward in the way is being told. If I need to criticize something is that this version doesn't give me the same feeling of "team work" the series does. I mean by this that everything looks unnecessary expand in the ways of how much the TSAB really gets in to this. Nanoha and Fate are not a part of the case from the start, Chrono being in charge or everything and Lindy doing… pretty much nothing despite the teaser they gave us, those things hurt the way I saw characters and story because some of those elements fell unnecessary and pointless. Even if this was trying to create a more sense of feelings over the Harlaown family's story with the Book of Darkness, in the end both the movie and the series leave me with the impression they don't really care that much.
Lack of some supporting cast members… I didn't mind that much. At no point Graham or the twins were miss as far as I am concern and this proof that the plot holes leave by they not being there were easily fix. Yuuno already had a reduce role in the series so his little role here is not surprise. Chrono was pointless here but then again his small subplot in the series was always kind of disappointing. I never really thought or feel he care about the case and I could never connect with him so we might as well not have his father being kill by the Book of Darkness because that fact never really gets all that important.
About the rest of the cast. While I do like Reinforce moving a little, and being more of a character than in the series where she just appear out of nowhere in the end and is hard to care by that point because she dies in the next chapter. So they did a good job with her and, I am honest here, with Hayate. I just think this time she does care much than before. I really not sure why but I get her a little better. However she is still too much in the side line but her actions by the end aren't as free as they were in the series and I did like how it were related to Nanoha's struggle outside and Fate's actions inside in some level.
The Wolkenritter remain pretty much the same. Signum and Vita are more intense than Shamal and Zafira and, in general, they act really alike in both versions. I find disappointing however that they cut some of the fights where we saw more of their particular nature. Yes, the first battle feel rush, but I didn't mind it as much as other changes. In the end they are just similar in both versions and I can't really add much about them that I didn't already feel.
Fate… I do like her development. I always thought she had too much going on for herself that need it to be address in some way. Now they did do a fine job with her, but the problem is not that they give her too much is more like they didn't bother to tie things up with the rest. Fate's character arc could be use to interact with the others and make her part of something else but in the end she ends up like going on her own and, since this is focus too much, kind of makes it obvious that the other characters aren't give such elements. So to me she is perfectly fine and I don't think she steals anything, more like the writer is unable to do any effort for others.
Nanoha is, and I have to agree with Nanya here, handle poorly. Her lack of development in the series always bugged me but here she is just not going anywhere. Aside from being still the same intense, cute and strong girl Nanoha doesn't really changes as a result of this event or at least not in a way I can appreciate but I always consider that this season never focus on Nanoha or bother with giving her anything important to do. Not because she doesn't do stuff that is important is more because she does this stuff because plot rather than trying to develop better reasons for her as in the first Movie. So here is a poorly done effort with the one that is supposed to be the main character.
However and despite its flaws the movie is enjoyable. The action is nice, the human elements do hold it together and I did care about the resolution and feel the emotions of everyone involve. So even with narrative flaws, questionable execution at times and inevitable changes with the original series I consider this movie a good adaptation of the story. I, by that, give it a 7 (Good)
|2013-03-23, 14:07
|Link #484
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Moreover, they're too organically random. Three females, one male, three adults, one child, three devices, one deviceless, one shapeshifter, one hates fighting, one hates all of the others, one's code of honor interferes with her duty to gather as many pages as possible, one's compassion interferes with her duty...
They resemble too much four random warriors that someone opportunistically cannibalized to serve as guardians for a book that was being transformed into something that people would want to destroy, and something which also needed hunters.
|2013-03-23, 15:18
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Finally watch the movie, while I agreed with all the pros and cons Nanya pointed out, i feel they have a reason for that. Unlike the 1st series, where the series have lots of "down time", thus easy to cut off material and make the movie tighter and more exciting, the entire series of A's is quite intense from start to finish. Thus when they need to take out material to fit the movie time, they do the best they can. Like they completely remove Graham and the twins. They also try their best to insert the "awesome" moments from the series. I understand you disapprove of them cutting materials from the series, but consider the rage if they cut the fate's "we are friends" or Nanoha's "akuma" speech. Even now the movie feel rushed as they jump around scenes.
I feel the movie version is trying to make Nanoha weaker than the TV version. Maybe because the fans make too many jokes about Nanoha being a gundam in a girl form?
I do feel completely confuse as to why Reinforce want to kill Nanoha/Fate in the movie.
One thing I like about the movie which nanya did not mention, is the attempt to link Nanoha's fight with Reinforce to Hayate taking control. In the TV version Nanoha's fight is pointless (other than it looks cool), in the movie we see while Nanoha did not hurt reinforce, it shakes the inner realm which wakes up Hayate causing her to take control.
Overall, I think A's is not really suitable to make into a movie. On the other hand, I think if they are trying to make StrikerS into a movie, it should be good because 1. StrikerS had lots of dull moments. 2. it has plenty of holes to get fixed up so the movie version should be a major improvement.
|2013-03-23, 20:47
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King of the Castle
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Age: 36
Saw it, liked it. I'm not as entrenched in the franchise as I used to be but I very much liked this movie. I didn't mind the changes and the last fight scene was pretty awesome. Pretty good adaptation of the TV series
|2013-03-23, 21:00
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|2013-03-23, 22:16
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Honestly speaking, I would have preferred Chrono helping Nanoha beat Reinforce, rather than Fate. Or at least attacking Reinforce(and/or the knights earlier) in anger, and perhaps getting beat, before Nanoha gets through to him. There were plenty of ways to go.
At least the series didn't really delve into it, so we didn't expect Chrono to go nuts. We didn't delve into how he felt as a kid, but he did showcase some small amount of malice toward it.
Movie wasted a great opportunity, IMO.
|2013-03-23, 22:25
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Speaking of Chrono and emotions, he actually gets to fight the Wolkenritter personally in Purple Proses' My Little Pony crossover/alternate universe.
He does okay for a bit... and then ends up beating a bound Vita bloody in a fit of rage, before Twilight teleports him away.
Amy comforts him. It is d'aww worthy.
|2013-03-23, 22:29
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|2013-03-23, 23:02
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|2013-03-24, 03:07
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Just finished watching it.
So first, for fans this is just beautiful. While I'm pretty surprised that the sheer amount of action scenes pretty much dominated in numbers over everything else (an impressive feat in a sense >_>), it was still a wonderful experience overall. Snow Rain still got me tearing up immediately when it started playing >_> but heck, crying is definitely appropriate under that circumstances.
I actually don't know how to praise the movie since there doesn't seem to be something definite to talk about. So I'll go with the subjective flaws I find in it instead. Note that I absolutely love the movie despite them though:
1) I really wished we could've seen Lindy actually fighting and holding back the Wolkenritters before Nanoha and Fate arrived. Unfortunately.
2) This is supposed to be Hayate's story, and I really was expecting more Yagami family time than what we've already seen from the anime. Yet Fate has a huge chunk of time dedicated to telling about her resolution with Precia's death. In fact the pattern persisted throughout the entire anime series (I personally think StrikerS absolutely didn't need Fate confronting her demons again, but heck they did it anyway -_-"), so, sigh.
3) No sense of real crisis for Nanoha. They didn't even say mention Excellion Mode's inherent danger, that it was forcing her to fight beyond her limits.
4) Chrono and Yuuno. For Chrono, I'm surprised that they just shove a few second scene about Clyde's encounter with BoD in the past and concluded it so easily. Like seriously... it felt disrespectful to the dead. Even if this is just virtual. For Yuuno, well... this time he didn't even get to move the binds; that Cage Bind was there just in case the defense program decided to move. And it didn't get the chance. >_+ Seriously.
... And pretty much just that. I don't actually agree that Nanoha didn't get any character development, since she didn't even get it in the anime As anyway so why would the movie try to shove in something like that? Though I agree that we never see much of her dark side. Her character developments could be found in the first Nanoha and at the time when she pushed herself too far and got hurt badly, which the latter we never get to see. >_>
|2013-03-24, 05:19
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Adeptus Animus
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|2013-03-24, 05:35
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Heads or Tails?
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Under a pebble
Age: 27
The plot is very poor, and many important things are left out. I'm not going to point them out because of spoilers.Thought, on the bright side the only few thing I liked about this movie are the actions scenes, the animations, and the transformation sequence. I am having mixed feeling about this so I am giving this movie a 6/10. Tsuzuki really needs major help on his stories, he really sucks at it.
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|2013-03-24, 06:42
|Link #497
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: MY
Some additional stuff to add on my little review:
1) Shamal got more action exposure. She actually looked cool for some scenes, although Healing still looks as ridiculous as any other anime/games as usual.
2) Zafira got more action exposure. He used Steel Yoke yay (So he could actually use them like spears; I thought previously that it must emerge from physical material)! But what the heck, they took away the kungfu for sheer strength so I guess that's bad actually...
3) Durandal got an upgrade in visuals, but downgrade in ability (Eternal Coffin was supposed to time/dimensional lock an enemy, if I'm correct? But in the Movie it's just a generic Ice spell)... Wait THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE POSITIVE!
1) I really thought it was just me (or my headphone. Or my sound configuration. I had to check to make sure at that time >_>), but apparently the music was really poor. Snow Rain still got me tearing though.
2) Precia. Would be nice if they show her talking to Fate properly, or at least leave some final words with Lynith...
3) Huge logic error. In the Movie, no matter how I look at it, the Wolkenritter and Reinforce stand to lose nothing if they cooperated with the TSAB (I don't want to explain since it would be too long, but those who've seen the canon should know). Reinforce actually had no reason to attack Nanoha and Fate since they already said they only want to talk (and something else, something just irritated me badly with that scene). It's also ridiculous how Nanoha and Fate can't for life tell the Wolkenritter, "you know, you might kill Hayate with your actions" and were interrupted constantly. And why the hell did Vita called Nanoha a demon??? They've already fought and she knew that there's no way the girl would go down with just one hit. It's plain ridiculous. Etc etc.
4) The Yuri reference is stronk. >_> Veeery stronk.
|2013-03-24, 07:03
|Link #499
Ass connoisseur
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Location: Florida
Age: 31
I'm not really referring to that. I mean I see a lot of posts going on about how Hayate felt more like the main character in this movie, while it's completely reversed here.
Also I'm still unsure why Reinforce doesn't get mentioned, since she has so much more screen time than her series counterpart. The Nanoha/Reinforce battle was mid-way through the movie, and there was quite a bit of development for Hayate and Reinforce after that point(mostly Reinforce).
I agree Nanoha has nothing in terms of development, but completely disagree with Hayate/Reinforce.
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St Kilda, Melbourne, VIC
Just six kilometres from the CBD, St Kilda is Melbourne's seaside playground. St. Kilda is part of the City of Port Phillip which includes the suburbs of Port Melbourne and South Melbourne.
St Kilda Beach lines the shores of Port Phillip Bay, a safe sandy beach with a long palm-lined boardwalk where you can enjoy a range of beach activities such as beach volleyball or beach cricket or just a leisurely stroll.
The Boon Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation were the traditional owners of the land where St Kilda now sits and called the area Euroe Yroke. There is evidence of their ancient lifestyle throughout St Kilda. Visit where early tribal gatherings were held at the 'Corroboree Tree' a very old red gum tree at St Kilda Junction.
St Kilda was named by Superintendent La Trobe after a watching a boat named 'Lady of St Kilda' anchored off the beach in 1841. During the 1900s, St Kilda became a favoured suburb of Melbourne's elite, and many palatial mansions were constructed along its hills and waterfront. The foreshore became Melbourne's amusement zone with the opening of Luna Park in 1912, at the time the newest and greatest amusement park in the world. Luna Park still operates today where you can enjoy rollercoaster rides and arcade games.
Following WWII, St Kilda became Melbourne's 'red light' district. During the 1960s, it became known for its bohemian style and attracted young artists and musicians taking advantage of cheap housing. The suburb still retains its alternative style today.
The main street in St Kilda is Fitzroy Street. It's lined with outdoor pubs, cafes and restaurants serving a wide variety of cuisines showcasing Melbourne's multicultural heritage.
The café society of Acland Street first bloomed with the influx of cosmopolitan European migrants in the 1950s. That heritage can still be seen in the European-style cake shops, cafes and designer shops that line the street.


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A shocking tragedy hit the small fishing village of Passage East in County Waterford on Wednesday when three brothers drowned at sea.
Brothers Paul (50), Kenny (47) and Shane Bolger (45), drowned after the 18ft fishing punt they were working in overturned.
The men left from Dunmore East at around midday and the alarm was raised by a local fisherman that evening when they did not return, resulting in a prompt response from the Coast Guard, the Tramore and Dunmore East lifeboats as well as the Coast Guard Search and Rescue helicopter based at Waterford Airport.
Their bodies were found half a kilometre from the shore, in an area of water known for its difficult currents. They did have their life jackets on but unfortunately were too long in the water by the time they were recovered. It is believed that they died of Hypothermia.
The body of one of the men was airlifted to Waterford Airport by the rescue helicopter that had spotted the overturned boat, while the bodies of the other two men were later pulled from the water by the lifeboats and taken to Dunmore East.
The brothers are survived by their elderly mother Margaret, brothers Michael and Anthony, as well as sisters Paula and Linda, while three children have also lost their fathers.
On the night of the tragedy, Paula wrote on Facebook, "What a tragedy in my family today, my three brothers lost doing what they loved their whole lives, fishing for a living. I am devastated."
Deeply shocked by the tragedy, local councillor John Carey described the full-time fishermen as "three gentlemen and very hard-working men," reports the Irish Examiner.
Parish priest Fr Brian Power also extended his sympathy to the Bolger family on behalf of the parishes of Killea, Crooke and Faithlegg. "I would like to extend my deepest sympathies to the families of the men that drowned — Paul, Shane and Kenny — and also to their mother Margaret. The community is in deep shock at the enormity of this tragedy and we wish to assure the families of our prayers and our full support at this very sad time," the Irish Independent reports.
Waterford county councillor Pat Fitzgerald, who was at the harbour in Dunmore East as the bodies were being taken ashore, said the community was angered and saddened. "We have had more than our fair share of these deaths down here and these people are being found in situations where they are forced to go to sea with equipment that is only suitable for the [Waterford] Estuary.
"These men would have been trawler men and when their jobs disappeared they were forced back into small boats again. It is almost impossible for them to make a living; it's a shocking state of affairs," the Irish Examiner reveals.
Gardaí in Tramore are currently investigating the cause of the tragedy and an inquiry will also be mounted by the Marine Casualty Investigation Board.


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In addition to the reading list I'm still struggling to finish, I've always got other books partially started. Maybe that's why I have so much trouble completing the books on my reading list. Okay, it is the reason. It's one of those inefficient habits I've got to break. But I digress...
One of the things I've endeavored to do as I've gotten older is take time to read the classics. I remember hating this in high school and college because I saw these books as work I couldn't get out of, rather than literary pieces of art to be appreciated. Funny how a few years and a desire to write changes your perspective. Speaking of writing, every great writer I've read about giving advice about how to write says that part of great writing is great reading. Or better stated, reading great writing. Hence my pursuit of classical writings, even if it's fiction, like Of Mice and Men.
Of Mice and Men is a rather short book and it's easy reading. But one of the things Steinbeck does well is he uses descriptive language to set each scene or location. For instance, here is a sentence from the very first paragraph: "The water is warm too, for it has slipped twinkling over the yellow sands in the sunlight before reaching the narrow pool." You get a picture in your mind's eye of the Salinas River, which this is a description of. Another thing Steinbeck does is he uses the language befitting his characters. As a result, you get a sense of each one based on how they talk. It makes for a clear identification of each character, even in a relatively short tale.
So this got me to thinking about my own writing. What about it is memorable and captures the imagination? Even in technical writing, this should be possible. Now the descriptive language may be over the top, but the way I write should leave a favorable impression on the reader. Part of that is about developing a writing style, but it's more than that. It's also about the way I choose words and constructs and examples. Do my examples accurately and clearly illustrate the situation I'm thinking of? Do the words I choose flesh out that example and bring a focus to the right aspect? Those of the kinds of things I need to think about as I write.


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The Lipscomb Lady Bisons softball team beat visiting Charleston Southern 11-1 Wednesday night in a game called after five innings at Draper Diamond.
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A very few archaeological finds show that in the area of the modern city there used to be a settlement named Dyrama or Hydrama. This was the place of worship for many Gods of the Greco-Roman Pantheon (Apollo, Artemis, Isis, Hercules, and Dionysus). During the Byzantine years, there was a city possibly named "Draviskos" in the same area. In the middle Byzantine Period (9th-13th centuries) Drama was a fortified city with a castle and it used to be a commercial and military junction. In the late 19th century, tobacco production and trade, the operation of the railway (1895) and improvement of the road network towards the Port of Kavala, led to an increase in the population of the city and to the enhancement of the commercial activity. In the early 20th century Drama was occupied by the Bulgarians and participated in the Macedonian Struggle, but was liberated by the Greek Army on July 1st 1913. It is located at a distance of 650km NE of Athens and 150km NE of Thessaloniki.
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Attendees at the 2011 International Biomass Conference & Expo in St. Louis had the opportunity to learn about the benefits of working with the Export-Import Bank of the United States to serve markets abroad. The Ex-Im Bank is a government agency that finances exports. "Our job is to get U.S. companies to provide more employment," said Ex-Im Bank Senior Business Development Officer Hannelene Beillard. "If you are a U.S. company and you are creating any kind of product in the U.S., or you are providing services, we can help you finance so you can export."
During her keynote presentation, Beillard described how attendees could develop an idea into a bankable project. "You have a great idea or innovation, and now you are looking for somebody to help you finance it so you can commercialize," she said, noting that there is more to bankability than a great idea. The first step is to find an equity investor to finance a pilot- or demonstration-scale facility. Once companies have a test facility up and running, they often start to look for a loan. "Well, you're still not quite there because most banks will ask if your technology is commercial," said Beillard. "At that point you are still looking for equity."
Belliard also outlined the considerations a company needs to make before contacting their banker. "You're project should have a feedstock supplier if you are building a large project," she said. "Know where your feedstock is going to come from and know how long that contract is for. If you are asking me for a 15-year loan, don't have a10-year feedstock supplier. There should be a buyer, potentially another long-term contract." For example, a company that is producing renewable electricity should have a power purchase agreement. "If you can get yourself a power-purchase agreement for the life of the loan you are seeking—sometimes even longer—it lowers the risk for the bank, and it lowers the risk for you." According to Belliard, it is also important to have the correct management team on board. "You should hire people who are extremely experienced in running this business," she said. "Oftentimes the people who are fantastic at innovating and developing the idea are not the same people you want operating the business on a day-to-day level."
In addition, Belliard offered attendees some advice on how to achieve success when working with a bank. "Know your market before you go in to talk to your banker; know what the competition is doing, and know what you can bring that nobody else can do," she said. It is also imperative that a company teach its banker about its company and technology. "Be willing to spend some time making people understand what it is you are trying to do," Belliard continued, noting that you should work to make your banking professional you ally. Most importantly, she said, don't try to trick your bank. "They may not understand your technology, but bankers can sniff out a problem," Belliard said. "I promise you they can, so don't try to trick them. Be honest. If you are having a problem, hopefully you've made enough friends and allies at your bank that they can try to help you."
Belliard also described some of the requirements that must be met to work with Ex-Im Bank. "We must be open to the buyer's host country," she said. There also has to be significant U.S. content involved. "If you are talking about short-term loans, we're asking you for 51 percent U.S. content," she continued. "If you are talking about longer-term loans, we don't ask for a minimum. However, we can only finance your U.S. content."
There are several products that Ex-Im Bank can offer to either U.S. exporters, or those importing U.S. products. On the exporter side, insurance and working capital loans are available. Alternatively, importers of U.S. products may qualify for either a guaranteed loan or a direct line. "The way this works is the buyer actually becomes the borrower and we work with the bank or they can work with us directly," Belliard said. The importer has to pay the U.S. exporter a 15 percent upfront cash payment. "At that point we finance the rest of the money to pay you, so you are pretty much assured that you will get paid because the full faith and credit of the U.S. government is behind the buyer's loan."


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Welcome to the Strasenburgh Planetarium
We invite you to journey across the universe at the RMSC Strasenburgh Planetarium. Via giant-screen films, star shows, and laser shows, you'll travel to far-away places and discover fascinating news from deep space. Lose yourself in an exciting virtual environment to places where time, space, and size have new meanings. Under our four-story dome, explore the starry night sky and immerse yourself in the latest scientific explorations.
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- Giant-screen films projected on our four-story dome take you on journeys of exploration all over the world.
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- With assistance from volunteers from the Astronomy Section of the Rochester Academy of Science, free public telescope viewing is offered on Saturday evenings (weather permitting).
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Encyclopedia Britannica provides a basic definition of what renewable energy is, and explains how the use of alternative energy has expanded over time.
U.S. Department of Energy explains why renewable energy is important for energy security and independence. Learn about various types of renewable energy, and the energy programs underway in the U.S.
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Harry Potter's Quidditch: The newest college sport
Here's a fun one: Yes, there really are Quidditch teams at major colleges, honoring the sport Harry Potter and his friends play in the phenomenally successful books by J.K. Rowling.
In fact, my niece, Shannon, and her Marquette teammates are playing this weekend in the Third Annual Albus Percival Wulfic Brian Dumbledore Memorial Quidditch Tournament in South Bend.
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Lindsay Lohan will be leaving the temptations of Hollywood behind for good by moving back to her native New York after she completes her current stint in rehab later this month.
The actress is currently a resident at the Cliffside clinic in Malibu, Calif., where she is taking part in a court-ordered 90-day treatment program in lieu of jail time after pleading no contest to charges relating to a car crash last summer.
Lohan's latest stint in rehab, her sixth in recent years, will be over by the end of July, and Lohan's mother, Dina, has revealed the star has no intention of returning to live in Los Angeles.
She tells the New York Daily News, "She's not going to live in Los Angeles. She will definitely start back home (in New York) with all of us (her family)."
The rules set out by rehab bosses meant Lohan was alone on her 27th birthday on Tuesday, and Dina reveals family members sent cards and presents in the mail as they were not allowed to visit: "It was a very calm, low-key birthday. We couldn't visit because it (her birthday) fell during the week, but we mailed her cards and gifts."
However, Lohan can expect a visit from her relatives soon and she will be treated to proper party once she gets out of rehab. Dina adds, "We're going to work it out to all go visit her again, and then we're planning the pool party."


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Blackout gives Bills fans few alternatives
For many Buffalo sports fans, not being able to watch Sunday's Bills game on television is a blessing.
But for the team's most diehard supporters – and other gluttons for punishment – the reality that this weekend's game against the Jacksonville Jaguars will be blacked out on local TV feels like a curse.
The National Football League is running a prevent defense to make sure fans in a blacked-out market can't watch the home team on TV, online or anywhere else – whether you're at home or in a bar, whether you have Dish Network or the NFL Sunday Ticket.
Because Sunday's game at Ralph Wilson Stadium didn't sell out in time, fans across Western and Central New York, northwestern Pennsylvania and Southern Ontario can't watch the reeling, 4-7 Bills try to climb one step closer to respectability.
"Unless you go to the game," Dan Masonson, a league spokesman, said in an interview.
This is the Bills' first blackout of the season, in their fifth home game, after the team's last three home games in 2011 were blacked out.
Two other games on the NFL slate this weekend, in San Diego and Oakland, won't air on local TV, Masonson said. Counting these three blackouts, 12 games have been blacked out in 2012, or 6 percent of the games played this season.
The league's television contracts bar local stations from airing games in a team's home market if they don't sell out 72 hours before kickoff, and a Federal Communications Commission rule requires cable and satellite TV providers to uphold the local blackout.
"The blackout policy is very important in supporting NFL stadiums and the ability of NFL clubs to sell tickets, keeping our games attractive as television programming with large crowds and ensuring that we can continue to keep our games on free TV," Masonson said Friday.
But critics grumble that the league's blackout policy disproportionately hurts fans in Buffalo and other smaller markets and complain that it's unfair in today's economy to expect the public to fill NFL stadiums. The Sports Fan Coalition, which has a Buffalo chapter, and Rep. Brian Higgins, D-Buffalo, are among those arguing for ending the NFL's blackout policy.
It's harder to sell out games in Ralph Wilson Stadium late in the season, when the weather turns grim and the Bills typically aren't in the running for a playoff spot.
"It will be a difficult task," Bills CEO Russ Brandon, said last month, referring to the team's efforts to sell the remaining tickets to its last three games in Orchard Park. Bills spokesman Scott Berchtold this week referred questions about the blackout policy to the NFL.
How does the policy work? Generally speaking, the rule bars anyone within 75 miles of a team's home stadium from watching a game that isn't sold out.
And if the signal from a TV station in a nearby market can reach within that 75-mile radius, then that station can't broadcast the game, either.
This means Bills home games are blacked out in the Buffalo; Rochester; Syracuse; Erie, Pa.; Hamilton, Ont.; and Toronto TV markets, Masonson said.
It doesn't matter whether you use Dish Network, DirecTV, Verizon FiOS, Time Warner Cable or rabbit ears, according to the NFL. Subscribers to the NFL's Sunday Ticket package are out of luck, too, although Masonson pointed out that games broadcast on the local affiliate are always blacked out on Sunday Ticket.
NFL games for the most part aren't streamed live on the Internet, so that's not an option for fans here.
The "Sunday Night Football" games on NBC are streamed online, Masonson said, but if any of those games don't sell out, the league would use geographic-targeting technology to block the feed in the home market.
How far would a Bills fan have to travel to legally watch Sunday's game?
The CBS affiliates in Elmira, Binghamton and Watertown are carrying the game, The News confirmed.
The signal from WENY-TV, based outside Elmira, reaches as far west as Hornell, in Steuben County, and some of the communities near Alfred University, in Allegany County, according to a station employee. Both are about an hour and 50 minutes from downtown Buffalo.
There is one loophole. If you subscribe to the NFL RedZone service, which broadcasts every scoring play from every game, the league doesn't go to the trouble of blocking the action featuring blacked-out teams, Masonson said.
Further bad news: the Bills are likely to have two more blackouts this season, on Dec. 9 against St. Louis and Dec. 30 against the New York Jets, with thousands of tickets remaining for both of those home games.
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I've seen a couple more people riding foil boards at Sherman. I know there are a few different manufacturers out there but where are people buying them from?
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I've pondered making one and know that kiteforum.com has a board making area that has info about homemade foil boards but with a newborn at home I don't have the time to throw at making a new board.