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Hm, so this is the real reason Linden Lab didn't allowed p2p chat encryption...
Oh, i see, ok.
For psych wars they don't even need to do any actual modifications. And actually, that might even be more effective, spreading rumors they are so good you can't detect what they did even with physical access.
Unless "they" got to the factory. We know they don't refrain from mass surveillance....
They could just intercept the data being sent thru the wires and then send it out via a GSM modem hidden in the circuit boards
That assumes they are sending their spied data in-band...
Why not just have some toll booths?
Wikileaks would've done it right
Except providing secure email wasn't a crime last i checked...
To make things worse, if you don't got enough money, often you won't actually have access to a fair trial...
They stored the emails and account data as plain text in the server?
Would anyone be surprised if it turns out the redacted parts contain information being used to blackmail the judge?
Censorship is the slippery slope we must be concerned about.
Only if it is to hand out for people like you to drink. ;)
First they burn books, then they burn you.
If their products were good enough they could release all patents and source code into public domain and people would still send money their way. Acting like this is like saying "We know our shit sucks, but we're gonna make sure no one can offer somthing better so you're stuck with us, now give us your wallets and bend over bitches!!!"
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SJSD, Chowder in Bread Bowls, and Spelt County Loaf
I've been busy baking this week, but haven't quite caught up on posting about it. So you get them all at once.
First, I played with spelt for the first time with a Sourdough Spelt Country Loaf. It truned out very tasty and had more structure than I thought it would.
Next up I made some Sourdough Bread Bowls with Chicken Corn Chowder. There is just something so satisfying about eating soup in a breadbowl.
And finally I tried David Snyder's San Joaquin Sourdough. I'm still not in the same universe as David as far as my skills, but following his intructions exactly gave me some really beautiful, tasty bread. I highly reccommend trying it out if you haven't yet.
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Francis Collins Nomination: Expert Sources
With the recent nomination of Francis Collins to head the NIH, there's been a lot of talk about the potential conflict between the man's religious views and his work as a scientist...and his potential impact (positive or negative) on the NIH.
Battle in the ClassroomState science standards under attack
Are state science standards worthless? Are kids learning about evolution or being spoon-fed creationist pseudoscience? What's the proper role of state science standards in American public education, anyway?
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text: USC is looking to add immediate depth to the offensive line and has offered two junior college tackles in the past two days. The Gamecocks went back in on a player they recruited for the 2011 class but did not land in Jordan Prestwood (6-6 310), a native of Tampa who attends Arizona Western JC. He was a tight end coming out of high school but has grown into a much sought after offensive tackle. He signed with Florida State in 2011 but later transferred to Notre Dame. He left South Bend and eventually landed in Yuma. Prestwood tweeted Wednesday night that he had picked up an offer from the Gamecocks. Florida State, Auburn, Ole Miss, Cal and San Diego State have also offered. And Chad Mavety (6-5 320) of Nassau JC, NY reported a Gamecock offer as well on his Twitter page. Like Prestwood, Mavety is a highly recruited JUCO target and plays for the 6th ranked team in the country. Ohio State, Florida State and Alabama are three other offers for him.


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Cavani admits unrest at PSG tactics
Edinson Cavani has admitted he is unhappy at being played out of position at Paris Saint-Germain and is interested in a move to the Premier League.
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The Uruguay striker has been played as a winger and deep-lying forward under Laurent Blanc, with Zlatan Ibrahimovic leading the line for the French champions.
And while Cavani, whose side face Chelsea in the Champions League quarterfinals, remains committed to the PSG cause, he conceded that being forced to do more defensive duties did not suit his game and had led him to consider his options.
"I have to give the best, regardless of the position. But no, it is not always easy," he told L'Equipe. "I'm good in Paris, but there are some things that I'll have to talk to the club about.
"Certain things should be done differently. Today I defend a lot, I have another idea of what my role in the team should be.
"As an attacker I am used to finishing attacks and scoring and today I must perform other tasks. No, it is not easy, it's true.
"I do not want to talk about sacrifice, because I am happy putting the effort in. But today I hold a more defensive role than before.
"I am more like a defender and it is more difficult because, when I arrived, I had other ideas."
Cavani, a Chelsea and Manchester United target in the past, would not confirm that his agent was in the UK at the start of the year, but admitted he was a fan of the English top flight.
"The Premier League? I like it," he added. "Was my my agent in London in February? I do not know, honestly."
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has admitted a liking for Cavani but only at the right price and said his club only failed to sign the Uruguayan last summer because of new financial fair play rules.
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For years, the Mercury Grand Marquis stood as an example of "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." The big Mercury, a slightly fancier twin of the Ford Crown Victoria, exhibited old-school automotive design with its stout but heavy body-on-frame construction, solid rear axle and softly tuned suspension calibrations. Its more modern American and Japanese peers, by comparison, featured lighter unibody architecture and fully independent suspensions.
The ride and handling performance suffered somewhat as a result, as the Grand Marquis just wasn't nearly as athletic as more modern rivals. But folks prized this Mercury for its roomy cabin, plush, quiet ride and bulletproof construction, not its ability to tear through a winding road at breakneck speed. It's no wonder that for decades its plainer Ford relative was the favorite of cab companies, police departments and fleet operators everywhere.
For the full-size sedan shopper who just wants a big, comfortable V8-equipped sedan and nothing more, a used Mercury Grand Marquis offers compelling value. Just keep in mind that it's affordable for a reason. Premium features like navigation, high-powered audio and Bluetooth are nowhere to be found, and competing large sedans are much more modern in their mechanical makeup and overall design.
Most Recent Mercury Grand Marquis
The most recent Mercury Grand Marquis generation began in 1998. Concurrent with the brand's demise, production ended after 2011. This full-size six-passenger sedan was generally available in two trim levels -- GS and LS. Going with an LS will typically get you more features.
Despite its 2-ton curb weight, the Grand Marquis was reasonably quick off the line thanks to a 4.6-liter V8 engine. Output varied somewhat during the car's run; models from 2003 and later typically had 224 horsepower and 272 pound-feet of torque. A four-speed automatic was the only transmission available. Marquis models fitted with the optional Handling package (it was discontinued after 2007) received a power increase to 235 hp.
The Marquis received a variety of updates throughout the years. The biggest changes took place for '03, when the Grand Marquis received an all-new chassis with a redesigned front suspension and rack-and-pinion steering, all of which improved crash performance and handling. Antilock brakes were made standard that year, and front side airbags became available. Stability control was never offered, however. In general, we recommend shopping for one of these 2003-and-newer models.
For 2003 and '04, Mercury also offered the performance-minded Marauder, a name that harkened back to the 1960s. This blacked-out Grand Marquis featured a firmer suspension, big wheels, bucket seats and a four-cam, 302-hp V8.
On the road, the Mercury Grand Marquis delivered a soft, forgiving ride, but as expected, the handling was mushy. Ultimately, there was just no getting around this big sedan's decades-old design, substantial weight and large dimensions. Inside, the dated design and spotty materials quality were immediately apparent. The vehicle's chief strengths were its solid value for the money and the roomy, comfortable accommodations for five or six. A huge 21-cubic-foot trunk that could easily swallow a week's worth of luggage for a small family was another perk.
Past Mercury Grand Marquis Models
As for older Grand Marquis that followed the end of the previous model's long (1979-'91) run, the '92 Mercury Grand Marquis debuted with a restyled body and a new-generation, overhead-cam 4.6-liter V8 rated at 190 or 210 hp (with dual exhaust). We found that engine much smoother and more powerful than the ancient overhead-valve V8s it replaced. Minor improvements carried through to 1995, when a subtle face-lift yielded a new grille, lights, bumpers, trunk lid and dash. Not much changed after that until the next big update three years later.
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green aid needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 194 designs submitted by 36 freelance designers.
Green Aid
Green Aid is a growing Environmental Company focused on reducing household emissions and water usage.
Our aim is to help households reduce their carbon footprint and encourage sustainable living.
We provide a range of services to households starting from consultancy services to installation of insulation, energy-efficient hot water systems, solar panels etc.
We also generate and trade carbon credits.
Our target audience are households (both home owners and tenants).
1. Logo & Business Card. The art file should be in vector format (*.EPS). Please use CMYK Colors only.
2. We PREFER a design involving interesting fonts or an interesting way of writing 'Green Aid'. If you are using symbols try linking it to the text 'GREEN AID'. Please try to avoid using '+' sign to represent 'AID'.
The logo should include 1 or 2 hue, but no more than 3. Green should be included as this is an eco-friendly brand. Color scheme should be created so that a negative of the logo could be created, i.e. if the logo is designed with a white ground, it should still be recognizable if placed on a dark ground.
3. The design should be visually captivating yet sublime enough for an eco-friendly audience. By visually captivating we mean - A design that compels the reader to take a second look.
4. Should look good when printed in black & white.
5. KEYWORDS: Household, sustainable living, carbon footprint
Please don't limit your selves to the above keywords only. I have listed them to indicate our area of interest.
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Star Wars isn't fun like it once was.
What was done to the characters is evident but it's sad they had to send the original Star War crew off in a disrespectful manner since Lucus was forced off the helm.
The hatred towards this movie is too strong. It wasn´t perfect, for example the feministic stuff was too obvious and forced but as a whole it was funny and creative.There are not many movies todays which are not either remakes of older stuff or adaptation of comic books or books. It takes much more creativity to build a world with characters from nothing than to take what someone else wrote and make a movie from it.
The decay and corruption of the media is everywhere and Hollywood is at the forefront. Star Wars is a excellent example of it. The cultural conditioning that has always been evident has greatly accelerated in the last decade and this indoctrination has been aimed at children in particular including young families. Those of us who can perceive this can't even enjoy the previously mostly harmless escapism of a movie but now the leftist agenda has taken precedence over entertainment. Star Wars as envisioned by its creator was pure entertainment unfettered with ideological driven politics, but since being virtually ousted from control, it has deteriorated into politically correct doctrine we see in this episode.
Force Awakens was alright, nothing revolutionary but I was at least hoping this movie would build up something unique on top of that foundation. Nope. The worst Star Wars media since Attack of the Clones and it was made infinitely worse because of the high bar that Rebels has set. This husk of Star Wars has the pieces but none of the heart... at least the cinematography and music were enjoyable.
An endless barrage of feminist pandering. Could have been good otherwise.
The writers decided to portray all the male characters as unredeemable, weak, foolish and or incompetent. The opposite was reserved for the female cast. Elevating one sex in such a disproportionate manner to diminish the other is a distasteful way to assuage their hurt feelings and irrational hatred that was a response to Trump defeating Clinton. Most people aren't aware of this but the point is that their hostility should have been expressed in other ways, not at the paying public and certainly not in a family movie.
This is easily the least of all Star Wars movies made to date. Why they made all the male actors to appear inferior, or at best misguided has to do with the writers political ideology which isn't needed or wanted in such a franchise that is supposed to be made for family entertainment.
They should bury this travesty of political correctness and pretend they didn't make it.
Doesn't get worse than this. Even liked Black Panther better. At least they didn't make the characters look like idiots.
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A storm including Gulf Coast tornadoes has grounded planes Wednesday in the nation's midsection, leaving many stranded during one of the busiest travel periods of the year.
Flight cancellations have been reported at airports in Chicago, Dallas, Pittsburgh and Cleveland, according to FlightAware.com, a flight-tracking service. As of 10:30 a.m. Pacific time, more than 1,050 flights around the U.S. had been canceled, FlightAware reported.
At Los Angeles International Airport, a few flights departing to Dallas and Oklahoma have been delayed, according to the airport's website.
No flight delays were reported Wednesday morning from John Wayne Airport, but there were 30 to 90 minute delays later in the afternoon, said Danielle Katz, an airport's spokeswoman.
Snow blew across southern Illinois and southern Indiana early Wednesday as the storm tracked up the Ohio River Valley toward the Eastern seaboard and New England, according to the Associated Press.
There were whiteout conditions in parts of southwestern Indiana, where 6 inches or more of snow had fallen by midmorning around Evansville.
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INDIANAPOLIS (May 6, 2014) – Want to see every Colts home game in person? The team is making a limited number of season tickets available Tuesday morning.
The team said about 2,000 seats in the loge level and upper level will go on sale at 10 a.m. Fans can check out views from the stadium with the team's virtual view at Colts.com, where fans can also purchase season tickets. They can also call the ticket sales hotline at 317-299-4946 during normal business hours.
The Colts host a series of top NFL matchups this season, including the home opener against the Philadelphia Eagles, which will be broadcast on Monday Night Football. A Sunday night matchup pits the Colts against the New England Patriots. Other home games include AFC South opponents Houston, Jacksonville and Tennessee as well as Baltimore, Cincinnati and Washington.
Flexible scheduling will apply for games in Weeks 5-10 this season—a first for the NFL. Flex scheduling means the league can shift primetime games to the afternoon and vice versa. The league can "flex" games in no more than two of those weeks. The NFL will also allow some games to be "cross-flexed," moving between CBS and FOX to broaden the viewing audience for certain matchups.
Flex scheduling will remain in effect in Weeks 11-17 as it has in prior seasons. The Sunday Night Football schedule is tentative for those weeks and games could be moved to Sunday afternoon in favor of other matchups. Flexible scheduling does not affect games scheduled for Thursday, Saturday and Monday. The league will announce schedule changes 12 days in advance.


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Greencastle, Ind. - DePauw returns to the gridiron in hopes of collecting its fourth straight win when it hosts the College of Wooster Fighting Scots on Saturday, November 2. Kickoff on Nick Mourouzis Field at Blackstock Stadium is set for 1 p.m.
The Tigers are 3-4 overall and 3-3 in the conference following Saturday's 23-7 home victory over Allegheny. Wooster is 4-3 overall and 4-2 in NCAC play after last Saturday's 43-21 home win over Denison.
The teams are meeting for the fourth time with DePauw leading the series, 2-1, after last season's 27-16 win at Wooster.
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dem0x7 needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 65 designs submitted by 23 freelance designers.
We need a new website for The French Knot, a Needlepoint store located in Raleigh, NC. Please read the complete description for a complete details on what is needed.
The French Knot
Needlepoint, Cross-Stitch, Threads and Custom Finishing
Desired Color Scheme:
Feel free to choose
Desired Style:
Professional, but homey
Accepted File Formats:
Fully layered and organized .psd
Hello, we have a store called 'The French Knot' which is a needlepoint & framing store located in Raleigh, NC. We currently do not have a website, so there will be no content to copy; so making up some random text to fill in the website will be fine for now.
We just need a one page design of the home page, and I will create the other pages based off of that.
We do have a logo, you can find that logo here: http://imagenerd.com/uploads/tfklogouPs6.jpg
You don't have to base your website colors off of the logo colors, because I can easily change the blue to a different color, so I am open for any ideas you may have.
If you look on Google, there are a ton of needlepoint websites which just have a terrible design. I haven't seen ONE which has a decent design; so we would like to stand out and have a quality, professional design.
I like how needlepoint.com has a nice image effect of their store, I would like something like that done with our pictures of the store, which I will give you. I don't want it as big though, I don't want that to be the main focus.
Latest News
Online Store
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Contact Us
On the home page, we would like to have a section for 'About Us', so there will be no navigation for it. We would also like a small section for 'Sign up to our Newsletter' with an input box so they can enter their e-mail address.
Here is a zip file of the store pictures:
We don't want them all on the home page, because we don't want it to be too image heavy. Use one or two, or however many, and feel free to use some image effects to them so they aren't just the plain image.
Here is a phone number that should be displayed somewhere on the home page, maybe somewhere in the header:
So there isn't going to be much content on any of these pages, this is just to give basic information and pictures about our store, and the main work is going to be done on the online store, which will have a big shopping cart, etc. That is going to be done using a Shopping Cart CMS, so it will be different design formats but I will skin the CMS based on the winning design.
Like, needlepoint.com, they have a basic website on the home page, and they have a complex store with a different format on the "Online Store" page. That is what we are going to do, but you are just designing the home page.
There won't be too much on it, so that is why this is only a $200 contest. Please only experienced designers enter this, we need a very professional and appealing website.
Let's be the first needlepoint website with a GREAT design!
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The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is the leading international body representing the interests of library and information services and their users. It is the global voice of the library and information profession.
Founded in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1927 at an international conference, they celebrated the 75th birthday at a conference scheduled to take place in Glasgow, Scotland in 2002. They now have 1700 Members in 150 countries around the world. IFLA was registered in the Netherlands in 1971. The Royal Library, the national library of the Netherlands, in The Hague, generously provides the facilities for our headquarters.
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This is a very grateful, from-the-bottom-of-our-hearts "thank you" for all that the RVC Foundation has done for our family since Hurricane Sandy destroyed our home. The donations that we have received have brought smiles to our children and warmth to our hearts. Knowing that people care about us even though they have never met us just proves that there are kind, generous people who want to make a difference. We are so blessed to have the RVC Foundation in our lives.
Tammy L. and Family
Social Security is my right
To the Editor:
Regarding John Marino's letter to the editor, "We've earned Social Security" (Jan. 24-30):
I, too, have contributed to Social Security since I was a teenager so many years ago. It is not a government entitlement program, and the Social Security that I receive rightfully belongs to me, since I earned it through the many years I was in the work force.
Shame on Congress for considering doing away with it, or even calling it an entitlement program.
Alice Cammiso
Democrat too young to know?
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Lauren Summa, the president of the Young Democrats ("Hoping for a Suozzi return," Letters, Jan. 31-Feb.6), claims that former County Executive Tom Suozzi "has a strong vision for a better Nassau" and says she wishes he would run again. If his new vision is like his previous one, this county would be bankrupt.
I guess this young Democrat was too young to know that Suozzi put us in the fiscal mess that Ed Mangano has been working to repair. Our bad credit and bond ratings are based on the spending of the Suozzi administration. It is Mangano who has not raised our taxes, while it was Suozzi who raised them every year. It would be an all-time low if he came back.
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Resources related to the performance standards for teachers, administrators, and professional learning systems that are intended to help develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to increase capacity and improve educator effectiveness.
California has many sets of standards and expectations to guide policies, programs, and personnel effectiveness. Each set of standards serves a unique function and are complementary to the other standard sets. Student curriculum content standards. teacher (PDF) and administrator (PDF) performance expectations, and professional learning standards work in tandem with student content standards that establish an outcome for professional learning, increasing educators capacity to assist students in reaching expected learning outcomes.
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Quality professional learning standards identify characteristics of professional learning that are most likely to support educators in building individual and collective capacity to meet professional, school, and student performance expectations.
Performance expectations for teachers and leaders define how teachers can best support students and how leaders can support high-quality instruction so students can learn and thrive.
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California's plan to implement NCLB Title II, Part A regulations/requirements to prepare, train and recruit highly qualified teachers and principals.
The California Department of Education (CDE) actively supports teachers in their efforts to achieve advanced certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS).
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Major benefits of using steam as a heat transfer medium are that it is nontoxic, nonflammable, the equipment is inexpensive and requires little maintenance. Nevertheless, you may experience system safety issues, early equipment failures, poor steam system efficiency, frequent boiler shutdowns, damaged steam pipes and valves due to water hammer, vibration, corrosion and erosion, reduced capacity of steam heaters, and overloaded steam traps.
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If the level is too low, overheating of the water wall tubes may cause accidents, causing expensive repairs, downtime and injury to personnel. If the level is too high, boiler water carryover into the super-heater or turbine may lead to extensive maintenance costs, turbine or boiler outages, or decreased efficiency. Controlling the level requires sophisticated techniques, such as guided wave radar (GWR), as the level measurement must be accurate and transmitted to the control system.
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Madoka Magica - Character Discussion - Kaname Madoka
The purpose of this thread is to provide a place to discuss all things Kaname Madoka related.
To keep the discussion enjoyable for all Madoka Magica fans, please follow the guidelines below and stay on-topic!
Note: Please don't use this for the specifics (i.e. episode, chapter, game, etc. discussion) there are other threads for that stuff.Thread Guidelines
|2011-01-16, 23:44
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Madoka: carefree, happy, and trusting. She is the quintessential 'main character' that all magical girl anime feature: whether it be Sailor Moon or Cure Dream. However, as this is Shinbo's work, she'll fall far from the normal trend of these leader types.
The rest might be spoiler-ish so it's enclosed in said tags for now:
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|2011-01-17, 09:52
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|2011-01-17, 10:54
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I think whichever her choice is it will affect her for example if she gets along with Homura she can make Miki her enemy and viceversa.
|2011-01-17, 11:57
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Yep, I think that Madoka will eventually have to make a choice between Mami and (maybe) Miki or Homura. It really depends on how all of the characters evolve that will determine my sympathies for them.
|2011-01-17, 14:06
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Forget about the visual novels Urobuchi Gen wrote, but the light novel of Fate/Zero was written by him. But in the end I can't imagine him doing Mahou Shoujo.
About Madoka, I thought of her as cute but she is passive and indecisive, I like more active characters. But is to soon for judge her, as seeing as only two episodes were released.
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Hmm, i know she is the main heroine in this series but i think she might not become a mahou shoujo. Great power (her potential) brings great responsibility.
The witch in the beginning of episode one is herself because she made a contract with QB and got said her "wish", that forces something on people (for example: "I wish we all would get along"). Sure, it's called wish but a curse is essentially something that people don't want or is harmful. So if Sayaka and Kyouko (or Homura) fight to the death she might do something like this.
|2011-01-30, 17:17
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As a somewhat off topic post I find it interesting that Madoka, the main character, has the least amount of posts in her thread than anyone else, even Sakura. I wonder if this speaks for her personality
Certainly though, I'll admit that Madoka is very bland. She has her qualities and perks but she easily fades into the background compared to the other characters, even the dead one.
|2011-01-30, 19:27
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^ L0L. i thoroughly agree with you.XD i actually find her personality boring. she isn't kickass either. she's too kind to appeal to me. DX the only thing that makes me be intrigued about her is that she's the main protagonist. if she's some side character, i'd never bother looking at her.*Shot to death* but well,since homura's quite showing something towards her too, i'm ok w/ her. L0L.
|2011-01-30, 19:39
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But I do think that, as she hopefully grows and matures, she'll become a better person. Right now, though, it's a bit painful to watch. I mean, most people in that position would at least see if it's possible to revive Mami. I know I would. If I was feeling that kind of guilt, and there was a way to make it better, I sure as hell would do it.
Here's hoping she grows, and doesn't just end up being a Shinji "Despair is my anti-drug!" Ikari.
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Madoka is my favorite character, it is odd that as the main character and namesake of the series she has the least activity in her topic but it's not surprising seeing the progression of things. Honestly Madoka's role isn't even established yet, we know that she's the main girl with a lot of potential as a magical girl... but that's it. All of the others basically have an established role in the series, even Kyoko in the (less than) 5 minutes she appeared in.
I think people are being too hard on her character in episode 4. Not bringing up the possibility of bringing her friend back? Behaving too depressed? I can see Madoka's train of thought actually involving the idea of bringing Mami back to life with a wish but apologizing to Mami because she not only "lied" to her by telling her that she definitely wanted to become a magical girl, but also because she is denying herself the thought of bringing Mami back because her fear of becoming a magical girl is too great. There's also the case that Madoka just didn't know Mami well or long enough to even consider risking her life for her. Maybe not everybody will agree, but that's what I believe.
Madoka has to grieve the tragic loss of her newly discovered and short lived friendship. She not only lost a friend who in her eyes was an idol, but she saw her brutal death and can't forget it. It seems completely normal and expected to me, also it was only one episode so I don't see why she's apparently not allowed to be depressed.
Personally I have more problems with Sayaka's character. It's consistent and all but I just can't understand her. To me Sayaka is much too impulsive, though we haven't seen her entire story so that may change. However for now Sayaka's character is one I cannot relate to. Madoka's character is the one I can relate to the most.
Also I just love Madoka's design the most. I'm pretty sure her character will give us all much more to discuss as the series continues, but for now I can see why the topic has almost no activity.
|2011-01-30, 20:22
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Once again I believe people are being way to hard on the poor child. This is not Sailor Moon or any of the other cookie cutter Magical Girl Anime that we are used to seeing as the creators have said already.
Everyone expects this 14 year old girl to jump up and fight a war thats not her own risking her life only to be forgotten if she should fall in battle leaving behind two loving parents wondering what happened to their little girl.
|2011-01-30, 20:28
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But wasn't that what Madoka had decided to do? Risk her life as a magical girl? What changed?
She found out it wasn't a game.
And people are forgetting that Sayaka took up the mantle despite all that. If Sayaka can, then Madoka can. And apparently a lot of magical girls make this choice to do so despite the risks, so yes, Madoka doesn't get off from valid criticism scott free.
Shinji was the same age and thrown into something he didn't ask for, either, and spent a great deal of the series afraid. He watched friends around him get injured and killed. And yet he still got in the Eva and did what he had to do.
I don't understand the drive to protect Madoka from any and all criticism. It's actually great that she comes across as a flawed character, because her growth is entirely dependent upon overcoming those flaws. She wouldn't be as interesting without them.
Edit: And yes, Sailor Moon, who was the same age as well. Who watched all of her friends get killed, one after the other. She drifted into despair, too, but pulled out of it and went on to confront Beryl. Comparisons are very valid.
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Blue Jean, Baby Whale: Prettiest Denim Projects
My partner has a physically grueling job, a labor of love so demanding that many pairs of jeans are destroyed each year. Cleaning out the closet unearthed a large pile of old jeans, ranging from Too Worn To Wear To Work to Utterly Shredded. Maybe we'll recycle them, or maybe we'll make one of these...
You probably won't be surprised to learn that searching for denim crafts yields a lot of cheesy stuff — I have the hardest time with pockets that are left intact — but these are the best of what I found..
- Denim Blue Whale: The greatest re-use of denim ever in the world, Valaan Villapaita's blue whale tutorial should be issued with ever pair of jeans sold. It is absolutely magical.
- Denim Rag Rug: I mentioned I scored a great denim rag rug from Urban Outfitters for $10, but it's nowhere near as cool as the ones Nudie Jeans is putting out. I would love to make one of those!
- Denim Patchwork Rug: Liesl Made has a tutorial for this parquet-inspired rug, which is indeed "very fresh and modern".
- Denim Quilt: I looked at a LOT of denim quilts, and didn't find one I like anywhere near as much as the (discontinued) one from Crate & Barrel that I featured in last year's Favorite Fall Fabrics: Sexy, Durable Denim. I would actually like to make all the items in that post, had I the skills. Please point us towards any cool denim quilts you might have seen!
- Denim Upholstered Chair: Mother Earth Living featured the work of Nightwood, an amazing furniture company that created this chair. If I were ever to tackle a similar project, I think I would do both the seat and the back in denim, but that's just me.
- Denim Garland: Our Little Nest Up North created this charming light-up garland for a little boy's room. I would never have thought of that and I love it!
- Denim Christmas Stocking: At least one member of our household could use a proper Chanumas stocking, and this one by PoohBang is exactly the rugged-manly-timeless sort of pretty that I love. If I made one, I'd definitely have to make one for everyone. Especially me.
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Draft Principles of Food Justice
On September 24–26, 2012, hundreds of food justice advocates gathered in Minneapolis for the Food + Justice = Democracy conference. One of the primary features of the conference was the use of a People's Movement Assembly process to craft principles around food justice.
These principles were drafted in six concurrent sessions that were focused on different themes pertaining to food justice:
- Historical Trauma
- Local Foods, Community Development and Public Investment
- Food Sovereignty
- Land
- Labor and Immigration
- Toxic-Free and Climate Just Food System
Below are the principles and statements that emerged from those sessions. For the next several months we are inviting online input to continue to broaden and strengthen the principles.
Historical Trauma
- At the household level we need to practice awareness of how our meal choices may help us practice the values of a just food system. May every family take note of and deepen the practice of food justice every day.
- (Foundational) Acknowledge as fundamental in our consideration of food justice that we cannot deliver food justice without addressing historical trauma and the way it requires an intersectional analysis of our relationship with the land, with each other, with the economy, across cultures, and with our food and other consumption choices.
- Food injustice creates and reinforces health disparities, land loss, historical trauma, cultural genocide, and structural racism, classism, and sexism.
- The Interdependence Principle: Everything is interrelated. We must break down barriers that isolate us and reinforce a segregated worldview. We must put policy and practice in place that help us move to understanding and interdependence.
- Struggle around meaning and understandings as part of our core work. An aspect of historical trauma is "divide and conquer," and we cannot allow that pattern in our movement(s).
Local Food System, Community Development, and Public Investment
Good, healthy food and community wellbeing are basic human rights.
Food justice is the right of communities everywhere to produce, process, distribute, access, and eat good food regardless of race, class, gender, ethnicity, citizenship, ability, religion, or community. Includes:
- Freedom from exploitation
- Ensures the rights of workers to fair labor practices
- Values-based: respect, empathy, pluralism, valuing knowledge
- Racial Justice: dismantling of racism and white privilege
- Gender equity
Food sovereignty is the right of people to define their own food, agriculture, livestock, and fisheries systems.
- Environmental stewardship (subsidiarity)
- Recognize indigenous rights to lands, territory, and resources that they possess by reasons of traditional ownership.
- Recognize people's rights to:
- sustainable livelihoods
- consume, barter, keep, donate, gift, process, distribute, grow, and sell food
- local ownership of all aspects of the community food value chain
Community food security is the condition in which all people at all times have access to fresh, healthy, affordable, and culturally appropriate food, outside emergency food situations.
Hunger Relief, Health Disparities, and the Industrial Food System
Because the emergency food system perpetuates food insecurity and health disparities; and because the emergency food system is sustained by the corporate food industry; and because these opportunities exist:
- institutional racism can be eliminated
- local and regional food systems can be reclaimed by engaged communities in a democratic process
- health care reform can focus on prevention and nutrition
- communities have demonstrated throughout time that they can care for one another and themselves;
We commit to these actions:
- mandating a living wage and supporting living wage campaigns
- dismantling structural racism
- building and providing education necessary for food sovereignty for all
- demand healthcare that promotes wellness
- demand a social covenant that meets all people's needs with dignity and participatory decision making
- organize across the food chain to mandate that corporations implement transparent practices of fair, clean, and just food
In a fair, just, and sustainable food system:
- All people recognize themselves as part of the Land, Air, Water, and Sky (LAWS), and uphold the rights of nature to exist, persist, maintain, and regenerate.1
- All people have access to places to produce or procure their own food, and the means (knowledge and physical resources) to do so.
- Control of land is not used to exploit or oppress people, including migrant peoples; it is used to enhance the health, wealth, and dignity of all living beings.
- Decisions about land use are made at the local level/by the people who are most affected, through transparent, equitable processes, to uphold principles 1, 2, and 3.
Labor and Immigration
Because the majority of food chain workers are immigrants and people of color; and because structural racism and inequality in the food system means these communities are disproportionately targeted and impacted; and because of corporate consolidation and the need to bring sustainable food (supply?) chains to scale:
We commit to building a food system that shifts the dominant narrative about sustainability in a manner that prioritizes workers' rights, and that respects to rights of food chain workers, including the right to organize a path to legalization for undocumented workers and a living wage for all workers, farmers, and fisherfolk.
Because we need
- fair food procurement
- Immigration reform
- collaborative messaging to UNDO racism both individually and corporately
- to have leadership be those directly affected
- to support/work towards the ownership over the means of production
We commit to creating strategic alliances, including non-food organizations and joint campaigns around food and farm justice issues.
We commit to strengthening fair food procurement campaigns and policies.
Toxic-Free and Climate-Just Food System
- A just food and water system works to reverse climate change by becoming agro-ecologically2 independent of fossil fuels while adapting to climate change in ways that address its inequities.
- A just food and water system is predicated on Public Policy processes in which communities make free, prior, and informed decisions to protect and affirm the interdependent web of life.
- In a just food and water system, communities, farmers, and workers thrive in a healthy environment that is free of toxic chemicals.
- In a just food and water system, corporations are not persons; are banned from using their money for lobbying and political campaigns; and the revolving door is closed.
1. Language copied from the 2008 Constitution of Ecuador, Chapter 7, Article 31.
2. Agro-ecological = agriculture that is in harmony with nature, which upholds the principle of food sovereignty.


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A Business Model Involving Free File Sharing
from the I'll-take-a-stab-at-it dept
Hi John,
I'll throw my hat in the ring with a "free music file" business model. Admittedly, this model can work somewhat with your own idea, but I think it's a combination like this that will eventually catch on.
I'm actually working on a longer article that details all this, but a quick summary of a potential business model. The fact is, when you're dealing with digital goods, you can't sell the music as a "good" -- they're not goods in any sense. So, you have to sell services or other tangible goods. And, if you're selling a service, you never sell past work, you're always selling future work. So ... with that in mind:
* Bands start out the old fashioned way, playing local shows. Building up an audience. They record a few songs (cheaply, thanks to inexpensive digital recording equipment) and use that to get some attention beyond local venues. They're encouraged to offer the songs as free MP3s and even *want* people to put them on file sharing networks because it gets them attention. They begin to realize that the music file is simply a promotional item for the fact that they make good music. Buzz on file sharing networks is important.
* If they get that wider recognition, they start touring more broadly, playing larger venues. They take the door money, and they sell some merch. Some people will still want CDs, especially if they can be offered cheaply ($5?) and include additional things such as liner notes and lyrics. Notice that Steps 1 and 2 are still the same as they are now (other than if you're completely manufactured by the recording industry).
* Now is when things get more interesting. You start to offer a "service." You might call it a fan club, but that has connotations. Let's call it a "subscription" to the band. When the band is still young and small, the subscription should remain pretty cheap and flexible. Say, you let people pay $10/year (less than the cost of a current CD), and they get benefits: direct contact with band members, early access to recordings, ability to request songs at shows. Give the fans their own special RSS news feed so they can be alerted every time the band has a new song for them to hear. Members also get discounts on tangible goods. T-shirts for 25% off. Actual CDs (with bonus features -- movies, games, who knows what) for less than anyone else can buy them. Easy access to recorded concerts right after each show that they can download also would be great.
* The band grows even more, and expands the fan club. They're playing larger venues, so they reserve the best seats for their members. Members get backstage passes. Maybe even the chance to win a concert in your backyard or something like that. The fan club membership prices rise (though not to ridiculous levels) as the band gets larger. Preferably those fans who joined early get grandfathered in at lower prices (incentive to support young bands).
The bands are now making money from (a) concerts (b) fans who are "subscribed" to their service and (c) still from selling tangible merchandise. Fans get to directly support the bands they like. The actual music can be enjoyed by a wider audience. Digital music files are seen as promotions, and thus a band is more likely to get a wider audience, meaning more people joining their fan club. No, not everyone will join, but so what? Not everyone buys CDs now.
If my choice is to buy 12 $18 CDs a year (one a month, say) or support 20 or so bands at $10/year getting all those extra goodies, guess which one sounds more appealing to me? I'm still spending about the same amount, but I'm getting much much, much more, as are the musicians, themselves.
Now, again, this cuts out some of the industry -- but it doesn't have to entirely. Promotions are still needed. A savvy promotional campaign (understanding the nature of using free MP3s as a promotional tool) would still help. Concert promotions are still important. Setting up tours. Setting up higher quality recordings. All of that. What's no longer needed is quite the same amount of CD distribution. Contracts would, of course, need to be restructured, since the industry now gets all their money from CD sales and bands end up with most of the touring money.
Mike Masnick


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Initiatives Summary
Initiative 1: Characterize spatial skills relevant to STEM and chart their development. This initiative investigates which spatial skills are relevant to STEM and which respond well to intervention. In doing so, we are mindful that there are significant differences in spatial skill and learning across individuals, gender, and socio-economic status and are trying to discover the factors that are responsible for these differences.
Initiative 2: Understand tools for spatial learning. This initiative investigates how analogy, external symbol systems (language, maps, graphs & diagrams), and other spatial tools (gesture and sketching) work to support spatial thinking, and how they can best be used to facilitate spatial learning and to advance STEM education.
Initiative 3: Improve spatial skills, spatial learning and STEM education. This initiative develops educational techniques based on the spatial learning tools and tests them in laboratory settings for effectiveness. This research seeks to discover which tools are most effective for particular problems, at which points in the learning trajectory they are most useful, and for which particular populations they are most effective (e.g. gender differences).
Initiative 4: Educate using spatial learning at home and at school. This initiative takes techniques into classrooms, homes and other real-world settings, such as museums, modifying them as necessary to be practical and potentially scalable. It provides data about real-world effectiveness and feedback that is used by the other initiatives.
Initiative 5: Develop infrastructure for the science of spatial learning. This initiative focuses on creating resources to help build the science of spatial learning. This includes making our sketch understanding software robust for widespread distribution, creating ready-to-use activities and curriculum units for wide-spread distribution, building up corpora and other data resources, and creating assessment tools.
Initiative 6: Build spatial learning as a field. This initiative focuses on building up the spatial learning community, through constructing and maintaining a web site, building an on-line Spatial Network, and sponsoring lectures, conferences, and workshops.
Initiative 7: Diversity. This initiative focuses on encouraging the participation of underrepresented minorities and women in research and education. Our activities cover a variety of levels, from high school students to faculty members.
Initiative 8: Outreach. This initiative focuses on disseminating our results to the public, through activities that reach a wide variety of people (e.g., staging a massive "block party" in New York's Central Park to encourage parents to use spatial materials, such as blocks and puzzles, in play with their children). SILC aims to reach parents, teachers, policy makers and the general public.
The figure below shows the main goals of SILC, how they are related to each other, and how each initiative is related both to the main goals and to each other.


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Adult males, like all other segments of our population, have their own special needs. Much of the information in this volume relates to both men and women; here we will look at the differences between the genders with regard to nutrition. In this program, we will review the requirements for a male's optimum physical, mental, and sexual functions, as well as his specific nutritional needs.
We want to think of life as long, healthy, and happy. How do we create that? Heredity and nutrition are probably the two most influential factors governing longevity. Other aspects of lifestyle, such as work, activity, exercise, stress levels, and chemical exposure, are also important. More subtle aspects, such as purpose, creativity, attitude, and often spiritual awareness, may also be core factors. I believe that the state of our nutrition, our general attitude toward life, and how we handle stress can influence our health and longevity more than anything else; they can maximize our potential or hasten our demise. Many specific nutrients protect us and enhance our energy and physiological potential as well.
Men (and humans) in this modern age, however, have departed from the basic aspects of supportive living. We have moved away from the land and manual labor to a frenetic lifestyle in cars and offices, eating on the run, working more with our minds than with our bodies. These increased stresses require greater nourishment than we have needed under low stress conditions. Unless we fill this vital nutrient gap, our energy, stamina, and productivity can be diminished. Obtaining quality foods and taking the relaxed, receptive time to eat them need to be more of a life priority. Most active, productive men need a good supplement program to protect them from illness and deficiency symptoms and increase their longevity by reducing chronic degenerative disease patterns.
Many parts of this book deal with nutrition's effect on our major diseases—cancer, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes. Even though the average life span in the United States has increased greatly (from 47 years for males born in 1900 to 72 years for those born in 1980), much of this is due to better prenatal and infant care, immunizations, and the use of antibiotics to treat acute infections. Now, many adult chronic, degenerative diseases result from regular overeating and from choosing the wrong foods, such as those high in fat and sugar, and too many refined foods. At the same time, too little of the wholesome, nutritious foods may contribute to suppressed immunity, increased infection rates, and susceptibility to cancer. It is important that men (and all people) find the right balance in diet and lifestyle. This includes all of the nutritional suggestions discussed previously—eating more fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, legumes, nuts, seeds, fresh fish, and, if desired, occasional lean poultry or animal meats, free of chemicals and antibiotics. Limiting the fatty, refined, and sugary foods, such as milk products, processed meats, fried foods, breads, candies, and pastries, while minimizing the use of caffeine, alcohol, and nicotine will help produce a healthier and longer life.
Most men with good energy levels can use regular detoxification periods (discussed in detail in later programs). Regular fasting or "cleansing," yearly (in springtime), seasonally, monthly, or even one day weekly, is a great preventive medicine tool; it may also help to reenergize the will and instincts. Difficulties may arise when we overwhelm our capacities to handle our foods, chemicals, emotions, thoughts, and so on. We may also begin to feel "backed up" when our abilities to digest, assimilate, and eliminate these many potential life stressors are reduced. Constipation, back pain, allergies, and sinus congestion, as well as certain cardiovascular diseases and gastrointestinal problems are the results of this type of lifestyle autointoxication. Many of these problems will respond well to a cleansing program. Refer to the General Detoxification and Fasting Programs. These cleansing periods offer us a good chance to reevaluate our life and make a new plan for health, work, or whatever else we may need to renew ourselves. Most men do not usually consider this practice, but those who do respond very well. In my experience, women are more likely to embrace these more evolutionary (or traditional) aspects of cultural medicine, hygienic practices, and healing; women are also usually more receptive to change and learning. Men, of course, need these renewing processes also; women, however, require fasting programs less frequently, because their problems more commonly result from nutritional deficiencies. Ultimately, we all need to find a balance, ever-changing, of course, that will keep us well and not require much detoxification.


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Ginnie Dunleavy: Cultivating creativity
Ginnie Dunleavy has revolutionized dining services at the Rhode Island School of Design by:
- Transitioning dining services from contracted to self-op, which increased cash revenue by 300% and meal plan participation from 58% to 86%
- Focusing on building relationships by training her staff to understand the unique demands of the RISD student
- Showing ingenuity by connecting with students who are working on projects that align with dining services' mission
- Designing a program based on embracing community, common sense and a high-risk, high-reward mentality such as allowing unlimited dining access to first-year students
Of all the things to come out of a chaotic situation, creativity wouldn't seem to be at the top of the list. But that is exactly what Ginnie Dunleavy has been able to do as director of dining at the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence. Dunleavy was able to take a program that was reeling from a switch from contract to self-op and turn it into a program that, since she came to RISD in 2005, has increased cash revenue by 300% and meal plan participation from 58% to 86%.
"Part of that just shows how bad it was," Dunleavy says with a laugh. "RISD dining had been struggling for a year to get footing after they decided they didn't want to be outsourced. I was working at Brown University and RISD asked me to come consult. I did a couple of presentations and then they were like, 'can you just come run the program?' The first thing that I did was put down a road map with our mission, our vision and our values. It may sound corny, but I have been here six years and we talk about those things all the time."
It is to those values that Dunleavy attributes all her accomplishments. David May, assistant vice president for business affairs at the University of New Hampshire, a close colleague to Dunleavy, agrees.
"When I think about Ginnie the words cheerleader, coach and mentor come to mind," May says. "She strives to motivate her team to greatness. You can see this from the core values her department is committed to: relationships, ingenuity, sustainability and design. She recognizes that dining's role is as more than just a place to eat; it's a place where friendships are forged."
Relationships: Dunleavy recognizes the unique situation that is RISD, and teaching her staff to understand what the art and design school is all about is a big factor in helping them build relationships with each other and the students.
"We are a studio-based, critique society," Dunleavy says. "When I came from Brown I thought it was going to be the same experience but it's very different. We brought the president and faculty members in to explain to our staff what it means for these students to be in studio for six hours. When a kid comes in and they are cranky and covered in charcoal, we need our staff to have some empathy. We brought our staff to the senior grad show so they [would be] exposed to our students' work. I really believe that having our staff understand this environment is really important because it is unique."
The focus on relationships also feeds into the department's internal employee training.
"I think we do an incredible job with employee training," Dunleavy says. "We do two all-employee trainings a year. The last one we did was kind of a Myers-Briggs-type one for everyone about how do you talk to people and how do people listen to you and what's the perception you give off? A lot of our students were rock star artists in high school. When they come to RISD, they are no longer the rock stars. So our staff needs to provide a real grounding."
Ingenuity: Building relationships with students segues into the next of Dunleavy's values, in that she takes her cues about how to be creative from working with her students, rather than them working for her.


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The remnants of Tropical Storm Beryl headed toward the Atlantic today, skimming the coast of the Carolinas and prompting flood watches in eastern North Carolina. Beryl was expected to regain tropical storm strength at sea late in the day.
CHARLESTON, S.C. — The remnants of Tropical Storm Beryl headed toward the Atlantic today, skimming the coast of the Carolinas and prompting flood watches in eastern North Carolina. Beryl was expected to regain tropical storm strength at sea late in the day.
Heavy rains from the storm caused some scattered street and lowland flooding near Wilmington, N.C., as the system approached. Loris., S.C., near the border of the two Carolinas, received more than 3 inches of rain and radar showed heavy rains along the Interstate 95 corridor in the two states.
The tropical depression gained some strength overnight and winds increased to near 35 mph. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Beryl could regain tropical storm strength off the coast late today, but tropical storm-force winds were expected to stay offshore so no coastal warnings had been posted.
Reid Hawkins, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Wilmington, said the storm had picked up speed and was expected to drop between 1 and 3 inches of rain in eastern North Carolina. Earlier forecasts had called for upward to 8 inches in areas. He said Wilmington had received about 2.5 inches of rain by late this morning.
At 5 a.m. today, the depression was centered about 25 miles north-northeast of Charleston, S.C., and was moving east-northeast near 14 mph. The center was approaching the Wilmington area late this morning and skies brightened in Charleston.
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Last week, several members of the Historic Preservation Commission and I attended the annual Certified Local Government workshop. Certified Local Government is a program that assists communities in promoting and developing policies, programs and activities that promote historic preservation. This year's event was especially exciting since those of us from Boonville got to announce that the Statewide Historic Preservation Conference would be held in our town in September. This is pretty exciting, honestly. Those of us who live here may love our historic buildings or frankly hardly even take notice of them (because they are there every day)- so I am looking forward to 200 architects, preservationists, and fellow City/County employees checking out Boonville's goods. And for those of us who may not see the goods anymore, Boonville has quite a few!
Thanks to the hard work of the Friends, in 1979-1980, who undertook a significant historic inventory and survey, we have 7 National Register Historical Districts and numerous individual properties now listed. I think what is so great about the National Register is that it is an opportunity to celebrate the "small, ordinary and regular" properties- not just those that are grandiose and big. Now, don't get me wrong I love the big landmarks in Boonville, like Thespian Hall, but also love the smaller properties around town that represent the regular every day folks who were probably a lot like my family.
Next time you are out an about in Boonville, stop and check out some of Boonville's little ordinary structures; you might just discover something new! This past weekend while Ryan and I were attempting to wear Aesa out during a walk, we happened to notice a beautifully, intricately carved door on what otherwise could be described as an "ordinary" house. It was gorgeous and a real gem. That is why I like our Historic Districts and old neighborhoods, the ordinary isn't really ordinary. There are insights into the everyday life of individuals who called Boonville home, 30, 40, 50, or 100 years back. The fact that we have these every day, ordinary properties still around actually make Boonville pretty extraordinary.
Hopefully, spring weather will finally arrive and you can check out our historic neighborhoods and discover some of what makes Boonville unique. This is just one more way of loving your town. Play Local, Shop Local and Go Boonville!


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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 20th Mar 2011 20:20 UTC
A major deal just went down in the United States, which seriously shakes up the mobile industry on the other side of the pond: AT&T has announced it plans to buy T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom.
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I imagine it depends on the contract they have with the network operator (in this case T-Mobile).
From a technical point of view, however, if SimpleMobile allows 3G/4G access, it'd be using T-Mobile's frequencies which AT&T plans on re-purposing for LTE instead.
What I said about the LTE thing might not really matter. I'm not an expert at any of this, but it's possible that AT&T would upgrade the existing equipment to LTE or install along-side. LTE equipment might actually be backward-compatible with the HSPA+ "4G". I'm not sure.
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Facing AIDS on Long Island
December 1998
People who live in the suburbs like Long Island often have this false sense of security, that problems like AIDS are only in the cities or in poor communities." According to photographer Rick Miller, "They think that AIDS won't cross the line of trees and picket fences."
Picket fences have been no match for AIDS on Long Island. Nassau and Suffolk, the two counties that make up what we Long Island (Brooklyn and Queens are on that piece of land, but they are part of New York City), lead the United States in the number of suburban AIDS cases. At least 5,000 people are living with AIDS on Long Island and, 15,000 are HIV-positive.
Miller is trying to change the perception that Long Island is immune from the AIDS epidemic gripping New York City and the rest of the country. A 37-year-old photojournalist and Long Island native, Miller has developed Facing AIDS: Photographic Portraits of Long Island, a traveling photo and text exhibit of PWAs and their caregivers, family, and friends.
"The concept behind the exhibit is that AIDS is something that affects everyone," says Miller, a resident of the Long Island community of Plainview. "Two years ago, people on Long Island might be able to say that they don't know any PWAs. That time is disappearing.
"I had lived in Brooklyn for twelve years, and when I moved back to Long Island a few years ago, I was surprised and disturbed at how little attention people paid to AIDS."
Miller started photographing people living with AIDS in mid-1996. "I had no plans who I was going to be photographing. I just knew I wanted to include people who were affected on a daily basis -- I not only wanted PWAs, but caregivers, family, and friends."
Miller went to several AIDS organizations on Long Island for his subjects, from the East End AIDS Wellness Program in Sag Harbor to the PWA Coalition in Lindenhurst. "I spoke to doctors and nurses looking for subjects," he says. "I asked PWAs I'd photographed to refer me to other people."
What Miller has developed, in simple black and white, is a rich mosaic of people dealing with AIDS every day. "Without really trying, I found a cross-section of Long Island -- men and women, older and younger people, those with money and no money, as well as a racial balance."
The first version of his exhibit was held in December 1996 at the Nassau Medical Center. "I had about eighteen or twenty portraits," he says. "It wasn't your typical place for an exhibit, but it was seen by a lot of people."
Miller had his subjects choose the locations for their own photographs and then had each write a personal statement. The result is a series of profiles of strength and the celebration of life. "I insisted that people choose where they were going to be photographed," says Miller. "In the case of Matt Grady, we spoke a lot about John, his late partner. Matt suggested we go to his partner's grave." Grady is immortalized in a moving, contemplative moment, his hand on John's headstone. His statement is simple: "Although many people are gone, they will never be forgotten."
"It is really important that people write their own statements, and I used very direct portraits that tell more about the people in them," says Miller. He says that some photographers' work tells more about themselves than about their subjects.
Bill Van Assen, a long-time volunteer in the AIDS crisis, looks at the camera with his arms crossed and a thoughtful expression on his face. He says that the Larry Kramer play The Normal Heart pushed him to get involved in 1985. "I am still doing the work the best I can," his statement reads. "Silence does equal death. Ignorance does equal fear. We continue to grieve but we will win the fight."
One of the youngest subjects is 17-year-old Jennifer Murphy. Murphy lost both her parent to AIDS in the early 1990s. In a statement full of wisdom, she writes of her experience. She tells of hiding her parents' disease and about the fear and ignorance she had encountered. But her beauty and determination come through.
Facing AIDS has been to nine locations in the two years since it opened. Miller has shown it at galleries, medical centers and colleges. "A lot of places are not equipped to show this exhibit because of its size," he says. Miller plans to continue showing the exhibit around Long Island, with a large group show on AIDS art slated for December 1999.
The exhibit has continued to evolve. "I now have about 50 portraits," says Miller. The past two years have taken Miller from Hempstead to Southampton in pursuit of his subjects. "I got a call last week from a PWA who had heard me give a lecture in February," he says, noting that he plans to photograph the man.
Despite the fact that the AIDS epidemic is finishing its eighteenth year, open discussion of the disease on Long Island is still difficult. "There are severe restrictions on what can be discussed about AIDS in the schools," says Miller. He tells of a 12-year-old boy dying of AIDS who made a video describing his condition for his peers. The boy's school went to extremes to block his mother from showing the video. "What a wasted opportunity to educate these children," says Miller. "There are a lot of kids being orphaned by AIDS on Long Island."
Miller has never looked for support from local politicians for his exhibit. "I don't think it would be safe for a Long Island politician to support this exhibit. Al D'Amato is very representative of Long Island. This area is very conservative." [Editor's note: On November 3, 1998, the voters of New York State -- although not those of Long Island -- ended Alfonse D'Amato's eighteen-year tenure as one of the most conservative members of the United States Senate.]
Miller's long-term hopes for the exhibit include a book, and he is sending around a small portfolio of the photos and text to various publishers. "I've always felt that Long Island is representative of American suburban life, yet it leads the nation in suburban AIDS cases. I hope that some enlightened publisher might see this as representative of the country.
"I really did not know what to anticipate from this project when I started it," says Miller. "What I found was an emotional, compassionate side to the people dealing with the disease on a daily basis."
Facing AIDS: Photographic Portraits of Long Island is scheduled for two exhibitions that coincide with World AIDS Day, December 1. From November 21 through December 6 it will be at the Heckscher Museum of Art in Huntington, and from December 1 through December 27 it can be seen at the North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset.
This article was provided by Body Positive. It is a part of the publication Body Positive.


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Laurie Straw, formerly Laurie Palmer and wife of the late Dan Palmer of Crookston, writes a lesson-filled letter to her grandchildren.
December 6th, 2012
Dear Children,
Today is a very special day! It is St. Nicholas Day. Santa's birthday! And I want to tell you about a very special elf by the name of Daniel who had his birthday today too.
Daniel was always getting into mischief. He would pull the pigtails of the little girl sitting in front of him in class, make faces behind his mom's back and hide when he was supposed to be doing chores. (Just to name a few)
On Christmas morning Daniel, along with his brothers and sisters, ran down the stairs with flushed cheeks and excitement in their voices in anticipation of finding out what Santa had brought from their long lists. He saw the stockings stuffed to overflowing with dolls, books, stuffed bears and candies. But there was one stocking that looked empty. Just a small, round area in the toe section was all the fuller this sock was. He knew with one look that it was his. The smile left his face and tears welled up in his eyes as he approached the now dreaded sock.
His brothers and sisters stopped too. They stood back as Daniel took down his sad, mostly empty sock and looked inside to see a small lump of coal at the toe. Thoughts of all the times he had been bad ran through his head. In his mind he said he was sorry for all the wrong he had done and promised to be better in the upcoming year. For you see, we can always chose to change to be a better person.
As Daniel closed his eyes and said a prayer to be better the next year a miracle happened! He heard his brothers and sisters gasp in awe as he felt his stocking growing heavier and heavier. He opened his eyes to see that the coal had disappeared and had been replaced with a new squirt gun, a sling shot, baseballs, candy and much more! He vowed that he would never be bad again.
When Daniel got older Santa asked him to be one of his elves. He would work in a factory run by coal that made the clouds in the sky with steam. Because of what had happened when he was a child he asked Santa if he could shine up the coal that other naughty boys and girls would get in their stockings. For you see, he thought that if the coal was shiny it would be like receiving a precious gem to learn from instead of something bad.
I have always kept dear to my heart some pieces of coal that were shined by Daniel with loving care. This year I want to share some with you as a reminder to be the best that you can. Not only before Christmas, but all the year through!
With all my love, Mrs. Santa Claus
Note to readers: Straw sent this letter to the Times, with the hope that other parents and grandparents might find the story an appropriate one to pass on to the young people in their lives.


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Democratic House Rep. Files Marriage Equality Bill In Texas
Democratic Texas State House Rep. Lon Burnam has introduced a bill to legalize same-sex marriage in the state.
Along with legalizing marriage, The Horn reports:
The bill would also repeal a statutory prohibition against the recognition of civil unions or similar relationships entered into by two people of the same sex in another state.
Burnam filed an identical bill in the regular session. The bill was sent to the House State Affairs committee and did not receive a hearing.
Burnam said in a Wednesday statement following the Supreme Court's ruling that he planned to file the bill, citing the Supreme Court's opinion on DOMA.
"The Supreme Court found today that the federal government acted to 'impose a disadvantage, a separate status, and so a stigma upon all who enter into same-sex marriages,'" Burnam said in the statement. "I can assure you the Texas Legislature did the same. As such, it is time to renounce our homophobic state laws and usher in marriage equality in Texas."
Burnam also threw a little shade in Gov. Rick Perry's direction, emphasizing the importance of equality and chastising him for the recent attempts to restrict women's rights.
Burnam said: "I call on Governor Perry to add marriage equality to the special session call. Clearly granting equal rights to all Texans is more urgent than imposing restrictions on women's health and liberty based on junk science and sham medical research."
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"It is the shame of our state that we continually have to wait for a federal judge to make us do the right thing," Burnam said. "It happened with segregated schools, segregated parks and segregated housing. Let's not let it happen with segregated marriage rights."
According to The Horn, "The bill would amend state law to extend parental, property and other legal rights of marriage to same-sex couples."
Republicans control the legislature in Texas, but it's good to see these bills being pushed forward. The debate has to be forced for change to occur.
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