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When Boulder rezoned a stretch of the 28th Street corridor at the city's southern entrance, local developer Jim Chanin jumped on an opportunity.
In 2005, his Chanin Development Inc. snapped up two motels along the 28th Street Frontage Road south of Colorado Avenue, paying $7.9 million for the properties that were home to the Lazy L Motel, 1000 28th St., and the New West Inn, 970 28th St.
Chanin Development then reached an agreement with the First Christian Church, a 46-year-old house of worship with an angular stained-glass sanctuary, which was sandwiched between the two motels.
Chanin's vision was to transform the three sites into Landmark Lofts, a 7.5-acre high-density residential development. His company and partners started the first phase — 103 condominiums in four, four-story buildings — but then the bottom fell out.
During the recession and real estate collapse, Landmark Lofts' units were selling, but not fast enough to meet the demands of the banks.
The limited liability company behind the development defaulted on a $25 million loan in 2009, and two years later Chanin Development filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection.
It's been nearly 10 years since Chanin's company moved forward on Landmark Lofts and the project finally is coming to fruition — albeit in a slightly different form.
Landmark Lofts did not extend through the former First Christian Church property. The Province, an unrelated student housing development, was built on the site of the former church.
And after being in a holding pattern for several years, building permits recently were pulled for Landmark Lofts' second phase — a 138-unit apartment complex in five, four-story buildings at 970 28th St. The project is under construction and is expected to open next summer.
Landmark Lofts was a vision of Chanin's, but it's no longer his development. The project now is led by Los Angeles-based CIM Group.
Chanin Development lost Landmark Lofts and other holdings during the bankruptcy, which was discharged in 2012.
"It's still going to be really, really cool," Chanin said of Landmark Lofts. "I'm excited it's happening."
But it's been a slow rebuilding process for the developer.
"I lost everything," he said. "It was a rough time. You never think something that severe is going to happen."
In addition to losing his house, Chanin and his wife divorced and she moved from Boulder. He became the primary parent to twins, a boy and girl who were 5 at the time.
"It took a good 6 months to a year to get myself and my kids on a stable footing and my head in a space where I could start building," he said.
The floor dropped from underneath Chanin both professionally and personally. The fall took him full circle.
After emerging from bankruptcy, Chanin eventually relaunched Chanin Development Inc., which has started out building custom single-family homes.
"That's where I had to start again, which is exactly where I started in the beginning and what I was most passionate about," he said.
Chanin started in the development business in 1987 by banging nails and framing for a homebuilder. He ventured out on his own five years later, and the business grew from there.
This restart hasn't been easy.
He said his wife moved out the same week he filed for bankruptcy, and after his house went into foreclosure, he had two weeks to find an apartment for him and his children.
Once settled, Chanin wanted to get back to work.
"There was nothing going on in the development world," Chanin said. "In fact, at the time, the entire species of developers had become extinct."
Eyeing custom home-builds, Chanin landed his first contract thanks to a local broker who put him in touch with a family seeking a home in the Chautauqua area.
"I'm three years out of my bankruptcy and the industry didn't really exist for those three years," Chanin said. "I just kind of put my head down, did some building to try to put bread on the table to feed my family.
"I could've cratered, but I didn't."
The building industry has rebounded some since the crash and Colorado — which took a deeper hit than other states — is enjoying a recovery that is outpacing the national average, said Michael Neal, senior economist for the National Association of Home Builders.
In 2009, there were 9,355 single-family and multifamily permits issued in Colorado, representing 20 percent of the state's 2004 levels, according to National Association of Home Builders.
Nationally, permits in 2009 were at about 28 percent of the amount recorded in 2004, Neal said.
Building has picked up in the following years and the state closed out 2013 with 27,517 permits. The Boulder metropolitan statistical area's permits have surpassed their pre-recession highs.
Driving that growth locally and nationally is multifamily building, Neal said.
Builders' confidence levels also have improved. Citing an annual index surveying members' expectations and observations of the industry, Neal said the index had a reading of 57 at the end of the fourth quarter last year.
In the height of the downturn, amid the stoppages of work and the casualties of development firms, the index had a reading of 8.
Chanin's business has benefitted from the turnaround.
His firm is working on two single-family homes on Boulder's Balsam Drive, he's serving as a consultant for the Superior Town Center in addition to planning a development in conjunction with those plans, and he recently was awarded a contract for Louisville-based Real Capital Solutions' six-lot residential development planned for 302 Maple St. in Superior.
Tim Fredregill, analyst at Real Capital Solutions, said Chanin's abilities fit well the company's business model and its plans for a pocket neighborhood.
Additionally, Real Capital Solutions has sought out partnering with experienced builders who were heavily affected by the downturn, Fredregill said.
"They just got crushed financially, but their skillsets are still there," he said. "We're teaming up with people who have great experience and track records, but have some scar tissues.
"It's made them into better builders and developers; it's seen as not necessarily a red mark against them, but it's actually somewhat beneficial because they know what to look out for."
Construction on the 0.96-acre Superior project likely will start in October, he said.
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text: I spent last week configuring an email server, specifically DKIM, SPF, and Amavisd, and Postfix to pass the various testing services. When I was reviewing my message headers at a Gmail.com test account, it seemed Google wanted to see my server IPv6 address in my SPF record. The test address @port25.com wanted the same information. Here's how I got my server to pass... Technical Background Info 1. CentOS 6.3 64 Bit 2. Followed HowToForge "Perfect Server for CentOS 6.3 64 Bit" 3. Followed HowToForge Installation for DKIM opendkim software for signing email messages 4. Using ISPConfig 3 5. Dedicated Server 6. Configured my PTR (or rdns) record for my mail server properly with hosting company and allowed time to propagate. How to get your IPv6 address on your ISPconfig server? IPv6 is slowly being used more often, although most web hosting companies still rely on IPv4 126.96.36.199 addresses for general operation. Some hosts will leave an IPv6 record in your server's networking configuration files. On CentOS 6.3, try: Code: ]# vi /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 The IPv6 address will be listed somewhere inside that file. It will be long and contain the ":" symbol to separate values. Note that IPv6 addresses might appear very long in your server config, but abbreviated when Gmail (or any other mail service) reports on your server. If you don't have an IPv6 listed, contact your host to get one assigned or configured. Alternatively, you can convert your usual IPv4 to IPv6 here - (Caution - do this at your own risk, when in doubt let your network admin take care of this) SPF Record Setup and DNS Configuration ISPConfig 3 allows you to add a TXT record to use as your SPF record. Some verification services might complain that you don't have an actual SPF entry, but they will also check your domain's TXT records and evaluate them, too. If the TXT is configured properly, you should be fine. www.openspf.org contains a complete digest of the SPF syntax, FAQs, and advice. In general, it is best to setup a minimal record that discourages spammers from accessing your system or spoofing your server. Additionally, Gmail seems to prefer a hardfail designation "-all" (at the end without quotes) on your SPF record opposed to a "~all" softfail record. Here's my server/domain's TXT record, using anonymous information where appropriate: Code: v=spf1 a mx ip4:22.214.171.124 ip6:111A:222A:3333:4444:0000:0000:0000:9494/128 include:anotherdomain.com -all Tips: 1.The order in which this information is presented matters. Don't put "spf1" anywhere except the beginning. 2. The "a" and "mx" records tell a service checking your SPF record that the domain's A record and MX record designate it to send email. 3. The ip4 address MUST be the same as the domain sending mail, typically your server's main IP for simplicity. 4. The ip6 address MUST be the same as the domain sending the mail, as above with your ip4 address. Usually your server's main IP. 5. The "/128" at the end of the ip6 record designates a range of IP addresses. Double check with your host admin if you're not sure about what IP allocation you have. 6. The "include:anotherdomain.com" is optional. I only used it because this allows my server to accept email from an external domain and relay it to the recipient address. You can read HowToForge's Instructions for setting up a Relay Server Here. If you relay mail through myserver.mail.com from 123domain.com and an "include:123domain.com" record is NOT included in your TXT record for myserver.mail.com, some services may reject the email being relayed from 123domain.com. Test your Configuration I found a few reliable services for testing your email server, DKIM records, and SPF records. First things first, do a general DNS test on your domain name at www.dnsstuff.com. If any red warnings are reported, it's best to fix these before testing your email server further. Allow time for any changes to your DNS to propagate, sometimes 20 minutes but possibly up to 24 hours. Next, visit your ISPConfig3 control panel and setup your email domain. Make sure to program [email protected] and [email protected] as email boxes, sometimes checked by email services to make sure someone in charge of the server will get complaint and failure notices. Now login to your SquirrelMail account, typically https://[serverip]/webmail . Compose a new message and send to the following addresses: 1. [email protected] - Probably the best and most reliable email server testing service. Allow up to 20 minutes for a response since it takes time to process your request. Port 25 will also run a SpamAssassin test on your message and assign it a score. A negative or slightly positive score (up to 2 or so) means your email will usually be delivered without issues. A high positive score (2-5) means you might have problems. 2. [email protected] - Less detailed compared to port25, but will nonetheless indicate if you have any problems. 3. Visit www.brandonchecketts.com/emailtest.php . You'll be given a test email address that is active for a short time. Copy/paste the test email address given and send an email to it. Then, return to the web page and click "get results" to see how your email was received. This is faster than port25 and detailed, but doesn't check IPv6 info (yet). 4. Visit www.appmaildev.com/en/dkim which will guide you through testing your email server with Yahoo and Gmail. Like www.brandonchecketts.com, you can also test your server using a temporary email address supplied by the appmaildev.com website. Simply click "Next Step" at the top of the page to get a temporary address. You'll receive results in an email reply. Final Advice and Troubleshooting If your server isn't sending email or the responses you receive from the testing services indicated severe problems, visit www.mxtoolbox.com to test your server's DNS, functionality, and SMTP port responses. Most importantly, check your server's log files for errors. On CentOS: Code: ]# vi /var/log/maillog If your server is functioning correctly but the test services are giving you bad results, check to see if your IP is on a blacklist. You can visit mxtoolbox.com for a quick test. Occasionally people who buy new dedicated servers will get bad IPs from a previous owner. You can contact each blacklist and explain your situation to get removed. Many require that you program a valid PTR (rdns) record first! Avoid sending constant test emails to Gmail, Yahoo, Live, or Hotmail if your server is not configured properly. Eventually these services will send your email to the SPAM box and might even blacklist your server. Use the email testing services BEFORE doing a live test with a web-based provider. Allow time for your TXT records to propagate! Set the refresh time in your ISPConfig DNS TXT record to 3600. This will update the record more frequently but not too often. Test to see your changes to SPF have gone live on the web at the Kitterman.com SPF Query Tool . Once your updated records are reported at this service and are valid, continue with other testing. Good Luck!


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If you hurry and sign up now, you can partake in the beta for the all-new SimCity.
Firaxis is holding a brief beta for the revamped SimCity running Jan. 25th through Jan. 28th. If you sign up over on the game's official site, and take a short survey, there's a chance you'll be given a code to play SimCity for up to an hour at a time next weekend. Unfortunately, the beta is only for PC users, but at least they'll be able to play the small segment of the game as many times as they want during those few days.
SimCity is due out on March 5th, 2013 for PC and Mac.


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Happy New Year! 2013 is just a ball drop away. Celebrate safely and responsibly.
Before we get down to the nitty gritty, I'd like to look back just a bit and then look ahead to 2013.
It's been a busy year for Bluffton and Bluffton Today. I am again happy to report that the newspaper and its website have grown during the year along with the town and its residents.
Our team has put us on solid footing as the local choice for Bobcat and USCB sports, town of Bluffton, and city of Hardeeville coverage. Toss in local politics and a special emphasis on Sun City Hilton Head and you have nearly captured our recipe for success. And let's not forget coverage from Columbia and the issues that affect Beaufort County and the greater Bluffton area.
We didn't get here overnight and we know we have a lot more ground to cover. But 2012 truly has been an exciting and important year for all of us.
Our audience in print and online has grown and we owe that to all of you loyal readers and contributors.
During 2012 we watched the Don Ryan Center for Innovation open and help at least nine businesses grow and be able to compete globally. The center continues to attract national attention.
We welcomed a new police chief who knows and loves community policing.
We have watched health care take center stage and added a local health care columnist who is not only a former journalist, but also a former hospital administrator.
Each Wednesday we bring you a dedicated section called Bluffton Leisure that should get you in the mood to cook or enjoy a night out at one of the many fine dining establishments in the area.
Each month we published Table Scraps, an undercover look at one of these restaurants.
In 2012 we split Best of Bluffton into two sections and both were well received and successful. We look to do that again in 2013.
Our fall sports preview made its debut. Look for one in the spring as sports reporter Lawrence Conneff gets a plan together for that and the RBC Heritage coverage - online and in print.
We're also looking to add sports content in the Wednesday paper and will be asking for your contributions. Local and recreation sports is important and we want any and all contributions that include news about how you did at the golf course, on the tennis courts or in the swimming pool.
We'll also continue to write about people. People like to read about people.
Education and health care also are two areas we need to expand our coverage of and we have a plan to do just that. There's never a dull moment at Bluffton Today and we're not satisfied with status quo.
Our delivery team continues to update our circulation footprint and there is high demand for the newspaper as newcomers and longtime residents alike can't seem to put it down or stop clicking online.
Besides the great news content we have twice a week in print and just about 24/7 online, we have advertising content that you won't want to miss - in print and online. Just because I saved that topic for last does not mean that our advertising value isn't at the top of my list.
It's an exciting time to be part of the Bluffton community. I relocated from Savannah to Bluffton last January after taking the editor slot in September 2011 and have enjoyed getting to know my neighbors and the community.
Bluffton has a bright future and we'll be right here capturing everthing the Bluffton state of mind has to offer - and more.
Cheers to 2013.


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German Marius Fietzek wants a job at Tim Schafer's Double Fine, who are getting to work on a brand new graphic adventure game. To apply, he didn't just send in a letter. He made a video game.
Fietzek's effort, done almost perfectly in the style of an old Lucasarts adventure game (ie where Schafer and co-worker Ron Gilbert got famous), will hopefully go down a treat with his prospective employers.
You'd think it would with Schafer, who did almost exactly the same thing when applying for a job in 1989 with what was then Lucasfilm.
You can play Marius' game below.
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In the previous entry, I covered how to use the -Xdump option to generate additional information when an exception is thrown. In this entry I promised to show how to use a system dump to get more information about a java.net.ConnectException. Below is a worked example of how to do just that!
Generating the exception
In case you want to try this yourself, below is a simple testcase that will generate a java.net.ConnectException (assuming you don't have anything listening to port 100 on your local machine!):
public void createSocketException(){ try { InetAddress address = InetAddress.getLocalHost(); Socket theSocket = new Socket(address, 100); } catch (UnknownHostException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } catch (IOException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } }When running this, you should receive the following exception:
java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused: connect at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.socketConnect(Native Method) at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.doConnect(PlainSocketImpl.java:352) at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connectToAddress(PlainSocketImpl.java:214) at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connect(PlainSocketImpl.java:201) at java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connect(SocksSocketImpl.java:377) at java.net.Socket.connect(Socket.java:530) at java.net.Socket.connect(Socket.java:480) at java.net.Socket.
(Socket.java:377) at java.net.Socket. (Socket.java:220)
Generating the system dump
As we discussed in the previous entry, the exception can be used as a trigger point for creating a system dump using the following -Xdump option on the command line:
-Xdump:system:events=throw,range=1..1,filter=java/net/ConnectExceptionWith the command line in place, you'll get the following kind of output to stderr when the exception occurs:
JVMDUMP006I Processing dump event "throw", detail "java/net/ConnectException" - please wait. JVMDUMP032I JVM requested System dump using 'C:\work\tools\Eclipse\workspace\tests\core.20091101.222014.3756.0001.dmp' in response to an event JVMDUMP010I System dump written to C:\work\tools\Eclipse\workspace\tests\core.20091101.222014.3756.0001.dmp JVMDUMP013I Processed dump event "throw", detail "java/net/ConnectException". java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused: connect at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.socketConnect(Native Method) at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.doConnect(PlainSocketImpl.java:352) at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connectToAddress(PlainSocketImpl.java:214) at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connect(PlainSocketImpl.java:201) at java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connect(SocksSocketImpl.java:377) at java.net.Socket.connect(Socket.java:530) at java.net.Socket.connect(Socket.java:480) at java.net.Socket.
(Socket.java:377) at java.net.Socket. (Socket.java:220)
Running "jextract"
In order for a number of the Java troubleshooting tools supplied by IBM to act on a system dump, it must first be post-processed using a utility called "jextract" that ships with the IBM Java JREs in the jre/bin directory. The jextract utility needs to be run using the JRE that created the system dump, as it creates a metadata file that describes the Java structures in the system dump, and them produces a zip file of the resulting data. This zip file can then be loaded into the tools.
The jextract utility is running using "jextract
C:\work\tools\Eclipse\workspace\tests>"c:\Program Files\IBM\Java60\jre\bin\jextract.exe" core.20091101.222014.3756.0001.dmp Loading dump file... Read memory image from core.20091101.222014.3756.0001.dmp VM set to 00098088 Dumping JExtract file to core.20091101.222014.3756.0001.dmp.xml <!-- extracting gpf state --> <!-- 20ms --> <!-- extracting host network data --> <!-- 22ms --> <!-- extracting classes --> ........................<!-- 986ms --> <!-- extracting classloaders --> <!-- 1050ms --> <!-- extracting monitors --> <!-- 1185ms --> <!-- extracting threads --> <!-- 1208ms --> <!-- extracting trace buffers --> <!-- 1210ms --> <!-- extracting roots --> ..<!-- 1220ms --> <!-- extracting objects --> <!-- 1358ms --> Finished writing jextract XML file in 1364ms Creating archive file: core.20091101.222014.3756.0001.dmp.zip Adding "core.20091101.222014.3756.0001.dmp" Adding "core.20091101.222014.3756.0001.dmp.xml" Adding "C:\Program Files\IBM\Java60\jre\bin\J9HOOKABLE24.dll" Adding "C:\Program Files\IBM\Java60\jre\bin\dbghelp.dll" Adding "C:\Program Files\IBM\Java60\jre\bin\hyprtshim24.dll" Adding "C:\Program Files\IBM\Java60\jre\bin\hythr.dll" Adding "C:\Program Files\IBM\Java60\jre\bin\iverel24.dll" Adding "C:\Program Files\IBM\Java60\jre\bin\j9bcv24.dll" Adding "C:\Program Files\IBM\Java60\jre\bin\j9dmp24.dll" Adding "C:\Program Files\IBM\Java60\jre\bin\j9dyn24.dll" Adding "C:\Program Files\IBM\Java60\jre\bin\j9gc24.dll" Adding "C:\Program Files\IBM\Java60\jre\bin\j9jit24.dll" Adding "C:\Program Files\IBM\Java60\jre\bin\j9jvmti24.dll" Adding "C:\Program Files\IBM\Java60\jre\bin\j9prt24.dll" Adding "C:\Program Files\IBM\Java60\jre\bin\j9thr24.dll" Adding "C:\Program Files\IBM\Java60\jre\bin\j9trc24.dll" Adding "C:\Program Files\IBM\Java60\jre\bin\j9ute24.dll" Adding "C:\Program Files\IBM\Java60\jre\bin\j9vm24.dll" Adding "C:\Program Files\IBM\Java60\jre\bin\j9vm\jvm.dll" Adding "C:\Program Files\IBM\Java60\jre\bin\j9vrb24.dll" Adding "C:\Program Files\IBM\Java60\jre\bin\j9zlib24.dll" Adding "C:\Program Files\IBM\Java60\jre\bin\java.dll" Adding "C:\Program Files\IBM\Java60\jre\bin\javaw.exe" Adding "C:\Program Files\IBM\Java60\jre\bin\jclscar_24.dll" Adding "C:\Program Files\IBM\Java60\jre\bin\jsig.dll" Adding "C:\Program Files\IBM\Java60\jre\bin\msvcr71.dll" Adding "C:\Program Files\IBM\Java60\jre\bin\net.dll" Adding "C:\Program Files\IBM\Java60\jre\bin\nio.dll" Adding "C:\Program Files\IBM\Java60\jre\bin\vmi.dll" Adding "C:\Program Files\IBM\Java60\jre\bin\zip.dll" Adding "C:\WINDOWS\system32\advapi32.dll" Adding "C:\WINDOWS\system32\dnsapi.dll" Adding "C:\WINDOWS\system32\gdi32.dll" Adding "C:\WINDOWS\system32\hnetcfg.dll" Adding "C:\WINDOWS\system32\imm32.dll" Adding "C:\WINDOWS\system32\iphlpapi.dll" Adding "C:\WINDOWS\system32\kernel32.dll" Adding "C:\WINDOWS\system32\msvcrt.dll" Adding "C:\WINDOWS\system32\mswsock.dll" Adding "C:\WINDOWS\system32\ntdll.dll" Adding "C:\WINDOWS\system32\powrprof.dll" Adding "C:\WINDOWS\system32\rasadhlp.dll" Adding "C:\WINDOWS\system32\rpcrt4.dll" Adding "C:\WINDOWS\system32\secur32.dll" Adding "C:\WINDOWS\system32\setupapi.dll" Adding "C:\WINDOWS\system32\user32.dll" Adding "C:\WINDOWS\system32\userenv.dll" Adding "C:\WINDOWS\system32\winrnr.dll" Adding "C:\WINDOWS\system32\wldap32.dll" Adding "C:\WINDOWS\system32\ws2_32.dll" Adding "C:\WINDOWS\system32\ws2help.dll" Adding "C:\WINDOWS\system32\wshbth.dll" Adding "C:\WINDOWS\system32\wshtcpip.dll" Adding "c:\Program Files\IBM\Java60\jre\lib\TraceFormat.dat" Adding "c:\Program Files\IBM\Java60\jre\lib\J9TraceFormat.dat" jextract complete.This creates the core.20091101.222014.3756.0001.dmp.zip file for use by the tools.
Analyzing the system dump to get more information using Memory Analyzer
Now that we have the data, need to be able to extract the useful information relating to our exception out of it. For this we use "IBM Monitoring and Diagnostic Tools for Java - Memory Analyzer" (Memory Analyzer). Memory Analyzer is primarily a tool for analyzing and resolving Java heap memory leaks, but it is also a Java object browser and has knowledge of the executing Java threads and what Java objects they are using. It's this thread and object knowledge that allows us to find out more about the exception.
Once you've installed Memory Analyzer and started it in ISA, you can load the jextracted system dump using the "File" -> "Open Heap Dump..." option and selecting the jextract output. This will then load the system dump, produce an Overview report of the memory being used on the Java heap, and open a "Getting Started" dialog box. You can select "Cancel" in the dialog box as the reports it offers you are all related to memory footprint leak analysis, which we're not doing on this occasion.
The capability we do want from Memory Analyzer, is the "Threads Stacks" option which lists the Java thread stacks and the objects those threads reference. The option is found under "Open Query Browser" -> "Java Basics" -> "Thread Stacks" as shown in the diagram below. The "Open Query Browser" option is the icon that looks like a hard drive and a cog:
This then gives the list of threads and the objects associated with each method in the stack trace of the threads.
By expanding the current thread and the method frames in the thread its possible to look at the objects associated with those methods. In the case of a java.net.ConnectException, the most interesting method is java.net.Socket.connect(). By expanding this method frame, a "
When you select the Socket object, the fields in the object are show in the "Attributes" panel on the bottom left hand side:
This doesn't give us too much useful information because the real implementation of the Socket is in the "impl" field, so we need to look at the object referenced from there. This can be done by either expanding the Socket object and selecting the "impl java.net.SocksSocketImpl @ 0xd036c0" line in the main panel, or by right clicking on the "impl" field i the Attributes panel and selecting "Go Into". This now gives you the fields for the SocksSocketImpl in the Attributes panel:
Giving you access to the "address" and "port" fields. In this case the port is "100", but the address field points to a java.net.Inet4Address object, so we need to look at the fields in that object too:
Which shows us that the hostName is set to "baileyt60p", which is the hostname of my laptop (the localhost).
Whilst this is a simple case: we only need to discover the hostname and port, its easy to see how the ability to investigate the objects associated with the thread generating the exception allows you to get much more information about the exception causes, and hopefully make it easier to resolve the issue.


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Nothing Found in Minnesota Lake Search for Wife's Body
MAPLEWOOD (AP) - Authorities have found nothing in their first open-water search of a Twin Cities lake for the body of a missing woman.
The Ramsey County Sheriff Office's water patrol had a single boat on Keller Lake Tuesday in the search for 30-year-old Kira Trevino of St. Paul.
Sheriff's spokesman Randy Gustafson says it was the first time authorities have been on the lake since the ice thawed. He says crews used sonar but were not diving.
Trevino, a central Wisconsin native who was last seen alive Feb. 21, is presumed dead. Her husband, Jeffery Trevino, is charged with second-degree murder in her disappearance.
Civilian searches turned up evidence near the Maplewood lake including a plastic bag. Inside was a pillow that had blood matching Kira Trevino's DNA.


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For many, our first impression was one of openness and honesty. When Sandy Alderson was introduced as general manager he spoke of wanting to win, yet said there would be difficult times. He gave hope things would be different in the new regime.
There seemed to be an honesty about him absent from previous Mets management and the current ownership. You wanted to trust him.
While Alderson is on point, it is still not his team, and despite their stated intentions of giving him the resources, the Wilpons continue to play it close to the vest financially. This is a tentative time for the Mets because they still need to sell tickets and don't want to risk alienating the on-the-fence fans by telling them the real team will appear in 2015, if not later.
Watching the Mets now is akin to going to the movies and getting two hours worth of previews before the feature. And, maybe not even getting the feature.
There are two types of fans. There is blind loyalty that will remain passionate for their team and support it regardless. Since 1962, there's been more losing than winning, but the Mets continue to hold those fans as they are forever.
Their interest might turn to discouragement and frustration, but if they have the money they will find their way to Citi Field as they did Shea Stadium. They will listen on the radio and watch on TV. They will absorb every written word from the major media vehicles to the blogs. They will talk Mets to anybody who will listen, because, after all, they are Mets fans and that's what they do.
The Mets know they have a core following. If they came out and said this will take time, more than we expected, that base will remain steadfast.
Then there is the fair weather variety, which come in various forms. They come out when it is convenient, or the weather is nice, or the team is winning, or they get free tickets, or that night's Law and Order is a repeat, or the other team is the Yankees.
They know who Jose Reyes is and believe he is the Mets and the franchise can't exist without him. They think the same of David Wright. They thought it of Dwight Gooden, Darryl Strawberry and Tom Seaver. Players come and go, but the team remains. Their fancy is caught by the shiny star, much like a child with a new toy.
The flexible fans weigh the cost of a Citi Field experience to that of a Broadway play, a trip to the beach, a night out in Manhattan, the movies, or any thing else that might attract their fickle dollar.
They are flexible because they bend to the prevailing wind. As the great movie line goes, they "can't handle the truth." If they knew the Mets were three or four years from serious contention, they would tell you to leave them a wake-up call. These fans aren't interested in rebuilding and don't care about Zack Wheeler and Matt Harvey being three years from Flushing. They don't care about building because Reyes is the here and now.
The Mets care most about these fans, as do all sports teams, because they don't yet have their money. The Mets know the loyal will pay; they are givens to be taken for granted. It's the others, who haven't yet laid out the cash, they are chasing.
Alderson can't be honest with them because to do so is to tell them there's no compelling reason to come to the park other than to buy into the dream of the future, which they won't as they haven't made an emotional investment. To do so would be to chase them away.
To these fans, the truth is poison.


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Short sales, increasingly the preferred route for borrowers behind on their mortgage to discharge their debt, might decline if the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 is allowed to expire at the end of the year.
In a short sale a borrower enters into an agreement with the bank to sell the property to a third party for an amount less than the debt owed. Banks forgive the difference between the sales proceeds and the debt owned, essentially they get shorted on the debt.
Cancelled debt is considered income and is taxable, but under the 2007 Act, debt forgiven in connection with a mortgage modification or foreclosure is exempt from tax.
The Act is scheduled to expire end of 2012. There is a
The expiration of the Act could "stifle the trend towards short sales," according to Daren Blomquist, vice president at RealtyTrac.
"Homeowners who agree to a short sale could see their income tax jump significantly because the portion of the unpaid loan balance not covered by the short sale proceeds will be considered taxable income in many cases," said Blomquist. "The prospect of being taxed on potentially tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars in additional income may motivate more distressed homeowners to forgo a short sale and allow the home to be foreclosed."
Short sales accounted for 22% of all residential sales in the third quarter, according to RealtyTrac. Meanwhile, sales of homes at various stages of foreclosure accounted for 19%. Preforeclosure sales -- sale of properties in some stage of foreclosure -- now outnumber the sales of foreclosed, bank-owned properties.
Short sales have been seen as the best solution for both borrowers and banks, especially given the
Banks have also executed more short sales under the national mortgage settlement. In fact, of the $26.1 billion in mortgage relief that the big banks -- Bank of America
Housing finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have also made
Short sales of properties not in foreclosure increased 15% in the third quarter from the second quarter according to
In states such as Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, short sales account for more than 40% of all residential sales.
Short sales account for 16% of all sales in Arizona, 14% of all sales in California, and 29% of sales in Florida.
The final sales price of all short sales was on average $94,896 short of the loan amount. In Massachusetts, the average forgiven amount stood at $171,907, while in California and Nevada, the forgiven amount averaged $135,000.
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We are moving ahead rapidly in this first year of QEP implementation. Below is but a sampling of the many things underway to help ECU's student writers as part of our Quality Enhancement Plan:
• The "Writing Mentors Program" was introduced in a selection of writing-intensive courses in Chemistry, Library Science, Interior Design, Merchandising, and History. This program embeds university writing consultants, drawn from majors across the university, in selected discipline-specific, writing-intensive courses. These embedded consultants—the Writing Mentors—learn peer-consulting theory and practice through either the completion of a semester-long course (for undergraduate Writing Mentors) or through a full semester of consulting work and professional development in the University Writing Center (for graduate Writing Mentors). Mentors are prepared to assist in writing-intensive courses by reading students' writing, offering constructive comments, holding individual writing conferences with students, and providing additional writing assistance in a variety of ways. For more information about the Writing Mentors Program, contact Dr. Nikki Caswell, Director of the University Writing Center, at email@example.com.
• The University Writing Program and the Office for Faculty Excellence partnered to offer a three-part workshop series on "Metacognition in the Writing Intensive Course." These workshops, attended by 15-20 faculty from across the disciplines, provided information about fostering students' abilities to monitor, evaluate, and adjust their own writing strategies. The series will be repeated in spring 2014: check the Office for Faculty Excellence schedule for updates (http://www.ecu.edu/ofe/).
• QEP Writing and Learning Communities were established. WLCs are comprised of 4-5 faculty members from across the university who identify and then, over the course of the academic year, investigate a common challenge or set of challenges encountered in the teaching of writing. Based on the knowledge generated by this collaborative exploration, members of the WLC plan and complete a project (the form and format of which will vary depending on the focus of the WLC's inquiry) that aims to help students work toward the QEP student learning outcomes. If you are interested in participating in future Writing and Learning Communities, contact Wendy Sharer, QEP Director, at email@example.com.
• The Writing@ECU website was launched. From this central location, students and faculty can find information about the University Writing Program, the University Writing Center, the Writing Foundations program (ENGL 1100 and 1200/2201), the QEP, and the Tar River Writing Project. Also accessible through this site are various resources for instructors and students, including a collection of short videos featuring ECU students and faculty talking about common writing challenges and the unique demands of writing in different disciplinary contexts. Those videos, filmed in the new University Writing Center space this past summer, can be found here: http://www.ecu.edu/cs-acad/writing/wac/resources-wac.cfm
• A grand opening ceremony for the new University Writing Center space, including a drawing for two i-Pad Minis, was held on September 23rd.
In addition to these various initiatives, work continues on establishing assessment mechanisms for the QEP. WI instructors have again been asked this semester to have students submit writing samples to provide baseline data for post-implementation assessment. Plans are progressing as well for the fall 2014-spring 2015 implementation of the University Writing Portfolio, an electronic collection of writing samples that students will submit from WI courses. In spring 2014, workshops will be run to familiarize WI faculty with the University Writing Portfolio.
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With Nokia making a large deal to sell numerous Lumia Windows Phones on China Mobile, starting with the Lumia 920 and including the popular Lumia 620, speculation and curiosity about sales numbers have piqued interest from observers.
This morning, a questionable story on WinP.cn started to make the rounds complete with photos, that reportedly showed the Nokia team "celebrating 2 million sales (or activations)" in that massive country. We've been in indirect contact with Nokia China and are hearing that the story is in fact not accurate.
Like all great mysteries there's some truth to the origins of those photos but they are taken out of context, resulting in a much more grandiose story than reality portrays.
From a source at Nokia China who was there:
"We had an internal celebration some time back. An employee took some snapshots and uploaded to Sina Weibo. The pictures were deleted quite soon though. These pictures are genuine, however the '2M' live tile doesn't stand for '2 million'. I can't tell you what it stands for however."
Indeed, as far as we know Nokia is categorically denying that they sold 2 million Lumia phones (or 920Ts) in China. There is no doubt that such an accomplishment would have been massive news for the company but like all things, these photos and the resulting story, are not reflective of what actually occurred to our knowledge. To put that number in perspective, Nokia sold 4.4 million Lumias in Q4 2012 in total worldwide.
Of course we're all wondering what the "2M" does stand for but like a lot of mysteries, this one may go unsolved.
Nokia is set to report Q1 2013 sales results on April 18th and perhaps there, we will learn a little more about China.


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This experiment by PC is clearly not working. PC blew it when he started a Rookie over the much more experiened VETERAN Flynn. He really blew it with a 3 way competition and not giving Flynn the reps he needed to be great.
Just look at the terreible losses this Rookie has had on the road. His passes are sailing high. He cant see wide open recievers. He doesnt STAY in the pocket enough.
He has single handed lost the games in Arizona (couldnt get a TD at end of the game after he let Kolb drive the field), St Louis, (couldnt stop the fake field goal and the 2 60+ yard FG's), Detriot, (he didnt score enough TD's to allow the Defence to cave), Miami (ditto of Detriot). SF (well had he caught those dropped passes we would have won.) Flynn would not have allowed that to happen.
We are wasting this GREAT defense on starting a rookie.
If we continue with a rookie and not put in the VETERAN Flynn we have no chance the last 4 games.
Why cant PC see what so many experts on this site can see. Bench RW go with Flynn and we are guaranteed a SB.
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I work either from life or photos .When I am working from photos I keep in close contact with the client emailing the picture constantly to see if there needs to be any changes. I take commissions for people , children , horses , dogs, and interiors.


text: Sijun Forums :: View topic - [crit] womans body 3d model Log in to check your private messages Sijun Forums Forum Index >> Work in Progress View previous topic :: View next topic Author Topic : "[crit] womans body 3d model" SetherialmemberMember #Joined: 29 Sep 2000Posts: 52Location: Belgium Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2001 1:55 am I'm working in 3dsmax on this model (surface tools) (700K) http://www.3dluvr.com/setherial/temp/woman1.m1v (1Mb closeup) http://www.3dluvr.com/setherial/temp/woman1b.m1v any input is appreciated cheers David Back to top Wyatt TurnermemberMember #Joined: 18 Oct 2000Posts: 501Location: Everett, WA, USA Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2001 2:01 am the body looks like a good shap but here tit's seem to point staight out parallel to each, should be at an angle pointing possible 30 deg or so from mid point. nice start. Back to top Wyatt TurnermemberMember #Joined: 18 Oct 2000Posts: 501Location: Everett, WA, USA Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2001 2:03 am may also adjust upper torso to match the size of here ass. bigger boobs are good to. Must be a guy thing later Back to top RagnarokmemberMember #Joined: 12 Nov 2000Posts: 1085Location: Navarra, Spain Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2001 2:21 am The size of her boobs are perfect, don't change it. Back to top SetherialmemberMember #Joined: 29 Sep 2000Posts: 52Location: Belgium Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2001 2:56 am what do you mean adjust the size of her upper torso to match her ass ?? Is the ass to big (a little, much, ??) ? I'll rotate the direction of the boobs to a more realistic angle, totally agree on that one Back to top zeebitmemberMember #Joined: 30 Oct 1999Posts: 75Location: cincinnati, OH Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2001 10:55 am yo gota watch the seam with the whole mirroring thing. You can definitely see it in the front. also, the abdominal and pubis areas need more definiteion and contour. check maxim online for some inspiration there, heh. i got a chick i am working on in maya with some of that stuff. i will try and post it later if you would like. good start. -pete Back to top FrostmemberMember #Joined: 12 Jan 2000Posts: 2662Location: Montréal, Canada Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2001 1:35 pm I would say her belly button is too high, and i would perhaps lower her breasts a little... her upperarms look a little short. Nice work though! Back to top IcannonmemberMember #Joined: 13 Sep 2000Posts: 597Location: st.albert, AB, Canada Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2001 4:14 pm her tummy seems to have a strange sharpness to it along the vertical. i think it should be a little flatter. it's looking nice so far, tho. Back to top DryfirememberMember #Joined: 21 May 2000Posts: 945Location: Long Island, NY Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2001 6:10 pm nice a$$ ------------------ -=DryFire=- 'Reality is just a dream' GoD Graphics Back to top ZaphodmemberMember #Joined: 26 Jan 2000Posts: 81Location: Sweden, Göteborg, Partille, Sävedalen :p Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2001 6:39 pm Looking good. Except that, I've got nothing to add to what have been said. I'm also trying out some modeling, I've never been too keen on it. Although I've gone through the tutorial books that comes with max and an Inside 3d Studio Max 2 book. But I found that "Meshmodeling all the way" tut on max3d.3dluvr.com yesterday. And now I've finally decided that I'm going to make something. I've always found that it was too much hassel to even do something simple. I tried to work with nurbs before but I only found that I have a problem to get the degree of control that I want with it. I want to work in a patch modeling type of way. But it seems that when you join a surface you can't use one of them to join to another surface. And welding Points or CV's just looks ugly. Well I'll quit rambling right here and post some work instead. But my question is this: What type of modeling did you use for this model? Nurbs, Patch, Mesh or Surface - modeling (or something else?). Also, do you know of some good Texturing tutorials and/or a tut on Bones in Max. It was waaay to loong ago I used any of those :/. So I need to refresh my memory. /magnus Back to top SetherialmemberMember #Joined: 29 Sep 2000Posts: 52Location: Belgium Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2001 12:12 am yes please !!! thanks for the help Back to top SetherialmemberMember #Joined: 29 Sep 2000Posts: 52Location: Belgium Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2001 4:55 am I used surface tools (it builds a patch model from a spline cage). As for tutors, 3dluvr has a few good ones, maxforums.org is also a nice place to start searching also 3dcafe and the3dstudio are good places for tuts. Cheers Back to top zeebitmemberMember #Joined: 30 Oct 1999Posts: 75Location: cincinnati, OH Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2001 5:58 am i will try and get that posted soon as i can. i got a lot of crap going on at the moment, but i can post it in a new thread or something in a few days. groove, pete Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Sijun Forums Forum Index -> Work in Progress All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Digital Art----------------Digital Art DiscussionWork in ProgressGallery/Finished Work Miscellaneous----------------Random MusingsArchive : Sep99 - Dec00 You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © 2005 phpBB Group


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Citing "horrendous crimes," a federal appeals court on Thursday reinstated the murder conviction and death sentence of condemned Santa Clara County killer Marvin Pete Walker Jr., one of the longest serving inmates on California's death row.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a federal judge's previous ruling that set aside Walker's 1980 murder conviction and death sentence. The Circuit Court rejected the argument that the jury's verdict was tainted by Walker having been improperly shackled in front of jurors throughout the trial. It was not "reasonably probable" the shackling influenced the jury's decision, the appeals court concluded.
Walker's shackling was "trivial in comparison to the magnitude of his crimes," 9th Circuit Judge Barry Silverman wrote for the court.
Judge Ronald Gould partially dissented from the decision, saying he would have left the murder conviction intact but overturn the death sentence. Gould wrote that he had "grave doubt about whether Walker still would have been sentenced to death" if the jury had evaluated his case without seeing him in leg shackles during the trial, given his background and the fact he was a teen at the time of the crime.
U.S. District Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong in 2011 overturned Walker's death sentence, saying that forcing him to "wear visible and painful restraints … undermined the dignity of the judicial process."
Attorney General Kamala Harris' office appealed that ruling. Lynda Gledhill, a spokeswoman for Harris, said they were pleased with the decision and are ready to contest the remainder of Walker's appeal, which raises other legal claims challenging his death sentence.
Nanci Clarence, one of Walker's lawyers, declined to comment. But Walker can ask the 9th Circuit to reconsider the decision with an 11-judge panel. With other legal claims remaining in the federal courts, it likely will be years before Walker would have an execution date.
Walker is on death row for the 1979 murder of Joseph Vasquez, a 15-year-old Mt. Pleasant High School student, and for wounding two others during a $150 liquor store holdup in San Jose.
During the trial, Walker also was convicted of assaulting, robbing and critically wounding 20-year-old Rosa Olveda during a separate holdup at a San Jose medical center.
At the time of the crimes, Walker was 19. In his appeals, Walker has maintained that his brother-in-law and convicted accomplice, Rupert Lee Harper, was the shooter in the liquor store murder. Harper, who has given conflicting accounts, is serving a 15-year-to-life term for second-degree murder.
But the shackling issue was the focus of the 9th Circuit's ruling on Thursday.
Howard Mintz covers legal affairs. Contact him at 408-286-0236 or follow him at Twitter.com/hmintz


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Edith Lee-Payne remembers standing by a fence just a few feet away from the Lincoln Memorial on a sweltering August day a half-century ago, captivated by the words and powerful message delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
She was only 12 at the time, but Lee-Payne fully understood why her family made the pilgrimage by bus from Detroit to join an estimated 250,000 people who gathered for the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
"I knew what was going on in the South from television," said Lee-Payne, who's now a 61-year-old community activist in Detroit. "Everyone was hinging on Dr. King's every word, including me. When you heard him, you felt it was going to be all right. It was going to be all right."
Lee-Payne is scheduled to return to the Lincoln Memorial this week to join tens of thousands of others observing the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and King's iconic "I Have a Dream" speech.
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Nearly a week's worth of events – from an anniversary march Saturday to President Barack Obama delivering an address at the Lincoln Memorial next Wednesday – will mark an occasion that organizers hope will be more than a celebration of a crucial chapter in American history.
They hope it serves as a call to action to counter what many in the civil rights and African-American communities see as threats to hard-fought victories of the 1960s that expanded voting rights, enhanced employment and educational opportunities, and balanced the scales of justice for a previously disenfranchised people.
Last month's acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin; the Supreme Court decision in June striking down a key provision of the 1964 Voting Rights Act and hinting of a more skeptical view toward affirmative action programs; and an African-American unemployment rate that's nearly twice the national average have raised questions and concerns about the state of King's dream of racial equality and progress.
"These are unsettling times, difficult times," said NAACP Missouri State Conference President Mary Ratliff, who's chartered a bus to carry Missouri residents to Washington for the anniversary events. "We're seeing the gains that we've made slip back, and we have to stand up."
A Gallup poll taken in July before the Zimmerman verdict found that 52 percent of African-Americans are dissatisfied with the way they're treated in U.S. society while 47 percent say they're satisfied. Though still tilting negative, the poll's numbers are an improvement from 2001 to 2008, when as many as 68 percent of African-Americans were dissatisfied with their treatment by American society.
Still, there's no denying that many things have improved since 1963. Gone are the obvious vestiges of Jim Crow laws, from segregated schools and public accommodations to the criminalization of interracial marriage in several states and the narrow paths African-Americans had to achieve social, political and economic advancement.
African-American voters turned out in record numbers in 2008 and 2012, a legacy of federal voting rights legislation and the candidacy of the nation's first African-American president, said Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., a former chair of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and the only surviving speaker from the 1963 march.
Eighty-five percent of African-Americans complete high school today, compared with just 25 percent in 1963, according to the National Urban League 2013 "State of Black America" report. That's contributed to nearly a tripling of African-Americans enrolled in college today versus a half-century ago, the report says. For every African-American college graduate back in 1963, there are now five.
The number of African-Americans living in poverty has shrunk from 48 percent in 1963 to 28 percent today. African-American children living in impoverished conditions dropped from 57 percent a half-century ago to 38 percent today, the Urban League study said.
"Fifty years ago if someone asked me if I would see a black president, I would say 'Hell, no,' " said Roger Wilkins, a 1963 march attendee and former assistant attorney general under President Lyndon Johnson. "I'm an old man now, 80 years old. I have seen change, and I like the change, and I believe the civil rights movement made the whole country better."
But for all the accomplishments, Lewis thinks that some serious "setbacks, delays and interruptions," fueled in part by the country's reluctance to confront the sensitive issue of race, have hampered King's dream.
African-American family income has risen since the 1960s, but the gap in wealth between white and African-American families has nearly tripled from $85,070 in 1984 to $236,500 in 2009, according to a study this year by Brandeis University's Institute on Assets and Social Policy. In 1963, African-American unemployment hit 10 percent. Last month, the African-American jobless rate was 12.6 percent. Last month's overall unemployment rate was 7.4 percent.
Obama and Congress have shown little interest in specifically addressing financial and economic inequalities, even though the president told The New York Times last month that if Washington doesn't do something, "Racial tensions won't get better. The may get worse, because people will feel as if they've got to compete with some other group to get scraps from a shrinking pot."
Lewis attributes Washington's reluctance to "a mindset in America now of 'How much more do you want, how much further must we go, what else do you want us to do?' "
"People say, 'Well, we elected President Obama. That should be the fulfillment' of our epic history," Lewis added. "It's not the fulfillment. It's only a down payment. We're not there."
Algernon Austin, the director of the liberal Economic Policy Institute's Program on Race, Ethnicity and the Economy, said the civil rights leaders of the 1960s succeeded in bringing change to the polls, public places and schools but fell short on employment and economic issues, which was the main thrust of the 1963 march.
Austin said few people remembered that A. Philip Randolph, the founding president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and the opening speaker at the 1963 march, told the crowd that the event's aim was more than "merely the passage of civil rights legislation."
"Yes, we want all public accommodations open to all citizens," Randolph said. "But those accommodations will mean little to those who cannot afford to use them."
"It's important to recognize that there are different ways to look at the March on Washington," said Austin, who authored an Economic Policy Institute report this year on the march's unfinished agenda. "The Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights act are tremendous achievements. But achieving rights without fully obtaining the resources to actualize them is only a partial victory."
Unfinished business is what's bringing Lee-Payne back to Washington for the march's 50th anniversary. King's words on that hot, muggy day have never left her. To her, the dream continues.
"I'm hopeful and wishful that things will turn around," she said. "And I want to recommit myself, and get others to commit, that we have to work together for a better America, a more perfect union."


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Seeking to take advantage of a weakened Earth, X-COM's deep space foes unexpectedly change strategy and launch a powerful second front against planet Earth. In the dark depths of vast oceans, long sleeping forces are awakened by reanimation signals sent out across the galactic silence by their interstellar brothers and sisters. Slowly but surely, an army of hibernating alien sea creatures awakens. Your combat now extends to the strange new worlds of the deep where superior alien technologies threaten the very survival of this planet - your planet - Earth.
Release Date: February 28, 1995


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Grammy Worst: John Mayer
This is Johnny Depp's cue to stop looking so bedraggled and bloated. Because when people see John Mayer and call it a comparison, it's never, never a compliment. As so many of you have emailed to say – John Mayer last night was channelling Johnny Depp. Miserably. Like he spends a lot of time in bed, eating crisps and writing in his journal, masturbating to Nancy Grace, working on his poetry…
It's pitiful. And even I'm a little moved. Is it time to let the douchebag out of the sh-thole?
Photos from ROBYN BECK/Jason Merritt/Gettyimages.com


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Time Warner sponsored the food trucks for a full week, distributing 500 meals per truck each day throughout the most devastated areas.
Oleg Voss owns Schnitzel & Things, a food truck that has been ranked one of New York's best food trucks. When Time Warner was planning the campaign, Voss received the call and said that he was excited about the concept.
Even before the cable company approached Voss, he was working with the city to donate his services. The cable company's food truck initiative ended last Friday, but Voss wants to keep on giving and hopes he can get the same response from city government that he had before Time Warner stepped in.
"We hope that the mayor will continue to provide funding for food trucks to go out to other devastated areas, because things don't just stop after tomorrow," he said. "Saturday and Sunday people will still need food, and Thanksgiving is coming up."
Time Warner also hired people to be "brand ambassadors" for the food truck initiative, recruited from various modeling agencies. Their job was to reach out to the community and speak to them about their needs.
One of the models, Dominique Claire, was standing in front of the Schnitzel & Things food truck last Thursday, and said that the experience changed her. Spending days outside in the cold with people who have to walk up and down 16 floors to get hot food to take back to their ice-cold residences made her realize what's really important.
"No one is getting their hair or nails done," she said. "No one is worried about where the nearest Starbucks is.
"And it's not just about food," added Claire, explaining that she has witnessed people bonding and helping each other while waiting for food.
One of the Red Hook residents waiting on line was Rivera. "I've spent 15 days in a dark and cold apartment," said Rivera, who asked that she only be referred to by her last name.
When asked what her day was like, she said that she was waiting at Schnitzel & Things for a hot meal and then waiting on line at a church close by to get free cleaning supplies. Rivera lost everything and said she has to spend the next few days just cleaning her apartment before she can begin to live her life normally again.
She said she "has no faith in the authorities," and is fearful that Red Hook will have to be evacuated in order for the city to rebuild the area.
While Rivera was glad to get a free hot meal she said, "what we really need is heat and electricity."


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Protein 1st needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 63 designs submitted by 13 freelance designers.
I am looking for a logo for a new product. Must be cool, hip, athletic, and fresh.
Protein 1st
I need a logo for a nutritional drink called Protein 1st. It is part of a program designed to drastically improve the health and well being of the customer. The result of the program is a leaner, healthier you.
The logo should immediately convey fitness, health, energy, confidence, athleticism. It will be used on a website, brochures, packaging, t-shirts, etc. It needs to be hip and cool looking. Also, the product is natural and high tech, so the logo should fit into that description.
The product is for both men and women, so the logo should appeal to both.
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word Protein with 1st next to it or below it.
- The "1"
should be drawn as a character with personality.
envision the "1" to have an athletic build to it. It should have powerful arms, muscles
showing, but not way over developed like some steroid monster.
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it to be a character, but not a silly cartoon. It must be taken seriously.
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should seem more high tech, than old fashioned.
- It could look like a person, but doesn't have to.
- Maximum of three colors
- Appeal to both men and women
- The tag line is "If you don't take care of your body, where are you going to live?" This does not have to be part of the logo, but if it would add to the logo, then we can use it. Otherwise, we'll just add it to brochures, etc.
- I'm not completely married to the idea above, so if someone has another idea they think will blow me away, feel free...
- I need the logo to be designed in a vector format.
- I don't want the character to look like some freaky steroid monster with hugely overdeveloped muscles.
- I don't want the character to look like a hokey, out of date cartoon character
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Name: Lola
Gender: Female
Age: 37
Location: Tennessee
I have been married for 13 years. We have had a pretty healthy, fulfilling sex life. My husband does not like to admit to his insecurities but i think he has some insecurity about his penis size and lately, his problem with not lasting very long. He has developed an obsession with stretching my vagina and pulling my labia. He knows i don't like it. The other night, he introduces a dildo he has secretly purchased. I have enjoyed dildos, even larger ones, in the past, but this one was ridiculously too big. It was over 12″ long and the circumference was as big as a baseball bat. I told him that it was hurting and that it was impossible. He forced it in me. I was crying in pain and he tells me later that he hasn't been that aroused in years. I am hurt. It hurt me physically, i bled a little, but it hurts more emotionally. What do you think is wrong with him? He has never hit me or been abusive with me, in the past.
Jeez darlin', that's fucked…big time.Here's the thing about men who have sexual insecurities. They can, and often do, project their perceived inadequacies outside of themselves and then act out. And almost always this projection and acting out is aggressive and abusive. (Unless he's just spending his money on a pimped out Hummer to compensate for his little dick.) Either way, it's not pretty.
I suppose you know what we're talkin' about here, right Lola? It's sexual assault. I mean let's not mince words. Your husband assaulted you. It was premeditated and worst of all he took pleasure in it. This is extremely disturbing, because, despite his non-aggressive past, he has just upped the ante exponentially. You know what they say about domesticated animals that inexplicably develop an aggressive steak. Once they get a taste for blood there's no turning back.
I think your old man has severe anger issues. Issues that if left untreated will…not maybe, but absolutely will…escalate into more aggressive and abusive behavior. Your guy needs help. He needs to know that he stands on a precipice. He is developing a cognitive and affective connection between violence and pleasure and this is very dangerous for all involved, especially you, Lola.
You don't mention any remorse he may have had about this assault. This too is disturbing. Since you can't precisely pinpoint the cause of his acting out, you'll never really know when you're safe and when you're not. I encourage you not to treat this lightly. Confront him about this. Make it clear to him that he has violated the bond of trust between the two of you. He may try and shift the blame for this incident to you. But remember, you're not at fault. Insist that he seek professional help immediately. Anything short of him doing that will nullify your relationship.
No waffling on this, Lola! You do not want him to get the message that this incident can be winked at or overlooked. Your wellbeing hangs in the balance.All unwanted, forced, manipulated, or coerced sexual contact or activity is sexual assault. Sexual assault is not about sex, eroticism or desire; it is about power, control and abuse.
Name: JIM
Age: 30
Location: WASHINGTON,USA
I'm uncircumcised with about 1 inch of foreskin overhang. I have never seen another man with any longer hood. I get a lot of smegma build up after a day of sweating and pissing and by the end of the day I can smell my ripe hooded cock, is this normal to get so much build up?
Everybody's body is different. The length of your foreskin may not be the only thing that distinguishes you from everybody else. Some people, and you may be one of them, have overactive glands that can contribute to distinctive body odors. This is a holdover from our pre-human ancestors. In the animal kingdom, strong odors signify virility and definitely contribute mating success. Things are quite different nowadays. Strong body odor suggests poor hygiene rather than virility and it will absolutely sabotage mating success.
Problem odor is most often associated with the musky areas of the human body — underarms, crotch and feet. But some people have problem odors in their mouth, sinuses and scalp. Sometimes these problem odors are associated with an infection or another health concern. But generally speaking, strong body odor is associated with inadequate hygiene.
Uncut men need to pay particular attention to cleaning their cock. If you're not careful to completely retract your heavy hood when you shower or bathe everyday you will have a problem with odor. Poor hygiene can also contribute to something more serious like phimosis. The popular wisdom about cleaning under your foreskin is that soap is unnecessary. A full rinsing with warm water should be sufficient. If you need soap, use a very mild, hypoallergenic soap for this delicate area. Ether way, fully retracting your foreskin is essential. I'd also encourage you to retract your foreskin when you take a leak. That way you won't have that pissy smell.
Finally, there is an awful lot of evidence that shows a direct connection between one's diet and one's personal odor. If you continue to have a problem avoid refined sugar, white flour, hydrogenated oils and other processed foods. Cut back on red meat consumption, alcohol and caffeine. A diet high in fiber, one that has lots of whole grains, leafy vegetables, sprouts, fresh fruits, soy products, raw nuts is your best bet for regaining a more acceptable smell.
Name: Karen
Gender: Female
Age: 36
Location: Portland
I have a really big problem. I can't keep a girlfriend because once I'm in a committed relationship I lose my desire for sex. I don't mean it slacks off; it just totally stops. I've always been this way. I can have casual sex with women, but when things get serious sex goes out the window. This has been the demise of every relationship I've ever had. I'm currently dating this really great woman, but I'm afraid my problem will drive her away too. Is there anything I can do to stop this from happening?
Whoops, looks like another case of dreaded LBD…Lesbian Bed Death.
Ya know it's pretty common for lovers in long-term relationships to gradually lose interest in sex with each other. But lesbiterians are particularly susceptible to this malady. Some couples, but lesbians in particular, end all sexual expression between them; yet stay very committed and loving toward each other. Thus the somewhat humorous term, "lesbian bed death."You Karen, apparently suffer from a particularly nasty case of LBD.
May I ask, is this an issue for you because, and only because, it kills off all your relationships way too soon? Or are you concerned about this because you, yourself, are uneasy about the complete cessation of sex once you nest? The reason I ask is, if the only reason for changing is to please someone else, even someone you like a lot, the likelihood that you will actually change is considerably less than if you, yourself, desire the change.
Let's say you really want to change for yourself, but you just don't know how. I'd advise working with a sex positive therapist. If you and I were working together, for example, I'd want to get to the bottom of what triggers your attitude shift toward sex when you nest. Is there some disconnect for you between sex and intimacy? If there is a disconnect for you, you're not alone. People with self-esteem issues, or body issues, people with extreme scruples about sex, the kind that translates into guilt and shame often have a similar disconnect. And gay and lesbian people who have not resolved their internalized homophobia will frequently have a sex and intimacy rift.
Sound familiar? I would guess so. Reversing this unhappy trend is not an insurmountable task. But it will take a concerted effort to heal the divide that you may have between your sexual expression and intimacy needs.
You say you're met this really great woman and you want this relationship to last. FANTASTIC! Is it safe to assume that she has a healthier appreciation of sex then you? If she does, I suggest you engage her in your healing process. However, you gotta be totally up front with her about your past pattern of disconnect. Marshal her sex-positive energy to help you resolve your issues. She will need a heads-up on the impending sex shut down though, so she can help you resist it. With her help, the two of you could move through this together.
Name: Wayne
Age: 26
Location: Philadelphia
Hey Dr. Dick I have a little issue that has stumped me, my doctor, and numerous urologists. I figure there's no harm in asking one more person. I have never, not once, been able to cum normally. (I suppose there is a normal way, considering every other guy I've ever met has been able to do it that way.) The only way I have ever achieved orgasm is by laying on my stomach, putting pressure with a slightly closed fist on the spot where my dick meets the rest of my body, and sliding back and forth. Weird aside — this was a way to lift myself up off the floor and "fly" as a young kid, then one day I found out that it was pleasurable. I know- weird little boy. But this is anonymous, right. Anyway, fast forward to my twenties and becoming sexually active and now I have a concern. I want to be able to cum by having intercourse or just jacking off. But I've never been able to. I can come very close, but the deal just doesn't happen. (Never have a problem getting hard.) Any thoughts? Thanks for your time. Wayne
Interesting masturbation technique you got there, my friend. While it is indeed unique, it is not the most distinctive style I've even encountered in my career. Someday I oughta write a book.What's most amazing to me about what you write here is that this predicament of yours has stumped all the physicians you've consulted. I suppose that says volumes about how informed most medical doctors are about human sexuality.
Simply put, Wayne, over the years you've habituated your body to respond pleasurably to a particular stimulus. Ever hear of Pavlov's dogs? Right! What we have here is exactly the same thing, only completely different. 😉 You apply the stimulus — laying on your stomach, putting pressure with a slightly closed fist on the spot where your dick meets the rest of your body, and sliding back and forth. And your body responds with an orgasm.
Most all of us, both female and male, discover the joy of self-pleasuring accidentally. Your first encounter with masturbation, although you probably didn't know that's what it was called at the time, was through your boyhood attempts to fly. And fly you did! As you suggest, most other people discover self-pleasuring in a more conventional way, through touch. Thus the more "normal" — and I use that word in quotes — means of getting one's self off is manually.
Your unique style of self-pleasuring is completely benign, but it doesn't really lend itself to partnered sex, as you say. I mean, how awkward would fucking be if you had to get off your partner and on to the floor to cum? So is there a solution? Sure there is. And it's not a particularly difficult nut to crack…so to speak.
Let me tell you about a former client of mine. He was about your age when we met several years ago. He presented a similar concern to yours. He learned to masturbate in the same position as you, lying on your stomach, but he got off by humping a pillow in that position. Try as he might, he never was able to get off any other way. This was driving him crazy. He couldn't date anyone, because he was too embarrassed about the whole pillow thing.
Over the next 4 or 5 weeks I helped my client learn a new way of self-pleasuring that would lend itself to happy partnered sex. The object was to rid himself of the need for the pillow altogether and we did this in incremental steps. Luckily, my client was a horny little bugger. He masturbated at least twice a day, sometimes even more frequently. I decided to use his natural horniness as part of the intervention.
My client had to promise me that he wouldn't masturbate in his traditional way for one full week, absolutely no pillow sex for an entire 7-day period. If he failed to keep his promise, he would have to start all over from day one. At first he couldn't see the purpose in this moratorium, but I insisted. By the time I saw him next, the poor boy had blue balls for days. So he was primed and ready to go. His next exercise was to change position for his first masturbation after the weeklong moratorium. He could masturbate with his pillow, but he had to lie on his back. He was not permitted to roll over on to his stomach. This wasn't immediately successful, but his pent-up sexual energy finally carried the day and he got off in the first new position — on his back — since he learned to masturbate.
I gave him a new exercise the following week. While on his back, he could use the pillow to rub himself, but only to the point where he was about to cum. At that point, he was to put the pillow aside and finish himself off with his hand. This was only slightly more difficult than the previous exercise. And within two attempts he finally got himself off with his hand for the first time in his life. The rest of his therapeutic intervention was simply following this behavior modification course of action till he didn't need the pillow at all.
I assume you see where I'm going with this, Wayne, right? You could do this same sort of intervention on your own to learn a new and more traditional way of masturbating, but you'd probably have more success working with a qualified sex therapist.
The firm desire to change a behavior or habit is the most important aspect of the process of change. Second is denying yourself the convenient and habitual stimulus — in your case, your flying masturbation style. This will drive you to find a replacement means of getting off — a more traditional manual style. Weaning yourself off one style of masturbation incrementally till you are successful in replacing that style with another is the most efficient means of behavior change. I encourage you to give it a try.
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My son will be 7 years old a week from tomorrow, and even though he's a big boy now -- he still sleeps in bed with me and my husband every night. Yes, I said I'm co-sleeping with my almost-7-year-old.
(Go ahead and gasp and freak out a little bit if you want to. I understand.)
Let me make one thing very clear: co-sleeping was something I always frowned upon and never in a million years thought I'd wind up doing -- up until a year or two ago.
Letting my son sleep in the big bed with me started out as something we did occasionally when my husband was out of town on business. It was fun for my little guy, kind of like a sleepover party. But then we entered a stretch of time where my husband was traveling five days a week for months -- so little dude wound up sleeping in the master bedroom every night.
And somewhere along the way, it became a habit -- one that we've never bothered to break.
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Granted, he goes to sleep in his own room every single night. But at some point, he wanders down the hall to our room and winds up with us. And you know what? We love it. And we don't plan on kicking him out of our crib any time soon.
Actually, it's gotten to the point where I really don't even sleep well until he crawls into bed with us. I toss and turn and wake up over and over again until I know he's safe and sound, in between the two of us in our king-sized bed.
And I know that he's way too old to be sleeping anywhere other than his own bedroom, but I'm still just not ready to break him yet.
Here's the thing -- our son is our only child and will remain our only child because we're on the "one and done" plan. And that's why both of us really want to savor every ounce of the "little kid" phase we have left, because it's slowly slipping away before our eyes.
Before we know it, he'll be locking us out of his room instead of coming into ours at night, so we figure we might as well enjoy the cuddles while we still can.
And if we get to next year and he's still sleeping in our bed before his eighth birthday? So be it. There are worse things in life than having your child want to be close to you.
Do your kids ever sleep in your bed?
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July 3. Unit block W. Willow Grove Avenue. Complainant states she ordered a tan and black area rug and she never received it. FedEx states it was delivered on July 2, 2011.
July 6. 9600 block Germantown Avenue. Complainant states that an unknown person took wallet from service desk. Reported at 9 p.m.
Summary — Two crimes for week: two thefts.
Town Watch.
If you have been the victim of a crime and would like information, service or support, call Northwest Victims Service, 6301 Germantown Ave., Second Floor, Suite One, 215-438-4410. The service is free.


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prospectloop.com needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 52 designs submitted by 21 freelance designers.
Prospect Loop
We're a marketing company that uses direct mail, tv, radio and internet to generate calls we route to lead buyers. We work in the mortgage, debt settlement, loan modification space. We really want to be thought of as more of a lead/call generation company than an advertising company as that's what we're selling to our buyers.
Mortgage, credit repair, debt settlement, insurance companies that are looking for callers to call them, interested in their products, off our branded materials. We deliver our message through mail, tv, radio and internet.
Would like our logo to convey strength, technology and trust. In both strong design and color scheme. We currently are just starting on the design processes so don't have any color palette to give you. We like crisp simple design with good color contrast. Strength and Trust!
Good luck and thank you in advance for all your efforts.
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The solidly funny reveal of Jon's idea of the relationship intensity-level between attending professional lectures and looking at hosiery is supported in each panel by more-or-less normal interaction turned into comedy mirrors by the various failings and passions of the characters. This is, in the end, a strip about how goofy and bad Jon's taste is, while straight man Liz is wearing a lemon-lime tube top.
1: Jon's sentiment is not unwelcome (Liz returns it), but the thrust of his character is in how he earnestly announces "I like you" as a way to start a conversation. Garfield stands by watching, though he is not usually interested in Jon's doings, which makes us ask: what was going on before this scene?
2: I cannot praise enough, nor do I need to unpack the image of a man announcing "I think it's time we took our relationship to the next level" as he simultaneously makes a mad dash away from a woman. It is maybe not as relevant to Jon and Liz's lives as some other people's, but it is a fine portrait of human romance through the ages.
3: Pointless observation (!): seven bubblettes is a lot of little circles to descend from a thought bubble.
If Polka-Karaoke Night sounds fun to you (it kinda does to me), and/or you don't think polka is inherently funny, you have fallen prey to a trance effecting many Garfield readers. After 27 years, it's easy to forget Garfield is a cat. The joke is that Jon has a designated night that he sings polkas to his cat. Normally he is alone for this, but now that he has a girlfriend, she and Jon get to take turns singing to each other... and the cat. God help me, I want to see the strip where Jon spends hours trying to coax Garfield to do a Frankie Yankovic number.
Unlikely: -That Jon is able to hook up a microphone and amp and lug a full-sized accordion (they're heavy, folks) into the room with enough speed to surprise Liz. This is timing that works pretty well in Bob Clampett cartoons, and can be done in radio, but functions effortlessly in comics.
-That the karaoke festivities require live instruments, which would be more of a "Sing-Along as Jon Plays Accordion Night."
-That Garfield would be so happy about polka karaoke night. Unless he's being sarcastic and/or rubbing it in to Liz that this is what her life has become.
Meanwhile... The Let's Polka blog is incensed over today's strip. Please let this start a war between a polka blog and a Garfield blog: WELCOME TO THE 21ST CENTURY! The critics say Garfield is toothless; I say let 'em eat my big fat hairy deal.


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Being the first product in a market segment can set you up as the standard-bearer to which others are judged, or the case study that others learn from, and avoid your mistakes. Unfortunately, for the Acura brand's recent history, its predominantly been the latter. Rival Lexus has dominated the luxury market for most of the last decade, and even facing…Read More