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Lo Bosworth, star of MTV reality shows "The Hills" and "Laguna Beach", has penned a book, "The Lo Down," copies of which she will be signing at Fashion Island's Barnes & Noble bookstore at 1 p.m. on Saturday.
The book, which carries the same name as her blog, offers advice on dating and how to have healthy, romantic relationships.
Bosworth was one of the few characters on "The Hills" that had a steady, long-term boyfriend. During the show's finale, they moved in together and discussed the prospects of their future as a couple.
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We're told lawyers for both sides have hashed out a deal in which Britney will get visitation in a therapeutic setting. Commish Scott Gordon has signed off on the agreement.
It's a deal more than a week in the making. The parties had agreed in principle last weekend to a deal but it fell apart in court last Tuesday.
We're also told K-Fed is down with Britney seeing the kids again.

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The stunning, final photos of Michael Jackson performing on stage show him dancing, smiling and appearing full of life just two days before his sudden death.
The King of Pop's final curtain call was documented in photographs taken during a June 23 rehearsal in Los Angeles for his 50-show tour. As he sang and danced on stage -- against the backdrop of an illuminated sign that read "This Is It" -- the 50-year-old singer changed into classic ensembles as he prepared for what was supposed to be his epic career comeback.
"This is it, really this is it," Jackson said during his last public appearance announcing the tour on March 5.
On stage, Jackson performed his classic King of Pop choreography, backed by several dancers.
"When he hit the stage at rehearsal, I was thrilled that the magical Michael Jackson was back," Kevin Mazur, a photographer at the Staples Center in Los Angeles told the New York Post. "I felt the same adrenaline rush as when I photographed him the first time moonwalking."
Jackson had planned a series of concerts in London beginning on July 13 and running through March 2010. Tour promoters initially planned a tour that would have brought Jackson to Europe, Asia and the Americas into 2011.
The singer died suddenly last Thursday at a Los Angeles-area hospital after he was found in bed at his home with a pulse but not breathing.
It took up to a half hour for paramedics to be called after the singer collapsed because his room in the rented mansion didn't have a telephone and his personal doctor, Dr. Conrad Murray, didn't know the street address, a lawyer for the doctor said.
The coroner completed an autopsy on the singer Friday and found no trauma or evidence of foul play. Jackson's family also had a second autopsy completed. Officials are still waiting for the results of toxicology reports, which take several weeks, though it was confirmed he was on prescription medication.


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Hawk Strap wrote:I am addicted to this shitbag franchise. I live for this team. I have other interests (stamp collecting, exposing myself to the blind, rubbing turtles over Velcro while yelling out brand names of mayonnaise) but nothing gets my devotion to the Seahawks.
Each week is a family get together with food and drink. I get to relax from all of real life and just enjoy for 3 hours.
I have followed this team since I was a kid going to Cheney, to taking my whole family to playoff games at the stadium in the south endzone. It is my "thing" and I am addicted and a fanatic.
The most expensive articles of clothing I own are Seahawks jerseys. I am easy to buy for because if it has to do with my team, I love it!
This place is a home for me to get together with a bunch of other crazy bastards with unhealthy love and devotion for my team.
I want to buy you all a schooner of delicious, dark beer, pour you a shot of Irish single malt and toast to "Go Hawks"
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JSeahawks wrote:Another thread got me wondering about this. I'm sure that for most its a combination of all the options but which one is the most important reason that you keep coming to this amazing site?
For me its the laughs and the jokes. I always read the OP's, but after that I very rarely even read the deep, serious discussions.
LymonHawk wrote:I come here for the latest 'Hawks news. I used to come here for the 'second family' thing, but those days are kinda gone....unfortunately.
pehawk wrote:LymonHawk wrote:I come here for the latest 'Hawks news. I used to come here for the 'second family' thing, but those days are kinda gone....unfortunately.
Ahhh, someone needs a hug.
Largent80 wrote:Lymon, where in the hell have you been. It is hard to hold down the fogey fort without you.
HawkFanNC wrote:What the hell else am I supposed to do at work besides read .net?
pehawk wrote:Well, what is the issue causing thoughts of exodus?
Riley12 wrote:pehawk wrote:Well, what is the issue causing thoughts of exodus?
I think it is more of a 'times they are a'changing' thing with some people, including me.
Similar to what Lymon said, what can be said about any and all topics is usually said in the first
two or three posts of the first relevant thread. The rest becomes "me too" or a shouting match.
I stay because it IS a great place to find info fast and [Wilson voice] like I always say [/Wilson voice]
I cherish the relationships that I have formed here, so I'll always stick around.
The board has outgrown it's "Todd's Living Room" vibe for better and worse, I suppose. People
are here in droves, but very few actually would know each other if they met up face-to-face.
I'm guilty of it to some extent, since I haven't taken, or don't want to bother with, a journey down
to Axis. Anything in our Puget Sound Region, I'm usually game for, though.
Kudos to some of the "newer" people, like Roland, who make an effort to get out from behind the keyboard
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Your post is a little dated, but I thought I'd write anyway. I have experienced the exact same problem. My xbox 360 was replaced and all purchased content from xbox live now only works for my gamertag (used to purchase the content) and if I'm logged into xbox live. It took some research to find out what exactly was the problem. Your podcast and another website post (http://www.paraesthesia.com/blog/comments.php?id=1059_0_1_0_C) cleared up the issues.
I agree that Microsoft's approach with the DRM for Xbox Live DL Content stinks, and that the frontline support people who deal with your issues are not either qualified or are not properly equipped to handle the problem. It took 4 calls to find someone who had a clue what I was talking about. As a side note, it took 15-20 minutes on each call just for them to properly find my account with my name, gamertage, phone number and email address…rediculous…fix your systems and processes….geez…what a waste of money on their part. Anyway, back to the DRM. I understand the need, but there needs to be a method to transfer your content/rights to another xbox.
My understanding of the rights is that when you buy something (arcade title, map packs, gamer pictures, themes, etc…) on xbox live, your gamertag is given rights to it and the xbox console and hd are give rights to it. Therefore, anyone on the console can use the content and the gamertag purchasing the content can use it on another console provided they login with that gamertag. That is exactly why the content I purchased is not working on the new console sent to me by Microsoft. It works with my gamertag if I'm logged in, but it doesn't work with other gamertags on the same console.
Microsoft's solution to the problem as of today (10/18/2006) is the following:
*Create a new Xbox Live Silver account on the new console
*Give them a list of what was purchased and the amounts paid; This isn't easy if you've purchased a lot of different stuff and there is no record anywhere of what you've purchased; They couldn't even tell me what I've bought or didn't want to so they didn't have to credit me; But, I was able to get most if not all of it
*They will credit the new xbox account with enough points to re-purchase the content within 5-10 business days
This solution now allows all the content to work on the new xbox regardless of who is playing, and you still maintain your rights to take the content to another console under the original gamertag and the new one. For some reason, they will not credit the original gamertag with the points. They make you create the new one. I think there is an issue that the re-purchase would still not allow the content use by others on the new console because the content was already purchased with the same gamertag on another console. That's why they make you create the new gamertag specific to that console.
I'm now in the waiting for my credit period. I'm OK with the solution I guess. I think they could have made this easier by allowing the transfer of the rights to another xbox.
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by Mark Cramer
I was introduced to Goju-Kai in 1974 after having been in karate-do for three years and after having received my san-kyu in an Okinawan style. Immediately, I began hearing and reading stories about the enigmatic Gogen Yamaguchi who was the head of this Japanese organization. He was an almost legendary individual who was rumored to have superhuman mental and physical powers, and by some accounts, he was the legitimate successor of Mr. Chojun Miyagi. I was also told that it was by his efforts that the Goju system of karate-do had been spread around the world. As a twenty-three year old san-kyu, I was somewhat skeptical as I had heard contradictory information from some of my friends in the Okinawan styles. I began to wonder which of these accounts were accurate.
My researched took me into four areas. (1) Who was Mr. Gogen Yamaguchi? (2) What was the nature of his relationship with Mr. Chojun Miyagi, the founder of Goju Ryu? (3) Was there any substance to the claim of Mr. Yamaguchi's superhuman powers? (4) Was he truly responsible for the spread of Goju around the world? I believed that finding the answers to these four questions could do a lot to end the mystery surrounding Mr. Yamaguchi.
Mr. Gogun Yamaguchi was born on January 20, 1909 on the island of Kyushu in southern Japan. He was one of ten children, and all six of the Yamaguchi boys practiced the martial arts. However, it appears as if the young Mr. Yamaguchi was exceptionally interested and talented in the martial ways, and he practiced Japanese fencing and karate-do. His training was intense, and Mr. Yamaguchi tells us that "I believe that I trained myself in the fundamental alertness of a cat in these early days." Even today, Mr. Yamaguchi is often referred to as The Cat.
Additionally, the young Mr. Yamaguchi was drawn to the spiritual side of life. "I longed for unseen and mysterious things and... I tried to talk to the Supernatural God... I realize now that what I am today has been deeply rooted in my childhood." Consequently, the early life of the young Mr. Yamaguchi was marked by an intense martial training and a deep spiritual longing.
I was a bit surprised to learn that "Gogen" was actually not the name given to Mr. Yamaguchi by his parents. "Yoshimi" was his given name, and it is still the name by which some Okinawan Goju Ryu masters refer to him. Mr. Yamaguchi tells us that he legally changed his name after the end of World War II, and that the alteration occurred at the desire of Mr. Chojun Miyagi. "I was greatly impressed when he requested that I change my name to Gogen (following the War, I legally registered my name as Gogen with the court in Kagoshima)." Consequently, "Yoshimi" Yamaguchi is known to us as Gogen Yamaguchi.
Mr. Yamaguchi attended and was expelled from Kansai University and developed a reputation for being a ruffian. He then entered Ritsumeikan University, but confessed that "I doubt that Ritsumeikan University would have admitted me if they knew about the 'Rough Yamaguchi' who was expelled form Kansai University." In 1932, Mr Yamaguchi graduated from Ritsumeikan, passed the Bar Examination, and became a lawyer.
After his graduation from the university and after the outbreak of war with China, Mr. Yamaguchi was persuaded to go to Manchuria by General Kanji Ishihara. There he served as "a mixture of administrator, trouble-shooter, spymaster, and undercover agent." Mr. Yamaguchi tells us that he agreed to move to Manchuria because General Ishihara desired "to make Manchuria a 'Heavenly Land' where Japanese, Chinese, Mongolians, and Koreans could live in peace and prosperity. He had been my friend since I became a student and I supported his views." However, the general's ideals were not the reality of life, and "Manchuria was oppressed and ruthlessly exploited. For the native population, Manchuko [Manchuria] was anything but a heavenly land."
I am familiar with General Ishihara's military actions and his radical views. It was he who conceived and planned every detail of the Manchurian Incident of 1931 where "Japanese troops of the Kwantung Army faked an attack upon themselves, and used this as a pretext to seize Manchuria." Additionally, the general predicted a war which would last up to thirty years between the East (led by Japan) and the West (led by the United States). He concluded that the war "would end in the annihilation of the West."
I found the closeness of the relationship between General Kanji Ishihara and Mr. Gogen Yamaguchi to be a bit surprising. It is possible that Mr. Yamaguchi did not know the full scope of General Ishihara's radical views even though the general had articulated his views as early as 1928 in "The Final World War Theory." However, one must consider that the association between the general and Mr. Yamaguchi occurred during a war, and history has shown me that both nations and people act differently during times of war and times of peace. Perhaps it is best to put their relationship in this historical perspective.
At the conclusion of World War II in1945, the Soviet Union invaded Manchuria and Mr. Yamaguchi became a prisoner of war. He was sent to a Soviet Gulag for two years where he suffered the harshness of inhumane conditions and cruel treatment. After he was released from Soviet captivity, Mr. Yamaguchi returned to Japan, but he became depressed over many of the social changes that had occurred since the end of the war. Mr. Yamaguchi decided to commit Seppuku (the type of self disembowelment that had been used by the warrior class of Feudal Japan). As he prepared himself for the final moment, he had a revelation. He had a mission in life – to contribute to the world by disseminating the Japanese martial arts. For the next four decades, "the development of Goju in Japan was the work of one man, Gogen Yamaguchi."
Throughout his life, Mr. Yamaguchi had a variety of occupations, experiences, and penchants. He was a lawyer, an undercover agent, a prisoner of war, and a karate master. We will also discover that he was a Shinto priest, a practitioner of yoga, and a profound mystic. Clearly, throughout his life, he was no ordinary person. In 1988 at the age of 79, he died in Tokyo, Japan.
The nature of the relationship between Mr. Miyagi and Mr. Yamaguchi has long been the subject of debate. Whereas Mr. Yamaguchi makes several claims regarding Mr. Miyagi, a number of people including several Okinawan Goju Ryu masters refute those claims. Can the truth on these issues be found?
Mr. Yamaguchi tells us that he was named as the successor to Mr. Miyagi, the founder of Goju Ryu. We are told that Mr. Miyagi told him "Mr. Yamaguchi, you are well qualified to become the successor of Goju School Karate...I have nothing more to teach you... Thus...you must make a diligent effort to develop karate in Japan" These are certainly weighty words coming from the founder of Goju Ryu, and it appears as if Mr. Yamaguchi was designated as the successor to the Goju system.
However, Graham Noble tells us that Mr. Yamaguchi's claim of successorship is disputed by many of Mr. Miyagi's senior Okinawan students. "It irritates some of the Goju men on Okinawa to hear Yamaguchi described as Chojun Miyagi's successor, since Miyagi was never in Japan for periods of longer than two or three months... In view of this, it may be doubted whether Yamaguchi ever learned the whole Goju system form Miyagi."
Additionally, Mr. Morio Higaonna of Okinawa tells us that after the death of Mr. Miyagi, "Eichi Miyazato claimed that Chojun Sensei had named him as successor" and that Mr. Miyazato was appointed by Mr. Miyagi's widow to teach in the famous Garden Dojo in the Miyagi family home. Furthermore, we are also told by the Okinawan students at the Jundokan that "Eichi Miyazato Sensei is well known as the successor to Chojun Miyagi Sensei."
Consequently, we are left wondering whether Mr. Yamaguchi was actually appointed to be the successor of Mr. Chojun Miyagi, and whether he really possessed the depth of knowledge about Goju Ryu to become the successor of Mr. Miyagi. I believe that it is quite plausible that Mr. Miyagi intended for there to be more than one "successor" or people who were responsible for teaching and spreading Goju Ryu. In this manner he would increase the likelihood that the style that he founded would survive and be spread throughout the modern world.
Therefore, I would suggest that Mr. Yamaguchi was designated as the successor who was responsible for the development of Goju in Japan. Looking at Mr. Miyagi's words "you must make a diligent effort to develop karate in Japan" one can certainly conclude that he assigned Mr. Yamaguchi to spread Goju in Japan. Perhaps Mr. Miyazato was designated as the successor of Goju in Okinawa.
In addressing the issue of the depth of knowledge of Mr. Yamaguchi, Graham Noble suggests that Mr. Yamaguchi did not learn the majority of his Goju from Mr. Miyagi. Instead, he learned "the complete range of Goju kata later from students of Miyagi such as Meitoku Yagi." However, Mr. Higaonna tells that the practice of teaching katas indirectly through other students was a common practice of Mr. Miyagi. "Before the war Miyagi taught one heishugata, Sanchin, and one kaishugata according to the needs and abilities of each student" and that the only way that students could learn another kaishugata was to learn it from another student. Therefore, there is nothing unusual about the manner in which Mr. Yamaguchi learned Goju; it was the same manner by which students in Okinawa learned Goju.
It appears as Mr. Yamaguchi very well could have been a successor to Mr. Miyagi and that his depth of knowledge would have been commensurate to those who had studied in Okinawa. The real issue may be over whether Mr. Miyagi intended there to be multiple successors.
Another issue is whether Mr. Miyagi awarded Mr. Yamaguchi a tenth dan. Whereas I could not find a specific reference in Mr. Yamaguchi's book claiming that he was in fact awarded any dan grade by Mr. Miyagi, many other authors and organizations have stated that Mr. Yamaguchi received a tenth dan from Mr. Miyagi. Conversely, Mr Higaonna tells us "Chojun Miyagi awarded ranks to no one, neither Okinawan nor Japanese." Can this glaring discrepancy be explained?
This discrepancy may be due to the fact that dan ranks were viewed differently in Japan and in Okinawa. Originally, Okinawans did not awarded dan grades in their systems of karate, but the Japanese saw them as a necessary part of a budo. Patrick McCarthy tells us that "For karate-jitsu to be accepted in mainland Japan, the Budokukai called for...[among other things]...the implementation of Kano Jigoro's [the founder of Judo] dan-kyu system." Therefore, it is quite plausible that Mr. Yamaguchi assumed his tenth dan because he had been designated by Mr. Miyagi to spread the Goju system in Japan, and that this was something that Mr. Yamaguchi saw as being necessary to gain the acceptance of Goju by other Japanese martial artists.
I recently wrote Mr. Motoo Yamakura, Chairman of Goju-Ryu Karate-Do Kyokai, about the issue of Mr. Yamaguchi's rank. His response supports the aforementioned conclusion. Mr. Yamakura stated "My guess is that Mr. Miyagi was not aware of the ranking system and probably did not care. So if Mr. Yamaguchi was chosen in any particular time to lead the art in Japan, it was not such a big deal what rank Mr. Yamaguchi held." It does not appear as if Mr. Yamaguchi did anything unusual; dan grades were common among the martial artists in mainland Japan, and Mr. Yamaguchi did what was customary.
Mr. Gogen Yamaguchi is well known for performing a variety of yoga and Shinto rituals with the expressed purpose of increasing his spiritual awareness. Not only was he a Shinto priest, but at least sixty pages in his book are expressly dedicated to the subject Shintoism and yoga. Whereas it is well established that Mr. Yamaguchi engaged in a variety of activities with the intent of strengthening his spirit, the question becomes, did these activities give him superhuman mental and physical powers?
In an interview in 1977, Mr. Yamaguchi told the interviewer that "if you were to face me in combat, I would be able to tell in a second the strength of your Ki. Immediately, I would know if you were a good opponent. It is this quality and no other that has given me the name The Cat." I would suggest that the power that Mr. Yamaguchi claims to possess is interesting, but I would hardly classify it as a superhuman power.
Furthermore, I obtained a copy of the video "The Cat – Gogen Yamaguchi 10th Dan" and saw some old footage of him naked to the waist under a waterfall. As he stood under the falling water, he contorted his hands and fingers in various positions as he repeatedly raised them skyward. This, the commentator told us, was a manner by which Mr. Yamaguchi increased his spiritual awareness. This type of austerity training is a bit out of the ordinary, but does not enter into the realm of being superhuman.
Graham Noble tells us something much more extraordinary. He was viewing a film, "The Way of the Sword", and "Mr. Yamaguchi was shown sitting in front of a crystal ball. He performed various mudras (mystic hand movements) in the direction of the crystal ball, while doing breathing exercises. According to the narration, Yamaguchi uses the crystal ball to communicate with the spirits of fighters of the past and future. They give him secrets." If the narration is correct, and if Mr. Yamaguchi can in fact contact both the deceased and the unborn, then he truly possessed a superhuman power.
It is Peter Urban who has ascribed superhuman physical powers to Mr. Yamaguchi. Many years ago I read his book, Karate Dojo. In one of the chapters, he told his readers that while Mr. Yamaguchi was in Manchuria, he kicked, punched, and chocked an adult tiger to death. There are several problems with Mr. Urban's account. First of all Mr. Yamaguchi never mentions this event in his autobiography. Additionally, Mr. James Genovese who trained with Mr. Yamaguchi in Japan insists that Mr. Yamaguchi denied that the event occurred; and finally, many wildlife experts do not believe that it is plausible for an unarmed human to kill an adult tiger. It is most likely that the accounts of Mr. Yamaguchi possessing superhuman physical powers are nothing more than urban legends.
I can not conclude that Mr. Yamaguchi possessed any superhuman powers. I have not been able to verify the assertion of the narrator of "The Way of the Sword" with any other sources, and the contention of the author of Karate Dojo has been directly refuted. It appears to me that Mr. Yamaguchi was a man who possessed a deep spiritual longing and engaged in a variety of activities that he believed would improve his spiritual well being.
Many people in karate-do have told us that Mr. Yamaguchi was responsible for the worldwide dissemination of the Goju system. Mr. Morio Higaonna tells us that "Yamaguchi Sensei went on to create the Goju Kai organization and was successful in spreading Goju Kai throughout Japan and the world." Additionally, Mr. Richard Stamper, the Assistant Chairman of Goju-Ryu Karate-Do Kyokai, remembers Mr. Yamaguchi as a "showman who brought a lot of attention to karate and Goju." Graham Noble supports this opinion stating Mr. Yamaguchi had "charisma" and was a "semi-legendary" figure in karate-do. "He always wore traditional Japanese dress and also wore his hair long which made him look like some Yamabushi (mountain warrior) from days gone by, transported incongruously to the Tokyo suburbs." His actions and manner of dress caught the attention of the mass media and this did a lot to promote Goju around the world.
This view of Mr. Yamaguchi is not without controversy. The leaders of the Jundokan tell us that "Eichi Miyazato is well known...for establishing the Jundokan, and his tireless effort to develop and expand the Okinawa Goju Ryu Karate-do around the world." However, Mr. Miyazato was never flamboyant and never drew a lot of attention to what he did. He worked quietly to promote Goju Ryu and did not receive copious amounts of attention in the media.
Both of these gentleman have contended to be the successor of Mr. Chojun Miyagi, and both of them have supporters stating that they are responsible for the worldwide propagation of the Goju system. I believe that both are correct. As was mentioned previously, it is plausible that Mr. Miyagi intended for there to be more than a single successor and that he did this intentionally to ensure that Goju would survive and prosper in the modern world. It seems obvious to me that both of these fine teachers succeeded by using different methods, and they spread the Goju system throughout Okinawa, Japan, and the world.
After conducting my research, I am more certain of who Mr. Gogen Yamaguchi was and who he was not. He was a man who, from an early age, was captivated by the martial ways, and he was also an individual who was caught up in the politics of the second World War. He was a man who possessed no superhuman powers, but was a person who had a deep spiritual longing. Certainly, he was one of the men who was given the responsibility of spreading Goju around the globe, and he accomplished this in a manner which grabbed our attention. It is obvious that he was no ordinary individual.
Alexander, George, "The Cat – Gogen Yamaguchi 10th Dan" (Yamazato Productions; 2002)
Higaonna, Morio, The History of Karate (Norwich, United Kingdom, May, 1996)
McCarthy, Patrick, Bubishi: The Bible of Karate (Rutland, Vermont & Toyko, Japan, 1995)
Miyazato Eiichi, Okinawan Den Goju Ryu Karate-do (Okinawan Goju Ryu Karate-Do So Honbu JUNDOKAN, Naha, Okinawa, August, 2006)
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IMMA acquires important painting by Louis le Brocquy
The Irish Museum of Modern Art today (Tuesday 17 October 2006) announced the acquisition of Children in a Wood I, 1988, by the distinguished Irish artist Louis le Brocquy, considered to be one of the most important works in the artist's emblematic Procession series. The acquisition, under Section 1003, was made possible by the generous support of Brian Ranalow, businessman, artist, collector and IMMA Board Member and that of Louis le Brocquy himself. The work is currently on show at IMMA as part of a display of seven major works, selected by Pierre le Brocquy, to mark the artist's ninetieth year.
Louis le Brocquy is undoubtedly one of Ireland's best know artists, whose long and fruitful career has made him the most loved and admired living Irish artist. Le Brocquy has a longstanding relationship with IMMA, he was a founding Board Member of the Museum from 1989 1994, in 1998 he was awarded the IMMA Glen Dimplex award for a sustained contribution to the visual arts in Ireland, and in 1996 IMMA hosted a major retrospective exhibition of his work. The IMMA Collection is fortunate to currently hold some 38 works by le Brocquy, among them a portfolio of 22 lithographs of Joyce's Dubliners and a complete set of the Táin Tapestries. These works are shown as part of displays from the Collection at IMMA, in international exhibitions from the Collection and nationwide through the Museum's National Programme.
Commenting on this significant acquisition, IMMA Director Enrique Juncosa said "Everyone at IMMA is delighted at the acquisition of this major work by Louis le Brocquy, which fills one of the gaps in our holding of his work and fits perfectly with our policy of acquiring major works by leading Irish artists. It also compliments our rich collection of his tapestries and prints by the artist. We are extremely grateful for the support of Brian Ranalow, the artist and the State, via Section 1003, which together have enabled us to add this important work to our Collection".
Le Brocquy's work is represented in the collections of numerous museums in the USA, the UK, France, Switzerland, Italy, Portugal, the Czech Republic, Brazil, Japan, India, Korea, New Zealand and, of course, Ireland. Highlights of his career include representing Ireland at the Venice Biennale in 1956, been elected a Saoi of Aosdána in 1994 and exhibitions at the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris (1976), the New York State Museum (1981) and the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne (1988).
Louis le Brocquy: A Celebration of the Artist's Ninetieth Year continues until 10 December 2006. Admission is free.
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Marketing folk love to push the latest and greatest technologies on the public but when it comes to cycle racing it's still the rider who does the work, and few examples demonstrate that old adage better than Luna's Georgia Gould.
Gould's Orbea Lobular Cross does without most of the current buzzwords, with its straight 1-1/8in head tube, threaded bottom bracket and normal-sized tubing throughout – not to mention the full alloy construction.
But the US mountain bike and cyclo-cross pro has still nabbed wins at two USGP races and the Boulder Cup, plus numerous podiums, while competing against riders on more technologically advanced hardware.
Barring the different paint job, Gould's Orbea is the same model she used last year. "It's pretty straightforward but this sucker gets it done!" she told us just before the New Belgium Cup in Fort Collins, Colorado. "I get what I get and everything works well and it's quality – that's for me the biggest thing, to have stuff that works and lasts."
Despite the lack of carbon fiber, Gould's all-alloy Lobular Cross frame is still competitively light at around 1,400g and in fact, weighs less than some composite chassis we've tested. Moreover, the modestly massaged tube profiles – especially the lobed down tube from which the frame gets its name – helps eke more performance out of the triple-butted 6000 series alloy.
Orbea's Lobular tubeset features a down tube that morphs from vertically ovalized at the head tube to horizontally ovalized at the bottom bracket – with a unique four-lobed shape in the middle
The build kit is straightforward as well, with a Shimano Dura-Ace 7900 drivetrain, carbon-spoked Mavic R-Sys Premium wheels wrapped in Maxxis clincher tires, Kore wide-profile cantilevers, an Easton EC90X carbon 'cross fork and a Selle Italia SLR saddle. Changes from last season include the new PRO carbon seatpost and alloy bar and stem.
Total bike weight as pictured here is a respectable 7.88kg (17.37lb). Gould was running a two-ring setup when we caught up with her in Colorado but she says she's done it both ways and doesn't have a strong preference in most cases.
"I've done the double and I've done the single in the front," she said. "There are some courses where I haven't even ridden that much in my big ring but the double in the front is definitely great, especially for Europe where you have a 200m paved start. When I was running a single 42T at the front I'd be a little spun out."
Shimano don't offer dedicated Dura-Ace 7900 outer chainrings in 'cross-specific sizes so the usual seamless look is somewhat interrupted here
Experienced 'crossers will quickly deem Gould's clinchers to be inferior to most of her competitors' more supple tubulars. However, Gould successfully runs her Maxxis tires at shockingly low pressures – as low as 23psi up front and 25psi out back – and says the company's latest Mud Wrestler tread offers excellent traction: "I raced these at the Boulder Reservoir and they were awesome in that loose, sandy stuff."
Gould says her main goal for the rest of the season is to the win the US cyclo-cross national championship in Bend, Oregon. Depending on the outcome, her season may simply end there – or not.
"Winning nationals is a big goal of mine," she said. "If I win nationals I have to go to worlds and definitely, if you have a chance of getting on the podium or winning the world championships, you should probably go! I'm definitely open to it but I'm not going for Christmas week or Koksijde so if I do end up going it'll probably be right before or maybe 10 days before."
Gould says these Maxxis Mud Wrestler clinchers offer excellent grip in the wet – and that she's able to run as little as 20psi up front
Complete bike specifications
- Frame: Orbea Lobular Cross, 54cm
- Fork: Easton EC90X
- Headset: FSA Orbit IS
- Stem: PRO Vibe 7 OS, 90mm x -6°
- Handlebar: PRO Vibe 7 OS, 42cm (c-c)
- Tape: cork
- Front brake: KORE Race+
- Rear brake: KORE Race+
- Brake levers: Shimano Dura-Ace STI Dual Control ST-7900
- Front derailleur: Shimano Dura-Ace FD-7900-F
- Rear derailleur: Shimano Dura-Ace RD-7900-SS
- Shift levers: Shimano Dura-Ace STI Dual Control ST-7900
- Cassette: Shimano Dura-Ace CS-7900, 12-27T
- Chain: Shimano Dura-Ace CN-7900
- Crankset: Shimano Dura-Ace FC-7900, 172.5mm, 39/46T w/ Thorne outer chainring
- Bottom bracket: Shimano SM-BB7900
- Pedals: Shimano XTR PD-M970
- Wheelset: Mavic R-Sys Premium clincher
- Front tire: Maxxis Mud Wrestler, 700x35mm
- Rear tire: Maxxis Mud Wrestler, 700x35mm
- Saddle: Selle Italia SLR Kit Carbonio
- Seatpost: PRO PLT
Critical measurements
- Rider's height: 1.75m (5ft 9in)
- Rider's weight: 61kg (135lb)
- Saddle height, from BB (c-t): 748mm
- Saddle setback: 55mm
- Seat tube length, c-t: 585mm
- Seat tube length, c-c: 545mm
- Tip of saddle nose to C of bars (next to stem): 515mm
- Saddle-to-bar drop (vertical): 60mm
- Head tube length: 155mm
- Top tube length: 550mm
- Total bicycle weight: 7.88kg (17.37lb)


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Where Has Your Red Ribbon Gone?
November 30, 2012
"Cut red ribbon 6" in length, then fold at the top into an inverted 'V' shape, use safety pin to attach to clothing." -- early Visual AIDS handout
Six years after the idea to use a red ribbon as a symbol of HIV/AIDS support, awareness, etc, was hatched in 1991 at the Visual AIDS Artists Caucus, on October 8, 1997, Edward pinned a red ribbon to my cream turtleneck. I was, as most of you know, in Mrs. Sullivan's grade 6 class at Brookhouse Elementary and filled with nervous energy and trepidation that was tempered with excitement. Naturally, a bit of the same fear I still take into all new endeavors was also present.
I remember the thin red threads that ran through my mostly grey tartan skirt, a skirt I thought made me look most grown up and impressive. I also remember, and was painfully conscious of at the time, the loud click of my heels, borrowed from my mother, in the empty hallways.
My first red ribbon was nice, enamel -- as are most of mine -- and it sat there on my cream turtleneck, noticeable, like a beacon.
As I transfer yet another red ribbon from my fall jacket to my winter coat, I am reminded of the red ribbons that followed that first one. It would be nice, sweet, and moderately poetic, to say that the red ribbon I now wear is the same red ribbon Edward presented me with in the foyer of Brookhouse Elementary, but that is not the case.
I received my second red ribbon, also from Edward, in 2005 or 2006, with Hiroko, a woman I still fail to be able to accurately describe, who was visiting from Japan to write a book about the Titanic and Halifax Explosion.
We attended the Christmas craft show at the Halifax Forum, where I was asked what my ribbon was for, I told her, and the response was something very similar to that detailed in Laura Engle's "Where Have All the Ribbons Gone?" which appeared in the January/February 2000 issue of Body Positive. I smiled as I closed my eyes and tried to recreate Barrington Street well enough to explain where exactly the AIDS Coalition was, and that yes, it did still exist, AIDS activism is still relevant.
I received another red ribbon, this one of the actual-ribbon variety, at the World AIDS Day vigil I attended in 2010, which is something I've meant to write about, but as with describing Hiroko, have failed miserably at. What I remember most about that night are the quilt panels from the Canadian AIDS quilt that lined the wall, and -- during the reading of the names -- the lady who read Holly's, who paused and, her voice breaking, added "My Holly". I know nothing about Holly, except that, according to the list, which I downloaded recently from the AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia's website, she died in 2006.
The ribbon I wear now is my fourth, purchased this summer in New York City. With mere hours to go before meeting Olivia, et al, at Max Brenner, I retrieved Broadway tickets for Nice Work If You Can Get It and Sister Act, and then detoured into the nearby Broadway gift shop. Mulling further purchases, I peered down through the glass counter at pins from shows, mostly The Phantom of the Opera, when I saw the red ribbon. I stared at it so long in intense debate with myself over whether or not to purchase it, that the lady did not ask if I wanted to see it but instead slipped it out of the case and set it on the glass in front of me.
Of course I bought it, counting out ones on the glass counter.
Engle writes of the red ribbon "... for whatever reason or combination of reasons, the red AIDS ribbon is less ubiquitous than in years past. To some, it remains a symbol of continued commitment, even in the face of AIDS apathy. To others, it has itself become a symbol of the fickleness of the self-proclaimed philanthropist. To yet others, it is just yesterday's accessory."
To me, this ribbon is resilient, like this community (to borrow from Angels in America, again, you are fabulous creatures, each and everyone), and like some friendships.
So this year, take your red ribbon down from wherever you keep it the other 364 days of the year. If you don't have one, find one. If you're not sure where to find one, call your local AIDS service organization. While on the phone, or there in person, make a donation. Every little bit helps, and I've said it before, and I'll say it again, ASO's are chronically underfunded and need support to continue their wonderful work.
Most importantly, of course, after you've observed World AIDS Day, given yourself time to grieve and/or celebrate, or whatever you do to mark December 1, on December 2, take off your red ribbon if that is your preference, but make a commitment to continue your support. In Kathe Kollowitz's words "I am in the world to change the world." So am I, so are you. Whatever you do for the remaining 364 days of the year that aren't December 1, make time in your busy life to change the world, and join us in the fight to end AIDS.
Finally, this piece is so late coming because I spent so much time recruiting for my own World AIDS Day project, called Kenn's Project, I have been utterly devoid of inspiration. You can read the submissions, including one from Edward, as they roll out December 1. You can also submit your own piece, if you so desire; here are the very loose guidelines.
And, last but definitely not least, I owe a debt of gratitude to Edward, Anthony, Wayne, Emerald, Patricia, and of course, Olivia. Without these people this piece especially would not exist.
Aless Piper is a 20-something office assistant by day, world-changer by night. She lives in Canada.
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Should be fun.
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we're 2x here. hoping for wind this weekend. looks like even snow too on saturday.
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Too much wind today !! you can check the daily condition on Sierra Snowkite Center website.
Conditions look promising for this week end though. This event is presented by Xola, hosted by the Sierra Snowkite Center, and F-One in America is a sponsor as well. You will be able to demo our latest Bandit 6.
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The wind on Friday and Saturday is looking good! Sunday looks like it will be snowing too hard. We're supposed to get 1-2 ft. on the Crest. We're looking forward to a fun weekend!
Sierra Snowkite Center
at Sugar Bowl and Royal Gorge Ski Areas
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Forecast as follows :
Friday & Saturday look quite interesting.
Cheers ,
After a very quiet holiday weekend, slight changes have taken place beginning on Wednesday, however, we just don't have the right ingredients for any decent accumulations. We'll have to continue our wait for the next big dump.
The very strong high pressure ridge that has kept Northern California dry for the majority of January, drifted east on Wednesday as a stream of moisture approached the coast. Although the moisture was abundant, the general south to north direction of the flow lacked dynamics and decent lift over higher elevations. As the precipitation moved into Northern California, it weakened on its track inland. With the combination of a 7000 foot snow level and waning moisture, a light mix fell at the base by Thursday morning with only around an inch on the higher slopes.
The moisture band is moving south on Thursday and is being directed into Southern California by an area of low pressure offshore. A few scattered light rain and snow showers are lingering in the Northern Sierra, but chances decrease through the day as the low pressure center presses a bit more south. Snow levels have risen to around 7500 feet, axing any possible light snow accumulations.
Clouds and a few stray scattered showers with high snow levels will be present on Friday as the area of low pressure treks across Southern California. Most moisture will remain south and little if any will make it as northerly as Sugar Bowl.
As the low pressure center exits into the Desert Southwest on Saturday, a cool and relatively dry system approaches from the north. The majority of the day will be dry, but a few snow showers could develop in the late afternoon, depending on the timing of the approach. Snow chances are more likely overnight. Unfortunately, the system is taking a more inland track and moisture will be limited. The colder air moving in will help squeeze out some accumulations, but they won't be heavy. A couple of inches are possible overnight. Saturday's temperatures will mostly be in the 30s. Southwest winds will perk up on the ridges in the afternoon.
Sunday will be much more brisk as snow showers continue. If conditions are favorable, an additional 2-4 inches may accumulate through the day. Morning temperatures will have dropped into the low to mid 20s and remain steady or fall slowly during the day. Southwest winds will be on the decrease.
After a few lingering snow showers on Monday, the high pressure ridge returns to bring dry weather on Tuesday. Not much activity is seen on the horizon and any strong storms are nowhere to be seen.
Sugar Bowl Snow Depths as of Thursday morning, January 24th:
Station A (near the base of Crow's Nest Chair): 40 inches, down 3 inches since the previous Thursday. Last year at this time: 19 inches.
Station B (between Calif St & Station B runs): 109 inches, down 2 inches since the previous Thursday. Last year at this time: 43 inches.
Current Truckee River Drainage Snowpack Water Equivalent: 121%
Weekend Forecast for 1/26/2013-1/27/2013:
Scattered morning sun with increasing clouds on Saturday. A slight chance of late afternoon snow showers. Lows around 30, highs in the 30s. Afternoon southwest winds to 15 mph, to 40 mph on the ridges.
Cloudy, cooler with occasional snow and snow showers on Sunday. Total accumulations by evening are in the 3-6 inch range. Lows in the low to mid 20s with temperatures steady or slowly falling through the day. Southwest ridge winds to 30 mph.
Weekend Travel Weather:
No weather related road problems Friday and Saturday. If enough snow falls on Sunday, roads will be slippery and chain controls could appear. Snow levels will be relatively low.
Snow showers on Monday with little or no additional accumulations. Dry Tuesday and beyond.
Have a Great Weekend,
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conclusion do we go sat, sunday or wait for more snow. What about other places, the reservoir martis meadows the place by truckee airport?
we're 3 ready to roll
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Will head up tomorrow and post a report .
Cheers ,
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excellent we'll be seeing ya there
Re: Sierra Snowkite Summit - Jan 25,26,27
Looking good for Saturday and really good Sunday !
Heading to Mt Rose now.
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How'd it pan out???
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By Matthew Heimer
The average American household has about half of its wealth tied up in its home. More affluent folks – those with a net worth of $500,000 and up – hold about two-thirds of their wealth in financial assets, including tax-deferred retirement plans. Thanks in large part to that fact, the nation's 8 million wealthiest households recovered much faster than the rest of the country from the 2008 recession, housing bust and stock-market crash, according to a new report this week from the Pew Research Center. Between 2009 and 2011, households in the upper category saw their average net worth grow by 28%, while the wealth of the nation's other households dropped by about 4% –increasing the wealth disparity between that top tier and the rest of the country.
Pew researchers Richard Fry and Paul Taylor produced the report from an analysis of Census Bureau data. And a deeper dive into their findings reveals some interesting insights about how Americans' investing patterns break down along net-worth lines – in ways that broke in favor of wealthier investors as the economic crisis receded.
Exhibit A: Fueled by a stock-market rebound and rising bond prices, 401(k) plans were among the best-performing household assets over the two-year span, with their average value rising 57%. But although 401(k)s and IRAs are now widely viewed as the nation's retirement-savings default options, they aren't uniformly owned among the middle class. Only 39% of households with net worth under $500,000 had a 401(k) in 2011, and only 22% had an IRA. Above the half-million threshold, those numbers were 65% and 70%, respectively. (Of course, nurtured over time, your retirement-plan assets could help you cross that threshold; given how well the markets performed over this span, presumably some households accomplished just that.)
With safety-seeking investors shunning stocks and the Federal Reserve buying dump trucks full of bonds to stimulate the economy, bonds were by far the best-performing asset in most households' portfolios: Fry and Taylor estimate that the value of government, municipal and corporate securities owned directly by households (as opposed to through mutual funds) rose almost fivefold in that two-year span. But only about 1% of households with net worth under $500,000 own such interest-earning assets directly (not surprising, given the transaction costs and other hurdles involved in such investments); in contrast, about 13% of high-net-worth households owned them in 2011.
If most of your net worth was wrapped up in your home, meanwhile, chances are you were suffering. Across all net-worth levels, the average household's home equity dropped about 16% during this span. The good news, as the authors note, is that the housing market has seen some steady gains since the beginning of 2012, though prices nationwide still haven't bounced back to their pre-crash peaks.
Where did these various trends leave us? The share of the nation's aggregate wealth owned by the richest 7% of households (a quirky subset the authors say was dictated by the Census data) reached 63% in 2011, up from 56% in 2009. And the mean wealth of a household in that top group was about 24 times that of a less affluent household in 2011, up from an 18-to-1 ratio in 2009. Not exactly a formula for civic and political contentment.


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I will make sure my students have fun and help them get in the right track to their musical goals.
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I do my absolute best to create a positive atmosphere for my students. Even when the students feel frustrated or stressed, it is important to inspire them and give them the fuel that they need. Though I am strict when it comes to homework and their about their studies. Every lesson at the beginning I will review what we learned previously and test them.
then begin with proper breathing technique exercises, the cornerstone of all vocals. We move on to vocal exercises to condition the voice. Then we work on the songs that you are eager to sing!
I will use a piano when doing vocal warm ups and conditioning exercises. Students that play other instruments and accompany themselves when performing (such as a guitar) are encouraged to bring that instrument to their lessons. My goal is for them to gain the knowledge that they need to help reach their artistic goals.
With all my lessons every student will be taught a basic run down of Music Theory. My students will always progress in what they do. They will have the discipline that they need and yet have fun and be filled with inspiration. Which is the most important thing, to be Inspired to do better.
*** Studio Equipment ***
iMac, condensing mic...performing mic, keyboard, mixer...living room of apartment.
*** Travel Equipment ***
I do have a portable keyboard. Though I do expect the student to have their own recording device and karaoke tracks. At Home I do have a studio, and if the students has an iPod or an Mp3 player I can attach it to a device where all of us can hear the tracks. I do have a recording studio as well.
*** Specialties ***
I specialize in Musical Theatre, and Pop rock genres. When I teach my students I always have them learn a song of another language whether it's Spanish or Japanese. It helps with diction when they learn a song outside the English Language. Also It helps them to learn another Language at the same time. Also I give them a little anatomy class when they are learning how to sing. I give them a model of the vocal Chords and different areas of the Larynx and which part works for the chest voice and the head voice.
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$300 for 60 minute lessons.
Let's Sing Anime! Do you love singing to those openings and Ending theme songs when watching your favorite Anime? I do! What can I say I'm an Anime Nerd. With this package you'll get 4 Singing lessons (30 minutes each for kids 60 minute each for adults) and 4- hour Japanese lessons (30 minutes each for kids 60 minute each for adults) ! Let's learn how to sing those songs right and know what they mean without reading those subtitles!
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I have been teaching , translating and interpreting German for several years.
I graduated with my Master's degree in science education in 2015, and I am writing curriculum since 2013. Currently I am enrolled for my PhD in biology.
I am offering German lessons for every level, beginner
I am tutoring all science subjects from K through 12, and some subjects on a college level as well. Sciences can be hard to understand sometimes, and I am generally able to break down the concepts to make them easier to comprehend, often with the help of manipulatives and hands-on material, such as molecular kits, microscopes, lab experiments, or games.
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"a bit like having a mugger hiding in the local police station nicking people's wallets when they come in,"
And we all know that the police prefer to empty our wallets via the Chief Constables ATM^W^W^W speed camera network.
Phishing fraudsters hacked a Home Office crime reduction website to host an Italian phishing website on Monday. An RFI (Remote file inclusion) exploit was used to launch the phished page off the webserver hosting crimereduction.homeoffice.gov.uk. As a result of the SQL Injection attack a page resembling the Poste.it site was …
1) I doubt that the attackers cared that it was a government site that they hacked. They where just looking for any site with an exploitable SQL vector.
2) Haven't the Numpties that write these sites heard of SQL prepared statements.
IT Icon because it's obvious that the the government web infrastructure is developed by people who haven't heard of IT
"And we all know that the police prefer to empty our wallets via the Chief Constables ATM^W^W^W speed camera network."
If you don't speed, you don't get fined.
I really am fed up of people complaining about this. You can't complain if you break the speed limit and get caught. Don't give me any claptrap about how the road was empty etc. etc. etc. Break the limit, get the punishment.
I'm a little (well, a lot) sick of the old "If you don't want the fine, don't do the crime" mantra.
In the old days, when front-line Plod were allowed to think for themselves and use discretion and judgement (remember those?), people who were a danger or potential danger to other road-users were nicked and rightly so.
Someone at speed limit+4mph might have been ignored or given verbal advice - depending on the circumstances - e.g. a stone-cold sober driver at 0600 on a Sunday morning is not exactly threatening the fabric of our society.
However, a totally pissed driver meandering around at speed limit-1mph won't get picked up by the robotic taxmen, yet they are a serious problem - but with no plod around, who's going to stop them?
I know which one worries me most, and which one should be on the receiving end of plod's attention.
Smug attitudes like AC's are manna to the likes of Bliar, Broon & the gorgeous pouting Jacqui - , who's going to stop THEM with people ready to spout the NuLab mantra/sophistry
Paris, 'cos I think she shares a mindset with the smuggies...
"The old days are gone. That's why they are the old days. Adapt."
Not necessarily the best move.
Why accept change just because it's change, if it's effects are adverse?
Nothing wrong with the old days coming back. Gone does not necessarily mean gone irreversibly.
Hitler told Germany that non-fascism was the old days, as Musso told the Italians.
Hitler & Musso are now "the old days".
Non-fascism is back.
The old "old days" are the new "now".
Adapt to and accommodate the crypto-fascist PC "liberals", and they win.
We don't need to let that happen.
And a lot of people are fed up of this sort of bollocks. In principle, you can't pick and choose which laws you should adhere to and which you shouldn't. Just because no-one's implemented one of the methods of stopping drunks starting their car (someone else could tho') doesn't mean you can moan when someone has implemented a method of catching people who speed.
You can question whether it's a "bad" law or not and then try and organize something to get it changed but don't give me this moaning claptrap if you know there's a law and then get caught. I've seen the results of what the traffic sergeant described as "the worst rta I've seen in 30 years on the force" caused by a speeding driver (an off-duty ambulance driver by profession of all things!) - two people dead: one with no toes on a foot and one with their brains splattered all over the road.
The question of whether there's a policeofficer around to catch the drunk has nothing to do with speeders but has everything to do with a lack of manpower in that situation and using that to justify your position just isn't on.
To say that you're fed up of the "If you don't want the fine, don't do the crime" shows a distinct lack of understanding of the situation and the consequences and just shows you up to be a smug Clarksonite who thinks that he has a divine right to drive as fast as he wants.
And that speeding ambulance driver? He got 3.5 years and with good behaviour he'll have been out in 1.5. Not bad for depriving two people of their lives in a violent manner.
What price your comments about the ACs "smug comments" now?
I reckon it's like Olympic high diving. You can just jump off the board, but you don't get many points. Alternately, you can attempt a triple twisting pike double somesault, diviculty tariff 3.7, and gets loads of points. Hacking www.jacksonfamilyofswindon.co.uk/bognorholidaysnaps2006 gets you no kudos, but a Home Office site - an Home Office anti-hacking site even - is mch mor eimpressive!
These guys are obviously now sitting back for the scores from the panel: 9.0, 9.0, 8.7, 9.0....
Just because someone has the maturity to understand that speeding costs lives, and you don't, it doesnt make them a troll. Stop bandying that word about as you obviously have no clue.
So, you believe we should get our overstretched police force away from trying to prevent/investigate murders, rapes, knife assaults, terrorism, muggings etc and back on to the roads because people are too selfish to adhere to laws put in place to save lives.
And who the hell are you to decide what time of day someone may or may not be on a road. In case you hadn't noticed, there are no opening times.
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As 2012 winds down, would you currently describe yourself as a glass-half-full or a glass-half-empty investor? Put another way, do you see brighter days ahead for your nest egg? Or are you playing defense with your savings, fearing that more financial turmoil lies ahead?
There's some evidence that more Americans currently fall into the half-empty category; the consumer-confidence index, for example, took a big nose-dive this month. But a good article in the magazine Financial Advisor – titled "The Right Mix" – makes the case that investors today are overly focused on "what's wrong with the economy instead of [what's] right" and that the U.S. is in "far better [financial] shape than the news would lead one to believe."
Yes, that might sound Pollyannaish in the extreme. But author Rob Brown, chief financial strategist at Eqis Capital Management Inc. in San Rafael, Calif., offers some interesting support for his view. It might even prompt you to take a fresh look at the current asset location in your retirement portfolio.
Brown begins by stating that the current recovery is "substantially stronger" than the average of the past six post-World War II economic recoveries "when industrial production (i.e. manufacturing ) is measured."
More specifically, Brown notes that:
— Companies are sitting on record levels of cash, giving them the "greatest level of liquidity, flexibility and dry powder since the early 1960s."
— Freight shipping rates, as measured by the Cass Freight Index, are rising at some of their fastest levels in three decades.
— The Small Business Optimism Index has been rising since early 2009 at the fastest pace since the recession of 1980.
— Total online help-wanted advertisements are at an all-time high.
— The S&P 500 price-to-operating earning ratio is 14.64, "cheaper than either the 25- or 50-year averages for this ratio." And the ratio of investment-grade corporate bond yields to the yield of S&P 500 GAAP earnings (generally accepted accounting principles) "favors stocks more strongly than at any point in over 31 years."
The contrasts, Brown adds, are "even more extreme" with Treasurys. Currently, more than 55% of the stocks in the S&P 500 index, he notes, pay a higher dividend yield than one would earn on a 10-year Treasury bond.
Yes, tomorrow "may bring a different reality." Brown writes. For the time being, though, betting against stocks seems to be unwise, he says, given that the "ratio of good news to bad is improving so rapidly."
So…again: Where do you stand with your particular asset allocation? And what information are you using to set that allocation? Perhaps your glass is half full.


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Web content management system (CMS) DNN (the web CMS formerly known as DotNetNuke) has now announced DNN Evoq, a suite of applications to integrate social functionality into websites.
DNN Evoq features a web-based user interface with a single management console for creating and controlling functionality. It contains the Evoq Content application to add and edit content through a standard browser with no IT support.
This product also features Evoq Social, a piece of software that incorporates social community capabilities to integrate communities into corporate websites.
DNN has partnered with Microsoft to make Evoq available in the cloud on Azure. This presents a fully managed service with a robust Service Level Agreement (SLA); Evoq Social and Evoq Content can now support any and all frameworks via the Windows Azure platform.
NOTE: This brief news summary is thin due to the arguably marketing-heavy nature of the company's official press statement. One imagines that DNN Evoq's developer team and technology pedigree is far more substantial and worthy than some other departments.
"With Evoq, we're [providing] a single destination for content, community, feedback, support, and interaction," said Navin Nagiah, CEO and president, DNN.
DNN remains the steward of the DotNetNuke open source project, and DNN Evoq is built on the DotNetNuke Platform foundation. DNN will continue to actively manage and contribute to the open source project and community while providing commercial solutions for enterprises looking for comprehensive, out-of-the-box products.


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CREAM Percussion brauchte ein neues Logo Design und hat einen Wettbewerb auf 99designs gestartet.
Aus 55 Designs von 12 Designern wurde eine Gewinner gewählt.
We would like to rebrand our image in an effort to gain a recognizable image that will relate to a wide variety of people.
I'm looking for something Bold, Innovative and Cool that will represent the type of music we put out. We are attempting to take drumlines to a new level and we need a logo that reflects this
If you look on our website splash page you will see what we have been working with for the past five years. This was done by a 14 year old boy in Paint and I took it into Photoshop and spruced it up. It was good for starters but now we have grown and need something new.
We are a drumline composed of high school and college aged kids. We are a hybrid corp and show style if that means anything to you. We have gone from playing for neighborhood gigs to playing 3 years for the NBA Atlanta Hawks. We travel extensively and have gained quite a bit of notoriety We are a non profit organization which helps kids in their skills as percussionist and also assist in building their character.
What I am looking for is going to be a challenge. I need a brand logo that will speak to a lot of different people but will not be offensive. We need a logo that will look great on several different media types. We plan to use it on a WEBSITE, BUSINESS CARDS, LETTERHEAD, T-SHIRTS, BAGS, PENCILS. Just about anyplace you can think of so this needs to be kept in mind. This logo will represent us so we need something recognizable that will immediately let people know who we are.
Our audience will be kids that will want to join us and play, Parents that will want their kids to play with us. Band Directors. Fans, People that will hire us to play at their events and most importantly POTENTIAL DONORS. That means everyone from 5 to 105 is a potential customer in some form. Therefore I need something Hip-Hoppish and teen like but yet corporate at the same time that corporate executives will look at and decide to donate. It must be cross audience. I understand this will be hard..this is why I'm not trying to do it.
Our colors at the moment are Blue, Black and silver. Blue is the dominant color. I need something that says Cool. "I want to wear that shirt even though I dont play for them", but will also look respectable on a business card.
C.R.E.A.M. is an acronym that stands for The Creators of Rudimental Excellence and Movement.
Our tag line this year is Educate, Entertain, Empower
You can feel free to use the long acronym or the tag line in your design. I'm leaning toward the tag line if anything although it would be nice if either one could be interchanged depending on the media it's on.
The word part of the logo should read C.R.E.A.M. Percussion NOT C.R.E.A.M. Drum Corps. We have changed our name to C.R.E.A.M. Percussion. Emphasis should be placed on C.R.E.A.M. The picture part of the logo if any is open to interpertation
If you have seen our website you can probably guess that will be the next step in our rebranding effort. I won't make a lot of promises about gobs of work in the future but it is likely. We suck.
I'm going to have a variety of people helping me decide from, parents, kids, staff and other adults. It is possible that we will chose more then one that can be used as a t-shirt design but of course our main concern is or main logo.
I will give feedback. I know how artist are so I'm going to feel a little uncomfortable saying anything bad. I know you guys work hard.
Good luck and I'm glad I'm not you.
If you have 10 minutes to kill take a look at us on Youtube to get some inspiration http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Igr6_PrgbPo ....and yes I am an adult.
- It should be able to be printed on a variety of different color backgrounds
- Something bold that stands out
- Something that excites and gets the blood pounding like a bass drum
- Something that looks cold dark and menacing, majestic and heroic. Like batman. Like we are about to dust you off in this drumline competition
- Something proud and militant, Like we are standing with our hands on our waist with cape waving in the wind.
- Something fluid and creamy...but still has some hardness to it.
- It must have blue, black and silver in it
- Two part logos are acceptable. A main part for a business card or masthead and an added on part for shirts or larger media that can support it.
- I would like this delivery in Photoshop vector format please
- I dont want to come off as a crippled non profit begging for money (never mind that we are)
- Something that looks like graffiti on a bus. (spray paint effects)
- Any logo with a basic drum or drum sticks...(too easy) but if you have a twist on it then give it a try.
- Anything cartoonish
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|Attacker sends simple text-based attacks that exploit the syntax of the targeted interpreter. Almost any source of data can be an injection vector, including internal sources.
|Injection flaws occur when an application sends untrusted data to an interpreter. Injection flaws are very prevalent, particularly in legacy code. They are often found in SQL, LDAP, or XPath queries, OS commands, XML parsers, program arguments, etc. Injection flaws are easy to discover when examining code, but more difficult via testing. Scanners and fuzzers can help attackers find them.
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The best way to find out if an application is vulnerable to injection is to verify that all use of interpreters clearly separates untrusted data from the command or query. For SQL calls, this means using bind variables in all prepared statements and stored procedures, and avoiding dynamic queries. Checking the code is a fast and accurate way to see if the application uses interpreters safely. Code analysis tools can help a security analyst find the use of interpreters and trace the data flow through the application. Penetration testers can validate these issues by crafting exploits that confirm the vulnerability. Automated dynamic scanning which exercises the application may provide insight into whether some exploitable injection flaws exist. Scanners cannot always reach interpreters and have difficulty detecting whether an attack was successful. Poor error handling makes injection flaws easier to discover.
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Preventing injection requires keeping untrusted data separate from commands and queries.
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The application uses untrusted data in the construction of the following vulnerable SQL call:
String query = "SELECT * FROM accounts WHERE� custID='" + request.getParameter("id") +"'";
The attacker modifies the 'id' parameter in their browser to send: ' or '1'='1. This changes the meaning of the query to return all the records from the accounts database, instead of only the intended customer's.
http://example.com/app/accountView?id=' or '1'='1
In the worst case, the attacker uses this weakness to invoke special stored procedures in the database that enable a complete takeover of the database and possibly even the server hosting the database.
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I have recently discovered last.fm.I'm not much of a social networker, but I like the idea of being able to set up a playlist which then generates a "radio station" that then plays to my tastes.Whenever I play my Squeezebox, the information is fed to last.fm. Additionally I can play my last.fm radio station via my Squeezebox.I'm curious how last.fm gets the rights to artists' stuff.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last.fmVery cool....Anyone else have a page?
I've been there awhile and have 2 of my albums listed for free download (and are also same way elsewhere) and the link is: http://www.last.fm/music/Darkened+Soul but haven't been posting much there since not much has been going on in the dS camp until recently. I like it better than Myspace (also at) and haven't gone the music route at facebook yet.Mike