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The royals were publicizing the launch of a new campaign for United for Wildlife
He might have only sent out his first Tweet last month, but Prince Harry has adopted the social media trend of holding up a sign to send a message.
The royal was supporting his big brother, Prince William, as they held up placards to start the countdown to a new campaign to save wildlife.
William and ex-soccer star David Beckham are set to unite in London on Monday to kick off a crusade that uses the power of sport to raise awareness of conservation issues.
On Friday, the princes signaled the launch of the #WhoseSideAreYouOn campaign by holding up the signs that simply show the date and are signed by each prince.
It is part of William's cause, United for Wildlife, which he launched in September.
The organization is a collaboration among seven of the world s foremost conservation organizations and the Royal Foundation of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry. Aiming to engage and inspire young people at what the charities believe is a critical time, this latest campaign enlists the help of high-profile sports stars like Beckham and tennis star Andy Murray.


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Time is running out for members of the Huntington Beach Downtown Task Force to finalize recommendations on how to improve the area and send them to the City Council.
Councilwoman Connie Boardman, chairwoman of the task force, said during its Jan. 9 meeting that she hopes to wrap things up by the end of February and start making the task force's proposed solutions a reality.
While some on the committee believe that talks have been productive, others have expressed frustration with the progress made over the past five months.
The group has discussed improving lighting and security in the parking structure at Walnut Avenue and Third Street, finding ways to address the alcohol problem, downscaling the U.S. Open of Surfing, enticing downtown employees to park in the structure and getting residential permit parking in the area.
Task force member Domenic Iorfino said the committee is on the right track. He added that even though recommendations haven't formally been proposed to the council, efforts already being made by the city and the Huntington Beach Police Department to combat various problems.
The city now has the tools it needs, he said, including stricter entertainment permit rules on bars and restaurants and the addition of surveillance cameras around the area.
"It's a matter of enforcement," said Iorfino, who represents the Chamber of Commerce. "Since the beginning of the task force until now, the police have already stepped up their involvement in downtown. So I think that's a 100% positive."
He added: "The council and the police are so proactive and are doing such a fine job of reacting to certain points, most of the recommendations we might have made are already enacted. It's wonderful synergy between the task force, the City Council and the Police Department. You can't buy that type of interaction."
Councilman Joe Carchio, who is also a task force member, said he believes the group has accomplished what it set out to do.
"We got all the items that we felt were important on the table, and now it's just a matter of sorting out and figuring out which one's we're going to bring to the City Council for discussion," he said.
The councilman added that it's not just a matter of adding more laws downtown. Business owners in the area need to change their ways if they want to continue operating, he said.
Some task force members have expressed impatience with the focus
on bars and restaurants that serve alcohol.
Task force member and Huntington Beach Downtown Residents Assn. President Kim Kramer has taken the lead on most discussions regarding the topic, addressing the over-serving of patrons and the feasibility of implementing a "deemed approved" ordinance downtown, which would tack on another layer of regulations focusing on nuisance-based problems.
A number of California cities and counties are adopting such ordinances as a means of having more enforcement tools to use against "grandfathered" businesses.
"Kim is a smart guy that does a tremendous amount of research and he makes some incredibly valid points," Iorfino said.
But at the Jan. 9 meeting, several members said they had had enough of the topic of alcohol.
"We've had about five to six meetings and we seem to be going back to the same thing, over and over again," task force member Ralph Palomares.
"We all were put on this task force to bring something to the table, and half the people here don't speak," task force member Susie Smith said also during the meeting. "One person speaks constantly, and we are going in circles and wasting our time."
Task force member Cathy Werblin said she realizes that alcohol is an issue downtown but is tired of putting the blame solely on the bars and restaurants.
"People bring alcohol to the beach, and you're not going to be able to stop that in any significant way, so we have to look at alternatives," she said in a phone interview. "Do we want more attention paid to DUIs as a way to combat drinking? …We haven't had a chance to address any more creative solutions."
Kramer declined to comment on the task force proceedings.
The task force has about three meetings left before wrapping up at the end of February.
Thursday's meeting will focus on residential permit parking and other ways to get visitors to use the parking structure instead of streets in the surrounding neighborhood.
"I hope that the work that we've done by the end of the task force will be productive in getting some change," Werblin said. "The only reason why I'm on that committee is to effect some change and make the quality of life better, not to bash people and not to bash the bars. That's not productive."

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'Celebrity Apprentice' Recap: LaToya Jackson Calls Omarosa A 'Witch'
Plus, Omarosa breaks down in tears — again. Is she stable enough to stay in the competition?
Just when you thought All-Star Celebrity Apprentice couldn't get any more dramatic, Donald Trump literally forced his contestants to move their competition onto a live stage, with LaToya Jackson and Stephen Baldwin leading the two teams. Needless to say, not everyone was deserving of an encore.
The drama began immediately for LaToya's team, as Omarosa left after one day for a "family emergency." As it turns out, Michael Clarke Duncan's 9-1-1 call — which captured the final moments of Omarosa's fiancé's life — was going to be aired on national television, and she had apparently worked very hard not to get that released to the public.
For Stephen's team, the drama came from an unlikely source: Gary Busey! Though he put forth his best effort with a smile on his face, Gary was almost-unanimously voted the weakest member of his team come boardroom-time. Stephen and Marilu Henner, among others, threw Gary under the bus — and he was pissed.
Did Omarosa's Absence Cause Her Team To Lose?
The Crystal Light executives liked Stephen's team's performance, but were confused as to why the director chose to save Susan Lucci's entrance for the very end. As for LaToya's team, the exes loved the "cheesy soap opera scene," but worried things got "too" creative. Ultimately, they preferred Stephen's team's production, sparing that group from being fired.
Suspicious of Omarosa — as we all should be — Arsenio Hall grilled the reality TV villain about her decision to leave after the first day. She immediately started bawling, repeating that she will "unapologetically" choose her late fiancé over anyone any day. Donald noted that, if she had stayed in the competition, it's possible they could have won.
LaToya Jackson Is Fired
In what Donald called one of the strangest boardroom selections in Apprentice history, LaToya asked Dennis Rodman and Brande Roderick to return with her. When asked why she didn't bring Omarosa back, LaToya said she was convinced the TV villain would have lied her way to safety.
In the end, her instincts failed her, and LaToya was fired.
HollywoodLifers, did LaToya deserve to be fired? Do you think Omarosa is using her fiancé's death to her advantage? Drop a comment with your reaction to this episode, and your predictions for the rest of the season.
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I recently came across these notes I made of Bill Hybels' talk at the 2013 HTB leadership conference. Some useful thoughts on vision and team.
The local church is the hope of the world. There is nothing like the local church when it is working right. The local church will only work well if it is fed well and led well. Can't talk about leadership without vision
Vision casting – often we start by describing the place we want to go. This may not be the most useful way to bring people with you, however well you cast the vision of that place. People like it 'here'. They know 'here'. It's comfortable 'here'. You might need to start showing them exactly what is wrong with the place you are currently. People need to see the problems. And they need to realise that we cannot stay in the place we are. Then a solution can be received. Start by building an airtight case of all the reasons why you can't stay here.


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(covers information from several alternate timelines)
By starship or stationEdit
- The Setlik III massacre. (DS9: "Tribunal")
- A soldier, Miles O'Brien kills a Cardassian during the massacre. (TNG: "The Wounded")
- He later operates a field transporter for the first time and saves thirteen men. (DS9: "Paradise")
- Several prisoners, including Raymond Boone, are taken by the Cardassians. (DS9: "Tribunal")
- O'Brien is declared the "Hero of Setlik III" after leading a group of two dozen men against a Cardassian regiment at the Barrica encampment. (DS9: "Empok Nor")
- O'Brien is transferred to the operations division and promoted to tactical officer. (TNG: "The Wounded")
- Under the command of Captain Blackwood, the Tombaugh is attacked and assimilated by the Borg. Amongst the crew is Ensign Stone, fresh out of the Academy. (VOY: "Infinite Regress")
- Warp engine control systems are installed on the USS Enterprise-D. (TNG: "Eye of the Beholder")
- Ensign Marla Finn begins a romantic relationship with Walter Pierce. She soon begins an affair with William Hodges and both are killed by a jealous Pierce in a plasma explosion. Afterward, Pierce vaporizes himself in the Enterprise's plasma stream. His Betazoid empathic trace is inadvertently left in the nacelle tube bulkhead. (TNG: "Eye of the Beholder")
- Stardate 40987.2: Starfleet reports Marla E. Finn and William Hodges as missing.
- Stardate 40999.4: The OSHC investigation into Finn's disappearance is terminated with no result.
- Stardate 40164.7: The Victory investigates the mysterious disappearance of 49 people on the Tarchannen III outpost. Ensign Geordi La Forge is involved in the away team. (TNG: "Identity Crisis")
Other eventsEdit
- The last Klingon raid into Federation space occurs for at least the following seven years. (TNG: "Aquiel")
- Stardate 39355.5: Dekon Elig is killed by phaser fire on Velos VII. (DS9: "Babel")
- On Mordan IV, construction workers use steelplast for the sealing off of segments of tunnels under the principal city of the planet. An example of a tunnel segment sealed from adjoining tunnels is the subsidiary tunnel M-4. (TNG: "Too Short a Season")
- Cadet Ro Laren graduates from Starfleet Academy. (TNG: "The Next Phase")
- Beverly Crusher is promoted to Commander after passing the bridge officer examination. (TNG: "Thine Own Self")
- Raymond Boone is killed. He is replaced by a Cardassian spy and returned to Starfleet. Within the year, "Boone" resigns from Starfleet, leaves his wife, and moves to a Cardassian border planet. (DS9: "Tribunal")
- Rugal, son of Kotan Pa'Dar, is kidnapped by a Cardassian officer and taken to the Tozhat Resettlement Center after his mother is killed in a Bajoran Resistance attack. He would be adopted by Bajoran Proka Migdal. (DS9: "Cardassians")
- Fallit Kot hijacks a shipment of Romulan ale. He is caught and sentenced to eight years in a labor camp. (DS9: "Melora")
- This is the last year in which Tom Paris feels he has a life that is worth risking. (VOY: "Threshold")
- Quark loans his cousin Gaila an amount of latinum to start up a munitions consortium. Gaila promises Quark to pay him back in a shuttle should he become a success. (DS9: "Little Green Men")
- Ro Laren graduates from Starfleet Academy. (TNG: "Conundrum", remastered)
- Jono's fractures begin to occur as early as this year. (TNG: "Suddenly Human")
Alternate timeline eventsEdit
The following event took place in an alternate timeline in which the USS Enterprise-C disappeared mysteriously in 2344.
- Upon graduating from Starfleet Academy, Natasha Yar is assigned to the first Galaxy-class battleship, the USS Enterprise-D. (TNG: "Yesterday's Enterprise")
Background informationEdit
According to the Star Trek Chronology, events in this year should take place between the stardates of 39000 and 39999.
There are two sources for 40000s range stardates in this year:
- The log entry made by Ensign Anthony Brevelle in TNG: "Identity Crisis".
- The dates seen by Deanna Troi in a hallucination in TNG: "Eye of the Beholder". These dates were all in the 40000s range, even though they took place over several years.
There is some debate on the dating of the Setlik III massacre. O'Brien had previously stated his first use of transporter technology was in 2347 (TNG: "Realm of Fear"), and his Starfleet career began in 2350. (DS9: "Rules of Engagement") The faux Boone specifically stated he left Starfleet in 2362 following the massacre. (DS9: "Tribunal").
Ro Laren's graduation date was listed as 2364 on her personnel file in "Conundrum", but was corrected to 2362 by "The Next Phase".
The script for "Chain of Command, Part II" states Jil Orra is seven years old in 2369, thereby placing her birthdate in this year. [1]
According to the script for "Disaster", Patterson Supra was six years old, placing his birth in this year.
According to the script for "Critical Care", Tebbis was fifteen years old, placing his birth in this year.
According to the non-canon video game Star Trek: Starship Creator, B.G. Robinson graduated from Starfleet Academy in this year. Her first assignment was to the USS Excalibur as cargo transporter sub-chief.
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With so much music being streamed, swapped and downloaded from so many outlets these days, it's valid to ask whether we can arrive at any sort of Grammy consensus.
The nominations for the 56th annual ceremony, announced late Friday, give us the answer: No. Successfully predicting musical consensus is, more than ever, a fool's game.
Few, for example, would have bet on singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles' "The Blessed Unrest," landing an Album of the Year nomination. Sales have just been so-so, and it dropped out of Billboard's Top 200 album chart recently, only to sneak back in the latest ranking.
Deserved or not — the latter, from this perspective — the album took a slot away from one seeming shoo-in, Justin Timberlake's "The 20/20 Experience." The Recording Academy also passed over Kanye West's acclaimed "Yeezus" and Kacey Musgraves' far more lyrical and way less treacly "Same Trailer, Different Park."
Bareilles' December surprise almost seems like a mistake. Other than for the year's best album, her new work earned her just one other nomination — Pop Solo Performance for "Brave," an aspirational song that borders on propaganda.
That Bareilles and a few other left-field nominees prevailed over higher-profile artists in that category serves as a reminder that the 12,000 voting members of the Recording Academy have some pretty catholic tastes — and that buzz doesn't always matter. If it did, Timberlake would have ruled the nominations and New Zealand singer Lorde would have already been awarded 2014's Best New Artist.
As it happens Lorde was passed over in the category, even though "Royals" got nominated in two of the big four, Song of the Year and Record of the Year.
Occupying Lorde's should-be spot in the New Artist category is one of the night's biggest surprises: James Blake, the British singer and electronic music producer who recently won Great Britain's Mercury Prize.
Unlike Lorde or young electronic dance music chart-buster Avicii (also passed over in the category), Blake didn't make much of a mark on the American charts and got scant commercial radio airplay. But then, in this same category two years ago voters gave the similarly gentle tones of Bon Iver the Grammy, and last year it awarded it to the harmless Fun., suggesting a new category might be necessary: Best Young Adult Contemporary Album.
Then there's Jay Z. For many reasons, it's tough to weep for him. After all, he earned the most nominations this year with nine. But his "Magna Carta ... Holy Grail" which dropped in July, was denied solo nominations in the major categories (though he got one as a contributor on Kendrick Lamar's "Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City").
As usual when he releases a record, though, Jay Z again dominated the rap division, earning five nominations in the four categories.
Harder still, in general, is to cry for West, whose self-proclaimed "genius" didn't earn him respect with Grammy voters this year. Despite the praise for his adventurous "Yeezus," West received only two nominations for it: one in Best Rap Album, and another for "New Slaves" as Best Rap Song.
Kanye haters will no doubt be gunning for him to suffer the ultimate ego buster: losing in both categories to the much-dismissed Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, the upstart rapper-producer team whose seven nominations are among the most for any artists.
Better to expend your emotions celebrating the assured showing for Lamar, whose rise from Compton mixtape master to toast of the Los Angeles hip-hop scene to master rap provocateur has been as quick as it has been confident. His "Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City" had been mentioned as a contender for Album of the Year, but many expected Drake's "Nothing Was the Same" to occupy that slot.
Instead, Drake got the shaft and "Good Kid" earned mention alongside Taylor Swift's "Red," Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' "The Heist," "Random Access Memories" by French dance duo Daft Punk and Bareilles' album.
That rock music was shut out of the major categories — unless you count Imagine Dragons, which I don't — offers evidence of the genre's current lack of heft. So fragmented and confused is the electorate and so unfocused is rock 'n' roll in 2013 that Led Zeppelin, a band that disbanded more than three decades ago, earned a Best Rock Performance for "Kashmir," which was on the soundtrack of their concert film "Celebration Day."
Led Zep, in fact, received as many nominations as Bareilles did. Need any more evidence of the chaos at hand?
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Dedication ceremony for the new Franklin County Court House on Tuesday, Feb. 18, at 4 p.m. EST at 222 Clair St. in Frankfort.
FRANKFORT, Ky. — The public is invited to a dedication ceremony for the new Franklin County Court House on Tuesday, Feb. 18, at 4 p.m. EST at 222 Clair St. in Frankfort.
"Since the early days of the commonwealth, Kentucky courthouses have held a special place as the center of our communities," Chief Justice of Kentucky John D. Minton Jr. said. "The Franklin County Court House will provide an efficient facility where citizens can carry out court business and seek access to justice. I appreciate the county leaders and state legislators who joined the Judicial Branch in making this project a reality."
The judicial center consists of 98,400 square feet and includes space for Circuit Court, District Court, the Office of Circuit Court Clerk and ancillary services. The Kentucky General Assembly authorized the Franklin County Court House project in 2006 and approved its funding in 2008. The total cost of the project was $29 million.
The new facility is designed to greatly enhance the delivery of court services. It is equipped with the latest computer, video and networking technology. The judicial center also provides the highest level of Kentucky court security through a single-point entry with magnetometers and security personnel. In addition, prisoners will be segregated from the public by separate entrances and corridors.
The Franklin County Court House was designed to meet the standards required by the Administrative Office of the Courts. Architect Rick Kremer FAIA of Louisville designed the facility and Codell Construction Co. of Winchester was the construction manager for the project. Ross, Sinclaire & Associates LLC, which serves Kentucky and nine other states, is the financial agent.
Chief Justice Minton and Franklin County Judge-Executive Ted Collins will be among the speakers at the dedication ceremony. State legislators, circuit and district judges, the Franklin County circuit court clerk, county magistrates, other local officials and AOC staff are also expected to attend. For more information, contact Judge-Executive Collins at 502-875-8751.
The AOC oversees the construction and maintenance of court facilities statewide as the administrative and fiscal agent for the state court system. The AOC also supports the activities of nearly 3,300 Kentucky Court of Justice employees and 403 elected justices, judges and circuit court clerks.


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Adams will be joined by United States Secretary of Education and former Harvard basketball player Arne Duncan, former Notre Dame women's basketball player Ruth Riley, former USC swimmer John Naber and former Slippery Rock soccer standout Dr. Todd Olsen as inductees on June 25 in St. Louis, Mo. The induction ceremony will take place during the annual CoSIDA Convention.
A gifted player on the basketball court and a valuable member of the community, Adams has made a positive impact in whatever setting his career has taken him.
An Academic All-America honoree in both the 1973-74 and 1974-75 seasons, Adams was a three-time All-Big Eight Conference selection, earning league Player of the Year accolades after his junior campaign in 1975. The two-time All-American ranked as the Sooners' all-time leading scorer (1,787 points) and rebounder (938) when he departed Norman for a standout career in the National Basketball Association. He was chosen fourth overall in the 1975 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns and played 13 years with the organization.
The 1975-76 NBA Rookie of the Year, Adams led Phoenix to a spot in a memorable 1976 NBA Finals series against the Boston Celtics and went on to become the franchise leader in scoring (13,910 points), games played (988), rebounds (6,937) and steals (1,289). He had his jersey retired following the completion of his career in 1988, the third such honor in Suns history (and one of only 11 Phoenix players to earn the accolade).
Adams returned to Oklahoma following his playing career and earned his bachelor's degree in 1998. He became only the second Sooner in any sport to have his jersey honored. As a freshman at OU, Adams played on the 1973 World University Games squad that captured the title with a perfect 9-0 mark.
As the Vice President for Facility Management for the Phoenix Arena Sports Corporation, Adams has been an active member of the Phoenix community. He serves on the Phoenix Pride Commission and was appointed by the city's major to the Phoenix Historic Preservation Commission. A member of the Board of Trustees of the Phoenix Museum of History, Alvan has also volunteered with the Boy Scouts of America and started the first NBA 65 Roses Club benefitting Cystic Fibrosis.
The Capital One Academic All-America Hall of Fame, which was created in 1988, has 117 members.


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I really like pentagrams, so I decided to ion one on a Tshirt. A friend got me some vinyl foil. Because I have no plotter I cut the motive out by hand and ioned it on. The holographic foil has a nice effect on a white T-Shirt, because you can only see the full print from an angle. I am really pleased with how it turned out - a subtle sign of satan.
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Cancer-causing pollution was detected at higher levels downwind of Canada's "Industrial Heartland," where tar sands are processed, and people living in these downwind areas also had higher rates of some cancers, according to a new study led by a UC Irvine researcher.
While the study and its authors do not identify the industrial area as the definitive cause of higher cancer rates, the lead author, UC Irvine researcher Isobel Simpson, said greater vigilance about pollution and its health effects are warranted.
"We certainly would recommend both increased (volatile organic compound) monitoring as well as increased health surveillance in this area and other areas where these two things could be occurring together," she said, including the Los Angeles region.
She said she hopes to encourage reductions in emissions from the Industrial Heartland.
For the study, which included researchers from the University of Michigan, scientists took air samples in Fort Saskatchewan, a rural area downwind of the heartland, in 2008, 2010 and 2012. The heartland area processes oil, gas and tar sands.
Each of the sampling efforts yielded higher-than-normal levels of pollutants called volatile organic compounds, including benzene and others that are known to cause cancer.
Levels of some chemicals were higher than those in cities known for high pollution, such as Mexico City in the 1990s and the Houston-Galveston area today.
The scientists also gathered more than a decade's worth of health records, and found that men living near the higher pollution areas also showed higher levels of leukemia and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma than men in neighboring counties.
"What we're observing is these two things in the same place," Simpson said. "Excess concentrations of these carcinogens, and observing excess cancers – exactly the kind of cancers caused by these carcinogens."
The results make it plausible that the heartland area's emissions caused the increase in cancer, she said, although more detailed health surveillance, along with better emissions and exposure data, would be needed to make a more definitive connection.
More research also needs to be done, she said, on the health effects of low-level exposure to contaminants, as well as the effects of exposure to multiple carcinogens.
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Check out: http://www.youtube.com/user/MaffewNoSellsYT for stuff like this
So what's the word on Botchamania?
Is it good ol fashioned humor for a "smart audience?"
Does it expose the business?
Does it make hard-working professional wrestlers look like a bunch of dupes?
Are we making light of wrestlers' near death experiences?
Is it criminal copyright infringement that should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law
Not that I want people to answer these questions one by one, just trying to simmer the melting pots in between your ears!
I personally think Botchamania is a load of laughs and I often go back to BM whenever I'm trying to take my mind off of studying cuz who needs that? Maffew (the creator) has a list of botches/bumps that he refuses to include in any video so I respect that. I don't really own anything of copyright value so I can't really comment on that aspect of it. From what Maffew's said previously, in the beginning of the series ROH proved to be the most formidable opponent playing their copyright cards to get his videos yanked off YouTube, although WWE and TNA have been hassling him in recent months. But bottom line, I think it's good, "Smarky" humor for people who understand and can poke fun at the business but still realize that its not ALL botches.


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Every year, approximately 500-700 students choose to participate in Veishea Service Day. So why do students take time out of their busy schedules to volunteer? Veishea Campus and Community Involvement co-chair Addison Kistler, senior in accounting, says, "Most students like participating in Veishea Service Day because they genuinely enjoy helping others. They can truly make a difference in the Ames community, and they embrace that fact."
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The Navy Hardsuit 2000, or Atmospheric Diving System, had its first test run, and it brought a Sailor to 2,000 feet below the sea without imploding. The suit took 11-years to develop, and is meant to scout out vessel damage on submarine rescue missions. Older suits only dove to 1,200 feet.
Chief Navy Diver (DSW/SS) Daniel P. Jackson of Navy Reserve Deep Submergence Unit (DSU) was randomly selected to certify the ADS suit for use by the Navy. Jackson said, "I was just a guy tied to a rope."
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - MIT returned to its winning ways by sweeping NECVA foe Wentworth Institute of Technology, 30-16, 30-28, 31-29, on Tuesday night. The No. 10 nationally-ranked Engineers improve to 17-1 overall and 11-1 in Conference competition.
Rob McAndrew tallied 20 kills, his highest total in three meetings with the Leopards this season. He also contributed one solo and two assisted blocks. Praveen Pamidimukkala registered 13 kills and both of MIT's aces. Ryan Dean and Jordan Wan each recorded seven digs. Dean added seven kills while Wan dished out 36 assists.


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"Time is the primary socializing tool and the clock is the key machine of industrial capitalism. The imperialism of space and material is everywhere evident, but the imperialism of time is a shadowy beast. What is of direct concern is how time is perceived, controlled, exploited, manipulated, institutionalized, and internalized. If we do not understand time, we become its victims. One thing remains apparent: time politics are power politics. Every sundial, water mill, calendar, week cycle, social policy, and temporal monument has served a particular interest and ideology. The hallmark of these, of course, has always been technological power and chauvinist control. In the service of precision, the atomic second is now defined as the duration of 9,192,631,770 particle oscillations within a cesium -133 atom." -Buried Inside, Chronoclast (Introduction to Album)
If you follow the sun and moon to keep track of time instead of clocks and watches, many things change. If stores open at sun-up and close at sun-down, managers cannot anally enforce punching time cards. If you tell your friends to meet you at the river when the sun touches the tree line, you naturally, patiently wait for them while watching a beautiful sunset. If you tell your friends to meet you at the mall at 7:30pm, then you must constantly look at your wrist or the wall watching a series of cumulatively frustrating numbers.
"That [people] can be characterized as wound up, run down, rusty, or going like clockwork is essentially a product of seventeenth-century thought. It implies not only that their work may be accurately measured, but also that their motions can be studied. Given proper incentives, they will follow predetermined and appropriately mechanical patterns" -Samuel L. Macy, "The Dynamics of Progress: Time, Method, and Measure"
When indoctrinated into meaningless calendars (like the Gregorian and Julian), wrist-watches, 9-5 work days, and 5 day work weeks, people most certainly do follow predetermined, mathematically calculable patterns and tendencies. We like to have a drink after work, we like to watch a movie at the weekend, we like coffee in the mornings, we buy flowers on Valentine's Day and so on, our tendencies can be calculated and exploited by elites. Those who exist outside the constraints of time/wage slavery have all the time and money they need perform studies, hire psychologists, lobbyists, and advertisers to
"In hierarchical time culture, status is often delineated in terms of how valuable a person's time is. The time poor are made to wait, while the temporally privileged are waited upon." -Jeremy Rifkin, "Time Wars"
"Gets us back to the theme of time is money. No wonder time is money is ingrained into our consciousness and culture. And that seems to be the main purpose of the calendar we use. To keep track of our accounts, pay our bills, and set up our appointments. We might not think about it this way, but the calendar we use programs us to use it the way we do. But are all calendars like this one, nothing more than an arbitrary program to take care of business? What about the sun, the moon and the stars? OK. Let's keep this one point in mind. A calendar is a programming device. It programs the culture, the people, the society that uses it. It creates a feedback loop between the mind of the user and its program. The nature of the calendar determines the nature of the society." -Jose Arguelles "Stopping Time" (15)
"Secured at birth and bred as fresh livestock. To the power brokers of hyper-capitalism, our lives are on the auction block. Make way for the experience economy, make way for the access economy, make way for the new time-currency, welcome it all like the coming of
Karl Marx wrote in "Das Kapital" that, "To work at a machine, the workman should be taught form childhood in order that he may learn to adapt his own movements to the uniform and unceasing motion of an automaton." This statement has been implemented into our government and corporate institutions in many ways. Students align themselves with the (approximate) 9-5, 8 hour work day, 5 days a week. We take this coincidence for granted or explain it away by the convenience of aligning work and school schedules for day-care purposes. But in reality what it instills is this psychological mechanism of slavishly submitting to the regulated schedules of employers. Also the factory-like seating and positioning of a boss at the blackboard giving out standardized directives is a product of the industrial age. Without this long-term conditioning from a young age would we so willingly sell our lives for minimum wage?
"We are making the transition into what economists call an experience economy – a world in which each person's own life becomes, in effect, a commercial market. In business circles, the new operative term is the lifetime value of the customer, the theoretical measure of how much a human being is worth if every moment of his or her life were to be commodified in one form or another in the commercial sphere." -Jeremy Rifkin, "The Age of Access"
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Marketplace Development LLC has bought a strip shopping center at 1688 Jackson Ave. from The Bornblum Foundation for $337,500, financing it with a $1.2 million loan through Iberiabank.
Built in 1920, the 10,761-square-foot, Class C center is on 0.6 acres on the north side of Jackson Avenue, bounded by North Evergreen Street on the east and Henry Avenue on the north, and east of North Belvedere Boulevard. The Shelby County Assessor of Property's 2011 appraisal was $180,400.
Both Marketplace Development and The Bornblum Foundation are based in Memphis.
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The outlook among U.S. homebuilders dimmed in April after six months of rising or steady confidence. The decline suggests the housing market remains weak despite modest gains.
The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo said Monday that its builder sentiment index fell this month to 25 from 28. Last month's reading was the highest since June 2007. The index rose for five straight months between September and February.
Builders expressed weaker confidence in sales over the next six months. A separate gauge measuring that outlook rose for six straight months before falling this month, from 35 to 32.
The housing industry has a long way to go in its slow recovery. Any reading below 50 indicates negative sentiment about the housing market. The index hasn't reached that level since April 2006, the peak of the housing boom.
The spring buying season got an early start thanks to a mild January and February, which made up the best winter for sales of previously occupied homes in five years. Permits to build houses and apartments rose in February to their highest level since 2008.
Yet home prices continued to fall this winter. Builders keep slashing their prices to stay competitive. Last year was the worst for new-home sales on records dating back to 1963.
Builders are struggling to compete with foreclosures, which have forced down prices of previously occupied homes. And many people are finding it hard to qualify for loans or meet higher required down payments.
Low appraisals are scuttling some deals after contracts have been signed.
Builders have pointed to some regional pockets of strength. New Orleans, Pittsburgh and other smaller areas of Texas, in particular, have reported increased buying.
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The Fair Housing Alliance of Greater Memphis will host its 12th annual Fair Housing Conference Monday, April 23, from 1 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. at the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library, 3030 Poplar Ave.
The event pays tribute to the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the passage of the 1968 Civil Rights Act, also known as the Fair Housing Act.
This year, there will be presentations on Hardest Hit funding, information on Homebuyers Education and financial literacy and budgeting in today's economy.
The Memphis Area Association of Realtors 2012 president Carol Lott will share in the opening remarks.
– Sarah Baker
The Greater Memphis Chamber has some big newsmakers scheduled to be featured at some of its upcoming "A Conversation With" series.
First up, Classic American Hardwoods president Bill Courtney – who's also the coach featured in the recent Oscar-winning documentary "Undefeated" – will speak to a chamber audience Friday, April 20, at The Peabody hotel. Trust One Bank is the title sponsor of the lunchtime presentation, which runs from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., and it will include highlights from Courtney's involvement in turning around the football program at Manassas High School.
Later this spring, Jack Troung, president and CEO of Electrolux Major Appliances North America, will speak at another "A Conversation With" event at the Memphis Cook Convention Center, according to the chamber's website. Trust One Bank also is the title sponsor for that event, scheduled for June 8 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Electrolux currently is building a new plant in Memphis in Frank C. Pidgeon Industrial Park.
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Shelby Farms Park will mark Earth Day with the first 5K run the park conservancy has produced.
The April 22 run will include prizes for the best eco-themed costumes.
The park will host a Down To Earth Festival on April 21 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The festival is free and will feature live music, eco arts and crafts, solar demonstrations, an obstacle course and horse-drawn carriage tours.
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For the recipient of its yearlong fundraising efforts, Mystic Krewe of Pegasus has chosen Mid-South Spay and Neuter Services, a nonprofit clinic dedicated to reducing pet overpopulation and euthanasia rates by offering affordable spay and neuter services to the public.
The Krewe's motto is "Unity and Diversity for Charity." Throughout the year, the Krewe has hosted chili tastings, murder mystery dinners, a haircut-a-thon, a Seize the Clay party, and silent auctions to benefit Mid-South Spay and Neuter Services.
A check was presented Sunday, April 15, at 5650 Mt. Moriah Road – the site of what will be the organization's new clinic.
With more than 5,200 surgeries performed in 2011, Mid-South Spay and Neuter Services says it intends to use the funds received from Mystic Krewe of Pegasus to substantially increase those numbers, as well as awareness of services, in 2012.
Mid-South Spay and Neuter's clinic, which has operated since 2005, has performed more than 22,000 spay and neuter procedures, reducing the number of offspring that could have been produced by unaltered animals. The clinic also offers age-appropriate vaccinations and microchipping at the time of surgery.
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A study by a Washington-based nonprofit found that three Tennessee Congress members used campaign money to pay salaries to their relatives.
The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports that the three were among 82 members whose families benefited from their positions in government over the past two election cycles.
In Tennessee, U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann paid his college-aged son $4,652 from campaign funds to accompany him on the campaign trail during the 2010 election cycle.
U.S. Rep. John J. Duncan, of Knoxville, paid his sister, son and niece a combined $7,600 for work on his financial disclosures, and U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn paid her daughter $301 for administrative and fundraising services.
The payments don't violate the law or House ethics rules.
Mitt Romney has tapped a longtime adviser to begin his search for a vice presidential candidate.
Romney said Monday that Beth Myers is in charge of "selection and vetting and analysis."
"I have selected someone who has been a counselor of mine for a number of years, Beth Myers. She was my chief of staff when I was governor," Romney said during an interview with Diane Sawyer of ABC News.
Romney is moving forward as the presumptive Republican presidential nominee after rival Rick Santorum suspended his campaign last week.
Myers was Romney's chief of staff when he was Massachusetts governor. She currently is a senior adviser on his presidential campaign.


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One of the most famous jewelry auctions in the world was held in 1887, at the Louvre. The auction of the French Crown Jewels was referred to at that time as "the sale of the century". Frédéric Boucheron, the only Frenchman amongst the attendance of the world's most important jewelers, managed to acquire 31 diamonds and among them the celebrated Mazarin diamonds weighing respectively 18 and 16 carats, along with one of Empress Eugénie's most beautiful jewels, for which the auction stakes skyrocketed. When word was out that Frédéric Boucheron had bought this sumptuous stone, the whole of Paris wondered who had given the acquisition order. It turned out that Frédéric had acquired it for himself so as to set it on a ring for his wife, Gabrielle, as a pledge of his eternal love. Ever since, Boucheron has been the jeweler of love and tradition has it that the most passionate of men go to the Maison to choose an engagement ring.Discover all of the Boucheron moments
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PRETORIA, South Africa - Killing suspect Oscar Pistorius is a flight risk and should not be granted bail, South African police argued in court Wednesday.
Pistorius is charged with premeditated murder for the Valentine's Day shooting death of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp with a 9 mm pistol.
Pistorius asserted in a court affidavit Tuesday that the shooting was accidental and he thought the model was an intruder in his home.
Police officer Hilton Botha said in the star athlete's bail hearing Wednesday that Pistorius illegally possessed .38-caliber ammunition in a safe in his bedroom. The policeman testified that Pistorius did not have a license for a .38-caliber weapon and consequently possession of that ammunition was illegal.
The detective said that all Pistorius would say after the shooting was "he thought it was a burglar."
In an additional revelation Wednesday, police said they found two boxes of testosterone and needles in the Pistorius' bedroom.
Pistorius' defense lawyer, Barry Roux, said the substance found in the bedroom was a "herbal remedy" not a steroid and not a banned substance.
Prosecutor Gerrie Nel said police are not saying that Pistorius used the substance, simply that it was found in his bedroom.
Pistorius became the first Paralympian runner to compete at the Olympic Games in London last year.
Pistorius, 26, has insisted he shot the 29-year-old Steenkamp by mistake, fearing there was an intruder in his gated and guarded luxury complex in the capital, Pretoria.


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Time series of temperature, wind, precipitation, barometric pressure and lightning in Calgary, AB, Canada for yesterday and today (Mountain Time).
Night, twilight and daytime are shown as dark blue, grey and pale yellow backgrounds respectively. More data of this type as well as temperature normals and records are available on the Almanac page.


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sorry who wrote that. Because its just one long f*rt of nothingness as far as I am concerned.
Some bloggers are so determined to be 'level headed' and scathing of the 'knee jerk' nature of what they percieve to be lesser intellects, that they might as well have er, not actually written anything and gone for an ice cream instead.
And he falls into the classic 'level headed gooner' trap of saying 'one minute we all want this, then the next minute we all say that' as if to highlight the fickleness and essential inconsistency of fans, when actually what he is doing is referring to the view of one person or group of people one minute, then the view of another group of people the next. Rather than one group of people that keeps changing their mind, becasue they are stupid.
Something like It`s passionless?
All Wenger haters have changed their minds.???
I read this stuff all day long, its like watching paint dry.
Quote:Yes Radio, most of what he says are simple logic and common sense, and perhaps that's why Celine says he's level headed. The point you raised was just not addressed in the article, not a contradiction per se. I think your question can better be answered by someone with an inside knowledge.RadioFreeArsenal
Are you referring to the posted article DeTimes?
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The Pigeon Point Lighthouse has stood proud and (115 feet) tall since 1872, the year it began to guide mariners from its perch on a 35-foot cliff in Pescadero.
The Wreck That Launched a Light
The latter half of the 19th century was an historic period in California: Gold was discovered in 1848 and the state was admitted to the Republic in 1850. New settlers arrived, and ship traffic increased greatly since transporting cargo from the East Coast was a lucrative business.
On January 28, 1853, the clipper ship Carrier Pigeon set sail from Boston for San Francisco, carrying 1,300 tons of cargo. On June 6, 1853, she ran aground near what was then called La Punta de la Ballena (Whale Point). Although the ship was wrecked, the crew was saved. Before long, the point of land was renamed Pigeon Point in memory of the Carrier Pigeon.
Lens + Lamp = Light
Constructed of unreinforced brick, the lighthouse is the second tallest on the West Coast. The original first-order Fresnel lens (the largest size) is still in order, though it's been temporarily moved due to restoration work on the tower. It's currently on display in the fog signal building. Invented by the Frenchman Augustine Fresnel, the lens consists of 1,008 glass prisms enclosing a light source. The prisms concentrate the light, allowing a low-intensity light source to project a strong beam over a great distance.
Initially, the lamp inside the lens was a series of concentric wicks fueled by lard oil, giving off a light measured between 60,000 and 80,000 candlepower. Later a kerosene lamp was substituted, and then a lamp which used vaporized oil, providing yet a stronger beam. Finally, in the late 1920s, Pigeon Point switched to a 1,000-watt electric light bulb, increasing the light to 680,000 candlepower (visible for more than 20 miles).
Each lighthouse has its own distinctive light pattern which makes it identifiable to passing ships. Ship captains carry a "light list" of the various patterns, and thus can use the signal to help determine their location. As the Pigeon Point lighthouse's Fresnel lens rotated around the light source, it produced a flash pattern of light every 10 seconds. An automated Aero beacon was installed in 1972, but the 10-second light pattern is still maintained today.
The fog signal building, built in 1899, originally housed a steam-generated foghorn which was fired up when the fog rolled in. The foghorn was disconnected in 1976.
Pigeon Point Lighthouse Anniversary Celebration
Each November, hundreds of visitors gather to commemorate the lighthouse anniversary during a daylong event on the Saturday closest to November 15. This year, the celebration will be held on Saturday, November 14, 2015.
The California State Parks department in collaboration with local community and environmental organizations offer guided walks around the property, marine science resources, and historical information about the original first-order Fresnel lens, which is currently on display in the fog signal building.


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Is it "your" rail network? The Auckland rail tracks and stations are being upgraded at present and, due to disruptions, a special timetable has been issued. On the front of this is written "Buses replacing trains while we improve your rail network". That's the socialist lie, here comes the libertarian truth…
If a piece of land belongs to you then you should be able to do whatever you like on that land, if that activity does not violate the personal and/or property rights of another person (that's the ideal, but we live in a socialist state so your property rights are annihilated by the government). If the rail network – the tracks and the associated land – was "your[s]" then you would be free to walk over it, just as you are free to walk over land that you own. But you are not free to walk over the rail network, and if you do you will be fined up to $10,000 plus any amount of compensation that the judge decides you should pay [1]. This shows that it is not "your" rail network, for no sane person would fine you for walking across land that is yours.
If the rail network is not yours then who does it belong to? It belongs to the state, which controls every detail of what happens on that land. Section 50 of the Railways Act proves my point: it says that the Minister responsible may
(a) set out standards and requirements relating to the behaviour of individuals on railways or railway premises, including, without limitation, standards and requirements concerning the conduct of rail personnel, passengers, or other individuals working on or using railways or railway premises:
(b) regulate all traffic and all classes of traffic, and prohibit traffic or a class of traffic, either absolutely or conditionally, on railways:
(c) set out standards and requirements concerning the use of safety equipment by rail personnel, passengers, or other individuals working on or using railways or railway premises. [emphasis added]
This law means that the Minister may, without consulting anyone else, make a rule requiring you to hop on one foot and wear a pink gorilla suit when in a train station or riding in a train. "Your" rail network? I think not. The state has all the powers that only a landowner should have [2], therefore I conclude that the state is the de facto owner.
Here's another example: in Australia the state requires people to pay for a permit if they're going to take photographs in a National Park and may use those photographs commercially [3]. Do you still think that National Parks are public property, owned by all?
What's the agenda behind this?
The agenda is the Socialist/Communist desire to disempower you by taking away your property/property rights. In the Communist Manifest Marx and Engels laid out ten steps for the transition from communism to socialism. Here's four of those steps:
1) Abolition of property in land [outlawing private ownership of land] and application of all rents of land to public purposes.
3) Abolition of all rights of inheritance [when you die your property is stolen by the state: death taxes are a partial step towards this].
4) Confiscation of the property of all emigrants and rebels [presumably this blog makes me a rebel in the eyes of the state, and you're reading it so you're a rebel by association].
6) Centralisation of the means of communication and transport in the hands of the State.
The Communist Manifest is alive and well today, and it's policies are enacted all around us.
What's a better way?
Don't allow the state to own anything. Make the government your servant, not your master. Only then will you be free, and only then will the state stop lying about it being "your" rail network.
2. If I visit your house you are perfectly entitled to set down conditions of entry, including a requirement that I wear a pink gorilla suit and hop on one foot. That's part of your property rights; it's also a great way to avoid having unwelcome guests. Every landowner has conditions of entry: do you willingly let gun-toting burglars enter your home?
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So many thoughts are going through my head right now. Musings, decisions, problems, totally random bits of nonsense. How does a girl keep up with the world outside when the thoughts inside her head are already so copious and (often) disagreeing amongst themselves?!
I won't bore you with all the tedium that goes on between my ears. I'm not a mean girl. But suffice to say that I've got to put a rein on those whirling thoughts and organize my head. Not such an easy task. Especially if every thought is fighting for your attention with a lot of whining and foot-stamping.
Times like these I have to put a mental "do not disturb" sign on my brain, carve a patch of time for me to think, and hunker down with my notepads and pastel-metallic ink pens. Yes, I am a big believer of lists being the solution to all life's moments of disarray. And if those lists are on fabulous looking paper and color-coordinated ink so much the better (plus points for metallic ink).
It also helps to fortify yourself with a breakfast that is extremely comforting and calming.
I had been wanting to try this since I saw the Sunshine Oatmeal on Nupur's One Hot Stove many (many!) eons ago. It was based on a recipe for Chai Oatmeal from the book Sunlight Cafe, the recipe of which Nupur generously shared with me. But like a lot of recipes I file away on my hard drive, it slowly got buried under a massive data pile-up. Thanks to a sudden bout of laptop spring cleaning, its sunny face resurfaced…right in time to see me through some much needed mental re-org. I adapted it somewhat, changing the volumes and adding and subtracting spices until I got a mix that was to my taste.
Chai Spiced Oatmeal
(adapted from Sunlight Cafe by Mollie Katzen…thanks Nupur!)
- 1/2 cup old fashioned oats
- 1 1/2 cup milk
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 3 cardamom pods
- 2-3 whole peppercorns
- 3 cloves
- 3 whole coriander seeds
- A pinch of saffron
- 1 tablespoon honey
– Make a little sachet for your spices. You can use a coffee filter or cheesecloth (I use empty tea sachets you can get at the Coffee Bean). Place the spices in your sachet and tie closed with some butcher's string. If I were you I would make several already and store in an airtight container for future use.
– Place sachet in a saucepan. You can tie one end of the string to the handle so you can easily pull it out later. Pour in the milk and set over medium heat.
– Just before it comes to a boil, lower the heat and gently simmer until the milk is infused to your liking (about 5 to 10 minutes). Stir in honey to dissolve.
– Stir in oats and cover. Leave over low heat until cooked and thickened to your liking, peeping in to stir once or twice to make sure it doesn't stick to the pan.
– Serve hot. I sprinkled dried figs and toasted almond slivers on top but feel free to experiment with toppings! Serves one.
I love oatmeal (don't laugh…there are many of us out there) and I love chai. It's no surprise then that I was absolutely smitten with this. It has the down-home, comfort factor of oatmeal coupled with the almost hypnotic fragrance of chai spices. It may be my overactive imagination but this felt totally therapeutic to me…like the aromatic spices where helping me center my thoughts while the familiar oatmeal was telling me that everything would be alright.
Does that sound slightly barmy? I don't think so. Each of the spices here have a history of healing in some form or other, and have been used by early civilizations both medicinally and gastronomically. Aside from that, as I always like to imagine, once upon a time people set sail across vast oceans and into the unknown for these spices….the lure of their mystical fragrance pulling many an adventurer (and fortune-seeker!) to faraway lands.
Every time I have something redolent with these spices, I feel like I am a part, albeit a teeny-tiny one, of that fantastic adventure.
Never underestimate the power of a great breakfast (and a great imagination!). Therapy never tasted as good (or was this exciting!)…nor came as cheaply 🙂


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Transparency Is Not A Zero-Sum Game... But Neither Is Intellectual Property
from the sharing-ideas deptAuthor David Brin, who frequently presents ideas that make me think deeply, even if I don't always end up agreeing with him completely, recently wrote an interesting blog post, discussing transparency, security by obscurity and zero sum games. The starting premise is that too many people assume that everything is a zero sum game -- a point that I've made repeatedly over the years, and am in complete agreement with Brin on that pont. I also agree that not understanding the differences between a zero sum game and a non-zero sum game is a huge part of the problem we often see in policy debates.
Brin, not surprisingly, is arguing that security by obscurity really is not a good idea, and challenging a recent paper that suggests that, when the situation is a zero sum game, then some security by obscurity may very well make sense. He's not challenging the actual details in the paper, but rather the idea that it matters very much, since (he suggests) most situations involving security are not zero sum games. It's a good point, and one worth thinking about.
But there is part of his post that troubles me, in that I find that he seems to then make the identical mistake himself, when it comes to intellectual property. After talking about zero sum games, he throws his weight behind the idea of strong IP laws, as an example of regulations that are designed to spread knowledge, and thus create a non-zero sum outcome. Here's just a snippet, but it goes on for longer, so go read the post linked above:
One of the most ingenious "regulations" — supported by Adam Smith and Ben Franklin etc, — was the notion of intellectual property or IP. Patents and copyrights were never intended to mean "I own that idea!" No, intellectual property was born entirely as a pragmatic tweak, offering creative people a subsidy in order to draw them into openly sharing their discoveries… so that others might use and improve them and we get the virtuous cycle of positive-sum improvements, ever-accelerating knowledge, skill and wealth.He brings this point back up later, in arguing that stronger IP laws make sense because, he argues, without such laws encouraging the publication of ideas, people will keep everything a secret, and that will actually hinder creation and innovation:
Let there be no mistake. That is one of many ways that regulated competition delivers on the promise of markets and Smithian capitalism vastly and demonstrably far better than anything that ever resembled laissez faire or Randian cannibalism festivals.
But Pavlovic is describing a specialized case. A situation in which things are already decidedly zero sum. In which your company knows that its competitors cheat. They steal IP and our Enlightenment civilization is all too often failing to do anything about it. As America and other western nations are failing miserably to protect western IP… the goose that lays the world's golden eggs.In other words, he appears to be arguing that we need IP laws, because without it, everyone would keep stuff secret, and that would be bad. But... I'm not sure reality agrees with that sentiment. First of all, it ignores the idea that many (if not most) ideas you simply can't keep secret. It's as if he's relying on the myth that patents really "disclose" new ideas that others had no idea about. That's extraordinarily rare. For many products, if they're in the market, they're no longer secret, whether or not there are any intellectual property laws around them. Second, he seems to ignore the idea that there may be other, non-IP law-based reasons for people to share their ideas/inventions/innovations/creativity. For many people there are tremendous reasons: whether it's to sell a product or (often more importantly) because sharing and opening up one part leads others to make your work more valuable and useful.
Reciprocity has broken down and with IP no longer protected, innovators must fall back on the old ways. Concealment. Trade secrets. Squirreling away your tricks so the other guy won't get to copy them.
Overall, that is the world we're heading back toward, for a number of reasons. Because certain countries and companies are rampant intellectual property thieves. Because Western leaders won't act to stop it. Because some western mystics and idiotic "legal scholars" actually believe that IP is based on principles of palpable ownership, and thus secrecy is somehow equivalent to patent declaration, instead of its diametric opposite!
In fact, if you look at the research, much of it suggests that in the absence of IP (or, at the very least, with much weaker IP) you actually get a massive positive sum game, because there's much more benefit to sharing ideas, rather than hoarding them and locking them up behind a toll booth. The more widespread sharing of ideas, leads to greater innovation and output, making it very much a positive sum game.
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The Beloved 'Brussie'
The Hudson Valley had its golden autumn of 2010 and now we have had our big frost. My crazy, can-do vegetable garden—full of food and color one month ago—now mostly looks like detailing cloths hung out to dry behind a car wash.
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Sting, from two perspectives...
Rock star Sting did classical in concert. How did he fare? A classical critic and a pop fan give their verdicts.
Much like the album that interesting mishmash of classical and 'pop' production values.
Despite relying on electronic amplification - considered a sacrilege in classical settings - there was the intimacy of a chamber concert. Sting sang with an immediate, straightforward approach that placed emphasis on the text. I was impressed with his singing of In Darkness Let Me Dwell, a slow 'ballad' where he imbued his grainy voice with a dark melancholic texture, bringing out the sadness of the music.
There was much dulcet sweetness in the voice as he held the long sustained notes of the song.While he kept things subtle with minimal gestures and a black outfit, I was amused by Karamazov's flamboyant look - the very antithesis of the classical performer. He wore a velvet coat over a yellow T-shirt and tossed his shoulder-length hair in between virtuosic plucking.
This classical music ignoramus wanted to shout 'Roxanne!' during the encore just to see how many heads would turn in disapproval.But the stunt proved unnecessary, for Sting himself eventually acknowledged what 99 per cent of the well-heeled audience (approximately 1,000-strong) at the Esplanade were probably there for: the Police frontman, not so much John Dowland, the 16th-century English composer whose songs Sting covered with Bosnian lutenist Edin Karamazov.
Towards the end of his 75-minute set (including two encores), Sting segued into non-Dowland songs, saying he believes, but cannot prove, that there is a strain of music influenced by Dowland that has carried on through the ages. There was a song from 1898 (Where The Corals Live) and another from 1912 (Linden Lea).
Then came 'a song from the '60s'. The opening notes of the Beatles' 'In My Life' immediately brought the crowd to life. Compared to the tentative appreciation shown during the Dowland songs, the applause practically demonstrated roaring approval, tinged with relief.
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Saturday, April 17, 2010
It has been an eventful week, well nothing spectacular actually, but simple and good. Let's see what is top of the news... I birthed a child in my dream on Thursday night, even woke-up with a sore low back. I have lots of dreams about childbirth, but this was the first time I actually delivered. I was pregnant with twins a few weeks earlier, but I guess I just ended up with one boy this round. Ok enough with dreams. Other exciting news... I am f'n addicted to raw milk. I spent two days searching for it as the one store that normally carries it was out. Anyway long story short, I got to enjoy some today after they restocked it. Weird, I don't really love milk, but raw milk, whole other story. Ummm what else... I ran, yes I ran... crazy huh? In fact two speed workouts this week and a race tomorrow. That's right, I am trying to be more systematic about what I do instead of just heading out on a run without a direction in mind. As much as I love this non-technical training regime, I think some focus is good. Oh and my yoga practice, I'm all jazzed about that. Before my peroneal tendonitis bout I was kind of out of habit, now I am back in the habit, it's great. And, in a month or so, I'll be offering a yoga workshop for runners along with a wonderful gal, Kate (so if you're interested let me know. We'll be offering it in San Fran and Oakland. Details to come. Other tidbits from this week, I enjoy having a car now and an iPhone, but it stinks when you get lost in traffic and your phone dies. Then you have to drive all the way home because you can't figure out where in the hell you're going. I don't recommend it. Ahhh, but yoga and naps are good after moments like that followed by art making and chai. So I am going to try to stick to writing a bit more here and there even when my weeks are rather simple. Skyline to Sea 50K tomorrow... yay!
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- Jordan (Diane for you pre-2003 folks) said...
These posts Caitlin, the ones that are about YOU as a whole person, and not just you as a runner (though of course that part of you IS spectacular)... are the posts I really like ;-)
Two cheers for art, yoga, chai, raw milk... and yes even cars and iphones!
- April 17, 2010 at 7:29 PM
- Bryon Powell said...
I hope your Yoga for Runners workshop overlaps with one of my trips to the bay area!
Have fun at your race.
- April 17, 2010 at 7:50 PM
- SamRobinson said...
I'm curious what raw milk is. Indulge an ignorant southern boy :)
By the way, thanks for recommending Ed. He's awesome!
- April 18, 2010 at 12:05 AM
- Drs. Cynthia and David said...
My son is wild about raw milk too (gets it someplace in Santa Cruz). I'll have to try it.
Would be interested in the yoga for runners. Please let us know.
Good luck at STTS. We'll probably see you at the finish line.
- April 18, 2010 at 2:35 AM
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A boutonniere is the epitome of elegance in menswear or more simply spoken: the icing on the cake. Superbly dressed gentlemen including royals, politicians and silver screen stars such as the Duke of Windsor, Prince Charles, JFK, Douglas Fairbanks, or Fred Astaire wore them with grace and even decades after their death they are still admired for their elegance & taste in dress.
Although particularly popular at weddings, the lapel buttonhole flower is perfectly suitable for daywear in summer & winter with suits, blazers & morning dress as well as in the evening with velvet jacket, tuxedo & tailcoat.
Fresh boutonnieres are beautiful but wilt easily difficult to find. In order to change that, Fort Belvedere developed a number of boutonnieres that are finely crafted by hand to look as authentic as the original. Moreover, it will never wilt and always looks as if it was just freshly cut!
The blue cornflower is a timeless boutonniere classic that goes well with anything from a sport coat, over a morning coat to a tuxedo. It is the perfect size, combined with a vibrant, purplish blue that makes you look very debonair. It was John F. Kennedy's favorite flower and to commemorate him, his late son Jack Jr. wore a blue cornflower boutonniere in the lapel of his midnight blue wedding suit and white piqué waistcoat, along with his groomsmen when he married Carolyn Bessette in 1996, and it is a favorite buttonhole of Prince Charles.
Just keep them in the Fort Belvedere gift box when you are finished wearing it and it will be fine. Also make sure not to bend the wire incessantly to prevent it from breaking apart.
Ideally, your jacket should have a stem keeper. We explained here how you can make one and how a boutonniere should be worn.
If you have any questions, or need help with choosing a boutonniere for yourself or a loved one, please get in touch with us, we are always happy to help you.