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Big investment banks with their European headquarters in London will start the process of moving jobs from the U.K. within weeks of the government triggering Brexit, a faster timeline than their public messages of patience would imply, according to people briefed on the plans being drawn up by four of the biggest firms.
Dismayed by the lack of a clear plan to protect the U.K.'s status as a global financial hub, executives are planning for the worst — that they will lose the right to sell services freely around the European Union from the City, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the plans are private. Facing a long process with potential waits for regulatory approvals before workers can pack their bags, banks want to start quickly in order to have new or expanded offices set up in Europe before the end of the two-year Brexit negotiation period.
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Dance is one of the oldest human activities that has managed to follow us through our development as a species, our spreading across continents and rise of modern cultures and civilizations. The oldest archeological evidences of dance can be traced to some 9 thousand years ago, and ever since then its presence in historical records grew and took greater significance as they became part of our daily lives, customs and various religious ceremonies. As the music and dance became more complex and advanced, it started to separate in two distinct forms -one for general population that was practiced openly, and other one for aristocracy and royalty that was practiced in closed environments during special occasions. This separation of dance became especially noticeable in Europe after the end of the Middle Ages, when Renaissance influences born in Italy and France started drastically changing 16th century European lifestyle.
Ballroom dancing was a product of that time, and it signified the tradition of social dancing of the privileged. It name was derived from the word ball, which originated from the Latin word "ballare" which means "to dance". After a while, boundaries between high classes and lower classes disappeared, transforming the ballrooms across Europe into places where both folk dances and sophisticated dances can be performed.
Records of the earliest European ballroom dates form the end of 16th century were made by Jehan Tabourot who published his French renaissance social dance study called "Orchésographie" in 1588. He described many popular dances of that time, with instructions for pavane, livelier branle, and galliarde (which was popularized greatly by Shakespeare's work on drama stage). Arrival of dance Minuet in 1650 France was a very important point in the early history of ballroom dance. Adopted and danced in public by King Louis XIV himself, this dance popularized ballroom dance all across France, and continued to be used in European ballrooms until the end of the 18th century. Several decades after the arrival of Minuet, King King Louis XIV formed the first academy of dance (Académie Royale de Musique et de Danse) which was the home of the first organized dance study. Later on, professional dances from that school would start preforming new type of dance to King's court (and eventually to the general ballrooms), dance that will all know today as ballet.
Dance that left the most significant mark on the Victorian era was none other than waltz. Introduced in early 19th century, this dance managed to spread like a fire across England, fueled by the excellent 1819 instruction book called "Invitation to the Dance" by Carl Maria von Weber. After initial period of opposition from the general public and aristocracy (they did not like close hold of dance partners), this dance was adopted by all and became one of the most popular dances of all time. Its popularity also spawned creation of many other new types of dances, like Polka, Mazurka, and the Schottische (they all appeared in 1840s).
20th century was truly the birthplace of modern dance, and ballrooms from all around the world were swept with the never-ending tide of new dances that were created between 1910 and 1930. Those dances were fast, energetic, they featured independent movement of dancers, and more.
The final stage in the history of ballroom dance can be contributed to the rise of the popular media personalities, who created new dance routines which were imitated by millions. This era started with the exploits of Vernon and Irene Castle, Josephine Bradley and Victor Silvester during 1920s, and was continued with the Hollywood movie pairing of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.

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Dan303 (Dan Weatherall) has released PACK ONE, a collection of free 303 samples.
Dan writes:
PACK ONE is the first of what I hope to be a series of free sample packs. I started out recording these loops for use in my own music but I think other people may enjoy using them too.
PACK ONE features
- 71 loops, sampled at 32KHz using a Zoom MRS2b 4-track.
- 32 Drum Loops — "Clean" Drum loops from a Roland MC-303 (Techno 2 kit) and "Dirty" loops, run through the decimator effect on a Korg R3 to give them a Lo-Fi gritty sound.
- 39 Bass Loops — The bass loops came from a FB-383 (TB-303 clone) sequenced by a Roland MC-303 and also sampled running though the decimator for a harsh, buzzy, "dirty" sound.
PACK ONE is available as a free download.
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Buried Secrets
by T.J. Brearton
Newlyweds Brett and Emily Larson have just moved into a new home deep in the countryside, and are overjoyed when Emily finds out she's pregnant.
Then they discover human bones in their garden.
As the police start to investigate, three things become clear:
The bones are recent.
When the police put three photographs of known criminals on the Larsons' kitchen table, the couple realize the danger may be closer to home than they think.
As the situation escalates, can Brett and Emily keep one step ahead to protect themselves – and their unborn child?
Fast-paced, compelling and full of twists, this heart-pounding thriller will keep you turning the pages until the very end. Perfect for fans of Rachel Abbott, Robert Dugoni and Linwood Barclay.
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Say no to "bring your own boxed lunches"—While more and more companies don't do this anymore for their corporate events, this is in fact, still the norm for many. Even if you're only having what you consider a small event, the rule of thumb is, if it lasts for a full day, it's best to reserve a catering Bali service.
People are going to be happier when they're well-fed. When you think that the ones attending are just your employee, a.k.a. someone you hardly need to impress, this is already a wrong mindset to start off with. Regardless of whether you're inviting clients, business partners or potential investors, investing on a solid catering service would pay off. People are going to remember the food, and you'll have one less thing to worry about.
Have a headcount ready before you consult your Bali catering
Holding your corporate event in Bali is already a cause for celebration (unless of course, you're already living on the island—a dream for many people!). Now before you set off and call the venue and the caterer, the information that you're going to need to have is the headcount. Without a headcount, it's near impossible to define a budget.
Set a realistic budget and communicate with your execs
Make sure that you clearly communicate what type of food catering they're expecting. Even if they didn't define what kind of menu catering they expect you to organize, it's still wise to talk to your execs what kind of food they're expecting. If anything, it would be able to give you some ideas for your menu. Their input is something that you can start off with. Depending on the culture of your company, don't forget to update them on the Catering Denpasar choices and their offered menu that you've shortlisted and whether they're good options. Consult with reputable Bali catering company that will allow you to set up your corporate events without much worry. Have a smooth-running event in Bali!
Also read: Temples to Visit during Your Holiday in Bali
Have a set of schedule defined
How many speakers are going to be in your schedule? How many presentations that you're going to have during your meetings or conferences, and in how many rooms? A large number of meeting and conference venues in Bali usually provides their own catering service. The Nusa Dua Convention Center, for example, have their own catering or an optional food service package so you won't have to look for something outside. However, the same cannot be said for wedding venues. Bali has an abundance of romantic places that becomes couples' favorites while they're here. But sometimes they don't provide wedding catering Bali readily available or inclusive in their venue service.
Catering Bali: Meal formats greatly affect schedules
If you think that you can get everyone to finish eating once you've given them an hour of a buffet lunch break, then you may find that you're sorely mistaken. People are going to eat in different time, and they're going to finish differently as well. The time spent will grow as the number of your guests grow. Avoid rushing your guests to finish eating and herding them like cattle by defining a realistic time frame according to:
- The agenda of your events
- Head count or the number of attendee
- How many rooms you're going to use
The choice of buffet catering Bali is an undoubtedly a popular choice of various events in the Paradise Island. Whether you're having an event in Seminyak, Denpasar, Nusa Dua, Sanur, or other places in Bali, make sure that you consult your caterers.
Buffet catering vs served meal
Meals in buffet format has the advantage of more affordable cost and an opportunity for your guests to choose from an ample variety of food. However, do consider having a served meal if your budget allows for it, as the meal format would allow for a more timely manner. This will be a more efficient choice for those that have an extremely packed schedule in their corporate events.


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Health: Fred Hutch provides phone service
Under contract with the National Cancer Institute, Fred Hutch provides a service vital to people see
By Sally James
December 31, 1969
Special Calling
Under contract with the National Cancer Institute, Fred Hutch provides a service vital to people seeking communication and compassion.
The calls come in from anywhere and everywhere, landing in a quiet warren of cubicles inside a South Lake Union building. "I just found out I have Stage 4 cancer in my throat," drawls a voice that drips Texas. "I need to get all my teeth removed."
Callers dial 1.800.4CANCER (1.800.422.6237) by the hundreds every day, and likely don't know they're reaching a call center in Seattle. In January, the National Cancer Institute awarded a multiyear contract to the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center to administer its Cancer Information Service (CIS) Contact Center. The program operates from the Fred Hutch campus (calls are answered every weekday from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific time) and serves the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the U.S.–associated Pacific territories.
Center manager Dawn Sittauer, who used to be one of the roughly 80 counselors answering the phones, describes the mixture of hope and fear that pervades these conversations. Often, she says, it's not the cancer patient who calls. It's a loved one. "They can ask a question of us that they can't ask in front of the patient," Sittauer explains. "For example: 'Is my husband going to die?'" Last July alone, the service handled almost 6,000 calls, about 500 of them in Spanish. (CIS also provides live chat services at cancer.gov/livechat until 8 p.m. Pacific time, and responds to e-mail inquiries at firstname.lastname@example.com.)
The nonprofit American Cancer Society (cancer.org) runs a similar operation in Austin, Texas, and estimates that it gets 1 million calls per year. A third large program is Cancer Care (cancercare.org), with decades of experience supporting patients and families. A common denominator among all these callers is economic anxiety. According to a 2006 survey bythe Kaiser Family Foundation, 25 percent of American families with a cancer patient used up all of their savings to pay for treatment. So part of the mission of a federal program like CIS is to ensure that people know about government-funded research and clinical trials. CIS counselors can match callers to trials that may be seeking participants, who can take part in research programs at no cost. These trials touch on all aspects of cancer—from prevention and early detection to treatment and supportive care—and occur at institutions all around the country, including Fred Hutch. Counselors also can help identify pharmaceutical companies that may provide medicine free or at reduced cost.
Of course, CIS counselors don't have all of the fiscal answers, nor can they make diagnoses. What they do have is time. In many cases, callers have already talked to doctors, but it takes a while for the complexity of a cancer diagnosis to sink in. Interacting with the CIS counselors, who are trained to explain medical information and do not have any time limits placed on the calls they answer, allows patients and families to process information thoughtfully, and to straighten out any confusion. "We have calls that last an hour," says center director Nancy Zbaren.
Information specialists are not required to be nurses or therapists, although some have master's degrees or public health experience. They receive five weeks of training in how to gently question callers and then find the appropriate information about diagnosis, treatment choices and factors regarding hundreds of cancers from a variety of medic


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About a week ago, I was in Haiti visiting relatives with my family in Cap-Haïtien for the first time in 23 years. I felt so many emotions while I was there: happiness, pride, anxiety …
Does hot count as an emotion?
In all seriousness, we had an amazing time visiting Haiti. We explored Sans-Souci Palace and Citadelle Laferrière in Milot, swam at ChouChou Bay Beach near Port-Margot — we even got to spend some time with our 98 year old great-great-aunt who is still sharper than a tack!
Visiting Haiti was so special and I was feeling particularly inspired while I was there. Partly because Maritza and I were using this as an opportunity for research before starting on our next round of book edits. And also because it's hard not to feel inspired while you're there! So much so that I wrote a poem — something I haven't done in years! (Read it after the photos below.)
Ayiti, Cheri, I Adore You
Haiti, my love, I adore you.
With your rolling green mountains and light blue skies. With your wonderful people who are
sturdy and sweet,
proud and pragmatic,
hospitable —
hustlers, down to the very children.
I love your food and the natural beauty of your surroundings and your people.
My people.
And I see the things that need improvement —
the streets are filled with trash,
everyone loiters because there are no jobs, there are others who are very poor,
so many dogs roam your streets.
But even through that, my people move forward — living their daily lives with vigor.
Dressing in the finest clothes for Sunday service.
Shouting at crazy taptap drives who weave in and out of traffic
(and the even crazier pedestrians who dodge them with their stop-sign hands and so-swift feet).
Waving and laughing at a truck full of diaspora.
Or even staring in awe (or shock) or pointing with loud voices or blowing kisses at a strange girl with a bald head.
I see me in you Haiti.
Your faces all meld together in mine. And I'm proud to know your blood is in my veins.
Ayiti, cheri, mwen adore-ou.


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THE STAN LEE STORY - XXL Edition Hardcover
Almost ten years in the making, The Stan Lee Story traces the incredible life and legacy of Stan Lee, from his Depression-era upbringing through his years catapulting Marvel to the top of the comicbook publishing charts to his time as the Chief Creative Officer of Stan Lee's POW! Entertainment.
Undoubtedly, this colossal volume is unmatched in size and scope. With a forward written by Stan Lee himself and over 1,000 images, some of which came from Stan's personal archives, The Stan Lee Story serves as a quintessential masterpiece on the comicbook industry's most legendary name.
Stan's story is told with astounding insight by comics writer, editor, and historian Roy Thomas – along with valuable input from Stan The Man too, of course! Not did Roy succeed Stan as Marvel's Editor in Chief, but he worked alongside the Godfather of Comics for over 50 years. That experience has provided him a keen clarity and perception of Stan's life, work and indelible cultural impact that few others can boast.
The 1,000 copy first run collector's edition, each book signed by Stan Lee, sold out in one week. This XXL hardcover edition from TASCHEN features a new epilogue and an appendix with full reprints of select Stan comics written over the course of eight decades.
'Nuff said!
The Stan Lee Story XXL Edition includes:
- 624 pages
- A new epilogue written by Roy Thomas
- Never-before-seen material
- Original comic art
- Rare comicbook facsimiles
- An appendix featuring reprints of various Stan Lee comics
Product Size: Height: 17.2" | Width: 11.5"
Box Size: Height: 5" | Width: 15" | Depth: 24"
Dimensional Weight: 17 lbs
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August reading felt like a struggle after the excitement of completing my Goodreads Reading Challenge last month; with only 5 books read – 2 'physical in my hand books', 1 book on my Kindle and 2 audiobooks. But I am hoping September will see me get back in the swing of reading for Spring. I'm excited for the warmer weather and being able to take my books outdoors; picnicing and to the beach.
August books:
A Dog's Purpose – W. Bruce Cameron – 3/5 – If I'm honest I'm not really sure what even possessed me to purchase this book….I guess the dog on the cover is pretty cute…maybe I was looking for something in the vein of Marley and Me…although why I have no idea. Not really my thing but I didn't hate it. I've actually given it to my niece because it's probably more a 'teenage girl who loves animals' kind of book.
Her Pretty Face – Robyn Harding – 3/5 – A quick read that didn't really live up to expectations. It was fairly predictable; so not the domestic thriller it was touted as being; but still readable.
The Girl He Used to Know – Tracey Graves Garvis – 3/5 – Another 3…not having much luck this month with books choices. This one was much hyped and it started out wonderfully; then it took me too long to get through it and I fell out of love with Jonathon because of his recurring and repetitive 'thoughts' about Annika's breasts. Don't get me wrong…I am happy for the love interests to be physically in awe of each other but if you are going to use the same descriptive phrase 4, 5 or 6 times…I'm going to get over it. I wonder if the plot twist hadn't happened would I have even given this one 3 stars. It's a shame because it had so much promise in the beginning.
The Other Half of Augusta Hope – Joanna Glen – 4/5 – Such a slow start…I don't know if was me or the book that made reading so difficult…but then 2/3 in (if you can wait that long) it became unputdownable….making it 4 stars. Told through dual storylines, it was fairly easy to see where it was leading but I found the characters interesting enough that it didn't really matter.
Don't You Forget About Me – Mhairi Mc Farlane – 5/5 – Finally a 5 star read for August. Absolutely loved this one. So many real laugh out loud moments, likeable characters, accents (yes I listened on Audible) and oh my heart romance. A little in love with Lucas McCarthy…what more can I say? If you haven't already, read this!
I hope you had a wonderfully bookish month. Want to share your thoughts and feelings about any of these books or anything else you are reading? I would love to hear from you.
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…a random collection of interesting finds and good reads (at least I think so…)
At night I think about things like: how is a Triscuit made? or how do they get that cherry goo in the perfect chocolate casing? …and I found this old article from 1987 with some great answers.
I'm having some serious creative envy right now. I love the lettering and illustrations of Mary Kate McDevitt:
Images via Mary Kate McDevitt on Etsy
If you could read my recent placemat survey you might have noticed that my biggest fear is the ocean beyond the beach….yep, I don't go in. I don't think I'd even venture in with this wetsuit….but maybe if Boo insisted on going in the ocean I'd outfit her with one. Very cool invention via Mental Floss:
These hand drawn detailed murals are incredible by artist Charlotte Mann:
I've talked about my obsession with orphaned photos before. Check out this film on Mark Kologi. Mark has collected and sold millions of forgotten personal photos of complete strangers.
If you get a chance check out the new issue of Somerset Home (there's an LBB project too!):
Updated: If I won the lottery I think I would splurge on this….just so I could stare at it's miniatureness all day. An Underwood typewriter for ants:


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Flared pants have made a come back in a big way this year! With the likes of Kaia Gerber, Gigi Hadid and Victoria Beckham rocking them, who are we to deny this new trend? Style flared pants with an over sized jacket, a cropped jacket or statement jumper. The options are endless, don't be afraid to get creative!
They're fun and funky, so get ready to own this statement trend this winter with our Siren Sweeper Jeans!


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Good news, M.I.A. fans! The eccentric rapper is working on a new album Matadatah, and with none other than the legendary Skrillex. Many of you will recall that she got her start a decade ago with the help of Diplo, who is Skrillex's counterpart in Jack Ü. While Diplo and M.I.A.'s relationship ended on a sour note, M.I.A.'s career has still flourished, with her last album being Matangi in 2013.
Skrillex is just the producer she needs, as it seems we're all currently living in the Golden Age of the OWSLA tastemaker. Seriously, Skrillex is so red-hot that people are falsely linking him to tracks because they sound a certain way. His production skills, paired with her politically-charged lyrics, could be a perfect storm similar to Arular, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year.
There's no release info about Matadatah yet, but you can enjoy this video exclusive from Apple Music featuring two new tracks from the album.


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For a relaxing retreat, the Serenity Spa, located in the hotel lobby, offers a wide variety of facials, massages and much more. The Marriott Fallsview Hotel also features spectacular Fallsview Dining at Morton's Grille Niagara Falls, the Terrapin Cafe, as well as other nearby dining options. At the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview Hotel & Spa you will experience world-class accommodations in the heart of the Fallsview District.


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Eating a high fiber diet is an important step to achieving a healthy lifestyle. There are two types of dietary fiber: soluble and insoluble fiber. Soluble fiber can be dissolved in water and acts by slowing down digestion. It helps you feel full for longer and can also reduce bad cholesterol. Insoluble fiber cannot be dissolved and remains intact through the digestive process. It has a laxative effect and can help relieve constipation. Both types of fiber are equally important in your diet.
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommends that the average woman should eat 25-grams of fiber, and the average man should eat 35-grams. If you are looking to lower your cholesterol, consider eating extra soluble fiber above and beyond the daily recommendations. Always try to get your daily fiber through the consumption of natural foods. While fiber supplements are convenient, they may not be as beneficial to the body when compared to their natural counterparts.
When adding fiber to your diet, start slowly. Eating more fiber than you are used to can lead to bloating, gas, and cramping. These unpleasant side effects go away with regular consumption. Thankfully it's easy to get your daily fiber amount with delicious foods. Here are 15 great ways to add fiber to your diet.
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Eat "Whole" Foods
Buying bread can be a challenge when you're looking for high fiber. Multi-grain varieties sound healthy, but they can be over processed and lacking fiber. Instead, search for breads with "whole grain" or "whole wheat" on the label. They will be less refined and higher in fiber and other vitamins. If in doubt, check the labels to find the best variety for you.


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"What's so unusual about Emperor Shih Huang of the China Dynasty? He had buried alive 460 scholars only, but we have buried alive 46,000 scholars."
I find this odd, because he himself was an intellectual and a teacher. So did he really say this, and if so, what was the background behind it?
20 Oct 2014, 04:45
On Google Books this quote appears in such authoritative publications as a pamphlet put out by the World Anti-Communist League (a front group of the Chiang Kai-shek government on Taiwan) and in a book by R. J. Rummel, who is not a very reliable source on many things.
21 Oct 2014, 17:36
There is a high chance that Mao Zedong actually said that quote.
"He (Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China) only buried alive 460 scholars, while we buried 46,000. In our suppression of the counterrevolutionaries, did we not kill some counterrevolutionary intellectuals? I once debated with the democratic people: You accuse us of acting like Qin Shi Huang, but you are wrong; we surpass him 100 times". (Mao's First Speech to the Party Congress, May 17, 1958)
Imperial Chinese historians often said that Qin Shi Huang was a tyrant and this is the image that most people thought about him. Maybe Qin Shi Huang is not a benevolent king, but we must consider his actions in that specific era, not based on our current condition (just like how the capitalist historians always talk about Medieval Europe like a Dark Age, while glorifying the actual Roman Dark Age).
Also about the word "tyrant", it is not a coincidence that most kings and rulers whom the Ancient Greeks considered tyrants were actually people who side with the "ignorant commoners" to oppose the nobles and aristocrats. Who write the history? Of course it is the historian. And which class those historians belong to? Mostly the ruling class. Therefore, it is the high chance that most "tyrants" labeled by historians are actually people who were revolutionary for their time.
The tale about burying scholars are quite simple. The "scholars" were not actually scholars. Qin Shi Huang always valued the scholars, even who had opposing ideas with him (for example, the Confucianists). The buried "scholars" were alchemists, who were tasked with making the immortality potion for the king. Shi Huang rewarded those people lavishly, but they do not make anything but lies, some had escaped, some even talked bad about the king from behind. Fed up with those faked "scholars", he put all of them into trial (those cowards even denounced each other in hope of escape death) and after that sentence all to death by burying. What a lousy story...
In real history, most the political enemy of Qin Shi Huang were the ancient nobility "class" (descendant of priest-kings). They oppose the new landlord class which came from commoners, who flourished under the laws of Qin Kingdom. Qin Shi Huang really hated those nobility the most which was strange for a person who had noble bloodline (maybe because of his captivity childhood in an enemy kingdom), so he supported the new landlord class to execute terror against the old nobility and change the old society order. So when Mao Zedong said about burying scholars, he meant burying counter-revolutionary scholars.
But it is ironical that the later (landlord) historians treated him as a tyrant, just like the capitalist historians who condemned Robespierre.
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Rides Mass Transit District provides transportation in Saline County. RMTD is holding a listening session:
Date: Thursday, Aug. 1
Time: 11 a.m.
Place: Eldorado Memorial Library, 1001 Grant St. Eldorado, IL 62930
At the listening session, Rides Mass Transit District will afford an opportunity for interested persons or agencies to comment about current service, improvement of service and routes. Interested persons may submit orally, or in writing, any comments. This may be done in person at the session, by phone at 618-253-8761 ext. 500312 or by US mail: Rides Mass Transit District, 30 Veterans Drive, Harrisburg, IL 62946. RMTD asks that any person hearing impaired wishing to attend this Listening Session notify RMTD at the number listed above at least one week before the scheduled session date so arrangements can be made to provide an interpreter.


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This is about everything that is evolving around us with time .... The changing trends .... Their highs and lows .... The changes that are making an impact on our lives .... From technology to social, economic and political issues ... Some books, some sports, some personal anecdotes.
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Bobby Jindal and India
Children of immigrants making it to high of offices in the US is no news -- Bill Clinton has a Irish background just as Arnold Schwarzenegger has a Austrian background, quite a controversial at that. Evidently, they have won the approval of their fellow citizens because of the commitment to the nation, not just in words but in deeds too. And, people have overlooked the foreign tag in favour of the work they have done.
Indian media played up the news not just because of Jindal's distant Indian connection; but also in Jindal's victory there lies a message for Indians. Would we have accepted a similar immigrant? We are often very suspect to the extent of being xenophobic.
Sonia Gandhi's example is the most debated one. In her case it's not the debate that's objectionable (that's fine), but our lack of willingness to accept that Sonia can be trustworthy, our obsession with her country of birth. We are paranoid that she can betray our country, when many of our very own Indian citizens are doing it in their own ways on a daily basis.
There are a number of other examples. Why non-Indian, within our country look at the disputes many states have with each other, and the crude jokes in one state about people of other states. Forget Sonia becoming the Prime Minister, will we ever have a similar immigrant as a corporator or municipal councillor or mayor or as head of social, cultural, business, educational or organisations?
Sunday, October 21, 2007
In the north, the entire 10-day festive season is very spectacular. But in Kerala, the Navaratri season is rather low-key restricted to pujas in temples and homes. The 9-day period comes alive during the last three days, during the time of Saraswati puja. Saraswati is the Hindu goddess of knowledge and learning.
Vidhyarambham (initiation into learning) is a very unique celebration in Kerala, though in other parts of India too there are similar functions, wherein books are kept for pooja and children are initiated into learning. In Kerala, however, it is almost a state-wide festival.
Though the celebrations are basically of Hindu nature, non-Hindu parents too put their children through the Vidyarambham function. Today is a day when Keralites celebrate knowledge and learning.
Vidyarambham is function during which children, around the age of three, are initiated into learning by an elderly person who adorns the role of a guru. Most families ensure that children go through this ceremony before they even join play school.
It is a short ceremony that follows Saraswati Puja. The child sits on the lap of the guru, who writes 'Hari Sri' on the child's tongue with a gold ring. The guru then helps the child to write 'Hari Sri Ganapathaye Namah' with the right index finger on a bed of rice. As the guru says these words, the child is helped to repeat it. Some follow this with the first three letters of the alphabet.
The guru is usually the parent, grandparent or a person associated with education like teachers, professors, writers or poets or any other scholarly or religious person. It's a pleasant sight as children in various moods __ playful, obedient, curious, crying __ take their first steps into the world of knowledge.
Vidyarambham is a major function at Thunchan Parambu, 32 km from Malappuram in North Kerala, the birth place of Thunchath Ezhuthachan, who is considered the Father of Malayalam language. Many publication houses -- like newspaper offices -- and religious places too conduct the function.
Click here to watch Mata Amritanandamayi Devi at Vidyarambham last year.
Monday, October 15, 2007
Sreesanth must check himself
Now, there is another war that is continuing. This is an ugly one; does no one any credit. It's the war of words. I wonder why cricketers are wasting time and energy on it. When they meet journalists don't they have anything else to talk, other than making statements mocking the rival team?
Look at today's statements:
- Andrew Symonds has described the ongoing tour as hostile and warned the Indian team of backlash when it tours Down Under this year. "They've beaten us in a Twenty20 game and one one-dayer in four years. You can't gauge much on that, but we'll see how this so-called new Indian team goes on our soil," he has said.
Former Australian captain Ian Chappel has asked the BCCI to discipline Sree Santh before he becomes another Shoaib Aktar. He says Indian board shouldn't repeat their Pak counterpart's mistake of mishandling Akhtar's rage in his early days.
The ICC has sought an explanation from the BCCI on Andrew Symond's complaint of racist chants during the Vadodara one-dayer. The Aussie all-rounder had spoken of `monkey chants' from a section of the crowd when he was fielding near the boundary. The BCCI says it's yet to hear from the ICC.
It's not that Australians are angels on the field. But we must remember that players are there in the middle to play cricket and not engage in theatrical antics. If Indian players have a genuine complaint, ICC has well-established procedures to take care of it.
Sree's argument that it's in his nature to behave the way he does, is no justification. Post-victory jubilation is understandable, but definitely not anything beyond that. What are we arrogant about? Not even our cricket!
Indians should keep their mouth shut. Let their game do the talking.
Monday, October 8, 2007
It's not politics
Sure, politics is not just the art of governance; but it is also about strategising to obtain power. We saw ample evidence of that in Karnataka 20 months back, when a faction led by Kumaraswamy broke off the Congress-led coalition government, aligned with their arch rivals BJP and took the reigns of power.
In retrospect, the agreement worked out by Kumaraswamy and Yediyurappa was too ideal to have worked. Had the power been transferred on October 3, it would have been the epitome of a blemishless powersharing contract in practice. For, had Yediyurappa taken over and completed his 20 months quota, all three parties -- Congress, JD(S) and BJP -- would have run the government for 20 months each.
That would have been the first such instance in India -- 5 years split equally into three blocks of 20 months each. Someone would have even exclaimed how fair politics is played in India's world renowned tech-city!
Alas, that was not to be. All those who dreamed up this ideal scenario, were naive.
Politics is dirty. Who said it's clean? It's said that politics only looks clean. But isn't there also some limit to the extent to which it can get dirty? There is no morality in politics, okay; but isn't there also some limit to the extent of immorality in politics?
Readers who have been reading my postings on politics would be familiar with my line on how important politics is for a developing democratic country like India; how important that it does not descend below well-acknowledged levels of propriety in a civil society.
Deve Gowda's refusal to hand over power to BJP is objectionable mainly for one reason: because it was the failure to honour the word to given to an individual, to an organisation. A civil society runs on trust and faith. When at the pinnacle of state government administration, there is blatant contempt for solemn words of assurances and commitment, what message does that send across to others? There may have been similar or even worse breaches of propriety, which stick out as bad precedents; but definitely they aren't worth emulating.
There is an argument that when BJP joined hands with JD(S) they should have expected this, given the way party pulled the Dharam Singh government down. Partly true, BJP should have been doubly careful; they failed in proper strategising. But that doesn't take away the larger misdemeanour of an uncivil breach of trust and commitment. We can't afford to play politics of deceit. We can't afford fitter away the precious political capital this way.
Deve Gowda needs to explain what the people of the state gained from all these. It not enough to have just a government, but there has to be governance as well. But we don't even have a government.
Saturday, October 6, 2007
Hacking cloud over Google products
It says: "Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in a wide range of Google products such as Google Search Appliance, Google (Blogspot) Polls Application, Google's Picasa photo-sharing software, Google's Urchin Analytics service, including a persistent e-mail theft issue affecting the widely used GMail service." Read report here.
Today The Times of India carries a report based on the CERTIN warning; and the report includes quotes from CERTIN director and Google India' R&D head. CERTIN's director Gulshan Rai refused to specify factors that led to the advisory but said it was backed by valid reasons. Google India's R&D head Prasad Ram recently announced that its vision for India was to empower users "by providing organised, easily accessible information and products which encourage the creation and consumption of locally relevant content". Read TOI report here.
CERTIN has put out a few precautions:
- Users should be selective about how they initially visit a web site.
- Don't click links on untrusted web pages or in unsolicited emails.
- Disable all scripting languages in web browsers.
- Users should especially safeguard their browsers by installing patches for their browser in a timely manner.
Though I use the Internet, especially Google and its products, I'm in no way knowledgeable on these technical matters. It's for more tech-literate readers to tell us what one should make out of this. Since Google and its products are very popular, the implications of the warning are quite wide.
Thursday, October 4, 2007
Lost in change
I have found that giving Rs 12 is as good as giving the exact Rs 7, because it gets me back Rs 5 note or coin. It worked well, till one day, when the conductor didn't give me back the expected Rs 5. Instead, he wrote on the ticket Rs 5. (That's a common method conductors adopt to crosscheck when passengers go back to them to get the change.) It took me by surprise; to be fair to him, probably he didn't have any coins.
When the bus reached the destination, I presented the ticket to him, to get my Rs 5 back. He looked into his bag; and took out a Rs 1 coin. No change, sir; he pleaded helplessly. Hard to believe, though. Possible.
I lost Rs 4 in the bargain. Looking back, I thought, if I had not given that Rs 2 along with Rs 10, I would have lost only a maximum of Rs 3! I stopped this practice of voluntarily giving the additional Rs 2, unless the conductor asked for it.
Monday, October 1, 2007
Kudos to Supreme Court
Look at how the Supreme Court described the state of the nation in its ruling yesterday while staying today's Tamil Nadu bandh:
- That's the problem in this country. We have to deal everything with an iron hand in this country. Otherwise things will not work. Every organ, let it be the legislature, executive or judiciary has to deal with an iron hand...
- We have come to this stage in the country that everything has to be monitored, hammered or directed by courts. Even orders of the supreme court are not observed, what to talk of the high courts. Ninety-nine per cent of the high court orders are not complied...
- If it is a bandh then it is a breakdown of the constitutional machinery. Your own resolution says that the programme on October 1, is intended to ensure complete cessation of all activities, then how can you say it is not a bandh...
- Where is the public meeting you show us. Your resolution say it is cessation of all activities and work. You want to show your popularity. Why do you want to close all down educational institutions and commercial activities. Where will you then find the people for your meetings...
- If there is no compliance with our order, it is complete breakdown of constitutional machinery. We will then have to direct the government to impose President's rule... Is this a government. Is this the Tamil Nadu government. Is this the DMK government, a strong ally of UPA government? If this is attitude of the DMK government, the UPA government should not feel shy of dismissing it and imposing President rule.
- You (counsel for the opposition AIADMK party) can file a contempt petition... What is the government doing when some unions are trying to perpetuate the bandh... The unions are being allowed to strike and the government is not doing anything...


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NHRA Funny Car driver Robert Hight put together a track-record run and secured his second No. 1 qualifying position of the season and 45th of his career on Saturday, and he will try for his third straight victory of the season on Sunday at the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals at Texas Motorplex
Shawn Langdon (Top Fuel) and Erica Enders-Stevens (Pro Stock) and also lead their categories as the No. 1 qualifiers at the second of six races in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship playoffs. Rains in Ennis, Texas, washed out both of Friday's qualifying sessions as competitors made two runs Saturday. Sunday's eliminations start at noon ET.
Hight and his Auto Club Ford Mustang climbed to the top of the class with an impressive second round showing of 4.052 seconds at 311.85 mph. The red-hot Hight, who broke the elapsed time track record with the run, will open eliminations against two-time event winner Del Worsham.
"How is that for showing off for the sponsor? Maybe Governor Perry brought us good luck. If that is the case I don't want him to leave tomorrow," Hight said. "This Auto Club Ford is flying and my guys have a really good handle on it. We have Worsham first round and that is a tough first round match-up. We have to get past qualifying and do our job tomorrow."
Snap-on Tools Toyota Camry driver Cruz Pedregon, a three-time event champ, holds the second position with run of 4.092 at 304.32 while series points leader Matt Hagan sits in the third spot with a performance of 4.093 at 312.78 in his Magneti Marelli/Rocky Boots Dodge Charger. Hagan's speed also broke the track record.
In Top Fuel, Langdon powered his 8,000-horsepower Al-Anabi Silver Racing dragster to his fifth No. 1 qualifier of 2013 and 11th of his career with a strong pass of 3.819 at 321.04. Langdon, who has a class-best five wins this year and earned three bonus points with the quickest pass of the first session, will meet T.J. Zizzo in the first round of eliminations.
"It was huge to come out here and make as strong a run as we did in the first session," said Langdon, who claimed the No. 1 qualifying spot in Dallas for the second straight year. "It was our goal to try to bring the deficit behind (points leader) Spencer Massey to less than one round. Now our focus is to win the race."
Doug Kalitta claimed the No. 2 spot with a run of 3.825 at 318.39 in his Mac Tools dragster. Protect the Harvest/MAV TV dragster driver Brandon Bernstein, who holds the track record in Dallas, secured the third spot after going 3.827 at 316.38. Fellow Texans Steve Torrence and points leader Massey, who has been the runner-up at his home track the past two years, took the No. 4 and No. 8 qualifying positions, respectively.
In Pro Stock, Texas native and fan favorite Enders-Stevens earned her first No. 1 qualifier position of the season and sixth of her career with a stellar performance of 6.557 at 210.93 in her newly-funded Husky Liners Chevy Cobalt.
"This is a great feeling for sure, especially doing it in front of my hometown fans in Texas," Enders-Stevens said of her first No. 1 qualifier in her home state of Texas. "It was kind of nerve-wracking with only two qualifying sessions, so I hope to have more peace of mind during Sunday's eliminations."
Rickie Jones in his Elite Motorsports Chevy Camaro took the No. 2 position with a run of 6.574 at 211.33 while his teammate, Gray Motorsports Chevy Camaro driver Shane Gray, finished as the No. 3 qualifier with his pass of 6.591 at 210.77.
Enders-Stevens, who currently sits in the No. 7 spot in the series points standings, will take on fellow Texan Chris McGaha in the first round. Points leader Mike Edwards qualified No. 6 and will race Larry Morgan in the opening round.
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Ennis, Texas
Sunday pairings based on results in qualifying, which ended Saturday. DNQs listed below pairings.
Top Fuel
1. Shawn Langdon, 3.819 seconds, 321.04 mph vs. 16. T.J. Zizzo, 3.949, 290.44. 2. Doug Kalitta, 3.825, 320.58 vs. 15. Larry Dixon, 3.939, 292.71. 3. Brandon Bernstein, 3.827, 316.38 vs. 14. Antron Brown, 3.895, 311.05. 4. Steve Torrence, 3.832, 320.89 vs. 13. Tony Schumacher, 3.878, 320.20. 5. Clay Millican, 3.835, 320.74 vs. 12. Morgan Lucas, 3.872, 317.87. 6. Spencer Massey, 3.839, 318.02 vs. 11. J.R. Todd, 3.871, 311.27. 7. David Grubnic, 3.848, 320.43 vs. 10. Brittany Force, 3.871, 312.06. 8. Billy Torrence, 3.853, 316.52 vs. 9. Bob Vandergriff, 3.870, 316.75. Did Not Qualify: 17. Scott Palmer, 3.975, 302.48. 18. Troy Buff, 4.041, 284.45. 19. Khalid alBalooshi, 4.179, 260.31. 20. Terry McMillen, 4.302, 124.13.
Funny Car
1. Robert Hight, Ford Mustang, 4.052, 311.85 vs. 16. Del Worsham, Toyota Camry, 4.262, 291.95. 2. Cruz Pedregon, Camry, 4.092, 304.32 vs. 15. Blake Alexander, Dodge Charger, 4.210, 294.56. 3. Matt Hagan, Charger, 4.093, 312.78 vs. 14. Jeff Arend, Charger, 4.187, 301.27. 4. Ron Capps, Charger, 4.096, 306.88 vs. 13. Tony Pedregon, Camry, 4.178, 288.39. 5. Courtney Force, Mustang, 4.115, 309.13 vs. 12. John Force, Mustang, 4.174, 297.94. 6. Jack Beckman, Charger, 4.122, 306.12 vs. 11. Alexis DeJoria, Camry, 4.166, 303.50. 7. Bob Tasca III, Mustang, 4.137, 301.87 vs. 10. Chad Head, Camry, 4.161, 304.12. 8. Johnny Gray, Charger, 4.154, 304.39 vs. 9. Tim Wilkerson, Mustang, 4.154, 302.41. Did Not Qualify: 17. John Hale, 4.430, 277.94. 18. Todd Simpson, 4.706, 192.06. 19. Terry Haddock, 5.701, 126.29.
Pro Stock
1. Erica Enders-Stevens, Chevy Camaro, 6.557, 210.93 vs. 16. Chris McGaha, Dodge Avenger, 6.654, 208.68. 2. Rickie Jones, Camaro, 6.559, 211.33 vs. 15. Matt Hartford, Avenger, 6.622, 209.14. 3. Shane Gray, Camaro, 6.563, 210.77 vs. 14. Steve Kent, Camaro, 6.612, 209.92. 4. Allen Johnson, Avenger, 6.564, 211.23 vs. 13. Greg Stanfield, Camaro, 6.609, 209.17. 5. Jason Line, Camaro, 6.566, 211.16 vs. 12. Rodger Brogdon, Camaro, 6.607, 210.31. 6. Mike Edwards, Camaro, 6.567, 211.56 vs. 11. Larry Morgan, Ford Mustang, 6.601, 209.46. 7. Greg Anderson, Camaro, 6.567, 210.90 vs. 10. Jeg Coughlin, Avenger, 6.583, 210.31. 8. Vincent Nobile, Avenger, 6.582, 210.47 vs. 9. V. Gaines, Avenger, 6.582, 210.31. Did Not Qualify: 17. Paul Pittman, 6.734, 206.07.


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This MAY just be worthy of a JoggingJeans.com resurrection:
Posted by Jill on April 6, 2017
Miscellaneous Friday Things
1. My love for Mike, Boyfriend #8 and organizer of the Jorts House Mafia's presence at Baltimore's Kelly St. Patrick's Day Shamrock 5K, just grew exponentially because of this list he posted on the event's Facebook page:
Hey team, a few last minute things….
1. Pick up your race packets meow.
2. We're going to meet at 12pm at Mick O'Sheas (which is only a block south of the starting line on Charles St) for a prerace drink or two and team picture.
3. Remember to move your clocks one hour forward that morning.
4. No iPods/headphones are allowed this year. We'll be blasting EDM/House music from our iPhones though for everyone to hear.
5. Beers after the race at powerplant. Grab two in case someone else wants one.
6. Make sure you look nice and iron your jeans/jorts/overalls/jeggings!
Mike is the "me" of my group of friends – the planner, the organizer, the one to remind everyone to turn their clocks ahead. L.O.V.E.
And then #6! L.O.V.E multiplied by infinity.
And who else drinks BEFORE a race!? Besides Charla, I mean?
The race is Sunday. I can hardly wait for the
almost naked pictures.
2. There has been an addition to the "Gym Signs that Suck" post thanks to Reader Stephanie.
3. I saw these denim-look "boy shorts" underwear while out shopping one day. Yes, I was tempted to buy them. No, I didn't actually buy them. Reminds me of denim swimwear.
4. Here is a screen shot from my upcoming review of INKnBURNS's True Blue Performance Denim Capris. Sexy, huh? Stay tuned.
5. And, lastly, Josher is hosting The Great Dreadmill Run this weekend to continue his quest to raise money for the Huntsman Cancer Institute through Huntsman Hometown Heros.
Because the weather is still lousy, and you are probably going to do your run on the treadmill ANYWAY this weekend, how about throwing a few dollars towards this great cause? Details here.
If you do the run in some type of denim-wear, I'd love to have the picture and feature you here. Do it.
6. I lied. One more: Have a great weekend, Friends.
Posted by Jill on March 8, 2013
A "How to" Guide for Running a Denim-Themed Race
Today's post is a guide on how to prepare for and run a in denim-themed race. The Inaugural Wingate Jorts Mile is being used as an exemplar because 1) it was INCREDIBLE and 2) someone…ahem… got her hands on a few more photos from the event!
Thanks SO MUCH to my new friends at Wingate University.
I love you all more than you know!
Posted by Jill on February 23, 2013


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The UK Government is facing fresh calls to remove tax incentives for diesel vehicles.
The Healthy Air Coalition, which brings together medical professionals, environmental and transport groups, is demanding a change to the Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) which they say subsidise diesel cars.
In a letter to Chancellor Philip Hammond ahead of the Budget, the groups urge him to ensure the "extra costs of diesel pollution are reflected in the price of a new diesel car".
They add money raised should be used to help fund measures to tackle air pollution, such as a targeted scrappage scheme to lower income drivers and small businesses.
The groups believe the scheme should offer a vehicle exchange in return for help with the cost of a less polluting vehicle, free public transport season tickets or e-bike purchase loans.
The letter also cites a report, which calculated an additional £800 charge for all new diesel cars on their VED first year rate could raise £500 million a year to fund measures to tackle air pollution.
The UK was recently given a "final warning" by the European Commission to clean up the air.
The letter states: "If we want to have clean, safe air and the government is to meet its legal obligations on air quality, then VED will have to change. An over reliance on diesel vehicles is not only harmful for our health, it will also slow the UK's uptake of hybrid and electric vehicles putting us at an economic disadvantage as the global car market transitions to ultra-low emission vehicles."
The Treasury said the new VED will be "fair to motorists, good for the environment and improve air quality" by encouraging the uptake of cleaner vehicles.
A spokesperson added: "These reforms will ensure the money people pay to use the roads gets spent on the roads. We have ensured that through the premium car supplement, those who can afford to pay more will do so."
The premium car supplement applies to cars with a list price of more than £40,000.


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Let's talk about justice. Not karma, that ineffectual slacker substitute whose "it all works out in the end, man" philosophy is akin to the suckers they give out at the doctor's office. Nor am I speaking directly of the "monopoly of legitimate violence" that passes for the justice system. I'm talking about the better-in-theory-than-practice conception that underlies it, and the sense of righteousness it engenders.
Take Frank Castle, the titular character of Marvel Comics' The Punisher, who was recently immortalized on celluloid, and now has his own video game. The backstory is that Castle's wife and children were fatally wounded bystanders to a fierce gangland gun battle, and Castle subsequently swore revenge on all criminals. The dark embodiment of comic books' underlying vigilante aesthetic, clad in a grim, black floor-length trench coat and his signature skull T-shirt, Castle is a remorseless killing machine. With nothing left to live for, he's the Western equivalent of a suicide bomber, emboldened in his vigilante quest by a similar sense of righteousness.
Or is it egomaniacal indifference? The first line of the manual for the THQ game suggests, "this isn't revenge … it's punishment," and, indeed, Castle's attitude is as indiscriminate as Texas in applying his death sentences. Walking into a crack house, chop shop or mob bar, Castle rationalizes the coming carnage, reasoning nobody "decent" would be found there. "We just doing drugs, we're not harming anybody," one junkie exclaims, as Castle interrogates him by either choking him, putting a gun to his head, punching him, banging his face off the floor, or using the game's special environmental techniques, such as putting a captive in the path of a charging rhino or in a cremation oven and turning up the heat.
If Castle seems brutal in his questioning, let me assure you that's nothing compared to the game's slaughter mode. Like Max Payne's "bullet-time action," the game slows down when Castle enters the time-delimited slaughter mode. Castle switches to his knives, with which you auto-lock on your targets and kill them with two throws from either hand — a handy, death-dealing skill in a room of assailants. Another feature allows you to quickly dispatch your enemies in cinematic cut-scenes when you're within arm's reach of them. During slaughter mode, these sometimes hilariously gruesome acts (tossing a guard and a grenade in a casket and closing the lid), become even more graphic, as Castle plunges his knives into various bodily apertures, or creates new ones. (So graphic, in fact, that the game company was forced to show slaughter mode in grainy, blurry black and white.)
The Punisher's game play is very similar to Golden Eye: Rogue Agent, with style-point rewards for kills, improved by the game's incorporation of bonus multipliers awarded when you rack up kills without being shot yourself, thus encouraging stealth. To this end, using enemies as human shields is quite necessary. But if play mirrors the latest Golden Eye installment, the tone is more in keeping with Max Payne's film noir, down to the character's laconic, Sam Spade-style narration. This undertone works, and makes up for the game's somewhat static environments and straightforward play.
The graphic violence of The Punisher is sure to disturb many, but far more discomfiting to the video basehead is the underlying attitude. Interestingly, the game ends if you shoot an innocent (your above-it-all righteousness punctured by guilt, presumably). Such black-and-white thinking is de rigueur for a game, but the story's theme of vengeance and Castle's zealotry strike eerily close to home.
In contrast, it's a sense of appropriately swayable loyalties that makes Mercenaries (LucasArts) the thrilling fun-ride it is. If The Punisher's extreme violence acquires the dark ambience of Scarface, then Mercenaries is the equivalent of a Road Runner cartoon, even though equally realistically rendered. Part of it is the game's exaggerated physics, which helps make explosions even more spectacular, and the game's many vehicles commensurately more difficult to handle. Did I say vehicles? From tanks to trucks to antiaircraft pods, the game's wealth of acquirable machinery sometimes makes it feel like Grand Theft Auto.
Set in North Korea in the not-too-distant future, the government's been overthrown by the military and General Choi Song has accelerated the country's nuclear program, prompting China, South Korea and an Allied Nations task force to enter the country. As the title indicates, you play one of three mercenaries (each with particular skills), airdropped into the country to earn bounties on wanted North Korean government figures and pick up pay for other tasks for the various factions, which in return also provide needed intelligence (echoing the semi-nonlinear chore-based structure of GTA). You must be careful how you order the tasks, because they generally involve other factions. You don't want to alienate any one faction so much as to ruin a profitable relationship, especially the Russian Mafia, which runs a black market for arms over the Internet, and air drops whatever you need — from APCs to air strikes. (You pay with money you earn from missions and blowing stuff up.)
Mercenaries' largely open-ended structure and skin-deep loyalties ensure a playful time, though it doesn't hurt getting paid to blow shit up. It's not as thought-provoking as The Punisher, which effectively conveys the comic's ambivalence toward Castle, and both rewards you for abetting his blood lust and raises questions about any single-minded quest. As such, the games operate under opposite moral imperatives — from Castle's selfless, bloody reign of "justice" to Mercenaries' best-deal loyalties. The lesson here seems to be that crime doesn't pay, but war does, and handsomely.Chris Parker is a freelance writer. Send comments to [email protected]


text: For those that are interested the The City of Clifton, Tx will be annual "Norwegian Country Christmas Home Tour". This event has tours of the local historic homes and churches and will also have an area set up to do some shopping for items ranging from hand crafted items, paintings, food and a assortment of other items. It isn't a SCA event but if you are interested in a little Norwegian history in Texas and would like to do a little shopping at the same time it could be fun. The date and time is December 4 from 9:00 am to like 5:00 or 6:00 pm. Clifton is about 30 miles west of Waco, Tx. on Hwy 6. There is a small charge for the home tour. The vendors will be in the armory/community center. I don't believe ther is a charge for the armory but is included as one of the stops for the home tour. Griffin On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 7:07 AM, Hugh & Belinda Niewoehner < burgborrendohl at valornet.com> wrote: > I would totally support an all-merchanting event. Heck isn't that the >> main reason to go to the big wars? >> >> ~Eve >> > > The Kingdom of Calontir holds a market day every year in Forgotten Sea > (Kansas City). This year it is on December 11 in Shawnee, Ks. > > http://bfs-kc.org/events > > Ismet > > > _______________________________________________ > Ansteorra mailing list > Ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org > In order to make changes and manage your account please go to: > http://lists.ansteorra.org/listinfo.cgi/ansteorra-ansteorra.org >


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10 years ago Dr. Alexey Peshkovsky quit his job in medical physics and joined his father, Dr. Sergei Peshkovsky, in founding Industrial Sonomechanics, LLC (ISM). This year, with hundreds of clients all around the world, a number of partnerships and long-term R&D contracts, as well as a double-digit billion-dollar market to pursue in several industries, we were happy to celebrate our first double-digit anniversary!
Thank you for helping us get here! We could not have done it without your interest, open-mindedness and support.
ISM was created to commercialize its Barbell Horn Ultrasonic Technology (BHUT), which makes it possible to overcome scale-up limitations of conventional ultrasonic devices (see video).
Some of our history
ISM was formed in New York, NY in 2006, after the invention of the Barbell Horn: a device that permits scaling up ultrasonic processors without sacrificing the vibration amplitudes and cavitation intensities they are able to generate (patent filed the same year, granted in 2007). The Barbell Horn design principles were developed by the company's co-founder, Dr. Sergei Peshkovsky, during several decades of R&D in Russia.
Soon after its formation, ISM executed a technology transfer agreement with SulphCo, Inc. (Houston, TX, USA) in the area of ultrasonic upgrading of crude oil.
Our second PCT (international) patent was filed in 2007 (granted in the U.S. in 2014), followed by another IP license deal with Märkisches Werk (Halver, Germany), covering multiple application areas.
In 2012, we filed our third patent (granted in 2015), which, together with the first two, has become the core of our Barbell Horn Ultrasonic Technology (see presentation).
During the rest of its first decade, ISM further cemented its technology and created a successful line of products & services, serving a wide range of applications. We have also remained active in the area of academic research, which is reflected in a number of peer-reviewed publications, blog posts, e-book, conference presentations and books. Each year, ISM increases its application scope, product line, customer base, revenue, and geographic diversity of its customers.
Partners' backgrounds
Dr. Alexey Peshkovsky is a co-founder and President of ISM. He received his B.A. in Chemistry from the University of Pennsylvania and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from Columbia University. Dr. A. Peshkovsky is the author of over 40 scientific papers, patents, presentations and books.
Dr. Sergei Peshkovsky was a co-founder of ISM. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. from Moscow Institute of Chemical Engineering in Power Ultrasonics. Dr. S. Peshkovsky was a prominent scientist in the field of ultrasound theory and engineering, in which he patented more than 20 discoveries and inventions, written over 50 publications and published several books.
Mr. Jeffrey Meyer joined ISM in 2009 as a general partner and Commercial Director. He holds a B.S. in Economics from Bowling Green State University and an M.B.A. in Marketing and International Business from Wright State University. Mr. Meyer has over 30 years of experience in global supply chain operations, marketing, and business development.
What is ISM today?
Today ISM is a leading R&D, equipment design and process consulting firm, specializing in high-intensity ultrasonic technology for liquid treatment. Our mission is to help businesses optimize their ultrasound-assisted processes and implement them in commercial-scale production. The company brings together substantial expertise in ultrasonic engineering and liquid processing. We are engaged in active research in multiple areas of ultrasonic technology application, including the production of nanoemulsions, nanocrystals and liposomes for the pharmaceutical, cosmetic, food, nutraceutical, printing ink, paint, coating, wood treatment, metalworking, nanocomposite and fuel industries, as well as waste water purification, plant oil extraction, production of biofuels, crude oil desulphurization, viscous liquid degassing, cell disruption, nano-scale dispersing, and many more.
What is coming next?
This year we are planning to substantially expand our operation. We have recently moved to a much larger facility and added several new members to our team. Our efforts are currently focused on optimizing our Barbell Horn Ultrasonic Technology for several especially promising areas of application, where dedicated ultrasonic processors will soon start becoming available.
We look forward to the next 10 years and promise to keep you posted!


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Idea No.
Hotel By The Mall -13yr- Hot or Not
July 2012
Caitlin in Chino Hills , California
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For my 13th birthday I wanted to have a sleepover but one like none of my friends have ever been to . so I decided to host my sleepover at the Embassy Suites in Brea, Ca.
INVITATIONS : for my invitations, I went to my local scrapbooking store, gave them all the details of my party, told them my color scheme (pink, black, white, and pink, black, white, and silver glitter and sparkles) and told them to do anything they wanted with them. My invites ended up very cute! They were made on black glittery paper with an over lay paper that was hot pink with a white border and had all the info on it written in black and was finished off with a white bow on top.
DECORATIONS : my mom asked for an early check in and told them our situation and they allowed her & I to come in at 12 o'clock to decorate . We didn't go too crazy because it was in a hotel but we did put a table cloth on the table with a pink black and white balloon boquet in the center and pink black and white confetti scattered all over the table. We then put balloons in various places around the suite, put some pink, black, and white centerpieces on the night stand and hung a pink black and white happy birthday sign .
ACTIVITIES: when we first arrived at the hotel we unpacked and got ready to go swimming. We swam for a while and then went back up to get ready to go out to dinner. We went to bj's which is like three minutes away to have pizza, then we went to downtown Brea to go have ice cream at Farrels. They put a candle in one of their ice creams and it serves up to ten people, so that doubled as my cake as well. We walked around downtown for a while then we decided to go back to the hotel. We hung out there for about fifteen minutes.
Since the hotel is right next door to the Brea mall, my mom made a mall scavenger hunt list that included things like wear a strangers shirt, get some one to sing to you, find money on they ground among several others . So we broke into two teams of three and went out to complete everything. Since we all have I phones that's what we used to film everything, the first team back won, which was my team then we contacted the other team and watched as they completed the rest of the taks. After that we shopped for a little . Then we returned to the hotel for a night swim. We swam for a little then roamed around the hotel and later we went back up , got in our pjs and watched bridesmaids, which is our favorite movie of all time & I opened my presents. After that we just pretty much hung out talked, played truth or dare, hot or not , and that sort of thing by then it was really late and we all fell asleep .
GAMES : As I said earlier, we went on a mall scavenger hunt, & played truth or dare, and hot or not . I already described the scavenger hunt, but for truth or dare I had previously made a list which included things like prank clling your crush, wear a bra over your clothes and go into an elevator with people in it, introduce yourself to someone walking by , and many other hilarious ones . How we played is we all sat in a circle and I got to choose the first person, then we asked the person truth or dare and if they choose the dare we went into the dare jar which was a jar that had slips of papers that read all the dares no one picked truth so we didn't have to worry about that.
For hot or not, I had previously written down the name of every boy at our school on slips and we would choose one in the same order that we played truth or dare and we each said whether he was hot or not. Note: we didn't know every single boy that went to our school so I took our yearbook to see, then we played another variation of the game where you pick two names and say which is hotter between the two .
COSTUMES: we didn't really have 'costumes' but everyone wore the clothes they came to the party in a swimsuit, a change of clothes, a sweat shirt, a tank top, pj', and a change of clothes for the next day.
PARTY SNACKS: for snacks we had chips, takis, hot cheetos, cheeto puffs, and limon chips. We ate dinner at bj's and there we all ate ceasar salad, pizza , and we all had a drink . For drinks at the hotel we had water , sprite, root beer, orange jarritttos,Mexican soda, and I made cherry kool aid ice cubes before and we took those to the party, put them in the ice bucket, and we put those in our sprite - it creates the best tasting drink ever !!! We also had tooooooons of candy! We had starburst, sour gummy worms, red vines, pixy stix, and I can't remember the rest but there were a looooot more! We also had Farrels ice cream and we had popcorn at the hotel.
CAKE: I didn't really have a cake at my party, we just had them put a candle in the ice cream at Farrels and it doubled as a cake because everyone sang and I still got to blow the candles out :)
FAVORS: for favors , everyone got a pink chocolate cupcake with pink && whit frosting,tons of candy and a certificate for Baskin Robbins. All in all, my party was a great success .
I also forgot to mention that my mom did stay over night with us, but in a room on the level below. I hope I gave you some ideas on how to make your birthday one you'll never forget, because I don't think I will ever forget mine !!! :)
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When it comes to making cooking in the home fast and easy, the microwave has certainly changed things, and so you will not be too surprised at just how many people ask which type of microwave oven is best for home use. Some people will be thinking about which is better for baking cakes and grilling, but we just want to help you find the best for general use in the home. We will go into detail about baking cakes etc. in another article.
When it comes to choosing a good cooker alternative, then the combo microwave is great because they truly are perfect from home use because they try to offer the best of both worlds – although we know there are always sacrifices to be made. Back in the past cooking food in the microwave was not a good option because food cooked in them often came out rubbery – but things have come a long way since then.
So you want to cook fast and easy, but still able to get great results, and so here we will now have a look at what the best microwaves are for home use.
The first on the list of best microwave ovens to use in the home has to be the Sage BMO700BSS by Heston Blumenthal the Quick Touch Crisp Microwave. Ok, let's get the elephant in the room out of the way first, and that is the price, as you will have to pay around £350. This is a lot of money to pay, but if you truly want some great results from cooking with a microwave, then this 25 L, 1000 W microwave has to be on your list. Some of the main features this model has going for it are pre-programmed shortcuts for cooking jacket potatoes, melting chocolate, pizza, grilled cheese and more. There is also a built-in preheat crisper pan function so that your food comes out crisp and evenly cooked. You can also set favourites, and choose from 10 power levels.
Another model worth your consideration is the Sharp R959SLMAA Combination Microwave Oven. Its price is a little better at around £210 to £220, although it does not offer as much compared to the one above. The good thing is that this has a 40 Litre capacity, although is slightly less powerful at 900 watts. There is a 1400 watt quartz grill feature, 5 power controls and 8 auto cook menus.
If these two models are just too expensive for you, or just not what you are looking for in your home, then another popular choice, and one we have owned is the Samsung MS23H3125AK Solo Black Microwave Oven. This model does not come with the range of features as the other two, although it is more ideally suited for those of you that just wish to heat things up rather than get too adventurous. This only has a 32 litre capacity, and just 800 watts of cooking power. However it does come with some decent features, such as anti-bacterial ceramic enamel interior, triple distribution heating system for faster cooking, an eco mode to save energy, and a crystal gloss design. In terms of price, expect to pay less than £100.
These are just three microwave ovens that are ideal for the home, but you could also consider the Swan SM22030GN Retro, Russell Hobbs RHFM2363B, Miele Contour Line M6012, Panasonic NN-CT585SBPQ and also the Smeg FME20TC3.
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Whatever you do, don't state the obvious.
Singer Erykah Badu drew the wrath of the progressive pressure cooker when she offered this earth-shattering revelation: "Do I think it is unnatural for a heterosexual male 2b attracted to a young woman in a revealing skirt? No. I think it is his nature."
Badu was responding to the decision of a high school in New Zealand to require its female students to wear longer skirts so that male teachers are not distracted.
Needless to say, the singer has been roundly castigated by the feminist twitterati for "blaming the victim."
Writing in a column for MTV.com, journalist Rachel Handler explains, "First of all, that whole…'women are responsible for keeping men's behavior in check' thing is played out as hell. This is one of the ways in which society perpetuates rape culture, pure and simple."
By simply suggesting that men find scantily clad teenage girls attractive, Badu is encouraging sexual assaults apparently.
The problem, say Badu's critics, is the men. According to Handler, "You're talking about school-age girls, girls who should not have to worry about the creepy-ass inclinations of old dudes. Let them live! Let them wear non-knee-length skirts and trade gumballs, or whatever it is kids do these days."
Which is a little disingenuous. I don't know whether you've ever met a high-school girl, let alone one in the year 2016, but they're not trading gumballs. And the notion that only creepy men find teenage girls attractive is just silly.
We can and should castigate and prosecute men who pursue younger girls, but to suggest that men who find high-school girls — some of whom look like adult women — attractive is naïve. Badu seems to be the only one living in the real world here. She tweeted: "I am aware that we live in a sex-driven society. It is everyone's, male and female's, responsibility to protect young ladies."
Teachers and parents have completely lost sight of this. A friend of mine wonders whether her neighbor, a nice man in his 40s, has noticed that his 16-year-old daughter is walking around in Daisy Dukes and tank tops, attracting the gaze of adult men. "Why doesn't he say something?"
When Badu suggests we are all responsible, though, Rachel Kramer Bussel of Salon accuses her of implying that girls and male teachers equally responsible even though "one is in a position of power over the other." Of course Badu is not holding girls responsible for the roving eyes of male teachers. Nor is anyone who supports modest dress codes in schools. She might be saying that it is the responsibility of the girls' parents, though, to help create an atmosphere where teachers can teach and kids can learn.
"We can and should castigate and prosecute men who pursue younger girls, but to suggest that men who find high-school girls — some of whom look like adult women — attractive is naïve."
But enforcing a dress code is apparently just too much for many of these women. In her new book, "Girls and Sex," Peggy Orenstein describes how high-school girls tell administrators that they want to wear what they want to wear and it is the school's responsibility to make sure that boys don't misbehave.
In a New York Times op-ed, Orenstein writes, "Addressing leering or harassment will challenge young men's assumptions. Imposing purdah on middle-school girls does the opposite." You can challenge men's assumptions all you want, but that doesn't mean they will behave.
Even Orenstein is torn — perhaps because she has a daughter. "Cultural change can be glacial, and I have a child trying to wend her way safely through our city streets right now. I don't want to her to feel shame in her soon-to-be-emerging woman's body, but I also don't want her to be a target. Has maternal concern made me prudent or simply a prude?"
How about both? Maybe it's fine to be a prude when it comes to our adolescent daughters' sexuality.
In another tweet, Badu explained that "one way to protect youth is to remind them we are all sexual in nature and as they grow and develop it is natural to attract men . . ." This too drove her critics around the bend, as she seemed to be implying that boys' urges were uncontrollable. Have you ever noticed that liberals love to talk about how sex is natural and conservatives are repressed for thinking sexual urges of young people can be controlled when it comes to things like abstinence? But when conservatives talk about natural sexual urges, they are encouraging a rape culture?
This "cultural change" that Orenstein and others are hoping for may never come at all. Men might behave better toward women — indeed there was a time not so long ago where boys making sexual comments toward girls in school was actually less acceptable and less common than it is now. But, sorry feminists, the dream that men will stop being distracted by attractive skimpily dressed women seems pretty far off.


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Society's Soul
Reblogged from Joy Cottage
"There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children." Nelson Mandela
Our children and youth need Hope, they need to be loved and cherished. May we be the one's to bring them the love of Christ, and the best news they will ever hear!
I pray God's mighty blessings upon you as you consider how you may encourage a child in your influence today.
Jacquie ♥
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Χαιρετώ τους φίλους του blog. Αποφάσισα να ανεβάσω αυτό το Lp για δύο λόγους. Πρώτον διότι είναι πολύ δύσκολο να βρεθεί για να ακουστεί και δεύτερον διότι η τιμή του είναι τσουχτερή. Οπότε μάλλον δεν είναι κακή ιδέα να «ρίξουμε» λίγο τις τιμές. Είμαστε στο Ακρον του Οχάιο το 1974 με τον Patric Calfee να κυκλοφορεί αυτό Private Press Lp της κατηγορίας Christian rock (οπότε ξέφυγα λίγο από τα καθαρά φολκ) στην Morning Star Records. Για να ειμαι παντως αντικειμενικός μαζί σας, δεν θα το χαρακτήριζα και αριστούργημα. Εχω και εχετε ακούσει και καλύτερα. Πάντως αξιζει να κοσμει την ψηφιακή συλλογή σας καθότι αρκετά ακριβοθώρητο.
DaySpring was released in late 1974 on the MorningStar Records label. The so-called label was actually a design and a name created by the then 18 year old musician and songwriter Patric Calfee (his given name is Patrick Calfee, but he thought it looked cooler to drop the 'k' from the end of his first name).
Patric had been perfoming and writing Christian music for about 3 years at that time.
The songs on DaySpring had been road tested before audiences throughout the Akron Ohio area. Performing in "Jesus Movement" coffehouses, concerts, churches and gatherings, the teenage Calfee had unknowingly become one of the acknowledged "Fathers" of the still developing Jesus Music scene. Jesus Music bands from Ohio and western Pennsylvania were creating inspired expressions of devotion in the context of the current Rock music, without much of an eye for commerce or self promotion. In fact, at the time DaySpring came out it was considered a mainstream Rock record by area radio stations and listeners; the segregation of Jesus Music from the mainstream rock scene had not yet happened.
Patric Calfee - I'm Happy (1974)
Prior to going into the studio for DaySpring Patric performed only by himself with just an acoustic guitar or a piano. He was friends with several other local Christian musicians who came into the studio to help him out. Al Montgomery (on Bass) was with another local Christian Band and attended the same fellowship in Akron, the Avalon. Al also added some arrangement ideas - and it's him that you hear singing at the end of "Eyes Of The Lord". Don Pleskach (aka Cab Jenkins) had his own Christian band and contributed Bass, Drums, created the bass and drum parts for Gospel Ship, as well as contributing the wah-wah solo in "Eyes Of The Lord". Unknown to most listeners, the wah-wah solo was created by Don singing the part into a mic, no instuments or effects were used . The 2 Sax players on Gospel Ship were a pair of brothers, Gary and Jeff Schneider, who were friends of Don's.
Dayspring was recorded on a 4 channel tape recorder, and the mixing board was handmade by the engineer, Tom Krieger. The recording process was much the same as was used by the Beatles and other bands in the previous decade. Instruments were recorded to the 4 channels. Then the 4 channels were mixed down to 2 tracks and 'bounced' (transferred) to a 2 channel tape recorder. The 2 channels were then bounced back to 2 channels on the 4 channel. The 2 open channels on the 4 channel were then recorded, and finally it was all bounced again to the final 2 channel stereo mix. On each of the transfers another track could be recorded, so potentially you could record up to 8 separate parts.
The total recording costs were $315, paid for by Paul Tell, a friend to many ministries in NE Ohio and throughout the world. A large part of the manufacturing costs were paid for by another friend, Mike Giannone.
The album name, Dayspring, and the label name, Morningstar, were chosen because they were names for Jesus. When the record was recorded and manufactured there was never any thought that 40 years later there would still be interest in it. But the expression of delight and freedom in the Lord heard in this record will be appreciated by listeners for years to come.


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I've been pretty gloomy on the economy for a while, but I agree with this quote:
"We've had a phenomenal run in asset classes across the board," says Dan Greenhaus, chief economic strategist for Miller Tabak + Co., an institutional trading firm in New York. "If Obama was a Republican, we would hear a never-ending drumbeat of news stories about markets voting in favor of the President."
But a major aspect of my economic mindset over the last couple of years is things aren't really better on the ground at Main Street, so I also agree with this quote from Jon Chait:
I think the interesting question right now is not whether the economy is due for strong growth, but whether and when that growth will create rising living standards. The recovery from the 1991 recession took years before it began producing wage gains. The recovery from the 2001 recession basically never produced real wage gains — essentially all the gains went into corporate profits and gains for the very rich. Moreover, there's very little consensus as to why that happened. So we have no idea to what extent growth and higher productivity will create conditions that people have any reason to recognize as real growth.


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Actually, Diablo 2 is a video game. Many people are fascinated to play these types of games irrespective of their age. They will do everything to win the game. This game is an action role play game. There is a need for items like gems, runes, charms, jewels, scrolls, arrows, and the bolts. Every player in Diablo 2 game wants to kill enemies without losing their life. So they have to follow some tactics, gameplay and the items used in the game. While the beginning of the game they will give some items. After using it you cannot fill it up again. So to win the game most of the players are ready to buy these items for the game. Many players are showing interest to buy d2 items . Many sites are selling the items for the d2 game and also some players are selling their items on some websites.
Choose the best site for gaming
Most of the sites are fake. Because it is not legal to sell the items of the game without any certificate. Some random sites couldn't have enough items to buy. They will show the items with high quality and deliver the low quality. Choose the best sites to buy the items from it. Some sites will charge the high prices. If you buy the items from the fake site it will risk to your account. The best site will give you the instant delivery. They will deliver to your game account face to face. If you have any trouble while browsing in their site they will help you through the live chat. So the best site will always help you in various aspects. They will also offer some free items to your first visit to the site. After choosing the site you have to register into that site. The registration is completely free for the users. For registration, you have to give some information like your name, address, mobile number, and some personal information. You have to create a user id and password to that account to again login into that account. After registration, you can able to browse the item which you would like to buy in that site. If you found that item in the site adds that into the shopping cart. After that go to the shopping cart and then click on the book now button. You have to give your game account details. The payment can be done through any your credit card or debit cards or with the PayPal account. Most of the sites will prefer the payment through the PayPal account because considering the safety payment. You are buying from your fellow players are power sellers. So the money is not directly going to them. It will go to the players' guardian and then the money reached them. So, for the delivery, the time will be taken. They will deliver the items directly to your account. So you no need to worry about your delivery. In many cases you didn't receive your delivery, then you will get your money back.


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Monday morning, the topic on Mayhem was "most hyped game while you were in college." A caller who went to Southern Miss piped in to offer up the '82 Bama-Southern Miss game, when Southern Miss ended Bama's 19-year unbeaten streak in Tuscaloosa. Beau Bock then asked whether this was the game when Brett Favre came out of the hospital to lead Southern Miss to the win. Let's count the problems with this statement:
1. Brett Favre was a senior at Southern Miss in 1990. He would have been in 8th grade when Southern Miss beat Bama in '82. Even with the Norse god attributes that Peter King assigns to Favre, he would have had a hard time beating the Tide as an 8th grader, although I'm sure he was a gunslinger even back then.
2. I'd hazard a guess that there are no active quarterbacks in the NFL who were playing college football in 1982.
3. Bock, lacking even the minimal analytical abilities required for sports talk radio hosts, is on the show essentially for the sole reason that he's been around forever and therefore should have some useful historical anecdotes to add to the program. If he thinks that Favre slayed Bear Bryant, then even that limited use is gone.