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|May 8, 2000, 05:33 PM
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I have been told that it is illegal to possess an automatic weapon in the State of New York, and that Class III licenses don't apply. Is this true?
|May 9, 2000, 09:42 AM
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Unfortunately it is true. Just one more thing about NY that makes it less than the greatest place to live. Please be sure to check out this web site. A good organization and lots of good links.
|May 10, 2000, 10:25 PM
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For most practical purposes, the answer is MGs are verboten in NY. You _can_ do it legally, but it's extremely painful. Ask yourself "why do I want to own this, other than the mere joy of owning a bullet hose?"
Individuals are not allowed to own automatics in NY state. Corporations can; if you own a company or incoroporate yourself (not sure how to do that legally) you could get it...but beware, the legal range is extremely tight and you could get nailed hard if someone decides you're over the line. If someone hears full-auto fire and reports you, even if you're legal ("really! I was testing it's capabilities as an employee of Donath Inc.!") you could have a LOT of explaining to do. Getting the appropriate approval for a corporation could also be very difficult; the Class III dealer in Schenectady I worked with said it took him a year of paperwork plus some very long and intense interviews and local police connections to get his C3 dealer's license.
That said, some Class III items are wholly legal.
|June 10, 2000, 11:45 AM
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How about suppresors?
|June 10, 2000, 08:26 PM
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Ditto on supressors. Need to be a business serving police or military needs; other businesses may be allowed but it's hard. It's possible to own a supressor, but so hideously painful there's no point.
I'd sure like one...cut down the noise pollution, save my ears and not annoy the neighbors.
Since supressors and MGs are essentially illegal in NY, I went for what NY considers a 12-guage pistol: pistol-grip-only Mossberg 590 with 14" barrel. County clerk rep made a double-take when recording the caliber. It's about the only Class III item permitted.
|June 10, 2000, 09:15 PM
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I've heard rumors of several individuals who indeed have Class III in NY. Some from the 1968 amnesty, another who was an LEO and had a friend who was the sheriff sign off on his request. From what I've heard, New York has been trying to get this info from BATF without success.
Again, this is only a rumor I heard from a friend who has been a very reliable source for information.
|June 11, 2000, 08:21 PM
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Yes, there are a few individuals with MGs in NY. A lucky few were grandfathered in - you're not one of them. There are rumored to be a FEW people who have federally legal MGs, but are, um, er, uh, questionably owned under NY law: it is possible (if you have the right powerful connections, like an extra-friendly sheriff) to get all the BATF paperwork signed and approved and take posession of the MG legally according to federal law. Posession of the MG, however, remains illegal under state law. The legality catch is that, under federal privacy laws, the BATF cannot disclose this posession information to the state, so state agents can't locate the owner by rooting around in federal databases. Do not consider this a way to "legally" own a machinegun in NY state: while one may not face 10 years in federal prison, if caught one would be guilty of a Class D Felony (PL. 265.02(2)).
|June 19, 2000, 04:32 PM
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Since supressors and MGs are essentially illegal in NY, I went for what NY considers a 12-guage pistol: pistol-grip-only Mossberg 590 with 14" barrel. County clerk rep made a double-take when recording the caliber. It's about the only Class III item permitted.[/quote]
Does this qualify as an Class II AOW short barreled-shotgun or does the pistol-grip make it fully into a handgun?
|June 19, 2000, 09:30 PM
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Take a deep breath and get ready to be confused.
NY does not recognize "Class II/III" items per se.
NY defines a "firearm" as a pistol, revolver, or short-barreled rifle or short-barreled shotgun. The idea is that concealable weapons are registered.
NY defines a "shotgun" as having a stock for shoulder-mounted firing. I.e.: if it doesn't have a stock, it's not a shotgun.
NY bans any short-barreled (<18") shotguns.
NY bans any shotgun that has been remanufactured (modified) to remove the stock or shorten the barrel below 18".
Thus, if you replace the stock on a shotgun with a pistol grip (only), that's illegal.
If the gun (commonly but not legally known as a shotgun) is originally manufactured without a stock, and has a barrel over 18", it is undefined and thus not regulated. (Strange but true.)
Confused yet?
It gets a bit fuzzy from here.
If the gun was manufactured with only a pistol grip AND less-than 18" barrel, well...I figured that since "pistol" was not well defined, and that Thompson Contenders are registered as pistols, and that the gun in question is a sort of a shotgun-like version of a Contender, and that the legal definition of "firearm" is intended to refer to "short" (concealable) weapons, it's probably be best to formally register the gun as a pistol, which I did so without serious incident (though the clerk did a double-take when I declared the caliber to be "12 guage"). To dot the i's, make sure that your Class III dealer is registered as a "firearm" dealer (a Class III dealer, oddly, can handle Class III "firearms" (aka handugns) _without_ being registered as a "firearms" dealer...and remember what NY defines "firearms" as).
So, to answer your question: it is decidedly NOT a shotgun according to NY state, and is most likely considered a handgun (but the law is a tiny bit fuzzy on that point).
Any more questions? The laws are pretty goofy, and I had to pour over them for a while to figure this out.
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The Oscar-winning Thelma And Louise star said MacFarlane's much-criticised routine last month overshadowed the win of an animated film with a strong female character.
"It's a shame that that triumph was enveloped in an awards ceremony containing disrespect for women," Geena told members of the California Assembly during a ceremony in Sacramento.
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She praised Brave, which won best animated picture, as setting a positive example for girls.
Geena, who won a best supporting actress Oscar for The Accidental Tourist in 1988, was in the state capital as one of 11 California women honoured for their achievements.
She is chairwoman of the state's Commission on the Status of Women and Girls and founded a non-profit organisation that promotes gender equality in the media.
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|With growing interest in governance, this research explored local governance structures that contribute to the prevention of social conflict in the case of ethnic violence in Indonesia. To examine how local governance affects ethnic relations and peace building, I studied the relationships between civic associations and conflict/peace and interactions between civic associations and governance at the local level. The research also investigated the effects of institutional changes, i.e., decentralization and pemekaran, on peace building and the roles of the state in conflict prevention. This was a multiple case study to compare a conflict-prone district and a peaceful district in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. A mixed methods approach, consisting of in-depth interviews and a household survey, was used in this research. Research data of approximately 170 interviews and 675 samples of the household survey were collected and analyzed. ❧ To explain the regional variance of ethnic violence within a state, scholars recently centered their attention on the micro level analysis of ethnic conflict with a focus on which types of civic associations contribute to peace. One theory argued that civic associations across ethnic boundaries can prevent conflict by building trust and networks between them while the other theory addressed in-group policing of ethnic organizations, in which each ethnic group punishes those members who endanger inter-ethnic peace by committing wrongs against other groups' members. Yet, civic associations are not independent from local contexts and political institutions. For violence prevention, good governance, involving the government and civil society, is necessary to settle contrasting interests and to accommodate various needs by establishing rules and democratic norms. ❧ The analysis of interviews and household survey data showed that certain types of civic associations work for peace; however, political institutions limit the extent associations facilitate ethnic peace. In the regression results, the contribution of inter-ethnic associations for ethnic peace was supported, though equal representation of ethnic groups in local legislatures made a difference in efficacy of inter-ethnic associations and local ethnic relationships. While the analysis of the case study revealed cooperation among ethnic organizations as building blocks to prevent expansion of violence, the role of local government appeared crucial to facilitate ethnic cooperation to prevent conflict. ❧ Decentralization provided opportunities for local societies to build local governance structures appropriate to their specific circumstances for conflict prevention. In ethnically homogenous districts, the ethnic relationships were stabilized under the power of the majority groups by eliminating inter-ethnic competition for power and resources. Moreover, creating homogenous districts and providing autonomy contributed to mitigation of grievances of the marginalized group. On the other hand, the pemekaran to establish an ethnically mixed city shifted interests of ethnic groups and provided incentives for ethnic cooperation and peace in political and civil societies by implementing direct elections. As a result, a unique ethnic balance emerged among the ethnic groups. Based on the existing political and civil societies, local communities developed unique governance structures, which may contribute to ethnic violence prevention in the era of decentralization. ❧ Thus, local governance affected the nature of the civil society, more cooperative or competitive, and hence ethnic peace. In spite of positive notions of civic associations, this research result called attention to unconditional endorsement for civic associations and illuminated the need for more research to study local governance that influences the nature of civil society. These interactions in local governance explained regional variances of ethnic conflict or peace within a state.
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|CIVIC ASSOCIATIONS, LOCAL GOVERNANCE AND CONFLICT PREVENTION IN INDONESIA by Hisako Kobayashi _____________________________________________________________________ A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (POLICY, PLANNING, AND DEVELOPMENT) December 2011 Copyright 2011 Hisako Kobayashi


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Topics this week:
Monday - MJ tells us why she wants an Impala.
Tuesday - Terri gives us the scoop on Jared's performance--and probably the rest of the movie, too--in Friday the 13th.
Wednesday - Trish continues her series comparing the brothers, talking about how Sam and Dean approach hunting.
Thursday - Tanya takes a look at Mary Winchester, whose backstory is a lot more interesting than we ever guessed!
Friday - Flashback! This week's episode is a repeat, "It's the Great Pumpkin, Sam Winchester," and Natalie will break it down for us.
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"No Time to Lose – Canadian water and wastewater sectors must
adapt to climate change" by Hiran Sandanayake appeared in watercanada's July / Aug 2014 issue
A few years ago, Canadian Water and Wastewater Association (CWWA ) staff asked its members a simple question: "How prepared are the Canadian water and wastewater sectors for climate change and extreme events?"
The following creative Youtube video, "Water and climate change : let's adapt!", published on Jul 30, 2014, mentions many vital concerns:
On the World Environment Day 2014, the Rhone Mediterranean Corsica water agency launched an animated film on adaptation to climate change in the water sector. Climate change is here. Let's adapt! The French Government, the Rhone Mediterranean Corsica water agency, the regions of Franche-Comté, Burgundy, Rhône-Alpes, Languedoc-Roussillon and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur have engaged in a plan to adapt to change climate. Making the ground permeable again to allow water to infiltrate, reducing water waste, preserving wetlands and biodiversity… the plan proposes a range of measures to reduce the vulnerability of territories.
After discussions, meetings, and a poll, the CWWA developed a quick snapshot. There was some good news: some municipalities saw climate change as a risk worth addressing. Some of them were establishing climate-change policies and strategies, quantifying climate-change risk, and developing adaptation programs for climate change and extreme events.
Unfortunately, there were warning signs, too. There appeared to be a wide range in levels of preparedness across the country. As the national voice for the water and wastewater sector, CWWA felt it urgent to advocate for climate-change adaptation and provide guidance.
CWWA created a new national technical committee for climate change. Since then, it has been bringing early adaptation adopters and champions together to spark a dialogue, learn from each other's experiences, and learn about data and technical tools available for water and wastewater managers and utilities.
Another short video published Oct. 14, 2013 dealing with this topic is,"Preparing Great Lakes Cities for Climate Change: Adapting to Change and Building Resilience", emphasizing collaboration between Canada and the USA regarding these concerns.
For communities in the Great Lakes region climate change poses unique challenges and creates intriguing opportunities. While many regions of the country face catastrophic threats of sea level rise or tragic outbreaks of wildfires, climate change impacts in the Great Lakes region create more subtle and insidious stresses on the way we live, work and play in our communities. At the University of Michigan's Graham Sustainability Institute, we are working to address these impacts and develop strategies for building more resilient cities.
Through my role as chair of the climate-change committee, I have had the privilege of learning from and working with a broad range of professionals from water and wastewater utilities, the private sector, government departments, and academia. During this time, some themes have become apparent to me:
• Adaptation to climate change often requires multi-disciplinary approaches.
• Climate-change planning is founded on many existing municipal planning processes.
• Incremental approaches to climate-change adaptation may not be sufficient.
• Local climate-change risk assessments and proper data are critical to making informed decisions. Without these, proposed solutions may result in monies not being spent on the true priorities or, worse,
may result in maladaption (unintentional exacerbation of vulnerabilities).
• Applying a true climate-change lens to water and wastewater planning may result in different solutions; place new emphasis on non-traditional or non-infrastructure intensive approaches to water management and protection during extreme events; force us to re-examine traditional approaches to uncertainty, risk, vulnerability, and level of service; and require changes now to increase resiliency.
Lessons from extreme events can be instructive for climate-change planning. These events sometimes highlight linkages not readily apparent during normal operations (for example, the limitations of municipal human resources, municipal cash flow/financing, public preparedness, et cetera). In some cases, the lack of mandates and efforts coordinated between jurisdictions can also further complicate adaptation efforts.
Funding for climate-change adaptation is needed, not only by the municipal utilities but also by the regional, provincial, and federal departments that are providing research, technical guidance, and coordination.
Though we have already seen successes in climate change adaptation and collaboration, we are still in the early days of this process. For our part, the CWWA climate-change committee will be polling municipalities to get an updated survey of the state of climate-change adaptation. We are also creating an electronic resource databank and have other technical and coordination initiatives in the early planning stages.
The time is now to begin the adaptation process. Quantifying local risks and increasing resiliency now is the best and most cost-effective strategy.
Hiran Sandanayake, P.Eng., is a senior water resources engineer with the City of Ottawa and chair of the CWWA 's climate-change committee.
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Todd Howard, the game director for Bethesda Game Studios (The Elder Scrolls, Fallout) is the keynote speaker opening the D.I.C.E. Summit, the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences' annual conclave in Las Vegas at 9:30 EST. Howard's address, whose livestream, courtesy of GameSpot, is embedded below, will cover "Why We Create, Why We Play."
Update: Well, looks like GameSpot isn't embedding its livestream of this event. Instead, we hope you will enjoy this liveblog from Kotaku's Stephen Totilo.
GameSpot's livestream coverage will continue throughout D.I.C.E. (where Kotaku editor-in-chief Stephen Totilo will be reporting throughout the week). Tomorrow, the 15th Annual Interactie Achievement Awards—video gaming's closest approximation to the Oscars—will be broadcast tomorrow at 10:30 p.m. EST, hosted by comedian and actor Jay Mohr.


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Conviction of Al Jazeera Journalists
Posted by African Press International on June 24, 2014
WASHINGTON, June 23, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press Statement
John Kerry
Secretary of State
Washington, DC
June 23, 2014
Today's conviction and chilling, draconian sentences by the Cairo Criminal Court of three Al Jazeera journalists and fifteen others in a trial that lacked many fundamental norms of due process, is a deeply disturbing set-back to Egypt's transition. Injustices like these simply cannot stand if Egypt is to move forward in the way that President al-Sisi and Foreign Minister Shoukry told me just yesterday that they aspire to see their country advance.
As I shared with President al-Sisi during my visit to Cairo, the long term success of Egypt and its people depends on the protection of universal human rights, and a real commitment to embracing the aspirations of the Egyptians for a responsive government. Egyptian society is stronger and sustainable when all of its citizens have a say and a stake in its success. Today's verdicts fly in the face of the essential role of civil society, a free press, and the real rule of law. I spoke with Foreign Minister Shoukry again today to make very clear our deep concerns about these convictions and sentences.
Yesterday, President al-Sisi and I frankly discussed these issues and his objectives at the start of his term as President. I call on him to make clear, publicly, his government's intention to observe Egypt's commitment to the essential role of civil society, a free press, and the rule of law. The Egyptian government should review all of the political sentences and verdicts pronounced during the last few years and consider all available remedies, including pardons.
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As an avid player of mmo's, I randomly stumbled across this gem. My WoW account had just expired and i was doing what any mmo gamer does when they run out of p2p time, searching for a good replacement for their addiction. I was toying with the idea of starting up on Maplestory again since i had a high level aran that i had been dying to play as when i saw a WonderKing banner on the side of an mmorpg website. I glanced around the official site and thought to myself " This game is probably going to be just like Maplestory." I signed up for an account despite that fact and immersed myself in the world of WonderKing. By the time i had created my first character, I was already appreciating the value and work that was placed into this mmo.
At the character creation screen there is a summary of each class you want to play as, telling you its pro's and con's. I started out as a thief, for I have always been drawn to the mystery around their prowess of lurking in the shadows to overtake ones weaknesses. At the start I was greeted by a helpful on screen tutorial, it wasnt like those little quest's tutorials you get for the simple buttons in most mmo's. It showed a little arrow up and said alt is to jump, it showed two consecutive arrows and said alt + alt = double jump. As someone who just likes to jump into games and get straight to the story line I truly appreciated it. When i ding'd (leveled) for the first time i was greeted by a skill tree. This is the one element in mmo's I am never displeased in. This game shows great class customization. It has all class specific skills, if you go down a different path than another thief you will end up with an extremely different character than anyone else. Thats enough on my thoughts on the game play and class diversity so now let us delve into the actual gameplay that revolves around an immense conflict in the Esior Continent.
After making it out of the tutorial i was greeted by the usual grind to level ten quests. Then i was introduced to mission specific portals.
For the purpose of the contest my characters name is : Staralia, I play on the Kadopan server, and it is maintained under the user account Jagger392.
Adventure Diary. Entry 1:
I met the aptly named Rainbow man. He informed me of a certain stone that needed to be destroyed for the neutralizer craft questline. I spent about five minutes scouring around the elgail farm and outlying forest area before I payed attention to my surroundings and it dawned on me. The giant wormhole I had tried to enter earlier, which barred me from entering at the time, was a mission specific portal. I entered it and the timer started. I had to rush through a swarm of easter demons, trying to fend them off to reach that stone in a small amount of time. When i reached the stone i was greeted by orcrots and the ordinary yellow easter demons. I took them out easily with a flash kick. I was hacking at that stone as I began to worry because my time was running thin. What started out as a four minute quest was now down to a minute thirty. I started to spam all my macros, hoping to take it down faster then a millimeter each attack. Enemies were ganging up on me and defeat was iminent. At fifteen seconds, the stone collapsed, while i was on the brink of death. Clinging to the little life i had i dashed out of the room, avoiding all the attacks the demons were aiming at me. I made it to the portal with only two hp left. Returning to Rainbow Man, I smiled and hoped to receive a grand reward, but all i got was some zen and around a hundred xp.
Adventure Diary. Entry 2:
I began this startling adventure by talking to this strange half human half bee person named Bibi. She requested that i was to eliminate all the wasps that were overtaking the friendly bee's hive. Ready to save any innocent creature in distress I grab my trusty dual daggers, and my silver bracer and barge right in. Using my thief skills I quickly dispatch the Albees and Bees. Thats when i started to notice major differences in the wasps. The Gunbee started to shoot stingers at me. This totally took me by surprise. I quickly equipped my bracer and began to barrage them with ninja stars. I downed them and the Duncan Bees. When I had reached the end mission portal I rejoiced thinking it was gonna be easy. Thats when i met HIM. RAMBONG! He started to unload his minigun but i was faster than him. I jump dashed in the air to avoid all his bullets and hit him with a typhoon. He continued to pump round after round at me but thankfully my thief instincts began to take control. I hit him with a typhoon again and buffetted him with flash kick. He was at half health when he just reared back and smacked me with that gun. 200 damage?!?! Ive got to keep my distance from that attack. I would typhoon, then gust slash, then flash kick, then sand splash and i inflicted around 750 damage each time i got that combo in. I quickly downed him after that and rejoiced to 10000$ YAY! Smiling i walked off to carry on my journeys... not knowing what could be around the corner next time.
Sincerly yours,
Staralia, AKA Jagger392
If you can see me your already dead.
I have seen this game as a Maple story... However, I found this game very amusing because you can change your image as an enemy... even boss... I hope they can add more characters in the game to draw more attention...
yup that is the monster card item. that is so cool
i love the Heachi card
One of the things I like best about WonderKing is its graphical styling, which is very manga/anime influenced. It's all very cartoonish, but in a lovely way. The backgrounds are lush and beautiful, the characters are very detailed when given store items, and enemies are, frankly, adorable. The audio side isn't "as" great as the graphics, but the background music, limited voice work, and sound effects all sound pretty good.


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Alex Trebek set to leave 'Jeopardy'?
Is Alex Trebek ready to play final "Jeopardy"?
Trebek told TV Guide that he'll most likely end his reign as host of the popular game show in 2016, when his current contract runs out.
"I suspect this will be my last contract," he said. "I'm not going to go on forever. My contract expires in 2016. There is a time for all things and my time might be coming."
Trebek, 72, started his "Jeopardy" gig in 1984.
But don't expect Trebek to give up television entirely. If he had his way, he'd find a way to stay in front of the camera.
"I wouldn't mind hosting a once-a-week type show like what Charlie Rose does," he said. "And I'd like the Pope to be my first guest." He added that his first question would be, "Why has the Church been screwing up so much?"
But what about "Jeopardy!"? Who can fill Trebek's shoes? Already, names like Matt Lauer and Anderson Cooper have been tossed around.
"Any of them could do it," Trebek said of Lauer and Cooper. "Both men are a lot younger than I am, and it's a pretty static format, even though the guests and clues change, which is exciting. If Matt Lauer would come over to 'Jeopardy!,' I'd be happy to take over his job on 'Today.'"


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Tyreke Evans dropped 32 points on the Clippers in 40 minutes, but couldn't drop a free throw that might have saved the game for 'em. Then he dashed to the locker room and dropped a bombshell that he's considering having laser surgery that will heal his foot and lay him low for the next 3-4 months, or as simplists like to call it, the rest of the season. If this happens, it's a problem. If it doesn't, it's still a problem. Where's the rub? Because Evans had one of the better games of his season and within an hour said that he might shut it all down, suggests that he perhaps can play through the injury but sees little reason to do so. Oh, there's the rub. If Evans stays, opts not to have the surgery until the offseason, and plays on your fantasy team, how sure will you be for the next 19 weeks that he won't poop in your kitchen every third game as he has this season? Would you prefer no Tyreke Evans or one that screws you once a week? That was a pop quiz. And this is me telling you to put your pencil down because the answer is, you want the one screwing you. Because getting screwed a) still allows for those games in which he doesn't, and despite a disappointing season, he's still worth owning in standard leagues and more importantly b) you can't trade away guys that aren't playing. Just ask Troy Murphy. As long as Evans averages 17/5/5, he's tradeable. Grab Francisco Garcia (gently and politely, of course. Dude has a temper) in case the fit hits the shan and Evans bids adieu to you and you and you. Then send out trades like they were late Christmas cards.
Here's what else I saw last night in fantasy basketball:
Drew Gooden – Missed Monday's game with plantar fasciitis, not to be confused with missing games because of Planter Fascism, which is where players miss games because government figureheads forced them to eat too many peanuts. Why this would ever happen is beyond me, but what can I say? You were the one confusing the two! Anyway, he won't be back until at least January 1.
Keyon Dooling – He's averaging 11/2.5/5.5 in 34 mpg as a starter (including 14.5/4/7 in his last two) while shooting over 90 percent from the free throw line. If Gooden is suffering from Planter Fascism, Dooling has a case of Shot Communism: he's only making 37 percent of his shots from the field and apparently only wants the free throws, not the throws he has to work for.
Andrea Bargnani – Missed Monday, likely out Tuesday. Start Joey Dorsey if you can. Otherwise, sleep soundly knowing you weren't reduced to starting Joey Dorsey on your fantasy team.
Gerald Wallace – Will miss "two more games." That's the bad news. The good news is that when he returns, Paul Silas is gonna have Crash running wind sprints up and down the floor like he was trying to catch the last train to work. I've said before that the Bobcats were flush with quick players playing in a slow offense. Hang onto Charlotte's top five players for now, they might all show big improvements in the weeks to come.
Tyrus Thomas – 14 points, 5 blks, 6 tov last night and if you told me he'd average this for the rest of the year, I'd believe you. Then I'd adapt it into an O. Henry story.
Stephen Jackson – Scored 23, but lost it nine times. Crikey StackJacks, stack 'em a little lower, would ya?
Richard Hamilton – After exploding for 35 points in his first game as a reserve, he has since exploded for 15 and nine in the next two contests. That's more sparkler than bottle rocket, no?
Rodney Stuckey – 6/1/3 as no one told Rodney the Bobcats were gonna actually try last night. Rodney's not used to teams trying when they play his team.
Trevor Ariza – 13.5/7, with 2.5 steals and a .455 FG%. This is what we hoped he'd do all season. He's only done it six other times in the previous 31 games. He owes his owners and until he pays off, the juice is still running.
Russell Westbrook – As Durant finally has his groove back, the portrait of Westbrook hidden in the attic has grown older and a bit more haggard. He's shooting .397 and averaging 19/5 in his last three games.
Dirk Nowitzki – Left after playing just 11:32 minutes. Original reports claimed he hurt his ankle, but Nowitzknee. He might miss a game, maybe two. Don't let their fair skin fool you, Germans are tough.
Andrei Kirilenko – Speaking of fair skin! It's that time of the year again where I tell you that Andrei Kirilenko hurt himself. Lower back this time. We should be coming up on a Marcus Camby hurt himself announcement shortly.
Marcus Camby – Hey, whaddya know! Marcus Camby hurt himself after stepping on Paul Millsap like he was a Lilliputian (Milliputian?) Anyway, there was no structural damage and he shouldn't miss much time.
Hedo Turkoglu – 20/7/5 last night. He's averaging 13/4/5 for the Magic after averaging 10/4/2 on the Suns. What is Orlando's strange voodoo making Hedo do so well?
Ryan Anderson – 10/12 Double-double. Settle down. He shot sub-.400 from the floor and is surrounded by guys who play his position. What are the odds he remains the big team breakout?
Wesley Johnson – He sank six treys on his way to sinking the Hornets, who were already sinking just fine without Johnson's help, thank you very much.
Vladimir Radmanovic – Three steals, a pair of treys and a block against the Sixers and he's been averaging this all week. For those of you waiting for Carlos Delfino to return, might I point you in Rad-man's direction?
Amir Johnson – 15/9, followed by two crap games. Then 12/12, followed by three crap games. Then 14/6 followed by his last two crap games. Those non-crap games weren't non-crappy enough to justify hanging onto him. Drop him like he's rot.
Linas Kleiza – In the last four games he's shooting .547 while averaging 21.3/7.8 and 2.5 treys a game. He won't maintain this forever, but that shouldn't stop you from digging in now.
Leandro Barbosa – 0-for-6 from the arc. Threejerk!


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Visual network test tools, it can store a list of IP addresses, URL, and network test commands to increase the working efficiency, Ping Tester can perform a verification with a single click.
With Ping Tester you can also 'ping sweep' subnets or interval ping all the hosts on a list continuously, and Traceroute a list hosts at the same time,save the individual ping or tracert records to a txt or CSV file, and Ping Tester is capable of generating statistics report which groaceup by specified time interval, so that you can know the network connection status of each period. The Ip Scanner function can quick scan a group of IPs to find the IP in use. And all other dos commands can run in the Windows form. The ping test job can automatically run at scheduled time. The pro version can set different interval and send buffer size per packets and generate more reports.


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Lots of you might instantly have thought of this lady on seeing the title of my blog post. You will likely have loved the fabulous colourful blog of that name which gave a privileged glimpse into the talented world of Vanessa Cabban. Vanessa had an immense creative talent; she was known for illustrating children's books for Walker Books which was her day job but we also knew her for her pretty watercolour painting, her stripy knitting and crochet and latterly, her fabulous papier mache creations.
You may or may not recall, depending on how long you have been reading this blog, that she and I used to indulge in an old-fashioned friendship in which we regularly took turns in sending a parcel of goodies and letters to each other. Vanessa and I shared very similar tastes and had a knack of choosing and making things for the other which we really loved. It was the best, most indulgent type of swap. I realise this even more so now. I still have all the lovely things Vanessa made for me. From a wire basket she painted in a charming shade of duck egg blue to the stunning multi-coloured diamond-patterned crochet scarf.
Looking back this morning through all the old blog posts I wrote about our exchanges, I realise how many of the things Vanessa gave me surround me in my everyday life. It's a testament to the things she chose for me, and the thought she put into doing so, that I appreciate them to this day. It is rare to find a person on a similar wavelength to yourself.
Vanessa's spirit lives on in her colourful creations and mainly, in the inspiration she gave us all. I remember her for her love of colour and pattern and I only have to look round my own home to see her influence.
I'm going to indulge myself; every time I have a few quiet moments in the coming days, I'm going to re-read every last bit of her blog and remember the special, talented woman she was.
RIP Vanessa, I hope you are at peace now. Xxx
There are references to Vanessa dotted throughout my blog but if you wish, you can read the original blog posts detailing my friendship with Vanessa and our creations for each other here here here here and here.


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FMC Watch: A Carrier-centric Solution from Sonus
New MobilEnterprise FMC solution lets mobile operators offer enterprises a full range of SIP functionality both within the enterprise and on their mobile phones.
VoIP infrastructure provider Sonus Networks this month introduced its new MobilEnterprise FMC business services solution, which enables mobile and converged operators to offer their enterprise customers access to a full range of SIP services both within the enterprise premises and on their mobile phones when out and about.
As company solutions manager for wireless Gareth Price-Jones explains, MobilEnterprise FMC extends business services not just to traditional SIP endpoints but to any mobile phone. "Its about adding mobile devices into the mix of end user devices that we can deliver our business services tobut very much as a hosted application from the network operator," he says. "So this isnt something wed sell direct to an enterprise this is a hosted solution that would be provided by the mobile operator or converged operator to their enterprise customers."
The result is that a user can access the full range of SIP services on the mobile network just as if they were in the building. "And when the users in the enterprise environment, we have some technology which we launched at Mobile World Congress last year called mobilEdge which basically converts mobile signaling coming from a handset, be that GSM or CDMA, into SIPso it makes the basic GSM handset look like a SIP endpoint," Price-Jones says.
In either case, Price-Jones says, the benefit to the user is straightforward. "The business servicesfind me/follow me, call forwarding, hunt groups and so onthat you would expect to see from an IP-centric service offering, they can then be delivered to those mobile devices, because as far as the core is concerned, its a SIP endpoint that theyre talking to," he says. "So theyll get the same sort of services as if they were using a Polycom phone or a soft client running on their PC."
The services in question include everything from basic functionality like voicemail and three-way calling to refinements like incoming call restrictions and directed call pickupas well as newer features like Sonus Web-based Enhanced Services Portal. "We see that the communications experience is going to become much more integrated with the desktop when in the enterprise, or with the Web browser on the enhanced mobile phone and thats one thing which we see as starting to drive some of the use of this technology," Price-Jones says.
Crucially, Price-Jones notes, those services can serve as a key differentiator for the operator. "Whereas today a lot of mobile operators literally just sell minutes packages to enterprises and dont really differentiate the service they provide them, this should enable the operator to offer a service thats a lot stickier than what they have today. Whereas normally, at the end of the 18-month period, theyll get a new service provider who will come along to them and say, Change all your phones out and well give you a much better price plan, and theyll churn.' Obviously thats a big cost to the operator," he says.
Moreover, this kind of service, Price-Jones says, is something that smaller enterprises really need. "Hosted unified communications is key in the SME area, where the level of complexity in the UC environment is much more than just a simple PBXand having to manage that in an SME, where you dont necessarily have the dedicated resources to be able to do that, is a key capability that the mobile operator can provide on a fully hosted basis," he says.
In-building calls can be supported with either Wi-Fi or picocellsas a result of which, Price-Jones says, the relationship between the operator and the enterprise can be very symbiotic. "There is the advantage to the enterprise that they can use their mobile phones in the same way as they would expect to be able to use a PBX and the mobile operator would want to run that on an in-building solution so they can maintain their cost basis at a low enough level to be able to give a very compelling pricing plan to the enterprise customer," he says.
The solution is sold to operators on a per-user basis, allowing them to market the service to enterprise customers on a per-seat basis. "The advantage then is that, because they can amortize the cost of the infrastructure over a much wider base than you would if you were just an enterprise providing this as your own infrastructure you should see a much more compelling proposition coming from the operator," Price-Jones says.
And so the fact that its hosted by the mobile operator is a key strength of the offering. "The solutions that provide this sort of convergence today are CPE-based, and that can be very, very inefficient for the enterprise in terms of the routing of traffic because the calls end up being physically 'tromboned' around the network, and this is very inefficient not just from a transmission path point of view, but actually from a cost point of viewbecause what you tend to find is you have a call that would normally be a call towards a fixed line extension in the enterprise, and which would then just terminate in that enterprise, is actually then bounced off to the mobile network," Price-Jones says.
Instead, with an operator-hosted solution, Price-Jones says, not only can the operator guarantee quality of service, but the call can be routed more efficiently and directly to the correct termination point. "You dont end up with these call incurring multiple different call legs that each have to be charged separately by different operators," he says. "So from that point of view its a much more efficient solution for the enterprise."


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Quote from: Alchemist21 on February 06, 2014, 10:03:27 PMHow the hell are they relating the second law of thermodynamics to evolution?Assuming the Earth is a closed system (which it isn't), we should be degenerating, and not progressing
How the hell are they relating the second law of thermodynamics to evolution?
Free speech does not give people the right to say something and not be ridiculed.
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Ham kept dodging Nye's whole "predicition" concept, which was annoying.Also, I thought a very revealing part of the debate was when Ham touched on nihilism. He asked Bill why he does what he does if he's going to end up dead anyway. This really shows Ham's true colors. Without god, he can't find motivation to do anything, and his life is pointless. Once you take that into consideration, it makes sense why he is so adamant that he will never be convinced that his model is wrong. He clings so strongly to god because his life depends on it.
i also took an online quiz that said i was a giraffe. and i guess you're dumb enough to believe that i must be because the internet said so.
I agree with that, but by the same token, there have been many people that have found solace in religion after leading a life of hopeless despair. One of my very best friends is a perfect example of this. Whether or not Christianity's doctrine is correct, it is an undeniable source of community and satisfaction for many people. Even Bill acknowledged this.
What is religion but rules, hope, and community?
Quote from: Saddam Hussein on February 06, 2014, 07:38:41 PMhttp://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/messages-from-creationists-to-people-who-believe-in-evolutiololActually I have found that some "atheists", mainly people who watch the Ancient Aliens show on the Used To Be About History Channel, do believe #11
The same thing that makes the mind vulnerable to religion makes it vulnerable to equally wacky extra-terrestrial phenomenon. I see people who watch Ancient Aliens and say "yeah that's totally what happened" as no different from religious fanatics. I find it hilarious, in fact, that a religious person would find the two opposing theories comparable enough to comment on the parallels but not see the asinine nature of their own belief system.
Why would aliens visit earth? They're probably so jaded with finding new civilizations that they don't want to, or didn't bother looking in our infinitesimal area of existence.
Your mom is when your mom and you arent your mom.
Quote from: Andrew on April 03, 2015, 09:49:25 PMWhy would aliens visit earth? They're probably so jaded with finding new civilizations that they don't want to, or didn't bother looking in our infinitesimal area of existence.I would like to know which statistics you derived that "probably" from.


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Thank you Nicole from Sketch42 for sending in this perfect Shavuot table napkin do-it-yourself craft!
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Summer Cloth Napkin Dip Dying and DIY Coaster:
by Nicole Cohen
This spring I am SO inspired by neons and color, andI have been dying to do some dip-dying ever since I made some tie-dye napkins this summer. Dip Dying seems just a tad more sophisticated and is a much simpler affair.
So for my first project, I made a place setting that I would use for a spring lunch or brunch. The great thing about this project is that even just by using the neon grosgrain bow as a napkin ring, you can set a totally current and chic table with very little permanence or cost.
After I made the dyed napkins and the co-ordinating napkin ring and placed them on a white plate, I knew I wanted to add way more color. So I added a peacock colored placemat that I already had. Then I realized I had these amazing vintage neon glasses and that they would add even more color to the table. And then after that, I thought of making the orange coaster! (I was considering making a placemat but I didnt have enough cord…)
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- 1" Imported Chromspun Grosgrain Item# 02224 in Neon Orange
- 1" Imported Chromspun GrosgrainItem# 02224 in Neon Yellow
- 1" Imported Chromspun Grosgrain Item# 02224 in Neon Pink
- Rit Dye Powder Item# 46301 in Fuchsia and Sunshine Orange
- Seed Beads Item# 76010 in Paque
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Project 1 Instructions: Dip Dyed Napkins
- Follow the instructions on the Rit Dye Box. I chose to do mine on the stove. Mix dye with hot water, salt and a small amount of detergent. Stir and wait until desired color is achieved.
- Take clean, washed napkins and dip into the dye bath. I dipped the edges of one napkin, the side of another and the bottom of another. Ultimately, the napkin with the dyed bottom was the most successful.
- Immediately rinse with warm water, then cold until the water runs clear.
- Dry and iron.
Project 2 Instructions: Neon Grosgrain Bow.
- Begin the bow by winding the ribbon back and forth to form three loops. To do this, first form one loop. Holding the loop at its midpoint, wind the ribbon underneath to form another loop that is slightly larger than the first. Now hold both of the loops together at their midpoints and wind the ribbon underneath in the opposite direction to form a final loop, again slightly larger than the previous.
- Staple them together at the midpoint.
- Wrap a small piece of ribbon over the staple and secure in the back with a glue gun.
- Attach to the center of the extra ribbon , and using the glue gun secure the ends of the ribbon to each other.
- Place the napkin inside.
Project 3 Instructions: Orange Cord Coaster
- Remove the tape from the edge of your cord.
- Using a glue gun, apply a little bit of glue to the edge of your cord to stop fraying .
- Place the cord flat on a table and wrap the cord into a spiral, using one hand to keep it flat and the other to twist.
- Take your glue gun and cover the entire cord with glue. Make sure that the glue gets in between the cord. Finish the edge of the cord with a little more glue and tuck it into the side of the coaster.
- After the glue dries, turn it over and voila!


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Innovative Ways the Autism Community Uses iPads
The iPad has proven to be an especially useful communication tool for young people with autism. It provides a way to express themselves through words and images; it can be used to teach them about everyday scenarios and give them more independence. It's also far less bulky than some communication devices of the past.
Autism Spectrum Disorders are developmental disabilities that affect about one in every 88 children, and one in 54 boys.
Jonathan Izak's 12-year-old autistic brother inspired him to develop the AutisMate app for iPad. His brother, Oriel, is mostly nonverbal and used to struggle to communicate, sometimes throwing tantrums when he was unable to get his point across, Izak tells Mashable.
At 7 years old, Oriel had to wear a heavy communication device around his neck, which further set him apart from other children at school. Now, Oriel carries an iPad and uses the app his brother developed to communicate and learn new behaviors like how to act in specific social situations.
With AutisMate, parents or caretakers take and upload photos of their child's bedroom, the kitchen, his or her school to the app. When the app launches, the iPad's GPS will know where the user is and allows them to tap pictures of their surrounding environment. The child can tap the refrigerator, for instance, to express that he or she is hungry.
Izak says these visual tools for communication don't become a permanent crutch but rather promote speech and communication.
It's not uncommon for children with autism to be nonverbal and need the iPad to communicate. AutismSpeaks.org says it's estimated that 25% of people with autism are completely nonverbal.
Izak explains that, for someone with autism, the unknowns in life can be scary, so to prepare that person for the world, apps like AutisMate show scenes of how to do everyday things like go to a restaurant or the doctor's office.
Parents, caretakers and doctors know early intervention with autism is a key factor to increasing their child's likelihood of communicating, which is probably why most autism apps focus on children. iPad apps to help children with autism develop their communication skills are part of a rapidly growing market and have proved to be effective tools. Check out some of the apps we found and others recommended to us. Let us know if you know of any other useful apps for people with autism.
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Turning Pink
Today is October 31st, which is Halloween, which is a big deal in the spectrummy community, for better or for worse. (In our house, Halloween is adored by Pudding, but we'll see how her more defensive brother deals with it this year). But today is also the last day of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I started out the month not paying so much attention. My mind, as always, is in a million places with bidding, and managing Pudding's needs, and trying to figure out what is going on with Cubby. I bought some products that had the pink ribbon on them, checked my boobs in the shower (they're fine, thank you for asking) and didn't consider it much more than that.
Someone who reads and comments on this blog, unfortunately, was not so lucky. At the beginning of this month, I emailed Jen to see if she wanted to go for a coffee. We'd been reading and commenting on the others' blogs, and we live so close to each other, it seemed silly not to meet up. We tentatively arranged to meet the week Spectrummy Daddy was away, but before we finalized our plans, I logged on and read this post she'd written. And though I hadn't yet met this new friend, I was in tears by the end of it.
We still haven't met up for that coffee. When you're diagnosed with two kinds of cancer while your husband is serving a tour in Iraq, life gets in the way. I've been left to follow Jen's story at a distance, as she bravely shares her experience with the rest of us. She is writing some amazing things, like what we shouldn't say to someone newly diagnosed with cancer, and exploring all the raw emotion brought about by having her life turned upside down within the space of a few weeks.
At some point soon I'm hoping to tell Jen how amazing she is to write through her pain, how normal it is to have these feelings, and how fortunate I feel to have her as a friend, even if I haven't met her yet.
One in eight of all women will be diagnosed with breast cancer during their lifetime, please check yourself, and remind the women in your lives to do the same.
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On Sunday we all tuned in to the 2nd Annual Indie Intertube Awards live broadcast on Mingle Media TV. And not just because 'Mind My Brains, Darling!' was up for three Awards! We have been fans of Indie Intertube for a long time, listen to their weekly podcast fairly religiously and we weren't going to miss this event!
Screen grab from the 2nd Annual Indie Intertube Awards with April and Amanda
April and Amanda hosted the event with humour and professionalism, all backed up with their encyclopedic knowledge of webseries, webTV and the denizens of this hallowed space. The chat room was on fire and there was a real party atmosphere as they presented award after award (full list of all the winners is on indieintertube.tv).
When they started to announce the second 'Lonelykonkledaydon Innovation Award' I had the weirdest feeling – oh my! They are talking about us! It's a little bit of a haze but I remember they said some very complimentary things about BodyLine and how it had developed from a fan-based webseries (which was the Evil League of Evil Application Processing Office videos) to the Internet Play, Goodnight Princess (which still made them cry every time they watched it) to Mind My Brains, Darling! And that they thought it had changed the space.
To be recognised by your peers is a humbling experience. The announcement and the stream of congratulations in the chat room and twitter from people we had grown to know and love over these last years was truly an emotional moment for me. I tell you, I would have been useless if I had had to make an acceptance speech there and then!
Screen grab from the 2nd Annual Indie Intertube Awards with April and Amanda
We knew when we started pushing the boundaries of BodyLine that many people probably wouldn't quite understand what we were doing, or that they wouldn't necessarily enjoy it even if they did. But we wanted to see how far we could go, and see whether it was possible to create a coherent series in a style that had literally not been seen before. I think we achieved that.
Winning this award shows that other people have been paying attention and appreciate what we were doing. So I encourage anyone who is trying something new to take heart from that. Keep going. Don't give up. Don't be disheartened when people don't understand what you are trying to do, or dismiss it, or ignore it completely. Listen to advice, criticism and feedback, but don't lose sight of your goals. Web TV, webseries – whatever you want to call it – the point of it is that you can make it anything you want it to be. 'Mind My Brains, Darling!' as a BodyLine series would never be allowed to be on TV. It's completely bonkers to cut the heads off the actors – what were we thinking?!? If you are on the cutting edge, don't let other people push you. And for goodness sake sure everyone knows what you are doing, and, if you can, why.
We'll be recording our acceptance speech tonight, so look out for that 🙂 And we will do a YouTube release of our video 'BodyLine: Four Reasons Why' later today.
Thank you for everyone who has supported us. This is a group endeavour. It is very hard to create anything, to keep on going, and every single time you made time to send an email, tweet, vote or comment helped us plough on. Yes – this award is all your fault. Thank you!


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Assassin's Creed Pirates Trailer: Naval Combat
Prepare yourself for the open seas of your mobile network as Assassin's Creed Pirates sets sail on smartphones and tablets.
This new trailer for Assassin's Creed Pirates, the mobile companion game for Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag gives us a peek at the game's naval combat and customization options. You'll get to build your crew up from a selection of scoundrels and ne'er-do-wells. They'll fulfill roles such as gunner, lookout, first mate, bosun, pilot and deckhand.
Similarly, you'll be able to customize your ship and choose from different classes of ships such as schooner, brig and frigate. The bit of gameplay we see features ship battles in raging storms, calm seas and plenty of cannonballs in flight.
Assassin's Creed Pirates will be released on iOS and Android devices on Dec. 5. Watch the trailer above to get psyched for the swashbuckling action.