ENGLISH-SPEAKING physiologists have been conscious for the past seven years of the debt which they owe to Prof. Anrep for his admirable translation of the first (1926) Russian edition of this book. The volume before us is a translation into German of the second edition, which was published less than a year after the first. No significant changes have been made in the text, but the bibliography at the end is much more complete. In his preface, the translator states that histological confirmation has now been obtained for the view that destruction of the upper portion of the basilar membrane in the cochlea abolishes responses to low tones while leaving those to high tones unaffected. He also confirms the existence of "conditioned inhibitory stimuli of the second order".
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Pot advocates will hand out free joints next week on Capitol Hill.
The first congressional "joint session," as they call it, is scheduled for April 20, better known as "4/20" in the marijuana community.
The group known as DCMJ plans to hand out more than 1,000 free marijuana joints to lawmakers, staff, journalists and anyone else over the age of 21 who displays a congressional ID. Congress is in recess next week.
The pot advocates say they hope to lift the "special-interest smokescreen" in Congress.
"Americans don't want a crackdown on legal cannabis — they want Congress to end cannabis prohibition once and for all," DCMJ co-founder Adam Eidinger said. "Giving adults access to cannabis and individuals and small-business owners legal protection in all 50 states is what the American people have been asking for — just take one look at last year's election."
DCMJ is pushing for a budget amendment that blocks the Justice Department from interfering with states that have legalized medical marijuana.
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John Brennan of Lutz, Florida, is the winner of the 2022 California Duck Stamp Art Contest. Courtesy image.
A painting by John Brennan of Lutz, Florida has been chosen as the winner of the 2022 California Duck Stamp Art Contest.
The painting, which depicts three Canada geese, will be the official design for the 2022-2023 stamp.
The judges praised the anatomical accuracy of the geese and realistic quality of the painting, remarking that it looked almost like a photograph.
They were impressed by the attention to detail, especially in the feathers and reflection on the water, and noted the contrast between the birds and the simplicity of the background.
They also appreciated the composition — the decision to use three geese was unique and created an artistically pleasing image.
Brennan decided to enter the contest when he learned that the Canada goose would be this year's species.
"I find them to be a very elegant and versatile subject to paint," he said, "considering their high-contrast head and cheeks and the warm tones of their body."
He was lucky enough to photograph these geese for reference at Yellowstone National Park. The glassy water made for some very interesting reflections and play of light. He decided to keep the composition clean and simple, so as not to distract from the beauty of the animals.
Artists from around the country submitted entries for the contest, sponsored by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, or CDFW.
Buck Spencer of Junction City, Oregon, placed second, Jeffrey Klinefelter of Etna Green, Indiana, placed third and Michael Patrick Bailey of Los Angeles, California, received honorable mention.
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Since 1971, the California Duck Stamp Program's annual contest has attracted top wildlife artists from around the country. The contest is open to artists from all 50 states in order to ensure a wide pool of submissions. All proceeds generated from stamp sales go directly to waterfowl conservation projects within California.
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José Manuel Martin Alba, The ex Mayor of Alcaucín in Málaga, who was arrested for a second time with seven other people
The ex Mayor of Alcaucín in Málaga, José Manuel Martin Alba, who was arrested for a second time with seven other people
The ex Mayor of Alcaucín in Málaga, José Manuel Martin Alba, who was arrested for a second time with seven other people on Tuesday in the 'Tristan case', which comes from the 'Arcos operation', made a statement on Wednesday to the investigators of the UCO central operations unit of the Guardia Civil. La Opinión de Málaga reports that he denied knowing the land registry civil servants that he allegedly manipulated with false data to obtain the classification of building land. These plots were often purchased by foreign investors with the idea of building on them. However, the Guardia Civil has said that the land was not buildable and therefore a crime of fraud had taken place, and this part of the investigation is still under reporting restrictions. The declarations continue from the arrested civil servants from the land registry, some in payments, others in Hacienda, as well as three management auxiliaries. The Guardia Civil says that the civil servants, 'coordinated by a lawyer, modified the data base of the land registry with the end of introducing the false information to give legal coverage to the construction of homes on non-buildable land. The Guardia Civil contends that in exchange they received illegal commissions. Rafael Yus from the Nature Studies Group GENA said that he was not surprised by the ex-Mayor's new arrest. He said the modification to the land registry was 'part of what they do here' and claimed it was 'a corruption which extends to other municipalities, but which it difficult to demonstrate'.


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Q: There is any shortcut method to add all values from the input document Id list to default dictionary as key and set value to 0 Following is my code description:

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*There are two tables in DB, Document and Document Revision. Document Revision have Foreign Key of a Document table. One document have Multiple Document Revisions object.

*Input to my function is Document Ids, and I want Count of Document Revisions against Document.[Working]

Suppose Input document Id's list is [1,2,3,4,5] and Only two documents I have Document Revisions rows in database. So I get document revision count for Document Id 2 as 11 and 4 as 43. My script give output like {2:11, 4:43}
Question:
 There is any short-cut method to add all values from the input document Id list to default dictionary as key  and set value to 0
Other way is by for loop
revsion_count = {}
for id in document_ids:
    revsion_count[id] = 0

I am using Python 2.6
Code:
def getRevisionsCount(self, document_ids):
    """Return Document Revision Count for Document.
       Input: Document_ids list.
       output: Dictionary with key is Document ID and Value is counter
    """
    import collections
    revsion_count = collections.defaultdict(int)
    for i in DocumentRevision.objects.filter(doc__id__in=document_ids).values_list("doc__id"):
        revsion_count[i[0]] = revsion_count[i[0]] + 1
    return dict(revsion_count)

Updated code according to lucas:
def getRevisionsCount(self, document_ids):
    """Return Document Revision Count for Document.
       Input: Document_ids list.
       output: Dictionary with key is Document ID and Value is counter
    """
    revision_count = dict.fromkeys(document_ids, 0)

    for doc_id in DocumentRevision.objects.filter(doc__id__in=document_ids).values_list("doc__id", flat=True):
        doc_id = str(doc_id)
        revision_count[doc_id] = revision_count[doc_id] + 1

    return revision_count

A: You can do:
revision_count = dict.fromkeys(document_ids, 0)

That will user keys from document_ids and each on with value 0. Using your example, it will output something like: {1:0, 2:0, 3:0, 4:0, 5:0}.
Out of your question maybe it will be nice to use flat=True in values_list() so that it don't return a list of tuples since you are only using one field. In Example:
for i in DocumentRevision.objects.filter(doc__id__in=document_ids).values_list("doc__id", flat=True):
    revsion_count[i] = revsion_count[i] + 1

So that you don't need to use i[0].

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There's no doubt that Sale had learnt their lesson from the previous week when 'Bach had managed to despatch the rich kids from Heywood Road with little difficulty.
This week however, on a freezing day in Carrington, Sale made a few team changes and in the end were deserved winners. The Sale scrummage came out of the blocks from the whistle, with a powerful display in the loose and a very powerful set scrum.
In the final analysis though it was perhaps the Sandbach lineout that was their achilles heel losing nearly 60% of their own ball. In a game as close as this those stats are unsurviveable. Despite this the Bach back row of Eggy, Wal and Ali-B were outstanding making big hits and breaks all across the park.
Ibiza at full back was rock solid under the high ball and always made good yards on his return. Bogger had a very solid game at 10, with some astute kicking and penetrating runs.
Sandbach Scorers; the lightning fast Rusty Dymond and quicksilver George Oakey, both took their opportunities well although Dymo's liitle legs haven't peddled that fast for a good while. A final mention to youngsters Zac Jones, Lewis Stenson and Joe Jackson, who came on as substitutes and delivered excellent work against a strong, physical team.
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Permit Flexible Service Offerings in the Commercial Mobile Radio Services
A Rule by the Federal Communications Commission on 08/11/2000
Effective September 11, 2000.
47 CFR 22
WT Docket No. 96-6
FCC 00-246
Synopsis of the Second Report and Order and Order on Reconsideration
Supplemental Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
A. Need for, and Objectives of, the Order on Reconsideration
B. Summary of Significant Issues Raised by Public Comments in Response to the FRFA
C. Description and Estimate of the Number of Small Entities to Which Rules Will Apply
i. Cellular
ii. Paging
iii. Air-Ground Radiotelephone Service
iv. Offshore Radiotelephone Service
v. Rural Radiotelephone Service
D. Description of Reporting, Recordkeeping, and Other Compliance Requirements
E. Steps Taken to Minimize Significant Economic Impact on Small Entities, and Significant Alternatives Considered
F. Report to Congress
PART 22—PUBLIC MOBILE SERVICES
https://www.federalregister.gov/d/00-20458 https://www.federalregister.gov/d/00-20458
Federal Communications Commission.
The Federal Communications Commission (the Commission) has previously permitted commercial mobile radio service (CMRS) providers to offer fixed wireless services on a co-primary basis with commercial mobile services. In this document, the Commission determines that due to the evolving nature of fixed wireless services, it will decide the regulatory treatment of such services on a case-by-case basis. The Commission also amends its rules to clarify that fixed wireless services provided are not subject to the requirements for incidental communications services. Further, this document eliminates the notification requirement of submitting FCC Form 601 prior to the provision of incidental services.
Jeffrey Steinberg, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Commercial Wireless Division, at (202) 418-0896.
1. The Second Report and Order and Order on Reconsideration was released on July 20, 2000, and is available for inspection and copying during normal business hours in the FCC Reference Center, 445 Twelfth Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. The complete text may be purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, International Transcription Service, Inc., 1231 20th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036. The document is also available via the internet at http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Orders/2000/index2.html.
2. In the First Report and Order in this proceeding, 61 FR 45336, the Commission permitted CMRS providers to offer fixed wireless services on a co-primary basis with commercial mobile services. This decision raised the related issue of how such fixed service offerings should be classified for regulatory purposes. In a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking released together with the First Report and Order, 61 FR 43721, the Commission proposed a rebuttable presumption that fixed services offered over frequency bands licensed to CMRS providers would be treated for regulatory purposes as CMRS. The Commission sought comment on this proposal and related issues.
3. Based on the record established in this proceeding, the Commission Start Printed Page 49200concludes that it is inappropriate at this time to establish a bright-line test for determining the regulatory treatment of co-primary fixed services offered over CMRS spectrum. At this point, the development of fixed and fixed/mobile services on CMRS spectrum is at too early a stage for the Commission to anticipate how the future evolution of these services will occur. Thus, any test that the Commission might adopt at this time would be based on assumptions and criteria that could soon be made obsolete by developments in technology and the marketplace, and could cause more regulatory uncertainty than it resolves. For similar reasons, the Commission declines to adopt a rebuttable presumption that fixed services offered over CMRS spectrum should be treated as CMRS.
4. Section 22.323 of the Commission's rules, permits Part 22 (Public Mobile Services) licensees to provide incidental communications services provided that (1) The costs of the incidental service are not borne by subscribers who do not use the service, (2) the quality of the primary service does not materially deteriorate, (3) the provision of the incidental service is not inconsistent with the Communications Act or Commission rules, and (4) the licensee notifies the Commission before providing the incidental service. Section 22.901(d) of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 22.901(d), was amended in the First Report and Order to specifically allow cellular carriers to provide fixed services on a co-primary basis. In a petition for reconsideration of the First Report and Order, BellSouth argued that § 22.323 is inconsistent with the First Report and Order. BellSouth requested that the Commission either eliminate § 22.323 or issue a declaratory ruling that § 22.323 is inapplicable to CMRS licensees providing co-primary fixed services pursuant to the First Report and Order and § 22.901 of the Commission's rules.
5. The Commission concludes that there is a need to clarify the relationship between incidental services provided under § 22.323 and co-primary fixed services offered pursuant to § 22.901(d). Therefore, the Commission amends its rules to clarify that CMRS providers who provide fixed services on a co-primary basis pursuant to § 22.901(d) are not subject to the requirements of § 22.323. In light of this clarification, the Commission does not eliminate § 22.323 as it applies to incidental services at this time. However, the Commission eliminates the notification requirement in § 22.323 because it currently serves no useful purpose and it is inconsistent with the premises of flexibility underlying this proceeding. In addition, the Commission will develop a more complete record and consider whether to delete, further amend, or replace § 22.323 as part of its current biennial review of all regulations that apply to providers of telecommunications service.
6. As required by Section 604 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), a Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (FRFA) for the First Report and Order was incorporated in the First Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making in WT Docket No. 96-6.[1] The Commission's Supplemental Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (SFRFA) for this Order on Reconsideration [2] contains information additional to that contained in the FRFA and is limited to matters raised on reconsideration with regard to the First Report and Order and addressed in this Order on Reconsideration. This SFRFA conforms to the RFA, as amended by the Contract With America Advancement Act of 1996.[3]
7. The Order on Reconsideration modifies and clarifies aspects of the regulatory regime governing the provision of co-primary fixed services and ancillary, auxiliary, and incidental services under part 22, as established in the First Report and Order. Specifically, the Commission clarifies that commercial mobile radio services (CMRS) providers who provide fixed services on a co-primary basis pursuant to § 22.901(d) of the rules are not subject to the requirements that govern provision of ancillary, auxiliary, and incidental services under § 22.323. The Commission also modifies § 22.323 by eliminating the requirement that carriers notify the Commission when providing ancillary, auxiliary, and incidental services. These actions are intended to clarify the Commission's rules and to eliminate an unnecessary notification requirement.
8. No petitions for reconsideration were filed in direct response to the FRFA. In the petition for partial reconsideration or clarification and in responsive pleadings, however, some issues were raised that might affect small entities. Specifically, some commenters argued that limiting the applicability of § 22.323, and in particular the notification requirement, would eliminate regulatory burdens that could deter CMRS providers, including small entities, from providing fixed wireless services. Other commenters, however, argued that § 22.323 protects CMRS providers, including small entities, that provide ancillary, auxiliary, and incidental services from unlawful attempts to impose State regulation.[4]
9. The RFA directs agencies to provide a description of and, where feasible, an estimate of the number of small entities that may be affected by a rule. The RFA defines the term "small entity" as having the same meaning as the terms "small business," "small organization," and "small business concern" under section 3 of the Small Business Act.[5] A small business concern is one which: (1) Is independently owned and operated; (2) is not dominant in its field of operation; and (3) satisfies any additional criteria established by the Small Business Administration (SBA).[6]
10. The rule changes effectuated by this Order on Reconsideration apply to telecommunications service providers that are regulated under part 22 of the Commission's rules. These include providers of Cellular Radiotelephone, Paging and Radiotelephone (Common Carrier Paging), Air-Ground Radiotelephone, Offshore Radiotelephone, and Rural Radiotelephone services. In addition, pursuant to § 90.493(b) of the Commission's rules, paging licensees on exclusive channels in the 929-930 MHz bands are subject to the licensing, construction, and operation rules set forth in part 22.[7] Since this rulemaking proceeding applies to multiple services, Start Printed Page 49201we will analyze the number of small entities affected on a service-by-service basis.
11. Since the Commission does not define a small business with respect to cellular services, we utilize the SBA's definition applicable to radiotelephone companies—i.e. an entity employing fewer than 1,500 persons.[8] The size data provided by the SBA does not enable us to make a meaningful estimate of the number of cellular providers which are small entities because it combines all radiotelephone companies with 500 or more employees.[9] We therefore use the 1992 Census of Transportation, Communications, and Utilities, conducted by the Bureau of the Census, which is the most recent information available. Data from the Bureau of the Census' 1992 study indicates that only 12 out of a total of 1,178 radiotelephone firms that operated during 1992 had 1,000 or more employees.[10] Therefore, even if all twelve of these firms were cellular telephone companies, nearly all cellular carriers were small businesses under the SBA definition. In addition, we note that there are 1,758 cellular licenses; however, a cellular licensee may own several licenses. In addition, according to the most recent Telecommunications Industry Revenue data, 804 carriers reported that they were engaged in the provision of either cellular service or Personal Communications Service (PCS) services, which are placed together in the data.[11] We do not have data specifying the number of these carriers that are not independently owned and operated or have more than 1,500 employees, and thus are unable at this time to estimate with greater precision the number of cellular service carriers that would qualify as small business concerns under the SBA's definition. Consequently, we estimate that there are fewer than 804 small cellular service carriers that may be affected by the new rules.
12. The Commission has adopted, and the SBA has approved, a two-tier definition of small businesses in the context of auctioning licenses in the paging services. Under this definition, a small business is defined as either (1) an entity that, together with its affiliates and controlling principals, has average gross revenues for the three preceding years of not more than $3 million, or (2) an entity that, together with affiliates and controlling principals, has average gross revenues for the three preceding calendar years of not more than $15 million. The Commission has estimated that as of January 1998, there were more than 600 paging companies in the United States.[12] We do not have data specifying the number of these carriers that are not independently owned and operated or meet the small business thresholds set forth, or the number of these carriers that are regulated under part 22 of the Commission's rules, and thus are unable at this time to estimate with precision the number of affected paging carriers that would qualify as small business concerns under our definition. However, we estimate that the majority of existing paging providers qualify as small entities under our definition. Consequently, we estimate that there are up to approximately 600 currently licensed small paging carriers that will be affected by the rules adopted in this Order on Reconsideration. In addition, high bids were recently placed at auction for 985 new geographic area paging licenses, and an additional 15,645 geographic area paging licenses are expected to be awarded following future auctions. In the recent auction, high bids were placed on paging licenses by 55 entities that qualify as small businesses under the Commission's definition. Licenses have been granted to 51 of these entities, and the applications of the other four remain pending. Thus, in addition to existing licensees, between 51 and 55 license winners in the recent auction will be affected small entities, and up to 15,645 winners of paging licenses in future auctions will be affected small entities.
13. The Commission has not adopted a definition of small business specific to the Air-Ground radiotelephone service.[13] Accordingly, we use the SBA definition applicable to radiotelephone companies, i.e., an entity employing no more than 1,500 persons. There are approximately 100 licensees in the Air-Ground radiotelephone service, and the Commission estimates that almost all of them qualify as small entities under the SBA definition.
14. This service operates on several ultra high frequency (UHF) TV broadcast channels that are not used for TV broadcasting in the coastal area of the states bordering the Gulf of Mexico. At present, there are approximately 55 licensees in this service. The Commission has not adopted a definition of small business specific to the Offshore radiotelephone service. Accordingly, we use the SBA definition applicable to radiotelephone companies, i.e., an entity employing no more than 1,500 persons. The Commission is unable at this time to estimate the number of licensees that would qualify as small entities under the SBA definition for radiotelephone communications. The Commission assumes, for purposes of this SFRFA, that all of the 55 licensees are small entities, as that term is defined by the SBA.
15. The Commission has not adopted a definition of small entity specific to the Rural Radiotelephone Service.[14] A significant subset of the Rural Radiotelephone Service is the Basic Exchange Telephone Radio Systems (BETRS).[15] We therefore use the SBA definition applicable to radiotelephone companies; i.e., an entity employing no more than 1,500 persons. There are approximately 1000 licensees in the Rural Radiotelephone Service, and the Commission estimates that almost all of them qualify as small entities under the SBA definition.
16. The Order on Reconsideration does not impose any additional reporting, recordkeeping, or other compliance requirements. The Order on Reconsideration eliminates a requirement that part 22 licensees notify the Commission before providing incidental services. As a result, no reporting or recordkeeping requirements remain under § 22.323 of the Commission's rules. Start Printed Page 49202
17. The Order on Reconsideration modifies § 22.901(d) to clarify that fixed wireless services provided on a co-primary basis are not subject to the requirements of § 22.323 for incidental communications services. Clarifying that carriers providing fixed wireless services on a co-primary basis pursuant to § 22.901(d) need not comply with the requirements of § 22.323 will provide further flexibility to CMRS carriers, including small entities, and is consistent with the Commission's intent in the First Report and Order. In addition, we amend § 22.323 to delete the requirement that carriers notify the Commission when providing incidental services. This change will reduce burdens on small entities and other providers subject to part 22 by eliminating an unnecessary notification requirement.
18. The Commission considered and rejected eliminating § 22.323 because it concluded that retaining § 22.323 is consistent with its decision in the First Report and Order not to alter the regulatory treatment of ancillary, auxiliary, and incidental fixed services that had been provided by CMRS providers under the rules. However, the Commission will consider the continued need for § 22.323 as part of its upcoming biennial review of all regulations that apply to providers of telecommunications service. The Commission also considered and rejected refining the notification requirement in § 22.323, finding that the notification requirement currently serves no useful purpose and therefore should be eliminated.
19. The Commission shall send a copy of the Order on Reconsideration, including this Supplemental Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis, in a report to be sent to Congress pursuant to the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996. See 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A). In addition, the Commission will send a copy of the Order on Reconsideration, including the Supplemental Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis, to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration. A copy of this Order on Reconsideration and Supplemental Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (or summaries thereof) will also be published in the Federal Register. See 5 U.S.C. 604(b).
Communications common carriers
Magalie Roman Salas,
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For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal Communications Commission amends 47 CFR part 22 as follows:
1. The authority citation for part 22 continues to read as follows: 47 U.S.C. 154, 222, 303, 309, and 332.
2. Section 22.323 is amended by removing paragraph (d) and revising paragraphs (b) and (c) to read as follows:
§ 22.323
Incidental communication services.
(b) The quality of the primary public mobile service does not materially deteriorate as a result of provision of incidental services, and neither growth nor availability of the primary public mobile service is significantly diminished as a result of provision of incidental services; and
(c) The provision of the incidental services is not inconsistent with the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, or with FCC rules and policies.
3. Section 22.901 is amended by revising the introductory text and paragraph (d) to read as follows:
Cellular service requirements and limitations.
Cellular system licensees must provide cellular mobile radiotelephone service upon request to subscribers in good standing, including roamers, as provided in § 20.12 of this chapter. A cellular system licensee may refuse or terminate service, however, subject to any applicable state or local requirements for timely notification, to any subscriber who operates a cellular telephone in an airborne aircraft in violation of § 22.925 or otherwise fails to cooperate with the licensee in exercising operational control over mobile stations pursuant to § 22.927.
(d) Alternative technologies and co-primary services. Licensees of cellular systems may use alternative cellular technologies and/or provide fixed services on a co-primary basis with their mobile offerings, including personal communications services (as defined in part 24 of this chapter) on the spectrum within their assigned channel block. Cellular carriers that provide mobile services must make such service available to subscribers whose mobile equipment conforms to the cellular system compatibility specification (see § 22.933).
(1) Licensees must perform or obtain an engineering analysis to ensure that interference to the service of other cellular systems will not result from the implementation of co-primary fixed services or alternative cellular technologies.
(2) Alternative technology and co-primary fixed services are exempt from requirements for incidental communications services of § 22.323, the channeling requirements of § 22.905, the modulation requirements of § 22.915, the wave polarization requirements of § 22.367, the compatibility specification in § 22.933 and the emission limitations of §§ 22.357 and 22.917, except for emission limitations that apply to emissions outside the assigned channel block.
1. Amendment of the Commission's Rules to Permit Flexibile Service Offerings in the Commercial Mobile Radio Services, First Report and Order and Notice of Proposed Rule Making, WT Docket No. 96-6, 11 FCC Rcd 8965, 9021 (1996).
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2. We note that this SFRFA addresses only the matters considered in the Order on Reconsideration portion of the Second Report and Order and Order on Reconsideration. No FRFA is necessary for the Second Report and Order because we have decided not to make any change to the Commission's rules.
3. The FRA, see 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq., has been amended by the Contract With America Advancement Act of 1996, Public Law 104-121, 110 Stat. 847 (1996) (CWAAA). Title II of the CWAAA is the Small Busines Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (SBREFA).
4. See Order on Reconsideration, paragraph 10.
5. 5 U.S.C. 601(3).
6. 5 U.S.C. 632.
7. See 47 CFR 90.493(b).
8. 13 CFR 121.201, Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code 4812.
9. U.S. Small Business Administration 1992 Economic Census Employment Report, Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, SIC Code 4812 (radiotelephone communications industry data adopted by the SBA Office of Advocacy).
10. U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1992 Census of Transportation, Communications, and Utilities, UC92-S-1, Subject Series, Establishment and Firm Size, Table 5, Employment Size of Firms; 1992, SIC Code 4812 (issued May 1995).
11. Telecommunications Industry Revenue, Figure 2.
12. Implementation of Section 6002(b) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, Third Report, 13 FCC Rcd 19746, 19792 (1998).
13. Air-ground radiotelephone service is defined in § 22.99 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 22.99.
14. Rural Radiotelephone Service is defined in section 22.99 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 22.99.
15. BETRS is defined in sections 22.757 and 22.729 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 22.757, 22.729.
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Q: D3 line chart axis text labels in multi line I have a line chart built in d3.js. I needed some help with some customisation. I am looking to split x-axis text labels in two lines.
I want the date in one line and the month in another.
The present chart has "14 Dec" in one line.
The present chart:

The x-axis labels are split into 2 lines here. Date and month in 2 different lines.
Expected x-axis:

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        var xScale = d3.time.scale().domain([data[0][xkeyVal], data[data.length - 1][xkeyVal]]).range([margin.left, width]);

        var yScale = d3.scale.linear().domain([0, d3.max(data, function(d) {
                    return d[ykeyVal];
                })]).range([height, margin.left]);

       var xAxisGen = d3.svg.axis()
                    .scale(xScale)
                    .orient("bottom")
                    .ticks(_config.keys.xAxis.ticks)
                    .tickFormat(d3.time.format("%d %b"))
                    .tickSize(0);

        var yAxisGen = d3.svg.axis()
              .scale(yScale)
              .orient("left")
              .tickValues(_config.keys.yAxis.tickValues.length > 0 ? _config.keys.yAxis.tickValues : 1)
        .tickSize(0);

A: I'd do it after generating the axis:
        svg.append("svg:g")
          .attr("class", "x axis")
          .attr("transform", "translate(0," +height + ")")

          .call(_config.xAxisGen)
          .selectAll('.x .tick text') // select all the x tick texts
          .call(function(t){
            t.each(function(d){ // for each one
              var self = d3.select(this);
              var s = self.text().split(' ');  // get the text and split it
              self.text(''); // clear it out
              self.append("tspan") // insert two tspans
                .attr("x", 0)
                .attr("dy",".8em")
                .text(s[0]);
              self.append("tspan")
                .attr("x", 0)
                .attr("dy",".8em")
                .text(s[1]);
            })
        });

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Q & A with James Winter
James Winter has finally brought out his Nick Kepler novel Northcoast Shakedown out as an ebook. A nice time for an interview...
Q: How did you come up with the character?
When I started sketching the story that became Northcoast Shakedown, I worked for a large insurance company. A freelance claims investigator seemed like a good fit for the story, and Nick sort of evolved from there. I wrote a few shorts to get a feel for him: He's a part time musician. He used to work for the company that gives him office space (a tip of the hat to Sue Grafton). He gets along fairly well with cops, but not with organized crime. All that came about as I worked on Northcoast Shakedown.
Q: What's next for you and Kepler?
When Northcoast Shakedown was originally published, I already had the second book in the can, so I plan to release Second Hand Goods in the new year.
Q: How do you promote your work?
Twitter. Other blogs. Beg. Whine. Plead. Mainly I count on word of mouth. I think when I get enough work out there, I'll start offering books for free.
Q: What's your idea about the psychotic sidekick in PI novels like Hawk and Joe Pike?
It was interesting when Parker did it because no one had done it before, and for his first couple of appearances, you never knew whose side Hawk was on. Pike is an interesting character in and of himself. But beyond that, I've read too many PI novels where the psycho sidekick was there because someone told the author they had to have one. Beyond Hawk and Pike, Bubba Rugowski's the only one that's ever worked for me. I deliberately avoided using one in my work.
Q: In the last century we've seen new waves of PI writers, first influenced by Hammett, then Chandler, Macdonald, Parker, later Lehane. Who do you think will influence the coming generation?
Probably Michael Koryta, who can really craft a good story, and Sean Chercover, who didn't really reinvent the PI novel. He just wrote a damned good one. We need more from Sean.
Q: Dennis Palumbo came up with the following question: what is it about those "mean streets" that make your character insist on going down them, regardless of what awaits?
The mean streets are actually something we don't see very often in our day to day lives, unless you're a cop or a criminal or someone on the fringes of society. We do our daily commutes, go to work, go to school, go home, go to the bar or to church or to the movies, and life functions, on a very basic level, by a certain set of rules. The "mean streets" are where those rules breakdown. It's not that our daily life is a fallacy, but it's what's beyond it that's where the conflict lies. And the guy going down those mean streets for some reason always has a need to put things right. His or her idea of right doesn't necessarily conform to what we normally think it should be.
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Kent Westmoreland said...
I look forward to the release of James' second novel. The first was a blast.
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I am hoping the same best work from you in the future as well.
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San Francisco Looks Completely Different After The Coronavirus Lockdown (PHOTOS)
The entire city looks empty.
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The Bay Area was affected by a 'shelter in place' order that went into effect Tuesday at midnight. The effort is part of a city-mandated measure for health precautions. These photos show a look at the city after the order for a San Francisco Coronavirus lockdown.
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According to CNN, approximately 7 million people were affected by the order. Bay Area officials ordered residents to stay inside their homes except for obtaining essential needs.
Spectators took to Twitter to post about it.
Jonathon Bloom, a reporter for NBC Bay Area, posted a series of photos showing the empty streets.
He wrote, "This is what a #coronavirus commute looks like in San Francisco. No traffic jams. Empty sidewalks. Pedestrians crossing the street with toilet paper and cleaning supplies. A scooter rider wearing a surgical mask. (These photos were taken about a minute apart, shown in order.)"
Famous landmarks such as Fisherman's Wharf, North Beach, and buzzing roadways such as The Embarcadero look utterly different without pedestrian traffic.
AFP News Agency posted a video driving along the Golden Gate Bridge without another car in sight.
In the clip, San Francisco is compared to other emptying cities around the world that are practicing social distancing.
"VIDEO: Streets in cities across the globe -- from San Francisco to Kuala Lumpur, Paris, and Prague -- lie practically empty as countries close schools, shops, public places, and put cities on lockdown to fight the #coronavirus pandemic."
This was the first measure of its kind in the U.S. enacted to curb the spread of Coronavirus. On March 16, San Francisco's Mayor London Breed shared the order.
"Effective at midnight, San Francisco will require people to stay home except for essential needs. Necessary government functions & essential stores will remain open. These steps are based on the advice of public health experts to slow the spread of #COVID19.
This local reporter for KTVU shared an aerial video of the city.
The 'shelter in place' order permits supermarkets, gas stations, pharmacies, and banks to stay open, along with other government agencies deemed essential. Restaurants are only open for takeout.
This mandate came only a day after California's Governor Gavin Newsom told all California residents 65 years and older to stay in their homes. Bars, wineries, nightclubs, and breweries also closed the same day.


What if the majority of the diseases and diagnoses of today could be cured?
What if the solutions already exist?
What if we made a polio sick person able to walk.
What if Linnea 22yrs old didn't have to spend her life in a wheelchair?
And what if the young depressed boy didn't take his life?
What if cellular activation is the solution for our modern life developed diseases.
We move the perspective from focusing on the output to the input. Instead of focusing on the action signals from the brain - such as pain, we increase the quality of input signals and therefore receive a different change in output, a paradigm shift in health care.
Fixed or need of new surgery?
With new input to the brain the outcome for further treatment is less or none.


That's what my younger brother does. As I said in my previous post, Ian was left jobless about 2 years ago and having worked in the cardboard box industry all his life, he knew there was a need for the 'little man' who only needed a smaller quantity of boxes than was available at the larger box companies.
To cut a long story short .. he's little business, Keay Trading is growing … from a few piles of corrugated cardboard sheets, dwarfed by the volumnious space of a small factory, no machinery (which I saw in Oct 2010) .. to piles of sheeting and folded boxes of different sizes, a couple of very happy staff members who play their music loudly and chatter while cut, stick and fold and huge pieces of machinery !!
He is helped in the office by Kathy and their daughter Daniella who has recently joined the family business !!
His 'under-the-stairs' office !! I like the wedge under the laptop !
Violá .. ready for delivery!!
That's what my younger brother does … he makes boxes !
Amazing. The best part is he took what he knew and made a success with it.
we tak boxes for granted, but they are so important and I am happy he has found a place for himself in the industry.


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Author: Kali O'Rourke
Kali usually ends up watching movies and TV shows when she should be writing, which means she can and will beat you at any pop culture trivia game. When not found reading or wishing it was Halloween, she dreams about one day creating a TV show that ruins people's lives (in a good way). @iKNOapostrophe
5 Reasons to Watch 'Supergirl'
December 9, 2015 May 2, 2016 Leave a comment
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Look, I know that CBS's Supergirl didn't receive the best reviews when it was starting out, and I know some of you are probably wondering how I could ever recommend this show to you. But I am a firm believer in the "you have to watch at least a few episodes" philosophy of television, which states that most shows take at least a few episodes – and sometimes whole seasons – to find their feet. When I first put Supergirl on my DVR, I was just as wary as you, but now, only a few episodes into the show's first season, I can pretty confidently say I love this show and you should definitely be watching it.
Supergirl is the story of Kara Zor-El a.k.a. Kara Danvers a.k.a. Supergirl. Like her cousin Kal-El a.ka. Clark Kent a.ka. Superman, Kara was sent away from a dying Krypton in order to help humanity. She may have made it to Earth two decades later than planned and may have had to hide her powers for several years, but Kara is now ready to use her powers and follow in her cousin's footsteps.
Need a little more convincing? I'll give you a whole list of reasons to watch Supergirl because you should absolutely, positively start watching this show ASAP!
Thanks to the Christopher Nolan Batman movies, later seasons of Smallville and every season of Arrow, I am sick and tired of the grim and gloomy hero aesthetic. Thankfully, Supergirl gives me none of that. Kara Zor-El takes her job as the titular hero just as seriously as her male counterparts, but she has fun with it too! There's not much angsting to be found here because Kara actually wants to be a hero.
With a light-hearted take on its hero material, Supergirl stands out. If, like me, you don't want to watch another dark iteration of a hero or if you enjoyed the first season of The Flash, you should definitely check out Supergirl. You'll be glad you did.
Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves
As is only right, Supergirl, a TV show about a female superhero, features a lot of stellar female characters and deals with their relationships. Kara and her foster sister, Alex Danvers, are a major focus on the show because they work together and grew up together; and the relationship between Kara and her boss, Cat Grant, is equally emphasized. These women might not always get along, but they respect each other – or are growing to respect each other.
Supergirl promises more female characters and relationships in the future as Kara has an AI version of her mother to talk to, she and Alex spend time with their mother and Kara will at some point have to deal with her aunt Astra, who's been causing havoc around National City.
The Alter Egos
Without Melissa Benoist (Glee) in the lead role, Supergirl would not be half as good. She brings just the right balance to Kara, making her strong and brave like a typical hero but also dorky and cheerful too. Fortunately, like her character, Benoist has strong support all around her and doesn't have to carry the show all on her own.
Many well-known actors make up the rest of the cast of Supergirl, including Calista Flockhart (Brothers & Sisters, Ally McBeal), Mehcad Brooks (Necessary Roughness, True Blood, Desperate Housewives) and Chyler Leigh (Grey's Anatomy). Like other superhero shows before it, Supergirl also acknowledges its debts: Dean Cain, who played Superman on Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, and Helen Slater, who played Supergirl in the 1984 movie of the same name, make appearances as Kara's foster parents.
In Supergirl's second episode, Kara talks about the El family crest – you know, the thing that looks an 'S' on both her outfit and Superman's – and the motto that goes along with it: "stronger together." It's yet another different and welcome take on the superhero material, which has been overrun lately with heroes who think they need to do everything alone.
Kara has a team standing by her in the form of Alex, James Olsen and Kara's best friend Winn Schott, and she intends to rely on them as much as possible. Community is a fabulous and important sentiment for Supergirl to embrace. As Kara says, "Part of being your own man is knowing when to accept help." That's a lesson most of us could stand to learn.
This is a job for…
So, yes, if you're looking for a little more Superman in your life, he can be found sparingly in Supergirl, particularly in the first few episodes. Plus, there's the matter of the originally Superman comics characters Cat Grant and James Olsen and a couple of Superman's villains to boot. But this story isn't about him.
One of the most exciting things about Supergirl for comic fans may just be the fact that the show is determined to bring us back to Krypton. Kara lived on the planet for a full twelve years, and she has memories that her cousin doesn't. Supergirl is slowly but surely bringing Krypton into focus, something that's helped by the fact that the major season villain is one of Kara's relatives.
Supergirl is a great show for everyone. It's family and nerd-friendly, features complex female characters and manages to keep its serious and fun sides in balance. In spite of its rocky start, the show is getting a lot right now, and like many TV shows, it's only getting better as it continues. So, go ahead and play catch-up. We're only a few episodes in, and CBS has all those episodes available on their website for streaming. I promise Supergirl is worth it.
New episodes air Mondays at 8/7c.
How to Survive the Winter TV Hiatus
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Winter is coming. No, not the season, as it already upon on us. I'm talking about the winter TV hiatus, a.k.a. the most annoying event to grace our screens until summer. This festering month of all Christmas movies all the time and endless reruns can be difficult for devoted TV viewers. And to make matters worse, it started early this year, with some shows going on hiatus around Thanksgiving rather than waiting until mid-December.
Because the winter hiatus will be longer this year, I wanted to make sure you were all prepared. Depending on your personality, there are a few ways you can survive this hiatus. Read on to find out how!
Binge Watcher
What better way to fill the gaping television-shaped hole in your life than with more television? Whether you stream episodes, watch DVDs or even visit a movie theater occasionally in order to force yourself out of the house, binge watching is one of the best ways to combat a television deficit. Just make sure you don't use this time to catch up on this season's shows. If you do that, you'll only have more TV to mourn come June.
Unlike its summery counterpart, the winter TV hiatus is perfect for spending time with friends and family because it's the holiday season. Both Christmas and New Years' are coming up, so you can use that as an excuse for parties. Or if throwing parties isn't your thing, simply gather friends for a low-key game night or hang out. If you're really lucky, your friends are also suffering from the hiatus, and you can commiserate together.
Fan Girl/Guy
One of my favorite ways of enduring the winter hiatus is rewatching the shows I miss most. It's guaranteed to be satisfying because it allows you to spend time with characters you love, even if the situations and plots are ones you've already seen. For twisty shows like How to Get Away With Murder or Quantico, rewatching will help you keep up with all the ridiculous plots. If rewatching isn't your thing, try talking about the show with other people on social media or searching out fanfiction or fan art.
Do-It-Yourselfer
The key to a good hiatus is keeping yourself busy so you never miss your shows. Picking up a new hobby can be a great way to do that. Even better, if it's something crafty, you can get everyone's holiday gifts done in a jiff, or if it's cooking/baking, you'll have food for your holiday parties. Whatever you pick, make sure it's something you enjoy or can learn quickly. Getting frustrated is not going to help you forget about the simple bliss of watching television.
A TV hiatus usually means I recover a few hours of downtime per night, and since I never seem to have enough time to read, I like to use the winter months to catch up on my book time. You can either visit the library or ask for books as presents. And if you watch a popular and long-lived show, like Doctor Who, you might just be able to find media tie-ins; books set in the same universe as your TV show.
Whichever of these personas fits you, make sure that you distract yourself over the winter TV hiatus. It's the only way to keep yourself from missing your shows. But when that distraction inevitably doesn't work, remember that the only good thing about the winter hiatus is that it isn't as long as the summer one. All your favorite TV shows will be back before you know it!
Chewie Wookiee Cookies from Diamonds for Desserts
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I was a Star Wars kid. I loved the original trilogy and saw every single one of the prequel movies in theaters. If I had to pretend to be a princess – not my favorite game – I was Princess Leia. Now, with Star Wars: The Force Awakens primed to hit theaters soon, it's once again time to celebrate all things Star Wars, which is where Diamonds for Desserts's recipe for Chewie Wookiee Cookies comes into play.
These cookies get their name from our favorite Wookiee, Chewbacca, because they're designed to look like him – or at least a super cute illustration of him by Philip Tseng. But there's another reason that Diamonds for Desserts dubbed these cookies "chewie." The cookie dough used is a Diamonds for Desserts classic, and it makes thick and chewy chocolate chip cookies.
After you have your chewy chocolate chip cookies, it's time to make them look like Chewie! What I really like about the Diamonds for Desserts recipe is that the Chewie decorations aren't icing: they're more chocolate, of both the semisweet and white varieties.
The full recipe at Diamonds for Desserts makes the decorating look easy, but I suspect if you're not used to doing that kind of thing, it might make you as angry as Anakin Skywalker. But don't turn to the dark side yet! Remember the cookies don't have to be perfect the first time. You can always make them again, which means more cookies. And that can only be a good thing.
Everything I Ever Needed to Know, I Learned from… 'The X-Files!'
It's kind of amazing how much The X-Files influenced the television shows that came after it. Introducing us to mythology arcs and shipping, the show was an early staple of geek culture. Now, I may have gotten interested in The X-Files way past its 2002 series finale, but as I found when I binge-watched all 202 episodes (which is a ridiculous feat but one I highly recommend), the show still has a ton to teach us, both television-wise and life-wise. Forget about kindergarten. Everything I've ever needed to know, I leaned from The X-Files.
Trust No One… Except Your Friends
Ahh, one of the shows many, many mantras. It may sound like "trust no one" is intended to make you a paranoid recluse, but even Fox Mulder, major supporter of trusting no one, couldn't trust no one all the time. Mulder trusted Skinner, The Lone Gunmen and most importantly, he trusted Scully. It may indeed be helpful to be relatively skeptical of strangers and people you don't know well. As the show professes, they don't always have your best interests at heart. But The X-Files also shows it's important to have a few people around that you can trust.
Stay Indoors?
While binge-watching, I noticed a ton of the X-Files take place outdoors and in remote locations. What that means is you will never catch me outdoors or far off in the woods. I don't want to be made into a bug cocoon, murdered by part-tree and part-human creatures or get infected by an icy parasite. Of course, based on The X-Files, I don't want to go to Atlantic City either, so maybe the best place is indoors. Or it would be, if episodes like "Squeeze" and "Orison" didn't show you're not safe there either.
The Power of Belief
The X-Files often insisted that Mulder was the "believer," but if there's anything you learn after 202 episodes of the show, it's that Mulder and Scully were both believers, just in very different ways. Mulder wanted to believe in powers beyond his control, but Scully already believed in them. Only Scully thought the powers should be couched in terms of science or religion.
As cheesy as it may sound, one of the major themes of the show is learning to believe in yourself. When Mulder met Scully, he was just "Spooky Mulder" who hung out in the basement and had weird ideas. While working the X-Files, Scully had to reconcile her sense of self with the new experiences she encountered, but she never lost sight of who she was. Whatever method of belief works for you, The X-Files definitely wants you to believe.
Rooted in Friendship
Obviously, the relationship between Mulder and Scully is one of the most important aspects of The X-Files. What I particularly like about their relationship is that it's not always – or even often – portrayed ultra-romantically. But the Mulder and Scully relationship is never a lost cause, whether it's focused on the romance or not, because the two are simply better together. They respect each other even when they don't agree, and they work together to get more done. Without Scully, Mulder wouldn't be who he is at the end of the series, and vice versa for Scully. It's clear that Scully and Mulder care deeply for each other, and they're a pretty good pair to emulate in either friendship or romance.
Another X-Files catchphrase, "the truth is out there" was meant to represent Mulder's quest. Whatever the situation, Mulder had a way of moving ahead, and for that reason, I think the quote contains a great deal of hope. In spite of the many, varied setbacks, Mulder never stopped looking, never stopped hoping. He didn't get bogged down in hopelessness over his current situation. The truth was always out there, and Mulder wanted to find it. I hope I can remember to do the same.
Fight (for) the Future
How many times did The X-Files get shut down over the course of the show? But Mulder and Scully didn't give up. They pooled their resources and proved their bosses wrong. Not only did they believe, they fought for what they believed in. The subtitle of the first X-Files movie, "fight the future" doesn't just mean fight against what's happening but to fight for what you want. Hey, you might just get a revival of your favorite TV show because of it.
A lot of the time when people think about The X-Files, they only think about aliens or romance, but there's way more to the show than that. The X-Files influenced many people during its nine season run, and soon, it will get a chance to influence even more. It's hard to say if the show is coming back due to a combination of hope, drive, belief and friendship, but that's what I'd like to think because those are some of the values that The X-Files instilled in me. I want to believe. Do you?
Quirky Item of the Week: 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' Cuckoo Clock
October 30, 2015 May 9, 2016 Leave a comment
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When I first saw The Nightmare Before Christmas as a kid, it terrified me. Thankfully, I've gotten over that fear, and now, the movie is one of my favorites. I'm sure all you fellow The Nightmare Before Christmas fans have heard about the new memorabilia at Hot Topic, but Bradford Exchange has something unique you should add to your collection: a The Nightmare Before Christmas cuckoo clock.
This clock has everything you could possibly want to celebrate your favorite movie. Figures of Jack and Sally stand on the front of the almost two foot tall clock, designed to look like the Town Hall clock in The Nightmare Before Christmas with Jack's Tower sticking up too. Even more exciting, This is Halloween will play every hour while Zero pops out, which is definitely something I'd love seeing and hearing all the time. And did I mention it lights up?
Clearly, The Nightmare Before Christmas cuckoo clock from Bradford Exchange has everything a fan of the movie could possibly want. Buy it for yourself or for a friend, but whichever you do, buy it quick! Bradford Exchange is only doing a limited run of the clocks, and you don't want to miss your window.
5 Best Halloween Episodes of TV Shows
PARKS AND RECREATION (Image Credit: NBCUniversal Media)
When I get my own TV show, I'm writing a Halloween episode every year, not only because I live and breathe Halloween but because, surprisingly, not a lot of shows do a Halloween episode. Then sometimes when shows do have Halloween episodes, the spooky holiday ends up being only a background element in the story. Continue reading →
Best and Worst Trick or Treat Candies for the Perfect Candy Haul
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Halloween is by far my favorite holiday. What's not to like? The whole spooky atmosphere, celebrating all things paranormal, dressing up and of course, most importantly, the treats. Sadly, nearly everyone – except me – considers me too old for trick or treating, so I don't get as many treats as I used to. But believe me, I still know what I'm taking about when it comes to trick or treat candy. Continue reading →
Cast Catch-Up: The Cast of 'Roswell'
October 16, 2015 May 20, 2016 Leave a comment
ROSWELL (Image Credit: Twentieth Century Fox)
As a connoisseur of early 2000s science-fiction television and, I must admit, a huge fan of aliens, I loved Roswell. In addition to all the sci-fi stuff, the show also had a healthy dose of very complicated romance, which is kind of expected on a teen show. It's hard to believe that it's been 16 years since the show premiered on the WB – back when there still was a WB! – but those kids who graduated from high school in the series finale have grown up. Continue reading →
2015 Emmy Recap: Predictable outcomes balanced by historic wins
September 21, 2015 May 9, 2016
67TH PRIMETIME EMMY® AWARDS (Image Credit: Michael Becker/FOX © 2015 FOX BROADCASTING)
I pride myself on watching a ton of television, but I keep hearing about "peak TV" and how you can't watch everything. Andy Samberg's opening act for the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards riffed on that idea, except Andy did actually watch everything. I spent a few minutes waiting for a punchline like watching all that TV had put him behind for this year – though this year hasn't really started yet – but that never came.
Like many of his opening monologue jokes, Andy's opening act fell a little flat, even though it was enjoyable to watch – and I loved the Les Mis segment but wondered what it had to do with TV. I love Andy on Brooklyn Nine-Nine, but he seemed nervous in such a big hosting role. A lot of his commentary, particularly regarding diversity, was spot-on however. And the best thing for television to do is to go further toward creating those diverse roles.
There wasn't a lot of diversity in the drama categories, not in terms of people but in terms of what show won. The night belonged by-and-large to Game of Thrones, which won four awards tonight, including Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Supporting Actor for Peter Dinklage. The show adds those four Emmys to the eight it picked up at the Creative Arts Emmys, making twelve total and a record-breaking number of wins in a single year.
The only category in which Game of Thrones was nominated but didn't win was Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. That award went instead to Uzo Aduba for Orange is the New Black. After the Emmy rule changes this year, Orange is the New Black had to compete in the drama category for its second season while its first last year was in the comedy category.
As expected, Orange is the New Black did pick up fewer nominations this year in the always-competitive drama categories – four to last year's twelve – though it still received a nod for Outstanding Drama Series. The rules change did allow the show to enter the history books as the only series to be nominated in both categories, and with Aduba's win, she became the second person in history to win the Outstanding Supporting Actor/Actress in both comedy and drama for playing the same character.
But Netflix was not the streaming winner of the night, as many of its nominees couldn't pull out a win. Instead, it was Amazon Studios who proved that streaming television can fight with its cable and broadcast colleagues. The first season of Transparent took home two major awards – both Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for star Jeffrey Tambor and Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series for series creator Jill Soloway. This was the first time that a streaming show took home more than one major Emmy award.
Not only do both Soloway and Aduba's wins mark the diverse Emmy year that Andy Samberg talked about in the opening – women are notoriously underrepresented in anything but acting categories and women of color are underrepresented period – but perhaps the best win of the night came with Viola Davis's Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for How to Get Away with Murder.
Davis's win marks the first black women to win the award, which is honestly tragic in 67 years of giving them out, and she and fellow nominee Taraji P. Henson for Empire were only the sixth and seventh black women ever nominated. Davis tackled the issue of diversity head-on in her acceptance speech, saying, "The only thing that separates women of color from anything else is opportunity. You cannot win an Emmy for roles for things that are simply not there."
After several months now of hearing nothing but praise for Inside Amy Schumer, it's hardly a surprise that the show took home the award for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series, but a couple of its other nominations fell instead to the final season of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, which nabbed Outstanding Variety Talk Series and both Outstanding Writing and Directing for a Variety Series.
Continuing HBO's good luck, Veep took home multiple awards in the comedy category, including Outstanding Lead Actress for Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Outstanding Supporting Actor for Tony Hale. It also snapped up the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series. With that win, Veep dethroned Modern Family, which would have made history if it had won this year. Instead, HBO became the first network since NBC in 2002 to win both Outstanding Comedy and Drama Series. Veep is also only the second HBO – and cable network in general – show to win the award after Sex and the City.
By picking up an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her work on Mom, Allison Janney did make history. This is her seventh Emmy award, and she is now tied with Ed Asner for the most performance Emmy wins.
And finally, Jon Hamm managed to snag an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama series for his work on Mad Men. Since this was the show's final season and Hamm had been previously nominated eight times for the award, I suppose it's only right that he finally won one. It's only a shame that I can't say the same about Amy Poehler for the final season of Park and Recreation.
So that means the Emmys are over for another year. It's bound to be a different show next year with many long-running shows ending, but first seasons are often in contention for Emmy awards. Just look at Transparent, How to Get Away with Murder and Empire. With that in mind, now is a good time to set your DVR for the new fall season, which starts tomorrow. Maybe one of your new favorite shows will be up for an Emmy next year.
5 Reasons to look forward to 'Doctor Who' Season 9
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With Doctor Who set to premiere soon in the US and abroad, it's time to start getting excited! And boy, does Season 9 sound like one to be excited about. Peter Capaldi proved himself enormously capable of filling the Doctor's role, leading to a memorable eighth season, and he's obviously back this year. Though it was touch and go for a while on whether Jenna Coleman would return, she will be back to roam the universe with the Doctor as Clara. But enough about the obvious! Let's get into the nitty-gritty. Continue reading →
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With summer coming to a close, I've been searching for one last taste of sunshine and these lemon cupcakes from Zoom Yummy just might do the trick! Continue reading →
An Open Letter to Fall 2015 TV Premieres: Why So Late?
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As a non-sports person, the start of the fall TV season is like my Super Bowl, March Madness and World Series rolled into one. I make a spreadsheet to cover the lineup months in advance and schedule any activities around important shows. I've been doing this for years, but this year, a lot of the fall premiere dates gave me pause. Continue reading →
Quirky Item of the Week: 'Doctor Who' K-9 Slippers
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Do I love Doctor Who? Affirmative. That's why I'm so excited about ThinkGeek's line of Doctor Who merchandise, and just when I thought it couldn't get any better? They add these K9 slippers, which will not only keep your feet warm but will also provide you with a companion for your long Doctor Who marathons.
Each slipper is fashioned to look like K9's head and body, and it's probably good that they emphasized the dog aspect over the robot aspect because robotic slippers don't sound the least bit comfortable. With these K9 slippers, however, your feet are bound to be both comfortable and adorable.
And if you have friends who also like Doctor Who, go ahead and get them a pair! K9 was featured in both Classic and New Who, so it won't matter when they started watching. Everyone knows K9!
Ready to buy a pair or two? Of course K9's response would be "affirmative," and yours should be too. Check out the K9 slippers at ThinkGeek to start – or continue – your Doctor Who collection.
A Look at DC's Comic Movie Plans
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Given Marvel's success with their Cinematic Universe starting in 2008, DC comic fans wondered when their time would come. Finally in 2013, Man of Steel gave DC and their cinematic partner Warner Bros. the box-office hit – even if it received mixed critical reviews – they were waiting for, and the plans for the DC shared universe films went into action. Continue reading →
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Emily Maitlis will become the new lead presenter of BBC Two's Newsnight after Evan Davis's departure.
Kirsty Wark will have an "enhanced" role on the programme while 5 Live presenter Emma Barnett joins as a new presenter, the BBC confirmed.
The announcement comes a month after Maitlis won network presenter of the year at the RTS TV Journalism Awards.
Davis left the programme last year to take over from Eddie Mair as the lead presenter of PM on BBC Radio 4.
Maitlis said she was "delighted to be moving into this role at a time when Newsnight feels so pivotal to our understanding of this extraordinary moment in British history".
Barnett will continue to present her daily morning show on BBC Radio 5 Live in addition to her Newsnight presenter shifts.
"I can't wait to get started at Newsnight at a time when no one can predict the next hour in British politics, never mind the next evening," Barnett said.
This marks the first time the programme has had an all-female presenting team, and follows the appointment of Fiona Bruce as David Dimbleby's successor on Question Time.
The new presenter line-up on Newsnight will take effect immediately.
Esmé Wren, the programme's editor, said: "This is a tremendous presenter line-up that sends out a clear signal about the programme's growing ambition.
"All three presenters bring substantial political clout and a wealth of expertise across a broad range of subjects."


Grills Seafood Deck & Tiki Bar tout themselves as the "closest waterfront restaurant to the Atlantic Ocean in Port Canaveral Florida". They are another one of the restaurants in the Port Canaveral Cove, Cape Canaveral Florida, and have a great fresh fish menu.
Grills Seafood Deck & Tiki Bar was started from the back of a fishing boat. While on charter , visitors often asked where the best seafood restaurant was in Cocoa Beach? This question was answered by a taste of the captain's backyard grilled fish. With compliments in hand and a bunch of new marinates, the restaurant business was begun.
Grills has a great open air deck where you can sit outside, watch the cruise ships sail and on rare occasion, even a space shuttle launch. The local fishing boats unload their daily catch around 5 pm.
Price – You can get appetizers for less than $10 and entrees between $15-$25.
Located less than an hour east of Orlando next to the cruise ship docks in the Port Canaveral Cove of restaurants in Cape Canaveral Florida. They are just north of Cocoa Beach Florida.


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In 1985, Johnny Cash was responsible for starting a wildfire in Los Padres National Forest in California which destroyed several hundred acres of national condor reserve and killed forty-nine of the refuge's 53 endangered condors. To put it in perspective, before the fire there were 110 California Condors anywhere in the world. Johnny Cash killed almost half of them. Cash claimed that the fire was caused by sparks from a defective exhaust system on his camper, but his nephew thinks that Cash started a fire to stay warm and in his drugged condition failed to notice the fire getting out of control. When a judge asked Cash why he did it, he said, "I didn't do it, my truck did, and it's dead, so you can't question it."
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Huck Gee's Gold Life: Soul Collector
We'll be focusing on Huck Gee today, specifically his Skullhead creation. Introduced in 2004 as part of the first Dunny series release, the Skullhead design was a simple paint scheme implemented on the form and yet it still expressed all the basic elements of the more sculpted renditions to come.
Immediately becoming Gee's signature character, the design's popularity is exemplified by how only one year later — in 2005 — Kidrobot partnered with high-end fashion retailer Barneys New York on a series of five limited edition 12" tall Skullhead figures. Each attired in the miniaturized likeness of a famous fashion designer's Spring clothing line from that year, this Skullhead's head rendition would become the basis for the 2007 released Dunny Series 4 versions of the character.
Going on to be released in various sizes and colors over the years, it was slightly surprising that iconic Skullhead wasn't included in Gee's Gold Life solo artist Dunny series, released in 2011. Gold Life focused on Gee's more feudal Japan-inspired characters, encompassing an array of samurai warriors, ninja assassins, and geisha girls.
An incredibly popular release, Gee began working on a follow-up series titled Gold Life: Dark Days. The main characters from the initial line became more armed and armored renditions, collectively having to team up against a new enemy: demons that rose from the earth itself. The antagonist side included the geisha reimagined as a succubus and the return of the Skullhead Dunny, this time taking on the role of the Soul Collector.
Gold Life: Dark Days was in production and at Kidrobot's factory in China when the company experienced their financial problems of 2014. The series was first put on hold and then ultimately canceled, leading Gee to abandon the concept and move forward with other ideas, such as 2015's introduction of his hyper-articulated The Skullhead Blank form.
But, as it turns out, the ideas within Gee's Gold Life: Dark Days weren't completely abandoned. They were evolving.
My Impressions of the Gold Life: Soul Collector
Partnering with Mighty Jaxx, the Gold Life universe once again went into production. And the first three characters in this new rendition debuted at this year's Singapore Toy, Game, and Comic Convention in Shadow editions. There was Raku – Day, Raku – Night, and — the one I have — the Soul Collector.
Modeled upon the Skullhead's appearance from the Darks Days proposal, the basic form was translated from the Dunny onto something similar to Gee's own The Blank design. Standing 4" tall, this PVC piece holds a lot of details, a particularly strong component which immediately impressed me being the belt's knot, showing minor notched imperfections while also flowing away from the figure's body.
But that's certainly not the only notable aspect of this strong piece. The cleaver accessory is elegantly simple in its representation; immediately recognizable without being weighed down with embellishments that might detract from the Soul Collector himself. And, as is always important with an accessory, it is easy to place in and remove from the figure's hand — but not so loosely that it might fall out.
The Skullhead himself has a menacingly oversized head which can rotate fully around. And the depth of the eye sockets is wonderful, just deep enough to allow shadowing to create the illusion of emptiness. The arms have more limited articulation range, but still enough to provide plenty of display options. The most impressive area of mobility, though, is the wings. Yes, these tiny wings have ball-joints, allowing for lots of subtle but noticeable movements.
I do wish the underside of the head was a bit cleaner and that the seam running across it was less noticeable, for these are really the only elements marring an otherwise beautifully produced work of designer toy art. Though since this Shadow edition doesn't have the full paint application of the general release version, it's most likely these aspects will be better hidden underneath paint.
Notice that I didn't say that this was an unpainted version, by the way. While very subtle, there is a fade from the gray atop to black at the feet. It's so expertly executed, though, that its practically invisible. Just another remarkable touch in an overall stunning sculptural work.
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I vividly remember the day I visited my local toy shop and found a hideously cute creature leering at me from behind plastic bars inset into its cardboard box packaging. This was my introduction to the Boglins and I was immediately captivated. At the time there was an adorable monster…
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After the first day of DesignerCon this year, many of the attendees meandered across the street to the convention's official party while others underwent a journey to Los Angeles' Frogtown to be rewarded with Coarse's second L.A. open studio event. Though I wasn't able to attend this year's event, we…
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Google Play handled 2 billion MAUs and 115 billion downloads in 2019
Google Play has accumulated over 115 billion app installs over the past 12 months.
The data was sourced in the '2019 Google Play Public Policy Report', showing that the platform has over two billion active monthly users, making up over 80 per cent of Android's total player base at 2.5 billion.
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New Google Play Console tools have helped developers reduce crash rates by up to 70%, according to the firm. Google also claims that 99 per cent of apps with "abusive or malicious content" are rejected before users can install them onto their devices.
Visual redesign
Throughout 2019, the tech giant has implemented a number of changes that have looked to improve app discoverability, such as overhauling the platform with a new visual redesign, resulting in a 30 per cent increase in visits to Google Play Store.
Meanwhile, the developer upload format Android App Bundle and mobile code reducing software Dynamic Delivery have both helped shrink app sizes by approximately 65 per cent.
Google recently launched its mobile rewards program Google Play Points in the US, after originally making its debut in Japan in 2018.


While we were at the show, we were able to stop by the Taylor Guitars booth. Our visit is chronicled in the video below.
In the clip, the Taylor crew shows off their Limited Edition Model acoustic guitar, while talking up its design and tone.
Take a look and tell us what you think in the comments below or on Facebook! For more about Taylor Guitars, visit taylorguitars.com.
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Over 500 Bills And Plenty Of Drama: A Recap Of The 2019 Legislative Session
By Scott Franz • May 2, 2019
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Originally published on May 1, 2019 3:10 pm
From a robot voice that became the sound of fierce partisanship to a crucial debate over the future of oil and gas held in the middle of a blizzard, there was plenty of drama at the state Capitol this year.
Here's a recap of some of the biggest moments of the session from its start to its final week.
Statehouse Reporter Scott Franz revisits some of the most consequential moments of Colorado's 2019 legislative session.
An ambitious agenda
Democrats kicked off the legislative session riding a blue wave following the November election. They took over every leadership post in state government for the first time in decades. Standing on the west steps of the Capitol in front of hundreds of supporters at his inauguration, Gov. Jared Polis laid out an ambitious agenda.
"We get to work building a health care system that ensures families don't have to choose between losing their homes and losing their health care," he said.
Polis and his fellow Democrats also promised free full-day kindergarten, paid family leave and gun control. Republicans, like State Sen. John Cooke of Greeley, said they were having trouble sleeping at night.
"It's going to be like living in California or Oregon," he declared following the election.In a few months, Republicans including Sen. Cooke would use some unusual tactics to try to slow down the Democratic agenda.
But in the early weeks of the legislative session, Republicans and Democrats actually found ways to work together.
An issue that affects everyone
Democrat Dylan Roberts represents a district on the Western Slope that sees some of the highest health insurance premiums in the state.
So does Republican Marc Catlin of Montrose.
In late January, the two lawmakers sat side by side at a committee hearing in the Old State Library to introduce a bill intended to help address the skyrocketing cost of health care in their districts.
Catlin said the state-backed health insurance option could bring some much-needed relief.
"All four counties I represent are in a situation where there's only one health care plan they can buy into," he said.
Roberts said the state's involvement could drive prices down.
"Coloradans deserve more choice, more competition when they are purchasing health insurance so they actually can buy a plan that gives them the peace of mind and the security for themselves and their families they will never go bankrupt because of a health scare," Roberts said.
Their bill eventually cleared both chambers and is now awaiting a signature from Polis.
Republicans also worked with Democrats to advance bills to treat autism with medical marijuana and promote health insurance cooperatives. But that bipartisan spirit didn't last forever.
In mid-February, Democratic lawmakers gathered in the west foyer of the Capitol to introduce the extreme risk protection order measure, which would allow police to temporarily take guns away from people who are a threat to themselves or others.
Rep. Tom Sullivan, who lost his son in the 2012 Aurora theater shooting, sponsored the bill.
"We're on the clock right now folks," he said. "If we keep talking about it. People are going to keep dying. And this is a simple thing to do to save lives."
Republicans called the gun measure unconstitutional and dangerous. They said police could be hurt when they went to take away someone's gun. But after weeks of debates, Sullivan found himself in the governor's office to watching Polis sign the bill into law.
"We may be saving the life of your nephew or niece or grandchild who is 19 or 20 and suffering from a mental health crisis," Polis said. "We might also prevent the shootings of additional deputies, or even mass shootings."
Gun control wasn't the only contentious issue to surface. In late February, Democrats unveiled Senate Bill 181. Standing next to a woman who lost her husband and brother in an oil and gas-related explosion, Senate Majority Leader Steve Fenberg said cities and counties needed more power to regulate the industry.
The debate over oil and gas regulations brought so many people to the Capitol in early March, the building's free public WiFi appeared to be overloaded. Republicans labeled the measure an attack on the oil and gas industry and government overreach. And after Democrats unveiled another measure the same week to repeal the death penalty, members of the minority party settled on a plan to bring the lawmaking to a halt.
The sound of partisanship
On March 11, Sen. John Cooke asked for a 2000-page bill to be read at length. The bill wasn't controversial, but Cooke knew it would take several hours, possibly days, for it to be read out loud.
Cooke had a smile on his face as the Senate's bill reader started on the task of reading every word out loud.
"We're going to slow this process down with the only weapon that we have," he said as the reading commenced.
Democrats came up with a plan to speed up the process. They brought out several Hewlett Packard laptops and used a computer program to have a robotic voice read the bill so fast, no human could understand what was being read.
It took a lawsuit from Republican leadership and a $70 million transportation funding deal to end the partisan gridlock.
And in March, Democrats used their majority and advanced the oil and gas bill to Polis' desk.
"Today, with the signing of this bill, it is our hope that the oil and gas wars that have enveloped our state are over," Polis said.
Around the same time, Democrats were learning their power wasn't absolute.
Big bills hit roadblocks
A conflict within the Democratic party sank an effort to repeal the death penalty in early April.
Sen. Rhonda Fields, a supporter of capital punishment, said her fellow Democrats needed to focus on other priorities.
Leading Democrats then focused on trying to pass a paid family leave program. The proposal promised up to 12 weeks of leave to bond with a newborn or care for a sick parent. Sen. Faith Winter said too many employees are getting stuck at work.
"We have cancer patients who are skipping their second round of chemotherapy because they can't afford to lose their paycheck," she said.
But fears from the business community and more conflict within the party stalled that bill too. And two days after Gov. Polis publicly expressed concerns, Winter dropped the effort to get it approved this session. Instead, lawmakers are advancing an implementation plan.
Finding success
While some big proposals got tangled in politics, Democrats found success on other fronts. They used their new majority to join the National Popular Vote compact and add tougher winter driving rules on I-70. They also banned conversion therapy that aims to change a child's sexual orientation or gender identity. Rep. Daneya Esgar led that effort.
"These kids are coming out earlier and earlier and what they need is guidance. They need support, they need love. They need help to discover who they truly are, they don't need somebody telling them who they should be," she said.
In the final days of the session, more history is still being written. Lawmakers passed a $31 billion budget that includes the money for full day kindergarten. And Democrats are still hoping to pass ambitious goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but Republicans are trying to use the waning clock to their advantage.
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Gov. Polis Wants To Shrink Health Care Costs. Where Does The Agenda Stand Now?
By Scott Franz • Apr 24, 2019
Three weeks ago, Gov. Jared Polis stood outside Denver Health's downtown hospital and made a long list of promises about improving health care.
Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle stood next to him and cheered him on, while a glossy, 10-page road map to lowering health care costs circulated through the crowd.
Colorado's Oil And Gas Regulators Must Now Consider Public Health And Safety
By editor • Apr 16, 2019
After years of tension over expanded oil and gas drilling, including a deadly explosion that galvanized critics, Colorado is moving to tighten regulations on the booming industry. In a sweeping overhaul the governor is expected to sign, regulators will now have to consider public health, safety and the environment in decisions about permitting and local land use.
The state must still hammer out the details of how to implement the new law over the next year. But the impending changes are already fueling hope for some, and fear for others.
Paid Family Leave Bill Moving Forward After Dozens Of Amendments
Colorado Democrats are backing a heavily-amended version of a bill to create a paid family leave program.
The bill stalled in the Senate Finance Committee last month over concerns from business leaders and some Democratic. But a series of 24 amendments have gotten some of the Democratic holdouts on board, and the committee voted along party lines to advance the proposal.
Colorado's Government Watchdogs See Mixed Results At Capitol This Session
For Mitchell Byars and other breaking news reporters around the country, the police scanner might be just as important as a laptop computer.
Byars, who covers everything from wildfires to mountain lion sightings for the Boulder Daily Camera, said the radio traffic helps him answer important questions from residents.
Colorado Democrats Advance Bill To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
By Scott Franz • Apr 8, 2019
A bill that Democratic lawmakers say is needed to fight climate change has cleared its first hurdle at the state Capitol.
House Bill 1261 would set a goal for Colorado to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent before 2030.
It would also give a state board the authority to approve new regulations that would help the state reach that goal.
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