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Jose Explains Why Not Mono
Posted in Free/Libre Software, GNU/Linux, Microsoft, Mono, Novell, Vista, Windows at 12:45 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
Mono enthusiasts are already actively pursuing and ensuring that the the next version of Ubuntu will have Mono deep inside its heart. Mono 2.0 that is, with extra Poisonware called WinForms.
It is probably a good time to share the concerns expressed by Jose X, who asked us to post his remarks below.
The "Technical Merits" Red Herring:
Assuming mono has technical merits that impress or you can't get elsewhere, here is one argument about how there are more important things than technical merit if you are building for the long haul and want to keep costs under control.
And don't forget this: a subset of the community can fork mono and then maintain or even improve the "technical merits". The point would be to diverge from the details of Microsoft .NET.
Novell's "Interop" Fantasy:
"Interop" with Microsoft .NET, where it would really count, is a pipe dream. Microsoft controls what code ships and updates their customers' systems. They are not beholden to produce bug-free and standards-based .NET code. They are not beholden to limit themselves to the standard without adding undocumented lock-in. Surely they won't limit themselves and yield ground if they don't have to. They are not going to give away key items crucial to keeping their monopolies in place. They are also not going to give up the revenue generator that is their hidden source code as it's secrets change over time. They are not going to give up their option to change the rules or their option not to renew your NDA contract terms after they are up or not to increase the fees, perhaps beyond the breaking point. [See this article]
Gifting Linux to Microsoft While Saving Microsoft Lots of Money:
"Additionally, in the case of a fork, we test Microsoft's behavior to forks and to code being develop in areas where they have many patents."By avoiding .NET or perhaps to a lesser degree by forking mono significantly, we lessen patent issues and the ability of Microsoft to EEE (embrace, extend, extinguish) and to leverage their existing huge investments in .NET. Additionally, in the case of a fork, we test Microsoft's behavior to forks and to code being develop in areas where they have many patents. Better now then later. Better to learn now than later when we could have much more to lose and to recode.
Microsoft already made the huge investments. Giving them extra bang for the buck spent is the exact opposite of what the FOSS community should want. I'm still waiting for Microsoft to open up their core platforms essentially completely. Until that happens, their monopolies, the dollars they spent to fight real FOSS and Linux, etc, all hurt FOSS and open platforms. To fight such a strong, established, and committed enemy of software openness and transparency and of user and developer freedom, you want to see devalued the assets where they have put their dollars. Don't help grow mind share in .NET or the .NET ecosystem.
Here is a comment titled "It's so obvious."
"Mono will just improve the situation for Microsoft by making porting Linux applications to Windows a no-brainer."
To which I would add that …
(a) "FOSS" on Windows/Vista is not FOSS any more than HTML running on Internet E is FOSS: in both cases the "open source" completely depends on the lower closed source software layer to function.
(b) Microsoft can more easily and subtly sabotage FOSS running on Windows/Vista than they can closed source apps running there. And sabotage (as well as pre-design of "special" API) will happen as the season dictates a beneficial risk/reward ratio for Microsoft.
"Generally, there will be more and better Windows apps if there are more and better .NET apps."(c) Apps ported to Windows grow the value of Windows. This more so the better these apps are. Generally, there will be more and better Windows apps if there are more and better .NET apps. The more FOSS ports there are to Windows, the more Microsoft can keep their monopolies entrenched by keeping up with Linux/FOSS. Most users won't bother to go through the hoops and over the hurdles if they can get most of what they want right where they are.
(d) Exclusivity gives extra value to a platform. There will be more and better exclusive Windows apps if there are more and better mono apps BECAUSE Microsoft can more easily embrace and extend open source mono apps to incorporate into their integrated software. They study the code but hide their extra lock-in sauces (thus saving on perhaps 90%+ of the work required). .NET is where Microsoft has an advantage over everyone else. They have invested the most in .NET. They control the direction of .NET.
(e) Novell is contracted to work for Microsoft. Giving copyrights to Novell or helping improve software and systems key to their business (e.g., OpenSUSE), will be helping Microsoft. Microsoft has a better chance of getting the source code you give Novell but with a special proprietary license instead of the GPL. [Such an automatic pact may already be in place.]
Here is another comment titled "On tactics and the nature of Free Software."
Let me say something positive for Novell. Assuming .NET becomes well-established and the greater Linux FOSS community and Linux commercial players have already suffered, then Novell might be sitting pretty. They can play the lock-in game against Microsoft, essentially through a fork/extension of .NET. Of course, the best lock-in is closed source. Novell has shown they love and likely prefer closed source (Netware). Not to mention that Novell may even fold or be bought out by Microsoft.
Microsoft has stated they will deal with those serious about licensing. Only to those that are serious will they reveal the patents and other details. If you don't have it, I can look for a link to a recent interview that revealed no less than this much in very explicit terms.
Before closing the book on this, you may want to consider asking something similar from Linux vendors or other vendors. It's easier to contrast responses this way. See what Red Hat offers the community, and see what Microsoft offers. Actually, we already know what Red Hat offers and what Microsoft offers, and the differences are plenty.
Just like with the benefits Microsoft gains from so-called 'piracy', they gain similar and greater benefits from the spread of .NET clones people will use for no charge.
"Novell and everyone that advocates use of .NET or clones are helping to spread Microsoft's technological "drugs""Novell and everyone that advocates use of .NET or clones are helping to spread Microsoft's technological "drugs"; however, in this respect, mono is worse than Windows and Office. The extra damage arising from mono and other clones vs. from user level Microsoft "drugs" is that the former are not end products to themselves but propagate as they are used by developers to create apps. Further, a stronger "addiction"/commitment/dependency results from a complex set of API vs. what most ordinary users have to deal with when they use end products. [Do note that most developers limit themselves to a rather small set of projects, languages, etc, because of the large overhead learning curve.] Spreading .NET or clones is a serious win for Microsoft. The battle for developers is very important.
Without an open source .NET clone, Microsoft's proprietary offerings would be much less attractive to businesses. Most managers and even some developers have some faith that a "second source" is possible. In any case, risks for using Microsoft .NET are lowered if there is something similar enough in the market that is FOSS; thus, mono has increased the attraction from managers to Microsoft .NET.
Mono apps are easier for Microsoft and for anyone to port to Windows. These ports help Microsoft retain their lock-in and levers through the increased value that accrues to Windows. Additionally, it's easier for Microsoft to gain control ("manage") FOSS apps than closed apps.
Mono (and other Novell owned code.. assuming they own mono or have a license to sub-license) is even worse than would be a different .NET clone owned by someone else to the degree Novell is already working very closely and is financially dependent on Microsoft so as to be that much more likely to give special non-GPL licenses to Microsoft. Thus, the GPL only hampers/checks everyone except Microsoft — a very clear gain in advantage for Microsoft over everyone else.
Novell developers are not naive enough to think that interoperability is possible. Enough said.
"They also want to weaken the strategic advantages Sun gains from Java and OO.org, thereby making Microsoft's path to holding and growing the lock-in that much more secure."Look at the basic facts, Novell is a mostly proprietary company, helping a very powerful monopolist hold and gain ground. They aren't fooled by the interoperability spiel they push. Novell is more than willing to participate and agree with Microsoft's deceptive maneuvers (like the patent scare with customers) to grab extra money from clients.
Novell wants to eliminate Red Hat competition with full battle guns, again, helping to give a very significant strategic gain to Microsoft. They also want to weaken the strategic advantages Sun gains from Java and OO.org, thereby making Microsoft's path to holding and growing the lock-in that much more secure.
The list can go on and on. I have to expect a lot of the developers defending Novell, e.g., those developers posting here, many of whom have read all of this before, are well aware of the details… yet they continue to defend Novell. █
Novell Proves that "PR Lies™", Recruits More 'Liars'
Posted in Deception, GNU/Linux, Microsoft, Novell, Red Hat at 12:36 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
"If thought can corrupt language, then language can also corrupt thought."
LAST week we highlighted a set of Novell lies or selective analysis delivered by its industrial 'buddies' [1, 2] (including Microsoft's too). It is a famous saying that "PR lies" or at best embellishes all sorts of facts and figures in order to increase sales.
The following press release (also here and here) is a good new example of Novell not telling the truth or delivering useless information in order to deceive.
Novell today announced more than 2,500 software applications are now certified on the latest versions of SUSE(R) Linux Enterprise, with an average of 140 new applications being added each month. Based on publicly available information, SUSE Linux Enterprise 9 and 10 have the most certified software applications when compared to the latest releases of all other commercial Linux* distributions.
Novell is being dishonest and it gets caught lying once again. In fact, two sources have independently busted Novell for these confusing numbers. Matt Asay, a former Novell employee, writes:
Novell needs a recount: Red Hat still leads in certified applications (Update)
I was a literature major, so perhaps my math is wrong. But I think this means that Red Hat has 1,765 more certified applications than Novell, which I believe means that it has a lot more than Novell. In most contests, having more points than the opposing team means you're leading, which would mean Red Hat remains the leader in certified Linux applications, not Novell.
Joe the "Var Guy" beat Asay to it.
Novell today claimed to have more certified software partners than rival Linux providers. The chest pumping represents Novell's latest thinly veiled attack against Red Hat. But take a closer look at Novell's claims and you'll see why Red Hat may take issue with some of Novell's statements.
Novell attacked Red Hat in mid-November, with a new offer to help partners migrate customers from Red Hat Enterprise Linux to SUSE Linux.
Watch the comments where it states:
# Ron Says:
"Stretched the truth." "Bending the truth." Give me a break!
Since when have we redefined the word "truth" to take on a meaning other than what it had? Just call it what it is: a lie.
# The VAR Guy Says:
Ron: Point well taken.
It all boils down to brainwash, which Novell seems to be getting more of.
In a press release, Pan said it has been "retained to elevate Novell's overall corporate message, increase exposure for the company's solution areas and deliver coverage which underscores the company's promise of 'making IT work as one.' Pan will also devise creative thought leadership programs."
A company called "Pan" will handle some of Novell's PR aspects, much like Microsoft uses external agencies to bully, to spy, to profile, to bribe, and to pressure journalists [1, 2, 3].
Pan won the business after a review; billings were not disclosed.
"Pan has strong enterprise IT credentials and a reputation for aggressive media relations," said Ian Bruce, director of global public relations at Novell, in a statement.
"Aggressive," eh? Like those dirty tricks Novell used against Red Hat [1, 2]? Novell is becoming more like Microsoft all the time, not just in terms of marketing but also in terms of staffing and technical preferences.
The Utah press has this new report about a Salt Lake City-based marketing company with connections to Novell.
The economy is racing toward recession and advertising budgets are shrinking, but Salt Lake City-based marketing communications agency Axis41 is wrapping up its best year.
Wiest, Wright and a third partner, Ron Pynes, started Axis41 almost eight years ago. The name is a tip of the hat to their former employer, Novell, the computer network operating system provider where Wiest was in charge of marketing communications, Wright ran the company's Web site and Pynes led Novell's global advertising efforts.
Marketing is hardly a productive occupation that contributes anything to society. It's about delivering brainwash to people. Beware the Novell marketers and boosters. They exist to confuse [1, 2, 3, 4]. █
PAN Communications Named Public Relations Agency of Record for Novell, Inc.
Monday November 24, 9:53 am ET
ANDOVER, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–PAN Communications, Inc., an award-winning, full-service public relations firm, today announced that it has been named the agency of record for Novell, Inc. in the United States and Canada. Novell is a leading enterprise software company that delivers the best engineered, most interoperable Linux platform and a portfolio of integrated IT management software that helps customers around the world reduce cost, complexity and risk. Novell also specializes in Identity & Security Management Solutions (ISM) which helps companies simplify governance so their businesses operate smoothly. Novell's ISM solutions deliver policy-driven components that automate security and resource management tasks.
"Novell's reputation in the industry makes this a significant win and addition to PAN's technology portfolio," said Mark C. Nardone, executive vice president at PAN Communications. "Based on the seasoned team we assembled, we were confident that our experience in Novell's industries would be a valuable resource to their marketing team as they further build Novell's historic brand, while strengthening the company's visibility with all stakeholders. We look forward to a great partnership and are honored to be selected from such a distinguished list of agencies they considered."
PAN has been retained to elevate Novell's overall corporate message, increase exposure for the company's solution areas and deliver coverage which underscores the company's promise of "making IT work as one." PAN will also devise creative thought leadership programs, assist with Novell's social media initiatives, conduct outreach to business press, manage overall media relations and secure speaking opportunities and industry awards, among other activities.
"PAN has strong enterprise IT credentials and a reputation for aggressive media relations," said Ian Bruce, director of global public relations at Novell. "We selected PAN after meeting a dozen firms and going through a detailed RFP process. PAN offered the right blend of experience, insight and drive; but most importantly, presented a very talented team to represent Novell."
About PAN Communications
PAN Communications is an independent public relations agency that delivers high-impact programs to increase visibility and market share for its clients. An award-winning agency with an extensive portfolio of nationwide clients, PAN serves emerging and established organizations in the technology, professional services and consumer sectors. For more information on how PAN creates awareness and opportunity for its clients, visit our website at www.pancommunications.com or call 978.474.1900.
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Activists Battle Microsoft Fascism in Italy
Posted in Europe, Fraud, Microsoft at 11:39 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
"People everywhere love Windows."
Illegal tenders that blindly favour Microsoft and all sorts of other secret deals with Microsoft were mentioned here before [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]. And yes, it's considered illegal. Some angry observers took it all the way up to the top (court of law) by essentially suing their government. This happened in Quebec. More stories, however, can be found in the links, so repeating them would prove wasteful.
The following new story was found in the blog of Glyn Moody where he called it (in the headline) "Microsoft in the Land of the Mafia," referring quite humorously to the nature of the act.
The Italian open source advocacy group Associazione per il Software Libero is protesting two memoranda of understanding (MOU) signed this summer by the Italian government and Microsoft. The group last week published a public protest letter.
The association explains that over the past three months it has in vain tried to raise the issue with the minister of public administration and innovation, Renato Brunetta. "We now publish this letter to get his attention on the benefits of open source software."
The advocacy group writes is it worried about a three-year memorandum of understanding signed by Minister Brunetta with Microsoft to develop software solutions for schools. It also expresses doubts over a similar agreement with Microsoft for the modernisation of public administration document management systems.
If Microsoft engages with countries as though it's the Secret Services and then refuses to tell what was signed, perhaps it's time to call the Secret Services and have them crack down on crooked politicians and the company/ies they engage with behind closed doors. Microsoft is just threatening democracy again and it's taking Italy back in time. █
Redacting corruptible governments and companies
No Lessons Learned by ISO?
Posted in Europe, Fraud, ISO, Microsoft, Open XML, OpenDocument at 10:55 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
According to the new text which is hosted in Andy Updegrove's Web log, ISO is more interested in burial of evidence (and itself) than in self punishment and cure. Using gentle words, Andy explained why he is troubled.
Why troubled? Because these elements, when added to those that come before, basically add up to a ratification of the conduct of the Geneva BRM. To my reading, not one single element of Recommendation 5 addresses any of the concerns raised relating to the BRM – the voting procedures adopted, the amount of time to be provided in advance to consider proposed dispositions, or the timing of the delivery of a complete specification prior to a vote (admittedly this last element is beyond the scope of the BRM itself, but this concern could have been the subject of a further recommendation).
For information about the unspeakable BRM, see [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]. It's akin to the ACTA, which can almost be characterised as white-collar crime [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 5].
As Groklaw points out, linking to Exhibit A, double standards at ISO prevail as well: "In reducing the number of alternatives to a reasonable minimum, JTC 1 and other SDOs have demonstrated that it is not necessary and may not be desirable to choose only one alternative or option for standardization. Further, JTC 1 notes that the cycle of innovation in the ICT sector has resulted in the continuous introduction of new technologies that improve upon existing standards. Any attempt to choose only one standard would ignore and threaten to inhibit the cycle of innovation that continues to fuel this industry. Therefore, JTC 1 recognizes its commitment to ISO's and IEC's 'one standard' principle; however, it recognizes that neither it nor its SCs are in a position to mandate either the creation or the use of a single standard, and that there are times when multiple standards make the most sense in order to respond to the needs of the marketplace and of society at large."
"They fail to establish universality, which renders them moot."Putting all the corruption involved aside for a moment, it is clear that ISO has grown irrelevant because it fails to respect the rule which speaks of "commitment to ISO's and IEC's 'one standard' principle." This, as Benjamin Henrion pointed out last week, means that "ISO is dead for software standards." They fail to establish universality, which renders them moot.
This latest decision which is made in retrospect may be — as one must remember — carried out by an ISO that is already occupied by self-serving cronies who perfume their own sins and hope for history to dissolve gracefully, then be rewritten.
Speaking of ISO being ripped apart from the inside, worth watching is the following list of attendants that contains people who are on Microsoft's payroll, such as Rex Jaeschke, Jean Paoli, Doug Mahugh and Isabelle Valet-Harper. It was the same in the BRM and other decision-making phases. Valet-Harper was mentioning the meeting in Jeju, so it could be related to the ODF hijack [1, 2]. The European Commission is hopefully watching this closely.
Speaking of ODF, I exchanged some E-mails with IBM, criticising them for foolishly allowing Microsoft to get involved in ODF after they had fought it viciously, if not illegally. For more information about ODF, here is a report from the latest ODF workshop.
The OASIS ODF Adoption TC and the new OASIS ODF Interoperability and Conformance TC met informally at the OpenOffice.org 2008 conference in Beijing, on November 6, 2008 for an all day workshop.
Playing diplomatic games with Microsoft is pointless. Companies like Google, Oracle, IBM and Sun should turn a cold shoulder to Microsoft after what they had done. History supports such a decision and so are continents that declared Microsoft an abusive monopolist. The industry does not need Microsoft anymore. Microsoft is crumbling anyway. █
In re Bilski May Show That Novell Harnesses Microsoft's FUD
Posted in FSF, FUD, GNU/Linux, Intellectual Monopoly, Law, Microsoft, Novell, Patents, Red Hat, Servers at 10:17 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
"[The Novell/Microsoft package] provides IP peace of mind for organizations operating in mixed source environments."
–Ian Bruce, Novell's PR Director
This is not the first time that it's pointed out [1, 2], but Novell clearly uses Microsoft's FUD against GNU/Linux to its own advantage. Just watch this new press release.
Marking the two-year anniversary of their agreement to build a bridge between SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and Windows, Microsoft and Novell, are celebrating strong customer demand for their business model and strategy that provides interoperability and intellectual property (IP) peace of mind.
Again, it's worth stressing that this is not the first time that Novell markets itself using "intellectual property peace of mind" [1, 2, 3], as if to say: "buy GNU/Linux from us (and from Microsoft, which gets paid patents royalties) or very horrible things may happen to you."
"I've heard from Novell sales representatives that Microsoft sales executives have started calling the Suse Linux Enterprise Server coupons "royalty payments""
–Matt Asay, April 21st, 2008
In the last part of Groklaw's analysis of the Bilski case, the conclusion is as follows:
Speaking for myself, I'd have to say I feel a lot less threatened by Microsoft than I did a year ago. Don't you? I can't help but wonder if there ever would have been a "patent peace" deal between Novell and Microsoft if Bilski had been decided earlier.
So, here we have Novell which instead of touting the end of software patents (many of them anyway) is marketing and promoting these patents in press releases, trying to use these to its own advantage (or rather, to other vendors' disadvantage).
Whereas Red Hat came out with a formal statement praising the re Bilski decision, Novell seemed silent on the subject. Unless we missed Novell's statement, what does that say about Novell?
There are some more analyses coming, most of which confirm that software patents where there is no transformation of an article to a different state or thing (or the invention is untied to a particular machine), there is no sufficient merit for a patent. This rules out the vast majority of existing software patents, according to some assessments like that from the Free Software Foundation.
Myers predicts that the next wave of business method litigation will focus "on what degree of computerized involvement you have to have in order to meet the threshold."
Over in Europe, the Community patent seems to be going nowhere, which is good news too.
Delegates at the Fourth European Judges' Forum, which has recently ended in Venice, have issued a statement deploring the apparent slowdown in negotiations over the creation of a Community patent and a single European patent jurisdiction.
Let them whine. Novell too seems to be interested in software patents broader intellectual monopolies and it is still applying for them. Novell needs these monopolies to exist. Why else would anyone choose its Microsoft-taxed GNU/Linux distribution over the competition, which is cheaper and better?
From a legal perspective, Novell continues to be part of the problem, as opposed to the solution to it. It's milking the community. █
There is No "Silverlight for Linux"
Posted in Deception, GNU/Linux, Microsoft, Mono, Novell at 9:17 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
"Moonlight is Silverlight for Linux" is a lie
Like a mythical plague, this misconception spreads all over the place and spins out of control, giving Web developers the false impression that Silverlight is cross-platform although it definitely is not. Here is the latest example of an incorrect headline that could result in broken telephone effect (aka Chinese whispers).
Whether the lies come from Microsoft, from Novell or from naive reporting, well… this may be hard to tell. Either way, if someone refers to Novell's Moonlight as "Silverlight for Linux," correct him/her. Moonlight is not Silverlight. █
GPL-licensed graphics
Links 25/11/2008: More Mobile Devices Running GNU/Linux
Posted in News Roundup at 6:20 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
Linux Community to Redmond – Do The Right Thing.
A primer on switching from Windows to Linux
What's involved in a switch from Windows to Linux? An editor and a couple of readers posed that question after last week's column. Given the proliferation of cheap Linux-based "netbooks" it is worth a systematic look.
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Intel joined Taiwanese mobile phone service provider Chunghwa Telecom to launch Giga-byte Technology's Atom-powered M528 mobile Internet device on Monday in Taipei.
Chunghwa will begin offering the small, handheld device to consumers in December for NT$12,900 (US$386) with a 2-year service package, the companies said. The devices will cost NT$19,500 without a service plan.
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GParted 0.3.9-12
SME Server 7.4
Clonezilla 1.2.1-18
PC/OS
AUSTRUMI 1.8.0
Red Hat offers Linux-wary Unix shops long-term support in Japan
Extended Linux support from Red Hat
Defending the flame of Linux freedom
The best laid plans, No. 73.
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Mind Maps: The Fedora Project
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Is Ubuntu for you?
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Ubuntu vs. OpenSolaris vs. FreeBSD Benchmarks
While testing for this three-way OS comparison was completed on a single workstation system, with that AMD hardware, the strongest performance was exhibited with Ubuntu 8.10. The Intrepid Ibex wasn't the winner in all tests, but in a majority it was and in some of the tests it even garnered a sizeable lead.
Nexenta, Can you say SolaBuntu (part1)
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Interview with Jokosher maintainer Laszlo Pandy
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Attention Schools: Beware of Infinite Campus
Letter to the Editor: Free Software Means 'Freedom'
As the founder of the free software movement and author of the GNU General Public License, I am writing to correct a misleading characterisation of free software presented in William Venema's article about open source. National Law Journal, Oct. 20.
I do not wish to defend open source, which I have never supported. I disagree with its choice of basic values, which exclude freedom and social solidarity, the values with which the free software movement is most concerned. (When the open source camp split off from the free software movement in 1998, its purpose was none other than to downplay this ethical level.) Rather, I wish to set the record straight about free software.
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GIMP 2.6.3 Released
GIMP 2.6.3 is another bug-fix release in the stable GIMP 2.6 series.
Disabled Boy Creates Art With Gimp
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Copyleft The Great Giveaway
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LIFE Photo Archive available on Google Image Search
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Microsoft makes a phone with Nvidia
IRC: #boycottnovell @ FreeNode: November 24th, 2008 – Part 2
Posted in IRC Logs at 5:10 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
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I am tempted to file a defamation of character lawsuit on behalf of Jesus. I wish Jesus would do it himself, but I know he won't. He would much prefer that we win people over to his viewpoint by preaching his word and following his example.
... This attempt to make Jesus an advocate for war by means of the cleansing of the Temple is pure ideological desperation. It is a complete distortion of the teaching of Jesus.
... To make Jesus an advocate of war is nothing less than a deliberate assault on his character. If Christians won't rise to protest this sort of scurrilous and unprincipled use of Jesus' name and his teaching, then perhaps its time to bring in the courts.
... We live in a world of brutal violence. That is why it is all the more important to remember and practice what Jesus taught. His words could not be more relevant than they are right now. Our continued commitment to an eye for an eye will only serve to eventually make the whole world blind. And frankly, there's too much darkness in it as it is.
Amen! This is an excellent reminder of how we need to be careful not to put words in Jesus' mouth. Rather than trying to mold Him to our side, we must instead make sure we are on His side. Unfortunately, much of what is said "in Jesus' name" today would probably never actually be said by Jesus.


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Rev. Guy Chapdelaine's first traumatic experience in grief counselling was not as a chaplain in a theatre of war but in Asbestos, a small Quebec village near Sherbrooke, where a couple of teens killed themselves in a suicide pact. One was a high school dropout Chapdelaine had been counselling.
"He and his girlfriend hanged themselves. Having to deal with their suicides prepared me to deal with any crisis," he says.
Chapdelaine, 53, became Canada's Chaplain General in August — the first Roman Catholic to hold the post in 10 years and only the second francophone since separate Catholic and Protestant chaplaincies were integrated in 1995. He will preside over the Remembrance Day ceremonies at the National War Memorial in Ottawa on November 11.
The calm and focused priest will be responsible for the direction of 350 chaplains of various denominations in the Canadian Armed Forces. The job, he says, is not to proselytize.
"The chaplain is there to care for all — even for those who have no faith. We minister to our own, and we facilitate the worship of others," he told Convivium recently over a leisurely breakfast in Old Montreal after celebrating Mass at the historic Notre-Damede- Bonsecours Chapel. "Our role is to make sure the spiritual needs of soldiers in a pluralistic society are met. A lot of the work is not sacramental. It is to befriend soldiers and listen to them. It is basically a ministry of presence."
The eldest of three children in a metalworker's family, Chapdelaine was 17 when he joined the 52nd company, now the 52nd Field Ambulance Company. He decided to become a priest after one of his army buddies was killed in a car accident. His unit was consoled by a priest who had a background in psychology and was a chaplain in the Reserves.
Chapdelaine studied for the priesthood in Sherbrooke and obtained his Master's degree in Theology and Biblical Studies at Université Laval in 1989.
He was ordained in Sherbrooke by Monsignor Jean- Marie Fortier, the same bishop who had confirmed him. He was promoted to the rank of captain the same day. At the time, the ordination was essential to become a chaplain.
"I really had no set goals for myself. I was content to be stationed in Montreal as the Land Force Quebec Area chaplain."
He was deployed to Kosovo, and the experience in the Balkans, he says, helped him concentrate his mind on questions of morality and mortality.
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"It was a dangerous place, with minefields, but I never felt threatened. We didn't lose a single soldier on that mission. We all came back together. But I had to prepare myself and the soldiers for the possibility that we would be killed. I had to ask myself, 'Am I ready to die?' When you come face to face with the prospect of death every day, you start asking yourself questions about the meaning of life."
Chapdelaine recently attended the fourth European conference of military bishops in Paris, where he presented a short speech on "The Experience of a Canadian Military Chaplain in the Face of Death." He also attended the International Military Pilgrimage to Lourdes.
"You cannot give pastoral comfort to soldiers facing death unless you are aware of your own mortality," he says. "Personal preparation is a key element. Upon my arrival in Kandahar, I was keenly aware of the possibility of dying. One of my first visits was to the morgue — or, to be politically correct, what they call the mortuary business — and Kandahar Hospital, knowing that I could be called upon at any moment to offer a prayer over the remains of a soldier or spiritual comfort to the wounded.
"There was a strong possibility that I would be hit by an improvised explosive device during each of my trips outside Kandahar. Even inside our camp, death could strike. I recall one Saturday evening in the chapel when I had to stop Mass twice to seek protection from rocket attacks. On my first sortie outside the camp, sitting in an armoured vehicle, I was surrounded by journalists who, like me, were unarmed. The only person accompanying us with a weapon was a military photographer, and I sensed his fear at knowing that he was the only person who could respond in the event of an attack. My personal preparations were carried out intuitively, motivated by the real possibility that I would die [while] on an operation."
Soldiers, he says, don't often wear their faith on their sleeves, but that doesn't mean they are not religious.
He says he was first convinced of the need for chaplains when he was in Kosovo and Major General Tim Grant conducted a survey asking soldiers how the military could be improved. Among the things they wanted were more chaplains to minister to them.
A telling incident during a mission to Afghanistan made him appreciate that need.
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"While visiting Masum Ghar, an observation post near Kandahar, I noticed that someone had scratched a verse from the 23rd Psalm on a ceiling beam: 'Yea, though I walk through the valley of death, I am not afraid, for You are with me.' It was a great moment for me to stumble across this simple message of faith in so unlikely and out-of-the-way place. It wasn't a chaplain who wrote that. It was one of the guys."
One of Chapdelaine's official duties was to accompany back to Canada a number of Canadian soldiers who were killed on the mission. He feels that ramp ceremonies on the tarmac are not the place for overtly religious expression. "Public prayer is not the best option at this moment. It is better to offer a private prayer, if it is the wish of the family. The role of the chaplain is usually to follow the coffins as they are carried from the plane."
While it is important to honour those who have died in the service of their country, he says, it is equally important to remember those who have been wounded, "not just physically but mentally as well, and that includes chaplains. Now that the Harper government has shifted the emphasis of the Canadian military from peacekeeping operations to combat missions that are euphemistically called managed warfare, the need is even more pronounced.
"We are not immune to combat-related injuries," he says. "Several of my chaplain colleagues are suffering in their bodies and minds from post-traumatic stress disorder. I remain convinced of the importance of achieving a deeper understanding and thus developing spiritual resilience. The Canadian Army favours a holistic approach that incorporates the spiritual dimension. Better initial and ongoing training can only contribute to superior mental and spiritual health, not only for chaplains but for the Canadian Armed Forces as a whole."
Reverend Chapdelaine's first priority as Chaplain General, he says, will be to recruit religious leaders for the military.
"It is increasingly difficult to find soldiers who are willing to become chaplains, especially in Western Canada. Fewer and fewer students are studying theology, and fewer and fewer of those who are want to join the Canadian Armed Forces. Seventy per cent of the Roman Catholic chaplains we have now will retire in the next 10 years," he points out. "It is important that training programs for non- Christian religions be developed as well in order to prepare future candidates for the chaplaincy. Given the demographics of the country, I believe the Christian presence in the military will diminish, and more and more faith groups will join the Royal Canadian Chaplain Service. This will probably be a better reflection of Canadian society."
While he supports the richness of pluralism, the challenge to those who participate in interfaith dialogue is to remain solidly grounded in their own beliefs. "When you meet people with other convictions, it helps you to go deeper into your own beliefs." The downside of pluralism, he says, is that it could compromise a person's religious beliefs.
"Secularization is a reality that must be acknowledged. The challenge to religion in the public sphere is that chaplains are sometimes tempted to seek comfort in an idealized view of the past and, out of fear of 'the other,' isolate themselves through an identity that is marked by withdrawal. In the face of changes within the chaplaincy, some chaplains are nostalgic for the past. It is not every minister or religious leader who is called upon to serve in the Canadian Armed Forces. It appears to me essential to have this openness and to recognize the richness of pluralism. Without this openness, it seems to me it would be difficult for a chaplain to function."
To stay grounded, Chapdelaine returns to Montreal to celebrate the Eucharist at Bonsecours Chapel two weekends every month. He says hardly anyone there is aware of his rank or position in the Canadian Armed Forces.
Alan Hustak is a Montreal-based author, journalist, and broadcaster.
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Wow why is the NFL trying to partner so much with HBCU's very interesting. I like it but you got to wonder if they are trying to make up for something. Oh I get it since they don't draft any HBCU players like they used to they now want to help preserve the legacy. Wow.


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Beauty and Sadness is the second EP by The Smithereens, released in June 1983 on Little Ricky Records.

Background
For Beauty and Sadness, The Smithereens enlisted producer Alan Betrock and engineer James A. Ball to handle the production at New York's Record Plant. Betrock had previously worked on early efforts by Blondie and Marshall Crenshaw, while Ball's credits included albums by John Lennon and The Go-Go's.

The first session took place on October 29, 1982, where the band completed the basic tracks and some overdubs for the title track. The band then played gigs to finance the completion of an EP and regrouped in January 1983 to record three more songs. Over several months' time the band played more gigs to pay for studio time until the EP was completed. With some spare studio time the title track was remixed into an extended version for fun.

Beauty and Sadness was released in the summer of 1983 on Little Ricky Records, an offshoot of the record mail order company Disques Du Monde. It was originally released in a limited edition of 3000 copies that soon sold out.

Reissues
Beauty and Sadness was remixed by Ed Stasium in November 1987 and reissued by Enigma in 1988 with one track removed from the track listing and a different track order. It was reissued again in 1992 by Capitol Records with the 1988 remix and the original track listing.

Review
The Smithereens showed a lot of growth in their sound, thanks to playing around the New Jersey area as well as serving as the backing band for Otis Blackwell.  The disc showed off their developing "Beatles meets AC/DC" style, particularly in the title track, an homage to The Beatles' "Tomorrow Never Knows."

The Beauty and Sadness EP received a four-star rating from Rolling Stone magazine.

Track listing

Personnel
Adapted from the album's liner notes.
The Smithereens
Pat DiNizio – vocals, guitar, harmonica
Jim Babjak – guitar
Dennis Diken – drums, percussion, vocals
Mike Mesaros – bass

Production
Alan Betrock – production
James A. Ball – engineering, mixing
Arthur K. Miller – art direction, design
Brad Weiss – photography
Ed Stasium – remixing

References

External links
 Beauty and Sadness on Discogs.com. Retrieved on 1 February 2018.

1983 EPs
The Smithereens albums

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"As South African Muslims, we reject the actions of groups that have adopted murder, kidnapping and violence against innocent people, the destruction of schools, sacred spaces and forced conversions in the name of Islam," says the petition on change.org, titled "Reject Violence in the Name of Islam".
Economist Sha'ista Goga, who initiated the petition, said she had done so because, although she and her family and friends had been "deeply disturbed and affected" by the actions of Isis in Iraq and Syria, some online comments suggested that Muslims supported the actions of these groups.
Several prominent individuals, including Deputy Minister of Basic Education Enver Surty, Iraqi ambassador to South Africa Dr Hisham Al-Alawi and Wits vice-chancellor Adam Habib have endorsed the petition, as have Islamic organisations such as Awqaf SA and Feed.
Goga said that the petition would be presented at an interfaith vigil planned for September 6 in Johannesburg at which religious leaders and followers would pray for people against whom acts of violence have been perpetrated in the name of faith.
Earlier this week, Isis released a video in which members of the group were seen beheading United States journalist Jim Foley.
The Jamiatul Ulama of South Africa, the council of Muslim theologians, distanced itself this week from the actions of Isis in a statement.
"Warfare does not absolve the members of any Islamic caliphate, state or entity from the responsibility of human rights and the rules of engagement where women, children and the elderly as well as civilian noncombatants [are concerned].
Their lives and property are never targeted, but safeguarded," said Maulana Ebrahim Bham, the secretary general of the body.


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Culture-Jamming The War Machine
December 11, 2022 Rivera Sun, World Beyond War. Resist! Anti-War, militarism, Wars and Militarism, Youth
In the drizzling rain, I yank up the military recruitment sign and throw it into the tall grasses on the side of the road. If anyone asks, I didn't "destroy" government property. I merely relocated it. Think of me like a windstorm. A peace-loving, nonviolent windstorm countering military recruitment. Who knows how many lives I saved with this simple action? Perhaps it saved the teens that were considering enlisting as they rode the school bus past these signs twice a day. Perhaps it will help some innocent civilians overseas who so often bear the brunt of our nation's addiction to war. Maybe it will slow down the profiteering warmongering of military industrial complex to realize they can't count on enlistment rates. The military recruitment sign was one of two shoved into the sides of the main road in my rural community.
US Youth Observe Cuba's Elections And Learn About Real Democracy
December 5, 2022 Calla Walsh, Multipolarista. Educate! Cuba, Democracy, Elections, Youth
Cuba held elections for its organs of local government, the Municipal Assemblies of People's Power, on November 27. A delegation of youth from the United States observed the vote first-hand as part of the US-Cuba Youth Friendship Meeting. Coming from the fundamentally undemocratic US Empire, it was the first time that many participants saw a functional electoral system in which the masses actually participate, and in which the majority truly rules. We observed voting in La Corbata, a neighborhood in La Habana currently undergoing transformation. The polling site was inside a newly constructed cultural-technological center, which also houses arts programs, classes, a computer lab, school graduations, and community events. At first arrival, we were surprised by how efficiently the voting process moved.
What Are Bike Buses And Why Are Kids 'Jumping Out Of Bed' To Join Them?
December 3, 2022 Lottie Limb , Euronews. Create! Biking, Schools, Transportation, Youth
It's fun, it's green and it's becoming more popular by the day. Barcelona's bike bus, or "bicibus", as the scheme is known locally, allows hundreds of children to cycle safely to school in a convoy, taking over entire streets in Spain's second largest city. The citizen-led project, supported by Barcelona City Council, began in March 2021 with one route in the Sarria neighbourhood. It now has 15 routes and has inspired similar schemes in the Scottish city of Glasgow and in Portland in the United States. Eight-year-old Lena Xirinacs joins the Eixemple route every Friday with her father, who is one of the volunteers ensuring that the children are safe on the road. "She wakes up with joy. I could use it as an excuse every day so that she jumps out of bed," Pablo Xirinacs said.
Berks County Detention Center Is Shutting Down
December 2, 2022 Alan Nunez, Al Dia. Resist! Detention Center, Immigrants, Women, Youth
The Berks County Residential Center, a facility that has been the subject of much scrutiny and protests over its previous housing of migrant children and now migrant women, will be shutting down, according to an announcement from Berks County Officials issued on Wednesday, Nov. 30. County officials were informed by the federal government that it will be ending its contract on Jan. 31, 2023. The public relations officer for the county, Stephanie Weaver, issued a statement that management and staff had been made aware of the government's decision to shut down the center. It was not specified if employees would lose their jobs or not. According to Weaver, they employ 60 people. Federal government officials have not responded to questions about the decision to close the facility.
Poll: Young People Want To Cut Pentagon Budget
October 9, 2022 Connor Echols, Responsible Statecraft. Educate! Israel, Pentagon Budget, Polling, Saudi Arabia, Youth
Young Americans appear highly skeptical of Washington's ability to improve the world through military force, according to a new poll from the Eurasia Group Foundation (EGF). A majority of respondents aged 18 to 29 told pollsters that the United States should cut its military budget, end arms sales to Israel and Saudi Arabia, and emphasize diplomacy over other tools when engaging with the world. Zuri Linetsky, a research fellow at EGF, argued that youth respondents have likely been formed by the failures of recent U.S. military policies. "If you are 29 right now, you came of voting age towards the end of the Obama years," Linetsky said. "You saw the Iraq surge. […] You've seen pushes in Afghanistan that haven't worked. You've just seen the limits of American power."
Report: The Union Advantage For Young Workers
September 2, 2022 Hayley Brown, CEPR. Educate! Finance and the Economy, Unions, Worker Rights and Jobs, Youth
Though originally designed to neutralize the potency of May Day, Labor Day in 2022 comes at an inflection point for US workers in general and for younger US workers in particular. Amid an upswell in union enthusiasm and increased attention to union organizing in the popular press, the trajectory of the labor movement going forward has especially significant ramifications for adult workers under the age of 35. These younger workers have now endured multiple economic shocks during formative stages in their lives. Unions have the potential to both mitigate some of the damage done by recent economic crises and to provide a mechanism for building worker power to create lasting structural change.
Teens Work, Drive and Pay Taxes; They Should Be Able To Vote, Too
June 30, 2022 In These Times. Create! Civic Engagement, Voting Rights, Worker Rights and Jobs, Youth
The most popular proposal is to give everyone 16 and up the right to vote. In the United States, 16-year-olds are working full-time, paying taxes and driving, so why not voting? And most live with their families, which may be a better time for them to cast their first vote — rather than when they're in the midst of major life transitions a few years later. In countries like Scotland and Austria, where 16- and 17-year-olds can vote in some or all elections, the teens vote at higher rates than their slightly older cohorts — and research shows voters who begin earlier stick with the habit. Civically engaged teenagers at home might even boost the participation of parents and other family members. Enfranchising more young people could also combat what writer Astra Taylor has termed the "gerontocracy": a generational cohort making long-term policy they won't be around to deal with.
'These Attacks Are On Children And Their Families'
March 13, 2022 Janine Jackson, Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting. Educate! health, Media, Transgender Rights, Youth
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued an opinion calling gender-affirming care for trans young people "child abuse." The state's governor, Greg Abbott, doubled down, directing the Texas Department of Family and Planning Services to investigate parents who support their trans children in accessing care as child abusers. Abbott also suggested that teachers, doctors, nurses—anyone, really—could face criminal penalties if they don't report parents and providers who support trans kids. It's frustrating to read media accounts that say "LGBTQ advocates" disagreed with or were concerned about this event, because, actually, pretty much every relevant medical and legal authority weighed in immediately to say not only do those statements not reflect the legal understanding of child abuse, but they fly in the face of the fact that support for gender-affirming medical procedures comes from, for instance, the American Medical Association, which states that not only is gender-affirming care appropriate, but that the absence of it leads to poor mental health outcomes.
Judge Who Illegally Jailed Children Will Not Seek Reelection
January 23, 2022 Alexis Marshall, Meribah Knight, And Ken Armstrong, Pro Publica. Educate! Criminal Justice and Prisons, Mass Incarceration, Racism, Youth
Donna Scott Davenport, the juvenile court judge at the center of a controversy over the arrest and detention of children in Rutherford County, Tennessee, has announced that she will step down this year rather than run for reelection. Earlier on Tuesday, ProPublica and Nashville Public Radio published a story about a move by some Tennessee lawmakers to remove Davenport from her post. About an hour after that story was published on ProPublica's website, Davenport, in an email sent by the county's spokesperson, announced that she will not be running for reelection this year. Instead, she plans to retire when her current eight-year term expires this summer. Davenport, in announcing her retirement, said: "After prayerful thought and talking with my family, I have decided not to run for re-election after serving more than twenty-two years on the bench.
A Network Of Military-Related Programs Is Spreading In Schools
September 19, 2021 Gary Ghirardi, San Diego Union Tribune. Create! Education, Public schools, Wars and Militarism, Youth
Seventy-six years after the U.S. dropped atomic weapons on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, I am reminded of my own mindset during the Cuban missile crisis when American President John F. Kennedy and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev were threatening a nuclear confrontation. I remember feeling that my life would soon end, clearly embracing a comprehensible existential threat even at the age of 7. I now understand the weapons of mass destruction deployed against the Japanese in 1945 as the two most horrible "singular event war crimes" ever committed by a state actor. Coming from and living in the most militarized culture of scale in history, I work to promote non-military careers for youth most susceptible to military recruitment offers.
Co-op Group Urges Help For The 'Ghosted Generation' Of Youth
September 10, 2021 Miles Hadfield, Co-operative News. Educate! COVID-19, Education, mental health, Youth
Children as young as 10 are afraid the Covid-19 pandemic will set them back for the rest of their lives, a new study from the Co-op Group reveals. The report, the Ghosted Generation, is one of the largest post-pandemic studies of its kind, asking more than 5,000 10-25-year olds about their attitudes, life chances and aspirations. It finds that almost two thirds (60%) 13-25-year olds feel their generation will be permanently disadvantaged by the pandemic, starting with a devastating impact on their education. The Group is urging more support for young people as the UK emerges from the pandemic, and says it is making its own efforts to develop opportunities, through apprenticeships, virtual work experience and its Young Members Board. Among school-aged children, the research shows nearly 47% of 10-15-year olds feel they have fallen behind in the past year, with 59% also feeling the pressure to catch up quickly.
Returning To 'Normal' In Education Is Not Good Enough
August 29, 2021 Bob Moses, The Imprint. Create! COVID-19, Education, Public schools, Youth
As a nation, we stand with bated breath — waiting for public schools to reopen and for "a return to normal" while ignoring that for many, normal is not only not good enough, it was also never really good. Historical inequities and disparities in our public schools, as across all our public systems, operate along a constitutional fault line — an embedded caste system — that we need to find our way across. It is a fault line that is not only about race: class, identity and disabilities also block the path to equal educational opportunity for millions of students. Just like the right to vote in the 20th century, the lack of equal access to a quality education in the 21st century threatens to limit the future life choices for too many young people.
Nonviolent Security And Cop-Free Schools Are Not A Utopian Dream
July 28, 2021 Rivera Sun, Waging Nonviolence. Create! Alternatives to police, Education, Police, Youth
At a school in North Minneapolis, the school day starts with a team of four peacekeepers escorting teachers and staff into the building. Then the team watches out for the students as they get off the bus and enter the schoolyard. Throughout the day, they're on hand to de-escalate fights and aid the students in conflict resolution. They're not volunteers. This is their job. They have replaced police (resource officers) in this school. This is not a fairy tale or a utopia story. Two blocks away is a hub of drug dealing. Gun violence is frequent in this neighborhood. These four peacekeepers are part of EMERGE, a program which provides internships, jobs and mentorship for youth who live amidst a cycle of violence, trauma, gangs and/or the justice system.
Oregon Bill Bans Police From Lying To Youth During Interrogations
July 17, 2021 Innocence Project. Organize! Law, Police, Police abuse, Youth
Portland, OR – On Wednesday, Governor Kate Brown signed legislation into law prohibiting law enforcement officers from using deception while interrogating people under the age of 18. The law bans commonly used deceptive interrogation tactics, including false promises of leniency and false claims about the existence of incriminating evidence. Both of these tactics have long been identified as significantly increasing the risk of false confessions, which have played a role in about 30% of all wrongful convictions overturned by DNA. False confessions are also the most frequent contributing factor in wrongful conviction cases involving homicides. And recent studies suggest that children under 18 are between two and three times more likely to falsely confess than adults.
Creating A Safe Haven for Black Trans Youth In Baltimore
June 21, 2021 Lawrence Burney, Okay Player. Create! Baltimore, Transgender, Violence, Youth
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response on this application. This will be discussed and finalised at our meeting on the 8th January 2015.
We would encourage residents to submit their own objections to the proposals. You have until the 12th January 2015 to get your responses in to Preston City Council. This extension has been agreed with the Planning Officer.
The proposal directly contravenes Policy 1 of the Central Lancashire Core Strategy, which says that in the villages "….development will typically be small scale and limited to appropriate infilling, conversion of buildings and proposals to meet local need, unless there are exceptional reasons for larger scale redevelopment schemes".
This proposal is not small scale, not infill, has no identified local need, nor exceptional reasons to justify it.
Policy AD1 (b) re-enforces the Core Strategy Policy 1, again re-iterating only small-scale development for the villages. Policy HS4 does allow for new housing development adjoining the villages for affordable housing for specified local needs. There are no identified local needs in Grimsargh.
Protection of the rural identity of villages features strongly and repeatedly through the adopted and emerging local planning policies. This development would have a significant detrimental impact on the rural identity of Grimsargh. The visual impact driving along the main road through the village would be marked – changing completely the aspect across open fields as one leaves the village.
Although the site for this proposed development is not within a designated Area of Separation – at the time of the Sites for Preston Consultation, the main perceived threat for Grimsargh merging was with Preston to the South. However – with the adopted Ribble Valley Strategy and those major developments there is now a high level of concern over the village merging with the sprawling developments which are spanning out from Longridge.
Traffic through the village has seen a marked increase over the past decade and there are now daily significant tailbacks stretching through the village and beyond in both directions during busy periods. There have been a number of instances recently when additional disturbance factors (e.g. temporary traffic lights, incidents on the motorway) have caused total grid-lock on the main road through the village. This is before the addition of the 64 houses within the forthcoming Wain Homes development off Ribblesdale Drive and all the housing that is to take place in Longridge as a result of the adopted Ribble Valley Core Strategy and the emerging Preston Local Plan – somewhere in the region of an additional 900 houses to be built.
Do add anything that you are particularly personally concerned about - perhaps schools places, the affect on wildlife, loss of agricultural land, etc.
Online – on the Preston City Council website.
On the website, click where it says "Make a comment on this application". You can write your comments there.
Via email to: devcon@preston.gov.uk. Ensure that you include the application reference number 06/2014/0902, together with your name and address.
Preston City Council gave us an official revised date of the 12th January 2015 for objections. Also be aware that more than one submission can be made by one individual – if, for example new relevant information is acquired, this can be forwarded.


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San Diego State Court Judge Breaks Law!!
San Diego 13 Jul 2007 10:38 GMT
Update on current court status of Medical Marijuana patient, Nathan Archer: I am a qualified and verified medical marijuana patient going through a medical marijuana trial process in San Diego.
The first day we entered the court we were to decide what is admissible evidence, which format of instructions would be read to the jury and still jury selection. The judge exhibited her first willingness to break the law by supporting with the DA, Robert Bruce, requested that my doctors recommendation that I use medical cannabis would not be admissible as evidence. [ this left me absolutely defenseless, being unable to support my status as a valid medical marijuana patient.]...
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Nathan Archer
My name is Nathaniel D. Archer, I am a qualified and verified medical marijuana patient going through a medical marijuana trial process in San Diego. Previously I stated that I had a disgruntled public defender, who appears to have the same agenda as San Diego... I would like retract that statement, My public defender has been forced by my continual stance of innocent to investigate the law regaurding medical marijuana patients rights. Since then he has shown great effort in defending me in my case.
The first day we entered the court we were to decide what is admissible evidence, which format of instructions would be read to the jury and still jury selection. The judge exhibited her first willingness to break the law by supporting with the DA, Robert Bruce, requested that my doctors recommendation that I use medical cannabis would not be admissible as evidence. [ this left me absolutely defenseless, being unable to support my status as a valid medical marijuana patient.]
The DA recognizing the opportunity for a mistrial and so submitted the following day that my recommendation be allowed as credible without the need for the doctor to come in for verification purposes. He requested that the jury be instructed CALJIC included with CALCRIM I opposed siteing " According to the authors of CALCRIM and CALJIC: 'The CALJIC and CALCRIM instructions should never be used together. While the legal principles are obviously the same, the organization of concepts is approached differently. Trying to mix the two sets of instructions into a unified whole cannot be done and may result in omissions or confusion that could severely compromise clarity and accuracy.' The judge M. Woods ruled that the CALCRIM was the most current format and is the result of years of research and will be the format to be used to instruct the jury. The case was heard and the judge before instructing the jury allowed, in their absence, for a CALJIC for to be included and she would be citing Health and Safety Code 11362.77 a) and excluding b),c),d),e)and f). [[basically she was only stating that a patient can possess no more than 8 ounces and 12 immature or 24 mature marijuana plants per qualified patient, but not stating that patients can exceede\ that amount, cities and counties may establish limits that exceed state limits. AND the statement that only the flowers of the female cannabis plant should be considered when determining the allowable amounts, in hopes of illuding the jurors to the fact that the leaf I possesed was infact processed marijuana.]
My "Public Defender" was furious stating that in his 30 years he has never seen such a blatant display of disregard of the law as Judge Woods is exhibiting."
The following court date she retracted the omissions and again "modified" CALCRIM to include CALJIC. After the point had already been raised that never should the two be combined or intertwined. The DA, Robert Bruce has had no clear case against me on either account and has reached as far as to print out my articles from this site and even my myspace account.
The jury consists of 12 jurors and 1 alternate juror one of the jurors works in jury services, one is a retired DA whose wife is retiring as a judge.... During Jury selection on of the panel of 49 identified himself as an FBI Agent and stated to have recalled reading the name "Nate Archer" in an FBI file somewhere......
San Diego is exhibiting one of the most blatant displays of malicious prosecution against a qualified, verified medical marijuana patients and should not be allowed to act with such blatant disregard of the law.
The law is the law and until it is changed it is to be treated as law. According to Supervisor Bill Horn Medical marijuana is illegal in fact here is a direct statement taken from his website [you can find it at this link to read more of his ridiculous actions] http://www.sdcounty.ca.gov/cnty/bos/sup5/email/20051117/word20051117.html anyways here is the statement:
"I'm proud of the courageous stand by two of my fellow Supervisors in joining me to oppose a State mandate that the County set up a system to give out identification cards for people to smoke marijuana.
Federal law bans the cultivation, sale, possession and use of marijuana for any purpose, however, in California, Proposition 215 decriminalizes the use of marijuana and Senate Bill 420 forced counties to issue ID cards for people who use marijuana for medical purposes.
It's crazy and we believe illegal for us to ignore federal drug laws. If we did that, how in good conscience could we serve and protect the people of San Diego County? That's why the County has chosen to sue the State because we believe state legislation is pre-empted by federal law.
While those on the pot bandwagon continue to blow a smoke screen of confusion about so-called medical marijuana, people who understand reality know where medical marijuana cards will lead."
As you can see this is what we're up against in san diego. We really need to show more fellow support and be more active with the law making and enforcement a task force should be re-instated in San Diego and Collectives should be allowed to provide for qualified patients. I will provide more as soon as I can I am getting tired and have a bit of a drive to get to court in the morning on July 6, 2007 before 8:30am, so for now...
Be strong and stand firm in the truth that you have rights, exercise them and assist others to be informed of their rights as well. Continue to send letters and make calls to your representatives, don't give up the fight. It is still our country and we don't have to stand for this sort of tyranny or monarchical government.
... to be continued.
Nathan Archer.
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Glossary - Meaning of Key Terms
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Epistemology - The Science of Knowledge
Ethics - The Science of How To Live
Discussion of FAQ Entries
EpicureanFriends Wiki
Epicurean Radio
Audo Clip Index
List of Epicurean Websites
Epicurean Library
AFewDaysInAthens.com
NewEpicurean.com
Society of Epicurus
Epicurean Philosophy Facebook Page
Lucretius - On The Nature of Things
EpicureanDocs
FAQ at Menoeceus.blogspot.com
Personal Outlines of Epicurean Philosophy
Local Group Planning And Formation (Meetup, Etc.)
Most Discussed Threads
The Twelve Fundamentals Of Nature
The Principal Doctrines
The Vatican Sayings
Elli's Memes And Graphics
Outreach Graphics
Nate's Memes and Graphics
Principal Doctrine Graphics
Recent Blog Entries (From All Blogs)
Articles On Physics
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Handouts and Outlines
Link to Articles / Blog Posts at NewEpicurean.com
Link to Articles / Blog Entries at SocietyOfEpicurus.com
List of Links To Core Texts
Twelve Fundamentals of Nature
Principal Doctrines
Vatican List of Sayings of Epicurus
Biography of Epicurus By Diogenes Laertius
Letter to Herodotus
Letter to Pythocles
Letter to Menoeceus
The Will of Epicurus
Letter to Idomeneus
Torquatus From "On Ends"
Velleius From "On The Nature of the Gods"
Lucretius' "On The Nature of Things"
Epicureanfriends.com
Comparing Epicurean Philosophy With Opposing Philosophies and Religions
List of Major Controversies in Epicurean Philosophy
An Error-FIlled Video from the Neo-Epicureans: Office Space
Elayne
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Map Entry
A member of our group alerted us to this video, which makes a number of serious errors. I am posting it for the purposes of illustrating the differences between Epicurean Philosophy and some inaccurate modern popularizations.
First, as we've discussed several times in this group, ataraxia and aponia (absence of anxiety and absence of pain) are certainly integral to the feeling of pleasure-- however, these are not words to _substitute_ for pleasure, and they don't indicate some unusual or special kind of pleasure.
Think of it this way-- to put a chair in my living room, I must have an absence of empty floor space where the chair is. But I don't say "I put an absence of empty floor space in my living room"! That tells you nothing at all about what is there instead of empty space. I say "I have a chair", and then you will know what I mean.
In the same way, reduction of pain and anxiety is important to make room for pleasure, but a removal process doesn't describe pleasure.
That is why Epicurus used the word for pleasure-- because everyone knew what he meant. It wasn't an esoteric term, and it didn't mean some kind of rarified monk-like state.
Second, it is kind of hilarious how the video makers have misunderstood the movie Office Space. The scenes they show as representing Epicurean action are intended by the screenwriters as part of the long series of errors made by the lead character, Peter, and his friends. Action scenes, such as kicking a faulty piece of equipment, are presented by the video makers as representing static mental pleasure-- a bizarre decision.
Getting stuck in a miserable Dilbert cubicle is clearly not pleasurable, but the initial efforts to get out include theft (which Epicurus advised against due to the consequences of pain) and other heedless moves. It isn't until Peter realizes he has caused danger to his friends, the pain of which is not worth the potential gain, that the plot turns.
Instead of glorifying slacker culture, the movie takes it apart. We learn that Peter has already been doing nothing for most of his day, staring into space pretending to be busy. When he finally decides to get a job he enjoys, he is much more active than before, and he is engaged and smiling. He's enjoying working beside his neighbor. Overlooking the cliches about blue vs white collar work (one can be intellectually active too), it is clear Peter has decided to use his freedom to arrange his life for pleasure-- while his software engineer friends, in contrast, remain stuck.
Who represents the outcome of doing nothing? The arsonist, who gets the money and uses it to sit under an umbrella on the beach, still complaining constantly.
I would not call Peter an Epicurean model, although his final move was in that direction.
Beware of this type of misleading presentation of our philosophy. You will miss out on your possibility for a life of pleasure if you follow this neo-Epicurean path of aiming towards minimalism, doing nothing, and blandness. Instead, understand that your choices have consequences of pain or pleasure, and make those choices wisely. Aim for pleasure! What will you do _today_ to move towards your own pleasure?
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I have a lot more to say about this video myself. I think there are critical points that come out about how the video gets Epicurus wrong when the video is compared to the actual movie. I haven't read into the background of the movie, but I strongly doubt that the writer/director of the movie had any intention of linking the main character to Epicurean thought.
One reason I have held off further commentary myself is that I wanted to see what reaction Elayne's article received. I consider the issue involved here - how to interpret Epicurus in a real-world way - is the number one issue that ought to be of concern to those of us who promote Epicurus as a wise teacher. The direction to which Elayne is pointing is an entirely different direction than is presented in the "Epicureanism in Office Space" video.
But to be clear, the "Epicureanism in Office Space" video is a very articulate and correct presentation of the view you will get on any college campus, and on 98% of website discussions of Epicurus, and in virtually all academic books on Epicurus with the exception of Norman DeWitt (there may be others in other languagues, but I can only comment on English).
We all have to make up our own minds as to which direction is correct, but that choice will make all the difference in how someone would apply Epicurus to his or her own life.
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package search

import (
	"net/http"
	"strconv"
	"strings"
	"unicode"
	"unicode/utf8"

	"github.com/ewhal/nyaa/db"
	"github.com/ewhal/nyaa/model"
	"github.com/ewhal/nyaa/service/torrent"
	"github.com/ewhal/nyaa/util/log"
)

type Status uint8

const (
	ShowAll Status = iota
	FilterRemakes
	Trusted
	APlus
)

type SortMode uint8

const (
	ID SortMode = iota
	Name
	Date
	Downloads
	Size
)

type Category struct {
	Main, Sub uint8
}

func (c Category) String() (s string) {
	if c.Main != 0 {
		s += strconv.Itoa(int(c.Main))
	}
	s += "_"
	if c.Sub != 0 {
		s += strconv.Itoa(int(c.Sub))
	}
	return
}

type SearchParam struct {
	Order    bool // True means acsending
	Status   Status
	Sort     SortMode
	Category Category
	Max      uint
	Query    string
}

func SearchByQuery(r *http.Request, pagenum int) (search SearchParam, tor []model.Torrents, count int, err error) {
	search, tor, count, err = searchByQuery(r, pagenum, true)
	return
}

func SearchByQueryNoCount(r *http.Request, pagenum int) (search SearchParam, tor []model.Torrents, err error) {
	search, tor, _, err = searchByQuery(r, pagenum, false)
	return
}

func searchByQuery(r *http.Request, pagenum int, countAll bool) (search SearchParam, tor []model.Torrents, count int, err error) {
	max, err := strconv.ParseUint(r.URL.Query().Get("max"), 10, 32)
	if err != nil {
		err = nil
		max = 50 // default Value maxPerPage
	} else if max > 300 {
		max = 300
	}
	search.Max = uint(max)

	search.Query = r.URL.Query().Get("q")

	switch s := r.URL.Query().Get("s"); s {
	case "1":
		search.Status = FilterRemakes
	case "2":
		search.Status = Trusted
	case "3":
		search.Status = APlus
	}

	catString := r.URL.Query().Get("c")
	if s := catString; len(s) > 1 && s != "_" {
		var tmp uint64
		tmp, err = strconv.ParseUint(string(s[0]), 10, 8)
		if err != nil {
			return
		}
		search.Category.Main = uint8(tmp)

		if len(s) == 3 {
			tmp, err = strconv.ParseUint(string(s[2]), 10, 8)
			if err != nil {
				return
			}
			search.Category.Sub = uint8(tmp)
		}
	}

	order_by := ""

	switch s := r.URL.Query().Get("sort"); s {
	case "1":
		search.Sort = Name
		order_by += "torrent_name"
	case "2":
		search.Sort = Date
		order_by += "date"
	case "3":
		search.Sort = Downloads
		order_by += "downloads"
	case "4":
		search.Sort = Size
		order_by += "filesize"
	default:
		order_by += "torrent_id"
	}

	order_by += " "

	switch s := r.URL.Query().Get("order"); s {
	case "true":
		search.Order = true
		order_by += "asc"
	default:
		order_by += "desc"
	}

	userId := r.URL.Query().Get("userId")

	parameters := torrentService.WhereParams{
		Params: make([]interface{}, 0, 64),
	}
	conditions := make([]string, 0, 64)
	if search.Category.Main != 0 {
		conditions = append(conditions, "category = ?")
		parameters.Params = append(parameters.Params, string(catString[0]))
	}
	if search.Category.Sub != 0 {
		conditions = append(conditions, "sub_category = ?")
		parameters.Params = append(parameters.Params, string(catString[2]))
	}
	if userId != "" {
		conditions = append(conditions, "uploader = ?")
		parameters.Params = append(parameters.Params, userId)
	}
	if search.Status != 0 {
		if search.Status == 3 {
			conditions = append(conditions, "status != ?")
		} else {
			conditions = append(conditions, "status = ?")
		}
		parameters.Params = append(parameters.Params, strconv.Itoa(int(search.Status)+1))
	}

	searchQuerySplit := strings.Fields(search.Query)
	for i, word := range searchQuerySplit {
		firstRune, _ := utf8.DecodeRuneInString(word)
		if len(word) == 1 && unicode.IsPunct(firstRune) {
			// some queries have a single punctuation character
			// which causes a full scan instead of using the index
			// and yields no meaningful results.
			// due to len() == 1 we're just looking at 1-byte/ascii
			// punctuation characters.
			continue
		}

		// TEMP: Workaround to at least make SQLite search testable for
		// development.
		// TODO: Actual case-insensitive search for SQLite
		var operator string
		if db.ORM.Dialect().GetName() == "sqlite3" {
			operator = "LIKE ?"
		} else {
			operator = "ILIKE ?"
		}

		// TODO: make this faster ?
		conditions = append(conditions, "torrent_name "+operator)
		parameters.Params = append(parameters.Params, "%"+searchQuerySplit[i]+"%")
	}

	parameters.Conditions = strings.Join(conditions[:], " AND ")
	log.Infof("SQL query is :: %s\n", parameters.Conditions)
	if countAll {
		tor, count, err = torrentService.GetTorrentsOrderBy(&parameters, order_by, int(search.Max), int(search.Max)*(pagenum-1))
	} else {
		tor, err = torrentService.GetTorrentsOrderByNoCount(&parameters, order_by, int(search.Max), int(search.Max)*(pagenum-1))
	}
	return
}


Modern white interiors are a great way to make a small apartment space shine beautifully. Feminine touches, printed pillows, and that unique chandelier set this design space off. Would love this in an apartment living room. Image found at Via House.
Here, another creative white interior space for a small apartment. White opens up everything. Image via Beauty Home Designs.
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Country Singer Lari White Has Died At Age 52 After Battling Cancer
Jessica Mattern
Country Living January 23, 2018
From Country Living
Just four months after announcing her battle with peritoneal cancer, country singer-songwriter Lari White, 52, has passed away.
The three-time Grammy award-winning songstress first broke her cancer news to her fans and vocal students in a letter she published on Artistworks.com in November 2017. Just this past weekend, her family revealed that Lari had entered hospice care.
"Last night Lari was admitted to a wonderful hospice facility here in Nashville where she has all the care she needs to make her comfortable for this part of the journey, and where she is completely surrounded by loving family," her mother Yvonne White wrote on Caring Bridge. "This mother's heart is broken tonight for the horrendous illness that attacked our amazing daughter so viciously and quickly. But tonight this mother's heart is also filled with an abundance of love and comfort and peace that she has so much love surrounding her, and for the gentle, competent care of hospice."
Lari first noticed a change in her health last summer, after suffering from a persistent upset stomach. An abnormal PAP smear later revealed the cancer. Since her diagnosis, she's battled pneumonia and a series of complications that have required emergency surgery all while she endured chemotherapy treatments.
Back in the early '90s, Lari rose to fame with several chart-topping songs like "That's My Baby," "Now I Know," and "That's How You Know (When You're in Love)." After making a name for herself on the country music scene, Lari devoted her career to touring and performing alongside her singer-songwriter husband Chuck Cannon, in addition to writing songs, teaching music, and homeschooling her two daughters and son. More recently, she began work on a new album and appeared in the 2010 movie Country Strong with Gwyneth Paltrow and Tim McGraw.
To make a contribution to help the White and Cannon families, visit Go Fund Me.
(h/t Country Rebel)
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Stefan: "I, in my own mind, have always thought of America as a place in the divine scheme of things that was set aside as a promised land. It was set here and the price of admission was very simple: the means of selection was very simple as to how this land should be populated. Any place in the world and any person from those places; any person with the courage, with the desire to tear up their roots, to strive for freedom, to attempt and dare to live in a strange and foreign place, to travel halfway across the world was welcome here." -- Ronald Reagan, June 1952
50 Cent Clowns Ja Rule and Irv Gotti for Getting Denied at NYC Nightclub
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