Pres. Carter's pardon didn't apply for everyone. Those folks who used violence to dodge the draft and those employees who committed crimes during their duties in the Selective Service System (the department that ran the draft) are excluded from getting a pardon. The details are here.)
In my view, GoDaddy has crossed the line time and time again with the sex appeal their ads. It was fun the first time, but now it's dull. Before I get called a prude, I don't mind a little sex appeal for a product. However, if you have to use sex appeal to sell your product time and time again instead of telling *why* you are better than the other guy or what you have to offer, then something is wrong.
Something always bugged me about GoDaffy (pun intended). Now with this case (and the one from Ireland), I now know why.
The British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) is a unique case. The BIOT was created in 1965 from parts of the Seychelles and Mauritius for military use (parts of the BIOT were returned to the Seychelles in 1976). In 1966, the US and UK signed an agreement to use the territory for a military base. As a result, the native population was expelled to make way for the base. (For more details, see here or google for "Diego Garcia"). As for the ccTLD...The lease the US and UK signed in 1966 expires in 2016. If the US decides not to renew the lease, then.io could go away, as the British government has promised Mauritius that the rest of the BIOT will be returned to them when it is no longer needed for military use.
This is a post for slashdotters confused over.um and the islands they stand for..um was allocated for the "United States Minor Outlying Islands". The term "United States Minor Outlying Islands" is a catch all phrase that refers to nine islands around the world. Eight of these are in the Pacific Ocean, the other is in the Caribbean Sea. They are:
Baker Island
Howland Island
Jarvis Island
Kingman Reef
Johnston Atoll
Midway Islands
Palmyra Atoll
Wake Island
Navassa Island
Baker and Howland islands were claimed in 1857. guano (aka bird shit) was mined on these islands during the 19th century. In 1935, an attempt to colonize these two islands was began; World War II forced an end to the project. Howland Island was Amelia Earhart's intended stop on her last flight. They both became National Wildlife Refuges in 1974. Jarvis Island was claimed by the US in 1858, but abandoned in 1879 after tons of guano were mined. The UK claimed the island in 1889 and the US claimed it back in 1935. A settlement was started here, but World War II ended those plans. Jarvis Island became a National Wildlife Refuge in 1974. Kingman Reef was claimed by the Guano Islands Act in 1856. It was annexed by the US in 1922. It was used a stopover by flying boats in the 1930's. Kingman Reef was transfered from the US Navy to the US Interior Dept in 2000; it became a National Wildlife Refuge a year later. Johnston Atoll was annexed by both Hawaii and the US in 1858. In 1936, it was placed under US Navy control. The US Air Force gained control in 1948. In the 1950's and 1960's, Johnston Atoll was used for Nuclear tests, and until 2000 the Atoll was used for chemical weapons storage and disposal. In 2005, the Atoll's cleanup process was finished. The Midway Islands were put under US possession in 1867. In the 1930's and 40's, the Islands were used a refueling stop. A key battle of World War II was fought here in 1942. Until 1993, Midway was a US Naval Station. They are also a National Wildlife Refuge. Palmyra Atoll was claimed by Hawaii in 1858. When the US annexed Hawaii in 1898, it was a part of the deal. When Hawaii became a state in 1959, Palmyra was excluded. Today, it is privately owned. Wake Island was annexed in 1899 for use as a cable station. In the 1940's, a Naval Base was built. Japan had control over the atoll from 1941-1945. Since then, Wake has been used as a refueling stop for trans pacific flights. Since 1974, the Island has been used by the military as an airstrip. In August 2006, a typhoon tore though Wake. Because of this, the island's future use is doubtful. Wake Island is claimed by the Marshall Islands. Navassa Island was claimed for Guano in 1857. Mining of the stuff took place here from 1865 to 1898. A lighthouse was built here in 1917; it was used by the US Coast Guard until 1996. In that year, the light was shut off and the island was transferred to the S Interior Dept. It became a National Wildlife Refuge in 1999. Navassa Island is claimed by Haiti and a private claim exists as well.
First off, this "contest" was not a good idea. From all the things coming out, there appears to be enough fsck ups to make the government proud. IF the station had asked me to put on the "contest", I would have a reasonable time limit for drinking the water in the same size bottles. At the end of the time limit, I would have the bottles counted; the person with the most empty bottles gets the Wii. If the station had done the "contest" this way, we would not be here talking about a senseless tragedy.
Now that the show was suspended, and then cancelled, plus the show's staff canned, the folks who put on this "contest" will have a long to think about their actions and the blood on their hands.
I had Rayovac's alkaline (or NiMH, can't remember) batteries and I have a pretty bad experience. I used them in my Creative Labs NOMAD II MP3 player for about six months. I noticed that after the battery would go down and down until they went. After a while of this song and dance of recharging and the battery dying in the player, I began to wonder. I asked my parents and they told me it was the battery. After this, I chunked the whole unit and went back to throw away batteries. After this, I got a new player from some fruit company whose name escapes me. Since then, I've been happy.
The show that put on the "contest" has kicked off the air for now pending an investigation. A statement by the radio station is here. A news story from the local paper is here. (A reg is needed, it can be found in the normal place).
While this is a good first gesture, it's not enough, for obvious reasons.
You are incorrect. The domain name for Colorado is/was.state.co.us. The other states and DC are this way too. See Wikipedia for the list. It seems the.xx.state.us domains are deprecated now, as DC and most of the states have switched to.gov or, in some cases,.com names.
With civil law being reduced to a virtual Get Rich Quick (TM) ATM instead of a last resort when all other methods have failed, it doesn't surprise me abuses like the one you described happen.
Your post has a myth that needs to be put to bed. Michael Jackson owns the publishing rights to up to 260 Beatles songs (the number is in dispute). This means that if you wanted to publish the lyrics to a Beatles tune in the paper, Michael Jackson (and Sony, since Michael Jackson's debts and legal mess started) would get paid. The tapes to the Beatles tunes are owned by Capitol/EMI/Apple Corps. As to your second point, yes Paul McCartney was upset. For more, see Snopes or Cecil.
What about Skulls? I seem to remember that this affected Symbian S60 devices, disabling everything and speading itself to other phones via a nasty.sis file. There was reports of malware for WinMob/PPC, but I don't think it went really far.
It's more common than you think. When I moved to the town I live in now, I got asked one Sunday at a church to go to the backroom and use a computer w/ Win98 and PPT to swap pages between the hymns. As for the stealing part, it's the reason i've sorta taken an extended vacation from Church. The hypocrisy was a bit strong to accept. With a variety of preachers, etc. like thesefinepeople doing things that run contrary to the teachings, what do you do?
You know, I was going to mock you for subscribing to that (I guess you were similarly angry when your sub to George was cancelled, too).
I've never read George. I liked (and miss) Talk because it had articles that were deep and informative. I also agreed with the general political viewpoint.
But seeing your username, I think you mock yourself better than I could. Being a socialist puts you in the same crowd as 90% of the rest of the slashherd (just like masturbating to anime and having rectangular glasses frames and listening to Skinny Puppy).
I never knew there was a 'slashherd' creed I had to sign up too. I think for myself, thank you! I don't read/watch/masturbate to anime, have rectangular glasses frames, or listen to 'Skinny Puppy' (who?). As your socalist jibe, I agree with some of the socialist views, such as free health care, fair trade, and equality.
But being Welsh.... kind of hard to top that.
I'm not from Wales. My mother's side of the family is, and so by descent am I.
When my subscription to Talk magazine ended when the company went out of business in 2001, I was offered a subscription to TIME. I threw the offer in the trash. My thinking is that CGW's publishers will do the same by offering you a subscription to a comparable magazine.
No, that isn't what i'm saying. I feel that energies should be spent choosing to not buy the offensive product. If enough people who didn't like the offensive product didn't buy it, it could pressure the powers that be not to make much of it.
Thanks for correcting my math. My math skills have been fscked up for years. Minus the vets of WWI and before, I still think it's possible that 24.4M vets have served, but since records are pretty thin at least, I think there is no way of knowing for sure.
I am, for one, glad this 'clean films' movement has been knocked out. I think that anytime these self appointed censors alters a person's art to sheld someone's sensitivities, they slap the face of those who created the art in question and insult the intelligence of those who do not mind what is being objected to. Recently, I brought James Blunt's debut album, Back to Bedlam. Opinion about the quality of the work aside, I noticed there was the dirty version and the clean version. After comparing both versions in terms of artwork and music, I found that there were only three words of difference in three different songs between the two versions of the same album. This left me to wonder why a clean version was produced in the first place; if they didn't want to hear the four-letter words, they should have left it alone. In short, when will we grow a thick skin and not pander to the 'family-friendly' minority?
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You forgot the Kennedys. Joe Kennedy Sr, Joe Jr, JFK, RFK, and EMK attended the college at some point in their lives.
Blame Atlanta '96. Besides the bombing, it was the most commercialized Olympics I can remember.
Pres. Carter's pardon didn't apply for everyone. Those folks who used violence to dodge the draft and those employees who committed crimes during their duties in the Selective Service System (the department that ran the draft) are excluded from getting a pardon. The details are here.)
Very. Good. Post.
In my view, GoDaddy has crossed the line time and time again with the sex appeal their ads. It was fun the first time, but now it's dull. Before I get called a prude, I don't mind a little sex appeal for a product. However, if you have to use sex appeal to sell your product time and time again instead of telling *why* you are better than the other guy or what you have to offer, then something is wrong.
Something always bugged me about GoDaffy (pun intended). Now with this case (and the one from Ireland), I now know why.
The British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) is a unique case. The BIOT was created in 1965 from parts of the Seychelles and Mauritius for military use (parts of the BIOT were returned to the Seychelles in 1976). In 1966, the US and UK signed an agreement to use the territory for a military base. As a result, the native population was expelled to make way for the base. (For more details, see here or google for "Diego Garcia"). As for the ccTLD...The lease the US and UK signed in 1966 expires in 2016. If the US decides not to renew the lease, then .io could go away, as the British government has promised Mauritius that the rest of the BIOT will be returned to them when it is no longer needed for military use.
Baker and Howland islands were claimed in 1857. guano (aka bird shit) was mined on these islands during the 19th century. In 1935, an attempt to colonize these two islands was began; World War II forced an end to the project. Howland Island was Amelia Earhart's intended stop on her last flight. They both became National Wildlife Refuges in 1974.
Jarvis Island was claimed by the US in 1858, but abandoned in 1879 after tons of guano were mined. The UK claimed the island in 1889 and the US claimed it back in 1935. A settlement was started here, but World War II ended those plans. Jarvis Island became a National Wildlife Refuge in 1974.
Kingman Reef was claimed by the Guano Islands Act in 1856. It was annexed by the US in 1922. It was used a stopover by flying boats in the 1930's. Kingman Reef was transfered from the US Navy to the US Interior Dept in 2000; it became a National Wildlife Refuge a year later.
Johnston Atoll was annexed by both Hawaii and the US in 1858. In 1936, it was placed under US Navy control. The US Air Force gained control in 1948. In the 1950's and 1960's, Johnston Atoll was used for Nuclear tests, and until 2000 the Atoll was used for chemical weapons storage and disposal. In 2005, the Atoll's cleanup process was finished.
The Midway Islands were put under US possession in 1867. In the 1930's and 40's, the Islands were used a refueling stop. A key battle of World War II was fought here in 1942. Until 1993, Midway was a US Naval Station. They are also a National Wildlife Refuge.
Palmyra Atoll was claimed by Hawaii in 1858. When the US annexed Hawaii in 1898, it was a part of the deal. When Hawaii became a state in 1959, Palmyra was excluded. Today, it is privately owned.
Wake Island was annexed in 1899 for use as a cable station. In the 1940's, a Naval Base was built. Japan had control over the atoll from 1941-1945. Since then, Wake has been used as a refueling stop for trans pacific flights. Since 1974, the Island has been used by the military as an airstrip. In August 2006, a typhoon tore though Wake. Because of this, the island's future use is doubtful. Wake Island is claimed by the Marshall Islands.
Navassa Island was claimed for Guano in 1857. Mining of the stuff took place here from 1865 to 1898. A lighthouse was built here in 1917; it was used by the US Coast Guard until 1996. In that year, the light was shut off and the island was transferred to the S Interior Dept. It became a National Wildlife Refuge in 1999. Navassa Island is claimed by Haiti and a private claim exists as well.
For more about these islands, see the CIA World Factbook and Wikipedia.
First off, this "contest" was not a good idea. From all the things coming out, there appears to be enough fsck ups to make the government proud. IF the station had asked me to put on the "contest", I would have a reasonable time limit for drinking the water in the same size bottles. At the end of the time limit, I would have the bottles counted; the person with the most empty bottles gets the Wii. If the station had done the "contest" this way, we would not be here talking about a senseless tragedy.
Now that the show was suspended, and then cancelled, plus the show's staff canned, the folks who put on this "contest" will have a long to think about their actions and the blood on their hands.
I had Rayovac's alkaline (or NiMH, can't remember) batteries and I have a pretty bad experience. I used them in my Creative Labs NOMAD II MP3 player for about six months. I noticed that after the battery would go down and down until they went. After a while of this song and dance of recharging and the battery dying in the player, I began to wonder. I asked my parents and they told me it was the battery. After this, I chunked the whole unit and went back to throw away batteries. After this, I got a new player from some fruit company whose name escapes me. Since then, I've been happy.
The show that put on the "contest" has kicked off the air for now pending an investigation. A statement by the radio station is here. A news story from the local paper is here. (A reg is needed, it can be found in the normal place).
While this is a good first gesture, it's not enough, for obvious reasons.
From what I read, no. The winner was Lucy Davidson. She felt the same symptoms the victim felt. See here.
According to WP, it stands for Simple Object Access Protocol. I know no more than that.
You are incorrect. The domain name for Colorado is/was .state.co.us. The other states and DC are this way too. See Wikipedia for the list. It seems the .xx.state.us domains are deprecated now, as DC and most of the states have switched to .gov or, in some cases, .com names.
With civil law being reduced to a virtual Get Rich Quick (TM) ATM instead of a last resort when all other methods have failed, it doesn't surprise me abuses like the one you described happen.
Sad, sad, sad.
I thought that virtual memory was done away with Mac OS X compared with Mac OS 9? Or is there something i'm mixing up here?
Your post has a myth that needs to be put to bed. Michael Jackson owns the publishing rights to up to 260 Beatles songs (the number is in dispute). This means that if you wanted to publish the lyrics to a Beatles tune in the paper, Michael Jackson (and Sony, since Michael Jackson's debts and legal mess started) would get paid. The tapes to the Beatles tunes are owned by Capitol/EMI/Apple Corps. As to your second point, yes Paul McCartney was upset. For more, see Snopes or Cecil.
It seems like there's a phone for everyone now...
What about Skulls? I seem to remember that this affected Symbian S60 devices, disabling everything and speading itself to other phones via a nasty .sis file. There was reports of malware for WinMob/PPC, but I don't think it went really far.
My thinking is that the Guardian is refering to the number of *hits* that /. gets and not the uids. But what do I know?
It's more common than you think. When I moved to the town I live in now, I got asked one Sunday at a church to go to the backroom and use a computer w/ Win98 and PPT to swap pages between the hymns. As for the stealing part, it's the reason i've sorta taken an extended vacation from Church. The hypocrisy was a bit strong to accept. With a variety of preachers, etc. like these fine people doing things that run contrary to the teachings, what do you do?
OK, here we go...
You know, I was going to mock you for subscribing to that (I guess you were similarly angry when your sub to George was cancelled, too).
I've never read George. I liked (and miss) Talk because it had articles that were deep and informative. I also agreed with the general political viewpoint.
But seeing your username, I think you mock yourself better than I could. Being a socialist puts you in the same crowd as 90% of the rest of the slashherd (just like masturbating to anime and having rectangular glasses frames and listening to Skinny Puppy).
I never knew there was a 'slashherd' creed I had to sign up too. I think for myself, thank you! I don't read/watch/masturbate to anime, have rectangular glasses frames, or listen to 'Skinny Puppy' (who?). As your socalist jibe, I agree with some of the socialist views, such as free health care, fair trade, and equality.
But being Welsh.... kind of hard to top that.
I'm not from Wales. My mother's side of the family is, and so by descent am I.
When my subscription to Talk magazine ended when the company went out of business in 2001, I was offered a subscription to TIME. I threw the offer in the trash. My thinking is that CGW's publishers will do the same by offering you a subscription to a comparable magazine.
I thought the 'CD side' of dual discs had DRM? Plus I read that slot-loading CD drives can be a problem as well due to the thickness of the disc.
No, that isn't what i'm saying. I feel that energies should be spent choosing to not buy the offensive product. If enough people who didn't like the offensive product didn't buy it, it could pressure the powers that be not to make much of it.
Thanks for correcting my math. My math skills have been fscked up for years. Minus the vets of WWI and before, I still think it's possible that 24.4M vets have served, but since records are pretty thin at least, I think there is no way of knowing for sure.
I am, for one, glad this 'clean films' movement has been knocked out. I think that anytime these self appointed censors alters a person's art to sheld someone's sensitivities, they slap the face of those who created the art in question and insult the intelligence of those who do not mind what is being objected to. Recently, I brought James Blunt's debut album, Back to Bedlam. Opinion about the quality of the work aside, I noticed there was the dirty version and the clean version. After comparing both versions in terms of artwork and music, I found that there were only three words of difference in three different songs between the two versions of the same album. This left me to wonder why a clean version was produced in the first place; if they didn't want to hear the four-letter words, they should have left it alone. In short, when will we grow a thick skin and not pander to the 'family-friendly' minority?