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Wednesday, April 8th, 2009
4:17 pm	gde-to daleko i will walk the beach at san clemente, back and forth, in the sand, until the day i die. Current Mood: hungry Current Music: the sound of no motor traffic (Comment on this)
Sunday, February 15th, 2009
4:27 pm	spring break ... since when is spring break NOWHERE NEAR EASTER?! This complicates my life so much, I think I'll order my chief of staff to firebomb the Brookings Institution. And he'll listen to me, too! An Indian dude downtown wrote this. He isn't really mentally ill, just lazy. But clever! And probably making more money than I do. But, he's cold all day. Ha ha! Current Mood: sqrt -1 Current Music: train whistle blowin' (Comment on this)
Sunday, February 8th, 2009
4:38 pm	Dead in Los Angeles Patrick McGoohan is dead in Los Angeles. I'll be mourning all year. Minimum. Current Mood: sad Current Music: v gorode vesna (Comment on this)
Friday, January 2nd, 2009
10:21 am	don't nudge me! I think I'll spend the rest of my life hungry, broke, and alone in foreign cities. How romantic. Current Mood: contemplative Current Music: Alexander Nevsky Cantata (Comment on this)
Tuesday, December 16th, 2008
4:22 pm	John Sirica story for Nixon fans John Mitchell's sour demeanor, I thought during the trial, presented a real problem in terms of building sympathy from the jury. But almost as if aware of that liability, Mitchell had chosen the affable, humorous William Hundley as his attorney. Hundley could always be counted on to get off a wise-crack that would break the tension and relax everyone in the courtroom. He also happened to be a first-rate lawyer. When we were playing the White House tapes, it was not uncommon for someone in the courtroom to break into a sort of perverse laughter as the ugly and damaging details of the cover-up were heard at first hand. I repeatedly had to remind those present that no laughter would be tolerated. After one of those warnings, Hundley joked, "How do you feel about crying, Judge?" All of us, including the jury, had a good laugh. ~John Sirica, To Set the Record Straight Tiger Woods is way too good for gravity. Now-a-days it's just money factories and ice cream for the Tiger. If 'cha wanna' roll logs with us, you cain't have no motherf-ing mullet! Current Mood: okay Current Music: Katya Lel' (Comment on this)
Saturday, November 8th, 2008
4:05 pm	PENNSYLVANIA to be at G2E Because the PGCB actually rocks HARRISBURG, PA: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board's Director of Gaming Laboratory Operations will speak at an international conference focused on technology in the gaming industry on November 18, 2008. Michael Cruz will be joined by representatives of public gaming labs from Nevada, New Jersey, Michigan and Mississippi in a presentation and panel discussion titled "Setting Up a Public Slot Lab" at the Global Gaming Expo (G2E), held annually in Las Vegas. The session brings together experts in the field of gaming lab operations to discuss and share ideas on the logistics of setting up a public lab, the goals of testing, and successful methods to assure a quick and efficient review of submitted games and systems. ... In addition, it is important to note that the PGCB Gaming Lab operates at no cost to taxpayers, instead requiring licensed manufacturers to reimburse the Board for all costs associated with the testing. ... G2E is an international conference which began in 2001 and offers the world's largest and most comprehensive education programs for the gaming industry. More than 30,000 industry professionals are expected to attend in Las Vegas when the show runs November 18th through 20th. it's twue it's twue, go penn Current Mood: depressed Current Music: charpentier aire de trompette (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Saturday, September 13th, 2008
2:20 pm	YFWGU Ever wonder what the lyrics from Doves' song "Here It Comes" mean? Well I'm here to tell you. It's all about problem gambling. Read for yourself: This is a call A call to all It goes out to those who've been there [advertisements trigger PG in PG people] And I should know Because I've been Maybe once a week on Mondays [minimizing activity] You should have seen What I've seen She doubles up and comes back Sundays [skipping church to chase losses] And she will come Into your heart It goes on and on and on [there is no cure] Here it comes Here comes my day in the sun [the next big win will make everything better] Here it comes Here comes my time in the sun This is the day This is the time To stare at the skies in wonder [hmm... because a DHC turboprop might crash on your house] We live a lie You'll never find Never in a month of Sundays You should have seen What I've seen He doubles up and comes back Mondays And he will come Into your heart It goes on and on and on Here it comes Here comes my day in the sun Here it comes Here comes my time in the sun And you don't know How it feels [you windowless monad, you] Here it comes Here comes my time in the sun TOLD YOU SO! Current Mood: Duh Current Music: APP. Duh! (Comment on this)
Saturday, August 23rd, 2008
5:51 am	Gen Y pwns Gen X, Businessweek concurs Российские миротворческие силы будут на постоянной основе размещены в зоне безопасности вдоль административных границ Абхазии и Южной Осетии. Согласно картам, которые продемонстрировал в пятницу на брифинге в Москве заместитель начальника Генерального штаба России Анатолий Ноговицын, полоса, в которой дислоцируются российские военные, занимает часть "внутренней" территории Грузии. Блокпосты расположатся не внутри, а за пределами Абхазии и Южной Осетии Глубина зоны безопасности составляет от 6 до 18 км, уточнил военачальник. "Аэродром в Сенаки входит в границы ответственности [российских миротворцев в Грузии], город Гори - нет", - сказал Ноговицын, говоря о границах зоны безопасности. "Все буферные зоны легитимны и создаются в рамках существующих договоренностей", - подчеркнул Ноговицын "принципиальную позицию" Москвы по этому вопросу. Министр обороны Грузии Давид Кезерашвили уже заявил о том, что соглашение о прекращении огня между Грузией и Россией "не предусматривает создание каких-либо буферных зон в зонах абхазского и югоосетинского конфликтов". "В этом соглашении о прекращении огня ничего не сказано о так называемых буферных зонах, о чем сейчас говорят представители Генштаба ВС РФ. Поэтому ни Грузия, ни международное сообщество не допустят того, чтобы Россия расширяла ареал своих действий на территории Грузии", - сказал Кезерашвили на брифинге в пятницу. О неприемлемости размещения российский блокпостов на грузинской территории говорил и президент Грузии Михаил Сааакашвили. Однако замглавы Генштаба Ноговицын заявил, что Россия "не намерена вести консультации с руководством Грузии по поводу размера буферных зон". "Агрессией этот президент заявил об одностороннем нарушении существующих договоренностей. Теперь диктовать условия он не имеет ни морального, ни юридического права", - сказал Ноговицын. Он пояснил, что "и на абхазском, и на южноосетинском направлении создано по две линии, на которых расположено по 18 постов миротворцев". По периметру Абхазии их численность составит 2142 военнослужащих, а на в районе Южной Осетии - 452. Поскольку блокпосты, расположенные на основных дорогах и у населенных пунктов, создаются на постоянной основе, в них создаются необходимые бытовые и технические условия, добавил Ноговицын. При этом генерал подчеркнул, что Россия оставляет за собой право при необходимости наращивать миротворческий контингент в конфликтной зоне. Ноговицин также отметил, что все воздушные суда зарубежных государств в зоне ответственности российских миротворцев должны выполнять полеты только с разрешения российской стороны "Сама идеология, схемы выполнения полетов будут нами отдельно оговариваться", - сказал генерал. Однако в пятницу вечером заместитель министра экономического развития Грузии и глава ООО "Грузаэронавигация" Георгий Карбелашвили сказал, что Грузия не собирается согласовывать с РФ полеты иностранных самолетов в зоне ответственности миротворцев. "Грузия ответственна за свое воздушное пространство, которым ежедневно пользуются десятки гражданских воздушных судов иностранных государств, в том числе России. И мы не намерены ни с кем согласовывать полеты в этом пространстве", - сказал зааминистра. Комментируя заявление Ноговицына по поводу необходимости согласований с Россией полетов иностранных самолетов, Карбелашвили назвал его противоречащим здравому смыслу. "Отвод с утра до вечера" Накануне министр обороны России Анатолий Сердюков заявил, что в течение 22 августа отвод всех российских военных частей с грузинской территории будет завершен. По его словам, выдвижение войск в Южную Осетию начнется с раннего утра в пятницу и до конца дня будет завершено. Сердюков также сообщил, что в пределах созданной в районе конфликта зоны безопасности, на специально оборудованных постах останутся российские миротворцы в "необходимом для обеспечения безопасности количестве". Глава Минобороны подчеркнул, что зона безопасности создана в соответствии с принципами урегулирования, согласованными сторонами конфликта при участии президента Франции. В телефонном разговоре с Николя Саркози в минувший вторник российский лидер Дмитрий Медведев заверил, что войска покинут все "внутригрузинские территории" до 22 августа. Грузия считает Абхазию и Южную Осетию неотъемлемыми частями своей территории. Недостаточно быстро Секретарь Совета национальной безопасности Грузии Каха Ломая в пятницу вечером заявил, что российские войска полностью выведены из окрестностей Гори и городов Хашури, Каспи и Зугдиди. По словам Ломая, российские военные еще не открыли движение на автотрассе Тбилиси-Сенаки, но обещают сделать это в ближайшее время. Ранее корреспондент Би-би-си передал, что в пятницу территорию Грузии покинули сотни российских танков и БТР. Корреспондент стал свидетелем того, как в селение Игоети в 35 км от Тбилиси прибывали грузинские полицейские для установления контроля над территорией. Дмитрий Медведев обещал вывести войска из Грузии до пятницы Накануне командующий вооруженными силами НАТО генерал Джон Крэддок назвал отвод российских войск движением "со скоростью улитки". "Оно ведется слишком незначительными [масштабами] и слишком медленно", - сказал он в пятницу в Тбилиси. По мнению Вашингтона, обещанный Москвой отвод войск к местам постоянной дислокации осуществляется недостаточно быстрыми темпами. О необходимости ускорить темпы отвода войск заявил ранее представитель Белого дома Гордон Джондро. США и государства Евросоюза требуют от России незамедлительно вывести свои войска с грузинской территории. Current Mood: dusty Current Music: Love for Three Oranges (Comment on this)
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
5:30 am	funny quote by one person somewhere This is turely amazing.. I prey everyday that I could be a genius...maybe it not to late for me or, I can just prey that one of my grandchildern could become a genius. LOL MORGAN ACHMED MORGAN Current Mood: annoyed Current Music: Morgan Achmed Morgan! (Comment on this)
Saturday, August 16th, 2008
5:12 am	Your citrus sour? It's because of ignorance I accept what you say, O Orange Tree! When you ask an Orange Tree what it thinks about God, you should be prepared for the most childish, tiresome statements of belief you've ever heard, sprinkled with more fallacies than a Logic 101 textbook.     That's what you get for asking a tree!  _______ The Orange Tree Believes in God  My love you, my grandchildren, my sons and daughters, my brothers and sisters. Tell me, my grandchildren, what do you think about God? "Father, what do you mean? God- is truth. How can we have any opinions about God? We know that we need Him, and so we are searching for Him. But many people say, 'There is no God!" and that troubles us. Why do they say such a thing?" My grandchildren, the world says many things. It is true that there is only one God, one prayer, and one community of mankind. But many people in the world have separated into different groups that say different things. So, my grandchildren, rather than saying what we think, let us ask another kind of being what it thinks. Let's ask that beautiful orange tree over there. "O orange tree, do you believe that God exists? Or do you believe that there is no God? What do you think? Is there a God or not?" "O great one of wisdom, I will tell you what I think. God has given me branches full of fruits that are useful and pleasing to others. When I wonder who could possibly have given me so many fruits and put so much good taste in them, I have to believe in God. These fruits are proof enough for me. If there were no God, how could I have so many fruits with such delicious taste? "God created me and covered my head with fruits that could give others peace. If I were to say that there is no God, then it would be like saying, 'I have no fruit, I have nothing.' How can I say I have nothing when I have so much? I could only say such a thing if I were completely ignorant. If I possessed even an atom's worth of wisdom, I would have to say that there is a God. Yes indeed, I do believe in God. "O great one, there are many trees that look just like me. Their leaves and bark have the same colors and hues. They too are called orange trees, yet their tastes and qualities are different from mine. Some taste sweet, some taste sour, some are bitter, and some are stringy. Their tastes and textures differ because of the various qualities that have been working within them. It is ignorance that makes some fruits sour, just as it is ignorance that causes differences of opinion among men. Such opinions come from their qualities. "Men are like us. They are all created by the one God as the children of Adam (A.S.), and they all belong to the family of mankind. There is but one prayer and one taste for everyone. This is the way it is. Yet some men say that there is no God. That is like my saying I have no fruit. These opinions come from ignorance. If they had an atom's worth of wisdom, they would have to believe that there is a God. This is what I think. "O great one, God created us all. It is He who gives you food, and gives your tongue the ability to taste the good and the bad. It is He who puts light in your eyes, makes your nose able to smell, and your ears able to hear. And so that you can understand what you hear, He endows your heart with the grace of His wisdom. He gives you hands and legs so you can give and take and do whatever needs to be done. He gave you the face and the beautiful form of a human being. Day and night, whenever you are hungry, He feeds you. According to your state at each particular time, He gives you water, fruit, or other kinds of nourishment, sometimes more and sometimes less. He knows your needs. "Allah is the One who gives us all nourishment. Without Him, not an atom would move, not a blade of grass would bend. We must believe this with absolute certitude. A man who does not accept this, who does not believe that there is a God, is like a fully-laden tree that cries, 'I have no fruit.' "God lives with man. He created him, He protects him, and He helps him with all his needs. When man has been given so much, it is only his own foolishness that says there is no God. "If you have wisdom, you will realize that man will not believe in God until his ignorance, selfishness, desire, jealousy, and egoism begin to leave him. When he starts to conduct his life properly, leaving the left side and approaching the right, wisdom will come into him. Then he will believe in God. But as long as he remains ignorant, wisdom cannot enter him. O wise one, what is your opinion?" "I accept what you say, O orange tree." It is truly like this, my grandchildren. Do you understand now? If a tree can discover that there is a God, then surely man can do as much. You must understand. Amin. _______ Source:  A sufi site.  They are incredibly backward (for mystics) but at least they stress the importance of the inner jihad over the other, more violent, jihad.   Ha!  The better of two delusions is the one that doesn't want to kill you.  Duh! The Orange Tree is just regurgitating the Surah Ar-Rahman, which itself is unenlightening, but becomes worse when a tree says it.  And at least he left out the djinns and doe-eyed virgins of paradise.  (Even Westerners know the ones I mean!) Incidentally, there will be lots of orange trees in paradise, along with date palms, grapes, and other flora native to the Mediterranean climate.   Like Fullerton.  But with more Muslims. Current Mood: workin' Current Music: Surah Ar-Rahman (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Friday, August 15th, 2008
11:37 am	OMG the satellite fell down! Web Acceleration Client Error (506) - Suspected Recent Satellite Link Outage The satellite link was operating properly up until the most recent web page request, but the last request could not be successfully sent across the satellite link to the Web Acceleration Server. Possible causes for this include recent changes in weather conditions or equipment problems in the Network Operations Center. Trying again at a later time may result in restored service due to either improvements in the weather conditions causing the service outage or rectification of a network problem in the Network Operations Center. If this problem persists, please contact your service provider for additional assistance. Current Mood: Ha ha ha Current Music: Some Arabic garbage (Comment on this)
Sunday, August 10th, 2008
1:07 pm	They came for the wildlife... I had just happened to put on my Middle East clothes to take a walk around outside, when two outsiders approached me! All the way from England, here to look at wildlife. They had, of course, been referred to Zzyzx by the folks across the playa, who promised them foxes, bighorn sheep, and other wild goodies. They saw a coyote but thought it was a wolf, or maybe a fox, if foxes here are bigger than the foxes in England; they saw a great horned owl. They didn't see the sheep (though at the right time they are hard to miss). I told them that if they just stand still and quiet for a few minutes, the wild life will come around. I even translated Fahrenheit into Celsius for them! Unfortunately they had to get going as dusk was rapidly enveloping us. I guess not too interesting except for the fact that I was wearing the long black Middle Eastern abaya. Ha! The heat makes them nuts. Current Mood: foreigners! Current Music: Der Tod und Das Madchen, Schubert (Comment on this)
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008
6:15 am	Fun Lie-berry stuffs Rossiter M. Raymond, writing of his friend William Phipps Blake upon his death in 1910: In conversation, he was fascinating, by reason of his own keen interest in what he was saying. He told a fact as if he had only just discovered it. In the art of delivering in oral abstract the substance of a technical paper, and illustrating his remarks by rapid black-board sketches, he had no superior. He did such things with the grace, directness, and lucidity of a generation not pampered with stenographers, type-writers, and lantern-slides. Out of our earthly life he has departed--stalwart, versatile, tireless, brave, and gentle to the last;--but from my soul, at least, his splendid presence and his serene yet eager spirit will never depart. (Biographical Notice of William Phipps Blake: Transactions of the American Institute of Mining Engineers, pp 1-14) Anthropologists and archaeologists have contributed to the confusion by erroneously applying inappropriate ethnographic analogies to non-cultural tonalite boulder landscapes and by failing to involve geologists in the investigation of what are clearly multi-disciplinary investigations. (Frederick W. Lange and Robert E. Reynolds, An archaeological and geological view of cupule production in an area of western Riverside County, California) ZING!!! I love academic finger-pointing! Goddamn anthropologists and archaeologists! Current Mood: hot Current Music: cricket, fan (Comment on this)
Saturday, August 2nd, 2008
1:54 pm	cool things, not-so-cool things I admit it. I'm a conference lurker. When you have a life of leisure, academic conferences are a really good way of blowing time. As you may know, as an incentive to attend--aside from the invaluable knowledge imparted in the sessions and terrific networking opportunites (gag)--they give attendees bags. That is, Bags o' Stuff, with brochures, toys, memo pads, petri dishes, pens, and so on. Anyway, I've been blessed with a range of industry freebies this year and I thought I would share with you my personal favorite freebie as well as my least favorite. My very favorite: 2 GB memory stick thing emblazoned with HARRAH'S logo (it holds a lot of music, and the whole conference program too) My least favorite (aside from disgusting candy the Nevada CPG likes to shove down our throats): A plastic, square INDIANAPOLIS pin. At first I was like, WTF? Then they told us it was the location of next year's conference. I don't know... I'm still not going to wear it. Close runners-up for favorite: Holland Casinos mints box, decorated like a casino chip. The actual bag from the Indians, which is big and zips on the top--and the stupid logo is easy to cover up. My cat fits inside. LED flashlights from Advanced Electronic Systems and SUZO HAPP, two companies about which I know nothing. Placer Dome bag, because Placer Doom doesn't exist anymore. ADDENDUM: I just remembered that the California Council gave us (only the attendees of their session, that is, the cool ones) official CCPG CERTIFIED RESPONSIBLE GAMBLING ESTABLISHMENT pins! I don't have anywhere to put it, so it has stayed in my camera bag, every once in a while reminding me that I am, despite all appearances, a CCPG Certified Responsible Gambling Establishment. And none of the conferences have really enticing food. They could try harder in the vegetable department. HINT HINT. Current Mood: con-fur-inss Current Music: Boris Grebenshikov (Comment on this)
Thursday, July 24th, 2008
4:13 am	confusing headlines/signs aside from the many squished animals on the road this morning (amusing at first but disquieting by the time you see the fifth pile of sunbaked guts) I saw some interesting, confusing signs. For your enjoyment-- "New patients welcome children too!" "Probability Thrives As Punters Desert Pub Fruits" Huh? Current Mood: eh Current Music: Dvorak miniatures (Comment on this)
Sunday, July 20th, 2008
4:53 pm	Photon assassin May all your sequences be long and exact. Blah. Current Mood: anemic Current Music: fan (Comment on this)
Monday, June 16th, 2008
4:13 pm	Bolshoe kosmicheskoe puteshestvie If you need me, I'll be in Slovenia. Ignoring you. So don't need me. Hvala! Current Mood: sqrt -1 Current Music: ЯR (Comment on this)
Thursday, June 12th, 2008
2:37 pm	about the best architecture style EVER Earthquake shakes SB building, but it does not fall! Inspires SB to adopt city-wide building code of SPANISH COLONIAL REVIVAL! Like Fullerton! Visionary cities who plant trees along streets and build parks and ENFORCE the usage of Spanish Colonial Revival (tiles, fountains, arches, pink plaster walls, cactus, mosque-looking domes, courtyards, dark hardwoods, palm trees, wrought iron accents) are, in a word, cool. Architectonics is awesome. Also, hot springs. Current Mood: smiley face Current Music: matins for the Virgen de Guadaloupe (sic) (Comment on this)
Monday, June 9th, 2008
2:33 pm	quakin' feelin' sorry for the 89523 it's not their fault bustin' up laughin' crumblin' with tears woke me up at 10:53:41 PDT no cracks in the wall, no fire some others felt it but most did not pictures rattled but did not fall it wasn't me jumping up and down that was the p wave it wasn't me jumping up and down, i said that was the s wave did you feel it? i was excited the cats didn't care the dogs didn't howl the birds didn't stop chirping   and i was not shaken from an earthy depression a clay foundation for a wooden thought that did not fall completely off. for a stove that stayed in its place and a tenacious bauble perched on a shelf, this quake is for you, congratulations cheers to the sunny epicenter heartfelt  thanks to the focus strikin' and slippin' and faultin' and dippin' and rockin' and rollin' you made these valleys, these mountains,  these horsts and grabens, and curse the haughty vegetation  that dares obscure your creation that wasn't meant to rhyme but it did so cool beans 6/8/2008, 10:53:41 PDT Current Mood: excited Current Music: RR vsyo vernyotsya nazad (Comment on this)
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
3:02 pm	!!! DELAWARE !!! Currently the Delaware video lottery facilities are closed from 6 a.m. to noon on Sunday mornings, whereas nearby competitor states allow gaming at these times!!! Despite public notice of operating hours, many patrons to Delaware video lottery facilities arrive from out of state on Sunday mornings only to be disappointed that the gaming facilities are closed!!!!!!!!! DeLaWaRe! Whoeooao!!! Current Mood: Working!!! Current Music: computer nerds bantering (Comment on this)