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Treasuries tumbled with gold and the dollar rallied, while U.S. equities retreated, as concern grew that the Federal Reserve will scale back its stimulus efforts if the labor market continues to improve.
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We started the tour off with the owner, Jeff Miller. He told us about how the farm started in 1987 on a small plot of leased land in Woodinville. They provided a few local restaurants with fresh greens. They have grown a lot since then. Today they have 55 acres in Monroe and are working with Whole Foods to increase their production. They are also working with Cedar Grove to test out various compost to see what kind of affect the various composts have on the veggies.
They also have a CSA where you can pick up a box of their fresh veggies weekly at the farm or at one of their delivery locations. If I wasn't already in a CSA with Full Circle I would consider joining this one.
Lunch was pretty awesome. We started by being served a curried spinach and mushroom bisque with hazelnut gremolata. We then served ourselves a plate of lacinato kale salad with pumpkin dijon dressing & shaved root vegetables and roasted beet and ricotta ravioli tossed with an herbed acorn squash butter sauce. And there was plenty of leftovers for people to go up for seconds.
After lunch we were offered a small box of their fresh greens. It was such a great day, we decided to stop by another farm before heading home. We drove over to Carnation to visit Jubilee Farm's pumpkin patch and go on a hay ride.
Below are a few pics that were taken at the two farms. Additional pics can be found on my Flickr sets: Willie Greens Farm Set & Jubilee Farm Set
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Our customers say it best!
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- R.C., Marshall, MI (3/2012)
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- M.A., San Bernadino, CA (3/2012)
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(About our Fruit Clubs) "I bought this club for my mom, who is hard to shop for. She happily showed me her first shipment - the fruit was big and beautiful, tissue wrapped and perfect. It came with a letter describing what she can expect to receive each month. She is so pleased and excited, looking forward to the gift that keeps on coming, and I am happy that I'm giving her something so nice & healthy... This gift made me a hero! I would order this again for sure. Thank you Golden State Fruit!"
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(About our Chocolate Covered Strawberries) "Bought this as a gift for a girlfriend. She loves it! Said they were delicious and a nice surprise to receive. I've had these before and they are biggest strawberries I have ever seen. I love them and will be ordering more in the future."
- K.H., Long Island City, NY (11/2011)
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- S.J., Boxford, MA (6/2011)
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- B.R., Floral Park, NY CA (3/2011)
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- J.S., Pulaski, AR (12/2010)
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- G.S., Belmont, CA (12/2010)
"We always send pears at Christmas but the firm we used to use has narrowed their offerings & upped their prices so we went looking for a new source. We ordered these to test the quality & they passed with flying colors...so tasty. We will be using this company for our Christmas pears."
- S.H., Greeneville, TN (12/2010)
"Thanks for the prompt response from customer service when I called them. I was told by the recipient that the basket was very nice."
- P.F., Berlin, PA (12/2010)
"This is the second time I've ordered the same item - for 2 different gift recipients. Excellent service both times plus favorable reviews from both recipients as to the quality."
- V.W., Denver, CO (10/2010)
"Just a quick note to let you know that the fruit assortment that we had you ship to out mother arrived as promised (Friday). Our mother was most pleased. She says that the pears were wrapped very well, and each piece of fruit in the box was perfect. She is looking forward to enjoying them in the days ahead. Many thanks for a job well done!"
- D.C., La Porte, IN (09/2010)
"I have used Golden State Fruits now for three different shipments. All orders have been executed perfectly and the fruit has been rated outstanding by those who got it."
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- M. S., San Jose, CA (11/2009)
"This was a present for my granddaughter who is on her college swim team and needs LOTS of nutritous snacks. Her comment when she received it was "Outstanding.......way cool"
- V. W., Muncie, IN (11/2009)
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- C. M., Torrington, WY (11/2009)
"Found this company online and ordered a basket of fruit as a trial run. My family and I were very impressed with the product in how it was packaged, and more importantly the taste of the fruit. We will definitely be purchasing fruit from them again."
- M. W., Westminster, CA (10/2009)
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- E. D., Ashland, KY (10/2009)
(About our Organic Ventura Golden Comice Signature Fruit Gift)
"Best Pears, Hands Down! If you're looking for a great, unique, and delicious gift to give for Christmas, this is it! You can't get much better than the sweet, juicy Comice pears. These come gift boxed and ships for Christmas (or any occasion). And to add another sweet fact - they're organic! One bite of these and you'll be hooked and have no hesitation about giving them as a gift. (Include napkins!)"
- C. D., Columbus, OH (10/2009)
"Second time ordering and the fruit was just as beautiful and delicious as the first time. Awesome company that's up there with Harry and David. Thanks."
- L. M., Wichita Falls, TX (9/2009)
"I received calls this evening from friends/family that my recent 2 orders arrived. Everyone was very complementary. You folks did a great job three times in a row. Thanks again."
- P. W., Glastonbury, CT (8/2009)
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- L. S., Windsor, CA (8/2009)
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My mom loved the fresh nectarines and plums. She had never seen peaches so big, wow we were impressed. The quality of the presentation was also top-notch.... I will definitely order from Golden State Fruit again.
- A. V., Austin, TX (7/2009)
"Mom said the pears she received for Mothers Day were the biggest sweetest pears she had ever tasted and that she could eat one by itself for a meal. Could be a new diet craze!!"
- R.M., Atlanta, GA (6/2009)
"My mother absolutely LOVED the delicious fruit for Mother's Day. The chocolates and jordan almonds made her day even better as a small treat and token of love. It arrived right on time as indicated :) Your website is very easy to manage and your variety of baskets look very yummy."
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Janice M. Greening, a Denver back and neck injury attorney and former registered nurse, has handled more than 3,000 injury and disability cases. If you have suffered a back or neck injury in a slip-and-fall accident or in a car or truck accident related to your work, we can help. For a free consultation, call 303-586-2967 or contact us online.
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MORE than 850 retail jobs were announced today as stores hope for the busiest Christmas period in years.
Some 650 of the positions were announced by two of the country's top retailers Boots and Heatons.
Boots Ireland will create 400 temporary full- and part-time positions in its Irish stores to cover the festive celebrations.
“Customer service is critically important at Boots and this is even more important when our stores are at their busiest the during the Christmas season,” said Carmel O'Brien of Boots Ireland.
In addition, department store Heatons will create 250 temporary jobs in its retail stores throughout Ireland.
Covering the Christmas period, the jobs will be across the company's 52 stores in Ireland.
“This year, we expect a very busy Christmas period. Each Christmas, our temporary staff play a key role in supporting our existing team in offering a consistently high level of customer service to all our customers,” a spokesperson said.
And ONLY, a Danish fashion brand, is preparing to open four independent stores across in Ireland, including a flagship store on Dublin's Grafton Street on December 6.
Another outlet will open in Kilkenny's MacDonagh Junction on the same date, with further stores opening in Limerick and Cork will open ahead of March 2013.
In a statement, the company said it has undergone an image overhaul and has taken a new style direction “that is ready to hit Irish shores”.
ONLY also has plans to grow in Ireland, opening up more than 20 new stores across the next three years, providing more than 200 new jobs.
Head of strategy and business at the retailer Thomas Lauritzen said: “The expansion of ONLY into the Irish market is a great move for us as a brand. ONLY will be creating a significant number of jobs in the retail sector over the next three years.”
Boots also announced it will be extending its opening hours over the festive period, with many stores open until 6pm on Christmas Eve.
Its jobs announcement comes weeks after confirmed an additional 27 new jobs in Cork and Galway, having opened new stores in both counties.
The news comes after retailer Argos said in September it was on the hunt for up to 700 workers for the Christmas period.
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Monday, April 22, 2013 @ 05:04 PM gHale
A new spam campaign is out that leverages the name of Australian telecom company TPG Telecom in an effort to distribute a variant of the ZeuS Trojan.
Bearing the subject “Restoration of Mobile Phone Deposit,” researchers at Kaspersky Labs found the faux email reads:
The balance of your Mobile Phone Deposit has dropped below $5.00, and we have initiated a debit of $16.95 to restore the balance to $20.00. Please refer to the attached report with detailed status of your account.
Thank you for using the TPG mobile phone service. Your customer ID is 5212306”
The file attached to these malicious emails appears to be a harmless document. However, in reality, it’s an executable identified by Kaspersky as Trojan-Spy.Win32.Zbot.jqye, a threat designed to steal sensitive information from infected computers.
It’s worth noting that Trojan-Spy.Win32.Zbot.jqye is one of the most famous ZeuS variants.
If you come across such emails, be sure to ignore them. If you’ve already opened the attachment, scan your system immediately with an updated antivirus solution.
Friday, April 5, 2013 @ 05:04 PM gHale
Bitcoin’s digital currency has not escaped the notice of attackers, many of whom are turning their attention to finding ways to use the system for their own gains like introducing new pieces of malware.
There is now a piece of malware in circulation that is using Skype as a spreading mechanism and then using infected machines’ processing power to mine Bitcoins.
The new malware is sending links to Skype users with a message encouraging them to click to see a photo of themselves online. The campaign began yesterday and is still ongoing, with thousands of victims clicking on the malicious link every hour, according to an analysis by Dmitry Bestuzhev of Kaspersky Lab.
“The initial dropper is downloaded from a server located in India. The detection rate on VirusTotal is low. Once the machine is infected it drops to the system many other pieces of malware. Downloads come from the Hotfile.com service. At the same time the malware connects to its C2 server located in Germany,” Bestuzhev said.
Once the malware is on the victim’s machine, it goes about the business of usurping the PC’s processing power to mine for Bitcoins. The Bitcoin network relies on a complex system to create each Bitcoin and verify the currency is valid and being spent by the owner of those Bitcoins. Part of that process requires quite a bit of processing power, and that’s what the attackers behind this malware campaign are after.
Here’s how the Bitcoin Project explains the mining process:
“Bitcoin mining is the process of making computer hardware do mathematical calculations for the Bitcoin network to confirm transactions and increase security. As a reward for their services, Bitcoin miners can collect transaction fees for the transactions they confirm along with newly created bitcoins. Mining is a specialized and competitive market where the rewards are divided up according to how much calculation is done,” the Project said.
The malware, identified as Trojan.Win32.Jorik.IRCbot.xkt, causes a massive spike in the CPU usage on an infected machine, Bestuzhev said.
Wednesday, January 16, 2013 @ 02:01 PM gHale
Knowing users fail to update their installations, cybercriminals will always jump at the chance to take advantage of the vulnerabilities and that is why a 5-year-long cyber espionage campaign at one point was using an old Java exploit to push malware.
This revelation came out after Kaspersky Labs earlier this week unveiled the espionage program dubbed operation Red October that was tracking and following governments and other orgranizations.
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Kaspersky experts have said the cybercriminals are leveraging vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word and Excel to push malware onto their victims’ computers.
However, according to Seculert, back in February 2012, they relied on an older Java vulnerability (CVE-2011-3544).
“In this vector, the attackers sent an email with an embedded link to a specially crafted PHP web page. This webpage exploited a vulnerability in Java, and in the background downloaded and executed the malware automatically,” the Seculert researchers said.
Oracle patched the security hole abused by this exploit back in October 2011, but the attackers utilized it in February 2012. This shows cybercriminals often make use of known vulnerabilities, knowing that users fail to update their installations.
Wednesday, November 7, 2012 @ 03:11 PM gHale
Users are not quickly patching Oracle and Adobe updates as these companies do not seem to be getting their users to fix products, a new study showed.
Oracle Java, Adobe Flash Player, Reader and Shockwave, Apple’s QuickTime and iTunes, and Nullsoft’s Winamp are in the top 10 of Kaspersky Labs’ IT Threat Evolution for the third quarter. 35 percent of the computers studied by Kaspersky suffered from vulnerabilities in Java, with just under 19 percent vulnerable to infection through the Adobe Flash Player.
Of the computers studied by Kaspersky in the third quarter, 35 percent suffered from a Java vulnerability and 19 percent from a vulnerability in an Adobe product.
Compared to the third quarter of 2011, Adobe has at least improved by a few percentage points. Sun/Oracle Java, however, remained stuck around the 30 percent mark since 2010. Java’s patch and update agents are behind the competition.
Adobe stands out in these security reports for the number of vulnerabilities which users have failed to fix and the number of affected products.
Adobe tends to occupy fifth place in Kaspersky’s top 10, also suggesting that Adobe’s update agents could do better.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 @ 10:10 AM gHale
Germany just overtook the U.S. when it comes to email users getting the most malicious email messages.
Germany topped the chart with 13.87% of malicious mail directed at its users, followed by Spain (7.43%), Russia (6.85%), India (6.39%), Vietnam (5.95%), Australia (5.94%), China (5.80%) and the U.S (5.62%), according to a report on September’s spam by Kaspersky. The U.S. had led the chart for the previous eight months.
Kaspersky said 3.4% of all emails contained malicious files, a drop of 0.5 percent compared to the previous month. Germany saw a six percent point rise in its detections and Spain saw a four percent rise, while United Kingdom’s share dropped two percent to 4.67%.
It was also a month for drastic changes in the top ten malware detected by Kaspersky. Long-term leader “Trojan-Spy.HTML.Fraud.gen” fell out of the top ten completely, giving its top spot to “Backdoor.Win32.Androm.kv” (aka Backdoor.Trojan and PWS-Zbot.gen.ana), a backdoor Trojan which enables remote access, found in 6.32% of the malicious emails. Right behind was “Email-Worm.Win32.Bagle.gt”, an email address harvester and malicious program downloader, and then the “Email-Worm.Mydoom.m” and “Mydoom.l” email address harvesters. Also in the top ten were four ransomware Trojans.
Of the spam that didn’t have malicious programs attached, Kaspersky noted a rise in mails with an oil and gas theme, such as bogus lottery mails apparently from Russian energy companies Gazprom and Lukoil.
They also noted an increase in spam pointing users at infected coupon sites with good imitations of legitimate Groupon mailings, the appearance of Michelle Obama’s name in lottery email which claims to come from the “World Wide Web Owner” and mass English-language mailings of the controversial film “The Innocence of Muslims” which lacked the expected malicious attachments or dangerous links.
Overall, spam levels grew by 2.3 percent points from August to reach 72.5% of all email traffic, and phishing mails tripled, to reach 0.03%.
Monday, October 29, 2012 @ 09:10 AM gHale
Editor’s Note: This is an excerpt from the Practical SCADA Security blog at Tofino Security.
By Heather MacKenzie
The most destructive post-Stuxnet discovery of advanced threats is a malicious malware known as Shamoon. Like Stuxnet, Duqu and Flame, it targeted energy companies in the Middle East, this time Saudi Aramco, Qatar’s RasGas and likely other oil and gas concerns in the region.
It is a new species however, because it did not disrupt an industrial process as Stuxnet did, nor did it stealthily steal business information as Flame and Duqu did. Instead it removed and overwrote the information on the hard drives of 30,000 to 55,000 (yes those numbers are correct) workstations of Saudi Aramco (and who knows how many more at other firms).
Iran behind Shamoon Attack
Shamoon Mitigations Shelter Systems
Shamoon Malware and SCADA Security
Saudi Attack has ‘Inside’ Suspects
Shamoon Malware Variant Running
New Virus Hits Oil Giant, LNG Producer
Qatar’s RasGas Suffers Virus Hit
Saudi Aramco Back Up after Attack
Saudi Aramco Hacked
Nothing this damaging has been seen in a while. As a Kaspersky Lab expert commented “Nowadays, destructive malware is rare; the main focus of cybercriminals is financial profit. Cases like the one here do not appear very often.”
First discovered August 16 by Symantec, Kaspersky Labs, and Seculert, Shamoon was introduced into Saudi Aramco by a disgruntled insider that had full access to the system. It took control of an Internet connected computer and used that computer to communicate back to an external Command-and-Control server. It also infected other computers running Microsoft Windows that were not Internet connected. This type of malware is a “botnet” which is a collection of compromised computers under the control of a single individual or group.
The name Shamoon comes from a folder name within the malware executable: “c:\shamoon\ArabianGulf\wiper\release.pdb”
While the significance of the word “Shamoon” is not known, it is speculated that it is the name of one of the malware authors. Shamoon is the equivalent of Simon in Arabic.
Symantec describes Shamoon as having 3 components:
1. Dropper – the main component and source of the original infection. It drops components 2 and 3 onto the infected computer, copies itself to network shares, executes itself and creates a service to start itself whenever Windows starts.
2. Wiper – this is the destructive module. It compiles a list of files from specific locations on the infected computers, erases them, and sends information about the files back to the attacker. The erased files are overwritten with corrupted jpeg files, “obstructing any potential file recovery by the victim.”
3. Reporter – this module sends infection information back to the attacker’s central computer.
While all of this sounds sophisticated, Kaspersky Labs concluded, due to a number of errors found in the code, the developers of Shamoon are “skilled amateurs.” They are not in the same league as the sophisticated coders of Stuxnet and Flame.
On August 15 Saudi Aramco posted on its Facebook page “…the company has isolated all its electronic systems from outside access as an early precautionary measure that was taken following a sudden disruption that affected some of the sectors of its electronic network. The disruption was suspected to be the result of a virus that had infected personal workstations without affecting the primary components of the network.”
They later told Reuters: “Shamoon [the virus] spread through the company’s network and wiped computers’ hard drives clean. Saudi Aramco says damage was limited to office computers and did not affect systems software that might hurt technical operations.”
However, as CIO blogger Constantine von Hoffman said, “You don’t destroy 30,000 workstations without causing a vast amount of damage. It might be possible that the attack didn’t directly hit oil production or harm the flow of oil out of the ground. No one I’ve spoken to has suggested it did, but it’s clear that if the company’s statement is true then Aramco used a very strict reading of the phrase “oil production.”
von Hoffman went on to question the Saudi Aramco statement that all damage had been repaired by Aug 26. He also wonders, in the days of oil and gas projects being dominated by joint ventures, how other energy companies’ computers could not have been damaged by Shamoon.
Indeed, Leon Panetta, the U.S. Defense Secretary recently described Shamoon as the most destructive attack the business sector has seen to date and a “significant escalation of the cyberthreat.”
Jim Lewis, a computer expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington added “There is a really significant dollar cost to this attack. The computers were out for as much as a week and had to be replaced.”
It is now known that the attack was initiated by a disgruntled insider, an Aramco employee, “an extraordinary development in a country where open dissent is banned” who may have been working with the Iranian government.
Bloomburg attributes the attack to a single perpetrator who did not have the skills to do advanced coding or attack the company’s oil production sites. Their view rests on the fact the forensic analysis of the code does not show advanced elements that typically suggest a nation state perpetrator. The motive in this case is believed to come from the disenfranchised Shiite minority in Saudi Arabia’s eastern province.
However, ISSSource describes how “Iran’s Cyber Army” has been building up its capability over time and attributes the attack to Iran working with an insider. It also puts forward two theories about why the Iranians might have instigated it.
One theory is the attacks were motivated by “deep wrath” at the Saudi government because of:
a. The mistreatment of the Shiites by Saudi Aramco.
b. The Saudi government’s assistance to Sunni factions in Syria and Bahrain.
The other theory is the attacks are retaliatory measures against the U.S. for:
a. Stuxnet, the U.S-Israeli backed malware that disrupted Iran’s nuclear enrichment program and
b. Payback for the severe U.S.-imposed sanctions that have sent the Iranian economy into a tailspin.
Shamoon was a destroyer of data on workstations of energy companies in the Arabian Gulf. There is no evidence it had any impact on SCADA or ICS systems.
What does it mean for automation professionals? The good news is that like Stuxnet, Flame and Duqu, Shamoon was highly targeted. But the bad news is that it is another indicator that industry, especially the energy industry is now a target.
You might want to update your risk assessments. Of great concern is the fact this attack lowers the bar for effective disruption of a business. One or more people with skills slightly better than amateurs and a relatively low level of effort were able to penetrate a well-protected network and destroy massive amounts of data (albeit with insider access). In addition, they did it at a scale and speed that is unprecedented.
Imagine the damage that could be done if any group of people with an axe to grind against your organization activates a similar attack against you? The success of Shamoon is sure to attract copycats. This rouses the kind of fear we have when we think of terrorists getting their hands on nuclear weapons. No rules of engagement apply.
Call it “cyber warfare” or “cyber hype,” the bottom line is the information/networked world is facing increased threats and SCADA and ICS systems are part of that world.
Heather MacKenzie is with Tofino Security. Click here to read the full version of the Practical SCADA Security blog.
Friday, September 21, 2012 @ 02:09 PM gHale
A whole family of Flame-related malware is running out in the cyber street, with much of it likely undetected as yet, said Security vendor Kaspersky Labs.
Earlier this week, Kasperksy said it detected three Flame-related pieces of malware.
Kaspersky’s chief malware expert Vitaly Kamluk said analysis of the command and control (C&C) servers used by Flame’s authors indicated the extent of the cyber espionage campaign may be larger than first thought.
“The code running on the C&C server is able to ‘speak the languages’ that three other malicious applications can understand and those applications are not Flame,” said Kamluk.
“We have confirmed that at least one of those three has spread as we have registered an incoming connection on our sinkhole server from a machine that ‘speaks’ one of these new ‘languages’ (communication protocols).”
Kumlak said there are likely more than the three new Flame-level threats currently operating undetected in the wild.
“It is very possible there are more variants. They started building RedProtocol, yet another ‘language’ for unknown malware. No known client types are using that one, which means that there is even more malware out there,” said Kumlak.
“It means that Flame is not the only one in this big family,” he said. “There are others and they aren’t just other known malwares such as Stuxnet, Gauss or Duqu.”
Last May, Kaspersky found Flame, a computer virus with data-snatching capabilities, not only hitting machines in Iran, but elsewhere in the Middle East, and was “20 times larger than Stuxnet.”
While the true call of duty for Flame remains a bit muddled, its creators did order infected computers still under their control to download and execute a component designed to remove all traces of the malware in a move to prevent forensic analysis, Symantec security researchers said.
Monday, August 20, 2012 @ 05:08 PM gHale
Android is under attack, there is no doubt about it, but how severe the attack is remains open to debate.
On one hand you have Kaspersky Labs saying the number of Android Trojans tripled in the second quarter of the year and now stands at 15,000.
On the other hand, F-Secure has seen only a moderate increase of 40 new Android malware. The difference appears easy to explain.
Kaspersky’s numbers relies upon unique samples. That means when a new bug appears, a hash value generates for the program. If this digital fingerprint is not in the company’s database, then it accounts for a new unique sample. In practice though, a new unique sample could generate by replacing an “A” with an “a” in the code, making a new hash value even though the malicious program remains the same. So, in the second quarter of 2012, 14,923 Android Trojans landed in the Kaspersky Malware Statistics.
F-Secure has, for some time, chosen a more sophisticated approach to how it analyzes the pests for its statistics, such as those it presents in its quarterly Mobile Threat Report. It bases its numbers for malware distribution on malware families or variants and therefore provides a much better measurement of the real threat compared to the inflated unique samples values.
F-Secure discovered in the April to June period, 40 new families or variants of existing families of malware emerged.
While the numbers may be different, both AV vendors agree on one thing: Android is the preferred mobile platform for attackers.
Monday, August 13, 2012 @ 06:08 PM gHale
After more analysis on the new virus called Gauss, it seems the tool has capabilities to attack national critical infrastructure and steal financial data.
While not confirmed, it appears as though the same masterminds behind this virus is the same as those that were behind the state-sponsored Flame and Stuxnet. ISSSource reported the masterminds behind Stuxnet and Flame were the U.S. and Isreael.
Stuxnet Fears: Iran Ministries Air Gap
Iran: ‘Massive Cyber Attack’ Detected
India on Stuxnet Alert
Flame Out: Certificate Management Changed
Flame Keeps Security Wags on Alert
Talk to Me: Stuxnet, Flame a Global Alert
Stuxnet Warfare: The Gloves are Off
Flame: ‘20 Times Larger than Stuxnet’
New Stuxnet Waiting for Green Light
Stuxnet Loaded by Iran Double Agents
Researchers at Kaspersky Labs discovered Gauss in June and it has already infected personal computers in Lebanon and other countries in the Middle East.
The sophisticated malware, which not only steals system information but has a potentially dangerous “mysterious payload,” also contains a module known as Godel which researchers have concluded contain a weapon for attacking industrial control systems.
Ross Brewer, vice president and managing director for international markets, LogRhythm, has made the following comments:
“This latest malware discovery clearly shows a developing trend of sophisticated cyber weapons, like the Stuxnet, Duqu and Flame viruses, which aim to take control of critical national systems. While Gauss’ initial purpose appears to be the theft of financial information, its inclusion of the ‘Godel’ module further proves that cyber warfare tactics between nation states can result in significant damage to physical infrastructure.
“A large proportion of today’s cyber security breaches – whether cyber espionage exercises such as data theft or full on cyber attacks that take control of critical systems – are a result of organizations lacking visibility into the activity taking place across their networks.”
Traditional perimeter cyber security defenses such as anti-virus software just aren’t enough to ensure protection, particularly as Gauss’s “cousin,” the Flame virus, avoided detection from 43 different anti-virus tools and took over two years to detect.
Critical infrastructure users need to keep a continuous monitoring of all log data generated by IT systems, so make sure there are not any aberrant network activity. And if there is to identify, anlyze and remediate it in real time.
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Is there a reason to get excited about CABIN FEVER: PATIENT ZERO? The second entry didn't exactly set the world on fire and the first entry in the series seems like distant memory in Eli Roth's career. Does anyone out there actually think this prequel going to be anything more than an unnecessary cash grab?
If so, your argument will soon by aided by this latest bit of news. PATIENT ZERO has received its composer. Kevin Riepl, the man who scored such projects as SILENT NIGHT, THE AGRESSION SCALE, and ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES, will be writing the music for the film. The guy has an impressive resume, so perhaps his involvement marks a film with a bit more substance than I'm giving it credit for.
CABIN FEVER: PATIENT ZERO is set for release sometime in 2014. The film is directed by ALTITUDE filmmaker Kaare Andrews and stars Sean Astin, Jillian Murray, and Brando Eaton. Enjoy a synopsis for the movie below and, while you're at it, enlighten us as to your own feelings on the prequel.
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December 15, 2012
Love, love this bag. It looks even better when you are carrying it. Yes, it's a large bag, it's a hobo with fringe! BTW the bigger the purse, the smaller YOU look, just a fashion tip.
November 17, 2012
being the boho woman that I am - this bag is perfect. a little larger than what I'm used to but that's OK. love the color, the quality of leather - AND THE FRINGE IS JUST ENOUGH!
October 31, 2012
Too big! It is bulky and a bit heavy. Not very practical.
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Chapter 49 - Past And Future
I write from memory, unassisted by notes or diaries; and I have no distinct recollection of the length of our residence abroad. It certainly extended over a period of some months. Long after Eustace was strong enough to take the journey to London the doctors persisted in keeping him in Paris. He had shown symptoms of weakness in one of his lungs, and his medical advisers, seeing that he prospered in the dry atmosphere of France, warned him to be careful of breathing too soon the moist air of his own country.
Thus it happened that we were still in Paris when I received my next news from Gleninch.
This time no letters passed on either side. To my surprise and delight, Benjamin quietly made his appearance one morning in our pretty French drawing-room. He was so preternaturally smart in his dress, and so incomprehensibly anxious (while my husband was in the way) to make us understand that his reasons for visiting Paris were holiday reasons only, that I at once suspected him of having crossed the Channel in a double character--say, as tourist in search of pleasure, when third persons were present; as ambassador from Mr. Playmore, when he and I had the room to ourselves.
Later in the day I contrived that we should be left together, and I soon found that my anticipations had not misled me. Benjamin had set out for Paris, at Mr. Playmore's express request, to consult with me as to the future, and to enlighten me as to the past. He presented me with his credentials in the shape of a little note from the lawyer.
"There are some few points" (Mr. Playmore wrote) "which the recovery of the letter does not seem to clear up. I have done my best, with Mr. Benjamin's assistance, to find the right explanation of these debatable matters; and I have treated the subject, for the sake of brevity, in the form of Questions and Answers. Will you accept me as interpreter, after the mistakes I made when you consulted me in Edinburgh? Events, I admit, have proved that I was entirely wrong in trying to prevent you from returning to Dexter--and partially wrong in suspecting Dexter of being directly, instead of indirectly, answerable for the first Mrs. Eustace's death. I frankly make my confession, and leave you to tell Mr. Benjamin whether you think my new Catechism worthy of examination or not."
I thought his "new Catechism" (as he called it) decidedly worthy of examination. If you don't ag ree with this view, and if you are dying to be done with me and my narrative, pass on to the next chapter by all means!
Benjamin produced the Questions and Answers; and read them to me, at my request, in these terms:
"Questions suggested by the letter discovered at Gleninch. First Group: Questions relating to the Diary. First Question: obtaining access to Mr. Macallan's private journal, was Miserrimus Dexter guided by any previous knowledge of its contents?
"Answer: It is doubtful if he had any such knowledge. The probabilities are that he noticed how carefully Mr. Macallan secured his Diary from observation; that he inferred therefrom the existence of dangerous domestic secrets in the locked-up pages; and that he speculated on using those secrets for his own purpose when he caused the false keys to be made.
"Second Question: To what motive are we to attribute Miserrimus Dexter's interference with the sheriff's officers, on the day when they seized Mr. Macallan's Diary along with his other papers?
"Answer: In replying to this question, we must first do justice to Dexter himself. Infamously as we now know him to have acted, the man was not a downright fiend. That he secretly hated Mr. Macallan, as his successful rival in the affections of the woman he loved--and that he did all he could to induce the unhappy lady to desert her husband--are, in this case, facts not to be denied. On the other hand, it is fairly to be doubted whether he were additionally capable of permitting the friend who trusted him to be tried for murder, through his fault, without making an effort to save the innocent man. It had naturally never occurred to Mr. Macallan (being guiltless of his wife's death) to destroy his Diary and his letters, in the fear that they might be used against him. Until the prompt and secret action of the Fiscal took him by surprise, the idea of his being charged with the murder of his wife was an idea which we know, from his own statement, had never even entered his mind. But Dexter must have looked at the matter from another point of view. In his last wandering words (spoken when his mind broke down) he refers to the Diary in these terms, 'The Diary will hang him; I won't have him hanged.' If he could have found his opportunity of getting at it in time--or if the sheriff's officers had not been too quick for him--there can be no reasonable doubt that Dexter would have himself destroyed the Diary, foreseeing the consequences of its production in court. So strongly does he appear to have felt these considerations, that he even resisted the officers in the execution of their duty. His agitation when he sent for Mr. Playmore to interfere was witnessed by that gentleman, and (it may not be amiss to add) was genuine agitation beyond dispute.
"Questions of the Second Group: relating to the Wife's Confession. First Question: What prevented Dexter from destroying the letter, when he first discovered it under the dead woman's pillow?
"Answer: The same motives which led him to resist the seizure of the Diary, and to give his evidence in the prisoner's favor at the Trial, induced him to preserve the letter until the verdict was known. Looking back once more at his last words (as taken down by Mr. Benjamin), we may infer that if the verdict had been Guilty, he would not have hesitated to save the innocent husband by producing the wife's confession. There are degrees in all wickedness. Dexter was wicked enough to suppress the letter, which wounded his vanity by revealing him as an object for loathing and contempt--but he was not wicked enough deliberately to let an innocent man perish on the scaffold. He was capable of exposing the rival whom he hated to the infamy and torture of a public accusation of murder; but, in the event of an adverse verdict, he shrank before the direr cruelty of letting him be hanged. Reflect, in this connection, on what he must have suffered, villain as he was, when he first read the wife's confession. He had calculated on undermining her affection for her husband--and whither had his calculations led him? He had driven the woman whom he loved to the last dreadful refuge of death by suicide! Give these considerations their due weight; and you will understand that some little redeeming virtue might show itself, as the result even of _this_ man's remorse.
"Second Question: What motive influenced Miserrimus Dexter's conduct, when Mrs. (Valeria) Macallan informed him that she proposed reopening the inquiry into the poisoning at Gleninch?
"Answer: In all probability, Dexter's guilty fears suggested to him that he might have been watched on the morning when he secretly entered the chamber in which the first Mrs. Eustace lay dead. Feeling no scruples himself to restrain him from listening at doors and looking through keyholes, he would be all the more ready to suspect other people of the same practices. With this dread in him, it would naturally occur to his mind that Mrs. Valeria might meet with the person who had watched him, and might hear all that the person had discovered--unless he led her astray at the outset of her investigations. Her own jealous suspicions of Mrs. Beauly offered him the chance of easily doing this. And he was all the readier to profit by the chance, being himself animated by the most hostile feeling toward that lady. He knew her as the enemy who destroyed the domestic peace of the mistress of the house; he loved the mistress of the house--and he hated her enemy accordingly. The preservation of his guilty secret, and the persecution of Mrs. Beauly: there you have the greater and the lesser motive of his conduct in his relations with Mrs. Eustace the second!"*
----------------------------------- * Note by the writer of the Narrative:
Look back for a further illustration of this point of view to the scene at Benjamin's house (Chapter XXXV.), where Dexter, in a moment of ungovernable agitation, betrays his own secret to Valeria. -----------------------------------
Benjamin laid down his notes, and took off his spectacles.
"We have not thought it necessary to go further than this," he said. "Is there any point you can think of that is still left unexplained?"
I reflected. There was no point of any importance left unexplained that I could remember. But there was one little matter (suggested by the recent allusions to Mrs. Beauly) which I wished (if possible) to have thoroughly cleared up.
"Have you and Mr. Playmore ever spoken together on the subject of my husband's former attachment to Mrs. Beauly?" I asked. "Has Mr. Playmore ever told you why Eustace did not marry her, after the Trial?"
"I put that question to Mr. Playmore myself," said Benjamin. "He answered it easily enough. Being your husband's confidential friend and adviser, he was consulted when Mr. Eustace wrote to Mrs. Beauly, after the Trial; and he repeated the substance of the letter, at my request. Would you like to hear what I remember of it, in my turn?"
I owned that I should like to hear it. What Benjamin thereupon told me, exactly coincided with what Miserrimus Dexter had told me--as related in the thirtieth chapter of my narrative. Mrs. Beauly had been a witness of the public degradation of my husband. That was enough in itself to prevent him from marrying her: He broke off with _her_ for the same reason which had led him to separate himself from _me._ Existence with a woman who knew that he had been tried for his life as a murderer was an existence which he had not resolution enough to face. The two accounts agreed in every particular. At last my jealous curiosity was pacified; and Benjamin was free to dismiss the past from further consideration, and to approach the more critical and more interesting topic of the future.
His first inquiries related to Eustace. He asked if my husband had any suspicion of the proceedings which had taken place at Gleninch.
I told him what had happened, and how I had contrived to put off the inevitable disclosure for a time.
My old friend's face cleared up as he listened to me.
"This will be good news for Mr. Playmore," he said. "Our excellent friend, the lawyer, is sorely afraid that our dis coveries may compromise your position with your husband. On the one hand, he is naturally anxious to spare Mr. Eustace the distress which he must certainly feel, if he read his first wife's confession. On the other hand, it is impossible, in justice (as Mr. Playmore puts it) to the unborn children of your marriage, to suppress a document which vindicates the memory of their father from the aspersion that the Scotch Verdict might otherwise cast on it."
I listened attentively. Benjamin had touched on a trouble which was still secretly preying on my mind.
"How does Mr. Playmore propose to meet the difficulty?" I asked.
"He can only meet it in one way," Benjamin replied. "He proposes to seal up the original manuscript of the letter, and to add to it a plain statement of the circumstances under which it was discovered, supported by your signed attestation and mine, as witnesses to the fact. This done, he must leave it to you to take your husband into your confidence, at your own time. It will then be for Mr. Eustace to decide whether he will open the inclosure--or whether he will leave it, with the seal unbroken, as an heirloom to his children, to be made public or not, at their discretion, when they are of an age to think for themselves. Do you consent to this, my dear? Or would you prefer that Mr. Playmore should see your husband, and act for you in the matter?"
I decided, without hesitation, to take the responsibility on myself. Where the question of guiding Eustace's decision was concerned, I considered my influence to be decidedly superior to the influence of Mr. Playmore. My choice met with Benjamin's full approval. He arranged to write to Edinburgh, and relieve the lawyer's anxieties by that day's post.
The one last thing now left to be settled related to our plans for returning to England. The doctors were the authorities on this subject. I promised to consult them about it at their next visit to Eustace.
"Have you anything more to say to me?" Benjamin inquired, as he opened his writing-case.
I thought of Miserrimus Dexter and Ariel; and I inquired if he had heard any news of them lately. My old friend sighed, and warned me that I had touched on a painful subject.
"The best thing that can happen to that unhappy man is likely to happen," he said. "The one change in him is a change that threatens paralysis. You may hear of his death before you get back to England."
"And Ariel?" I asked.
"Quite unaltered," Benjamin answered. "Perfectly happy so long as she is with 'the Master.' From all I can hear of her, poor soul, she doesn't reckon Dexter among moral beings. She laughs at the idea of his dying; and she waits patiently, in the firm persuasion that he will recognize her again."
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The three-dimensional composition profiles of individual SiGe/Si(001) islands grown on planar and pit-patterned substrates are determined by atomic force microscopy (AFM)-based nanotomography. The observed differences in lateral and vertical composition gradients are correlated with the island morphology. This approach allowed us to employ AFM to simultaneously gather information on the composition and strain of SiGe islands. Our quantitative analysis demonstrates that for islands with a fixed aspect ratio, a modified geometry of the substrate provides an enhancement of the relaxation, finally leading to a reduced intermixing.
Keywords:SiGe; Island; Alloying; Wet etching; Tomography; AFM; Lateral ordering
The lattice mismatch between Si and Ge drives the formation of SiGe quantum dots (QD) during strained layer heteroepitaxy [1,2]. For large-scale integration technologies , the position of such islands needs to be accurately controlled on the substrate surface . A viable process relies on the fabrication of lithographically defined pits, which act as a sink for the deposited adatoms, allowing the exact positioning and addressability of individual QDs. In addition, a precise control of the chemical composition of the SiGe islands is required, since the three-dimensional (3D) composition profile ultimately determines their electronic behavior and optical properties. However, little work has been done on this topic, and the different intermixing mechanisms sustaining the growth and evolution of Ge islands in presence of a surface with an extrinsic morphology are still debated [5-7]. It has been shown that SiGe islands grown on patterned areas have larger volumes than those on the surrounding planar surfaces [8,9]. These observations are corroborated by a recent comparison of X-ray measurements and finite element calculations, which suggests a different compositional state with a larger intermixing and relaxation on the patterned substrates . However, the compositional differences at the single dot level were not yet considered.
In this letter we address the issue of the impact of substrate patterning on shape, composition, and strain relaxation at the single dot level by using atomic force microscopy (AFM)-based nanotomography (NT-AFM). Following Ref. , we have recently extended the capabilities of NT-AFM to quantitatively determine the full 3D composition profiles of strained SiGe islands . In this study, we compare lateral and vertical composition gradients of individual SiGe islands grown on pit-pattern and planar Si(001) substrates. Above all, by combining structural data with the average island compositions as obtained by NT-AFM, we are able to determine island strain only by means of an AFM analysis. The experimental ability to map the chemical composition at the nanoscale helps indeed to shed new light on the driving forces governing alloying. Our findings provide direct experimental evidence that a nanostructured surface plays a major role in determining strain relaxation and therefore in defining the compositional profiles of the islands.
The sample considered here consists of 8.5 monolayer of Ge deposited by molecular beam epitaxy at 700°C on a patterned Si(001) substrate . A 500 × 500 μm2 mesh of pits aligned along the 〈110〉 directions was realized by electron beam lithography followed by reactive ion etching. The distance between nearby pits is 450 nm and their depth and width about 25 and 85 nm, respectively. The surface morphology of the sample was analyzed by AFM operating in tapping mode with a super sharp silicon tip (nominal radius of curvature of 2 nm). Fig. 1a shows a 30 × 30 μm2 AFM image of the surface morphology in proximity of a corner of the patterned area. The observed material depletion region is due to a directional diffusion of Ge from the unpatterned, flat surface toward the patterned area, which results in a gradient of the Ge amount available for island formation in the patterned area . Islands close to the pattern edge are therefore larger than those a few microns away from it and some of them exceed the critical size for dislocation introduction . Here we focus on the two areas marked in Fig. 1a, in order to exclude most of the large, dislocated islands at the boundaries of the patterned field. The two island ensembles consist mainly of barn-shaped islands , as corroborated by a facet analysis (not shown). As reported in Fig. 1b, the mean height of coherent islands is similar, being (49 ± 6) nm and (54 ± 3) nm on the flat and patterned surfaces, respectively. However, for a fixed island volume, V, the aspect ratio, r (defined as the ratio between height and the square root of the base area), turns out to be larger for islands grown on the flat surface, as shown in Fig. 1c. This result suggests some differences in the compositional and/or strain state. To study this further, we used a NT-AFM approach . The sample was dipped in HF and then etched by means of an ammonium hydroxide–hydrogen peroxide solution (NHH), with 1:1 vol. (28% NH4OH):(31% H2O2). NHH is known to be rather insensitive to the strain over the whole composition range of SiGe alloys and to be isotropic, i.e., having no preferential etching direction . Spatially resolved 3D contours of the Ge content, xGe, within the islands were obtained by measuring the same surface areas at increasing etching times . The lateral and vertical resolution in the determination of xGe is given by the 3D matrix voxels, which have lateral and vertical side lengths of about 15 and 7 nm. The absolute uncertainty on xGe is about 0.02.
Figure 1. (Color online)a30 μm × 30 μm AFM scan of the sample surface close to a corner of the patterned area. Thegrayscale corresponds to the local surface slope with respect to the (001) plane. The analyzed areas on planar and patterned surface are marked inblueandred, respectively.bHeight distribution of islands grown on pit-pattern (red bars) and flat surface (blue).c,dIsland aspect ratio versus volume for islands in the regions marked ina. Indthe island volumes have been rescaled according toxGe6and (0.87 × xGe)6for (filled square) and (open circle), respectively
Results and Discussion
From the representative horizontal crosscuts of the stoichiometry profiles, shown in Fig. 2, it is observed that the Ge content within the islands is far from being uniform [11,16-18]. Nevertheless, the lateral composition profiles of islands grown on pits tend to be more symmetric than for islands grown on the planar surface. The observed differences can be correlated with the lateral ordering. In the patterned field, as opposed to the random nucleation sites, the area from which individual islands collect adatoms during growth is almost equal, leading both to a regular dot arrangement and to an improved chemical homogeneity. The composition maps of islands grown on the flat surface (the left side of Fig. 2) show a decay of the Ge content from the apex to the base of the islands [16,17]. This Ge accumulation at the island top is generally ascribed to chemical and elastic energy minimization [14,19,20]. The average Ge content at different height levels, z, above the substrate was then derived to highlight quantitative differences for the two island ensembles (see Fig. 3a). The Ge concentration both on flat and patterned substrate reveals a high chemical contrast at the base of the dot, reaching about xGe = 0.38 within the first 10 nm above the Si surface (see for a comparison Ref. and references therein). Nevertheless, the data shown in Fig 3a point out that for z ≥ 10 nm, the mean lateral Ge concentration increases monotonically for islands forming randomly on a flat surface, while it tends to a constant xGe = 0.4 for islands on the patterned substrate. This result provides an independent confirmation of those outlined in Ref. .
Figure 2. (Color online) Sequence of 1 μm × 1 μm horizontal crosscuts at heights (toptobottompanels)z= 8, 22, and 39 nm, with respect to the Si substrate level, for islands on a flat (left) and patterned (right) surface area. Thegrayscale represents the local surface slope, while the Ge molar fraction is color coded
We focus now on the correlation between the morphological properties of the islands, i.e., island size and shape, and their average composition. The latter was evaluated by averaging the Ge content over all the matrix voxels of a given island. From Fig. 1c it is evident that the islands in the pits have a larger volume than those on flat substrates, which is in agreement with previous literature report, e.g., Ref. , whereas Fig. 4a shows that small islands are Si-richer than large islands. This is a general trend that does not depend on substrate geometry. It is worth noting that for a given volume, islands grown on pits have a slightly lower xGe as compared to islands grown on the flat surface (Fig. 4a). On the other hand, for a given island shape or aspect ratio value, xGepattern is systematically larger than xGeplanar, as shown in Fig. 4b. Albeit counter intuitive, the results outlined above can be rationalized according to the following simple model concerning island relaxation. As follows from basic energy considerations, for coherent islands with fixed shape and homogeneous composition, the base length scales as the inverse square of the misfit, f[21,22]. Therefore, the island volume V can be written as: V(f) = V0f−6, where V0 is a constant which mainly depends on the shape of the island. For coherent islands, f is defined by the relative difference in the lattice parameters, ε, as: f = ε ≈ 0.04xGe. By using the average island values of xGe obtained from the NT-AFM analysis, volumes can be rescaled according to: V* = V(f) xGe6. However, even with this rescaling, the two datasets of r vs. V* do not overlap, which means that the different average composition is not able to explain why islands with similar volumes have different shapes, as reported in Fig. 1c. This discrepancy can be explained by the different relaxation of the two sets of islands. In fact, it is known that islands can relax strain energy more effectively in the pits, due to the surface curvature and valley filling [23,24]. To estimate the enhanced strain relief, δ, the normalized island volumes on the patterned area can be written as: V*pit = V*δ6. A good overlap of the two normalized volumes versus aspect ratio datasets is obtained, as shown in Fig. 1d, choosing δ ∼ 0.87. It can be therefore concluded that the strain in site-controlled islands is reduced by about 10% with respect to islands grown on the planar surface. According to this result, the strain, which is different for the two sets of islands, can be identified as the primary factor that determines the difference in the composition profiles. Pits indeed act as preferred nucleation locations for Ge adatoms, leading for a fixed aspect ratio to Ge-richer islands, as shown in Fig. 4b.
Figure 4. Average Ge content of the islands as a function of their volume (a), and aspect ratio (b)
A possible, additional explanation for the aforementioned discrepancy is based on the different Ge profiles of the islands of the two ensembles as shown in Fig. 3a. Since the scaling law used in the present discussion is derived for island with a uniform composition, our simple approach holds more likely for islands grown on the pit-patterned surface, because of their more homogeneous Ge distribution (see Fig. 3a). Therefore, the δ value provided here has to be considered as an upper limit for the relaxation enhancement, since a realistic non-homogeneous Ge distribution for the coherent islands on the planar surface could lead to a more effective elastic energy reduction .
Nevertheless, some islands in Fig. 1d still do not follow the volume rescaling. According to their volumes, those islands are most probably plastically relaxed. In this case, the system lowers its total free energy by introducing dislocations. Therefore, the misfit inV(f) has to be replaced by the residual misfitf = ε − d, wheredis the plastic strain and the sign has been assigned according to the actual compressive stress.
Remarkably, the overall average Ge content is 0.361 ± 0.005 for islands grown on the pit-pattern and 0.36 ± 0.01 for islands on the flat surface area. As expected, despite an equal meanxGe, the standard deviation is a factor of two larger for the latter case, reflecting the larger composition fluctuations. Finally, the average Ge content of the individual islands increases monotonically with the island height (see Fig. 3b). This behavior can be rationalized as a result of the island evolution towards steeper and more relaxed morphologies. We can therefore compare islands with the same Ge content, e.g., about 0.36. These islands have the same height, i.e., about 55 nm (Fig. 3b), but different aspect ratio (Fig. 4b). As a consequence, the island base and the volume are larger for islands grown on a pit-patterned surface. This can again be explained by the different residual strain of the two island ensembles.
In conclusion, an AFM-based nanotomography approach was used to gather in-depth information about the alloying and relaxation mechanism on both flat and pit-patterned substrates. The 3D compositional profiles reveal that islands forming on pit-patterned areas have a more uniform Ge distribution and are slightly Ge-richer than their counterparts forming on flat areas. These periodic Ge-rich island arrays are therefore appealing candidates for efficient local stress engineering in next generation Si field effect transistors for ultra large-scale integration technologies.
The authors acknowledge financial support by the EU D-DOTFET project (012150) and DFG (FOR 730).
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By Jeremy Stafford
FALLS CHURCH -- Central coach Mike Yew has a theory pertaining to punt returns: Once the ball takes its first bounce, players tend to let up.
And in the first quarter of Central's football game at George Mason on Friday night, Yew's theory proved true.
The Mustangs' second drive of the night stalled on their own 32-yard-line, and they punted to Falcons junior punt returner Daniel Bauserman. The punt took a short hop, and Yew called for Bauserman to take it on the bounce -- and he did.
What once was a sliver of an opening soon became a gaping hole, thanks to a block by senior Logan Hutchinson. Bauserman took advantage, sprinting to the end zone on a 68-yard return.
It was the first score of the night in what eventually blossomed into a 28-14 Central win.
"Logan Hutchinson had a perfect block at the perfect time, and after that it was just straight green," Bauserman said. "It was just a click in my mind I had a great opportunity to get in the end zone."
The win was Central's second of the season, and with its bye week looming, Yew said the impact of Friday night's win extends beyond the Falcons' record.
"It just makes the kids, obviously, come in a little more refreshed and excited Monday afternoon for practice," Yew said. "It's an opportunity just to get healthy -- that's the biggest thing, we got a couple kids nicked up right now, so we're looking to get healthy."
But something else has had a lasting effect on Central's season: its non-district schedule.
Central opened its season with a much improved Manassas Park team, followed by an always-strong Broadway squad, followed by a game against an undefeated Clarke County team.
Though their 2-3 record may not indicate it, the Falcons are primed to start the Shenandoah District portion of their schedule.
"It's good and bad," Falcons quarterback Matt Sherfey said of Central's tough early schedule. "The good part is it prepares you for the second half of the season, it makes you a better team. The bad part is you have to catch up.
"We're dealing with the cards we got dealt, and we just gotta move on, take it one game at a time, and make it all work."
Friday night was a prime example of Central's improvement over the course of this season.
The Falcons' offense was probably as balanced as it's been all season. Sherfey passed for 107 yards on only 17 passes, tailback Seth Bauserman rushed for 33 yards on eight carries, and Tyler Pattie had 13 carries for 62 yards.
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By Steev Riccardo
Both the boys and girls high school basketball divisional playoffs get underway this week. All three of the local boys teams are represented and the Shepherd Hill girls squad is also on tap for some action. We can only ask for nearly as much excitement as the Clark Tournament provided last week.
What a week in sports it was! The Clark Tournament doing nothing less than live up to all its hype. Despite the fact that none of the local teams made the finals, all three certainly left their mark on the Clark University gym floor.
Shepherd Hill and Bartlett lost in the semi-finals to a couple of powerful teams. Quabbin, who beat the Rams, won the large schools title by beating Northbridge, and the Quaboag Cougars, who beat the Indians, lost in the small schools finals to a very good Uxbridge Spartans team.
In honor of the local players that shone on the court last week, we unleash our own All-Clark team consisting of players from Shepherd Hill, Bartlett, and Oxford.
Point Guard- Nick Kobel (Bartlett)
Shooting Guard- Akeem Belnavis (Bartlett)
Small Forward – Matthew Rayla (Shepherd Hill)
Power Forward – Kyle McKissick (Shepherd Hill)
Center – Tyler Bostek (Oxford)
Sixth Man – Chris Patrinos (Shepherd Hill)
Seventh Man – Alex Givens-Perry (Bartlett)
Honorable Mention – Cody Stone (Oxford)
(Now that is a heck of an all-star team isn’t it?)
Kyle McKissick would have to be our Tourney MVP for his outstanding two-way play and of course the unforgettable crowd pleasing two-handed slam-dunk which nearly brought the roof down. The graduating McKissick will be very hard for Coach Duane Corriveau to replace next season.
Tyler Bostek put on one of the best individual performances in the tourney with 11 points and 21 rebounds for the Pirates in their loss to Littleton. Pirate coach Sean Halloran praised his senior afterwards, “The effort he has put in in the weight room and on the court in the last twelve months has obviously paid off. He was a beast on the boards, I couldn’t be more proud of him.”
Akeem Belnavis: Lastly a big nod to Akeem Belnavis. This junior has the potential to be one of the best players in the SWCL and perhaps all of Central Mass next season. If he works on his outside shot and continues to improve, he will dominate and that would be very for good for Coach Tony Paranto and the Bartlett Indians.
Don Cushing: It was great to see the legendary Don Cushing, who has the most coaching wins in Bartlett High School basketball history, on hand at the Clark tourney last week. The Coach was in great spirits and seen telling some youngsters some stories about the good old days. If anyone knows the score, “Cuffy” certainly does!
Clark Sightings: One of the great things about the Clark Tournament is seeing all the familiar faces from the local sports scene both from the present and the past. All three local high school football coaches were seen at the gym at one time or another.
Dane Laboissonniere of Bartlett, Chris Lindstrom of Shepherd Hill, and Oxford’s Jeff Parcells were all taking in some basketball. Former Bartlett Coach and current Worcester State University receivers coach Chris Nasis was also in the building.
Oxford Principal and former Hoop Star Kevin Wells was in his familiar spot doing the color commentating for Charter Channel 3 TV. I caught his act on TV Saturday night doing the finals and was very impressed with the way “Wellsy” called the games. His hoop knowledge is certainly extensive.
Former Bartlett star catcher George Hetherman was also on hand taking in the action and seen with another former Shepherd Hill star, Dave Burke, who was checking out his son Charlie who plays for Groton-Dunstable. The pair was spotted in the stands with another former Shepherd Hill standout Ray Zemski and former Shepherd Hill basketball coach Jim Ferdella.
Fornaro Mania: Everyone has been buzzing over the play of Shepherd Hill girls basketball hoop star Meghan Fornaro. The Rams senior star went over 1000 points for her career at the Westborough Invitational Tournament last week and has been playing some eye-opening basketball. The Rams play in the districts this Saturday against a strong North Middlesex team at Shepherd Hill at 6 p.m.
Just think, before you know it, will time for some sunshine and some baseball and softball action!
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The Trail Blazers have hired former LA Clippers General Manager Neil Olshey to serve in the same role with Portland.
The statement by the Blazers came less than an hour after the Clippers revealed that they and Olshey had made a decision to part ways. NFL odds
Last season, Olshey oversaw a major retooling of the Clippers that contained signing All-Star point guard Chris Paul in December as an element of the largest trade in organization history. In the same 6-day span, Olshey signed All-Stars Caron Butler and Chauncey Billups, and re-signed DeAndre Jordan.
The Clippers finished 40-26 and reached the second round of the playoffs.
“I am extraordinarily thankful for the chance to become part of this successful organization,” Olshey asserted in a statement released by the Blazers. “Portland is a great basketball city with a rich convention, a fantastic fan base and committed leadership. I’m joining an association that has a powerful foundation and a vivid future.”
The Blazers have been operating under interim General Manager Chad Buchanan for the past year. Buchanan, the team’s director of school scouting, took over when the team fired Rich Cho after about 10 months on the role.
Olshey becomes the 10th director in Blazers history.
“Neil is somebody we’ve had on our radar for quite a bit. Over the past 2 seasons he has demonstrated achievement in assembling a check-list, managing salary cap and assessing player talent,” Blazers President Larry Miller announced in a press release. “We feel very lucky to have him in Portland and are thrilled about what this means for the future.”
Olshey had formerly interviewed for the position in Portland last September in the work stoppage.
The 47-year-old Olshey had been with the Clippers for 9 years, including stints as director of player development, assistant coach, director of player personnel and assistant General Manager. He was elevated to run the Clippers’ front office in March 2010 after serving under Mike Dunleavy as the club’s assistant GM.
During Olshey’s 2 seasons as the top executive in basketball operations, the Clippers improved from 29-53 in 2009-10, to 32-50 in 2010-11, then vaulted into the postseason this past season with a 40-26 record, the best winning percentage in franchise history.
He came 3rd last month in voting for the NBA’s Executive of the Year for the 2011-2012 season.
“He has the talents and the vision to guide our franchise into a new era of Trail Blazers basketball,” owner Paul Allen asserted in a statement released by the Blazers. “He’s proven that he will swiftly turn around an organization, and we’re confident he will do that in Portland.”
Now that the Blazers have a GM they can turn their attention to contracting a new chief coach. The team discharged Nate McMillan at the trade cut-off point after more than 6 seasons at the wheel. Assistant Kaleb Canales served as coach the rest of the season.
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As published in Scotsman Guide's Residential Edition, December 2007.
Throughout 2007, mortgage bankers felt the effects of a changing warehouse market. Many large warehouse lenders suddenly restricted products, reduced advanced rates or even terminated their facilities with virtually no warning. Others began to transition customers into their bank holding companies so they could access the Federal Home Loan Bank.
For those still looking for warehouse funding, however, some options remain. A number of small warehouse lenders have shed their broker-to-banker images and are quickly absorbing the lenders abandoned by larger banks. Originators switching to these small programs should be prepared for heavier documentation requirements, larger consequences for bad loans and more-personal lending processes. But they also can look forward to renewed business.
Small banks look at warehousing differently than their giant cousins, and putting together a warehouse deal with a small bank may be a more-detailed process than many mortgage bankers are used to.
Lower-capitalized banks book their warehouse funding as purchased assets, instead of as advances against commercial lines of credit, as a way to get around their legal-lending-limit constraints. These lines are called purchase/repurchase facilities. Each advance is booked separately in a warehouse's system as individual residential loans.
To do this, banks must declare the homebuyers to be their official primary source of repayment, instead of the mortgage companies. A regulation from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency requires a bank officer to certify this fact within every loan file.
Regulators also require the bank to demonstrate independent underwriting on each file, so originators must provide the appraisal, loan application, credit report and a rate lock before funding. To ease this process, many small banks now use online systems.
Despite this potential re-underwriting headache, most small-bank programs are engineered to disburse in a couple of hours.
Small banks also are usually more aggressive in demanding repurchase or curtailment when a loan becomes stale. They often do not have the capacity or desire to offer repurchase lines and cannot play with yield-versus-losses as a large bank might. One or two bad loans can wipe out an entire month's net income, and a few more bad loans can shorten a banker's career.
These smaller banks also are not fans of interest-rate risk, and this has helped many survive the recent meltdown.
Small banks are accustomed to knowing their customers. Representatives will keep in touch quite a bit to get a feel for this new relationship. While this process can be quite pleasant, make no mistake about its intention -- these banks want to know if you will run or hide when a problem arises.
The fastest way to sour relationships with small bankers is to avoid them when you have problems. They can offend easily and can make rash judgments.
The upside to this, however, is that small bankers have more authority to grant exceptions when needed. These banks often have a flat organization chart to help make quick decisions when they value their relationship with you.
To start building these relationships, look for small warehouse lenders in various publications, at trade shows and within your local professional organizations.
Some of these banks will eventually grow up and join the major players. But for now, they remain as small and charming as bed-and-breakfasts. Most important, they are absolutely open for business.
David E. Frase is executive vice president of Southwest Securities FSB, a national warehouse program in Arlington, Texas. Frase also is a director of the Texas Mortgage Bankers Association and a master certified mortgage banker.
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13th Annual Concert Features Texas Favorites Blue October, Old 97’s, Lost Immigrants and More
SHINER, Texas – The 2006 Shiner Bocktoberfest Concert on Saturday, Oct. 14, in Green Dickson Park has announced three Texas-based acts as part of this year’s line-up. The Shiner Bocktoberfest Concert, known as one of Texas’ premier live music events, celebrates the best of country, Americana, alternative and modern rock, while satisfying thirsty music fans with an assortment of Shiner’s award-winning, handcrafted brews.
Each year, thousands of concert-goers flood the tiny town of Shiner (population 2,070) to attend Texas’ largest, one-day outdoor music festival. Shiner is home to one stoplight, two elevators, and Texas’ Oldest Independent Brewery® – the Spoetzl Brewery. The Shiner Bocktoberfest annually delivers crowd-pleasing, powerhouse line-ups showcasing diverse music genres. The 2006 line-up will feature Texas rock favorite Blue October, eclectic alternative country, courtesy of Old 97’s, and Texas tunes by Lost Immigrants.
To round out the line-up, a total of 3 additional bands, including rock and country headliners, will be announced Monday, August 28, 2006. Tickets for the 13th Annual Shiner Bocktoberfest Concert will be available online Monday, August 28 at www.shiner.com.
What began as a grassroots celebration of Shiner Beer and Texas music has become a veritable icon among contemporary music events. The Shiner Bocktoberfest Concert began in 1994 as the “Thanks a Million” concert, a tribute to the first million-case sales year achieved by the Spoetzl Brewery. Thousands of people attended the concert as the City of Shiner celebrated – thanking Shiner consumers for their loyalty. Originally held on the brewery grounds, Shiner Bocktoberfest is now held in Green Dickson Park, just one mile east of the Spoetzl Brewery, to accommodate ever-growing crowds.
Blue October, formed in Houston in the late 90s, is famous for smash hits like “Hate Me” and “Calling You.” The group is recognized for energetic live performances sure to rock Shiner thanks to lead singer/guitarist Justin Furstenfeld, his brother, drummer Jeremy, Ryan Delahoussaye, guitarist/vocalist C.B. Hudson and bassist Matt Noveskey. Old 97’s began as a popular Dallas bar band in 1993 recognized for their crowd-swaying, diverse array of alternative country hits. Philip Peoples, Ken Bethea, Murry Hammond and Rhett Miller form the quartet who gained notoriety shortly after the release of their first album, “Hitchhike to Rhome.” Recently, the group made a cameo appearance in the summer blockbuster “The Break-Up.” The unique sound of Lost Immigrants is hard to categorize. Equal parts country, rock, pop and blues, their catalog of songs is sure to please even the most selective music fans.
Tickets for the legendary Shiner Bocktoberfest Concert are $28 at the brewery gift shop and $35 online at www.shiner.com. With the energetic music line-up featured this year, the Shiner Bocktoberfest Concert is expected to be a sold-out show. If available, tickets will be sold at the gate on the day of the show for $45. As in years past, PARKING IS FREE. More concert information and photos from last year’s event can be found at www.shiner.com.
For concert-goers who want to soak up the entire experience, 600 overnight campsites will be available for tents and RVs in Green Dickson Park, the site of the Shiner Bocktoberfest Concert and only 200 yards from the front gate, for an additional fee. Space is limited so early reservations are required. Register for camping at www.shiner.com.
Gates to the grounds of the concert open at noon, and the evening will end with an orchestrated fireworks show at 10:30 p.m. Concert-goers should leave coolers, cameras, blankets, pets and weapons, including knives of any kind, at home. Bring a folding chair and get ready for a rockin’ good time. Down-home favorite food and beverages – including award-winning Shiner brews – will be available for purchase throughout the day. An ATM will also be available onsite.
What It’s All About
Proceeds from the Shiner Bocktoberfest Concert benefit the Shiner Chamber of Commerce and other Shiner civic and charitable organizations.
For more information on the Shiner Bocktoberfest Concert, the Spoetzl Brewery or the Shiner family of beers, please visit the brewery website at www.shiner.com or see our Wikipedia page at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bocktoberfest. For more information on the city of Shiner and the Shiner Chamber of Commerce, visit www.shinertx.com.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Tyreke Evans has been a solid scorer throughout his four-year NBA career. Still, the one thing he’s always lacked is a consistent outside shot.
Evans made two consecutive 3-pointers late in the game and teammate DeMarcus Cousins had 25 points and 13 rebounds to help the Sacramento Kings beat the struggling Toronto Raptors 107-100 on Wednesday night.
The Kings used strong fourth-quarter play from Cousins and Evans to earn a rare victory. Sacramento had dropped nine of its previous 11 games, including an embarrassing 35-point loss Sunday against the Los Angeles Clippers.
Evans, back in the starting lineup after missing the past two games with a bruised left knee, scored 10 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter. The point total wasn’t a surprise, but hitting back-to-back 3s was unexpected. Evans entered the season as a 25 per cent career shooter from 3-point territory and had made six of 22 attempts this season.
With the game tied at 95, Evans put the Kings on top for good with a 3-pointer, then connected on another one from the same spot 30 seconds later, giving Sacramento 101-95 lead with 1:43 remaining. Both times Evans stared at the Toronto bench defiantly after sinking his shot.
"I’m happy for him, especially on his outside shooting," said Cousins, who scored seven points in the final 5:28. "If Tyreke gets confidence in that shot he’s going to be an incredible player."
Kyle Lowry had a huge second half, scoring 29 points. He pulled the Raptors within four on his fourth 3 of the game with 18 seconds left, but the Kings made free throws to secure the victory.
"Tyreke made two huge 3s and pretty much put the game away," Lowry said. "He’s just coming off an injury, so I know he’s not 100 per cent. But those 3s showed how he is a big-time competitor. And Cousins is just a bull. He’s very talented and everyone knows that."
It’s been a rare occurrence this season when both Cousins and Evans are major offensive contributors.
But that was the case against the Raptors.
"That’s very important. I think it starts with us two. DeMarcus in the post and me in the pick-and-rolls getting into the paint," Evans said. "That’s one of the things I wanted to do tonight, drive the ball and get fouled."
Evans started slow, missing his first four shots in the first quarter. He had seven points at halftime but began connecting in the third and finished 7 of 16. He struggled a bit from the free throw line, shooting 7 of 12.
"I thought he was pressing in his first game back," Kings coach Keith Smart said. "But he settled down and he didn’t force the issue."
Jason Thompson added 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Kings, while John Salmons scored 12 and Aaron Brooks 11.
Lowry had a season-high 34 points, two below his career best. He also added 11 assists and five rebounds for the Raptors, who have lost two straight and eight of nine.
Mickael Pietrus scored 21 points, DeMar DeRozan added 14 and Ed Davis chipped in 13 points and 11 rebounds.
"That’s the ballgame right there: They had 56 points in the paint," Toronto coach Dwane Casey said. "They had their way with us in the paint. Everybody’s going to look at Tyreke Evans. He hit two 3s and he hit six all season. We did the right thing trying to protect the paint."
After Lowry hit a 3 and followed with a shot from close range, Cousins responded with a three-point play and a jumper, tying the score at 91 with 4:31 to go. A left-handed shot off the glass by Cousins put the Kings ahead 95-93 with 2:36 left.
Pietrus made a pair of free throws early in the fourth quarter, concluding a 22-5 run that began midway through the third. But the Kings rallied quickly, taking an 85-84 lead on Jimmer Fredette’s runner in the lane at the 8:09 mark.
"You can’t explain in words how frustrating it is," DeRozan said. "We try to work as hard as we can, but the ball doesn’t bounce our way, the ball doesn’t go in when you need it to go in. It’s everything you can think of."
Salmons made a pair of 3s early in the third and scored eight points as Sacramento built its lead to 73-60 midway through the period. Lowry helped bring the Raptors back, scoring 15 points in cutting the Kings’ lead to 78-76 entering the fourth.
Cousins scored 14 points and Thompson had 11 in the first half, helping the Kings take a 55-47 lead.
Operating exclusively inside, the struggling Cousins got going early, scoring 12 points in the first quarter. Pietrus had 11 for Toronto, which was outscored 26-18 in the second.
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Computing the Distribution Function of a Conditional Expectation via Monte Carlo: Discrete Conditioning Spaces
S.H. Lee and P. W. Glynn
Proceedings of the 1999 Winter Simulation Conference, 1654-1663 (1999)
We examine different ways of numerically computing the distribution function of conditional expectations where the conditioning element takes values in a finite or countably infinite outcome space. Both the conditional expectation and the distribution function itself are computed via Monte Carlo simulation. Given a limited (and fixed) computer budget, the quality of the estimator is gauged by the inverse of its mean square error. It is a function of the fraction of the budget allocated to estimating the conditional expectation versus the amount of sampling done relative to the “conditioning variable”. We will present the asymptotically optimal rates of convergence for different estimators and resolve the trade-off between the bias and variance of the estimators. Moreover, central limit theorems are established for some of the estimators proposed. We will also provide algorithms for the practical implementation of the estimators and illustrate how confidence intervals can be formed in some cases. Major potential application areas include calculation of Value at Risk (VaR) in the field of mathematical finance and Bayesian performance analysis. | <urn:uuid:deb873ae-672c-410f-9423-c7d33b889ecd> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.stanford.edu/~glynn/papers/1999/LeeG99.html | 2013-05-22T21:24:31Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702448584/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516110728-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.846953 | 261 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
A cloaking device is a form of stealth technology that uses selective bending of light (and other forms of energy) to render a starship or other object completely invisible to the electromagnetic spectrum and most sensors. It has been encountered in varying forms over the centuries.
Cloaking Devices in Star Trek
The purpose of a cloak is to prevent detection before combat and when fleeing combat, and cloaking devices have been able to hide vessels from all but the most advanced scanners and tracking systems. Cloaking devices have been usually used for stealth, and its combat use is limited usually to moving into position for an ambush. For example, the early cloaking device was a perfect supplement to the Romulan plasma weapon allowing the Bird of Prey to approach as close as possible to deploy the limited-range weapon for maximum effectiveness.
The early cloaks were proprietary technology of the Romulans. In the first recorded instance of military use of a cloaking device against a Starfleet vessel, the cloaked Romulan vessel was completely invisible to visible light and targeting scanners, but she could still be detected on motion sensors and was tracked in this manner by the Enterprise throughout the engagement near the Neutral Zone. This form of tracking proved poor for targeting and precision movement, forcing Captain Kirk to lay down a pattern of weapon fire in hopes of catching his target. (TOS, "Balance of Terror")
Later on as part of an ongoing technology-sharing program, the Klingons gained the cloaking device and Romulans abandoned their existing warbird design in favor of Klingon vessels like the D-7 (TOS, "The Enterprise Incident"). Klingons began using cloaking devices on their own Bird of Prey designs, as seen in the Genesis incident when Kruge's Bird of Prey penetrated deep into Federation space destroying the USS Grissom and ambushing the Enterprise utilizing the cloaking device. (Star Trek III: The Search for Spock)
The performance characteristics of cloaking devices have changed over time. For instance, the Klingon cloaking device in ST3 created a visible distortion effect when the ship was in motion, but it successfully hid the ship from all other forms of detection. As seen in the TNG era and onward, the cloaking devices available to the Klingons and Romulans have grown much more sophisticated. Klingons cloaks are so advanced that even when cloaking and decloaking within several kilometers of Deep Space Nine, the sensor suites could not accurately track the Klingon vessels (DS9, "Way of the Warrior"). Romulan Warbirds were also able to approach the station completely unseen and decloak within several kilometers despite the station being at battle stations, a Klingon fleet and Federation vessels all within range and expecting a Dominion attack. (DS9, "By Inferno's Light")
One of the most recent evolutions of cloaking technology was seen twice, once by Klingon design and another by the Romulans. General Chang of the Klingon Empire utilized a Bird of Prey that could fire while cloaked, a notorious limitation of most cloaking devices. This Bird of Prey was destroyed over Khitomer and was the only known proto-type. We have not seen a cloaked Klingon ship accomplish this since. The cloaking device used on the Scimitar also allowed the vessel to fire while cloaked and was used with devastating effectiveness against the Enterprise-E. This may be the natural progression of the device should greater enhancements be made in the future, but advances in sensor technology may defeat this cloaking system, as apparently occurred with Chang's now-obsolete cloak.
Cloaking Device Politics
The Federation is banned from developing cloaking devices by the Treaty of Algeron with the Romulan Empire. The circumstances under which the Federation agreed to hamstring itself by not developing this technology are unknown. Despite the ban, the Federation did produce one illegal cloaking device - one that is a quantum leap ahead of anything produced by either the Romulans or the Klingons - a phase cloak that allows a vessel to pass through solid matter.
Cloaking devices have high power requirements. Consequently, depending on their power sources, cloaked vessels are usually weakly shielded, if shielded at all. Similarly, cloaked ships have relatively little power available for their weapon systems.
Because cloaking devices are integrated into a ship's shield systems, cloaking and decloaking usually creates a window of vulnerability in which shields are not functional; Commander Riker exploited such a weakness in Star Trek: Generations to destroy a Klingon Bird of Prey.
The initial Romulan cloaking device was so power intensive that it nearly drained the energy reserves of the Romulan Bird of Prey during its battle with the Enterprise in "Balance of Terror". One can speculate that the primary reason a cloaked vessel cannot fire while cloaked is that too much power is required for maintaining the cloak to properly power the weapons systems. This is hinted at when Captain Kruge warns his ship's gunner to transfer power to the weapons "at my command," perhaps concerned that power would be transfered too soon, thus compromising the cloak. (Star Trek III: The Search for Spock)
Romulan officers do not consider their cloaking technology sufficient to bypass the prepared defenses at the Federation border (TNG, Face of the Enemy).
A cloaking device can be defeated using a tachyon net; a cloaked ship trying to pass through the net will still interrupt one of the tachyon beams being transmitted among the ships participating in the net, revealing its location.
In certain rare instances, cloaked vessels have been spotted by the naked eye, such as in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, or the external visuals in Star Trek: Nemesis.
Cloaking Devices in Star Wars
Cloaking devices have been mentioned a couple of times in the Star Wars movies, but they have only been described in use in post-movie novels.
In Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, when the ISD Avenger loses track of the Millennium Falcon, Captain Needa dismisses the possibility that his target engaged a cloaking device because the target ship is too small to have one.
In the Heir to the Empire series of novels by Timothy Zahn, Grand Admiral Thrawn employs cloaking devices in several ways. According to these novels, a ship can avoid detection with a cloaking device, but the cloaked ship is also completely blind, limiting the usefulness of the device.
Cloaking Devices in Stargate
The Goa'uld posses some level of cloaking technology which can be used on both a human scale as well as on the scale of small spacecraft such as Al'kesh and Tel'taks. For the most part Cloaking Devices on the scale of capital ships such as Ha'tak are beyond the technical copacity of the Goa'uld, with the notable exception of that of Sokar's realm. Puddle Jumpers are also equipped with cloaking devices which can be interfaced with Atlantis' shields. In late 2006, Daniel Jackson gave the USAF Odyssey the ability to cloak. | <urn:uuid:0bbace7a-284b-4094-ad3a-2a2262824daa> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.stardestroyer.net/mrwong/wiki/index.php?title=Cloaking_device&oldid=16547 | 2013-05-22T21:39:27Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702448584/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516110728-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.955479 | 1,436 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Re: Attributes, namespace partitions, and schemas
Ray Waldin wrote: > ... > > > Given the following XML: > > > > <a xmlns="uri1" xmlns:b="uri1" c="d" b:c="e"/> > ... > > Should SAX2 report two attributes with the same localName and namespaceURI? > > No. The per-element attribute (c) should have a null namespaceUri and the global This conforms to the spec, but still does not suffice. The spec is weak on this point. given, for example, <a xmlns="uri1" xmlns:b="uri1" c="d" b:c="e"/> <!-- ... --> <x xmlns="uri1" xmlns:b="uri1" c="d" b:c="e"/> The two unqualified 'c' attributes could, given the assertion, that they both "have a null namespaceUri", be misconstrued as be equal. It would depend on how the implementation construes a "null namespaceUri". Or is it that the "names" are, in fact equal, but their binding spaces are disjoint. The spec leaves this matter unclear. It would appear that SAX2 stands to become the defacto spec on this matter. This is unfortunate. > ... > > This also explains why "default namespaces do not apply directly to attributes". > Unqualified attributes *always* belong *indirectly* to whatever namespace their > parent element belongs to, so they can never *directly* belong to the default > (unqualified) namespace as global attributes. The specifics of this relationship are undefined. This is also unfortunate. xml-dev: A list for W3C XML Developers. To post, mailto:xml-dev@i... Archived as: http://www.lists.ic.ac.uk/hypermail/xml-dev/ and on CD-ROM/ISBN 981-02-3594-1 To unsubscribe, mailto:majordomo@i... the following message; unsubscribe xml-dev To subscribe to the digests, mailto:majordomo@i... the following message; subscribe xml-dev-digest List coordinator, Henry Rzepa (mailto:rzepa@i...)
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A diaphragmatic hernia is a birth defect in which there is an abnormal opening in the diaphragm, the muscle that helps you breathe. The opening allows part of the organs from the belly (stomach, spleen, liver, and intestines) to go up into the chest cavity near the lungs.
Hernia - diaphragmatic; Congenital hernia of the diaphragm
Causes, incidence, and risk factors:
A diaphragmatic hernia is caused by the improper joining of structures during fetal development. As a result, the abdominal organs such as the stomach, small intestine, spleen, part of the liver, and the kidney appear in the chest cavity. The lung tissue on the affected side is thus not allowed to completely develop.
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia is seen in 1 out of every 2,200 to 5,000 live births. Most affect the left side. Having a parent or sibling with the condition slightly increases your risk.
Severe breathing difficulty usually develops shortly after the baby is born, because of ineffective movement of the diaphragm and crowding of the lung tissue, which causes collapse. The reason why this occurs is not known.
Other symptoms include:
Signs and tests:
The pregnant mother may have excessive amounts of amniotic fluid. Fetal ultrasound may show abdominal contents in the chest cavity.
Examination of the infant shows:
A chest x-ray may show abdominal organs in chest cavity.
A diaphragmatic hernia is an emergency that requires surgery. Surgery is done to place the abdominal organs into the proper position and repair the opening in the diaphragm.
See: Diaphragmatic hernia repair - congenital
The infant will need breathing support until he or she recovers from surgery. Some infants are placed on a heart/lung bypass machine, which gives the lungs a chance to recover and expand after surgery.
If a diaphragmatic hernia is diagnosed during pregnancy (around 24 to 28 weeks), fetal surgery may be considered.
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia is a very serious disorder. The outcome of surgery depends on how well your baby's lungs have developed. Usually the outlook is very good for infants who have enough lung tissue.
With advances in neonatal and surgical care, survival is now greater than 80%.
- Lung infections
- Other congenital problems
Calling your health care provider:
Go to the emergency room or call the local emergency number (such as 911). A diaphragmatic hernia is a surgical emergency.
There is no known prevention.
Ehrlich PF, Coran AG. Diaphragmatic hernia. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007: chap 101. | <urn:uuid:836a070e-f79e-4cb9-84fd-9c4b84c473da> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.texashealth.org/body.cfm?id=2620&action=detail&AEArticleID=001135&AEProductID=Adam2004_1&AEProjectTypeIDURL=APT_1 | 2013-05-22T21:25:32Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702448584/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516110728-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.896095 | 610 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
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White Owl Conspiracy
When the Obama administration announced Osama Bin Laden had been killed they provided a detailed account of how the raid in Pakistan took place, complete with a narrative that included a daring infiltration by Navy Seals, a shootout in the compound, and the terrorist’s burial at sea.
The incident was undoubtedly used as a political stepping stone for President Barack Obama, who had been suffering heavily in national polls. Thus, 300 million Americans and billions of citizens around the world were told a story that was, by all official accounts, the “truth.”
Shortly thereafter reports began to surface about inaccuracies in the story, with even the Obama administration providing inconsistent accounts of what happened and how. But, due to the highly classified nature of the operation, the only available information disseminated to the public came directly from White House officials.
President Obama’s administration was so desperate to look righteous and heroic in the eyes of the American public that they went so far as to support the production of a new movie detailing their version of the story. According to press inquiries, but denied by the White House Press Secretary, President Obama’s aides provided Hollywood producers unprecedented access to details and classified information regarding the killing of Bin Laden – no doubt slanted towards the White House’s version of events.
But just this week Navy Seal Matt Bissonnette made news ahead of the release of his new book No Easy Day, a firsthand account of the killing of Osama Bin Laden. Bissonnette, who originally published the book under a pseudonym to protect his identity, was outed by Reuters and other news agencies and has since been put on notice by the Pentagon for failing to have his book submitted for prepublication review, a process by which the Pentagon redacts or restricts the potential release of classified information by authors who work for the government.
Bissonnette reportedly signed non-disclosure agreements with the military and now faces forfeiture of royalties from the book and the possibility of criminal prosecution under the espionage act:
“I have a hard time believing that a book-length first-hand account of such a sensitive operation would not contain a single piece of classified information,” says Kel McClanahan, the executive director of National Security Counselors, a law firm that specializes in litigating secrecy cases. “[Just one] piece of classified information is what will cause the problems, even if it’s not in this particular section,” he said, reviewing last night’s disclosures.Here we have a Navy Seal with a firsthand account of how the raid went down who has shared his story. And the story doesn’t mesh with the official narrative put forth by the Obama administration.
Attorney Mark Zaid, who has provided legal services on some 20 military-related books during the classification review process, says the case against Bissonnette is a “slam dunk.” “There’s a high, high likelihood that officials with the U.S. government would render a determination that there is classified information within the book,” he said.
If any such disclosure were found, Bissonnette could be subject to prosecution under the Espionage Act. In addition, the Justice Department could claim all the proceeds from the book for Bissonnette’s failure to submit his manuscripts for approval, a condition he reportedly agreed to in a non-disclosure agreement.
Former Navy SEAL Matt Bissonnette is going to tell his version of events surrounding the death of Osama bin Laden, even if the Pentagon sues him for every last penny.
“Mr. Owen sought legal advice about his responsibilities before agreeing to publish his book and scrupulously reviewed the work to ensure that it did not disclose any material that would breach his agreements or put his former comrades at risk,” wrote Robert D. Luskin, an attorney at D.C. lobbying behemoth Patton Boggs. “Mr. Owen is proud of his service and respectful of his obligations. But he has earned the right to tell his story.”
Source: The Atlantic Wire
The question now becomes one of ethical and moral character.
Should Bissonnette have released this firsthand information even though he signed a non-disclosure agreement with the government?
Is it not our duty as Americans to share the truth when a known a lie has been told to 300 million people, even if classified information may be released in the process?
The issue is one of transparency and the answer to the above affects not just Mark Bissonnette, but the many other whistleblowers under fire by the Obama administration.
U.S. Army Private Bradley Manning, who released videos of Western Coalition forces firing on innocents civilians and hundreds of diplomatic cables that showed the shadowy under-the-table dealings of government officials, is now facing life in prison for similar classified disclosure.
Julian Assange, who was passed this information by Manning and made it available to millions on the internet, is holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy in the United Kingdom because western governments want to extradite him and try him for espionage and a host of other crimes.
Former CIA employee Valerie Plame and her husband Joe Wilson, who leaked details about the falsity of weapons of mass destruction which were used as a pretext for invading Iraq, came under fire by the Bush administration for getting the truth out.
Transparency is something that all Americans want from their government, but the fact is that transparency is not as easy as each politician and government official taking it upon themselves to tell us the truth. It is often the case that those individuals involved in cover-ups and lies to the American public are acting in their own self interests out of self preservation, thus anything damaging is often hidden from the eyes of the people.
To get to the truth requires investigation by the fourth estate, pressure from the American people and disclosure by insiders.
Those insiders are often branded and prosecuted as traitors. In fact, President Obama, who stood on a platform of transparency during the 2008 campaign, has prosecuted more whistle-blowers to date than any previous administration.
So, where can we draw the line? When does it become our duty as Americans to cross that line and let the truth out, even if it is supposed to be cloaked behind a veil of national security?
When is it OK to tell the truth in America?
Mac would be considered by some to be a doom and gloomer, though he believes reality is reality, and he tries to assign no positive or negative personal perceptions to any particular event. Mac provides personal commentary and a spin on news and current events. Mac Slavo writes and edits the website:SHTFPlan.com | <urn:uuid:03281118-339b-4bc9-8205-dc3619c1f385> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.whiteowlconspiracy.com/2012/09/when-is-it-ok-to-tell-truth-in-america.html | 2013-05-22T21:32:44Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702448584/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516110728-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.971077 | 1,371 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
OPENING DAY - MARCH 2nd - Get there early to collect your
shirts and set up the fields. Games start promptly at 10:30, if
you like coming late, games start at 10:15
Playoffs: May 4th and 11th.
3/4 10:30 Games
Yellow Field - Belgian Wiffles VS Wiff Raff
Blue Field - Smack My Pitches Up VS Wiff It Real Good
White Field - Original Green VS Bad Case of the Wiffles
Red Field - Wiffleblowers VS Honey Badgers
3/4 12:00 Games- (Will Play winner of the field assigned below)
Yellow - Young Wiffle Snappers
Blue - El Problema Con la Curva
White - Gladys Knight Chicken and Wiffles
Red - DALTS
Wiffle Dixie is Atlanta's premier adult wiffleball social league.
The league is designed for adult men and women of all skill
levels. We structured our rules to have the right amount of
friendly competition so that both the novice players and the
skillful veteran players can equally enjoy.
We strive to have a fun yet competitive game in a relaxed
social atmosphere. Only those committed to good
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The Spring 2013 Season registration is Closed.
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First look at the Huawei Ascend W1 Windows Phone
Huawei. We’ve heard about them in the past year and the Ascend W1 is probably one of the most interesting-but-not-really-interesting phones we’ve covered. Truth be told, the phone is akin to the Samsung ATIV Odyssey—it’s specs don’t impress the gadget geeks out here but it’s a solid feeling little phone that feels leaps and bound better than some of the LG garbage produced in the Windows Phone 7 days. For that, we’re welcoming Huawei to the fold.
The phone features a 4” WVGA display, dual core 1.2 GHz CPU, 512MB of RAM and a 5MP rear shoot (with a 0.3 MP front facing cam). The body has a soft-touch paint feel to it which gives it a smooth, soft texture that’s quite nice too hold. While the phone is very square it doesn’t feel odd at all seeing as the 4” display keeps things in check when holding it one handed.
Will the Ascend W1 set the world afire? Hardly. But for emerging markets and for those who just want Windows Phone on a budget, we okay with this device taking the reins. Look for the W1 in the coming weeks.
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YORKTOWN- Authorities are trying to track down thieves that hit the Watermen’s Museum on Water Street in Yorktown.
They didn’t take money or artifacts. They stole wood. The yellow pine in the museum yard is used to replicate and restore boats. Officials say that type of wood is hard to come by this time of year.
David Niebuhr, the executive director of the museum, says the thieves knew exactly what they were getting.
“The only thing it’s good for is building boats. It’s not like furniture wood,” he said.
Niebuhr adds the theft will also affect school children who come to the museum to help build boats.
“You're stealing from people who are telling the story you know! We're working with kids we're working with almost no budget and everything we're doing on these boat projects is donated. Most of the classes that we offer are for kids with disabilities and learning issues. We offer them for free and that's who they took it from,” he adds.
The wood is valued at $1,500.
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Officials remind students, parents and others in the community that the school curfew continues to be enforced this school season. Children are to be in school Mondays through Fridays from 8:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. If you witness any child outside of school during these hours, call the Yazoo City Police Department at 746-1131. Officials stress that truancy will not be tolerated in the Yazoo community. Curfew violations will be issued. Pictured from left are Treadwell Kennedy, truancy officer; Judge Pam May; Judge Bennie “Kay” Warrington and Dave Collins, truancy officer. | <urn:uuid:a6e50844-a744-4f1b-a444-01800c5549a5> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.yazooherald.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1617:school-curfew-in-full-force-&Itemid=37&el_mcal_month=1&el_mcal_year=2013 | 2013-05-22T21:53:41Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702448584/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516110728-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.948515 | 131 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Earlier this week, we asked readers to submit possible captions for this photo:
Let’s have a look at what our readers came up with, and then vote on the finalists….
Here are the finalists (the eight captions that received the most “likes” from readers in Disqus):
A. Quinn Emanuel isn’t the only firm with a new interview process this year.
B. Whether you’re on Team Edward or Team Jacob, you’ll definitely want to be a part of Team Weil.
C. I was never in the Hunger Games myself, but I have some good friends who were sponsors. — M. Romney
D. The Hunger Games* at Weil, Gotshal and Manges LLP
*Because we figured this was less offensive than The Last of the Mohicans
E. Losing means certain debt.
F. “Because there can only be…sorry, because we can only afford one.”
G. “We could do it, you know. Take off. Live in the woods.”
“The creditors would catch us. We wouldn’t make it five miles.”
H. Bankruptcy experts Weil Gotshal proudly announce their program to discharge student loan debt, which is successful 23 out of 24 times.
Please vote for your favorite caption in our poll, which will be open through THURSDAY, MARCH 29, at 11:59 PM (Eastern time).
Which is the best caption for this photo?
- A (25%, 239 Votes)
- C (20%, 195 Votes)
- H (20%, 187 Votes)
- E (15%, 139 Votes)
- G (11%, 108 Votes)
- F (6%, 55 Votes)
- D (2%, 17 Votes)
- B (1%, 14 Votes)
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RE: Cleaning up the notes
by Jozef Bacik on Monday March 12th 2012, 18:50
I dont think that Getting around the hang at loading screen is needed anymore, as it will not solve anything, but only make troubleshooting more difficult.
With KUSER patch - it should not hang on that screen anymore. If there is a black screen after the loading screen - then there is problem with graphics or gcc. If the loading screen is removed, you will receive black screen instant, and you will not know when the loading is finished and if you have some further problems | <urn:uuid:aa2330af-969f-4266-a891-dc7efa2a5cb2> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://appdb.winehq.org/commentview.php?iAppId=13553&iVersionId=25022&iThreadId=75406 | 2013-05-25T05:30:37Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705559639/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516115919-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.966487 | 142 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
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nice used truck by phrazy on 02/08/2008. Trim: 2004 Mercury Mountaineer Premier 4.0L AWD, Owned 1 year.
Pros: good milage for the size, handles are tight, well built truck
Cons: I would like more ventilation in the rear for passengers
Overall review: i like the style and handles of this truck
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You won't be disappointed! by Basketball Momma on 01/02/2008. Trim: 2004 Mercury Mountaineer Premier 4.6L AWD, Owned 2 years.
Pros: I own a Premier edition and I love it! I have a 6 disc CD changer, moon roof, back up sensors, front heated leather seats, third row that folds down flat, and it is so spacious!
Cons: The paint is chipping on the hood up front. We added a bug deflector to slow down this process. I really wish the rear seats were heated for my children! My son says he likes daddy's truck because mommy's suv doesn't have any fur on the seats so it is cold!
Overall review: I am very happy with my car!
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GREAT SUV by C.C. from sunny Seattle on 02/17/2006. Trim: 2004 Mercury Mountaineer Premier 4.0L AWD, Owned 1 year.
Pros: comfortable, easy to get in and out of, quite, fun to drive
Cons: I would like the seat heat buttons on the dash and since I am only 5"3" I wish the rear hatch opened to the side instead of going up.
Overall review: this is a great SUV I had a 2002 before the 2004
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Nice SUV by Bob on 02/18/2005. Trim: 2004 Mercury Mountaineer Premier 4.0L AWD, Owned 1 year.
Pros: Thought about the Ford Explorer, the Mountaineer is much nicer. V-6 does a nice job pulling a 3200lb trailer. Strongly recommend
Overall review: I would purchase another one.
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Mountaineer by An MSN Autos Consumer on 08/13/2004. Trim: 2004 Mercury Mountaineer Convenience 4.0L AWD, Owned less than 1 year.
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Overall review: Excellent vehicle. Much smoother ride than Explorer.
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Bobby Brown Could Sign In NBA This Season
Bobby Brown could become a free agent this season due to financial issues with his Italian club Montepaschi Siena, according to sources.
Brown has had a breakout season in Europe, causing several NBA teams to inquire about signing him as a backup point guard.
Brown scored 41 points in a single game this week and is averaging 21 points in Euroleague play.
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Looks like Facebook went and changed their notifications settings on us. Just yesterday I received only “important updates and summary emails,” as listed under “Notifications Settings,” which previously constituted Facebook photo tagging and a very small handful of other updates. Today notifications emails were somehow expanded to Groups, Events, Video, and other categories.
We were able to confirm this across several other Facebook accounts, though not unanimously. In order to customize your email notification settings, select “Account Settings” and then “Notifications” from the left hand column. Here you can see the number of email notifications listed next to each corresponding category.
Select edit to the right of category you desire. Here you can click the letter icon up top to toggle all email notifications on and off. Be sure to click “Save Changes” when finished.
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As the final preseason game approaches Thursday night there are still a few open spots on the roster for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
This game is most important for all the rookies trying to make one last impression on the coaches before the roster has to be cut to 53 players by Friday’s deadline.
Most of the positions have incumbent players, but need a backup. Usually, players that perform on special teams can fill the backup role.
Here is my projected 53-man roster:
QB – I look for the Steelers to carry 3 QBs again this season. There has been a lot of talk about cutting Charlie Batch to make room for a LB or OL due to injury concerns. The fact is the Steelers don’t have the luxury of a Hines Ward or Antwaan Randle El that can step in and takes snaps when needed. When your QB is sacked as many times as Ben Roethlisberger usually is, you’d better carry three QBs.
RB – What a mess this position is. Rashard Mendenhall is injured, Isaac Redman has been in and out with injuries and Jonathan Dwyer has been banged up, which leaves Baron Batch and rookie Chris Rainey as the two healthy backs. In an ideal world there wouldn’t be the need to carry five backs, but with all the injuries it will be needed. Chris Rainey is the big help here because of his special teams abilities.
FB – There will be only one fullback on the roster, Will Johnson. David Johnson will be on the IR list.
TE – Tight end is another one of those positions that is kind of tricky due to Weslye Saunders’ suspension. Heath Miller and Leonard Pope are definitely on the roster and David Paulson will likely get a spot until Saunders returns.
WR – I expect Pittsburgh to carry 5 WRs especially due to Mike Wallace’s late arrival. Antonio Brown, Emmanuel Sanders, Jerricho Cotchery and, the guy coaches have been raving about, David Gilreath. Gilreath shows all the potential that a coach can ask for, but that leaves Pittsburgh native Derrick Williams on the outs.
OL – Max Starks, Willie Colon, Maurkice Pouncey, Ramon Foster, Marcus Gilbert, Mike Adams, Trai Essex, Doug Legursky and David DeCastro. Yes, DeCastro. According to offensive line coach Sean Kugler, DeCastro may return before the season is over and he will not be placed on the IR list. Legursky and Essex give the Steelers some maneuverability up front. Legursky can play center and guard, while Essex can play tackle and guard.
DL – Ziggy Hood, Casey Hampton, Brett Keisel, Steve McLendon, Cam Heyward and Alameda Ta’Amu. There were some really talented defensive ends that won’t make this roster this season. Corbin Bryant and Al Woods were both capable of a backup on this team. Unfortunately, the injury concerns at LB have cut a roster spot at this postion. With McLendon’s ability to play outside and Heyward’s comfort at both ends of the line, there is no need for a seventh player.
LB – Lamar Woodley, Larry Foote, Lawrence Timmons, James Harrison, Jason Worilds, Stevenson Sylvester, Sean Spence, Chris Carter and Adrian Robinson. Injuries everywhere force Pittsburgh to carry a ninth LB and Adrian Robinson gets the spot. With Stevenson Sylvester still down with an injury, rookie Sean Spence will be the primary backup inside.
CB – Ike Taylor, Keenan Lewis, Cortez Allen and Curtis Brown. Taylor and Lewis will get the starts on the outside. Cortez Allen has progressed well and may make a run at the starting role next season.
FS – Ryan Clark and Ryan Mundy.
SS – Troy Polamalu and Will Allen.
The safety positions are also tricky. This was another roster spot lost due to injury. Either FS Robert Golden or SS Damon Cromartie-Smith will make the roster. Trying to decide which one will make the roster is an interesting choice. There is always the possibility that Pittsburgh takes both and cuts Will Allen. Injuries to Polamalu in the past few seasons have to be a concern and probably sways votes to Cromartie-Smith.
Special Teams – Shaun Suisham, Drew Butler and Greg Warren. Big surprise here is selecting Drew Butler over Jeremy Kapinos at the punter position. With injuries to Kapinos and the performance by Butler it really shouldn’t be that big of a shock. Kapinos would still be a just a phone call away. | <urn:uuid:675f38f3-2ea6-4b71-9273-974059847b43> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://cityofchampionssports.com/2012/08/30/projected-53-man-roster/ | 2013-05-25T05:51:41Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705559639/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516115919-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.942076 | 969 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Well today was a rather frustrating day.
It looks like we'll be spending Christmas here in Thailand, as our stay will be extended by a few days as we work through some visa issues with Ellen. Apparently since she went to a swimming competition in the USA last summer, she still has a valid visitor's visa. So we need to turn in that visa before we can be issued her new one.
We'll be turning in her old visa and passport early tomorrow morning, and then we should be issued her new visa on Wednesday afternoon. So if all goes well we'll be flying out early on Thursday morning.
So we're changing our flights and extending our hotel stay. We let our parents know so that they can also change their flights and change hotel and rental car reservations. It's tough to be away from Connor this long, and it will be expensive to make all these last minute changes. But we're absolutely not leaving without our girl, so we'll do what necessary to make it happen and get her home!
So after we turn in Ellen's old visa tomorrow morning, we'll basically be free until next Wednesday, as all of the rest of her paperwork is finished. So I think we're going to take the opportunity to do a bit more sightseeing and maybe get out of Bangkok for a day trip or two. We're going to go to a floating market tomorrow, which I think will be a lot of fun! I think we're also going to try and see the Dusit zoo this weekend. I'm not sure what else we'll get up to, but I think exploring this beautiful country will be a great way to take our minds off the fact that we won't be spending the holidays all together as a family.
Our daughter continues to amaze us with her brave spirit and her fiesty personality; already it seems like she's been part of our family forever. She's weathered a lot of changes in a short time extremely well, and we're enjoying getting to know her likes and dislikes and learning everything we can about her. Every day brings new revelations, and while we've all made a few mistakes with each other we're overall doing extremely well. It's funny-- I didn't ever expect things to feel this easy. I may look back on that sentence in a few months and laugh at myself, but right now that's really how it is.
So glad she's our girl!
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Monday, October 03, 2005
Q: What do you say when people will say he put his own lawyer on the Supreme Court? That's definitional, cronyism.
MR. McCLELLAN: I'd say look at her record. As I said, she is someone that he knows well. But look at her record. Her record is one of being a trailblazer for women in the legal profession and a record of being a tough and strong litigator who has represented clients before state and federal courts on a broad range of issues. She is someone who brings the exact kind of experience and qualifications needed on our nation's highest court, and that's why the President selected her.
But does she have any horse show experience?
digby 10/03/2005 04:08:00 PM
The Machine Justice
I think it's kind of cute that so many conservatives are expressing such angst at the choice of Harriet Miers this morning. Seems they thought that the Bush administration was about conservative ideology. Funny.
The Bush administration is about setting up the legal and institutional framework for a Republican majority for the next generation. That is Karl Rove's raison d'etre, beyond Junior, beyond conservatism, beyond ideology.
Harriet Miers is the official machine justice, a made woman, the one whose only committment and loyalty will be to Karl Rove and George Bush. I'm sure they would have preferred Alberto Gonzales but he is too much of a known quantity to easily finesse the varying political requirements within the base. She will do just fine. She is their creature. Her purpose on the court is to assist the Republican party in any way necessary, not to advance conservatism.
Voting for business interests is, of course, a given. Now the Texas mafia and the spawn of the college Republicans have their own seat on the highest court in the land for the next 20 years. But having one on the court for the next 10 years is crucial. With the election fixing, gerrymandering, corruption and executive power cases coming before the court over the next few years, her position will be very important to the GOP machine. It may very well be personally important to Karl Rove himself. (One hopes that the Democratic senators will, at least, take the PR opportunity to extract a bunch of public statements from her that she will recuse herself if and when specific criminal cases involving big name Republicans she's worked with come before the court.)
It's important to recognize, finally, what Karl Rove and the Bush administration, with the help of the modern Republican apparatus under Tom DeLay, Grover Norquist and Ralph Reed is all about. They are building a political machine, not a political movement. I find it very amusing that the right wing "intellectuals," from their ivory tower think tanks and millionaire supported sinecures at political magazines, have still failed to recognize that.
"She's the kind of person you want in your corner when all the chips are being played," said one friend, Joseph M. Allbaugh, former director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Here's a little insight into Miers' involvement with the Texas mafia, from buzzflash.
Update: Regarding Roe vs Wade, I think she will vote to overturn Roe vs Wade if the leadership of the Republican Party feels it is in the party's best interest to overturn Roe vs Wade.
It's my belief that the GOP would love to overturn it as a payback for their base, and they will "arrange" for her to overturn if they feel it's time. But what they are most interested in is getting someone on the court who will not independently decide that the interests of democracy require that they vote against whatever GOP electoral schemes come down the pike. There can be no daylight on that. Miers can be guaranteed to do what is best for the GOP.
It's certainly possible that the elite wingnuts are in cahoots creating this little backlash against Miers, but it was orchestrated going back to last week with Pod and Frum both public dismissing her as a lightweight and a hack. I wouldn't put it past them, but I just have a gut feeling that they were taken by surprise by this one. This was a level of coordination that I've not seen on the blogs before, if that's what it was. (I think it was more what Atrios said --- they are disappointed because they wanted the satisfaction of telling the Dems to go fuck themselves.)
Many movement conservatives, whether from the Christian conservative base or the neocon cosmopolitans, really bought into the idea that Bush believes in something deeper than corporate power, cutting taxes for high earners and kicking ass. Yet, there is absolutely nothing in his performance in office that suggests he cares about anything else.
Rove, on the other hand, has the very public agenda of building a "permanent" Republican majority. That is what he's trying to do. Period. Whatever it takes to get there is what they will do -- neocons and Christian alike are just cogs in the machine.
Deep down they know the score. They sold their souls to this devil (don't tell me they didn't know what they were doing when they went after Clinton, Gore and Kerry like a pack of wild, rabid dogs) and now they are faced with the fact that they too have been punked.
The modern Republican party, at its core, is not about ideology or values or anything else that high minded mediocre intellectuals and religious zealots pretend motivates their "movement" It's about money and power. Same as it ever was. Ask Grover.
digby 10/03/2005 11:10:00 AM
Saturday, October 01, 2005
I'm busy today and won't have time to post. So I will leave you with this tantalizing thought to chew over from my super-smart commenter Sara:
Judy is not the main course at all. What I suspect Fitzgerald had to do was eliminate the defense, namely that Miller and Cooper and other reporters were the source of the identity of "Wilson's Wife" as CIA NOC. Remember we have already been through this defense as PR over the past couple of years -- Wilson's wife scrubbed floors at CIA, she was a lowly secretary, an apprentise in the Directorate of Intelligence -- she ran the travel bureau -- defenses that would all exclude her identity as a NOC. I suspect that is what transpired today, so Fitzgerald's positive case can now emerge.
This makes sense to me. Now read the rest of her comment for a novel theory of Fitzgerald's case. Jane at firedoglake has been following this line too...
digby 10/01/2005 06:34:00 AM
Friday, September 30, 2005
Channelling Scott McClellan
This. Is. Bullshit.
Judy has been released from her confidentiality agreement by her source and she is refusing to even name him publicly? Even though his own lawyer has given interviews in the press. Jesus H. Christ.
Q. Can you describe your role in this case since you didn't file a story but did go to jail? How would you characterize your role in this whole investigation?
MILLER. I was a journalist doing my job, protecting my source until my source freed me to perform my civic duty to testify.
Q. Scooter Libby's lawyer - and your source's lawyer - I suspect you're not going to tell us if that's correct.
MILLER. I am not going to tell you if that's correct.
Q. Your source's lawyer has said that had you asked, you wouldn't have had to spend any time in jail; he would have been more than willing to give you the explicit waiver you say you now accepted.
MILLER. No. Since I was not a party to those discussions, I'm going to let you refer those questions to my lawyer. I can only tell you that as soon as I received a personal assurance from the source that I was able to talk to him and talk to the source about my testimony, it was only then and as a result of the special prosecutor's agreement to narrow the focus of the inquiry to focus on the way - on that source, that I was able to testify. I testified as soon as I could. And I will ask you to please address the questions to which I was not a party to my lawyers.
Q. But Judy, a conversation you were party to: On the steps of this courthouse, when you and Matt faced contempt of court charges, you said out here, when Matt was asked the same question, your answer was different. You said no waiver would be acceptable.
MILLER. No. I said I had not received a personal, explicit, voluntary waiver from my source - what I considered that. That was my position and I said it many times. I said it before I went to jail. I said it when I was in jail.
Q. What about the perception that you spent 85 days dancing on the head of a pin?
MILLER. I will let people draw their own conclusions. I know what my conscience would allow and I was - I stood fast to that.
Q. Beyond the narrowest of principles involved, what is this really all about? Why was your testimony so important in Mr. Fitzgerald's . . .
MILLER. You'll have to ask Mr. Fitzgerald why it's important.
So this alleged reporter got a waiver handed to her on a silver platter and now refuses to tell the public what she knows? WTF???
Apparently, Judy is no longer a journalist but an official member of the Bush administration. She is using the patented McClellan non-answer "you'll have to ask Mr Fitzgerald" and "I can't speak to conversation to which I wasn't a party."
The only thing that allows Judy to pull this shit is if she's a target herself and there is no evidence of that. Otherwise, she is abdicating her responsibility as a reporter. If Libby released her to talk to the Grand Jury she has no obligation to keep it from the public, whom she allegedly serves. Matt Cooper discussed it and wrote about it. Pincus discussed it. Only Russert hasn't talked, but then nobody has had the balls to ask him about either. Novak has had to be restrained from spilling his lying guts. But Judy just can't seem to say or write a word about this.
Damn. If she had been this reticent about printing every piece of bogus bullshit that Ahmad Chalabi and the Bush administration poured into her willing little gullet, a hell of a lot of people would still be alive today.
This woman is not a journalist. She is a political operative.
digby 9/30/2005 04:17:00 PM
Greatest Show On Earth
David Corn offers up the "rebuke" scenario and also speculates that the White House might be flogging that poor old dead pony, "the CIA did it." (You really have to wonder what they are giving Tenet if this turns out to be true. It would have to be on the order of a small monarchy somewhere or a trip around the world with Paris Hilton.)
I haven't any idea if what he says is true, but this caught my eye:
When Fitzgerald first pursued Miller and Cooper, it was easy to dismiss him as an overzealous prosecutor interested more in a vendetta than in making a case. But as the Cooper portion of this episode demonstrated, Fitzgerald was after information crucial to his investigation. From Cooper he obtained material that showed Rove had discussed the CIA identity of Wilson's wife with a reporter. Though Fitzgerald and Miller have clashed on non-Plame business previously, perhaps he has been seeking information just as critical from her.
For anyone following the matter, it's impossible not to guess about what's going on and what Fitzgerald will do. His grand jury expires at the end of October. He could impanel a new one and keep investigating. But all indications suggest he's close to done. One person who recently had contact with Fitzgerald and his attorneys says that they seem confident about whatever it is they are pursuing. The Miller matter was something of a sideshow that at times drew more attention than the central issue.
Tantalizing, isn't it? If the Punchin' Judy play is the sideshow, the main attraction must be a doozy.
digby 9/30/2005 01:48:00 PM
I hesitate to get into this because people are sick of my preaching, but the hell with it. The fact is that Bill Bennett's racist statement is actually just one of many that are apparently happening all over right wing radio in the wake of Katrina:
Here's another example:
As if Hurricane Katrina victims didn't have enough going against them, now they're the latest targets of hate radio. Just listen to WFTL-AM (850), the 50,000-watt home of the Florida Marlins. It's also the home of some of the most radical right-wing voices in America.
One regular syndicated host, Atlanta-based Neil Boortz, contended after the disaster struck that a "huge percentage" of the evacuees from New Orleans were "parasites, like ticks on a dog." Then he warned, "They are coming to a community near you."
When a caller remarked that most of the evacuees were fat, Boortz readily agreed. "They didn't drown because you couldn't push them underwater if you had to," he chortled.
Then there's Kelley Mitchell, who spent a week broadcasting at the Houston Astrodome among flood victims. Mitchell, a big-boned blond who spent years on South Florida television news stations, didn't seem too concerned about the harrowing stories from the people in the stadium. Instead she was virtually obsessed with the reports of looting and railed for days against the alleged behavior of poor New Orleans blacks during the disaster. She took to calling the state "Lose-iana" and announced she was boycotting any monetary donations to the victims.
"If I heard, 'I'm looking for my mom, my dad, and my baby daddy again,' I would cringe," she said, referring to the victims who had lost relatives. "Everybody knows it's important to speak English but these knuckleheads."
Another Mitchell gem: "When I see bad behavior ... that's when it became about race. Whoever got over deep-seated prejudices is now wondering if it was right to do so."
"We need to let black America know we do want you, but we want you on the terms of the United States of America," she explained in a voice that sometimes sounds eerily similar to that of similarly built actress Kathy Bates. "And we want you to be full and complete human beings."
Isn't that special? "We" do want you. Apparently, black Americans, many of whom had ancestors wwho ere here a century or two before many right wing racist assholes' are now provisional Americans who have to adhere to certain "terms of the United States of America." I guess she wants to send them "back" to Africa if they fail to comply.
And, by the way, Bennett's crime is that he essentially said "blacks are born criminals." Certainly, you can say that aborting any number of discrete demographic groups could have an effect on the crime rate, but attributing it to race suggests something immutable. Males commit more crimes than females at least partly because of biological characteristics. Poor people of all races commit more crimes (at least a certain kind of crimes) because of their economic circumstances and cultural influences. Statistically, Blacks may commit more crimes than whites because of both of the above reasons, but there is nothing in the color of their skin or their DNA that makes them more likely to commit crimes than anyone else.
digby 9/30/2005 12:41:00 PM
Ok kidz. Judy's lawyer Bob Bennett just told Wolf Blitzer that Judy's agreement with Fitzgerald was limited to "the Valerie Plame matter" not just Libby. Wolf pressed.
Fitzgerald Bennett reiterated that it was "the Valerie Plame matter."
Judy was worried that Fitzgerald was going to pursue her bogus WMD claims.
Bolton and Cheney and Rove all the rest aren't off the hook on Plame. Do you suppose that includes Niger?
digby 9/30/2005 12:24:00 PM
My blogger friend Joe Vecchio lost his wife to illness this week. She was quite young. Any of you who have enjoyed Joe's "the voice of the working man" blog over the years, (and those who've not had a chance) can go over and pay your respects --- and donate little bit if you can. He's been out of work while his wife was very ill and the family could use some help.
RIP Catherine Susan Vecchio.
digby 9/30/2005 12:22:00 PM
He's Gonna Hold His Breath Til He Turns Blue
Via Liberal Oasis, here's the latest from rightwing land on the new supreme nomination:
“Shell shocked,” “confused,” “stumbling,” “full of doubt.” These are all words I have heard used to describe the current White House effort to find Sandra Day O’Connor’s replacement. Batchelder, Williams, and Owen have all been interviewed, but the process continues to sputter along.
Several have told me not to buy into the Miers trial balloon. It is, I’m told, just that — a trial balloon. Another tells me, “The President wants Gonzales. That’s what is dragging this thing out. They’re sending out people to say he is conservative as if by telling us that enough we will say, ’sure, he really is one of us.’ That is not going to happen.”
The process is still moving. Those I have talked to in the past twenty-four hours tell me we should expect a minority or woman. The odds are that it will be a woman. Sykes’s name has gotten little play in the past twenty-four hours and Luttig’s name has gotten none. Larry Thompson’s name continues to surface. One person disputes all my sources and tells me that Thompson, not Clement, was the almost pick last time.
The jury is still out on the nominee. Says one from a phone call this morning, “The White House has gone into second guess mode. They want another Roberts, an enigma who will slip through and turn out to be a conservative. They are second guessing their picks. That, I would think, increases the chances of a Thompson or a Gonzales — someone the President’s gut tells him is conservative. My gut tells me we have to keep the pressure on or we’re [screwed].”
They don't want to put another woman on the court. Not really. The conservative Sandra Day O'Connor, who was personally distraught at the idea that Bush might not have won the 2000 election and made sure he was installed anyway, is now seen as some sort of left wing bra burner on the right. Clearly, women can't be trusted.
This is not an accident. There is a serious movememnt afoot to denigrate women's issues, and therefore, pressure Bush not to nominate another woman. Check out this story by Dahlia Lithwick on the "chick-baiting" that's going on around this supreme court nomination:
A few weeks ago I suggested that race and gender should not be the only—or even the primary—filter through which we consider Supreme Court nominees. I rejected the arguments that minority candidates serve as proxies for minority views (whatever those might be), or that they create the appearance of a court that "looks like America." I was wrong. We need another woman on the Supreme Court. And while we're at it we need a few more women on the Senate judiciary committee.
I wonder why both Ginsburg and O'Connor—who differ on virtually everything—feel so strongly that there should be two women on the Supreme Court that they'd use their offices to publicly urge the president to appoint one.
And I can't help but wonder if it has anything to do with the ways in which gender politics are starting to infect our discourse about the courts. Consider this commentary by Bruce Fein this week in the Washington Times: Fein lines up Hillary Clinton, Dianne Feinstein, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, then levels potshots at them as believers in Supreme Court justices as "apostles over the law" because of their concern for John Roberts' positions on women's and civil rights. Oddly enough, Patrick Leahy, Joseph Biden, Chuck Schumer, Ted Kennedy, and the other male Senate Democrats who called for Roberts' views in this area are never mentioned.
Mark Steyn is positively bilious about this feminization of the Democrats in the Washington Times on Monday. Again Feinstein (and only Feinstein) is blistered for wanting to hear Roberts "talking to me as a son, a husband and a father." For which Steyn's prescription is that she "get off the Judiciary Committee and go audition for 'Return To Bridges Of Madison County,' or 'What Women Want 2' ('Mel Gibson is nominated to the Supreme Court but, despite being sensitive and a good listener, is accused of being a conservative theocrat')."
And here's George Will this week, also taking his nasty stick to Sen. Feinstein: "Dianne Feinstein's thoughts on the nomination of John G. Roberts as chief justice of the United States should be read with a soulful violin solo playing, or perhaps accompanied by the theme song of 'The Oprah Winfrey Show.' Those thoughts are about pinning one's heart on one's sleeve, sharing one's feelings and letting one's inner Oprah come out for a stroll." Will's contempt for Senate efforts to know something about the next chief justice's "temperament and values"—to understand his heart—is absolutely laser focused on the senator from California. Odd. Never a mention of Biden, Schumer, Mike DeWine, and Dick Durbin—each of whom similarly deployed the language of hearts and feelings in their questioning of Roberts.
Now, I am not come today to praise Sen. Feinstein. Her performance during those hearings probably set the women's movement back a decade. From her ingenuous "Now, I'm not a lawyer …" questions to her tendency to turn even declarative sentences into halting questions, she hardly projected the air of mastery and confidence I've seen in her in the past. I'm not sure I can sign off on her self-appointed task of representing all 145 million American women at the hearings. I can't even get behind her efforts to force a clearly private man into vomiting up mawkish personal revelations onto the hearing-room floor.
But I do wonder why it became so very easy to blast only the woman who wanted to cut through Roberts' repeated claims to be a lean, mean law-making machine. I wonder why the woman who worried about his aloofness and disconnection from poverty or suffering was singled out for derision. Is it because the stereotype of the pathetic, whiny, "but how do you feel" nag fits so much better if the asker is wearing curlers and a housecoat? Is it a cynical effort to paint all women as hysterics or merely all Democrats as women? Or is it, in the end, the consequence of having only one woman on the committee?
I'm sure it's just an accident that Fein, Steyn (weird name-coincidence or conspiracy?), and George Will each singled out only Feinstein as their judiciary committee poster-person for the strange quest-for-feeling that characterized the Roberts hearings. But it certainly evokes something Ginsburg mentioned in her remarks yesterday at Wake Forest. According to the report, she noted that "she started in law school in the 1950s—a time when law students and law practitioners were predominantly male. She said she felt pressure to excel, to break the stereotypes about women. … 'You felt like all eyes were on you. If you gave a poor answer in class, you felt like it would be viewed as indicative of all female students.' "
Imagine being judged and ridiculed as a lightweight, when—as sole representative of your gender—you feel you must defend the achievement of all women. The solution for both Ginsburg's problem and Feinstein's is simple: Give the critics more targets. Load up the courts and Congress with enough women, and then maybe blaming them for being women in the first place will stop sounding like a legitimate critique.
Is it a cynical effort to paint all women as hysterics or merely all Democrats as women?
It's both. And one follows from the other. Lithwick says she's sure it's just a coincidence, but it isn't. These things don't come out of nowhere on the right.
One thing I hope that people think a little bit about is that this distaste for women's issues is one that can easily be internalized on both sides of the political fence. Indeed, it already has in some ways. This, like race, is much simpler for the right to deride than it is for the left to defend. These are complicated issues. Nonetheless, we have no choice. It is the essence of what we stand for --- liberty, equality. It doesn't get much simpler than that.
digby 9/30/2005 12:04:00 PM
Grey Lady Down
Dan Kennedy writes about Michael Isikoff taking TIME and the NY Times to task for not following up on the Plame story. Isikoff has a very checkered past in these matters, but in this case he is correct. The fact that TIME and The NY Times dropped the ball on these stories because their reporters refused to reveal their sources is really unconscionable. They should have pursued the stories more vigorously, not less.
If a reporter has a confidential source who is giving them backround information, they are supposed to, you know, go look for things like documents and other witnesses so they can actually publish a story. Matt Cooper, to his credit, did at least write one story and he took the proper inference from the leak -- that the white house was trying to discredit Wilson. The magazine then failed to properly follow-up and even withheld evidence in fear of swinging an election!
Miller never writing a story at all and the Times treating the whole thing like a pile of stinking garbage in which they didn't want to dip their finely manicured hands is just shocking.
Arianna excoriates both today and asks the following very pertinent questions:
And so we don’t forget what this story is really about, and given that the aluminum tubes crap that Miller put on the front page of the New York Times was being heavily promoted by Cheney, how much of that bogus information came to Miller via Libby?
And here are a few questions for the Times:
Had a Plame/Wilson story been assigned to Miller or not?
What, if anything, did she say about the story to anyone at the paper at the time… and what did they say back?
Why did the Times hold back the story about Miller’s release and let multiple other news sources scoop them? Were they trying to miss the evening news cycle and avoid the overnight thrashing their spin has rightly received?
It would be nice if they spent the same amount of time handwringing about this as they did that puerile stunt by Jayson Blair, but I'm not holding my breath. When a newpaper is partially responsible for sending a country to war on false pretenses, they tend to circle the wagons. I thought the days of William Randooph Hearst were long dead history, but maybe not so much.
Just to be clear --- in my post below where I say that Libby's lawyers had better shut up, it was not because I thought their version of events with respect to the waivers was necessarily correct or incorrect. It was because it's never a good idea for lawyers to anger witnesses who are going to appear before a grand jury the next day.
digby 9/30/2005 11:15:00 AM
Fat Lady Clearing Throat, Not Singing
It's kind of painful watching people talk about Libby and Miller this morning on television when it's clear that they are just riffing. Jonathan Alter is a smart guy, but his main talking point (on MSNBC) is whether Fitzgerald will issue a report that "rebukes" Rove and Libby for discussing a CIA employee even though they didn't do anything illegal. He seems to be resigned to the fact that there will be no indictments.
There does seem to be an emerging conventional wisdom (among my commenters at least) that Fitz will not indict. The fact that he doesn't intend to ask Miller about anyone but Libby feels like some sort of capitulation but let's keep in mind that any thoughts we had that he wanted to ask about anyone but Libby were always pure speculation. There was nothing in any of his court filings that indicated he wanted anything other than to question her about one specific person --- Libby. The court issued its contempt order based upon that request alone.
There was never any reason to believe that Fitzgerald wanted to discuss Judy's other sources, only that Judy didn't want to discuss her other sources with Fitzgerald. We may never know what motivated her to become the Martyr of Times Square (Hat tip Billmon.) She's a drama queen of the highest order and probably had a whole list of reasons. But Fitz has said from the beginning that he needed her testimony for one specific purpose and perhaps we snould believe that.
People are also saying that Judy will simply lie. To that I reiterate what I wrote in the post below. She never wrote a story so someone had to have told Fitzgerald that Judy and Libby spoke. Nobody knows who that was. Maybe it was Libby. Maybe it was someone that Libby told. Maybe it was someone Miller told. Judy cannot be sure what Fitzgerald knows or who he talked to. It would be very, very risky for her to lie.
Lifted from the comments down page, here's some intersesting speculation from Emptywheel of The Next Hurrah (one of the best Fitzgerald kremlinologists in the blogosphere) about what Fitz might have and what Judy might bring to the table:
What did Fitz get?
Proof that Libby's notes have been tampered with.
Notes that say WHIG carried out a plot to get Wilson (the conspiracy angle that gets Dick).
The crucial link in the chain of custody of the information.
Why did he agree to avoid other sources?
Because he already has the evidence. Before subpoenaing a journalist, you have to prove the journalist is the only source of the information. Someone else had/has that info for Fitz, so he doesn't need Judy for it. (Although she's going to look stupid in court when someone from the Times gets up and talks about her receiving some stuff from Bolton, but not testifying herself. But looking stupid never seemed to be a problem for her.)
The notes are clearly key:
“One set of documents that prosecutors repeatedly referred to in their meetings with White House aides are extensive notes compiled by I. Lewis Libby, Vice President Dick Cheney’s chief of staff and national security adviser. Prosecutors have described the notes as ‘copious.’” [New York Times, 2/10/04]
It would be pretty to think that Judy might have notes that conflict with Libby's about the famous WHIG meeting that Joe Wilson wrote about in his book. That's what people have been waiting for.
For those who would like a quick refresher in who the administration players in this are and how they fit into the story as we know it, here's Think Progress' handy little primer.
(My good buddy Jim Wilkinson doesn't appear, but I have a feeling that he's lurking in this story somewhere too. He was a member of WHIG.)
digby 9/30/2005 09:25:00 AM
Murray Waas reports on why Miller's testimony is important to Fitzgerald:
What is perhaps left out of news accounts tonight is that Miller's testimony is central to whether special Fitzgerald brings criminal charges against I. Lewis (Scooter) Libby, the chief of staff to Vice President Cheney. Libby was unwavering in telling prosecutors and the FBI that he knew nothing of Plame's covert work for the CIA, even though he spoke to Miller about at length about her and her husband, former ambassador Joseph C. Wilson IV. Whether that account is truthful is something only both Miller and Libby know. Miller's testimony on that issue will be central to any final disposition of the criminal probe, sources close to the investigation have told me for some time now.
Just in case Judy didn't know what Libby would like her to say to the Grand Jury, the Washington Post helpfully printed it up for her:
According to a source familiar with Libby's account of his conversations with Miller in July 2003, the subject of Wilson's wife came up on two occasions. In the first, on July 8, Miller met with Libby to interview him about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, the source said.
At that time, she asked him why Wilson had been chosen to investigate questions Cheney had posed about whether Iraq tried to buy uranium in the African nation of Niger. Libby, the source familiar with his account said, told her that the White House was working with the CIA to find out more about Wilson's trip and how he was selected.
Libby told Miller he heard that Wilson's wife had something to do with sending him but he did not know who she was or where she worked, the source said.
Libby had a second conversation with Miller on July 12 or July 13, the source said, in which he said he had learned that Wilson's wife had a role in sending him on the trip and that she worked for the CIA. Libby never knew Plame's name or that she was a covert operative, the source said.
Miller is a made man. Why would Fitzgerald think she would tell the truth when it's clear that Libby wants her to testify on his behalf?
Because somebody else has already spilled the beans. How else did Judy come to Fitzgerald's attention in the first place?
Asked why prosecutors sought Miller's testimony when she never wrote a story about Plame, Times attorney Floyd Abrams said, "We don't know, but most likely somebody testified to the grand jury that he or she had spoken to Judy."
Neither Miller or Libby can be absolutely sure what that person told the Grand Jury because neither of them can be absolutely sure that the other one didn't tell someone about their conversation. Who knows how many people could have testified before the grand jury about Miller and Libby?
One thing is certainly clear. Fitzgerald doesn't trust Judy as far as he can throw her. Here's what he said about her in court when she was asking for home detention:
The question is whether Miller would defy a final court order and commit the crime of contempt and thereby obstruct an investigation of persons who may have compromised classified information.
She has no idea what he knows. She would be an idiot to lie.
One other thing to keep in mind. For those of us who are looking for him to broaden the scope of this investigation and look into a larger set of issues surrounding the Iraq lies, if Fitzgerald hands down indictments it is only a first step. Indictments tend to focus the mind, I would think. Perhaps some people will have more to say when they are faced with serious legal trouble.
And it would certainly explain the dismal political performance of the white house lately if high level advisors have been too busy negotiating plea bargains for themselves to keep a close eye on Junior.
update: Via Anonymous Liberal I see that there is some dispute emerging about this waiver business that I hadn't heard before:
Also of note, is this conflicting account of the original waiver given by Libby to Miller over a year ago. First, from the Post.
[J]oseph Tate, an attorney for Libby, said yesterday that he told Miller's attorney, Floyd Abrams, a year ago that Libby's waiver was voluntary and that Miller was free to testify. He said last night that he was contacted by Bennett several weeks ago, and was surprised to learn that Miller had not accepted that representation as authorization to speak with prosecutors. "We told her lawyers it was not coerced," Tate said. "We are surprised to learn we had anything to do with her incarceration."
But we get this from the New York Times:
On Thursday, Mr. Abrams wrote to Mr. Tate disputing parts of Mr. Tate's account. His letter said although Mr. Tate had said the waiver was voluntary, Mr. Tate had also said any waiver sought as a condition of employment was inherently coercive.
If Abrams is telling the truth, then Libby apparently did not give Miller the kind of waiver that she required. If Tate told Abrams that the waiver Libby signed was "inherently coercive," then Abrams and Miller were correct to interpret that conversation as not amounting to a free and voluntary waiver. How else were they supposed to interpret such a comment?
Libby's lawyers probably should shut their mouths.
digby 9/30/2005 12:50:00 AM
Thursday, September 29, 2005
Welcome To Our World
Hunter at Daily Kos responds to the delicate pearl clutchers of the right who find themselves simply overwrought at the shocking prospect of all these corruption scandals being exploited for partisan gain. If there's one thing they have never been able to abide it's despicable underhanded politics. What is this world coming to?
Welcome to the world of the politics of personal destruction, you tubthumping, chin-jutting, Bush humping gits. Welcome to the nasty and partisan world that Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter, Michelle Malkin, Hugh Hewitt, Grover Norquist, Newt Gingrich, Tom DeLay, and a legion of insignificant lowest-rung toadies like yourselves nurtured into fruition daily with eager, grubby hands, and now look upon with dull-faced faux horror.
Step back from the edge? You poor boy, asleep in the back of the car the whole trip, finally waking up and wondering where you're at.
Swift boats. Aluminum tubes. Niger uranium. "Mushroom clouds". Whitewater.
Vince Fucking Foster.
You can't even see the edge from here. You left it behind a hundred miles back.
So don't give me chest-thumping crap about civil wars, if your politicians are indicted. Don't give me visions of a lake of fire, if all those who find you loathsome refuse to suck at your teats of scientific ignorance in the name of religion, racism in the name of freedom, and corruption in the name of the New World Order.
Get used to the world you have created, and the stench your worshipped heroes have unleashed.
And might I just add ... Republicans impeached a duly elected president over a trivial sexual matter and one year later installed a moron in the presidency by one vote on the Supreme Court. Handwringing from the likes of them about partisanship is a truly impressive and unprecedented act of phony, shit-eating Phariseeism --- which is really saying something.
Just in case there's been a massive memory loss on the right, here's a little trip through the wayback machine:
In arguing for impeachment and against censure, Republican members of Congress have hinted at a trove of still-secret, non-Monica-related documents about President Clinton's sexual misconduct. "Before people look to cut a deal with the White House or their surrogates ... it is my hope that one would spend plenty of time in the evidence room," said House Majority Whip Tom DeLay. "If this were to happen, you may realize that 67 votes may appear out of thin air. If you don't, you may wish you had before rushing to judgment."
1.The total effect of a person's actions and conduct during the successive phases of the person's existence, regarded as determining the person's destiny.
digby 9/29/2005 11:30:00 PM
Ezra Klein once asked something to the effect of "why would Bush send a seven foot tall white woman to aid our public face in the Islamic world?" It's a good question, but more importantly, why would you send a seven foot tall white woman who speaks like a 6th grader to aid our public face in the middle east and convince the entire world that all Americans are as dim-witted as the president and that Osama bin Laden is right?
Sid Bumenthal puts it like this:
This week, Hughes embarked on her first trip as undersecretary. Her initial statement resembled an elementary school presentation: "You might want to know why the countries. Egypt is of course the most populous Arab country ... Saudi Arabia is our second stop. It's obviously an important place in Islam and the keeper of its two holiest sites ... Turkey is also a country that encompasses people of many different backgrounds and beliefs, yet has the -- is proud of the saying that 'all are Turks.'"
Hughes appeared to be one of the pilgrims satirized by Mark Twain in his 1869 book, "Innocents Abroad," about his trip on "The Grand Holy Land Pleasure Excursion." "None of us had ever been anywhere before; we all hailed from the interior; travel was a wild novelty to us ... We always took care to make it understood that we were Americans -- Americans!"
If you would like to read some commentary that makes George W. Bush sound downright erudite, check out Hughes' entire statement:
UNDER SECRETARY HUGHES: We're going to be visiting, as you know, three unique and very important countries, three countries we have a very strong partnership with one of them. We also face very significant public diplomacy challenges in one of them. One of my missions is to go to listen. I hope to listen, to seek to understand, to show respect. Listening is a two way street, and so I hope that those people I meet will also return that open spirit and be willing to listen. I'm going to take a lot of questions, I'm going to participate in a lot of give and take and I hope they'll be willing to listen to my discussion (inaudible).
I just wanted to talk a little bit to answer your questions about, kind of, my approach. As I said I view this trip as the beginning of a new dialogue that is very much people driven -- public diplomacy is people-driven and it's policy driven, because our policies affect people's lives. I don't see this as a matter of opinion polls or public relations, I see this as a matter of policy. That's really what drew me to public service in the first place. When I first decided to leave reporting and go to the political process it was because I realized that the decisions made in the political process made a very real difference peoples lives. So when I talk about people I'm talking about policies, I'm talking about our policies and the impact they have on people. I think that's what we've got to focus on here. I also -- I go as an official of the United States government, but I'm also a mom, a working mom, and so I hope that I could help, in some places, put a human face on America's public policy.
... just one of the points that we're going to make as we meet with people is, is talk about our American story and how it's a collective story that's written by individuals. We all have unique stories to tell. My own background as a granddaughter of a Pennsylvania coal miner and a Kentucky railroad worker. Dina, of course came here from Egypt, and we're very proud that our first stop in Egypt we're going to be taking someone who I think Egypt is very proud of Dina, the fact that she emigrated from Egypt as a young child, and has risen to the highest levels of our American government, and that's a wonderful American story.
Karima has her own American story. She is the daughter of a Palestinian father and a German mother and I'm sure that Bill has some part of an American story, although I haven't heard it yet (laughter) I'm sure he will be glad to share it with you. He currently lives in Wisconsin and I don't know what his family roots are.
When she isn't talking about being a mom, which she seems to think is a unique and important qualification for being the voice of American public diplomacy, she's actually advancing jihad. From the Blumenthal piece:
Hughes' simple, sincere and unadorned language is pellucid in revealing the administration's inner mind. Her ideas on terrorism and its solution are straightforward. "Terrorists," she said in Egypt at the start of her trip, "their policies force young people, other people's daughters and sons, to strap on bombs and blow themselves up." Somehow, magically, these evildoers coerce the young to commit suicide. If only they would understand us, the tensions would dissolve. "Many people around the world do not understand the important role that faith plays in Americans' lives," she said. When an Egyptian opposition leader inquired why President Bush mentions God in his speeches, she asked him "whether he was aware that previous American presidents have also cited God, and that our Constitution cites 'one nation under God.' He said, 'Well, never mind.'"
With these well-meaning arguments, Hughes has provided the exact proof for what Osama bin Laden has claimed about American motives. "It is stunning ... the extent [to which] Hughes is helping bin Laden," Robert Pape told me. Pape, a University of Chicago political scientist who has conducted the most extensive research into the backgrounds and motives of suicide terrorists, is the author of "Dying to Win: The Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism," and recently briefed the Pentagon and the National Counterterrorism Center. "If you set out to help bin Laden," he said, "you could not have done it better than Hughes."
Pape's research debunks the view that suicide terrorism is the natural byproduct of Islamic fundamentalism or some "Islamo-fascist" ideological strain independent of certain highly specific circumstances. "Of the key conditions that lead to suicide terrorism in particular, there must be, first, the presence of foreign combat forces on the territory that the terrorists prize. The second condition is a religious difference between the combat forces and the local community. The religious difference matters in that it enables terrorist leaders to paint foreign forces as being driven by religious goals. If you read Osama's speeches, they begin with descriptions of the U.S. occupation of the Arabian Peninsula, driven by our religious goals, and that it is our religious purpose that must confronted. That argument is incredibly powerful not only to religious Muslims but secular Muslims. Everything Hughes says makes their case."
We know what happened when Bush put poor little Brownie in charge of federal disaster response and it wasn't pretty. We're going to be lucky if "Hurricane Karen" doesn't set off WWIII.
She's off to a good start.
The good news is that she's listened and she's learned and she's bringing back to the White House some incredible insights:
Ms. Hughes promised to take what she learned from hearing dissenting views back to Washington. She was struck, she said, when a Turkish official told her to try to imagine the situation of Iraq, a next-door neighbor, sliding into possible civil war and engulfing Turkey from the perspective of "the common Turk."
"I will be sure to bring that message back to President Bush when I get back to Washington," she said.
digby 9/29/2005 10:44:00 PM
The Big Squeeze
So Judy got her super-duper-double-special waiver finally and was sprung. Of course, it makes no more sense today than it did two months ago but the NY Times is intent upon keeping up the fiction for their intrepid girl reporter:
... the discussions were at times strained, with Mr. Libby and Mr. Tate asserting that they communicated their voluntary waiver to Ms. Miller's lawyers more than year ago, according to those briefed on the case. Mr. Libby wrote to Ms. Miller in mid-September, saying that he believed her lawyers understood that his waiver was voluntary.
Others involved in the case have said that Ms. Miller did not understand that the waiver had been freely given and did not accept it until she had heard from him directly.
What a bunch of crap. Here's the nut:
In written statements today, Ms. Miller and executives of The New York Times did not identify the source who had urged Ms. Miller to testify. Bill Keller, the executive editor of The New York Times, said that Mr. Fitzgerald had assured Ms. Miller's lawyer that "he intended to limit his grand jury interrogation so that it would not implicate other sources of hers."
Mr. Keller said that Mr. Fitzgerald had cleared the way to an agreement by assuring Ms. Miller and her source that he would not regard a conversation between the two about a possible waiver as an obstruction of justice.
First of all, why is Bill Keller involved in this to this degree? He's her editor, not her lawyer. Was he involved in the negotiations or is he reporting the story? If it's the latter, why would that be? Don't they have any reporters who can interview Judy and get the facts?
More importantly it seems obvious now that Jeralyn was right; Judy's real issue was being asked about her other sources under oath. It looks like they came to some sort of agreement about that. (No Bolton?)
It also appears at least possible that Fitzgerald was threatening to charge both Libby and Miller for obstruction of justice for talking to one another --- whether that referred to the conversation noted in the article between the two of them and their lawyers this month or an earlier conversation is unclear.
The question is what Fitzgerald got in return for agreeing not to ask Judy about her lovers ..er sources. And don't think he didn't get something in return.
In case anyone's wondering if Fitzgerald is really the tough guy everyone thinks he is, check out this story from last week about the Governor George Ryan trial in Illinois. You'll notice that he flipped Ryans "political son" by arresting his mistress and squeezing her until she convinced him to testify:
Whether the jury believes Fawell, given his previous vow never to testify against Ryan and subsequent flip-flop when prosecutors put heat on his fiancee, is important for Ryan’s defense.
“I’m still not overly comfortable with participating,” Fawell told a federal judge last Oct. 28 during a teary testimonial to try to keep his mistress-turned-fiancee, Andrea Coutretsis, out of prison. “I don’t relish testifying against George Ryan.”
Fawell, 48, was once the heir to DuPage County political royalty. His mother is Beverly Fawell, a former state legislator. His father is Bruce Fawell, a former chief judge in the county. And his uncle, Harris Fawell, was a respected congressman from Naperville.
Scott Fawell rose through the GOP political ranks rapidly, serving as a driver for then-U.S. Sen. Charles Percy, lobbyist for the tollway authority and campaign operative for then-Gov. Jim Thompson. He ended up working for then-Lt. Gov. Ryan, and helped Ryan win a close race in 1990 for secretary of state.
Ryan rewarded him with the chief of staff job and then the nearly $200,000-a-year plum of running the agency that oversees McCormick Place and Navy Pier.
So if Ryan indeed has figurative bodies buried somewhere, as prosecutors allege, Fawell is in position to know the location. He gave prosecutors a 45-page sworn statement.
Fawell talked about special secretary of state office leases prosecutors say Ryan illegally steered to co-defendant Warner. He also took yearly vacations to Jamaica with Ryan, trips a businessman who got an office lease would reimburse the duo for, according to prosecutors.
Among other things, Fawell also supposedly knows about alleged selling of low-digit license plates for campaign contributions. He helped set up a scheme in which secretary of state workers would do campaign work on state time, prosecutors say. And when it came time to cover up the illegal political activity, prosecutors likely will try to prove Fawell told Ryan about massive document-shredding that was going on.
A jury found Fawell guilty for his part in the corruption scandal. He’s serving a 6¨-year sentence at a federal work camp in Yankton, S.D.
Fawell, however, gave his testimony to prosecutors reluctantly, a fact that Ryan’s defense team undoubtedly will bring to jurors’ attention.
“I’m not going to sell myself out just to save myself,” Fawell said after his sentencing in late June 2003. “I’m not sitting on any bomb of George Ryan’s. I’m not going to go in there and make up stories about him just to save myself, which unfortunately that’s the game (prosecutors) like you to play.”
That, however, was before Fitzgerald’s office charged Coutretsis, formerly of Long Grove. Coutretsis, a mother of two and Fawell’s one-time assistant at McPier, faced a prison sentence for perjury before persuading Fawell to turn on Ryan. In return, she could get six months or probation. Fawell could get six months shaved off his sentence.
Do you think that Fitzgerald was impressed with Judy's "principles" or her desire for a super-special-in-person-blood-oath waiver from Scooter? Right. He didn't do this for meaningless testimony or just for fun. He got something important.
digby 9/29/2005 07:16:00 PM
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Keep Your Children Out Of The Room
I spoke too soon when I said earlier that there have been no blow jobs in Washington since the Honor and Integrity crowd took over.
I just watched Brit Hume "interview" Tom DeLay.
Update: Oh Jesus, Chris Matthews just performed a full-on deep-throat on the Hammer.
It's a rather unorthodox "interviewing" technique to make your interviewees argument for him by never shutting up and only allowing him to nod in agreement while you rake his enemies over the coals on his behalf. But then, they don't call 'em mediawhores and pre$$titutes for nothin'.
digby 9/28/2005 04:01:00 PM
Librulism 'R Us
In case you are tired of hearing me rail on about racism and other topics that make people uncomfortable, check out this extremely well-reasoned argument by Scott Lemiuex of Lawyers, Guns and Money on the topic of abortion.
I plan to take up the subjects of animal rights and freeing Mumia, so be warned...
digby 9/28/2005 11:58:00 AM
So, we have a federal probe implicating the president's number one political advisor and the vice president's chief of staff in the violation of laws protecting CIA agents and possibly lying to federal investigators.
We have a multi-pronged investigation into a lobbyist who happens to be a very close associate of Tom DeLay,Grover Norquist, Ralph Reed, Karl Rove and the entire Republican leadership going back to their youth as members of the College republicans. This lobbyist is now implicated in a mafia murder plot and has been arrested on charges affiliated with that crime.
A member of the Bush administration who is a good friend and associate of all of the above was arrested this week for lying to the Feds about his good friend the lobbyist.
The majority leader of the Senate is now officially under investigation by the SEC and federal prosecutors for insider trading involving potentially many millions of dollars.
The majority leader of the House was just indicted by a Texas Grand jury for violating laws prohibiting the use of corporate money in campaigns.
I am so relieved that the Republicans restored honor and integrity to Washington. There hasn't been even one blow job in that town since they took power.
Update: Oh and that reminds me --- David Drier is now the majority leader of the House of Representatives.
digby 9/28/2005 10:33:00 AM
Your Lyin' Eyes
It's depressing that you have to get this elementary with the American press, but you do. There is something called cause and effect. Any of you out there who don't know what that means can use your friend, Mr Google, to find out what it is.
New Orleans is a largely black city. Most of those who did not evacuate were poor African Americans. In the day after Katrina, pictures of victims standing on rooftops emerged. Heroic rescues were filmed. In short order we saw pictures of looting --- which immediately sent the wingnuts into a frenzy. This immediately led to cries for martial law --- stories of shooting, killing and rape followed. (Interestingly, this story in which photojournalists on the scene were interviewed early on indicates that while looting and theft were common, the violence they observed was mostly perpetrated by nervous police.)
We do not know to what extent these stories inhibited the relief effort, but there is evidence that they did. A real post mortem should be able to sort that out.
Because of the paranoid fear of violence and many other things such as the necessary National Guard equipment being deployed to Iraq and a federal agency charged with stepping in where local and state governments are overwhelmed being incompetent in virtually every way possible --- the conditions in New Orleans deteriorated rapidly as basic necessities and evacuations were delayed.
Let's make it simple for everyone. The reports of violence were overblown. The reports of misery, dehydration, delayed medical care, no food and wretched conditions were not. And it is highly likely that it was the first that led, at least in part, to the second.
Yet, the New York Times fails to make that distinction and pretends that the the desperation was overblown.
During the first few days, as local officials grappled with the overwhelming disaster, Mr. Nagin and Mr. Compass were outspoken about how desperate the situation in their city was, though some of those statements are now coming under scrutiny, with some critics saying they exaggerated the situation.
An editorial in The Times Picayune today faulted the two New Orleans officials for their leadership during those first few days, and for their public statements about the direness of the situation.
"It's understandable that in the tense and fractured days after Katrina, frightened people reported rumor as fact, and soldiers, police and even elected officials believed what they heard and passed it on." the editorial said. "In the hell that descended after Katrina, almost anything, no matter how horrific, seemed possible.
"But now that we know better, it's essential that people like Mayor Nagin and Superintendent Compass set the record straight, just as forcefully. That might mean saying, 'I spoke too soon" or even, 'I exaggerated,' " the editorial said.
The newspaper said that during an interview by Oprah Winfrey, Mr. Compass said "that babies were being raped."
"Thank God it didn't happen," the editorial said.
The Times-Picayune editorial was quite specific. The New York Times was not.
And that, predictably, plays into this quixotic quest by right-wing bloggers to prove that the entire disaster was overblown, not just the violence. That is not going to fly.
Here's a little reminder:
I urge everyone to click on the BagNews picture in the left column or click here and take a look at the amazing images shot by Alan Chin in New Orleans. He's the one who shot the iconic picture of the elderly African American woman wrapped in the American flag. There can be no doubt of what happened in the after math of Katrina --- horrible human suffering caused by a massive government failure.
The only question is why.
digby 9/28/2005 08:57:00 AM
Nothing To See Here
I'm sure most of you have already read Rick Perlstein's op-ed that never ran over on Eschaton this morning. If you haven't, go read it.
For some reason, no editorial board wanted to hear from a historian who was pointing out that wild rumors about racial violence are a regular feature of urban disturbances in America and should be treated skeptically by the press until real evidence emerges.
I imagine they thought that Perlstein was playing the race card --- like all us liberals do at the drop of a hat. Nobody wants to hear it.
Meanwhile, here's some more fallout --- and another little illustration of why the Section 8 idea is meeting resistence:
GREENSBURG, La., Sept. 27 - The federal government, straining to find temporary housing for thousands of evacuees from New Orleans, has generally encountered hospitality in cities and towns in the gulf area. But the reception has been very different in the small parish of St. Helena.
Here, 80 miles northwest of New Orleans, white residents have spoken up at public meetings to oppose vehemently the construction of temporary housing for the evacuees, most of whom are black. The tension could complicate tentative plans by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to buy land in the parish for trailer lots.
"The only thing we see about these people on the news is what happened in the Superdome," said Philip Devall, 42, a white resident of Greensburg, at a recent meeting of the parish government. "They're rapists and thugs and murderers. I'm telling you, half of them have criminal records. I've worked all my life to have what I have. I can't lose it, and I can't stand guard 24 hours a day."
About 2,000 evacuees have been staying with friends and family in the parish since Hurricane Katrina, and police officials here say that crime related to the newcomers has been virtually nonexistent. But many residents say that fear is the driving force behind their opposition.
"I want to know how many sex offenders they're going to move in next to me," said Marci Kent, 36, also a white resident of Greensburg, at the meeting. "And I got daughters, too."
When one white man expressed concern at the meeting over possibly losing his valuables to lawless evacuees, a black woman turned around and angrily pointed a finger at him. "We work hard for what we got, too," she said. "But these people need a place to stay."
Yeah, that race card is bogus, all right.
digby 9/28/2005 07:54:00 AM
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
Rumors and Expectations
Pre$$titutes reports that righty bloggers are going all Claude Rains on us because they "just realized" that the media reported anarchy and violence in New Orleans that was unsubstantiated. Drudge is especially shocked that anyone would spread scurrilous rumors.
They are holding the media responsible for the Katrina aftermath and they are not entirely wrong. Of course the media should have been skeptical of these crazy rumors and should have wondered why they weren't seeing any evidence of the alleged mayhem as they waded through the city. All I ever saw was a few desultory looters hauling around some boxes of sneakers.
The media certainly need to ask themselves some probing questions about why they were so gullible. It didn't pass the smell test from the get as far as I was concerned. (But then as TBOGG pithily reminds us, it isn't exactly the first time the media have bought into rumor and speculation hook line and sinker, now is it?)
But blaming the media is missing the point. They, like many others, chose to believe something for which there was no evidence. The press saw and reported the wretched spectacle of the evacuees living in horrible conditions, waiting and begging for help, but by that time everything was seen within the prism of the earlier (and ongoing) reports of violence. They need to do some soul searching about that.
Even those who lived it, for many reasons, saw the situation as anarchic and dangerous for their own reasons.
Bud Hopes, of Brisbane, was praised for saving dozens of tourists as the supposed safe haven of the city's Superdome became a hellhole.
"I would have to say that Bud is solely responsible for our evacuation," Vanessa Cullington, 22, of Sydney, told the Sunday Herald Sun by mobile phone from a bus carrying 10 Australians to safety in Dallas, Texas.
"I dread to think what would have happened if we hadn't got out. It's so great to be free."
News of the group's escape came as reports said as many as 10,000 people might have been killed by the hurricane and its aftermath, and President George Bush ordered more troops and an increased aid effort for the stricken Gulf of Mexico states.
As the Australians left the Superdome, food and water were almost non-existent and the stiflingly hot arena was filled with 25,000 people and the stench of human waste. Gangs stalked the tourists and women were threatened with rape.
"Bud took control. He was calm and kept it together the whole time," Ms Cullington said.
Mr Hopes, 32, said: "That was the worst place in the universe. Ninety-eight per cent of the people around the world are good. In that place, 98 per cent of the people were bad.
"Everyone brought their drugs, they brought guns, they brought knives. Soldiers were shot.
"It was like a refugee camp within a prison.
"It was full on. It was the worst thing I have seen in my life. I have never been so frightened."
Realising that foreigners were a target, Mr Hopes and the other Aussies gathered tourists from Europe, South America and elsewhere into one part of the building.
"There were 65 of us, so we were able to look after each other -- especially the girls who were being grabbed and threatened." Mr Hopes said.
He said they had organised escorts for the women when they had gone for food or to the toilet, and rosters to keep guard while others slept.
"We sat through the night just watching each other, not knowing if we would be alive in the morning."
John McNeil, 20, of Brisbane, said the worst point had come after two days when soldiers had told them the power in the dome was failing and there was only 10 minutes worth of gas left.
"I looked at Bud and said, 'That will be the end of us'," Mr McNeil said.
"The gangs . . . knew where we were. If the lights had gone out we would have been in deep trouble. We prayed for a miracle and the lights stayed on."
Mrs McNeil broke down when she saw images of her son leaving New Orleans.
"There have been times during this past week when we didn't know if we would see him again," she said.
Mr McNeil said he could see a change in his son.
"They've been traumatised," he said. "I think they've witnessed several atrocities.".
They worked themselves into a frenzy, just as a whole lot of other people did.(98% were bad!!!) They may have been threatened. I have no way of knowing. But it was a long way from "atrocities." The reports of others -- many of whom were white -- at the Superdome don't bear out their story. These were people who were convinced that because they were the minority, they were going to be killed. But there are many other whites who didn't see themselves threatened this way at all. Perceptions were everything. Beliefs and prejudices about race and class were everything.
It was even as if some people expected it to happen, somewhere in their subconscious, even before the rumors started. Check out this post at 10:05 am on Monday, August 29th, when people still thought "a bullet had been dodged" in New Orleans, long before anyone realized that the cavalry was waiting for massive reinforcements before it would dare to enter the barbarous city:
ATTN: SUPERDOME RESIDENTS [Jonah Goldberg]
I think it's time to face facts. That place is going to be a Mad Max/thunderdome Waterworld/Lord of the Flies horror show within the next few hours. My advice is to prepare yourself now. Hoard weapons, grow gills and learn to communicate with serpents. While you're working on that, find the biggest guy you can and when he's not expecting it beat him senseless. Gather young fighters around you and tell the womenfolk you will feed and protect any female who agrees to participate without question in your plans to repopulate the earth with a race of gilled-supermen. It's never too soon to be prepared.
Posted at 10:05 AM
You can't blame the MSM for that. They hadn't even begun to report the mayhem that shortly caused Peggy Noonan (and her latest manly hero, Haley Barbour) to call for the looters (a useful euphemism) to be shot on sight.
At 10:45 on the morning after the hurricane, Jonah has already called forth the "Lord of the Flies" image that would be emblematic of New Orleans the next few days. (This google search shows just how many references there were.) Jonah made a few more peurile remarks about how the loss was worse for middle class families and the like before he finally settled down and realized that the disaster was of epic prooprtions. But he predicted the "anarchy" even before the rumors that turned out to be false began. It existed in his mind. I think it existed in a lot of people's minds.
(If you'd like some real fun, go to the Corner link and read Rich Lowry's comments as he breathlessly clips items and snippets of news reports about violence and mayhem.)
I'm not letting the media off the hook. They too took these ridiculous stories on faith and there were serious consequences to them being circulated. But the question that must be asked isn't why the media reported them --- the question is why so many people, including the media, were so willing to believe them in the absence of any real evidence.
digby 9/27/2005 03:56:00 PM
Modern GOP Noblesse Oblige
The internal polls must be worse that we thought. They are really grasping at straws:
Facing criticism that he appeared disengaged from the disaster wrought by Hurricane Katrina, President Bush has been looking for opportunities to show his concern. But the White House will take the effort a step further Tuesday, venturing into untested waters by putting the nation's first lady on reality television.
Laura Bush will travel to storm-damaged Biloxi, Miss., to film a spot on the feel-good, wish-granting hit "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition." Mrs. Bush sought to be on the program because she shares the "same principles" that the producers hold, her press secretary said.
In its standard format, the popular ABC series finds hard-pressed but deserving families, sends them away for short vacations and then, in a whirlwind of carpentry and appliance-shopping, gives them new homes. This time, though, the show will broadcast from an underserved shelter near Biloxi, where a convoy of trucks stocked with everything from mattresses to pants will arrive, courtesy of Sears, one of the show's sponsors.
It's not clear exactly what Mrs. Bush will do, but Tom Forman, executive producer and creator, said he is hoping that she'll just pitch in and help unload.
Next week, the cabinet will appear on the special New Orleans version of Survivor, where the Bush team will loll around the pool in Crawford deciding what to have for dinner while the all black 9th ward team lives on bugs and swims through snake infested flood waters to safety. The winners will have their capital gains taxes cut to zero.
digby 9/27/2005 11:43:00 AM
Via John at Americablog, I found this article about the warporn site from the Online Journalism Review that is quite interesting.
Near the end the author briefly addresses what I think is the most disturbing aspect of this disheartening story --- the combination of sexual pornography and real violent images.
While it was difficult for me to ascertain the motivation for people who were posting gory photos to NTFU, I did talk to Steven Most, a psychology postdoctoral fellow at Yale University who has studied the effects of violent and sexual images. He helped explain what these horribly violent images had in common with the nude photographs of women.
"They both seem to be particularly arousing in an emotional way," Most said. "Emotional stimuli can be rated in different ways. You could see something and rate how positive or negative it is. But separate from that is how arousing the image is. A positive picture of a cute puppy dog could be positive but not that arousing, whereas a picture of an opposite sex nude could be just as positive but be rated as extremely arousing. And a picture of a mutilation could be rated as extremely negative but highly arousing. Lately there's been a lot of theories saying that what we're drawn to is the arousing nature of an image regardless of whether we see it as negative or positive."
I am not a psychologist but I think it would be very surprising if combining these arousing sexual and violent images did not result in twisting some people's psyches. It cannot be healthy to get your thrills through deadly, bloody violence and sexual images in the same place, at the same time in the same way. The porn site is a "girlfriend and wife" site --- it's not professional porn stars. Those images of the naked girls next door are being given away for free to men who are posting pictures of mangled bodies of people they purport to hate with every fiber of their being. It is worlds colliding in a very dangerous way.
Sexual sado-masochism has been out there for millenia but it is highly ritualized fantasy. This is all too real. I have to think that it is problematic that people are getting so negatively and positively aroused by real death and gore at the same time.
There is something very disturbing about the images of sexual torture we've seen and heard about in this war, generally. The forced masturbation, the pyramids, the female interrogators and the fake menstrual blood, the constant nudity, all of it. Violence against prisoners in the new Human Rights Watch report is expressed as "fucking" instead of beating. Not "fucking up" or "fucking with" --- just plain "fucking" as in "I walking in and saw him fucking the prisoner."
I cannot help but think that something has gone terribly wrong here. From the top of the hierarchy ordering sexual humiliation techniques, to obscure web-sites selling war gore and pictures of girls next door together, this is a very sexualized war and it's damned strange, particularly coming from a regime that pretends to be an arbiter of strict sexual morals.
It's clear that the leadership of this country is extremely concerned with consensual sex between two adults but they find images of sexual violence and kinky torture techniques to be thoroughly acceptable among soldiers and useful to the war effort. This is a very odd perception and one that leads us back to the conclusion that something extremely unhealthy has invaded our body politic.
digby 9/27/2005 10:37:00 AM
Monday, September 26, 2005
Another "F" Word
I hesitate to bring this up because nothing is more impolitic these days. After reading excerpts from this article over at the Cunningrealist, I was quite taken aback. I knew that Pat Tillman's death by friendly fire was covered up but I was unaware that he was also a vocal opponent of the Iraq war.
My first shocking thought after reading it was that a high profile star like him could have been seen by someone as a very dangerous guy. He might have been fragged.
It's hardly better that Americans killed him by accident. But it is better. I no longer trust what any official says about the Iraq war. There seem to be no limits. If it's true that the military routinely forces innocent people into stress positions so painful they pass out, anything could be true. Even that.
digby 9/26/2005 06:09:00 PM
The Negroes Were Rising
Monday, April 6 1741
About ten o'clock in the morning, there was an alarm of a fire at the house of serjeant Burns, opposite fort Garden....
Towards noon a fire broke out in the roof of Mrs. Hilton's house...on the East side of captain Sarly's house....Upon view, it was plain that the fire must have been purposely laid.... There was a cry among the people, the Spanish Negroes; the Spanish Negroes; take up the Spanish Negroes. The occasion of this was the two fires...happening so closely together....and it being known that Sarly had purchased a Spanish Negro, some time before brought into his port, among several others....and that they afterwards pretending to have been free men in their country, began to grumble at their hard usage, of being sold as slaves. This probably gave rise to the suspicion, that this Negro, out of revenge, had been the instrument of these two fires; and he behaving insolently upon some people's asking him questions concerning them...it was told to a magistrate who was near, and he ordered him to jail, and also gave direction to constables to commit all the rest of that cargo [of Africans], in order for their safe custody and examination....
While the justices were proceeding to examination, about four o'clock there was another alarm of fire....
While the people were extinguishing the fire at this storehouse, and had almost mastered it, there was another cry of fire, which diverted the people attending the storehouse to the new alarm...but a man who had been on the top of the house assisting in extinguishing the fire, saw a Negro leap out at the end window of one of them...which occasioned him to cry out...that the Negroes were rising....
I wrote quite a bit about the fear of the black mob being the real reason why the response to Katrina was delayed in New Orleans and how this fear has been imprinted on the collective lizard brain of America since the early days of our history.
It appears to have been true once again:
Following days of internationally reported murders, rapes and gang violence inside the stadium, the doctor from FEMA — Beron doesn't remember his name — came prepared for a grisly scene: He brought a refrigerated 18-wheeler and three doctors to process bodies.
"I've got a report of 200 bodies in the Dome," Beron recalled the doctor saying.
The real total?
Six, Beron said.
Of those, four died of natural causes, one overdosed and another jumped to his death in an apparent suicide, said Beron, who personally oversaw the handoff of bodies from a Dome freezer, where they lay atop melting bags of ice.
State health department officials in charge of body recovery put the official death count at the Dome at 10, but Beron said the other four bodies were found in the street near the Dome, not inside it. Both sources said no one had been murdered inside the stadium.
At the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, just four bodies have been recovered, despite reports of heaps of dead piled inside the building. Only one of the dead appeared to have been murdered, said health and law-enforcement officials.
That the nation's frontline emergency-management officials believed the body count would resemble that of a bloody battle in a war is but one of scores of examples of myths about the Dome and the Convention Center treated as fact by evacuees, the news media and even some of the city's top officials, including the mayor and police superintendent.
The vast majority of reported atrocities committed by evacuees — mass murders, rapes and beatings — have turned out to be false, or at least unsupported by any evidence, according to key military, law-enforcement, medical and civilian officials in positions to know.
"I think 99 percent of it is [expletive]," said Sgt. 1st Class Jason Lachney, who played a key role in security and humanitarian work inside the Dome. "Don't get me wrong — bad things happened. But I didn't see any killing and raping and cutting of throats or anything ... 99 percent of the people in the Dome were very well-behaved."
Dr. Louis Cataldie, the state Health and Human Services Department administrator overseeing the body-recovery operation, said his teams were inundated with false reports.
Orleans Parish District Attorney Eddie Jordan said authorities have only confirmed four murders in the entire city in the aftermath of Katrina — making it a typical week in a city that anticipated more than 200 homicides this year.
"I had the impression that at least 40 or 50 murders had occurred at the two sites," he said. "It's unfortunate we saw these kinds of stories saying crime had taken place on a massive scale when that wasn't the case. And they [national media outlets] have done nothing to follow up on any of these cases; they just accepted what people [on the street] told them. ... It's not consistent with the highest standards of journalism."
It is, however, entirely consistent with a peculiar type of racism that sees a large group of African Americans as a recipe for violence and anarchy in the absence of strict control. And it's this racism --- not the kind of racism that would have had George W. Bush saying that he couldn't be bothered saving people because he hates blacks --- that played into the death and destruction of Katrina. We've managed to drive a lot of that overt hostility underground in the lat 40 years. The racist fear, however, is stoked every time a wily politician runs on the "law and order" platform.
Even the cops -- or maybe especially the cops --- were whipped into a frenzy:
As floodwaters forced tens of thousands of evacuees into the Dome and Convention Center, news of unspeakable acts poured out of the nation's media: People firing at helicopters trying to save them; women, children and even babies raped with abandon; people murdered for food and water; a 7-year-old raped and killed at the Convention Center.
Police, according to their chief, Eddie Compass, found themselves in multiple shootouts inside both shelters, and were forced to race toward muzzle flashes through the dark to disarm the criminals; snipers fired at doctors and soldiers from downtown high-rises.
In interviews with Oprah Winfrey, Compass reported rapes of "babies," and Mayor Ray Nagin spoke of "hundreds of armed gang members killing and raping people" inside the Dome. Other unidentified evacuees told of children stepping over so many bodies "we couldn't count."
The picture that emerged was one of the impoverished, overwhelmingly African-American masses of flood victims resorting to utter depravity, randomly attacking each other, as well as the police trying to protect them and the rescue workers trying to save them. The mayor told Winfrey the crowd has descended to an "almost animalistic state."
Four weeks after the storm, few of the widely reported atrocities have been backed with evidence. The piles of murdered bodies never materialized, and soldiers, police officers and rescue personnel on the front lines assert that, while anarchy reigned at times and people suffered indignities, most of the worst crimes reported at the time never happened.
"The information I had at the time, I thought it was credible," Compass said, admitting his earlier statements were false. Asked the source of the information, Compass said he didn't remember.
Nagin frankly acknowledged he doesn't know the extent of the mayhem that occurred inside the Superdome and the Convention Center — and may never. "I'm having a hard time getting a good body count," he said.
Compass conceded that rumor had overtaken, and often crippled, authorities' response to reported lawlessness, sending badly needed resources to situations that turned out not to exist.
Military, law-enforcement and medical workers agree that the flood of evacuees — about 30,000 at the Dome and an estimated 10,000 to 20,000 at the Convention Center — overwhelmed their security personnel.
The 400 to 500 soldiers in the Dome could have been easily overrun by increasingly agitated crowds in the Dome, but that never happened, said Col. James Knotts, a midlevel commander there. While the Convention Center saw plenty of mischief, including massive looting and isolated gunfire, and many inside cowered in fear, the hordes of evacuees for the most part did not resort to violence.
"Everything was embellished, everything was exaggerated," said Deputy Police Superintendent Warren Riley. "If one guy said he saw six bodies, then another guy the same six, and another guy saw them — then that became 18."
Inside the Superdome, where National Guardsmen performed rigorous security checks before allowing anyone inside, only one shooting has been verified — and even that shooting, injuring Louisiana Guardsman Chris Watt of the 527th Engineer Battalion, has been widely misreported, said Maj. David Baldwin, who led the team of soldiers who arrested the alleged assailant.
Watt had indeed been attacked inside one of the Dome's locker rooms, where he entered with another soldier. In the darkness, as they walked through about six inches of water, Watt's attacker hit him with a metal rod, a piece of a cot. But the bullet that penetrated Watt's leg came from his own gun — he accidentally shot himself during the commotion. The attacker was sent to jail, Baldwin said.
Inside the Convention Center, Jimmie Fore, vice president of the state authority that runs the center, stayed in the building with a core group of 35 employees until Thursday. He said thugs hot-wired 75 forklifts and electric carts and looted food and booze, but he said he never saw any violent crimes committed, nor did any of his employees. Some, however, did report seeing armed men roaming the building, and Fore said he heard gunshots in the distance on about six occasions.
Rumors of rampant violence at the Convention Center prompted Louisiana National Guard Col. Jacques Thibodeaux to put together a 1,000-man force of soldiers and police in full battle gear to secure the center around noon on Friday.
It took only 20 minutes to take control, and soldiers met no resistance, Thibodeaux said. They found no evidence, witnesses or victims of any murders, rapes or beatings, Thibodeaux said.
One widely circulated story, told to The Times-Picayune by a slew of evacuees and two Arkansas National Guardsman, held that "30 or 40 bodies" were stored in a Convention Center freezer.
But a formal Arkansas Guard review of the matter later found that no soldier had actually seen the corpses, and that the information came from rumors in the food line for military, police and rescue workers in front of Harrah's Casino, said Col. John Edwards of the Arkansas National Guard, who conducted the review.
I doubt that this will get the kind of wide coverage that the initial reports did. And those initial reports clearly indicate that relief was held back because of the alleged anarchy in the streets:
Violence disrupted relief efforts Thursday in New Orleans as authorities rescued desperate residents still trapped in the flooded city and tried to evacuate thousands of others living among corpses and human waste.
Federal Emergency Management Agency Director Michael Brown said his agency was attempting to work "under conditions of urban warfare."
Police snipers were stationed on the roof of their precinct, trying to protect it from armed miscreants roaming seemingly at will.
Officers warned a CNN crew to stay off the streets because of escalating danger, and cautioned others about attempted shootings and rapes by groups of young men.
They had to wait for more National Guard to put down the crazy violence. Remember, nobody could come in with relief supplies because it was too dangerous.
About 24,000 National Guard members will be in Louisiana and Mississippi by the end of the week to combat looting and quell gunfire that disrupted the rescue of survivors of Hurricane Katrina.
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said today at a news conference that 1,400 will go to New Orleans daily for the next three days, expanding a force of 3,000 that's trying to maintain order in a city flooded and left without power by the storm three days ago.
Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco said National Guardsmen from Arkansas were prepared to use deadly force as they try to restore order in New Orleans, the Times-Picayune reported.
Blanco said at a news conference today that the guardsmen ``know how to shoot to kill ... and I expect they will,'' the New Orleans newspaper said.
Some rescue operations by the Federal Emergency Management Agency were suspended in areas where gunfire broke out, Homeland Security spokesman Russ Knocke said in Washington, the Associated Press reported. People trying to board amphibious vehicles outside New Orleans's Charity Hospital were shot at while trying to evacuate, Cable News Network reported.
The Bush administration Official Katrina Talking Point these days is directed entirely at this situation. They are making the case that if the federal government had had direct control of the situation they could have called in the National Guard instead of ebing forced to wait for the hormonal, hysterical Kathleen Blanco to stop wringing her flighty hands and ask for them. The rationale seems to be that if they could have "secured" the city earlier there would have been a quicker response.
But it was fear of the black mob that prevented the relief agencies from entering the city --- a paranoid delusion. The red cross and others could have come into the city days earlier. There were those who said that they shouldn't be allowed to provide food and water because the evacuees would allegedly be so content that they would not be inclined to leave. But they were also told that they'd be mobbed by the crazed crowd and perhaps killed by the roving gangs of armed thugs who were raping babies and killing anyone who got in their way.
They have been able to confirm four murders in New Orleans in the aftermath of Katrina. The same number that there would have been if Katrina had not hit. One of them took place at the Convention Center. There were no murders at the Superdome. The cop who was famously shot down by a roving gang actually shot himself in the leg by accident.
We don't know how many people died because people were so afraid of the black mob that they would not allow relief workers with food, water and medical help into the city in the days after the flooding. I wonder if this tragic little lady made it to a more dignified place to live out her last days.
Dorothy Divic, 89, is surrounded by onlookers trying to keep her alive on a street outside the New Orleans Convention Center September 1, 2005. Several people among the thousands of stranded hurricane evacuees have died while waiting outside the building, with no sign of imminent help on the way. REUTERS/Rick Wilking
Update: If you've been denied the opportunity to read this widely disseminated e-maim Snopes has it in its entirety. It starts off like this:
I've been watching the news lately and have seen scenes that have made me want to vomit. And no it wasn't dead bodies, the city under water, or the sludge everywhere. It was PEOPLE'S BEHAVIOR. The people on T.V. (99% being Black) were DEMANDING help. They were not asking nicely but demanding as if society owed these people something. Well the honest truth is WE DON'T.
Help should be asked for in a kind manner and then appreciated. This is not what the press (FOX in particular) was showing, what I was seeing was a group of people who are yelling, demanding, looting, killing, raping, and SHOOTING back at the demanded help!
And so it goes. And FoxNews is reporting that authorities are doing backround checks on evacuees who are seeking shelter and over half have criminal records.
"It's a balancing act," said Kyle Smith, deputy director of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (search). "We don't want to treat them like criminals after they have been traumatized, but we want to make sure they are in no danger nor the families they are housed with."
No word on those who have enough money to stay in hotels. Lock up the white women.
I am aware that both Compass and Nagin are black. African Americans were also usually the ones who blew the whistle on slave revolts. It's a complicated psychology. Certainly one can understand why people in jobs of trust and authority would want to distance themselves from a group that is so widely feared and reviled.
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Description: Pair of lady's riding boots of black/dark brown leather. The "high button shoes" are designed with pointed toes gently rounded at tips, the boots lace up along the back with 12 holes/hooks. Lined in white fabric. High heels are rounded at sides and back, flaring slightly to base, and curved at front. Black leather soles. Hand-written note: "3-13 / 38405 / 413" Retailer's label stamped in gilt, mostly illegible: "Portland Ore" Brand stamped in gilt: "STEPINSHU / Trade Mark / Pat. Applied" Stamped in sole: "WICHERT"
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I have no recipe on offer today. I did slip into the kitchen last night to make a sweet potato and chard gratin – I needed vegetables, but also comfort in the form of warm food and bubbly cheese. Mike offered to order pizza, but I needed a few minutes at the kitchen counter to decompress after a day of meetings and work. And I love this stuff. The three of us – Mike, my sister and I – gathered around the dining room table with our laptops (or in Mike’s case: hockey on TV), a baking dish of this and a bottle of wine; Ali worked on her masters’ application and I hammered away at Blog Aid details while trying to pull together an article for Swerve that is just not coming together in the kick-ass way I wanted it to, dammit.
Today and tonight was another flurry of work, and since most of it took place on the computer, we tossed a few racks of ribs in to cook for a few hours, boiled some potatoes to roughly mash with their skins, roasted some broccoli and wedges of spaghetti squash to feed the crew of 6 here over the dinner hour, half kids and the other half grown-ups working on the Blog Aid cookbook.
Which, I’m excited to report, is in its almost-final stages of completion! It has been a tremendous amount of work, mostly on the part of Cathryn, a wonderful friend and human being who has plodded away for much of last week and then night and day all this weekend (literally: yesterday she didn’t leave the kitchen table of her cozy house in Sunnyside from 8am until 3am Sunday morning), dropping and organizing the copy and photos into a beautiful layout. Cathryn is one of the most generous, kind, giving people I know. She supports me in everything I do, if even by email because we don’t see nearly enough of each other.
And when I ask her to do stuff like this, stuff that takes over her life for awhile, she dives right in. Her selfless willingness to share her time, creativity and expertise with those who need it is inspiring. She does so much for so many, even travelling to Africa to help the sick. I’m so grateful she’s pouring herself into this project, pulling it into something we can all set on our kitchen shelves to become well-worn with use feeding our friends and families. (If you’re ever looking for someone to do a logo, poster, or any kind of graphic design, let me know and I’ll pass on her contact info. She’s truly fantastic to work with.)
So here’s the gist: We’re lucky enough to have the support of two companies: West Canadian Graphics in Calgary and Blurb in San Francisco (it’s too bad technology allowed for productive conference calls and a one-on-one meeting wasn’t required in San Fran); both are overseeing the production of the book, which will actually be available for order online THIS WEEK. SOON. It’s a POD (print-on-demand) system, meaning the file is uploaded and then books are printed and shipped as they’re ordered, which means this is all happening in real time and books will arrive in about 8 days. (This could possibly be the fastest compilation cookbook project in history; under a month from conception to finished books!) The proceeds from book sales will go straight to Haitian relief via the Red Cross and Doctors without Borders, and get this: both West Canadian AND Blurb are matching the dollar amount of the proceeds raised up to $10,000. And of course until February 12th, the Canadian government will match that.
If you do the math, it’s a pretty great deal in terms of raising money for Haiti, and you get a spanking new cookbook in the mail to boot.
Some of my very favourite eaters are contributors:
Chef Michael Smith, Dana McCauley, Emily Richards, Catharine from Weelicious, Cheryl from Backseat Gourmet, Jeannette of Everybody Likes Sandwiches, Nishta from Blue Jean Gourmet, Lauren of Celiac Teen, Charmian from Christie’s Corner, Shaina from Food for my Family, Marisa of Food in Jars, Shauna and Danny from Gluten-Free Girl and the Chef, Lauren from Healthy Delicious, Alice from Savory Sweet Life, Tara from Seven Spoons, Jess of Sweet Amandine, Helen from Tartelette, Gail from The Pink Peppercorn, Pierre of Kitchen Scraps, Tim from Lottie and Doof, Tea from Tea & Cookies, Jamie from My Baking Addiction, Lori from Recipe Girl, Melissa from The Traveler’s Lunchbox, Brooke of Tongue-n-Cheeky and Aimee of Under the High Chair.
Really, looking at that lineup I can’t believe we rounded up such a fabulous, generous and talented crew of people, all so eager to help.
And the recipes? Fab. All with beautiful full-colour photographs. I’m still pinching myself. Soups and granolas and baking and preserves and curries and pastries and breakfast and ice cream and dinner ideas. And plenty of gluten-free recipes.
We’ll have two versions; a paperback and hardcover. As I type this, Cathryn is sitting beside me arranging photos and text and lining stuff up and all that designerly stuff. It’s all just so thrilling and a little nervewracking as it comes to the point where it’s time to actually sell books. I’m desperately hoping people aren’t suffering from donor fatigue.
So that’s the status of Blog Aid as of Sunday night, coming to you live from my dining room table. Thanks everyone, for all you do. Keep an eye out. It’s coming! | <urn:uuid:765904c4-3126-40db-9587-79491791222a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://dinnerwithjulie.com/2010/01/ | 2013-05-25T05:45:02Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705559639/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516115919-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.940527 | 1,243 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
|Barked: Tue Jan 8, '13 11:48am PST |
|The law is very stern about the rabies issue not on the front of dog welfare, but on community safety. It's sort of one of the necessities if you are to legally keep your pet. Some choose to fly under the radar....I certainly did with my GSD, Pogo, who did not tolerate vaccines well and was not well himself...but it is part of responsible dog ownership generally.
There is little you can do to keep your dog safe from a rabid animal if they are at all outside unsupervised, if they go off lead, or at night, as bats are also rabies carriers.
Rabies is fascinating (to me, anyway....but parasites fascinate me, lol) in that it essentially takes over the brain in an attempt to ensure its (the viruses) survival before its host succumbs. Rabid animals can become very bold. Many lose inhibition entirely and will wander into populated neighborhoods and even act rather friendly. Or in more advanced stages of the disease, highly aggressive.
In other words, no amount of assuring oneself that their unvaccinated pet is safe, save for covering all bases by your animal never, ever being unattended or out at night, is sound, as what you are assuming you have control over (rabid animals in your environment) are behaving anywhere from uncharacteristically to flat out insane. You can't track or anticipate an insane person. Nor can you do so to an infected animal, who are engineered through the virus to find a ready source to sustain the virus and pass it on.
HERE is a video of a rabid coon who has chased a van and is currently trying to attack a burro and her foal, and a cow. Burros can be used, just to make it clear, as LGDs to chase wolves away. The filmers started to put together this was not a bold coon, but a rabid animal and (off the video) did shoot this animal. A rabid animal is unmanageable, unstoppable save for a bullet to the head, and can and will infiltrate areas seldom if ever seen. You cannot predict them, and if they show up, it is not a scene you can control without lethal force, the time it takes to grab such an implement time enough for you or your dog to get bitten.
It's rare, but if you are in the wrong place at the wrong time, your ability to control the situation is close to zero. As a human, you can perceive uncharacteristic behavior and respond, but an unsupervised dog will be naturally drawn to a rabid animal...their behavior is very provocative.
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Snohomish County Fire District 1 responded to 385 calls the week of Sept. 6-12: 290 emergency medical aid calls, 34 motor vehicle collisions, 26 fires, 13 service calls, three natural gas leaks, two rescues and 17 automatic fire alarms.
BICYCLE CRASH: At 11:20 p.m., firefighters responded to a report of an adult male bicyclist who either fell or was hit by a car in the crosswalk at 164th Street SW and I-5 north of Lynnwood. The injured bicyclist was transported by firefighters to Swedish/Edmonds Hospital.
ROLLOVER COLLISION: At 7:23 a.m., firefighters responded to a two-car rollover collision at 164th Street SW and Ash Way north of Lynnwood. No one was injured.
COLLISION: At 3:44 p.m., a minor two-car rear-end accident occurred at 220th Street SW and I-5 in Mountlake Terrace. Firefighters transported two patients to Swedish/Edmonds Hospital.
COLLISION: At 8:36 p.m., a single-car collision was reported at 104th Street SE and 21st Avenue SE south of Everett. Firefighters transported two patients to Providence Regional Medical Center Everett.
COLLISION: At 11:00 a.m., a two-car collision was reported in a parking lot at the corner of 220th Street SW and 66th Avenue W in Mountlake Terrace. One person was injured and transported by firefighters to Swedish/Edmonds Hospital.
Fire District 1 is the largest provider of fire and emergency medical services in Snohomish County, with full-time staffing at 12 fire stations. The department serves nearly 200,000 residents in unincorporated south Snohomish County, Brier, Edmonds, Mountlake Terrace and Woodway. | <urn:uuid:f4a18b3c-30d7-4aa5-822e-cc17e2193389> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://edmonds.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/fire-department-responses-2-car-accident-at-i-5-and-220th | 2013-05-25T05:31:14Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705559639/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516115919-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.947231 | 384 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Azerbaijan, Baku, June 28 / Trend /
Seymur Aliyev, Trend expert
The number of pipeline projects - the potential bidders for the supply of Azerbaijani gas to Europe - continues to decrease. The decision, announced today on the selection of the Nabucco West gas pipeline as a potential supplier of Azerbaijani gas to Central Europe, is proof of that. As previously stated, the final decision on the choice of route of delivery of Azerbaijani gas to Europe will be announced in 2013.
Thus, today, only two projects left (earlier ITGI and SEEP, proposed by BP dropped out of struggle), which compete for the opportunity to supply gas from Azerbaijan to Europe - these are Nabucco West and the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP).
Of all the events taking place in recent years around the issue of transportation of Caspian gas to Europe, it's possible to make some suggestions for further selection of the route of the gas supply by Shah Deniz project partners.
In fact, participants of development of the single, albeit the largest, natural gas field in the Caspian Sea today define the future direction of export of the large Caspian gas to Europe.
Illustrative in this respect is an agreement signed this week on TANAP gas pipeline between Azerbaijan and Turkey. At the first stage this pipeline will transport about 16 billion cubic meters of gas (six billion cubic meters - for Turkey and ten billion cubic meters - for Europe), which corresponds to the volume of the second stage of Shah Deniz field development. However, later its capacity will be expanded to 31 billion cubic meters per year, almost twice as Shah Deniz 2. This amount will be provided from other fields of Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea and in the future due to Turkmen gas.
Thus, the future pipeline route should have the ability to transport at least 31 billion cubic meters of gas, which corresponds to the previously stated figures of Nabucco pipeline (in its original concept). Another advantage of this pipeline is the political support of the European Union.
It's no secret that Europe needs Caspian gas, above all, to ensure energy security of its southern and eastern members who joined the Union recently. It is countries of this region that are most dependent on Russian gas and, consequently, economic and political influence of Moscow, especially since many of them had been members of the socialist bloc.
It is these countries that most suffer from the termination of deliveries of Russian gas. In this light a desire of "old" Europe to take care of new members of the Union is revealing. To achieve these goals, of course, Nabucco is best suited, rather than TAP, which involves the delivery of gas to relatively prosperous Italy and Western Europe countries.
However, Nabucco had its own drawbacks. First, it refers to the cost of the pipeline, which has not been announced yet. If previously it was predicted at 7.9 billion euros, then today we can say unequivocally that it will be higher. Secondly, it refers to the capacity of the pipeline. If there are ten billion cubic meters of gas to Europe then partners on Shah Deniz will have to pay the unfilled capacity of the pipe.
That's when the project SEEP (pipeline south-eastern Europe), proposed by BP, which is one of the largest shareholders of Shah Deniz, appeared.
With the advent of this project, as well as beginning work on the assessment of other routes Nabucco became more "compliant" and began to show more flexibility. First of all, the route of the pipeline has been significantly reduced. If previously the construction of a giant gas pipeline with length of 3900 km to the Turkish-Georgian and Turkish-Iraqi border was assumed, then the new concept - Nabucco West had been reduced to 1,300 kilometers from the Turkish-Bulgarian border to the Austrian Baumgarten. The capacity of the pipeline also has undergone significant changes. It was reduced from 31 billion cubic meters to 20 billion.
Perhaps in the future, multiple pipeline routes will be involved with an increase in the supply of Caspian gas to European markets. This, above all, is consistent with the policy of diversification, which is a key aspect of economic efficiency and energy security. However, today there is only one route on the agenda, from which the partners on Shah Deniz are going to get the most favorable conditions.
Currently the group consisting of the four shareholders of Shah Deniz, led by State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR), having long-term interests in Central Europe holds negotiations and evaluation of the route. Availability of own gas in this market will open serious prospects in the region, especially as SOCAR, as well as other partners, intends to monitor the entire route of the gas. Today the company is a shareholder in the South Caucasus gas pipeline, intends to retain control over the TANAP and buy a stake in the project, which will be chosen to supply gas to Europe.
Nabucco is one of the Southern Gas Corridor projects, which is designed to transport gas from the Caspian region and Middle East to the European countries. The current shareholders of Nabucco project are Bulgarian Energy Holding, Romanian Transgaz, Turkish Botas, Austrian OMV, German RWE and Hungary's FGSZ.
TAP is one of the Southern Gas Corridor projects, designed to transport gas from the Caspian region via Greece and Albania and across the Adriatic Sea to southern Italy and further into Western Europe. The current shareholders of TAP project are EGL of Switzerland (42.5 percent), Norway's Statoil (42.5 percent) and E.ON Ruhrgas of Germany (15 percent). The total length of TAP is about 800 kilometers. The initial pipeline capacity of TAP will be 10 billion cubic metres per year, expandable to 20 billion cubic metres per year.
The contract to develop the offshore Shah Deniz field was signed on June 4, 1996. Participants to the agreement are: BP (operator) - 25.5 per cent, Statoil - 25.5 per cent, NICO - 10 per cent, Total - 10 per cent, LukAgip - 10 per cent, TPAO - nine per cent and SOCAR-10 percent.
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If I download a book directly to my iPad, my adobe desktop edition doesn't recognize my sign out. Is it a sync thing?
I've been having a similar problem. Until 2 days ago, I've been reading checked out library books via an ap called OverDrive. Now I'm getting a message that my titles are invalid and that I must verify my Adobe ID.
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A group of aggressive Muslim vigilantes in London is harassing non-Muslims for their dress, alcohol consumption, and other “non-Islamic” behavior in what it designates as Muslim areas of the city. The video below, which was posted on the group’s YouTube channel, shows the sharia patrols in action:
As the Commentator points out, YouTube has already taken some of the videos down for violating its policies:
So far, the group has posted two videos to its new YouTube account which was set up in December 2012. The first video shows the destruction of advertising and vandalising of bus shelters, both displaying images of H&M push-up bras. The second video sees the ‘vigilantes’ approaching and harassing members of the public for either consuming alcohol, dressing ‘inappropriately’, or being inebriated near a mosque.
Several of the videos uploaded to the account have already been removed as they violated YouTube’s terms and conditions. One specifically states that YouTube deemed it intentionally “designed to bully, harass and threaten”.
The footage is likely to have come from East London, where ‘Shariah zones’ were set up last year. The new tactic of intimidation is said to appall local residents, who will likely find the ‘patrols’ disconcerting.
In the videos, the ‘Muslim Patrol’ is heard to say, “Alcohol banned. This is a Muslim area. Muslims patrol the area.”
Vlad Tepes has this to say about the situation:
The ‘Balkanization’ of England and Western nations, and the cost of Islamic immigration “A Muslim patrol”
So what does it mean to have millions of Muslims in a nation, especially in an era of political correctness and moral and cultural relativism? Well here is a pretty good example of the latter stages of ‘No Go Zone’ creation, where the state cedes all sovereignty to hostiles and accepts the moderately paced erosion of the nation state, selectively applying all of its own laws only against the indigenous Western minded people to the advantage of the violent invaders. Why? Because governments prefer the illusion of peace and security even temporarily to the application of force on its own streets. Partially because of the ideology of those in charge, but likely just as much because of how the media will present it if the West fights back to enforce its own values on its own jurisdictions.
It could be added that the class with influence in England especially does not live anywhere near these “Muslim areas” and the class that does, is widely viewed as the great unwashed by the non-working class. And any attempt to even sound the alarm by the indigenous British who live in these areas are met with force due to the perversion of the constabulary from an organization that enforces British law, to one that guarantees political hegemony at the cost of British law. | <urn:uuid:e36d732b-aa37-4849-b58d-b08b92fc8f7b> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://gatesofvienna.blogspot.com/2013/01/sharia-patrols-in-london.html | 2013-05-25T06:05:42Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705559639/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516115919-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.96194 | 612 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Learn the Basics of Photoshop (the complete guide)
by Adam Dachis
Photoshop is an incredibly powerful but also intimidating application. If you've wanted to start using Photoshop but didn't know where to start, we'll be teaching you the basics all week long.
The video below is your lesson. It's short considering how much it covers and long considering it's on the internet. In the video, we take a look at every tool in the toolbar, your palettes on the right side of the screen, and what you'll find in the menus. Below you'll find a reference for this lesson. Once the lessons are over, we'll provide everything all in one place and a downloadable PDF file containing references for each lesson.
Wait! I don't have Photoshop!
Are you not currently a Photoshop user? Adobe offers a Photoshop 30-day trial that you can download right now and it will provide you with plenty of time to learn how it works. If you don't want to eventually purchase Photoshop because it's too expensive, much of what we're going to discuss in these lessons will apply to not just to Photoshop but pretty much most of the standard photo-editing and design tools you'll find (Pixelmator is a great $30 alternative on the Mac, and GIMP is a free, open-source cross-platform option). We've chosen Photoshop because it's the most commonly used, but you're welcome to follow along using other software as well. Today's lesson is pretty Photoshop-specific, but as we move along you should be able to use other software to do most of what we discuss. | <urn:uuid:95ca0674-563e-4cd5-baf2-51d5996031c3> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://genyhub.com/page/lifehacker-s-guide-to-learning-photoshop | 2013-05-25T06:05:28Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705559639/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516115919-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.961589 | 332 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
The Mapinguari Game has three sections. In the first, players must plan an expedition to the Amazon. In the second section, they must organize their expedition in the rain forest and establish relationships with the indigenous peoples. In the final section, players collect photographs, video, audio recordings, samples of droppings, and DNA and blood samples etc. as evidence of Mapinguari's existence, hoping to persuade the world community to protect the animal by protecting its habitat - the tropical rainforests - and, therefore, saving the forest's indigenous peoples and their cultures. On daily treks through the forest they play mini-games in which they face hostile ranchers, farmers, loggers, and gold miners, tropical diseases and infestations of parasites and insects, campaigns by skeptical scientists to discredit them, floods and fires threatening their camp, and attacks by anacondas, jaguars, and piranhas. Players will learn a lot about the geography of the Amazon, its fauna, and the peoples who live there. There are mini-games within the main game in which players try to collect evidence or deal with a problem. Players can save a game and complete it at their convenience. Games are ranked, so players can compete with other players, or try to improve their own scores. The game has a comprehensive glossary and numerous sources of information on the Amazon and related environmental issues.
Platform Windows 95/98/ME
Operating Systems Windows 95/98/ME,Windows NT/2000,WindowsCE,Windows XP,Windows NT/2000/2003/SBS2003,Windows Vista
System Requirements Pentium ll 300 MHz 64 MB RAM or higher 20 MB of free space on HDD SVGA 800 x 600, color of 24-bit, sound card, speakers, mouse
Date added 26 Apr 2008
Last Updated 24 Jan 2011
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BILL'S HOLIDAY RADIO AUCTION IS BACK!
From now through next Monday, 12/17 at 9am, I'm doing an informal "auction" on Facebook of some of my vintage radios. All money raised goes to our KMED/Bi-Mart 2012 Holiday Food Drive for the Salvation Army.
Unionized Michigan workers (see video below) take to the streets because they'll no longer be forced to send money to their union in order to work. With right to work in play, they're MORE FREE, free to support or not support the union and its political agendas. And they're complaining. Next, I'd like a "right to live" law. That's when you decide whether or not to send money to the GOVERNMENT.
GUEST INFORMATION 12-11-2012
6:35 Robert Franklin is a Houston attorney and spokesman for Presumed Innocent. His organization Stop Abusive & Violent Environments fights the Violence Against Women Act, which Robert says presumes you're guilty, rather than innocent.
8:35 Tad DeHaven, Cato Institute - Fiscal Cliff is Really an Entitlement Cliff
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steldr at home.net
Wed Oct 3 09:50:49 PDT 2001
Sigh - Not on purpose. I'll make some for the next moot or something that
we do as a group - Oh - I suppose I could make a small batch for
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> >(I might even be able to make a batch of
> I can't go and she is now rubbing it in, envy isn't a good thing.
> I hope you all have a great time and wish I could be there.
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[Owasp-boston] OWASP tomorrow mtg
Jim.Weiler at starwoodhotels.com
Mon Nov 16 09:57:09 EST 2009
After attending pen test training at OWASP AppSec 2009 last week, I
realized there are even more tools out there than I was aware of. So
just to be clear, even though my topic description had the phrase
'what's out there', tomorrow I'm only going to talk about web
application vulnerability scannering based on the 3 main commercial
tools I've been looking at and have talked to people about, Cenzic
Hailstorm; IBM AppScan and HP WebInspect. The discussion points will
apply to various other commercial and free tools, but there's not enough
time to cover them all. I'll do another presentation on the rest, maybe
Also, remember the Mush Hakhinian will be presenting his experience with
the free source code quality scanning tool Sonar at tomorrow's meeting.
His company is also buying the pizza.
Jim Weiler CISSP CSSLP
Starwood Hotels and Resorts
Sr. Mgr. Information Security Risk Assessment
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Eliciting mental model of blind people for web page
Zainal Abidin, A.H., Xie, H. and Wong, K.W. (2011) Eliciting mental model of blind people for web page. In: 5th International Convention on Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology, i-CREATe 2011, 21 - 23 July, Bangkok, Thailand.
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8:27 a.m. | Updated Representative Michele Bachmann of Minnesota seized the media spotlight on Thursday by merely leaking out the possibility that she might — someday, maybe months from now — form an exploratory committee to consider running for president.
The flurry of headlines was a testament to her ability to heighten interest by being dramatic, and even provocative, in her statements. Just a day earlier, for example, she warned against the “black-robed masters” in Iowa. In other words: judges. (The comment came in a speech in which she applauded voters for turning out three members of the Iowa Supreme Court who had voted to legalize same-sex marriage.)
Ms. Bachmann may yet decide not to run for president this year. But Republican strategists for her potential rivals believe she is serious about mounting a run for the Republican nomination, and they are planning accordingly.
A member of the House of Representatives since 2007, Ms. Bachmann has already built a nationwide network of supporters and donors, largely by championing the conservative causes that have made her popular with the Tea Party movement.
In Iowa, Republicans say she is moving quickly to court state lawmakers and is beginning to assemble the basis of a state operation that might serve to run a primary campaign there. She has met with the chief of the state Republican party as well as with Gov. Terry Branstad, a Republican.
In appearances in Iowa this week, Ms. Bachman made no attempt to tamp down the speculation, repeatedly uttering two words: “I’m in!” But in a brief interview, when asked to expound on her remarks, she said: “I’m in to make sure that Barack Obama is a one-term president. I am in, in terms of 2012, to make sure that we do have a rock-solid conservative.”
“I will be making a decision – one way or another – during summer or before summer,” she told The Times’s Jeff Zeleny, but added that she was intrigued by the Iowa Straw Poll to be held in August, where her influence may first be felt.
So who would benefit from Ms. Bachmann’s candidacy? And who would be hurt by it? Here’s a quick rundown:
Tim Pawlenty: The former governor of Minnesota is banking on a good showing in Iowa (a neighboring state) to help catapult him into serious contention and to convince donors that he’s the good bet to win the White House.
Despite being from the same state, Ms. Bachmann does not share a fund-raising base with Mr. Pawlenty, who will appeal to the more traditional, establishment crowd. But if she ends up as the surprise winner in Iowa, much like Mike Huckabee was in 2008, she could easily upset Mr. Pawlenty’s carefully laid plans.
Sarah Palin: If Ms. Bachmann pulls off a victory in Iowa by tapping into the conservative, Tea Party element in the state, the former Alaska governor might cry out: “Hey! That was my plan!”
The two women appear to share a constituency — and a similar attention-getting approach to politics. For now, Ms. Palin has the worldwide celebrity and would probably raise money at a faster clip if she gets into the race.
But Ms. Bachmann may beat her to it. All indications are that Ms. Palin is content to wait months — perhaps into the fall — before deciding whether to jump into the presidential contest. By then, Ms. Bachmann may well have begun to capitalize on her conservative, outsider, antimainstream-media message.
Mike Huckabee: Like Ms. Bachmann and Ms. Palin, Mr. Huckabee is a favorite of social conservatives. But unlike the two women, he has actually proved himself to be a solid vote-getter in Iowa, winning the caucus there in 2008 with his down-home manner and credentials as an opponent of abortion rights. (And the last-minute Christmastime ad that seemed to feature a floating white cross behind him didn’t hurt, either.)
But if Ms. Bachmann gets in the race with Mr. Huckabee, both would almost certainly split up the same pool of voters. That could leave each in a trailing position and open up possibilities for Mr. Pawlenty or Mitt Romney to win a larger chunk of the moderate Republican caucus goers.
The Establishment: It’s no secret that establishment Republicans don’t like Ms. Bachmann very much. They have not given her the committee assignments that she wants. Like the Tea Party candidates who were opposed by Washington Republicans during the 2010 midterm elections, she’s an outsider of sorts. So if she runs — and does well — she could become an even bigger thorn in their sides.
The Tea Party: Lots of Republican candidates offer lip service to the Tea Party. Even Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Republican leader and the definition of the establishment, has nice things to say about them now.
But Ms. Bachmann is a true champion of their cause. If she gets in the race, they will have a voice at debates, during television interviews, and on the stump around the country. She might not win, but Tea Party activists would certainly like to see her try.
Democrats: Plenty of Democrats would like to see Ms. Bachmann run for president, especially the opposition researchers at the Democratic National Committee. They have already cataloged her statements — many of them designed to be outrageous — and are chomping at the bit to paint the Republican party in her image.
The Media: It’s no secret that Ms. Bachmann would probably be very good for newspapers, television stations and blogs. Her statements attract viewers, sell papers and generate clicks.
That’s not to say journalists would roll out the red carpet for Ms. Bachmann and give her an easy ride. Her statements and positions, like those of the other candidates, would probably be heavily scrutinized. But there’s no question that her candidacy would spice up what could be an otherwise bland contest.
Michele Bachmann: It’s hard to see how a Bachmann candidacy could hurt Ms. Bachmann. She’s in a safe Republican district (though redistricting could make her area a bit more competitive.) If she runs and loses, she will have made a national name for herself and raised a lot of money.
True, something could happen to embarrass her on the national stage. But Ms. Bachmann appears unconcerned by that risk, and even oblivious at times to the assessments of her critics.
President Obama: Does Ms. Bachmann’s candidacy help Mr. Obama? That probably depends on what happens if she runs. If she were to defy expectations and actually win the nomination, that’s probably good for Mr. Obama since her appeal is largely aimed at the very conservative wing of the Republican party, not at the moderates and independents who usually help a candidate win the election.
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TORONTO, Ontario — It has been quite a rookie season for Scott Milanovich.
The first-year head coach led the Toronto Argonauts to a 9-9 record and back into the CFL playoffs in 2012. He capped his season to remember by hoisting the championship trophy over his head after guiding the Argos to victory in the 100th Grey Cup game.
And on Wednesday, Milanovich was named a finalist for the CFL’s coach of the year award. He’ll be up against John Hufnagel of the Calgary Stampeders and Mike Benevides of the B.C. Lions.
“It was a great year for us and it’s a great honour,” Milanovich said. “Coach Huff and coach Benevides both had great years to.
“Our organization did a great job, our coaches, our players. Really, the award in my opinion is all about what kind of success you had as an organization. I know they’re talking about my name but there’s a lot of people who go into that.”
Voting was conducted by the Football Reporters of Canada. The award winner will be honoured Feb. 28 in Regina.
Toronto made huge headlines in December 2011, first hiring Milanovich from the Montreal Alouettes before landing quarterback Ricky Ray in a blockbuster trade with the Edmonton Eskimos.
But Ray and the Argos started slowly. The club was 4-4 up to its Labour Day showdown with Hamilton before losing five of its next six contests to stand 7-9 late in the campaign.
Toronto was 1-2 when Ray went down with a knee injury, then lost a 44-32 decision to Winnipeg in his return. However, Ray led the Argos to victory in their final five games, including a 35-22 decision over Calgary in the Grey Cup before a rapid Rogers Centre gathering of 53,208.
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Is Limiting Hate Speech a Good Idea?
December 5, 2011
The Jewish Chronicle, a publication based out of Pittsburgh, had an interesting article last week about how various universities in Pittsburgh and elsewhere handle "hate speech." I put hate speech in quotes there not just because nobody agrees (or can possibly agree) on what exactly it means, but also because there's no exception in American law that strips whatever "hate speech" is of the protection of the First Amendment.
That doesn't mean that some people wouldn't like to see that change, though, like the dean of a California law school quoted in the article:
... [A]dvocates of hate speech policies say they protect groups for whom "the verbal attack is a symptom of an oppressive history of discrimination and subjugation that plagues the harmed student and hinders his or her ability to compete fairly in the academic arena," wrote Gerald Uelman, dean of Santa Clara University School of Law and a fellow of the Center for Applied Ethics. "The resulting harm is clearly significant and, therefore, justifies limiting speech rights."Dean Uelman is entitled to his opinion about what justifies limiting speech rights, of course (even if, according to him, not everyone should be entitled to his or her own opinion on other matters). But I think Dean Uelman might be forgetting one of the most important functions of freedom of speech: sometimes, it's important to know what opinions the person next to you might hold. As FIRE co-founder and Chairman Harvey Silverglate said to me early on in my career at FIRE, "sometimes it's important to know who the Nazis in the room are so that I know not to turn my back on them." In Dean Uelman's world, we'll be educating those who hate us to make sure they keep quiet about it in public. In such a world, hopefully, by the time we find out what the "Nazis in the room" are up to, it won't be too late. | <urn:uuid:d0c1ed3e-c864-400d-8333-ecf6c25a7ef4> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://thefire.org/article/13913.html | 2013-05-25T06:07:18Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705559639/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516115919-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.974294 | 403 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
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BROOKLYN -- The New Level Athletics 7-on-7 Championship took place in Brooklyn this past weekend with high temperatures cooled by a nice ocean breeze. The Eastern Christian Academy team from Maryland took home the title as expected, but it was a competitive weekend with many top prospects showing out. Rivals.com national recruiting analyst Mike Farrell breaks down what we learned from the weekend.
Sills gets it done
It's not always pretty, especially lately with what appear to be a few tweaks to his mechanics, but 2015 quarterback David Sills gets the job done. His arm strength was questioned by those who hadn't seen him before, and the ball did come out funny at times, but his accuracy is still spot on and his reads are usually perfect. And make no mistake about it, Sills can sling the pill, as we've seen in live game action. The ECA strategy in 7-on-7 appears to be to work the middle of the field with short to intermediate passes and let the talented receivers do work after the catch. The USC commit showed excellent patience and never forced anything, one of the big reasons his team won it all.
Bradley is a weapon
One of Sills' top targets was UConn commitment Dhameer Bradley, who is looking like an absolute steal for the Huskies. Bradley not only has great hands, but his quickness when turning the corner is beyond impressive. On one play in particular, he took a swing pass and beat everyone to the corner for a long touchdown, unheard of in touch 7-on-7 play.
Michigan has two good QBs
While all eyes were on Sills because of his commitment status and the fact that he was offered by USC as a 13-year-old, Detroit (Mich.) Country Day 2014 quarterback Tyler Wiegers and South Lyon (Mich.) East 2013 signal-caller Cameron Thomas led their team to the title game with remarkable performances. Wiegers has size, can sling the pill and his accuracy was impressive, especially on Sunday. Thomas, who has committed to Western Michigan, might have had the play of the day as he was the only quarterback to avoid a blitz (don't ask, interesting rules) and complete a pass. He did an amazing pirouette away from the defender, rolled to his right and threw on the run with pinpoint accuracy. It was one of the most athletic plays we saw.
Big names didn't disappoint
While some of the bigger names were no-shows at the event, the ones that did make the trip lived up to the hype. Virginia Beach (Va.) Bayside teammates Taquan Mizzell and Quin Blanding were both impressive as expected, while Norfolk (Va.) Lake Taylor 2014 wide receiver Jamil Kamara also looked very good. As previously mentioned, Sills was solid and Philadelphia (Pa.) Roman Catholic wideout William Fuller had an excellent weekend as well. Virginia Beach (Va.) Ocean Lakes quarterback Corwin Cutler (Virginia commitment) was very good as well, especially on Sunday, and ECA Auburn cornerback commitment Jahmere Irvin-Sills was his usual physical self. Finally, the 2014 trio from Texas of Edward Paris, Brandon Simmons and Tony Brown all had very good moments as well. There were others, including Wilmington (Del.) St. Elizabeth wide receiver Andre Patton and Piscataway, N.J., four-star Nadir Barnwell who had one good day each. The only disappointment was running back David Williams being sidelined very early with an ankle injury.
We heard so many different things regarding the possible package deal of offensive lineman Khaliel Rodgers and defensive lineman Kenny Bigelow, teammates and best friends at ECA. We heard from one source that Rodgers actually has a USC offer and needs to decide whether to jump on it soon, and from another that no matter what Rodgers decides to do, Bigelow is 100-percent solid to USC. We heard from one of their teammates that he thinks Rodgers is headed to Auburn and that Bigelow will follow while another said both with end up at USC. So really what did we learn? Not a heck of a lot, which makes the whole Rodgers-Bigelow intrigue more intriguing. Rodgers was not in attendance and Bigelow said he's headed to USC, end of story.
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Can You Trust the Bible?
A Conversation with Drs. Peter Williams and Dirk Jongkind
January 12, 2013, 8:30am - 1:00pm
The cost for this event is $20 and will be held at
Camelback Bible Church, 3900 E. Stanford Drive, Paradise Valley, AZ 85253
- Can we trust the Bible as history?
- Do we have the right books in the Bible?
- Can we trust Jesus and the Gospels?
- Has the text of the Bible been changed?
Dr. Williams is the Warden of Tyndale House and a Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Aberdeen and a lecturer at University of Cambridge. Williams earned his M.A., M. Phil. and Ph.D. at Cambridge University studying ancient languages.
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Welcome to Scattered Shots, written by Frostheim of Warcraft Hunters Union and the Hunting Party Podcast. Each week Frostheim uses logic and science mixed with a few mugs of Dwarven Stout to look deep into the Hunter class.
There's a lot of things that separate hunters from the plate classes, and it's not just that we attack from a safe distance. Spreadsheet models also suggest that we hunters are smarter, more charismatic, and across the board we are an uncommonly good-looking lot.
Of course there's also the difference of the armor itself. Fortunately we have the opportunity to completely strip all of that armor away with the gear that's currently available in the endgame. With the right gear choices and the right gems hunters can reach the ArP hard cap, and with comes some truly impressive DPS -- in fact the very best DPS available to the hunter class.
However, going for ArP at the wrong time can easily lead to a DPS loss. Last week we discussed the standard agility MM build and today after the cut we're going to delve into the mysterious world of the ArP MM build, including when to switch specs, when to change your rotation, and when to start gemming ArP.
It's Not for Everyone
I want to stress right off the bat that an ArP route is not something that you can just choose to go with and respec and regem and see magnificent DPS. An ArP build has minimum gear requirements that need to be met, and without that gear pursuing a ArP build will cause you to lose DPS. I get a lot of emails from hunters who read about ArP on Elitist Jerks and promptly took their 120 ArP gear, switched their talents, switched their gems, and couldn't figure out what went wrong. Don't be that person.
The gear requirements for the various stages of the ArP build depend on several factors -- not just your ArP, but also your attack power, weapon damage, and crit rating (especially crit rating, since Piercing Shots plays so heavily into it). When we talk about what your ArP needs to be, the assumption is that you are not choosing gear just for its ArP rating -- that you're taking upgrades instead of big downgrades just to boost your ArP.
As a result we can reasonably guess what kind of crit and AP levels you have based on your ArP levels. Thus we tend to say "you need X ArP" when we really mean "you need X ArP, because then you probably also have around Y crit and Z AP." In general your ArP rating tends to be a good metric to track, and is the most influential stat for determining when to switch to ArP builds and gems.
Also when we talk about your "passive" ArP rating, we mean your static ArP from gear not counting any trinket procs.
Finally, ArP builds are pretty much for raiding hunters. If you're primarily just running heroics, all that ArP rating probably isn't going to help you a whole lot. After all, you'll spend the majority of your time spamming Volley, where ArP isn't going to help you at all, and you can't rely on having the various armor debuffs on your targets.
A Two Step Program
There are actually two separate steps on the dark path to ultimate armor pen power. The first is moving to the ArP build and rotation, which requires a relatively low passive ArP rating, and is now easily attainable with current gear levels. Most raiding MM hunters will want to use this build and rotation. The second step is abandoning the hunter's long-term love affair with agility and starting to gem for ArP. These two steps happen at very different passive ArP ratings.
A Brief ArP Review
One of the strange things about ArP rating is that the more you have, the better each point of it is. You're getting far more benefit from your last 100 points of ArP than you are from your first 100 points. Thus ArP on our gear becomes more and more valuable the more of it we have, which is why at some point we suddenly actually prefer it to agility. This causes our physical shots to scale exponentially with higher ArP rating.
The reason for this has to do with the way armor works -- you need more and more armor to get the same percent increase in damage reduction. The ins and outs of how armor (and thus ArP) works are a bit beyond our discussion here, but for those interested you can read about it at Hunter Armor Penetration Guide.
Another important concept in ArP is that different ArP effects apply separately. That means that first Sunder Armor is applied, then your ArP is applied. You don't get to say, "Sunder is 20% and I'm at 80%, thus I have 100% armor penetration." You don't. If a mob has 100 armor, then sunder will reduce that by 20% to 80 armor. You now need 100% ArP to reduce that to the theoretical zero (though technically you never remove all of their armor -- that's where that pesky "up to" comes in on your ArP tooltip).
The MM ArP Rotation
The first step on the path to the ArP dark side is to abandon Arcane Shot from your rotation. Arcane Shot has a larger attack power coefficent than Steady Shot (though Steady Shot uses weapon damage as well), and in theory will do more damage than Steady Shot for a long time; however, we have the Glyph of Steady Shot to boost Steady Shot's damage. With the glyph Steady Shot quickly overtakes arcane, were it not for that pesky armor that reduces our Steady Shot physical damage.
However, we don't actually need Steady Shot to do more damage than Arcane Shot before it becomes a better shot for us. Steady Shot crits also proc Piercing Shots for an additional 30% of the crit damage. Steady Shot can also proc our Improved Steady Shot damage bonus.
The end result is that while your Arcane Shot may hit harder than your Steady Shot, the Steady Shot may actually be contributing more damage overall. As always, the exact point when you want to drop Arcane Shot from your rotation depends on a number of factors, and the DPS of your ranged weapon is a significant factor here, but in general it's a good idea somewhere around 400 passive ArP rating.
One of the very nice side-effects of removing Arcane Shot from your rotation is that you will always have a spare instant shot available to fire off any time you need to move. Also note that we're assuming here that you have raid buffs and a raid debuffed target. This means that if you're shooting something that doesn't have a major armor debuff on it, such as adds on boss fights, you very likely want to use Arcane Shot for those targets.
The MM ArP Talent Build
The ArP talent build looks like this: MM ArP Talent Build
You'll notice that I put a point into Focused Aim on the default build here. This is because that ArP hunters will often be hit-starved and it's not uncommon to end up needing all three ranks of Focused Aim to remain at the hit cap in an ArP heavy build. If you don't need the hit, there isn't any really useful place for the spare talent point and Improved Hunter's Mark is a common dump place. However if you need more hit rating, you can take talent points out of Rapid Recuperation.
Otherwise the MM ArP talent build is very close to the agility talent build. We've abandoned our points in Improved Arcane Shot since we aren't using the shot in our rotation anymore, and have taken all ranks of Improved Steady Shot.
I want to stress here that you don't need to be going for the ArP hard cap or soft cap for this build to be a DPS gain for you. Once your passive ArP rating reaches around the 400 range, your stats are all probably at the point where you'll see a raid DPS boost by dropping Arcane Shot and taking this talent build (again, assuming that you have at least the major armor debuff in your raid).
The final step on your path to becoming an ArP Sith Lord is abandoning your agility gems entirely and gemming for ArP, ignoring socket bonuses and eating ArP buff food. There is only one reason you would ever want to gem for ArP, and that is if you get more damage from 20 ArP than you would get from 20 agility.
The best way to know when you've reached this magical crossover point is to use a spreadsheet to check your stat weights, but as a general rule you'll need to be somewhere around 800 passive ArP rating before you reach this crossover point.
Also note that it can be worthwhile to start gemming ArP before the crossover -- if the gemming will take you over and then some. So you're technically losing DPS on the first few ArP gems, but then you hit the crossover point and then start gaining ArP on the rest of the gems.
Another ArP route is soft capping by using an ArP proc trinket to hit the ArP hard cap for the brief time that the trinket proc is up. If you're soft capping, the point at which ArP gemming becomes worthwhile is a bit more complicated. Again the best route is to use a spreadsheet to see how the trinket affects your stat weights.
Many hunters make the mistake of gemming ArP far, far too early to reach their soft cap. Remember, we only care about reaching the cap to increase our DPS. We're missing the whole point if we throw out a bunch of DPS to get there and make it a net loss. If 1 agility gets you more DPS than 1 ArP, then you should gem for agility.
You want to be a Hunter, eh? Well then you came to the right place. You start with science, then you add some Dwarven Stout, and round it off some elf bashing. The end result is massive dps. Scattered Shots is the WoW.com column dedicated to helping you learn everything it takes to be a Hunter. Each week Scattered Shots will cover topics to help you improve your Heroic DPS, understand the impact of Skill vs. Gear, get started with Beast Mastery 101, and even solo bosses with some Extreme Soloing. | <urn:uuid:968ae1a7-a3eb-4eac-b733-bab226734a53> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/03/15/scattered-shots-marksman-102-the-armor-pen-years/ | 2013-05-25T05:30:23Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705559639/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516115919-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.955385 | 2,155 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
First up is Tangerine , a farm-to-table breakfast and lunch spot with Mediterranean influences. Take in a view of the Flatirons from the patio while you choose from an array of beautiful egg dishes in scrumptious combinations—like the asparagus and mushroom option, which arrives with two local, organic eggs, Hazel Dell mushrooms, charred asparagus, grana Padano cheese, and truffle oil. Or check out the rest of the menu, which is replete with fluffy pancakes, French toast, waffles, and a host of house specialties, such as biscuits with sausage-and-duck-confit gravy. Don’t forget an order of smooth Conscious Coffees for a true early morning delight. One caveat: The high-quality ingredients mean the food’s not cheap; many breakfast dishes are priced from $8 to $11—but you get what you pay for.
For late-night eaters, there’s Schuler’s last addition: Amaro Drinkery Italia . The refreshing menu features 32 handmade cocktails, a moderate selection of wines, and a noteworthy small plate menu. I recommend the chicken-and-duck-liver mousse, silky homemade Burrata, or braised Long Family Farm pork shoulder with the creamiest white polenta in town.
Tangerine, 2777 Iris Ave., Boulder, 303-443-2333
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Weird dream, was walking around outside of our house and then went inside to find that there was water leaking through the ceiling everywhere and holes and stuff. I remember the floor being a murky green and patches of water everywhere not to mention ruined furniture and obvious water damages. Basement was flooded walked back outside and it was raining. There was never a transition into it raining, just walked inside the house and it was as if it was raining/flooding. It was so bizarre I woke up right after realizing that.
In before this spring/summer has more disastrous weather here.
"The people cannot be [...] always, well informed. The part which is wrong will be discontented, in proportion to [...] the facts they misconceive. If they remain quiet under such misconceptions, it is lethargy, the forerunner of death to public liberty. What country can preserve its liberties, if it's rulers are not warned [...] that this people preserve the spirit of resistance? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time, with the blood of patriots and tyrants."-Thomas Jefferson | <urn:uuid:503d4700-79d3-4b8a-99c8-60cadbbf9cec> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.animemusicvideos.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1421495 | 2013-05-25T06:00:12Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705559639/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516115919-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.980099 | 223 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Anyone who has ever taken a figure drawing class has had the chance to marvel at the stark, yet animated design of those wooden artists' mannequins — the way they capture the body's anatomy with succinctness, yet without sacrificing the vibrant quality underneath. This delicate abstraction is exactly why you might fall in love Enrico Azzimonti's Heron lamp, which distils the basic table lamp to its functional essence, managing at the same time to give it an almost lifelike character.
Created by Italian designer Azzimonti, the Heron is ostensibly of cold, highly-basic aluminum construction. But with its graceful neck and red detail, which stretches across its body like a pulsing artery, the lamp appears like an elegant giraffe or fantastical member of the animal kingdom. Speaking even further to the animate character of the piece, it is earth-friendly— made of 100% recyclable material and equipped with energy-efficient LED lights. In the world of design, it's a modern-day mythical hero.
More Info: Heron Lamp
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Originally Posted by aparch
For grins, I tried those channels on my DTA, and 376 shows up for me in SD.
I've always wondered why DirecTV can offer HD and SD on the same channel number, yet Comcast separates them and often creates duplicate (or triplicate) SD channels.
Iguide? comparably with the older boxes yes the SD boxes can see HD channels on comcast.
Other cable systems have auto HD or HD on sd number + 1000.
as for duplicates well 0-99 is not the same at each area head-end. And parts of the 100's has alot of old analog to digital moves from 5+ years ago.
oddly you see 285 info HD (CSN + HD) in areas that get CSN Chicago even when they have all there HD in 800's or far from the 200's.
also more odd stuff is the use of CLTV for CSN + for some time this year they used 101 for CSN + SD but now back to CLTV?? and if useing CLTV why not add CLTV HD on the info HD slot?
Does any with RCN know if you get CSN + HD on CLTV HD channel?
also CSN + 2 has been on a few different slots.
as for long term planing there may be a need for CSN + 3 or + 4. worst case is 5 feeds (fire + bulls + cubs + sox + and blackhawks.
there may be a plan for Comcast network 100 HD or a part time feed. Also nice to have BIG ten alt HD.
A other good thing with directv is the alt feeds are right next to the main feed no hunting.
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I am new to raising chickens and currently I have 5 hens in Los Angeles, CA. They are all 2 years old now and I will post their current photos. The gray one in the picture below, Tika, passed away due to heat stroke during last summer heat wave in LA. Recently I have started feeding them meal worms and they get excited whenever they see anyone holding a cup like object. I have tried to get them to eat wheat grass but they don't seem to like it.
Orange, Kebob, and Tikka. Orange is the more exhuberant one and the one that got wacked by a cat after she crawled out of a fence.
Ben, about 1 week old.
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Finding Long Wharf-North Pier (Boston)
66 Long Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
(at Christopher Columbus Park)
Follow links at the pin in the map above, select: AUTO for driving directions; TRANSIT for subway, commuter rail, and harbor ferry; or WALKING.
We suggest public transportation when traveling in Greater Boston.
Garage parking is available near Long Wharf for about $25 per day. (On-street parking is free on Sundays, though finding a space is difficult).
Be Aware: The park's ferry service provider, Boston's Best Cruises, is at Long Wharf–North is on the north side of the Long Wharf Marriott, next to Christopher Columbus Park. | <urn:uuid:f4338eec-2eeb-478e-8a73-b885a8212f8a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.bostonharborislands.org/mainland-piers-long-wharf-north | 2013-05-25T05:51:36Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705559639/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516115919-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.898963 | 152 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Best Businesses at Mistral
On Wednesday, July 18th Boston magazine hosted a networking event at Boston’s acclaimed French restaurant, Mistral. In conjunction with the Boston Irish Business Assosication, guests gathered to mix and mingle and learn more about the Boston Best Businesses program, presented by JetBlue. Located in the stylish South End, Mistral served delicious passed hors d’oeuvres and tasty Jalapeño-infused cocktails.
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So, E3 2012 is drawing to a close and the entire world is all abuzz with discussions about the newest video games and video game accessories (Yes, I'm looking at you Mad Catz). However, not nearly enough people are talking about the recently announced Wreck-It Ralph trailer. If you want to learn more, and you should, then click the jump, read the story, and watch the video.
No matter who you are, or what part of the universe you dwell within, there is no escaping the delight of a 3D animated comedy from Disney. They've made over 50 animated films and with each one they keep improving in some, if not all areas of their craft. I could wax poetic about Disney animated films all day (cough...Aladdin), but I'm here to specifically draw attention to their newly announced film, Wreck-It Ralph.
Ralph is a fictional video game villain from the classic genre who aspires to be the good guy, so much so that he leaves his own game after 30 years to prove he's not a "bad guy." Several comparisons have already been made to another Disney film, Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Like that film, Wreck-It Ralph features several cameos from licensed characters. With the characters, the humor, the writing, the actors, and that magic Disney touch could this be the best video game movie of all time?
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Carr, 16, was participating in high school swim practice at Copses Family Pool when he lost consciousness. After he was pulled from the pool, efforts to resuscitate him on the deck by paramedics were unsuccessful.
Carr was then transported to Sherman Oaks hospital where he was pronounced dead.
In an official statement released from the school, Darrell and Susan Carr, Justin's parents, said the initial autopsy results indicate that their son suffered from cardiomyopathy, a weakening of the heart muscle that can result in sudden cardiac arrest.
"It is impossible for me to summarize all that Justin was in just a few sentences," Jeanne M. Huybrechts, head of Harvard-Westlake schools, wrote in an e-mail.
"Scholar, athlete, singer, actor, ebullient child, he was an extraordinary young man by any measure."
Huybrechts also taught Carr in Algebra II during his sophomore year.
Carr competed on Harvard-Westlake's junior varsity swim team last season and he also swam for Rose Bowl Aquatics, where he qualified for Junior Olympics. His grandfather was Burl Toler, the first African-American referee in the NFL.
He was also a tenor for the school's Chamber Singers, a group that is scheduled to sing in a European tour next month, and also led Harvard-Westlake's Black Leadership
Carr, an aspiring architect, was also scheduled to perform in a dance concert next week and had previously performed in the school's production of "Grease."
"Our hearts are broken," Harvard-Westlake President Thomas Hudnut wrote in an e-mail statement.
"Justin had an enormous impact on students and teachers, and he will be missed profoundly."
Harvard-Westlake Head of Athletics Terry Barnum said a meeting was scheduled for Monday afternoon with the swim team and coaches to discuss Carr's death and the need for any grief counseling.
"We're recovering and the kids are moving forward," Barnum said. "(The assembly) was an opportunity for students to come together since there wasn't that opportunity Friday, except for those who were there at (swim) practice or the ones that went to the hospital."
Barnum confirmed there will be a moment of silence dedicated to Carr's memory Tuesday before Harvard-Westlake's Southern Section Div. I girls soccer semifinal match at 5 p.m. against Chaminade. | <urn:uuid:818c10a7-d0cb-45d4-a998-e607f54adac0> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.dailynews.com/lifestyle/ci_22664676/harvard-westlake-school-remembers-justin-carr-16-who | 2013-05-25T05:44:06Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705559639/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516115919-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.978797 | 503 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
198 Mr S. M. Bruce, High Commissioner in London, to Mr R. G. Menzies, Prime Minister
Cablegram 298 LONDON, 1 May 1940, 10 p.m.
IMMEDIATE MOST SECRET FOR THE PRIME MINISTER
My telegram 297. Italy.
(1) We could not restore our prestige by immediate declaration of war against Italy unless we could render effective aid to Yugoslavia. On the other hand to sit passively by and allow Italy to work her will would be a further serious blow to Allied prestige.
Certainly no desire to add to enemies but consequence of letting Mussolini get away with it have to be considered.
Would not his attitude be-have successfully held the Allies to ransom for eight months for my neutrality-having quickly overrun Yugoslavia would he not hold the Allies to higher ransom for neutrality and be able to pick his own time for further adventures up to the point of entering the war on Germany's side.
Argument as to dispersion does not seem sound save on basis that attack on Yugoslavia is a trap to get the Allies to declare war on Italy. If dispersion is the objective it must be the result of agreement between Hitler and Mussolini. Allies' failure to walk into the trap would be followed by Italy coming into war on German side.
(2) I find difficulty in accepting the view that there is nothing the Allies could do to interfere with Italy in her adventure against Yugoslavia. At least having declared war on Italy we could endeavour to induce Turkey and Greece to take some co-operative action to help Yugoslavia whereas if we keep out we could do nothing in this direction.
(3) Suggestion of possibility of a quarrel between Hitler and Mussolini appears to me in view of the facts like wishful thinking.
Hitler at Brenner meeting apparently convinced Mussolini that he, Hitler, was going to win. That view will be greatly strengthened by Allies' forced withdrawal in southern Norway. Until Hitler suffers some serious reverses, Mussolini will see to it he does not quarrel with what he is convinced is the winning side. It is difficult to see such reverses being inflicted for a considerable time to come.
(4) Mussolini's attitude-Allies no match for Germany, therefore decide to risk an adventure notwithstanding opposition of King, great part of the population and Vatican.
The Italian people's attitude-uncertain. True that Germany strong but cannot forget history. Allies in a position to react quickly against Italian soil and would do so. Very doubtful adventure. Is Mussolini right or is this not too perilous? I feel that the Allies' failure to react immediately vindicates Mussolini's action and shows people their hesitancy and doubts unjustified. In reaction enthusiasm would grow with possible popular demands for realisation of Italian aspirations in the Mediterranean and with regard to Italian Empire. Mussolini would then be exactly where he wants to get vis-a-vis his own people.
On the other hand immediate Allied action against Italy has possibilities in proportion to the effectiveness of action taken of rousing people against their German ally and their own leaders and making the King the popular figure instead of Mussolini.
Against this must be set the possibility of the people being roused against their seeming friends who suddenly attack them.
(5) Between these two arguments the balance would appear to be in favour of immediate action. By it Italy may be prevented from growing in strength. On the other hand unless it were visualized that immediate bringing in of Italy could result in a knock-out blow to the Allies our strength will progressively grow.
(6) The arguments in favour of immediate action here are very strong. The arguments against would be effective if our capacity to meet the suggested attacks was going to be increased very rapidly.
A period of months at least must elapse before the position is materially altered and during that period Mussolini's intervention would appear extremely likely.
On the other hand one point which causes me the gravest anxiety is the position in Egypt vis-a-vis the air. I have not sufficient information however to express a view upon this point.
(7) In view of possible developments in South East Europe the sooner we get Turkey in the better. We cannot ignore the possibility that there might be such a deterioration in South East Europe as to render it extremely doubtful if Turkey would be able to live up to her undertakings to come in on the Allied side.
(8) The benefit of more effective blockade that would be possible would appear extremely valuable. The arguments against do not appear to me to be substantial in comparison.
Could not Roumanian oil supplies be diverted without bringing them through the Mediterranean to other Empire countries, at present acquiring supplies for payment in 'hard' currencies? (9) If Italy could be knocked out it would be admirable but this is extremely doubtful. Is this point however a very real one as it is difficult to see how Mussolini could have kept out of joining in on the German side if she achieved successes to the point of being in a position of being a threat to the Dardanelles? (10) On latest information it appears unlikely that Italy could draw Spain in and, if this were the only danger in immediately reacting to an Italian adventure in Yugoslavia, I feel that it would have to be risked. | <urn:uuid:f9c83135-b023-4598-8dc1-5d8bcfb4c3d7> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.dfat.gov.au/publications/historical/volume-03/historical-document-03-198.html | 2013-05-25T05:52:23Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705559639/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516115919-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.966629 | 1,085 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Swiftkey Flow beta is now available to everyone! The gesture or Swype-style version of Swiftkey’s keyboard, brings a few new tricks to the table that others have yet to fully or even think about implementing. First, it predicts on the fly, so that you can see for yourself what word you are attempting to type. But beyond that, Flow allows you to write out entire sentences without lifting your finger, simply by dropping down to the spacebar in between words. So far, it seems like a fantastic update, once you get used to it. | <urn:uuid:f4be02e9-0fda-43bb-9190-62a93970f738> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.droid-life.com/2012/12/06/download-swiftkey-flow-beta-for-android-phones-and-tablets/ | 2013-05-25T05:38:24Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705559639/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516115919-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.955163 | 116 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
A dramatic surprise unleashed on a quiet town square after an unknowing passerby presses a giant red button became one of the online sensations of 2012 (43 million views on YouTube). But Duval Guillaume Modem, the agency behind this launch campaign for TNT Benelux (which in recent weeks has staged a second TNT "happening" in the Netherlands), is about more than must-see virals.
Just voted Belgium’s Agency of the Year by Belgian ad association ACC and Media Marketing, it also walked off with the most awards--20--at European ad show Eurobest a few weeks back for work for clients including Center Parcs, Coke Zero, and Alfa Romeo after being the fifth most awarded agency at the Cannes ad festival last year.
The company has won international recognition for a seemingly endless stream of high-profile local campaigns, including "6 Things You Can Miss While Reading a Newspaper" for Belgian newspaper marketing platform Newspaperswork, a viral stunt for banks consortium Febelfin starring a "mind reader" (over 8 million views), and another stunt for Coke Zero that brought out the 007 in regular folk (over 9 million views). Then, just last week, it picked up business for New York-based mobile photo and video-sharing app Mobli.
It’s an outsize resume for an operation with a staff of 45 which, though 15 years old, completely reinvented itself just six years ago after being bought by ad network Publicis.
"Before 2006 we were local, we were big, and we were successful--with a number of offices," Duval Guillaume Modem managing partner Karel Vinck explains. "But to take advantage of the big international opportunities that come with being part of a big global group, we needed to reinvent ourselves and think different."
So following the departure of co-founders Guillaume Van der Stighelen and Andrew Duval, the management team -- Karel Vinck and fellow managing partner Sylvie Verbruggen, creative directors Geoffrey Hanston and Katrien Bottez, and head of digital Kris Hoet -- re-focused the business around two core disciplines: creative and strategy.
Staff numbers were reduced, traditional departments--including a dedicated digital production unit--were disbanded, and a more collaborative working culture was created where digital expertise was integrated throughout. The new approach, introduced three years ago and established for the past two, was driven as much by the determination of the agency’s founders to make their mark on a global stage under new owners as their desire to respond to market changes. Happily, the two have coincided.
"The shift was to start working more with partner specialists in particular disciplines to allow in-house creatives to focus more closely on creative ideas and so produce better results," Vinck explains. "We knew we could only work for big international clients if what we offered was truly something different."
That said, core to the reinvented creative culture were some fundamental principles embedded in the agency since it’s earliest days in the late nineties. "We only have one rule: to never present work you don’t like yourself," he adds. That and: Always tell the truth: "If you don’t agree with the client say so, then work it out and if you can’t--find a better approach. If you lie, they’ll see you don’t agree anyway: We’re all human beings."
Acknowledging that everyone and anyone within the agency can come up with a great creative idea is another principle, too--and one dependent on the close, collaborative working culture the agency prides itself on. And finally, a fourth pillar of wisdom: "If an employee wants to go, let them because if you don’t they just end up staying for the money."
Because of the caliber of creative work the agency produces, it has a strong track record in attracting the best creative talent. However, Vinck is the first to admit the agency’s salaries are not the most generous.
"There’s no way we could match, say, the financial offer from an agency in London," he admits. "But people will choose to stay because of they know they will work on five or six interesting campaigns in a month instead of spending a couple of months on just one."
So creatives typically stay with the agency for five years--a healthy turnover rate, Vinck believes, as this gives ample time to develop their skills, prove their mettle, win awards, then rise up the ranks before assuming a creative director role. "Work hard and we will support you by bringing in great briefs," he adds. "That’s the only way."
The agency’s focus is on creating work that attracts both creative and effectiveness plaudits. A constant challenge is managing growth--replacing inevitable business losses and expanding the portfolio of clients with bigger accounts from bigger businesses. "Maintaining creative culture as we get bigger is not hard," Vinck adds. "This is because it is so engrained within the business that it’s become self-perpetuating."
An important part of it, however, also comes down to a commitment, when it comes to the quality of creative ideas, not to compromise.
"You can’t always persuade a client to buy an idea, but if you start from a position of always presenting your best one--rather than a selection of three of varying quality--and are ready to come up with an even better one if they don’t like it, you’re part way there," he believes.
You can do great creative work for anybody, he adds. All it takes is to understand the brand’s business and particular personality then create work that fits: "That’s the key: to make a client shine in their clothes, not look inappropriate or stupid. Tell people to be creative and you end up with clothes that don’t fit. Just deliver on the brief and the rest will follow."
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Some time ago Board Member Darsie Bell launched a forum for the club. With several new members in the club since then, I thought it would be a good idea to bring some attention to it. Click on the link below to visit it...
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5th: Regular club meeting at Amante's Pizza & Pasta, 4201 Sunset Blvd NE, Renton.
2nd: South Sound Social meeting at the Homestead Restaurant, 7837 South Tacoma Way, Tacoma, WA 98409, (253) 476-9000. Plan to arrive between 6:30 and 7:00 p.m. This is a short evening event devoted to socializing. An opportunity to get to know other club members you may not have met yet and catch up with those you do know.
6th & 7th: SOVREN Historics. FEN attends on Saturday.
The ticket deadline has passed, however Contact Bob as someone may not be able to attend and will then want to sell their ticket.
Bob Yetter: refer to your membership list for his address or email him at email@example.com
More info: http://www.northwesthistorics.com
13th: FEN's annual potluck picnic at the home of the Pruczinskis near Monroe. After several years of holding our picnic at south, central, and west sound locations, we will gather at a north location.
The event will begin at 11:00 a.m. and run until the late afternoon. The club will supply hamburger, hot dogs, buns and soft drinks (including tea!). BYOB if you desire to do so... Please bring a side dish or dessert to share with ~10-12 other persons.
Contact info and directions will be in the newsletter or refer to your membership list.
20th:Duvall Art Festival...possible tour to the site.
18th-21st: Mirafiori.com's Oregon event at Howards Prairie Lake Resort in the hills east of Ashland
7th: Regular club meeting at Amante's Pizza & Pasta, 4201 Sunset Blvd NE, Renton.
3rd: South Sound Social meeting at the Homestead Restaurant, 7837 South Tacoma Way, Tacoma, WA 98409, (253) 476-9000. Plan to arrive between 6:30 and 7:00 p.m. This is a short evening event devoted to socializing. An opportunity to get to know other club members you may not have met yet and catch up with those you do know.
4th: Lombardi's (Mill Creek), 19409 Bothell-Everett Hwy, Bothell, WA 98012
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The meeting begins at 7:00 p.m., but come earlier for dinner.
This will be our first visit to this restaurant, so we would like to hear your opinions after we dine there in order to make the dicision whether or not to return in November.
28th & 29th: Seattle Festa Italiana at Seattle Center. FEN attends on Saturday
2nd: Regular club meeting at Amante's Pizza & Pasta, 4201 Sunset Blvd NE, Renton.
5th - 6th - 7th: Tour de Tillamook!
Lodging has been found and rooms reserved! Our lunch arrangements for Sunday are taken care of and now the hunt for a restaurant for our Sunday night banquet is on! Once the route instructions are finished (perhaps in March), the banquet is finalized, and the cost calculated we will open registration to prior year participants first and then to everyone else a couple of months later.
This year we have reserved 25 rooms, that is 5 more than our normal quota. Twenty-two rooms are single kings and three are double queens (one double queen is taken). We are holding those five rooms just for FEN members who have not joined us on a tour in prior years. In 2012 the club welcomed 12 new members and this is their chance (actually any club member) to join in a special event!
Note that this is a special deal for our club's members since tour registration will open first and only to participants from prior years. Registration will not open to the general car hobby community until late spring/early summer.
Information packets with registration forms will be provided to club members and past tour participants as soon as we have determined the total event package costs. The registration fee will cover two nights lodging with breakfast, a lunch, a banquet meal, a route book, and some modest SWAG. We expect the registration fee to be less than $350.00 per couple!
Please refer to the event website to determine if the car you wish to bring will qualify (All Fiats, Lancias, and Alfa Romeos do of course!)
Follow the event preparation progress at the tour series website: Fall Classic Tour. You can also read about past events and see photos...
20th: Fall Leaves Tour. A day tour in the local area organized by the Dan & Sooz Rian, details will be posted when announced.
5th: South Sound Social meeting at the Homestead Restaurant, 7837 South Tacoma Way, Tacoma, WA 98409, (253) 476-9000. Plan to arrive between 6:30 and 7:00 p.m. This is a short evening event devoted to socializing. An opportunity to get to know other club members you may not have met yet and catch up with those you do know.
6th: Location TBD...
7th: FEN's Holiday Party to be held at the home of the Carsons in Tacoma. Details to follow...
About FIAT Enthusiasts Northwest:
FEN is a fun loving group of Italian car (FIAT, Lancia, and Alfa Romeo) enthusiasts who meet regularly throughout the year. In general, our club is geared towards social rather than the technical, although you will find all sorts represented. Club meetings are held monthly, except for July and December. A picnic in July and a holiday party in December take the place of regular meetings. The regular meeting location alternates monthly between Kenmore and Renton. FEN also hosts rallies and other events throughout the year. Check the calendar for a full schedule of events and gatherings.
We welcome owners of vintage cars or new cars equally!
Our organization was founded in 1990 by a core group of enthusiasts who wanted to recognize FIAT and Lancia autos as affordable, drivable sports cars and sedans. Our first event that spring (a rallye to Snoqualmie Falls and Duvall/Carnation) drew 30 eager participants! Since then our club has grown to include an interesting variety of people, averaging 40 members. Our members have owned everything from FIAT 124s to Lancia Fulvias, including 600s, 850s, 128s, Bravas, Betas, Zagatos, and X1/9s. Some cars are "daily drivers" while others could be considered "garage queens", many are enjoyed rain or shine!
Club activities have included many rallies and runs (not always serious, but a lot of fun), one annual weekend trip to a variety of Northwest points of interest, and we participation in other sports car club events. We also host an occasionaly tech session. For many years in the late summer, we have actively participated in both the Festa Italiana at Seattle Center. Additionally, we attend the "car corral" at the annual historic races at Pacific Raceway in early July. Members have raced and many others are spectators at other events sponsored by SOVREN (Society of Vintage Racing Enthusiasts Northwest).
Starting in 1997, we began participating in FIAT/Lancia events farther from home, starting with an event on the scenic coast of Oregon that branched into an annual Italian car and cycle show in North Vancouver, BC and then on to an event on Monterey Bay in California. We have developed close ties with FIAT America (centered around the Bay Area of California), and some enjoyed driving their cars to Monterey for the autocross, tour and car show held in conjunction with the Italian Concorso, historic racing at Laguna Seca, and the famous Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance in August.
FEN celebrated its ten-year anniversary in August 2000 by inviting our FIAT and Lancia enthusiast friends from Oregon, California, British Columbia and all of Washington to join us for a long weekend of fun in the sun. We hosted members and friends from other clubs (including FIAT America, SOVREN and the Spokane Italian Car Club) for two rallies, a traditional Native American salmon feast, poker run, "blind" gymkhana (where the navigator directs a blindfolded driver around a mowed grass track) and a gourmet barbecue in the woods of Whidbey Island. The final event was a pancake breakfast and car show held on the waterfront in Edmonds.
Members receive a monthly newsletter that includes club announcements, meeting summaries, interesting articles, club event information and more. Distribution is via the internet to those members with internet access and mailed to members without access. For membership information or to join FEN, visit the membership page or FEN President.
last updated: Thursday, May 23, 2013 @ 11:09 am EDT
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The monastery of panayia Voithia is still in use today, Nuns still life their to own His name. The monastery was founded by agios Anthimos, we constructed part of the monastery himself.
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Just like every AGA before it, the 3 Oven AGA is designed to complement your way of life perfectly. Dependable radiant heat in each of its three cast iron ovens makes any kind of cooking even more of a pleasure. And because the 3 Oven AGA is designed to cope with even the busiest families, it's easy to find room for AGA in your kitchen and your life. If you ever want even greater flexibility, simply add the specially designed AGA Module to the side. Altogether, the choice of the 3 Oven AGA, with or without module, makes cooking the AGA way easier than ever.
The 3-oven AGA Cooker adds a baking oven to the roasting and slow cook ovens of the 2-oven AGA Cooker, offering added versatility to your cooking.
You'll find the baking oven on the bottom left of the 3-oven AGA Cooker, constantly at the ideal moderate heat required to bake to perfection. It makes preparing a hearty family meal an absolute joy; while dinner is gently cooking away in your slow cook or roasting oven, simply slide a delicious dessert into the baking oven. There's no preheat waiting times or fiddling with temperatures, which makes whipping up a rhubarb crumble or chocolate brownies so very easy.
This relaxed and easy approach to cooking comes as standard with every AGA Cooker. As do two hotplates, which are ready to sizzle a stir-fry or boil a kettle as you require. The top right-hand oven roasts and grills, leaving food deliciously succulent and flavorsome. At the bottom right is the slow cook oven, where stock and casseroles can be left to improve, even overnight.
Whether it's drying your clothes or making perfect toast, like all AGA cookers its gentle warmth and endless versatility reduce the need for many household appliances. In fact, there are plenty of ways that your AGA Cooker can help you reduce your energy consumption.
For added convenience, the 13-amp electric model comes with a programmable feature, the AGA Intelligent Management System (AIMS) that allows you to set the temperature of your AGA Cooker to suit your requirements.
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Holiday 2003 looking merry
By Andrea Lillo -- Home Textiles Today, 9/19/2003 12:00:00 AM
NEW YORK —
There may be good reason to celebrate this holiday season, as several organizations predict consumer spending to climb during that time period, making for a very, merry Christmas.
The National Retail Federation, Washington, for example, projects that total holiday retail sales will grow by 5.7 percent to $217.4 billion this season.
"After several strong months of retail sales growth, it seems clear that the economy is picking up momentum just in time for the holidays," said Rosalind Wells, chief economist. "Retail sales gains for the 2003 holiday season will be far better than the meager increases retailers experienced a year ago."
The NRF defines holiday retail sales as sales in November and December for general merchandise stores, clothing and clothing accessories stores, furniture and home furnishings stores, electronics and appliance stores, and sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores.
Brand Keys, a brand and customer loyalty research consultancy here, found that consumers planned to spend more this year than last, which will be $710 on average, or about nine percent more than last year.
Consumers are willing to spend a bit more, according to Brand Keys' Holiday 2003 Trends Predictions, but they want to be perceived as wise shoppers and will spend time searching out the best deals.
Several channels will benefit from this. Online spending will have the biggest jump, as 15 percent more shoppers, for a total of 50 percent, plan to use this channel. Online holiday sales are predicted to jump 62 percent to $20.5 billion this season.
About 70 percent of shoppers, 5 percent more than last year, will spend money at the discount department stores, making this the most used channel, according to Brand Keys. Catalog retailers gained 3 percent for a total of 41 percent. Traditional department stores slipped 2 percent to 52 percent, and specialty stores remained the same at 40 percent. Brand Keys also tracks customer loyalty in several categories, and in the discount store group found that Wal-Mart, Sears, Target, JCPenney and Kmart are most likely to be the beneficiaries of the holidays, in that order.
NRF's Wells attributes the increased spending to low interest rates, low inflation, rising equity markets and mounting consumer confidence, as well as more disposable income resulting from the withholding tax cut and child tax credit checks.
Business spending is another major factor, and retail spending by businesses on equipment and software jumped 8.0 percent at an annual rate in the second quarter following an extended period weakness going back to 2000.
However, a sluggish job market, rising energy costs and geopolitical concerns are nagging factors, Wells added.
"Consumers have spent the last several years on an emotional and economic roller coaster," said Tracy Mullin, president and ceo, NRF. "Now, Americans appear to be ready to shop and ready to spend, just in time for the biggest shopping season for the year." Last year's holiday season made up 22.7 percent of the total retail sales.
NRF's first installment of the 2003 NRF Holiday Consumer Intentions & Actions Survey will be released on Oct. 21.
|Source: Brand Keys research
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Bill Targets Corporal Punishment in Texas
The years-long battle over corporal punishment in Texas schools is revving up again in this year's Legislature. State Rep. Alma Allen (D-Houston) has filed a bill that would change the Texas education code to bar any school employee from administering corporal punishment, including spanking, hitting or paddling, to students. Jimmy Dunne with the Houston group People Opposed to Paddling Students has been fighting this battle for years. "School paddling is nothing but legalized child abuse," he tells KTRH. "It's wrong to hit kids with boards and it leaves big bruises on their buttocks, plus it also teaches them to hit which adds to our violence."
Dunne says corporal punishment is still a major issue in districts across Texas, although many people don't realize it. "Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin and San Antonio no longer paddle, but it still goes on in the small towns of West Texas, North Texas, East Texas." He says there are much better and more effective alternatives to paddling students. "In-school detention, after-school detention, conferences with parents, other things like that that are non-violent." In years past, efforts to ban corporal punishment have met with resistance from some who say it takes away "local control" from school districts.
Rep. Allen, who is the vice-chair of the House Education Committee, is also a former schoolteacher and principal who has championed the issue for years. In 2011, the Legislature passed her bill that allows parents to opt their students out of corporal punishment in writing, but this year's measure would go a step further. Dunne is hopeful it will pass. "It's something that will make (lawmakers) feel good for the rest of their life, and it's not gonna cost the state one red nickel." He adds that 31 states have already abolished corporal punishment in schools. | <urn:uuid:4449a11c-6baf-41aa-965e-68248aa5fe62> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.ktrh.com/pages/houstonnews.html?feed=121300&article=11023216 | 2013-05-25T05:53:34Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705559639/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516115919-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.975417 | 399 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Once again, GW has raised tution – this time by 4.5%. This brings the total cost of ONE year at GW to $39,110. I wish I could have been at that Board of Trustees meeting – “Well, the economy sucks, but let’s raise tuition anyway!”
GW also screwed up next year’s housing selection. Because our adminstration is incompetent, juniors and seniors will be living in housing normally reserved for freshmen and sophomores. So, I might end up living in the same dorm that I did freshman year. Thanks, GW.
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Date:Saturday December 5 2009
Elite City prove they are real deal
Ask any City fan what come to mind when they think about Chelsea against City and they'll all probably tell you the same.
Power, organisation, ruthless determination, focus and a landslide of goals against!
In the past City have been too fragile psychologically or guilty of not having players up for the physical battle against the Londoners brute strength.
In Drogba and Anelka up front backed up by Lampard, Essien and Ballack, you have a midfield powerhouse that is the most dominating midfield in the world.
In midweek City showed signs that they had that physical brute force to compete for the first time by crunching the life out of Arsenals talented young gunners.
Yet the scintillating performance today proved to millions watching that this City side now has the power to go with the skill and fancy footwork to trouble any defence in the world.
With the players such as Lescott, De Jong, Richards, Barry and Kompany City are no longer the bullied, but the bullies of the playground.
City began the game showing the same intensity as against Arsenal and looked the better side with more shots on target and corners, but fell behind to an own goal form Emmanuel Adebayor.
No one would think that the best team in Europe at the moment would have then gone on to take control of the game, but nothing could be further from the truth as City showed another part of their new character.
The new resilience that has seen City only beaten once all season was again evident as the Sky Blues immediately pressured the Chelsea midfield, playing some exhilarating stuff stretching the Chelsea fullbacks and interchanging passes at will.
City finally broke the deadlock after a centre was floated into the Chelsea area and after the ball had found its way to Adebayor the big front man lashed it into the net.
The ball did hit Micah Richards on the arms before it fell to Adebayor, but the young England defender could have done nothing to avoid it.
Key a predictable mass protest from Chelsea, but it was to be in vain as the goal would stand and Webb waved the players back to the centre circle.
You know you have Chelsea on the back foot, when Ashley Cole is acting like a petulant school boy as if the opposition should not have the right to be on top.
The second half continued began with the same intensity as the first with both sides looking to impose their dominance on the game.
It was City spurred on by their magnificent support that began to look like the superior team again.
After a period of intense pressure, City finally found the breakthrough when a free kick was fired in by the electric Carlos Tevez past a Peter Cech that Paul Merson had previously lorded as the best in the business last week- Nice one Toady!
You need a nut-cracker to break a hard nut as Arsenal found out to their cost last weekend and City certainly were cracking bones with Lescott and Bridge giving Drogba a hard time and De Jong showing Essien there is more than one master of destruction in this league.
City, after recent collapses, understandably had a period of uncertainty when Chelsea created a few chances.
Drogba went close on a couple of occasions and Chelsea looked like they would get an undeserved goal.
Both Wayne Bridge and Micah Richards had become casualties in this all out war and had to be replaced by Nedum Onuoha and Vincent Kompany respectively.
Gareth Barry was shifted to left back and although already exhausted and on a yellow, proved his value to the team with a composed display.
Onouha on the other hand, made the mistake of letting Drogba get goal side and a rash challenge brought the Ivory Coast star for a definite penalty.
What happened next transformed this game into a Premier League classic with all forty-eight thousand fans in the stadium, millions worldwide watching and all of the Premier League teams held their breath as Frank Lampard faced off with Shay Given.
The resulting penalty save was met with shock and exultation from no doubt everybody not wearing Chelsea Blue as Given denied Lampard's nervous penalty making every England fan sit nervously on their chair at a similar prospect next summer in South Africa.
It seemed as though every Chelsea player had been booked, including the subs by the time John Terry was forced to leave the field but there were to be no defensive lapses this week however, as City closed out the game after six minutes of stoppage time.
Tevez and Richards were fantastic, but none of it would have been possible without winning the infantry battle against Lampard, Ballack and Essien, and Nigel De Jong's destructive presence in midfield puts him up there with the very best defensive midfielders in the world.
Have City found their Claude Makele, the lynchpin of their early success? If they have then the Blue Juggernaut is finally back on its way to the top four.
Although United et al will have been cheering the Blues on to the final whistle today, some of them now know that City will be chasing them down from now until the very end of the season.
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The Binary Code Posts "Priest" EP Teaser Trailer
Band Photo: The Binary Code (?)
New Jersey death metallers The Binary Code have announced they will be releasing the 3-song "Priest" EP in May. The release will be available exclusively at the band's May shows, a string of dates they're doing with PA-based ska metallers The Gloominous Doom. The band has posted a trailer online featuring clips from the EP, which can be viewed below.
The track listing is as follows:
3. Ocean of Light
The Binary Code's upcoming tour dates are as follows:
5/1- Hamburg, PA @ Behler-Hein Legion Hall w/ Rumpelstiltskin Grinder, Total Fucking Destruction, The Gloominous Doom
5/5 - Branford, CT @ Bix's Cafe w/ The Gloominous Doom
5/7 - Woodmere, NY @ The Backstage w/ The Gloominous Doom
5/9 - Trenton, NJ @ Championship Lounge w/ The Gloominous Doom
5/10 - New York, NY @ Lit Lounge w/ The Gloominous Doom
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The grand-daddy of survival horror - it's just not very scary.
It's all there; obscure camera angles, claustrophobic environments, monsters that pop out behind you. Alone in the Dark has them all in a primitive form. Plus it tries to be an adventure game on top.
The story is an exaggeration of the haunted house idea, adding a touch of Lovecraft too. You play as either the niece of an eccentric reclusive come to investigate his suicide, or the more famous Edward Carnaby, detective for hire. Your task is to recover something from Hartwood's (the uncle's) attic. As soon as you enter you're trapped and prey to the monstrous hordes as you must solve the mansions many puzzles and defeat the evil spirit within to escape.
The details of Hartwood and the secret of the mansion unfolds in the game through various note pads, books and journals left lying around the mansion, which range from Jeremy hartwood's own raving scribblings to mysterious books on the occult. These books also give you clues on how to defeat some of the horrors lurking, but some you'll have to solve on your own. Throughout the mansion there are various special ghouls who can only be beaten by a specific action. This gives the game it's puzzle edge like an adventure game. I did find it frustrating trying to work out exactly what I should do, allowing the game to suffer from the classic adventure flaw of trying everything on everyone.
The game-play is good and solid, you must spend time searching and manipulating items, which the engine handles very well. The controls are slow to respond, but that adds to the creepy effect of the game and I never felt frustrated. The music is sparse and helps to notify you of any dangers which is handy even if not very original. The graphics are fairly poor though, the 3D characters are all blocky whilst the pre-rendered backgrounds aren't very detailed, though they never leave you confused.
For a horror game, it's just not that scary. The clean and simple graphics and lumbering beasts mean you can always see the danger, and frankly the monsters just don't look scary.
The puzzles can also be mystifying and often unclear as to what you should do to overcome an obstacle. As in any game illogical puzzles become it's undoing as they destroy the atmosphere.
The Bottom Line
Alone in the Dark has gone on to become a highly successful franchise and this game set the tone for survival horror games to come. It's still approachable and easy to play today, though hardly a game to leave you on the edge of your seat as perhaps it was intended. Especially after you've died for the fifteenth time attempting puzzle. | <urn:uuid:9aae0652-1ee2-4de5-b420-2eb575b65b33> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/alone-in-the-dark/reviews/reviewerId,33015/ | 2013-05-25T05:37:26Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705559639/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516115919-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.972579 | 558 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
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Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2006
Adult Male Circumcision Significantly Reduces Risk of Acquiring HIV
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), announced an early end to two clinical trials of adult male circumcision because an interim review of trial data revealed that medically performed circumcision significantly reduces a man’s risk of acquiring HIV through heterosexual intercourse. The trial in Kisumu, Kenya, of 2,784 HIV-negative men showed a 53 percent reduction of HIV acquisition in circumcised men relative to uncircumcised men, while a trial of 4,996 HIV-negative men in Rakai, Uganda, showed that HIV acquisition was reduced by 48 percent in circumcised men.
“These findings are of great interest to public health policy makers who are developing and implementing comprehensive HIV prevention programs,” says NIH Director Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D. “Male circumcision performed safely in a medical environment complements other HIV prevention strategies and could lessen the burden of HIV/AIDS, especially in countries in sub-Saharan Africa where, according to the 2006 estimates from UNAIDS, 2.8 million new infections occurred in a single year.”
“Many studies have suggested that male circumcision plays a role in protecting against HIV acquisition,” notes NIAID Director Anthony S. Fauci, M.D. “We now have confirmation—from large, carefully controlled, randomized clinical trials—showing definitively that medically performed circumcision can significantly lower the risk of adult males contracting HIV through heterosexual intercourse. While the initial benefit will be fewer HIV infections in men, ultimately adult male circumcision could lead to fewer infections in women in those areas of the world where HIV is spread primarily through heterosexual intercourse.”
The findings from the African studies may have less impact on the epidemic in the United States for several reasons. In the United States, most men have been circumcised. Also, there is a lower prevalence of HIV. Moreover, most infections among men in the United States are in men who have sex with men, for whom the amount of benefit provided by circumcision is unknown. Nonetheless, the overall findings of the African studies are likely to be broadly relevant regardless of geographic location: a man at sexual risk who is uncircumcised is more likely than a man who is circumcised to become infected with HIV. Still, circumcision is only part of a broader HIV prevention strategy that includes limiting the number of sexual partners and using condoms during intercourse.
The co-principal investigators of the Kenyan trial are Robert Bailey, Ph.D., M.P.H., of the University of Illinois at Chicago, and Stephen Moses, M.D., M.P.H., University of Manitoba, Canada. In addition to NIAID support, the Kenyan trial was funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and included Kenyan researchers Jeckoniah Ndinya-Achola, M.B.Ch.B., and Kawango Agot, Ph.D., M.P.H. The Ugandan trial is led by Ronald Gray, M.B.B.S., M.Sc., of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland. Additional collaborators in the Ugandan trial were David Serwadda, M.Med., M.Sc., M.P.H., Nelson Sewankambo, M.B.Ch.B., M.Med.M.Sc., Stephen Watya, M.B.Ch.B., M.Med., and Godfrey Kigozi, M.B.Ch.B., M.P.H.
Both trials involved adult, HIV-negative heterosexual male volunteers assigned at random to either intervention (circumcision performed by trained medical professionals in a clinic setting) or no intervention (no circumcision). All participants were extensively counseled in HIV prevention and risk reduction techniques.
Both trials reached their enrollment targets by September 2005 and were originally designed to continue follow-up until mid-2007. However, at the regularly scheduled meeting of the NIAID Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) on December 12, 2006, reviewers assessed the interim data and deemed medically performed circumcision safe and effective in reducing HIV acquisition in both trials. They therefore recommended the two studies be halted early. All men who were randomized into the non-intervention arms will now be offered circumcision.
“It is critical to emphasize that these clinical trials demonstrated that medical circumcision is safe and effective when the procedure is performed by medically trained professionals and when patients receive appropriate care during the healing period following surgery,” notes Dr. Fauci.
Researchers have noted significant variations in HIV prevalence that seemed, at least in certain African and Asian countries, to be associated with levels of male circumcision in the community. In areas where circumcision is common, HIV prevalence tends to be lower; conversely, areas of higher HIV prevalence overlapped with regions where male circumcision is not commonly practiced.
Results of the first randomized clinical trial assessing the protective value of male circumcision against HIV infection, conducted by a team of French and South African researchers in South Africa, were reported in 2005. That trial of more than 3,000 HIV-negative men showed that circumcision reduced the risk of acquiring HIV by 60 percent. The trial was funded by the French Agence Nationale de Recherches sur le Sida (ANRS) (see http://www.anrs.fr/).
For more information on the Kenyan and Ugandan trials of adult male circumcision, see the NIAID Questions and Answers document at http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/news/QA/AMC12_QA.htm.
The World Health Organization (WHO) press statement in response to the NIAID DSMB recommendation is available on the WHO web site, www.who.int/hiv.
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Murrieta police used a helicopter and a police dog to track down and apprehend a wanted man early Wednesday, Nov. 21, near Mulligan’s Family Fun Center on Madison Avenue.
Officers were checking on businesses shortly after 12:30 a.m. when they found a car parked awkwardly along a fence separating Mulligan’s and Giant RV, authorities said in a news release.
The car belonged to Robert Witt, 37, who was wanted on suspicion of evading police and domestic violence, the release said.
Officers began to search for Witt using a police K-9 unit, but did not locate him. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department helicopter and radar equipment was brought in to continue the search.
When Witt was located, officers blocked him in and asked him to surrender. Instead, he jumped a fence and ran into a playground area. A police dog went after him, biting him in the hand and groin area, the release said.
Witt surrendered and was taken into custody.
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We manufacture several different types of Plasma Etch systems, with varying electrode designs. Many designs developing from the needs of our customers and our ability to bring their needs to life.
Our electrodes range from “Square” to “Tumbler Drum” chambers, “Batch” type and Reel to Reel plasma systems. Our standard plasma systems contain the horizontal planar electrodes that provide shelving on which to lay the substrate. This was the easiest loading and unloading for the operator. Some misunderstandings about this style of electrode were called into question and Plasma Etch, Inc., evaluated the facts and stood by this design as it proved to be the best. Our electrodes do not inhibit the dispersal of gases or compromise “Etchback” performance in any way. Our power and ground electrodes etch at the same rate and substrates do not require any flipping or moving to achieve maximum etch uniformity. All that is basically required of the system operator is placing the substrate on the electrode, close the system door and start the process. It really is that simple.
The substrate resides in the vacuum chamber on or in the electrode. The electrode attracts the plasma to the substrate and should do so in an even, uniform manner without damaging the substrate. Electrode design varies according to the plasma equipment manufacturer and the purpose of the plasma system. Some electrodes are vertical, some are horizontal much like a shelf. The number of electrodes contained in a vacuum chamber, the sizes, forms and functions can vary from one electrode style to another. The design can mean a world of difference in results and plasma effectiveness. Plasma activity must be uniform across the electrode area.
Process temperature is extremely important. If the operator fails to have direct control over the temperature, it’s obvious the results could be devastating. Temperature has primary control over etch rates and a secondary effect on etch uniformity. Does the system operator have true control over the temperature? Without true control it can be very difficult to consistently repeat parameters or results since many variables can effect on the starting temperatures of new cycles if the operator cannot properly control temperatures.
Some plasma systems require a “warm-up” or “dummy run” to obtain the desired temperature and this can be expensive both in time and supplies. (Pre-heating of some materials is sometimes required and should not be confused with lack of temperature control or a “dummy run”). If your process is slow or minimal, you may not mind warming up the plasma system, but you might want to know whether it’s required or not on any plasma system you desire to purchase.
Some equipment manufacturers offer a heat produced by the plasma reaction, however often the R.F. power must be limited to control heating and thus slowing etch rates and throughput.
Some equipment manufacturers offer a cooling function as a form of temperature control. It’s best to know the facts either way.
Plasma Etch, Inc. manufactures Horizontal, Rotating and Reactive Ion Etch electrodes.
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I dont have any recommendations for you, but I am also looking for such a thing. Also, if anyone knows of some sort of database that will send you actual say recipe cards that are laminated let me know!! (All my recipes get really dirty from the ingredients lol)
Hi Ski - I put all my recipes (whether they are printed on cards, from the newspaper, or printed from online sources) in a recipe album with clear covers. You can accomplish the same thing using a photo album. My book is organized by categories, and I’ve even added clear sleeve sheet protectors for full page recipes.
cooking light, and joy of cooking had one, a while back.. was wondering if there were something new. I need something to get my recipe box, out of a box,and onto a cd..
I use recipe card spiral bound for my recipes that I u se at work.. and I keep them in a recipe card box, minus the lid..
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