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"Stopped here for lunch on the way to Watkins Glen. Nice atmosphere. Staff was very attentive. Food was very good (and my wife is very picky).
Now, for the beer... I was very disappointed. Had a sampler of 6 brews. Two of them had way to much DMS. The others were very thin in body and lacking character for their styles. Luckily none were infected but they need to work on their brewing techniques.
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The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelDame Maggie Smith is giving a rare interview to CBS' “60 Minutes” this weekend. The big revelation: The 78-year-old Oscar-winner has never watched “Downton Abbey,” perhaps the biggest hit of her career. The PBS drama offers its...
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelOn her Wednesday show, Katie Couric welcomes cast members from “Downton Abbey.” The guests are Elizabeth McGovern, Hugh Bonneville, Jim Carter, Joanne Froggatt, Rob James-Collier and Sophie McShera. The highlights include the actors talking...
From Inside the Box"The intrigues about the house trying to reestablish itself -- Downton is under threat, physically, which happened to a lot of estates after the first World War."...
Channel Guide MagazineJon Hamm is a loser. It's not often you can write a story with that line in it, but when you're talking about the Emmys, it's a fact. Despite being the driving force behind one of the most acclaimed series in TV history, Don Draper has yet to take him...
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelWe won't get to see more “Downton Abbey” until January on PBS' “Masterpiece.” But here a few ways to carry you through till the addictive British drama returns. 1. The Emmys will put “Downton Abbey” back at the...
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelWednesday was a history-making day in Orlando television. WMFE TV, long the main PBS station in Central Florida, became WUCF TV. The deal closed to sell Channel 24 to the University of Central Florida. “It's a great day for the community,”...
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelOne highlight stands out above all others this weekend: 1. “Downton Abbey” starts its third season at 9 p.m. Sunday on PBS' “Masterpiece.” Season three is even more engrossing than the first two. Here's the routine: You'll get...
From Inside the Box"She's like a little hurricane," says Bonneville....
From Inside the Box"Robert and Cora, there are things that happen that really test the strength of their relationship," says Bonneville. "The relationship deepens in a very profound way."...
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelThe British are coming, again, and it's futile to resist. “Downton Abbey” is better than ever. PBS made the first eight hours available to TV critics, but held back the shocking season finale, which just aired in Great Britain. And it is...
From Inside the Box"Downton Abbey's" Hugh Bonneville says, "Shirley [MacLaine] absorbs life. She's an incredible woman. She can talk about Billy Wilder in one breath and aliens the next and reincarnation the next. With Shirley, everything is connected, and that's wonderful....
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelYou might have seen them on “Today” or “The View,” but actors from “Downton Abbey” will take part in a panel discussion that you can catch via YouTube livestream. The PBS-hosted event starts at 8 tonight and will run...
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It's all fun and games until little league parents poke an eye out. These fights and more in NDN’s Best Brawls of 2012.
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Thank you Kaye! I'm happy to know you like it... as at the beginning I wasn't sure at all about this kit :-)
I leave during the night.
7 days of vacation will be very welcome :-)
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Wench and Dillie, I love those last two layouts. You girls are on fire!!!
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Cameras will venture into behind-the-scenes territory already trod by HBO, which produces a look into NFL training camps called "Hard Knocks."
The Showtime program could benefit the Giants by providing exposure to an entertaining cast of characters and a franchise that gets little national publicity, World Series or not. But that comes with a potential cost.
The notion that what happens in the clubhouse stays in the clubhouse goes out the window; the show could prove to be a distraction.
Team President Larry Baer said there will be a "trust factor" with producers that will allow them to shoot compelling insider video without compromising players' privacy or fomenting internal strife.
Then again, the network will not want to show an hour of pitchers' fielding practice. In the statement announcing the series, Showtime Entertainment President David Nevins said he was confident it "will make for provocative and groundbreaking television."
The first provocative episode arrived with Friday's announcement. Matt Cain, the Giants' union representative, said the players had not signed off on the show yet.
"Honestly, they announced it early," Cain said. "They weren't supposed to do that, and we aren't very happy about it. We're still trying to figure out all the small details."
However, Cain likes the idea.
"I think it will be great publicity for the team and the guys on the team," he said. "I think it could be a really good thing for San Francisco. Everybody knows the West Coast doesn't get as much publicity as East Coast teams. It'll be great if it's done right."
Nevins, who produced "Friday Night Lights" for NBC, said he has wanted to do a show such as this for ages and added, "I've received numerous pitches over the years for scripted shows about the world of professional sports, but nothing can capture the drama and intensity of the real thing."
The show's creators broached the idea during the winter meetings in December. This week, several players met with producers in Arizona to discuss the idea, surely seeking assurances that embarrassing peccadilloes will not be broadcast.
Baer said that will not be the point of a program that he believes will "have the ability to produce a textured show that above all else will further reveal to an audience of fans some pretty special players."
The show will run during the second half of the season after a preview episode in April.
In 2006, the Giants granted access to a production team that created an unscripted program about Barry Bonds. Mike Tollin, who produced "Bonds on Bonds" for ESPN, will consult with Showtime on its program.
Giants invite 22: Brandon Belt will not be the only high-profile prospect at major-league spring training. Outfielder Gary Brown, the team's first-round pick out of Cal State Fullerton last season, also is among the 22 nonroster players invited to camp.
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Many businesses are struggling to get the visibility they need in order to find new clients, get referrals and grow their business in today’s competitive environment. Below are four of the strategies I use that are guaranteed to help you gain a targeted following and become well known online.
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Online visibility that produces results is something that can easily be achieved with the right combination of tools, tactics and strategies. Create the right content, make it easily shareable, interact with your target market online and ensure you have the right tools in place for syndicating your content. Do all of this and you’ll definitely produce the results you’re looking for! Add consistency and passion to the mix and your job marketing yourself and your business online becomes infinitely easier and more pleasurable! | <urn:uuid:d8b481c0-0a0f-4b15-a7cf-575d72983ce7> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.socialbuzzclub.com/gain-targeted-following-become-well-known-online/ | 2013-05-19T02:32:25Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.945571 | 1,075 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
As Trevor Mbakwe's long and winding, second-chance-filled road nears an end, a poignant Senior Day looms.
Trevor Mbakwe will participate in his second Senior Day on Saturday, which seems appropriate since his college basketball career has lasted twice as long as many of his peers'.
His final game at Williams Arena will feel different than his previous final game at the old Barn, though. For starters, he'll actually wear a basketball uniform, unlike last season when he sported dress clothes as an injured player. And barring some miraculous ruling by the NCAA that grants him an unprecedented seventh season, he knows he won't experience a third Senior Day.
Two is enough, and he expects this one to be more emotional because he wasn't guaranteed this moment.
"This will be harder," he said, "because I'm actually playing and having gone through all the things that I went through in college."
Mbakwe's career serves as a testament to perseverance and his ability to overcome self-inflicted mistakes. His career demonstrates the importance of second chances and even third chances, and that sports often becomes an ideal laboratory for redemption and rehabilitation.
Thankfully, Mbakwe was given an opportunity to make things right.
"I'm just grateful to be able to play basketball," he said.
Grateful to the NCAA for granting him a sixth season after he tore up his right knee. Grateful to a Miami judge who delivered a ruling that allowed him to return to basketball after Mbakwe violated his probation with a summer drunken driving arrest. And grateful to Tubby Smith for giving him one final chance.
At the time, an angry Smith said he came close to dismissing Mbakwe from the program, which ultimately is irrelevant because it's either a yes or no in those decisions. But Smith made the right call.
Mbakwe describes his career as a "roller coaster." The twists and turns and hills and valleys can be found in a simple Google search, but he insists he's wiser because of those life experiences. And his tone reflects a genuine remorse over choices he made.
"Obviously I've made some mistakes," he said. "It's a huge mistake any time you get into a car [after drinking]. People die from that. Something worse could have happened that day. I felt awful for doing that to the team, especially when we entered the season on a high note. I felt awful for everybody who was happy for me to come back. I didn't want them to think, 'Oh, he's going to be a trouble-maker.' Especially with this being my hometown. I wanted to represent my hometown the best that I could."
His final season on the court hasn't been perfect or unfolded as he envisioned, but Mbakwe treated Gophers fans to a performance this week that reminded everyone what can happen when he flexes those massive muscles. Mbakwe played harder and tougher than he has in a long time and powered his way to 21 points and 12 rebounds in an upset of No. 1 Indiana. He finally looked like himself again -- the Trevor Mbakwe pre-ACL surgery.
The victory allowed the Gophers to breathe again and essentially guaranteed them a spot in the NCAA tournament. That would give Mbakwe tournament appearances in his first college season (at Marquette) and his sixth, which must be a record in terms of interval. It also takes him off the hook from having to repay his scholarship for this season, which he vowed to do if the Gophers missed the tournament, a scenario that seemed plausible during their recent slide.
"I heard a lot of comments about that," he said. "People said, 'Oh, you better get your wallet ready.'"
Mbakwe's age (24) also has become an easy punch line. He graduated from high school the same year as Kevin Love, Derrick Rose and Blake Griffin. Mbakwe once joked on Twitter that "gas was 89 cents my freshman year" and noted he's so old that professors think he's a faculty member. He asked ESPN's Dick Vitale to refer to him as a "Diaper Dandy" during a telecast this season.
"The old guys need some love, too," Mbakwe said.
He'll become a young guy again next season. Though undersized for an NBA power forward at 6-8, Mbakwe can rebound at that level and, as a likely second-round pick, he would give a team energy off the bench.
His pro prospects appeared bleak when his arrest became public last fall. He wasn't guaranteed anything, even his freedom. But Mbakwe received one more chance to pull his life together, and he's grateful for that. This week he got to celebrate a milestone victory and another Senior Day, two events he promised to "remember forever."
"I definitely didn't plan on being in college for six years," he said. "But everything happens for a reason."
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The early high has made the 2 - 3 foot swell really fat at most beachies. The good thing is that its still hanging in there and there will be some fun waves as the tide drops. It is really calm with hardly any wind due to the cloud cover which made for a grey morning. If you can get out there before the wind builds its nice and clean. Water is still nice and warm and was higher than the air temp around 7am. Enjoy. SPoY. H.7.02am L. 12.58pm. Check out the Real Bali E-book if you are heading over there.
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MOTHERS PREPARING the family meals for a week have been advised to replace meat with beans or lentils once a week – a move which could help to “fix the world’s broken food system”.
The suggestion is part of a new worldwide campaign by Oxfam to address the world’s food imbalance, pointing out that the amount of food thrown away by people in richer countries is almost the same amount as that produced by all of sub-Saharan Africa.
The campaign follows a survey carried out among mothers living in urban areas, in which 73 per cent said they would like to know how to make a difference when shopping for food, and 83 per cent said they would be interested in using less energy when cooking.
Oxfam Ireland said the results of the survey – which also showed over three-quarters of respondents saying they would be happy to make changes like offering one meat-free meal a week – showed an opportunity to harness “the immense power of the individual”.
Chief executive Jim Clarken said the campaign hoped to get across the message that individual people can together be “a powerful force for change”.
“What we do in the supermarket or in the kitchen does matter. Small actions taken by enough people add up,” he said.
Oxfam’s five suggestions are:
- Eating less meat: Oxfam says urban households in the US, UK, Brazil and Spain ate one meat-free meal per week for a year, the greenhouse gas emissions saved would be the equivalent of scrapping 3.7 million cars;
- Reduce food waste: If one in six apples is thrown away, this adds up to 5.3 billion apples a year – the equivalent to 10 billion barrels of oil in terms of growing, trading and decomposing the apples thrown away;
- Support small food producers: The welfare of 90,000 cocoa farms could be transformed if consumers bought two Fair Trade chocolate bars per month instead of an alternative;
- Buy seasonal: Buying food that is out of season creates extra demand for it, which results in the use of more energy for storage and production;
- Cook smarter: Simple actions like putting a lid on a boiling pot can cut energy use by up to 70 per cent.
“If enough people act, the reverberations will be felt right along the food chain,” Clarken said.
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Police offered robot eye
Intelligence gets 'intelligent'
A firm that produces surveillance software used by numerous British police forces is looking for one of them to test its latest wheez, a programme that automatically scans CCTV footage for suspicious behaviour and matches it with other intelligence such as mugshots.
The new software, by Nice Systems, can alert police when it detects loitering, crowd gathering, people running when they should be walking, tail-gating, parking in the wrong place, unauthorised entry, or any sort of behaviour the police want to track.
John Chetwynd, technical consultant for public safety at Nice Systems, said: "We are looking for British police to do a beta trial."
Police forces using older versions of Israel-based Nice's software include, Devon and Cornwall, Hampshire, Herts., the Met., South Yorks., and Strathclyde.
Nice software can also be used to spy on telephone conversations and internet traffic. Prisons, casinos, airports, banks, call centres, transport networks and 75 per cent of the Fortune 100 companies use the system for these purposes, as well as analysing CCTV footage for suspicious behaviour. Police forces are busy establishing control room links with town centre and other public CCTV networks.
Nice software is used to scrutinize conversations, email communications and CCTV footage using different software programmes. The new system, called Nice Inform, gives the user the power to do all these things from one desk in a control room.
It can apparently automatically identify someone on a telephone using voice biometrics and detect what they say, alerting the authorities when people say keywords. It can also detect the emotion in a human voice. According to Fox News, Nice software tracks 45m corporate calls a day. "There is no more excuse for poor service because now they will know what is going on," a Nice representative told the station.
Nice says total surveillance allows companies to "improve quality, productivity and profitability". It is the ultimate Fordist stopwatch and clipboard.
Intelligence agencies use Nice software to analyse vast amounts of data gleaned from direct "trunk" links into public telephone and internet communications network, "without the need to rely on network operators", according to Nice.
This is the sort of dragnet intelligence gathering that has caused recent uproar across the Atlantic, with the US secret police, the National Security Agency, facing a court hearing this month over allegedly spying indiscriminately and without a warrant on all civilian telephone and internet communications using a trunk link into the public network and software like that developed by Nice.
The Nice system analyses intelligence data, making comparisons from different sources and derived from the activity of different people, to detect certain behavioural patterns it thinks might be a sign of illegal activity.
The old system relied on predicting future events from past records, said its annual financial return last month. The new software would take advantage of the "vast amounts of data" being collected by voice and video surveillance systems operated by companies and intelligence agencies.
"By employing software-based analytics on unstructured multimedia content, companies are able to detect customer intent, often through near real-time interactions where a customer may express concerns, desires or provide other signals of their intentions," said the statement.
The same advantages of crime prediction will be conferred on the security services, it said: "Our solutions enable our public safety and security customers to identify threats as they occur, and analyze video footage to identify suspicious objects or behavior more quickly and effectively."
It said Nice would have to spend a "significant" amount of money on marketing to persuade security agencies to change their modus operandi to "proactive security management". It spent $72m, or 23 per cent of revenues, on sales and marketing in 2005.
The rate of error in the older, less sophisticated Nice software is thought to be about 5 per cent. An application that Nice is fond of promoting is analysing CCTV footage in airport terminals to detect when someone leaves a bag unattended. It is use by international airports to reduce the cost of evacuation when a "suspect" package is spotted.® | <urn:uuid:7182fb02-5f64-46d5-8c59-0925cba79eff> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/06/01/police_eye/ | 2013-05-19T02:24:53Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.933044 | 841 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
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I teach computer classes for a living to corporate clients of all levels. After 2 years of teaching, I have learned a lot about communication between people of various levels of computer experience. This tutorial assumes that you have no prior programming experience, but that you have created your own HTML pages.
If you find this tutorial helpful, please let me know (it's my only reward). Also, links are graciously accepted.
Actually, the 2 languages have almost nothing in common except for the name. Although Java is technically an interpreted programming language, it is coded in a similar fashion to C++, with separate header and class files, compiled together prior to execution. It is powerful enough to write major applications and insert them in a web page as a special object called an "applet." Java has been generating a lot of excitment because of its unique ability to run the same program on IBM, Mac, and Unix computers. Java is not considered an easy-to-use language for non-programmers.
What is Object Oriented Programming?
OOP is a programming technique (note: not a language structure - you don't even need an object-oriented language to program in an object-oriented fashion) designed to simplify complicated programming concepts. In essence, object-oriented programming revolves around the idea of user- and system-defined chunks of data, and controlled means of accessing and modifying those chunks.
Object-oriented programming consists of Objects, Methods and Properties. An object is basically a black box which stores some information. It may have a way for you to read that information and a way for you to write to, or change, that information. It may also have other less obvious ways of interacting with the information.
Some of the information in the object may actually be directly accessible; other information may require you to use a method to access it - perhaps because the way the information is stored internally is of no use to you, or because only certain things can be written into that information space and the object needs to check that you're not going outside those limits.
The directly accessible bits of information in the object are its properties. The difference between data accessed via properties and data accessed via methods is that with properties, you see exactly what you're doing to the object; with methods, unless you created the object yourself, you just see the effects of what you're doing.
Objects and Properties
Your web page document is an object. Any table, form, button, image, or link on your page is also an object. Each object has certain properties (information about the object). For example, the background color of your document is written document.bgcolor. You would change the color of your page to red by writing the line: document.bgcolor="red"
The contents (or value) of a textbox named "password" in a form named "entryform" is document.entryform.password.value.
Most objects have a certain collection of things that they can do. Different objects can do different things, just as a door can open and close, while a light can turn on and off. A new document is opened with the method document.open() You can write "Hello World" into a document by typing document.write("Hello World") . open() and write() are both methods of the object: document. | <urn:uuid:7772f169-1fe0-4821-9f17-fc1a29f7ccbe> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.webteacher.com/javascript/ | 2013-05-19T02:09:03Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.921471 | 717 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
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Pictures of adorable babies and pugs
with terrifying laser eyes are sweeping the internet. Now you can
recreate the effect in your own photographs -- no lasers required,
just some Photoshopping.
Find your picture
Both eyes should be clearly visible. Open it in
Adobe Photoshop. Create a new layer with the default settings
("Layer, New, Layer").
Draw your laser
Select the "polygonal lasso" tool by clicking on the bottom right
arrow in the icon box. Click on the centre of the first eye once,
then click again and draw a lasso line to the edge of the image.
Click to define the end point, then move the cursor along to define
the width of the end of the beam. Double-click to complete the
polygon back to its start point.
Pick a colour
In the colour picker (beneath the tools) make white your
foreground colour and press "alt-backspace" to colour in the laser
ray. Repeat for the other eye. Remember to take perspective into
account -- you may have to make the beams diverge slightly for it
to look right.
To add the glow, double-click on the layer you created. Click on
the words "Outer glow", and select the square (under "Noise:"): to
pick the colour of your rays. Choose a really bright version -- red
for your dark side, Skywalker-sabre blue, or whatever shows up best
against the background. In the same dialogue box, move down to the
"Elements" section and set the size of the glow -- big enough to
show up without merging into the background.
Glow some more
To add more glow, duplicate the layer (right-click -- "Duplicate
layer"). If it looks too sharp, go to "Filter" in the drop-down
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Born into grinding poverty and with a degenerative eye condition which left her almost totally blind, Terezinha Guilhermina first became aware of her athletic abilities when fleeing a school bully in her home city of Betim in Brazil.
Despite her apparent disadvantage, Guilhermina easily outpaced her much older would-be assailant and, as fear mixed with exhilaration, she inadvertently found her true forte in life.
"I love to run. I feel free and complete," the three-time Paralympic gold medalist told CNN's Human to Hero series.
"The feeling of moving fast is just magical, it's wonderful."
Guilhermina may have been blessed with natural talent, but the handicaps she faced on her journey to track and field stardom would have defeated most mere mortals.
Coming from a family of 12, her mother died when she was just nine and the children were often left to forage for leftovers just to feed themselves.
"We didn't have much to eat, our diet was always poor," the 34-year-old recalled.
Despite her visual impairment, Guilhermina was forced to attend a regular school -- "I suffered from bullying because I wasn't normal" -- and was in her early 20s before she completed her education.
Still harboring a dream to excel at sports, the impoverished Guilhermina enrolled on a disability project being run by the Betim city council, focusing on swimming and running. | <urn:uuid:8714acf0-b4cb-43ce-9fc7-49ba0b9d91d5> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.wlwt.com/news/sports/Champion-blind-runner-beats-poverty-bullies/-/9837968/18997900/-/o5ur20z/-/index.html | 2013-05-19T02:18:14Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.99018 | 311 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
In the wake of J.P. Morgan’s epic speculatory fail a whole lot of commentators are talking about regulation. And yes — this was speculation — if Dimon gets to call these activities “hedging portfolio risk“, then I have the right to go to Vegas, play the Martingale roulette system, and happily call it “hedging portfolio risk” too, because hey — the Martingale system always wins in theory.
The Volcker rule, part of the Dodd-Frank financial reform law, was inspired by former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker. It’s supposed to stop federally insured banks from making speculative bets for their own profit — leaving taxpayers to bail them out when things go wrong.
As we have said, banks have both explicit and implicit federal guarantees, so the market doesn’t impose the same discipline on them as, say, hedge funds. For this reason, the Volcker rule should be as airtight as possible.
Proponents of regulation point to the period of relative financial stability between the enactment of Glass-Steagall and its repeal. But let’s not confuse Glass-Steagall with what’s on the table today. It’s a totally different ball game.
To be honest, I think the Volcker rule is extremely unlikely to be effective, mostly because megabanks can bullshit their way around the definitional divide between proprietary and hedging. If anything, I think the last few days have proven the ineffectiveness, as opposed to the necessity of the Volcker rule. Definitions are fuzzy enough for this to continue. And whatever is put in place will be loopholed through by teams of Ivy League lawyers. What is the difference between hedging and speculation, for example? In my mind it’s very clear — hedging is betting to counterbalance specific and explicit risks, for example buying puts on a held equity. In the mind of Jamie Dimon, hedging is a fuzzy form of speculative betting to guard against more general externalities. I know that I am technically right, and Dimon is technically wrong, but I am also fairly certain that Dimon and his ilk can bend regulators into accepting his definition.
What we really need is a system that enforced the Volcker principle:
As Matt Yglesias notes:
Once bank lawyers finish finding loopholes in the detailed provisions, whatever they prove to be, the rule will probably have little meaningful impact.
The problem with principles-based regulation in this context is that you might fear that banks will use their political influence to get regulators to engage in a lot of forebearance. The problem with rules-based regulation in this context is that it’s really hard to turn a principle into a rule.
And I fear that nothing short of a return to Glass-Steagall — the explicit and categorical separation of investment and retail banking — will even come close to enforcing the Volcker principle.
Going even further, I am not even sure that Glass-Steagall will assure an end to this kind of hyper-risky activities that lead to crashes and bailouts.
The benefits of the Glass-Steagall era (particularly the high-growth 1950s and 1960s) were not solely derived from banking regulation. America was a very different place. There was a gold exchange standard that limited credit creation beyond the economy’s productive capacity (which as a Bank of England study recently found is correlated with financial and banking stability). But beyond that, America was creditor to the world, and an industrial powerhouse. And I’m sure Paul Krugman would hastily point out that tax revenues on the richest were as high as 90% (although it must be noted that this made no difference whatever for tax revenues). And we should not forget that it was that world that give birth to this one.
Anyone who worked in finance in the decade before Glass-Steagall was repealed knows that prior to Gramm-Leach-Bliley the megabanks just took their hyper-leveraged activities offshore (primarily to London where no such regulations existed). The big problem (at least in my mind) with Glass-Steagall is that it didn’t prevent the financial-industrial complex from gaining the power to loophole and lobby Glass-Steagall out of existence, and incorporate a new regime of hyper-leverage, convoluted shadow banking intermediation, and a multi-quadrillion-dollar derivatives web (and more importantly a taxpayer-funded safety net for when it all goes wrong: heads I win, tails you lose).
I fear that the only answer to the dastardly combination of hyper-risk and huge bailouts is to let the junkies eat dirt the next time the system comes crashing down. You can’t keep bailing out hyper-fragile systems and expect them to just fix themselves. The answer to stupidity is not the moral hazard of bailouts, it is the educational lesson of failure. You screw up, you take more care next time. If you’re bailed out, you just don’t care. Corzine affirms it; Iksil affrims it; Adoboli affirms it. And there will be more names. Which chump is next? If you’re trading for a TBTF bank right now — especially if your trading pattern involves making large bets for small profits (picking up nickels in front of steamrollers) — it could be you.
I fear that the only effective regulation was that advocated way back before Gramm-Leach-Blilely by Warren G and Nate Dogg:
We regulate any stealing off this property. And we’re damn good too. But you can’t be any geek off [Wall] street, gotta be handy with the steel, if you know what I mean, earn your keep. | <urn:uuid:21a9237a-1539-4290-9f7f-bf0ee9cc6c17> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.zerohedge.com/news/guest-post-can-banking-regulation-prevent-stupidity?page=1 | 2013-05-19T02:02:53Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.954555 | 1,212 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
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If you had US$100,000 drop into your lap (I wish), and you were employed and debt-free, how would you put it to work to make a bigger nest egg or retirement fund? How would your strategy differ if you had high or low aversion to risk?
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PHILADELPHIA -- Shane Victorino seemed to get to the Phillies clubhouse a little later than normal Sunday morning at Citizens Bank Park.
Victorino, who typically is one of the first players to the ballpark, seemed down. He changed out of his T-shirt, but otherwise remained in street clothes as he quietly walked through the clubhouse, eventually packing his red Phillies travel bag for the team's trip to Colorado and Los Angeles after the All-Star break.
It seemed unusual behavior for the team's most talkative and energetic player.
Maybe an hour later, Phillies manager Charlie Manuel posted his lineup. Victorino was hitting seventh. But about an hour before the game, Manuel replaced Victorino in the lineup with center fielder Jason Pridie, who went 2-for-3 with a double, home run and three RBIs in a 4-3 loss to the Braves.
"When I talked to him, he was kind of hurting today and he was down," Manuel said. "He was down because of his performance. I decided to go with Pridie. I just scratched him and gave him a day off.
"I saw [Victorino] in the clubhouse, sitting beside his locker. I walked up and started talking to him. He was down, talking about his hitting, especially from the left side, things like that. He was down. He's got a lot on his mind, I guess."
Victorino is hitting .245 with 13 doubles, two triples, eight homers and 37 RBIs in 86 games this season. He is hitting 31 points below his career batting average, 30 points below his career on-base percentage and 63 points below his career slugging percentage.
That could explain a lot. Victorino is eligible to become a free agent after the season, and he could be traded before the end of the month. He is seeking a five-year contract from the Phillies, but they are almost certainly not going to go anywhere near that long.
Victorino was not available to comment after the game, but Manuel said speculation about Victorino being upset that he was hitting seventh -- a spot in which he had hit 31 times in his career -- was not true.
"That's the first thing I asked him," Manuel said. "He said absolutely not."
Halladay may be on track for Thursday rehab start
PHILADELPHIA -- Phillies right-hander Roy Halladay could make a rehab start Thursday with Class A Clearwater.
He is headed to Florida after Sunday's series finale against the Braves at Citizens Bank Park. Halladay, who has been on the disabled list since May 18 because of a strained right latissimus dorsi, is scheduled to throw his fourth bullpen session Tuesday in Clearwater. If that goes well, he would make a rehab start Thursday.
Halladay could rejoin the Phillies' rotation in time for the July 16-18 series in Los Angeles against the Dodgers.
Manuel responds to questions about job status
PHILADELPHIA -- General manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said last week that Charlie Manuel has done a "fantastic job" as Phillies manager.
In fact, he said he should not even have to answer questions about Manuel's job status.
"We haven't played well," Amaro said.
But with the Phillies taking a 37-50 record into the All-Star break, the heat is being turned up on everybody. So Manuel was asked Sunday at Citizens Bank Park if he is concerned he might take the fall for the team's disappointing play.
"How concerned am I? I've got a lot of confidence in myself," said Manuel, whose contract runs through next season. "And I am a fighter. And not only that, I think I'm a winner."
Manuel then presented the places he has won as a player and manager, both in the big leagues, Minor Leagues and Japan.
"I've been a winner ever since I've been in the game," he said. "I've got a lot of confidence. I'll do my job as hard as I possibly can, and as hard as I possibly can, and that's all I can do. The rest is out of my control."
Utley in lineup for third consecutive game
PHILADELPHIA -- Phillies manager Charlie Manuel hinted last week in New York that Chase Utley might play the entire three-game series this weekend against the Atlanta Braves.
He did just that.
Manuel penciled Utley's name into the lineup in Sunday's series finale at Citizens Bank Park. It is the first time Utley has played three consecutive games since returning from the disabled list June 27. Perhaps it's a sign the Phillies are ready to increase Utley's workload. Or perhaps the Phillies simply felt they could play Utley a third consecutive day with the four-day All-Star break beginning Monday without risk to his chronically injured knees.
Either way, it was just the second time this season Utley and Ryan Howard had been in the lineup at the same time.
Papelbon restrains unruly fan at bullpen fence
PHILADELPHIA -- A fan ran onto the field and tried to scale the center-field fence to enter the Phillies' bullpen late in Saturday's 6-3 loss to the Braves.
That's as far as he got.
Phillies closer Jonathan Papelbon hopped up from his seat on the bench in the bullpen and held the fan at the fence until security arrived.
"I just reacted," he said. "I didn't want him coming into the bullpen, doing something stupid or crazy. I was just trying to help out security. I didn't see security."
It wasn't the first time Papelbon had seen that happen. He said fans have leaped into the Red Sox bullpen at Fenway Park.
"It's not anything new," he said.
So Papelbon just grabbed the fan and held him until security arrived?
"I put him in a sleeper hold," he said. "That's about it."
Did he say anything?
"He just went, 'Aggggh,'" he said, mimicking a choking sound.
The Phillies lost 60 games last season, when they won a franchise-record 102 games. They entered Sunday's series finale with 49 losses.
This is just the fourth time in 15 seasons that the Phillies will enter the All-Star break with a losing record. It also happened in 2000 (39-47), 2002 (39-47) and 2006 (40-47).
The Phillies entered Sunday with just 12 hits in their last 62 at-bats (.194) with runners in scoring position.
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THE DAILY MONOBLOG
Wednesday, Aug. 27
It's a monologue. On a blog. It's ... a monoblog!
• Bill Clinton takes the stage tonight at the Democratic convention. He's expected to praise Barack Obama as a leader and a visionary who would make an outstanding vice president to Hillary. Or, er, perhaps I'm looking at an early draft of his speech. Never mind.
• The Republicans, meanwhile, are gearing up for their convention in St. Paul, Minnesota, which, oddly enough, is one of the few places John McCain doesn't own a house.
• The Republican Party has invited President Bush to speak at the convention, although there was some confusion. See, he thought they meant the Republican National Convention, and they thought he knew they meant a convention of Shriners far, far away from Minnesota. Simple miscommunication. No problem.
• And finally, a 9-year-old boy has been banned from pitching in a New Jersey little league because he's "too good." Kid, if I had a dime for every time someone told me that ...
You are NOT allowed to finish that sentence, by the way. I'll see you tomorrow ... | <urn:uuid:2cd3e1d9-dac5-4da6-bba7-8ebcf6387fd9> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://blog.mlive.com/flintjournal/aheller/2008/08/andy_can_relate_to_that_kid_wh.html | 2013-05-22T00:08:23Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.978445 | 250 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Transportation tracking technologies, like all mobile communications and other technology, has made significant advancements in the past few years … BIG advancements.
The car you drive today is definitely NOT your father’s Oldsmobile, that brand being phased out in 2004 and then fading into history with GM’s 2009 bankruptcy reorganization. It’s all part of ongoing change and evolution.
Regardless of the kind of car you drive, classic or modern, if you’ve got Viper on board you know communication with your car today is already shockingly advanced — and only going to get even more so as the technology further evolves.
Nearly every new vehicle you’d drive off a lot today has some kind of built-in mobile infomatics, also called Telematics for managing information within the vehicle. Telematics systems are integrated within on-board electronics and can be supplemented with aftermarket devices for sharing information through smartphones, alarm monitoring systems, GPS navigation, crash notification, or insurance applications for reporting and rewarding good driving behavior.
If you’re a good driver, you can PROVE it, and your insurance company may give you a discounted rate for sharing your driving history, rather than a higher flat rate insurance that you pay now, whether you drive your car very much or not.
Check out this article from last week on techradar.com in the U.K. It’s predicting that all of us will be benefiting from Telematics or working with the technology in our cars in the very near future. This is the kind of technology that should help U.S. drivers receive incentives to drive more carefully and ultimately save money and save lives.
Insurance Telematics is already standard business practice in many countries, including Italy, Spain and the U.K. For claims investigations, having detailed crash data reported through the vehicle in real-time at the moment of the event saves considerable time and cost for insurers.
Those drivers willing to share this information can settle their claims more quickly and inexpensively, since the insurer can direct investigation and repairs immediately and more accurately apportion “blame” to specific drivers. It’s always the OTHER driver’s fault … the one driving the bright red Oldsmobile, right?
With Telematics on board, we’ll know for sure.
Rob Martin is a former D.C. lobbyist and executive of the national emergency dispatch and 9-1-1 associations, now a telematics advocate settled in sunny SoCal and leading North American Operations for Octo Telematics. Safe drivers can create the future of auto insurance! Read more at www.octousa.com. | <urn:uuid:84dc337c-6e48-40c5-8b15-45e8fd8183a4> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://blog.viper.com/2012/07/09/not-your-dads-oldsmobile-dont-be-scared-telematics-is-your-friend-really/?like=1&source=post_flair&_wpnonce=0dd3db7641 | 2013-05-22T00:29:15Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.945792 | 551 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Yesterday I woke at 5:45 am, pretty early for me, to attend the first city stop of the nationwide tour, Spark and Hustle, with celebrity, Tory Johnson.
Arriving at Columbia University, for the first time and wow, gorgeous area and buildings, the line was forming to get in.
I greeted many of the women entrepreneurs I know from Savor the Success, and our full day conference of listening to super successful business owners on the stage being interviewed and mingling to meet other businesses owners had begun.
Amazing women and men took the stage, told us their stories and gave us tips for achieving our dreams. They were: Tory Johnson, New York Times Bestselling Author, founder of Women for Hire, Spark and Hustle, and contributor to Good Morning America; Barbara Bradley Baekgaard, co-founder of Vera Bradley; Michael Alter, president and CEO of SurePayroll; Sarah Caplan, co-founder of FootzyRolls; Mica May, founder of May Books; Noha Waibsnaider, founder of Peeled Snacks; Shawndra Cox, founder of Out of Proportion Studios-OOPS; Wendi Caplan-Carroll, Sr. Regional Director of Constant Contact; Slava Rubin, co-founder and CEO of Indiegogo; Nicole Feliciano, founder and editor of MomTrends; Lyss Stern, founder of Divalysscious Moms; Risa Goldberg, co-founder of Big City Moms; Laura Geller, makeup artist and QVC queen; Liz Lange, maternity retail pioneer, LizLange.com and Shopafrolic.com; Lisa Price, founder of Carol’s Daughter; Gretchen Rubin, New York Times bestselling author, The Happiness Project; and Barbara Corcoran, real estate mogul and Shark Tank Star.
Here’s some of what I learned:
1- Listening to your clients and how they use your products will help you find new audiences.
2- You want strong competition to help open the market and if you focus on creating the best product out there, you will win a spot.
3- Always remember: You Stand for Your Brand!
4- We need to demand and deliver the “WOW!”
5- 36% trust marketing but 81% trust comments and reviews!
6- Surround yourself with positive people.
7- When you are comfortable in your own skin, you will always do and be your best.
8- Remind yourself to enjoy failures. (The people who have had the most successes are the ones who have had the most failures.)
9- Choose the bigger life.
10- You have the right to be here.
Bonus: Let’s have some FUN!
With 200+ women (mostly) in the room, I’m thinking about all those missions and businesses and although I only met a fraction of them, it makes me smile thinking about all of them succeeding.
If you can make it to one of the events across the country, I highly recommend you attend. It was a blast! or should I say a big “Spark!” | <urn:uuid:ad07cf8a-4279-4696-90d9-0934e4dc8424> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://broadcastlouder.com/2012/05/200-entrepreneurs-broadcasting-louder-at-spark-and-hustle-nyc/ | 2013-05-22T00:28:20Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.945021 | 656 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
By MOTOKO RICH
Published: August 18, 2011 New York Times
Just over a quarter of the 11.7 million workers in manufacturing are women. But Gadget Camp, a workshop for girls in this suburb west of Chicago, is part of an effort to change that.
Although the economy is wobbling and nearly 14 million people are looking for work, some employers are still having a hard time finding skilled workers for certain positions. Manufacturers in particular complain that few applicants can operate computerized equipment, read blueprints and solve production problems. And with the baby boomers starting to retire, these and other employers worry there will be few young workers willing or able to replace them.
Gadget Camp, sponsored in part by a foundation affiliated with the Fabricators and Manufacturers Association, which provided financing to nine other camps this summer, is intended to help over the long haul by exposing girls to an occupation they might previously have considered unappealing, if they considered it at all.
By the last day of camp, Nautika had told her parents that manufacturing was “cool.” Fashioning a lamp shade out of a thin piece of cardboard, she mused, “I have two good careers ahead of me.” Since the fragile recovery began, manufacturing is one of the few sectors that have added jobs. But the image of manufacturing as an occupation of the future has been tarnished by the exodus of factory jobs to foreign sites and the use of machinery to replace workers. Younger people, especially, see more alluring opportunities in digital technology, finance or health care.
“The perception is that there are no jobs in manufacturing,” said Susan H. Palisano, director of education and training at the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, a nonprofit group in East Hartford that promotes manufacturing employment and has run summer programs for middle-school students for the last three years. “It seems that everybody had an uncle or grandfather that got laid off.”
Across the country, a handful of companies, nonprofit groups, public educational agencies and even science museums are trying to make manufacturing seem, well, fun. Focusing mainly on children aged 10 to 17, organizations including the Da Vinci Science Center in Allentown, Pa.; and Stihl, a maker of chain saws and other outdoor power equipment in Virginia Beach, Va., run camps that let students operate basic machinery, meet workers and make things.
Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs, the foundation that helped sponsor the Gadget camp in River Grove, has awarded $2,500 grants to 112 manufacturing-themed camps — most of them for boys and girls — around the country since 2004. “It’s not easy getting people into the career field,” said Marcia Arndt, a board member of the foundation. “I think there’s a myth out there that manufacturing is dirty and undesirable, but it’s really highly technological.”
Impressions also persist that manufacturing is a man’s job. Technical fields in general, and those that require scientific or mathematical backgrounds, are indeed dominated by men. Yet a Commerce Department report released early this month showed that women in such fields earn 33 percent more, on average, than women working outside of scientific and technical fields, a higher premium than men enjoy in similar occupations.
Antigone Sharris, who came up with the idea for the all-girls Gadget camp, had worked extensively in manufacturing before becoming an instructor in electronics, welding and computer-aided machinery at Triton College, a two-year public school here that provided some funding for the camp.
Ms. Sharris is a mentor to high school robotics teams and wants to encourage young women to consider a range of technically oriented careers. “Girls don’t naturally gravitate toward engineering,” said Ms. Sharris, a jolly and patient instructor who interspersed practical tips on using a band saw or a drill press with casual explanations of fractions, the concept of leverage and Newton’s laws.
In a windowless classroom and shop on Triton’s scruffy campus, 16 girls aged 11 to 15 designed and constructed a cat feeder, a candy dispenser and various pieces of jewelry and music boxes, using foam board, wood, metal, fiberglass and PVC pipe.
“Not letting your children learn the hands-on component of the theory of science is killing us as a nation,” Ms. Sharris said. “You have to stop giving kids books and start giving them tools.”
To give the girls a concrete sense of what such skills could mean in the workplace, Ms. Sharris invited a human resources coordinator from a local manufacturer to tell them about salaries — starting in the $40,000 range and moving up to six digits, including overtime.
Several of the campers came from low-income and minority communities near the college. Only five of the 16 girls at the camp had paid the $99 fee; the rest were subsidized.
While Ms. Sharris focused mostly on basic technical skills, factory tours aimed at introducing the girls to modern manufacturing work brought out talk that might have fit at a nationalist rally.
During a tour of Tru-Way, which produces precision metal parts, Stan Mastalerz, the company’s president, showed the girls a tiny component used in electronic circuit boards.
Ms. Sharris jumped in. “See that?” she asked. “This is something that might be in your Game Boy that you don’t even know about. The game may be made in China, but there are pieces that are made right here in your backyard.”
The reality of factory life gave a few girls pause. Visiting Tru-Way on a scorching summer afternoon, they noted the extreme heat and noise of the shop floor.
Brittany Orr, 15, who asked questions and jotted notes, said she liked the tasks that involved some thought and analysis. But “I would not want to do a job where you just do the same thing again,” she said. “It seems tedious.”
A tour of MSi Testing & Engineering, a small company in Melrose Park, Ill., that evaluates the strength and quality of metal materials used by manufacturers, showed that it offered more of the work she preferred.
In the end, the campers learned lessons in persistence and problem-solving as well as technical skills. When Nautika began building the lamp she had designed, she wanted to install a rotating shade.
Ms. Sharris brought out a tiny motor. “What you are trying to figure out is what to use to make your lampshade so that it will spin,” she said.
Ms. Sharris rejected Nautika’s first suggestion of foam board: too heavy. Ms. Sharris recommended a simple piece of copier paper, then spied a paper plate on a table. “Humor me,” she said, showing Nautika how to affix the motor to the plate with generous daubs from a glue gun.
Next came wiring a battery. To tutor Nautika in basic electronics, Ms. Sharris recruited Ariana Vargas, a 17-year-old counselor who has competed on her robotics team. Ariana demonstrated how to strip the green coating from the electrical wires with pliers. On Nautika’s first try, the whole tip broke off.
A few fumbles later, Nautika was frustrated. “I don’t know how you did it!” she said.
Ariana replied, “Practice, practice and more practice.”
Finally, the coating came off, exposing bare wire. Her confidence building, Nautika stripped another wire and slid both ends through a PVC pipe and connected them to the battery.
The plate began to spin.
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Let’s face it, many of us find it difficult to talk to a doctor about birth control. You may be thinking, what should I ask the doctor when trying to choose the best birth control options for me? It may be helpful to know that many people find it embarrassing to discuss birth control options and sexual practices with a doctor, but it is vital to your sexual health to have this conversation. If you want to ask the doctor about birth control, but are feeling a bit unsure about how to begin, here is a list of some helpful doctor advice.
1. Be Honest
Perhaps one of the most important things you can do when you talk to the doctor is be completely honest. You should tell the truth about your sexual practices and your sexual history. Your birth control method should fit into your lifestyle and match your sexual preferences. For example, a person in a monogamous relationship and having sex frequently may desire a different birth control option than a college student who is seeing several guys. Also, be honest about your expectations and limitations. If you know yourself well enough to realize that you will probably forget to take a pill everyday, this is not the best method for you. Only you know this about yourself – your doctor doesn’t!
It is essential that you are also honest about your medical history. Make sure you tell the doctor about any medical issues that you may have (like high blood pressure or migraines) as well as issues that may run in your family. Certain birth control options (like hormonal contraception) may be more risky to take if you have specific medical conditions – if you do not tell the doctor the truth about this, you may be putting yourself at risk if you do end up using certain contraceptive methods.
2. Do Your Research
More than ever before, there are many birth control options available. The sexual choices you make (including the type of birth control you use) are your responsibility. Empower yourself to make educated decisions. Before you visit the doctor, research birth control options that may appeal to you (use reputable and credible sources). Make sure you know factual information rather than birth control myths. The more you know about birth control, the more informed the decision you will make.
3. Don’t Make Assumptions
Do not assume that the doctor will present you with all your birth control options. Unfortunately, this is a reality in today’s medical world. Doctors are busy, or they may show preference or allegiance to certain pharmaceutical companies/products. Some doctors expect that you will be doing your own research and will not be relying as much on them for information. Research studies also show how doctors may feel uncomfortable talking about various birth control methods (like IUDs, for example). If a doctor doesn’t feel comfortable discussing a contraceptive option (or talking about birth control, in general), you may not have all of your options presented to you.
4. Ask the Doctor
Once you have done your research, don’t be afraid to ask the doctor about the various birth control options that you are thinking about. If the NuvaRing sounds appealing to you, ask the doctor about his/her thoughts about this method – don’t wait for the doctor to bring it up to you. If you read an article about a specific birth control pill that sounds like it may fit into your lifestyle (for example, you like the idea that Seasonique makes it so you only have four periods a year, or Femcon Fe is chewable), ask the doctor about more specific information about it. This way (coupled with your medical history), you can make the best educated decision about whether or not a specific birth control option is the best fit for you.
5. Questions Are Good
If you have birth control questions or are unsure about a specific contraceptive option, you will be less likely to use it consistently. Before you visit the doctor, write down all of your questions. These questions can be about a birth control method that you are currently using (perhaps you heard about some lawsuit that is making you a bit uneasy), or your questions can be about a new method (Does Depo Provera cause weight gain?). Make sure you ask the doctor all of your questions and do not leave his/her office until all of your birth control questions have been answered. Don’t let the doctor rush you or give you quick answers. Keep asking your questions until you are satisfied with the answers. Also, make sure to ask the doctor about what to do incase your birth control fails. Find out about emergency contraception options and time frames ahead of time -- this can help to prevent some panic if this does happen in the future.
6. Using Birth Control
Again, using birth control correctly is YOUR responsibility. Once you and your doctor have decided upon a birth control method, it is up to you to make sure you understand how to use it safely and effectively. All prescription contraceptives come with a prescribing leaflet that explains all about the contraceptive, how to use it, when to start it, how effective it is, etc. If you have decided upon a method that your doctor inserts (Mirena IUD, ParaGard IUD, Depo Provera, Implanon), you can visit the manufacturer’s website to download a copy of the prescribing information... you can also do this with any birth control pill, Ortho Evra patch, and NuvaRing (if you lose the pamphlet or for some reason, do not receive one). This is another time to ask questions -- some examples include:
7. Ask Follow-Up Questions
Don’t be afraid to call the doctor’s office after you get home to ask the doctor more questions. If you do not understand how to use your birth control properly or when to start it, your contraceptive will be less effective. To be most effective, birth control must be used correctly and consistently. Also, if you read something that is making you think that your chosen method is not right (maybe a health issue you forgot about), call and ask the doctor. You need to be your own advocate for your sexual health.
8. Don’t Be Embarrassed
Although this is easier said then done, when its time to ask the doctor about birth control, you need to find a way to fight past any feelings of embarrassment. Your doctor is a trained medical professional who is used to having these types of conversations with patients. If you are too embarrassed to be talking about your sexual practices, this may be an indication that you are not mature enough to be engaging in these types of behaviors. That being said, it does take some courage to open up about intimate details about your life. However, it is probably easier to discuss ways to prevent an unintended pregnancy with your doctor rather than dealing with one after-the-fact. Instead of being embarrassed, try to feel empowered. You are taking the responsibility over your sexual health and trying to obtain all the necessary information to make the most informed decision. The less emotional you are, the more logical you can be. You are advocating for YOUR health and YOUR sexual practices, and you are taking control over YOUR choices! | <urn:uuid:10f640f1-e41a-4793-82d7-b3dc99574716> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://contraception.about.com/od/talkingaboutbirthcontrol/tp/Ask-A-Doctor.htm | 2013-05-22T00:28:37Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.938668 | 1,469 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Heather Martin has been meditating since 1972, and practicing Vipassana since 1981. Beginning with S.N. Goenka, she has since been influenced by both Burmese and Thai streams of the Theravada tradition, and by Tibetan Dzogchen with Tsoknyi Rinpoche. Most recently she has been studying with Burmese Sayadaw U Tejaniya.
Her practical and wholehearted approach embodies ease and joy, while grounded in realism.
She has been leading retreats in Canada and the US since 2001. She worked for 20 years as a midwife, and lives on Salt Spring Island, off the south coast of B.C. For more information and Heather's teaching schedule, please visit: ssivipassana.org. | <urn:uuid:5fdf11da-ea8d-4be7-be4b-1e5d3863d9bf> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://dharmaseed.org/teacher/81/talk/18134/ | 2013-05-22T00:36:23Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.965647 | 162 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
IN THAT TEN YEARS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT, FROM 54 TO SELMA… WHAT IMPACT DO YOU THINK THE DECISION REALLY HAD? DO YOU THINK IT WAS THE… IT WAS A STARTING PLACE?
It was a starting place. Because thereafter, no politician who also wanted to be on the moral side of the issue could be urging segregation. Now there were some. And look at history today. Those people have disappeared from the scene. The Wallaces, the Bull, uh, Connor, they're gone. On the other hand those that lead the movement, the Andy Youngs, the Thurgood Marshall, they have taken their place in this country and they are now leaders. I think that should teach the young a great lesson. That when there is a great moral issue that even though it is unpopular at the time, if you will put your skills and your talents to make the change that this country ultimately will accept you and you will become the leaders of the next generation and those who will resist will fail. I think that's a great lesson to be learned from the Civil Rights Movement, what happened in this country from 1940 through 1965, | <urn:uuid:1c6ccc18-1127-4bbc-afb5-6a9dda06d3b2> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://digital.wustl.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=eop;cc=eop;rgn=div2;view=text;idno=col0015.1036.022;node=col0015.1036.022%3A1.24 | 2013-05-22T00:30:08Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.970073 | 241 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
We, in agriculture, don't like to brag. But there are rock-solid reasons why farm-raised children are healthier, smarter and tend to be more successful as adults.
They are, in fact, the highest value "crop" a farm family can grow. And, it has all to do with how you nourish and grow them.
It's not even a well-kept secret. That's why so many farmer wanna-bes want to be, despite the high cost of becoming one.
I, for example, owe my good health to dirt, mud and livestock. I was elbow- and knee-deep in all three as a youngster – and still am when the opportunity presents itself.
Scientific research in Europe, Canada and Australia confirms the medicinal properties of all three. Farm exposure to them in early childhood reduces risk of developing asthma and allergies, compared to non-farm kids.
Why? At young ages, our bodies are better able to develop natural defenses or tolerance to bacteria, dirt, dust and dander, similar to a vaccine titer response.
Farm kids catch on pretty quickly how babies "happen" – sometimes daily on the farm. Seeing the whole process gives them a little more restraint when they hit the terrible teens. You clearly understand the "birds and bees" after caring for the cows and bulls.
Being outdoors more than most, farm kids also get more exercise growing up than non-farm kids. My Dad never called it exercise though. He often said, "A little work will never hurt you."
That was his justification for having me on gate duty for hours in four-buckle-deep cattle yard slop. I was just thankful we got the manure hauled out before it topped five buckles. From that experience, I learned patience and endurance better than any book could teach.
My parents "planted" me in 4-H early on. With all my beef calves, I got plentiful exposure to healthful dirt, dust, dander and whatever my personal pitchfork would hold. And record keeping for those 4-H projects taught me there was more to my barnyard pets than simple play.
Between weed pulling, barn duty, manure hauling and school, who had time to learn to smoke, drink or take drugs?! Of course back then, aspirin was the only drug I knew about – aside of combiotics for treating my critters.
4-H: Model for successful living
Unknowingly I followed the successful 4-H youth development model – one recently confirmed by a nationwide Tufts University study. That study involved about 4,000 diverse adolescents with varying levels of involvement in youth programs, such as 4-H, Boys and Girls Clubs, YMCA, and Scouting.
Compared to youth involved in other groups, 4-Hers are:
- More than twice as likely to contribute to their communities
- 41% less likely to engage in risky or problem behaviors
- Twice as less likely to engage in drug use
- Twice as unlikely to use cigarettes or drink alcohol
- Less likely to be victims of depression
- More likely to spend more time exercising or being physically active
- More likely to have better grades and see themselves going to college
The bottom line: View your children as resources in development rather than problems to be managed. It'll help you both.
I still pledge my head to clearer thinking, my heart to greater loyalty, my hands to larger service and my health to better living. I hope you're doing the same – for yourself and your next generation.
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Your love with God should honestly be your strongest love.
Your girlfriend is not supposed to know about those hoes, those hoes are supposed to know about your girlfriend. 😍👍
Why are bitches so stupid in horror movies? It pisses me off! 😡
I can not wait until I move out. #goodlifebegins | <urn:uuid:0d44dc18-6841-4012-a8af-46e97821d409> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://favstar.fm/users/sara_kiryou | 2013-05-22T00:08:45Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.950041 | 85 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Southern States Four-Ball to be revived in January
The Southern Golf Association is reviving the elite Southern States Four-Ball Championship after more than a half-century of dormancy. The event will be played Jan. 17-19 at Mayacoo Lakes Country Club in West Palm Beach, Fla.
It will be called the ninth Southern States Four-Ball and feature two divisions of 30 teams each: Mid-Amateurs (25 or older) and Seniors (both players 55 or older). The format will be a 54-hole stroke-play event, with no cut. The event was last played in 1948.
Entry forms are expected to be posted on the SGA website, www.sgagolf.com, in mid-to-late November, with a notification via email. | <urn:uuid:dc50acce-9da2-4b00-9789-0b3622f74b44> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://golfweek.com/news/2011/nov/07/southern-states-four-ball-be-revived-january/ | 2013-05-22T00:30:28Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.943088 | 162 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Yosemite is one of the most beautiful places on earth – imagine getting married there! Not much you need to do in terms of decor, but Beth + Kevin still added lots of their own unique touches to their wedding. They made the chuppah themselves as well as all the reception tabletop details and paper products. I love how their details + wedding style completely echoed the grandeur + majesty of the venue and Yosemite. Very them, not over the top, and so Yosemite!
I just love their DIY chuppah! They even incorporated all their guests names and their favorite virtues about themselves in the paper details. Their ceremony procession included their family dancing in down the aisle. :) Then they had their first dance right after they were pronounced man and wife – love that!
Best wishes to Beth + Kevin!
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In accordance with the provisions of Article XIV-B of
the contract between the Flemington-Raritan Education
Association and the Flemington-Raritan Board of
Education, the following position is available:
(Special Services Child Study Team)
Effective September 4,
NJ School Social
Worker Certification required.
K-8 district; 3 full child study teams;
manageable case load.
Experience with case management and child study
team evaluation required.
Strong interpersonal and counseling skills
Deadline to apply online is May 30,
For more information, contact:
Karen Slagle, Director of Special Services
Copper Hill School
100 Everitts Road, Ringoes, NJ 08551 | <urn:uuid:b23e4f85-6c4e-4288-af0c-69951904a7bf> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://k12jobspot.com/Jobs/?ID=355359 | 2013-05-22T00:44:12Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.805862 | 151 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Cameron, L. and Rutland, A. and Turner, Rhiannon and Holman-Nicolas, Rosie and Powell, Claire (2011) Changing attitudes with a little imagination’: Imagined contact effects on young children’s intergroup bias. Anale de Psychologia, 27 (3). pp. 708-717. ISSN 0212-9728.
The current research tested a recent development in social psychology, namely ‘imagined contact’, among young children (n = 123, 5 to 10 years). Children imagined interacting with a physically disabled child, or did not take part in this activity (the control group). Compared with the control group, children who engaged in ‘imagined contact’ subsequently showed reduced inter-group bias in their general attitude and ratings of warmth and competence. Imagined contact also led to more positive intended friendship behavior towards the disabled, but only among 5 – 6 year olds. This provides partial support for our hypothesis that younger children, perhaps as a result of their lack of out-group experience, are more likely to benefit from imagined contact. Implications for the development of attitudes towards the disabled, imagined contact theory and the development of classroom-based prejudice-reduction techniques based on imagined contact are discussed.
|Subjects:||B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology|
|Divisions:||Faculties > Social Sciences > School of Psychology|
|Depositing User:||Lindsey Cameron|
|Date Deposited:||10 May 2011 11:03|
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Last truck rolls off St. Paul Ford plant's assembly lineby Tim Nelson, Minnesota Public Radio
St. Paul, Minn. — The last Ford vehicle built in Minnesota rolled off the assembly line Friday morning, ending nearly a century of vehicle production in St. Paul.
It also marks the closing of the auto giant's Twin Cities Assembly Plant, which started making Model T's in 1925.
Andy Melbye stepped off a bus before dawn this morning and headed into the plant gate for the final production shift where he is quality control inspector.
For more about the now-shuttered plant, check out an audio slideshow of the plant's history and a photo gallery of one of the plant's final days.
"I made it to the end," he said. "When I started working here, they were planning on closing after a year, so you know, it lasted longer than I thought it would. It was a pretty good job, but hopefully I'll find something better. Something else." He said he's also thinking about going back to school.
Paul Shropa, head of UAW 879-the local branch of the auto workers union, stood teary-eyed outside the plant and watched hundreds of his co-workers head into work this morning.
"It's a tough day. A bittersweet day," he said. "It's a sweet day because the Ford workers have pride. The UAW people that are here have put their professionalism into every truck, 500 times a day. And this last truck going off is going to be as good as the first truck that ever went off this line."
Shropa comes from a Ford family. His dad worked at the River Rouge plant in Detroit for more than 40 years. His wife, Alice, a 17-year veteran of the plant has already exercised her transfer rights and moved to a plant in Kentucky, where she starts work on Monday.
Ford announced the closure of the Highland Park plant more than five years ago as part of its "Way Forward" program. The plant was originally supposed to shut several years after that program launched, but got a temporary reprieve.
Friday, the clock ran out.
Shropa said UAW members will move on.
"We have some people that are still in that mindset that says, gee, oh well, tomorrow's another day," Shropa said. "Others have already made their plans, and as soon as they leave this place, they'll be going somewhere else. There are others that will be going into dislocated worker program retraining, doing other things. They're all across the spectrum."
Ford officials have said they'll start an in-depth environmental analysis of the site once production is shut down. They're planning to clear the plant off the site and clean the land to be suitable for another industrial or commercial use.
The city of St. Paul and the plant's neighbors have been mulling what might come next for nearly a decade. So far, no definitive plans have emerged.
Mayor Chris Coleman says several factors will help determine what's next.
"First of all, when we fully know the nature of the environmental situation out there, and how long it will take to remediate that, that's obviously going to have an impact," Coleman said. "Second, the market's going to have an impact. Obviously, the economy is getting better. It's not as strong as it could be. Hopefully that will pick up and the demand for housing, the demand for business opportunities, the demand to extend the commercial portion of Ford Parkway down towards the river."
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279 F.2d 217
PAPE TELEVISION COMPANY, Inc., Appellant,
ASSOCIATED ARTISTS PRODUCTION CORPORATION and A.A.P., Inc., Appellees.
United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.
June 17, 1960.
Willis C. Darby, Jr., Vincent F. Kilborn, Mobile, Ala., for appellant.
C. A. L. Johnstone, Jr., Mobile, Ala., McCorvey, Turner, Johnstone, Adams & May, Mobile, Ala., of counsel, for appellee.
Before HUTCHESON, TUTTLE and JONES, Circuit Judges.
The motion for rehearing filed by appellees challenges the conclusion in the opinion of this Court that the Supreme Court in United States v. Paramount Pictures et al., 334 U.S. 131, 68 S.Ct. 915, 92 L.Ed. 1260, "condemned the practice [of block-booking of motion pictures] per se," [277 F.2d 750, 753,] and our further conclusion that that decision of the Supreme Court automatically applied to block-booking of motion pictures for television.
We recognize that the statement of an abstract legal principle, even when made by the Supreme Court, is a binding precedent only insofar as it is applied to the facts of the case in which the pronouncement is made. We further recognize that there is no case in which the only "anti-trust"1 practice charged is the practice of block-booking. There may, therefore, be some merit in the argument that until such a case is before the court for decision any general condemnation of block-booking, except in the circumstances in which it is practiced in the particular case is dictum.
In our search for decisions of the Supreme Court, either to control our action or to guide it, we are not infrequently guided by a statement of general principles even though the statement is broader than is necessary to decide the case before the Court. It is difficult to see how the statement of the Supreme Court in the block-booking case and the "tie-in" cases, Northern Pacific R. R. Co. v. United States, 356 U.S. 1, 78 S.Ct. 514, 2 L. Ed.2d 545; Times-Picayune Publishing Co. v. United States, 345 U.S. 594, 595, 73 S.Ct. 872, 97 L.Ed. 1277; Black v. Magnolia Liquor Co., 355 U.S. 24, 78 S. Ct. 106, 2 L.Ed.2d 5, could be construed in any manner other than as a condemnation of every practice in which a party owning a legal monopoly over an article conditions the sale or licensing of that article upon the agreement of the other party to buy or bargain as to another product. However, since there is before us only the propriety of the court's dismissal of the action for failure to allege facts on which relief could be granted, we consider it appropriate to state that we do not, at this stage of the proceedings, find the law to be that all practices such as alleged to be practiced by the appellees here are per se illegal. We leave this matter open. We find that the complaint alleged a cause of action. The precise limits of the legal principles heretofore announced by the Supreme Court and whether appellees transgressed then, can be better determined in this case after the defendants have answered and after proof has been made.
Our judgment stands. To the extent that the foregoing modifies the reasoning embodied in our opinion, the original opinion is amended accordingly.
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590 F.2d 207
BRICKLAYERS FRINGE BENEFIT FUNDS, Metropolitan Area, Detroit
Metropolitan Area Executive Committee of the Bricklayers,
Masons and Plasterers International Union of America,
NORTH PERRY BAPTIST CHURCH OF PONTIAC, Williamson County
Bank and B. R. Thomas, Defendants-Appellees.
United States Court of Appeals,
Argued Dec. 15, 1978.
Decided Jan. 19, 1979.
Sheldon M. Meizlish, Rolland R. O'Hare, Detroit, Mich., for plaintiffs-appellants.
Richard A. Campbell, Campbell, Kurzman, Plunkett, & Roggenbaum, Catherine J. Rush, Bloomfield Hills, Mich., for defendants-appellees.
Before LIVELY and MERRITT, Circuit Judges, and TAYLOR, District Judge.*
MERRITT, Circuit Judge.
The question on appeal is whether a lien foreclosure action is an "ancillary" remedy for the collection of a judgment under Rule 64, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and, if not, whether the District Judge abused his discretion in refusing to consider the foreclosure claim as a pendent state claim.
A contractor's employees were laborers on a construction project. They are members of the plaintiff union, the appellant in this case. The contractor failed to make contributions to the union for his employees' fringe benefits as required by their collective bargaining agreement. The labor union brought suit against the contractor for breach of contract under § 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. § 185. The District Court entered a default judgment against the contractor for the amount of the unpaid employee fringe benefits.
The union's complaint against the contractor also sought foreclosure of a mechanic's lien against the construction project property owned by a church and a bank who were added party defendants below and are the appellees here. The plaintiff labor union appeals from a District Court order dismissing its mechanic's lien foreclosure claim against the church and the bank. These foreclosure claims are characterized on appeal as pendent state claims.
We affirm the District Court's dismissal of the foreclosure claims. The District Court has discretion to exercise jurisdiction with respect to such pendent state claims under Aldinger v. Howard, 427 U.S. 1, 96 S.Ct. 2413, 49 L.Ed.2d 276 (1976), and United Mine Workers v. Gibbs, 383 U.S. 715, 86 S.Ct. 1130, 16 L.Ed.2d 218 (1966). Our review of the record and briefs in the case disclose that the District Judge did not abuse his discretion in declining to exercise pendent jurisdiction, especially in light of the fact that the foreclosure claims appear to raise unresolved questions of Michigan law.
Neither do we believe that plaintiff's foreclosure claims against the owners of the project fall within the remedies contemplated by Rule 64 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, governing seizure of property in order to satisfy the judgment against the contractor. For the purpose of executing on a judgment rendered by a federal court, Rule 64 provides "ancillary" remedies including "arrest, attachment, garnishment . . . and other . . . equivalent remedies." We do not believe that a lien foreclosure proceeding is "equivalent" to any of these ancillary remedies because it is not a remedy against the judgment debtor or against a person who is personally indebted to, or in possession of the property of, the judgment debtor. Moreover, Rule 64 provides for such execution on a federal judgment "in the manner provided by the law of the state in which the District Court is held." We find no federal or Michigan authority characterizing a lien foreclosure action under Michigan law as an "ancillary" remedy for the purpose of executing on a judgment. Indeed, it is unresolved under Michigan law whether a labor union is entitled to bring such a lien foreclosure action on behalf of its members at all.
Accordingly, the judgment of the District Court is affirmed.
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A team of researchers led by the University of Colorado Boulder has discovered the first prehistoric bronze artifact made from a cast ever found in Alaska, a small, buckle-like object found in an ancient Eskimo dwelling and which likely originated in East Asia.
The artifact consists of two parts -- a rectangular bar, connected to an apparently broken circular ring, said CU-Boulder Research Associate John Hoffecker, who is leading the excavation project. The object, about 2 inches by 1 inch and less than 1 inch thick, was found in August by a team excavating a roughly 1,000-year-old house that had been dug into the side of a beach ridge by early Inupiat Eskimos at Cape Espenberg on the Seward Peninsula, which lies within the Bering Land Bridge National Preserve.
Both sections of the artifact are beveled on one side and concave on the other side, indicating it was manufactured in a mold, said Hoffecker, a fellow at CU-Boulder's Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research. A small piece of leather found wrapped around the rectangular bar by the research team yielded a radiocarbon date of roughly A.D. 600, which does not necessarily indicate the age of the object, he said.
"I was totally astonished," said Hoffecker. "The object appears to be older than the house we were excavating by at least a few hundred years."
Hoffecker and his CU-Boulder colleague Owen Mason said the bronze object resembles a belt buckle and may have been used as part of a harness or horse ornament prior to its arrival in Alaska. While they speculated the Inupiat Eskimos could have used the artifact as a clasp for human clothing or perhaps as part of a shaman's regalia, its function on both continents still remains a puzzle, they said.
Since bronze metallurgy from Alaska is unknown, the artifact likely was produced in East Asia and reflects long-distance trade from production centers in either Korea, China, Manchuria or southern Siberia, according to Mason. It conceivably could have been traded from the steppe region of southern Siberia, said Hoffecker, where people began casting bronze several thousand years ago.
Alternatively, some of the earliest Inupiat Eskimos in northwest Alaska -- the direct ancestors of modern Eskimos thought to have migrated into Alaska from adjacent Siberia some 1,500 years ago -- might have brought the object with them from the other side of the Bering Strait. "It was possibly valuable enough so that people hung onto it for generations, passing it down through families," said Mason, an INSTAAR affiliate and co-investigator on the Cape Espenberg excavations.
The Seward Peninsula is a prominent, arrowhead-shaped land mass that abuts the Bering Strait separating Alaska from Siberia. The peninsula was part of the Bering Land Bridge linking Asia and North America during the last ice age when sea level had dropped dramatically, and may have been used by early peoples as a corridor to migrate from Asia into the New World some 14,000 years ago.
The artifact was discovered in August by University of California, Davis, doctoral student Jeremy Foin under 3 feet of sediment near an entryway to a house at Cape Espenberg. Other project members included Chris Darwent of UC Davis, Claire Alix of the University of Paris, Nancy Bigelow of the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Max Friesen of the University of Toronto and Gina Hernandez of the National Park Service.
"The shape of the object immediately caught my eye," said Foin, who spotted the soil-covered artifact in an archaeological sifting screen. "After I saw that it clearly had been cast in a mold, my first thought was disbelief, quickly followed by the realization that I had found something of potentially great significance."
The CU-led excavations are part of a National Science Foundation-funded project designed to study human response to climate change at Cape Espenberg from A.D. 800 to A.D. 1400, a critical period of cultural change in the western Arctic, said Mason. Of particular interest are temperature and environmental changes that may be related to Earth's Medieval Warm Period that lasted from about A.D. 950 to 1250.
"That particular time period is thought by some to be an analog of what is happening to our environment now as Earth's temperatures are rising," said Mason. "One of our goals is to find out how these people adapted to a changing climate through their subsistence activities."
The Cape Espenberg beach ridges, wave-swept deposits made of sand and sediment running parallel to the shoreline that were deposited over centuries, often are capped by blowing sand to form high dunes. The Cape Espenberg dwellings were dug into the dunes and shored up with driftwood and occasional whale bones.
The team is examining the timing and formation of the beach ridges as well as the contents of peat and pond sediment cores to help them reconstruct the sea-level history and the changing environment faced by Cape Espenberg's settlers. Information on past climates also is contained in driftwood tree rings, and the team is working with INSTAAR affiliate Scott Elias, a University of London professor and expert on beetle fossils, who is helping the team reconstruct past temperatures at Cape Espenberg.
While the hunting of bowhead whales was a way of life for Inupiat Eskimos at Barrow and Point Hope in northwestern Alaska 1,000 years ago, it is still not clear if the Cape Espenberg people were whaling, said Mason. While whale baleen -- a strong, flexible material found in the mouths of whales that acts as a food filter -- and a variety of whale bones have been found during excavations there, the sea offshore is extremely shallow and some distance from modern whale migration routes. However, there is evidence of fishing and seal and caribou hunting by the group, he said.
The Inupiat Eskimos are believed to have occupied Cape Espenberg from about A.D. 1000 until the mid-1800s, said Hoffecker. They are part of the indigenous Eskimo culture that lives in Earth's circumpolar regions like Alaska, Siberia and Canada.
The Cape Espenberg site has yielded a treasure trove of several thousand artifacts, including sealing harpoons, fishing spears and lures, a copper needle, slate knives, antler arrow points, a shovel made from a walrus scapula, a beaver incisor pendant, ceramics, and even toy bows and toy harpoons. The bronze artifact unearthed in August is currently under study by prehistoric metallurgical expert and Purdue University Assistant Professor H. Kory Cooper.
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Son of Saint Fragan and Saint Gwen; brother of Saint Jacut and Saint Gwenaloe. Spiritual student of Saint Budoc. With Jacut, he was driven from Britain to Brittany in the 5th century by invading Saxons.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. — The city of Augusta is spending hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars to rent office space for municipal workers.
The Augusta Chronicle reports (http://bit.ly/Q7uUlV ) that city Finance Department records show the city is budgeted to spend $660,470 on rent this year. That's more than Augusta spent on rent a decade ago, despite the city having a municipal building with three vacant floors and a half-dozen surplus buildings being sold at auction.
The newspaper reports nearly 83 percent of the city's rent payments are going to three landlords who are each getting paid more $176,000.
Rick Acree, Augusta's deputy director for facilities maintenance, says the city has been cutting back on rental space and is spending less than it did five years ago. | <urn:uuid:722725f1-5926-4815-877c-a5155e3566a5> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://savannahnow.com/latest-news/2012-09-09/augusta-spending-660470-rent-office-space | 2013-05-22T00:23:24Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.955338 | 166 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
St. Mary’s College is an educational institution established and administered by the Congregation of the Sons of the Immaculate Conception (CFIC), founded by Blessed Luigi Monti in Italy. This college, established in the year 1996, is indeed a realization of the Congregation’s aim for assisting the youth of the locality in their integral growth. Our basic objective is embodied in our emblem “CHARITAS”
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By Marley Gibbons
Thursday, September 1, 2011
New Jersey Planned Parenthood clinics lost 10 percent of their budget in a single stroke of the governor's pen. Now a clinic supervisor talks about heavier work load, streamlined procedures and some lost clients.
HACKENSACK, N.J. (WOMENSENEWS)--It seemed like business as usual last week at the local affiliate of Planned Parenthood of Greater Northern New Jersey.
Two young women sat together in the dusty rose color waiting room watching news about the impending Hurricane Irene on the TV monitor.
Behind the glass, women clad in pastel-colored scrubs swiveled around in chairs, quickly navigating between shelves lined with color-coded medical folders.
But life for Cindy Raske, the registered nurse who started off as health director of the nearby Englewood Center, is a lot different from a year ago.
In January, in the wake of state budget cuts, Raske's counterpart in this Hackensack clinic--a 15-minute bus ride from the Englewood Center--was laid off and Raske was put in charge of supervising both locations.
Like many patients and employees, Raske now floats back and forth between the two health centers.
When asked about how things are going since the loss of state funding, Raske wearily shook her head of dark curly hair. "I can't tell you exactly how many patients we've lost but we have lost some," she said.
In March 2010, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie eliminated the federal budget line of $1.2 million for family planning, which was seen as a direct attack on Planned Parenthood, one of the biggest family planning providers in the state.
The governor's action struck 10 percent from Planned Parenthood Affiliates of Greater Northern New Jersey's overall budget and 25 percent from the medical budget at the Englewood and Hackensack clinics, Raske said.
Each week the combined operations of the two clinics have been cut by about 27 hours. In the wake of some layoffs, people who remain employed must work longer and harder, added Raske.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Blackstone Group LP
James, who joined Blackstone in 2002 as co-founder Stephen Schwarzman's right-hand man and is credited with much of the company's expansion into asset classes beyond private equity, sold 3.5 million shares, referred to as common units, between February 13 and February 15, according to a filing submitted late on February 15.
Blackstone's common units traded as high as $19.69 on Tuesday, their highest price since May 2008, as investors bet that a pick-up in deal activity will allow the New York-based company to profitably exit more of its investments and distribute dividends to shareholders.
The stock sale earned James more than he made as a top Blackstone executive in 2011, and leaves him with 7.8 million common units. In addition to the common units, he also held partnership units in Blackstone that totaled 34.1 million as of February 17, 2012, according to the latest annual report.
The exact number of partnership units James currently holds in Blackstone is not yet available. His overall stake of around 4 percent, which comes mostly from the partnership units, is unlikely to have changed substantially as a result of last week's sale.
Blackstone declined to comment on James' stock sale.
James, also chief operating officer, holds part of his Blackstone units in a family trust. He received $52.6 million from salary, bonus and holdings in the private equity firm in 2011, according to the latest figures available. That compares with $54.8 million in 2010.
Blackstone completed an initial public offering in 2007, a move that provided liquidity to founders and senior executives that allows them to cash in on their stakes.
Among industry peers, KKR & Co LP
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Two Sense: Why Does My Boyfriend Insist on My Least Favorite Sexual Position?
My boyfriend's favorite position is reverse cowgirl. Let me tell you something: Reverse cowgirl is not a woman-friendly position. It's boring, the angle is bad, and even when I touch myself, it's so upright and awkward that I don't get off. I know you're going to tell me to get off first in some other position--which I can and do--but nevertheless, my BF's adherence to always ending in reverse cowgirl and is starting to get on my nerves. I think he likes my ass better than he likes me, or any other part of me. (I do have a great ass, but my face and boobs aren't at all bad either.) Help before my resentment grows any further.
He Said: It is a mistake to see your BF’s favorite sexual position as a commentary on his affection or preference for erogenous zones. Most likely, it was a fantasy that long predated your relationship. While missionary position may well be the most intimate in terms of eye contact, there is nothing wrong with mixing it up a bit between intimacy and objectification, unless you feel he is incapable of the former. It seems unlikely you will talk him out of reverse cowgirl if he has not given up on his preference even in the face (so to speak) of your obvious lack of enthusiasm (hopefully, you stifle the yawn!). Since sex is really a negotiation, why don't you simply try to go at cowgirl with a bit more gusto: Have you tried positioning a mirror in front of you so you get a view as well? But also make sure he is aware that you have your own favorites as well. You don't say here what you do like, so it may well be that you are not telegraphing your own desires and fantasies as well as he is his. It's only fair, and if you end up getting to flip flop, you both may end up discovering new things and enjoying the experience all the more.
She Said: Since you’re already getting off in positions you like, I don’t think you need to do anything differently. Maybe you just need to start thinking about it differently. So let me first say: I hear you, sister. Not about reverse cowgirl specifically—though I agree it’s one of the least interesting or satisfying positions for a gal. What I hear is your underlying fear/complaint: My boyfriend likes my ass better than he likes me. He’d rather look at my ass than the front of me, where my face and eyes (and soul) reside. It might be true that your ass gets him off more than any other view. But it doesn’t necessarily mean he loves you any less. At the risk of generalizing, which we must do in order to make headway here, men really are built differently than us. For one, they rely on visual stimulation whereas we rely more on emotional cues. For another, they often attain emotional connection and warmth via sex and orgasm, whereas we attain sexual desire and especially orgasm via a strong emotional bond. But this doesn’t mean their experience is any less soulful or profound than ours. Can you possibly entertain the thought that your boyfriend finds your backside so sublime that it transports him into real, deep joy—the same kind of joy you experience during the more face-to-face positions? Your dilemma, like so many others, reminds me of a Leonard Cohen song. In “Closing Time” Cohen sings: “I loved you for your beauty / but that doesn't make a fool of me / you were in it for your beauty too / and I loved you for your body / there's a voice that sounds like God to me / declaring that your body's really you.”
No one could argue that Leonard Cohen is a superficial man, and my feeling is he’s speaking for a lot of guys with those lyrics. Try to keep them in mind next time your BF asks you to turn around. And make sure you’re getting all the face time and female-oriented positions and pleasure you need as well. When your own needs are met, resentment doesn’t creep in.
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According to USAC, the 30-year-old driver was airlifted to Indianapolis' Methodist Hospital. He's listed in critical but stable condition.
Hmiel's No. 17 car reportedly slammed into the outside wall between turns three and four and then cart-wheeled violently. Hmiel sustained head, neck and back injuries as the car's protective roll cage was damaged as it hit the wall.
"We are very concerned about Shane and offer our resources and our support to his family during this time of healing," USAC President/CEO Kevin Miller said in a statement.
Hmiel was banned from NASCAR in 2006 following his third failed drug test. He competed in the Nationwide Series and Camping World Truck Series from 2002-2005 prior to his ban. Hmiel's lone victory came in the Truck Series' Las Vegas 350 in 2004.
Rehabilitated and sober, Hmiel began competing in all three of USAC's national touring series: the USAC Silver Crown Series, the USAC National Sprint Car Series and the USAC National Midget Series. He won USAC's "Most Improved Driver" of 2009.
Hmiel's father, Steve, is a competition director for the Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing team.
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|AppleSox Open 2012 Season in Bellingham|
The Wenatchee AppleSox will begin their q uest for a fifth straight division title and sixth overall league championship tomorrow when they travel to Bellingham, Wash. for a four game s eries with the Bellingham Bells. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 pm on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with Saturday’s start time set for 6:05 pm.
Getting the nod on the mound for the AppleSox is Trevor Lubking, a freshman out of Pacific Lutheran. In 67.2 innings of work in his inaugural campaign, Lubking ranked third nationally in Division III in strikeouts with 77. The southpaw saw action in 14 games in 2012 for the Lutes, starting ten.
Wenatchee and Bellingham squared off six times in 2011, with the AppleSox taking four of those games. The Sox went 2-1 in Bellingham last season.
The AppleSox are coming off a West Coast League-best 39-15 season in 2011 that saw the club lead the league in virtually every major hitting category.
Following the road tilt, the Sox will return home for back-to-back three game home stands against the Bend Elks and the defending league champion Corvallis Knights. Game tickets can be purchased online at www.applesox.com or in advance at the Town Toyota Center box office in Wenatchee. Tickets are also available for purchase on the day of the game at the Paul Thomas, Sr. Stadium ticket booth, which opens an hour before each game | <urn:uuid:f108ce53-956b-4cf6-b620-b0660832376d> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.applesox.com/index.php/email-newsletter-signup/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=214:applesox-season-opener&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=223 | 2013-05-22T00:21:01Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.937255 | 326 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Tonight in a dramatic bidding battle at Sothebys
London saleroom, a new benchmark was set when Joan Mirós 1927 modern masterpiece Peinture (Étoile Bleue) sold for £23,561,250 / $36,946,396 / 29,260,764, exceeding the pre-sale estimate of £15-20 m / US$ 23.7 - 31.6 m / 18.4 -24.5 m and shattering the previous record for the artist at auction. The hammer fell after a tense stand-off among four bidders, with offers jumping in large increments before the work was finally won by a telephone buyer. The sum paid was the highest price for a work of art sold in London thus far this year. Mirós painting was the top lot in a sale which realised £75,046,850 / $117,680,965 / 93,200,835 (est. £73- £102.6m / $114.4 -160.9m / 90.5-127.3m). This brings the combined total for Sothebys Impressionist and Modern Art sales worldwide this year to £435m / $692.6 m / 504.2, an increase of 12.4 % on the same period last year.
Helena Newman, Chairman of Sothebys Impressionist and Modern Art Department, Europe, said: We are thrilled to have been able to offer Mirós Peinture (Étoile Bleue) in tonights auction. At a time of unprecedented demand for the best examples of 20th-Century art, this masterpiece by Miró not only shattered the previous record for the artist (set only four months ago at £16.8 million), but also made more than three times the price it achieved five years ago.
The average lot value of the works sold this evening was £2,275,843.
33% of the works sold realised prices above high estimate.
23 works sold for over $1 million
15 works sold for over £1 million.
Joan Mirós Peinture (Étoile Bleue)
Identified by the artist as a work that was key to his oeuvre, Peinture (Étoile Bleue), executed in 1927, belongs to the seminal dream paintings cycle - in which Miró pioneered a uniquely poetic form of abstraction - examples of which can be found in major international museums such as the Musée National d'Art Moderne in Paris, the Tate Gallery, London and The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. This landmark work was formerly in the collection of André Lefevre, a leading collector and connoisseur of early 20th century art. The price achieved at Sothebys this evening is three times the sum (£ 8.35 m / 11,586,520 / $16,673,650) achieved when the painting sold at auction in 2007. Demand for works by Miro is at an all-time high following a major international retrospective of the artists work in London, Washington and Barcelona.
Further highlights from this Evening's Sale
Five bidders competed for Mother and Child with Apple, one of the most elegant and compelling of Henry Moore's interpretations of the theme, sold for ¢3,737,250 / $5,860,382 / £4,641,298 (est: ¢ 1.8 ¡V 2.8 million / US$ 2.9-4.4 million / £ 2.2-3.4 million), a record for an indoor sculpture by Moore, to bidder on the telephone. The work was owned by the same family since 1957, who bought it for ¢G650.
Pablo Picasso's monumental late portrait Homme assis, executed in 1972, a year before his death, realised ¢6,201,250/ $9,724,180/ £7,701,345 (est: ¢ 6-9 million / US$ 9.50-14.2 million / £ 7.4-11 million).
A remarkable and rare group of watercolours by Wassily Kandinsky from a Distinguished Private Collection made a combined total of ¢4,832,750 / $7,578,235 / £6,001,802 against a combined pre-sale estimate of ¢3.85 - 4.95 million. Perfectly exemplifying their respective periods, the works act as a survey of the artist's entire career.
Pierre Bonnard's Nu Debout, a 1930 masterpiece from the collection of Mr and Mrs John D. Rockefeller 3rd sold for ¢4,521,250 /$7,089,772 /£5,614,950, a record for a nude by the artist ( est. ¢ 4.5-5.5 million / US$ 7.1-8.7 million / £ 5.5-6.8 million). Interest in Bonnard's nudes has been particularly strong in recent months following the landmark exhibition at the Fondation Beyeler. | <urn:uuid:d81c3f0a-1b6f-4ac7-bd9a-5b2f17bcd906> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=56035 | 2013-05-22T00:14:08Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.925042 | 1,060 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Judith Ripka Sample Sale Culminates with Bejeweled Manis and Merriment at the new Quench Nail Bar & Skin Boutique at Kierland Commons Scottsdale!
‘Tis the season of glitz and glam, and we’re invited to be a part of a truly unique experience that celebrates both. The epitome of visionary designer jewelry, Judith Ripka is wrapping up a four-day, first-ever sample sale at Isaac Jewelers, featuring 50% off retail prices (wow, we’re so there!). On the final day of this groundbreaking sale, we’re invited to take part with bejeweled manicures, tasty treats and shopping discounts at the new Quench Nail Bar & Skin Boutique, just a short jaunt from all the shiny action!
It’s a Winter Glitzerland!
Between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Sunday, December 11, 2011, Quench Nail Bar is welcoming guests with $10 Bejeweled Mini Manicures, $10 Beautiful Brow Waxes and $8 Mini Manly Cures.* Deck your fingertips with a dazzling new Lippmann Collection nail lacquer and enjoy a hand massage with a heavenly Whish Body lotion of your choice. Nibble on complimentary tasty treats courtesy of Divine Cafe & Marketplace, sip choice wines and enjoy discounts to wrap up your holiday shopping.
All guests who book a service on the day of the event will receive an entry into a $250 Isaac Jewelers shopping spree, which can be dropped off at Isaac’s where you can try on the gorgeous Judith Ripka gold and silver with your newly manicured fingertips.
The first 50 guests to pre-book their next Quench service will receive a bag of jolly goodies!
Oh, and bring those guys too! Men are welcome and may come in handy when you check out the bling (hint, hint)!
For a full schedule of the four-day Judith Ripka trunk show, click here.
*Call Quench at to book your spot at 480.922.7100 and experience the Valley’s chic new beauty spot on this very special day! Appointments are required and 24-hour cancellations are appreciated.
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Beer - So much more than just a breakfast drink.
24 hours in a day. 24 beers in a case ... coincidence?
A woman drove me to drink and I didn't even have the decency to thank her. What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch? - W.C. Fields
Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut. -Ernest Hemingway
And God said: Let there be vodka! And He saw that it was good. Then God said: Let there be light! And then He said: Whoa - too much light.
As a rule, I don't drink -- as a habit, I do!
Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder...
Beer - The reason I wake up every afternoon.
Beer contains Vitamin Pee.
Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.
Beer: Now THERE'S a temporary solution.
Don't drink and drive. You might hit a bump and spill your beer.
Dough, the stuff, that buys my beer, Ray, the guy that tends the bar, Me, the guy, who drinks my beer, Far, the distance to the bar, So, I think I'll have a beer, La, Laa lAA lAh LaH LAA LAAAH! Tea, no thanks I want a beer, which brings us back to Dough Dough Dough!
Everyone needs to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer.
Give a man a beer, he'll waste an hour. Teach a man to brew, he'll waste a lifetime.
I don't drink anymore. Of course, I don't drink any less, either.
I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day. - Frank Sinatra
I have a drink to celebrate the little things. Like Tuesdays - we only have one of those a week!
I killed a six-pack just to watch it die.
I swear to drunk I'm not God!
I'd rather have a beer than win father of the year - Homer Simpson
I'd rather have a bottle in front of me, than a frontal lobotomy. -Tom Waits
If God had intended us to drink beer, He would have given us stomachs. - David Daye
If you ever reach total enlightenment while you're drinking a beer, I bet it makes beer shoot out your nose. - Jack Handy
I'm not an alcoholic I'm a drunk cause i dont go to meetings...
Love makes the world go 'round? So what? Beer makes it go 'round twice as fast.
Many people die of thirst - but the Irish are born with one.
Once during prohibition, I was forced to live on nothing but food and water. - W.C. Fields
One more and I'll be under the host - Dorothy Parker
Remember I before E, except in Budweiser.
Scotch - Because one doesn't solve the world's problems over white wine.
Scotch. Even the Irish will drink it...
Some people have six pack abdomens. I have a keg.
The best days to drink beer are days that end in the letter, "Y".
The problem with the world is that everyone is a few drinks behind. - Humphrey Bogart
There are 5 signs that you are drunk. The first one is loss of memory, but I can't remember the rest.
There are only two times when I drink beer, when I'm alone and when I'm with someone else.
There's too much blood in my alcohol system
Time is never wasted when you're wasted all the time.
To be intoxicated is to feel sophisticated but not be able to say it.
To some it's half empty, To some it's half full. To me it's time for a beer run!
To some its a six-pack, to me it's a support Group
What's on the mind when sober, is on the tongue when not. - Josh Seidel
When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading. - Henny Youngman
Whiskey was invented so the Irish wouldn't rule the world.
Why is American beer served cold? So you can tell it from urine. - David Moulton
Without question the greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer. Oh, I grant you the wheel was also a fine invention, but a wheel does not go as well with pizza. - Dave Barry
Work is the curse of the drinking classes. - Oscar Wilde
You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline - it helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer. - Frank Zappa
You know you are getting old, when happy hour is a nap.
You're not drunk if you can lie on the floor without holding on. - Dean Martin
How do I go through a six-pack? drink two, spill two, give two away.
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CloudPassage was founded in early 2010 by security experts with decades of technology experience including the development of early virtualization security solutions. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, CloudPassage is backed by Benchmark Capital, Tenaya Capital and other leading investors.
CloudPassage Halo is the award-winning cloud server security platform with all the security functions you need to safely deploy servers in public and hybrid clouds. Everything you need to secure your cloud servers. And it’s free for up to 25 servers.
“Everyone realizes that they need some kind of security on their systems, but its second priority. As soon as there is some kind of breach where their customer looses confidence…that impact’s their business,” says Rand Wacker, VP of Product Management with CloudPassage.
“Our goal is to automate everything that they care about from firewalling, to multi-factor authentication, intrusion detection, and host scanning that you would normally have taken care of by an IT team in a traditional big data center. We do that automatically in the public cloud environment by integrating into your cloud server,” concludes Wacker.
CloudPassage current product features include vulnerability scanning, configuration security, server account administration, security event logging and alerting, and dynamic management of host-based firewalls.
CloudPassage Website: http://www.cloudpassage.com/
CloudPassage on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/cloudpassage
CloudPassage on CrunchBase: http://www.crunchbase.com/company/cloudpassage
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- host scanning
- intrusion detection
- multi-factor authentication
- public cloud
- rackspace startup program
- Rand Wacker
- Robert Scoble
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That's great, Jim! I'm glad for you.
However, considering how active you always are on the forums, it never really felt like the project was ended for good
I have just a couple of questions, which I'm not sure if you're allowed to respond right now (probably not):
- ¿What company? ¿Is yours still the official home page of BRU, or we should go to another (the company's) site for project updates?
- ¿Will BRU stay freeware, or there's only a comercial license now?
Whatever the case, I'll definitely keep posting my suggestions and (humble) contributions to the Support forum | <urn:uuid:9419817c-f066-4cc6-afd8-37213661c788> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.bulkrenameutility.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1952 | 2013-05-22T00:20:39Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.950431 | 148 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
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On Tuesday, Harvard Divinity School announced the finding to great fanfare and said King's paper would be published in January's Harvard Theological Review. Harvard said the fragment most likely came from Egypt, and that its earliest documentation is from the early 1980s indicating that a now-deceased professor in Germany thought it evidence of a possible marriage of Jesus.
Some archaeologists were quick to question Harvard's ethics, noting that the fragment has no known provenance, or history of where it's been, and that its current owner may have a financial interest in the publicity being generated about it.
King has said the owner wants to sell his collection to Harvard.
"There are all sorts of really dodgy things about this," said David Gill, professor of archaeological heritage at University Campus Suffolk and author of the Looting Matters blog, which closely follows the illicit trade in antiquities. "This looks to me as if any sensible, responsible academic would keep their distance from it."
He cited the ongoing debate in academia over publishing articles about possibly dubiously obtained antiquities, thus potentially fueling the illicit market.
The Archaeological Institute of America, for example, won't publish articles in its journal announcing the discovery of antiquities without a proven provenance that were acquired after a UNESCO convention fighting the illicit trade went into effect in 1973.
Similarly, many American museums have adopted policies to no longer acquire antiquities without a provenance, after being slapped with successful efforts by countries like Italy to reclaim looted treasures.
Archaeologists also complain that the looting of antiquities removes them from their historical context, depriving scholars of a wealth of information.
However, AnneMarie Luijendijk, the Princeton University expert whom King consulted to authenticate the papyrus, said the fragment fit all the rules and criteria established by the International Association of Papyrologists. She noted that papyrus fragments frequently don't have a provenance, simply because so many were removed from Egypt before such issues were of concern.
She acknowledged the dilemma about buying such antiquities but said refraining from publishing articles about them is another matter.
"You wouldn't let an important new text go to waste," she said.
Hany Sadak, the director general of the Coptic Museum in Cairo, said the fragment's existence was unknown to Egypt's antiquities authorities until news articles this week.
"I personally think, as a researcher, that the paper is not authentic because it was, if it had been in Egypt before, we would have known of it and we would have heard of it before it left Egypt," he said.
Maggie Fick in Cairo contributed.
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Greetings from a newbie!
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Swedish Govt Receives Baltic Pipeline Plans
by Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa)
December 21, 2007
The joint venture that plans to build an underwater Baltic Sea gas pipeline from Russia to Germany on Friday handed in application documents to the Swedish government.
The move was announced shortly after members of the opposition and
government held a special debate in parliament on the project.
Members of the opposition cited a recent survey by Swedish radio
news that said 72 percent of the legislators that answered a recent
poll opposed the envisaged pipeline through the Baltic Sea, some 10
percent were in favor while 17 percent were undecided.
Anders Ygeman, environment spokesman for the opposition Social
Democrats, said the centre-right government had "abandoned the
previous government's stance" and lacked support also among many of
its own parliamentary backers.
Ygeman urged Environment Minister Andreas Carlgren to "clearly
state" that the gas pipeline was "not in Sweden's interest," adding
that Sweden and its Baltic neighbours should probe a land-based
Carlgren said he would not be drawn on the possible merits or
disadvantages of the project in order not to jeopardize the process,
but underlined it would be evaluated according to "tough
Critics have cited potential hazards posed by chemical weapons
dumped in the Sea after World War II.
Carl B Hamilton, member of parliament for the Liberal Party that
is part of the four-party coalition, said he remained skeptical.
He said Foreign Minister Carl Bildt should use his contacts in the
region to broker a deal to build the pipeline on land by bridging
outstanding differences, mainly between Russia and Poland.
Hamilton added that in future the increased oil tanker shipping
from Russia through the Baltic Sea posed an "even greater threat" to
The 1,200-kilometer pipeline would run from Viborg in Russia to
Greifswald, Germany and was planned to pass through the Swedish
economic zone, east of the Swedish Baltic Sea island Gotland.
Sweden is not dependent on Russian energy exports, but critics of
the project have noted that Moscow has at times used energy as a
means to gain political leverage, citing the example of Ukraine.
Nord Stream, the Russian-German joint venture, said it had
submitted an application for the construction of the pipelines as
well as an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report.
The group said it was willing to "discuss all relevant factual
issues with authorities, organizations and citizens."
Copyright 2007 dpa Deutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH
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- The Museum is available to children aged 5 and up for birthday parties.
- Prior to the event, your child visits the Museum to select a project. Some birthday favorites are listed below. Additionally, we can design projects to meet your child's individual interests during the school year.
- Birthday parties are scheduled on Saturdays and Sundays in 2 hour increments, starting on the hour.
- During the first hour and a half, the birthday child and guests build the project your child selected. The last half hour is for food and gift giving.
- The Museum provides the project and table and chairs for the party. You provide the paper goods and the food.
- The cost for the party is $15/per child with a 10 child minimum.
- You must be a member to have a birthday party. Family membership is $45 per year. Become a member.
- A deposit of $150 ($195 if you are not already a member) will be required to hold the slot for your party. This covers the cost of the first 10 children.
- The balance of $15 per child is due on the day of the party when you know how many children over the first 10 attend.
Call Dana Clough
or Karen Lenahan
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Memory Company Auburn Tigers Half Moon Door MatItem no: 2513457 Price: $37.99
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Greet your game day guests in style with this NCAA® half moon door mat from The Memory Company®. It features a coir fiber construction and is boldly decorated with the team logo.
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Originally Posted by Haku2099
The Simarillion by J.R.R Tolkien.
AKA the Tolkien bible XD. It really dose read similar to the bible which suprises me that I can read it
yes I did read that book since I'm a Tolkien fan.
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2. Booting the Universal Installation CD
2.a. Hardware Requirements
Before we start, we first list what hardware requirements you need to
successfully install Gentoo on your box.
||Any AMD64 CPU *
||1.5 GB (excluding swap space)
||At least 256 MB
* Intel processors with EM64T extensions might work as well, but are
You should check the Gentoo
AMD64 Project Page before proceeding.
2.b. The Gentoo Universal Installation CD
Gentoo Linux can be installed using one of three stage tarball files. A
stage file is a tarball (compressed archive) that contains a minimal
A stage1 file contains nothing more than a compiler, Portage (Gentoo's
software management system) and a couple of packages on which the
compiler or Portage depends.
A stage2 file contains a so-called bootstrapped system, a minimal
environment from which one can start building all other necessary
applications that make a Gentoo environment complete.
A stage3 file contains a prebuilt minimal system which is almost fully
deployable. It only lacks a few applications where you, the Gentoo user,
needs to choose which one you want to install.
We will opt for a stage3 installation throughout this document. If you want to
perform a Gentoo installation using the stage1 or stage2 files, please use the
installation instructions in the Gentoo Handbook. They do
require a working Internet connection though.
Gentoo Universal Installation CD
An Installation CD is a bootable medium which contains a self-sustained Gentoo
environment. It allows you to boot Linux from the CD. During the boot process
your hardware is detected and the appropriate drivers are loaded. The Gentoo
Installation CDs are maintained by Gentoo developers.
There currently are two Installation CDs available:
The Universal Installation CD contains everything you need to install
Gentoo. It provides stage3 files for common architectures, source code
for the extra applications you need to choose from and, of course, the
installation instructions for your architecture.
The Minimal Installation CD contains only a minimal environment that allows
you to boot up and configure your network so you can connect to the
Internet. It does not contain any additional files and cannot be used
during the current installation approach.
Gentoo also provides a Package CD. This is no Installation CD but an additional
resource that you can exploit during the installation of your Gentoo system. It
contains prebuilt packages (the so-called GRP set) that allows you to easily
and quickly install additional applications (such as OpenOffice.org, KDE,
GNOME, ...) immediately after the Gentoo installation and right before you
update your Portage tree.
The use of the Package CD is covered later in this document.
2.c. Download, Burn and Boot the Gentoo Universal Installation CD
Downloading and Burning the Installation CD
You can download the Universal Installation CD (and, if you want to, the
Packages CD as well) from one of our mirrors. The Installation CD is located in
the releases/amd64/2005.0/installcd directory;
the Package CD is located in the releases/amd64/2005.0/packagecd
Inside those directories you'll find so-called ISO-files. Those are full CD
images which you can write on a CD-R.
After downloading the file, you can verify its integrity to see if it is
corrupted or not:
You can check its MD5 checksum and compare it with the MD5 checksum we
provide (for instance with the md5sum tool under Linux/Unix or
md5sum for Windows)
You can verify the cryptographic signature that we provide. You need to
obtain the public key we use (17072058) before you proceed though.
To fetch our public key using the GnuPG application, run the following command:
Code Listing 3.1: Obtaining the public key
$ gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys 17072058
Now verify the signature:
Code Listing 3.2: Verify the cryptographic signature
$ gpg --verify <signature file> <downloaded iso>
To burn the downloaded ISO(s), you have to select raw-burning. How you
do this is highly program-dependent. We will discuss cdrecord and
K3B here; more information can be found in our Gentoo FAQ.
With cdrecord, you simply type cdrecord dev=/dev/hdc <downloaded iso
file> (replace /dev/hdc with your CD-RW drive's device
With K3B, select Tools > CD > Burn Image. Then
you can locate your ISO file within the 'Image to Burn' area. Finally click
Booting the Universal Installation CD
Once you have burned your installation CDs, it is time to boot them.
Remove all CDs from the CD drives, reboot your system and enter the BIOS.
This is usually done by hitting DEL, F1
or ESC, depending on your BIOS. Inside the BIOS, change the boot
order so that the CD-ROM is tried before the hard disk. This is often found
under "CMOS Setup". If you don't do this, your system will just reboot from the
hard disk, ignoring the CD-ROM.
Now place the installation CD in the CD-ROM drive (duh) and reboot. You
should see a boot prompt. At this
screen, you can hit Enter to begin the boot process with the default
boot options, or boot the Installation CD with custom boot options by specifying
a kernel followed by boot options and then hitting Enter.
Specifying a kernel? Yes, we provide several kernels on our Installation CD. The
default one is gentoo. Other kernels are for specific hardware needs and
the -nofb variants which disable framebuffer.
Below you'll find a short overview on the available kernels:
||Default kernel with support for K8 CPUs with NUMA
||Same as gentoo, but compiled for gen. x86-64 with SMP support
You can also provide kernel options. They represent optional settings
you can (de)activate at will. The following code listing explains all available
Code Listing 3.3: Available boot options
- agpgart loads agpgart (use if you have graphic problems,lockups)
- acpi=on loads support for ACPI firmware
- ide=nodma force disabling of DMA for malfunctioning IDE devices
- doscsi scan for scsi devices (breaks some ethernet cards)
- dopcmcia starts pcmcia service for PCMCIA cdroms
- nofirewire disables firewire modules in initrd (for firewire cdroms,etc)
- nokeymap disables keymap selection for non-us keyboard layouts
- docache cache the entire runtime portion of cd in RAM, allows you
to umount /mnt/cdrom to mount another cdrom.
- nodetect causes hwsetup/kudzu and hotplug not to run
- nousb disables usb module load from initrd, disables hotplug
- nodhcp dhcp does not automatically start if nic detected
- nohotplug disables loading hotplug service
- noapic disable apic (try if having hardware problems nics,scsi,etc)
- noevms2 disable loading of EVMS2 modules
- nolvm2 disable loading of LVM2 modules
- hdx=stroke allows you to partition the whole harddrive even when your BIOS
can't handle large harddrives
disable loading of specific kernel modules
Now boot your CD, select a kernel (if you are not happy with the default
gentoo kernel) and boot options. As an example, we show you how
to boot the gentoo kernel, with dopcmcia as kernel
Code Listing 3.4: Booting an Installation CD
boot: gentoo dopcmcia
You will then be greeted with a boot screen and progress bar. If you are
installing Gentoo on a system with a non-US keyboard, make sure you press F2 to
switch to verbose mode and follow the prompt. If no selection is made in 10
seconds, the default (US keyboard) will be accepted and the boot process will
the boot process completes, you will be automatically logged in to the
"Live" Gentoo Linux as "root", the super user. You should
have a root ("#") prompt on the current console and can also switch
to other consoles by pressing Alt-F2, Alt-F3 and Alt-F4. Get back to the one
you started on by pressing Alt-F1.
Now continue with Extra Hardware
Extra Hardware Configuration
When the Installation CD boots, it tries to detect all your hardware devices and
loads the appropriate kernel modules to support your hardware. In the
vast majority of cases, it does a very good job. However, in some cases it may
not auto-load the kernel modules you need. If the PCI auto-detection missed
some of your system's hardware, you will have to load the appropriate kernel
In the next example we try to load the 8139too module (support for
certain kinds of network interfaces):
Code Listing 3.5: Loading kernel modules
# modprobe 8139too
If you need PCMCIA support, you should start the pcmcia init script:
Code Listing 3.6: Starting the PCMCIA init script
# /etc/init.d/pcmcia start
Optional: Tweaking Hard Disk Performance
If you are an advanced user, you might want to tweak the IDE hard disk
performance using hdparm. With the -tT options you can
test the performance of your disk (execute it several times to get a
more precise impression):
Code Listing 3.7: Testing disk performance
# hdparm -tT /dev/hda
To tweak, you can use any of the following examples (or experiment
yourself) which use /dev/hda as disk (substitute with your
Code Listing 3.8: Tweaking hard disk performance
# hdparm -d 1 /dev/hda
# hdparm -d 1 -A 1 -m 16 -u 1 -a 64 /dev/hda
Optional: User Accounts
If you plan on giving other people access to your installation
environment or you want to chat using irssi without root privileges (for
security reasons), you need to create the necessary user accounts and change
the root password.
To change the root password, use the passwd utility:
Code Listing 3.9: Changing the root password
To create a user account, we first enter their credentials, followed by
its password. We use useradd and passwd for these tasks.
In the next example, we create a user called "john".
Code Listing 3.10: Creating a user account
# useradd -m -G users john
# passwd john
You can change your user id from root to the newly created user by using
Code Listing 3.11: Changing user id
# su - john
Optional: Viewing Documentation while Installing
If you want to view the Gentoo Handbook (either from-CD or online) during the
installation, make sure you have created a user account (see Optional: User Accounts). Then press Alt-F2 to
go to a new terminal and log in.
If you want to view the documentation on the CD you can immediately run
links2 to read it:
Code Listing 3.12: Viewing the on-CD documentation
# links2 /mnt/cdrom/docs/handbook/html/index.html
However, it is preferred that you use the online Gentoo Handbook as it will be
more recent than the one provided on the CD. You can view it using links2
as well, but only after having completed the Configuring your Network
chapter (otherwise you won't be able to go on the Internet to view the
Code Listing 3.13: Viewing the Online Documentation
# links2 http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-amd64.xml
You can go back to your original terminal by pressing Alt-F1.
Optional: Starting the SSH Daemon
If you want to allow other users to access your computer during the
Gentoo installation (perhaps because those users are going to help you
install Gentoo, or even do it for you), you need to create a user
account for them and perhaps even provide them with your root password
(only do that if you fully trust that user).
To fire up the SSH daemon, execute the following command:
Code Listing 3.14: Starting the SSH daemon
# /etc/init.d/sshd start
To be able to use sshd, you first need to set up your networking. Continue with
the chapter on Configuring your Network.
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A single application of Rootgrow will support a plant for its entire lifetime.
How do mycorrhizal fungi benefit plants?
In its simplest sense mycorrhizal fungi do everything plant roots do, just better.
When new plants are planted with Rootgrow it takes only 2-4 weeks under normal conditions for these fungi to start benefiting plants. In that time they attach themselves to the plant's root system and grow out rapidly into the soil, searching for nutrients and water. They essentially become part of the plant's own root system.
The benefits to plants are; Better nutrient uptake. These fungi are so much thinner and finer than the plant's own roots they can therefore find nutrients in the soil far more efficiently than the plant's own coarse roots. They are especially good at finding nutrients responsible for flowering and fruiting such as Phosphorus and Potassium. As they can explore a much greater amount of soil than the plant's own roots they are also far more likely to find trace elements and the rare nutrients that all plants need to grow well.
Mycorrhizal fungi are an essential part of a plant's ability to combat drought. Leaves and stems have developed mechanisms to combat drought such as silver leaves, waxy leaves and hairy leaves but these adaptations on their own aren't enough if the plant doesn't have its friendly fungal partner on its roots.
Mycorrhizal fungi hold onto water in soils like a sponge.
Establishment in difficult soils
Mycorrhizal fungi will enable plants to establish and thrive even in difficult soils. In poor sandy soils the mycorrhizal fungi will be able to find scarce nutrients and hold onto water. In clay soils these fungi will be able to unlock nutrients from the soil acting like a clay breaker.
How much do I need?
As a quick guideline, the amount of rootgrow needed usually works out to approximately 10% of the value of the plants purchased. i.e. spend £100 on plants and you will need 1x 360gram pouch to treat all of them.
For grass seed, you will approximately require 10 to 15 per cent of the volume (i.e. a 2.5kg bag of grass would required 250g-375g of rootgrow)
Available in a variety of sizes.
The 360g GEL variant is designed to treat bare rooted plants ONLY. Use on plants such as hedging, fruit canes, roses and trees.
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[Haskell-cafe] Re: Open unqualified imports
marlowsd at gmail.com
Wed Feb 4 07:49:32 EST 2009
Ian Lynagh wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 06:42:46AM -0800, eyal.lotem at gmail.com wrote:
>> Closed-unqualified import:
>> import Data.Map(Map, lookup)
> One problem with this style is that you can get lots of conflicts from
> your VCS if you have multiple people working on the same module.
Right; in GHC we actively discourage the use of explict import lists (or
closed-unqualified import to use the terminology of this thread).
I find that the reasons not to use explicit import lists outweigh the
reasons to use them, at least for code that I'm working on (rather than
Ideally the import lists would be maintained automatically by an IDE, and
would be intelligently handled by the VCS.
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Education policy tends to use a blanket approach that leans to the urban side, but that's not what's best f o r Mo n t a n a s c h o o l s , s t a t e Superintendent of Public Instruction Denise Juneau said. Lawmakers on the federal level don't realize just how rural, or even frontier-like, Montana is with its one student per square mile spread across the state, she said while visiting Havre Thursday. "You can just walk through a school, and you can see the devastating affects with dwindling enrollment," Juneau said. "And communities where people are leaving for jobs or for whatever other reason." Communities want schools to remain, though, she said, even when the enrollment numbers shrink. In Alzada, for example, there are two students, she said. But those two students would have to travel 70 miles to attend the next nearest school. Issues like proximity to other schools and isolation are subjects that will have to be examined in the overall discussion about whether to consolidate schools or not, she said. A current law allows that children can attend another school if that school is within 60 miles or an hour's drive, she said. "That's a long time for kids to sit on a bus," she said. Communities want to keep their schools, though, and the schools often Serve as a rallying point for residents. "It really is the centerpiece of every little town," Juneau said. Discussions about consolidation to increase enrollment numbers to be able to support maintaining a school at all are becoming more frequent, and Juneau said she expects discussions to continue to increase. "They're not happy discussions, but because our funding formula at both the state and at the federal level are so tied to numbers of students, those discussions are going to have to start," she said. "We, of course, always take our cues from the community and schools and where they want to be," she said, offering support for any discussions about the issue. "I can't predict what will happen," Juneau said about the fate of small, rural schools. "But I believe that we'll see a lot more discussions have to happen just because the local tax base probably can't take as much as they're going to have to give." Reaching rural classrooms A new program called digital academy could soon make online access to courses that wouldn't otherwise be offered at small schools a viable option for students to gain credits. The program, funded with $2 million by the state Legislature, will provide courses like calculus and advanced English, Juneau said, adding that the 40 classes are expected to be available at the start of the coming school year. "They have moved so quickly, it's really amazing," she said. "It's going to be a really fantastic program, I think," she said. The access to the program might not be statewide, though, because of the lack of adequate broadband Internet systems, she said. Voyd St. Pierre said that the lack of broadband to Rocky Boy Schools, where he is superintendent, will mean that students won't be able to access the digital courses until adequate infrastructure can be developed. The courses also would be used for credit recovery, saving valuable time and resources for schools, Juneau said. Students will be able to work on multiple courses at the same time and at the same location, she added. The program is not designed to take students away from classrooms, but rather to help schools offer more courses and opportunities for students, she said in response to a question during a meeting of Hi-Line superintendents Thursday about whether or not the program would actually decrease enrollments at already struggling rural schools. "(The digital courses) should not take the place of the class," Juneau said. Sonny Broesder, superintendent at Big Sandy, shared his concern that the digital classes will hurt enrollment in vocational agriculture and arts courses. "That draws them out of those areas," he said. With the federal government's emphasis on high school graduates not only being college- ready, but career-ready, vocational programs are important, Juneau said, and OPI is "totally behind that at the state level." Programs l ike Big Sky Pathways give students opportunities to choose a career path early on and then take specialized courses, she said. Nancy Coleman, superintendent of Harlem public schools, said that the program could help bring home-schooled students back to public schools. "I think we'll migrate them to half-time students at least," she said. Montana has the least stringent home schooling laws in the nation, Juneau said. All a parent has to do is register with the county superintendent saying that she wishes to home school her child, she added. The idea is for schools to receive at least partial credit in enrollment numbers for students not officially enrolled in the district but taking courses through the digital academy, Juneau said. "So the (enrollment credit) goes to the local school," she said.
Juneau talks future of Montana’s rural schools
Published: Friday, April 2nd, 2010
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Montana is known for its untamed landscape, abundant wildlife, and friendly conversation. We’re a state of big skies, small towns, and neighbors helping neighbors. Montanans are proud to support the men and women who serve this country in uniform.
Montana is home to roughly 10,000 military service members and their families. An additional 104,000 veterans can be found at the local coffee house sharing stories of sacrifice and duty with younger generations.
To support these heroes, Montana Secretary of State Linda McCulloch works to ensure voting is as easy and accessible as possible. She launched the Secretary of State’s Electronic Absentee System (EAS) to allow Montana’s active military servicemen and women to register and vote with ease and confidence. The EAS system allows absent military and overseas citizen electors to seamlessly register to vote and apply for, receive and mark a statewide ballot electronically. The ballot can then be returned by mail, email or fax to the county election office.
Whether a service member is stationed at home or overseas, they can register and vote right up through the close of polls on Election Day. If voting early, individuals can track the status of their absentee ballot online to see when it was sent, and when it was received back in the county election office. The online tracking service was developed to enhance transparency and voters’ confidence in the elections process.
Secretary McCulloch continues to provide on-site elections assistance to military voters at pre-deployment events, and utilizes web-based services to disperse the tools and information needed to successfully cast a ballot from anywhere outside a Montana voting residence.
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A nurse at the hospital where Kate Middleton was treated for morning sickness this week has been found dead ... and suicide is suspected -- after she mistakenly transferred a prank radio call to Kate's hospital room.
According to law enforcement, the woman was found dead at an address near King Edward VII hospital, where she worked, around 9:30 AM this morning.
Paramedics were dispatched to the scene but were unable to revive her. Scotland Yard is treating the death as a possible suicide.
The woman was the victim of a prank by an Australian radio station, which called King Edward VII hospital on Wednesday pretending to be the Queen of England (with a terrible accent) and asking to speak to Kate.
The nurse immediately transferred the call to Kate's room, where a nurse then nervously explained Kate's condition over the phone. The call was broadcast all over the planet.
The radio station issued an apology just hours after the prank aired, saying, "We were very surprised that our call was put through. We thought we'd be hung up on as soon as they heard our terrible accents. We’re very sorry if we’ve caused any issues and we’re glad to hear that Kate is doing well."
Kate was released from the hospital yesterday.
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An Independent Policy Forum held on 3/7/08. Peter L. Hays, Associate Director of the Eisenhower Center for Space and Defense Studies, and Theresa Hitchens, Director of the Center for Defense Information, discuss the implications that the U.S. takedown of a malfunctioning satellite have for a potential arms race in space.
Did the United States test an anti-satellite weapon when it shot down an out-of-control spy satellite earlier this month? Or was it a precautionary measure to protect people on the ground who might have been hit with a fuel tank filled with a poisonous gas?
The recent U.S. alignment with India seems to be another indicator of an informal U.S. policy to contain China. Will strategic containment work if China is allowed to fully integrate itself with the world economy? | <urn:uuid:b3cff7e4-114d-4bcf-9c46-72b4fb230901> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.independent.org/multimedia/?type=3&person=1213%7C1319 | 2013-05-22T00:15:55Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.917056 | 167 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Monday. Ugh. Usually I'm dragging butt still recovering from the weekend and trying to get my head back in the game for the next 5 days. Not today though. Nope. Today I was at work before my alarm to get up even went off. Today I'm hitting Kosama in the morning because I've had my coffee and breakfast and am ready to hit it. Today I'm excited it's going to hit mid-80's again at the beginning of April and this Summer weather in the Spring just gets me giddy and energized!
My energy will likely fade throughout the day, but it's a nice feeling for a non-morning person to have since it's not all that common for me. My mood is correlated with the fact that we had such a productive weekend, which led us to being in bed at 8:30 pm last night. I don't think that's happened in the 3 years Justin and I have been together....8:30, really? Anyway, no matter what the reason, I'm going to enjoy it today. Getting my workout in early so I can go home and sit by the pool and read in the perfect weather tonight after work...that's what I'm talking about!
As you know, I love to cook. But sometimes I just don't feel like or have the energy to cook from scratch. I don't always want to hit the grease laden take out joints near our house, and options for those are limited anyhow. So I've found some easy subs to throw in when the mood just doesn't strike me...and I thought I would share one of those with you while the weather is so great, so you don't have to sit in the house making dinner tonight, instead maybe you can read outside like me! :)
So here's what you do:
1. Buy this
2. Follow the directions (very simple, just add chicken and then throw in the skillet)
3. Ignore the step about breading the chicken with the seasoning packet they provide, and the pan frying it in oil (just use fat free cooking spray to grease your skillet). It adds so much msg and calories, and although it's tempting, this sauce has more than enough flavor to go around.
Everything you need is included in this package, except for the chicken. It's under $4, not bad for you if you don't fry the chicken, and it tastes like take out! This is the perfect amount for 2-3 hungry adults, so if you're lazy like me sometimes...do yourself a favor.
I have some amazing food ready for this week so stay tuned, there are some great recipes coming your way soon! Happy Monday, everyone! | <urn:uuid:6cb70e78-bc20-4543-835f-111335ec1620> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.justaddasliceoflove.blogspot.com/2012/04/spicy-garlic-chicken.html | 2013-05-22T00:13:48Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.980064 | 553 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Did you know that Wednesday is the Fast of Esther and International Agunot day? And Thursday is not only Purim, but International Women’s Day? These days remind us to celebrate the accomplishments of women, and urge us to do more to safeguard their health and security.
Jewish Women International is out front working on behalf of women each and every day.
This week we:
Co-authored "On Domestic Violence Front, More Work is Needed" with the Association of Jewish Family and Children’s Agencies. It is a call to action at a critical time, addressing the prevalence of domestic violence in American society, the response in the Jewish community, and the need to speak up.
Released Rethinking Purim: Women, Relationships and Jewish Text, a study guide designed to spark new conversations about healthy relationships using text of the megillah, midrash, and modern commentary. We have designed the guide for use in synagogues, study groups, book clubs, or simply with a group of friends.
Convened a briefing about the challenges and accomplishments of Israeli women and how we can help. Tomorrow, JWI and the Embassy of Israel are co-hosting a briefing with Avirama Golan, senior correspondent with Haaretz.
Introduced a new network to help women in their 20s and 30s as they develop their careers and create communities of their own. Get involved for mentoring and social opportunities.
Join us on the front line each and every day. Take action and contact your Senators. Use our Purim Guide. Stand up for the rights of women in Israel. If you have not already joined our advocacy network, sign up today. Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. Please contribute to our unremitting efforts to ensure women are safe, healthy, and strong. | <urn:uuid:b985b930-074a-4aca-b821-fb333ebb6422> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.jwi.org/Page.aspx?pid=3226 | 2013-05-22T00:21:06Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.949076 | 375 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
GREENWICH, Conn. (AP) - Television host Regis Philbin and his wife, Joy, have sold one of their Connecticut homes for $3 million.
The Greenwich Time reports that town records show the Colonial home in Greenwich was placed on the market for $3.8 million in July and sold for $3 million in September.
The buyer, Raymond LaChance, told the newspaper that the fact that Philbin is the former owner is "kind of neat," but that did not influence his and his wife's decision to purchase the house.
The home has nearly 6,000 square feet of space and sits on six acres near a state park. It also includes a pool, a tennis court and a gazebo.
The Philbins own another home less than two miles away and an apartment in Manhattan.
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Routines can always use a shakeup. That morning commute can seem less humdrum by switching routes, so use that same thinking to make your path to pleasure more exciting. Dress up for role play to set your imaginations in motion. Introduce new toys to bedroom escapades to stimulate senses that have been left neglected. Finally satiate those urges of playful restraint and bring home a pair of silk tie-ups and blindfolds. It’s hard to know what you’ve been missing until you try it, but believe us, when you find that boudoir triumph, you’ll never know how you lived without it. | <urn:uuid:19eb1f4f-a62a-475d-b017-d9e45f588f84> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.liberator.com/help-me-shop/motivation-why-i-shop/spice-things-up.html?price_range=Over+%24300 | 2013-05-22T00:45:06Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.938158 | 135 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
original in en Egon Willighagen
Joined the Dutch LF team in 1999 and became second editor earlier this year. Is an informational chemistry student at the University of Nijmegen. Plays basketball and enjoys hiking.
In this article I will introduce the LinuxFocus Debian packages. The packages are an alternative to the tarred archives. But a better alternative. Why? Debian packages define dependencies so it will report missing files while installing. Even better, when using Apt it will automatically install all packages required. A second advantage is, that packages can be updated with a simple Apt command at any moment.
At this moment there is only one LinuxFocus issue available, but others will follow soon. Moreover, this issue is only available in English, but I except when you read this article in languages other than English, the issue will be available in other language as well. An up to date list can be found at this web page.
The current packages are:
The first package contains the general layout that is applied to all articles. The second package only contains images and scripts that are given in the May 2000 issue, but not the articles itself. The last package contains the articles of this issue in English.
Note that the version reflects the translation status. Version 1.0 means that all articles are translated. For example, linuxfocus-nl-may2000 with version 0.4 would mean that four articles are translated.
One way to install these packages is to download the packages and install them with the dpkg utility. A better option is using apt which will be showed later:
> ls -al totaal 1554 drwxr-xr-x 2 egonw egonw 1024 jun 30 11:09 . drwxrwxrwt 41 root root 205824 jun 30 11:08 .. -rw-r--r-- 1 egonw egonw 418052 jun 30 11:09 linuxfocus-common-may2000_1.0_i386.deb -rw-r--r-- 1 egonw egonw 889836 jun 30 11:09 linuxfocus-common_0.2_i386.deb -rw-r--r-- 1 egonw egonw 65200 jun 30 11:09 linuxfocus-en-may2000_1.0_i386.deb > dpkg -i linuxfocus-common_0.2_i386.deb > dpkg -i linuxfocus-common-may2000_1.0_i386.deb > dpkg -i linuxfocus-en-may2000_1.0_i386.deb
This must be done as root and in this specific order since the packages have dependencies. The output of the commands is omitted.
As I have already mentioned, using apt is preferred. With an appropriate setup apt will automatically resolve dependencies and make updating your system very easy.
Before apt can be used to install the Debian packages, the program must be configured (and possibly installed). This configuration consists of describing where apt may download Debian packages. Before adaption my /etc/apt/source.list looked something like:
# Official site deb ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free
This line describes that apt can download Debian packages from the ftp site ftp.debian.org. The packages are all in Debian's stable tree (alternatives are frozen and unstable). And the last three words describe which sections may be searched. The line which begins with the # mark is comment.
We can add the LinuxFocus Debian Packages by adding the following lines to this file:
# LinuxFocus Debian Packages deb http://main.linuxfocus.org/~egon.w/debian stable non-free
Now that apt is configured we can install the packages like this (being root):
> apt-get update > apt-get install linuxfocus-en-may2000
Again the output of both commands is omitted. The first command updates the internal database of available packages. The next command installs the May2000 issue. And now apt automatically resolves the dependencies and suggests to download all required packages as well.
We now have the packages installed in /usr/doc/linuxfocus/. They may be viewed with any web browser using the URL file:///usr/doc/linuxfocus/English/May2000/index.html
Since issues are not completely translated to other languages the apt update mechanism can be very handy. The first Debian packages for language other than English are likely to not have all articles translated as can be seen by the version number (see above).
For instance, we have the package linuxfocus-nl-may2000_0.4_i386.deb installed but we know the fifth article has also be translated, we can upgrade to linuxfocus-nl-may2000 version 0.5 with:
> apt-get install linuxfocus-nl-may2000
And an update off all Dutch issues, for example, is done with:
> apt-get install "linuxfocus-nl*"
Without any problem you are able to read the articles, but I am not a Debian maintainer (yet). While I checked these package, they may and probably will contain errors. Please email them to firstname.lastname@example.org. | <urn:uuid:78ad561a-0b53-4d05-b61f-26ce3f5cc9c3> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.linuxfocus.org/English/July2000/article161.meta.shtml | 2013-05-22T00:35:34Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.853821 | 1,101 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
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Farmers plan to take to the streets of Dublin on Tuesday 9 October as part of a major 'day of action' to demand government support for farming and the rural economy.
The aim of the event is to highlight the escalating cost/price squeeze on farm incomes and to send a clear message to the government on the need to defend the full CAP budget in Europe and retain national funding for farm schemes.
The IFA is expecting to mobilise thousands of farmers for the event and is seeking support from agri-business. Farmers will be asked to refrain from selling produce for one day to demonstrate the importance of farming to the rural economy.
The day of action was unanimously agreed at Tuesday's meeting of the IFA executive council. Delegates expressed extreme frustration with Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney for repeatedly 'talking up' the sector while failing to deliver long promised schemes such as the Agri-Environment Options Scheme (AEOS) or a commitment on a new Suckler Cow Welfare Scheme.
There was a strong view that the productive sectors of the economy have taken an unfair share of the budget cuts while other areas remain protected.
The event comes as the negotiations on the next seven-year CAP programme enter a crucial stage. The overall EU budget is set to be agreed between November and early next year, while Ireland's presidency of the EU Council of Ministers is expected to deliver a CAP agreement by June.
IFA president John Bryan said: "The negotiations on the CAP post-2013 are up for decision soon and the EU budget is under threat. The Irish government must retain 100% of Ireland's national envelope from Europe so that the Single Farm Payment and rural development measures are maintained."
He added: "Previous cuts to farm schemes have been totally disproportionate and are now hitting the lowest income sector of agriculture hard. Farmers are sending a message to Minister Coveney that he cannot cut the schemes any further."
He said farm families are already finding it extremely difficult to cope with the extra costs and taxes imposed on them, which are negatively affecting the private productive sector.
He said: "The consequences of the disastrous summer and escalating input costs has put massive pressure on farm incomes and the government has failed totally in its promise to farmers to address the dominance of the retail multiples through effective regulation."
Source: Argentine Beef Packers S.A.
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On today's edition of Happening Now, Fox News obscured language in Islamophobic billboards created by conservative blogger Pam Geller's American Israel Defense Initiative, deeming the language "so inflammatory we're not going to show it to you." While Fox seems to have finally drawn a line on Geller's bigotry, the network has promoted her for years.
The ads, currently posted in NYC subway stations, read: "In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel/Defeat Jihad." Fox blurred the word "savage" when showing the ad to viewers:
The New York Metropolitan Transit Authority initially refused to run the ads, on the grounds that it violated their policy against accepting advertising that demeans individuals or groups on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin. Geller's group sued the MTA and in July a federal judge ordered the agency to run the ads, saying that the content was protected speech.
During the segment, Fox's panelists agreed that they "hate" the message in the ads, while they avoided mentioning the obscured text. Despite Geller's claims to the contrary in the accompanying video package, Fox described the billboards as "anti-Muslim" in their on-air chyron.
It seems odd that Fox would suddenly exhibit this sort of sensitivity. The network has regularly featured anti-Islam commentary as a part of its regular programming and has often invited Geller as a guest despite her long and well-documented history of bigotry.
While she was campaigning against plans to build the Park51 Islamic community center in New York, Geller appeared on Fox several times to make bigoted comments about the center and Islam.
She described the center as a "mosque" that "basically embodies the very ideology that inspired those attacks on 9-11." She also said "I don't know why" the developers of the center "want to stab Americans in the eye with that." Geller also compared construction of the center to building a "Ku Klux Klan shrine" near a black church in Alabama.
Fox also gave Geller a platform to promote her book The Post-American Presidency: The Obama Administration's War on America and was given airtime to promote and fundraise for her campaign suggesting that honor killings and terrorism are representative of the Islamic faith. During one of the appearances, she claimed that President Obama "was giving seminars in sharia finance" a week "after he nationalized some banks."
Fox networks have also hosted Geller to push bizarre conspiracy theories. Hours after Obama released his long-form birth certificate last year, Geller appeared on Eric Bolling's now-defunct Fox Business program to analyze a poster-sized version of the document and decide whether it was "Photoshopped." (Sample analysis from Geller: "This whole border is suspect.")
And that's just what she's said on Fox. Geller has a long history of bigoted and hateful comments: describing Democrats as "National Socialists," claiming that "Jews refuse to get on Obama's trains," describing President Obama as an "anti-semite," and alleging that he "was involved with a crack whore in his youth."
Fox is not new to the world of Pamela Geller and their sudden sensitivity -- after playing a substantial role in mainstreaming her bigotry -- rings hollow. | <urn:uuid:e9c0320b-742b-4d9b-a70a-c0dfdd0df320> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.mediamatters.org/blog/2012/09/25/fox-news-labels-pamela-gellers-work-inflammator/190128 | 2013-05-22T00:08:32Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.972957 | 682 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Mancini calls on Man City to become England champs after conquering Manchester
London, May 5(ANI): Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has ordered his players to win the final two games of the Premier League season to become the new champions of England.
City did a league double over local rivals and current English champions Manchester United, but Mancini is not satisfied with the feat and wants his team to rule over England.
Mancini has asked his team to capture their chance to make history and shake off the 'typical City' tag that has weighed down the under-achieving club before his arrival in December 2009.
"I don't think it's typical City now. In the last two or three years Manchester City have improved a lot but, I repeat, it changes nothing," The Daily Mail quoted Mancini, as saying.
"We've showed we are a good team but, as I've always said, it's important to be top when the championship is finished. We are the best team in Manchester probably. To be the best in the country we have to win the next two games," he added.
"We are here because we want to do this (change history). It can be close but until it's in your hands you don't have it,' he said. (ANI)
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I placed my order on Saturday, November 1st online and immediately phoned in to Sales to confirm my credit card information. The process of confirmation was quick and painless and made me feel very good about the level of security that Alienware has in place in this fraudulent time we live in.
The sales Rep that I spoke with was very cordial and made me feel very good about my decision to go with Alienware. I was explained the entire ordering and phase process and felt comfortable that this company was out to build me one heck of a laptop as fast as they could, while at the same time not being hasty and always focusing on perfection.
I called up Monday morning and upgraded my LCD from the 15.4" to the 16.1". Again, a very quick and painless process. I made this switch when I found out the 15.4" is no wider than the 16.1", just shorter space vertically.
I called in again on Wednesday to upgrade to 1GB of RAM from my previous order of 512megs. Once again, painless.
I called in again on Friday for two reasons. One was to upgrade (ya, I'm indecisive) my warranty to the full 3 years of coverage so I could feel safe with that beautiful LCD if I had any dead pixels down the road.
The next reason I called was that just around this time we found out that the RAM in the Area51m was in fact not Dual Channel capable as they had been touting in magazines and on the website. I spoke with a sales manager (Nelson) whom was probably the most customer service capable person I've ever dealt with in my life. Nelson assured me that he would call me first thing Monday morning and let me know what Alienware would do for me in this situation as I had purchased the laptop very much hoping to have Dual Channel RAM and the benefits of such a setup.
I'd like to point out that it was Sis (the motherboard company) that supplied Alienware with the false information about the Dual Channel RAM. That is in no way a defense as I would think any company would research information a parts vendor would supply them with, but Sis should also have some vague idea of what they're making/suppling people with.
Well Nelson called me back, exactly when he said he would, and informed me they would be giving me my memory upgrade for free. I felt very good about saving a few hundred dollars and went on my way.
I went through the various Phases quite quickly and ended up on #11 by that Friday...where I sat for over two weeks. But keep in mind, I was quoted 3-4 weeks before shipment. In this time the "Free Shipping" promotion came up. So I called customer service and politely asked them to "honor all Promotions and Rebates up until the day my machine shipped" (as I read on their website somewhere if I'm not mistaken) and they said sure. Bonus $70 back on my AMEX Card the very next day...yay for AW!
Well I received my laptop on Wednesday the 3rd of December. And the journey begins...
Beginning - My Initial Reactions...and Actions:
So we turn on the machine, XP walks me through the setup process (my first time with that...kind of neat actually), my wireless network pops right up and I'm off to the races! Kind off...
The first thing I noticed when I turned on the laptop was that the screen was quite bright. Well not worries, I have been using Powerstrip (AlienAdrenaline) for years now and know my trusty Color Configs would correct much of it if not all. And that it did. I had a beautiful looking desktop in 5 minutes.
Suddently my cursor started leaping all over the screen?? It began to engage the right and left mouse buttons on its own and generally freak me and my friend out as we watched the Ghost in the Machine enjoy my new toy.
I called AW support immediately as I've never worked with either XP (I'm an oldschool Win2k guy) or this touchpad/driver base. I waited on hold for all of 5 seconds until the tech support rep came on and walked me through the procedure of uninstalling the pointer drivers and reinstalling them once again. This worked like a charm and to this day, not a single click by Casper
So we decided, now that we had exorcised the demons, to try out some games!
The first game I loaded up was Counter-Strike 1.6 via the CS Steam insaller and the online updater. Now as you know (or may not know) this game is actually built on the Quake 1 engine (that is nearing 10 years of age if my computations are correct) and is very much an Nvidia Friendly application. I immediately noticed that the screen was very, very dark. Well, no worries. I've got Powerstrip and the In-game settings to tweak with and will surely get the right color/gamma setting happening...or will I .
To this day I still cannot get CS to look both bright enough in the hallways/indoor areas and dark enough in the outside areas. I've either got good dark area settings and washed out daylight settings or vice versa. I spent hours and hours trying to get the game to look good to no avail. If anyone here has any kind of settings that they feel good about with regards to Counter-Strike, please send them to me in a PM or in a post on this thread. I absolutely love this game and although it runs very fast on this laptop, the visuals are just...well...yuk .
[Update 8-22-04] - I shut down Powerstrip and ya know what? Beautiful looking Counter-Strike! Just a heads up.
So as I stated, CS is built on a much older platform (heck, was ATi even around then??) so it was not a fair place to start out with this monster of a laptop. So I had a few hours to kill (insert sarcasm face)...and decided to install UT2k. This game usually takes me in the neighborhood of 15-25 minutes to install on my home machines. WOW was I wrong! The game installed in under 5 minutes and was ready for patches and add-ons before I could even consider a kitchen run for milk and cookies! Sweet!
So once again I fired up a very dark game that generally looked like poo poo. BUT...Powerstrip to the rescue! This time the settings of Powerstrip in conjunction with the in-game video settings left me in awe...at 1600x12000 Resolution! I seriously never thought I'd ever see a video game that looked that way in my life. My goodness have I been missing out I thought to myself. This is what UT2k looks like?!?!
Needless to say, we played UT2k for quite sometime that day
Well at this point my friend had to go (home to convince his wife he needed a new laptop for work ) and my wife had just come home from a long day of middle school math teaching. I had to cook up some dinner as it was my turn to play chef...we went out to dinner that night and my Alienware binder and manual went with us
Middle - My Quest for the Ultimate Gaming Configurations
So it was sometime that weekend I decided I was going to actually read the Alienware forums (I just didn't have any time yet but badly wanted to lurk) to see if there were any posts about some games not turning out right with the ATi Card.
Well as we all know (and I won't go too deep into it here) there are many posts in many boards in many places about washout issues and DVDs/Games not looking right and the Official Alienware forums were no different. Many people posted about many different fixes but I decided to call Alienware's Tech support (which was great the last time I called) and see what they could recommend.
I sat on hold for approx 10 minutes (not too bad for a weekend in my opinion) and was greeted by a friendly guy, that came off very knowledgeable, seemed to believe going back to the 7.89 drivers (my machine came with the 7.95's installed) would help me out with my video issues. So we began the process...We unforutunately got cut off as my phone battery died somewhere in the middle of the process. Let me back up and say I know exactly how to install drivers and a whole lot more but was not familiar with XP and therefore felt going through the paces would only do me good.
So I got on a land line and called Tech Support back. Again waited about 10 minutes (on speakerphone so no worries) and was once again greeted by a friendly gentleman that seemed very confident in his ways around the Area51m. Though his feelings about backtracking to the 7.89 drivers were not very good and he insisted we try the 7.95's again. No problem. So we installed them and I got back to gaming.
I saw no improvements (as I expected none) in color or gamma and have since not played Counter-Strike on this machine. I did however chalk this up to a learning experience about AW Tech Support. I have surmised this:
Alienware Tech support is doing the best job they can with the tools they've been given by vendors (drivers) and with budgets for qualified technicians (outsourcing) and above all, even with hardware/software related issues, is committed to our total satisfaction 24 hours a day.
Now before you get out your flamethrowers...In my opinion, yes, they have some training to do from a technical aspect, but the jist of my experiences with different Support Reps has been good. They are not just reading off of cue cards (in my experiences) and seem to know their way around an OS and hardware.
I think the biggest thing going on with Alienware is exactly what is going on in mine, yours and every other large company. There is a degree of disconnect from one level of the company to the next and that is amplified when you throw in an everchanging industry and a company that deals with many different suppliers for parts and services as well as the general public in a consumer environment. Dealing with the vendors is hard enough...throwing in you and I (and our ever demanding personalities) is enough to drive most businesses right down the drain and most customer service reps to go postal.
So with all of that said, I'm still in the process of trying different drivers (I have the Omegas on my desktop but have not yet had time to install them...but will soon!) just to get a feel for how much effect a driver may have on the video issues I'm experiencing in certain older games. My feeling, for what it is worth, is that there is an issue between the LCD and the Video cards...both the Nvidia (from what I've read) and the ATi (from what I've experienced). I'm not sure if drivers can fix something like this or if mayhap a sparkly new ATi9700 Video Module may do the trick , but I'll let you know if/when I figure anything out for Counter-Strike...and please do the same.
The End - Conclusions...In My Words
Please keep in mind that this post was not intended as "What I think you should believe" but my own opinions gathered from my own personal experiences with the "Alienware Experience".
What I do for a living is, plainly stated, called Sales and Marketing. More to the point, what I really do is build Brands. This is called "Branding" and is the biggest industry you've never heard. Branding is imbedded within any product from day one and morphs (or transmogrifies as Calvin and Hobbes would say ) and reacts to fit the needs of both the bean counters (CPA's and Lawyers) and the creative folks (engineers, product managers, designers, ect) to deliver a product that works, sells, and "Builds the Brand".
For instance, if I say Soda...you think? Probably Coke or Pepsi jumped in your head. If you said RC...get a life . That is because those companies have been selling us not only a product, but a way of life our entire lives. Look at the commercials on TV. When you see a Pepsi commercial you see dancing, Britney, music, smiling, laughing, ect. You see the "Experience" of Pepsi...not some boring concoction of sugar, water, acids, flavors, ect, that is actually in the can.
So what does all of this mean? What it means is this: When you go into a store and buy Levis or Brooks Brothers, you are buying clothes that Fit a Need and Provide you with and Identity. We all seek to be part of something OR so removed from something that, in turn, we ARE part of something...and that something is...Nothing. This is exactly why we buy Alienwares or Voodoos or Sagers or... Think about that for a minute before you read on.
These high end laptops provide us with an identity (We know our hardware!) and fit a need (games, work, internet, ect) and are ingeniously packaged as a total experience with excellent follow up customer service, extensive forums that are well monitored (a bit too monitored for my tastes) and an easy to reach 800 number that lets us sleep well at night knowing we are one phone call away from a solution to any problem. Well, at least to making it known that there are issues and that a solution better happen soon .
In effect we're buying more than just a laptop. We are buying a way of life, an experience, a Brand. And here is where I'll leave it:
and how they compensate for such shortcomings. I could not have been happier with another purchase...from anyone. I feel that this computer is nowhere near full potential (even though its amazing as is!!) in its current state and that between all of us on this forum (and those on the AW forums for that matter) and Alienware Customer Service and Tech Support, we can turn these things into meteors that will chew up and spit out anything Id or Valve can throw at us. Keep in mind that we are ALL learning here...me, you, Alienware, ect., and that by communicating effectively through respectable phone calls and forum posts, we will continue to nurture the "Alienware Experience" and improve the "Product". ~Peace
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Question: My mother is pre-diabetic and has begun changing her eating habits along with walking & exercising. Besides cutting out processed food, bad carbs and sugar, are their any other tips that she could look into and start adding to her daily or weekly routine? I've read for example that Apple Cider Vinegar could help as well as drinking lemon in water. Any information or tips would be greatly appreciated!
Answer: First of all, thank you for your question. Prediabetes is an important issue to address. According to the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control, in 2005-2008, 79 million Americans aged 20 years or older with prediabetes.
Prediabetes is defined as a fasting blood sugar between 100-125, or a post meal blood sugar between 140-200. Basically, it means your body is struggling to manage its blood sugars already, and if you don’t do something about, it will continue to worsen and may eventually be labeled as Type 2 diabetes.
Prediabetes in seniors, I believe, is often a function of age. Your body just can’t do its job as well anymore. Prediabetes in kids, young adults, or middle-age adults is often caused by poor lifestyle habits such as poor food choices and eating habits, and lack of physical activity. If this is the case, changing your lifestyle and losing 5-10% of your body weight may cut your risk for Type 2 diabetes in half.
Making healthy food choices and having a healthy, consistent eating pattern are the best things you can do nutritionally to prevent diabetes. Choose whole grains, fruits, vegetables, lean proteins and low-fat dairy products to fill your diet. Eat small frequent meals. Large meals spike your blood sugars more and burnout what ability your body has left to manage its blood sugars. Limit junk foods, and foods that are high in fat and sugar, both in portion and frequency.
Accompany your healthy eating with more physical activity. 150 minutes of exercise per week is typically recommended. This may sound like a lot, but this can be cut into 5 –30 minute walks throughout the week. If 30 minutes is more time than you can afford at once, break it into 3-10 minute increments. You will still get benefits from the activity.
There are claims out there about natural “cures” and supplements for blood sugar management. Prediabetes is not “reversible,” but it can be easily managed and the progressions to Type 2 diabetes can be prevented. While some dietary supplements have research to back up their blood sugar-lowering potential, these supplements, apple cider vinegar or lemon juice are not going to have anywhere near the effect that the healthy eating, increased activity, and resulting weight loss will. | <urn:uuid:a2c0f640-87a8-4c85-8f46-ba5a6ec16c97> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.nwherald.com/2012/11/05/seniors-living-with-prediabetes/b7amnib/?page=2 | 2013-05-22T00:46:23Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.957716 | 569 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
University of Otago researcher Dr Paul Tankard has sparked international media attention after tracking down a series of lost illustrations for The Lord of the Rings, which were highly praised by author J.R.R. Tolkien but never published.
The illustrations, by a previously little-known English artist, Mary Fairburn, now aged 78, widowed and living in Victoria, Australia, and Dr Tankard's research have just been highlighted by a front page story in the Times Literary Supplement.
Dr Tankard is an Australian-born senior lecturer in the Otago English department.
In May 1968, Tolkien was sent some samples of illustrations for The Lord of the Rings by Miss Fairburn, 35-year-old London-born artist and art teacher, writing from Winchester.
At that stage, Tolkien, a former Oxford University professor, was aged 76 and living in retirement in Oxford.
He initially wrote back to her saying her works were "splendid".
But a few weeks later, Tolkien's "life and affairs were thrown into chaos" when he was hospitalised, Dr Tankard said.
Miss Fairburn later explained to Tolkien she had been "sleeping on the floor of a condemned basement", and faced significant hardship and debts.
But her hopes of being able to illustrate The Lord of the Rings were to be dashed.
She later emigrated to Australia, where she has lived for more than 40 years, and the academic world knew nothing about Tolkien's praise for her or about the pictures she had produced.
All that quickly started to change after Dr Tankard travelled to Castlemaine, a small city in Victoria, Australia, about 120km north of Melbourne, in late 2010 to visit family members.
Told an artist living there had apparently had links with Tolkien, Dr Tankard went to see her, and was shown letters from Tolkien, and knew he was "on to something".By John Gibb | <urn:uuid:06e3ba09-27b3-4c77-9f25-c172b0616ef4> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.nzherald.co.nz/books/news/article.cfm?c_id=134&objectid=10834745 | 2013-05-22T00:44:50Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.982939 | 391 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
New Ulm Minnesota
The county seat of Brown County, Minnesota, is New Ulm. The county population on July 1, 1999, was 26,903, a decrease of 81 over the 1990 census.
For information on county government, contact the National Association of Counties Web site.
Additional information is available at these pages:
Other Minnesota Counties nearby:
(Mankato) Blue Earth County
(New Ulm) Brown County
(Windom) Cottonwood County
(Le Center) Le Sueur County
(Glencoe) McLeod County
(St Peter) Nicollet County
05/21 Coming to The New Ulm area
Minnesota Alpaca Festival Owatonna MN April13-14 The halter show has over 500 alpacas in the most astonishing array of colors. Award winning fleece will be on display throughout the weekend! This is also a shopping extravaganza.
Scott-Carver Thresher's Annual Swap Meet Jordan MN May4-5 Antique car, tractor, farm equipment and machinery for consignment and auction.
Shepherd's Harvest Sheep and Wool Festival Lake Elmo MN May10-12 Shepherd’s Harvest Festival is an opportunity for rural and urban people to meet and share information about sheep and sheep products and other fiber-producing animals.
Orange City Tulip Festival Orange City IA May16-18 The Orange City Tulip Festival - an entertaining celebration of the best of small-town America - showcases for 100,000 visitors this thriving community's rich Dutch heritage. Festivities include music and dancing by hundreds of children and adults in intricate authentic costumes, two daily parades featuring top area marching bands, nightly musical theatre, a carnival midway, fun ethnic food treats, plus thousands of tulips and a dozen reproduction windmills throughout a charming village.
North Iowa Band Festival Mason City IA May23-27 The event is the largest free marching band competition in the Midwest. The mission of the North Iowa Band Festival is to provide a weekend of wholesome family entertainment at little or no cost to the family; to promote and celebrate the rich musical heritage of North Iowa; and to provide an atmosphere which showcases young musicians who are becoming a part of that heritage. It features Carnival, Concessions, Marketplace, Car Show, Arts and Craft exhibits.
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Iran obtaining a nuclear bomb is widely regarded as one of the biggest possible threats to international security. Islam Qasem, however, believes this view is blown out of preportion and explains why we should not worry if this situation comes to pass.
Israeli leaders claim an Iranian nuclear programme is an existential threat to Israel but also a menace to world security. “The threat that Iran poses is very grave for the state of Israel, for peace in the Middle East and the whole world,” warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. His sabre-rattling, not different from Defense Minister Ehud Barak’s, is fraught with constructed fear. Without a doubt, the Iranian regime is repressive, has regional ambitions, and is indifferent to international law. But equally true is the absurdity that Iran’s nuclear bomb is an Armageddon in the making.
Countries acquire nuclear weapons for three reasons: to win wars against adversaries, to deter attacks from adversaries armed with superior conventional arms or nuclear arms, and for national prestige. Historical evidence suggests that the mullahs are not an offensive but a defensive regime. Since they came to power in 1979, they have not initiated a single war and have made no use of any chemical weapons (nor did they smuggle them to terrorist organizations). Despite their quarrels with western and Middle Eastern countries, the mullahs are not interested in all-out war, especially not with superior powers.
Even an offensive Iran, with or without the bomb, poses no existential threat to Israel. With over $3 billion dollars of US military support and guarantees to maintain Israel’s qualitative military edge over neighbouring countries, the Israeli army is the most powerful in the Middle East. Equipped with the most advanced military technology in the world, including Arrow Two ballistic missiles and the Iron Dome air defense system, the Israeli army has the capability to intercept long and short range Iranian ballistic missiles. In addition to this formidable defense capability, Israel is armed with an estimated 200 nuclear bombs. So much stronger than Iran is Israel that a perception of Iran endangering Israel’s security is a mockery of common sense.
If not for offensive reasons, then why might Iran seek the bomb? Cautious of its conventional military inferiority, the bomb offers the Iranian regime a cheaper solution than a conventional arms race for greater security: not an impossible but improbable claim in the light of history. Since at least 1975, the Arab states have lived next door to their archenemy, Israel, armed with a pile of nuclear weapons, yet no other Arab country, with the exception of Iraq, has felt compelled to attain the bomb. Even in the case that Iran (or for that matter any other Arab states) acquire the nuclear bomb, it would not undermine Israel’s security. Deterrence theory proved to be irrefutable for five decades. Throughout the Cold War, fear of retaliatory attack prevented the two major superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union, from plunging into a direct military confrontation. It is unlikely that the logic of deterrence will end political hostility between Israel and Iran, but most likely it will reduce the chance of a war of annihilation.
The most credible reason for attaining the bomb is that the Iranian regime hopes to improve its prestige at home and abroad. Nuclear capability confers on countries a badge of honour, a testimony of scientific progress and accomplishment, especially for a regime embattled by homegrown protests and international sanctions. At the same time, denying Iran the bomb could bring about the opposite effect: a weakening of the credentials and standing of the Iranian regime.
In reality - if there is ever an Iranian threat to Israel - the threat is neither existential nor direct. What is at stake is not Israel’s security but regional hegemony. Both countries aspire to increase their influence in the region, but there can be only one hegemon. In this game of power politics, both countries seek to tighten the noose around each other, with Israel relying on the US to reinforce its military capability and political muscle, while Iran is relying on a strategy of asymmetric warfare, including supporting the Islamic militant groups Hezbollah and Hamas. Shrewdly, Israeli leaders have exploited Iran’s nuclear programme to strike a devastating blow against the Iranian regime. Israel hopes to squeeze the Iranian regime into a humiliating surrender of its nuclear programme or castration under the weight of international sanctions.
The irony of all this is that the Iranian regime is its own worst enemy. Its policies have left Iran divided, isolated, and weak with poor governance, political and social repression, and economic mismanagement. The latest US-EU ban on importing Iranian petroleum and petroleum products and other financial restrictions have significantly crippled Iran’s access to oil revenues. How much longer the regime can hold on to power is hard to tell, but one thing is sure: the clock is ticking. Meanwhile, if the mullahs get the bomb first, it is not the end of the world. | <urn:uuid:c1cb08b6-1e01-45b0-b113-23e04ee28d17> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.opendemocracy.net/islam-qasem/why-we-should-not-worry-about-iran | 2013-05-22T00:28:23Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.944639 | 1,008 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
[Enter DON PEDRO, DON JOHN, LEONATO, FRIAR FRANCIS,]
[p]CLAUDIO, BENEDICK, HERO, BEATRICE, and Attendants]
- Leonato. Come, Friar Francis, be brief; only to the plain
form of marriage, and you shall recount their
particular duties afterwards.
- Leonato. To be married to her: friar, you come to marry her.
- Friar Francis. Lady, you come hither to be married to this count.
- Friar Francis. If either of you know any inward impediment why you
should not be conjoined, charge you, on your souls,
to utter it.
- Leonato. I dare make his answer, none.
- Claudio. O, what men dare do! what men may do! what men daily
do, not knowing what they do!
- Benedick. How now! interjections? Why, then, some be of
laughing, as, ah, ha, he!
- Claudio. Stand thee by, friar. Father, by your leave:
Will you with free and unconstrained soul
Give me this maid, your daughter?
- Leonato. As freely, son, as God did give her me.
- Claudio. And what have I to give you back, whose worth
May counterpoise this rich and precious gift?
- Don Pedro. Nothing, unless you render her again.
- Claudio. Sweet prince, you learn me noble thankfulness.
There, Leonato, take her back again:
Give not this rotten orange to your friend;
She's but the sign and semblance of her honour.
Behold how like a maid she blushes here!
O, what authority and show of truth
Can cunning sin cover itself withal!
Comes not that blood as modest evidence
To witness simple virtue? Would you not swear,
All you that see her, that she were a maid,
By these exterior shows? But she is none:
She knows the heat of a luxurious bed;
Her blush is guiltiness, not modesty.
- Leonato. What do you mean, my lord?
- Claudio. Not to be married,
Not to knit my soul to an approved wanton.
- Leonato. Dear my lord, if you, in your own proof,
Have vanquish'd the resistance of her youth,
And made defeat of her virginity,—
- Claudio. I know what you would say: if I have known her,
You will say she did embrace me as a husband,
And so extenuate the 'forehand sin:
I never tempted her with word too large;
But, as a brother to his sister, show'd
Bashful sincerity and comely love.
- Hero. And seem'd I ever otherwise to you?
- Claudio. Out on thee! Seeming! I will write against it:
You seem to me as Dian in her orb,
As chaste as is the bud ere it be blown;
But you are more intemperate in your blood
Than Venus, or those pamper'd animals
That rage in savage sensuality.
- Hero. Is my lord well, that he doth speak so wide?
- Leonato. Sweet prince, why speak not you?
- Don Pedro. What should I speak?
I stand dishonour'd, that have gone about
To link my dear friend to a common stale.
- Leonato. Are these things spoken, or do I but dream?
- Don John. Sir, they are spoken, and these things are true.
- Benedick. This looks not like a nuptial.
- Claudio. Leonato, stand I here?
Is this the prince? is this the prince's brother?
Is this face Hero's? are our eyes our own?
- Leonato. All this is so: but what of this, my lord?
- Claudio. Let me but move one question to your daughter;
And, by that fatherly and kindly power
That you have in her, bid her answer truly.
- Leonato. I charge thee do so, as thou art my child.
- Hero. O, God defend me! how am I beset!
What kind of catechising call you this?
- Claudio. To make you answer truly to your name.
- Hero. Is it not Hero? Who can blot that name
With any just reproach?
- Claudio. Marry, that can Hero;
Hero itself can blot out Hero's virtue.
What man was he talk'd with you yesternight
Out at your window betwixt twelve and one?
Now, if you are a maid, answer to this.
- Hero. I talk'd with no man at that hour, my lord.
- Don Pedro. Why, then are you no maiden. Leonato,
I am sorry you must hear: upon mine honour,
Myself, my brother and this grieved count
Did see her, hear her, at that hour last night
Talk with a ruffian at her chamber-window
Who hath indeed, most like a liberal villain,
Confess'd the vile encounters they have had
A thousand times in secret.
- Don John. Fie, fie! they are not to be named, my lord,
Not to be spoke of;
There is not chastity enough in language
Without offence to utter them. Thus, pretty lady,
I am sorry for thy much misgovernment.
- Claudio. O Hero, what a Hero hadst thou been,
If half thy outward graces had been placed
About thy thoughts and counsels of thy heart!
But fare thee well, most foul, most fair! farewell,
Thou pure impiety and impious purity!
For thee I'll lock up all the gates of love,
And on my eyelids shall conjecture hang,
To turn all beauty into thoughts of harm,
And never shall it more be gracious.
- Leonato. Hath no man's dagger here a point for me?
- Beatrice. Why, how now, cousin! wherefore sink you down?
- Don John. Come, let us go. These things, come thus to light,
Smother her spirits up.
[Exeunt DON PEDRO, DON JOHN, and CLAUDIO]
- Beatrice. Dead, I think. Help, uncle!
Hero! why, Hero! Uncle! Signior Benedick! Friar!
- Leonato. O Fate! take not away thy heavy hand.
Death is the fairest cover for her shame
That may be wish'd for.
- Leonato. Wherefore! Why, doth not every earthly thing
Cry shame upon her? Could she here deny
The story that is printed in her blood?
Do not live, Hero; do not ope thine eyes:
For, did I think thou wouldst not quickly die,
Thought I thy spirits were stronger than thy shames,
Myself would, on the rearward of reproaches,
Strike at thy life. Grieved I, I had but one?
Chid I for that at frugal nature's frame?
O, one too much by thee! Why had I one?
Why ever wast thou lovely in my eyes?
Why had I not with charitable hand
Took up a beggar's issue at my gates,
Who smirch'd thus and mired with infamy,
I might have said 'No part of it is mine;
This shame derives itself from unknown loins'?
But mine and mine I loved and mine I praised
And mine that I was proud on, mine so much
That I myself was to myself not mine,
Valuing of her,—why, she, O, she is fallen
Into a pit of ink, that the wide sea
Hath drops too few to wash her clean again
And salt too little which may season give
To her foul-tainted flesh!
- Benedick. Sir, sir, be patient.
For my part, I am so attired in wonder,
I know not what to say.
- Beatrice. O, on my soul, my cousin is belied!
- Benedick. Lady, were you her bedfellow last night?
- Beatrice. No, truly not; although, until last night,
I have this twelvemonth been her bedfellow.
- Leonato. Confirm'd, confirm'd! O, that is stronger made
Which was before barr'd up with ribs of iron!
Would the two princes lie, and Claudio lie,
Who loved her so, that, speaking of her foulness,
Wash'd it with tears? Hence from her! let her die.
- Friar Francis. Hear me a little; for I have only been
Silent so long and given way unto
This course of fortune [—]
By noting of the lady I have mark'd
A thousand blushing apparitions
To start into her face, a thousand innocent shames
In angel whiteness beat away those blushes;
And in her eye there hath appear'd a fire,
To burn the errors that these princes hold
Against her maiden truth. Call me a fool;
Trust not my reading nor my observations,
Which with experimental seal doth warrant
The tenor of my book; trust not my age,
My reverence, calling, nor divinity,
If this sweet lady lie not guiltless here
Under some biting error.
- Leonato. Friar, it cannot be.
Thou seest that all the grace that she hath left
Is that she will not add to her damnation
A sin of perjury; she not denies it:
Why seek'st thou then to cover with excuse
That which appears in proper nakedness?
- Hero. They know that do accuse me; I know none:
If I know more of any man alive
Than that which maiden modesty doth warrant,
Let all my sins lack mercy! O my father,
Prove you that any man with me conversed
At hours unmeet, or that I yesternight
Maintain'd the change of words with any creature,
Refuse me, hate me, torture me to death!
- Benedick. Two of them have the very bent of honour;
And if their wisdoms be misled in this,
The practise of it lives in John the bastard,
Whose spirits toil in frame of villanies.
- Leonato. I know not. If they speak but truth of her,
These hands shall tear her; if they wrong her honour,
The proudest of them shall well hear of it.
Time hath not yet so dried this blood of mine,
Nor age so eat up my invention,
Nor fortune made such havoc of my means,
Nor my bad life reft me so much of friends,
But they shall find, awaked in such a kind,
Both strength of limb and policy of mind,
Ability in means and choice of friends,
To quit me of them throughly.
- Friar Francis. Pause awhile,
And let my counsel sway you in this case.
Your daughter here the princes left for dead:
Let her awhile be secretly kept in,
And publish it that she is dead indeed;
Maintain a mourning ostentation
And on your family's old monument
Hang mournful epitaphs and do all rites
That appertain unto a burial.
- Leonato. What shall become of this? what will this do?
- Friar Francis. Marry, this well carried shall on her behalf
Change slander to remorse; that is some good:
But not for that dream I on this strange course,
But on this travail look for greater birth.
She dying, as it must so be maintain'd,
Upon the instant that she was accused,
Shall be lamented, pitied and excused
Of every hearer: for it so falls out
That what we have we prize not to the worth
Whiles we enjoy it, but being lack'd and lost,
Why, then we rack the value, then we find
The virtue that possession would not show us
Whiles it was ours. So will it fare with Claudio:
When he shall hear she died upon his words,
The idea of her life shall sweetly creep
Into his study of imagination,
And every lovely organ of her life
Shall come apparell'd in more precious habit,
More moving-delicate and full of life,
Into the eye and prospect of his soul,
Than when she lived indeed; then shall he mourn,
If ever love had interest in his liver,
And wish he had not so accused her,
No, though he thought his accusation true.
Let this be so, and doubt not but success
Will fashion the event in better shape
Than I can lay it down in likelihood.
But if all aim but this be levell'd false,
The supposition of the lady's death
Will quench the wonder of her infamy:
And if it sort not well, you may conceal her,
As best befits her wounded reputation,
In some reclusive and religious life,
Out of all eyes, tongues, minds and injuries.
- Benedick. Signior Leonato, let the friar advise you:
And though you know my inwardness and love
Is very much unto the prince and Claudio,
Yet, by mine honour, I will deal in this
As secretly and justly as your soul
Should with your body.
- Leonato. Being that I flow in grief,
The smallest twine may lead me.
- Friar Francis. 'Tis well consented: presently away;
For to strange sores strangely they strain the cure.
Come, lady, die to live: this wedding-day
Perhaps is but prolong'd: have patience and endure.
[Exeunt all but BENEDICK and BEATRICE]
- Benedick. Lady Beatrice, have you wept all this while?
- Beatrice. Yea, and I will weep a while longer.
- Beatrice. You have no reason; I do it freely.
- Benedick. Surely I do believe your fair cousin is wronged.
- Beatrice. Ah, how much might the man deserve of me that would right her!
- Benedick. Is there any way to show such friendship?
- Beatrice. A very even way, but no such friend.
- Beatrice. It is a man's office, but not yours.
- Benedick. I do love nothing in the world so well as you: is
not that strange?
- Beatrice. As strange as the thing I know not. It were as
possible for me to say I loved nothing so well as
you: but believe me not; and yet I lie not; I
confess nothing, nor I deny nothing. I am sorry for my cousin.
- Benedick. By my sword, Beatrice, thou lovest me.
- Benedick. I will swear by it that you love me; and I will make
him eat it that says I love not you.
- Benedick. With no sauce that can be devised to it. I protest
I love thee.
- Beatrice. You have stayed me in a happy hour: I was about to
protest I loved you.
- Beatrice. I love you with so much of my heart that none is
left to protest.
- Benedick. Come, bid me do any thing for thee.
- Beatrice. You kill me to deny it. Farewell.
- Beatrice. I am gone, though I am here: there is no love in
you: nay, I pray you, let me go.
- Beatrice. You dare easier be friends with me than fight with mine enemy.
- Beatrice. Is he not approved in the height a villain, that
hath slandered, scorned, dishonoured my kinswoman? O
that I were a man! What, bear her in hand until they
come to take hands; and then, with public
accusation, uncovered slander, unmitigated rancour,
—O God, that I were a man! I would eat his heart
in the market-place.
- Beatrice. Talk with a man out at a window! A proper saying!
- Beatrice. Sweet Hero! She is wronged, she is slandered, she is undone.
- Beatrice. Princes and counties! Surely, a princely testimony,
a goodly count, Count Comfect; a sweet gallant,
surely! O that I were a man for his sake! or that I
had any friend would be a man for my sake! But
manhood is melted into courtesies, valour into
compliment, and men are only turned into tongue, and
trim ones too: he is now as valiant as Hercules
that only tells a lie and swears it. I cannot be a
man with wishing, therefore I will die a woman with grieving.
- Benedick. Tarry, good Beatrice. By this hand, I love thee.
- Beatrice. Use it for my love some other way than swearing by it.
- Benedick. Think you in your soul the Count Claudio hath wronged Hero?
- Beatrice. Yea, as sure as I have a thought or a soul.
- Benedick. Enough, I am engaged; I will challenge him. I will
kiss your hand, and so I leave you. By this hand,
Claudio shall render me a dear account. As you
hear of me, so think of me. Go, comfort your
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Rethinking Dependency theory: Origins, Schools and Prospection
The method of my thesis is "historical document analysis" whose major line is dependency theory of Marxism which I will pick up famous scholar's books or journals within. Dependency theory of Marxism consists of underdevelopment school and dependent development school. The former has A. G. Frank, T. Dos Santos and Samir Amin etc.. The latter has F. H. Cardoso, E. Faletto, Peter B. Evans, J. A Caporaso and R. H. Chilcote etc.. Dependency theory of Structuralism which is a complement to dependency theory of Marxism has Raúl Prebisch, Celso Furtado and Osvaldo Sunkel.
As to state development's research of dependency theory, it includes three parts: origins, schools and prospection. First part is origins. The academic thinking of dependency theory which is one of theories about researches of colonialism and imperialism in the 1960s follows Marxism's foundation¢w¢wi.e. productivity and productive relations. Though, dependency theory on the sphere of international relation belongs to a pan-Marxism family¢w¢was is neo-Marxism. However, Marx himself also ever declared that he wasn't a Marxist, namely, that researchers who follow Marx only take a part of Marx's intelligence, not all¢w¢weven distort that. So, the first step to understand economic asymmetry relations between peripheral and central state is back to the tradition of classical Marxism¢w¢wnamely, Marx's, Lenin's and Engel's intelligence¢w¢wand searches origins of dependency theory about peripherial state.
Second part is schools which follow so-called "Two Stages" of Classical dependency and Dependent development theory. In first stage, it will begin to analyse United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLA) school's views and turns to underdevelopment school's views. From this kind of analysis, we can understand underdevelopment school's critique of ECLA school and innovation. For these management, the thesis will be written with "inside" and "outside" relations. Before that, I will elaborate illumination of P. Baran, P. Sweezy and Prebisch on Frank's peripheral state. In second one, the thesis begines with Cardoso's, Faletto's, Caporaso's and Chilcote's views about historical-structural approach in order to emphasize methodical changes from Classical dependency theory to Dependent development theory, and show state's development problems affected by inner classes and transnational companies with Evans' "triple alliance".
The last part is prospection. Dependency theory gets rise from 1950s. As time goes by, the methodology of dependency theory doesn't satisfy with academic researches in the age of globalization. So the thesis will dig out the value which is that dependency theory can countine to criticize the unfair structure of capitalism in the age of globalization from new researches of dependency theory's scholars which include dependency theory of Marxism and Structuralism.
Advisor:Chuei-Ling Shin; Ching-chane Hwang; Yi-Ren Dzeng
School:National Sun Yat-Sen University
School Location:China - Taiwan
Source Type:Master's Thesis
Keywords:triple relation historical structural approach classical dependency theory peripheral state marxism development post research relative autonomy dependent
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Kevin Federline Looks Significantly Slimmer
Federline, 34, was photographed golfing Wednesday in a long, white, collared shirt with dark shorts. Missing? The belly that he's had for quite some time.
The father of five struggled with his weight in the public eye after splitting from ex-wife Britney Spears.
In Feb. 2010, he admitted during an interview that he "looked pregnant," adding, "It was upsetting ... People [were] calling me 'K-Fat.' I had to do something about it."
He then went on to sign up for VH1's Celebrity Fit Club 7: Boot Camp, where he shed pounds, only to gain them back again shortly thereafter.
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View Full Version : Eating At Night
07-01-2006, 09:31 PM
Hi. Can as many people as possible say how they feel about eating at night? Right now I am RAVENOUSLY hungry and want desperately to reach for my fruit and eat some. Should I drink tea instead (or water?)? Should I eat? Should I eat FRUIT?!! Whats better to eat at 10:30 pm? fruit or veg?
My stomach is going "rumble, rumble, rumble" lol.
07-01-2006, 09:40 PM
I find that the best thing for me when i am very hungry, since incresing my raw food intake is the raw nut and seed mix that i mixed up - it feel like you've eaten a lot, but its usually not. Other than that, just grab whatever you really want, be it fruit or vegetable, nut or seed! :)
07-01-2006, 10:23 PM
I eat at night. Lately I've been saving my daily avocado for a late night snack and mixing it with a diced tomato. And sometimes I snack on sunflower seeds.
Right now my focus is staying raw, so I don't worry about what the best thing is to eat at night. I tend to be craving potato chips or soy chikin nuggets, so I just eat what I feel like at night. Anything to stay away from the chips or nuggets.
07-01-2006, 10:29 PM
There is a Potato Chip recipe in Alissa's Book...........
07-01-2006, 10:33 PM
I do well all day, just eating a smoothie and fruits until late. Then when my husband comes home and wants a meal, that is my falling-down time as I want to eat at least one meal with him in the day. I eat the heaviest then, and I can't help but feeling that all that food, usually heavier types of foods too, lay heavily in my stomach. I don't have enough activity after that to take care of the calories and I have not been losing any weight at all. I really need to lose weight and I can't figure out why I am not losing at all. It can only be the late night eating. I don't really recommend it.
07-01-2006, 10:49 PM
My 2 favorite late night snacks are banana ice cream & watermelon. I'm having watermelon soup right now as I type this ...YUM :D :p
07-01-2006, 11:12 PM
In the Raw Food Detox Diet book, she actually supports eating heavier at night. This also corresponds with the Hygenic thought of fruit until 12noon and then eating progressively heavier.
Personally, I find that, unless I am going to take a 4 to 5 hour break in eating, I eat the nuts, avocado, sprouted grains, and dried fruit type things at night - otherwise I am digesting them all day.
Still trying to find my way.... :o
07-01-2006, 11:26 PM
By "night", are you referring to dinner at 6 pm? I am referring to 10 or 11 pm. I can't see how that can be good. If a person really feels the need for something then, I would think that the wise course would be something pretty light.
07-02-2006, 12:05 AM
I say, that as long as you are eating raw--- then GO FOR IT, I often eat at midnight, but that is me, I eat when I feel like it, don't eat when I don't.
it is the only thing that works for me, set meal times, just don't work, I'm not hungry in the am, or early afternoon, I get up at 8 or 9 am, but don't eat anything until 2 or 3 PM, now that may not work for everyone, but it works for me.
so I say, as long as it is raw, eat it. and enjoy it, make it something truly delicious, othewise, why bother eating at all? LOL
07-02-2006, 08:53 AM
I heard Oprah say you shouldn't eat anything after 7 pm.
I have to wonder how all those Spanish and Portuguese people stay so slim!?
When we go there, it's difficult to stay awake for dinner. They don't even START dinner until 9 pm!
I usually keep a pie in the fridge and have a piece around 8.
If I eat more than that, then acid reflux keeps me up all night. :eek:
I find if I eat late at night, say after 9 pm, I always have heartburn in the morning. :(
07-02-2006, 10:41 AM
The body does a lot of work at night while we are sleep.
Fuel it up properly for all the restoration, detoxing, filtering and healing it has to do. Plus you'll sleep better if your not tossing and turning due to hungry.
Consider pieces of apple or celery with a raw nut butter. I like a greek salad at night too. Olive oil, garlic, cuccumbers, tomato and olives... I skip the feta (though I miss it) followed by a few segment of orange. Nut fats, avacado and olive oil help keep me full while oranges do a reat job of regulating my blood sugar and improving my evening mood.
Also try room temp. water with the pulp of a lemon, good diuretic and quite soothing ;)
07-02-2006, 12:12 PM
By "night", are you referring to dinner at 6 pm? I am referring to 10 or 11 pm. I can't see how that can be good.
Maybe it's not ideal, but late night is my favorite time to snack, and my focus right now is staying raw and focusing on whole raw foods. I can work on refining it later, after I do some healing and have more energy to deal with the hardship of giving up night snacking. Right now it's hard enough to pass up the chikin nuggets and chips (and I have no dehydrator, so I can't make Alissa's!) If I had to also give up eating after 6 or 7pm, I'd cave and quite probably go back to junk food.
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There are two holes the size of bulldozers in the argument made by Johanna Wald in "Clearing Up the Record on Solar Energy on Public Lands", that opening public lands to large scale industrial solar development is a necessary "sacrifice" to fight climate change (see similar arguments from The Wilderness Society and Climate Progress).
First, I'm reminded of a remark made by an energy attorney friend who has fought destructive uranium, coal and oil and gas energy development for almost 30 years, that..."solar is just like any other industrial energy development". He was right.
Oil and gas development has site specific well pad surface impacts, but enormous below ground, water and air quality/climate impacts. Industry has, over the years, reduced surface impacts (at least in theory, if not practice) by drilling multiple wells from a single well pad and spacing them out.
Industrial solar impacts 100% of the surface for literally square miles (see the photo of the first phase construction for BrightSource/ISEGS below). Power tower technology also has significant bat/avian impacts as the towers can be over 650-feet tall (that's nearly as high as the tallest skyscraper in Denver). Visit the Basin and Range Watch website to see more images of what industrial solar development really looks like.
But the bottom line is this: Both oil and gas and industrial solar destroy functioning ecosystems and millions of acres of our public lands are being offered to industry for both forms of energy extraction.
Many unproven assumptions underlie arguments in favor of industrial solar; For example, that it will reduce carbon emissions and slow climate change. Yet, no life-cycle analysis has been conducted to quantify construction emissions, transportation, transmission/SF6, lost carbon sequestration values and other large-scale cumulative impacts.
The truth is, we don't know. But some scientists are beginning to question the massive footprint of industrial solar (See Big Solar's Footprint and Allen, et al.).
Many people, even those you would expect to know better, believe deserts are inhospitable places that support little life. It will come as a surprise that our southwestern deserts are among the most species-rich ecosystems in the US, and, according to a recent report by the Endangered Species Coalition, among the most threatened by climate change. (Desert soils are also very good at sequestering carbon).
Not surprisingly, industry supporters have worked hard to downplay the impacts from big solar and the value of deserts. Also, tremendous political pressure has greased the fast-track wheels for dozens of massive solar and wind developments.
They've gotten away with it because nothing on this scale had ever been built before. But as construction on solar projects in California proceeds, (they are still years away from generating any actual electricity), we are beginning to see the reality.
The Los Angeles times report, "Sacrificing the desert to save the Earth" is among the first to expose the emerging story that impacts from industrial solar projects are likely to be much worse than "predicted".
For example, desert tortoise abundances on the 5.6-square-mile BrightSource/ Ivahpah site were exponentially higher - more than 750 - up from the original estimate of 32. After project approval, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) had to acknowledge that more than 3,300 endangered desert tortoises would be killed or relocated (with low survivability) as a result of a single project.
The deadly distemper virus was recently introduced, possibly by workers trying to force kit foxes off the land before grading operations could begin on the 2,000 acre Genesis Solar Power Project. If it spreads, the disease could threaten kit fox populations throughout the Chuckwalla Basin or beyond.
While "ground-truthing" on big solar is just getting under way, over 15 projects on 35,000 acres have been approved, and more are on the BLM priority fast-track. If allowed to go forward, the DOE/BLM solar industrial plan could impact millions of acres of intact, ecologically valuable public lands and render our southwestern deserts a fragmented wasteland.
In a somewhat shocking move, NRDC, The Wilderness Society, The Nature Conservancy and others signed a joint letter to BLM with industrial solar developers, including BrightSource, NRG Solar, Pacific Gas and Electric and SolarReserve, protesting the limitations of the same Solar Energy Zone's(SEZ's) these environmental groups are claiming will help industry avoid environmentally sensitive areas (Also see Mojave Desert Blog).
As the widely touted recent Colorado College Survey reminds us, a majority of Americans want public lands to be protected even if it means fewer jobs. Until proven otherwise, public lands defenders have to assume it applies to all extractive energy development, including industrial solar and wind.
The rational for destroying more public lands does not hold up, especially given the second big hole in Ms. Wald's logic. And that is her failure to acknowledge that point of use distributed solar has already scaled up faster and more cheaply than industrial solar.
Much of the developed world has surged ahead of the US without sacrificing its open-space, productive farmland or intact ecosystems. For example, little cloudy Germanyinstalled 3 GW (3,000 MW) of solar PV in December of 2011 alone, while the US only installed 1.7 GW (1,700 MW) in all of 2011. And Germany was able to do it at half the cost of solar PV in the US.
A recent UCLA study found enough commercial and residential rooftops and parking lots (generally lumped together as "rooftop solar", or distributed generation, "DG") in Los Angeles County to generate 19,000 megawatts -- enough clean energy to meet the city's typical energy demand. Other cities, including New York City, are following suit by mapping their rooftop solar potential.
Over half of Germany's renewable energy is owned by citizens and farmers, not absentee utility companies and corporations. The gains in efficiency, local jobs and energy savings are much greater when solar and wind are distributed more democratically. (See Community Power, by Al Weinrub for a good overview on the superior community benefits of local DG).
Just as Germany, Belgium, France, Spain, Czech Republic, Italy, China, Japan and India are doing, the US could install thousands of Gigawatts of solar PV in the vast urban landscapes already devoted to human needs. What is lacking in the US is the adoption of proven policy incentives like Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) and German-style feed-in-tariffs (FIT). (See Climate Progress for a good overview on the power of FITS).
Remote central-station solar requires years, or even decades to permit and build, and requires costly new transmission that is highly inefficient (7-12% line losses). It also commits us to a path-dependency that could preclude taking the more desert-friendly, efficient and cost-effective distributed path.
There really is no doubt - solar generation in the already built environment is faster, cheaper, more democratic, efficient and better for local economies and the environment than industrial solar. (Also see Rocky Mountain Institute, "Obama's Renewable Energy Plan: Let's Raise the Roof")
One has to wonder why NRDC and other industry-friendly environmental groups cling stubbornly to a misguided policy that is in direct conflict with their purported mission to protect the environment. Could the answer lie in the fact that current board members and former influential players (like R.F. Kennedy, Jr., John Bryson and Carl Pope) are themselves heavily invested in these projects?
Isn't it time to focus on proven policies that cash in on the 60% efficiency dividend and generate the energy where its used rather than fueling an increasingly divisive and confusing policy of advocating for the unnecessary destruction of our public and other valuable undeveloped lands?
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I Do was one of the hits at this year's Sydney Mardi Gras Queer Screen Film Festival and we're very pleased to be able to offer this just released title at our very special price of $24.99 ($10 less than the recommended retail price)! This is an honest, charming film about a gay guy (handsome out and proud British actor, David W Ross) who is devoted to caring for his sister-in-law and niece. He's prepared to do what it takes to stay in the US for that, even marrying his best girl friend, but when he falls in love with Mano, his committments become hard to juggle...
We also have a couple of new dvd releases recently seen on television : the absolutely hilarious Threesome, about what happens when a straight couple and their gay best friend try to put their partying ways behind them to raise a child together, and Please Like Me, starring gay Aussie comedian Josh Thomas.
Purchase a Bookshop Darlinghurst Gift Voucher for your friends and loved ones by clicking HERE. The Voucher can be used when ordering through our website, via phone, or when purchasing in-store, and can be posted directly to them.
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The information published in this Graduate Calendar outlines the rules, regulations, curricula, programs and fees for the 2013-2014 academic years, including the Summer Semester 2013, Fall Semester 2013 and the Winter Semester 2014.
For your convenience the Graduate Calendar is available in PDF format.
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WTOP's Bob Madigan
Bob Madigan has been with WTOP Radio for 18 years. For most of that time, he has been covering the "Good" "Positive" news of Washington. Here is a chance to listen to some of his most recent pieces and you may even download if you wish. You can email Bob at email@example.com or follow him on Twitter.
** PHOTO: Bob Madigan, left, shaved his head for childhood cancer.
Hundreds of the Washington, DC metropolitan area's top restaurateurs, chefs and key restaurant industry players gathered as the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington (RAMW) announced the nominees for its annual RAMMY Awards. Celebrating the 30th annual Rammys on Sunday June 24th t the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel. | <urn:uuid:5003093a-5bcc-4e82-95fc-af205a0e5632> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.wtop.com/817/2802942/The-Oscars-of-DC-Restaurants?nid=1229 | 2013-05-22T00:38:21Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.957563 | 163 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
For those new to teaching online, or those already teaching online. Get the best instruction from the foremost authorities in online learning. Thousands of people have taken this fundamental yet advanced training in teaching online.
From building an online course to improving an online course, from fostering online discussion to encouraging student interaction, from traditional assessment to online tests, the program will give you both the fundamentals of teaching online, as well as the most advanced tips and techniques in the business. Your instructors are authors, speakers and consultants in online learning and teaching.
Three one week courses
$495 for all 3 courses, including books. Take the courses in any order you choose.
OPTIONAL, Become a Certified Online Instructor (COI): Three one-week courses; $795 for all 3 courses, including books. Take the courses in any order you choose. Certified Online Instructor (COI) requires the registrant to take a 50 question exam. The registrant will have their students evaluate one of their online courses, and the Chair of the LERN Faculty Advisory Board will critique one of the registrant’s online courses.
Advanced Teaching Online
In the 21st century, half of all learning will be online. The opportunities are tremendous for teaching online. Discover how to plan, develop and teach an online course. Take home a ten step model for developing your online course. Experience one of the most advanced online classrooms for teachers. Learn how to create online audio lectures with slide shows. Find out how self quizzes enhance learning.
See an animation, drop-and-drop exercise, and dynamite welcome pages. Engage in online discussion with other teachers. An instructor’s book, Advanced Teaching Online, is included.
Online, one-week, $195, includes book; William A. Draves and Mary Dereshiwsky, instructors.
Designing Online Instruction
Learn about the online instructional environment, envisioning your online course, developing a web course, phases of design and development, design guidelines, and more.
Discover the principles behind the adoption of technology innovation and the nature of the online learning environment. Then get tips for planning your online course, identifying resources and design guidelines.
Discuss the phases of design and development and models, motivating student-student interaction, and managing interaction. Get the latest information on copyright issues, assessment and evaluation.
Your instructor is co-author of the book Faculty Guide to Moving Teaching and Learning to the Web.
Online, one week, $195, includes book; Rita Marie Conrad, instructor.
Building Online Learning Communities
In the online classroom it is the relationships and interactions among people through which knowledge is primarily generated. Come learn how to do it with the foremost authorities and authors of the popular book by the same title.
Acquire a new understanding of redefining community in cyberspace. Find out the importance of a learning community. Learn about dialogue as inquiry, negotiating discussion guidelines, and intergroup and other forms of collaboration.
Online, one week, $195, includes book; Rena Palloff and Keith Pratt, instructors.
About online learning
Online learning is a fun, enjoyable and very productive way to learn. Millions of people are learning online each year. You will engage with the instructor and other participants. You will get to know your instructor and other participants. You may make friends. It’s easy. It’s fun.
How the Course Works
It is easy to participate in your online course. After you register, you will be given a web address to go to get into your online classroom. You will have a password and use your email address and password to gain access.
Once inside the online classroom, here’s what you can expect.
Participate when you want
You can participate any time of day or evening. The online classroom is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
There are no live real-time requirements or meetings. You decide when you participate.
For the best learning, participants should log into the course on 2-3 different days of the week.
What you will do
For each Unit, you will:
For best learning, you should make one or more comments at 2-3 different times each day, since it is a week long course.
The content (readings, audio lectures, slides) and self quizzes are accessible for the entire course, so you can work ahead, or go back and review again, at your convenience.
The Discussion for each Unit lasts one week. All comments are made in writing and can be made at any time of the day or night.
Your instructor will log into the Discussion area at least once a day and answer questions, make comments, and respond to comments by you and the other participants.
We encourage you to make 2-3 comments each day to maximize your learning and enjoyment of the course.
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High blood pressure, stress, and diabetes are all familiar warning signs that someone's at risk for cardiovascular disease. But there are other red flags that most of us are not aware of, such as hair loss, or problems in the bedroom. By paying attention to risk factors, and using them as cues to make healthy changes in your life, there's a lot that can be done to prevent cardiovascular damage early on, says Dr. Rene Alvarez, associate professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Cardiovascular Institute. Here are six unusual signs of heart disease -- and what you can do to protect yourself.
1. Sexual dysfunction
Heart disease may be the last thing on your mind when you're cuddling close to your significant other, but trouble performing may be a concern for heart health as well as sexual health. Dr. Alvarez says that although sexual dysfunction in men and women is different, the issue linking it to heart disease is the same: When blood vessels don't work well, sexual problems can occur. "If you have dysfunction in one circulatory area you have it in others," he says.
Do this. Treat both issues. With good medical therapy and healthy lifestyle changes, both sexual dysfunction and heart disease can be avoided. Dr. Alvarez recommends regular exercise, and talking with your physician about daily aspirin use and your vascular health, to resolve both problems.
2. Male pattern baldness
Loss of hair is more than an issue of appearance -- it may mean loss of circulation, according to a correlation between top rear head balding and cardiovascular disease described in a recent t issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. Dr. Alvarez says lack of circulation to the hair follicles may be related to heart circulation, although other factors may play a role in the connection. "Some patients who have male pattern baldness may smoke, have hypertension, or a genetic predisposition relating to heart disease," he notes.
Do this. Watch and be aware. Knowing your family history -- both of baldness and heart disease—can help you asses your own risk. If either runs in the family, it's extra reason to take steps to prevent hypertension and high cholesterol levels, and to avoid or quit smoking.
3. Snoring and sleep apnea
Sawing logs may cause your heart to struggle. A study from Emory University in Atlanta found that the obstructed airways in people who have sleep apnea or snore were linked to higher risk of cardiovascular disease. Disturbed sleep may be a predisposition of high blood pressure and diabetes, both contributing to heart disease, says Dr. Alvarez.
Do this. Prevent future problems now. The good news is that this warning sign gives you lots of time to take action. "Sleep-disordered breathing typically occurs decades before it's diagnosed, and decades before signs of cardiovascular disease events," says Dr. Alvarez. If you have these nighttime symptoms, take a sleep test and get advice from a specialist to improve your quality of sleep and quality of life, he suggests.
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Sing the Awana Way! CD
Popular Awana songs enliven club meetings, awards night and every clubber's home.
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Enjoy 20 great tracks, including the Awana Theme Song and all club theme songs, a books of the Bible song and three bonus tracks! There are Spanish versions of the club theme songs (except Puggles) with accompaniment. Awana music is now available on iTunes. | <urn:uuid:122c0a44-8af2-45d3-9aee-33bb3b7b586f> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://awana.org/store/singtheawanawaycd/74536,default,pd.html?start=4&cgid=kids-clubs-t-and-t-music-media&pmin=0&pmax=15 | 2013-05-24T08:29:44Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704392896/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113952-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.872167 | 91 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
It sounded kinda cuckoo.
At the request of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, the NAACP and the ACLU, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, a United Nations will send out 44 election observers in the U.S. on Election Day. The U.N. has no jurisdiction over U.S. elections but since it is an OSCE member it is committed to allow others to observe their elections. Spokeswoman Giovanna Maiola explains their purpose:
“They [will] observe the overall election process, not just the ballot casting. They are focusing on a number of areas on the state level, including the legal system, election administration, the campaign, the campaign financing [and] new voting technologies used in the different states.”
The OSCE has observed five elections in this country since 2002 without incident.
That is until now.
State Attorney General Greg Abbott, just call him Perry “lite”, sensing another political opportunity to exploit. He fired off a letter to OSCE warning that U.N. observers who get within 100 feet of a polling place, never mind entering it, could be subject to criminal prosecution. Abbott is also considering legal action (another law suit!) if OSCE doesn’t agree to meet follow state law.
Undeterred, Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights fired back to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
“The threat of criminal sanctions against OSCE/ODIHR observers is unacceptable. The United States, like all countries in the OSCE, has an obligation to invite ODIHR observers to observe its elections.”
“Our observers are required to remain strictly impartial and not to intervene in the voting process in any way. They are in the United States to observe these elections, not to interfere in them.”
And ever to be outdone Governor Perry tweeted himself into the controversy:
”No UN monitors/inspectors will be part of any TX election process; I commend @TXsecofstate for swift action to clarify issue.”
Mindless chest beating the norm in this state that will have to cover an eight billion dollar “planned” budget deficit and is currently getting sued by it’s own school districts. | <urn:uuid:ef62a5a8-349c-4462-a4b9-805d251a53a3> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://blog.beaumontenterprise.com/bayou/2012/10/page/3/ | 2013-05-24T08:44:38Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704392896/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113952-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.944547 | 485 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
The Rainforest Pyramid, which opened in 1993, is a ten-story glass pyramid that recently underwent a massive enhancement project to make it better for both visitors and its animal and plant residents. The Rainforest Pyramid has shared the wonders of the Asian, African, and American rainforests with millions of visitors. It has also brought attention to the dangers rainforests are facing and the endangered species that inhabit them.
The popular Moody Gardens attraction is a great entertainment destination, but it is also the center point of Moody Gardens rainforest conservation efforts. Over the years, Moody Gardens has shown its dedication to saving the rainforest in a variety of ways.
In the last decade, Moody Gardens purchased 2,215 acres of rainforest in Panama for protected reserves. We have also collected over $69,000 for research and conservation in Central and South America to help preserve the diminishing rainforests in those regions.
Moody Gardens contributed to purchasing land in Peru to help complete the ReNuPeru Ethno Botanical Garden at the Amazon Center for Environmental Education and Research.
Other funds from Moody Gardens have been donated to support the Belizean Ministry of Natural Resources as they try to save the Mountain Pine Ridge Forests area from the devastation caused by a massive Pine Beatle infestation. We also contributed to the Rainforest Foundation to help indigenous people preserve their land from being taken over.
Moody Gardens contributes to helping save the rainforest through our animal programs and our research efforts. We stand by our mission: “Moody Gardens is a public, non-profit educational destination utilizing nature in the advancement of rehabilitation, conservation, recreation, and research.”
To learn more about our rainforest conservation efforts, come visit our Rainforest Pyramid. You can make a trip out of your visit by staying with us at the Moody Gardens Hotel, one of the best places to stay in Galveston. | <urn:uuid:e0cafcae-7ba5-48c8-8c42-ff626502b3e3> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://blog.moodygardens.com/?p=1501 | 2013-05-24T09:04:31Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704392896/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113952-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.940218 | 390 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |