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KARACHI: The BCCI has officially invited Pakistan to play its 'home' series in India in December, Pakistan Cricket Board ( PCB ) chairman Shaharyar Khan said on Saturday.Shaharyar told the media in Lahore that he was given a formal proposal by his Indian counterpart Shashank Manohar during a phone call on Friday. "Shashank Manohar called me up on Friday evening and told me they have got clearance from their government to play against us. But he said they wanted to play the series in India and not in the UAE," Shaharyar said. "Manohar also said that the Indian board would provide the best security to our team and schedule the matches in places like Mohali and Kolkata where there is no problem at playing a Indo-Pak match," Shaharyar added. "Thirdly he said that the Indian board would devise a formula to ensure that we don't suffer any loss of revenues for playing our home series in India," he said.The PCB chief said that he had however informed Manohar that Pakistan would like to play the series in December in UAE as per the MOU signed with the BCCI. "Why should we play our home series in India and not in UAE which is stated in the MOU and there is the matter of security for our team and plus the nearly $50 million that we expect to earn from hosting the series," he said. "I told Manohar how can we play in India when there is so much anti-Pakistan sentiments there by some of their groups. We have played our last two series in India and I think it is time we now got to host the series," Shaharyar said.The PCB chief however said he was not authorised to take a decision on Manohar's offer and he would consult the board of governors when they meet on 17 November. "But more importantly I have to first also seek clearance from the Prime Minister for any decision we take. At the moment I have told the Indian cricket chief to send us a detailed proposal in writing," he said.Interestingly, the chairman of PCB's executive committee Najam Sethi told the media that he would advise the board not to accept any offer from BCCI to play the series in India. |
by Dr. Ricardo Duchesne he academic world is totally dedicated to the diversification of all White-created nations. The research effort, the collection of data, the preparation of surveys, the proposals for lucrative grants, the long string of mediocre articles and books regularly published, are overwhelmingly biased in favour of mass immigration. It is assumed among all academics that White "homogeneous communities" without a program of diversification are inherently "backward looking," "reactionary," "anti-democratic," devoid of "youth" and "energy," and out of touch with the "requirements" of the times. Before 2006 or so, most of the studies on the merits of diversity were not really empirical assessments but theoretical postulations about the value of increasing opportunities for minorities, celebrating multiculturalism, and implementing policies that would improve racial equality. While there were empirical studies on racial inequalities and the effects of such inequalities on community cohesion, there were few studies on immigration-induced diversity. This should not surprise us. Mass immigration only started to gather real momentum in Europe in the early 2000s, and the rising proportion of immigrants in Australia, Canada, and the United States became really noticeable, a subject of much debate in the media, around the same time.Organized calls for mass immigration from the Third World were coming primarily from business lobbies looking for cheap labour and mass consumers. Academics were happily producing theoretical works on the supposed merits of multiculturalism and willingly supporting mass immigration without much empirical evidence about its supposed benefits or costs. Their support was more a result of their obsession with racial equality, their opposition to Western colonization of Third World peoples, and the increasing identification of whiteness per se with racism.But soon enough, in the early 2000s, studies started coming out assessing the consequences of diversification. From the beginning, however, these studies tended to be guided by the idea that diversity was a positive goal. No academic was questioning the program itself. Such opposition was deemed to be "bigoted" and "ignorant," not for the educated, beyond the orbit of research proposals. Empirical studies were framed in such a way that negative findings about immigration were categorized as "challenges" to be overcome with further "integration" proposals and calls for policy initiatives to increase opportunities for immigrants. Negative reactions by White members of the host nation were not allowed to enter into the "empirical data" but were summarily disqualified as indications that the community was "xenophobic." |
In the hushed darkness of a chilly night, a fire truck carrying six men rolled toward its Brooklyn firehouse. They had just finished up at a women’s shelter, where steam wisping from an iron had set off an alarm. Not much to it. There had been a few other runs for Ladder Company 105 — a gas leak, a stuck elevator — but for Jordan Sullivan, another 15-hour shift was unspooling without what he so eagerly awaited. A fire. In his 96 days in the field as a firefighter, a probie out of the Fire Academy — the Rock, as it’s familiarly known — it had not happened. Around the firehouse, the veterans continually swapped fire stories. That was how they both taught and regaled one another, and the stories were good ones. He could not contribute. He hadn’t had a fire. Sometimes a probie goes on the maiden run of his career and, bam, a fire. Usually, in New York, it happens during the first few tours. Maybe it takes a week or even a month. But 96 days — nearly triple digits! That was ridiculous. Probies take a lot of ribbing, part of the subculture of being a probationary firefighter, and it was a running joke about how Jordan Sullivan could not catch a fire. The others would say drolly, “Well, I know I’m not going to a fire tonight, Jordan’s here.” Fires happen all the time in New York. On average, the Fire Department responds to 68 structural fires a day, most of them minor, but usually eight to 10 that qualify as serious. Fires everywhere, and yet after 96 days Firefighter Sullivan kept wondering, “When’s it my turn?” Adding insult, another probie had done a 90-day rotation with Ladder 105 and had caught 10 fires. His gear stank of smoke. The other firefighters would needle Jordan Sullivan: “Hey, probie, you smelling his gear again?” Everyone knew he had this pent-up itch. He would never say it this way, but the others couldn’t help but sense that Jordan Sullivan was wishing for a fire. At the firehouse’s annual dinner dance several weeks earlier on Staten Island, everyone decked out in jacket and tie, Christopher Paolicelli, the captain of 105, saw the need to settle him down. “You don’t want to wish for fire,” Captain Paolicelli told him. |
WikiLeaks have revealed a credibility gap not merely between US words and actions, but between those of politicians and officials all over the world. The difference between the Australian government's official optimism on Afghanistan and its private and apparently very deep pessimism is only the latest example. This credibility gap -- ya'll know the origin of that phrase I'm sure -- as much as loose security and over-classification within the US government and military, is what needs to be addressed as a result of WikiLeaks. Why didn't US taxpayers know from their own government that their armed forces were deeply involved in action in Yemen? Why do Australians have to rely on leaked cables to find out just how pessimistic both politicians and bureaucrats are about a conflict that is costing the lives of our young men? Why do Nigerians need to rely on WikiLeaks to find out their government has been extensively infiltrated by agents of oil companies? No reasons of statecraft or national security could justify the gaps between publicly-stated positions and privately-held beliefs among decision-makers. All politicians and senior officials face a clear decision in the wake of WikiLeaks -- either they can gamble that never again will such material make it into the public domain -- beyond, um, the other quarter-million cables yet to be released -- or they can start closing the gap between what they tell the public and what they actually think. Not all of the embarrassment has been inflicted by the cables themselves. Julia Gillard and Robert McClelland have embarrassed themselves in their rush to declare WikiLeaks guilty of some crime, somewhere. McClelland's effort to describe quite what WikiLeaks might be guilty of yesterday -- explaining that they might be guilty of something under Australian law and so because the Americans might have similar laws -- he didn't know for sure -- therefore it might be guilty of something under US law -- was humiliating. In contrast, the much-maligned Kevin Rudd's reaction -- in short, that the Americans should tighten their security up, you'll always cops some knocks in diplomacy and Julian Assange will receive the protection to which he is entitled as an Australian citizen -- was a model of common sense, however little we might believe his repeated protestations that he doesn't give a damn. None of this will fade away. It will continue, for however many months or years it will take for these cables to be released. |
Ancestral archosaur scales were almost certainly outgrowing structures that contained β‐keratin at maturity. Overlapping ancestral archosaur scales likely also exhibited asymmetric localization of nuclear β‐catenin in both epidermis and dermis during early development. The skin appendage representing the ancestor of feathers and avian scutate scales evolved in dinosaurian ancestors of extant birds. In this ancestral skin appendage, an anatomical placode was likely present at the onset of development, although the form of the mature ancestral structure is more contentious. Some have suggested that scutate scales are evolutionarily rederived from feathers (Davies 1889; Dhouailly 2009). This hypothesis is consistent with discoveries of fossil non‐avian theropod dinosaurs with pennaceous feathers covering the metatarsus (Xu et al. 2003; Xu and Zhang 2005; Li et al. 2010). However, it is unclear whether a feathered metatarsus is ancestral to birds or represents a derived state in these extinct theropods. Although our data suggests early stages of feather, scutate scale, and alligator scale development are homologous, it does not refute the hypothesis that scutate scales are rederived from feathers (Davies 1889; Dhouailly 2009). Additional fossil evidence will be necessary to fully resolve this question. As noted above, the relationship of reticulate scales to other skin appendages remains unclear. We illustrate two possible placements for reticulate scales on our tree that reflect two different evolutionary hypotheses: (1) that reticulate scales evolved independently in reptiles after regionalization of plantar epidermis, or (2) that reticulate scales are derived, simplified archosaur skin appendages that lack nuclear β‐catenin localization. Future work investigating additional molecules and different reptile scales will shed light on this relationship. Lastly, we need a revised definition of the skin placode. Traditionally, the anatomical criterion for identifying a skin placode is a thickening of the epidermis. However, the skin placode also marks the initial location of the future skin appendage and is a localized molecular signaling center. Our study demonstrates that a local, organized molecular signaling center can form without the presence of a thickened epithelium. These molecular signaling centers can organize the subsequent development of an epidermal appendage entirely without the anatomical features that have been used to traditionally define the placode. Thus, the definition of the placode should shift to focus on its functional role in appendage development, not on the morphological criterion used to identify it embryologically. |
The contrast of the outrageously cheerful face of 포돌이 against the dark mood, along with the fact that a student is being arrested, was pure hilarity. To this day, these cuts are used over and over again in the internet culture, and 포돌이 became a real celebrity!I end with one more related word: "철컹철컹." To many Koreans, this word should remind you of 포돌이 (the creepy version, I suppose). This is because "철컹철컹" is an onomatopoeia for the clang of metal, or in our case, the clang of the handcuffs as they close around your wrists. You will see this word appear when an internet user makes not-safe-for-work sexual remarks, especially in the context that might remind people of child pornography. Although the internet users are sending a serious warning towards the target, they are also reminding themselves of the cheerfully creepy face of 포돌이. Some people prefer to use the phrase "잡았다 요놈," or "I got you, you rascal," which is something 포돌이 might say, as he slaps those handcuffs on you. Both words are fairly humorous in nuance, although it is a word definitely reserved for close friends, or for the internet.All jokes aside, 포돌이 is still the leading face of the Korean police force. As far as the re-branding efforts go, I would say that he is a huge success, as no other mascot has the popularity of 포돌이. And although we will never know what life would have been like without 포돌이, I like to think that he contributed to changing the image of the Korean police force. |
Randomized Clinical Trials and Dairy Increased dairy consumption (≥3 servings compared to ≤ 1 diary serving/day) has been reported to reduce WC [36,37], hypertension [34,38], and inflammatory compounds [39] in weight stable overweight or obese subjects. Some studies reported decreased serum insulin [34,38] and improved insulin resistance [38] with dairy intake. However, dairy’s role in MetS is unclear as these effects are not confirmed in other studies. For example, Van Loan et al. found no difference in MetS parameters with ≥4 dairy servings compared to ≤1serving/day [40], and van Meijl et al. found decreases in systolic blood pressure and tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), but no differences in other MetS components or inflammatory markers in those consuming three servings of dairy compared to isocaloric carbohydrate control foods [39]. The discrepancies among these clinical trials can be due to several factors. Dugan et al. [37] and Stancliffe et al. [39] recruited individuals with MetS, while in the study by van Mejil et al. [38], subjects were overweight or obese and it is not clear whether they met MetS criteria per se. It is possible that the metabolic status of the subjects may influence outcomes as those with MetS differ clinically from age and BMI matched controls [1]. In addition, the magnitude between dairy and calcium intake [37-39] differed. Since a threshold effect of calcium intake has been suggested [41] and dietary calcium has been shown to reduce weight and BMI [36], this factor can also explain the discrepancies among these studies. Some evidence supports individual nutrients in dairy to have a beneficial effect on MetS such as calcium and the attenuation of adiposity, or peptide fractions, which have been found to lower blood pressure. Below, the effects and potential mechanism of dairy intake on individual MetS components are reviewed. |
Adding that murderers should be "hunted".Brittany says he shouldn't have made the post, but officer Fishbaugher was posting "what the rest of us were thinking".Nic says "Joe is a great guy" but questions the timing of his post.Not everyone is defending Fishbaugher. Amy calls the comments uncalled for, adding comments like his help fuel the fire that all police officers are bad.You can share your thoughts on the KELOLAND News Facebook Page |
But the question is what is fair when you have to raise. Multi trillions of dollars to fund the United States government and everybody agrees that we're not getting enough revenue. Privately I've not -- a Republican that thinks that the United States government should should operate on 15% of GDP in revenue. So you have to get some more revenue have to cut expenditures -- -- to -- I don't know question about. And what about the timing yeah a lot of Republicans -- -- -- the business community that say this is a debate to be have a later the economy is just starting to recover. And -- even oppose raising taxes on capital gains for those in the business world right now. Would be crashing for an economy. It's still so perhaps it won't change it it will change our behavior. I -- I've got my tax returns since nineteen. A 44 when I was thirteen years of age I paid all the different kinds of capital gains rates -- paid all kinds of your order your coverage I've always been an interest in taking money. I have never talked to an investor I started selling stocks when I was twenty years old. -- 81 now. I have talked to lots of investors over the years -- -- a very rich investors medium size investors I've never -- one say I'm not interest -- investing because -- have to pay X in the capital gains tax rates. -- -- And -- -- some of the other policies the president -- last night targeting companies. That we're sending employees overseas what have been trying to take advantage of lower taxes there do you think that's appropriate measure to be -- well. I think that it's a very complicated issue on that I'm. I think that that. -- differential in rates at. I think having incentives for people to seek out tax statements whether they're individuals or corporations abroad is now -- a mistake but. Exactly how you attack that I have -- -- a single proposal. That the speech last night we were -- this was going to be a populous. Argument the president is going to be making news in -- populist issue you can take on for 2012. And and I want to ask you the tax issue itself has been one that you been talking -- very vocal that for many years however spoke. |
He wasn't supposed to be doing Mexican work. After his second day he was already talking of quitting. "Man, this can't be for real," he said, rubbing his wrists as if they'd been in handcuffs. "This job's for an ass. They treat you like an animal." He just might have quit after the third day had it not been for Mercedes Fernández, a Mexican. He took a place next to her by the conveyor belt. She smiled at him, showed him how to make incisions. That was the extent of his on-the-job training. He was peep-eyed, missing a tooth and squat from the starchy prison food, but he acted as if this tiny woman had taken a fancy to him. In truth, she was more fascinated than infatuated, she later confided. In her year at the plant, he was the first white person she had ever worked with. The other workers noticed her helping the white man, so unusual was it for a Mexican and a white to work shoulder to shoulder, to try to talk or even to make eye contact. As for blacks, she avoided them. She was scared of them. "Blacks don't want to work," Mrs. Fernández said when the new batch of prisoners came to work on the line. "They're lazy." |
However, most people are going to memorize the 9 required (or, in the case of, say, 4v4 battles, 5 required) part real fast, so the only one theyre really going to want to know is how many have. Thus 1 is highlighted.I also put the little i at the bottom for people who dont know what vetoing is. Its out of the way, so people who know what vetoing is wont be bothered by it, but people who dont can find out.One thing I absolutely couldnt stand about Reach was the back and forth motion between the left half of the screen and the right. Gave me a headache, and entirely unnecessary.So in the middle. This is how you look at players stats and player model. Unlike Reach, everything is all in one screen, but each is still big enough to see even on a smaller screen.Honestly, now, what do I really want to know about a player? Off the bat, likely his rank, what his K/D ratio is, and how many games hes played. So thats what I put. Yes, I put Finished the Fight. Easily replaced with something like Campaign Complete (which is probably what I should have put).Now, if you want to know more about a player, just hit A. That way you can see all his stats like how many overkills hes got, or how many vehicles hes lazered, or the most medals hes gotten in a match. But for the most part, these are the things players are going to want to know about other players at a glance.Pretty familiar. For the parties, while I know this is pretty much what Halo 3 does, the idea I had in my mind when I did it was Red Dead Redemption. One guy is the leader, and all the other guys have arrows pointing up to him (except in keeping with Halo I used a crown instead of a sheriff badge, for obvious reasons).Just threw in a bunch of your guyss names. Sorry you didnt get an emblem wwm0nkey. (And yes, I know Stormtrooper is listed twice. )And this is just the thing after youve hit X. Yes, I now, Im such a horrible person. I vetoed Guardian of all mapsAll for the sake of demonstration, you know.K, so here we are in the lobby, vetoing done. The game is loading ().So what do you want to know about the game up front? |
Symantec Shareholders Worried Symantec shareholders are increasingly worried about the growing likelihood of multiple legal prosecutions and adverse publicity surrounding Symantec's Rulespace software. Concerned shareholders who remain unaware of the impending problems should investigate the claims of thousands of internet users and webmasters who are currently gathering together to force Symantec to stop blocking websites and blogs simply because the Symantec management does not approve of their political content. If these claims are true, this will be seen as a sinister development to people who are concerned about civil liberties, freedom of speech and internet censorship. Worse, from Symantec's point of view, is that thousands of these sites have been categorised as "hate sites" by Symantec, but a close look at many of these sites clearly reveals that they are nothing of the sort. One good example of this is the website ... http://www.dvmen.co.uk/ ... which is a site simply devoted to pointing out that men, as well as women, can experience domestic violence. As a result of these serious misclassifications, webmasters and bloggers are gradually uniting and planning to sue Symantec for libel and defamation. The costs of such suits for Symantec could run into millions of dollars; particularly since the management has been aware of these misclassifications for some considerable time - thus compounding the company's liability in law - but appears to have made no attempt to deal with them. As such, shareholders might well have grounds to wonder if the company is much more concerned about the political leanings of its management and much less concerned about them. More disturbing, perhaps, is that Symantec is being accused by some people of blocking web sites devoted to exposing child abuse. And the question is being asked, "Who is Symantec trying to protect? What is the company trying to hide?" On a lighter note, the Fathers For Justice website was, until a few days ago, catagorised as a "Shopping" site. Symantec is also likely to face intense lobbying in the UK following the revelation that, despite having made millions of pounds from its UK activities, it pays virtually no tax in the UK. UK politicians, UK government departments and UK businesses are therefore coming under increasing attack for using Symantec products. It is also seems likely that Symantec has been avoiding the payment of millions of tax dollars in America - where it is based. |
Silicon Valley guru and Sun Microsystems Inc. co-founder, Bill Joy already sees the world becoming dependent on batteries. But he thinks alkaline batteries might be the smarter way to go, rather than lithium ion batteries, reports Bloomberg On Thursday, Joy, and Woburn, Mass.-based Ionic Materials unveiled their solid-state alkaline battery at the Rocky Mountain Institute’s 35th Anniversary Energy Innovation Summit in Basalt, Colorado,It's well known that alkaline batteries can be made far more cheaply and safely than lithium ion batteries, but they have never been rechargeable, and this one issue has prevented them from being used in smartphones, personal computers and electric vehicles.Ionic claims they have developed an alkaline battery that can be recharged hundreds of times and would not be prone to combustion problems such as Samsung had with its lithium ion battery-powered smartphones. The company also says the battery can be made using a "continuous manufacturing process" similar to how plastic wrap is made.Tesla and other companies globally have been working hard to increase the storage capacity of lithium ion batteries, with Tesla developing the Powerwall module and the larger, utility-scale Powerpack unit. The advancements in creating more powerful batteries have also led to cost-cutting innovations in their manufacturing.According to Reuters , the cost of lithium ion batteries used to power electric vehicles could tumble over 70 percent by 2025, according to a McKinsey & Co study released on July 11, 2017. With the falling costs of producing lithium ion batteries, along with the development of more powerful batteries and energy storage units, it's easy to see what's fueling this demand.If the consumer is going to accept this renewable energy revolution, then the batteries powering EVs, the electrical grid and our technology need to be powerful and inexpensive. So Ionic Materials is going to fit right into the mix, especially if their alkaline battery does what they claim.Funded by prominent venture capital firms, and employing a world-class team, Ionic Materials is headed up by CEO and Founder, Mike Zimmerman Ph.D. Zimmerman is a proven serial entrepreneur with 30+ years of polymer expertise. The company's technology team makes use of their extensive knowledge in the fields of polymer science, electrochemistry, and battery science.Ionic has invented a solid polymer electrolyte material that conducts ions at room temperature, making it possible to create a truly solid state battery. |
Challenging Neoliberalism The left-wing governments which together comprised the pink tide — including Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador, and to a less radical extent Brazil and Argentina — first achieved electoral victory on the back of widespread popular discontent about the effects of neoliberalism. Accordingly, the main thrust of their project was anti-imperialist and anti-neoliberal. In response to massive popular mobilizations, these governments softened the harshest blows dealt by neoliberalism, reversing privatizations, promoting growth based on production rather than speculation, recuperating the role of the state in wealth redistribution, and expanding public services, especially in health care, food, and education. The initial objective was to build an alternative hegemonic bloc capable of breaking with US hegemony and the neoliberal world order. The shared goals of alternative forms of industrialization, trade, finance, and communications were accompanied by important efforts towards integration through initiatives such as the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) and the Community of Latin American and Carribean States (CELAC). The most interesting of these projects was the Venezuelan initiative, the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA), which sought alternative forms of cooperation based on the principles of complementarity and solidarity. There is no doubt that the social programs of pink tide governments brought significant gains for poor and working people. Many for the first time gained access to basic goods, housing, higher education. and health care. With the possible exception of Venezuela, the reforms of progressive governments were only designed to confront US hegemony and mitigate the effects of neoliberalism. They did little to challenge the more fundamental structures of capitalism in these countries. The main targets for nationalization were foreign assets, while the structures of power within Latin American countries were mostly left intact. Social programs sought only to assist the poor, but they refrained from compromising the rich. There was no significant agrarian reform, and major resources like mining, agro-industry, finance, and mass media remained in the hands of a small sector of elites, who continued to profit under pink tide governance. As a result, as the pink tide project unfolded it was increasingly undermined by its own contradictions. |
Authorities in Haryana called in the Army in a few districts, including Rohtak, on Friday evening after the agitation by jat protestors turned violent. The jat protestors, who have been demanding reservation in jobs and educational institutions, torched several police and private vehicles in Rohtak.Here is why the Jat community is up in arms. * A north Indian martial and farming community not traditionally considered ‘backward’. * A special backward class quota; basis: economic status* They want to be in the OBC category* Jats make up 29% of Haryana’s population. They’re politically and economically well off. They’re better off in terms of education too. The demand to be declared OBC will help them corner the 27% OBC reservation in government jobs* The Supreme Court said "social backwardness" key to determine backwardness — caste alone cannot be reason to grant reservation. * If Haryana were to add a jat quota to the existing OBC (27%) +scheduled castes & scheduled tribes (22.5%), it would defy Supreme Court cap of 50% reservations. Jat protesters vandalize and damage vehicles during a protest in Rohtak (AP Photo)Jats have agitated to be on the OBC list of the Centre & states, since VP Singh’s Mandal report of 1991.Their demand in Haryana, UP and MP to be in central OBC list rejected by the National Commission for Backward ClassesThe panel commissions a survey to review jats’ backwardness in six states, including Haryana and UP. * Haryana’s surveys of jats compare them to higher castes, not the lower onesCongress’s Bhupinder Singh Hooda promises them a quota; he becomes CMHooda includes jats & four other castes under 10% specially backward class (SBC) quotaSpecially backward class quota set aside by high court after SC refuses to accept the recommendationsSC rejects Centre’s decision to include jats from 9 states in central OBC list: Haryana, Bihar, Gujarat, Himachal, MP, Delhi, Rajasthan, UP & Uttarakhand.Protesters run some with sticks during a pro caste quota protest in Rohtak (AP Photo)* Protesters break into home of state minister Captain Abhimanyu, try to set it on fire; burn his cars* One killed when policemen fire on protesters who blocked a road near the Rohtak-Delhi bypass, burned a police jeep and other vehicles. * Protestors block highways, rail tracks. |
Match 1- SlayerS_MMAv SlayerS_RyungThe first two SlayerS players to reach the Top8 of a GSL must now fight it out, ensuring at least one semifinalist from Boxer's team. MMA is coming from a huge win at MLG Columbus where he dropped just three games all tournament in his run to first place. His fate may be decided by whether he feels invigorated by his success or worn out from an exhausting weekend of nonstop gaming and over 20,000km of traveling.Both players have solid TvTs, but MMA should be better prepared for this match up. He has played nothing else all tournament long, whereas this will be Ryung's first mirror of the entire tournament. Also, MMA has had a much harder road to the RO8, beating Lyn, SuperNova, and Ganzi to get here. Ryung, on the hand, has had it pretty easy so far, having played Inca, Violet, and JookTo.Game 1:Match 2: TheBestfOuv MarineKingPrime.WEMarineKing has to feel that is finally his time to be crowned GSL Champion. Every player who has ever beaten him in a GSL match is already out of the tournament, including the Three Exemplar, which ensures that there will be a new champion. In fact, MarineKing is the only player in the entire Top8 to have even made it to the semifinals before, and one of just two repeat quarter-finalists (Top is the other).TheBest has taken out some impressive players on his road to the quarterfinals, but it hasn't been pretty. He barely squeaked past Min last round in a nail-biting comedy of errors in which he one-based so hard that he literally mined himself completely out of his main without expanding at all. TheBest seems like he is very lucky to be here, but perhaps he will continue his run of ruining people's liquibets by eliminating the last of the former GSL finalists from the tournament.Game 1: @pullarius1 |
The high-powered mission began on an ominous note: Gates and his companions, who included Richard N. Haass, the ranking National Security Council aide for the region, and John Kelly, the Assistant Secretary of State for Near East and South Asian Affairs, were stood up by Benazir Bhutto. President Bush had written a private note to the Pakistani Prime Minister, with whom he had established a good rapport the previous year, and the Gates team was expecting confirmation of a meeting place during a refuelling stop at Athens. Ms. Bhutto’s reign as Prime Minister had sharply disappointed many of her supporters in Pakistan and elsewhere; they saw little evidence that she had the ability to run the government. There also were heated complaints of nepotism and corruption in her administration. Many Americans assigned to the Embassy in Islamabad and as military attachés sided with General Beg and President Khan in their intense power struggle against Ms. Bhutto. The infighting was often very ugly. Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate, its most clandestine intelligence agency, was known to have bugged many of Ms. Bhutto’s meetings, and even videotaped her in private moments with her husband. Copies of some of that material had made their way to the large and very active C.I.A. station in Islamabad, whose agents—not unnaturally—discussed them with at least a few colleagues throughout the world. Many of these men, a well-informed congressional aide explained, saw Ms. Bhutto “as a nuisance,” and not—as did many in Congress—as someone capable of giving Pakistan “a chance for democracy.” Ms. Bhutto’s popularity at home had revived with her ardent support for the Kashmiri freedom fighters, as she described the Kashmiri Muslims in a series of jingoistic speeches that spring throughout Pakistan. As Gates set out on his mission, she was in Yemen, one of her stops on an extensive tour of the Gulf states, to drum up Islamic backing for her nation’s demand for elections in Kashmir. She did not meet Gates, and even today he remains angry and perplexed about her slight. “First, they had said ‘Let’s meet in Cairo,’ ” Gates recalled. “I got word in Athens that we’d meet someplace else. She yanked my chain for four or five hours. Finally, she said, ‘Why not come to Yemen?’ I said, ‘Screw it.’ It was clear that she did not want to talk about it. |
Like TOR, I2P routes packets randomly around the internet which not only requires the internet layer below it but also leads to excessive latency and inefficient routing. Unlike TOR, I2P contains fairness metrics which prevent blatant bandwidth abuse. I2P is written in Java and uses enough resources that it is unsuitable for use in any small device or low end server. I2P's user interface is like TOR's, a simple socks proxy which allows for web browsing and other basic web functions. I2P contains a library which allows applications to communicate over I2P if modifications are made to the application's code. Freenet is a rather interesting protocol, like TOR, it runs over the existing internet and anyone can join. Like I2P, it does not proxy out to the outside internet. Unlike TOR and I2P it is a distributed store so people who insert content into the network can then turn their computers off and the content remains available. As a data store it has been known to host child abuse material and in addition, would be node operators are faced with the fact that they are storing random Freenet content on their harddrive which while likely not a crime, is morally difficult to reconcile. Also since data is stored on nodes, Freenet is vulnerable attacks by inserting large amounts of garbage data or spam which would displace legitimate data. As a content addressable internet it is very interesting, it contains static content (stored by hash) and mutable content (stored by key). It also has a "darknet" mode which allows nodes to peer privately without allowing other nodes to connect to them so it can contain highly secretive nodes. Freenet's content distribution is far more DDoS resistant than I2P or TOR and it has the added benefit that a denationalizing attack involving DDoSing each node while polling a hidden site to see when it becomes unavailable is not effective. Freenet employs small world routing and routes randomly when a node cannot be found in order to maximize anonymity. Like TOR and I2P, Freenet uses a socks proxy to interface with the user. Unlike TOR and I2P, Freenet is highly restrictive of the type of website which it can host. New kinds of content placed in the Freenet network requires a new way of using the static/mutable store and a new permissions system. Running a webapp is simply impossible. Phantom is also an interesting protocol. |
This is the world that can best be described by the unfortunate description of amateur professional wrestling. Amateur because they’re not full time professionals, but “pro” in the sense that this is Hulk Hogan wrestling, not Olympics wrestling. On a recent Saturday night on a Staten Island football field, around 1,000 fans — mostly families — have paid $20 each to watch a show featuring local wrestlers, with former WWE star Matt Hardy as the main event of the evening. First there are several matches between local wrestlers, including a 10-man “royal rumble” match, where each wrestler is eliminated when he gets pushed or thrown out of the ring. (The wrestlers from WoW are paid $20 each, standard payment for every match. Bellini: "If they want more than that, they can go somewhere else.") After a few more matches, there's a women’s tag team match featuring a former WWE wrestler, Shelley Martinez, an extremely buxom fan favorite, who wins. One of the big name wrestlers on the bill, Shane Douglas, doesn't show up, and none of the wrestlers or Bellini can quite give a reason why other than rolled eyes and grumbles that Douglas is known for flaking last minute. After a mid-show break for the evening's second rendition of the national anthem, Matt Hardy is announced and his signature theme song blares on the P.A. system. He makes the long walk from the makeshift backstage area near the front ticket table across the football field to the ring. With no barriers on the long walkway, a crowd of kids gather around him, chanting his name and walking him to the ring. Hardy wears a black t-shirt with his personal motto, “Stronger than death," and bedazzled blue parachute pants. He removes his shirt at the ring, revealing a slightly softer stomach than he used to have. Tonight he's taking on Jay Lethal, a wrestler from Total Nonstop Action (TNA) wrestling league, which was formed in 2005. Although it has a weekly show on the Spike channel, it’s not as prestigious or popular as the WWE. Hardy is a “face” – a good guy character – and the face role in a match is always the same: get tossed around the ring until turning it around at the last minute for a win. Hardy, who has back and knee injuries, doesn't perform any of his famous high-flying moves from back in the day. |
If he is able to contain himself a bit and stay away from injury he has the ability to finish among the top 5 on this list. His landing spot with NY Jets was the perfect setup for a strong rookie fantasy season. Karl Joseph (Oakland Raiders) – Joseph was a first round pick last season by the Raiders, but battled injuries throughout his rookie season. He had 60 Combined Tackles with inconsistent playing time over 12 games. In camp so far this season he is getting good reviews from coach Jack Del Rio who said “I feel like a confident Karl Joseph is going to be much more impactful”. Kurt Coleman (Carolina Panthers) – Coleman has had at least 90 Combined Tackles, 1 Sack and 4 INT’s in each of the last two seasons, one at Free Safety and last year at Strong Safety. With the addition of Mike Adams, Coleman will return to Free Safety, but I think he may take a small hit in production with some of that production going to Adams. Kam Chancellor (Seattle Seahawks) – If not for 4 missed games last season, Chancellor may have had his best fantasy year. In 12 games he put up 51 Solo Tackles, 35 Assists and 2 INT’s, but he’s missed 11 games over the last 3 seasons. If he plays in all 16 games he’s more likely to finish in the top 10 other than just outside of it. Byron Jones (Dallas Cowboys) – Jones finished in the 15-20 range last year in Safety fantasy points. With the loss of Barry Church in free agency, Jones should see more opportunities come his way. Unsure on exactly how he will be used this season, I have only bumped him up a few slots. But if used in a more traditional role he could prove to be a steal in drafts. Harrison Smith (Minnesota Vikings) – Smith produced 69 Solo Tackles, 22 Assists and 2 Sacks in 14 games last season before an ankle injury. Smith has the talent to finish much higher in the rankings, but gets fewer opportunities than some other players because of the overall talent in the front of the Vikings defense. Ha Ha Clinton-Dix (Green Bay Packers) – Dix has finished with 94, 100 and 80 Combined Tackles in his first three seasons. |
Perhaps he heard the hesitation in our breaths, but he wasn't going to help us now. It was almost night then, and we were spared the detail of having to see and read each other's faces.That night it rained, and I listened to the rain on the roof and my mother sobbing, downstairs, until I fell asleep. After that we didn't play by the well anymore; even when we were much older, we didn't go back. I will never go back. |
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Despite being the centre of a bitter custody battle between his parents, Daniel’s memories of his younger years growing up with his father are mainly positive. However, as Daniel grew older and Assange became more pre-occupied with his own pursuits, the relationship between father and son became more and more strained. Shortly after asking his son to join WikiLeaks in 2007, Assange left Australia permanently. Since then, the two have had no contact. Contrary to other reports, however, Daniel insists that there was no specific incident that led to the parting of ways, and holds no hatred towards his father now. "It was just a general decline of relations," he says. "I was getting into my late teenage years, and single father and teenage son don’t mix particularly well in one house. "As for him not contacting me following that, it’s probably at least in part an attempt to protect me," he says. "If it was known that I was the son and directly involved in some way, there was a likelihood of a direct retaliation, and my father was quite concerned about such things." Daniel believes that previous reports of him being "estranged" from his father have sensationalised the issue, and have also misrepresented him in other ways. The most blatant of these was an August 27 article by the New York Post, entitled " My Wiki dad’s just awful with the ladies" . The article was based around a tongue-in-cheek comment that Daniel posted on a friend’s Facebook page, which said "that man does have a way of making a lot of female enemies". "Somehow from this they gathered that I was making some comment on his capacity to interact with women over the entirety of his life, which I think was a bit of a ridiculous jump," Daniel says. The New York Post did not interview Daniel or have his consent to use the comment, and mistakenly reported his age as 21, despite the fact that his Facebook profile clearly shows that he is only 20. Since his father was accused of r-pe in mid-August, interview requests from reporters have been coming thick and fast. So far, Daniel has not commented publicly on the issue, but he has thought about it extensively, and is not convinced that it is a government set-up, as has been suggested in some circles. |
In keeping with Greek thought generally, Plotinus refers to an original cosmic and therefore Divine World-Soul, which is the creator of the visible cosmos, and the individual, for example the human, soul. The Stoics conceived of individual souls as parts of the World-Soul. For Plotinus in contrast, the World-Soul is herself an individual soul, albeit a very large one, whose body is the cosmos which she forms and administers. But both the individual and the World- souls are manifestations of the one Universal Soul. This is essentially the same as the monistic Hindu philosopher statement that the individual soul or Jiva and Ishwara or God the creator and ruler of the universe are both the result of super-imposition or Maya over the one Absolute or Atman-Brahman As well as this "horizontal" division there is also a "vertical" one. Plotinus and his successors integrated the Platonic distinction between the rational and irrational souls with the Aristotlean distinction of vegetative, sentient (animal), and rational soul-levels. They thus postulated a whole range of levels of psychic consciousness. Being an intuitive and inspirational rather than a systematic thinker, Plotinus sometimes divides the Soul into higher/rational and lower/irrational, and sometimes into three or even more levels, the various classifications often being contradictory with each other. Sometimes the rational soul as a whole is identified with the "unfallen" soul. Plotinus went so far as to say that the soul, as an "intelligible cosmos", contains not only all other soul-principles (or Logoi) but also the levels of Intelligence and the One, and is therefore able to attain any of those principles; an idea close to the Vedantic and Buddhist concept of Enlightenment or Liberation. Plotinus' psychology is as follows: The summit of Soul is an unfallen level which does not descend into this world; the Noetic Soul. It is in constant transcendent contemplation of the eternal Nous. |
If we don't, then the public will continue to fall for the scapegoat theory every time, which is why criminal governments always pin crimes on innocent scapegoats, whether the Russian government or the U.S. government.We must admit that the entire war on terror is bogus. Nothing the U.S. government says is real. In fact, as writer/photographer George Bailey says in his article ' It's All In The Theater!,' all of modern American history is "one massive National Security Secret." Our job is to expose all of it. We can't leave any stone unturned. We must reclaim history, defend the accused, and put away the rotten criminals and traitors.Thankfully, there are individuals around who are busy exposing U.S. national security secrets that threaten America, and world peace. Some of those individuals are J. Bruce Campbell of the website Veterans Today , Veterans Today' senior editor Gordon Duff, and author Daniel Estulin. They have helped made Khalezov's explosive revelations about 9/11, the Pentagon, and Viktor Bout more widely known. They deserve credit for their vigilance and reporting. And Khalezov deserves our thanks and appreciation for his courage, honesty and steadfastness.I recommend that you read the following articles/interviews to get a better understanding about Dimitri Khalezov's statements concerning the 9/11 attacks, the Soviet missile that hit the Pentagon, and Viktor Bout's innocence. There's more important information that you should know that is not included in this short article.There is another point that I have to highlight. We all know that it is highly unlikely that U.S. government officials will publicly declare that 9/11 was an inside job, and that the entire story about the attacks was a complete fabrication. After ten years of lies, we can't expect the full and honest truth. The myth about Viktor Bout is not as much for public consumption as it is for people within government who have access to sensitive national security information. As Khalezov makes clear in his interview with Estulin, the public is going to be fed the same script, while high-level officials and politicians who dish out billions of dollars and make key public policy decisions will be told by insiders that the Pentagon wasn't hit by a plane but by a Russian missile called the P-700 Granit. Naturally, a series of questions will pop up in the minds of the nervous beaurcrats and politicians. Questions such as 1) How did a Russian missile get into the hands of Muslim terrorists? |
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The Chart Categories Much of what is inferred about the founding fathers and their religious beliefs cannot always be taken from their letters. There are other ways above and beyond their letters that I have outlined in their church actions. Again, this informational content comes from the book, “Faiths of the Founding Fathers” by David Holmes, although these tables are entirely my creation. From their actions, the following ideas are considered indicators of Christian orthodoxy, Deism, or some combination of both: U.S. Presidents Actions: Communion, Confirmation, Church Attendance, Vocabulary Communion Confirmation Attendance Vocabulary Washington No No Yes Mostly Deist Adams, John not applicable not applicable Yes Both Jefferson No No Yes Deist Madison No No Yes Deist Monroe No No Yes Mostly Deist Franklin No No Yes Deist Paine, Thomas No No No Deist Adams, Samuel not applicable not applicable Yes Orthodox Beliefs: Resurrection, Christ-Divinity, Trinity, Miracles Resurrection Christ-Divinity Trinity Miracles Washington ? ? ? ? Adams, John Yes Yes No Yes Jefferson No No No No Madison ? ? No ? Monroe ? ? ? ? Franklin No No No ? Paine, Thomas No No No No Adams, Samuel Yes Yes Yes Yes 1. Communion – Deists were simply not likely to take communion when in church. The Sacraments in general were considered mostly superstition by Deists. The Last Supper and the taking of bread were relevant only if you believed Jesus was The Savior and died for our sins. Deists generally did not accept the divinity of Christ. For Anglicans to attend church regularly and not take communion was highly unusual. In the case of George Washington, it was noticeable. Washington, Franklin, Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe all visited Anglican churches regularly. None of these Founding Fathers were known to take communion. Calvinist's views on communion vary. Reform churches did not see it as a sacrament or specific channel of divine grace but as an expression of faith and obedience. Hence, communion did not carry the same weight for Calvinists. Whether or not a someone like John Adams took communion would likely not have been noteworthy as it was in Anglican churches. However, I admit to being unclear as to how John Adams in a Unitarian church or Samuel Adams in a Congregationalist church would have observed communion and whether or not it would have been recorded. 2. |
Smith said investigations by the police and the state division of Child Protection and Permanency failed to yield any charges against his client. No parents testified against Filo, but one parent testified in her favor, he said. The other three teaching assistants who testified against his client, Smith said, were also interviewed in the same room at the same time and given packets containing each others' statements. Smith alleged the three teaching assistants, all of whom are non-tenured, testified against his client because they feared losing their jobs. In his decision, Simmelkjaer said the three teaching assistants had "a genuine, albeit unfounded belief, that the reporting of any abuse incidents could redound to their detriment," and ruled that their "unreasonable fear of retaliation" didn't affect the credibility of their testimony. The arbitrator also said he found no evidence the teaching assistants had altered their testimony from their initial certifications or were asked to put things in their statement "that were untrue." Robin McMahon, counsel for the Morris-Union Jointure Commission, said the commission had complied with discovery rules and that Filo and Smith's allegations of witness tampering were a "bogus defense" and had "no substance." McMahon also said Smith "engages in numerous allegations of questionable validity." "It's not witness tampering, it's witness preparation," she said. The audio tape of the interview, McMahon said, was in the teaching assistant's personnel file -- not Filo's -- so it was initially overlooked. In his decision, Simmelkjaer found there was "no evidence of procedural irregularity or appearance of impropriety that would warrant the dismissal of charges or specifications on procedural grounds." The arbitrator also held the commission "met its burden of proof by a preponderance of the credible evidence that Ms. Filo engaged in conduct unbecoming or other just cause manifested in a pattern of corporal punishment and excessive force prohibited by commission policy and state statute." The arbitrator sided with the commission in finding that Filo's dismissal was "the only appropriate remedy." "The gravity of her misconduct, her use of excessive force, and the absence of extenuating circumstances render her unfit to teach," Simmelkjaer said in his decision. "(Filo's) lack of remorse for her use of excessive force and failure to acknowledge that any of her conduct was inappropriate militate against the imposition of a lesser penalty such as suspension coupled with retraining." |
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Wednesday that it has received a letter of commitment from Zoetis Animal Health that, by this coming fall, the company will suspend the sale of Histostat (nitarsone) and formally request that FDA withdraw approval for the drug by the end of the year. Nitarsone is the only arsenic-based animal drug that is currently approved for use in food animals. Nitarsone is approved for the prevention of blackhead disease (histomoniasis) in turkeys and chickens, but it is predominantly used in turkeys. The Center for Food Safety said Wednesday that it applauded FDA’s move. The agency agreed in 2013 to withdraw 98 of 101 arsenic-based animals drugs after CFS and eight other groups filed a lawsuit over the issue. “The withdrawal of these harmful feed additives is a major victory for consumers and the health of our food system. It is unfortunate that it took over 5 years of intense pressure from outside groups, yet in the end, we are pleased that FDA listened to our scientific objections and is now ridding arsenic from our meat supply,” said Paige Tomaselli, CFS senior attorney. The group says that arsenic is added to poultry feed to promote faster weight gain using less food and to create a “healthy color” in chicken and turkey meat. CFS notes that there is plenty of scientific evidence that organic arsenic compounds are toxic to both animals and humans. FDA stated in its Wednesday announcement that arsenic is present in the environment as a naturally occurring substance, or as a contaminant, and is found in water, air, soil, and food. Published scientific reports have indicated that organic arsenic, the less toxic form of arsenic present in the arsenic-based animal drugs, could transform into inorganic arsenic, a known carcinogen, the agency added. In 2011, Alpharma, then the sponsor of 3-Nitro (roxarsone), suspended marketing of that drug after an FDA study measured higher levels of inorganic arsenic in the livers of chickens fed roxarsone compared to those of untreated control chickens. In February 2014, FDA formally withdrew its approvals for three other arsenic-based animal drugs: roxarsone, arsanilic acid and carbasone. Zoetis and Fleming Labs had reportedly begun taking the drugs off the market after studies showed arsenic levels in chicken above naturally occurring levels. The agency has since completed additional studies that affirm the findings of its 2011 roxarsone study. |
In my case, Mahter could only do the double crit with the Kill Blade (not enough Str/Agi/Wlv for the other methods), and there was only one valid RNs sequence on the next 200 RNs (~80 RNs to burn to reach it), and unfortunately this sequence gives a pretty bad gargoyles encounter (14 gargoyles) Sealed Bridge (Rout) : In addition to the gargoyles who is always here, the 15 other gargoyles have around 75% chances of spawning each, and with the manipulation from the previous map I ended up with 1+8 gargoyles. Lionel killed them with the Devil Spear. PI : Less gargoyles PI : Less gargoyles Split 2 : Zeek leaves the pary here. Sierra will join Holmes team right after this split, and she is enough to deal with all Holmes maps (Plum will help her on map 27 though), so every unit with some combat capabilities is send to Runan's team to help on map 24. Map 24 (Seize) : The aim here is to clear the balistas as fast as possible, because they waste a lot time at each of their attacks and have 7 range. On turn 1, Lionel clear most of the island while being in range of only 2 balistas. Mahter is equipped with a Pilum because else the soldier in range will attack Runan instead of here, and this soldier actually prevent the archer to attack Mahter afterward. The turn 2 is when my units start to clear the balistas, however on EP my flyers must absolutely dodge every single balista attack (usually around 40 Hit) because they are easily OHKO (even Raffin). On turn 3 most of them are killed, with the notable participation of Lofaru with the Long Bow. The boss of the map appears only on turn 4 EP, so you have enough time to send an unit on his spawning case. However he is among the units that will just spawn on the closest place if his initial place is already taken (that's the case for all important units in the game), and for the game, the closest place is the case on his left, which will prevent Runan from reaching the throne without defeating him. The solution is that if the case on the left is also taken, then he will go on the case his right, and let Runan seize without any fight. |
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"And I don't doubt there is coordination with Israel," he added. |
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Creator’s poke was a calculated risk that was good against a majority of builds, and just happened to be bad against this particular one. His other choices included using a probe to poke instead, playing a bit blind, or using a less economy intensive build like 2 gate robo. All of these options have their unique advantages and disadvantages, and in this particular game, both the builds and the calculated risks/initial decision making from both players ended up in favor of Sting. Why did Creator poke up Sting's ramp with his zealot and stalker, if it meant not being able to defend this push? When a Terran blocks off his front with a second depot, it means he’s purposely trying to deny scouting of whether he took a gas. For example, in game 2, Sting took a greedy 3 CCs, but realistically, any form of expansion play or gas play is viable from this situation, so that’s basically everything. Creator must do some kind of scouting in the form of a poke in order to not play blindly.Usually, with this poke, you will not lose your scouting zealot, the reason being that a vast majority of builds Terran will use will not include a marauder with concussive shells at this point. Approximately 35% of Terrans will follow up with some type of expansion play, and 60% with factory play. Especially in the pro scene, tech lab play is extremely rare, and accounts for about only 2% of all Terran builds in TvP. Of all the most popular follow-ups, none of these include a concussive shells marauder.And even among tech lab plays, only a few variations could have truly punished Creator for losing the zealot. For example, a reaper first build definately would not have a marauder at this timing. And even the most common build with a tech lab, the 1 rax tech lab pressure/expand could be held off minus a zealot on such a large map. The only two (somewhat popular) builds that could have conceivably punished Creator are the very rare marauder hellion push and the even more rare 2 rax push involving tech lab first. Both builds are extremely aggressive builds that sacrifice economy for an attack that has to do damage. And I want to emphasize again, they’re extremely rare.Creator’s poke was a calculated risk that was good against a majority of builds, and just happened to be bad against this particular one. |
Another Canadian, Sun Qian, was arrested in Beijing in February. The Globe and Mail has reported that Sun, a recent convert to the Falun Gong religious movement, was charged with violating a Chinese statute that imposes years-long prison sentences on “whoever organizes and utilizes superstitious sects, secret societies and evil religious organizations.” Then there is the case of John Chang and Allison Lu, winemakers from B.C. who were arrested in China in March 2016 and accused of smuggling by undervaluing their exports to the country. Their daughter, Amy Chang, has been pushing the Liberal government in Ottawa to intervene on behalf of her parents. Chang has been in jail since his arrest, while Lu has been prevented from leaving China. Brianne Maxwell, a spokesperson for Global Affairs, told the Star in an email that Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland has raised the case of Chang and Lu directly with her Chinese counterpart twice this year, most recently at the APEC summit in Vietnam in November. Maxwell said Canadian consular staff in China have also been in contact with local authorities regarding Sun, while they continue to press for access to Celil to ensure his well-being. “We have raised the human rights situation in China at every appropriate opportunity, and we will continue to engage China to live up to its international commitments through frank and honest dialogue,” Maxwell said. David Mulroney, Canada’s ambassador to China from 2009 to 2012, said Chang and Lu’s case should serve as a warning to Canadians doing business in China. He noted that Chang had previously travelled on government trade delegations to the country, and said his arrest highlights how a customs dispute can quickly “morph” into criminal proceedings there. “As more and more Canadians get involved in China and China business, more and more of them fall afoul of Chinese laws that are not transparent and heavily in favour of the home team,” he said. “It’s scary, dangerous and unfair.” China’s perspective on human rights and the rule of law differs starkly from Canada’s, said Diana Fu, an assistant professor of Asian politics at the University of Toronto. She said the ruling Communist party’s philosophy on rights is centred on “social rights,” such as food, housing and health care. “China pulled 700 million people out of poverty. If that’s not a tremendous ‘rights’ achievement, then what is? This is the line of thinking that informs the government’s stance towards rights,” she said. |
In Krasnoyarsk, I attended a forum for school directors, teachers, and youth NGO representatives. I had breakfast one morning with two women both named Irina from a neighboring region, which is one of the poorest but most beautiful areas around. The older woman was a school director in a village of 1,400 people; the younger, a teacher at a school in the capital city. Both of them work at “community schools” and credit this model for inspiring graduates that are more active. “They go on to higher education, join clubs, and become leaders,” according to the elder Irina. The younger Irina highlighted the success of an interactive approach to working with at-risk children, teachers, and parents: “Before, none of the parents wanted to go to these meetings; now the attitude has changed. It isn’t ‘What can the school do for me?’ It’s “What can I do for the school?’” They also described the mixed messages they get from the government. On the one hand, all they care about are exam results: “To hell with your volunteers, what did they get on the chemistry state exam?” On the other, the elder Irina described a phone call she got from the district education department, when she was asked, ”You are a community school, why aren’t you participating in the “Clean the Riverbank” action?” Her response: “Because we don’t have a riverbank, there are three schools that do, I will give you their contact information.” The younger Irina said she would not be that bold, but she had high hopes for the future: “Before, when we suggested something to kids, they would say, ‘Why me?’ Now they have chosen the slogan for their initiative group: ‘Who if not us?’ It used to be ‘Youth ne ta’ [youth is not what it used to be]. Now it is ‘Youth ne Taaaaaa’ [youth is so much better than it used to be!]. 7 |
Get off the whole idea that the league is against you. When Michael Oher holds, it's not Roger Goddell being paged from Tagliabue to fuck you once more. It's because he got straight up smoked & Bryant McKinnie was entering a hot dog eating contest & Harbs lost his mind & sat his fat ass down. You’re a lamer version of the 70’s Raiders for Christ sake, without nearly the cool cast of characters. The QB is a uni-browed mime with zero personality that went on one of the luckiest runs of all fucking time to cash in (thanks to an old ass Champ Bailey sucking wind & Rahim fucking Moore who has two left club feet that had one goal but couldn‘t do it). But “he’s elite”!! Ya, hitting Ray Rice on dump off passes for the whole season puts you in Rodgers, Manning, Brees & Rodgers level. Take that bullshit back to somebody that will buy it. I’m psyched to see Flacco have to drop back, throw a bomb & have to catch it himself since they ditched Boldin. I'm going to be pumped when he once again can't throw for 4000 yards & put up pedestrian numbers & listen to all the bitching & moaning (once again I'll go back to 105.7 amd hear that whore Brian from Owings Mills cry how they need to tank the season & draft Johnny Football). The fans need to thank the heavens that the NFL has a piss poor drug testing system too because if Suggs pissed in a cup it would melt. I can now bank on this cocky, ugly shitbag who beats up women & throws bleach on them while they hold infants to be the Raven that I can root against for the next several years. He was #2 on this list, but good ol uncle Ray Ray quit because he was old & had to go burn a white suit or something like that. I can now say that I won’t have to watch ESPN pre-game shows for Lewis on it either. I’d rather be strapped to the wing of the Challenger space shuttle then watch this phony butcher the English language. |
For example, alcohol drinking consistently has been statistically strongly associated with increased lung cancer risk.23 However, cigarette smokers also are more likely to be alcohol drinkers, and cigarette smoking is such an overwhelming lung cancer risk factor that confounding by cigarette smoking—rather than a direct association with alcohol drinking—currently cannot be ruled out as a possible explanation.27 As evidence continues to accumulate, the list of alcohol-associated cancers is likely to grow. Magnitude of the Associations Characterization of the dose-response relationship between alcohol and cancer is important for causal inference, because, if alcohol increases the risk for a specific cancer, one would expect the magnitude of the cancer risk to increase commensurate with increasing levels of alcohol consumption. Furthermore, the nature of the dose-response relationship provides useful information for communicating with patients about this issue. For alcohol-associated cancers, Table 1 summarizes results from a large-scale meta-analysis28 that show the relative risks of cancer in a comparison of nondrinkers with categories of people with light, moderate, and heavy alcohol consumption. The results summarized in Table 1 illustrate several key points. First, the magnitude of the association between alcohol drinking and cancer risk varied by type of cancer. Compared with nondrinkers, the summary relative risks (sRRs) for those classified as heavy drinkers ranged from 1.44 for colorectal cancer to 5.13 for cancer of the oral cavity and pharynx. The corresponding sRRs were 1.61, 2.07, 2.65, and 4.95 for cancers of the breast, liver, larynx, and esophagus, respectively. The strongest associations were observed for upper aerodigestive tract cancers (ie, larynx, esophagus, and oral cavity/pharynx), which involve tissues that come into direct contact with ingested alcohol. Second, monotonic dose-response relationships are evident for cancers of the oral cavity and pharynx, squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus, and breast cancer. For liver, laryngeal, and colorectal cancers, the sRRs for the moderate category were intermediate between nondrinkers and heavy drinkers, but there was no evidence of increased risk in the light-drinker category. In a dose-response meta-analysis, the risk of secondary malignancies in patients with upper aerodigestive tract cancers increased incrementally by 9% for every increase in alcohol intake of 10 g/day.29 Table 1. Summary of Relative Risks From a Meta-Analysis for the Association Between Amount of Alcohol Drinking and Risk of Cancer Table 1.Summary of Relative Risks From a Meta-Analysis for the Association Between Amount of Alcohol Drinking and Risk of Cancer Clearly, the greatest cancer risks are concentrated in the heavy and moderate drinker categories. |
block 10000: 2014-03-01 18:38:46 Blackcoin is not readily searchable on its blockchain 17) if you desire to look at their early history. (The first page shows around 50 of the most recent transactions, but deeper searches only bring up one block at a time). Blackcoin is also a PoW/PoS hybrid, so one cannot simply take the number of blocks X the number of coins per block. One can readily see, however, very infrequent blocks of PoS in the beginning. For instance, this author manually scanned blocks 1,000 to 1,099 and saw only PoW blocks. Rather than scan all one thousand blocks individually, we then jumped to block 2000 and scanned individually again. blocks 2000-2100 were all PoW. 3000-3100 also contained zero PoS blocks and only PoW blocks. The trend continues into blocks 4000-4099, none are PoS and all 100 of them are PoW. What can we conclude from this data? Considering we NEVER saw a PoS occur, let us take on the basic PoW formula of number of coins per block X blocks up to block 4100. 10,000 x 4100 = 40,000,000. Now since we only viewed 10% of the block chain up to 4100, we can throw in 50 PoS as a safeguard. The PoS blocks witnessed much later in the blockchain, for example, show the production of 1-5 coins, a nominal amount, instead of the PoW block of 1000 BC. For each block that should have been a PoW (as we counted to get 41,000,000) we need to minus 1000 BC. 50 blocks x 1000 BC = 500,000 BC that we are going to minus from our total as an estimate of some possible PoW blocks that we didn't see but counted for in our total. So this puts our total at 41,000,000 - 500,000 = 40,500,000 BC at around block 4100. This is not definite but rather and estimate. (Edited to add: it has been reported that the first 5000 blocks were all PoW. **If this is the case, then 5000 x 1000 = 50,000,000 BC were mined in 3 days**) Thankfully, people take screencaps and save them to the internet archive over at www.archive.org. We have the following snapshots of coinmarketcap.com with Blackcoin on them which helps to back up our case that some 40 million BC were created in 3 days. The first day we have record that Blackcoin appeared on www.coinmarketcap.com is February 28th. |
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Do you remember when I asked you out on the chairlift in 7th grade? Yes, of course I remember this night. Though you may have assumed otherwise, this experience was actually rather impactful for me as well. If yes, what do you remember about it? It’s going to sound strange, but when I think back to that night, the emotions are much clearer than my memory of our interaction. I hope that makes sense. The funny thing is, I remember you asking me out, but I can’t actually remember what I replied to you. Did I say anything? I can still see you fading into the darkness on that chairlift. How did you feel when it happened? I guess there’s no reason not to be honest. I felt really bad! I felt guilty, I didn’t want you to feel hurt. I felt sad seeing you riding alone on that chairlift—it was a long way to the bottom of the hill. One thing that meant a lot to me both at the time and after was how you never made fun of me, told a bunch of people, or made a big deal about it. Do you remember if that was a conscious decision on your part? Not really a conscious decision, I don’t think. I appreciated the importance of what had happened, and had no interest in causing you any further discomfort. Do you remember any awkwardness in the aftermath? Um, yes I do. I really don’t have much memory of the immediate aftermath, but I did perceive some awkwardness when I saw you from time to time in the years afterward. I never really knew if it was something that only I was feeling, or if you sensed some awkwardness too. Have you thought about it since? Yeah, sure, I’ve thought about it. It was actually a quite unique event in my life. So thank you for giving me such a remarkable memory! When you look back on our friendship, is that the memory that stands out the most? Hmm, well, it definitely comes to mind… If no, does anything else pop out in particular? Yeah, I remember you at Author’s Note: A great reminder that summer camp confidence and school year confidence are not the same thing. ] Yeah, I remember you at Camp Anokijig ! Acting crazy and having a good time. |
NEW DELHI: On a day when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Rahul Gandhi will be the ideal candidate for Prime Minister in 2014, Sangh Parivar leaders are pressing ahead with their plan to declare Gujarat CM Narendra Modi their PM nominee any time after Monday. BJP president Rajnath Singh, who has decided not to be hindered any more by continuing opposition to Modi by a couple of bigwigs, reached an understanding on the issue with RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Saturday evening.As per the road map worked out in the late evening discussions, an announcement can come soon after conclusion of a two-day RSS-BJP co-ordination meeting here on Monday.Significantly, sources said that Modi, who arrived here to attend the RSS-BJP huddle that gets underway on Sunday, joined the deliberations that were also attended by senior RSS leaders like secretary general Suresh “Bhaiyyaji” Joshi and joint secretary general Suresh Soni.Coming on the eve of the saffron meet, the talks on Saturday evening were intended to shape the agenda for confabulations where the majority view favouring early anointment of Modi is expected to be clearly outlined and impressed upon BJP leaders those like party veteran LK Advani and leader of opposition Sushma Swaraj. Both Advani and Swaraj have so far been reluctant to relax their reservations about declaring Modi as BJP’s PM choice at this stage.The RSS-BJP leaders had last deliberated the issue in August but failed to bring the holdouts around. Parleys with individual leaders, like Rajnath and his immediate predecessor Nitin Gadkari’s discussions with another party senior Murli Manohar Joshi, also could not make headway.Sources said Rajnath, who conveyed his readiness to make an announcement on Modi to the RSS chief, is determined to clinch the issue at the two-day meeting in order to clear the way for an announcement soon after. The party is keen to dodge the fortnight-long inauspicious Hindu period of pitripaksha which begins on September 20 and has, hence, set the December 19 deadline for the purpose.BJP did not appear over concerned about Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s statement about Rahul Gandhi being the ideal PM candidate. “I doubt they will declare Rahul Gandhi to be their candidate. |
Now that Syrian government troops and Hezbollah guerrillas have captured the strategic border town of Qusair from anti-government rebels, military experts and diplomats say there will almost certainly be a renewed government-led offensive on the northern city of Aleppo.The rebels had held Qusair for more than a year in their overall struggle to topple the government of President Bashar al-Assad. Its loss to government forces represented a major blow to rebels, whose most effective fighting units, the al-Qaida-linked al-Nusra front, were defending the town.Qusair, once a town of between 30,000 and 40,000 people, is 17 kilometers inside Syria on the main highway leading into Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley and on to Beirut. In the final days of fighting for the town, more than 2,000 Hezbollah fighters from the militant Lebanese Shia movement were re-directed to Aleppo instead of being sent to strengthen the assault on Qusair.“We will continue our string of victories until we regain every inch of Syrian land,” the Syrian military command said in announcing Qusair’s capture.The two-week-long battle for Qusair involved government air strikes, artillery bombardments and close-quarter fighting. It finally fell with an overnight Hezbollah ground assault that opened the way for Syrian government tanks to penetrate the north-side of the town where last rebels were holding out.Hezbollah's al-Manar television channel in Beirut showed a fighter scaling a pockmarked clock tower in Qusair’s ruined central square to hoist a Syrian flag.Hezbollah’s supporters in the Bekaa Valley greeted the image with relief. In recent weeks, the death toll of Hezbollah fighter had mounted, with a crescendo of “martyrdom” announcements on Hezbollah Facebook pages and websites.There was even rare questioning of the movement’s leadership. Some families who had lost relatives in the battle even questioned the need for the Lebanese militia’s involvement in Syria.But in Hezbollah-dominated southern Beirut, the movement’s supporters celebrated Qusair’s fall with with gunfire and fireworks.The victory marked a significant Hezbollah victory over Jabhat al-Nusra, which had taken the lead in defending Qusair and which had sent in reinforcements from the eastern town of Raqaa.In the propaganda battle, Sunni jihadists had claimed that Hezbollah fighters are more adept at the defensive tactics they learned from protecting Lebanese Shia villages. |
The actual work of collecting samples was not easy. reconnaissance, to work out the best way to access to the cliffs and the rocks I wanted to sample. I cannot stress enough how different Therasia was from the island I could see just across the caldera. Gone where the tourists on quad bikes, or pushing through the crowds to get back to their cruise ship. In their place, two men rode their donkeys back from their field. 'Rural' and 'quaint' were two words that leapt to mind quite regularly.The excitement of 'getting off the beaten track' eventually gave way to hunger, at which point I realised I had made an elementary mistake. Despite my place being self-catering, in my eagerness to explore I had neglected to buy any food. I had planned on eating in a restaurant that night, however hadn't factored in the lack of tourists. I headed down the cliffs beneath Manolas, to the place where the tourist boats stop. There were several restaurants there, however beacause the last of the tourist boats had left none of them were still open. Hungry, I climbed back up the cliffs.Fortunately, the streets of Manolas that were deserted earlier were now a bit more lively. Vigerous conversations leaked out from the kitchens of the house along the narrow streets. I managed to get directions to a restaurant that was 'probably' open, albeit 45 minutes walk away down unlit roads. So I set off in the dark. The two souvlaki I devoured when I arrived to find it was open tasted better than I thought food ever could... The walk home was all uphill, but I managed to flag down a passing car. Not being an experienced hitchhiker I thought now was as good a time as any to start.The next day the serious fieldwork started. Before I'd left my supervisor we'd hired a boat to take us round the cliffs of Therasia to photograph them. I'd then traced the flows, following each along the cliffs until I knew the relationship between them all. Armed with this knowledge I set out to collect samples from as many of the flows as possible.Collecting my samples involved much scrambling up and down those cliffs. In the photo above the cliffs are too steep, but in other parts of the island there were small tracks. |
In most cases, subcontracts with Canadian workers are renewed for up to two years. Then, in order to maintain the fiction that they are not real bank employees, they are let go. After a few weeks, they are rehired on another set of short-term contracts. “It’s sad,” says Arlene. “Really and truly sad. If you’re on contract you have no security. You do exactly what you’re told or you’re gone. You look the wrong way at someone and you’re gone. If you even question someone, you’re gone.” Foreign outsourcing works slightly differently. In this case, the financial institution will hire not only someone like Arlene but a foreign preferred vendor like iGate. “We work side by side in the bank,” she says. Her job might involve bundling the tasks to be outsourced. Her foreign counterpart then arranges with his home office in, say, India to have its low-wage employees do the tasks. The foreign outsourcer might use Canadians from its Toronto office to manage what corporations euphemistically call “the transition.” Or it might bring in employees from abroad under one of several visa arrangements permitted by Ottawa. Typically, any foreigners brought in are tasked not with doing the work being outsourced but with learning how to train others who are already abroad to do that work. In that sense, they are not replacing qualified Canadian workers. They are merely executing a job-killing decision already made by the bank. The corporate world has invented various phrases to describe this drive to cheap labour. Some versions are referred to as “organizational redevelopment.” Others are called “process reengineering.” In most cases, employees about to be fired are compelled to explain how their jobs work so that cheaper workers can take over. Arlene recalls one instance where senior directors broke down in tears as they spelled out how best they could be replaced. “One was a single mother,” she recalls. “Another had two kids . . . usually they get rid of the directors first before outsourcing the entire unit.” Typically, she says, employees are instructed to explain their work processes before they receive their pink slips. This causes less fuss. In the Royal Bank case, information technology professionals were given notice before being required to detail their jobs to RBC’s Indian partner. That led some to complain publicly. “Perhaps bad planning,” says Arlene. The former outsourcer says she now thinks outsourcing is monstrous. |
Table 1 Demographics CBT for psychosis + TAU group (n = 22, 18 males) TAU-alone group (n = 16, 14 males) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Baseline Follow-up Baseline Follow-up Age (years) 35.68 (7.82) 39.19 (9.37) Education (years) 13.90 (3.26) 13.56 (1.71) Predicted IQa 109.38 (9.68) 106.64 (9.73) Age at illness onset (years) 24.77 (8.38) 25.81 (8.49) Duration of illness (years) 10.91 (7.70) 13.37 (10.16) Performance Gender discrimination accuracy (%) Neutral 92.62 (10.81) 91.76 (13.14) 88.28 (10.79) 90.04 (14.57) Fear 90.48 (14.35) 91.36 (16.53) 87.89 (20.94) 87.89 (18.46) Anger 88.63 (15.23) 88.92 (14.16) 84.77 (16.05) 87.30 (19.07) Happy 94.74 (8.48) 93.32 (9.94) 92.38 (7.82) 90.82 (12.31) Detection (%) No face 93.39 (12.39) 91.48 (16.42) 93.80 (13.72) 92.48 (18.12) PANSSb symptoms Positive symptoms 18.09 (4.84) 14.86* (4.10) 18.56 (3.20) 18.06 (3.30) Negative symptoms 17.73 (4.23) 15.59* (4.29) 19.13 (4.13) 20.31 (4.38) General psychopathology 33.45 (7.24) 28.59* (7.40) 35.38 (4.41) 35.38 (6.49) Total symptoms 69.27 (13.30) 59.04* (14.73) 73.06 (9.28) 73.75 (11.83) Antipsychotic medication Type 20 patients on atypical; 2 on both atypical and typical antipsychotics As baseline 14 patients on atypical; 2 on both atypical and typical antipsychotics As baseline Dose in chlorpromazine equivalents (mg) 543.00 (479.34) 448.92 (338.84) Demographics CBT for psychosis + TAU group (n = 22, 18 males) TAU-alone group (n = 16, 14 males) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Baseline Follow-up Baseline Follow-up Age (years) 35.68 (7.82) 39.19 (9.37) Education (years) 13.90 (3.26) 13.56 (1.71) Predicted IQa 109.38 (9.68) 106.64 (9.73) Age at illness onset (years) 24.77 (8.38) 25.81 (8.49) Duration of illness (years) 10.91 (7.70) 13.37 (10.16) Performance Gender discrimination accuracy (%) Neutral 92.62 (10.81) 91.76 (13.14) 88.28 (10.79) 90.04 (14.57) Fear 90.48 (14.35) 91.36 (16.53) 87.89 (20.94) 87.89 (18.46) Anger 88.63 (15.23) 88.92 (14.16) 84.77 (16.05) 87.30 (19.07) Happy 94.74 (8.48) 93.32 (9.94) 92.38 (7.82) 90.82 (12.31) Detection (%) No face 93.39 (12.39) 91.48 (16.42) 93.80 (13.72) 92.48 (18.12) PANSSb symptoms Positive symptoms 18.09 (4.84) 14.86* (4.10) 18.56 (3.20) 18.06 (3.30) Negative symptoms 17.73 (4.23) 15.59* (4.29) 19.13 (4.13) 20.31 (4.38) General psychopathology 33.45 (7.24) 28.59* (7.40) 35.38 (4.41) 35.38 (6.49) Total symptoms 69.27 (13.30) 59.04* (14.73) 73.06 (9.28) 73.75 (11.83) Antipsychotic medication Type 20 patients on atypical; 2 on both atypical and typical antipsychotics As baseline 14 patients on atypical; 2 on both atypical and typical antipsychotics As baseline Dose in chlorpromazine equivalents (mg) 543.00 (479.34) 448.92 (338.84) View Large |
*Why bother going to the trouble to have a good idea, plan it, test it, bring it to production, market it, sell and transport it, when you can make vast sums, beyond your wildest dreams, sitting in front of a computer screen and playing the casino known as the currency and derivatives markets? **Home Rule for BC adds that speculation in money is becoming known as "stratospheric money", for a couple of reasons - it moves around the World in a flash, and it is high up out of the reach of the ordinary person*.So who is responsible? The governments?Yes, because they should protect their people. But in today's system the Bank of England, The Bundesbank, Banca Italia, and the Federal Reserve, are no more under the control of their respective governments than is the weather on Jupiter.What proof?Well, here are three examples. *First, this in one of France's largest newspapers, Le Figaro, 10 Feb 90, about the German Bundesbank:*"The mission of the German Central Bank is a classical one, but its organisation is unique. Its governing body, all-powerful, is not answerable to Parliament or to the government. "*Secondly, this, published by the Federal Reserve system:*"Congress set up the Federal Reserve in 1913. But Congress does not control it, and neither does the President of the United States." Thirdly, this, from Italian television: "When the Bank of Italy raised the interest rate in the country by 0.5%, the President of Italy went on television to tell the people that the hike had been against his wishes and those of his government, and that the Bank was seeking its own good, not that of Italy." [Home Rule for BC adds a fourth example. The Canadian government is allowed no voting member on the Board of the Bank of Canada. ]*Clearly, the men who control the banks effectively control the World - private individuals "creating" or "uncreating" money as they see fit, following whatever suits their interests, and without a thought for society as a whole. * Heads they win, and tails you lose. Well, we?ve seen now several ways that the central banks are just acting in the interest of the Illuminati Banking dynasties, regardless of whether they are fully private, semi-private or government owned. |
CRISPR/Cas9 targeting of essential HCMV and HSV-1 genes efficiently abrogated virus replication in human cells. The mechanism of protection by CRISPR gRNAs is likely threefold. Introducing a dsDNA break in the viral genome may impair packaging of intact viral genomes, limiting the production of viral particles. Second, a dsDNA cut within an essential gene may impair the production of the targeted protein, and hence impact the biology of virus replication. Third, upon repair of the CRISPR/Cas9-induced dsDNA break by the hosts’ non-homologous end joining machinery, the target site is frequently mutated, resulting in the formation of virus mutants with (often) impaired protein function. In the latter case, the generation of new viral particles may be hampered directly, or mutated DNA may be properly packaged into new viral particles, but replication is subsequently halted in newly infected cells. In all three cases, the virus replication will be impaired. Indeed, for HSV-1 we observe a block in virus replication when we target either essential or nonessential genes. This indicates that a dsDNA cut within the HSV-1 genome alone is sufficient to impact virus replication, likely because less correctly assembled viral particles are generated, thereby blocking subsequent infection of naïve cells. By targeting essential HSV-1 genes, we observe an increased impairment of HSV-1 replication. Here, the effect is likely caused by a combination of genome destabilization and impaired expression of the essential genes. The latter effect is further enhanced by simultaneous targeting of two essential genes using two gRNAs. Here, the viral genome may be fragmented, which adds to the potency observed for single anti-HSV-1 gRNAs. Indeed, when targeting two sites in a given linear piece of DNA, large parts can be excised out of human [17, 60], dsDNA viral [23, 24, 29, 30, 61], and integrated HIV genomes [32–36]. Intriguingly, we did not observe reduced virus replication when targeting the nonessential HCMV genes US7, US10, or US11, whereas targeting essential genes did. This result was unexpected, and may be caused by a difference in replication kinetics between HCMV and HSV-1. Since HCMV is a slowly replicating virus, the DNA repair machinery may have sufficient time for complete repair of the cleaved viral genomes to occur. Since in vitro replication of the mutant HCMV is not affected by mutations in nonessential genes, the virus may replicate as efficiently as the wild type virus. |
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They want to live in a world of sunshine and lollipops and are trying to do so by hiding from debate.Ayaan Hirsi Ali a champion of women's rights who was born in Somalia, and fell victim to genital mutilation, years before her dad tried to force her to marry an older man, was supposed to receive an award at Brandeis University . She was stripped of the recognition because whiny students complained about an award being given to a woman who dared to question the morality of Islam.The university explained their decision by claiming Ali's "past statements are inconsistent with Brandeis University's core values," which must consist of caving into whiny cowards who cry every time someone says something they don't agree with.The act of banishing a certain race from an event, or attacking controversial opinion is an affront to everything universities gave us. It was where anti war protests thrived, and where our most intellectual minds were born. Our future leaders reside in these universities, and that is why we should be scared. These weak minded and reactionary fools will turn us into PC robots who will find every word offensive, and condemn non-minorities to lives of guilt and shame.The sickness that is at the root of SJW's is festered in racism, sexism, bigotry, and our most cherished right, the freedom of dissent and debate. Social justice warriors live in a fantasy land where everyone is kind, and everyone is safe to live in their sheltered world that allowed them to be immature crybabies. The future that lies ahead is one none of us should want to be part of. This opinion article was written by an independent writer. The opinions and views expressed herein are those of the author and are not necessarily intended to reflect those of DigitalJournal.com More about Social justice, Racism, Sexism, safe places, Ryerson university Social justice Racism Sexism safe places Ryerson university |
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A self-described “monster” used Skype to transmit the sexual assault of a 2-year-old relative over the Internet, the FBI said in criminal complaint. The complaint accuses Clint Andrews Williamson, 28, of two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor for producing child pornography and one count of distributing child pornography over the Internet. The documents also detail an investigation into a website dedicated to sharing child pornography, and includes disturbing forums where users discuss topics such as the violent sex assaults of children, killing children, where to find “sexy little kids,” and how to stay out of trouble “in the world of CP.” FBI special agent Timothy Simon said police in Maryland are investigating the website, which contains an “online bulletin board whose primary purpose was to advertise and distribute child pornography and discuss matters pertinent to the sexual abuse of children.” He said the website requires installation of computer software so that users have a higher degree of anonymity than regular Internet users. Because of network routing through other computers, traditional tracking of Internet Protocol identification is not viable, he said. Users cannot use Google to find the site. The specific address is required. In August, investigators seized the computer server hosting the site and began reviewing its contents. It showed the site had 7,712 members, 22,230 posts and 2,192 topics. Simon said it took extensive investigation to identify Williamson as a user named, “thefristcatsiam” who once wrote: “...this site is by far my fav hope it stays up for a long time.” Thefristcatsiam was also registered to at least six other sites known to law enforcement for sharing child pornography, federal court records allege. Nearly a year ago, Williamson created a topic called, “just some pics I found cleaning my pc,” and said, “hope you like them." The images showed a naked male and a naked young girl, the FBI agent wrote. Just before Christmas, police used a search warrant at Williamson’s home in Kentwood. Williamson allegedly admitted he posted child pornography on electronic bulletin boards. He also acknowledged that he transmitted two live videos on Skype using the 2-year-old relative. He showed the girl to a Georgia couple who were naked in their bed, the FBI said. |
For their part in Iran-Contra fourteen high level government officials were charged, yet few of them were convicted and received any real penalty. Bush pardoned six of the criminal conspirators. Some of those involved in the Iran-Contra crimes are now back in power under the current Bush administration. Despite some environmental concessions to voters while Governor of California, Reagan's real views on the environment became clear during his Presidential campaign when he claimed that trees caused more air pollution than cars. During his criminal reign of terror he systematically dismantled environmental protection laws and rolled back decades of hard-won progress to protect the Earth and the health of its inhabitants. To help ensure the rape of the land he appointed lunatic James Watt as Secretary of the Interior who claimed "We don’t have to protect the environment, the Second Coming [of Christ] is at hand." It wasn't until Watt was trying to defend his decision to give away more than 1 billion tons of coal from federal lands in Wyoming that he was finally acknowledged for what he was. His defense for the coal giveway was that he was immune to criticism because members of his coal-advisory panel included "a black ... a woman, two Jews, and a cripple." This comment got finally him fired in 1983. His appointee for the EPA was the environment molester Anne Gorsuch who tried her best to gut the hard-won Clean Air and Clean Water Acts. Gorsuch's Superfund Director, Rita Lavelle, was jailed for lying to Congress under oath about the corruption in her division. Gorsuch was fired in 1983 when documents exposed by Congress revealed the corruption and crimes committed by the EPA under her direction. Much of the activity of the Reagan years can be explained by the fact that Ronnie and Nancy were devout satanists. So devout that they insisted the head of the satanic Temple of Set, Colonel Michael Aquino, visit the White House wearing his satanic high-priest robe. With Reagan's support Aquino was able to get satanism recognized as a protected religious belief in the military. Aquino was investigated by the military as well as the San Francisco Police Dept. when children identified him as head of a "Devil Worship Club" that ritually molested, murdered and cannibalized children. |
larger image TIFF original image Download: Figure 3. Area and intensity of marker diffusion over time. A)Fluorescent microscopic images demonstrating an increase in area and intensity of transmucosal rhodamine-dextran delivery over time(bar = 1 mm, bregma −1.06 mm, 40 kDa rhodamine-dextran). B) 3-D map of Fig. 3A quantifying increase in relative pixel luminosity intensity across each cross section over time(bregma −1.06 mm, 40 kDa rhodamine-dextran). C) Percent of the total cross sectional area containing detectable rhodamine fluorescence at bregma −1.06 mm. The overall trend describes an increasing percent area of staining as time increases and molecular weight decreases. Among the 40 kDa conditions, the percent area of rhodamine staining at 72 h is significantly greater than at 12 or 48 h. Among the 20 kDa conditions the percent area of rhodamine staining at 72 h is significantly greater than at 12 h. At 72 h, the percent area subtended by the 20 kDa condition is significantly greater than that of the 40 kDa condition. D) Weighted luminosity of rhodamine staining at bregma −1.06 mm. The overall trend describes an increasing weighted luminosity as time increases and molecular weight decreases. Among the 40 kDa conditions, the weighted luminosity at 72 h is significantly greater than at 12 or 48 h. Among the 20 kDa conditions, the weighted luminosity at 72 h is significantly greater than at 12 h. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0061694.g003 The percent of total cross sectional area stained by rhodamine successively increased with longer exposure(Fig. 3A,B). The 72 h time point demonstrated the greatest percent distribution for both the 20 and 40 kDa dextran markers(14.89+/−3.86%, 9.08+/−5.16%, mean+/−S.D. ; n = 3, respectively)(Fig. 3C). In order to further compare the relative concentrations of rhodamine delivery over time, a weighted luminosity average was calculated over the entire cross section. For both the 20 and 40 kDa dextran molecules, the weighted luminosity successively increased over time with the 72 h time point demonstrating the greatest intensity(106.46+/−58.39, 48.65+/−28.46; n = 3, respectively)(Fig. 3D). Striatal Delivery of Transmucosal Rhodamine-dextran In order to ascertain whether the mucosal graft method could be utilized to deliver macromolecular therapies to the striatum for treating Parkinson’s disease(PD), striatal delivery was examined. The difference between the average luminosity of the right(ipsilateral to the mucosal graft) and left striatum(bregma 1.18 mm) was calculated over 12 to 72 hours of continuous exposure to the 20, 40, and 500 kDa rhodamine-dextran marker solutions. |
I don’t mean campy awesome, I mean terrible.There was a later Romero movie where the zombies were slaves and the lead zombie was wearing a mechanic jumpsuit and leading a zombie gang and they were all slowly learning how to use weapons. That was pretty bad.Death Road to Canada looks like a game that would really work well with controllers, any thought to adding support for them in the PC version?Yeah, we plan to have controller support. Xbox controller support seems really common now.I have one suggestion for a random character for Death Road To Canada. Canadian born William Shatner. It might make sense to have him in a faux Star Fleet uniform so people could recognize him.I don't know if we could afford William Shatner. We'd probably need a bigger Kickstarter.When do you anticipate we might see the Kickstarter Beta for Death Road and the final game launch?We're shooting for the end of Fall for the final game launch, and a late beta of about a month or so before launch. Maybe a little longer beta if there are problems. |
As I stated in a previous post with over 1300 upvotes, I put forth my argument to Riot for why we need another 5v5 competitive map. You can find that thread here ->Even though I still have yet to talk to a red about this map and its design (although I would still love to), after talking with multiple other 1800-2000 level players, I feel confident that at its core this map layout is a good start for what could be another solid competitive 5v5 map.First off, I tried to come up with a slightly different theme for the map as opposed to the forest feel of SR. In the layout, you can see the top left of the map is colored brown and is angular as opposed to the bottom right of the map which is colored green and is more rounded. That is because I envisioned the top left being a city with buildings and such, and the bottom right would be more of the traditional "jungle" of SR. As for the black lines running diagonally, that center lane would be the top of a wall that divides the city from the forest outside.Now that you can somewhat picture the map in your head, I will go into the details of the layout and explain my reasoning for things. To list out the abbreviations, B = Baron, D = Dragon, R = Red Buff, L = Blue Buff, and X = Other jungle camps. Red dots are towers and green lines are brush.Hopefully, before anything, you notice that the map is not mirrored in the same way that SR is. I chose to do this because of the inherent inequality of the two sides on SR. Even Riot has admitted that there is a small percent win difference (about 5% if I remember correctly) and they even balance the teams accordingly. To me, for a map to be truly competitive, it needs to be 100% even for both sides.My goals with the map were to keep to the spirit of what makes 5v5 competitive in LoL while trying to put a different spin for a new environment (without just re-skinning SR and calling it a different map). Those goals were the following -I think that is all for now, as this has turned into a wall of text. |
It’s that we can still continue doing it. Despite everything that is kind of working against us in society and lack of priority on increasing scientific literacy in the United States, we still get wins. The wins are so amazing. Because a win is like… there’s this guy, Charlie Engleman. This is my personal win story, I can’t speak for the scientists. This guy got in touch with me a year and a half ago and he was biology student at the University of Michigan and said, “My sister and I make these dorky educational videos and would you mind looking at them? Do you have time to have a Skype conversation about them? I’ve done some episodes in our museum,” (because they have an amazing natural history museum), “And I just want some advice. I don’t know what I’m going to do when I graduate.” I watched his videos and they’re so funny. I thought he was really on point with a lot of his humor. I had a Skype conversation with him and really liked this kid. He was really awesome. We kept in touch loosely over the last year and he emailed me because he was doing this National Geographic video contest. His video, I’ve probably watched it 10 times. His entry was that he and some of his friends wanted to go around the country visiting different national parks teaming with a tree survey company and a rock climbing group so that they could scale up into the canopy and make educational videos from the canopy of these forests and talk with rangers. It was an amazingly done video, easy, not overly produced, it was an honest video it was funny – he’s got a great personality and the mission of his entry was spot on and he won. He won the contest and I emailed him throughout the whole thing. And I promoted it and put it on my social media sites – people came together and he won! He got $50,000 to do this and we’re having lunch next week and I get to meet him in-person for the first time. He’s going to start going around and filming this project. That has been one of my biggest wins this year; not that I feel like I had anything to do with it, but I’m just excited to see this kid realize some of his dreams. Now I’m getting all emotional, but really. |
There are two types of NTS 20 Mark propaganda notes known at present. One has the Russian title Dorogie Drovzia (Dear Friends), the other Soldati I Ofitsieri (Soldiers and officers). Both have a second propaganda message in German which has the heading Deutsche Freude (German friends). Both notes are sometimes found with a Cyrillic overprint in red which translates to "specimen." The Russian language message of the Soldati I Ofitsieri leaflet is: Soldiers and Officers! On the 17th of June 1953, the workers of Berlin rose in protest. They rose against the Communist regime. In two days the uprising covered the entire zone. In panic, the government sent out tanks against the workers. Heeding the call of the NTS, the tankers refused to shoot the revolutionists. We understand the plight of the Germans. They were waiting for us to come to their rescue and help them get back their Fatherland. The attempted uprising of the 17th of June was not in vain. At this moment, in the Eastern Zone, there is again a stormy situation. A general uprising is liable to break out at any moment. It is our duty to support them. Don't shoot into the revolutionists! Join with them in their struggle against the common enemy - the Communist regime. The union of the German fighters and our own soldiers is a good assurance of victory in the struggle of our own and of the German people. Long Live the Peoples Revolution! The message is signed by "The Revolutionary Staff of the NTS". Directly below this message to the Russian military we find the second message written in German: German Friends! The NTS is a Russian revolutionary organization, and is fighting the Communist regime. The NTS is addressing itself in Russian text to the Soviet soldiers. The NTS is appealing to the Soviet soldiers for a new uprising in the zone, not to shoot at the Germans, but to unite with them. Only the union of the Russians and the Germans guarantees a successful uprising, and brings freedom to both nations. Help spread this leaflet. Once again the message ends with "NTS - The Revolutionary Staff". The leaflet also bears symbols such as the three-pronged pitchfork, which is the symbol of the NTS and represents the unity of workers, farmers and intellectuals in the new national revolution. It is doubtful that many East Germans passed these on to their Russian allies as requested by the NTS. |
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From Sydney to London, humid Rio to chilly New York, at least 683,000 hit the streets in 2,300 events across 175 countries at the weekend, co-organiser and campaign group Avaaz said, calling it the largest number of people to protest over climate change all at once Getty Images 17/25 18/25 Demonstrators participate in the Global March for Climate in Athens, Greece 19/25 A man wearing a Bernie Sanders mask leads hundreds of demonstrators who marched near City Hall in Los Angeles, California EPA 20/25 Patricia Hauser joined hundreds of demonstrators who gathered in front of City Hall in Los Angeles, California 21/25 A woman holds a poster of a sick Earth as she joined hundreds of demonstrators who gathered in front of City Hall in Los Angeles, California EPA 22/25 Hundreds of demonstrators march around City Hall in Los Angeles, California EPA 23/25 A demonstrator holds cut-out of US Democratic Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders as she joined hundreds of demonstrators who gathered in front of City Hall in Los Angeles, California EPA 24/25 George Patten holds a sign that reads 'No Fracking Ever!' as he joined hundreds of demonstrators who gathered in front of City Hall in Los Angeles, California EPA 25/25 Gabrielle Sosa wears 'Rising Sea Levels' sign as she joined hundreds of demonstrators who gathered in front of City Hall in Los Angeles, California EPA |
That source, much as you denigrate it, is 10,000 times more reliable than anything either you or I write here, and this appears to be merely one more attempt to create fear, uncertainty and doubt about the stated racial heritage of a public figure which no reliable source questions. Unless someone has evidence in a published reliable source that King is not the child of a white mother and an African-American father, Wikipedia really should move on from this issue. NorthBySouthBaranof (talk) 15:42, 23 September 2016 (UTC) I just noticed your edit that attributed the statement to Rebel Magazine, and I appreciate that. There's another option you might consider also. The phrase "According to King" might be somewhat hard, and there may be a softer rewording for working that information into the sentence, possibly adding some information to help the process. --Bob K31416 (talk) 08:44, 23 September 2016 (UTC) I gave it some more thought, and maybe we could first write about his mother and then add the following about his father, "In a 2015 interview with the Washington Post, King mentioned how he had been told for most of his life that his biological father is a light-skinned black man and how his mother confirmed that shortly before the interview." --Bob K31416 (talk) 15:28, 23 September 2016 (UTC) If you want to add that to the current wording, I'm fine with that. I'm not fine with removing reliably-sourced information. NorthBySouthBaranof (talk) 15:42, 23 September 2016 (UTC) This all comes down to whether Rebel is a reliable source. If it is then no attribution is needed, we have a source. If it isn't then attirubtion is needed because all RS attribute. I'm not confident in Rebel so I would attribute. SPACKlick (talk) 15:53, 23 September 2016 (UTC) We have no need of attributing an unquestioned fact. And yes, his racial heritage is, as far as reliable sources are concerned, an unquestioned fact. The racist conspiracy theorists at Breitbart, et al. need not apply.NorthBySouthBaranof (talk) 15:55, 23 September 2016 (UTC) We do need to attribute facts that are attributed in sources. Every source bar one puts these words either in direct quotes or explicitly attributes them. The only source for this as a fact, as opposed to a thing King says, is Rebel. I have no opinion on the truth of it but in terms of verifiability it all comes down to RebelMagazine. |
“Our numbers showcase a definite increase in featurephone shipments in Q1 2016 as compared to the numbers of Q1 2015.”Micromax’s Sen said the average time a consumer uses featurephones has risen steadily to 490 days, from 470 days, which when put on a base of 30 million consumers overall, takes on far larger, and more worrying, proportions.This is one of the reasons why IDC recorded a sequential drop of 20% in smartphone shipments of Micromax, Intex and Lava put together in the January-March period, as they struggled to push their inventories into the market.Another major contributing factor to this delay in switching to smartphones is 4G, say sector experts. They said basic phone users are waiting for more affordable 4G phones to hit the market before they make the switch.Faisal Kawoosa, lead analyst at CMR, said the focus on featurephones is putting pressure on average handset selling prices, a critical parameter as companies chase higher revenue and margins.“If they intend to maintain ASP increase of 5.7% on-quarter and 25% on-year, as seen in 1Q’16, they are going to face difficulty in positioning themselves in higher price ranges where the competition is stiff, essentially from China brands,” said Faisal Kawoosa, lead analyst at CMR.An industry veteran said the smartphone market may remain flat this year unless prices of devices are lowered sharply. It’s widely expected that even 4G smartphones prices are expected to fall to below Rs3,000 by the end of the year.Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Jio Infocomm, which has already become the No 5 smartphone player by shipments with its Lyf brand of phones, can bring back the life in the smartphone segment with its offers to bundle voice and high-speed data, for the cost of the phone.Taking cue, executives at Intex have already begun talking to some telecom operators for bundling voice and data on some models. One of the people aware of the development said this would be in the interest of telcos too, as they want more people to use data. |
:3 This character is Agender, or they don't generally identify with a gender. I'm highly considering naming them "Vega", but I dunno yet. :/The son of Sweetie Belle and Spike; I'm on the fence as to whether make this one "canon" or not to my headcanon. That's mostly because I personally don't care for Sparity (and have headcanoned Spike growing out of his crush on Rarebear) and partly because I think Spike and Sweetie are pretty cute together. I wanted this character to look more dragon than pony, and despite my initial thought that Sweetie's and Spike's coloring may not work too well.... I think it actually came out okay. Still no ideas for a name for this fella though. :C-------Soooooo yup. They don't have any cutie marks because I don't know what they should be, so suggestions are more than welcome. The same goes for names; name suggestions will be much appreciated! O:Other than that, feel free to ask questions if you have any; I think I'll probably elaborate on their personalities and such later. But until then, I hope you all enjoy! ^.^ |
Who can forget Mesirow Financial Consulting's bill for a half a million in December of 2007, for two and a half months' work? Some of that was in connection with the withdrawn York deal, of course. It's hard to avoid the conclusion, in short, that SCO litigated itself into bankruptcy, pure and simple. ******************************* |
As we don't have any selection between modules to do, we just delegate directly to the one and only module that we encapsulate.At long last, we finally get to implement our authentication module, which is an instance of ServerAuthModule . With respect to the API, it's interesting to note that this time around there's anmethod present instead of a mandatory constructor.As mentioned before, we don't do an actual authentication but just "install" the caller principal and a role into the JAAS Subject. For this example,actually doesn't need to be implemented since it's only called by the delegator that encapsulates it. Since we own that delegator, we know it's not going to call this method. For completeness though I implemented it anyway to be compliant with the Servlet Container Profile.Interesting to note is thatwas treated differently by most servers. Only WebLogic and Geronimo call this method, but where WebLogic insists on seeingreturned, Geronimo just ignores the return value. In its class, it contains the following code fragment:Another difference for this samemethod, is that WebLogic calls it before a protected resource (e.g. Servlet) is called, while Geronimo does so after.To test our code we first setup a security constraint using web.xml. It will simply require the rolefor all resources in our web application.A very unfortunate and nasty step is that we -have- to setup proprietary deployment descriptors for each container.The majority of them (all, except JBoss EAP) don't directly accept the roles that our authentication module puts into the JAAS Subject, but forces us to map them. This necessitates a rather silly and pointless mapping where every time we mapto. This will be extra painful when we are building an application that uses say 20 roles and we want to support those 3 servers out of the box. It will mean not less than 60 completely pointless mapping directives have to be added :(Two servers require us to specify something that JBoss calls a, but Geronimo calls a. The idea behind this concept is that it's a kind of alias for a whole slew of security configuration options (typically which authentication modules should be used). Of course, if we're registering our own authentication modules programmatically this is rather pointless as well. |
Cass' poem: ‘Y’all know I’m trans and queer, And what that means for me all around, Is something that’s neither there nor here, It’s a happy, scary middle ground. So when I talk gender inclusion, And I wrote these rhymes to help you see, I’m not tryna bring up something shallow, Periods are honestly pretty traumatic for me. See my life is very clearly marked, Like a red border cut up a nation, A time before and a time beyond, The mark of my first menstruation. So let me take you back, To the details that I can still recall, Of the day I gained my first period, And the day that I lost it all. I was 15 and still happy, Running around, all chest bared and buck, Climbing trees, digging holes, And no one gave a single f***. I mean I think my ma was worried, So I went and grew out my locks, A sign I was normal, still a girl, A painted neon sign for my gender box. So, the day I got my period, My god, a day so proud, This little andro f***ed up kid, Had been bestowed the straight, cis shroud. The relief got all meshed up in my pain, In that moment, I sat down and cried, Just thanking god I was normal, While mourning the freedom that had died. Everyone told me my hips would grow, I looked at them and couldn’t stop crying, “What’s wrong with you? You’ll be a woman!” They kept celebrating a child dying. See my body had betrayed me, That red dot, the wax seal, On a contract left there broken, A gender identity that wasn’t real. Most people deal with blood and tissue, And yet my body forces me to surrender, Cause every time I get my cycle, Is another day I shed my gender. My boobs betray me first, I feel them stretching out my binder, I send up questions, “am I cursed?” And wish to god that she was kinder. The five days it flows, I try to breathe, I dissociate, While my body rips outs parts of me, Leaving nothing but a shell of hate. The blood drips from an open wound, Of a war waging deep inside my corpse, The battle between mind and body, Immovable object; unstoppable force. |
The Lenin-Trotsky tradition divides the history of capitalism into two phases, separated by World War I, inaugurating the “epoch of imperialist decay”. The theoretical sources of this theory come from the “monopoly capital” discussion prior to World War I: Hobson, Hilferding, Lenin. It was popularized for an epoch by Lenin’s Imperialism. Capitalism in the heyday of the Second International looked different from the system described in Marx (it is important to remember that Vols. 2 and 3 only became available in the 1880’s and 1890’s; most socialist militants’ relation to “Marxist economics” has come from Vol. I and more realistically from popular pamphlets like “Wages, Prices and Profits”.) Capitalism seemed to be moving away from a “competitive” or “laissez-faire”‘ phase to a phase of cartels, monopolies, imperialism state guidance, the emergence of finance capital, arms races, colonial land grabs: all the elements Hilferding called “organized capitalism” circa. 1910. World War I marked the turning point. The Russian Revolution showed that, in Lenin’s phrase, “the proletarian revolution lurks behind every strike”, and the 1917-1921 period very nearly seemed to confirm that. Then came, after an ephemeral stabilization, 1929, world depression, fascism, Stalinism, and World War II, followed in turn by incessant wars of national liberation. Who, in 1950, could deny that this was the “epoch of imperialist decay”? These very real phenomenon cemented a whole world view, first codified in the early years of the Comintern: the continuity with the Kautskyian vulgar Marxism of the pre-1914 period, the “monopoly capital” characterization of the epoch, most ably expressed by Bukharin, Trotsky’s theories of permanent revolution and combined and uneven development, and the Congress’ characterization of the epoch as that of “imperialist decay”. This, at least, was condensed expression of that heritage as it was recaptured in the best attempts of the late 60’s and early 70’s to relink with the revolutionary potential of the German-Polish-Russian corridor of 1905 and 1917-1921. This periodization of modern history allowed one to see the world “from Moscow in 1920” and this, again, made the unraveling of the history of the Russian Revolution and of the Comintern from 1917 to 1928 so central and so apparently full of implications. In that history was the philosopher’s stone, whether Trotskyist, Schachtmanite, or ultra-leftist. |
Pixie Plate Attack Type Changing In addition to Pokémon changing their type, there are various moves and abilities that can change the type of moves used by other Pokémon. Moves Electrify Electrify is a move known by a few Pokémon that targets the opponent. If the Pokémon it is used on attacks after it has been hit by this move, its move becomes Electric-type and susceptable to all resistances including Lightningrod in Double Battles. Name Type Cat. PP Att. Acc. Effect Electrify 20 -- -- If the target is electrified before it uses a move during that turn, the target's move becomes Electric type. Ion Deluge Ion Deluge is a move known by a few Pokémon that targets the entire field. When in effect, it turns all Normal-type moves into the Electric-type. Name Type Cat. PP Att. Acc. Effect Ion Deluge 25 -- -- The user disperses electrically charged particles, which changes Normal-type moves to Electric-type moves. Judgment & RKS System The move Judgment is known by Arceus and, like Arceus, will change its type to the type of the plate that is attached to it.. Name Type Cat. PP Att. Acc. Effect Judgment 10 100 100 The user releases countless shots of light at the target. Its type varies with the kind of Plate the user is holding. Multi-Attack 10 90 100 Cloaking itself in high energy, the user slams into the target. The memory held determines the move's type. Revelation Dance Revelation Dance is a move that changes type based on the type of the Pokémon using it. It can only be used by Oricorio but changes based on its form so it can be Electric, Fire, Psychic and Ghost. Name Type Cat. PP Att. Acc. Effect Revelation Dance 15 90 100 The user attacks the target by dancing very hard. The user's type determines the type of this move. Weather Ball The move Weather Ball is an adaptable move that changes its type based upon the current weather effect. If Sunny Day, it becomes Fire-type. If Rain Dance is in effect, it becomes Water-type. If Hail is in effect, it becomes Ice-type and if Sandstorm is in effect, it becomes Rock-type. Its power is also doubled. Name Type Cat. PP Att. Acc. Effect Weather Ball 10 50 100 An attack move that varies in power and type depending on the weather. |
There are only a few fonts available for the entire city. It’s strict around here.Everything exactly the same everywhere.No show-case windows, no digression from strict rules allowed. Just mirrored glass and nothing behind.One street was permitted to display known brand logos. Seems it’s made to create an appearance of life in the city of the dead.An underground street crossing sing as a symbol of a totalitarian regime.Underground crossings are empty.Rare pedestrians cross empty streets by the route above.A city serves as a huge set for a happy life. No one is parking, no one is shopping.Taking a closer look reveals something sinister and depressing: all stores and coffee shops signs are fake. Nothing is there. Sometimes windows are lit from inside, but it’s just for looks.Sometimes one can encounter an oasis of life.Shops are sandwiched between the buildings. Neon signs depict the shop type. Here is a furniture store in the foreground.And this is a coffee house. Most likely there is no coffee house there, but that doesn’t matter.And this is a would-be store.A warm Turkmenistan evening... Here is a residential district but the streets are empty.These houses are considered elite, built for officials and authorities. There have high ceilings, underground parking and centralized air-conditioning.People dry rugs out back.The yard is empty, just a few parked cars and that’s it.No kids on the playground.GardenersNew Ashgabat looks like this.And some more.And like this. This is not a random passerby, this is a cop on patrol.And like thisRest areaParkA postcard city. A city for parades, and demonstrations of the power and prosperity of Turkmenistan. A city for everything but the people.All the buildings are lit. Free electricity, that’s why! )LibraryAvenuesNote the streetlights. They differ from street to street. By looking at the streetlight you can fihure out where you are in the city. The streets are deserted during the day.They are deserted in the evening as well.Three lines in both directions. This is a hotel approach. A car passes here once in 30 minutes.Ashgabat is constructing a monorail - the most useless and inefficient mode of public transportation.A parkA very large park. Try to count the number of people there.There will be a forest here.The latest Ashgabat trend: signs are replaced with screens.Ashgabat consists of two sections, the new and the old city. That is, an empty white-marbled licked-clean movie-set with no people and old soviet construction with living yards and busy streets. |
You're right that this stuff was completely under the radar in Ohio, but because they made movies about them, you could find collections of their work. I think I bought the American Splendor collection from Barnes and Noble and the Cincinnati Library had all of the, so I checked all of those out. A friend of mine actually had some Daniel Clowes books and those were perhaps what inspired me, more than anything else, to write my own stories and put out a comic book. Those collections from. Probably because it felt closer to my generation and it seemed like they were made by some wise ass guy that I could be friend with. In 2007 I moved to Los Angeles, which has incredible comics shops, so now I see everything as soon as it comes out and it's great.Harvey Pekar's ClevelandThe best person to ask this question would be Jonathan Vankin , who was an editor for Vertigo , and the guy who originally started working on the script with Harvey. I really don't know, but I think the idea was to tell the history of Cleveland up until 1939, at which point Harvey becomes part of the history of Cleveland and the structure and tone of the story changes pretty drastically because it becomes much more personal. Although, Harvey didn't really indicate that he wanted there to be a page break like the way I illustrated it. He had just scrawled a line into the script that said, "Harvey Pekar and Cleveland." I suppose I chose to draw that as almost a separate title page because I wanted the reader to know that the story was changing -- that the whole book wasn't going to be this very matter of fact history of a city.It was very different because the script jumps around so much, often skipping through decades at a time from panel to panel that I rarely ever got comfortable with a specific scene that I was drawing. Almost every panel required doing new research to get an idea of what that specific place and time looked like. When you're drawing a small, specific story the scene barely changes, and it's much more about capturing little expressions and subtle emotions as people interact with each other. |
Such problems as domestic violence and crimes of jealousy, for example, derive, Stephen Pearl Andrews taught, primarily from the inculcation of patriarchal values, which encourage a man to suppose “that the woman belongs, not to herself, but to him.” Although the best immediate solution to this problem “may be to knock the man on the head, or to commit him … to Sing-Sing,” the superior longterm solution is “a public sentiment, based on the recognition of the Sovereignty of the Individual.” The ultimate cure for domestic violence thus lies in cultural rather than in legal reform: “Let the idea be completely repudiated from the man’s mind that that woman, or any woman, could, by possibility, belong to him, or was to be true to him, or owed him anything, farther than as she might choose to bestow herself.” (Andrews 1889, p. 70) But Andrews’ solution was not solely cultural but also economic, stressing the need for women to achieve financial independence. Andrews criticized the system “by which the husband and father earns all the money, and doles it out in charitable pittances to wife and daughters, who are kept as helpless dependents, in ignorance of business and the responsibilities of life,” and “liable at any time to be thrown upon their own resources, with no resources to be thrown upon.” (p. 42) One key to women’s economic independence would be to have children “reared in Unitary Nurseries” (p. 41), i.e. , day care (funded of course by voluntarily pooled resources rather than by the State, which Andrews sought to abolish). Andrews looked forward to a future in which “with such provision … for the care of children, Women find it as easy to earn an independent living as Men,” and thus “freed by these changes from the care of the nursery and the household, Woman is enabled, even while a mother, to select whatever calling or profession suits her tastes.” So the individualists’ libertarianism was not cashed out in ignoring non-governmental forms of oppression, but in their refusal to endorse government intervention as a long-term means of combating them. At first glance, contemporary liberals might find all this puzzling: “So the 19th century libertarians recognized these problems, but they didn’t want to do anything effective about them?” But “effective political action” only means “government force” if you buy into the authoritarian theory of politics; and there are good reasons—both historical and theoretical—for contemporary feminists to reject it. |
THE ROYAL MINT The Britannia has been issued by the United Kingdom via The Royal Mint since 1987 and made its leap to silver in 1997. The first full bullion release came in 1998 and it quickly established itself as something a little exotic compared to the Eagles and Maples. A combination of a tiny mintage (in 2011, over 400 Eagles were minted for every Britannia) and an attractive changing design meant they soon became a keen buy for collectors, although a higher premium above spot than the high-volume competition hampered their appeal for the bullion stacker. For 2013 the coin transitioned from its staple Britannia Silver (95.8% pure) up to the industry standard 0.999 (99.9% pure). At the same time the design that had previously changed fairly regularly, was standardised on the design you see for the 2014. Overnight the vast bulk of the coins numismatic appeal was gone. To compensate the Royal Mint now issue limited sets of proof Britannia coins depicting an all-new design every year. Both the 2013 and 2014 have been truly gorgeous pieces, but premiums are amongst the highest in the industry. The coins now have an unlimited mintage and are very easy to obtain worldwide. For a British silver bullion coin with a limited mintage you’ll now have to look to the first-ever UK Lunar range of coins which started in 2014 with the Horse. In December 2013 the Royal Mint stated there had been a production error whereupon the obverse dies between the Britannia and the Lunar Horse had been mixed up. As a result, some 17,000 Britannias have the Lunar Horse obverse missing the dentil pattern abutting the rim. These carry a hefty premium and are called ‘mules’. Other variants include one available from A-Mark in the US in which the rim has a lunar symbol stamped on it, and a 1/4oz version with Gairsoppa stamped on the rim in honour of the source of the silver used to stamp them being that raised from the wreck of the WW2 freighter, SS Gairsoppa by Odyssey Marine last year. AgAuVIEW: Despite the disappointment of fixing the bullion coin on a set design, the Philip Nathan Artwork is beautiful regardless, and like the American Silver Eagle deserves to be part of any annual collection. |
"The lawsuit alleged that Wisconsin's ban violates the plaintiffs' constitutional rights to equal protection and due process, asserting the prohibition deprives gay couples of the legal protections that married couples enjoy simply because of their gender.State marriage bans have been falling around the country since the U.S. Supreme Court last year struck down part of the federal Defense of Marriage Act.In May, Czarnezki and Dane County Clerk Scott McDonell said they had trained additional staff to issue marriage licenses and worked with the chief judge to have judges on hand to perform ceremonies.Wisconsin has a five-day waiting period between the application for and issuing of marriage licenses. County clerks can waive the waiting period at their discretion as long as applicants pay a $25 fee. Czarnezki said Milwaukee would be waiving that fee tonight.Czarnezki and McDonell have said it wasn't unusual to waive the waiting period for service members and others with special circumstances, and they would do so for gay couples who pay the fee.Milwaukee County officials are setting up tables outside of the courthouse to handle the license requests. All usual fees and documentation must be brought when applying for a license.Voters amended the Wisconsin Constitution in 2006, to outlaw gay marriage or anything substantially similar. The state has offered a domestic partner registry that affords gay couples a host of legal rights since 2009, but its future is in doubt; the conservative-leaning Wisconsin Supreme Court is currently weighing whether it violates the constitution. |
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The Ohio and three other guided-missile subs -- USS Florida, USS Michigan and USS Georgia -- were originally built and deployed as ballistic-missile subs, but were converted to guided-missile platforms beginning in 2002 after the Navy concluded it had a surplus of the boomers. Hide Caption 7 of 8 Photos: U.S. Navy's submarine fleet The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Hampton surfaces through Arctic ice in March 2014. The Los Angeles-class is the biggest in the Navy's sub fleet, with a few dozen in commission. These subs displace 6,900 tons and are 360 feet long. The class was introduced in 1976. Hide Caption 8 of 8 |
After conditioning with the conditioned stimulus (CS; 10 kHz, 70 dB tone for 3 s in both training protocol) and the unconditioned stimulus (US; 0.5 s electrical footshock, 0.12 mA for weak and 0.30 mA for strong training protocols), mice were sequentially examined for short-term (1 h) and long-term (24 h) tone-dependent fear memory, followed by context-dependent fear memory (48 h). For the non-conditioned naive mice, CS was presented without US. Throughout the experiments, freezing was used as an index of fear [13]. Hotplate test. Pain sensitivity was assessed by the latency to lick a paw after mice was placed on a 55°C hotplate. Serum collection and corticosterone measurement. Three weeks after the completion of behavioral test battery, 8 earthquake-experienced and 11 naive mice, not in food restriction, were deeply anesthetized by isoflurane in their home cage. Then, trunk blood was collected without decapitation. Blood collection was conducted between 16∶30 and 17∶00. Blood samples were allowed to clot for 30 min before centrifuging for 15 min at 3000×g. Serum was then collected and subjected to corticosterone assay using an ELISA kit (Assay Pro, St. Charles, MO) according to the manufacturer’s instructions. |
Shape Created with Sketch. Charlottesville, Virginia Protests Show all 9 left Created with Sketch. right Created with Sketch. Shape Created with Sketch. Charlottesville, Virginia Protests 1/9 Statue of Confederate General Robert E Lee The statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee stands behind a crowd of hundreds of white nationalists, neo-Nazis and members of the 'alt-right' during the 'Unite the Right' rally 12 August 2017 in Charlottesville, Virginia. They are protesting the removal of the statue from Emancipation Park in the city. Getty Images 2/9 Militia armed with assault rifles White nationalists, neo-Nazis and members of the 'alt-right' with body armor and combat weapons evacuate comrades who were pepper sprayed after the 'Unite the Right' rally was declared a unlawful gathering by Virginia State Police. Militia members marched through the city earlier in the day, armed with assault rifles. Getty Images 3/9 Trump supporters at the protest A white nationalist demonstrator walks into Lee Park in Charlottesville, Va., Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017. Hundreds of people chanted, threw punches, hurled water bottles and unleashed chemical sprays on each other Saturday after violence erupted at a white nationalist rally in Virginia. AP Photo 4/9 Racial tensions sparked the violence White nationalists, neo-Nazis and members of the 'alt-right' exchange insults with counter-protesters as they attempt to guard the entrance to Lee Park during the 'Unite the Right' rally Getty 5/9 Protesters clash and several are injured White nationalist demonstrators clash with counter demonstrators at the entrance to Lee Park in Charlottesville, Virginia. A state of emergency is declared. 6/9 A car plows through protesters A vehicle drives into a group of protesters demonstrating against a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. The incident resulted in multiple injuries, some life-threatening, and one death. AP Photo 7/9 State police stand ready in riot gear Virginia State Police cordon off an area around the site where a car ran into a group of protesters after a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia AP Photo 8/9 Rescue personnel help injured people after a car ran into a large group of protesters after an white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia AP Photo 9/9 President Donald Trump speaks about the ongoing situation in Charlottesville, Virginia from his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey. He spoke about "loyalty" and "healing wounds" left by decades of racism. |
And of course there’s no oil to be gained. But most of all the problem is that you have these 25 million people who have been indoctrinated into this bizarre cult for the last three generations and completely isolated from the outside world. So would they really make productive members of a society? It’s a psychologically damaged nation. People keep comparing it to Russia, China, Cuba, but it’s very different. The surrounding governments that could wield influence of some kind just don’t want to deal with it. It’s a headache and an expensive problem. They would rather keep enabling North Korea so that it can maintain itself. Economically of course this may make sense but on a human rights level it’s unacceptable. If Kim Jong-Un read this book what do you think he would say? In Kim Jong-Un we have the world’s most vile dictator who wouldn’t blink an eye at starving his own people and killing his own family. He’s not someone I think you can communicate this kind of message to. I recently wrote an article about this actually. We kept thinking that our way of communicating would reach North Korea, which is what all the engagement policies are. It hasn’t worked for seventy years! My book was not for North Korean people to read and understand, it’s for us. It’s for the world to see North Koreans as real human beings because the only coverage the country is getting is through North Korean defectors. This means stories of famine and gulags, which is legitimate but I think it makes it easier for people to distance themselves from it. People see it but don’t relate to it. So the aim of my book was to really get to know North Korean’s citizens because they’re complicated human beings, not all starving people in a gulag. My goal was to make you feel empathy for them, and if I can do that then the next step would be really caring about the issue. It’s interesting in terms of the psychological warfare going on. One of the studies I read showed that a lot of people who defected from North Korea, in the nature of Stockholm syndrome, actually came back. Yes, the world of the defector is a complicated one. Some people do go back, I mean that’s their home, you know? Even if you hate home you can still miss it. |
Wow, I don't really know what to say about all that my SS got me. In total there were 12 (yes that's right 12) presents for my whole family. My Santa was awesome from the start messaging me the first day exclaiming how excited they were for SS. Last week they sent me an awesome pair of Pittsburgh Steelers socks (which are very comfortable and warm). With the socks (and all the presents) there was a little card for why that present. The sock were to make sure I was a fan down to my toes for the Steelers (I am now!). Then today I got the notification that my package had arrived, to say I was excited may be a bit of an understatement, I may have left work early to get home and open the present. When I opened the box and seen all the different presents I was floored, and reading the note only left me further speechless. My (the real Santa) had tried to find a babysitter from the area so my wife and I could go on a date without the munchkins ( fun fact I accidentally seem her post looking for the babysitter a week earlier). Unfortunately they were not able to find one (one of the bad thing about living in the middle of nowhere babysitters are hard to come by), but to make up for it they enclosed a $50 gift card( almost at tears at this point). Santa also enclose a back up for if my wife and I had to stay home for the date, fancy bread and fancy olive oil for dipping(something my wife has always wanted to try but we could never justify buying). Santa didn't forget about the children either they enclosed a present for each. My oldest for got a finding Nemo/Dory book ( her exact words when opening it were " this is awwwwssoommmme" followed by jumping). My middle got a lion guard book (her favorite show) and an Alice in Wonderland golden book, and the potato ( my youngest) got an awesome computery baby book ( which he giggled to on every page, win). Also unclosed were some candies which if they survive to Christmas I will be surprised, a papercraft Japanese castle ( some place I hope to visit in my life) which will probably take me until next Christmas to complete. |
So when I look at organization’s today I see a bit different situation than our “greenfield” but I never let that be an excuse for them to say, well “you had it easier. I didn’t always consider “greenfield” being such a dream since I lived it, I guess the grass isn’t always greener as they say—literally :). Current organizations have the same gift we had at Toyota and that is opportunity. I guarantee if you look at value streams within your business you will see the same “padding” we had starting up. Every place I go has a choice to recognize the gift there in front of them, it’s theirs to decide upon how they open that gift. The reason I believe no one comments or connects well with the “lean start-up” conversation is because they don’t want to admit they don’t have the discipline to be accountable for something really simple when it comes down to it. When you lower the water the rocks there are about results versus process; most organizations are so result oriented that they won’t sacrifice an ounce of it for the process of developing people and taking the time to be at the gemba. One lesson my trainer always said that was a “secret” — If you focus on process and people, results are your outcome. Many struggle with that analogy and aren’t willing to give it a try in fear some “number” will suffer so it becomes a convenience mentality which never sustains. I truly believe Lean is opportunity and you make that as robust and you can through development of knowledge of your people. If your definition of Lean is- Less Employees Are Needed, then I will just say you might as well stick a fork in it before it gets started- it’s not going to sustain and your people will just “exist” to get your results and they become numb to the endless work-around’s it takes to “get it done”. |
Step 1: Set Up the Camera First, let's add a collider to the "HoloLensCamera" object. You can do this by selecting the object in the Hierarchy window in Unity. Then, in the Inspector, click "Add Component" and type "sph c" in the search bar. This will surface to the top the Sphere Collider. Click on "Sphere Collider" or press Enter. I'll be using a sphere-shaped collider for this as I've found it to be effective for most scenarios while maintaining simplicity. You can experiment with adding children with colliders to the camera to more accurately guess a user's full body position. However, this opens up many complexities as we don't know whether users are standing or sitting, and determining whether they are looking up or down is beyond the scope of this tutorial. Once the Sphere Collider is added, check the Is Trigger box. This will prevent our camera from being jarred loose if we pass through "solid" holograms. We can also set the Radius to 0.25. This will tighten up the collider to prevent inadvertent triggering and will give us more flexibility when setting up "triggers zones." Next, we'll want to add a Rigidbody to the camera. Since the camera is a moving object with a collider, we'll want to follow best practice for performance and make it a dynamic collider by adding a Rigidbody. You can and should read up more about colliders in the Unity docs. Back in the Inspector, click "Add Component," then type "rig" and press Enter. Check the Is Kinematic box. This will ensure the camera does not react to the physics engine. For housekeeping purposes, deselect Use Gravity. If you are using the "HoloLensCamera" prefab with the attached "ManualGazeControl" script attached, go ahead and play the scene. You should be able to drive the camera around with your keypad. Check to make sure the collider follows and that the camera doesn't drop into the abyss. |
La Mouette has opened at 78 Regent Road in Sea Point. Brio is a new jazz restaurant, in half of the ex-Riboville in town (on the Adderley Street side), while Liquorice and Lime has taken over the other half of Riboville (on the St George’s Mall side). Van Hunks has opened at 1 Union Street, off Kloof Street in Gardens. Cafe Nood has opened in Wilderness Road, Claremont. Ryan’s Kitchen has opened at Rusthof guest house in Franschhoek – the chef Ryan Smith is ex-Mont Rochelle. On Broadway has moved to the New Space Theatre building at 44 Long Street, with a new restaurant where Anytime was. Buena Vista Social Club has moved to the top end of Portswood Road in the Waterfront. The House of Meat has opened in the Pepper Club Hotel, corner Long and Bloem Streets, offering a full braai for R 295, from 3 pm every day. Amazink, ex-Roots, in Khayamandi in Stellenbosch, has opened, with Bertus Basson from Overture an advisor. Spiros has opened in Hout Bay. Mason’s Cafe & Grill has opened in the ex-Cafe Gainsbourg. La Cantina has opened in the Alliance Francaise. The De Leuwen Jagt restaurant on the Seidelberg wine estate outside Paarl has opened The Fabulous Bakery. Gesellig has opened on the corner of Church and Regent Roads in Sea Point, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. Chez d’Or has opened in Franschhoek, with Richard Carstens as consultant Chef, scheduled to stay until September, but he left on 28/7. It has been confirmed that Carstens will take over the running of Tokara in October, given that Etienne Bonthuys is set to open a new restaurant on Dorp Street in Stellenbosch. Gesellig is a cosy and friendly new eatery in Sea Point. Indochine has opened at the Delaire Graff wine estate in Stellenbosch. The Long Table Restaurant and Cafe has opened at Haskell Vineyards in Stellenbosch. The Wild Peacock Food Emporium has opened in Stellenbosch. Knife Restaurant has opened in the Crystal Towers Hotel & Spa, a sister restaurant to Fork. De Oude Bank Bakkerij has opened in Stellenbosch. Cafe Le Chocolatier has taken over from Cafe Vendome in Place Vendome in Franschhoek. Leaf Restaurant and Bar has opened where Portofino/The Showroom were located. Epicerie Fine is the new name of the L’Ermitage Deli in Franschhoek, and has a new owner. Sommelier Restaurant at the Sante Hotel and Wellness Centre has re-opened. |
It might be more accurate to say that it began in the aftermath of 9-11. For me, the horror of the event itself was compounded by the way the reaction to it played out through the US media. From my ex-pat vantage point in Montreal, 60 miles north of the border—close enough to feel implicated, but distant enough not to feel entirely immersed—it was intensely unsettling. It felt as if a collective insanity had set in south of the border overnight. There was an instant taboo on public reflection on the event. Any attempt to contextualize it politically, especially if it involved reference to US foreign policy decisions over the previous two decades, was howled down. Political discourse short-circuited, as if it was disrespectful of the dead to speak of anything other than being speechless at the horror of their deaths – unless it was to surround them with a compensatory halo of “heroism” exemplary of American “greatness.” Critical thinking was replaced by a strange brand of post-traumatic jingoistic piety. It is important not to forget the chilling effect this had. I had long been convinced that the idea that political decision was legitimated by rational discussion and reflective debate in the public sphere was largely a myth. It was clear to me that there was always an affective dimension at play that was not as simple as the irrational opposite of reasoned discourse, but was itself a form of thinking—what I like to call a “thinking-feeling.” Affective thinking-feeling has a logic of its own that operates with and through discursive forms, but can also imbue the circulation of images. What was striking in the aftermath of 9-11 was the radicality of the shift to that dimension of affective operation, expressed in the compulsive fascination with the endlessly repeated images of the disaster. The shift didn’t come through words, but in a being agape, being at a loss for words – it came of that affective cut in the very possibility of discourse. |
In November 2000, Shirley Green Knight, Hutchinson’s deputy, a soft-spoken African-American, had recently defeated him for the office of elections supervisor, though she had yet to assume the office. After the votes had been tallied, she noticed something strange: more than 2,000 ballots, out of 14,727 cast, had not been included in the registered count. How had this happened? Because of a very technical but profoundly important detail. The central optiscan machine used in Gadsden had a sorting switch which when put in the “on” position would cause the machine to record overvotes or undervotes in a separate category for possible review. After the election, Knight says, she learned that Hutchinson had demanded that the switch be kept off. “I have no idea why he would do that,” says Knight. Seeing how many ballots never got counted, she urged him to run them through the machine again—this time with the sorting switch on—but he resisted. Hutchinson was finally overruled by the Gadsden canvassing board. They looked at the rejected ballots. Sure enough, they were overvotes—and for good reason. Gadsden had used a variant of the caterpillar ballot, in which the candidates’ names appeared in two columns. One column listed Bush, Gore, and six others. The next column listed two more candidates—Monica Moorehead and Howard Phillips—as well as a line that said, “Write-In Candidate.” Thinking they were voting in different races, hundreds of voters had filled in a circle for one candidate in each column, thereby voting twice for president. Others filled in the circle for Gore and then, wanting to be extra clear, wrote “Gore” in the write-in space. All these votes were tossed. In some optiscan counties, such overvotes would have been spit right back at the voter, giving him a chance to correct his mistake on the spot. But Gadsden, like many other poor counties, used a cheaper system, in which overvotes would only register at the central optical-scanner machine, denying the voter a chance to correct his mistake. Roberts and Harris should have been aware of this crucial discrepancy. Neighboring Leon County used the more expensive machinery, and technicians there had warned the Division of Elections well before Election Day of the disparate impact these two different systems would have. They had even set up a demonstration of the superior machines across the street from the division offices in Tallahassee. |
Such vulnerable groups such as gay men have least access to healthcare services as criminalization and stigma often leave them seeking little or no help even when it is available and “will inevitably lead to more infections in those communities,” Rachel Baggaley of WHO’s HIV department had then told reporters. The HIV Foundation Thailand begins its new online campaign called “You are Not Alone” August 1 to be implemented from Bangkok and produced in Thai, Laos, Myanmar, Cambodian and English.It is targeted toward the various language-specific Southeast Asian groups of people living and working in Bangkok who are encouraged to post images of themselves on social media with the message “You are Not Alone,” and a statement of support for people with HIV.The campaign will culminate in a gallery launch of images for World AIDS Day 2014 on December 1, according to The HIV Foundation Thailand press release.“You are Not Alone” is an online social campaign to build supportive social environments for all people living with HIV in Bangkok and across Southeast Asia,” said Nikorn Chimkong, Executive Director of The HIV Foundation Thailand.“We will particularly target messages in support of women and girls in sex work, people who use drugs, men who have sex with men, transgender people and migrants, refugees and mobile populations,” he added.The HIV Foundation Thailand campaign team will travel across Bangkok each week inviting people from the five language communities to take ‘selfies’ with a campaign signage as well as encouraging them to post messages of support among their friends and family for people living with HIV.“Ending HIV is possible,” said Scott Berry, Regional Advisor of The HIV Foundation, “but only if hatred and disregard for people affected by HIV ends first.”He pointed out that “Sometimes it seems that discrimination by neighbors and even family members of people living with HIV is more difficult to bear than the illness itself,” he added.The HIV Foundation Thailand is an independent, non-profit organization that serves vulnerable populations for HIV across ASEAN. |
You'll have to fiddle with it... # Note that throw gravity is currently the same as normal # gravity in the scene, it could be changed though... # Carry.ThrowGravity = 50.0 Carry.ThrowHeight = 3.0 Carry.ThrowDistance = 10.0 #--------------------------------------------------------- # Fruit bounciness settings. The first two numbers are velocity # values over which the bounciness is decayed over time on the floor # (to make the fruit settle with fewer bounces). In other words, if the # fruit is moving 6.0 m/s (MAX) or more, it will bounce at the values shown. # As the velocity drops to 0.3 m/s (MIN), it will decay to zero--once it # reaches zero, the object stops its motion and comes to rest. # # Higher bounce values = more bounciness. # 1 == perfect reflection # 0 == no reflection # # Higher friction values = less friction (I know, it seems kinda backwards): # 1 == frictionless (object will slide forever) # 0 == infinite friction (object stops on a dime) # # Note that off ceilings and walls, there is no friction. If you wanted to # change the fruit so that it bounces "in place" where it first lands, you # could set the FruitFloorFriction to "0". This might make puzzles where # you have to transport objects across gaps easier. # Carry.FruitFloorDecayMin = 0.3 Carry.FruitFloorDecayMax = 6.0 Carry.FruitFloorBounce = 0.15 Carry.FruitFloorFriction = 0.4 Carry.FruitCeilingBounce = 0.1 Carry.FruitWallBounce = 0.5 # Fruit lifetime in seconds. Note that it takes around 0.75 seconds to pickup # and 0.75 seconds to throw for Patrick (with current animations which have # been accelerated somewhat). # Carry.FruitLifetime = 15.0 # Special moves for the characters eSPECIAL_Slippers = 0 # First sneak eSPECIAL_LampShade = 0 # First disguise eSPECIAL_Spring = 1 # Double jump eSPECIAL_FootballHelmet = 0 # Headbutt eSPECIAL_StickyBoots = 0 # Anti-sticky boots eSPECIAL_LightningBolt = 1 # Buttsmash eSPECIAL_LightningBoltStun = 0 # Buttsmash Stun eSPECIAL_Plungers = 0 # Anti-slippery eSPECIAL_Shovel = 0 # Dig powerup eSPECIAL_Umbrella = 0 # Floating eSPECIAL_BubbleGum = 0 # Spits wads of sticky/bouncy gum eSPECIAL_SoapBar = 0 # Spits soap bubbles eSPECIAL_BlackKnight = 0 # Second disguise eSPECIAL_FlowerPot = 0 # Are these last two being used? eSPECIAL_DivingHelmet = 0 # Last disguise (that you don't use?) #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- # SPONGEBOB SETTINGS #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- # Speed values for character. First value is minimum speed character can move, # any less than that and character turns in place. |
Positive differences shown in blue indicate conditions for gravitational trapping. [11] The density difference at the sediment‐basement interface at each point in our 6′ × 6′ global grids is calculated using the estimated temperature and pressure. We combined this with the sediment thickness map to identify locations where (1) CO 2 is denser than seawater at the sediment‐basement interface (Figure 2), and (2) the sediment thickness is between 200 m and 700 m (Figure 3). We choose a minimum thickness of 200 m to ensure a continuous low permeability blanket over minor basement topography such as fault ridges or seamounts that might puncture the sediment cover and allow the egress of basement fluids. To estimate the maximum sediment thickness, we have calculated the density difference for a wide range of lithospheric ages and sediment thicknesses using the GDH1 model for both water depth and heat flow, and assuming a hydrostatic sediment column (Figure 3). Based on global average conditions, GDH1 indicates a restricted zone where gravitational trapping is possible, and that anywhere with more than ~600 m of sediments CO 2 is likely to be gravitationally unstable due to the high temperatures. Using the HSCM (see supporting information “Figure S3”), the equivalent limit is ~1000 m. Hence, we settle on an upper sediment thickness limit of 700 m. Figure 3 Open in figure viewerPowerPoint Density difference between CO 2 and seawater at the sediment‐basement interface as a function of plate age and sediment thickness using the GDH1 model to determine both water depth and thermal conditions. Sediment thicknesses below the heavy black line show where positive density differences required for stable gravitational trapping are achieved. |
The construction of the Hootoo hub has an extremely solid aluminum shell and it's well built! It looks like the aluminum bodied MacBook Pro was the inspiration for this hub. This hub is one of the few hubs in this price category that uses USB 3.0, which is twice as fast as USB 2.0 which many ugly hubs in this price category have. The USB 3.0, unlike the 2.0, allows the port to have a fast two way data/power transfer giving the ability for devices to charge. The port closest to the cable is the port you should charge in because it's the first to draw power and data transfer from the source and each port sequentially going from the first port out gets priority data transfer. The hub has the charging port marked which makes it more user friendly. This hub is cross compatible, meaning that it will work on both Mac and PC. Mac compatability is something that I have had problems with on USB hubs in the past. I want to also point out that it has USB port that is the closest to the cord that can be used for charging and probably a faster data transfer although I plan on testing that when I have a free moment. Generally, the port or outlet closest to the cable draws the most power and fastest data transfer. Each port/outlet going out from the cable gets sequentially less power and slower transfer speeds. So far I'm impressed with the transfer speeds so this hub. It has a 6 month warranty on it, and that is definitely a bonus. You can't beat this price either. It would most likely be triple the price at a store like Best Buy. There are other USB hubs on Amazon for the same price that are made out of cheap plastic. This hub is probably the best pick in it's class for your money if your looking for a well built 4 port USB hub. I'll edit I review in a month wind I've had more time using it to make my review more thorough. I hope that I helped potential buyers in making a decision on their purchase and maybe passed on some usefull pointers for readers. Let me know if you've got any questions which I'll be happy to answer. |
The line is possibly also a reference to a series of near-racist "weeping or crying indian" advertisements which ran on TV durng the 70s, in which a Native American Indian shed tears as he urged Americans to keep their land clean and free from pollution. See: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_R-FZsysQNw ). The line also has a double meaning. Later, when Jack "loses" to Danny in the hedgemaze, he dies and becomes a spectral caretaker, forever keeping the Overlook (America) clean. 53. Wendy and Danny make 12 "turns" in the maze. When Wendy and Danny reach the centre of the maze, Kubrick cuts to a shot of Jack looming over a model of the maze, looking down at his family like a giant. This cut encapsulates Jack's delusionary power over his family at the very moment his son has mastered the maze, a mastery which will allow him to elude his father at the end. Boogey Mom's gonna getcha! Victims of the Steadicam Danny on his Big Wheel resembles Wendy's dress prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" ? 54. Wendy is in the kitchen opening a large tin. As always, she is identified by blues, whites and reds. Only later in the film do Danny and Wendy reject this color scheme. 55. The television next to Wendy makes reference to a 24 year old missing woman. The television news reporter speaks also of "mirrored weather patterns" (snow on one side, sunshine on the other). 56. Danny is on his Big Wheel. He rides up to room 237 and tries the door. It is locked. Later, this sequence will be repeated with the camera on the opposite end of the corridor, this time with the door open. 57. Jack is typing in the Colorado lounge. Wendy walks up to him - again with the red, white and blue color scheme - and offers to make him something to eat. Jack swears at her and tells her to stop bothering him. We get the impression that Wendy sincerely loves Jack, but that this love is complicated because Jack has a history of abusing her, not just physically, but abusing her with his constant put-downs and hostile body language which conveys the impression that he considers her to be a worthless person. Faced with a situation like this, a person like Wendy, if they love their partner, has to keep their distance emotionally for reasons of self preservation. 58. Wendy and Danny play in the snow. |
newBehaviour =<< dims let handler _ = sync . push =<< dims on handler "resize" def elem return b where dims = R2 <$> getWidth elem <*> getHeight elem mousePosition :: JQuery -> IO ( Behaviour R2 ) mousePosition elem = do ( b , push ) <- sync $ newBehaviour ( R2 0 0 ) let handler ev = do x <- pageX ev y <- pageY ev sync $ push ( R2 x y ) on handler "mousemove" def elem return b |
Okay, I've finally hit seventh level. I can walk around the Dwarven lands with relative impunity, I can walk past goblin encampments rather than run and I don't have to ask Tal to loan me a few coins every time I need to buy food. The monsters that used to provide me with the experience I needed, rats, bats, skunks, and the like now offer me no significant experience gain whatsoever. I now have to face off against fully-grown goblins rather than their children, freshly raised Dwarven skeletons rather than those that are beginning to crumble with age. With my character coming into a sort of experience adolescence, I have freedom that was denied to me previously. And with this freedom comes questioning. Is there more to life than killing goblins for their coins? Once you've managed to survive to sixth or seventh level, you'll be ready to start exploring the world around you with a little more confidence. Everquest is full not only of monsters to kill, but also of beautiful hidden locations, other player characters, and as the name would suggest, quests. As much as I'd love to tell you about some of the individual quests in the title, there's no way to do so without either giving away a game secret or running the risk that the quest won't find its way into the final version. Suffice it to say that they work much as they would in a real world situation. Ever now and then you'll run across an NPC who, when hailed, will ask you to perform a task (make a delivery, find another person, etc.) for them. Sometimes these tasks are easy, but often they involve journeys that are extremely dangerous indeed. The payoff, other than the enjoyment of having finished them, is experience (from whatever you managed to kill on the way), and sometimes items or cash. I know this is all pretty vague, but you do have to keep in mind that Everquest is still very definitely a beta, and lots of stuff is still changing. So what about the hidden locations? Well, we managed to uncover an ancient temple deep underwater, complete with engraved columns, and a mysterious entrance that is just daring me to give it a go. The problem at this point is that as a Dwarf, I started with absolutely no swimming skill at all. |
In the diagrams though, there are fewer states shown. Why is that? Well, some states are omitted because they were unreachable from the empty initial state and were therefore irrelevant provided we are counting how many ways we can tile an empty board. Let's look at the Python code that constructs this FSM, given m m m . Note that the FSM is independent of n n n . We will discuss how n n n comes into play in a bit. Each state in the FSM is represented as a frozen set of the empty rows in the column. (Frozen sets are used because sets are mutable and hence can not be used as keys for a hash-table.) The FSM is represented by a hash-table with the states as the keys and the values being a list of the outgoing transitions of the state. The transitions are pairs, with the first item in the pair being the target state, and the second the list of domino placements that form the label. The algorithm to create the FSM basically starts from the all-empty column and recursively creates all its outgoing transitions. Note how in this more general example, we are still using the same recursive idea that we used for the 2 × n 2 \times n 2×n case. Finally, every time a new target is created, it is pushed onto a processing queue, so that its outgoing transitions can be calculated, using a BFS-like algorithm. from collections import deque def construct_fsm ( m ): """Construct an FSM that recognizes domino tilings of an m x n board.""" fsm = {} starting_state = frozenset ( range ( m )) Q = deque () def construct_outgoing_transitions ( source ): if source in fsm : return # This state has already been processed fsm [ source ] = [] if not source : # No empty tiles fsm [ source ] . append (( starting_state , [])) return def recurse ( j , target , tiling ): if j > max ( source ): # End of recursion, process the result fsm [ source ] . append (( target , tiling )) Q . |
RESEARCH DIRECTIONS We see several promising directions for research on the role of stigma as a social determinant of population health. Despite recent advances in the field of stigma and health, gaps remain ( ). Although individual studies suggest that sexual minority adolescents have lower levels of academic success (e.g., lower grade point average)102 and face more school sanctions (e.g., school expulsion)103 than their heterosexual peers, we were unable to find any review articles on educational outcomes associated with the stigma of sexual orientation. Moreover, to our knowledge, only 1 study has documented associations between housing discrimination and the stigma of overweight.104 These are important areas for future inquiry. The vast majority of research in this field has examined the experience of the stigmatized at the individual level of analysis. Comparatively less attention has been paid to how societal conditions (e.g., institutional practices or policies) may disadvantage individuals from stigmatized groups. Indeed, a comprehensive review article by Link et al. identified only 2 studies on structural forms of stigma (against mental illness), leading the authors to conclude that “the under-representation of this aspect is a dramatic shortcoming in the literature on stigma, as the processes involved are likely major contributors to unequal outcomes.”16(pp515–516) Recent research has begun to address this shortcoming in the literature.105,106 Hatzenbuehler, for instance, examined the influence of stigmatizing social environments on the prevalence of suicide attempts among lesbian, gay, and bisexual youths. Results showed that the risk of suicide attempts was 20% greater among youths living in counties with high structural stigma (e.g., fewer schools with Gay–Straight Alliances, lack of inclusive antibullying policies) than among youths living in low-stigma counties.107 This study underscores the need for more empirical research that spans multiple levels of analysis to fully appreciate the ways stigma operates to shape population health. Previous research on social determinants of health has focused on such factors as stress, SES, income inequality, social relationships (i.e., social support), and racism and discrimination (e.g., neighborhood-level segregation). This literature would be considerably strengthened by greater theoretical and empirical attention to stigma. The construct of stigma connects with each of these established social determinants of health, but also involves distinct processes that are relevant for the study of health disparities. |
Even once you find the ratio that works for you, getting it to work in each game can be tricky. Decks are random, and even with a perfect balance of ramp, draw, and threats, variance will offset it. This is where you can slot in a few extra tutors to replace some of the weaker cards. Aside from helping to find answers and silver bullets, tutors act as early game wild cards; they allow you to smooth out bumpy rides between games. By adding tutors to your deck, you can help an opening hand have both a source of land ramp as well as card draw, rather than having two of one or the other. Now you have your deck running smoothly; you are committing to the board and furthering your capabilities through ramp and card draw. You start to build up a larger and larger board presence. Suddenly, a single Austere Command takes it all away. With your board presence gone and your draw engine destroyed, you are left gasping for air as your kingdom lies in ruins.While part of the problem might be solved in gameplay, by holding on to options in your hand to quickly rebuild, a large part can be answered in deck construction as well. After all, even your hand can be removed at an opponent's will.This is where maintaining a diversity of options becomes important. Having a permanent-based draw engine in play helps to quickly recover from the loss of a hand. Spreading your draw engines across different permanent types helps protect from sweepers, and having recovery options in the graveyard helps if all else fails. By spreading your recovery options out, you increase the number of answers that your opponents need to run to put you on the back foot, and help prevent against the massive blowouts that can swing a game against you.Even once you find the ratio that works for you, getting it to work in each game can be tricky. Decks are random, and even with a perfect balance of ramp, draw, and threats, variance will offset it. This is where you can slot in a few extra tutors to replace some of the weaker cards. Aside from helping to find answers and silver bullets, tutors act as early game wild cards; they allow you to smooth out bumpy rides between games. |
Unconditional logistic regression models were fitted to individual data, and the association between HSV-2 seropositivity and invasive cervical cancer was assessed with likelihood ratio tests (32). To examine the association between HSV-2 and squamous-cell invasive cervical cancer, we first performed separate analyses for each study center. The data from all centers were then pooled for a combined analysis. We present only the results from the pooled analysis for the association between HSV-2 seropositivity and adeno- or adenosquamous-cell carcinomas because of the limited number of case patients that had these diagnoses. Summary odds ratios (ORs) and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were computed from the unconditional logistic regression models, which included, as indicated, terms for age (in 5-year categories), study center, history of Pap smear screening (ever versus never), oral contraceptive use (never, <5 years of use, ≥5 years of use), number of full-term pregnancies (0, 1–2, 3–4, ≥5), C. trachomatis seropositivity (seronegative versus seropositive), the number of lifetime sexual partners (≤1, 2, ≥3), and age at first sexual intercourse (younger than 17 years, 17–20 years, 21 years or older). Subjects with missing values were excluded from statistical analyses. HPV DNA positivity was considered as a categorical variable by HPV type (HPV-negative; HPV type 16; high-risk HPV types other than HPV 16; HPV types other than high-risk HPV types, including low-risk HPV types or HPV X) and was included in models that were adjusted for HPV positivity or were restricted to HPV-positive women. Because only a few women used injectable contraceptives, women who reported previous hormonal contraceptive use were all considered to be oral contraceptive users (3). |
How do we try to contain that? I’m thinking a lot about containment, deterrence, and defeat. You know, we did a good job in containing the Soviet Union, but we made a lot of mistakes, we supported really nasty guys, we did some things that we are not particularly proud of, from Latin America to Southeast Asia, but we did have a kind of overarching framework about what we were trying to do that did lead to the defeat of the Soviet Union and the collapse of Communism. That was our objective. We achieved it. Now the big mistake was thinking that, okay, the end of history has come upon us, after the fall of the Soviet Union. That was never true, history never stops and nationalisms were going to assert themselves, and then other variations on ideologies were going to claim their space. Obviously, jihadi Islam is the prime example, but not the only example—the effort by Putin to restore his vision of Russian greatness is another. In the world in which we are living right now, vacuums get filled by some pretty unsavory players. JG: There doesn’t seem to be a domestic constituency for the type of engagement you might symbolize. HRC: Well, that’s because most Americans think of engagement and go immediately to military engagement. That’s why I use the phrase “smart power.” I did it deliberately because I thought we had to have another way of talking about American engagement, other than unilateralism and the so-called boots on the ground. You know, when you’re down on yourself, and when you are hunkering down and pulling back, you’re not going to make any better decisions than when you were aggressively, belligerently putting yourself forward. One issue is that we don’t even tell our own story very well these days. JG: I think that defeating fascism and communism is a pretty big deal. HRC: That’s how I feel! Maybe this is old-fashioned. Okay, I feel that this might be an old-fashioned idea—but I’m about to find out, in more ways than one. Great nations need organizing principles, and “Don’t do stupid stuff” is not an organizing principle. It may be a necessary brake on the actions you might take in order to promote a vision. JG: So why do you think the president went out of his way to suggest recently that that this is his foreign policy in a nutshell? |
It makes them feel that they’re doing the right thing. And then they feel better.” |
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