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In the interior of central Africa the first
Catholic missions were established by Cardinal Lavigerie's White Fathers in 1879. In Uganda some
progress was made under the not unfriendly local ruler, Mtesa; but his successor, Mwanga, determined
to root out Christianity among his people, especially after a Catholic subject, St. Joseph Mkasa,
reproached him for his debauchery and for his massacre of the Protestant missionary James Hannington
and his caravan. Mwanga was addicted to unnatural vice and his anger against Christianity, already
kindled by ambitious officers who played on his fears, was kept alight by the refusal of Christian
boys in his service to minister to his wickedness.
himself was the first victim: Mwanga. seized on a trifling pretext and on November 15, 1885, had him
beheaded. To the chieftain's astonishment the Christians were not cowed by this sudden outrage, and
in May of the following year the storm burst. When he called for a young 'page' called Mwafu, Mwanga
learned that he had been receiving religious instruction from another page, St. Denis Sebuggwawo;
Denis was sent for, and the king thrust a spear through his throat. That night guards were posted
round the royal residence to prevent anyone from escaping.
Charles Lwanga, who had succeeded Joseph Mkasa in charge of the 'pages', secretly baptized four of
them who were catechumens; among them St Kizito, a boy of thirteen whom Lwanga had repeatedly saved
from the designs of the king. Next morning the pages were all drawn up before Mwanga, and Christians
were ordered to separate themselves from the rest: led by Lwanga and Kizito, the oldest and
youngest, they did so—fifteen young men, all under twenty-five years of age. They were joined by two
others already under arrest and by two soldiers. Mwanga asked them if they intended to remain
Christians. "Till death!" came the response. "Then put them to death!"
The appointed place of execution, Namugongo, was thirty-seven miles away, and the convoy set out at once. Three of the youths were killed on the road; the others underwent a cruel imprisonment of seven days at Namugongo while a huge pyre was prepared. Then on Ascension day, June 3, 1886, they were brought out, stripped of their clothing, bound, and each wrapped in a mat of reed: the living faggots were laid on the pyre (one boy, St Mbaga, was first killed by a blow on the neck by order of his father who was the chief executioner), and it was set alight.
The persecution spread and Protestants as well
as Catholics gave their lives rather than deny Christ. A leader among the confessors was St Matthias
Murumba, who was put to death with revolting cruelty; he was a middle-aged man, assistant judge to
the provincial chief, who first heard of Jesus Christ from Protestant missionaries and later was
baptized by Father Livinhac, W.F. Another older victim, who was beheaded, was St Andrew Kagwa, chief
of Kigowa, who had been the instrument of his wife's conversion and had gathered a large body of
catechumens round him. This Andrew together with Charles Lwanga and Matthias Murumba and nineteen
others (seventeen of the total being young royal servants) were solemnly beatified in 1920. They
were canonized in 1964.
When the White Fathers were expelled from the country, the new Christians carried on their work, translating and printing the catechism into their nativel language and giving secret instruction on the faith. Without priests, liturgy, and sacraments their faith, intelligence, courage, and wisdom kept the Catholic Church alive and growing in Uganda. When the White Fathers returned after King Mwanga's death, they found five hundred Christians and one thousand catchumens waiting for them.
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St. Bernard of Menthon
Born in 923, probably in the castle Menthon near Annecy, in Savoy ; died at Novara, 1008. He was descended from a rich, noble family and received a thorough education. He refused to enter an honorable marriage proposed by his father and decided to devote himself to the service of the Church. Placing himself under the direction of Peter, Archdeacon of Aosta, under whose guidance he rapidly progressed, Bernard was ordained priest and on account of his learning and virtue was made Archdeacon of Aosta (966), having charge of the government of the diocese under the bishop. Seeing the ignorance and idolatry still prevailing among the people of the Alps, he resolved to devote himself to their conversion. For forty two years he continued to preach the Gospel to these people and carried the light of faith even into many cantons of Lombardy, effecting numerous conversions and working many miracles.
For another reason, however, Bernard's name will forever be famous in history. Since the most ancient times there was a path across the Pennine Alps leading from the valley of Aosta to the Swiss canton of Valais, over what is now the pass of the Great St. Bernard. This pass is covered with perpetual snow from seven to eight feet deep, and drifts sometimes accumulate to the height of forty feet. Though the pass was extremely dangerous, especially in the springtime on account of avalanches, yet it was often used by French and German pilgrims on their way to Rome. For the convenience and protection of travelers St. Bernard founded a monastery and hospice at the highest point of the pass, 8,000 feet above sea-level, in the year 962. A few years later he established another hospice on the Little St. Bernard, a mountain of the Graian Alps, 7,076 feet above sea-level. Both were placed in charge of Augustinian monks after pontifical approval had been obtained by him during a visit to Rome.
These hospices are renowned for the generous hospitality extended to all travelers over the Great and Little St. Bernard, so called in honor of the founder of these charitable institutions. At all seasons of the year, but especially during heavy snow-storms, the heroic monks accompanied by their well-trained dogs, go out in search of victims who may have succumbed to the severity of the weather. They offer food, clothing, and shelter to the unfortunate travelers and take care of the dead. They depend on gifts and collections for sustenance. At present, the order consists of about forty members, the majority of whom live at the hospice while some have charge of neighboring parishes.
The last act of St. Bernard's life was the reconciliation of two noblemen whose strife threatened a fatal issue. He was interred in the cloister of St. Lawrence. Venerated as a saint from the twelfth century in many places of Piedmont (Aosta, Novara, Brescia ), he was not canonized until 1681, by Innocent XI. His feast is celebrated on the 15th of June.
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Nothing beats the taste of fresh, homemade pasta and it's a lot easier to make than you think.
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KIEV, Ukraine -- Russia says it shut off Ukraine's natural gas over a pricing dispute. But some view it as a move to control Ukraine and punish its leaders for moving in a pro-Western direction.
Striving to regain its role as a world player, Russia has been stepping up its efforts to control former Soviet countries.
Click the player to watch CBN News Correspondent Gary Lane's report from Kiev, Ukraine.
Ariel Cohen of the Heritage Foundation says Russia's invasion of Georgia this summer was also a warning to Ukraine.
"It is sending a bad signal to Ukraine and that is the Russian bear is back," Cohen explained to CBN News. "These countries that are much weaker and smaller than the Russian federation has to do what Moscow is telling them to do."
Russian Foreign Policy
Why should the world care if Russia controls Ukraine and rebuilds its empire? Because European countries need Russian oil and gas.
Russia supplies 25 percent of Europe's natural gas and 80 percent of it flows through Ukraine.
"Many countries like Germany are very dependent on Russian oil and increasingly so," Cohen said. "So the Russians by shutting down the gas supply to Ukraine, by increasing their dependence on Russian oil and gas, have a tool of foreign policy."
A foreign policy that could one day threaten Europe's security and freedom.
Yevgenny Sverstook is a former Soviet dissident who spent seven years in a labor camp for his writings. He says that Russia under the leadership of Vladimir Putin looks very familiar.
"They are going backward not forward," Svertook said. "They are going back. They are going to the former Soviet methods of governing the state. A KGB agent is able to do only those things he used to do.
The United States wants to see Ukraine break from Russia and form a stronger attachment with Europe through the European Union and NATO. But EU leaders are slow to accept Ukraine.
As to NATO, Valery Chalee of the Razumkov Center says countries like France and Germany are re-thinking a cooperative security agreement with Ukraine.
"Because of regional factor," she said. "This regional factor is only one word -- Russia.
No one wants to make enemies with a Russia that not only controls gas supplies, but has shown a willingness to use military force to further its objectives.
Where do the Wkrainian people stand on closer alliances with the West? Four years ago, they overwhelmingly supported President Victor Yushenko and the pro-Western Orange Revolution.
Today, the economic and social progress they expected to reap from that revolution has not materialized.
The Orange Revolution
Freedom Square in Kiev is the place where in 2004 Ukrainians stood up for true democracy. Since then, the leaders of the Orange Revolution have been fighting amongst themselves and the people are disillusioned.
"Four years ago, a lot of people believed this is Orange Revolution," one man on the street told CBN News. "But in our country, unfortunately our politicians behavior very very changeable."
"People didn't have hope and they gave them hope," a woman said. "People believed them, but nothing good came out of it."
President Yushenko and Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko have been fighting each other since they came to power.
Yushenko has dissolved parliament and called for new elections twice in the past two years.
Ukraine and NATO
Russia's Putin used the squabbling to strengthen the pro-Russian political party in Ukraine.
"Playing this three part circus in Ukraine is what gives more clout in the Ukrainian affairs and allows Moscow to prevent Ukraine from joining NATO, " Cohen said. "This is against Ukrainian interest and American interest."
But even most Ukrainians don't support joining NATO.
Some anti-NATO protesters CBN News spoke to were orthodox Christians.
One man said NATO is against orthodox values, because it bombed Serbia, another orthodox nation, on Easter Day 1999.
Another said Ukraine and Russia's close historic ties make it impossible for them to be enemies.
"In reality, I cannot imagine myself fighting against Russia, because we have many historic relations and I can not imagine to fight against them," he said.
NATO advocates say that public opinion polls are fickle and the negotiations for NATO and EU membership should remain on track.
And where does incoming U.S. President Barack Obama stand on the issue of protecting Europe from a resurgent Russia? So far, he appears to be giving full attention to the economic crisis at home, taking little notice of foreign affairs.
A situation that could one day leave Ukraine -- and parts of Europe -- out in the cold.
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Sean Penn: Prince William is provoking Argentina
Penn is accusing British media of pushing for war instead of diplomacy to resolve the United Kingdom's dispute with Argentina over the islands both countries claim in the far South Atlantic.Pictures: Sean Penn in Libya
Pictures: Prince William and Kate
Read more: Argentina takes Falklands spat with UK to UN
"It's unthinkable that the United Kingdom can make a conscious decision to deploy a prince within the military to the Malvinas, knowing the great emotional sensitivity both of mothers and fathers in the United Kingdom and in Argentina who lost sons and daughters in a war over islands with a population of so few," Penn said.
Britain denies it is militarizing the dispute, and notes that William is serving simply as a search-and-rescue helicopter pilot. Penn called it a provocation nonetheless.
"There are many places to deploy a prince," he said. "It's not necessary when the deployment of a prince is generally accompanied by a warship, to send them into seas of such spilled blood."
Britain says it will never negotiate with Argentina as long as the Falklanders want to be British. It has sent Prince William on a six-week air force mission to the islands, along with its most powerful destroyer, the HMS Dauntless. The British government also hasn't denied reports that it sent a nuclear submarine, possibly with nuclear missiles, to the disputed southern seas.
London's conservative Daily Mail quoted a member of parliament, Patrick Mercer, as saying Penn should stay out of the Falklands dispute.
"What on earth has this got to do with Sean Penn? He's neither British nor Argentine and seems to know nothing about the situation," Mercer said. "A good number of his movies have been turkeys, so I suppose we shouldn't expect much better coming out of his mouth."
Penn, who runs a Haiti relief organization and was named "ambassador at large" by Haiti's government, made his comments after meeting with President Jose Mujica of Uruguay, which contributes to the U.N. peacekeeping force in Haiti.
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California FACE Investigation 95CA008
Shop Foreman Dies After Being Crushed by a Forklift in California
A 37-year-old male shop foreman (the victim) died after being crushed by the forklift he was driving when it turned over. At the time of the incident, the victim was in the process of backing down a slight grade with the forks raised approximately 60 inches off the ground. The forklift was not equipped with a seat belt so when it turned over the victim fell onto the ground and the forklift roll over protective structure (ROPS) landed on his head. The victim had been using the forklift to pick up cardboard which was stacked on a pallet rack. There were no witnesses to the event. The CA/FACE investigator concluded that in order to prevent similar future occurrences, employers should:
In addition product designers and manufacturers should consider:
On April 25, 1995, a 37-year-old shop foreman (the victim) died after being crushed by the ROPS of the forklift he was driving. The CA/FACE investigator was informed of this incident on April 26, 1995 by a safety engineer from the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA). A site investigation was conducted by the CA/FACE investigator on April 27, 1995. This investigation included an interview with the employer and photographs of the incident site were taken. The forklift involved in the incident was no longer at the site location and a new one had been leased by the employer. A copy of the Cal/OSHA report, and the coroner's report were obtained by the CA/FACE investigator.
The employer in this incident was a manufacturer and refurbisher of copy machines and had been in business for 6 years. The company had been in business at this location for 4 years and at another site for 2 years. The company employs 15 workers, all of whom were on site at the time of the incident. The victim had worked for the company for approximately 3 years. There was no safety officer on staff nor were there any safety rules in place for the task being performed by the victim at the time of the incident.
At 3:00 p.m. on the day of the incident, the victim was driving a forklift with a load of flat cardboard. The load was two to three feet high, weighed about 150 pounds, and was approximately 60 inches from the ground. He was backing down a 3-5% grade. The employer stated that the victim had gone outside to transport some cardboard on a pallet to a truck. There were no witnesses to this incident. The victim was making a left turn when the forklift turned over and he was thrown onto the pavement. The employer stated that he heard a loud noise and went outside to see what had happened. He found the victim pinned under the forklift with the ROPS resting on his head. The four wheel forklift he was driving was designed with the two front wheels positioned at the outside edges of the truck, while the two rear wheels were adjacent to each other, in the midline of the truck. The forklift ROPS had been factory installed and the employer stated that it was in good condition prior to the incident, but had become damaged during the incident from the impact of hitting the concrete. The forklift was not equipped with a seatbelt. The employer considered the ROPS to have been a forklift cage which would not have required seatbelt use. In order for a structure to be considered a forklift cage, all openings must be less that 6" x 6". The structure on this forklift had 6" x 24" opening.
The employer stated that no forklift training had been provided for the victim by the company, but that he had received training from a former employer in 1978. Records of that training were obtained from the former employer and included a written examination on forklift safety training and lifting requirements. The employer had an Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP) which was in compliance with section 3203 of the California Code of Regulations (CCRs).
Fire department paramedics were summoned to the scene by the employer. A police officer and the fire department paramedics arrived at approximately 3:10 p.m. They were directed to the outside parking area of the business where they first observed the victim. The victim was unresponsive when observed by the rescue team. The fire department paramedics used a forklift, from a nearby business, to lift and pull the forklift from on top of the victim. The paramedics examined the victim at 3:15 p.m. and observed that he had no pulse or respirations.
CAUSE OF DEATH
The Coroner's Autopsy Report stated the cause of death to be craniocerebral blunt traumatic injuries.
Recommendation #1: Employers should have seatbelts installed on all industrial trucks with ROPS and require that employees wear them whenever operating such equipment.
Discussion: In this incident, the forklift the victim was driving was not equipped with a seatbelt. Although a seatbelt had not been installed at the time of its manufacture, it should have been retrofitted with such equipment. Under Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations (CCRs), Section 3653(a): "Seat belt assemblies conforming to SAE J386 JUN85, Operator Restraint Systems for Off-Road Work Machines,... shall be provided on all equipment where rollover protection is installed and employees shall be instructed in their use."The forklift used in this incident had a rollover protective structure that partially functioned as a cage. Under the standard, forklifts with cages are not required to be equipped with seatbelts. However, the structure on this forklift could not be considered a cage since it had an opening 6" x 24" opening. This incident may have been prevented if the victim had been wearing a seatbelt, since the seatbelt would have prevented him from being thrown onto the pavement. In addition, the ROPS would have protected him from being crushed by the forklift, if he had been secured inside the forklift.
Recommendation #2: Employers should require that forks only be raised as far as necessary while carrying loads.
Discussion: This incident may have been prevented if the forks had not been raised to a height of 60 inches. The stability on this type of forklift is greatly compromised at such heights, and it is even more risky when backing down a grade. Under Title 8 of the CCRs, Section 3664(a)(14)(B): "On all grades the load and load engaging means shall be tilted back if applicable, and raised only as far as necessary to clear the road surface."
Recommendation #3: Employers should provide and require periodic forklift safety training for all operators.
Discussion: The victim in this incident had received forklift training seventeen years prior to the incident. However, regular and periodic training is also needed in situations where employees are operating potentially hazardous equipment. In this incident, the victim should have received ongoing training in forklift safety including but not limited to loading and unloading, safe driving speed, safe fork height, and physical restraint. All of these areas could have been addressed in a periodic forklift training class.
Recommendation #4: Manufacturers should consider designing forklifts with control systems that prohibit or limit certain maneuvers for a given type of load.
Discussion: The forklift used by the decedent allowed operators to travel at any speed they wished, up to its maximum, for any type of load and for any type of maneuver. Although a forklift may be able to lift a given weight, it may be prone to rollover for certain configurations of that load or during certain maneuvers. Manufacturers should design systems that monitor the weight, height, and center of gravity of a load, and the speed, acceleration, and directional change of a vehicle. Conditions that would render the vehicle more likely to roll over such as speed, direction, and load height, would then be limited by the system. For example, if an operator was carrying a heavy load at a height that would be unstable above a certain speed, the system would not allow the forklift to travel above that speed.
Barclays Official California Code of Regulations, Vol. 9., Title 8, Industrial Relations. South San Francisco, CA, 1990.
To contact California State FACE program personnel regarding State-based FACE reports, please use information listed on the Contact Sheet on the NIOSH FACE website. Please contact In-house FACE program personnel regarding In-house FACE reports and to gain assistance when State-FACE program personnel cannot be reached. | <urn:uuid:b4a49f14-a465-49b2-91ba-ef533b4032b6> | 2013-05-21T10:14:25Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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Courteney Cox was born June 15, 1964, in Birmingham, Alabama. She is an actress who is best known for playing Monica Geller on the long-running hit TV series Friends from 1994 to 2004. Over the years, the cast was nominated for seven Screen Actors Guild awards, winning one. Former cast mate Jennifer Aniston is still Courteney’s best friend. Courteney started acting in the mid-’80s with roles in television series such as Family Ties, The Love Boat and Murder, She Wrote. Since then, she has appeared in films such as Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and the Scream movies. In 2007 and 2008, she starred in the TV series Dirt, and in 2009, she began producing and starring in the series Cougar Town, for which she was nominated for a 2010 Golden Globe. Courteney married Scream costar David Arquette on June 12, 1999, and they have a daughter named Coco. In October 2010, the couple announced that they have separated.
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- Subunit structure and localization of dihydropyridine-sensitive calcium channels in mammalian brain,...
Neuron, Volume 4, Issue 6, 1 June 1990, Pages 819-832
Michael K. Ahlijanian, Ruth E. Westenbroek and William A. Catterall
SummaryMonoclonal antibodies that recognize the α2δ subunits of calcium channels from skeletal muscle immunoprecipitate a complex of α1, α2δ, β, and γ subunits. They also immunoprecipitate 64% of rabbit brain dihydropyridine-sensitive calcium channels. Iodination of partially purified brain calcium channels followed by immunoprecipitation reveals α1-, α2δ-, and β-like subunits that have apparent molecular masses of 175, 142, and 57 kd, respectively. A polypeptide of 100 kd is also specifically immunoprecipitated. Immunocytochemical studies identify dihydropyridine-sensitive calcium channels in neuronal somata and proximal dendrites in rat brain, spinal cord, and retina. Staining of many neuronal somata is uneven, revealing relatively high densities of dihydropyridine-sensitive calcium channels at the base of major dendrites. L-type calcium channels in this location may serve to mediate long-lasting increases in intracellular calcium in the cell body in response to excitatory inputs to the dendrites.
Summary | PDF (8477 kb)
- Localization of the α1 and α2 subunits of the dihydropyridine receptor and ankyrin in skeletal muscl...
Neuron, Volume 5, Issue 3, 1 September 1990, Pages 339-351
B.E. Flucher, M.E. Morton, S.C. Froehner and M.P. Daniels
SummaryWe have studied the subcellular distribution of the α1 and α2 subunits of the dihydropyridine (DHP) receptor and ankyrin in rat skeletal muscle with immunofluorescence and immunogold labeling techniques. All three proteins were concentrated in the triad junction formed between the T-tubules and sarcoplasmic reticulum. The α1 and α2 subunits of the DHP receptor were colocalized in the junctional T-tubule membrane, supporting their proposed association in a functional complex and the possible participation of the α2 subunit in excitation-contraction coupling. Ankyrin label in the triad showed a distribution different from that of the DHP receptor subunits. In addition, ankyrin was found in longitudinally oriented structures outside the triad. Thus, ankyrin might be involved in organizing the triad and in immobilizing integral membrane proteins in T-tubules and the sarcoplasmic reticulum.
Summary | PDF (13527 kb)
- A Component of Excitation-Contraction Coupling Triggered in the Absence of the T671-L690 and L720-Q7...
Biophysical Journal, Volume 81, Issue 6, 1 December 2001, Pages 3294-3307
Chris A. Ahern, Dipankar Bhattacharya, Lindsay Mortenson and Roberto Coronado
AbstractWe conducted a deletion analysis of two regions identified in the II-III loop of α1S, residues 671–690, which were shown to bind to ryanodine receptor type 1 (RyR1) and stimulate RyR1 channels in vitro, and residues 720–765 or the narrower 724–743 region, which confer excitation-contraction (EC) coupling function to chimeric dihydropyridine receptors (DHPRs). Deletion mutants were expressed in dysgenic α1S-null myotubes and analyzed by voltage-clamp and confocal fluo-4 fluorescence. Immunostaining of the mutant subunits using an N-terminus tag revealed abundant protein expression in all cases. Furthermore, the maximum recovered charge movement density was >80% of that recovered by full-length α1S in all cases. Δ671–690 had no effect on the magnitude of voltage-evoked Ca2+ transients or the L-type Ca2+ current density. In contrast, Δ720–765 or Δ724–743 abolished Ca2+ transients entirely, and L-type Ca2+ current was reduced or absent. Surprisingly, Ca2+ transients and Ca2+ currents of a moderate magnitude were recovered by the double deletion mutant Δ671–690/Δ720–765. A simple explanation for this result is that Δ720–765 induces a conformation change that disrupts EC coupling, and this conformational change is partially reverted by Δ671–690. To test for Ca2+-entry independent EC coupling, a pore mutation (E1014K) known to entirely abolish the inward Ca2+ current was introduced. α1S Δ671–690/Δ720–765/E1014K expressed Ca2+ transients with Boltzmann parameters identical to those of the Ca2+-conducting double deletion construct. The data strongly suggest that skeletal-type EC coupling is not uniquely controlled by α1S 720–765. Other regions of α1S or other DHPR subunits must therefore directly contribute to the activation of RyR1 during EC coupling.
Abstract | Full Text | PDF (500 kb)
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Neuron, Volume 8, Issue 5, 907-914, 1 May 1992
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Inhibition of N- and L-type calcium channels by muscarinic receptor activation in rat sympathetic neurons∗ Present address: Department of Pharmacology, Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, Rowland Hill Street, London NW3 2PF, England.
† Present address: Départment de Physiologie, Centre Médical Universitaire, 9 avenue de Champel,1211 Genéve 4, Switzerland.
- Modulation of N- and L-type Ca2+ channels by oxotremorine-M (oxo-M) acting on muscarinic receptors and norepinephrine (NE) acting on α-adrenergic receptors was studied in superior cervical ganglion neurons. Oxo-M depresses dihydropyridine-augmented tail currents in whole-cell recordings, whereas NE does not. This modulation of L-type Ca2+ channels by oxo-M is abolished by adding 20 mM BAPTA to the pipette solution. Oxo-M, acting via a diffusible messenger, reduces the probability of opening of single N- and L-type channels recorded in cell-attached patches. We conclude that a diffusible messenger signaling pathway activated by oxo-M inhibits both N- and L-type Ca2+ channels, whereas a membrane-delimited pathway activated by oxo-M and NE inhibits only N-type Ca2+ channels. | <urn:uuid:2760c6fd-5cfd-4ee9-bcb2-aa6ab16d3e83> | 2013-05-21T10:01:39Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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Irish Druids And Old Irish
EARLY RELIGIONS OF THE
One of the most philosophical
statements from Max Müller is to this effect:
"Whatever we know of early religion, we always see that it presupposes vast
periods of an earlier development." This is exhibited in the history of all
peoples that have progressed in civilization, though we may have to travel far
back on the track of history to notice transformations of thought or belief.
When the late Dr. Birch told us that a pyramid, several hundreds of years older
than the Great Pyramid, contained the name of Osiris, we knew that at
least the Osirian part of Egyptian mythology was honoured some six or seven
thousand years ago What the earlier development of religion there was, or how
the conception of a dying and risen Osiris arose, at so remote a period, may
well excite our wonder.
Professor Jebb writes--"There was a time when they (early man)
began to speak of the natural powers as persons, and yet had not forgotten that
they were really natural, powers, and that the persons' names were merely signs?
Yet this goes on the assumption that religion--or rather dogmas thereof--sprang
from reflections upon natural phenomena. In this way, the French author of Sirius
satisfied himself, particularly on philological grounds, that the idea, of God
sprang from an association with thunder and the barking of a dog.
We are assured by Max Müller, that religion is a word that has changed from
century to century, and that "the word rose to the surface thousands of
years ago." Taking religion to imply an inward feeling of reverence
toward the unseen, and a desire to act in obedience to the inward law of right,
religion has existed as long as humanity itself. What is commonly assumed by the
word religion, by writers in general, is dogma or belief.
The importance of this subject was well put forth by the great Sanscrit
scholar in the phrase, "The real history of man is the history of
religion." This conviction lends interest and weight to any investigations
into the ancient religion of Ireland; though Plowden held that" few
histories are so charged with fables as the annals of Ireland."
It was Herder who finely said, "Our earth owes the seeds of all higher
culture to a religious tradition, whether literary or oral." In proportion
as the so-called supernatural gained an ascendancy, so was man really advancing
from the materialism and brutishness of savagedom. Lecky notes "the
disposition of man in certain stages of society towards the miraculous."
But was Buckle quite correct in maintaining that "all nature conspired to
increase the authority of the imaginative faculties, and weaken the authority of
the reasoning ones"?
It is not to be forgotten in our inquiry that, as faiths rose in the East,
science has exerted its force in the West.
Fetishism can hardly be regarded as the origin of religion. As to those
writers who see in the former the deification of natural objects, Max Müller
remarks, "They might as well speak of primitive men mummifying their dead
bodies Before they had wax to embalm them with."
Myth has been styled the basis of religion not less than of history; but how
was it begotten?
Butler, in English, Irish, and Scottish Churches, writes--
"To separate the fabulous from the probable, and the probable from the
true, will require no ordinary share of penetration and persevering
industry." We have certainly to remember, as one has said, that
"mythic history, mythic theology, mythic science, are alike records, not of
facts, but beliefs." Andrew Lang properly calls our attention to language,
as embodying thought,, being so liable to misconception and misinterpretation.
Names, connected with myths, have been so variously read and explained by
scholars, that outsiders may well be puzzled.
How rapidly a myth grows, and is greedily accepted, because of the wish it
may be true, is exemplified in the pretty story, immortalized by music, of
Jessie of Lucknow, who, in the siege, heard her deliverers, in the remote
distance, playing "The Campbells are coming." There never was,
however, a Jessie Brown there at that time; and, as one adds, Jessie has herself
"been sent to join William Tell and the other dethroned gods and
In the Hibbert Lectures, Professor Rhys observes, "The Greek
myth, which distressed the thoughtful and pious minds, like that of Socrates,
was a survival, like the other scandalous tales about the gods, from the time
when the ancestors of the Greeks were savages." May it not rather have been
derived by Homer, through the trading Phœnicians, from the older mythologies of
India and Egypt, with altered names and scenes to suit the poet's day and clime?
It would scarcely do to say with Thierry, "In legend alone rests real
history--for legend is living tradition, and three times out of four it is truer
than what we call History." According to Froude, "Legends grew as
nursery tales grow now.--There is reason to believe that religious theogonies
and heroic tales of every nation that has left a record of itself, are but
practical accounts of the first impressions produced upon mankind by the phenomena of day and night, morning
and evening, winter and summer."
Such may be a partial explanation; but it may be also assumed that they were
placed on record by the scientific holders of esoteric wisdom, as problems or
studies for elucidation by disciples.
The anthropological works of Sir John Lubbock and Dr. Tylor can be consulted
with profit upon this subject of primitive religious thought.
Hayes O'Grady brings us back to Ireland, saying, "Who shall thoroughly
discern the truth from the fiction with which it is everywhere entwined, and in
many places altogether overlaid?--There was at one time a vast amount of zeal,
ingenuity, and research expended on the elucidation and confirming of these
fables; which, if properly applied, would have done Irish history and
archaeology good service, instead of making their very names synonymous among
strangers with fancy and delusion."
After this we can proceed with the Irish legends and myths, the introduction
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User defined rotational velocity in FLUENT
I have to give a user defined rotational velocity to rotate a cone in FLUENT. But I find ( in the menu )that only a constant velocity can be given.....plzzz help me out on this! Thanx
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You have to write an udf, use define_profile to define the velocity.... there is an example in the udf manuel.
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In June, the Visual AIDS Artists Caucus distributes red ribbons at the Tony Awards. Co-host Jeremy Irons becomes one of the first celebrities to wear one, creating a media stir.
In November, three-time NBA MVP Magic Johnson announces that he has HIV and will retire from the Lakers.
The movie "Philadelphia" is released starring Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington. In the drama, a man with AIDS is fired by a conservative law firm because of his condition, so he hires a homophobic lawyer to sue. The film makes more than $77 million at the domestic box office and is nominated for five Academy Awards, winning two.
The rock opera "Rent" opens off-Broadway in New York. The show is an adaption of Puccini's "La Boheme" but replaces the original's tragic illness with HIV. It earns rave reviews, heads to Broadway and goes on to win a Pulitzer Prize for drama.
Elizabeth Glaser, wife of actor Paul Michael Glaser, loses her battle with AIDS, and her Pediatric AIDS Foundation is renamed. Glaser started the children's research foundation after she contracted HIV while giving birth. She unknowingly passed the virus on to her daughter through breast milk and her son Jake in utero.
The Joint United Nations Programme on AIDS (UNAIDS) is established by the United Nations. It combines experts from six agencies to fight the AIDS epidemic.
At the 11th International AIDS Conference in Vancouver, combination antiretroviral treatment is presented for the first time. These drugs are shown to be effective against HIV.
Media outlets report that for the first time since the epidemic began, the AIDS death rate has declined in the U.S. thanks to the success of drug therapies.
The company AIDSvax starts the first human trial of an AIDS vaccine using 5,000 U.S. volunteers.
Doctors in San Francisco start a trial of post-exposure prevention, a method similar to Plan B in that it aims to prevent HIV after possible exposure before the virus takes hold.
Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham report a discovery of HIV-1 in a subspecies of chimpanzee. They believe this to be the source of the virus and theorize that human hunters contracted it when exposed to infected blood.
Initial findings from a joint Uganda-U.S. study identify a new drug regimen as an effective and affordable way to reduce mother-to-baby transmission of the virus.
The Clinton administration declares, for the first time, that AIDS is a threat to national security and to global stability.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson publicly takes an HIV test after the CDC reports that African-American and Hispanic infection rates have overtaken those of white gay men.
UNAIDS marks the 20th anniversary of the first report of HIV. Executive Director Peter Piot says, "At the time, I read the report with great interest, but I never imagined I was looking at the first sign of an epidemic, that in just 20 years would have infected 60 million people, killed 22 million and achieved the status of the most devastating epidemic in human history."
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Airplanes are still among the safest mode of transportation available today in South Carolina and throughout the country. Although the percentages of death and serious injury caused by plane crashes in South Carolina are small compared to other types of injury accidents, the results are almost always devastating to the victim’s families and oftentimes involve the loss of many lives. Some of the leading causes of commercial and general aviation accidents are uncontained engine failures, controlled flight into terrain, approach and landing, loss of control, runway incursions, pilot error, improper maintenance, structural defects, and weather conditions including turbulence.
The law governing an airplane crash depends, in part, on whether the airplane accident involved an air carrier (like a commercial commuter or passenger airline) or a private civilian accident. If the airplane that crashed was private, then traditional negligence standards of ordinary and reasonable care apply. An owner of a private airplane involved in an accident or crash may be held legally liable for the negligence of a mechanic or pilot.
Airline carriers, like a commuter or passenger airline, are required to take much greater care than ordinary civilians. Thus, major airlines like Delta, Northwest, United, and American must use the highest care to prevent airplane crashes and aviation accidents. Whether the flight was domestic or international will determine what rights of legal recovery are available. Regarding international flights, two agreements, the Warsaw Convention and Montreal Protocol, limit the amount of damages for which an airline may be responsible unless the accident involves reckless wrongdoing (although some U.S. carriers have agreed to waive these limitations under certain circumstances). Typically, damages in airplane crashes and aviation accidents are not capped.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigates major aviation accidents. Upon notification, NTSB assembles a “Go Team,” which varies in size depending on the severity of the accident and the complexity of the issues involved. This team may consist of experts in many different specialties, and is coordinated by the investigator-in-charge. Depending on the nature of the accident, the team may investigate areas such as structures, systems, powerplants, human performance, fire and explosion, meteorology, radar data, event recorders, and witness statements, among others. After an investigation is completed, a detailed narrative report is prepared that sets forth findings of the investigative team and identifies the probable cause of the accident. More information about NTSB can be found on their website at http://www.ntsb.gov/aviation/aviation.htm. Additionally, the Office of Accident Investigation (AAI), an organization within the Federal Aviation Administration, investigates aviation accidents to detect unsafe conditions and trends. More information on AAI can be found on their website at http://www1.faa.gov/avr/aai/aaihome.htm. | <urn:uuid:5939355e-e18e-4c83-95c0-742db4bed1d9> | 2013-05-21T10:06:09Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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For the last day or so I am having a problem posting in other threads, strangely enough I'm having no problem posting this, is that because I'm starting a new discussion I wonder?
Each letter takes about 5 seconds to appear and it's like watching an ancient slowed up vidi-printer....anyone else having this problem?
Some threads are easier to post in than others as well..........totally bizzare! | <urn:uuid:539e4597-1bad-4b2e-94a9-c8827c5e642d> | 2013-05-21T10:00:14Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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1.True / false: A violin string can only produce a single frequency unless its tuning is change.
2.True / false: Most of the sound from a violin comes directly from the strings.
3. As a violin string vibrates, its motional energy is changing rapidly with time.
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Consider four vectors ~ F1, ~ F2, ~ F3, and ~ F4, wheretheir
magnitudes are F1= 43 N, F2= 36 N, F3 = 19 N, andF4 = 54 N.Let
θ1 =120o, θ2 =
−130o,θ3 = 200, and θ4 =
−67o, measured from thepositive x axis with
the counter-clockwiseangular direction aspositive.
What is the magnitudeof the resultant vector ~F , where ~F = ~
F1 +~ F2 +~ F3 +~ F4? Answer in units of N. What is the direction
ofthis resultant vector~F?
Note: Give the anglein degrees, use counterclockwise as the
positiveangular direction, between the limits
from the positive
xaxis. Answer in units ofo
I worked out the first part of thequestion by using
trigonomic rules. My X value=-5.68671and my Y
value=-33.5474. The magnitude came out to 34.026N. I tried
finding the direction by usingθ=tan-1(y/x) but i
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A former west suburban man who was wrongfully imprisoned for rape in the 1980s has been awarded a $5 million settlement, it was announced today.
Marcus Lyons, who lived in Woodridge and was arrested by the police there after the Nov. 30, 1987 rape, spent 3 ½ years in prison for the rape of a woman that DNA evidence later showed he did not commit.
The settlement ends years of negotiations between Lyons and the Village of Woodridge, according to his attorney at Loevy & Loevy in Chicago.
Lyons filed a federal lawsuit in 2008 against Woodridge and police officers involved in the case, and has settled it for $5 million, his attorneys said in a news release today.
The lawsuit was formally dismissed today following a settlement entered before U.S. District Court Judge Ronald Guzman, according to court records, which do not disclose the terms of the settlement. As part of the settlement, the officers were dismissed as defendants in the case, according to court records.After being found guilty, Lyons was sentenced to six years in prison but served 3 ½ of them before being released on parole.
Two weeks after his release from prison in March 1991, Lyons went to the DuPage County Courthouse carrying a wooden cross.
As police tried to intervene, Lyons stepped onto a small platform attached to the bottom of the 8- by 6-foot crucifix, lifted a hammer and drove a nail into his foot.
He later said he “needed someone to listen” to him.
In 2007, after DNA evidence from the 1987 crime proved his innocence, Lyons' conviction was dismissed on the recommendation of then-DuPage County State's Atty. Joseph Birkett -- the same prosecutor who tried the case. Birkett is now an Appellate Court judge in DuPage County.
In 2008 he was pardoned by then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
A press release from his attorney said that Lyons could not find work or a meaningful career after his parole because he was a registered sex offender. In addition, his personal relationships suffered, and he never married or had children.
When asked to comment on the settlement Thursday, Woodridge officials released a recent letter from Village Administrator Kathleen Rush to the mayor and Village Board.
In the letter, Rush said the crime and the subsequent investigation took place before DNA testing was widely available to investigators and added that the case was based on eyewitness identification.
“While we disagree with many of the allegations in the suit, we are pleased that Mr. Lyons’ name has been cleared and that this case has concluded,” wrote Rush to the board. “We continue to stand behind the work done by the Woodridge Police Department on this case and only wish the DNA technology that eventually cleared Mr. Lyons was available at the time of the incident.”
Rush said the $5 million settlement will be paid using an Intergovernmental Risk Management Agency, an insurance pool of which the village is a member. | <urn:uuid:92767e0d-6929-4487-886d-4e6a57dbe637> | 2013-05-21T10:35:09Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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In the news: An online petition that sought to get the Obama administration to build a Death Star-type space and weapons platform in order to help boost the economy got a "no" from the White House. "The administration shares your desire for job creation and a strong national defense, but a Death Star isn't on the horizon," wrote Paul Shawcross. The petition had read, "By focusing our defense resources into a space-superiority platform and weapon system such as a Death Star, the government can spur job creation in the fields of construction, engineering, space exploration, and more, and strengthen our national defense."
Gas update: Gasbuddy.com reports that the lowest prices are in Colorado ($2.819) and Wyoming ($2.821).
Motivational quote: “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” - Mark Twain
Watercooler talk: Baby panda makes debut at San Diego Zoo
Xiao Liwu, the sixth panda born at the San Diego Zoo, has made its public debut.
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The cardinals were deadlocked. They had been deadlocked for 27 months, since 1292 when Pope Nicholas V died. There were only twelve cardinals and they were evenly divided between two factions of the Roman nobility. Neither side would give way. Each hoped for the perks that would accrue from having one of their number named pope.
And then a message arrived from the mountains. Peter Murrone, the hermit founder of the Celestines, a strict branch of Benedictines, warned that God was angry with the cardinals. If they did not elect a pope within four months, the Lord would severely chastise the church.
Eager for a way out of their deadlock, the cardinals asked themselves, why not elect Peter himself? Finally the cardinals could agree. In a vote that they declared to be "miraculous" they unanimously chose Peter.
When three of the cardinals climbed to his mountain roost to tell Peter he had been chosen, the hermit wasn't happy. All of his life, he had tried to run away from people. Dressed like John the Baptist, he subjected himself to fasts, heavy chains, and nights of prayer without sleep. But when the cardinals and his friend King Charles II of Naples insisted that he must accept the position for the good of the church, Peter reluctantly agreed.
Charles II prompted him to name a number of new cardinals--all of them from France and Naples, changing the consistency of the group which would elect future popes. Peter, who was too trusting, made many mistakes. A babe in political matters, he was used by everyone around him. The Vatican staff even sold blank bulls with his signature on them.
The business of the church slowed to a crawl because he took too much time making decisions. Within weeks it became apparent he had to resign for the good of the church. But could a pope resign? Guided by one of the cardinals, Benedetto Caetani, Celestine as pope issued a constitution which gave himself the authority to resign.
All sorts of rumors followed this resignation. Peter had built himself a hut in the Vatican where he could live like a hermit. Supposedly Caetani thrust a reed through the wall of the hut and pretended he was the voice of God ordering Celestine to resign. Since his mind was undecided as to his proper course, this trick is said to have convinced him.
Celestine stepped down on this day, December 13, 1294, having actually filled the position of pope only three months. He was replaced by Caetani who took the name Boniface VIII. Afraid that Peter would become a rallying point for troublemakers, Boniface locked the old man up. He destroyed most of the records of Celestine's short time in office, but he could not unmake the cardinals.
Peter escaped and wandered through mountains and forests. He was recognized and recaptured when he tried to sail to Greece, his boat having been driven back by a storm. The last nine months of his life he spent in prayer as a prisoner of Boniface, badly treated by his guards. When he died in 1296, rumor had it that Boniface had murdered him. He was about 81-years-old. In 1313, Pope Clement V declared him a saint.
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- "Celestine V." The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church, edited by F. L. Cross and E. A. Livingstone. Oxford, 1997.
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- Montor, Chevalier Artaud de. Lives and Times of the Popes. New York: Catholic Publication Society of America, 1909. Source of the picture.
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Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël : Work information
- Francis (Jean Marcel) Poulenc ( Music, Images,)
- Performed by
- Choir of New College Oxford, Edward Higginbottom (Conductor)
- Work name
- Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël
- Work number
- 1952-01-01 02:01:00
- David Trendell
- Bob Auger
- Recording date
- 1989-01-11 00:00:00
Francis (Jean Marcel) Poulenc
Born in Paris to a wealthy family, Francis Poulenc received piano lessons from the age of five. His parents insisted that he complete a formal education before attending a conservatoire, but the outbreak of war prevented him from doing so. Through his teacher Ricardo Viñes he was able to meet Auric, Satie and Falla, and it was to Satie that he dedicated his first major successe. Aged 18, his work Rapsodie nègre was performed at a concert of contemporary music. Stravinsky took note of him soon after, and helped to get his works published. Poulenc, like many French composers of the time, became greatly influenced by the music of his champion.
Poulenc was something of a sophisticated eccentric, on one occasion chatting up a surprised Cannes bartender about an ingenious harmonic progression he had managed to create that morning. This eccentricity showed in his music. His early music is characterised by its bright colours, strong, clear rhythms, and novel diatonic harmonies. It is ‘warmer’ and less intellectual than Stravinsky, more passionate and musically more refined than Satie. His piano compositions are especially noteworthy, an example being the Trois mouvements perpétuels.
During the First World War Poulenc was conscripted and remained so until 1921, continuing to compose. Next he worked as a typist for the Admiralty in Paris and in the 1920s became one of a group of six French composers, appropriately known as 'Les Six'. These comprised Poulenc, Honegger, Auric, Tailleferre, Durey and Milhaud, and their aesthetic rejected romanticism and impressionism. They tried instead to find a new way of seeking musical inspiration, incorporating ideas from other artforms. They likened this to cubism in the visual arts. After the war Poulenc also studied under Charles Koechlin.Poulenc's Catholic faith was rekindled after the death of a close friend in 1935 . His music became more ‘deep’ and less light-hearted, and he became one of the great religious and choral composers of the century. This period includes among its masterpieces the organ concerto (arguably the finest for the instrument), Litanies à la Vierge Noire, the Mass in G and Quatre Motets pour le temps de Pénitence. Poulenc also wrote chamber music, three operas, and several concertos. He wrote little for the orchestra that was not intended for the theatre, although he did write several ballets. The songs written after 1935, when he began accompanying the French baritone Pierre Bernac, are among his best works. | <urn:uuid:ec9edee8-8dc9-46de-a84b-036fb30de70c> | 2013-05-21T10:15:38Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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An out-of-control monster truck crashed into the stands at a show in Oregon, injuring three spectators seated in the front row, authorities said.
Onlooker Dustin Earls captured video of the scene Saturday at the "Monster Air 2012" show in Harrisburg.
Earls told CNN he was watching the third drag race of the event when one of the drivers started heading for a mud pit in front of the seating area.
"The truck got a little wild and he hit the mud pit," Earls said. "I thought, 'This guy's just messing around; he'll hit his brakes right here.'"
But the oversized truck didn't stop. Video shot by Earls on his mobile phone shows the truck making a hard right turn and driving straight into the panicked crowd.
"I heard his axle snap as soon as he hit the mud," Earls said. "As soon as he hit that line, he lost control of his steering and his brakes."
Earls' video becomes jumbled as he runs to safety, but the screams of frightened spectators can be heard in the background.
A Linn County Sheriff's sergeant told CNN affiliate KVAL three people in the crowd were hurt.
Earls said the driver immediately got out of the truck to see if anyone was injured.
"He wanted to know if everything was okay," Earls said, "He was so concerned. He said, 'Oh my God, I can't believe what happened.'"
KVAL reported the driver told authorities the rear wheels on his 1970 Ford spun out in the mud, and he crashed into a barricade. The truck cleared the barricade and its 48-inch tires landed on three spectators, KVAL reported.
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Rep. Markey to seek Kerry's Senate seat
Massachusetts Congressman serving 19th term in House
Rep. Ed Markey of Massachusetts said Thursday he will seek the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Sen. John Kerry, who was nominated to become the next secretary of state last week.
Markey's announcement makes him the first to publically announce will seek the seat.
"I have decided to run for the U.S. Senate because this fight is too important," he wrote in an email to people who signed up for updates from his Senate website. "There is so much at stake. We need a senator who will work with President Obama, and anyone else, to move our country and our Commonwealth forward."
The Democratic congressman is the most senior member of the Massachusetts delegation and was elected to his 19th term in November.
President Barack Obama nominated Kerry on Friday to serve as his next secretary of state, and Kerry is expected to be confirmed easily by the Senate.
Two possible contenders - Ted Kennedy Jr., the eldest son of the late senator, and actor Ben Affleck - considered a bid for Kerry's seat, but have recently said they will not run.
Markey is said to have considered running for the seat in 1984 upon the retirement of Sen. Paul Tsongas. But he did not run, and the seat was won that year by Kerry.
Other Democratic contenders could include Reps. Michael Capuano and Stephen Lynch. Sen. Scott Brown, who was elected in a 2010 special election but lost his re-election bid this year, is considered a possible candidate on the Republican side.
Markey wrote, "We need to invest in innovation and jobs, protect Social Security and Medicare, institute sane policies on guns and violence, and curb the pollution that is causing global warming."
He had a basic campaign website and online fundraising apparatus posted as of Thursday afternoon.
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At the same time as Pope Benedict XVI leaves office on February 28, his Twitter presence as @Pontifex will also come to an end, according to Vatican Radio.
The news may come as a sad blow to the more than 2 million people who've signed up to follow his tweets in nine languages since his account was launched with fanfare two-and-a-half months ago.
About 1.5 million of those people follow the English language feed, with nearly 700,000 following him in Spanish and just short of 335,000 in Italian. About 22,500 people follow @Pontifex in Latin.
The account will be closed to coincide with the 85-year-old pope's formal departure from office at 8 p.m. local time, Vatican Radio said.
"It seems unimaginable that one could continue to use a communication tool so popular and powerful during the 'sede vacante' period," Vatican Radio said, referring to the time during which the seat will be empty.
"From choice, the Pontifex profile was not personalized, but it clearly refers to the person of the pope."
It's not yet clear whether whoever is chosen to succeed Benedict, who cited the frailty of age as the reason for his departure, will also use Twitter to reach out to some of the 1.5 billion Roman Catholics around the world.
On Feb. 10, the day before the pope announced his shock resignation, @Pontifex tweeted: "We must trust in the mighty power of God's mercy. We are all sinners, but His grace transforms us and makes us new."
Only two tweets have been posted since in English, both relating to the Lent period.
According to Vatican Radio, Benedict is likely to offer his last tweet on Feb. 27, the same day that he will give his final general audience to huge crowds expected to gather in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City.
If not then, perhaps one final thought will come from Benedict on Feb. 28, "before retiring into silence," it suggests.
The pontiff is considering changing the Vatican constitution to allow a vote for his successor to begin before March 15, Vatican spokesman the Rev. Federico Lombardi said Wednesday.
Existing rules say the Roman Catholic Church's cardinals should start voting on a replacement from 15 to 20 days after the papal throne becomes vacant. With Benedict's resignation due to start on Feb. 28, the cardinals' conclave ordinarily would start no sooner than March 15.
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Originally Posted by theconspiracist
What? You log in to Club Conspiracy while you're sitting at a bar while some busty and beautiful brunettes sits right next to you. And, asks if she could buy you a drink? LOL
(I know it is BA. lol j/k)
I know you wish it were me, but it isn't.
Only in your dreams!
Sorry, but, I don't sit at bars asking if I can buy a GUY a drink.
I don't sit at bars, period.
I'm not busty nor am I a brunette and even if I were and sitting at a bar I still wouldn't ask if I could buy the guy a drink.
More like, the guy should buy me a drink!
Talk about the women's movement!
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European Union Forecasts End to Recession
The European Union said Monday that the recession in the euro-zone and EU will likely have ended in the third quarter with the resumption of modest economic growth.
In an update to its May forecast, the EU cast doubt on strength of the upswing, saying it won't change its prediction for the euro-zone and EU economies to shrink by 4 percent this year.
The EU executive sees both the euro-zone and the EU growing 0.2 percent in the third quarter compared to the three months before, and improving just 0.1 percent in the final quarter of the year.
Official statistics for the third quarter have not yet been published and the EU's figure is an estimate based on growth in the seven largest EU nations.
The European Commission said it was not changing its forecast for the year because the economy fared worse at the end of 2008 and the beginning of 2009.
It warned that "uncertainty remains rife" on how strong the recovery will be.
"While the recovery may surprise on the upside in the very short term, how sustainable it will be remains to be seen," it said. "The situation has improved ... but the weak economy will continue to take its toll on jobs and public finances."
The 16 nations that use the euro fell into recession in the second quarter of 2008, the first since the currency was launched in 1999 and the worst for euro nations Germany and France since World War II.
The EU executive called for economic stimulus packages and help for the financial sector to stay in place throughout 2010 and for a clear exit strategy for EU nations to start repaying public debt.
It also said governments needed to step up measures to kickstart bank lending to make sure that they are "ready to lend at reasonable terms when companies and households resume their investment plans."
Separately, the EU statistics agency Eurostat said industrial production in the euro area fell 0.3 percent in July compared to June, or 15.9 percent from a year ago. Energy output shrank 1.2 percent from a month earlier as factories slowed for the summer and demand remained low.
Production of non-durable consumer goods grew 0.7 percent from June but output of higher-priced durable goods -- such as refrigerators or furniture -- fell 0.8 percent. Output of factory machinery fell 1.8 percent from the month before.
Eurostat also reported that some 702,000 fewer workers were on euro-zone payrolls in the second quarter compared to the first three months of this year. It said the number of employed people shrank by 0.5 percent from the previous quarter and 1.8 percent from a year ago.
Manufacturing, construction, financial services, agriculture and trade, transport and communication services shed the most jobs, it said. The public sector, health and education added workers. | <urn:uuid:343e1afc-8c74-4561-89af-2a9f4d61e48d> | 2013-05-21T10:01:20Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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(CNN) -- He grew up a child of two nations -- the United States and Pakistan -- with a parent from each.
He was born Daood Gilani, the son of a prominent Pakistani broadcaster, but in 2006 he changed his name to David Headley.
In a federal courtroom in Chicago on Thursday, he was sentenced to 35 years in prison for his role in the 2008 attacks in Mumbai, India, that killed 164 people, including six U.S. citizens.
Headley has admitted conducting advance surveillance for the operation in India.
Although Headley, 52, was facing up to life in prison, the Justice Department recommended that the judge sentence him to the term he eventually got after the defendant cooperated with U.S. authorities.
Prosecutors agreed not to seek the death penalty in exchange for his plea on terrorism charges. He signed that agreement in 2010 and promised to cooperate with U.S. authorities.
Attorney General Eric Holder noted at the time that he had provided extensive "valuable intelligence about terrorist activities."
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Headley was arrested by federal agents on October 2009 in Chicago, accused of helping plan terror attacks against a Danish newspaper that ran cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed, sparking Muslim anger worldwide.
He was later linked to the bloody four-day terrorist siege in Mumbai. Headley cooperated with the authorities investigating both terror plots.
Headley received a Social Security number in Pennsylvania sometime in the late 1970s, public records show.
He changed his name from Daood Gilani to David Headley on or about February 15, 2006, in Philadelphia in order to present himself in India as an American who was neither Muslim nor Pakistani, according to a criminal complaint against him.
The Justice Department also accused him of attending terrorism training camps in Pakistan in 2002 and 2003, and working with the group Lashkar-e-Tayyiba to carry out terror attacks.
The United States lists Lashkar as a terrorist organization. India blamed the group for the Mumbai attacks.
Headley testified against a Canadian man who was sentenced last week to 14 years in prison for aiding a plot to attack the Danish paper.
Gary Shapiro, the acting U.S. attorney in Chicago, issued a lengthy sentencing memo to the federal district court on Tuesday concluding that the 30- to 35-year sentence the government recommended for Headley was fair.
"While his criminal conduct was deplorable, the uniquely significant cooperation which he provided to the government's efforts to combat terrorism support the government's recommendations," Shapiro said.
The Indian government wants to conduct another trial for Headley, but the United States has said it would not send him to any other country.
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No independent counsel for Gore
White House welcomes the news; Rep. Burton calls it a 'sad day'
By Terry Frieden/CNN
WASHINGTON (November 24) -- Attorney General Janet Reno rejected the appointment of an independent counsel Tuesday to investigate allegations that Vice President Al Gore may have lied to FBI agents about his fund-raising activities during the 1996 campaign.
Reno's decision means Gore will not have to face the scrutiny of an outside prosecutor as he prepares a run for the presidency in 2000.
Reno announced the decision in a 20-page filing with the federal court which oversees the Independent Counsel process, within hours of the end of a 90-day preliminary Justice Department inquiry.
"I have determined that there are no reasonable grounds to believe that further investigation is warranted," Reno told the court.
Sources have told CNN that Reno's senior aides were divided over whether she should call for an outside counsel in the case.
In her letter to the court, Reno said her campaign finance task force had explored whether there was sufficient evidence to warrant an investigation into whether Gore violated laws when he told investigators last fall that he did not know at the time he made fund-raising calls from his White House office that the media campaign for which he was seeking funds was funded solely by unrestricted soft money.
Reno said the new documents discovered this year raised questions about the vice president's statements about his understanding of the mix of hard and soft money. One of the documents included Gore's handwritten notes.
But, Reno concluded, "The handwritten notes alone are not sufficient to warrant a conclusion that the vice president made a false statement."
The attorney general told the court the task force had determined that Gore attended a 1995 meeting at which the media fund was discussed as was the fact that some hard money was included in financing that campaign.
But Reno, after describing in detail the conflicting recollections of the meeting participants, said she concluded Gore did not lie.
"Taken altogether, I find the evidence fails to provide any reasonable support for a conclusion that the vice president may have lied," Reno said.
"I conclude that there is no reasonable prospect that these facts could support a successful prosecution," she said.
Gore's office issued a brief statement, saying, "The vice president is pleased that this preliminary review has been concluded without the need for an independent counsel."
President Bill Clinton supported Reno's decision as well.
"Obviously the president welcomes the news, as he has always believed that the vice president behaved completely properly during the campaign in 1996," said White House spokesman Joe Lockhart.
By contrast, the Republican chairman of the House committee investigating Democratic campaign finance practices blasted the attorney general's decision.
Rep. Dan Burton (R-Indiana), who chairs the House Government Reform and Oversight Committee, called the ruling "a sad day for the rule of law."
Burton charged that Reno "is committed to protecting the president and other members of his administration, and will not let the facts, the law, ore even the recommendations of her top investigators get in her way."
Reno, bracing for the expected GOP criticism and some editorial barbs, issued a separate statement along with her court filing. "As I have said before, I base my decisions solely on the facts and the law, not politics, pressure, or polls," she said.
Reno said she had referred matters to independent counsels on 10 separate occasions. She also said the task force investigating the Democratic fund-raising practices has now charged 14 people.
"Today's determination does not mean that our work has ended. We will continue to vigorously investigate all allegations of illegal activity," Reno declared.
Reno is not staying in Washington or even the country to answer her critics. Shortly after releasing her statement, Reno left for Brazil where she is scheduled to address the Inter-American Congress of Attorneys General Wednesday. She returns to Washington on Thanksgiving Day.
Reno's respite will be brief. When she returns to work on Monday she faces another deadline for deciding whether former White House Deputy Chief of Staff Harold Ickes should be the subject of an Independent Counsel investigation for his fund-raising practices. She then has one more week to decide whether an outside counsel should probe Clinton's fund-raising role.
CNN's Pierre Thomas contributed to this report.
Tuesday, November 24, 1998
Judge throws out 8 1/2 counts against Espy
Pardon, not censure, for turkey at the White House
Sources: GOP head count shows impeachment one vote ahead
No independent counsel for Gore
Reno's statement on Gore decision
McDougal jubilant after jury finds her not guilty
Starr: dealing with Tripp flawed
Sen. Hagel eyes GOP campaign post
Congressman makes Chicago mayoral bid
Low-key Clyburn can be aggressive
Friend says opponent confessed to killing state senator
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A Civic Vision for the Riverfront
Location: Philadelphia, PA, USA. riverfront
This riverfront plan provides a vision for the future of one of Philadelphia's major cultural, ecological, and economic assets. Its location along one of the world's great working rivers, its proximity to the strong center city real estate market, its vibrant neighborhoods to the west, and the stunning sweep of history along its shores place it among the most important development areas in the region today. With more than 1,100 acres of land stretching over seven miles at the center of the metropolis, the plan offers a prime opportunity to reverse the trend of regional expansion through greenfield development and encourage the reclamation of undervalued land along the shores.
The plan is based on planning principles grounded in the values and civic aspirations of more than four thousand citizens, who participated in a year-long public planning process. The civic vision was based on a set of three networks that establish a framework for growth: Movement Systems- streets, public transit, and trails, Parks and Open Space- parks and ecological systems, and Land Development- mix of uses and income levels.
These improvements, when implemented over time, will provide a framework for over 500 acres of development, increase property values, and support a higher quality of life. In short, the plan calls for bringing existing neighborhoods to the river's edge with mixed-income, mixed-use, transit-oriented development that extends the traditional 18th century grid, and the implementation of sound economic policies and redevelopment controls to enable the creation of a dense but humane urban riverfront.
Lessons learned: An open and transparent process, funded by private foundations and led by a university's non-profit consultant arm, overcame the most common barriers to the creation of good urbanism- a governmental planning and design environment weighted down by conflicts of interest created by the structure and operation of the city's planning and development approval process. To ensure ownership in the plan at all levels, the project team engaged government and civic agencies at all levels- including transportation and transit agencies, district stakeholders, the design community, and the general public- in a series of best practices and technical design workshops, advisory group meetings, and three day charrettes that drew over 500 participants.
Transect Zone(s): T6 core.
Guiding Charter Principle(s): Principles 4, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 25
Project or Plan's Scale: City
Features: Affordable/subsidized housing, Civic buildings & parks, Mixed uses, Transit oriented development, Waterfront.
Land area (in acres): 1150
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Project team designers: Wallace Roberts & Todd, LLC
Project team developers: PennPraxis- University of Pennsylvania School of Design/ Harris Steinberg
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“I have much more to say to you, but you can’t handle it now. 13 However, when the Spirit of Truth comes, he will guide you in all truth. He won’t speak on his own, but will say whatever he hears and will proclaim to you what is to come. 14 He will glorify me, because he will take what is mine and proclaim it to you. 15 Everything that the Father has is mine. That’s why I said that
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The Live Free Weekend is a chance for you to live your life free from the influence of alcohol, marijuana, or recreational drugs.
To participate, you accept the challenge of no drinking and no recreational drug use for 96 hours. If abstinence is not your goal, we still hope you participate by signing the binge-free agreement; electing not to binge drink while abstaining from recreational drug use.
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Predators (Yautja by their native tongue) are humanoid aliens from the planet Yautja Prime. They are known on Earth (by few people) for their advanced technology, joy for hunting and their crude, inhuman ways of killing people (skinning people alive and hanging them with string, or removing the head of their victims with the spinal cord still attached).
Predators came to Earth and discovered the ancient people of Earth. The humans worshiped them as gods and they were taught how to build pyramids for them. Some of these pyramids were used for holding Xenomorphs for the Predators to hunt as a right of passage. If the aliens proved to be too great for the Predators, the Predators would detonate a giant explosive that would kill all of the surviving aliens in order to keep them from overrunning the Earth.
Predators still come to Earth to continue this ritual in a buried pyramid in the Antarctic. They also now hunt humans. If discovered and unable to escape they will use the same explosion to remove the evidence of their presence upon the Earth. Unlike before, when humans were used as host bodies for Xenomorphs, Predators also use humans as prey for their hunting rituals, as the humans no longer see the Predators as gods.
Most predators follow a strict code whenever they are hunting prey, no matter what it might be. Whenever they are hunting on Earth, they try to avoid killing pregnant females, children, and those who are physically weak like the elderly or people with severe health problems. They will make exceptions if they feel that they will make worthy prey or if they make threatening gestures at the Predators. Two notable examples from the films is when a Predator in Predator II almost killed a male child who pointed a toy gun at a cloaked Predator or when the rich and elderly Mr.Charles Weyland was killed in Predator vs. Alien after he attacked a Predator with a makeshift flamethrower, after the Predator had looked him over and discovered that Weyland was weak and suffering from a terminal disease.
Predators will try to make sure they are evenly matched with their prey, often hunting with the barest and most basic hunting essentials. A good example of this would be in the original Batman vs Alien comic book series when a Predator killed multiple boxers in hand-to-hand combat although he had other far more efficient weapons at his disposal. If someone like a human challenged a Predator to a fist fight or sword fight, the Predator would most likely accept the challenge and fight them under the challenger's conditions. The Predators place great pride in following the hunter's code and breaking the code would most likely cause them to be shunned within the Predator society.
Any human or similar species who manage to beat and/or kill a predator in a hunt usually receive a trophy or prize for their achievement. Predators are willing to work with their prey in order to defeat a much greater threat like a Predalien but when the greater threat is killed, the truce between the hunter and prey usually dissolves and the Predator may continue with his/her hunt.
If a Predator loses in the hunt and is about to be killed, is mortally wounded, or has been completely defeated by its prey, it will attempt to commit suicide via an extremely powerful explosive device located on its forearm. The explosive device does not usually detonate immediately, giving the prey a short amount of time to try to escape the blast radius. If the explosive device is damaged and becomes unusable, the Predator will find other means to commit suicide, even if it means using it own hunting equipment. One such notable case occurs in Batman vs. Predator when a Predator attempted suicide after being trapped and drugged by Batman. Batman was able to disable the explosive device with a high voltage wire so the Predator forced its way out of the Wayne Manor and stabbed itself in the stomach with its own sword, completely defeated. The Predators that arrived afterwards to retrieve the body gave the sword that the predator killed itself with to Batman as a trophy.
Weapons & Equipment
Predators are masters at a wide variety of melee and ranged weapons. They see in infrared and are much bigger and stronger than humans, standing at about seven feet tall. Some of their known weapons include a shoulder-mounted laser cannon known as a Plasma Caster, numerous wrist gauntlets, a retractable spearblade/staff known as a Combi-Staff or Combi-Stick, throwing disks that can cut through almost anything called Smartdiscs, and nets of thin mesh that can cut through the trapped foe. They have beyond human intelligence levels. Their suits have a chameleon power that allows them to turn nearly invisible, showing only a faint outline. These suit are the holding place for all their weapons as well as the bomb and survival gear kits. They are unsurpassed as hunters and evidence suggest they hunt many kinds of giant alien monsters and possibly hunted even the dinosaurs.
It is unknown how long the Predators have possessed their advanced technology, since they have been using it since well before the Ancient Egyptian era on Earth. However, it is safe to assume that the Predators did not always possess the technology that they have had for centuries as it would technically be impossible.
Predator: Flesh And Blood - Humans have all but destroyed the Earth, creating an opportunity for unscrupulous moneymakers to take advantage of the destruction. One family, the Ciejek clan, have made their fortune exploiting Earth's misfortunes. But with power comes corruption. The members of the Ciejek clan are at each other's throats, enlisting the help of the fearsome Predators to settle the score . . . When the Predators arrive, however, the brutality the warriors unleash is far beyond what the Ciejek family could have imagined.
- Written by: Michael Jan Friedman & Robert Greenberger
- Publication Date: September 19, 2007
- Format: Novel, 250 pages, 4" x 6"
Predator: Forever Midnight - The year is 2117, A.D. Humanity has seized the stars, using reverse-engineered alien technology to explore the far reaches of space. For a hundred years the Predators, sadistic extraterrestrial hunters, have been a dim memory. For a hundred years, we've been safe.That ends now.
Cast in daylight for years at a time, the almost eternally lit jungle planet known as Midnight is the home to more than a thousand colonists, explorers building a haven on a new world. But the settlers aren't alone. The Predators have been on this planet all along. When the ravenous creatures attack an arriving spacecraft and capture the settlers as both slaves and prey for their hunt, terraforming the planet takes a back seat to a new fight for survival.
- Written By: John Shirley
- Publication Date: May 10, 2006
- Format: MM PB, 250 pages, 4 3/16" x 6 3/4"
Predator: South China Sea - On a remote South China Sea island, a deadly hunt is underway . . . but not the kind of expedition the participants expected. In this remote jungle-covered island somewhere between Thailand and Indonesia some of the most exotic animals in the world have been gathered as the prizes in a challenge of human against nature. The hunters come from all walks of life: a South African arms dealer, a Romanian ex-wrestler, two former KGB agents, a wildlife TV host, a Thai pirate, and John Gustat, a billionaire with a mysterious past. Each has come to the island for personal reasons, some secret, some deadly. But when the encampment's owner, ex-Khmer Rouge Colonel Rath Preap, finds the fences cut and his security men missing, it's clear that the game has turned. And as the hunters battle for survival, they discover there is another creature out for blood--a Predator with an unstoppable lust for conquest.
- Written By: Jeff VanderMeer
- Publication Date: October 08, 2008
- Format: b&w, 288 pages, Novel, 4 3/16" x 6 3/4"
Predator: Turnabout - Deep in the Alaskan forest, ranger Sloan comes across the torn and bloody carcasses of Grizzly bears. Searching a human cause for the massacres, he discovers a team of poachers hunkered within the Alaska wilderness, waiting for the chance to score a big kill. He also finds evidence of the most fearsome killers in the universe: the Predators.
- Written By: Steve Perry
- Publication Date: March 19, 2008
- Format: SC, 256 pages,Novel, 4 3/16" x 6 1/4"
The Predator has been featured in many movies, starting from 1987 throughout 2010.
The Predator was introduced in John McTiernan's Predator (1987). The movie was an instant hit and spawned two sequels and several spin-offs. The original Predator movie features a team of elite army commando's being violently hunted by an advanced extra-terrestrial warrior. The main protagonist, Dutch, has to find a way of killing the advanced alien before it threatens any more lives. Initially, critical reaction was mixed, but the movie withstood the test of time and is now considered by many now as a sci-fi classic. | <urn:uuid:29017b5b-fea5-4a97-ad0f-fcc647f8b1fb> | 2013-05-21T10:36:28Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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This classroom-tested learning module gives a condensed, easily-understood view of the development of atomic theory from the late 19th through early 20th century. The key idea was the discovery that the atom is not an "indivisible" particle, but consists of smaller constituents: the proton, neutron, and electron. It discusses the contributions of John Dalton, J.J. Thomson, Ernest Rutherford, and James Chadwick, whose experiments revolutionized the world view of atomic structure. See Related Materials for a link to Part 2 of this series.
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AAAS Benchmark Alignments (2008 Version)
4. The Physical Setting
4D. The Structure of Matter
6-8: 4D/M1a. All matter is made up of atoms, which are far too small to see directly through a microscope.
9-12: 4D/H1. Atoms are made of a positively charged nucleus surrounded by negatively charged electrons. The nucleus is a tiny fraction of the volume of an atom but makes up almost all of its mass. The nucleus is composed of protons and neutrons which have roughly the same mass but differ in that protons are positively charged while neutrons have no electric charge.
9-12: 4D/H2. The number of protons in the nucleus determines what an atom's electron configuration can be and so defines the element. An atom's electron configuration, particularly the outermost electrons, determines how the atom can interact with other atoms. Atoms form bonds to other atoms by transferring or sharing electrons.
10. Historical Perspectives
10F. Understanding Fire
9-12: 10F/H1. In the late 1700s and early 1800s, the idea of atoms reemerged in response to questions about the structure of matter, the nature of fire, and the basis of chemical phenomena.
9-12: 10F/H3. In the early 1800s, British chemist and physicist John Dalton united the concepts of atoms and elements. He proposed two ideas that laid the groundwork for modern chemistry: first, that elements are formed from small, indivisible particles called atoms, which are identical for a given element but different from any other element; and second, that chemical compounds are formed from atoms by combining a definite number of each type of atom to form one molecule of the compound.
9-12: 10F/H4. Dalton figured out how the relative weights of the atoms could be determined experimentally. His idea that every substance had a unique atomic composition provided an explanation for why substances were made up of elements in specific proportions.
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Microsoft is bowing to pressure from users to improve compatibility between its systems software and open-source technology.
The company has run extensive advertising campaigns promoting its products against open-source rivals and chief executive officer Steve Ballmer has denounced Linux as inferior to the Microsoft Windows platform.
But at its head office in Seattle, Microsoft has established a testing lab containing 400 Linux and Unix servers in order to test compatibility with its own systems and management tools.
The company has actively recruited a team of engineers, headed by former IBM open-source head Bill Hilf, to learn from best practices of the open-source community and develop interoperability.
In an interview with Computer Weekly, Hilf, director of platform strategy at Microsoft, said, "We do not compete with the open-source community. We have some open-source projects out there."
Hilf said he valued the transparency and honesty of the open-source community and the way it could communicate with users.
He has hired Daniel Robbins, founder of Linux distributor Gentoo, to help Microsoft understand more about how the open-source community works.
Some open-source initiatives are already finding their way into Microsoft practices, said Hilf. "In our shared-source programme, 99% of [the code] is fully modifiable and distributable," he said, mirroring an open source-style licence.
He also said that Wix, the Windows installer, has been licensed under the open source common public licence in the open source web resource, SourceForge.
Hilf is encouraging third-party software providers to develop integration products that will allow Linux and Windows to co-exist.
Earlier this month at Microsoft's European Tech Ed conference in Amsterdam, a number of companies demonstrated Linux/Windows integration. One company, Vintela, showed an agent for Microsoft Systems Management Sever, to allow administration staff to manage Linux servers and desktops. And Centrify has developed authentication software that enables Linux users to be authenticated via the Microsoft Active Directory.
At LinuxWorld in San Francisco next month, Hilf is planning to demonstrate the Indigo technology in Longhorn, the next version of Windows, which he said provides standards-based communications to Microsoft and non-Microsoft systems. | <urn:uuid:b401f716-8b06-4a66-b9cb-190140402e12> | 2013-05-21T10:27:22Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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Google has doubled market share of smartphones running on its Android operating system since last year, according to research from Gartner.
In the third quarter of this year, 60,490 mobile phones running on Google’s Android operating systems were shipped, increasing Android’s market share to 52.5%, from 25.3% in the third quarter of last year.
In contrast, market share for Nokia’s Symbian operating system halved to 16.9%, while Apple’s iOS and Research in Motion also saw market share take a slight dip, said Gartner.
"Android benefited from more mass-market offerings, a weaker competitive environment and the lack of exciting new products on alternative operating systems such as Windows Phone 7 and RIM," said Roberta Cozza, principal research analyst at Gartner.
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But despite seeing a 4.3% drop in market share, Nokia continued to be the worldwide leader in mobile device sales, accounting for 23.9% of global mobile sales.
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Customers bought 115 million smartphones in the third quarter of 2011, up 42% from the third quarter of 2010. But overall smartphone sales accounted for just 26% of all mobile phone sales, a 1% growth on the previous quarter.
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Windows 8: who cares? Not that many people, apparently
- 08 July, 2012 14:28
Users remain significantly less enthused about Windows 8 than they were three years ago about the then-unfinished Windows 7, according to data from an analytics firm.
The new numbers from California-based Net Applications hint at a lukewarm reception for Windows 8.
Just 0.18% of all the computers that went online during June ran one of the previews of Windows 8, statistics Net Applications showed last week. Of those PCs running Windows, 0.2% -- or 20 out of 10,000 -- were powered by Windows 8.
As in April, when Computerworld last used Net Applications' data to analyze Windows 8 uptake, the new OS' June numbers were dramatically lower than Windows 7's at the same point in its development.
In June 2009, four months before its launch, Windows 7 accounted for 0.75% of all computers and 0.80% of all Windows machines. In other words, Windows 7's share was four times that of Windows 8.
Even when the different release dates of the previews for each operating system are taken into account, Windows 8 still comes up short, although the disparity is not as pronounced. In the first full month after each sneak peek's release, Windows 7's share of all Windows PCs was two to three times greater than Windows 8's.
(Windows 7's beta reached users seven weeks earlier in 2009 than Windows 8 Consumer Preview did this year, while Windows 7's release candidate preceded Windows 8's Release Preview on the calendar by nearly four weeks.)
Four months after its Consumer Preview's debut, Windows 8's share of all Windows machines was lower than Windows 7's just seven weeks after the launch of its beta.
Other comparison also put Windows 8 in a poor light.
Windows 8's June 2012 share of 0.18%, for example, represents about 2.9 million machines of last year's estimated global installed base of 1.6 billion PCs. Windows 7's 0.75% from June 2009, meanwhile, translates into about 9.4 million systems of that year's smaller installed base of approximately 1.25 billion.
The bottom line: More than three times the number of people ran Windows 7 at the T-minus-four-month mark than ran Windows 8 at the same point in its development.
The gap between Windows 8's and Windows 7's pre-launch adoption has widened in the last four months. (Data: Net Applications.)
The operating systems have had an equal opportunity to win hearts and minds: Microsoft delivered two early versions of each to the public. They also appear to be on the same shipping schedule. Windows 7 went on sale in October 2009, and although Microsoft has not yet set a release date for Windows 8, most experts expect that it will also launch in October.
If Microsoft watches these numbers -- and there's no reason to think it does not, since the company regularly cites Net Applications' data when it discusses Internet Explorer's browser share -- it must be disheartened by the comparisons.
Not only does Windows 8 compare unfavorably to Windows 7, but the gap between the two has widened. Two months ago Windows 8's share was half of Windows 7's three years before. Since then the difference between the editions has doubled, with Windows 8's June share only one-fourth of Windows 7's in that month of 2009.
Unlike post-launch share data, the early returns are not tainted with new PCs that come with an operating system. Rather, users chose to install the previews of Windows 7 and Windows 8, and thus the share figures represent a more accurate picture of customer interest in the upcoming operating system itself, not in the desire -- or need -- to acquire new hardware.
Net Applications' data, of course, doesn't preclude Windows 8 from flourishing once new systems running it reach stores and the upgrade becomes available for purchase by those who don't plan on replacing PCs. In fact, Microsoft has priced the Windows 8 upgrade at an all-time low of $40 in a promotion that starts when the OS ships and ends Jan. 31, 2013. The price cut could jumpstart Windows 8.
But even Microsoft has tacitly admitted that Windows 8 will be a hard sell to some, notably enterprises. In mid-2009, several months before Windows 7's release, Microsoft told enterprises to dump deployment plans for that edition and shift to Windows 7.
Customers did just that: Windows 7 will become the most popular Windows this month when it passes XP in Net Applications' calculations.
However, Microsoft has not told users to stop deploying Windows 7. As recently as last month the company again urged enterprises to continue their adoption of Windows 7.
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Giorgio Givgiaro of Bertone designed the body and Giotto Bizzarrini, creator of the Ferrari 250 GTO, engineered the car.
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Elijah...OK...your map is coming along nicely.
Some more fixes if you would...
1. the borders around Tennessee and Kentucky are the ones that really need attending to...too jaggered, but still looking for that gaussian blur or similar.
2. a couple of the fonts in the legend appear different sizes i.e. key northern cities and key southern cities, but please check that all of them are the same each side of the legend if that's what u want.
3. Your army circles need centering where possible in the middle of the territory or as close to that as you can get it.
4. Can you investigate a way of speling out Missouri in full please, and look at some of the different sizes of text for each tert, more consistency between them sizewise would be preferred where it is possible.
5. If possible, reduce the size of the "Civil War" in the title to give a little more space between those two first lines.
6. a challenge for you...i'd prefer to see the names of those north eastern states Vermont etc spelled out in full also if possible. While I as an aussie know your states to some degree, other players from other countries might not have the same level of knowledge and this might stop them from playing the map. maybe the top of the legend will need to move down so that those names can be fit in.
7. is there a link between alabama or florida to the css2...i think that is awkward gameplay to have a string of 4 terts off the coast like that as it gives a huge advantage to forting louisianna. think about that one.
8. there is a bit of pixelation happening on the city circles.
Elijah, don't be discouraged by the number of issues that i have targeted here...my object is to make you aware of what people sometimes look for, and these fixes could make your map look so much better.
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'Right to die' can become a 'duty to die'
Imagine that you have lung cancer. It has been in remission, but tests show the cancer has returned and is likely to be terminal. Still, there is some hope. Chemotherapy could extend your life, if not save it. You ask to begin treatment. But you soon receive more devastating news. A letter from the government informs you that the cost of chemotherapy is deemed an unjustified expense for the limited extra time it would provide.
However, the government is not without compassion. You are informed that whenever you are ready, it will gladly pay for your assisted suicide.
Think that's an alarmist scenario to scare you away from supporting "death with dignity"? Wrong. That is exactly what happened last year to two cancer patients in Oregon, where assisted suicide is legal.
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So I am looking to build a 16'dia revolve out of 2 layers of .5" plywood on a 90 degree angle. We plan on using wire rope wrapped around the diameter of the circle and a winch to propel the movement, but we are stuck on how powerful of a winch to use.
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Grigory Yavlinsky visits protest camp at St. Isaac's Square
St. petersburg, Russia. 15th May 2012 -- Yabloko Party leader Grigory Yavlinsky (2nd R) and civil opposition leader Olga Kurnosova (2nd L) walk together during Yavlinsky's visit to protest camp at St. Isaac's Square. -- Yabloko Party leader Grigory Yavlinsky visits protest camp at St. Isaac's Square. He is best known as the author of the 500 Days Programme, a plan for the transition of the USSR to a free-market economy.
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The Eflo UFBF is a highly efficient biological process utilising beneficial bacteria to reduce harmful elements to acceptable levels. The filters can operate in an aerobic or anaerobic manner. Nitrate removal in drinking water is achieved in an anaerobic manner by supplying the biomass within the filter vessels with a suitable carbon source such as methanol or acetic acid. The nitrate is reduced and converted by the beneficial bacteria to nitrogen gas and water. Some 93% reduction is typical. The efficiency of the process is determined by the media within the filter vessels. This supports high levels of fixed film growth. Eflo use Filtralite media, an expanded clay product in various grades but typically providing very high specific surface areas and light density. As with all biological processes, there will be a build up of excess biomass and the Eflo UFBF process allows for the automatic removal and collection of this waste. | <urn:uuid:1f396cbf-2a25-4b8e-997e-d769c65b20b7> | 2013-05-21T10:13:05Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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Mauritania extradites Gadhafi's spy chief to Libya
The man accused of having helped orchestrate some of the worst crimes committed by the regime of ex-Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has been extradited back to Libya, according to a Mauritanian government statement.
The communique carried by national radio and on Mauritania's official news agency said Abdullah al-Senoussi, who ran Gadhafi's feared intelligence service, was sent back to Libya, giving no further details. An official in the ministry of foreign affairs, who requested anonymity because he was not authorized to speak on the matter, said that al-Senoussi boarded a special flight at 9 a.m. local time (0900 GMT) and was headed to Tripoli.
Libya, the International Criminal Court as well as France had all asked to try the former intelligence chief, who is known as Gadhafi's "black box." He is accused of complicity in the 1988 bombing of a Pan Am airliner over Lockerbie, Scotland, as well as the Abu Salim prison massacre of more than 1,200 prisoners by Gadhafi's regime in 1996.
Al-Senoussi was arrested at Mauritania's international airport in March, where he showed up disguised as a Tuareg chieftain, wearing flowing robes and a turban. He was traveling on a fake passport. For months, Mauritania resisted calls to hand him over, insisting that their laws had been violated and that he should be tried on Mauritanian soil.
Oriane Maillet, a spokeswoman for the international tribunal in The Hague, said the court has received no information yet from Libyan authorities on the transfer of al-Senoussi, but stressed that an international arrest warrant has been issued for him based on ICC charges.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, who led a delegation to the region, told reporters in Tripoli earlier this year that the U.S. had a "particular interest (in seeing him arrested) because of his role with the Lockerbie bombing."
The airplane bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland killed 270 people.
France also lobbied to get custody of al-Senoussi. He was one of six Libyans convicted in absentia and sentenced to life in prison in France for the 1989 bombing of a passenger jet over Niger that killed all 170 people on board, including 54 French people.
In Mauritania, the ministry official said that a delegation arrived from Libya Monday night, and included the country's minister of finance and justice minister. They overnighted in Mauritania. He said the government officially handed over Senoussi to the Libyan minister of justice on the tarmac of the Mauritanian airport. A Libyan jet had been sent to extradite the ex-spy chief.
Al-Senoussi had spent his five-month-long incarceration in Mauritania in a private villa, the official said. He was allowed to exercise, watch TV, read the international press and receive visits from his nephew, said the official.
A baggage handler at the airport who asked not to be named because of the sensitivity of the matter said that al-Senoussi was not handcuffed when he was brought out. He said he looked healthy and in good spirits as he walked up the ramp to the plane.
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Questions Relating To The Future Of Humankind
By Jason G. Brent
24 October, 2011
WE HAVE COME A LONG WAY FROM THE NUCLEAR BOMBS DROPPED ON JAPAN IN 1945--20,000 TONS TNT EQUIVILENT--- TO NUCLEAR DEVICES WHICH PRODUCE OVER 57,000,000 TONS TNT EQUIVILENT.
1. After many years of thinking and research I could come up only with three ways by which the growth of the human population can be reduced to zero or made negative, if that were necessary for the survival of our species.
a) By war, with or without weapons of mass destruction, starvation, disease, ethnic cleansing, rape, mutilation, and other horrors. This most likely would occur as humanity got close to the carrying capacity of the earth and almost certainly would occur after humankind reached or exceeded the earth's carrying capacity.
b) By the voluntary action of all of humanity. This most likely would occur prior to reaching the carrying capacity of the Earth. Of course, this also could happen after humanity reached or exceeded the carrying capacity of the Earth and be used to reduce the human population to the carrying capacity of the Earth without violence---provided the horrors in (a) above have not commenced. This action would include education of women, raising their standard of living, modifying the culture of many societies, increasing the standard of living of all of humanity, and many other actions of a similar nature. Voluntary action includes any and all non-violent steps humankind could take to reduce population growth to zero or make it negative except coercive action.
c) By the coercive action of society limiting the number of children a person or a couple could produce. This most likely would occur prior to reaching the carrying capacity of the Earth. Of course, it could also be used to reduce human population to the carrying capacity of the Earth after humanity has exceeded the carrying capacity of the Earth, provided the horrors in (a) above have not commenced.
There isn't a single accepted definition of "carrying capacity". For the purposes of this essay I will define "carrying capacity" as the number of human beings combined with the average per capita usage of resources which will permit that number of human beings to exist and survive on this planet for a minimum of 1000 years. An alternative definition of "carrying capacity" is the number of human beings combined with the average per capita usage of resources which if exceeded even for a short period of time will result in the inability of the Earth provide the resources necessary for civilization to continue causing a rapid and horrendous decline in the human population. While no one knows what the carrying capacity of the Earth may be, it cannot be infinite-- it must be finite. No matter how much the average per capita usage of resources is reduced the Earth could not support 1 trillion human beings. Similarly, if the per capita usage of resources were increased such that each human being used 30 times the amount of resources used by the average American is highly unlikely that the Earth could support 1 billion human beings.
At present human population is growing. It is highly likely that the average per capita usage of resources will continue to increase due to the rapidly growing economies of India and China and the growing economies of many of the other nations of the world. Therefore, a very strong case can be made that humanity will shortly exceed the carrying capacity of the Earth, if humanity already has not exceeded that capacity. If humanity exceeds the carrying capacity and takes no immediate action to reduce the population and/or the usage of resources to reduce it's impact on the planet below carrying capacity, then humans will enter into a violent competitions for the resources necessary to survive and the horrors set forth in 1(a) will occur. In simple terms, it will be each and every man/group/religion/nation/culture against every other man/group/religion/nation/culture in order to obtain resources which the Earth can provide so that the individual survives-- pure violent Darwinism. Billions will die and die horribly and more importantly the catastrophe will use up and/or destroy any remaining resources such that civilization will be unable to restart forever or at least for thousands of years
2. Does society, no matter how defined, have a right to limit the number of children a person produces by coercion or is the right to determine how many children a person produces absolute and society has no right to interfere with that decision? In considering this question limit yourself to the right I have set forth above and do not consider how that right could or would be enforced and whether enforcing that right would be harmful or beneficial to society. Those questions and any and all others would have to be considered, evaluated and discussed only if the right to limit the number of children a person produces by coercion exists in society. As far as I have been able to determine after doing many years of research I could not find a single human right that was not subject to control or modification by society. Even the right to life is not absolute-- many nations and cultures take away right to life when a person has committed certain types of murder. The right walk the streets as a free person is not an absolute right-- almost every nation or culture takes away that right and places a person in prison when a serious/heinous crime has been committed. Your reasons for your answer are requested.
3. While United Nations issues about eight different projections of the future human population, the most quoted and accepted projection is the "medium" projection. The most recent medium projection/estimation/prediction/prognostication (use whatever word you desire) issued by the UN predicts that the human population will exceed 10 billion and still be growing by the year 2100. Do you agree with that prediction after giving due consideration to the rate by which humanity is using the limited finite nonrenewable resources of our planet and the rate our species is using resources normally considered renewable? Do you agree with that prediction after giving consideration to the projected increase in per capita usage of resources by the nations of the world and in particular by the ever increasing per capita usage of resources of China and India? You may want to review the work of Lester Brown of the Earth Policy Institute as to the future usage of resources by China. Do you believe that the carrying capacity of the Earth, no matter how defined, is substantially less than 10 billion of our species and that the continued population growth will result in the collapse of society/the social order/civilization and the horrors set forth in paragraph 1 (a) above will happen prior to the year 2100? You may want to consult the works of William Catton, Richard Heinberg, Chris Clugston, David Pimental, James Lovelock and many others. Clugston's work can be viewed free of charge on his web site www.wakeupamerika.com (it is spelled with a 'k" and not a "c")-- pay particular attention to his book "Scarcity". The reasons for your answers to these questions would be most appreciated.
Since no rational person would want to control population growth by the horrors set forth in paragraph 1(a) above, there are in reality only two ways to control population growth/reduce population growth to zero/make it negative. No one can present a logically and factually supported case that the voluntary action (as defined in paragraph 1 above) of humanity will reduce population growth to zero prior to the commencement of the horrors described in paragraph 1(a) with absolute certainty. In other words, there is some level of probability that if humanity were to limit itself to voluntary action to control population growth that action will fail and humanity will exceed the carrying capacity of the Earth such that the horrors described in paragraph 1(a) would occur. No one knows what is the chance of success or what is the chance of failure of voluntary action-- no one knows if the chance of success is 70% and the chance of failure is 30% or 80/20 or 60/40 or 50/50 or any other combination of numbers. However, there is a chance of failure and failure will lead to the collapse of society/the collapse of the social order/the destruction of civilization and to the horrors described in paragraph 1(a).
More importantly, there is a vastly greater chance of failure of voluntary action if population growth not only has to be reduced to zero but made negative to substantially reduce the human population from the current 7 billion or from the future 10 billion (year 2100) to a much lower number in order for our species to survive for a reasonable period of time. A number of experts (whatever the word "expert" means) ( David Pimental of Cornell University and James Lovelock of Gaia fame, for example) have presented factually and logically supported cases that the Earth's carrying capacity is 2 billion or less of our species. Humanity ignores at its peril the work of these experts. If the chance of success/failure is one set of numbers for voluntary action relating to reducing population growth zero, then there is a second set of numbers for success/failure in which the success side of the equation is substantially reduced and failure side of the equation is substantially increased in considering voluntary action in relation to population reduction.
Since chance of failure of voluntary action could result in the horrific deaths of billions, perhaps as many as 9.6 billion--(10.1 billion alive in 2100 less the possible carrying capacity of 0.5 billion = reduction of 9.6 billion),the question becomes---- what level of possible failure of voluntary action is acceptable to humankind? Of course, the number of horrific deaths could be substantially less than 9.6 billion. However, since no one can guarantee with 100% certainty that the voluntary action will not prevent a substantial number of horrific deaths, the leaders of humanity have a duty to convene one or more conferences of the best minds presently on our planet to evaluate and consider coercive population control. It cannot be denied that many arguments can be made against coercive population control--- the experiment in India a number of years ago was a failure, humanity could equate coercive population control with the actions of Adolph Hitler or racists, it will take as long to impose coercive control as to make voluntary action successful and many others.
Coercive population control need not be discriminatory. If each couple in the entire world were limited to one child, no religion, group, nationality, race, culture, etc., would benefit at the expense of any other religion, group, nationality, race or culture.
This essay is not intended discuss or debate the advantages/disadvantages, or the problems/benefits of coercive population control. Rather, the purpose of this essay is to show that humanity must consider and evaluate coercive population control because there is a substantial, but undefined, risk that voluntary action will lead to the horrific deaths of a substantial number of human beings in the very near future----probably before the year 2050 and almost certainly before the year 2100.
Jason G. Brent email@example.com
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Semanario de Ojinaga
February 19, 2001, in Ojinaga, MexicoOrtega Mata, 37, was the editor of the weekly Semanario de Ojinaga, based in Ojinaga, Chihuahua State. He was shot twice in the head at close range with a .22-caliber firearm on the evening of February 19, according to local press reports.
Friends and relatives of the journalist linked his murder to a front-page story in the February 15 issue of Semanario de Ojinaga reporting that the federal Attorney General's Office (PGR) was investigating drug trafficking activities in the town of Aldama, near the state capital, Chihuahua. Semanario de Ojinaga also claimed that local traffickers were moving drugs from safe houses in Aldama through Ojinaga to the United States.
It has also been reported that the paper was about to publish a story alleging that drug traffickers were funding the electoral campaigns of local politicians, and that Ortega Mata had received threats in connection with the story. In the past, the weekly has run articles criticizing local politicians and police.
CPJ expressed its concern about the murder of Ortega Mata in a March 7 letter to Arturo González Rascón, attorney general of the state of Chihuahua.
On April 29, a businessman named Jesús Manuel Herrera was arrested by state police and charged with Ortega Mata's murder based on eyewitness testimony. However, jail records show that the alleged eyewitness who identified Herrera as the assailant was in jail at the time of Ortega Mata's death. In addition, the Chihuahua Attorney General's Office was unable to provide a motive and offered no other evidence. Despite these revelations, Herrera remained imprisoned pending further investigations.
On July 13, after several hearings and more than 70 days in prison, an appeals court judge ruled that the evidence against Herrera was insufficient, and he was released.
Beats Covered: Corruption, Crime
Local or Foreign: Local
Type of Death: Murder
Suspected Source of Fire: Criminal Group
Taken Captive: No
- Attacks on the Press 2001: Mexico, March 26, 2002
- 37 periodistas asesinados por su trabajo en el 2001 , January 3, 2002
- 37 journalists killed for their work in 2001, January 3, 2002
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I am sure they would not cancel the port if they didn't feel it was necessary. Cabo is supposed to be much nicer than Mazatlan, guess I'll find out in December. You're so right that every country has unrest, but most of them aren't killing tourists. I'm sorry you're not getting to go, and we might not either, but I am glad that Princess is trying to keep their passengers out of harms way as much as possible.
Who knows, they may re-instate the port by April 9th, they may not. But from what I have heard, Cabo is much better.
I hope you will have perfect weather and a marvelous cruise to make up for the missed port. I know it is disappointing. | <urn:uuid:55bb27b7-f456-4bfc-a510-f8822d3ac39d> | 2013-05-21T10:01:06Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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Executive Director of the Armenian Assembly of America
Testimony to the U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
"Conflicts in the Caucasus: Prospects for Resolution"
December 7, 2011
Chairman Smith, Co-Chairman Cardin, distinguished Commissioners, on behalf of the Armenian Assembly of America, I want to thank you for holding today’s important hearing. Also, as we pause today to remember the victims of the devastating earthquake that struck Armenia in 1988 and claimed the lives of 30,000 people, we recall with great pride the outpouring of support and assistance offered by the United States to help Armenia rebuild.
Mr. Chairman, we appreciate the efforts of the Helsinki Commission to examine where the conflicts in the Caucasus region stand today; what factors impede settlement; whether the resumption of armed hostilities is a serious threat; whether changes in the negotiating format might yield a better outcome; and what should the United States do to facilitate a peaceful resolution to the conflicts therein. We also look forward to hearing the views of the panelists assembled and to work with you on ways to achieve a lasting and just peace in the South Caucasus region.
The primary focus of this testimony will be on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. Having overcome the war launched against them by Azerbaijan, the people of Nagorno Karabakh continue to develop as an open and democratic society. Since the 1994 cease-fire agreement, the OSCE (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe) Minsk Group through its three permanent Co-Chairs, the U.S., France and Russia has mediated the Karabakh conflict. The confidence-building measures proposed by Nagorno Karabakh in 2001 and backed by the OSCE mediators, the basic principles put forward by the Minsk Group, other attempts at reducing tensions in the region through cultural and humanitarian approaches, efforts at eliminating the risk of flare-up on the frontlines, and steps to strengthen the cease-fire regime along the line of contact have been undermined or rejected by Azerbaijan.
In fact, this past summer at a summit meeting in Kazan, Russia, Azerbaijan rejected the latest OSCE-mediated proposal, while Armenia signaled its acceptance. According to an article in RFE/RL entitled "Can The ‘Medvedev Moment’ Be Saved For Karabakh?" by Thomas de Waal, multiple sources, including those in Baku, confirmed "that it was the Azerbaijani side that blocked agreement in Kazan." The article further noted that it appeared that president of Azerbaijan Ilham "Aliyev came to the meeting with a list of nine or 10 amendments to the latest draft document," and instead of reaching a resolution, the meeting "was pretty much over as soon as it began."
In addition to rejecting the proposal on the table at Kazan, Azerbaijan, as part of its continued aggression against the people of Nagorno Karabakh, threatened to shoot down any civilian aircraft taking off from Karabakh's capital city, Stepanakert.
Moreover, throughout this conflict, despite Congressional authorization and approval year after year for funding for confidence-building measures, Azerbaijan has consistently rejected such measures.
Every year that the Nagorno Karabakh conflict continues without a solution, the risk of resumption of hostilities remains, and we have already witnessed several deadly cease-fire violations this year alone. Such cease-fire violations should not come as a surprise given that Azerbaijani President Aliyev has repeatedly declared that Azerbaijan could launch a new war in Karabakh, and for example, in 2004 at Columbia University in New York stated that it reserves the right to take back Karabakh "by any means." As recently as last month with respect to Nagorno Karabakh, Aliyev declared that “if not through the negotiations, then we will be obliged to solve it through the military way…Political, economical and military power also make Azerbaijan’s superiority.”
The United States as a Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group has a vested interest in advancing peace and bringing stability to the region. In fact, promoting regional cooperation and economic integration in the South Caucasus is a strategically important goal for the United States. The government of Armenia has repeatedly indicated its desire to peacefully resolve the conflict, and along with Nagorno Karabakh has offered confidence-building measures to help reduce tensions and build trust. Azerbaijan, however, has chosen a different path – one of blockade, bellicose statements, and attempts to isolate Armenia as evidenced by Azerbaijan's counterproductive stance to the Protocols signed by the Republic of Turkey and the Republic of Armenia in 2009 to normalize relations between the two countries. Having torpedoed the Protocols, Azerbaijan undermined U.S. policy in the region once again.
Azerbaijan’s rapid expansion of its offensive military capacity, disproportionately to Armenia’s defense forces, coupled with the ongoing war rhetoric and previous pogroms against innocent Armenians in Baku and Sumgait, represent a troubling pattern of the objectives that are being pursued by the government of Azerbaijan. As reported in 2004 by RFE/RL, then Azerbaijani Defense Ministry spokesman, Ramiz Melikov, threatened the very existence of Armenia, stating that “in the next 25-30 years there will be no Armenian state in the South Caucasus. This nation has been a nuisance for its neighbors…” While the OSCE mediators have, as recently as December 6, 2011, reiterated that “there can be no military solution,” Azerbaijan marches forward with its rhetoric and military procurement program.
This continued pattern of aggression raises serious questions about Azerbaijan’s commitment to reaching a peaceful and lasting solution to the Karabakh conflict. The OSCE Co-Chairs should directly and publicly condemn such statements emanating from Azerbaijan and call upon the government of Azerbaijan to desist from making further threats against Armenia and Karabakh. In addition, the U.S. government should carefully review its policies in the region and seek measures that increase regional cooperation while at the same time address Azerbaijan’s actions that thwart U.S. objectives. Failure to do so can have negative repercussions on an already fragile cease-fire.
As the process moves forward, we strongly support the inclusion of Nagorno Karabakh in the direct talks. In addition, it is vitally important that measures are implemented to ensure the safety and security of the people of Karabakh, who were left with no choice but to defend themselves against Azeri armed forces and the specter of another genocidal campaign; the first being the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1923.
In conclusion, Chairman Smith, Co-Chairman Cardin, we commend you for bringing the Caucasus region into focus today, and look forward to working with the Helsinki Commission on the challenges ahead and the important U.S. objectives before us. | <urn:uuid:5fa988ae-cc41-4f5c-90a1-25f08dd4e299> | 2013-05-21T10:15:11Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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While it's too early for any definitive forecast, meteorologists say another nor'easter could strike Connecticut, and the rest of the Eastern seaboard, by the middle of next week, just in time for Thanksgiving.
The storm would be the third to hit the state in a month, coming after Superstorm Sandy and last week's nor'easter that dropped a surprising amount of snow over the state. Forecasters say this storm won't be as windy as Sandy, and won't be as cold as last week's storm, but could still bring heavy rain (and possibly snow) along with coastal flooding.
"By Wednesday, low pressure off of the southern New England coast is trapped beneath a high pressure system. The result is a storm that literally hangs around the area all of next week," WTNH Storm Team 8 meteorologist Quincy Vagell said in a post on WXEdge.com. "Depending on where the storm tracks, we could see snow, a wintry mix or even rain. With that said, wind and coastal flooding is looking more certain at this point."
Vagell said the storm could be a "long-duration event."
His forecasting is based on the Euro model, which was most accurated in predicting the previous two major storms.
"Although northeasterly winds are usually associated with nor'easters (hence the name), the winds may start off closer to east or east-northeast," Vagell said. "This could potentially funnel more water into Long Island Sound, as well as the Jersey Shore and New York City, spelling residual flooding effects."
Accuweather.com senior meteorologist Alex Sosnowski said rain and breezy conditions could develop over the Carolinas and Virginia on Sunday, with rain and wind picking up and continuing to spread northward through the middle of the week.
"At least during the early stages, the storm should not be as intense as last week's nor'easter," Sosnowski said in an article on the weather website. "However, it may get stronger during the middle of the week, at which point it could wobble into eastern New England or get kicked out to sea."
The state's coastline areas, already hit hard by Sandy and last week's nor'easter, could see flooding once again.
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Delegation and Agency in International Organizations
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Why do states delegate certain tasks and responsibilities to international organizations rather than acting unilaterally or cooperating directly? Furthermore, to what extent do states continue to control IOs once authority has been delegated? Examining a variety of different institutions including the World Trade Organization, the United Nations and the European Commission, this book explores the different methods that states employ to ensure their interests are being served, and identifies the problems involved with monitoring and managing IOs. The contributors suggest that it is not inherently more difficult to design effective delegation mechanisms at international level than at domestic level and, drawing on principal-agent theory, help explain the variations that exist in the extent to which states are willing to delegate to IOs. They argue that IOs are neither all evil nor all virtuous, but are better understood as bureaucracies that can be controlled to varying degrees by their political masters. | <urn:uuid:6333ae9a-26cf-4d0f-ae3b-d7b4b81cd881> | 2013-05-21T10:14:36Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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It's super easy to make, just cut out the small seam strip along the opening of the pant leg. It should be long enough to wrap around your wrist twice. Try to look for jeans with some stretchy material. Make sure you don't cut too much or too little. When you cut it out, it should be a long loop. Just wrap it around twice on your wrist and you're done!!!! | <urn:uuid:f5131ec4-532e-4d9e-bdcc-3bfc03e2e0cd> | 2013-05-21T10:28:44Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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Creature - Leech
Black spells you cast cost Black more to cast.
Black: Andradite Leech gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
"Older specimens are completely encrusted with gems, which serve as both armor and weapons."
-Tolarian research notes
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Premiership footballer Louis Saha 'lucky to be alive' after crashing Ferrari
Everton striker Louis Saha has escaped unharmed after crashing his Ferrari on a country road last night.
The former Manchester United ace, 32, was on the Altrincham Road, in Wilmslow, Cheshire, when he lost control of his car shortly before 9pm.
Police sources have indicated the damage to the vehicle was 'extensive'.
Luxury: Louis Saha pictured with his £170,000 458 Italia Ferrari
Amazingly the Frenchman - who was in the car alone - escaped without injury and did not need hospital treatment.
A Cheshire Police spokesman said: 'We can confirm there was a road traffic accident on Altrincham Road, Wilmslow, at 8.54pm. Fortunately there were no injuries.'
A source added: 'The car was extensively damaged. He is lucky to be alive.'
Action: Saha played for Everton against Sunderland on Saturday
It is not known what Ferrari he was driving but the star does own a £170,000 458 Italia model, of which all 1,200 were recalled by the manufacturers in September last year as a design fault could cause them to catch fire.
The first incident occurred in July, when the driver noticed the rear panel of his 458 Italia was on fire while he was driving in Paris. A passer-by used a fire extinguisher to douse the flames.
A few days later the engine of an Italia driving up a mountain pass in Switzerland caught fire. In August last year a 458 in China and one in the US burst into flames.
After sending its engineers around the world to investigate the reports of 'thermal incidents', Ferrari asked the owners, including around 50 in Britain, to bring them in for modification work.
Eric Clapton, the rock star, and Chris Evans, the broadcaster, are also among the car's owners.
Ferrari said the problem had been traced to adhesive used in the wheel-arch assemblies. In certain circumstances the glue could have begun to overheat, smoke and even catch fire.
In extreme cases, the melting of the adhesive could lead the heat shield - the liner protecting the engine - to deform and move closer to the exhaust, causing the lining to catch fire. | <urn:uuid:a14023dd-4e35-4f9f-abf8-fda9cb40930d> | 2013-05-21T10:07:00Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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Abu Qatada appeal is ‘scraping the barrel’ claim lawyers as immigration judge decides whether he can be deported to Jordan
- Tribunal told Qatada appeal against deportation 'bears all the hallmarks of a last-ditch argument'
- Mr Justice Mitting has begun a 'factual review' of whether the 51-year-old radical cleric would get a fair trial if deported to Jordan
- Qatada has thwarted every attempt by
the Government over the last decade to put him on a plane
- Deportation saga has cost Government nearly £1m in legal fees
By Emily Allen
Terror suspect Abu Qatada is 'scraping the barrel' in an appeal against deportation which 'bears all the hallmarks of a last-ditch argument', a tribunal was told today.
The radical cleric, described by a judge as Osama bin Laden's right-hand man in Europe, would receive a fair trial in Jordan if deported, lawyers for Home Secretary Theresa May said.
The Government is satisfied that evidence gained through torture would not be used against Qatada in any trial over terror charges, Robin Tam QC, for the Home Secretary, said.
Qatada, described by a judge as Osama bin Laden’s right-hand man in Europe, is facing a retrial on terror charges.
Uncertain future: Abu Qatada is facing a retrial on terror charges after Home Secretary Theresa May was given assurances by Jordan that no evidence gained through torture would be used against him
Discussing the case as the hearing began, Mr Justice Mitting, president of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (Siac), said: 'The evidence seems extremely thin.'
He made the comment as he began a 'factual review' of the 51-year-old radical cleric's case.
Qatada, who is also called Omar Mahmoud Mohammed Othman, has challenged and ultimately thwarted every attempt by the Government over the last decade to put him on a plane and is fighting against deportation at the immigration tribunal appeal in central London.
Mr Tam said statements from Qatada's
former co-defendants - Al-Hamasher and Abu Hawsher - which were alleged
to have been obtained by torture could no longer be used by the
Review: Mr Justice Mitting, president of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (Siac), said: 'The evidence seems extremely thin'
He also rejected suggestions by Qatada's legal team that the pair would
suffer ill-treatment or otherwise be unduly pressured if called to give
evidence under oath in any retrial.
He said: 'It is submitted that this assertion of future ill-treatment of the
former co-defendants bears all the hallmarks of a last-ditch argument.'
Mr Tam also rejected a new claim by Qatada's lawyers that the radical
cleric would be taken into administrative detention if returned to
'This contention simply illustrates the extent to which the appellant is scraping the barrel in this appeal,' Mr Tam said.
He went on: 'In reality, the position is clear: as a matter of Jordanian
law, the previous statements made by Al-Hamasher and Abu Hawsher will
not form part of the evidence which is considered by the court in the
retrial of the appellant.
'The two men will be called to give fresh evidence, and if they do so, will be able to give their evidence freely and without fear of reprisal.'
In a written skeleton argument handed to the court, Mr Tam said the Home Secretary 'will highlight the new information and assurances which she has received' from Jordan.
Anthony Layden, 66, the former British
ambassador to Libya who specialises in negotiating diplomatic
assurances, will give evidence to the appeal, in front of Siac president
Mr Justice Mitting, tomorrow.
He will describe how the Jordanian authorities 'have given all possible assistance in terms of establishing in more detail precisely what procedures would be followed in the appellant's retrial', Mr Tam said.
However, Danny Friedman, representing Qatada, said: 'I think there are some serious issues with the allegations made against Mr Othman.'
He was referring to terror charges which Qatada was convicted of in Jordan in his absence and for which he faces a retrial.
Mr Friedman also insisted Qatada’s lawyers’ aim was not simply to delay proceedings further by launching yet more appeals.
'That was not necessarily our aim, two more appeals and 10 more years,' he said.
Involved: Qatada is facing a retrial on terror charges after Home Secretary Theresa May (pictured) was given assurances by Jordan that no evidence gained through torture would be used against him
But even if Qatada loses when the decision is handed down next month, it could still be many months before the Government can send him to Jordan as he could eventually appeal again to Europe’s human rights judges.
Qatada, who is in custody, did not attend today’s hearing.
Repeated failed attempts by UK governments over the last 10 years to deport Qatada have cost nearly £1m in legal fees, Government figures show.
Expensive: Repeated failed attempts by UK governments over the last 10 years to deport Qatada have cost nearly £1m in legal fees
No figures have been given for how much Qatada has received in legal aid and some estimates put the cost of keeping Qatada in the UK, either in a high-security jail or closely monitored under strict conditions in the community, along with the legal costs of the fight to deport him, at more than £3m.
At the High Court this summer, Edward Fitzgerald QC, representing Qatada, said the cleric has now been in detention for seven years - 'the longest period of administrative detention as far as we know in modern English history'.
He was last refused bail over the Olympics, when police and security services were fully stretched, with judges also ruling that the risk of him absconding in the run-up to today’s hearing justified his continued detention.
Lord Justice Hughes and Mr Justice Silber said they did not agree with Mr Fitzgerald’s 'gloomy prognosis that another year or more of litigation is to be expected after the fortnight’s hearing in Siac'.
Qatada could appeal against the Siac ruling, the judges said, but any appeal 'would have to be on points of law' and it was not 'an inevitability' that the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg would want to hear the case again.
Qatada, who is said to have wide and high-level support among extremists, was convicted in his absence in Jordan of involvement with terror attacks in 1998 and faces a retrial in his home country.
He also featured in hate sermons found on videos in the flat of one of the September 11 bombers.
Europe’s human rights judges ruled in January that Qatada could only be deported if evidence gained through torture would not be used against him in his trial.
The appeal will test whether Mrs May has secured assurances from Jordan to ensure a fair trial and whether deportation proceedings can continue, rather than only the strength of the case against him.
Anthony Laydan, the former British ambassador to Libya who specialises in negotiating diplomatic assurances, will give evidence tomorrow.
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The shared anger of mice and men: Scientific breakthrough linking humans to rodents could lead to new treatments for Alzheimer's and autism
By Rob Preece
It is one of life's great mysteries - how some people can fly off the handle and become aggressive and violent seemingly without warning.
But scientists now believe they know why some humans are more likely to show aggression than others, after they managed to block pathological rage in mice.
Researchers found that overly hostile mice and angry men share biological similarities which make them more susceptible to rage - a major breakthrough which could pave the way for new treatments for conditions including Alzheimer's disease and autism.
Breakthrough: Researchers found that overly hostile mice and angry men share biological similarities which make them more susceptible to rage
In a study published in the Journal of Neuroscience, researchers from the University of Southern California and Italy identified a brain receptor in mice, which malfunctions in overly hostile rodents.
When the scientists shut down the brain receptor, which also exists in humans, the excess aggression disappeared.
The findings are expected to help experts develop drug targets for pathological aggression, which is a component in Alzheimer's, autism, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.
Marco Bortolato, the study's lead author and an assistant professor of pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences at the USC School of Pharmacy, told Science Daily: 'From a clinical and social point of view, reactive aggression is absolutely a major problem.
'We want to find the tools that might reduce impulsive violence.'
Scientists had already found that both male humans and mice respond violently to stress if they have low levels of the enzyme monoamine oxidase A (MAO A).
Similarities: Scientists found that both male humans and mice respond violently to stress if they have low levels of the enzyme monoamine oxidase A
'The same type of mutation that we study in mice is associated with criminal, very violent behaviour in humans,' Bortolato said.
'But we really didn't understand why that is.'
Bortolato and his USC colleague Jean Shih worked backwards to replicate elements of human pathological aggression in mice.
This meant not only low enzyme levels but also the interaction of genetics with early stressful events, such as trauma and childhood neglect.
'Low levels of MAO A are one basis of the predisposition to aggression in humans,' Bortolato.
'The other is an encounter with maltreatment, and the combination of the two factors appears to be deadly.
'It results consistently in violence in adults.'
The research found that, in excessively aggressive rodents lackomh MAO A, high levels of electrical stimulus are required to activate a specific receptor in the brain.
Even when this brain receptor does work, it stays active only for a short period of time.
Bortolato said: 'The fact that blocking this receptor moderates aggression is why this discovery has so much potential. It may have important applications in therapy.
'Whatever the ways environment can persistently affect behaviour - and even personality over the long term - behaviour is ultimately supported by biological mechanisms.' | <urn:uuid:23bcfbf1-bb08-4f61-86ae-787909dddc4e> | 2013-05-21T10:00:17Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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ZAATARI REFUGEE CAMP, Jordan: A group of Syrian refugees threw stones at UN peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi's convoy on Tuesday as he left the Zaatari camp in Jordan where he pledged help despite the "worsening" conflict.
"Unfortunately, the situation in Syria is not likely to improve," Brahimi said during a brief visit to the camp in northern Jordan close to the Syrian border.
"It is worsening. It is heading towards more deterioration," he said. "I am trying my best to help the Syrian refugees get out of this crisis."
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"Brahimi out! Brahimi out!" they chanted.
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"They said they were angry because he met Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and tried to give him a chance to kill more people, according to them," the official said.
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Heat is a sad fact of life for current generation
electronics. Any Android, iPhone, or BlackBerry user can tell you that
smartphones tend to get pretty hot at times. And by today's standards a
balmy 85 degrees Celsius, while hot enough to cook an egg, is a pretty
"good" operating temperature for
a high-powered PC graphics processing unit.
But that could all soon change, according to the
results of a new study by researchers at the University of Illinois.
Examining graphene transistors, a team led by mechanical science and
engineering professor William King [profile]
and electrical and computer engineering professor Eric Pop [profile] made
a remarkable discovery -- graphene appears to self-cool.
I. What is Graphene?
Graphene is somewhat like a miniature
"fence" of carbon. The material consists of a single-atom thick
layer composed of hexagonal units. At each point of the hexagon sits a
carbon atom that is bonded to its three close neighbors.
The material behaves like a semiconductor, despite
being made of organic atoms. It offers remarkable performance at an incredibly
small scale, thus the electronics industry views it as a potential material
to power electronic devices of the future.
A variety of methods exist for producing graphene.
The earliest method was an exfoliation technique that involved stripping
individual graphene layers off a layer of graphite (the material found in
pencil lead) -- this technique (as of 2008) cost as much as $100M USD to
produce a single cubic centimeter of material. However, rapid advances in
production have allowed manufacturers to begin scaling up production to the
point where tons of exfoliated graphene can now be produced.
techniques promise to drop the price even further. One
method, epitaxial growth on silicon cost $100 per cubic centimeter in 2009.
Its limitation is that, obviously, it requires silicon (eliminating some
desirable properties like flexibility). South Korean researchers have
tested another promising method, nickel metal transfer.
Graphene is fascinating from a physics
perspective. In 2005 physicists at the University of Manchester and the
Philip Kim group from Columbia University demonstrated that quasiparticles
inside graphene were massless Dirac fermions. These unusual particles help
give rise to the material's unique characteristics.
II. Graphene as a Self-Cooling Device
Despite the extreme interest in the material,
deal of mystery still surrounds Graphene. Because it is so
extremely thin, it is difficult to test and measure
accurately certain properties of the material.
Overcoming technical challenges, the University of
Illinois team used an atomic force microscope tip as a temperature probe to
make the first nanometer-scale temperature measurements of a working graphene
What they found was that the resistive heating
("waste heat") effect in graphene was weaker than its thermo-electric
cooling effect at times. This is certainly not the case in silicon or
other semiconductors where resistive heating far surpasses cooling effects.
What this means is that graphene circuits may not
get hot like traditional silicon-based ones. This could open the door to
dense 3D chips and more.
Further, as the heat is converted back into
electricity by the device, graphene transistors may have a two-fold power
efficiency gain, both in ditching energetically expensive fans and by recycling
heat losses into usable electricity.
Professor King describes, "In silicon and
most materials, the electronic heating is much larger than the self-cooling.
However, we found that in these graphene transistors, there are regions where
the thermoelectric cooling can be larger than the resistive heating, which
allows these devices to cool themselves. This self-cooling has not previously
been seen for graphene devices."
Professor Pop adds, "Graphene electronics are
still in their infancy; however, our measurements and simulations project that
thermoelectric effects will become enhanced as graphene transistor technology
and contacts improve."
A paper has been published [full
text] in nanotechnology's most prestigious peer-reviewed journal, Nature
Nanoscience. University of Illinois graduate student Kyle
undergraduate Feifei Lian and postdoctoral researcher Myung-Ho
Bae [profile] are listed as co-authors on the paper.
III. What's Next?
The study should provide even more motivation for
semiconductor manufacturing companies like Intel, GlobalFoundries, and TMSC to
lay down the process work necessary to mass-produce circuits based on graphene
transistors, capacitors, etc.
As for the University of Illinois team, they plan
to next use their new measurement technique to analyze carbon nanotubes and other
novel structures that are of interest to future electronics applications.
Their work is funded via a grant from the Air
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quote: Have you even used a Windows Phone? I had a WP7 device... didn't want/need/miss Google apps. Upgraded to the 920... want/need/miss them even less.
quote: It still requires the user to tap each and every waypoint on a route to get the next voice guidance. The user has to take focus off the road and manage to tap the screen to get the next instructions on a route.
quote: You can tap *anywhere* on the screen (mentioned in the article you link further down this thread). Okay, so maybe not the perfect user experience, but if you can't tap a ~4" screen without losing focus on the road I'm not sure you should be driving in the first place. Do you also have to look down to locate the brake pedal? Pull over altogether to turn on your wipers? | <urn:uuid:a2151f9e-e9e2-47f0-8692-7072199214eb> | 2013-05-21T10:20:03Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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Bayou - The bayou topminnow has rows of dots and vertical bars, and it has a limited distribution, ranging from the Escatawpa and Mobile basins west to the Lake Pontchartrain drainage in Louisiana.
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Bluefin Killifish - The colorful bluefin killifish is found in Georgia, Florida, and only one pond in extreme southeast Alabama.
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Northern Starhead - The northern starhead topminnow is difficult to identify because of the sexual dimorphism.
Northern Studfish - The northern studfish is a colorful topminnow that occurs in the Ozark and Ouachita mountains, upland regions of the Tennessee, Cumberland, and Green river drainages, and in isolated populations in Indiana and Mississippi.
Pygmy Killifish - Perhaps Alabama's smallest fish, this fish is very rare in Alabama, but more common in Georgia and Florida.
Rainwater Killifish - One of Alabama's smallest fish, it can be confused with the mosquitofish; the edges of the scales of rainwater killifish are edged in black, giving them a diamond-shaped appearance.
Russetfin - In Gulf coastal drainages, Fundulus escambiae is distributed from the Perdido River drainage eastward to the Santa Fe River in Florida.
Southern Starhead - The southern starhead topminnow is listed as a distinct species because individuals in Alabama are distinguishable from the bayou topminnow on the basis of body coloration.
Southern Studfish - Found in the Coosa system and some lower Alabama River tributaries, the southern studfish is most closely related to the northern studfish and stippled studfish.
Stippled Studfish - Only found in the Mobile basin, the stippled studfish is characterized by a series of darkened spots on individual scales that form a unique stippled pattern.
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A steam-ship period naval combat games focusing on fleet-scale battles in real time. The naval combat game allows you to set up battle squadron groups, their formations and management, with realistic ship models and characteristics, as well as advanced ballistic and weapon models.
In the second half of 1880s, the policy of imperialism in the tropical Pacific led to a local naval conflict between the U.S., Chile, the German Empire and the Kingdom of Spain. None of the contestants wanted a big war. Therefore, only the quick clash of colonial squadrons in tropical waters will decide who will rule Oceania.
Panama Crisis with Chile vs USA 1885
In 1884 Chile emerged from the War of the Pacific as a potential threat to the hegemony of the United States. The Chilean navy, then the strongest fleet in the Pacific, was able to confront American policy. In 1882 Chile refused US mediation in the War of the Pacific. In 1885, as the United States Navy occupied Colon, then part of Colombia, the Chilean government ordered its navy to occupy Panama City and to force the American squadron to evacuate Colon.
Caroline Islands Crisis with Germany vs Spain 1885
Germany began her colonial enterprise very late and was, therefore, at a disadvantage, finding all the desirable places already occupied. The Spaniards claimed the Caroline Islands as their colony, but did not actually control them. Germany disputed the Spanish claim.
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(Stakeout Outside Fox News Studio)
Wolfowitz: Good morning.
Q: [Saddam] says that he does not have weapons of mass destruction. What's your reaction to that? Do you want to go in again with inspections and such?
Wolfowitz: I think it was very clear when the inspectors were there that he had weapons of mass destruction. You can read it in Richard Butler, Ralph Makais, they all say it, and we know he's been working on it since then so I think the answer to that is really pretty clear.
If he ever gets rid of them there will be ways to make sure of that. But the mere fact that he says it today I think just shows again that you can't believe him.
Q: Would you still, there's been talk of hitting Iraq. Would you still do it even though none of your main allies are kind of supporting it? The Arab world is not supporting it. Britain is kind of leaning both ways.
Wolfowitz: There's a lot of talk. I think the President made it clear just a few days ago that he has stated a problem, he hasn't made any decisions on what the solution to the problem is, but I think people who want to address a serious dialogue should say what do you do about the problem. To say that the answer is stop talking about it, don't call an evil an evil, we'll just keep sweeping it under the rug the way we've swept terrorism under the rug for 10 or 20 years, that's not an answer.
Q: So you would still do it even though you don't have coalition --
Wolfowitz: No, you're putting words in my mouth. We haven't decided what to do. In fact, I think what the President has done is given countries around the world an opportunity to talk about how to solve the problem. But if the answer that comes back is there's no problem, you Americans should just shut up and go away, that's not an acceptable answer.
Look, let me make a couple of points on this notion that we are unilateralists. We are very far from being unilateralists. The President is making a trip to Asia now to talk to two of our closest allies and talk to the Chinese about the war on terror and about longer term peace and security in one of the most important regions in the world. That is not unilateralism. That is the very opposite.
Look at what we're doing in Afghanistan today. There are actually more coalition forces engaged either with our central command or with the International Security Assistance Force in Kabul than there are Americans. There's a Jordanian hospital up in Mazar-e-Sharif that is taking care of some 8,000 or 9,000 Afghans by now, making a major contribution.
This is a coalition effort. We are looking for allies, we're looking for help, we don't think we can do all these things by ourselves and frankly, and this is the last point I'd like to make we don't believe we're simply acting on behalf of American interests.
When the campaign in Afghanistan began we heard a lot of talk about America's attack on Afghanistan. What is clear now is we weren't attacking Afghanistan, we were attacking the Taliban who were themselves attacking Afghanistan. And what we did in that country was in fact for our own reasons to come to the aid of the Muslims of Afghanistan as we have in the past come to the aid of the Muslims of Kosovo and the Muslims of Bosnia and the Muslims of Somalia and the Muslims of Kuwait and the Muslims of Northern Iraq. It's an accident, I suppose, that six times in the last ten years when we've used force in our own interests, but it was also serving the interests of other people, and six times those people happened to be majority Muslims.
We are not unilateralists, we are not acting solely in American interest, and I think we deserve a little more credit for what we're doing.
Q: -- has not made a decision on Iraq, where is the decision [focused] right now? Who's weighing for and who's weighing against?
Wolfowitz: It's a very active process of consultation, of discussion among the President's senior advisors, and I think he has about as impressive a team of advisors as any President has assembled. We're listening to views from members of Congress. The President is obviously going to be listening to views from the leaders of Japan and Korea and China. I was over in Munich ten days ago hearing views from Europeans. And by the way, it doesn't mean we're going to agree with everybody, but there's a very active dialogue.
Q: Lockheed Martin (inaudible) yesterday in Mexico and they had mixed success, one (inaudible). Is that a setback for us or how do you think that is going?
Wolfowitz: When Secretary Rumsfeld restructured the whole missile defense program back about eight months ago he said look, we're making a mistake here trying to lock into a fixed solution that will take us to some structure 10 or 15 years from now when there's a lot that we don't know. We need to develop a program that exploits success and when there's failure we're going to recognize failure. In fact this year we killed the Navy Area Wide system which was one of the major elements of our missile defense program because it just wasn't working, at least it wasn't working at acceptable costs.
So this is experimental. I think people need to understand it's experimental. And if you're going to experiment, not every experiment is going to work. If every experiment works then we obviously aren't pushing the envelope hard enough.
So I don't take a setback in any particular test as -- You learn from those as well.
Q: (inaudible). Are you making progress there?
Wolfowitz: Look, you asked me are we impressed by the claims. I wouldn't say I'm impressed by them, but I certainly think it's a good sign that they're talking about arresting al Qaeda. It's a lot better than what they were doing a week ago when they were letting these people hide in Iran and pass through Iran. At least the words are right. I don't know if the music goes with the words. We'll have to see.
Q: (inaudible) in the future. (inaudible)
Wolfowitz: I think nothing is off the table and nothing is specifically ruled in either. Decisions about the use of force are decisions that are made -- about the use of American force are decisions that are made by the President of the United States. We remain concerned about any place in the world that harbors terrorists and that could become a sanctuary for the people that we are hunting in Afghanistan and elsewhere. So President Bush has said from the beginning and Secretary Powell, Secretary Rumsfeld have repeated it, that this is going to be a very long struggle.
I said just a few minutes ago at another location that I think we achieved some important successes in Afghanistan so quickly and so relatively easily that it's created some unrealistic expectations that soon the whole problem will be solved.
Al Qaeda itself, and that's only one of the terrorist networks in the world, is rooted in some 60 countries including our own. Richard Reed came within 30 seconds of killing a couple of hundred people on an aircraft. These people are looking, they've suffered a major setback but they're by no means defeated. They're looking for ways to regroup. They're looking for ways to attack again and it's going to take a long time.
Thank you very much.
Wolfowitz: I don't think that's even a minor effort. I think our commitment to south Korea is fundamental here and I think one of his purposes in going there, as every President who goes there, is to reaffirm our commitment to the defense of South Korea, which I also believe is the key to ultimately achieving peace on the peninsula and unifying Korea and that is another thing. For Koreans, it's like a deep tear down the middle of their hearts that that country is divided. It was unified for centuries. I think we all dream of the day when it will be peacefully unified again. | <urn:uuid:40c7138e-9284-445a-9325-26f4c1f3e1ec> | 2013-05-21T10:20:21Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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I happened to stumble upon my like for the .357 magnum here lately. I am looking for a revolver to have around, and for my wife to shoot.
A couple guys at the range let me shoot there .357 magnums, and I like it. I currently shoot a 9mm. I like that too, and I am a pretty good shot with it. Anyway, after looking, the Ruger SP101 2" barrel seems to be a good choice. Cost wise, and size wise.
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Nobel Laureate Ferid Murad '58 Cited in Story on Potential Medical Breakthrough
July 11, 2008
July 11, 2008, Greencastle, Ind. - New research suggests that consuming watermelon rinds -- which contain the amino acid citrulline -- could play a role in relaxing blood vessels and creating what is known as a "Viagra effect." The work finds that the body converts citrulline to arginine, which in turn boosts nitric oxide. The work was conducted by Bhimu Patil, director of the Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center at Texas A&M University in College Station.
An article in New Mexico's Las Cruces Sun-News notes, "Dr. Ferid Murad, who shared a Nobel Prize in 1998 for his research on nitric oxide, including identifying its role in nitroglycerin, told the Washington Post in 2003 that citrulline 'acts only marginally in recycling L-arginine' to increase nitric oxide." Murad is a 1958 graduate of DePauw University.
Read the complete article at the newspaper's Web site.
Last month, Dr. Murad and his team announced a breakthrough that may lead to a "magic bullet" treatment for diarrhea, which kills approximately 2 million children in developing countries each year.
Murad also delivered the golden anniversary address to his Class of 1958 at DePauw's Alumni Celebration on June 14, in which he expressed his concern that the United States "may be starting to lose the race" in science and technology. A brief summary of his remarks and a link to an MP3 file of the complete speech can be found in this story.
Dr. Murad received an honorary doctorate from DePauw on May 23, 2004. Video of the presentation is embedded below.Back | <urn:uuid:d57d5b38-fbb4-45d2-8c0b-87fb86b34baf> | 2013-05-21T09:59:50Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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I came accross this website the other day, and was intrigued at the concept behind the site.
The concept, quoted from www.blackle.com states:
"Blackle was created by Heap Media to remind us all of the need to take small steps in our everyday lives to save energy.
Blackle saves energy because the screen is predominantly black. "Image displayed is primarily a function of the user's color settings and desktop graphics, as well as the color and size of open application windows; a given monitor requires more power to display a white (or light) screen than a black (or dark) screen." Roberson et al, 2002
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BeautifulIf I told you I loved you,Beautiful6 months ago in Songs & Lyrics More Like This
Would you believe it?
If I told you you're beautiful,
Could you see it?
You're letting your insecurities get in the way
Of a compliment that could make your day.
You bring yourself down and you won't believe
The things you deny are the things I see
On rainy days you're a little down from the rain
I wanna be the one who washes away your pain
Here's a reminder when you forget,
Here's a reminder when you're upset:
You're beautiful in every little thing you do,
You beat yourself up, but I know what's true,
You're funny. You're friendly.
You're strong and smart.
Disagree, but I know you're kind at heart.
*You're the p
You Are BeautifulAm I fat? Am I ugly? Am I stupid? Am I hated? Am I a failure? Am I loser? Questions. Questions we ask ourselves, questions others make us think about. The kind you ask yourself as you stare in your bathroom mirror, wondering if what they say is true; wondering if what you're thinking about yourself right now is the truth. You'll try and push your stomach in, you'll try and hide your spots, hide the wrinkles that you think you see. You will do all this and pretend; pretend to be different, pretend that this person you're imagining is who you should be; is a person better than who you are right now.You Are Beautiful2 years ago in Emotional More Like This
Before you know it, you're looking at those
compulsive liar.once i asked you your favouritecompulsive liar.5 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
colour, and you said, "the brown
of your eyes," so i put in one green
contact and told everyone that i
came out of the womb as a factory
defect, half-priced, damaged goods.
sometimes i am from canada and
sometimes i am from england and
sometimes i am from spain.
i've carefully tempered my accents
and plotted out my stories with
yellow and purple coloured pencils
on index cards. my origin changes
like the seasons.
"why do you lie to everyone?" you
"why not?" i reply.
i wear nametags that read "alicia"
and "liana" and "samantha," because
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The Buddha advised karma is intention. The Buddha also advised some forms of karma have a "trifling" result.
In my opinion, the results of karma one can only really know through meditation.
For example, when you are doing your research and, afterwards, when you meditate, do your actions come back to haunt your mind? Or does your mind feel a sense of accomplishment? Is your mind naturally at ease?
What is causing these questions on your behalf? Your inner conscience (hiri-ottappa
) or the outward teachings you read about Buddhism?
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Without clairvoyance, we cannot work for other sentient beings - Khunu Lama
Suddenly you will know the different knowledge without study - Thog-'bebs
One may now accomplish the welfare and instruction of all sentient beings, spontaneously and without effort, by simply being, that is to say, by manifesting one's enlightened nature through spontaneously emanating an infinity of Nirmanakaya manifestations - Vajranatha
dharmagoat wrote:Science by its own admission does not 'prove' anything, so we are safe.
catmoon wrote:Scientists do not speak about enlightenment. Unless it's their day off and they've had a few too many beers anyhow. If someone is making authoritative statements about enlightenment, they are by definition not a scientist.
Tom wrote:...a quote from, The Universe in a Single Atom,
"By invoking karma here, I am not suggesting that according to Buddhism everything is a function of karma. We must distinguish between the operation of the natural law of causality, by which once a certain set of conditions are put in motion they will have a certain set of effects, and the law of karma, by which an intentional act will reap certain fruits. So, for example, if a campfire is left in a forest and catches onto some dry twigs, leading to a forest fire, the fact that once the trees are aflame they burn, becoming charcoal and smoke, is simply the operation of the natural law of causality, given the nature of fire and the materials that are burning. There is no karma involved in this sequence of events. But a sentient being choosing to light a campfire and forgetting to put it out—which began the chain of events—here karmic causation is involved."
It is a vey interesting position and I don't think you will find many older Geshe's giving this type of presentation. It has been said that this type of presentation is for Western scientist or Westerners in general - however, I have heard the Dalai Lama give a similar presentation in Tibetan to an audience of mostly Tibetan monks with very few Westerns in attendance!
viniketa wrote:I was surprised to read that last statement. I always assumed that presentation of karma in Universe was for the sake of the scientists. I have always thought of both karma and pratītyasamutpāda as "special theory" cases of a "general theory" of causation.
So, I wonder, why is HHDL limiting these "laws" to "mere consciousness"?
Fu Ri Shin wrote:I may be misunderstanding your surprise, but karma is just one of many causation laws (niyamas) recognized by Buddhism.
Andrew108 wrote:Because not everything is made of mind. But we've had this debate before with the yogachara debate.
viniketa wrote:catmoon wrote:Scientists do not speak about enlightenment. Unless it's their day off and they've had a few too many beers anyhow. If someone is making authoritative statements about enlightenment, they are by definition not a scientist.
What an impoverished view of scientists! What about all those 18th and 18th Century old dead white guys for whom enlightenment = reason?
viniketa wrote:Andrew108 wrote:Because not everything is made of mind. But we've had this debate before with the yogachara debate.
To the extent that any thing is "made", no thing is "made of mind" (or even by mind). However, mind is used in perception of all "things".
To which Yogācāra debate do you refer?
Andrew108 wrote:The natural and mind can be separated. You asked why HHDL was making that separation. It's important for scientists to make this separation and it's important for Buddhists to do this also.
Andrew108 wrote:The debate I was referring to is the Yogachara debate over in the Dzogchen forum.
catmoon wrote:Reason can be discussed in a scientific context. Enlightenment and God - no way.
viniketa wrote: It seems one must gain a certain "stature" in the academy to be taken seriously when one starts going out on these limbs... but quite a few well-respected scientists do crawl out there in their latter years.
catmoon wrote:Yup and it signals to the community that it is high time they should no longer be listened to, as scientists at least. Linus Pauling's senile rants on Vitamin C come to mind.
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I've been very wounded by institutions because they tend to distort and politicize the human truths, but if you can step a bit outside that, and just see the heart of the message, and encourage your interfaith dialogue by encouraging the human aspect of their practice, I think interfaith dialogue is not only possible, but connective.
If I were you, I'd apologize to your mother for being an a$$ and recognize you came from her. You may not be her, but you came from her and her kindness made at least part of who you are. No matter how silly her ideologies may have seemed to you in your life, there is no reason to be harsh with her, your mother. She is doing her best, and I'm sure you love her dearly, and part of you feels bad for having been hurtful to her at times. We all learn when we leave space for our loved ones to breathe and go at their own pace.
I feel that to honor our own imperfections and give ourselves the same gentleness in space to develop our own steps for our journey, we have to lend lots of room to other people and whatever faiths they hold, because they are humans before followers of this or that faith.
Does that make sense? Sorry for the long rant. BTW, I'm still subscribed to your blog and have been quite a long time, it's very nice to see you again.
Ogyen wrote:I agree with HHDL that people should not be so ready to abandon their native religions, that is find what works for you, but honor where you came from whether you agree or disagree with the ideology, it's important to recognize the universality of human truth.
Will wrote:Contrariwise, if we think we are getting deeper into the Dharma and find other religions more stupid, repulsive etc. we are doing something wrong.
Will wrote:It is curious and wonderful that when we live deeper within our own better natures, every thing, person, religion looks better too.
dumbbombu wrote:hi folks, i just wondered what your thoughts are on the subject? what makes for good dialogue? what should such dialogue's aims and purposes be? any experiences you wish to share?
spiritnoname wrote:I like communication and focusing on similarities, but I think interfaith churches white wash things and try to make all religions say the same thing,.. whatever they want to say.
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A form of carbohydrate that will raise blood glucose levels relatively quickly when ingested. The term “fast-acting carbohydrate” is generally used in discussions of treating hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar. However, as research accumulates on the subject of carbohydrates and how quickly they are absorbed, some diabetes experts say the term has become outdated.
What defines hypoglycemia varies from source to source, but it generally refers to a blood glucose level below 70 mg/dl. In many cases, this will produce the typical symptoms of low blood sugar, which include trembling, sweating, heart palpitations, butterflies in the stomach, irritability, hunger, or fatigue. Severe hypoglycemia can cause drowsiness, poor concentration, confusion, and even unconsciousness. Diabetes care experts generally recommend checking one’s blood sugar level whenever possible to confirm hypoglycemia before treating it.
To treat hypoglycemia, the standard advice is to consume 10-15 grams of “fast-acting” carbohydrate. Each of the following items provides roughly 10-15 grams of carbohydrate:
- 5-6 LifeSaver candies
- 4-6 ounces regular (non-diet) soda
- 4-6 ounces of orange juice
- 2 tablespoons of raisins
- 8 ounces of nonfat or low-fat milk
- One tube (0.68 ounces) of Cake Mate decorator gel.
There are also a number of commercially available glucose tablets and gels. Benefits to using commercial products include the following:
- They aren’t as tempting to snack on as candy is.
- They contain no fat, which can slow down digestion, or fructose, which has a smaller and slower effect on blood glucose.
- The commercial products are standardized, so it’s easy to measure out a dose of 10-15 grams of carbohydrate.
If someone is unconscious from low blood sugar, don’t attempt to give him anything to eat or drink. Rather, take him to the nearest emergency room, or inject glucagon if you have been instructed how to do it. If you can’t get emergency help fast enough and can’t inject glucagon, it may help to rub a little glucose gel between the person’s gums and cheek. | <urn:uuid:6f02e5a5-bf0f-4997-ad0c-e62f903c993d> | 2013-05-21T10:27:04Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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fired, seared, roasted, grilled, baked, scalded, parched, fried, burned, broiled, sweltered, singed, scorched, warmed, boiled, charred, heated, cooked, simmered, toasted, stewed, braised, barbecued, poached
- But strange to see, when women and men herein, that live all the season in these waters, that cannot but be parboiled, and look like the creatures of the bath! - "Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete Transcribed From The Shorthand Manuscript In The Pepysian Library Magdalene College Cambridge By The Rev. Mynors Bright", Samuel Pepys Commentator: Lord Braybrooke.
- It was intermingled with an oily smell of boiled and parboiled coffee, overpowering in its intensity. - "The Coffin Cure", Alan Edward Nourse.
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Micro vs Macro
Micro and macro are prefixes that are used before words to make them small or big respectively. This is true with micro and macroeconomics, micro and macro evolution, microorganism, micro lens and macro lens, micro finance and macro finance, and so on. The list of words that makes use of these prefixes is long and exhaustive. Many people confuse between micro and macro despite knowing that these prefixes signify small and large respectively. This article takes a closer look at the two prefixes to find out their differences.
To understand the difference between micro and macro, let us take up the example of micro and macro evolution. To signify evolution that takes place within a single species, the word microevolution is used whereas evolution that transcends the boundaries of species and takes place on a very large scale is termed as macroevolution. Though the principles of evolution such as genetics, mutation, natural selection, and migration remain the same across microevolution as well as macro evolution, this distinction between microevolution and macroevolution is a great way to explain this natural phenomenon.
Another field of study that makes use of micro and macro is economics. While the study of the overall economy and how it works is called macroeconomics, microeconomics focuses on the individual person, company, or industry. Thus, the study of GDP, employment, inflation etc. in an economy is classified under macroeconomics. Microeconomics is the study of forces of demand and supply inside a particular industry effecting the goods and services. So it is macroeconomics when economists choose to concentrate upon the state of the economy in a nation whereas the study of a single market or industry remains within the realms of microeconomics.
There is also the study of finance where these two prefixes are commonly used. Thus, we have microfinance where the focus is upon the monetary needs and requirements of a single individual where there is also macro finance where financing by the banks or other financial institutions is of very large nature.
Micro and macro are derived from Greek language where micro means small and macro refers to large. These prefixes are used in many fields of study such as finance, economics, evolution etc. where we have words like micro finance and macro finance, micro evolution and macro evolution etc. Studying something at a small level is micro while studying it on a large scale is macro analysis. Financing the needs of an individual may be micro financing whereas the financial needs of a builder requiring money for a very large infrastructural project may be referred to as macro finance. | <urn:uuid:837ed974-3d4d-4f45-9652-e4dbceee85e2> | 2013-05-21T10:34:56Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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Courtney Love has confessed that she is still angry over her late husband Kurt Cobain's 1994 suicide.
The Nobody's Daughter rocker said that she is furious over the pain that she and the couple's daughter Francis Bean Cobain have been put through as a result of the Nirvana frontman's early death.
"Mad? Ya think?! If he came back right now I'd have to kill him, for what he did to us. I'd f**king kill him. I'd f**k him, and then I'd kill him," Love said in a new interview with Vanity Fair.
"He tried to kill himself three times! He OD'd at least five times. I was the f**king E.M.S. I was always sticking pins in his balls. I carried around Narcan!"
Love went on to admit that she is still hurt by Francis Bean's decision to emancipate herself from her mother two years ago at the age of 16, adding: "All I can feel is how much I love her. I'd give anything to hear the sound of her heels walking down the hall past my bedroom."
Earlier this year, it was reported that Love had offered a music journalist the chance to snort Cobain's ashes following his death while under the influence of heavy drugs.
Love recently inked a deal to pen her autobiography, in which she will discuss her film career, Hole and her relationship with Cobain.
Watch Kurt Cobain perform 'The Man Who Sold the World' with Nirvana below: | <urn:uuid:56e11aef-91ae-4963-898c-d1cd668cea41> | 2013-05-21T10:13:49Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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Girl with the Dragon Tattoo star Mara sports long hair for the role of Emily Hawkins, a woman suffering from anxiety and depression who has a dependency on prescription drugs. While on the medication, she unknowingly murders her husband and is put on trial.
Alongside Law, Soderbergh has recruited Channing Tatum and Catherine Zeta-Jones to star in the drama.
Soderbergh has insisted that he will retire from directing after finishing Bitter Pill and his Liberace biopic Behind the Candelabra with Matt Damon and Michael Douglas.
> Rooney Mara video interview
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Nick Cannon has slammed Eminem for "disrespecting" and "slandering" his wife Mariah Carey on an upcoming song, reports Access Hollywood.
'Bagpipes From Baghdad', featured on the rapper's Relapse LP, appears to be aimed at Carey, with lyrics including 'I want another crack at ya' and 'Nick Cannon better back the f**k up. I'm not playing, I want her back, you punk'.
Writing on his blog, Cannon said: "I felt sorry for him because he must really be stuck in the past. Not only has his music not evolved, but also homeboy is still obsessed with my wife, the same female that wouldn’t let him get to second base from eight years ago.
"What type of grown a** man lies about getting with a chick? Only Slim Lamey! LOL!"
The America's Got Talent host went on to describe Carey as "one of the world’s most significantly influential artists, one of the most notable black females of our time, the incredibly cherished, globally loved and world-embraced woman of color".
He added: "I’m putting this out there now. Marshall Mathers, you need to holler at me... Man to man, let’s meet up and deal with this like adults."
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Tonight's (January 18) episode sees Dom left delighted as Debbie (Charley Webb) invites him to spend the night at her place, completely oblivious to the fact that there is an ulterior motive behind her seduction.
Digital Spy recently caught up with Wil Johnson, who plays Dom, to hear his thoughts on the storyline and how he's settling in at Emmerdale.
How are you finding your time on Emmerdale so far?
"So far, I am absolutely loving my time on the show. Everyone - from the cast, to the crew, to production - has made me feel very, very welcome and part of the furniture. That's exactly what you want when you join a show, because it means you can hit the ground running as soon as you get onto set and start doing your work. You don't feel like the new guy - you feel like someone who's actually been there for a while.
"Emmerdale have created such a harmonious working atmosphere that when you come in, you're totally relaxed and not nervous. That means that it just seems normal and you get on with it."
Who have you made friends with in particular?
"I've made friends with a few people. I've bonded very well with Jeff Hordley who plays Cain Dingle, Natalie J Robb who plays Moira Barton, Fiona Wade who plays Priya, and also Laura Norton who plays Kerry. They're the ones that I've seen the most on set, and we've just clicked.
"I haven't met the whole cast yet, funnily enough. I've met most people, but such is the nature of the filming schedule, that you might not see a certain person for about two months if their storyline doesn't coincide with yours. But it's wonderful and there are really great people here."
We know a little bit about Dom already, but how do you describe him to people?
"First and foremost, he's a single father. He's a Londoner who moved up north for love with his daughter's mother, who is now his ex-wife. Dom has lived up north for a long time now - for the last 15 or 16 years. He does occasionally still go down to London, but his roots are up north now.
"I think Dom is very alpha male, but he does have a soft side and a very caring side - obviously he's a devoted father. Once Gemma's mother left, he picked up the reins and became mother and father to her.
"At the same time, Dom comes from a world - especially growing up in the East End - which was dominated by alpha males, so that is his default position. He's a guy not to be messed around with. He won't take any stick from anybody, and he can hold his own when he needs to. But he chooses not to, and he would rather be the reasonable guy or the charming guy to the ladies."
What else have you learned about him since joining?
"Well, we've seen since he's come in that there have been two women already - so he wastes no time and he likes the ladies! But he's a lovely all round nice guy. He's a very fair man - he's not unreasonable and he's not an ignorant person. Dom tries to see things from both sides of the fence, which is a good trait.
"But he does have a blind spot, which is his daughter in terms of her duplicity. A lot of that is because he's a single father and he's overcompensating. He's overprotective, too. But I think Gemma's duplicitous behavior is her flexing her individuality and being rebellious so that she's heard."
It's clear that the courier firm Dom is working for is involved in some dodgy activities. How does he feel about that?
"Dom is a practical man. As far as he's concerned, he's got to put food on the table and provide a roof over the head of himself and his daughter. He's aware of what's going on at the courier firm, but he's not involved in that side of things directly. As far as he's concerned, as long as it doesn't affect him, it's nothing to do with him. He rationalises it in that way, and he doesn't have an opinion on it as long as it doesn't affect his job or his work.
"Once Dom is confronted by it, he does have to form an opinion. But he's well aware that he chooses to turn a blind eye because he knows that he needs that job and to bring money in."
What are Dom's feelings for Debbie at the moment? Is he just looking for fun, or something more serious?
"Dom genuinely likes Debbie. He thinks she's a very attractive woman, so he's drawn to her on a physical level. He also likes the fact that she's gutsy, ambitious and has a brain in her head. That appeals to the intellect in Dom's character.
"Dom sees Debbie as someone he'd like to get to know a lot better, and he'd like to form a serious relationship with her. That's the perspective that Dom is coming from. That's his angle and he doesn't have anything else in mind. Obviously there's something else going on, but he's not aware of that!"
So how would Dom feel if he knew Debbie was just using him for whatever she can get?
"You'll have to watch and see! The story's not over yet, and there's a lot more to come! It's quite an in-depth story. I think the audience will be pleasantly surprised with the end result, and how it ties itself up. I was happy when I read the script and saw the outcome - I thought it was a good outcome."
Will Dom and Cain continue to clash, or could they become friends?
"When you have two alpha males in the building, it's going to go one of two ways. Either they're going to become sworn enemies or best friends, there's no middle ground. You can't keep up that level of conflict forever, because as a dramatic device it would become boring - it has to go somewhere. Either there's the ultimate clash and they fight, or they become good friends.
"It will be very interesting to see where it goes, and I'm curious to see that myself. We never quite know what the storylines are going to be and what they have cooking up for us.
"From our perspective as actors, it'd be very interesting if they told us that the characters could become good friends down the line. Or they could become sworn, mortal enemies and remain like that! Either road could be very interesting.
"But I think that even if they went down the road of being best friends, at some point a grenade would have to be thrown into the arena. That's the nature of these shows, they keep going in terms of drama and conflict. It's conflict that fuels soaps - the disintegration of relationships and then the rebuilding of them. I'll be curious over the next six or seven months to see where that relationship goes."
Has your on-screen daughter Tendai Rinomhota (Gemma) approached you for any advice on set?
"It's been an absolute joy working with Tendai, because this is her first major television role and she has embraced this job so well. She hasn't come to me for advice per se, because I don't think she really needs to just yet! I think she's doing absolutely fine at the moment and I'm very proud of the work she's producing.
"It's really lovely when you have a young actress that you bond with straight away. That's a key thing, because there are certain relationships you can't act - there has to be a bond as real people to make it work on screen. We haven't done that many scenes together so far, but those we have done have gone very well. I hope there's more interesting stuff for us down the line, and I'm sure there will be."
You've worked with some great people in your other roles. Who have been your favorites?
"There's too many to mention, but the person who has inspired me the most has been Trevor Eve, who I worked with on Waking The Dead. He taught me so much about screen acting. It was him who really taught me the true value of being on screen, and all it brings to the table.
"Trevor is a brilliant guy, a great actor and a source of inspiration for me as a young actor coming into a major show like Waking The Dead and working with great people like Trevor, Sue Johnston and some of the amazing guest artists we had along the way. After learning from Trevor, I've been able to take that knowledge and experience onto other jobs. It's served me so well, and will continue to do so.
"The great thing about this business is that you never stop learning. On Emmerdale, it helps that it's a well-written part and the show has great storylines, so that's half your job done before you hit the set. As an actor, when you get great writing, all you have to do is honor that and don't bump into the furniture! As long as you don't bump into the furniture, you'll be absolutely fine!"
> Read the latest 'Emmerdale' spoilers and news
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Mike Myers joined guest host Dana Carvey on this weekend's Saturday Night Live for a sketch reuniting their Wayne's World characters.
The duo joined forces for the cold open which saw them presenting their Oscar picks, which involved frequent jokes surrounding the title Winter's Bone.
Other topics of conversation included ceremony host Anne Hathaway ("Anne hath a way of giving me a bone") and Black Swan stars Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis ("Natalie Portman is so hot I could make a Mila out of her Kunis"), before the pair decided that the Oscar pick for 'Best Movie' went to SNL.
Justin Bieber also made a surprise appearance in two of the night's sketches. He appeared alongside Carvey in a Church Lady sequence which saw Carvey's character unexpectedly drawn to the teenage heartthrob.
"Seeing you in person is affecting me in a way I didn't think it quite would," said Church Lady. "With your nice new haircut and million dollar smile..."
She later asked Bieber - who was bathed in a white glow - to say her name with his "angel's voice", adding: "The voice that makes young girls naughty parts tingle... As well as it seems, some older ladies' naughty parts..."
Bieber also displayed his acting skills alongside Andy Samberg in a spoof trailer for the new thriller movie The Roommate, which saw Bieber moving into a college dorm alongside a creepy Samberg aka Declan. "I'm your new roommate!" said Declan. "I guess we're best friends now! I love you..."
"Is this is going to be one of those things where our friendship starts off fine but then you get really possessive and crazy?" asked Bieber. "Because I'm not really up for that."
Declan later brought Bieber a dead rat as a gift and sat naked in bed holding a knife while Bieber chatted on the phone. "How's your new roommate?" asked his mother. "Definitely trying to kill me," replied Bieber.
The musical guest was Linkin Park, while Jon Lovitz was also on hand for the opening monologue. Next week's episode of the NBC show will see Russell Brand taking on hosting duties while Chris Brown provides the music. | <urn:uuid:b1be9c2e-20b3-4f89-9552-c8c1fba00caa> | 2013-05-21T10:27:43Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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NBC recently confirmed that Christina Aguilera and Cee Lo Green will take a break from the show next season and will be replaced by Usher and Shakira.
"It wouldn't be such a great problem for this show to go ten years where we have rotating current stars," Daly told E! Online. "It'll keep things fresh."
Daly also revealed that he believes Usher - who recently won a bitter custody battle and is grieving the death of his stepson - will get on well with the other coaches.
"He's had a tumultuous year personally, but he's such a great guy," he said. "He's a great fit and so is Shakira."
Daly added that Shakira's pregnancy should not interfere with filming, explaining: "We shoot season four soon, so I don't think it'll be an issue. We only need her ears and her mind and her heart."
Aguilera recently explained her break from The Voice by saying: "I have to feel creatively fulfilled in order for me to then do my job as a coach and be on that show."
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Pioneering astronomer and physicist Sir Bernard Lovell has died aged 98.
Sir Bernard, who was born near Bristol and studied in the city, was the founder of University of Manchester's Jodrell Bank Observatory.
Jodrell Bank and the surrounding Cheshire countryside is dominated by the Lovell Radio Telescope, which was conceived by Sir Bernard.
Professor Brian Cox, who knew Sir Bernard, said he was "an inquisitive scientist all the way".
A book of condolence has been opened at the observatory's Discovery Centre.
Sir Bernard was born in Oldland Common, Gloucestershire, in 1913 and studied at the University of Bristol before joining the University of Manchester's Department of Physics in 1936.
During World War II he led a team developing radar technology, for which he was later awarded an OBE.
Following the war, he returned to the university and set about planning the observatory.
His iconic 76m (249ft) telescope was completed in 1957. Within days of it becoming operational, it tracked the rocket that carried Sputnik 1 into orbit.
The structure remains the third largest steerable telescope in the world and plays a key role in global research on pulsating stars, testing extreme physics theories including Einstein's general theory of relativity.
The telescope and his other contributions to radio astronomy led to him being knighted in 1961.
Lord Martin Rees, Astronomer Royal, said: "Bernard Lovell ranks as one of the great visionary leaders of science.
"He had the boldness and self-confidence to conceive a giant radio telescope, and the persistence to see it through to completion, despite the risk of bankruptcy.
"What is even more remarkable is that, more than 50 years later, this instrument (after several upgrades) is still doing 'frontier' science.
"I recall the celebrations of the telescope's 50th anniversary in 2007. Lovell, though nearly blind, played a full part in the festivities and made a superb speech.
"He rightly took great pride in this lasting monument."
A spokesman for the university said Sir Bernard was "warm and generous".
He said the astronomer had "retained a keen interest in the development of science at Jodrell Bank and beyond," and added: "Indeed he continued to come in to work at the Observatory until quite recently when ill health intervened."
Sir Bernard was also an accomplished musician, a keen cricketer and an internationally-renowned arboriculturalist who created an arboretum at Jodrell Bank.
He is survived by four of his five children, 14 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Professor Cox, who met Sir Bernard after joining the University of Manchester in the 1990s, said: "I remember once I went to his house and immediately he said 'ah Cox, tell me about this muon' [a sub-atomic particle].
"He knew that I was doing particle physics and thought back to the last time he had thought about such things - he'd been thinking about astronomy for decades - and that's what he wanted to talk about.
"That was him - all his life, he was a scientist.
"He was a pioneer of radio astronomy and almost invented the subject.
"He built the leading telescope and that radio study of the sky has contributed a vast amount to our understanding of the universe."
RIP Sir Bernard. | <urn:uuid:4aec66b2-487c-43f3-b6b0-bf8f0236ac8c> | 2013-05-21T10:20:46Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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This category is for websites about information and organizations related to recreation and sports in this locality, as well as links to related categories.
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At any one time, this category may not have listings for all the topics that would be appropriate for it. For details about the range of specific topics that are suitable, see the section about appropriate topics.
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Astronomers took advantage of the sharpness and versatility of Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3 to search for supernovae in near-infrared light and verify their distance with spectroscopy.
South Korea will strike back if the North stages any attack on its territory, the new president warned on Monday amid shrill rhetoric from Pyongyang and the US deployment of radar-evading fighters.
Washington's decision to fly B-52 and stealth bomber missions over Korea this week in a warning to Pyongyang risks pushing the North into staging an attack on the South just as its threats may have been on the cusp of dying down.
Iran, Syria and North Korea on Friday prevented the adoption of the first international treaty to regulate the $70 billion global conventional arms trade, complaining that it was flawed and failed to ban weapons sales to rebel groups.
North Korea has in recent days threatened the United States with nuclear war and rehearsed drone attacks on South Korea, prompting Washington, involved in military drills with the South, to say it is ready for any contingency.
Kenya will become the second African country after Sudan to have a sitting president indicted by the International Criminal Court.
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Are you getting tired of chasing those dreary whales across the seven seas? Have the rainforests been a bit ungrateful lately? Well why don't you become a shield smith and save a whole new sort of endangered species!
Before you begin this profession you should ask yourself if you have anything to gain from it. Players who decide to remain neutral and to not get involved in the great conflict between Bonta and Brakmar are not advised to become Shield Smiths, as these items are useless for fighting against monsters.
Since not everyone makes use of what you make, your clientele will be specific. The only warriors who will invest in your creations are those who take part in PvP combat, and on top of this, they'll have to walk all the way to Pandala to find the only Marketplace that stocks this type of item!
To maximize your profits and keep your costs to a minimum, you should start making friends with miners and lumberjacks as soon as possible! Nothing is better, however, than being an expert in one of these professions yourself before you start your career as a Shield Smith. This way, you can collect many of your materials yourself, since wood and minerals are what you need most.
Do you know just what sort of shield you'd like, but you can't find it for love nor money in the Marketplaces of the world? Well there's only one place you can learn this trade - in Bowada's shield workshop in the heart of Pandala (26,-35). This renowned expert will get you started in this noble profession.
Once you've got the hang of making shield, you'll need to invest in the tools - start with a Shield Smith's Hammer. You can't get this hammer from any character in game, you'll have to either get a smith to forge one for you or buy it off someone you know.
To craft it, you'll need 10 units of Bamboo Wood 10 units of Dark Bamboo Wood.
That's it! You got the tools, you've got the know-how, nothing remains but to get down to business!
It's time for you to forge your first shield, so put down your weapon and equip your Smith's Hammer! When you arrive at one of the Smith's Workshops on Pandala Island, click on a shield anvil and select the action 'Forge a Shield'. Then slide the ingredients into the slots available, bearing in mind the quantities you see in your recipe window.
The materials you'll need to create your shield are as diverse as they are unusual - Dragoturkey tail, Leopardo Skin, Moon Hairs - you never know what you'll need next! You can do without some ingredients, but others will be absolutely essential - wood and especially minerals, are the basic components of most ''recipes''. You can buy all these materials in the Marketplaces of the world, in particular the ones that serve miners and lumberjacks.
When you start practicing your profession, you'll only be able to use simple recipes, and only ones with 2 resources (i.e. 2 slots). Once you get a little experience under your belt, you can move on to more complex recipes with more ingredients and more slots. The list below tells you the different grades of recipe along with the level you require to be able to use them:
- 2 slots (level 1+)
- 3 slots (level 10+)
- 4 slots (level 20+)
- 5 slots (level 40+)
- 6 slots (level 60+)
- 7 slots (level 80+)
- 8 slots (level 100+)
Like with the craft professions, the more complex a recipe is, the more experience you'll gain if you manage to do it. But the lower your level is, the less likely you will be to succeed in using it... bear in mind that no recipe is a guaranteed success.
Lumberjack ShieldLevel 1
Flying ShieldLevel 1
You'll need a shield anvil to make a shield. You'll find them in the Smith's Workshops on Pandala Island:
- Pandala (26,-35)
- Aerdala (17,-34)
- Akwadala (22,-23)
- Terrdala (30,-37)
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Presenting - 'Amasia', The Next Supercontinent!
Ever since Earth has been in existence there have been the formation and breaking apart of many supercontinents - While Pangaea, that existed between 150-300 million years ago is the most well-known, prior to that was Nuna (1.8 billion years ago), Rodina (1 billion years ago) and many more that cannot be verified because 2 billion year-old rocks containing evidence of magnetic fields, are hard to find.
And while most scientists are in agreement that Rodina, Nuna and Pangaea did exist, there is very little consensus on the continents they comprised of - Some experts believe that they were the same ones, while others think that the wandering landmasses reassembled on the opposite sides each time - about 180° away from where the previous supercontinent had come together.
Now, a group of geologists led by Yale University graduate student Ross Mitchell have a new theory - They think that each supercontinent came together about 90° from its predecessor. That is, the geographic center of Rodina was about 88° away from the center of Nuna, whilst the center of Panagea, believed to have been located near modern-day Africa, was about 88° away from the center from its super giant predecessor, Rodina.
These calculations that were reported earlier this year were based not only on the paleolatitude (The latitude of a place at some time in the past, measured relative to the earth's magnetic poles in the same period) of the ancient supercontinents, but also, for the first time the paleolongitude, that Ross measured by estimating how the locations of the Earth's magnetic poles have changed through time.
While the theory is interesting, what is even more so is that the team has also come up with a model of the next supercontinent. If their estimates are accurate, over the next few hundred million years, the tectonic plates under the Americas and Asia will both drift northward and merge. This means that modern day North and South America will come together and become one giant landmass, displacing the Caribbean Sea completely. A similar movement in Eurasia (Australia and South Eastern Asia) will cause the Arctic Ocean to disappear causing the continents to fuse with Canada. The result? A ginormous continent that they call 'Amasia'. The one thing that is not too clear is if Antarctica will be part of this or just be left stranded.
While many researchers believe that the Yale team's theory is quite feasible, nobody will ever know for sure - Because unfortunately, none of us are going to be around few 100 million years from now - But it's sure fun to envision the new world, isn't it? | <urn:uuid:2d0e9c93-cfc6-4a81-aac7-dc1b77fe6e90> | 2013-05-21T10:12:42Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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Click here to
see photos of the AD Skyraider
Click here to go to the Official Skyraider Page
At 1:10 in the afternoon, on February 17, 1953, four AD-4 Skyraiders departed the Moffett Naval Air Station in northern California on a high altitude oxygen familiarization flight. Hours later, only three would return to base safely. Something went terribly wrong for thirty-three year old Lt. Robert Black USNR, who was piloting the fourth, late World War II, propeller driven Skyraider.
The Skyraider was designed for carrier based operations with the United States Navy and first flew on March 18, 1945. The design, which included folding wings and a tail hook, was powered by a 2,500 hp, R-3350 radial engine. This same type of engine was installed in B-29s. Later ADs would be powered by the massive R-3350-26B radial engine which developed 2,800 hp and turned a huge four bladed propeller. Its maximum speed was 320 mph at 18,000 feet, and the designed altitude limit (ceiling) was 25,500 feet. The aircraft saw meritorious service during both the Korean War and the Vietnam War. In the 1960s, the designation "AD" was changed to "A-1". There were 3,180 ADs manufactured, but as of this writing, only 19 are still airworthy.
Lt. Black was the Flight Leader on the day of this accident. He was accompanied on the mission by Ens .Charles E. Foge, Lt.(jg) Gilbert L. Crowser and Ens. Gary B. Bailey. The mission was a familiarization flight to allow the men to get some experience at using oxygen at high altitude. They were to climb higher than any of them had gone before, and higher than the ADs were designed to go.
Before takeoff, the pilots and ground crews performed a thorough pre-flight on each aircraft, including the oxygen delivery system. All systems seemed to be working properly, so the pilots climbed onboard and started their engines. They were instructed to use the oxygen system from the ground up to 30,000 feet, and all the way back down again.
The pre start procedure for the massive radial engine included, clearing the oil from the bottom cylinders. This is done by cranking the engine over with the magneto switch in the "off" position. Radial engines tend to collect oil in their bottom cylinders after periods of non-use. Starting such an engine could result in major engine damage.
After all engines were started and warmed up, Lt. Black requested, and received clearance to lead his flight to the active runway. Once in the run-up area, the engines were again checked for proper operation. Again, all systems appeared to be operating normally. Each pilot in turn gave the traditional "thumbs up" signal to Lt. Black, signaling that they were ready to go.
At idle rpm, the pilots could almost count each blade of their massive propellers, as it rotated in a giant arch in front of them. But soon the blades became a shinny blur as the throttle were advanced to taxi onto the active runway. Once on the runway, and aligned with the center line, the throttles were slowly advanced to achieve takeoff power. Black was the first off the ground, followed in turn by Foge, Crowser, and Bailey.
Once they were all in the air, the aircraft joined up with Lt. Black, and began a slow climb for altitude. Their course was in a southeasterly direction, away from Moffett Field. It was agreed beforehand to make a radio check every five minute during the mission. And as the minutes passed, every pilot would report in as instructed. So far, everything was going according to the flight plan.
As the flight approached the fertile flat lands of the San Joaquin Valley, near the auxiliary naval landing field at Crows Landing, they had already reached an altitude of 16,000 feet. There, another radio check was made with all pilots. And again, all was well!
At that point, Lt. Black instructed the other pilots to switch to the high position on their engine's supercharger. The big radial engine needed more air to breath at the higher altitudes. As the superchargers kicked in, the ADs surged forward clawing for altitude.
As the four Skyraiders approached 25,000 feet, their engines began to experience power fluctuations. Soon the flight began to spread out somewhat. Another radio check was made, and a wide left turn was initiated to keep the flight over the Crows Landing airfield. All was still normal, as each pilot checked in by radio at 26,000. . . 27,000 . . .28,000 and finally at 29,000 feet.
On the final radio check at 29,000 feet Lt. Black seemed, by the tone of his voice, to be okay. But within a few minutes his flight path became erratic. He leveled off, and then began to make a series of very shallow turns. This did not unduly alarm the other pilots, but they were having some difficulty staying in the formation with their leader.
Finally, Foge made a radio call to Black, and stated that he was having great difficulty staying in position. Black did not answer the radio call. However, it appeared that Black was starting a coordinated left turn so that Foge could rejoin.
As Foge and the others tried to join on Black's plane, they began to wonder what was going on. There was no visual sign of trouble, but Black had not answered the last radio call. That was unusual!
Suddenly, as the others watched, Lt. Black's AD rolled into an ever steepening left turn. Soon it went completely inverted and began to dive straight for the ground. The other pilots attempted to stay in position and tried to duplicate the maneuver. Bailey became alarmed at this unusual maneuver at such a high altitude. None the less, he followed Black down as best he could.
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below are the people I've spotted:
Order by date: Newest members first
Order by nickname: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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Thank you too, Car629. Nice weather and light. Where did you make this photo, what part of the day?
My personal favorite - most interesting photo in this contest.
Good job! And very nice orthodox church - bulgarian, i guess. Could you share with us where the photo was taken?
Knight20: Failed rule "no children under age 16".
Isn't she? Bigger than 16 or not?
Knight20: These two guys are not enjoying their food, letting it get cold.
Obviously, McD in Bulgaria :D
Congrats, DeanDeanM for the 1 place! Nice work, D300 :)And what is the story behind these walls? :/ Not so usual - at least in Europe since WW2. | <urn:uuid:8e1b5f9f-cef3-4045-8451-1ccab179913e> | 2013-05-21T10:35:50Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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The number of new hybrid vehicles available for purchase in Canada has grown at a surprising rate. There were 23 different hybrid vehicles in this year's BCAA Hybrid Cost Study and there's even more in the works for next year.
The BCAA study looks at all the costs (and any incentives) that are typically associated with the purchase of a new hybrid vehicle in B.C. and compares the results with an equivalent (same make) gasoline engine vehicle purchase.
Using those same BCAA figures, we thought it might also be interesting to do a hybrid-verses-hybrid study of similar market segment vehicles.
There are hybrid vehicle choices in just about every vehicle category, from trucks to sports cars, with a fairly large concentration in the midsized or family car segment. It's easier to hide the hybrid battery pack in a larger vehicle and still preserve a decent amount of trunk space. Secondly, mid-sized sedans are a highvolume market segment, especially in the United States.
The new entry in this class is the Hyundai Sonata and it comes in with an aggressive base price, new lithium polymer battery technology and impressive performance numbers. Its fuel economy was second only to Ford Fusion Hybrid, and not by much.
Another thing to know about hybrids is that powertrains fall into what's generally called "mild" or "full" systems and there are advantages and disadvantages to both. Some auto companies favour "mild", others favour "full" and some have developed both and use them in the different applications.
The mild hybrid systems are lighter, more compact and less costly to make. So the initial purchase price is typically lower. Operation-wise, the main difference is that a mild-hybrid generally does not drive the vehicle on electric (battery) power alone. Its electric motor is primarily used to boost the gasoline engines power, which allows the use of a smaller more fuel-efficient gas engine.
The second part of the chart compares two low-cost hybrid hatchbacks, the Honda Insight (a mild hybrid) and the Toyota Prius (a full hybrid). Although not identical in size or in features, these vehicles are good examples of this different approach to hybrid technology.
The lower initial cost of the Honda Insight is enough to make it the financial winner over a five-year ownership period, even if gasoline goes up to $3 a litre.
If, however, you had a higher motive for buying the Toyota Prius and were more concerned about greenhouse gas emissions and its effect on our climate/environment, then the Prius is certainly the clear winner.
Hybrid technology will get even more interesting as we move forward and higher production volumes reduce costs.
Plug-in hybrids and full-electric new vehicles are also just around the corner -the times they are a changing!
The full version of the 2011 BCAA Hybrid Cost Study is available at: www.BCAA.com.
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Lisdexamfetamine use while Breastfeeding
Drugs containing Lisdexamfetamine: Vyvanse
Lisdexamfetamine Levels and Effects while Breastfeeding
Summary of Use during Lactation
Lisdexamfetamine is a prodrug of dextroamphetamine. In dosages prescribed for medical indications, some evidence indicates that dextroamphetamine might not affect nursing infants adversely. The effect of dextroamphetamine in milk on the neurological development of the infant has not been well studied. It is possible that large dosages of dextroamphetamine might interfere with milk production, especially in women whose lactation is not well established. Relevant published information was not found as of the revision date on the safety of breastfeeding during amphetamine abuse.
Four mothers averaging 5.5 months postpartum (range 3.3 to 10 months)were taking dextroamphetamine in an average dosage of 18 mg daily (range 15 to 45 mg daily in 2 to 4 divided doses) for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The median milk level was 219 mcg/L (range 66 to 313 mcg/L) which resulted in an infant dosage of 21 mcg/kg (range 11 to 39 mcg/kg) daily or 5.7% (range 4 to 10.6%) of the maternal weight-adjusted dosage.
Infant Levels. Dextroamphetamine blood levels were measured in 3 breastfed infants. The mothers of these 3 infants were taking an average of 392 mcg/kg daily of dextroamphetamine. Blood levels in 2 infants were 2 and 18 mcg/L, corresponding to 6 and 14% of the maternal plasma level. The plasma level of the third infant was <1 mcg/L. The times of blood collection were not stated.
Effects in Breastfed Infants
The author of a 1973 newsletter reported a personal communication from the drug manufacturer which stated that of 103 nursing mothers treated with dextroamphetamine (dosage unspecified) for postpartum depression, no infant showed any evidence of stimulation or insomnia.
Four mothers averaging 5.5 months postpartum (range 3.3 to 10 months) were taking dextroamphetamine in an average dosage of 18 mg daily (range 15 to 45 mg daily in 2 to 4 divided doses) for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Their infants had been breastfed (extent not stated) since birth. The infants all had weights between the 10th and 75th percentiles for their age, normal progress, and no adverse effects according to their pediatricians. Denver developmental ages for 2 of the infants were 100% and 117% of normal.
Possible Effects on Lactation
In 2 papers by the same authors, 20 women with normal physiologic hyperprolactinemia were studied on days 2 or 3 postpartum. Eight received dextroamphetamine 7.5 mg intravenously, 6 received 15 mg intravenously and 6 who served as controls received intravenous saline. The 7.5 mg dose reduced serum prolactin by 25 to 32% compared to control, but the difference was not statistically significant. The 15 mg dose significantly decreased serum prolactin by 30 to 37% at times after the infusion. No assessment of milk production was presented. The authors also quoted data from another study showing that a 20 mg oral dose of dextroamphetamine produced a sustained suppression of serum prolactin by 40% in postpartum women. The maternal prolactin level in a mother with established lactation may not affect her ability to breastfeed.
In a retrospective Australian study, mothers who used intravenous amphetamines during pregnancy were less likely to be breastfeeding their newborn infants at discharge than mothers who abused other drugs (27% vs 42%). The cause of this difference was not determined.
Alternate Drugs to Consider
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3. DeLeo V, Cella SG, Camanni F et al. Prolactin lowering effect of amphetamine in normoprolactinemic subjects and in physiological and pathological hyperprolactinemia. Horm Metab Res. 1983;15:439-43. PMID: 6642414
4. Petraglia F, De Leo V, Sardelli S et al. Prolactin changes after administration of agonist and antagonist dopaminergic drugs in puerperal women. Gynecol Obstet Invest. 1987;23:103-9. PMID: 3583091
5. Oei JL, Abdel-Latif ME, Clark R et al. Short-term outcomes of mothers and infants exposed to antenatal amphetamines. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2010;95:F36-F41. PMID: 19679891
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Generic Name: chlordiazepoxide/clidinium (KLOR-dye-az-e-POX-ide/kli-DIN-ee-um)
Brand Name: Librax
Chlordiazepoxide/clidinium is used for:
Treating stomach or bowel problems such as ulcers, irritability, or inflammation.
Chlordiazepoxide/clidinium is a benzodiazepine and anticholinergic combination. It works by relieving anxiety and reducing digestive secretions. This helps to improve certain stomach or bowel conditions.
Do NOT use chlordiazepoxide/clidinium if:
- you are allergic to any ingredient in chlordiazepoxide/clidinium
- you have problems swallowing, or other severe esophagus problems (eg, inflammation, reflux)
- you have severe stomach or bowel problems (eg, blockage, inflammation, loss of muscle tone)
- you have a blockage of your bladder, an enlarged prostate, glaucoma, myasthenia gravis, or severe liver problems
- you have severe mental problems (eg, psychosis)
- you are taking sodium oxybate (GHB)
Contact your doctor or health care provider right away if any of these apply to you.
Before using chlordiazepoxide/clidinium:
Some medical conditions may interact with chlordiazepoxide/clidinium. Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you have any medical conditions, especially if any of the following apply to you:
- if you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding
- if you are taking any prescription or nonprescription medicine, herbal preparation, or dietary supplement
- if you have allergies to medicines, foods, or other substances
- if you have kidney or liver problems
- if you have problems urinating
- if you have a history of blood problems (eg, porphyria), glaucoma, increased pressure in the eye, or abnormal electroencephalograms (EEGs)
- if you have a history of heart problems (eg, irregular heartbeat, congestive heart failure), hernia, lung or breathing problems (eg, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [COPD]), or nerve and muscle problems
- if you have a history of mood or mental problems (eg, anxiety, depression), suicidal thoughts or actions, or a history of alcohol or other substance dependence or abuse
- if you have been very ill
Some MEDICINES MAY INTERACT with chlordiazepoxide/clidinium. Tell your health care provider if you are taking any other medicines, especially any of the following:
- Clozapine, methadone, or sodium oxybate (GHB) because delirium, severe drowsiness, severe breathing problems, or serious low blood pressure may occur
- Anticoagulants (eg, warfarin) because changes in blood clotting may occur
- Azole antifungals (eg, ketoconazole), disulfiram, monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) (eg, phenelzine), nefazodone, omeprazole, or phenothiazines (eg, thioridazine) because they may increase the risk of chlordiazepoxide/clidinium's side effects
- Rifampin because it may decrease chlordiazepoxide/clidinium's effectiveness
- Hydantoins (eg, phenytoin) because the risk of their side effects may be increased by chlordiazepoxide/clidinium
This may not be a complete list of all interactions that may occur. Ask your health care provider if chlordiazepoxide/clidinium may interact with other medicines that you take. Check with your health care provider before you start, stop, or change the dose of any medicine.
How to use chlordiazepoxide/clidinium:
Use chlordiazepoxide/clidinium as directed by your doctor. Check the label on the medicine for exact dosing instructions.
- Take chlordiazepoxide/clidinium by mouth before meals and at bedtime, unless otherwise directed by your doctor.
- If you miss a dose of chlordiazepoxide/clidinium, take it as soon as possible. If it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular dosing schedule. Do not take 2 doses at once.
Ask your health care provider any questions you may have about how to use chlordiazepoxide/clidinium.
Important safety information:
- Chlordiazepoxide/clidinium may cause drowsiness. This effect may be worse if you take it with alcohol or certain medicines. Use chlordiazepoxide/clidinium with caution. Do not drive or perform other possibly unsafe tasks until you know how you react to it.
- Do not drink alcohol or use medicines that may cause drowsiness (eg, sleep aids, muscle relaxers) while you are using chlordiazepoxide/clidinium; it may add to their effects. Ask your pharmacist if you have questions about which medicines may cause drowsiness.
- Do NOT take more than the recommended dose or use for longer than prescribed without checking with your doctor.
- Lab tests, including liver function and complete blood cell counts, may be performed while you use chlordiazepoxide/clidinium. These tests may be used to monitor your condition or check for side effects. Be sure to keep all doctor and lab appointments.
- Use chlordiazepoxide/clidinium with caution in the ELDERLY; they may be more sensitive to its effects, especially confusion, drowsiness, and loss of coordination.
- Chlordiazepoxide/clidinium should be used with extreme caution in CHILDREN; safety and effectiveness in children have not been confirmed.
- PREGNANCY and BREAST-FEEDING: Chlordiazepoxide/clidinium may cause harm to the fetus. If you think you may be pregnant, contact your doctor. You will need to discuss the benefits and risks of using chlordiazepoxide/clidinium while you are pregnant. Chlordiazepoxide/clidinium is found in breast milk. Do not breast-feed while taking chlordiazepoxide/clidinium.
Some people who use chlordiazepoxide/clidinium for a long time may develop a need to continue taking it. People who take high doses are also at risk. This is known as DEPENDENCE or addiction.
If you stop taking chlordiazepoxide/clidinium suddenly, you may have WITHDRAWAL symptoms. These may include unpleasant feelings. In more severe cases, you may have stomach and muscle cramps, vomiting, sweating, and shakiness. Seizures may rarely occur. If you take chlordiazepoxide/clidinium for more than 1 to 2 weeks, do not stop taking it without talking to your doctor.
Possible side effects of chlordiazepoxide/clidinium:
All medicines may cause side effects, but many people have no, or minor side effects. Check with your doctor if any of these most COMMON side effects persist or become bothersome:
Seek medical attention right away if any of these SEVERE side effects occur:
Blurred vision; constipation; drowsiness; dry mouth.
Severe allergic reactions (rash; hives; itching; difficulty breathing; tightness in the chest; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue); behavior changes (eg, excessive anger or rage); changes in sexual desire; changes in the menstrual period; confusion; difficulty urinating; excitability; fainting; loss of coordination; sore throat or fever; swelling; yellowing of the skin or eyes.
This is not a complete list of all side effects that may occur. If you have questions about side effects, contact your health care provider. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. To report side effects to the appropriate agency, please read the Guide to Reporting Problems to FDA.
If OVERDOSE is suspected:
Contact 1-800-222-1222 (the American Association of Poison Control Centers), your local poison control center, or emergency room immediately. Symptoms may include confusion; extreme drowsiness; loss of consciousness; slowed reflexes.Proper storage of chlordiazepoxide/clidinium:
Store chlordiazepoxide/clidinium at room temperature, between 59 and 86 degrees F (15 and 30 degrees C). Keep chlordiazepoxide/clidinium out of the reach of children and away from pets.
- If you have any questions about chlordiazepoxide/clidinium, please talk with your doctor, pharmacist, or other health care provider.
- Chlordiazepoxide/clidinium is to be used only by the patient for whom it is prescribed. Do not share it with other people.
- If your symptoms do not improve or if they become worse, check with your doctor.
- Check with your pharmacist about how to dispose of unused medicine.
This information should not be used to decide whether or not to take chlordiazepoxide/clidinium or any other medicine. Only your health care provider has the knowledge and training to decide which medicines are right for you. This information does not endorse any medicine as safe, effective, or approved for treating any patient or health condition. This is only a brief summary of general information about chlordiazepoxide/clidinium. It does NOT include all information about the possible uses, directions, warnings, precautions, interactions, adverse effects, or risks that may apply to chlordiazepoxide/clidinium. This information is not specific medical advice and does not replace information you receive from your health care provider. You must talk with your healthcare provider for complete information about the risks and benefits of using chlordiazepoxide/clidinium.
Disclaimer: This information should not be used to decide whether or not to take this medicine or any other medicine. Only your health care provider has the knowledge and training to decide which medicines are right for you. This information does not endorse any medicine as safe, effective, or approved for treating any patient or health condition. This is only a brief summary of general information about this medicine. It does NOT include all information about the possible uses, directions, warnings, precautions, interactions, adverse effects, or risks that may apply to this medicine. This information is not specific medical advice and does not replace information you receive from your health care provider. You must talk with your healthcare provider for complete information about the risks and benefits of using this medicine. | <urn:uuid:3f42f076-8739-469d-8d85-a759027e1e75> | 2013-05-21T10:20:35Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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Between 35,000 and 45,000 years ago, Neanderthals in Europe and Asia were replaced by the first modern humans. Why and how this transition occurred remains somewhat controversial. New research from the journal Science suggests that sheer numbers may have played a large role in modern humans’ eventual takeover; archeological data shows that early populations of modern humans may have outnumbered Neanderthals by more than 9 to 1.
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/ ... -dynamics/
Humans, Neanderthals got it on
By Lily Boisson, CBC News
New genome shows Neanderthal trace in humans
A new study adds more evidence to the theory that humans and Neanderthals interbred thousands of years ago. The study found that many humans outside of Africa share DNA with the long-extinct species.
An international team of researchers has found that a small part of the human X chromosome, which originates from Neanderthals, is present in about nine per cent of individuals from outside of Africa.
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The complaint itself is divided into two parts. The first focuses on Cline's efforts to obtain prison visitor information on inmates Yearwood, Richardson, and Kidwell--all, apparently, out of an effort to find proof for Cline's claim of a vast conspiracy between the N&O, a handful of defense attorneys, and Judge Hudson. In the process of requesting this information, Cline made false statements to the court and to prison officials.
On this point, the Bar seems to have Cline dead to rights: she lied to obtain information she had no right to have, and she did so for an improper purpose.
The complaint's second section focuses on Cline's "repeated statements about the honesty, integrity, and fairness of Judge Hudson." According to the Bar, Cline knowingly made false statements (or had "reckless disregard as to whether the statement was true or false"). The complaint produces several of these statements--duly noting the myriad spelling and grammatical errors contained in the NCCU Law grad's various motions to the court.
Cline, the complaint claims, "brought the office of the Durham County District Attorney into disrepute." (Could her attorney argue that the office was in such disrepute that nothing Cline could have done could have brought it into further disrepute?) The complaint also alleges that Cline's statements undermined confidence in the judicial system--except, I suppose, for roving-character-witness-to-unethical-DA's Judge Marcia Morey--and were made with "reckless disregard for the truth."
The Bar concludes by charging Cline with violating five acts that violated ethics rules, two relating to the prisoner visitation record requests, three related to her false and inflammatory statements about Judge Hudson:
Joe Neff brings the word at the N&O.
The State Bar has filed a 10-page ethics complaint against the disgraced ex-DA, charging her with making repeated false representations to the court, including knowingly making false representations to the court in her request for prison records.
Will consecutive elected Durham County DA's be disbarred for ethical violations?
And speaking of ethics, DukeProf pointed me to this quite remarkable comment from the chair of the search committee that recommended Duke hiring Paula McClain as graduate dean. According to the Chronicle,
The top three candidates also faced tests of “background due diligence,” [committee chair Calvin] Howell said. The committee conducted a poll in an effort to understand how each candidate was viewed publicly. In the past, McClain has been criticized for her involvement with the “Group of 88”—University professors who signed a controversial advertisement printed in The Chronicle following the 2006 lacrosse scandal. McClain’s involvement in the controversy did not cross a “threshold of concern,” Howell said. “She’s a political scientist and that’s what they do, they take a stance,” Howell said. “You’re not always on the right side of history, but as a scholar you have to have a voice.”Imagine if instead of presuming the guilt of her own school's students, McClain has issued a public statement urging the Supreme Court to overturn racial preferences. Does anyone who saw how President Brodhead handled the issue this spring believe that Duke's response to such a candidate would have been "that’s what they do, they take a stance . . . as a scholar you have to have a voice”?
The inference from Howell's statement: McClain was on the wrong side of history, but Duke nonetheless put her in a position that depends on her good judgment. | <urn:uuid:56cff5da-d4de-46b7-8e6e-c51f4122f833> | 2013-05-21T09:59:42Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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First glance at this sofa and you're wondering if the designers will share what they're smoking. Now, I love just about everything created by backpack and bag designer Eastpak, but have they gone too far? This pocket-packed couch was created by Eastpak and designers Quinze & Milan to hold just about anything. Kind of like cargo pants for your living room.
Think about it: what do you have lying on or near your sofa at any given time? Remotes, phones, magazines, books, headphones, gaming gear, bottle opener, tissues, snacks, laptops, small children - anything. How much clutter can you tuck away? Actually, I think I might rather have clutter than this in my house, but could it be that I'm just afraid if I had one, I would never leave my sofa? Handy and handsome, or just plain fugly? | <urn:uuid:a5be5842-34a0-4864-9e31-2dd53150b395> | 2013-05-21T10:09:47Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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Hugely dramatic, light as a feather and distinctly Dutch, the Random Light (2002) by Bertjan Pot began as a modernist craft project of sorts. After attempts at knitting fiberglass as a means of creating structure, Pot turned to coiling epoxy-dipped fiberglass around a large balloon in varying patterns. Once the balloon was popped, the dramatic globe shape remained, becoming a buoyant pendant lamp for an entryway, dining room or lounge area. The light bulb is visible at the center of the globe, and when lit, creates an allover glow with minimal glare. Bulb (not included): Incandescent 60W/120V/E26/A19. Made in the Netherlands. UL listed for commercial use.
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These are some of the Frequently Asked Questions put to Welsh Water
Q. Should I monitor my water consumption?
Customers are recommended to keep their own records of water usage by taking regular meter readings and comparing them with previous readings – you only need to read the black on white or white on black numbers. This will give you a rough idea of your 'normal' usage. If there is a sudden increase in consumption that cannot be explained, you may have a leak on your supply pipe. If you cannot read your meter because of dirt, condensation or for any other reason, please contact us on 0800 052 0140.
Q. How do I check if there is a leak on my supply pipe?
If there is a sudden increase in your usage of water that cannot be explained, you may have a leak on your supply pipe. In such circumstances, we would recommend that you take the following steps:
- Take a meter reading
- switch off your internal stop tap (usually found where the water main rises in the property)
- leave the supply turned off for at least 12 hours (you may find it more convenient to do this at night)
- do not use any water during the time that the stop tap is switched off
- after 12 hours, take another meter reading.
If the reading is the same, you do not have a leak.
If the reading has changed, please contact us on 0800 052 0140 for advice and assistance.
Q. If I detect a leak on my supply pipe, will I have to pay for the water that has been lost?
If connected to the mains sewerage system, business customers may receive an allowance for the sewerage element of their bill but only if it is evident that the water lost did not enter the sewerage system. No allowances are made for the water element of the bill.
For customers of mixed-use premises, the first time a leak is detected and reported, an allowance may be given for water lost in relation to the domestic element of their supply only. A full allowance for the sewerage element of the bill may be given but only if it is evident that water lost has not entered the sewerage system. If it is clear that a leak is the consequence of negligence either by a customer or by a third party e.g. a leaking tap, leaking overflow or faulty plumbing, an allowance for the water element of the bill will not be given. However, if the customer can prove that no water from the leak has entered the sewerage system, an allowance for the sewerage element of the bill may be given.
Q. I am paying full sewerage charges but not all the water used on my premises is returned to the mains sewerage system. Am I entitled to a discount?
Please click here to access a copy of our ‘Non-Return to Sewer’ application form. When completed, please submit the form as directed. On receipt of the completed form, your claim will be assessed. In some cases the assessment may require a site visit.
Q. The rainwater that falls on my premises does not return to the mains sewerage system. Am I entitled to a discount?
Please click here to access a copy of our ‘Surface water drainage’ application form. When completed, please submit the form as directed. On receipt of the completed form, your claim will be assessed. In some cases the assessment may require a site visit.
Q. How can I avoid receiving estimated bills?
Where possible we endeavour to send out 'actual' bills. Receipt of estimated bills may be avoided if your water meter is accessible for reading at all times.
Q. Do I have to have a water meter?
The company requires all business supplies to be metered wherever practicable. This includes business premises whose water usage might be mainly or solely for domestic purposes as well as mixed-use premises (premises that are part household and part business). Premises in multiple occupation e.g. guest houses and nursing homes may also be required to be metered.
Q. Can I be disconnected for non-payment of my bill?
Bills are due for payment within 14 days. If you do not pay within the 14 days, we will send you a reminder. If you persist to default on your payment, we will issue a ‘Pre-disconnection Notice’ or a ‘Warning of Legal Action’. If you still do not pay, we will either disconnect your water supply or take legal action against you.
If we do disconnect you, you will not be reconnected until you have made arrangements to pay the amount owing plus the expenses we incur in disconnecting and reconnecting your property. You will also be required to make a security deposit against future charges.
Q. Can I make a request for my water meter to be re-positioned?
In accordance with Part 2 of The Water (Meters) Regulations 1988, we will determine where any meter or out-reading apparatus should be positioned. If you would like to make a request to re-position your meter or out-reading apparatus, please telephone 0800 052 0140 giving the reasons for your request. If we agree to your request, we may request payment for the necessary work.
Q. Can I change the dates of when my meter is read and when my bill is issued?
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What is Windows 2000?
A product in Microsoft's Windows line of operating systems. There are four versions of Windows 2000:
- Professional - an operating system for business desktop and laptop systems. It is used to run software applications, connect to Internet and intranet sites, and access files, printers, and network resources.
- Server - both a Web server and an office server. Windows 2000 Server lets users build Web applications and connect to the Internet.
- Advanced Server - an operating for line-of-business applications and e-commerce. It contains all the functionality of the standard version of Windows 2000 Server, plus additional features for applications that require higher levels of scalability and availability.
- Datacenter Server - developed to work in high-traffic computer networks, it is designed for enterprises that need reliable high-end drivers and software. It supports up to 64-way SMP and up to 64 GB of physical memory.
Windows 2000 is sometimes abbreviated as W2K.
Our data recovery software - Data Recovery Wizard supports Windows 2000 system.
See: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012 | <urn:uuid:48942f2f-e3cb-47e3-86b3-b6036216ce08> | 2013-05-21T10:13:04Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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Not too many people know about the Kingdom of Bahrain, but it's a very rich and influential country with the capital city of Manama at its center. As a subject of the oil boom in the middle east, Bahrain has enjoyed an economic surge, and tourism has followed as a natural result. You can expect to encounter beautiful beaches, a high-tech environment complete with an urban lifestyle, and exceptional Manama hotels. Bahrain is a rich country, and it's also very metropolitan too.
Some of the most important buildings in Manama are the Bahrain World Trade Center, followed by the Bahrain Financial Harbor. There's also the Almoayyed Tower, which has a notable dark blue appearance. Culturally, there's the Al Fateh Mosque, which plays an important role in the country's religion and is one of the largest of its kind in the world. The hotels in Manama are incredible, but some are very expensive. If you want to stay in Bahrain without destroying your capital, you should compare listings for discount Manama hotels at EasyToBook.com.
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Food systems are often described as comprising four sets of activities: those involved in food production, processing and packaging, distribution and retail, and consumption. All encompass social, economic, political, and environmental processes and dimensions. To analyze the interactions between global environmental change and food systems, as well as the tradeoffs among food security and environmental goals, a food system can be more broadly conceived as including the determinants (or drivers) and outcomes of these activities. The determinants comprise the interactions between and within biogeophysical and human environments that determine how food system activities are performed. These activities lead to a number of outcomes, some of which contribute to food security and others that relate to the environment and other societal concerns. These outcomes are also affected directly by the determinants.
Food security is the principal policy objective of a food system. Food security outcomes are described in terms of three components and their subcomponents: food availability, i.e., production, distribution, and exchange; food access, i.e., affordability, allocation, and preference; and food use, i.e., nutritional and social values and safety. Although the food system activities have a large influence on food security outcomes, these outcomes are also determined directly by socio-political and environmental drivers. These outcomes vary by historical, political, and social context.
To capture these concepts holistically and to allow the analysis of impacts of global environmental change, adaptations, and feedbacks, a food system must include: | <urn:uuid:407d1f99-5473-423f-ae4c-f7bac085d37e> | 2013-05-21T10:34:21Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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EDEN Sprouted Brown Rice Mochi is 100% whole sprouted grain sweet brown rice, a type of very sticky rice Oryza glutinosa. A traditional stamina and renewing food that's laboriously multi-step made of sprouted, steamed, and pounded sweet brown rice. Mochi means 'pounded rice cake'. It's served for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, and as a potent snack. Cooked mochi softens and puffs into moist chewy cakes with a crisp outer crust.
For over a thousand years mochi has been a traditional celebratory food in Japan where it's thought to rejuvenate one's vitality, health, and strength. It is always served at New Year festivities and events celebrating births, birthdays, weddings, and special occasions. It is respectfully called 'O-mochi' meaning honorable.
EDEN Sprouted Brown Rice Mochi is made by the Kojima family who began making brown rice mochi in 1974 when only white rice mochi was available. Brown rice is washed, sprouted, soaked overnight, and steamed with reverse osmosis purified water. The sprouted steamed rice is ground into sticky dough and then pounded until smooth. The pounded mochi is spread in half-inch thick sheets and hardened in refrigeration for three days. The hardened mochi is sliced into cakes and steam vacuum packed for a two-year shelf life with no refrigeration needed for storage.p>
The large stone pounder is mechanically lifted and gravity dropped onto the steamed sweet rice which is deftly turned by hand between each cycle. Traditionally, and still during festivities today, hot glutinous sweet rice was placed in a smooth hollowed tree stump and pounded by two people using heavy wooden hammers. As the pounders alternated a third person would quickly turn the rice to mix it, a task demanding skill, strength, and good timing. The pounding enhances its energy.
EDEN Sprouted Brown Rice Mochi is sprouted, soaked, and steamed sweet brown rice. Recently, Japanese researchers found that germinating brown rice by soaking it several hours prior to cooking released enzymes that enhanced its nutritional value. The findings were presented to the 2000 International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies. A study conducted in the Philippines by Dr. Marissa Romero reported, "When rice is sprouted there is an explosion of enzymes in the sprouting seed. For instance, the enzyme protease becomes active and breaks down the seed so the blood can easily absorb the nutrients" and "the enzyme cellulase is activated to breakdown the cellulose so that the grain when cooked becomes softer." One such enzyme found in sprouted brown rice is GAMA, gamma aminobutyric acid. It has been found to be directly responsible for the regulation of muscle tone and supports nervous system and kidney health. GAMA is technically an amino acid but is rarely referred to as one since it is not incorporated into proteins like other amino acids.
EDEN Mochi is JAS (Japanese Agricultural Standards) certified whole grain sweet brown rice. The USDA will not allow us to call it organic. The FDA says, "Diets rich in whole grain and other plant foods and low in total fat, and cholesterol may reduce the risk of heart disease and some cancers." EDEN Mochi is 100% whole grain, low fat, and cholesterol free. It is low sodium, wheat and gluten free, rich in manganese, and a good source of magnesium.
EDEN Sprouted Brown Rice Mochi is extremely versatile. Its use is only limited by imagination (we wish yours boundless). Pan cook it with or without oil, bake, broil, grill, or deep fry until it puffs. It is wonderful plain, but we suggest some shoyu soy sauce, or wrapped in toasted nori sea vegetable and dip it in shoyu. Coat cooked mochi in hot maple or brown rice syrup and then roll it in toasted soybean flour called 'kinako' or roasted chopped nuts, or gomasio for a treat. It's an easy meal in minutes. Coarsely grate or slice it and put it in a waffle iron for some awesome results - gluten free mochi waffles. It makes delicious crepes, pancakes, and pizza crust too. Try the free recipes on this site - Pan Fried Mochi, Baked Mochi, Grilled Mochi, Mochi Waffles, Steamed Mochi & Cabbage, Deep Fried Mochi, Miso Soup with Mochi Dumplings, French Onion Soup with Mochi, and more. | <urn:uuid:47709257-92a3-44e9-8d5b-386bb160aa08> | 2013-05-21T10:20:11Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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A typical BPM uses a differential pressure sensor to measure cuff or arm pressure. As the output of this sensor lies within a few micro volts (30-50µV), the output pressure signal has to be amplified using a high-gain instrumentation amplifier with a good common mode rejection ratio (CMRR). Usually the gain and CMRR need to be around 150 and 100 dB respectively. The frequency of oscillatory pulses in the pressure signal lies between 0.3-11Hz with an amplitude of a few hundred microvolts. These oscillations are extracted using band-pass filters with gain around 200 and cutoff frequency at 0.3-11Hz. A 10-bit ADC with a speed of 50 Hz is used to digitize the pressure sensor and oscillatory signal. Two timers are used to calculate the heart rate and implement safety timer functionality. A safety timer regulates the pressure kept on a subject’s arm for a certain period of time. This safety timer is a part safety regulation in AAMI standards. A microcontroller core calculates the systolic and diastolic pressures values using an oscillometric algorithm. The cuff is inflated and deflated using motors driven by PWMs.
A typical non-contact digital thermometer uses a transducer, also called a thermopile, consisting of a micro machine embedded membrane with thermocouples to measure thermocouple temperature and a thermistor to measure ambient temperature. The thermocouple generates a DC voltage corresponding to the temperature difference in its junctions. The output of the thermocouple is on the order of a few µV. The signal from the thermocouple is amplified using a low-noise precision amplifier. A voltage divider is constructed with the thermistor and external precision voltage reference. This voltage divider converts the change in thermistor resistance with respect to temperature to change in voltage. Voltages from the thermocouple and thermistor are used to calculate the thermocouple and ambient temperatures. The temperature is obtained from voltages using a polynomial function given by the sensor manufacturer or through a look-up table with pre-stored readings. The ambient temperature is added to the thermocouple temperature to get the final temperature measurement.
A segment LCD driver, RTC, push buttons, EEPROM and USB are the other peripherals needed in both of the above applications.
The components which are external to microcontroller like the transducer, ADC, LCD driver/controller, USB controller, filter, and amplifiers are the peripheral components. These components interface to the microcontroller through either a GPIO or a dedicated pin. The more external components there are, the more limitations and constraints developers have to account for, such as managing the bill of materials, higher PCB complexity, achieving FDA certification for each and every component, increased design/development time, and reduced analog IP protection. | <urn:uuid:587a4ed7-5c61-4f88-a35c-48419c807898> | 2013-05-21T10:07:52Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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Topic 6: Writing and Typing Tips
Using the features in the AutoCorrect Options and teaching students the quickest way to spell check and find synonyms will enhance their writing. Create a template that includes the information that a student needs to correctly head a paper will reduce frustrations and allow the student to immediately begin work on the content.
- Participants will use the autocorrect, and auto text features to reduce the number of keystrokes and errors.
- Participants will use the right mouse button to quickly check their spelling and find synonyms of words.
- Participants will create a template that contains the necessary student information for a paper heading. Such as name, date, class name.
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