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The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences just announced the nominees for the 2014 Academy Awards, and as always, they're a mix of "obviouslys" and "wait, whats?". Expected front runners like Saving Mr. Banks and Inside Llewyn Davis were almost completely shut out while Dallas Buyers Club, Nebraska and Philomena were way stronger than expected.
We'll be giving an in-depth rundown of what the surprises and snubs mean in separate articles all day, but in the meantime, you can check out the nominations in all the categories below…
Best PictureAmerican Hustle:
Buoyed by a gang of brilliant performances and easily the greatest ice fishing story in the history of cinema, American Hustle is the second consecutive David O Russell directed film to garner significant support from the Academy. After a victory at the Golden Globes, some consider it a front runner for the biggest trophy of them all, but at this point, there's still too much race left to know for sure. Besides, as with Silver Linings Playbook, this one could be a bigger factor in the acting categories where all four leads were nominated.
Captain Phillips:
A dramatic retelling of a 2009 hostage situation in the Indian Ocean, Captain Phillips doesn't pull any punches and boasts some emotional high notes that really connected with audiences. Most analysts expected lead actor Tom Hanks to be nominated and the film itself to clean up in the sound and editing categories but perhaps miss out on a chance at the big prize. Instead, Hanks was the one who was shut out by one of the deepest Best Actor fields in recent memory.
Dallas Buyers Club:
Dallas Buyers Club is a film built on performances, specifically those of its three leads Matthew McConaughey, Jared Leto and Jennifer Connelly. It follows an HIV-positive man who begins smuggling unapproved drugs across the Mexican border to help both himself and other AIDS patients. Initially, many thought the film would be singled out in the acting categories, but it turns out Academy members liked the film much better than expected. McConaughey and Leto got their nods, and the film not only received this Best Picture hat tip but also ones in some technical categories like editing.
There is no easier way to land a Best Picture nomination than to be a critical darling that crushes at the box office. Think The Help or Titanic. Alfonso Cuaron's masterpiece took more than three years to create at a cost of one hundred million dollars, but it's already generated more than six times that budget. And it's earned some of the best reviews of the year in the process. Unlike the majority of these nominees, it has a legitimate chance of taking home Best Picture, but even if it doesn't, it'll win a galaxy full of technical Oscars.
Spike Jonze's Her is a weird movie. It tackles a relationship between a greeting card writer and his artificially intelligent computer operating system. On paper, it should be creepy, but transported to a futuristic world where artificial intelligence is familiar, it actually seems quite natural. More importantly, lead actor Joaquin Phoenix plays it as natural, and behind Scarlett Johansson's voice, you can see why he fell in love with her. It's an unusual, yet touching movie, and it's nice to see Academy voters give it some love here and in the original screenplay category, the latter of which it has a legitimate chance of winning.
Alexander Payne has always been an Academy favorite. His last three films, The Descendants, Sideways and About Schmidt, all secured multiple nominations, but given Nebraska is in black and white and has generated just nine million dollars at the box office, it didn't boast a whole lot of noticeable momentum. But it's here, and it's certainly warranted, as are the acting nominations for lead Bruce Dern and supporting actress June Squib.
Not to be confused with Philomania, Philomena has made almost no money at the box office, but buoyed by the always dangerous Harvey Weinstein, screeners found themselves in just enough homes to earn a surprise nomination for the film, which follows the lead character as she searches for her son, and a slightly less surprising nomination for lead actress Judi Dench who continues to find brilliant roles, well into her seventies.
12 Years A Slave:
Observers have seen 12 Years A Slave coming for awhile. From visionary director Steve McQueen who has slowly been getting just mainstream enough and producer Brad Pitt, the film thoughtfully adapts the legendary biography of Solmon Northup, a free American citizen who was kidnapped, transported to the South and made to work for twelve years on a series of plantations for a series of men who run the gamut from pleasantly misinformed to drunken and evil. Apart from Gravity and perhaps American Hustle, the film is likely to make the single biggest impact at this year's ceremony.
The Wolf Of Wall Street:
Excess. Greed. Lawlessness. Martin Scorsese's take on legendary con artist Jordan Belfort is as over the top as any movie you'll see this year (including Spring Breakers), but in the midst of its aggressive sexuality and loose tongue, it's a hell of a movie filled with brilliant performances from Leonardo Dicaprio and Jonah Hill, both of which were nominated. It's probably too polarizing to have a real shot at Best Picture, but given the pull no punches subject matter, the nomination itself should be considered a huge win.
Best ActorChristian Bale For American Hustle:
Bale isn't the showiest thing about American Hustle, despite the fact that he gained a ton of weight and did things with his hair that can never be unseen. Instead, he's weirdly human and often outshined by all of his brilliant co-stars, three of whom were also nominated. But that's actually a testament to his restraint and just how fully he bought into the part. His character, Irving, is obsessed with keeping it just small enough to evade notice and blend in. In Bale's capable hands, he does that, and in doing so, the actor once again proves how brilliant he is.
Bruce Dern For Nebraska:
It's been more than thirty-five years since Dern's Academy Award nomination for 1978's Coming Home, which, in a weird way, tells you all you need to know about the Academy Awards. There are a ton of talented people in Hollywood, people capable of putting together a performance good enough to get honored by the Academy, but in order to do so, everything needs to come together at the right magical moment. In Nebraska, Dern plays an elderly man who leaves home to claim a lottery ticket that's not actually a winner. In Dern's hands, the role is so much more than sad, and he deserves to be here.
Leonardo DiCaprio For Wolf Of Wall Street:
The Academy Awards aren't fair. They don't reward consistency, and the quality needed to win varies sharply from year-to-year. So, despite being one of the world's most fearless and interesting actors for decades, Leonardo DiCaprio has never taken home an Oscar. Could this finally be the year thanks to his work in Scorsese's Wolf Of Wall Street? Maybe. Leo plays real life crook Jordan Belfort in the uproarious take on the financial industry at its worst. The film has drawn polarizing responses from viewers, but everyone seems to agree the acting is brilliant.
Chiwetel Ejiofor For 12 Years A Slave:
12 Years A Slave is hard to watch. It contains dozens of moments sickening enough to ruin a viewer's day, but thanks to some brilliant performances by the cast, these characters still keep their dignity. Ejiofor's Solomon Northup is a fighter. He's a man who will never give up and never break. He sees the angles. He plots his every move, and ultimately, he never stops being the proud man who was and will again be a free husband, father and American citizen.
Matthew McConaughey For Dallas Buyers Club:
Once a reliable player on the romantic comedy market, McConaughey has spent the past few years reshaping his career into one of Hollywood's most interesting actors. Initially, there was some buzz about the Texan potentially securing supporting nods for either Mud or Wolf Of Wall Street, but eventually, the support moved to the Best Actor category for his wonderful work in Dallas Buyers Club. Playing an AIDS patient who begins smuggling drugs over the border, he turns in the best performance we've seen from him, one that could very well net him an Oscar.
Best ActressAmy Adams For American Hustle
Cate Blanchett For Blue Jasmine
Sandra Bullock For Gravity
Judi Dench For Philomena
Meryl Streep For August: Osage County
Best Supporting ActorBarkhad Abdi For Captain Phillips
Bradley Cooper For American Hustle
Michael Fassbender For 12 Years A Slave
Jonah Hill For Wolf Of Wall Street
Jared Leto For Dallas Buyers Club
Best Supporting ActressSally Hawkins For Blue Jasmine
Jennifer Lawrence For American Hustle
Lupita Nyong'o For 12 Years A Slave
Julia Roberts For August: Osage County
June Squibb For Nebraska
Best DirectorDavid O Russell For American Hustle
Alfonso Cuaron For Gravity
Alexander Payne For Nebraska
Steve McQueen For 12 Years A Slave
Martin Scorsese For The Wolf Of Wall Street
Best Original ScreenplayEric Warren Singer & David O Russell For American Hustle
Woody Allen For Blue Jasmine
Craig Borten & Melisa Wallack For Dallas Buyers Club
Spike Jonze For Her
Bob Nelson For Nebraska
Best Adapted ScreenplayRichard Linklater, Julie Delpy & Ethan Hawke For Before Midnight
Billy Ray For Captain Phillips
Steve Coogan & Jeff Pope For Philomena
John Ridley For 12 Years A Slave
Terrence Winter For The Wolf Of Wall Street
Best Animated FeatureThe Croods
Despicable Me 2
Ernest & Celestine
The Wind Rises
Best Foreign Language FilmThe Broken Circle Breakdown
The Great Beauty
The Hunt
The Missing Picture
Best Documentary FeatureThe Act Of Killing
Cutie And The Boxer
Dirty Wars
The Square
20 Feet From Stardom
Best Production DesignAmerican Hustle
The Great Gatsby
12 Years A Slave
Best CinematographyThe Grandmaster
Inside Llewyn Davis
Best Costume DesignAmerican Hustle
The Grandmaster
The Great Gatsby
The Invisible Woman
12 Years A Slave
Best EditingAmerican Hustle
Captain Phillips
Dallas Buyers Club
12 Years A Slave
Best Makeup And HairstylingDallas Buyers Club
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
The Lone Ranger
Best ScoreThe Book Thief
Saving Mr. Banks
Best Original Song"Alone Yet Not Alone" From Alone Yet Not Alone
"Happy" From Despicable Me 2
"Let It Go" From Frozen
"The Moon Song" From Her
"Ordinary Love" From Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom
Best Sound EditingAll Is Lost
Captain Phillips
The Hobbit: Desolation Of Smaug
Lone Survivor
Best Sound MixingCaptain Phillips
The Hobbit: Desolation Of Smaug
Inside Llewyn Davis
Lone Survivor
Best Visual EffectsGravity
The Hobbit: Desolation Of Smaug
Iron Man 3
The Lone Ranger
Star Trek Into Darkness
Best Animated ShortFeral
Get A Horse
Mr. Hublot
Room On The Broom
Best Documentary ShortCavedigger
Facing Fear
Karama Has No Walls
The Lady In Number 6: Music Saved My Life
Prison Terminal: The Last Days Of Private Jack Hall
Best Live Action ShortAquel No Era Yo
Avant Que De Tout Perdre
Pitaako Mun Kaikki Hoitaa?
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I was on the Estee Lauder counter a few weeks ago where I picked up this pretty lip set:
I bought it because £5 goes to charity (Breast Cancer) and its only £20 which is a good price for a lipstick, gloss, liner and case.
There are two variations – Elizabeth (Hurley) and Evelyn (Lauder) sets. The Evelyn set was more pigmented, a bit more grown up and sophistcated and the Elizabeth is a little more sheer, a bit younger in general. (Did you see that? I didn't make one snarky comment about Elizabeth Hurly and her constant boob-flashing).
It comes in a pretty pink fake snakeskin case…cute!
See swatches after the jump!Here is what you get. The gloss doesn't look full size but it certainly isn't a tester size. Everything is very adequately sized and will last a fair while:
I remember my mother used to carry her lipstick around in a little case like this, did yours?
Here are the three products:
The lipstick is a slightly sheer, corally pink:
The gloss is pink but quite sheer, with sparkly bits:
Everything works very well on its own, or separately. You can't argue I guess, with a soft pretty pink – goes with everything. Lipstick and liner (excuse my dry lips):
With the gloss on top:
I look like I'm puckering up there for a snog, commmeeee here my pretttyyyyyyyyyy.
You can buy the lip sets on Estee Lauder Counters or here.
I would certainly consider buying the Evelyn for my mother or aunties as a Xmas present.

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About Simon Chamberlain
I wish Spotify would do more to facilitate the connection between listeners and artists - i.e. show that the artists is playing nearby, or add links to buy music. It's early days, so maybe this will happen eventually.
To a certain extent it does both of these already - the Songkick app will show you that artists you listen to are touring, and there are links beside songs and albums that let you buy them (OK, not all albums, and it's done through Spotify AKAIK, and the prices are too high - but it is there).
The judgment specifically argues that this isn't libel tourism, because:
"[Cairns] went to school in England, as did his children, and he played county cricket in England for Nottinghamshire in 7 seasons during a period of 15 years. [Modi] has since mid-2010 been resident in England. A trial in India would have involved very long delays. No application was made to stay the proceedings on "forum shopping" grounds, and if it had been I consider that it would have failed. The case is properly before the court in England."
I think the key point there is that Modi's solicitors didn't even try to get the trial moved ("no application was made to stay the proceedings...").
Then there's the question of how different New Zealand and Indian libel law is from English law. Given that NZ and Indian law draws heavily on English law, I'd suggest that there isn't much of a difference.
Which all suggests to me that this isn't as egregious as say a Russian suing a German in England.
"What action?"
There's basically three ways laws come into force:
1. The Act specifies "this Act comes into force on 1 April 2012" [all of these methods apply to sections of Acts as well, for example in the UK the Companies Act 2006 had sections coming into force in 2007, 2008, 2009]
2. The Government brings it into force by a Regulation. (Parliament doesn't get to vote on this; it's purely an Executive branch thing, although a Parliamentary Committee has oversight of regulations, and there's a process that has to be followed to bring them in).
3. The Government brings it into force by an "Order in Council". The Order is a very short document just saying that the Act is now in force. It's signed off by the Governor-General as representative of the Queen (who's still NZ's head of state). It's a formality that takes a few minutes, but the Minister has to actually go through with it, it doesn't happen automatically. That's the method that the disconnection rule will come into force in NZ.
Well, Lee's from the National Party, Curran from Labour, so I doubt Lee has changed her mind.
http://www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/PB/Debates/Debates/8/e/0/49HansD_20110413_00001942-Copyright-Infringi ng-File-Sharing-Amendment.htm
Basically she said Labour supported the Bill only because they had negotiated some safeguards against the three strikes, which she criticised. She said that, if Labour hadn't negotiated these safeguards, the Bill would have passed in worse form. So on the face of it, it seems consistent to now be criticising it. (Worth noting that, as AC suggested at 8:09am, there's an election coming up).
To put this in context, Labour are in opposition and don't have a lot of power in this instance. Unlike the USA, it is incredibly rare for politicians to vote against the party line - you won't get a Bill passing with 30 Labour MPs in favour and 10 against.
The specific safeguard that she claims Labour negotiated is that the three strikes provision isn't actually in force. It's in the law, but a Government Minister would have to take a specific action in order to bring it into force. Parliament wouldn't be able to stop this happening, but it would mean the individual Minister would have to face the adverse publicity of doing so.
The whole debate is interesting if you have time. Depressing to read Katrina Shanks' comments where she calls herself computer-savvy but doesn't have any idea about torrenting...
To be honest.
That this has already happened; at least in the UK. Facebook handed over log-in information, which proved that a particular defamatory page had been created from a certain computer.
websites state 'don't link to us without permission', although this tends to be sites that want people not to deeplink to individual pages/articles. When I'm preparing newsletters at work, I sometimes get asked if we can link to articles on the free web. Not copy all their text, just link to them.
I personally think this is nonsense, and not considered common courtesy by most web users, but it's certainly a minority opinion out there.
"so-called footballers"? The man's a legend. Assuming it's who it's alleged to be.
(I do like the Twitter comments "will she be flying Ryanair?" - seems like a clever and not-so-subtle way of naming the person involved.)
On the government/opposition divide, it can be confusing in Westminster systems: whereas the Americans would talk about the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches of Government, Brits and Kiwis (etc) talk about the Government when they mean the Executive. So from one way of looking at it, the opposition are part of the government (because they're part of the legislature); from another, they're not (because they're not part of the executive, which includes Ministers, and government departments)
The Ministerial selection process is constitutionally under control of the Prime Minister. In practice, the PM will want support from his/her own party caucus, which means that they have to include a range of Ministers (e.g. from different parts of the country, male/female, the right and the left of the party). [This is why Lange had Douglas and Prebble in his Cabinet; the Labour right wanted them and he risked a leadership challenge if he sacked them].
I think the Constitution is less flexible than you do, as well: while NZ is one of the few countries in the world to not have a specific written constitution, we do have several documents that make up the constituion: everything from the Bill of Rights Act and the Constitution Act to the Cabinet Manual and Standing Orders (and inherited bits like the Magna Carta and Bill of Rights). See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_New_Zealand
It's 10 *hours* per month, and 5 plays/tune.
Still not a good move, IMO. Seems like the free, ad-supported model was a good one.
I have a paid subscription, mainly so I can use Spotify on my phone. Best �10 I spend each month. And Mike's right: I don't pirate anymore. Why would I need to? I turn on my PC or my phone, and almost anything I want is right there. I even buy CDs of stuff that I can get on Spotify, to support the artists or to get a physical memento of a gig. Spotify is a big win/win for the labels; even the free subscription is a gateway to their music, a chance for people to discover their artists. I can't believe they are so short-sighted on this issue.
And just to be clear, seperate pieces of legislation cannot be joined together in New Zealand, as they can in the US. (Any constitutional geeks can check Standing Order 256 "Except as otherwise permitted by Standing Orders, a bill must
relate to one subject area only.", available here http://www.parliament.nz/NR/rdonlyres/81D0893A-FFF2-47A3-9311-6358590BEB3D/100828/standingorders2008 _5.pdf (PDF 841kb)).
The issue here is that the Bill was put through under urgency, when there's no apparent need for that to happen (there's an election due later this year, but plenty of time before then to pass this legislation following due process).
"corruption appears to be so bad, that bribes are being paid to receive government services that are entitled".
Basically this, yes. Been a while since I was in India, but I was talking to an American cafe owner there, when he said 'sorry, got to go, need to get back to the shop - the police are coming round for their bribe'. It's just endemic. And seemingly not just for legitimate services, but to avoid being hassled.
(Also heard anecdotally that police must pay big bribes to get plum jobs, e.g. Goa - where they can shake down tourists and take bribes in exchange for ignoring drug offences).
So this seems like a good idea - though paying police and other officials more would reduce the demand for bribes, presumably.
Can I be the first librarian pedant to mention that most libraries haven't used card catalogs for around 20 years? We've had online catalogs for quite a while ;-)
Not quite so pedantically, what Google Books offered is kind of different, because it's full-text searching vs the metadata searching that you'd get in a catalog. Both have different uses, both valuable in their place (and to be clear, I think that Google Books is amazing from a technical/usage point of view, notwithstanding problems with the settlement...)
He *was* also responsible for releasing some amazing music back in the 80s - Primal Scream, My Bloody Valentine, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Super Furry Animals, Teenage Fanclub, many more. (I kinda like *some* early Oasis as well, but I see your point...)
That's what makes me sad about this article. McGee was genuinely an independent voice, releasing stuff that other people wouldn't, that's still worth listening to today.
He's completely wrong here though.
You think Ryanair executives fly on their own airline? I sure wouldn't, if I was paid that much.


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I regularly get questions like, could you use a prediction market for insurance instead? Or how does a financial derivative compare to what you're doing at Nexus Mutual?
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Nick Spanos from Zap.org sharing his thoughts on oracles, bonding curves, decentralized economic ecosystems, and the future of crypto and DeFi.
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Decentralized finance has a real chance to ease people's pain around money. Moving money, spending money, and keeping it safe relies on practices and technology that are very outdated. DeFi could let people snatch their control back out of the hands of rent-seeking regulators and bankers.
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Carlo talks about switching career from Wall Street investment banker to open-source market making bot developer.
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When it comes to "being your own bank," having the ability to evaluate the security of the tools at your disposal becomes a necessity.
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Hello guys, happy to be here with DeFi Prime to answer some of the burning questions crypto community have about Band Protocol.
My name is Soravis, CEO of Band Protocol (not to be confused with another Sorawit our CTO, and no we are not brothers). Quick background about myself, I have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and a Master's degree in Management Science, both from Stanford University. I spent two years at Boston Consulting Group, advising many C-level executives on their business strategy, ranging from how to double company revenues in two years to how to penetrate a monopoly market with a new product.
So while I was at Stanford, I had a chance to study cryptography class, and I found its mathematics very fascinating. Coincidentally, around 2014-2015, MIT conducted Bitcoin airdrop, so my co-founders and I became very interested. We went down the rabbit's hole, since built one of the first crypto faucets with over 500,000 downloads, and started Band Protocol together a few years later.
At a high level, Band Protocol offers decentralized data oracle. Our protocol connects off-chain real-world data to smart contracts and decentralized applications. Current dApps have no easy way to gain access to real-world information, which is outside of the blockchain. Since data input essentially dictates the behavior of smart contracts, the data input has to be decentralized. Otherwise, it defeats the whole purpose of using a smart contract in the first place. It has been a critical flaw and big security loophole for many dApps.
When we first started two years ago, we tinkered around smart contract potential quite a lot. We try to build everything from lottery app (I love PowerBall, and I couldn't play in Thailand) and gaming faucet to stablecoins. Every single time we came across the same problem - which is how to get real-world data to blockchain in a fully decentralized way. That has been a big, common issue for almost any dApps we want to create. Imagine trying to build decentralized Uber without location data. Hence, we pivot and focus on this problem since.
Our idea became much stronger when we observed an emerging trend in the crypto space, which is the current decentralized finance movement. Almost every single one of DeFi projects needs price oracle in some way. The two top DeFi projects MakerDAO and Compound are spending vast amounts of resources trying to build their own oracle. Oracles are still one of their more centralized components, which again introduces a potential security risk.
To me, this does not make any sense. DeFi should be concentrating on their core offering, e.g., how to optimize interest rate and bring real-world users to the platform rather than the price oracle component. If every dApps have to build their own Ethereum every single time, we will never get to any mass adoption. We think there is a need for a standard protocol to handle oracle in the most decentralized way. Decentralized oracles will enable much more comprehensive use cases, and many more dApps can then be built.
We were raising funds in one of the worst bear markets in crypto history. Luckily, we came across Sequoia, and we were impressed by their long term focus. We extensively discussed the size of the problem, our team background, our long term vision, and we finally got our first cheque from them. This allows us to bootstrap for another year and finally get to the launch of Band Protocol.
It feels long and short at the same time. We spent almost two years of 9-9-6, going through nearly five or six iterations of our protocol, to get ourselves to where we are now. I'm proud of my team, both in terms of technical capability and their ability to persevere through ups and downs of the market. We are still in the early days, and the technology is very nascent, but we are excited to bring our solution to mainnet and eventually drive for mass adoption.
One thing we did well is behaving like real startups. We are very laser-focused on solving actual need and problem in the industry, while at the same time stay nimble and humble by taking in all the feedback. This feedback comes from our partners, crypto friends, and investors (especially from those that pass us! Always ask for their feedback). This feedback has been precious and has helped us gone through many iterations of our design.
Security is our number one priority. If there is a vulnerability in our protocol, this can potentially impact all dApps that are using us, which will be catastrophic. We have done extensive code audit and partnership with Certik, leading formal verification company that does code audit for many top crypto projects and companies.
We believe data oracle is a HUGE space. All dApps from all blockchains will require access to real-world data for any meaningful applications (e.g., all defi depends on the price of eth right now). Given that smart contracts are as secure as the data input, the market size will be as big as the money at stake. Otherwise, it will be cheaper to attack.
Our token economic model ensures that our tokens capture the value of our decentralized network. We are not a payment token, but instead follow a 'work token' model where data providers and token holders stake tokens in order to perform work - that is, providing data to the blockchain. dApps who query data need to pay small query fee, similar to API fee. These fees are accrued within the protocol and distribute back to data providers and token holders proportionate to their staked tokens.
You can think of these tokens almost as paying dividends, not from thin air but actually, from the work token holders do to secure network (similar to miners in Bitcoin). So we can value our tokens using regular discounted cash flow model. If there are more data usages, there will be more revenues flowing through the protocol. Which ultimately feeds back to data providers and token holders who stake their token. We intend to stake most of our company's tokens portion to earn part of the fee as our revenues, to ensure its sustainability. So we don't just depend on the token's price.
Our go-to-market focuses on two things:
It's worth mentioning that even though there are many oracles, dApps are likely to use multiple solutions as well given the criticality of data integrity. For example, it's doubtful that projects with over 500M collateralized loan will trust us or Chainlink alone - they will likely use multiple to cross-check data.
The industry is still relatively new and has the potential to grow with the smart contract and dApp adoption. I wouldn't say there are any dominant players in terms of adoption yet. All dApps we speak to are quite open to try new solutions. This industry is still early and provides a lot of room to grow, so we are not too worried about competition.
There are a few important things that differentiate us from other solutions:
Our long term vision is to become the go-to data oracle solution for all dApps. We need to onboard a good reputable set of data providers and dApps to start using our protocol. Upcoming months and weeks actually will be crucial to us. Mainnet is around the corner; several products are being planned so people can utilize and understand how Band Protocol fits into the ecosystem.
The biggest challenge is bootstrapping both dApps and data providers - that's why we have tokens for the ecosystem that we are using to subsidize both sides. These will be used to stake for data providers as well as support initial query fees for the first dApps that we onboard.
We believe decentralized finance has the potential to create a new financial system that is truly global, open, and transparent. What we have seen so far, mostly over-collateralized loans is barely scratching the surface. Over-collateralized loans are quite small in traditional finance, and we think the bigger pies. The ones we are more bullish on, are bringing a more traditional financial product to blockchain and offering these solutions to the mass who previously has no easy access to good financial system. This will be truly game-changing.
Official BAND communication channels:
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Michael Foster, talks about building decentralized fiat on-ramp for ETH and the future of decentralized finances.
Matt Peterman, co-founder of VouchForMe, shared his thoughts on using social proof and blockchain in the insurance industry.
Nick Pai, from Carbon team, told us how they built Stripe for Crypto and how they deal with regulatory compliance when building Fiber.
Today, let's talk about Uniswap, Liquidity pools to be exact. I want to discuss how they work and whether or not they're a good idea for everyone. So first things first Uniswap.exchange is the website where this all happens.
Maxime Bucaille, from AirSwap team, talks about exploring new ways to bring legacy financial structures onto the blockchain.
Oliver, co-founder of StakeWith.Us talks about infrastructure and scalability built around adoption driven projects, staking-as-a-service providers and the future of DeFi.
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Part 1: Decentralized Autonomous Organization Accounting
Part 2: Crypto Lending & Borrowing Platforms
The prominence of decentralized finance products has ushered in a wave of capital and new users to the Ethereum ecosystem.
Justin Ahn, co-founder of Quidli, shared his thoughts on the future of programmable equity and what challenges startup founders see with cap-table.
Brian Norton talks about building a new version of MEW and sharing his thoughts on the future of DeFi and dApps space at Ethereum.
Benedict Chan, CTO of BitGo talks about origins of WBTC, delivering trust in digital assets and exploring the depth of the programmable ecosystem.
Decentralized finance (DeFi) is quickly gaining momentum as an area of application for distributed ledger technologies.
Hugh Karp talks about Nexus as a part of the best practice standard for smart contract security.
Zefram Lou, co-founder of Betoken, talks about fundraising difficulties for DeFi projects in an uncertain regulatory environment and how they build a decentralized fund that invests in crypto-assets.
Rachael McCrary, COO of Button Wallet talks about messenger-based banking, and how cryptocurrency landscape will shift over the next five years.
Mounir Benchemled talks about building Crypto Startup, DeFi regulation, and what efforts needed to make blockchain technology mainstream.
Fred Krueger, CEO of EOS Lynx talks about building consumer-grade wallet for mass adoption.
POS Bakerz team shared their expertise as an infrastructure operator for Proof-of-stake blockchains and thoughts on defi projects.
Loong Wang, CTO and co-founder of Ren, talks about privacy and how RenVM brings interoperability to DeFi.
Philipp Seifert from imToken team talks about building mobile wallet responsible for 10% of all Ethereum transactions, and what users look for at dApps and DeFi.
Co-founder of Dolomite, Adam Knuckey, talks about decentralization and KYC compliance for DEXes.
Nenad Palinkašević, сo-founder of CDP Saver talks about shipping all-in-one DeFi assets management tool in 6 months.
Fortmatic co-founder, Sean Li talks about building an SDK that enables users across the globe to interact with dApps using just their phone number.
David Bleznak, founder of Totle talks about building non-custodial, peer-to-peer, transparent, and KYC-free access point for all decentralized liquidity.
Inje Yeo, Co-Founder of Set talks about a mission to make wealth management accessible to the world.
Loi Luu talks about long term objectives, and how Kyber Network is going to become the transaction layer for the decentralized economy.
Tian Li, co-founder of DDEX exchange talks about scaling Ethereum DEXs and Hydro protocol.
Newdex's team talks about building the first EOS-based Decentralized Exchange.
Daniel Wang talks about Loopring Protocol and the future of decentralized exchanges.
Stani Kulechov talks about ETHLend, the first decentralized lending marketplace built by DeFi OGs.
Today we talking with Ron Gierlach from Tokensoft about ERC-1404, an open source standard for security tokens.
Kain Warwick, founder of Synthetix talks about on-chain synthetic assets.
Nelson from Neutral talks about the first meta-stablecoin, Neutral Dollar (NUSD), and use cases for basketing stablecoins.
Mona El Isa, Co-Founder at Melonport talking about building a new infrastructure for asset management at Melon Protocol.
Ryan Berkun, Founder & CEO of Fabrx talking about building on the new decentralized web.
Today we talking with Nicola Di Marco from DexWallet about building mobile wallet for the decentralized finance.
PoS networks use validators who create, propose, or vote on blocks added to the blockchain. From the customer point of view, Staking is similar to interest savings account in a traditional bank. In DeFi, infrastructure service providers such as staking pools and Staking-as-a-Service providers play the role of the bank, running nodes for decentralized PoS protocols on behalf of investors.
Stablecoins are cryptocurrencies created to decrease the volatility of the coin's price, relative to some "stable" asset or basket of assets. A stablecoin can be pegged to currency or exchange-traded commodities.
Prediction markets are exchange-traded markets created to trade the outcome of events. The market prices can indicate what the crowd thinks the probability of the event is.
DeFi payments apps, protocols and solutions focused on creating an open finance ecosystem that caters to the needs of institutions, as well as the underbanked and unbanked populations.
An online marketplace (or online e-commerce marketplace) is a type of e-commerce site where multiple third parties provide products or services.
DeFi crypto margin trading refers to the practice of using borrowed funds from a broker to trade a financial asset, which forms the collateral for the loan from the broker. Usually broker in DeFi it's one of autonomous money markets.
Decentralized lending platforms provide loans to businesses, or the public with no intermediaries are present. On the other hand, DeFi lending protocols enable everyone to earn interest on supplied stable coins and cryptocurrencies.
KYC is an abbreviation for Know Your Customer refers to government regulations designed to prevent money laundering, financing terrorism and other crimes involving money. It also refers to the policies, procedures, and technology used by banks and financial services companies to comply with KYC regulations.
Insurance is a practice or arrangement by which a company provides a guarantee of compensation for specified loss, damage, illness, or death in return for payment of a premium.
Protocols, frameworks and underlaying technologies for building decentralized finance dApps with DeFi network of money legos.
A decentralized exchange (DEX) is a cryptocurrency exchange which operates in a decentralized way, without a central authority.
In finance, a derivative is a contract that derives its value from the performance of an underlying entity. This underlying entity can be an asset, index, or interest rate, and is often simply called the "underlying."
A DAO, or Decentralized Autonomous Organization, is a concept for a organization that is ruled with forced digital rules and directly controlled by shareholders without hierarchical management. DAOs involve a set of people co-operating according to a self-enforcing open-source protocol.
Through tokenization, investing is cheaper, faster, more secure and available every hour of the day. This opens up real-world assets and the world of cryptocurrencies to people who previously may not have been able to invest due to geographic or financial restrictions, and offers an alternative to traditional and largely outdated investment methods.
Custodian it is a specialized financial institution responsible for safeguarding a firm's or individual's financial assets and is not engaged in "traditional" commercial or consumer/retail banking. Custodian services in DeFi it is wallets, apps, and dashboards for managing your cryptocurrencies and assets.
Analytics is the discovery, interpretation, and communication of meaningful patterns in data; and the process of applying those patterns towards effective decision making.
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It's funny how design inspiration comes about. This particular T-Shirt design from Etsy seller, LovesickRobotStudios, has its origins from a UC Davis Occupy Protest that took place on November 20, 2011. Lieutenant John Pike was photographed pepper spraying UC Davis students seated in protest.
Of course, this pissed off a lot of people. Soon after, Lieutenant John Pike began popping up on InternetLAND, eventually finding his way in the 1819 painting Declaration of Independence by John Trumbull and then Georges Seurat's A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte (1884) by Tumblr blog It Makes No Sense.
And this eventually led to a Reddit thread by GeneralLudd featuring a Banksy-like stenciled illustration tittled Casually Butterfly Everything.
And that's when LovesickRobotStudios turned Lieutnent John Pike into an actual product. For Sale. For a mere $12 you can score a faux-banksy-like T-Shirt featuring an asshole spraying butterflies.


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Upon arriving home every day, I strip down faster than Gordy "leech-on-balls" Lachance (of Stand by Me lore). It's over quicker than a superhero relay, my friends. Shoes, jewelry, clothes; everything in its place, pyjamas on.
If you happened to be with me, as you turned to close the door (very well-mannered, thank you), you'd hear a soft whoosh and feel the air shift ever-so-slightly (as if a flea had suffered an embolism). You'd turn, questioningly, to discover that I'd transformed from haute to hobo.
The only suggestion that anything went down would be the wardrobe door, slightly ajar, and the gentle rocking of coat-hangers (my recent outfit hung as beautifully as a British racehorse). If you weren't there, I'd resemble my 4-year-old nephew: nuded-up from the waist down (though at least I have the grace to wear grundies).
It's with this naked premise that I tell you, when it came time to put my garbage out tonight, the problem of clothing rose up to haunt me like the Titanic in Ghostbusters. Despite consensus, I have pride. That, and my elevators move slower than an independent film, I'll inevitably become stuck in a fashion nightmare the likes of which Celine Dion has never seen.
Do I go down in my kimono? I stand in front of the mirror and ascertain that no, I do not.
I look like a Japanese hobo. The real bind (pardon the pun): can I be assed putting on a bra? Somewhere in the distance, I hear strident laughter. Mmm, quite right, poignant-and-well-timed stranger. It's only the grace of humanity and gravity which inveigle women into bras.
The task therefore becomes to look like I'm wearing a bra. I begin rifling through my wardrobe, to select appropriate camouflage. The result is a ridiculous concoction which makes me look like an eccentric artiste, circa 1927. Motley green scarf wrapped around my neck and down my front; flowy cardigan which (why do I own this?) one only wears to take out the fucking garbage; flourished with MC Hammer pants and flips flops.
I look like Norman fucking Lindsay, for sobbing out loud.
I'm at a loss as to how this marks progress, but. Entirely too much time has been spent on this endeavour. And so! Into the breach I go! My garbage in tow (figuratively and literally, yo).


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Saturday, October 13, 2012
Advantages of getting a flu shot
12 comments:
- Mama D said...
I have the same ones at home, courtesy of the demands of my three Angry Bird-fanatic kids!
- October 13, 2012 at 2:38 PM
- CrownedwithVictory said...
Pretty cool! I got mine at my kids' peds and got a bitchin' camo Band-aid.
Is this an elusive pic of Dr. G??
- October 13, 2012 at 3:53 PM
- Brittles15 said...
Then you called Mary on your way home to have her order angry bird bandaides for the office.
- October 13, 2012 at 4:19 PM
- RehabRN said...
Dude! You need to give more shots out with the cool band-aids.
Maybe more patients will show up on time, be adherent with their meds, sprinkle fairy dust...;-P
If it works, I don't knock it.
- October 13, 2012 at 4:26 PM
Awww. I just got a boring old band-aid when I had my flu shot, as did my son. I guess that's what we get for going to the CVS Minute Clinic. Oh well, it was free (insurance paid, anyway) and we got a coupon for 25 percent off anything in the store!
Btw, do you know that there is going to be a Star Wars version of Angry Birds coming soon? My son can't wait! For that matter, my husband is pretty excited, too.
- October 13, 2012 at 5:43 PM
Hmmm...is that an artisanal band-aid?
Speaking of the word-that-shall-not-be-used...I ran across this fellow ranting about it on The Daily Show...
- October 13, 2012 at 6:50 PM
But can you get regular whiskey, or just that candy-flavored Red Stag stuff?
- October 13, 2012 at 9:09 PM
...ohgodohgodohgod....went to Toys'r'us with 3 kids to look for b-day present for sibling. Saw Angry Birds Star Wars Plastic toys. Scenes of gaudiness. Like Tatooine and Jabba's Palace inhabited by molded polymer Angry Birds in Star Wars costumes. Went home. Ate dinner. Pacified family with Wii games, chores and the SEC so I could get visually assaulted with pics of AB bandaids......Clearly need to be added to grocery list.
- October 13, 2012 at 9:20 PM
I didn't get to see the bandaid I got with my last flu-shot, i prefer them in the glute.
- October 14, 2012 at 3:48 AM
How lucky! All I got was a band-aid of dubious flesh color and two days of flu symptoms!
- October 14, 2012 at 3:47 PM
- Crazy RxMan said...
That makes the vintage Mickey Mouse bandaids I've been using at my pharmacy not so cool. :(
- October 14, 2012 at 6:49 PM
This reminds me = I still need my 'flu shot, and will use this shamelessly as plug =
GET YOUR FLU SHOT (*unless medically contraindicated*), and other appropriate vaccines (tetanus should never occur in USA)
.nuf said.
- October 19, 2012 at 4:32 PM


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Men?s Golfer of the Week ? No. 3
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Anthony Marchesani of Oklahoma City has been named the NAIA National Men's Golfer of the Week, the national office announced Wednesday. Marchesani, the first golfer from Oklahoma City to win the award since its inception in 2011, was selected based on his performances from March 25 – 31 and was chosen out of a pool of conference/independent/unaffiliated group golfer of the week selections.
Marchesani, a native of Rosebud, Victoria, Australia, earned his first career individual medal at the Battle at the Primm at Primm Valley Golf Course in Primm, Nev., March 25 – 26. The freshman carded an 11-under 205 total that included 15 birdies and single-round scores of 66-67-72. Marchesani finished two shots ahead of the second-place finisher to top a field that consisted of 90 golfers from 17 teams. His performance led Oklahoma City to a team score of 288-283-291 – 862, good for fourth overall.
Marchesani, who currently ranks fifth in the NAIA in total birdies (73), also posted top-five finishes at the Claude Jacobs Collegiate Invite in Victoria, Texas, on Feb. 17-18 and the U.C. Ferguson Classic in Oklahoma City, Okla., on Sept. 17-18.
The next Men's Golfer of the Week will be announced on April 10. For the complete 2013 Golfer of the Week schedule, click here.
Nominees: Ryan Odom, Cal State San Marcos; Ryan Hargrove, Arizona Christian; Tanner George, Sterling (Kan.); Joey Smart, Indiana East; Jorge Benitez, Davenport (Mich.); Chien Hau Tan, Ashford (Iowa); Shawn Rodehorst, Concordia (Neb.); Mike Slavin, Grand View (Iowa); Austin Elder, Point Park (Pa.); Michael Abram, Mobile (Ala.); Ryan Harris, Doane (Neb.); Cody Johnson, Concordia (Ore.); Martin Hetelle, St. Francis (Ill.).
2013 Composite Award Winners
Week 1 (March 20): Nathan Anderson, Texas Wesleyan
Week 2 (March 27): Julian Taylor, William Woods (Mo.)
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The last few days have been perfectly nice, but without repose. My brain churns frantically, but I don't get the time to process the information through my keyboard. My apologies.
I think things will even out a little in the next few days (although that may just be wishful thinking on my part). Still, as frantic as the last few days have been, I actually have something to show for my efforts, right down to my dogs' unusually fresh breath (I added carrots and yogurt to the usual routine of brushing their teeth).
On that happy note, to the news!
Another dissatisfied Obamacare customer
My son spent some quality time with our neighbors who are just about the loveliest people you could ever hope to find. They're also ardent Democrats and Obama supporters. Or at least, they were ardent supporters. My son told me that one of the parents was grousing furiously about Obamacare, which is costing their family an extra $4,000 this year — and that's $4,000 that they don't have.
Add their personal tale to the long list of Obamacare woes, including the fact that Obamacare is not generally a hit, with enrollment numbers coming in far below administration projections. I only wish, as I always do, that people would have realized that it's all a con before the 2012 elections, not after.
It's not what you say; it's how you say it
Lots of my Leftist Facebook friends recently ran a poster showing that George Bush actually took more vacations than Barack Obama. I'm sure this is true. The problem, though, is that Obama and his family vacation like Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, something taxpayers find tacky. No quiet time at their own remote property or at Camp David for the Obamas. Instead, they're jaunting off to multimillion-dollar hotels and estates all over the world. Even worse, when it comes to Obama himself (not his family), Obama is heading off for ostentatious vacations just when he should be looking busy. Jonathan Tobin sums it up nicely:
While no one can say that Obama—or any president for that matter—doesn't work hard, he has a habit of acting as if the normal rules of political behavior don't apply to him. This president has spent more days golfing than any of his recent predecessors. While George W. Bush spent more days away from the White House—principally at his Texas ranch or at the family compound at Kennebunkport, Maine, both of which functioned routinely as little White Houses—Obama has never shown he cares much about the optics of being seen recreating while terrible things are happening. Bush stopped playing golf in 2003 after the war in Iraq began principally because he believed it didn't look right for the president to be strolling the links while Americans faced death abroad. Obama has no such compunctions.
The timing is also a problem. It can be argued that there is something bad happening somewhere on the globe every day of the year. But there is something particularly egregious about Obama loafing around while the successful outcome in the Iraq War that he inherited from Bush is transformed into a victory for Islamist terrorists.
As I'm constantly saying to the kids, it's not always what you do, it's also how you do it.
Is Obama bringing identity politics to the Middle East?
Maybe Paul Mirengoff is being picky . . . and maybe he's not. He's wondering why, with ISIS slaughtering everyone in its path, Obama was moved to act mercifully only towards the Yazidi. Mirengoff's conclusion: identity politics strikes Iraq. The Yazidi are more "genuine" and "ethnic" than run-of-the-mill Christians and "apostate" Muslims caught in the maw of the ISIS killing machine.
Yes, ISIS looks bad in its PR, but that's its point
Ian Tuttle is correct that ISIS is not doing itself any publicity favors by boastfully publishing pictures of its horrible depredations, everything from mass slaughter, to crucifixions, to small children proudly portraying severed heads. I'm less sanguine than he, though, that these pictures will help defeat ISIS. In the theater of battle, the images are doing a good job of making opponents run away. Moreover, here in the West, we've already proven that, if Islamists threaten and protest, we will instantly back down. These pictures are only going to increase our spinelessness.
Can you compromise with religious absolutists?
I've tried as hard as possible to ignore the appallingly vapid, self-serving, viciously partisan interview Barack Obama had with Tom Friedman, a sycophant in chief. What I couldn't ignore, though, was the terrible agreement between the two about victory, or its absence. Friedman summed up Obama's view as follows:
Obama made clear that he is only going to involve America more deeply in places like the Middle East to the extent that the different communities there agree to an inclusive politics of no victor/no vanquished. (Emphasis added.)
That's an accurate summary. What Obama, always yeasty and puffy in his wording, said was this (and I've included the preceding self-serving Friedman riff):
The only states doing well, like Tunisia, I've argued [says Friedman], have done so because their factions adopted the principle of no victor, no vanquished. Once they did, they didn't need outside help.
"We cannot do for them what they are unwilling to do for themselves," said the president of the factions in Iraq. "Our military is so capable, that if we put everything we have into it, we can keep a lid on a problem for a time. But for a society to function long term, the people themselves have to make decisions about how they are going to live together, how they are going to accommodate each other's interests, how they are going to compromise. When it comes to things like corruption, the people and their leaders have to hold themselves accountable for changing those cultures…. … We can help them and partner with them every step of the way. But we can't do it for them."
Obama seems unable to contemplate an absolute ideology that doesn't believe in compromise. For him, the only allowable absolutist ideology is his own, which sees a supine West yielding gracefully to the "reasonable" demands of an ascendant Third World. For radical Islamists, however, the only game in town is total military victory. To them, compromise is weakness, inviting more attacks. It's very frightening to have a president who is so rigid in his belief system that he's unable to acknowledge that there's an enemy out there even worse than the Republicans.
Is it real or is it satire? Only the Obama administration knows for sure
With a president such as ours, one who has a State Department that believes that hashtags actually accomplish something, it's often hard to separate satire from real news. I think that if you go to this link regarding the prayer campaign the administration is starting, you'll be able to determine whether it's satire or not but, nowadays, maybe I'm wrong in that supposition.
The very real power of prayer
Still, prayer can have quite a power beyond anything we can imagine. In a report about the attack that killed Lt. Hadar Goldin in Israel's war with Hamas, comes this most amazing and moving story:
In the midst of this attack, a second force of IDF soldiers–which had gone into a mosque looking for weapons, explosives, and rockets– encountered a female suicide bomber who was about to detonate the belt she wore, which would have resulted in the deaths of the soldiers. One of the soldiers instinctively recited the opening words of the holiest Jewish prayer "Shema Yisrael". The female suicide bomber hesitated and began trembling, giving the soldiers a chance to grab her and disable the device.
The soldiers then took her prisoner and turned her over to a counter-intelligence unit. Their investigation uncovered that the female suicide bomber's mother was a Jew who had married a Palestinian in Israel and, after the wedding, was smuggled against her will into Gaza. There she lived a life filled with abuse and humiliation, and was basically a captive. In addition to the female suicide bomber, there were two smaller children as well. An armored force went in and rescued the two small children.
For more on the Shema, go here.
Hillary Clinton would have been different, but probably just as bad
Megan McArdle thinks Hillary Clinton would have been a better president than Obama simply because she's more willing to play with the other kids on the playground. That is, says McArdle, she wouldn't have been as dismissive of Republican and Tea Party concerns. I often agree with McArdle but in this case I wonder. After all, it was Hillary who thought up the whole "vast right wing conspiracy." The Clintons are just as corrupt and paranoid as Obama. Certainly Hillary would have made different decisions, and these might have been less doctrinaire and more intelligent, but she's not any more interested in true partisanship than Obama is.
Shovel — or spoon — ready jobs
Milton Friedman, when asked about "shovel ready jobs," famously said if the point is just to keep people busy, the government should be handing out spoons, not shovels. The Welsh were apparently listening closely, since they've created make-work jobs that are the functional equivalent of tiny little teaspoons to dig big holes.
Incidentally, if that image seems familiar to you, think back to Norton Juster's wonderful The Phantom Tollbooth. There, our intrepid heroes, Milo, Tock, and the Humbug, meet the Terrible Trivium, who wastes their precious time having them do such meaningless tasks as filling buckets with eye-droppers or digging holes with needles. As he says, "If you only do the easy and useless jobs, you'll never have to worry about the important ones which are so difficult. You simply won't have the time, for there is always something to do to keep you from what you should really be doing."
Robin Williams never let politics blind him to our common humanity
John Nolte almost gets it right:
Williams was political — a heavy donor to Democrats, including Nancy Pelosi, Barbara Boxer, and Al Franken, but never offensive. Politics would sometimes rear its head in his stand-ups, but the jibes at Republicans were good-natured, not caustic; the kind of jokes Johnny Carson told.
In fact, when I last saw Williams on stage here in Marin (he showed up unexpectedly at a local comedy club), his anti-Bush and anti-Cheney jokes were just as nasty as any other Leftist comedian's. Even worse, they weren't funny.
What made this mindless political attack almost irrelevant I thought was that Williams never let his politics prevent him from seeing the troops as people in need of laughter, rather than monsters in the Bush war machine. Nolte has a lovely quotation to support this principle:
When the wars came in 2002, without seeking personal attention or publicity, he was overseas with The Boys. Over the course of the decade he would visit 13 countries and entertain 90,000 service men and women. A retired General told ABC News:
After his shows, he'd stick around, making personal connections with service members. Retired Gen. Carter Ham respected Williams' character.
"He would go to the guard towers, he'd got the dining facilities, he'd got the security police who couldn't come to the shows because they were on duty. And he would spend time with them individually. That was very moving," Ham said.


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MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – Senior Johan Wadstein (Helsingborg, Sweden) of the Georgia College men's tennis team (15-3, 5-2 PBC) was awarded Bobcat Athlete of the Week after his performances this week.
The senior also conquered Caspari in straight sets, 6-3, 7-6. Caspari is the highest-ranked opponent that Wadstein has beaten this year, previously taking down No. 21 Aloua Adjenak of Saint Leo University Feb. 9.
The Bobcats will be back in action Saturday, April 6 against USC Aiken at 1 p.m. The match will be an away game and the ninth conference game for Georgia College.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 11 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at www.twitter.com/BobcatSports and www.facebook.com/gcbobcats for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCBobcats.com for more information, and to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GC Athletics Hall of Fame.


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From the 2012 GHEC:
Farris: Germany Breaking Pledge to Protect Rights
"A parent's right to ensure that her child's education is in conformity with her own religious convictions … may not be contravened even when the future of the nation is at stake."
Mike Farris
HSLDA Founder, international law expert
Note: Mike Farris, HSLDA founder and international rights expert, explained how Germany's persecution of homeschoolers violates human rights during a speech at the 2012 Global Home Education Conference in Berlin. Excerpts from that speech are printed below.
It is beyond dispute that the freedom of religion and the rights of parents are basic human rights. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), adopted by unanimous vote of the United Nations General Assembly, is widely considered the cornerstone of modern human rights law. The UDHR recognizes that "parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children" (Art. 26(3)).
This aspirational article has been assimilated into binding provisions of two core human rights treaties. Parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) "undertake to have respect for the liberty of parents … to ensure the religious and moral education of their children in conformity with their own convictions" (Art. 18(4)). Parties to the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights similarly pledge:
[R]espect for the liberty of parents … to choose for their children schools, other than those established by the public authorities, which conform to such minimum educational standards as may be laid down or approved by the State and to ensure the religious and moral education of their children in conformity with their own convictions. (Art. 13(3))
Collectively known as the International Bill of Rights, these treaties establish three truths about the relationship between the state and parents as it pertains to children: 1) parental rights concerning their children are "prior" to any claim of the state, both in time and in rank; 2) parents have the right to ensure that their child's education conforms to their own moral convictions; and 3) parents and others have the right to start schools that are separate from those offered by the state.
The primacy of these basic human rights is of the highest order. The ICCPR, which the United States has ratified, permits a nation to override certain human rights guarantees in times of "public emergency" when the life of the nation is threatened (Art. 4(1)). Article 4(2), however, contains an important exception: "No derogation from articles 6, 7, 8 (paragraphs I and 2), 11, 15, 16 and 18 may be made under this provision." Tellingly, a parent's right to ensure that her child's education is in conformity with her own religious convictions (Art. 18) is one of these non-derogable rights which may not be contravened even when the future of the nation is at stake.
Germany is a party to all of these treaties. It has promised the whole world that it will never violate these rights even if the future of the nation is at stake. Thus, there is no balancing test that can ever be employed to justify a denial of these human rights. Germany's contention that it must ban homeschooling to stop religious minorities from homeschooling lest they become a parallel society is not only insufficient to justify an exception to Germany's human rights obligations, it is a confession by the German government that its actions are a per se violation of human rights standards.


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Recently, a federal advisory committee announced its recommendation that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) change its outdated threshold for the diagnosis of "lead poisoning" in children. The standard has not been revisited in two decades, and it's about time.
Currently, the CDC will not classify an individual as having a dangerous blood lead level unless he has at least 10 micromoles of lead per deciliter -- more than three times the level that causes decreased brain function in children. As a result, most government health agencies will not intervene until a child is severely poisoned, often with levels as high as 30 and has severe irreversible brain damage. Thus, it would be welcome news if the CDC changes its standards
The primary culprit of lead poisoning is deteriorating paint in housing. Though federal, state and local governments were aware that exposure to lead was directly damaging to children as early as the 1930s, legal bans on the manufacture of lead paint were not passed until 1978. Vast numbers of America's inner-city children live in pre-World War II housing with limited money available for housing maintenance.
Multiple studies in leading medical journals reveal that blood lead levels in children as low as 3 micrograms per deciliter can cause serious developmental disabilities and dramatically lowered IQs. Additionally, numerous studies, some dating as far back as 1979, show a strong link between anti-social and impulsive violent behavior in those with childhood lead poisoning. On top of this, lead in the bloodstream causes damage to kidneys and other organs.
In 1998, Dr. Herbert Needleman compared a group of Pennsylvania children in the juvenile justice system against those with no criminal behavior. He found that the convicted children had lead levels 10 to 11 times higher than their non-offending counterparts. In the first longitudinal study of the issue, Fordham Law Professor Deborah Denno weighed more than 3,000 factors to see what correlated with incarceration and criminality. She discovered that an elevated lead level in blood was the single highest predictor of school behavioral problems and the third highest predictor of juvenile crime.
In California, even with the recent passage of SB 460 that empowers government agencies involved to enforce lead safe practices in housing and construction, state and local government has been slow to protect our children. In response, St. John's Well Child and Family Center (and a coalition of nonprofit organizations including Strategic Actions for a Just Economy and Esperanza Community Housing Corporation), supported by a $1 million grant from The Everychild Foundation, has created the innovative pilot demonstration project, Healthy Homes Healthy Kids, to dramatically reduce lead exposure in 4,000 children in South Los Angeles. The program, spearheaded by St. John's renowned and innovative Executive Director, Jim Mangia, provides staff to help safely mitigate lead hazards in dwelling spaces of children and, if needed, facilitate legal advocacy. St. John's developed this program after discovering that a whopping 54% of its pediatric patients had at least 3 micrograms of lead per deciliter of blood, enough to cause irreversible brain damage.
If the CDC threshold is changed, municipal laws requiring landlords to provide "safe" living conditions for children will protect a far greater population as many of these laws base their definition of "safe" on the CDC standard. Medicaid, also, bases its definition upon the CDC standard before treatment and mitigation are provided.
The public must demand that government take its lead from such foundation-supported, community-based strategies such as St. John's, and that the CDC revise its acceptable standard for blood lead levels. Otherwise, our nation, and especially our urban communities, will continue to experience the tragic repercussions of preventable and permanent brain damage to its children.


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Rolin coming to visit BC
Boston College was the first school to offer Matt Rolin and the Ashburn (Va.) Briar Woods linebacker is headed to Chestnut Hill this weekend.
Rolin, a 6-foot-4, 205-pound three-star prospect, has added many offers since - including ones from some other major programs - but he definitely has interest in the Eagles since they've been involved so long.
"I was going to go up there with my dad and they wanted me to come up and visit," Rolin said.
"We talk pretty frequently. I talk to coach (Mike) Siravo a lot just keeping in touch and things like that. I'm looking forward to it. It should be a really good visit."
Rated as the No. 22 outside linebacker in the 2013 class by Rivals.com, Rolin is planning an extensive visit schedule in early April.
The three-star is supposed to visit South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia and Florida State in the first week or so next month.
Other visits could definitely happen in the spring as the Virginia prospect wants to see a lot of schools before making his decision.
The big trips coming up could help Rolin as he looks at favorites. Coming up to Boston College with Rolin will be Briar Woods' 2014 quarterback Trace McSorley. The Eagles have already started to show interest in him.
"I'm looking forward to it," Rolin said of his upcoming trips. "I hope I can get some offers from them because I don't have all those offers yet."
In total, Rolin lists offers from Baylor, Boston College, Colorado, UConn, Duke, Florida State, Georgia, Maryland, Michigan, Ole Miss, NC State, Ohio State, Penn State, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Virginia Tech and Washington.
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HOUSTON, TX--(Marketwire - Jan 2, 2013) - Magnum Hunter Resources Corporation (
Terms of the new Agreement include Magnum Hunter's wholly-owned subsidiary, Triad Hunter, LLC ("Triad Hunter") and Eclipse, collectively working together within the contract area on an equal and joint basis on approximately 1,950 net mineral acres with the objective of drilling approximately twelve horizontal wells in the Marcellus Shale and twelve horizontal wells in the Utica Shale over the next three years. It is estimated that the total combined capital costs associated with this development effort in the contract area will exceed $200 million. Triad Hunter has been designated Operator within the contract area and each company will own approximately 47% working interest under the Agreement. The balance of the working interest within the contract area is owned by industry third parties. Eclipse has also agreed to commit its share of production from the contract area to a new pipeline system currently under construction by Magnum Hunter's subsidiary, Eureka Hunter Pipeline, LLC.
Magnum Hunter Management Comments
Mr. James W. Denny, III, President of Triad Hunter, LLC, commented, "We are pleased to partner with such a formidable competitor in our region such as Eclipse Resources. Our geological interpretation of this area indicates the potential to yield not only high volume wells in the Utica Shale, but it is also located within the liquids-rich regime of the Marcellus Shale where Triad Hunter has already drilled two successful Marcellus wells immediately adjacent to these properties. Due to the treacherous terrain in this region and the need to minimize our collective footprint, forming partnerships like this enable us to maximize drainage of our leasehold position. This joint venture allows Triad Hunter to continue its strategy of developing high-quality reserves, while providing our midstream affiliate, Eureka Hunter Pipeline, the opportunity to further expand its footprint into Ohio."
About Magnum Hunter Resources Corporation
Magnum Hunter Resources Corporation and subsidiaries are a Houston, Texas-based independent exploration and production company engaged in the acquisition, development and production of crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids, primarily in the states of West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Texas and North Dakota, and Saskatchewan, Canada. The Company is presently active in five of the most prolific unconventional shale resource plays in North America, namely the Marcellus Shale, Utica Shale, Eagle Ford Shale, Pearsall Shale and Williston Basin/Bakken Shale.
For more information about Magnum Hunter, please visit www.magnumhunterresources.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
The statements and information contained in this press release that are not statements of historical fact, including any estimates and assumptions contained herein, are "forward looking statements" as defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, referred to as the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, referred to as the Exchange Act. These forward-looking statements include, among others, statements, estimates and assumptions relating to our business and growth strategies, our oil and gas reserve estimates, our ability to successfully and economically explore for and develop oil and gas resources, our exploration and development prospects, future inventories, projects and programs, expectations relating to availability and costs of drilling rigs and field services, anticipated trends in our business or industry, our future results of operations, our liquidity and ability to finance our exploration and development activities and our midstream activities, market conditions in the oil and gas industry and the impact of environmental and other governmental regulation. In addition, with respect to any pending acquisitions described herein, forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the expected timing of the completion of the proposed transactions; the ability to complete the proposed transactions considering the various closing conditions; the benefits of such transactions and their impact on the Company's business; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. In addition, if and when any proposed transaction is consummated, there will be risks and uncertainties related to the Company's ability to successfully integrate the operations and employees of the Company and the acquired business. Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "may," "will," "could," "should," "expect," "intend," "estimate," "anticipate," "believe," "project," "pursue," "plan" or "continue" or the negative thereof or variations thereon or similar terminology.
These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks, and uncertainties. Factors that may cause our actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from those anticipated in forward-looking statements include, among others, the following: adverse economic conditions in the United States, Canada and globally; difficult and adverse conditions in the domestic and global capital and credit markets; changes in domestic and global demand for oil and natural gas; volatility in the prices we receive for our oil and natural gas; the effects of government regulation, permitting and other legal requirements; future developments with respect to the quality of our properties, including, among other things, the existence of reserves in economic quantities; uncertainties about the estimates of our oil and natural gas reserves; our ability to increase our production and therefore our oil and natural gas income through exploration and development; our ability to successfully apply horizontal drilling techniques; the effects of increased federal and state regulation, including regulation of the environmental aspects, of hydraulic fracturing; the number of well locations to be drilled, the cost to drill and the time frame within which they will be drilled; drilling and operating risks; the availability of equipment, such as drilling rigs and transportation pipelines; changes in our drilling plans and related budgets; regulatory, environmental and land management issues, and demand for gas gathering services, relating to our midstream operations; and the adequacy of our capital resources and liquidity including, but not limited to, access to additional borrowing capacity.
These factors are in addition to the risks described in the "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" sections of the Company's 2011 annual report on Form 10-K, as amended, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which we refer to as the SEC. Most of these factors are difficult to anticipate and beyond our control. Because forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements contained herein, which speak only as of the date of this document. Other unknown or unpredictable factors may cause actual results to differ materially from those projected by the forward-looking statements. Unless otherwise required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. We urge readers to review and consider disclosures we make in our reports that discuss factors germane to our business. See in particular our reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K subsequently filed from time to time with the SEC. All forward-looking statements attributable to us are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements.
Contact Information:
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Turkey, Wild Rice, Apple, and Cranberry Stuffed Pumpkins
- Yield: 4 to 6 servings
- 3small pie pumpkins or 1 large sugar or cinderella pumpkin (3 to 4 pound)
- 1 yellow onion
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2teaspoon Kosher salt
- 1/2teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1pound ground turkey
- 1large Granny Smith Apple (about 1 1/2 cups diced)
- 3/4cup dried cranberries
- 3/4can walnut halves
- 3cups cooked wild rice or wild rice/brown rice mix*
- 2tablespoons fresh sage, chopped or 1 tablespoon dried sage
- 1tablespoon fresh oregano, chopped or 1/2 tablespoon dried oregano
- 1/2cup low-sodium chicken or turkey broth
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- Wash pumpkins. With a sharp knife slice the very tops of the pumpkins off. Next, scoop out the seeds and save set aside.
- Peel and chop the onions and garlic. In a large sided sautee pan over medium-low heat, heat the olive oil. Add the onions and garlic and saute until the onions are soft and transparent, about 5 minutes. Remove from the pan and set aside.
- In the same pan turn the heat up to medium-high, add a splash of olive oil if needed, and add the ground turkey. Season the turkey with 1/4 teaspoon of Kosher salt and 1/4 teaspoon of pepper. Brown the meat until cooked through, about 8 to 10 minutes.
- While the turkey is browning, slice, core (peeling is optional), and chop the apple into small cubes.
- When the turkey is cooked, turn the heat to medium-low. To the turkey add the onions, apples, dried cranberries, walnuts, rice, sage, oregano, and chicken broth. Add the remaining salt and pepper. Stir to combine scraping any bits of browned bits off the bottom of the pan. Taste and add any extra salt and pepper if needed. Simmer until the broth is absorbed, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat.
- On a foil or parchment paper lined baking sheet, place the hollowed out pumpkins. Fill the pumpkins to the rim with the stuffing. Place the pumpkin tops back on the pumpkins. Place the baking sheet in the oven and cook for 40 to 50 minutes until the pumpkins are cooked and tender. Test by inserting a toothpick or fork into the side of one pumpkin. If it inserts easily with no resistance it is done. The larger the pumpkin the longer it takes to cook
- Remove from the oven, plate, and serve. Makes 3 small pie pumpkins or 1 large (3- to 4-pound) sugar pumpkin


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Connect a controller to your Xbox 360
Learn how to connect a wireless or wired controller to your Xbox 360 console.
Connect a wireless Xbox controller
- Turn on your console.
- Press and hold the Guide button on the controller until it turns on.
- Press and release the connect button on the console.
|Xbox 360 E console
|Xbox 360 S console
|Original Xbox 360 console
- Within 20 seconds, press and release the connect button on the controller.
- The lights around the console's power button will stop flashing once the controller connects to the console.
On the Xbox 360 S console, connected controllers have one of four positions. Each position appears as a lighted section around the console power button and the controller Guide button.
On the 360 E console, a solid green light on the front of the console shows that the controller is connected. To see the player position, look at the ring of light around the Guide button on your controller.
If the controller doesn't turn on, check the batteries. Insert fresh AA batteries into the battery case and make sure you place them correctly.
You can also use the Xbox 360 Play & Charge Kit or the Xbox 360 Quick Charge Kit to power the controller. Learn more about Xbox controllers and chargers.
To connect more controllers, follow these steps again. You can connect up to four controllers. Each connected controller appears as a lighted section around the console's power button and around the Guide button in the middle of each controller.
- To disconnect a wireless controller, press and hold the Guide button for three seconds, and then choose to turn the controller off.
- When you turn off the console, the controller will reconnect the next time you turn on the console.
- The controller can be connected to one console at a time. You can connect the controller to a different console, but the controller will lose the connection to the previously connected console.
Connect a wired Xbox controller
Plug the Xbox 360 Wired Controller into one of the two USB ports on the front of the Xbox 360 console. To disconnect the controller, pull on the connector, not the cable.
The cable on the Xbox 360 Wired Controller features an inline release. If someone pulls the cable, the inline release reduces the chance of the Xbox 360 console falling.
Wireless controller troubleshooting
If your wireless controller disconnects or can't connect to your console, see Xbox 360 Wireless Controller disconnects or can't connect.
If your wireless controller doesn't turn on, or if it loses power, try the following solutions:
Solution 1: Replace the batteries
Insert a new set of AA alkaline batteries into the Xbox 360 Wireless Controller, and then try to turn it on.
Solution 2: Try a different battery pack
If you have another Xbox 360 Wireless Controller, take the battery pack from that controller and attach it to your controller. Then, try turning on your controller. If it works with the different battery pack, your original battery pack might be defective. If your controller is under warranty, you can order a replacement battery pack from Xbox Support. For more information, see the Contact Us section at the bottom of this page.
If your controller is out of warranty, you can buy a new battery pack from a retail store.
Solution 3: Try a rechargeable battery pack
If you or a friend has an Xbox 360 Rechargeable Battery Pack, attach that battery pack to your controller. If your controller works with the rechargeable battery pack attached, you can buy a new battery pack from a retail store or order a replacement from Xbox Support. For more information, see the Contact Us section at the bottom of this page.
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To see what other users are saying about these topics, or to ask your own questions, go to our Xbox Support Forums and view the following conversation:
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|From An Opera Singer in the Kitchen
Hi there, fellow vegans. Kirsten asked me a while back if I would be willing to be a guest poster on her blog and I agreed! I have enjoyed getting to know Kirsten through her lovely kitchen and recipes.
I am Noelle from An Opera Singer in the Kitchen. I became a vegan back in November 2009 in order to focus on healthier eating and lose some pounds while I was at it. I live in Michigan where there is a lot of focus on farmers and better eating. We have our share of farmer's markets and local products to support, but I am originally from Texas. I am a classically-trained singer that is at the moment taking voice lessons and preparing for auditions in the fall for the Grand Rapids Opera, but meanwhile I work from home as a quality assurance analyst by day and a vegan foodie by night.
My blog features unqiue recipes that I daily create in the kitchen or recipes I have decided to veganize. Even though my husband is not a vegan, he supports and eats what I make as long as he gets to enjoy his normal staples on occasion. I also enjoy making jewelry and photography at the side. I like staying busy if you can tell.
One of my favorite cuisines is Mediterranean food. I constantly hear that it is a healthy way of eating when focusing on their food pyramid, but I think it offers so many options to vegans. If I were a food group I would be HUMMUS. Can anyone raise their hand on that one? It is a bean-based dip perfect for dipping veggies, pita, or piling high on a veggie sandwhich. It is very versatile. My husband even likes it alot!
Since I make hummus alot, I try to vary my meal planning around it so I can have variety. I easily get bored with the same meals but I like to feature it in a different way, so for this occasion instead of buying whole wheat pita from the store I made my own flatbread. I usually do not have too much time to make my own bread BUT this recipe was SO easy to make during the week. This is a veganized and an adapted recipe from Bon Appetit magazine.
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Greek Flatbread
makes 8 flatbreads
1 1/2 cups whole wheat white flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 1/2 teaspoons Italian seasonings
1 1/2 tsp dried parsley
1 1/2 tsp garlic powder
6oz plain soymilk yogurt
Olive oil (for frying)
Sift first 4 ingredients into medium bowl. Stir in parsley, Italian seasonings, and garlic. Add yogurt and stir with fork until small clumps form. Knead mixture in bowl just until dough holds together.
Turn dough out onto floured surface. Knead just until smooth, about 1 minute. Divide dough into 8 equal pieces.
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Roll each piece into ball, then roll each dough piece out on floured surface to 4 1/2-inch round. Brush large nonstick skillet generously with olive oil; heat over medium heat. Working in batches, add 3 dough rounds to skillet; cook until golden brown and puffed, adjusting heat to medium-high as needed to brown evenly, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer flatbreads to platter; serve warm.
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serves 4
2 1/2 cups cooked chickpeas, reserve 1/4 cup of liquid
1 Tbsp Tahini butter (sesame seed butter)
1/2 cup olive oil
1 lemon, juiced
1 tsp cumin
2 garlic cloves
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp paprika
olive oil for drizzling
Place beans in processor and add chickpea liquid,garlic cloves, lemon juice, tahini, and spices. Process. Keep processor on and little by little add the olive oil until the mixture becomes smooth. it should not be grainy. Serve immediately or refrigerate.
Thanks Kirsten for letting me a guest poster!! Enjoy your vacation!