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This is a lovely little dish that can be altered to suit in many different ways.
Aubergine & Mozzarella Bake
2 Medium Aubergines
1 onion, finely chopped
1 can chopped tomatoes or Passata
2 cloves chopped garlic
200g Pancetta cubes, chorizo or lard ons
Handful sliced mushrooms
Olive oil
Herbs of your choosing, I had Marjoram & Oregano
1 mozzarella ball.
Handful grated cheddar cheese.
Slice the aubergines into 5mm discs, heat a large frying pan and add a drizzle of oil, not much then lightly fry the aubergine discs for a couple of minutes each side until golden brown, remove and put to one side whilst you brown the remaining.
In another frying pan add the pancetta and fry, it will release a lot of oil, add the mushrooms to the pan and continue frying until soft.
In a saucepan heat some more oil and add the garlic, let it sizzle for a few seconds before adding the chopped onions fry for a few minutes until soft then add the tomatoes or passata, let it bubble away for a while before adding the pancetta and mushrooms. Season and add the herbs to taste. Simmer for 10 minutes.
In an oven dish place a spoonful or two of tomato mix then layer up with aubergines and some ripped up mozarella. Repeat, but finish with a layer of aubergines.
Pop into oven at 180oc for 20-30 mins, adding a handful of grated cheddar 10 mins before the end.
Very satisfying dish, you can chop and change any of the veg, meat or cheese, just keep the base of aubergines and tomatoes.


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February saw the attainment of new material for the mataruma, allowing work to continue for a while.
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Trip to the War Zone
I boarded the USS Pavlic at Norfolk and was assigned to be a member of the radio crew. My job was to copy code, which I did as we went through the Caribbean and Panama Canal, up the west coast to San Diego, and then out to Hawaii. My General Quarters station was "bridge radioman", which put me up on the flying bridge when there was a "red alert", an attack situation.
We spent three weeks in Hawaii, practicing gunnery and cooperating with underwater demolition teams (UTD"s) training off Maui. We did not work with UDT's after that, but a lot of APD's did. There were 1000 UDT personnel clearing the approaches to the beaches for the Okinawa landings, which happened a month before we got there.
While we were in Hawaii, the actual invasion of Okinawa took place, April 1, 1945. We heard rumors of suicide planes but didn't really believe them. Going on liberty into Honolulu from Pearl Harbor, I remember going past the huge blackened hulk of the USS Franklin (CV 13), a big aircraft carrier, that had just gotten back to Hawaii under her own power after being heavily damaged by dive bombers off the coast of Japan. That really brought the war home to me. The picture (right) gives you some idea of what she looked like after 2 bomb hits.
Leaving Hawaii, we provided anti-submarine escort for various ships, first to Majuro, in the Marshall Islands, and then on to Ulithi, in the Carolines. Ulithi was a huge anchorage with small islands all around it, and was the marshalling point for all the fleet operations from there to the west at that time, principally for the mopping up operations in the Philippines and support of the Okinawa campaign.
Pavlic's path across the Western Pacific
The map to the left shows the geometry for the final phase of the war with Japan. You can see the advantage of having Iwo Jima as an emergency landing field for the B-29's damaged during their raids on Japan when trying to return to Saipan and Tinian. You can see how kamikaze raids would be possible from the southern island of Kiushu and from Formosa (Taiwan), perhaps a 300 mile flight to get to Okinawa. You can also see what a strategic spot Ulithi occupied as a major anchorage for all the supply and repair ships necessary to sustain the fleets operating in the Philippines and at Okinawa while still being pretty much insulated from Japanese forces.
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My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Ebook, 76 pages
Published October 30th 2011 by Riptide Publishing
(first published October 27th 2011)
Series Dark Soul #1
No Spoilers-
Mr. Voinov has once again caught me by surprise. Dark Soul 1 was not what I was expecting and I should know better, by now, than to have any preconceived notions regarding what Voinov has written. Honestly, I kept putting this read off as I wasn't interested in reading a story about the mafia. This isn't a book about the mafia. This is a story about onions.
Yeah, yeah I know the onion/layer analogy is over used but still, it is a good one to describe this book. The characters are multi-layered, the progression is multi-layered and the emotions that the reader experiences are also quite layered. Layered may be too straight-forward of a term. In the analogy you peel back the layers to see what lies beneath. In truth, what we have here is a complex network of intensity that is not typically found in the male-male romance genre.
I'm starting to dislike, resent even, that these talented authors, of the m/m genre are placed in any category that might separate them from a wider audience.
Dark Soul has all the intensity, complexity and depth that I am beginning to expect from Voinov. One warning: Pick this book up and expect to read it straight through. There is not one moment of lull where you can stop and walk away.
The Characters: In my opinion, character development is Voinov's strong suit. I think he must delight in creating the complex personalities that keep us so enthralled.
Stephano initially appears to be a straightforward mafioso character; calculating, secretive, planning, scheming. That would be too simple for Voinov. There is much more to learn and discover about Stephano. His sexual denial just waits for us to strip away and understand.
Silvio is pure, liquid, dripping sex. If that doesn't get you to read this then I don't know what will. Voinov could have stopped right there with his development of Silvio but of course, he didn't. He gave us a broken, tortured, scarred beautiful creature that instantly penetrates your psyche. More, please.
Gianbattista might prove to be just too simple. Simple in this book is just too easy and I refuse to just buy into his easy, suave charm. Complex simplicity is his deception.
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Set in a backdrop of underworld tension and manipulations, the real story is only enhanced by the scenes that Voinov paints. Through Stephano's observations we peel the layers of Silvio's character while simultaneously discovering Stephano's true nature. The story development is just that, it feels very much like the set-up that it is for the next books in the series. That's just fine. Since it powered right through and in parts, blasted the pages with gritty, sexy, hard-to-look-at action, there was no lack of story. Just a continuous, rising build to the next book.
Admittedly, there is a bit of just-go-with-it, that as a Voinov fan I was willing to do. After a particularly intense and brutal exchange Silvio seems to too easily forgive Stephano. I am confident that there will be further development that explains the ease with which this forgiveness comes. In fact, I think it was purposely left open ended for future exploration.
I highly recommend this book and am hoping to be able to recommend the series as well. I will be moving right along to Book 2 as there are more layers to peel.
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This morning I went to the supermarket – in the rain. When I got into the store it was quite warm so I took off my jacket and hung it on the trolley handle. The keys must have fallen from the pocket somewhere in the shop. I did not discover their absence until I had finished my shop, and pushed the laden trolley to my car, which was on the far side of the car park [I'm trying to get exercise!] I pushed the trolley all the way back to Customer Services, where a thoughtful customer had already handed them in.
Thank you, whoever you are! I was a little anxious for a while, but the kindness of a stranger has prevented my hair going grey!
Maybe Ted Danson has not found his keys yet
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Last year I was really excited to be able to see a lovely painting by the amazing Joaquin Sirolla at the Museum of Arts and Culture in Spokane Washington.
Joaquin Sorolla (27 February 1863 – 10 August 1923) was a Spanish painter, born in Valencia, who painted beautiful portaits, landcapes and monumental works of social and historical themes.
I was amazed to see his loose brushstrokes and use of wet on wet paint. There was an underpainting wash with loose strokes of intense color on top. I aspire to be able to lay my strokes of paint on to my canvas with such purpose.
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'How to Be a Gentleman' review: too few laughs
How to Be a Gentleman, sitcom, 8:30 p.m., Thursdays, CBS
It's only a slight exaggeration to say that television couldn't exist without emasculated men. In sitcoms and commercials, from "The Honeymooners" to "Married ... With Children," from "The Flintstones" to "The Simpsons," men have been trying to grow a pair from the moment TV came into existence. Father may have thought he knew best, but Mother was always the wiser parent.
Maybe it was the rise of the metrosexual that made "re-masculation" a kind of mini-theme in new sitcoms this year, including "How to Be a Gentleman," launching tonight on CBS, "Man-Up," an ABC show premiering Oct. 18, and Tim Allen reprising his dopey-dad bit in "Last Man Standing," another ABC show premiering on Oct. 11.
The best thing you can say about the first show? That at least it's not the second or the third show.
Actually, that's not quite the only good thing to say about "How to Be a Gentleman." It co-stars Kevin Dillon as the owner of a gym and he's not bad. And if the role is similar to his lovable lunk Drama in "Entourage," it's probably because few actors play dumb as smartly as Dillon. He's not likely to be cast in a sitcom version of "Lady Windermere's Fan" anytime soon, so this may keep him occupied until Mark Wahlberg nails down a film version of "Entourage." Dave Foley also does OK in a supporting role as a magazine editor whose product is being redirected from the cosmopolitan gentleman class to monosyllabic frat boys who like to look at pictures because words make their heads hurt.
The star and creator of the show is David Hornsby, a genial actor from "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" who probably deserves his own show, but perhaps one created and written by someone else.
The setup is that Andrew (Hornsby), a mild-mannered fussbudget in the mold of Felix Unger by way of Niles Crane, writes a column for the magazine on how to be a gentleman, something he prides himself on knowing a lot about. When the magazine changes direction, he has to reinvent himself, but his obnoxious sister also believes he needs to man up in order to find a replacement for the woman who recently dumped him. She gives him a gift certificate for a gym, which turns out to be owned by Bert Lansing (Dillon), his high school nemesis.
There may be something salvageable here - this kind of odd couple pairing worked great in, well, "The Odd Couple" - but the pilot is virtually humorless. There's one small joke that lands, about why Dillon has a black circular tattoo on his upper arm, but otherwise, even the canned laugh track sounds underwhelmed. And throwing this poor, half-drowned little puppy onto Thursday nights against NBC's "Parks and Recreation" and even ABC's pathetic "Charlie's Angels" is sad at best and sadistic at worst.
The irony of shows about manning up is that the minute these saps decide they've been nipped in the buds too long is the minute they surrender what's left of their masculine identity. If they were, somehow, to succeed in manning up, there wouldn't be anything funny about the sitcoms.
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Linear Tech slapped with shareholders suits over options grants
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Analog IC provider Linear Technology Corp. said last week that two stockholder derivative lawsuits have been filed in federal court against members of its board of directors and various executive officers alleging improper backdating of stock options granted to those executive officers between 1995 and 2002.
"The company grants its stock options on a quarterly basis in connection with its regularly scheduled board meetings, except for infrequent board-approved option grants for certain new hires," said Robert Swanson, Jr., Linear Tech's executive chairman, in a statement. "Board meetings are scheduled far in advance to coincide with the company's quarterly earnings releases. The company does not use a look back in connection with its stock option grants."
Linear Tech said it intends to defend itself "vigorously" against the suits, both of which were both filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The company said it does not anticipate that the resolution of these matters will have a material effect on its results of operation or financial condition.
A spokesperson for Linear Technology, reached by EE Times Thursday, could not comment on the shareholder suits, except to say that the announcement was made in the interest of full disclosure.
Linear Technology was reportedly downgraded to "hold" from "buy" by American Technology Research analyst Doug Freedman Wednesday, according to an online report by newratings.com. Freedman reduced Linear Technology's target price to $36 from $42, according to the report. The downgrade appears to be unrelated to the shareholder suits. Freedman could not immediately be reached for comment.
Linear Technology was implicated by a May 22 Merrill Lynch study as one of a handful of companies that saw "excess" returns during the 20-day period following options grants from 1997 to 2002. Also among the companies implicated by the Merrill Lynch study were KLA-Tencor Corp., Marvell Technology Group Ltd., Novellus Systems Inc., Broadcom Corp. and Maxim Integrated Products Inc.
KLA-Tencor said Wednesday that its historical stock options granting practices are being investigated by two U.S. Attorney's offices and that it has formed a special committee to investigate the issue internally.
After reviewing the Merrill Lynch report, Novellus said it reviewed its process of granting options to the named executive officers in the report and found no irregularities.
Broadcom was also found to be among 17 companies at risk of having backdated stock options grants by a recent study by the Center for Financial Research and Analysis (CFRA). A Broadcom spokesperson told EE Times that the company had reviewed the CFRA report and is confident in the integrity of its options granting practices. CFRA has failed to return EE Times calls seeking comment.
About a dozen electronics companies have now been implicated in the controversy over historical stock options granting practices, either through self-reporting or independent analysis. Many of these companies are now being investigated by the U.S. Attorney's Office and/or the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Several also have endured management shakeups, and several face possible the prospect of having their securities de-listed as an indirect result of the controversy.
Bloomberg reported Thursday that, overall, at least 22 companies are being investigated by the Justice Department, the SEC or the Internal Revenue Service over stock options grants. The SEC, as a matter of policy, does not comment on ongoing investigations.
The controversy centers largely on the practice of backdating stock options—retroactively dating stock option grants to market value on a date when a company's stock value was relatively low—thus increasing the option holder's potential profit.
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Virginie Carmichael
Get a domain name before you start blogging. It's easy to get started for free, but a domain name costs $10 per year (which is basically two Starbucks coffees) and if your blog grows, you won't have to worry about rebranding and switching names when you realize yours is taken. Down the road, it will make your life easier. And if one day you decide to stop blogging, then you can stop paying! And at that price, it would take years of not using it for it to become an expensive mistake… So just get one from the start!
Bio: Virginie Carmichael is a web designer for young and creative entrepreneurs. She started her business CityGirl's Design less than a year ago, while she was traveling the world with her boyfriend. Connect with @citygirlsdesign on Twitter.
Joshua Warmke
The biggest thing I wish I knew before I started my blog was just how important an email list is and that building your list should be a major focus from day one. Building your email list lets you truly own your audience in a way that neither search engines nor social media really allow. Being able to market to your list, directly to their inboxes, time and again is really the most valuable asset a blog can own. And if you're asking yourself "what should i blog about?", you can also use your list to figure out what content you should be creating.
Bio: Josh Warmke, owner of simplycompelling.com, has helped hundreds of small businesses to build, manage, and promote their online presence. He's a soccer fanatic, videogame enthusiast, and loves Star Wars.
Andrew Choco
Extensive keyword research is something that is a necessity for bloggers. A lot of times, bloggers will think of a topic and just instantly begin writing. However, in the age of search engine optimization, learning exactly what keywords your target demographic is looking for is crucial for blogging success. We use tools like SEMrush to determine which keywords we're writing about are generating a high amount of search volume. From there, we use Answer the Public to find actual queries people are searching for about those keywords. Now we have an actionable plan and a question we need to answer that we know people are searching for. All that's left is to create awesome content, and your blog becomes the hub of knowledge for your ideal readers.
Bio: My name is Andrew Choco and I'm the VP of Marketing at a digital agency, Directive Consulting. We're a Google, Bing, Moz and Unbounce partner that specializes in PPC, SEO, Content Marketing, and Social Advertising. We actively publish thought leadership in Moz, Ahrefs, SitePoint, Marin, Kissmetrics, Wordstream, Convince and Convert, and many more.
Ron Stefanski
I've been blogging across multiple websites for about two years now and there is one thing that really took me off guard when I started. When you write content, they will NOT come. Many experts out there tell people who want to start a blog that the most important thing is to write content. While writing content is obviously important, the absolute most important thing is sharing that content.
When you start out, you won't have a reputation in the eyes of search engines and because of that it's incredibly unlikely that you'll rank organically for what you write. So don't just spend time writing content, spend additional time sharing that content via email and social networks. This won't only get other people to share it with their audience, but it might also get you a few backlinks as well.
Bio: Ron Stefanski is a college professor and corporate marketer turned internet entrepreneur. After leaving the comfort of a six figure corporate job, Ron has gone on to create OneHourProfessor.com which helps people create and market their own online businesses, and JobsForFelonsHub.com which helps felons get employed again.
Jennifer Schmidt
I wish I had known the importance of ALT tagging my photos! I see so many blog post images with poor ALT tagging. Your photos should include ALT tags that are written in a conversational style and filled with relevant key words. I feel that poor ALT tagging particularly hurts artists, writers and anyone else who is really relying on name recognition.
- I also wish that I had understood the value of Pinterest better (this is a bigger topic for sure) because I would have set up posts differently with Pinterest in mind. Specifically:
- I would have created images that were in a tall, narrow format and I would have pinned that image to Pinterest to help promote the blog post.
- I would have created ALT tagging to help support potential Pinterest pins.
Every time I pinned a blog post, I would have double checked it to be sure I was including all the keywords that were important to me.
Bio: Jennifer Boaro is a pattern maker and designer, and created the Cat Ball® cat bed. Located in Washington, The Cat Ball, LLC provides innovative cat bed designs for cats all around the world.
Lori Soard
I have started a number of blogs, including Crabby Housewife and Rat Race Mutiny. I also help some clients manage their blogs.
If I could tell future bloggers one thing, I would tell them to get involved in Facebook networking groups. I didn't discover these groups until recently and I had no idea just how much support the members offer to one another. There is typically a group for just about any niche you can imagine. For example, on Crabby Housewife, I often write about home and gardening topics and I share recipes. I joined a gardening bloggers group and not only did they help share posts about my blog and like my page, but they encouraged one another with tips and advice about home and garden blogging.
Blogging can actually be a pretty lonely endeavor. You put your words out there and you may or may not get comments back. You sometimes wonder if anyone out there is reading what you write. With a FB networking group, you will get feedback from your fellow bloggers. You will know if what you are posting is resonating or not. Some groups are more active than others, and each has different requirements, so you have to find the group that is a good fit for you personally.
Bio: Lori Soard has a PhD in Journalism and Creative Writing but she's hardly the stuffy professor type. She looks at life with humor and common sense on her blog Crabby Housewife. When she isn't creating websites or managing content for clients, she works on her romantic comedies.
Kevin Esmezyan
Things I wish I knew before I started my first blog: It may sound cliche but it isn't, quality over quantity. Have character, build a personality. No one wants to read a blog talking about generic subjects in a bland way. Be unique and do not be afraid to give your own opinions. Soon enough readers will associate you with your views. In the event of news, readers will want to know your opinion (omg I wonder what **** thinks about this). Soon after you will develop a reader base full of people who agree with you. Which always leads to a sense of community on your blog, because people are passionate about their opinions. In an environment where people agree with them. They won't hesitate to engage more with other readers.
Bio: My name is Kevin Esmezyan, I previously worked as the CTO of a large Canadian manufacturer. I started a brand of blogs called Comicstacks. My partner and I built a talented team of writers that publish articles in many different categories, from politics to comic book reviews.
Steve Mueller
Why start a blog? I think the beautiful thing about blogging is that you can reach thousands (or even millions of people). Had someone told me that I could inspire so many people all around the world with my reflections on life, I would have started much earlier. But to me, talking is not a numbers game. Whenever I write an article, I always seek to inspire, motivate, or help at least one person. If I am able to reach this goal, I am the happiest person on this planet. So I think that's what's so fantastic about blogging–you can reach exactly the right people who are at this moment looking for the kind of information that you are providing. That's something that is impossible to accomplish in real life. This can only be done online.
Bio:Steve Mueller is the founder of Planet of Success, the #1 choice when it comes to motivation, self-growth and empowerment. This world does not need followers. What it needs is people who stand in their own sovereignty.
Alden Tan
I honestly wish that somebody would be there to tell me to dare to be myself all the way and never to hold back.
It's easy to think that you need to learn a bunch of tactics and stuff in order to get a ton of traffic, subscribers, to go viral and of course, to make money. But the thing about learning tactics or taking up a course to learn rules and mere things is that they make you go to your heart and out of your heart. And when you're out of your heart, you become less honest and authentic. You basically start to produce nonsense. You will not get results that way because people can tell. People can always tell when you're faking it. So yup. Most useful thing? Gather up some courage and just be yourself. Be consistent with that. You'll automatically learn the other ropes along the way anyway. At least in this way, you know that you're being yourself and you don't have to feel icky about it. You know what? Don't even take it from me. Read Purple Cow by Seth Godin and Unlabel by Marc Ecko.
Bio: Alden Tan is an honest and real writer who gives advice that isn't stupid. He's sick of the nonsense in the self-help world. Check out his blog if you want zero nonsense: alden-tan.com
Holly Reisem Hanna
Remember quality always trumps quantity. When I first started out, I thought I needed to publish new content at least five days a week to be competitive. Because of this mindset, I ended up writing some pretty weak posts. Take time to research and write detailed and helpful posts that are thoroughly edited (you don't need an editor to do this -- there are many great editing platforms, some of which are free). Make sure to include images in each blog post and that they're optimized for each social media platform that you're using. Facebook, LinkedIn, and Google Plus favor horizontal images, while Pinterest supports vertical images. Last, make sure you come up with a catchy title that lures readers to your content. By taking the time to complete these steps, you'll gain readers quicker and save yourself time in the long run by not having to go back and rework the thin articles you once wrote.
Bio: Holly Reisem Hanna is a work at home mom, professional blogger, and social media correspondent. Her blog, The Work at Home Woman has been named by Forbes as one of the best websites for your career. Holly's been featured on CNN, Forbes, Working Mother, Real Simple, and Woman's Day Magazine.
So how to become a blogger, in short:
- Let your true color shine. There isn't a list of blogging advice on the internet that doesn't contain the phrase: "be yourself". It may be worn out and redundant but it's still an important tip especially when you are a beginner. Don't write in a way that you think will be acceptable to others, find your unique voice instead and build a community that will love you and respect you.
- Socialize more. What's the point of writing a blog if there's nobody to read it, and more importantly love it and share it? You will need to be active on social media and to connect with a lot more people than you did before. Search for people that are interested in the same stuff you are, and outreach to them in a genuine and friendly way. You'll be surprised how many people will appreciate your writings, you just need to find them.
- Get technical. If you really want to conquer that blogging sphere you will need to learn a few new skills that you didn't know. SEO is probably one of the most important areas that you need to study hard. From on-page optimization to link building, you should learn everything there is to know if you want to succeed. Furthermore, if you care about saving money then you should learn how to setup your own website. It may sound hard, but there are so many options available and if you just put a little time and energy, you will surely find a solution that suits you.
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The Moral Systems in Us All
We might immediately chalk up differences in how people perceive morality to cultural influence or religious upbringing. Yet some scientists are claiming that morality is all in our brains and is merely shaped by outside forces. One such scientist is Marc Hauser, who draws upon subjects such as anthropology and linguistics to show that morality was around long before the first religions.
Anthropology comes into play when you consider that primates such as apes and monkeys exhibit behaviors associated with morality, such as forgoing food when it would harm another primate [source: Wade]. While we can't know the primates' motivation, they may serve as a model of how morality is necessary for the communal living that man would perfect. But Hauser's real leap came in linking the concept of morality to the concept of language.
In the 1950s, linguist Noam Chomsky hypothesized that we are born with a universal sense of grammar, but within each language, we have our own rules and quirks. Hauser believes morality is much the same. We are born with certain moral norms, such as "do no harm," but the norms are shaped by our upbringing. Hauser believes one reason for this type of unconscious wiring has to do with time constraints. If we had to juggle a mess of verbs, nouns and sentence diagrams each time we spoke, we'd never get anything done. Similarly, we don't have time to dwell on moral concerns each time one comes up. Just as we may know immediately when someone speaks incorrectly, though we may not be able to identify the specific rule, we know in an unconscious sense whether something is right or wrong [source: Glausiusz].
Psychologist Jonathan Haidt has identified the moral systems that might be innate in each person:
- Prevention of harm to a person
- Reciprocity and fairness
- Loyalty to a group
- Respect for authority
- Sense of purity and sanctity
[source: Pinker]
It's possible that these innate systems may have served an evolutionary advantage. For example, a sense of purity may have come about when faced with decisions of who made the best mate and which foods were the best to eat. Additionally, finding a group that believed the same way that you did would aid your individual survival, because the group would help you out in times of need. The group as a whole would also survive when strengthened by the last three principles.
These moral systems can be shaped by different cultures, which is how people can look at the same situation and come to a different conclusion about it. We have all five, but we place greater emphasis on one or another based on our upbringing. In the case of honor killings, in which a woman is killed for committing adultery or even speaking to a man in public who is not her husband, some Middle Eastern cultures see clear violations by the woman related to the areas of respect for authority and sense of purity, while other Western cultures can only see the woman's death as wrongful harm to a person.
Sometimes, Haidt argues, we don't even realize how our culture has trained these ideas within us [source: Wade]. That's because the more rational side of the brain, the side that lit up in Joshua Greene's imaging experiments (discussed on the previous page), may have evolved later than the emotional side that contains our sense of right and wrong. These brain systems may be in competition, with the rational side trying to figure out why the emotional side is reacting a certain way. When the rational side can't figure out what the emotional side did, it's called moral dumbfounding, according to Haidt [source: Wade]. Sometimes we can't explain why we think something is right or wrong, we just know that it is.
As you might expect, some philosophers resent the intrusion of scientists on this turf [source: Wade]. Both scientists and philosophers still have to grapple with what these findings could mean for our brains and for society. One thing that doesn't require grappling, however, is the decision to go to the next page. There you'll find lots more information on morality and the brain.
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More Great Links
- Blakeslee, Sandra. "Watching How the Brain Works as It Weighs a Moral Dilemma." New York Times. Sept. 25, 2001. (Sept. 30, 2008) http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0DE7D7143AF936A1575AC0A9679C8B63&sec=&spon=&&scp=7&sq=morality,%20brain&st=cse
- Carey, Benedict. "Brain Injury Said to Affect Moral Choices." New York Times. March 22, 2007. (Sept. 30, 2008) http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/22/science/22brain.html?scp=5&sq=morality,%20brain&st=cse
- Dunham, Will. "Moral dilemma? Brain tells right from wrong." ABC Science. March 22, 2007. (Sept. 30, 2008) http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/2007/1878563.htm
- Gellene, Denise. "Empathy is hard-wired into the mind, study finds." Los Angeles Times. March 22, 2007. (Sept. 30, 2008) http://articles.latimes.com/2007/mar/22/science/sci-empathy22
- Gilbert, Susan. "Scientists Explore the Molding of Children's Morals." New York Times. March 18, 2003. (Sept. 30, 2008) http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0CE7D71731F93BA25750C0A9659C8B63&sec=&spon=&&scp=25&sq=morality,%20brain&st=cse
- Glausiusz, Josie. "Is Morality Innate and Universal?" Discover. May 10, 2007. (Sept. 30, 2008) http://discovermagazine.com/2007/may/the-discover-interview-marc-hauser
- Greene, Joshua D., R. Brian Sommerville, Leigh E. Nystrom, John M. Darley, Jonathan D. Cohen. "An fMRI Investigation of Emotional Engagement in Moral Judgment." Science. Sept. 14, 2001. (Sept. 30, 2008) http://www.wjh.harvard.edu/~jgreene/GreeneWJH/Greene-et-al-Science-9-01.pdf
- Hauser, Marc D. "Is Morality Natural?" Newsweek. Sept. 22, 2008. (Sept. 30, 2008) http://www.newsweek.com/id/158760
- Koenigs, Michael. Liane Young, Ralph Adolphs, Daniel Tranel, Fiery Cushman, Marc Hauser, Antonio Damasio. "Damage to the prefrontal cortex increases utilitarian moral judgments." Nature. April 19, 2007. (Sept. 30, 2008) http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/picrender.fcgi?artid=2244801&blobtype=pdf
- Pinker, Steven. "The Moral Instinct." New York Times. Jan. 13, 2008. (Sept. 30, 2008) http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/13/magazine/13Psychology-t.html?scp=3&sq=morality,%20brain&st=cse
- Saletan, William. "Best of the Brain: The Five Biggest Neuroscience Developments of the Year." Slate. April 25, 2007. (Sept. 30, 2008) http://www.slate.com/id/2164996/
- Saletan, William. "Mind Makes Right." Slate. March 31, 2007. (Sept. 30, 2008) http://www.slate.com/id/2162998
- Saletan, William. "SpongeBoob." Slate. March 23, 2007. (Sept. 30, 2008) http://www.slate.com/id/2162104
- Wade, Nicholas. "An Evolutionary Theory of Right and Wrong." New York Times. Oct. 31, 2006. (Sept. 30, 2008)http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/31/health/psychology/31book.html?scp=4&sq=morality,%20brain&st=cse
- Wade, Nicholas. "Is 'Do Unto Others' Written Into Our Genes?" New York Times. Sept. 18, 2007. (Sept. 30, 2008) http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/18/science/18mora.html?sq=morality,%20brain&st=cse&scp=1&pagewanted=print
- Wade, Nicholas. "Scientist Finds the Beginnings of Morality in Primate Behavior." New York Times. March 20, 2007. (Sept. 30, 2008) http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/20/science/20moral.html?scp=23&sq=morality,%20brain&st=cse


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She arrived paralyzed on her left side, and unable to communicate— the result of a stroke. Within two hours, Yelena Solov age 61 began to move and was able to talk. This is thanks to what is today a routine procedure for the type of stroke she suffered: brain catheterization.
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Archeological Survey of the Proposed Newark City Park, Independence County, Arkansas
Author(s): Robert F. Cande
Year: 1978
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Archeological Survey of the Proposed Newark City Park, Independence County, Arkansas. Robert F. Cande. 1978 ( tDAR id: 119175)
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Investigation Types
Site Evaluation / Testing • Systematic Survey
AAS • Archaeological Survey • Archeological Survey • SWD-OAO
Geographic Keywords
05063 (Fips Code) • Arkansas (State / Territory) • Independence (County) • North America (Continent) • Ozark • United States of America (Country)
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min long: -91.871; min lat: 35.526 ; max long: -91.198; max lat: 35.943 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Sponsor(s): City of Newark
Prepared By(s): Arkansas Archeological Survey, Fayetteville
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General Note: Submitted to: City of Newark


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Using the DCA Software
Applies To: Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2
The information in this section is a User's Guide that you can provide to the users to whom you deploy the DirectAccess Connectivity Assistant (DCA). This information will help them understand how to use the DCA to improve their DirectAccess experience and help them troubleshoot DirectAccess connectivity issues that might occur.
The DirectAccess Connectivity Assistant notification area icon
After the DirectAccess Connectivity Assistant (DCA) program is installed on your computer, it appears as an icon in the notification area of your user interface. The icon provides information about the current status of your corporate connectivity. If you are unable to access corporate resources, check the icon to see if the DCA reports any issues with your DirectAccess connection to the corporate network. If you hover your mouse pointer over the DCA icon, a text message with the current state of the DirectAccess connection appears.
Left-clicking the DCA notification area icon
If you left-click the DCA icon, a pop-up window appears with additional information about the current state of your DirectAccess connection. The information in the window includes steps that you must take to attempt to restore connectivity.
The status represents one of three states, and you can receive details about each by left-clicking the icon:
If the DCA determines that DirectAccess is working as expected with no issues, the icon appears with no warning or error symbols. The pop-up message that appears if you hover over the icon or left-click the icon states Corporate Connectivity is working correctly.
If the DCA determines that the DCA software components are working correctly, but that some aspect of DirectAccess is not working as expected, the icon includes a warning symbol consisting of an exclamation mark in a yellow triangle. The pop-up message that appears if you hover over the icon or left-click the icon states Corporate Connectivity requires user action. This state indicates that DirectAccess is operational, but it requires some action from you to access all resources. This message can appear when there is no Internet connectivity, because you must take action to connect to the Internet.
If the DCA determines that there is Internet access, but no DirectAccess connectivity to your corporate intranet, an icon appears with an error symbol consisting of an X in a red circle. The pop-up message that appears if you hover over the icon or left-click the icon states Corporate Connectivity is not working correctly. This state indicates that no DirectAccess connectivity is available. This type of problem typically cannot be fixed by any action performed by a local user.
Another common pop-up message from DCA that can occur when you resume a DirectAccess-enabled laptop from sleep or hibernation, is a request for you to supply your smartcard (or other supported credentials) to reestablish connectivity to corporate resources. Until you do so, the DCS icon shows the yellow warning state. The pop-up message looks similar to the following diagram:
If your network uses Network Access Protection (NAP) to enforce system health requirements on client computers, such as antivirus software, or the latest security updates for the software installed on your computer, then NAP can block your computer from connecting to corporate resources until the problem is resolved. The DCA pop-up dialog box contains information appropriate to the current connectivity state, and includes links to resources that can help you resolve the problem. The dialog box typically contains a link to a corporate Web page that contains information from your DirectAccess administrators. For example, if the DCA indicates NAP as the cause of connectivity loss, it can direct you to the NAP client software that you can use to remediate the lack of compliance with your organization's security requirements.
When the DCA status is red, indicating no DirectAccess connectivity at all, the pop-up dialog box can include possible reasons for the error.
The messages that DCA can display are listed in the following table:
|Message displayed by DCA
This Windows Edition does not support DirectAccess. Please contact your administrator.
DirectAccess is supported on Windows 7 Ultimate and Enterprise editions, and Windows Server 2008 R2 only. The DCA runs on Windows 7 only.
The corporate network reports that your computer is not compliant with health requirements.
Corporate Network Access Protection (NAP) servers are reporting that the client computer is missing a health certificate. To receive the certificate, you must fix the health problem reported by NAP.
Windows needs your smart card credentials. Please enter your credentials, or lock this computer and then unlock it by using your smart card.
Your administrator can choose to enforce the use of smart cards to access corporate resources with DirectAccess. This message appears the first time your computer attempts to access a corporate resource when smart card credentials are not available. This typically happens after the computer wakes up from sleep or hibernation.
Local names are currently preferred. Prefer corporate names to restore DirectAccess connectivity.
DCA is set to prefer local names. To access corporate resources, you must disable the Prefer local DNS names option. This can be done by selecting the option in the DCA menu, or by restarting the computer.
Windows is not configured for DirectAccess. Please contact your administrator if this problem persists.
The computer is not configured to use DirectAccess. This can be verified in the default logs generated by the Advanced Diagnostics window.
Internet Connectivity is not available. Please connect your computer to the Internet, or start network diagnostics.
Windows cannot connect to the Internet.
Windows cannot contact the DirectAccess server. Please contact your administrator if this problem persists.
The DCA cannot contact the DirectAccess server. The DCA tests its ability to access administrator configured servers to determine this state. The status of connectivity to the test servers can be verified in the default logs generated by the Advanced Diagnostics window.
Windows is unable to resolve corporate network names. Please contact your administrator if this problem persists.
Windows cannot resolve names for resources on the corporate network.
Windows is unable to contact some corporate content resources. Please contact your administrator if this problem persists
The DCA cannot access one or more of the test resources on the corporate network. The status of Corporate Resource connectivity can be verified in the default logs generated by the Advanced Diagnostics window.
Windows has lost basic connectivity with corporate resources. Please contact your administrator if this problem persists.
The DCA cannot access one or more of the test resources on the corporate network. The status of Corporate Resource connectivity can be verified in the default logs generated by the Advanced Diagnostics window.
Microsoft DirectAccess Connectivity Assistant is not properly configured. Please contact your administrator if this problem persists.
The DCA is missing necessary configuration information. Your administrator must configure certain settings for DCA to operate correctly. The current configuration can be viewed in the default logs generated by the Advanced Diagnostics window.
DCA settings are stored in the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\DirectAccessConnectivityAssistant
Right-clicking the DCA notification area icon
When you right-click the DCA notification area icon, a menu appears that enables you to interact with the DCA. The menu consists of the following options:
Advanced Diagnostics
Prefer Local Names
Advanced diagnostics
Selecting this option from the DCA right-click menu displays the Advanced Diagnostics dialog box. The dialog box has detailed information about any current issues that are detected by the DCA. Advanced local users might be able to use the additional detail to solve or work around the issue. If test resources that have been specified by your administrator cannot be accessed, the name of that resource is included in the text of the error message.
As soon as the Advanced Diagnostics dialog box appears, the DCA immediately begins gathering log file information about the DCA and the DirectAccess client. After those logs are gathered and compressed into a .cab file, you can e-mail them to your DirectAccess administrators. You can examine the log files by clicking the link below Advanced log files after they are generated. The log files are plain text, although they are not intended for end users to read or understand. Instead, send them to your DirectAccess administrator by clicking E-mail logs to open a new e-mail message. The log files are in a .cab file that is already attached to the message, and the e-mail is addressed to your DirectAccess administration team. Add any additional information to describe the problem you are experiencing in the body of the e-mail, and then click Send to transmit the e-mail to your DirectAccess administrators. The administrators can use the information that is included in the log to determine the source of the connectivity problems.
Prefer Local DNS Names
When you are on a remote network that is using DirectAccess, all of the name queries from your computer that resolve friendly DNS names that match your organization's DNS name are sent to your corporate DNS name server. Short names are combined with your organization's DNS name. This enables short names for intranet resources such as http://hrweb or \\public to be accessible to you in your remote location. However, this has the effect of making resources on your locally connected network with the same name no longer available by their short name.
For example, if you are at a customer site with a DirectAccess-enabled laptop, and you want to check a Web site on the customer's network named http://thissite, by default it might not work because the name resolution request is sent through DirectAccess to your corporate DNS servers. If your corporate network has a server with that name, then your request resolves to the server on your corporate network instead of the server on the customer's network. If your corporate network does not have a server by that name, the name resolution depends on settings configured by your network administrator. The local customer site might not be accessible by name. Until you install DCA, your options to work around this problem are as follows:
Append ".local" to the end of the shortname. For example, use http://thissite.local.
Look up the IP address of the thissite computer, and use it instead of the friendly name. This might be difficult, and it is complicated by the fact that IP addresses for many computers can change dynamically.
Add an entry for thissite in the file %windir%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts. This file is checked before DNS. This change is permanent as long as the entry exists in the file, and any other computer on other networks with the same name are not accessible by name. This option might work well for a small number of computers, such as a Windows Home Server on your home network, but likely is not a practical solution for business computers.
With DCA installed, you have an option that is less complicated for a user and easy to turn on and off. By selecting the Prefer local DNS names option, you disable name resolution through corporate network DNS servers and use whatever normal name resolution is available to your client computers. This enables you to access computers like your Windows Home Server by name, but it prevents you from accessing any corporate resources by name.
To return to the default DirectAccess behavior, right-click the DCA notification area icon. Click Prefer corporate names. The warning icon changes back to the icon that represents a normal DirectAccess operation.


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Eggplant Lasagna; Lunchbox
Sorry, no pictures again. We have a semi-regular tradition of sharing dinner with another family in our building every couple of weeks – it's a great way to make a complete meal out of the odds & ends of two pantries at the end of the week. Tonight my contribution was an eggplant lasagna, brought to you by the fact that I had 3 eggplant and a box of lasagna noodles to use up. Crushed tomatoes in the pantry are a staple, so the only shopping was for the cheese.
I sliced the eggplant medium-thin, salted it and let it sit in the colander for about 20 minutes. Then I layered it on a plate with some paper towels and microwaved it for 5 minutes (hat-tip to Cook's Illustrated for the idea). What this extra step does is suck a TON of the moisture out of the eggplant so it doesn't make your lasagna watery.
For the sauce, I did a simple base of chopped onion and red pepper, salt, pepper, garlic, Italian herb blend, and a 28-oz can of crushed tomatoes. I let that simmer while the eggplant drained.
Layered it up with some no-boil noodles and mozzarella cheese, grated parmesan on top, and into a 400 degree oven for 35 minutes. Gorgeousness. Like an eggplant parmesan but without the hassle of breading and frying. (Without the oil too, I guess, but I'm pretty sure there was enough extra cheese in the lasagna to wipe out that advantage.)
Lunchbox for Monday: Apple slices with peanut butter (peanut butter on the bottom of the container, apple slices vertical); salami & cheese mini-pita sandwiches; buttered green beans (hey, I can dream, right?)
Seat-of-my-pants Lasagna
Posted by jessica in Dylan Report, Recipe on March 28, 2011
I say "oh, no recipe, I made this up" and it sounds impressive, but really, if you know how to make spaghetti sauce from scratch, you also know how to make lasagna. And since my mother makes the best spaghetti sauce in the known universe, this was pretty much a no-brainer. Read the rest of this entry »
Zuppa de Pesce & Peanut-butter Cupcakes
It's DH's birthday today, so dinner had to be a little special. He requested this fish stew, from Marcella Hazan's Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking. It's a classic in our household too, but made less often now that we have kids. It's not only time-consuming to make, but also time-consuming to shop for, because it includes fish heads as one of Marcella's CRITICAL ingredients. If you've ever read a Marcella Hazan recipe, you already know that they are chock full of instructions like "And in order to make this recipe correctly, you'll need to have been born a Silician fisherman and wake up at the crack of dawn to harvest your own scallops…" which, depending on the kind of cook you are, is either a deal-breaker or something you roll your eyes at and then go buy whatever scallops happen to be available at Whole Foods.
In most cases, I am the second kind of cook. I nod appreciatively at what Marcella is trying to accomplish and then I make the closest approximation I can using American supermarket ingredients because I live in New York City and do not own a farm or a private jet. But before we had kids, we lived in a much trendier neighborhood, and in this neighborhood there was a Really Awesome Fish Place. And one day, after having made this recipe numerous times with no fish heads at all and thinking it was already pretty great, I thought to myself, Hey, Self, I bet the Awesome Fish Place would save some heads for you if you asked them a day or two in advance. And they did. And that week I made the recipe with the heads included and OH MY GOD MARCELLA I AM SO SORRY I EVER DOUBTED YOU. The flavor was SO MUCH RICHER. So, in short, fish heads matter, but require extra shopping, and that's why we don't have this very often anymore.
(PS, if you live in NYC, do NOT order the "fish heads and bones for stock" package from FreshDirect thinking you will get fish heads just because they're in the name of the product. I've tried this twice now and each time have received a very disappointing package of fish spines with NO HEADS. I have written to complain and suggest you do the same.)
(PPS, in spite of my devotion to following Marcella's orders because she is always right, I've still altered the recipe because hers assumes you will be serving 8 people, that you have the kind of money that buys five or six different kinds of shellfish, and also that you have the time to fillet whole fish yourself. And that you are willing to use "1 cup of Italian plum tomatoes from a can" instead of just dumping the whole damn can in because REALLY, THERE IS ONLY SO FAR ONE CAN BEND. I'm not giving exact measurements here because the amounts can be adjusted as needed depending on how many people you're feeding.)


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DHL delivers electric racing cars for the first-ever FIA Formula E DHL Berlin ePrix
Cars delivered using DHL's green logistics solutions with innovative lithium-ion batteries management.
- Cars delivered using DHL's green logistics solutions with innovative lithium-ion batteries management
- Strategic partnership to promote state-of-the-art and environmentally friendly solutions for the future of e-mobility and sustainable green logistics
Bonn,Berlin - DHL today announced the successful delivery of 40 electric racing cars, spare parts and lithium-ion batteries to the iconic Tempelhof complex in Berlin, Germany, for the eighth stop of the FIA Formula E Championship. The delivery was made possible with DHL's industry leading logistics solutions as the Official Logistics and Founding Partner of Formula E.
"With six winners from seven races, Formula E has already proven that it can deliver thrills on the track. DHL's role has been to ensure that the championship runs just as successfully off the track and that the organizers can focus on the racing entertainment in every market," said Ken Allen, CEO, DHL Express. "With an ambitious agenda for the first season that combines a truly global schedule of races and a commitment to a sustainable future, Formula E poses a special logistics challenge. We at DHL have embraced this challenge, because it allows us to showcase our international transportation network and our unrivalled experience in motorsports logistics, while also helping us to explore and trial green technologies and solutions that could help to shape our industry in the future We are delighted to be delivering the Berlin ePrix to the German public as title sponsor of the race and as a leading German company that has helped Formula E evolve from a pioneering idea to a global racing championship."
For the FIA Formula E Championship series, DHL provides an extensive range of logistics services, incorporating the most efficient and green technology and processes available today to ensure all race equipment required for each location is delivered safely and on time. The championship is the first global, fully-electric racing series, and is a major undertaking - spanning ten cities in almost ten months and covering a total distance of over 50 000 kilometers. The shipping requirements for the championship amount to about 450 tons per race, which equates to more than 25 freight containers to each location. Alongside the race cars, DHL ships equipment including about 200 tyres, 20 charging units and 45 batteries to the races. The lithium ion batteries, which weigh 320kg and contain 200kg of lithium ion cells, require specialist handling, packaging and certification in many markets. To ensure that Formula E's logistics is sustainable, DHL has employed modes of transport such as ocean or rail whenever the schedule has allowed, in order to minimize the carbon emissions of the championship. Any emissions generated will then be offset by Formula E through its partnership with FIA Institute and participation in its Carbon Offset Initiative.
"In DHL, we have a partner who is not just a leader in its field, but who is committed to evolving to meet the needs of the future," said Alejandro Agag, CEO, Formula E Holdings "For Formula E, it was critical that we worked with a global logistics leader that would help us to deliver our first season flawlessly around the world. More importantly, we also wanted a forward-thinking partner who would embrace our commitment to a sustainable future and work with us to develop a supply chain that minimized our carbon footprint. DHL have seen the potential of this joint effort from day one, and we hope that the insights from our cooperation over the coming years will also further benefit their customers in the future."
DHL is a leading provider of sustainable logistics solutions. E-mobility and carbon-free vehicle concepts are key elements of Deutsche Post DHL Group's aim to improve the CO2 efficiency of its own operations and those of its transport contractors by 30 percent by 2020.


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Atmosphere: Photos by Andreas Minge
Beautiful photos of storm clouds in Sukhothai, Thailand.
Photography is my passion, my obsession and my meditation all in one. And I take my time. That's why I love landscapes. You can talk to the trees while sliding in the mud, wading in the river or jump two meters high because of an scary snake. The harder it gets the better the photo. It is never boring and it's not always that funny. You may come back to see a totally different scene. When you wait for the right light you have got time to think. That´s the meditation part. Sometimes the light keeps you waiting. You may figure out things you don't have the time for any other time.


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PR Account Director Vicky is kbc's adventure specialist, leading PR activity for Destination British Columbia, Snowsport England and Utah Office of Tourism.
Vicky joined us in January 2018 to continue a 14-year PR career which has seen her delivering innovative, high impact media campaigns and developing key partnerships that have generated a wealth of exposure, driving both awareness and sales for a wide portfolio of respected brands. These include Neilson Active Holidays, Pierre & Vacances, The Tirol Tourist Board, Le Boat and the Ski Club of Great Britain among others. More recently she has also worked with activewear, sports and luxury lifestyle brands.
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Vicky loves active and experiential travel, and especially discovering new destinations. Her creativity and passion for what she does is balanced with a keen eye for detail, a strategic approach and a weird fondness for spreadsheets.


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DIS Unplugged Podcast – 11/13/16 – Disneyland Show
In the news this week, attendance is down at Disney parks, Disneyland releases its handmade candy cane schedule, and some troubling changes have come to the Christmas Fantasy parade, plus the team discusses the food and entertainment at the Festival of Holidays at Disney California Adventure. To get in touch with the team, check out our contact page.
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PHOENIX (Reuters) - Opponents of Arizona's tough crackdown on illegal immigration made a bid on Tuesday to challenge a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that will allow police to enforce the so-called show-me-your-papers provision.
A coalition of civil rights organizations asked a federal judge in Phoenix to stay implementation of the key provision of the Arizona law that requires police to check the immigration status of people they stop, the American Civil Liberties Union said.
The immigration status check provision was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in late June, in a mixed ruling that also struck down three other sections of the Arizona law.
Plaintiffs including the ACLU, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund and the National Day Laborer Organizing Network asked Judge Susan Bolton for a preliminary injunction until she has had time to consider additional claims that the section was "unconstitutional."
The new challenge is part of an existing lawsuit filed two years ago. The rights groups argued in the new motion that the section upheld by the Supreme Court "unlawfully discriminates against Latinos and individuals of Mexican origin" and violates the Constitution.
The groups also presented what they said was "new evidence" that, if it is allowed to go into effect, that section would violate the principle that federal immigration law preempts state immigration enforcement laws.
Arizona's Republican Governor Jan Brewer signed the immigration law in April 2010, arguing that the administration of President Barack Obama had failed to secure the state's porous southwest border with Mexico.
A spokesman for Brewer dismissed the new legal move as "unsurprising," and said the Supreme Court has "already spoken unanimously on the constitutionality of this provision."
"Governor Brewer is hopeful Arizona law enforcement will soon at long last be empowered to enforce SB 1070, showing that it can be done fairly, lawfully and in harmony with civil rights and the Constitution," the spokesman, Matthew Benson, said in a statement.
"Ultimately, that's the only way that residents of this State will be able to put to rest the fear-mongering and outrageous allegations made by opponents of SB 1070," he added.
The Obama administration challenged Arizona's immigration crackdown in court two years ago, saying the U.S. Constitution gives the federal government sole authority over immigration policy.
Critics say the Arizona law will lead to racial profiling in a state where Hispanics represent nearly a third of its 6.5 million people. Of those, an estimated 360,000 are illegal immigrants. Most U.S. illegal immigrants are Hispanics, with many entering the country through Mexico.
In its June 25 ruling, the Supreme Court struck down three provisions. They required immigrants to carry immigration papers at all times, banned illegal immigrants from soliciting work in public places, and allowed police to arrest immigrants without warrants if officers believed they had committed crimes that could warrant deportation.
In court papers lodged on Tuesday, the plaintiffs also asked the judge to block a separate provision of SB 1070 that creates a state crime for "harboring" undocumented individuals, which it argued was "unconstitutional" in light of the Supreme Court ruling.
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Tibetan Black Quartz Necklace. By SIGIL.
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Authors are solicited to contribute original, unpublished contributions in all aspects of computational intelligence and intelligent systems. Submitted articles must not be concurrently considered elsewhere for publication.
Final Paper Submission due: October 10, 2019
Notification of Acceptance: October 20, 2019
Final Registration Deadline: October 30, 2019
Conference: November 23-25, 2019
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Computational Intelligence and Intelligent Systems
2019 The 2nd International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Intelligent Systems (CIIS 2019) aims at addressing advances in research on computational intelligence and intelligent systems, covering topics ranging from enabling technologies to emerging applications and industrial experiences. CIIS aims to encourage researchers and practitioners to exchange and share their experiences.
Authors are solicited to contribute original, unpublished contributions in all aspects of computational intelligence. We look forward to welcoming you at Bangkok, Thailand during November 23-25, 2019.
Conference Proceedings
Conference proceedings will include the accepted and registered full papers by ACM CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS with ISBN 978-1-4503-7259-6, which is Ei Compendex, Scopus, Thomson Reuters. Conference Proceedings Citation Index (ISI Web of Science), etc.
The conference proceedings of 2018 has been published in ACM conference proceedings (978-1-4503-6595-6). Successfully online (Click), EI Compendex and SCOPUS.
Technical Scopes:
Topics are interested but not limited to:
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2) Automated Planning
3) Bayesian Networks
4) Chaotic Systems
5) Clustering
6) Combinatorial Search
7) Complex Systems
8) Distributed Artificial Intelligence
9) Distributed Systems
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Topics are interested but not limited to:
10) Embedded Systems
11) Evolutionary Systems
12) Expert System
13) Forecasting
14) Fuzzy Logic
15) Fuzzy Systems
16) Genetic Algorithm
17) Genetic Programming
18) Knowledge Representation
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Topics are interested but not limited to:
19) Knowledge-based Systems
20) Machine Learning
21) Multi-Agent Systems
22) Neural Fuzzy Systems
23) Neural Genetic Systems
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25) Pattern Recognition
26) Planning and Scheduling
27) Probabilistic Reasoning
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Topics are interested but not limited to:
28) Qualitative Reasoning
29) Quantum Computing
30) Reinforcement Learning
31) Self-Organizing Maps
32) State Space Search
33) Statistical Data Analysis
34) Support Vector Machines
35) Swarm Intelligence
36) Time Series Analysis


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