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The medical tricorder was a specialized version of the standard Starfleet tricorder. It was equipped with sensors and analysis software tailored for medical diagnostic purposes. They were usually the first tool a Starfleet doctor utilized when assessing a patient's condition. Medical tricorders could function aboard ship in sickbay as well as on away missions. (TOS: "The Man Trap")
Medical tricorders were in use aboard Starfleet vessels as early as the mid-22nd century. In 2153, Doctor Phlox noted that Sim had disassembled Phlox's medical tricorder, when commenting on his aptitude for engineering. (ENT: "Similitude")
Medical tricorders used throughout the years have been essentially similar in design to that of the standard tricorder, with the same available features and interface. The major difference is the addition of a deployable hand scanner. While some standard tricorders also have removable scanners, the medical tricorder's is much more advanced and can provide detailed scans of an entire individual, or give focus to a single area. (TOS: "The Man Trap"; TNG: "When The Bough Breaks")
They could also be used to perform quick multivariate analysis, such as the comparison of several different blood samples. (TOS: "Plato's Stepchildren")
It is not necessary to use the scanner for the tricorder to function. The scanner can be separated from the tricorder, either to feed data to another source (TNG: "Up The Long Ladder") or not be attached to the tricorder at all. (DS9: "Babel")
While the suite of sensors installed on medical tricorders is advanced, it is generally no substitute for the advanced and specialized equipment in a sickbay facility. Although very accurate on the living, it is taught in the first year of Starfleet Medical School that medical tricorders are not as accurate on the dead. (TNG: "Genesis", "All Good Things..."; DS9: "The Passenger")
Although tricorders in general are widely available to starship personnel, medical tricorders are not normally made available to non-medical personnel outside sickbay. Despite this, hypochondriac William Telfer managed to obtain one for his own personal use on the USS Voyager. (VOY: "Good Shepherd")
A medical tricorder could, in certain instances, provide a recommended course of treatment for an individual in hostile terrain. Captain Lisa Cusak followed the advice of her medical tricorder when stranded on a Class L planet to give herself fifteen CCs of tri-ox every four hours to compensated for the excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. (DS9: "The Sound of Her Voice")
In 2258 of the alternate reality, the medical tricorder consisted of a scanning rod and handheld feedback monitor. (Star Trek) The following year, the scanner had been redesigned into a white oval-shape reminiscent of the previous monitor, and could be stored inside a normal tricorder. (Star Trek Into Darkness)
Shortly after being activated in 2371 following the disastrous catapulting of the USS Voyager to the Delta Quadrant, The Doctor requested of Harry Kim a tricorder and expressed irritation when Kim handed him a normal tricorder rather than a medical one. (VOY: "Caretaker")
In 2374, Seven of Nine described a medical tricorder she imagined in the following manner: "Duritanium casing. Seven point six centimeters by nine point eight centimeters by three point two centimeters. Alphanumeric display" (VOY: "Retrospect")


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Huge Microsoft Patch Fills Windows, Office, IE Holes
Microsoft released 10 updates to various versions of Windows, components of Microsoft Office, and a cumulative update to Internet Explorer on Tuesday. The company patched a total of 31 vulnerabilities in the update, with some being highly exploitable.
The most serious one is the update for Internet Explorer, MS09-019: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer. This update addresses a critical vulnerability on every client version of Windows. 8 separate vulnerabilities are patched in this update, including one which was publicly disclosed in 2007. While this very old vulnerability has been public knowledge for some time, there are no known reports of exploit code and Microsoft's exploitability index states that functioning exploit code for it is unlikely.
5 of the other 7 vulnerabilities are some sort of HTML or DHTML "Object Memory Corruption Vulnerability". One of them is interesting for affecting only Internet Explorer 8, the most recent and highly-scrutinized version. This vulnerability appears to be easy to exploit if DEP is not enabled, but unlikely to be exploited on systems on which DEP is enabled. This vulnerability on pre-release IE8 was the subject of a high-profile exploit at the last CanSecWest Pwn2Own contest, but that exploit used a hole through DEP that was patched before IE8 was shipped.
Only one of the other vulnerabilities has an exploitability index of 1, meaning that functioning exploit code is likely. It is rated critical only on IE6 on Windows XP and doesn't affect IE7 or IE8. 2 other vulnerabilities in IE7 on Vista could result in "inconsistent" exploit code.
There are 6 updates for Microsoft Windows:
- MS09-018: Vulnerabilities in Active Directory Could Allow Remote Code ExecutionThis update is rated critical for Windows 2000, important for Windows XP and Server 2003 and not applicable to other versions. This update fixes 2 separate vulnerabilities; one is critical and exploitable, the other not critical and unlikely to be exploitable. "Remote code execution possibility exists on Windows 2000 servers that expose the LDAP service (default tcp/389) on the network."
- MS09-022: Vulnerabilities in Windows Print Spooler Could Allow Remote Code ExecutionThis update is rated critical for Windows 2000, moderate for Windows XP and Server 2003 and, ironically, important for Windows Vista and Server 2008, the usually less-severely affected versions.
- MS09-025: Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel Could Allow Elevation of PrivilegeThis update is rated important for all supported versions of Windows. 4 vulnerabilities patched. Privilege elevation bugs are sometimes used in combination with other vulnerabilities in order to accomplish a more sophisticated exploit.
- MS09-026: Vulnerability in RPC Could Allow Elevation of PrivilegeThis update is rated important for all supported versions of Windows. On the one hand the advisory says that this is an error in "...the Windows remote procedure call (RPC) facility where the RPM Marshalling Engine does not update its internal state appropriately." On the other hand, the exploitability index says that "This vulnerability does not directly affect any Microsoft software. However, workstations on which RPC services are implemented from independent software vendors might be susceptible to remote code execution if this security update is not installed." So it's important, but it's not so clear where the error is.
- MS09-020: Vulnerabilities in Internet Information Services (IIS) Could Allow Elevation of PrivilegeThis update is rated important for Windows 2000, XP and Server 2003, and not applicable to Vista and Server 2008. One of the 2 vulnerabilities in this advisory was publicly disclosed last month after it was exploited in the wild, so clearly it is exploitable, although only for information disclosure.
- MS09-023: Vulnerability in Windows Search Could Allow Information Disclosure This update is rated moderate for Windows XP and Server 2003, and not applicable to all other versions. A script execution bug exists in the way file previews are generated that could result in inappropriate information disclosure.
One update, MS09-024: Vulnerability in Microsoft Works Converters Could Allow Remote Code Execution, is rated critical for Word 2000, important for Word 2002, Word 2003, Word 2007, Works 8.5 and Works 9.0. It's a simple buffer overflow in the Works file importer for .wps files. Word 2007 SP2 is not affected.
A separate vulnerability in Microsoft Word, MS09-027: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution, is rated critical for Word 2000 and important for a wide variety of Word products including the Mac versions, the file viewers and file compatibility packs. It fixes 2 separate buffer overflow vulnerabilities one of which is exploitable for remote code execution. Word 2000 users beware.
Finally, a vulnerability in Microsoft Excel, MS09-021: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution, is rated critical for Excel 2000 and important for a wide variety of Excel products including the Mac versions, the file viewers, file compatibility packs and the Sharepoint Server. 7 separate vulnerabilities are patched, 6 of them critical on Excel 2000. 4 of these are likely to produce functioning exploit code for remote code execution, but the rating is only critical on Excel 2000 because of mitigating factors in later versions.
Originally posted on the PCMag.com security blog, Security Watch.

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Royal Ballet dancers can get through up to six pairs of pointe shoes a week. That's a lot of shoes, most of them made by Freed of London, a major supplier of custom-made pointe shoes to the world's top ballet dancers.
We recently took Royal Ballet First Artists Leanne Cope and Nathalie Harrison to Freed's factory in East London for a behind-the-scenes insight into how this most vital tool of a dancer's profession are made. They also had a chance to meet those who hand-make up to 40 pairs of shoes a day to dancers' individual specifications.
With shoes costing the company £250,000 each season - at £216 a week for a busy dancer - the Royal Opera House runs an annual Pointe Shoe Appeal to raise funds. The face of this year's appeal is Principal Lauren Cuthbertson, who recently re-opened the Freed shop in St Martin's Lane, London.


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- Sat Jul 28, 2018 3:00 pm
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Planned improvements for 2018
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Re: Planned improvements for 2018
Three items from the planned improvements list have now been (partially) implemented: Filter/refine search results Sample search strategies ( genealogyindexer.org/guide ) and/or guided searches Visual changes to better suit high-resolution displays and mobile phones These will be further developed a...
- Thu Mar 01, 2018 7:50 am
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- Topic: residence of family
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Re: residence of family
Names of your father and his parents? Occupations?
- Fri Feb 09, 2018 9:43 am
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- Topic: Planned improvements for 2018
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Planned improvements for 2018
Planned improvements for Genealogy Indexer (hopefully) during 2018, separate from continued addition of searchable content: OCR-Adjusted search method for finding matches despite OCR errors improved for Fraktur/Gothic/Blackletter fonts and extended to Cyrillic and Hebrew Automatic suggestion of matc...
- Sat Oct 14, 2017 2:45 pm
- Forum: Requests
- Topic: Kiev directories
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Re: Kiev directories
Thanks very much, I will try to add these.
- Tue Aug 01, 2017 9:20 am
- Forum: How do I...?
- Topic: Chamber of commerce in berlin's email?
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Re: Chamber of commerce in berlin's email?
Numerous directories for Berlin are viewable (and somewhat searchable) at https://www.zlb.de/besondere-angebote/berliner-adressbuecher.html . Many have a section organized by name, a section organized by street address, and a section organized by type of business. You can browse/search yourself on t...
- Fri Apr 14, 2017 8:40 am
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Volunteering
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I might be seeking volunteers for genealogy projects in the future. If you complete this volunteer interest form , I will contact you about appropriate projects if/when they become available to see if you want to volunteer. Completing the form does not obligate you to volunteer, it is only an expres...
- Wed Feb 08, 2017 5:30 pm
- Forum: Requests
- Topic: 1957 Berlin Directory
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Re: 1957 Berlin Directory
Thanks for sharing this. Unfortunately, the images posted online would not yield accurate OCR results due to their low resolution. However, I will inquire whether there are better images offline.
- Tue Sep 27, 2016 11:42 am
- Forum: Other Sites
- Topic: Notary Records for Many Galician Towns Online
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Notary Records for Many Galician Towns Online
[Update 27 Sep 2016: records from many more towns added, plus more records from Rzeszow] The Polish State Archives in Przemysl has posted online scans of many notary records from Debica, Dobromil, Glogow Malopolski, Kolbuszowa, Krakowiec, Lezajsk, Nisko, Pilzno, Pruchnik, Przeworsk, Radomysl, Radym...
- Mon May 02, 2016 2:45 pm
- Forum: Notes
- Topic: Two copies of some directories
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Two copies of some directories
Directories with "Copy 2" in their title are independently scanned second copies, added to increase your likelihood of finding matches despite OCR errors. Some types of OCR errors might occur for only one copy, so, by having two copies, you might find a match that you otherwise would not. This is es...
- Tue Apr 19, 2016 10:41 pm
- Forum: Other Sites
- Topic: Non-Galician Jewish sources digitized by the Ossolineum
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Non-Galician Jewish sources digitized by the Ossolineum
Sources mentioning Jews in towns outside Galicia, typically property, tax, or resident lists, are downloadable from the Ossolineum website at the links below (for Galician sources, click here ). Page numbers indicate the apparent beginning of Jewish names, and Jewish entries might continue for more ...


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In both 2011 and 2012, I did a roundup of the most read 200 World Bank blogposts of the year, and compared the performance of the various World Bank blogs in terms of readership. What did blogging at the World Bank in 2013 look like?
Table 1 compares the Bank's blogs in terms of how many of the 200 most-read posts they produced. As before, I excluded pages that didn't look like posts – blog home pages, blogger profiles, thematic pages, and so on. I got the data on views from Omniture. This apparently gives more precise – and typically lower – page view figures than the Bank's blogger platform whose counts are vulnerable to spammers. Readers who manage to read an entire blogpost without clicking on the URL of the post (e.g. through Feedly or the now defunct Google Reader) won't show up in my numbers are readers
Table 1: How the Bank's blogs fared in 2013
Africa Can End Poverty occupies number one slot for the third year running, but it had only 29 top-200 posts this year compared to 39 last year. This year has been a good year for Voices - Perspectives on Development, which rose from 6th to 2nd position, and for Let's Talk Development which regained the number 3 slot it occupied in 2011. Open Data continues its rise, up from number 7 to number 4, which it shares this year with Development Impact which drops two places. EduTech drops three places to number 6, while People, Spaces, Deliberation held fairly steady. YouThink is one of three blogs in the top ten for this first year, up from number 22 last year to number 7 this year. Sadly, the inauspiciously named East Asia & the Pacific on the rise continues to fall, sliding from 4th position last year to 9th this year. The second new top-10 entry this year is Shanta Deverajan's new blog Future Development which notched up a remarkable 8 top-200 posts this year despite being in business for only three months. Sharing number 10 slot is Private Sector Development – another new entry into the top-10.
East Asia isn't the only blog on a downward trend. Development in a Changing Climate is heading firmly downwards (6th in 2011, 17th in 2012, and 23rd this year), as is Governance for Development (7th in 2011, 14th in 2012, and 23rd this year). Prospects for Development is also trending downwards. Some blogs – such as Arab Voices and Views, Investing in Health, and Political Risk and Emerging Markets – have rarely ever got a top-200 post.
Table 2 lists the top-25 posts of 2013. Click here for the top-200.
Table 2: Top-25 World Bank blog posts of 2013*
* The period covered is January 1, 2013 – December 11, 2013. Data on views were obtained from Omniture, which apparently gives more precise – and typically lower – page view figures than the Bank's blogger platform
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Adam, thanks for compiling and sharing the report. Would be interesting to see how the most read correlates with the number of comments, and what made these top blogs successful (authors, topic, content, marketing, etc...). More than happy to discuss further.


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Sewing With Nancy's 30th Anniversary Special - Part 2
Season 2600 Episode 2615 | 26m 46s
Gail Brown, Natalie Sewell, and Eileen Roche are among the special guests that reminisce with Nancy about past TV programs and their experiences then and now on Sewing With Nancy. See touching "Creative Kindness" and "Nancy's Corner" excerpts and hilarious TV clips and bloopers. Plus, hear from several of Nancy's sewing fans.
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BP is a British multinational oil and gas company headquartered in London. It is the third-largest energy company and fourth-largest company in the world measured by 2011 revenues.
Like any other business, large or small, BP must refresh its technology platforms to keep up with new advances. This means ensuring that the latest operating system is available to all its employees, regardless of location. Following the release of Windows 7, BP created its own build of the software dubbed Voyager and intended to roll it out to 10,500 users across Europe. It needed the right partner to ensure this massive deployment was both successful and cost-effective.
BP worked with Fujitsu to either upgrade or replace thousands of devices over a two year period. The success of the project also led Fujitsu to deliver a similar service across the UK, Australia, South America and New Zealand.


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"Other bipartisan groups of senators have stood in the same spot before, trumpeting similar proposals. But we believe this will be the year Congress finally gets it done. The politics on this issue have been turned upside down,"
— Sen. Charles Schumer after leading Democratic and Republican senators pledged to propel far-reaching immigration legislation through the Senate by summer providing a possible path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million people now in the U.S. illegally.
"For me it's not just about the Boy Scouts of America, it's about equality. This is a step toward equality in all aspects."
— Jennifer Tyrrell, a lesbian mom who was ousted as den leader of her son's Cub Scout pack in Ohio, commenting after the Boy Scouts of America said it may soon give sponsors of troops the authority to decide whether to accept gays as scouts and leaders.
"I will be coming back here every day until the blood of our martyrs is avenged."
— 19-year-old carpenter Islam Nasser in a statement as protesters battled police for hours in Cairo and thousands marched through Egypt's three Suez Canal cities in direct defiance of a nighttime curfew and state of emergency.


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"All Day I Have Been Afraid" won the $1,000 Third Place in the 2002 Davoren Hanna International Poetry Competition.
Judge Billy Collins writes:A very disquieting poem right from its title, "All Day I Have Been Afraid" is a journey through a Larkin-like cycle of depression. One unsettling image after another describes a toxic world where Nature with its sick sun and threatening moon offers no solace.
Judge Carol Ann Duffy writes:Written in Unrhyming couplets which worry away at its subject of fear and anxiety like wringing hands, this poem is remarkable for its images of the sun and moon. The moon is a machete. The sun "grips the hills" like someone getting into a sickbed. The language is simple, perhaps consciously clipped, as it recounts the collage of worry and paranoia which makes up the poem.
All Day I Have Been Afraid
I heard Mrs. Lee scream Kill me! Kill me!
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Gratitude is defined as a feeling of thankfulness or appreciation. Being grateful makes us aware of the good things in our lives and recent mental health studies are discovering the link between gratitude and what it can do for us – better sleep and better attitudes.
But are we thankful enough?
How many of us spend time considering how blessed we are? As we go through our sometimes mundane daily activities do we reflect on all the good things in our lives or do we take them for granted without much consideration at all? We're guessing the latter. It's easy to do - focusing on our to-do list, which never seems to shorten, or about the bills coming up.
Last year researchers discovered links to better sleep among grateful people. A study by a psychology professor published in Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being reported that writing in a gratitude journal for 15 minutes every evening helped students worry less at bedtime and sleep longer and better afterward.
Apparently when we focus on the good things in our lives, however minor they may seem, it gives us an overall feeling of well-being and happiness. No more glass half empty.
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The people around us matter and it's important for us to let them know that the cupcake they surprised us with on a rainy Monday afternoon meant something special to us.
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Plug Power Inc. slumped on Monday in response to harsh criticism of fuel-cell technology while Pfizer Inc. was one of the biggest gainers in the S&P 500.
Plug Power Inc. PLUG, -1.45% shares sank 14% while Ballard Power Systems Inc. BLDP, -0.53% fell 1.9% and FuelCell Energy Inc. FCEL, -4.61% lost 2.6%.
Analyst Trip Chowdhry at Global Equities Research dismissed fuel cells as a viable fuel source for automobiles. "Fuel cell cars are complete failure and a nonevent," he said. "Fuel cell powered car lacks in power density, hence a typical fuel cell powered car will go 0 – 60 miles per hour in 11 seconds, which is much slower than Tesla Model S, which goes 0 – 60 in 5.4 seconds," Chowdhry said in his report. He test drove a fuel cell car from Honda.
U.S.-listed shares of AstraZeneca PLC AZN, +1.46% climbed 12% while Pfizer PFE, -0.90% shares rose 4%. AstraZeneca said Monday it didn't receive a specific merger proposal from Pfizer. The announcement followed a statement from Pfizer PFE, -0.90% that it had made another takeover approach to AstraZeneca with an offer pegged at nearly $100 billion, but AstraZeneca declined to discuss a deal.
Roper Industries Inc. ROP, +1.31% shares rallied 6.8%. The maker of engineered products and communication technology on Monday reported adjusted earnings of $1.46 a share in the first quarter, significantly above the $1.35 a share forecast by analysts in a FactSet survey.
Pepco Holdings Inc. US:POM gained 5.3%. The electricity provider reportedly hired advisers for a strategic review, according to various financial news websites which cited an exclusive report from SparkSpread.
Furiex Pharmaceuticals Inc. US:FURX shares surged 28%. Forest Laboratories Inc. US:FRX said Monday it agreed to buy Furiex for $95 a share, or roughly $1.1 billion in cash. Forest could also pay an additional $30 a share, or about $360 million, depending on the status of Furiex's lead product eluxadoline. Forest Labs are off 1.7%.
Shares of Newmont Mining Corp. NEM, +2.91% fell 6.4%. The gold miner ended merger talks with Barrick Gold Corp. US:ABX, according to a statement from the latter. "Although Barrick believes the interests of shareholders are best served through the completion of this business combination, Newmont's Board has determined that the interests of Newmont's shareholders are best served by remaining independent," Barrick said. Shares of Barrick were off 2.9%.
Bank of America Corp. BAC, -0.63% shares fell 6.1%. The bank said Monday it would make a downward revision of its regulatory capital amounts and ratios.
National Oilwell Varco Inc. NOV, -3.16% shares declined 7%. The oil-field-services equipment manufacturer on Monday reported better-than-expected first-quarter adjusted profit of $1.40 a share but sales came in at $5.78 billion, falling short of analysts' estimate of $5.82 billion.
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CES 2015 Cameras
The annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is often a pretty good indication of what the year holds for camera technology. Here are the latest models to come out of CES in 2015.
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Panasonic DMC-TS30
Panasonic's scaled-down version of their rugged camera is easy on the wallet, pricing out at just $179.99 at first release. Of course, to get down to that price, the camera trims down a few features--does it offer enough to make it worth a pur...
Grade: B- Price: $119.00
Panasonic Lumix DMC-SZ10
Most budget cameras ax extras like wi-fi and a good optical zoom. While the $199 Panasonic DMC-SZ10 isn't the cheapest camera around, it does offer a few features that are harder to find at this price point.Despite being small enough to fit in...
Grade: C+ Price: $330.00
Canon PowerShot SX610
The Canon PowerShot SX610 is a slightly downgraded version of the SX710--it's still a good option for travel, but it's a bit easier on the budget than its big brother.The SX610 sports an 18x optical zoom, where the SX710 offers a bigger 30...
Grade: B- Price: $200.00
Panasonic DMC-TS6
The Panasonic DMC-TS6 is designed for outdoor adventures. While there's a handful of similar options, one of the highlighting features is that the TS6 hits an excellent burst speed of 10 fps, a big plus for those shooting rugged sports.The TS6...
Grade: A- Price: $998.00
Nikon D5500
The Nikon D5500 mixes the company's longstanding DSLR reputation with some new tech, switching to a touchscreen, while continuing to slim down the body. But do all the new smartphone-esque features like the touchscreen and wi-fi ruin what'...
Grade: A Price: $747.00
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS45
Where the Panasonic ZS50 is designed as a top-of-the-line compact travel zoom, the ZS50 is more consumer-oriented camera, trading a few of the more advanced features for a wink-to-shoot selfie feature.The ZS45 keeps a compact body and a 1/2.3"...
Grade: A- Price: $299.00
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS50
More megapixels isn't always better—that's the motto Panasonic is taking with the compact zoom ZS50 camera. While there's a lower number of megapixels on the ZS50 from the older ZS40, that move is designed to bump up the low ligh...
Grade: A Price: $369.00
Canon PowerShot ELPH 170
Adding another $30 to Canon's most basic 2015 model gets you a better zoom, but not a whole lot else. Introduced at the Consumer Electronics Show, the 170 is a basic, yet portable camera.The 12x zoom allows the small 170 to get up close, and i...
Grade: C- Price: $140.00
Canon Powershot ELPH 160
Point-and-shoots aren't going anywhere--Canon released five of them at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show alone. The Canon Powershot ELPH 160 is the cheapest of the bunch, a no-frills camera that's easy on the budget.The Canon ELPH 160 use...
Grade: B- Price: $200.00
Canon PowerShot SX710 HS
The Canon PowerShot SX710 sports a 30x zoom at about half the weight of their 50x super zoom, making it an excellent option for travel. While the SX710 sports a solid 30x zoom, it can also focus on objects as close as .4 inches from the front of t...
Grade: B+ Price: $370.00
Canon PowerShot SX530
Introduced at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show, the Canon SX530 sports a 50x zoom, along with HD video and wi-fi.Super Zooms are a growing category, thanks largely to the fact that cell phone camera technology hasn't yet offered such a big z...
Grade: B Price: $249.00


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Exiting Miss Wayland offers thoughts on her year
Note: We asked Miss Wayland 2007 Amy Rendon to share her thoughts about her role as the university representative and what that has meant as she prepares to crown the next winner on Nov. 3. Rendon is a senior Spanish major from Midland.
If someone would have told me a year ago that I would be Miss Wayland, I wouldn't have believed it. Being crowned Miss Wayland was an unexpected honor and an undeserved privilege. I can still remember hearing my name called on stage, and I think my heart might have stopped beating for a second as I scanned the crowds. I saw my family and friends cheering and saw tears welling up in my mother's eyes. I couldn't believe that they had picked me.
I come from a very hard background. It was difficult to believe that dreams come true. Coming to Wayland has been a breath of fresh air and freedom. I came from a place of hurt into a community where I was viewed as worthy. The crown was a symbol; a symbol of belonging. I could never express my gratitude to the family of Wayland, for loving me for me. I could never with a million words describe how freeing it is to know that I was chosen to represent this school just being who I am. All my life circumstances have echoed through my ears and thoughts that I couldn't make it. When I won that night and saw my family's tears, it was almost as if God was speaking to me, "I love you. You're worth it, and I am the one writing the story of your life."
I will be a college graduate in May of 2008, and I will be the first person in my family to have that honor. Wayland made that possible.
My reign has been a roller-coaster ride, and I have loved every second of it. From learning how to eat properly, to judging other pageants, to speaking to this community and other Wayland officials, I have been able to represent Wayland and Christ. My heart has been filled to the brim with happiness and joy. Throughout the year, I was able to be with many young students in our community. I got to see the faces of young people who are walking where I had walked. I have been able to tell them that dreams come true. Wayland's slogan is "Seek your dream," and that is so evident in my life. Wayland changed my life, and I have so enjoyed telling young people that dreams are possible, and there is hope.
While working with the crown, I developed a passion for education. I am now applying to the master's degree program in education. I want to impact the youth of this country and show them that there is hope. Dreams do come true.
I have met so many people and heard so many stories. I loved hearing other people's stories and knowing how important they all are. Just as I was accepted and valued for who I am, I was able to show others that they have value just as they are and where they come from. I am especially thankful for the time I was able to spend with women, who in this era are so attacked by self-esteem issues. I do not fit the normal perception of beauty. I am not a size two, and I don't have flawless skin or blonde hair. But I know that I am beautiful because of the beauty that God sees from the inside out. I was able to impact women in this community and tell them that the most important beauty comes from the inside, and beauty on the outside comes in all shapes and sizes with different personalities and backgrounds.
My best memory of this year was being able to say thank you to the board members and those who fund this university. It meant so much to me to be able to say thank you to those who were involved in changing my life and making my dreams come true financially. I am so proud to represent this great school. And I will not stop when I give up the crown. I will continue to be a representative for Wayland.
Even though I will be handing down my season of Wayland royalty, I will still see myself as a princess in my heavenly Father's kingdom. Still representing Him won't end for me. Wayland will always be in my heart. Miss Wayland will always be a part of me. I am a part of a legacy. I feel so honored to be counted among the ranks of Miss Wayland. Miss Wayland is about service, and I will continue serving through Wayland's new program, the President's Ambassadors.
I want Wayland Baptist University to be a legacy. I want to be part of carrying on the tradition. I am excited to see the next beautiful girl who will be able to serve this university and this community. It will be an honor to crown another deserving girl and see her dreams come true.


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Last Reviewed Date: Sep 05, 2019
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A look at Britain's Prince Harry's life.
Here, Prince Harry, younger brother to Prince William, is welcomed by the villagers upon his arrival in Lamjung during a five day visit to Nepal, his first official tour of the country, March 21, 2016.
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Prince Harry visits the village of Leorani in the Himalayan foothills on March 21, 2016 in Bardia, Nepal.
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Prince Harry (wearing a feta turban after being given the honor of being "village headman") dances during a visit to the village of Leorani in the Himalayan foothills on March 21, 2016 in Bardia, Nepal.
Prince Harry wears a turban after being given the honor of being "village headman" during a visit to the village of Leorani in the Himalayan foothills on March 21, 2016 in Bardia, Nepal.
Prince Harry chats to rangers as he learns about tiger traps with the WWF and local rangers in Bardia National Park (Western Nepal) on day three of his visit to Nepal on March 21, 2016 in Bardia, Nepal.
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Prince Harry wears a Topi, a traditional Nepalese hat, at Danna homestay village on March 21, 2016 in Bardia, Nepal.
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Britain's Prince William, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, and Prince Harry (L-R) arrive to attend the Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey in London, Britain March 14, 2016.
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Britain's Prince Harry (R) walks with Matt Jones, Director of Boultbee Flight Academy, past Battle of Britain aircraft at Goodwood Aerodrome in West Sussex, England, Sept. 15, 2015.
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Prince Harry attends the "Step Short" commemorative event in Folkestone to mark the centenary of the First World War on August 4, 2014, in Folkestone, England.
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Prince Harry plays in the Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic in New York, Sunday, June 27, 2010, in New York.
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Prince Harry meets Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett prior to the Gala Concert in aid of WellChild at Royal Albert Hall on June 8, 2015, in London, England.
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Prince Harry during his visit to the Invictus Games training sessions for competing nations on Sept. 8, 2014, in Dagenham, England.
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Prince Harry competes in the Sentebale Royal Salute Polo Cup charity match at the Greenwich Polo Club on May 15, 2013, in Greenwich, Conn.
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Prince Harry arrives at the Naval Air Facility in El Centro, Calif., on Oct. 6, 2011, to undergo military helicopter training.
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Prince Harry, Kate, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William leave the church after the royal wedding of Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall on July 30, 2011, in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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Prince William takes the hand of his bride Catherine Middleton, now known as Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, followed by Prince Harry and Pippa Middleton as they walk down the aisle inside Westminster Abbey, April 29, 2011.
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Prince Harry visits RAF Honington on July 14, 2010 in Suffolk, easten England.
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Britain's Princes William and Harry stand during a photocall at RAF (Royal Air Force) Shawbury near Shrewsbury, central England, on June 18, 2009.
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Prince Harry places a wreath to pay his respect to the victims of the 9/11 attacks at Ground Zero, the site of the former World Trade Center, on May 29, 2009.
Prince Harry was on a whistlestop 36-hour official trip to New York City. He spent Friday on official duties, paying his respects at Ground Zero, visiting a veterans hospital and naming the British Gardens. On Saturday he took part in a polo match supporting his charity Sentebale. This is on the second time the Prince has visited the States, the first was a private visit as a child.
Prince William and Prince Harry arrive for the premiere of the James Bond film "Quantum of Solace" on Oct. 29, 2008, in London.
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Prince Harry and then-girlfriend Chelsea Davy laugh before the Investec Challenge international rugby match South Africa vs. England in Twickenham, west London, on Nov. 22, 2008.
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Prince Harry smiles as he poses for a photo with children during a visit to LCCU (Lesothu Child Counciling Unit) on July 9, 2008, in Maseru, Lesotho.
Britain's Prince Harry arrives with the HCR Battlegroup at Holy Trinity Church to receive a medal for his service in Afghanistan on May 5, 2008, in Windsor, England.
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Britain's Prince William, center, with his girlfriend Kate Middleton and brother Prince Harry, watch the England-against-Italy Six Nations rugby match at Twickenham stadium in London, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007. Photos: Prince WilliamPhotos: Kate Middleton
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Prince William, right, and Prince Harry watch the Concert for Diana at Wembley Stadium on July 1, 2007, in London.
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Prince Harry leaves the wedding of Laura Parker Bowles to Harry Lopes on May 6, 2006, in Wiltshire, England.
Prince Charles poses with his sons Prince William, right, and Prince Harry during the royal family's ski break at Klosters, Switzerland, on March 31, 2005.
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Prince Harry and Prince William applaud after the St. James's Place polo day charity match for the George Thomas Hospice Care at Beaufort Polo Club on July 17, 2004, in Tetbury, England.
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Prince Harry clenches his fist as he leaves Eton College on June 12, 2003, in Windsor, England.
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Prince Harry plays in a polo match on May 19, 2002, at Hurtwood Polo Club near Guildford, Surrey, England.
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Queen Elizabeth, the Queen mother, is photographed with grandson Prince Charles, center, and great grandsons Prince William, left and Prince Harry on her 101st birthday at Clarence House in London on Aug. 4, 2001.
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Prince Charles, right, accompanies his sons Prince William, left and Prince Harry after they arrived at Kensington Palace to view tributes left in memory of their mother, Princess Diana, in London, Sept. 5, 1997.
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The coffin of Diana, Princess of Wales, is carried into Westminster Abbey by the bearer party of Welsh Guardsmen for her funeral, Sept. 6, 1997, followed, from left to right, by Prince Charles, Prince Harry, the Earl Spencer, Prince William and the Duke of Edinburgh.
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Princess Diana, Prince Harry, Prince William and Prince Charles watch the parade march past as part of the commemorations of VJ Day on Aug. 19, 1995, in London.
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Diana, Princess of Wales, enjoys a boat ride on the Maid of Mist in Niagara Falls, Ont., in October 1991, with her sons Prince Harry, 7, and Prince William, 9.
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Diana, Princess of Wales smiles as she sits with her sons, Princes Harry, front, and William, on the steps of Marivent Palace on the island of Mallorca, Spain, Aug. 9, 1987.
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The Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince Charles and Princess Diana, pose for a family portrait with their sons, Prince William, right, and Prince Harry, at Kensington Palace in London, on Oct. 6, 1984. Prince Harry was born on Sept. 15. Prince William was born June 21, 1982.
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Debt Consolidation: Anchorage Residents Have Options Available
Good news! Your debt relief solution could be just a phone call away. Whether it's debt settlement, debt counseling or debt consolidation, Anchorage residents can find help today. Call now for your free debt evaluation to find the solution that best fits your circumstances. There's more than one way out of debt. Start your journey to financial freedom today.
Which Debt Relief Solution Is Right For You?
There is a variety of debt solutions available to those burdened by massive debt. There's no one-size-fits-all solution, but there are options that might fit your debt situation better than others. Here's an overview of what may be available to you in Anchorage.
Debt Consolidation:
Anchorage residents with more than $10,000 in debt might be good candidates for debt consolidation. It involves getting a consolidation loan to cover your debts. Instead of paying several bills to several creditors, you pay one to a debt consolidation company or bank.
Debt counseling:
If you don't have massive debt or just want some tips on how to reorganize and reprioritize your budget, then debt counseling could be right for you. A debt counselor may help you build a budget that meets your needs and helps you pay down debt. Be aware that debt counselors also often lead you to other services, such as debt consolidation. Anchorage residents should research debt counseling services in the area for a comprehensive list of services.
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If you have a lot of debt, debt resolution could be your answer. With debt resolution, you work with a company to reduce and resolve debt. The company negotiates with your creditors on your behalf while you save into a program account you control. When the debt settlement company reaches an agreement with one of your creditors, you can pay it off with the funds you saved. The process repeats with all your enrolled creditors until your debt has been resolved.
There are other options besides debt counseling, resolution and debt consolidation. Anchorage residents can also look into minimum payment plans and bankruptcy, though both options may be less favorable than those listed above.
Sticking with minimum payments will most likely lead to you paying more over time thanks to compounding interest. As for bankruptcy, it may be right for some, but it is typically viewed as a last resort, especially since it may have a negative effect on your credit score. That's why it's important to call today for a free debt evaluation — find the right solution for you.
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Millions of Americans are burdened by massive debt; you are not alone, not in Anchorage or in Alaska. A possible solution is just a phone call away. Speak with a debt specialist and find out how you can start your journey toward financial freedom.
It might not be right for you, but debt consolidation in Anchorage could be worth looking into. Debt consolidation may simplify the debt repayment process. If you can secure a debt consolidation loan at a reasonable interest rate, you could make debt resolution less stressful.
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contact(redirected from contacting)
Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Legal, Idioms, Encyclopedia.
1. The touching or apposition of two bodies.
2. A person who has been exposed to a contagious disease.
[L. con- tingo, pp. -tactus, to touch, seize, fr. tango, to touch]
contact/con·tact/ (kon´takt)
1. a mutual touching of two bodies or persons.
2. an individual known to have been sufficiently near an infected person to have been exposed to the transfer of infectious material.
direct contact , immediate contact the contact of a healthy person with a person having a communicable disease, the disease being transmitted as a result.
balancing contact the contact between the upper and lower occlusal surfaces of the teeth on the side opposite the working contact.
complete contact contact of the entire adjoining surfaces of two teeth.
indirect contact , mediate contact that achieved through some intervening medium, as prolongation of a communicable disease through the air or by means of fomites.
occlusal contact contact between the upper and lower teeth when the jaws are closed.
proximal contact , proximate contact touching of the proximal surfaces of two adjoining teeth.
working contact that between the upper and lower teeth on the side toward which the mandible has been moved in mastication.
A person recently exposed to a contagious disease, usually through close association with an infected individual.
v. (kŏn′tăkt′, kən-tăkt′)
To bring, be, or come in contact.
1. Of, sustaining, or making contact.
2. Caused or transmitted by touching, as a rash.
Etymology: L, contingere, to touch
1 the touching or drawing together of two surfaces, as those of upper and lower teeth. The term is often used attributively, as in contact dermatitis and contact lens.
2 the moving together, either directly or indirectly, of two individuals so as to allow the transmission of an infectious organism from one to the other.
3 a person who has been exposed to an infectious disease.
ContactA secure national (UK) email and directory service developed specifically to meet NHS and British Medical Association requirements for clinical email between NHS organisations.
SARSSevere acute respiratory syndrome Virology A potentially severe and fatal RTI caused by coronavirus. See Coronavirus.
SARS WHO case definitions
Suspected SARS
• High fever P> 38ºC
• Respiratory Sx Cough, or SOB, or dyspnea
• Contact Close contact with a person previously diagnosed with SARS–having cared for, lived with, or had direct contact with bodily secretions of a person with SARS
Probable SARS Pt meets criteria of a suspected case and there is radiologic evidence of infiltrates consistent with pneumonia or respiratory distress syndrome l
1. The touching or apposition of two surfaces.
2. A person who has been exposed to a contagious disease.
3. dentistry The area of two teeth in an arch where mesial and distal surfaces touch.
[L. con-tingo, pp. -tactus, to touch, seize, fr. tango, to touch]
The touching or apposition of two bodies.
[L. con-tingo, pp. -tactus, to touch, seize, fr. tango, to touch]
1. a mutual touching of two bodies or animals.
2. an animal known to have been sufficiently near an infected animal to have been exposed to the transfer of infectious material.
contact activation
the initiation of the intrinsic pathway of coagulation that occurs when whole blood contacts glass or similar surfaces; involves the conversion of factor XII into its active form, factor XIIa. This subsequently converts factor XI to XIa and so the coagulation cascade begins.
contact allergy
see contact dermatitis (below).
bone contact repair
repair of a fracture by contact apposition of the two fracture surfaces.
contact dermatitis
is caused by direct contact between the skin and a substance which is irritating or to which the animal is allergic or sensitive. The reaction usually occurs only on that area of the body that has come into contact with the substance. See also allergic contact dermatitis.
direct contact, immediate contact
the contact, by sharing the same accommodation or pasture or group, of a healthy animal with an animal having a communicable disease, the disease being transmitted as a result. See also contact transmission.
contact healing
a form of primary bone healing at a fracture site where there is cortical bone in contact.
contact hypersensitivity
see allergic contact dermatitis.
indirect contact
that achieved through some intervening medium, as propagation of a communicable disease through the air or by means of fomites or another animal, e.g. an infection may be passed to animal A from animal B via animal C; animal C is an indirect contact.
contact irritant dermatitis
skin disease produced by contact with an irritating substance; in contrast with allergic contact dermatitis, an immune reaction is not involved.
mediate contact
indirect contact.
Patient discussion about contact
Q. Contact lenses I'm 17 years old girl, and I have glasses since third grade. I never had any real problems with wearing them,. my best friend always encourage me to try contact lenses, but it seems so strange to put something on directly on your eyes- is it safe? How difficult is it to do?
A. Consult your ophthalmologist (eye doctor) before you decide.
Q. i have been in contact with someone whose in contact with bacterial meningitis. is this dangerous?
A. bacterial meningitis is one of the most lethal infections known. when people get infected by it they get a __ load of antibiotics and so are their families. but it all depends on what stage you had contact, and how close contact. in any way- he is probably under treatment now, no? if so, contact the doctors where he is hospitalized and ask them what is the protocol.
Q. for how long can i use my eye contacts with out harming my eyes? can i go to bed with it?
A. It is very much advised NOT to sleep with contacts, because of higher risks for eye infections that can be very dangerous. You shouldn't wear your eye contacts longer than a full day of work, and remove them when resting.More discussions about contact


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Quentin Tarantino set to rewrite history in third film
- Bang Showbiz
- 11 February 2013
Quentin Tarantino has revealed he wants to make another film in which 'history is re-written' following his Best Original Screenplay win at the BAFTA Awards for 'Django Unchained'
Quentin Tarantino is planning a new movie in the style of 'Django Unchained' and 'Inglourious Basterds'.
The director picked up the Best Original Screenplay prize for Western 'Django Unchained' at the BAFTA Awards on Sunday night (10.02.13) and following the success of his two 'history re-written' projects he is ready to create a third film in his self-created genre.
Speaking at the BAFTA winners press conference, he said: "This [rewritten history theme] begs a trilogy, it begs to have a third movie on this theme. I haven't decided about what yet, but I wouldn't be surprised (to do another)."
'Django Unchained' star Christoph Waltz was named Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Dr. King Schultz at the ceremony at London's Royal Opera House.
The wins for Tarantino and Waltz made guest Samuel L. Jackson - who played Stephen in the film - very happy and he thought the pair deserved to be recognised for their work.
When asked who his favourite winners were on the red carpet for the BAFTAs Disaronno after-party, Samuel said: "Christoph Waltz and Quentin Tarantino. I'm biased of course, but they deserve it. It's been a great evening."
Other notable winners at the BAFTAs included Ben Affleck, who was named Best Director, Daniel Day-Lewis, who took home the Best Actor prize for 'Lincoln', and Emanuelle Riva, who received the Best Actress statuette for 'Amour'.


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Listen to Apple Music or Apple Podcasts
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With watchOS 5, you can use the Podcasts app to play shows and episodes. If you have an Apple Watch Series 3 or later, open the Podcasts app on your Apple Watch, scroll up, then tap Library. You can also use Siri to play shows from the Apple Podcasts catalog. On any Apple Watch with watchOS 5, you can sync Apple Podcasts to your watch.
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- You can listen to Apple Music Radio on your Apple Watch Series 3 or later.
- Learn about using the Music app and adding music to your Library.
- Learn about using the Podcasts app and adding shows to your Library.
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With our own SPLOST vote taking place and the Atlanta mayoral race just up the interstate, many Pike County residents were not paying attention to the heated gubernatorial races across the country. To recap, there were some heavy hitting elections at hand.
Republican Chris Christie beat incumbent Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine in New Jersey while Republican Bob McDonnell trounced Democrat Creigh Deeds in Virginia. Democrats also prevented a shut-out by winning an upstate New York congressional seat.
Virginia gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell, left, and New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Chris Christie won their respective races Tuesday. (AP Photos)
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When the 'war on religion' hits the fridge
The latest scandal in the "War on Religion" section is not related to the current president of the U.S. Nor is it about Christmas, or any religious holiday, for that matter. Instead, it's really hitting home for Americans.
This time, it's about beer.
Sam Adams beer created a 'patriotic' commercial for the July 4th holiday that borrows a few lines from the Declaration of Independence. Go ahead and watch the commercial. For reference here [1]is the text of the Declaration of Independence.
What you have undoubtedly figured out by now is that, while there are many phrases from the original Declaration that are absent the actor/bar tender's speech, the phrase "by our Creator" is noticeably not there.
This has not gone over well with many internet commenters. Twitter lit up with indignant Tweeters prepared to boycott Sam Adams beer. Fox News ran a little segment [2]in which they claimed that the "terrorists have won."
Not everyone feels so strongly about the commercial. It is, after all, just a beer commercial. But there is something here that I think is worth comment, and that is that the entire advertising industry (and this commercial does it particularly well) sets out to equate things like "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" with a particular product that actually has nothing to do with those things.
Since his election to the pontificate, Pope Francis has been pretty forcefully critical of capitalism [3]. In one particularly memorable phrase, he offered a scathing critique of the "cult of money [4]." He claimed that "A new, invisible and at times virtual, tyranny is established, one which unilaterally and irremediably imposes its own laws and rules."
The irony of the Sam Adams commercial is that it is a part of the cult of money. It is part of a system that sells each of us a product and tells us that it is that product that will make us free. As Catholics and as Christians, we know this to be false. (Jesus himself gives us the key to freedom. Here's a hint: It's not beer.) And yet the internet lights up with outrage when the Declaration of Independence is paraphrased. (By the way, "by our Creator" were not the only words [5]left out.)
The last line in the commercial claims that "we bow to no king." But in light of the warning from Pope Francis, can we be so certain of that?
Image: John Trumbull [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons [6]
Video: 'Independence [7]' by Sam Adams Boston Lager via YouTube


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ORIENTAL � It did not take long for a protest to develop after an announcement that a Walmart Express was coming here.
ORIENTAL � It did not take long for a protest to develop after an announcement that a Walmart Express was coming here.
The town of Oriental announced last week that a Walmart Express will be coming to an area adjacent to the town limits.
Beyond what the town manager said was information from an architectural firm handling the project, little is known.
But about 40 people � mostly citizens, along with a few merchants � gathered Sunday afternoon to mount an official protest campaign.
The group met at Bama Lutes Deal�s Food Emporium, filling a small dining room and spilling into nearby hallways and up a staircase.
Deal facilitated the meeting, calling it �a community issue, not a political issue.�
The group talked for an hour, expressing fears about the nation�s largest retailer�s plans to build a 12,000-square-foot low-price store just outside the town limits.
The sentiments ranged from fear it would destroy local businesses to concerns that it would present traffic problems and spoil the identity of the town, which prides itself on a low-key lifestyle.
Announcements of Walmart stores in communities often have sparked protests, amid fears that the super stores will destroy locally owned small businesses.
There have been past protests against Walmart stores in North Carolina towns such as Hickory and Knightdale.
The Oriental group on Sunday set three goals: organize, dispense information to the public and provide resources and ideas.
Nelda Coats, who owns an insurance agency and lives in town, called for the group to adopt a slogan, to create a web site and email list and to work with other business owners in the county.
The group talked about establishing committee goals � communications through the web, media and showing a film called �The High Cost of Low Prices� at the Old Theater, fundraising and a petition drive.
Brad Cecil told the crowd: �Make this about Oriental, not about Walmart.�
He urged a �buy local� stance.
�Make this shopping local, not �no to Walmart,�� he said. �Let�s provide a positive message so our neighbors in the county can relate to it.�
Oriental Commissioner Larry Summers had maps that he said showed an easement behind the proposed site, which he suggested could cause traffic problems on streets inside the town limits if the store chose to use it as a roadway access.
The proposed site, according to a release from the town, is on N.C. 55 coming into the village, near a current Dollar General Store.
David Cox, a former town commissioner, said the retail giant targets local businesses.
�They are not bringing any business to the county,� he said. �They have Dollar General and Deaton�s (pharmacy) in their sights. Those are enterprise businesses. This (Walmart) will come in and take away from enterprise.�
Deal told the crowd that several local attorneys had offered their services to the group.
She asked for a volunteer list and said another meeting would be held soon, possibly as early as Wednesday or Sunday.
After the meeting, she sent out an email to session participants asking them to contact town and Pamlico County officials with their concerns.
The buzz around town on the issue began last week when the town released a statement that said: �The Town of Oriental will be welcoming a Wal Mart Express. Described as an �abbreviated version� of the Super Wal Mart, it will be built outside the town limits, near Hudson Town and George streets. It abuts with town boundaries at the Broad Street Extension. It will encompass about five or six lots and the building itself will be approximately 12,000 square feet. The property that Wal Mart is purchasing is approximately three acres. This Wal Mart may house a pharmacy and a gas station.�
Town Manager Wyatt Cutler said the information in the statement was the extent of his knowledge on the matter. He said the new business would be on city water.
Attempts to reach the Arkansas-based architects and Walmart were unsuccessful. Calls to the identified property owner Chris Fulcher did not get a response.
A check with the Pamlico County Register of Deeds office showed no land transactions involving the property through Friday.
Pamlico County Building Inspector Skip Lee said no one had applied for any permits, adding that whoever applies for the permits must be the landowner.
He said the only contact made with his office was an engineer who inquired about the water pressure at that site for a sprinkler system.
Bay River Sewer has a line that runs in front of the site, part of its service to the town of Oriental.
The site of the store would bring no tax revenues to the town, although the county would collect property tax and a point-of-sales tax.
In North Carolina, Walmart Express stores opened in Princeville and Pikeville earlier this year. According to the Walmart web site, each �offers groceries and general merchandise, including an assortment of fresh produce, dairy and meats, dry goods, consumables, health and beauty aids, over-the-counter medicines and more.�
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Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt
from the what-does-steve-jobs-have-to-do-with-grocery-stores deptTaking the number one spot in voting (by a decent margin) for "most insightful comment" this week was from That Anonymous Coward in response to filmmaker David Newhoff trying to compare "copyleft" folks who are seeking more reasonable copyright laws and who are fighting against needless and dangerous expansion... to people who are anti-gay marriage. This is exactly as ridiculous and insulting as you'd expect, and TAC didn't hold back in telling Newhoff how he felt:
*walks up to the podium, a small amount of feedback echoes across the loudspeakers*For second place... we actually had a tie. I don't recall ever seeing that before, but you get both of them. First up, is Sneeje responding to the MPAA's insistence that if the court lets legitimate users download their stuff from Megaupload's shuttered servers, that they have to guarantee not a single download infringes. Sneeje suggests this is a pretty big double standard considering the ability to file DMCA notices without proving that a work actually infringes:
Mr. Newhoff, on behalf of "My People"... GO FUCK YOURSELF.
I'd say something eloquent, but GO FUCK YOURSELF says so much more.
How DARE you try to equate copyright with the discrimination "My People" face on a daily fucking basis.
How dare you try to frame your pathetic argument that the bad people are stealing from you when my people are regularly discriminated against, beaten, and murdered.
Fuck you, Fuck your shilling, Fuck the lobbyist asswipes you shill for.
As soon as I can get married and not have to keep looking over my shoulder wondering if this might be the next bigoted asshole to beat the shit out of me we can discuss copyright. Until then... GO FUCK YOURSELF.
*drops microphone and walks off stage*
Since those that send DMCA notices only have to assert that the notice is factual and correct, why not let those users just simply assert that their downloads do not infringe?And then we have Ima Fish responding to me stating that the Australian government inviting a "consumer representative" to its secret anti-piracy gathering "raised questions," after it came out that the head of that consumer rights group was very active in the fight for stronger copyright enforcement. Fish corrected my claim that it raised questions:
And since that requirement of the DMCA notices appears to be completely toothless, the same should be for these.
You're kidding right? This doesn't raise any such questions. This answers such questions. Definitively.Fair point.
Moving on to the "editor's choice" awards for most insightful, let's start with Chris Rhodes responding to someone on the thread about Fiona Apple telling her label to "do nothing." Someone responded that without her label, no one would know who Fiona Apple was in the first place. Rhodes suggested it's not that simple:
Depends. If she were starting her career today, it's quite possible that she'd be just as well known.Good analogy. And our second editor's choice comment comes from Richard, in response to Hollywood, yet again, seeking a backroom deal with some tech companies. Richard pointed out how ridiculous it is to do a backroom deal like that:
Back when physical media was the only way for fans to get your content, the labels were necessary to have your music widely disseminated. Now they aren't necessary.
As an analogy: Just because supplies for the first automobile factories were shipped in by horses doesn't imply that horses continue to be necessary after the automobile was available to everyone, you know?
Their problem is that if they did have that backroom chat with the tech industry they would wake up a few years later and realise that the companies they talked to no longer mattered.Okay. Enough with the insight. I know you guys only come here for the funny stuff. Coming in at the top spot, by a somewhat wide margin was our faux-troll Mr Big Content, who responded to the story about Fox News trying to link the Flame malware to Angry Birds because they both used the same coding language. Mr BC trolled hard, and it's so good that I'll even leave in the homophonic errors:
40 years ago they would have talked to IBM
20 years ago it would have been Microsoft
15 years ago Yahoo
10 years ago Google
6 years ago Myspace
Now Facebook
in 5 years time?
Plus: doing a backroom deal with Hollywood would be a quick suicide method for an innovative Tech company.
If their writing legitimate software, why don't they use a legitimate, accepted language, like Microsoft Visual Basic? The mere fact that there choosing to use something obscure like Lua shows that they must have something to hide!Coming in second was BentFranklin responding to the story of beer giant Labatt threatening a newspaper with legal action, because a photo they used of alleged killer Luka Magnotta showed him holding a bottle of Labatt Blue:
This is why I love Fox News. They ask the tricky questions that nobody else dares to contemplate! You're site could learn something from them, Mike!
I don't always kill people, but when I do I prefer to drink Labatt's Blue.For editor's choice... you're actually getting four (count 'em) comments this week instead of just two... but it's actually two sets of two comments, that were each different variations on the same story. First up, we've got two responses to the news that Canada was raising its music tariffs for things like playing music at weddings, which included the bizarre feature that if anyone dances at your wedding, it costs twice as much. Jeremy Lyman decided to look on the bright side:
FINALLYAnd then there's the comment from "safety from copyright dance" who composed some lyrics to a tune you might recognize:
An actual reason not to dance at weddings. Thank you Copyright Board of Canada!
uncoordinated white guys
We can dance if we want to.Damn. Now I can't get that song out of my head.
If we leave these copyrights behind.
'Copyrights wont let us dance and if we can't dance.
Well, then we'll leave them behind.
The second pair of posts deal with the insane claim by the US Commerce Department that the fact that Steve Jobs had a bunch of patents and made some cool devices, proved that the patent system was great. An Anonymous Coward built on the fact that the details of the DOC's report that it was defending, showed that it claimed that the largest employer of "IP intensive" jobs was "grocery stores," and made the obvious connection:
Every time I go to a grocery store I thank Steve Jobs.Similarly, OC, suggested some other correlations that made just about as much sense:
Ok, so Steve Jobs had a lot of patents. He also had lots of black turtle necks. And pancreatic cancer. Clearly, to succeed all innovators need to dress in black and develop a deadly illness of their choice.What will those crazy cats at the Commerce Department think of next?


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Impending nuptials are a great cause for cakey celebration. Much like the word "nuptials." (Am I the only one who thinks "nuptials" sounds kinda funny? Nuptials. NUPtials. NupTIals. NUPTIALS.)
At least this Wreckerator knows how to work the word in all smooth-like:
At first I thought that said, "Our Nuptial Hovr Draur on A pace." Then I realized it's supposed to say, "Our Nuptial Hour Draws on Apace." Which is a line from Shakespeare, so out of respect for all my English teacher friends, I won't make fun of it. Even if it IS said to someone named (I am not making this up) "Hippolyta."
ANYway.... the real problem is the line is just too old-fashioned. Remember, yesterday's "nuptial hour draws on apace," is today's "Cong's!"
Ok, potato, potato.
(Dang it!)
Thanks to Wreckporters Carrie C., Ang H., Connie P., Lis, & Dana, who know that, when in doubt, you spell it in all caps.
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White House #My2K Twitter hashtag enters "fiscal cliff" debate
President Obama is expected to deliver remarks on preserving middle class tax cuts Wednesday in the face of the approaching "fiscal cliff," but the White House is hoping Americans will chime in, as well, on the micro-blogging service Twitter.
Mr. Obama is promoting the hashtag #My2K to continue to the conversation about a potential tax increase on the middle class if Bush-era tax cuts are allowed to expire. The keyword #My2K was chosen specifically because, according to the White House, a middle class family of four could see a tax increase of about $2,220.
- The "fiscal cliff" isn't a cliff at all
- For many Republicans, no good options on "fiscal cliff"
- "Fiscal cliff," meet the bully pulpit
A hashtag is a keyword or phrase preceded by a pound sign that aggregates similarly tagged posts on social media services, like Twitter or Instagram. The White House is hoping Americans will use the hashtag to weigh in on the tax debate.
The ongoing debate is to negotiate a deal to prevent going off the so-called "fiscal cliff" -- a phrase coined to describe the combination of tax hikes and spending cuts that are set to start at the end of the year.
Mr. Obama is holding an event with middle-class Americans on Wednesday and urging the public to press Congress to protect tax cuts for families earning $250,000 or less.
The president is also meeting with corporate executives at the White House on Wednesday and then traveling to Pennsylvania on Friday to push for upper income bracket earners to pay higher tax rates. It's part of a campaign to pressure Republicans in Congress to support raising taxes on the wealthy.
This isn't the first time the White House has used hashtags to spark a conversation on Twitter. Mr. Obama previously asked Americans to use the hashtags #40dollars and #dontdoublemyrate to discuss payroll tax cuts and the student loan interest rate, respectively.


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Current, The Journal of North Country Action was founded in 1985 as an outgrowth of local dissatisfaction with press coverage on issues of critical importance to Residents of New York State's North Country. Conceived under the umbrella of a progressive coalition group, Current evolved into an independent, non-profit publishing cooperative dedicated to providing commercial-free, reader-supported regional news and commentary on a bi-monthly basis. These records include Administrative records, Environmental and Human Rights newspaper clippings, Magazines, Scrapbooks and Videotapes.


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Today's Solution for Continuous Mobility
The Cisco vision of the mobile network of the future is one that continuously adapts, enabling people to connect and communicate how, when, and where they need to, without relying on pre-defined fixed infrastructure. This is exemplified by the Cisco Mobile Ready Net solution architecture.
In a split-second world where the stakes can be extremely high, mobile users are working beyond the boundaries of traditional networks. People who perform vital functions like police officers, first responders and firefighters, defense and military personnel managing disaster recovery or running planes, trains or ships must be able to connect, collaborate and share information in any format, from anywhere at anytime with no stopping to set-up a network.
The 5900 Series Embedded Services Routers fit perfectly into this solution by providing highly secure data, voice, and video communications to stationary and mobile network nodes across wired and wireless links. That is why it is a pleasure to announce updates to the 5940 Embedded Services Router and the launch of the 5915 Embedded Services Router today!
Watch below as Brad Boston, senior vice president, Cisco Global Government Solutions Group discusses the enhancements and launch and be sure to visit http://www.cisco.com/go/5900 for additional information!
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