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With A Minimum Write Speed Of 9 Megabytes Per Second, The New SanDisk Ultra II Card Is 50 Percent Faster Than SanDisk's Ultra CF Card
BERLIN, GERMANY, AUGUST 28, 2003 SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK) today introduced the SanDisk Ultra™ II line of CompactFlash® (CF) and SD flash memory cards. Each card features a minimum write speed of 9 megabytes per second (MB/sec.) and a minimum read speed of 10MB/sec., making them the fastest performing flash memory cards in the world. (Results based on testing with the popular HDBENCH benchmark software. Actual results in digital cameras will vary by camera model.)
The new card is targeted primarily at the professional digital camera and prosumer market where 4 megapixel or higher resolution digital cameras require significantly faster digital film cards. The announcement was made at the IFA consumer electronics trade show where SanDisk is demonstrating products in Hall 3.2B, Booth 201.
The new SanDisk Ultra II CF card will initially be available in three capacities - 256MB, 512MB and 1 gigabyte (GB). The 256 and 512MB SanDisk Ultra II CF cards started shipping this month while the 1GB cards will be sent to retail outlets in the next thirty days. SanDisk Ultra II SD cards will be available in 256MB and 512MB capacities in October and November, respectively.
Cor Vos, an internationally-famed photographer and an official photographer at the recent Tour de France bike race, used a new SanDisk Ultra II CF card to shoot the race. "With this new SanDisk Ultra II card, " said Vos, "I was able to take pictures so rapidly that I captured every fast-moving scene that I wanted. Previously when I shot the race, I sometimes missed key pictures because my slower performing flash card was still downloading images from the buffer and I couldn't use my camera. I see a huge performance difference with these new Ultra II CompactFlash cards, and I think that every professional and serious photographer will want to have them in their equipment bag."
Yoram Cedar, SanDisk's senior vice-president of engineering, said, "The SanDisk Ultra II CF and SD card performance has been achieved by using SanDisk's new high performance controllers with advanced firmware and our high capacity 0.13 micron NAND memory. Over the past several years our system designers and flash memory engineers-working closely together-have gained tremendous understanding of the combined flash card system. This has enabled us to generate a highly optimized overall flash card operation that yields leadership write and read performance while maintaining an exceptionally high level of reliability and compatibility with the large installed base of CF and SD hosts. In addition, our new controllers are based on a cost effective, high performance 32 bit ARC core that enables very high bandwidth data transfer from the host bus to the NAND memory and reduces to a minimum the internal flash card system processing overhead."
Tanya Chuang, SanDisk retail product marketing manager, said, "We believe there is a significant market demand for the SanDisk Ultra II CF and SD cards because sales of higher resolution and digital SLR cameras are growing significantly. Digital cameras that are four megapixels or higher can typically benefit from faster performing flash memory cards because those cameras have faster image processors. We think that this new SanDisk Ultra II product line will meet the needs of professionals and other serious photographers who require faster performing cards to capture the great pictures they want."
Chris Chute, senior analyst of digital imaging at International Data Corporation, said, "SanDisk's strategy with its new Ultra II CompactFlash and SD cards is in line with current trends in the digital imaging market. There are an increasing number of high-performance digital cameras in stores today and these are the cameras that gain the most from cards with fast write speeds and large capacities. Digital photography is the key factor driving the growth of flash memory cards, and SanDisk, with its new SanDisk Ultra II cards, has positioned itself strongly to benefit from this growth."
Joe DiMaggio, an award-winning international photographer whose work has been published in more than 35 countries, said, "With the introduction of the SanDisk Ultra II CompactFlash cards, SanDisk has raised the bar and has taken the lead in the industry. This will become the standard by which all other flash cards will be judged. The increased speed of the Ultra II cards is going to make many professional and amateur photographers very happy. When I'm using the new 6.3 megapixel Canon 10D digital camera, for example, I need a card this fast to maximize the camera's performance because it shoots at three frames a second with a continuous burst rate of nine frames a second. The camera and the SanDisk Ultra II card are a perfect marriage."
The increasing megapixel count of digital cameras can result in extremely large image files which lengthens the time required for the camera to capture the image and save it to the digital film card. SanDisk has designed its new SanDisk Ultra II CF and SD cards so that large image files can be saved in less time and photographers can take additional pictures more quickly. The cards are fully compatible and interchangeable with all CF digital cameras, card readers and adapters.
Chuang added, "Consumers will especially notice the benefits of the faster read speed of the SanDisk Ultra II CF and SD cards. The faster read speed allows photographers to view images more quickly on their camera LCD screens after taking pictures. And they also will be able to upload images to their computer much faster."
Suggested retail prices for the three SanDisk Ultra II CF cards capacities-256MB, 512MB and 1GB-are $104.99 (about €95, excluding VAT), $209.99 (about €191, excluding VAT) and $429.99 (about €391, excluding VAT) respectively. The SanDisk Ultra II CF cards will replace the current Ultra CF line.
Suggested retail prices for the SanDisk Ultra II SD cards are $129.99 (about €118 excluding VAT) and $289.99 (about €264 excluding VAT) for the 256 and 512MB cards, respectively.
SanDisk, the world's largest supplier of flash memory data storage card products, designs, manufactures and markets industry-standard, solid-state data, digital imaging and audio storage products using its patented, high density flash memory and controller technology. SanDisk is based in Sunnyvale, CA.
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Friends James and Michelle recently donated a new clothes line…er…exercise machine to our home. It was my idea to accept it, (Dan was skeptical), so I made space for it my office, where I have vowed to use it at least three times a week before swimsuit season.
As we set it up, Dan's face betrayed his thoughts. His "I'm looking at a liability" expression is unmistakable to me. But he didn't say anything because, as Christian married people who have read all the Christian married people books, we know that suppressed anger is what Christian married people do best. Besides, we had agreed early on that once we decided to take it, we wouldn't second guess ourselves.
As the thing came together, however, it became apparent that while there clearly isn't room for the exercise machine in my office, there might just be a little room for my office next to the exercise machine. This gave me the opportunity to file away a mountain of old paperwork and organize my books. I now have a clean and clear space of my own for reading, writing, and bicep curls.
So, here's to the new exercise machine! I've been enjoying it thoroughly…I'd say at least once a week
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Norway suspect deems killings atrocious but needed
SourceSUNDVOLLEN, Norway (Reuters) - A suspected right-wing fanatic accused of killing at least 92 people deemed his acts "atrocious" yet "necessary" as Norway mourned victims of the nation's worst attacks since World War Two.
Police were hunting on Sunday to see if a possible second gunman took part in the shooting massacre and bomb attack on Friday that traumatized a normally peaceful Nordic country.
In his first comment via a lawyer since he was arrested, 32-year-old Norwegian Anders Behring Breivik expressed willingness to explain himself in court at a hearing likely to be held on Monday about extending protective custody.
"He has said that he believed the actions were atrocious, but that in his head they were necessary," lawyer Geir Lippestad told independent TV2 news.
Police said Breivik gave himself up after admitting to a massacre in which at least 85 people died, mostly young people attending a summer camp of the youth wing of Norway's ruling Labour Party on an idyllic island.
Breivik was also arrested for the bombing of Oslo's government district that killed seven people hours earlier. Norway's toughest sentence is 21 years in jail.


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Al Qaida-linked group claims massive Yemen bombing; dead were rehearsing for Unity Day parade
A rehearsal for a military parade to mark Yemen's national day turned into a scene of bloody carnage Monday when a suicide bomber blew himself up near the presidential palace, killing nearly 100 soldiers and wounding scores more in one of the deadliest attacks in this conflict-wracked nation's recent history.
Ansar al Shariah, a Yemen-based militant group with links to Al Qaida, took responsibility for the attack, saying in a statement that it was retaliation for an offensive that Yemeni government forces are waging against militants in the country's restive south.
Witnesses said the bomber wore a military uniform when he exploded himself at Sabain Square, a 10-lane road adjacent to the presidential palace that often serves as the venue for government ceremonies. A number of senior military officials, including Nasser Ahmed, the minister of defense, were at the rehearsal but escaped unharmed.
The bomb hurled body parts in all directions throughout an area 200 feet in diameter, and flecks of human remains could be found hours later, despite attempts by government crews to clean the area. The ceremony that had been scheduled for Tuesday to mark Yemen's Unity Day, commemorating the 1990 unification of North and South Yemen after years of civil war, was canceled.
Hospitals in the city struggled to treat the wounded, and doctors cautioned that the death toll would continue to rise because of the severity of some of the victims' injuries.
Monday's attack punctured the tense calm that had held in the capital since the current president, Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, took over the office in February from Ali Abdullah Saleh, whose three-decade rule came to an end after months of demonstrations and violence. Many saw it as a direct message to Hadi, who declared when he took office that waging war against Al Qaida was a "religious duty."
In recent weeks, the Yemeni military, aided by U.S. intelligence and air support, has made significant gains against Ansar al Shariah militants, who took advantage of the months of turmoil surrounding Saleh to seize swaths of territory in Yemen's southern Abyan province. Notably, Monday's bombing was the second attack the militants have launched outside their territory in as many days. The group claimed responsibility Sunday for an attack on U.S. military instructors in Hudayda on Yemen's west coast. A member of the U.S. Coast Guard was wounded.
In a statement, Hadi pledged to continue the fight against Ansar al Shariah. "Our armed forces and security forces will (only) become tougher and more determined," he said, according to Saba, Yemen's state news agency, in a message addressed to the families of those killed in the attack.
The White House condemned what it called a "cowardly terrorist attack" and said that John Brennan, President Barack Obama's terrorism adviser, had called Hadi to offer condolences and assistance in investigating the attack.
Monday's attack underscores the continuing challenges facing Hadi, who inherited a politically unstable nation on the brink of economic collapse. Some analysts characterized the attack as a sign of Ansar al Shariah's increasing desperation after a battering by the U.S.-backed military. But it also showed that despite the efforts of the armed forces, the group remains able to strike in the heart of Yemen's security apparatus.
Sanaa remained at a virtual standstill throughout the day as new checkpoints sprung up across the city. A steady trickle of mourners made their way to the site of the bombing, paying their respects as they struggled to come to terms with an attack that many fear could portend more violence.
"An act like this has no precedence in our country's history," Ahmed al Silwi said, staring blankly at the bomb site. "All of Yemen is angry . . . and scared."


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by Nate Morrow | August 6, 2012 |
The Paleo Diet: Should You Eat Like A Caveman?
In all the buzz about the Paleolithic Diet lately, there are lots of questions and differing opinions on just what it is and why you would actually want to "eat like a caveman". With so much disparate information out there, getting a balanced view of this new-kid-on-the-diet-block can seem overwhelming. Luckily, we're here to help!
What is the Paleo Diet?
Unlike many other "diets," the Paleo Diet is meant to be more of a change in lifestyle than a temporary solution to shed some pounds. It is based on the idea that humans existed as hunters and gatherers for over 2 million years before the Agricultural Revolution introduced grains and dairy products as staple foods to the human diet around 10,000 years ago.
Since our genetic makeup is nearly identical to what it was prior to the introduction of farming (it's only changed about 0.02%), the Paleo Diet suggests that we are predisposed to eating things you could either hunt for or gather – game meat, roots, berries, nuts, etc – but are not meant to eat things like grains that have to be heavily processed before consumption. In a nutshell, we should be eating like our ancient caveman (and cavewoman) relatives. .
But what doesit mean to eat like a caveman? Depending on who you ask it could mean a lot of things, but the basic idea is to only eat foods that can be found in nature and consumed in their raw states or with very minimal preparation. Essentially, anything that has to be refined or cooked extensively to be edible is out.
Here's a quick rundown of what you should and shouldn't eat on the Paleo Diet:
Good Foods
- Lean meats
- Fish
- Vegetables
- Fruit
- Nuts/seeds (no peanuts, though…they are legumes)
Bad Foods
- Grains
- Beans and other legumes
- Dairy products
- Potatoes
At face value, the Paleo Diet uses some pretty solid reasoning as to why these foods are verboten, but on further review, it can begin to seem a bit simplistic and overly-restrictive. Like so many other things in life, the answer probably lies somewhere in the middle so let's take a look at the no-fly list and see if we can't find some common ground.
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I've eaten like a cavewoman for half a year now, and I think it's a wonderful lifestyle. I feel more energetic, I look healthier and I AM healthier. But the best thing is that I've lost the craving for food; I now understand that the craving comes with eating carbo hydrates. I feel that now I've got a normal relation with food, it no longer forces my thoughts in the direction of the larder. I was always trying to lose weight, trying diets, going hungry and never having success - you know that sort of story. Now I eat what I want, I never go hungry and very slowly I'm losing weight.
I should stop, you'll think I sound like an ad!
Never heard of this diet before, but it sounds like it's worth trying.
Potatoes are the difficult one for me to give-up, as I was raised in Idaho Potato country and love those tubers! I think I could eat them for 3 meals a day and never get tired of them.
However, when I went on the Atkins diet, I had no trouble giving them up for the year I followed it.
I wouldn't have believed that I could give up bread and mature cheese (yes, Dutch cheesehead) but I don't even miss them.
I like this diet. The reasoning behind it is pretty intuitive. I have heard that the diet tends to be deficient in calcium. Did cavemen eat bones or something?
Yeah I think they did eat bones too. But we can take Calcium pills or eat something high in calcium - I'd have to look up exactly what. I think nuts are high in calcium - will check - thank you Edward.
11 Foods High in Calcium
Almonds are also extremely high in calcium. Raw, or ground into nut butter, almonds hold 266mg of calcium per 100g.
I eat almonds daily!!
Very cool!
I've been on the diet for well over a year. During this time I have lost a lot of weight just by eating differently and I had way more energy. As a runner I found myself to be faster, took less effort, more energy, could run further, and the libido is higher. Since my deployment to Afghanistan I couldn't continue my diet plan. In 4 months I have gained 15 pounds eating the same amount of non-paleo food and hunger is rampant. I also have found running harder and I'm way more lathargec. I can't wait to get back and on the diet again.
Written from Afghanistan...
Thank you Forrest Green for your life experience with the diet. I've been trying to keep to it strictly - have some things to work on still.
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Norm Ornstein / NY Daily News:
With Cantor's implosion and Brat's rise, get ready for an even more extreme Republican Party — The fight in today's GOP is now between hardline conservatives and radical nihilists — There are three key questions to ask and answer about House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's stunning primary defeat Tuesday night.
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly: Still Even Worse Than It Looks
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
After Primary Upset, G.O.P. Fears Infighting Will Take a Toll — WASHINGTON — The sudden and decisive fall of the House majority leader, Eric Cantor of Virginia, at the hands of a conservative primary opponent tore open divisions among Republicans on Wednesday, setting off a new wave of fear …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Prairie Weather, Washington Post, The Week, Wall Street Journal and The New Republic
Prairie Weather / The Moderate Voice: The Brat Win in Virginia
Ryu Spaeth / The Week: Eric Cantor's demise is a whodunit with two suspects: the Tea Party and Eric Cantor
Brian Beutler / The New Republic: Why Eric Cantor Lost
Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
Hensarling opts out of GOP race — House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) will not run to replace House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.). — The conservative favorite said in a statement Thursday he was not going to challenge Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy …
Discussion: American Spectator and Politico
Ross Kaminsky / American Spectator: Hensarling Out of Leadership Race
James Hohmann / Politico: 5 takeaways from Eric Cantor shocker
Frank Luntz / New York Times:
Republicans Couldn't Predict Eric Cantor's Loss — ERIC CANTOR wasn't the only person at a loss for words on Tuesday night. — His pollster, McLaughlin & Associates, found itself trying to explain the impossible — how a projected 34 percent lead for the House majority leader 12 days …
Discussion: Democratic Strategist and Althouse
Byron Tau / Politico:
Why Eric Cantor chose Bobby Van's — Tabs at fancy D.C. steakhouses and the high overhead for Eric Cantor's campaign drew plenty of mockery in the aftermath of his primary loss. — But lobbyists and other big donors generally don't cut $5,000 checks over a barbacoa burrito bowl.
Discussion: Taylor Marsh, The Week, Newsday, OpenSecrets.org, Washington Post and Business Insider
Peter Weber / The Week: Eric Cantor, Boeing, and the GOP's new money problem
Jia Lynn Yang / Washington Post: Why Cantor's loss is especially bad news for big business
Linette Lopez / Business Insider: Wall Street Lost A Friend Last Night
The GOP's 2016 immigration problem
The GOP's 2016 immigration problem
Discussion: Washington Post, Sister Toldjah, RedState and Fox News
Moe Lane / RedState: The NRCC lines itself up behind Dave Brat.
McCarthy predicts victory
McCarthy predicts victory
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Allie Jones / Gawker: Who Will Be America's Next Top Eric Cantor?
Jed Lewison / Daily Kos: It's McCarthy vs. Sessions
Ron Fournier / NationalJournal.com:
Elites Beware: Eric Cantor's Defeat May Signal a Populist Revolution
Elites Beware: Eric Cantor's Defeat May Signal a Populist Revolution
Discussion: American Spectator, Balloon Juice, Hot Air, alicublog, Politico, CNN, Businessweek, Vox, The New Republic and Smart Politics
Micah Meadowcroft / American Spectator: Populists Against the Republic — Eric Cantor's defeat …
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air: Cantor defeat means no ObamaCare replacement vote?
Roy Edroso / alicublog: THE RETURN OF THE REAGAN DEMOCRATS.
Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico: No Eric Cantor, no Obamacare 'replace' vote
Zack Beauchamp / Vox: The guy who beat Eric Cantor penned a scathing, seemingly unpublished book about the economics profession
John B. Judis / The New Republic: Dave Brat and the Triumph of Rightwing Populism
Sean Trende / Real Clear Politics:
What Cantor's Loss and Graham's Win Mean
What Cantor's Loss and Graham's Win Mean
Norm Ornstein / NationalJournal.com: The New Nihilism Threatens GOP's Growth
Betsy Newmark / Betsy's Page: Cruising the Web — Tom Bevan has some intelligent comments …
Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg View: Read Stuff, You Should: The Day After Cantor
Greg Sargent / Washington Post: Pete King: GOP risks becoming a 'permanent minority'
Allahpundit / Hot Air: White House: Lindsey Graham won and Cantor lost because Graham really tried to sell immigration reform
Evan McMorris-Santoro / BuzzFeed: White House: Cantor's Problem Was Cantor, Not Immigration
Kevin McCarthy makes his move
Kevin McCarthy makes his move
Discussion: The Hill, ABC News, Washington Post and Diane Ravitch's blog
Alex Nowrasteh / The Hill: Brat's immigration stance doesn't square with his free-market flair
Ilya Somin / Washington Post: Consistent free market advocates should oppose immigration restrictions
Mike Lillis / The Hill: Reformers fear death of immigration bill
David R. Baker / San Francisco Chronicle:
In S.F., Rick Perry compares homosexuality to alcoholism — Texas Gov. Rick Perry, speaking in San Francisco on Wednesday night, said the U.S. would better serve its diverse population by letting the states handle many economic and social policies, a point he perhaps inadvertently drove home …
Christy Hoppe / Trail Blazers Blog: Rick Perry compares homosexuality to alcoholism; you can quit if you want
Evan McMurry / Mediaite: Rick Perry Compares Homosexuality to Alcoholism: You Can 'Decide Not to Do That'
Andrew Sullivan / The Dish: Our Cold Civil War Intensifies, Ctd
Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo: Rick Perry Compares Being Gay To Being An Alcoholic
Catalina Camia / OnPolitics: Rick Perry compares homosexuality to alcoholism
Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch: Rick Perry's Comparison Of Homosexuality To Alcoholism Is Nothing New From The Anti-Gay Right
Sean Sullivan / Washington Post: Rick Perry likens homosexuality to alcoholism
Hamilton Nolan / Gawker: Rick Perry, a Moron, Says Homosexuality Is Like Alcoholism
Melissa McEwan / Shakesville: Your Modern Republican Party
David Ferguson / The Raw Story: Tex Mess: Rick Perry goes to San Francisco, compares homosexuality to alcoholism
Colin Campbell / Business Insider: Rick Perry Compares Being Gay To Alcoholism
Andy Towle / Towleroad News #gay: Rick Perry Says a Homosexual Deciding Not to Be Gay is Like an Alcoholic Deciding Not to Have a Drink
Michael Falcone / ABC News: The End Of Eric
Mark Z. Barabak / Los Angeles Times:
Rick Perry shares the love with California, Hillary Clinton — Politics Now
Discussion: Politico, Metro Weekly, ABC News, Grist and The Daily Caller
Katie Glueck / Politico: Rick Perry lauds 'very capable' Hillary Clinton
Justin Snow / Metro Weekly: Rick Perry compares homosexuality to alcoholism
Arlette Saenz / ABC News: Gov. Rick Perry Likens Homosexuality to Alcoholism
Giuseppe Macri / The Daily Caller: Texas Gov. Rick Perry Wants Tesla In Texas
New York Times:
U.S. Said to Rebuff Iraqi Request to Strike Militants — WASHINGTON — As the threat from Sunni militants in western Iraq escalated last month, Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki secretly asked the Obama administration to consider carrying out airstrikes against extremist staging areas, according to Iraqi and American officials.
Discussion: Politico, Twitchy, Firedoglake, JustOneMinute, TheBlaze.com, Fox News Insider, Hot Air, Independent Journal Review, The Huffington Post, News Desk, BillMoyers.com, NPR, Taylor Marsh, Gawker, The Week, The Gateway Pundit, FIRST DRAFT, Business Insider, Wall Street Journal, Guardian, National Review and Agence France-Presse
Doug Powers / Twitchy: 'Unleash the hashtags of war': Samantha Power's condemnation of Iraq militants lacks key ingredient
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute: Baghdad Bob, Meet DC Sue
Sara Carter / TheBlaze.com: U.S. Embassy Prepares for Possible Evacuation as Militants Take Control in Iraq
Ralph Peters / Fox News Insider: 'Yes, U.S. Sacrifices in Iraq Were All For Naught'
Mike Miller / Independent Journal Review: Vietnam All Over Again? US Embassy Prepares For Possible Evacuation As Militants Advance On Baghdad
Jack Mirkinson / The Huffington Post: Fox News Hosts Really Want The US To Attack Iraq
Dexter Filkins / News Desk: In Extremists' Iraq Rise, America's Legacy
Krishnadev Calamur / NPR: Militants Make Gains In Iraq Amid Report U.S. Rebuffed Calls For Help
Harold Maass / The Week: 10 things you need to know today: June 12, 2014
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit: Iraq Asked US for Airstrikes on Surging Al-Qaeda Groups - Obama Turned Them Down
David M. Brooks / Business Insider: Iraq Asked The White House For Air Support Against Militants — But They Said No
Washington Post:
Iraq disintegrating as insurgents advance; Kurds seize Kirkuk
Iraq disintegrating as insurgents advance; Kurds seize Kirkuk
Fazel Hawramy / Guardian:
Iraq army capitulates to Isis militants in four cities
Iraq army capitulates to Isis militants in four cities
Discussion: Business Insider, Telegraph, BBC, Spectator, Outside the Beltway, The Week, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Washington Monthly, Instapundit and New York Times
Business Insider: Here Are The Archaic Rules Enforced By The Al-Qaida Offshoot Taking Over Iraqi Cities
Barney Henderson / Telegraph: Iraq crisis: al-Qaeda militants push towards Baghdad in sight - live
Doug Mataconis / Outside the Beltway: As Militants Advance, Iraqis Look To U.S. For Help
Matt K. Lewis / The Week: The coming debate: Who lost Iraq?
Bruce Carroll / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion: al-Qaeda aligned Jihadists take three major Iraqi cities, is Baghdad next?
Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit: OBAMA DIDN'T LOSE IRAQ, HE GAVE IT AWAY: White House worried as militants take Iraqi cities.
New York Times:
Iraq Nears Fracture as Kurd Forces Move Into Oil Town
Iraq Nears Fracture as Kurd Forces Move Into Oil Town
Discussion: Obsidian Wings, Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Week, Hullabaloo and Gawker
Russell / Obsidian Wings: and the wheels come off....
Catherine Garcia / The Week: Iraq's prime minister secretly asked the U.S. to consider airstrikes against insurgents
Washington Post:
Insurgents in northern Iraq seize key cities, advance toward Baghdad
Insurgents in northern Iraq seize key cities, advance toward Baghdad
Discussion: Power Line, Townhall.com, Telegraph, New York Times, Hot Air, Israel Matzav, Althouse and The Daily Beast
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line: Obama successes in the Middle East? The Washington Post can't find them
Andrew Marszal / Telegraph: Iraq crisis: al-Qaeda forces push towards Baghdad in sight - live
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air: Iraqi Kurds seize Kirkuk as army flees
Ann Althouse / Althouse: Poor Hillary! She thought she picked a boring week.
Fred Kaplan / Slate:
After Mosul — If jihadists control Iraq, blame Nouri al-Maliki, not the United States.
After Mosul — If jihadists control Iraq, blame Nouri al-Maliki, not the United States.
Discussion: Bloomberg, Guardian, The Dish, The Long War Journal and Informed Comment
Andrew Sullivan / The Dish: The Kurds Dig In — Today in Kirkuk, the Iraqi army fled …
Bill Roggio / The Long War Journal: ISIS' advance halted at Samarra
Jack Moore / International Business Times:
Mosul Seized: Jihadis Loot $429m from City's Central Bank to Make Isis World's Richest Terror Force
Mosul Seized: Jihadis Loot $429m from City's Central Bank to Make Isis World's Richest Terror Force
Discussion: JustOneMinute, Fox News, ThinkProgress, Washington Post, Business Insider, Hot Air, Independent Journal Review, The Daily Signal, New York Times and CNN
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute: McCain Thunders Away On Iraq
Terrence McCoy / Washington Post: ISIS just stole $425 million and became the 'world's richest terrorist group'
Jeremy Bender / Business Insider: A Jihadist Group That's Too Radical For Al Qaeda Is Threatening Iraq's Water Supply
Justen Charters / Independent Journal Review: 10 Little-Known Things Just Happened In Iraq Blasting Obama's Narrative That Al-Qaeda Is On The Run
James Phillips / The Daily Signal: Iraq: Fall of Mosul Spells Disaster for U.S. Counterterrorism Policies
Eli Lake / The Daily Beast:
Iraq Wants America Back to Fight Insurgents With Air Strikes
Iraq Wants America Back to Fight Insurgents With Air Strikes
Discussion: Washington Post, Israel Matzav, Townhall.com, Business Insider, National Review and Hot Air
Noah Rothman / Hot Air: Could intervention in Syria have prevented meltdown in Iraq?
Numbers / Pew Research Center for the People …:
Political Polarization in the American Public — How Increasing Ideological Uniformity and Partisan Antipathy Affect Politics, Compromise and Everyday Life — Republicans and Democrats are more divided along ideological lines - and partisan antipathy is deeper and more extensive - than at any point in the last two decades.
Discussion: Washington Post, The Dish, Politico, The Daily Caller, Political Insider blog, No More Mister Nice Blog and Hot Air
Paul Kane / Washington Post: As Cantor announces exit from GOP House leadership, the jockeying begins
Andrew Sullivan / The Dish: Our Cold Civil War Intensifies, Ctd
Elizabeth Titus / Politico: Pew poll: Polarization highest in recent history
Seth Richardson / The Daily Caller: Study: Partisan Rift At All-Time High
Daniel Malloy / Political Insider blog: Tom Price bows out of Southern fight for House GOP leadership
Numbers / Pew Research Center for the People …:
Political Polarization in the American Public
Political Polarization in the American Public
Discussion: Politico, Washington Post and The Huffington Post
Dylan Byers / Politico: Why MSNBC is in trouble — Two facts: 1. Cable news is in trouble, across the board.
Erik Wemple / Washington Post: Report: Fox News strong with conservatives, MSNBC less strong with liberals
Katherine Fung / The Huffington Post: Cable News Is Just As Polarized As You Thought It Was
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The blogger said 6, but I count 7 flags there (the flags on each end are almost hidden--compare my arrows below to the original). Doesn't production often hire one extra vehicle/animal/etc. for tasks?
What still only two pages?
About the picture labeled squadron: the hill in the background is Phnom Krom. It's halfway between Siem Reap and the "dock" at Chong Khneas (map here, topo here, view towards AW here).
Quote from: mswood on October 24, 2008, 10:46:17 PMWhat still only two pages? Happy now?
.......So, the issue is "Where are Kelly/Christy? Where are Andrew/Dan?" ..........
Actually I think the boat replacement problem is not that serious. First, as Aja/Ty are not there yet, the production team could arrange the spare boat for Terence/Sarah to use first, then the same boat will be used by Aja/Ty again. Also, the production team could switch the boat they use for filming for T/S, I think this is the way they do it when there is a car breakdown in the middle of nowhere or the starting point is too far away.Does anyone think the coming episode is a NEL? I think this is possible because if Aja/Ty were that far behind and they were still doing tasks instead of being sent to pitstop directly, the next leg should be a NEL.
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Game: Carolina Panthers (9-3) at New Orleans Saints (9-3)
TV: NBC (Al Michaels play-by-play, Cris Collinsworth color analyst, Michelle Tafoya sideline reporter)
RADIO: WBT-AM 1110 in Charlotte is flagship station (Mick Mixon play-by-play, Eugene Robinson and Jim Szoke color analysts, Greg Brannon sideline reporter)
LAST WEEK: Carolina � defeated Tampa Bay 27-6, New Orleans � lost to Seattle 7-34
NEXT WEEK: Carolina � hosts New York Jets next Sunday at 1 p.m., New Orleans � visits St. Louis next Sunday at 4:25 p.m.
THE SERIES: Carolina leads 19-17 in one of franchise�s two oldest rivalries (Atlanta is the other). Carolina and New Orleans were NFC West rivals from 1995 to 2001 and have been in the NFC South since 2002. Saints led 8-6 in the NFC West rivalry while the Panthers lead 13-9 in the NFC South rivalry.
RANKINGS AMONG NFL (After Week 13): Carolina offense � 24th overall, 9th rushing, 27th passing. Carolina defense � 2nd overall, 2nd rushing, 6th passing. New Orleans offense � 6th overall, 23rd rushing, 3rd passing. New Orleans � 8th overall, 16th rushing, 4th passing.
BY THE NUMBERS: 1-2 � Carolina�s records in NBC Sunday Night Football games. The Panthers lost 35-14 to Dallas at home in 2006 in their debut on the network, lost 34-28 in overtime to the New York Giants in 2008 and routed Minnesota 26-7 in 2009 in their three games.
MATCHUP TO WATCH: The Saints offense against the Panthers defense. Hard to imagine New Orleans will struggle again like last week when it didn�t reach 100 yards until the third quarter and finished with 188 total yards � the lowest total since Sean Payton became head coach in 2006. The Panthers have limited all but one opponent to 390 or less yards total offense � and that came against Buffalo rookie quarterback E.J. Manuel (436 yards).
NOTABLE: Cam Newton is the third most frequent starting quarterback in franchise history when he starts on Sunday. Through 44 starts, he has a 22-22 record, meaning a victory also would make him the fifth quarterback with a winning record in team history. Others are Jake Delhomme (53-37), Kerry Collins (22-20), Rodney Peete (8-7) and Matt Moore (7-6). Delhomme (90) and Steve Beuerlein (51, 23-28 record) are the only quarterbacks with more starts than Newton�.
Newton has led the Panthers in rushing three straight games and four times this season. After Carolina went 2-7 in the first nine games in which Newton was the team�s leading rusher, they�ve won six straight when he�s been the top runner�.
Sunday�s matchup is between the league�s top teams at possessing the football. Carolina is tops at 33:10 per game, with New Orleans second at 32:30�.
You think homefield advantage is a mirage? Check Drew Brees stats at home this season � 73.5 percent passing (175-238) for 2,141 yards, 19 touchdowns and three interceptions�.
One of Brees� favorite targets is North Carolina native (Goldsboro) and former University of Miami basketball player Jimmy Graham. Graham�s six 100-yard receiving games this season tie him for most by a tight end in NFL history�.
Six Panthers have connections to the Saints or the state of Louisiana or both � defensive line coach Eric Washington is from Shreveport and graduated from Grambling, offensive line coach John Matsko coached the Saints from 1994 to 1996, running backs coach Jim Skipper is from Breaux Bridge and coached the Saints from 1986 to 1995, defensive end Frank Alexander is from Baton Rouge, wide receiver Brandon LaFell played at LSU and cornerback Melvin White played at Louisiana-Lafayette�.
Five Saints have connections to the Carolinas � special teams coach Greg McMahon coached at East Carolina in 2005, safety Rafeal Bush is from Williston, S.C., and played at South Carolina State, tight end Jimmy Graham is from Goldsboro, linebacker Kevin Reddick is from New Bern and played at North Carolina and fullback Austin Johnson is from Hickory.
PREDICTION: New Orleans 28, Carolina 27. Was Monday�s debacle in Seattle an aberration or a trend for the Saints? Here�s thinking New Orleans bounces back at home and reclaims first place in the NFc South.
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'Wreck-It Ralph' an inspired arcade tale
The best eras of animation occur when filmmakers are encouraged to follow their muse. Think of how many different ways a shortsighted modern studio head might shoot down "Fantasia" or "Wall-E" if given the chance.
If there were focus groups involved with "Wreck-It Ralph," it doesn't show in the finished product. The Disney tribute to arcade gaming is delightfully off the rails, offering a grown-up-friendly tone and merge of visual styles that are reminiscent of the studio's 1988 animated homage to film noir, "Who Framed Roger Rabbit."
This film lacks the expert pacing of "Roger Rabbit," but it gets the details right. Powered by nostalgia while throwing out most of the rules, it's rare that a minute goes by without at least one inspired moment.
Wreck-It Ralph is a character in an early 1980s Donkey Kong clone called Fix-It Felix Jr. After being thrown off his blocky retro animated building and into the mud one too many times, he tells a support group of video game villains that he doesn't want to be a bad guy any more. The resulting hero's journey takes Ralph through the arcade, settling in a modern racing game called Sugar Rush — where he mentors Vanellope von Schweetz, a character whose "glitch" properties have made her an outcast.
The similarities to "Monsters, Inc." and the "Toy Story" franchise — particularly the recent animated short "Small Fry" — are obvious on the surface. (Pixar's John Lasseter executive produced "Wreck-It Ralph.") But the style and tone are unique, with a frenetic pace and a lowbrow humor that separates it from its Pixar cousins.
The comedy is often slapstick and occasionally base, but it's not cheap. John C. Reilly and Sarah Silverman (as Ralph and Vanellope) are allowed to bring enough of themselves to the roles, that their potty humor banter never seems forced or gratuitous. Screenwriters Jennifer Lee and Phil Johnston keep an edge to the comedy throughout. Q-Bert is homeless in "Wreck-It Ralph," and the send-up of the shapely female space marine leader from the fictitious "Hero's Duty" game is vicious in its hilarity.
As much as the dialogue, the visuals offer enjoyment, especially for geeky older viewers who once made an arcade their second home. Residents of the retro "Niceland" all move in simple almost teleported jumps. (An exploding cake creates a blocky 8-bit mess.) Characters from the newer games have their own modern neuroses, victims of too much adrenaline and an almost gross sexuality. Someone at Wellesley College is going to write a really great term paper about the deeper meaning of this film.
Action, nostalgia and humor power the movie until the final act, when the filmmakers' penchant for rewriting the rules as they go becomes a liability. The story twists may be too convoluted for even the adults in the audience. Given the excellent opening — maybe the best first 20 minutes for an animated film since "Up" — the big finish feels underwhelming.
But like a good arcade classic from the 1980s, much of the enjoyment is in the experience, not the critical analysis of the plot. "Wreck-It Ralph" is a rush. If it's not the Pac-Man of animated movies, it's definitely in Dig Dug territory.


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Find out why the background color of the toolbar is not mapped. Just because one is RGB(192,192,192) another is RGB (255, 0,255). OK, adjusted to one.
Have defined unsigned char to read binary files but the char of get out and put in is nigh. Used N type of way even /clr but the result is the same. At last find out under the test status it will not show char 0 but actually the read result is correct. It waste my one day time.
1. Show error when extracting mass text.
2. All-digital and other special symbols can't be extracted.
The whole minidx database was deleted by my mistake and haven't back up. ^_^. All need start from the beginning.
Because of working, I frequently change the computer. Since doesn't have the effective document management software, part of the documents will lost. And I don't realize this until use. In family is also the same.
File management tool not only manage the documents effective but also help the user to find the relative data then user could define the documents by themselves. And realize the fast search.
There are multi-language in my computer. Some are Chinese simplified, some are Chinese traditional, some are the Japanese, some are the English and the operation system will also cut by different language. Therefore don't hope the document management software will influent by the OS language environment.
In order to solve these problems, I decided to develop own search engine and integrate in the document management system. Then the Mindx born. Although it based on individual need, the design and development is defer to the mass data process. The Mindx can easily deal with the enterprise application.
?The speedy full-text search engine find the document which need at the first time ?The own memory system which manage the important file under great security
?Manage the TB rank data but the amount of data has small effect on the system ?Using IFilter to get the text directly. Don't need to install office or other application ?Basic on Unicode and input/output multi-countries language normally
?High light the program grammar which makes reading various document convenience
?High light the search result and convenience for the users
?Realize the fuzzy inquiry and could recognize the synonym. Example when want to search the "where", input the "whe" will show all the words begin from "whe" include when,where etc.
?The own web server(like a hosting server ) facilitated sharing the management document in internet or local network ?Precise search by the file create/edit/visit time or the file title or the file path or file content ?User could set the hypothesis to filter the unuseful words
Advantage of Minidx full-text search engine:
?It's very small and written by twenty thousand code line only
?Written by standard C/C++. Could run in all interpreted language OS environment
?Don't need large memory and running normally under low hardware environment also
?Integrate to any system easily. Just add a few line of code the system can run the full-text search engine
?High speed even million record could return the result in millisecond
?Search by words, phrase also sentence
?"And" ,"Or" and two union could be done
?Because of the Unicode, multi-language string could do the mix search
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well deserve !!! each piece is incredible
contrasts to all the winner's !!!
well deserve !!! each piece is incredible
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LOL at the metal banners on Lobo. I found this to be quite hilarious. LOBO IS FOR METALHEADS!!! YAAARRRRG!!!
I can see why Old Man Link took the prize and I think it's a bad ass interpretation that begs to be put into a game...but batman is my favorite.
Some really nice works there. Congrats too all of you.
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i say the hitgirl should've won because of total awesomeness...
i don't really see what's so special abput link...but well...
LOL. pretty funny comments in here. dont know why you guys are "hatin" on damien. that guy is one of the best artist out there...
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7th Grade Frog Dissection (Click to enlarge - if you dare)
Some say my tongue's still out when I do pacemakers... just hard to see behind the mask...
It would be...funny... interesting... enlightening... embarrassing to see what our faces look like behind the operative mask! Maybe that's the real reason we wear mask in the OR– nothing to do with sterile technique!
I don't suppose boys will get to see the "E-w-w-w-e!" factor on the girl's faces anymore with "virtual" frogs. Where's the fun in that?!
( Am I being politically incorrect?)
During my frog dissection in high school my partner flipped the tray and the frog; we both went to catch it. I got stabbed with a scalpel in my palm. Still can see the scar.
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Governor Rick Scott Honors Florida Firefighters
During a Florida Cabinet meeting today, Governor Rick Scott, along with Cabinet members, passed a resolution to create a Florida Firefighters Memorial at the Florida State Capitol Building. The memorial will be a place for all visitors to the state capitol to visit and honor firefighters who have given their lives to help protect the Floridians they serve.
Governor Rick Scott said, "Florida firefighters put their lives on the line every day to protect Florida families and their property. I am happy today to join the Florida Cabinet in designating a place for all Floridians to recognize and remember the sacrifice that Florida's fallen fighter fighters have given. As we honor those gave the ultimate sacrifice today, we also look forward with new legislation that aims to give the fire fighting community the tools they need to keep Floridians safe."
Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater said, "I want to thank all those who cooperated in developing this important piece of legislation and the support of the Legislature and the Governor's Office as it moved through the process. SB 1410 is a complex and comprehensive measure that required the collaboration of many parties. This bill will provide the fire fighting community relief from outmoded structural impediments and increase the efficiency of their operations. Those who so willingly put themselves at risk for us on a daily basis deserve no less."
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi said, "I am proud of Florida's brave firefighters, and the Florida Firefighters Memorial will be a permanent remembrance at our state Capitol for people to pay their respects to those who sacrificed their lives for the safety of others."
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam said, "The firefighters of Florida are truly selfless public servants who put their lives on the line to save the homes, the businesses and, most importantly, the lives of others. We cannot thank them enough for their service and sacrifice, but this new firefighter memorial will be a fitting tribute to the heroes we've lost."
Additionally, after the Cabinet meeting, Governor Scott signed SB 1410, which will give the Florida Chief Fire Marshall more authority to protect lives and property. This legislation updates continuing education requirements for fire safety inspectors, gives firefighters and volunteer firefighters more options for retaining certifications and updates old statute regarding the State Fire Marshall.
Senator David Simmons said, "Today's bill signing is a great step forward in keeping Florida families safe. I applaud Governor Scott and everyone in the fire fighting community for helping with this great legislation and for putting the safety of Florida citizens first."
Representative Jim Boyd said, "I am happy to stand with Governor Scott and the fire fighting community today as we honor those who have given their lives to protect the families of our state. SB 1410 will help ensure that fire fighters across Florida have the tools they need to continue to serve the Sunshine State."
Legislatie Affiars Director and President-Elect of the Florida Professional Firefighters Association said, "Florida's professional firefighters would like to thank Representative Boyd and Senator Simmons for sponsoring this fire safety bill. We thank Governor Scott for signing this bill into law providing increased safety to the public as well as our firefighters. SB 1410 becoming law, corrects a glitch in the continued certification of our knowledgeable and experienced retired firefighters. These retired firefighters assist in the education of students in fire academies and colleges."


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Yui survive almost 10 yrs on the front-line against Betas, that takes talent and luck.
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and Yuuya is a test pilot, we don't know what he specialize in other then putting his machine to the max.
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So while Yuuya clearly needs to get to grips to dealing with Japanese-style TSFs, Yui probably needs to get to grips with dealing with non-Japanese military people. We dont know what Yui's been doing the last 3 years but I presume she's qualified for the job, so I would guess her problems would be more cultural than technical. It's not uncommon for writers to pair or mirror characters problems/developments too - so maybe when we see longer scenes specifically from Yui's perspective again they'll push the "fish out of water" or "foreigner in a foreign land" aspect.
PS Trying to keep things focused on Yui here. I'll post some more Yui vs Yuuya stuff some other time I hope, in a more appropriate thread.
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She is Japanese, of course she expects discipline from her underlings. Yuuya has shown a lack of discipline and total disrespect for his superiors so of course she wants him to correct himself. However since she's Japanese she acts like he's a Japanese soldier and treats him as one when he's used to being treated as an American soldier.
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There's a distinction between superior officer in rank - which Yui is - and whether she's actually formally part of Argos Flight's chain of command, which she doesn't quite seem to be.
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Normally Japanese novels are entirely from the perspective of the main character. I dont know how closely eps 3-4 follows the novels in terms of plot and characters, but I would presume that in the novel these scenes would be 99-100% from Yuuya's point of view.
Which makes it a lot harder to guess what Yui is thinking and what her situation is. In ep 3 we're given a brief glimpse from her point of view, which shows that she's a recent arrival to the base (and the US), but we dont even know her official task or position there. This all makes it a lot harder to sympathise with her.
We see in eps 1-2 that Yui is very serious and diligent, even compared to her classmates at what feels like an "ojou-sama military school" (if that makes any sense). I thought she was surprisingly mature for her first combat experience. We also see that Japan was under serious resource constraints even before the BETA invade - I imagine it's been much much worse in the 3 years since. Everything indicates that she takes the war very very seriously.
So if we take someone in her position and move her to a country which is (comparatively!) much more relaxed about the war against the BETA we should expect to see some differences of opinion - not only are there big design/operation differences in the countries' TSFs but despite being an "elite" test pilot with a lot of experience, Yuuya doesn't seem to have done serious anti-BETA testing before ep 4. Yui considers the project to be important to her own country's survival too - it would be very unrealistic for her to be casual about it.
So how has Yui done? Well, for the most part I think she's been professional and mature, but Yuuya is very hard for her to deal with due to his "Japanese trauma" - she's not a mind-reading ESPer and asking him to explain himself hasn't been very enlightening. My general impression is that she's trying to do the best she knows how with what she's been given but hasn't been able to mask the various irritations she has.
It would be unreasonable to expect her to be perfect, but I think she has made some small mistakes in things she's said or done - or not done. For example, she prepared a training unit for Yuuya to allow him to get used to the operational differences but doesn't seem to have anticipated cultural differences. In their first scene in ep 4, she notices that Yuuya looks "unhappy" and tries to figure out why and to resolve the issue but gets nowhere - I imagine she was very confused by his general attitude and his responses but doesn't seem to have tried alternative methods to get to the bottom of the problem. There's other things, but they've mostly been pointed out already...
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Serious question, has there been any evidence presented in the anime that Yui is a good, let alone great, pilot?
She seemed to do alright against her fellow trainees (fellow noobs), but it seems like the only reason she was second-in-command of her squad during the battle for Kyoto is because of her family's rank. Furthermore, during the battle her flight skills were unexceptional, and she botched the retreat by ordering the popping of smoke too late, being unaware of her surroundings and getting taken down two separate times by BETA, one a destroyer class and one a fort class, and having her squad flying in too tight a formation.
That's the only combat we see Yui experience, before the time skip to Alaska.
We know from the anime that in this Muv-Luv world Japan exists under a shogunate, and seemingly shares the same rigid class structure as former shogunates in the real world. Those who are vassals of the Shogun, such as Yui and her family, are rewarded with better equipment (the Takemizakuchi) and better opportunities than those of lower classes, regardless of ability.
So isn't it more likely that Yui is put in charge of this project not because of her own accomplishments, but because of her family name? That's the most likely conclusion from what we've seen so far.
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My Son, I charge thee, however thou beest provoked hereunto, tell not the Truth to any woman. For this is that which is written, Cast not thy pearls before swine, lest they urn again and rend thee. Behold, in the nature of woman is no truth, nor apprehension of truth, nor possibility of truth, only, if thou entrust this jewel unto them, they forthwith use it to thy loss and destruction. But they are ware of thine own love of truth, and thy respect thereunto, so therefore hey tempt thee, flattering with their lips, that thou betray hyself to them. And they feign falsely, with every wile, and cast about for thy soul, until either in love or in wrath or in some other folly thereof, thou speak truth, profaning thy sanctuary. So was it ever, and herein I call to my witness Samson of Timmath, that was lost by this error. Now for any woman, any lie sufficeth; and think not in thine extremity hat truth is mighty, and shall prevail, as it does with any man, for with a woman her whole craft and device is to persuade thee of this, so that thou utter the secret of thy soul, and become her prey. But so long as thou feed her with her own food of falsity, thou art secure.
The nature of woman, o my Son, is as thou hast learned in our most Holy Qabalah; and she is the clothing in sex of man, he magical image of his will to love. Therefore was it said by thine uncle Wolfgang von Goethe: Das Ewigweibliche zieht uns hinan. But therefore also hath she no nature of truth, because she is but the Eidolon of an excitement and a going of hy star, and appertaineth not unto its essence and stability. So then to thee she is but matter and to her thou art but energy, and neither is competent to the formula of the other. Therefore also thy will is itself imperfection, as I have shewed thee aforetime, thou art not in the way of love except hou be dressed in that robe of thine which thou callest woman. And thou canst not lure her to this action proper to her by thy truth; but thou shalt, as our grammar sayeth, assume the mask of the spirit, that thou mayst evoke it by sympathy. But thou shalt appear in thy glory only when she is in thy power, and bewildered utterly by ecstasy. This is a mystery, o my Son, and of old times it was declared in the fable of Scylla and Charybdis, which are the formula of the rock and the whirlpool. Now then meditate thou strictly upon his most worthy and adorable arcanum, to thy profit and enlightenment.


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After some years of hard work Fabio Erculiani decided it was enough and he wants to move on.
The team regrets this ofcourse and we wish him all the good luck with his new job @Microsoft
Would this mean the end of Sabayon? No! ofcourse not.
We have Daniel Robbins and some gentoo-devs ready to come help the distro to make it even better.
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Newly streamlined safety standards are an example of how 'lookback' effort is easing regulatory burdens, head of OIRA says.
A newly released final rule streamlining safety standards for Medicare providers is a prime example of the Obama administration's easing of regulatory burdens, the White House regulatory chief says.
Howard Shelanski, administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, in a Wednesday blogpost singled out the May 7 final rule from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as saving $3 billion for the health system over five years, in part because it will "specifically reduce burdens on small critical access hospitals and rural health clinics."
Sample provisions in the rule cited earlier by CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner include eliminating the requirement that a physician be held to a prescriptive schedule for being onsite, a problem in rural areas, while recognizing "telemedicine improvements and expansions that allow physicians to provide many types of care at lower costs, while maintaining high-quality care."
Another example of streamlining is permitting registered dietitians and qualified nutritionists to order patient diets directly without requiring preapproval by a physician.
Shelanski noted that the rule is part of a "retrospective review, or 'regulatory lookback,' [where] agencies across the federal government have identified hundreds of initiatives to reduce burdens and save taxpayer dollars," actions that so far have saved $13 billion and climbing, he said. "The retrospective review is a critical part of the administration's regulatory efforts to promote economic growth and opportunity while protecting the health, safety and welfare of the American people."


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AAPL on May 30, 2007, at approximately 2:00 PM EST
In October of 1997, Steve Jobs had just returned to Apple Computer, promptly killing the Newton and the clones. He would soon be laying the foundation for OS X with the acquisition of NeXTSTEP. Nonetheless, to say the future looked uncertain would have been kind, and there wasn't a lot of kindness to be had. Probably the most iconic comment to that effect was made by Michael Dell in response to a question on how he would fix the beleaguered company.
"What would I do? I'd shut it down and give the money back to the shareholders," Michael Dell said before a crowd of several thousand IT executives.
Well, 10 years and two stock splits later, Steve Jobs and Apple have proven beyond any shadow of a doubt that Michael Dell may know beige boxes but not stock picks. Today, AAPL closed at $118.77 per share, an all-time high, making the value of company in terms of market capitalization just over $100 billion. And this could just be the beginning.
Katie Marsal at AppleInsider has details from the latest research note by Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty, who is now suggesting that $150 per share is not unreasonable. One reason for this AAPL exuberance is not difficult to discern: the iPhone. Huber is increasingly confident that 8 million iPhones will be sold in 2007 and 12 million in 2008, but it's not just about the iPhone.
"The biggest opportunity, in our opinion, is to leverage Apple's differentiated compute (Mac) + communication (iPhone) platform into a truly mobile compute and communication device," she told clients. "We believe this is a market that will emerge with or without Apple and will ultimately replace a large portion of laptop computers."
This seems similar to the "iPod Halo Effect," the unproven theory that the wildly-popular iPod would increase sales of Macs. While the number of Macs sold continues to increase, a number of factors are likely in play, including the transition to Intel. However, an iPhone Halo Effect would be based on a more concrete assumption than the hipness of iPods translating to Mac sales. Using an iPhone in conjunction with Mac applications like Address Book and iCal will likely prove easier than using whatever applications PC users suffer with. Of course, Apple could create versions of those programs for Windows, as was done with iTunes. But with Mac laptop sales accelerating, it would seem more likely that Apple is looking to bring people over to the platform via the iPhone.


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Marriage Equality and the Superbowl
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Marriage Equality and the Superbowl
Anti-gay comments overshadow the Superbowl, but they can't stop progress in Arizona, Hawaii, and Rhode Island. We have new legislation and strong polling to carry marriage forward from coast to coast.


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Slideshow: MUHS students 'hopelessly devoted' to musical
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Middlebury Union High School students slicked their hair back and donned poodle skirts to put on their fall production of the 1978 classic "Grease." Students took the stage on November 19, 20 and 21, while students from other area schools performed "Beauty and the Beast" and "Bye Bye Birdie."
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NEW YORK CITY — Forget Mary Poppins — for some families, the perfect nanny in New York City is a man.
At least, that's the claim of the founder of the agency "NYC Mannies" that matches clients with "big brothers" based on their children's needs.
The concept was devised by ex-opera singer John Brandon, 27, who works for a family on the Upper East Side.
"People were coming up to me all the time asking where they could get mannies," he said. He started his company earlier this year to meet that demand, and now serves families throughout the state.
"A lot of our mannies specialize in certain things, like if parents want someone who's really good at soccer or who speaks a certain language... Before a manny comes into a family, I've spent a lot of time getting to know his personality."
Brandon — whose business provides mannies at different skill levels and prices — said every full-time carer must have a college degree and every part-time manny must be at least 20 and in college.
Mannying can offer glamour, said Brandon, who said he works for a "high-profile" family who he said he's unable to identify because of a confidentiality agreement.
But it's also a profession his workers must take seriously.
"I get to travel the world and hang out with celebrities," he said.
"It's a cool situation for me but I don't let that distract me."
But he said the high-profile clients are not his only ones.
"We're here for every family," he said.
"If a family in Yonkers without much money wants a manny we'll supply a manny with that skill level... We don't want money to get in the way of someone having a manny."
All of the men, who are mainly in their 20s, must be registered with CPR training. They tend to be "young professionals" who have studied a wide range of disciplines, said Brandon, noting the growing trend of men turning to mannying to support creative pursuits.
"We're basically providing a big brother service with guys who are athletic, high energy and can keep up with young kids and plan activities," said Brandon, noting that he's used his own background as a high school athlete and a professional musician in his manny work.
"The kid I work with now is so tired at the end of the day because I don't like to sit still and I'm always encouraging him to try new things."
NYC Mannies — which Brandon said has matched about 20 families since it started last winter — so far has only served clients with at least one son, but Brandon said families with only daughters have also also expressed interest.
"We're not advocating guys over girls — we're filling a specific need," he said of male versus female caretakers. "We just want to be that agency that supplies mannies."
Brandon — who put his opera career on hold to fully pursue his vision as a manny matchmaker — stumbled into the field at age 21 while studying at Westminster Choir College in Princeton, N.J.
"I worked at a restaurant when I was in college and there was a lawyer who came in every day and we became good friends...He'd never considered a male babysitter and I'd never heard of one," he said.
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Ok, I've been a bit of a slacker lately and haven't posted much. My life has been very hectic with holidays, work stuff, Raiding, and even some trips to the hospital (don't worry everything is fine). So, I will try and give a general update of what is going on in my WoW life.
The Gear Guide:
I've updated my raiding gear guides to include every item in Ulduar. So, it should now be complete until 3.2 comes out. I want to point out that this list is still based upon a pre-3.2 Lunar Rotation. I probably one updated it for 3.2 until right before the patch is released.
Regarding the guide don't expect any serious changes. It is very similar to previous lists, and most of the changes were due to the addition of Algalon gear. Basically, its not important to study the new list. If you already have a good gear plan it is still probably good.
I must admit that Raiding has been quite draining lately. My 25man schedule is the usual 3 nights a week for 3 hours, but my 10man group now raids for another 2 or 3 hours after that. To some of you 15 - 18 hours of raiding a week may not seem like much, but it is tough when you combine the late nights with my family responsibilities. Hopefully it won't go on for to much longer.
The 25 man group is doing well. We have 4 hard modes down and are working on a couple of others. Despite our success I am starting to feel a sense of urgancy. Time is running out on the Meta Achievement and I want an Ironbound Drake before they are removed. The four hard modes that we have could probably be considered 4 of the easier ones leaving most of the heavy hitters to still be downed.
The good news is that our 10man groups are going very well. My group is only missing the Vezex and Yogg hardmodes. The guilds other 10man is just missing Yogg +1 and they got the Ulduar Undying achievement. So, we are in a very good spot to complete the meta on 10mans, and the additional experience we are getting on 10mans should help us meet our goals for the 25man raid.
The other positive sign is that both 10man groups are working on Algalon. My group has worked on him for 2 weeks now, and he is hard, but maybe not as hard as he seems.
Algalon feels like a break through fight. There is a lot of stuff that gets thrown at you very early in the fight and when you wipe after just a few minutes it sometimes feels like your not making much progress. However, that feeling can be misleading. There is so much to adapt to from the very beginning of this fight that it is hard to pick up quickly. Healers have to deal with the huge raid damage when a Star dies. Cosmic Smash is much more difficult to avoid then your standard void zone. The freaking constellations running around beating on people. Figuring out how to survive big bang and at the same time dealing with the massive damage that the tanks are taking.
That is a lot of stuff that all of that happens in the first minute or so. So, as you try to hone your strategy it may feel like your not making progress because most of your attempts don't' last more then a couple of minutes still. However, when we make a break through the fight will be come much easier. Our attempts will go from lasting 2 minutes to testing the 6 minute enrage timer very quickly once we figure out how to deal with everything. So I am happy with our Algalon progress. Hopefully he will be down soon.
My Inner Goblin:
I've been reading the Greedy Goblin for quite a while and I have often wondered how much gold I could make on the AH if I really put some effort into it. I don't really need the gold because I made plenty while leveling 3 toons to 80, but I'm interested in the challenge.
I started my experiments in the Flask market. Specifically the [Flask of the Frost Wyrm] market. I am kind of risk adverse when it comes to this sort of thing. I didn't want to get really far out on a limb with a lot of stuff and lose a bunch of gold, so I selected this market for my first attempts. The average cost to produce a flask seemed to be less then the average flask prices on the AH. Plus, I am an Elixirs master Alchemist so the procs mean added profit, and if my effort completely failed I could always use the flasks for my raid consumables.
The next two businesses I picked up for dual purposes. I hate not having my professions leveled up all the way to 450. It looks sloppy and I hate finding out that I can't do that enchant because my skill level isn't high enough. So I got into the Meta Gem business with my warlock and into the bag business with my priest. The results were mind blowing.
The Meta Gem business is easy. [Skyflare Diamond] were selling for 25g - 30g on my server and [Chaotic Skyflare Diamond] were selling for 50g - 75g on average. You do the math. I've decided though that this is a weekend market. The cut gem prices seemed to go down quite a bit on raid days. It seems to me that the real money to be made is on the weekend players.
The bag business is a little more difficult because you have to look at several different mats to figure out if it is profitable at this time, but for some odd reason it also seems to be a less developed market on my server. There never seems to be a lot of bags on the AH. For that reason undercutters don't seem to matter. I seem to be able to put my bags on the AH at my prices and they will sell even if there are undercutters with posted for a 25% discount.
Not all of my efforts have been successful. I've tried buying Eternals and selling Crystallized pieces and that hasn't been that successful. People on my server seem to be a little more savy in that regard. I also bought a ton of Shoveltusk flank before patch 3.1 was released for personal use and as an investment but Fish Feasts seemed to have killed that market. I have been focusing on the raid nights so far. I'm going to be switching to the weekends here and hope I have better luck.
All in all, I've made several thousand gold over a week or so with just a couple of hours work. Not bad, but I'm not going to be hitting the gold cap anytime soon at this pace.
Other Toon News:
Outside of raids, Graylo has been working on the Ardent Tournament stuff and getting his rep up with the different alliance factions. All in an effort to be able to access my bank once every 8 hours and help my alts to level up a little big quicker. Indicated above Graypal and Grayfel have been forced into business. I would love to raid both of them if I had the time but, given my already busy raid schedule its just not possible.
Grayvik has also suffered some due to my renewed interest in the Ardent Tournament. He is up to 53 right now, but he would easily be a couple of levels above that If I wasn't spending so much time on Graylo doing the Tournament stuff. On top of that, leveling has become more difficult for him. I am now about 2 and a half levels ahead of my guide. All of my quests are green and on occasion I have to fight grey mobs. He is in searing Gorge at the moment but I am going to look at jumping ahead again once I get out of the zone. I guess the good news is that 58 is just around the corner and then I can jump to the easy Outland leveling. That will be a great day.
Friday, July 10, 2009
General Update: 7/10/2009
Labels: General, Goblin Activity, Toons
2 comments:
- Lherin said...
You'll get the drake soon, no worries :)
- July 10, 2009 at 5:18 PM
Great stuff as always. Your blog is what kicked off my moonkin career.
I just wanted to add... be wary of Gevlon's blog advice regarding his 'goblin' tactics. While he makes convincing arguments, be sure you know what works for your particular server's economy.
- July 30, 2009 at 10:58 AM
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In August of 2009, we washed our hands of palm oil! Palm oil is a common ingredient used to make soap, but due to high global demand from both the food and cosmetic industries, the United Nations estimates that palm oil plantations are "now the primary cause of permanent rainforest loss." We simply could not continue to use palm oil in our soap base knowing the devastating effects it was having on the Indonesian rainforest and its ecosystem. By developing a palm-free soap base, we reduced our annual consumption of palm oil by 133,000 lbs (or 250,000 kg). To celebrate our new soap base and educate our customers about palm oil, we covered our shop windows in green palm prints, sold our limited edition Jungle soap to raise funds for Rainforest Action Network and encouraged other cosmetic companies to follow in our palm-free foot steps.
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We raised over $34,000 for the Rainforest Foundation through the sales of our limited edition Jungle soap! We didn't stop with Jungle soap; we've since changed all of our soaps to a palm-free base and shared the formula with any cosmetics company who wished to do the same! We were also able to donate $12,500 through our Charity Pot program to the Borneo Orangutan Society, who are dedicated to protecting wild and rehabilitant orangutans and their native habitat.


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BOSTON -- Astra USA Inc., a pharmaceutical firm headquartered in Westborough, Massachusetts, with offices throughout the United States, will pay $9,850,000 plus interest to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The Complaint and a Consent Decree signed by the parties were filed today with The United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The settlement also provides for, among other things, the administration of all monetary claims, monitoring of Astra's compliance with its policy prohibiting sexual harassment, and training for all managers, supervisors and salespersons on recognizing and preventing sexual harassment in the workplace.
The EEOC's Chairman Paul Igasaki announced that this is the largest settlement of a sexual harassment lawsuit in the agency's history. Chairman Igasaki stated, "Our settlement insures that employees at Astra USA will be free of a sexually hostile work environment and that employees and former employees will be compensated. This is an important resolution not only because of the amount of the compensation but also because of the cooperation between Astra and the EEOC in reaching this agreement. I hope that other employers will follow Astra USA's lead in taking the necessary steps to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace and provide a remedy for those who have been victims of discrimination."
In its lawsuit, filed in the United States District Court, EEOC alleged that Astra violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, by maintaining a sexually hostile work environment and retaliating against employees who reported or objected to such behavior. The EEOC's investigation revealed that at least since January 1993, Astra's management officials, including former President Lars Bildman, subjected the charging parties and other similarly situated female employees to a hostile work environment and in some instances, quid pro quo harassment. All of the charging parties were employed by Astra as sales representatives.
Under the terms of the Consent Decree Astra has agreed to place the $9,850,000 in an interest-bearing account which will result in a fund of more than $10 million dollars for eligible claimants. A Special Master, selected jointly by the EEOC and Astra, will administer a claims fund. Eligible claimants will be notified of the settlement and given an opportunity to apply for monetary relief. All money in the claims fund will be allocated to victims of discrimination and Astra will pay all fees and expenses of the Special Master. Eligible claimants are those individuals who were employed by Astra USA between January 1, 1993 and the entry of the Consent Decree, and who submit credible evidence that subsequent to January 1, 1993, they were subjected to a hostile work environment because of their sex and/or were forced or pressured to cover up sexual harassment.
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text: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 Call for Proposals: Innovative Health Care Delivery and Payment Models Are you putting forth a proposal for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation Health Care Innovation Challenge Grants? If not, are you participating in a health care model that incorporates a patient-centered medical home or implements bundled payments? If the answer is "yes" to either of these questions, APTA wants to hear from you. APTA is working to support members in their success within these models. In addition, the association wants to connect you with your peers who are working within similar models, allowing you to share both your opportunities and challenges. Please send a brief (approximately 100 words) description of your model of practice along with your name and contact information to email@example.com. Comments I got this email on the 25th and feel it is too late to apply since i missed the dates. We are releasing a home health therapy documentation system..would this apply/ Posted by Sheri Moffett on 1/27/2012 5:42 PM