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From the NY Times ...
So, it seems that the US was also sending arms to Libyan rebels through a "surrogate" country (Qatar), but it seems that the arms ended up in the hands of the wrong people. The article says there is no evidence that these weapons were involved in the 9/11/12 Benghazi debacle. Not too surprising since it was weeks before anyone got to investigate the scene of the crime. Might also provide a "motive" for not bailing out the beseiged Americans that night.But in the months before, the Obama administration clearly was worried about the consequences of its hidden hand in helping arm Libyan militants, concerns that have not previously been reported. The weapons and money from Qatar strengthened militant groups in Libya, allowing them to become a destabilizing force since the fall of the Qaddafi government.Geez! Suckered twice.The Obama administration did not initially raise objections when Qatar began shipping arms to opposition groups in Syria, even if it did not offer encouragement, according to current and former administration officials. But they said the United States has growing concerns that, just as in Libya, the Qataris are equipping some of the wrong militants.
Fast & Furious with a MidEast flavor?The administration has never determined where all of the weapons, paid for by Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, went inside Libya, officials said. Qatar is believed to have shipped by air and sea small arms, including machine guns, automatic rifles, and ammunition, for which it has demanded reimbursement from Libyas new government. Some of the arms since have been moved from Libya to militants with ties to Al Qaeda in Mali, where radical jihadi factions have imposed Shariah law in the northern part of the country, the former Defense Department official said. Others have gone to Syria, according to several American and foreign officials and arms traders.American officials say that the United Arab Emirates first approached the Obama administration during the early months of the Libyan uprising, asking for permission to ship American-built weapons that the United States had supplied for the emirates use. The administration rejected that request, but instead urged the emirates to ship weapons to Libya that could not be traced to the United States.The bad guys in the ME must be laughing up their sleeves at how stupid Americans are.But the American support for the arms shipments from Qatar and the emirates could not be completely hidden. NATO air and sea forces around Libya had to be alerted not to interdict the cargo planes and freighters transporting the arms into Libya from Qatar and the emirates, American officials said.
Meanwhile, Morsi in Egypt is looking like a worse despot than Mubarack was; and Assad has been mixing up nerve gas (which he says that he does not intend to use on his own people ... does that mean he plans to use it on somebody else?)
Sure does reinforce the case for letting these guys fight out their own tribal wars.
Also not too surprising that this stuff is only being reported now that the election is over.


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In honor of Valentine's Day, we've rounded up a crew of ocean companions for you to check out–which ones are fickle lovers and which ones are lifers–the players and the player-haters, as it were. So whether you're celebrating the notorious day of love with a pint of ice cream or with your favorite spouse, we've got a resident of the aquatic world that has a love life similar to yours! Read on to find out who you most align with.

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LIBYA: UN continues to respond to urgent humanitarian needs
The Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya, Panos Moumtzis and a team, including representatives from the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the World Health Organization (WHO) and UN Department of Safety and Security, travelled to Tripoli from 20 - 22 May to meet with the Libyan Prime Minister, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and other senior officials. They also met with diplomatic missions, and discuss the return of an international United Nations humanitarian team in Tripoli.
The Government of Libya expressed deep concern about the lack of fuel and the need for food stocks and medical supplies, which are running low. Officials expressed regret for the attack against United Nations property last 2 May and called on the UN to continue responding to the most urgent humanitarian needs of all Libyans.
On 23 May, IOM evacuated 726 third country nationals (TCNs) and 56 war-wounded by ship from Misrata. Over 300 metric tons of humanitarian aid was also delivered, including a field hospital, three ambulances and oxygen cylinders.
According to reports by humanitarian partners and the media, shelling in Misrata is now heard less frequently and further away from the city centre. Electricity is available to around two-thirds of the city. There are signs that the situation in Misrata continues to improve. However, the presence of unexploded ordnances (UXO) remains a serious concern.
The situation in the western Nafusa Mountains region remains worrying. Fighting near Dhibat/Wazin and in Zintan has continued over the past few days. The most affected areas are around Yafran, Al Qaala and Kekla, where supply routes have been cut for a long period of time, affecting an estimated at 45,000 people. A humanitarian pause is needed to provide respite for the civilians who live in the region, and to permit a more comprehensive response to civilians in need.
The humanitarian response is also focusing on children's needs. At Choucha Camp, at the Tunisian border with Libya, 150 students are enrolled in school. In Benghazi, between 250 and 300 children are benefiting from a number of activities in schools and child-friendly spaces. Activities with community volunteers continue in seven schools, and include IDP children from Ajdabiya and Misrata. The Education Council is planning to re-open 60 schools (50 public, 10 private) as a pilot project. An assessment of children's educational needs is planned for the Nafusa Mountains.
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Now let's revisit novelist DiAnn Mills, author of Attracted to Fire (Tyndale, September 2011).
Award-winning author DiAnn Mills is a fiction writer who combines an adventuresome spirit with unforgettable characters to create action-packed, suspense-filled novels.
Her titles have appeared on the CBA and ECPA bestseller lists and have won placements through the American Christian Fiction Writer's Carol Awards and Inspirational Reader's Choice awards. DiAnn won the Christy Award in 2010 and 2011.
DiAnn is a founding board member for American Christian Fiction Writers and a member of Inspirational Writers Alive; Romance Writers of America, and Advanced Writers and Speakers Association. She speaks to various groups and teaches writing workshops around the country. DiAnn is also the Craftsman mentor for the Jerry B. Jenkins Christian Writers Guild.
Please tell us five random things we might not know about you.
--I can't wear a watch or headphones because I have too much electricity in my body.
--I don't like red meat.
--I'm afraid of dogs.
--I'm horrible at math.
--I'm a picky eater.
My mother is like that with body electricity and watches. And she's in her nineties--like the Energizer Bunny. Perhaps you'll live a long, full life too, DiAnn!
Please tell us a bit more about the plot of Attracted to Fire.
Special Agent Meghan Connors' dream of one day protecting the president of the United States is about to come true. Only one assignment stands in her way. After the vice president's rebellious daughter is threatened, Meghan is assigned to her protective detail on a secluded ranch in West Texas.
Unfortunately, working with Special Agent in Charge Ash Zinders may be as tough as controlling her charge. Ash has a reputation for being critical and exacting, and he's also after the same promotion as Meghan.
But when the threats escalate and security on the ranch is breached, it becomes clear this isn't the work of a single suspect—it's part of a sophisticated plan that reaches deeper and higher than anyone imagined. And only Ash and Meghan can put the pieces together before it's too late.
What is it about your lead character that will make your readers care about her?
Meghan is ambitious in her desire to one day guard the President of the United States. She cares about her protectee's health and safety and encourages her to stay clean. Meghan practices commitment to her job and is willing to make the ultimate sacrifice.
If you were the casting director for the film version of your novel, who would play your lead roles?
Meghan Connors - Evangeline Lilly
Ash Zinders - Justin Timberlake
Your cover model actually looks a bit like him!
Imagine God has led you to accept a contract to ghostwrite someone's autobiography. Whose is it? Why that person?
Randall Wallace - I heard him speak at the 2011 Christy Award banquet. He impressed me with his honesty and passion for the Lord. His life demonstrates the power of faith in a world where Christianity is often viewed as a crutch. His success as writer for several movies including, Braveheart, Pearl Harbor, We were Soldiers, The Man in the Iron Mask, and many more show his passion for story while not sacrificing his number one priority: his relationship with God.
What is the last book you read that you would recommend?
Anne Graham Lotz - Expecting to See Jesus: A Wake-Up Call for God's People. This book touched me in its truth of where we Christians need to be today. It challenged me to never be complacent with my relationship to God while focusing on His unconditional love. It's made me a better child of God.
What are you working on now?
Book 2 of the Crime Scene: Houston series. A woman writer teams up with an FBI agent to write cold cases and discovers her quest for authentic research puts her in danger.
Where else can readers find you online?
The book is available at fine book stores and for online purchase through these buttons:
Finally, what question would you like to ask my readers?
What traits make a heroine or hero unforgettable?
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Family: Papilionidae, Swallowtails view all from this family
Description Papilio troilus, the spicebush swallowtail, is a common black swallowtail butterfly found in North America, also known as the Green-Clouded butterly. It has two subspecies, Papilio troilus troilus and Papilio troilus ilioneus, found mainly in the Florida peninsula. The spicebush swallowtail derives its name from its most common host plant, the spicebush, members of the genus Lindera.
The family to which spicebush swallowtails belong, Papilionidae, or Swallowtails, include the largest butterflies in the world. The Swallowtails are unique in that even while feeding, they continue to flutter their wings. Unlike other Swallowtail butterflies, Spicebushes fly low to the ground instead of at great heights.
Dimensions 3 1/2-4 1/2" (89-114 mm).
Habitat Freshwater swamps, marshes & bogs, Cities, suburbs & towns, Meadows & fields, Forests & woodlands.
Range Northwest, Plains, Mid-Atlantic, Southwest, New England, Rocky Mountains, Texas, Western Canada, Southeast, Eastern Canada, Florida, California, Great Lakes.


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An Exploration of Unusually Long Second Stage: Redefining Normal by Elizabeth Perry
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Take a trip to 19th century Ireland, where the village midwife was truly a "Jill of all trades."
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Not much has changed except that my Perl module UDPM has been obsoleted by UI::Dialog, which is now being used in the guadalinux distribution. Nice.
I've got a slew of Nautilus shell scripts that I'm currently packaging up and preparing for a release. They of course use UI::Dialog. I'll also be writing a tutorial for UI::Dialog using some of the Nautilus shell scripts as examples.
- Life:
Lots of changes... getting divorced... moved back in with parents... god-father passes away... I write the poem Sadness... father has a massive heart attack and follows my god-father. Now the two of them are playing chess and laughing over some fine coffee and good memories somewhere in the here-after.
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I lost my slice and found my swing. Now to just maintain and improve it.
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Professor wins highest computer science award
Posted February 7, 2001; 04:15 p.m.
Chi-Chih Yao, a professor of computer science and the William and Edna Macaleer Professor of Engineering and Applied Science, has received the 2000 A.M. Turing Award, the highest prize in the field of computer science.
Yao received the award "in recognition of his fundamental contributions to the theory of computation, including the complexity-based theory of pseudorandom number generation, cryptography, and communication complexity."
Yao's work in the area of random number generation is of great importance to the field of cryptography. His work in communication complexity provided a way to measure the minimum amount of interaction that two or more parties must have in order to carry out a given computation, a critical concept in the field of distributed computing, which involves computers in different locations working on the same problem.
Yao, who holds a Ph.D. in physics from Harvard University and a Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Illinois, has been at Princeton since 1986.
The A.M. Turing Award is presented annually by the Association of Computing Machinery and carries a $25,000 prize. The award will be presented at the association's annual awards banquet on March 11.
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I found and bought GL Classics Manhunter and Black Hand today. I just need Kyle and BL Abin to complete Arkillo.
I found and bought GL Classics Manhunter and Black Hand today. I just need Kyle and BL Abin to complete Arkillo.
I toyed with the idea of picking up two Manhunters yesterday to display as part of a scene, but I decided to wait until I've received my Amazon preorder, which keeps getting further away it seems.
I picked up Sinestro Corps Batman at TRU today btw. I wish the face had a more neutral expression but oh well.
Amazon sent me word today that they shipped Mongul and Black Hand, but not the rest. How does that even happen? If you receive a case, shouldn't the ALL of the figures be there?
Saw AzBats at Target. I was tempted. Very tempted. If he hadn't been $16, I would've pulled the trigger, no question.
That's my jacket!
This might be old news, but I saw the Warlord JLU 3-pack for the first time today and scooped it up. That must mean the Gray Ghost set is out there somewhere, too. Has anyone seen this set out in the wild?
Amazon finally fulfilled my GL Classics pre-order this week. I was really worried that they'd cancel the order. I'm glad that I pre-ordered wave 2 from BBTS, who sent me DCUC wave 16 weeks ago. Sure Amazon charged no tax or shipping, but the amount of the shipping is less than the tax would be at retail. It saves having to go hunt. I often have difficulty completing DCUC waves.
I found the Warlord and the Grey Ghost JLU three packs at the Canton,GA Target yesterday. There was only one of each on the pegs.
Shockingly I actually stumbled across the second GLC wave this morning at Wal-Mart, the cases hold 1 of each including the army builder packaging variations. I'm already half done with this wave which feels weird considering I still need to complete wave 14, find wave 15, 16 and GLC wave 1. >_<
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Campus History
Columbia College-Fort Worth was originally founded at Naval Air Station Dallas in 1975. The campus began holding classes at NAS Fort Worth in 1992 when the government began closing NAS Dallas. The Columbia College office officially relocated to NAS Fort Worth in March 1997.
Columbia College-Fort Worth is part of Columbia College's network of nationwide campuses. The first extended campus was founded in St. Louis in 1973 after an Army education services officer was interested in providing courses to Army recruiters in the area.
Today, the Division of Adult Higher Education at Columbia College includes 30 campuses, including one in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. About half of Columbia College's nationwide campuses are on military bases. The Online Campus at Columbia College also serves students in the Dallas/Fort Worth areas.
Columbia College-Fort Worth is part of the college's extended network of more than 35 Nationwide Campuses across the country, including 18 on military bases.
Degree programs at the extended campuses vary. However, no matter which degree you pursue or which campus you attend, degree programs meet the same accreditation standards as degree programs from the main campus in Columbia, MO, as well as meet requirements set by the respective state education departments.Columbia College was founded in 1851 in Columbia, MO, as Christian Female College, the first women's college west of the Mississippi River to be chartered by state legislature. In 1970, the college was renamed Columbia College when it opened its doors to men and women. In 1973, the college began educating adult learners. Today, the college serves nearly 25,000 students nationwide each year.
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Applicants are advised to apply early, to submit all materials as requested, and to resolve promptly any problems or questions that may arise.
The UCSF School of Dentistry has a multi-step application process:
1. Applications are processed through the American Association of Dental Schools Application Service (AADSAS). These applications are generally available from AADSAS after June 1st and must be electronically submitted no later than 11:59 p.m. (EST) on October 15th. Late applications will not be considered. It is advised that you begin your AADSAS application early and leave plenty of time to submit it by our deadline, as we will not make exceptions for technical difficulties unless the AADSAS site was unavailable.
2. Official copies of transcripts for all college work you have completed at an accredited U.S. institution, or Canadian institution where English is the language of instruction, must be submitted to AADSAS. Do not submit copies of these transcripts to UCSF until instructed. For instructions regarding other transcripts and course work taken through an Education Abroad Program (EAP), see our information on Submitting International Documents. All required transcripts must be received at AADSAS by the October 15th deadline or your application will be regarded as incomplete and will not be considered.
3. The US Dental Admissions Test (DAT) is also required. It is recommended that the DAT be taken no later than September 15th in order that your scores may reach UCSF by our application deadline of October 15th. Applications without DAT scores by the October 15th deadline will be regarded as incomplete and will not be considered. We do not accept test scores more than two years old (from the opening of the admissions cycle); latest date to be accepted for 2016 admission cycle is June 2, 2013. Unofficial/faxed score reports are not accepted.
All applicants must have minimum DAT scores of 17 in the Total Science and Academic Average sections.
4. You must also send to AADSAS three letters of recommendation. One letter should be written by a college science professor, one by a dentist with whom you have volunteered, or an advisor / researcher / mentor; and one from an individual of your choice. Or, you may have one composite letter sent from a pre-professional health advisory committee in lieu of the three required letters. All letters must be received at AADSAS by the October 15th deadline or your application will be regarded as incomplete and will not be considered. Do NOT submit letters of recommendation directly to UCSF.
5. As applications are forwarded to the school by AADSAS, they are screened to determine if the minimum eligibility requirements have been met. The minimum eligibility requirements are:
a) Overall and science GPAs of at least 2.70 (California residents) or 3.0 (all others).
b) Minimum DAT scores of 17 in the Total Science and Academic Average sections.
Eligible applicants will be notified via e-mail with further instructions on how to submit the Supplemental Application.
Upon receipt of the Supplemental Application and a nonrefundable $80 application fee for US citizens and permanent residents ($100 for international students including Canadian citizens), you are considered an official UCSF dental school applicant, and your application will then enter our review process to determine if you will be invited for an interview.
The school strongly encourages applicants to submit their applications as early as possible so that they may complete and return the Supplemental Application as early as possible. No review of your application can be conducted until all materials have been received.
Please do not contact the school to inquire about the status of your application. Due to the large number of applications received, we are unable to respond to these inquiries. Applicants may check the status of their application on the AADSAS website.
Although the School of Dentistry believes its primary responsibility is to educate California residents, nonresidents with superior credentials are encouraged to apply. Non-California residents must present college-level grade-point averages of at least 3.0, both overall, and in science, to be eligible for admission into the University of California. If they are from Western states with no dental schools, they should also apply for financial support from WICHE.
WICHE - Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education
The School of Dentistry participates in the program provided by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) for dental students who reside in Western states where there are no dental schools in operation. Under this program, prospective dental students may apply to participating professional schools in other Western states. They also apply, through WICHE, for financial assistance from their own states. If they are accepted at a school that participates in WICHE and are found eligible for financial assistance from their own states, they will be charged resident fees rather than nonresident tuition and fees. Their home states pay a supplementary fee to help the professional school meet the cost of educational training.
If you are interested in applying to the DDS/PhD program, you must meet all of the following conditions:
- Have a minimum science GPA of 3.0.
- Have experience in a research lab or some exposure to research methods.
- A letter of recommendation from a laboratory scientist or principle investigator (Note: this counts as one of your letters of recommendation that must be submitted through AADSAS).
If you meet these requirements and wish to be considered for the DDS/PhD program you must:
- Answer "yes" to the question "Are you interested in applying to the DDS/PhD program?" in the supplemental application. (Note: you will not be able to access the supplemental application until after our office has received your AADSAS application and verified that you meet our minimum requirements to be considered for general admission).
- The application process for the DDS/PhD program opens June 1st and closes on October 15th. This can be found at: https://gradapplication.ucsf.edu/security/login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2f
Additional information about this program is located at: http://dentistry.ucsf.edu/science-research/dds-phd-degree-program
Applicants educated at institutions where English was not the official language of instruction must meet the regular requirements for admission to the University of California and to the dental school and prove, through the successful completion of at least one year of college work in the United States, that they can compete in the US educational system. The required courses in English Composition must be taken in the US.
Despite completion of these requirements as described, chances for acceptance by the School of Dentistry are slim. Foreign students who are not permanent residents of the United States should not apply unless they have superior qualifications and adequate funding for their professional educational and living expenses. It should be noted that UCSF financial aid is limited to United States citizens or permanent residents.
Applicants are required to report their entire academic history as part of a complete application. Failure to report all college-level course work, for course work taken at a college or university outside the United States, or a Canadian institution where English was not the official language of instruction, may result in an application being canceled.
This does NOT apply to course work that was part of a formal Education Abroad Program (EAP) offered through an accredited US institution. EAP coursework should be listed in your AADSAS application as it is listed on the transcript of your home institution. You do NOT need to submit a foreign transcript for course work completed through an EAP program. If you have any questions about whether your course work is considered part of an EAP program, please contact the office of admissions at (415) 476-2737.
1. Request that official copies of all transcripts (detailed marks reports, etc.) and degree certificates if applicable be sent directly from the issuing institution to UCSF at the address listed below:
Office of Admissions
UCSF School of Dentistry
513 Parnassus Avenue S-630
San Francisco, CA 94143-0430
(415) 476-2737 (voice)
(415) 476-4226 (fax)
2. Order a course-by-course credential evaluation by either World Education Services (WES) or Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE). This will require that an additional copy of your academic records be sent to WES or ECE. Only evaluations from WES or ECE are accepted.
3. If you wish to apply foreign coursework towards the prerequisites, you must also submit course syllabi and/or catalog descriptions to UCSF, as the information provided in transcripts does not provide enough information for us to determine if the course work will satisfy our prerequisites. This course information must be postmarked no later than October 15th or your application will be considered incomplete and will be subject to cancellation.
4. All international documents sent to UCSF must have a postmark deadline no later than October 15th or your application will be considered incomplete and will be canceled.
5. All WES or ECE evaluations must be completed no later than October 15th or your application will be considered incomplete and will be canceled.
The Admissions Committee is composed of faculty members and students. It is responsible for reviewing all eligible applications and for recommending the admission of those who appear best able to complete the dental school's curriculum, and who will represent the diverse aspects of service to the community. The school welcomes applications from all economic, social, and cultural segments of society, and is committed to increasing the number of professionals from underrepresented minority groups, including women. The major factors given consideration by the Admissions Committee are academic background and ability as shown on transcripts of record and DAT scores, perceptual skill as determined by that portion of the DAT, motivation toward a dental career, and the potential for future success in dentistry indicated by past achievements and present commitments. Other major factors include desire to practice in a medically underserved community and how well applicants present themselves in an interview.
Overall and science grade-point averages as presented in the AADSAS application materials are carefully reviewed, as are academic trends. For this reason, the Admissions Committee prefers letter grades to passed–not passed grades, particularly in the sciences. Very few students are admitted with a grade-point average below 3.0.
DAT scores are compared with grades earned in corresponding coursework. Repeated test scores are compared with original scores and improvement is expected.
Committee action during the winter and spring can result in provisional admission, alternate pool status, or denial. Provisionally admitted applicants will have their official transcripts reviewed according to University regulations governing equivalencies and transferability of courses and credit. Final admission can be granted only if this later official university evaluation satisfies the Admissions Committee and all supplementary transcripts are on file.
The School of Dentistry offers an education program for foreign trained dentists, International Dentist Program (IDP). For information about this program please click here.
Application Fee
The University of California requires a non-refundable application fee of $80 for US citizens and Permanent Residents and $100 for international students, including Canadian citizens. A limited number of application fee waivers are available to socio-economically disadvantaged applicants. Information will be made available to applicants invited to submit the Supplemental Application.
Registration Deposit
A non-refundable deposit of $1,000, which will be applied toward the applicant's registration fee, will be required upon notice of provisional admission. Applicants who do not pay the deposit within the period stipulated will have their offer of admission rescinded.
School of Dentistry Fees Per Quarter
Fees must be paid in full at the time of registration each quarter. Payment by check or money order should be made payable to The Regents of the University of California.
Registration Fee
All students pay the registration fee each quarter. This fee covers certain expenses of the Student Health Service and use of library books, lockers, laboratory facilities, etc.
Tuition Fee
The nonresident tuition fee is charged to all students whose legal residence is outside of California.
Educational Fee
All students pay this fee each quarter.
Please visit the UCSF Student Financial Services website for updated information on fees including the mandatory student kit fees.
Student kit fees include supplies, instruments, sterilization, instrument management, equipment and facilities use fees and repair and replacement costs. Students utilize and are issued school managed instruments and equipment. Some of the instruments and equipment will be owned by the students. Students pay a use fee for provided materials, instruments and equipment that are owned by the School. Fees include instrument sterilization, instrument procurement, distribution and management, equipment and facilities use fees, repair and replacement.
Note: All fees are subject to change.


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Wintry conditions create significant challenges
MADISON, Wis. - What looks like a winter wonderland to many is a living nightmare for some of the area's homeless.
Franjo Majstorich is among the campers at Token Creek Park. He said more than a dozen people have been digging out tents Friday and Saturday in order to get their temporary homes back up and livable once again.
"To add the harsh weather out here, it's like, it's primitive. It's living primitive," Majstorich explained.
Majstorich said only three people braved the storm when it hit. The others, including him and his girlfriend, found indoor space to stay.
Just because the tents are above the snow doesn't mean the work is done.
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"I was homeless for seven years myself," Abrahams said, "and I've lost quite a few friends out here."
Abrahams is looking forward to a permanent shelter, and said so far, different organizations have pitched in to provide food and extra clothes for those who need it.
"It's only so long that you can stay out there in the elements," Abrahams added.
Transportation is another obstacle some of the area's homeless face with this kind of storm. Shelter director Sarah Gillmore said when big snow shuts down the buses, all many people have is their own two feet. She said that can be particularly difficult when someone is trying to hold a job.
"People who don't have vehicles [are] just relying on public transportation, and when it doesn't run for two days, this is a huge drawback and people ended up feeling stranded, or ended up spending what little money they do have for a cab or something just to move around," Gillmore said.
Gillmore added the shelter is primarily in need of month-long bus passes, as well as adult socks and underwear. Volunteers, she said, are always in demand. Those able to help out should call 608-371-WARM for more information.
When asked why campers didn't seek other shelter, Majstorich said there is not enough affordable, fair housing opportunities, and added the group would rather be out in the elements than face some of the challenges that shelter life brings.


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I finally got around to working on the USB controller board for my DAC on the weekend. Unfortunately, I had to go double sided to get power everywhere it needs to go, but I should be ready to etch later this week.
I've been having some trouble with my house server/router. It started crashing and reporting memory size mismatches on reboot. I traced the former problem to the old DE200 Ethernet adaptor and the latter to bad RAM. Both have been replaced. My current problem is that the replacement card, a via-rhine, has driver issues: eth1: Transmit timed out, status 0000, PHY status 782d, resetting..., after which eth1 must be brought down then up to get it working again. I should be able to fix that though. One good thing about this problem is that I now have a working terminal in my kitchen, a Commodore PC 10-II connected via null modem to the (headless) server. It boots FreeDOS via floppy A:, then loads nansi.sys and an ancient terminal emulator called SEAlink from floppy B:. All Free software! A few issues remain: Dvorak keyboard support, nansi.sys sometimes drops characters (or maybe SEAlink does - can an XT with an 8250 UART handle 9600 baud?), and SEAlink uses ESC as its escape character.
At work, I am doing research into a rather strange problem: how to keep our (highly complex) software independant of the underlying system. People might want to install RPMs that conflict with RPMs we need, and dependancy solvers like Red Carpet will not work perfectly 100% of the time, so I am researching how to create a paralell system, say in a separate directory, that contains exactly the RPMs we want. My current idea is to ptrace all of our processes and remap any I/O they do to our directory. I'm not sure if that will work all the time. I welcome any suggestions on better ways than ptrace, or any comments at all on what I am trying to do. A second option, perhaps, is a hacked glibc, but that won't catch apps that do I/O directly with syscalls. Personally, I am not convinced that creating a paralell system is a good idea, but others at the company want it so I will try my best to make it work.
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Journal Journal: I'm working on OpenStack now...
Deal with it.
Deal with it.
So easy to manipulate. *LOL*
Only half troll. It is conceivable that someday it won't really matter what system you have on your desk or in your hand. Only that it is a "web compliant" device of some kind. This is idealistic though. There will always be some inconsistency. It is *possible* that someday "average" people won't use "computers" but "phones"
I think Apple already acts like the web is the only standard that matters. I think Google wants the web to be the only standard (but doesn't believe it is yet). I think Microsoft wants to pretend its iron grip on the market is natural and inevitable (and thus ignore web standards).
I'm trying to submit a news story about Microsoft charging for Linux and a company actually paying for it... with links... carefully crafted... and I can't submit it because the server says I must wait to submit it.
This is the first story I've submitted in years.
Why do I have to wait?
I haven't commented here in *hours*
If all this is to get people to use slashdot less then I'd say it's working.
I'm looking to start working with Android. I found this tutorial. Basically my thought is this: cellphones are going to go boom. The last time I saw this kind of hype storm and positioning it was around this silly thing called "the internet" and if my pattern matching software is working right we're getting ready for a new boom in the next decade or so... this time fueled by whatever the cellphone is about to become.
I like the German term "Handi"
I stopped writing in my journal regularly because over the last few years I've moved to using my blog more. The blog has even lead to me contributing to several articles to an industry magazine. Now, maybe my writing is better... or maybe that would never happen in a journal.
Why? Why aren't journals more like blogs? Why doesn't journal publication naturally lead to the kinds of connections that blog entries do? Is slashdot just like facebook in that respect? Is
Not even you.
What do you (or would you) miss most about your Linux desktop?
The fact that this post I made is marked troll has opened my eyes to something. It genuinely wasn't a troll. I remember doing work with Perl and Python in XML and it really didn't work that well. I remember working with django, rails, and several Perl frameworks... and being wholly unimpressed.
The fact of the matter is. If I want to get taken seriously I need to learn Python and Django and I need to learn to like it.
It really wasn't a troll. I just didn't think Python, Ruby, or associated technologies were all that great. Obviously, this is a problem with me. No. Really. I can't see it yet. I need to spend some more time learning so I can get over my misconceptions. I've obviously missed something.
I have decided never to code Perl again. I am currently doing my day job in a mix of Java and Groovy with Spring, Grails, and straight J2EE. I have already authored and opensourced a few platform extensions to Spring and Grails. I've also authored a new Single Sign On system. I hope to spend the next three to five years in this day job. I like it a lot and I get to do lots of cutting edge work. Even if it doesn't pay well. I have a plan to fix that.
At night I am learning to write software for the iPhone in Objective-C. I hope to bring back my skills from C/C++ and OpenGL to write 3D graphics games for the iPhone and sell them on the AppStore. I figure the AppStore sales should bring me just enough additional income to not mind the lower salary. The work really is quite fun.
Let's see if I can pull this off. Anyone want to come with me? Anyone have tips?
As someone who's just moved to Java myself... I suggest starting here: http://grails.org the Grails framework will get you started in Java based web development and you can learn more diving deeper into Java as you get more and more proficient. Grails is built on Spring which is a Java Enterprise platform but Grails saves you from having to learn all those "enterprisey" bits. Instead Grails picks defaults that are the most sensible for web development.
As you get better you can graduate to adding your own features to the framework or even beginning to use the more advanced Java frameworks outside Grails tying everything back together using Spring's IoC and Java JNDI. Or you can keep things light weight and web2.0 by using various remoting technologies inside Grails. It's a quick way to learn that doesn't put training wheels on you.
Get going in an afternoon... scale out using Java as your project grows.
... looks like I'll be packing up my bags and leaving the Perl kingdom for the lands of Java. Forever this time. Not entirely from choice but from pragmatic concern over my career. All the cool vibe has rubbed off the Perl kingdom. Most of it dribbled onto the Rails zealots. I'm beginning to think the Django fans may have gotten some of it too. But, I'll be making money by day doing huge scale Java applications for medical, clinical, and biotech applications from now on.
My only hope is that the lands of Java will be invaded by the "cool vibe" again
For reasons that are just becoming apparent Groovy/Grails is not as popular in my region. There is no technical reason in fact if you are running in a Java environment you'd be myopic to not pickup Groovy... and you would be well served to at least build a demo app in Grails. This region however is a Python/Jython stronghold. I didn't know why, but, I just learned that a major Jython contributor is a member of my Jug. That explains a lot. I know RedHat is primarily a Python shop so Java to Jython in the region surrounding the Red Hat campus makes perfect sense. I suspect that Java running Jython code would be the main way Red Hatters will use Java going forward. They are big on Python. And so too are some parts of Google apparently...
I'm beginning to learn that political forces more than technical merit can shape the technological landscape. It's a sad thing to learn because we techies want to believe we're more like mathematicians and only proof and merit rule our decisions. It's not true. For example, Slashdot is among the last strongholds of the Perl kingdom. Outside these hallowed walls the PerlBe are under constant threat.
Each of the major technologies have their own little world they live in and very few technologists actually have a realistic view of the whole technical landscape. I've found that http://www.indeed.com/ is an invaluable tool for looking into the reality of what the tech landscape was. The fact is companies hire for the technologies that they were using three to five years ago. Most do not hire for what they will use or what they are going to use. The hiring managers simply don't know where tech is going tomorrow. If the job is on a job board it's probably a legacy application that's being supported and that means it's a few years old.
You start to bundle these technologies into sets. Perl and C go together better than Perl and Java for example. Python, Perl, C and C++ all roll together for example. So to me it looks like if you were after sheer job security you should learn C really well. In fact from this data C is the unassailable emperor of computing languages. And even though I'm packing my bags for Java land that's the truth of the tech landscape
Truth hurts. I'm going to have to go and play with some open source C again at some point. I figure if I can cross between Java and C I'll be a sight better off than someone trapped on either island. Both of these are pretty big islands now though.
I really do.
Each kind of karma point would be aligned along it's own axis in N-Dimensional space. The resulting total karma score would be expressible as an N-dimensional manifold. You could then filter the resultant N-ary manifolds using your own total karma manifold. The results would be utterly transparent to you... instead as you accumulate karma points it informs the shape of your own manifold that is being projected onto the comment moderation system results.
In short you would experience the Slashdot that best fits your perceptions of reality.
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Busch is the author or co-author of nine books on American elections and presidential politics, including "Red Over Blue: The 2004 Elections and American Politics," co-written with James Ceaser; "Reagan's Victory: The 1980 Presidential Election and the Rise of the Right"; and "Horses in Midstream: U.S. Midterm Elections and Their Consequences, 1894-1998."
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Crossed over from MSN Groups, the Uimate Role-Playing Group is the place to go where you want to be someone OTHER than yourself. Yes the name is misspelt, but its become one of the sit
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Chronicles of Justice is a fan-made super hero setting that utilizes the Chronicles of Darkness rules by CCP.
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Free forum : Superhero Role Playing Site
Hello! Come join us in an original fantasy superhero site!
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Superhero's will unite.....or side against them as Supervillain's...
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Free forum : The RP forum where you can role play. . . . . Yes you guessed it, the fictional superhero world.
A roleplaying forum about a superhero school.
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The Official Vampirism Beast Clan
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Click on this 98-year-old photo for a closer look at
the interesting 4th of July display created by Marceline
and her big sister Evelyn Hauer (my grandmother).
That's the topic at the 27th Edition of the Carnival of Genealogy, posted at Becky Wiseman's Kinexxions. Reconnect with the meaning of this special holiday as you read the excellent posts submitted for this carnival, and don't miss the great bonus links Becky found. Have a happy and safe Independence Day!


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It's a long ride up the mountain from the Hospital to the village of Angers, and an even longer walk. The evidence of centuries of deforestation in Haiti is all-too visible on these mountains. Conservation in the developing world is a complex problem that requires innovative solutions. Understanding that agroforestry in formerly deforested landscapes is a promising strategy, Friends of HAS Haiti developed the Haiti Timber Re-Introduction Project to address the environmental, economic and health needs that are so urgent in these parts of Haiti. A marriage of agriculture and literacy training, HTRIP empowers local landowners and communities who participate in the program. Each graduate of the program learns how to grow three types of trees – fruit-bearing, lumber-producing, and soil-enriching. Built in 2006, this particular experimental tree plot was one of HTRIP's first, and is situated alongside a school. This schoolhouse is built to house students from first through twelfth grade at once. One instructor will attend to one group of students at a time, before moving along to the next. At this school, the sessions only last for a half-day, at the end of which each student is allowed to collect a bucket of water from the cistern to take home to his or her family. When this shot was taken, school had already let out for the day. The gentleman seated in the empty schoolroom is, himself, a graduate from HTRIP's education program, and also a landowner. His own plot is situated near to this school.
Learn more about the Haiti Timber Re-Introduction Project here: friendsofhas.org/projects/htrip.php3
Silent video exploring this nursery and its surroundings: seehaiti.posterous.com/anger-15750
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The community of Angers I has graduated 47 men and 81 women to date, and planted over 100 tree plots. This panorama was taken midway through the nursery production cycle... by the end of this summer, Angers had produced 6,480 tree seedlings, bringing its total tree production to 35,021 since it began working with us in 2006-2007.


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this is a non story.
ppl r too sensitive these days.
all cultures/ ethnicity r made fun of today.
people got to learn to stop making big deals about absolutely nothing.
jokes r made about blacks, whites, asians, jews, muslims, christians, etc, its all good. lets not get so sensitive over every little thing that is nothing.


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Indigestion (dyspepsia) is a mild discomfort in the upper belly or abdomen,it occurs during or right after eating. It may feel like:
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Dyspepsia; Uncomfortable fullness after meals
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From Madrid to A Coruña
Yesterday I took the train from Madrid to A Coruña, a six hour trip that caused a fair bit of consternation among the GNOME people who brought me here. I've been telling anyone who asks that I'm not in a hurry, I like to see the countryside, that I'd rather not have the environmental guilt of an unnecessary flight, and that I just like trains. All this is true, but people seem incredulous til I tell them that after this conference I'll be spending another two months taking trains all around Europe. At that point I guess they put me into the "mildly eccentric tourist" box rather than the "bizarrely idiosyncratic business traveller" one.
When you take long-haul trains, it's always a toss-up whether the scenery's going to be interesting or whether you'll end up going through boring farmland and the semi-industrial back-lots of small towns. This trip had a bit of both, but there were enough cute villages, medieval churches and old buildings in various states of ruin to keep me watching out the window.
The land west of Madrid is mostly flat with dry, yellowing grass and plantations of trees (mostly some kind of conifer? I couldn't place it) and, delightfully, sunflowers. I was on the sunward side of the train for most of the trip, so the sunflowers on my side were facing away from me, otherwise I would have attempted a photo out the window. It was actually a bit strange to pass through a Mediterranean landscape without seeing Australian flora. I found myself looking out the window for eucalyptus trees or familiar scrub along the railway tracks, but there was nothing I recognised.
Heading into Galicia, the land got greener and hillier, and when I arrived in A Coruña the weather was mild and damp, compared to the blasting furnace of Madrid. At A Coruña, I ran into some other GUADEC people and got a ride to the conference accommodation, which is a university residence up in the hills. Driving up there along winding roads through the university campus, with the car windows open, I got a sudden whiff of something. I looked around but couldn't find the source. Then we rounded a corner, and I found a whole bank of eucalypts planted along the road, letting off their scent as if after rain. I don't like to think of myself as one of those people who is always looking for the familiar when travelling in foreign places, but I guess I am one. I suppose being pleased at the presence of Australian native plants is a fairly mild version; I'll reassure myself that I'm not one of those tourists who eats at McDonalds all round the world.
Anyway, after meeting some people at the pre-reg and reception, a restless night's sleep, and a pretty decent breakfast (so glad there were decent protein options! I'd been worried), I'm now at the conference itself, about to watch Jacob Appelbaum's Tor keynote. Onward!


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By Floyd Ingram/Chickasaw Journal
WOODLAND – The Chickasaw County Sheriff's Department is investigating a domestic dispute that apparently turned into a homicide about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday night.
Authorities were called to an accident on Highway 15 south of Houston and found a black male deceased and have taken a black female into custody. Investigators are not releasing the names of the victim or the suspect pending notification of next of kin.
"The wreck was reported to us at 7:32 p.m. and our investigation has led us to investigate it as a homicide," said Jame Myers, Chief Deputy with the Chickasaw County Sheriff's Department. "We believe this began as a domestic dispute, escalated into an assault.
"As they were driving down the highway the car left the road and the victim was dead when we arrived on the scene," said Myers. "We really can't release a lot at this time as we are still putting this all together."
Myers did say they have a "person of interest" in custody. No formal charges have been filed at this time.
This is the third homicide in Chickasaw County since January.
Will Porter, 28, was charged in February with murder in connection to the stabbing death of his wife, Amanda Porter, 23, at their home
Authorities were initially called to a report of a car on fire near Pumphrey's Grocery about 5:30 a.m., and their investigation led to a home at 1688 Highway 8 East and upon entry they found the body of a Chickasaw County woman.
Will Porter is currently being held in the Chickasaw County Jail awaiting trial.
On April 15, Houston Police responded to a welfare check at 206 Aberdeen Road and found Ray "Shorty" Bevills had been stabbed sometime over the weekend.
A Mississippi Bureau of Investigation Crime Scene Unit and personnel were sent to process the scene and collected several bags of evidence.
Houston Police Chief Billy Voyles has said police had been called to Bevill's home a couple of weeks ago to investigate the theft of prescription medicine. Voyles added it is not known if the two incidents are connected.
Voyles said the crime was probably committed by someone who knew Bevill. He did not elaborate.
Both Voyles and Harmon said they think this homicide is an isolated incident, but they did urge residents to exercise caution and always lock doors and windows.
Authorities have not speculated on a motive or said if a weapon used in the crime has been recovered.
As of May 7, no one has been charged with this homicide.
"Anytime you have the possibility of capital murder charges, you have to build a strong case," said Voyles. "We have been very busy with this case. We have leads and suspects and are checking and double checking everything. We are just asking the community to be patient."


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Please explain the BabyShield program in detail?
BabyShield is the world's first painless and most advanced newborn screening program. The screening is done using a sample of the baby's umbilical cord blood and urine. The umbilical cord contains residual blood (cord blood) from which a few drops of blood is collected as cord blood spots in a special paper. This is a simple and safe procedure which is done within 10 minutes after the baby is born. This causes no harm to the baby, since the umbilical cord is already cut after birth.
The second part of the sample that is required for newborn screening is the baby's urine. It takes about 48 hours after birth for the baby to set its metabolism and to start urinating. The urine is collected in special filter papers provided in the Newborn screening kit, air-dried and sent to the lab in Chennai for testing. The collection procedure is simple and non-invasive as the filter papers are placed in the baby's diapers. Both the samples are sealed and sent to our center. Using these two samples, we then screen for 118 health conditions enabling early diagnosis and timely treatment thus improving the life of the child.
Several newborn screening program have existed since 1960. The first program that was offered was the single indication PKU. In the 1970s indications such congenital hypothyroidism was added to this system, a condition which is widely prevalent in the Asian populations. In 1970s the WHO issued guidelines on how countries should think about large scale newborn screening programs. Countries that have achieved infant mortality rates of less than 10-per-1000, all have newborn screening programs in place, either sponsored by the government or conducted through private ventures.
The infant mortality rate in India still stands at 47-per-1000 live births, ranking our country 153-out-of-200. States such as Goa and Kerala have already initiated newborn screening programs. Over the years several countries such as the US (in 2005) have made it mandatory for all states to screen newborns for 54 conditions by a particular method recommended by American Association of Pediatrics.
The technology offered by LifeCell is different from that being used in the US. The technology that is used in the US for primary screening is called MSMS or tandem mass spectrometry and is prone to false positive results. Once the condition is identified, majority of these conditions are then confirmed using GCMS technology.
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Wow, Drivel 2.0 is amazing :)
Wow, Drivel 2.0 is amazing :)
When you define your own GObject class, you have to define 2 casts macro (instance cast and class cast). So you write :
#define MY_TYPE (My_Type_get_type())
#define MY_TYPE(inst) (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST((inst), MY_TYPE, My_Type))
e.g :
#define GTK_TYPE_LABEL (gtk_label_get_type ())
#define GTK_LABEL(obj) (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((obj), GTK_TYPE_LABEL, GtkLabel))
Now have a look at My_Type_get_type() declaration and definition. My_Type_get_type() always return the same GType. So if you write multiple cast, only one call to My_Type_get_type() is really necessary. But gcc is a good servant and does what you ask him : calls My_Type_get_type() whenever you call it. Think about this kind of loop :
for( ... ) {
GtkWidget* widget= ...;
gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(hbox), widget, ...);
To avoid such a waste, you have to tell gcc that all calls to My_Type_get_type() return the same GType.
GType My_Type_get_type (void) G_GNUC_CONST;
GType gtk_label_get_type (void) G_GNUC_CONST;
Yes, it's that simple. Just add a G_GNUC_CONST attribute, and gcc will optimize all your to My_Type_get_type(), therefore all your MY_TYPE(inst).
Be smart, don't forget G_GNUC_CONST when you create your GObject class :)
Of course, glib and gtk+ already do this kind of optimization.
#include <stdbool.h> #include <stdio.h>
#include <glib.h>
int main() { float f; gboolean gb; bool b;
f = 0.5f; gb = f; b = f;
printf("gboolean %d\n" "bool %d\n", (int)gb, (int)b);
return 0; }
Ouput :
gboolean 0 bool 1
0.5f is converted to int 0. But 0.5f is obsviously not zero and therefore should be evaluated as TRUE. So be carefull with gboolean.
NB: <stdbool.h>, bool, true and false are C99.
char buf[magic]; /* enough to hold "plop" */are still 0k. I'll try to be less lazy and always code :
char buf[sizeof "plop"];
U+00EE LATIN SMALL LETTER I WITH CIRCUMFLEX UTF-8 : 0xC3 0xAEIn French, circumflexes '^' on vowels often replace old French 's' :
I'll soon make a control-based desklets on it.
I'd like to get the C backend used by GNOME battstat applet (supports only ACPI/APM, but i steel haven't been able to contact its maintainer. I think I'll have to provide a full patch to get a chance to get PMU support in ...
I'm working hard on libgtop. Fixed a nasty bug on Linux/Sparc64.
I've been granted access to 5 Solaris (sparcs) machines in a German University, and started to fix Solaris support. I still haven't decided if this will go 2.8.1 or 2.9.0 ...
Today, i've wasted one hour debugging a network app : receive an UDP packet, unpack it and insert data into a PostgreSQL database. Quite simple. The program sending data is written in C.
I was getting a pg error about bad queries. So i added a try...except and a print statement on exception. Everything looked OK, i didn't understand what was wrong. So i opened a psql shell and a python shell, dumped there my query. Ran fine. I was crazy. I spent 15 minutes sending packet and watching my error log ...
Then repr came !(Python lib)
so i replace my print 'Query was %s' % (my_query,) by print 'Query was %s' % (repr(my_query),) ... there were some non-printable chars in my data (C '\0' grrrr /me stupid). repr displays them, str doesn't.
Next time, i'll be more carefull with string and i'll use repr each time i'll need to print data in an error messages.
Benchmarks files and results DNABench.py doesn't provide the time module
time python ~/Python/tmp/DNABench.py found AAAGTAAGCC at 1000000 it took 0 miliseconds found AAATGAAAAAG at 1048960 it took 1071 miliseconds found GAAAAAGTAAG at 1085441 it took 1947 miliseconds found TCTAAAAATAG at 1179694 it took 4075 miliseconds found ACGTGATGTAG at 1204636 it took 4697 miliseconds found AATAGATTCGG at 1548576 it took 13325 miliseconds found TCGTACAAATG at 1576094 it took 14024 miliseconds found CGGACGTGATG at 1599255 it took 14524 miliseconds found ATTCGGACGTG at 1689064 it took 16926 miliseconds found AGATTCGGACG at 1859204 it took 20982 miliseconds found TGATGTAGTCG at 1984902 it took 23993 miliseconds found AAATAGATTCG at 2000000 it took 24339 miliseconds Python regex took 24339 milliseconds
real 0m24.459s user 0m19.622s sys 0m0.067s
time python /home/benoit/Python/tmp/DNABenchPsyco.py found AAAGTAAGCC at 1000000 it took 1 miliseconds found AAATGAAAAAG at 1048960 it took 309 miliseconds found GAAAAAGTAAG at 1085441 it took 631 miliseconds found TCTAAAAATAG at 1179694 it took 1220 miliseconds found ACGTGATGTAG at 1204636 it took 1529 miliseconds found AATAGATTCGG at 1548576 it took 4442 miliseconds found TCGTACAAATG at 1576094 it took 4645 miliseconds found CGGACGTGATG at 1599255 it took 4800 miliseconds found ATTCGGACGTG at 1689064 it took 5372 miliseconds found AGATTCGGACG at 1859204 it took 6490 miliseconds found TGATGTAGTCG at 1984902 it took 7377 miliseconds found AAATAGATTCG at 2000000 it took 7480 miliseconds Python regex took 7480 milliseconds
real 0m7.714s user 0m5.654s sys 0m0.029s
time bin/IronPythonConsole.exe /home/benoit/Python/tmp/DNABenchIron.py Python regex took - milliseconds
real 0m44.932s user 0m0.060s sys 0m0.044s
Ok. obviously Psyco wins. IronPython is damn slow, so my shell experience was more than a feeling.
Btw, as you can see, i have a bug to report because IronPython doesn't find any DNA subsequence ...
System.Type st = typeof(Stack);sweet.
System.Type st = my_stack.GetType();
(setq skeleton-pair t) (global-set-key "[" 'skeleton-pair-insert-maybe) (global-set-key "{" 'skeleton-pair-insert-maybe) (global-set-key "(" 'skeleton-pair-insert-maybe)
very nice :D
New HTML Parser: The long-awaited libxml2 based HTML parser code is live. It needs further work but already handles most markup better than the original parser.
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there are photos of some hasbro 12 inch GI Joe figures who have a new kind of hand. it looks to be of the bendable finger type, like some dragon and all hot toys figures have. the only un-usual thing is that the hand seems to be attached at mid-forearm instead of at the wrist.
the new hands look a lot better than the hinged fingers hasbro had been using. hopefully if they are any good, hasbro will incorporate this feature into the star wars line before it dies.
here is a link to a photo:


text: On another note, how ironic that our embassies are guarded by marine military guards (a rather elite group of already elite warriors) and Tripoli is featured prominently in the Marine Hymn. We need to put a few hundred marines armed with MA50's and a few tons of rounds in every embassy in the middle east. You turn Ma loose on the crowd and that will cool their jets. Think I'd ship over a few 1000 gals of pig blood and a couple of high pressure pumps to each embassy too. Kill em, and then hose em down. I'm really tired of this shit.


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Through an intricate network of connections spanning the globe, UCLA Law students acquire insight at a national and international level while establishing contacts that last for life. Opportunities abound for students, from semesters abroad to work-study programs in the nation's capital. Externships range from the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Embassy in The Hague to the American Civil Liberties Union and the United Nations. We also offer exchange programs with law schools in South America, Asia and Europe.
When our students cross boundaries, they often find themselves with a front-row seat to history. Some have sat at the negotiating table at climate change conferences in Geneva, Switzerland, and Durban, South Africa. Others have traveled to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to help heal villages and families torn apart by civil conflict. Whatever their experience, UCLA Law students apply what they have learned to make the world a better place.


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Four great ways to build your educational experiences, Small Class Sizes, UNOH's Entrepreneurial Spirit, Member Relationships and Networking
All classes at UNOH are designed to provide students the following skills:
Students at UNOH will become critical thinkers, able to develop a frame of reference to assess situations and apply knowledge to predict and evaluate outcomes.
Students at UNOH will become communicators, able to communicate thoughts effectively through different forms of written, spoken, and nonverbal messages.
Online learning options provide students with a complete high-quality education, personal touch, and small classes in an environment that promotes communication, commitment, and self-discipline.
Students at UNOH will experience small class sizes taught by knowledgeable faculty with real working experience.
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The UNOH network has a growing list of members, which gives students the best opportunity to connect with the professional community during and after their college experience.
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At least we could regulate the environmental impact instead of shifting it to other parts of the world. Just like a liberal we want it, but not in my back yard.
At least we could regulate the environmental impact instead of shifting it to other parts of the world. Just like a liberal we want it, but not in my back yard.
Your point is? You are saying do it right now in Brazil. Why not do it here. We know, for the most part, where and how much oil we have we just have to let them drill.
Drill here now instead of shifting the to burdens and profits to other countries.
Why do you care if we get our oil from Chavez, I thought all liberals were fans of Chavez?
Most of your heroes seem to be in love with the man and Obama is using his play book.
"It depends what the definition of is, is".
"I was for the war before I was against the war"
You people just crack me up most days, please go to China, N Korea, Iran,
and work on Hope and Change. Give me a call and let me know how your doin in a month or two.
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There is an estimated 2 trillion barrels of oil buried beneath parts of Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. Geologists, petroleum companies and the federal government have known about these massive deposits for nearly a century. The trouble has always been: how do you get at it?
It is believed that the shale deposits in the Green River region of Colorado, Utah and Wyoming are holding the equivalent of approximately 1.5 trillion to 1.8 trillion barrels of oil. Called �oil shale� or �shale oil,� according to scientists and petroleum companies, much of it cannot be recovered with current technology due to the costly processing involved and the depth of the deposits buried beneath the Rocky Mountains.
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"Shell has reportedly been studying ways to extract oil shale on land in Colorado since the 1990s. The company said it hopes to have a full-blown operation by 2010.
Two others reportedly still in the running include Chevron and the Texas-based EGL Resources. Industry experts are optimistic that, with help from the government, new techniques can be developed to economically extract oil from the shale deposits and process it with relative ease."
(Issue #20, May 15, 2006)
Government WILL NOT HELP...they would rather send the money else where....my arguement is and will be that these companies (I KNOW CHEVRON FOR SURE) is waiting for government to simply allow them to do it, they dont need the money they just need the OK.


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Ever since we first started developing professional audio equipment in the 1960's, we've made it our goal to stay at the forefront of the technology curve. Drawing on decades of experience as a true industry innovator, we don't merely utilized cutting-edge technologies—we create them.
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Our development team took full advantage of a number of advanced digital technologies, both new and refined, based on Yamaha's extensive experience accumulated over many long years of developing professional audio equipment.