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Terrorist organizations require substantial outside resources to function and are often involved in other types of domestic and transnational crime. NIJ-funded researchers have worked to untangle the complex interplay between terrorism, organized crime, white collar crime, and money laundering.
White collar crimes —like identification fraud, money laundering, and tax evasion—give terrorists the financial means to plan and carry out attacks. Multiagency cooperation and communication are necessary to most effectively investigate and prosecute these types of crimes.
While communication, cooperation, and coordination are keys to a successful investigation, they are often difficult to establish without dedicated and committed individuals who are willing to "think outside of the box." For example, convictions against members of Jamaat al-Fuqra (a fundamentalist Sufi-militant Islamic sect) resulted from the willingness of Colorado Department of Labor and Employment investigators to pursue aspects of a fraudulent worker compensation claim typically outside their agency's mandate.
Learn more about this project in Identifying the Links Between White Collar Crime and Terrorism
Methods and Motives: Exploring Links Between Transnational Organized Crime and International Terrorism. (American University) Analyzes the overlap between international organized crime and terrorist groups to develop watch points and indicators of convergence, using open source information and intelligence analysis tools.
Learn more about this project in Methods and Motives: Exploring Links Between Transnational Organized Crime and International Terrorism (pdf, 115 pages).
Crimes Committed by Terrorist Groups. (Indiana State University) Examines how offenders create criminal opportunities, comparing domestic right-wing terrorist groups to international groups. Assesses distinguishing features of terrorist-oriented criminality and promising ways to reduce or eliminate criminal opportunities.
Learn more about this project inCrimes Committed by Terrorist Groups (pdf, 258 pages).
Identifying Links Between White Collar Crime and Terrorism for the Enhancement of State and Local Law Enforcement Investigation and Prosecution. (National White Collar Crime Center) Identifies and describes the relationship between whitecollar crime and terrorism using a detailed case study for use in training law enforcement and prosecutors to recognize and deter terrorist activities in the U.S.
Learn more about this project in Identifying Links Between White Collar Crime and Terrorism for the Enhancement of State and Local Law Enforcement Investigation and Prosecution (pdf, 94 pages).
Informal Value Transfer Systems, Terrorism, and Money Laundering. (Temple University)NIJ's partnership with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) to study the organization and function of informal value transfer (hawala) systems and enforcement and regulatory strategies to disrupt them. U.S. Customs data were also analyzed to assess suspicious trade diversion transactions in support of terrorist objectives.
Learn more about this project in Informal Value Transfer Systems, Terrorism and Money Laundering.
Terrorist Finance and the Nexus With Transnational Organized Crime: Commodities Trade and the Social Organization of al Quaeda Groups. (Northeastern University) Studies the role of the commodities trade in funding terrorist groups. The markets in gold, precious stones, tobacco, and alcohol are examined for trade diversion and smuggling to transfer funds without leaving traces of the transaction. The project will identify the relationships between terrorists and the legitimate sector, and effective financial controls that will limit access to those markets that support terrorist groups.
Using Data Mining To Identify Patterns in Hostile Surveillance. (Research Triangle Institute) By examining the feasibility of using the data mining process to generate useful information from "suspicious activity reports," this project's objective is to determine whether a complex set of suspicious activity reports can be explored and modeled to make recommendations for terrorism prevention and deterrence efforts.


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It's been a busy Monday for FBR Capital Markets chip analyst Christopher Rolland, who in addition to penning a think piece about ARM Holdings (ARMH) and upgrading shares of Intel (INTC), also today initiated coverage of chip designer Applied Micro Circuits (AMCC) with an Outperform rating and an $11 price target, calling the outfit "A David in Search of a Goliath" in a note to clients.
Rolland sees Applied benefiting from the efforts of Google (GOOG) and Facebook (FB) and others to build very large data centers with customer server types, given Applied has a lead in using the most advanced versions of ARM's chip designs for servers:
The company's "X-Gene," the world's first 64-bit ARM SoC, will attempt to leverage first-mover advantage to secure a position in some of the world's most influential hyperscale datacenters [...] We believe the market is attributing little to no value for X-Gene, whose payout probabilities, in our opinion, carry a long and fat tail [...] We believe AMCC's X-Gene represents the most complete vision of an ARM server SoC. First, the company rejected the notion of FAWN and will soon offer a 64-bit SoC clocking at 3.0 GHz, thus redefining the proposition of ARM for servers. Second, Applied Micro foresaw the upcoming collision between networking and compute, a key concept in FBR's BIG switches: little SERVERS series, and implemented a software-defined switch on die that should eventually allow for 40 GbE/100 GbE.
It will take some time before X-Gene brings in revenue, writes Rolland. In the meantime, he thinks Applied's existing chip portfolio for networking and telecom equipment, which bring in half its company revenue, provide some support for the company:
The company claims to have a 40% share in areas of OTN in which it competes, versus only 12% share in SONET. Applied Micro benefits greatly from the switch (but did note that every $4–$5 in OTN revenues does cannibalize a dollar in SONET). The company stands to benefit from the strong transition from SONET to OTN in metro networks that management estimates is only 1%–2% penetrated (50% OTN penetrated for the core and almost no penetration for the edge). Applied Micro views the market size for network equipment serving the core at $7 billion, metro at about $17 billion, and the edge at about $6 billion. Management believes that about 40% of that market is silicon; therefore, we estimate the addressable markets for Applied Micro are about $3 billion from the core, $7 billion from metro, and $2.5 billion at the edge. Whereas the market anticipated the OTN shift would accelerate in 2012, it now appears to have begun (albeit slowly) in 2013 [...] The company's core business has struggled over the past few years with both the larger macroeconomic malaise and an anticipated thrust of telecom spending that has thus far failed to materialize. However, in discussions with the channel and certain carriers, we believe this transition is beginning now, although we note it is likely to be uneven.
Rolland includes in his report a slide from an AMCC management presentation on the transition from traditional SONET telco gear to modern optical transport gear, and what it could produce in market opportunities:

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I'm a extreme right winger that thinks our democratic governor of NY, Andrew Cuomo, is the best gov we have had in decades?
I'm an extreme right winger that believes in a women's right to choose, and gay rights?
I'm an extreme right winger that despises the two major parties, and won't even watch the debates until they let the libertarian into them?
I'm an extreme right winger for believing our war machine is a racket, believing we spend WAY TOO MUCH on defense, and subscribing to Gary Johnson's form of foreign policy?
Those beliefs that i argue for here everyday make me an extreme right winger only to an "independent" that is more to the left of every other independent in existence.
When is the last time you heard me back up either of the two major parties except for Cuomo?
I am fascinated by how many people insist they are independent, yet VERY CLEARLY are not, and every other post is as partisan as can be...yeah you're an independent alright.


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In an AP interview Obama stated:
Is there any reason to believe that he will really do this? Didn't he promise unification in 2008? How can a campaign based on such divisiveness make one believe that the goal is unifying compromise?If Republicans are willing, Obama said, "I'm prepared to make a whole range of compromises" that could even rankle his own party. But he did not get specific.
He has proven willing to rankle his own party, but so far it's been to take things farther left.


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couple of questions about flytying and 1 about blank i.d.
I'd like to comment that I really like this board, even more so than the new reel time configuration. I don't know if you have it, but a spell checker would be nice.
Anyway, I broke out the vise last night and started to tie up some patterns. I was spurred on by a trip to the craft store that yielded some sheets of closed cell foam and glass beads. After tying up some glass-bead caddis larvae and a couple of Chernobyl ants I was ready to tie up some saltwater patterns (the bigger patterns are easier after an extended layoff!).
I'd like to know if anyone has used the pattern featured in the most recent FlyFishermen Magazine, specifically the SW patterns by Dave Whitlock? They are tied on hooks that are bent back and resemble juvenile herring or shad, and can be modified to fish shallow or deep. I thought they looked pretty good, and was interested in opinions of people who fish them, or have used them.
In the course of tying the small caddis flies, I inserted a size 16 caddis hook in the vice and launched it across the room. My wife wasn't all that impressed with my trick shot and went looking for some safety glasses to continue watching TV with. When I went to re-insert the hook I noticed that the ends of the jaws were chipped. This has happened before with really small hooks (sz. 20-22 dry fly hooks), but never with a hook as big as this. I have read other threads regarding this problem and am considering sending the vise back for a replacement set of jaws. Have any of you had the jaws chip on your regal, and how was the manufacturer to del with?
The last question for the night is the identity of a blank on my LL Bean Quest 9wt rod. I really like the action of the rod and how the rod casts. However, I put a nick in the blank, probably with a lead-eyed clouser and don't think the rod will hold up under a good fish. I could replace the rod under the warrantey, but they indicated they no longer offer that model. The reel seat and cork grip were nothing to write home about anyway, so I'd like to look into getting the same blank and building it up with better components. It would be a great back-up/buddy rod. I know that G. Loomis manufactures a lot of blanks for companies like Cabela's, LL Bean, etc., so I suspect it maybe one of theirs - but LL Bean won't tell. Do any of you know where I could get this med-fast action burgundy-brown colored blank? I thought it might be similar to the Pac-Bay blank. Your help would be appreciated.
Thanks for the time,
RE:couple of questions about flytying and 1 about blank i.d.
I never did hear back from you on your rod choice. Did you decide to build or get the Scott?
I have not yet tried those Whitlock flies, but that article has created some extra work for me at the shop. Folks are coming in looking for Icelandic goat fur. I can't find it anywhere. I did recieve some new flies from Umpqua which are tied on a bent back hook and they look really great. Maybe if someone needs help again this spring we can test them out below a local dam.
I use a Renzetti so I have no experience dealing with Regal and can not remember anyone stopping by with problems. They are right down the road from you. I'd drop in one day with the chipped jaws and see what they can do for you. Also I would be happy to contact them for you from the shop.
Can't help at all with the blank question.
RE:couple of questions about flytying and 1 about blank i.d.
Sorry about not getting back with you.
I decided not to get that rod, but regretted it soon after, as a 9' 4wt was just what I wanted. I like faster action rods, and was a little hesitant, however, after thinking about it I realize that this rod would have been fine for small nymphs and dries. I guess I have fallen in with the masses that believe that faster is better (not neccesarily true). I did pick up a new 5wt Orvis SL 865 TL 9.5 for a good deal at the Basement Bargain section in Manchester and a Battenkill for 50% off. I wasn't looking to get that model, it was more of an impulse decision and after casting it I liked it enough to snap it up.
Next on the never ending "needs" list is to build an 8wt for striper fishing, fix a small 3wt that I built last winter (put the guides 90 degrees off the spline) and tie up some flies.
I'm sure there were some requests at the shop, as those flies certainly look good, very, very good. I would love to test a few of these below the dam in the late spring, however, the fieldwork is done for my project, there may be some opportunity to assist other agencies carrying out some e-fishing though.
Will see you on Saturday,
RE:couple of questions about flytying and 1 about blank i.d.
Pete -
Sorry I did not get to talk with you more while you were at the booth. You could probably see that I was thrashing as busy as it was. Too bad you didn't come on Sunday, it was a lot calmer and I would have liked to catch up more on the details of your biology research on smolting atlantic salmon predation.
I think I speak for the forum when I say that I can't wait until we put together a more informative article on some of your findings and insights.
Look forward to talking with you agin soon,
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But McTighe, who has done consulting work for Rhode Island's gay marriage movement, is the first to say that the ballot route may not be optimal in every state.
One big difference is that in states like Maine, citizens can petition to put a question on the ballot. In Rhode Island, only the legislature can take that action.
So, if gay marriage is destined to land on the ballot elsewhere, it isn't here — complicating the argument for taking a proactive approach.
There are also questions of timing. The next presidential election, with its younger electorate, is four years away. Any ballot question campaign, between now and then, would be waged in less-than-ideal conditions.
And Ray Sullivan, campaign director for Marriage Equality Rhode Island, says there are real concerns about the costs — financial and psychological — of ballot fights that can get very ugly.
"When you run a campaign like that," he says, "you hurt real people."
Of course, for advocates still trying to get a bill through the legislature, even suggesting that the ballot box is a possibility would be impolitic. Why offer legislators an out?
But it is not merely the shifting poll numbers and impressive fundraising totals that have made the ballot a suddenly intriguing possibility. Gay rights activists, nationwide, are also getting better at the message.
In Maine, advocates are running an ad featuring three firefighters endorsing the right of a fourth — a gay man sitting alongside them in the firehouse — to marry whomever he wants. Another stars a Republican voter, who opposed gay marriage in 2009, explaining why he switched sides.
Solomon, of Freedom to Marry, adds that advocates across the country are moving away from messages focused on the rights conferred by marriage and toward ads focused on the fundamental reason people get hitched — love.
Of course, same-sex marriage advocates have led in the polls before, only to see their support collapse on Election Day. And it would be foolish to underestimate the prowess of an anti-gay nuptials movement that has amassed a record of 32-0 to date. Strategist Frank Schubert, a former public relations executive at the center of the traditional marriage movement, has lately unveiled some clever ads of his own, meant to assure moderates that they are not bigots if they oppose same-sex nuptials.
"Everyone has a right to love who they choose," says a spot running in Minnesota, "but nobody has the right to redefine marriage."
Still, if gay rights advocates prevail next month, it will be clear that even the best-designed arguments for the old order are losing their power.
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An extremity x-ray is an image of the hands, wrist, feet, or all of these areas. The term "extremity" often refers to a human hand or foot.
X-rays are a form of radiation that pass through the body to form an image on film. Structures that are dense (such as bone) will appear white. Air will be black, and other structures will be shades of gray.
The test is done in a hospital radiology department or in the health care provider's office by an x-ray technologist.
You will need to hold still as the x-ray is taken. You may be asked to change position, so more x-rays can be taken.
Tell the health care provider if you are pregnant. Remove all jewelry from the area being imaged.
In general, there is no discomfort. You may be slightly uncomfortable while the hand or foot is put in place for the x-ray.
Your health care provider may order this test if you have signs of a fractures, tumors, or degenerative conditions in a hand, foot, or wrist.
The x-ray shows normal structures for the age of the patient.
Abnormal results may be due to:
Other conditions for which the test may be performed:
There is low-level radiation exposure. X-rays are monitored and regulated to provide the minimum amount of radiation exposure needed to produce the image. Most experts feel that the risk is low compared with the benefits.
Pregnant women and children are more sensitive to the risks of an x-ray.
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Studios Turn to Southwestern Students for IP Analysis
Entertainment externs help Lionsgate and other studios review hundreds of agreements
As more entertainment content is being made available on the Internet, studios have to determine whether they have the necessary intellectual property rights to digitally deliver their products to consumers. Making this determination requires time-consuming analysis of the specific rights granted to the studio in hundreds of agreements for the use of music and literary works, as well as the names and likenesses of talent.
Local studios, including Lionsgate, have enlisted the services of a large cadre of Southwestern Law School students to analyze these agreements. In the past, entertainment conglomerates such as MGM have assigned Southwestern externs to help with the rights analysis of numerous contracts. Currently, some studios have found it necessary to engage in an analysis of the digital rights associated with their catalog of motion pictures and are finding Southwestern to be a rich source of eager and well-trained externs for the job.
Southwestern alumni Wayne Levin '88 and David Nonaka '99 from Lionsgate Entertainment were proactive in working with Southwestern's Biederman Entertainment and Media Law Institute and Externship Program in selecting qualified students to receive academic credit while analyzing the digital rights of their studio. Both Levin and Nonaka had served as entertainment externs while completing their law degrees at Southwestern and have utilized externs from the law school for a variety of projects over the years.
According to Levin, Executive Vice President and General Counsel at Lionsgate Entertainment Corp., "We are thrilled to have an army of Southwestern students to help complete the analysis of our digital rights. In the past, Southwestern students have proved to be conscientious, diligent and extremely well trained for these sorts of tasks."
Professor Robert Lind said, "It is very gratifying that these very accomplished graduates know first-hand the quality of the training in intellectual property and entertainment law that Southwestern students receive and are taking advantage of this tremendous resource. It's truly a mutually beneficial relationship."
The Externship Program Office notified students of opportunities at the studios in concert with faculty recruitment in classes, collected candidates, counseled students, submitted resumes to studio attorneys, and coordinated the on-campus interview process. Students were interviewed on campus by studio attorneys who selected a total of 19 students, all of whom had taken the copyright law course, and many who had also taken more advanced entertainment courses. The students receive additional specialized training from studio attorneys and are supervised under the auspices of the Biederman Institute and the Externship Program.
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M: I don't have a couch and I don't have a wife, OK?
W: Then where do you sit... and who do you sit with?
M: I stand. Alone.
W: How brave!
I think that about says it all.
M: I don't have a couch and I don't have a wife, OK?
W: Then where do you sit... and who do you sit with?
M: I stand. Alone.
W: How brave!
I think that about says it all.
I went out to 1015 Folsom with my roommates and some people from Apple to see internationally renowned trance DJ Paul van Dyk spin. I'm not sure if we actually heard him but what we did hear was cool. It was really fucking packed in there, but the music was fun to dance to and there were cool lasers and lights and smoke and stuff. Might have been better with chemical assistance.
Afterwards we were accosted by a random crazy guy on the way home. I am not sure if he was trying to mug us or what. But Nick was on the ball and called a taxi.
Then we went to Lucky 13 and had some beers and played some songs on the jukebox.
An entertaining evening overall.
Steph: I thought you were going out to buy chicken.
Me: I was. But I decided to get pizza and cigarrettes instead.
Nick: Is that the pizza?
Steph: No, it's a guitar cable.
Me: I'm going to step out and get cancer now.
Last night I went to an indie rock (the phrase begs to not be capitalized) show at the Gream American Music Hall with Nick and Schnitz. Acts playing were Magic Magicians, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, and Quasi. The first act was lame two person drums and guitar only noodling, with scream-whined vocals. I never got the impression that this was a band, just two guys fucking around. Ted Leo & Co. rocked out on a few of the songs, which I approve of, but on others there was an overwhelming sense of preciousness and self-importance, and I can't stand the way Ted Leo sings.
Quasi were quite good. What is it with these ex-husband/ex-wife two-person acts these days? That's some fucked up shit. Anyway, the drumming was phenomenal, and the keyboard playing was pretty rad. The singing was pretty nondescript to me, though, and when the keyboard player guy picked up his guitar, he apparently lost all ability to create cool funky and melodic soundscapes, and reverted to shapeless indie-generic noodling. Some of those songs were saved by the drumming though.
Oh yeah, there were a lot of cute girls there.
All in all it wasn't bad for a night of three bands I'd never heard of before.
the culinary arts
Recent dishes I've made include orchiette with a sauce of forest-picked porcini, shallots and port wine, and tuna casserole (spiral noodles, tuna, mayonnaise and peas). Mood swingy eating habits.
I also watched the Iron Chef mango battle just now (Iron Chef Italian vs. a Mexican chef) and it rocked. Amazing dishes on both sides.
personal hacking
I've been working hard on reviewing the upcoming GNOME Human Interface Guidelines. Along the way I read many other HIGs including the classic Macintosh HiG and the new Aqua HIG. Quite a learning experience. I am getting more and more interested in interface design, and I hope someday I can have a job that mixes in more of that with programming.
work hacking
There were plans afoot for me to work on an interesting new open source technology at work. But it looks like we may manage to convince Apple to adopt the best existing open source product for this purpose instead, and help with it's development. I probably shouldn't say more until things are more firmly decided. Apple is definitely getting less dfearful of the LGPL and to some extent even the GPL.
The proprietary bits bug me, but Apple is doing way more to bring a great UI to Un*x, and to bring Un*x and free software to the masses, than many pure free software companies.
Still, it disturbs me how many people are just utter Apple fanboys, including people who work here. I'm pretty indifferent to the whole thing.
Good day today so far. I got up early and ran some errands, and then I made myself spanish-style fried potatos with aioli and eggs sunny side up for lunch.
Then Steph and I went up to the Marin Headlands - there are some really breathtaking views of the Bay, the Golden Gat Bridge, the Ocean, and San Francisco from there. Wow! It was warm and sunny and we pumped Kruder & Dorfmeister on the way there. For dinner I'm making myself gnocchi in tomato vodka cream sauce. It's coming out pretty good - the alchohol in the vodka burns off and what remains does not have much flavor in itself, but it makes the tomatos sweeter and brighter. Search for a recipe on google some time. Goes best with gnocchi, or tube or shell pasta.
I think later on I'll hit the gym and maybe go to a club or go see Iron Monkey. I'm feeling pretty good today.
I'll probably have to pitch in and fix the Nautilus performance issues for 1.0.5. That's hard to balance with gnome-vfs hacking, oaf hacking, reviewing the HIG and may day job....
Oh well.
I never realized Britney was so deep.
I think I am going to set up my own personal diary site sometime soon. It seems like everyone is doing it, especially people I know, so I guess I will succumb to peer pressure.
Also, I feel like I have a lot of stuff I want to write down that doesn't fit right (to me) on advogato.
Of course, to get into the whole DIY spirit I decided I should write my own weblog software. I haven't yet decided whether I'm crazy enough to do it in Guile.
Here are some facts (with citations) I have attempted to dig up about Osama bin Laden's motivations (his organization being the prime suspect un the recent attack). Rather than stating my opinions (opinions just seem to get people mad) I'll let folks draw their own conclusion.
According to this article, the main thing that angers bin Laden is the US troops stationed in Saudi Arabia at the request of the Saudi government. He believes that Islamic scripture forbids the presence of non-Muslims in the Arabian peninsula (citations for this in Islamic holy writings I have seen include Hadith Vol. 5:716 and Qur'an 4366, but these were found on sites that aim to discredit Islam so I cannot vouch for how these verses are interpreted by Muslims in general). This is one reason his organization tries to destabilize the Saudi government and attacks the US military presence there. Second on his list of grievances is US support for Israel, and third are US alliances with the more moderate Arab governments (such as Egypt, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, etc).
In this rare interview, bin Laden expresses these views (all the references to liberating the Ka'aba are to the US presence in Saudi Arabia). He also seems upset at alleged support the US gave to the Serbs in slaughtering Bosnian Muslims; and later in the interview, for a plan he believes exists to split Saudi Arabia into three countries.
He also specifically includes Britain, along with Israel and the US, in the "crusader-Jewish alliance" that he opposes.
I strongly suggest reading the article and the interview to those interested in these issues.
(The reference to crusaders is particularly interesting since the Muslim conquest of Jerusalem in 638 was used by the Catholic Church to instigate the Crusades, which resulted in the slaughter of many Jews and Muslims. An amazingly sad and violent part of history.)
yakk: I still find it ironic that you criticize US intervention in some cases and US inaction in others, whichever better suits your agenda of making the US look bad. Not that the US hasn't done bad things, but your comments paint a wholly one-side picture.
I have the US to thank in part for saving my grandparents from the Nazis and my parents from the Communists (if my family hadn't been able to come to the US my dad would have had a short and unpleasant career as a uranium miner in Siberia). And I am grateful for this, despite the fact that the US sold my country out to Stalin at the Yalta conference (I'm Polish by origin for thosw who don't know).
Maybe you should think about the fact that if the US hadn't entered World War II, Australia would be a Japanese colony right now.
And even right now, when broad, unjustified anti-Arab feeling in the US is at perhaps an all-time high, I would rather be an Arab in the US than an American in any Arab country.
While the US has made some poor decisions and done some bad things, I frankly think much anti-American sentiment in the world is jealousy. In particular, the casual anti-Americanism seen in countries such as Canada, Australia and France, even as they guzzle Coke, snarf down Big Macs watch American movies and make the US one of their top trading partners, is largely because these countries cannot stand their relative irrelevance on the world stage. I get by just fine without ever drinking Coke or eating Big Macs, so I don't think anyone is forcing them at gunpoint.
Or look at Mexico; there is considerable anti-Americanism, yet their top goals with regards to the US are to let more of their people come here and have more American factories go there (both of which I endorse, BTW - I believe in free trade and open borders, unlike many anti-globalization activists).
yakk: Good thing the US eventually decided to intervene and send military forces to Rwanda. Thank goodness for US imperialism.
I have a feeling the US won't want the help of anti-terrorism experts from a country that can't account for a good 5-10% of it's own nukes, but it's kind of them to offer.
update: Here is a good article about the whole Rwanda story. Thanks, telsa for pointing this out to me. A very sad story all around. (I didn't vote for Clinton. (Or for the current Bush.))
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DANA MILLER: In the spring of 1988, DeFeo had a persistent cough and went to the doctor, and by April of that year she had been diagnosed with lung cancer. Once the shock of the diagnosis wore off, she resolved to fight the cancer with everything that she could, and she continued to make work.
NARRATOR: The following year, she found a wounded dove in her basement. She took it to a veterinarian in the hope that they might save it, but it was too late, and the bird died.
DANA MILLER: She wrote that she identified with that bird, and was really thrown by its demise, and had a very strong memory of the eye of the bird in the box looking at her.
The eye spoke to her, presumably, as a visual element, formally, because she was so attracted to that ocular shape and to the notion of vision and perception. But also because here was an animal fighting for its life.
She said she couldn't bear to look at the bird. The only thing that she could bear to see was its eye, and took that vision to be a symbol of strength and its valiancy in the face of enormous suffering, and made a pair of works, Dove One and Dove Two, in response to that moment and that experience.
She said about Dove One and Dove Two in her journal that she'd never been able to directly express and paint a feeling about a life happening, and felt that she had finally been able to do so with that pair of works.


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Robert V. Bacon, 90, a lifelong resident of Oregon and Byron, died Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012 at Pinecrest Manor, Mt. Morris, after a long illness.
He was born in Oregon and graduated from Oregon High School.
After working for E.D. Etnyre and KOL – Master, Bob enlisted in the U.S. Navy Seabees in October of 1943 and served in the South Pacific until January of 1946.
Upon his return to Oregon, he was employed by Quaker Oats in Oregon and Rockford for the next 40 years.
His humor was well recognized by the Quaker Oats Old-Timers Club and his many friends.
He was a lifetime member of Oregon VFW Post 8739.
Bob is survived by his wife, Jacqueline Medins Bacon; daughters, Suzette (Tim) Mahurin and Annette Bacon; sister, Jane (Dean) Barr; and step-son, Peter (Becky) Medins.
He was predeceased by his parents, Burns V. Bacon and Anna (Dirksen) Bacon; brother, "Bud" (Loretta) Bacon; and sister, Evelyn (Jiggs) Burright.
Private services are pending.
Memorials may be directed to Pinecrest Manor, Mt. Morris, or Oregon VFW Post 8739.
Farrell-Holland-Gale Funeral Home assisted the family. Visit www.farrellhollandgale.com to leave online condolences.


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Panorama of the eastern part of the Fern Lake fire burned area, in Rocky Mountain National Park, looking west. Haze and clouds in the pan is snow being blown off the continental divide by very high winds. Taken at 8:00pm, with full moon. 30 second exposure, Nikon D80 camera.
Low tide in Intertidal zone at Boiler Bay, Central coast of Oregon Best viewed in Krpano: climate.biol.sc.edu/~helmuthlab/GigaPan/BoilerBay/boilerbay_1/boilerbay_1.html
Many labs including the University of South Carolina come here to study the effects of climate change on the organisms of the rocky intertidal. Best viewed in KRPano: climate.biol.sc.edu/~helmuthlab/GigaPan/BoilerBay/boilerbay_2/boilerbay_2.html
Best viewed in krpano: climate.biol.sc.edu/~helmuthlab/GigaPan/StrawberryHill/strawberryhill_1/strawberryhill_1.html Field research site in Strawberry Hill, Oregon. Many marine biology research labs, including ours at the University of South Carolina, work at this site, studying intertidal invertebrates and al...
Best viewed in krpano: climate.biol.sc.edu/~helmuthlab/GigaPan/StrawberryHill/strawberryhill_2/strawberryhill_2.html The Helmuth lab from the University of South Carolina, along with four K-5 teachers from the Center for Inquiry, a public magnet school in Columbia, SC, study the effects of climate change at St...
View of Lake Frances across the airstrip at Valier, Montana. You can see the one of the favorite parking spots for ice fisherman and part of the campground. The Rocky Mountain Front is the spectacular view behind the lake. Parts of the Bob Marshall Wilderness Area are visible. A family playground!
I took this one reasonably early in the morning hoping to catch the reflection however I hadn't appreciated the problem with the dynamic range between the light sky/mountains and the shadows and mist on the water. I also screwed up a the focus a bit as I think you will be able to see on a couple of images. Patricia L...
This is taken inside Jasper National Park about half way between the towns of Hinton and Jasper. Due to the time of the year and things freezing up the river is quite low as can be seen by the mud flats.
This pano was taken from 2170 meters elevation looking down on Maligne Lake (1670 meters) in Jasper National Park. The view is from just at the treeline. The hike up to the lookout from the lake is a bit over 5 kilometers (about 3.5 miles) and had about 8" of snow by the time I reached the top - would have been easi...
This 360 degree pano was taken from a hill known as Old Fort Point just outside of Jasper, Alberta in Jasper National Park. The hill is only a few hundred feet high as you can see looking down at the Athabasca River but holds a commanding view of the townsite, the valley and the surrounding peaks.


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Q&A discussion threads
Discussion forums allow discussion threads (called topics) be be created. Visitors can engage on specific discussions on specific topics.
I understand the recommended discussion tool is the Q&A facility. If so, users should be allowed to create and contribute to specific topics as well. The list of active discussion topics could be shown on the Q&A main page allowing the user to pick a topic. Some customization would be good to have, so that users can show/hide discussion topics they are interested in or not.


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When a restaurant opens in Wisconsin and two of the partners in it are named Ryan Braun and Aaron Rodgers, you might be tempted to think that any generic menu would be enough to lure in customers. Although that might be true for a while, Surg Restaurant Group is not banking on superstar appeal alone in its new 8-Twelve MVP Bar & Grill in Brookfield.
A couple of years ago, Braun of the Brewers and Rodgers of the Packers expressed interest in partnering in a business. Braun has had local success with his Ryan Braun's Graffito in the Third Ward (another Surg restaurant) and the two MVPs decided that they would join forces in a new restaurant. Thus became the genesis for 8-Twelve.
Opened on July 5 in the former Charro location on Bluemound Road, 8-Twelve takes quality dining seriously.
"We are not a sports bar," states General Manager Eric Kaye. "We do have a bar and we do have a happy hour. We do have a little bit of memorabilia from 'the guys.' We do have TVs. But what we are really doing is really great cuisine."
That cuisine is defined as a "farm-to-table concept" that is done in conjunction with Hidden Creek Farm in New London. 8-Twelve aims to source food locally as much as possible.
"We're doing everything in house," explains Kaye. "Our menu focuses on comfort food cooked country style."
Already, that "home cooking" has resonated with customers. Some early favorites include the Rodgers Prime Cuts Steaks ($19 to $49), Buttermilk Fried Amish Chicken ($17), Cedar Planked Scottish Shetland Salmon ($25) and the Brauny Burger ($11). I will add that the Chocola8 dessert ($6.50) will impress any chocolate fanatic.
The atmosphere at 8-Twelve is casual, although patrons can be seen dressed up before a night out on the town or dressed down in jeans prior to a ball game. Either way, they will find a unique dining experience as memorable as the MVPs whose numbers are on the door.
The Basics
NAME: 8-Twelve Restaurant and Grill
ADDRESS: 17800 W. Bluemound Road, Brookfield
WEBSITE: www.8-twelve.com
FARE: American
HOURS: Dinner served 4 to 10 p.m. Monday to Friday, 4 to 10 p.m. Saturday, 4 to 9 p.m. Sunday; Lunch served 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday; brunch served Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
PRICE RANGE: $7 to $49 (approximate)
RESERVATIONS: yes
HANDICAP ACCESS: yes
GLUTEN-FREE OPTIONS: yes
"Grab a Bite" is an informal look at the food scene in the Wauwatosa, Brookfield and Elm Grove area by freelance writer Karen Waldkirch. Whether you're looking for a place for a date night or a casual spot for lunch, Waldkirch will be out and about scouting eateries for you. If you have a suggestion for a column, email her at email@example.com.
- Breakfast is back at Cosmos Cafe
- Elm Grove's Le Cakery more than just pastries
- Red Dot aims to duplicate East Side success in Wauwatosa
- There's No Place Like Hom Woodfired Grill
- Mo's Irish Pub: A lively Irish American neighborhood eatery
- Sluggo's Sports Pub & Grill: Back in business on Burleigh
- Tall Guy and a Grill: BBQ finds new heights
- Cocina DeLeon: Old-world gourmet Mexican you make at home
- Burke's Irish Castle carrying on a local Irish legacy
- Albanese's Roadhouse serves up generations of Italian blessings
- BelAir Cantina: A breezy, Cali-Mex casual eatery
- Jake's: More than just steak and potatoes
- Jake's: More than just steak and potatoes
- Sherbrooke: A bit of Canada right in Tosa, eh
- Colonel Hart's: A true neighborhood hangout
- Caroline's, with homemade lunch and sweets just like mom made
- Ted's: It's Cheers without the beers
- Penelope's: A labor of love in heart of Elm Grove
- Drink in a bit of island life at Jimmy's Island Grill and Iguana Bar in Wauwatosa
- North Avenue Grill Same name, new owner


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Celtics waive Milicic
By Ben Golliver
The Celtics announced Wednesday the release of Darko Milicic just a few months after signing the veteran center to a one-year veteran's minimum contract in September.
On Monday, a report indicated that Milicic was leaning toward leaving Boston to attend to his mother in Europe.
Celtics coach Doc Rivers confirmed Tuesday that Milicic's days with the team were likely numbered.
"He has some family issues, more his mom. Not playing, and being in another country, and the NBA hasn't gone exactly great for him over his career. So, it's a lot of reasons for him to want to leave. And I understand that, and I told him that. So, I pretty much left it up to him. He has my blessing either way."
Milicic has made just one appearance for the 6-5 Celtics, playing a total of just five minutes. Rivers has favored reserve forwards Jared Sullinger and Chris Wilcox behind starters Kevin Garnett and Brandon Bass, who both play big minutes. Milicic, 27, is regarded as one of the biggest draft busts in NBA history. Taken No. 2 overall pick in the 2003 NBA draft, selected before the likes of Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh, and Dwyane Wade, Milicic holds career averages of 6.0 points and 4.2 rebounds per game. His 10-year NBA career includes stops with the Pistons, Magic, Grizzlies, Knicks, Timberwolves and Celtics.


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Crossed view panaorama.
The purpose of this panorama was for me to test my ability to take and process full color 3D panoramas. The taking portion of the process is pretty well down now. I do this manually with a pair of Canon cameras that I have tightly synchronized using USB connections and StereoData Maker software. The camera pair are tripod mounted and rotated to produce the image.
Viewing the image is a bit tedious because the software is simply not there yet. It is common practice to view side by side stereo images on the computer. The most popular way involves no special glasses and is called "crossed viewing" - a technique described here:
Once you have learned thes method it can become relatively easy to do, and works really well. To view this image pair you have to open the other side of the image in a separate Gigapan window and adjust the two images so they are looking at the same area and at the same size. The images need to be at the same height or the head needs to be tilted somewhat to make up for any alignment errors. While it would be nice to have stereo adjustments in GigaPan connecting the two windows (or even a macro) this is not there yet. Stereo software chokes on images of this size but is really nice for smaller images: stereo.jpn.org/eng/stphmkr/index.html
These are full screen windows
of the right image:
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I have another pair here:
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Anonymous Hacks State Department, Hacks Bank, Defaces "Federal Agents" Page
Jason Mick
February 22, 2013 1:22 PM
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Retaliation for the death of Aaron Swartz continues, but is it really doing any good
The quasi-leaderless hacker group Anonymous continues to
batter government websites
and databases
in "OpLastResort"
-- a campaign design to protest the
death of internet activist Aaron Schwarz
. Mr. Swartz, who helped design the RSS standard, committed suicide last month after being
by federal prosecutors.
I. State Department, Federal Agents page hacked
The latest actions of OpLastResort echo those of many Anonymous campaigns. They clearly catch attention and see some success, but raise serious questions about whether they are truly fulfilling their intended purpose.
In the latest hack Anonymous broke into
U.S. State Department
servers, stealing records of hundreds of staffers. It published online State Department employees' names, email addresses and phone numbers [
Of course, the damage here is questionable -- while putting out this information in a central location certainly invites harassment of the employees, the information is no more than what would be found if you took a business trips to State Department locations and collected some business cards.
Anonymous also defaced a website "
(The humorless chaps, however, didn't put clever messages in the
page code
The page is the landing spot for the National Association of Federal Agents (NAFA), which describes its mission, stating:
Founded in 1977, the National Association of Federal Agents is a non-profit, non-partisan legal service organization. Membership is open to the following groups: First, all current, retired, former, and future U.S. Treasury special agents, including those from IRS-CI, TIGTA, Treasury OIG and others, are eligible. Second, all current ,retired, former , and future special agents employed by an agency which at any time was subordinate to the U.S. treasury Department, are eligible (ATF, Secret Service, Customs, DEA and Coast Guard). In the future, others (FBI, INS, Postal, OIGs, etc.) may be admitted.
The rest of the page appears intact.
II. Bank Also Hacked
And in a third -- and arguably most impactful hack -- the group obtained and
published bank transactions
George K. Baum & Comp.
, a U.S. investment banking firm, which Anonymous claims is affiliated with
. Stratfor is a global intelligence firm that has worked with the
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
(CIA). Anonymous claims that Strafor has assisted the CIA in spying on U.S. citizens.
Granted, GKBM has a relatively small customer base, but still the fact that account numbers and names are exposed could leave certain individuals open to identity theft. In that regard the operation embodies a sort of bloodless digital terrorism, which nonetheless may harm some individuals financially.
Anonymous surely feels that the "collateral" damage is justified and that those who support institutions that in turn work with the federal government -- which it views as corrupt -- are guilty by association. However, others may disagree.
Anonymous's campaign may fuel new Orwellian government measures.
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And a danger, as
's Adam Popescu
eloquently states
, is that the hacks may fuel federal efforts to hastily push through cybersecurity legislation, legislation that many fear has Orwellian surveillance and anti-privacy provisions.
Currently two bills -- the Senate's "Cybersecurity Act", bill,
[PDF], and the House's "
Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act
-- are on the table. Last week President Obama
published an executive order
mandating a framework for voluntary corporate security risk sharing with federal agencies. But the new cybersecurity bills
go far beyond that relatively spineless order
, and have privacy advocates concerned.
But much like the idealistic, anarchic disestablishmentarianism of the Arab Spring gave way to the consolidation of power by Egypt's Mohamed Morsi -- a man who critics claims is appointing himself "pharaoh" with limitless powers -- Anonymous may see its own anti-establishment ideals fueling the expansion of the kinds of abuses it most fears.
Mahatma Gandhi famously said:
I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.
While the lust for vengeance for the apparent injustice done to Mr. Swartz is understandable, and it may be gratifying to many to see damage done to the government, one has to wonder whether Gandhi's words hold true in the digital world much as they do in the physical world -- if violence begets violence.
U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation
is currently pursuing a criminal investigation
into the recent hacking campaign by Anonymous.
Twitter [OpLastResort]
"Paying an extra $500 for a computer in this environment -- same piece of hardware -- paying $500 more to get a logo on it? I think that's a more challenging proposition for the average person than it used to be." -- Steve Ballmer
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Coca-Cola, Nestle and Chiquita Brands on 'Trial'
BOGOTA, Apr 4 (IPS) - The first public hearing held by the Permanent Peoples' Tribunal (PPT) in its Colombia session accused U.S. and Swiss multinational corporations of benefiting from the civil war in this South American nation in order to boost profit margins.
Employment is becoming increasingly precarious in Colombia, and the terror exercised by the extreme rightwing paramilitaries further limits labour rights, all of which leads to growing profits for the U.S. corporations Chiquita Brands and Coca-Cola and the Switzerland-based Nestle, according to the PPT, whose two-day hearing on Colombia ended Sunday.
The PPT was inspired by, and is considered a successor to, the "Russell Tribunal", a public international body organised by renowned British philosopher and pacifist Bertrand Russell.
The Russell Tribunal, which was designed to investigate and draw attention to war crimes committed by U.S. forces during the Vietnam War, held sessions on that war in 1966 and 1967, and on military dictatorships in Latin America in 1974 and 1975.
The PPT, whose resolutions are non-binding, ruled that Colombia is failing to live up to its obligation to refrain from supporting terrorism, and has failed in particular to comply with United Nations Security Council resolution 1373, adopted in 2001, with regard to taking measures to fight terrorism.
The PPT was set up by the Rome-based Lelio Basso International Foundation for the Rights and Liberation of Peoples.
The PPT's main accusation against the three companies is that in Colombia they have engaged in practices that violate the most basic human rights, through connections with paramilitary networks, under the guise of protecting their investments and ensuring security.
Victims of human rights violations and relatives of victims gave their testimony in the public hearing. Some of the cases discussed involved the murders of trade unionists, 10 of whom worked for Nestle and nine of whom worked for Coca-Cola.
Colombia is the most dangerous country in the world for trade unionists, who are frequent paramilitary targets. Although private armed groups have long existed in Colombia, today's paramilitary groups emerged in the early 1980s, financed by landowners to fight the leftist guerrillas, who were kidnapping and extorting wealthy ranchers. The collaboration between paramilitaries and the armed forces has been well documented by the United Nations, the U.S. State Department, and Colombian government investigators, who hold the paramilitaries responsible for the lion's share of the atrocities committed in Colombia's four-decade civil war. The two main leftist rebel groups, the powerful Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the smaller National Liberation Army (ELN), both emerged in 1964. The government of rightwing President Álvaro Uribe, who took office in 2002, negotiated a controversial demobilisation of many of the groups making up the paramilitary umbrella organisation, the United Self-Defence Forces of Colombia (AUC), many of whose top leaders are drug traffickers.
The number of trade unionists killed has gone down in the past few years. Official figures put the number at 43 for 2005, compared to 196 in 2002.
But according to the National Trade Union School (ENS), a research centre founded in 1982 by academics and trade unionists in the Colombian city of Medellín, 70 members of trade unions were killed last year, while 260 received death threats, 56 were arbitrarily detained, seven were injured in bomb attacks, 32 were persecuted for their labour activism, eight were forced to flee their homes, and three were forcibly disappeared.
Those who report the persecution of trade unionists and attempt to draw attention to their plight are in turn accused of being guerrillas sympathisers, according to the PPT.
The PPT's Colombia session will continue through 2008, consisting of seven hearings that will study economic practices, linked with politics and military tactics, that have a profound effect on human rights.
Although last weekend's hearing was expected to produce a provisional resolution based on the testimony and documents presented, which was to be submitted to a final session in two years, the members of the PPT said there was no time to lose because the situation in Colombia is so severe.
"They decided to adopt a much more compelling, analytical and well-founded resolution," Javier Giraldo, a Jesuit priest and human rights defender, told IPS.
"To be here, and to hear the testimony of the victims firsthand, was terribly heartbreaking," Vilma Núñez de Escorcia, who presided over the hearing, told IPS.
The Nicaraguan activist, who is the regional vice-president of the International Federation for Human Rights, said "This has truly been one of the most moving moments in my years working to defend human rights."
Núñez de Escorcia sat on the Tribunal during the weekend hearing, along with Italian activist Gianni Tognoni of the PPT and five Colombian panel members.
The PPT has held 33 sessions since it was created in 1979. This is the second time that it is holding hearings on Colombia. The first took place from 1989 to 1991, as part of hearings on crimes against humanity committed in 12 Latin American nations.
The current session was preceded by a preliminary public hearing in Berne, Switzerland on Nestle. The multinational is the target of an international boycott because it has repeatedly violated the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes by unethically promoting powdered milk and baby formula in developing countries, where bottle-fed infants are at much higher risk of dying of contagious diseases than breastfeed babies.
Nestle, along with Chiquita Brands and Coca-Cola, is also accused of harassing unionised workers.
In 2003, Chiquita admitted that it had paid the AUC paramilitary network for what it called "protection" for its employees.
According to the PPT, there is also evidence that in 2001 the banana company transported 3,000 AK-47 assault rifles and five million munitions to paramilitary groups in Córdoba and Urabá, regions in northwestern Colombia that are dominated by the right-wing militias.
The PPT stated that in order to force workers to quit a union or their job, to stop pressing legitimate grievances, or to accept poor working conditions, these corporations routinely turn to the paramilitaries who, by means of intimidation, threats, abductions, torture and murder, defend the "harmful designs of the corporations and the Colombian state."
Many members of the National Food Service Workers Union (SINALTRAINAL) - which represents Coca-Cola workers in Colombia - have been murdered in connection with their union activities or threatened with death, kidnapped or tortured, and total impunity continues to surround these crimes, said the PPT.
Because of these activities, Coca-Cola products have been boycotted by universities in the United States and Britain, including Oxford.
In January, the soft drink manufacturer accused SINALTRAINAL of conducting a smear campaign against it.
A lawsuit was filed in the U.S. state of Florida in 2001 accusing Coca-Cola and its Colombian subsidiary of using paramilitary death squads to murder, torture, kidnap and threaten union leaders at its bottling plants in Colombia.
The suit was filed by the United Steelworkers of America and the International Labour Rights Fund on behalf of SINALTRAINAL; the family of a murdered union leader; and five other unionists who worked for Coca-Cola and were threatened, kidnapped or tortured by paramilitaries.
As a result of the lawsuit, Coca-Cola donated 10 million dollars to foundations set up by the company to generate educational and work opportunities in sectors of the population that have suffered a high rate of violence.
According to the Florida district court, Coca-Cola's net worth in Colombia grew eight-fold from 1990 to 2001, while its assets increased by a factor of 26. The company also reported an annual profit margin of 80 percent in Colombia in the 1990s.
Nestle, meanwhile, went from producing 109,000 dollars a year per worker to 427,000 dollars between 1990 and 2005, representing an annual increase of over 20 percent.
Since 1980, both firms have been downsizing, closing factories and subsidiaries, and favouring temporary employment and subcontracting. In the 1990s, Coca-Cola sharply reduced the number of stable and unionised workers in its bottling plants in Colombia. And in Nestle, only three percent of the workforce has at least 10 years of seniority.
Over the past decade, this policy has meant for Coca-Cola a 35 percent cut in salary costs when it hires temporary personnel; a 60 percent reduction when the worker is hired through a subcontractor; and a 75 percent reduction when the worker comes from a cooperative.
Overall, Coca-Cola has reduced its salary costs in Colombia by 2.5 times, while Nestle reduced its salary costs by 59 percent from 1998 to 2005.
Meanwhile, SINALTRAINAL is disappearing from both companies. (END/2006)


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Eye-Drop-Based Treatment Could Replace Surgery
May 13, 2016
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Remember: Lush Green Grass Could Be Harmful to Horses
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Spring grass might be delicious for horses, but it can cause problems including laminitis and fescue toxicity. Read More
Barn Air Quality Affects Horses' Breathing
April 06, 2016
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Caring for and Keeping Older Horses
March 20, 2016
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Gastric Ulcers: Common in Performance Horses and Foals
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New Standards for Evaluating Blood Clotting in Horses
April 15, 2015
Researchers found that horses' blood differs from humans and dogs when they used thromboelastometry to assess clotting. Read More
Deworming Young Horses: When to Start?
March 15, 2010
The thought of your new foal becoming infected with worms is a bit too much to bear for many horse owners. All it takes is one face-to-face meeting with a squirmy white roundworm, the type of parasite most common in horses under two years of ag Read More
Laminitis y los Pastos de Primavera (TheHorse.com en Español)
March 11, 2010
Spanish translation of an article on controlling access to spring pasture grasses to prevent laminitis. Read More
Steps to Keep Your Newborn Foal Healthy
January 06, 2010
Knowing how a normal foal should behave and when to call the veterinarian can go a long way toward avoiding a trip to an equine neonatal intensive care unit. Pamela Wilkins, DVM, MS, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, ACVECC, is head of equine medicine and surgery Read More
Equine Hives: Easy Diagnosis, Often an Elusive Cause
December 14, 2009
Hunting down the cause of hives is often a challenge. Domenico Santoro, DVM, is a dermatology resident at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Urbana. He explained that urticaria, the medical term for hives, "are flat Read More
Third Eyelid Tumors Require Prompt Vet Attention
October 29, 2009
Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is one of the most common cancers in horses. Commonly appearing as small, wartlike bumps on the eyelid or surface of the eye, they require early treatment. While a conscientious owner might quickly notice a new Read More
Managing Horses' Postoperative Pain
October 21, 2009
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Horses' Sleep 'Stay Apparatus' Can Cause Limb to Lock
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Contracted Tendons and "Tippy-Toed" Foals
June 02, 2009
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Roaring Down the Track: Laryngeal Hemiplegia Basics
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Time an Important Factor when Dealing with Recumbent Horses
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October 30, 2008
Geriatric horses can live a happy and fulfilling life. Read More
Equine Transport 101: Covering the Basics
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Horse Barn Fires: An Avoidable Tragedy
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OXFORD – Ole Miss coach Mike Bianco said he'd never seen a game end like that, but he hopes to see many more play out with such strong pitching.
If they end the same way? He'll take that, too.
In a bases-loaded, one-out situation, TCU's Dylan Fitzgerald was called for interference on the basepath while moving from first to second. The awarded double play ended the game with a 1-0 opening day win Friday for the No. 13-ranked Rebels.
A Swayze Field crowd of 7,520 watched Brett Huber become the school's career saves leader, over-coming a leadoff error by shortstop Austin Anderson that helped leave the door open for No. 14 TCU.
The double play call was made by second base umpire Fred Cannon of Tupelo.
"I'm assuming you don't make that call unless it's pretty obvious for the umpire," Bianco said.
As the play was unfolding, Bianco was looking to see if Huber would make it to first in time cover the bag for the double play.
"I was hoping he was going to get down there," Bianco said.
Huber, with a late start, was pretty sure he wasn't going to get there.
"I was like, 'I'm about to get yelled at real bad after this game,'" Huber said.
The most yelling was like a shout of joy from starting pitcher Bobby Wahl who at best would have had a no-decision had the game extended.
Wahl was on a strict pitch count and threw 96 over 61⁄3 innings, giving up just three hits, striking out eight and walking three.
Tanner Bailey pitched 12⁄3 innings of hitless, scoreless relief before Huber took over in the ninth.
The save was the 27th for Huber as he passed Stephen Head.
Ole Miss (1-0) scored the game's only run with a bit of small ball against TCU left-hander Brandon Finnegan in the fifth.
Sikes Orvis singled, moved to second on a hit-and-run with Andrew Mistone and took third on a passed ball.
Orvis scored on a squeeze bunt by Auston Bousfield.
It was the sixth meeting – split three wins each – in a year between the two teams who opened the 2012 season with two games in Fort Worth, then played three times in the College Station Regional.


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Thirty Great Guitarists — Including Steve Vai, David Gilmour and Eddie Van Halen — Pick the Greatest Guitarists of All Time
TONY IOMMI by James Hetfield
As far as being a riff-and-rhythm guy, my favorite guitarist is Tony Iommi. He inspired me to want to play heavy.
I admired other rhythm players, like AC/DC's Malcolm Young, who'd just stay in the back and hold it down, and the Scorpions' Rudy Schenker, who has a lot of percussiveness in his playing. I also liked Rush's Alex Lifeson—people wouldn't think of him as a rhythm player, but he comes up with some pretty amazing offbeat things.
But Iommi is the main man. To me, he seemed like one of those quiet geniuses. At one time he was the frontman of Black Sabbath, and Ozzy was off to one side; at that time, the riff was more important than the vocals. Tony can go from the heaviest minor-key doom riff to a happy mode, and it will still sound heavy. Metallica can't do happy, but Tony can pull it off. My favorite Black Sabbath track is "Into the Void."
ERIC CLAPTON by Eddie Van Halen
Clapton was it. I knew every note he played. Mammoth—me, Alex Van Halen and a bass player we knew—were the junior Cream.
Being limited gear-wise forced me to find my own voice on the guitar. That's why Eric Clapton's live jams with Cream were such an influence on me. Back in '68, he was pretty much just using natural distortion on those live tracks on Wheels of Fire and Goodbye.
I had no money and couldn't afford a fuzz box or a wah-wah or a ring modulator, or whatever Hendrix had in his whole rig. I just plugged straight into an amp and turned it up to 11. So in order to get a different or unique sound, I had to learn to squeeze it out of the strings with just my fingers. I never had a guitar lesson in my life, except from listening to Eric Clapton records.
JIM McCARTY by Ted Nugent
I discovered the most powerful musical influence of my entire life when I played the Walled Lake Casino outside of Detroit. It was either 1959 or 1960. My band the Lourdes opened up for Martha & the Vandellas, Gene Pitney, and Billy Lee & the Rivieras, who went on to become Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels. Their guitarist was Jim McCarty, who played a Gibson Byrdland through a Fender Twin.
Standing there watching McCarty rip into his leads, I thought, Dear god in heaven, what is that? It was so outrageous, so noisy, yet so musical and so rhythmical. I realized that simply playing a song would never do again.
After I heard him play, I went on a gee-hah to get a Byrdland and a Fender Twin amp—because of the crispness, the thickness, the style of his playing. It was about using all the fingers, all the strings, all the time.
That's where the multi-rhythmic patterns on my song "Stranglehold" come from, with all the grace rhythms, all the counter-rhythms, all the pedal tones that never stop. I'm playing multiple parts on the guitar by using various incremental touches to each string. And that's because of McCarty.
KEITH RICHARDS by Steven Van Zandt
The British invasion of 1964 to 1966 turned Americans on to our own rock and roll pioneers and blues players. I grew up on Keith Richards, and his lead on the Stones' versions of Chuck Berry songs helped reinvent the guitar for Beck, Clapton and Jimmy Page.
I always felt that you go through that muso phase and stay there or get out. I went out the other end. I didn't want to be a virtuoso for a minute. So I came full circle to the fact that the guitar solo must serve the song—that's more important.


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I'm terribly disappointed. Surely the Lord of Darkness, Supreme Ruler of Hell, Prince of Evil, Master of Deception, M'lord Satan can come up with much more inventive ways of getting back at a person than to certify them down!
I'm glad you're there and safe.
Le sigh. Oh well. Not really worth saying much.
Dancer is happy. This is good. Seph (our cat) is also happy. This is also good. SimSafari is actually challenging my intellect right now. This is /not/ so good.


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Why learn about generic medicine brands?
Knowing why you may be offered a choice between a generic medicine brand and the original brand of your medicine is an important part of being medicinewise.
The more you know about active ingredients and different medicine names, the more confident you'll be to talk about your options and make your choice — and this will help you to get the most benefit from your medicines.
What can I do to be medicinewise?
Find more information about your brand choices by learning how the same medicine can have different brands.
Why might I be offered an alternative medicine brand?
Many medicines with the same active ingredient are available to you under several different brands: an original brand and sometimes several generic brands. They work in the same way but have different brand names and packaging. When your pharmacist offers you an alternative brand it will always have the same active ingredient as the one on your prescription or the medicine you usually take. The active ingredient is the chemical in the medicine that makes it work.
So if you are offered a choice, either way it's okay.
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Can anyone help me out with a Power Girl from Wave 10?
Can anyone help me out with a Power Girl from Wave 10?
3.75" Power Girl? If so I can probably grab one.
If you mean the DC Universe Power Girl then sorry, haven't seen any yet.
[FONT=Book Antiqua]He passes to Moses - He shoots, he scores![/FONT]
Mummy of the raincoat is a gigantic trollop.
I bought DCUC Black Canary from a comic store today seeing as how my Targets are jam packed with Cyborg and Captain Cold and Walmarts either have no DCUC or just Captain Colds.
She seems a bit too skinny - this is supposed to be one of the top hand to hand combatants in the DC universe that we're talking about and they really didn't do a good job sewing up the fishnet stockings.
Yeah, it's pretty weird that all the stores in my area seem to have recently stocked up on wave 6 figures considering how hard each series has been to find, and that series 8 actually started shipping at least a couple months ago now.
Anybody still have the SKU info for wave 5? It's a long shot, but I thought I'd give it a try with the Wal-Mart that just started carrying DCUC, maybe they'll have some backstock at the warehouse that needs purging...
"Hokey packaging and ancient gimmicks are no match for good detail on your figure, kid."
"I am a Klingot from Oklahoma in human boy form."
"We came, we saw, we conquered... We, woke up!"
I found the Walmart DCUC 5 pack today. However, some fruit tart had swapped the Superman and Batman figures with the Heat Vision eyes and Mud splattered versions from the TRU 2 packs. Why wouldn't they want the Luthor and Catwoman and Two Face figures?
I'll probably never find this pack again.
I've been reading the 5-pack thread on Fwoosh, and the abundance of figure swapping cases with that pack is freaking horrible. Some person even returned TWO of the packs to a store, with the Guardian in place of Lex in both sets! As for Batman and Superman getting swapped, it's moronic in every sense to swap out only them seeing as how they're going to be released individually soon enough! What the flying flippity freak is wrong with people?
"Hokey packaging and ancient gimmicks are no match for good detail on your figure, kid."
"I am a Klingot from Oklahoma in human boy form."
"We came, we saw, we conquered... We, woke up!"
I found the Wal-Mart 5-pack this past weekend also - felt like winning the lottery! Never in my wildest dreams...
A nearby Wal-Mart actually had three of them, and all in perfect condition. If I'd had any more expendable income this weekend I might have picked up the other two - one for my brother, and the other to help out some lucky homie hereabouts. Alas, that would have been a big chunk of change to drop all at once, and I was forced to leave the two extras be. I'm honestly not expecting to ever see them again (as though I ever expected to see anything of the Wal-Mart exclusive variety in person anyway.) I will try and keep an eye out, though.


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Georgia most likely will play Clemson in Chick-fil-a Bowl oddly enough BACK AGAIN in the Georgia Dome.


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Family: Motacillidae, Wagtails and Pipits view all from this family
Description Long tail and yellow underparts make male easily recognizable; note also the olive-green back, two pale wing bars on dark wings, and blue-gray crown, white supercilium, and dark cheeks. Female is similar, but less colorful. Juvenile recalls adult, but has gray upperparts and whitish underparts; note two pale wing bars and dark-bordered white throat.
Dimensions Length: 6 1/2" (17 cm)
Range Alaska
Discussion Mainly Asian species that breeds in tundra scrub in western Alaska (May-Aug).


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This article appeared on the Tony Blair Faith Foundation's Religion and Conflict blog.
In Hebron stands the Tomb of the Patriarchs, one of the most important sites in all of the Holy Land. This is the place that tradition says Abraham, the father of the three great monotheistic faiths and the man that Time Magazine dubbed the "interfaith superstar" a few years back, lies buried.
Yet as much people of faith like to view the great Patriarch as a symbol of everything that binds Judaism, Christianity, and Islam together as one unified faith, the truth is that here, in this holy place, he is often more emblematic of the deep suspicion and mutual mistrust that exists between the those call Abraham, father. Indeed, it was not that long ago that a zealous Israeli settler named Baruch Goldstein opened fire on a group of Muslims who were praying at Abraham's tomb, killing twenty nine worshippers before being killed himself.
Perhaps no conflict in modern times has so thoroughly taken on the patina of religious war more than the decades-long conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. For many around the world, this conflict long ago ceased being about land, or resources, or competing national narratives. Rather, it has become "a contest over whether or not the word of God is true," to quote Oklahoma Republican Senator James Inhofe.
So for example, in the imaginations of a broad coalition of increasingly radicalized Jewish groups in Israel, the confrontation with Palestinians is viewed through the lens of the mythological battles fought by the ancient Israelites against God's enemies.


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