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Documentary screened on rural prisons, March 2
Posted February 27, 2006; 06:10 p.m.
A pre-premiere screening of "Up the Ridge: A U.S. Prison Story," a new documentary on urban convicts in rural prisons, is set for 4:30 p.m. Thursday, March 2, in 2 Robertson Hall.
Produced by the Appalachian arts and cultural organization Appalshop, the film explores prison life, government policy and human rights, and the social consequences of confining large numbers of inner-city convicts in remote rural areas. The screening will be followed by a discussion with producers Amelia Kirby and Nick Szubela.
The event is part of the Woodrow Wilson School Rural Policy Speaker Series, created this year to foster sustained dialogue about domestic rural policy.


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Shooting at Dutch Kickboxing Event Leaves Local Promoter Dead
- Written by Dave Walsh
Kickboxing has been a lightning rod for controversy in the Netherlands over the past few years. We've spoken extensively about the BIBOB laws that were instated in Amsterdam and neighboring cities that required promoters to undergo thorough background checks and for events to be policed heavily. In cases that were iffy, a promoter's license could be withheld if the government felt that the promotion had organized crime connections. We saw this come into full effect last year when an It's Showtime event was canceled in the Netherlands and there have been no bigger events in the area for quite some time now.
Well, the latest chapter in this saga has gone down today and it leaves a local promoter known for working with It's Showtime, Youssef Sabbahi, dead at the age of 35. Another person is in critical condition in the hospital and officials are already quick to blame the sport like they have in the past. There have even been reports of violence at the hospital and SWAT teams dispatched to keep the peace.
If there weren't enough problems for the Dutch and their Kickboxing scene, this might be the final straw. [source]

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Each year, the City of Toronto releases a comprehensive map of cycling infrastructure and suggested routes.
The map indicates bike locker locations, stairs with bicycle groves, bicycle rental locations and clearly indicates every bike lane and multi-use path throughout Toronto.
With a stalled Bike Plan, the 2010 edition varies only slightly from its predecessor.
One noticeable change is the addition of bike boxes to the illustrations explaining cycling infrastructure for cyclists (and motorists).
Hopefully we'll be seeing these installed this summer!
Updated October 8, 2010: Bike boxes have been installed at the intersection of Harbord/St. George/Hoskin, photos here: http://bikingtoronto.com/duncan/let-the-learning-begin-bike-boxes-at-harbord-and-st-george/
To download PDFs of the cycling map, visit the City of Toronto web site here.
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I've been quite critical of Antti Niemi during his tenure as a Shark but with good reason – he just wasn't getting the job done nor meeting expectations. Last night, I must say, he did very well in earning his first shutout as a Shark stopping 28 shots in the 4-0 victory. Niemi looked poised,confident, and efficient in net. It was obvious that the game against Chicago last week meant a lo...


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Chinese family planning commission will purchase seven Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion units at $25 million from Stockhom-based Elekta
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Gamma knife surgery is a non-invasive method for treating brain disorders. It is the delivery of a single, high dose of irradiation to a small and critically located intra-cranial volume through the intact skull.
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He went to the local grain elevator and bought the soybeans that are normaly used for feed and other uses not seed. He did not violate his agreement with Monsanto as he didn't save or reuse the seed from his crop.
Comes down to the patent rights of Monsanto and if or when those patent rights end.
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I would think that if one really wanted to get around the regs (without having actually read them) one could plant alternating rows of Monsanto's product and someone else's allowing cross pollination. One might then be able to argue that the resulting seeds no longer had the genetic makeup of the Monsanto product.
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Michele Mouton assumed responsibilities as Sustainability Coordinator in August 2010. In a unique partnership with the ASUAF/Review of Infrastructure, Sustainability, and Energy (RISE) board, Student Services, and Cooperative Extension Services, this position is jointly funded and leverages the resources and missions of all three organizations. Mouton's extensive background with the Cooperative Extension Service and sustainability, along with her dynamic and engaging leadership style are a winning combination.Mouton will work with the ASUAF RISE board to facilitate sustainable projects funded by the Student Initiative for Renewable Energy Now (SIREN) fee and Chancellor Rogers. Furthermore,Mouton will facilitate dialogue and campus-wide programs that build upon UAF's commitment to sustainability. Her experience in extension services, organizing conferences and leading outreach programs, grant and philanthropic activities, and publication record will assure success while building partnerships throughout the Fairbanks community.
Michele is well know in the community of Fairbanks for her extensive media work and as an instructor of the popular Master Gardener Program. She hosted a call in radio program on KUAC for seven years and a weekly Gardening Tip series on KTVF for twelve years. Over 1000 individuals have become trained master gardeners by Michele. For 17 years she was the Sustainable Agriculture Coordinator for UAF. She is looking forward to this new role!


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Redlands (Calif.) East Valley High School and USC coach Lane Kiffin are at odds thanks to a deferred scholarship. Defensive end Kylie Fitts, a four-star recruit Rivals ranked seventh nationally at his position, was committed to USC and took extra high school classes so he could graduate early and enroll at the university in January. Fitts talked to a couple USC coaches at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl on Jan. 5 and they said they were ready to have him on campus. But the following Monday, he received a call saying his scholarship was no longer available for the spring semester. Fitts was supposed to be on campus on Jan. 10. The Trojans didn't pull his scholarship entirely, but deferred him to the fall. However, since Fitts had already graduated high school, he had nowhere to go and didn't want to wait. "Recruiting man, it's crazy," Redlands East Valley coach Kurt Bruich told the Riverside Press-Enterprise. "He's wanted to go to USC for as long as he can remember and now he feels betrayed. He did everything he was supposed to do from his end and he was a loyal kid. I think they thought because of that loyalty he'd still want to go there. He said to me 'What am I supposed to do for the next five months?' It seems shady. I think it seems shady to everyone." Consequently, Fitts, who was recruited and offered by several major programs around the country, has decommitted from the Trojans and opened up his recruiting. Bruich told the Riverside Press-Enterprise that Notre Dame, Washington and UCLA were all back in the mix. The whole scenario has caused some consternation between Bruich, who runs one of the better programs in the state, and USC. Bruich even took to Twitter on Friday to express his feelings about USC and specifically coach Lane Kiffin.
Recruiting issues like this happen everywhere, but this isn't exactly the kind of publicity USC needs right now, especially on the heels of an underachieving season, which resulted in a bowl loss to Georgia Tech and a 7-6 record.
He just has to pay for the first semester.
Sucks that he got lied to by the USC staff.. but he should hold some responsibility for trusting that staff in the first place.
He could still go to USC if it has been his dream like he says. He just has to pay for the first semester.
Tuition (semester), (Estimated) Undergraduate Students(12-18 units) $21,861.00
think he has one week after the start of classes to enroll (although it might be two)
Learn to fricking read. That's the cliff notes.
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Busy as a Beaver on Methamphetamines (Yama, Yaba) these days, but here are some of the Cambodian things I'm watching:
- A US citizen who moved to Kompong Thom to open a "grassroots health clinic," and was raped, beaten, wrapped in barbed wire and left for dead, has had her account confirmed by the Embassy, in the face of the K. Thom police, who claim the entire thing is made up by the woman, who they characterize as insane. DAS has an excellent take on the entire thing:
The State Department's confirmation should spark a new wave of questioning, which will certainly prompt more ridiculous answers from corrupted local officials who are trying to cover up the truth. As any police chief knows, the strong routinely prey upon the weak. Spousal abuse is epidemic. And rape is not only commonplace, it's considered sport among a significant part of the male population. Sadly, Cara Garcia's attack was anything but "impossible." Utterly predictable is more like it.
Give the circumstances, you would think that people would protest in the streets. That women would demand justice. Demand accountability. Demand safety. If not for Cara Garcia, for themselves. For the Cambodian woman who will be raped and likely murdered today. And the Cambodian woman who will be raped and likely murdered tomorrow. And the next day. And the next. Ad infinitum. Continue reading


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A Guide to National Diabetes Programmes
A National Diabetes Programme guide is currently in press. This builds on the 2003 NDP Toolbox and sets out considerations and source material for developing and implementing NDPs. Topics include measuring the problem (disease prevalence, morbidity and cost), intervening to mitigate the problem (prevention, early diagnosis, services and care of people with diabetes) and evaluating the impact of the interventions.
- Download 'A Guide to National Diabetes Programmes' - pdf, 900KB
- Download the slide presentation "A Guide to National Diabetes Programmes" (ppt, 600KB)
What is a National Diabetes Programme
A National Diabetes Programme is a systematic and co-ordinated approach to improving the organisation, accessibility, and quality of diabetes prevention and care which is usually manifest as a comprehensive policy, advocacy and action plan covering the:
- Main types of diabetes ie type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes and gestational diabetes
- Whole continuum of care from primary prevention to treatment and palliative care
- Resources, services and systems that support prevention and care
Where lack of resources or political support preclude the development of a comprehensive National Diabetes Programme, single component or 'stand alone' programmes can raise awareness of diabetes, bring worthwhile gains and may be helpful in paving the way for a more comprehensive programme. Single component programmes may focus on:
- One aspect of diabetes such as foot problems, visual impairment, kidney disease
- One aspect of care such as clinical management guidelines, data collection workforce training
Regardless of whether they are comprehensive or single component, National Diabetes Programmes can be defined as formal strategies for improving diabetes policy, services and outcomes that encompass structured and integrated or linked activities which are planned and co-ordinated nationally and conducted at the national, state or district, and local level.
National Diabetes Programmes must be documented and have stated goals and objectives, supported by a strategic plan, specified timeframes and milestones and dedicated funding, and a means of evaluation. Approval and endorsement of, and leadership from the Ministry of Health is vital.
The core elements of a comprehensive national diabetes programme are:
- Primary prevention ie preventing the development of risk factors
- Secondary prevention ie preventing the development of diabetes
- Tertiary prevention ie preventing the development of complications through early diagnosis and effective monitoring, treatment and care of people with diabetes
The funding and systems that underpin prevention and care ie:
- workforce and services
- medication, equipment and supplies
- information and communication systems
- monitoring and surveillance systems
- clinical policy, guidelines and governance
- resource allocation
Section 1 - Getting Started
- Making the Advocacy Case for Diabetes
- Developing a Framework for a National Diabetes Programme
- Establishing a National Diabetes Organisation
Section 2 - Determining the Extent of the Problem
- Conducting a Situation and Needs Analysis
- Conducting a Baseline Prevalence Survey
- Assessing the Cost of Diabetes
- Assessing Community Awareness
Section 3 - Preventing the Problem
- The Individual or High Risk Approach
- The Population / Environmental Approach
Section 4 - Addressing the Problem
- Developing a Community Awareness Campaign
- Early Diagnosis of type 2 Diabetes
- Routine Care and Monitoring of Diabetes
- Patient Education
- Psychological Issues
- Developing and Implementing Guidelines
- Developing the Diabetes Workforce and Services
Section 5 - Evaluating Progress
- Collecting Diabetes Data
- Evaluating National Diabetes Programmes
Section 6 - Where to next?
- National Diabetes Programmes of the future
- Standards for National Diabetes Programmes
Section 7 - Who can help?
- IDF Global Infrastructure
- IDF Regional Infrastructure
- IDF Task Force on Diabetes and NCD Prevention, Policy and Practice
Section 8 - Additional Information
- Suggested Readings
- Useful Definitions
The guide will be available shortly along with a PowerPoint presentation on key aspects of the Guide.
Standards for National Diabetes Programmes
In the interests of developing a common understanding and language around National Diabetes Programes at the global level, the IDF Task Force on Diabetes and NCD Prevention, Policy and Practice has developed an initial set of 10 core standards for National Diabetes Programmes.
- A National Diabetes Programme exists and is publicly available
- The goals and objectives of the National Diabetes Programmes are clearly documented
- The National Diabetes Programme is endorsed and led or auspiced by the Ministry of Health
- The National Diabetes Programme has been allocated dedicated funding by the Government
The National Diabetes Programme includes:
- type 1 diabetes (this may not be applicable in, say, Pacific Island countries)
- type 2 diabetes
- gestational diabetes
The National Diabetes Programme covers specific areas eg:
- ensuring equitable access to prevention and care services for all who need them
- workforce development
- the provision of adequate services, equipment and supplies
- information systems
- clinical governance/ guidelines and protocols
- There is a documented implementation plan for the National Diabetes Programme
An appropriately constituted steering committee or group is tasked with overseeing the implementation of the National Diabetes Programme. This should include a range of stakeholders eg:
- government authorities/officials
- specialists and Primary Health Care Workers
- business leaders
- community leaders
- diabetes association, professional societies or, action groups
- relevant national/international health organisations/agencies
The National Diabetes Programme takes a Patient Centred Approach ie:
- people with diabetes are consulted about their needs
people with diabetes are represented on the committee responsible for the NDP implementation
- the NDP includes a focus on ensuring equal access to health care regardless of geographic location, socio-economic status, language, culture or indigenous status
The National Diabetes Programme involves monitoring and surveillance of:
- prevalence and incidence
- access to and outcomes of routine clinical care and services
- availability of essential medications and supplies
- cost of diabetes to the health system/government
- cost of diabetes to individuals/families or carers
- community awareness
- workforce: distribution, skills, numbers
Over time it is intended to refine and expand the standards and add measurable indicators by which national programmes can be assessed meaningfully and compared. If you have comments please send them to Maria Gomez.
Useful references
- Stuckler D, Basu S, McKee M. Drivers of Inequality in Millennium Development Goal Progress: A statistical Analysis. PLoS Medicine 2010 Mar 2;7(3):e1000241.
- Colagiuri R. Diabetes: a pandemic, a development issue or both? Journal of Expert Reviews Cardiovascular Therapy. 2010, 8(3), 305-309.


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Hotel Borgo Grondaie Siena
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Yes, yes, it's an honor just to be nominated. But Penelope Cruz really wants to win at this month's Oscar Awards. After a triumphant night at the Goya Awards where she won for her Academy Award-nominated role in Vicky Christina Barcelona, she's starting to get a taste for trophy victory. But oddsmakers and Oscar experts are placing her fourth as a possible winner, the frontrunner being Viola Davis for Doubt. But hey, we'll never know until February 22, right?
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Will be replaced with a brand new solution in later updates. Dynamic.css codes will be loaded by default upon theme activation. Advanced Buttons Shortcode (comes with Ultimate Addons Plugin) is now compatible with Une Boutique styles New import files for dummy data, theme options, master slider, rev slider and essential grids V2.4.7 (13/09/2014) Une Boutique is now compatible with WooCommerce 2.2.2 Replaced products video tab with products custom tab so that you can now use it for whatever you want, the tab now features a visual editor too. Added latest version of Visual Composer and Master Slider An issue with product alternate images animation not working on FireFox is now resolved V2.4.6 (08/09/2014) [Fix] and issue with the visual composer images not taking links is now fixed [Plugin Update] Latest versions for Master Slider, Ess Grid and Rev Slider is now included [Content Update] Dummy data and essential imports files updated (Very Important - If you are using Rev Slider with versions prior to 4.2 please make sure you upgrade to the latest version) (Very Important - If you are planing on updating Ess Grid to the latest please make sure you make a backup of your grids by exporting them before you update the plugin) V2.4.5 (25/08/2014) [Fix] Fixed Corporate header style not working without WooCommerce [Plugin Update] Added the latest version of Visual Composer V2.4.4 (18/08/2014) [Fixed] An issue with links not working on mobile devices. 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V2.4.1 (29/07/2014) Fixed some CSS bugs Fixed modals for child themes Added a demo child theme V2.4 (28/07/2014) (critical upgrade for better performance and smoother experience) Une Boutique theme is now 25% optimized in script performance Changed scripting logic for Menu DropDowns, Sticky Nav and Back to Top button Styles are now minified and optimized for speed and smoother animation Eliminated 2 heavy weight scripts and replaced them with CSS solutions Added the latest version of Rev Slider, Master Slider, Essential Grids and Ultimate Addons for Visual Composer plugins Updated language files Moved the theme demo to a much faster and powerful server so now the dummy data could be imported without issues Added youtube to social icons shortcode Fixed reported bugs V2.3 (20/06/2014) Added Essential Grids plugin (premium worth of $24) Added Social Icons shortcode Improved CSS codes V2.2.4 (15/06/2014) Included the latest version of Visual Composer Included the latest version of Master Slider CSS bug fixes V2.2.3 (12/06/2014) Essential update patch for Rev Slider's new slideshow button not appearing. (Recommended for users using Rev Slider 4.5) Make sure you upgrade Rev Slider to 184.108.40.206 which is included with the theme version 2.2.3 V2.2.2 (09/06/2014) Included Latest version of Visual Composer, Rev Slider (Major update release), Master slider Fixed color presets Improved responsive menus Fixed some CSS bugs Fixed reported bugs V2.2 (06/04/2014) Master Slider premium slideshow plugin added to the theme worth of $25 Transparent headers are not set by page templates and not from theme options Une boutique 2.2 now weighs 65% of it's previous versions Load time is faster Improved typography significantly All fonts now are being called from google fonts added Video Backgrounds in slideshows added Hot spots in slideshows added all Google fonts now available in slideshows New dummy data new slide imports for Master Slider New eCommerce homepage template more is on the way... V2.1.6 (05/25/2014) Row Separator Styles added Improved the preloaded script Fixed reported bugs V2.1.5 (05/19/2014) Fixed the anything slider navigation arrows not showing. New slideshow added Columns Match Heights added V2.1.4 (05/17/2014) Added transparent header styles Added animation effects for sticky Navs Fixed reported issues V2.1.3 (05/15/2014) Latest version of Visual Composer added Latest version of Ultimate Add-ons added Image Carousels are back again Headings Shortcode added Google Trends shortcode added Fixed checkbox dependencies You can now set the columns in a row to have matching heights Columns can now have background images Columns can now have overlays on mouse hover Language file updated Dummy content updated New homepage templates added V2.1.1 Updated language file improved css styles for some elements fixed the issue with text separator module columns and inner columns can now have background images added background position to columns and inner columns fixed reported issues V2.1 Fixed Mobile Redirect issue Fixed reported bugs and issues Improved mega menu V2.0 Fixed all the issues and bugs reported by clients Added another premium plugin (Ultimate Addons For Visual Composer) Parallax Backgrounds added Video Backgrounds Added Icon Box Added Unlimited Icons (Import your own icon set) Mega Menu Added More Page layouts added Updated: New Language file The theme is now compatible with WordPress 3.9 Latest Versions for Rev Slider and Visual Composer added Text Rotator Added V1.4.2 Fixed woocommerce breadcrubms issue when there is only one product added fixed header style V3 issue for mobile devices fixed left sidebar page template issue fixed sidebar search forms on some page templates fixed text domain on mini cart file when cart is empty revised 404 page tempalte new language file V1.4.1 Fixed main navigation naming classes Upgraded the rest of woocommerce template files to the latest version V1.4.0 UneBoutique is now compatible with WooCommerce 2.1+ V188.8.131.52 Fixed Missing codes in the footer when boxed layout is selected V1.3.6 Drop-down cart widget is now hidden when shop is set to catalog mode V1.3.5 added a new header layout upgraded evnato wordpress toolkit plugin, it is now installed directly from github to stay updated automatically added new settings to customize main navigation typography wishlist table is now responsive and mobile optimized V1.3.0 Upgraded Theme Options Framework to it's latest version Added new feature: fixed background images for full width rows new home page template added new dummy-content.xml V1.2.3 Fixed product and forum search form styles for dropdown search widget position V1.2.2 Minor CSS changes, improved google analytics code in the footer V1.2.1 Minor CSS changes, improved responsive menu on mobile devices V1.1.5 Minor CSS changes, removed some redundant codes from the footer V1.1 woocommerce catalog mode added to theme options
Une Boutique All Theme Features List
- WordPress 4.2+ Ready
- WooCommerce 2.5x compatible
- Unlimited Page Layouts
- 5 Header Styles
- 12 built-in color presets
- Advance Page Layout Builder (WPBakery Visual Composer [worth of $25])
- Slider Revolution premium plugin included with the theme (Worth of $16)
- iLightBox premium jQuery plugin embedded and included with the theme (Worth of $13)
- Boxed and Stretched layouts
- Fully Responsive
- Powerful Theme Options Panel
- Retina-Ready
- Smart eCommerce breadcrumbs (combination of history and hierarchy based breadcrumbs)
- Fully Customizable Colors and Backgrounds
- Translation Ready (.po files included)
- Easy Theme Installation
- Easy Theme update with evnato toolkit plugin (packed with the theme)
- Supper Easy auto plugin installer
- Demo Content included(.xml)
- PSD files included
- On Going Theme Updates (more features and languages coming soon)
- 50+ Visual Composer Page layout Blocks (drag & drop elements)
- Easily Upload you logo and favicon
- Unlimited Sidebar Positions With WooSidebar plugin
- Beautifully Designed Blog
- Clean forum (bbPress) design
- Easy woocommerce catalog mode switcher
- Video Background
- Horizontal and Vertical Parallax Backgrounds
- Mouse Tracking and Multi-Leyer mouse tracking parallax backgrounds
- Icons Boxes
- Time Line
- ...
None of the stock images used in the theme demo are included with the theme download files.


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By NEMS Daily Journal
• Blue Mountain College split a baseball doubleheader at Williams Baptist on Friday. The Toppers (7-6) won the first game 7-2 before dropping the nightcap 8-6.
• The No. 11-ranked Ole Miss rifle team will be in Lexington, Ky., today for the NCAA Qualifier, which counts for half of the season scoring average. The nation's top eight teams will advance to the March 8-10 national championship. "This is the weekend that we work all season for," head coach Valerie Boothe said.
• The Ole Miss hockey team opened the ACHA Division 3 tournament in Irmo, S.C, with Friday's 5-4 win over Loyola, Md.


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Financials headlines
Nintendo Switch beats estimates with 2.74m units shipped
I'm thinking they're back.
Destiny 2 on track for 2017, Overwatch hands Blizzard record revenues, Call of Duty 2017 going "back to its roots"
Activision Blizzard is making a stack of money, dampened Call of Duty performance be damned.
Sony: 4M PS4 units shipped, "significant" game sales increase
The PS4 is one of the highlights of Sony's latest financial report, with 4 million units shipped over the past three months.
Destiny has over 9.5 million registered users, Destiny 2 in the works
Activision announced in its latest financial report that Destiny has more than 9.5 million registered users and the next game in the franchise is in the works.
Battlefield Hardline release date announced, Star Wars Battlefront coming holiday 2015
EA announced the release date for Battlefield Hardline and a timeframe for FPS Star Wars Battlefront this evening.
Evolve has been delayed into 2015 by Take-Two
Take-Two announced today it has delayed Turtle Rock's shooter Evolve into 2015.
Mario Kart Wii U sells 2.8m but Nintendo still loses money
Mario Kart 8 for the Wii U has sold 2.82 million units since release in May, but it hasn't helped Nintendo's financial bottom line.
Nintendo full-year financials below expectations with 6.17 million Wii U consoles sold to-date
Nintendo has published its financial report for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014. The company's final figures have come in below expectations, with 6.17 million Wii U console sold worldwide since the machine launched, along with a more-positive 43 million 3DS handhelds to-date.
Acti-Blizz Q1: Destiny beta will start in July, Warlords of Draenor pre-sales at 1 million
Activision Blizzard has released its financial report for its first quarter of fiscal year 2014, dropping the news that Bungie's Destiny beta will go live in July, and Warlords of Draenor pre-sales are doing rather well.
Sony adds $200 million to its projected losses, $1.2 billion loss expected
Sony has added $200 million to its projected losses, bringing the total to $1.2 billion.
Microsoft Q3 - 2 million Xbox units, including 1.2 million Xbox One consoles sold-in
Microsoft announced revenue of $20.4 billion for Q3 FY14 ended March 31, 2014 with net income coming in at $5.66 billion.
Take-Two wins with Irrational Games closure
The Bioshock publisher axes an unprofitable business but keeps the cherry-picked talent and the valuable brands – one of which is Ken Levine himself.
Nintendo: Wii U Zelda HD, Super Mario 3D World sell "over 1m units"
Company shifts 2.41 million Wii U consoles during 9 months, as profits fall 30 percent.
Microsoft Q2 FY14: Xbox One ships 3.9 million units, Xbox 360 3.5 million
Microsoft has released its financial statement for Q2 fiscal year 2014, announcing revenue of $24.52 billion for the quarter ended December 31, 2013. The company sold 7.4 million Xbox consoles "into the retail channel" including 3.9 million Xbox One consoles and 3.5 million Xbox 360 consoles.
GTA 5 has sold-in 29 million copies; more Take-Two financial results here
Rockstar and Take-Two have announced that Grand Theft Auto V has been unprecedentedly successful, "selling-in" 29 million copies since it launched just six weeks ago. (That's to stores, not people.) That's more than GTA IV moved on consoles in five years.
ActiBlizz Q2: Titan being re-vamped from sub-based MMO
Activision-Blizzard boss Mike Morhaime has confirmed during a Q2 results call – for the period ending June 30 – that Titan is being "re-envisioning," and will "likely not be a sub-based MMORPG."
Guillermo del Toro InSANE trilogy shelved: THQ Q1
Guillermo del Toro's InSANE trilogy has been shelved, it's been announced as part of a generally positive first quarter THQ report.
Square Enix: "This generation has been way too long"
The director of worldwide technology at Square Enix believes that Sony and Microsoft's decision to let the current generation of consoles approach its eighth year has been a costly mistake.
NPD April: Prototype 2 on top, sales plummet 42%
NPD has released its report for April 2012 retail sales in the US, outlining one of the sharpest declines in industry sales in recent years.
EA Q2 - Battlefield 3 ships over 10 million units
EA has posted increased revenue for Q2 '12 thanks to a surge in its digital and sports offerings, and CEO John Riccitiello noted that Battlefield 3 has shipped over 10 million units since its US launch.
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Financials Latest
Pokemon Sun and Moon has shipped 15.44M units, helped push 3DS sales to 7.27M during Nintendo's FY17
PlayStation 4 shipments reach 60 million as games business surges
Xbox software sales are up, but Microsoft isn't telling us much else about gaming financials this quarter
Resident Evil 7 may not have hit its sales target, but it still shifted 3.5 million units – Capcom financials
Watch Dogs 2 sales have improved since "soft" release period thanks to word of mouth, says Ubisoft
Destiny 2 on track for 2017, Overwatch hands Blizzard record revenues, Call of Duty 2017 going "back to its roots"
Thanks to Steam's Discovery Updates, more games are being purchased, and played, than ever before
Sony shipped 9.7 million PS4s in the last quarter, as Game & Network division continues to grow
Capcom planning "aggressive" sales campaign for Resident Evil 7 after profits decline, more focus on VR
New Bioware game slated for end of March 2018, Battlefield 1 player base 50% larger than Battlefield 4
Xbox One sales decline year-on-year over key holiday quarter, but Xbox Live hit a new record and software's booming
Blizzard had biggest quarterly online player community in history thanks to Overwatch and World of Warcraft
Watch Dogs 2 pre-orders below expectations, but so were Far Cry 3's – Ubisoft Q2 2017
GTA Online ships 70M lifetime, Mafia 3 shipped over 4.5M its first week – Take-Two Q2 2017
Total Battlefield 1 player base for the first week was nearly double that of Battlefield 4
Sony reports sales slump in Q2 FY2016, PS4 ships 3.9 million units
Nintendo reports Wii U, Amiibo sales decline, but a decent 3DS sales bump
Nintendo stock spiked by $1B even before the Switch was announced – but it's not as big a deal as it sounds
Microsoft Q1 2017: gaming revenue declined 5%, Xbox Live users down 2M over last quarter
GTA 5 continues to print money while 1 million new players flock to Evolve free-to-play
15 million folks play Overwatch worldwide and they've spent 500 million hours in-game
EA expecting to sell less than 15 million copies of Battlefield 1, 9-10 million of Titanfall 2 in a year
Millions of players logged into Battlefield 4 and Star Wars Battlefront over the last three months
Metal Gear Solid series has sold over 49 million copies worldwide – Konami Q1 2016
PS4 games are still making money for Sony thanks in part to 3.5M consoles shipped during Q1
Nintendo Q1 FY16: company posts $232 million loss – the largest quarterly loss in five years
Xbox Live hits 49M users, console sales decline 33% – Microsoft Q4, full year 2016


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7.15: Identification of Equivalent Customary Units of Weight
Have you ever studied animals? Julie has been learning about certain ones in the rainforest.
Julie has decided that her favorite rainforest topic has to do with the animals. She reads that the red-eyed tree frog weighs about 15 ounces while an male adult gorilla usually weighs 450 pounds. Julie begins writing down facts about each animal in her journal. She isn't sure which facts she'll use in her final report, but she is fascinated with all of the different types of animal species that are found in the rainforest. While she is working, her teacher Mr. Gibbons asks her how it is going. Julie begins to tell him about the gorilla and the tree frog.
"Wow," Mr. Gibbons says. "I wonder how many tree frogs it would take to equal the weight of one gorilla, or how many 90 pound girls it would take?"
"I don't know," says Julie beginning to think about all of the numbers in her mind.
"Sounds like a problem worth investigating to me," Mr. Gibbons smiles as he walks away. Julie begins by drawing a picture of a balance scale. On one side she draws a gorilla and on the other side she draws a tree frog. Then Julie begins her calculations.
You will need information about weight and about the customary units of measurement to figure out this problem. This Concept will teach you all that you need to know.
You have already learned about measuring length using the customary system of measurement. Remember that the customary system of measurement is used in the United States and it contains units like inches, feet, yards and miles. The metric system is the other system of measurement that is used in science and in many other countries. This Concept will focus on customary units of weight and volume. Let's begin by looking at the customary units of weight.
What are the customary units of weight?
First, what do we mean when we talk about weight? We mean the heaviness or the way a mass of something or someone feels due to gravity. The customary units for measuring weight are ounces, pounds and tons.
An ounce is the smallest common unit of weight, a pound is what we commonly use for measuring medium sized objects and a ton is what we use to measure very large objects.
What about equivalence?
Remember, when we see the word equivalent we are referring to something being equal to something else. When working with measures of weight, we can compare the equivalence of a small unit to a larger one. Here are the customary units of equivalence.
Here are the units from smallest to largest.
- Ounce
- Pound
- Ton
We can find equivalent measures for each unit by using the information in each arrow. We can convert from a larger unit to a smaller unit by multiplying. We can convert from a smaller unit to a larger unit by dividing.
How many ounces are 3 pounds of stones?
To solve this problem, we need to convert pounds to ounces. A pound is larger than an ounce, so we are going to multiply. There are 16 ounces in one pound. We can multiply the number of pounds times 16 and this will give us the total number of ounces.
Our answer is 48 ounces.
We can also convert a smaller unit to a larger unit. To do this, we would divide.
How many tons is 6200 pounds?
To solve this problem, we are going to divide. There are 2000 pounds in one ton, so we are going to divide 6200 pounds by 2000 to get our answer in tons.
You can also write your answer in different forms. You could write it as a fraction, a decimal or with a remainder.
Problem: 100 ounces = ____ lb?
We solve this by dividing 100 by 16, since there are 16 ounces in one pound.
Now it's time for you to try a few of these on your own. Convert the following units of weight. You may write your answer as a fraction or a decimal when necessary.
Example A
5 tons = ____ pounds
Solution: 10,000 pounds
Example B
32 ounces = ____ pounds
Solution: 2 pounds
Example C
4500 pounds = ____ tons
Solution: 2.25 tons
Now let's think about those animal weights.
First, it is time to answer the two questions. The first one is how many tree frogs will it take to equal the weight of one gorilla.
Julie begins by converting pounds to ounces.
450 pounds (Gorilla) = ____ ounces
To solve this, we multiply 450 by 16 since there are 16 ounces in one pound.
450 pounds = 7200 ounces.
Next, the tree frog weighs 15 ounces. Julie divides 7200 by 15. She gets an answer of 480.
It will take 480 tree frogs to equal the weight of one gorilla.
The second question is the one that Mr. Gibbons asked Julie. "How many 90 pound girls is equal to one gorilla?" Julie divides 450 by 90.
It takes five 90 pound girls to equal one gorilla.
Here are the vocabulary words in this Concept.
- Weight
- measurement of the heaviness or mass of someone or something
- Ounces
- the smallest common unit of weight in the customary system, used to measure very small items.
- Pounds
- the most common unit for measuring weight, most things are measured in pounds.
- Tons
- the largest common unit for measuring weight-very large items are measured by the ton-for example, a car or truck.
Guided Practice
Here is one for you to try on your own.
A male African elephant usually weighs between 6 and 8 tons. If this the range of his weight in tons, what is the range of his weight in pounds?
To figure this out, we must first think about the equivalent measure between tons and pounds.
2000 pounds = 1 ton
Given this equivalent, the range of weight is between 12,000 and 16,000 pounds.
This is our answer.
Video Review
Here is a video for review.
Khan Academy US Customary and Metric Units
Directions: Convert each customary unit of weight to an equivalent form.
1. 32 ounces = ____ pounds
2. 6 pounds = ____ ounces
3. 5.5 pounds = ____ ounces
4. 60 ounces = ____ pounds
5. 9 pounds = ____ ounces
6. 4000 pounds = ____ tons
7. 4 tons = ____ pounds
8. 3.5 tons = ____ pounds
9. 6500 pounds = ____ tons
10. 7.25 tons = ____ pounds
11. 15 pounds = ____ ounces
12. 25 tons = _____ pounds
13. 64 ounces = ____pounds
14. 80 ounces = ____ pounds
15. 5 tons = _____ pounds
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This isn't toy related but still perhaps of interest to everyone who reads this thread. Target has a black autobot insignia shirt now for 9.99.
This isn't toy related but still perhaps of interest to everyone who reads this thread. Target has a black autobot insignia shirt now for 9.99.
Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.
Kylo Ren - came from Space Brooklyn, although he moved to Space Williamsburg before it was trendy.
The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.
BAD Pts Need: R5-C7 lf leg (x2), , R4-P44 right leg BAD Pts Offered For Trade: PM me - I have lots of parts now including BG-J38!. New Kyle Katarn is also available.
The LA Times had a short article on the TF film this past sunday and Mr. Bay claims to have spent a lot of time looking at TF toys. obviously not.
Frankly, I've given in. The trailers look awesome and if I'm being honest with myself, they could transform in place and throw things at each other for two hours and I'd still buy popcorn and consider it time well spent.
Quitchabellyachin' and embrace Transformers as they will be in this new medium.
All Hail Darth Schmitsky!
i don't expect them to mirror G1 designs or even Cybertron designs but as it's been pointed out many a time on this thread, there's just too many jagged pieces and exposed wiring on the robot modes.
Optimus Prime's face / headsculpt is a Transformers icon the same way Darth Vader's is to Star Wars. This is a perfect comparison.
If Lucas had altered Vader's appearance in E3 when Anakin first gets the mask (and he quite realistically could have said that in 19 years, Vader has time to make some changes, there would have been bloody hell to pay.
Perhaps the audience for Transformers is quite a bit smaller than for Star Wars, but with these characters, especially Optimus Prime and to a lesser extent Megatron and Starscream, they need to be treated right.
What if the Fett's didn't wear T-visor helmets in the prequels? Added to Vader having a proto-look?
Alright then. DO NOT F WITH THE TRANSFORMERS!
BumbleBee is a bit too C-3PO, but I can sort of live with it.
Ironhide is - well I don't know. Hopefully I won't have to look at him a lot in this picture.
Ratchet's alright. I actually like the neon green change and he's interesting as a Hummer.
Jazz is almost the traditional Jazz.
But Starscream has proportions like he's Optimus Primal. I expect him to swing from trees and take a girl in his hands and climb the Empire State Building. Not to mention he has Shrapnell's or Bombshell's face instead of his own.
Megatron looks like The Predator's long lost nanny droid. I expect him to say, "S..t happens" and Arnold Schwarzeneggar to come along and blow him up while Danny Glover steals his cannon.
Optimus has flames. Why? Because they couldn't also get Rodimus in this movie?
The rest of the Decepticons are knock-off characters and it doesn't really matter what happens to them. But Frenzy is a knock-off of General Grievous. He'll have to say, "You're a bold one, General Prime. Well, army or not, you are doomed!"
There are things that look like they're going to be way cool - the Prime vs. Bonecrusher fight, for example. I think the movie has a 50% chance of being a hit with me. Where my pre-screening complaints lie are obvious though.
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Jeanne Wakatsuki was seven years old in 1942 when her family was uprooted from their home and sent to live at Manzanar internment camp - with 10,000 other Japanese Americans. Along with searchlight towers and armed guards, Manzanar ludicrously featured cheerleaders, Boy Scouts, sock hops, baton-twirling lessons, and a dance band called the Jive Bombers who would play any popular song except the nation's number-one hit: "Don't Fence Me In".
Farewell to Manzanar is the true story of one spirited Japanese-American family's attempt to survive the indignities of forced detention...and of a native-born American child who discovered what it was like to grow up behind barbed wire in the United States.
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"Freedom subverted"
Do you live in a country where 110,000 innocent individuals can be taken from their homes at a moments' notice and detained in an isolated location for years with armed guards and no escape? If you're an American, the answer is yes.
In the racist roundup now known as the Japanese Internment, no charges were brought, no appeals were possible, and no due process observed. Families were apprehended without cause, incarcerated in the desert, then unceremoniously "released" three years later, their jobs, homes, and social networks dissolved in the interim.
Jeanne Wakatsuki was 7 years old when her family was forcibly relocated, by the US government, from Long Beach, CA, to the remote, high desert prison camp known as Manzanar. How this unthinkable action affected her, her siblings, and her parents is outlined in this true coming-of-age tale, set in the Japanese internment camp at Manzanar, California.
Through the eyes of a child, but with the wisdom of an adult, Jeanne describes her life in the prison camp, and the impact it had on her family. While she has every reason to be outraged at the injustice, Jeanne tells her story without rancor, focusing on facts, events, and details that let you feel her experience, illuminating a little-known historical series of events. Her memoir is clear-eyed and poignant, an easy listen you won't soon forget.
At the dawn of the great American experiment of democracy, Thomas Jefferson warned us that the price of freedom would be eternal vigilance. Although Jeanne's story happened in WWII, echoes of racism cloaked as national defense again surfaced after 9-11. Those who value freedom need to know Jeanne's story, as a protection against this type of atrocity ever being revisited.
"It Can't be Helped-It Must be Done"
This was one of those dark times in our history. We rounded up Japanese like they were cattle. Just like we had done so many times before and would do again...witches, Indians, Communists, negroes to name a few. We never learn.
What this book brings to this is a myopic view of the interments. The author looks at her imprisonment through rose colored glasses. The Japanese had a saying "It Can't be Helped-It Must be Done."
She did give us an understanding of her family and their culture. This context helped me grasp how much this incarceration affected them. The cultural differences were unknown to those in charge and this created some tense moments.
This is a story of everyday life behind barbed wire. It is also a tale of how they made the best of a bad situation.
The author brings things full circle and tells us about life after the camp. I found it compelling that when time came to leave, they wanted to stay. With nowhere to go, the camp offered a sense of security.
So the reader doesn't think this camp was atypical of the other camps, we must remember Tule Lake. This was a miserable camp for those "suspected" of crimes against the USA.
This book becomes a salve to soothe those who become aware of this dark hour of our history. See things were not so bad.
The narrator was excellent and really gave the story an extra boost. It is so refreshing to have a narrator who is of the right ethnicity.
"great book"
great read and reader, the ending to tie it into current times makes it that much more relatable
I enjoy non-fiction books... Some leave me inspired, this one left me wanting.
It was easy to follow Ms Ikeda's cadence as she spoke. It was like listening to an old friends familiar voice tell a story.
"awesome book"
loved it it was a inspiration to any one must read awesome book to anyone
"Must Read For American History"
I would definitely listen to Farewell to Manzanar again. It is important story that recounts an important part of American History. Re-reading history is always an important fact. There is much to be learned from our historical missteps.
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Roll of Thunder Hear my Cry
Red Scarf Girl
The Watsons Go To Birmingham
Yes, but I did not. In retrospect I am glad I did not. It was better to let the chapters sink in one by one.
The narrator of this story displays this story exactly as I thought it would be if the author read it herself. absolutely amazing
I decided to use my time being laid up to get smarter! In 18 months I've listened to over 200 books, mostly history, literature & biography.
"No wonder this is read in schools now!"
Manzanar is a memory that is fading from the collective memory, but shouldn't. Like Anne Frank's diary, it recalls a way of life fraught with attitudes we'd rather forget. It also shows the resilience of a young girl and a reminder to not let it ever happen again.
"pretty interesting"
It's pretty interesting what they went through during WW2 and all of the worry. the dad in the story seems like an interesting character.
I'm a teacher; I should read more than I sew.
"Connected to Manzanar"
Yes, I really liked hearing Japanese pronunciation and the songs.
I attend the Japanese church that the Maryknoll Sisters were from in Little Tokyo in Los Angeles and I teach in Montebello, where many Japanese students have ties to Boyle Heights (where many Japanese were placed before and returned to after Manzanar). This was a very interesting story for me to finally read and listen to- then share with students.
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Good news for Alzheimer's patients - Piramal Imaging's PET amyloid imaging agent [18F] florbetaben gets US FDA and EMA approval
Singapore: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) have accepted Piramal Imaging's applications for review of the investigational PET amyloid imaging agent [18F] florbetaben. A New Drug Application (NDA) was submitted to the FDA and a Marketing Authorization Application to the EMA for [18F] florbetabenuse.
Florbetabenuse can be used in the visual detection of beta-amyloid in the brains of adultswith cognitive impairment who are being evaluated for Alzheimer's disease and other causes of cognitive decline. It binds to beta-amyloid plaques in the human brain, a hallmark characteristic in Alzheimer's disease.
The submission of [18F] florbetaben is based on the results of a broad clinical program including a pivotal multi-center phase III trial. This was the first study of a direct comparison between in-vivo PET imaging of the brain using [18F] florbetabenandthe post-mortem analysis of brain tissue. The study was performed to confirm that [18F] florbetaben binds to beta-amyloid in the brain at the regional level and is diagnostically useful on the subject to exclude Alzheimer'sdisease.
The presence of beta-amyloid in histopathological sections taken from the brains of deceased subjects was directly matched to [18F] florbetaben uptake in the identical regions of interest.The visual assessment procedure proposed for routine clinical practice demonstrated 100 percent sensitivity, 92 percent specificity, and excellent inter-reader agreement (kappa = 0.88). In addition, a subsequent study looked across 461 images from phase I, II, and III studies to validate that the visual assessment method, taught by an electronic tool, is reliable (kappa = 0.87).
Dr Ludger Dinkelborg, director, Piramal Imaging SA, said that, "The acceptance for reviewof [18F] florbetaben marks an important milestone in our clinical research on Alzheimer's disease. The addition of [18F] florbetaben PET imaging to the current clinical evaluation of people suffering from cognitive decline may help to increase the diagnostic confidence of physicians addressing a significant medical need by providing earlier and more robust information to people and their caregivers. We also see a potential for our product to contribute in the future to the early detection of Alzheimer's disease and facilitate specific treatment decisions."
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embarrassed and humiliated in our house. The knicks just destroyed us on national television with carmelo on the bench!!!! we need changes and fast. We barely won the title last year and our flaws showed against the pacers last year, we need a big man to play defense in the paint, bosh looks like he dont even care. Line up needs to change
My lineup that fixes our problems
No fancy small ball ****, just put in a solid lineup and let these guys build some chemistry for the playoffs. Spoeltra always wants to get cute with smallball, we barely got past the freakin pacers with this small ball lineup, it has flaws and is starting to show its ugly head.


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Members of the 2004-05 Hope College cheerleading squad enjoyed unprecedented success at the Universal Cheerleading Association's (UCA) Collegiate Cheerleading Summer Camp held at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee earlier this month.
In Hope's ten year history of attending this camp, which is the largest in the country, the best the Hope cheerleaders had done in camp competitions was a second and a third in two of the three competitions during the week.
This year, competing in the Small Coed Division, Hope placed in all three competitions, earning first place trophies in the Fight Song and Sideline Competitions, and a second place trophy in the Cheer Competition.
In addition to this impressive showing in the competitions, the Hope cheerleaders received the Leadership Trophy in their division, which is voted on by the other squads in that division for the squad who made everyone's camp experience more enjoyable.
Hope also received the most prestigious award at camp -- Most Collegiate Squad. This trophy is voted on by the staff and awarded to the squad in each division that best exemplifies all the characteristics of a national caliber collegiate program.
Only seven of the 14 Hope students who attended camp had any prior collegiate cheerleading camp experience, according to coach Wes Wooley.
Attending were:
- Kelly Bauer, senior from Traverse City (Traverse City West HS)
- Katie DeYoung, senior from Portage (Portage Northern HS)
- Vikki Graudins, freshman from Kalamazoo (Loy Norrix HS)
- Rose Hawk, sophomore from Holton (Holton HS)
- Will Huisman, sophomore from Hudsonville (Hudsonville HS)
- Tony Kreucher, junior from Detroit (Detroit Catholic Central HS)
- Emily Mills, freshman from Marshall (Marshall HS)
- Carmen Nee, senior from Kalamazoo (Kalamazoo Christian HS)
- Amanda Scheeringa, freshman from Schererville, Ind. (Illiana Christian HS)
- Kelly Steeves, senior from Clarendon Hills, Ill. (Hinsdale Central HS)
- Sarah Stowell, senior from Lake Odessa (Lakewood HS)
- Rachel Streelman, junior from Jenison (Unity Christian HS)
- Aaron Thomson, senior from Sandusky (Sandusky HS)
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I am going to ask a couple of simple questions this week.
#1--Is Iran near getting a nuclear weapon?
If so, what do you think they will do with it?
Does it concern you at all that a terrorist supporting regime will have a nuclear weapon?
I am going to ask a couple of simple questions this week.
#1--Is Iran near getting a nuclear weapon?
If so, what do you think they will do with it?
Does it concern you at all that a terrorist supporting regime will have a nuclear weapon?
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If they don't have a nuclear weapon yet they are working on it. If they get it; it won't be used as a deterant against a country that has one. Iran will "bully" the region and threaten to use it. Specifically against Isreal. Isreal will not back down to their threats and needs international support with the U.S. leading the way to put Iran back in its place. If Isreal stands alone and feels threatened (Isreal has the NUKE), They will take Iran out. Isreals Nuke is far more developed and advanced than what the Iranians could or have produced. Isreal WILL NOT wait for Iran to launch, they will prevent a luanch by launching first.
This is why it is imparitive President Obama, Sec. of State Hillary Clinton do something; anything. Wow with those two leading the way, you can understand Isreals concerns and why they must wait until the next administration comes in...if there's time.
My opinion is-Isreal won't wait for them to "stock pile" WMD's. Isreal will take threat out before that happens.
Yes, I think Iran is close to having nukes and ,yes, I think they are crazy (zealot) enough to use it. I am concerned because Obama apparently is not.
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Iran General says if Isreal attacks them , they ( Iran) will attack us thus causing WW3. Thats why theres more at stake in this election than a President who looks good on the view.
Do you feel that we are safe under Obama when he still hasn't even told us that the 9/11 attack was an act of terrorism? He STILL blames the video. Plus he and Biden keep reminding us that terrorism has been wiped out now because osama bin laden is dead.
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This is a pretty complicated situation. I don't know who would step up to defend Iran if an attack was launched on them. Would China want to engage in a nuclear exchange with us over Iran? How about Russia? Seems unlikely to me so not too sure that it is in Iran's power to start WWIII. How would Iran attack us? We are half a world away. They don't have a world class navy. They have three old , soviet built, diesel/electric which would be lost the first day of any conflict. Apparently they do have modern anti ship missiles, but I have to think that the launch platforms would be lost pretty quickly. It would be pretty difficult to attack us from the air. I doubt they have any delivery system that could reliably deliver a nuke to the US, and we could certainly carpet Nuke them if we wished. If Iran gets a nuke, I feel like it is possible that they could actually use it against Israel, but what would be their target? (Tel Aviv I suppose). Seems like hitting Jerusalem would enrage the muslem world to me. We know that Israel IS is a nuclear power with sophisticated delivery systems, so if attacked, Israel could retaliate with Old Testament fury. Not sure what the sensible course of action is here.
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Any doctrine that weakens personal responsibility for judgment and for action helps create the attitudes that welcome and support the totalitarian state.
(John Dewey)
Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for 'tis better to be alone than in bad company.
(George Washington)
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Someday your life will flash before your eyes. It's your responsibility to make sure it's worth watching!
Israel will nuke Iran if they are pushed to the brink. Then all Middle Eastern counties will then unleash an "unholy" war against Isreal and all countries that support Israel. All Islamic supporters including our "President" will consider Iranians as martyrs to Muslim culture/Muslim brotherhood, and will call Israels actions violent and over the top. The United States will be targeted as we have many Israeli/Jewish citizens and supporters. It would not suprise me if our President does not order military action againts Isreal to side with Middle Eastern run United Nations. Hold on tight if he'is re-elected...
Obama calls this turmoil in the middel east "bumps in the road" wonder how that makes the families of the 4 dead Americans feel.
In an interview with "60 Minutes" Obama said "there are going to be bumps in the road because ... in a lot of these places the one organizing principal has been Islam." Obama was asked about recent events in the Middle East but not specifically about the attack in Libya that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans.
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People, Processes & Technology - Whole Is Greater than Sum of its Parts.
|Session 1
|Navigating the International Energy Management Market – a view from Verdantix
Janet Lin, senior manager, Verdantix and Kevin Price, senior product manager, Infor
Energy costs have consistently increased for the last two decades, eroding the profitability and undermining the competitiveness of enterprises in asset-intensive sectors. According to the US Department of Energy, energy costs take up to 80% of a typical commercial or industrial company's non-labor operating and maintenance budget. So how should a company like yours respond? What actions can you take to confront this challenge? How can technology help you bring down energy costs?
|Session 2
|Are You Ready for the Social, Mobile Enterprise?
Andrew Kinder, director product marketing, Infor
The next generation is here and they are bringing their mobile and social habits to work. They expect to work collaboratively in real time with their colleagues inside and outside their organization and at all times. They are multi-media savvy and used to working with information through documents, images and video. They bring their own mobile devices to work and use them to gain access to real-time customer specific information, place sales orders, check inventory levels, and more. And according to recent research, unlocking the value of from social business can drive productivity gains of 20-25% and business value of over $1 trillion.
Learn how social and mobile are changing the way work is done, driving new efficiencies and new business opportunities.
|Session 3
Heath Brownsworth, director strategy and business development, Cloud, and Navin Kulkarni, marketing strategist, Infor
Process manufacturing companies want the best software to manage all aspects of their business with the greatest flexibility and the lowest cost. This has resulted in greater interest in cloud based solution, but to date, these solutions have lacked the industry specificity needed to meet the need of manufacturers. Join us to learn how Infor can help you take full advantage of cloud-based and on-premises deployment methods, in any combination, to meet the need of your process manufacturing business. With Infor you get the optimal mix of power and availability, without sacrificing industry specific functionality or speed
|Session 4
|Achieving Brand Promise with the Right Talent at the Right Time
Tarik Taman, GM and VP sales, Infor HCM
The greatest brands in the world have a secret: they are more vested in their talent than their nearest competitors. They don't necessarily pay more – they just leverage HCM tools more efficiently to attract, hire, retain and analyze the best workforce. To ensure you have the right talent, at the right time, with the right level of compensation and opportunity, join our discussion with Tarik Taman, GM, Infor HCM. He'll review how organizations like Kellogg, Nestle, Alcoa, Siemens and other multinationals are leveraging HCM tools to transfer people power to bottom line performance and brand promise.
|Session 5
|How Smart Manufacturers Manage their Plants and Facilities
TJ Perrault, business consultant, Infor
Inadequate asset maintenance can increase the cost of keeping your assets and equipment running at peak efficiency. It can force manufacturing companies like yours to investing new equipment that you don't really need.
Join this session to hear how Infor EAM has helped manufacturers like you:
- Eliminate operational downtime of equipment, plant assets, and facilities.
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|Reinventing Business Process with Infor ION
Massimo Capoccia, senior director, product management, Infor
It's a well-established fact that business software codifies business process. But, what happens when your business process is not quite what the software embodies? Or when industry standards change or technology evolves? All too often you are left with broken processes and difficult workarounds making your organization steps behind the competition. Join us for a fast one-hour session to hear about a new approach to managing your business process development. See how reinventing business processes can power your organization to speed change and accelerate performance.
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|Controlling Costs in Complex Industries
Edward Talerico, industry strategist aerospace and defense, Infor
Today in all high tech segments of manufacturing—such as A&D-- the margin for error has only gotten smaller. The need to monitor and control costs to remain profitable has never been more important than it is in today's global market. From the introduction of customer demand to manufacturing and procurement, all costs need to be known prior to being incurred in order for your company to be competitive. Join us as we discuss tactics for controlling this important aspect of your business growth.


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Password Managers?
Yes, he realizes that users have a lot of passwords to remember, but his suggestion was that PW managers voided that argument. Now I have never been a fan of PW managers. My perhaps unreasonable suspicion was that someone would include callback functionality in at least one of these programs that would send all of your passwords happily home. Or that this archive is a good thing an attacker would go after.
Am I just being paranoid? Are PW managers really that secure and trustworthy? Should they be deployed in the enterprise?


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There's no need to waste any part of your summer catch, writes Justin Newcombe.
Even with all of our current regulations and rules regarding fishing quotas, legal sizes and individual allocations, summer often means an excess of the ocean's bounty. Nothing says "I am a man" more than a hard day on the end of the fishing rod. And nothing is more tragic, from a gardener's perspective, than the dumping of all that fishy waste once the prize fillets have been stripped from the carcass. Many other cultures would be horrified by such disrespect for a once-living thing. In times past our ancestors would have found a use for all parts of such a precious resource - using the frames for soup stock or the offal as a filling for a weird sausage recipe. Any leftovers of the leftovers would have then been picked clean by the chooks.
Fish waste makes the perfect organic fertiliser for your garden. It is high in the nutrient heavyweights of nitrogen, potassium and phosphorous, as well as many other trace elements essential to healthy plant and human development. Fish scraps can be easily transformed into plant food. The easiest way is to simply bury the remains (head, offal and frame) in the garden somewhere, either under a tree that looks a little worse for wear or in your vege garden.
One system I read about involved burying the fish between rows and then the following season shifting the rows over so they are over the fish compost. This would be an excellent and far less smelly alternative to dumping the remains in the wheely bin. You should aim to bury the waste a good 30 centimetres deep to avoid disputes with neighbours whose dogs are keen to roll about in the stuff. If you've got a small quantity of waste you can bury it twice as deep in your compost heap. But this should only be done in a heap you don't intend to turn for a while - so this is recommended only for serious, professional compost-makers.
Larger quantities of fish waste can be turned into an emulsion, a bit like the stuff you see in the shops. This is easy to make, essentially the same as fish stock minus the herbs and onion. Simply boil up all of the leftovers in a just enough water to cover the remains until they look suitably oily and cooked. Remove the larger bones, then liquidise in a blender. To use, dilute the mixture at roughly one tablespoon per 4.5 litres. Your garden will perform as if on steroids.
If I still haven't managed to convince you of the virtues of fish waste in your garden, then consider how useful this system is if you keep pet fish. No more abstract burials down the toilet; what you have to hand is a pot plant fertiliser package and portable shrine. The ultimate in recycling. If that's not enough there's also the biofuel option - but that's another story.


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The Dead Sea Scrolls
Trip Start Jul 16, 1975
16Trip End Jul 15, 1976
For me, one of the more remarkable aspects of this trip has been learning biblical stories on their traditional sites. Why? The archeology and geology I'm seeing support their validity. One of the more interesting stories is here at the Dead Sea.
The traditional sites of Sodom and Gomorrah are just south of the Dead Sea. Both were turned into salt
Is the Dead Sea proof of the ancient doomed cities? No. But the correlation is pretty intriguing. Envisioning the biblical stories here becomes pretty easy. Especially when I'm learning most of them for the first time. Trying to disprove the stories, on the other hand, becomes a little difficult.
Another major source of Israel's GNP is salt. Water from the Dead Sea is pumped into several nearby vats and left to evaporate. One reason is that the crystallized residue is known for its healing properties.


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Posted on 11 Aug 2012 by Douglas Perez.
Heisman Trophy finalist Tyrann Mathieu, on Friday, was cut from the LSU roster for repeated violations of the substance abuse policy at LSU. The "Honey Badger" was suspended for a game last year because of the same reason and was undergoing counseling. Mathieu is currently considering to play for McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana. He would be able to join and p...


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A Haskell template for GTK, Glade, Cairo apps
I just uploaded cairo-appbase to Hackage. This is a template for building new GUI applications using GTK, Glade and Cairo.
To install it:
$ cabal update $ cabal install gtk2hs-buildtools $ cabal install cairo-appbase
Then, run cairo-appbase:
The GTK widget layout is done via a Glade XML file which can be edited visually using glade. This template includes working callbacks to handle the File and Help menus and File Save/Open dialogs, with dummy handlers for selecting filenames and the Edit menu's cut/copy/paste. The main canvas uses Cairo for graphics rendering, and includes example code from the cairo package.
To build your own application on top of this, first grab the code. You can either grab it from hackage with cabal unpack cairo-appbase, or clone the git repo:
- git clone git://github.com/kfish/cairo-appbase.git
To add widgets, install glade from your distro system and run glade data/main.glade. Note that you must run cabal install to put the glade file in the correct place for your application to pick it up. To modify the code, edit src/cairo-appbase.hs. Hooking up functions to widgets is very simple: get a widget by name (which you set in glade file), and hook one of its signals (which you found in the Signals tab in glade) to an IO () action:
The template code includes a trivial definition of myCut:
myCut :: IO () myCut = putStrLn "Cut"
A real application will want to pass data to the callback. In C, this is fairly tedious as you only have a single void * to pass to callbacks as "user_data", and applications typically do lots of marshalling and unmarshalling to pass data around. In Haskell however, you can make yourself a more complex callback handler and use a curried version of it in each instance:
cut1 MoonPhase -> LuckyNumber -> IO () myCut project phase num = do let selection = currentSelection project when (phase == Full) howl when (num /= 7) fail doActualCut selection
Erik de Castro Lopo discussed how currying at length in his April 2006 post, GTK+ Callbacks in OCaml. The Haskell GTK+ bindings have been around a long time, but were only recently cabalized and uploaded to Hackage. I put together cairo-appbase in August 2006 when I was playing with it, but now that I have more time for Haskell I've updated it and uploaded it to Hackage. Enjoy, and hack away!
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text: My local feed store sells the regular Victor for $32.99 for a 40lb bag. The grain free Victor is $39.99 for a 30lb bag. I switched to the grain free because my oldest dog has elbow dysplasia and grain actually promotes the growth of arthritis in the joints. He limps a lot less since switching to the grain free stuff. $40 for a 30lb bag is not cheap but you get better quality than foods that cost much more.


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Yogurt dip goes uptown with ginger tang and smooth caramel. Fresh fruit dippers never tasted so good!
You can use 1 (6-oz) container of Yoplait® Original 99% Fat Free French vanilla yogurt instead of the yogurt in the recipe.
Crystallized ginger is fresh gingerroot cooked in a candy syrup and coated with coarse sugar.
Most store-bought dips are usually high in saturated fat, calories and sodium. They contain, on average, three times the calories and ten times the fat of homemade dips made with low-fat dairy products such as yogurt and reduced-fat cream cheese.
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