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In a triumph for music labels, U.S. District Judge John D. Bates upheld the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) yesterday when he ruled that Verizon Communications had to disclose the name of a customer who had downloaded a large volume of songs using the Kazaa music-file-sharing service to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The RIAA has been embroiled in a long-running fight against such file-swapping services, which it claims infringes on copyrights; it is estimated that online file sharing cost the industry $5 billion worldwide in 2002. Washington lawyer Jonathan Band says the decision will give the entertainment industry the clout "to reach a class of users that they have not been able to reach until now." Verizon insisted that it is against digital piracy, but maintained that ISPs can only legally disclose customers' names if they store the unlawfully copied material on its network. However, Bates declared that the DMCA invalidates Verizon's arguments, writing that the ISP "has provided no sound reason why Congress would enable a copyright owner to obtain identifying information from a service provider storing the infringing material on its system, but would not enable a copyright owner to obtain identifying information from a service provider transmitting the material over its system." Verizon associate general counsel Sarah B. Deutsch said that Bates has misinterpreted the law and that her client plans to file an appeal. Meanwhile, EarthLink's David Baker noted that copyright owners have the right to protect their material, but declared that the music industry "is misusing the DMCA as a sword instead of a shield."
The lineup of speakers at this year's Linux World conference in New York shows how the business community has embraced the open-source operating system, spawned by programmers devoted to a share-and-share-alike ideology. In previous years, open-source luminaries held the spotlight at Linux World, but more and more companies are now aware of the business benefits of the operating system, namely its flexibility and low cost. Linux has already proven a success on Web servers and in super-computing clusters, and is slowly making its way further into everyday enterprise applications. Although analysts say this encroachment means a real threat to Microsoft, the imminent danger is to proprietary Unix flavors, such as those that power mainframe servers made by IBM, Hewlett-Packard, and especially Sun Microsystems. Developed at Bell Laboratories in the late 1960s, Unix is tailored by major technology firms for their high-end machines. Linux, on the other hand, was specially designed to run on commodity Intel-based hardware, and allows Unix applications to be easily ported to its platform. E*Trade chief technology officer Joshua S. Levine says his company last year decided to switch two-thirds of its data center infrastructure over to Linux-based Intel servers, which he says gives him more control over relationships with hardware vendors since he is not locked into a proprietary technology. Goldman Sachs recently released a report predicting that "Linux-on-Intel appears likely to emerge as the dominant platform in corporate data centers." But Goldman analyst Thomas Berquist says "what is really at risk is the concept of a proprietary operating system."
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State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo researchers are working on a system that can profile network users in real time and catch cybercriminals in the act. These profiles are built by tracking each command a user executes at each computer terminal; the way a person opens files, sends email, searches archives, and performs other routines are continuously watched for even the smallest deviations, and anomalous behavior--entering a zone that is off-limits or using a stolen password, for example--is reported to network administrators. "The advantages offered by this approach is an intruder with malicious intent can be identified very early and a system operator can contain the damage, repair it in real time and shut out the intruder," notes Harris information security specialist Mike Kurdziel. The idea for the software originated when SUNY Buffalo computer science professor Shambhu Upadhyaya reasoned that faster, more effective monitoring was possible if user commands rather than network traffic were tracked. He says that user-profiling tools that analyze network traffic for deviations are usually 60 percent to 80 percent reliable, but the program developed at SUNY Buffalo has demonstrated a maximum reliability of 94 percent in simulation. Since 1998, the National Security Agency has designated 36 research and teaching centers to protect U.S. information technology systems, including SUNY Buffalo.
Spammers are employing increasingly complex methods to sneak commercial email solicitations past anti-spam measures, and POPFile author John Graham-Cumming detailed several such strategies at an MIT conference today. Some of the simpler techniques spammers resort to involve the modification of words to thwart basic filtering software, but a much more sophisticated tact is to exploit the HTML code; Graham-Cumming cited one case in which words were printed vertically within the code, thus bypassing the anti-spam filters. This means that anti-spam software developers must create filters that take the end-user display of HTML into account, not just the raw text. Other notable spammer strategies include using a two-part Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) encoded message consisting of a plain-text portion that looks like authentic email and an HTML portion that contains the actual spam; sending an image rather than text so the filter will not detect any words; using "invisible ink" to bury words within a legitimate-looking HTML message; and sending an HTML message in which the spam is contained in JavaScript. The MIT conference was used as a platform where anti-spam developers could discuss and share research and tools. ShopIP's John Draper suggested ways to get back at spammers, such as "poisoning" their mailing lists by setting up "honey pot" addresses or inundating their return addresses with email. Also featured at the conference was the SpamArchive, an initiative to establish a database of spam messages that researchers and filter developers can use as a resource.
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Software programming is set to follow the pattern of the textile industry in the United States as the low-end, hands-on work of coding gets done overseas. But, just as with apparel manufacturers today, design, marketing, and retailing operations are likely to stay here, according to experts. Forrester Research estimates that almost a half-million U.S. tech jobs will be siphoned to other countries by 2015, mostly to India. A number of companies in Massachusetts are already making the switch, in part because of the general tech slowdown. Shikhar Ghosh, founder of e-commerce pioneer Open Market and former Massachusetts Software & Internet Council chairman, is currently selling the assets of Verilytics, his most recent effort. He decided to hold onto his company's 20 programmers in India while laying off workers in Burlington, Mass., because of simple cost reasons. Whereas each U.S.-based worker costs the company $10,000 per month, the entire Indian operation, including rent, costs Verilytics just $25,000 per month. PTC, the largest software firm in the state, has over 200 Indian programmers in Pune, but vice president of research and development Rich Butler says overseas programmers in general are less productive than those close to the company's corporate base, and that complex development projects are better done in the United States. However, some firms are looking overseas for high-end skills as well, such as GGA Software in Cambridge, which keeps a staff of 120 in St. Petersburg, Russia, working on statistical modeling, drug discovery, and other scientific applications. John Russo, who heads the computer science department at Wentworth Institute of Technology, says his school is re-positioning its curricula to make sure its graduates know skills valuable for the future, such as how business and IT intersect.
The demand for machines with a relative sense of autonomy is growing thanks to the proliferation of the Internet, the increasing numbers of computers people are using, and the burgeoning types of data the Net supports. To help meet this demand, IBM in the near future plans to introduce the Unstructured Information Management Architecture (UIMA), an XML-based data retrieval structure designed to integrate various schools of thought on artificial intelligence. Key to UIMA is the Combination Hypothesis, which theorizes that within a relatively short time it will be possible to unify various AI approaches, including statistical machine learning and syntactical artificial intelligence. "If we apply in parallel the techniques that different artificial intelligence schools have been proponents of, we will achieve a multiplicative reduction in error rates," declares Alfred Spector of IBM Research. UIMA could, for instance, enable vehicles to automatically collate and display data on traffic conditions and automobile speed in real time, while computers could add automated language translation and natural language processing to their arsenal of capabilities. Meanwhile, Web searching could be narrowed down so that computers can refine queries to only match relevant data. AI can be whittled down to two fundamental schools: One subscribes to the statistical learning theory, which advocates memory-based learning, while the other supports rules-based intelligence that stresses contextual awareness. The basic AI architecture would have sensors gather external data and transmit it to a computer, which would coordinate the best course of action and notify human owners only when it has no other choice.
Scientists wanting to connect supercomputers together for collaborative research have been stymied by a lack of feasibility thanks to incompatible standards, but grid computing offers them new hope. "The assumption is that people will buy into this and we'll be one unified community," notes Dan Abrams of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Grid computing projects such as the one University of Illinois researchers are working on will pave the way for the "democratization of computing," according to a booster at last week's GlobusWorld conference. Abrams is participating in a $10 million federal initiative to link national earthquake study centers with Globus software, a standard grid computing language that is rapidly being adopted worldwide. Meanwhile, several U.S. hospitals are planning to make thousands of mammograms available to doctors by digitally storing them in a grid system. NASA is combining supercomputer models of myriad commercial airplane engine components into a single simulation via grid computing, and astronomers are developing a virtual universe to be used as a shared resource. A National Science Foundation committee recently released a draft report recommending a $650 million investment in improved U.S. computer infrastructure and grid expansion. "The grid has the potential to transform the process of science," declares William Johnston of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Jobs in Silicon Valley fell 9 percent between the first quarter of 2001 and the second quarter of 2002, estimates a report that Joint Venture Silicon Valley will publish on Monday; the 127,000 jobs lost in this period accounted for more than 50 percent of the total jobs gained in the region over the same time. Incurring a 22 percent job loss were industries categorized as "driving" clusters: Software, chips, and computer and communications hardware. Collaborative Economics President Doug Henton says the data conclusively shows that the valley has gone through a boom-bust cycle, but determining the next major innovation to spur economic growth is difficult. He believes it will emerge from the biomedical industry, although there are no guarantees. Nor is there a guarantee that the next big thing will come from Silicon Valley--Anna-Lee Saxenian of the University of California at Berkeley cites growing competition from many different global centers threatening the valley's monopoly on innovation. The survey also notes that average pay in the region fell for the second consecutive year, while demographics have undergone a radical change. Whereas 83 percent of valley residents were Caucasian in 1970, today they account for 45 percent; Asians or Pacific Islanders account for 26 percent, Hispanics 21 percent, and African Americans 3 percent. Henton points out that a shift from hardware to software production is wreaking changes throughout corporate architecture: Software firms have an average of 20 people, compared to 200 for hardware companies. The long-term prospects of these little companies once they enter the global arena is difficult to predict.
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North America's transition to computer-based voting systems has raised a number of issues, including concerns about machine failure, flawed software, and code tampering. Rebecca Mercuri of Bryn Mawr College notes that the election officials who bought the new voting systems realize that they are subject to internal audits that are kept from the public unless authorized by court order, because the companies that make the software codes want to protect their trade secrets. Meanwhile, AccuPoll Holding's Dennis Vadura adds that paper-verified ballots will leave an audit trail but will not guarantee the elimination of software errors or unverified code. Election Center director R. Doug Lewis says that much election software is programmed by the jurisdictions that use it, and code accuracy is only as good "as the attention span of the person on the day that they [typed it in]." He also notes there is resistance from elected officials to switch over to electronic voting, while the general public has only begun to accept the transition. Lewis also explains that, although most election errors can be traced back to the equipment, programming errors can crop up because of differing ballot styles caused by the way a specific jurisdiction groups its candidates. Eva Waskell of Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility cautions that election staff have little knowledge of fundamental security standards and procedures, so they often look to voting-system vendors for technical support. Another issue is what to do when a politician on the ballot is an owner of or stockholder in the company that makes the voting-system software, a situation that critics claim creates a conflict of interest. Election Systems & Software's Bonnie Cuellar says the voting-system certification process also leaves room for error, because independent testing authorities only test a sample of voting machines and software cartridges.
For a business' electronic defenses to continue to offer maximum network protection, adaptation is key. The challenge lies in keeping sensitive company information secure while still maintaining network openness in order to sustain commerce and communications--an impossible situation, according to most experts. Bob Blakely of IBM's Tivoli division thinks there are other, more efficient security options besides erecting firewalls; he says, "The industry is moving out of the fortress model of information security, with tall walls and moats, to a more sophisticated early-detection system that spots symptoms." Resilient components capable of intelligently responding to intrusions and blocking access to network resources in such a scenario are thought to be the most desired security solution. Proposed Web services security measures are expected to offer a way to keep data protected during transit, but similar promises offered by Web services have yet to be delivered. Meanwhile, a number of companies are refocusing on security products in order to get a piece of $37 billion in information and anti-bioterrorism technology funding allocated by the newly-created Homeland Security Office. Some experts caution that without a coordinated, methodical development strategy, much of the government money will be spent on similar research efforts, which will lead to less value for the results. Jonathan Silver of Core Capital Partners expects more federal money to be poured into bioscience research rather than into information technology.
Opinions are divided as to why computer programming is unpopular among girls: One camp subscribes to the theory that girls are socially conditioned to avoid computer science, while another reasons that they are naturally disinclined toward the field. "The wanting to know how things work, that's often what boys want to know," observes Hope Chafiian, director of technology and curriculum at Spence. Westover School principal Ann Pollina estimates that women account for fewer than one-third of all computer and information science bachelor's degrees, and just 18 percent of advanced degrees; the ratio of male computer programmers to female programmers in industry is four to one. Girls' reluctance to study programming could threaten the U.S. domination of the programming industry, according to Kurt Schleunes of the Marlborough School in Los Angeles. He believes that a lot of women are put off by the Advanced Placement curriculum, and suggests that it be revamped so that it is more girl-friendly--such revisions include a de-emphasis on mathematics and a greater concentration on practical applications. Pollina thinks that the computer curriculum must undergo a similar user-friendly retooling, and also believes the number of female computer science graduates could improve if their adult peers change their expectations. Yale freshman Kaitlyn Trigger, who studied under Schleunes, says that girls must learn programming if they are to have a successful technology career.
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Siva Vaidhyanathan of New York University writes that the Supreme Court's recent decision to extend the term of copyright by 20 years may be disheartening for advocates of copyright reform, but notes that their movement is gaining momentum, thanks to greater public interest in the issue. Justice Stephen Breyer opined he saw no "constitutionally legitimate, copyright-related way" in which the public would benefit from the extension, and observed that the chief benefactors are the copyright owners. Even Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who supported the ruling, gave public interest activists fuel for their cause by expressing her faith in fair use and the idea/expression dichotomy when, ironically, both these rights are being assaulted by legislation. Fair use is being threatened with a bill that would allow copyright holders to hack into and interfere with computers suspected of unlawfully distributing content, while another bill threatens the idea/expression dichotomy by calling for the institution of a new form of intellectual property so that databases are protected. Furthermore, Ginsburg's statement that "traditional contours of copyright protection" have not been altered by Congress is false, in light of the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act and its provisions, notes Vaidhyanathan. He adds that public awareness of copyright has swelled throughout the media, while legislation from Rep. Richard Boucher (D-Va.) calls for the restoration and illumination of fair use for research and education, and the labeling of materials that restrict fair use. Growing dissatisfaction among religious communities, family groups, scholars, and consumers is finding voice through organizations such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation, while the legal community has added its support with clinics offering legal aid and documentation.
"X11: Apple's Secret Formula"
CNet (01/22/03); Shankland, Stephen; Wilcox, Joe
Apple Computer this month released a beta version of the Unix windowing environment X11, which allows Unix applications to run concurrently with those on the Mac OS X, and provides a more friendly Unix developing environment. Analysts say the Apple X11 version will help the company make inroads in the business sector, especially where users are already using Macs or PCs alongside their Unix machines. Apple X11 allows users to toggle between X11 windows and those running day-to-day software, such as Microsoft Office. In addition, users have the option of going portable with a Mac notebook computer, which is definitely not an option with larger server hardware. Apple's offering makes sense for specialized businesses that can also benefit from Apple's other strengths, such as its graphics power and relative low cost compared to Sun Microsystems servers. But Linux is already quickly taking market share away from Unix, and this year will be the first with more Intel-powered servers shipping than specialized reduced instruction set computer (RISC) processors, according to Gartner Dataquest research. Ed Peterlin, an open-source programmer working on a Mac version of OpenOffice, says Apple's X11 version adds "an air of legitimacy" to the platform and also works 10 percent to 25 percent better than other versions. The OpenOffice group expects to release a version of its productivity suite for Apple X11 this spring.
The global market for converged devices--devices that combine cell phone and handheld computer functionality--will boom from 4 million units sold in 2002 to around 59 million units in 2006, predicts International Data (IDC). However, equipment manufacturers agree that no single type of device will be able to accommodate all consumers: As a result, they are designing devices that fulfill a primary use, such as voice calls, Web browsing, video games, text messaging, or data storage. At the recent Consumer Electronics Show, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates said he expects manufacturers to tinker with form factors, while Dell Computer CEO Michael Dell announced plans to enhance future generations of his company's Axim Pocket PC with wireless communications. Leading handheld computer maker Palm is convinced that consumers favor keeping cell phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs) separate, while senior VP of marketing Kenneth Wirt maintains that attempts to converge the two led to design and usability trade-offs. His company believes the largest current market opportunity is for PDAs that use Bluetooth to connect to small phones, and Wirt insists such devices make no compromises. Meanwhile, handheld computers equipped with larger displays are being prepared for market by Samsung and BSquare; both will offer products with built-in high-speed wireless Internet communications. Top cell-phone manufacturer Nokia is developing an array of products with assorted bells and whistles, including a mobile video game device with cell-phone capability as a secondary feature.
Formal language for audiovisual object representation (FLAVOR) is an open-source extension of C++ and Java that can be used to formally describe coded multimedia bitstreams, which are used to format data such as JPEG, GIF, and MPEG. "Most of the multimedia and network data are coded into bitstreams in order to minimize the cost and storage and transmission," notes FLAVOR inventor and Columbia University electrical engineering professor Alexandros Eleftheriadis. He says the purpose of his project is to manipulate bitstream data with a minimum of time and effort. Eleftheriadis observes that C++ and Java lack native facilities for handling such data, and outlines a two-part procedure that software codec or application developers must follow to provide this capability: They must create software that accommodates bitstreams, and then deploy code that adheres to the syntax of the available format. FLAVOR descriptions can be converted into established C++ or Java code that can be utilized to read and write corresponding bitstreams with built-in translation software. FLAVOR enables programmers to substitute "ad hoc descriptions of bitstream syntax with a well-defined and concise language," according to Columbia University computer scientist Danny Hong. Any application developer can immediately access multimedia content for the purposes of editing, indexing, filtering, or searching thanks to FLAVOR, Eleftheriadis says.
The FCC is considering licensing the upper-millimeter wave band, or W-band, to enterprises as well as carriers. Industry advocates claim that this would boost bandwidth capabilities while lowering its cost, while others characterize the technology as "personal broadband" that would enable companies to set up alternative Internet routes, accelerate connection speed at less cost, and implement broadband on demand. John Ernhardt of Cisco Systems says the W-band would "allow more gigabit speeds," while BGI and its affiliate i-Fi are among the private companies urging the FCC to create an affordable site-by-site W-band licensing scheme. Supporters say site-by-site licensing will benefit communications currently hampered by bandwidth strictures, boost efficient spectrum usage by letting enterprises sell idle bandwidth, improve security, and promote operational expansion and disaster recovery processes. The commission has suggested that the W-band be auctioned off, although private-sector support for this proposal appears to be nonexistent. Still, the FCC's Lauren Kravetz Patrich maintains that "We're trying to get away from where we're telling users what they can do on what spectrum." Cisco is trying to persuade the FCC to consider all industry enterprises in its W-band deliberations, not just service providers. The FCC can also allow anyone to use the W-band free of licensing, but most industry boosters argue that a certain degree of regulation is necessary to ensure W-band reliability.
New security tools are being developed to face new kinds of electronic threats. Security experts such as Raleigh Burns of Northern Kentucky's St. Elizabeth Medical Center expect future security products to have simpler features and smoother integration, a trend that Carrie Jensen-Badaa of Barclay's Global Investors also expects to see. Meanwhile, quantum encryption products such as Navajo from MagiQ Technologies promise a new level of security governed by the laws of quantum physics. The act of reading quantum-encrypted information triggers a molecular change of the data, making non-detection impossible. There are, however, drawbacks: Navajo can only cover a 30-km radius between two devices, although MagiQ CEO Bob Gelford plans to extend that range to 100 km within a year; meanwhile, Gartner's Ray Wagner argues that the application of quantum encryption will be mostly limited to the U.S. government because of affordability issues. Several companies are planning to debut additional security in their firewall platforms--NetScreen Technologies CTO Nir Zuk says his company is combining its platform with intrusion detection safeguards from OneSecure, while Microsoft's recently-released Feature Pack 1 for ISA server offers intuitive security management by embedding application-layer security into the firewall. Future ISA server versions will include SOAP and XML filtering, and .Net Framework integration in order to accommodate Web services and address myriad nuisances that plague customers. A number of vendors are trying to penetrate the market with biometric security products, which have yet to be widely accepted because of issues about accuracy. One product that could do well comes from Ultra-Scan--a fingerprint scanner that uses sound waves so that dirt, grime, oil, and other contaminants do not affect the scan.
With spending on corporate hardware falling off as a result of the economic recession and the maturation of the IT market, tech companies are focusing on software and services that help enterprises unify and boost the efficiency of existing systems. New equipment is more likely to be purchased if companies can save operational costs by consolidating their IT assets. Software-oriented storage is becoming more prevalent--in fact, software and services will account for half of storage vendors' revenues by 2005. General Motors followed a consolidation strategy that merged four email systems into one and 14 computer-aided design (CAD) systems into a single platform, and cut its product development cycles from four years to 18 months. Others are using blade servers to reduce data center overcrowding that often results from the migration of standalone servers to a centralized facility. Meanwhile, major IT vendors are marketing enterprise management and maintenance automation software: Hewlett-Packard is helping businesses combine their computing and storage assets into data and storage centers, Sun Microsystems is promoting grid computing through its N1 initiative, and IBM set up an independent autonomic computing program in the fall. Companies such as GM are investing in storage-area networks (SANs) to increase memory utilization, but Gartner's Roger W. Cox says that there is little money to spend on more disks. Virtualization software, which consolidates separate storage pools into a single platform, has also begun to have an impact. Cox notes that IBM, HP, Veritas Software, and EMC are developing products that enable single-screen management of multiple storage assets.
Manufacturers are in a race to develop high-tech payment systems that offer superior security, versatility, and convenience. Smart cards, which come equipped with both microprocessors and memory chips, have become commonplace in Europe, but their adoption in the United States has been hindered by implementation costs; however, advances in computing power, falling prices, and the potential for even more applications are encouraging signs, as is the desire among large companies and government agencies to distribute smart cards to employees for security reasons. U.S. smart card initiatives include the SmarTrip Metrorail system in Washington, D.C., and Target Stores' distribution of Visa smart cards and smart-card readers to customers. Competing developers such as ExxonMobil are doubtful that smart card technology will catch on because of its complexity, and so have developed an alternate device outfitted with a radio transponder, enabling users to pay for gasoline by waving it in front of a pump equipped with a radio receiver, for example. ExxonMobil's Speedpass is used by almost 6 million people, and the company plans to branch the system out to other retailers. A third technology is Dallas Semiconductor's iButton, a microchip-equipped steel canister that can hold electronic cash, coupons, IDs, and other kinds of data; the manufacturer says the iButton is more robust and cheaper than plastic cards, and there are no transaction fees. It is unlikely that any one of these technologies will become predominant. Smart cards have made a huge splash in Europe since their introduction over 10 years ago: One of the technology's more notable advantages is that it precludes phone-based ID verification and stymies criminals who like to "clone" credit cards.
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With a stay at H4 Hotel Hannover Messe in Laatzen, you'll be in the suburbs and minutes from Leine Center Laatzen, and close to Park der Sinne. This 4.5-star hotel is within close proximity of Expo Park and Expo Museum.
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Pine or Aspen
Desire to do my family room in either pine or aspen flooring.
Can anyone tell the advantages of one or the other?
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You know both are really very soft when it comes to flooring. Aspen has a hardness rating of only 350-420 and I cannot see laying it down for flooring. The chart below does not show anything so soft.
If it is the color you are seeking I would think about something like bamboo with a hardness greater than domestic hardwoods. You can get real, not box store or LL scraps, bamboo in just about any color from near white to ebony. Take a look at Duro-Design's website.
I used to work almost exclusively on antique homes and you would often see hardwoods in the parlors and living rooms and pine for floors upstairs in bedrooms. One assumes it was for economic reasons. Upper floors did not wear well and were often dished out and badly dinged up.
In some regions you see lots of pine flooring because it is readily available. It looks nice at first but would not be my first choice for durable flooring. Even with state of the art coatings the material itself is just too soft.
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Top 10 city guides + China holidays
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For those confused about what the last posting is talking about, the World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon were attacked by terrorists with hijacked Jetliners.
For those confused about what the last posting is talking about, the World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon were attacked by terrorists with hijacked Jetliners.
The towers have burned and then collapsed. Roughly 1/5-1/4 of the Pentagon has collapsed and it's still burning. There is apparently one more hijacked plane en-route to Washington DC that is being ghosted by F-16 interceptors. There has been several reports of car-bombings in Washington DC. All flights are officially grounded- nothing except military and police aircraft are allowed up right now.
A moment of silence is in order.
Terror attacks hit U.S. September 11, 2001 Posted: 1457 GMT
People walk away from the World Trade Center as ash rains down. NEW YORK (CNN) -- Terrorists struck the United States Tuesday morning in harrowing, widespread attacks that included at least three commercial jet crashes into significant buildings.
* In the first attack, a plane hit the north tower of the World Trade Center in Manhattan shortly before 9 a.m., followed by another plane into the second tower about 20 minutes later. Both towers later collapsed.
* About an hour later, a plane crashed into the Pentagon, part of which later collapsed.
* American Airlines told CNN that it lost two planes in "tragic accidents:" Flight 11 from Boston with 81 passengers and 11 crew aboard and Flight 77 from Washington Dulles airport with 58 passengers and six crew aboard. Both planes were en route to Los Angeles
* United Airlines Flight 93 airliner headed from Newark, New Jersey, to San Francisco, crashed near Somerset, Pennsylvania -- police said initial reports indicated no survivors. It was not known if this was connected to the attacks. United also said it was "deeply concerned" about Flight l75 from Boston to Los Angeles.
* The Pentagon, the White House, the State Department, the Justice Department, the Capitol, the CIA and all other government buildings in Washington evacuated.
* In the first ever national ground stop of aircraft, all flights nationwide have been stopped at their departure airports.
* All international flights were diverted to Canada.
* Israel has evacuated all its missions around the world.
* President Bush cancelled an appearance in Florida to return to Washington, calling the crashes "apparent terrorist attacks" and "a national tragedy."
* In Chicago, the Sears Tower was evacuated; United Nations in New York evacuated.
* The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta was evacuated. CDC was preparing bioterrorism teams in case they become necessary.
* The New York Port Authority said it had closed all bridges and tunnels into the city.
* New York's Bellevue Hospital was designated command central for handling the catastrophe. Several hospitals have already reported receiving victims with burns and head injuries.
* U.S. stock markets were closed after the New York attacks.
Nostradamus once wrote: "In the City of God there will be a great thunder, Two brothers torn apart by Chaos, while the fortress endures, the great leader will succumb" , "The third big war will begin when the big city is burning" - Nostradamus 1654
I always believed in the words of the great Nostradamus. Again, he prophesized the truth.
You are so right there. The moment I saw the video footages of the twin towers getting hit and collapsing instantly reminded me of the Nostradamus quartrain.
I find it so appalling and terrifying that many lives were lost. What I'm afraid of right now is that I may have friends working in that area.
Sometimes I find that everything we do is useless. We "fight" or at least advocate the freeness of software. But what is it compared to the freeness of living? What about all those innocents (several thousands) that where killed just because they were in the wrong building at the wrong time, doing what they think is safe? What about those crew members and those passengers that wanted to go to Los Angeles or simply were doing their job? I think that everything is more important than what we do here.
PS: please consider this as a thinking, not an attack.
Uh, the first part matches up, but the second doesn't.
That's the problem with believing something like Nostradamus' prophesies- the stuff was worded so that he'd not run afoul of the Inquisition. The stuff could mean ANYTHING.
I am saddened by the pointless loss of life... and also scared as hell by what will be pushed through by our government with this as justification. Keep your eyes open, things are going to get ugly.
"Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves." - William Pitt, 1783
"Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin
Today's events are the Pearl Harbor/JFK of this generation down to the sheer enormity of them. I have been horrified at the immense loss of life that has taken place today. I sincerely hope that every Advogateur here is unhurt and that your families are OK.
I also hope that todays events will not result in a backlash against the net, encryption and other tools that may have helped the terrorists commit such an atrocity
Could you quote century and quatrain on that quote? I'm having trouble finding it.
By the way, I thought the second half of that ("The third big war...") was from a different quatrain.
I do not know is it correct - I got it from "venom.irc" script for ircII by VeNoM v2.07c by Dethnite
On the third day of the second month, in the year of TwoThousand - and One, there will be war. There will be death... There will be -- Armageddon.It is exipred already... isn't it?
All are overhelmed.... but what if tomorrow whould be next act? And in different countries? (like in Afganistan)
Also.... it's pity ,that such deathes will lead to more deathes..... it's recursion...
How does one classify a suicidal terrorist? Are they driven by religous, economic, political or philosophical beliefs? Do they see themselves as an offering to a greater cause? Or just simply brainwashed?
The Nostradamus quote seems to be a hoax, even though it is hitting my inbox with never tiring intensity.
My main concern right now though, are my friends in New York and Boston. I think the entire event is to horrible to even grasp and I agree with the original submission on the need of some silence and contemplation.
This is probably one of the most dire events of our lifetimes. I'm not a religious person but if there ever was a time for prayers this is it.
With the right interpretation of the Islam you can justify such an action. You can find a paper about it here and some more general information about the Islam here, but I have no idea how trustworthy these sources are.
Sorry, with "the right interpretation" I did not want to say that this is the correct interpretation of the Islam, but that at least you can find one if you want to.
I have never seen that quote before and believe it to be fake. Also no way do I consider NY to be the city of God.
Is it just me? I find it startling some entries here both in the diaries and here are somewhat way below my expections. I think we should talk about it and write our feelings down and express them, otherwise, it's going to get out in some other ways. I choose to write them here so all my fears are channeled in a peaceful way.
To me, I'm just starting to realize how big the attack was. That attack was probably the worst that I've ever seen in my whole life. Nothing was ever much worse than what I've seen. I just couldn't shake the thought of those people who were on board the plane, whose lives were taken by terrorists. To the people who were inside the plane that gave their lives trying to save plane. To those poor souls who were in the WTC buildings. And most of all, the rescuers and police who were caught by the collapsing building.
I hope that we handle our emotions well. I know most men aren't really good at expressing their emotions and I urge you please handle it well.
Let's talk about it here or write it out on your diary.
Peace Be With Us.
No? Well, here's proof:
Capsule summary: this is a high school paper that attempts to explain how gullible people are for believing the "nostradamus" crap, and the "two brothers" quote is a made up example of an abstract prediction that could be interpreted in lots of different ways to fit future events.
I hope Neil Marshall got an A on his paper, because he sure was right :)
I'm sorry for what happened in the US. But I take extreme offense about blaming this on Islam. How come Timothy McVeigh was not declared a "christian extremist"?
Anyway, thats not the issue. It is very premature to predict who did this. In the Oklahoma bombing, it was automatically assumed an Arab was to blame for the bombing, and an Arab was arrested for it...Until the cops realized they were wrong.
Don't be so quick in judging.
I live in Germany but I lived for two years in Boston, and made many friends in America.
My sister was in New York on business: I heard last night that she is well, and at the other side of Manhattan during yesterday's attack. I have two good friends who worked in New York, both in the financial ditrict and one for Deutsche Bank in the WTC building: I heard only an ahour ago that they were both OK (it is still difficult to call New York mobile numbers). Another colleague of mine Prof. Assaf Kfoury, has relatives in New York, but I have not heard from him yet.
I've found this attack upsetting. I'm glad that Libya and Afghanistan have condemned the attacks as evil and against Islam, I hope this helps to stop George Bush from perpetrating atrocities against innocent people in those countries.
Rakholh is very right - and I would go further and say that what is important is not finding out who is to blame, retalliating, or dancing the war-dance of sweet revenge. It is helping those who have lost loved ones, care-givers, supporters, family, friends, colleagues. It is helping to restore health and safety.
The media are quick to assign blame, but even if Islamic people were invovled, that does not mean all such people are terrorists, or intolerant, or filled with hate. Don't hate others: hate their hatred. We all live together in communities.
Perhaps a few hundred children will have lost one or both parents this week, and there will be many single mothers who find themselves suddenly without income or support.
I'm with Ali on this one. Fundamentalists have far more in common with each other than with the people whose religon they claim to share. Middle Eastern terrorists have nothing to Islam and I won't hold islamic people responsible for their actions - just like I won't hold all jews responsible for the attrocities in palestine and like I won't hold all catholics responsible for the terrorism of the IRA.
I understand what Ali Abdin is trying to say and certainly think that Islam is not to be blamed for it. I know most religions profess peace and harmony is much higher than almost anything. I have also spent two years learning arabic and have now come to a level where I can read and write at a beginner level. I have also provided assistance to others who can't read the Koran and voluntered myself in helping them read it, though I don't consider myself a muslim. With that, I was able to know, understand and relate to some of my muslim friends.
However, I have reasons to believe that for every religion there are certain groups who are going to initiate conflict and inflict terror with the goal of pursuing their beliefs. Perhaps it is borne out of seeing others as gentiles and worthy of being decimated off the face of the planet.
But the thing that I don't understand is why the militant behavior behind a religuous facade? One example I could give relating to the attack is here. That is just one example I could give, I'm sure there are others out there involving other religions that are also into this kind of activities.
But the thing that I don't understand is why the militant behavior behind a religuous facade?
Because people need a "good" cause in order to perpetrate a "bad" act. Note, for example, how Bush stressed the idea that the terrorist attacks were attacks on "democracy" and "freedom", even though they strictly speaking were not. "Democracy" and "freedom" are good causes, and it will help people live with the retaliation that is to come. (Note to conspiracy theorists: I don't know if this was a conscious act on Bush's behalf or not. Neither do you.)
Hell, ESR thinks we should be able to carry firearms on planes in the name of "freedom" or "liberty" or something. That an undoubtedly intelligent person can suggest this with a straight face should be a clue that none of us are immune.
Let's face it: the ends justify the means in most peoples' minds.
it's an indicative sign of the level of consciousness of the people involved, that they can disassociate the consequences of atrocities by cross-associating with powerful, positive words. and in case i have to spell it out, i am referring to both the terrorists _and_ the united states president.
my guess is that the terrorists also use the word 'freedom' a lot, too, just as george bush and other western leaders are encouraging people by using the word 'freedom' a lot, too, as you say.
It's a crime, not an act of war. For anyone who would disagree, I ask: "if war, then with which country?" -russ
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I am a recent home buyer and just purchased a home with an old gas stove. I want to remove this from my kitchen and install an electric stove. However, when taking a closer look at the stove, I found it was connected to a vent that runs through the kitchen floor, to the basement and outside (see pictures).
My question is who do i need to hire that can come and uninstall the stove and connection in the basement? Would a plumber be appropriate for this? Thank you for your feedback.
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A plumber could do the job. I'd cap the gas line in the basement just under the stove's location. The vent could be removed by you if you want to save some money. The vent to the outside is too small and the wrong type "pipe", so I'd pull that out and fill the opening with another glass block or whatever that is.
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If you have had labors with a malpositioned baby and a labor where baby was lined up well, I'd be interested in hearing the lengths of each.
I'm asking because my recent birth involved a posterior baby for much of the labor (we believe). My first labor was heavily augmented with pit because I was birthing in a hospital, was GBS+ and my membranes ruptured before contractions started. I was "allowed" to go 24 hours from rupture of membranes to birth which is relatively long for the circumstances. My second labor was a planned homebirth. I had about 48 hours of early labor (24 hours were very sporadic, 24 hours were contractions roughly every 8-15 minutes). Then somewhere in the neighborhood of 36 hours of active labor. I transferred 4 hours before my son was born and was augmented with pit in the hospital. Happily we managed a vaginal delivery.
If we decide to have another baby, I have no clue what to expect regarding labor length. I'm a bit afraid of having another labor like my second!
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first, planned home birth: early labor began wed night a little before midnight. it was just enough to keep me awake all night long but not quite active labor. active labor kicked in on thursday morning. i was checked thurs evening around 5:30ish and was 8-9cm..ffwd 24hours later, after purple pushing for the better half of the afternoon in half a dozen positions, we transfer to the hospital. several hours after that (a little after midnight) I had a c-section. she was posterior and asynclitic and not goin anywhere. So that was about 49 hours, including early labor
2nd, planned (and successful!) hbac: early labor starts around 1pm, he was lined up in perfect OA (what a little angel) and was born at 3:59am, so 15 hours including early labor, or about 10 hours if you only count active. It was a nice, gentle, perfectly paced labor!
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My first two were positioned fine, my labors with them were 19 and 8 hours. DS was was posterior baby and a 4 hour labor. I have no doubt that it would be been shorter had he been positioned better, labor started off really quick, then slowed down, and then I went from thinking sometime today this baby to come to holding him in 15 minutes.
My 1st was positioned just fine. LOA - just perfect. I labored over 26 hours and resulted in a cesarean.
My 2nd was severely malpositioned. He was posterior and asynclitic. I labored 8 hours, pushed an hour, and delivered him vaginally despire him being posterior and asynclitic. I was determined that time.
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DD1 was posterior and acynclitic. Laboured for 21 hours of active labour (with another 10-12 hours of early labour before that) before transferring to hospital and having a forceps delivery. Dreadful.
DD2 was (I think) lined up well, though she had her hand up by her ear. Labour was about 45 minutes long total - that I noticed anyway; I think I may have been labouring through the night without really noticing, since I was waiting for the pain to get like it had with DD1 and it never even got close!
I worked really hard on OFP with both pregnancies so I don't know why one was so badly positioned and the other seemed better.
My first was very poorly positioned and ended in a c-section 14 hours after my water broke naturally (~12 hours of active labor). My second was pit/AROM-induced and was a pretty easy vaginal delivery ~3 hours after my membranes were ruptured. Second was positioned absolutely perfectly.
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My second was 2 hour labor and I delivered unplanned unassisted. D got home about 20 minutes before birth but was in the other room calling the paramedics. Maybe three pushed when I realized I had a head. I had NO idea before that and I was SO glad it was going to be over. I'd seen both a chiro and acupuncturist and I think those both helped a lot,
I am baffled by the labor descriptions of others because when I go I to labor it it pretty much a nonstop contraction. No walking/ talking whatever. Very very intense. I really wanted and believe I. Natural birth and so glad I've experienced it but I don't know if I could do it in a hospital. I need to be away from the drugs.
I didn't really labor with DS but with DD I was awakened at 9am by my water breaking, by 11:30 I was starting to feel pushy, and she was born at 3:22 by emergency C/S because she was footling breech. So things went FAST even though she was obviously not in the best position. I wonder how fast I would have gone if she'd been head-down!
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1st baby, lined up perfectly. Hospital induction. 8 hours.
2nd hospital induction, 3 hours from arrival. Lined up perfectly
3rd baby, anterior placenta for sure and posterior baby. She turned on her own right before labor. 4 hours. (maybe more, I was woke up by labor).
4th was posterior but turned before transition. Labor wasn't as hard as last time. My first homebirth. 6 hours. Maybe would have been shorter like last one if hadnt needed to rotate during labor. Only mild back labor.
5th was another diagnosed anterior placenta and he was actually born posterior. Water broke 36 hours before first contraction. After first contraction though, I only labored for 2 hours. No back labor. WAterbirth. One of my easiest (maybe just because it was the shortest).
This time baby was breech, but she just turned. She is still posterior (yet another anterior placenta and my posture and lounging positions probably dont help encourage her to better position.
Hoping for another quick one.
I have read that there is a link between malpositioning and longer harder labors but I am proof that isnt always the case. I think doing all you can to try and improve baby's position before birth though especially if you have a history of longer harder labors would help though.
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First: ROP baby three days early, 27 hours labor. 6# 9oz. Back labor.
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My fist was 6 hours, 4 hours active labor, 1t minutes of pushing. She seemed very well positioned. This was even an induction (water broke, no labor after about 14 hours). When from 1cm dilation to baby in 6 hours (pit induction).
My second I suspect was not positioned well. Labor was 13 hours, 30 minutes pushing. Way more intense and would describe it as more painful. I first labor I tend to use the term "intense" instead of painful. I am not actually sure if he was mispositioned - I forgot to ask the midwives specifically. He had bruising on his face. He was 1.5 pounds bigger (same length) then my first though so it is also possible that is the reason.
My observations as a doula are that mamas with poorly positioned babies tend to have longer, more difficult labors. Contractions every 3 minutes from early on in the dilation process that exhaust the mamas and a more-than-typical amount of pain are common. I can usually tell if there is a posterior or otherwise malpositioned baby if mama's contraction pattern looks like transition (timing, length) but she appears normal in between. Dilation is typically 4cm or less at that point and the pattern doesn't ease up. Many times these mamas will get an epidural and the baby will end up rotating at some point (sometimes as late as pushing). I've had several mamas get the epidural and within 1-2 hours they are complete and pushing their baby out whereas prior to the epidural, they were making no progress for an good period of time. I think that exhaustion and the more-painful-than-typical contractions can cause some mamas to involuntarily tense up and they end up unable to relax and allow baby's rotation and descent and when they get the epi, they are able to relax those muscles. Sometimes (fortunately not that often with clients I've had), the epidural does not help mama to relax and allow baby to rotate and dilation stops for an extended period of time. If there are other factors at play, such as an impatient care provider or other complications during labor like a baby who is not tolerating labor well, it ends up with cesarean.
Wow, seems like to you were there for my 2nd labor - lol. My water broke and contractions started about 3 hours later. They started as just mild cramps but were already 3-5 minutes apart and within 2 hours were 2-3 minutes apart and almost never longer apart the whole time. I had pain in the lower part of my abdomen/pelvis that I did not have with my first. It was a sharper stabbing type of pain and more localized. With my first I just remember a general intensity across the whole uterus. The feeling from my first labor was much easier to cope with. This 2nd I spent much of the time thinking I to be close to transition because the intensity and pain of the contraction was what I remembered from transition with my first (and i was expecting it to be faster). The midwife would check me and I was only 4 cm etc., I was frustrated and kind of confused by that the whole time. Kind of like "why to I feel this way when I am only 4cm?!". I progressed at a steady pace and compared to some labors it was not that long, just not what I was expecting. I do remember laughing at some point in between contractions and the midwife seeming surprised by that and commenting about it. I managed without an epidural but considered it often. I have horrible veins and the last IV took 3 or 4 tries and special IV person to get it in. This is pretty much what stopped me from getting the epidural - I did NOT want the bother of the IV.
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A close examination of "indagate" reveals that it's a rather uncommon word. If we delve into the past, we discover that it first appeared in an English dictionary in 1623. Probing further, we see that its synonym "investigate" was already a hundred years old at the time. Despite the fact that our search turns up the derivatives "indagation," "indagator," "indagatory," and "indagative," we see that none of these words was ever used as widely as "investigation," "investigator," "investigatory," and "investigative." If we hunt for the etymology of indagate, we sniff out the Latin verb indagare ("to track"), which often referred, as did Latin investigare, specifically to tracking done by hunting dogs.
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Maryland task force submits boating proposalsPosted on
A special task force set up to study Marylands boating industry has submitted its 2008 legislative report to the governor, general assembly and the states Department of Natural Resources.
The report offers specific recommendations on marketing Maryland waters to out-of-state boaters and creating a more positive environment to grow and expand the states marine industry.
Highlights of the recommendations include:
- proposing legislation to allow matching funds for grants to support best management practices at privately owned DNR Certified Clean Marinas
- explore creating a single boat use permit for publicly owned boat ramps and landings, registering non-powered vessels and using the sales tax captured in the Waterway Improvement Fund
- supporting the Marine Trades Association of Marylands effort to create a new consumer Web site marketing the states recreational boating opportunities
- asking the Department of Legislative Services to conduct an analysis of options for extending the stay of transient boaters, while protecting the Waterway Improvement Fund
- broadening the states definition of commercial waterfront property to include facilities that require direct access to, or location on, the water
- expanding the federal definition of commerce to include marinas and tourism
We believe these proposed improvements will help the industry through new and enhanced policies, programs, initiatives and statutory changes, said Susan Zellers of the MTAM, in a statement.


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The incident took place in Bijnore district where village development officer Manu Gaur doused himself in kerosene and was about to light fire when he was stopped.
Gaur has accused Tourism Minister Mool Chandra Chauhan and Samajwadi Party (SP) parliamentarian Yashveer Dhobi and their accomplices of forcibly occupying his agriculture land in Naurangabad village.
Manu Gaur doused himself in kerosene and was about to light fire.
Having petitioned district officials but to no avail, the official took the extreme step.
He also alleged the Samajwadi Party leader wanted to grab 12 bighas of his land and accused the district officials of conniving with the powerful minister.
While a case has been registered against the official for attempted suicide, district officials said a departmental probe will be ordered. The minister's office said the charges were baseless.


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Iranian President Ahmadinejad has a propensity to alienate those who seek to become his friend, if not his supporter. President Dimitry Medvedev has been a firm ally of Iran during the crisis over its nuclear development program. But, even he had to call a halt to unlimited belief in Iran's assurance there was no possibility their nation would develop atomic bombs. Medvedev had merely reassured Iran of its support from Russia while urging it to adhere to UN requests about atomic development. But, ANY critical remarks are interpreted by Ahmadinejad as an act of betrayal. "Russia is a great nation, and we are interested in continuing friendship between the two nations," he declared, "but his(Medvedev) remarks are part of a propaganda drama that is to be carried out by the US president against the Iranian nation. In fact, Mr. Medvedev has kick-started this campaign." Nonsense. Russia is desperately attempting to assist Iran, but when you have demagogues running a nation who have lost contact with reality, only slavish adherence to their words is accepted.
Russia has still to make a final decision on selling missiles and other weapons to Iran. Please listen to the words of Ahmadinejad before deciding.


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Start your digital journey in an office with a lively social scene, both during and after the working day
Why Wolverhampton?
There's plenty to see and do in Wolverhampton and in Birmingham, which offers world-class shopping, dining and nightlife and is just 30 minutes away. There are also many options for outdoor activities, including Cannock Chase, where you can go walking or cycling, plus water sports options including water-skiing, sailing and wake boarding.
Where is Wolverhampton?
Wolverhampton is a city and metropolitan borough, close to Birmingham, in the West Midlands.
Are there any other interns working from this office?
There are a number of interns and graduates at the office, so you can expect a lively social life, both during and after the working day.
Is it easy to travel and park?
There is a regular bus from Wolverhampton City Centre to the Business Park. Alternatively it is easy to drive, as the Park is located directly off Junction 2 of the M54. There is also an excellent rail link via Wolverhampton station, which offers fast services to a number of major cities. For instance, it takes just 18 minutes to reach Birmingham city centre, an hour to reach Manchester and just under two hours to reach London.
If I move to the area, where are the best places to live?
There are plenty of places you can live close to the office, including Wolverhampton itself. Many locations in and around the city offer reasonably priced housing for rent, including Tettenhall, Codsall and Pendeford. If you'd prefer to live further afield, you could consider Cannock, Telford, Sutton Coldfield and Birmingham. All are easily accessible via the M6 or M54.
What are the options for lunch?
Two sandwich vans visit the site every day: one offers hot food and the other cold sandwiches and snacks such as yoghurts, chocolate and crisps. However, many people prefer to bring their own food, especially as we have a small breakout area with a fridge and microwave.>


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The Pittsburgh Regional Business Coalition for Homeland Security (PRBCHS) was formed on January 1, 2005 following encouragement by the Department of Homeland Security, and the foresight of a founding group of businesses, universities and organizations in the Pittsburgh region. PRBCHS is a non-profit, public/private partnership dedicated to assisting businesses in Western Pennsylvania prepare for, respond to, and recover from natural disasters, technological disasters, or terror attacks. The PRBCHS also serves as a vital link between the public and private sectors in our region and their pursuit of common goals and mutual assistance.
This site provides information about the PRBCHS, its inspiration, formation, vision, mission, and membership, as well as links to important disaster preparedness to assist our region's business community.
Pennsylvania Region 13 Business and Infrastructure Committee The Business and Infrastructure Committee, formed at the request of Pennsylvania Region 13 local government, represents the following ten sectors in order to fulfill the specific needs and interests of the region's diverse business community.
• Energy and Nuclear
• Chemical
• Education
• Transportation
• Agriculture
• Banking and Finance
• Utilities Communication
• Public Health and Healthcare
• Commercial Retail
• Information Technology
The Coalition's Board of Directors, following months of research and consultation with other national regional initiatives, has developed this initial list of program areas for further investigation and implementation:
Inventory of region assets, subject matter experts and volunteers Create a database of physical assets, subject matter experts and volunteers, which would be beneficial in time of disaster and that would be made available for use by emergency responders.
Improved information availability and business-to-business communication Support or develop communications programs that would address identified gaps in the regions available information relative to threat and disaster preparedness and response.
Education programs Work with federal, state and local organizations to determine Pittsburgh regional disaster preparedness, or disaster response, education needs. Support, encourage, and where necessary, develop and deliver training programs focused on these specific needs.
Regional threat and vulnerability assessment capability Work with other regional initiatives, state and local agencies, and Region 13 emergency responders, to ensure that the region has an adequate program and necessary competencies in the area of threat and vulnerability assessment.


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Tops in Texas — There's a Brand New No. 1 in Texas this Week
After three straight weeks at No.1 with "Whiskey Baby," Casey Donahew drops to No.2 -- leaving the top spot wide open for the taking. William Clark Green, Jason Boland, Randy Rogers, who takes the crown from Casey? Let's find out.


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Pathways to Freedom Exhibit on Display at Santa Fe College
With over 65 tables and more than 2000 artifacts Santa Fe college is laying out the Red Carpet for Black history month.
TV20's Chris Gilmore reports that the multimedia exhibit geared towards students is meant to give visitors of all races a sense national pride and history.
And that history isn't limited to the shores of the new world, the Pathways to Freedom exhibit spans all the way back to the African slave trade.
The exhibit has made stops all over campuses in North Central Florida and represents items in the personal collection of Rev. Leroy Chandler.
And his collection is extensive with everything from buttons to baseball cards.
The Santa Fe College Black Student Union and Student Life Services Sponsored the 3 day event.
Exhibit Coordinators say that everyone has something to learn from it just by stopping by.
Santa Fe College's, Kenneth Holmes, "I'll like to say that Black History is American History and I think it's very important that everyone sees this."
Visitors can learn about the Middle Passage, Civil War, and Civil Rights Movement, as well as the African American role in military groups like the Buffalo Soldiers and the Tuskeegee Airmen
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- Crime Stats Show Rise in Percentage of African-American Juvenile Cases
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- African American Hypertension


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old lady at the doctor
An old lady came into her doctor's office and confessed to an
embarrassing problem: "I fart all the time, Doctor Johnson, but they're
soundless, and they have no odor. In fact, since I've been here, I've
farted no less than twenty times. What can I do?"
"Here's a prescription, Mrs. Barker. Take these pills three
times a day for seven days and come back and see me in a week."
The next week, an upset Mrs. Barker marched into Dr. Johnson's
office: Doctor, I don't know what was in those pills, but the problem
is worse! I'm farting just as much, and they're still soundless, but
now they smell terrible! What do you have to say for yourself?"
"Calm down, Mrs. Barker," said the doctor soothingly.
"Now that we've fixed your sinuses, we'll work on your hearingHer hair glistened in the rain like a nose hair after a sneeze.
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The White Stripes' new rockumentary DVD, "Under Great White Northern Lights" is coming to CU Boulder.
The CU Program Council's booked a campus showing of the movie for Monday, March 15 at Old Main. The historic building should provide a cool setting for watching the DVD. Showtime is 7 p.m.
But, here's the special perk.
The Colorado Daily is hosting a contest in association with the film's release — and you can win an official copy of the DVD's 208-page photo book. I just saw it, and it looks very impressive!
Check out how to enter: http://www.coloradodaily.com/music-news/ci_14646920#axzz0hodGd6aO


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Samsung Droid Charge (Verizon Wireless)
REVIEW DATE : May 6, 2011
PROS: Fast 4G performance. Ultra-vibrant Super AMOLED Plus screen. Stellar camera and camcorder.
Verizon customers now have two 4G Android smartphones to choose from: the HTC Thunderbolt ($249.99, 4 stars), our current Editors' Choice, and the $299.99 Samsung Droid Charge, which is Samsung's first LTE device, and first officially designated Droid device for Verizon. The two cell phones are pretty similar, but not identical. While the HTC Thunderbolt retains a slight edge, you'll be thrilled with either device, and the Droid Charge makes the cut for our list of The Best Android Phones and The Best Phones on Verizon Wireless.
Design, Screen, and Call Quality
The 4.3-inch, 480-by-800-pixel, Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touch screen is just as vibrant as other recent Samsung phones. The deep blacks and vibrant colors look great, and overshadow even the Thunderbolt's excellent screen. There are four plastic buttons beneath the screen. I like these better than the Samsung Galaxy S's finicky touch buttons, but HTC's haptic feedback-enabled design beats them both. Typing on the on-screen QWERTY keyboard was easy in both portrait and landscape modes, and dialing phone numbers was very fast.
The Droid Charge is a dual-band EV-DO Rev A (850/1900 MHz) and 4G LTE device with 802.11b /g/n Wi-Fi. With the LTE radio, Verizon says to expect download speeds in the 5 to 12 Mbps range, and upload speeds between 2 and 5 Mbps. We've gotten even higher speeds in some tests, though. You can also use the Droid Charge as a mobile hotspot with the appropriate plan; it can support up to 10 devices when running 4G, or five devices when in 3G mode. Interestingly, Verizon is promising to throw in the mobile hotspot feature for a limited time, instead of charging an extra $20 per month; that's a great deal, assuming you want that feature (and you do).
Voice quality was very good: crisp, clear, and loud in the earpiece. Callers had no trouble understanding me, either, although one caller said that I sounded a little thin through the microphone. Reception was solid. Callers sounded clear through an Aliph Jawbone Icon Bluetooth headset ($99, 4 stars). The speakerphone went loud enough to use outside, but it sounded over-compressed and muffled. Voice dialing took several tries over Bluetooth to get the right number. I'm not sure why this is, but it could have something to do with the way the Droid Charge activates and deactivates its power-saving algorithm, as some of the Jawbone Icon's voice prompts were partially cut off.
We got some strange battery life results in our tests. The Droid Charge has a larger battery than the HTC Thunderbolt, 1600mAh compared to the Thunderbolt's 1400mAh. We saw very good standby and regular-usage time on the Charge - after a full day of sitting around, its battery life didn't drop much. But we repeatedly got short talk time results of between 4 hours, 15 minutes and 4 hours, 28 minutes, which is much shorter than we got on the Thunderbolt. Seeing those, we can't recommend this phone to people dissatisfied with the Thunderbolt's battery life; we'd expect the two phones to have similar experiences.
Hardware, OS, and Apps
Samsung treads a bit more lightly than HTC with its UI layer. Most of the apps are stock, albeit with minor color or graphic enhancements. This is good and bad; I missed HTC's excellent address book layout, which looks livelier and makes it easier to access a contact's history than Samsung's does. The Droid Charge continues Samsung's tradition of wrapping menu icons in colored blocks. The seven customizable home screens work well.
Verizon has poisoned the Droid Charge's menus with some bloatware, though not as much as on the HTC Thunderbolt. The phone defaults to Google Search and Google Maps Navigation for voice-enabled, turn-by-turn GPS directions. VZ Navigator is available at half price, at $4.95 per month, but you don't need it. Kindle, Slacker, and Rhapsody apps are already on board, plus the solid TuneWiki music player, ThinkFree Office, and Bitbop for TV downloads.
Music and Video Playback
On the video side, standalone 720p and standard definition files played back smoothly, with ever so slightly higher frame rates than the HTC Droid Incredible 2 ($149.99, 3.5 stars), and with more vibrant color. Black levels in particular looked exceptionally deep on the Droid Charge's AMOLED display. Verizon loads its usual V CAST Video portal for streaming video clips. You can also rent or buy movies from Samsung Media Hub, a clumsy, somewhat expensive store with mixed streaming performance. It only serves to divides the online video market even further.
Camera, Camcorder, and Conclusions
The Droid Charge's single-LED flash isn't as bright, but it didn't matter. Test photos were natural, vibrant, and detailed, with virtually no grain even in dimmer indoor rooms. There was a very slight whitish cast, but it wasn't at all objectionable. Shutter speeds were slightly slower than the Droid Incredible 2 and HTC Thunderbolt; I lost two shots to slight motion blur. But for the shots that were in focus, the Droid Charge's looked higher quality than the ones from the two HTC phones. The Droid Charge also offers face detection and geo-tags photos. Recorded videos were stellar: smooth, sharp, and colorful, at an even 30 frames per second at both 1280-by-720-pixel (720p HD) and 720-by-480-pixel (widescreen standard definition) resolutions.
The toughest part is probably deciding between this phone and the HTC Thunderbolt. The Thunderbolt is a bit faster and costs $50 less. It also has a nicer UI layer and a beautiful, high-end design that you feel every time you pick up the device. The plasticky Samsung Droid Charge doesn't look or feel as impressive. But it weighs less, has a more vibrant screen, and has a better camera and camcorder. Both are stellar 4G LTE Android phones, but neither has a dual-core CPU; we're still waiting for the first of those to arrive later this summer.
Two other options: The Apple iPhone 4 ($199, 4 stars) is more svelte and has the best apps available, although it has a smaller screen, lacks 4G, and lacks free voice navigation. If you want something smaller and easier to hold but want to stay with Android, the almost-as-good HTC Droid Incredible 2 is another solid choice. That one is a real world phone, with both CDMA and GSM, although it lacks 4G support. All four of these phones are stellar performers. If the Droid Charge beckons, buy with confidence.
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"When at last we are sure, You've been properly pilled, Then a few paper forms, Must be properly filled. So that you and your heirs, May be properly billed."
"I told my doctor I get very tired when I go on a diet, so he gave me pep pills. Know what happened? I ate faster."
"Everything is being compressed into tiny tablets. You take a little pill of news every day - 23 minutes - and that's supposed to be enough."
"Any ad consciously attended to is comical. Ads are not meant for conscious consumption. They are intended as subliminal pills for the subconsious in order to exercise an hypnotic spell, especially on sociologists."
"The physician who killed me, Neither bled, purge or pilled me, Nor counted my pulse but it comes to the same, In the height of my fever I thought of his name"
"Jesus Christ - his weed is NUTS! I'm not much of a weed guy - I'll take whatever pills you have - but the weed, man, always hits me wrong. But you try and say no to Willie Nelson when he goes [pretends to take a toke and waves it in my direction], man, you CAN'T do it!"
"I took a bottle of pills. I'd been in Europe and I had a lot of absinthe and I was just drinking and drinking, trying to, you know, just shut my body down."
"We're all too busy working, entertaining ourselves
forty hours television and prescription pills
well I take two a day to make my brain behave
It never does but who's to say at least my doctor gets paid."


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How to Avoid Destroying Your Personal Credit While Starting a New Business
Learn the risks of using personal credit when starting a new business and what you can do to avoid destroying your personal credit
How to Use Business Credit Cards to Build Business Credit
Some business owners opt to use their own personal credit cards to kick start their business. Learn how to use business credit cards to build business credit.
How to Start a Business with Bad Credit
How do you start a business if have bad credit and no money? There are several courses of action you can take, but what you will need to exercise tremendous creativity in order to improve your business fundability.
Buying a Business with No Credit and With Very Little Money
A reader wants to start a business, but has no credit and with very little money. He wants to know if he can get a bank loan including SBA loan, as well as possible fees for investor matching services.
How to Build Business Credit
Most businesses want to be able to borrow money when they need it, without giving the loan their personal guarantee. Learn how to build business credit.
Bad Credit Preventing You From Starting a Home Business?
While many people dream of being able to start a profitable home-based business, not everyone has the funds that are necessary to get started. If you have bad credit, here are alternative sources of financing that you can tap.


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