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President Obama Declares DOMA Unconstitutional, Justice Department Will No Longer Defend Law
February 23, 2011
In a major victory for the freedom to marry, today the White House announced that the so-called "Defense of Marriage Act" is unconstitutional discrimination against gay couples. That means that the Justice Department will live up to its name, and no longer defend DOMA in court.
"Freedom to Marry applauds the president and the attorney general for acknowledging that sexual orientation discrimination has no place in American life and must be presumed unconstitutional, recognizing that discriminatory laws like so-called DOMA must be looked at with skeptical eyes, not rubber stamped," said Evan Wolfson, President and Founder of Freedom to Marry.
You can join Wolfson in thanking the president for doing the right thing by adding your name to our thank you letter to the White House here:
Section 3 of DOMA says that the federal government can't recognize the marriages of gay couples, even if they've been legally married in states like Connecticut or Iowa. The legal challenges have involved gay couples who are in long-term, loving relationships and had been legally married – but are denied federal benefits for things like adding a spouse to health insurance.
President Obama has said repeatedly that he thinks DOMA should be repealed. But the Justice Department has still defended the law in court, saying that it was obligated to do so if there were "reasonable" arguments that it could use. But, those cases were in federal circuits where courts had already ruled that laws singling out people based on sexual orientation are constitutional if there is a "rational basis" for the laws. (Last summer in Massachusetts a federal judge ruled that DOMA violates the Constitution's equal protection clause anyway, saying that "irrational prejudice plainly never constitutes a legitimate government interest.").
Now DOMA has been challenged in the Second Circuit, however, which has no established standard for how laws concerning sexual orientation should be treated. That means the Justice Department had to make a conclusion on its own – and it rightly found that DOMA had to pass a much tougher test – "heightened scrutiny." And under that test, the law fails miserably.
Freedom to Marry has repeatedly urged the department to make this significant change in legal policy.
"The Administration today acknowledges that there is no legitimate reason for this discrimination and therefore it cannot be defended under the Constitution," Wolfson said. "This a momentous step forward toward Freedom to Marry's goal of ending federal marriage discrimination and fully protecting all loving and committed couples."
In a statement, Attorney General Eric Holder said that he recommended this finding to the president:
"Much of the legal landscape has changed in the 15 years since Congress passed DOMA. The Supreme Court has ruled that laws criminalizing homosexual conduct are unconstitutional. Congress has repealed the military's Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy. Several lower courts have ruled DOMA itself to be unconstitutional. Section 3 of DOMA will continue to remain in effect unless Congress repeals it or there is a final judicial finding that strikes it down, and the President has informed me that the Executive Branch will continue to enforce the law. But while both the wisdom and the legality of Section 3 of DOMA will continue to be the subject of both extensive litigation and public debate, this Administration will no longer assert its constitutionality in court."
So if the Obama administration won't defend the law, who will? That's unclear. Congress has the option to hire its own attorneys to do it, or – like with California's Proposition 8 – outside groups might try to get involved. But for now, one thing is certain – marriage opponents will have to dig even deeper to make the argument against the freedom to marry, and the fact remains: they have no case.


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Credit unions and other financial institutions may be off the mark when it comes to attracting new loans from small business owners.
According to a new survey of commercial lenders from research firm Raddon Financial Group, 92% said a business owner's relationship with the loan officer is the number one contributor to capturing the loan.
Forty-nine percent felt that offering more favorable terms and conditions played a role in the win, and a 31% said offering a lower price was a contributing factor.
Meanwhile, small business owners disagreed, Raddon discovered.
The firm asked what would influence them to select one financial institution over another for a new business loan. Speedy approval, favorable loan terms and a financially stable financial institution issuing the loan were the top three factors. Familiarity with the loan officer ranked seven out of eight factors.
When it came to what type of financial institution small business owners are considering for their 2014 lending needs, 33% said a credit union, regional bank or community bank are their primary financial institutions.
However, the nation's largest banks still have command of the lending space, according to Raddon. Sixty-seven percent of small businesses surveyed claimed one of the six largest banks – JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Citibank, PNC Bank, or US Bank – as their PFI.
Raddon said for credit unions and other non-banks to compete for small business loans this year, they might consider becoming a one-stop shop. Eighty percent of small business owners said they are looking for that type of provider to fulfill all of their business banking needs, and 74% were looking for providers to provide custom or unique services to meet specific business banking needs.
"So perhaps this is the small business owners' way of saying relationships are important after all. The emphasis on the relationship, however, is based more on products and services than on personal interaction," said Marcus Rothaar, senior financial analyst at Raddon.

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A fitness instructor and an insurance agent pleaded not guilty today to charges that they operated a prostitution business out of the instructor's Zumba studio, including charges that she had sex with men who were unaware they were being filmed.
Alexis Wright, 29, and Mark Strong, 57, made their pleas in Cumberland County Superior Court in Portland, ME, SeacoastOnline.com reported. Police have begun issuing summonses to Wright's alleged customers. Strong's attorney said he has seen a list of about 150 customers, some of whom are well-known.
Wright and Strong were indicted last Wednesday by a York County (ME) grand jury on more than 160 charges combined, according to SeacoastOnline.com. Wright is facing 106 counts ranging from engaging in prostitution to tax evasion. Strong is facing 59 counts of promoting prostitution, invasion of privacy and conspiracy.
Three of the charges against Wright are felonies, while the remaining are misdemeanors, SeacoastOnline.com reported. All of the counts against Strong are misdemeanors.
According to court records obtained by SeacoastOnline.com, Wright and Strong set up the prostitution business in October 2010 in Kennebunk, ME. Police say the alleged prostitution business was active through February 2012, generating an income of more than $150,000.
Strong's attorney told SeacoastOnline.com that Strong had invested in Wright's fitness studio and had loaned her money. The studio is now closed but had been open for classes through this summer.


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TheHMan wrote:davver wrote: I judge people based on how they treat other people, and women treat beta males worse then animals. They are selfish, shallow, and cruel. How will you feel guilty about some beta male trying to even the playing field against that. When I look for spiritual guidance, I usually feel something within me telling me what the right thing to do is. With women I simply accept that their sexual natures are perverse and selfish, and that I have to satisfy those perverse needs if HULK WANT to get laid. Sometimes its worth the trouble, sometimes its not.
I agree with some of your points, but I disagree that it's women's nature selfish, shallow and cruel towards beta males. Think about it from a evolutionary standpoint : women are attracted to alpha males simply because those are the guys that are the most likely to protect and provide for their offspring. They don't consciously go "Wow, this is such a nice guy. He's got a good job and nice shoes, therefore I could feel attracted", they simply react to what their hearts tells them (as do men). Sure, there are those who are needlessly cruel when they could simply be cordial and polite, but remember the laws of attraction. Blaming either men or women for being attracted by X and not Y is as futile as blaming human nature.
Your right. In fact the #1 thing you will get from evo-pysch is to not hate on peoples (flawed, regrettable, depressing) natures. Its inevitable. Its fate. You can't get mad at fate.
I mostly rage against people using others. Women use beta males, a lot. Women are not up front about their intentions, a lot. Women are not honest, a lot. Some of this is confusion, but a lot of it is deliberate selfishness. **misogyny not found** is real, and people like to cash in on it. Personally, politically, even in a stupid internet argument.
The extent to which you hate depends on what kind of agency you ascribe to people. If women are adults and the moral equivalent of men, they should be judged on the same moral grounds, regardless of their primal natures. Modern women would fail such a test. If they are not to be treated as adults with agency, but rather tool using monkees who respond to brain chemistry and an evolutionary strategy that told them to manipulate men for their personal advantage to survive, then you can't hate on them. Of course if you adopt the latter people will rail on you for "de-humanizing" women. You can't have it both ways though. If I had to sum up modern feminism, "having it both ways," would do a good job.


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You know that Macklemore song in which he sings about a broken keyboard? Well, not to sound like a total groupie or anything but yeah, I bought a broken keyboard. For $7.99 at the Ballard location of Goodwill Seattle. I don't mind if you're slightly oh-so jealous.
I am not a tech savvy person, by any stretch of the imagination. My fiancé, on the other hand, is in the software industry and does stuff like write code/invent new software patents. He is like the left brain to my right one. Together, we form a somewhat complete brain, but missing many many (several) key elements. He is a good man for putting up with all of my technical ineptitudes throughout the years. Here are some prime examples:
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This is obviously quite a breakthrough technology for parents that really need to know that their child is safe at all times or want to keep tabs on their well-being. As well as the pro-active capacity, it also acts as a kind of defence mechanism in the case of a child going missing or disappearing and could provide vital clues in the event of such an occurrence. Along with the phone's GPS tracking capability which is also remotely available using this system, the whole system adds up to quite a decent package if what you are looking for is peace of mind with your child, their whereabouts and how they are interacting with friends.
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The thing with this software is that it can be loaded to the child's phone without them even knowing it's there. Even tech-savvy kids of the modern era won't be able to find this app on their phone because it has been designed to hide itself away from prying eyes.
Then, all you need to do is log into your online control panel that is also provided when you download the software. Using this, you can log in online anywhere in the world and from any device and you'll be able to view every communication that takes place on the phone, from texts to emails, web pages surfed, photos and images sent and received (there is even a way to listen into live conversations). Even if they suspiciously delete their text messages, there will be a copy waiting for you to peruse.
The technology that makes this possible is improving all the time and is now available for almost any brand of smart phone. The software is easy to install (full instructions are provided along with screenshots). If you worry that you can't do this without them knowing about it because they guard their phone away from you or you don't know the password, it's sometimes an idea to simply take the hit and buy them a new phone! (With the software installed already, of course). They'll hardly suspect that this is your intention.
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Junius was the pseudonym of a writer who contributed a series of letters to the London Public Advertiser (published by Harry Sampson Woodfall) from January 21, 1769 to January 21, 1772.
Letters of Junius (1769-1772)[edit]
- One precedent creates another. They soon accumulate and constitute law. What yesterday was fact, today is doctrine.
- Dedication to the English Nation (added the collection of letters published in 1772)
- The liberty of the press is the palladium of all the civil, political, and religious rights of an Englishman.
- Dedication to the English Nation (added the collection of letters published in 1772)
- The submission of free people to the executive authority of government, is no more than a compliance with laws which they themselves have enacted.
- No. 1 (January 21, 1769)
- Loyalty, in the heart and understanding of an englishman, is a rational attachment to the guardian of the laws.
- No. 1 (January 21, 1769)
- I believe there is yet a spirit of resistance in this country, which will not submit to be oppressed; but I am sure there is a fund of good sense in this country, which cannot be deceived.
- No. 16 (July 19, 1769)
- We owe it to our ancestors to preserve entire those rights, which they have delivered to our care: we owe it to our posterity, not to suffer their dearest inheritance to be destroyed.
- No. 20 (August 8, 1769)
- When the constitution is openly invaded, when the first original right of the people, from which all laws derive their authority, is directly attacked, inferior grievances naturally lose their force, and are suffered to pass by without punishment or observation.
- No. 30 (October 17, 1769)
- There is a moment of difficulty and danger at which flattery and falsehood can no longer deceive, and simplicity itself can no longer be misled.
- No. 35 (December 19, 1769)
- This letter is of great significance in the history of freedom of the press. The publisher was prosecuted for seditious libel, and the jury brought a verdict of "guilty of printing and publishing only." After a second trial, the publisher was freed on payment of costs.
- When once a man is determined to believe, the very absurdity of the doctrine confirms him in his faith.
- No. 35 (December 19, 1769)
- They [the Americans] equally detest the pageantry of a king, and the supercilious hypocrisy of a bishop.
- No. 35 (December 19, 1769)
- There is a holy mistaken zeal in politics as well as in religion. By persuading others, we convince ourselves.
- No. 35 (December 19, 1769)
- The least considerable man among us has an interest equal to the proudest nobleman, in the laws and constitution of his country, and is equally called upon to make a generous contribution in support of them — whether it be the heart to conceive, the understanding to direct, or the hand to execute.
- No. 37 (March 19, 1770)
- We lament the mistakes of a good man, and do not begin to detest him until he affects to renounce his principles.
- No. 41, to Lord Mansfield (November 14, 1770)
- The injustice done to an individual is sometimes of service to the public. Facts are apt to alarm us more than the most dangerous principles.
- No. 41, to Lord Mansfield (November 14, 1770)
- An honest man, like the true religion, appeals to the understanding, or modestly confides in the internal evidence of his conscience. The imposter employes force instead of argument, imposes silence where he cannot convince, and propagates his character by the sword.
- No. 41, to Lord Mansfield (November 14, 1770)
- The government of England is a government of law. We betray ourselves, we contradict the spirit of our laws, and we shake the whole system of English jurisprudence, whenever we entrust a discretionary power over the life, liberty, or fortune of the subject to any man, or set of men, whatsoever, upon a presumption that it will not be abused.
- No. 46 (25 May 1771).
- If individuals have no virtues, their vices may be of use to us.
- No. 59 (October 5, 1771)
- The temple of fame is the shortest passage to riches and preferment.
- No. 59 (October 5, 1771)


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Google's list of unconventional activities ranges from April Fools' pranks to mathematically nerd-centric IPO filings to building server hardware from unlikely materials, but among the company's more obvious expressions of whimsy is the Google Doodle. Every so often, Google remixes the logo that dominates its famously Spartan search homepage to denote some reference to geek culture and/or current events.
There have been a number of notable Google Doodles, perhaps starting with the 2007 Valentine's Day doodle that had many convinced the search giant had forgotten how to spell its own name. The first interactive Google Doodle appeared on May 21, 2010, celebrating the 30th anniversary of Pac-Man by converting the Google logo into a playable version of the classic video game's monster-infested maze. Google has produced hundreds of Doodles, some of them specific to individual languages or countries, celebrating persons and subjects as diverse as Mozart to the Muppets, Albert Einstein to Mahatma Gandhi, Christmas Day to Apollo 11. The apex of Google's Doodle aesthetic? The 46th anniversary Star Trek interactive story Doodle.
Few multinational corporations would be so cavalier with their brand indicia, but Google has been using its logo as an artistic playground since before it was a corporation. Google was officially founded, which is to say incorporated, on Sept. 4, 1998. The first Google Doodle appeared five days earlier — Aug. 30, 1998 — with a very special purpose in mind.
WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE BEHIND THE FIRST GOOGLE DOODLE?Get the answer.
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Just a heads up for anyone interested as to what I tried and how it worked out
I bought an '82 CX500TC 18 X 2.5 Gold Boomerang along with the speedo drive. I mounted a pair of 900F rotors to it and it's a drop-in fit for a CBX. Mine has the 39mm ProLink forks with 900F dual piston calipers
I got the wheel very cheaply because it was in poor shape after sitting outside for several years, but I wanted to powdercoat it black anyway, so that didn't matter much . . . . just lots of work cleaning it up prior to sending it to the coater. Turned out beautiful
Not as much in weight savings as I had hoped though. The boomerang with the 900F rotors and a new tire weighs 30 pounds - The 1100F wheel and rotors it replaced was 32 pounds with a worn tire, so maybe a 10% (3 pound) or so reduction. Not sure what a stock early model CBX front wheel with tire and rotors weighs . . . . anyone know?
I already had a factory black anodized Euro market VF1000F rear boomerang (17 X 3.5) and my powder guy made the front an excellent match to the brand new rear. They both look very nice. A stock 1100F rotor fit the rear and a stateside VF1000 hub and cush drives did as well. It replaced the 1100F rear wheel previously on my CBX and the 1100F axle and all the spacers and brake hardware fit as well - A true 'bolt on' change


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Eight months is a lifetime in tech. A phone that's been available for eight months has already been demoted to irrelevance by the next dream device on the horizon.
But with consoles it's different. Consoles have to live for years, and consoles evolve as they get older thanks to more games, more apps and more features.
It's no different with the PlayStation 4, of course. There have been no fewer than ten firmware updates added since launch, plus new games and apps, but is the PS4 really that different - and better - than the console we first met back in November 2013? And is it still ahead of the Xbox One in perhaps the most vicious console war ever known? Continue reading this freshly updated review to find out.
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Design and build: living life on the wedge
Smaller and lighter than it seems in pictures, the PS4 is not a device that you're going to have trouble finding a home for. In fact, it's very close to the PS3 Super Slim in terms of width and height - the 30cm depth does increase its footprint, but only to PS3 Slim levels. It's a pretty compact device, then, and that's extra impressive when you realise that the power pack is built in, whereas the Xbox One has a big external unit.
Overall this is a subtle but unique design, with the etched PS4 logo and glossy section (which is actually the removable hard drive cover) adding a touch of class. Only the slot-loader lets the side down in this regard – there's nothing exactly wrong with it, but it's got a bit of clunky resistance that the super-smooth Wii U drive doesn't.
Far more important as far as we're concerned is the noise a console makes, and the PS4 is a very stealthy device. When idling we recorded 42dB from 14cm in front of the console – just 2dB over the ambient noise in the room. While installing a game disc this rose to 51dB, but once the disc is ripped it settles back down to around 43-44dB. In short, it's significantly quieter than the most recent versions of the PS3 and Xbox 360, and completely unnoticeable unless the room is all-but silent. Impressive.
Eight months on we're still to hear of any major technical issues with the PS4. There's always time for a Red Ring Of Death-type problem to reveal itself, but so far the slim, tightly packed chassis doesn't appear to impact reliability.
It still looks like a classy bit of kit, too, even if the smart details such as the thin strip that runs around the edges are tireless dust-collectors.
And if black is just a little too subdued for your tastes, you can soon get a really pretty white version of the console, which comes bundled with Destiny.
READ MORE: Destiny preview
The controller: more different than it looks, and all the better for it
For many people (including this reviewer) the DualShock 3 was just too small and light to be very comfortable, and the lack of trigger-like shoulder buttons was an ergonomic issue when it came to shooters and racing games. Thankfully, while the DualShock 4 looks like only a minor departure from its predecessor, it's a much better pad.
There's a small increase in weight, slightly larger, rounder handles, and the L2 and R2 buttons have greater surface area and far greater travel. Each individual improvement is a subtle one, but together they're enough to transform the DualShock into a far more satisfying controller and a worthy rival to the Xbox One pad.
Also in the "subtle changes" category is a shift from mini USB to microUSB for the top-mounted charge-and-sync socket. There are also two new sockets below the PS button on the underside of the controller. One is for connecting a wired headset (more on that below), the other – labelled "EXT" – has a purpose not yet revealed by Sony. We love a good mystery, but if it turns out to be for a QWERTY keyboard attachment we're going to be right miffed.
The Start and Select buttons have now been retired and replaced with Share and Option buttons, the first of which enables easy uploading of the game footage that the PS4 is constantly, automatically capturing, while the latter largely behaves just as the DualShock 3's Start does during games, but also reveals more info and options when pressed while an icon on the GUI is highlighted.
Those two new buttons straddle the DualShock 4's boldest new feature – a clickable, multi-touch-capable touchpad. Unfortunately we're not completely sold on the usefulness of the touchpad – it does nothing at all when you're in the PS4's menus and only serves a purpose in games if developers specifically integrate it. Eight months on, the cute controls in The Playroom and control of the OWL robot in Killzone Shadow Fall - both launch titles - are still the most interesting uses of the touchpad, with other games using it only as an extra button, if at all.
We're still similarly underwhelmed by the light bar on the top edge of the controller. We understand that it helps the optional PlayStation Camera to track you and it does look pretty, but the suggestion that it can communicate player status and the like by flashing and changing colour is rather undermined by the fact that you can't really see the bar when holding the DualShock at a normal gaming angle.
We wouldn't mind, but the touchpad and light bar are presumably the high-tech elements that most push the cost of a separately bought DualShock 4 up. We suspect Sony would have sold a great deal more controllers by now if they'd been cheaper, even without the light bar and touchpad.
One of the fancy features of the DualShock 4 that we do love is the in-built speaker. Again, it's been used only sparingly so far, but alerts in Resogun and voice logs in The Last of Us Remastered are injected with an extra dose of awesome when they come out of the controller.
Speaking of sound, the bundled mono headset continues to be an unpleasant blemish in an otherwise very premium package. Essentially half of the cheapest-feeling pair of earphones you've ever seen, the bud actually does a decent enough job of pumping voice-chat into your lugholes and has a mic and switch at around chin height so that you can spout expletives at your enemies and use voice control for the PS4 UI.
One extra advantage of the headset socket is that it can be set to carry all audio, so any normal pair of headphones can be plugged into it for a spot of private gaming or Blu-ray watching. There are also now a whole host of PS4-compatible headsets out there, ranging in price from about S$40 to S$400.
READ MORE: Three of the Best PS4 Headsets
Finally and unsurprisingly, motion control makes a return in the DualShock 4, and it's far more accurate than before - as anyone who's played Flower on the PS3 will notice when they download it (for free) and try the PS4 version. It's just far more responsive, accurate and smooth. The motion control is so much better that you can now use it as a way to enter text in the PlayStation's menus, and it's much quicker than using the d-pad.
All in all, while we're not yet convinced by every one of the DualShock 4's features, we are very convinced by the overall quality of the new controller. There are reports of the thumb pads on the analogue sticks degrading, and we have in fact seen that happen ourselves on the pads used with Stuff's dedicated FIFA machine, but to say those pads are subjected to excessive wear and tear would be a massive understatement. One that's looked after should remain solid for a long time to come.
Operating system: "PlayStation Dynamic Menu" doesn't do it justice
So you've ogled and plugged in the console and fondled the controller so much that it's already covered in mucky fingerprints - now it's time to get gaming. Or at least it will be once you've done any and all firmware updates that will probably be available for your freshly unboxed console.
Once done you can finally get to know the PlayStation 4 interface, known rather undynamically as the PlayStation Dynamic Menu. This row of bold, square icons always contains What's New, TV & Video, Live from PlayStation, Internet Browser, Video Unlimited, Music Unlimited and Library, with any games you've installed slotted in in the order you most recently installed or played them. This whole section is designed to feed you live information, though, so hover on What's New and you'll see news and updates from around the PlayStation Network (now to be known as PSN), while leaving the cursor on a game brings up a row of extra icons that include things such as new content that's now available, the section that you last reached (so that you can hop straight back to that point), your friends' recent activity in the game, community videos and the game manual. It's all genuinely quick, slick and useful.
But don't mourn the old XrossMediaBar, for it's just an upwards-press away, and with so much content now having been moved to the PlayStation Dynamic Menu, this is now a clearer and cleaner selection of icons that takes in the likes of the PlayStation Store, Friends, Parties, Trophies and Settings. All are pretty self-explanatory although it's well worth exploring the Settings menu to ensure all is set up the way you want; we'd definitely recommend enabling standby features so that the PS4 can download software updates and provide power via USB when it's on standby.
One omission that still hasn't been rectified is that you're not alerted when your Friends come online. For some people with hundreds of friends (they don't count as real friends - you do know that, don't you?), that may be a blessing, but having the option to turn those notifications on and off surely wouldn't be that tricky. Perhaps a way to group friends into groups, so that you can be notified from some and not others, would be a neat touch.
When it comes to actual gaming, pop a disc in and the bad news is that you have to install at least some of it before you can play it – in fact the process starts automagically as soon as you slot the disc in. The good news is that this doesn't take as long as you might imagine. In fact, we were able to play Call of Duty: Ghosts just 55 seconds after slotting it into the drive. The game continues to install in the background, but the only way to tell is a touch of extra noise from the console – the game itself plays flawlessly.
Not quick enough for you? Games can now be pre-ordered from the PS Store and downloaded before launch, ready for play as soon as the clock ticks over to the official release date.
Using the PS4 is a slick and fast experience all-round, really. Whether from standby or switched off entirely the console takes just 25-30 seconds to boot, and the only stutter we managed to get in our entire time with the system was a momentary pause when we pressed the PS button during a game of Knack and immediately tried to open Killzone. And we struggled to recreate that after the one instance.
There's a pleasing openness to Sony's approach, too. Sure, unlike with PS3 a $42.99 per-year PlayStation Plus subscription is now mandatory if you want to play online, but if one person in the house has subscribed, everyone else who uses that console also gets access. Ditto any games that have been purchased and downloaded.
On the other hand there are a couple of odd omissions. You can't customise the wallpaper, for example, and the suspend and resume feature isn't yet available. More annoyingly, the PS4 doesn't have DLNA built-in and currently won't play media files over your network or from USB. The backlash at that announcement seemed to take Sony by surprise, though, and the company says it's "exploring possibilities" – fingers crossed that means we'll get media streaming in a future update.


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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A 64-year-old Fairbanks man was mauled to death by a bear at a remote lake in Alaska's interior, authorities said Friday.
The man and a family member were at a cabin at George Lake, about 110 miles southeast of Fairbanks, when the attack occurred Thursday evening.
The family member sought shelter inside the cabin and called authorities, Alaska State Troopers spokeswoman Megan Peters said.
A troopers helicopter dispatched from Fairbanks was unable to land in the terrain, but a Pavehawk helicopter from Eielson Air Force Base in Fairbanks was able to drop personnel at the site. Alaska Wildlife Troopers also responded by boat, aided by Good Samaritans.
Responders found the man's body outside the cabin, and the traumatized family member inside. The victim was identified as Robert Weaver, Peters said.
"Troopers did search the area when they first got there, but no bear was located," Peters said.
That soon changed, however, as responders investigating the death encountered a black bear.
"The black bear was stalking up on the trooper and the civilian who was assisting him, when they noticed it and killed it," Peters said.
It wasn't immediately known if this was the bear involved in the mauling.
The necropsy on the bear was completed Friday afternoon in Fairbanks, said Cathie Harms, a biologist with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Measurements were taken for comparative purposes once the autopsy on Weaver's body is completed in Anchorage.
"We'll know more, but we may or may not know that this bear was involved in the attack," she said.
The bear necropsied was an adult male. They don't yet have an exact age, but assume it was an older bear because of the great deal of wear on its molars, she said.
It had normal levels of fat, meaning it was not in a condition of starvation, and did not have any apparent disease or infirmity, she said.
Harms stressed that it's not yet known if this was the bear involved in the attack, or if it was a black bear attack, at all.
She said an attack by a bear is not common, even less so for black bears. Fatalities by black bears are even more rare. In fact, Harms said she could only find records for four deaths by a black bear in Alaska for the last 61 years.
The family member at the cabin with Weaver was his next of kin, Peters said. That person, who wasn't identified, apparently was uninjured but traumatized.
"We haven't done a follow-up interview yet with the person," Peters said. "They are understandably very, very upset by what happened."
"Our heart goes out to the family," Harms said. "It's a very sad situation and they have our sympathies."
It wasn't immediately known when authorities might be able to interview the other family member to see if they can get more details about what happened.
Peters said the important thing to take away from this is attack is to be always prepared and alert.
"Any time that you are out in Alaska recreating, whether it's in your backyard or out camping in rural Alaska, there's always a risk of coming into contact with wildlife," she said.
"It doesn't matter if it's a black bear or a brown bear or a polar bear, it doesn't matter the size, they are wild animals, and they are dangerous," Peters said.
She said people should familiarize themselves with safety tips on the Alaska Department of Fish and Game's "Living with Bears" website: http://is.gd/2S3ZWu .
"Alaskans live in bear habitat and if people pay attention to about five basic rules, they can lessen their chance of an interaction or a serious interaction with bears," Harms said.
Those include not surprising, approaching or feeding a bear, not camping on a trail and staying away from a bear's food cache.
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Many breast cancer tumors grow in response to estrogen. This medicine interferes with the production of estrogen in the body. As a result, the amount of estrogen that the tumor is exposed to is reduced, limiting the growth of the tumor.
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Using this medicine with any of the following medicines may cause an increased risk of certain side effects, but using both drugs may be the best treatment for you. If both medicines are prescribed together, your doctor may change the dose or how often you use one or both of the medicines.
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Certain medicines should not be used at or around the time of eating food or eating certain types of food since interactions may occur. Using alcohol or tobacco with certain medicines may also cause interactions to occur. Discuss with your healthcare professional the use of your medicine with food, alcohol, or tobacco.
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You may take this medicine with or without food.
Anastrozole sometimes causes nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea. However, it is very important that you continue to use the medicine, even if you begin to feel ill. Ask your doctor for ways to prevent these effects or make them less severe.
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Ask your healthcare professional how you should dispose of any medicine you do not use.
It is important that your doctor check your progress at regular visits to make sure that this medicine is working properly. Blood tests may be needed to check for unwanted effects.
It is unlikely that a postmenopausal woman may become pregnant. But, you should know that using this medicine while you are pregnant could harm your unborn baby. Use an effective form of birth control to keep from getting pregnant. If you think you have become pregnant while using the medicine, tell your doctor right away.
This medicine may cause a serious type of allergic reaction called anaphylaxis. Anaphylaxis can be life-threatening and requires immediate medical attention. Call your doctor right away if you have itching; hives; hoarseness; trouble breathing; trouble swallowing; or any swelling of your hands, face, or mouth while you are using this medicine.
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Along with its needed effects, a medicine may cause some unwanted effects. Although not all of these side effects may occur, if they do occur they may need medical attention.
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There are so many things, dear readers, that I have been wanting to find the time to talk with you about. But those will have to wait. Because this week a peer-reviewed journal of librarianship published an entire issue by an anonymous hack blogger with a following. That's right folks — not a magazine, and not a hoax, but peer reviewed journal. I mean, ISI doesn't have it's impact factor, but still. Journal of Access Services 5:4 is made up entirely of 'articles' by the Annoyed Librarian.
Why does this make me sputter and fume and contemplate fomenting a university-wide mass-cancellation of all Haworth journals? Well, it's an affront to scholarly publishing for one. There are lots of reasons to rail against scholarly publishing, and I agree with many fo them, but in a world where words are a primary form of communication, I tend to prefer that my words are used how they are defined, and not as double speak. A peer- reviewed journal is a specific thing, and a set of specific things. To wit, I taught my students to tell a journal article was peer-reviewed when:
- the article was dense with scholarly conversation, and hard for those not in the field to understand
- the article was attributed, with contact information
- part of a conversation between scholars
- contains footnotes and a bibliography
Scholarly articles are also identified by their reasoned arguments, their attentions to both sides of the issue, and the evidence that is brought to bear to support the argument and refute counter arguments.
Are any of these things true of the so-called articles published in Journal of Access Services this quarter?
Has scholarship in librarianship grown so weak that AL is now the best of what;'s out there? Is this what passes for reasoned argument? Is Access Services so devoid of smart people doing interesting work that this is the best the journal could find to publish? It seems like one of the premier publishing houses in the field of LIS thinks so.
Have I lost my sense of humor? Am I being curmudgeonly and behind the times? Has the purpose of peer-reviewed librarianship grown so pointless that we should be OK with this? I don't think so. And I think we should revolt. This journal, publishing this obvious pablum as peer-reviewed scholarship denigrates the work of every person who has ever published in the journal or for the press, and every person who does so in the future.
How do we fight back? Scholarly communication still has a place, but I'm not sure there is a place for this press in the conversation anymore. How do we hold them accountable? What amends will make this OK? What actions can and should we, the consumers of this material on all fronts (consumer and library), take to protect our professional interests both personal and scholarly? It is up to us, as the guardians of scholarly communication (of many many hats we wear, this is certainly one of them)??


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Casual games developer looking for new logo
Inertia Game Studios
Inertia Software - an independant casual games developer in the UK is looking to change its name to "Inertia Game Studios" and we are also looking to change our logo. Our current logo can be seen here:
(though its not a very good image of it - it would usually be on a white background with a drop shadow)
The current logo is ok, but we are looking for something more professional.
I would advise doing some research on Casual Games (on google) to see what they are all about as it will help you get a feel for what we are about. You should also visit our website:
Casual games are simple games aimed primarily at a female audience aged between 20 - 60, they are easy to get into and addictive, but most of all - fun.
A good example of a casual games company with a great logo is Big Fish Games - see:
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"Consider the power of your words as you choose what to say, and consider different ways that you can communicate the same message," says the campaign's website. "If you are offended by someone's language, engage them in a discussion. Ask them what they really meant by what they said."
The campaign provides examples of what it views as offensive speech, and then offers alternative terms.
For example, instead of using the phrase "illegal alien," the campaign encourages students to use "immigrants," "undocumented immigrants," or "undocumented citizens."
Instead of using the phrase "that's so gay," to describe something in a negative way, students should use "inappropriate," "weird," "strange," "out of place/order/line," or "wrong."
The website includes testimonial videos from students who support the campaign because it makes them feel better.
Robert Shibley, senior vice president for the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), said he doesn't see anything wrong with encouraging students to avoid speech that some people may find offensive.
"To the extent that the University of Maryland wants to persuade students to use less offensive speech, ultimately that's an argument for politeness and it's their prerogative to do so," Shibley told CNSNews.com.
Shibley say problems occur when a state-funded institution such as the University of Maryland implements speech requirements by way of speech codes, for example.
On its "Resources" page, the Inclusive Language Campaign notes that its goal is not to be the "language police." The goal, it says is to "educate and create conversations around language and inclusion on campus."
Links to advocacy organizations are available for students seeking more information on inclusive language. Organizations include but are not limited to: American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Southern Poverty Law Center, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and the Human Rights Campaign (HRC.)
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35395, Children's Songbook, The Savior, Oh, Hush Thee, My Baby, 48-49
1. Oh, hush thee, my baby; a story I'll tell,
How little Lord Jesus on earth came to dwell;
How in a far country, 'way over the sea,
Was born a wee baby, my dear one, like thee.
2. The story was told by the angels so bright,
As round them was shining a heavenly light.
The stars shone out brightly, but one led the way
And stood o'er the place where the dear baby lay.
3. The shepherds here found him, as angels had said,
The poor little stranger, no crib for a bed.
Down low in a manger so quiet he lay.
This little child Jesus, asleep on the hay.
Lullaby, baby, lullaby, dear.
Sleep, little baby; have nothing to fear.
Lullaby, baby, lullaby, dear.
Jesus will care for his little one here.
Words and music: Joseph Ballantyne, 1868-1944
Optional ostinato may be sung with the verse.
Hush thee, my baby, Oh, hush (etc.)
Ostinato: Patricia Haglund Nielsen, b. 1936. © 1989 IRI
Luke 2:7-16
Matthew 2:1-2


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I'm getting married on October, and that is just six months around the corner. This means that I barely have half a year to make a drastic make-over on my pimple-stricken face. I am aware it is
partly mostly my fault for neglecting my skin for the longest time, and now I have no choice but to stash out a huge sum and get all possible, quick treatment skin care products out in the market.
In my last post, I got my first beauty box from Althea Korea. And because I was the skeptical-at-first-buy type of customer, I only bought 4 items (which I regretted later on). I eventually realized that this set wouldn't do me that much good. I had been following a basic skin care regimen for a few months now, and by basic I meant cleanse-tone-moisturize. I have bought and tried several local organic brands and none of which really made a prominent change in my complexion. I thought it's about time I venture in that
tedious 10-step Korean skin care regimen that I had been reading over the net for a while now. Well drastic means drastic and I have not much time left. Without a moment's hesitation, I filled my shopping bag with all the products left unchecked in that 10-step regimen. For the benefit of those who didn't know, these are the "basics" of their regimen:
1. Pre-cleanse
2. Cleanse
3. Exfoliate
4. Tone / refresh
5. Essense
6. Serums / ampoules
7. Sheet mask
8. Eye Cream
9. Moisturize
10. Night Cream
I mentioned basics as not one from this list should be left out. The Korean skin care regimen can extend to as many as 11 to 17 steps, although I don't think I have to go that far. My first box already comprised of the Cleanse, Tone and Moisturize, leaving me with 7 more steps. I actually did not buy any sheet mask for the reason that it broke me out when I tried it on once and since the primary purpose of it is for additional moisture plus the benefits of the Essence, I decided to untick it out of the list. So anyway, here are the contents of my second box:
|same box but smaller
|L-R: Essence, Night Cream, Serum, Foaming Cleanser,
Eye Cream, Exfoliator
So here is an infographic on my own routine. I was not able to follow the regimen religiously, hence the lack of the pre-cleanse and sheet mask per se, plus the inclusion of a non-Korean Product (Celeteque). I do have a Pre-cleanse step but I had just emptied my Bench Tea Tree make-up removal wipes hence its absence in this photo below. Basically, the Korean pre-cleanse step refers to oil-cleansers in order to remove the make up but I have yet to get one for myself. In the meantime, I am using Pond's Cold Cream Cleanser which I wipe off with a napkin after massaging it into my face for about 5 minutes. So as not to confuse, I have listed in the left corner the standard 10-Step Korean Skin Care while I have enumerated the products included in my own routine.
My Korean Inspired Skin Care Routine:
< Pre-Cleanse with Pond's Cold Cream Cleanser >
1. Cleanse with Innisfree Green Tea Pure Cleansing Foam
2. Exfoliate with Skin Food Black Sugar Mask.
3. Tone with Etude House Wonder Pore Freshner
4. Serums/Ampoule. Innisfree Green Tea Seed Serum
6. Eye Cream. Salmon Brightening Eye Cream
7. Moisturize with Celeteque Hydration Facial Moisturizer
8. Night Cream. Nature Republic Super Aqua Max Fresh Watery Cream
Since I have occasional break outs, I use the Aloe Vera Soothing Gel as my pimple treatment because I have read the benefits of Aloe Vera to your skin. I put a bead-size aloe to my pimples and leave them overnight. At times, I use the aloe as body moisturizer or in my underarms after I shaved. You can place it in the fridge for cooler and more soothing effect.
I have been following this regimen for 2 weeks religiously and I must say, I can already see changes. I have recently stopped using my cake foundation (which I have used since forever) and just wear the Innisfree No Sebum Mineral Powder and flaunt an almost-bare face all day. I never thought I'd see the day when I say bye bye foundation. *tears*
How about sharing your skin care regimen? Or perhaps you may want to suggest products that I could try out. Oily to combination skin type here! Hehe Ciao!~
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The first time I spied Mr Ben Whishaw in the flesh - out in the real world, actual size, in original 3-D - was on the streets of Manhattan, almost three years ago. The actor was, back in 2010, starring alongside Ms Andrea Riseborough - a rising talent herself - in an off-Broadway production of The Pride, written by playwright Mr Alexi Kaye Campbell and involving two parallel love stories between a man (Mr Hugh Dancy) and a woman (Ms Riseborough), and a man (Mr Dancy again) and another man (Mr Whishaw).
Looking half lost, half stoned and just a sprinkle self-conscious, Mr Whishaw shuffled apologetically past that day, eyes drilling down into the New York pavement in a manner that might be described as a little like Mr Kevin Spacey's cripple, Verbal, in The Usual Suspects. It seemed to me that Mr Whishaw was going to some pains to slope past unnoticed; happy to observe, rather than be observed. Still, I clocked him. Or thought I did. And prior to meeting him again three years later in a more official capacity I felt proud - no, sure - that this sighting confirmed all my assumed preconceptions of this most British of British actors: short, boyishly handsome, a little jumpy, a lot introverted, nice eyes and about as brazen and as bawdy as a newborn foal.
I do get stopped on the street, and they always have something lovely to say. Someone was talking to me about that poor girl in the Twilight films - Kirsten, is it?
Of course, that's what everyone always thinks about Mr Whishaw: reluctant, fame-weary, bookish, and unfathomably thespian. Well, we're all spectacularly wrong. (Mostly wrong anyway; he is very thespian. And quite bookish.) And if his brilliantly erudite, assertive turn in the BBC's The Hour (across both past seasons as the wily Freddie Lyon) failed to convince you of such collective misreadings of the man, then his excellent reincarnation of James Bond's gadget guy, Q, in Skyfall last year will have confirmed what you already suspected deep down: that there's more to this boy than meets the eye.
"I just keep myself to myself, mostly," says Mr Whishaw. "Perhaps that's why people don't see me as this larger-than-life... celebrity." To his credit, the way in which he almost retches out that last word like a cat coughing up a fur ball shows you his disregard - or rather, what little interest - he has in our cultural obsession with the famous for being famous.
"I do get stopped on the street, although rarely. And they always have something lovely to say. Someone was talking to me about that poor girl in the Twilight films - Kirsten, is it?"
"Kristen, that's right. I wouldn't like that. Not at all. Living in hotel rooms and being mobbed. A terrible state of existing. Terrible!"
The Work
Mr Whishaw as Q in the critically acclaimed 23rd James Bond film, 2012
cloud atlas
From left: Mr Jim Broadbent and Mr Whishaw in the Wachowskis' epic sci-fi drama
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Mr Whishaw as journalist Freddie Lyon in the 2011 BBC Cold War drama
Despite not enjoying the trappings of fame and glossing over the globe-spanning, box office-demolishing juggernaut that is the Bond franchise for just a second, 2013 could well be Mr Whishaw's most prolific year yet. First, in February, comes the Wachowskis' epic adaptation of Mr David Mitchell's purposefully rudderless Cloud Atlas - "I still don't know whether I understand all of it. Although I'm happy not to have every plot line sewn up neatly" - and come March the Bedfordshire-born actor will be seen in Peter and Alice at the Noël Coward Theatre in London, alongside none other than M. That's right, his new, old boss, Dame Judi Dench.
"We actually never met on set for Bond, Judi and I," says Mr Whishaw. "I think it was at the premiere that we first managed to say hello to one another properly. That whole Bond experience pretty much blew my mind - if only for my realisation of the insatiable global appetite for James Bond. His legacy will go on far longer than any of ours."
And there's more to come - although MR PORTER couldn't possibly spill any details of the rumoured role in Mr Steven Spielberg's Robopocalypse, slated for 2014, alongside Ms Anne Hathaway and Mr Chris Hemsworth. "Nothing is nailed down yet," says Mr Whishaw, ever the diplomat.
Still, there's no doubt of the admiration for Mr Whishaw, especially if Twitter is anything to go by. The morning I meet him, both the author Mr Bret Easton Ellis and journalist Ms Caitlin Moran tweet their lustful adorations of the good-natured boy-child - Ms Moran going so far as to say she'd like to "bang" him.
"I'm not aware of any of that stuff," he smiles, stifling a grin the size of a canoe. "But thank you for telling me. It's always nice to be appreciated.
Cloud Atlas opens in the UK on 22 February.
Peter and Alice runs at the Noël Coward Theatre from 9 March to 1 June. michaelgrandagecompany.com


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please provide a zoomed view as well for one of the plots
The 6 panel plot "Bands & Transmission & Resonances & Charge & IV" is great. Can you please duplicate this one and provide an energy-zoomed view of the top panel which focuses on the energy range in which carriers flow? Probably ZERO is a good lower energy cut-off for the top panel. EMAX in the tranmission is probably a good top energy cut-off


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Lewiston-Porter High School has been approved for a Confucius Classroom, the only one in Niagara County. The classroom comes after five years of work through the University at Buffalo's Confucius Institute and the Chinese government agency HANBAN. It is also an extension of more than 20 years of international studies programming at Lew-Port.
There is a new emphasis on the relationship of China with the world, according to Lewiston-Porter High School Principal Paul Casseri, who also serves as the director of the program.
There have been numerous exchanges of students between Lew-Port and Tianjin High School No. 2 in China for several years. In addition teacher exchanges have been set up, providing Lew-Port students with the opportunity to study the Chinese language and culture. Two instructors from southern China are arriving in the United States this week.
At the end of 2010 there were 322 Confucius Institutes and 369 Confucius Classrooms established in 96 countries. The classrooms are funded by the Chinese Language Council International (Hanban) with in-kind services from the hosts.
The goal is to advance the understanding of contemporary China through study of their culture and language. The physical classroom will be located in the high school (Room 411) and will include all the amenities of a classroom and office area that will be impressive and comfortable for students, staff and delegates.
"The comfort and look of the room is very important to the Chinese," said Casseri.
The Confucius Classroom adopts flexible teaching patterns and adapts the methods to the local conditions as they teach American students Chinese language and culture.
Lewiston-Porter is taking another step forward. The district is working with D'Youville College on bringing Chinese students to Lew-Port for their senior year and then through an agreement, those students will transfer directly to D'Youville for their college education. Niagara University and the State University College at Oswego are also looking at such a proposal.
"D'Youville is excited about this and again as our student population gets smaller it is a way to supplement it," said Lewiston-Porter Superintendent Christopher Roser.
It also benefits Lew-Port students by providing them with more exposure to their Chinese peers.
"Exposure to other cultures and languages is a strength of our school and has been for over 20 years," said Roser. "Our school is our strength."
The Confucius Classroom will be dedicated in November but the kick-off for the program will be during the school's spring festival.
Casseri also had the floor for the presentation of the Lewiston-Porter Report Card, an overview of student achievement from the Class of 2012.
Enrollment was at 752 at that time, it is 718 today.
Lewiston-Porter had a 99 percent graduation rate in 2012, with 99 percent of those students getting a Regents Diploma and 56 percent of those receiving an advanced Regents Diploma.
The Performance Index is down slightly, but that is due to New York state's passing rate for students being 65 percent, and the state dictating that schools must be accountable for passing grades of 80 percent in mathematics and 75 percent in English Language Arts. These are known as Aspirational Performance Measures, indicating how schools and districts are performing on measures closely aligned with college and career readiness, according to the state Education Department.
Compared to several other local districts of similar size, Lewiston-Porter outpaced them in the majority of the tests.
What this means for the high school is that Lew-Port will continue to look at Common Core implementation, use the results to enhance teaching and learning, and they will be using the Castle Learning/My Big Campus concept for learning and intervention. They will also be using "flipped classrooms" in mathematics and physics where students can learn at home through the use of videos and then return to the classroom for work and collaboration.
"It's not a bad report but there are concerns," said Roser. "With the cuts we've made there have been issues in maintaining upper level courses. But we need to keep kids motivated and interested. Use of technology makes courses interesting."
The next regular meeting of the Board of Education will be Tuesday, Sept. 17, at 6:30 p.m. in the Community Resource Building.