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Dr Blay Whitby is a philosopher and ethicist concerned with the social impact of new and emerging technologies. He is a leading researcher in the field and the author of many books, chapters and papers on the subject including "On Computable Morality", "Reflections on Artificial Intelligence: The Legal, Moral and Ethical Dimensions and "Artificial Intelligence, A Beginner's Guide".
Dr Whitby is a member of the Strategic Ethics Committee of BCS The Chartered Institute of IT and ethical advisor to the Royal Academy of Engineering.
Widening public engagement in science through debate is important to him and he is a regular speaker in community settings as well as having participated in several very high impact science/art collaborations.
He is currently a popular and engaging lecturer at The University of Sussex, leading a number of courses including: "Ethical Issues in Computing", "Introduction to Cognitive Science", "Knowledge Based Systems", "Philosophy of Science" and "Research Ethics".
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Learn a little more about your freshly-earned halfling race! Completeing all of the puzzles in this pack will earn you the Viper Ward
Solutions (spoilers)
Intro to Halflings
"Find out exactly what makes these hairy-footed fellas special."
- GETINDARE the goat.
- Get the Combat pickup.
- BYSSEPS the Gorgon.
- BYSSEPS and GETINDARE to kill Gorgon.
- Kill both Meat Man.
- BYSSEPS the Monster: Jormungandr Jormungandr.
- BYSSEPS and level up off of the last Meat Man.
- BYSSEPS and attack Monster: Jormangandr Jormangandr until hit would result in death.
- BYSSEPS one last time then convert it and consume health potion.
- GETINDARE and kill for win.
Halfling Trial
"Can you manage your health resources in a slightly more advanced scenario?"
- BURNDAYRAZ the Goblin.
- BYSSEPS Goblin once.
- BYSSEPS again and convert and consume the BYSSEPS rune.
- Consume ONE Health Potion.
- Kill Goblin.
- BURNDAYRAZ then GETINDARE the Warlock.
- Kill the Meat Man and Goblin normally.
- Attack Zombie twice then GETINDARE to kill it.
- BURNDAYRAZ the Monster: Jormungandr Jormungandr then convert all runes.
- Consume ONE Health Potion and attack twice (Uses Glyph: Death Protection Death Protection]]).
- Convert Shield and consume all potions.
- Kill Monster: Jormungandr Jormungandr.
Ring of Death
"The enemy has heavily fortified itself, but you think you've found a way around"
- Attack the Minotaur in the lower left to knock yourself backwards through a wall.
- Cast WEYTWUT from your current position (bottom middle) on the Minotaur.
- Pick up the Pendant of Health and consume a Health Potion.
- Position yourself directly north of the Minotaur so you will be pushed toward the Monster: Jormungandr Jormungandr.
- Attack the Minotaur twice, using up your Glyph: Death Protection Death Protection]].
- WEYTWUT the zombie anywhere but directly south of the boss.
- Kill the Meat Man with basic attacks.
- Use Mana Potion.
- Pick up BURNDAYRAZ and cast it on the remaining Goblin
- Attack Goblin once to kill it.
- Convert WEYTWUT and consume the health potion.
- Kill the Dragon Spawn.
- BURNDAYRAZ the Monster: Jormungandr Jormungandr.
- Convert BURNDAYRAZ
- Attack Monster: Jormungandr Jormungandr and use potions until you are out of potions and are about to die.
- Then convert the Pendant of Health and Mana Potion and use the health potion you receive.
- Kill Monster: Jormungandr Jormungandr.

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I have a whole album of unknowns from the 1860s, and I know how frustrating it is to have tangible proof that someone existed but no clue about who it is! I've been reading your blog now for awhile because I love how you focus on family stories... i.e. history in a microcosm. I only noticed today that one of your research interests includes a Higgins family. This is a complete shot in the dark, but my grandfather told me that he had Higgins cousins in Australia (I'm not sure where they were from because his mother was from Ireland and his father was from England)... Related names might be Hill, Scott, Flynn, Knight or Kelley. No other details, but I thought "why not ask?"ReplyDelete
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Interested in Language
I have frequently heard and seen (in instruction manuals) the word "possibilities" used a bit oddly by native speakers of German. It seems to be used where "options" or sometimes "features" is intended. For example:
"This new development left John with only two possibilities (meaning "options"): . . ." etc.
"This product has the following possibilities (meaning "features"):
Greater capacity
Faster speeds
Longer life" etc.
Is there a better way to teach word choice in a situation like this other than simply providing a list of examples? Or is that the best way?
(Addressing American English only.)
Yes, the best way is through experience (which is not the same as giving examples). Experience lets the student relate the use of certain word/phrase with a meaning by themselves. I think reading in English is one of those experiences, and it should be encouraged by teachers. Collocation is an arbitraty thing, but our memory needs to relate it to a certain experience, otherwise it might not fix.


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The attorney for an Iowa businessman convicted of misusing $200 million in customer funds says her client should be released from jail before sentencing so he can spend time with his wife and friends.
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She says he also wouldn't want to leave because his support system is in Iowa, "and, quite simply, Iowa is his home."
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In the meantime, I wanted to share another work in progress.
Three of my cousins' children all have birthdays coming up in May & June. This year, one of the boys is turning 3 and the other two are turning 1. We decided that each boy would get something homemade this year ... so I have embarked on a project I like to call "3 months, 3 boys, 3 birthdays, 3 quilts, oh cr*p!" OK, so that last part isn't so much part of the name as it is how I'm feeling right now!
The good news is that one of the quilt tops is done (above and below), another is very much in progress (blogged here), and the third is already all planned out with the fabric purchased and cut, just not pieced.
This first one follows the "Turning Twenty" pattern, as recommended by the teacher of our Beginning Quilting class as an easy quilt for a beginner. She had made a beautiful quilt from this pattern out of Amy Butler's Nigella fabrics and showed it off at one of our classes. It looked pretty easy, so I wanted to give it a try.
I picked out some Prints Charming fabric featuring rocketships and spaceboy themes ... suitable for a little boy, no? I remember reading about this line back in the fall and had been keeping my eyes and ears open for it to officially "launch" -- well, it must have come out to little or no fanfare, because I stumbled across a fat quarter bunch in an Etsy shop. This fabric is so nice -- both the patterns and the feel of the fabric -- that I'm really surprised there hasn't been more "buzz" around it.
Anyhow, I got some fat quarters and picked up some coordinating Kona Cotton solids at Joann's and cut and pieced the whole top in one weekend. It was extremely easy and I think the pattern is great for fabrics with large designs on them. I could see this becoming a "go to" pattern for a quick gift or to feature favorite fabrics.
The thing turned out to be a LOT larger than I was expecting. In fact, after finishing the blocks, I considered not using them all and making the top at least a row or two shorter in both directions. I'm afraid that even a 3-year old won't be able to even lift this thing once it's put together and quilted! But I decided to make it full size -- want to know why? Because having some leftover blocks would represent yet another unfinished project, and I wouldn't be able to rest until I bought more fabrics to complete it and figured out someone to give it to. So basically, I'm making the poor kid a humongo blanket because I didn't want to feel like I had "unfinished business"! Is that selfish of me?
I'm kind of intimidated to even try to quilt this thing, it's so big. And I haven't bought a backing yet. Any ideas?
So here's another completed top that's sitting folded up in my house. Are you sensing a pattern here? I love picking out the fabric, the pattern, cutting it up, piecing it all together ... but I get stuck at the basting part. It could be because I don't have a room big enough to lay everything out on the floor. Or it could be because of the 3 slipped discs in my back, and the fear of crawling around on the floor. Either way, I need to get over it or figure out an alternative ... my unfinished projects are creating a logjam!


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text: News Posted 07-16-2014 New Golden Nuggets Media, buyers gather to vote on best of New Product Showcase More than 500 registered media and buyers were expected to vote on Best of Show from the gear in the New Product Showcase. (Steve Bowman photo) By: Mike Suchan, OutdoorChannel.com ORLANDO, Fla. -- Louie Stout, a senior writer for B.A.S.S. publications, said he has seen thousands of similar lures in his 28 years covering ICAST, and that has left him looking for the truly unique new products. "I look for the things that are different, that have something nobody else has," he said. "I like the accessories that benefit the angling experience." While Stout focuses and votes only on bass fishing products, he was among the media members scouring the aisles of the New Product Showcase for this year's nuggets. The showcase is the premier venue at ICAST, where companies debut their latest products. Credentialed media and buyers have a one-day window to cast votes, from 5 p.m. Tuesday to 3 p.m. Wednesday. Click image to view the photo gallery The showcase has long been the jewel of ICAST, run by the American Sportfishing Association. Both continue to gorw, ASA spokeswoman Mary Jane Williamson said. "Already today we are already at 10,000 attendees between ICAST and IFTD (International Fly Tackle Dealer Show), that's the biggest show we've ever had," she said. "Tomorrow evening, during the Chairman's Reception, we will announce the Best of Show in the 24 categories plus Overall Best of Show." Williamson said she expects about 500 ballots to be cast from the 750 registered media and more than 2,000 buyers eligible to vote. Stout said assessing the gear at the showcase is only the first step for him. Of the more interesting products, he said he heads to the manufacturers' booths to find out more. "With just seeing them here, you can't tell if they will catch fish or not," he said. "I talk to them to find our more before I write anything. And hopefully we can take it out and catch fish." Along with several other B.A.S.S. writers, Stout will submit around 50 of his favorite new products from the show and write a little bit about each. While the products gain a boost from winning a Best of Show award, it is the media exposure that helps get the word out. ASA itself says ICAST "is the cornerstone of the sportfishing industry, helping to drive sportfishing companies' product sales year round," and inviting media that strives to deliver the latest and greatest gear is a large part of that. Fishing Family The New Product Showcase can be the first and only time old acquaintances get to visit during the week. Fishing legend Bill Dance made his way through the aisles at his 44th such event. He said he just finished shooting eight shows of "Bill Dance Saltwater," which airs on Outdoor Channel. Circle Award Doug Olander, outdoor writer, conservation advocate and editor-in-chief of Sport Fishing magazine, was presented the Homer Circle Fishing Communicator Award by the ASA and the Professional Outdoor Media Association (POMA) on Tuesday. "I believe our sport is facing unprecedented challenges," Olander said, "with the opportunity to fish and quality of fishing threatened, sometimes intentionally, but more often as collateral damage in a rapidly changing world. "Whether the sport is our livelihood or something we live to enjoy, it's worth fighting for. That doctrine has guided my efforts and opportunities to influence public policy and perception throughout my career. I'm flattered that those efforts have been judged worthy of this tremendous recognition." Click here for videos, stories and photos from ICAST 2014. Share This Story Related Fishing : Posted 07-15-2014 Fishing's Homecoming View Fishing : Posted 07-12-2014 Savage Baits 2014-15 New Products View Comments


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|Question time at Stormont
Today I had Oral Questions in the Assembly and the first question, from Sinn Fein MLA Raymond McCartney, was not about his own constituency of Foyle but about social housing in North Belfast. He asked: 'The minister for Social Development to outline the analysis used to reach a determination of equal Unionist and Nationalist housing need in north Belfast.'
For many years nationalist and republican politicians have claimed that the social housing waiting list in North Belfast is overwhelmingly nationalist and Roman Catholic. That became the nationalist narrative about housing need and was repeated so often that it came to be accepted more generally, by journalists, academics and commentators.
One part of the narrative was that there was a young and growing Roman Catholic population in North Belfast and the other part of the narrative was that the Protestant community was older and declining. As a result, according to the nationalist narrative, the social housing waiting list was overwhelmingly Roman Catholic. But is that narrative true?
Well Sinn Fein got their answer and here it is:
I have stated a number of times now that the need in both communities in the North Belfast Constituency is roughly the same. This is not my view or interpretation of the figures, it's the facts that speak for themselves.
The figures are the Northern Ireland Housing Executive's and are based on housing waiting list figures for the North Belfast Assembly and Parliamentary constituency. They are the Housing Executive's totals for the number of applicants for social housing and transfer applicants who self-identified as either Protestant or Roman Catholic within each Common Landlord Area in the constituency. The latest figures I have received from the Housing Executive, from 31st December 2013, again speak for themselves with 1,994 Protestants and 1,988 Roman Catholics on the waiting list in the North Belfast Constituency.
Previously, I had quoted the figures from September 2013 and they were 2059 Protestants and 1,986 Roman Catholics but we now have the most up-to-date figures available.
There are fluctuations from day to day and month to month but the general pattern is that the number of Protestants on the waiting list in North Belfast and the number of Roman Catholics on the waiting list are roughly the same.
The reaction from nationalist politicians and the supplementary question from SDLP MLA Alban Maginness demonstrated that they had not accepted the facts. The nationalist narrative is so deeply embedded in the minds of nationalists that they find it very difficult to accept the facts, even those provided by the Housing Executive.
The claim that the waiting list is overwhelmingly Roman Catholic is untrue but it has become almost an article of faith for nationalists. The only answer then is to keep repeating the facts and challenging the myths.
I also had the opportunity today to explain how nationalists were able to manufacture their myth about social housing and here is the explanation. The North Belfast Constituency covers all or part of four Housing Executive districts - Shankill, North Belfast, Newtownabbey 1 and Newtownabbey 2. One of these districts is more nationalist than unionist whereas the others are more unionist than nationalist. Nationalists however simply took the figures for one of those areas, the one that is most nationalist, and ignored the figures for the areas that are most unionist!
For example, in the case of Rathcoole CLA there are 432 people on the waiting list and of these 222 are in housing stress but that need was simply ignored by nationalists. Nevertheless that figure shows just how much new social housing is needed and I am glad to say that more new social housing is programmed for Rathcoole.
For example, in the case of Rathcoole CLA there are 432 people on the waiting list and of these 222 are in housing stress but that need was simply ignored by nationalists. Nevertheless that figure shows just how much new social housing is needed and I am glad to say that more new social housing is programmed for Rathcoole.
I will return to this in future posts because the issue is very complex and is best dealt with in bite-sized chunks. Today's chunk is the basic fact that the waiting list for Protestants and the waiting list for Roman Catholics is roughly the same.
Meanwhile another Sinn Fein MLA Fra McCann asked a written question about social housing in the Lower Oldpark area. He asked: 'The Minister for Social Development to detail how the refurbished houses in the Lower Oldpark were allocated, including whether they were allocated to people within the area by transfer or allocated from the housing waiting list.'
My answer to this was:
Clanmil Housing Association, who own the properties in question, has advised that properties continue to be allocated in accordance with the Housing Selection Scheme. They have handed over five properties in Manor Court and four in Mountview Street. These nine properties have been allocated to applicants whose area of choice was the Lower Oldpark area; this includes one transfer.
This is the first stage in the regeneration of Lower Oldpark and I was delighted to be able to report that houses which had previously been derelict were now fully refurbished and occupied. Clanmil can now move on to the next phase of the refurbishment programme. Alongside this the Housing Executive have programmed a number of new build social houses for a vacant site below Century Street. This shows that a community such as Lower Oldpark, which was neglected for so many years, can have a bright future, with a growing population and good quality houses.
Lower Oldpark is one of the six areas selected for the new Building Successful Communities programme and in this case it is off to a good start. No longer will people be condemned to living amongst dereliction and decline. That is simply unacceptable.


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Dan Gill: New Orleans gardens and lawns
LSU AgCenter extension horticulturist Dan Gill talks spring gardening.
Dan Gill is the LSU AgCenter extension horticulturist. In this spring podcast that follows a severe New Orleans winter, Dan explains how our plants will recover from this winter's hard freezes and gives us tips about what we can do to help them along. Although many plants may appear dead, Dan suggests we wait awhile to see if new growth begins to appear. He also offers a tip that will help gardeners determine if a plant is still alive. Dan gives us some advice on what vegetables we should be planting now and makes recommendations on how to get the best harvest results. Many people begin fertilizing their lawns in the spring; Dan shares some very important dos and don'ts on the best way to take care of a lawn.
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(ISN) – Calgary, AB. May 31, 2014 – World No. 11-ranked Canada began its FIVB Volleyball
World League journey Saturday night with a straight-sets (25-21, 25-19, 25-20)
victory over Finland in Calgary, Alberta.
Canada capitalized on 28 Finland errors and out-blocked the visitors 9-4, riding a
16-point performance by Gavin Schmitt (Saskatoon) to earn the opening-night victory
in just one hour and 18 minutes.
"It was a good way to start World League," said Canadian captain Frederic Winters of
Victoria, BC. "We did the same thing last year, started really strong in our home
matches and then the theme was we didn't do so well the second night. So I think the
guys are really aware of that. We'll be really prepared for tomorrow night, I think
Finland's capable of playing much better, especially in service."
Glenn Hoag, Canada's head coach, pointed out there's still plenty of room for
improvement for his squad.
"Both teams are working things out, it's obvious," he said. "This is what World
League is at the beginning. The game grows better as we go; we have a lot of things
to work on. Our serving wasn't great. We didn't serve very hard, and that's one part
of the game where we need to improve is put hard serves in. Second thing is our
small play. We need to polish it. We need to be better at setting high balls by
Buoyed by a boisterous hometown crowd of 2,850 at Calgary's Stampede Corral, the
Canadians jumped out to an 8-3 lead in the first set. The Finns found their finesse
game with five attacks by Urpo Sivula and worked back to just a two-point
disadvantage at 18-16, but Schmitt was solid down the stretch as Canada took it
In the early stages of the second with Canada leading 4-2, Finland libero Lauri
Kerminen sustained a leg injury and was carried off the court by his teammates. The
set followed a similar pattern as the first: Canada took the early lead, Finland
pushed in the middle to come within two points, and Canada pulled away late.
Hometown boy Graham Vigrass (Calgary), a late substitution for the home side, put it
away as Canada took a 25-19 set win and a two-set lead in the match.
Led by Sivula and Matti Oivanen, Finland made the third set the tightest of the
three. The set featured 11 tie scores between 6-6 and 18-18 as neither team could
gain a significant advantage, but a block by Canada's Gord Perrin (Creston, B.C.)
and Justin Duff (Winnipeg) broke the tie for good and gave them a 19-18 lead. A kill
and a service ace by Schmitt set up match point, and a Finland serve error gave
Canada the win at 25-20.
Sivula picked up 15 points on the night, all on attacks, while Oivanen had five
attacks and all of Finland's four blocks. Schmitt led Canada with 12 kills, with
Perrin adding nine. Rudy Verhoeff (Calgary) also had a solid night with six kills, a
block, and an ace for Canada.
For his part, Finland head coach Tuomas Sammelvuo knows that his team needs to be
better to have a chance against the Canadians in Sunday's rematch.
"We know that physically, they are stronger than us so we need to find other
solutions," Sammelvuo said. "First of all service and reception, we have to be
absolutely better. We didn't serve as we have been serving lately and we made too
many mistakes. We will come back tomorrow and fight for every ball because we can
always do something until the ball is on the floor."
Canada and Finland will wrap up the opening leg of their Pool C competition Sunday
night in Calgary, with first serve just after 6 p.m. MDT at the Stampede Corral.


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Last week, Apa Sherpa made it to the summit of Mount Everest for a record-breaking 21st time. This "Super Sherpa", who now lives in Utah, has climbed for the past several years with the Eco Everest Expedition, a team with a "leave no trace" outdoor ethic dedicated to cleaning up Everest. The group has brought down over 12 tons of garbage for disposal and four human bodies for burial over the past three years.
The Eco Everest Expedition team leaves Base Camp with the standard technical climbing gear and clothes for various weather conditions. They also pack various eco-friendly hiking gear that let them climb with minimal impact. Some of their most essential items include:
1. Parabolic solar cooker
Solar cookers are shaped like a mini satellite dish and use a reflective metal to concentrate sunlight into a small cooking area. The intensity of the sunlight heats up the cooking surface and lets you warm water for coffee and cook simple foods that heat quickly. You just have to eat during the day when the sun is shining. Solar cookers range in price from $25 up to $300 but you can save some cash by building your own.
2. Solar lighting
Gone are the days of lugging around a Coleman propane lantern for light. LED technology and solar power has made it possible to pack a small light charged by the sun. Hikers can choose traditional lanterns, pocketable flashlights and even solar-powered LEDs that are built into the brim of a baseball hat. These flashlights are relatively inexpensive and can be bought for under $50.
3. Ultraviolet water-purification pen
These pocket-sized pens use ultraviolet light to rid water of harmful bacteria, virus and the dreaded Giardia. One popular brand, the Steri-pen, can purify 16 ounces of water in less than a minute. Fill your water bottle, stick in your UV pen and you will have some sweet-tasting water to quench your thirst.
4. CMC (Clean Mountain Can)
Just like bears, many hikers relieve themselves in the woods and leave behind a trail of paper flowers. Gain back some dignity with the Clean Mountain Can, the toilet of choice for eco-hikers. The small polyethylene canister is designed to hold your poo and not spill its contents. It's a very packable 2.5 pounds and is good for 10-14 uses before it needs to be emptied and cleaned. A single Clean Mountain Can will set you back a cool $69.
5. Restop bags
If you find yourself in an extreme environment and really have to go pee, you will be happy to have a Restop bag in your pack. The disposable urine bag contains absorbent material, deodorants and enzymes that process up to 20 ounces of urine at a time. They are designed to be used by men and women (don't ask for a demonstration) and have a much-needed one way valve to prevent spillage. Each bag will cost you about $2-$3.
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Dr. Paul said that the NDAA bill, which identifies America as part of the global battlefield in America's Global War of Terror, establishes the legal ground for President Obama to declare a national emergency and impose martial law in America.
"I think the significant difference is not so much in what they have done," said Dr. Paul, "but the announcement and the arrogance of it all that they actually put it into law. . . This to me is an extremely wrong way to go. This is a giant step, this should be the biggest news going right now, it's literally legalizing martial law."
Dr. Paul added that it is the responsibility of journalists, bloggers, and activists to talk about this freedom-killing bill and increase public awareness about its dangerous implications for American society, saying: "It's up to so many of us now to wake the people up because they probably don't realize the significance of this, but this is big, this is big."
Dave Smith reported on Dr. Paul's comments in The International Business Times on Tuesday, December 20, in an article called, "NDAA 2012: Ron Paul Warns Bill Would Legalize Martial Law." Smith wrote:
Paul is refferring to section 1031 of the NDAA bill, which describes the U.S. as a "battlefield" and would give the military a green light to arrest and detain American citizens without any charges or trial. Sen. Mark Udall (D-Colo.) sums it up:
"These provisions raise serious questions as to who we are as a society and what our Constitution seeks to protect," Sen. Udall said. "Section 1031 essentially repeals the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 by authorizing the U.S. military to perform law enforcement functions on American soil. That alone should alarm my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, but there are other problems with these provisions that must be resolved."
Paul's comments have been totally ignored by the treasonous establishment media. And this is not surprising. The policy of America's state-run media is to impose an information blockade around important issues such as 9/11 truth, the Federal Reserve scam, and the Pentagon's preparations for Martial Law.
On the surface, what the Pentagon is preparing to do does not seem radical or dictatorial. In the event of an economic collapse, nonviolent civil insurrections, mass suicide bombings, a plague outbreak, a large-scale terrorist attack in a city like Chicago, or any prolonged national disaster, most panic-stricken Americans will probably demand that President Obama call on the military to roll out its tanks on American streets to reestablish social stability and order.
It is very possible that the state terrorists in Washington will orchestrate a global crisis like a world war or stage a string of false flag terror attacks before declaring national emergency and imposing martial law. The new world order terrorists won't just show up at your door, stick a gun to your neck, and demand that you go along with them to the nearest political detention center. They are more sophisticated than that.
Taking over a country and instituting martial law to further economically rape the population is serious business. A massive propaganda campaign has to be carried off before any troops are ordered to patrol American streets.
After Martial Law is declared, the military will announce that they need to go door to door to confiscate weapons and put citizens in detention camps without showing evidence of wrongdoing for "national security" reasons. They will tell the people: If you don't listen to our orders, you will be listed as a domestic enemy/traitor/terrorist, and treated accordingly.
During the coming social breakdown, people will take different sides. Not everybody believes the Bill of Rights is a sacred document that needs to be protected. After a nuclear false flag terrorist attack, or any kind of government psyop, most people will listen to the authorities and passively look on as "domestic terrorists" are detained, tortured, and murdered by the military, police, and mercenaries.
"Make us safe," the fearful crowds will plead, "Take the terrorists out of their urban caves and punish them." And the guys with the guns will say okay, sure, anything to make you slaves happy and safe.
Another false flag terrorist attack in an American city could be months, not years, away. So Martial law in America is a matter of time. Everything since 9/11 has been a build-up to a military dictatorship in America. American citizens, and citizens of all Western countries, have no rights. According to our Orwellian governments, individual rights are a thing of the past.
The Darwinian fascists and eugenicists who control Washington and other Western capitals think of the people as worthless scum to be brainwashed, killed, and permanently controlled. In their hateful eyes, we are not needed in the future they are making. We are worse than Soviet slaves. We are junk to be discarded. Hence 9/11, 7/7, and the Global War of Terror.
The evil power elite have dehumanized man and consistently planned acts of mass murder, terrorist attacks, regional conflicts, and world wars. 9/11, the Iraq War, and the coming war with Iran were all planned in the 1990s by psychopathic people in the United States and Israel.
They are even contemplating a global genocide. And the only way to commit such an epic crime against humanity is by systematically suppressing the reality of their dark agenda through their control of the media.
Instituting Martial Law represents a significant step towards fulfilling their ultimate goal which is to kill off the masses. It takes many years, and many steps, before such a ruthless dream can be fulfilled.
For the past decade, the genocidal killers have created two historic international crises, the war on terror and the global economic collapse, constructed political detention camps in America to detain American dissidents, ordered the Western media to not cover 9/11 facts and other important information, and quietly laid the groundwork for a military dictatorship in North America and Europe.
The hijacked U.S. government will say Marital Law will be imposed to defend the homeland from terrorists and restore social stability, but the real reasons have nothing to do with security or stability.
Martial Law is about population control and population reduction. It is also about keeping the American people from storming Washington D.C. and taking back their government.
Whether the psychopathic political establishment will fail or succeed is another matter. Anything is possible in the age we live in. There is always hope when there is resistance.
Lately, more people have woken up to the reality that the U.S. government was hijacked by fascist terrorists and mass murderers, so instituting Martial Law will be a very difficult task.
The rise of Ron Paul signals a positive trend in American society and American politics. The fact that Ron Paul is warning that Martial Law is coming to America is a hopeful sign that the country will not accept that disastrous direction when it is forced upon them by the totalitarian maniacs who control Washington.
Once Martial Law is declared by President Obama or any other President, Dr. Paul and other patriotic representatives could lead a national coalition of patriots to end the state of Martial Law and make the state terrorists in Washington stop their aggression against the American people.
Nobody should fear Martial Law in America. It is a sign of weakness and defeat. Resorting to brute force to suppress the American people shows that the tyrants in Washington are in their last days. Their biggest mistake is they have forgotten that resistance to tyranny is in America's blood. And Ron Paul is doing all he can to remind them of this fact.
Leaders like Dr. Paul, patriotic organizations like the Oath Keepers, and the paradigm-shattering alternative media have all played an important role in helping to alert the people, restore the rule of law, and hold treacherous government leaders accountable for their criminal actions and policies.
When Martial Law is finally declared in America (and Canada, too) our resistance to government tyranny and government terrorism must intensify.


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Central Bank of Savings Banks Finland Ltd received an 'A-' credit rating for investment grade from Standard & Poor's.
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Credit rating agency Standard & Poor's Rating Services (S&P) granted the Central Bank of Savings Banks Finland Ltd a credit rating of 'A-' for long-term investment grade and a rating of 'A-2' for short-term investment grade on 7 April 2015. The outlook is negative. The Central Bank acts as the central credit rating agency for the Savings Bank Group.


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The Sound Room is a location in the Game Boy Advance game Wario Land 4. It is a place that Wario stores the CDs that he collects in the levels. Stored on the CDs are different tunes and sound effects can be played back. Each one has a unique album cover (refer to picture). Inside the Sound Room are two speakers on the wall, along with two television screens; one that shows the album cover for the CD Wario is listening to, and the other one shows a music video featuring a unique Wariogram (a human cosplayed as Wario), a dog, an apple, a fox mask, a raccoon, and many other pictures. Different colored CDs are stored in different rows. The first being green (retrieved from the Emerald Passage), red (Ruby Passage), yellow (Topaz Passage) and blue (Sapphire Passage). A seventeenth CD, the Karaoke, can be unlocked by getting 10,000 or more points in every level, including Hall of Hieroglyphs and Golden Passage (even though there are no CDs to collect in those levels). It is a full song featuring a female singing in Japanese over a catchy tune.
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Ubuntu 10.04 – An Extremely Simple Operating System [Linux]
That's the new Ubuntu in a nutshell. Yesterday I explained how Ubuntu 10.04 Integrates All Your Inboxes [Linux] Read More Ubuntu 10.04 can integrate all your inboxes – including email, social networks and instant messaging – into one central place. But that's not the only new feature that'll come with the new release on April 29th: there are also a number of small changes that, collectively, give Ubuntu 10.04 a polish I've never seen in any Linux distribution.
I've been using the beta version of this Linux-based operating system for a week now, and I have to say I'm really impressed. Ubuntu 10.04 is by far the best Linux release I've ever used.
While there's no one killer feature, a number of small improvements add up to an attractive operating system usable by anyone right out of the box. The release shows a great deal of maturity on the part of developers, who continually try to find balance between satisfying their core audience of Linux fanatics whilst still making a platform viable for the average user. I've already explored several things that are easier to do in Ubuntu than in Windows 7 Things That Are Easier To Do In Ubuntu Than In Windows Read More , and if this release is any sign of things to come I may have to do another such list before the end of the year.
Let's take a look.
No More Confusing Graphics Programs
My first example of polish: the Gimp is gone!
Now don't get me wrong: I love the Gimp. It's a fantastic photo editor, and I'll be using it for years to come. But it shouldn't be included in Ubuntu by default.
Ubuntu should be the distribution that's easy to use. So with this release, Ubuntu leaves out the complex-by-design Gimp and instead offers basic image editing through F-Spot:
With these Ubuntu 10.04 tools, average users can quickly get done what they want to get done. I know, I know: this is basic functionality at best. But it's impossible to make an advanced photo editor that's easy to use, and Ubuntu shouldn't include anything the user can't figure out quickly – that can make people feel overwhelmed. Not including the Gimp by default shows a remarkable degree of maturity on the part of the Ubuntu project; they're taking themselves seriously as an operating system, and not thinking of themselves as some mere Linux distribution.
And for the user who already knows how to use the Gimp? A quick trip to the software manager and you've got it. Everybody wins.
Additionally, the ugly and confusing Xsane is replaced with a new, easy-to-understand program called Simple Scan. Xsane always worked great for me, but I hated the interface. This solves that, and I'm happy about it.
Built-In Video Editor
It's always been hard to find a decent video editor on Linux. Ubuntu 10.04 has one out of the box: PiTiVi.
Sure, it's not an advanced video editor, but it does a pretty good job at what it's for: putting together quick videos for the likes of YouTube. I managed to throw this video together using it, and it amuses me to no end, so I'm happy with video editing in Ubuntu.
What else do you need to know?
Games That Don't Suck
It's a relatively small thing, I know, but the games offered by default in Ubuntu always kind of bugged me. I had no idea how to play most of them, and the AI for "four in a row" was so difficult I never once managed to beat it on easy (and I'm not alone.)
No more confusing or absurdly difficult games in this release, however: only five focused, quality efforts for your downtime. Check out the selection:
My favorite is gBrainy, which while being little more than an extended quiz is a fantastic way to wake up your brain in the morning. Fire up this game and you'll see a series of questions testing your logic, math and memory skills.
I love it, and think you will too.
Slick New Look
As you've noticed from my screenshots and pictures, Ubuntu's gone through a bit of rebranding. Gone is the infamous brown, replaced by a sleek new look that's still completely unique. Yep; it's a Linux distribution with an eye for aesthetics. I'm shocked too.
The re-branding goes beyond the skin you see here: new logos for the program were designed and the Ubuntu website will be re-branded when 10.04 launches at the end of the month. The boot screen for Ubuntu 10.04 features this new logo, and I for one love it:
Ubuntu's not really had a major re-branding since launching, so the fresh look is very welcome in my opinion.
A quick note to those of you complaining about the buttons moving to the wrong side: get over it. The change is quite aesthetically pleasing, sets Ubuntu apart from both Windows and Mac, and only takes an hour to adjust to. If you can't adjust simply learn to use keyboard shortcuts and forget the buttons are even there.
Ubuntu One Evolves
Of course, this new release of Ubuntu offers further integration with the cloud-based Ubuntu One service. You'll receive 2 gigabytes of Dropbox-style file syncing, as well as support for syncing your email contacts and more. There's also the new Ubuntu One Music store, integrated into the default music player Rhythmbox. Any music you buy here will follow you on all your computers via Ubuntu One, a nice little feature if you want to automatically keep all your music in one place.
Ubuntu One's a great addition to the operating system, and gives Canonical (the company funding Ubuntu) a potential revenue stream. I think what they're doing is fantastic and I hope things like this eventually make Ubuntu profitable for Canonical; they deserve it for providing us with such a great free operating system.
Conclusion: Polish
Any one of these changes would, alone, be superficial. Taken as a whole, however, and we see Ubuntu maturing as a vibrant, viable operating system with plenty of polish. Simply put, Ubuntu is not just for Linux nerds anymore.
If you've any interest in replacing Windows or OSX with something different you should check this out, because you won't be disappointed. Ubuntu's proving it can not only build a community around an open-source project, but also work with this community to build a focused product. This is no small feat, and the Ubuntu team should be commended for this.
Ubuntu 10.04 officially comes out on April 29th, but if you're brave you can download it now.
Well guys, what do you think? Is Ubuntu 10.04 as amazing as I'm making it out to be, or am I just a hopeless fanboy raving about a shiny new toy? If you're trying the beta, is there a great new feature that I'm missing? Should I wipe my hard drive and install Gentoo, like a real man? Commenting doesn't kill kittens, so feel free to do so!
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Curve Ball
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Jennifer Lawrence mentioned in her December Vogue interview that she couldn't get a date. This is what she confessed to the magazine, which Travis Fishburn of Boise, Idaho heard loud and clear:
"I am lonely every Saturday night. Guys are so mean to me I feel like I need to meet a guy, with all due respect, who has been living in Baghdad for five years who has no idea who I am."
Now Fishburn has graciously offered to fix her problem by taking her out on a date. The video is growing in popularity, maybe Jennifer Lawrence will see it and let him help her out with her "boy troubles".


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They are based on the antibacterial activity and pharmacokinetic characteristics of azithromycin. They take account both of the clinical studies to which this drug has given rise and of its place in the range of antibacterial products currently available.
They are limited to infections due to the germs defined as
· Documented streptococcal A, beta-hemolytic angina, as an alternative to treatment, by beta-lactam antibiotics, especially when it can not be used. >
· Superinfections of acute bronchitis
· Exacerbations of chronic bronchitis
· Stomatological infections.
Official recommendations concerning the appropriate use of antibacterials should be taken into account.
· Angina, stomatological infections: 500 mg (2 tablets) daily for 3 days
This dosage, with a short administration time of 3 days, is explained by the special pharmacokinetic properties of azithromycin and the maintenance of activity in these indications for several days after the last dose.
· Superinfections of acute bronchitis, exacerbations of chronic bronchitis: 500 mg (2 tablets) first, then 250 mg (1 tablet) the following 4 days. The processing time will be 5 days.
· No dosage modification in the subject, aged
· Same dosage in patients with moderate to severe hepatic insufficiency (see section 4.4)
Administration mode
The tablets may be taken on or off meals in a single daily dose.
ATC code J01FA10.
(J: Anti-infectives)
Antibiotic of the family macrolides.
Azithromycin is the first molecule of the class of azalide antibiotics (macrolide family).
Azithromycin acts by inhibiting the synthesis of bacterial proteins by binding to the 50S portion of the ribosome and preventing peptide translocation.
Critical concentrations separate sensitive strains from strains of intermediate sensitivity and the latter from resistant strains
S, £ 0.5, mg / l, and R> 4; mg / l
The prevalence of acquired resistance may vary according to geography and time for some species. It is therefore useful to have information on the prevalence of local resistance, especially for the treatment of severe infections. These data can only provide guidance on the probabilities of the susceptibility of a bacterial strain to this antibiotic.
When the variability of the prevalence of resistance in France is known for a bacterial species, it is indicated in the table below
Frequency of resistance acquired in France (> 10%) (values, extremes)
Gram aerobics, positive
Bacillus, cereus
Corynebacterium, diphtheriae
50 - 70%
Rhodococcus equi
Staphylococcus, metti-S
Staphylococcus, meti-R *
70 - 80%
Streptococcus, B
Streptococcus, non-groupable
30 - 40%
Streptococcus pneumoniae
35 - 70%
Streptococcus, pyogenes
Gram aerobics, negative
Bordetella; pertussis
Branhamella catarrhalis
30 - 60%
30 - 40%
Propionibacterium, acnes
Borrelia, burgdorferi
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Treponema pallidum
(In vitro of intermediate sensitivity)
Gram aerobics, negative
Neisseria, gonorrhoeae
Clostridium, perfringens
Ureaplasma; urealyticum
Gram aerobics, positive
Corynebacterium, jeikeium
Nocardia, asteroids
Gram aerobics, negative
Mycoplasma hominis
* The frequency of resistance to methicillin is approximately 30 to 50% of all staphylococci and is found mainly in hospital.
Not applicable.
This medicinal product MUST NEVER BE USED in case of
· A history of allergic reaction to azithromycin, erythromycin, any other macrolide or any of the excipients
· Combination with ergot alkaloids, dihydroergotamine, ergotamine (see sections 4.4, 4.4, 4.4 and 4.4)
· Association with cisapride (see section Interactions with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction)
· Association with colchicine (see section Interactions with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction)
· Severe hepatic impairment (see Warnings and Precautions) ·
As with erythromycin and other macrolides, rare, severe allergic reactions such as edema, angioedema and anaphylactic (rarely fatal) reactions have been reported. The possibility of a recurrence of symptoms after discontinuation of symptomatic treatment requires the prolongation of surveillance and possible treatment.
As the main route of elimination of azithromycin, the prescription of azithromycin is not recommended in patients with severe hepatic insufficiency or in patients with severe cholestasis. Fulminant hepatitis, which may lead to life-threatening hepatic impairment, has been reported with azithromycin (see section 4.4). Some patients may have had liver disease, pre-existing or other hepatotoxic drugs
Hepatic function tests should be performed in the presence of signs or symptoms of impairment, liver function such as development, rapid asthenia associated with jaundice, dark urine , Bleeding or hepatic encephalopathy. The use of azithromycin should be discontinued if liver dysfunction occurs.
In the case of treatment with ergot derivatives, certain antibiotics, macrolides administered concomitantly, precipitated ergotism. There is no data for a possible interaction between rye ergot and azithromycin. However, taking into account the theoretical risk of ergotism, derivatives of ergot, rye and azithromycin should not be administered jointly.
As with all antibiotics, monitoring of signs of superinfection by non-susceptible organisms, including fungi, is recommended.
Cases of diarrhea associated with Clostridium difficile are reported with the use of many antibiotics, including azithromycin. The severity of these diarrhea can lead to life-threatening pseudomembranous colitis.
It is important that this diagnosis is referred to in patients with diarrhea during or after an antibiotic, as cases have been observed up to 2 months after discontinuation of treatment. Br>
In patients with renal insufficiency, severe (glomerular filtration rate 40 ml / min). In patients with creatinine clearance, less than 40 ml / min, azithromycin should be prescribed.
Cases of prolongation of cardiac repolarization and prolongation of the QT interval, involving a risk of cardiac arrhythmia and torsades de pointes, were observed during treatment with other macrolides
A similar effect can not be totally ruled out with azithromycin in patients with an increased risk of prolonging cardiac repolarization (see section 4.4), therefore caution should be exercised when treating Patients
· Constrained or congenital prolongation of the QT interval
· Currently receiving treatment with other active substances known to prolong the QT interval such as Class IA and III antiarrhythmics, cisapride and terfenadine.
· Presenting an electrolytic disorder, in particular, in cases of hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia
· Presenting bradycardia, cardiac arrhythmia, or severe heart failure.
Exacerbations of symptoms of myasthenia gravis and new outbreaks of myasthenic syndrome have been reported in patients on azithromycin (see section Effects, undesirable). Code>
Related to excipients
This medicine contains lactose and is not recommended for use in patients with galactose intolerance, Lapp lactase deficiency or malabsorption syndrome, glucose or galactose (hereditary or rare diseases). Br>
Associations, contraindicated
+; Cisapride
Increased risk of rhythm disorders, including ventricular torsades de pointes
+; Colchicine
Increased adverse effects of colchicine to potentially fatal consequences
+; Dihydroergotamine
Ergotism with possibility of end-necrosis (inhibition of hepatic elimination of ergot alkaloids)
+; Ergotamine
Ergotism with possibility of end-necrosis (decreased hepatic elimination of ergotamine alkaloids)
Associations, deprecated
+ Dopaminergic ergot alkaloids
(Bromocriptine, cabergoline, lisuride, pergolide)
Increase in plasma dopaminergic concentrations with possible increase in activity or signs of overdose
Associations subject to precautions for use
+; Atorvastatin
Increased risk of adverse effects (concentration-dependent) to type, rhabdomyolysis, decreased metabolism, liver of cholesterol-lowering drug
Use lower doses, cholesterol-lowering or other statin not affected by this type of interaction
+; Ciclosporin
Risk of increased concentrations of ciclosporin and creatinine in blood
Determination of blood concentrations of ciclosporin, control of renal function and dosage adjustment during and after association of macrolide
+ Digoxine
Elevation of digoxinemia by increased absorption of digoxin
Clinical monitoring and, if appropriate, digoxinemia during treatment with azithromycin and after its discontinuation
+ Drugs capable of giving torsades of points
Increased risk of rhythm disorders, including ventricular torsades de pointes
Clinical and electrocardiographic monitoring during association.
+; Simvastatin
Increased risk of adverse effects (concentration-dependent) to type, rhabdomyolysis, decreased metabolism, liver of cholesterol-lowering drug
Special Problems of the INR imbalance
Many cases of increased oral anticoagulant activity have been reported in patients receiving antibiotics. The marked infectious or inflammatory context, age and general condition of the patient appear as risk factors. In these circumstances, it is difficult to distinguish between infectious pathology and its treatment in the onset of INR imbalance, although some classes of antibiotics are more involved: these include fluoroquinolones , Macrolides, cyclins, cotrimoxazole and certain cephalosporins.
Without object.
There is no data on this subject.
Conduct: gastric lavage, and symptomatic treatment
1st quarter
It is preferable, as a precautionary measure, not to use azithromycin during the first trimester of pregnancy. Indeed, although the animal data in the rodent do not show any malformative effect, the clinical data are insufficient.
From the 2 nd quarter
Due to the expected benefit, the use of azithromycin may be considered from the 2 nd quarter of pregnancy if needed. In fact, although limited, the clinical data are reassuring in case of use beyond the first trimester.
Absence of data on passage through breast milk
The safety of azithromycin in lactating women has not been established and the prescription shall be carried out only if the expected benefits appear to be greater than the risks involved.
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· Mucocutaneous and allergic: rash, photosensitivity, arthralgia, urticaria, pruritus, rarely, angioedema, anaphylactic reactions. Rare cases of severe skin reactions have been reported.
Gastrointestinal: nausea, vomiting, dyspepsia, diarrhea (rarely severe), abdominal pain, pancreatitis. Rare cases of colitis, pseudomembranous have been reported.
· Hepatic: increased enzymes, reversible liver disease at cessation of treatment. Rare cases of hepatic necrosis and rarely life-threatening hepatic impairment. However, no causal link could be established.
Isolated cases of cholestatic hepatitis have been reported.
· Neurological: dizzy sensations, rare cases of convulsions have been reported.
· Hematologic: isolated cases of thrombocytopenia have been reported.
· Psychiatric: rare cases of aggressive behavior, nervousness, agitation and anxiety have been reported.
· Genitals: vaginitis.
· Hearing: rare cases of hearing disorders with, tinnitus or deafness have been reported.
· General: Candidiasis
They are based on the antibacterial activity and pharmacokinetic characteristics of azithromycin. They take into account both the clinical studies to which this drug has given rise and its place in the range of antibacterial products currently available, and are limited to infections due to the germs defined as sensitive, Documented streptococcus A, beta-hemolytic, as an alternative to treatment, by beta-lactam antibiotics, especially when beta-lactam antibiotics can not be used • superinfections of acute bronchitis • exacerbations of chronic bronchitis • stomatological infections. The official recommendations concerning the appropriate use of antibacterials should be taken into account.


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MEDFORD, N.Y. – Parents are calling for a Long Island daycare center to be shut down as it undergoes "thorough sanitizing" after hosting an adult nude party.
Krazy Kidz in Medford is facing criticism after pictures surfaced from the party called "Jungle Gym & Pajama All-Night Dance Party: For Grown Ups Who Won't Grow Up."
The images showed what appeared to be naked partygoers using bouncy houses and other children's entertainment equipment. The party also included nude body painting and "warm Jello wrestling."
"You can do what you like to do, but not at a children's facility," Melissa Webster told WCBS-TV.
"Most of my friends and everybody who is talking about it will refuse to go there now," Elissa Trusnovec told WCBS-TV.
In the advertisement for the party, organizers said there would be "tasteful nudity," but no "orgy, strippers or sexually lewd content."
The owners of Krazy Kids released a statement, saying its staff was not involved in the party and their "private party facility rental policy is currently under review."


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Four finalists named for arts and sciences dean
March 5, 2010
KALAMAZOO--Two internal candidates and two from outside the campus community have been named finalists in the search for a new dean of the Western Michigan University College of Arts and Sciences.
Each finalist will make a public presentation on campus this month.
March 22, 4 p.m., Fetzer Center, Kirsch Auditorium
March 24, 4 p.m., Fetzer Center, Kirsch Auditorium
March 25, 4 p.m., Room 2028, Brown Hall
March 29, 4 p.m., Fetzer Center, Kirsch Auditorium
The person selected as dean will replace Dr. Thomas Kent, who has served in that position for the past six years and announced earlier this year that he will step down and return to the faculty.
WMU's College of Arts and Sciences is the University's largest college. Some 7,500 students are enrolled in degree programs in 26 departments and schools that are part of the college.
Complete information on each candidate can be found at wmich.edu/provost/announcements.
Finalists for Dean of Arts and Sciences
Dr. Alexander J. Enyedi has served as senior associate dean since 2008 and was first named an associate dean of the college in 2004. In his current role, he is responsible for budget, planning, personnel and research. A WMU faculty member since 1993, he served as chair of the Department of Biological Sciences from 2001 until his appointment as associate dean. He is a specialist in plant physiology and an active researcher who has received numerous grants and published more than 30 abstracts and journal articles on his work. He also was the recipient of a 2000 WMU Alumni Teaching Excellence Award. Enyedi came to WMU from Rutgers University's Center for Agricultural Molecular Biology, where he served as a post-doctoral research associate from 1991 to 1993. He earned bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Guelph in 1981 and 1985, respectively and a doctoral degree from Pennsylvania State University in 1991.
Dr. James H. Hageman began serving as vice chancellor for research at the University of Colorado Denver in 2008, after serving as interim dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences there in 2007-08 and associate vice chancellor for research in 2006-07. Prior to that, he was dean of the College of Graduate Studies and vice provost for research at Central Michigan University for six years. His background also includes posts as head of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at New Mexico State University and founding director of the graduate program in molecular biology at NMSU. He is a graduate of England's University of Bristol, and he earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois Urbana in 1964 and a doctoral degree from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1968. A biochemist researcher and lecturer, he spent two years at Yale University as an American Cancer Society Postdoctoral Fellow studying microbial genetics.
Dr. Susan R. Stapleton has served as associate dean since 2007, and her areas of responsibility include oversight of curriculum, assessment, accreditation, enrollment and diversity programs. She joined the WMU faculty in 1989 and has conducted extensive federally funded research in biochemistry with grants from such agencies as the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, and Diabetes Research and Education Foundation. Her focus has been on gene expression and understanding diabetes and insulin resistance. As a member of the WMU faculty, she has served as a visiting scientist at Pharmacia Corp., and since 1997, she also has been director of co-op and internship opportunities in chemistry. In addition, Stapleton's background includes a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Iowa and American Heart Association and NIH postdoctoral fellowships at Case Western Reserve University. She earned a bachelor's degree from Juniata College in 1979 and a doctorate from Miami University in 1983.
Dr. Scott W. Wood has been at the University of Idaho since 1992. He was appointed dean of the College of Science in 2008, after serving for a year as interim dean and for a year as associate dean. In addition to his position as a UI professor of geochemistry, he also is an adjunct professor of environmental studies. Wood has served as a visiting scientist at both Oak Ridge and Los Alamos national laboratories. A widely published researcher in such areas as the thermodynamics, kinetics and molecular mechanisms of water-rock interactions, he is special publications editor and a member of the board of directors of the Geochemical Society. His background also includes a faculty position at McGill University, a research fellowship at the University of Minnesota, and teaching and research assistantships at Princeton. He earned a bachelor's degree at Hamilton College in 1980 and master's and doctoral degrees from Princeton University in 1982 and 1985, respectively.
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Snow on the roof
Snow on the roof
you clean it off and go on your merry way.
Vawlkus: +1
I sense a bit of a Californian denial on the fact that snow in the backseat might be impractical...
Vawlkus: -2
If you don't want to have snow on the back seat then clean it off first.
Vawlkus: +3
Often you will have ice on the roof as well (under the snow, due snow melting and then freezing..), that is not so easy to remove..
Just coming out of a Noreaster snowstorm:
Vawlkus +4
In New Jersey, if you drive with snow on the roof, you will get fined. If you cause an accident because of the snow on the roof, you are responsible for all damage. The law was enacted afrer a piece of ice flew off a truck and almost killed a police officer who was driving behind the truck.
I don't know snow? Really?
Try again, this is overnight for me.
At the Tesla event in Oslo today someone asked Elon how the Model X dealt with snow on the roof. His answer was they hadn't exactly tested how it would behave. His advise was to brush it off before you leave. That drew quite a few laughs from the crowd in Norway in a positive way. Most people seemed to think that was the only logical way to deal with it.
On many mainstream cars, the upper part of the door extends 2-3 inches into the roof. It is normal practice to remove the snow before you open the door . . . unless you want snow in your seat!
Yes, removing the snow before you go is the obvious solution.
The real issue is,
can the wing be opened with little effort from the inside with snow and ice on the door,?
And can the doors be opened without the ice damaging the doors?
As an after thought, if the doors get frozen shut,IE: water between the door seal and the door, how much force is required to open them.
Tesla, you better check this out dudes.
Go tesla Go.
The doors are motorized.
So you get bumped (heaven forbid that it happens) and the battery disconnects but its ok because the doors are motorized so you just hit the icon and your away?
Not likely. There has to be a manual way out or i aint buying one and thats for sure.
Safety first damn it.
You asked about the effort to close or open with snow or ice on it, not about an emergency situation.
Of course there will be a manual way to open them. The S is one of the safest cars on the road, do you think they'll compromise on the X?
As for getting frozen shut, that's why you have an app on your phone that you can pre-heat the cabin. Done. Not frozen any more.
What happens? You get snow on your back-seat, that's what. Choice is yours, do you want snow there or not? Having in mind that driving with snow is dangerous, not sure why anyone would choose the first option, but hey, if you want snow in your car, AS WELL as getting fined or causing an accident, by all means, go ahead and do it. Although the linked article says why you shouldn't drive with snow on the roof. In germany, the police can fine you for that. In case you are trapped inside due to malfunction or frozen doors, there should be a way to get out from the front doors, for example by having folding front seats. Nobody seemed to ask what happens if the doors of the SLS AMG are frozen or there is snow on the roof.
A heater tape along the door seal would be a bit more efficient and much faster I think.
And since not every one has been duped into using cell phones, that might require a better idea as well.
Don't get me wrong though, I think the wings look cool. I'm just a bit dubious about them. I'd sooner see them as an option.
A bigger issue is that you probably cannot use a skibox or put skies/bikes on the roof. This makes the Model X impractical when going on vacation with 3 kids++ and is the reason I hope Tesla skips the Falcon wings. I think it is very risky to go for that design. Go for normal doors and put rails on the roof!
Speaking of snow on the roof, how many owners have white hair? <9}
@kristian.skogstroem : use the hitch
Vawlkus +5
@Brian H +1, I'm only 36 and have white hair
Thinking about ski/snowboard racks: Another option, one that would not cost much for Tesla in redesign costs, would be to add an option for a passenger side door panel that integrates a rack (which could be designed & sold as a proprietary product under the Tesla moniker). All they would have to do is replace one smooth gull panel with a more expensive panel that includes the mounting brackets. Ideally with a quick release system so that the owner could easily remove the rack when not in use. This wouldn't work for roof boxes, but in a vehicle this size you may not need those anyways.
In the panel, integrate a weight sensor to detect when you have skis/snowboards attached. That weight sensor would communicate with the car's computer to not allow the front passenger door to open without first automatically opening the passenger gull. This would still allow for use of the entire rear cabin through the driver side.
It would be a great add on value, one that people who enjoy winter sports (who tend to be more affluent) will readily pay. Heck, you could make it compatible with a surf board too for those of you near the beach.
It would also be wise to target that demographic. As baby boomers (the ones with the disposable income this vehicle is geared towards) retire, they are looking to get more, not less, active. This means surfing, skiing, biking, etc. Please don't alienate this demographic by excluding those who want more from life than to go from home to work and back and nothing else.
Sorry for the essay.
once upon a time a reported claim of a brilliant solution in the works at TM was made. But no details. It may resemble your ideas.
Check the "Elon, please make the falcon doors optional" thread that covers this topic among others
Silkefot, maybe the people in that thread should check out this one!


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You'd think that a home renovation might help you sell your home, right? A piece in The Wall Street Journal reports that the opposite can be true.
Certain improvement projects that are lower cost, like replacing a home's siding with fiber-cement panels or replacing the garage door, will likely get the seller her money back. It's the major projects that recoup less than 60 percent of their cost. The lowest return per dollar spent comes with a master suite addition-- that earns back only 52.1 percent of the cost.
U.S. & World
"People don't appreciate the things they can't see. When they walk through a home, it's all about the visual impact," says Andrew Shore, president of Sea Pointe Construction, a design/build remodeling firm in Irvine. So while big master bedrooms, gourmet kitchens, and spa-like baths might impress your guests, they might not be worth the time and money you've put into them.
Renovations can pay off. The article points to a seller near Seattle who spent between $35,000 and $40,000 renovating the kitchen in her Tustin, California home, putting in a larger window, quartz countertops, hardwood floors, and alter-wood cabinets. Less than one week after the home went on the market, it sold for $690,000, just $9,000 below the asking price.
It can happen.
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I'm bored and I thought I should show the reason my family and friends think I'm crazy
All the pets that live in my house.
Starting with the cats.
Tigger the 2 year old Brown Tabby DLH mix, she belongs to my step-dad
Tookie the 7 week old Torbie DSH mix, she belongs to my mother
Remington the 7 week old Black DSH mix, he's my baby
The evil thing my mom calls a bird.....it's really the spawn of Satan
She belongs to my mother, Abby the 2 year old Cockatiel
And of the dogs
Wrigley the 3 year old West Highland White Terrier....belongs to my mother..
Beau (Everyone's favorite Beagle ) the 8 year old Beagle, my baby and heartdog
Moe the 5 year old Dachshund.....he just loves everyone


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VICTORIA — What went wrong for the New Democrats in the provincial election? Plenty, to hear Adrian Dix's hand-picked campaign manager Brian Topp tell it.
The party's advertising, polling, platform, strategy and tactics all came under fire from Topp and members of his team in a post-mortem delivered to selected party brass back in June and revised later in the summer.
Happily, a draft was leaked to The Vancouver Sun this week, for it is as insightful as it is entertaining to read — the Topp method being to highlight NDP failures via what sounds like grudging praise for the Liberals.
Here, for instance, is the take on the respective party backrooms:
"The Liberal war room excelled in uncovering and bringing to light the mistakes, some serious, that some of our candidates had made in their private lives. We did not reply in kind in keeping with our explicit and oft-repeated commitment to avoid personal attacks during the campaign. So the gay-bashers, bankrupts, tax avoiders, drug trade associates and people who indulged in sundry ethical lapses in government who ran for office on the Liberal slate got a largely free ride from us."
The brief further accuses the Liberals of sabotaging the B.C. Conservatives by infiltrating their ranks, then denouncing party leader John Cummins. There's also a suggestion that other Liberal operatives flirted with law-breaking:
"A team was hived off from the premier's office and set to work organizing an (arguably illegal) front group to anonymously fundraise and then broadcast a series of (arguably defamatory) attack ads aimed at Adrian Dix."
But it would be wrong to assume the brief rationalizes a stolen election. Mostly it is an account of a battle plan that, however well-intentioned, "did not survive contact with our opponent, who was playing from a very different playbook on every point."
Topp and crew don't spare themselves: "A political disappointment like this is a team effort." But in light of Adrian Dix's announcement that he will step down as party leader, one should highlight why he deserves a large share of the blame for the NDP defeat.
His improvised reversal of position on the proposed twinning of the Kinder Morgan pipeline, undertaken without advance notice to his own candidates, was singularly damaging to the campaign.
"Within three days, under withering fire in the media, our tracking registered the largest drop in our support we would see," says the brief. "Many analysts have since argued, fairly persuasively in our view, that this was the decisive moment of the campaign."
Here's why: "It gave the Liberals an opening to turn our apparent inconsistency into a character issue about our leader ... and it simultaneously allowed them to build on their argument that changing the government was too economically risky — their core case for re-election."
Dix's judgment comes under further scrutiny over his insistence that the party run a strictly positive campaign. Topp and crew suggest a selfish element was at play:
"We speculate that Mr. Dix believed this approach could work both as a general proposition, and as a strategy to deal with the obvious coming Liberal personal attack on his record."
The latter being a reference to the notorious memo to file Dix fabricated in a casino-licensing scandal back in the 1990s. The implication being that he went positive to inoculate himself against attack over his own past misdeeds.
Much of the brief is given over to explaining how the Dix-led decision to accentuate the positive limited the party's options when the campaign tightened up near the end.
"We considered pivoting the campaign and turning directly to an attack on Christy Clark ... reversing field completely, going straight negative, and turning it into a referendum about the premier. "
But the New Democrats had already field-tested that strategy and determined it would likely backfire and trigger a meltdown of their support. "When we went after Ms. Clark directly on our phone banks, respondents immediately challenged us for "flip-flopping" on our positive campaign. And then they repeated the Liberals' attack ad scripts about Adrian Dix back to us ... When we directly attacked the Liberal leader, respondents defended her by raising the Liberal lines about our own leader."
Hands tied by their own irreversible strategy, fooled by their own polling into believing they were well ahead, Topp and team contented themselves with a $1.5-million blitz of ads and touring that — as they discovered on election night — proved to be "too little, too late."
The brief closes with a discussion of the need to be more focused, disciplined, contrasting, defence-minded, alert, engaging, and visual, illustrated with snapshots from campaign 2013 like the following:
"Christy Clark's constant appearance in a hard-hat and safety vest was the visual equivalent of her message discipline. She was constantly surrounded by people, especially children, seniors, and members of ethno-cultural communities. Such images led the viewer to believe she was having fun, attractive to others and that her campaign had energy and momentum ... Too often our leader was photographed alone, or with staff, either in scrums, coming off the bus, or walking to and from campaign events."
The point being that the New Democrats should get it right next time. But as a tribute to Christy Clark and her campaign, I doubt the Liberal publicity apparatus could have crafted a better text.