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Among his targets are people such as failed GOP presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee; former Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin; University of Calgary political-science Professor Tom Flanagan, an advisor to former Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper; Vice President Joe Biden; and others around the world who have called for his head — literally.
"Why was he not pursued with the same urgency we pursue al-Qaida and Taliban leaders?" wondered Palin in a Facebook message. She suggested "cyber tools" be used to permanently shut down WikiLeaks. Vice President Joe Biden likened Assange to a "high-tech terrorist." And of course, the Obama regime claims the power to assassinate even U.S. citizens suspected of terrorism no matter where in the world they may be — with no charges, trial, jury, or due process.
Former Arkansas Governor Huckabee also went on the offensive, saying any penalty short of execution for the whistleblower would be "too kind." While not referring to Assange in the first comment, later in the same interview he said the people responsible for the leaks were guilty of "treason." He also blasted the New York Times, which was even working with government censors to make sure nothing the regime didn't like was printed.
Establishment neoconservative Newt Gingrich called Assange "an active enemy combatant who is engaged in information warfare against the United States." He also said the leaker should be tried for treason, and that the regime should work on censorship to prevent leaks coming out in the media. Numerous talking heads including Fox News personality Bill O'Reilly have called for the leaker to be executed for treason as well.
But in an interview with MSNBC, Assange fought back; calling for the politicians and talking heads to be punished for their remarks, which he likened to terrorism. "Oh, it's just another idiot trying to make a name for himself," Assange said of Huckabee, calling him and Palin shock jocks. "But it's a serious business. I mean if we are to have a civil society, you cannot have senior people making calls on national TV to go around the judiciary and illegally murder people. That is incitement to commit murder. That is an offense."
Assange also said alleged whistleblower Bradley Manning, accused of leaking the documents, was a "political prisoner." He asked if the U.S. actually obeys the rule of law as well. "Because Europeans are starting to wonder whether it is still obeying the rule of law. And it needs to be very careful," he warned. "Is it going to descend into an anarchy where those great Bill of Rights traditions about due process are just thrown to the wind whenever some shock jock politician thinks that they can use it to make a name for themselves? Or do we take things according to laws expressly made by the people and their representatives? That is the way things should be done."
Finally, the WikiLeaks founder called for criminal prosecutions. "When people call for illegal, deliberate assassination and kidnapping of others, they should be held to account," Assange told the MSNBC host, referring to Democrats and Republicans alike. "They should be charged for incitement to commit murder."
Another prominent commentator was even more straightforward in calling for the extrajudicial murder of the Australian editor of WikiLeaks. "Well, I think Assange should be assassinated, actually," said former Harper advisor Professor Tom Flanagan in an interview with a state-run Canadian television station. "I think Obama should put out a contract and maybe use a drone or something."
The CBC news anchor, recognizing the seriousness of the remarks, offered Flanagan the opportunity to retract his statement. Flanagan refused. "Well I'm feeling very manly today," he said, noting that "I would not be unhappy if Assange disappeared."
In a live question-and-answer session on the U.K. Guardian's website, Assange responded by calling for the Canadian's prosecution as well. "Mr. Flanagan and the others seriously making these statements should be charged with incitement to commit murder," Assange wrote. He also said that in WikiLeaks' four year history, there has been no "credible allegation"— even by the Pentagon — of a single person being harmed by the leaks.
But Flanagan eventually changed his tune, saying he regretted the extreme remarks after police announced that they were investigating his comments and would refer the information to prosecutors. "I never seriously intended to advocate or propose the assassination of Mr. Assange," he told CBC. "But I do think that what he's doing is very malicious and harmful to diplomacy and endangering people's lives, and I think it should be stopped."
Canada does have a law forbidding incitement, but the action in question must actually take place for the law to take effect. So unless Assange is murdered, Flanagan is probably in the clear for now. At least one Canadian lawyer suggested the comments could lead to other charges, however.
The U.S., on the other hand, does not really have federal criminal incitement laws per se. But if incitement is aimed at producing "imminent lawless action" and if it is "likely" to happen, it could theoretically be criminal. And it has happened before, even recently. Hal Turner, a racist agent provocateur paid by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, was prosecuted for urging supporters to "take up arms" against corrupt officials.
One of Assange's lawyers also recommended prosecution over the statements. "These calls for his assassination are absolutely outrageous and indeed illegal. I think that the prosecuting authorities ought to consider prosecuting these individuals for incitement to violence," the attorney told the "Democracy Now" radio program. "Obviously, assassination is illegal, and we take these concerns very seriously." The lawyer also said Sarah Palin's remarks could prevent a fair trial for Assange in U.S. courts.
And Assange has picked up some prominent allies who strongly criticized the assassination outbursts. "We condemn and reject every incitement to murder, incarcerate or in any way harm Mr. Assange," wrote a coalition of American activists in a joint statement. "Government representatives have issued serious and unjustified threats against Mr. Assange and his non-profit media organization which serve only to maintain a cloak of secrecy around high crimes and violations of international law, including torture, tampering with democratically elected governments, illegal bombings and wars, surveillance, mass slaughter of innocent civilians and more."
The group also urged broader condemnation of the U.S regime's efforts from the rest of society. "We call on all governments, organizations, and individuals of conscience forcefully to condemn and reject all U.S. efforts to fraudulently criminalize the legitimate journalism of Julian Assange, WikiLeaks and related efforts to expose an increasingly lawless U.S. government to the indispensable democratic requirement of public scrutiny," they wrote.
Assange is currently out on bail under house arrest in the U.K. over the almost ludicrous charges of having sex without a condom in Sweden. He could be extradited to face Swedish prosecutors early this year.
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced that the Department of Justice is investigating Assange and WikiLeaks. But so far, despite the shrill bipartisan calls for prosecution for conspiracy or espionage, no U.S. charges have been filed yet.
The whistleblowing organization has said it has a back-up plan in case its leader is jailed or murdered. In addition to releasing all of the rest of the documents anyway, Assange has spread a massive encrypted file dubbed "The Insurance" far and wide. If anything happens to him, he will release the encryption key which would reveal to the world the file's contents — presumably damning information on U.S. authorities and others.
WikiLeaks offered to work with U.S. officials to black out sensitive names or information that could place sources at risk. But the regime refused. And while some legislators have taken a stand for the organization or even praised it, they are still few and far between. Most American politicians who have spoken out are howling for some sort of U.S. prosecution of Assange and his organization at the very least.
But Assange is taking the threats seriously and doing what he can to protect himself and his affiliates. "The threats against our lives are a matter of public record, however, we are taking the appropriate precautions to the degree that we are able when dealing with a superpower," he said.
Photo: Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, poses for photographers in the grounds of Ellingham Hall, the home of Front Line Club founding member Vaughan Smith, at Bungay, England, Dec. 17, 2010: AP Images
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We've all played them. We've all cursed them for making us keep playing them when we know we should be working, or tending to that wound that's starting to look infected. And yet, the time wasting game in our browser or on our iPhone is one of the rare pop culture institutions that hasn't been made into a movie. We asked you to show us what it will look like when that inevitably changes.
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Kyle Bondo is a thinker, podcaster, author, and creative strategy dragon seeking to make a small dent in the universe. He is the founder of Reckoneer, host of the Merchants of Dirt Podcast and Get Lost Racing Podcast podcasts, and an avid adventure racer. As a successful race promoter with over 20+ years in the endurance racing industry, Kyle has helped many race directors and race promoters start and improve their own races so that they too can share their passion for endurance sports with others.


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Elon Musk confirmed that the falcon doors will be on the production X :)
He also said that there will be a sensor to stop the doors if it could hit something.
If you park in a garage where you are in doubt if the ceiling has enough height, this will be very reassuring.
Will you be able to open only one door at a time?


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Congressman Eats His Ear Wax on Live TV [VIDEO]
Compared to some of the other gross things politicians have been caught doing, this isn't so bad.
Congressman Joe Garcia (D-FL) was caught picking his ear and then eating the wax on C-SPAN.
We all know C-SPAN is boring, but Garcia is paid to be there, so he should've been a little more aware of his surrounding at this House Judiciary Committee meeting last week.


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This information security program highlights the overall direction and vision of information security. It also brings a governance responsibility and ensures alignment with WMU's strategic plan. By breaking the program into sections, students, faculty and staff are helped to understand how they relate to the basic goals of the program. It is the responsibility of all users of WMU information resources to know and abide by the rules governing information security.


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Principals provide expert technical assistance to counsel in litigation involving violent chemical reactions resulting from consumer products, incompatible chemical mixtures,inadequate consumer product labels, MSDS/SDS information, and warnings for hazardous materials, product liability for use/reasonable misuse of consumer chemical products, consumer product design defects
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KHB CONSULTING SERVICES provides expertise to attorneys so that an opinion can be made regarding the adequacy of the warnings on product labels. Reviews of safety data sheets and FHSA regulations and CPSC administration of the regulations is regularly a part of our review process.
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Warnings, product design and labeling (medical products, recreational, chemicals, consumer products); Behavioral compliance; Workplace safety; Standards (ANSI, UL, OSHA, ASTM); Consumer Behavior; Design- induced human error; Behavioral expectations; Children's products (school, playground, adolescent behavior); Foreseeable use & misuse.
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Michael Motley, Professor Emeritus, University of California at Davis, provides expert opinion on the most likely or most reasonable interpretations to expect for a particular communication message (or set of messages). The message in question might be a warning label, a set of instructions, an advertisement, a contract, or any of several other possibilities.
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Dr. Miller is an Emeritus Professor at the University of Michigan College of Engineering and a registered professional engineer and consultant with over 30 years of experience as an engineering expert witness. He specializes in warnings, labeling and instruction manuals, consumer product design, machine guarding, process safety, fire science, vehicle visibility, tractor egress/ingress, pedestrian and worker slip and fall prevention, COF testing, recreational vehicle safety (boats, ATVs and personal watercraft), compliance with occupational safety and consumer safety standards (OSHA, MSDS, ANSI, ASTM, UL, CPSC). Dr. Miller has recently authored a chapter titled Hazard Communication Compliance in the Safety Engineering Handbook for ASSE. Dr. Miller has authored five books on the topic of Warnings and Safety Instructions and hundreds of journal articles. He is also currently a committee member of the ASTM Technical Committee F15 on Consumer Products. Dr. Millers experience includes the following: Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (1963), M.B.A. (1965), and Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering (1971), Ohio State University. Owens-Corning Fiberglass (1964-1967): Corporate Methods Engineer. The University of Michigan (1970-present): Industrial and Operations Engineering (IOE) Professor, teaching courses in human factors/ergonomics, safety, engineering law, and labor relations. U.S. Department of Labor (1975-1977): Special Assistant for Safety, Assistant Secretary of Labor.
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Since 2003, Gary E. Kilpatrick, PE, DFE at The Kilpatrick Group, PA has been a service provider of accident reconstruction to our legal and insurance clients. Gary is a board certified Forensic Engineer through the National Academy of Forensic Engineers (NAFE) and is a Diplomat Forensic Engineer (DFE). Gary has extensive knowledge and experience working with labels, warning and instructions and ANSI Z535 Standards. Gary travels throughout the United States to investigate motor vehicle crashes, product defect and failure claims resulting in personal injury or wrongful death.


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Sunday, January 31, 2010
The Land of Doom/Picture Book Marathon 1/28
18 comments:
- Chris said...
Thanks a ton, Nate. I love mine.
Also, I hope you and Yellowbelly have Plum on a headset somewhere in case you need backup. This looks like it could get ugly.
- February 1, 2010 at 6:39 AM
- DaNae said...
The Line King has a lovely fairy tale feel about it. It also seems a bit like playing the card game Scum. Either way it is worth fleshing out.
Want to know who doesn't find the children's publishing world desolate and doom ridden - mediocre celebrities. Try and get your picture in the tabloids and you're in.
Chris: what a jaunty look.
- February 1, 2010 at 7:03 AM
- Unknown said...
You already have the first one done?! Yowsa. It sounds like a great idea! Any dancing or teachable moments in there?
- February 1, 2010 at 7:19 AM
- Tasha said...
I love the reference to Dante in the comic!
- February 1, 2010 at 8:21 AM
- Laura said...
avatar fashion show: mine is the best because I have a happy giraffe
- February 1, 2010 at 8:46 AM
- Debbie Barr said...
- February 1, 2010 at 9:12 AM
- victoria said...
I think there is a children's publishing book out there called, "It's a bunny eat bunny world." or something like that. Very brave of you to venture in.
- February 1, 2010 at 10:26 AM
- Nathan said...
Okay, I can tell already this month is going to be INTENSE! I may not always have time to reply to comments--but these are all so great, I have to reply.
Chris: Yes, many avatars have gone out. I should have mentioned that. They are trickling out here and there. Chris may have the most complicated one (so far, anyway) he wanted to be riding a sea turtle. Plum on a headset? Dang, why didn't I think of that!? Know what, I may steal that. I really might.
DaNae: Thanks, I like it more today than I did last night. I pounded out several hundred words of manuscript for it, but the story doesn't quite live up to the premise. Also, it is no coincidence that my daughter was watching THE LION KING yesterday...and trust me, we'll get to celebrity books in the comic, just you wait.
DavidM: Dancing? Oh, I get it, Line Dancing--haha love it!
Tasha: My whole Land of Doom story is very much Dante's Inferno, but with a picture book allegory instead of, uh, hellfire and damnation. Nice catch.
Laura: Another avatar sighting! I'm glad you like it!
Debbie: Thank you!
victoria: I'm going to track that book down right now, sounds great, thanks for the suggestion. Love that title!
- February 1, 2010 at 10:43 AM
- Myrna Foster said...
I thought of scum when I saw The Line King too, that and The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins. It looks like it could be a fun read.
It's been so long since I've read Dante that I missed that reference. I thought you were entering Mordor. Dante's Inferno makes more sense.
Love the avatars!
- February 1, 2010 at 11:19 AM
- edith said...
Suess is what I thought of when I saw the Line King too. The one about the cats who hold up each other's tails.
I'm glad you're not giving away too much of your plot--it's a bunny eat bunny world and someone might steal your ideas.
- February 1, 2010 at 11:23 AM
My favorite book about being a children's author is Author Day by Daniel Pinkwater, about doing school visits. Priceless.
What if the Line King trips?
- February 1, 2010 at 12:41 PM
- shannon hale said...
Max says, "I like to look at the line of the line king."
Shannon says, "Dude, can't have both the queen and the princess coming after their male counterparts in a line that establishes hierarchy. Ye shall have accusations of sexism thrown about! Agree with Jessica--Author's Day is unbelievably funny."
- February 1, 2010 at 2:23 PM
- Julie Olson said...
Good idea...just watch out for Disney and all their rights lawyers. The sound of the title may throw them for a whirl. :-) Keep up the ideas.
- February 1, 2010 at 2:44 PM
- Heather Zundel said...
"Somehow I thought Children's Publishing would look friendlier."
"Everyone does." - classic. :)
(P.S I made a trailer for Shannon Hale's Rapunzel's Revenge contest. Total props go to you and Dean too. Here's a link for your viewing pleasure).
- February 1, 2010 at 10:33 PM
- Jaime said...
Love that picture. It looks like a British take on a mixture of the Five Chinese Brothers and Madeline.
- February 2, 2010 at 9:12 PM
- Nathan said...
Sweet trailer Heather! That's amazing!
And Jaime, at a quick glance, I thought you had written, "the Five Chinese Brothers take on Madeline." Which would be a pretty sweet story--my money's on the Brothers.
- February 3, 2010 at 1:34 AM
- ueberhund said...
Love the visual reference to Sam and Frodo camping outside the black gate of Mordor.
- February 4, 2010 at 4:47 PM
- Danielle said...
I think this is a brilliant idea for a story. I would have loved to read this book when I was younger, and still love the idea now :)
- February 4, 2010 at 7:00 PM


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Parallel GHC Project
The Parallel GHC Project is an MSR-funded project to push the real-world use of parallel Haskell. The aim is to demonstrate that parallel Haskell can be employed successfully in industrial projects.
In the last few years GHC has gained impressive support for parallel programming on commodity multi-core systems. In addition to traditional threads and shared variables, it supports pure parallelism, software transactional memory (STM), and data parallelism. With much of this research and development complete, the next stage is to get the technology into more widespread use.
This project aims to do the engineering work to solve whatever remaining practical problems are blocking organisations from making serious use of parallelism with GHC. The driving force is the applications rather than the technology.
The project involves a partnership with six groups from commercial and scientific organisations. Over the course of two years these groups are applying parallel Haskell in their specific domains. They are being supported by GHC HQ and Well-Typed who are providing advice on Haskell tools and techniques, and applying engineering effort to resolve any issues that are hindering these groups' progress.
The project is being coordinated by Well-Typed and they are providing the bulk of the support and engineering effort. The project started in the summer of 2010.
Project News
The Parallel GHC project is expading! Our recent search for a new project partner has been successful. In fact, we will be welcoming two new partners to the project, the research and development group of Spanish telecoms company Telefónica, and VETT a UK-based payment processing company. We are excited to be working with the teams at Telefónica I+D and VETT.
Meanwhile, we have completed a pure Haskell implementation of the "Modified Additive Lagged Fibonacci" random number generator. This generator is attractive for use in Monte Carlo simulations because it is splittable and has good statistical quality, while providing high performance. The LFG implementation will be released on Hackage when it has undergone more extensive quality testing.
We have recently released
- the the gtk2hs library (0.12.1, pre-release), adding GHC 7.2 compatibility,
- the ghc-events library (0.3.0.1), adding support for custom events,
- and ThreadScope (0.2.0), with a new spark profiling visualisation, bookmarks, and other enhancements
Coming up are a couple of Monad Reader articles featuring work from the Parallel GHC project. Bernie Pope and Dmitry Astapov wrote an article about the Haskell MPI binding developed in the context of Parallel GHC. Kazu Yamamoto (from project partner IIJ) wrote an article revisiting Mighttpd, a high-performance web server written in Haskell. Kazu's article covers recent changes to Mighttpd since 2009, how it takes advantage of recent developments in the Haskell web programming landscape, GHC 7's new IO manager (with various bugfixes made possible by the project).
For the longer term, we are continuing to extend ThreadScope and the GHC EventLog. The aim is to support profiling of multi-process or distributed Haskell systems such as client/server or MPI programs. This involves incorporate some changes made in related projects (Eden, EdenTV). This work may have some benefits even for profiling single-process programs. It should also allow comparative profiling where multiple runs of the same program (e.g. different inputs or slightly different code) are viewed on the same timeline.
Project artefacts
Some of the work by our project partners is available to the public
|File/CGI server on top of Warp
|version 2.3.3 released 2011−08−29
|HTTP server library
|version 0.4.5 released 2011−08−31
|File/CGI WAI application (used by Mighttpd)
|version 0.3.3 released 2011−08−29
|Logging system for WAI (used by Mighttpd)
|version 0.0.2 released 2011−08−29
|Fast parser and formatter for HTTP Date
|version 0.0.0 released 2011−05-25
|DNS library
|version 0.2.0 released 2011−08−31
|IP routing table
|version 1.2.2 released 2011−08−31
|Library for Sender Policy Framework, SenderID, DomainKeys and DKIM.
|version 0.2.0 released 2011−08-31
|Receiver Policy Framework (milter)
|version 0.2.0 released 2011−08-31
In addition to helping the participating organisations, the project will whenever possible make improvements to libraries and tools that are useful to Haskell users more generally.
|multiprocess Threadscope
|profiling of multi-process or distributed Haskell systems such as client/server or MPI programs.
|in progress
|Haskell implementation of some pseudo random number generators from the SPRNG library
|SPRNG binding
|Haskell wrapper around SPRNG
|in progress
|ThreadScope improvements
|new spark profiling visualisation, bookmarks, GUI enhancements, bug fixes
|version 0.2.0 released 2011−09−05
|ghc-events improvements
|spark events support
|version 0.3.0.1 released 2011−09−05
|gtk2hs maintenance & release
|GHC 7.2 support
|Haskell bindings to C MPI library
|version 1.0 released 2010-12-09
|GHC RTS improvements
|#4449 - GHC 7 can't do IO when daemonized
|fixed in 7.0.x branch
|#4504 - "awaitSignal Nothing" does not block thread with -threaded
|fixed in 7.0.2
|#4512 - EventLog does not play well with forkProcess
|fixed in 7.0.x branch
|#4514 - IO manager can deadlock if a file descriptor is closed behind its back
|fixed in 7.0.x branch
|#4854 - Validating on a PPC Mac OS X: Fix miscellaneous errors and warnings
|fixed in 7.0.x branch
|c2hs improvements
|marshalling functions now can have arguments supplied to them.
|version 0.16.3 released 2011−03−24
The project will also aim to document existing tools and parallel programming practices, making them accesible to a wider public.
|ThreadScope tutorial
|a short guide to using ThreadScope to help analyse parallel program performance
|in progress
|submissions to TMR 19
|Mighttpd – a High Performance Web Server in Haskell (Kazu Yamamoto)
|High Performance Haskell with MPI (Bernie Pope and Dmitry Astapov)
|Parallel Haskell Portal
|one-stop resource oriented for users of parallelism and concurrency in Haskell
|unveiled 2011−04−20
Getting involved
Progress reports will be posted to the parallel Haskell mailing list and to the Well-Typed blog.
The best starting point to get involved is to join the mailing list. Note that the list is for parallel Haskell generally, not just the Parallel GHC Project.
Participating organisations
- Dragonfly
- Cloudy Bayes: Hierarchical Bayesian modeling in Haskell
- The Cloudy Bayes project aims to develop a fast Bayesian model fitter that takes advantage of modern multiprocessor machines. It will support model descriptions in the BUGS model description language (WinBUGS, OpenBUGS, and JAGS). It will be implemented as an embedded domain specific language (EDSL) within Haskell. A wide range of model hierarchical Bayesian model structures will be possible, including many of the models used in medical, ecological, and biological sciences.
- Cloudy Bayes will provide an easy to use interface for describing models, running Monte Carlo Markov chain (MCMC) fitters, diagnosing performance and convergence criteria as it runs, and collecting output for post-processing. Haskell's strong type system will be used to ensure that model descriptions make sense, providing a fast, safe development cycle.
- IIJ Innovation Institute Inc.
- Haskell is suitable for many kinds of domain, and GHC's support for lightweight threads makes it attractive for concurrency applications. An exception has been network server programming because GHC 6.12 and earlier have an IO manager that is limited to 1024 network sockets. GHC 7 has a new IO manager implementation that gets rid of this limitation.
- This project will implement several network servers to demonstrate that Haskell is suitable for network servers that handle a massive number of concurrent connections.
- Los Alamos National Laboratory
- This project will use parallel Haskell to implement high-performance Monte Carlo algorithms, a class of algorithms which use randomness to sample large or otherwise intractable solution spaces. The initial goal is a particle-based MC algorithm suitable for modeling the flow of radiation, with application to problems in astrophysics. From this, the project is expected to move to identification of suitable abstractions for expressing a wider variety of Monte Carlo algorithms, and using models for different physical phenomena.
- Willow Garage Inc.
- Distributed Rigid Body Dynamics in ROS
- Willow Garage seeks a high-level representation for a distributed rigid body dynamics simulation, capable of excellent parallel speedup on current and foreseeable hardware, yet linking to existing optimized libraries for low-level message passing and matrix math.
- This project will drive API, performance, and profiling tool requirements for Haskell's interface to the Message Passing Interface (MPI) specification, an industry-standard in High Performance Computing (HPC), as used on clusters of many nodes.
- Competing internal initiatives use C++/MPI and CUDA directly.
- Willow Garage aims to lay the groundwork for personal robotics applications in everyday life. ROS (Robot Operating System) is an open source, meta-operating system for your robot.
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A Beagle cross named Lulu is the world's oldest dog after reaching the age of 147 – in dog years. Her owner, Travis Buckly, 60, has credited the dog's longevity to it's diet of freshly cooked fillet steak, veal and sausages.She even finishes her meals with cheese and biscuits and maltesers. Lulu, from Coventry, is now believed to be the world's oldest canine after the previous record-holder died last summer and Britain's most senior dog Otto, 20, was put down in January.
Mr Buckly said: "If there's a steak and a sausage in the fridge you can guarantee she'll be having steak and sausage for tea. That's her favourite meal."Lulu always has the finest meats in the house. Sometimes it's gammon or on the rare occasion it's been veal. I?m sure that's why she's lived this long – a really strong diet.


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Athletes meet the press at Cozumel World Cup
By Erin Greene on 05/10/13 at 6:01 pm
In her debut return to ITU racing since winning gold at the 2012 London Olympics, Nicola Spirig joined three-time World Champion Javier Gomez, along with Mexico's Claudia Rivas and Crisanto Grajales to talk to press ahead of the Cozumel World Cup. In its debut on the circuit, Cozumel will offer up a fast and furious sprint race around the scenic resort destination.
Nicola Spirig (SUI)
On training and competing in Mexico
"I'm very happy to be here. I have the possibility to not just be here for the race but for three weeks to train as well. I've seen the social project with the kids and it really impressed me how with triathlon, we can support kids. We can help to make not better triathletes, but better persons. I hope really that this project is growing. It only started 4-5 months ago and it's really interesting to see how many kids are participating. I'm really looking forward to the race. It's my first international race after having my first baby in March, so I'm really interested how it goes. I'm looking forward to seeing how I stand against international competition. I like to race and I wish everyone good luck who is racing as well."
Javier Gomez (ESP)
On his season
"It's a pleasure to be here in Cozumel to enjoy the World Cup. It'll be my last race of the season. I had the opportunity to train at home in Spain this summer and we had the idea to come here to finish with this World Cup. I'm fairly tired after the long season, but had a lot of success. I hope to have the same on Sunday."
Claudia Rivas (MEX)
On competing at home
"I'd like to thank everyone for supporting the sport of triathlon and for all that helped coordinate the race here in Cozumel. It's great to have people like Javier and Nicola here competing. It's a great example for all the kids that are going to race. I hope everyone competing enjoys the race. We have a lot of Mexicans racing here, some of our best athletes, so I hope we perform well at home."
Crisanto Grajales (MEX)
On finishing up his season at home
"We are really happy for a lot of reasons, but firstly to be able to compete here at home with such great athletes like Nicola and Javier. Cozumel is a gorgeous destination for a World Cup. I haven't had a lot of time to train at home, but I feel at home here. Like Javier, this will be my last competition of the year. I'm really happy with my season this year. I got better each race, so I'm satisfied."
Find more details about this event - 2013 Cozumel ITU Triathlon World Cup


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Public Health Alert
Sponsored by: Health and Human Services Department, Division
Fresh Strawberries from a Farm Field in Washington County Implicated in E. Coli O157 Outbreak in NW Oregon
UPDATE: The Oregon Department of Agriculture has posted a non-inclusive list of locations known to have distributed Jaquith Farm strawberries.
Oregon Public Health officials have identified fresh strawberries from a Newberg farm with fields in Washington County as the source of a cluster of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections that sickened at least 10 people last month, including one person who died.
The strawberries were produced last month by Jaquith Strawberry Farm with a postal address at 23135 SW Jaquith Road in Newberg. Jaquith finished its strawberry season in late July, and its strawberries are no longer on the market. Jaquith sold its strawberries to buyers who then resold them at roadside stands and farmer's markets.
Health officials are urging consumers who may have purchased strawberries grown on this farm to throw them out. Strawberries that have been frozen or made into uncooked jam are of particular concern. Cooking kills E. coli O157:H7 bacteria.
Washington County Public Health is working in cooperation with Oregon Public Health, Oregon Department of Agriculture and neighboring counties to monitor the spread of the disease, investigate potential cases and reinforce public guidance from the state about preventing infection. The County is also conducting outreach and providing support to the local community of patrons and sellers at farmer's markets and roadside fruit stands.
None of the following have been implicated in this outbreak:
- Berries other than strawberries.
- Strawberries sold since Aug. 1.
- Strawberries sold south of Benton County or east of Multnomah County.
- Strawberries sold in supermarkets.
- Strawberries picked at Jaquith Strawberry Farm's U-pick field.
Public health officials emphasize that fruits and vegetables are still important to a healthy diet; at least five servings per day are recommended. Officials also recognize that farmer's markets are an important source of fruits and vegetables and are a vital part of the local economy. However, people need to take the following precautions with any uncooked produce:
- Wash fruits and vegetables thoroughly before eating them.
- Keep fruits and vegetables and other raw food separated from cooked or other prepared food.
- Wash hands thoroughly with soap after handling raw foods, as well as before eating, after using the toilet, and after changing diapers.
More information about this outbreak can be found at: http://www.oregon.gov/OHA/news/2011/2011-0808.pdf
A partial list of locations known to have distributed Jaquith Farm strawberries can be found at:
More information about E. coli is available at: http://www.cdc.gov/ecoli/
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Big Ben celebrates its 150th anniversary this year, and you can now equip your iPhone or iPod touch with a free clock app in commemoration of the big fella's sesquicentennial.
Unfortunately, Big Ben (iTunes link) the iPhone app is decidedly less impressive than Big Ben, the Great Bell in the Great Clock in the equally great Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster.
That second hand is an iPhone-only upgrade to the actual Great Clock
The app - like the tower - tells time. And that's about it. You can, however, tap the info icon in the lower right-hand corner to display a dialog that invites you to toggle a tick-tock sound, an hourly chime, and the display of a seconds hand - which the app helpfully tells you is not present on the real Great Clock.
The marketing blurb for the app sums up Big Ben's value quite succinctly: "Pointless? Maybe. Decorative? Certainly. Does it fart on the hour? Most definitely not, sorry." ®


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You can use sub-pixel animation. Metal Slug uses it a lot.Gannon said:Learned how to make things move this weekend! Not sure how to make the loop smoother.
Kuren said:Hi there! It's been ages since I've been here. Here's something I did a bit of time ago. I hope to try to do a series of these.
Picture is enlarged by 4 times, so its eaiser to look at
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Art & Animation made in photoshop
Awesome! Love how the fire explodes out after some little sparks. Really lovely animation.Christian Nordgren said:Here is something I made for the pixeljoint weekly contest:
Contest was to make a character casting a spell using14 colors and a 64x64 canvas
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This office was the used by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during his term in office. He met with two Ministers for Magic—Cornelius Fudge and Rufus Scrimgeour—in his office throughout the course of his time in control of the country.
The office of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom was considered to be a tasteful room, with a white marble fireplace and long sash windows. The Prime Minister had a desk in the office, with a chair on one side for his own personal use, and at least two chairs on the other side for visitors. A telephone rested on the desk, and the Prime Minister kept a supply of whiskey in the office. In one corner of the room was a small oil painting of a man in a silver wig. The portrait was used by the British Ministry of Magic to communicate with the Muggle Prime Minister when the need arose. In addition, the fireplace in the office was connected to the Floo Network, allowing the current Minister for Magic to travel to the office.[1]
Cornelius Fudge, Minister for Magic[1] from 1990[2] to 1996, met two Prime Ministers in the office. Upon meeting the first individual, he revealed the existence of the Wizarding world to him. The Prime Minister believed Fudge to be a hoax, a trick played on him by the opposing political party and promptly attempted to throw Fudge out of the office's window.[1]
When a new Prime Minister was elected, Fudge travelled to the office to introduce himself and reveal the existence of the Wizarding World. Despite Fudge's claim that they would probably never meet again after their first introduction since he would only need to meet the Prime Minister if incidents threatened the Muggle world, the Minister for Magic met the Prime Minister again in 1993 to inform him of Sirius Black's breakout from Azkaban. Convinced Black would be caught quickly, Fudge alerted the Prime Minister of the situation, and asked that the Muggles keep an eye out for Black, as well. It was during this meeting that Fudge filled the Prime Minister in on recent events in the Wizarding World, including the rise and fall of Lord Voldemort.[1]
The next year, Fudge met again with the Prime Minister, to inform him of the riot that had taken place at the Quidditch World Cup, and that magical creatures were being brought into the country for the Triwizard Tournament, which was to be held at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry that year.[1]
In 1996, the Prime Minister was under pressure after the collapse of the Brockdale Bridge, and a hurricane that had devastated parts of the South-West of England. Fudge again met with the Prime Minister, and informed him that Lord Voldemort had returned, and that he and his Death Eaters were responsible for both events, as well as the murders of Amelia Bones and Emmeline Vance, two gruesome murders that had made the Muggle newspapers. During the meeting, the Prime Minister learned that his new secretary, Kingsley Shacklebolt, was a highly skilled Auror and was charged with his protection. In addition, Fudge revealed that he had been sacked three days previously, and introduced the Prime Minister to the new Minister for Magic, Rufus Scrimgeour.[1]
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (First appearance)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Chapter 1 (The Other Minister)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Chapter 10 (Luna Lovegood)


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Wild Hairstyles For Halloween Inspired by Umberto Giannini's Runway Show
9 Glam Hairstyles Perfect For Halloween
9 Glam Hairstyles Perfect For Halloween
British stylist Umberto Giannini passed away nearly 10 years ago, but his namesake brand lives on. This week, at the Glam Hair Show by Umberto Giannini, models walked the runway sporting some serious avant-garde hairstyles. With dark and bold makeup to match and the lighting set to low, it was all so very dark and twisted — so very Halloween. So gather up the heavy-duty hairspray, an obscene amount of bobby pins, and a curling (or crimping) iron, and see how you might be able to incorporate these wild styles into your Halloween costume look.


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Idaho Rules of Family Law Procedure Rule 107. Disqualification of Judge Without Cause.
In all civil actions, the parties shall each have the right to one (1) disqualification of the judge without cause, except as herein provided, under the following conditions and procedures:
A. Motion to disqualify. In any action in the district court or the magistrate's division thereof, any party may disqualify one (1) judge by filing a motion for disqualification, which shall not require the stating of any grounds therefor, and such motion for disqualification, if timely, shall be granted.
B. Time for filing. A motion for disqualification without cause must be filed not later than seven (7) days after service of a written notice or order setting the action for status conference, pretrial conference, trial or for hearing on the first contested motion, or not later than twenty-one (21) days after service or receipt of a petition, summons, order or other pleading indicating or specifying who the presiding judge to the action will be, whichever occurs first; and such motion must be filed before the commencement of a status conference, a pretrial conference, a contested proceeding or trial before the judge sought to be disqualified.
C. Multiple parties. If there are multiple parties petitioner, respondent or otherwise, the trial court shall determine whether such co-parties have sufficient interest in common in the action so as to be required to join in a disqualification without cause, or whether such parties have an adverse interest in the action such that each adverse co-party is entitled to file one (1) motion for disqualification without cause.
D. New parties. If a new party is joined in an action after the time for disqualification without cause of the presiding judge has passed, the new party shall have the right to file a motion for disqualification without cause within fourteen (14) days of the filing date of that party's first appearance or from the date when that party's first responsive pleading is due, whichever occurs first.
E. New judge. If at any time during the course of the proceedings, except under circumstances involving alternate judges as set forth below in subparagraph G, a new judge is assigned to preside over the case, each party shall have the right to file one (1) motion for disqualification without cause as to the new judge, within the time limits set forth in subparagraph B of this Rule. Provided, if a party has previously exercised a disqualification under this Rule 107, that party shall have no right of disqualification without cause of a new judge under this subparagraph.
F. Disqualification on new trial. After a trial has been held, if a new trial has been ordered by the trial court or by an appellate court, each party may file a motion for disqualification without cause of the presiding judge, within the time limits set forth in subparagraph B of this Rule.
G. Alternate judges. If the presiding judge intends to have a panel of judges as alternates to preside at trial or at any other hearing or proceeding in the case, a notice or amended notice of trial setting shall include a list of judges who may alternatively be assigned to so preside if the presiding judge is unavailable. Upon service of the notice as to the panel, each party shall have the right to file one (1) motion for disqualification without cause as to any alternate judge not later than ten (10) days after service of written notice listing the alternate judges. Provided, if a party has previously exercised the right to disqualification without cause under this Rule, that party shall have no right to disqualify an alternate judge under this subparagraph.
H. Service on judge. A party moving to disqualify a judge or magistrate under this Rule shall mail a copy of the motion for disqualification to the presiding judge or magistrate at the judge's resident chambers.
I. Exceptions. Notwithstanding the above provisions, the right to disqualification without cause shall not apply to:
1. A judge when acting in an appellate capacity, unless the appeal is a trial de novo;
2. A judge who has been appointed by the Supreme Court to preside over a specific civil action.
3. A judge hearing petitions to modify child custody orders or child support orders entered by that same judge in an earlier proceeding.
J. Misuse of disqualification without cause. A Motion for disqualification without cause shall not be made under this Rule to hinder, delay or obstruct the administration of justice. If it appears that an attorney or law firm is using disqualifications without cause for such purposes, or with such frequency as to impede the administration of justice, the Trial Court Administrator shall notify the Administrative Director of the Courts requesting a review of the possible misuse of disqualifications without cause. The Administrative Director shall review the possible misuse of this Rule and may take remedial measures. The Administrative Director, before or after taking such remedial measures, may refer the matter to the Chief Justice, who, upon determining that there has been misuse of disqualifications without cause, may take appropriate action to address the misuse, which may include an order providing that the attorney or firm that has engaged in such misuse is prohibited from using disqualifications without cause for such period of time as is set forth in the order or until further order of the Chief Justice.
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The main uses are in the paper, adhesive, textile and construction industries, as well as in ceramics, packaging and electronics.
The physical and chemical properties make PVOH very versatile. It features water-solubility, excellent film forming characteristics, high tensile strength and elasticity, as well as resistance against organic solvents and dispersing power.
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Unclean Spirits: Possession and Exorcism in France and England in the Late Sixteenth and Early Seventeenth Centuries
Mystical Bedlam: Madness, Anxiety, and Healing in Seventeenth-Century England
Health, Medicine and Mortality in the Sixteenth Century
Madhouses, Mad-Doctors, and Madmen: The Social History of Psychiatry in the Victorian Era
During the last fifteen years, a series of semi-independent intellectual trends have come together to transform the history of what society has thought about madness and how it has treated those it considers mad. Once upon a time, the history of medicine was regarded, like that of pure science, as largely "internalist," a story of how a progressive endeavor by a handful of gifted intellectuals slowly replaced superstition and error by empirical proven truth. More recently, however, historians of both science and medicine have begun to fit the protagonists in these ancient intellectual battles more deeply into their social settings. In the process, they have revealed a welter of unproven pseudo-scientific theories, professional or national rivalries, institutional jealousies, personal and professional ambitions, cultural conditioning, sexist and racist prejudices, political exigencies, economic incentives to save money, and religious biases, out of which new and powerful scientific and medical paradigms have emerged.
Some now argue that medical progress has been a power grab by the medical profession, and institutional treatment for the purpose of better care has been relabeled the "great confinement." It is now credibly believed that hospitals were lethal death traps before Pasteur demonstrated the importance of a sterile environment. It is now also generally recognized that doctors may—presumably unwittingly—have killed more patients than they cured, certainly before the early nineteenth century, and maybe before the invention of anti-biotics in the mid-twentieth, and that their most valuable contribution to public welfare was psychological reassurance that help was on its way.
The most ambitious attempt ever made to examine the demography of early modern England concludes that the prolonged growth of population which began in the 1740s and only petered out during the last few years owed little, at any rate in its early stages, to a decline in the mortality rate. Medicine, therefore, can have had no part in the beginnings of the great demographic transition.1
The beneficial effects of the medical profession are now thrown into doubt, and scientists generally are no longer regarded simply as wise men battling the mysterious forces of nature with supremely elegant conceptual thinking, and incredibly patient and exacting testing and retesting of data. Newton is now known to have been as concerned to establish the measurements of the temple of Solomon or to unravel the meaning of the Book of Revelations as he was to elucidate the laws of gravity or optics. James Watson's frank disclosures in The Double Helix of the strength of personal ambition as a compelling motive behind scientific research has forever destroyed the image of the detached scholar selflessly dedicated to the pursuit of truth. The self-evident fact that exploitation by politicians of the recent discoveries of nuclear physicists is quite likely to result some time in the next few decades in the destruction of civilization, and possibly of most life on earth, merely reinforces this atmosphere of cynicism and suspicion.
The second trend has been a turning away from the history of elites, whether intellectual…
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Prayers for 26/11 attack victims from Bollywood
On the fourth anniversary of 26/11 Monday, Bollywood celebrities spared a moment to remember the victims of the Mumbai terror attacks in 2008, and prayed for their souls to rest in peace.
The attacks continued for 60 hours and left 166 dead and 300 injured, with those in Mumbai as well as across the country shocked and shaken.
Actors and technicians from the film industry took to Twitter to share their messages on the day. Here's what they wrote:
Farhan Akhtar: In remembrance of all those who lost their lives and all those who sacrificed theirs. 26/11. We shall never forget.
Shahid Kapoor: 26/11. A prayer for all the lives lost. A day never to forget, and a day pray never to be repeated.
Sonam Kapoor: Pray for the lives lost.
Shankar Mahadevan: Remembering those innocent people, who lost their lives and their families whose lives changed forever. Pray for peace.
Ashish Chowdhry: Today, more than saints, I look up to the soldiers of the army and police who fight, even fall at times for no personal quest. That is godliness.
Raveena Tandon: 26/11. Lord. Bhagwan Allah?? Need I say more... RIP Prayers.
Tusshar Kapoor: No prayer is enough to express the emotion we have for our soldiers and civilians, who fought the 26/11 crisis, a tragic eye opener for Mumbai.
Aman Yatan Verma: Love and respect to all affected tragically on 26/11. May god give you peace and solace for your loss.
Rohit Roy: 26/11. Let us salute the men, who lost their lives saving us and put in a prayer for those who fell prey to the barbarians' bullets... Jai hind.
Sarah-Jane Dias: My heart goes out to Mumbai. To those that lost their lives on 26/11/08. To the victims, soldiers and cops. To a city that lost its sense of invulnerability again.
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What is gluten?
Gluten is a protein naturally found in the grains wheat, rye, and barley. Gluten provides elasticity to dough helping baked goods rise and hold shape while giving them a chewy texture. Gluten is also used to make vegetarian meat substitutes such as seitan.
Who should avoid gluten?
There are medical conditions that require some people to avoid gluten for long term nutrition and health.
Celiac disease: It's estimated that about 1% of the population has celiac disease, a gluten intolerance and intestinal disorder. When those with the disease eat gluten, they produce antibodies which damage the lining of the small intestines, reducing the absorption of nutrients. Symptoms include abdominal pain, bloating, diarrhea, skin rashes, fatigue, and joint pain. The malnutrition caused by celiac disease can lead to serious issues such as osteoporosis and infertility. Eliminating gluten allows the small intestines to heal and properly absorb nutrients.
Gluten sensitivity: Non-celiac gluten intolerance (NCGI), also called gluten sensitivity, is a newly recognized condition. As a result, there is still debate regarding how to diagnose it. People with gluten sensitivity experience some of the same symptoms as those with celiac disease, but there is no damage to the small intestines and a lesser risk for malnutrition. Some find relief by eliminating gluten from the diet, others can still tolerate it in small amounts.
What foods contain gluten?
Wheat, rye, and barley contain gluten. Additionally, oats are often produced and processed with other grains causing cross-contamination. Grains related to wheat contain gluten such as bulgur, durum flour, spelt, and kamut. Other products include malt vinegar, beer, baked goods, candy, French fries, salad dressings, soy sauce, packaged foods, and soups.
Will a gluten-free diet help me lose weight?
There is no research to support that a gluten-free diet alone promotes weight loss for people without celiac disease or gluten sensitivity. Many people who lose weight after trying a gluten-free diet can contribute this loss to changes in lifestyle. For example, identifying gluten-free foods increases nutrition awareness and can lead to healthier food choices such as increased fruit and vegetable intake. If you experience fatigue, eliminating gluten may increase your energy level and cause you to exercise more often.
If you turn to the many packaged gluten-free foods, such as breads, crackers, and cookies, there is a good chance you will gain weight on a gluten-free diet. These foods often contain more calories than the original versions. Weight gain may also occur for those with celiac disease who switch to a gluten-free diet. One research study showed that after 2 years, 81% of patients following the diet gained weight. Researchers feel that this is related to a healing of the intestine and proper absorption of nutrients.
How do I know if I should stop eating gluten?
If you experience any symptoms related to celiac disease, doctors urge that you get tested before you try a gluten-free diet. If you do have celiac disease and you remove gluten, the antibodies that show up in testing will no longer be present. For diagnosis, you will need to begin eating gluten again and suffer the symptoms. Diagnosis may seem unimportant if you find the diet works for you, but celiac disease is a genetic disorder. It's important for it to be reported in your medical history for the health of your family. And if you begin to incorporate low levels of gluten again, its important to know if you are simply gluten sensitive or if this could be causing long-term malnutrition.
Are there risks with eating gluten-free?
Foods with gluten often contain iron, calcium, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, folate, vitamin B12, vitamin D, and magnesium. If you regularly eat whole grains, they can also be a major source of fiber. Cutting out foods with these nutrients can have health consequences. It becomes increasingly important to select gluten-free foods that also supply these nutrients such as dark leafy greens, fruits, beans, lean meats, or dairy products.
What can I eat if I don't eat gluten?
If you require a gluten-free diet, at first the options may seem dismal. The good news is that many food labels now list if a product contains gluten. But don't fall into the trap of eating high-calorie processed foods. Stick with fresh, gluten-free foods and minimally processed packaged items. The Mayo Clinic lists several gluten-free grains for cooking and baking such as corn, millet, quinoa, rice, and sorghum. Fruits and vegetables are naturally gluten-free as well as most dairy products, beans, unprocessed nuts, and unprocessed meats without breading.


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Former NC trooper charged with shooting hunters
A former North Carolina state trooper is charged with a Christmas Eve shooting of two hunters he accused of trespassing on a family member's land.
Prosecutors said Friday that Herbert Paul Weissinger is charged with two felony counts of assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury.
Authorities say the 55-year-old former trooper pulled a pistol on a father and son who were using dogs to track bears on state game land that borders property owned by Weissinger's father-in-law.
Forty-two-year-old Thomas Daughety Jr. of Fayetteville was shot in the stomach and the arm. His father, 64-year-old Thomas David Daughety Sr., was shot in the hand while trying to wrestle the gun away from Weissinger.
The Daughetys deny they ever trespassed on the property of Weissinger's relative.


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December Events at the Castle
Christmas Lunch and Festive Afternoon Tea at the Castle
Enjoy the seasonal ambience of the Castle Café and savour a delicious Christmas Lunch or Afternoon Tea with a festive twist
Christmas Lunches | 2 courses £18 | 3 courses £22
Festive Afternoon Tea | £12 per person.
Bookings now being taken | 01738 638152 Ex 202
Book Week Scotland: Puppet Making with Sylvia Troon
Saturday 2nd December | 11.00am-12.00pm (Ages 3-6) | 2.00-3.30pm (Ages 7-12)
Join us for storytelling and puppet making during Book Week Scotland, a week-long celebration of books and reading. Storyteller Sylvia Troon will help you to create a colourful, character puppet to use in your own amazing stories.
£3 per child | Reservation recommended | 01738 638152
Winter Festival at the Castle
Sunday 3rd December | 10.00am-4.00pm
Get into the festive spirit with our fun filled day of Christmas activity. Join us to switch on The Black Watch Christmas lights and listen to the beautiful sounds of Christmas Carols. Experience storytelling in our First World War trench then explore the galleries with Santa. Get creative with Christmas crafts, decorate your very own Christmas tree cookie and so much more.
£5 per adult | Free for children under 16 | Booking recommended | 01738 638152
Museum Explorers: Christmas in the Trenches
Saturday 9th December | 1.30pm-4.00pm
Learn about the Christmas Truce of 1914 and re-enact the iconic football match which took place between British and German soldiers. Once the final whistle has blown we will create our own Princess Mary Gift Tin as a present for our loved ones.
£5 per child (drink and snack and Museum Explorer's polo shirt included)
Ages 7-12 | Reservation recommended | 01738 638152
Winter Wreath Workshops
Sunday 10th December | 10.00am-12.00pm | 1.00pm-3.00pm
Make your own Festive willow wreath under the skilful guidance of local artist June McEwan. Weave a willow frame and use a range of decorative materials to personalise your creation. A hot drink and a delicious home baked mince pie will complete this seasonal event.
Tools, willow and a small variety of decorative materials will be provided. Please bring along your own materials to individualise your creation such as pine cones, ribbons, berries etc.
£8 per person | Children over 8 welcome if accompanied by an adult | Reservation recommended | 01738 638152
Carols at the Castle
Tuesday 12th December | 3.00pm-4.00pm
Enjoy the sound of the Perth Choral Society performing a selection of classic Christmas Carols at the Castle. Take the opportunity to enjoy a delicious Christmas lunch beforehand or savour delicious home baked mince pies and glühwein during the performance.
Suggested donation £2 | All ages welcome | Reservation recommended | 01738 638152
Lecture | 1917 - Total War
Thursday 14th December | 6:30pm — 8:00pm
Mike Taylor will give an overview of the highs and lows of a turbulent year both at home and abroad.
6:30pm drinks reception (drink included in ticket price), 7:00pm lecture commences
£9 non-members | £7 Friends |Reservation recommended | 01738 638152
Castle Christmas Experience
Sunday 17th December | 10.00am-3.00pm
Join us at the Castle for an exclusive Christmas experience. Savour home baked mince pies and a hot drink whilst weaving your own Festive willow wreath with local artist June McEwan. Enjoy a two course Christmas lunch amidst the seasonal atmosphere of the multi-award winning Castle Café. Afterwards, discover the story of The Black Watch as one of our experienced guides leads you on an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the Museum's galleries and collection stores.
£45 per person | Reservation recommended | 01738 638152


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Welcome to the Women-in-Engineering Outreach Program website!
Noteworthy Achievements
In Fall 2009, CSULB's cornerstone women-in-engineering program, Women Engineers @ the Beach, was awarded the coveted Kimberly-Clark Outreach Award by the national Society of Women Engineers. In Spring 2010, Women Engineers @ the Beach celebrated 10 years o f inspiring young girls to pursue Engineering. Program participants hail from traditionally under-represented and under-resourced communities. Its most recent event offering was held Spring 2013.
"Ten years is an important milestone for the College of Engineering, the conference, and all its partners. We have come so far in the past decade, but there still is a lot to do because the sociocultural issues that establish male and female expectations of career roles still exist . These gender roles go against the research that tells us that girls are very capable at succeeding in math- and science-based careers. Stereotypes, social non-conformity, public sentiment, and self-efficacy are major reasons why the opportunities for young girls to explore the mathematical-logical part of cognitive thought, needed to succeed in a male-dominated profession, are limited." ~ Lily Gossage, Founder
Our Advocacy Programs
As part of the national initiative to increase the number of women in engineering academia and industry, several outreach programs are designed to reach out to the the K-12 student population. To promote the value of early outreach, these programs have been featured in local media.
Spring 2013: Long Beach Press Telegram photos (courtesy of Brittany Murray)
Spring 2013: ASME article