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Bill Pullman
Born in Hornell, New York, Bill Pullman is one of seven children. He attended the State University of New York at Delhi and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He worked with various theater companies, most notably the Folger Theater Groupe and the Los Angeles Theater Center. He made his big-screen debut in the Danny DeVito/Bette Midler comedy Ruthless People (1986) and followed that with lead roles in Spaceballs (1987) and The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988). He is married to Tamara Hurwitz and they have three children.
Or at least that's what the demons of media would have you believe…
Sightings began early on the eve of June 1964. Many theories have been created to explain Pullman's sudden existence. The theory that has been widely accepted is as follows: For many years the US government had been working on a top secret project (one of their many) to create 'the perfect soldier'. This began by attempting to alter the soldier itself but this ran into certain complications (you know you've gone wrong when the guy explodes like a potato in a microwave). This then lead scientists to approach the problem from different angles until successful engineering of a human could be accomplished. One scientist by the name of Slyrr proposed to create a symbiont for the human who was to be made 'super'. This was praised as a brilliant innovation as it would remove the scenario of a soldier going rogue and then having super abilities by giving the option to remove the symbiont when necessary. Or so they thought. Several teams began working on this approach to the super soldier project. After many years of toil and hardship they finally reached their goal. They code-named the project 'H.A.I.R.' (they were just as pleased with the name as they were the project. Them government officials suuuure do love acronyms). This symbiont was cleverly disguised as hair so as though not to tip off enemy troops looking to harvest it and back-engineer it off of a fallen soldier (this would prove to be an ineffective design while combating the Natives due to 'scalping'). The scientists had planned ahead for many things to go wrong with this creation as it was only the prototype, however, they hadn't planned for the symbiont itself to go rogue. HAIR escaped and ran rampid through the deserts of Nevada until it realized that it needed to find a host to continue survival. HAIR had gone from host to host and coast to coast until eventually it reached the head of one Bill Pullman in New York city. The two instantly fell in love and HAIR seared itself onto Pullman's head thus fusing the two for life until death do they part. Soon National Geographic began filming the exploits of Pullman and his government symbiont but learned that Pullman was too much of a moron and not quality material for a monotoned narrator to work with. Thus National Geographic tossed the footage in the garbage. Little did they know, many writers and filmmakers had found scavenging Geographic's trash to be highly profitable. And so Pullman's work made it's way onto the big screen and public opinion soon mistook him for an actor (he had been seen stalking the streets of LA consuming small children and women).
The H.A.I.R.[edit]
The Human Active Integrated Ravager or 'Whitman' as it was nicknamed. Pullman became the first major host to the HAIR creature. Similar to the venom creature in Spider-Man, the HAIR enhances it user greatly at the cost of free will and also becoming slightly evil.
Famous Roles[edit]
Pullman has had several of his life events documented then sold in mass media.
Mr. Wong[edit]
Also know as 'Mr. Wrong' by the majority of the populous. Mr. Wong was the original working title but was changed under pressure of a lawsuit from the Mr. Wong's Drycleaner martial arts epic. Thus the title was changed slightly to reflect it's content better. This movie documented the love life of Pullman as he pursued his first victim. This also demonstrated his great power to use Whitman's power to consume those who opposed him. Thus this became a key point in the Whitman's plot for domination. The movie first hooked viewers when Ellen the Degenerate quoted the hit action film Con Air when she had referenced one of her colleagues as 'Goober'.
Pullman had stalked Ellen for sometime when finally he made his move in a local diner. He entranced her when he had formulated a response to the age old phrase "O rly?" with his famous words of "yeah... really." Soon Ellen and Bill went on their first date, to a local convenience store. It was here that Pullman attempted to win Ellen's heart by stealing a canned beverage. Ellen was shocked at this appalling act, even more so when Bill stuffed the can into her hands. They attempted to leave the shop with the stolen item, only to have the crazy black clerk scream "YOU STEALIN' FROM ME, YOU SHIT?!" at them. The clerk then proceeded to run at them with a baseball bat. Unfortunately, the poor man was no match for Bill's HAIR, and the manner in which he died is simply too sickening to describe in this article.
Ellen had fainted through sheer terror by this point, so Pullman carried her back to his car and they drove away. Ellen woke up just in time to see Bill finish his stolen drink and hurl the empty can at a homeless man's head. Although quite unpleasant for the homeless man, (his face caved in) Ellen and Bill couldn't help but laugh. It was at this point that they realised they were in love, and Bill took Ellen back to his place. This then lead to the famous topless scene when Pullman revealed his breasts to the world audience. A great storm of press coverage and public backlash would've followed this event under any normal circumstances but Whitman was able to demonstrate its hypnotic propaganda abilities. Pullman under the control of Whitman began to utter subliminal messaging believed to be heard as "three blood finger red water." This also had an intended effect on Ellen and caused her to worship him and his mighty HAIR.
Bill's subliminal messaging worked briefly, but soon Ellen began to break free of his evil. Pullman realised that the only way to win her heart once and for all was to scare the living shit out of her, by dressing up as a clown in stilts and appearing at her bedroom window in the middle of the night. Obviously, this was a complete success. Things were looking better than ever for Bill and Ellen.
After throwing Ellen into hypervolemic shock Pullman was able to convince her that this could stop happening if she would just calmly go ahead with her marriage. She went along with it for fear of her life. Pullman then introduced her to an old woman who was believed to be his mother. It is widely believed that that this woman was simply incredibly senile and figured that she probably had a son at some point in her life and accepted Pullman as family. She then approved the marriage stating that Ellen had "good birfin' hips" and gave her blessing. It is rumored that Pullman's motive for this was either severe brain damage from HAIR burning its way into his skull or perhaps an emptiness and needing for a family. However the latter was discounted when he consumed the woman and it was found that he was indeed a completely brain damaged lumpkin.
As if Pullman alone wasn't enough trouble for her a jealous ex-lover of Pullman arrived. The ex-lover soon revealed as Mrs. Cusack threatened to have her eaten by dead ants as well as carrying out several other highly abusive acts. John Cusack later came to the rescue and managed to restrain his LSD and PCP influenced sister. Also of note was Joan's famous line "COOOOOOONSUUUUUUUUUME" was soon quoted over and over as part of consumer capitalist marketing and was soon converted to a plug-n-play slogan of "COOOOOOONSUUUUUUUUUME insert product here or be COOOOOOONSUUUUUUUUUMEd". This caused sales to skyrocket as being a market training video thus fueling the aggressive nature most salespeoples now exercise.
To ensure she would not attempt another escape he employed two Mexican children. In return for purchasing gun from them they would watch over her at gun point (it later turns out that these guns weren't real and were simply harmless squirt guns filled with concentrated nitric acid). Eventually Pullman arranged the marriage to be held at the Taco Bell chapel in the village of Little Burro.
Finally, it seemed as if Pullman would finally get his wife. They entered the chapel without incident, and even made it halfway up the isle. However, fate intervened once again. John Cusack had received a call about a body falling from the sky with his name on it, and had to rush off to investigate. His deranged sister was left unguarded, and she managed to acquire a high powered rifle. She ran to to the church, and took up a position on the second floor. Joan aimed her rifle at Ellen, but just as she fired Bill happened to walk in front of Ellen, the round from the rifle hitting him square in the back of the head. Joan cursed as she realised her mistake and aimed her rifle once more, but could not get a clear shot of Ellen. She managed to leave the church unnoticed, amid all of the fleeing wedding guests.
Soon, Ellen was the only person left in the church. She stared at the lifeless body of Bill Pullman and shouted "IT'S OVER, IT'S FINALLY OVER!" She happily made her way over to the the front door of the chapel, thinking she could finally have her life back. Suddenly, Ellen felt something wrap around her ankle. It was Pullman's HAIR. It turned out that Bill had survived being shot, thanks to his HAIR eating the bullet. He had merely been knocked unconscious briefly by the impact. The HAIR dragged a screaming Ellen back over to Bill, where it proceeded to devour her. Bill was devastated by the loss of his bride, and realised that the HAIR was evil. He desperately tried to pull it off, but it just latched on harder each time he tugged. As Bill furiously struggled with the HAIR, the church bells began to strike. The HAIR let out an unholy shriek and started to loosen its grip on Bill. Bill realised loud noises hurt it, and so he stumbled up to the top of the chapel tower, where the bells were located. The HAIR continued to screech and loosen its grip, until Pullman was finally able to pull it off. He threw the HAIR away and ran as fast as he could away from the church, eventually becoming a sailor. He travelled the world for many years, searching fruitlessly for another woman he could call his bride.
US President[edit]
After Pullman realized he was nothing without his HAIR he quickly returned to Mexico. During which HAIR had been tearing apart northern Mexico and the people within it. Although Antonio Banderas was able to hold it off with the help of Robert Rodriguez HAIR was becoming too powerful.
When Pullman retrieved his HAIR the word quickly spread that it was him who brought the scourge. The Mexicans then began plotting revenge. It would also be noted they simply aimed to destroy the world in revenge and did not target Pullman himself. But somehow Pullman became US president.
During the alien invasion Bill Pullman became the self-appointed commander-in-chief. He then sought to conquer the foreign alien race (see Mexico). Unable to compete with the advanced Mexican technology and the sudden loss of workforce (as the Mexicans are now attacking) the world nations quickly collapsed. Pullman brought together the only people who could stop the invading foreigners. Will Smith and some guy who had survived being attacked by dinosaurs. Together they were able to stop the Queen and destroy the great Nave de la Madre space station. However, one problem still remained. No one was willing to put faith in a minority and a conspiracy nut. Then Whitman took over and delivered one of the greatest speeches ever to be delivered out of a human mouth. The people of the US were rallied together with their morale meters more than fully replenished and were able to go forth to destroy the Mexican invaders. Without their shield the Mexican ships practically fell apart due to being made of burritos and the grease that normally coats them. The Mexicans were then forced to scatter back across the southern states. Pullman was temporarily hailed as a hero until it was realized that he was a complete imbecile, had actually caused the invasion and only managed to fight off the invaders out of a huge fluke.
Lone Starr[edit]
After being forced out of office due to winning a war that defended the entire free world (See Winston Churchill), Pullman decided to leave planet Earth for a while and keep a low profile. He changed his name to Lone Starr and travelled to a galaxy far, far away. Pullman got a job as a mob enforcer for the notorious gangster Pizza the Hut, and found a simple joy in breaking people's legs and nailing them to the floor. However, after a while he became lonely. He went to one of his fellow mobsters, Johnny "The Candyman" Candy, and asked him to be his friend. The Candyman rejected this offer, saying Pullman was an idiot. He also stated he was uncomfortable with Pullman' H.A.I.R, swearing that it kept winking at him. A heated exchange of words broke out between the two, ending in Candyman telling Pullman to get a dog if he was lonely, and slamming the door in his face. Angered by Candyman's blatant showing of disrespect, Pullman devised an evil scheme that would punish Candyman in a horrific and very ironic way. Pullman contacted the infamous surgeon and genetic researcher, Dr Dre, and together they kidnapped Candyman and took him to Dre's lab. Taking Candyman's advice about getting a dog a little too seriously, Pullman paid Dr Dre to transform John Candy into a disgusting half man, half dog hybrid. He also inserted a compliance chip into Candy's brain, forcing him to become, in Pullman's words, his new "Bestest best friend". Pullman took his new found 'friend' into his spaceship, and they flew off into the stars together, embarking on a series of exciting adventures.
Jack Wells[edit]
A few eventful years after his conflict with John Candy, Pullman grew weary of his life as a space adventurer. He decided to return to Earth once again, hoping that the whole 'Mexican invasion' thing had blown over. Before he returned, he brought John back to his creator, Dr Dre. Dre reworked Candy's image, and renamed the man/dog hybrid as 'Snoop Dogg'. Snoop went on to have a successful career in music, proving that a former mobster spliced with a dog can still make it big. Anyway, after arriving back on Earth, Bill Pullman once again changed his name. He was now known as Jack Wells. Bill managed to get a job as a local crocodile hunter in small lakeside town somewhere in the United States. Things went well for Pullman at first. He was loved and respected by the inhabitants of the town, and he was so good at his job all crocodiles feared him. He was almost as hated among crocodiles as the now-deceased bestiality enthusiast, Steve Irwin. Pretty soon, it appeared that the crocs had all but given up coming to the town. It seemed Pullman had won. However, unbeknownst to Bill, the crocs were simply biding their time. They too had employed the services of Dr Dre, and he had created for them another hybrid. This time, he had combined the famously over-weight singing meal, 'Meat Loaf' with a crocodile. The result was the most enormous and unbearable croc the world had ever known.
The crocodiles deployed this deadly weapon a few months later, testing it against a scientist who was fucking around in the water. 'Croc-Loaf' bit the scientist clean in half, causing much laughter as the poor man's torso flopped around for a bit. With the success of this test, the crocs were now ready to exact revenge against Bill Pullman.
Croc-Loaf and Pullman fought many battles, resulting in the deaths of over 10,000 cows. Finally, with the aid of several one dimensional colleagues, Bill was able to destroy Croc-Loaf by playing him one of his own songs. Croc-Loaf broke down into tears as he realised how much pain and suffering he'd caused over the decades. The sheer strength of this realisation caused Croc-Loaf to explode, splattering everything with slimy chunks of meat. After his titanic victory, Bill found true love in the arms of Bridget Fonda.


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Leon Baham, Brains, Dead Babies (&Now Report #2)
by megan milks on Oct.20, 2011
&Now – wasn't it awesome? I am aiming to stretch out my inspiro – and the swag I picked up (new Birkensnake! new Anna Joy Springer! Joyelle's Necropastoral chapbook! etc) – at least until the semester's over and I can climb into radical writing as much as I want.
Among my enthusements:
1) meeting TC Tolbert – what a pleasure! TC is, with Tim Trace Peterson, co-editing an anthology of trans and genderqueer poetry. It's an incredible, exciting project; trans/gq folks: consider submitting!
2) meeting Leon Baham, whose chapbook Ponyboy, Sigh: A Word Problem (Birds of Lace Press) is one of the most interesting pieces of writing I've read recently. Didn't catch his performance but chatted with him and c. vance at the mixer – awesome folks! Great to meet you.
The Birdwisher
by megan milks on Nov.24, 2010
Last year I participated in the HTML Giant holiday gift exchange and Birds of Lace Press was my secret giftgiver, sending me among other things Anna Joy Springer's The Birdwisher. Because I was focusing on my qualifying exams all year, I couldn't crack it open…until now………
The Birdwisher is a modest, zine-y novella, beautifully illustrated by artist Sam McWilliams. Big, clunky typeface, winkingly lo-fi production. It is a treasure. The subtitle is "a murder mystery for very old young adults," and in her acknowledgments, Springer says she wrote the story "on top of" Dashiell Hammet's "Dead Yellow Woman."
The opening scene witnesses a young woman ("the virgin") using rusty scissors to cut through her hymen. Then a bird flies into her window and dies. The rest of the story imagines what between these characters has led up to this moment, and so we are thrust into the charming and uncanny human-bird society that constitutes the world of the novella, in which Walker Geon, bird detective, has been hired by a young woman named Gwen to investigate the murder of six birds.
Mostly the murder mystery doesn't matter; that is, it doesn't matter who killed the birds, but it does matter why, and Walker's investigation functions as an uneasy mask which eventually disintegrates to make visible a horrifying and perversely humorous parable of sexual assault out of which Walker emerges Gwen's protector.
There's an instability of narrative voice that claims a debt to Acker (on top of the Hammett), but above that there's a humility to the book that doesn't really care whether it's read as avant-garde or a kinda chintzy YA mystery. It's both, of course, and it's really its own thing, excessive and defiant and vulnerable. The Birdwisher is a story with exposed throat and chest. Brave. Happy bird day.
Birds of Lace is a really wonderful feminist press; here's their call for chapbooks:
From now until Dec. 31st Birds of Lace will be reading chapbook manuscripts for possible publication. What we most desire to read is the improbable, the hysterically feminist, queered grotesques with muddy boundaries and sloppy hearts of integrity. What we want is literature that you'd have difficulty publishing elsewhere because it's too disgusting, too personal, too loud and too ferocious. We like a sick sense of humor and sly wit. Some authors we love are Anna Joy Springer, Rebecca Brown, James Baldwin, Daphne Gottlieb, Maggie Nelson, Cathy Park Hong, Emily Dickinson, Willa Cather, Judy Budnitz, Bertha Harris and Sarah Vap. But if your work doesn't align with any of those people, send it anyway: we like to be surprised.
Please email 12-30 pages of fiction, poetry, cross-genre, non-fiction, lyrical essays or any combination thereof as an RFT attachment to firstname.lastname@example.com. A short introduction would be lovely, if BoL is unfamiliar with your work, but a publication history isn't necessary. If you're unfamiliar with Birds of Lace, visit our etsy page to check out excerpts and information on previous publications.


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Catapults are by far the most common siege weapon of the Royal armies (as well as other medieval forces). The Rainbow Knights took this fascination to the extreme, even mounting catapults on horses, prison wagons and the like.
The most common ammunition for catapults are rocks. Various other payloads have been tried, such as fireballs and flamewheels, depending on the spirit of the times.
The only weapon that comes close to rivalling the catapult's popularity is the ballista, which recently was deployed impulsively in massive numbers by the Troll armies.
Catapults are the simplest form of artillery, a more broad and encompassing category.


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Hoyer Statement on Republican Budget for Fiscal Year 2014
Stephanie Young, 202-225-3130
WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today in response to the Republican budget for Fiscal Year 2014:
"The Republican budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2014, which Chairman Ryan introduced this morning, once again heaps the burden of deficit reduction onto the backs of those who can least afford it while asking nothing of those at the top. Yielding to the extreme wing of his party, which has demanded that he balance the budget in only ten years but refuses to consider any new revenues necessary to do so, Chairman Ryan flouts mathematics and fiscal common sense by imposing severe cuts to programs vital to seniors, women, veterans, federal employees, low-income families, and America's middle class.
"The Republican budget would again end the Medicare guarantee by turning it into a voucher program, and it predicates its savings on a repeal of the Affordable Care Act that both parties know is not realistic. Even then it must rely on magic asterisks that hide trillions in unexplained savings. The American people want a budget that is honest about our fiscal challenges, which is why they rejected this Republican approach to budgeting last November. The American people want a budget that works.
"In the coming days, Democrats will be putting forward sensible budget alternatives based on common sense and a balanced approach. Our priorities remain job creation, economic growth, and keeping Americans safe at home and around the world. In order to bring our deficits down in a responsible way, we must put both smart spending cuts and new revenues on the table. I hope Republicans will set aside their partisan budget proposal and instead work with Democrats to craft a budget that returns us to a path of fiscal discipline while embracing our highest priorities and our strongest values."


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Gym deemed safe after hoop falls, injures 4
The Weeping Water School gym was deemed safe Monday afternoon after a basketball hoop broke loose and fell from the ceiling.
-- VIDEO: Gym deemed safe after hoop falls
Rescue crews were dispatched to the school in Cass County around 1:30 p.m. Sunday. Dozens of fans were sitting underneath the hoop in the bleachers watching a wrestling tournament. Two adults and two children were seriously hurt and were rushed to the hospital.
-- Hoop falls from gym ceiling, injures 4 fans
The school did not let KETV NewsWatch 7 inside the gym Monday afternoon. The names of those victims hurt and their conditions have not been released, but Superintendent Ken Heinz said they were from another school district.
"Our hearts go out to them. They're in our thoughts and prayers, and the community of Weeping Water is thinking of them," Heinz said.
The school sent out a press release after insurance inspectors walked through the gym.
"The initial investigation is completed. The gym has been deemed safe," Heinz said.
The school said it will have a final report Wednesday and will schedule a brief news conference to share the results.


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Gift Guide: For the Snack Lover
So you need to buy a gift for a snack lover. While edible items are definitely appreciated, why not get a little more creative this year? From gifts they can wear to art they can hang on their walls, here are a few inspired ideas.
Menu Verner Panton Egg Cup
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Fans of hard-boiled eggs will love these cute and colorful cups by Denmark-based company Menu. The porcelain base incorporates a pattern by the late Danish furniture and interior designer Verner Panton, while the silicone lid does more than just maintain heat: flatten it out, and voilà! A place to put your eggshells.
Soft Pretzel Maker
As much as I love Snyder's pretzels, sometimes it's more fun to DIY. Enter this Nostalgia Electrics maker. The bright yellow, non-stick gadget comes with a dough cutter and makes two large or six small soft pretzels at a time in three minutes. You just have to make (or buy) your own dough.
Orville Redenbacher's Pop Up Bowl
Transform the popcorn-making experience with this genius product from Orville Redenbacher. The bag's clear top and bottom makes it easier to leave no kernel unpopped. When it's ready, just pull back the top and the bag becomes a bowl. It comes in Butter, Ultimate Butter, Movie Theater Butter, and Smart Pop! flavors.
These cheeky specimen boxes elevate cereal to an art form, showcasing everything from sugary Cookie Crisp and Cocoa Puffs to more healthful Corn Flakes and Rice Krispies. The frames are made from solid Poplar, with a birch plywood back panel. And make sure to spend time on the (very satirical) website, where you can learn more about the "oldest continuously operating cereal specimen museum brand."
"Don't Be Salty" iPhone Case
iPhone want a cracker? Protect your hardware with this Saltine-inspired phone case from Zero Gravity. Just don't try to eat it in case hunger strikes while you're on the go.
Got Snacks? T-Shirt
The perfect tee for snackers comes in 18 different colors and is made from pre-shrunk 100% cotton. Other options include pizza, candy, and, of course, bacon.
Shumai Earphone Jack
Another way to jazz up your smart phone: a shumai-shaped earphone jack from Plug Apli. They're handmade, compatible with any 3.5 mm earphone, and also come in sandwich, rice ball, and meat form.
Snacks Every Month Club
Jars of pickles. Beef jerky. Kale chips. Bacon popcorn. Another month, another salty-and-sweet delivery of snackable goodness from the aptly named, and beautifully designed Mouth.com. (Sweet options include chocolate hazelnut biscotti, molasses spice cookies, and Dutch stroopwaffles.) Best of all: every product is handmade by small-batch producers. Shipments come in a cotton tote that reads, "Open wide." Good advice.
Blackberry Farm Jam
Set on a 4,200-acre estate in the Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee's Blackberry Farm is a romantic inn, spa, brewery, restaurant, and, yes, a working farm. Artisans preserve fruit and veggies from the on-site garden. Our favorites: Strawberry Ramp (packed with chunks of ramp) and Apple Onion, which is like autumn in a jar (one you just might eat out of with a spoon).
Best of Big Spoon Roasters
This trio of North Carolina-made peanut butter is exclusive to Food52.com's new Provisions online shop. In addition to Peanut (made with wildflower honey, organic coconut oil, and sea salt, this is not your average PB), there's Mission Almond (a rich, gritty paste made with heirloom Mission almonds) and Peanut Cocoa (you'll never want to eat Nutella again).
All products linked here have been independently selected by our editors. We may earn a commission on purchases, as described in our affiliate policy.


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Yoko is in Sydney, and of course Miss Tammy has been invited to all sorts of esoteric Ono events. Last Thursday I had the pleasure of getting to chat with Yoko, as with every other time i've met her she showed herself to be polite, kind, funny and welcoming.
Yesterday was an Onopolooza, Yoko done her thing, all over the Sydney Opera House, and it was amazing. She opened with a ten minute vocalization that had the audience enthralled and moved, i never realized the power and theatre of Yoko's vocalizations, but it was breathtaking, and took one through a range of emotions. Pretty cool to also see bagism explained, and demonstrated.
Yoko's exhibition 'War is over' is at the Sydney MCA until Feb 23rd.


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Yesterday, we reported that Dubai is relooking its growth model (under Blame GKS?), sumething that the S'pore govmin is complacently not doing.
But let's to fair to the S'pore government by pointing out that S'pore doesn't have the debt problems of Dubai.
According to FT: [T]he state-owned DW [Dubai World] is close to sealing an agreement on restructuring $23.5bn in debts.
Dubai's state-backed companies face annual debt repayments of $15bn-$20bn. Analysts say the limited ability to raise funds suggests that further debt restructurings, causing pain to domestic and international lenders, are likely …
The government is set to turn its attention next to Dubai Holding, a conglomerate owned by the ruler, which has around $12bn in debts. Its investment companies, say analysts, could receive government support and are already in talks with banks for a rescheduling of debt.
The moral of the story: The PAP government is no different from other governments; radical change will only come when things go badly wrong. One LKY is still around from 1959. The youngest cabinet ministers are three generations his junior. GCT has been around since the 1970s and the PM since the mid 1980s. In 1959, Eisenhower was the US president, in the early 70s Nixon, and in the mid-80s the president was Reagan. All three presidents are dead.


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July 16, 2012
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has issued a provisional clinical opinion on the use of PSA testing to screen for prostate cancer in men with no symptoms of the disease. A provisional clinical opinion offers direction to doctors and others after the publication or presentation of information that could change screening, testing, or treatment decisions.
About Prostate Cancer and PSA Testing
Prostate cancer begins in the prostate. The prostate is a walnut-sized gland located inside the body underneath the bladder. Its main function is to make seminal fluid, the liquid in semen that protects, supports, and helps transport sperm.
Prostate cancer grows slowly in many men, so slowly that in some men it would not threaten their life, even if not treated. However, in some men, prostate cancer can grow quickly and may spread to other parts of the body. In these situations, a man's prognosis (chance of recovery) may be better if these faster-growing, more dangerous cancers are found earlier, when treatment is more effective. This has been the goal for using PSA testing to screen men with no symptoms of prostate cancer. PSA is a substance in the blood that is primarily made by the prostate gland. It can be found in higher-than-normal levels in men with various prostate conditions, including prostate cancer, benign (noncancerous) prostatic hyperplasia (BPH, an enlarged prostate), and inflammation or infection of the prostate.
There is controversy about using the PSA test to look for prostate cancer in men with no symptoms of the disease. Although the PSA test has been shown to lower death rates from prostate cancer by finding prostate cancer earlier, it also has increased the number of unnecessary prostate biopsies and treatments. A prostate biopsy is the removal of a small amount of tissue from the prostate to look for cancer cells. About three out of four men who have a prostate biopsy because of an elevated PSA test result will not have prostate cancer. Of those that are diagnosed with prostate cancer, many will have low-risk cancers that would have never caused symptoms or shortened their lives, while other men will have the more aggressive prostate cancers that can be treated earlier. Because biopsies and prostate cancer treatments have serious side effects, including risk of infection, erectile dysfunction (inability to get an erection), and incontinence (inability to control urine flow), it is important for men and their doctors to consider the risks and benefits of prostate cancer screening with a PSA test.
Recommendations for PSA Testing
ASCO developed the following recommendations for PSA testing in men with no symptoms of the disease:
- For men expected to live 10 years or less, general screening is not recommended because the risks appear to outweigh the benefits for most men.
- For men expected to live longer than 10 years, patients should talk about PSA testing with their doctors to find out if it is an appropriate test for them.
What this Means for Patients
Before considering PSA testing, it's important to talk with your doctor about your individual risk of developing prostate cancer, as well as the risks and benefits of PSA testing. In some situations, PSA testing finds aggressive prostate cancers early and save lives. However, it is not easy for a doctor to predict which tumors will grow and spread quickly and which ones will grow slowly. In some situations, men who have a prostate cancer that will never cause them harm may be discovered, and this discovery means these men will undergo additional testing and treatments that turn out to be unnecessary. These tests and treatments put a man at risk for infection, erectile dysfunction, incontinence, and rarely, death. Each man's risk of prostate cancer and acceptance of potential side effects is different. ASCO has developed a Decision Aid on prostate cancer testing to use when talking with your doctor about PSA testing.
Questions to Ask Your Doctor
- How is my health in general?
- What is my risk of developing prostate cancer? How is it determined?
- Is PSA testing appropriate for me? If so, at what age should testing begin?
- What is the purpose of a PSA test?
- What issues should I consider before making my decision?
- What are some reasons I wouldn't get a PSA test?
- If I choose PSA testing, what are the next steps if I have a raised PSA level? How often should I be screened?
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British banks have responded to European privacy watchdogs, who claim they broke the law by letting US anti-terror investigators have access to the details of their customers' international financial transactions.
The banks have written letters to their customers, and claim this should be enough to put them in the clear.
British Banking Association retail director Stewart Dickey said banks wrote to their customers to warn them that the details of their international transactions might be accessed by US investigators.
He said this responds to the demands of the Article 29 Working Party (A29), which has co-ordinated the action of data protection authorities across Europe to ensure the banks' co-operation with US agents does not violate individual liberties.
The A29 group, though it has no actual power to enforce its demands, said in November that Europe's financial institutions, all of which conduct their international business through the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (Swift), must get this "illegal state of affairs" corrected "immediately".
That order, Dickey said, had been complied with.
"We have to watch carefully what happens in Brussels (where transatlantic agreement is being fleshed out) but, given that Swift are working on this, for the moment that is all we need to do - to make sure the information given to customers is correct.
"We are working very closely with the ICO and he's very much aware - and the Working Party - of what we are doing.
"He is content with the actions the banks are taking with regard to improving the information they give to customers."
The UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has been pressing British banks and financial institutions in accord with its European counterparts.
A spokesman for the Information Commissioner said it had written to "various representative bodies", though wouldn't divulge who these were - despite Europe's privacy watchdogs' recent commitment to transparency.
Following bold European statements to correct the "illegal state of affairs" immediately, the UK's own requests to its financial institutions seemed a little limp.
"We asked them to look at what steps, if any, are needed to make sure UK financial institutions comply with data protection legislation," the spokesman said.
"We explained that, at this stage, we are not expecting to take enforcement action against any UK financial institutions, however, this may need to be considered if the current situation remains unchanged," he added.
What the UK ICO is not outwardly saying is that it might have little more recourse than polite entreaty.
As reported before, Swift operates an effective monopoly on international financial operations. Eighty-eight British financial institutions hold shares in Swift, while a total 457 UK institutions are connected to its network. They can't be ordered to stop using Swift without bringing the world's markets to a halt. The US won't stop its terrorist finance investigation and shows no sign of welcoming European privacy watchdogs into its little coterie.
So the banks appear to be in the clear until the Europeans flesh out the transatlantic agreement for which they opened negotiations with the US last week.
"The banks are waiting to see if they can be saved by the international agreement," a source in Brussels said.
Dickey said as far as Swift was concerned it had struck its own deal with the US to protect the privacy of its data.
"Swift will tell you that the information given to the Americans was very strictly controlled. The point is that the data transferred complies with data protection laws," he said.
The data protection authorities say otherwise, but they can't really do much about it for now. Dickey, as if to rub salt in the wound, says the same stands for him until there's a transatlantic agreement.
That's just what the authorities fear - that a transatlantic agreement between Swift and the US becomes a precedent for other agreements which subvert the broader legal principles the data protection wonks are fighting to protect. ®


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The update on Mom is not great. Her back is about the same even though she stayed home – yes, I'm using that term very loosely – today and rested. The pills she has are different than what she usually takes and they don't seem to be as effective. So tomorrow will be another day of rest for her and hopefully her back will be better by Monday. These beds are very hard and low to the ground so it's tough for her to lay down for long. But she doesn't want to be left behind, which is what I've been threatening to do if she's not better by next Saturday when we have a flight out of here. You think I'm kidding????? I've talked to the landlord and they said she could stay as long as she wants. So she's on her own a week from today if she can't make it down those 66 steps. Don't worry. They said they should have the hot water working by then so Mom will be fine.
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Lexie is spending her last weekend at the orphanage so she's really excited. Yes a 12 month old can understand what's happening especially one as smart as Alexis Falen. I'm including some pictures that show her personality, which is coming out more each day. She can be quite the character and today since it was just Lexie and Mommy she decided to be a real goof. My favorite photo of her is the one in the mirror. She was so surprised she could see me - it was very funny. Oh yeah, did I mention she likes to eat or lick anything? I mean anything!! A book, a ball, a bag, my toes, my face, the rug or even the floor, she will lick or bite it. Yes, in the picture with her and the zebra she was going in for a lick. The books she eats to the point of saturation. She licks the back of the bottle before turning it over to suck on it. I don't know why she was trying to stuff it in her mouth today but she gave it the old Quast try. She really likes to lick the disgusting floor in the music room. She'll crawl away looking all cute and innocent. Then she'll look over her shoulder at me and lean over to lick the floor. You've seen the pictures of the water so you can just imagine how gross these floors are. Even if they mopped these floors, which as far as Mom and I can tell they haven't mopped or vacuumed the music room since we got here over a month ago, they would be mopping it with water that is dirtier than the floors. Needless to say, after she licks the floor she doesn't get any more kisses from Mommy. When I run over to grab her off the floor she thinks it's very funny and turns around to try to lick my face. Miss Lexie has a very sick sense of humor and she likes to inflict it on her Mommy. She also likes to pull my hair or scratch me to get a reaction out of me - which she does. All the women here have short hair or pull it back and I can certainly understand why. Lexie grabs mine every chance she gets and I'm not quick enough half the time. So I'm coming back with a few bald spots and missus a little skin but a squirmy bundle of energy, so I guess it's a fair trade.


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Biographer and film historian, Marilyn Moss, has announced commencement of pre-production on her up-coming, RAOUL WALSH feature documentary to be entitled, The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh. The doc will be partially based on Moss' book, Raoul Walsh: The True Adventures of Hollywood's Legendary Director.
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"Walsh helped to transform the Hollywood studio yarn into a breathless art form. He belongs to that generation of filmmakers who learned to make movies on a dime in a fledgling industry at the start of the 20th century and invented a Hollywood that made movies bigger than life itself, yet he is the only major Hollywood director who does not yet have a documentary on his life and films" stated Moss, "and I intend to change that."
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Stephenville UFO sightings: More evidence is collected
Posted by dandare on February 26, 2008
On saturday 23rd february 2008, MUFON visited Dublin, Texas for a second time, and gathered 17 additional UFO sighting reports. Apart from a few local reporters being present, all other media was not not allowed in, due to some witnesses being intimidated by such a presence (although the history channel's UFO hunters were present and a reporter from NY times).
According to Angelia Joiner's article, The chief investigator, Steve Hudgeons, spoke to Ricky Sorrells for nearly 1 hour (he had been interviewed before on the 14th january by another MUFON member).
He then went on to add that through their records, from 1977 – november 2007 there were 400 sighting reports. But from november 2007 to today, there were around 150 reports.
Hudgeons said a final report will be made public, even though there are still ongoing sightings in the area… also a timeline format will be made available on the MUFON site soon, and will include a report on the david Coran video, (on 19/20 jan).
The main report will be available in April, in the MUFON journal; also a news conference will also be held too on the findings.
From Stephenvillelights.com (posted 24th February,2008)
this article, i have decided to reproduce in full and can be seen below….
Erath County Officer witnesses UFO
Another law enforcement officer has come forward in the strange and mysterious UFO sightings in Erath County.Sgt. Jim Clifton of the Erath County Sheriff's Department was with Erath County Constable Lee Roy Gaitan in the early morning hours of Feb. 2 on U.S. Hwy. 377 when both saw something extraordinary in the black sky."It was a clear night, no clouds, no moon, and a dark night," Clifton said. "I've never seen anything like that before in my career. I've never seen any aircraft like that. The lights did not appear to be military. I was very amazed at what we saw."Clifton said he received a call to check out an alarm at Woody's restaurant and when he got to the eatery, Gaitan had heard the call also and was already there. The two took care of business and then Gaitan told Clifton there was something in the sky.
"He heard the alarm and got there before I did," Clifton said. "I got in the car with him and observed this with him. It looked like it was over the Highland area to the west and it was a large object."
Clifton said they observed the unidentified flying object through the "dash cam" in the car and could see it quite clearly with the zoom feature. He said the camera is in a permanent mount, which is stationary. So, in his eyes, the video is more than credible because shaking the camera could not be a concern.
"To your naked eye it looked like a bright light and I couldn't really tell if it was moving, but I don't think it was," Clifton said. "What it looked like is difficult to describe because there is nothing to compare it to."
Clifton said the object had a transparent or perhaps translucent appearance and it had " a fog or vapor or cloud around it."
Clifton said he saw colors of white, blue, and red.
"I wasn't frightened – I was just trying to think of what it might be," Clifton said. "I don't have a clue. I wish I had an explanation but I can't think of any explanation. The thing that impressed me was how big it was. It stuck in my mind."
Clifton said he is looking at the sky more now to try and see it again. He said most people he knows are doing the same.
Clifton said he has seen a video from Canada in what he thinks was the year 2007 that is most similar to what he and Gaitan saw.
Both men said the sighting was reported to the Erath County Sheriff's office at the time.
Now that just adds to the evidence….. What i immediately see as interesting is "the object had a transparent or perhaps translucent appearance and it had " a fog or vapor or cloud around it."
And the fact that he spoke of a similar video sighting from 2007 in Canada; i've done a quick scan for such sightings, but unless i'm missing something here, am unable to find what he is referring too….will not give up the hunt though.
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I apologise for the blog entry here… i was short on time, but wanted to post it as soon as possible.
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February 26, 2009 at 8:59 am
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I just finished listening to the John Lash interview from Coast to Coast. In it, he talks at great length about the supposed connection between the archons mentioned in certain gnostic texts, and the greys and reptilian aliens encountered in modern UFO…


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As a small business owner he has been privy to environmental regulations and economic shifts over the past 33 years.
Randazzo was born in Michigan and moved to San Diego in 1953. For the most part, he has enjoyed being a small business owner.
From the cash-only days to credit card-accepting pumps, he has witnessed many changes.
In the company's early years it was a garage and filling station serving cars at reasonable rates.
The full-service station shifted into a gas station and food mart because it became difficult for the small business owner to keep up with the mandates and fees associated with the environmental regulations, Randazzo pointed out.
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I said at the end of the first article that I would progress to the next phase in this one. But the request for a screenshot of the app at this point got me to thinking that it would be worth more to fledgling QML developers if I backed up and broke down the code. So let's do it. There's a lot to cover, so I'll spread it across two or three articles. Continue reading


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Australian actor Sam Worthington has sparked rumors he is secretly married to model Lara Bingle after he called her his wife during an altercation with a paparazzo in New York City on Sunday.
The "Avatar" star was arrested and charged with assault for allegedly punching photographer Sheng Li outside a bar in Manhattan, after the snapper allegedly kicked Bingle.
Video footage of the incident was posted online on Tuesday, and Worthington can be heard yelling, "You want to [bleep] kick my wife?"
Just days before the incident, the Australian couple sparked marriage rumours when they were spotted wearing matching wedding bands on their ring fingers.
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I found this little game that comes with linux binaries but unfortunately without source and I thought it would be a good exercise to package it for AUR. It seemed quite forward at first glance - copying the data to /usr/share/ and creating a symlink in /usr/bin (in the end it wasn't as simple as that but basically thats what i've come up with so far).
But now I come across the real problem. The game stores the savegames and the config relative to the binary (./data/ in this case) at hardcoded paths. Since /usr/share is readonly this obviously won't work. Even worse it would share the settings across all users. My first idea to overcome this was to symlink the files into /tmp and run a script at execution that symlinks those to files in the home-directory of the user who executed it (e.g. /usr/share/umg/data/game.sav -> /tmp/umg/game.sav -> /home/foo/.umg/game.sav).
I guess this would work just fine in this specific case since its unlikely that two people at the same time execute the game but I'm curious if there is a better way to handle such cases? I've read up on dynamic symlinks but couldn't find anything concerning user-depended symlinks.
My PKGBUILD so far, for anyone who wants to try to tackle this problem:
pkgdesc="2d platformer game"
arch=('i686' 'x86_64')
source=(http://umg.t44.org/umg-tum2011-30-12-11-din-lin-win.zip umg)
md5sums=('e75c46984344af1f4fd8ed3cbd54a40d' '9351da852056a092bc32f020dcd2fd3c')
mkdir -p ${pkgdir}/usr/share/${pkgname}
mkdir -p ${pkgdir}/usr/bin
cp -R ${srcdir}/linux-x86/* ${pkgdir}/usr/share/${pkgname}
cd ${pkgdir}/usr/share/${pkgname}
ln -s /usr/lib32/libmikmod.so ./libmikmod.so.2
chmod +x ./umg.bin
install -m755 ${srcdir}/umg ${pkgdir}/usr/bin
and the umg wrapper used:
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=.:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
exec /usr/share/unnamed-monkey-game/umg.bin
Any other feedback on creating a PKGBUILD in general is welcome as well.
Last edited by trashstar (2013-01-24 15:05:19)
That should all be in the package function, not the build function - there is nothing to build.
For the underlying problem, I'd consider an alternative to the symlink in /usr/bin. Make a script in /usr/bin/ that checks for/creates a symlink in XDG_CONFIG_HOME to the program, then launches that symlink. For example:
if [[ -x $launch ]]; then
exec launch
ln -s /usr/share/rest/of/path/to/bin $launch
EDIT: also, are you sure it is saving in a path relative to where the binary is, and not just to the current working directory? The latter is much more likely, in which case the script would only need to cd to $dir/monkey then exec /usr/share/path/to/bin.
EDIT2: XDG_DATA_HOME might make more sense than CONFIG, but the effect would be the same.
Last edited by Trilby (2013-01-21 14:13:15)
"UNIX is simple and coherent..." - Dennis Ritchie, "GNU's Not UNIX" - Richard Stallman
Thanks for the input. You are right - the game searchs the current working directory for configs and data. Now this creates the problem that i have to symlink the actual data or at least the directories. My launch script now looks like this:
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/share/unnamed-monkey-game:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
if [[ -d $dir ]]; then
cd $dir
exec $bin/umg.bin
mkdir --parents $dir/data
cp $bin/data/config.cfg $dir/data
ln -s $bin/data/sfx/ $dir/data/sfx
ln -s $bin/data/music/ $dir/data/music
ln -s $bin/data/mobs/ $dir/data/mobs
ln -s $bin/data/maps/ $dir/data/maps
ln -s $bin/data/gfx/ $dir/data/gfx
ln -s $bin/data/lang/ $dir/data/lang
cd $dir
exec $bin/umg.bin
Last edited by trashstar (2013-01-21 15:22:13)
Hello, I'm the author of this game.
First, thanks for the interest trashstar
I actually use Arch as my main computer and that's what this game was written on.
I would prefer if this version of the game never ended up in AUR. It's an old promotion build released during the Ultimate Meeting 2011 party.
The game has since evolved a lot. Now it's a commercial title with a release (hopefully) somewhere this year. Among other changes to the game, it now saves the data to $HOME. I would be glad to provide a demo version data for inclusion in AUR/pacman, once the demo build is released.
Keep an eye on http://www.unnamedmonkeygame.com/ for it.
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Practical Christianity
Practical Christianity rather than theology was the actual primary concern of the Anabaptists and Mennonites. A brief comparison of the first Anabaptist confession of faith, the seven articles of the Schleitheim Confession of 1527, and the general Protestant confession, namely the Apostles' Creed, makes this very clear. As early as 1526 Hans Denck expressed this interest in his familiar words, "No one can truly know Christ without following Him in life." Hansel Gremser, who was on trial in 1533, said that the Anabaptists, in case they were asked, recognized each other by the phrase, "I do Christian works." In his Reply to False Accusations Menno Simons himself defends the Anabaptists and their charitable deeds: "No one among them is allowed to beg. They take to heart the need of the saints. They entertain those in distress. They take the stranger into their houses. They comfort the afflicted; assist the needy; clothe the naked; feed the hungry; do not turn their face from the poor; do not despise their own flesh." And about 150 years later, in 1693, George Thormann, the Reformed pastor of Lützelflüh in the Emmental, used very similar words concerning the Bernese Mennonites in his book, Probierstein. Only on such a basis could the church ban and church discipline in general become of such importance to the Anabaptists. With their aversion to all luxury, their ethics lean toward sanctification and good works, and criticize the one-sidedness of Luther's doctrine of justification. Their home missions, and homes for the poor, the aged, and the orphans are expressions of this inclination. Indeed, relief and nonresistance have always appeared as two sides of the same principle. The Mennonite relief organizations, such as Christenpflicht, Mennonitische Flüchtlingsfürsorge (relief organization of the Vereinigung), the Dutch Committee for Foreign Needs, and Stichting voor Bizondere Noden, the Mennonite Central Committee as well as the numerous orphanages, old people's homes, and hospitals in several countries where Mennonites are living, are evidence of this fact, as well as the history of all the various groups which at times gave and at other times received help, from Switzerland to Lithuania, Ukraine, and in mission fields, especially in Java and India.
The Complete Writings of Menno Simons, c. 1496-1561, trans. Leonard Verduin, ed. J. C. Wenger. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1956: 558.
Crous, Ernest. "Hilfswerke der Mennoniten in früherer Zeit." Unser Blatt III (1949): No. 42.
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. III, 387 f.
Mennonitischer Gemeinde-Kalender (1952): 68-72.
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Eyerman emerged as the choice after a roughly eight-month long national search. She fills the role left vacant by E. Michael Whittington, who announced his resignation in January.
Eyerman, who lives in Los Angeles, currently serves as director of the French Regional American Museum Exchange (FRAME), a consortium of 26 major museums.
Eyerman previously did strategic and curatorial work for the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, and has extensive curatorial and consultant experience at several Southern California museums and galleries, including work with Gagosian Gallery in Beverly Hills, the Pasadena Arts Council, and the J. Paul Getty Museum.
Eyerman is expected to move to the Monterey Peninsula sometime in October. She will be in attendance for the Aug. 25 closing ceremony of "Return to the Sea: Saltworks" by Motoi Yamamoto.
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Beautiful necklines and finishing details are the mark of an excellent patternmaker. Learn to draft an array of flattering necklines and finishing flourishes.
Complete your patternmaking foundation. Join Apparel Arts founder Suzy Furrer as she builds on her Patternmaking Basics and Patternmaking + Design: Creative Darts & Seam Lines classes to guide you through drafting, fitting, truing and marking neckline styles such as boat, Grecian, funnel, opera, V-neck, sweetheart, cornered and more! Then, hone your patternmaking prowess even further as you create custom dress patterns. Draft a surplice dress with a V-neckline, chevron stripes and a full skirt with a facing. Move on to a boat-neck dress with a tulip skirt, a lining and an underlining. Finally, draft a strapless dress with two flounces, boning for added bodice stiffness and a waist stay. Learn the skills to draft designer neckline styles and striking dresses, blouses, T-shirts and tunics.


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In what is probably the most large-scale and visible replacement of human workers with robots, Tawainese-based gadget maker Foxconn has announced that it will supplant its human workforce with one million robots over the next three years.
There are two reasons why you would have heard of Foxconn. It's either because the company's massive factories in China crank out nearly half of the world's precious gadgets (including iPhones and iPads), or because of the spate of suicides that cast a scandalous spotlight onto Foxconn.
The company's roster currently includes 1.2 million people and 10,000 robots. Next year, the latter number will rise to 300,000 and top out at a million at the end of three years. It's unclear how many humans this will displace, but we doubt Foxconn is looking to hire more over that time.
According to China's Xinhua News, the "robots will be used to do simple and routine work such as spraying, welding and assembling which are now mainly conducted by workers." The news came from Foxconn founder and chairman Terry Gou "at a workers' dance party Friday night."
Really? A dance party? Seems like a weird venue for that kind of news. And what song could you possibly follow that up with, anyway? Maybe this.
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H. T. Burleigh (1866-1949) [biography]
[Harry Thacker Burleigh, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right], 1927. Prints and Photographs Reading Room, Library of Congress.
Born in Erie, Pennsylvania, on 2 December 1866, Burleigh received his first music training from his mother. After discovering Burleigh's musical talent, Elizabeth Russell, a bank messenger who was his mother's employer, gave the youth a job as a doorman at the musicales she hosted in her home. This afforded Burleigh the opportunity to hear guest performers such as Teresa Carreño and Italo Campanini. Although he had no formal training, his talent as a singer led to employment as a soloist in several Erie churches and synagogues. In 1892, at the age of twenty-six, Burleigh received a scholarship (with some intervention in his behalf from Mrs. Frances MacDowell, mother of famed American composer Edward MacDowell) to the National Conservatory of Music in New York where he studied with Christian Fritsch, Rubin Goldmark, John White, and Max Spicker.
The years Burleigh spent at the Conservatory greatly influenced his career, mostly due to his association and friendship with Antonín Dvorák, the Conservatory's director. After spending countless hours recalling and performing the African-American spirituals and plantation songs he had learned from his maternal grandfather for Dvorák, Burleigh was encouraged by the elder composer to preserve these melodies in his own compositions. In turn, Dvorák's use of the spirituals "Goin' Home" and "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" in his Symphony no. 9 in E minor ("From the New World") was probably influenced by his sessions with Burleigh. In addition, Burleigh served as copyist for Dvorák, a task that prepared him for his future responsibilities as a music editor.
In 1894, Burleigh auditioned for the post of soloist at St. George's Episcopal Church of New York. To the consternation of the congregation, which objected because Burleigh was black, he was given the position. However, through his talent and dedication (he held the appointment for over fifty years, missing only one performance during his tenure), Burleigh won the hearts and the respect of the entire church community.
Personally and professionally, the next several years were productive ones for Burleigh. In 1898, he married poet Louise Alston; a son, Alston, was born the following year. That same year, G. Schirmer published his first three songs. In 1900, Burleigh was the first African-American chosen as soloist at Temple Emanu-El, a New York synagogue, and by 1911 he was working as an editor for music publisher G. Ricordi. His success was enhanced through the publication of several of his compositions, including "Ethiopia Saluting the Colors" (1915), a collection entitled Jubilee Songs of the USA (1916), and his arrangement of "Deep River" (1917), for which he is best remembered.
The widespread success of his setting of Deep River(1917) inspired the publication of nearly a dozen more spirituals the same year. The settings appeared in multiple versions upon publication, including vocal solos in a variety of keys and choral arrangements prepared by Burleigh and others for mixed chorus, men's chorus, and women's chorus. As his spiritual arrangements become increasingly popular with concert soloists, a tradition of concluding concerts with a set of spirituals was established.
Burleigh's achievement in solo vocal writing is best represented by his original song cycles, Saracen Songs (1914), Passionale (1915), and Five Songs of Laurence Hope (1915), considered by many to be his finest work. His instrumental output includes the unpublished Six Plantation Melodies for violin and piano (1901), From the Southland for piano (1910), and Southland Sketches for violin and piano (1916).
Burleigh died at age 82 on 12 September 1949. Over 2,000 mourners attended the funeral of the man who had successfully combined the melodies of his own heritage with those of serious art music. Burleigh's compositions and arrangements of African-American spirituals transported the music of the "colored folk" from their plantation and minstrel settings onto the concert stage, where they have been enjoyed and appreciated by people of all races.


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Rubin Bhandari(Sidharth)
I promote and spread the word about Mozilla,open web and open source.
О себе
Developer(Java,Android),Open source lover and advocate,a programming geek.Loves to travel,sketch and code.
A big time Linux fan,SuMo Army of Awesome and Support Forum,Strong Supporter of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS),Board member/volunteer at HCOE Developers' Circle.
Tagsmozilla nepal, nepal, addons, army of awesome, webmaker, firefox student ambassadors, hcoe developers circle, fsa, mozilla geolocation
Уменияadvanced python, android, c, c++, css3, html, java, javascript, mongodb, nodejs, php, reactjs, vb.net
ЯзыкиАнглийский, Хинди, Непальский
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- Facebook: www.facebook.com/Xidharth
- Mozilla Wiki: rubin
- Phone (Mobile): +9779842470173
- Mozilla Support: roobin
- Twitter: xidharth
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April Morone
I think Rubin has worked very hard as a contributors in multiple areas, and has put forth a lot to motivate others, as well as helped in SuMo. I vouch him.
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Rubin is one of the most active FSA from Mozilla Nepal community. He is regularly contributing MLS and Support Forum. Also organized MakerParty.
Nootan Ghimire
Sidharth Bhandari has been actively participating in National Mozilla Events - as well as taking the lead on various events as Firefox Student Ambassador in Himalaya College of Engineering. He's also been involved in Free and Open Source Softwares an shares our common vision of Open Web.
Given his significant time to make mozilla, and mozilla nepal recognized in the institution he's studying in - I think he makes a good candidate to be vouched.


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WOODLAND, CA -- The Superior California YMCA will take over fitness facility operations at the Community and Senior Center in Woodland, CA, after the city council unanimously voted last week to rent the facility to the Y for five years.
The center's fitness facility has been ready for use since March 2009 but was never opened after local health club owners complained to the city council about the potential for unfair competition with the private sector, according to the Daily Democrat.
City staff members issued a request for proposals to locate a private group that would operate the fitness center, and the Superior California YMCA answered the call.
The YMCA already runs a preschool and after-school program in Yolo County, CA, but the Y was looking to expand its services to include fitness and healthy lifestyle options for communities in that area, Thomas Lowden, Superior California YMCA president and CEO, told local media.
Rent payments from the YMCA are expected to provide the city with about $38,000 for its general fund during the first 12 months of the agreement.
The fitness facility is slated to open for public use on March 1. Lowden said the Y also plans to offer group exercise classes and childhood obesity prevention programs at the center.


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IN AN EMERGENCY (Fire, Police, Ambulance) CALL 911
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- Disaster Assistance--FEMA 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) or apply online at www.DisasterAssistance.gov.
- Poison Control Center, UCONN Health Center: 800.222.1222
- Infoline: 211
- Red Cross: 877.287.3327
- Tip Line: report suspicious terrorist activities: 866.457.8477
- Domestic Violence Hotlines:
- CT Coalition Against Domestic Violence: 888.774.2900
- National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800.799.7233
- Hospital: Day Kimball Hospital: 860.928.6541. 320 Pomfret Street, Rte. 44, Putnam.
- Pediatric Center at Day Kimball Hospital, Putnam: 860.963.6390
Connecticut radio and television stations are a timely source of information in an emergency
Town of Woodstock Public Safety
- Animal Control Officer: 860.774.1253
- Rabies Information or Exposure
- Northeast District Dept. of Health: 860.774.7350
- Dept. of Environmental Protection: Wildlife Division - 860.424.3333
- Contact your Animal Control Officer
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- Dept. of Environmental Protection, Wildlife Division: 860.424.3011
Fire Protection
Woodstock has a Fire Marshal, and three volunteer Fire Departments:
The goal of the Fire Marshal's Office is to present fire safety and prevention techniques to town residents, ensure compliance with fires safety codes and standards, and assist with fire suppression and hazardous materials activities within the three Woodstock Fire Departments.
- Fire Marshal: Richard Baron 860.963.2347
Bungay Fire Brigade, Station 77 serves West Woodstock, Woodstock Valley and Kenyonville. They also provide mutual aid to the rest of Woodstock. Address: 1256 Route 171, Woodstock CT 06281. Station phone: 860.974.0316. Fax: 860.974.0647. Web Address: www.bungay.com.
Bungay District Burn Officials: David Elliott: 860.428.2084
Muddy Brook Fire Department, Station 75 serves North and East Woodstock. Address: 93 Woodstock Road, East Woodstock CT 06244-0222. Web address: Station phone: 860.928.3032. Web Address: http://www.muddybrookfire.net/
Muddy Brook District Burn Official: Russ Dowd: 860.928.5397
Woodstock Volunteer Fire Association, Station 76 serves South Woodstock. Address: 399 Route 169, Woodstock CT 06267. Web Address: http://www.wvfa76.org/. Station phone: 860.928.3163.
Woodstock Volunteer District Burn Official: Tim Young: 860.928.4773 or 860.928.0283
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Public health in Woodstock is under the purview of the Northeast District Department of Health in Brooklyn, CT: 860.774.7350
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State Police Troop D serves Woodstock. Their phone number is 860.779.4900. For emergencies, dial 911.
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One of the latest collectible Barbies is causing quite a controversy among some parents because of her appearance. But this time, it has nothing to do with body image.
The new Tokidoki Barbie has several body tattoos around her collarbone, arm and down her back. She sports a pink bob, leopard leggings, skull-heart top and a totally cool dog named Bastardino. (Just envision the pink wig Britney Spears wore when she was a little out of it.)
This isn't the first time Barbie has dabbled with some ink.
Just a few years ago, the "Totally Stylin Tattoos Barbie" was released, but the tattoos on this doll were temporary.
And in 1999, the Butterfly Art Barbie also received complaints. In fact, according to Time.com, both of those Barbies were pulled from the market -- which, of course, drove up the price for those that were available.
Tokidoki Barbie is designed by the Italian-based, Japanese-inspired brand Tokidoki.
Now, if you follow the world of one of the most popular dolls, you know Barbie isn't a stranger to controversy. She has been criticized for her small waist, belly-baring outfits and perky you-know-what.
But you won't find this Barbie sitting on shelves at Walmart or Toys "R" Us. The doll isn't even featured on Mattel.com's Barbie section.
She is sold exclusively at Barbiecollector.com, which caters to adult collectors, and is currently sold out. If you want one, you won't find it at that nice $50 price tag. If you check auctions sites such as eBay, the doll is reaching prices upwards of 200 bucks.
And to illustrate her popularity -- collectible Barbie dolls designed by the likes of Christian Louboutin and Bob Mackie are still available.


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WEDDING-Yumi's yummies: A second career as chocolatier
In her first career, pianist Yumi Womack composed sweet music for pop stars in her native Tokyo. Twenty five years later, she's making sweet harmonies of a different variety– for the taste buds. As founder of a new gourmet chocolate business, Pandora Chocolatier, Womack says she's found a way to turn her passion for chocolate into a second career.
"I've always loved chocolate; it's my favorite thing," says Womack, who started experimenting with chocolate recipes about five years ago. Her early efforts making truffles won fans among her friends, who suggested she sell her goods. Although she was intrigued by the idea, Womack didn't do so immediately, but instead set out to perfect her skills. After learning as much as she could on her own, last year she decided to go pro and jetted off to Paris for a two-week course at the prestigious École du Grand Chocolate, a school affiliated with the makers of famed Valrhona chocolate.
Upon returning home, Womack tackled the less delicious side of launching a business– applying for licenses to make and sell chocolate out of her Free Union home. This past summer and fall, Womack plied her wares at the City Market on Saturday mornings, and in November and December, she set up shop at the Holiday Market at the east end of the Downtown Mall. Demand for her gourmet goodies was high, and she and her business partner, Misako Fergusson, put in 40 hour weeks in her kitchen churning out chocolates. Their work paid off.
"I sold every single box I made," she says with surprised delight. "Thousands of dollars of chocolate!"
Currently, Womack makes six flavors, including her favorites– blood orange and muscobar sugar. For Valentine's Day, she says, she's creating a romantic variety: pink champagne chocolate with berries, which she calls "the ultimate luxury." Her 12-count boxes retail for $16 ($1 more for holiday specials), while small boxes of four sell for $6 or $7, and information about flavors is available online at pandorachocolatier.com.
She's not the only high-end chocolatier in Charlottesville. Gearhart's Chocolates opened in 2002 in the Main Street Market, introducing many to the art of fine chocolate making. Womack says she's a fan of their work as well, but despite Gearhart's' prominence in town, she believes there's room for both businesses to succeed. "You can't have too much chocolate," she laughs.
She's already won fans among other local business owners.
"She does absolutely phenomenal work," says Dave Fafara, owner of Shenandoah Joe's. Fafara met Womack when both had stalls at City Market. Womack uses Shenandoah Coffee's java and tea in some of her recipes, and Fafara says he was sold on her chocolate after his first taste and will also soon be selling it from the Preston Avenue store.
Setting out on a new business venture is exciting, says Womack, but she hasn't forgotten her first career either– and making chocolate allows her to indulge in both.
"I can do it at home listening to my favorite reggae music," says Womack.
But the best part of making chocolate: "A lot of people are very happy," she says, "and that makes me so happy."
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Well, I've been buying Pandora since last year when I found them at the Meade Avenue market. Now I get them downtown on Saturday mornings at the farmers market.
I LOVE the espresso flavor! And the Earl Grey!! She's about to make a Macha (Japanese green tea... like espresso green tea) flavor. Can't wait to try that.
It's also at Sheandoah Joe (my favorite coffee shop!) and Hot Cakes, which is great for mid-week cravings and when I'm asked to bring dessert to friend's houses for dinner parties.
I got a box as a birthday gift; fantastic chocolate! Unlike typical boxes of candy that get passed around and shared, this one is staying close to me.


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Have you ever wondered what the rules are for storing your items in one of those professional storing facilities? You see them all the time as you drive to work. People seem to use them for car storage , parking RVs and boats. And whats more, those large mysterious doors leave your imagination to run wild as you ponder what could be behind them.
Perhaps a car collector has hidden his completely restored classic hot rod in his car storage lot. Maybe a stamp collector has rented a hundred square feet of climate controlled air to keep his hobby secure. Perhaps some vandals are hiding stolen loot. What if the answer to the citys latest crime wave lies dormant behind that big roll up door?
At the thought of that, your mind begins to trail down more criminal paths and you wonder just what is not allowed in those places.
To put your mind at ease, there is a long list of things one may not store and there are precautions to guard against unsafe storing conditions. Items that are not eligible for storing may include, but are not limited to the following.
Your insect collection
Pets or any living animals, you get the idea.
Deceased dogs, cats, pets or any formerly-living animals, you get the idea.
Containers of perishable food
Old jalopies or broken cars for car storage , the place is not a junk yard.
Gasoline, as tempting as it would be to stock up while gas is still as cheap as 4 dollars per gallon.
Flammable chemicals
Acidic chemicals which may cause harm to the structure or air quality.
Fireworks, the sale after the Fourth Of July cannot be stored in a 5×5 locker, it is hazardous!
Immensely valuable jewels, these are better under the safe guard of a safety deposit box.
Cold, hard cash, also better kept in the bank or deposit box.
Bio-hazardous waste materials
Stolen cars in need of a good car storage hideout
Chop shop parts taken from stolen cars
Legal vegetation, no living plant life
Illegal vegetation, no living or dried plant life
Radioactive material
Illegal Drugs, however legal pharmaceutical reps often store inventory in such a facility.
Stolen goods
Other people (living or deceased)
Human body parts, although there was a horror story circling the news a year ago about a man who lost the contents of this store room in an auctions due to non-payment. His severed leg was among the contents of the unit.
Extremely valuable collections, it is a financial risk if you lose the contents in an accident on the premises. Purchasing insurance to cover the risk is ideal.
Evidence from a legal investigation
Items that exceed the weight limit. If your unit is not on the ground floor, you may put the facility at structural risk. Believe it or not, there was a story earlier this year of a facility in Brooklyn, New York that partially collapsed due to a unit where an enormous amount of chopsticks were stored. The wooden utensils became like 10 tons of bricks and fell through the floor.
Many people were affected in the surrounding units and the city had to use forks for a month.
As you can see, your imagination can run wild as to what you or others might want to hide away in a store room or car storage lots. Unfortunately for criminal minds, the storing industry has already safeguarded against illegal actions occurring on their property. Many urban facilities have limited access hours and all of them are locked behind a security gate for each tenant to enter a PIN number.


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As readers who are parents know, safeguarding a child with a food allergy can be daunting. Household routines, such as grocery shopping and food preparation, require adjusting, and decisions about where to dine out or travel often revolve around what's best for the food-allergic child.
While speaking on behalf of Anaphylaxis Canada, I've had many occasions to share my personal perspective as the parent of a child with multiple food allergies. But it took several years for it to register just how focused I had become on my son Julian's needs.
A few years ago, I had to cancel a meeting with our children's newsletter editor, Joni Huang, because my daughter Samarra was sick. The e-mail I sent to Joni said: "Sam's not well. Sorry, have to reschedule." Her response came as a shock.
"Who's Sam?" she wrote. Though Joni and I had swapped stories about our families for more than a year (one of her two boys is allergic to peanut and tree nuts), I had neglected to mention that I had two children, as I was so absorbed with Julian. "Bad mother" guilt sank in. I realized I needed to do more to let Samarra know that she was just as important as her older brother, who was often the focus of discussions because of his food allergies.
In fact, he still is. Journalists who ask me about parenting a child at risk have included Julian as well in several interviews. Watching us on air, Samarra has asked: "How come I don't get to do interviews, too?" She has felt left out.
While it can be a continuing challenge to make our children feel special when one child's condition requires more attention, I thought about how the simple act of showing of thanks might make a difference. I drew inspiration from a CBC Radio show hosted by Sook-Yin Lee in which she shared a letter of gratitude she had written to a friend. I thought about how we often overlook the importance of acknowledging the efforts of those closest to us, and decided to write a letter of gratitude to Samarra, who's now 10 years old. It acknowledges all that she has done and will continue to do for her big brother.
Laurie's Letter
Dear Sam,
Thank you for always being there for your brother. Though you two fight like cats and dogs some days, I know I can always count on you to support Julian.
You've been his protector since you were old enough to understand that some foods would make him really sick. When I explained that Julian had to stay away from peanuts, you took this to heart. I recall fondly how you shielded Julian with your little body, telling him, "Stay away!" and trying to guard him from the peanut shells those nasty squirrels had left on our front steps.
Without my knowledge, Julian taught you how to give him the EpiPen when you were 3 years old. Doubting that you would understand at such a tender age, I asked you to show me with the auto-injector trainer, as he had. With the exception of telling me that: "You have to hold the thing in his leg for 10 minutes" – you adeptly recited all the steps. Though I hadn't expected you to be able to, I felt proud that you were able to learn how to use this device.
From the time you've been able to read, you've checked food labels, often asking: "Is this OK for Julian?" With excitement, you continue to show me new products which are safe for Julian, as you know how important his treats are.
One time, when we were helping Julian rehearse for a class presentation on food allergies, you acted as his classmate, sitting on our sofa beside your stuffed animals. After he finished his talk you asked him thoughtfully: "What would happen if you had an allergic reaction and you didn't get your medicine? Could you die?" Fighting back tears, I realized how worrisome your brother's allergy could be for you. Though your father and I have tried to focus on what can be done, and reassure you that fatalities are rare, this must have been weighing on your mind. What a burden for a little girl.
Sometimes it must feel like you're left out, Samarra, because others seldom ask how allergies have affected your life. Though it may seem that Julian has the spotlight, remember my darling daughter that it's often kids like you who are the unsung heroes, working behind the scenes to make life easier and safer for children like your brother. Thank you, Sam, for everything you do to make life better for Julian and others.
Laurie Harada is the former executive director of Food Allergy Canada, www.foodallergycanada.ca.