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70 Moleskines by international artists, designers, architects, illustrators, and writers.
4 exhibitions inside 4 London venues: Conran, Waterstones, Stanfords, Artwords.
Central London 9-22 October 2006
Seggestions portraits inventions dreams (CONRAN)
Discoveries tales photography letters (WATERSTONES)
Maps paper atlas sketches (STANFORDS)
Tracks memory details (ARTWORDS)
Waterstones: 203-206 Piccadilly W1
Conran: 81 Fulham Road, SW3
Stanfords: 12-14 Long Acre WC2
Artwords: Whitechapel Art Gallery, 80 Whitechapel High Street
In this city, there are unlimited diversions, spaces, entertainment and cultural possibilities. The result is a fantastic series of notebooks that we look forward to reading - and writing ourselves.
Looking at other people's notebooks is a very satisfying and intimate experience. At the V&A's exhibition of the Leonardo Notebooks we see how the artist used his pocket books to record observations of the world around him. By contrast, this show presents the work of many younger London-based artists, and some London writers, with new images and viewpoints of London - a city with so many different social patterns and unexpected narratives. A varifocal rather than panoramic view of London emerges, a city seen through its artists and writers - a city of dreams, realities - and mysteries.
Some notebooks contain stories meticulously presented as if a contemporary cabinet des dessins. Some are improvised. Some Notebooks are very personal. For example, Mike Figgis the film director, filled his book with notes on scaps of paper, old photos, cuts taken from his films, Xeroxed copies of personal I.D, even a critical and dismissive letter about the quality of his work. May Cornet's notebook on display at Artwords is a conceptual piece in which holes have been carved in the notebook with hairdos drawn around them. The empty figures almost become a character when you flip the pages. Maira Kalman presents 7 pairs of shoes as a tale about the difference between the left and the right one. Abigail Hunt cuts the waterway of the Thames in the whole lenght of the concertina style moleskine.
Also on show are Notebooks from designers, architects and writers from around the world. Moleskines on display include those illustrated by Todd Kelly, Jason Brooks, Birgit Brenner, Reg Mombassa, Paul Davis, Ross Lovegrove, Javier Marías, Alessandro Mendini, and James Jarvis. Accompanying the notebooks, there is a video loop in each venue so all the Notebooks can be viewed at each location.
The Moleskines are displayed in specially designed perspex boxes allowing visitors to look through them - wearing plastic gloves. This interaction is irrestistible, and viewers can explore the Notebooks and their contents, lose themselves, locate unknown places and trace obscure paths in their home town.

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Brazil sets $23B hike for transit after protests
SAO PAULO (AP) — Under pressure after more than a week of nationwide protests, Brazilian leader Dilma Rousseff said Monday her government will spend $23 billion more on public transportation, promised to push a plebiscite on political reform and announced five core areas her government will focus on to improvements to government services.
Rousseff made the announcement after meeting with leaders of a free-transit activist group that launched the first demonstrations more than a week ago. They said they would continue to protest, including lending their support to a Tuesday demonstration in Sao Paulo organized by other groups.
The president also opened a meeting of governors and mayors from 26 capital cities to discuss ways to make deep improvements.
"I mainly want to repeat that my government is listening to democratic voices. We must learn to hear the voices of the street," Rousseff told the governors and mayors. "We all must, without exception, understand these signals with humility and accuracy."
Rousseff said she would push debate about holding a plebiscite on political reform — a special constitutional assembly that would hear from the Brazilian public about what action needs to be taken to improve Brazil's political system. She also said her government would focus on five priorities: fiscal responsibility and controlling inflation; political reform; health care; public transport; and education.
Protesters have filled cities across this continent-sized country to air a wide spectrum of grievances including poor public services and billions of dollars of spending to prepare for next year's World Cup soccer tournament and the 2016 Olympics in Brazil.
Mayara Longo Vivian, one of the leaders of the Free Fare Movement who met with Rousseff in Brasilia, said that no concrete measures were given to the group and that their "fight would continue." The movement has been working since 2006 to eliminate public transport fares.
Vivian referred to the billions of dollars Brazil is spending to host the World Cup, saying, "If they have money to build stadiums, they have money for zero tariffs" on public transportation.
"The people are on the street, the left is on the street, with legitimate agendas," she said. "Only with concrete measures from the state will this situation be reversed."
At a demonstration in Rio de Janeiro on Monday, 68-year-old sociologist Irene Loewenstein said she was not impressed by Rousseff's action.
"It's a necessary first step, but not a particularly meaningful nor surprising one," she said. "Neither Dilma nor any other politician here is capable of even understanding, much less putting into practice, the kind of systematic change the people are demanding. It's just not within their world views."
Monday marked the beginning of a more hands-on approach for Rousseff in the face of sharp criticism that she had been too silent during protests last week. She only made brief comments on June 17 and then a 10-minute, pre-recorded nationwide address Friday, a week after the protest exploded and a day after a million people took to the streets in at times violent protests.
Since then, the demonstrations have shrunk and become less widespread. Rousseff, seeking to get off her heels, looked stronger Monday as she pushed her agenda.
Many of the means she listed for progress, including using oil royalties to fund education and a program to attract foreign doctors to work in areas underserved by Brazilian physicians, had already been proposed by Rousseff before but met stiff resistance in congress. By putting the issues before the public at this sensitive time, the president is ratcheting up pressure on congress, an institution widely loathed by the population, to not serve as a bottleneck for the proposals.
Opposition politicians in congress, including a senator who is at this point viewed as her biggest rival for next year's presidential election, blasted Rousseff's call for a plebiscite on political reform.
"It's the specific jurisdiction of congress to call a plebiscite," said Sen. Aecio Neves, likely the top opposition candidate Rousseff will face next year. "To divert attention, she's transferring to congress a privilege that is already ours and isn't responding to the expectations of the population."
Some scattered protests flared Monday, and two women died after being hit by a car as they tried to block a highway in the state of Goias near the nation's capital. The highway patrol in Goias said the driver of the car fled and is being sought.
Protests in Sao Paulo state also blocked road access to the nation's largest port in Santos, causing a massive backlog of trucks trying to unload products. In Brasilia, a group of about 300 students protesting against corruption blocked some streets while a protest was expected in Rio de Janeiro later in the evening.
The protests have hit as the nation hosts the Confederations Cup soccer tournament, seen as a warm-up for the World Cup.
Experts said the protesters, though mostly disorganized, were in control thanks to support from the majority of Brazilians as seen in recent polls. That opened a window for concessions on their demands for less corruption and improvements to the nation's woeful public services.
Complicating matters, though, is Brazil's worsening economic climate, which Rousseff referred to Monday. The government has been struggling against both a lagging economy and rising inflation, which economists say require contradictory actions to fix. While the nation's benchmark interest rate could be slashed to stoke economic growth, it could also be raised to keep inflation at bay.
"Brazil will see several waves of protests," said Guillermo Trejo, a professor at the University of Notre Dame in the U.S. whose research focuses on social protests in Latin America. "This cycle will decline, and it'll likely return to episodic protests once the media attention of the Confederations Cup goes away."
But next year could be a bumpy ride, as Rousseff faces re-election, Trejo said. Already, the protests have become the largest of their kind in Brazil in at least two decades.
"Presidential elections are always a huge magnet for protests and hosting a major event like the World Cup will open a window for more," Trejo said.
Three-quarters of Brazilians support the protests, polls show, while demanding more for the heavy taxes they pay. In fact, Brazilians pay more in taxes as a share of gross domestic product than any nation outside the developing world.
The U.S.-based political risk consulting firm Eurasia Group wrote Monday that the Brazilian leader is "crafting a strategy that tries to generate a sense of progress on protester demands while avoiding increasing spending" as she is "facing a dual challenge — one on the streets and a crisis of confidence in financial markets."
"Her economic team is well aware that it has little room to engage in more spending to meet protester demands," the note said.
Associated Press writer Bradley Brooks reported from Sao Paulo and Marco Sibaja from Brasilia. Jenny Barchfield in Rio de Janeiro contributed to this report.


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If you love the idea of watching "24" but can never find enough time to devote a full, you know, 24 hours to viewing it, today is your lucky day. The people at Fox are primed to move forward with a feature film version of the hit TV series.
At long last, we'll be able to watch Jack Bauer torture people for information and shoot his way out of a devastating Napoleon complex in a relatively tidy two hours. Entertainment Weekly reports that while Fox has yet to decide whether to pick up a ninth season of "24," an insider confirmed that the film side is in talks with Billy Ray (State of Play) to write a screenplay.
This news is exciting for a couple of reasons. First off, Billy Ray is writing the script, and Billy Ray wrote and directed "Shattered Glass" and "Breach," two very good and very underrated movies. Secondly, we would be able to watch an entire "24" film without investing a whole TV season in it, and without wondering when the characters get to take a pee break (real time and all that).
Fox has had mixed success with turning their shows into movies. "The Simpsons Movie" was a smash. "The X Files: Fight the Future" was an adequate hit at best. Something tells me watching Jack Bauer kick butt for 2 hours will fill theater seats.


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This time of year my kids are covered in cuts and scrapes and I'm constantly monitoring them because I'm worried about staph infections. Particularly, MRSA, which is short for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus—it's a type of staph (a bacteria we all have on our skin) that's learned to outsmart most antibiotics and cause sometimes-fatal infections. There's a hospital strain that's common and often deadly, but there's also a community version of this superbug that can be found in gyms, schools, daycares, locker rooms and other crowded, public areas. That strain, which is on the rise, causes skin infections that can range from a nuisance to a whole lot worse.
I am pretty much a superbug expert. For starters, Alex and I have both had MRSA infections. We picked up the bug from the hospital where I delivered Al nearly five years ago. He got it from someone in the nursery and passed it to me through nursing—so I wound up with awful breast infections (super-high fevers, insane pain, engorgement beyond belief) for the first five weeks post partum. And he kept erupting with boils in his diaper area, which had to be treated with antibiotics. It was pretty much a nightmare. And MRSA is hard to kick because many doctors don't always know what they're dealing with (mine didn't) and so they don't handle the treatment properly—and it's hard to treat. Ultimately, I had to see two specialists, take five different hard-core antibiotics and have three surgical procedures on my breast. Plus we did a weeklong, house-wide decolonization. (We are all clear now, in case anyone who hangs out with us is curious).
I have since written several major magazine stories about superbugs, including this one from Shape, which details my battle with the superbug. I'm not gonna lie: MRSA freaks me out. Big time. Particularly this time of year when Alex is covered in bug bites and scrapes and scratches—the way these bacteria get into our body is through breaks in our skin. And he's hanging out with a ton of other kids in hot, crowded places who are similarly mangled and loaded with germs—MRSA spreads easily from skin to skin contact. A new study from the National Institutes of Health shows that MRSA is easily spread in the home, too, which makes it really easy to share with the whole fam (this is why it was so hard for us to kick the infection when Alex was a newborn—we just kept passing it around). So you've got to be extra diligent. All the experts I've talked to (and I've talked to everyone) say that the number one thing you can do to stay safe is to wash your hands. A lot. (Purell works, too.) Also, keep cuts and scrapes covered and avoid contact with others' cuts and scrapes (the old "let it breathe" thinking is wrong—bandaid it up!). Do not share personal items like towels or razors or anything that comes into contact with bare skin. And use a barrier—clothes, a towel—between skin and shared items like, say, a pool chair or gym equipment. Check out more tips from the CDC.
And finally, know what to look for: MRSA usually presents as a skin infection with red, swollen boils. It can be mistaken for a spider bite. If your kid has a rash or wound that seems unusual, hurts, or doesn't get better quickly, see your doc—stat. And if he/she doesn't bring it up, raise the possibility of MRSA. I'm sure you have all heard about the tragic loss of Rory Staunton, the 12-year-old Queens boy who got a cut on his arm and three days later died of sepsis, a blood infection. It was likely caused by bacteria (strep, not MRSA, according to the NYTimes) that got into his system through the open wound. By the time doctors realized he was septic it was too late to save his life. I recently interviewed a family with a similar story, though one with a happy ending. A MRSA infection—that started as what they thought was an ingrown hair on their 12-year-old son's thigh—turned into a full-blown attack of the boy's immune system. He had multiple, life-saving surgeries while the antibiotics they pumped him with weren't working because, well, these infections are resistant to most antibiotics (hence the R in MRSA).
Speaking of antibiotics, that's the other super-important thing you can do: Take antibiotics only when needed and only as directed. That means no popping a Z-Pak just in case or begging the pediatrician for a script because you think your kid needs it despite what the culture says. I spent the early part of the spring reporting a story for Redbook on antibiotics and how our country's misuse of them—both in human medicine and on farms—is hurtling us toward an era when antibiotics don't work anymore and superbugs, like MRSA, run rampant. (Humans are big part of the problem but—get this—70 percent of the antibiotics sold in the U.S. are used on healthy food animals to speed up their growth and to compensate for packed, unsanitary conditions). If you've ever taken an antibiotic or given your kids one you need to read this story. And go to Moms for Antibiotics Awareness for more on the issue and what you can do to help—like only buy meat that says "raised without antibiotics" on the package.
The superbug issue is so mulitfaceted and I know I've flip-flopped around but this stuff has been on my mind lately and I wanted to share. Every day my kids get another scrape or cut and Alex has such bad excema in the summer that he's constantly irritated. So I'm thinking about it a lot. Anyone else worry about this stuff? Anyone going to wash their hands right now?


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Leica M9 Digital Rangefinder Camera
What it is:The cult of Leica originated in the '40s, when Henri Cartier-Bresson and the Magnum photographers first brought the so-called "decisive moment" into the cultural consciousness. Their startlingly immediate images of street life, war, and people are as fresh today as they were the day they were snapped. The weapon of choice for this school of photographers was the Leica rangefinder, a small, lightweight camera that offered photojournalists an easy way to capture high-quality pictures on the move. Though the film era may be waning, Leica is now producing rangefinders for the era of digital photography, and the M9 is its latest entry into the category. This $7,000 camera is for folks who are serious about their still photography; the M9 doesn't do video.
Rangefinders work in a way fundamentally different from what we've come to accept as standard camera functionality. A standard viewfinder displays only what is in the frame, meaning that elements outside of lens range aren't seen. Therefore, the shot you see in the viewfinder is the shot you get. With a rangefinder, however, you look through a viewfinder that is aligned with the lens but not connected; small marks on the glass delineate the area in frame, with space around the marks remaining visible, allowing you to look further afield when composing the shot. When you drop the shutter, there is no moment of blackness. This lets you focus on your next shot without that momentary disorientation.
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WICHITA — The city of Wichita plans to settle a lawsuit filed after a 12-year-old girl was hit and killed by a police patrol car.
Officials say the city will pay the parents of Suhani Bhakta $300,000 to settle a wrongful death lawsuit. The girl was killed in February 2012 when she was hit by the patrol car as she ran across a road near her home.
A Kansas Highway Patrol investigation verified that the officer was speeding in a 30 mph zone and was not using lights or a siren.
Police said the officer was following policy and a sports utility vehicle may have obstructed his view.
The settlement is on the consent agenda for the Wichita City Council's meeting next Tuesday.


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A Prosperity Agenda for Michigan Cities
Introduction by David G. Sowerby
This study compiles recently released 1990 U.S. Census Bureau data to measure the economic and fiscal policy performance of Michigan's eleven largest cities. Using an index composed of poverty rates, population growth, job growth, and per capita income, the authors find that six cities grew during the 1980s while five declined. The per capita tax burden was found to be 65 percent higher in the declining cities than in the growing cities, a difference of more than $1,100 per year in taxes. Preface by prominent Michigan economist and Mackinac Center scholar David Sowerby. 19 pages.


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Hawthorn beats Fremantle to win AFL Grand Final
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Forward Jack Gunston kicked four goals as the Hawthorn Hawks held off a late comeback attempt to beat the Fremantle Dockers 11.11 (77) to 8.14 (62) on Saturday to win the Australian Football League championship for the 11th time.
Hawthorn led by 23 points after a fast-paced but low-scoring first half before Fremantle narrowed the gap to just 3 midway through the third quarter. But late goals by Luke Breust and Bradley Hill allowed the Hawks to hold on and to claim their first AFL title since 2008 in front of more than 100,000 fans at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
The win allowed the Hawks to finally shed a reputation as under-achievers after their upset loss to Sydney in last year's Grand Final and their three-point defeat to Collingwood in the 2011 preliminary final.
They are the only team to have won at least one premiership per decade since the 1960s, accumulating 11 titles since 1961.
A total of 10 Hawthorn players became two-time premiership winners, including Shaun Burgoyne, who won with Port Adelaide in 2004 and superstar Lance Franklin, who kicked one goal in the first quarter.
Coach Ross Lyon, who led Fremantle into the premiership decider for the first time in their 19-year history, remained without a win in four Grand Finals. He guided St. Kilda to the premiership deciders in 2009 and 2010, when a replay was needed to find the champion.
Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson won the premiership for the second time in his nine-year reign.
Gunston's three first-half goals were crucial in a close-fought match, in which Fremantle didn't kick their first goal — through Tendai Mzungu — until the 12th minute of the second quarter.
By that stage Hawthorn had four goals and Gunston strengthened their position when he followed Mzungu's major with his third goal.
In a match that was occasionally made scrappy by wet conditions, Fremantle dominated the ruck in the first half through Aaron Sandilands without turning possession into points. Midfielders David Mundy, Nathan Fyfe, Michael Barlow and Stephen Hill led Fremantle's strong start to the third quarter when it kicked five of the first seven goals.
But Fremantle paid for their inaccuracy when thy missed several late chances in the final quarter.
Brian Lake won the Norm Smith Medal as best player of the match, claiming his first premiership medal after losing three preliminary finals with the Western Bulldogs.
Jordan Lewis, Josh Gibson, Grant Brichall and Cyril Rioli, who made seven tackles, were also prominent for Hawthorn while Fremantle tagger Ryan Crowley kept Sam Mitchell to just 12 touches.


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2013 Lexus RX 450h Values
Select a 2013 Lexus RX 450h trim level
2013 model year changes
For 2013, Lexus has given the RX lineup a facelift, aligning it with the rest of the carmaker's model range. Changes include new headlights with LED running lights, a deep front fascia and a more aggressive shape to the grille. Subtle changes can be found inside as well, with improved form and function. A Sport Appearance Package joins the options list.
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Smooth ride; Lexus-worthy quiet cabin; plenty of room for people and cargo
Special features for 2013
The Lexus RX is categorized as a mid-sized luxury SUV, and it still carries enough amenities and horsepower to lead the segment a full 14 years after its 1998 introduction. The RX 450h features a hybrid drivetrain that can run on batteries alone for short distances to save fuel, which equates to 28 mpg city and 32 mpg highway. The RX 350 does all right on its own, achieving 18 mpg city and 25 mpg highway. With this mid-cycle refresh, Lexus has done more than enough to keep its popular SUV more than relevant in the luxury sport utility conversation.
Sporting updated exterior and interior styling, the 2013 Lexus RX 450h is a mid-size luxury hybrid crossover powered by a 3.5-liter V6 hybrid engine that produces 295 hp, for a 0-60 time of 7.8 seconds. The ECVT transmission can be paired with standard FWD or optional AWD. Fuel mileage falls within an EPA estimated of 32 mpg city to 28 mpg highway, depending on drivetrain selection. Features include power rear door, intuitive parking assist, adaptive front lighting, backup camera, heated/ventilated front seats, hands-free phone capabilities, voice activated navigation, premium surround sound system, and dual screen rear entertainment system. Safety is comprised of 10-airbag system, anti-lock braking (ABS) with brake assist (BA), vehicle stability control, pre-collision system, smart stop technology, and tire pressure monitoring (TPMS). The RX 450h is backed by a 4-year/50,000-mile warranty.


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Got the Ultra Sonic transducers from Electronic Goldmine today. Now I can finnish the finial sonar module design. I had been waiting to get them so I could measure the distance between the leads. For folks that care to know it's 3/8".
I finished a nice serial LCD & Keyboard interface. The design has been uploaded to the FRR (Front Range Robotics club) Yahoo site. For those interested in making your own have a look. Its a supper simple design derived from my earlier SIMM board design. It mounts in a Radio Shack project case. All the files to make it by normal chemical etch or by CNC milling are included.
The borrowing of two objects by fellow FRR member Dennis Clark has by necessity improved my Object Grabber robot. I finally got around to coming up with a auto calibrate routine. Now you can just put a object in front of it and it will calibrate and remember the object. Much better results that the old empirical method before. The robot worked flawlessly in the level one run at DARC this Saturday. Regrettably Kerwin's bot had lots of troubles again. I suspect it just doesn't like the Highlands Ranch library. =)
I got some interlocking hardwood floor tiles the other day. Plan to paint them white for a modular Critter Crunch arena.


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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – GOP congressman Steve Womack is backing a law that would allow states to levy sales tax on online and catalog purchases.
A Dec. 5 event is planned in Washington to rally support for the so-called Marketplace Fairness Act, which is backed by the National Conference of State Legislatures. Womack is scheduled to speak along with Sen. Mike Enzi of Wyoming, Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, Rep. Jackie Speier of California and Rep. Peter Welch of Vermont.
All five are sponsors of the bill, which would allow states to require online and catalog retailers to collect and pay sales taxes.
The NCSL says states are expected to lose more than $23 billion in taxes this year on Internet and catalog sales as opposed to taxes collected by "brick-and-mortar" businesses.
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7 Unusual Materials You Can Use to DIY Phone and Tablet Cases
Buying a case for your very expensive, carry-it-everywhere mobile device is a good idea. Making your own case is even better. And making a case from a totally unique, nobody-else-is-gonna-have-this material? Well that's just brilliant. Can you guess what each of the cases in the photos above are made from?
You can find sinpiration for DIY everywhere in the everyday, from your short bicycle commute to your packed lunch and back home again at the dining room table.
Here are some creative DIY projects and homemade goods that make iPhone, iPad and camera cases from really unusual materials:
1. A Bike Tire / Julie in Charge of the Etsy blog
2. A Juice Box / Randomly Ross (Flickr, via Apartment Therapy)
3. A Bubble Mailer / Creme de la Craft
4. A Tie / Etsy Seller Tearful Touch
5. A Composition Notebook / Lil Blue Boo (via Apartment Therapy)
6. Duct Tape / The Unofficial Apple Weblog (via Apartment Therapy)
7. A Placemat / Fabric Strips and Ruby Lips
Have you seen or made a crafty case from something out of the ordinary? Share it with us in the comments!
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With the Iowan caucuses over, the Republican machine has produced what they call "The Book," which is a collection of President Obama's speeches. The purpose, of course, is to portray Obama as a "do nothing" president who has not accomplished what he said he would.
During the Iowa caucus in 2008, President Obama promised in a speech that he would introduce Universal Health Care for all Americans. This has been accomplished, no thanks to a Republican Congress.
He promised to cut taxes for 95 percent of all Americans which he has done even though Republicans fought him all the way.
Obama promised to wean America from foreign oil, which he has started to do by raising fuel standards for cars and trucks. He is being criticized for not passing the pipe line called "Keystone XL". What is not mentioned is that the pipeline was due to run through Nebraska (a "red" state) and Nebraska has disapproved the pipeline because it would run over a large sand area that has the drinking water aquifer right near the surface.
The president promised to end the war in Iraq, which he has done, and also accomplished the eradication of Osama Ben Laden.
"The Book" will show what obstructionists the Republicans really are. They haven't acted in the American people's best interests. They only care about their parochial, partisan positions and not the good of the country.
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Avid Technology Sweeps 2008 Summer Olympics
M-Audio, Digidesign, Sibelius and Avid provide the sights and sounds of the Games...maybe they deserve a medal, too!
As the eyes of the world turn east for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, a majority of the sights and sounds of the Games are being created using solutions from M-Audio and the Avid Technology family of companies. Many of the world's top audio engineers and video producers are utilizing products from M-Audio, Digidesign, Sibelius or Avid to generate high-quality multimedia content from Beijing. While television networks like NBC broadcast HD digital video using Avid systems, talented composers like Jeff Rona, David Glyde and Chang Kuan are working to provide millions of Olympic viewers with a fitting soundtrack to the 2008 Summer Games.
M-Powered Artist Jeff Rona Composes Olympic Theme
Renowned film composer Jeff Rona wrote and recorded "Songs of the Sea: The Regatta Suite," the official theme of the Olympic regatta competition, with the aid of M-Audio creative technology. After traveling to China for inspiration, Rona began working on the 12 pieces of "The Regatta Suite" in his Los Angeles studio, which is outfitted with M-Audio Studiophile® BX8a reference monitors and a variety of other M-Audio gear.
In July, Rona traveled back to China to record the suite, which was performed by a 110-piece orchestra, traditional Chinese musicians, and one of the country's top sopranos. He used the M-Audio MicroTrack® II handheld recorder to capture rehearsals and record in the field. He also used an M-Audio FireWire audio interface for recording and editing the performances on his laptop. When he returned to his Los Angeles studio, Rona relied on the Sputnik® microphone for overdubs, and iZotope Ozone 3 mastering software for perfecting the sound.
"Being so far away from my home base while rehearsing and recording live performances of this massive orchestral piece meant having to rely on every piece of gear we had," says Rona. "There was no chance to get anything else. And our M-Audio gear worked flawlessly through 20 days and four cities throughout China on our Olympics project. Brilliant!"
David Glyde Arranges Opening Ceremony Music Using Sibelius
Composer and Sibelius VIP David Glyde is a member of the Artistic Team for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Orchestra. In 1998, he was hired to coordinate and design the music for the Opening Ceremonies at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia, featuring a 2,000-member marching band with performers from more than 25 countries.
Glyde has been asked to repeat his musical role for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. In addition to his responsibilities with the 2008 Olympic Orchestra, he is the music coordinator and in-house arranger for the Concord Blue Devils, the 2007 Drum Corps International World Champions. Glyde's innovative percussion arrangements using Sibelius 5 have inspired thousands of fans, musicians and aspiring arrangers from around the world.
Chang Kuan Records Olympic Anthem Using Pro Tools|HD
Chang Kuan—a rock star in the '90s, the World Music Festival's Best Conductor in Tokyo in 1985, the first Chinese artist to sign a contract with EMI, and the first artist to produce a CD in China—is the music director for the Olympic Summer Games' closing ceremony. He used a Pro Tools|HD® system to produce "Oh Yeah"—a 30-track song that will be played during the ceremonies.
Top Networks Embrace Avid Video Systems
To provide around-the-clock coverage of the 2008 Summer Games, leading television networks are relying on Avid HD digital video technology. ARD/ZDF (Germany), CCTV (China), France Télévisions (France), Radio Televisión Española (Spain) and NBC Television (USA) have all deployed Avid media systems to provide coverage of the Games.
So next time when you buy any M-Audio, Digidesign or Sibelius product, you can be sure you're not alone on trusting their quality!


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2014 Promega Biotechnology Research Award Laureate
The winner of the 2014 Promega Biotechnology Research Award is Joachim Messing, Dr. rer. nat, Waksman Institute of Microbiology, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, for his significant contributions to the start of the genomics revolution. Maynard Olson, University of Washington, describes Messing as "an under-recognized hero of the period during which recombinant-DNA applications spread explosively."
Messing received his doctorate degree from the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. After studies at the University of California at San Francisco and Davis, he quickly rose through the faculty ranks at the University of Minnesota. He currently teaches at Rutgers where he is Director of the Waksman Institute of Microbiology and the Waksman Chair in Molecular Genetics.
Conceptualizing and developing whole-genome shotgun DNA sequencing, suitable for contiguous chromosomal sequences, and the M13mp/pUC/JM cloning kits made him the most frequently cited scientist in the world during the 1980s. Messing made his innovations freely available, contributing to rapid advances throughout the life sciences. He applied these microbial tools to help create the field of plant genomics with a focus on raising the nutritional quality of food. For his participation in sequencing the rice genome, he and his colleagues received the World Technology Award in Biotechnology and the USDA Secretary's Honor Award. In 2013, he won the prestigious Wolf Prize in Agriculture. Messing, a Fellow of the American Association of the Advancement in Science, is also a member of the National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, the oldest continuously existing science academy in the world.


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How To Make Portable, Easy-to-Eat, Toddler-Friendly Wraps with Edible "Glue"
My wife and I are trying to determine the perfect beach food for our 18-month old daughter as we prepare for an upcoming vacation. The qualities we desire are obvious: Easy to make, travels well, and no heating required. Another factor to consider is our daughter's burgeoning independence and desire to hold everything and feed herself. I was thinking how perfect a wrap would be, if I could just make it small enough and devise some way to keep it from unrolling. So I got in the kitchen and, after a few false starts, came up with what seems to be a great solution, and I owe it all to one secret ingredient: Edible glue.
Yes, edible glue. It's really just cornstarch and water, but edible glue sounds a lot more fun! Here's how we assembled some perfectly toddler-friendly wraps with just a few simple ingredients.
What You Need
Wrap or tortilla
Filling – Anything that can be rolled up pretty small. I used hummus and peanut butter and jelly.
1. Make your glue by adding boiling water to cornstarch in a 2:1 ratio, water to starch. Mix well and let cool. It will turn into a very sticky paste.
2. Trim edges off of wrap to create a rectangle. You can skip this step if you want, but the clean straight edge makes for a good gluing surface.
3. Cut wrap into whatever size will work for your toddler.
4. Microwave the wrap for 5 seconds to make it pliable (or cook it on a gas burner 5 to 10 seconds each side before you cut it).
5. Spread the filling down the center of the wrap and roll it tight.
6. Smear some paste on the edge and squeeze it together. If needs be, wet your finger to make it apply a bit smoother.
7. Place your perfectly-sized, easily packable, and patently portable snack in a cute little hand. Watch the wrap disappear.
Notes: My biggest issue was the tortilla layers delaminating. A different type of tortilla or wrap may solve that problem, I just used the glue to stick them back together.
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OAM is a set of tools that have been used to provide network fault indication, performance information, fault localization, data and diagnosis functions.
In different standard bodies usage of OAM is slightly different thus it creates a confusion among the engineers.
IETF published a best practice RFC to clarify the OAM acronym. RFC 6291 " Guidelines for the Use of the "OAM" Acronym in the IETF ".
Let's take a look at How different standard bodies such as ITU-T, MEF and IEEE defines the OAM and then I will share IETF approach.


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One night last summer Shakeel Khan and his family were at home in North Waziristan when there was a huge explosion. 'I was resting with my parents in one room when it happened. God saved my parents and I, but my brother, his wife, and children were all killed.' The children were five and three years old. Khan says, 'I must support my aged parents now but I earn very little We don't have enough to reconstruct our house and fear that the drones will strike us again.' Shakeel Khan and his family, living in a remote part of Pakistan, had become victims of one of the newest weapons on the planet: unmanned drones.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as drones, are aircraft which can be piloted remotely using wireless technology. Most military drones are fairly small and used over distances of a few kilometres for intelligence and reconnaissance purposes. Over the past few years however we have witnessed the rapid rise of the use of armed drones such as the Predator and the Reaper. They are used by US and British forces to launch attacks at great distances while the operators sit safely in air-conditioned trailers over 7,000 miles away in a base near Las Vegas. It is not just the US and the UK. Israel too has used armed drones to launch attacks in Gaza (indeed it's not too much of an exaggeration to say that the drone wars were conceived in the occupation); Italy has been using drones over Libya; and it is estimated that over forty other countries are now trying to buy or develop their own drones. A recent defense market report predicted that annual global spending on drones would double to $11.5 billion over the next few years.
While supporters of unmanned systems like drones argue they are in effect the same as piloted aircraft, others are beginning to see that by removing one of the key restraints to warfare – the risk to one's own forces – unmanned systems seem to be making armed attacks much more likely. This year alone US forces have been engaged in armed conflicts in six separate countries (Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Yemen, Somalia and Pakistan), something that many military experts are saying would not be possible without the use of drones.
Drones are also clearly eroding legal and human rights. In Pakistan and Yemen, for example, the CIA are using drones to undertake assassinations of individuals placed on a so-called 'high value target' list. The hi-profile targeted killing of US-born cleric Anwar al-Alwaki this weekend is just the latest example. Human rights organisations such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have condemned such killing and the UN Special Rapporteur on extra-judicial killing has repeatedly called on the US to explain how they justify using drones to target and kill individuals under current international law. Although the UK has never officially confirmed that it operates a High Value Target list, it has hinted that it does and a recent presentation at an MoD conference in Cardiff told the delegates to assume 'that a HVT list was agreed and maintained.'
As well as targeted killing, drones are being used to deliver what the military call 'persistent presence'. Without on-board pilots, drones are able to loiter over a particular area for hours, days, and even weeks, enabling weapons operators and intelligence analysts back at base to scrutinise particular areas looking for suspicious behavior and 'targets of opportunity'. It is suggested that this way of using drones is leading to high civilian casualty rates, and it is perhaps easy to see why. With young servicemen and women subjected to long hours of boredom whilst in control of lethal technology, mistakes are bound to be made. While the secrecy surrounding the circumstances of drone strikes makes these allegations difficult to prove, a NATO enquiry into attack on a convoy in Afghanistan in February 2010, in which 23 civilians were killed, reported that drone operators had 'downplayed' the presence of civilians as they wanted an attack to go ahead.
Earlier this year the British MoD admitted for the first time that it had killed Afghan civilians in a drone strike in March 2011. Responding to a parliamentary question from Green Party MP Caroline Lucas about the deaths David Cameron said, 'I do not think that the answer is to turn our face away...' Unfortunately the Prime Minister was not suggesting that we should of course face up to our responsibilities to these innocent victims, but was, rather predictably arguing that we cannot turn away from drone technology which, as he put it, is 'taking out' the bad guys.
In the US too, officials argue that drones are efficiently and carefully taking out only the 'bad guys'. John Brennan, a former member of the CIA and currently a senior counter terrorism advisor to President Obama, has been mocked in the mainstream press for arguing in response to questions about drone strikes in Pakistan that '…for the past year there hasn't been a single collateral death because of the exceptional proficiency, precision of the capabilities that we've been able to develop'. Those claims were shown to be patently untrue by the excellent research work on drone strikes in Pakistan by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism. The BIJ working with local researchers, journalists and lawyers in Pakistan have uncovered hundreds of civilian deaths including those of more than 160 children, in drone strikes in Pakistan over the past seven years.
Military planners are also pushing for greater autonomy for drones and other unmanned systems. Some are even arguing that the autonomous systems themselves will be better at making the decision about when and where to fire weapons than humans. Gordon Johnson, formerly of the Joint Forces Command at the Pentagon, for example, commenting on the growth of robotic systems suggested that, 'they don't get hungry. They're not afraid. They don't forget their orders. They don't care if the guy next to them has just been shot. Will they do a better job than humans? Yes.' While the technology for fully autonomous systems utilising artificial intelligence is still some way off military planners are pushing ahead with exploring the underlying technology that will increase autonomy of drones.
Many in government and the military see drones as the 'perfect weapons for a war weary nation on a tight budget,' as one journalist recently put it. They are much cheaper than traditional piloted aircraft, they enable the military to undertake armed attacks at little or no risk and their use is much easier to keep secret. However, both the military and the drone industry recognise that a major obstacle to the continued use of drones is the 'public perception' of drones. They recognize, as they put it, that the public has a 'natural scepticism' about the use of unmanned drones. It's no coincidence then that we have seen a steady rise in stories about how drones and other unmanned systems could potentially be used for good purposes such as search and rescue, wildlife monitoring and environmental surveys; the idea of the 'killer drone' needs to be overcome.
This week activists around the UK will be taking part in a Week of Action to highlight the impacts of drones around the world and to educate the public about the deadly use of drones. From street stalls, to demonstrations outside drone manufacturing and testing facilities to public meetings activists will be opposing the growing rise of the drone. Why not join them?
For partial list of Ground the Drones Week of Action events see: http://www.space4peace.org/actions/ksfpw11.htm
Chris Cole is founder of Drone Wars UK and blogs at


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Want to learn more about what an oil company thinks about biofuels? Shell, the multinational energy and petrochemical company, is hosting a Webchat on the subject of biofuels on Tuesday, April 7. To register, visit www.shelldialogues.com/biofuels.
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In written testimony provided to members of a U.S House Agriculture subcommittee, executives of a private, Netherlands-based bank argued that protest to its unprecedented takeover of a Midwest Farm Credit Bank is contradictory.
Rabobank claims some of the opponents of its plan to acquire Farm Credit Services of America, headquartered in Omaha, Neb., are also the ones who reached out to Rabobank in recent years about forging a public/private venture.
Farm Credit Services is one of five financial institutes under the umbrella of the 88-year-old Farm Credit Administration, which re-adopted a statute in 2002 that would conditionally permit a bank's "exit" from its jurisdiction.
"Obviously, given their current stance, they have changed their position regarding the exit provision," Rabobank's Sept. 29 testimony reads. "We are also surprised that the validity of the exit provision is only being seriously challenged for the first time now that someone wants to actually use it."
Critics from the Farm Credit Council charge that such a merger goes against the primary purpose of the FCA system — financially assisting farmers of all types and sizes — and are asking Congress to revoke the statute. The change could also, according to some opposition, irreversibly weaken the FCA and cause changes system-wide, including possibly into the Delta.
But Rabobank, which announced intentions of the merger on July 30, contends that position is not credible. "This is a hard case to make, in that FCSAmerica currently comprises well under 10 percent of the entire system's assets."
The House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research discussed implications of the potential merger. Any merger would first need approval from the FCA and then approval from FCS stockholders.
FCS reportedly has about 51,000 stockholders in South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska and Wyoming.
Rabobank boasts that its takeover of the bank would be beneficial on several levels. It notes that the $600-million merger fee paid to the FCS stockholders would be new money that would be directly reinvested into farming. It described concerns that any future profits would be redistributed into company business in the Netherlands as "groundless fear."
"The net profits earned and generated by FCSAmerica, as a part of Rabobank, will stay in the U.S. and be reinvested in the business," bank officials write.
Further, the bank argues that the acquisition would result in expanded, global resource opportunities for rural U.S. farmers. Rabobank, founded in 1896, ranks among the 25 largest banks in the world and has operations in Ireland, Canada and Poland.
The company notes that in 1994 it entered the Australian agribusiness during a period of serious drought. Today, Rabobank says it has 10 times the number of clients it started with in that country.
Under existing conditions due to government restrictions, the bank says, FCS decisions are limited to financial products and services within the four-state boundaries. The private merger would eliminate such borders, while simultaneously insuring that policies and business decisions remain strictly domestic.
"It is reasonable, even professionally responsible, for an agricultural lender such as FCSAmerica to seek to enable itself to meet the challenging needs of its customer base, and to equip itself to better serve needs of tomorrow's customer," testimony reads.
Finally, Rabobank criticized the timing of the FCA and Congress' discussion of rescinding the exit provision.
"To consider changing those regulations now, in mid-stream… would seem to call into question the purpose and credibility of Farm Credit System regulations in general."
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RALEIGH – Dabo Swinney saw a disturbing pattern early on Thursday night. Clemson's race car attack was sputtering, creeping backward at critical times.
The Tigers' head coach, red faced as N.C. State's sea of red-clad fans roared for an upset, gathered his offense during a sideline break.
"He wasn't yelling," wide receiver Martavis Bryant said. "He just told to stay focused, to take our time."
No. 3 Clemson pulled away late but didn't look like the third-best college team in the world during its 26-14 victory at Carter-Finley Stadium.
The Tigers had to tinker with an offensive line that missed blocks and gave up sacks. Heisman Trophy candidate Tajh Boyd, like a pitcher lacking command, overthrew open receivers twice on deep post-patterns before finding his groove.
Some of the play-calling was odd. Clemson gave up four fourth-down conversions on an N.C. State touchdown drive in the fourth quarter.
The Tigers have four weeks to get ready for No. 8 Florida State's arrival at Death Valley, and might need that long to get ready. The Oct. 19 showdown looms with ACC championship, Heisman Trophy, national title and major traffic jam implications, not necessarily in that order.
The month-long stepladder:
Next week, Wake Forest. Once a Tiger nemesis, the poor Deacons make for ideal scrimmage fodder.
Oct. 5, at Syracuse. Long trip. Loud dome. Enough distractions to get everyone's attention.
Oct. 12, Boston College. A home game, but BC is better than Syracuse until basketball season.
Oct. 19. Probably not "GameDay" twice in one year, but bigger than that. Faster, too.
No style points
Clemson isn't good enough to notch style points, not yet anyway.
"Tajh was frustrated. He was mad at himself," Swinney said. "Tajh is a perfectionist. That's the way he is in practice, that's the way he is all the time. But I just told him, 'Just go to the next play.' It's what I told (offensive coordinator) Chad Morris, 'Just keep calling the game. We'll get it going.'"
The Tigers did some good things on defense against N.C. State. So did the Richmond Spiders.
There were some timely Boyd-led conversions on offense, but the Tigers must get the basic knack of consistent production. They were on a 116-play pace after the first quarter, but had only a 3-0 lead to show for it.
Boyd moves his feet well when under pressure, but shouldn't have to shuffle so often.
After a 6-yard loss on an odd decision to give running back Roderick McDowell the ball to the short side, N.C. State linebacker D.J. Green got in Boyd's face and let him know about it.
Jameis Winston alert
Even the 52-13 rout of S.C. State on Sept. 7 revealed a few orange issues, including a slower pace than Morris prefers and some missed assignments in the back seven on defense.
"I feel like we were able to correct some of the mistakes we made (against S.C. State) in the game (Thursday night)," linebacker Spencer Shuey said. "We gave up some big plays but as long as we don't give up big-play touchdowns, we'll be fine."
Few teams play the perfect game in September (ask Nick Saban).
But Florida State's redshirt freshman quarterback Jameis Winston is good enough to make teams pay for even slight mistakes, perhaps good enough to be the best NFL quarterback prospect. The Seminoles last week scored five touchdowns in eight minutes during a 62-7 victory over Nevada.
"We know what we did here," Bryant said. "And we know what we have to do to get better."
Pete Thomas, N.C. State's tall but slow quarterback, showed that if you're willing to hold the football and take a vicious shot while throwing, you can find open receivers against Clemson.
Winston might not have to hold the ball that long.
Good thing Clemson has four weeks to prepare.
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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 22 diseños de 8 diseñadores freelance.
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Thank you for your interest in my project. I run a small, but very busy, web development company that specializes mostly in back end programming. However, we are getting more and more design projects and it would be nice to find someone to work with us in the near future. I am hoping to find someone to do a great job designing this site, and someone that I can work with on future design projects. I am an easy going guy and I certainly appreciate all the creative work that you guys do.
Target audience is web designers, development companies, resellers, anyone that doesn't have the skills or time to do the xhtml/css development of their site.
The site url/name can be found at: http://preview.tinyurl.com/yhyrbbo
There are many companies already offering this service, so I would like the site to stand out from the rest. I have a different marketing plan than these other companies. I do not currently have a logo either, so if you can make a nice logo, that will be great. I just need the home page designed, then I may contract you again to make a sub page.
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Volkswagen Touareg 3.0 V6 TDI review
* Updated diesel engine driven * On sale now * Price from 41,770-44,295...
What is it? Volkswagen has updated the 3.0-litre V6 diesel engine in its big Touareg SUV.
Power is up 6bhp to 242bhp, yet the engine is slightly cleaner and more efficient enough to drop most versions two company car tax bands and squeeze an extra mile or so out of each gallon of fuel.
What's it like to drive? You won't be left wanting for performance. In town the engine is punchy enough to let you nip into gaps in traffic, while a twitch of your toes is all that's needed to get up to speed on faster roads.
Refinement also impresses. There's a slight engine rumble and a bit of wind noise from the door mirrors, but even the most timid talker will barely have to raise their voice to hold a conversation.
We drove the Escape model, which has a slightly higher ride height than standard cars and delivers a comfortable ride. True, it's firmer when you switch from 'Comfort' to 'Sport' mode, but it's still bearable on all but the poorest road surfaces.
The Touareg handles well for a car of its size, too.
What's it like inside? As you'd expect from a car of this size, there's a lot of space for all five occupants. There's no seven-seat option, which is a little disappointing, but you do get a huge boot.
The quality of the interior is another strength. The lush leather seats will keep you comfortable on longer journeys, while the dash and door panels befit a car that costs more than 40,000.
There's also plenty of equipment as standard, including climate control, heated front seats, Bluetooth and a DAB digital radio. Cost options include four-zone climate control, a panoramic sunroof and TV reception.
Should I buy one?
If you're looking for a large 4x4 and don't need seven seats then the Touareg is definitely worth considering. This engine is particularly impressive, combining strong performance with relatively low running costs.
It averages 39.2mpg and emits 189g/km of CO2, whereas the equivalent Discovery can manage only 30.4mpg and 244g/km. However, we'd still go for the Land Rover because it's slightly more comfortable and quite a bit more practical.
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A Novel
The Dovekeepers
A Novel
Nearly two thousand years ago, nine hundred Jews held out for months against armies of Romans on Masada, a mountain in the Judean desert. According to the ancient historian Josephus, two women and five children survived. Based on this tragic and iconic event, Hoffman's novel is a spellbinding tale of four extraordinarily bold, resourceful, and sensuous women, each of whom has come to Masada by a different path. Yael's mother died in childbirth, and her father, an expert assassin, never forgave her for that death. Revka, a village baker's wife, watched the murder of her daughter by Roman soldiers; she brings to Masada her young grandsons, rendered mute by what they have witnessed. Aziza is a warrior's daughter, raised as a boy, a fearless rider and expert marksman who finds passion with a fellow soldier. Shirah, born in Alexandria, is wise in the ways of ancient magic and medicine, a woman with uncanny insight and power.
The lives of these four complex and fiercely independent women intersect in the desperate days of the siege. All are dovekeepers, and all are also keeping secrets—about who they are, where they come from, who fathered them, and whom they love.
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- The novel is split into four principal parts, with each of the main characters—Yael, Revka, Aziza, and Shirah—narrating one section. Which of these women did you find most appealing, and why? Were you surprised to find you had compassion for characters who were morally complex and often made choices that later caused guilt and sorrow?
- Yael describes her relationship with Ben Simon as "a destroying sort of love" (p. 46). What does she mean by that? Are there other relationships in the novel that could be described in the same way?
- From Yael's setting free the Romans' lion, to Shirah's childhood vision of a fish in the Nile, to the women's care of the doves, animals are an important component in the book. What did animals mean to the people of this ancient Jewish society, and what specific symbolic forms do they take in the novel?
- The figure of Wynn, "The Man from the North," who comes to serve the women in the dovecote, is based upon arch
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Today we bring to you the fifth UsiXML newsletter that follows the dissemination of information about the UsiXML project - the language that will enhance the business domain through a model-based approach to the design of user interfaces!
We are proud to announce that we have now provided the End User Club with our first version of tools.
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Can You Guess the Celebrity Cleavage?
These magical set of breasts belong to a 40-year-old actress who's an absolute fox. We'd break our own jaws just to get a chance with her.
She's an actress known for her roles in a bunch of movies throughout the '90s and the Aughts, along with a fan-favorite role as a witch on a hit TV show.
Unsurprisingly, she's been on lists that name her one of the sexiest women of TV and film. This doe-eyed actress has also won awards under the Femme Fatale category for the 2007 Spike Guys' Choice Awards, the Scream Queen award at the 2007 Scream Awards and the Midnight Award at the San Francisco International Film Festival in 2008.
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It's the place that gave the world bourbon, Kentucky Fried Chicken, and the fastest two minutes in sports, the Kentucky Derby. It's the hometown of Muhammad Ali, Diane Sawyer, Tom Cruise, and Jennifer Lawrence. These are all reasons for our community's claim to fame, but there is more to Louisville and the surrounding metropolitan region that makes it such a unique and splendid place to be.
A creative culinary scene, over 120 parks, a variety of fascinating museums and historical sites, a thriving performing and visual arts scene, thrilling attractions, an incredible educational ecosystem are just a few of the amenities Kentuckiana has to offer visitors and residents all year round.
Despite being the 47th largest metropolitan area in America, Louisville has a small town feel with Southern charm and a welcoming ethos. It's a community that embraces its rich history for riverboats, horse racing, and bourbon, but continues to persist in developing cutting-edge ideas and investing in the future.
Greater Louisville's real unique asset is its neighborhoods, each with its own unique identity, culture, and lifestyle. From the hipster communities and elegant, historic neighborhoods nestled in the heart of the city, to the charming small towns and rural landscapes that lie beyond the city limits, residents are able to choose from a virtually unlimited number of settings and lifestyles.
The city of Louisville itself has been racking up a slew of accolades over the past few years, bringing some esteemed recognition and to the entire area. In 2014, Louisville, Kentucky was ranked 8th in Outside Magazine's "16 Greatest Places to Live" and the 8th "Most Affordable City in the U.S." by Forbes. Glassdoor ranks Louisville in the Top 10 "Best Cities for Jobs" and NerdWallet claims Louisville is one of the "Top 10 Cities for Being a Homeowner".


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Blingtron 4000
- Snarly (1/1/2)
- Electrified Razortooth (2/1/1)
- Core Hound Pup (2/1/2)
Au --> Start with Snarly > Rip > Blood in the Water > Surge > Surge again (if needed)
Banks --> Snarly still alive > Rip > Surge > Surge > Swap to Core Hound Pup
Howl > Trash > Trash (It'll hit for 500+ each hit, so one may be enough)
Lil'B --> Burrow > Howl > Trash until you die (refresh Howl if you have the chance)
Swap to Razortooth > Paralyzing Jolt > Jolt
Side note: Mind you, this team works like a charm, problem is: RNG hates me and, if you miss Paralyzing Jolt on the first turn (Howl should be up), YOU'LL have LOTS of trouble killing the last pet, that's why I created this new team [I lost and didn't want to reset the tournament]
Blingtron 4000
- Eternal Strider (1/2/2)
- Pygmy Direhorn (1/1/2) [Direhorn Runt can be used here, but I wanted to use my recent acquired pet ]
- Jademist Dancer (1/2/2) [Then again, you have OPTIONS here, because your Direhorn should kill Banks and be full/almost full, so since Blingtron doesn't have an effective heal, you can bring any Elemental pet with strong attacks]
Au --> Pump > Cleasing Rain > Pump > Water Jet [He should be dead]
Banks --> Water Jet (You'll die) > Swap to Direhorn > Trihorn Shield > Horn Attack > Trihorn Charge until you kill it. Refresh Trihorn shield when possible.
Lil'b --> Refresh Trihorn Shield > Trihorn Charge/Horn Attack until you die > Jademist > Geyser > Rain Dance > Steam Vent > Steam Vent. Repeat until you die (you should always be full )
Shademaster Kiryn
- Lesser Voidcaller (1/1/2)
- Pandaren Fire Spirit (2/1/2)
- Lil' Bling (2/1/1) [Stoned]
Nairn --> Shadow Shock > Drain Power > Shadow Shock until it dies
Stormoen --> (If Voidcaller is alive, Drain Power > Shadow Shock) > Pandaren Fire Spirit > Immolate > Conflagrate > Magma Wave (it'll clear the turrets, so you can use it earlier than Conflagrate or even Immolate). He should be dead by now, if not, keep Magma Waving.
Summer --> (If Spirit is alive, Immolate > Conflagrate) > Lil' Bling > Make it Rain (if Dodge is not up) > Blingtron Gift Package (If Dodge IS up) > Make it Rain > Inflation.
Side note: On Summer, you should be able to put a Immolate up on him and maybe even a Conflagrate, if you do that, Inflation Def- is much stronger than SMACKTHAT.EXE hit.
Wise Mari
- Yellow Moth (1/1/1)
- Dark Whelpling (2/1/1)
- White Carp (2/2/1)
Carpe Diem --> Moth Balls > Cocoon Strike > Moth Balls > Slicing Wind
Spirus --> Moth Balls > Cocoon Strike > Moth Balls > Slicing Wind until you die > Swap to Dark Whelpling > Tail Sweep > Tail Sweep (if he's still alive, kill it with Roar)
River --> Tail Sweep > Lift Off > Tail Sweep until you die > White Carp > Surge until you kill it, Heal if you're under 700.
Comment: This team is a RNG HEAVY team, and you may have problems if Moth Balls and Slicing Wind don't hit 2~3 times [I had a match today that is was hitting ONE TIME for 6 straight turns. Not fun at all.], since the other two teams are not RNG heavy, I recommend you doing Wise Mari first if you're using this team. A different team would be:
- Brilliant Kaliri (2/1/2)
- Infinite Whelpling (1/1/1)
- White Carp (2/2/1)
Carpe Diem --> Shriek > Quills until he's under 739 > Predatory Strike
Spirus --> Shriek > Quills whilst you have more speed > Predatory Strike when you don't > Refresh Shriek before dying > Swap to Infinite Whelpling > Healing Flame > Tail Sweep until you kill it.
River --> Early Advantage > Healing Flame > Tail Sweep until you die > Swap to White Carp > Healing Wave > Dive > Surge until you kill it.
Comment: This team mitigates the RNG factor and you usually have a 90% Dragon up against Spirus, because the Breath would do around 80 damage per hit, you may also use a Raven [Which I don't use because I need mine full against Chi Chi, so I'll level my Darkmoon Raven for it, and then use Call Darkness to mitigate Dread Breath extra damage (by changing the weather), and kill it quickly and easily with Nocturnal Strike and Alpha Strike)]
Index wrote:I tried this on Tuesday after the reset, and found Kiryn to be almost impossible to beat o0
Used the same team as last week that literally stomped him, but this week Nairn seemed to do massive back-row damage to the point that once my lead pet died, the 2 back rows were both on less than 50% hp, then his other pets stomped me into the floor. I reset over and over for well over 4 hours, then finally gave up and left it till Wednesday to get a new team, which was as easy to beat as always
Anyone else noticing Nairn being on Roids, or was I just _reaaaaaallllly_ unlucky?
Delinda wrote:I'm having big problems with Taran Zhu and his monks. Has anyone managed to beat him?
Syah wrote:I don't know if anyone has mentioned it yet, but there's a way to heal your pets if you need to during the tournament.
Bring pets with team heal abilities (Winter Reindeer, Terrible Turnip, Singing Sunflower).
Cast the heal then forfeit the match.
Works best if you leave Yu'la up since it doesn't attack on the first turn. Otherwise you can rotate which pet you use to heal and keep them all topped up.
I use this sometimes when RNG goes bad for me on my normal set ups. It saves me having to go farm a bunch of duplicates.
Stencil wrote:These are my teams for the 4 Celestial Legendaries. My goal was to lock in fast, bulletproof strats that didn't use up to many of my good or interesting pets. I wanted to save as many of those for the underbosses as possible. I ended up with two Daylight/Explode teams and two teams based around Pandaren Water Spirits and Howl.
Zao, Calfling ofNiuzao
4 rounds
1: Echanted, Festival or Lunar Lantern
2: H/H Minfernal or H/H Netherspace Abyssal
3: H/H Minfernal or H/H Netherspace Abyssal
- Illuminate > swap pet
- Explode
- Explode
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The HTC One has set the bar for flagship Android phones in 2013, and it's only the beginning for the company. While the year is already half over, HTC still plans to release a One variant to compete with Samsung and other competitors in the smaller handset market (the One Mini) and the large form factor market (the One Max). The latter has just been tipped with an early September release.
According to MobileGeeks.de, the 6-inch HTC One Max is set to launch in early September, just in time to go head-to-head with the Samsung Galaxy Note 3. The specs of the One Max will be similar to that of the Note 3, so the same arguments between the One and S4 should still apply (build quality vs removable battery, AMOLED vs LCD, etc.). With the Max, you'll be looking at a beautiful aluminum body, Ultrapixel camera, 6-inch 1080p SLCD 3 display, 2.3Ghz Spandragon 800, 2GB of RAM, either 32 or 64GB of internal storage and a 3200mAh battery.
Releasing a smaller variant of a flagship device is nothing new for HTC (just look at the One X and One S), but a bigger variant is new territory for the company. We're excited to see how the giant One Max turns out and if HTC is able to bring the best of the One to a nearly tablet-sized device. Who do you think will win the battle of the titans this year? Will Samsung take home the prize with the Note 3 or is the newcomer going to take it all?


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It's best to break up large blocks of a strong wall color like this red with high-contrast, grounding neutrals such as white and black. Here, the crisp white trim work, soft white sofa and new light rug offer visual relief. Collections and mirrors with freshly painted white frames (moved from over the fireplace) pop against bookcase backs painted black to match the classic Louis salon chair and sofa pillows.
We chose bright yellow-gold art, throw pillows and numerous accents to balance the intensity of the red; a watered-down secondary hue would never stand up to such a potent wall color.


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Lamar needs Terry Evans to revive hoop program
I said it three years ago. To be exact, it was in the March 31-April 6, 2011 edition of The Examiner that I said Pat Knight was not a good candidate for the Lamar men's basketball job. He was fired from Texas Tech after having a 16-42 record in the Big 12. In that particular column, I wrote, "I don't think Knight is a good fit at Lamar. I don't see him staying long in Beaumont, and we'd be right back to where we are now — searching for a coach. Plus I'm not sold on last names." I was laughed at for making that state- ment. Many said, "You would be stupid not to want Pat Knight as your coach." Well, who is laughing now? It's not Lamar. Knight was fired last Sunday after his team lost again, this time to Northwestern State at home, falling to 1-11 in the South- land Conference and 3-22 overall. No other word to use than "embar- rassing." What's even worse is the fact Lamar had to send Knight packing with $400,000, which is what they owe him for the next two years.
What happened?
Knight came in and lifted every- one's spirits the day he was hired. He was replacing hometown boy Steve Roccaforte, who was fired for going 76-78 (.494), and Knight came to the press conference and said all the right things. He took over a team that went 13-17 the previous year and was getting plenty of seniors. "One of the reasons why I wanted to coach here is because of you guys," said Knight in his first press conference with a few players in attendance. "I studied you guys. I got all your game tapes. You guys can play. That's part of the reason why I wanted to come here. I want to coach you guys." But then he hammered those same guys during the season and his rant went viral. After a loss to Stephen F. Austin, he called them every- thing under the sun. Embarrassing. Somehow, someway, Knight won the lottery and Lamar won the Southland Conference Tournament but then lost a NCAA play-in game to Vermont with the previous regime's players. Then, his real nightmare began.
Knight had to bring in his own players, and it was a train wreck. The team finished 3-28 overall and had just one win in the Southland Conference. Let's remember Knight interrupted senior Mike James while talking to the media and said, "OK, let's go. I'm back. You don't have a clue what it takes to win." Apparently, Knight doesn't either.
Year three in the Knight era was even worse. In the first exhibition game of the season, Lamar nearly lost to McMurry (66-62), a Division II program coached by Clif Carroll, who left Knight after two years as an assistant. This season was no different than last. So, he was fired.
Knight was perceived by many locals as an egomaniac. "Not a lot of guys that can call Coach (Mike) Krzyzewski and tell them he just got a job. I just did that," Knight informed us when he was hired.
Who cares?
He also told us he wanted his face out in the community. Didn't happen that much. I've read and listened to other media outlets say what a great guy Knight was. Maybe so, but who did the egomaniac call when he got fired? Not any media member in Southeast Texas, but senior college basketball writer Andy Katz of ESPN.
Katz broke the story on Sunday.
"I was told last night to meet with the president and the AD this morning at 10 a.m.," Knight said to Katz via ESPN.com. "I knew it. There's no talk. They said they want to go in a different direction. We struggled for two years. It's all based on the record. It's part of the business."
This next statement is even more intriguing.
"I did what I wanted to do," he said. "I coached a team in the NIT (at Texas Tech) and I coached a team in the NCAA. I wanted to prove I could do this for my last name. I should have gotten out after the NCAA. But you're sitting there and have a chance to build a team from scratch. You decide to do it and didn't get it done quick enough. So you get fired. That's it. I have no regrets. I'm proud of what I did. I should have done it. You feel loyal to a place after you're fired from a place. We lost eight out of our top 10. We tried it and didn't work."
Did you get that? "I should have gotten out after the NCAA." That equates to him quitting Lamar after one season. You remember when Knight told us this when he was hired — "I look forward to being the coach here for a long time."
Why was the last two years the worst in the history of Lamar? One of the reasons was recruiting. Knight was terrible at it. Remember he was reprimanded one time for letting a recruit talk to his father Bob Knight over the phone.
Knight told us another reason why he loved Lamar is because you can "drive everywhere to recruit" from Beaumont. How many players from Texas are on the roster? One, Amos Wilson who transferred from Collin County Community College in Plano.
What was even more laughable was when Knight said many players in the Big 12 aren't happy where they were at and they knew him, so he wanted some transfers. How many Big 12 players are on Lamar's roster?
He recently said "no one wanted to come to Lamar." Again, embarrassing.
Knight won 29 games in less than three seasons. He came in like a slick, used car salesman and sold us a lemon.
What's next?
Tic Price will be the interim coach, but he isn't the answer. Only one person is, and that's Terry Evans, who was the other finalist in 2011 but was pushed aside for Knight.
Evans is in his 12th year at the University of Central Oklahoma and has led them to seven national tournament appearances and plays an uptempo style — which Lamar desperately needs — averaging more than 80 points a game.
He basically has no recruiting budget yet is considered by many of his peers as one of the top recruiters in the sport.
He's been a winner at every level and was a starting point guard for Billy Tubbs at Oklahoma where he still holds records for 3-pointers made, 3-point attempts and assists and ranks 13th all time in Sooner nation for most points scored.
So here is a plea to Lamar's new president, Dr. Kenneth Evans, and Athletic Director Jason Henderson – do what's right for the program. Hire Terry Evans and give fans a winner with an exciting basketball team to watch and be proud of.


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Denisov happy in Russia set-up
Krasnodar (Russia), Nov 14 – Russia football captain Igor Denisov said he is happy with the national team and completely focused on their friendly with the United States.
Coach Fabio Capello retained Denisov as captain when he spent six weeks exiled to the reserves at his club side Zenit St. Petersburg following a pay dispute with management in September.
"The mood's excellent, the atmosphere in the squad great. I'm only thinking about the upcoming match with the US," he said Tuesday.
"I get great pleasure for being in the national team."
Russia coach Fabio Capello suggested he would pick debutants for the game in the southern city of Krasnodar, and Denisov said the new faces had no trouble fitting in.
"All these guys are playing great football. They've adapted very quickly," he said.
"Maybe we'll see them on the pitch tomorrow. It all depends on head coach Fabio Capello."
Real Madrid winger Denis Cheryshev could debut Wednesday as could FC Kuban goalkeeper Alexander Belenov, Dynamo Moscow defender Vladimir Granat, Lokomotiv Moscow midfielder Magomed Ozdoev, Lokomotiv forward Maxim Grigoryev and Dynamo striker Fyodor Smolov, on loan at Anzhi Makhachkala.


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The bodies of five campaign workers who had been working for a woman parliament candidate in Afghanistan's Herat province were found over the weekend. The workers had been campaigning for incumbent Fauzia Galani, who is one of the few women candidates in the upcoming September elections. According to the BBC, the murdered workers were part of a group of 10 campaign workers that had been kidnapped last week. Five of the kidnapped people were later released. The Taliban has publicly claimed responsibility for the abductions, but not the killings.
The execution of Galani's campaign workers is one of many recent acts of election-related violence. Other recent incidents include the murder of candidate Haji Abdul Manan, who was gunned down as he walked near his home in Herat province on Saturday, according to Reuters. The United Nations has reported that three other candidates were killed by unknown assailants earlier this month.
The parliamentary elections are planned for September 18. There are about 2,500 candidates, 385 of whom are women, running for the 249 seats in the lower house. Sixty-five of the seats are reserved for women. According to Reuters, officials have already announced that more than 900 of 6,835 polling locations will not open due to security issues. In last year's presidential elections, women were unable to vote in some parts of Afghanistan and women's voting cards were used to stuff ballot boxes in some polling locations. In some areas that are not controlled by the Taliban, women accounted for nearly 60 percent of voters. Women's participation last year was particularly low in Taliban controlled southern regions and in places where segregated women-only polling places did not open due to lack of staff.
Media Resources: Reuters 8/29/10; BBC 8/29/10; United Nations Press Release 8/12/10; Feminist Daily Newswire 8/21/09, 8/10/10
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As students graduate and my own children complete yet another year of school, I feel a little sad for how quickly time passes. It seems the school year just began. I don't think I would pick rewind if it was an option, but I hope I remember to pause enough to appreciate the moments while they're here.
As students graduate and my own children complete yet another year of school, I feel a little sad for how quickly time passes. It seems the school year just began. I don't think I would pick rewind if it was an option, but I hope I remember to pause enough to appreciate the moments while they're here.
At any stage of life, making a temporary stop or incorporating some inaction, taking a breath, looking up and around to notice what is right now, can help us live happily and with fewer regrets in the future. My cousin's son just graduated from college. He posted a message that read, "I wish there was a way to know you're in the good old days before you actually left them." Another wise soul often shares with me that "Today is the best day of your life." It's easy to get caught up in planning for tomorrow or thinking about what's coming next (the hustle and bustle of everyday life). It's common in our society to always be racing to the next thing. When we can occasionally dare to go against what everyone else is doing, and remember to enjoy what is happening at this precise moment, we are going to feel like we are experiencing life the best we can, today.
Pausing is powerful. It can change the way we do our daily jobs, the way we communicate throughout our communities and our nation, and it can build people and relationships. I read about a bracelet called the Meaning to Pause Bracelet that vibrates every 60 or 90 minutes with a "friendly nudge/reminder" to keep people on track of their daily intention of gratitude. That's an idea, as taking time to consider the positive in a day or moment is often overlooked.
"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow." - Melody Beady
Try pausing for gratitude by saying or writing down a few things each day that you are thankful for.
We can also pause and listen to ourselves and others ~ there is always a lot to learn. We can pause before we put a rumor out there that is garbage, pause before we hit the send button to forward something that could ruin someone's life, or pause before we make judgments about peoples personal or professional decisions. Pausing offers a moment to check-in, to be sure that we are acting fairly and contributing our best, to be sure our life is being experienced fully and authentically and not just being coasted through.
Time goes by quickly, and it may seem there isn't a moment to pause, but for so many reasons—please make the time!


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