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The College of Letters, Arts and Sciences departments of biological sciences and mathematics and the Viterbi School of Engineering departments of computer sciences and biomedical engineering jointly offer the cross-departmental minor in computational biology and bioinformatics. This minor provides essential training in using quantitative skills to solve fundamental biological problems as well as problems related to public health, neuroscience, and environment. The cross-departmental minor includes four different tracks according to the background of the students in biology, mathematics, computer science, and engineering.
As with all minors, students must include at least four upper-division courses (16 units) and four courses (16 units) dedicated exclusively to this minor (they can overlap). Four courses (16 units) taken outside the major department are required. The courses are designed for students in biology, mathematics, computer science, or biomedical engineering. Other students may need more units to receive the minor. The CHEM105bL or CHEM115bL prerequisite for BISC320 may be waived if the students have the necessary background determined by the faculty advisor for the minor and students who waived these prerequisite cannot retake CHEM105bL or CHEM115bL for credit.
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BISC305: Introduction to statistics for biologists (4, Fa). (Can be substituted by Math208 or Math408 or BME423 (3:Fa))
BISC320L: Molecular biology (4,Fa), Pre: CHEM105bL or CHEM115bL (the prerequisite can be waived*)
BISC478: Computational Genome Analysis (4 Sp): Pre: BISC320L
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Math126: Calculus II (4, FaSpSm), Pre: Math125
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CSCI102L: Data Structure (3, FaSp), Pre: CSCI101L
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Mathematics: MATH225*, 226*, 408*, 432*, 458*, 465*, 466*, 467*
Computer Science: CSCI200*, 201L*, 271*, 303*, 477a*, 477b*, 485*
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Total requirements for students with no prior course work: 30 units. Students need to take 30 units of the courses listed: all requirements, and enough electives to add up to 30 units, while fulfilling the requirement that they must take 16 units unique to the minor (not used for their major or GE) and 16 units not offered by their major.
Students majoring in biological sciences, mathematics, computer sciences and biomedical engineering can meet many of these requirements with course work that also satisfies their majors.
Students of other majors need to take all the required courses plus at least one elective from mathematics or computer science (e.g. Math226, Math 407, CSCI200, CSCI201) from the list of elective courses to meet the minor requirements
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It was an offer I couldn't refuse. In June, 2007, I was invited to attend the Historical Novel Society Conference in Albany, NY, as a participating author and panelist. With special guests Bernard Cornwell and Diana Gabaldon, and 300 writers, readers, and industry insiders convening over two-and-a-half action-packed days, the conference was wonderful fun, exhilarating, and absolutely terrifying.
The fun part was meeting (and, at times, hoisting a few tankards of grog with) some wonderful writers with whom I'd corresponded, but never actually met—Broos Campbell (author of the terrific Matty Graves seafaring series), veteran nautical novelist James Nelson, "Pirate Lady" Cindy Vallar (editor of the Pirates and Privateers website), Alan Gordon (author of the delicious Fools Guild mysteries), and Christopher Cevasco, editor of Paradox Magazine.
Had I just come to hang out with these folks, it would have been enough. But the deal-clincher for me was when the HNS brain trust decided to seat me on the panel "Writing Love Scenes; How Much Sex Is Too Much?" How much fun would that be? But wait; it gets better. My fellow panelists were Diana Gabaldon, author of the mighty Outlander series. C. C. (Chris) Humphreys, author of the ripping Jack Absolute series, and erotica author and editor Jade Lee, all of whom are razor sharp and riotously funny in person. It was exhilarating sharing the dais with these folks, along with our skilled and gracious moderator Ann Chamberlin. Throughout the conference, we became known to one and all as the "sex panelists."
Here's the terrifying part: as a prelude to our Sunday morning panel, we sex panelists had agreed to read one or two of our own love scenes, off-panel, the day before, possibly in a cozy suite or modest conference room somewhere out of the way. Instead, we found our "act" was booked into the cavernous dining hall late Saturday night, after a gala dinner, a keynote speech by Diana Gabaldon, and a two-hour Talent Revue. Panic in the streets!
It was nearly midnight by the time the first of us sex panelists took the stage. (That would be me. Well, I wasn't about to FOLLOW Diana, Chris, or Jade!) The good news was, the crowd had thinned out somewhat by then; the bad news was, there were still about 200 people left to whom I had to read one of my most intimate love scenes. I climbed to the stage with all the panache and confidence of a miscreant ascending the gallows. No one gave me the hook, so I guess I didn't disgrace myself too badly, although I did forget to introduce the next reader. (Sorry, Jade!)
After that our Sunday panel was almost a bit, erm, anti-climactic, but still loads of fun. Seriously, if you ever get the chance to hear Chris or Diana or Jade at a reading or conference, by all means do! You won't regret it.
Extreme kudos to Trudi Jacobsen, Sarah Johnson, Carol Anne Gemain, Nancy Castaldo, Claire Morris and the rest of the tireless HNS staff for making the conference such a pleasure. The next HNS conference on American soil will be in 2009, at a destination to be announced (but most likely in the Midwest). For updates, visit the HNS website at www.historicalnovelsociety.org/main.htm

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I hope this answers your questions.
Last question: did the divorce decree state your ex-husband was supposed to pay make the payments to you or to the credit card company, or neither?
The Bankruptcy code specifically states that debts that are payable "to a...former spouse...that [are] incurred by the debtor [your ex-husband] in the course of a divorce or separation..." are not dischargeable. Bankruptcy Stat. 523(15).
Since you have been paying the bills that he was supposed to pay, and since he therefore owes the money to you, the money that he owes to you is not dischargeable, even though you were listed as a creditor.
When filing a Bankruptcy, debtors are supposed to list all debts, whether dischargeable or not. Listing creditors does not make debts dischargeable. If a debt is one of the approximately 20 types of debt that are not dischargeable, that debt remains unaffected by the Bankruptcy. In other words, after the Bankruptcy is discharged, the debtor still owes that money to the creditor.
I think this is what you wanted to know. If not, please let me know.Thank you!
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Wall Street Journal claims Venezuelan president, state-owned oil company helping Syrian regime buck US and EU sanctions
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WASHINGTON: What are friends for? Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez
and Venezuela's government-run oil company Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. (PdVSA) are supplying crucial energy to the Syrian regime of President Bashar al-Assad
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According to the Journal, Venezuela is also helping Syria get around other Western sanctions by buying Syrian energy products and by trading with two Syrian companies, the Commercial Bank of Syria and the state-owned Syrian Petroleum Company.
Both these are blacklisted in the US, and while the US is keeping an eye on Syrian-Venezuelan trade, it has no legal way of stopping the Chavez regime from supplying diesel to Syria.


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Marian Pierre-Louis, CG, lectures us on genealogical research in New England.
Our featured speaker Marian Pierre-Louis presented our lucky raffle winners with their prizes.
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Corn Wheels with Lime Butter Recipe
For a different twist on the classic taste of corn, try this recipe. The lime compliments the sweetness of the corn well.—Helen Meadows, Huson, Montana
- 4 medium ears of corn
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper, if desired
- 1. Using cleaver or large knife, cut corn into 1-in. lengths. In a large pot, bring water to boil over high heat. Add corn wheels; cover and boil 2 minutes. Melt butter; mix with the lime juice.
- 2. Transfer corn to serving platter and drizzle with lime-butter. Sprinkle with pepper if desired. Yield: 4 servings.
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You've all been a great help with getting me going on IL2. Been spending much time on it getting familiar with each and every plane and even mastering a couple.
Starting to get into the nit picky fine details of it and have a question regarding the K-14 'Ace Maker' available in some of the Allied planes (mainly the later Mustangs).
How do you use it?
I've found and read a .pdf of the actual manual and have seen it referenced in all sorts of books. It seems perfectly straightforward and I feel that I understand how it is supposed to work in real life.
But how does it work in IL2? I select the plane I am after (109, 190, etc.) to register the wingspan. I have the sight speed and range setting programmed and see how one of them (forget which) makes the hexagonal sight bigger or smaller. The other one doesn't do anything as far as I can tell.
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While some in the Linux community have lauded the idea of Steam coming to the popular open-source operating system, some like Richard Stallman think it is not a good idea. Richard Stallman is better known as the founder of the Free Software Foundation and the GNU operating system. He has said publicly that charging users for DRM-protected games on an open-source platform is "unethical".
"Non-free game programs (like other non-free programs) are unethical because they deny freedom to their users," wrote Stallman on his blog. "If you want freedom, one requisite for it is not having non-free programs on your computer."
Instead, Richard Stallman has urged Linux users to source titles from the Free Game Dev Forums.
"However, if you're going to use these games, you're better off using them on GNU/Linux rather than on Microsoft Windows."
While he initially dislikes the idea of Steam on GNU platforms, he does ultimately admit that playing games on Linux is a better prospect than doing so under a Windows operating system. Still he says that having commercial games on the platform causes other problems.
"Any GNU/Linux distro [distribution] that comes with software to offer these games will teach users that the point is not freedom," said Stallman. "Non-free software in GNU/Linux distros already works against the goal of freedom. Adding these games to a distro would augment that effect."
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Key Events In The Coming Week
In addition to telling everyone to short the euro and go long the dollar (wink) Goldman Sachs is kind enough to summarize what the recurring Eurocentric rumor-based headlines of the coming week will be.
From Goldman Sachs
This past week brought a powerful reminder to the markets of just how dovish key players at the Fed remain, with the FOMC statement essentially doubling the conditional commitment period for the Fed Funds target range and Chairman Bernanke sounding quite open to further unconventional policies if the recovery remains weak. The advanced Q4 GDP print on Friday played into a weak recovery, with a strong contribution to growth from inventories casting doubt over the strength of growth in Q1.
With the Fed once again signaling its dovish stance, and with overall FX positioning remaining very close to max long USD on our metrics, the dominant theme for the week continued to be a recovery in high-beta currencies against USD, a theme that has prevailed since the start of the year (Figure 1). Even with the recent rebound in high-beta FX, many of these currencies remain significantly weaker than their mid-2011 levels (Figure 2), so that there is certainly plenty of room for the recent rally to continue. In the wake of the FOMC, and with relatively positive developments in Europe ahead of this Monday's EU Heads of State summit, we are very much in this camp, and recommended three tactical USD shorts this week against EUR, CAD, and MXN.
The week ahead starts with the EU Heads of State Summit, where discussions will be focused on finalizing negotiations around the fiscal compact, where we think important progress has been made, not least by allowing individual countries to police each other's budget policies. Attention will also be squarely focused on Greece, where negotiations over PSI continue, in addition to negotiations between the Troika and the government. The IMF mission is scheduled to remain in Athens at least through Friday. The week also brings important bond auctions, starting with Italy on Monday (at 5- and 10-year tenors), followed by France and Spain on Thursday. Outside of Europe, key data include the slew of global PMI's on Wednesday. Consensus sees China's PMI slipping below the 50 threshold in January. We are slightly more cautious than consensus on the ISM, expecting an essentially unchanged reading. The week ends with the all-important nonfarm payroll release. We think nonfarm payroll growth probably slowed somewhat in January given less of a boost from favorable weather and seasonal factors. However, we think the pace of employment growth, combined with weak labor force participation, may still be enough to pull the unemployment rate down a touch.
Monday Jan 30th
Philippines GDP (Q4). We expect the Philippines' Q42011 real GDP to grow 4.0% yoy, compared to 3.2% yoy growth in the previous quarter. Weak exports continue to weigh on growth, while resilient domestic consumption provides some buffer. Consensus expectations stand at 3.8% yoy.
EU Heads of State Summit
Italy bond auction
US Core PCE Price Index (Dec). We expect the year-over-year rate of core PCE growth to peak at 1.8% in this report, just below the Fed's formal target for (headline) PCE inflation. Consensus expects an unchanged reading of 1.7% yoy.
Tuesday Jan 31st
Taiwan GDP (Q4). We expect Taiwan's Q42011 real GDP growth to slow to 3.0% yoy, down from 3.4% yoy in Q32011 on the back of weak exports. Consensus is for 2.8% yoy growth.
Korea Industrial Production (Dec). We expect industrial production to rebound given the strong exports in December. Flash GDP data for Q42011, however, suggests that services output was weak. Consensus expects 4.1% yoy growth, down from 5.6% yoy in November.
Malaysia Central Bank Meeting. We expect Bank Negara Malaysia to keep the policy rate on hold at 3.00%. The Bloomberg consensus expectation is also for the policy rate to stay at 3.00%.
US Chicago PMI (Jan). We expect a reading of 61.0, below consensus of 63.0 and down from December (62.2).
Wednesday Feb 1st
Korea CPI (Jan) We expect headline CPI inflation to rise sequentially on the Lunar New Year effect and increases in medical insurance fees, but to grow less than in January 2011. We expect inflation to decline below 4.0% yoy in January from 4.2% yoy in December. Consensus expects a reading of 3.6%.
Korea Trade Balance (Jan) We expect January exports growth to slow to high-single digit compared to a year ago, given the weak 20-day exports data and the Lunar New Year effects. We also expect the trade balance to be in deficit on weak exports and seasonally-strong energy imports. Consensus expects export growth to slow to 1.2% yoy in January, down from a revised 10.8% in December.
Global PMI's (Jan) Consensus expects China's official PMI to dip back below 50 in January, to a reading of 49.6 from a December reading of 50.3. Consensus for the final Euro zone PMI is for an unchanged reading of 48.7 from the flash release for January.
US ISM (Jan) We expect the ISM manufacturing and nonmanufacturing indices to be roughly stable in January, reflecting ongoing moderate growth in economic activity. Our forecast is for 54.0 from 53.9 in December. Consensus expects 54.5.
Thursday Feb 2nd
France and Spain bond auctions
US initial claims (Jan 28) Consensus expects a reading of 370k, against the previous reading of 377k.
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Friday Feb 3rd
US Nonfarm Payrolls (Jan) We expect a reading of 125k, below consensus which is at 150k, and down from 200k in December. We expect the unemployment rate to remain unchanged at 8.5%, in line with consensus
US ISM Non-manufacturing (Jan) We expect a reading of 53.0, below consensus of 53.3 but up from the December reading of 52.6.
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Greece Plans Orderly Exit of the Eurozone
Greece plans an orderly exit out of the Eurozone according to two sources close to Mr. Papademos, Greek Prime Minister, who spoke on condition of anonymity earlier today.
The sources confirmed that plans are ready to return to a legacy currency given the current circumstances and that such exit would be dealt with, quote "in as orderly a fashion as possible" unquote...
A Greek exit strategy will probably not be announced officially until early March when the EU finance ministers meet.
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Key global event not mentioned: MARGIN HIKE on PM markets. Could happen as early as tomorrow.
could. But they like to remain smug that gold won't go higher until it does and then they panic
So one time in college I had a nasty cold that morphed into a sinus infection and then eventually took over my chest. I felt so bad I thought I would smoke some pot to feel better...
I was just sick and stoned.
That is Greece.
Here's another "Fleckenstein vs Gensler" that came out from my secret sources "at the Underground Fight Club scene." Careful...it's a little tough to watch:
word is "silver is still the winner here...
What to expect from weeks ahead http://www.armadamarkets.com/2012/01/weekly-market-update/
All well and good for Papademos, but what does Mamademos have to say?;)
She's saying, loosely translated "better listen to the masters and make sure we retain our aristocracy, or no more sweet cootchie lovin' down by the Med for you!" I'd guess. (p.s. according to Wiki, Papademos attended MIT...you know they'll fuckin' get a dollar pegged Drachma going)
Why would Greece willingly leave the Euro? They get free money with little risk of inflation. It's a win-win for the Greek oligarchy. A new Drachma would hyper-inflate at the rate they spend.
Why would Greece willingly leave the Euro?
Maybe because there is no political support for another Greek bailout in Germany anymore, and Germany now demands Greece surrenders its sovereignty?
Also, Greece is not getting any "free money" -- Greek bailout is new additional debt (not "free money").
Well, that's true. There is no support for that.
But Greece leaving the Euro is of no help to them. In fact, if an attempt is made to boot them out, they could decide that the ECB bond holdings and the IMF bond holdings will move to the front of the default line, and the PSI holdings get their interest payments made.
Default is a powerful weapon in the world of swaps, so maybe the PSI holdings might be analyzed to maximize swap damage.
Then Greece can start asking for grants, not loans.
Greece is not without leverage here, no pun intended.
Think you're missing the point that they would make 1 Euro = 100,000 Drachma.
To whom? No bond holder will allow redomination to drachmas.
It accomplishes nothing. They owe XXX billion Euros now, and they would still owe XXX billion Euros regardless of creation of drachmas.
No bond holder will allow redomination to drachmas.
Don't worry about that, the Eurocrats will make a "voluntary" redenomination offer that the bondholders cannot refuse.
You do realize that the ECB and IMF are the primary bondholders?
A lot of Greek debt is held by Greek banks and Greek pension funds. This domestically held debt will be converted to drachmas.
Private foreign holders will get ~70-80% haircuts (PSI + CAC clauses will be changed to force the reluctant hedge funds).
As far as ECB and IMF, Greece will try to get some debt forgiveness, and shorter-term will be converted into longer-term debt.
They might if they're desperate.
There is really no incentive for any of the PIIGS to leave. There isn't much incentive for Germany to leave either. Germany is the "Top Dog" and the Euro gives them tremendous political leverage over Europe. It seems the biggest advantage is with countries like Finland or Austria. They pay out to the PIIGS but their political leverage is modest.
The best option for Greece is to follow in Argentina's footsteps.
1. Default
2. Leave the euro back to the drachma, convert debt into drachmas, and print.
Oil is life. No one will sell them oil for drachmas. Without oil, food doesn't get to shelves. They starve.
There is no default in the new normal. There is no international bankruptcy court to expunge debt. Greece could declare default, and the bond holders can ignore them and keep sending them bills, AND refuse to lend any more.
Their deficit goes to zero instantly, and they can't pay for oil. Starvation again arrives.
People have to learn that there ARE problems with no solution. This is one of them. Either they get bailed out WITH A GIFT (not a loan), or it's forever, in a country of 11.5 million people that burns 400,000 barrels of imported oil/day.
That's 44.4 million euros/day for oil. 16.3 billion/year. 5% of present GDP.
Lessons From Argentina
After the default and the January 2002 devaluation, Argentina's economy continued to contract for only one more quarter. By the second quarter of 2002, Argentina's economy began to grow and did not stop until 2009, when the global financial crisis made its impact felt there. The doom and gloom predictions of what would happen after default never materialized. Furthermore, after defaulting, Argentina no longer needed to access international capital markets, eliminating their stronghold on Argentine economic policy.
As far as oil, Wiki cites different numbers for Greece.
Greece has 10 million barrels of proved oil reserves as of 1 January 2011. Hellenic Petroleum is the country's largest oil company, followed by Motor Oil Hellas. Greece's oil production stands at 7,946 barrels per day (bbl/d), ranked 90th, while it exports 181,600 bbl/d (57th) and imports 496,600 bbl/d (25th). In 2011 the Greek government approved the start of oil exploration and drilling in three locations within Greece, with an estimated output of 250 to 300 million barrels over the next 15 to 20 years. The estimated output in Euros of the three deposits is €25 billion over a 15-year period, of which €13–€14 billion will enter state coffers.
Cult, and peg to what currency, like Argentina did? (ding ding ding,... why the old USD of course!)
Peg to USD would be ideal; but EUR peg is also possible if EUR survives (examples of EUR peg: Poland and Hungary)
I'm sorry...did you say Hungary?
Yes, Hungary pegged the forint to the euro in January 2000. Though, it abandoned the peg in 2008.
If you need another example that has not abandoned the EUR peg yet, use Denmark.
That is exactly true. Because Greece would never leave the eurozone by itself and other countries can't force Greece to get out, they would just keep borrowing and borrowing (and obviously everyone knows that by 'borrowing' they really meant 'never paying back') and there was no problem. Thus other countries had to come up with a solution. Especially Germany is now starting to make more and more impossible demands. This way they can still borrow money but they'd lose more sovereignty every time. It would not be worth the trouble and they'd be forced to 'voluntary' leave the eurozone.
Of course this isn't realy a solution. It's marely choosing between the lesser of two evils. But hey, if they would have wanted a real solution, they should have started many years ago. It's too late for that now.
Greece is the oldest democracy in the continent. Hell, they invented that racket. Point is, they know going back to their own coin will be devastating. But it will be A WHOLE LOT WORSE to stay put in a fascist feudal imperialistic pipedream (aka eurozone).
History will prove Greece right. Once more.
I agree. Which is why i recommend the American fascism instead. If its available of course. "No euro, no drachma." Period. And yes..."it is the only way." Cruise lines included please.
'Cause they've spent the cheapo Euros, and can't get more without pain. The "free money" of which you speak is gone.
edit: I see cult of reason answered a while ago, my bad
MAYBE... in the end, the countries with the worst economies such as Greece (the ones that are cut loose and allowed to cruimble) will rise again as prosperous sovereign nations. The cathartic result of being cast into the crucible of failure? Reality revealed. Consequences which breed ingenuity, risk taking, and a business ecosystem unrestrained by suffocating regulations imposed by an overbearing state. Should we wish for the "fall" of the U.S.? Perhaps freedom is waiting to be (re-) crowned.
Also, Facebook IPO announcement! Who else is excited? I'll be in at the top
Portugal 2 & 10 year rates are at the 15% plus range and they raise money on the first of February in a large Bill offering. Why is Greece needing another $200 billion or so not killing the markets when the US cannot find that kind of financial support for its own economic purposes?
The FED would not have lent the ECB 99 billion without some understanding of what will be done going forward. Clearly, equity investors believe that all this german bluster is just that, and that the ECB will continue to provide QE either through the front door or the back.
Ireland has made fiscal progress, so whether Greece & Portugal stay or go it doesn't really matter. The Germans will continue to hammer them until they get in line or leave. The shit eating grin on J. Akermann's face all week at Davos makes it clear that the Germans & ECB are going to support the banks in core Europe come what may from a Greek and or Portugal exit.
Greece exiting Euro is strongly bullish for Euro.
It is not clear, however, how he thinks this will help. Why would his creditors let him redenominate his debt into drachmas? They can just say no to that and the maneuver accomplishes nothing.
In fact, if Greece is no longer in the EU, there would be no bailout mechanism to stop the swap contagion.
This rumor is either bogus or someone musing. It solves nothing.
"a powerful reminder to the markets of just how dovish key players at the Fed remain"
So how davos would they remain?
Looks pretty cold.
Stupid idiots we are.
Who cares about the events. Market is inexistent. Just the trading desks of primary dealers = plunge protection team. Once they run out of money market will go down.
The economy doesn't matter! Newt Gingrich is promosing us the moon!
The Newt camp have already released a viral vid on you tube with what the space station and technology could conceivably look like, Short on detail but the CGI is just unbelievable. Who would have thought....
ES is -62 right now. I think Plunge protection team has run out of money.
I'll be proven correct or incorrect tomorrow morning. They usually start at 4am.
Risk-on is likely to continue, although there is plenty of wood to chop for equities to get to higher levels. There are multiple markets confirming the risk-on trend, which may last several months possibly. Here is a look at the DX, SPX, CL, AUDUSD, and EURNZD. http://bit.ly/x7a7IN
Meanwhile on the other side of the atlantic:
Switzerland's oldest bank ... Wegelin RIP. The US Fraud Factory is outta control. America's banks are the worst criminal organizations on the planet - they should get their own house in order. Disgusting !
BIG story. Look forward to your continued reporting on the subject.
Remember when Buck Rogers came across the dude from a high gravity planet and got his ass kicked and the dude was all like "on my planet I would be a librarian..."
Thats the world right now. Forgetting that all gravity is relative. From these heights the fall will kill anyone...and Greece is on the ledge.
So they'll peg this neo drachma to...the Yuan? The Pound? The Reale? The Dong or the mighty dollah? I think I know which. And Timmy can say he's "supporting the strong dollar policy". Buy the Au downtick with both hands, Zhers. JMHO.
Tyler, you missed Colin Fenton taking over as head of Commodities at JP Morgan as Blythe Masters leaves The Morgue for Deutsche Bank


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Bronx, N.Y. - Fordham University senior quarterback Ryan Higgins (Merrick, N.Y./Chaminade) and senior kicker Patrick Murray (Mahwah, N.J./Don Bosco Prep) were named Patriot League Offensive and Special Teams Player of the Week, respectively, it was announced today. It is the fifth weekly award of the season for Murray, his third straight, while Higgins picks up his first. Additionally, both players were also honored by the College Football Performance Awards (CFPA) with Higgins being named honorable mention quarterback performer of the week and Murray being named honorable mention placekicker and punt performer of the week.
In a 36-32 win over Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass., on Saturday, Higgins completed 38-of-56 passes for 407 yards and a touchdown and also ran for a score. He set career highs for completions and attempts and was six yards shy of his career best for passing yards in a game (his previous career highs for completions and attempts was 35 and 53, respectively, at Georgetown last year). Higgins' rushing touchdown put Fordham up 29-24 in the fourth quarter, and he completed 10-of-12 passes for 61 yards in Fordham's game-winning drive that ended with Carlton Koonce's one-yard touchdown with 11 seconds left.
Over the past four games, Higgins has completed 126-of-177 passes (71.2%) for 1,347 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions. On the year, Higgins has completed 189 of 274 passes for 2,137 yards and ten touchdowns. He is ranked second in the Patriot League in passing yards/game (267.1) and passing efficiency (142.9) and third in total offense (251.1 yards/game). In the NCAA FCS rankings, he is 18th in passing yard/game, 25th in passing efficiency and 30th in total offense.
Murray leads the nation with 18 field goals for the season (2.25/game), is second in the nation in punting average (46.4 yards/punt) and is tenth in scoring (9.50 points/game). His 18 field goals ties Matt Fordyce's single season school record set in 2002 while his punting average would also be a Fordham single season record.
On the year, Koonce has gained 1,060 yards on 208 carries with seven touchdowns and has caught 34 passes for 197 yards and two scores. He became the seventh Ram to surpass the 1,000-yard plateau, the fourth on the NCAA FCS level, and his season total is already the seventh best single season in school history. Koonce is ranked second in the Patriot League and eighth in the NCAA FCS in rushing yards/game (132.3) and he leads the league and is eleventh in the nation in all-purpose yards/game (157.0).
The Rams return to action on Saturday, November 3rd, as they travel to Williamsport, Pa., to face the Bucknell University Bison in a matchup of Patriot League schools in Christy Mathewson Stadium at 1:00 p.m.


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A Mother's Anguish
Today's Boston Globe has an article by the mother of a nine-year old whose son is afflicted with what some term "pediatric bipolar illness." Her reflections are poignant, heart-breaking, and conclude:
Yes, I would love to find another way to find some peace inthe storm, but unless you live in my house or have walked in my shoes,please do not second-guess my decision to have my son on psychiatricdrugs. It is all my family can do to get through the day without thiscriticism.
Clearly, there is no consensus on what children likemy son need to thrive, or even survive. However, in all the noise, Ican still celebrate my child in his incredible complexity and remindmyself that I am trying to do the best for him. It is just an awfulfeeling not to know what the best is.
About the Author
Rev. Robert P. Imbelli, a priest of the Archdiocese of New York, is Associate Professor of Theology Emeritus at Boston College.
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The biggest source of "anguish" for those of us dealing with kids who are different are the people who want to to use us and our kids to make their point about what's wrong with our society--parents are too permissive, they're not breastfeeding long enough, they're not putting their kids in a family bed, they're letting them watch "Sesame Street," they're relying on secular health structures rather than prayer too much, they're not spanking their kids enough, they're not letting "boys be boys," they're feeding their kids the wrong food, they're routines are not strict enough, their routines are too strict, blah blah.I don't pay attention to these people anymore, because I need the energy to deal with my kid. But whe I DID pay attention to them in the bad old days, most of their advice turned out to be bunk.The foil to such people are the ones who see what you're up against and offer something encouraging. Our old priest used to tell me not to worry, that he'd seen tons of kids like mine and they were the ones who turned out to be the movers and shakers. Or the school secretary, principal and teachers who'll e-mail you with GOOD news about your kid once in awhile. Oh, and my son's cat who sits in the window and waits for him to come home from school, watches him draw pictures, listens to him play his trombone, and cuddles up with him at night.Until you've been there, you just don't know what kind words and encouragement mean. I think this is what Christ would say to us parents of difficult children, and maybe he IS saying it through these kind people. And even that damn cat whose cost me a fortune in screen door replacements by climbing up them.
I think there is a tremendous need for ministry to the families of these children. At the church where I say Mass on Sundays, a couple of years ago, we had a gathering of such families and their children, and I came away in awe of the daily sacrifices that parents and siblings made for the sake of these "different" children. I'd be interested in knowing what parishes and other institutions are doing by way of support and assistance for such families. And those who, like Jean, have such children, what would you like to see your parishes, or simply other people, doing?
I would never categorically criticize parents who medicate their children. However, we don't know what we don't know, and I have tremendous fear that medicating very young children with powerful neurological agents in particular, will have consequences that we can only guess at. It's also possible that not medicating will lead to more self-destructive cycling that, once started, will not reverse itself. Clearly, a greater understanding of neurological functioning is necessary. Until then, these children are like guinea pigs.
Boy, I REALLY need to hear from someone is that I'm letting the medical establishment use my kid as a "guinea pig." Well-intentioned as I'm sure Barbara is, I would invite here to come and live with us for a month and then decide whether what we can only guess with the meds seems a better alternative that what we KNOW will happen when the kid is unmedicated.The reality is that most parents opt for the med that has the longest history in treatment and begin with the smallest, most infrequent dose possible. Then we work REALLY HARD to supplement those meds with behavior mod--my son is now able to be off his meds in the summer--meeting with teachers, and ensuring that the kid's asthma and allergies are under control. That's why I can only "afford" to work part-time. The reward is that you see that intensive work really DOES make a difference. As for Fr. Komonchak's query--what are parishes doing by way of support--the answer is very little. I canvassed six parishes in my area to see which ones might be able to take my son in CCD, and I got one response. But I'll have to schlep him 60 miles round trip to do it. One of the things we've done as a family to talk about religion at home--and avoid CCD--is watch movies like "Groundhog Day," "Millions," "St. Ralph," and even Zeffirelli's (sp?) hippie-dippy version of the life of "St. Francis."
Um, OK, I was a little harsh about Barbara's comments, and I apologize for popping off.I guess I've just heard the "guinea pig" analogy once too often. Believe me, there's nobody who fears the side- and long-term effects of these meds more than parents who have to decide whether to use them.
If guinea pig is too loaded of a term, I'm sorry for using it. I don't think you are using your child that way. My child also takes drugs. However, as the daughter and sister of some very mentally ill people, I really think those who advocate the use of drugs in young children need to go back and look at the history of the treatment of mentally ill people. If the notion of your child being "experimented" on shocks you, it should shock you into advocating for more research, not into getting angry at someone who is pointing out how much doctors are "trying and testing" even if they are genuine (as they surely almost always are) in their efforts to improve the lives of their young patients. I won't even go into the incentives many of them receive from pharmaceutical manufacturers to use specific drugs.
The one thing parishes could do for kids like my son is to be honest and admit they can't handle special needs kids instead of yelling, scolding, and making them do workbooks and rote memorization, which many are really unable to handle in long doses.The whole First Communion preparation process taught my kid to hate Church, something I've been trying to undo for six years.I learned long ago not to look to the Church for sympathy or support--that's for the model Catholic family with six well-behaved children who attend parochial school and get voted parish family of the year and ride in the village festival church float. But I do have a circle of friends in roughly the same boat with their kids, which has helped me keep sane. It would mean a lot if I read in the parish bulletin that the church recognizes that lots of parents are struggling with special needs kids and they're setting aside a couple hours once a month for coffee, prayer, and social time for those parents.Geez, this sounds really bitter, doesn't it? Ugh. I'll shut up and let somebody else get a word in edgewise now.
I was a DRE for a year (long story) and one of the catechists in the parish was Barbara Lampe, the Executive Director of NAFIM--National Apostolate for Inclusion Ministry: http://www.nafim.org/index.php The idea, if I understand correctly, is that not only should persons with developmental and other disabilities be regarded positively, but there should be a place in the life of the Church for their gifts to be put to work.Barbara's son Will, who is developmentally disabled, was my office assistant. His job, developed by my predecessor, was picking up the attendance sheets. He also played a mean guitar.There are many different kinds of challenges, and not all are so easily included. But it seems that parishes should be in the business of doing all they can to support these generous families.Silver Burdett Ginn publishes The Rose Kennedy catechetical program, which I didn't have a chance to work with but seems very good: http://sbgcatalog.pearson.com/program_single.cfm?site_id=7&program_id=21... very helpful contact person is Dolores Wilson, who may still be with the Washington Archdiocese--or they would know how to find her. She has very interesting views on inclusive liturgy. Here is another place for resources: http://www.ncpd.org/index.htm
Here are a few more resources and links from the National Organization on Disability: http://www.nod.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.viewPage&pageID=9
In my diocese of Providence there is a program for persons with developmental disabilities called Spred (Special Religious Education. Its goal is to integrate persons with developmental disabilities into the spiritual life of the parish in communities of catechists who invite persons with developmental disabilities into their community. Usually there are seven catechists and five special friends with disabilities in each age appropriate community. Relationship in community is key to its success It uses an extraordinary method of education called Method Vivre which is a symbolic/ liturgical educational method. The program was developed in Chicago after Vatican II. I have been associated with the Spred program, and can attest that it is a remarkable program for both the catechists and their special friends. The following two web sites are for the Spred programs in the dioceses of Providence and Chicago where there is more information available Chicago: http://www.spred.org/index.htmlProvidence: http://www.dioceseofprovidence.org/spiritual_growth/?id=83
I think that L'Arche and other organizations do great job with the retarded and developmentally delayed. My son's Catholic preschool hired a young lady with Down's Syndrome to help out. She was a sweetie and the kids loved her. My son has never found someone with Down's Syndrome off-putting as a result. In fact, he feels a certain affinity with people who are different.I think, however, that that same kindness the Church shows to retarded kids has been slower in coming to kids with more "unloveable" conditions like ADHD, Tourette's, Asperger's, autism, etc. These kids usually don't have intellectual difficulties understanding the catechesis; they have problems tolerating the CCD class structure and feeling that the teachers care about them.
Jean,Elizabeth Kubler-Ross revolutionized cancer care by having young cancer patients talk to doctors in a conference forum. They had no idea. Kathy seems to have given you some leads in the church. Could you contact the diocese and offer to give a segment in clergy conferences on the experience of parents with special needs children in the church?That would also help other parents beside you.
Jean, we also had a class, combined 3rd and 4th graders, of whom a little more than half had at least moderate, diagnosed ADHD. We were able to mainstream this group somewhat successfully, only because of the teacher, who was wonderful with them. Whoever controlled his outbursts the best, and involved himself in the actual classwork as well, would receive the "prize" of teaching the last 5 minutes of the class.I had to sub once and was flummoxed. Some of the other kids were flummoxed too. But Jim did great with them. He only sent a kid "to the office" once. We sat down and I asked him why he'd been sent to see me. At first he shrugged; at length he said, "because I wouldn't stop doing this" (fart noise).It is hard to say why parishes don't do a better job, except that CCD is a little school, run by one person and a lot of volunteers. So controlling childrens' behavior becomes a real priority. You see this in Catholic schools. I once volunteered in a 4th grade class with a woman Religious who had a lot going on, but who had little tolerance (or time) for anyone who couldn't behave. There was this kid who was always in trouble. He really couldn't sit still. One day I looked at his desk and he was drawing this Audobon-like bird. It was amazingly intricate. One of my brothers, an exceptionally talented person, was diagnosed "hyperactive" as a little boy. After what he suffered in Catholic grade school and high school, it is easy to understand why he hates Catholicism. I read the Da Vinci Code just for him and my sister in law.If I were a DRE and a parent asked me to take a more difficult case, I would. But first of all I would say up front that we would do our best and that it might not work out great--we would commit to working with the child but could not guarantee non-messiness. (That is actually not that easy to admit.) I would get a one-on-one teacher, possibly a big friendly guy. Then it would be a balancing act--enough individual attention so that a) the child could learn as he does best and b) the "mainstream" classes could go well--yet also making sure that the child has at least some time with his peers. Because although Religious ed is educational, especially in that precious 6-10 age range where you can get them to memorize anything, still it should be more than that. It should be an experience of community and prayer, and the acceptance of the community should model the acceptance and love of God.In other words, it has to be a school. But it shouldn't be LIKE going to school. There should be a huge, faith-informed difference.
Jean, also, I once taught a high school CCD class that included a student with Asperger's. I'm sure I was able to communicate that I liked her, because I really did--although I'm sure I communicated frustration sometimes. The others at length developed relationships that even included mild, good-natured (taken and received) teasing. The experience was good but messy indeed, partly because my classroom management skills are nil. Sometimes I wasn't able to say everything I'd planned, and there was a lot to cover. Group activities were not useful to her. If I did it over again, I would request that most of her instruction would be private. Maybe she would come in towards the end of the class, when we had Q and A, and prayers. Then we could meet alone for a half hour. Something like that.I don't see anything wrong with a bulletin and/ or pulpit announcement like this:"St. Gertrude's Religious Education program has openings for volunteers with Special Education backgrounds. Volunteers would work one-on-one or in small groups with young people preparing to receive the Sacraments. Please contact (yadda yadda)."
OK, I've whined enough about my personal problems, so to get this thread back onto something others might be interested in, I think the original post and Kathy's comments in particular raise some questions that might be interesting to explore: Wouldn't it be interesting to do a snapshot of American Catholic religious education to see how well it serves various types of children with both mental, emotional, behavioral and physical handicaps? Do parishes connect serving "difficult" children as part of the whole "respect for life" movement? I find it ironic that Catholics want every child to be born, but they don't necessarily want 'em in their CCD program.Where parishes fail to serve "difficult" kids, is this a function of lack of understanding about the problem? Or lack of money/inability to get those "big friendly guys," whom Kathy rightly identifies as great with ADD boys. Where do parishes put their volunteer priorities? Is failure to serve "difficult" children a clergy problem or problem with the DREs? Are priests that active with religious ed? Especially in the wake of the pedophilia scanda? If so, to what extent has this left the hard-to-deal with kids unserved?Does curricula developed for children's faith formation engage problem children? Can it be adapted to fit various types of kids (sounds like Kathy has done a great job tailoring to needs of different kids, but this doesn't occur to all DREs).There's a huge RE conference in our diocese every year, and I'd be really surprised if people aren't talking about all this, but how does it filter down to the parish level?
Jean, I was struck by your comment about the fact that the Church, all the way from the local churches to the Vatican, tend to be a little too close to People magazine in the kind of families they hold up for emulation. Ah, if only Brangelina were Catholic! Such cute, cute kids! At any rate, I wrote something a long time ago on this topic, called "Wholesomeness, Holiness, and Hairspray," which tries to explore this phenomenon.https://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=2823
Jean, my sense is that it's partly a failure of imagination, problem-solving not being one of the great evident strengths of Catholicism, and partly time-consciousness. Two or three special needs children could take as much administrative time as the whole herd of mainstream kids, so I would guess that there are DRE's who already feel stretched to the limit who might hesitate to take on a big job. Not that this makes it right.The hypocrisy regarding life issues is just as you have said.In general, I think parishes make too few requests upon their parishioners' time. Why not ask a few big friendly guys to help out? I have never understood why we're so shy about asking.
"Boy, I REALLY need to hear from someone is that I'm letting the medical establishment use my kid as a 'guinea pig.'" Barbara seems to have addressed this more than adequately. I'll chime in that when our adoptive daughter was placed with us, she had been recently weaned off two of her three psych meds by foster mom #4, and we had to wait several weeks before we could get a different psychiatrist to make an independent assessment to get us off the last one.Foster mom #3 was an RN, well-meaning (we trust) but simply unable to discern genuine needs and she found a medical establishment all too willing to prescribe a magic pill. And another. And a third.It's not unreasonable to expect a serious discussion with a psychiatrist to discuss the medications of one's child--the whole long-term story that is: expectations, side effects, the clinical unknowns, and so on.We've become so accustomed to miracle medications that lower our blood pressure, suppress organ rejection, and even prevent conception, we don't realize the brain and personality are far more complex than most of these things. And doctors and scientists both are sometimes seeing things very dimly."Is failure to serve "difficult" children a clergy problem or problem with the DREs? Are priests that active with religious ed? If so, to what extent has this left the hard-to-deal with kids unserved?"Good questions. But I wonder why we so often place our expectations on professional staffing at a parish. Why not just form our own parish support group? And if we need professional advice on occasion, bring in medical or psychiatric or ministry experts to supplement our own leadership and direction.
That's true, Jean, but a lot of these kids are being given diagnoses of conditions that some psychiatrists don't even think exist in children, like bipolar disorder, as well as multiple or even inconsistent diagnoses by a series of doctors. If there's no observable pattern, or if the pattern cannot be explained/diagnosed/treated in a consistently effective manner (i.e., a treatment gives predictable results), one can legitimately ask if the provider has any idea what they are really dealing with. The other thing to remember is that some of these drugs are not geared to specific brain function but operate, basically, as anti-anxiety or tranquilizing agents. They are the proverbial hammer that is used when every problem (basically, disruptive behavior) looks like a nail. Many are not tweaking and fine tuning targeted neurological function.
Todd writes: It's not unreasonable to expect a serious discussion with a psychiatrist to discuss the medications of one's child--the whole long-term story that is: expectations, side effects, the clinical unknowns, and so on.We've become so accustomed to miracle medications that lower our blood pressure, suppress organ rejection, and even prevent conception, we don't realize the brain and personality are far more complex than most of these things. And doctors and scientists both are sometimes seeing things very dimly.Jean says: Frankly, Todd, I think you can say that about any med, whether it's for Tourette's or high blood pressure. Any med can affect moods and personality, have unwanted side effects, etc. I've taken asthma meds that made me feel like I was going to climb the walls.Parents also make a lot of mistakes because these conditions are not very well understood, and it's sometimes hard to get uncluttered advice from the professionals. They often want to take the quickest route to solving the problem, i.e., a pill.One question I've found that helps keep the docs and teachers "real" is this: What would you do if this were your kid? With doctors, it's also sometimes useful to say: Assuming our insurance put no strings on treatment, what would you say is the best course of action. Having been uninsured for a period, we discovered that what we were offered often depended on what the doctor assumed we could pay for.I hope your little girl is doing OK now.
Barbara, something I read not long ago illustrates your pint, I think. Many ADHD kids have packrat symptoms. There are, apparently, some people who packrat at a pathological level (filling up their homes with collections of things such that they are literally in danger of being buried alive). one "solution" was to hit that nail with Ritalin, the ADHD hammer.I later heard a radio broadcast about this same phenomenon, and the therapist working with packrats felt it was a compulsive behavior, and she had had a great deal of success helping people incrementally get rid of their stuff. No drugs were being used, as I recall.I'm not an expert, of course, but I have noticed that my son's medication has done nothing to relieve his packratti-ness. His desire to keep things seems unrelated to the ADD, but more to the fact that he's an only child of older parents. He's lost some elderly relatives and friends, and he hangs onto what looks like junk to me because it reminds him of these connections.
A story of interest even if a bit late.Lionel Sterling, the great american critic of literature, argued that there was no such thing as writing bloc. He argued that things were too complex and that is the reason for the bloc. After his death his son wrote that this was faulty. His father really had ADD and that is why everything seemed complex to him.Go figure.


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New Albany native Eli Whiteside is back in the major leagues after a callup by the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday.
Whiteside will be the Giants' backup catcher after Hector Sanchez was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained left knee.
The 33-year-old Whiteside has been at Triple-A Fresno this season, where he was hitting .241 in 47 games with one home run.
Last season, with All-Star Buster Posey sidelined by injury, Whiteside appeared in 82 games last season and hit .197.
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Sanchez, injured Tuesday night in a 9-0 win against Atlanta, was hitting .281 with two homers and 24 RBIs.


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Episode 3: Wall Street
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Jesse Ventura on Wall Street Conspiracy - In this episode, Ventura and his team take a look at Wall Street and how key players there especially in Goldman/Government Sachs have masterminded the economic mess that has befallen the U.S. and the world, while they have grown even more wealthy. He goes head to head with some of them. (PESWiki; Nov. 10, 2010)
Episode 4: American Concentration Camps
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Jesse Ventura on American Concentration Camps Conspiracy - In episode 4 of season 2, Jesse Ventura and his team take a look at FEMA Camps as the ultimate destination of conscientious objectors to the police-state destiny being foisted on the country by the New World Order conspirators. They hone in on the "fusion centers", which are headquarters for a network of concentration camps, ready to be activated under martial law. (PESWiki; November 19, 2010)
Episode 5: JFK Assissination
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JFK Assassination Conspiracy - Jesse Ventura and his team tackle perhaps the most controversial murder conspiracy in modern times, which involved four subsequent presidents and still carries heavy ramifications 47 years later today. Never-before-aired confessions and documentation are included. (PESWiki; November 22, 2010)
Episode 6: Worldwide Water Conspiracy
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Jesse Ventura on the Worldwide Water Conspiracy Theory - In episode 6, season two Ventura and his team take on the conspiracy to wrest water to use it as a tool for mega profit and control over the population and a means of poisoning them to be more docile and impotent. (PESWiki; January 2, 2010)
Episode 8: 911 Pentagon Attack Conspiracy
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Jesse Ventura on the 911 Pentagon Attack Conspiracy Theory - Jesse's team shows how the official story is full of holes (due to coverup), and the military is the most likely culprit, with involvement of a missile, stand-down orders from Cheney, lack of jet wreckage and human remains, confiscation of all video footage, threatening of witnesses who described the event as an "explosion". (PESWiki and BeforeItsNews; February 1, 2011)
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Jesse Ventura takes on the HAARP Conspiracy Theory - The evidence points to the facility being a weapon, with the ability to take down aircraft, manipulate weather (which is supposed to be illegal) and control your mind. The segment illustrated both the weather control and the mind control capabilities using much lower-power variations. (PESWiki; Dec. 27, 2009) (Comments)
Episode 2: 9/11
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Jesse Ventura's 9/11 Conspiracy Theory - This episode shows evidence that flight recorders were found in the wreckage, though the 911 Commission Report said no black boxes were found. Talks to witnesses of explosions. Reviews evidence that superthermite could have been safely painted on the beams by workers not knowing what they were doing. (PESWiki; Dec. 26, 2009)
Episode 3: Global Warming
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Jesse Ventura takes on the Global Warming Conspiracy Theory - His group of researchers appear to start out as "believers" in man-caused global warming, but in the course of investigating the topic they come to a very different conclusion. "A lot of people who preach the global warming gospel are not out to save the world, they're out to run it." (PESWiki; Dec. 26, 2009) (Comments)
Episode 4: Big Brother
Episode 4; Premiered on Wed, December 23, 2009
Big Brother is watching and it's not who you think. Jesse Ventura's investigation of government surveillance on its citizens tears the lid off a nationwide program that is thought to turn local businessmen and office workers into spies, snooping on their neighbors and ratting on their friends in exchange for information and special privileges from the FBI- including, some charge, a "license to kill."
Episode 5: Secret Societies
Episode 6: Manchurian Candidate
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Jesse Ventura on the Manchurian Candidate conspiracy theory - Jesse explores the Manchurian Candidate phenomenon – a government (MKUltra/CIA/NSA, etc) program to turn ordinary citizens into programmed killers: "Plucked from the crowd, subjected to mind control, tortured, and turned into ticking time bombs to kill on command." (PESWiki; Jan. 18, 2010)
Episode 7: 2012 Apocalypse
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Jesse Ventura on the 2012 Apocalypse conspiracy theory - Future solar flares could wipe out the electrical grid as well as bring major physical catastrophes to the planet. Ventura's team uncovers evidence that the U.S. government is preparing for a major disaster, planning to save only the elite, keeping their plans from the public because they don't have enough time or resources to prepare for everyone. (PESWiki; Jan. 20, 2010) (Comments)
In the News
- Ventura Turns Investigator for 'Conspiracy Theory' - Jesse Ventura is back for another stab at TV stardom, this time hosting a program that digs into conspiracy theories, including alternate views of what was behind the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and the purpose of a sprawling research center in remote Alaska. The former Minnesota governor, professional wrestler and Navy SEAL stars in "Conspiracy Theory With Jesse Ventura," ... on truTV. The cable network, part of Turner Broadcasting System Inc., has ordered seven episodes of the hourlong weekly series. Marc Juris, executive vide president and general manager of truTV, said Ventura is passionate about the show and brings "knowledge from the inside" of government. "He's not doing this as an act or a gimmick. It's true to his heart. He's really looking for the answers," Juris told the AP. The premiere episode deals with the High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program, or HAARP, a 35-acre compound of 180 antennas near Gakona, Alaska, that is used to study the Earth's ionosphere. Ventura and those he interviews question whether the government is using the site to manipulate the weather or to bombard people with mind-controlling radio waves. Future "Conspiracy Theory" shows explore alleged cover-ups surrounding the Sept. 11 attacks and whether there are real "Manchurian Candidate" assassins who are programmed to kill, said Juris. (ABC News/Associated Press; December 1, 2009)
- Jesse Ventura searches for coverups - Jesse Ventura is back. The former pro wrestler, who served as Minnesota governor from 1999 to 2003, is the host of "Conspiracy Theory," an investigative series ... on truTV. [Q:] On "Conspiracy Theory," you investigate secret societies and supposed government coverups. Such theories are everywhere, but really, what big conspiracy has ever been proven? [Ventura:] How can you prove it? That's the point. The better part would be to ask, "How many of the government's points have ever been proven?" I find what's most interesting about doing this show is how the government will not participate or allow you in or answer any questions. We're not allowed to question our government. [Q:] One of the alleged coverups you investigate involves 9/11. Do you believe the terrorist attacks were an inside job? [Ventura:] I believe that the government has not been truthful with us about it. Yes, absolutely. That there's massive holes in the story they've told. That none of these questions have ever been adequately addressed. All evidence has been destroyed, pretty much. [Q:] Why would the government want to do such things? {Ventura:} Well, what changed after 9/11? We're in two wars, passage of Patriot Act and all that. Our entire society changed that day. We've become paranoid. We think there's a terrorist behind every tree. I live in Mexico half the year. And when I'm down there, for six months, I never hear the word "terrorism." When I'm up here, I can't go a day without hearing it. (Los Angeles Times; November 29, 2009)
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Vice President Ventura?
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Ron Paul - Jesse Ventura Presidential Ticket Percolating - Sterling reports: former governor, Jesse Ventura, said he would give "great consideration to running as Vice-President with Ron Paul if Paul runs as an Independent," he told Good Morning America. Texas Representative, Ron Paul, said he would keep his options open on the party thing, and is likely to officially announce within a month. (BeforeItsNews; April 6, 2011)
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Bravo's bringing the heat with the newest group of Housewives! But one of the cast members of the Real Housewives of Miami got her face time a little early– in the form of a mug shot. It's being reported that Public Relations powerhouse Marysol Patton, and her mother, Elsa Carreras Patton were both arrested for DUIs in Miami last year! Did Bravo know about the charges before Marysol Patton was cast for the show?
Bravo's newest installment of the Housewives franchise, The Real Housewives of Miami (formerly known as Miami Social Club) premiered this Tuesday (February 22), but one of the stars of the hot new show is already making headlines– along with her mother.
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>> Sasa wrote: >> >>> mAsterdam wrote: >>> >>>> And all tables, columns and constraints in your schema >>>> were designed and named by the object-persistence layer >>>> designers/programmers, for programs. >>>> ... >>> >>> >>> No. They should be designed semi-independently of the object persistence >>> layer. The client (app(s)) dictates what it wants. The DBMS chooses how >>> will it present it. The mapper, simply translates. >> >> >> >> Why would you do that? The requirements dictate the conceptual >> model. The conceptual model dictates the logical model. The >> logical model is the database schema. The conceptual model >> also dictates what the application code needs to do. >> >> If you have done the above correctly, there is no "separation" >> between the schematic needs of the database and those >> of the application. There is certainly no need for "independence."
If you stipulate that the differences are due to virtually all OOPLs inability deal with types as lattices then, I might find some agreement with this last paragraph. But lining-up "classes, class hierarchies, and aggregations" on one side of the question and only "tables" on the other is casting light on only a tiny bit of the problems most systems address.
> Of course, they are both driven by the same model, with the possible
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Semi-independence? You seem to be alluding to an application which deals with a subset of a system's data. If such an application does deal with such a subset, it can't be independent of the system's data; one can't justify a design which observes some of the rules because it's dealing with only some of the data.
Granted, it often seems appealing to enforce some of the rules in both the database and the application, but there's no doubt in my mind that all integrity must be maintained in the database system.
The fact that a conceptual model exists is sometimes a bane. It is often used as a reference when developing what many seem to see as the "application" part of the system and the "application" designers use knowledge of the conceptual model to deliver a more "user-friendly" or "better performing" or "more easily integrated" or "whatever" interface or application or front end. Or whatever.
That approach invariably increases complexity and redundancy. Any supposed benefits carry costs and are often uneconomic. In the long run, such features do nothing to ensure the integrity or increase the currency of the data.
Is it easy to do? It seems like it. In fact, architects devise all sorts of layers through which they "design-in" decoupling and independence. They have mistakenly applied what they perceive to be functional decomposition to "decomposition by choice of technology."
(May I have a Zeroth, too, please?)
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Economic security is predicated on people having secure livelihoods. Even before the 2010 earthquake, Haiti faced significant challenges to economic security. Its economy is primarily driven by informal micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), which generate up to 80 percent of new jobs. However, informal MSMEs have difficulties accessing financing from formal institutions, thus limiting their ability to grow. The wide-scale damage caused by the earthquake further exacerbated the situation, disrupting businesses and destroying stores and other infrastructure. Estimates indicate that 40 percent of the Haitian population is unemployed.
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