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Bridge replacement delayed in Rome
ROME-- Weather has delayed a $5.3 million project to rebuild three bridges in Rome.
New York State Department of Transportation Public Information Officer Jim Piccola said the construction was set to begin Jan. 2, and then was moved to Jan. 7; now it's postponed until the weather's more favorable.
Piccola said Route 26 northbound over Route 365 westbound was hit by a tractor-trailer car carrier in 2008, damaging the fascia beams and requiring lane reductions on the bridge. It is currently at the minimum height of 13.99 feet, but after construction it will have 16.6 feet of clearance.
The other bridges being reconstructed are on Route 26 south bound over Route 365 westbound, as well as Route 26 north bound over Route 365 east bound.
"This project will improve vertical clearances under the bridge, thus improving traffic safety and mobility," he said.
"Due to the mild weather the area was experiencing back in early December 2012, the contractor was hoping to get a jump on the demolition of the three structures," he said.
But in the last few weeks Rome has received more than 20 inches of snow, according to weather.com
Now, Piccola isn't sure when the project will begin. .
He said the DOT needs a confirmation from Slate Hill Contractors, in order to begin construction. But once the project is confirmed, a travel advisory will be sent out with a clear detour plan.
This project is a part of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's New York State Works Program. It focuses on redesigning the state's capital planning approach. Part of that plan is a $15 billion program to repair 2,000 miles of roads and 112 bridges, according to AndrewCuomo.com.
Piccola said all three bridges were built in 1959 and were designed to last 50 years.
"At this point it is more cost effective to replace the structure," he said.
Piccola added that the demolition phase should be completed by the spring 2013. The entire project could be completed by fall of 2013, but the contract ends Dec. 31, 2013.


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The long, strange journey of ex-Miss Teen Delaware USA Melissa King just keeps getting weirder. Just days after she resigned her crown for allegedly filming a pornographic movie for just $1500, two separate arrest warrants from the state of Maryland have come to light.
According to CBS Local In Baltimore, the beauty queen was arrested on two separate occasions over the summer. The first time was for stealing money from a city bus fare box, and the second time was for underage possession of alcohol. Both of those offenses likely would have been mere slaps on the wrist, but apparently, she didn't bother showing up to court to deal with either of them.
The past year for King has been one long and sad game of cause and effect. She allegedly decided to film a porn because she wanted $1500. Unfortunately, that porn went public (as porns do) and led to her losing her Miss Teen Deleware USA title. Because of all the subsequent publicity surrounding the scandal, all of her previous brushes with the law came to light, and now she's going to have to legitimately deal with them.
Luckily, there may be a silver lining. Popular Internet company YouPorn has offered her $250,000 to be the company's spokesman, and she wouldn't have to shoot any sex scenes. She hasn't publically responded to that request yet, but she's expected to in the coming weeks. By then, hopefully, she'll have gone to Maryland and willingly accepted the slaps on the wrist that are coming.

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Tips for improving your iPhone 4S & iOS 5 battery life … battery-gate?
The iPhone 4S sports a new rechargeable lithium-ion battery that has been upgraded from the previous iPhone 4 version. The 4S battery has been improved to a 1430mAh 3.7v unit although the new iPhone 4S runs on a faster dual core A5 CPU and a feature packed iOS 5 operating system, both of which consume more battery power. Hundreds of users are posting experiences of noticing a shorter battery life on their new iPhone 4S or older iPhones that have been upgraded to run iOS 5.
: Apple released iOS 5.0.1 on Nov 10th 2001 which includes improvements and other bug fixes including:
– Fixes bugs affecting battery life
– Adds Multitasking Gestures for original iPad
– Resolves bugs with Documents in the Cloud
– Improves voice recognition for Australian users using dictation
We recommend you upgrade your iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPad 2, iPod touch 4th gen right away. There is now even an option to install iOS straight from your iPhone without having to connect to a computer which is called Over-The-Air (OTA). If you don't see the red badge message on your Settings app to upgrade, you can do it manually by going to Settings > General > Software Update.
Our initial tests show that iOS 5.0.1 has in fact improved some of the battery drain issues. Please post your own findings in the comments section below.
Full technical details about iOS 5.0.1 changes can be found on the Apple support website.
Share your Experience: Have you experienced battery sucking issues as a result of upgrading to the new iOS 5 or iPhone 4S?
- Yes, I have an iPhone 4S with iOS 5 and have noticed decreased battery life. (44%, 271 Votes)
- Yes, I have an iPhone 4 with iOS 5 and have noticed decreased battery life. (27%, 167 Votes)
- No, I have an iPhone 4 with iOS 5 and have no battery issues. (16%, 99 Votes)
- No, I have an iPhone 4S with iOS 5 and have no battery issues. (12%, 73 Votes)
Total Voters: 610
Below we have compiled a comprehensive list of tips and best practices you can use to improve your iPhone's battery life. The suggested specs for the iPhone 4S battery from Apple are listed below for your reference so you can compare them with your results.
Talk time: Up to 8 hours on 3G, up to 14 hours on 2G (GSM)
Standby time: Up to 200 hours
Internet use: Up to 6 hours on 3G, up to 9 hours on Wi-Fi
Video playback: Up to 10 hours
Audio playback: Up to 40 hours
First Steps
- Monitor your usage – General > Usage > Time since last full charge. Keep an eye on these durations and you will be able to track exactly how long your iPhone battery is lasting over time.
- Power cycle the battery – Fully drain your battery empty and charge it to 100% at least once a month
- Restart your device – Tap and Hold the Power button
- Cool it off – The iPhone needs to be kept at a 32° to 95° F tempreture at all times. Remove the iPhone from cases that generate excessive heat
Reset Accounts and Settings
- Network – Settings > Reset > Reset Network Settings
- Remove and Add the following Accounts
- Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Account Name > Delete Account
- Settings > iCloud > Delete Account
- Shut down and turn on the iPhone
- Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Add Account
- Settings > iCloud > Add Account
Location Services Issue and Fix
There appears to be a weird bug in iOS 5 where the location services for some apps get stuck which can be spotted from the GPS icon in the menu bar even after you've closed the app. You might even notice overheating with the iPhone 4S when this occurs. The best fix is to disable location services. If you don't want to do that, since you'll need it for Maps, be sure to at least enable the icon to appear in the menu bar as described below. This way at least you'll know when there is an issue.
- Location Services – Settings > Location Services > System Services > Off for any unneeded features. We reccommend turning off Compass Calibration, Diagnostics & Usage, and Setting Time Zone in this section. You can also turn off the other options in this page including Location-Based iAds, Traffic, and Cell Network Search if you wish.
- Location Services Icon – Now enable the status bar icon for location services so you know when the iPhone's GPS is active and is being used: Settings > Location Services > System Services > Status Bar Icon > On
- Location Based Reminders – If you've associated a location to a reminder, make sure you mark the task as complete in the Reminders app as soon possible to turn off its GPS feature.
Be frugal with services you enable
Disable, turn off or minimize all or some of the following settings and services if you don't need them. Location Services mentioned above, iCloud, and Notifications are the biggest battery hogs. In a perfect world, with a bug free iOS, you should not have to disable anything. So, keep in mind that these tips are temporary, and you should not have to do any of these things once Apple has released or announced a fix for the iOS 5 battery issues.
- iCloud – Settings > General > iCloud > Off for any unneeded features (Mail, Contacts, Calendars, Reminders, Bookmarks, Notes, Photo Stream, Documents & Data, Find My iPhone
- Notification Center – Settings > Notifications > Off for any unneeded apps > Alert Style None
- Bluetooth – Settings > General > Bluetooth > Off
- Ping – Settings > General > Restrictions > Enable Restrictions > Ping > Off
- Diagnostic Reports – Settings > General > About > Diagnostic & Usage > Don't Send
- Fetch – Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Account Name > Fetch New Data > Push > Off
- Facebook Push – Settings > Facebook > Push Notifications > Turn off unwanted push notifications
- Searching for Wireless Networks – Settings > WiFi > Ask to Join Networks > Off
- WiFi – Settings > WiFi > Off
- Siri Raise to Speak – Settings > Siri > Raise to Speak > Off
- Siri – Settings > General > Siri > Off
- Equalizer – Settings > Music > EQ > Off
- Cellular Data – Settings > General > Network > Cellular Data > Off
- Vibrations – Settings > Sounds > Vibrate > Off
- Keyboard Clicks – Settings > Sounds > Keyboard Clicks > Off
General Tips
- Update your apps – Make sure you have the latest app updates installed via the App Store app
- Update your iOS – Upgrade to the latest version of iOS
- Close Background Apps – Double Tap Home Button > Tap and Hold App Icons > Tap Red Minus buttons
- Enable Auto Brightness – Settings > Brightness > Auto-Brightness
- Brightness – Settings > Brightness > Drag brightness slider to a lower setting
- Auto-Lock time – Settings > General > Auto-Lock > 1 Minute
- Use an Activity Monitoring iPhone app to track down trouble processes and apps.
- Read Diagnostics data – General > About > Diagnostics & Usage > Diagnostic and Usage Data
- Use headphones instead of the speaker phone
- Turn off the vibration setting in games
- Plug in your device more often
- Delete unwanted Apps
Last Resorts
- Turn on Airplane Mode
- Restore from iTunes
- Start with a fresh new clean install – Settings > General > Reset > Reset All Content And Settings
- Post your problem on the Apple Support Community pages
- Call Apple Support – 1-800-MY-IPHONE
- Buy an extended battery case for your iPhone


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2012-13 Northeast Conference TV Schedule
FAIRFIELD, CT (November 5, 2012) - The Northeast Conference announced their 2012-13 basketball television package on Monday and the Sacred Heart men's and women's basketball teams will be featured twice as part of double header broadcasts this season. The league has a 23-game schedule set with five games featured on the ESPN family of networks.
When the Pioneers make their annual trip to western Pennsylvania in early January, their match-up with the Saint Francis (PA) Red Flash will be shown live on Fox College Sports and nationally available via ESPN3. The SHU women will tip-off against the Red Flash at 11:30 am in a match-up of the two teams that have claimed the last four NEC titles. The men will follow at 2:00 pm, also live on Fox College Sports and ESPN3.
The SHU men's and women's teams will once again share the NEC TV spotlight on Saturday, January 26th when they play host to the Monmouth Hawks. The Saturday double dip is slated for the annual "Pack the Pitt" event with the game times pushed back to a 4:00 pm start for the women and a 7:00 pm start for the men. The women's game with the Hawks will be shown on Fox College Sports and ESPN while the men's tilt will be live on MSG Plus and tape-delayed on Fox College Sports.
Now in his 13th season, Dave Popkin will serve as the primary play-by-play announcer on men's broadcasts, with Paul Dottino (14th year) and Matt Harmon (fourth year) filling in. Tim Capstraw (14th year), Terry O'Connor (11th year) and Joe DeSantis (sixth year) will split color analyst duties. Dottino and John Schmeelk (third year) are the NEC's sidelines reporters.
This year's NEC-TV slate also features the return of the "wildcard" game. On the final day of the regular season, one of the following men's matchups with playoff implications will air at 11:30 am on MSG and FCS: Bryant-Saint Francis (PA), CCSU-Robert Morris, FDU-Mount St. Mary's, LIU Brooklyn-Quinnipiac, Monmouth-Wagner or Sacred Heart-St. Francis (NY).
The NEC postseason will once again be featured as part of the package. Both NEC men's semifinal match-ups on Saturday, March 9th will be carried live on Fox College Sports and ESPN3. The men's title game on Tuesday, March 12th will once again be shown on ESPN or ESPN2 and the women's championship game on Sunday, March 17th will be played on ESPNU.
Dottino will once again serve as the play-by-play voice of women's telecasts. Phyllis Mangina enters her second season as women's color analyst with Pam Roecker, now in her 11th year with the league, filling in.
Eric Singer is the longtime Producer of NEC basketball telecasts.


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Essential Cycling Equipment
You can buy a million things to make your bike riding more enjoyable. Here are some of the more necessary accessories for bicycling in style (and staying safe):
Helmet: Wearing a helmet is the law, all over Australia and New Zealand. Helmets are designed to lessen injury should you have the unlikely misfortune of getting in a stack or falling off your bike.
Lights: These are required by law and are essential for your safety if riding at night.
Bell (or horn): Also required by law, bells bring music to everyone's ears.
Knicks, jerseys and other bicycle clothing: If you're racing, the right gear is essential. Even if cycling more recreationally, you may prefer to wear cycle-specific clothing. Get them at the bike shop or look online.
Pump: Essential for getting air in your tyres.
Cage and bottle: A convenient way to stay hydrated while you cycle.
Baskets, panniers and racks: A basket up front is very handy for small items or shopping. Panniers, bags that hang either side of your back wheel, are great for larger loads.


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The global financial crisis will reshape the funds management business in terms of competition, government regulation and investors' taste for products, the chief executive of U.S. asset manager Vanguard Group said.
"There will be profound changes in the way investors look at the world going forward," Bill McNabb told Reuters in a telephone interview on Tuesday.
"We are going to see a return to higher savings rates and much more focus on diversification," McNabb, who took over as CEO in late August, said.
Vanguard is the second-largest U.S. mutual fund firm after Fidelity Investments and manages about $1 trillion in assets.
McNabb's comments come as the plunge in global markets severely erodes assets of fund companies and forcing them to axe thousands of jobs.
Investors and fund firms will focus on "balanced" products, which will not only include stocks and bonds but also alternative assets and cover a global market, McNabb said.
Target-date retirement funds, which automatically adjust allocations between different asset classes depending on the age of an investor, will also see stronger demand, he said.
"They don't insulate you fully from a downturn but they protect you from a dramatic downturn." McNabb saw a rush of takeovers and mergers altering the industry's competitive landscape.
"There will be less independent asset managers a year from now than there are today," he predicted. He said Vanguard, which pioneered index mutual funds in 1976, fared better in the crisis than some of its rivals due to its diversified products and client base.
Vanguard's funds have posted net inflows of $68.9 billion in the first 10 months of 2008 compared with $103.7 billion for the whole of 2007.
Earlier on Tuesday, BlackRock (NYSE: BLK) President Robert Kapito told the Reuters Global Finance Summit the largest publicly traded U.S. asset manager was interested in acquisition opportunities, including in emerging markets.
McNabb, however, said Vanguard would prefer to grow organically and that most mergers don't work due to the differences in cultures of the partners.
He said his own distaste for acquisitions could be due to his stint a quarter of century ago at Chase Manhattan Bank.
"I started my business career undoing bad acquisitions and leveraged-buyouts.
Maybe I am scarred by that experience." The Vanguard chief said a new regulatory authority was needed to coordinate the oversight of the separate but increasingly interconnected segments of financial services such as mutual funds, banks, insurers and others.
"It's an initiative whose time has come." Vanguard's exchange-traded funds (ETFs) collected net inflows of $18.4 billion in the first 10 months of this year, with October alone bringing in $2.8 billion, McNabb said.
By comparison, the fund's ETFs got net inflows of $18 billion for all of 2007.
For more stories from CNBC, go to cnbc.com.


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Alison Weiner, piano/vocals • Casey Toll, bass • Robo Jones, trombone
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SAXAPAHAW NC. No need to go too far from home. Saxapahaw is a little gem of a no-stop-light community by the river Haw bursting with creative energy. Check out its website to stay up to date for all of its goings on...below you'll find our contributions to the local culture and beyond, including...
THE EDDY PUB. We are thrilled to consider this pub in downtown Saxapahaw our home base on Tuesday evenings. Come start the weekend (yes, indeed) with fabulous food, 1/2$ wine, sunset overlooking the river Haw, jazz and community...
SERENADE COZY. Our series of invitation-only-because-we-have-limited-seating performances at studioMahalo. We present unique collaborations with a variety of artists, stay tuned!
IMPROV SALON. Everyone can create in some fashion, in service of self and community. Beginning in July 2019 on Monday evenings in downtown Saxapahaw we welcome musicians, movers or anyone else exploring an artistic discipline to deepen their practice through the framework of improvisation in relationship to others. Each session will be gently facilitated by improvisational musician Alison Weiner. Folks may participate in the prompts or simply witness. Please bring your own beverages and refreshments. We meet 7:00p-9:00p. $15 drop-in, $60 all 5 sessions up front. Visit the Say Hey page for more info and to register.
RECORDINGS. We're not fussing much with recordings, we'd rather just play and play some more! For those who want to get a sense of our music, mostly, you just have to come hear it live! Here are some YouTube links, but really, there's nothing like live music...
Beleza at studioMahalo 07.25.2018
mahaloJazz 2 at The Eddy 03.31.2015 - 1
mahaloJazz 2 at The Eddy 03.31.2015 - 2
mahaloJazz 4 in the house! 02.20.2011
mahaloJazz smokin' at The Station! 12.18.2011
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text: ohnelly 1 Posted February 25, 2013 (edited) Hello, So here is my story. Sorry if it's long. I have had flawless skin my entire life. Ive had skin where people come up and ask me what moisturizer I use and if I am on the pill. They ask me what I do for facewash and basic hygeine questions. To tell you the truth, I never did anything. I never washed my face all through high school. I never once thought about it. I would shampoo my hair in the shower and the water would run over my face and that is all I did. After college, I started wearing more foundation and makeup (kept doing the bronzing stuff). It seemed natural I should use something to take off the heavier makeup so I used makeup remover and Dove sensitive soap (bar soap) in the shower, once a day. Sometimes I would fall asleep in my makeup (gross, but happend more than I'd care to admit). I still never. broke. out. Until 6 months ago when my life changed completely. I had a mark appear on my face. I thought it was a zit and just left it be as I often did with the rare and occasionaly zit I would get. However, it didn't go away. It turns out, it was just a tiny vein or broken cappilary. My doc (not a derm) misdiagnosed it as an infection. I went on some antibiotic for my face (doxycylin) and metrogel. I took it for a couple of weeks and when the thing didn't go away he sent me to a derm. The derm told me it was just a vein and not to worry. However, during these couple of weeks I had started washing my face more worried that I was somehow not cleaning enough and VOILA, more zits appear. The derm then puts me on some cleaning regimen and gives me fenacia and BP for my zits (no more antibiotics). SO...I went from perfect, flawless skin to cystic acne along my cheeks in a matter of weeks. Sounds crazy right? I went from washing my face once a day to washing it a couple times a day and applying fenacia and spot treating with BP. And it just got worse and worse from there. It would seem like the acne would go down and I would think, OK it's getting better...but NO, more bigger ones would come back. All along my cheeks. It was terrible. I went into hibernation and it sent me into deep depression, which I am currently in. It has given me a really good perspective on people who suffer with this condition. I never understood it like I do now. It's terrible and isolating and you feel as thought it will never end. I feel before I was in control. I never thought about touching my face or worried about makeup or what I ate. Now, I obsess over it. I used to love shopping and looking pretty and now I never want to leave the house or get dressed up. SO... Because things just got worse with the more product I used, I decided to try the water-only / caveman method. I had read about it on here and it made sense to me because that's EXACTLY what I did my whole life for the flawless skin I had. However, it's not going very well and I'm ready to give up. Here's my routine the last couple of weeks: 1. Let water run down my face in the shower 1x a day. Warm, not cold or hot. Use a towel to dry my face. Nothing else. I'm starting week 3. First week: Dry skin flaking off, things seem better. Second week: The cystic zits disappear and my face is instead covered in whiteheads. Super. I trade one problem for another. So, I have these red spots, scars, and white heads all over my face now and no clue when and if they will ever end. It is the worst it has ever looked in my life. I'm going into my third week and I just feel so crippled and ugly. I know it sounds awful to say that because I know it's just a skin condition and people have way worse things to worry about but I seriously hate looking at my face in the mirror. I don't understand how I can not let shampoo not touch my face. Sometimes it touches my forehead and I get really upset because I try really hard to not let it touch my face. I tilt my head back and everything but I think still some of the soap splashes on my face. That's probably screwing things up for me. Anyway, I'm about to give up, but I thought I would see if anyone had any advice. Crying everyday doesn't seem to be helping although I keep praying maybe the tears will burn off my whiteheads. Edited February 25, 2013 by ohnelly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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HAGERSTOWN, Md. -- Imprisoned secret documents leaker Chelsea Manning says she'll go to court, if necessary, to get treatment for gender identity disorder, also called gender dysphoria.
The U.S. Army soldier formerly known as Bradley Manning wrote in a letter to the Private Manning Support Network that her court-martial defense attorney, David Coombs, is helping her seek treatment for the disorder at the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks, a men's military prison. The support group posted the Oct. 28 letter on its website Wednesday.
Manning is serving a 35-year sentence for sending more than 700,000 secret military and State Department documents to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks while working as an intelligence analyst in Iraq.
Manning, 25, wrote that she wants at least to be allowed to live as a woman and receive hormone replacement therapy. She said Coombs will represent her in those efforts "by assisting me in matters related to exhausting my administrative remedies and, if denied outright, in filing a writ before a court with jurisdiction."
Coombs said Thursday he had nothing to add to Manning's comments. After Manning announced her request in August, Coombs said he hoped the military prison would "do the right thing" so Manning wouldn't have to go to court.
The military has said it does not provide treatment for gender dysphoria. Pentagon policy dictates that transgender soldiers are not allowed to serve, but Manning can't be discharged until she's released from prison and exhausts appeals of her criminal convictions. The Army Medical Command has said prisoners cannot receive hormone treatment at the prison, though Manning is apparently the first to request it. Prison officials have said Manning won't be allowed to dress as a woman.
Manning was diagnosed with gender dysphoria by two Army behavioral health specialists before her trial, but the Army has said prisoners must be re-evaluated.
Fort Leavenworth prison spokeswoman Kimberly Lewis said the prison cannot release inmate medical information due to privacy laws.
Manning also wrote that Coombs will help her file a petition for a formal name change from Bradley to Chelsea. Prison officials have said name changes are allowed.
The letter was one of four from Manning that the support network published. In another, she wrote that her decision to leak classified information reflected her "dedication to transparency" and a concern for human life and equality.
The Associated Press respects Manning's wish to identify as female.
-- Associated Press writer Michelle Smith in Providence, R.I., contributed to this report.


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What do today's volatile energy prices mean for growth—and for your company? Looking at three short-term and medium-term pricing scenarios ("stabilization" at US$ 40-75 per barrel; "recovery" beyond US$ 75; or "collapse" at US$ 40 or less), this report examines the factors that affect outcomes across the economy. What are the signposts to help companies respond to evolving consumer preferences, to potential changes in business models and to employee staffing decisions? Our scenarios model potential answers that can lower your risk and enhance your strategies for navigating this roller-coaster world.
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As with Valkyria Chronicles 2, Valkyria Chronicles 3 is headed for the PSP. And like the other games in the series it is set in an alternative World War II.
This clip is essentially the demo's opening and is heavy on the anime theatrics - much like the Tokyo Game Show trailer. Good thing they're making another Valkyria Chronicles anime!
While the PSP is powerful hardware, the quality of the anime and the game art really merit the PS3 treatment the first game got instead of the PlayStation Portable. But, hey, I don't make these games. Sega does. Take it up with them.
Valkyria Chronicles 3 is due for a January 2011 release.


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A Vulnerability is a state in a computing system (or set of systems) which either (a) allows an attacker to execute commands as another user, (b) allows an attacker to access data that is contrary to the specified access restrictions for that data, (c) allows an attacker to pose as another entity, or (d) allows an attacker to conduct a denial of service.Advisories relating to Symantec products may be viewed here.
Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2019-0930 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
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- Medium
- Date Discovered:
- 14 May 2019
- Description:
- Microsoft Internet Explorer is prone to an information-disclosure vulnerability Successful exploits will allow attackers to obtain sensitive information that may aid in further attacks.
Technologies Affected
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 10
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 11
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 9
Run all software as a nonprivileged user with minimal access rights.To reduce the impact of latent vulnerabilities, always run nonadministrative software as an unprivileged user with minimal access rights.
Deploy network intrusion detection systems to monitor network traffic for malicious activity.Deploy NIDS to monitor network traffic for signs of anomalous or suspicious activity. This includes but is not limited to requests that include NOP sleds and unexplained incoming and outgoing traffic. This may indicate exploit attempts or activity that results from successful exploits
Do not follow links provided by unknown or untrusted sources.Web users should be cautious about following links to sites that are provided by unfamiliar or suspicious sources. Filtering HTML from emails may help remove a possible vector for transmitting malicious links to users.
Implement multiple redundant layers of security.Memory-protection schemes (such as nonexecutable stack and heap configurations and randomly mapped memory segments) will complicate exploits of memory-corruption vulnerabilities.
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The Sports & Entertainment Technology Club brings together Belgian technology companies active in the arena of international sport, especially with regard to construction, media technology, sports equipment, hosting solutions, as well as access control systems and security.
You can find more information about our members this brochure.
Agoria's Technology Clubs hosted successful Summer Event On 20 June, 200 members of the six Agoria Technology Clubs gathered once again in Brussels for the annual summer event. A report in text and images.
Successful mission in Paris for three Agoria Technology Clubs! On 13 and 14 May, the Sports & Entertainment Technology Club, the Energy Technology Club and the Building & Infra Technology Club organised an economic mission to Paris in the context of Paris 2024 (Summer Olympics) and Grand Paris (major infrastructure and energy project). More than 60 members were able to establish direct contacts with the decision-makers of the projects.


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WINNIPEG - Alex Suber is hungry to start another CFL season with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and wipe away the memory of 2013, one of the worst on record for the team.
"I'm excited just for a new start, just to see where things are going, to bring some kind of tradition back to the team and guys being excited about something new," the defensive back said during a conference call Monday after agreeing to stay with the Bombers rather than go to free agency next month.
Suber is entering his fifth CFL season, all with Winnipeg. He played 18 games last season at halfback, recording 54 tackles, two interceptions and one fumble recovery, while adding six special-teams tackles.
"He brings an attitude to the field and is a great athlete on both defence and special teams," GM Kyle Walters said in a statement about Suber. "He was a player on our free-agent list we targeted very early on as a guy we wanted back and the organization is very excited to have him wearing the Bomber uniform for the foreseeable future."
Suber says he has already started preparing for the new season, working in the gym in Tampa, where he noted the weather isn't great by Florida standards but it's certainly a lot better than the Canadian prairies.
He says he wants to show up in good shape after playing through some minor injuries last season.
Suber says he isn't worried that new head coach Mike O'Shea has yet to name a new defensive co-ordinator.
"I think they're slowly working it out and figuring out exactly what they want, not rushing for the fans and the media . . . and I appreciate that," he said.
Suber was happy to see announcements that Jason Vega and Bryant Turner are returning to the defence.
With just three wins in 2013, the Bombers tied a modern record for the second-worst season in team history. It cost general manager Joe Mack and coach Tim Burke their jobs.


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DURHAM — The Durham Public Library has much to offer in November. Join us for any or all of these free activities, and check out our full calendar, which includes a preschool storytime every Tuesday and Thursday at www.durhampubliclibrary.org
-- Nov. 1-3: Friends book sale: The Friends of the Durham Public Library fall book sale kicks off at the Durham Public Library on Thursday, Nov. 1 from 6 pm to 7pm with an early bird preview. Admission to this one-hour event is $10 for best selection.
The sale opens to everyone from 7 pm to 8:30 pm Thursday evening, and will continue on Friday, Nov. 2 from 10 am to 5 pm and on Saturday, Nov. 3 from 10 am to 2 pm. Come browse quality books and great selection.
Pick up your winter reads while supporting the Durham Public Library. All proceeds from the Friends fall book sale support library programs.
-- Tuesday., Nov. 6 at 6 p.m.: Raccoon Readers 2nd-4th grade book club. This month's books are "Who Stole Halloween?" by Martha Freeman and/or "Benjamin Franklinstein Lives!" by Larry David Tuxbury. You can also read a mystery of your choice. We will discuss books, play some games and make a craft.
We will also solve some mysteries at the library. Books are available at the library. All are welcome.
Tuesday., Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. Young Adult Writing Blog/Group. Like to write? Join this writing group for young adults (10 & up). We do writing exercises and talk about your writing. We post your writing on our blog, "Write Away". All are welcome.
Wednesday, Nov. 7 at 6:30 p.m. Technical share series: Presentations and reports- best practices. David Sietz will be sharing his expertise and knowledge on creating presentations and reports.
Utilizing over 12 years experience in both Information technology and data management and analysis, this 90-minute seminar will be a comprehensive overview - including: definitions, considerations, thoughtful flows, chart types, and a question and answer period.
Thurs.day, Nov. 8 at 10:30 a.m. Special storytime with dancers from UNH's "Secret Garden" performance. We will read stories about dance/music, make a craft and have a special visitor from the performance. All are welcome.
Tuesday., Nov. 13 at 7 p.m.: Picturesque Paris. Need a vacation? Explore the beauty of Paris with UNH French Prof. Henry Smith. He will share secrets of the City of Light and guide us through a photographic journey from the Eiffel Tower to Montmartre and everything in between.
Wednesday., Nov. 14 at 2:45 p.m. Bookeaters middle school book group - Walk from the middle school to discuss the book of the month. This group is facilitated by Ruth Wharton-MacDonald. Pizza is served. All are welcome.
Wednesday., Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. Oyster River High School poetry night. Join us as we name the Oyster River Poet Laureate 2012. Come hear Oyster River's talented high school poets read their poetry. One of them will be named the new Oyster River Poet Laureate. Don't miss this fun night of poetry. All are welcome and refreshments will be served.
Tues.day, Nov. 27 at 6:30 p.m. Special pajama storytime: Dance/music with dancers from The Northeastern Ballet Company.
Join Oyster River Parents and Preschoolers group and the Durham Library for our monthly pajama storytime. Dancers from The Northeastern Ballet Co. and their upcoming performance of "The Nutcracker" will visit.
Come hear stories about dance/music and see a short performance of the "Nutcracker," as well as meet some dancers from The Northeastern Ballet Co. We will also make a craft.
Oyster River Parents and Preschoolers supplies a snack. All are welcome.
Durham Public Library has tech night, Paris, poetry in November
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bill de Blasio vaulted to the lead in the Democratic primary race for New York City mayor, finding strong support among critics of the "stop and frisk" police tactic which a judge has found unconstitutional, a poll released on Tuesday said.
The Quinnipiac University poll showed him with support from 30 percent of those surveyed compared with 24 percent for City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who has been considered the front-runner for much of the campaign.
"A few weeks ago, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio looked like an also-ran. Today, he's the leader of the pack, and a winner in the runoffs. Follow the bouncing ball, folks. This line-up keeps changing," Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, said in a statement.
Former Comptroller and 2009 Democratic candidate William Thompson followed with 22 percent. Former congressman Anthony Weiner fell to 10 percent and current Comptroller John Liu had 6 percent, Quinnipiac said.
De Blasio is the city's public advocate, a position created to counter the mayor's powers.
Weiner led the field with 26 percent in the July 24 Quinnipiac poll, just before the most recent revelations that he had been exchanging lewd messages on the Internet. Quinn regained her lead with 27 percent in the July 29 poll, when de Blasio was second with 21 percent and Weiner fell to fourth with 16 percent.
Whoever wins the Democratic nomination would be considered a heavy favorite against any Republican in the November 5 election to succeed Mayor Michael Bloomberg, whose third and final term expires on January 1.
The primary is set for September 10 and the top two candidates will compete in an October 1 run-off unless someone wins a majority.
In a hypothetical run-off, de Blasio led Quinn by 54 percent to 38 percent and was ahead of Thompson by 50 percent to 41 percent, the poll found.
Sixty percent of likely Democratic primary voters said "stop and frisk" was excessive and harasses innocent people. Among those critical of the police tactic, 34 percent back de Blasio, with 24 percent for Thompson and 22 percent for Quinn, Quinnipiac said.
A U.S. judge on Monday ruled the tactic violated the constitutional rights of minorities and ordered reforms.
Quinnipiac surveyed 579 likely Democratic primary voters on August 7-12 and said the poll had a margin of error of plus or minus 4.1 percentage points.
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Originally Posted by Statdawg
Stop posting I want to go to sleep and it is one in the morning here. You guys will not shut up. Didn't your parents ever teach you to leave sleeping Dawgs lie ? Oh thanks for the review. But it is tough taking pictures with a human camera.
I couldn't sleep last night either. I kept hearing a dawg barking
(and a owl)
19 BMWMOA Nationals under my belt, and I have no idea what I am doing.
Originally Posted by franze
I remember a Van Halen Album that had their logo in stainless steel round pipe. Found this on the web.
Here's the subject of all three photos I posted. It is a clock at the Clock Museum in Chaux de Fonds, Switzerland. It's existence pointed out to me by Lamble in the in between photo chatter on this thread. I've been to Chaux de Fonds about 10 times in the past three years to watch my son play hockey. The museum is a 10 minute walk from the rink. At the quarter hour, the colored panels begin to move in synch. There are speakers around the clock and a "heartbeat" drum session begins. Then the chimes start up. These are evident in the last picture, good eyes SNC! Anyway, it's a different sound, every time......... how's that for a pun. I apologize for the homeless guy in the foreground.
Inbetween chimes, the clock all folds down into a little red pocket knife size...clever these Swiss!
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Inbetween chimes, the clock all folds down into a little red pocket knife size...clever these Swiss!
I am not at all impressed, unless there is also a screwdriver, a file, a tweezers, a tooth pick, and a scissors. Then I would be impressed.
Ok, here are the items I used for the close ups.
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Urban Meyer recruits speed as he chases SEC
Urban Meyer began his National Signing Day press conference and a moment to look forward at what could be, with a look back at what was.
There's little doubt what's still eating Ohio State's uber-competitive coach.
He introduced new defensive line coach Larry Johnson, and more importantly, new co-defensive coordinator Chris Ash — then added that he would be more involved "than I ever have been" in helping out on defense.
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This is what happens when you lose your last two games of the season after winning the previous 24. This is what happens when dreams of recreating what you had in the SEC dissolve into a three-game stretch to finish the season where the Buckeyes gave up 115 points.
Finally, he got to the recruiting class, where Urb did what Urb does best: recruit like he's still coaching in the SEC.
Nothing has changed since Meyer left Florida after the 2010 season. Those who recruit well, win games. And no one recruits like the SEC.
Seven of the top 10 teams in the Rivals.com recruiting rankings are from the SEC, and all 10 have ties to the league that last month had a seven-game national title streak snapped by Florida State. Jimbo Fisher modeled his FSU program after what Nick Saban accomplished at LSU and Alabama, and Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly admitted in 2012 that he had changed his thinking to play and recruit like an SEC team.
The last in the current top 10 is Ohio State, and there's little doubt what plan the Buckeyes are following.
By the end of the day Wednesday, the Buckeyes had a consensus top five class, and nailed three key areas: defensive front seven, speed and overall athleticism. The same foundation Meyer used to rebuild Florida into an elite program — and the same he's using to make Ohio State look more and more like an SEC program with each passing season.
"We have a plan to win that has been successful, that has won championships," Meyer said in December. "I don't think you veer from that."
That means recruiting defense-first and focusing on speed. When Meyer was at Florida, his No. 1 priority was the fastest player at every position.
Even if that player hadn't been thoroughly recruited or evaluated, he was still a top target if he could run. Case in point: Jerimy Finch.
An elite safety from Indianapolis, Finch wasn't being recruited by Florida until Meyer saw game tape on him and saw him run. He offered him on the spot.
While Finch never panned out (he later transferred to Indiana), his recruitment underscores Meyer's philosophy: the fastest player usually wins. While Ohio State looked fast for the first three months of last season, that last three games exposed the defense as average in critical areas.
The Buckeyes still aren't strong and fast up the middle (defensive tackle, middle linebacker, strong safety), and are too often out of position. Meyer thinks he has solved the second part of that equation with the hiring of Ash, whose defenses at Wisconsin under Bret Bielema were among the Big Ten's best.
As for personnel, he and his staff reached down into Georgia and pulled the No. 1 middle linebacker in the nation (Raekwon McMillan) away from Florida and Georgia, and got three other elite linebackers who will have to play next fall. Ohio State landed two defensive linemen who can run, and who have plenty of room to grow into tall and undersized bodies — and another who could slide inside and play on the interior.
Take fast players and put them in position to help you on the field, much like Meyer will do with speedy cornerback Erick Smith, who will move to safety to help fill problems up the middle. Much like he did at Florida for six years — and how that philosophy led to two national championships.
"We're getting close," Meyer said when asked about speed as the focus. "We need a couple more (players). From where it was two years ago to where it is now is much different."
It's all about the transition. The sooner Ohio State looks — and plays — like an SEC team, the sooner those embarrassing losses go away.


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THURSDAY, Sept 10, 2009 (HealthDay News) -- Swine flu may be grabbing all the headlines, but seasonal flu poses a real threat this fall, too.
And the time to act is now, by getting a seasonal flu shot. Then follow it up with an H1N1 swine flu vaccine when the first shipments arrive in mid-October.
That was the message Thursday from U.S. health officials, who noted that seasonal flu puts more than 200,000 Americans in the hospital each year and causes an estimated 36,000 deaths.
"This is a serious disease," Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, said during a morning press conference. "When it comes to strains of the flu, getting vaccinated -- we know -- is the best line of defense."
About 116 million doses of seasonal flu vaccine will be on hand this year, Sebelius said. The vaccine is available now, and more doses will arrive in the coming weeks, she said.
People should also plan to get vaccinated for the H1N1 swine flu when that vaccine becomes available.
Sebelius said that, because the swine flu wasn't identified until April, there wasn't enough time to include the H1N1 vaccine in this year's seasonal flu shot.
Dr. Thomas R. Frieden, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said the coming flu season will be different than any in recent memory, given the presence of both the seasonal and swine flu strains. At the moment, the H1N1 swine flu strain is far more prevalent in North America than the seasonal strain.
"We are in uncharted territory," Frieden said. "Flu season never really ended, or it started early, whichever way you look at it."
Uncharacteristically, flu infections continued during the summer, Frieden explained. And cases are already increasing in some parts of the country, particularly the Southeast, where many schools reopened last month.
"In some areas, we are now seeing as much flu in early September as we would usually see at the peak of flu season later in the year," he said.
Seasonal flu vaccine is recommended for everyone 50 and older; for children between 6 months and 18 years of age; for people with underlying health conditions, such as diabetes, asthma, heart or lung disease; for people with compromised immune systems, such as those on chemotherapy, and for pregnant women, Frieden said.
In addition to flu shots, people 65 and older and anyone over 2 years of age with a chronic illness should also get vaccinated against pneumococcal disease, which can lead to severe illness, including bacterial pneumonia, bloodstream infection and meningitis. "It reduces the risk of serious illness from a common bacteria," Frieden said.
The target groups for the swine flu vaccine include pregnant women; parents and caregivers of children less than 6 months old; people between 6 months of age and 24 years; health-care workers, and people 25 to 64 years old who have underlying health problems, such as asthma and diabetes.
Frieden said health-care workers should be vaccinated for both seasonal flu and swine flu to protect themselves and the people they care for. Typically, only about 40 percent of health-care workers get vaccinated, he noted.
Some states, such as New York and California, have made it mandatory for health-care workers to get seasonal flu shots, Dr. Gregory A. Poland said during the press conference. He's director of the Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group and chairman of the American College of Physicians' Adult Immunization Advisory Board.
"This, I believe, should be a priority for all health-care institutions who take patient safety seriously," Poland said. "Ask your hospital or your clinic, your doctor or your nurse, if they've gotten flu vaccine. And if they haven't, ask them why not," he said.
In the Sept. 11 issue of the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, researchers reported on two possible cases of swine flu resistance to the antiviral drug Tamiflu. Two teenage girls were given the drug, which is effective against swine flu, before they became ill.
Although resistance to Tamiflu is rare, overuse of the drug can cause the swine flu virus to become resistant to it. To prevent such resistance, the CDC recommends antivirals only for people at high risk for complications from the swine flu and for those hospitalized with the flu.
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Milpitas, Calif., February 23, 2010 - SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK), the global leader in flash memory cards, today announced that it has begun shipping its SanDisk® G3 Solid State Drives (SSD) to retailers in North America and Europe. The flash memory-based SanDisk G3 SSD offers a compelling alternative to a 7,200 RPM Hard Disk Drive (HDD) for many customers - including do-it-yourself enthusiasts, IT managers or anyone seeking increased durability and performance with high reliability.
"Our rugged drive enables a superior customer experience by delivering extended endurance and fast performance in a resilient SSD design," said Eric Bone, vice president, retail product marketing, SanDisk. "SanDisk believes in an uncompromising development approach which insists that an SSD's long term reliability and durability are just as important as its overall speed. We're leveraging our long history of flash memory and retail expertise to bring the SanDisk G3 SSD to market."
SanDisk G3 SSD is Microsoft Windows 7 certified and is compatible with Apple Mac OS X Snow Leopard as well as Windows XP, Windows Vista and Linux. The drive also supports the newest Windows 7 TRIM feature, which contributes to a substantial gain in the SanDisk G3 SSD's performance by allowing the drive to continuously manage its resources and retain optimized performance throughout its lifespan.
SanDisk G3 SSD is available now at www.sandisk.com via the U.S. and UK e-commerce sites in 60GB and 120GB capacities with prices of $229.99 and $399.99 respectively. The drive will be available at retailers in North America and Europe soon, with exact pricing to be set by retailers.
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SanDisk Corporation is the global leader in flash memory cards, from research, manufacturing and product design to consumer branding and retail distribution. SanDisk's product portfolio includes flash memory cards for mobile phones, digital cameras and camcorders; digital audio/video players; USB flash drives for consumers and the enterprise; embedded memory for mobile devices; and solid state drives for computers. SanDisk is a Silicon Valley-based S&P 500 company, with more than half its sales outside the United States.
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iii Based on SanDisk internal testing; performance may be lower depending upon host device. 1 megabyte (MB) = 1 million bytes.
* 1 gigabyte (GB) = 1 billion bytes. 1 terabyte (TB) = 1 trillion bytes.
iv Based on 120 GB G3 SSD; Approximations based on LDE (Long-term Data Endurance) - an industry metric, introduced by SanDisk, that quantifies how much data can be written to a SSD in its lifespan expressed in terabytes written (TBW). Data is written using typical PC transfer size, written at a constant rate over the life of the SSD, and data is retained for at least 1 year upon LDE exhaustion. Based on SanDisk internal measurements, a typical client PC user writes 4GB/day.
v ExtremeFFS is a SanDisk page-based flash management algorithm, optimized for popular operating systems, has the potential to greatly increase SSD random write speeds and efficiency thus accelerating the performance and extending the endurance of SSDs inside PCs.
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Cass McCombs Presents "Run Sister Run"
New Single Off Mangy Love,
Out August 26th On ANTI
"Cass McCombs writes songs for rainy days. Over the last 15 years, he has perfected a specific style of low-key, dusky mood music suited for long, gray weekends spent indoors with the blinds closed. . . his are songs you sing to yourself, wandering around the house, looking for something to do. And judging by 'Opposite House,' the first single from Mangy Love, he may be starting to go stir crazy."
— Pitchfork "Best New Track"
"Angel Olsen's vocal contribution to 'Opposite House' by Cass McCombs is pretty subtle . . . But the result is gorgeous, and makes perfect sense, since they've got a shared knack for crafting heart-wrenching rock music on the traditional end of the songwriting spectrum."
— FADER "Songs You Need In Your Life This Week"
"It's smooth soft rock on the surface, but it's full of imagery out of an abstract painting: rainbow blood, pet snakes, homemade magnets." — The Verge "This Is Your Next Jam"
"Count your lucky stars that a world now exists wherein Cass McCombs andAngel Olsen are on the same track: "Opposite House"…" — SPIN "Favorite Songs of the Week"
Cass McCombs will release his eighth studio album and debut for ANTI, Mangy Love, on August 26th. It's McCombs at his most blunt: tackling sociopolitical issues through his uniquely cracked lens of lyrical wit and singular insight. Throughout, the severity of his lyrics is contrasted by the music, which ventures into groovy realms of Philly soul, Norcal psychedelia and New York paranoia. And as evidenced on new single, "Run Sister Run," a mantra for a misogynistic justice system, hip-hop and Beat poetry influences are more evident than ever before with several songs employing a clever fast-paced wordplay. "Run Sister Run" follows the release of debut single, "Opposite House."
Cass McCombs, accompanied by a full band, will tour North America this fall (all dates are below). Mangy Love is available for pre-order now. All iTunes pre-orders come with an instant grat download of singles "Opposite House" and "Run Sister Run"
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"Run Sister Run" Lyrics:
They're coming at you from all sides
to imprint your body and say they didn't
the highest authority on Cheez Whiz
hiding behind a Supreme Court urinal
run, sister, run
Or do male justices piss in a squat?
our sister lives in a squat that pisses on justice
Justice is blind and a woman to boot
these boots are made for marching and that's justice too
run, sister, run
They say silly woman can't organize a spice rack
and when we say they we mean us part of the time
we are all one but not today
fish tomorrow, not today
run, sister, run
Run back to the park, they'll roll you a cig, free
run to any immigrant detention facility
run you back to the jailhouse
for NOT talking shit on their ugly wives and kids
run, sister, run
Run you up a thirty foot totem pole
run, sister, tell the people
run your life if you're not careful
tell Father Time his daughters are waiting
run, sister, run
My sister's a Queen, she aint no concubine
don't call my sister no concubine, she is the Mother of Creation
who are you? who are you to call her a concubine?
don't you know you got to forgive that you may be forgiven?
run, sister, run
Men- respect your sister and respect your Queen
be good to your woman, my man, and she will free you
sister- forgive your man that he may rise from bondage
only you sister, only you my Queen can free the man
run, sister, run
Full moon in Pisces, a reflective riddle
illusory shadows upon open wounds
wars of our fathers bouncing like a pinball machines
between me and my brother stands our sister, don't shoot!
run, sister, run
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Cass McCombs Tour Dates:
Wed. Sep. 14 - San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
Thu. Sep. 15 - Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom
Fri. Sep. 16 - San Diego, CA @ The Casbah
Sat. Sep. 17 - Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar
Mon. Sep. 19 - Austin, TX @ The Parish
Tue. Sep. 20 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall Upstairs
Wed. Sep. 21 - Dallas, TX @ Three Links
Fri. Sep. 23 - Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
Sat. Sep. 24 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
Mon. Sep. 26 - Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern
Tue. Sep. 27 - Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
Fri. Oct. 14 - Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts
Sat. Oct. 15 - Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
Sun. Oct. 16 - Asheville, NC @ The Grey Eagle
Tue. Oct. 18 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
Wed. Oct. 19 - Nashville, TN @ The High Watt
Fri. Oct. 21 - Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
Sat. Oct. 22 - St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club
Sun. Oct. 23 - Madison, WI @ The Frequency
Mon. Oct. 24 - Indianapolis, IN @The Hi-Fi
Wed. Oct. 26 - Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
Thu. Oct. 27 - Montreal, QC @ Petit Campus
Fri. Oct. 28 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
Sat. Oct. 29 - Boston, MA @ Cafe 939 at Berklee
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Auguste Rodin
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"The artist, in representing the universe as he imagines it, formulates his own dreams. In nature he celebrates his own soul. And in doing so, he enriches the soul of humanity."—Auguste Rodin
In 2009 the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation donated 30 sculptures to the North Carolina Museum of Art, making it the repository for the most extensive Rodin collection between Philadelphia and the West Coast. Featuring works from all phases of the master's career, and beautifully installed in the Museum's Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Court and Garden, the collection offers visitors the opportunity to experience the depth and breadth of Rodin's formidable genius.
It is easy to lose sight of how innovative and revolutionary Rodin's work was in its own time. His conception of sculpture and the creative process were radically different from those of any sculptor before him. Rodin was not just the first modern sculptor—he transformed the art of sculpture.
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In it the poster makes a brief comment.
maryc wrote:If only they knew that Starscream is a girl. (In France.)
Can anyone shed some light on this for me? Was Starscream really considered a girl in any of the French continuities(I'm persuming the poster is refering to the French G1 comics).


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Dichotomous keys are the most common keys encountered. They may be laid out in various ways, but usually form a series of numbered questions arranged in "couplets" as shown below:
Each time a question is answered, the user is directed to the number of a new question-couplet. This continues until, instead of a number, the name of the species (or other taxon) is given. This type of key is called a "dichotomous" key because the meaning of the word is "two branching", although in practice dichotomous keys often have questions with more than two choices. The structure of the key is such that each question is actually like a tree branch that has smaller branches proceeding from it, as demonstrated below for keying out four "egg-laying animals".


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It's said the national drink of Mexico has magical properties: It closes contracts and opens doors, makes shy people bold and helps form friendships.
To the uninitiated, the wrong tequila consumed incorrectly also opens medicine chests.
The first thing one learns on a tour of the heart of Mexico's tequila country is that no one here drinks tequila as a shooter — it's better sipped from a brandy snifter or Champagne glass so that the full sweet and buttery flavors and aromas of the agave can come through.
And the aficionado never would drink anything other than a tequila made from 100 percent agave. Anything less, like the popular Jose Cuervo Gold, is a "mixto" that by law only has to contain 51 percent of alcohol distilled from agave. The rest could be any other sugary plant like the beet, which makes it potentially hangover-inducing.
Tequila consumption has increased 45 percent in the U.S. in the past five years. It's no wonder, then, that the country is waking up to the tourism power of tequila, the drink, and Tequila, the place — the center of the farming region of the prickly Weber blue agave plants from which the spirit is distilled.
"Tequila is like wine, and those of us who get into it know our favorite tequilas in the same way that a wine lover would know why they like certain wines," said Rachel Nicholls-Bernyk, who travels here from Fresno at least once a year. "I enjoy learning something new about the language and the culture and the people, and of course, making tequila."
The affair margarita-loving Americans are having with premium tequila has fueled a tourist boom here in the mountainous state of Jalisco, where tequila was born centuries ago in the town that shares its name.
In this once-sleepy village, hotels are being remodeled, new bed-and-breakfasts are opening, and the main drag is getting a cobblestone makeover. In April a slick new OXXO, Mexico's version of 7-Eleven, became the first chain store to open in downtown. The town is seeing even more tourists this month because of the Pan American Games in nearby Guadalajara.
The popularity of premium tequilas means increasingly varied travel options. Almost all tequilas are from in and around the state of Jalisco. El Tesoro, Don Julio, Don Pilar and the highly regarded 7 Leguas are among those from the region, as well as market leader Patron. Of these, only 7 Leguas and Don Pilar have tours by appointment; the others cater to industry insiders.
In tequila's primary namesake destination, the safe Valle de Tequila, everyone from the tequila snob to college students can find their place. A favorite stop for both crowds is Don Javier's cantina La Capilla, home of his 50-year-old invention, the Batanga, a mixture of Coke, tequila, lime juice and salt. Now well into his 90s, Don Javier still spends time behind the bar.
The town sits in the shadow of the 9,500-foot Volcan de Tequila, an ancient volcano that gave the region its lava-rich soil. While hundreds of varieties of the agave lily can be distilled, to be called tequila it must come from the Weber blue agave. The spiny plants grow for between six and 12 years in neat rows on hillsides, the valley floor and even in medians along the highways.
Something for all
Tours of the biggest distilleries such as Sauza and Cuervo are easy to find. Mundo Cuervo is the Disneyland of distilleries, and its swank cantinas, restaurants and gift shops occupy a huge swath of the town.
A self-guided walking tour through town is part of the Ruta de Tequila, a trail that links Jalisco's tequila-producing cities that was patterned after Napa's wine trail.
Also appealing to some is the Tequila Express party train that on weekends ferries tourists from Guadalajara 40 miles to Casa Herradura in neighboring Amatitan, where visitors can sip tequila from a barrel carried by a donkey or see a man dressed in the traditional white garb of the field workers (jimadores) cut the spines off the agave, leaving only the pineapple-looking center for baking.
The smaller operations often produce the most interesting spirits, some offering historical glimpses of the manufacturing process that the big labels long ago abandoned.
At Destileria La Fortaleza, visitors will find the last tequilero that still painstakingly presses 100 percent of its sugary juice from the agave using a giant lava stone, called a "tahona," instead of modern shredding machines. The historic hacienda was home of industry giant Sauza, which the family sold in the 1970s. Tours are available through the Sauza museum on the main plaza.
Any tourist who looks lost in Tequila's main plaza will be approached by a guide selling tickets on one of the many wacky tourist buses shaped like barrels and bottles.
The luckiest tourists arrive with Clayton Szczech of Experience Tequila. He's a Portland resident who loves the culture and history so much that he now guides tequila-curious tourists. He took us to an obscure, one-man operation where the tequilero used a garden hose to fill our liter Coke bottle from his lone aging barrel. And he's friendly with premium distillers such as Casa Noble, which don't usually open their doors for tours.
"True tequila and a tequila culture thrive down here," Szczech said, "you've just got to know where to look."
If you go
Tequila Express Party Train: Train from Guadalajara to Casa Herradura in Amatitan.
Experience Tequila; 503-841-1739. Five-day group tours, $1,400 a person double occupancy, $1,700 single; next tour Nov. 30-Dec. 5 (10-day tours and private one-day tours also available)
National Museum of Tequila: Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays; 011-52-374-742-0012
Hotels in Tequila: Accommodations include the charming Hotel Casa Dulce Maria; 011-52-374-742-3200, from $75, and the town's first luxury boutique hotel, Los Abolengos, starting at $150.


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Australian Lawmakers Back Plan for a Second Sydney Casino
Hope Is to Lure Chinese High-Rollers From Likes of Macau, Singapore
SYDNEY—Australia's largest city has a lot that appeals to visitors: Bondi Beach, the opera house, the harbor bridge, good weather. But it has struggled to snare some of the most coveted of all Asian tourists: wealthy gamblers.
James Packer, a billionaire businessman and luxury yacht lover, is trying to change that. On Thursday, Australian lawmakers backed his plan to open Sydney's second casino in what would also be the first major hotel development since the Sydney Olympics more than a decade ago. The 60-story hotel will...


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PMTeam needed a new other design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 33 designs submitted by 10 freelance designers.
Startup in stealth mode
We are a technology startup currently in the stealth mode, in the field of Computer Networking (alongside the likes of Cisco Systems).
We plan to launch soon, and for that we are working on a set of marketing white papers. For these white papers we need to design simple figures (such as graphs), but ones that make an impact, and help convert readers to potential customers! And thats where we need help from this pool of talented designers.
Computer Networking Industry - Network Managers, CEO's and CTO's.
Technology Marketers.
The attached file contains 3 simple diagrams which would go in our whitepaper:
1. Network Diagram
2. Market evolution
3. Comparison table
Please redesign these 3 diagrams such that they are consistent with each other, are impactful and creative.
Our company's logo is also included on the second page to help you understand our color preferences etc. Aligning to the logo is not really necessary though, but since our white paper would also have a similar layout as the logo, it may help aligning them all.


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W-220 16'H Pink Slide Wet n Dry
This is a Wet n Dry Slide.
This slide has a water pool at the end of the slide. The pool bottom is inflated as air cushion.
Materials: Commercial grade, knife coated, rip-stop, 15 oz shiny finishes vinyl. Slide liner is special-made, heavy duty 20 oz, no-wax super-slippery vinyl material. All materials are made of 1000x1000 Denier mesh fabric with pvc coating to provide the material higher strength and flexibility.
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Integrating gender in communication for rural development
2 May 2011, Rome - The FAO-Dimitra Project, a participatory information and communication initiative whose goal is to improve the visibility of rural men and women, recently launched "Communicating Gender for Rural Development: Integrating Gender in Communication for Development." This handbook is designed for all development practitioners (not only communication/ information specialists) and was born out of the observation that all too often, gender is overlooked in the design of communication initiatives for development in rural areas and that rural populations, women particularly, are rarely viewed as primary sources of information. This has an impact on the action of communication with consequences that vary from reduced efficiency to adverse results.
The publication reviews the concepts and approaches of gender and communication and the reasons for including gender in communication for development initiatives in rural areas; it also provides practical guidance on achieving this successfully.
Unlike conventional communication initiatives that often deliver top-down messages to a sometimes passive audience, communication for development initiatives are based on a dialogue process that aims to achieve sustainable changes within a community. They are implemented on the premise that change will take hold only if the community takes ownership. Therefore, this type of initiative promotes a participatory process that involves all the members of the target population from the start and empowers them to shape the project as it unfolds.
Rural populations face serious challenges in accessing information and means of communication: they are geographically isolated with very limited access to services and infrastructure, have low rates of literacy and no possibility to seek out information, and their knowledge and skills are for the most part undervalued and unsolicited. Rural women, particularly, are disadvantaged. Customary practices often prevent them from accessing education and participating in public life, farmers' organizations, and decision-making authorities such as village councils.
The handbook explains that communication for development initiatives in rural areas must take into account the different realities faced by men and women and foster dialogue between them. This is important to prevent the risk of reaching only the most powerful groups, men, which can lead to the perpetuation or even reinforcement of inequalities. By the same token, creating initiatives for women exclusively can fail to enlist pivotal support from men—or even antagonize them and reinforce women's marginalization. Both approaches defy the initiative's initial participatory purpose and preclude change.
Concretely, how can gender efficiently be integrated into a communication for development initiative? The publication examines this integration throughout the different phases of conception, implementation and monitoring and evaluation.
The first step, the analysis of the context and the subject, is crucial for the rest of the process. It is then that the research is carried out to obtain a full picture of the social, economic, political and environmental factors in the target community and to determine what actions are needed. At this stage, the practitioner needs to gather sex-disaggregated data within the community about the division of labor between men and women, the responsibilities of each, their control over resources, the activities they engage in to earn an income, what their separate income is and how they spend it, what their rights are, and many more items outlined in the handbook.
In a West African country, a workshop was organized for vegetable producers and sellers, with the objective of intensifying production and facilitating commercialization. These being traditionally female fields of activity, only women were invited. However, once at the workshop, the women explained that the men owned the village common land, and as such, that they did not have the power to negotiate or make decisions regarding its use. The women were therefore unable to discuss the implementation modalities of the proposed development initiative. When designing a communication for development action, practitioners need to map out resources by gender to grasp the implications of their use.
To make sure the analysis of the context and the subject is gender-sensitive, all the data and information must be collected and reviewed using a gender analysis (of the environment, stakeholders and people's livelihoods) and participatory tools such as seasonal calendars, income & expenditures matrices, resources picture cards, flow diagrams, and charts of interests, needs and conflicts. This will inform the second step of the communication action: the formulation of the objective(s) and the results expected.
In step three, the target audiences are determined, again using the data collected. A distinction is made between the primary target audience, directly concerned by the expected changes, and the secondary target audiences, individuals –men and women--, groups and institutions whose support and involvement are needed for the initiative to succeed. These can be traditional and religious chiefs, community-based organizations, etc. The practitioners need to verify at this point that both men and women are involved and need to be aware of the gender and power relations at hand.
In step four, the channels of communication are determined. In order to effectively relay the messages, these must be adapted to the circumstances of the target audience. For example, in an area where illiteracy rates are high, written documents will not have the desired impact. Using the radio will be more effective, keeping in mind that women may not have access to radio, in which case another channel should be used to reach them, such as group debates. There are many visual, written or audio communication channels and the most efficient mix depends on each community's circumstances.
Then comes the delicate fifth step of creating the message(s). The handbook underlines the importance of referring to and representing men and women so both can identify with the message(s). "What is not named does not exist," the report reminds.
The practitioners must then plan step six-- the calendar of activities of the communication initiative, which should coincide with the availability of all the members of the target audience(s). The budgetary and human resources necessary to implement the initiative are also determined at this stage, along with the constitution of a team that includes both men and women. Gender training may be necessary and should be budgeted for.
The seventh and final step regards the establishment of the monitoring and evaluation system, of which the gender dimension is an integral part. This section reviews each of the first six steps outlined and integrates the monitoring and evaluation process. Gender-sensitive results must be planned and sex-disaggregated indicators are needed to measure these results. The degree of participation of men and women needs to be monitored as well as the effects and impact of the communication action on the gender relations and gender equality.
Finally, the handbook reminds practitioners that integrating gender into their initiatives is a challenge that does not go without reticence and obstacles as it forces people to rethink their identity, their relations and the distribution of control and power.


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Since ages extensions were available to mix languages like "dp:schema-validate()" ["dp:transform()"].
With 188.8.131.52 three new extensions became available for you to mix (if you want).
Here is what you can do (you can edit the graph if you want) as SVG, with links that point to Knowledge Center:


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Aaaaand we're back.
If you missed {Take 1} click here.
New uses, new looks, in with the old and out with the new.... or something. ??
I found these antique doors at Scotts and thought they'd be perfect for solving the #1 Family Room Dilemma. It was a stroke of luck that the client's TV fit snuggly behind them.
Made New: reupholstered in Jim Thompson's Magilan in celadon; frame untouched- loved the finish! *the original fabric was cool but it smelled terrible and was falling apart so it had to go. Bye bye.
As you can see I love ottomans with feminine curves and shapely legs.
Made new: 1st was reupholstered to match client's drapery fabric. Kravet's Water Tint in Heather; 2nd is reupholstered in a stunning Jim Thompson cut velvet.
Made New: Just some shiny,new legs....
For the brass bar I was inspired by this picture and decided to make this low, brass chest into a bar area (although it's not quite styled for one yet;). We had the base custom made to fit and raised it up to counter level. I love the drama of the skinny legs and the heavy brass.
This (already beautiful) antique chaise got a fancy new outfit.
Made New: Reupholstered in a Holly Hunt/Great Plains leather; Kravet's Hidden Pearl cording; Back of chaise is upholstered in Schumacher's Taza Damask Champagne; custom pillows and bolsters; bedcover by mela & roam!
Here's to a fresh new start!
Give those ugly ottomans a chance in 2013.


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A few weeks ago I thought I detected a new dawn of balanced comment and objectivity in the Scotsman and Scotland on Sunday. I dismissed the sceptics on the nationalist side who questioned the durability of such a shift as ungenerous. If there are words to be eaten, I'm eating them over the last week in the press.
The panting eagerness with which the Scottish unionist print media – that is to say, all of them - seized upon what they saw as an opportunity to attack the man they fear will deliver Scotland's independence was something to behold. A crumb of information from the Leveson Enquiry table was enough to set them scrabbling on the floor, ignoring the feast above them being consumed by the UK press and media – a scandal that struck at the very heart of the Cameron Coalition.
Kate Higgins has made trenchant comments on this, and her blog says it all -
Burdzeyeview - Scottish Labour grubbing ...
I expected the unionist press pack and Johann Lamont to seize on this. What I did not expect was that respected, normally objective and in some cases independence-supporting commentators would also join the pack, in an attempt to take a high moral tone over the devil incarnate, Murdoch, while ignoring completely the realities of the present economic situation, the Scottish unemployment rate, the despair of the young unemployed, and the pragmatism required of senior politicians when faced with this most fundamental of problems.
Civic Scotland has gone to sleep
Salmond, Murdoch and crony capitalism
Iain Macwhirter loses cool on BBC
In fairness, Gerry Hassan did address big economic questions the following day Beginnings of an alternative Scotland and Gerry is a big thinker and paints on a broad canvas.
But to make the big changes tomorrow, a country has to survive today, and Scotland is fortunate in having a First Minister who combines pragmatism on the demands of quotidian survival with a big vision for Scotland.
A look across the Atlantic shows that an intellectual like Obama, with the first real vision for America in a long time, had to come to terms with the realities of power, influence and the survival of the US economy.
I had planned a larger blog on 'Scotland Rebuilt', but it will have to wait till tomorrow – or later.


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Justin Bieber Meets With Leukemia Patient Before Concert
Justin Bieber's personal life might be up in smoke, but the pop singer is still making time to give back. Over the weekend, the 18-year-old took time to visit 7-year-old Millie Flamm, a young girl who has been battling leukemia for three years.
According to ABC4.com, the meeting took place at Primary Children's Medical Center in Salt Lake City, before his Utah tour stop. The two became fast friends, and posed for photos together, which the Biebs tweeted with captions like, "Look at this bundle of joy.. Love her." In addition to the treasured time with the star, Millie was also serenaded by the 'Beauty and a Beat' singer.
Bieber found out about Millie through an online campaign that got the singer's attention. "A friend posted a picture on Facebook and it's been shared thousands of times," Brady Flamm said. "I've had so many people calling offer to help."
The star couldn't stay all night, though. He had a scheduled concert date at Energy Solutions Arena. Unfortunately, Millie could not attend the show, because she was too sick. Perhaps in light of his recent pot-smoking controversy and possibly reinvigorated by his connection with the young girl, Bieber tweeted before the concert: "Back home on stage today. Focused."
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Fermented Hot and Sour Mustard Green from Pigeon Brand is similar to the original pickled mustard but gives a little sour and spicy flavor for your tongue. This Hot and sour mustard green is good for porridge, or any light meal. Just open the can, it is ready to serve. If you like more spicy, can also add fresh chili. Come in 2 packs. Ingredients: Green mustard, sugar, soy sauce, chili, lime juice, MSG. Net Weight 5.0 oz. Product of Thailand.
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Another form commonly available is prepared mustard, which is made from powdered or coarsely ground dried mustard combined with ingredients, such as vinegar, turmeric, white wine, and sugar to make the mustard condiment. There are a variety of different prepared mustards available, such as Honey, Dijon, Spicy Brown, Dijon, Stone Ground, Horseradish, and the traditional yellow mustard, also referred to as ballpark mustard. Prepared mustards are used as condiments or seasonings with flavors that vary in intensity and sweetness, depending on the type of mustard seeds and other ingredients used to produce them. Some mustards are very spicy, with a sharp or hot flavor, while others such as honey mustard have a mildly sharp and mildly sweet taste.
Mustards can be used to spread over meats as a marinade and seasoning, they can be used as an ingredient to flavor numerous foods, or they can be served as a dip for pretzels and other snack foods. Mustards keep well for long periods of time if stored in cool dry areas for some varieties and refrigerated areas for others.