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> It is interesting though... I recently heard a comment that we are a social
> democracy and a political republic ("And to the republic for which it
> stands, one nation...").
We are definitely a Republic.
> I suppose in some ways Sudbury too has appointed
> people who take action in behalf of the community with no public vote taking
> place on every action.
This is true, although clerks normally carry our functions which
have been defined by the SM. Thus, the clerk is not making
decisions except within the provisions set by the SM. I see a
Sudbury school still as a participatory democracy - nothing less.
> The danger in a republic is when community people
> loose touch with their responsibility to influence leadership.
The danger arises when the community people can no longer
influence leadership. Look at our country now. There are a lot of
"community people" who have felt ignored by the government for
decades. It is now coming to a head (well, a small head). What
influences our country now is lobbyists, money, and the Corporate
> A person may
> loose interest, become ignorant, never be informed, feel helpless, or have a
> belief that there is a lack of communication, finances or time to be a
> contributor. When the individual is not responsible for direction and
> change, he must be a pawn of status quo. What is so simply is what is so. As
> Paul Harvey says, "There can be no democracy without responsibility". And
> thus are we destroying the ecology of the planet, and we elect liars as
> presidents. "Them" is not at fault, it is us and our status quo.
I disagree. We may have been the ones to allow the situation to
get here, but plenty of pour past President's recognized the
growing power of the Corporation (Lincoln, Wilson, Jefferson), and
yet did nothing to rectify the situation. We have let it get there
because we have placed too much faith on our leaders who have
sold us out.
> The students often seem to say they have little
> interest in or involvement with or understanding of the JC for most of the
> time they are a student there.
This is a strange thing to me. Although most students at Cascade
Valley have a difficult time understanding JC at first, they soon
become very savvy at its workings. Some even attempt to
manipulate it!
In Solidarity,
Seamus Mulryan
We may congratulate ourselves that this cruel war is nearing its end. It
has cost a vast amount of treasure and blood ... It has indeed been a
trying hour for the Republic; but I see in the near future a crisis
approaching that unnerves me and causes me to tremble for the safety of my
country. As a result of the war, corporations have been enthroned and an
era of corruption in high places will follow, and the money power of the
country will endeavor to prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the
people until all wealth is aggregated in a few hands and the Republic is
destroyed. I feel at this moment more anxiety for the safety of my
countrythan ever before, even in the midst of war. God grant that my
suspicions may prove groundless."
-- Abraham Lincoln Nov. 21 1864 letter to
Col. William F. Elkins
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The Yankee asks which knights were captured, and Sandy launches into a story about Sir Gawaine and Sir Uwaine meeting Sir Marhaus, a misogynistic knight. The Yankee finds Sandy's storytelling style rather vague and monotonous, and he criticizes elements of the style and lets his mind wander. They arrive at a large castle. They meet a knight named Sir La Cote Male Taile riding away from the castle; he is one of the Yankee's soap missionaries, traveling around disseminating soap in a complicated first step of the Yankee's plan to undermine the power of the Church. He is depressed because he failed to convince the inhabitants of the castle to take any soap, as the hermit he was washing in his demonstration died and will now be considered a martyr. The Yankee comforts him by suggesting a new advertising slogan, "Patronized by the Elect."
They go on up to the castle, which belongs to Morgan Le Fay with her husband, King Uriens, and his son Sir Uwaine. Le Fay is beautiful and speaks sweetly, but she is also violent and quick-tempered. She kills a page who accidentally bumps against her. She orders the Yankee thrown in the dungeon when he makes a complimentary remark about King Arthur, her brother, whom she hates, but Sandy saves him by reminding everyone that he is "The Boss." Le Fay quickly plays off her order as a joke, saying she just wanted to see the Yankee strike down her guards in a display of his superior power. Le Fay nags the Yankee to give an exhibition of his powers but is interrupted by the call to prayer. Afterward, they have dinner in a great hall with the full court assembled, and the party dissolves into raucous laughter and carousing.
An old woman enters the hall and curses Le Fay for killing her grandson. The queen orders the woman burned at the stake, but Sandy rises and says the Yankee will destroy the castle if she does not recall her command. She complies, and everyone rushes out of the hall madly, in case the Yankee should decide to destroy the castle anyway. Afterward, Le Fay is cowed and even seeks the Yankee's approval before having the court composer hanged (he tells her, very diplomatically, to go ahead and hang the whole band). She keeps him up that night talking and takes him down to the dungeon to show him a prisoner on the rack. He has been accused by an unknown masked man of killing a stag on the royal preserves, and she says she is torturing him so that he will confess his sin and not die unabsolved.
The Yankee says he would speak with the prisoner, as Arthur's representative, and Le Fay reluctantly tells her followers to obey him completely. He has the prisoner released and sends everyone else away but his wife and child. He asks the prisoner (whose name is Hugo) what actually happened, but he refuses to speak until the Yankee has promised him freedom. The prisoner reveals that he actually did kill the deer, but he refused the comfort of a swift death so his widow and orphan would not have their property confiscated when he confessed. The Yankee promises to send them to his colony for training.
The Yankee arranges to fulfill his promise to the prisoner and his family and punishes the executioner for dealing roughly with the woman by making him the leader of the new band. Le Fay is outraged and does not understand the concept of extenuating circumstances, but she must submit to the Yankee's decree. She says she plans to pay for the page she killed, and the Yankee is obliged to compliment her for this, as she is not legally bound to make any recompense for killing a subject. Still, he determines secretly to hang her for her act someday if he ever has the opportunity. He asks to tour her dungeon, and she consents. He finds a husband and wife in separate cells who were sent there by Le Fay's neighbor, Sir Breuse Sance Pite, for refusing to submit to his lordly right to sleep with the bride on her wedding night.
He reunites the couple, but they have been imprisoned in darkness for too long to take any notice. He frees them and 45 other prisoners and leaves only one imprisoned, a malicious nobleman. He sends one man who was imprisoned for remarking that all men are alike without their clothes to the Man Factory. There is one man who had been imprisoned for calling the queen's hair red instead of auburn; his cell has a small window overlooking his town, where he saw five funerals proceed from his house over the years, leading him to believe he had one family member still living.
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Dafuq is it?
can i play as akama
i want to be akama
cant wait. quite a challenger to LOL..
hopefully they wont fuck it too much over, looking forward to it!
i think were going to be seeing a preview at blizzcon then, if they are trademarking name and making videos for it, expect footage at blizzcon!
wow, I feel bad for all the people that thought this was a book or expansion loooooool, love the video.
Blizzard should start showing more of the heroes (Champions) that will be in the game
hahahahahahahahahaha yes yes yes! i'm currently lauhging at the silly people who thought this was the new exp. ;D.
+1 for the trailer I dare say, good good stuff.
You know, I'm just happy that it's not shortened down to 'BALLS' anymore. Which apparently was a thing.
Whelp, I was wrong.
Anyways, sounds fucking stupid for a name. Blizzard AllStars was a much more keen and clear name. This Heroes of the Storm doesn't ring with a MOBA vibe, sounds like a cheesy flash game.
Am I the only one seeing a Triforce on the 3rd image?
I called it!
This means unless The Dark Below ends up not being hoax we don't actually know at all what the expansion is.
My addons:
Announce Interrupts: Announces in chat when you interrupt a spell.
Tol Barad Reminder: Reminds you to queue for Tol Barad by printing a message when the battle is approaching.
EasyLogger: Turns on /combatlog inside raid instances, and off outside.
Simple class resource bars: Paladin Rogue Shaman Monk Priest
Why is there a triforce on it o_0
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In order to ensure clean working space, the government on Tuesday decided to weed out confidential reports of select categories of retired employees after normal retention period of about 5 years.
The Annual Confidential Report or Annual Performance Assessment Report of retired Private Secretaries, Principal Private Secretaries and Senior Principal Private Secretaries are kept with different units under the Department of Personnel and Training.
On review, a large number of old dossiers of ACRs or APARs in respect of PSs, PPSs and Sr PPSs retained in this section are being considered for weeding out, the Central Secretariat division under the DoPT said in a circular to all unit heads.
According to rules, the ACRs or APARs of a government employee may be destroyed after five years of his retirement. However, the confidential performance report can be provided to a retired employee after completion of the retention period.
Accordingly, all cadre units are requested to intimate the details of ACRs or APARs of more than 5 years old in respect of which requests, if any, have been received for handing over from the retired officer concerned, it said.
"In case no information is received from a cadre unit by June 30, 2014, it will be presumed that the requisite information pertaining to that cadre unit is nil," the directive said.
The move assumes significance as Cabinet Secretary Ajit Seth has recently written to secretaries of various central government departments, stressing the need for clean working space.
"There are several unnecessary files which are being destroyed after following due procedures. Other departments will also be told to destroy ACRs of retired employees after completion of retention period," a senior DoPT officer said.
Cleaning drives are also being carried out in central government office premises. "There are certain office premises where construction material is lying for years. In some office premises, unused or junked vehicles are also parked. The department concerned will ensure that no such vehicles or building material are lying," he said.
There will also be regular visit by senior officers to ensure that cleaning drive is not stopped mid-way, the officer said.


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Insulin syringes and Huber infusion needles distributed by Nipro Medical Corp. are being recalled in two separate actions involving millions of units.
On Jan. 21, the Miami-based company voluntarily recalled all GlucoPro insulin syringes(www.fda.gov) with product codes and lot numbers that expire before November 2011.
The affected product code/lot number combinations are
- JD+05U3108-5C/B08013 and
The recall does not include GlucoPro syringes used with the company's Amigo Insulin Pump.
Nipro Medical Corp., which is a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of Osaka, Japan-based device manufacturer Nipro Corp., said no injuries associated with the defect have been reported to date, but the syringes may have needles that detach. The defect could cause the needle to become stuck in the insulin vial, push back into the syringe or remain in the user's skin after injection.
A similar problem led Qualitest Pharmaceuticals Inc., of Huntsville, Ala., to recall millions of its Accusure insulin syringes in October.
Consumers who have GlucoPro insulin syringes should stop using them and return them to the point of sale for a refund, Nipro said. Consumers with questions may contact the company at (305) 599-7174, Ext. 249.
In an unrelated action, on Jan. 26, the FDA announced the recall of more than 2 million Huber needles manufactured by Nipro Corp. for Exelint International Corp.
Huber needles are used to access ports implanted under the skin of chronically ill patients to withdraw blood or inject medications and other solutions. FDA officials said in a news release(www.fda.gov) that Huber needles should penetrate ports without cutting and dislodging any silicone cores. However, the agency said, Nipro's Huber needles "cored" in at least 60 percent of tests conducted last October at Nipro Corp.'s facilities in Japan. The FDA is continuing its investigation into the cause of the problem, which is thought to be related to design and manufacturing processes.
The regulatory action was made as a Class I recall(www.fda.gov), which means "there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death," said FDA officials.
The recall involves Exel/Exelint Huber needles(www.accessdata.fda.gov), Exel/Exelint Huber Infusion Sets(www.accessdata.fda.gov) and Exel/Exelint SecureTouch+ Safety Huber Infusion Sets(www.accessdata.fda.gov) manufactured from January 2007 to August 2009. Units subject to recall have lot numbers that begin with "07," "08" or "09." Complete lists of the affected product codes and catalog numbers are available online.
Hospitals, clinics and patients who have affected needles in stock should stop using them and return unused products to Exelint, the FDA said. The Culver City, Calif.-based company may be contacted by phone at (800) 940-3935 or by e-mail.
FDA officials said they have received no adverse event reports related to silicone foreign bodies released in patients as a result of coring to date. The agency said it is working with all 20 manufacturers of Huber needles to understand the potential causes for coring and identify corrective measures.
The FDA recommends that health care professionals consider taking the following precautions when accessing implanted ports with Huber needles:
- Avoid flushing the syringe when initially confirming the needle's patency upon accessing the port. If the needle has cored the port, flushing may introduce the core into the patient's body and could lead to serious adverse events.
- When possible, upon accessing the port, consider aspirating a small amount of blood from the port after septum puncture, then discard the syringe with its contents. This step may recapture any silicone sliver that may have been introduced. If the needle becomes clogged when attempting to aspirate, remove the needle, discard it and select a new one.
- Watch for signs and symptoms that may indicate damage to the port's septum, such as medication leakage resulting in inadequate therapy delivery, along with tissue, nerve and/or muscle damage, and redness of the surrounding area.
Health care professionals and consumers should report serious adverse events or product quality problems(www.fda.gov) associated with the use of Huber needles or GlucoPro Insulin Syringes to the FDA's MedWatch Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program.
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DNA walkers are nanomachines which exhibit linear motion along a DNA strand. It was initially constructed with the aim of mimicking the intracellular motion of molecular motors such as kinesin so that these can in turn serve as mechanical parts for future Nano-bots. It mainly consists of two strands - a moving strand and a stationary strand along which the moving strand "walks". The major components of the DNA walker system are:
- Walker (the moving strand)
- Track (the stationary strand)
- Attachment strands/Set strands : These hybridize to single stranded segments thereby linking them.
- Detachment strands/Unset strands : Displace the set strands as these greater affinity.
There have been several modifications to this construct over the past decade like the use of Nicking enzyme to power the unidirectional motion of DNA fragment, autonomously.
In this project, we demonstrate the displacement of DNA in response to stimuli such as pH change.
History of DNA Walkers
DNA Walkers in the Past have primarily used other synthetic DNA oligonucleotides in order to exhibit motion over a track, or have used restriction enzymes to perform the task.
These systems have been extremely effective in controlling motion along a track, but faces the major drawback of not being able to translate in endogenous cell environment ie without the addition of "Extra" synthetic biomolecules.
In an attempt to correct this drawback, we embarked upon designing DNA machines that respond to changes in cell environment by "hopping" along the track.
We intend to control the DNA Walker using
- pH
- A short DNA Strand (serves as a proxy for caging DNA with photo-activatable groups)
Resting State of DNA "Hopper"
- Module I: pH Switch
This Switch exploits the formation of intra-molecular i-motif at lower pH.
The mismatches required in the input strand (I1) is calculated based on the Gibbs free energy of i-motif formation and input (I1) -stator (L1) hybridization energy.
- Module II: short complementary DNA (Proxy for caging DNA with photo-activatable compounds)
This ssDNA Strand can be caged at dA and dC residues by NDBF (photo-activatable groups). Due to the un-availability of photo-activatable caged DNA, we have caged DNA strands using a short stretch of complementary DNA.
Final Structure of DNA Walking Platform
These modules are linked to form the DNA Walking Platform.
DNA "Hopper" in motion
At Low pH (pH<5.5), L1 folds into an intra-molecular i-motif due to the formation of CHC+ (hemi-protonated Cytosine base pairs). This folding doesn't release the Input (I1) into the solution, but assists toehold mediated strand-displacement to module 2.
Module 1
Module 2
Complete Picture :: DNA "Hopping"
Translation of Input (I1) from Module 1 to Module 2


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Chef Marcelino from El Balcón Cocina Artesanal Restaurant has been raising the bar of quality, service and creativity in San Felipe's local food scene. After opening his restaurant last December people have been tasting Marcelino's approach to a high end artisan cuisine based on the very roots of traditional Mexican cooking. You will be served amazing organic vegetables from the Ensenada region in every meal. Come and visit La Plazita Mall and try the great spot for Artisan Mexican food in San Felipe.
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One of the biggest buzz of this year is about to come true. Come June 2014 and you did be able to see yet another Internet giant joining the arenaread more...
Warning:iPhone 3G/3GS Unlockers, Ultrasn0w 0.93 Exploit Obsolete from Baseband 05.14.01
Sherif Hashim one of the dev-team members sent a tweet confirmed that baseband 05.14.01 and above makes ultrasn0w 0.93's exploit obsolete, he sent the tweet to warn iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS users should stay on iOS 4.0 & iOS 4.0.1 and don't update to newer iOS versions, or they will not be able to unlock their iPnones.
I think DevTeam have to rewrite Ultrasn0w again to works on the baseband but don't expect it anytime soon as they already done with ultrasn0w 0.94 that would unlock iPhone 4.


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New Video by Ludacris – LudaVerses Vol. 1
Did Ludacris fall off? Is Ludacris still relevant in hip hop? If these are questions you ask or hear during discussions about Ludacris in your local barber shop, studio, or street corner, then you need to watch this new video called LudaVerses Vol. 1. In this visual, Luda spits verses over some of the hottest tracks in rap today including Bobby Shmurda's "Hot Niggga" and "TUESDAY" by IILOVEMAKONNEN ft. Drake. Ludacris is gearing up for his new project "Burning Bridges EP" coming in December 2014. Peep out this one and follow us on Twitter LudaCris, MartacardReport, and ESUN99 Instagram Esun99
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Disappointing first day for Kumble
July 20, 2006 16:16 IST
Anil Kumble had a disappointing start to his county campaign, picking one wicket for 100 runs, on the first day of Surrey's four-day Division Two County Championship match against Somerset.
Kumble, who has been hired by the English county in the hope of finding a place in Division One, bowled 28 overs after Somerset elected to bat and closed the day at 442 for two in 104 overs, on Wednesday.
The veteran Indian had Arul Suppiah caught by Azhar Mahmood for 71 when he was scoring runs with frequent boundaries. The batsman hit 10 fours in his 138-ball knock.
Opener Justin Langer was unbeaten on 234 at close.
Ian Salisbury was the other bowler to pick a wicket at Woodbridge Road in Guildford.
Dinesh Mongia went wicketless for Leicestershire as Derbyshire closed the day at 355 for eight in 104 overs at Grace Road.
Mongia bowled 16 overs and gave 33 runs while Stuart Broad was the most successful, returning four for 77 on the first day.


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A new version of the Yahoo! Weather widget for KDE Plasma has been released, and it displays information for the location you choose, including temperature (both Fahrenheit and Celsius), visibility, humidity, pressure, wind speed, sunrise and sunset time. The information is retrieved from the Yahoo! Weather service.
You can install the new version of the Yahoo! Weather widget directly from your desktop, by clicking the Panel Tool Box and clicking the button to get more widgets (you will need to have the widgets unlocked).
Once installed, you will need to add the widget to the desktop and configure it. To configure your location, you will need to provide the WOEID for your city, which you can find here. Here's how the widget looks like:


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Guinea Bissau football federation has appointed Portuguese manager Carlos Manuel as coach of the national team ahead of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations second round qualifying.
The 54-year-old former midfielder will succeed his compatriot Luis Norton de Matos, who had led the team since 2010.
Manuel has coached a number of football clubs mainly in Portugal including Sporting Lisbon and Benfica but is taking up a national team job for the first time.
The Djurtus have been eliminated from the qualifying campaign of the 2014 FIFA World Cup but are still in the run for the finals of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations and will be hosted by the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon on Saturday in Yaoundé for the return leg of the second round qualifying.
Cameroon scraped a lone goal win in the first leg played in Bissau last February.


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Seventeen-hour days
Those who know him, say that Mukesh Ambani, the 58-year-old chairman of Reliance Industries, a man legendary for his business foresight and work ethic, has never worked harder in his life
Those who know him, say that Mukesh Ambani, the 58-year-old chairman of Reliance Industries, a man legendary for his business foresight and work ethic, has never worked harder in his life.
"He's putting in 17/18 hours a day," said an insider, "giving his all to the highly anticipated telecommunications and digital venture Reliance Jio." And according to her, this means that the tycoon is cutting back vastly on his only indulgence: the evenings spent with his family and close friends, watching a movie (typically Bollywood) to unwind.
Mukesh Ambani
"As it is, his two elder kids, Akash and Isha are working with him and wife Nita is spending regular hours at the office; he gets to meet most of his family at the office. But we've never seen him work this hard", she said, "And to think that he doesn't even need to!" 'The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra' as a wise man once said.
We never thought the day would come, but this Sunday saw us making our way to the NSCI stadium in Worli to watch Mumbai vs Bangalore, in the finals of the Pro Kabaddi league, in its second season.
MS Dhoni, Nita Ambani and Abhishek Bachchan at the final of Pro-Kabaddi
On entering, we bumped into Charu Sharma, co-founder of the league, who along with brother-in-law Anand Mahindra, and a little heft from friends like Star's head honcho Uday Shankar, ex-UTV Boss Ronnie Screwvalla (also owner of team 'U Mumba' — the league's new champions), and Abhishek Bachchan (owner of 'Jaipur Pink Panthers' last seasons winners) has managed to get the putative money-spinner many eyeballs, traction, and a newfound 'cool' factor.
Saif Ali Khan and Katrina Kaif
The last time we had visited the NSCI stadium was when we'd attended a wrestling match, (don't ask) decades ago and so we were struck by the transformation of the premises. In what could only be called a cosy, family-friendly, house-full audience, we spotted the likes of Abhishek Bachchan, Katrina Kaif, Saif Ali Khan and Alia Bhatt. Nita Ambani came in later and was seen exchanging (cricketing notes?) with MS Dhoni; Anu Mahindra looked resplendent in ruby red, and others in the box included team owner Rajesh Shah.
So much like a Sunday SoBo party was the ambience in the audience, that it could be said that whereas the pit resounded with 'Kabaddi Kabaddi,' the stands were awash with 'Kiss Kiss' as stars, industrialists and other famous faces threw air-kisses across the aisles.
Great to see how you've gentrified kabaddi, we said to Uday Shankar, pointing to the well-heeled audience. "Not too gentrified, I hope?" said the down-to-earth media maven, who backed the league from its inception. As for us, what next: A football match
Curry night for David and George
Word comes in that in the finest British tradition of Friday curry night, PM David Cameron and Finance Minister George Osborne, two of Britain's most powerful men went off to Namita Panjabi's Chutney Mary to satiate their need for curry.
George Osborne and David Cameron
And whereas the restaurant was tightlipped about the cabinet visitation and refused to divulge details, fellow diners said that the ultimate power diners ate a good fusion Indian meal, while engaged in deep discussion (perhaps they too were discussing the price of onions?), paid their bill quietly, and left without a fuss.
And whereas their accompanying detail requested delighted fellow diners to delete the pix they'd taken ...this one seems to have slipped through the net.
The jokes on fashion
And whereas over the next few days, a slew of designers at Lakme Fashion week will be attempting to convince us that fashion is no laughing matter, the country's pioneering stand-up comic and actor Vir Das will demonstrate how the joke, in fact, is on them.
A t-shirt by Das
Das, we believe, has just turned designer and is all set to showcase his collection of boxers and tees called 'Pret-a-funny by Vir Das' at Lakme Fashion Week 2015.
Vir Das
"For the first time in LFW there's a show with multiple show-stoppers along with a bunch of 10 to 12 celebrities walking the ramp in boxers and t-shirts, a rare sight at any fashion show," said a spokesperson. "Like a Victoria's Secret Fashion Show — upside down!"
We don't need no thought control
When we read about textbooks filled with regressive nonsense that encourage parochialism, misogyny, racism and ignorance about the world we cannot help thinking of the The Queen Mary School, founded in 1875 and run under the management of the Christian Medical Educational Fellowship (C.M.E.F) Trust.
Shobhaa De
Lying cheek-by-jowl with the notorious Kennedy Bridge, the two factors that contributed to its vantage perch amongst the elite educational establishments of its time, were the fact that it had teachers of mostly British origin, and that too, all of them female (except for a grand old gentleman who taught Persian), and that it's fees were higher than those of other city schools.
It was the go to place for the city's upper echelon to be schooled in science and history, of course, but the fact that alumni consists of the likes of iconic actresses Nargis Dutt, and Shabana Azmi, columnist Shobhaa De, art historian Saryu Doshi to industrialist Sharayu Daftary, designer and society hostess Sunita Pitamber and award winning scriptwriter Sooni Taraporewala, speaks of its education in character building, sense and sensibility. What kind of women will our current education turn out? No, don't even bother answering that one.
Celebrating her birthday
This weekend was witness to a scorching rocker of a party at Chez Sanjay Khan, to bring in daughter-in-law Malaika Khan's birthday.
Malaika and Zayed
With its masked banquet theme and music by in-house DJ Aqueel, who took over the console by popular request, it saw the likes of actress Dia Mirza and designer Ana Singh bopping till the wee hours.
The Khans celebrate Malaika's birthday
"It was completely organised by Zayed for his wife," said a guest. "He oversaw every detail personally so that Malaika could relax and let her hair down."


text: Announcing his third full-length album alongside two brand new tracks, with Life of Pause Jack Tatum is hoping to reinvent the notion of Wild Nothing. Taking on a heavier, more diverse sound, Wild Nothing's new music video plays To Know You and TV Queen back-to-back in a walk through the band's living album cover. As Tatum explains, "I'm terrified by the idea of being any one thing, or being of any one genre," and while his last two albums Gemini and Nocturne were both fantastic, seeing him try out new styles is certainly something to look forward too. Wild Nothing's Life of Pause is out February 19th 2016 on Bella Union/Captured Tracks.


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Does your cat wear a collar? Ours don't, because they never go outdoors (except to their catio!), but the Pugs2Persians collars are so cute they make us wish they did! Pugs2Persians specializes in handmade pet accessories; this US store features cat collars as well as dog products.
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Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett (D) joined state and federal officials in Annapolis to sign an agreement Tuesday to establish a center for civil cybersecurity in Rockville.
The agreement follows up on a 2012 memorandum of understanding among Montgomery County, Maryland and the National Institute of Standards and Technology to create a "National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence."
Officials said it is intended to be a place where private businesses, academics and government can work on ways to prevent hacking incidents such as the breach of credit card information at Target and Nieman Marcus last year. The county also hopes it will stimulate creation of new high-paying jobs in the cybersecurity sector.
The venture is financed primarily with $35 million in appropriations secured by Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.), who joined Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) and Leggett at the announcement.
"This partnership agreement clearly signifies Montgomery County as the hub of civil cybersecurity in the nation," said Leggett.
The county plans to house the new center along I-270 in what is now the William Hanna Center for Innovation, a bio-tech incubator operated by the county that houses about three dozen start-up firms. The plan has sparked bitter protests from many of the firms, which say they are being pushed out with no suitable options for other quarters. County officials said they are working with the firms to find other facilities.
Their charges have drawn support from former county executive Doug Duncan, whose administration opened the Hanna Center in 1999, and County Council member Phil Andrews (D-Rockville-Gaithersburg). They contend that the county is retreating from a historic commitment to the life sciences. Both are challenging Leggett, who is seeking reelection as county executive, in a Democratic primary in June.


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Ranji Trophy: Shreyas Iyer is not satisfied despite scoring a century
Mumbai's one-drop batsman Shreyas Iyer is unwilling to rest on his Ranji Trophy final ton against Saurashtra; says he aims to break his 'own records' rather than others
Pune: Satisfaction is not something that comes easily to Shreyas Iyer. The highest run-scorer of the Ranji Trophy season lived up to his top billing by smashing his fourth hundred of the season with a 117-run knock yesterday.
Also Read: Shreyas Iyer's ton give Mumbai first innings lead over Saurashtra
Mumbai's Shreyas Iyer celebrates his century against Saurashtra in Pune yesterday. Pic/Mandar Tannu
In the process, the Worli lad helped Mumbai take the crucial first innings lead, became Mumbai's highest run-getter in a Ranji season (breaking Wasim Jaffer's record of 1260) and registered a ton in his maiden Ranji Trophy final.
He is now just 95 runs away from going past VVS Laxman's all-time record of 1415 runs (in the 1999-2000 Ranji season) with the second innings very much a possibility after Mumbai were reduced to 262 for eight on Day Two in reply to Saurashtra's 235 during the Ranji Trophy final at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Gahunje here yesterday.
Also Read: Jaydev and Pujara's advice helped us, says Hardik Rathod
"I am never satisfied with whatever I score. I am always hungry for more. I aim to break my own records rather than break others' records," Iyer said. Iyer made the lively pitch appear like a paata track. He hardly put a foot wrong in his 142-ball knock, sending the ball to the fence 15 times and twice into the stands.
After the 152-run third-wicket stand between Iyer and Suryakumar Yadav (48) was broken with the former mistiming a Chirag Jani delivery to mid-off, Mumbai lost six wickets for 87 runs, thanks to three wickets from Hardik Rathod and two wickets each from Jaydev Unadkat and Jani to open up the contest.
Also Read: MCA stadium's dog squad have Bollywood character names
Iyer was ecstatic when he completed his century with a single at gully with chairman of national selectors Sandeep Patil and his co-selector Vikram Rathour applauding from the President's Box.
"It is really a big achievement. I wasn't thinking of any landmarks because you lose concentration and focus (if you do). I started all over again when I was in my 80s," Iyer said. About the selectors watching, he said: "It doesn't bother me if the selectors are watching me or not. It was important to do well in this match. If you do well in a final, people recognise you as a big match player," he said.
Iyer has been getting tips from many legends of the game. Asked which of them he would credit, he replied: "I wouldn't like to single out anybody. Everyone has had some role to play in my game, but I would like to credit myself for it (success). It is ultimately up to me to deliver and implement them (tips)."
Early aggression
Earlier, Iyer made his intention clear as he smacked the first ball he faced to the midwicket boundary. He had just faced the third ball of Mumbai's innings after opener Akhil Herwadkar caught at slips off Unadkat for a duck.
"I backed my instincts. It was a challenging wicket and I looked to play every ball on merit," he said. Saurashtra got one chance to get rid of Iyer when he was dropped at second slip by Arpit Vasavada for 37. If Saurashtra thought that would curb his aggression, they were mistaken. Three balls later, Iyer smashed medium pacer Deepak Punia over mid-off for a six.
Brief scores
Saurashtra 235 (A Vasavada 77, P Mankad 66, J Unadkat 31; D Kulkarni 5-42, S Thakur 3-89) trail Mumbai 262-8 (S Iyer 117, S Yadav 48, S Lad 22*; H Rathod 3-44, C Jani 2-46, J Unadkat 2-55)


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Imagine a patient seeking quality dental care. Most want a nearby dentist with a solid reputation and many patients with positive experiences. How do they find a good dentist? Fewer people today open a telephone book or ask friends because it's much easier to consult a cell phone or computer that immediately makes suggestions.
Whether your dental office is in a big or small city, your online marketing efforts should use similar techniques. Target your local audience and be aware of the strategies your competitors employ. Practices in large or competitive cities need a wider variety of marketing techniques and must publish more content, as compared to small or less competitive markets.
Potential patients often start with a search engine like Google or find reviews on Yelp or Angie's List. They might check Facebook to consult with friends, or search on Twitter using #dentist. Some even respond to ads on their phones. Their searches occur at their convenience, whether it be on the lightrail, the couch or in bed. What does this say about where and how your practice needs to be visible? Are you prepared?
Where do you start?
When you advertise, do you ask the prospect to do something such as call your office? Do you prompt them to do what you want on your website, blog, ad, social media page or local profile? This is your "call to action" – a clear request to take the desired action. There are many types of requests that will initiate relationships such as offering a "how to" or newsletter in exchange for their e-mail address or encouraging a response to your social media post. Make it unbelievably easy and attractive for a patient to contact you.
Is your phone number prominently displayed on your website, without the need to scroll, squint or read? If a quick skim of more than three seconds is required then the call is often forever lost.
Your home page should state your business name, city and state. Your full contact information should be available on your home and contact pages, including full address, phone number and an embedded Google map. When visiting your website by phone, there should be easy access to a map and directions to your office.
The most undervalued online marketing
How can your dental practice begin ranking in Google's search results? Claim your online listings and profiles. Many dentists neglect this effort either because it's undervalued or unknown. It's similar to being absent from printed directories a decade ago.
This isn't necessarily fun or easily done, but it's important. Check your listing score on GetListed.org. Creating an account may take up to 48 hours. Next, boost your score by claiming and correcting the suggested listings.
If your office is located in a big city or competitive area, you'll likely need to claim even more listings (citations). How many you need depends on the competition. You usually need to add citations for your locale (newspapers and associations), industry and general directories such as review, social media and mobile websites.
Building authority, relevance and familiarity
Publishing a blog shows that you care about communicating with patients and keeping current with the healthcare industry. Answer your patients' common questions and offer tips that are interesting and useful. Use a conversational tone in words understood by those outside the industry.
Publishing fresh, useful and unique blog posts builds authority. Google visits these blogs, increasing rankings and visitors. The value of a quality blog has increased recently due to changes Google made in its search ranking algorithm. Weekly or biweekly blog posts often suffice for practices in smaller cities or less competitive markets, while dentists in more competitive markets should post at least weekly.
Pandering to Google, e-mail newsletters and social media
You can improve your search rankings by using relevant dental search terms. Some people believe that pandering to Google is passé. Keywords and descriptions, however, contribute to rankings and search results, and help Google categorize your website correctly.
Dentists are often surprised that e-mail newsletters are a profitable marketing medium. To remind patients about your services, distribute an E-newsletter regularly with helpful tips, promotions, coupons or seasonal reminders.
Facebook, Twitter and other social media are valuable for customer service, prospecting and public relations. Facebook is a direct line to patients and their friends. Ads on Facebook can economically boost your visibility and connections. Twitter connects you with patients, dentists and other professionals. You can add followers and lift search rankings by sharing interesting articles, images and advice.
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Mary W. Brophy is a principal consultant at Web Ranking Sherpa, an online marketing company located in Fort Collins, Colo. Contact her at 970-372-2230, or visit WebRankingSherpa or her blog at EffectiveMarketingStrategies.
Reprinted/Posted with permission by the Journal of the Colorado Dental Association (originally published in January, 2014).
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Having sex is the high point of most women's days, while commuting is the low point. And most women like being with their kids less than they admit, says a new study.
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Pregnant women can be reassured that having several ultrasounds will not harm their unborn baby, say Australian researchers.
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Sometimes when you fix one problem you worsen another. This appears to be what is happening with our use of Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) as an 'ozone-friendly' replacement for Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and Hydrofluorochlorocarbons (HCFCs) in refrigerators and air conditioning units. The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer which went into effect in 1989, banned the use in developed nations of chemicals (including CFCs and HCFCs) which destroy ozone in the higher atmosphere. While the banned chemicals are also greenhouse gas causing, unfortunately the replacement chemicals, HFCs, are powerful greenhouse gases as well which will worsen our climate change problems.
A recent report from the United Nations Environment Programme (Unep) stated "While these 'replacement for replacement' chemicals cause near zero damage to the ozone layer, they are powerful greenhouse gases in their own right." The report continued by saying "HFCs, many more times potent than CO2 , could account for up to 20% of emissions (by 2050) and hamper efforts to curb climate change." This means that while we are fixing ozone depletion we are doing it with chemicals which contribute to global warming.
Unfortunately, our world situation is worsening because we are using increasing amounts of banned ozone depleting chemicals in older air conditioners and the greenhouse gas causing chemicals in newer air conditioners,. The demand for air conditioning and refrigerators is continuing its unrestrained growth as the developing countries get wealthier and the weather gets hotter. Growth of wealth in countries such as India and China will continue to drive demand for products which essentially worsen climate change.
In a related area, the Montreal Protocol gave exemptions to developing nations allowing them to continue using CFCs and HCFCs, the ozone depleting chemicals banned in the developed world. There are places where second hand appliances, like used air conditioners, wind up and are refurbished and sold back into in this case, the African economy. One such place is Ghana. Ghana's energy commission recently reported that over 2 million used, offending fridges have been imported into Ghana from primarily the European Union.
While Ghana banned the import of used air conditioners in 2008, the government extended the deadline until 2013 because of the impacts on local refurbishing businesses which have become the destination for used machines of many kinds. This includes "e-waste" appliances like used TVs, computers, etc. which contain, in many cases, toxic pollutants. The government is finally imposing its import ban on used refrigerators citing their higher than normal use of electricity.
There are other alternatives that could be used in air conditioning and refrigeration but we now have a worldwide infrastructure producing greenhouse gas generating appliances. Unfortunately, the remedies fall under the category of climate change and we have seen how difficult it is to mobilize the world to act. We can only hope this is added to the list of areas needing attention in the climate change "Big Deal" that is scheduled to be negotiated in 2015.
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After filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, it is actor-model Milind Soman's turn to share pictures with the love of his life. The handsome hunk is head over heels in love with a girl named Ankita Konwar, who looks younger than him. Not much is known about the mystery girl but Milind's Instagram pictures are a proof that the couple is madly in love. Milind has shared many pictures with his lady love. This is definitely heart-breaking for all his female fans. But, do you know, the actor has mostly dated ladies younger to his age?
Milind got married to French actor Mylène Jampanoï. His parted ways with her after three years, the reason was long distance but even the lady was 15 years younger to him.
After ending his marriage, he dated Shahana Goswami. Both of them had the age gap of 21 years. The actor has talked about the problems when it comes to dating a younger girl. He stated that different generations have different perspectives and people should have an open mind to learn from that.
Few days back, Anurag also shared some romantic pictures with 23-year-old girl Shubhra Shetty, who works with him in Phantom Productions. This also raised many eyebrows but as we all know love is a beautiful feeling which is beyond age. So, their pictures are proving that they are currently enjoying the best phase of their lives.


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They nabbed Dr. Brett Wickstrom's wife, Liebe Wickstrom, too — but I guess it's hard to avoid the ole "accessory" tag when you're caught with over 11 pounds of marijuana (at your place of business).
The Wickstrom's "I Heart My Spine" clinic was located in Greenville, North Carolina — "The Emerald City" — and the couple were apparently accomplishing their mission to "heal the community" from the office:
5 Essentials for Optimal Health· Optimal Nerve Supply (Check)
· Optimal Nutrition (Ehhh)
· Optimal Oxygen and Lean Muscle (Probably not)
· Optimal Mental Function (Check +)
· Minimal Toxins (We'll just pretend that pertained exclusively to the Doc's Chiropractic services)
According to Dr. Brett's bio:
[He's been] a licensed Chiropractor since 2009. He received his bachelors from Northern Michigan University in Sports Science in 2005. As a 300 pound starting offensive lineman on the NMU football team, he was voted Most Improved and Most Inspirational player.
Based on his mugshot and booking info from the Pitt County Sheriff's office, it appears Dr. Wickstrom has dropped a few pounds since his playing days, so at least he probably hadn't been partaking of his illicit product.
Unfortunately for Brett, investigators obtained a second warrant for the Wickstrom's residence, where even more dope was found — 11 plants as well as growing materials. So, yeah; things aren't looking particularly good for the Winstrom's.
Now, without getting particularly political, I guess you could say I'm fairly liberal when it comes to the supposed social ills of marijuana. I think we'd all be better off if it was simply another legal, but "controlled," substance — like alcohol, or tobacco…or caffeine.
That said, it's hard for me to sympathize with you when you're dealing out of what's otherwise a pseudo-legitimate place of business. Having 20 plants just chillin' at your house makes it worse, of course. I mean, why cast caution to the wind?
Oh, and tell your wife to not list "Weeds" as one of her favorite TV shows on her Facebook page***. You're just asking for it at that point…
Thanks to DBJ for the tip, found at The Daily Reflector
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#webcomicschat – Classic Comics
Tonight I thought it would be interesting to talk about Charles Schulz and Brad Anderson and see if there wasn't anything we could learn from our elders. Recently Peanuts turned 60 and Marmaduke, as I understand it, is in it's 56th year. By my estimation this makes Marmaduke one of the longest running strips still drawn by it's original creator. As stated in one of my previous posts I've been reading the Schulz biography. I also read a recent article (in the newspaper) about Anderson. One thing in particular that struck me about both cartoonists was that they started in an era when Cartoonists were held in high esteem. They themselves had such respect for the profession that they would usually wear business attire and work standard business hours whether at home or in a rented studio. I doubt highly that there are any web cartoonists out there in shirt and tie. It seems like such a crazy idea to our generation. Granted most web cartoonists have day jobs and their strips are drawn in and around their free time. Still I think we might learn a bit from our elders and try to lend as much professionalism as we can to the art form. I don't know whether cartoonists, or any profession for that matter, will continue to embody the same kind of respect that they once did.
Gone are the Walter Cronkites, the Ed Sullivans and the Charles Schulzs. In the past with limited venues for news and entertainment one man's vision could affect millions of people at the same time. Nowadays with so many options available to us there is no one source or unique vision that captivates the country as a whole unless you Dance with the Stars or fight with the blue cat people on Pandora in 3D. Is that a bad thing or a good thing? I'm not sure but it seems to make it difficult to cut through the chatter and for quality to overcome quantity. I have no idea what any of this means to web comics but at the very least I think it means we need to accept that we most likely will never have mass appeal like our predecessors. Some web cartoonists relish that idea and love speaking to a particular audience without any form of censorship or boundaries set in-between. There still are a few of us however, that long for the days gone by when there was an opportunity to entertain an entire country as a whole. It's ironic isn't it? The web while making it possible to reach millions also makes it virtually impossible.


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Building collapses in Faridabad, 3 die
Three labourers were buried alive and nine wounded when an under-construction play school building collapsed in Greater Faridabad on Tuesday. The incident happened at 12.45pm in SRS Residency apartments in Sector 88.delhi Updated: Dec 11, 2012 23:56 IST
Three labourers were buried alive and nine wounded when an under-construction play school building collapsed in Greater Faridabad on Tuesday. The incident happened at 12.45pm in SRS Residency apartments in Sector 88.
Eyewitnesses said the collapse caused earthquake-like tremors. "I ran for safety when I felt the earth shaking," said Dharamvir Singh, a security guard of the residential society.
The victims have been identified as Beeru and Gopal from Bihar Sharif in Bihar. The identity of the third victim is still to be ascertained.
Nearly 200 policemen came for the rescue operations. Only after their arrival did the rescue work begin. Most of the residents were asked to vacate their flats till the rescue work was over. "My family has been out in the cold since the afternoon," said Shokinder, one of the residents of SRS Residency, said.
A rescue team from National Disaster Rescue Force was also called from Ghaziabad. "We are concentrating on the rescue work. After that, we will investigate incident and fix responsibility," said Balraj Singh, deputy commissioner.
SRS spokesperson Sanjeev Grover told HT that the school site had been leased out to a woman from Delhi for 99 years.
But Sanjiv Maan of the District Town and Country Planning Board, Faridabad, said, "We have no information what SRS did to this school site. We should have been informed."
"We have been crying ourselves hoarse for years that builders were dictating terms to both the government and investors. They have been violating their own agreements, and providing us poorly constructed apartments," said Ajay Yadav, spokesman of Greater Faridabad Welfare Association, an organisation looking after welfare and concerns of the investors in Greater Faridabad.
Case filed in Monday mishap
new delhi: Police have registered case of negligence against owner of the stone crushing unit after four labourers died due to a wall collapse in Faridabad late on Monday evening. "We have registered a case of negligence against the owner and contractor of the crusher," said the SHO of Sector 55 police post Devinder Singh. htc


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So lets see they plan to tag OAP's in order to save money.
And Peaches took to Twitter to discuss her new "OAP" lifestyle.
At the start of the week, his deputy, Nicola Sturgeon, was quick to spot a lady OAP taking a fall while disembarking from a bus.
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Secondary stages are curated by renowned local promoters such as Blowpop and dubstep doyen Pinch, and feature the cream of the Bristol scene: Baobinga, Guido, Peverelist, and, of course, indefatigable OAP reggae selector DJ Derek.
The OAP mob: Gang of geriatrics charged with kidnapping and torturing financial advisor after losing fortunes in recession
The Revenge of the Superannuated Sopranos « Anglican Samizdat
An example, A Motorcycle Officer having a quiet day with offending autos, chose to issue Jay walking ticket on a quiet side street, as it was easier to catch an eighty year old walking than a speeding Maserati, [took 100 yards of chase to apprehend the offending speeding OAP] of course he was trying to impress his watch commander as he had just been hired.
Police Do As They Are Told Shock!!!! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
In comparison, the days of Graeme Park at The Hacienda are like an OAP pie-and-bingo night.
Further, OAP and CPP are not "fixed" income, they are adjusted for inflation.
Should Parliament impose limits on the prime minister's powers? - Polls - Macleans.ca
An OAP walking around on a zimmer with a spiderman costume tattooed on his chest.
Can you get a better tattoo than this? Extreme Spiderman fan! : about:blank
What about some of the drossy OAP detective dramas like "Murder She Wrote" or "Diagnosis Murder"?


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In general, when it comes to human trafficking, it is easy to despair. The numbers are enormous. The cases locally seem to never end. One has to take a step back to see what success can look like on the ground. Ultimately, as my friend Sam McCahon notes, success isn't people rescued, it is people never being trafficked in the first place. Eventually it will be harder and harder to find cases, but that's not where we are today.
So how do you know what success looks like in the short to medium term? It looks like the system working. One of my colleagues wrote a piece for Pragati Magazine, associated with the Takshashila Institution. It provides a glimpse of what medium term success looks like in a destination of trafficked labour. The legal system works. Cases are found and the legal system responds appropriately. It is really exciting to step back and realize that we are part of a system like that is working
In the last one year, Karnataka has established itself as a leader in addressing human trafficking, especially labour trafficking. It has done this by effectively implementing a statewide policing structure, the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU), under the newly amended section of Indian Penal Code (IPC), s. 370 – Trafficking of Persons. The Karnataka government has demonstrated in a series of recent cases that it is making significant progress in fighting human trafficking.
Not only that, but the conclusion is quite powerful. Not only can what is happening here be a model for the whole country, but it can provide hope that violent crime, especially against the poor and marginalized, can indeed be stopped, or at least reduced sharply
Together these demonstrate that a well-trained police force that is empowered by strong laws that are enforced by the judiciary, can begin to bring protection to society, especially to sections of the society that are often the victims of trafficking. There are several significant consequences of this. Karnataka's work can be used as a model in other states in cases of trafficking. By ensuring that the AHTU and the police are well trained on the new IPC s.370, the police in other states can start to demonstrate the same effectiveness that they have here, if there is the political will. Additionally, Karnataka case law will provide guidance to the judiciaries in those states. These successes should serve as a message that with proper training and political will, we can have successful policing that protects all sections of society against other crimes. Trafficking offences are not much different than many other crimes that face our society. These successes should tell the police force that they can succeed and also tell the public that it is correct to invest trust in a well-trained police force.


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> > Sorry for butting in but I'm just trying to learn here, so what would go wrong? > And what about "select for update" in oracle? It's supposed to lock the rows it hits. > > Lots of Greetings! > Volker
You are correct and VC, as I earlier stated to him, is demonstrating far less than a robust understanding of transaction processing: Lots of smoke but no fire.
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Thank you to all of those who participated in the Claudia Rowe Jewelry Giveaway! The turnout was great and I'm so glad to hear what your favorite bungee and charm choices were. This was my first giveaway and I thoroughly enjoyed hosting it.
And without further ado, the winner of the giveaway is...
'Sweet Melissa' of Melissa's Sweet Style
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Simple Wallpaper - FREE
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Package name: com.roamingpenguin.wallpaper.android , Last Update: 2012-12-24 15:06:00
90 ratings (4.600 average)
10,000-50,000 downloads
What's new in this version (1.2.1):
Version 1.2.1:
- fixed forced close
Version 1.2:
- save and restore up to six favorite color sets
- copy and swap gradient colors
- built-in help
Allows to quickly create and apply a new wallpaper as a single flat color, or as a horizontal or vertical gradient of two colors.
This helps maintaining a clean, minimalistic desktop.
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nneka (*****)
I love it!!!! I finally have solid wallpaper and the purple I did is so awesome!!!
Clean is good... The best!
Theo (*****)
Many thanks! Finally clean wallpapers.
Cheryl (****)
A fifth star if there could be three/four colours, but it is fab at what it does :)
robert (*****)
Nice on g1
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Cathy (*****)
Yep, the description is accurate. Really like the control in picking colors. Love this app. Cliq Xt
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Does exactly as it says, it's an easy way to create a simple, clean and minimal desktop.Thanks roamingpenguin!
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I'm fat-fingered on this phone, so the web designer in me would love the ability to input hex values for more exact colors. Great app!


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Gregory Harms is an independent scholar specializing in US foreign policy and the Middle
East. He lectures, keeps a blog on Facebook, and publishes articles on CounterPunch,
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Poor guidance and lack of enforcement in the Department of Transportation's Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program allowed debarred or suspended small businesses to receive contracts for federally funded transportation projects, according to a report released by the DOT inspector general last week.
"Twenty-six state DBE directories identified three suspended or debarred firms that should be excluded from receiving federally funded contracts," the report said.
The directories are supposed to list only eligible firms, but some suspended and debarred firms have slipped through the cracks. And because the IG's investigation was not comprehensive, many more may be incorrectly listed as eligible on the DBE directories, allowing them to be selected for contracts, according to the report.
The DBE program is designed to allow socially and economically disadvantaged small business owners to fairly compete for federally funded transportation projects. Contracts are administered by state and local transportation agencies, and firms may be suspended for violations like tax fraud.
One firm was suspended in February 2012 and still remains on DBE directories in New York, New Jersey, and Maryland. The last was unaware of the firm's suspension.
The IG faulted the DBE program's lack of guidance for handling suspended and debarred firms. The New York Department of Transportation was uncertain if one business's suspension should result in its decertification, and the firm received an $8.1 million DBE subcontract after being suspended.
The DOT also lacks a process for informing state and local agencies which businesses have been suspended, the IG said, and local agencies don't always require firms to submit the forms that would disclose this information.
Additionally, the DOT mandates on-site certification reviews, but doesn't say how frequently. As a result, state and local agencies don't do consistent reviews. The three ineligible firms identified by the IG hadn't received an on-site review since 2008.
"The DOT distributes several billion dollars annually through its DBE program," the report said. "It is important that the department strengthen its controls."
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AJC's Chris Vivlamore reported yesterday that the Hawks have waived guard James Anderson and forward Damion James. Anthony Tolliver has made the team, and his contract will become guaranteed if he is still on the roster on January 10th.
Anderson being released is not a surprise. The Hawks currently have a surplus at his skill set. (3-point shooting) Anderson did have a bit of a sophomore slump last year, but the .391 mark he posted from behind the arc in his rookie year means that he will get a shot with another squad.
I did not foresee Damion being cut. I thought that the lack of depth at the SF position, combined with his decent showing this preseason, meant that he would have had a spot on the team. However, this roster move means that the Hawks will start the season with 14 players and an open spot, which will allow the team to make a pickup throughout the season, if they so wish.
Teams are allowed to have 13 players on the active roster. Seeing as he's on a guaranteed contract and the Hawks aren't playing him, Johan Petro will likely be the team's inactive player for most of the season, barring injuries. If you are wondering why, here's a link to Petro's Basketball-Reference page, which shows he has negative offensive win shares for his career. (If you aren't into analytics, let me express it this way: he's not good)
The Hawks open the season at home versus Houston on Friday, a game that instantly got more exciting with the Rockets' acquisition of James Harden from OKC. (More on that later)


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Investors in Steve Cohen's SAC Capital Advisors are starting to get restless.
Three big banks — Citigroup, Morgan Stanley and Société Générale — have been making moves that could eventually lead clients to pull money from the $14 billion hedge fund.
Citi's private-banking unit has put SAC on its watch list and recommended that clients not add to their investments in the hedge fund.
The same decision was made by Morgan Stanley, according to CNBC, which first reported the moves.
Lyxor Asset Management, part of French bank Société Générale, has already asked to withdraw its clients' funds from SAC.
The banks either declined to comment or could not be reached. An SAC spokesman declined to comment.
The moves came after a former SAC portfolio manager, Mathew Martoma, was arrested Nov. 20 on insider-trading charges. The complaint made reference to Cohen, who has not been charged with wrongdoing.
Martoma's alleged scheme was the biggest insider trade ever, netting a whopping $276 million, according to prosecutors.
The Securities and Exchange Commission also has issued a Wells notice to SAC, indicating that it may bring civil charges against the firm for related securities-law violations.
The feds have been trying to build an insider-trading case against SAC and Cohen for several years.
The first direct hit came in February 2011, when two former SAC employees were arrested — and later pleaded guilty — for trading on inside information while working at the Stamford, Conn., hedge fund.
That led some investors to pull out, but SAC was still able to raise capital during 2011.
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DALLAS _ At least the Dallas Mavericks won't have to worry about Atlanta Hawks small forward Marvin Williams tonight.
Williams has been suspended from tonight's game by the NBA for throwing punches and fighting with New York's Shawne Williams during Friday's game against the Knicks. Marvin Williams, in fact, drew a two-game suspension while Shawne Williams was given a one-game suspension.
Marvin Williams, a starter for the Hawks, averages 10.9 and 4.8 rebounds per game this season.
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5 Awe Inspiring Time Lapse Videos of Nature
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but in the case of time-lapse photography there might not be any words that can describe the thousands of images that have been compiled to create such awe-inspiring videos as the ones below.
These videos have been sped up to give us a view of things we might not otherwise ever see, and they offer us a new perspective of the constant changes happening around us that are so easy to miss. From the movement of tiny corals to breathtaking landscapes, they instill a sense of wonder and offer us a stunning reminder that we're not separate from nature.
Slow Life
By now most people are probably aware of coral reefs and other microorganisms living under the sea, but even if we saw them up close, we would miss most of what is happening in these microscopic ecosystems. For the "Slow Life," Daniel Stoupin, a PhD student at the University of Queensland, created a mesmerizing time lapse video by painstakingly compiling 150,000 macro shots to give us a glimpse into the underwater world of corals and sponges.
Stoupin cautions on his blog that his intention was to help inspire people to support marine conservation, and to protect places like the Great Barrier Reef, as opposed to endorsing collection of these precious lifeforms for the aquarium industry.
Project Yosemite
Project Yosemite was started in 2012 by Colin Delehanty and Sheldon Neill when they set out to capture the beauty of Yosemite National Park, one of the largest roadless areas in the US. After releasing their first video that year, the two set out again. They hiked more than 200 miles over the course of 45 days to bring us Yosemite HD II, which captures even more breathtaking scenery as the landscape in the park changes throughout the seasons.
Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias were protected in 1864 when President Abraham Lincoln signed the Yosemite Land Grant. Last week, nature enthusiasts celebrated the park's 150th anniversary.
Click to the next page for the wonder of snowflakes, a breathtaking shot of the Milky Way, and more!
Snow. Whether you love it, hate it, or start out loving it and then just get really sick of it, it never stops being fascinating. Russian filmmaker Vyacheslav Ivanov, captured the magic and intricate details of snowflakes forming into their unique individual shapes and elaborate, symmetrical patterns, through a combination of a camera and microscope at 25 frames per second.
Ivanov explains that the video actually captures a snowflake sublimating, or turning directly from a liquid to a gas, which is then shown in reverse.
The Mountain
Norwegian photographer Terje Sørgjerd, of TSO Photography, trekked up Spain's highest mountain El Teide to capture both the mountain and the Milky Way. Footage taken over seven days shows the terrain, the sky above, a sandstorm rolling through the Sahara Desert, billowing clouds and towering trees, and also offers a stunning view of the beauty of our universe.
Hawaii Volcanoes
Photographer QT Luong has a gorgeous portfolio and an impressive resume, having photographed each of the 59 National Parks in the U.S. In his first time-lapse video, he captured stunning footage taken mostly at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park in a unique "sea-to-summit" project.
"The volcanoes of Hawaii are such a dynamic landscape that to tell their story, I felt inspired to interpret them through motion using time-lapse and DSLR video," he wrote in the video's description.
From flowing lava trickling into the ocean and clouds parting to expose the Milky Way, to capturing what's considered "the most beautiful sunrise in the world" from the top of Haleakala, one of the world's biggest dormant volcanoes, Luong has certainly brought the volcanoes to life.
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Stereotypes are being chased away in medicine—at least on paper. It's no longer permissible to discriminate against women (and since women are likely taking over medicine, that's a good thing!) The topic of race is verboten, as is religion. Cultural competency is everywhere in medicine, working to break down stereotypes of culture and language.
But there is one group that remains significantly marginalized, with no "awareness group" dedicated to easing tensions—the obese. Very overweight patients have a rough time in medicine, as they do in society at large. Despite the heightened PC-environment of medicine, doctors have a hard time suppressing unconscious bias. Obese patients are quite attuned to this and feel as though their doctors do not treat them with respect.
Why do doctors have such a hard time facing fatness? In my essay at "The Responsibility Project," I try to dissect my own issues with obesity and how physicians deal with these uncomfortable feelings.
Danielle Ofri is a writer and practicing internist at New York City's Bellevue Hospital. She is the editor-in-chief of the Bellevue Literary Review. Her newest book is Medicine in Translation: Journeys with my Patients.
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Ted Cruz is unpopular among his colleagues and former associates, and many of them have been very vocal about their dislike. Salon even called Ted Cruz "the most hated man in congress," going on to cite verbal attacks against the Texas senator from within the GOP itself. Paul Ryan, now Republican Speaker of the House, was quoted as saying that the hostility against Cruz is "palpable," and Representative Peter King accused him of perpetuating "a fraud with the people."
The dislike of Ted Cruz goes well beyond his political associates. Psychology Today reports that Craig Mazin, screenwriter and the former Princeton roommate of Senator Ted Cruz, called Cruz "creepy" and "a huge a****le" in a Washington Post interview. Mazin has also taken to Twitter repeatedly to share his thoughts and feelings about Ted Cruz.
So, what gives?
Richard E. Cytowic M.D., a neurologist, professor and contributing writer, tells Psychology Today that he believes he knows why so many people find Ted Cruz so off-putting. Cytowic writes that he is among those who has a difficult time looking at senator Ted Cruz's face, despite his way with words and "sharp legal mind." According to the doctor, he's viscerally and automatically unsettled by Ted Cruz' face and ultimately left uneasy by what he refers to as the senator's "atypical expressions."
Indeed, it is precisely these "atypical expressions" so often displayed by Ted Cruz that Doctor Cytowic believes to be the problem. He explains that humans begin to learn to read faces as soon as they are born. Babies instinctively respond to smiles and imitate other people's faces from the start.
"During the first months of life, brain activity readings trace the development of their [infants'] body maps. These brain maps allow an infant to recognize similarities between self and other—the foundation on which all social cognition rests, especially trust."
Ultimately, humans have evolved over countless generations to read faces instantaneously, automatically and largely unconsciously. This is how we know who to trust, who's a friend and who's not. Over a million or so years of mastering the art of reading faces, people have gotten good at it. We are generally able to tell a fake smile from a real one (hint: real smiles start at the eyes), and we're adept at noting discrepancies between facial expression and the words people say and/or the tone of their voice.
"Senator Cruz's countenance doesn't shift the way I expect typical faces to move. Human faces can't help but broadcast what we feel, what we may be thinking, and even what we may intend."
Doctor Cytowic writes that he has "rarely, if ever, seen a conventional smile from Ted Cruz." With a conventional/natural smile, the corners of the mouth go up, something that's easy to fake as the muscles surrounding the mouth are voluntary. In addition to the upturned lips, a conventional smile also features some involuntary muscle movement around the eyes. Specifically, the eyes narrow and crinkle at the outside corners. This subtle but crucial facial movement is incredibly difficult to fake.
Ted Cruz, almost utterly without regard to what he's saying or the message he's trying to convey, doesn't portray this familiar, trustworthy expression according to Cytowic. Rather, his mouth bends down, the outside of his eyebrows, too. It is this typical "Ted Cruz face" that the doctor calls "something so atypical that it disturbs me."
The doctor goes on to say that downturned facial expressions, such as the one so commonly displayed by Ted Cruz, typically signal disgust or disagreeableness. Cytowic also writes that he's unsure if Senator Cruz is even aware of the extent to which his words and body language are utterly at odds with one another, adding that such facial expressions are "rare" when someone's involved in the act of trying to "win people over."
Finally, the doctor calls into question the almost-perpetual "O" mouth that photographers of Ted Cruz nearly always seem to capture in pictures. It's something that Cytowic finds inexplicable, but he does note that it is part of the Ted Cruz "emoting face," and it demonstrates that he is "determined, irritated, or above it all." However, like the rest of his facial expressions, this open "O" is atypical according to Doctor Cytowic. In a typical case, a speaker would be expected to push their mouth into a pout while expressing such emotions. Ted Cruz simply does not.
Doctor Cytowic tells Psychology Today that he finds it difficult to put into words what he (and many others) find so "unsettling" about looking at the face of Ted Cruz, aside from the fact that his expressions are atypical and contrary to a million years of human evolution. However, the doctor (who says he is not a Democrat, reports the GW Hatchet) does confess that the standard Ted Cruz facial expression "leaves him cold."
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I am almost 35 weeks now and I cannot beleive that I only have about a month left! I was given a baby shower yesterday and I was shocked by how many people came! I am so thankful that my family and friends care that much about me and my husband to do so much for us! We got a ton of stuff...I do not know where I am going to put everything, but I am not complaining...it is definitely a nice problem to have! Although I did have trouble sleeping worrying about what to do with everything and how to keep it organized!
We have our last expectant parenting class tonight and it is on newborn care, so it should be very helpful.
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We've all had a lot of stories recently about disclosure guidelines put out by the Joint Commission on Public Ethics. And while much of the attention has focused on the look-back period regarding how far back donors should disclose donations to public advocacy groups, the new rules also include guidelines on what is a "reportable business relationship" that would have to be put on record with JCOPE.
They are taking public input on the plan:
Section 1-e(c)(8)(i)-(iii) of the Legislative Law requires that certain business relationships be reported by lobbyists in biennial registration statements. Similarly, section 1-j(b)(6)(i)-(iii) of the Legislative Law requires that clients of lobbyists report these relationships in semi-annual reports.
On July 31, 2012, the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (the "Commission") approved proposed guidelines to be utilized by lobbyists and clients of lobbyists in complying with the new disclosure and reporting requirements (the "Proposed Guidelines"). Click here to view Proposed Guidelines Reportable Business Relationship Guidelines
The Commission is inviting public comment on the Proposed Guidelines until August 16, 2012. Comments may be submitted electronically, by mail, or hand delivered. To send an email with comments, send to email@example.com. All email regarding the Proposed Guidelines should contain "Comments on Proposed RBR Guidelines" in the subject line of the email.
Comments may also be sent or delivered to the Commission at the following address:
New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics
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The Commission expects that approval and adoption of final guidelines will occur when the Commission next convenes.


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23 Sept foliage update MA, NH, VT
Early look at fall foliage on 23 Sept – foliage update MA, NH, VT
Well, Lisa is on her way up into Vermont and is checking the fall foliage along the way. She said that color along Route 93 in Massachusetts started around the 495/93 interchange. and from there north it continued. It wasn't hard hitting color but what appeared to be trees in swampy areas. But it was color…
She said the rest stop on I-89 at Springfield is very pretty but just starting (no surprises there).
She took a side trip off I-89 at exit 13 (still in NH) onto route 10 and you go north for a short ride 1 or 2 miles. The first image is of Nightingale road and I think she took it due to us living on Nightingale road also.
She reported that there were several old barns along this road. A sign on one barn said Yankee farm barn.. at the end of the road your only choice is to jump back on 89 so if you want a shot little detour off I-89 then try exit 13 in a week or two and let me know what you find.
I hope your journey's this weekend are happy and safe ones. If you didn't notice here are my recommendations for this weekend.
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I have several pages that I write blogs for such as: http://www.4cornersnewengland.com/
My most popular blog is for Leaf peepers: Jeff Foliage.com.
I live in Salem, Massachusetts and work as a blogger and Travel Photographer. I'm also the founder of the New England Photography Guild.
Feel free to visit me on my blogs and see what life in New England is like.
I started with Yankee Magazine as their first blogger on everything fall foliage. Now I blog on my own blog on my favorite subject, telling leaf peepers where the fall foliage is showing up in New England and helping them (to some extent) plan their fall foliage vacations.
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Irvin fight goes to a no-contest at "Young Guns 4"Sunday, January 30, 2011 Article By Phil Lanides
UFC/Strikeforce veteran James "The Sandman" Irvin, who hadn't competed in Gladiator Challenge in seven years, returned to the promotion last night at "Young Guns 4" in Elko, Nevada. Special guest referee and MMA legend Ken Shamrock presided over the main event and ended up having a major impact on the fight.
Here are Irvin's words on what transpired in his fight with veteran Mike Crisman:
"I beat the brakes of this fool...he was sleeping on the ground. Ken Shamrock says I illegally kneed him, so it was a no-contest!
"I KO'd this guy and walked away before Shamrock even got there, and two minutes later, he says it's a no-contest."
Despite the controversy, Irvin holds an interesting view on the situation:
"It's cool. I don't have a scratch on me, and I'm fighting again in three weeks."
But don't let his reaction fool you. Irvin isn't done with Crisman yet.
"That was the luckiest night of that dude's life. [GC Promoter] Tedd Williams says I can rematch [Crisman] in May. Perfect rematch."
Be on the lookout for that fight!
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