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More us fud, trying to seed no confidence in the status quo world of https (that - outside the browser vendor angle - is not controlled by us interests). I counter by saying: why would you trust a us browser vendor to fix what you trusted them last round not to do? Mozilla failed to run a root registration authority, comptently. Early on, the program was just corrupt - with netscape executives taking stock options in (pre ipo) ca firms in return for access to the root store. A sham policy authority covered over what was just crypto-corrupt. Very us tactics, and captain Kirk would be proud (at how he won out ... by just cheating the starfleet exam). Don't take too literally. It's a metaphor for the cryptpolitics at the heart of ssl. It's been going on for 20 years, and the browser vendors are the (inherently) untrustworthy players. But, under crypto export law for commodity crypto, they have limited options except to act as a distributor for crypto compromised at (per vendor) birth. On Sep 21, 2011, at 6:25 AM, Henry Story <email@example.com> wrote: > > On 21 Sep 2011, at 11:51, Henry Story wrote: > >> >> On 21 Sep 2011, at 10:22, Nathan wrote: >> >>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/09/19/beast_exploits_paypal_ssl/ >> >> It looks like the pressure is growing to get all browsers to support TLS 1.2. Clearly until they do switching is difficult for web sites. > > A non Verified Account of a user called Ben Laurie, who has the same name as a person interested in security at Google said on g+ to support an argument that the above issue was a non-problem and that there are easier solutions than moving to TLS 1.2 [1]: > > <quote> > • I am not at liberty to discuss details until Duong and Rizzo give their talk, but I have looked into this for OpenSSL. So, more soon! However, unless they have something they're not telling me, they don't have much. > • OpenSSL 1.0.1 supports TLS 1.1 and 1.2. > • It isn't clear that all the churn in 1.2 is actually desirable. > </quote> > > So for what that is worth, a piece of a puzzle that might raise a few questions. > > Henry > > [1] https://plus.google.com/109693896432057207496/posts/D4JN2NmQzjj > > Social Web Architect > http://bblfish.net/ > > >Received on Wednesday, 21 September 2011 16:29:43 UTC
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The original art to this concept piece, roughly penciled by Jack Kirby, was posted on What if Kirby when the site launched last August (see it in the Gallery). Comments started by members quickly focused on how cool it would be to have the cover finished. The cover was really a rough layout of Jack's concept for a new title, I assume, to present to DC Comics. It obviously never became a reality, unfortunately. Jack's layout pencils below.
UPDATED, JUNE 6, 2011. Recently on WiK there has been a debate over who inked the splash page to Black Magic, issue 3, volume 1, page 1. WiK member, Frank Fosco took the time to research this page and originally thought it was primarily inked by Mort Meskin (Who is Mort Meskin?).
Approximately 10 years ago this month in 2001, What if Kirby launched on the web (photo, left shows the original website's homepage). My intension was to provide an online place to feature the recreation work I was doing with Kirby's original inkers, Mike Royer, Dick Ayers, Joe Sinnott, Dan Adkins and others. At that time the site had some of the features seen on today's site such as art zooming and Kirby pencils, recreated pencils and recreated inks comparisons, but was all done by hand. Pretty advanced for its time. For many years the only updates were postings of new commissions.

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Pork Chops with White Beans
Juicy bone-in pork chops and flavorful white beans in only 30 minutes. While the bean mixture is simmering in step 2, start working on the pork chops. This way, the entire dish will be ready at about the same time.
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- 3 tbsp. olive oil
- 1 medium onion
- 1 red bell pepper
- ¼ tsp. dried rosemary
- Coarse salt
- ground pepper
- 1 can reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 2 tbsp. tomato paste
- 1 can cannellini beans
- 4 well-trimmed, bone-in pork rib chops
- Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add onion, bell pepper, and rosemary; season generously with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring frequently, until onion is golden brown, 6 to 8 minutes.
- In a small bowl, whisk together broth and tomato paste. Pour mixture into skillet and stir in beans. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until beans are coated evenly and sauce has thickened, 10 to 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, generously season both sides of the pork chops with salt and pepper. Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the pork (in 2 batches, if necessary) until just cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Serve on top of the beans.
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Rhabdodon, meaning "fluted tooth", is a genus of dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Period (70 million years ago) that lived in what is now Europe. It is unclear whether this animal was an iguanodont or a hypsilophodont. It may be a missing link between the two families. Current research leans toward iguanodont. The type species is R. priscus. Another species, R. septimanicus, was described in 1991. It is possible that these two species may actually be the same.
This was a than smaller dinosaur most of its relatives, possibly due to the small area it inhabited during the Cretaceous Period. When living, it would have been found in Spain, France, and on Haţeg island in Romania. This dinosaur has been featured on the TV series Dinosaur Planet, but referred to as a Dwarf Iguanodon.


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Special Notice from The Institute–Colleagues latest survivors book
Dear Institute Reader;
Rarely do we send an extra email besides our weekly newsletter but it isn't often that one of our colleagues writes an extraordinary book that can help millions of domestic violence and pathological love relationship survivors. It is also unusual that the author is not available to do her own promotion of her latest autobiography of pathological torture.Our colleague Susan Murphy Milano has Stage IV cancer so we are part of a 'virtual' online book tour that will help bring her book in front of millions of other survivors.
Susan's father a decorated Chicago police officer was a child abuser, wife beater and ultimately a murderer. Holding My Hand Through Hell is a personal autobiography, a true crime memoir of a life of service to survivors. Below is a book review I wrote about the book. I hope you will consider reading this book–not only to understand the woman behind the work but The Institute has consistently encouraged our survivors to find their place in public pathology education and to serve and educate others. Susan's life is a testament to how a survivor can change an entire field. What Susan did is unusual but it's not impossible and I am challenging all our readers to follow in her foot steps to shed light on pathology.
Book Review of 'Holding My Hand Through Hell'
Author Susan Murphy Milano
Review by Sandra L. Brown, MA
The Institute for Relational Harm Reduction & Public Pathology Education
What does an early childhood of alcoholism, sexual abuse, and the witnessing of violence in the home produce? For decades psychology has been studying the effects on victims of these impactful early beginnings. What psychology discovered was for some victims they would succumb to addiction, repeated patterns of victim/abuser relationships, or crippling mental illness. These early impressionable years in children's lives often marred their adult futures with the scars of abuse.
And while childhood is the fragile soil from which traumatic imprints can sink deeply into the emotional roots of a victim, what about trauma in adulthood? What happens to adults when unthinkable traumas invade? Or worse—when both a victim's childhood AND adulthood are contaminated with overwhelming pain? What does the trauma tonics of childhood abuse and the added experiences of a murdered mother and a suicided father do to a victim?
From the surface, psychology would 'predict' the victim of these combined traumas would likely develop the emotional catatonia produced from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Early childhood coping mechanisms that were not fully developed because of trauma, gets a double dose as an adult forcing an adult to call on coping mechanisms that were never produced in childhood. This is often the kiss of dysfunction for a victim.
But for the resilient, these trauma tonics produce pioneers.
In the unusual cases of hyper-resiliency, too many traumas often create a metamorphic response turning terror into a piercing intensity of determination. Where the cruel hand of victimization normally would turn an adult into a fetal-positioned ball of anxiety, the resilient phoenix rises out of the ashes riding the horse of advocacy out of the apocalypse.
In this victimology- trilogy Susan Murphy Milano morphed from abused child to adult survivor to victim advocate before her super hero cape ever unfurled. What would scorch most adults psyches merely ignited a flame of indomitably in Susan's mind to somehow prevent further intimate partner homicides.
That is a simple analogy for a complex career spanning decades of saving people's lives in the most unorthodox of ways. Seeing your parents blood splattered across a house has a way of changing the playing field…and the rules. So there were few rules for Susan in saving people's lives. And there weren't any she wouldn't consider breaking if it meant keeping one more woman alive. When you aren't playing by anyone else' rules the possibilities are endless and thinking outside the box for answers becomes the norm which is why her extraordinary thinking produced extraordinary results and why years from now much of her work will still be considered revolutionary.
For every survivor who wondered if she could ever take the pain of violence and put it through the grist mill of experience and help others because of it–you won't want to miss reading Holding My Hand Through Hell by Susan Murphy Milano who will do more than convince you that God recycles pain–it will show you a magnificent life lived in the service of others, that we may all heal.
Sandra L. Brown, The Institute
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As winter natural gas sales soar, Wisconsin Energy earnings rise 18%
Record use of natural gas during the brutal Wisconsin winter and higher electricity sales heated up sales and profit for Wisconsin Energy Corp. in the first quarter.
The Milwaukee utility holding company said its net income in the first quarter was $207.6 million or 91 cents a share, compared with $176.6 million or 76 cents a share last year – an increase of 18%.
Sales were $1.7 billion, up 33% from $1.3 billion in last year's January-March quarter.
The results exceeded forecasts of investment analysts, who were estimating the parent company of We Energies would earn 84 cents a share. Wisconsin Energy shares gained 36 cents to $48.48 on Wednesday.
The strong results are consistent with other utilities that have reported earnings already, and the same can be expected from utilities like Alliant Energy Corp., Integrys Energy Group and Xcel Energy Corp., which announce results on Thursday, utility industry observers say.
At the same time, utility stocks have done well of late -- with Wisconsin Energy shares recently touching an all-time high, that utility stocks may not move higher on stronger earnings linked to the winter, said Andy Pusateri, investment analyst with Edward Jones in St. Louis.
"The market is forward looking, and everyone knows we had a cold winter," Pusateri said. "Utilities have done very well this year so I believe most of the weather benefit is priced into shares.
The severe cold weather — one of the coldest winters on record — drove record demand for natural gas. Natural gas demand was 11% higher than the first quarter of 2008 — the peak quarter for natural gas demand until this winter.
The results were announced on the final day of the winter heating season -- one that will go down as the coldest in more than 90 years, based on National Weather Service statistics We Energies has compiled from the local weather office in Sullivan.
Based on that data, It was colder than any winter since the utility began providing natural gas service in the 1940s, Klappa said.
We Energies had projected in late March that residential customer costs for the six-month winter heating season would be $739, up 34%. The heating season ends April 30, and the utility says colder than normal weather persisted into April, meaning heating costs will end up even higher, between 37% and 40% from last winter, or about $753 to $778 for a typical customer.
Even so, that's less than the cost of propane or heating oil -- and at least $100 below the winter heating costs that customers paid in the most expensive heating season ever in 2007-'08, the company said.
At a time when electricity sales have stalled and are not rising significantly, the utility is turning to the natural gas side of its business more and more for continued growth.
After a winter that saw costly heating costs for homes that rely on propane, the utility is seeing considerable interest in converting to natural gas.
Requests to convert keep coming in from communities in west-central Wisconsin, where We Energies is proposing to build a $150 million to $170 million natural gas pipeline, he said. In the first quarter, the utility's number of natural gas customers grew by 7% in the first quarter, he said.
"We are seeing customers across the state continue to switch away from propane or heating oil, and asking us to hook into our natural gas network," Klappa said.
During the quarter, the utility said revenues from natural gas rose 79% from last year's first quarter, with a run-up in natural gas prices driving that surge.
Utilities pass along the price of gas to ratepayers, but the sharp jumps in natural gas prices this winter caught the eyes of customers who complained after scrutinizing their March utility bills.
We Energies and other utilities typically buy natural gas ahead of time for use in the winter, but natural gas prices surged when pervasive cold weather hit much of the country, prompting the utility to have to buy more of its gas at market prices, the utility said.
Electricity demand also rose in the quarter, up 3.9%, Wisconsin Energy said.
"Our gas and electric delivery networks and our generating fleet — including our newest units at Oak Creek and Port Washington — performed exceptionally well during the harshest weather conditions we've seen in more than 30 years," Gale Klappa, chairman and chief executive, said in a statement.
During an investor conference call, Wisconsin Energy Chief Financial Officer J. Patrick Keyes announced that the utility was increasing its earnings forecast for the full year, due to the stronger than expected first-quarter earnings. The company is now forecasting earnings of $2.58 to $2.64 per share, up from a prior forecast of $2.53 to $2.63.
Meanwhile, the utility may file for permission late this year to install new equipment at the coal-fired power plant it recently built in Oak Creek, to allow the power plant to burn less costly Powder River Basin coal from the western United States, Klappa said.
The plant was built to burn Appalachian coal, from the eastern United States, which costs more than western coal in part because of coal exports.
The utility has been conducting tests of a plan to burn a blend of eastern and western coal in Oak Creek, and its forecasts show making the conversion could save $25 million to $50 million a year. The cost of the conversion project isn't known yet, because tests haven't been completed.
The project's cost could range anywhere from $25 million to $30 million on the low end up to $100 million, Klappa said.
In other developments, company executives said:
- A request to adjust electric rates starting in January will be filed with state regulators this month. Klappa reiterated prior pronouncements that the increase to be sought would be modest.
- Public hearings are planned for this month on the west central Wisconsin pipeline project, with a decision from the state PSC expected by the end of September.
- The state of Wisconsin is moving closer to the sale of state-owned facilities including its steam and power plants, Klappa said. The state Department of Administration is finalizing the process of hiring a financial advisor and a broker for the sales, which were authorized in the last state budget. Any sale wouldn't take place before next year, Klappa said.
- Biggest solar project in Wisconsin goes online at coal-ash landfill
- Electric bill credits coming for ratepayers in Green Bay, Madison
- New Wisconsin wind farm to be built next year, three other projects eyed in state
- WPPI Energy seeks expanded supply of renewable power
- Wind tower manufacturer signs $137 million contract for Wisconsin, Texas factories
- Orion Energy postpones earnings release, conference call
- MGE Energy earnings slip 7% in first quarter
- Mild winter temps bring a chill to utility's earnings
- Wind industry's growth fuels gearbox remanufacturer in Mukwonago
- Madison company commissions rooftop solar project with nearly 3,000 panels
Indianapolis developer proposes 274 apartments at former Pabst complex
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Tom Still: Choosing the correct tool to boost start-ups can be a balancing act
Investment Trends: Proliferation of mobile devices should fuel network infrastructure stocks
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State's biggest solar project online
The largest solar project built to date in Wisconsin is generating power, Alliant Energy Corp. said Friday.
The project, installed atop a coal-ash landfill in the Town of Beloit, was built by Hanwha Q Cells for about $5 million.
Alliant will buy electricity from the project for 10 years and has an option to purchase the solar system after that.


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Good Morning Snoring Solution Stop Snoring Today With These Easy Insights
Snoring while annoying and loud, may be a great indicator of the current state of your health. That's right, your snoring could be noisy for a reason. It's best to find out what causes it so that it can be properly treated in order for you to rest.
Most people snore during their deepest sleep while lying on their back. Usually, it is not a problem unless the snoring disturbs their sleeping partner, in which case, they will probably be awakened and be asked to roll on their side. This action is probably the first and oldest cure for snoring.
One way to prevent snoring is to stay hydrated. Your nasal passages will secrete thicker mucus, which stuffs you up and can cause you to snore, if you aren't drinking enough water. To prevent snoring, stay hydrated by drinking eight glasses of water every day.
While it may seem strange, you should wash or replace your pillows frequently to prevent snoring. If your snoring is allergy-related, your pillows, which can house dust mites, dander, and other allergens, may be the culprits. Regular laundering or purchasing fresh pillows will keep these allergens to a minimum. Alternately, try hypoallergenic cases for your pillows.
This will help you stop snoring if you are active and exercise regularly. Exercising helps you breathe more evenly, which can reduce snoring in some people. It is a great stress-reducer, though not only is exercise important for keeping the respiratory system in shape. We are often more prone to snoring when we are under stress.
You may find that you will stop snoring if you lose weight. This is because people who are overweight may have an accumulation of fat in the throat area that causes a narrowing of the air passageways. This, in turn, can lead to snoring. Losing weight can allow the airways to open up normally, so that snoring is minimized or eliminated.
A great investment that you can make if you snore during the night is to purchase nasal strips. These strips go on the roof of your nose and help to increase the flow of air out and in of your body. The more efficient your air flow becomes, the less you will snore.
If you sleep on your side, this will reduce your likelihood of snoring. Back-sleepers have a much higher risk of developing snoring problems. Because this can cause neck stress, but don't sleep on your stomach. Sleeping on the side is the best position if you tend to snore.
If you roll over on it, a good way to prevent your from sleeping on your back, which can make snoring worse, is to sew something on the back of your shirt that will be uncomfortable. This will make you less likely to ever sleep in a position where you are on http://www.streetinsider.com/SI+Newswire/Good+Morning+Snore+Solution+Reviews+-+Is+It+Worth+Trying?/11216653.html
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Is church history about to be rewritten? Contrary to the teachings of church history, do recently discovered ancient parchments indicate Paul - not Peter - was the first Pope?
Crucial pages of the Apostle Paul's parchments have gone missing, and rumors of their contents have the world reeling. Dr. Augie Knox is on a quest to find the pages that reveal what God Himself taught the man who would become the greatest apologist in the history of the Christian church.
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The story is very well-written and the narrator is excellent. I always was sorry when I had to put it down and couldn't wait to pick it up again. Good ending too.
What a great book! It started off slow, but not too far into it I realized I was hanging on every word. Paul suffers much but never complains. He walks with God, and he comes alive in this book. I highly recommend it.
I have so enjoyed Jerry Jenkins later works. He again is thought provoking as he was in the prequel to to this work
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Can you patent genes? In Association for Molecular Pathology vs. Myriad Genetics, the U.S. Supreme Court last week answered this imponderable question with a split decision: You can't if they are naturally occurring, and you've simply discovered the gene; but if you've crafted a synthetic gene, you've invented it — and you can keep the patent.
As sensible as this compromise sounds, it doesn't reflect scientific logic. The court is trying to protect big pharma and our economy without offending basic principles of ethics and law. It may succeed in doing neither.
The Solomonic decision is intuitive on the surface. On the one hand, patents are reserved for inventions, not naturally occurring phenomena. On the other hand, the synthetic gene — in this case, a sequence of what is called "complementary DNA" that includes only those elements of the gene sequence that actually encode proteins — has some claim to having been invented, because it is not (exactly) naturally occurring.
Yet beneath the court's formalist decision lies an attempt to reconcile the ethical principle that natural phenomena can't be patented with the economic reality of the contemporary United States. We increasingly rely on the products of intellectual property to produce goods that the rest of the world might want to buy. If there were no patent available for gene identification, it would significantly reduce the incentive of big pharmaceutical companies to go after the basic science needed to identify genes and, potentially, create treatments for the diseases that those genes might cause. The Supreme Court cut the genetic baby in half in the hopes of preserving that incentive.
The devil, as usual, lies in the details. Those details strongly suggest that the court's distinction rests on very shaky scientific grounds — and can be explained more by political economy than by logic.
To simplify a modestly complex scientific process — as Justice Clarence Thomas skillfully did for a unanimous Supreme Court — the complementary DNA (or cDNA for short) is created by taking a naturally occurring messenger RNA molecule and, using ordinary nucleotide binding, turning it into cDNA. The now patentable cDNA is different from the original DNA in that it omits those elements of the original sequence that do not code for protein formation, called introns.
Notably, however, it is not the scientists who removed the introns from the officially unpatentable original DNA sequence to make the new, patentable cDNA sequence. It is nature itself, through the magic by which pre-RNA, which includes the introns, becomes messenger RNA, which does not. The Supreme Court described this process by saying, "the pre-RNA is then naturally 'spliced' by the physical removal of the introns" — that is, the introns are removed as part of the ordinary process by which messenger RNA is created. The role scientists then subsequently play is to take the messenger RNA and use it to synthesize the intron-free cDNA.
To put it much more simply, there is nothing "invented" about the patentable cDNA. It is nothing more than the messenger RNA flipped into a DNA sequence that omits unnecessary elements that nature already excluded. The sequence that codes the proteins is just as naturally occurring as the original DNA itself, which the court held couldn't be patented because it was naturally occurring.
But if the court's formalism is a bit unconvincing, its desire to preserve something capable of being patented in genetic research makes a certain amount of sense. Much basic science is and remains government funded, but a large and ever-increasing share of scientific advances connected to particular genes and diseases is dependent on private financing — driven, of course, by the desire to produce drugs and get them to market.
For the Supreme Court to be too relaxed about defining intellectual property might send a global message that our government may not be vigilant about protecting intellectual property abroad. It therefore makes sense for the Supreme Court to have found some mechanism for patent protection in genetic research, however tenuous or formalist the reasoning.
The baby has been split — or maybe spliced — in half. Let's hope she survives, and that we do.


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Cuba is now allowing individual imports of appliances, lifting a ban imposed in 2005 after a wave of energy shortages and blackouts, reports the AP. As a result, Cubans are now able to bring up to two appliances per person into the island for noncommercial use. The list of approved items now include air conditioners with a capacity of less than 1 ton, microwaves under 2,000 watts and ovens that consume less than 1,500 watts.
After Soviet trade began to decrease in the 1980s and practically disappeared in the 1990s, Cuba entered an economic crisis that has continued up to present day. Soviet oil had accounted for an estimated 90 percent of Cuban energy needs. Conditions worsened after the U.S. embargo strengthened regulations and oil prices in the global market continued to rise.
During the período especial (special period) the Cuban government introduced new rationing arrangements to meet the worsening economic crisis. As a result, supplies of gasoline, fuel oil, and food were severely cut. Blackouts are not as common today due to Cuba's relationship with Venezuela, which provides a steady flow of oil to the country.
Although Cubans will now have more access to purchasing and selling appliances, many still won't be able to afford the products. In an Old Havana shop, a Hamilton Beach sandwich maker that lists for $29.99 on the company's website goes for $94.40. "Prices for those products in Cuba are very high. Nobody has enough to buy something like that," said Maria Rosas, 42.
The office worker makes a salary of about $12.50 a month. "I see things like a blender, a sandwich maker or one of those steam irons, and I'd like to have them, but I can't afford to," she added.
In order to keep Cuba's power grid from being over taxed, authorities continue stressing the importance of conserving energy in the island.


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Eight Months After Launch, ImageCollect Offers More Than 3.7 Million Celebrity Pictures
AudioMicro this morning announced that its celebrity picture marketplace, ImageCollect.com, now boasts more than 3.7 million photos available or download. AudioMicro's Ryan Born says ImageCollect is quickly becoming one of the world's largest library of celebrity photos provided by top entertainment photographers, a mere eight months after its initial debut. Read More
AudioMicro Partners With Microsoft: Free Music, Sound Effects For Office 2010 Users
AudioMicro, a site where you can find royalty-free stock music and sound effects backed by DFJ Frontier and Fotolia, has struck a deal with Microsoft to provide music and sound effect files to Microsoft Office 2010 users worldwide. Under the terms of the licensing and distribution deal, Microsoft Office 2010 users are able to select from a hand-picked collection of over 1,500 music tracks… Read More
Stock Photo Company Fotolia Pumps $750,000 Into Stock Music Site AudioMicro
Exclusive – Fotolia, a major online marketplace for royalty-free stock photos, has invested in stock music and sound effects site AudioMicro, TechCrunch has learned. Fotolia, itself massively backed by private equity firm TA Associates, has injected $750,000 into AudioMicro along with previous backers DFJ Frontier and an angel investor. Read More
Not Disruptive Enough: Audioo Up For Sale
Audioo launched (or rather, relaunched) as a sort of "Blippy for voicemail" at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference in New York earlier this year. Basically,the idea was for the site to grow into a massive database of transcribed voicemails, amusing prank calls, 911 calls and other voice recordings. Unfortunately, it wasn't much of a disruptive business idea, and the site… Read More
AudioMicro Partners With SlideRocket, Revamps Music Licensing Platform
Stock music and sounds effects marketplace AudioMicro has overhauled its web service to make it easier for users to discover and license stock audio material. In addition, the startup is announcing a partnership with online presentation software maker SlideRocket, which basically means its library of stock music and royalty-free sound effects will now be included in the SlideRocket… Read More


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Robert Walser
translated by Paul North
illustrated by Friese Undine
| $20 $16
"You ask me if I have an idea for you, sir, you ask me to draft a sketch, a play, a dance, a pantomime, or something else that you could use, that you could abide by...."
The Swiss author Robert Walser's Answer to an Inquiry is a short work written in the form of a letter. Walser assumes the voice of a great man of the theater responding to an aspiring actor's request for advice. The young actor is given very simple, practical suggestions on how best to perform absolute anguish. This new edition, featuring a new translation accompanied by more than 40 drawings is a collaboration between translator Paul North and artist Friese Undine. Answer to an Inquiry should serve as a practical handbook for anyone wanting to convey deep suffering.
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Remember what I told you once before, namely, that it is possible to perform fearsomeness, beauty, mourning, or love, or whatever else you want merely by opening or closing one eye in one way or another.Close ˆ
Selected books of Robert Walser:
The Assistant
The Tanners
Jakob von Gunten
Selected Stories
Book DetailsTrade Paperback
Smyth-sewn. 64 pp, 5 x 7 in.
Publication Date: September 22, 2010
Distribution: SPD
Funding: the Consulate General of Switzerland in New York.
- 02.27.15 | Robert Walser's Answer to an Inquiry featured on The Paris Review Daily
- 03.24.11 | Answer to an Inquiry by Robert Walser is reviewed on the Readux blog
- 10.23.10 | Answer to an Inquiry by Robert Walser is reviewed in the Brooklyn Rail
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Advance Praise
Never has the self-destructive nature of the artist been amplified with such ferocity … this new publication carries on the legacy of one of literature's unique voices.—The Brooklyn Rail


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Though employers say the Affordable Care Act has certainly increased the cost of providing benefits to their workers, not even 1 percent plan to discontinue health benefits, according to a new survey.
A new analysis out this week from the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans isn't good news for workers given it is the latest evidence showing employers will continue to shift more of the share of the company paid premium onto their workers.
But the survey is in sharp contrast to fears fanned by political opponents of President Obama's signature legislation that a flood of companies would drop health care coverage for workers.
Employers were even more likely this year to continue coverage than last year, the foundation survey indicated with 74 percent of respondents saying they "definitely will" continue coverage compared to 68 percent who said in 2013 they definitely would continue coverage.
This year, another 20 percent said they were very likely to continue coverage and 3.5 percent saying they were "somewhat" likely to continue coverage.
Meanwhile, less than a percentage, or 0.5 percent, of those surveyed said they "definitely won't" continue coverage, which was the same percentage as last year.
The survey indicates employers better understand the law and its impact.
"Some have seen costs increase by more than 10 percent, and to compensate, employers have passed those costs on to their staff," said Julie Stich, director of research at the International Foundation said in a statement to Forbes. "Yet despite these results, the majority of employers have remained positive and committed to providing healthcare coverage in order to retain current staff, attract new talent, and maintain or increase employee well-being throughout the workforce."
Here are some additional highlights of the survey, linked here, which included responses from nearly 700 human resources executives, related benefits professionals and industry experts:
Wondering how Obamacare will affect your health costs? The Forbes eBook Inside Obamacare: The Fix For America's Ailing Health Care System answers that question and more. Available now at Amazon and Apple.


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Columbia, SC (WLTX) -- Richland County Democratic Senator Joel Lourie spoke to News19 Tuesday afternoon briefly about the firing of his brother-in-law Garry Baum from the Richland County election's office.
Earlier in the day, fired Elections Director Howard Jackson said he had been advised last year by members of the county election's board not to get rid of Baum. Jackson says Baum was let go after election machines were not charged in time for the November 2013 election. Jackson says he was told to "stand down" after he tried to hire someone else to do Baum's job. Related Coverage:Fired Election Director Blasts Board
The county election board is appointed by members of the Richland County legislative delegation, which includes Lourie.
Sen. Lourie would not talk on camera, but returned our phone call and spoke briefly to News19. The state senator says he had nothing to do with the situation between Baum and Jackson, and told us that any suggestion of that is "false and completely inaccurate." Lourie went on to say "I have had no contact with the director, or anyone else at the commission regarding Garry, when he was working there or when he was terminated."


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Sports and
Don Legg Yellowjacket Open draws
crowd to CCCC
Special to The Monitor
KEMP–The Don Legg Yellowjacket Open drew a full field to the Cedar Creek
Country Club Monday.
The tournament, hosted by Kemp High School, is held in memory of
longtime Kemp resident Don Legg, who was a much-admired and respected
A 1923 graduate of Kemp High School, Legg "retired" in 1970 after a
lengthy journalism career to take up reporting on Kemp activities for
the Tri-County News, which later became The Monitor. He worked for The
Monitor until shortly before his death May 28, 2000.
Legg loved covering all aspects of Kemp life, but especially was a
Yellowjacket fan – and was buried in his KHS jacket and cap.
Kemp High School Athletic Director Walt Mangan presented the trophies to
the winners.
First place in the four-person scramble tournament went to the team of
Don Elzner, Troy Tindall, Jim Smith and Bryan Broussard, who posted a
score of 55.
Second place team, with a score of 56, was Terry Brown, Wilber Dennis,
Ken Green and Dan Bradfield.
Third place team was Buddy Hibbs, Daniel Hibbs, Katie Hibbs and Tyler
Underriner, with a score of 56.
Dan Bradfield won the "closest to the pin" prize with a shot on No. 5,
while Chip Chambers won "most accurate drive" with his effort on No. 11.
Justin Hastings took the "longest drive" prize with his effort on No.
Other teams and their scores were:
Walt Mangan, Peter Running, Gilbreath and Wood, 59.
Chip Chambers, Pat Clark, Watkin and Rusty Clamon, 60.
Hughes, John Culpepper, Mitzi Culpepper and Justin Hastings, 61.
Tommy McSpedden, Doss, Stevens and Cottell, 62.
Mike Cathey, Keith Foisey, David Maddox and Daiz Maddox, 63.
Brandon Smith, McMullen, Allen Walker, 65.
Chambers, Belts, Renteria and Hickson tied with the group of Carter,
Danny Vernor, Randal Forgeson and Chris Harper for last with identical
rounds of 66.
Proceeds of the event benefitted the Kemp ISD Athletic Booster Club
Scholarship Fund.
Athens rider wins Mabank
Monitor Staff Reports
MABANK–Athens rider Bandy Starkes took first place in the 51st annual
Mabank Rodeo bull riding competition last weekend.
Starkes notched a score of 83 to edge out second place Jeremiah Wilder
of Dawson, who scored 80.
In barrel racing, Mabank's Codi Baucom took fourth place with a time of
17.514, which was 0.337 seconds behind the winner, Laci Smith of Mullin,
who notched a time of 17.177 seconds.
LeeAnn Graham of Latexo took second place with a time of 17.375, while
Katy Strange of Kilgore was third with a time of 17.488 seconds.
Jake P. Brown of Hillsboro took the top score in bareback riding with a
Audie Reagan of Haughton, La., won the saddle bronc riding with a score
of 76, followed closely by Cody W. Smith of Grandview, who notched a 73.
J.J. Hampton of Stephenville notched one of the best times of the rodeo,
when she won the breakaway roping contest with a time of 1.99 seconds.
Lainey Kyle of Groesbeck was second at 2.15, followed by Cari Thompson
of Scurry (2.59).
Another excellent time was posted in the team roping event, won by Brad
Hamilton and Jim Ryan Bell of Pollock with a time of 4.96 seconds.
The Edinburg duo of Tommy Zuniga and Matt Ramirez took second (5.30),
followed by the Corsicana duo of Jack Atkinson and Randy Blackwell
Robert Mathis of Mart took the calf roping prize with a time of 8.10
seconds, followed by Chad Dickey of Huntsville, who clocked 8.46
Charles Walton of Dallas was third with a time of 8.96 seconds, while
E.J. Roberts of Stephenville was fourth with a time of 9.19.
In the Ranch Rodeo competition Thursday night, the Williams Ranch of
Terrell won three of the four events – wild cow milking, double mugging
and wild horse riding, while the Bar 9 Ranch, also of Terrell, won the
feed lot soding event.
Williams Ranch competitors were Mark Piece, Wendell Melton, Ashley
Sanders and Chance Shafer.
Bar 9 competitors were Chance Shafer, Jimmy Shafer, Chi Sleby and Glen
Also competing were the Who's Ranch, Hat Creek Rodeo Company, the Lazy S
Ranch and the Neighbors Cattle Company.
Upcoming Games
7-on-7 League
June 20 @ Malakoff
6 p.m.
Kaufman vs Mabank
Malakoff vs Eustace
7 p.m.
Kaufman vs Kemp
Eustace vs Mabank
June 27 @ Eustace
6 p.m.
Kemp vs Mabank
Eustace vs Kaufman
7 p.m.
Wills Point vs Malakoff
CC Christian Softball League
Saturday, June 17
7 a.m. Justice
CLC Frogs vs Prairieville Armadillos
7 a.m. Tommy Smith
Legendary Baptist vs A Sinner's Hope Baptist
8 a.m. Justice
CLC Crushers vs CLC Frogs
8 a.m. Tommy Smith
Prairieville Armadillos vs A Sinner's Hope Baptist
9 a.m. Justice
Prairieville Illustrated vs CCBible Bearers of Light
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FBC Mabank Sea Donkeys vs CLC Crushers
10 a.m. Justice
Hillcrest Blue vs CCBible Bearers of Light
10 a.m. Tommy Smith
FBC Mabank Sea Donkeys vs Providence Baptist
11 a.m. Justice
Hillcrest Blue vs FBC Mabank Puddle Monkeys
11 a.m. Tommy Smith
FBC-GBC Halos vs CC Church of God
noon Justice
FBC-GBC Halos vs Grace Extreme Impact
noon Tommy Smith
St. Jude Saints vs FBC Mabank Puddle Monkeys
1 p.m. Justice
St.Jude Saints vs Hillcrest Red
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Calvary Jesus Freaks vs CLC Flame Kickers
2 p.m. Justice
CLC Flame Kickers vs CC Church of God
2 p.m. Tommy Smith
Hillcrest Red vs FBC Kemp
3 p.m. Justice
FBC Eustace Disciples vs FBC Kemp
3 p.m. Tommy Smith
Calvary Jesus Freaks vs Aley Mustangs
4 p.m. Justice
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The World's Billionaires
#937 John Edson03.10.10, 06:00 PM EST
Built boats in his Seattle garage before founding Bayliner Marine 1955.
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|Net Worth:
|$1.0 bil
|Self Made
|leisure craft
|Country Of Citizenship:
|United States
|Seattle, Washington
|U of Washington, Bachelor of Arts / Science
|Marital Status:
|Married, 2 children
Built boats in his Seattle garage before founding Bayliner Marine 1955. Goal: to enable average Joes to own a boat. Doubled revenue every 3 years; sold to Brunswick for $425 million 1986. Invested in smaller yacht company Westport shortly after, revived struggling builder. Majority of fortune believed to be held in stocks, bonds, real estate. Spends days flying helicopters, skiing, cruising in 164-foot yacht, Evviva.
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For billionaires with publicly traded fortunes, net worths were calculated using share prices and exchange rates from February 12, 2010.


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MLB is a joke! In the 70's when Charles Finley was having a fire sale with his A's, MLB blocked some of the deals, where is that garbage today?
These leagues are being run by buffoons! Buttman and Bud-lite.
The Marlins say they don't include a No Trade because it's "company policy"
After this, that policy better change, or they better have the best farm system on Earth, because NOBODY will sign with this team, only to get traded the next year.
I'm not crying for Jose Reyes and his contract (punk girl bunted and then pulled himself), but can you imagine signing so you can stay in the NL, and have a warm climate, etc., and now you're A friggin BLUE JAY?


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Roche Fails to Address Question of Missing Tamiflu Data
Published: Nov 14, 2012
A leading researcher has suggested that European governments should sue the drug firm Roche and that doctors and others boycott the company's products until it publishes missing data on Tamiflu. Peter Gøtzsche, leader of the Nordic Cochrane Centre in Copenhagen, was responding to an open letter to Roche from BMJ Editor-in-chief, Dr Fiona Godlee. The letter is part of the BMJ's open data campaign, aimed at persuading Roche to honour the promise it made almost three years ago to make key Tamiflu trial data available for independent scrutiny. Last week, Roche issued a "reactive statement" in response to Dr Godlee's letter, saying it "does not accept or agree with the content of the letter regarding our transparency." The company said it had provided the Cochrane group with 3200 pages of information "enabling their questions to be answered" and that a further request for information was denied because the researchers "declined to sign a confidentiality agreement." However, the Cochrane researchers say they were never offered a confidentiality agreement at the time of the further request, and say they have "found misleading statements in each of the document's four paragraphs." The Cochrane researchers issued a letter to Roche last week – now posted on bmj.com/tamiflu – asking Roche to publicly correct the record.


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On January 27th of 2015, Mozart would have been 259 years young!
He studied and admired the works of Bach, Handel and Haydn
- By the age of 6 he was writing his own compositions.
- He wrote his first opera, Mitridate Re di Ponto, in 1770 when he was only 14 years old.
- He composed his first great mass, aged 12 – Misa Brevis in G
- While visiting the Vatican, Mozart heard Gregorio Allegri's Miserere performed in the Sistine Chapel. He was able to write out the entire score from memory. Previously, the music had not been reproduced outside the Vatican.
- Haydn was full of praise for the young Mozart, telling his father there was no other man like him.
- In 1784 he joined the Freemasons – an organisation dedicated to mutual friendship.
- In April 1787, Beethoven then aged 16, arrived in Vienna to get two weeks worth of musical lessons from Mozart.
- At the age of 17, he received a prestigious appointment to play in the court of Vienna, Austria.
- He married Constanze Weber in 1782. They had six children, but only two survived infancy.
- Mozart earned a substantial sum from his successful operas, but he was extravagant in spending and often ended up in financial difficulties.
- He was a Roman Catholic and some of his greatest works were religious in nature.
- He died of kidney failure and was buried in a common grave with little fanfare, though that was common for the time.
Greatest Works of Mozart
- The Magic Flute, (Opera)
- Don Giovanni. (opera)
- Marriage of Figaro (opera)
- Piano Concerto (K. 595 in B-flat)
- Piano Concerto No.21 in C, K.467
- Clarinet Concerto K. 622,
- Symphony No.39 in E flat, K.543
Choral Works
- Ave verum corpus K. 618,
- Requiem K. 626.


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Send Free SMS To Pakistan
We'll keep our Christmas merry still.
Heap on the wood!-the wind is chill,
But let it whistle as it will,
We'll keep our Christmas merry still.
Love makes things beautiful,
Faith makes things possible,
Hope makes things work,
Love makes things beautiful,
May you have all three this Christmas
!Merry Christmas!
everything that you only need
Gifts four towers,
Santa Claus on scooter
reindeer with a red nose ,
first star shining ,
everything that you only need
and it is filed these requests:
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The More Of Your Heart's
Somehow, Not Only For Christmas,
But All The Long Year Through,
The Joy That You Give To Others,
Is The Joy That Comes Back To
You. And The More You Spend In
Blessing, The Poor And Lonely
And Sad, The More Of Your Heart's
Possessing, Returns To You Glad.
Faith makes all things possible,……
Faith makes all things possible,
Hope makes all things work,
Love makes all things beautiful,
May you have all the three for this Christmas.
Bells are ringing
Bells are ringing
the wishes of christmas day
the flying snowflakes
send my most sincere blessings
to you merry christmas.
A Christmas candle is a lovely thing;
A Christmas candle is a lovely thing;
It makes no noise at all,
But softly gives itself away;
While quite unselfish,
it grows small.
Christmas gift ideas / suggestions:
Christmas gift ideas / suggestions:
To your enemy, forgiveness.
To an opponent, tolerance.
To a friend, your heart.
To a customer, service.
To all, charity.
To every child, a good example.
To yourself, respect.
Just A LOVING HEART….
No Greeting Card To Give..
No Sweet Flowers To Send..
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Christmas is love…
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Wishing you and your family
A happy Christmas with a bunch of love
And prayers


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Stimulus funds will pay for low-income housing heating upgrades
Dedham will receive $702,800 in federal weatherization recovery funds to replace old, inefficient heating systems in public housing units.
The upgrades, which mean lower energy costs for tenants in family developments, are to be made to about 100 two- and three-bedroom apartments on Parker Staples and Veterans roads.
The town is one of 19 communities chosen to share $25 million earmarked for conversion to energy-efficient heating systems. Other suburbs south of Boston that will also receive funds include Brockton, Mattapoisett, and Stoughton, at $394,629, $62,010, and $92,295, respectively.
Funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act come to the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development from the U.S. Department of Energy and are administered locally by a statewide network of local non-profit agencies.
Under program requirements, funds must be used for weatherization of housing where tenants pay for their own heat and earn under 60 percent of area median income. The balance of funds will provide eligible private households with full-scale home energy conservation services.
Federal officials have estimated that the entire $122 million available will be used to weatherize an estimated 16,900 homes over the next three years.
Improvements can range from air sealing and weather stripping to repairs or replacement of expired heating systems to attic, wall and floor insulation, and storm or replacement windows.


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Friday, November 27, 2009
The Matterhorn
The Matterhorn
And you should try also this:
Les Bains de Lavey
Posted by André at 12:07
Labels: Switzerland - The Matterhorn
Friday, June 05, 2009
The Buddha Tooth Relic Temple
The Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, Singapore
Monday, June 01, 2009
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Riding on Bicycle
Singapore, Chinatown
Friday, May 29, 2009
Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay
Esplanade - Theaters on the Bay, Singapore - Singapura.
I bought my first tripod in Singapore. Walking along the river at night and take pictures from several perspectives was funny. I took the above picture right next to the Singapore River.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
The Host of Gulbenkian Gardens.
Gardens of Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal
Posted by André at 00:15
Labels: Portugal - Lisbon
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Sunday, May 17, 2009
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Cops: Man filled water containers with gas
Published 9:45 am, Monday, November 12, 2012
MILFORD -- A New York man was arrested Friday afternoon after police said he filled two 5-gallon water containers with gas.
Police spokesman Officer Jeffrey Nielsen said an officer saw a man filling a large water container with fuel at a gasoline pump at the Pilot Travel Center on Old Gate Lane around 3:20 p.m.
Nielsen said the man -- Ick Soon So, 43, of Flushing, N.Y. -- was charged with improper filling of an unauthorized container and released on a promise to appear in court on November 20.
The gas was transferred into appropriate containers, Nielsen said.
As a result of a gas shortage in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, there have been several incidents involving New York and New Jersey residents caught filling improper containers with gas, including in Fairfield and Orange, where gas station owners have also been arrested for allowing the containers to be used. In Stratford, firefighters found a man pouring gas into plastic, 55-gallon containers. And in Bethel, officials said they found someone pouring gas into Poland Springs water bottles.
State officials say filling the non-approved containers with gas can cause a fire or explosion, especially when transported in a car.
Approved containers are built to withstand the increased pressure that occurs when gas heats up and expands and are made to decrease the buildup of static electricity, which can cause an explosion or fire.


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I Waited All Day
by Madeline
posted on February 18th , 2009
I've been trying to get Madeline over to do a pink couch for over a year. I was finally able to work it out when we rolled through Athens on Halo Fauna tour and set up in the Hangar space.
I love the lighting in this video. Hopefully my new lighting setup will bring new life to the pink couch.
- For fans of Nana Grizol, Paul Baribeau, Defiance, Ohio, This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb


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N.B. school locked down after man spotted with a gun
CTV Atlantic
Published Friday, November 16, 2012 11:40AM AST
Last Updated Friday, November 16, 2012 6:43PM AST
A New Brunswick high school was locked down Friday morning after reports of a gunman in the area.
Police received a call that a man with a gun was spotted close to the entrance of Bonar Law Memorial High School in Rexton around 8:30 a.m.
School officials immediately locked down the school as a precaution and police arrested a 20-year-old man a short distance from the school.
Raymond Fagan lives across the street and said it all happened quickly.
"Well I noticed all the cops were there. It didn't last long, they took off again and they came and they were going back and forth," said Fagan.
Police say the suspect is not a student at the school and never entered the building. They have also determined the gun was an authentic-looking pellet gun.
The school district released the following statement to CTV News Friday afternoon:
"As per district and provincial protocol, the school was immediately locked down, and RCMP were called immediately on site…In this instance, the alleged danger was proven false and the matter is in the hands of the RCMP. There is no threat to student safety and classes have resumed…a message has also been issued to parents in the community."
Investigators say the suspect lives in the Saint Paul – Kent area and is known to police.
Police are still investigating the incident and say at this point, mental health issues do not appear to be a factor. They say a motive is unknown at this point.
The suspect is due to appear in court by teleconference Saturday.
With files from CTV Atlantic's David Bell


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Beauty — Quick fix: Salty soaks
We've all been there. Days (or nights!) where you've spent just a little too long in heels and your feet are paying the price. What do you do? Try an Epsom salt foot soak to soothe aches. Just add 1/2 cup of Epsom salt and the juice of one lemon (for a refreshing lift and scent) to a large bowl of warm water. Soak feet for 15 to 20 minutes. Rinse and dry. Why do Epsom salts work? When magnesium sulfate is absorbed through the skin, it reduces swelling, relaxes muscles and draws toxins from the body. Plus, salt is a natural exfoliant and emollient, which will soften rough heels!


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Geneva (Oct. 1)
The Assembly of the League of Nations meeting in plenary session here unanimously adopted without any discussion the report of Giuseppe Motta, Swiss member, on minorities and that of Hugo Valvanne, Finnish member, on mandates. Both reports had previously been approved by the sixth or political commission of the Assembly.
Motta's final report as accepted by the sixth commission and adopted by the Assembly, forms a synthesis of all the opinions expressed during the Assembly's sessions and is interpreted as being favorable to the cause of the minorities which is directly traceable to the various debates on the subject. During the debates, both parties, namely the countries interested in improved international protection for minorities and the signatories to the Minorities Treaties, expressed views which are expected to lead to a better understanding.
Valvanne's report on mandates noted that the sixth commission could not go into details as to the position of the various mandated territories and hence had commented on only a few particular points of special importance. Among these was the Palestine Mandate, the commission having expressed its satisfaction that peace and order had been restored and voiced its gratification that the British government had taken steps to prevent a recurrence of the events of 1929.


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We regularly review all countries where we operate to understand what number of Braillers are required to deliver a minimum level of access to all visually impaired students, and ensure that new Braillers are provided where needed.
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As a core foundation of our work, we build Brailler repair ecosystems in all of the countries where we operate, and we do this by providing spare parts and training repair technicians placed in a range of schools across the countries where we operate.
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With a pen and paper (i.e. a Braille machine) in the hands of children who need them, we can now unlock their learning potential. We help do this by supporting teachers with learning aids and tools so that they can be as effective as possible. Soon we hope to supply Braille books too.
We also advocate on behalf of blind and visually impaired students from primary through university in the countries where we operate to try and unlock additional government funding and support for the blind – a vital strategy in our effort to creating sustainable long-term opportunities.
Unlocking Literacy For Life
By improving literacy, we help blind and visually impaired children to achieve higher job placement rates, improve their ability to integrate and increase their independence. We do this by ensuring that thousands of Braillers across East Africa, are maintained and in working condition. We also provide new Braillers where needed, and help support the teaching process by providing Braille paper and other critical supplies. And now we're funding new technology and initiatives that will lower the costs of our services and increase our reach even further.
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We are pleased to announce that the KBT will be trialing the new Orbit Reader in some of the schools we support. Funded by the Transforming Braille Group, Orbit Research has designed a completely new brailler that brings innovative technology to the market and dramatically lowers the cost of braille technology while simultaneously bringing several Read more about KBT to trial the new Orbit Reader 20[…]
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Koichiro Kobayashi, a blind Japanese Paraclimber has won yet another gold in rock climbing. Kobayashi was one of the blind climbers who scaled Mt. Kilimanjaro in 2005 when Kilimanjaro Blind Trust was founded. Congratulations to Koba, and enjoy the video of his climb!
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KBTA just kicked off its Africa Campaign with another highly successful annual launch event on Friday, June 24th, which has already made the Nairobi News headlines thanks to the participation of comedian Churchill and pop band Sauti Sol. Here's the full article: Churchill, Sauti Sol join campaign in aid of visually impaired students – Nairobi News Comedian Churchill and Read more about Churchill, Sauti Sol join campaign in aid of visually impaired students and help KBTA hit the Nairobi News[…]


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The government claims to have saved more than £100m by improving control over its central government property, as it releases new data about what it owns in Whitehall.
Francis Maude, minister for the Cabinet Office, said the government is "getting a better grip" over its property costs - despite today's new figures revealing that central government owns 552 vacant premises. The Cabinet Office says these premises will now be either sub-let or sold. Writing for the Public Leaders Network, Maude said the government had forced Whitehall departments to share space. "For example I have asked civil servants from the Cabinet Office to share space with the Treasury to make better use of office space. We will sell or sublet buildings we have no use for."
The figures, released by the Cabinet Office on 12 January, reveal that central government occupies 16.5bn square metres - almost six times the City of London - spread across almost 14,000 different properties.
Despite successive government pledges to move more civil servants out of London, almost one fifth of central government property is still in London. While 40% of the estate is office space, central government also owns 40 laboratories and 18 museums.
In 2010, the government introduced a moratorium on leases and in March 2011 appointed an advisory body of property experts, chaired by Lord Coles, together with further national property controls, including central approval for any new property costing more than £100,000.
Maude said the release of new data was part of the government's commitment to transparency and had enabled it to see "the true scale of what we own or lease" and to push ahead with savings.
The Cabinet Office says the figures show that for the financial year 2009-10:
• the cost of property per employee is similar to the private sector – £4,454 per employee in the public sector, compared to £4,525 in the private sector
• public sector employees have 16% more space per employee than in the private sector – at 13 square metres.
It says the government is determined to reduce the cost of public sector property further, focusing first on the most expensive area - central London – where it has already made significant progress in reducing its property holdings. It acknowledges that space per employee fluctuates widely across the estate – suggesting that many buildings could be run more efficiently.
This article is published by Guardian Professional. Join the Guardian Public Leaders Network free to receive regular emails on the issues at the top of the professional agenda.


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Can someone please tell me what the heck I did to achieve this?
If you scroll down to the bottom where the comments are, the font size jumps to l ike 56! or something. How did that happen? And how do I change it, easily, without having to reformat my whole page. (I've been having fits trying to update that page most times.)


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Slim pickings for Patriots
Pats get 5 chances, barring trades and undrafted players
Published 9:07 pm, Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Foxborough, Mass.
The New England Patriots head into the NFL draft with their usual needs at wide receiver and in the secondary.
Maybe Bill Belichick will make better choices than he did in his other 13 years as their coach.
He'll have five chances, the fewest picks in team history, barring trades, so there could be increased emphasis on signing players who don't get chosen in the three-day draft that ends on Saturday.
"They're always part of the equation," Patriots director of player personnel director Nick Caserio said. "We're going to be adding 20 more players to the team before we go to training camp. That could come from draft picks. It could come from undrafted free agents. Whether or not they play a larger role this year, possibly. There are still street free agents that are available. You're always looking at a multitude of ways to put your team together."
But drafted players have a better shot at productive pro careers, even if that often hasn't been the case with the Patriots. Five of the eight defensive backs they picked in the first four rounds during the past six years are no longer with the team.
At receiver, the Patriots have chosen four in the past seven years. Jeremy Ebert, a seventh-round pick in 2012, is the only one who remains. And with the departure of their top two receivers from last season, Wes Welker and Brandon Lloyd, the Patriots need help at that position.
The Patriots added veteran receivers Danny Amendola, Donald Jones and Michael Jenkins in the off-season as new targets for Tom Brady. But of the eight players they drafted at that position over the last 10 years, only Julian Edelman has made an impact, only as a backup.
Wide receivers who could be a good fit include DeAndre Hopkins of Clemson, Keenan Allen of California and Markus Wheaton of Oregon State. In the secondary, they might choose among cornerbacks Xavier Rhodes of Florida State and Jamar Taylor of Boise State, and safeties Matt Elam of Florida and Eric Reid of LSU.
The Patriots could use a speedy defensive end and might consider Damontre Moore of Texas A&M.


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Throughout history women pirates have had a voice on the ocean, it's time for them to have one in the market place, arrr!
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300 years after it's first appearance, the feared Jolly Roger, has met it's match in a strong yet sexy female version, the Molly Rogers.
Pirate photographer Tiger Lee, creator of the Hot Pirate Babe calendar, says, "When I created the Hot Pirate Babes calendar, I realized women are as interested in pirates as men. I wanted a female pirate symbol for the logo. Since there was none, I created the Molly Roger. This feminine pirate image proved to be so popular with my customers that we went on to fashion an entire product line after her, including shirts, flags, stickers, temporary tattoos and jewelry."
Tiger, whose professional pirate persona is 17th century Chinese buccaneer, says, "With the popularity of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, the market for all things pirate is hot. But everywhere you look, you'll see the same tired symbols used over and over again on flags, tee-shirts and trinkets. Real pirates were an innovative lot, adapting to new situations in creative ways." With a smile and a growl he adds, "Arrr, n' that's the way I aims to keep it with all me photos n' products, bucko!"
The Molly Roger product line takes tired old phrases like "Surrender the Booty" converted to fresh female sayings like "I don't give up the booty with a fight." Pirate portraits he created to grace the Hot Pirate Babes calendar are a unique blend of photography and digital magic.
As long as there have been pirates, there have been female pirates. Famous figures range from Queen Artemisia of Halicarnassus (Modern Day Greece) in 480 B.C, and Grace O'Malley the Pirate Queen of Connemara (Ireland) with her 3 galleries and 200 men in the 16th Century, to the famous pair of Anne Bonny and Mary Read, who sailed with Calico Jack Rackham in the 17th Century. In fact, the most powerful pirate ever was a woman. Cheng I Sao commanded 800 large junks and 70,000 pirates in the South China Sea around the 19th Century. Chow Yun-Fat's character Sao Feng in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End is based on the legendary Cheung Po Tsai, who was the adopted son and husband of Cheng I Sao.
"Throughout history women pirates have had a voice on the ocean, it's time for them to have one in the market place, arrr!" says Lee.
About Tiger Lee
Tiger Lee runs an Old Time Dress Like a Pirate Photo Booth that travels to numerous pirate events where he magically transforms common folk into fierce pirates and sexy wenches. Pirates Magazine featured Lee in an 8-page cover story. He is the winner of two Photoshop Guru Awards and is the creator of the Babe with Blades & Hot Pirate Babe calendar.
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Mejadra with pistachios and raisins. Photograph: Alan Betson
- Serves: 8
- Cooking Time: 60 mins
- Course: Side Dish
- Cuisine: Turkish/Middle Eastern
- 250g green lentils
- 4 large onions, very finely sliced
- 3 tbsp plain flour (you can use gluten-free)
- 250ml sunflower oil
- Salt and pepper
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 knob butter
- 2 tsp cumin powder
- 1 tbsp coriander powder
- Good pinch each of turmeric, allspice and cinnamon
- 200g basmati rice
- 300ml water
- 50-100g raisins
- Juice of 1-2 lemons
- Handful pistachio nuts
- Bunch coriander, finely chopped (optional)
Soak the lentils in cold water for 10 minutes. Change the water and bring to boil for ten minutes until tender. Drain and set aside.
Place the flour in a large bowl, add the onions and toss till well coated. Sieve to remove the excess flour.
Heat the sunflower oil in a pan till it's very hot and, stirring regularly, fry the floured onions in batches until they're crisp and golden brown.
Drain on kitchen paper, season well and set aside. Heat the olive oil and butter in a saucepan, then add the cumin, coriander, turmeric, allspice and cinnamon. Add the uncooked rice and coat well in the oil and spice mix. Next, add the cooked lentils and the water, along with the raisins.Bring to the boil and simmer gently for 15 minutes (or check cooking instructions on the packet of rice).
Remove the lid and take the pan off the heat. The rice now needs to steam a bit, so put a tea towel over the top of the pan, place the lid over it and leave for about 10 minutes.
Stir only with a fork as this keeps it fluffy. Add half the cooked onions and the lemon juice, taste and adjust the seasoning.
Serve garnished with the rest of the onions and the pistachios scattered on top, plus some chopped coriander.


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a clergyman; especially a settled minister or parson
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a name given to a pastor of the Reformed Church. The word is also applied locally in the United States, in colloquial speech, to any clergyman
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Paris Hilton just released her newest campaign video for this years presidency. The funny thing is Paris always seems to somehow slip in a potential solution to the issues between all the "BFF's" and the "Loves it's."
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Other updates include a redesigned lounge and a restaurant with track-mounted walls of glass windows that can be opened or closed depending on the weather. Eighty-five percent of the staterooms will feature Scenic Sun Lounges, balconies that can be enclosed into a solarium. Rooms will also have 32" Samsung HD televisions connected to Apple Mac Mini computers offering free internet access and video-on-demand. Scenic Cruises also provides unlimited complimentary alcoholic beverages including in-suite mini-bars, and butler service.
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Rodrigo Tapia
Rodrigo started his long-time love relationship with birds when he became an avid birder by the age of 10, and has been observing, studying and learning about them for more than 30 years now, first by birding in many different environments from the seaside to the Andes mountains around his home patch, acquiring in the process a good deal of field experience with virtually all the birds of central Chile including most chilean endemics, and later expanding his voyages to the rest of the country. This early passion naturally evolved into his career and led him into studying Biology at Universidad Católica de Valparaíso and further studying with Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
He has explored Chile's whole length from the northern Altiplano to Cape Horn while conducting ornithological research and guiding groups of birders since 1989. He studied the birds in the wetlands of the Aconcagua river and Mantagua for three years, gathering experience with shorebirds, plovers, waders and coastal seabirds. Rodrigo travelled to Antarctica for the first time in 1991 as part of a research team conducting studies on antarctic penguins, and later worked for eight seasons in the White Continent as an expedition leader, lecturer and zodiac driver on board a couple of vessels. These years of sailing across the Drake Passage, together with the experience gathered in pelagic birding off his hometown of Valparaíso in the Pacific coast of central Chile gave him hundreds of hours with albatrosses, petrels and other seabirds, a group of birds which has always captivated him.
Member of the Chilean Ornithologists Union, he has worked as a birding guide, as an independent researcher, and as a birding consultant and guide instructor for several nature-oriented hotels and lodges. He´s also interested in bird photography. Rodrigo has been involved in several environmental education projects with children, imparted workshops and lectured about birds and birding, and has worked to try and get the public attention on birds, their knowledge and conservation, and birdwatching as a sustainable economic activity. In this context he was the mind behind Festival de Aves de Chile, in 2008, the first ever bird festival in Chile, an event that is still celebrated every year in the city of Viña del Mar and has spurred the apparition of similar bird-centered community events throughout the country. He started guiding birding tours and pelagics in central Chile for Far South Expeditions in 2006 and currently works for us as a full-time birding, wildlife and wildlife photo trip leader and writer since 2012 when he moved to Punta Arenas.
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Sebastian Saiter
Sebastian is a Punta Arenas-born naturalist and birder. Since childhood years he showed a passion for discovering Nature and exploring the imposing landscapes of Chilean Patagonia. Consequently he studied Adventure Tourism, becoming involved in the topic and studying about the flora & fauna of one of the last pristine places in the world. Sebastián has a particular interest on the natural history of the birds in Patagonia, patagonian endemics and wildlife photography, having become a specialist in the Avian life of Patagonia and collaborating with bird pictures in a number of conservation and birwatching publications. He is an active member of NGO Agrupacion Ecologica Patagonica in Punta Arenas, involved in projects to protect wetlands, urban parks and other interesting sites and reserves in the city. It is through this entity that he works on environmental education projects with children, in both private and public schools in the area.
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Claudio F. Vidal
Claudio has been exploring and birding since the age of 12 and currently leads birding / nature tours and photo safaris throughout Patagonia, Chile and South America. He is one of the two founders and original driving forces behind the far South Expeditions concept and company.
Claudio has a particular interest in the seabirds and marine mammals occurring in the Humboldt Current, Patagonia and Antarctica. Botany is also one of his greatest passions, leading him to devote to the photographic documentation of wildflowers of desert and Mediterranean regions of the world, of which he possesses a vast archive.
Claudio is now finishing the writing of a Field Guide to the Birds of Chile together with a team of accomplished field ornithologists, and is co-author of more than 20 books, including the acclaimed 'Birds of Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego and Antarctic Peninsula'.
He is actively involved in several ecotourism projects in Chile and is founding partner of Far South Expeditions since 1997. He lives in Punta Arenas.
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Enrique Couve
Enrique is an Industrial Engineer by profession, although a field naturalist by true passion. One of the two founders and original driving forces behind the Far South Expeditions concept and company, he has been birding and studying the natural history of Chile for more than 45 years.
He is co-author of more than 20 publications on the natural heritage of Chile and Patagonia, and among his published works is the praised 'Birds of Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego and Antarctic Peninsula'. Enrique is a very gifted field spotter, and he uses this skill on his nature photography work, as he has one of the most complete and extensive files on the flora and fauna of the country.
Enrique has extensively travelled throughout Chile and South America, its oceanic islands and Antarctica. He is the main author of an upcoming and long-awaited Field Guide to the Birds of Chile, now in its final completing stages. He is a skilled puma tracker and a pioneer of puma trips in Patagonia.
He is founding partner and manager of Far South Expeditions and lives in Punta Arenas with his wife Cecilia.
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Ana Maria Venegas
Ana María is a forestry engineer (University of Chile) and obtained her M.S. in Wildlife Ecology (University of Wisconsin-Madison). She has been working with birds since 2001. She has been involved in several conservation projects, including a study of the population dynamics of the critically endangered Chilean Woodstar in Northern Chile. Ana María helped to establish the banding system in Chile and she has been a certified NABC bander since 2011, when she spent several months training at Long Point Bird Observatory (Ontario, Canada). For her graduate research, she studied the effects of extreme weather events on bird productivity in the northeastern United States. Currently, she lives in Santiago where she works as an independent consultant and researcher. Ana María is a member of the Directorate of the Chilean Ornithologists Union. In her free time, she enjoys outdoor activities such as gardening, biking, camping and hiking. She also likes knitting, cooking and spending time with her family and friends.
Diego Araya
Diego has always been passionate about nature and wildlife. While studying Marine Biology he began to explore photography in search of intimacy and complicity with animals. Once he got his college degree, and after some travelling around Europe and North America, he found a job with the national Park Service in Chile running projects related to ecotourism and conservation. In 2004 he left his professional achievements and urban conveniences behind to live in Patagonia in pursuit of his long-life dream and to be one with nature. Over the years he has managed to create one of the finest and most complete professional photography archives of Patagonian wildlife together with becoming one of the most qualified residents in tracking, approximation and photography of the fauna in the region. He also found Wildpatagonia Nature Photography, a small company that organize photographic expeditions, publish nature books and field guides and produce outdoor clothing. He guides many photo safaris tours for his company and others, including Far South Expeditions. In 2009 he published Patagonia 237, his first book. A 300 pages, big format coffee table book financed by Nikon Chile. In 2010 he started working as expedition staff and zodiac driver on board the Antarctic Dream, accumulating over 100 days in Antarctica experience. At the moment he is an independent wildlife photographer, Photo Safari guide, and is working on several editorial and tourism projects under his company, Wildpatagonia.
Marcelo Flores
Marcelo is celebrated Chilean photographer and naturalist, marine biologist, and seabird and marine mammal enthusiast. Marcelo has a vast field experience leading and conducting research projects throughout Chile and Antarctica.
He is currently finishing his Ph.D. thesis on Medicine for Wildlife Conservation, especifically on assessing the impact of introduced species on the native birdlife of distant Easter Island or Rapa Nui, and looking for measurements to mitigate this serious threat on the already depauperate biodiversity of this isolated territory.
When he is not busy, either carrying out field research or doing classes at the University, he enjoys leading birding and nature photography tours throughout Chile, a land he knows as the palm of his hand.
Marcelo de Cruz
Marcelo began his career as a naturalist and birdwatcher at the age of 22. After finishing his studies in tourism in Buenos Aires, he moved to Tierra del Fuego in 1991. Since then, he has explored every corner of the island and built up a wealth of knowledge about its unique wildlife. He has developed a special ability to find any species of bird, even the rarest ones. He can also list the names of nearly every living creature that inhabits the Magellanic forests, steppes, high mountains or sea shores of Tierra del Fuego, and cooperates with the National Park Administration for the development of a sustainable tourism strategy. He lives in Ushuaia with his wife, Paula, and his daughter.
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