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Booklist Online senior editor Keir Graff moderated a panel on the future of book reviews, featuring Goodreads CEO and founder Otis Chandler, Washington Post Book World deputy editor Ron Charles, Amazon.com director of author and publisher relations Jon Fine, and school librarian and blogger Jennifer Hubert Swan (Reading Rants).
Although there was much of the positive customer-reviews-and-professional-reviews-can-coexist-in-happiness! talk, Charles brought perspective. Graff said, "The pace of news is accelerating. Is technology working against the long-form book essay?" Charles: "Yes." Later, he talked about his need to review general interest titles rather than a lot of niche discoveries to get more clicks on their site–newspapers need to be general in order to survive. He foresees a future of big city dailies continuing to die as five large papers live and syndicate book reviews to other publications.
Fine emphasized the effort required to use and read user reviews, and he values the engagement that comes with it as well: "More speech is better speech." Chandler and Fine both discussed the difficulties of maintaining integrity–avoiding conflicts of interest and keeping people who are getting paid to write good reviews at bay primarily by an algorithm that orders reviews.
I felt a general sense of naivety about the public's understanding of what could jeopardize objectivity and the general ability to read critically. Everyone's spouting criticism, and, we, as readers, are expected to read it with a critical eye? As Fine said, "There's no time to indulge in all the great resources out there." I wish there had been more librarians on the panel to say, "But what if that's your job?"
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Turning Points
The most challenging parts of personal growth happens in moments where we consciously break limiting habits. The longer a habit stays, the more it feels like we can't live life without it and the more it becomes rationalized, which makes us feel trapped.
Over the last few months I changed a number of behaviors that were limiting me. I stopped watching an hour or more of TV a day, and I started going to bed early so I could get 8+ hours of sleep per night.
I had lots of justifications for why each of these were ok. Now, that I'm not watching TV, I've been able to read a book a week. Because I sleep more, I wake up everyday having a ton more energy.
What worked for me was using the principles from THE POWER OF HABIT. From reading this book, I identified the queues and the rewards for each habit. I didn't try to change the queue or reward, I only changed the habit.
For example, for TV, what queued me was the children going to bed and me feeling wiped out at the end of a long day. The reward was relaxation. So, I found activities that are really helped me relax and didn't use any will-power. For me, that meant and still means journaling online and spending a lot of time searching for books that are page turners, and that I look forward to reading. If I start a book, and I find that it's taking will-power, then I immediately stop reading it. Also, taking a nap during the day has given me more energy to be productive when the children fall asleep so I have a little more will-power.
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by Taylor Nye
So often, I see girls and guys alike trying to work neon. Usually, I just want to take them and shake them and ask, "You really thought that combo was okay!?" There is a proper way to wear neon, and anyone can sport this bold trend with a little moderation and proper planning.
Let's face it: when you're wearing neon, it's to grab attention. However, it's all about good attention versus bad attention. Unless it's Mifflin, you don't want to mix a bunch of neon colors all at the same time. Think about it: you wouldn't wear blue, purple, yellow, green and orange all in one outfit normally, would you? So why should it be any different if they happen to be neon hues? If the focal point of your outfit is going to be rainbow-brite, pair it with another staple item that's a neutral: black and denim are my favorites. Urban Outfitters gives an example: the model in this picture is wearing neon jeans, but with a denim shirt and neutral heels.
Another way to rock the neon trend is through accessories. Base your outfit on a neutral shade, but accessorize with different pops of neon. Fergie draws attention in this photo because her little black dress stands out with accents of neon in her bag, shoes and nails. Here, you notice every color because there's not very much of each. In a whole outfit of neon, it's hard to see the different shades because the overall look is too overpowering.
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Whew! Just finished my third Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Festival and, per usual, it was exhausting but a lot of fun. We had the perfect weather this year - sunny and gorgeous, with some clouds and a light breeze. It was the ONE THING that I asked for this year - regardless of whatever else would or could go wrong, I asked the planning committee to think positive thoughts about 74 degrees and sunny. Who knows - maybe positive thinking works better than I give it credit for, because we got a few degrees warmer but just about on target. Better than the past few years of 100+ degrees on Saturday.
This year was, according to the attendees, the best yet, and I only truly play a small part in making that happen. The host sites and a lot of volunteers and volunteer organizers really do a lot of the work, plus having some additional help at the AVWA never hurts.
Here's my "insider" run-down of the event, including the inevitable hiccups which (hopefully) no one but the organizers notice!:
We started Thursday evening with the welcome dinner at Breggo Cellars, which was great except for the fact that we misunderstood the request to "bring some bubbly" and had to scramble at the last minute to get additional bottles (for free!) so everyone could have at least one glass when they entered. Otherwise, the food was fantastic and it was as great kick-off to the weekend.
On Friday we had the technical conference and, new this year, an afternoon consumer tasting ticket. Again, our major snafu was that the moderator didn't realize we had one remaining seminar at the end of the day and ended up running really late, with most of the audience leaving before the final talk. Otherwise, the schedule was fantastic, with speakers like Greg LaFolette, lots of wine tastings like a Savoy vineyard focus tasting with Benovia, Roessler and Radio-Coteau, and food and wine pairings in the afternoon. We did some 2008 Anderson Valley Pinot tastings during lunch (I'll expand more on that later). Again, good food and good wine = a good event.
That evening was the casual BBQ at Standish Wine Co., which went really well except people ate about three times the amount of food that was expected, and Janis (my helper)had luckily stowed away some extra plates in her car, so we brought those out to try and fill in. 250 people ate 450 large plates worth of food. We all enjoyed the live music and watching the fog roll in from the ocean until we were frozen and ready to go home.
On Saturday we had a press tasting at Goldeneye's new production facility. Then the grand tasting, which went really well this year. Kevin & The Coconuts rocked the steel drums per usual, and the lamb and wood-fired pizzas were delicious. We even had misters this year in case of heat, which felt great when turned on but, as we found out, got the auction items slightly damp (oops), so they were turned back off. Saturday evening were winemaker dinners, which I don't attend so I'll assume they went just fine, and then open houses on Sunday.
The Foursight open house was great. We served about 300-something tri-tip sliders plus a ton of other food paired with our wines. We had a band from Mendocino playing latin music, and the day was so nice we made it an indoor-outdoor event, which was much better than jamming into the cellar because it was too hot outside (like 2009). We sold quite a bit of wine, and saw a large group of our wine club members who came to pick up their shipments. However, I felt so tired that day I could barely form a coherent sentence, so I spent much of the time doing dishes and helping in the background. A perfect solution, although I was crossing my fingers that the interview I did for the Napa Valley Register made any sense at all. :)
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LG Voyager goes gangsta
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Sleek 'S3' apparently has a clarity-enhancing finish
I'm pretty sure Verizon paid someone to make this video. Heh. I guess it does a decent job of showcasing all the Voyager's features, though, I'm sick and tired of the 'iPhone killer' BS. Can you people please stop comparing the iFones to every new phone that comes out? It's pretty much the most annoying thing anyone can say and it just makes you look ignorant.


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|Oracle® Communications Converged Application Server Administration Guide
Release 5.0
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The chapter describes the SIP data tier configuration file,
datatier.xml configuration file identifies servers that manage the concurrent call state for SIP applications, and defines how those servers are arranged into SIP data tier partitions. A partition refers to one or more SIP data tier server instances that manage the same portion of the call state. Multiple servers in the same partition are referred to as replicas because they all manage a copy of the same portion of the call state.
datatier.xml is stored in the
/config/custom subdirectory where
DOMAIN_DIR is the root directory of the Oracle Communications Converged Application Server domain.
You can edit
datatier.xml using either the Administration Console or a text editor. Note that changes to the SIP data tier configuration cannot be applied to servers dynamically; you must restart servers in order to change SIP data tier membership or reconfigure partitions.
This schema file is bundled within the
wlss-descriptor-binding.jar library, installed in the
/server/lib directory.
Example 31-1 shows the template
datatier.xml file created using the Configuration Wizard. See also "Example SIP Data Tier Configurations and Configuration Files" in Chapter 3, "Configuring SIP Data Tier Partitions and Replicas."
datatier.xml contains one or more
partition elements that define servers' membership in a SIP data tier partition. All SIP data tier clusters must have at least one
partition. Each partition contains the XML elements described in Table 31-0.
Table 31-1 Nested partition Elements
A String value that identifies the name of the partition. Oracle recommends including the number of the partition (starting at 0) in the text of the name for administrative purposes. For example, "partition-0."
Specifies the name of a Converged Application Server instance that manages call state in this partition. You can define up two three servers per
Oracle recommends including the number of the server (starting with 0) and the number of the partition in the server name for administrative purposes. For example, "replica-0-0."


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Young girl,
You never walk alone, just misunderstood.
Yes, you are unique,
But life's conditions, those are few and we're all afflicted.
So don't be scared to tell about yourself,
You'd be surprised when people open about themselves
How much like you they are.
That being said,
Always take their good advice,
And be able to tell wrong from right.
And if you fall get back up,
And if you fail…
Well lets just say, you shouldn't,
Because every day, every hour, every second,
That's a second chance.
And if for some reason you look back and feel regret,
Well then that's a reason to try again.
And once you do that you have no longer failed,
You simply had a minor set back.
As for where you're going,
You probably don't know yet,
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Follow your dreams,
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Hawking 'honoured' to be recipient of physics award
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Professor Stephen Hawking has been named as one of the first recipients of the Special Fundamental Physics Prize for his lifetime contribution to physics.
It is one of the most lucrative science prizes in the history of time.
He said he was "delighted and honoured" to win, and intends to give some of his 1-point-8 million reward to help his autistic grandson.


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November 1, 2017
Why the Cross?
The Cross and Eternal Security
Romans 8:29-34 (NASB)
For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren; and these whom He predestined, He also called; and these whom He called, He also justified; and these whom He justified, He also glorified. What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us? He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things? Who will bring a charge against God's elect? God is the one who justifies; who is the one who condemns? Christ Jesus is He who died, yes, rather who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us.
Paul has stated in verse 28 that God works all things for good to them who are the called according to His purpose. He then proceeds to describe how God calls sinners to Himself.
- Foreknown
Some seek to explain this verse by saying "God looked down the corridor of time and saw who would believe in Him and those are the ones He called." This can't be right: The verse says "whom" He foreknew. God did not "foreknow" faith; He "foreknew" people. God has knowledge of all people before they are born, but not all are justified.
- Foreknowledge means "to love with an everlasting love."
"I have loved thee with an everlasting love" (Jeremiah 31:3). God said to Israel, "You only have I known among all the nations" (Amos 3:2). Moses said, "And Adam knew his wife Eve and she conceived" (Genesis 4:1). Jesus says in that day, "Depart from Me, I never knew you" (Matthew 7:23). God has chosen to love us.
- God's everlasting love is independent of our merits.
God's love is like an artesian spring and wells up inside of Himself and is not drawn out because of our loveable-ness. His love for us is the beginning of all.
- Foreknowledge means "to love with an everlasting love."
- Predestined
Simply put, God, in His love for you, has decreed to turn your sinful life around. He could rightfully condemn you because of your sin, but He has another purpose. Your destiny is to become like His own Son. God has decreed this for His people.
- Called
- This is the decree becoming an actual work within us.
The Spirit begins to draw me to a dependence upon God through Jesus Christ. He then regenerates my sinful heart, mind and will. He transforms my life. If you say, "I know Christ," but live like the devil you are lying (I John 2:4-6).
- This work of God is progressive here and finalized there!
"He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion" (Philippians 1:6). "I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with Thy likeness" (Psalm 17:15).
- This is the decree becoming an actual work within us.
- Justified
We have studied justification throughout Romans. To be justified means we are seen by God, "just as if we never sinned, and just as if we fully obeyed." This truth is a necessary remedy to those beaten and bruised by life's sin and failures. He saves!
- Glorified
In Romans 8 Paul has been speaking of "eternal glory" (vs. 11, 17, 18, 23) and now He reminds us of the golden chain that leads us to glory. God loved us with love that rose within His own heart, He determined to conform us to the image of His Son, He sent His Spirit to call us to this life, He justified us through faith, and will glorify us. All these action verbs of God are in the PAST tense.
Because salvation is a work of God, all of God's people are saved outside of time as we know it.
I came across an article written by Bishop Curtis A. Timmons, B.A., Th.D., that said, "The eternal security of the believer is a strong delusion. It is a dangerous false doctrine, a destructive and deceptive teaching of Satan invading and polluting many of today's modern Christian churches." Strong statements. He goes on to say, "A true born-again believer who has accepted Christ as their Lord and Savior, can of their own free will choose to leave Christ and walk out from under the safety of His sanctifying blood, thus facing again the consequences of sin, eternal damnation."
It baffles me how a church can have any kind of joy believing what Bishop Timmons believes. However, rather than attacking his position, let's positively see what Paul says. There are four reasons in Romans 8:34 given why a Christian can't lose his salvation.
1. Christ died.
"By His death, the penalty of the holy law, on account of its violation by His people, was executed, and satisfaction was made to Divine justice" (Robert Haldane). God's holiness is infinite, and His justice is absolute. In the Old Covenant, God instituted the sacrificial system to show people the necessity of a satisfaction. These sacrifices foreshadowed the work of Jesus Christ. His death utterly forbids the condemnation of the elect of God (v.33). His death has made satisfaction for them. In the case of the believer, both accusation and condemnation are impossible (v.34).
2. Christ rose.
The resurrection of Christ confirms that complete satisfaction was made for us. "For if but one sin which had been laid upon Him had continued unatoned for, He would have remained forever in the grave, death being the wages of sin" (Haldane). "If Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins" (I Corinthians 15:17). As Christ's death was our condemnation, so Christ's resurrection was our absolution. This is why the emphasis of the apostle's message was the resurrection (Luke 24:46).
3. Christ sits.
This is a figurative expression used by both Paul and the writer of Hebrews to help us understand that nothing else need be done for our salvation. The Old Testament priests "standeth daily offering sacrifices" but our Great High Priest offered Himself and "sat down" (Hebrews 10:12). Who dares enter His presence to charge a believer?
4. Christ prays.
When I say "Christ prays" I simply mean He has conversation with the Father. This communion with the Father is for a purpose. Christ intercedes on behalf of believers. He continually presents His blood of perpetual efficacy on the behalf of His people. "For without the shedding of blood, there is no remission of sins" (Hebrews 9:22). This is why He said to His disciples, "I go to prepare a place for you" (John 14:3). I can't lose my salvation because my salvation is obtained by Christ's perfect work.
It's all about the work of Christ. That's why we cannot be lost. Salvation is of the Lord, and that which the Lord accomplishes is eternal in nature. Turn your eyes upon Jesus. Look full in His wonderful face.


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Throughout all the drama surrounding Nick Diaz' failed drug test, Carlos Condit has remained somewhat silent, but now his thoughts are coming to the surface. Condit opened up to Sports Illustrated about Diaz testing positive for marijuana following their controversial fight.
I don't care. The thing about it is, it's something they test for. It's against the Nevada [State] Athletic Commission [rules]. I don't really consider it to be a performance-enhancing drug, but the fact is, they're testing for it. And you know they're testing for it. Whatever you do in between camps, if you know they're testing for this stuff then you've got to figure something out. In the past, he's said, 'Oh, I can smoke and I can pass these tests no problem.' That attitude kind of came back and bit him in the ass.
Condit may not care about Diaz having marijuana in his system, but he does care about how it affects his own immediate future. Condit explained that he actually wanted the rematch after realizing how big the fight would be.
"So I called [Dana White]," Condit said. "…We talked about [the fight] a little bit. He said he thought that I won, but at the same time a lot of people were calling for the rematch and it would be a huge fight. The day before I had told my manager that I'd be into a rematch, and I told Dana White the same thing. I said I'm down. Let's just figure out the details and we'll do it."
"I don't think I need the rematch. I won the fight; I think I'd win a rematch. But the thing about it is, I want to be in big fights, fights where there's a lot of buzz, a lot of people wanting to see the fight, and a rematch with Nick Diaz fits the bill."
It's all a moot point now for Carlos Condit. He has the interim belt and will move on with his career. That's not the case for Nick Diaz though. He'll spend the foreseeable future dealing with this issue with the NSAC and his manager Cesar Gracie may not be helping his cause. Gracie admitted on The MMA Hour yesterday that he was fully aware the Nick had smoked marijuana, but he and Nick both thought he [Nick] had taken the right steps to basically fool the drug test. He claims Diaz has a "ritual" he goes through to detoxify his body prior to taking the test. From what Gracie says, it doesn't sound like Nick did anything different than my old dorm buddies that had to fool the drug test to get hired at Subway. The ritual seems simple: drink a lot of water and sweat.
He was surprised he tested positive. He does the same ritual every fight for the last five years. He stops it in time and he cleanses his system, works out like crazy, drinks a lot of water and purges his system of it.
This seems like an instance it would have been better to just say nothing. What has Gracie said that was even worth saying? He says he knew (I admit we all knew.) one of his fighters was getting high. Knowing Dana's history with black listing pretty much anything that pisses him off, I'm not sure why Gracie would even come out and say this. I get that Diaz has the medical card; we all do. It just seems foolish to me to admit you know your fighters are, for lack of a better way of saying it, breaking the rules. I really doubt that Dana will ban Diaz, as he does have a lot of star power behind him. Plus, Dana hasn't even hinted at it, but that's never a side of the fence anybody involved with The UFC should ever even consider visiting. Diaz' full disciplinary action is expected to be handed down soon, and the early signs tend to suggest Diaz will fight the result or at least shoot for a shortened suspension, as he has hired attorney Ross Goodman.
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The Lord of the Rings (film series)
The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy consists of three live action films, directed by Peter Jackson. Principal photography for all three films took place in New Zealand over a continuous eighteen-month period — the first time that three films had ever been shot together in this way, although some pairs of films had. There were several later "pick-up" shoots over the following months and years as the films were edited, special effects were added and the script was honed and revised.
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring was released in December 2001, and won the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation of 2001.
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers was released in December 2002.
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King was released in December 2003, and won all eleven of the Academy Awards for which it was nominated, including the award for Best Picture.
Differences from the book
The films for the most part follow the storyline of the book (see J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings); however there are some major deviations as detailed within the entry for each film. For an in depth analysis of the differences between the books and films, see Tolkien vs. Jackson: Differences Between Story and Screenplay and Tolkien vs. Jackson: Major Differences Between Story and Screenplay.
For analysis of the individual films, see Book vs. Movie: Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring, Book vs. Movie: Peter Jackson's The Two Towers, and Book vs. Movie: Peter Jackson's The Return of the King.
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Academy Awards
If all three films are counted as one, the trilogy was nominated for 30 Academy Awards, of which it won 17.[1]
The Awards were as follows (A Win is marked by a "W"):
- Art Direction [Fellowship, Two Towers, King (W)]
- Cinematography [Fellowship (W)]
- Costume Design [Fellowship, King (W)]
- Directing [Fellowship, King (W)]
- Film Editing [Fellowship, Two Towers, King (W)]
- Makeup [Fellowship (W), King (W)]
- Music (Original Score) [Fellowship (W), King (W)]
- Music (Original Song) [Fellowship: "May It Be", King: "Into the West" (W)]
- Best Picture [Fellowship, Two Towers, King (W)]
- Sound [Fellowship, Two Towers]
- Sound Editing (Two Towers)
- Sound Mixing [King (W)]
- Supporting Actor [Fellowship: Ian McKellen ("Gandalf")]
- Visual Effects [Fellowship (W), Two Towers (W), King (W)]
- Writing (Previously Produced or Published) [Fellowship, King (W)]


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We were noticing how absolutely beautiful we found a particular tree, or perhaps it was the pattern on the ground made by the sun shining through its leaves that we found so moving…
The Beauty Dialogues came out of a conversation between myself, Ashley Cooper & Beth Alexander during a walk we were taking together during a Spring 2006 Summit of 'Girl Geeks' in Seattle.
We were noticing how absolutely beautiful we found a particular tree, or perhaps it was the pattern on the ground made by the sun shining through its leaves that we found so moving… we started to wonder aloud about what it is that makes some things beautiful in that aching, haunting kind of way… what it is in that particular moment or material that evokes the 'beauty!' response in one or another of us.
What is beauty, anyway? Is it different for each person? Or is there some 'objective' measurement, like Christopher Alexander's calibration of the amount & quality of 'life' in each element, to what we collectively experience as Beauty? Is it a pleasing surface symmetry, or is it some deeper indication of wholeness and pattern that triggers the awareness of beauty in our midst? What is the 'essence' of beauty?
And thus started an inquiry that has already blossomed into a thousand forms, including this blog; a conversation that I hope will continue to meander like a healthy river through our curious minds for some time to come (here's one of the tributaries).
Something truly remarkable to me about that summit of eight women in Seattle was the way we all see Beauty at the center of our lives and work … this and the passionate belief we share in using the power of technology to enhance the sense of community and connection between people. Beauty in action, if you will. This perspective seems to be a particularly feminine point of view, and feels like something deeply needed in the world right now. It's a perspective that brings balance and begins to restore wholeness, not only to the way we see and utilize technology, but also to our ability to face and respond to the larger challenge for humanity in today's world.
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Climate Change Denial Research Funded By Big Oil
Would it matter to you if you found out your doctor, who had been prescribing you medications, was accepting money from the pharmaceutical company who made your medications all along? Would you wonder about the doctor's motives for prescribing those drugs? Would you wonder if the doctor really had your best interest at heart?
Let's say you found out a scientist who makes very clear pronouncements on the state of climate change was being paid substantial amounts of money from Big Oil, the very industry whose products are accused of contributing the most to climate change. Would you wonder about that person's motives? Would you wonder if that person really had your — or the planet's — best interests at heart?
This is the question raised today by revelations that Willie Soon, an astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and a very vocal denier of climate change, has been given over $1,000,000 for research grants over the last ten years from the very companies who stand to benefit from society maintaining the climate status quo. His benefactors include ExxonMobil, the Charles G. Koch foundation, the American Petroleum Institute and other sources, all of whom have an interest in debunking theories that humans have caused climate change through the use of the very products these organizations represent.
Certainly, to an ethical researcher, funding is funding is funding — or at least, it should be. The source of the funding should not matter one whit to any research outcomes. However, it also stands to reason that if the researcher were to arrive at findings the fund granter did not agree with, he wouldn't receive funding from similar sources anymore. And yet, Soon has continued to receive funding from Big Oil and Big Coal — despite, or perhaps because, his research is contradictory to the findings of almost all other researchers.
Does Big Oil like to give Soon funding because he says what they want to hear, thus giving them ammunition to fight climate-change initiatives? Or are Big Oil and Big Coal simply giving him funding because they truly want to fund climate change research?
I'll leave that up to you.
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The department awarded two $10 million contracts for the conceptual design of the Salt Waste Processing Facility, its first step toward being commissioned.
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ESP's own Chris Cannella (N17, Autumn's End) takes you through the ESP E-II Eclipse FM, a high-performance guitar with a traditional look. Like the rest of our E-II Series, the E-II Eclipse FM is made in Japan at the ESP factory. For more info on the E-II Eclipse guitars: http://www.espguitars.com/products?categories=eclipse-series-guitars-3
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Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, age 62, is considered as the wealthiest doctor in history. He dedicated his career into developing new methods, medication, and treatment to battle health-related diseases, most especially diabetes and cancer. Dr. Soon-Shiong is a visionary who only wanted to improve the healthcare system through advancement of science and technology. As a surgeon, physician, and scientist, he values accountability in the medical field and continues to conduct various researches to develop new way of curing illnesses. Moreover, he is an influential icon in the medical and business communities.
With an estimated net worth of $12.5 billion, Forbes placed Dr. Soon-Shiong at rank 38 in the list of 400 richest personalities in the US. At present, he is also recognized as the wealthiest man in all of Los Angeles, California. He is a successful doctor-turned-entrepreneur who strived hard in his profession and aggressively pursued his vision. Dr. Soon-Shiong is a self-made billionaire who rises from the ranks through hard work, dedication, and an unceasing passion.
Dr. Soon-Shiong is the founder, CEO, and chairman of NantWorks, LCC and NantHealth, LCC. From 2005 to 2008, he served as the CEO of Fresenius Kabi Pharmaceuticals Holding, Inc. He is also the Executive Director of the UCLA Wireless Health Institute and a board member of the California Telehealth Network. On top of these, Dr. Soon-Shiong received the Gilda Club Award for the advancement of cancer medicine in 2006 and was named Business Person of the Year by the Los Angeles Business Journal in 2010. At present, he is also the CEO and chairman of the Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation and Chan Soon-Shiong Institute for Advanced Health. Moreover, he is also a minority owner of the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong is son to a Chinese immigrant couple who through great adversity, escaped to South Africa during the World War II. At an early age, Dr. Soon-Shiong showed great interest and ingenuity in the medical field. As a matter of fact, he graduated from high school at age 16 and became a doctor by the time he turned 23. Shortly after his graduation from med school, he accepted an internship at a major Johannesburg hospital where he received half the pay that his white colleagues got.
But being the talented and skillful guy that Soon-Shiong is, he was able to rise above the adversity. Despite this experience, he finished his surgical training at UCLA and became a member of the university's medical faculty in 1983. What could be considered as the onset of his career was when he performed the first-ever pancreatic transplant on the West Coast. From there, Dr. Soon-Shiong was able to slowly establish his integrity and credibility in the medical field. He took the town by storm and eventually became an iconic authority.
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In 1980s, he decided to enter the business community, without veering away from his medical profession and orientation. Dr. Soon-Shiong founded two drug companies, American Pharmaceutical Partners in 2001 and Abraxis in 2007. These enterprises became the source of his billion-worth fortune. Unfortunately, he had to sell these companies at a combined value of $9.1 billion to fund a medical research, which later on led to the invention of a cancer drug he called Abraxane.
At the time the drug was developed and launched, it did not make high sales in the market. But because of Dr. Soon-Shiong's faith in his product, he continued production and distribution of Abraxane. And even though the product struggled for a long time before people finally saw and appreciated its effectiveness, it is now considered as an efficient medication to battle pancreatic cancer.
From there, Dr. Soon-Shiong's achievements came pouring in. He was eventually recognized as a distinguished medical surgeon, a prominent scientist, and a prolific entrepreneur on a global magnitude.
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The winds did not always favor the sail of Dr. Soon-Shiong. On one occasion, he had to go head-to-head with his own brother, Terrence Soon-Shiong, who filed a lawsuit against him due to a dispute concerning a diabetes research firm. His neighbors at Brentwood also had complaints about his medical research activities conducted at the neighborhood.
But, beyond these adversities is the heart of a true believer. Dr. Soon-Shiong's vision was to develop an integrated national health information network that will enable secure sharing of medical information. And thus, The Rocket Ship Project.
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Although The Rocket Ship Project still has a long way to go, Dr. Soon-Shiong never felt that his vision is out of reach. In fact, he had already discussed matters with individuals and organizations alike to seek assistance with regard to his project. And, with Patrick's resources, wit, and attitude, it is only a matter of time before he completes his conquest.
Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong is a story of vision. One that was able to escape the confines of imagination and has now taken physical form. His story of success tells us that our adversities in life should never cloud our determination in pursuing our dreams, and how people will always doubt whether we can reach our goals or not. But, the more important thing is to always prove them wrong.


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Two years have passed since Inanna stole Junco away from Lucan. Two years of unimaginable pain. Two years of isolation, mutilation and torture. Two years of fear and loneliness in a morph tank. And that's not something you just get over, even if you are psycho-assassin, Junco Coot.
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I have posted in Rogers community forum and I am waiting a reply from someone @ rogers about a major security flaw I stumbled across late last night. If you have one of these routers you can easily be accessed from roaming users, and thus get stuck with a HUGE bill, due to this flaw!!!
If I don't get a prompt and successful reply from Rogers, I will post the flaw and the fix here.
Just a heads up, and if you have already had unexplained large bills.. this security flaw could have been exploited...
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Hi, this is Chris at Rogers. We're on it over in the Rogers Community Forums. Thanks fmpsportsguy!
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HI Rogers_chris.. thanks for your update.. my Update is Monday OCT 25th. 6:01. i will release the flaw on this site... that is unless your security team contacts me prior.. any coincidence to this sites friday.outage... ???
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Below is the reply from rogerscommunity forum...notice where the rogers employee STATES that the routers are issues a random password??? Rogers flaw for these routers is that they are delivered to customers with WPA2-PSK encryption enabled.. so out of the box, customers MAY think rogers has provide a secure means to use and access the internet.. However!
The "passwords" for the router are all default, admin/admin, support/support, user/user..... but, the encryption of the router follows a six digit standard number followed by the 4 digit number, the rogersSSID transmitted by the router... SO lets be clear.. the "random" encryption password is a STANDARD 6 digit number, followed by the customers router number which is broadcast by SSID in the following format "ROGERSXXXX"... if you are a netcomm user... you have the first 6 digits on your "SECURITY" key... you just replace the last 4 numbersof your neighbours SSID, and guess what you are connected, free to do what you want...
So people will think with the encryption provided from rogers, their routers are safe from people accessing their computers/network and unable to download, steal their identities..etc etc... when they are not!!! RESETTING the router will default to this "FLAWED" encryption, allowing anyone who owns this router , or anyone who knows the first 6 digits, and then add the 4 digits transmitted by the router to access the netcomm router... How serious is this flaw?... Netcomm Hub users pay for every byte downloaded, so everyone who can access our routers, the user will have to pay for any and all downloads, or be LIABLE if criminal activity has occured.
Hopefully I have not posted enough for widespread use/abuse.. but enough for those with these routers to confirm my concerns, and make the necessary changes, and now have the ammunition to dispute any charges with rogers until they officially recognize this blatant security flaw ... if you are a ROGERS HUB user with a netcomm router, and have had extremely high usage charged to your account... this information is your weapon to dispute any charges. Immediately change your SSID and encryption key to something from ROGERS default!
Rogers has had ample time to have a legal team to contact me in regards to this issue.. I am not responsible for how people use this information... but one thing is CLEAR... the netcomm 3G10WVR router issued by rogers leaves its customers open to identity theft, bank fraud, etc etc... and ROGERS has refused to address this issue in a timely manner..
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In future, for any Rogers related technical issues you wish to escalate, you can reach technical support directly at 1-866-931-3282, where an agent will be able to resolve the issue or have it escalated for resolution.
The hub follows the same regulations as any other Rogers product, which means the user is responsible for the security of their computer and network at all times.
The Netcomm comes with WiFi enabled by default which is secured with a random password. If a user wishes to access their WiFi they must then use the password located in their hub documentation, set their own code or disable the security all together.
Last edited by fmpsportsguy; 10-30-2010 at 03:01 AM.
are you crazy?
a - change the key yourself... if you cannot then pay someone to do it.
b - wpa2 tkip or aes can be cracked no matter what you set it to in less than 5 mins.
c - buy yourself a "real" router and set wpa and then mac filtering.
crazy how... seriously?
Rogers encodes the routers with a key, IMPLYING security...firmware unchangeable and no support...
WPA2-psk cracks in 5 min, cool, rogers has the door wide open.. and they do not have documentation suggesting that the "security" they supply is hacked within 5 min. or with my info 5 seconds... edit posting from a google search ... (I have stopped the cracking process as my machine is way too slow to crack the key while Im still alive So think about this when doing a WPA2 PSK Audit.) you may want to research wpa2-psk cracking before posting?
the router you get when you buy a rocket hub (netcomm 3g10wvr is a GSM router... should be enough.. it has 32 mb ram..no way to change firmware with tomato though, and NO support from manufacture or rogers, etc etc..)
You may have missed the point, where Rogers provides its customers with a supposedly random "encrypted" and secure router out of the box.. you and I may know that it is not safe... but when the "encryption" is not random.. it leads to abuse. Some less than technically advanced users may be subject to usage charges, computer identity theft, etc etc.. because Rogers has given the "ILLUSION" of security and will always blame the customer for everything... my posts has exposed a flaw with how rogers has EXPOSED its customers to a THREAT... yeah I am crazy...
Last edited by fmpsportsguy; 10-30-2010 at 01:41 AM.
So you're saying that someone - if they know or make the effort to find out the default password for a router - can connect a customer's router if they are still using the default password...
I would then ask what the user guide says about the Hub, and whether or not it at all implies that it is secure from the get-go.
No.. the router is encoded with a 10 digit WPA2-PSK key out of the box...the key to get into the router... if you own this router you have the first 6 digits of the key...the next 4 digits are broadcast by the SSID of the router... so with this info you have the master key...
I see your point but the reality is still nowadays most of the neighbourhood you will find open aps. While rogers may have a generic key someone with knowledge of the router maybe able to guess it.. chances are people who know what to look for may also be able to crack whatever wpa/wpa2 you implement.
No wireless ap is safe with wpa/wpa2 if its implemented alone.
fyi manual for the router
Also you can purchase various gsm routers that may have more options than this one... or simply disable wifi on it and use a real router through its lan connection and secure it yourself.
To me your post sounds like typical fear mongery.
So unless you have broken into someones home... and hooked up your laptop/netbook directly through the rj45 port there is no security.. we are talking about anyone driving by, a neighbour to neighbour connection... through a wireless connection... see my edit to your previous post about WPA2-PSK hacking... the device is IMPLIED to be secure, rogers rep says every device has a random "KEY" (s/ he says password) ... i can show it does not! end of story
Even you suggest anyone can guess.. but Rogers says they are issued with a "random password"KEY"... random isn't having the same first 6 digits followed by your ssid number.. now is it?
Last edited by fmpsportsguy; 10-30-2010 at 02:59 AM.
Fear mongering??... I have included links to photos taken... one of my laptops wireless connection to my neighbours router... and one of MY connection to MY router to PROVE that connecting to a WPA2-PSK secured router provide by rogers with default key is easily accessed..
MY Router connection: (screen capture below)
My Neighbours connection accessed by notebook... photo taken
So.. proof is now in the open..that means that while I may have been able able to access my neighbours router, the same could be said that he could have been able to access mine.. Since Rogers has not acknowledged this issue.. I guess I can say that any Data charges over the First tier of my plan ($30 for 3 gigs) .. MAY have been from my neighbour or any experienced hacker exploiting this basic knumbskull approach to wireless security on rogers part! Trust me, MY WPA2 key has been changed since I discovered this flaw.. but prior???... how many rogers customers are still on default? How do we know the same "security" hasnt been implemented on the ericcson devices.. many people complaining of speed slowdowns.. but if you are sharing the network with others unknowingly and have high data usages... and the same "security" was /is deployed on the ericssons.. who knows? who knows?
and finally a COPY of a what I had posted on rogers community forum before it was deleted, and resulted in me posting my findings here.. no I was never contacted and no i never got any cash from rogers for keeping quiet!


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Respect Your Limitations
Friday, December 28, 2012
I so admire the people who can keep weight off without logging food. How much more convenient life must be without having to write it all down! But I'm not one of them.
Rarely can I let junk food in the house. It's just to hard for me to keep my mitts (and tongue) off of it.
I've had people question and challenge me on both of these issues. In years gone by I have let others bully me into bringing foods that were not in my best interest into my home when I knew I wasn't strong enough to resist them. I've also felt ashamed that I planned to log my food even after I lost my weight, despite knowing it would help me to maintain, because someone told me that wasn't a realistic way to live.
But not anymore: These are two limitations I've had to acknowledge and respect about myself.
I have a friend who finds it necessary to does better when she pays a trainer/coach to help her get and stay fit. It's something she has to work into her budget to stay successful. She's not weaker than anyone else. Quite the opposite: She is strong enough to recognize and respect her own unique needs and then implement them.
Another person I know finds it necessary to attend Weight Watchers meetings and weigh-in on a weekly basis in order to stay in maintenance mode.
Some do best avoiding restaurants; others can't stay home because they eat out of boredom. Some have superior results t if they plan their meals ahead, while others will rebel and overeat if their foods are strictly dictated: These folks see more success with a little (or a lot) more give in their eating plan. Still others do better if they avoid things like white flour or sugar all together, while some reach their goals better when they can indulge a little from time to time.
Your picture of success will not look like that of anyone else. This is a good thing and as it should be. You have to be true to your personality and respect your own limitations. Maybe these boundaries will change with time. Maybe they won't. But for lasting success in the weight loss and fitness game, you are going to have to be honest and true with yourself about what works for you.
If someone else doesn't like it? Well....... Let them eat cake........
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Great Blog! So true! I was a WW lifetime member and as soon as I stopped going to the meetings I gained the weight back. You HAVE to do what works for you.
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Great blog! I am still learning what works for me.
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Your blog is illuminating. What do I need to do to keep me on the good track? The "whatever it takes" for me needs me to tailor it for me. Seems like a very self focused statement, but I am not a marathoner (wanna' be), I am not lean by nature, I am a senior citizen (can't do the 30 something things that work for 30 somethings). Thank you for the encouragement!
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Great blog.
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LOVED this blog!! Weight management is such a personal thing yet people get so passionate about it that they feel they must advise you on what you should and shouldn't do. Not good. Everyone is different and needs different things to be successful. Everyone should find the things that work best for them.
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Once again you have words of wisdom. I have set January 2nd as my D-Day for a kitchen and pantry clean-out day. So many "taboo" food items have entered onto the premises over the past 3 months, to many trips for fast-food, and not logging in my foods. When I get off of my routine of logging all foods and exercise my weight creeps up.
Looking for a healthier and fit 2013. Good luck to you and your goals.
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I lost my weight 5 years ago and I still log my food most days! If I don't, I tend not to pay attention to what I eat... that is my shortcoming. We didn't lose the weight the same way as others and we won't maintain the weight the same way as others! Knowing your own weakness is definitely a strength.
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What a great subject. I feel the need to log my food as well. I do tend to forget the little tastes that I have. But I am trying to do better. I need to look at food as fuel for my body.
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Great blog NancyAnne!
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Dealing with interference, criticism and sabotage has been my biggest challenge. I try to be a strong person and brush it off but it's so common that it makes me wonder what the heck is wrong with people in general?
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Damn Straight.
It just kills me when I'm told that "intuitive eating" should be my goal.
My intuition? Is to eat, and eat, and eat, and eat...
A couple of things factor into this, I think.
First, people who have lost half their own body weight tend to need more assistance keeping it off. Our food "off" switches are especially broken; otherwise we would never have gained all that weight in the first place.
Second, people who are trying to stay very very fit for aesthetic or athletic reasons tend to need more assistance because they're asking their bodies to go to places that the "average" person does not.
It was a big eye-opener to me when I happened to browse the Army height/weight tables yesterday, and found out that what I consider unacceptably overweight for me is well within the tolerances for their standards of my gender, age, and height. Plus I have 25% denser bones than average (according to DXA) and probably at least 10 lbs of extra skin.
It appears I'm more demanding of my own fitness than the US Military is of their soldiers.
So, yeah. When I see someone telling the world (or me) to put down the food tracker or "lighten up and have just one" I consider the source. If he or she has lost 30 lbs max and is not trying to get lean, then I understand that s/he has no idea what I'm attempting, and I ignore it. The advice is worthless to me. And generally it's people in that category, or people who could stand to lose a few themselves, who seem to say things like that.
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Knowing our limitations is so important. I will not run in a cold rain. Not out of lack of discipline, but because I went seriously hypothermic on a run last year and I was in real jeopardy if I hadn't gotten home soon enough.
I also mad the decision to ditch the upright bicycle. Last year I fell twice. Once caused a torn rotator cuff serious enough that I am still recovering from the surgery 11 months later. The other fall was a concussion. Since that second fall in April I have been on the bike about 6 times. I lack confidence. I turn 60 in 2013 and my balance is not going to improve as I get older. So I am switching over to a recumbent trike. Three points make a plane, right?
But knowing our limitations doesn't mean we have to give up. Just do it differently.
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Somebody was busy getting their thoughts out there! :)
Love the blogs, they ring so true. As you so eloquently stated, you have to find something that works, do it, and keep at it. Thank you for driving these points home!
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I don't mind logging the food but HATE looking it up to find it - would rather just write it down. But the exercise I have no problem logging :-) Thanks for the inspiration.
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So, it looks like the artist behind the iconic poster of Barack Obama actually did use an A.P. image as a template to create it. Still, there's a lot to discuss about copyright infringement, Fair Use, etc.
However, first the details from the NY Times:
The A.P. claimed in January that Mr. Fairey owed them credit and compensation for using the photograph. But in February Mr. Fairey sued The A.P., seeking a declaratory judgment that the poster did not infringe on the agency's copyrights, and that he was entitled to the image under the "fair use" exception of the copyright law. The A.P. countersued in March, saying that Mr. Fairey misappropriated its rights.
Mr. Fairey told The A.P. — and his own lawyers — that he used a shot from an event about Darfur at the National Press Club in Washington event where Mr. Obama was seated next to George Clooney. Instead, the photograph he used was a solo image of Mr. Obama's head, tilted in intense concentration. Mr. Fairey admitted that in the subsequent months following the suit and countersuit, Mr. Fairey destroyed evidence and created false documents to cover up the real source.
"In an attempt to conceal my mistake, I submitted false images and deleted other images," Mr. Fairey said in a statement. "I sincerely apologize for my lapse in judgment, and I take full responsibility for my actions, which were mine alone."
Yes, Fairey lying about this was wrong, stupid, etc. Shame on him for that. But, as the title suggests, that doesn't make his use of the photo copyright infringement.
Let's look at The A.P.'s actual claim. They're saying that you can't create ANYTHING that uses their content as mere reference material without paying them. They've done similar things with bloggers in the past, and their policies are, in a word, nuts. Because they literally expect people to pay to use even a tiny snippet of their writing or posting a picture. Actually, I'm probably in violation of their terms of use right now for using the photo at the top, but that's where Fair Use comes in…
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Now, there are 4 basic ways that Fair Use can be applied to any given case, and my guess is that Fairey is using the following as his way out, "The effect of the use upon the potential market for, or value of, the copyrighted work." What that means is that the use of the copyrighted material doesn't negatively impact the value of the image.
And here's where the true irony of this case comes in…nobody even knew about that Obama photo before Fairey made it famous. So he created the market for The A.P., not the other way around.
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Apparently, there's confusion as to whether The A.P. even owns the photograph!
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So let me get this straight…The A.P. told somebody to photograph Clooney but they're claiming that ANY photograph taken during that time belongs to them?
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