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Stony Brook Advances to CWS, 7-2
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BATON ROUGE, La. -- Stony Brook (52-13) tossed its second-consecutive three-hitter on Sunday, as the Seawolves came back from a game down to advance past LSU to its first College World Series, 7-2, on Sunday night at Alex Box Stadium.
LSU (47-18), the Southeastern Conference Champion, won a 12-inning affair in game 1 that was hauled by rain after 11 innings on Friday afternoon and resumed on Saturday morning with a 5-4 Tigers victory.
However, back-to-back complete games by Stony Brook pitching ended the Tigers' season.
"We had every confidence, every anticipation of going to Omaha and playing for the National Championship and all of a sudden it is over," said LSU coach Paul Mainieri. "The suddenness is just awful. I am sure that in time we will look back at this season, dwell on the positives, an SEC Championship, an SEC West Championship, and we won 47 ball games. I think in a lot of ways we overachieved.
"It will be the coaches' job to figure out a way for us to get better and be able to take the next step. We will do that, but we will do that in time. Right now I just hurt for these kids, especially the seniors and the kids that will not be back. They have given so much to our program, the university, and we are going to miss them dearly. I wish we could have sent them out with one more trip to Omaha."
After Sunday's game was moved from noon to 7 p.m. in anticipation of rain, Stony Brook starter Frankie Vanderka (3-3) allowed only two runs on three hits with four walks and five strikeouts.
Though the Tigers hit the ball well throughout the game, just about all of the contact landed in back of the Seawolves' gloves.
Meanwhile, Stony Brook leadoff hitter Travis Jankowski was 4-for-6 with two runs and No. 3 hitter Michael Carmona was 3-for-5 with two runs and one RBI.
Jankowski singled in front of LSU leftfielder Raph Rhymes to open the game and came around the score on a one-out single by Carmona to give the Seawolves a 1-0 lead.
The Tigers matched the run with a two-out solo home run to left field by Mason Katz that tied the game at 1-1 in the bottom of the first. However, that the only hit LSU could muster off Vanderka until the seventh inning.
In the top of the third, Stony Brook put together three runs on five hits to drive starter Ryan Eades (5-3) from the game. Maxx Tessenbaum's RBI double scored Jankowski, who led off the inning with a double of his own. RBI singles by Kevin Krause and Steven Goldstein to end Eades' day with the Tigers trailing 4-1.
In the fourth, Stony Brook added two runs when LSU reliever Joe Broussard hit a batter and walked one to setup Tissenbaum's two-RBI double to left-center field.
The Seawolves' 6-1 lead would last until the bottom of the seventh when Alex Edward doubled to right-center, moved to third on a single by Tyler Hanover and scored on a sacrifice fly to deep right-center by Austin Nola.
Stony Brook answered the run with an RBI single by Krause that scored Carmona for a 7-2 lead.
Attendance for the game was a school record for a home baseball game, 10,620.
GAME 3 SUPER REGIONAL NOTES - June 10, 2012
- Stony Brook qualified for the program's first College World Series and improved to 2-1 in NCAA Super Regional games, while LSU dropped to 12-10 in NCAA Super Regional games. Stony Brook will play UCLA, the number 2 national seed at a time TBA on Friday in the opening round of the CWS. They are the second current America East team to qualify for the CWS ... Maine qualified 7 times in the era prior to Super Regionals and before joining the America East in baseball.
- LSU is now 2-2 in game three of a NCAA Super Regional. The Tigers only other game three NCAA Super Regional loss came during the 2001 season, a 7-1 decision to Tulane at Zephyr Field in Metairie. Entering tonight's game, LSU had outscored its opponents by a 42-13 tally in game three of the NCAA Super Regional.
- For the NCAA Baton Rouge Super Regional, Stony Brook outscored LSU by a 14-8 margin. The Seawolves outhit the Tigers by a 35-15 margin.
- Stony Brook is the third No. 4 seed to qualify for the College World Series since the tournament went to its current 64-team format. They join Missouri (2006) and Fresno State (2008). The Seawolves have won 28 of its last 31 games dating back to April 18.
- LSU fell 32-5 in night games, while Stony Brook improved to 5-2 in night games during the 2012 season.
- Stony Brook had five players record multi-hit efforts in tonight's game highlighted by Travis Jankowski's 4-for-6 performance in the leadoff spot.
- Stony Brook's William Carmona put the Seawolves on the scoreboard with a RBI single in the first inning. For Carmona, it was his team-leading 12th RBI in the NCAA postseason play.
- LSU's Mason Katz connected for his team-leading 13th home run of the season during the first inning. It was Katz's second long ball of the NCAA Baton Rouge Super Regional.
- Stony Brook's Maxx Tissenbaum turned in a 2-for-4 effort with three RBIs. He opened a run of three straight two-out RBI hits in the third inning and added a two-run double during the fourth inning. That brought Tissenbaum's NCAA postseason RBI total to 10.
- LSU's Austin Nola notched a sacrifice fly in the seventh inning. It was Nola's 43rd RBI of the season.
- Stony Brook's Frankie Vanderka made his sixth start of the season. He notched his third complete game and evened his season record at 3-3.
- Tonight's attendance was 11,976 paid and 10,620 actual bringing the three-game total to 34,649 paid and 29,288 actual. The 10,620 actual is an Alex Box Stadium record eclipsing the 10,367 fans during the Oregon State game eight days ago on June 2.
LSU vs. Stony Brook
NCAA Championship
Baton Rouge Super Regional
June 10, 2012 Game 3
Opening statement ...
"This is obviously a very tough thing to deal with for us. We had every expectation that we were going to win this Super Regional and head off to Omaha this week, but things do not always work out the way they are planned. I am so proud of Mason (Katz) from bringing up congratulations to Stony Brook. First of all, I want to congratulate them as well. They came down here and they played great baseball and they deserved to win this Super Regional. We have no excuses. They out played us, really in every phase of the game. It is hard for me to find weaknesses in their team. Offensively, one through nine, that was the toughest line up that we have faced all year. I will put them in the category with Florida, maybe even better. Their defense was phenomenal. We hit an awful lot of balls hard tonight and it just seemed like they had a defender everywhere we hit it or they ran them down or they made good plays. Then their pitching was good enough. Mason (Katz) gave a good capsule of their kid tonight. Their kid yesterday was the same kind of pitcher. The guy we faced in game one was just as tough. I would not be one bit surprised if Stony Brook goes on to win the National Championship. I cannot imagine anyone in the country being better than that team. If they are I would like to see them. With that said, that does not take away the disappointment that we feel right now. It is hard to look at the positive from our season right now because the hurt is so great for these kids. They had every confidence, every anticipation of going to Omaha and playing for the National Championship and all of a sudden it is over. The suddenness is just awful. I am sure that in time we will look back at this season, dwell on the positives, a SEC Championship, a SEC West Championship, and I think we won 47 ball games. I think in a lot of ways we over achieved. What it is going to be now is it will be the coaches job to figure out a way for us to get better and be able to take the next step. We will do that, but we will do that in time. Right now I just hurt for these kids, especially the seniors and the kids that will not be back. They have given so much to our program, the university, and we are going to miss them dearly. I wish we could have sent them out with one more trip to Omaha."
On the season as a whole ...
"Thinking about the year you don't think about wins and losses, the tight ball games, or any of the hits you had or anything. You think about the tough times you went through. I think we faced some adversity, and we had some good times. We battled through; we gave it our best. We left everything out on the field, and we have no regrets about this year. I enjoyed every bit of it, and it's going to be hard to swallow for a few days. We just have to fight through it right now."
On this season as a whole ...
"The year may not have ended the way we wanted, but I wouldn't take this season back for anything. The friendships that we made, the hard times we went through, I wouldn't trade it for anything. I love this team. We're going to get through this. It's tough pill to swallow for us right now, but it was a great year. There are a lot of positives we can take from this year."
On their lack of hits in the game ...
"They played phenomenal defense. Their pitcher (Frankie Vanderka) was good tonight. I thought he kept us off balance. We would think we were getting a fastball count, and he'd throw a curveball. I think he just kept us off balance all night. We hit balls hard, but they just found some gloves tonight. You have to give credit to Stony Brook, to their pitching and to their defense.
On his home run in the first inning ...
"It was early in the game; they had just put one (run) up. We had two outs, so I was going up there trying to have a big swing. I got a good pitch I could handle, and I put a good swing on it. It was one of the very few mistakes that kid (Frankie Vanderka) made tonight. I want to congratulate Stony Brook. They had a great season, and best of luck to them going forward.
On Stony Brook pitcher Frankie Vanderka ...
"Their pitcher tonight was phenomenal. He did what they guy did last night. He worked both sides of the plate, he threw three pitches for strikes and he was keeping us off balance. When he got ahead in counts, he didn't have to throw a fastball down the middle. He could flip his curveball in for a strike; he could flip his change-up in for a strike. In hitter's counts you look for a fastball, and sometimes you have to take that pitch. He gets back into a pitcher's count, and he was able to locate on both sides of the plate. He was able to give them another complete game tonight."
Opening Statement...
"First, there are so many people I feel like I want to thank for this. I will just say I will try to get back to everybody who has already emailed and texted me. I couldn't be prouder of these three young men. It seems like a million years ago, but Frank (Vanderka) was the guy who was pitching when (LSU) scored the run at the conclusion of the first game. Here, he is pitching a complete game. There are so many examples of the resiliency, the belief in each other and mental toughness. Frank's performance is another example of it. I am proud of my team, proud of their accomplishment and proud of the University that I work for. It is a great place. Just as this team has maybe caught some eyes as far as the college baseball world and maybe the sports world the University is equally as good with awesome people. Our Athletic Director Jim Fiore, all the support staff, I can't say enough about Stony Brook and Stony Brook baseball.
On reaching the College World Series in Omaha...
"I am a little overwhelmed because I think I do know the magnitude of this. It is just an overwhelming feeling. To make it to Omaha, every college baseball teams dream, every college baseball coaches dream and it has come to fruition. To do it against LSU in Alex Box Stadium with Coach Mainieri what a class act. Just a legendary coach. I shook Coach Bertman's hand on the way in. To have that man congratulate me is just unbelievable. The guys just continue to play the game right. We talked about scoring first, and we did that. They tied it up, and the next thing you talk about it baseball 101 answer back. They did that. They just are playing at a very high level. Their baseball IQ is off the charts right now. When they did make a physical mistake, they rarely made a mental mistake over these last two weekends. Their focus, concentration and commitment to each other make up for it. They pick each other up. It is all cliché. They are doing all the things winning baseball things do."
On his tenure at Stony Brook...
"It truly is being in the right place at the right time. When they decided to go Division I, we just continued to work, learn and grow to make sure we were successful as we transitioned. The other thing that really factors in from 1991 to now is it is about the players. They are the ones that make me look like I know what I am doing. They are the ones that if I do know what I am doing have to buy in. It really comes down to the players. We have really taken off since we got a new administration led by (Athletic Director) Jim Fiore. This is a great thing for the baseball program. I believe incrementally all of our programs are doing exactly this. Watch out for Stony Brook."
On his performance...
"Coach (Senk) came up to me in the fourth inning. He told me if I walked one more guy, he was going to take me out. I couldn't let that happen, so I went out there and started throwing strikes with the fastball. It worked out as planned. Defense played awesome behind me. Travis [Jankowski] had a great catch in the last inning, Cole (Peragine) jumping up in the eighth. I can't be any happier."
On the fans at Alex Box...
"These fans here, they are some of the best fans around. You'd think they'd be hasty now that we won, but every one of those guys told us to go and win it all, saying they'd be cheering us on. So we have to pay our respects to them. They made this time a great experience for us."
On his performance...
"Well tonight is all about Frankie Vanderka. He goes out and allows three hits and two runs. He really put it all on the line for us. Tonight is about him. As for the weekend, we were underdogs coming into here. We had nothing to lose. Our motto is 'shock the world' and to win the last game of the season. As long as we do that, we'll be alright from here on out."
On Coach Paul Mainieri saying he wouldn't be surprised if Stony Brook won the national championship...
"That's a tremendous honor. But as for now, we just have to take it one game at a time. Coming out of this super regional, I think we sort of have a little bit of momentum. But like I said, it's all about taking it one game at a time. If we start thinking about championships or world series', that's when we start to get ahead of ourselves and blow games."
On his performance...
"Coach talked about it before the game. The pressure wasn't on us coming in here. We weren't putting it on ourselves. When you're playing loose, it's a whole lot easier to hit, to pitch, to play defense. So that's just the situation that you dream about being in. It's awesome to be a part of this."
On how they play for their coach...
"With any great team, I think there has to be a great coach. That's where it always starts. We're not here if it's not for him. He recruits us, and he's the one who chooses to put his faith in us as players and as students. To be able to put this all together and sort of crown our coach and the entire staff is phenomenal."


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Green Corrosion Inhibitors: Theory and Practice
Green Corrosion Inhibitors: Theory and Practice
ISBN: 978-1-118-01541-4 February 2012 304 Pages
Table of contents
1 Introduction and Forms of Corrosion.
1.1 Definition.
1.2 Developments in Corrosion Science.
1.3 Development of Some Corrosion-Related Phenomena.
1.4 Economics of Corrosion.
1.5 Safety and Environmental Considerations.
1.6 Forms of Corrosion.
1.6.1 General Corrosion.
1.6.2 Galvanic Corrosion.
1.6.3 Crevice Corrosion.
1.6.4 Pitting Corrosion.
1.6.5 Dealloying or Selective Leaching.
1.6.6 Intergranular Corrosion.
1.6.7 Cavitation Damage.
1.6.8 Fretting Corrosion.
1.6.9 Corrosion Fatigue.
1.6.10 Stress-Corrosion Cracking.
1.7 Corrosion Inhibition.
2 Electrochemical Principles and Corrosion Monitoring.
2.1 Thermodynamic Basis.
2.2 Nature of Corrosion Reactions.
2.3 Standard Electrode Potentials.
2.4 Pourbaix Diagrams.
2.5 Dynamic Electrochemical Processes.
2.6 Monitoring Corrosion and Effectiveness of Corrosion Inhibitors.
2.6.1 Objectives of Corrosion Monitoring.
2.6.2 Corrosion Monitoring Probe Location.
2.6.3 Probe Type and its Selection.
2.6.4 Direct Intrusive Corrosion Monitoring Techniques.
184.108.40.206 Physical Techniques.
18.104.22.168 Electrical Resistance.
188.8.131.52 Inductive Resistance Probes (22).
18.104.22.168 Electrochemical Techniques.
220.127.116.11 Linear Polarization Resistance.
188.8.131.52 Zero-Resistance Ammetry.
188.8.131.52 Potentiodynamic–Galvanodynamic Polarization.
18.104.22.168 Electrochemical Noise.
22.214.171.124 Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy.
220.127.116.11 Harmonic Distortion Analysis.
2.6.5 Direct Nonintrusive Techniques.
184.108.40.206 Ultrasonics.
22.214.171.124 Magnetic Flux Leakage.
126.96.36.199 Eddy Current Technique.
220.127.116.11 Remote Field Eddy Current Technique.
18.104.22.168 Radiography.
22.214.171.124 Thin-Layer Activation and Gamma Radiography.
18.104.22.168 Electrical Field Mapping.
2.6.6 Indirect On-Line Measurement Techniques.
18.104.22.168 Hydrogen Monitoring.
184.108.40.206 Corrosion Potential.
188.8.131.52 On-Line Water Chemistry Parameters.
22.214.171.124.1 pH.
188.8.131.52.2 Conductivity.
18.104.22.168.3 Dissolved Oxygen.
188.8.131.52.4 Oxidation–Reduction Potential.
2.6.7 Fluid Detection.
188.8.131.52 Flow Regime.
188.8.131.52 Flow Velocity.
220.127.116.11 Process Parameters.
220.127.116.11 Pressure.
184.108.40.206 Temperature.
126.96.36.199 Dew Point.
220.127.116.11 Fouling.
2.6.8 Indirect Off-Line Measurement Techniques.
22.214.171.124 Off-Line Water Chemistry Parameters.
188.8.131.52.1 Alkalinity.
22.214.171.124.2 Metal Ion Analysis.
220.127.116.11.3 Concentration of Dissolved Solids.
184.108.40.206.4 Gas Analysis.
220.127.116.11.5 Residual Oxidant.
18.104.22.168.6 Microbiological Analysis.
184.108.40.206.7 Residual Inhibitor.
22.214.171.124.8 Filming Corrosion Inhibitor Residual.
188.8.131.52.9 Reactant Corrosion Inhibitor Residual.
18.104.22.168.10 Chemical Analysis of Process Samples.
126.96.36.199.11 Sulfur Content.
18.104.22.168.12 Total Acid Number.
18.104.22.168.13 Nitrogen Content.
188.8.131.52.14 Salt Content of Crude Oil.
3 Adsorption in Corrosion Inhibition.
3.1 Adsorption of Inhibitor at the Metal Surface.
3.2 Corrosion Inhibitors.
3.3 Adsorption Isotherms.
3.4 Anodic Dissolution and Adsorption.
3.4.1 Formation of Passive Films.
3.5 Role of Oxyanions (Passivation) in Corrosion Inhibition.
3.6 Inhibition of Localized Corrosion.
3.7 Adsorption of Halide Ions.
3.8 Influence of Environmental Factors.
3.9 Adsorption Interactions.
3.10 Passivation of Metals.
3.11 Inhibition of Localized Corrosion.
4 Corrosion Inhibition: Theory and Practice.
4.1 Factors Pertaining to Metal Samples.
4.1.1 Sample Preparation.
4.1.2 Environmental Factors.
4.1.3 Concentration of Inhibitor.
4.1.4 Process Conditions.
4.2 Inhibitors in Use.
4.3 Cooling Systems.
4.4 Processing with Acid Solutions.
4.5 Corrosion Problems in the Oil Industry.
4.6 Corrosion Inhibition of Reinforcing Steel in Concrete.
4.7 Corrosion Inhibition in Coal–Water Slurry Pipelines.
4.8 Corrosion Inhibition in the Mining Industry.
4.9 Atmospheric Corrosion Inhibition.
5 Corrosion Inhibition Mechanisms.
5.1 Interface Corrosion Inhibition.
5.2 Structure of the Inhibitor.
5.2.1 Stability Constants of Zinc–Triazole Complexes (15).
5.3 Structure–Activity Relationships.
5.4 Quantum Chemical Considerations.
5.4.1 Application of Hard and Soft Acid and Base Principle in Corrosion Inhibition.
5.5 Inhibitor Field Theory of Corrosion Inhibition.
5.6 Application to Typical Metal–Inhibitor Systems.
5.7 Photochemical Corrosion Inhibition.
5.8 Influence of Inhibitors on Corrosion Reactions in Acid Media.
5.9 Corrosion Inhibition in Neutral Solutions.
5.10 Corrosion Inhibition of Iron: Interphase and Intraphase Inhibition.
5.11 Passive Oxide Films.
5.12 Interaction of Anions with Oxide Films.
6 Industrial Applications of Corrosion Inhibition.
6.1 Corrosion Inhibition of Reinforcing Steel in Concrete.
6.2 Corrosion Inhibition in Coal-Water Slurries.
6.3 Corrosion Inhibition in Cooling Water Systems.
6.4 Molybdate Inhibitor in Corrosion Inhibition.
6.5 Corrosion Inhibition in Acid Solutions.
6.5.1 Acid Pickling.
6.6 Oxygen Scavengers.
6.7 Inhibition of Corrosion by Organic Coatings.
6.8 Mechanism of Protection by Tannins.
6.9 Corrosion Inhibition of Titanium and Zirconium in Acid Media.
6.10 Corrosion Resistance of Several Metals and Alloys.
7 Environmentally Friendly Corrosion Inhibitors.
7.1 Standardized Environmental Testing.
7.2 Summary of PARCOM Guidelines.
7.2.1 Toxicity: As Measured on Full Formulation.
7.2.2 Biodegradation.
7.2.3 Partition Coefficient.
7.2.4 Toxicity Testing.
7.3 Macrocyclic Compounds in Corrosion Inhibition.
7.4 Environmentally Green Inhibitors.
7.5 Role of Rare Earth Compounds in Replacing Chromate Inhibitors.
7.6 Oleochemicals as Corrosion Inhibitors.
7.7 Hybrid Coatings and Corrosion Inhibitors.
7.8 Barbiturates as Green Corrosion Inhibitors.
7.9 Corrosion Prevention of Copper Using Ultrathin Organic Monolayers.
7.10 Corrosion of Titanium Biomaterials.
7.11 Corrosion Control in the Electronics Industry.
"They contribute to a clear, lucid reading and understanding, making, this is a valuable text, for both professionals and students of engineering, science, chemistry and metallurgy. The book is enriched by an amazing number of references: 909; some of historical value, other illustrating fundamental aspects and current industrial practice." (Materials and Corrosion, 1 November 2012)
"It could be used as a tutorial and reference by professionals, or as a corrective supplemental text in a conventional graduate or undergraduate course on corrosion." (Book News, 1 October 2011)

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The Turner Moore Band will preview new material, including a melancholy, bluesy love song by Emily Turner and a couple of gospel songs ("Hold to God's Unchanging Hand" and "You Are Drifting Too Far Away") by Danny Moore, at 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, July 5-6, at Alex's Plaza Restaurant, 35 N. Main St., Ashland.
Turner and Moore met in 2011 on a blind date and formed the band shortly after. The couple filled out the lineup with pedal steel guitarist Aaron Alkire, electric guitarist Jeremy Hickman and drummer Mike O'Donnell.
While the band's instrumentation lends itself to twangy, '40s- and '50s-style country, its songwriting has more contemporary themes, Moore says.
Four of its original songs are available for download at www.turnermooreband.com.
The cover to the shows at Alex's is $5. Guitarist Justin Wismar will open the show on Friday. Call 541-482-8818 for more information.


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Attend Zaratez Mexicatessen's al pastor kick-off party
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Zaratez Mexicatessen keeps evolving. From an underground food business that dropped off burritos at prearranged street corners to a food truck to a farmers' market vendor, Zaratez is now expanding its offerings with an al pastor cart.
The cart helps streamline operations, but more of interest to us is the vertical spit for al pastor—pork marinated in achiote, guajillo and pasilla chiles, citrus and clove is stacked on the spit with pineapple on top, which helps glaze the meat as it turns and cooks.
Sliced thinly off the spit, and piled into corn tortillas, it's the Mexican version of Lebanese shawarma or Greek gyro.
Be one of the first to try al pastor from the cart by donating to Zaratez's Indiegogo campaign. Fifty dollars buys you entrance to El Carrito's kick-off party tomorrow, featuring al pastor tacos, of course; posole blanco, a soup with hominy and simmered with pig's head (for tomorrow's version, at least); and fresh churros.
July 21, 7 p.m. at The Whole Ox Deli, indiegogo.com/zaratez


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Brown Fat Finding Is Declared One of the Most Important Scientific Accomplishments of 2009
BOSTON – December 8, 2009 – Joslin Diabetes Center researchers have been honored by Discover Magazine in its annual Top 100 list of major scientific accomplishments, for showing that adult humans retain a type of "good" fat previously believed to be present only in babies and children.
Unlike white fat, which stores energy and comprises most body fat, this good fat, called brown fat, is active in burning calories and using energy. In a paper published last April in The New England Journal of Medicine, C. Ronald Kahn, M.D., Aaron Cypess, M.D., and their colleagues demonstrated that brown fat not only exists in adult humans but is metabolically active. This advance could pave the way for new treatments both for obesity and type 2 diabetes.
Discover honored the research by the Kahn lab and their colleagues at Joslin, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Massachusetts General Hospital, along with related work by two collaborations among European research groups.
Founded in 1980,Discover has a paid circulation of around 600,000 and sells more than 100,000 copies of each issue on newsstands, while hosting more than 1.7 million unique visitors on its Discovermagazine.com Web site each month. The Discover Top 100 is published in its annual Year of Science issue, which is consistently the bestseller for the magazine.


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Four and a half thousand kilometres north-east of New Zealand lies the world's most remote group of islands – the Pitcairn Islands. The islands, which are a British Overseas Territory, are home to 50 people. They are surrounded by an exclusive economic zone of over 836,000 square kilometres, which hosts one of the best-preserved marine ecosystems on the planet.
With growing threats from industrial fishing and climate change, the Pitcairn islanders, together with the Pew Charitable Trust Global Ocean Legacy, have been working on establishing a large scale marine reserve within their waters.
In September 2012, the Pitcairn community, with Pew, National Geographic (both IUCN Members) and the Pitcairn Council, presented a joint proposal to the UK government for the creation of the world's largest fully protected marine reserve. The reserve would cover most of Pitcarin's exclusive economic zone and would exclude all forms of commercial extractive activity such as fishing, oil, gas and mineral mining but would allow for traditional subsistence fishing by Pitcairners.
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Two representatives from Pitcairn came to Marseille to seek support for their proposal from the participants of the 3rd International Marine Protected Areas Congress (listen to the interview below to find more about life on Pitcairn). They both spoke at various events during the congress, including the Bright spot event organized during IMPAC, where Simon Young, Pitcairn's Deputy Mayor, outlined their reasons for wanting to protect their waters for the world and future generations. For more information on the Bright Spot event click here


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I wrote in praise of Canada yesterday; today Conrad Black surveyed the dismal international scene and concluded that the United Kingdom, along with Canada, offer hope for western-style democracies to survive:
When Barack Obama took office, the official normal money supply of the United States was about $1.1-trillion. The $3-trillion in federal budget deficits that have been run up since then have largely, technically, escaped the money supply, though accretions have almost doubled the official total, an unheard of rate of growth (about 40% annualized) in a hard-currency country. About 70% of this debt has been paid by the issuance of bonds to the central bank of the United States, the Federal Reserve, a subsidiary of the United States government. …
The EU is in hot contention with the United States as the Sick Man of the Great World Economic Powers, because less than 40% of Eurozone citizens work and over 60% are on benefits of some sort. But not to be discounted in this gripping Olympic contest for total fiscal immolation is geriatric, debt-ridden, stagnating Japan, a great but terribly beleaguered and demoralized country.
If there are signs of hope, the place we might look is Britain. Unlike the United States, the European Union and Japan, the United Kingdom is making a respectable effort to reduce unsustainable debt rather than simply devaluing the currency in which the debt is denominated. Britain's fiscal deficit is more than 10% of GDP, approximately twice Canada's rate and slightly higher than that of the United States, but its government does have a somewhat believable plan for reducing it. …
The adaptability, durability and astuteness of the British should not be underestimated. Canada has inherited, refined and demonstrated some of those qualities, and has a North American work ethic and immense resources to boot.
Both countries, as they shore themselves up and brace themselves for the disarray that the Americans and peripheral Europeans and Japanese seem determined to generate, should keep their nerve, stay in close touch, be prepared to embrace Germany and a few others when they tire of being Europe's baggage animals, and get ready for great opportunities to lead and renovate.
Under President Obama, the United States appears determined to shrug off the mantle of international leadership and continue careening toward the financial cliff that will condemn our children to something like poverty. Thankfully, there are outposts of sanity here and there around the world where perhaps, if we do collapse, as will surely happen if we continue on our present course, the principles of liberty may survive.


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Incoming Mount Vernon High School freshmen and their parents must attend one of two informational meetings about how House Bill 5 will affect graduation requirements in Texas.
The first meeting will be Sunday, April 6 at 6 p.m. The second will be Tuesday, April 8 at 5:30 p.m. Both will be in the high school lecture hall. For more information about HB5, see the April 3 edition of the Mount Vernon Optic-Herald.


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Queen and HIV: One Whole Step Forward
By Chris Lavery
January 7, 2014
About a month ago, a good friend of mine named Doug informed me that he'd be playing bass guitar in an upcoming Queen tribute concert alongside the guitarist Alex Skolnick of (kind of) famed '80s thrash metal band Testament. After frantically assaulting him with questions of how this was possible, what their setlist would be and when I'd "get to hang out with Alex," I set off to mark it down in my calendar, prepared to bulldoze whatever preexisting plans I may have had to make room for this once-in-a-lifetime event. This opportunity.* Sure enough, Dec. 1 was just a blank square, waiting to be filled.
Working at TheBody.com, it's a little embarrassing for me to admit that, until the day of, I thought it was nothing more than a Dec. 1 Queen tribute concert. Maybe I've begun to associate my coworkers so closely with HIV writing, activism and research that the idea of being part of World AIDS Day without them just never occurred to me. So, to my delight, this seemingly innocuous "Queen thing" turned out to be a really energetic and emotional, all-night long HIV fundraiser. Really fun, really tiring, and Doug's band actually closed the night with "We Are the Champions." Predictable? Yes. Fantastic? Of course!
Now, to get nauseatingly specific. As a perennial music student, I find that the really great thing about listening to Queen, even if I'm not in a Queen mood necessarily, is that so many of their songs are so tight from a theory standpoint, not because of their complexity, but rather their elegant simplicity and adherence to rules. These songs are so ingrained in us now, but there's enough depth hidden in "Killer Queen," "Bohemian Rhapsody," and "We Are the Champions" alone to fuel an entire year of music education (or at least get you off to a very good start). That said, Doug's performance that night reminded me of one aspect of "We Are the Champions" that always bothered me.
You know the part where Freddy Mercury says, "I consider it a challenge before the whole human race that I'll never lose," and then there are those four vocal hits leading into the chorus? The fourth one of those chords is a whole step higher in pitch than the previous three and forces a key change in a way that I always thought was very unsavory, very un-Queen. It's as if they ran out of ideas at that point and decided, "Well, this will shake things up!" But in a song that I otherwise find very well crafted and cleverly written, that key change always came off to me as a meaningless, last-minute addition and a wrinkle in the classic anthem.
Hearing it live changed my opinion.
Something about the World-AIDS-Day-generated pathos of that night and the sheer energy of hearing a real, live band so expertly belt out that tune gave the one whole step key change new meaning for me. Suddenly, it no longer sounded like a random twist, but an act of intentional, triumphant defiance. Freddy Mercury's ace in the hole wasn't his ability to pen such classically informed, timeless anthems; it was his willingness and authority to do things like take what may be his most finely crafted tune and alter it with that extra little leap into the chorus. Now, I hear it as a reaction to complacency and the potential excess of virtue. Without that key change, "We Are the Champions" would be flawless. With the change, it's even better, because it demonstrates an urge to step forward and ask questions regardless of what comforts the status quo may provide.
Read this way, "We Are the Champions" reminds me of the HIV epidemic in the U.S. today. At first glance, it echoes many of the positive developments that have occurred this century -- new combination drugs with fewer side effects, lower viral loads, higher CD4 counts and greater access to information, for instance. More importantly, though, it demands that we keep moving forward, appreciating what's been good, but focusing on what still isn't so good. Everywhere, stigma continues to have a real effect on disclosure and therefore on treatment, not to mention its emotional ramifications. In many areas of this country, people remain ill informed of basic information about HIV. In many other parts of the world, people living with HIV have less, if any, access to treatment. In some communities, new HIV infection rates are on the rise. And focus on HIV issues at large, both in the media and otherwise, seems to be experiencing the opposite trend.
To think of that song as a celebration and nothing else, I think, is wrong. To the contrary, it warns us of our victories and their ability to blind us to what challenges remain. It conjures up thoughts of pride, reverence and perseverance, but also gives us that extra nudge, that whole step up, that key change, reminding us that we can always do more.
* Admittedly, I've never listened to Testament. I just thought it was awesome that Doug would be collaborating with a semi-famous dude.
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Unemployment rates rise in 28 states in July, unchanged in 14, as job gains slow
WASHINGTON – Unemployment rates rose in more than half of U.S. states in July and fewer states added jobs, echoing national data that show the job market may have lost some momentum.
The Labor Department says unemployment rates increased in 28 states. They were unchanged in 14 and fell in eight states — the fewest to show a decline since January.
Hiring increased in 32 states in July compared with June, the fewest in three months. Seventeen states reported job losses. California, Georgia and Florida reported the largest job gains, while New Jersey and Nevada lost the most.
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Four days after the discovery of two bodies and a car in a ditch in Hardeeville, the police chief said Tuesday there were a lot of leads to follow.
"At this point in the investigation, based on what we have, we have a lot of information coming forward," Richard Nagy said.
"It appears as though something happened in the car prior to the crash but we don't know what. We have to work with the analysis, physical evidence, something observed. All the people we talk to are offering different pieces of information," Nagy said.
On Monday, Jasper County Coroner Martin Sauls ruled out murder-suicide as the cause of death based on autopsy results for Desmond Brown, 25, of Hardeeville, and Octavia Scott, 26, of Bluffton.
Sauls said they died instantly as a result of gunshot wounds to the head. He said there were multiple gunshots. The pair had no trace of trauma from the wreck, Sauls said.
No gun was found at the scene, but investigators found a .45 caliber shell casing. Nagy said neither victim had gunshot residue on their hands.
"That has not come up. If it did investigators would have briefed me on that, so no, there was none," he said.
Sauls said from the appearance of the scene they were not ejected; they got out of the car on their own.
The bodies of Brown and Scott were found at about 6 p.m. Friday in a ditch beside a 2007 Infinity four-door sedan off Purrysburg Road. The car hit a tree head-on and a resident reported it as a wreck with bodies on the ground, Nagy said.
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division investigated and officers worked through the weekend to process the scene for evidence.
Nagy said there was no confirmation yet if there were other people in the car, saying it was too early in the investigation. He said Tuesday there were no other sets of footprints other than those of Brown nor was there any sign of another vehicle.
There was no damage to the car other than that caused by its impact with the tree. The car belonged to a Hilton Head resident who said the vehicle had been loaned to the couple.
So far the investigation has not indicated whether the victims were dead before the car hit the tree nor is there any indication as to the speed at which the vehicle was traveling, said Nagy.
"We've interviewed a lot of people, the list is endless - people they know, family, acquaintances, that's the labor intensive part. That's why there's an awful lot of work to be done on it," said Nagy.
The police have no suspects at this time.
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Speaking Out About HIV in Transgender Communities
An Interview With Dee Borrego -- Part of the Series This Positive Life
April 1, 2011
Welcome to This Positive Life! We have with us Dee Borrego. At 21, Dee not only received an HIV diagnosis, but came out as a transgender woman, struggled with a drug addiction and survived a breakup with her boyfriend. Thankfully, with the help of support groups and friends, she was able to overcome it all. In this inspiring interview, Dee talks about living and surviving HIV as a transgender woman; her parents' journey of accepting her for who she is; and the importance of speaking out about HIV/AIDS.
This is Olivia Ford reporting for The Body. Welcome to This Positive Life. I'm here today with Dee Borrego, and we're going to be talking about living with HIV.
Thank you very much.
You're welcome. Can you just start by describing how you found out you were HIV positive?
I found out I was HIV positive in 2005. I had gone to a doctor's office after ending a relationship with someone I found out was positive. It's a complicated story, which I can get into. I found out that this person had been positive, and we weren't using protection, so it prompted me, about a month, a month and a half, after we broke up to go and get tested. So, in March of 2005, at my regular doctor, my family doctor, I went and got my test results. On March 4, I received a positive diagnosis.
How old were you then?
I had just turned 21. My birthday's in January, so I was 21 and a month and a half or so.
So now what did you think and how did you feel when you first heard the news?
It was an overwhelming time. It was really scary. I must admit I was woefully uneducated about HIV at the time, so I really had a lot of misconceptions about what it meant to live with HIV. I had a lot of ideas that really were very antiquated. I assumed that after my diagnosis I would be dead within three years. I was like, "OK, well, I might as well live it up 'cause nothing much going on."
I had never to my knowledge at that point really been involved, either as a friend, a family member, or even just a member of a community with anyone who was HIV positive. I mean, I was a member of the queer community but I really had not interacted at that point with HIV-positive people. So it was really scary.
I didn't know who to turn to. I was in a very small town. I had my family and my two best friends there with me, thankfully. But it was a very scary time. I think I started crying the minute the doctor told me, and didn't stop for about three days.
I remember sitting in that little room in the doctor's office. She came in. I don't think the doctor had ever told anyone they were positive before. And she came in and she told me and gave me two little pamphlets with information and that was it, and gave me a phone number to call to get connected to services near where we were living.
Where were you living?
In Connecticut; I was living in a small town on the Connecticut-Massachusetts border. And so she gave me some resources but it really wasn't very much. You know, I really didn't know what to do or how to deal with what was going on. So, like I said, it was just a really scary time. In retrospect, I really wish I had maybe gone somewhere that had more experience dealing with HIV, maybe a place that was centered for gay or lesbian or queer people. Or the queer community might have been a better choice because they might have had more information that really would have been sensitive or more appropriate to my needs.
"It took a couple of months after my diagnosis to really start to accept it, and to start sorting through the wealth of information that really comes through once you start getting connected into the community."
At the time, I was also just coming out as a transgender woman. So it really would have been nice to have had materials that were sensitive to where I was at in my transition, where I was at emotionally, and that could educate.
When did you first start to come to terms with your diagnosis, and start to recognize that you weren't actually going to die in just a few years? When did you start to actually seek information that felt like it was more made for you and geared for you?
Well, it took a couple of months after my diagnosis to really start to accept it, and to start sorting through the wealth of information that really comes through once you start getting connected into the community. As I said, my doctor really didn't provide much. But once I started getting connected with other HIV-positive people, and with agencies, there really is a large amount of information, some of it very technical and boring, some of it really engaging, some of it just sort of there. And it took a little time to start really accepting it and to read through things.
And I found for myself that really going online, reading the pamphlets, reading and connecting with other HIV-positive people and people who were going through what I was going through, as someone who just found out, it's a really scary time. You're not sure what any of this stuff means. What do the labs mean? What? You know, how to understand what they mean took some time.
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Michael Morse powers Mariners to win over Athletics
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Winning a franchise-best 22 spring training games is one thing. The Seattle Mariners are doing it in games that count, against the defending division champions.
Michael Morse hit a three-run homer and a solo shot, Hisashi Iwakuma followed up Felix Hernandez's gem with an impressive outing of his own, and Seattle beat the Oakland Athletics 7-1 on Tuesday night.
Iwakuma (1-0) struck out seven and didn't walk a batter as the Mariners won their second consecutive game against Oakland to begin the season. He gave up a leadoff homer by Yoenis Cespedes to the deepest part of center field in the second inning, then quickly regrouped and retired 15 of his final 16 hitters.
Kyle Seager doubled twice among his three hits, drove in a run, scored a pair and reached base five times. Kendrys Morales added an RBI single for Seattle, which is 2-0 for the eighth time in club history.
"Definitely a good day," Seager said. "A good day for a lot of us."
After King Felix and three relievers combined on the third Opening Day shutout in Mariners history Monday, Iwakuma did his part against the reigning American League West champions.
So did the hitters.
Morse, a former Mariners farmhand who returned to the franchise this season, had his sixth career two-homer game and first since Sept. 27 last year with Washington at Philadelphia.
"Guys are confident up there," Morse said. "We had a good spring, and guys are carrying it over. ... We're just playing with our blinders on. Keep pushing."
Seattle tagged Jarrod Parker (0-1) for four runs and five hits in five innings, working the count to raise his pitch total in a hurry. The right-hander, a 13-game winner last season as a rookie, walked three and struck out one. He led the A's pitching staff with 63 free passes last season.
Parker allowed consecutive singles to Michael Saunders and Seager to start the game but retired Morales on a popup and induced Morse's inning-ending double play. The pitcher also worked through the second unscathed before allowing back-to-back walks to Saunders and Seager in the third. Morales reached on a fielder's choice, and Morse then sent a 2-2 pitch the other way to right. Josh Reddick slammed face-first into the fence trying to make a play.
Justin Smoak drew a bases-loaded walk as Seattle added a run in the seventh against Ryan Cook, who had a pair of four-pitch walks and a five-pitch free pass to go with a hit batter in a rough seventh. Oakland walked eight in all.
"We put up some tough ABs tonight," Seattle manager Eric Wedge said. "When you do that, good things will happen."
After almost daily lineup changes last year, A's manager Bob Melvin stuck with the same hitters in order for Game 2. The group held to three hits in a 2-0 loss to Hernandez a night earlier mustered just three more.
"Well, what'd we get, three hits today? That's not going to win you many games," Melvin said. "Then we walked seven or eight or whatever it was, so that's not a great recipe to win the game. It was a bad game for us today."
Iwakuma got through a 1-2-3 first inning on 10 pitches and was unfazed after Cespedes connected. The pitcher, who posted a club rookie record 2.65 ERA in 16 starts last year, allowed two hits in six innings. He would have stayed in the game had the blister on the middle finger of his pitching hand not become "a little tender."
"After that home run, I said, 'I need to stay calm and be patient,'" Iwakuma said through a translator. "That got me in a groove."
Next Friday night at Safeco Field, he will oppose pal Yu Darvish, who came oh-so-close to a perfect game for the Rangers at Houston on Tuesday. Iwakuma found out during his outing that Darvish's bid had been broken up with two outs in the ninth.
"You're always proud," Iwakuma said.
Raul Ibanez, whose late-game power during the playoffs last fall lifted the Yankees, earned a start in left field as he returns to the Mariners for the first time in five years since spending the 2004-08 seasons with Seattle.
A's reliever Pat Neshek received warm applause when he entered in the sixth. Oakland's players and fans rallied around Neshek after his newborn son, Gehrig, died 23 hours after his birth just before the playoffs began last fall.
Game notes
Oakland RHP Bartolo Colon will make his first start Saturday at Houston since receiving a 50-game suspension for a positive testosterone test last Aug. 22. That means Parker, Tommy Milone and A.J. Griffin each will get two extra days of rest and No. 1 starter Brett Anderson one additional day with the team off Monday. ... Injured A's SS Hiroyuki Nakajima, who began the season on the disabled list with a strained left hamstring, had a short workout on the field. ... By losing Monday night, Oakland's skid on Opening Day reached nine games -- setting an AL record and matching the major league mark shared with the New York Giants (1893-1901). ... Seattle plays 14 straight games before its first off day. ... LHP Joe Saunders makes his season debut for Seattle on Wednesday night against Milone.
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The Mayan human rights activist Rosalina Tuyuc Velásquez of Guatemala is the winner of Japan's Niwano Peace Prize and will receive a medal and the equivalent of $250,000 during a ceremony in Tokyo in May. • Churches and human rights groups in Zimbabwe have issued an urgent appeal seeking information about Paul Chizuze, a human rights activist missing since Feb. 8. • A suicide bomber from the Islamist militant group Boko Haram drove a car into the headquarters of the Church of Christ in Jos, Nigeria, on Feb. 26, killing four people and injuring 37 and provoking reprisal attacks that led to five more deaths, including that of a church member mistaken for the bomber's accomplice. • Britain's Journal of Medical Ethics generated international outrage after publishing online on Feb. 23 an article calling for the acceptance of infanticide for social and medical reasons. • A church used since 1972 by a small group of Christians in Laos's Savannakhet Province was confiscated on Feb. 22 by Communist authorities bent on halting the "tricks of the enemy" and "operations of the Christians." • Catholic Charities USA continues to work with its local agencies in Southern and Midwestern states after three waves of late February and early March storms produced scores of tornadoes and left 39 dead in more than 10 states.
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U.S. stock-index futures were little changed on Tuesday as trader digested a smattering of corporate deal-making and remained anxious about apparently stalled U.S. budget talks.
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Today's Markets
As of 9:09 a.m. ET, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell 4 points to 129646 S&P 500 futures slipped 0.75 point to 1406 and Nasdaq 100 futures slumped 2.8 points to 2667.
The month got off to a gloomy start Monday after a disappointing manufacturing report added yet another layer of doubt to the shaky U.S. economic and political situation. Still, the S&P 500 is looking to close the year out with a 12.1% annual gain.
With the economic calendar barren on the day, traders are once again setting their sights on Washington, D.C. There, lawmakers continue quibbling over a budget deal that averts the looming fiscal cliff -- tax hikes and spending cuts that go into effect in January. If the cliff isn't avoided, the U.S. economy is expected to take a powerful punch, potentially sizeable enough to create a minor double-dip recession.
Republican leaders in Congress rejected President Barack Obama's budget plan Monday, calling for a new one with $2.2 trillion in savings over the next decade. The new plan includes $800 billion in new tax revenue, $600 billion in savings from health-care programs (like Medicare), $300 billion in other military and domestic spending cuts and other changes aimed at lowering the overall budget.
However, the White House almost immediately rejected the new plan.
"The (proposal) does not meet the test of balance," White House Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer said, according to Fox News. "While the president is willing to compromise to get a significant, balanced deal and believes that compromise is readily available to Congress, he is not willing to compromise on the principles of fairness and balance."
In corporate news, Baxter International (NYSE:BAX) revealed plans to buy Gambro, a privately held Swedish dialysis firm, for $4 billion. Baxter hopes to solidify its renal business in the move.
Energy futures were solidly in the red. The benchmark crude contract dipped 74 cents, or 0.83%, to $88.30 a barrel. Wholesale New York Harbor gasoline dropped 1% to $2.70 a gallon. In metals, gold slumped $16.10, or 0.94%, to $1,705 a troy ounce.
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The Euro Stoxx 50 rose 0.62% to 2598, the English FTSE 100 was flat at 5871 and the German DAX climbed 0.25% to 7453.
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The Civil Services Employees Association has announced its endorsement of several Democratic candidates including Zach Cohen for East Hampton Town supervisor and Sylvia Overby and Peter Van Scoyoc for town board, but also for the Republican candidate for highway superintendent, Stephen Lynch.
Based on their interviews with the association's political action committee, "these candidates showed the most accurate alignment to what C.S.E.A. membership is concerned with and how we can best work together to service the concerns of the community," the union's president, Heath Liebman, said.
"There are plenty of issues that weighed on a large number of members," Mr. Liebman said. "But what came up especially was about protecting the aesthetics of this town, the environment and our ability to work and live and survive here."
The C.S.E.A. in East Hampton, which represents more than 200 town employees, invited candidates to meet with its political action committee in June and July. Trustee candidates were not interviewed or endorsed.
Mr. Liebman explained that while the goals for the trustees are of "critical importance," those running for town board are dealing with the day-to-day issues that closely affect the members of the C.S.E.A., thus their position on certain issues were of vital importance."
Mr. Liebman noted that Bill Wilkinson, the incumbent town supervisor, chose not to fill out the C.S.E.A. questionnaire and instead provided his own informational packet.
"We brought the findings of the PAC interviews of every candidate to our membership," Mr. Liebman explained. "We allow our membership to be part of the process and weigh what we see as the pros and cons of each candidate. The C.S.E.A. members overwhelmingly supported these candidates." C.T.


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It's not just Windows 8 that's been criticised for expecting users to swallow an unpopular and ill-suited new interface. When Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu Linux, moved its default desktop OS interface to Unity in April 2012, it also alienated many loyal followers.
The issue, like the Metro tiles that can't be avoided in Windows 8, is uncannily similar – an interface designed for mobile devices is blown up to huge proportions, even on large-desk monitors better suited to the mouse-and-keyboard paradigm.
Ubuntu's Unity UI grew out of Ubuntu Netbook Remix, a workaround to make the low-res displays of mini-laptops more usable. But Unity has gently evolved since it became the default shell in Ubuntu 11.04, to the Unity 6.8 found in this year's Ubuntu 12.10 'Quantal Quetzal' release.
We had to reach for a dictionary to learn that Canonical's leader Mark Shuttleworth, who dreams up these codenames, is alluding to a bird of the Trogon family with iridescent green plumage and red underparts; and one composed of discrete stepped units at that.
Commercial prospects
Thanks to some steady honing, the once-maligned Unity layout is now starting to gain traction with users. Shame, then, that Canonical has just shot itself in the other foot with the new 12.10 version.
The flak comes from Canonical's newfound commercial collaboration with Amazon. Whenever you use Unity's search bar (part of the Dash overlay that emerges from the top left corner of the screen) to find documents on your PC, your query is sent to the retail giant. It then offers vague matches with items in its online shop.
For Amazon, the wins are obvious: it gets the opportunity to advertise its products to Ubuntu users, and to mine lots of valuable user data to expand its customer profiling. For Canonical, it's a chance to earn some cash on the side in kickback deals, a way to monetise the distribution of free software.
For the user, productivity is slowed by wasted online data traffic, privacy is violated by Unity transmitting the subject of local searches, and attention is distracted by a panel of thumbnails comprising retailed rubbish.
If you're still reading following this news, either you don't value your online dignity, or you've read the book before and know about the sort-of happy ending.
While Ubuntu 12.10 was still in pre-release beta, the backlash from testers and users forced Canonical to partly reverse its decision to make a quick buck, offering a discreetly hidden 'off' switch that will keep your computing life free of nosey shopkeepers. You need to look in System Settings, and slide the button marked 'Include online search results' under 'When searching in the Dash'.
Leave the box checked, and your Dash queries will be sent not just to Amazon, but to Facebook, Twitter and the BBC, too.
Other features
For technical users there have been several changes under the bonnet. A new Linux 3.5 kernel results in low-level changes in file systems and the handling of metadata, but little that's evident to most casual users. You can also try the new UEFI Secure Boot for improved security.
More noticeable are smoother interface graphics, perhaps aided by the move to Mesa 9.0, a software library for OpenGL 3D graphics.
We noticed a snappier UI with faster rendering of actions such as window minimising, and more convincing transparency overlays when the Dash was superimposed over the desktop. Even without hardware graphics acceleration, the Unity 2D interface now feels zippier.
Little treats include the facility to right-click on Dash results to get a large preview. And certain rich web pages can be set as 'webapps'.
In Ubuntu 12.10 webapps can now be added to the dock Launcher for ready access and shortcuts – in the case of Google Calendar, to create a new event
When we logged into our work Google calendar, a small window prompted us to install Google Calendar for extra features and quicker access. A shortcut then appeared in the Launcher side dock, from which we could more quickly set calendar events, for example.
Other changes include the renaming of Update Manager to Software Updater, now available only from the Details section of System Settings. Social networkers can also log in through Online Accounts in the System Settings.
If you'd rather not broadcast your every search term to a host of third parties, you can opt out of Ubuntu's misguided new commercial initiative. You're then left with a free operating system that is fast, stable and a more viable alternative to Windows than ever before.


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In an unprecedented move to reduce Illinois budget deficits, the Illinois Legislature passed a bill authorizing Gov. Rod Blagojevich to sweep $18 million from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, including $9.25 million from dedicated conservation funds, which are primarily generated through the sale of hunting and fishing licenses, stamps and permits.
The bill authorizing the sweeps is designed to restore more than $220 million in state budget cuts that reduced services and closed some state parks. However, hunting and outdoor groups have come out saying that sweeps from dedicated conservation funds would devastate Illinois natural resources by crippling the already budget-ravaged DNR and harm Illinois hunting and fishing industries, which pump more than $1.2 billion into the states economy.
Under federal guidelines, the sweeps would also compromise federal funds and could be illegal. Both state and federal law prohibits the use of funds raised through license, stamps and permit sales from being used for any purpose other than for wildlife and fish restoration and management.
Hunters and anglers pay for the opportunity to hunt and fish by purchasing licenses, stamps and permits, as well as through the federal tax on firearms, ammunition and sporting equipment, said Kent Adams, National Wild Turkey Federation regional biologist for Illinois. These funds are dedicated for conservation, wildlife management and public land acquisition, and sweeping them would cause Illinois to lose $15 million in federal funds that would be used for wildlife conservation. That loss would continue annually, until the swept funds were restored, so this action does nothing to solve the state budget deficit.
Conservation and hunting organizations banded together to request Gov. Blagojevich veto SB 790, but on Oct. 7, 2008, Gov. Blagojevich quietly signed it into law. Now, many are contacting the Governors office asking that he not harm the future of conservation and hunting in Illinois, or the states economy, by sweeping dedicated sportsmens funds.
Call the Governors office at (217) 782-6830 and request that Gov. Blagojevich not fix the looming budget crisis by sweeping wildlife funds, which will hurt the future of Illinois wildlife and economy.
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Che Guevara
Ernesto "Che" Guevara (born June 14, 1928, executed October 9th, 1967) was a Marxist guerrilla leader, with Fidel Castro, during the Cuban Revolution. He has become a cultural icon for liberals, leftists, socialists, communists, illegal aliens,[1] and white "hipsters".[2][3] He also acted as an executioner of Castro, rallying up a massive body count, although he himself was easily cowed by anyone with guns even when he himself was armed.[4] Despite being a terrorist, his image is still used as leftist propaganda which adorns millions of T-shirts and dorm room posters.
"Ernesto Guevara failed spectacularly at everything he attempted in his life--except at the mass-murder of defenseless men and boys."[5]
- Che wasn't really a gentle soul and a selfless hero. He was a violent Communist who thought nothing of firing a gun into the stomach of a woman six months pregnant whose only crime was that her family opposed him. And he was a hypocrite who lusted after material luxuries while cultivating his image as a man of the people. (Amazon)
Early life
Guevara was the eldest of five children born in Rosario, Argentina. His schoolmates nicknamed him "pig" (Chancho) because he rarely bathed, and smelled bad.[6] He also enjoyed killing dogs.[7]
Cuba Revolution
In 1955, while living as a hobo, Guevara met Raul and Fidel Castro to plot the overthrow of the US-backed Fulgencio Batista government in Cuba. Their first revolutionary plan was an assault on Cuba from Mexico. During the war, Castro promoted Guevara to commander status, and Guevara won the Battle of Santa Clara. This defeated Batista's forces and allowed the bearded guerrillas to march on towards Havana. On New Year's Eve 1958, Batista's forces were defeated and on New Year's Day, Batista fled to the Dominican Republic. Castro and Guevara became Cuba's new socialist revolutionary leaders. Guevara killed many thousand people, who were "enemies of the revolution". Those "enemies" were Homosexuals, dissidents or AIDS-infected people.[8]
Castro's Cuba
Guevara was appointed commander of the La Cabaña Fortress prison. He oversaw the trial and execution of many former Batista regime officials. Roberto Martin-Perez was imprisoned for 30 years in Castro's dungeon prison. Roberto says "Castro ordered mass murder ... in order to consolidate his power." Guevara, as Castro's chief executioner, relished the slaughter of defenseless men and boys.[9] Guevara became feared for his brutality and ruthlessness. During the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion, Castro ordered Guevara to take up a command post in Western Cuba. He never saw any fighting and did not participate in the Cuban victory. However, he dropped his pistol and shot himself in the face. Guevara was the main proponent of missiles in Cuba and urged Khrushchev to nuke the United States.[10] In December 1964, he gave a speech before the U.N. General Assembly mocking the "imperialism" of the USA, and also freely admitting that he killed and will continue to kill "enemies of the revolution."
The number of executions he ordered is unknown, with conservative estimates ranging from 400 to 2,000 over his lifetime. Unfortunately, lack of records mean that the exact number will probably never be known.
| "Hatred as the central element of our struggle! Hatred that is intransigent…hatred so violent that it propels a human being beyond his natural limitations, making him violent and cold- blooded killing machine...We reject any peaceful approach. Violence is inevitable. To establish Socialism rivers of blood must flow! The imperialist enemy must feel like a hunted animal wherever he moves. Thus we'll destroy him! These hyenas are fit only for extermination. We must keep our hatred alive and fan it to paroxysm! The victory of Socialism is well worth millions of atomic victims!"
-- Ernesto "Che" Guevara speaking about Americans, April 1966 Message to the Tricontinental Conference in Havana, Cuba
South America
Guevara authored an insurgent booklet entitled Guerrilla Warfare.[11] He left Cuba to lead a Communist guerrilla movement in South America. Bolivian soldiers, trained, equipped and guided by U.S. Green Beret and CIA operatives,[12] hunted him down in the Bolivian jungle where he was captured. He cried out "Do not shoot! I am Che Guevara and worth more to you alive than dead." [13] However, the U.S. and Bolivia knew better. He was executed by Mario Terán 2 days later, and his hands were chopped off and put into a jar.
Because of the Soviet's all-time low popularity at the time, and by extension all of Communism, Che was immortalized by Castro by implementing a romantic version of Che as part of a propaganda campaign shortly after Che's death in Bolivia. One of the people instrumental in this campaign was French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre, who himself was a Communist in bed with the KGB, having referred to Che Guevara as "the most complete human being of our time." Ion Mihai Pacepa had heard of the propaganda campaign back when he was still serving the Romanian communist party.[14] As such, alongside Chinese dictator and mass-murderer Mao Zedong, Che's image has (ironically enough) been used for merchandising.
"At the risk of seeming ridiculous, let me say that the true revolutionary is guided by a great feeling of love. It is impossible to think of a genuine revolutionary lacking this quality."
"In capitalist society individuals are controlled by a pitiless law usually beyond their comprehension. The alienated human specimen is tied to society as a whole by an invisible umbilical cord: the law of value. This law acts upon all aspects of one's life, shaping its course and destiny. The difficult thing for someone not living the experience of the revolution to understand is this close dialectical unity between the individual and the mass, in which the mass, as an aggregate of individuals, is interconnected with its leaders."
"Instead they must dedicate themselves to study, work and military service! Youth should learn to think and act as a mass. It is criminal to think of individuals! Individualism must disappear from Cuba!"[15]
- Che Guevara and the Useful Idiots Who Idolize Him, Humberto Fontova.
- Exposing the Real Che Guevara: The Liberal Media's Favorite Executioner, Humberto Fontova, Sentinel, April 2007 ISBN 1595230270 [1]
- Che Guevara Planned Attacks Against the U.S. Humberto Fontova, Newsmax.com, November 21, 2007
- ↑ Illegal Immigrants Rally For Dead Marxist Che Guevara
- ↑ Che-Mart
- ↑ Reiland, Ralph R. (August 12, 2018). Che Guevara: Romanticizing Tyranny. The New American. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
- ↑ Fidel's Executioner, Con't
- ↑ Che Guevara: Mass Murderer and Coward
- ↑ Ernesto "Che" Guevara, Forty Years, Still Dead The Jawa Report, October 8, 2007
- ↑ Exposing the Real Che Guevara: and the Useful Idiots who Idolize Him, By Humberto Fontova
- ↑ http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2004/09/the_cult_of_che.html
- ↑ Che Guevara: Mass Murderer and Coward Frontpage Magazine, June 13, 2007
- ↑ Hari, Johann Should Che Be an Icon? No
- ↑ Mugshot of a Murderer Yaf.org
- ↑ The Death of Che Guevara: Declassified The George Washington University
- ↑ The Death of Che Guevara: Declassified The George Washington University
- ↑ Who was the Real Che? by Ion Mihai Pacepa on FrontPageMag.com
- ↑ http://frontpagemag.com/2013/humberto-fontova/young-americas-foundation-celebrates-no-more-che-day/


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Wrestling impresario Vince McMahon is going over the top.
No, that's not a new move he's going to display on WWE's TV shows "Friday Night Smackdown" or "Monday Night Raw." It's the technological platform that the WWE Corp. is using to launch its long-in-the-works network.
Rather than create a traditional channel that would be distributed to potential viewers via cable and satellite operators, the WWE Network will be streamed over the Internet, a method that is known in the entertainment industry as over the top, or OTT.
The network, which will launch Feb. 24, will cost $9.99 a month. Besides new shows and library content, subscribers will also get access to the 12 WWE pay-per-view events it produces annually, including the very popular "Wrestlemania." Besides being available on computers, WWE Network can also be accessed through Playstation, Xbox and Roku. WWE partnered with Major League Baseball Advanced Media on a platform for the service.
WWE first started talking about the network about five years and has spent over $40 million on development, according to regulatory filings. Initially, WWE planned on a commercial cable network. Then it toyed with a pay channel model similar to HBO.
While a more traditional channel could ensure a certain level of distribution, McMahon, chairman of WWE, said in an interview that the terms pay-TV distributors wanted in return for carrying a WWE channel were "too restrictive."
McMahon said WWE had deals ready to go with major distributors for a network that would have generated fees of 20 cents per month, per subscriber.
"I said, much to the chagrin of my staff, I'm not going to sign it," McMahon said.
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Instead, the WWE looked at how Netflix was able to create an OTT service and became convinced that its own rabid fan base would embrace a similar approach. "Our fans are early adopters of new technologies," McMahon said, adding that the service will need about a million subscribers to break even.
"This gives us control of our destiny and a better user interface," added Michelle Wilson, WWE's chief revenue and marketing officer. "We think this is the future."
The decision to go with an OTT service may dampen the WWE's relationship with the cable and satellite operators that currently distribute their pay-per-view specials. The WWE said it will still offer its specials to cable and satellite operators.
"I think it'd be foolish for them not to want to carry the pay-per-view anymore," McMahon said. "It's found money for them." Typically, the subscription fee for the WWE's pay-per-view events is split 50-50 between the programmer and distributors. Most of the WWE's pay-per-view specials run about $55, with "Wrestlemania" going for around $70.
Analyst Brad Safalow of PAA Research thinks the network could be a game-changer for WWE.
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"At this price point, they should not have any issue getting to profitability," Safalow said. "People tend to underestimate the passion and size of the fan base," he added.
WWE is not planning to move its popular cable shows, including "Monday Night Raw," which airs on USA Network, or "Friday Night Smackdown," which is carried by the Syfy channel, to its own network.
However, reruns of those shows will be available on the WWE Network after their original airings. WWE Network will also start out with between four to six hours of original programming, according to George Barrios, chief strategy and financial officer for WWE.
The service will be mostly commercial-free but there will be sponsorship opportunities for advertisers.
"Our goal is to keep it as clean as possible for our fans," Wilson said.
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Developed by a father of six in Idaho, Smart PJs are an interactive piece of clothing for kids covered with colored dots that work just like QR codes. Using the camera on a smartphone or tablet, a parent or child can scan one of the forty-seven dot patterns printed on the pajamas to launch a story within the Smart PJ Stories application. Compatible with iOS and Android platforms, stories include children's tales from the Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen and Mother Goose.
Ideal for children that are just learning to read, the application includes text at the bottom of the screen as well as a narrator that reads the story out loud. A parent or child can also choose to mute the narrator in order to read through the story at their own pace.
Specifically designed to be used with the Smart PJs, there is no table of contents or index to select specific stories within the app. The colored dots have to be scanned first, otherwise a child can't access a story. However, children don't have to wait long for a story after the initial scan. The application immediately launches into the story associated with the dot pattern within seconds after the scan.
In an interview with ABC News, creator Juan Murdoch said "The Smart PJ's have gone through a lot of trial and error. We had to create new scanning technology. It's not just QR codes — we had to create them from scratch." Murdoch plans to release more applications with new content by the end of the year. Since content can be linked to a specific set of dots on the pajamas, parents don't have to buy a new set of pajamas for their child. They simply have to do is download a new application to their mobile device. The smart pajamas are available for children between the ages of one to eight and cost $25 for a set.


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DVB-S2 devices
From LinuxTVWiki
- DVB-S2 PCI Cards
- DVB-S2 PCIe Cards
- DVB-S2 USB Devices (Pensticks, Boxes, etc)
- DVB-S IEEE1394 / Firewire / iLink Boxes
- DVB-S PCMCIA Cards (PC Card/CardBus, ExpressCard)
The info below will be moved to more appropriate place soon.
Currently known DVB-S2 demodulator chips
- Commsonic CMS0014
- Conexant CX24116
- Eccincorp ECC3100 (SkyPHY)
- STMicroelectronics STB0899
- STMicroelectronics STV0900/3
Currently known DVB-S2 Devices ... to be added to categories above
|Genpix 8PSK module
|Broadcom 4500 (USB) Couldn't see any S2 specifics in this one, No DVB-S2 framing ... the genpix 8PSK module can be purchased, and they have a driver too (similar one to the dst module) ... there are patches floating around.
|Hauppauge WinTV-HVR4000
|CX24116 + CX24118A + Conexant Cx2388x PCI Bridge (Various modules with/without a DVB-T demod) ... various modules?
|Twinhan (VP-1041)
|STB0899 + STB6100 + Mantis .... needs some more work at the relevant PCI Bridge.
|STB0899 + STB6100 + Micronas PCI Bridge (Dual DVB-S2, PCIe, no CI) .... needs some more work at the relevant PCI Bridge.
PS: The Linux DVB-S2 API itself is not yet ready. Work is in progress,