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Started in 1911, as Republic Welding Company, today Republic Diesel is a multi-faceted company providing complete engine machining services to the mining, natural/landfill gas, marine, construction, forestry, agricultural, trucking and heavy equipment industries.
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Breach Report: staying alert in the face of cyber dark ages
London, UK – The cyber landscape is getting riskier every day with rampaging hordes of hi-tech vandals. Meanwhile, both large and small organizations fail to ensure proper data security. It is necessary to use protection services available:Breach Reporthelps businesses monitor and protect the accounts of their employees, partners, and clients against daily privacy threats occurring on the dark web. The service offers a ready-to-use domain monitoring solution tailored to specific business needs, as well as a Business API.
Cybercrime is on its way to becoming a top threat for businesses, governments, and communities. According to the 2019 Official Annual Cybercrime Report by Cybersecurity Ventures, cyberattacks are the fastest growing crime globally, and their sophistication and damage scale are also rising — projecting to cost the world $6 trillion every year until 2021. Their growth will overshadow the damage from natural disasters, while profitability will outdo the global trade of all illegal drugs combined.
Hackers create around 300,000 new pieces of malware daily, according to McAfee data. Apart from traditionally well-equipped professionals, we witness a soaring population of so-called "script kiddies". Wannabe hackers run ready-made malware without understanding the mechanics behind it and leak breached records ''for fun'' and peer recognition. As these "skiddies" usually don't know the end-users of the compromised data or don't have a specific target, it makes the consequences of attacks absolutely unpredictable.
Hacking manuals are very accessible: for instance, in 2016 a 10-year-old from Helsinki successfully exposed an Instagram security bug allowing him to delete any written content on the platform. The Finnish prodigy received a $10,000 reward from Facebook as a part of the company's bug bounty program.
The "script kiddie'' frenzy is leading to the exponential growth of exposed data. In 2019 Breach Level Index reported more than 14 billion data records lost or stolen. Only 4% of that data was encrypted, meaning it couldn't be used right away without criminals putting in extra work to decrypt it.
Are organizations prepared?
Cyber-attack statistics show 72% of large companies report such events. But hi-tech villains don't go only after the big fish. 43% of cyber-attacks target small businesses, according to the 2019 Verizon Data Breach Investigation Report.
Are businesses prepared for this undercover cyber warfare against them? Well, 75% of all businesses don't even have a formal cyber-attack response plan. At the same time, according to Fortune, two-thirds of businesses attacked by hackers weren't confident they could recover. The damage to infrastructure and reputation can be just too severe.
Fear and embarrassment associated with cybersecurity failures lead to the underreporting of such incidents. For example, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center states that the number of reported cybercrimes in the agency's reports only represent 10 to 12% of the total number actually committed in the U.S. each year. But with leaked databases circulating freely on the dark web, the attacks just can't be brushed under the carpet.
Other risks of reputational and financial losses for businesses are connected with the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or similar legislative guidelines, aimed at protecting personal data and making companies responsible for leaking even one account's records. For instance, GDPR regulators issued fines totaling hundreds of millions of euros in the first 20 months of the law application. The list of fined companies includes Google, Facebook, Vodafone, Uber, Raiffeisen Bank, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Marriott, and British Airways.
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Friday, February 22, 2008
Oh, for such readers of magazines!
"To answer this question, outsiders must pay greater attention than they have yet to a key factor in the unfolding crisis: Kenyan politics. Politics in Kenya is almost the national pastime. Everyone, young and old, has an opinion to share. Everyone who can reads at least two newspapers a day, and can recount the detailed background behind political headlines that stump the casual browser.Most Kenyans will tell you that their politicians are corrupt. But at least until this last week, they would do so with the rueful relish of Americans who tell you their pop idols are strung out (again). And Kenyans follow their politicians' every move with the attention Americans reserve for celebrities, even giving them affectionate nicknames (Raila Odinga is "hummer"; Kalonzo Musyoka is "wiper"). When a new tabloid hit newsstands this past year, it was quickly forced to back down from its pledge to feature only idle gossip and lifestyle concerns. Consumers weren't buying it, and so politics soon entered its headlines, along with everyone else's."
From: http://www.nplusonemag.com/
Mahabbatin ke naam
A few months ago, I'd come across a piece of writing that was not just well put together, but also encompassed a very interesting thought: the concept of love, eternity and grammar in Arabic.
"At the heart of all things is the germ of their overthrow", it says, quoting from Adhaf Soueif's The Map of Love. But the author was, at the same time, talking about language. About the word 'enquilab' which means 'overthrow' (or revolution, as we interpret it) which is derived from the word 'qalb', which means 'heart' or the core.
Isn't that fascinating? That, buried within a revolution is a heart, and that the heart of anything contains the seed for the overthrow of that thing. Or all things.
The essay goes on to talk about words of love, what they really means, the fine shades of difference between them, and what god might have enjoined upon those who believe in god.
Do read.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
In the last post, I had linked to some contests. Here is a set of links to those who made it to the final shortlist (I'm simply copy-pasting from the Caferati site). Go read.
Flash Fiction - http://www.caferati.com/contests/finalists?contest=ff
SMS Poetry - http://www.caferati.com/contests/finalists?contest=sms
Flash Essay - http://www.caferati.com/contests/finalists?contest=essay
Poetry Slam - http://www.caferati.com/contests/finalists?contest=ps
Here are the winners:
Flash Fiction - http://www.caferati.com/contests/winners?contest=ff
SMS Poetry - http://www.caferati.com/contests/winners?contest=sms
Flash Essay - http://www.caferati.com/contests/winners?contest=essay
The Poetry Slam final was a live event, and we don't have recordings, alas. The top 3: 1. Mukul Chadda, 2. Tarun Durga, 3. Arka Mukhophadyay)
We also had an Open Book Pitch, where people could submit sample manuscripts and publishers would dip into them and express interest, if they felt any. Happily, at least one-fourth of those who pitched attracted some publisher's eye. You could go look at that list, here:
Congratulations, winners. And may many more of you win, in the future.


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chicken and prosciutto pasta bake
- ¼ cup (25g) chopped dried porcini mushrooms
- ½ cup (125ml) boiling water
- 6 chicken thighs, chopped
- 1 onion, thinly sliced
- 4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
- 8 slices (120g) prosciutto, chopped
- 12 sprigs thyme
- 1 litre (4 cups) chicken stock
- 1½ cups (375ml) single (pouring) cream
- 500g dried rigatoni
- 1½ cups (150g) grated mozzarella
- Place the porcini and boiling water in a heatproof bowl and set aside for 10 minutes to soak. Preheat oven to 200°C (400°F). Heat a large, heavy-based ovenproof saucepan over medium heat. Cook the chicken for 8–10 minutes, turning. Remove and set aside. Add the onion, garlic, prosciutto and half the thyme. Cook, stirring, for 4–5 minutes or until softened.
- Return the chicken to the pan and add the stock, cream, porcini and porcini water and bring to a simmer. Cook for 8–10 minutes or until slightly reduced.
- Place the rigatoni in a large saucepan of salted boiling water and cook for 8–10 minutes or until al dente. Drain well. Add to the saucepan and mix to combine.
- Top with mozzarella and remaining thyme and cook for 15–18 minutes or until golden brown and the cheese has melted. Serves 4–6.
Tiffany Feddema
Lovely flavour, I think there is an error with the quantity of chicken stock. Mine was like a soup:)
Debbie Kellett
loved this recipe, just doubled the porcini thou. shared it with so many…


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Boxing Gloves Temporary Tattoo - 1.5" x 2.5"
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Our temporary tattoo design, the "Boxing Gloves", is a one to one scale transfer of the original hand painted artwork by Tim Hendricks and Javier DeLuna.
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Toddler Temporary tattoo designs are the same American Traditional artwork you would find displayed on the walls of a respectable tattoo shop. Our temporary tattoos look even better than the ones on Mom and Dad. Designed by real tattoo artists and made just the right size for kids, because all kids are cool.
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Our story is simple. Tim Hendricks is a veteran tattoo artist, husband, and father of two boys. The temporary tattoos Tim purchased from vending machines were poorly designed and made, so he took it upon himself to make better ones. He made oodles of them, enough for his own boys and also as give-aways for parents who got tattooed at his shop. They were such a hit that Tim asked his friend and coworker Javier DeLuna to add his talent and designs in creating more. They partnered up and together they made a large selection of properly designed temporary tattoos just for kids.


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Men's Fellowship Network
July 4, 2029 @ 6:00 pm
The Men's Fellowship Network meets on the first and third Wednesday of the month at 6 p.m. in the Unity Library. All men are welcome.
Lynn Green, a long-time Unity member (here and in several states), chairs the group.
Since its founding at Unity Church of the Hills in Austin, Texas 10 years ago, the MFN has positively impacted men in over 30 countries around the world, incorporating powerful wisdom that has helped countless men become more resilient, whole-hearted, and purpose-driven. Join us!
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Severe grought, other changes can cause permanent ecosystem disruption
15 Oct 2011
An eight-year study has concluded that increasingly frequent and severe drought, dropping water tables and dried-up springs have pushed some aquatic desert ecosystems into ''catastrophic regime change,'' from which many species will not recover.
The findings, just published in the journal Freshwater Biology, raise concerns that climate change, over-pumping of aquifers for urban water use, and land management may permanently affect which species can survive. The research was supported by the National Science Foundation.
''Populations that have persisted for hundreds or thousands of years are now dying out,'' said David Lytle, an associate professor of zoology at Oregon State University. ''Springs that used to be permanent are drying up. Streams that used to be perennial are now intermittent. And species that used to rise and fall in their populations are now disappearing.''
The research, done by Lytle and doctoral candidate Michael Bogan, examined the effect of complete water loss and its subsequent impact on aquatic insect communities in a formerly perennial desert stream in Arizona's French Joe Canyon, before and after severe droughts in the early 2000s.
The stream completely dried up for a period in 2005, and again in 2008 and 2009, leading to what researchers called a rapid ''regime shift'' in which some species went locally extinct and others took their place. The ecosystem dynamics are now different and show no sign of returning to their former state. Six species were eliminated when the stream dried up, and 40 others became more abundant. Large-bodied ''top predators'' like the giant waterbug disappeared and were replaced by smaller ''mesopredators'' such as aquatic beetles.
''Before 2004, this area was like a beautiful oasis, with lots of vegetation, birds and rare species,'' Lytle said. ''The spring has lost a number of key insect species, has a lot less water, and now has very different characteristics.''
The phenomena, the researchers say, does not so much indicate the disappearance of life - there is about as much abundance as before. It's just not the same.
''Our study focused on a single stream in isolation, but this process of drying and local extinction is happening across the desert Southwest,'' Bogan said. ''Eventually this could lead to the loss of species from the entire region, or the complete extinction of species that rely on these desert oases.''
Small streams such as this are of particular interest because they can be more easily observed and studied than larger rivers and streams, and may represent a microcosm of similar effects that are taking place across much of the American West, the researchers said. The speed and suddenness of some changes give species inadequate time to adapt.
''It's like comparing old-growth forests to second-growth forests,'' Lytle said. ''There are still trees, but it's not the same ecosystem it used to be. These desert streams can be a window to help us see forces that are at work all around us, whether it's due to climate change, land management or other factors.''
The researchers noted in their report that the last 30 years have been marked by a significant increase in drought severity in the Southwest.
The drought that helped dry up French Joe Canyon in 2005 resulted in the lowest flow in Arizona streams in 60 years, and in many cases the lowest on record. At French Joe Canyon, the stream channel was completely dry to bedrock, leaving many aquatic invertebrates dead in the sediments.
That was probably ''an unprecedent disturbance,'' the researchers said in their report. Community composition shifted dramatically, with longer-lived insects dying out and smaller, shorter-lived ones taking their places.
Conceptually similar events have taken place in the past in plant communities in the Florida Everglades, floodplains in Australia, and boreal forests following fire disturbance, other researchers have found. In the Southwest, climate change models predict longer, more frequent and more intense droughts in the coming century, the scientists noted in their study.


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created March 15, 2005 · complexity basic · author Ulf Dittmer · version 5.7
The following code allows a lookup of a US ZIP code without leaving Vim. Place the cursor over a 5-digit number (the ZIP code), and choose ZipLookup from the Utilities menu. The result is then displayed at the bottom of the screen. For example, placing the cursor over "02169" should result in "02169 ==> QUINCY, MA" being displayed.
This works by accessing the USPS web site, so one needs to be online for this to work. Since the code parses the HTML code, this breaks whenever the web site code is reorganized, which seems to happen every other year or so, but can be fixed by adjusting the regexp (which may take a bit of fiddling). The code is in TCL, so one needs to use a TCL-enabled version of Vim.
The following should go in your gvimrc file:
if has("tcl") tclfile utilities.tcl " change the menu name and the menu item name as you see fit menu &Utilities.&ZipLookup :call ZIPLookup(expand("<cword>")) <CR> function ZIPLookup (word) tcl puts [ZipLookup [::vim::expr a:word]] endfunction endif
and this into utilities.tcl:
proc ZipLookup zipcode { package require http # some websites, not the usps necessarily, care what kind of browser is used. ::http::config -useragent "Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux 2.4.22; rv:1.7.5) Gecko/20041108 Firefox/1.0" set url "http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/zip_responseA.jsp"; while { [string length $zipcode] < 5 } { set zipcode "0$zipcode" } # the http man page is a good place to read up on these commands set query [::http::formatQuery zipcode $zipcode] set http [::http::geturl $url -query $query] set html [::http::data $http] # we use a regular expression pattern to extract the text we are looking for if {[regexp {row1 header1[^>]*>[^<]*<font[^>]*>\s*([^<]+).*row1 header2.*([A-Z][A-Z]).*row1 header3} $html => city state]} { return "$zipcode ==> $city, $state" } else { return "$zipcode ==> not found" } }
If you don't have tcl you could try something like this.
:map \zc :!lynx [http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/zip_responseA.jsp?zipcode=<C-R><C-W><CR> http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/zip_responseA.jsp?zipcode=<C-R><C-W><CR>];
Also on my bsd system I can do
$ vim /usr/share/misc/zipcodes
but this seems to be out of date.


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Handcrafted 92.5 Silver Gutta Pusalu
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Handcrafted 92.5 Silver Gutta Pusalu is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
A gorgeous handcrafted 92.5 silver with Gutta Pusalu made using Navratna Kemp stones and freshwater pearls.
No Earrings.
Approx length: 24- 26 cms.
Dispatch Timeline - 25-30 days
For questions or clarifications, please WhatsApp +91 8520888461.
Care information
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- Proper Storage: Safeguard your silver jewellery by storing it in a cool, dry location, preferably within an airtight container or a jewellery box equipped with anti-tarnish properties. This precaution helps minimize exposure to moisture and air, which are catalysts for tarnishing.
- Chemical Avoidance: Shield your silver jewellery from contact with chemicals like perfumes, lotions, hairsprays, and household cleaning products. These substances can expedite tarnishing and harm the surface of the silver.
- Preventive Measures: Remove your silver jewellery before partaking in activities that could subject it to chemicals or harsh conditions, such as swimming in chlorinated pools, using hot tubs, or engaging in household chores. These activities have the potential to cause damage and tarnish your precious pieces.
- Treat each piece with care, as some settings are delicate and may break if mishandled or dropped. Sterling silver naturally tarnishes over time with use and exposure to air. With attentive care, your pieces will maintain their beauty for many years.
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kapaaskatha- Katha of Jewels is committed to delivering your order with good quality packaging within the given time frame. We ship throughout the week, except Sunday and Public holidays. To ensure that your order reaches you in good condition, in the shortest span of time, we ship through reputed courier agencies only.
- Free shipping within India
- International shipping additionally charged to the client
- How long does it take for an order to arrive?
- We dispatch order in 4 to 5 days except Sunday. Usually it reaches in 2-3 working days as we use express shipping for Jewellery.
- For Made to order, item will be dispatched as per the timeline mentioned on the specific product.
- For international orders, the delivery may take 5-7 days more than the usual time specified above.
Delivery of all orders will be duly done to the address as mentioned by you at the time of placing the order.
- We strive to support our clients with the status update and tracking details and make sure the packages reach in time and as soon as possible. Having said that we have no control over the delays caused by the delivery partners and courier companies. We request our clients to be patient in such cases as it might take a little longer than the suggested timeline.
- We use reputed courier services such as FedEx, UPS, DTDC and Merchant Couriers.
- Once the product is shipped, you would receive an update on your email and a message on the WhatsApp number (Via
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- Customs duties are beyond our control and are determined by the regulations of each country.
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Orders once placed cannot be cancelled.
All our products go through various stages of rigorous quality check before getting dispatched. Please take a moment to review the "Handmade Irregularities and Variations" section of the product description, where we have provided clear explanations of what nuances and variations may be present in the craftsmanship. These characteristics should not be perceived as defects.
We accept exchange or returns ONLY if you've received items in a condition that is physically damaged, has missing parts or accessories, defective or different from its description on the product detail page on Kapaaskatha.in.
As part of our return policy, we kindly ask that customers provide an unboxing video when requesting a return or exchange for their purchased item. This video helps us understand the damages if any caused during transit or packaging and act accordingly.
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Please email us a photo of the damaged/defective product within 24 hours of receiving your order on firstname.lastname@example.com.
Item must be unused and in the same condition that you received it, with tags intact if applicable. It must also be in the original packaging. Once your request is approved, please connect for the return address.
Once item is received, it will go through verification process before a refund is issued.
We would not be responsible for the loss of shipment while returning the product, or damage to the product incurred during the same.
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Handmade Irregularities and Variations
Handmade silver jewelry may exhibit various irregularities that add to its unique charm and character. Some common irregularities include:
- Slight Variations in Shape and Size: Due to the manual crafting process, individual pieces may have minor differences in shape or size compared to mass-produced jewelry.
- Surface Texture Variations: Handmade jewelry might have subtle variations in surface texture, such as small irregularities or tool marks, which are characteristic of artisanal work.
- Solder Marks: Visible solder marks may be present where pieces of silver are joined together during the crafting process. These marks are a natural part of handmade jewelry and add to its authenticity.
- Slight Imperfections: Small imperfections, such as tiny bubbles or irregularities in the metal surface, may be visible in handmade jewelry. These imperfections are part of the artisan's crafting process and contribute to the uniqueness of each piece.
- Colour variations: Colour variations especially in meenakari, stones and in beads are common in handmade jewelry.
Overall, these irregularities are inherent to the handmade nature of silver jewelry and are often embraced as signs of craftsmanship and authenticity.
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Last week I met with Ross Anderson, Regional General Manager for Duke's Waikiki Restaurants. During our talk, he called over his marketing team to introduce them to me. As he started the introductions, they interrupted him to say "We know April. She is one of our Twitter friends."'
This instant recognition happened because they viewed my picture within Twitter messages over many months. Through multiple interactions, they felt they knew me.
Why is this so valuable? Because people buy from those they know, like and trust. "Buy" can mean purchasing products, services, referrals or hiring you as an employee.
I can share many similar stories like this where people commented on how easily they recognized me based on my online profile photos. Including a picture in your LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and other online networking sites helps others develop a bond with you before you meet in person.
I can also share stories of people who are surprised when they meet someone in person who looks very different from their online photo. Sometimes the pictures are several years old, several pounds ago or from back when they had a full head of hair.
A red flag seems to go up when the real person does not match their photo. Take a look at your online photos. If they are more than a year old, consider giving your online look an update.


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Leipzig Declaration on Global Climate Change
{{#badges: Climate change |Front groups}} The Leipzig Declaration on Global Climate Change claims to be a petition from "scientists concerned with atmospheric and climate problems" who deny that human greenhouse gas emissions are causing global climate change. According to the declaration, "there does not exist today a general scientific consensus about the importance of greenhouse warming from rising levels of carbon dioxide. In fact, most climate specialists now agree that actual observations from both weather satellites and balloon-borne radiosondes show no current warming whatsoever." [1]
The Leipzig Declaration emerged from a November 1995 conference, "The Greenhouse Controversy," cosponsored by S. Fred Singer's Science and Environmental Policy Project and the European Academy for Environmental Affairs in Leipzig, Germany. It has been widely cited by conservative voices in the "sound science" movement and is regarded in some circles as the gold standard of scientific expertise on the issue. It has been cited by Singer himself in editorial columns appearing in hundreds of conservative websites and major publications, including the Wall Street Journal, Miami Herald, Detroit News, Chicago Tribune, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Memphis Commercial-Appeal, Seattle Times, and Orange County Register. Jeff Jacoby, a columnist with the Boston Globe, describes the signers of the Leipzig Declaration as "prominent scholars." The Heritage Foundation calls them "noted scientists," as do conservative think tanks such as Citizens for a Sound Economy, the Heartland Institute, and the Institute of Public Affairs in Australia. Both the Leipzig Declaration and Frederick Seitz's Oregon Petition have been quoted as authoritative sources during deliberations in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.
When journalist David Olinger of the St. Petersburg Times investigated the Leipzig Declaration, however, he discovered that most of its signers have not dealt with climate issues at all and none of them is an acknowledged leading expert. Twenty-five of the signers were TV weathermen - a profession that requires no in-depth knowledge of climate research. Some did not even have a college degree, such as Dick Groeber of Dick's Weather Service in Springfield, Ohio. Did Groeber regard himself as a scientist? "I sort of consider myself so," he said when asked. "I had two or three years of college training in the scientific area, and 30 or 40 years of self-study." Other signers included a dentist, a medical laboratory researcher, a civil engineer, and an amateur meteorologist. Some were not even found to reside at the addresses they had given. [2]
A journalist with the Danish Broadcasting Company attempted to contact the declaration's 33 European signers and found that four of them could not be located, 12 denied ever having signed, and some had not even heard of the Leipzig Declaration. Those who did admit signing included a medical doctor, a nuclear scientist, and an expert on flying insects. After discounting the signers whose credentials were inflated, irrelevant, false, or unverifiable, it turned out that only 20 of the names on the list had any scientific connection with the study of climate change, and some of those names were known to have obtained grants from the oil and fuel industry, including the German coal industry and the government of Kuwait (a major oil exporter).[1]
- ↑ "The Leipzig Declaration on Global Climate Change", November 1995.
- ↑ David Olinger, "Cool to the Warnings of Global Warming's Dangers," St. Petersburg Times, July 29, 1996.
Related SourceWatch articles
External articles
- Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR1) report, cited in Christian Jensen, "Re: Fred Singer's Comment on Trenberth's Article," naturalSCIENCE, February 11, 1998.
- Doug Henwood, "Re: Global Warming," Left Business Observer, April 3, 2001
- Sheldon Rampton and John Stauber, Trust Us, We're Experts: How Industry Manipulates Science and Gambles With Your Future (New York, NY: Tarcher Putnam, 2002).
- "Leipzig Declaration," Wikipedia
- Leipzig Declaration: List of Signers. SEPP. Retrieved on 1998-06-29.
External resources
- Hans Bulow and Poul-Eric Heilburth, "The Energy Conspiracy" (video documentary), Filmakers Library, 124 East 40th Street, New York, NY 10016.


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Former Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords threw out the first pitch at Fenway Park on Thursday. The crowd cheered as she took the ball in her left hand, lobbed it forward, then held up that same hand in celebration.
Thank you @RedSox for welcoming me to Fenway—and more importantly, for advocating for gun violence prevention. This fight takes all of us. ⚾💪pic.twitter.com/qH4WMpSSL3
— Gabrielle Giffords (@GabbyGiffords) June 16, 2022
Giffords used to be right-handed. But her right side is now partially paralyzed after she was shot in the head by a gunman at a constituent event outside Tucson on January 8, 2011. Six people were killed, including a 9-year-old girl named Christina-Taylor Green; federal District Court Chief Judge John Roll; and Gabe Zimmerman, one of Giffords's staffers.
Giffords had to relearn everything: How to walk, talk and, eventually, how to do everything with her non-dominant hand. So that one-second toss from the pitcher's mound represented years of work.
It was also part of Gun Violence Awareness Day at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox wore orange and invited spectators to do the same. Orange has become a signature of the gun violence prevention movement because it's the protective color worn by hunters in the woods.
A life's work
"January 8th, 2011 changed my life forever," Giffords said in aninterview with NPR in the days before her trip to Fenway. "Our lives can change so quickly."
Along with the limited use of her right side, Giffords still struggles with aphasia, a language disorder that affects a person's abilities with speech.
While relearning her communication and motor skills after the Tucson shooting, Giffords also dedicated her life to calling for action on gun control. After the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary that left 26 people dead, including 20 children, she co-founded an advocacy group that promotes gun safety. She called it "Giffords."
And much like her physical therapy, the work has been extremely challenging. In the nearly 10 years since Sandy Hook, there have been thousands of mass shootings in the U.S., including one recently in Uvalde, Texas that felt horrifyingly familiar — 19 children and 2 teachers were killed in a classroom at Robb Elementary School on May 24.
I'm devastated that more precious children have lost their lives after the horrific school shooting in Uvalde, TX today.
— Gabrielle Giffords (@GabbyGiffords) May 24, 2022
How many more children will be killed by guns? How many young lives cut short, families shattered, communities traumatized because our leaders refuse to act?
"It can be so difficult," she said. "Losses hurt."
But the deaths in Uvalde, along with recent mass shootings in Buffalo and elsewhere around the country, have put pressure on Congress to reach a deal. A bipartisan group of senators led by Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), and John Cornyn (R-Texas), proposed incentives for states to pass red-flag laws, funding for school safety and mental health resources, expanded background checks and more. With the support of 10 Republicans, the measure could overcome the 60 votes needed to avoid a filibuster. It still needs to be written into a bill, which is expected to come out on Sunday.
"I think something that Gabby reminds us of is that this is a marathon, not a sprint," said Peter Ambler, executive director of Giffords. "In much the same way that her recovery has come through the sheer aggregation of hard work, thousands upon thousands of hours of speech therapy and physical therapy. That's what the gun safety movement is."
Giffords says she feels better about the possibilities of gun safety legislation these days. When asked about this new development, Giffords replied: "Hope, hope, hope."
But is it enough?
"It's not enough," says Ambler. "But it is a critical first step."
He says seeing the Senate finally compelled to act is "significant" — not just for the gun safety movement, but for "our ability as a country and as a Congress to make progress on virtually anything."
"These laws, while not nearly as comprehensive as we need, are able to save lives. And they will."
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How do we want to live? How shall we build? Where can we find ideas for the houses and cities of the future? Niklas Maak and Johanna Diehl focus their attention on these highly topical questions in their joint project "Eurotopians". In times of change this volume casts its backward gaze on the work of European utopians in order to find visions for the present.
During the 1960s and 1970s visionary architecture was created in Europe which raised fundamental questions about our current ideas of how we should live. Many of these buildings are in ruins and their architects forgotten – although they still live there. Maak visited them and created an "archaeology of the utopian", which shows that important ideas for the world of tomorrow can be found in the ruins. Johanna Diehl has taken impressive photographs of great intensity. In the ruins of these utopias of the modern age she discovered pictures of revolutionary approaches to life which seem surprisingly topical.
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Roundtable discussion with the Department of Public Health on the Prescription Monitoring Program
- http://www.heraldnews.com/article/20140311/NEWS/140319276/?tag=1
Brian Fraga
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Posted Mar. 11, 2014 @ 1:39 pm
Updated at 1:48 PMFALL RIVER – About 72 percent of Fall River residents have received a prescription for highly-addictive opiates such as Oxycodone and Methadone, which places the Spindle City well above the state average of 40 percent.
"Based upon the statistics, we're in crisis here in this community," State Rep. Carole E. Fiola, D-Fall River, said during a meeting of healthcare providers, pharmacists, state officials, law enforcement officers and others who gathered at the SSTAR offices this morning to discuss the Massachusetts Prescription Monitoring Program.
The state's Prescription Monitoring Program is intended to prevent prescription drug abuse and fraud by compiling data on patients' prescription histories, as well as prescribers' practices, to look for irregularities and report any suspected malfeasance to law enforcement agencies.
But this morning's conversation at the SSTAR offices on Stanley Street indicate that local pharmacists, drug treatment counselors and others believe the system needs improvement, especially in the area of what law enforcement agencies to contact if they suspect someone is fraudulently writing or obtaining prescriptions for highly-addictive Schedule II opiates.
Opiate prescription abuse is a serious public health and safety issue because those drugs often lead many people to become addicted, and then they may commit crimes to obtain those drugs. Several addicts will move on to heroin, which is cheaper, but often laced with other potent drugs such as Fentanyl.
Dozens of addicts have died across Massachusetts in the past month from heroin overdoses, which have prompted mayors in Fall River and New Bedford to call for police officers and firefighters to carry Narcan, an antidote that reverses opiate overdoses.
Deborah Allwes, the director of the Massachusetts Prescription Monitoring Program, said there are "a lot of reasons" why the overdoses are happening, with two of the biggest likely factors being doctors who overprescribe opiates and patients who game the system by "doctor shopping and pharmacy shopping."
The problem is particularly acute in Bristol County, where about 16.4 percent of the population has received at least one prescription for a Schedule II opiate. The state average is 11.3 percent, Allwes said.
At 72 percent, Fall River "has one of the highest" Schedule II opiate prescription rates in Massachusetts, where the state average is 40 percent. In New Bedford, almost 70 percent of residents have been given a Schedule II opiate prescription, said Allwes, who added that the Department of Public Health's statistics do not explain why the two gateway cities have those high rates.
"We can't draw conclusions," Allwes said. "Maybe there is a larger older population and more people with chronic diseases."
State Rep. Alan Silvia, D-Fall River, listed high unemployment, poverty, more public housing than most communities, and low educational attainment as likely factors.
"We have an epidemic in Fall River like no other city or community," Silvia said, adding that he has filed legislation that would seek to limit physicians to writing no more than three days worth of opiate prescriptions at any given time.
Fiola compared the problem to a 500-piece puzzle with no easy answers. Getting people in a room and talking together, Fiola said, was a big step toward finding some possible solutions.
"This is the beginning of a conversation, and everything starts with a conversation," Fiola said. "We have a lot of homework to do."


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I love the Fall/Winter season. For one thing, the weather gets colder so warm and comfy sweaters and boots. Secondly, the holidays – Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years.
It's Halloween this Thursday! Halloween has always been one of those holidays where my parents decorate the house so the Fall/Winter fun kicks off on 10/31. Now that I'm married, MG and I get to start our own annual traditions. The pumpkin carving party started last year, and I really hope to continue this event year after year. We go to the pumpkin patch in the morning with friends, pick out our pumpkins, head home to rest a bit and snack on treats, then start the carving!
This year I decked out the decorations for the carving party. Our closest friends joined us, and we had a great time!
Holly, David, and I went to the patch together to pick out our pumpkins at Pastorino Farm and Lemos Farm in Half Moon Bay. MG wasn't able to go since he had a bachelor's party this year. It was the perfect day – some wind and lots of sun! We got there early too to avoid traffic. It's always a joy to watch little toddlers running around while parents are trying to get pictures of them in the patch. Guess that will be me one day!
Here are some fun pictures from my iPhone. Sadly my camera died right before we got to the patch (newbie mistake)!
Special thanks to David for the next three pictures! Glad someone's camera was working!
Do you go to the pumpkin patch every year? What do you like to look at?
Look at our carved pumpkins!
Which one do you like best? What did you carve this year?
So pretty when lit up! I sprinkled some cinnamon on the lids before lighting the candle. My house smells awesome!
We collected all the ooey-gooey-ness and cleaned off the seeds and made….
Roasted Pumpkin Seeds!
Wash and dry your seeds. Add two tablespoons of melted butter, sprinkle garlic seasoning, pepper, and salt. Then roast them for 45 minutes at 300°, turning the seeds over every 15 minutes for an even roast. So crunchy and delicious!
To make things more fun, I adorned the house with some low cost, easy to do decorations!
Done over and over again, but definitely adds to the setting!
I found some cute mice wall decals at Target for $5 a pack (10-15 mice decals)
I'm really proud of this zombie blockade! I found a cardboard box and cut it into strips, then used a Sharpie and drew wood grain. I cut out hand silhouettes from poster and spray painted them black for the zombie hands. Looks really cool over a window or a fire place! What do you think?
I cut out and spray painted some extra hands and taped them against the banister so that it looks like zombies are reaching out to you as you walk up the stairs. It actually took 2 days to adjust to this because looking from the bottom of the staircase, it's a bit terrifying.
As I was spray painting the hands against a cardboard, the outlines turned out to be a pretty cool backdrop.
I placed this against a wall for some extra effect
Lastly, Halloween themed food is one of my favorite parts of this holiday!
Chocolate covered Chex with Candy Corn and Reece's Pieces. This is such an easy to make snack! Melt semi-sweet chocolate chips in the microwave, add a teaspoon of vanilla extract and mix into Chex evenly. Then add 3/4th cup of powdered sugar and evenly coat (I like to shake them in a Ziploc).
Blood shot eyeball deviled eggs. Use a toothpick and red dye to draw veins, use green coloring in the mashed up yolk, and olives for the pupils.
Spider deviled eggs with olives
Owl and brain cupcakes! The owl's eyes are Oreos with Reece's Pieces. Aren't they so cute?
Brain cupcakes! Red velvet cake with strawberry filling/guts. Yum
Do you celebrate Halloween? What is your annual Halloween tradition? Anything you want to try from this post?
Happy Halloween!


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Why Even The iPhone Can't Do Digital Comics
Think about how much screen real estate you have with any of those hand-held gadgets. Maybe 2 by 3 inches? You can only get one or two comic panels in that space and maintain legibility. Even if you had an incredible screen resolution, you'd still be stuck at one or two panels at a time, just because the text would be too small to read for most people if you tried to get any more on the screen at one time.
"So?" you're thinking. "Sure, you wouldn't be able to read the whole page at once, but as long as there was a good navigation system, you could do one panel at a time."
How long does it take you to read a comic panel? One or two seconds? Then what? You'd have to scroll/click/slide/whatever to the next panel. Then you spend another second or two reading that panel, and then you'd have to scroll/click/slide/whatever to the third one. You'd end up spending as much time navigating the document as you would reading. And that's an inherent problem for two reasons: 1) the reader is constantly being removed from the story in order to manipulate the delivery object, and 2) the reader would increase the amount of time interacting with the comic, but spend a significantly portion of the time engaging the comic. That last one sounds like semantics, but it's a note-worthy point, I think.
When a user "interacts" with the comic, they're picking up their iPhone, loading the comic, reading a panel, clicking to the next one, reading a panel, clicking to the next one, etc. That's a lot of interaction, but most of it (the loading process, the clicking) is not "engaging" the comic. If a user, for example, would normally spend 15 minutes reading a comic, they might increase that time to 20-25 minutes if they had to click between each panel. But since the clicking is not part of the story (as is the case with video games) the reader essentially wastes an extra 5-10 minutes for each comic.
I don't know exactly where the market for transportable digital comics is going, but I know that most people won't tolerate the click/read/click/read/click read methodology. The delivery mechanism will need to be larger enough to get several panels on the screen at once, suggesting something more akin to a tablet PC.
That said, though, I'm thinking that the letter-size format most tablets resort to isn't exactly necessary, but you would need something with a screen at least the size of the Kindle's (roughly four by five inches) to even start making digital comics reading viable to mass audiences (well, "mass" being relative to existing comics readership). Tablets seem to work reasonably well, but they're collectively still a tad too bulky to make extended reading comfortable.
Somebody let me know when Fujitsu's FLEPia is available.
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I used to read comics on my PSP pretty regularly, and I thought it worked pretty well. It was a good way to carry downloaded scanlated manga when I did a lot of traveling for my job. But it definitely lacked resolution, and I would end up switching between a sort of zoomed out view to get a sense of the page and a full-size image that I could pan around to read. Definitely not ideal, but it worked for an easy read of a free download. I wouldn't want to pay to read comics that way; a full-size monitor or screen is certainly preferable.
Well said, Sean. I agree on every point. Give me a color Kindle and I'm good to go.
In face, when the digital age comes and the readers are all still a little small, I bet we see adjustments to storytelling styles -- something closer to manga, with larger panels, fewer panels per page, less reliance on insanely detailed backgrounds. . .
I agree and disagree with you. I believe there are enough people in the younger generation who will be interested in reading comics this way. They are being raised on smaller and smaller devices, they are used to this format.
But for us, the older generation, we want our full page, full color comics and it will be hard to adapt to a smaller format. I know I've tried on my Treo and end up walking away frustrated after about an hour or downloading and adjusting.
So I agree with Augie, give me a color Kindle and I'm there.
Or, get this technology up and running and let's go...
All good points, Sean. Got me thinking. Maybe you can't read traditional comic book type comics on the iphone... but perhaps single panel or comic "strip" type web comics such as xkcd will work. Less resolution required, fewer panels, shorter attention spans... the iphone could rescue syndicated newspaper strips now losing papers. If they move quick enough.
i haven't seen it for comics, but i've had a pretty neat novel on the iphone that actually scrolls the text at varying speed according to the slightest tilt.. tilting the comics left and right so slightly and having them scroll in seems like a great idea to me.
for both readers and creators =)
My work seems to be leaning towards this "idealized" format mentioned - A full-page style that's more akin to a newspaper strip in terms of amount of pacing available (4-6 panels a page), yet still legible on smaller screens. I keep meaning to try a small-scale project with 'em, but my main concern is the life of the project available to me versus, say, just expending that same energy on my webcomic, or even just making a mobile site for said webcomic.
I'd like to respectfully disagree with you.
Though I can't show you something special, I can say that we have a pretty good solution for reading full size comics on the iPhone
I tried reading comics on my Nintendo DS awhile back. It was hell, unless they kicked a consistent grid style for the pages. 90s style splash-centric comics need not apply.
So if the screen isn't bigger or if the books are designed especially for smaller screens, then count me out.
When you're talking about paper-page-sized comics, I totally agree. But for a lot of strip comics like just getting my Penny Arcade, Little Dee, or Dinosaur Comics feed. The iPhone works really well, I've found.
The interface alone still has some great untapped potential, I think for comics-makers who want to innovate with their formats. It's a shame more creators haven't run with the Infinite Canvas proposal more freely for full-sized monitor Web browsing, because there's still plenty to be done there. I'd love to see some similar attempts to Kit Roebuck's "Nine Planets In Search of Intelligent Life" in an iPhone friendly format. It could definitely be done and be interesting.
"Nine Planets Without Intelligent Life," I mean. Here's the comic I meant to reference there. Great browsing mechanics:
infinate canvas will be the way to go here =)
Even the Kindle is pretty limited as a platform for traditional comics, although it can be made to work with some reformatting. It can show about a quarter-page worth of comics fairly handily, but beyond that the lettering becomes too small to be legible. The dark screen is almost as much of an issue as the size and resolution.
I recently converted a mini-comic to the Kindle format, you can find the results here:
To those who suggested that my argument only applies to full page comics, I fully meant to say that it applies to ALL comics, regardless of format. Granted, the strictly horizontal strip format isn't AS bad as the more vertical format of a pamphlet comic, but there's still WAY too much user navigation that needs to be done relative to the amount of a comic you can legibly get on a screen. I don't think it works for Nine Planets or xkcd just as readily as I don't think it works for Action Comics or The Dreamer.
I suppose it's possible to develop a three or four panel strip that could fit entirely on one iPhone screen AND use so little text that readability wouldn't be an issue, but I would consider that an extreme exception and not the rule. I'll also point out that I'm using Scott McCloud's definition of "comics" here so Family Circus and The Book of Biff don't count.
I'm not saying you CAN'T put a comic on an iPhone at all -- clearly, you can upload one to the device and display it on your screen -- but I am saying that there's no way you can make it a viable format for any substantive group of readers.
Misery Depot, our first comic, was downloaded more than 10.000 times only on Android mobiles.
I would call that a substantive group of readers.
I have to argue against the fundamental fact you're putting up here, Sean - that the need to interact with a navigation system disallows readers to become as immersed in the reading experience. It's a known fact that television requires less engagement or interactivity than reading a book (no holding the book, no turning the pages, no having to navigate your eye from line to line or panel to panel, etc.) By your argument, television is the only viable method of entertainment immersion (being less interactive) and books should be seen for the archaic old frauds that they've become.
Television audiences CAN loose themselves to watching a show easier and quicker than becoming immersed in a book, it's true, but it's a known fact that, neurologically speaking, television engages a viewer LESS than a person reading a book, who is far MORE involved in the reading experience.
Regardless of your resistance or non-resistance, interactivity - outside of any person's personal stubbornness - forever and always engages readers more. And in the light of that, I'm sorry, but this entire diatribe holds no weight whatsoever. --Dave B.
I should also clarify: increasing the reading experience from 15 minutes to 20-25 minutes for having to "click between panels" is arbitrary on your part - it increases the interactivity time by seconds, total, not 10 bloody minutes. And "clicking" is part of the story in a video game? Not at all, the story happens between all the clicking, usually playing out then allowing you to click again, then playing out again. The clicking in both mobile comics and video games is similar - you do it to move further into the experience, but the clicking itself does zippo to the story itself.
Thanks for your response, but I think you didn't quite get my argument.
Obviously, there has to be SOME interactivity or else there's no engagement whatsoever. My point was that the type of engagement with comics is too staggered and interrupting to the flow of the story, if a user must click/scroll/whatever between every panel or two.
I don't know what the magic ratio of reading to navigating is and, yes, I pulled the minutes out of thin air because, frankly, that number is dependent on way too many variables (i.e. the reader's reading speed, the ease of navigation on the device, the density of images, the complexity of plot...) to put any real numbers to. But I am totally unconvinced by any of the comments here or elsewhere that a screen as small as a PDA's makes a viable option for comic distribution. Robot Comics noted 10,000 downloads and considered that impressive -- which it would be if you're comparing it to non-Marvel/non-DC pamphlet comics. But I personally think that's not very good for a webcomic. I can't seem to find exact numbers at the moment, but I know I've heard a number of other webcomic creators cite exponentially higher numbers on through other outlets. I daresay the downloads Robot Comics cite is also a very small percentage of their overall traffic.
Video games are another beast entirely. So are TV and movies. Trying to compare any of those user experiences with comics (digital or otherwise) is a fruitless (pun intended) exercise and is precisely why I didn't bring them up in my initial arguments. The user engages each of those media in a completely different way.
I am totally PRO webcomics. I am totally PRO delivering webcomics on portable devices. But I don't think a screen as small as a PDA can be an effective delivery system because the vast majority of people interested in the comics will NOT be interested enough to deal with the excessive navigation.
You may well find my premise fundamentally flawed. And I freely admit that I am not presenting any scientific evidence to back up my claim. The fact of the matter is that no one (to my knowledge) has done an actual study on precisely this topic, so we're ALL just spouting conjecture. But I remain wholly unconvinced by any of the counter-arguments presented so far that any smartphone or PDA has solved the issue with any hope of commercial success.
Sean, I think you have put forth a very interesting premise, but I would re-examine your starting point. For the same reasons Webcomics will not be a 100% replacement for printed comic books, I don't see mobile comics being a replacement for Webcomics or printed comics. The mediums are vastly different, the creators will be different as will the storytelling and maybe even the reader demographics.
We have only started to get storytelling that was designed for mobile devices rather than retro-fitted from web or print. Sure the screens are smaller on mobile devices and there is a little more user involvement for navigation, but that also offers more potential for enabling the user to control the flow from panel-to-panel on their time unlike a printed comic. There is more opportunity for creators to provide more context to stories i.e. director's cuts and maybe even audio. There are many possibilities in mobile comics that we have not even scratched the surface of to put more innovation into storytelling.
It doesn't matter if the medium is printed, web or mobile, you have to tell a compelling story through the combination of art and words translated through the medium. Mobile comics are less than 6 months old and there are only two publishers (iverse and robot comics) that I know of. I would give the medium a little more time and a few more titles. Then we can have a richer discussion.
I agree with much of what Mervyn says. I compared the dynamic between mobile comics and print/web comics to television and books, because they are ALL different mediums, and comparable as different mediums to each other. And the video game comparison was culled from the original blog post, so....
While different mediums can't be directly compared, per se, we always have to draw what conclusions we can with the past experiences we have. On that front, 10,000 downloads for a brand new book from a brand new company inside of an infant new medium is superb. I can't think of any modern webcomic that received 10,000 views in it's first month of existence, with no prior established readership. The comparison does work, more than it doesn't, and it shows a remarkably active potential audience. Even the comparison of "Robot Comics likely received vastly more traffic than downloads" isn't a negative - webcomic sites receive more traffic than comments, or purchases, or visitors that read more than the latest page. That's true for everything everywhere. 10,000 downloads is a solid, real number marking an ACTIVE readership. And it's a high number. Not even (but especially) considering the circumstances.
The idea that we haven't yet "solved" the mobile comic "problem" until we craft a mobile device that can simply replicate the print reading experience is simply not the way the world is going to go, or the medium. We're not looking to move backwards and return to the good ol' days only now in digital. The mobile marketplace is an evolution, and it will be different.
As quickly as the technology changes, there is no "optimum" format for everything. Cellphone screens come in a variety of formats and resolutions and they seem to change every 3 months. What about the longevity of our work? Do we chase every new tech fad and compromise our layouts just so our work looks good on the next gee-whiz device? Think about supplementing your main stories with animated shorts or quick comics (specifically for small screens) that don't take away from the main story telling. Then point the way to the main delivery vehicle - the website. Call em "webcomic trailers" ...


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Hello everyone!
It is my turn to share what I've done with my beautiful Berry71bleu tag and the fantastic "Studio 75" papers and chipboard!!!
For the background, I used a brick mask and Martha Stewart thick paste, some misting and stamping!!!
I can't say that purple is my favorite color but I enjoyed making this one!!! The tag, the purple flowers and embellies inspired and helped me out!!!
Thank you for visiting!!!
Have a nice creative day!!!


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Pontificatus Nostro Quinto
"And Jesus came into the quarters of Caesarea Philippi: and he asked his disciples, saying: Whom do men say that the Son of Man is?...just so we're clear, did He miss something?
But they said: Some John the Baptist, and other some Elias, and others Jeremias, or one of the prophets.
Jesus saith to them: But whom do you say that I am?
Simon Peter answered and said: Thou art Christ, the Son of the living God.
And Jesus answering, said to him: Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-Jona: because flesh and blood hath not revealed it to thee, but my Father who is in heaven.
And I say to thee: That thou art Peter; and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
And I will give to thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven. And whatsoever thou shalt bind upon earth, it shall be bound also in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose upon earth, it shall be loosed also in heaven...."
With this stuff, see, it always helps to remember where to start.


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Listen: It Should Have Been Me / Yvonne Fair YvonneFairShould.mp3
Taking a page right out of the Millie Jackson handbook, Yvonne Fair ripped into Norman Whitfield's written and produced 'It Should Have Been Me'. Taken from the equally powerful THE BITCH IS BLACK album, how the fuck this wasn't a hit in America is just bewildering.
Scaling to #5 in the UK, it went unheard back home and it wasn't like she was an unknown here. Cutting her teeth as a member of The Chantels and then The James Brown Review, she joined Motown in the early 70′s. Now this song certainly deserved a serious video, still does.


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Posted by straight shooter on September 8, 2009 under Economy, General, Health Care, Political, Political Terrorism, Social ConcernsListening To A Liar
Thomas Sowell – Syndicated Columnist – 9/8/2009
The most important thing about what anyone says are not the words themselves but the credibility of the person who says them.
The words of convicted swindler Bernie Madoff were apparently quite convincing to many people who were regarded as knowledgeable and sophisticated. If you go by words, you can be led into anything.
No doubt millions of people will be listening to the words of President Barack Obama Wednesday night when he makes a televised address to a joint session of Congress on his medical care plans. But, if they think that the words he says are what matters, they can be led into something much worse than being swindled out of their money.
One plain fact should outweigh all the words of Barack Obama and all the impressive trappings of the setting in which he says them: He tried to rush Congress into passing a massive government takeover of the nation's medical care before the August recess – for a program that would not take effect until 2013!
Whatever President Obama is, he is not stupid. If the urgency to pass the medical care legislation was to deal with a problem immediately, then why postpone the date when the legislation goes into effect for years – more specifically, until the year after the next presidential election?
If this is such an urgently needed program, why wait for years to put it into effect? And if the public is going to benefit from this, why not let them experience those benefits before the next presidential election?
If it is not urgent that the legislation goes into effect immediately, then why don't we have time to go through the normal process of holding congressional hearings on the pros and cons, accompanied by public discussions of its innumerable provisions? What sense does it make to "hurry up and wait" on something that is literally a matter of life and death?
If we do not believe that the president is stupid, then what do we believe? The only reasonable alternative seems to be that he wanted to get this massive government takeover of medical care passed into law before the public understood what was in it. Moreover, he wanted to get re-elected in 2012 before the public experienced what its actual consequences would be.
Unfortunately, this way of doing things is all too typical of the way this administration has acted on a wide range of issues.
Consider the "stimulus" legislation. Here the administration was successful in rushing a massive spending bill through Congress in just two days – after which it sat on the president's desk for three days, while he was away on vacation. But, like the medical care legislation, the "stimulus" legislation takes effect slowly.
The Congressional Budget Office estimates that it will be September 2010 before even three-quarters of the money will be spent. Some economists expect that it will not all be spent by the end of 2010.
What was the rush to pass it, then? It was not to get that money out into the economy as fast as possible. It was to get that money – and the power that goes with it – into the hands of the government. Power is what politics is all about.
The worst thing that could happen, from the standpoint of those seeking more government power over the economy, would be for the economy to begin recovering on its own while months were being spent debating the need for a "stimulus" bill. As the president's chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, said, you can't let a crisis "go to waste" when "it's an opportunity to do things you could not do before."
There are lots of people in the Obama administration who want to do things that have not been done before – and to do them before the public realizes what is happening.
The proliferation of White House "czars" in charge of everything from financial issues to media issues is more of the same circumvention of the public and of the Constitution. Czars don't have to be confirmed by the Senate, the way Cabinet members must be, even though czars may wield more power, so you may never know what these people are like, until it is too late.
What Barak Obama says Wednesday night is not nearly as important as what he has been doing – and how he has been doing it.


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The largest, oldest and only collectible adult magazine store in the area. They started out in the 1950's and have thousands of books and magazines for purchase.


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The first COVID-19 treatment trial in the world to include pregnant women was just launched. Now, researchers need patients to enroll.
They're studying a long-approved diabetes medicine which they believe will be effective in keeping people out of the hospital and/or dying from COVID-19.
"We need 570 people," said Dr. Carolyn Bramante, lead investigator of the study and assistant professor of internal medicine and pediatrics at the University of Minnesota Medical School.
570 people need to enroll within 3 days of receiving a positive COVID-19 test. It's a specific number and statisticians have carefully mapped out the percentages as to why that number works. Participants will either get a placebo or a diabetes drug called "metformin."
"Those analyses did find that people who had been on metformin before they got COVID-19 were less likely to be hospitalized or die than similar people who were not on metformin," said Bramante.
If you're wondering how a diabetes drug relates to a respiratory virus like COVID-19, you're not alone.
"It's very confusing, too, we have had people ask, 'well, if metformin might reduce severity, why is diabetes such a big risk for poor outcomes from COVID.' Which is a great question. Diabetes is a state of chronic inflammation, type 2 diabetes and high blood sugar, both of those things seem to make the severity of COVID-19 worse."
Bramante says metformin has also been effective in treating Zika and Hepatitis C. It's even been used to enhance fertility. The drug has been FDA approved for decades. Kids have taken it, as have pregnant women.
"It's clearly easier to study something that has already been used in pregnant people because you have data to fall back on in discussing in general the risks of using that medication in pregnancy," said Dr. Sarah Cross. She's a high-risk obstetrician and assistant professor at the University of Minnesota Medical School.
Pregnant women are generally excluded from drug trials, COVID-19 or otherwise. Dr. Cross says that can be risky.
"Because then you don't know how something works in pregnancy. And, if you don't have any data, then every time you talk to somebody you say, 'well, you have this medical condition, you have high blood pressure, and I'd like to give you this medication, but it's never been studied in pregnancy, so I don't really know.'"
Researchers hope people, including those who are pregnant, will enroll in this trial. Even with the vaccine coming out, Dr. Bramante says metformin is an available and inexpensive treatment that could improve survivability. But they need the study and those 570 people to prove it. It's a simple sign up and doctors say it's a safe drug.
"This would be people who were recently diagnosed with sars cov2 and they don't have to have symptoms, but they have to have had a positive test within 3 days," said Bramante.
If you're interested you can sign up at covidout.com.


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Working with SOAP Messages in PHP
- Short Overview of SOAP and Web Services
- Using SOAP in PHP
- Writing a Web Service Server
- Writing a Web Service Client
- Write a JavaScript Web Service Client
- Testing the Java Script/AJAX client
- Conclusion
This article discusses how to write a PHP web service using the NuSOAP library as well as a JavaScript client to consume it using the AJAX technology and the SOAP protocol.
But first you need a small dollop of web services terminology.
Short Overview of SOAP and Web Services
Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) is an XML-based request/response messaging protocol. One important characteristic of SOAP is that it's independent of any transport protocol (HTTP is the most frequently used, but you can use SMTP, MIME, and so on), operating system, or programming language. This makes it very flexible over different software architecturesand also very easy to use.
A web service is a generic description of a software system designed to be called remotely over a network. The services offered can cover many tasks, and the implementation may vary, but the basic idea of a typical web service presumes the following:
- A web service is exposed as a server that can be interrogated based on a set of operations.
- It "publishes" available operations using an XML document known as a Web Services Description Language (WSDL) document. Normally, this document is both generated and parsed (interpreted) by machines, not by humans.
- Entities that access the web services are known as web service clients.
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Pacific! is a Swedish musical duo from Gothenburg consisting of Daniel Högberg and Björn Synneby playing electro.
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south and is bounded by Asia and Australia in the west and the Americas in the east.
At 165.25 million square kilometers (63.8 million square miles) in area, this largest division of the World Ocean—and, in turn, the hydrosphere—covers about 46% of the Earth's water surface and about one-third of its total surface area, making it larger than all of the Earth's land area combined.
The equator subdivides it into the North Pacific Ocean and South Pacific Ocean, with two exceptions: the Galápagos and Gilbert Islands, while straddling the equator, are deemed wholly within the South Pacific. The Mariana Trench in the western North Pacific is the deepest point in the world, reaching a depth of 10,911 metres (35,797 ft).
The eastern Pacific Ocean was first sighted by Europeans in the early 16th century when Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa crossed the Isthmus of Panama in 1513 and discovered the great "southern sea" which he named Mar del Sur. The ocean's current name was coined by Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan during the Spanish circumnavigation of the world in 1521, as he encountered favourable winds on reaching the ocean. He called it Mar Pacifico, which in both Portuguese and Spanish means "peaceful sea".
Pacific (stylized as pacific) is the second studio album by Japanese musical group NEWS, released on November 7, 2007. The album reached the number one position on the Oricon Daily Album Chart and Oricon Weekly Album Chart. Four singles have been released from this album. The limited edition includes a 74-page photobook, while the regular edition comes with an 18-page booklet and 2 bonus tracks. It was released simultaneously with the single "Weeeek."
"Teppen" was used as the theme song to Fuji TV's coverage of the Women's Volleyball World Grand Prix 2005.


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Also, if CDX is a good proxy, where can I find historical data for it. I get nothing out of Bloomberg and Markit.com. Is it an extra on Bloomberg?


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