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There was a time when I could remember the name of the game, and even one when I could pinpoint the location, if not the tree in question. That time has passed.
As I walked outside today, I briefly considered tree climbing. Not that I would climb a tree today, since a recent rain had dampened things considerably and I am wearing work clothes I would like to keep clean; but instead my tree climbing in general. Have I spent enough time and effort on my gym's climbing walls that I could, again, climb a tree.
I didn't ponder that for long, instead thinking back to my teenage years, when, once, I played a game outside that involved running and chasing and hiding and was probably a thinly-veiled variant of freeze tag just interesting enough to catch the fancy of teenagers. The group was divided in two, some manner of roles were doled out (one player was a code-keeper, and 'capturing' him or her would gain eventual victory points, or something), and then we were left to run out into the plains and woods to elude each other and score points somehow.
Within minutes I was alone, and decided to hide out in a tree. I climbed higher and higher, probably about two or three stories up, and was within an arm's reach of the treetop*. There I sat, surveying the park around me, occasionally seeing other teens running around in pursuit or otherwise, and even had a pair of them (I assumed from the other team, but did not climb down to check) hiding on lower branches of my tree without them noticing me.
Eventually dusk began falling, and it was apparent the game was over. I descended, and returned to base camp to find whether we had won or lost. Since I had myself not been captured, it was easy to consider this to be a victory for me if not for the team.
I forget if "we" won. At the time, I certainly thought I was triumphant.
Thinking about it today, though, I wonder if maybe I hadn't won that day, after all. Not whether my team was victorious -- that I've long since forgotten. Instead, did I lose by not engaging with the other players? I was a decent sprinter at the time (at least, when aided by adrenaline), and probably would have evaded capture in a chase, and had been just as beneficial to my team's success as to my own enjoyment (and, I suppose, done a little bit of exercise for fitness, too).
Was the "victory" of climbing so high worth the cost of not playing with the others? I'm not sure it was, anymore. But the win or loss is all in the telling of the tale.
* I briefly searched for a more "botanical" name for the top of a tree, almost settling on "capitulum", before finding a certain satisfaction in the apparent fact that there is no better word for "top of a tree" than "treetop".
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As Taking Lives began to take shape I had pretty high hopes. The opening scene was cryptically engaging. The story followed general crime movie stereotypes but showed promise. The characters were familiar but not annoyingly so. Unfortunately, somewhere in the middle, it fell into an absurdity, and I sat through the remainder of the film just hoping it would end.
Special Agent Illeana Scott (Angelina Jolie) is an FBI profiler called in to help crack a tough French-Canadian case, with only a mutilated body as a lead. (Why an American agent is called to Canada I simply cannot guess but alas, she is). She discovers that the killer takes over the identity of his victim until he kills again. In fact, his family had believed that he had been dead for 19 years. When the killer's mother, Mrs. Asher, claims to have seen her supposedly long dead son, Martin, the pieces begin to fall into place. With the help of an artistic witness, James Costa (Ethan Hawke), who is willing to act as bait, she ardently tracks the killer. Matters complicate as Scott and Costa begin to realize their mutual attraction.
Taking Lives's opening scene of the slight, effeminate, bespectacled young man, who becomes a monster, is as tender as it is brutal. The film then glides into story's setup. It is one I have seen before, an unwelcome, woman, outsider comes in to help the locals and is caught up in the mind of a killer. But there were a few intriguing subtleties of the case, akin to a good episode of CSI or Law and Order (except bleaker and more intense, of course).
With captivatingly dark sets and scratchy letters, reminiscent of Se7en, and the music of Phillip Glass combined with striking lead actress, like the recent Twisted, Taking Lives is a beautiful film to watch. Jolie's lips and skin, which occasionally take up the whole screen, make a rich pale pink contrast to the dark blues and blacks of the continually nighttime Montreal. The dark exquisiteness of the horror genre is thickly present in scenes that really made me jump, farther out of my seat than I have in a very long time. Their harshly real depictions of the mutilated bodies were horrid enough to effect a gut reaction, but not quite horrible enough to actually make me feel queasy. This difficult balance was achieved with a bizarre sort of aesthetic pleasantness one might almost desire to call beauty.
None of this saved it.
With the continual action that catching a murderer created, I could almost forget that none of the characters were fully fleshed out. Even the killer, whose head we are supposed to get inside, was surprisingly bland and without much motivation or history. This aided in making the plot twists both more obscure, and yet easy to figure out at the same time. About an hour and a half into the movie, when it seems to be over (and I was sincerely ready for it to be), the story abruptly switches modes. While this twist did genuinely take me by surprise, it wasn't relevant enough to the actual storyline to make me care that I hadn't figured out what was going to happen. Any more minor twists before or after this point were easily discernible. Like last week's Secret Window, the "twist" was both overdone and underdone, making it seem excessively forced and insincere. It is at this time that there is an odd love scene that really felt more cheesily uncomfortable than sexy. Only the slightly bloody morning after at all captured my attention.
While the sets are superb and the acting is decent, don't be fooled by the first few minutes of Taking Lives (9 of which you can actually view online). The deeper you go into the film, the shallower it becomes. As long as you keep sipping the beer on your coffee table as you watch the DVD your state of mind should line up nicely.

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Dear Citizens of Palo Alto County,
What if you were in charge of hiring someone to manage your company, to work side by side with you, or to protect your family and property??You wouldn't care about the person's political party or religious affiliation. You wouldn't even pick your best friend if he/she were less qualified! You would look at their resume and choose the person with the most experience and knowledge who would step right in and take charge.
Well, we have that opportunity and responsibility this election year as we "hire" a new sheriff for Palo Alto County. Todd Suhr is the only candidate with 28 years of dedicated service and experience in all levels of law enforcement. Todd has a proven record of investigation and convictions. Todd has experience in office administration. Todd has worked with and developed a good relationship with all branches of law enforcement. Todd deeply cares about public safety as well as each individual person in the county.
Todd Suhr would be able to seamlessly keep the Sheriff's office running efficiently. Time is money and Todd doesn't need a costly learning curve. He's ready now to be Palo Alto's Sheriff. Compare the candidates' resumes, take politics and personal biases out of it, and it becomes clearly obvious that the best, most experienced, most dedicated candidate is Todd Suhr.
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Sammy Adams: Pharrell Told Me I Have Sensory Deprivation
Rising pop rapper Sammy Adams is working diligently on his debut studio effort 'I Wish,' which boasts production assists from Bei Maejor and Pharrell Williams. Although Adams is not a household name yet, nabbing two established hitmakers on his album was a major feat for the 25-year-old artist.
"We're pretty lucky because Pharrell and Bei Maejor, you know, took risks because I wasn't like a big name," Adam told the Boombox. "You know, sorta big but not like a famous name to work with."
During recording session with Skateboard P, Adams learned something that he didn't know he had — sensory deprivation. "I always carry around with me a notepad with like a journal," he explained. "It's like my road book. Anything that I feel or think about I write down."
"I was having a conversation with [Pharrell] and I pulled out the notepad and he was like, 'What are you doing? What's that?' I was like, 'This notebook, I write everything down," he said. "Even on planes, or anything funny that happens or anything anywhere, if I have an idea, I write it down right away.' Same thing with the memo pad on my iPhone. He was like, 'Whoa, no one does that at your age. No one.'"
Pharrell was amazed by Adams' instinct to jot things down no matter the setting and diagnosed him with sensory deprivation. "And I was like, 'I don't know what the f— that is,'" Adams says matter-of-factly.
"But he explained it, when it rains you can't really hear anything other than the rain so it either sparks a lot of ideas in your head, because your sort of deprived of hearing all the noises around you, or when you're in a plane, you're constantly moving so you can't feel any other way than that you're moving and you get all your thoughts out," he says. "It's really cool, because the way he explained it made perfect sense. You never know when you're gonna write a line that makes you famous or a song that could make you famous. You just always have to stay open to the possibility that it can happen."
Fans can check out Sammy Adams' sensory deprivation when he embarks on his fall tour with 3OH!3. The trek kicks off Sept. 27 in Richmond, Va., and wraps up in Adams' hometown of Boston on Halloween.
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Cyber Security Goes Ballistic
April 16, 2013 Added by:Jarno Limnéll
Cyberweapons are now comparable to the ballistic nuclear missile arsenal of the US, which also resides under the jurisdiction of the President. Giving the President cyber-initiative responsibilities speaks volumes regarding the serious attitude to which they are treated.
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Electronic Warfare and Cyber – Uncomfortable Cousins?
January 18, 2013 Added by:Joel Harding
I know the Chinese recently held a military exercise under constrained conditions, they even advertised it ex post facto. Why don't we? I would see that as the perfect opportunity to increase the cross-pollination, knowledge and appreciation between Electronic Warfare and cyber...
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The Interim Years of Cyberspace - The Quick(er) Version
January 15, 2013 Added by:Robert M. Lee
A quick(er) look at the publication: "The Interim Years of Cyberspace." The publication was intended for a military audience but this post tries to apply some of those lessons and thesis points to the larger InfoSec community...
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PlaceRaider: 3D Visual Malware from Military Research
October 01, 2012 Added by:Plagiarist Paganini
It's known that military sector represents a privileged incubator for new technologies than in many cases are subsequently used in civil. We have already read about the existence of software to spy on victims that are able to record communications and movements but the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Crane, Indiana in collaboration with researchers at Indiana University created a new type of 'vi...
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How We Might Wage War in Cyberspace
September 19, 2012 Added by:Joel Harding
With the way US forces are distributed globally, cyber capabilities and flexibilities are enhanced. Cyber, both offense and defense, can be launched from anywhere. All Combatant Commanders have liaisons and representative elements with geographic commands, Cyber Command is no different...
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Assessment of Security Policies Within the DoD
September 11, 2012 Added by:Stefano Mele
According to a new report from the DoD Inspector General, security policies "often overlap, are fragmentary, or inconsistent". The sheer volume of policies that are not integrated makes it difficult for those in the field to ensure consistent and comprehensive policy implementation...
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U.S. Admits to Cyber Attacks: The Future of Conflict
August 28, 2012 Added by:Plagiarist Paganini
"As a commander in Afghanistan in the year 2010, I was able to use my cyber operations against my adversary with great impact... I was able to get inside his nets, infect his command-and-control, and in fact defend myself against his almost constant incursions to get inside my wire, to affect my operations..."
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Cyberwar! Let's Work Through This, Shall We...
August 28, 2012 Added by:Joel Harding
So what is cyberwar? Most people feel that some country is going to launch attacks against another, trying to blind their military, mute the government and make life incredibly miserable for their citizens. If the attack is successful, part of the economic base will probably be permanently destroyed...
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Potential Collateral Damage from an Israeli First Strike on Iran
August 26, 2012 Added by:Richard Stiennon
Carbon whiskers unleashed to disable transformers? Oh yes. Just a few grams got released into the atmosphere and shorted out transformers throughout the Pacific Northwest. I do not like the idea of kilograms of this escaping the target area. It could be decades before power grids are free of this menace...
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Thoughts On a U.S. Cyber Militia
August 23, 2012 Added by:Joel Harding
The Swiss are standing up a cyber command and they say their cyber warriors will be armed. Why wouldn't this work in the US? First, we don't trust our people as much as the Swiss. That is the nature of our culture, especially in the US. We are more paranoid, cynical and negative. We tend to micromanage...
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Army to Integrate Cyber Considerations Across the Board
August 20, 2012 Added by:Headlines
"The vulnerabilities inherent in social media, ubiquitous encryption and malicious software that has the ability to change form and target enroute, retaining access and the freedom to maneuver in cyberspace will be essential for us to defend ourselves and influence the nature of future conflict..."
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How Will Israel Attack Iran?
August 18, 2012 Added by:Plagiarist Paganini
It is expected that in the first phase of an offensive against Iran, Israel will conduct a cyber attack of impressive dimensions with the intent to paralyze the country by knocking out the Internet, all communications and other critical infrastructure. This is the new way to engage in a war...
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Israeli Operations Against Iran Will Begin with Cyber Attack
August 17, 2012 Added by:Joel Harding
"Silverstein claims to have obtained an Israeli briefing document outlining the Jewish state's war plans against Iran, which, according to him, include the launching of dozens of missiles, an aerial attack, a sophisticated cyber attack and even the assassination of senior Iranian military and intelligence officials..."
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Cyber Arms Deals and Latin America in the Post-Stuxnet World
August 15, 2012 Added by:Richard Stiennon
The trade of conventional weapons is a multi-billion dollar industry. But when it comes to cyber weapons, developed nations have yet to place limits on what kind of offensive software can be sold. It becomes a necessity to begin some kind of international regulatory system for cyber weapons and the prerequisite expertise...
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Malware Wars! Cyber-Wars! Cyber-Espionage-Wars! Oh My...
August 11, 2012 Added by:Infosec Island Admin
We have opened Pandora's box and there is no way to get what has escaped back in. We have given the weapon framework away due to the nature of the carrier. Even if Gauss is encrypted, it will be broken and then what? Unlike traditional weapons that destroy themselves, the malware we have sent can be reverse engineered...
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DOD: Key to Cyber Defense is Highly Skilled People
July 31, 2012 Added by:Headlines
Cyber war is complicated and defending systems demands world-class engineers and technicians and the military must compete with other public agencies and the private sector in attracting these specialists. Having the right people in the right places with the right training is the best defense against any attack...


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In a wedding that was part "Love Me Do," part "The Long and Winding Road," Paul McCartney married new bride Nancy Shevell Sunday in London – at the same town hall where he walked down the aisle with the first love of his life in 1969.
The former Beatle, 69, and Shevell, a 51-year-old American heiress, waved to hundreds of fans and photographers who had gathered at Old Marylebone Town Hall in central London as they arrived for their nuptials Sunday afternoon.
She wore a long-sleeved, above-the-knee ivory dress designed by McCartney's daughter, Stella, and a single white flower in her hair.
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The husband-to-be wore a dark suit with an understated purple tie. He planned to sing "Let It Be" and his betrothed's favorite "Let Me Roll It," according to the Sunday Mirror.
Sir McCartney's 6-year-old daughter Beatrice was a flower girl, and his younger brother Mike was reportedly slated to serve as best man.
McCartney's fellow surviving Beatle, Ringo Starr, also attended – on the day that would have been the 71st birthday of John Lennon, with whom McCartney made one of the best songwriting duos in music history.
After the simple civil ceremony was done Sunday, McCartney raised Shevell's hand in triumph as they walked down the steps.
"I feel absolutely wonderful," he told fans as he returned back to his house in the London neighborhood of St. John's Wood. A reception was to be held there featuring a three-course vegetarian feast concocted in part by Stella, The Associated Press reported, and the singer was expected to perform a song he wrote in his new wife's honor.
It is the third marriage for McCartney and the second for Shevell, who is a board member of New York's MTA. They have been a couple for four years, and got engaged in May.
His second wife was ex-model Heather Mills. Their union produced Beatrice, but ended in a nasty divorce in 2008 that included a $48 million settlement for Mills.
Back in 1969, at the height of the Fab Four's fame, McCartney married photographer Linda Eastman at Old Marylebone Town Hall. When the Beatle known as "the cute one" got hitched then, young women and girls burst into tears outside the registry office, and it was a heartbreaking day for teenage fans around the world.
They went on to have a long and happy marriage, raising four children and spending almost every night together, until she died of breast cancer in 1998.
McCartney and Shevell spent the night before their wedding attending a service at the Liberal Jewish Synagogue in his neighborhood. There Shevell, who is Jewish, received a blessing before they had dinner with family and friends at a floating Chinese restaurant.
"Hi guys, thanks for coming out," McCartney told reporters outside his home Saturday. "We're looking forward to it."
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David Beckham has been an influential member of the LA Galaxy in the first part of 2011 as he leads the team with five assists. But if the Galaxy are to find success in Wednesday's match at PPL Park against the Union, the offense will have to come from somewhere else.
Beckham was left back in Southern California as the Galaxy travel to Philadelphia in LA's second of three games they will play this week. Asking for Beckham to participate in the encounter — and the travel that went along with it — was perhaps asking too much.
"When you have to travel the way we do — cross-country for a game like this — you can't expect someone his age to play three games in a week," midfielder Landon Donovan said on Tuesday.
Donovan enters the match on a bit of a tear, having scored all four his goals this season in the last three games. The team will likely lean heavily on his offensive abilities against Philadelphia because of Beckham's absence.
"David has been hurt some of the time he's been here with us, too," Donovan said. "It's obviously going to hurt us. His qualities aren't easily matched by other people. You can't just throw someone in and expect them to play the same way David plays."
For Donovan, the formula to generate scoring opportunities and put the ball in the back of the net remains the same.
"Being more aggressive, taking chances, getting in front of the goal — but then you need things to go right," Donovan said. "I've actually had quite a few chances in these games and could have had more goals but sometimes they go in and sometimes they don't. If you're doing the right things to put yourself in dangerous areas, more often than not you're going to score some goals."
One area where Donovan may also have to pick up the slack in is on set pieces. While Donovan is accomplished at serving in free kicks and corner kicks, Beckham is the Galaxy's set-piece specialist.
Still, players must collectively make up for Beckham's absence, which, if recent history is any indication, the Galaxy will be in a favorable position to do. LA beat Chicago 2-1 in their only game so far this season without Beckham.
"We've done a good job of filling voids when we needed to throughout the year, and we expect to do the same [on Wednesday]," Donovan said. "Some people will be disappointed, some will be happy that he's not here. He obviously helps the team. [It's] part of sports, especially in our country. It's unfortunate for people who pay to see him, but it's part of sports."
Galaxy's Donovan: No Beckham vs. Union? No problem
David Beckham has been an influential member of the LA Galaxy in the first part of 2011 as he leads the team with five assists. But if the Galaxy are to find success in Wednesday's match at PPL Park against the Union, the offense will have to come from somewhere else.


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ATLANTA, GA--(Marketwired - May 22, 2014) - The Southeast Fiber Arts Alliance (SEFAA) in conjunction with the Lamar Dodd School of Art will host its biennial juried student exhibition Spotlight on Student Fiber Trends 2014 from June 5-29 at the Lamar Dodd School of Art on the UGA campus in Athens, GA.
The month long event will feature 48 pieces exhibiting trends and creative works in fiber art by 34 graduate and undergraduate students from throughout the Southeast. The works consists of yarn, fabric and a myriad of other materials manipulated using textile techniques.
"Our goal for this year's exhibition is to recognize and support the next generation of fiber artists while showcasing their work to a wide and appreciative audience," said Suzi Gough, President of Southeast Fiber Arts Alliance. "You will see innovation, creativity, unusual materials, new trends and new voices."
In addition to showcasing student fiber trends, this year's exhibition will feature a concurrent installation, SKYFALL, by Glen Kaufman, textile designer and Professor of Art Emeritus, at Lamar Dodd School of Art.
"I have long been committed to collaborative installations with dance and music both in the US and in Japan," said Kaufman. "SKYFALL involves the visual (Kimono fabric in space), plus movement (dance and performance) and music. These elements will be integrated in the performances at the opening and the closing of the exhibition."
All entries were juried into the exhibition by Glen Kaufman, and international artist/composer Ray Pierotti will select the award winners.
"It is clear that the fiber arts are alive and thriving among the next generation of student artists," says Ray Pierotti. "In the past if you mentioned fiber you would not be amiss if you thought weaving, maybe spinning and knitting. The entrants in the 2014 Spotlight on Student Fiber Trends competition have enlarged the discipline to encompass a much broader range of artistic techniques involving some structural form of natural and or synthetic fiber that is manipulated in ways that expand the meaning."
Gough, is excited to showcase this year's artists saying, "Spotlight on Student Fiber Trends 2014 is an inspirational exhibition and one that will leave you convinced of the vitality and validity of fiber arts in today's world."
For more information about the Spotlight on Student Fiber Trends Exhibition please visit www.fiberartsalliance.org.
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The Southeast Fiber Arts Alliance (SEFAA) is a regional fiber arts resource, cultivating a vibrant fiber arts community that preserves tradition while encouraging innovation. The organization's mission is to inspire and support everyone interested in the fiber arts and to increase public awareness and appreciation for fiber arts.
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Michael Clarke Duncan may have been a late bloomer when it came to his Hollywood career, but in a relatively short time, Big Mike made a big impression.
In less than a decade and a half, the prolific 54-year-old actor, who died Sunday from complications of a heart attack, appeared in hit action flicks ("Armageddon," "The Scorpion King"), comedies ("Talledega Nights," "A Night at the Roxbury") and even animated family fare ("Kung Fu Panda," "Cats & Dogs," "Brother Bear").
But here are the five movies in his filmography that deserve to be called out for special mention.
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"The Green Mile" The obvious choice. People fell in love with Duncan after his star-making turn in this 1999 flick alongside Tom Hanks. Duncan earned an Academy Award nomination for playing a childlike prisoner wrongly convicted of rape and murder in the Stephen King tale. "I am terribly saddened at the loss of Big Mike," said Hanks on Sunday. "He was the treasure we all discovered on the set of "The Green Mile." He was magic. He was a big love of man and his passing leaves us stunned."
Added director Frank Darabont: "Our experience making "The Green Mile" together was immersive and incredible, a once-in-a-lifetime journey. What sticks most in my mind was his devotion to his craft and the strides he made as an artist during that time, which was beyond inspiring to those of us who took the journey with him. Never has an actor more richly deserved the recognition of an Academy Award nomination than Michael did for his performance as John Coffey."
"Daredevil" The gentle giant played against type as the literal big baddie in the 2003 Ben Affleck superhero flick. Duncan played Wilson Fisk aka Kingpin, who was the ruthless, rich and intimidating boss of New York City's underworld. That same year, he would reprise the role on the animated Spider-Man TV toon. This wasn't Duncan's only comic-based turn. In 2011, he played the CGI role of Kilowog, a gruff but lovable drill sergeant who trained Ryan Reynolds' titluar do-gooder in "Green Lantern."
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"Planet of the Apes" Virutally unrecognizable in gorilla makeup, Duncan appeared in Tim Burton's 2001 remake as Colonel Attar, a veteran ape who ends up helping the female chimpanzee Ari (Helena Bonham Carter) aid the humans in their attempted escape.
"Sin City" In Robert Rodriguez's 2005 crime thriller film (which was full of A-list names, including frequent costar Bruce Willis), Duncan played one-eyed head mercenary Manute, hunting down Rosario Dawson's character, who is wanted by the mob.
"The Whole Nine Yards" Duncan teamed up with Willis yet again (they also costarred in "Armageddon" and "Breakfast of Champions") and proved he could bring the laughs as Franklin "Frankie Figs" Figueroa, the man who roughs up our favorite Friend, Matthew Perry in the 2000 hit-man comedy.


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Increasing Enrollment in Higher-Level Mathematics Classes through the Affective Domain
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This paper asserts that students are disinclined to enroll in math courses for affective reasons. The main factors are "(a) lack of awareness of the increased educational and occupational opportunities that the study of higher-level mathematics can bring and (b) individual belief systems that have caused these students to characterize themselves as not mathematically inclined." The author presents 10 teaching strategies that give attention to affective variables in mathematics classrooms to increase the likelihood that high school students will continue to enroll in higher level mathematics courses. Strategies focus on frustration, vocabulary use, anxiety, confidence, cooperative learning, creativity, remediation, mathematical connections, and promoting mathematics courses.
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Mo. House Backs Measure on Budget-Cutting Powers
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) - The Missouri House has given initial approval to a proposed constitutional amendment granting lawmakers a say in the governor's budget-cutting decisions.
The measure endorsed by voice vote Tuesday grew out of legislators' frustration with Gov. Jay Nixon's decision to block expenditures for some items included by lawmakers in the state budget.
The Missouri Constitution gives the governor power to cut spending. But some lawmakers contend Nixon has pushed the limits of that power by restricting spending even when state revenues are running ahead of projections.
The new proposal would let lawmakers override gubernatorial spending cuts by a two-thirds vote of the House and Senate.
The measure needs a second House vote to go to the Senate. It would appear on the ballot later this year.


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Iran ready to build mini-refineries abroad
Iran is fully prepared to build small oil refineries in other countries should they show interest, Oil Ministry spokesman says.
Alireza Nikzad Rahbar said that Tehran has already signed agreements with Baghdad and Islamabad under which Iran is to build several refineries in Iraq and Pakistan.
Iraq's Oil Ministry announced in May 2007 that it had invited Iranian firms to build at least four oil refineries across the country to help it overcome chronic fuel shortages.
Iraq reportedly plans to construct an oil refinery in the town of Nahrain, just south of Baghdad, with a capacity of 140,000 barrels per day. The second refinery will be built in the town of Kuya, and is projected to yield 70,000 bpd.
Iraq also plans to build a refinery in the city of Nassiriya, situated 365 kilometers (226 miles) south of Baghdad, for export purposes with a capacity of 300,000 bpd and another in Amara, located 300 kilometers (185 miles) southeast of Baghdad.
Meanwhile, Tehran and Islamabad have inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for setting up an oil refinery valued at USD 4 billion at Gwadar Port.
According to the original plan, Iran will also lay an oil pipeline from its territory to Gwadar to transport crude oil for processing in Pakistan.
The head of the Iranian Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Products Exporters Union said on May 12 that Iran plans to build six small oil refineries in several African nations.
Governments of Algeria, Angola and South Africa have reportedly reached terms of agreement with Iran for building refineries in their countries.


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I'll never stop being astonished at all the nice things we can dig out from the net... Nice finding, peterparler, and nice C++ implementation (if the C one was too garbled :-)). I like too Python implementation by Ulrezaj, even if it is not yet a stand-alone application...
Best regards, bilbo
Non quia difficilia sunt, non audemus, sed quia non audemus, difficilia sunt.[Seneca, Epistulae Morales 104, 26]
Bilbo: Long time no see
Please share the source code.
thanks, is very good
After many tests it a bit of evolution, still has many errors, I am sending the source code in delphi, if someone wants to improve or add new features, is the will, but do not forget to share.
It will be great to have the dictionaries of babylon running on Linux and other OS.
Thank you all.
Great KJWLCSLC! I'll test it with some Arabic, Persian and Unicode BGLs soon. I hope it work.
Fix more errors
- working with unicode
- remove $xxxxxx$ from terms
- save attached files
- working with premium content
I'm using Babylon Glossary Builder v3.1.0(r10) and there is no option to import a html file. the only accepted file formats are gpr, gls or xls. would u plz guide me?
Fix more errors
- Save to Firebird Database
Anybody knows how to extract the exe glossaries to get the BGL files out? An example would be the Concise Oxford English Dictionary and Thesaurus:
Update: Sorry found the answer. When you run the exe, it extracts it into the temp folder. Then you can go and phish for it.
I'm trying to convert the babylon german-english (http://www.babylon.com/dictionary/2522/Babylon-German-English.html) dictionary to stardict format so I can use it on my n810.
The problem is that when I use unpackbgl to transform the dictionary to gls, the gender information is lost and this is very inportant for german .
The question: Is there any way to retreive the gender information? And mayby the correct plural form?
Looking at the raw dat I saw that there are bits of text like "Frau (die) -Frauen" so I'm assuming the information is there.


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Fernando Torres looked sadder than usual as he trudged through the corridors of the International Stadium in Yokohama. David Luiz's eyes were puffy and red, the pain of losing the FIFA Club World Cup final to Corinthians, the team he supported as a boy in Brazil, just too much to bear. Branislav Ivanovic wore a mixed look of anger and confusion, and no journalist had enough courage to stop the Serbian defender for comment.
"We had chances tonight," Victor Moses told FIFA.com, the muffled songs of tens of thousands of jubilant Corinthians fans ringing out in the distance. "But it's just one of those nights when the other team's keeper had a blinder."
We can't complain about what happened. If we do that, we'll keep losing until the end of the season.
Moses, on from the start to give Rafael Benitez's side a little more muscle and pace up front, had one of Chelsea's best chances of the night. In the dying moments of the first half, he broke through the Brazilian defence and curled a shot toward the top corner. Much to his surprise, Corinthians' goalkeeper Cassio sprawled like a cat to dive it away. "I was ready to celebrate," the Nigerian international said. "He [Cassio] kept them in it tonight, but that's football and we have to get on with it."
Chelsea's next game is on Wednesday, a League Cup clash with Leeds, before they resume Premier League service on 23 December against Aston Villa. Moses, for one, has no fear of a Club World Cup hangover. "We're professional footballers, after all," he said, victorious Corinthians players filing past behind him. "We'll get ourselves back to where we need to be mentally. We had a bad day today; things didn't go our way. We'll put it behind us.
Ramires looks ahead
Brazilian workhorse Ramires, who ran tirelessly in the Chelsea midfield, was surprised by the result. "It's complicated," he said. "We'd been playing well and we were growing as a team. We didn't expect to lose, but that's football. If we were meant to win all of our games, we would be champions of everything. But we lost today.
"I think this defeat is a lesson for us and should help," he added, trying to find the silver lining. "It's a perfect opportunity for us to turn it up and show we're strong. The Premier League isn't set. We also have the Europa League. We can't complain about what happened. If we do that, we'll keep losing until the end of the season."
David Luiz, who was voted second-best player of the competition here in Japan, was bewildered, lacking his countryman's positive outlook. "The game was decided by details," he said, before adding when asked about his tearful outburst after the final whistle: "I am a player who has ambition, pride and personality. If you ask me if I like to lose, I will answer that I don't. I have heart and emotion. I was overcome."
While Corinthians' party is likely to stretch long into the night, Chelsea, who were inches away from being crowned world champions for the first time, now have to move on to attain domestic and continental targets during their 2012/13 season.


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Re: Mystik (RPG)
"Hmph. You idiot. I would not have used the orb to harm you, but you have forced my hand." He drew another summoning rune on the ground.
"Thank the gods for that orb, or else this summon would undo me..." The sky clouded once more, the smoke and darkness again appearing out of thin air as Malachai recited his summonig rite.
" Summon Kyrie!"
Their was an ominous boom in the air as out of nowhere there appeared a great bird, towering and majestic, it's feathery body a living flame.
"Ma-la-kai? Two-sum-mons-in-such-a-small-time-per-i-od? Why? How-do-you-still-have-power-from-sum-mon-ing-Za-sa-la-mel? Did-his-kil-ler-re-quire-such-pow-er?" The bird screeched.
"What? Zasalamel is dead?"
"Well, then this is war." Malachai whirled around in fury, screaming at the forest. "Where ever you are, he who commands this forest, know this! You have brought this punishment on yourself! You could have left us be and you would not feel my punishment! But you have stolen from me, and for that I will burn your damned forest to the ground!"
And with that, Kyrie began setting the woods up in flames.


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Marriage, huh? Maybe some day. In the mean time I'll just sit here and chuckle about the manner in which Chris Trivizas chose to deliver his wedding invitations:
"We are going to tie the knot. In the Greek language, there is an expression that uses the word "hang" in order to say "marry". So, traditionally, when the father of the bride says "I will hang them", he means that he will tie the couple with the holly bond of marriage. This tradition inspired a humorous invitation that includes both a rope and instructions on how to make a slip knot."
Clever, Chris, very clever! Careful, though. As the ol' saying goes, "give a man enough rope and he'll hang himself." Seems to come into play here, for some reason. Maybe it's just me. [Lovely Package via The Daily What]


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