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Michael Moore wants socialized medicine in the United States. It would, as his film Sicko suggests, give us a system that better delivers healthcare to those who need it. Although Moore effectively documents some deficiencies in American health care, his message is undermined by misinformation, inconsistent rhetoric, and a disingenuous agenda. Moore's plan would result in worse, not better, health outcomes for Americans – including the poor and underserved.
As a hand surgeon who treats many traumatic injuries, Moore's portrayal of a patient who amputated his middle fingertip captured my interest. He depicted this uninsured man as required to pay $23,000 to have his finger "saved." Moore lost considerable credibility here. Most hand surgeons would never consider micro-surgically replanting this table saw injury at the finger nail base. Rather, this unfortunate injury would have been comfortably and safely treated – without reattachment of the severed bit of finger – in an office procedure room for $1,000 or less.
In Sicko, Moore consistently equated lack of insurance with inability to obtain care. In Grand Rapids, Michigan, where I practice, a sign on the front door of Blodgett Hospital, in English and Spanish, indicates patients will not be turned away for lack of ability to pay. This is policy across the United States.
We hear a lot about the nearly 50 million Americans without health insurance. However, approximately half of them are insured six months later with new jobs, suggesting more of a problem with our employer-based health care system than with affordability.
Moore harshly criticizes the U.S. government. Yet he is arguing for a centrally controlled allocation of healthcare resources. Who does he want to run healthcare in this country? Medical resources are not unlimited. The combination of aging demographics, technological advances and unconstrained consumption within our third party payment system has led to an unsustainable trajectory of ever-increasing spending. It is already clear that price controls have created strong disincentives to debt-burdened students considering careers in primary care. Yet Sicko gives market oriented solutions no consideration.
Three individuals with ailments after admirably serving in New York rescue and recovery efforts after September 11, 2001, were transparently used in Sicko to promote Moore's agenda. This manipulation was as revolting as the stories of individuals egregiously denied care by insurance companies. Transported to Cuba, the three 9/11 patients were shown to Cuban doctors who (while cameras were rolling) appeared more than happy to provide care and subsidized prescriptions. This contrasted with a California hospital denying care to a child with a severe infection and a sick, elderly woman dropped off by a taxi in front of a rescue mission while still in her hospital gown. The latter two tragic situations were portrayed as illustrative examples of our domestic medical system.
There is no question we need major improvement in U.S. healthcare. To use a few outrageous anecdotes to argue for a socialized solution, however, is a non sequitur. Despite ostensibly compassionate intentions on the part of its backers, greater harm would result from centrally planned and controlled healthcare. Canada and the United Kingdom provide contemporary models: rationing occurs by decree and delay. Even the Canadian Supreme Court, when ruling against Canada's single-payer law prohibiting private payment for healthcare in 2006, stated, "access to a waiting list is not access to health care … in some cases patients die as a result of waiting lists for public health care ... and many patients on non-urgent waiting lists are in pain and cannot fully enjoy any real quality of life."
Pope Benedict XVI wrote in his recent encyclical Deus Caritas Est, "We do not need a State which regulates and controls everything, but a State which, in accordance with the principles of subsidiarity, generously acknowledges and supports initiatives arising from the different social forces and combines spontaneity with closeness to those in need." Moore and his allies would do well to take this exhortation to heart. We now have unsustainable consumption of medical resources, with third party responsibility for healthcare expenses. A socialized system would increase state dependency and diminish motivation for charity. Greater government bureaucracy would increase inefficiency and waste compared to doctor-patient "two-party" interaction. Socialized medicine violates the social justice principle of subsidiarity by interfering with the family, churches, charitable clinics, and other intermediate organizations attending to those who are most in need.
The common good would be better served with medical insurance purchased, like other insurance, outside the workplace. Tax law changes could help improve insurance portability and affordability. Insurance industry reform, including measures increasing interstate competition, could decrease premium cost. Greater competition from patients directly paying premiums would lead to stronger demands for quality and less egregious denials of care. With improved alignment of responsibility for personal health choices and medical care consumption, scarce health care resource allocation would improve. There is significant opportunity for recovery. Market oriented reforms, with compassionate consideration for those without means, deserve far greater consideration than Sicko's deceptive solution.

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Whether it be on land or sea, luxury travel transcends the ordinary. From the comforts and pleasures of your accommodations to the extraordinary service and sumptuous cuisine, every detail is handled with white glove care. The challenge is finding which luxury cruise line, resort or land tour is best suited for you and your lifestyle. Do you prefer formal luxury seeped in tradition or more casual sophistication? Whichever you choose, you are sure to thoroughly enjoy the experience, especially the privileged feeling that will linger with you, long after you've returned.
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Posts Tagged 'Centers for Disease Control and prevention'
Wellness Programs in PPACA
The debate over the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) may have divided Congress and even theelectorate, but some areas of law have bi-partisan support. One such area is the promotion of wellness initiatives.
It's no secret that health costs in the United States have been increasing faster than wages or inflation for many years. We're on an unsustainable track. But a close look at actual claims shows that as much as 75% of expenditures go toward the care and treatment for chronic illnesses like cancer, heart disease, asthma, blood pressure and cholesterol problems and the biggest one, obesity. It's been said that obesity is an epidemic in the Unites States and poor weight management can be blamed for a number of these other chronic illnesses.
But here's the point. Chronic diseases are often preventable, and if not, they're at least controllable in most cases. While many can point to genetics and heredity as root causes of disease, it's obvious that lifestyle choices like smoking, alcohol abuse, poor eating habits, and lack of exercise are main causes for many people.
Promoting wellness as a means to change behavior isn't a new concept, but provisions in PPACA will encourage better practices in this area. For starters, small employers will be eligible this year for grants to launch wellness initiatives. The program will offer up to $200 million to employers with fewer than 100 full time employees who did not have a wellness program in place when the law passed on March 23, 2010. Details have yet to emerge, but the application process should be known by the end of the year.
Beginning in 2014 employers will be permitted to discount employee health premiums by as much as 30% for those who participate in wellness programs or for those who reach certain measurable health targets. The discount could be increased to as much as 50% at the discretion of Secretary of Health and Human Services. These allowances should encourage employers to support employees with wellness initiatives, which in turn could reduce health costs.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will be tasked with providing technical support to employers as a means to assist employers launch and manage their programs. Additionally, CDC will be responsible for reporting back to Congress about best practices as means for improving the law's allowances.
The debate over PPACA is far from over. Litigation, new legislation, funding, all are issues that could derail portions of the law or even the law itself. But regardless of the outcomes here, it would be nice to see some true successes result from the practical wellness approaches included in the law. We just might see some lower costs if we can get ourselves off the couch. Fat chance?


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Rock music has way too many incredibly memorable guitar riffs to limit a best of list to just one hundred, but the 100 riffs that guitarist Alex Chadwick of The Chicago Music Exchange came up with for the above video performance ain't half bad, and it is a nice informal overview of the history of rock n' roll. Sure it's a subjective selection that includes a lot of mega hits of the genre, and no doubt every rock fan could come up with their own unique list of a hundred best guitar riffs. But I like what Alex has done: from his playing to his choices of riffs, and from how he segues from song to song, to how he plays it on his 1958 Fender Strat all in chronological order. Below is that list of songs and artists in order with the artist names that are blue highlighted linking back to the Amoeba Online Store. where you can find their respective music (CDs, LPs, DVDs) including (in near all cases) the song played by Alex.
1 "Mr. Sandman" Chet Atkins
3 "Words of Love" Buddy Holly
4 "Johnny B Goode" Chuck Berry
5 "Rumble" Link Wray


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NEW YORK, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Unheralded American qualifier Victoria Duval upset No. 11 Samantha Stosur and No. 2 Victoria Azarenka breezed to a first-round win Tuesday at the U.S. Open.
The 17-year-old Duval stunned the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center crowd with a 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 comeback victory over the 2011 champion while playing in just her second grand slam match.
Stosur gave her plenty of help, committing 56 unforced errors and 10 double faults, finally losing on Duval's fourth match point.
The American teen's next opponent will be Slovakian Daniela Hantuchova, who bested American wild card Maria Sanchez 7-5, 6-2 Tuesday.
Azarenka, meanwhile, had little trouble reaching the second round, rolling over Germany's Dinah Pfizenmaier 6-0, 6-0 at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
The Belarusian was runner-up in last year's U.S. Open to current world No. 1 Serena Williams.
Also Tuesday, fourth-seeded Sara Errani rolled over a hapless foe and No. 6 Caroline Wozniacki also recorded a win.
Italy's Errani made quick work of Australian Olivia Rogowska, dispatching her 6-0, 6-0 under warm and breezy conditions in New York, while Denmark's Wozniacki also recorded a straight-set decision, 6-2, 7-5 over Chinese Duan Ying-Ying.
Joining them in the second round were seventh-seeded Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic, who doused Japan's Misaki Doi 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 in a 1-hour, 55-minute match, and 10th-seeded Italian Roberta Vinci, who dismissed Hungarian Timea Babos 6-4, 6-2.
Elsewhere at New York, No. 13 Ana Ivanovic dismantled Georgian Anna Tatishvili, 6-2, 6-0, and 14th-seeded Russian Maria Kirilenko breezed past Belgian Yanina Wickmayer, 6-1, 6-1.
In mild upsets, Ukrainian Elina Svitolina topped No. 17 Slovak Dominika Cibulkova, 6-4, 6-3 and Israeli Julia Glushko booted No. 20 Russian Nadia Petrova 6-3, 6-4.
Among the Day 2 winners were No. 21 Simona Halep of Romania, Ukrainian Elina Svitolina, Israeli Julia Glushko, No. 22 Russian Elena Vesnina, No. 26 Alize Cornet of France, No. 27 Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia, No. 28 Mona Barthel of Germany, Taiwan's Su-Wei Hsieh, and Americans Christina McHale and Sachia Vickery.
Italians Karin Knapp and Flavia Pennetta, and Romanian Alexandra Dulgheru also moved on with Tuesday victories.


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Captain Pablo Salonio said his crew had "fulfilled our obligation" by helping ensure the three-masted vessel's safe return home after being impounded for more than two months in Ghana.
"Argentina once again has been attacked by speculative funds, and by others who threaten to come 12,000 kilometres (7,450 miles) to invade and militarise our Malvinas" (Falkland Islands), a defiant President Kirchner said earlier.
Argentine navy ship ARA Libertad is met by large crowds at the harbour in the seaside resort of Mar del Plata (REUTERS/Enrique Marcarian)
She was referring to Mr Cameron, and the fund that had held the Argentine ship.
"We say to them, proudly and with conviction: what we see before us today is a lesson for history," Mrs Kirchner told thousands of tourists lining the port of Mar del Plata as the ship the Libertad – impounded in Ghana for 78 days until it was ordered freed by a UN court in December – finally arrived back home.
It is summer now in Argentina, and for maximum effect Mrs Kirchner – whose popularity is at a historic low – chose to have the ship arrive in the coastal resort city rather than the capital because Buenos Aires is quieter than usual due to holiday season.
Argentinian president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (C) and Navy officials on board the Libertad frigate after it arrived in Mar del Plata, Argentina Photo: EPA
Military bands piped up patriotic tunes as three small planes soared overhead leaving patriotic blue-and-white trails and more than 100 sailing and fishing boats escorted the frigate into port in the culmination of what the government is billing as a big victory amid economic battles on various fronts.
"We are accustomed to withstanding pressure ... and we are going to keep it up. Because nobody is going to take anything from Argentina by extortion or by force," Mrs Kirchner said.
Mrs Kirchner earlier this month criticised Mr Cameron's "military threats" over the Falklands as tensions continue to rise over the disputed archipelago.
Mr Cameron referred to the jets and troops stationed there as he insisted he would defend an attack on the islands.
"We have strong defences in place on the Falkland Islands," he said in a television interview on Sunday. "That is absolutely key."
(EPA/M. Martelli)
Argentina has renewed its claim to the islands under Cristina Kirchner through a diplomatic offensive.
The 341-foot long Libertad, with 27 sails, is used for training voyages by navy cadets and is the pride of the Argentine navy.
It was first launched in 1956, made its first training mission in 1963 and since then has logged 40 more for a total of 720,000 nautical miles as it visited more than 500 ports and 60 countries.
It has won several sailing races and is also used to host visiting dignitaries. Lately, its fate has been less glorious.
It spent weeks docked at a port near Ghana's capital Accra starting October 2, under a Ghanaian court order requested and obtained by NML Capital – a Cayman Islands investment firm that says Argentina owes it $370 million.
The Libertad frigate sails into harbour in Mar del Plata, Argentina (EPA)
Argentina rescheduled and refinanced much of its debt following an economic crisis and massive default a decade ago. But bonds held by speculative funds such as NML, a subsidiary of New York-based Elliott Management Corporation, are among its unsettled business.
"I hope the frigate doesn't stop sailing. And we really have to be on alert because speculative funds do whatever they want," said Danilo Ibarra, 56, a Kirchner supporter waving Argentina's flag.
A dozen sailors climbed the Libertad's masts, waved and smiled, taking in their epic welcome.
"This is something special that because of my young age, I thought I would never see," said Mauro Fernandez Galeano, 25. "To see this rapprochement between the military and civil society is really historic just 35 years after (the last military) dictatorship."
The Germany-based International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea ordered the ship released on December 15 and most of the 326 crew members were soon flown home. A team of 100 sailors was later sent back to Ghana to sail the ship home.
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Paperback, 136 pages.
This book is a special reissue of The Wisdom of Solitude, Charles. E. Tuttle, 2004.
Jane Dobisz's search for her true self takes her to a remote cabin in the winter woods of New England. Like the great Zen masters of old, she strips away every possible distraction and devotes herself solely to the practice of Zen for 100 days. She has no electricity, no visitors, no phone, no car, and does not leave the woods for the duration of her solitary retreat. Jane's story of authentic Zen practice, as far from a scholarly treatise on Buddhism as can be imagined, is about climbing fearlessly into the moment, and thus into the world as it really is. Combining deep insight and humor, she weaves a down-to-earth tale that explores the myriad aspects of mind, meditation and Zen training.


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7 Ancient Generals That Never Lost a Single Battle
There are many famous and quite amazing ancient generals like Caesar, Hannibal or Attila. But not many of them were so good that they were never (read more)Read article
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NASCAR already is at full speed with its new generation race car for the 2013 season. Teams already have tested the new cars, which are supposed to take the sport back to the days when manufacturers have distinctive brand identities.
But before the 2012 campaign disappears in the rearview mirror, let's take one last look at last season and remember the biggest storylines, like:
Driver of the year
Brad Keselowski. He brought a refreshing approach to the Chase for the Championship, fending off pressure from seasoned veterans such as Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart, Matt Kenseth and Jeff Gordon. He was fun, sometimes brash, but never boring.
Most disappointing driver of the year
Carl Edwards. After losing the 2011 championship in a tiebreaker to Stewart, Edwards failed to win a race and dropped to 15th in this year's standings.
Surprise of the year
Dodge leaving NASCAR. Despite winning the Sprint Cup Series championship with Keselowski, the manufacturer decided to withdraw from NASCAR after car owner Roger Penske announced he was switching to Ford.
Biggest move
of the year
After spending 14 years driving Jack Roush's No. 17 Ford, Matt Kenseth announced in June he was moving over to Joe Gibbs Racing for 2013. That resulted in Joey Logano leaving Gibbs for the No. 22 Ford at Penske Racing.
Most disappointing team of the year
Earnhardt Ganassi Racing. Drivers Juan Pablo Montoya and Jamie McMurray failed to post a single top-five finish.
Race of the year
Bristol night race. Thirteen drivers led at least one lap. The action was spirited, highlighted by Stewart's helmet toss at Matt Kenseth's car and Danica Patrick waving her finger at Regan Smith. The race came after the half-mile race track was reconfigured to promote better action.
Best move
of the year
Marcos Ambrose went from third to Victory Lane on the final lap of the road course race at Watkins Glen. Kyle Busch and Keselowski both ran into oil on the final lap, and that allowed Ambrose to get involved in the frantic finish. There were four lead changes on the final lap with Ambrose finally closing the deal.
Worst move
of the year
Patrick was upset with Smith at Bristol but her payback backfired when she crashed herself trying to hit him. Not only did Smith get the last laugh, crew chief Greg Zipadelli chastised her for not being smart.
of the year
Montoya's fiery collision with a truck pulling a jet dryer during the Daytona 500. The rain-delayed season-opener was pushed back to Monday night. Jet dryers were used to blow debris off the rack in the third turn during a caution period and, as Montoya passed, his car suddenly veered to the right and struck it. The dryer erupted into flames. It took five minutes for 200 gallons of jet fuel to burn, and it took more than two hours to repair the track.
Tweets of the year
Keselowski used his cell phone during the lengthy delay at Daytona to post messages and photos on his Twitter account. At the time NASCAR hailed it as a creative step into the future. But when he did the same thing during a red-flag delay created by the crash and garage area fight between Jeff Gordon and Clint Bowyer at Phoenix International Raceway, NASCAR fined him $100,000 for using illegal electronic equipment.
Best stretch drive of the year
Bowyer's sprint from pit road to the garage area after he crashed with Gordon at Phoenix. Bowyer ran all the way to the back of Gordon's truck before he was tackled by security. The two still aren't talking to each other.
Biggest nonstory of the year
Danica Patrick. Although she finished 10th in the final NASCAR Nationwide Series points standings, few got more attention than the former Indy Car Racing driver. Most of that attention, however, was the result of her gender, not her accomplishments.
Promising newcomer
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. The two-time defending Nationwide Series champion will move into the No. 17 Ford at Roush Fenway Racing next year. Kenseth won a championship in that car, but Stenhouse has shown he's got the talent to sustain the winning tradition.
Loophole of the year
Keselowski won the Sprint Cup championship and Clint Bowyer finished second. Neither, however, will be in the Budweiser Shootout on Feb. 16 at Daytona International Speedway. The exhibition race is open only to pole winners from the 2012 season and former Shootout winners.


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If you're still catching your breath from the Xbox One-related Gamescom news and PS4 tidbits, we have one more for you.
Sony Computer Entertainment President and Group CEO Andrew House announced that for a limited time, users who purchase games for the PS3 will be able to upgrade to a digital PS4 version at a "significantly discounted price."
Games included in the program are Call of Duty: Ghosts, Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag, Watch Dogs and Battlefield 4. Ubisoft, EA, Activision and Warner Bros. were listed as partnering publishers, though House teased that more information is due out soon.
Look for the PS4 to launch in the U.S. Nov. 15 and Nov. 29 in Australia and Europe.
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Are the people of Freiburg so cheerful because their city gets more sun than anywhere else in Germany, or have they been rewarded with so much sunshine precisely because they are so good-natured? It's hard to say. But what is certain is that life is good in Germany's southernmost city.
Freiburg has more to offer than friendly faces alone, including one of Germany's prettiest old quarters, with its characteristic bächle – the narrow channels of water that run alongside the pavements. Add to that a wealth of culture and history, lots of cafés and cosy bars, delicious regional food and scenic surroundings. What's more, the overall atmosphere is easygoing, laid-back and more carefree than most. It's almost – in a word – mediterranean. Experience it for yourself with a stroll through the old quarter overlooked by the 116-metre-tall spire of the stunning minster, one of Germany's most beautiful religious buildings. The square on which it stands is the largest in the city centre, and hosts a market every day except Sunday. The square's main sights are the Historical Merchants' Hall from 1532 with its deep-red facade and colourful corner towers, the Museum of Municipal History in the Haus Zum Schönen Eck from 1761, and the Alte Wache, now the House of Badensian Wines – certainly not the worst use for this beautiful old guardhouse! The other major square in the old quarter is Augustinerplatz. Overlooked by an Augustinian abbey and the remains of the city wall, this is a popular rendezvous for locals, which probably has something to do with the stone steps that flank one side. The lively atmosphere here is strongly reminiscent of the Spanish Steps in Rome. It's then onto Rathausplatz, location of the Old and New Town Hall, gothic St. Martin's Church and a fountain with a statue of monk and alchemist Berthold Schwarz, who supposedly invented gunpowder here in the city.
Oberlinden and Unterlinden are two rather more peaceful squares in the centre of Freiburg, and both have a beautiful old lime tree as their focal point. True Freiburg connoisseurs describe pretty little Adelhauser-Platz, which lies away from the beaten track, as the city's loveliest square. These marvellous locations provide an ideal backdrop for the dozens of celebrations, both large and small, which take place every year in Freiburg's old town. The programme kicks off in January with the international 'trade fair' of culture and the grenzenlos festival, and continues uninterrupted through to December, when the Christmas market and the Circus Festival round off the season. Among the highlights in between are the colourful antics of the Freiburg Carnival, the city's marathon, film seasons, open-air cinemas, a summer film festival, various fun fairs, the Summer of Culture, the Sea You music festival and the Tent-Music-Festival, as well as plays performed in the town hall courtyard, the 'Lake Night' Festival and a wine festival. It's hard to believe there could be so much going on, but just ask anyone who's been! And if all the celebrations get a bit too much, you can unwind in the many parks and green spaces, such as Schlossberg hill, Mundenhof wildlife park, 1,284m Mount Schauinsland on the doorstep of Freiburg and lots of lakes in and around the city. After all, Freiburg values Mother Nature, and never wavers in its commitment to its environmental policies of sustainability and renewable energy. This has been a great success. As a green city, Freiburg has become a global benchmark for eco-friendly living. But you don't have to be an energy expert to be impressed by Freiburg – even if you visit on one of those rare occasions when the sun has decided to take a day off.
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Roscoe apartment building catches fire
Fire on Furlong Avenue under investigation
An apartment building with about 20 units caught fire early Thursday morning in Roscoe, Washington County.
No serious injuries were reported at the building on Furlong Avenue.
One dog was brought outside on a stretcher and given oxygen, but another one was overcome by smoke and died. Some cats were also saved.
"I seen an orange glow on the ceiling in my living room, and my husband smelled smoke, and I called 911, and he went running through the building to get everybody out," Tina Koskoski said.
"I just did what everybody else would do," Roger Koskoski said.
Resident Paul Niehaus said Roger Koskoski "saved all our lives."
The cause of the fire is under investigation, but a fire marshal at the scene said it may be electrical.
Residents told Channel 4 Action News they believe the fire was started by a space heater the dogs' owner left on to keep them warm while he was away.
The building was without power on Thursday afternoon and residents were not being allowed back inside.
The Red Cross was assisting those displaced by the fire.
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Choosing a TV unit with Lakeland furniture
In the contemporary home, the TV takes pride of place. This is why it is crucial to choose the correct TV unit to make your living space blossom.
Some people choose to have their TV mounted on the wall using brackets, which can be effective in homes with a lot of wall space. However, there is something more family-orientated and special about having a dedicated piece of furniture for the television to sit.
Tv unit durability
As a TV unit is not something which you will be updating regularly, it is important to take its durability into consideration. All our TV units are made from MDF to ensure they are durable and easily maintained. They are also made with strong, solid beech legs to keep televisions stable and also add a nice touch to the living room.
There's no need to worry kids running around with sticky fingers. The paint finishing on our TV units means they are easily wiped down so are suitable for family affairs! Use a general wood furniture polish or multi-purpose cleaner to keep your units looking spick and span.
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A TV unit is great for the family with lots of stuff. Why have a shelf full of DVDs when you can store them all in one of our TV units? We know how to help you save space. Our TV stands also have small cupboards and shelves which can be used however your imagination desires. Some ideas, however, may include: stacking books and magazines along the shelves or keeping remotes and leads tucked away in the cupboards.
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Powering premier combat aircraft in 13 countries, the F110 is backed by a continuous infusion game-changing technologies and offers the highest thrust in its class for maximum mission accomplishment.
The most versatile fighter engine in its class, today's F404 serves as the backbone of USMC fighter fleet -- and is expanding its legacy aboard numerous indigenous platforms.
Delivering world-class power for the Super Hornet fleet and indigenous platforms, the Enhanced F414 continues to make significant strides in performance, durability and affordability.


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Ever wondered how the pros ride the mountains and where they do it in the summer months? Then this trip is for you. Jump in the van for this snowboarding road trip through the mystical area of Patagonia, Argentina. High peaks and deep snow await you in one of the least populated places on planet Earth. All during the summer months of June through September.
Why is this trip different then other PowderQuest trips? Guided by pro snowboarder and Canadian legend Shin Campos from Whistler, BC, Canada. Shin and his 12 years riding as a pro snowboarder brings an added edge to this adventure. You'll get a rare insight into freeride snowboarding and get tips and advice from a pro that's been across the globe riding the world's most amazing snow locations. This coupled with long time veteran of South America, Spencer Francey from Banff, Alberta, Canada as your other South American guide.
This unique team of guides will offer inside knowledge of terrain as well as freeride tips, taking yo ur riding to the next level. You'll get to ride terrain and see South America through the eyes of riders that have been coming to South America for more than a decade. Want to hit up some cliffs? Cruise open powder and hit the nightlife with people who know what snowboarders want. South America will change your life and your definition of summer vacation.
Where will we go? The wide open roads of Argentina will bring us to three different locations. The best resorts Patagonia has to offer and most lively après ski towns of South America. Great accommodations combined with great food and enough snowboard stories to make you want to move there. Go here now for all the details. Book sooner then later as this trip is limited to 8 riders max. Supported by Dakine.


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what is this I don't even
what is this I don't even
Sandy is the love child of Lucy and Liam?
@Anon 2, the dashes aren't a =... they're supposed to show movement, I think.
no, I think in this case the joke is exactly what Anon 2 is saying...
Oh god it all makes sense now.
Time travel.


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And how quickly we remember, when prompted....
I usually operate with the home phone ringer turned off, mostly because I am not fond of interruptions.
Today, I am expecting a call from a co-worker, so I turned the ringer on.
So far, it's been the breast cancer donation people, and the recorded message from "card services" to alert me that I could get a lower interest rate.
And as soon as that co-worker calls, the ringer is once again going to be turned OFF.
Everyone that knows me knows to either e-mail me, or start yelling when they get the answering machine. If I'm here and I feel like talking to you, I will pick up. Otherwise... use the answering machine for its intended purpose and leave a message.
Hey, I'm paying for this phone, I'll decide when and how I want to use it. I will. Not the breast cancer donation people, no matter how worthy their cause, nor "card services," nor any of the other myriad of callers who (thank heaven) mostly do not leave messages if they reach voicemail.
Yes, I am feeling especially curmudgeonly today. Thank you for asking.
Thursday, September 8, 2011
How Quickly We Forget.
And how quickly we remember, when prompted....


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by Mark Horner
Now, there's a headline (above) you may have never seen before. But, yes, driver license photos went "glam" at one Licensing Service Office on Thursday morning. It was all part of a promotional campaign by KIRO TV and MOVIN 92.5 radio.
Here's the lead paragraph from today's story on kiro7.com, followed by a link to the full text of KIRO'S story AND direct links to KIRO'S videos.
KIRKLAND — Women everywhere complain about their driver's license photo. Unfortunately, once the camera snaps, you're stuck with that shot for years. That's why Brooke Fox from the ladies room on MOVIN 92.5 created glam up your drivers license day Thursday at the Department of Licensing in Kirkland. (kirotv.com)
–Jenni gets her license pic taken
–Brooke gets her license pic taken
–Behind the scenes where the glam magic happens


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Islamabad, Jan 31: A Pakistani judicial panel is expected to make a second visit to Mumbai by mid-February after being given a green signal by India to cross-examine four officials in connection with the probe into the 26/11 attacks.
India has okayed the visit of the judicial commission, which would travel to Mumbai without any delay, Interior Minister Rehman Malik told a news conference here last night.
Though he did not give a date, sources said the commission is expected to travel to Mumbai by mid-February.
The commission had visited India in March last year but its findings were rejected by a Pakistani anti-terrorism court that is conducting the trial of seven suspects, including LeT's Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, because the panel did not have the power to cross-examine four key witnesses.
Following negotiations between officials of the two countries in December, India agreed to allow the Pakistani commission to cross-examine the police officer who led the probe into the Mumbai attacks, the magistrate who recorded the confession of Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving attacker, and two doctors who performed the autopsies of the attackers.
Kasab was hanged last year in a jail in Pune.
Malik said Pakistan had decided to send the commission to India but there were "some legal requirements" which would be followed.
He said he had directed the Interior Secretary to issue a notification regarding the commission's visit at the earliest.
The anti-terrorism court will also be approached to issue a fresh order regarding the panel's visit.
Malik said the commission will comprise the same persons who had visited India last year.
Thanking Indian authorities, especially Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde, for allowing the panel's visit, he said: "This is a good omen as we are working together to eliminate terrorism, which has affected the people of the region".
He also claimed that the trial of the seven Pakistani suspects was in the "final stages" as some 20 witnesses had testified and been cross-examined.
The remaining witnesses were expected to be examined within two months, Malik added.


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At beginning levels, except for the basics (subject, verb, present tense, etc.), the technical terms aren't really important. Students need to see the pattern of a particular language point, and drill the pattern until it becomes somewhat automatic. At that level, long grammar explanations don't benefit the students. Practice (and more practice) gets them using the language correctly.
This applies to intermediate students, too. However, if you've been introducing basic terms, then this greatly aids comprehension of more difficult terms with intermediate and advanced students.
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Alexander F. Yuan / AP
Police officers guard a hospital ward while visiting journalists are led on a government-organized tour at the Number Two Detention Center in Beijing on Oct. 25, 2012.
Alexander F. Yuan / AP
Seen through a metal fence gate, a prosecutor walks out of a building of the Number One Detention Center.
Journalists were taken on a government-organized tour of a detention center in Beijing on Thursday. The rare access to the facility, which has capacity for 1,000 inmates, was offered to the international media as China prepares for the Communist Party Congress, which is due to open on Nov. 8.
Detention centers in China are primarily for people who have been detained by police on suspicion of committing a criminal offense and are awaiting trial.
-- The Associated Press, Agence France Presse
Related content:
- Ai Weiwei bemoans block on his "Gangnam" parody
- China reshuffles top military ranks ahead of leadership change
- China leader's persona forged by harsh early life
- More insight from China on Behind the Wall
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A paramilitary policeman looks at foreign journalists as he guards an entrance to the Number Two Detention Center. The slogan on the wall reads "No small matter in detention center, everything concerns safety."
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A chair specially designed to restrain the inmate is set behind bars in an interrogation room at the Number One Detention Center.
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Pharmacists work inside a hospital wing at the No.1 Detention Center during a government guided tour.
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Police officers wait to perform a security check on visiting journalists outside the gate of the Number Two Detention Center.
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Toys, photos of psychiatrists, and a chair are arranged in a psychology consulting room at the Number One Detention Center.
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A paramilitary guard stands at a security door inside the No.1 Detention Center.


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Readers, I am about to decamp for a couple of weeks in the wilds of northern Alabama — "wilds" because my mother lives in the country with no internet access and spotty cell-phone signals. I'll be reduced to sipping refreshing beverages under the pecan trees and watching Canoe Creek drift by. In other words, things could be worse.
In the meantime, you might want to compare Ross Douthat's take on copyright with Cory Doctorow's. I very much like Ross's suggestion:
Why not, then, simultaneously extend copyright and narrow its scope? Let the Helprins continue to earn royalties into the distant future, but let adaptations, derivations, parodies and borrowing flower more quickly and completely than the current system allows. Leave the Tolkiens the rights to "The Hobbit"in perpetuity, but not the right to prevent two enterprising film companies from going forward with competing adaptations. Leave the Mitchells the rights to "Gone With the Wind," but not the right to tie up a would-be parodist in court for years on end because they don't like what she's doing to their Scarlett. Leave the Lucas family the right to "Stars Wars," but not the right to prevent me from writing my own competing version of Anakin Skywalker's life story.
So how would this affect the book about Holden Caulfield that J. D. Salinger is trying to suppress?
And then there's this: if you ever wanted to disassemble all your books, scan them, use OCR software to identify the text and make it searchable, and then reassemble them all, well, here's how you do it.
Ciao for now.


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A couple of weeks ago our friend and hero Tim Stanley from Justia gave his terrific free-resources presentation at our Advanced Legal Research class. As an in-class exercise the next class session, we asked the students to briefly share some aspect of what they learned from Tim's talk. One student wrote:
I learned that there are a variety of free resources available besides Lexis & Westlaw. I also learned that Oklahoma is actually one of the best states in terms of keeping their cases & statutes up-t0-date online. One of the more fascinating things that I learned was that Cornell's US Code online is probably the best free resource of the U.S. Code . . .
Since a question earlier in the quarter from a student about FDSys was followed up by an in-class answer by Public Printer Bob Tapella, we had to follow our student's comment about the LII USC with a visit from the LII director!
One of the joys of living in the San Francisco Bay Area for me is how, at some point or another, everyone passes through. Last week Tom Bruce, from Cornell's Legal Information Institute was in town (we knew this from his Twitter stream) and so we tapped him to come and talk to our class. Tom gave a terrific, inspiring talk to our class. More on Tom's visit here. Tom is an incredibly dynamic and entertaining speaker — go hear him if you ever get the chance!
Tom's talk focused on these three not-so-simple questions:
1) Why does anybody do legal research?
2) How much should it cost?
3) How good does it have to be?
Tom began the talk by showing the Bob Berring (also a dynamic and entertaining, not to be missed speaker) video that is making the law library rounds right now.
While Tom agrees with everything that Bob says (and I guess that I do too, although I wish that Bob had said "Lexis and West" rather than just "West"), seeing the Berring clip and then seeing Tom, well, the Dan Fogelberg Twin Sons of Different Mothers album came immediately to mind. See for yourself the resemblance.
The gist of Tom's talk is now online in a new video his LII has produced.
The LII blog has more about Tom's visit, along with a number of related links, here
"Five guys at Cornell" have done some amazing things, and Tom gave a little preview of further good things under development. Maybe high-stakes lawyers do need and will always need LexisNexis or Westlaw, but the rest of us and the entire world needs Tom and his LII.


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Seersucker Green Stripe Swim Shorts
Made by traditional British trouser makers the exterior of the short looks and feels like the highest quality casual tailored garment. They are cut from classic casual tailoring cloths that have been woven in modern fibres to give the same appearance and comfort, but offer quick drying performance and hard wearing resistance to salt and chlorinated water.
Available is sizes 30 - 38.
- Integral, side adjustable tailored 6-piece waistband
- Polished metal sliding bar side adjuster buckles
- French fly, button front closure with fly zip & metal Hemingsworth logo puller
- Tahitian, Mother of Pearl buttons
- Side angle entry hip pockets with mesh half liner - perfect for letting water through but keeping your keys safe
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- Quick drying fabrics with a Polyamide and Poly/Cotton blend
- Resistant to chlorine, salt water and fading from sunlight
- Highest quality stretch lycra mesh lining with matching stretch lycra trim
- Machine washable
- Designed & Made in England (London)
Hemingsworth is the swimwear label for lovers of quality English fashion that's impeccably crafted and exquisitely designed.
Hemingsworth have sourced the finest materials and trims from all over Europe and brought them home to the UK to make their shorts here in England. Fabrics are woven by specialists in Portugal, buttons are specially made in Italy from Tahitian Mother of Pearl, zips are made to order in Italy by Lampo, buckles are cast and finished to specification in Germany.


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To start with, the famous wickerman of Undercity will now have a Stormwind equivalent, maintained by the Gilneans. Alliance and Horde will have a chance to honor their own wickerman or douse the one that belongs to the opposing faction. In addition, you'll be able to go on a stink bomb run over Stormwind or Undercity, or clean up after the other sides' bombing. You can read up on all of these quests, which are dailies, in Allison's Hallow's End Achievement Guide.
The Headless Horseman will once again lurk in the Scarlet Monastery graveyard, with his usual outlay of rings, his helm (perfect for transmogrification), and his sword, all of which will now be ilevel 365. His Reins will also be a possible reward from the first kill each day, of course. Again, you can find a complete list of his loot in our Hallow's End Achievement Guide.
Tricky Treats, those annoying things that you couldn't destroy fast enough in years past, will now buy you stuff. Vendors this year will sell every single Halloween mask for two Tricky Treats each, and two different pets, the Feline Familiar and the Little Wickerman, for 150 Tricky Treats each. Tricky Treats will be awarded from various quests or Hands of Treats from trick-or-treat buckets in inns around the world.
The holiday officially starts Oct. 18, so get ready! There's lots of new stuff to do this year, and not much time to do it in, especially if you're not about to tear yourself away from BlizzCon, even for a flying horse.


text: What do you think about J.R.'s play as of late? I was down on him for a while, not just because of his play, his off the court issues made it hard for me to think positively of him even when playing decently. Now I love his play. His efficiency, mixing it up, attacking the basket, serious demeanor, and fantastic team play has made me a fan of him once again. Hopefully he doesn't have another incident like the one against Terry, because it took him a long time to get back to playing well after that.


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Mark Gray is a software development engineer working at Intel on Real-Time embedded systems for Telephony. Julien Carreno is a software architect and senior software developer at specializing in embedded Real-time applications on Linux.
With the advent of the Intel Atom processor and multicore processors, Intel architecture processors are proliferating in a number of new market segments, most notably embedded systems where good performance is essential. In parallel with this trend, Linux is becoming an established operating system option for embedded designs. The two trends combined pose an interesting problem statement: "How to get the most out of my embedded application running on an Intel platform and a general purpose operating system?" During all kinds of application development, there comes a time when a certain level of performance analysis and profiling is required, either to fix an issue or to improve on current performance. Whether it is memory usage and leaks, CPU usage, or optimal cache usage, analysis and profiling would be almost impossible without the right tool set. This article seeks to help developers understand the more common tools available and select the most appropriate tools for their specific performance analysis needs.
In Part 1 of this article, we summarize some of the performance tools available to Linux developers on Intel architecture. In Part 2 we cover a set of standard performance profiling and analysis goals and scenarios that demonstrate what tool or combination of tools to select for each scenario. In some scenarios, the depth of analysis is also a determining factor in selecting the tool required. With increasingly deeper levels of investigation, we need to change tools to get the increased level of detail and focus from them. This is similar to using a microscope with different magnification lenses. We start from the smallest magnification and gradually increase magnification as we focus on a specific area.
top and ps
The top and ps commands are freely available on all Linux distributions and are generally installed by default. The ps command provides an instantaneous snapshot of system activity on a per-thread basis, whereas the top command provides mostly the same information as ps updated at defined intervals, which can be as small as hundredths of a second. They are frequently overlooked as tools for understanding process performance at a system level. For example, most users tend to use the ps -ef command only to check which processes are currently executing. However, ps can also print useful information such as resident set size or number of page faults for a process. A thorough examination of the ps man pages reveals these options. Likewise, top can also display all this information in various formats while updating it in real-time. The top command window also displays summary information at the top of the window on a per-CPU basis.
In Figure 1, top is showing information for all threads of a process on a multicore machine. Using this more detailed view, we can see total activity on CPU, all threads of the process "app" and on which CPU each thread is scheduled at that instance (P). You can also see memory usage for the process including resident set size (RES) and total virtual memory use (VIRT).
In Figure 2, we can see similar information using ps. We can see the CPU usage on a per-thread basis with 1/10 % accuracy. This is the cumulative CPU percentage since the spawning of the thread.
As can be seen, top and ps provide a good general overview of system performance and the performance of each process running on the system.


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On one hand the BenQ V2220/V2220H is a 21.5-inch LCD monitor that manages to be the thinnest in its class (just 15mm). On the other, BenQ has taken the whole "dynamic contrast ratio" fib to a whole new level.
They claim a 10,000,000:1 DCR with their edge-lit LED technology.
(Keep in mind, the human eye can only see somewhere between 50,000:1 and 100,000:1...meaning that you can't even prove BenQ wrong!) But we know the claim is particularly ridiculous, as the static contrast ratio is an absurdly typical 1000:1.
Still, the marketing doesn't mean you should write off BenQ's latest 'V' LCD line completely. In sizes ranging from 18.5-inches to 24-inches, with inputs including DVI, D-Sub and HDMI (on 'H' designated models), Taiwan will receive the new monitors this month for an undisclosed price. Then you'll be able to score them internationally at a later date. [BenQ via FarEastGizmos]


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Last Thursday, I tried riding the Connector, Microsoft's private commuter bus. The Connector doesn't stop in my neighborhood (I have to catch a Metro bus or walk a very long way to get to one of the stops), and it's pretty easy to get to Redmond on the public bus from where I live, so I'm not necessarily the best person to evaluate it. Still, I wanted to try it at least once, just to see what it was like.
To ride the Connector, you have to make a reservation online. You can either make a recurring reservation (if you want to ride every day at a certain time), or a one-time reservation (if you want to take it home next Wednesday at 5:30). I made a reservation for 9:00 AM the morning of the 27th on the Capitol Hill route, boarding at the Cherry and Broadway stop, which is closest to my house.
The experiment started out badly. I caught the 4 to Jefferson and Broadway and, because the 4 was slightly tardy (imagine that) and running isn't my forte of late, missed the Connector by about 30 seconds. (I learned later that I can also catch the 8 to 17th & John and pick up the Connector at the Group Health stop, but I'm not sure that's any more convenient.)
If I had missed a 48 or a 545 (the buses I usually ride to work) I would have simply grumbled a bit and waited the 10-20 minutes for the next one to show. But the Connectors run 30 minutes apart, and I hadn't reserved a space on the next (and, incidentally, last) morning run. Fortunately, there was a "Connector ambassador" at the stop where I was waiting (they're there to make sure everything runs smoothly in the first few weeks), and, after checking her list, she determined that there was room for me to ride on the next one. (If there hadn't been, I would have had to find my way to Montlake or downtown to catch a 545.)
The ride itself was nice, though we got one of the small shuttles instead of one of those big, luxury buses I was expecting.
This was a good thing, since the small bus we got wasn't close to full. Still, just in case you care, here's a picture of one of the fancy, big buses, courtesy of "Public Transportation Adventure" Jim:
Connector cons:
• Reservation system: I don't see how this requirement can be avoided, but I predict it will cause ongoing headaches, both for riders and for administrators of the service.
• Managing missed buses: See above.
• Limited schedule: Because of the requirement to make a reservation, a rider is required to arrive and leave at specified times, much like a carpool or vanpool member. No disrespect to folks who choose these options, but one thing I like about the bus (at least the bus I ride to work) is the flexibility to work late or leave early if I need to.
• No fresh air: I'm not sure how they work on the big buses, but the windows on the small shuttles didn't open. Not that I'm necessarily a fan of folks who open windows, but I like to know it's an option.
Connector pros:
• Reclining seats: They're even more comfortable than Sound Transit's.
• Seatbelts: I always feel safer in a bus than I do in a car, but I still wish that all buses had these.
• Laptop trays and chargers: Nice touch.
• Overhead bins: Unlike on Sound Transit buses, which also have overhead bins, the Connector only has one destination, so you can actually make use of them.
• A quieter ride: The Connector ride was duller than most rides on a public bus, but it did allow for easier eavesdropping. An example:
Connector ambassador 1, to Connector ambassador 2: "In my 20s, I dated these nice guys who were into commitment, and I was the fickle one. Then, at about 29, I decided I wanted to settle down, and I keep getting these bad eggs.
So then I got with my cheater/liar, and now Tim, so I'm like, 'What's next–a murderer?'"


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ESA's 'glovebox' is integrated within MPLM-Leonardo ready for launch to the ISS
The development of ESA's Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG) is now complete. On 20 February the Acceptance Review by ESA/NASA authorized the transfer of the science facility from the prime contractor Astrium to ESA and then the handover to NASA for the final part of the launch preparation. Today the facility was integrated within the Multi-purpose Pressurised Logistics Module - MPLM-Leonardo.
This module will later move into the Shuttle cargo bay in preparation for the STS-111 UF2 mission to the International Space Station, scheduled to take place on 2 May 2002.
US Destiny Laboratory
The MSG will be the first European rack facility to be launched to the ISS. It has been built for NASA for a projected operational use of ten years and will initially form part of the US Destiny Laboratory equipment but could be moved later to ESA's Columbus Laboratory. ESA will have utilization rights over this facility and will pre-screen European proposed experiments that could be accommodated by it.
The MSG will enable astronauts on board the ISS to perform a wide variety of materials, combustion, fluids and biotechnology experiments as well as investigations in the microgravity environment. It can also accommodate minor repairs and servicing of hardware requiring a controlled working environment.
'Fastest' rack in testing
Since the delivery of the MSG from Astrium (Bremen, Germany) to NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) back in October 2001, the development of the facility has involved a long and complex verification process. This included off-line tests at the Payload Rack Check-out Unit (PRCU) which is located in the Space Station Processing Facility.
The PRCU provides high fidelity electrical/mechanical simulation of the in-orbit resources available at rack level. During this testing, the MSG was still under the direct control of Astrium who shared test responsibility with the NASA MSFC team. The off-line tests were very successful; indeed MSG was the 'fastest' rack to go through software related tests. Off-line testing was concluded just before the end of 2001.
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On 8 January online tests began, these were performed at the Payload Test Control System (PTCS). This facility is similar to the PRCU but the operations control is from a remote user room, rather than via direct rack access. It allows for end-to-end testing including the verification of the operational procedures.
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Products validated under the Common Criteria Evaluation and Validation Scheme are assigned one of seven Evaluation Assurance Levels, sets of predefined assurance packages that give an indication of how rigorous the evaluation process has been. The assurance level applies to the evaluation process rather than to the product's functionality.EAL 1 is the lowest level and EAL 7 is the highest. Most products validated to date are certified at EAL 2, 3 and 4. Levels 1 through 4 are recognized under the Common Criteria Recognition Agreement, meaning that all participating countries recognize the evaluation result regardless of the country in which the evaluation was done. The higher EALs are generally country-specific.The National Information Assurance Partnership warns that 'reliance on EALs alone does not provide a method for determining the security robustness of a product. The EAL merely provides a convenient reference for the amount of analysis and testing performed on the product.'A recent listing of 186 products validated under Common Criteria showed the following assurance levels.NO. OF VALIDATED PRODUCTS BY ASSURANCE LEVELS EAL 1 - 5 EAL 2 - 90 EAL 3 - 33 EAL 4 - 53 EAL 5 - 3 EAL 6 - 0 EAL 7 - 2
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What's the real cost of quitting?
Recently, the Health Labor and Welfare Ministry released the results of 15 years of research into the amount of money a person spends on health care during an entire lifetime. The research began in 1994, based on records of 52,000 male and female residents of Miyagi Prefecture aged between 40 and 79.
According to the research, a 40 year-old-man today with normal blood pressure could expect to live another 46.5 years and spent a total of ¥13.34 million for health care, which, if he has kokumin hoken (meaning individual national insurance rather than national insurance through an employer), means he would spend about ¥4 million out of pocket, given that patients have to cover 30 percent of a medical bill themselves. A man with high blood pressure can expect to live 44.8 years more and spend ¥17.1 million. The ministry makes no projections for women because the results were "too diverse."
In terms of other lifestyle determinants, a person who walks more than one hour a day will live 1.5 years longer and spend ¥350,000 less than someone who walks less than one hour a day (on average). However, the most interesting estimate is that someone who smokes will live 3.7 fewer years than someone who doesn't and will thus spend less during his lifetime on medical care than someone who doesn't smoke, though the ministry doesn't specify by how much. The rule of thumb is that elderly people spend exponentially more on health care than do younger people, so if smokers die before they get old, the government saves considerably.


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'No Emus on the Airplane!'
A closer approximation to the way we actually think is a class of logics known as "nonmonotonic," which basically view all statements like "X is true" as really meaning, "X is true, unless there is some reason that it is not."
A quick example:
"All birds fly."
"Penguins are birds."
"Sparky is a penguin, therefore Sparky can fly."
"Penguins cannot fly."
"Sparky cannot fly."
"Airplanes can fly."
"Sparky is in an airplane."
"Sparky can fly."
One could revise this chain of reasoning to be represented as a first-order statement:
"If a bird is not a penguin or a bird is in an airplane, it can fly."
But what if Sparky was an emu?
We just don't reason that way: we don't develop immutable laws. We develop guidelines, and allow our beliefs to be revised in the face of contradictory evidence.
But there's a tension here: as Ken mentions in his comment to the post Unruly Photography, we are excellent at recognizing patterns. We are also very good at generalizing patterns into rules. And we have a distressing tendency to prefer to use existing rules rather than revise our beliefs. It is a survival trait: once we have accumulated a large amount of evidence that a generalization (read: "rule") is true, it can take a significant amount of contradictory evidence to shake that belief.
In general, you wind up with two classes of beliefs: let's call them "objective" vs. "subjective". An objective belief is one which is revised almost exclusively by means of exception: birds fly, unless they are penguins, or emus, or ostriches, or injured, or too young.
A subjective belief is more likely to be revised based on the context, such as Mike's statement that "Pictures which follow the rule of thirds too closely have an extra hurdle to cross to please me." Mike clearly has internalized a generalized anti-rule of thirds, but recognizes the nonmonotonic nature of his belief. (He doesn't like pictures that follow the rule of thirds, unless there is a reason that he likes them.)
The difficulty for photographers seems to be the difference between objective vs. subjective beliefs/rules. Once you have acquired the base rules, it is a natural tendency to assign them objective status. It takes a certain amount of sophistication and experience to push them back into the subjective class.
The fact that most people never make that leap is not necessarily a good reason not to recognize the general value of compositional "rules."
By the way, even though nonmonotonic logic as I described it sounds like a tautology, it is an extremely powerful tool.
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Mike comments: One of my favorite rules was expressed by photographer Frank DiPerna: "I absolutely never crop, except if I need to."
Cartier-Bresson's Behind the Gare St. Lazare, one of his pictures that is always cropped. The original picture was shot through metal bars, and there is a large black obsruction along the right side of the negative. It was this picture that Cartier-Bresson was sitting in front of when he told Charlie Rose that he never cropped his pictures. He was right; he almost never did.
P.S. How great is the internet? That's a stuffed emu on an airplane, above right. Picture by Catherine Warren. Stuffed emus demonstrably cannot, and can, fly.
P.P.S. Notice that the picture on the cover of the Second Edition of my book (below) beautifully observes the rule of two-fifths.


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MONROE, Mich. (AP)--Mike Pixley can work up a sweat just by sittingdown on the job.
You might say he's the lazy boy of La-Z-Boy Chair Co.
A senior studying aeronautical engineering at the University ofMichigan, Pixley is paid $6 an hour to test a variety of La-Z-Boychairs. In other words, he comes to work, sits down, leans back and thenrelaxes forward.
All day long.
"I think a lot of people think it's easier than it actually is," Pixleytold "The Blade" of Toledo, Ohio.
During the summer of '93--his first with the Monroe-based furnitureMaker--Pixley lost 18 pounds.
"You can work up a sweat after the first hour or two," said Pixley, 20,who reads to dull the monotony. He says his calf and abdominal musclesget a workout.
Since May 1, he has logged 200,000 cycles on one love seat alone. Heaverages about 2,800 deep rocks a day, said test lab supervisor JudyFay.
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Finding the right slacker for the job wasn't easy, said Fay, whose idealhire weighs 180 to 200 pounds and stands at least six feet tall. Faytested about 24 people in the last several years, but few sat around aswell as Pixley.
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The Taliban said they detonated a bomb on a fuel tanker Wednesday and then opened fire on other NATO supply trucks in a morning attack that destroyed 22 vehicles loaded with fuel and other goods for U.S.-led coalition forces in Afghanistan.
Elsewhere in the country, two NATO service members were killed in a roadside bombing Wednesday in the east, while another died Tuesday in an insurgent attack in the south. A NATO helicopter crashed in the west, injuring two other service members. And Afghan officials said nine Afghan soldiers died Tuesday night when militants attacked a checkpoint in in the south.
Violence continues across Afghanistan at a time when its own forces are taking charge of security in more areas as foreign troops continue to withdraw. The U.S.-led coalition is confident that Afghan forces will be ready to take responsibility for the entire nation's security by the end of 2014 when international combat forces will have gone home or moved into support roles.
To show they remain a resilient force, insurgents are conducting targeted attacks — even in relatively peaceful parts of the nation like Samangan province in the north.
The Taliban said they attacked NATO supply trucks parked overnight in the Rabatak area of Samangan.
"We put explosives on a fuel tanker. When it exploded, we fired on the trucks," Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid told The Associated Press in a telephone call.
Sidiq Azizi, a spokesman for the province, said many tankers and semi-trailers caught fire after the bomb went off around 2 a.m.
By mid-day, heavy black smoke still poured from the area where the truckers had stopped to rest. Firefighters were spraying water on the burning vehicles.
"There was a big boom," Azizi said. "It's possible that is was a magnetic bomb from insurgents. We are investigating."
"I counted 20 fuel tankers burning. There is still a very big fire," said Azizi, who was at the scene. "The weather is very hot and it's hard to get close to the fire."
The tankers in the convoy were transporting fuel south toward the Afghan capital, Kabul, from neighboring Uzbekistan to the north.
Earlier this week, three NATO supply trucks were destroyed by militants in Sayd Abad district of Wardak province in eastern Afghanistan.
Convoy traffic in the east has gotten heavier since Pakistan reopened its border crossings about two weeks ago. Islamabad blocked NATO supply trucks for seven months in retaliation for U.S. airstrikes that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers.
NATO said the helicopter crashed early Wednesday in an undisclosed location in the relatively peaceful western Afghanistan. No other information has been released about the crash, which is under investigation. The extent of the two NATO service members' injuries was not disclosed.
The Helmand provincial governor's office said the Afghan soldiers died when armed militants attacked an Afghan National Army checkpoint in Washer district. Seven insurgents were killed in the attack, the governor's office said. Insurgents also clashed Tuesday night with Afghan police in Nad Ali district. An insurgent commander was killed and six other militants were captured during the battle, the governor's office said.
Insurgents are trying to regain territory they lost during the past two years when tens of thousands of U.S., NATO and Afghan forces routed them from their strongholds in the south.
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[Africa News Update]
The spirit of Steve Bantu Biko lives on 30 years after the apartheid regime brutally killed one of South Africa's brilliant and charismatic leaders who played an important role in the struggle for the rights and dignity of the Black people.
Biko died a terrible and lonely death in a Pretoria prison on September 12 1977. Inside South Africa, last week, black people were searching for Biko's spirit, writing highly inspiring articles that tugged at the heart strings of a people who once suffered terribly in the hands of the brutal apartheid regime.
Magazines, newspapers and television channels all retraced Biko's footsteps, capturing the desperate political circumstances for Africans in the late 1970s and in the 1980s. Biko fought stereotypes that clamp down Black people such as that "Blacks are inferior," and that "Blacks cannot think properly without the white man."
Biko advocated "Black consciousness" as a philosophy to lift the psychological level of the Black struggle. As president of the Black People's Convention, he taught that Black people had to break the chains of oppression, chains of hopelessness, the inferiority complex to free themselves from mental enslavement and build the confidence necessary for liberation and development.
"Whites must be made to realize that they are only human, not superior. Same with Blacks. They must be made to realize that they are also human, not inferior," Biko said.
"The basic tenet of Black consciousness is that the Black man must reject all value systems that seek to make him a foreigner in the country of his birth and reduce his basic human dignity."
Recalls Professor Barney Pityana, the principal and vice chancellor of the University of South Africa: "To be with Steve was a life-changing experience."
"And I remember the utter shock, the numbing pain I felt as a result of this, it was just shocking," Pityana told the Mail and Guardian, of Biko's death. Pityana and Biko led the Black Consciousness Movement, the South African Students' Organization in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Biko was arrested on August 18, 1977 at a road block. He later suffered massive head injuries as the brutal apartheid regime's agents stripped him naked, tortured him in the most perverted manner, and denied him medical treatment so he could die in agony; he died
September 12.
More than 15,000 people attended his funeral which was held in King William's town in the Eastern Cape. He was buried at Ginsberg cemetery near Buffalo City. Today there is the Steve Biko Garden of Remembrance and Biko's home in Ginsberg is now a national monument, thanks to the work of Biko's son Nkosinathi and the Steve Biko Foundation.
The police at the time claimed that Biko had died of a hunger strike, something which the majority of Blacks never believed at all. In 1997, 20 years after his murder, five former members of the apartheid security forces applied to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission for amnesty for their involvement in the murder of Biko.
It is heartening to note that this year the Steve Biko Foundation organized a series of cultural events under the banner: "Biko 30:30" to mark the 30th anniversary of the death of Biko.
"Biko is a hero to us Black people, Black with a capital B," said Sizwesonke Mahlangu, a university student. "We must continue to search for Biko's spirit to fight white racism, to restore our dignity as Black people and to treasure the work of our heroes who
sacrificed their lives for us."
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Everyone wants a piece of the fit tech action these days, and Google, it seems, is not immune to Fit Tech Fever. According to a new report from Forbes, the company plans to introduce its own fitness data aggregation service called Google Fit at this month's Google I/O conference.
According to the report, Google Fit "would mark a direct challenge" to Apple's recently announced Health app and HealthKit developer framework, which will be included in this fall's iOS 8 release. As is the case with HealthKit, third-party apps would be able to share data with Google Fit, which would provide data from various fitness apps and devices in one place.
The report goes on to state that Google "will also announce partnerships with wearable device makers at its I/O conference." Forbes also notes that "it's unclear if Google Fit will be a service build into the next version of Android, or a standalone app that Android users will be able to download independently."
The wearables and fit tech markets are heating up in a big way, so it isn't unexpected to see companies like Apple and Google incorporating support for such devices.
According to a TechCrunch report from February, market research firm Canalsys estimates that companies will ship 17 million wearables in 2014, with that number growing to 45 million in 2017.
Meanwhile, a late-2013 survey from the Consumer Electronics Association shows that interest in purchasing fit tech wearables is growing quickly, quadrupling over the course of 2013 alone. With that in mind, we're sure to see more companies hop on the fit tech bandwagon over the next couple years.


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Mahan's Elementary Treatise
WOW! I am absolutely engrossed in Edward Hagerman's The American Civil War and the Origins of Modern Warfare: Ideas, Organization, and Field Command. So much to say about Dennis Mahan (right) who I wrote about briefly here in my series on Jomini on the Nature of War (Part VII – Jomini's Impact on Civil War Leadership). The National Park Service has a good bio on Mahan here.
I was very pleased to find online Mahan's Elementary Treatise on Advance-Guard, Out-Post, and Detachment Service of Troops (1847) which Hagerman references in detail. This text was developed by Mahan for West Point and is considered the first tactics and strategy text created for the United States. I'll add this to my primary sources links on Wig-Wags.
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A 12-year-old Oklahoma boy has become an Internet sensation with a video of his performance of the Lady Gaga song "Paparazzi."
Sixth-grader Greyson Chance was recorded singing the song, self-accompanied on the piano, at an April 12 school talent show in Edmond, a suburb of Oklahoma City.
The video posted on his YouTube site had more than eight million hits by Thursday morning.
The performance also caught the attention of producers of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show." He was flown to Los Angeles to perform on the show, and spoke by telephone with Lady Gaga. She told Chance he is sweet and talented and said he should follow his dreams.
The show will air Thursday.
He acknowledged his popularity has increased due to the video and said he's "gotten a couple of (phone) numbers."
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A rhyme of good Death's inn!
My love came to that door;
And she had need of many things,
The way had been so sore.
My love she lifted up her head,
"And is there room?" said she;
"There was no room in Bethlehem's inn
For Christ who died for me."
But said the keeper of the inn,
"His name is on the door."
My love then straightway entered there:
She hath come back no more.
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I chose "Do you like....", even though I'm really liking this forum a lot!
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Which is correct?
I chose "Do you like....", even though I'm really liking this forum a lot!
Thanks, and welcome to the forum.
In Britain (UK) they go to the cinema, but in America we go to the movies.
Movie and movies are increasingly used here, too, though they used not to be. We also say the 'flicks' for cinema.
Flicks is used here too, but it is not, I think, used nearly as much as it used to be. (The term flick came about because of the flickering light on the screen.)
What is difference between
I like this forum
I'm liking this forum
When I should and shouldn't use present progressive?
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With the verb 'like', we rarely use the progressive form.
- What are you doing?
- I am reading a book (at the moment).
- What do you do on weekends?
- I am playing the F.E.A.R. (though not at the moment).
Is this right?


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