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President Barack Obama has talked tough in trying to dissuade Syrian President Bashar Assad from using chemical weapons against the rebels in Syria's civil war, warning it would be a "red line" and a "game changer."
Now, Assad has called his bluff, and Obama wants time and space to decide what comes next.
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The White House said in a letter to Congress on Thursday that U.S. intelligence officials believe "with varying degrees of confidence" that Assad has used the nerve agent sarin, based on the results of "physiological samples." But the administration did not place the U.S. on the brink of military action. Instead, it called for a "comprehensive United Nations investigation" and the need to "establish all the facts" before Washington decides how to proceed.
( Also on POLITICO: Senators say 'red line' crossed)
A White House official told reporters that "all options are on the table in terms of our response," but did not want to "get into hypotheticals at this juncture." The official stressed the need for "a strong, firm, evidentiary basis to inform the way we consult our friends and allies."
Without mentioning it by name, the official invoked the run-up to the invasion of Iraq as a reason to be absolutely certain that Assad has actually used the sarin gas.
"Given our own history of intelligence assessments, especially given intelligence assessments related to weapons of mass destruction, it's very important we are presenting the public with information that is airtight, presented in a public and credible fashion." The "red line" threshold demands it, the official said, "given how serious this issue is. Nobody should have any mistake about what our red line is."
Skeptics in Washington, however, worried that not acting or acting too slowly might not only embarrass the U.S. if it backs away from its earlier rhetoric, but lead to more atrocities by Assad.
"I am deeply concerned with reports that further confirmation of use may be outsourced to the United Nations," said House Speaker John Boehner. "If Assad sees any equivocation on the red line, it will embolden his regime."
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, earlier voiced the same worry.
The "red line" had clearly been crossed and "action must be taken to prevent larger scale use," she said. "Syria has the ability to kill tens of thousands with its chemical weapons. The world must come together to prevent this by unified action which results in the secure containment of Syria's significant stockpile of chemical weapons."
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Buck McKeon (R-Calif.), who called Assad's attack "an astounding violation of human rights," asked why Obama had given warnings to Syria if the U.S. isn't prepared to enforce them.
"I do question the utility of red lines if they lack clearly delineated boundaries and meaningful consequences," McKeon said. "I am confident the president does not wish for America's resolve to be called into question."
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told reporters traveling with him in the Middle East that he would be prepared to give Obama military options "at such time as the president requires options," but he also stressed the obligation for the U.S., "including with all key partners and allies," to investigate.


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Winona State Basketball Penalized By NCAA
The Winona State men's basketball team is no longer in first place in the NSIC standings after the NSIC and NCAA penalized the program for using an ineligible player during 19 games this season. Guard, Grant Johnson was ruled ineligible for the rest of the season. He transferred to Winona State from UW-Parkside in the fall of 2011 but wasn't granted a release from Parkside.
SCSU is now in first place in the NSIC with a 14-5 record in the conference and 18-5 overall mark. Winona State was 17-1 in the NSIC and 22-2 overall. 13 of their NSIC games were nullified because of this violation.

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It is with great joy and gratitude that I can announce that Archbishop John J. Meyers, Ecclesiastical Delegate for the Pastoral Provision has given his approval and Bishop Robert Finn has granted faculties for me to celebrate the Anglican Use of the Roman Rite at St. Therese Little Flower Parish.
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John Goodwin Lyman
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Lake Massawippi, 1933
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Collection of the Winnipeg Art Gallery; Gift of Mr. Peter Dobush
Painting, Canadian Modern (1910-1979)
John Lyman was a significant modern innovator in Canadian art with a similar set of aesthetic preoccupations as his mentor and friend J.W. Morrice. A strong believer in the power of art to traverse international and geographical borders, Lyman was a committed and vocal critic of the Group of Seven, and in particular any link between landscape painting and nationalist sentiment. Although he felt a special connection to Canada's physical character, particularly the regions outside of Montreal, Lyman desired to treat it as a means of conveying a universal aesthetic message through painted form. Lake Massawippi reflects the influence of Fauvism and of Henri Matisse in the way its use of bold, unnatural colour and simplified forms are intended to stimulate the senses and emotions. In France Lyman had studied under the Fauvist painter between 1909 and 1910.
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Trust frays between Obama, Dems
When Denis McDonough stepped onto House Democrats' turf on Thursday, he was armed only with a PowerPoint presentation on fixing Obamacare's website and talking points about the president's proposal allowing people to keep their health care plans.
The White House chief of staff might have been better off revealing a U.S. map with the president's plan for saving congressional Democrats' seats — or just apologizing for letting so many Democrats walk out in public and repeat wildly inaccurate White House claims about the health of the enrollment website and Americans' ability to keep their insurance plans if they liked them.
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President Barack Obama's credibility may have taken a big hit with voters, but he's also in serious danger of permanently losing the trust of Democrats in Congress. The Obamacare debacle has been bad enough that it's tough for Democrats to take on faith that the president can fix the problems. His one-time allies are no longer sure that it's wise to follow him into battle, leaving Obama and his law not only vulnerable to existing critics, but open to new attacks from his own party.
"I don't know how he f—-ed this up so badly," said one House Democrat who has been very supportive of Obama in the past.
The first test of unity: how many Democrats vote for a bill Friday penned by Michigan Republican Rep. Fred Upton. The legislation would allow people to keep their canceled insurance plans through 2014.
( Also on POLITICO: Obama to Democrats: Stay with me)
A familiar refrain from Democratic sources : Obama's if-you-like-it-you-can-keep-it promise on insurance policies is his "Read my lips, no new taxes" moment — a reference to the broken promise that came to damage President George H.W. Bush's credibility with his fellow Republicans.
For five years, congressional Democrats have often sprung to his defense — or remained quiet — when Obama's been in trouble, even though many have long complained that he and his team have ignored their interests and concerns on a wide variety of legislative and personal matters. Now, Democratic sources say, Obama can expect that lawmakers will be quicker to criticize him — and distance themselves from his policies — than they have in the past. With Obama now free of the demands of running for reelection, the gloves are off, they say.
Congressional Democrats are on the line in 2014. Many of them voted for Obamacare, defended it in 2010 and will have to stand in front of voters next year and explain the problems.
( Also on POLITICO: Pelosi: House Democrats have own Obamacare plan)
Rep. Nick Rahall, a veteran West Virginia Democrat, said the president will have the chance to restore his credibility on Capitol Hill.
"It's been damaged, no question about it. But it can be repaired," Rahall told POLITICO. "There's just been some unforseen problems here or unintended consequences that I think have certainly led to a misrepresentation about what was said during the campaign and what many people — myself included — believed at the time."
McDonough, speaking privately to Democrats in a closed session Thursday afternoon, said the president's hands were tied, to an extent, in trying to move the policy to fit his promise.
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"We do not have a deal where everyone who has received a cancellation notice that they can re-buy. We can't mandate that," he said , according to sources present. But, he argued, the new policy shifts the burden for cancellations to state insurance commissioners and insurance companies — an important political distinction. If a tea party Republican contends that someone lost his or her insurance because of the law, McDonough said "that is absolutely untrue."
At one point, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) asked why the White House isn't doing more to blame insurers for policy cancellation notices.
McDonough replied that there are good actors and bad actors in the insurance industry.
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PLEASANTON — Blackhawk Network Holdings, a unit of Safeway that sells gift and prepaid cards, intends to raise up to $200 million through an initial public offering, the Pleasanton-based company said Monday in a regulatory filing.
Blackhawk, a nearly $1 billion company, did not list the number of shares it intends to include in the IPO. A date for the public offering was not listed in the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Pleasanton-based Safeway said during 2012 that it planned to sell a minority stake in Blackhawk, which the supermarket chain launched in 2001.
William Tauscher, CEO of Blackhawk Network, received total compensation during 2012 of $2.1 million, the regulatory filing stated.
Tauscher's total compensation included a base salary of about $716,000, a bonus of $522,000 and stock option grants valued at nearly $812,000.
Blackhawk produced $959.1 million in sales during 2012, the regulatory filing showed. That was 28 percent higher than the $751.8 million in sales for 2011, the company stated.
The company's profits totaled $48.2 million in 2012, up 32 percent from 2011, the regulatory filing showed.
"Our revenues have grown rapidly," the company stated in the IPO filing. "There can be no assurance that we will be able to continue our historic growth rates."
That's because a number of risks could materialize that might impede Blackhawk's growth.
Among those risks: Blackhawk has no assurance it will be able to continue its relationships with its distribution partners whose gift and prepaid cards are placed in retail outlets such as Safeway.
Plus, Blackhawk's distribution partners will also have to be successful in their core business.
"Our operating results may fluctuate with the performance of our partners' businesses, including their ability to maintain and increase consumer traffic in their stores," Blackhawk stated in the filing.
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RCIA 482 makes a strange distinction. But before we get to that, I want to clear up something I saw elsewhere on the internet about non-Catholics not being able to make a confession of sins. Certainly, the elect are ineligible to confess. And besides, they have the benefit of the scrutinies as well as being able to experience the forgiveness of sins in baptism.
The Church clearly expects candidates for full communion to celebrate the sacrament of Penance:
482. If the profession of faith and reception take place within Mass, the candidate, according to his or her own conscience, should make a confession of sins beforehand, first informing the confessor that he or she is about to be received into full communion. Any confessor who is lawfully approved may hear the candidate's confession.
It's curious that this confession "should" take place if the candidate is to receive Communion. One would think that for the conferral of Confirmation, one would also have had serious sins forgiven.
RCIA 482 makes sure we know this isn't a "practice" confession or a "non-sacramental" event. Note the two important phrases:
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Any confessors out there who have advice about the ideal thoroughness of this adult's first confession? I'm pretty sure the "pick one sin you want to work on" approach is eliminated from the get-go.


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So dreams came true when former boy band 'N Sync reunited at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday.
The throwback to millennium glory happened during former frontman Justin Timberlake's 15-minute medley performance for the annual Michael Jackson Video Vanguard award.
"I don't deserve the award, but I'm not going to give it back," Timberlake said during his acceptance speech. "Half of the Moon Men I've ever won, I won with those four guys. So above all else, I'm going to share this — we can keep it at my house — but I'm going to share this award with them."
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JC Chasez, Lance Bass, Joey Fatone and Chris Kirkpatrick joined the "Suit & Tie" crooner for the first time in 11 years when they emerged from the stage floor in a spectacle of smoke to perform bits of their hits "Gone," "Girlfriend" and "Bye Bye Bye" for about two minutes.
"It was just a matter of time," Chasez said Monday on "On Air with Ryan Seacrest." "Everybody would ask us, 'When are you guys going to do something.' First of all, it was the worst-kept secret ever, [but] Justin gave me a buzz and he said, 'Hey, man, listen. I'm getting this award and they have given me a pile of time to perform and we started our careers at MTV and I think we should get the band back together."
"So we all decided to do it," he added.
The performance was widely rumored to be on tap the week leading to the awards, and fuel was added to the fire when the band's official Twitter account popped up for the first time Saturday.
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The guys also tweeted their excitement after the reunion too.
"I think I just caught my breath... That was an unforgettable night for me. Thank you forever, @MTV," Timberlake, the newly proclaimed "President of Pop," tweeted after the show.
"Thank u guys so much for all the love u are showing for myself and the guys ... Can't tell u how much we appreciate all of u .. Much love !" Fatone wrote.
"That was for you!!! Best. Fans. Ever! Love you all! #VMA2013 @nsync," Bass said, adding, "I wonder if @jtimberlake has noticed his moon man is missing yet? He did say he was sharing this right?!"
"We have the best fans ever!!!!," Kirkpatrick tweeted, later saying, "Was so great to be with the greatest 4 guys on the planet!!!!!"
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Despite their excitement and fan glee, Chasez said there wouldn't be a reunion tour, despite other disbanded contemporary acts such as the Backstreet Boys, Destiny's Child and 98 Degrees getting back together recently.
"No," he said. "It was just about five guys who were great friends who spent 10 or 15 years together touring and we … wanted to give that back to our fans, but we were there mainly to support Justin."
However, it's no secret that Timberlake's bandmates have not seen the same success as he has since the group broke up. Some members reportedly wished for a longer reunion. (And so did every girl who as a teen rushed home to watch them on MTV's "TRL" in middle and high school.)
"They were pushing for more," a source told Us Weekly. "While [Timberlake] was thrilled they could come for him, he didn't want the reunion to be the whole thing. They originally were told that it was going to be more of their old hits, not just 'Bye Bye Bye' -- but then Justin reworked it."
"The guys wished it could have been more songs," the source added. "He told them to trust him, he was going to make it great."
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AMSC's move stems back to April when its largest customer, Sinovel, refused to accept a shipment of wind turbine components.
As a result, AMSC was forced to substantially restate its revenue for the previous quarters. Recently, it was also forced to cut staff by 30%.
In statement AMSC said it believed Sinovel had "believes that Sinovel illegally obtained and used AMSC's intellectual property to upgrade its 1.5 megawatt wind turbines in the field to meet proposed Chinese grid codes and to potentially allow for the use of core electrical components from other manufacturers".
AMSC also said it has filed a claim for arbitration to compel Sinovel to pay AMSC for the contracted shipments that were refused.
It said: "This has been filed with the Beijing Arbitration Commission in accordance with the terms of AMSC's supply contract with Sinovel."
At the time it was revealed Sinovel had refused the components, the company denied any wrongdoing and described its action as a normal adjustment of production and management.
In 2008 and 2010, AMSC and Sinovel signed two component supply contracts to the value of nearly $900 million.
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As the nation marks the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's assassination in 1963, a few cultural groups in Southern California are observing the occasion with performances dedicated to the memory of the 35th president.
"Sunny Afternoon." Gangbusters Theatre Company at Theatre Asylum in Hollywood. A new play that delves into the conspiracy theories surrounding the Kennedy assassination of 1963, at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday.
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"Dealey Plaza." Antelope Valley College in Lancaster. A musical interpretation of the 1963 assassination, based on public records of the event, and performed by the Antelope Valley Symphony Orchestra and Master Chorale. Historical video footage and photographs will be shown as part of the performance. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
"Limousine, Midnight Blue: In Memoriam, JFK." New Center for Psychoanalysis, West L.A. A solo performance that focuses on the Zapruder film and the larger cultural implications of the assassination, using multimedia techniques. 8 p.m. Friday.
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BEDFORD, Mass., Oct. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hologic, Inc. (Hologic or the Company) (Nasdaq: HOLX), a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of premium diagnostics products, medical imaging systems and surgical products dedicated to serving the healthcare needs of women, today announced plans to release its fourth quarter fiscal 2012 operating results on Monday, November 12, 2012 after market close. In conjunction with the release, management will host a conference call on Monday, November 12, 2012, at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern).
Interested participants may listen to the call by dialing 877-856-1958 or 719-325-4810 for international callers and referencing code 9845290 approximately 15 minutes prior to the call on November 12th. For those unable to participate in the live broadcast, a replay will be available one hour after the call ends through Friday, November 30, 2012, at 888-203-1112 or 719-457-0820 for international callers, access code 9845290.
The Company will also provide a live webcast of the call. Interested participants may access the webcast on the Company's website at www.hologic.com/investors-overview. A replay of the call will be archived on the Company's website and a PowerPoint presentation related to the conference call will be posted to the site after market close on Monday, November 12, 2012.
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Hologic, Inc. is a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of premium diagnostic products, medical imaging systems, and surgical products. The Company operates four core business units focused on diagnostics, breast health, GYN surgical and skeletal health. With a comprehensive suite of technologies and a robust research and development program, Hologic is committed to improving lives. The Company is headquartered in Massachusetts. For more information, visit www.hologic.com.
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Today, Saturday October 2nd at 2P, I will be participating in the NEW DISTRIBUTION PARADIGM panel at the Woodstock Film Festival.
The 21st century brought with it extraordinary advances in the way that films are distributed. The advent of the Internet, cable and satellite television and on-demand services now allows a viewer to choose exactly how and when they watch a film. This change in dynamic between the work and the audience has allowed many films a chance to shine that would have otherwise been denied. In turn this has opened up a whole new world of cinema for the public to enjoy, making such changes incredibly valuable and worthwhile. This panel will discuss the remarkable leaps forward that have been made in the world of film distribution and look ahead to what the future may hold.
My fellow panelists are an esteemed crew: Richard Abramowitz, Bob Berney, Edward Burns, and John Sloss. I hope you can join us.
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Around 2 a.m. the baby began crying. Elena, already with a mind of her own, decided that the middle of the night was a perfect opportunity to play.
Eventually she went back to sleep. My mind began to drift, and I wandered from the comfy confines of my bed, my Venus at my side, to the uncomfy confines of an old friend: a shoddy bus seat.
Surrounded by other guys with the moon providing the only light, the engine whirred as Ryan Adams burst through my earbuds.
The wilderness separating two working class towns passed as I glanced outside the bus window, my heart heavy but my wallet light.
"Give me an answer!!! Give me an answer!!"
And suddenly the baby was crying again.
I awoke from my travels, the memory flickering but failing to flee, as thoughts filled the slow synapses of my brain. The memory had no doubt been prompted by two emails that I received recently from former teammates. Both were upset about the recent CBA. I couldn't sleep as I thought of these emails and the feeling of being on the road again with no money and a dream, and McDonald's providing the fuel for each night's game.
So at 3:47 a.m. I got up and wrote this.
As most readers know, baseball recently announced its new five-year collective bargaining agreement. As opposed to both football and basketball, MLB reps and the MLBPA bargained behind closed doors and hammered out a deal.
Yes, we should cheer. (As did this columnist.)
Yet there was just one problem with this bargaining process. The majority of professional baseball players had no voice during these negotiations.
The Major League Baseball Player's Association represents only major league players and players on the 40-man roster. However, the vast majority of professional players under contract with MLB teams toil in the minor leagues. The player's union does not represent these players.
Without a union and without a voice, minor league salaries have barely budged in the last 35 years. Conversely, average major league salaries have increased by almost 7000 percent. The gains derived from three decades of great prosperity in the game—including gains made in the business of the minor leagues—have been distributed only at the very top.
Each time a bargaining agreement is reached it impacts minor leaguers' lives. For instance, the 2006 CBA made a significant change to the Rule 5 draft. One of the only vehicles for mobility once a minor leaguer is locked into his initial seven-year contract, the 2006 CBA pushed back the Rule 5 eligibility requirements by an entire year. The result was a direct, negative impact on minor leaguers. And not a single soul represented minor league players through the negotiating process.
During this year's negotiations, MLB owners pushed for a mandatory slotting system for the amateur draft (here are some of my old thoughts on this). If implemented, players drafted in the top rounds of the draft would have been unable to negotiate signing bonuses. Since virtually all draftees first enter the minor leagues, this too would have impacted minor league players. Minor leaguers earn only between $5000 and $10,000 for an entire season of play. This makes the negotiation of the initial signing bonus very important, as many players rely on the signing bonus as a source of income throughout their minor league career. Moreover, around ninety percent of minor leaguers never reach the major leagues, so the negotiation of the initial signing bonus often represents their only chance to negotiate with a MLB team.
Thankfully, a mandatory slotting system was not instituted, but the alternative is almost as egregious. The union and owners agreed to place a cap on the amount a team can spend on the draft. While less intrusive than mandatory slotting, the change will still negatively impact minor league players, as it will likely reduce the overall amount spent on signing bonuses.
What did the union get in return for these changes? Greater wealth for players on an MLB roster. In 2006, they gained an increase in salaries for players on the MLB 40-man roster. This year, they gained a substantial increase in the minimum salary for MLB players, who will now earn at minimum $500,000 when the agreement expires in 2016. Meanwhile, the majority of professional baseball players—the minor leaguers—will probably still be earning below $10,000 in 2016. After all, their salaries have barely budged in three decades, and without representation in the bargaining process, there will be no incentive for owners to increase their salaries.
Knowing this might occur, I wrote to both MLB and MLBPA during the negotiations. I knew my efforts would most likely be futile, but just as the author of an amicus curiae feels compelled to weigh in on a Supreme Court issue, I felt the need to give my thoughts.
So yes, we should cheer baseball for reaching a new deal, but we shouldn't cheer them for leaving minor leaguers without a voice. But, hey, at least the big leaguers are seeing their lives improve.
(See the summary of the 2011 CBA here.)
Note: I'm not blaming MLBPA for the negative effects that each CBA has on minor league players. Their duty extends only towards the players that they represent. When negotiations affect minor league players, it does so because a subject of bargaining tangentially extends into the realm of minor leaguers, such as the Rule 5 draft and the Rule 4 draft. Without MLBPA bargaining over these matters, MLB could unilaterally impose whatever changes they desired without any resistance.
The system--not MLBPA--is at fault.


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I attend a few trade shows in a typical year. What's nice about fluid power trade shows is that you usually run into the same people time after time. Some have become friends, not just acquaintances, so conversation drifts to topics other than fluid power. One such conversation revealed how trade shows can imitate life.
Some friends and I who gathered after a show were talking about relationships. One guy in the group mentioned that a single lady he works with was frustrated because she found most single men to be fickle. She criticized them as being superficial, because they are attracted to pretty women with good figures. She rebuked suggestions that she might attract more male suitors if she would make a greater attempt at making herself more attractive. In her view, men should not steer clear of her because she lacks Heidi Klum looks but be attracted to her because she is a kind, intelligent, caring person — which she is.
Furthermore, she said she would not go out of her way to make herself more appealing, because doing so would only attract superficial men. Instead, she wants to attract men who are kind, intelligent, and caring, like her. Although I understand her logic, I think a better approach would be to realize that making herself more appealing would attract all men, not just superficial ones. It would then be her responsibility to distinguish the superficial suitors from the serious ones.
I think similar attitudes exist with trade show exhibitors. Some have flashy displays that have nothing to do with the products or services they are exhibiting — but they grab the attention of anyone passing by. They may even give away hundreds of little trinkets to passersby. But they look at this as a cost of doing business and will later weed out the quality leads from those of only superficial interest. The problem is, when they're talking to a non-prospect, a hot prospect may pass by after noticing heavy booth traffic.
Most exhibitors — at least in fluid power — take the opposite approach and simply display their wares near the front of the booth and have application pictures and literature in the back. If someone passing by is interested, he or she will stop and chat. In this manner, exhibitors save their time and the attendee's by not attracting those with no interest. They avoid heavy booth traffic that might cause interested attendees to pass by. However, they probably miss a few hot prospects because some people may walk past the booth without even noticing it.
Sometimes you'll find an exhibitor with a combination of these: a real attention-getting display that uses the exhibitor's products as an integral element of the display. Anyone passing by will notice the display, but if the product is not of interest, they will continue on. In this manner, the exhibitor grabs virtually everyone's attention, but also makes good use of their time by attracting mainly real prospects.
Trade shows, then, provide a means for people to meet. It's up to the individuals to decide if a meeting could grow into a meaningful relationship.


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Fanthorp Inn State Historic Site to Host Stagecoach Days
ANDERSON, TX—Folks can enjoy a rare chance to ride on a genuine icon of the Old-West and tour a quaint, historic town and inn, where the likes of Anson Jones and Robert E. Lee once visited, during Fanthorp Inn State Historic Site's Stagecoach Days, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 11.
Other activities scheduled for the day include 19th-Century music performances from local bands, Star of Texas Dulcimers and the Roseville Fair Old Time String Band, and guided tours of the Inn with park staff and volunteer hosts festively dressed in period costume, circa 1850s.
"This event provides people with the unique opportunity to actually ride a stagecoach, and see firsthand how folks lived more than 150 years ago. And, they get to see a house and hotel with a remarkably historic past," said Tom Scaggs, Park Interpreter at Fanthorp Inn SHS. "Today, only a handful of replica stagecoaches still operate at all in Texas, so to have this here is a one-of-a-kind thing. And this site is so significant to the beginnings of modern-day Texas culture. It stands as a testament to the pioneer and entrepreneurial spirit of early settlers."
Fanthorp's stage is a replica 1850 Concord stagecoach, featuring bright red paint and yellow, spoked wheels, horse drawn by two mules. Originally, a ride on the stage would accommodate nine travelers, allowing just 15 inches per person; up to six others could ride on top. Including freight, passengers and crew, the stagecoach was impressively designed to transport 4,000 pounds across the frontier.
"Years ago, it was a tight fit inside the coach, especially if the traveler was large or a lady wearing bustles," Scaggs adds.
Today's replica stagecoach, however, hosts around seven people comfortably, as it leisurely drives through small downtown Anderson, past the restored historic Grimes county courthouse and back to the Inn.
The six-acre park's centerpiece is the actual Fanthorp Inn, a double-pen, cedar log dogtrot house built in 1834 by English immigrant Henry Fanthorp, after he petitioned Stephen F. Austin for permission to settle in this original Austin Colony. The structure served as both family home, and—because of its strategic locale near the cities of Houston, Navasota and Bryan—became a popular overnight destination for travelers.
Fanthorp Inn State Historic Site is located just off of Highway 90, about 10 miles northeast of Navasota, or some 30 miles southeast of Bryan-College Station. The park does not collect an admission fee, but donations are accepted for the stagecoach rides and Inn tours.
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BEIJING—China offered its strongest signal yet of worry over slowing growth and its commitment to financial reform, as it loosened a key control over its banks.
China's central bank said late Friday that beginning on Saturday it will scrap controls on lending interest rates and let financial institutions price loans by themselves. The move could let some borrowers tap cheaper loans at a time when China's economy threatens to slow to a 20-year low and as corporate and local government borrowers struggle with a growing burden...


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I lit a cigarette and started walking down the sidewalk. It was a beautiful day -- seventy degrees with a slight cool breeze. Perfect weather for the middle of June. Briefcase and blazer in one hand, I crossed the street and began heading toward my upper flat four blocks down. I blew a thin stream of smoke and began reminiscing about my long day at the office. I had had a presentation that day with a large Internet firm, so I had been up late the night before preparing. I was slightly tired and was looking forward to relaxing on my sofa with a stiff drink, hoping to catch something good on the television.
So of course, my mind was on other things and I wasn't paying attention as I turned the corner by the bookstore. Due to my absent-mindedness, I ran right into a young woman hurrying in my direction, knocking her off her feet. As I helped her up, apologizing, I couldn't take my mind off how beautiful she was. She appeared to be in her mid-twenties, with long flowing blond hair and eyes that you could get lost in. She was of good build, not terribly skinny, with a full bosom and long beautiful legs. She squinted against the sun through her small wire-frame glasses and kept repeating her apologies. She explained that she was on her way home from a long day at work as well, and was thinking about other things. I couldn't pass up this opportunity.
I asked her if she would be interested in joining me in the little cafe nearby, and she obliged. We sat there talking for over an hour, and I learned a great deal about her. Her name was Katherine, age twenty-five, and she worked at large law firm on the other side of town. She had just come out of a bad relationship, in which her boyfriend cheated on her with her best friend. I sympathized, for I had had a similar recent experience, involving coming home to find my fiancée with another man. We sat there by the window, discussing our lives over our espressos. Near the end of our meeting, I finally gained the nerve to ask her if she would interested in coming to my place for a drink. She gratefully accepted my invitation, saying that it had been a long time since she could really talk to someone who was willing to listen.
I hailed a taxi to take us back to my apartment, because it had begun to sprinkle and neither of us had an umbrella on hand. When we reached my building, I tipped the driver and helped her out of the cab. She followed me up the three flights of stairs to my door, where I fumbled my keys while unlocking it. Upon entering, almost before I had set my briefcase down, she exclaimed how nice my place was. I tossed my jacket onto a nearby chair and offered to give her a tour. She seemed thrilled to the rest of my flat, which wasn't very large to begin with. I poured us each a glass of wine and began showing her the rest of my living room (she kept saying how soft my leather sofa was) and proceeded to take her into my small dining room/kitchen. After remarking how beautiful the view was from my large window, she asked me to show her my room. I obliged and she followed me down the hall.
She walked into my room, took a seat on my full size bed, and took a sip from her wine glass. She motioned for me to come sit next to her, which I did in a heartbeat. As we sat there talking, she cautiously touched my thigh and slowly began to move her hand upwards. Sensing a cue, I set my glass down on the nightstand and took her hand in mine. I moved my head toward hers, and engaged our lips. I kept kissing her soft full lips for quite some time before I felt her tongue slide into my mouth. I put my arm around her and we both fell back onto my bed, kissing like we had never been kissed before.
After a short time, my hand slowly moved from her back to the front, where I began to lightly massage her breast. This seemed to turn a switch on inside of her, and she moved her hand down to my crotch and began groping the growing lump in my pants. I slid my hand up her blouse and started to rub her now-hardened nipples through her bra. I moved my mouth away form hers and kissed her cheek, then her upper neck, and then her collar. Before I knew what I was doing, I was unbuttoning her white blouse, exposing her firm breasts that were supported by a thin black brassiere. I moved my lips farther down her cleavage, as if I were following a trail, while I was undoing the clasps of her bra. She smiled at me and slid it off, revealing the most perfect breasts I have ever seen. They were round and firm, with small pink nipples. They were the perfect size -- not too bug, but certainly more than a large handful.
As I moved my hand cupped her now bare breast, she let out a little giggle. I kissed her nipple, and slowly moved my tongue around the outside of it. She gave a small moan, and took in a large breath as my lips closed around it. I began gently nibbling and sucking her; all the while she struggled with my fly. I stopped for a moment, removed my shirt and unbuttoned my pants, looking into her lustful eyes. She kept her fiery gaze on me while she slid her skirt off, revealing a lacy thong. Staring at her nearly nude body, my erection throbbed in my pants. She noticed as well, for she moved to a sitting position on the edge of my bed and began pulling my boxers off.
I massaged her breast and she took my nine inches in her hand and began stroking it. Before long, she stuck out her tongue and ran it up the length of my shaft and around the swollen head. She gave the end of it a kiss, and then wrapped her moist lips around it. She slowly began to slide her head downward, pushing more of me inside her mouth, until I could feel the tip of my penis touching the back of her throat. I was surprised, because I had never been able to find a girl who could deep throat me. She started moving her head up and down, slowly at first, while stroking and massaging the base of my over-appreciative member. I let out a low groan as I felt the first surge of pleasure shoot through my body, and she took it as a sign to pick up the pace of her rhythmic sucking. After a few short minutes, I felt my hot semen burst out of the head of my penis and down her throat. She gladly swallowed my entire load, and proceeded to lick me clean.
I leaned down and gave her a kiss, and laid her down on the bed, with her knees hanging off the edge. I knelt down between her legs and began running my finger along the moist crevice of her mound. I kissed her groin, and slid her thong down her legs. After tossing them to the floor, I leaned back forward and gave her slit a nice long lick. Her whole body let out a tremor, and I smiled as I pressed my finger between her lips. I slowly moved my finger in and out of her, while licking her above her hole. With each insertion of my digit, I felt her become tenser and more wet. I finally removed my finger and began kissing her clit. I spread her lips with my fingers and slipped my tongue inside of her. She pressed herself tightly against my face and began moaning as my tongue worked its magic. Before long she came, and I kept my mouth there to suck up all of her sweet juices.
After I came back up, she grabbed my face and started tongue kissing me. She grabbed my newly re-hardened penis and gave it a few strokes before pressing it inside of her. I stood up and grabbed her knees while thrusting my long penis inside of her. She now moaned more than ever, and soon grabbed my pillow and started screaming into it. I stopped for a quick moment to catch my breath and change position. I laid down beside of her, turned her on her side and lifted her leg. I pushed myself back into her, feeling her pulsing tightness graciously accept. I got myself into a rhythm, and moved myself in and out, gradually picking up speed.
She motioned for me to stop for a second and rolled me onto my back. She climbed on top and lowered herself onto my throbbing erection. She moved up and down on top of me, moaning and rubbing her nipples. By this time, I was close to ejaculating a second time. She must have known somehow, for she suddenly climaxed all over me, then got down on her stomach and used her lips and tongue to work my juices out. She again swallowed my fluids, and lay back down beside of me, grinning. Breathing heavily, we soon fell asleep in each other's arms, exhausted from a tiring day of work and an even more tiring evening.
When I awoke the next morning, Katherine was gone, with no trace of her anywhere. For a moment I wondered if it was all a dream, that I had just drank too much and passed out naked on my bed. But no, I turned my head and there was her wine glass from the night before, still sitting on the nightstand. I smiled and rolled over, thinking about calling sick into work.
I never saw Katherine again.
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Republican Candidates Big and Small Slam Health Law in Ads
Obamacare Is a Favorite Target for GOP Contenders Up and Down the Ticket
In Dan Branch's campaign ad, the Affordable Care Act is run through a shredder. In Chip Beeker's spot, the federal health-care law not only raises health premiums, but foreshadows higher electricity rates.
Republicans running for office this year are going to great efforts to show their opposition to the 2010 health-care overhaul. But many of these candidates aren't vying for the chance to change the law from a seat in Congress. Instead, they are running for state legislatures, attorney general jobs—and in the case of Mr....


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I talked to these two entrepreneurial college grads about their UW-Madison campus business, Madtown Munchies, and will post their story next week. Good looking, aren't they?
Sivan reminds me of Bianca from AMC (All My Children), you know, Eden Riegel, Imaginary Bitches.
Jeremy started the business in his Madison apartment. Today Madtown Munchies has an office on University Avenue and a warehouse with six freezers. They deliver snacks all night and way past bar time by bicycle, in Wisconsin weather.
Do you know what it's like to ride a bike full of groceries in five feet of snow? I do. Here's a reminder.


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Tell me if this has happened to you: You work all day, come home for a quick wardrobe change for a night out (especially on a day like New Year's Eve) only to find your dress or dress shirt more crinkled than an Ore-Ida — and you don't have time (or refuse) to iron!
What now? Hang it on the door and turn on a hot shower? I think we've all tried that.
Now I just toss it in my Electrolux steam dryer for a refresh and throw it on 15 minutes later. This one has rescued me so many times.
In steam refresh cycles, a small amount of water is sprayed into the dryer drum after several minutes of tumbling with heat. The dryer will continue to tumble at regular heat for the duration of the cycle to reduce wrinkles, static and odors in fabrics. Of course, some fabrics release wrinkles easier than others, but I like prepping heavily wrinkled clothes with a steam cycle so they're easier to iron.
But steam dryers aren't just for procrastinators/wrinkled-clothes wearers.
The LG TrueSteam Dryer (among others) has a SteamSanitary™ cycle, which is NSF certified to eliminate 99.3% of 3 common infectious bacteria. Think of all those decorative pillows, comforters and children's toys and stuffed animals that can't be washed, but need to be sanitized for allergy-sufferers and to ward off cold/flu this season.
While not cheap, steam models aren't too much of upgrade from a comparable model, money-wise. The LG steam electric dryer in white is on sale for $999 until Monday, Jan. 4, and the Whirlpool steam electric dryer pictured to the right is on sale for $799 while quantities last.
Next week, I'll be in hot water…talking about steam washers. OK, no more bad idioms until the New Year, I promise 🙂 .
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White House refuses to repudiate controversial Limbaugh remarks
Following recent reports that radio host Rush Limbaugh compared the torture of Iraqi prisoners to a college fraternity prank and said the American guards were simply "having a good time," White House press secretary Scott McClellan was asked by a reporter about Limbaugh's comments -- and McClellan refused to repudiate them:
Q: Scott, there's a segment of society that differs with the White House as it relates to these pictures and the investigation of the U.S. soldiers' conduct to include Rush Limbaugh who, Tuesday, agreed with the caller, equating the pictures to a college fraternity prank, and said the U.S. soldiers should not be punished because it was an emotional release as they were letting off steam. What's the White House say about that?
MR. McCLELLAN: April, I think the White House says what we said yesterday and what the President has said over the last few days.
Q: No, but Scott -- no, seriously. This man is a conservative --
MR. McCLELLAN: And I actually got asked a question earlier today about that matter.
Q: But none --
MR. McCLELLAN: And I addressed it then.
Q: But if you stand out strongly trying to let the Arab world know that this is wrong and then you have the proverbial spokesperson for the conservative party saying this, doesn't that send a mixed message?
MR. McCLELLAN: The President's views have been very -- have been made very clear.
On March 22, Vice President Dick Cheney was a guest on Limbaugh's radio show. In 1992, Limbaugh was an overnight guest in the White House of then-President George H.W. Bush.
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Daniel Ridgway l Ridgway Knight's works represent so many aspects of Nineteenth Century painting, including history, genre, landscape, portrait and floral themes. In each work, all that is aesthetic is recorded with fine detail and skill.In order to faithfully record the scenery, night studied the different phases of the day and their effects on the environment. Knight built a glass studio outside of his home, enabling him to paint outdoors, even in the dead of winter. Whether he was concentrating on the evening with the glow of moonlight upon the Seine River or on a young woman in a brightly colored flower garden at midday, each scene is depicted with great detail and with specific attention to a realistic portrayal of the landscape.
Daniel Ridgway Knight [1839-1924] was born on March 15, in Pennsylvania. He studied and exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, were he was a classmate of Mary Cassatt and Thomas Eakins. In 1861, he went to Paris to study at l'École des Beaux-Arts under Cabanel and to apprentice in the atelier of Charles-Gabriel-Gleyre. He returned to Philadelphia in 1863 to serve in the Union Army. During the war, Knight practiced sketching facial expressions and capturing human emotion in his work. He sketched battle scenes, recording the war for history. He founded the Philadelphia Sketch Club, where he showed works that dealt with the Civil War, mythology and scenes from opera. In 1871 Knight married Rebecca Morris Webster and after the wedding he began working as a portrait painter in order to make enough money to return to France.


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It starts with a lacrosse stick and cleats by the front door. Then comes the batting helmet and glove on the bedroom floor, and the baseball hat on the kitchen table. Karate uniforms pile up in the laundry room next to team jerseys, and errant tennis balls roll down the hall.
Can we get through the spring and summer sports seasons without our homes ending up in total disarray?
Interior designer Betsy Burnham, founder of Burnham Design in Los Angeles, said nearly every home remodeling project she works on these days includes a mudroom with one priority: storing and organizing sports equipment.
Here, she and interior design experts Brian Patrick Flynn of decordemon.com and Kyle Schuneman of Live Well Designs offer tips on handling all this gear without sacrificing style, even when you don't have a mudroom.
Begin with workflow Your system for handling sports clothing, said Schuneman, can be as simple as 'two color-coded baskets by the back door or the laundry room: one for dirty, one for clean. Make it a habit to immediately put your uniforms in the dirty basket after the game,' he said. 'Once it's out of the wash, you fold it and put it in the clean basket,' rather than putting it away with other clothing in a bedroom.
For a dose of style, use colorful woven baskets rather than typical plastic hampers or laundry bins. Just make sure the youngest kids can easily reach their items.
'Once you train yourself to this habit, it will be a natural,' Schuneman said, and the stress of searching for a team jersey before a game will be history. The key is sticking to the system and putting things in their place.
Choose one location for gear You don't need a huge space for sports gear, and it doesn't have to be in or near a child's bedroom. 'Often people are challenged for space,' Burnham said. Any spot works: 'It can be a little area under the stairs or one area of your entryway,' as long as it's dedicated to sports stuff.
One option is revamping part of your garage, Burnham said. Rather than using plastic storage bins and old boxes, outfit this space with vintage metal containers refurbished with fresh paint, or large baskets with lids. The summer sports season 'can be a great reason to give your garage a facelift,' Burnham said, using storage that is sturdy but attractive.
Or spend a Saturday cleaning out an entryway closet, then add hooks and baskets for sports items. You may have more space available than you think.
Get creative with cabinets There are many storage options designed specifically for sporting goods and kids' items. But Flynn suggests thinking more broadly. His favorite creative solution, he said, 'always solicits an `Are you kidding?' response.'
'I usually pick up pre-fab kitchen cabinets from big box retailers, then install them as storage solutions for kids' rooms,' Flynn said. 'They come in all different sizes, many the ideal depth for basketballs or soccer balls, and many in excellent heights, tall enough for baseball bats or hockey sticks.'
'My favorite is Ikea's Abstrakt in high-gloss red. I usually adorn the cabinet door fronts with large towel rings instead of drawer pulls. This way they add that playful, unexpected, kid's room touch, and kids can actually lay their soccer socks out on them, or their freshly washed hand towels,' Flynn said. 'For a 6-year-old boy in Los Angeles, I installed three of them side-by-side on a wall below a window, instantly adding concealed storage for his sports gear. Plus, it doubles as a homework area, since I added a countertop to it.'
Combine seating with storage All three designers suggest investing in seating with built-in storage, like a bench with cubbies underneath.
'In a bedroom redesign I did for two young sisters in Atlanta, I had a window seat outfitted with deep drawers, which can hold everything the girls need,' Flynn said, including tennis gear.
Schuneman hunts for vintage trunks to use this way. 'A trunk in a mudroom or entryway can double as a chic bench to be able to take on and off those cleats,' he said. 'If you have multiple items or sports, and want them separate, try getting smaller square trunks in varying shades and place them next to each other. It's a great way to have an easy color-coded system, without it feeling like a kids' playroom.'
'A vintage barrel or ceramic pot,' he said, can 'house your tall items, like baseball bats, tennis racquets and lacrosse sticks, next to the bench.'
Put sports in the spotlight Sometimes, celebrating the presence of all this gear is better than hiding it. Flynn is a fan of 'open solutions, whether with hooks, shadowboxes or shelves.'
Schuneman agrees: 'Hooks are essential. No one wants to hang up their coats, but hooks on the wall are an easy way to throw your uniforms, hoodies and track jackets up. Give everyone their own hook with their initial on them to make the process go smoothly.'
All three designers suggest seeking out vintage school lockers or gym lockers, which can be found online at eBay and elsewhere. Real lockers bring 'a retro schoolhouse feel,' Schuneman said, and are 'incredibly useful. Each kid can have a locker and even the parents, too!'
If a room is 'going to be full of uniforms, cleats and gear, I run with the preppy theme by bringing in vintage wire baskets, plaid bowling bags, school banners and vintage schoolhouse pieces to play it up,' Flynn said. 'This way, it becomes an obvious part of the design but in a playful, designer-caliber manner.'
If 'being a sports parent is who you are right now,' Burnham said, 'there's no reason to apologize for it.' Instead of hiding lacrosse sticks and baseball bats, 'get a great looking umbrella stand' and keep those items right by your front door.
'It's who you are,' Burnham said. 'And everybody gets it.'


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quote:Originally posted by Michael HoffmanThe best? There are only three, and they're all in New Haven, Connecticut. Frank Pepe's, Sally's and The Spot -- all on Wooster Street. The Spot is now owned by Pepe's, but for many, many years I considered it the best of the three. By the way, it's apizza, pronounced ah-BEETS, not pizza.
quote:Originally posted by stanpnepaYeah, Mineo's was a nice surprise! I didn't think you'd get good pizza in the Burgh.
quote:Originally posted by goldsborschtThanks for the addresses. Do you know of any must haves in the Greenpoint/Williamsburg area? Much obliged.
quote:Originally posted by Lone StarIn Houston, it's Star Pizza, hands down.
quote:Originally posted by roy51I've always like the pizza at Campisi's Egyptian on E. Mockingbird Lane in Dallas. Besides, it's a Dallas tradition. The pizza at Gordo's in Dallas is pretty darn good, too.Now, to jump across time zones, Mario's in Gunnison, Colorado, is pretty outstanding.
quote:Originally posted by Phil J.I've tried Sally's and Pepe's, but never The Spot. I'll make sure to go there the next time I'm on route to Boston from New York.


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How well do you know the Code? Think you can spot violations the original installer either ignored or couldn't identify? Here's your chance to moonlight as an electrical inspector and second-guess someone else's work from the safety of your living room or office. Joe Tedesco, who has a knack for finding shoddy electrical work, did the dirty work and found this mess. Now it's your turn to identify the violation.
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Something tells me this electrical installation, located next to a gas station fuel pump, was never inspected. Do you think this cable popping up from an underground installation, the nonmetallic wiring methods used, and the strange connections meet the requirements of the NEC? I don't think the installation meets the requirements of 514.1, which applies to motor fuel dispensing facilities, marine/motor fuel dispensing facilities, motor fuel dispensing facilities located inside buildings, and fleet vehicle motor fuel dispensing facilities.


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SUPPLIES: Cardstock: (Pepper embossed) Bazzill Basics Paper; (white, black) Rubber stamps: (cat, moon from Trick or Treat Peeps set; Spooky) Unity Stamp Co. Watermark ink: Close To My Heart Embossing powder: (white) Close To My Heart Accents: (clear rhinestones) Close To My Heart; (iridescent glitter glue) Ranger Industries Fibers: (orange ribbon) American Crafts Finished size: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
1 Make card from cardstock.
2 Stamp cat, moon, and Spooky on cardstock rectangle; emboss.
3 Apply glitter glue to stamped images and mat panel with cardstock.
4 Tie ribbon on panel and adhere with foam tape.
5 Adhere rhinestones.
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Does Virtualization Improve Security?
We all know that the virtualization and cloud megatrend is a game changer for data centers, leading to profound shifts in everything from IT services and business models to architectures. Business benefits include reduced capital investments, new revenue growth opportunities, and the greater efficiency, agility and scalability demanded by globalization.
Enterprises have held back from making the transition to virtual and cloud environments primarily because of the inherent security risks and concerns.
Targeted attacks and security breaches are getting more sophisticated. The Verizon Security Threat Report for 2011 showed that 3.8 million records were stolen in 2010, and 94% of this data came from servers (an increase of 18%).
As security concerns are the primary barrier to making this transition from virtualized data center to cloud, we must rethink how security fits in to these new architectures and develop new security tools to ensure the secure transfer of information.
For enterprises to confidently seize the business benefits offered by data center virtualization and the cloud, security must be seen as the art of the possible, not as a hindrance.
Watch below as I explore the challenges and leading practices for securing virtualized environments today, and into the future.
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To what extent is Thread Necromancy a bad thing? As a novice mapper, I'll find myself searching for the same questions I'm asking so as to avoid repetition, but these threads don't always answer my question precisely, or may bring up wholly new questions. Is it okay to resurrect the thread by posting a reply? Is it unhelpful? Is it verboten?


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Steve Jobs' top priority as he walked on stage to a standing ovation from the Apple faithful in San Francisco Wednesday was not a product pitch but instead a powerful and personal statement.
Looking gaunt and with a shaking voice, Jobs talked about his fight against cancer and how grateful he is to a young man who donated his liver and saved his life.
Jobs is known to be one of the most private people in Silicon Valley so the openness came as shock to many.
The personal portion of the Apple presentation lasted less than a minute, but was the subject that had the room buzzing after the product pitches were done.
"I'm very happy to be here today with you all. As some as you may know, about five months ago I had a liver transplant. So I now have the liver of a mid-20s person who died in a car crash and was generous enough to donate their organs. And I wouldn't be here without such generosity. So I hope all of us can be as generous and elect to be organ donors," said Jobs.
Jobs has not appeared in public since last October. He has been on a medical leave for most of the year and it was during the his absence that he received the transplant.
His medical issues have lasted more than five years ago. They included treatment for a rare form of pancreatic cancer before the liver transplant.
Apple stock rose and fell for the past several years surrounding rumors about his health.
Today's performance was a winner on Wall Street as Apple reached a 52-week high of $174.47 at one point during the trading day, ending at $171.14.
According to OrganDonor.gov the waiting list of candidates for organ donations as of today is 103,427.
Ever the showman Job told the crowd, "I'm vertical, I'm back at Apple and loving every day of it."


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29 Old Weston Road, Wayland
Home size: 4,187 square feet
Lot size: 1.39 acres
Rooms: 5 bedrooms, 3.1 baths
Year built: 1966
Annual taxes: $15,127 (2013)
Asking price: $1,350,000
Open house: Sunday, May 26, from noon to 2 p.m.
This thoughtfully designed 11-room Colonial offers ideal space for entertaining as well as cozy family time, and the location, on a quiet cul-de-sac near conservation land, is a big bonus. A major renovation added a gourmet kitchen and family room, office, mudroom, a master bedroom suite with a fireplace and his-and-her walk-in closets and top-to-bottom updates. Recent updates include all-new mechanical systems and a whole-house, stand-by generator.
By Carole LaMond
Tucked on a cul-de-sac in the heart of a sought-after Claypit Hill neighborhood and just steps from conservation trails, this thoughtfully renovated Colonial at 29 Old Weston Road in Wayland has a lot to offer.
A 1999 renovation reconfigured the entire first floor to create a chef's kitchen, family room, mudroom and office and a serene master bedroom suite on the second floor. The renovation made use of every nook and cranny in the house to create storage and custom built-ins. Top-to-bottom updates at that time included everything from a new roof to a new septic system and driveway.
All the mechanical systems were replaced in 2008 and a whole-house, stand-by generator was installed last year.
This spacious home offers a floor plan that is perfect for gracious entertaining as well as work-from-home and family activities.
Eileen Balicki of Coldwell Banker has listed the house at $1,350,000.
The 4,187-square-foot home is set on 1.39 acres.
This quintessential New England Colonial is situated in a professionally landscaped woodland setting with stone walls and brick walkways.
But a major renovation gives the house a fresh, modern twist.
A signal of the stylishly renovated space begins at the gleaming wood front door. The door has a half window and matching side panels and is offset by a covered porch with a beadboard ceiling and slate entrance.
The blending of the traditional and modern continues on the interior with expansive rooms on multi-levels, oversized windows with transoms, whimsical smaller windows, skylights, hardwood floors and built-in cupboards and bookcases. Natural light fills each room in the house.
The large foyer has a slate floor and a convenient configuration with direct access to a large mudroom and study.
The mudroom has storage closets and built-in cubbies, windows and a door to the rear walkway as well as access to the attached two-car heated garage and stairs directly to the kitchen.
An office off the foyer has a cork floor and luxurious custom cabinetry.
A short flight of stairs from the foyer leads to the living room, a 27-by-14 room with oversize windows, custom built-ins, oak floors and a gas fireplace with decorative dentil molding on the mantel and a brick hearth. A staircase to the second floor adds interest at one end of the room where there's a hallway with a half bath leading to the kitchen. There's a doorway to the dining room at the opposite end of the room.
The dining room is a spacious 19 by 14 with windows on three walls and a built-in cabinet with a stone counter.
A walk-through butler's pantry extends from the dining room to the front hallway and provides wonderful storage. A pocket door at the kitchen entrance is a nice feature.
The kitchen, family room and breakfast room are part of a well-designed space that maximizes natural light and creates both a family-centered heart of the home and nice flow for entertaining.
The bright chef's kitchen has wood custom cabinetry by Kochman Reidt Haigh, Brazilian cherry floors and mahogany counters, high-end appliances, including additions such as beverage draws and a gas cooktop with granite counters on either side. A granite island with a sink and breakfast bar seating is a nice feature. A large multi-window breakfast nook includes a built-in desk and cabinets.
The kitchen overlooks the 23-by-16 family room, which is accessed via a short flight of steps and has two sets of double French doors leading to a deck. This deck provides a lovely space for outdoor entertaining. Typical of the well-thought-out details in the renovation are the two slate insets in the wood floor by the French doors, which are as attractive as they are practical. The family room has a wood-burning fireplace and custom built-ins, including bookshelves and an entertainment center.
There's a skylight in the stairway to the second floor.
The original bedroom wing of the home features a huge laundry room with a utility sink, a window and built-ins, as well as two full baths and three bedrooms. The former master bedroom has a private bath and a walk-in closet.
The fifth bedroom is near the master bedroom wing and has a cathedral ceiling with two skylights and a loft; the 19-by-14 room makes an excellent playroom. Added in a 1997 renovation, the carpeted room has two closets including a cedar closet.
The master bedroom wing has a private hallway lined with built-in storage and his-and-her walk-in closets. The 23-by-16 bedroom has serene woodland views from five windows and a gas fireplace. The master bathroom is luxurious with built-ins, double vanity and a unique feature: a tiled shower with a cathedral skylight and double shower heads.
The basement includes a finished 21-by-19 carpeted playroom and a lot of storage space.
The house has gas heat, central air conditioning, security and sprinkler systems.
For more information on 29 Old Weston Road, Wayland, contact Eileen Balicki at 617-686-3639. An open house takes place Sunday, May 26, from noon to 2 p.m. This house is also shown by appointment.


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Aritz Aranburu (EUK) [Photocredit:Aquashot/aspeurope.com]
Gran Canaria, Canary Islands (Wednesday, November 3, 2010) – The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Islas Canarias Ocean & Earth Pro completed 14 heats of Round One at the classic right hand point of El Confital before the lowering tide forced a halt to proceedings. The wedging peak, during the morning session of competition, offered excellent conditions with many of the top seeds as well as local surfers advancing on the opening day of this 120,000US$ event.
Event officials were greeted early this morning with a building swell which turned on as the tide pushed in. The swell direction was not ideal however barrels were the high scoring manoeuvres of the day. The swell is sticking in and more days of action are on the way before the arrival of a new swell towards the end of the official waiting period.
Shaun Joubert (Mossel Bay, ZAF) 19, went from one barrel ride to another as he amassed the highest two-wave combined total of 17.17 out of a possible 20. On his first visit to Gran Canaria, the young natural-footer was at home at El Confital.
"I really like punchy rights like this one and I'm glad I got barrelled out there. It wasn't in my game plan but if they come you just have to go for it. The two free surfs that I have had were really hard to get waves with all the locals on the peak so it is amazing going out with only three other guys."
"It is pretty good when they come those double-up ones on the reef," continued Joubert. "There are some good waves out there to get if you wait for the right one. It was good that I flew in a day early to get used to the wave because it really helps a lot in your first heat."
Aritz Aranburu (Zarautz, EUK) 25, 2009 ASP 'Dream Tour' member started off his Islas Canarias Ocean & Earth Pro campaign with a strong performance in the opening heat of the event. Dominating from start to finish the victory in the three man heat was never in doubt.
"That heat was a present for sure with only three guys in the water. It has been a long time since I have been here to El Confital and it was a nice heat to start with. To surf here with only three guys in the water is amazing, I really enjoyed it"
A well renowned tube rider, Aranburu is definitely one of the favourites to go all the way to the final stage of the event. Having had solid results here in the past the natural-footer is hoping to go all the way and take the 2010 Islas Canarias Ocean & Earth Pro.
"This wave really suits my surfing and I feel pretty comfortable out there. It is such a good wave and there are lots of other guys who know the wave well and will be hard to beat. I am just going to take it heat by heat and hopefully get a good result in the end."
Jesse Mendes (Guarujà SP, BRA) 17, charged through his opening heat to advance into Round Two with a strong backhand assault on the hollow right. Nailing an 8.00 out of 10 on his first scoring ride, Mendes has continued his form after a recent 9th placing in the ASP PRIME Lanzarote.
"The heat was hard for me because there were two locals and the positions were changing a lot during the heat. I got a good wave at the beginning and after this I calmed down and I was just showing what I am able to do. It was the first time I surfed here during the heat because I arrived last night from another contest so I´m pretty happy to make it."
Mendes knows the importance of this event in relation to his 2011 campaign where he will need as many points as possible to enter the ASP PRIME events next season. His mature approach to how he will achieve his goals is commendable.
"We are just in the first round and there is still a long way to go to get the big points that I want. I´m trying to get points to be able to do the prime events next year so let's see what happens here"
Marc Lacomare (Capbreton, FRA) 20, placed first in his Round One appearance to claim the ASP European Open title. With an unassailable lead now over his nearest rival Tim Boal (FRA), Lacomare makes it back to back European titles after last year's Junior title.
"I didn't expect it to happen so early in the contest and I am really happy with the European title. It has been a good year for me for sure and I hope I can continue my good momentum.
Lacomare claimed his title in the best possible way with a long, deep backhand barrel to score a near perfect 9.8 out of 10. Unable to keep the smile of his face as he exited the water, Lacomare capped off a great year which included a victory in the Star Series event in Newquay in early August.
"I was so stoked with this wave. I fell off on the wave before and as I paddled back out the wave just stood up in front of me. I didn't know if I was going to come out and in the end I made it. It is perfect to win the title with a 9.8 barrel."
On a day marked by the sudden death of 3-times ASP World Champion Andy Irons (Kauai, HAW) a minute silence was observed at 12 noon in remembrance of one of the all time great surfers ever seen.
For all results, videos, daily highlights, photos and news log-on to www.aspeurope.com
Upcoming Islas Canarias Ocean & Earth Pro Round One Match-Ups
Heat 15: Heath Joske (AUS), Andre Teixeira (BRA), Ladislaus Ruedegger (AUT), Armando Navarro (CNY)
Heat 16: Brandon Jackson (ZAF), Thiago Guimaraes (BRA), Tristan Guilbaud (FRA), Lenny Perdomo (CNY)
Heat 17: Tim Boal (FRA), Stephen Walsh (AUS), Antonin De Soultrait (FRA), Raul Garcia (ESP)
Heat 18: Davey Cathels (AUS), Joao Guedes (PRT), Gary Gonzalez (CNY), Ivan Monagas (CNY)
Heat 19: Marco Fernandez (BRA), Nic von Rupp (DEU), Felix Ortega (CNY), Samuel Lopez del Pino (CNY)
Heat 20: Gony Zubizarreta (ESP), Oli Adams (GBR), Anderson Santos (BRA), Juan Pedro Gonzalez (CNY)
Heat 21: Masatoshi Ohno (JPN), Omer Bar (ISR), Damian Moro (CNY), Juan Carlos Garcia (CNY)
Heat 22: Charlie Brown (BRA), Chris Salisbury (AUS), Javier Medina (CNY), Luca Dioguardi (CYN)
Heat 23: Adrien Toyon (REU), Nick Riley (AUS), Kai Garcia (CNY), Rafael Moreno (CNY)
Heat 24: Joan Duru (FRA), Freddie Meadows (SWE), Robertson Goncalves (PRT)
Islas Canarias Ocean & Earth Pro Round One Results
Heat 1: Aritz Aranburu (EUK) 14.83, Adrien Valero (FRA) 8.33, Alexander El Naib (DEU) 1.34
Heat 2: Brendon Gibbens (ZAF) 10.06, Hugo Savalli (REU) 5.70, Blas Hernandez (CNY) 3.53, Mario Gonzalez (CNY) ts
Heat 3: Patrick Beven (FRA) 11.00, Ryah Arthur (USA) 9.03, Romain Cloitre (FRA) 8.63, David Echague (ESP) 2.50
Heat 4: Jose Maria Cabrera (CNY) 8.13, Rudy Palmboom (ZAF) 6.74, Luis Eyre (GBR) 5.80, Alejandro Diaz (CNY) 3.50
Heat 5: Glen Hall (IRL) 10.94, Norman Landa (EUK) 10.50, Julian Cuello (CNY) 7.36
Heat 6: Jesse Mendes (BRA) 13.10, Manuel Lezcano (CNY) 7.83, Ian Gouveia (BRA) 6.40, Jonathan Torres (CNY) 3.04
Heat 7: Charles Martin (GLP) 12.93, Eduardo Acosta (CNY) 9.93, Klee Strachan (ZAF) 7.24, Echedey Perez (CNY) 2.13
Heat 8: Jonathan Gonzalez (CNY) 12.34, Joackim Petersen Guichard (NOR) 8.40, Bentor Gonzalez (CNY) 8.24, Carlos Marques (ESP) 6.46
Heat 9: Nathan Hedge (AUS) 7.26, Karlos Filgueira (EUK) 5.87, Adrian Vega (CNY) 2.30, Dale Staples (ZAF) n/s
Heat 10: Shaun Joubert (ZAF) 17.17, Vincent Duvignac (FRA) 12.34, Javier Ascanio (CNY) 4.50, Aaron Romero (CNY) 3.64
Heat 11: Luciano Casillas (CNY) 11.10, Bruno Rodrigues (BRA) 10.60, Abdel El Harim (MAR) 8.27, Felipe Mendes (BRA) 2.03
Heat 12: Marc Lacomare (FRA) 15.30, Eric Rebiere (FRA) 9.27, Antonio Marques (CNY) 7.87
Heat 13: Shaun Cansdell (AUS) 7.70, Pierre-Valentin Laborde (FRA) 5.20, Igor Munian (EUK) 5.00
Heat 14: Beyrick De Vries (ZAF) 13.73, Medi Veminardi (REU) 12.83, Alberto Garcia (CNY) 2.83, Hector Artiles (CNY) 2.73


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CURSES_ATTRIBUTES(3) NetBSD Library Functions Manual CURSES_ATTRIBUTES(3) NAME curses_attributes, attron, attroff, attrset, color_set, getattrs, termattrs, wattron, wattroff, wattrset, wcolor_set, attr_on, attr_off, attr_set, attr_get, term_attrs, wattr_on, wattr_off, wattr_set, wattr_get -- curses general attribute manipulation routines LIBRARY Curses Library (libcurses, -lcurses) SYNOPSIS #include <curses.h> int attron(int attr); int attroff(int attr); int attrset(int attr); int color_set(short pair, void *opt); chtype getattrs(WINDOW *win); chtype termattrs(void); int wcolor_set(WINDOW *win, short pair, void *opt); int wattron(WINDOW * win, int attr); int wattroff(WINDOW * win, int attr); int wattrset(WINDOW * win, int attr); int attr_on(attr_t attr, void *opt); int attr_off(attr_t attr, void *opt); int attr_set(attr_t attr, short pair, void *opt); int attr_get(attr_t *attr, short *pair, void *opt); attr_t term_attrs(void); int wattr_on(WINDOW *win, attr_t attr, void *opt); int wattr_off(WINDOW *win, attr_t attr, void *opt); int wattr_set(WINDOW *win, attr_t attr, short pair, void *opt); int wattr_get(WINDOW *win, attr_t *attr, short *pair, void *opt); DESCRIPTION These functions manipulate attributes on stdscr or on the specified win- dow. The attributes that can be manipulated are: A_NORMAL no special attributes are applied A_STANDOUT characters are displayed in standout mode A_UNDERLINE characters are displayed underlined A_REVERSE characters are displayed in inverse video A_BLINK characters blink A_DIM characters are displayed at a lower intensity A_BOLD characters are displayed at a higher intensity A_INVIS characters are added invisibly A_PROTECT characters are protected from modification A_ALTCHARSET characters are displayed using the alternate charac- ter set (ACS) COLOR_PAIR(n) characters are displayed using color pair n. The attron() function turns on the attributes specified in attr on stdscr, while the attroff() function turns off the attributes specified in attr on stdscr. The function attrset() sets the attributes of stdscr to those specified in attr, turning off any others. To turn off all the attributes (includ- ing color and alternate character set), use attrset(A_NORMAL). Multiple attributes can be manipulated by combining the attributes using a logical OR. For example, attron(A_REVERSE | A_BOLD) will turn on both inverse video and higher intensity. The function color_set() sets the color pair attribute to the pair speci- fied in pair. The function getattrs() returns the attributes that are currently applied to window specified by win. The function termattrs() returns the logical OR of attributes that can be applied to the screen. The functions wattron(), wattroff(), wattrset(), and wcolor_set() are equivalent to attron(), attroff() attrset(), and color_set() respec- tively, excepting that the attributes are applied to the window specified by win. The following functions additionally manipulate wide attributes on stdscr or on the specified window. The additional wide attributes that can be manipulated are: WA_STANDOUT characters are displayed in standout mode WA_UNDERLINE characters are displayed underlined WA_REVERSE characters are displayed in inverse video WA_BLINK characters blink WA_DIM characters are displayed at a lower intensity WA_BOLD characters are displayed at a higher intensity WA_INVIS characters are added invisibly WA_PROTECT characters are protected from modification WA_ALTCHARSET characters are displayed using the alternate charac- ter set (ACS) WA_LOW characters are displayed with low highlight WA_TOP characters are displayed with top highlight WA_HORIZONTAL characters are displayed with horizontal highlight WA_VERTICAL characters are displayed with vertical highlight WA_LEFT characters are displayed with left highlight WA_RIGHT characters are displayed with right highlight The attr_on() function turns on the wide attributes specified in attr on stdscr, while the attr_off() function turns off the wide attributes spec- ified in attr on stdscr. The function attr_set() sets the wide attributes of stdscr to those spec- ified in attr and pair, turning off any others. Note that a color pair specified in pair will override any color pair specified in attr. The function attr_get() sets attr to the wide attributes and pair to the color pair currently applied to stdscr. Either of attr and pair can be NULL, if the relevant value is of no interest. The function term_attrs() returns the logical OR of wide attributes that can be applied to the screen. The functions wattr_on(), wattr_off() and wattr_set() are equivalent to attr_on(), attr_off() and attr_set() respectively, excepting that the character is added to the window specified by win. The function wattr_get() is equivalent to attr_get(), excepting that the wide attributes and color pair currently applied to win are set. The following constants can be used to extract the components of a chtype: A_ATTRIBUTES bit-mask containing attributes part A_CHARTEXT bit-mask containing character part A_COLOR bit-mask containing color-pair part RETURN VALUES These functions return OK on success and ERR on failure. SEE ALSO curses_addch(3), curses_addchstr(3), curses_addstr(3), curses_background(3), curses_color(3), curses_insertch(3), curses_standout(3), curses_underscore(3) NOTES The opt argument is not currently used but is reserved for a future ver- sion of the specification. STANDARDS The NetBSD Curses library complies with the X/Open Curses specification, part of the Single Unix Specification. The getattrs() function is a NetBSD extension. HISTORY These functions first appeared in NetBSD 1.5. BUGS Some terminals do not support characters with both color and other attributes set. In this case, the other attribute is displayed instead of the color attribute. NetBSD 8.1 March 14, 2008 NetBSD 8.1
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