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Washington (CNN) - It's conventional wisdom: Americans don't like Congress.
But when it comes time to vote, they usually don't throw their lawmaker out of office.
However, new polls indicate that times and perceptions about "throwing the bums out" may be changing.
Those same surveys, as well as a veteran political handicapper, also suggest that one year before the 2014 midterm elections, the shutdown may provide the Democrats an opportunity to win back the House.
The public is clearly angry over the two week-long partial federal government shutdown and how the talks to avert or end the shutdown and extend the nation's debt limit have been handled. And while polls suggest that more of the blame has been pointed at the Republicans in Congress rather than their Democratic counterparts or President Barack Obama, all sides are feeling the pain.
As history proves, House incumbents overwhelmingly get re-elected, even in wave years. Ninety-four percent of incumbents won in 2006, when Democrats re-took both houses of Congress. And 85% of incumbents won a return trip to Capitol Hill in 2010, when the GOP, thanks to a 63 seat pickup, took back control of the House. (Turnover in open seats where no incumbent was running accounted for the rest.)
But two new polls suggest that high retention rate could fall a bit in 2014.
While nearly three-quarters of registered voters questioned in a Pew Research Center poll released Tuesday said they would like to see most members of Congress defeated in the next election, there was an even more eye popping number: Thirty-eight percent said they didn't want their own representative re-elected. That's the highest level recorded in the more than two decades that Pew has been asking that question.
"At this stage in the 2010 and 2006 midterms, fewer wanted to see their own member of Congress defeated (29% in November 2009, 25% in September 2005)," according to a release from Pew Research.
The Pew poll isn't alone in finding a rise in voter dissatisfaction with their own representatives.
Sixty percent of people questioned in an NBC News/Wall Street Journal survey released last Thursday said if given the chance to vote to defeat and replace every single member of Congress, including their own representative, they would. That's the highest level ever recorded on that question in NBC News/Wall Street Journal polling.
"These polls show a strong anti-incumbent mood, but you have to remember that most incumbents represent relatively safe districts due to gerrymandering and will probably have a major cash advantage and few of them are likely to draw strong challengers," said CNN Polling Director Keating Holland.
The NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll, as well as handful of other national surveys conducted since the start of the shutdown on October 1, indicate the GOP brand taking a hit, with the party's favorable ratings and the approval ratings for congressional Republicans at or near historic lows.
Those numbers seem to be affecting the generic ballot, which asks if you would vote for the Democratic or Republican candidate in your congressional district without mentioning the names of any candidates.
The Democrats have an eight point advantage, 47%-39%, over the GOP in the NBC News/Wall Street Journal survey, a five point jump in a month. The Democrats were up nine points (43%-34%) in a Quinnipiac University survey conducted in the days just before the shutdown started, a five point increase since their previous poll in July. And the Democrats have a six-point advantage over the GOP in the Pew poll.
"An anti-incumbent mood tends to hurt the party that has more incumbents," added Holland "That would suggest that 2014 might be a bad year for Republicans, although with a Democrat in the White House, the anti-incumbent mood could be muddled."
The new polling also has a top non-partisan political handicapper changing his mind.
"Last week I observed that I hadn't yet seen 'compelling evidence' that a Democratic political wave could be developing. I can no longer say that after seeing the recently released NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll," Stuart Rothenberg, editor and publisher of the non-partisan Rothenberg Political Report, said Wednesday.
But the next election is still more than a year away. At this time in 2010 midterm election cycle, the Democrats had the advantage in the generic ballot.
"Surveys conducted in the middle of a major event may have a very short shelf life," cautioned Rothenberg. "After the current confrontation ends, voters could easily return to their default partisan positions – or the shutdown and debt ceiling showdown could have created a new partisan baseline from which the GOP can never recover."
And while the generic ballot is a useful gauge, it's important to remember that the battle for the House is a district-by-district fight, rather than a national race, and just 17 of the 232 House Republicans are in districts won by Obama in last year's election.
–CNN's Dan Merica contributed to this story.
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I think they should throw out the whole republican party simply because they are going to try and get every body social security I am 67. And retired and drawing social security my wife is dissablet to she has to get a lawyer to get her social security it a shame all the old people have to suffer. Be cause of the republicanparty where does all that money go on social security when some one dies in the ha DS of the elected officials
In Washington DC and they want to cut of social security if they do they need to cut there mothers out to and even there's to
Time to throw congress out of congress
In Michigan we need to can both Carl and Sandy Levin. All they do is want to tax and spend!
Once again, the Republicans cost the country $24 billion for nothing. Yet, they claim they are fiscal conservatives. Now, they will remew the fight in January again. The Ryan budget will come to the floor once more and they will never give up on Obamacare. The only way to end this is for the voters to throw them out of the House in 2014. No other way will end the debacle in their politics. It is an embarrassment!
. Businesses make money. That's what they do and that's right. But govt helps protect the little people. Do you favor toxic pollution and dangerous consumer products? What we NEED are politicians who put the regular American first and who stop catering to businesses. (sorry tea party -you're supported by big business interests and your policies favor business interests over the well being of average americans – you are minimal- govt-libertarians in republican clothes)
I WANT to have big guns (figurative) available if some business decides it's better for their bottom line to dump[ toxic waste in my neighborhood. You do away with every govt program and you undermine the things that help protect our health and well being. We NEED people who support the idea that govt should help people in the interest of health and safety but at the same time do it in a sensible and fiscally responsible way. But no..we have ppl so far to the right and left ...one side wants to bury us in debt and the other side wants to deregulate us to the point where big business can run over anyone they please. If you consider yourself "real" anything it just means you're "real" stupid.
Throw all the bums out.
get a life what is so wrong with all people being entitled to health care. It is so wrong to deprive the less fortunate of benefits there are good and bad habits of people. With the help of God we all need to repent and turn away from our wicked ways and allow him our creator to heal this nation. We are all God's children. Black or White, Red or Yellow. God Bless America
When will the impeachment of Obama happen. I agree with what the republicans say. The democrats need to leave.
When? As soon as you go back into your FoxNews-induced coma. Don't forget to pay attention to the sparkly unicorn dolls since that's about as much retention you have
ED – your issue is that the democrats didn't want compromise when the fact remains that they had a full year to talk and comprise when Obama care was being first introduced. What happen these past 16 days were horrible and I plan more than effort to donate my time and money to elect these clowns out of office.
The problem is that some of us are too forgiving. Some congress members will act as heroes and we forget what they have done. They sure want our taxes on time, no exception. We must demand they do their job in a timely matter.
Now the attention of the country in the media will be back to Obama Care Registration problems, ongoing Scandals etc. In other words, business as usual, until this agreement expires and the political class is back in the trenches again. Too bad the Republicans did not "push" for full, unrestricted, un-delayed implementation of Obama Care, with no cut outs for the political class, the Big Unions, Big Business and put "us" all in the same boat to proceed forward as fast as we can to get this thing "done". Personally, I believe it is the biggest fiasco and fraud ever perpetrated upon the public – ever. Bankrupting the country, resuting in implementation of "death panels" and restrictions upon care and access to, and drugs that now prolong life, being withheld, (and the list goes on). I bureaucratic nightmare only now emerging that will not get better, but worse. The young will "opt" out. Shortfall in revenue will require curtailment of goods and services or additional taxes. Where will it all end. Probably in bankruptcy, collapse and total destruction of both the public and private sectors of health care providers, and the insurance infrastructure that will no longer exist to support private health care. Not a pretty picture, but one those voting for "free-bees" from Obama and his minions seem to want. I hope all of us can survive this terrible and costly decision.
Mike Kelly has got to go
Anyone who puts blame on just one party or person for this debacle is delusional. Everyone had at least some fault in it. In my opinion they should all resign.
There is no way that I will vote for anyone who is currently in office to continue to be allowed to do the job of representing the opinions and interests of the people, both of which they discarded in this recent fiasco.
Be the incumbent Democrat or Republican they will not get my vote in their next election.
All members of the Senate and Congress need to go. Our so called govt. could care less what we the people want and are more interested in telling us what we want and then convincing us they are right. Screw that! I for one would support a no party govt elected by the people for the people of course we are now a socialist republic and that will never happen
Ed, seriously, read your post about thinking you know something you don't...because based on what you said it clearly applies to you as well...you are officially part of the problem...
As I recall, the President asked Congress to come to the White House, many times, and they refused. Why can't they except that he's won, and work toward moving our country on.
I can see from this morning news , the Tea Party is still try to stir the pot.
I for one will not vote for any democrat in the next election, I don't like their position on the commitees that are currently shown, as though the republicans are making up their position. Do I think that democrats will lose out in the 2014 vote I say no. Look at N.J. a democrat senator won. It goes to show dem voter like things as they are, not this dem, I can't vote for stupidness over and over again
I find it pretty funny that republicans are the big ones talking the fall.. They didn't spend 7 trillion with zero sustainability like Obama.. A few voted how their constituents wanted them to vote against the ACA.. That is how the country works.. The lead negotiator is Obama and he chose NOT to lead and to just let congress fight it out. That is in no way a leader.. If this was a business with 300 million investors they would have voted Obama out a long time ago. Congress has many issues but it is the JOB of the President to make them work together.. Obama ran on being the most bipartisan candidate and pledging to work with republicans when he ran the first time.. All he did was waste trillions and let congress bucket and fight. Even his own party has a difficult time dealing with him. This is a two way street both parties are to blame equally. But the leader is Obama and in any company the leader takes responsibility and Obama has never done that.. He always throws it back for congress to fight it out with the only guidance being not removing or changing the ACA like he did for his corporate buddies. I know UPS employees are sure livid about the ACA and they aren't the only large corporation with tens if thousands of workers who now have to pay a huge sum to get insurance through the ACA
I don't understand why everyone blames the businesses... Aren't the businesses the ones who employ Americans? They're the ones giving paychecks to their employees. Why pick on businesses who would like to expand and create more jobs but are hurting. Instead of dishing out welfare checks left and right, why would we not take care of business so they can take care of their employees? I've never understood how people could think differently.


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Crafting Goodies
This huge exhibition has so many talented artists and many interesting crafts to explore.
My favourite stall holder was 21st Century Yarns, with their hand dyed yarns and cloth. I am going to be using these threads for a few different projects. A silk embroidered hand/clutch bag, an embellished cushion.
I also purchased some 100% cotton yarn, hand dyed in Chile by Araucanía Yarns. It's a smooth thick yarn, pictured in blue, black and green. Can't wait to make myself and my son a snuggly scarf with the lush one-off hanks. Each one sold creates more opportunities for the local people of Chile, bringing new skills, jobs and hope fr the future.
Check back here soon to see what I make of these super lush fabrics.

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This is a simple and nutritious dish, easily prepared. It is best accompanied by slices of fried haloumi cheese (see photo), which is from Cyprus but is available worldwide. It can, however, also be accompanied by any other semi-hard, salty cheese fried.
As I said - simple and nutritious!
1kg fresh spinach
1 bunch fresh spring onions
1 bunch fresh dill
¼ kg pilaf rice
250g haloumi cheese
Juice from 1 ½ lemons
150ml olive oil
1 bunch fresh spring onions
1 bunch fresh dill
¼ kg pilaf rice
250g haloumi cheese
Juice from 1 ½ lemons
150ml olive oil
Wash the spinach and cut up roughly.
Wash and finely chop the spring onions and dill.
Put the spinach, onions and dill in a pan and boil for 5 minutes.
In a separate pan simmer the rice until it is half boiled, with enough water left to just cover it.
Add the spinach, onion and dill mixture to the rice, stir well and continue to simmer until the rice is boiled.
Add salt to taste.
Mix the juice from 1 lemon with the olive oil, beat well and pour on top of the food.
Turn off the heat without removing the pan.
Slice the cheese and fry in a non-stick pan, turning it over so that it is done on both sides, until it has softened and acquired a light golden brown colour.
Spread the juice from the remaining ½ lemon on top of the cheese.
Serve the spinach rice with the slices of cheese on top.
If you've tried this recipe please rate it!
If you've tried this recipe please rate it!
Eat and Enjoy!


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Daily Slice: Three Boys from Italy, Bronx
Pizza reviews in NYC.
Inconspicuously located just steps away from the Burke Avenue subway stop, Three Boys From Italy offers a solid neighborhood slice. The mozzarella is soft and gooey. Any more cheese might prove overwhelming. The tangy tomato sauce has just enough acidity to compete with the rich creaminess of the cheese. Though the sauce is not heavily flavored with herbs, every now and then a hint of oregano reveals itself.
The crust is a bit thicker than your typical New York slice. The bottom is cooked to a dark brown, with scattered specks of black, but it guards a light and porous interior. Particularly satisfying was the chewy crust, with cracked edges that crunch loudly between your teeth.
Three Boys is just a 10-minute bus ride from the Bronx Zoo's Pelham Parkway entrance, and well worth a stop.
Three Boys from Italy
704 Burke Avenue, Bronx NY 10467 (map) 718-882-2009
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ROME (CNN) — James Gandolfini probably died of a heart attack, according to the head of a Rome hospital's emergency department where the actor was taken.
The body of the actor was transferred to the morgue at the Policlinico Umberto I hospital in Rome early Thursday, where it awaited an autopsy.
By law, medical examiners in Italy are required to carry out the postmortem 24 hours after the body's arrival in the morgue, a hospital spokesman said.
Professor Claudio Modini, head of the emergency department where the actor was taken, said he could not be certain of the cause of death until after the autopsy — but it was "probably a natural cause of death, myocardial infarction," or heart attack.
Emergency room doctors had not noted any suspicious factors, such as alcohol, on his medical report, he said.
Ambulance staff tried to resuscitate the actor at the hotel, and further efforts were made when he reached the emergency room, Modini said, but Gandolfini was dead when he arrived at the hospital, and "there was nothing to do."
Before Italian authorities can release his remains for transport back to the United States, the U.S. Embassy in Rome must issue a death certificate.
No one from the embassy or Gandolfini's family has contacted the morgue yet, said morgue spokesman Antonio Spasola.
The U.S. Embassy said it was "deeply upset" by the news of Gandolfini's premature death but had not yet received any official confirmation from local authorities.
The embassy "will offer any proper assistance to the family when they request it," its statement said.
Enjoying Italy
Hours before he died, Gandolfini told Mario Sesti by phone how much he was looking forward to the next leg of his Italian vacation.
He was heading for Taormina in Sicily, a quaint town packed with historical architecture and nestled between lush green hills and the azure waters of the Mediterranean Sea.
There, he was to receive an award at a local film festival held before the backdrop of an ancient Roman arena.
Sesti, who heads the festival, was eagerly awaiting Gandolfini's arrival Friday. He was shaken by the news of his death.
Sesti will replace the award ceremony with a tribute to Gandolfini's lifetime achievement.
"He was the American actor who better than anyone else was able to interpret the Italian-American society, with all of its rich contrasts, ambitions, pain, humor," Sesti said.
Possible health risks
Though the cause of death is not yet known, his managers believe that a heart attack killed the man who portrayed Tony Soprano, a washed-up mob boss prone to keeling over from panic attacks.
He was 51.
Heart attacks can happen at any age
"This is young to have a heart attack, even when you look at any pre-existing health conditions," CNN chief medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta said. Usually, first heart attacks don't strike until the victim is older than 60.
But risk factors such as obesity, smoking, lack of exercise and stress can cause them to occur earlier in life, Gupta said.
"He loved his food. He didn't push back from the table," said journalist Larry King, who spent time with the actor on and off camera.
Photos and anecdotes indicate that Gandolfini enjoyed cigars.
Though intense outbursts of adrenaline-infused anger were a mainstay of Tony Soprano's character, he was a far cry from Gandolfini.
Jovial, fun, reserved
Colleagues described him as funny, kind and gentle. He had a reputation for often being reserved and quiet. He didn't seek publicity, avoiding media coverage, journalists have said.
Edie Falco, the actress who played Tony's wife Carmela, said Gandolfini was a "man of tremendous depth and sensitivity, with a kindness and generosity beyond words."
"I consider myself very lucky to have spent 10 years as his close colleague. My heart goes out to his family," Falco said in a statement Thursday. "The love between Tony and Carmela was one of the greatest I've ever known."
Tributes poured in on social media, describing Gandolfini as jovial and likable.
Actor Mark Ruffalo shared his grief on Twitter: "Oh Jimmy. It's a crying shame. You stormed in and out. Your voice like velvet granite. From a whisper to a shout. A comet of a man."
Even after his "Sopranos" fame, he was very down to earth, said iReporter Pat Tantalo, who worked on the set of a 2006 movie Gandolfini starred in.
He lit up the room with a big smile the first time he walked into the production office, Tantalo recalled.
"We instantly connected. He planted his huge mitts on my shoulders and called me a little bull."
Tantalo posted a goodbye tribute on CNN's iReport website with a photo of Gandolfini's arm around his shoulder. Both men are smiling ear to ear.
They exchanged telephone numbers and spent some of their evenings sitting around together on a deck by a lake smoking cigars and telling stories.
"It was like we had been friends forever," Tantalo said.
IReporter Shana O'Neil met Gandolfini when he was shooting in her office in 1994. She remembers him as "Jersey through and through," a trait he did share with mobster Tony Soprano.
But he was so much friendlier, O'Neil said. "I just always think of him as that guy."
His "Sopranos" fame, she said, changed nothing about the way she remembers him.


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Youth Cabinet participate in Select Committee
On Friday 4th November 2 young people from the West Sussex Youth cabinet participated in the Children and Young Peoples' select committee. They were invited to talk about the proposed reductions in Youth Services and the impact on young people. As can be seen from the webcast I think that they contributed well to the debate, highlighting key points about targetting services, access to facilities and transport and the need to invest in young volunteers – who may not come from targeted communities.
West Sussex Youth and Development Service have been tasked with reducing its services by a further £2m by March 2012. This is on top of the reductions made last year. As I noted in my last post, we are just starting to get service delivery in shape having made the reductions last year so making more in the near future will be a real stretch. This appears to have been recognised and an alternative proposal has been submitted in the Select Committee papers to look at phasing the reductions over 2 years.
The Cabinet Member for Childrens Services, Peter Evans, is now considering the feedback and recommendations from the Committee who supported the phasing option as this will give the YSDS a better chance of engaging with communities and the voluntary sector to ensure better outcomes for young people. We hope to have the Cabinet Members decision in the next few weeks.


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Write programs using Java that will implement the array and link-list structure according
to the questions given below.
A popular single-player game called Tetris has different coloured blocks and shapes that
fall to the bottom. The user can rotate the blocks to get a complete solid line of blocks.
This line is then removed. The aim of this game is to get the highest number of complete
lines which will be calculated as scores.
This game keeps a score of users points achieved during every session. The information
kept is the users name, level, score and lines.
Based on the information given, create a list that will emulate a Tetris game score list,
with additions of possibly new higher scores, and thus deleting scores that are below the
10th entry in the list. Ensure that the list is sorted at all times from the highest to the
lowest score.
i) To create the list:
a) Use an array data structure
b) Use a link list data structure
please anyone can give an idea ??


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by Editors –
This quote was supposedly written by St. John Chrysostom. Those warnings regarding core principles that form the foundation of socialist/communist ideologies should have been heeded by the Church and taught to the people.
St. John Chrysostom:
"Should we look to kings and princes to put right the inequalities between rich and poor? Should we require soldiers to come and seize the rich person's gold and distribute it among his destitute neighbors? Should we beg the emperor to impose a tax on the rich so great that it reduces them to the level of the poor and then to share the proceeds of that tax among everyone? Equality imposed by force would achieve nothing, and do much harm. Those who combined both cruel hearts and sharp minds would soon find ways of making themselves rich again.
Worse still, the rich whose gold was taken away would feel bitter and resentful; while the poor who received the gold from the hands of soldiers would feel no gratitude, because no generosity would have prompted the gift. Far from bringing moral benefit to society, it would actually do moral harm. Material justice cannot be accomplished by compulsion, a change of heart will not follow. The only way to achieve true justice is to change people's hearts first—and then they will joyfully share their wealth." – St. John Chrysostom on the poor from On Living Simply XLIII
What does communism have to do with Christianity, especially Orthodox Christianity, you might ask? The truthful and accurate answer should always have been and continue to be "nothing." Communism is a humanistic heresy that is diametrically opposed to everything Christianity stands for and has tried for decades to substitute itself as the "religion" that replaces God's ultimate and unchanging truth. An objective, Bible-based and Christ-centered critical evaluation of communist ideas will always show that its ideas and ideologies are wholly alien to Christianity. Unfortunately, for the lives of tens of millions of innocent men, women, and children across multiple generations, this insidious lie has infiltrated Christian thought and preaching. I believe that many still embrace communist ideologies failing to realize or admit just how dangerous and deadly this poisonous heresy is and how subtle in its ability to deceive the masses.
From the very beginning, theological charlatans and unscrupulous demagogues have tried to equate communism with Christ's teachings, hoping to bring legitimacy to an evil and corrupt ideology. Such falsehoods found fertile ground among many faithful in Orthodox lands and resulted in a corruption of truth that lead to much suffering and death. For decades since, many religious leaders, clergy, and faithful still see a mistaken synergy and symbiosis between communism and Christianity. Far too many Christians continue to wrongly equate the falsehood and corrupt evil with the truthful and faithful teaching of Christ. Far too many continue to propagate the lie and continue to embrace the heresy, sometimes without understanding or bothering to educated themselves about the true roots of these demonic ideas and the devastation they have caused to Christianity and to the faithful over the last century.
The reality is that the evil ideology and ideas of Marxism (communism) have lead to the enslavement, abuse, suffering, torture, and murder of more Orthodox Christian and Christian souls (in the tens of millions) than any other force or movement in the history of the Church. Yet, to this day so many — including some Orthodox priests and bishops — still embrace this malevolent and hate-filled force (hatred of God and envy of your neighbor) and even use Scriptures and Christian saints to defend its teachings and lead others astray. One Greek Orthodox bishop in particular even uses his facebook Wall like a propaganda arm of the Communist Party. Bishop Savas (Zembillas) thinks it's his prerogative to merge Marxist ideology with the Christian faith and constantly uses quotes from Orthodox Saints to convince others that communism and Christianity are synonymous. This is an abomination!
Sadly, neither I, nor other Orthodox (even many priests) have ever heard or seen these writings of St. John Chrysostom. Such moral authority and Christian teachings are needed and must be shared with others as we continue to face this deadly heresy in the culture around us, inside our very own churches and among the clergy and even some hierarchs.


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Paul Joseph Watson
Prison Planet
Friday, July 18, 2008
The world is cooling, sea levels are falling, ice is spreading, there are fewer extreme weather events, and it was hotter 1000 years ago, yet the myth of global warming is providing governments the excuse to micromanage every aspect of our lives, with Al Gore now openly calling for a carbon tax on the energy we use.
Following the end of the Sun's most active period in over 11,000 years, the last 10 years have displayed a clear cooling trend as temperatures post-1998 leveled out and are now plummeting.
But such figures won't deter the agenda of control freaks like Al Gore, who last night publicly called for a carbon tax to be imposed on the use of fossil fuels at a time when even middle class families are struggling to pay the bills as a result of a crippled economy, soaring oil prices and inflation.
Andrew Bolt of the Australian Sun-Herald has put together a series of graphs based on numbers from a plethora of scientific bodies to prove that the most alarmist claims about climate change are not only unproven, but in fact the complete opposite of what man-made global warming advocates proclaim is now being observed.
"That's why 31,000 other scientists, including world figures such as physicist Prof Freeman Dyson, atmospheric physicist Prof Richard Lindzen and climate scientist Prof Fred Singer, issued a joint letter last month warning governments not to jump on board the global warming bandwagon," writes Bolt.
"There is no convincing scientific evidence that human release of carbon dioxide, methane, or other greenhouse gases is causing or will, in the foreseeable future, cause catastrophic heating of the earth's atmosphere and disruption of the earth's climate."
That's why Ivar Glaever, who won a Nobel Prize for Physics, this month declared "I am a sceptic", because "we don't really know what the actual effect on the climate is".
And it's why the American Physical Society this month said "there is a considerable presence within the scientific community of people who do not agree with the (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) conclusion that anthropogenic CO2 emissions are very probably likely to be primarily responsible for the global warming that has occurred since the Industrial Revolution."
The first graph, obtained from the Hadley Centre of Britain's Meteorological Office, shows how temperatures dropped, leveled off, and are now displaying a clear cooling trend, since their 1998 peak which was caused by the "El Nino" weather phenomenon, which is completely natural and has nothing to do with CO2 emissions.
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The figures mesh with anecdotal evidence of a cooling pattern – China recently experienced its coldest winter in 100 years while northeast America was hit by record snow levels and Britain suffered its coldest April in decades as late-blooming daffodils were pounded with hail and snow on an almost daily basis. The British summer has also left many yearning for global warming, with temperatures in June and July rarely struggling to get over 16 degrees and on one occasion even dropping as low as 9 degrees in the middle of the afternoon.
A common claim of behalf of Al Gore and the Church of Environmentalism, and one vividly portrayed in the Hollywood movie The Day After Tomorrow, is a predicted catastrophic rise in sea levels as a result of global warming.
In actual fact, figures from the Colorado Centre For Astrodynamics Research show that global sea levels, after having risen since 2000, have been falling significantly over the last 2 years.
In addition, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, sea ice has grown rapidly in that same time frame and there is now more ice in the world than usually observed.
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Another common cry from the alarmists is the contention that global warming is causing extreme weather events. Despite there having been far more violent and devastating weather events before the post World War 2 rise in CO2 levels, every flood, hurricane, tornado or cyclone is blamed on human-induced climate change.
The facts tell a different story. According to the American Meteorological Society, global warming hasn't given us more cyclones, hurricanes, or tornados.
Furthermore, scaremongering about droughts attributed the global warming is disproved by the fact that levels of rainfall have increased.
Hysterical phony environmentalists like to imagine that the world has never been hotter, despite the fact that the planet has violently swung between extremes of temperature for eons.
New figures from the US National Council for Air and Stream Improvement debunk the IPCC's notoriously controversial "hockey stick" graph and illustrate that the earth was a warmer place 1000 years ago. During such times, farmers in Greenland grew crops and even cultivated vineyards on a land mass that is now over 80% ice covered.
Despite evidence pouring in that the planet has naturally turned course and now embarked on a cooling trend, wild rhetoric, fearmongering, lecturing and bullying about the necessity for us to accept intrusions into our rights of mobility, privacy and behavior in the interests of saving the earth is at an all time high.
Global corporations and governments have joined forces to launch a united propaganda assault about how we must turn "green" while all the real environmental crises – deforestation, GM crops, chemtrails, genetic splicing, and cancer-causing cellphone tower radiation – are completely ignored.
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Andy Murray's coach Ivan Lendl believes the 25-year-old's victory at the US Open can be the first of many grand slam triumphs in his career.
Murray claimed a thrilling five-set victory against Novak Djokovic on Monday night in New York and Lendl, who like Murray lost four grand slam finals before winning his fifth, is hopeful the Britain can take his career to a new level.
Lendl, who retired after winning eight major titles, said: "I'm very happy for him. It's a great achievement for him and let's hope he can continue and rack up many more."
He added: "You can help somebody for a very short period of time. However, it takes more than that. You cannot help somebody in one week, you cannot do that in one month and hopefully we are not anywhere near where Andy can be."
Former British number one Roger Taylor, a four-time grand slam semi-finalist, believes Lendl's contribution cannot be overlooked.
The 70-year-old told Sky Sports News: "So much confidence has come from Andy's Olympics win and Lendl has added a great presence. Andy respects him and Ivan has realised Andy needs to play closer to the baseline.
"He (Lendl) has made a great difference, he is a great character and has gelled the team together."
Former British number one Greg Rusedski, who tasted defeat in the 1997 US Open final, believes Lendl has helped Murray to be mentally tougher.
"At the end of the day he found a way to get it done and found a way to control his emotions," Rusedski told Sky Sports 1. "He can thank Ivan Lendl for that. You have to give him so much credit for what he's done, to keep believing in what he's done.
"It shows you what a champion he is and, having won this, he can go on to win many majors and maybe end the year as the world number one."


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Not only do I enjoy the taste but I like the way it mixes. If you blend it with ice, it tastes almost identical to a shake, minus the staggering high calories. Additionally, this rockstar protein powder has strong nutritional value with low carbs. It is easy to digest and enhances energy levels. When on the run, it fits easily in your purse so that you can add with water without stopping your everyday routine. Flavors include chocolate,strawberry,vanilla, sensation and vanilla delight. This product helped me build the lean muscle on my body that I am so proud of. I highly recommend it!
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Hey gang. For most of you who know me in "real life" you know that I am a pretty direct and to the point guy. I rarely mince words, and I always give it to you straight. This post is going to be no different, though with all of the thoughts in my head at the moment, this could very well wind up being three pages long (I really hope not). Anyway, there are a few things I'd like to go over with you guys so I might as well just get to it.
You may have heard by now that my current plans are to not return to Section 203 next year. While this is one of the toughest choices I've ever had to make in my life, I feel that it's time and there are obviously many factors that are contributing to my decision
The biggest reason for me to not return is the lack of stability my chosen career path affords. When this business began, I was single and living alone. These days I have an amazing wife by my side and two of the most beautiful children one could lay eyes on. It is simply impractical for me to continue under my current set of circumstances. I can not rely on the weather to cooperate or for the Yankees to win in order to bring home a paycheck. That was acceptable in the past, but my priorities have changed. I need to take care of my family.
I'm aware that some of the folks reading this might not know me too well, so maybe I need to give a proper background in order for you to understand my story. In addition to being one of the more recognizable Bleacher Creatures at Yankee Stadium, I run a small apparel company with a point of sale location outside of Yankee stadium. I specialize in "all-original" sports apparel catering to the Hard Core Yankee fan. My main line focuses on outfitting the Bleacher Creatures with branded merchandise (tees, hats, scarves, pins) and my secondary line concentrates on the "rivalry" aspect of baseball in the Bronx. Additionally, I feature original and creative "player themed" apparel. I am the sole distributor and I handle every aspect of the business from inventory management to packing and shipping online orders.
When I started the company back in my parent's basement, I set out with a simple mission statement: "Make the Bleacher Creatures a legitimate Brand extension of the Yankee franchise". I'm sure if I dug around I could find the original legal pad with that statement, as well as amateur doodles and drawings which would ultimately become the first Creature logo.
Since those days, I have seen my business evolve with each season. I started out with two shirt designs: the original Section 39 tee and the grey distressed RF Bleacher tee which I still carry to this day. As of this very moment I carry thirteen different designs in six sizes and there have been over thirty five (yes, I counted) all original Bald Vinny creations over the years.
There is one thing, however, that has been holding me back and limiting my growth potential and that is licensing. Unfortunately, I do not have any of the resources needed (money, manpower, time) to secure the proper endorsements for the Bleacher Creature brand. Without licensing, I can't get distribution. Without volume distribution, I cannot see any significant growth to my business.
In those first few seasons, I was convinced that I would get "picked up" by a corporation or investor (read: The Yankees) that would help take my brand to the next level. Our group was often featured in local media and even nationally during big post season games. I felt, and still feel, that because the "parent company" is the biggest name in sports – the media coverage alone would be enough to provide a return on investment. In this market, a little bit goes a long way and coupled with my hard work, success is all but guaranteed. Heck, at this point just the buzz of helping the little guy should provide decent return. To me, and I guess to all small business owners with a dream, it seemed like a no-brainer.
Every year showed steady growth in sales and popularity until I took the year off in 2005 to pursue reality television in YES Network's Ultimate Roadtrip. In a way, it was a terrible decision. I had just turned 30. Just moved in with my then girlfriend (and now wife) and had a thriving business that I completely put on hold so I could chase the Yankees around for a summer. Financially, it almost crippled me, and for a long time it was a decision that I struggled with immensely.
But that year helped me in a different (better) way, one that would help me focus my vision and hone in on my business goals. Being on the road taught me just how incredibly passionate Yankee fans are. I met people that lived in Middle America and who would drive for 10+ hours with the whole family packed in a tiny car just to watch the Yankees play baseball in person. I met grown men who could recall to me every little detail of their one trip to the big ball park in the Bronx as if they were little kids seeing it for the first time.
It was that kind of passion that taught me the real driving force behind sports is the fan base. And I'm not talking about the seat fillers behind the plate. I mean the real tried and true fan. It's the kind of fan that lives and dies with every game. One not afraid to get up and make a little noise to inspire a rally - the kind of fan who will take their one week of vacation during the summer to see The Yankees play halfway across the country. It's the kind of fan that, in my eyes, is personified in the brand known as "The Bleacher Creatures".
From that point on, my singular focus was on fandom. How can I be a passionate fan? How can I get others to be inspired from my passion? What did it mean to be a fan?
Those were the questions that drove me creatively with the apparel I produced and also with the outlook I had in the bleachers. Being located outside of the stadium gave me the opportunity to be at pretty much every home game (with a few notable exceptions) since 2001. That kept my face out there, and made me more recognizable (and the sunglasses on ALL the time was certainly part of that). It helped me establish credibility with Yankee fans, because they all know I am one of them. We share the same passion for this team, and they know the apparel I make represents that passion.
Since the beginning, my only form of marketing has been word of mouth. Fans telling fans about a cool shirt they saw at the stadium, or about this crazy bald guy screaming his face off at the beginning of every game. With the explosion of digital media, we (The Creatures) soon began reaching a wider audience through YouTube. Since there is a roll call every night, there are literally hundreds of videos posted. Social networking sites have played a huge part in growing the brand, first with MySpace and now with Twitter and FaceBook. Not only does it allow me as a business owner to be in direct contact with my customers, it also lends to a feeling of being in a unique sub-culture. Sure, there are Yankee fans everywhere, but it's only this special group of fans that know what the Bleacher Creatures and Bald Vinny are all about.
In business terms, this is known as a Niche Market. I am not interested in the corporate fans that sit in the pricey seats. I am not interested in attracting the fan going to Modell's to get their first Derek Jeter shirt. My target market is the obsessive Yankee fan, plain and simple. Luckily for me, those types of people are in great abundance across the country. I am fully convinced that the Bleacher Creatures would not have achieved the notoriety that we have if it was any other team besides the Yankees. In the same breath I also have to admit that if it was any other team, a marketing/licensing deal probably would have been achieved already.
Obviously the Yankees are an incredibly successful franchise with an amazingly rich history. They also have a terrible stigma attached to them as being "untouchable". Anyone who has waited for autographs as the players whisk in and out of their private underground garage will attest to that. From my perspective, I see this as an opportunity. Some of the successes I have been afforded, especially the last two years, have given me a little bit more "access" to the players. Mostly through charity events that I have been graciously invited to participate in, but also in a more professional level, as when I was invited to spend some time at Steiner Sports. I almost feel like it is part of my job to be a conduit to the fans and share those experiences with them because it is so rare for an average fan to be having those experiences in the first place.
I have been encouraged in this regard by the feedback I have been getting from Yankee fans across the globe. When I blogged for Steiner over the winter, my very first post garnered more hits and comments than any other blog they've had, combined. Photos I uploaded from signings routinely attracted several thousand views. Even today, when I don't have an active blog but only Twitter followers and FaceBook friends, the interaction is at a level that is sometimes baffling. How can there be such a thirst for the content I can provide, but no real way or means of providing it?
It almost seems silly to me at this point. I am basically forced to walk away from a business I love, from a business that I poured over 10 of the best years of my life into, because I can't get anyone else to believe in its potential but me.
That's probably the worst part of this whole thing, the feeling that I failed. I failed to take my ideas where I wanted, I failed to achieve what I thought was possible. Sure, I can give it another year, but after 10 years selling shirts on River Ave, how much longer am I supposed to try? More importantly to me, how do I convince my family that this next year will be "the year"?
It's certainly not for lack of effort. I have made my pitch to a lot of high ranking people within the organization as well as other businesses that are closely tied to the Yankees and MLB in general. I have tried to elevate my status within the Yankee Universe and have worked diligently with my fellow Bleacher Creatures to improve our public image and standing within the community. Looking back now, it's a shame that it all seems to be a waste.
In recent days, there has been a lot of activity on both my FaceBook and Twitter feed about my decision to move on. There is even an online petition to get me a job with the Yankees. I sincerely appreciate the outpouring of support from fans and friends, but I want to make it clear that I am not looking for a hand out. I have a legitimate business with a good revenue stream. I've just fulfilled the potential that I am capable of under my current set of circumstances.
So really, where does all of this stuff leave us? Well, for starters, I don't think I will be renewing my tickets for next year. I need to find a job, and take care of my family. It's not fair for me to go to a potential employer and look for a full time job knowing I am going to abandon them come April. As I said earlier, it's the desire for stability that I seek. If I want to go to a game, I am sure I can score some tickets. But in all honesty, I think I would really need to distance myself from the stadium for a good length of time. The place just means too much to me for me to go as a casual fan. It's an unfortunate side effect, but one that I think I'll need for my own sanity.
Of course, this leads to the next big question of what happens to Roll Call. Honestly, I don't know, and truthfully, it's not my decision to make. Roll Call was there before I got there and I expect it to be there when I leave. I was given the job by bleacher elders and I would expect they would pass it on to someone else. Obviously, there are very few people who make it to each and every home game, so perhaps the duties will be split amongst the regulars. I really don't know what will happen on that front.
Regardless if I am there or not, the spirit of the Creatures will never die because as fans our passion for the Yankees will never die. I have always said that being a Creature is more than where you sit. It's a way of life. It's what makes you the kind of fan that you are. It's the feeling of pride you get when we see your team perform and succeed. It's the tingling you feel when you witness an historic moment. It's simply something that will never cease to exist.
Perhaps the thing that means the most to me is the respect I've gotten from other Yankee fans. We are a very tough bunch and I'm incredibly humbled by your admiration. It truly means the world to me to be even considered by some to be some small modicum of a fraction of this glorious franchise. It has been an honor to represent you and I can only hope my achievements thus far have made you proud.
I owe a great deal of thanks to the thousands upon thousands of Yankees fans that have supported me through the years. All of you guys that religiously bought all of my creations (even the crappy ones), I thank you. Even if you never bought a damn thing, but just stopped by for a picture, a chat or a handshake, I thank you too because without you guys there is no me. And for that I will always be grateful.


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How do I use the new TreeSync feature in Family Tree Maker 2012?
Family Tree Maker 2012 has a new feature that allows you to sync the information between your Family Tree Maker 2012 files and your Ancestry.com account. Once you upload and link your tree to Ancestry, the two trees can be synchronized so that changes made in one tree can be applied to the other tree automatically or manually. To link your trees please follow the instructions listed below.
This article discusses the following:
Downloading and Linking a File from Ancestry.com
- Open the Tree that you would like to upload and link with Ancestry.com. Select the Plan workspace in the top left corner of the screen.
- Select the New Tree tab if it is not currently selected.
- Select the Download a tree from Ancestry option.
- Your online family trees will be displayed.
- Select the Request Download button next to the tree that you would like to download.
- The Download From Ancestry window will be displayed.
- Enter the name that you would like to save your file as and then click Continue.
- Your tree will begin to download. Note: This process may take up to a few hours depending on the size of your tree.
- When your tree is done downloading you will get a confirmation message. Press the Close button to return to your family tree.


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We shall overcome (1)
(Traditional) - New words and music arranged by Z. Horton, F. Hamilton, G. Caraivan and Pete Seeger
From " A Song-book of Folk and Pop Music"
by Mario Papa & Giuliano Iantorno, Zanichelli Editore, Bologna, 1977
We shall overcome,
We shall overcome,
We shall overcome some day,
Oh deep in my heart, I do believe,
We shall overcome some day.
We'll walk hand in hand,
We'll walk hand in hand,
We'll walk hand in hand some day,
Oh deep in my heart, I do believe,
We shall overcome some day.
We shall live in peace,
We shall live in peace,
We shall live in peace some day,
Oh deep in my heart, I do believe,
We shall overcome some day.
We are not afraid,
Wc are not afraid,
We are not afraid today,
Oh deep in my heart, I do believe,
We shall overcome some day.
Possible additional verses for singing:
We shall all be free, etc.
We will stand together, etc.
Black and white together, etc.
The truth will set us free, etc.
(1) It was an old sacred picee, `I will overcome', which be¬came the anthem of the civil rights movement during the 1930s. 'We shall overcome' is 'the' song for all people who love freedom. People generally sing it in groups after a song leader who calls out the verses. The song is also the result of the interchange between Negro and White musicians in creating American folk music.
Martin Luther King Jr.: the apostle of non violence
Martin Luther King (1929-1968), who received the 1964 Nobel peace prize, was the leader of the Negro struggle for equality through nonviolent social change. Ali his life's work aimed at bringing about social, politica[, and economic equality for Negroes by peaceful means. He preached 'nonviolent resistance' to achieve full civil rights for all because he thought that non-violence was the most potent technique for oppressed people. His pleas for nonviolence were honoured by the Negroes, despite arrests and troubles of every kind, culminating with the bombing of King's home on January 20, 1956.
His ideas and statements became famous and gave great strength to the movement for Negro freedom. On segregation, for example, he said, 'Many Negroes unconsciously wondered whether they deserved better conditions. Their minds were so conditioned to segregation that they submissively adjusted to things as they were. This is the ultimate tragedy of segregation. It not only harms one physically, but injures one spiritually'. In his nonviolent protest against injustice, King always tried to instill in his people a sense of dignity and self-respect as well as the right of life and freedom. But violence cut short his life and he was murdered in Memphis, Tennessee, on April, 1968.


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An examination of the database landscape reveals that, along with social networks, big data and cloud computing have been game changers. Those responsible for existing databases, and developing new applications or services, will prudently look at the public, private, and hybrid cloud options for hosting big data and databases.
Building a new application means developers have great flexibility in choosing what architecture, network, and database platform will match requirements. But migration of an existing database to the cloud means developers must understand how the cloud database will support existing applications, with the goal being transparency and a seamless transition. Ideally, migration to the cloud should not require expensive reprogramming of applications and services.
If you are planning to host databases in the cloud, you should be attuned to platform differences, such as data model, language bindings, service-level agreements, replication, and tools for administrators and developers. You should also examine issues related to operating systems, hypervisors, authorization, authentication, and connectivity just to name a few. If you're moving existing databases to the cloud, you'll need to understand the present database and application architecture, APIs, libraries, and uptime requirements. There can be SLA, availability and licensing issues for middleware, application servers, and database servers.
This discussion is a look at some platform and connectivity options. For this purpose, think of connectivity as encompassing network protocols and data access application programming interfaces (APIs).
Connectivity: APIs and Protocols
The ascendancy of the SQL database was due in part to distributed processing based on client-server architecture. Clients ship queries over a network for processing by the database server. In this context, "client" refers to a database server client, which could be an application or service, often running on an application server or web server.
Network architectures, such as IBM Distributed Relational Database Architecture (DRDA) and Oracle Transparent Network Substrate (TNS) define specific protocols ('wire protocols') for communicating with the database server. Sybase Adaptive Server and Microsoft SQL Server operate with their own version of the Tabular Data Stream (TDS) wire protocol. Because database wire protocols sit at a higher level in the network stack, they can operate over lower level protocols, such as TCP/IP connecting to database servers in the cloud, data centers, stores, and offices.
The client software stack for an SQL database includes libraries to implement a database access API and a network library for the platform-specific wire protocol. There are also JDBC and ODBC drivers that implement the wire protocol and therefore don't require a network library on the client.
The W3C XML specification provided a vehicle for building a new class of highly interoperable messaging capabilities, based on protocols that exchange XML-encoded messages. XML messaging provided a solution for web services using SOAP and REST interfaces. They also enabled developers to create data services that could integrate information from disparate data sources, SQL and non-SQL, and deliver it to the browser and other clients.
The REST and XML solution has seen widespread adoption for web applications. Besides XML, a simple data interchange format, JavaScript Object Notation (JSON), has also gained traction in recent years for web work.
Companies with SQL platforms, such as Microsoft, and those with non-SQL data, such as Google, have adopted data delivery protocols based on XML and JSON data sent by HTTP: commands. AtomPub
The Atom Publishing Protocol (AtomPub), RFC 5023, uses XML and HTTP methods (
GET, POST, PUT, and
DELETE) to discover and operate with resources and collections of resources. It uses Atom-formatted data to describe the state and metadata of resources. The JavaScript Object Notation (JSON), RFC 4627, is a data interchange format consisting of structured data represented as text. JSON is based on two data structures: an ordered list of values and a collection of name/value pairs.
A variety of Google products expose APIs based on the Google Data Protocol (GData), which operates with data feeds that are in AtomPub and JSON format. Developers can program directly with GData using HTTP
GET and
POST requests, or they can use instead client libraries that handle the HTTP
GET and
POST processing. To reduce network round trips, GData supports batching multiple operations in a single
POST request.
The Open Data Protocol (OData) was developed at Microsoft before being released as an open specification. OData supports URIs as resource identifiers, HTTP, and operations with AtomPub and JSON data feeds. OData recently added support for geospatial data types as a set of primitives. There are a variety of OData providers and libraries for .NET Framework, Java, Rails development and support for Objective-C, JavaScript, and PHP. OData.org operates an OData service validation tool here .


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FPGA is an acronym for field programmable gate array—a semiconductor-integrated circuit where a large majority of the electrical functionality inside the device can be changed, even after the equipment has been shipped to customers out in the 'field'. These powerful devices can be customized to accelerate key workloads and enable design engineers to adapt to emerging standards or changing requirements.
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The new Multi-Phase Controller and 70 A Power Stage from Intel® Enpirion® Power Solutions are optimized to power high-performance FPGA, ASIC, and SoC core rails from 40 A to 200+ A. Validated on Intel development kits, this solution is low risk and offers high quality and reliability.
Getting Started
Read the free ebook FPGAs for Dummies to increase your understanding of FPGAs or check out other resources in 'Getting Started' to learn how to use/design with FPGAs.
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Step-by-step guidance, documentation, and training – organized around topics or engineering role.
Transformational Markets
Industry Applications
FPGAs are flexible platforms for creating applications. We have solutions to help you meet your design challenges.
With our automotive products, you can reduce system costs, improve reliability, and simplify design complexity to accelerate time to market.
Media standards are continuously evolving to keep up with ever changing technology requirements driven by higher resolutions, faster frame rates, deeper color, and the move to IP networks.
Computer & Storage
Intel® FPGAs can be used to accelerate the performance of large-scale data systems.
Using our low-cost FPGAs in your systems enables a fast, risk-free path to high volume and helps you handle nearly continuous change while still maintaining project deadlines.
Embedded Vision
The ability to incorporate high-definition (HD) video, image processing, and analytic tools has become an essential feature of embedded systems.
Learn how Intel® FPGAs, such as our low-cost, low-power Intel® Cyclone® devices series, can help you address some of your toughest industrial application design challenges.
We provide a comprehensive product and tool portfolio to accelerate medical application development.
Intel® FPGAs enable designers to meet the requirements of the aerospace and military markets by supplying enhanced off-the-shelf FPGAs.
Test & Measurement
Regardless of the market, all products must be tested before being shipping to the end-customer. Learn how Intel® FPGAs can help.
We provide a complete portfolio of high-performance, low-cost FPGAs delivering the processing bandwidth and flexibility required for wireless applications.
Our complete portfolio of high-performance, low-cost FPGAs and programmable logic devices (PLDs) deliver the processing bandwidth and flexibility required for wireline infrastructure designs.
Intel offers a range of programmable devices and related products.
With ever-changing workloads and evolving standards, how do you maximize performance while minimizing power consumption in your data center? Learn how this new collection of software, firmware, and tools allow all developers to leverage the power of Intel® FPGAs. Visit the Intel® FPGA Acceleration Hub for more information.
Digital Signal Processing
Variable-precision DSP architecture with hardened floating-point operators provides multiple design benefits.
External Memory
Solutions include high-performance memory controller options, memory PHY options, and multiport front-end options.
Heterogeneous Integration
Higher performance, lower power, and smaller form factor.
Next-Generation 10 nm Technology
Leading the way with Intel® Hyperflex™ FPGA Architecture, 112 Gbps transceivers, PCIe* Gen4.
Pushing the envelope in serial transceiver data rates.
Intelligent Vision & Video
The ability to incorporate high-definition (HD) video, image processing, analytics, and connectivity has become an essential feature of intelligent vision and video applications.
Intel® Enpirion® Power Solutions
Intel® Enpirion® Power Solutions are high-frequency DC-DC step-down power converters designed and validated for Intel® FPGA, CPLD, and SoCs. These robust, easy-to-use power modules integrate nearly all of the components needed to build a power supply – saving you board space and simplifying the design process.
Intel® FPGA Design Services
Accelerate your time to market now with the Intel® FPGA turn-key video & vision design services.
Find technical documentation, videos, and training courses to assist with your designs using Intel programmable devices.
Subscribe to the Intel® FPGA Newsletter
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Continually strives to be a trusted, innovative & enterprising organization through the highest degree of customer and employee satisfaction.
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Conducted over 200 Auctions per year since 1995. Joined the Pissocra-Mathias Realty team in Jan 1996.
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When your zoo suffers property damage, your main focus should be on getting your operations up and running—yesterday.
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At Adjusters International, our experts help zoos, like yours get the money they're entitled to—sooner.
Your Situation
You just suffered serious damage to your zoo and you are wondering what to do next.
You call your insurance company and wait for an adjuster to come out hoping they will have your best interests at heart.
You move from the asset side of your insurance company's ledger to the liability side of their ledger.
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"Saturday Night Live" funny man Fred Armisen and wife Elisabeth Moss of "Mad Men" have broken up, reports E! Online.
The couple married last October, but seem to have gone their separate ways in May.
Armisen, 43, is apparently back on the dating scene already, as he's been spotted getting cozy with fellow-"SNL" cast member Abby Elliott, 23.
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The new pair were spotted in Los Angeles recently.
This was Armisen's second marriage. He and singer-songwriter Sally Timms divorced in 2004.
Abby Elliot is the daughter of comedian Chris Elliott, the former star of "Get A Life!" and himself a former "SNL" cast member.


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Messenger RNA production by RNA polymerase II (pol II) is central to the life of cells. The amount of messenger transcribed from each gene determines the amount of each corresponding protein that is made. For this reason, the process of mRNA synthesis, or transcription, is extremely carefully regulated by the cell. Corrupted regulation of mRNA synthesis is a major cause of cancer. Indeed, many of the oncogenes responsible for causing cancer, code for sequence specific transcription factors whose function is to control mRNA production. Our lab has found that certain transcription factors can stimulate the elongation of RNA transcripts by pol II. One aspect of our research is aimed at understanding the molecular basis for how elongation is controlled by transcription factors.
To make functional, a mRNA requires synthesis of a primary transcript and processing of the transcript into its mature form. The processing is carried out by a complex set of proteins which add a cap at the 5' end, splice out introns and add a polyA tail at the 3' end. Transcripts made by RNA polymerases other than pol II are not processed correctly into mature mRNA in vivo. A mechanism clearly exists to couple transcription by pol II with the specific RNA processing events responsible for maturation of mRNA and we are trying to work out its molecular details. Our lab uses genetic and biochemical approaches to ask how the transcriptional machinery interacts with the processing machinery to achieve coordinated synthesis and maturation of transcripts made by pol II. We have identified a protein domain at the C-terminus of the pol II large subunit called the CTD which is involved in targeting RNA processing factors to pol II transcripts. Our working hypothesis is that synthesis and processing of mRNA precursors is carried out in the nucleus by a 'mRNA factory' complex which comprises pol II and processing factors held together by contacts with the CTD.
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For about six minutes, "Call Girl" goes in a great direction. Chris brings home a birdhouse modeled after the Governor's house from Benson—at times Family Guy tries incessantly to toss out the most oblique reference possible, but anything involving Robert Guillaume works for me—but the family of songbirds aren't peaceful for long. Some predatory bird—"or maybe an average bird who bought a Bowflex."—swoops in and kills the songbirds, prompting Peter to get a falcon and become a falconer. Not as a means of protection for Chris' birdhouse, but for selfish reasons, to take what he wants and be served by a fearsome animal-servant.
Xerxes the falcon brings Peter fancy dinners, provides Lois with a new purse (a whole live sheep), and perches on the soft spot of Stewie's skull. He's a hilarious addition to the family, providing just as much chaos as selfish benefit to Peter. But the funniest sequence in the entire episode is Peter's fantasy of a television show with Xerxes. That '80s-style extended opening credits sequence, ending with Peter, Xerxes, a T-Rex, and Santa Claus walking toward the camera in spacesuits—and I thought Space Cowboys in that moment—establishes the comedic potential of "Call Girl."
But even in that promising opening, there are some awful asides. The cutaway of Peter talking to Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu is particularly egregious, turning the Nobel laureate physicist into a karate-chopping caricature with a stereotypical accent. And Chris' extended conversation with Peter about tits—the bird family also known as chickadees, because good lord—falls into lazily sophomoric humor.
And once Peter loses Xerxes in a lawsuit—that could have formed the backbone of the entire episode—Lois loses her shit, belittles her children, and bemoans having to get a job because that lawsuit also takes all the family's money. In her initial attempts to find a job, a tacky looking guy named Randy says he likes her voice and offers her a gig, which she assumes will be voiceover work, immediately changing her tune on finding a job. But it turns out to be a phone sex operation, where Lois fields awkward calls from Joe, Mort, and Quagmire while pretending to be "Classy" and raking in a couple grand per week.
The job exhausts Lois and makes her rebuff Peter in bed when she gets home, and when he turns to his friends for advice, Quagmire offers the phone sex number that leads to Lois, though nobody seems to be able to recognize voices. Peter keeps calling Lois at work because he senses a connection between them, something about her voice… that he doesn't connect back to his wife, because otherwise there wouldn't be an episode. There's not much comedy here, just mix-ups, arguments between Joe and Quagmire at the Clam, and Peter deciding to meet "Classy" while lying to Lois, who's lying to the whole family.
So there's the dilemma: choosing whether Peter's sort-of-cheating is worse than Lois' deception, but really, they both come out of that situation looking terrible. The sappy, romantic ending absolves Peter for the act of cheating, and Lois lied to protect her pride. That Peter and Lois find newfound chemistry in bed doesn't fit, since that wasn't the problem to begin with. Lois yelled at Peter about having to get a job, and he lost all the family's money over an ambiguous lawsuit over a falcon helping him steal a sidecar motorcycle.
"Call Girl" is all the more disappointing because every wrong step with the phone sex plot underscores that there's a potentially great episode somewhere in there, but it requires changing most of the main plot and the unearned thematic resolution. I would've watched "Peter And The Sidecar Falcon" more than once, but as presently constituted, I can't wait to forget the last 15 minutes of this episode.
Stray observations:
- Unofficial Cutaway Counter: 13, but that's counting things like the Persian birdhouse (ugh…) and only counting the live-action cutaway of an old man swearing once.
- Best cutaway: The fake "Peter And The Sidecar Falcon" opening sequence deserves to be mentioned at least once more. It is hilarious, and I would watch an entire episode of that fantasy sequence.
- Worst cutaway: Peter going to a gynecologist in order to look at vaginas is pretty terrible, framing that whole area of medicine as a way to gawk at women's genitals. Though Peter as anime and the Steven Chu cutaway also fell completely flat.
- Just in case you needed another excuse to find episodes of Benson, here's a clip of a young Jerry Seinfeld in his guest role as a courier.


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Disney Channel will air the British pre-teen supernatural series Wolfblood in October as part of its month-long "Monstober" schedule of Halloween-themed favorites.
Wolfblood centers on 14-year-old Maddy (Aimee Kelly), who has a secret: She's a "wolfblood." These creatures — neither wolf nor human — possess extraordinary strength, super speed and heightened senses.
Disney Channel will air the entire first season of Wolfblood on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights at 8/7c from Oct. 1 through Oct. 24. In the premiere, Maddy discovers that the new boy at school, Rhydian (Bobby Lockwood), also shares her secret.
Disney Channel stars Raini Rodriguez and Calum Worthy will host "Monstober" throughout October, which also includes new Halloween-related episodes of the network's signature shows.
On Friday, Oct. 4, Halloween episodes of A.N.T. Farm, Dog with a Blog, Wander Over Yonder and Phineas and Ferb kick off at 8/7c. New spooky episodes of Jessie, Phineas and Ferb and Ultimate Spider-Man premiere starting at 8/7c on Saturday, Oct. 5. The channel will also air Halloween editions of Good Luck Charlie, Liv and Maddie and Shake It Up on Sunday, Oct. 6, starting at 7:30/6:30c.
Other "Monstober" highlights include new Gravity Falls shorts, subtitled Dipper's Guide to the Unexplained, airing nightly at 7:25/6:25c the week of Oct. 14.
Disney Channel also plans to air the special Disney/Pixar's Toy Story of Terror on Friday, Oct. 25 at 8/7c, and will run a marathon of Halloween-themed series episodes starting at 4/3c on Oct. 31.
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Each of us wants to live in a decor that reflects our individuality. What reflects our identity more precisely, authentically or intimately than our own DNA?
DNA is the molecule of Life itself. It is both universal and unique, present in all living things, yet never identical
DNA : A molecule in our image
What more fitting image than DNA to represent our deepest desire: to be an integral part of Humanity while asserting our unique identity?
DNA: our heritage and legacy
If you have your mother's dimples or your father's eyes, it is thanks to your DNA. The magic of DNA lies in the fact that it is what we are today, what we inherited from our parents and what we can pass on to our children.
By offering you an image of your DNA, HELYS provides you with a picture of the very mystery of Life: what you are and what you will become, what you have received and what you have transmitted, or will transmit, to others.
Fingerprints: a unique design
Fingerprints are, just like DNA, a symbol of our individuality. Even identical" twins have different fingerprints. Their astonishing and unique design has an obvious artistic interest: a decorative work that you can proudly display!


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Zero Frequency® is the Perfect frequency, no static or bad connections. No memories, no programming, no judgments, no opinions, no struggles, no fears, just pure inspiration.
Tuning into your Zero Frequency® is being at one with Inspiration the Universe and at peace with the world around you.
At Zero you discover your true identity, knowing your true identity is the key to finding your paradise.
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Valid for Submission
Y92.212 is a billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of middle school as the place of occurrence of the external cause. The code is valid for the year 2020 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. The code is exempt from present on admission (POA) reporting for inpatient admissions to general acute care hospitals.
|Short Description:
|Middle school as place
|Long Description:
|Middle school as the place of occurrence of the external cause
Index of External Cause of Injuries
References found for the code Y92.212 in the External Cause of Injuries Index:
- Place of occurrence
- school (private) (public) (state)
- middle school
Present on Admission (POA)
Y92.212 is exempt from POA reporting - The Present on Admission (POA) indicator is used for diagnosis codes included in claims involving inpatient admissions to general acute care hospitals. POA indicators must be reported to CMS on each claim to facilitate the grouping of diagnoses codes into the proper Diagnostic Related Groups (DRG). CMS publishes a listing of specific diagnosis codes that are exempt from the POA reporting requirement. Review other POA exempt codes here .
CMS POA Indicator Options and Definitions
|POA Indicator Code
|POA Reason for Code
|CMS will pay the CC/MCC DRG?
|Diagnosis was present at time of inpatient admission.
|Diagnosis was not present at time of inpatient admission.
|Documentation insufficient to determine if the condition was present at the time of inpatient admission.
|Clinically undetermined - unable to clinically determine whether the condition was present at the time of inpatient admission.
|Unreported/Not used - Exempt from POA reporting.
Convert Y92.212 to ICD-9
- E849.6 - Accident in public bldg (Approximate Flag)
Code Classification
Code History
- FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016
(First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set)
- FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
- FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
- FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
- FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020


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Black Panther
Year: 2018
Duration: 134 min
IMDb: 7.8
Country: USA
Actors: Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, Sterling K. Brown, Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Andy Serkis, Florence Kasumba, John Kani, David S. Lee
After the events of Captain America: Civil War, King T'Challa returns home to the reclusive, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to serve as his country's new leader. However, T'Challa soon finds that he is challenged for the throne from factions within his own country. When two foes conspire to destroy Wakanda, the hero known as Black Panther must team up with C.I.A. agent Everett K. Ross and members of the Dora Milaje, Wakandan special forces, to prevent Wakanda from being dragged into a world war.


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Let's Celebrate
-I am FINALLY able to turn a sock heel without looking at instructions. (This is an epic moment for me, OK?)
-This was my first time doing intarsia and it doesn't look like crap! Definitely not as confusing as I thought.
-Tubular cast on. I got it DOWN.
There was an error in the heel turn instructions but I didn't realize this until after I did it incorrectly two times. I googled "how to turn a sock heel knitting" and got generic instructions. Instead of using PSSO I did SSK.
Lily Buns is being her usual cute self…We watched "I Shouldn't Be Alive" on Animal Planet together but I had to change the channel after the survivor killed his dog for food (and vomited it out because his system couldn't handle it). I was so upset! Two weeks prior he tried eating berries and threw that up…so why did he even try eating such RICH FOODS, like the heart + liver of his companion when his condition was 10X worse?!
I have to be near a computer at all times today because my sister and brother in law are in the Great Urban Race (like a mini amazing race). They're calling me with all their questions and it's stressing. me. out.
I hope your Saturday will be more productive than mine!


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This site is full of resources for students, hobbyists, and small engine enthusiasts who wish to make their own Stirling engines from simple materials and without expensive machine tools. Here you will find three great Stirling engine project books by Jim Larsen:
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The hot air engine (aka: "Stirling engine") has been around for a very long time. Interest in the technology has been revived in recent years by those exploring new methods for producing "Green Energy". An LTD Stirling engine is efficient enough to run from the waste heat that is discharged from other appliances or from the warmth of direct sunlight. The most efficient of these will run from the heat of your hand.
Until now, if you wanted to build your own heat of the hand Stirling Engine you had to either spend several hundred dollars for an expensive kit or you needed access to a precision machine shop. This book breaks both those barriers for you. Now you can build your own working models that will run from the heat of your hand, without the aid of a machine shop.
Whether you are a student looking for a winning science fair project, or just a home hobbyist looking for a fun project, you will find this book to be a helpful guide in creating your own LTD Stirling engines. You will find detailed instructions, tips on finding parts, and over 130 illustrations to help you recreate Jim Larsen's original designs for these highly efficient small models.