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Obama Presses Case For Action on Syria
President Barack Obama, recognizing the deep skepticism about military action in Syria, said he planned to address the nation on Tuesday about why he wants to punish the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for allegedly using chemical weapons against civilians.
Failing to respond to the use of chemical weapons, Mr. Obama said, would send a "signal to rogue nations" that there are no consequences when people use such weaponry against their own people. Speaking at the end of the meeting of the Group of 20 industrial and developing countries in Russia, he said he planned on making his "best case" to the international community and the public about why he wants to order strikes against the Assad regime.
U.S. lawmakers from both parties are expressing deep skepticism or outright opposition to military action and saying they want to hear more from the president on why it is in America's national security interest.
Mr. Obama met with international leaders to gain their support for striking Syria and said he is "confident" that a majority of the leaders support a U.S. strike against Syria. He said he recognizes that some, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, dispute that the Assad regime was behind the attack.
Mr. Obama said he met briefly with Mr. Putin and had a "candid, constructive" conversation. He said the two leaders discussed Syria but didn't discuss Edward Snowden, the man behind leaks about the National Security Agency's surveillance programs.
Mr. Putin said he came no closer to an agreement on Syria after his meeting with Mr. Obama, and blamed Syria's rebels for a recent alleged chemical-weapons attack in a public appearance capping the summit.
Mr. Putin, who has opposed a military strike in Syria and served as one of Mr. Assad's strongest allies, said that at the end of a "very meaningful, constructive and friendly conversation" with Mr. Obama, each stuck to his opinions. "I don't agree with his arguments, and he doesn't agree with mine," Mr. Putin said.
Mr. Putin vowed to continue supplying weapons and humanitarian aid to Syria. "Will we continue to help Syria? We will," Mr. Putin said. "We're helping them now. We are supplying arms, cooperating in the economic sphere."
The Russian leader also rejected claims by the Obama administration and European nations that Mr. Assad's forces carried out the Aug. 21 chemical-weapons attack in the suburbs of Damascus that spurred international movement toward military action against his government.
"Everything that happened with the so-called chemical weapons use—it was a provocation from the side of the insurgents, who are counting on outside help from the countries that have supported them from the start," Mr. Putin said. "This is the whole point of the provocation."
Mr. Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and a host of other top administration officials have intensified efforts in recent days to persuade lawmakers about the necessity for punishing Mr. Assad's regime for allegedly using chemical weapons against civilians.
The administration has argued that not striking against Syria would embolden Mr. Assad to use more chemical weapons and would send a message to other countries—such as Iran—that the U.S. won't respond to the use of weapons of mass destruction. They also say not taking action would make the U.S. and its allies in the region, notably Israel, more vulnerable to attack.
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- What kind of fuckery is this? Amy Winehouse borrowed some designer dresses. When she returned them, they were splattered with vomit. [Mirror]
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This is a very basic question, but one that has frustrated me somewhat. I'm dealing with polynomials and trying to see if they are irreducible or not. Now, I can apply Eisenstein's Criterion and deduce for some prime p if a polynomial over Z is irreducible over Q or not and I can sort of deal with basic polynomials that we can factorise easily.
However I am looking at the polynomial $t^3 - 2$. I cannot seem to factor this down, but a review book is asking for us to factorise into irreducibles over a) $\mathbb{Z}$, b) $\mathbb{Q}$, c) $\mathbb{R}$, d) $\mathbb{C}$, e) $\mathbb{Z}_3$, f) $\mathbb{Z}_5$, so obviously it must be reducible in one of these.
Am I wrong in thinking that this is irreducible over all? (I tried many times to factorise it into any sort of irreducibles but the coefficients never match up so I don't know what I am doing wrong).
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I'm sure everyone at some point in their life has needed to know the exact Pantone colour of Donatello's (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) mask. Well wonder no more because Tiny PMS Match, by designer Inka Mathew, has your answer, along with the matched Pantones for numerous other tiny, everyday objects.


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6 Things Movie Characters Always Seem to Forget
The one thing you always have to remember about characters in a movie is that they don't know they're characters in a movie. But sometimes they seem to forget things from one episode or scene to the next that makes us think they have some kind of brain injury that has ruined their short-term memory.
Not sure what we mean? Well, we're talking about things like...
#6. Insisting That The Paranormal Doesn't Exist (Despite Dealing With It Daily)
The victims: Ghostbusters II, Stargate SG-1, Star Trek, Indiana Jones, X-Files, Fringe
It makes perfect sense for the characters in a vampire or zombie movie to need some time to adjust to the idea that they're being attacked by vampires or zombies. We don't even mind that there's always that one character who remains in denial until the second act (aka Carl Weathers in Predator insisting their nemesis was "just some guys in camouflage").
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But then you have a character in a series that deals exclusively with the supernatural, who completely forgets from one episode to the next that they are in fact characters in a series dealing with the supernatural. Take Indiana Jones, so quickly dismissing the idea of psychic alien skulls in the fourth movie, in spite of having witnessed firsthand the supernatural powers of the Ark of the Covenant, the Holy Grail and Indian spirit rocks. Pretty much every artifact the man digs up has magical powers, this should not be new territory for him.
"Swamp gas."
But that's nothing compared to the X-files and Fringe, two shows with skeptical characters who seem to never manage to learn anything from their numerous encounters with Halloween beasts. Here's how basically every episode goes:
Agent 1: Wow! A thing/creature/occurrence/artifact from beyond the realm of science and nature!
Agent 2: No, that's probably just a weather balloon.
"That, or Duchovny's ego has finally assumed physical form."
How many aliens and lizard people did Agent Scully run across before she stopped rolling her eyes whenever Mulder suggested "monsters" as the solution to the next case? Fifty? A hundred? Scully, you get a nice paycheck and a robust government benefits plan to fight werewolves and vampires. Why are you embarrassed to have our dream job?
But nobody got screwed by this as badly as the Ghostbusters. As we've mentioned before in exhaustive detail, the entire city of New York sues the Ghostbusters for supposedly staging the ghost attack that destroyed several city blocks in the previous film, despite the fact that tens of thousands of witnesses saw it first hand. And where the hell did they think those hundreds of tons of melted marshmallow came from?
From left to right: swamp gas, LSD in the water supply, solar flare.
Then you have the selective skeptics, like in the show Medium, where everyone accepts the psychic detective's ability, but somehow still manages to second-guess her tips. Just to be clear, they believe she is communicating with ghosts but they question the reliability of the ghosts' testimony. That's like watching Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and believing everything but the "ninja" part.
"Karate? Isn't that the spicy shit Japanese people put on everything?"
This brings us to our next point...
#5. Forgetting That The Main Character Is Always Right
The victims: House, X-files, Fringe, Monk, Psych, Medium
OK, so maybe we can forgive Scully for shaking her finger at Mulder every time he pins a murder on a banshee. Maybe it's just that she always hopes it's something mundane, so the goddamned report will be easy to fill out this time.
But then you have House, where even though Dr. House's co-workers and superiors give lip service to how brilliant he is, at least once an episode we need to hear him suggest some radical new and risky treatment for this week's patient only to have someone else (usually Foreman) say, "But that'll kill him!"
Maybe he'd be right more often he'd grow a real fucking goatee.
No, no it won't. House is right approximately 100 percent of the time. He may need multiple guesses but in the end he will be right and you will always, always be wrong.
Cuddy is usually wrong too, but her chest is infinitely more fun to stare at.
Likewise for the show Monk, which stars the comically depressed guy from Wings as an obsessive compulsive yet impossibly brilliant detective. The man could literally find a moldy pancake in a dumpster and use it to solve the Kennedy assassination, but for some reason a perfect prosecution record on the cases he handles doesn't stop the San Francisco PD from continually dismissing him (you know, because he's weird).
"We're sorry Mr. Monk, but your hilarious quirks clearly outweigh your years of experience and flawless investigative record."
Ironically, in one episode when he tried to persuade San Francisco's finest that an apparent traffic accident was actually an elaborately staged murder, they ignored the years of savant-like assistance he'd given them in the past because his theory didn't match up with... the testimony of a psychic. Dammit, these people need to trade detectives with Medium.
Honestly, the fact that they trust a blonde to solve cases strains our suspension of disbelief more than the whole "psychic" thing.
Which only takes us to the opposite problem, which is...
#4. Forgetting That The Stupid Character is Stupid
The victims: TMNT, Gilligan's Island, Lost in Space, any comedy with a wacky bumbling character.
Anyone who has ever sat through an episode of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has probably wondered why the Shredder keeps Bebop and Rocksteady around. By all accounts it doesn't make sense. Bebop and Rocksteady manage to thoroughly botch every single task they're given, yet the Shredder still insists on including them in his evil schemes episode after episode. It's almost like he hates success more than the Turtles.
We're pretty sure pigs are more intelligent than turtles, but we could be wrong.
But, hey, he's evil. Villains are known for relying on demonstrably unreliable henchmen. Hell, we're still baffled at how Megatron could go an entire series trusting Starscream, despite the latter arguably being the most treacherous and unreliable of all henchmen.
But decades earlier on Gilligan's Island, the band of castaways suffered from the same mental omission and allowed Gilligan to continually damn any chance they have of ever getting rescued. Crucial task after crucial task was placed in his hands--during the course of the show, Gilligan failed to signal a Navy vessel while flying a fucking jetpack; managed to find and lose a submarine in a single day; and wasted a magic wishing stone on goddamned ice cream.
Can we all just agree that no one wearing bell-bottoms should, under any circumstances, be allowed to man a jetpack?
After so many incidents, why didn't anyone remember to lock Gilligan in a cave whenever a chance to escape the island appeared? Their freaking lives were at stake.
Just hold him underwater until his eyes go dead.
Likewise on Lost in Space, what stopped the Robinson family from ganging up on Dr. Smith and jettisoning his stupid ass right out the airlock? Not counting the numerous times he endangered the entire crew with his cowardice, he had all the instinct of a monkey with a coke bottle lodged in its brain (as demonstrated when he once used their scarce water supply to take a fucking shower). Someone should've busted his head open with a moon rock.
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Our resistance to the threats on life, family and religious freedom was unsuccessful.
We have corporate abuse, we're still "Americans without culture," we have sky-rocketing health care costs and we have a president (-elect) who supports drone strikes, torture and war. We are to be left without just immigration reform and in deporting massive amounts of people.
We're destroying families, our religious freedom will continue to be infringed; we're still killing people on death row; we're not tending to the needs of our environment and earth; we're being misled into believing we can have energy independence without pursuing sustainable technologies; we're leaving our people hungry, homeless, uneducated and without work; and of course, the well-being of the unborn is in peril.
Instead of uniting, to protect all life, all families and the fullness of religious freedom, we have fallen prey to a system that has promised us true progress in exchange for unqualified allegiance. Many Democrats and Republicans alike have forsaken the sovereignty of a consistent ethic of life, for short-term, short-sighted, undelivered gain.
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Yemen's oil ministry says its cabinet has approved a mechanism for modifying LNG prices and an agreement with all buyers on an average price will be reached before the end of the year.
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Yemen plans to raise prices on its exports of liquefied
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The American shale gas boom has made natural gas relatively
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cargo to Asia and Europe where they can fetch higher
Yemen's oil ministry published a statement on its website
saying the cabinet has approved a mechanism for modifying LNG
prices and an agreement with all buyers on an average price
will be reached before the end of the year.
French oil major Total and GDF Suez last year agreed to
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LNG sold under long-term contracts from 2014. Oil Minister
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I want to do blog.mysite.com but i know it will negatively impact my PR with Google. When is it preferable to structure your site like that vs mysite.com/blog? Is it only for the benefit of PR?
The only time I would use a subdomain is if the site is truly a "different site". Take for example my business site I have the following setup.
http://www.iowacomputergurus.com - Business site
http://productsupport.iowacomputergurus.com - Bug Report Site
http://customersupport.iowacomputergurus.com - Customer Helpdesk site
Using this structure all of the business stuff, including the blog is on the one site, but the stuff that is truly different, the various support sites are offloaded to sub domains so that they are separate.
In my opinion, if you REALLY want to use blog.mysite.com say for ease of remembering, setup a 301 redirect that takes users to http://www.mysite.com/blog or something similar.
If you DO use subdomains, depending on the sophistication of your target audience, be prepared for users to add www. in front of the host name automatically (www.blog.example.com). Setting DNS up to support this is something that I've never taken the time to figure out; it's possible but takes more effort than just adding another CNAME.
The usual recommendation we hear from SEO consultants is that you should really only use a sub-domain for short-lived "micro-site" type content, and all long-term content should live on the main site.
As others have pointed out, you lose some of the "authority" (and therefore Page Rank, etc.) of the main site when you go out to a sub-domain because they are treated as separate sites - you've clearly decided that you don't want the content on the "main" site, therefore it is less relevant.
Analytics tend to be a lot easier when you don't have sub-domains.
First and foremost for the benefit of users. Words before a domain are usually typed in, whereas words after are often left out. The user usually expects to be able to navigate to the path after the domain themselves.
Where this is not the case (nested links to get there) or the navigation changes drastically (which it can in a blog) then it is not really the impression you want to leave for someone who has bothered to type in an address to their address bar.
The PR of your site will only be negatively impacted upon if the blog is unrelated (treat it as a PR building hub site). If it is not unrelated then it should be a boon.
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The Zimpro wet air oxidation system from Siemens will be part of QAPCO's facility in Mesaieed Industrial City. The new WAO system will provide QAPCO with more efficient wastewater treatment while eliminating noxious spent caustic sulfide odors. The facility should be operational in December 2013.
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Chauvire's career
Posted 05 May 2010 - 06:38 PM
Posted 08 June 2010 - 07:53 AM
I searched through Ballet Talk for insight into Yvette Chauvire's dancing career given its length. However, it appears there is nothing else out there that shows her in her prime. Even the 1937 La Mort du Cygne in which she starred is not available on DVD, unless I'm mistaken (hopefully).
Some clips...
In "La Peri"
In Serge Lifar's "L'Ecuyère"
In "The Dying Swan"
In "Giselle"
Posted 08 June 2010 - 09:19 AM
neither the French nor US versions of Levy's film has been released commercially to the best of my knowledge.
confusion may also arise here, because Disney made and released a film about the Royal Danish Ballet also called BALLERINA here.
Mort du cygne.
1938 French film starring Mia Slavenska, Yvette Chauviré, and Janine Charrat. Directed by Jean-Benoit Levy. Chor: Serge Lifar. Released in the U.S. under title: Ballerina.
Posted 08 June 2010 - 10:15 AM
(2) YouTube has more Chauvire than appears at first glance, though not from her performance career. I stumbled across a segment of the film in which a mature Chauvire, in street clothes and high heels, coaches Sylvie Guillem in Grand Pas Classique. I was surprised by the difference in height between the 2 dancers. The clip ends with Guillem dancing in costume in the wonderful Grand Foyer.
The website has several other videos of Chauvire coaching, but so far I've watched only the Guillem.
Posted 08 June 2010 - 10:38 AM
Péri - Chor: Yvette Chauviré; mus: Paul Dukas; scen & cos: Constantin Népo. First perf: France: Vichy, Opéra, Aug 27, 1955 (Fifth Festival of Vichy).
the GpClassique coaching session and perf. are, if mem. serves, from Delouche's film about Chauivre:
Yvette Chauviré, pour l'exemple
Documentary film by Dominique Delouche.
Posted 08 June 2010 - 03:38 PM
This dvd is available from netflix:
Yvette Chauvire: France's Prima Ballerina Assoluta (1987)
Yvette Chauviré: Une ètoile pour l'example
This stirring tribute to acclaimed French ballerina Yvette Chauviré examines the legendary dancer's life and career through the lens of rare performance footage capturing her in action -- both on stage and behind the scenes. Highlights include Chauviré engaged in private coaching sessions with the likes of Sylvie Guillem and Monique Loudières, as well as performing in scenes from "L'écuyere," "Le Péri," "Giselle" and "The Dying Swan."
Starring: Yvette Chauviré, Monique Loudières
Director: Dominique Delouche
Posted 08 June 2010 - 06:28 PM
You are a scholar and a gentleman and a first rate balletomane.
Posted 21 June 2010 - 04:44 PM
You are a scholar and a gentleman and a first rate balletomane.
Oh, God no...no... ... I guess I'm just a fervent lover of the mystery and glamour of the old world of ballet...Mme. Chauvire being one of its greatest goddess...
But of course...very glad to get such a compliment...
Posted 04 February 2011 - 09:19 AM
A brief quote:
A 12-year-old student at the Paris Opera Ballet school fears that her idol, the company's star, will be replaced by a Russian ballerina, and she causes an accident that ends the visiting rival's performing career.
This brief synopsis carries only a hint of the magic and depth of ''La Mort du Cygne,'' the legendary 1937 film starring Yvette Chauvire (then 20 years old), Janine Charrat (then 12) and Mia Slavenska (then 23), which the French Institute/Alliance Francaise has made the centerpiece of a blockbuster screening of French dance films. The series begins on Sunday.
Here is a description of the panel:
Living legends will be on hand. Ms. Chauvire, who gave her farewell performance at the Paris Opera Ballet in 1972, is one of France's greatest ballerinas, and Ms. Charrat, one of the most interesting French choreographers, was a leading dancer in the 1940's and 50's in various creative French companies, including her own. Both will join a panel moderated by the critic Robert Greskovic at 8 P.M. on Monday between two screenings of ''La Mort du Cygne,'' at 6:30 and 9 P.M. at Florence Gould Hall.
Ms. Slavenska, the Yugoslav-American ballerina who starred in the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and later in her own Slavenska-Franklin Ballet, will participate by conference call from Los Angeles, where she still teaches
Ms. Slavenska was one of the dancers featured in the excellent film "Ballets Russes." I believe she passed away since the film was made.
Posted 04 February 2011 - 10:43 AM
Chauvire, a bit on the fragile side, and Charrat, vibrant, were present, on stage; Slavenska was on a telephone relay from her home in California. there were times when Slavenska's phone 'presence' overrode all else, making it tricky, to put it politely, for the ballerinas present to get a word in edgewise.
Posted 05 February 2011 - 07:13 AM
the PERI clip apparently show Chauvire's own choreography.
Péri - Chor: Yvette Chauviré; mus: Paul Dukas; scen & cos: Constantin Népo. First perf: France: Vichy, Opéra, Aug 27, 1955 (Fifth Festival of Vichy).
the GpClassique coaching session and perf. are, if mem. serves, from Delouche's film about Chauivre:
Yvette Chauviré, pour l'exemple
Documentary film by Dominique Delouche.
Hey Rg
That Peri in the clip is Lifar's version
Posted 05 February 2011 - 07:22 AM
Posted 22 April 2016 - 12:34 AM
If my reference books are correct, today is the 99th birthday of Yvette Chauviré.
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I was just wondering if the developers are still working on this game because the past week I was constantly paying a visit to this game for 1 or more hours to play but sadly I was not given a chance due to failing to connect to server. I was hoping that at the time I can connect and play again, even if there are only 5 or less in the chat, I can see some change or at the least, play xD. So give me a reply Devs to let me know if you are still working on it for we, the players of this game salute you for making this great game and we still hope that this game will continue to progress even if the progress is slow.
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While playing Prototype yesterday, I completed the last "consume scientists" side-mission, which revealed Karen Parker's location on the map for me to go and exact my revenge.
After entering the building where she was hiding and being treated to a cutscene which hints that Alex kills her, I was expecting something more (I was almost certain I'd get a Web of Intrigue clip). However, nothing unusual happened after the cutscene and I simply appeared outside the building I previously entered.
Is this what was supposed to happen? Does the fact that I killed her come to play later in the game (a simple yes no will do for this one, as if it does come into play I wouldn't want to know how)?


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Tosan, on 17 December 2012 - 05:46 AM, said:
Anthony just enjoys playing and I really wish he'd refuse to play with scum too, but I'm not his dad and I can't force him to do anything.
okay you saying that people can say the same thign with me and the people i play with correct?
i played with scum and was scum but i have never ddosed ever not once..
almost every game is streamed arena/rbg so not sure where youre goign with that


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Look at that guy, he's absolutely unicorned right now!
লিখেছেন- OhGee 17 de অক্টোবার de 2012
Unicorned (verb)--the process of being impaled in some way by a unicorn, usually the horn on its head. There is no proof that this can be done since no-one has ever seen one of these in the first place.
Officer: Your Mom and Dad was recently unicorned yesterday while trying to find the land of unicorns...thus, they had entrusted you everything they had in their will.
Son: O_O......YES! I GET EVERYTHING! THANK YOU GOD!
Son: O_O......YES! I GET EVERYTHING! THANK YOU GOD!
লিখেছেন- The one above all 20 de ডিসেম্বার de 2009
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Do people still hijack their neighbor's unencrypted WiFi signals anymore?
I was using my tablet at home when a new WiFi signal appeared. It was pretty strong so it must be one of my neighbors. It was also unencrypted! I didn't think there was too much of that anymore. Is this still happening enough that many folks just hijack the neighbors signal? I suppose if I was a good dooby, I would try to figure out which neighbor and help them encrypt their router. What would a good Wooter do??...
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Yes, people still hijack and piggyback, although is seems to mostly happen in apartments from what I hear. if you can easily figure out who, it would be nice to let them know, but sometimes you can't fix careless.
Yep, still happens. Proof.
Yes, I'm sure that it still goes on but I pay my own way.....with cash. Getting a signal from a neighbor seems to me like theft, and homey don't play dat.
Some communities near me actually have FREE WiFi for everyone! How cool is that?
@dealseekerdude: Not cool for me at all since I don't live near there. lol
Do bears still (profanity) in the woods?
Only when I'm researching something illegal (ie, "How do get rid of a body")
Poor guy. If someone ever suspects him of anything, he's going away for a LONG time.
Maybe, but that's why I've got mine protected.
I have done it when my internet has gone down for a temp basis until I am back up and running.
I left mine unencrypted for awhile because my neighbors are pretty down and out and just got their first computer. They needed to save money for a deposit to get internet so I let them leach off me. I knew they wouldnt understand how to log in with a password since they are technologically challenged. I kept limited users so that only one extra person could be on besides us. Once they got their own net I found that the renters next to me were on my net. I knew it was them because I had access to their files. I tried asking them to stay off unless they asked. They ignored me. I finally blocked it all. They moved two weeks later. I dont mind sharing as long as people ask. Thieves get shut out though.
Oh definitely. My parents got a new router after theirs friend a year or so ago. After a while, they noticed someone who came and sat in his car in the turnabout day after day. Eventually my dad went and asked him what he was doing, and they guy was using "someone's unprotected wifi" which was theirs.
Always want to keep your wifi encrypted. The overly paranoid reasoning is that someone can do something illegal on your network and then boom, red flag is raised against you for something you didn't do. The slightly more rational reason is that more people on your network bogs down your connection.
@dealseekerdude: They tried it here and got shut down. The state apparently didn't want to hurt the cable companies' business. I smell a rat. I mean a lobbyist.
Definitely still common. A couple of my friends have been piggybacking on one of their neighbor's unencrypted wifi since they moved in 3 years ago. And considering the fact that they live in a pretty densely populated area and most people know better than to leave their wifi network open, I'm sure they aren't the only ones who are enjoying the pleasures of a free internet connection at this apparently clueless guy's expense.
@iggz: Not since they've figured out how to use the handles on port-a-potties they don't.
I did till my mom encrypted hers. What nerve. I thought it came with the free rent!
Mine wasn't until the people across the street asked me to do it because although they locked their computer up at 11 p.m. their teenage son was up until all hours evidently using mine. I did encrypt it, but I couldn't help wondering why I had to be the discipline for THEIR kid.
I work at Radio Shack and I get people coming in all the time wanting something to boost the wifi signal they are getting. Upon further quetioning, I figure out they are stealing wifi from a neighbor. I try not to help them after that. I wouldn't want someone stealing my bandwidth. Even worse, stealing my bandwidth to do something illegal.
If you can afford stuff to make the stolen wifi stronger, you can afford your own connection.
Yes, we piggy-backed off a neighbor's open wifi while renting a place short term a few years ago. It was great. Then we moved and set up our own and I left it open for awhile, figured it was good karma to let our neighbors mooch off of us for awhile. Was fine until one weekend my kid reset the modem and I was lazy and didn't fix it right away - until some jack@$$ reset my password and locked me out. LOL! That'll teach me to be nice.
I'm going to ask a naive question, since I just got my wifi set up a few months ago. All I did was follow the instructions on the Netgear router, which said not to change the name ("Netgear), and use the password that was on the unit. I've done both those things. Am I 'encrypted'? I do notice when I'm signing on with a new device I'll get a list of a few other routers. One of my neighbor's has their names listed, so I know whose it is. The other is another "Netgear" with just a different number after it than mine. Should I be doing something more to protect myself? Thanks for any help and sorry to ask a question rather than provide an answer, although I'm sure knowing human nature, if it's possible some people will do it.
For the first 6 months we stole wifi from the leasing office at our apartment complex and it was great, they started shutting it down at 6pm for some reason, I now have my own ISP and I feel like such a grown up!
Most certainly they do. Shortly after my wife and I moved into our apartment a few years ago, we realized we had forgotten to block/lock down our wi-fi. I think we had two people at one point trying to piggy back on ours at one point.
After we initially blocked it, occasionally we would get connection slow downs. My wife (being the comp-sci physics major) found out it was likely the same people trying to hack in our wifi so they could use it again.
I don't and I have an encrypted signal, along with my network's SSID being SKYNET to hopefully ward off anybody who doesn't wanna piss off the Terminators. My aunt leaves hers open though, because she lives in a small town and knows her neighbors well enough to trust them.
@palady: Do you have to enter a password every time you try to log on with a new device? If so, then you're encrypted. If not, then your Wi-fi network is unencrypted. You can fix the problem by going here.
@palady: You can set up your router so that it requires a password to connect. In most cases, that will be enough to keep other people out. There is such thing as WPA-2 encryption and that's better. Even better? Set up your router so it blocks an MAC address that's not listed in your registry. Then your router won't even show up for anyone that isn't listed.
Sometimes. It really depends where you live, according to my experience.
When you live in a neighborhood that consists of only single houses, odds of finding an open WiFi is slim.
When you live in a place like an apartment, odds of finding an open WiFi is greater because almost every unit would probably have a router and you would be in-range to the signal.
It really sucks for the person who forgot to add a password, maybe because of how complicated it may be for the person.
I've piggy-backed to strangers once until they moved out, I still kind of regretted it.
I live near a substation in LA- which means I get lots of little glitches, brownouts, whiteouts and big massive humming things in my electrical service. Many times when this happens my D-link wireless router loses all settings and resets itself to default- which means everybody's welcome. I don't know who Isodora is but she's always the first one in, and she's always working. And yes I live in a mass of apartments, so when my service gets slow I know I gotta reset my router again.
This last time service was out for an hour- with lots of fits and fizzles. My DVR was frazzled (reboot), and I also had to reset the cable modem and the router to get everything, including my phone, to work. By the time I got back from resetting my neighbor's service (it had also tripped his main breaker) Isadora was already downloading.
@captainsuperdawg: Yes, although I think I forgot to set up the computer. I set up some other devices, but then the computer sort of set itself up. I didn't even realize the computer was connecting via airport until I started getting messages periodically about signing in with my password. But then it would just work, even tho' I hadn't signed in. I disconnected the ethernet and it still worked. At any rate, it sounds like I need to make sure the computer is secure. Thanks for the link!
@palady: you are not. go into the router from a hardwired comp (192.168.1.1)
go into security and set up a passphrase.
@capguncowboy: Thank you for the suggestions!
@syninthecity: I'm starting to understand that from reading the replies. Hats off to who asked this question (sorry I can't remember your name right now!). You may have saved me from some real headaches, although I fortunately live in a small neighborhood (houses) and know most of my neighbors well. Doesn't mean much these days, though!
I always leave my network unencrypted. My router is secure, but I don't mind my neighbors piggybacking on me. I set their priority to low, so they don't take too much of my bandwidth, but otherwise I'm happy to let them have at it. I'm a proponent of ubiquitous wireless, and until that's closer to realization, I'll probably keep mine unlocked. Right now I have 34 taggers-on, although most of those are tablets and phones and game systems probably.
I recognize the risks, but judge them to be rather minute. Nobody can get at my signal from the street, and none of my neighbors are like to hack into my private stuff. I don't know what legal precedent exists for unencrypted signals, though. Have their been any cases where the defense was that the signal was unencrypted, and that actually weakened the charge of piracy or whatever? My understanding of the old Napster cases were that the kids doing the downloading were the ones actually sued, not the account holder at the ISP.
I did when I moved into a new place many years ago and I would still do it if I was in a pinch, i.e. geocaching and couldn't get any cell signal!
As a side note any wep or wpa are susceptible to entry. Usually within seconds you can get into a wep secure wifi network. WPA requires a device to transmit as well as your own wifi device to ping the router. It can take about 24 hours to break in. So even if you are WPA/2 protected, which it should be either way, make sure to check your Mac addresses and names to see if every device is yours.
Again I don't recommend ANYONE have an unsecured device, you should MAC filter and WPA2 encrypt. I can go and see everything you do or what you have on your computer if I am on your unsecured router.
Quite a few people share their wifi on purpose and leave it open expressly for others to use.
I've hopped on, browsed shares, and upon finding a telltale mac of a printer - have printed things such as "i printed this from across the street - secure your wifi!"
USUALLY works.
This is akin to leaving your car doors unlocked (for those of us in cities at least) - the victim is as much to blame as the criminal for creating the opportunity - and MORE importantly, the likelihood of non security. The same mentality that had punks peeking in car windows to find the open doors has shifted to networks. With most cars having keyless entry and locking now - the open-door robberies have dropped -with less opportunity, comes fewer opportunists.
IF they leave their network open on purpose, then its a reasonable assumption that its for others to use (or it's a honeypot) - If they've left it open out of ignorance, i rarely allow ignorance as an excuse for anything else in life, why start with computer security? (again, i'm not talking big efforts, but even the slightest attempt)
and for goodness sake - PLEASE change your router login from admin/admin. It's tiring.
A lot of ISP's who provide routers are shipping them with randomly generated usernames/passwords... usually the password for the router matches the wep key, which is already enabled. Not fool proof, but better than nothing. Anyone who intentionally bypasses these obviously wants outsiders on their network - so no need to feel guilty.
The point is that if you can they are too lazy to fix it.
The only way to take care of opportunistic parasites like isadora is to purchase a UPS - if only for your router. Even a small one should have enough stored power to power your router through any glitch.
The victim is NEVER "as much to blame as the criminal for creating the opportunity". Crooks are predators and VICTIMIZERS. They and they alone bear sole blame for their actions. If I forget to lock my car doors I commit no crime - I should not HAVE to lock my doors! The person who enters my vehicle and takes my belongings commits a crime - burglary of a vehicle in Texas - and deserves punishment. Criminals will be criminals whether I provide them an opportunity to commit a criminal act or not. If my oversight provides them with a temptation then it also provides the opportunity to RESIST said temptation and thus grow spiritually.
It is leftist, neo-liberal nonsense that has gotten us into the mess we are in now. The People's Republik of Kalifornia is a shining example of the results of neo-liberal policies.
@rprebel: Ahahahahaha. "Buy your own and it will work great!"
@cyborgbill: You had me...until the second paragraph.
@jha1223: Yeah, that was a lot of fun to watch live. We were going nuts in the chat, LOLs and ROFLs everywhere. That moment, when he realizes what's actually going on with "her" wifi, is priceless.
@cyborgbill: I agree- I need a UPS. I need about three, actually, or just one great big one. This crapola happens enough to justify it- but I keep saying I'm going to move.
And about the leftist Kalifornia folk- it's both. You get far enough leftist or rightist leanings, and you got the same people doing the same thing. In LA we have the Red team actively trying to arrest people with Pringle antennae, open wifi hotspots, or sharing product between apartments. They are very adamant and aggressive about leaning on folk just in case you may be doing a deed that could possibly be able to deny a large corp taking money from you. My ISP sent out notices that it is the account holders that are responsible for all possible violations- even if we had no knowledge of the deed, the law or the violation. Or that their basic install leaves an open hotspot in your name, with no instructions or warnings. I can see five others with just open box defaults from here: I get tempted to fix it for them.
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With my D-links, I've also found that with the newest firmwares the newish Opera and older Mozilla products won't save your settings. You go thru all the motions, it looks good, but no joy happens. Try it: update, reboot, reset the router settings, save and reboot, and then open your router again. Gong! Didn't save. You thought you fixed it. You went back online with your very own open hotspot.
@cyborgbill: Loved your first paragraph, but you lost credibility with your second-paragraph rant. If you think "neo-liberals" believe blame is shared by both victim and perp, you don't know many liberals, neo or otherwise.
Oddly enough, though, my personal observations are that it's the [cough] conservative family-values crowd that is quickest to blame rape victims and gays for being attacked. Some folks hold tight to a significantly different view of who's at fault in property-related crimes as compared to sexual/sexual orientation attacks. But that's a issue for discussion in a different venue, I think.
I do when I download bootleg cams of movies that are still in theaters. No way I am going to jail for that.
@magic cave: the crowd you speak of generally believes that people should use common sense, and that stupid should hurt... Walking around a bad neighborhood waving a stack of 20's around, and then get mugged? Meh, you did something stupid and learned a lesson. They're generally against people who put themselves into bad situations wanting to blame everyone EXCEPT themselves for what happened, and who generally don't accept responsibility for any of their own bad behaviors.
I'm serious ...do they?
You know, I used to keep my wifi signal free, until all of the lawsuits from the RIAA, and
Child porn raids...It's just too friggin risky to leave it unsecured, without some kind of legal cover, which will never happen.


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Ganondorf from Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
The peaceful land of Hyrule is being invaded by peace-hating goth dudes from a parallel universe. Only Link, a horse-breeding yokel, has a sword big and sharp enough to stop them.
What you'd expect ...
The leader of the goth dudes claims he gets his power from his "god." It turns out that this god is actually series regular Ganondorf.
Ganondorf is eager to fight you.
And, when Ganondorf is involved, anyone who's played a Zelda game before knows exactly what to expect. He'll fling a fireball or two at you, which you'll deflect with your sword, and he'll then deflect it back at you, and then this will be repeated until you're considering suicide. At this point, he'll forget to deflect it. Then, it'll hit him, shutting down his entire nervous system, and you can wade in with your sword, delivering cutty, meaty justice until he falls, dead, to the floor and then turns into a giant pig monster. And lo, our prophecies come true.
You kill his pig monster form, then Ganondorf tries to kill you from the comfort of his horse, earning himself another slice of hurt. He then, FINALLY, challenges you to a one-on-one sword battle. Bring it on, bitch: We named our character Rambo. We're ready for the ass kicking to end all ass kickings.
What actually happens ...
The sword duel fails to materialize. Perhaps, Ganondorf is depressed by the death of his horse. Maybe, he's embarrassed that this kid in a fairy hat has thwarted him utterly, or just baffled by the fact that this happens every time he tries to do anything. He probably can't even go to the toilet without fighting his way past some tights-clad Hero Of Stopping Ganondorf Having a Piss.
For whatever reason, Ganondorf's lacking motivation. He trudges around the battlefield like a teenager on the way to an interview for a job he doesn't want. He does, to be fair, swing his sword occasionally, but not in a sword fighting way. It's more like a pointer and he's giving a lecture; ranting, perhaps, about blond bastards in green tunics conspiring against him, to a room full of nervous college students. He manages to spin this out for a good few minutes before being decisively impaled.
Even then, he barely changes his fucking expression! We went into this battle expecting Darth Maul, and what we got was C-3PO.
Krieger from Far Cry Instincts
This Xbox spinoff from the PC game sees Jack Carver (a more fitting name, we feel, would be Jack Ripopenfucktodeathshooter) killing an island full of Bad Guys(tm) using his genetically-implanted beastman powers.
Oh yeah, and his huge guns.
What you'd expect ...
Toward the end of the game, you're taking on fellow beastmen, and it's getting harder and harder, until you eventually fight a man named Crowe, second in command to the evil Krieger.
After you dispatch him, Krieger surrounds himself with beastmen to stop you getting to him. A fight with four beastmen, simultaneously, in a little room, with your health and ammo drained by the face-off with Crowe? You're scared. You don't want to do this. You want to see an alternate ending where Jack Ripopenfucktodeathshooter runs away to his mommy, who dresses him in a little flowery frock, because it's too hard to be a boy. You're reaching over to turn the Xbox off, shaking your head in horror, as Krieger says, "He killed Crowe! He took away your leader! You owe him vengeance!"
What actually happens ...
Krieger's beastmen decide that, since Jack Ripopenfucktodeathshooter killed their leader, he is now the new leader. And, who's been trying to kill their new leader?
Yes, Krieger is one of the legions of evil scientists who end up destroyed by their own creation. If only the poor guy had taken a few minutes to talk to his beastmen, find out how they felt, he might not have suffered such an ignoble fate. Instead, he'd have been shot in the face by Jack Ripopenfucktodeathshooter, which would at least have been over a lot quicker.
Bowser from Super Mario Sunshine
Mario's nemesis, Bowser, has a new, creepy plan to seduce Princess Peach. He creepily convinces his son that Peach is his mother. When given this news, Peach is surprised but doesn't deny it, which is even creepier. Baby Bowser then kidnaps Peach, and the three of them head off for a creepy family reunion in a toxic hot tub in space. Mario has to stop them by cleaning up the brown waste Bowser and son have left in their wake.
What you'd expect ...
After the intense fire-based punishment of the preceding volcano level, you're more than ready for some one-on-one fisticuffs.
You expect, nay demand, a duel of epic proportions. You will settle for nothing less than Mario emerging from this final battle burned and bleeding, but triumphant, with Bowser's severed head in one hand and a swooning Princess Peach in the other, roaring his victory to the gods themselves.
Or, an updated version of those arenas where you swing Bowser around and throw him face first into a bomb would be good, too.
What actually happens...
Bowser's annoyed that Mario has ruined his vacation. He's not annoyed enough to actually get out of his damned hot tub, though. He just sits there, putting up a token resistance.
But he really doesn't give a shit and consequently is not only defeated, but humiliated in front of his son.
You can't really blame him. He's been at this for over 20 years. He must have known from the start that this would happen, and what good has fighting it ever done him?
So, the final battle of Super Mario Sunshine is an uncomfortable farce for all involved. After Mario has smashed Bowser's hot tub (yes, that's how you beat him) Bowser goes plummeting sadly to earth, where he and his son wind up stranded on a desert island. There, Bowser is forced to explain to his son that dinosaur monsters and human women cannot actually mate, Bowser enduring the kind of shame that would destroy any other man.
Bowser's son bravely endures his father's humiliation, and vows to get his own revenge on Mario when he gets older. King Bowser reassures him as the camera pulls back to reveal they are trapped on the island with no means of escape...
...and thus within mere days, Bowser will surely be forced to eat his son, ending his sad royal line forever.


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Taman Mini Indonesia Indah or Beautiful Indonesia in Miniature Park is an extensive culture-based park, the prime showcase of Indonesia's rich cultural and natural diversity located in East Jakarta.
Popularly known as Taman Mini, the core of the Park are 26 exclusive replicas of traditional houses of chieftains found throughout the Indonesian archipelago from Aceh to Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Java and Papua. These are pavilions displaying the history, arts and crafts and traditions of each of the provinces. Built for education and family fun, Taman Miini has large areas for family recreation, a number of flora and fauna parks, various museums, performing theatres, an Imax theatre and accommodation facilities.
To further express Indonesia's tolerance and peaceful coexistence among the different religions in the archipelago here stand in a row the different houses of worship that are still actively used: a mosque, a Hindu temple, a Buddhist temple, a Catholic church and a Protestant church.
Nearby is a large lake with islands in the shapes of the original Indonesian archipelago. From the sky lift that passes over the lake visitors can see clearly the entire map of Indonesia in the lake.
Taman Mini is the brainchild of the late Ibu Tien Soeharto, former Indonesian First Lady. Construction of Taman Mini began in 1971 and it was officially inaugurated on April 20, 1975.
The Park has as chief mission the preservation and development of the various Indonesian cultures as a media to strengthen the nation's unity and integrity and to instill these values especially in the young generation.
For visitors who have little time to explore the Indonesian islands, Taman Mini is a good introduction to what this country has to offer in diversity and culture. During weekends and holidays Taman Mini is an ideal theme park for families to become more acquainted with other regional cultures.
For detailed information visit: www.tamanmini.com
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Within the Taman Mini complex itself is the Desa Wisata, or Tourist village. Here are meeting facilities, rooms and cottages for better privacy.
A youth hostel called Graha Wisata Remaja is ideal young people and backpackers. It is within walking distance to small restaurants, cable car station, pool, and several museums. The bus terminal is nearby from where shuttle cars buses will take you to other attraction within the park.
Of course you can stay anywhere at any of Jakarta's many hotels, since Taman Mini is only within one hour from the city.
• Taman Mini is huge, consisting of more than 100 hectares of land. If you don't have much time, join a tour. That way, you'll save money and time. (You'll get a discount if you travel in a group).
• If you want to explore this site fully, it is best that you spend the night within this huge complex.
Taman Mini has various types of transportation to take you through and around these extensive grounds. They include the Aeromovel fast train, a Sky lift, and shuttle buses.
Taman Mini is about 25 kilometers from Central Jakarta or some five kilometers from the Halim Perdana Kusuma airport reachable via the Jakarta toll road. It is reachable by public transportation or taxi. Rent a car for a more comfortable journey.
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Messiah: I'm too
far behind in the polls principled to wear an American flag pin
posted at 5:55 pm on October 4, 2007 by Allahpundit
All hail our moral superior, who for the second time in as many weeks dresses up a cynical political gesture in the rhetoric of high ideals and "change." He was too gutless to take sides when the senate voted to condemn MoveOn's ad, claiming that a serious statesman can't be bothered with such meaningless grandstanding — after he voted on Boxer's "we respect the troops" resolution the same day. Now, at last, his long wait for some reporter to ask him why he doesn't wear a flag pin is at an end, giving him a chance to flatter the moral vanity of the left by rolling out a pat story about how "true patriotism" means being anti-war and nonconformist and just real conscientious-like about vital social issues 'n stuff.
"You know, the truth is that right after 9/11, I had a pin," Obama said. "Shortly after 9/11, particularly because as we're talking about the Iraq War, that became a substitute for I think true patriotism, which is speaking out on issues that are of importance to our national security, I decided I won't wear that pin on my chest.
"Instead," he said, "I'm going to try to tell the American people what I believe will make this country great, and hopefully that will be a testimony to my patriotism."
In other words, rather than simply say "I don't want to trivialize my patriotism by wearing it as a fashion accessory," he reiterates that he does wear it as a fashion accessory. The empty space where the pin would be is the accessory, and clearly noticeable enough that a reporter would ask him about it unprompted. Even dopier, by not wearing the pin, he's basically ceding the iconography of the flag to war supporters. The smart thing would be to wear it and declare that it's every bit as patriotic on a war opponent as anyone else.
Although that wouldn't be true in every case, now would it?
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Grohe 27285000 Starlight Chrome Rainshower F 10" Rain Shower Head with DreamSpray Technology - 2.5 GPM
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- Shower Head Width: 10"
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- Flow Rate: 2.5 GPM (gallons-per-minute)
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- DreamSpray: The exceptional quality, precision and sheer number of internal parts set these Grohe showers apart from the competition. This unique design distributes the same amount of water to each and every nozzle, resulting in an even spray. So whatever spray pattern suits your mood, it is guaranteed that it will be an all-around exhilarating experience.
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At Grohe design goes deeper than just aesthetic trappings. It is a quality feature and is targeted toward the perfect synthesis of form and function. The result is joyous experience you have every time you use one of their products. Grohe subscribes to a straight forward and consumer-centric design philosophy; grounded in the belief that good design must transcend form and function to create an emotional bond with its users. With a reputation built on performance and longevity, Grohe products are sure to surprise and delight users with every interaction for years of unsurpassed performance. With Grohe's specialist knowledge it is second to none as they continue to push boundaries, challenge pre-conceptions and create new and exciting ways for their customers to enjoy water.
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The Grohe 27 285 rain shower head is 10" square. It can be used in a steam shower.
Can this be installed in a steam shower? What is the size of head?
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The Grohe 27 285 is meant to attach to a ceiling shower arm, However im sure your installer could customize it to be flush.
Can this be flush mounted to the ceiling?
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Rutgers's 'Big' Moment
As the Big Ten Conference announced the addition of the University of Maryland on Monday, Rutgers University was widely expected to be the next to join the sprawling, Midwest-based athletic league. The school scheduled a press conference for Tuesday afternoon in what should confirm that speculation.
The potential move—which would represent a big step up in competition for the area's only major-college football program—could improve the Rutgers athletic department's sagging finances and boost the school's profile.
"Moving to the Big Ten was always a major goal at Rutgers, because it basically got the school into the league that would have drawing capacity at the stadium," said George Zoffinger, a member of Rutgers's board of governors from 2005 to 2011. "If the rumors are correct, this is a very good thing."
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Officials at Rutgers, the Big Ten and the Big East Conference declined to comment.
Rutgers, since 1991 a member of the Big East, has needed large university subsidies—among the highest in the nation—to plug athletic-department shortfalls. Rutgers also took on significant debt to fund a recent $102 million stadium expansion despite struggling to sell out its games.
The Big Ten, by contrast, boasts massive fan followings for some of the nation's largest and most prestigious universities. It also commands far larger annual broadcast-rights fees than the Big East and offers a long history of stability: Only the University of Chicago has left the Big Ten, when the school discontinued football in the 1940s.
The Big East has repeatedly lost members in recent years, as schools left for conferences with higher revenues and stronger contracts with lucrative postseason bowl games.
"Clearly the conference strength of the Big Ten is significantly better at this point than what the Big East Conference is in football," said Michael Veley, director and chair of the department of sport management at Syracuse University. "I also think that Rutgers being a state university aligns itself well with the Big Ten."
In Rutgers, the Big Ten would gain a foothold in the coveted New York TV market, potentially increasing the millions of dollars it already commands annually in broadcast rights. The value for properties such as the conference-operated Big Ten Network increases with the number of viewers.
The Big East requires a $10 million exit fee and a 27-month waiting period to leave, but recent conference jumps have shown that such barriers are negotiable.
The bigger questions are whether Rutgers's historically underwhelming football team can compete in the Big Ten (although the Scarlet Knights are 9-1 and in the running for the Big East championship), and whether New York-area fans—long known for being obsessed with pro sports—will ever care about college football.
Zoffinger said the Big Ten's teams are more attractive as opponents and will help sell tickets. "People will come out of the city for Michigan, Ohio State and Penn State as opposed to West Virginia or UConn," he said. "If you take a look at the schedule the last couple of years, you can see why people don't want to purchase tickets."
Mark Killingsworth, a Rutgers professor and critic of the athletic department's deficits, praised athletic director Tim Pernetti for effectively positioning Rutgers to join the Big Ten. But Killingsworth cautioned that it was "wildly optimistic" to think that joining the Big Ten would be certain to end Rutgers' financial challenges in athletics.
"Yes, there may be a lot of new media revenue, but there may also be a lot of new expenditures," Killingsworth said. "To compete with the big boys—Urban Meyer's Ohio State and Brady Hoke's Michigan, for example—Rutgers is going to need new and more expensive coaches, staff, facilities, recruiting and so on."
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Best Educational Apps for Kids of All Ages
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This dino-themed game teaches children about financial concepts, time management, and multi-tasking. Players must manage their own dinosaur theme park, making constant decisions about how much popcorn to pop, how to pay for staff and repairs, and how to save for a rainy day. Kids will learn a few facts about their favorite dinosaurs, too. Common Sense Media selected this app as an Editors' Pick.
Ages 7 & up
$1.99 for iPad


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Pap Smear Recommendations
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Last Modified: January 7, 2004
Within the past 2 years, the American Cancer Society issued new recommendations for cervical cancer screening. These recommendations were reviewed and endorsed by the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists and the Gynecologic Cancer Foundation as well. The newer guidelines represent some important changes from the past recommendations, particularly in regards to how frequently a woman needs to be tested. Women should keep in mind that having a pelvic examination is not the same thing as having a Pap test to screen for cervical cancer. A pelvic examination where a physician evaluates the pelvic organs (such as the vulva, vagina, cervix, uterus and ovaries) is part of routine health care for women and is recommended on a yearly basis. Cervical cancer screening may be performed before a pelvic examination at the same office visit, but is not the same thing.
When should I start getting tested for cervical cancer?
Women are advised to begin Pap testing either three years after the onset of vaginal intercourse, or at the age of 21, whichever comes first. It is important to note that Pap testing is only one part of comprehensive gynecologic care. Any adolescent who is currently sexually active or contemplating sexual activity should seek gynecologic care and be provided appropriate preventative health care, contraception counseling, as well as screening and treatment for sexually transmitted disease.
How often do I need to be tested for cervical cancer?
After the initiation of cervical cancer screening, women should continue to undergo testing with either a conventional Pap smear every year, or a liquid-based Pap test (such as Thin Prep) every 2 years. At or after the age of 30, women who have had 3 consecutive normal tests may then have screening extended to once every 2 to 3 years. An important exception to this recommendation is for women who are at higher risk of cervical cancer-such as women exposed to DES in utero, or those who are HIV positive or immunocompromised for another reason.
Some laboratories may offer human papilloma virus (HPV) DNA testing that may be done at the same time as a Pap test. Currently, HPV testing is only indicated in cases when the Pap test shows "atypical cells of undetermined significance" or ASCUS. In this case, when additional testing shows the presence of high risk HPV, patients should undergo colposcopy for further evaluation. Patients with the diagnosis of ASCUS who test negative for high risk HPV may be followed with another Pap test in approximately 6 months.
Is there a time when I can stop getting tested for cervical cancer?
Under the new guidelines, women may decide to stop getting Pap tests when they have met all the following criteria:
- age 70 or older
- three consecutive normal Pap tests in the last 10 years
- no abnormal Pap tests in the last 10 years
- no history of in utero exposure to DES, or immunocompromise (including HIV positivity).
Every patient should discuss the decision to stop getting routine screening for cervical cancer with their physician to evaluate the risk and benefits of testing. Women who are at increased risk for cervical cancer (in utero exposure to DES, or immunocompromised status) should continue screening as long as they are in reasonably good health. Until more studies are done, women who have tested positive for HPV should also continue screening at the discretion of their physician. The new recommendations state that women with life-threatening illnesses may forego testing for cervical cancer.
Do I need to be tested for cervical cancer if I have had a hysterectomy?
If the entire cervix has been removed, and if the hysterectomy was performed for benign reasons, routine Pap testing of the vagina is not necessary. It is important for physicians and patients to review pathology reports and medical history to make certain that the entire cervix was removed and that the hysterectomy was performed for benign reasons. The presence of CIN2 or 3 (moderate or severe dysplasia) is NOT considered to be a benign reason for surgery.
For those women who have had a hysterectomy, the following still require Pap testing:
- any woman who has had a subtotal (or supracervical) hysterectomy
- hysterectomy was performed for gynecologic cancer
- hysterectomy was performed with the presence of CIN 2 or 3
- it is not possible to confirm the absence of CIN 2 or 3 prior to hysterectomy
- women exposed to DES in utero.


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I have been watching Spider Man movies from the start. The recent movie I watched was The Amazing Spider Man.
But the difference I found in this movie and the last one was that, in this movie the spider man did not have his natural power to generate and shoot web. Instead of it he creates a wrist gadget to shoot web.
I would like to know if there is some logic of the producers behind this.


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So I just bought a Mac Mini. Hooked it up to my TV and installed Boxee, Plex (kinda just using boxee tho), and EyeTV.
These are all cool, but I was wondering what else I can do! It's a powerful little machine, so it'd be interesting to know what other functions people use it for.
Any suggestions & ideas are much appreciated!


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Eating Out
Busy summer days mean you don't always have time to cook dinner at home. The next time you eat out as a family, use it as a math lesson. Ask your child to figure out the tip, and play a guessing game to see how much you think the bill will come to. These little games will help work on her addition, percentage, and money-counting skills.
Not only is eating out a good math lesson — it's a great way to spend time together as a family, too.
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With nothing else but repeats on on Thursdays during the summer, I decided to give Burn Notice a try. The "Pilot" episode was awesome -- fast-paced witty dialog, interesting characters, and a great plot. And after that episode, I was hooked. Each episode combines humor and action in a way that is unlike any other show on television. Read more
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With the new season of Burn Notice in full swing, it seems like Mike is in hot water with the CIA since the death of Max, his old CIA handler. However, with Agent Pearce on the investigation, Michael seems to have this under wraps with no problems at all. There is one problem though. Agent Pearce doesn't give up that eaily. There are many different actions that Michael is going to have to take to avoid this woman's radar. Luckily, his friends Sam, Fiona and Jesse are there to save his skin while he tries to uncover the person or people who framed him for the murder of Max. This season has proven that Burn Notice isn't going anywhere anytime soon. This is often the top of discussion because of the sudden twists and thrills. Read more
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A report of a suspicious person led authorities to the scene of an injury accident Saturday in Leavenworth County, according to a report from the Sheriff's Office.
The accident was reported shortly after 6 a.m. Saturday. But it's believed the accident occurred around 2 a.m. Saturday on U.S. 24-40 north of Honey Creek.
Deputies initially were called to the Paradise mobile home park near Tonganoxie for the report of a suspicious person. Authorities made contact with the person, Vincent E. Hunter Jr., 22, Kansas City, Kan., according to the report.
Based on the conversion, authorities believe Hunter was the driver of the accident. And deputies went to the scene of the crash.
Undersheriff Jim Sherley said the passenger, Brandon T. Mills, 22, Kansas City, Kan., was still seat-belted in the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Hunter was transported to the University of Kansas Hospital, Kansas City, Kan. Sherley said the driver's injuries were not extensive.
Sherley said blood was drawn from the driver to check for intoxication.
The undersheriff said it appears the vehicle, a 2000 Toyota Camry, had gone off the road, and the driver overcorrected. The car went of the road again, vaulted and overturned.
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This half-day public conference, organized by the Columbia Center for Gender & Sexuality Law, will highlight lessons learned through the successful, multifaceted challenge to the federal Defense of Marriage Act and explore how those lessons might apply in ongoing gender and sexuality law work on marriage equality and reproductive rights. Two morning panels on advocacy in action will be followed by a lunchtime conversation with Edie Windsor, whose lawsuit led the US Supreme Court to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act last June.
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text: Roses always seem to give people trouble when they try to draw them. As with everything art, the easiest way to learn how to create anything is by sketching it. This tutorial will definitely give you helpful tips and tricks on "how to sketch a a rose". It's good to get yourself familiar with drawing the basic essentials of a rose. You'll need to prepare yourself with a few essential tools that's needed for quickly sketching something. Now, here is how I tackle sketching roses.