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Author Chabon's Book Reviews
Gentlemen of the Road
Two men from opposite ends of the globe, united by their common Jewish faith and a knack for parting fools from their gold, find their low-key bandit lifestyle upended when they get sucked into a civil war for the throne of Khazaria, the last (and only) Jewish kingdom of the Middle Ages. Tall and blond, Zelikman is a Frankish physician in self-imposed exile from his homeland after witnessing his family murdered in an anti-Jewish uprising. Amram is an eno...
Telegraph Avenue
Archy Stallings owns a record store with his best friend Nat. They like to collect old vinyl funk and they play in a funk band together. Enjoying their lives as small business owners, their lives are soon thrown into disarray as the gigantic Dogpile megastore sets to open near them and threatens to run them out of business. They must fight for the survival of the business, and life, they love, in the face of a threateningly huge corporation. ...
The Amazing Adventures of Kalvalier and Clay
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay is about two cousins, Josef Kavalier (Joe) and Sam Klayman (Sam Clay), who go into the comic book business hoping to make their �big break� and earn some money. Drawing is their passion and they write and create characters based on their own lives. By the end, they've produced many, best-selling, heroes, such as the Escapist, The Monitor and Luna Moth. They meet Rosa Saks, who also goes into the business, and b...
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay
To say that Josef Kavalier - Jewish refugee, novice escapist, artistic prodigy and vicarious proponent of truth and justice - led a remarkable life understates the intensity of Michael Chabon's main character. Upon escaping Nazi persecution and meeting his cousin Sam Clay (also artistically gifted), Joe finds love and inspiration in New York City and launches a blend of pulpy nonsense and high social commentary via his comic book hero the Escapist. ...
Chabon booklist
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh
Art Bechstein can't escape the scrutiny of his father, a mafia accountant, can't seem to sustain a relationship with his girlfriend, and can't shake a growing attraction to his new friend Arthur. Things get even worse when another of his new acquaintances starts to see Art as the key to the big time in his father's crime syndicate. ...
The Yiddish Policemen's Union
The Yiddish Policeman's Union is set in a fictional colony of Jewish immigrants that set up their own state in Alaska following WWII. The colony's time of self rule is almost up and it will soon become part of Alaska again. The main character, Meyer, is a divorced detective living in a derelict hotel. Another man living in the hotel is killed and Meyer sets out to solve the mystery along with his cousin, Berko, who is his detective partner. His ex wife, ...
Wonder Boys
Michael Chabon's outrageous novel Wonder Boys is about the weird and absurd world of writers. Professor and author Grady Tripp is a spaced out pothead blundering his way through life, like a fast moving powerboat motoring into port casting a wake that disturbs everyone and everything it passes. His link to two men in particular is the background for the lost weekend that changes his life forever. Terry Crabtree, Tripp's long-time editor and friend...


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Report: Talent management company sues Rick Ross
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A tour management company is accusing Rick Ross of not paying them $171,000. According to Law360.com, Total Access Talent Inc. has filed a lawsuit against the rapper in a Miami, Florida courtroom for allegedly not holding up his end of a contract.
Ross supposedly hired Total Access Talent to organize a tour for himself and other Maybach Music Group artists late last year. Apparently, part of the deal entailed that the company would be paid ten percent commission from the tour's earnings. After the company arranged the tour dates, Ross supposedly cut ties with Total Access Talent and refused to pay them $171,000 in commission.
Rick Ross and Total Access Talent Inc. have reportedly worked together since 2004. Because of their history together, the contract in question was not written down. Instead, Total Access Talent admits the agreement was completely verbal.
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Finally! We have scheduled the vBulletin upgrade for 4pm this Sunday PST and estimate 4 hours downtime. Apologies for the inconvenience but we'll be back all shiny and new.
Don't tell me you forgot to clean your browser cache!
Upgrade hasn't happened yet, it will start in three hours. Patience people
How did the upgrade yesterday go? The forum still looks the same.
I thought you kiwis lived in the future. So "upgrade on Sunday" I figured woulda hit me on Saturday or something.
It must be Monday there already! Ha ha, I still get to enjoy my Sunday and sleeeeeeeep and you're all a-workin' Monday blues...
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Let us know when it is official. Before a Full Moon I hope something doesn't go sour. It's Sunday here.
That's Sunday 4PM Pacific Standard Time.
Sarah said four hours from now, an hour ago. That means we have three more to go.
We kick off in 4 hours from now.
Yeah - how cool is autosave?!
I run off time goes too fast....odd.
http://everytimezone.com/ and http://www.worldtimezone.com/
I was kinda counting on Featured to bring stuff from sections most don't visit up to the general population's attention.
I don't want to replicate this post, but I feel totally the same... I liked the old layout (and usability) much more for the same reasons... I agree that we always have to improve things, but I also think we should not change things that DO WORK. Hope I'll get used to the new layout a.s.a.p. and that some usability-improvements are also on their way.
Is this the feedback thread now?It's great. Take a wee bit of getting used to, but it's much cleaner and seems markedly faster.
I gotta fish for a criticism here...A-ha; the "flag post" rollover image didn't get onLoaded properly or something...
Looking forward to it !
Both the "Featured Posts" and left-side menu that you refer to were plugins that don't work in vBulletin 4 so need to be rewritten. Due to the urgent nature of the upgrade we decided to go ahead without them. We'll definitely do something about the menu but I'm still thinking on the featured posts.
Be be 100% honest I don't think the layout is as efficient or functional as it was before. I have to scroll way more now to get to the forum I want, when before the tree menu on the left was a quick couple of clicks at most to get where I want.
It's good that the theme matches the rest of the site, but the size and font plus fixed column layout make everything seem more squashed, in my opinion.
I could see how this layout would be more functional for different types of user agents, but as a standard layout not as good as before.
Also, there seems to be some weird word-wrap thing going on with this text box, and where are highlighted discussions? That was a great feature, I hope it makes it back, or maybe I just missed it in this layout.
Colour scheme is nice.
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It's nice - I like it. Only thing is that I tried logging in on the boxes at the top, and was told incorrect information, tried again on the 'login' page and it worked. Same details were used both times as it was autotyped from my password manager!
Oh, and the favicon hasn't changed still...
Sorry about that guys - what about now?


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Late last week, Pastor Ken Hutcherson spoke out and made a rather surprising claim: he wrote that he is the "gayest man [he] know[s]."
This, of course, brought on a bit of controversy. His closest friends, including his wife and kids, all knew this about him, apparently. What he meant, however, was not what I expected. Continue reading Reclaiming 'Gay' and Rainbows


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Impressively, the Lions tallied 15 total wins between the two squads.
The men posted a 7-3 combined record between singles and doubles, while the women went an astounding 8-3.
For the women, Laura Kemkes posted the Lions initial win as she blew past Rollins' Mariana Salvador in straight sets, 6-4, 6-1. The sophomore advances to take on West Florida's Andrea Berkova on Friday at 8:30 a.m.
Selma Hidass followed with a consecutive set, 7-6, 6-1, win over Rollins' Callie Whitlock. She will be matched-up with Lynn's Iona Ivan on Friday at 10:00 a.m.
Maria Benkirane split for the Lions as she clipped Palm Beach Atlantic's Victoria Baca, 6-4, 2-6, 10-8, before being overturned by Valdosta State's Alina Nagel in straight sets.
Adrianna Daszkiewicz fell, 6-2, 6-1 to Lynn's Sabine Krause, but newcomer Emily Singleton out her best foot forward as she upset Lynn's Roxana Alexandru in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4. The junior is now scheduled to play Florida Tech's Kristina Huba on Friday at 8:30 a.m.
Jeanette McDonald added her name to the win column as she defeated Barry's Elizabeth Vargas in consecutive sets, 7-5, 6-4. She will take on Lynn's Ana Kriz on Friday at 10:00 a.m.
Phoebe DiLeo made quick work of West Alabama's Courtney McDonald winning, 6-2, 6-0. DiLeo now awaits a 10:00 a.m. match with Nova Southeastern's Dominique Wimmer on Friday.
On the doubles side, the Lions tandem of Benkirane and DiLeo easily defeated West Alabama's Natalia Cardenas, 8-2. The pair awaits the West Florida team of Shelia Smiley and Mariana Sonnervig. After Deszkiewicz and McDonald dropped a heartbreaker to Barry's Cristina Valledares and Caroline Wendling, 8-6, the Lions' final group of Kemkes and Singleton bounced the New Orleans tandem of Kristina Martic and Marta Sans, 8-3. The Lions' duo awaits the Rollins' pair of Ashley Rosenberg and Marianna Salvador in Friday afternoon's winner's bracket.
On the evening, Head Coach James Bryce stated, "It was great to get back on the court and watch the women compete again. We got off to a good start and have 5 girls in the main draw still. I'm particularly happy for Phoebe DiLeo, Emily Singleton, and Maria Benkirane for getting their first wins in a Lions' uniform."
The women will return to the court Friday, September 23, when they take part in second round and backdraw action from the Valdosta State Tennis Facility. For the latest news, information, and updates on both the women's tennis teams, visit SaintLeoLions.com.


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The Francis Marion University Board of Trustees will hold its quarterly meeting at 11:30 a.m. Friday, March 1, in the Hendrick Room of Ervin Dining Hall.
The trustees will consider a resolution approving the Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering Degree Program. They will also hear reports from their standing committees and from FMU President Dr. Fred Carter.
Committee meetings will be held earlier in the day Friday at Ervin Dining Hall. The Executive Affairs Committee will meet at 8:30 a.m. in the Hendrick Room, followed by a 9:30 a.m. meeting of the Financial Affairs and Facilities Committee. The Academic Affairs and Accreditation Committee also will meet at 9:30 a.m. in the Palmetto Room in Ervin Dining Hall. At 10:30 a.m., the Development and Alumni Committee will meet in the Hendrick Room, while the Student Affairs and Athletics Committee meet in the Palmetto Room. The unveiling of the Doug Smith Statue will be held in the Rotunda of Stokes Administration Building following the board meeting, in honor of the University's first president.


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If VirtualBox is trying to force a 'umount', then the Guest Additions ISO image is presumably already mounted, and you are trying to unmount it.
In a terminal, type 'mount', and you should see something along the lines of '/dev/hdc on /mnt/cdrom type iso9660 (ro)'. If you don't see something like that, then type the following to install the VirtualBox Guest Additions:Code:mkdir /mnt/cdrom && mount /dev/cdrom3 /mnt/cdrom && /mnt/cdrom/autorun.sh'


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Joan D. Vinge Message Board
Talk about the novels, new and used books that Vinge has written!
Author Vinge's Book Reviews
Tor, Dec 2002, 14.95, 352 pp. ISBN: 0765303418 Though an orphan street punk, Cat used his psionic abilities to save the galaxy from a peer (see PSION), but his reputation formed that has traveled light years to earth. When someone tries to kill Lady taMing, head of the wealthy and powerful family that runs Centaur Transport, her supporters abduct Cat to provide psionic protection to her. His kidnappers drug Cat, so that the half-breed cannot u...
Cat is a half-alien street kid and petty criminal who experiences racism. He does not remember his family, and he does not know of his alien heritage, or why it is that people discriminate against him. He is found by law enforcement and detained to be used in slave labor. However, because of his alien heritage, he gets an opportunity to instead volunteer himself at a center for psionic research. Although he doesn't think he has psionic powers, he agrees....
Tangled Up in Blue
Ving tells us a gripping story of corruption, murder and intrigue that threatens a interstellar civilization! Hegemonic cop, Nyx Laistree and his partners are vigilante cops who destroy property of criminals who are above the law but one of their raidsgo wrong and they are all killed except for Tree who loses his memory in the attack. He is suspended from the force and must try to figure out what happen that night.Tree only allies are by-the book sergean...
The Snow Queen
Arienrohd, the queen, has herself cloned in a plot to avoid her own ritual sacrifice at the end of her reign. Circumstance and her daughter's unique abilities cause her plots to veer into unexpected directions, and the betrayals of herself and others complicate matters further, as she also tries to keep the government of the greater galaxy from denying her world sophisticated technology....
Vinge booklist
The Summer Queen
Tor, May 2003, 17.95, 671 pp. ISBN: 0765304465 The Winter clan's century and a half reign over Tiamat is ended and now its Summer's time to rule with Moon as the leader. Moon, vowing a different economic path through technology, has ended the harvesting of the Mers whose blood was the cash crop sellable commodity, providing off world longevity to clients. The Hegemony also has left the planet. Moon's former lover, Gundhalinu, attempts to sav...


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By the Navy News Service:
On this day, 30 December, in U.S. Naval History:
1941 - Admiral Ernest J. King assumes duty as Commander in Chief, United States Fleet.
Working in a dimly lit engine room can be unpleasant and even unsafe. DuraLed Engine Room & Utility Lighting from Hella marine brightens work areas with an ultra-wide spread of crisp white light.
ClassNK Issues First Ever Statement of Fact for Tier III NOx Emissions for an SCR-equipped Diesel Engine.
ClassNK announced today that it had awarded its first
Public Hearings scheduled for Central and Western Gulf of Mexico Lease Sales.
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has completed a draft environmental impact
December marked the 10th anniversary of the U.S. Coast Guard's formal entry into the national intelligence community, although many had long perceived the Coast Guard as a de facto member.
Germanischer Lloyd (GL) has appointed Mr Christian Freiherr von Oldershausen to the newly created position of Senior Vice President Global Sales.
In his new position,
Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M) through its subsidiaries, Keppel Singmarine Pte Ltd (Keppel Singmarine) and Keppel Verolme BV (Keppel Verolme), has secured
Aker Solutions has been awarded a job by Statoil for the engineering, procurement and construction of a subsea production system for the Svalin project on the Norwegian continental shelf.
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has issued guidance to oil and gas companies operating
Eastern Shipbuilding Group has announced the delivery of the HARVEY SUPPORTER, the first of three (3) 292 ft. Tiger Shark Class Offshore Support Vessels for Harvey Gulf International Marine, LLC.
Over the past year a number of Asian companies and government agencies have acquired underwater search equipment to aid in the location of lost objects and assist in performing survey operations.
Following comprehensive trials, Det Norske Veritas (DNV) has approved ChartWorld GmbH's "Pay as You Sail" (PAYS) service to PRIMAR RENC guidelines. The new service,
According to a report on http://www.todayszaman.com, a ferry running between İstanbul's Yenikapı port and Güzelyalı, Bursa, collided with a RoRo ship in the Sea of Marmara on Monday,
According to a report in The Moscow Times, the captain of a vessel that passed by the sinking Bulgaria cruise ship without stopping to help rescue drowning passengers was fined $4,
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has agreed with L&T Shipbuilding Limited (LTSB), the shipbuilding arm of India's Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T), under which
SNEPCo confirmed the oil leak from the Bonga facility off the coast of Nigeria has largely dispersed. The news comes five days after less than 40,000 barrels of
Statoil and its partners are considering developing the Skrugard discovery in the Barents Sea by means of a floating production unit with the additional capacity
According to a report posted on http://en.ria.ru, at least three were found dead after a Cambodia-flagged ship sank in the La Perouse Strait, an international waterway
According to a report from AP via Xinhua, Iran's navy has begun a 10-day drill in international waters near the strategic oil route that passes through the Strait of Hormuz.
According to a Reuters report, Seoul shares edged down the day after Christmas as holiday celebrations from a string of positive U.S. data were cut short by lingering


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Intel actively contributes to standards because they are important to our business in many ways: enabling global supply chains, delivering interoperable solutions to markets, and supporting investments in innovations on widely adopted technologies.
Intel's business is global—providing leading technology products and solutions to address the needs of worldwide customers and bringing to markets the latest advancements of technology innovations. Standards are a foundation for Intel business objectives in supporting interoperable ecosystems, delivering high-quality and cost-efficient solutions as well as contributing to important global issues.
Voluntary industry-led technology standards have been a fundamental factor in the growth of all modern industries. Technology standards facilitate interoperability, enabling Intel and ecosystem partners to provide customers choice for products and services which are both compatible and have innovative features. Intel incorporates technology standards into our hardware and software products to support our customers' platforms ranging from notebooks, mobile devices to data servers and new market platforms which also build on standards. As an example of the important role of standards in technology platforms, a research paper (PDF) concluded that the typical notebook computer is built on over 500 standards.
Intel participates in over 250 standards and industry groups worldwide including industry alliances, regional standards organizations, international industry standards groups and formal international standards bodies. Intel employees participate in open participation standards organizations as technical experts and in leadership roles. They work together with industry stakeholders to develop standards which address global market needs for a broad range of applications including: wireless communication, data networking, cloud computing, server/storage systems, multimedia, IoT systems, etc. Examples of industry-led organizations include: IEEE, IETF, W3C, and USB-IF. Intel is also an active contributor in regional and formal international standards organizations including: CCSA, ETSI, CENELEC, IEC, ISO/IEC JTC1, and ITU.
In addition to technology standards, Intel contributes to the development and adoption of many other standards which support Intel business objectives. These include standards that address global environment issues, best practices for corporate governance and business operation as well as customer product safety.
We live in an increasingly interconnected world, a world that seems to be shrinking as technology binds us closer together. Technology happens on a global scale—it spans (and sometimes ignores) national boundaries. Much content, whether news, movies or music, is created for a global audience and enjoyed worldwide. Technology products, such as smartphones and computers, are expected by users to work in almost any part of the world. New services, such as cloud computing or social media, are offered to individuals and entities worldwide.
Industry has organized itself to develop products using global supply chains. The most sophisticated and advanced consumer products are created through collaborative efforts by companies and their employees spread across many different countries.
In this environment, global standards (also known as international standards) have never been more important. What are global standards? The Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) says that global standards respond to the need of global markets. They are adopted and implemented around the world on a voluntary basis. And they are products of standardization processes that are consensus based, transparent and industry led, with participation open to any interested party. In the third triennial review of the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade, the World Trade Organization has defined six criteria for International Standards Development Organizations: transparency, openness, impartiality and consensus, effectiveness and relevance, coherence, and development dimension. These definitions make it clear that a broad range of organizations develop global or international standards.
Considering the importance of global standards to technology users and producers, it is incumbent upon industry, governments, and individuals to turn their attention toward developing and using the best global standards possible. By embracing global standards, all stakeholders can promote competition, minimize barriers to trade, and encourage innovation with broad benefits for the world's population.
The high-technology industry today faces a grave threat from patent owners that make industry-wide commitments to license their patents on fair, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory (FRAND) terms but later renege on their promises. This form of patent abuse threatens to upend a standards system that has played a great role in promoting innovation in high technology. Abuses of FRAND commitments are now imposing substantial costs on the industry, and pose a significant risk to competition, innovation, consumer welfare and economic progress.
Cooperative standard-setting has played a critical role in promoting innovation. The joint development of standards allows products from different manufacturers to work and communicate with one another. Standards protect both manufacturers and consumers from the risk that their products will be incompatible with other manufacturers' products. This assurance of compatibility, in turn, promotes investment in standards-compliant products and results in greater innovation and more competition. These benefits of standard-setting reflect the ability of manufacturing companies to rely on patent holders' commitments to license on FRAND terms the patents that must be practiced to comply with industry standards, known as standard-essential patents (SEPs). The assurance of obtaining licenses on FRAND terms, like the assurance of compatibility, reduces the risk of investing in standards-compliant products, and thereby promotes their development, manufacture and sale. The continued success of this system thus depends on the ability of standard implementers to rely on these licensing commitments that ensure fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory terms. The recent and ongoing wave of breaches of FRAND commitments poses a vital threat to this system by increasing the cost of making, selling, and using standards-compliant products.
Standard-setting organizations (SSOs) have developed FRAND commitments to prevent SEP holders from exploiting the unearned market power that they otherwise would gain as a consequence of the adoption of a standard by ensuring that royalties and other terms in SEP licenses will be fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory. The FRAND commitment is an industry-devised solution to prevent SEP holders from exploiting standard implementers after patented technologies are incorporated into standards and manufacturers are compelled to use them to maintain product compatibility. In particular, in exchange for constraints on the commercial exploitation of patents for which a commercial market might not have existed absent the standard, SEP holders that make FRAND commitments gain the ability to obtain reasonable royalties from a large body of standard implementers. Without the constraint of a FRAND commitment, SEP holders would have the same power as a monopolist that faces no competition.
Intel participates in a wide range of standard-setting organizations (SSOs) to advance industry-wide growth and technology development.
Consistent with its participation in SSOs, Intel may voluntarily commit to license its patents that are "essential" for compliance with a standard on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND or RAND) terms. Intel sees FRAND licensing as requiring a balanced approach that respects intellectual property rights while promoting key benefits of standard setting such as economic feasibility and widespread adoption of the standard. Intel understands FRAND commitments have at least the following implications:
1. a commitment to license every user or implementer of the relevant standard, and such license may not be conditioned on licensing patents that are not essential for that standard;
2. injunctions and other exclusionary remedies should not be available on FRAND committed patents except in limited circumstances;
3. a FRAND royalty should reflect a number of factors including a royalty based on the smallest salable unit that practices the standard, the technical value of the patented technology compared to alternatives available during the standard-setting process, and the overall royalty that could reasonably be charged for all patents essential to the standard; and
4. FRAND commitments follow the transfer of a patent to subsequent owners.
In negotiating FRAND terms, Intel expects its prospective contracting parties to agree to a balanced approach that includes these principles. For example, a balanced approach does not include consideration of non-representative licenses, licenses that are a product of unacceptable coercion, or that contain non-FRAND terms.
Intel has also filed public commentaries that describe these FRAND principles.
If you are interested in inquiring about a patent license from Intel, please contact us via email: firstname.lastname@example.com


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I've upgraded 4 mono's so far and all have been without problem and are
working flawlessly. Two of the units are Firebox FB100's and the other
two are Soekris 4501's. Thank you Manuel!!!!!
Tim Nelson
Technical Consultant
Rockbochs Inc.
http://www.rockbochs.com // 218-727-4332
Manuel Kasper wrote:
> Hello everyone,
> the long wait is over - the first FreeBSD 6.x-based version of
> m0n0wall, 1.3b1, is ready! After the contest idea proved not to be
> the right way to get m0n0wall updated, I decided to do it myself,
> taking Dinesh Nair's initial efforts as a starting point - the focus
> was clearly on making everything work and not on adding new features,
> but still, we can already enjoy some of the improvements that 6.x
> brings. Here's what's new:
> - changed base system to FreeBSD 6.2-RC1 -> better support for new
> hardware, Ethernet NICs, etc.
> - Atheros wireless cards are finally supported -> wireless-related
> webGUI pages have been improved
> - generic-pc-cdrom: configuration may now also be stored on an USB
> memory stick
> (booting m0n0wall (generic-pc) from USB memory sticks should now also
> work on most PCs)
> I've put a lot of work into making sure that everything works and
> behaves as in 1.22/1.23b1, and most features have already been
> tested, but still - this is a beta version, and some things might not
> yet work as intended. Back up your configuration file first, just to
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Tuesday, January 12 2010 - Editorials
Is Another False-Flag Provable?
Following is an editorial from James Hufferd about the Christmas Day Underwear Bomber attempt, speculating as to possible reasons for what he considers another false-flag "terrorism" attempt by unknown parties. Factually, however, he draws attention to the testimony of one courageous passenger, Kurt Haskell, whose information bringing into question the government's absurd story-telling has been summarily dismissed by corporate media amidst the massive (and tiresome) fear-mongering as they try to convince Americans (and Brits, now also being subjected to scanners at Heathrow) why we must willingly submit to full-body scans revealing our detailed-image, naked bodies and otherwise - yet again - "give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety" ... (Ben Franklin).
– Ed.
January 12, 2010
Barely two weeks ago, on Christmas Day, 2009, a young Muslim man from Nigeria with a multiple-entry visa to enter the United States was reported to have attempted to blow up a Northwest Airlines jet bound from Amsterdam preparing to land at Detroit International Airport by igniting a bomb hidden in the crotch of his underwear. Passengers aboard the plane prevented him from succeeding, and potentially from killing all 278 passengers, plus crew. He was subsequently reported to have trained or received instruction in Yemen and taken inspiration from an al-Qaeda-connected Islamic mullah who is an American citizen living in that country and implicated in other terrorist events.
Thus, the incident was construed as a new major case of radical Islamic terrorism against the United States. Disturbingly, the plot apparently almost succeeded, for reasons now hotly debated, even though the terrorist's name and profile were already in U.S. security service files and on watch lists. Superficially, it was widely reported as an open-and-shut case of anti-U.S. Islamic extremism, necessitating a new round of "security measures" for air travel.
However, almost from the beginning there was another credible source of information that, when considered alongside other information being reported, substantially alters the picture and the implication of the collective evidence. Doubtless for that reason, this second, partially corroborated source has not been thoroughly exploited or widely examined, but instead has been almost universally ignored and shunted aside without comment by U.S. officials and the corporate media. The source is Mr. Kurt Haskell, 39, a successful former U.S. government lawyer, currently a practicing attorney in greater Detroit along with his wife, Lori. Together, they were returning from a vacation in Africa on that day on that same flight from Amsterdam.
The relevant additional sequence that Mr. Haskell apparently alone reported as an on-site witness occurred in an area near the Amsterdam airport boarding gate prior to boarding the flight. He told first the FBI, then the Detroit Free Press and other news outlets, in addition to blogging at mlive.com, that he first saw the young African man who turned out to be the bomber arrive in the pre-boarding area somewhat disheveled, accompanied by a well-dressed man who appeared to be Indian. The Indian-looking man went with the young African up to the airline representative in charge of boarding access and explained to him that the young fellow didn't have a passport, but had to get on the plane bound for Detroit. The agent replied, in Haskell's telling, that if the fellow lacked a passport he would not be permitted to board. In answer, the well-dressed Indian-looking man averred that the young African man had to board the plane because he was a Sudanese refugee and added, "This is done all the time." The two of them, Haskell tells, were then escorted into a back room to talk to the airline agent's supervisor. That was the last Haskell saw of the African until near the end of the flight, when his failed attempt to detonate a bomb in his crotch drew the attention of everyone on the plane.
Added to Mr. Haskell's aberrant testimony the next day were reports from several of the passengers that another apparently Indian man on board the plane had curiously videotaped the young Nigerian from the beginning of the flight to the end. And there were some reported oddities having to do with the bomber's being subdued, etc.
What could the significance be of these discordant eyewitness reports that would, if given due credence and not simply dismissed, throw into serious doubt the official conclusion that a Muslim terrorist plot was being played out on December 25?
First, and most glaringly, a passenger without a passport cannot display as a prerequisite for boarding the multiple-entry visa the official version alleged because a visa appears as a stamp on a passport. And no passenger, as an elementary tenet of procedure, is ever permitted to board a commercial flight without a passport, with one notable exception: When a stand-down order has been issued. And, where could such an effective stand-down order have come from? It could, conceivably, have been delivered by the well-dressed Indian, in words such as, "they do this all the time."
So, if the young Muslim "terrorist" was sponsored not by al Qaeda, but by some operative country's "security" services, why would they not have him arrive fully documented? Elementary -- In order to get him into the final boarding area and onto the plane without having to go through the usual search process required for boarding that would surely have found his explosives, to involve in the plot as few personnel (potential eyewitnesses) as possible.
Is such really what happened? Who knows? Is it what the actual eyewitness testimony of the courageous Kurt Haskell, who put his life squarely on the line to report it, implies? Absolutely. And, why does it really matter? The answer: Full-body scanners and continued propaganda smearing, threatening, and intimidating Muslims anywhere and everywhere to forward a genocidal agenda.
As I said, Mr. Haskell's perhaps 95%-certain-to-be-accurate testimony, straightforward and unembellished by him, is understandably ignored and forgotten by U.S. officials and the corporate media. Even the 9/11 widows (Casazza, Gabrielle, Kleinberg, and Van Auken) in their statement responding to this incident do not site Haskell's testimony or the vast conceptual difference that it makes. (Even though, strangely, enough, they do state that the bomber was without a passport, something he claims overhearing). These individuals are, owing to their tragic identity, influential, and, in my opinion, they need to take stock and perhaps recalibrate their statement.
So, how can Haskell's testimony ever be corroborated or refuted with
certainty? It is my understanding that international airports are full of 24-hour
security cameras. Why not show us the tapes?
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AT&T Extends M2M Services with Axeda Application Development Platform
Integrated Offering Provides One Stop Access to M2M Application Development and Delivery for Businesses
Dallas, Texas, January 09, 2012
If you're a developer, you can create software applications for computers and mobile devices – but what about tractors, electric meters, eReaders and heart monitors? Machine-to-Machine (M2M) is generating interest across many industries but building M2M solutions can be time consuming, expensive and challenging without the appropriate technology solutions.
AT&T* is extending its leadership in M2M application development with a U.S. reseller agreement with Axeda Corporation, an exclusive among major U.S. mobile carriers. Announced today during the AT&T Developer Summit in Las Vegas, the AT&T M2M Application Platform Powered by Axeda is designed to help businesses and organizations get to market faster with innovative M2M applications.
The multi-year agreement will provide AT&T customers with access to fully integrated solutions: cloud-based M2M connectivity, applications and development services on AT&T's nationwide wireless network as well as globally. In addition, customers can benefit from the deep industry experience of AT&T's professional services team and managed services offerings, providing an end-to-end solution.
"AT&T will be the only carrier to provide businesses with network connectivity and Axeda's application development platform along with AT&T professional services to help rapidly design, build and manage M2M applications," said Chris Hill, Vice President, Advanced Mobility Solutions, AT&T Business Solutions. "With M2M applications, businesses can easily connect to products and assets to collect and process data, helping to improve their business operations, increase customer satisfaction and drive new lines of revenue."The AT&T M2M Application Platform Powered by Axeda includes:
- The Axeda® Platform, which allows developers to build and manage applications for almost any type of connected device in a highly secure environment and includes a framework to integrate M2M data with ERP/CRM business systems.
- Axeda Connected Product Management Applications enable users to remotely access and service connected products, distribute software and content, and manage usage and configuration data.
- M2M connectivity to link a company's assets to applications created on the Axeda Platform, using the customer's choices of communication methods (Internet, WiFi, and the AT&T network).
- Cloud services for deploying and scaling applications, practically eliminating the need for investment in back-end server hardware and infrastructure.
"Companies must connect their products and assets to the cloud, integrate M2M data into existing mission-critical applications and processes and, more significantly, create new innovative applications that transform their businesses," said Axeda CEO, Jack Sweeney. "They want complete end-to-end solutions for this. By integrating all of the layers of an M2M solution stack into one offering, AT&T has taken significant cost, risk and time out of the process."
In 2011 Current Analysis honored AT&T with the highest possible competitive ranking in M2M services1. Principal Analyst Kathryn Weldon wrote, "AT&T continues to add value to its M2M solutions…AT&T has made a number of recent alliance announcements with application platform providers, which adds to its arsenal of solutions."
For more information on AT&T's innovative M2M offerings, visit www.att.com/M2M.
1Current Analysis, "M2M Service Provider Analysis: Who is Best Positioned?" June 14, 2011.About Axeda
Axeda is the leading cloud-based software system for managing connected products and implementing innovative M2M applications. Axeda takes the cost and complexity out of connecting and remotely servicing the products of the world's leading companies. Axeda's customers use its M2M cloud service to deliver innovative M2M solutions and optimize their business processes with data from their connected products.
By relying on the Axeda® Platform to power their connected products, companies are transforming their business by improving customer satisfaction, reducing costs, and generating new sources of revenue. The M2M solutions behind these connected products range from remote service, fleet management, usage-based insurance, asset tracking, mHealth, and more. Join our developer community at: http://developer.axeda.com and learn more at www.axeda.com.


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Anthrax - blood testAnthrax serology test; Antibody test for anthrax; Serologic test for B. anthracis
The anthrax blood test looks for antibodies against B. anthracis, the bacteria that cause anthrax.
How the Test is Performed
A blood sample is needed. For information on how this is done, see: Venipuncture
The blood sample is sent to a lab where serology tests are done to look for the bacteria that cause anthrax.
How to Prepare for the Test
There is no special preparation.
How the Test Will Feel
When the needle is inserted to draw blood, you may feel moderate pain, or only a prick or stinging sensation. Afterward, there may be some throbbing.
Why the Test is Performed
This test may be performed when anthrax is suspected.
Normal Results
A normal result means no antibodies to the anthrax bacteria was seen in your blood sample. However, during the early stages of infection, your body may only produce a few antibodies, which the blood test may miss. The test may need to be repeated in 10 days - 2 weeks.
Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories. Some labs use different measurements or test different samples. Talk to your doctor about the meaning of your specific test results.
What Abnormal Results Mean
An abnormal result means antibodies to B. anthracis have been detected and you may have anthrax disease. However, some people come in contact with the bacteria and do not develop the disease.
To determine if you have a current infection, your health care provider will look for an increase in the antibody count after a few weeks.
There is very little risk involved with having your blood taken. Veins and arteries vary in size from one patient to another and from one side of the body to the other. Obtaining a blood sample from some people may be more difficult than from others.
Other risks associated with having blood drawn are slight but may include:
- Excessive bleeding
- Fainting or feeling light-headed
- Hematoma (blood accumulating under the skin)
- Infection (a slight risk any time the skin is broken)
The best test for diagnosing anthrax is a culture of affected tissue or blood.
Martin GJ, Friedlander AM. Bacillus anthracis (Anthrax). In: Mandell GL, Bennett JE, Dolin R, eds. Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone; 2009:chap 208.
Review Date: 8/24/2011
Reviewed By: Linda Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington School of Medicine; Jatin M. Vyas, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Assistant in Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.


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1. Two for One
Trade events: Lots of products, tons of promotional tsotchkes, and a chance to connect with the building industry. This year marks a decade for the U.S. Green Building Council Illinois chapter's "Greening the Heartland" conference and, as an added bonus, they have teamed up with AIA Chicago, Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, and SGC Horizon to put on BUILDINGChicago, a new trade event for commercial building design and construction industry folks. Both take place at the Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza on Sept. 9.
To learn more, visit buildingchicagoexpo.com and greeningtheheartland.org.
2. Health Advocacy
With a lot of national attention focusing on the relationship between public health and design, AIA Academy of Architecture for Health members have their work cut out for them. Obesity rates are higher than ever, healthcare costs are skyrocketing, and the construction industry is just now emerging from the credit crisis—so improving public health has become a question of marshaling intellectual and financial resources to advocate for real change. "Healthcare Architecture in the Public Realm," the AAH annual conference, will be held at Clemson University, Aug. 22–23 in conjunction with the Clemson University School of Architecture Centennial Symposium entitled "Southern Roots + Global Reach."
Learn more at aia.org/aahclemson.edu/caah/architecture.
3. Head Space
If you've ever designed a house for a client, you'll know that the process is much more than a business transaction. It's a courtship that involves listening and—this part is far easier than it sounds—understanding what's at stake. "Psychology," according to the environmental psychologist Toby Israel, "is the principal design tool," whether you're an architect, a planner, or an interior designer. Join CRAN and Israel for "Elevating the Art of Residential Design & Practice," Aug. 22–25, in Santa Fe, N.M.
Learn more at aia.org/cran.
4. Master Murcutt
Looking to get out of the country for a few weeks? Consider the Glenn Murcutt International Architecture Master Class, where you can rub shoulders with Australian Institute of Architects gold medalists, educators, practitioners, and Murcutt himself. On the docket for participants are lectures and a design studio, leading to a final critique, and excursions to see notable houses throughout New South Wales. The master class is sponsored by Architecture Foundation Australia and takes place Sept. 22–Oct. 6 at Riversdale, south of Sydney.
Learn more at ozetecture.org/masterclass/glenn-murcutt-master-class/.
5. A Whole Month of Architecture
Baltimore is a city of contrasts, where Permastone siding and quoining sits cheek by jowl next to Cockeysville marble slabs. Its moniker, "Charm City," is entirely accurate and deeply ironic. It's also a historic city that holds evidence of every era in American architecture as well as the thrum of a forward-looking design culture. AIA Baltimore will examine these contrasts in equal measures through tours, lectures, exhibitions, and events during its annual Baltimore Architecture Month celebration, which runs Oct. 1–31.
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Andrew108 wrote:Wesley1982 wrote:How does a student of Buddhism begin to learn to recognize the 'root of samsara'..?
Hi Wesley. A big thing I want you to consider is that one is only a student of Buddhism when one has a teacher. Books are not a teacher. Dharma forums are not a teacher. Only when you have a real flesh and blood teacher can you then take books and forums as teachers. Books and forums are in NO way a substitute for flesh and blood teachers.
Becoming a student of buddhism isn't about working it out intellectually - it's more the shock of meeting someone in flesh and blood who has worked it out and being inspired by that. At the moment you are constructing Buddhism as knowledge and not really contemplating the meaning. I've noticed you post quite a lot here and I think generally it's good that you ask questions, but if your interest is genuine then you will need to meet and talk with a teacher. This is the key for a genuine understanding to come about. You should ask a teacher what is the root of samsara and you might receive an interesting answer that relates to your circumstances directly.
There's just not a specific teacher available right now unless I move to Dallas,TX and start attending sitting class.


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DENVER - Senior Mark Matthews (Oshawa, Ontario) led the No. 11/12 University of Denver men's lacrosse team with three goals and two assists to become DU's all-time Division I goal-scorer and junior Eric Law (Centennial, Colo.) added five goals as the Pioneers (2-1) claimed a 21-8 victory over Robert Morris (3-1) in the final game of the 12th Annual DU Face-Off Classic at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
"We came out with a lot of energy this weekend in these two games. I think yesterday we had a lot of defense energy and today we had a lot of offensive energy," said head coach Bill Tierney. "We are always looking for perfection and I think the guys responded today. We were very unselfish offensively and a lot of credit needs to go to Robert Morris because they are a tough team to defend against."
Junior Cameron Flint (Georgetown, Ontario) had two goals and two assists and sophomore Harrison Archer (Washington, D.C.) added one goal and three assists for DU. Junior Chase Carraro (Louisville, Ky.) scored three goals and was 16-of-21 on his face-off opportunities and senior Alex Demopoulos (Canton, Conn.) had a goal and two assists in the win.
Sophomore Jeremy Noble (Orangeville, Ontario) and freshman Wes Berg (New Westmingster, B.C.) had two points apiece and junior Chace Calkin (Englewood, Colo.) was 6-of-12 on face-offs.
Freshman Carson Cannon (Stillwater, Minn.) caused two turnovers for Denver and sophomore Jamie Faus (Lakeville, Conn.) earned the win in goal with six saves.
The Pioneers had a 48-39 shot advantage and a 36-21 upper hand in ground balls. Denver won 22-of-33 face-offs and was successful on 12-of-15 clear opportunities compared to Robert Morris, which was 10-of-16. DU and RMU were both successful on 1-of-4 extra-man chances. The Pioneers limited their turnovers to 16 while the Colonials had 17.
Kiel Matisz led Robert Morris with three goals and three assists. Matt Bukovac and Dillon Pope combined for 14 saves for the Colonials in the loss.
The Pioneers came out blazing, scoring the game's first five goals with Flint, Berg, Matthews, Archer and Law getting in on the action, while DU's defense held the Colonials scoreless.
The Colonials started second-quarter scoring with a goal from Teddy Finnegan, but Law provided a Pioneer rebuttal, followed by scores from Carraro and Demopoulos to give Denver an 8-1 lead. Robert Morris's Dave Morton and Jake Hayes scored to make it 8-3, but Law tallied his third goal of the half and Carraro netted his second in response. Hayes and Kiel Matisz answered for RMU before Law tacked on another one as Denver led 11-5 at halftime.
Matthews scored in the second half to sparked the Pioneers as Berg, Flint, Noble and Carraro added quick goals soon after to give Denver a 16-5 lead with 10:49 to play in the third quarter. Senior Henry Miketa (Fort Collins, Colo.) ended a seven-minute goalless stretch and Matthews buried another goal to give Denver an 18-5 lead before Matisz scored for Robert Morris. Law scored in response and the Pioneers led 19-6 after three quarters.
Freshman Tyler Ekeroth (San Diego, Calif.) scored for Denver to being the final quarter. RMU's Matisz answered with his third goal of the game followed by a Denver goal from sophomore Bailey Dodds (Eden Prairie, Minn.) to give the Pioneers the 21-7 lead. Tyler Digby's goal for RMU marked the final score of the game.
Air Force defeated Michigan 15-6 in the first game of the day.
Denver hosts Hartford at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium next Saturday, March 3 at 1 p.m. MT. Fans can follow the action live via Pioneer Vision and CoverItLive available at DenverPioneers.com. The Pioneers can also be followed on Twitter via DU_MLAX. Live Stats will also be available at DenverPioneers.com.


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'"I'm not going to lie, it's going to be I think pretty emotional games coming up, back-to-back against Buffalo," said Briere. "But for us, the most important part right now is that we're in a little bit of a slump. We're trying to find our way. So those games are more about us trying to get back on track than about Danny Briere and Martin Biron's return to Buffalo at least from our point of view."'
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UP TO 1,200 new jobs will be created in Andover under plans by the largest online food retailer in the world to make a £40m investment in the town.
Bosses at online supermarket Ocado have confirmed their interest in taking up distribution unit space on Andover's Walworth Industrial Estate to the east of the town.
An application has been made to alter and extend plots 54 and 89 on South Way of the industrial estate to include a service yard and parking areas.
There will also be the installation of an ancillary plant and buildings, along with new landscaping and boundary treatment.
An Ocado spokesman said: "Ocado Group plc confirms that it has entered an application for planning consent concerning a site located at Walworth Business Park, in Andover.
"This location is one of several that Ocado is currently considering for future facilities to service its continued growth."
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Residents of several Florida homes have been evacuated due to a possible sinkhole that opened behind a backyard near St. Petersburg.
Dunedin Deputy Fire Chief Trip Barrs told Bay News 9 the hole appears to be about 12-feet wide and that homes on both sides of the sinkhole have been evacuated as a precaution. Part of a patio has caved in and a boat is on the edge of the hole. The television station reports a neighboring pool appears to be cracking.
Homeowner Michael Dupre said the family heard a noise that sounded like a sledgehammer pounding on the wall Thursday morning. He says he's been concerned about a sinkhole and that a sinkhole prevention company has been pouring grout into the home's foundation over the past two days.
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La Providence: A New Choral Work for Women's Choir
Inspired by Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
by Sydney Guillaume
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Free and open to the public
Read the article: World premiere of "La Providence"
during spring concert at The Woods
Schedule of Events:
10:00 – 11:15 a.m.
The Story Behind "La Providence"
Conservatory, Room 100
Meet the composer and learn the details behind this exciting new choral composition for women's voices, inspired by the words of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin. Presented by popular young composer Sydney Guillaume and Michael Boswell, Director of Choirs at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College.
12:30 – 1:15 p.m.
Footsteps of the Foundress
Le Fer Hall parking lot
Weather permitting, Rosemary Nudd, SP, '69 will lead participants on a 45-minute walking tour of the historic grounds of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, following the first footsteps of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin and other founders. Meet between Le Fer and Hulman, north ground floor door.
2:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Music Therapy at SMWC: Where Passion Meets Providence
Conservatory, Room 100
Sharon Boyle and Tracy Richardson, Ph.D., MT-BC, the SMWC Music Therapy faculty present how music therapy continues Saint Mother Theodore Guerin's vision for service and love for music. Participants will learn about music therapy as a career, its history at The Woods, and what the future might hold for this unique profession. Participants will have opportunities to experience music therapy methods.
4:00 – 5:30 p.m.
Praise and Providence: A Spring Choral Concert
Church of the Immaculate Conception
This choral concert by the Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Chorale and Madrigals explores praise and providence in the role of faith. It will feature the world premiere of Sydney Guillaume's "La Providence."


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Strauss: But, with Kafka, that is part of his whole narrative.
Strauss: Beyond even having appeal for outsiders, he was just the most talented and engaged writer of his generation, I think.
We even learn that Jack goes on to study philosophy at university, as Strauss also did.
Strauss is in the courtyard giving advice to a student who hurries off with his files when I arrive.
Throughout the Lohan interview and Strauss appearance, I found myself siding with, and even—gasp—cheering for, Dr. Phil.
At the head of each variation Strauss has marked on the score the chapter of "Don Quixote" that he is interpreting.
In his later phase Strauss appears as a psychologist and an esprit fin.
Strauss makes a division of myths into historical, philosophical, and poetical.
The music of Strauss plunges us at once into this whirl of intoxicating gaiety.
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'"I thought we battled hard," said Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff. "Things were going pretty good. We had the first couple real good scoring chances in the third. It seemed like once (the Flames) got the go-ahead goal, we got sloppy."'
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LONG BEACH - It was smooth sailing, with windy, perfect weather as nearly 100 schools and colleges competed Saturday in the 28th annual Rose Bowl Regatta just off the Belmont Veterans Memorial Pier. | PHOTOS
Thirty colleges from 11 states and Washington D.C., and 60 California high school sailing teams, including Long Beach's Wilson, Poly and Cal State University, competed in what has become the largest college and high school combined regatta in the country, said Mike Segerblom, event founder, executive director of the United States Sailing Center and head coach of the USC sailing team.
"The combining of colleges and high school is a little bit unique," he said. "We have a lot of the top young high school sailors who come from Southern California and California in general. There are also a lot of the college teams that come out here to do a little recruiting."
The event, based at and sponsored by the Alamitos Bay Yacht Club, is hosted by the USC Sailing Team and organized by the U.S. Sailing Center of Long Beach.
"We probably had about 15 colleges the first year (in 1983)," Segerblom said. "It's grown. We had to turn schools away this year. It's one of those unfortunate problems, we hate to have to turn schools away."
Two-person gold fleet crews - some coed - raced 13-foot 3-inch dinghies along a buoy-lined course for about 15 to 20 minutes per race.
Long Beach State student Shane Young, 21, was instrumental in restarting the university's sail team two years ago. They have competed in the Rose Bowl Regatta each year.
"I started sailing at age seven at the Alamitos Bay Yacht Club, only because my older brother started," he said. "I was not a fan of it at first, but it quickly grew on me after the first week or so, and I've been at it ever since. I love it."
Although sailing is an exciting sport, it can be challenging too, Young said.
"I keep sailing because it is fun, but it is also a significant challenge to sail well enough to win," he said. "There are so many factors involved to consider while racing."
Wind direction, wind shifts, start line, course biases, current, boat speed, and boat position compared with the competition are among those factors, he said.
"Sailing is comparable to a life-size chess game on the water," he said.
Alex Moody, a Wilson High School ninth-grade sailor, enjoys the camaraderie.
"I started sailing in the youth program, and this is my first year in high school sailing," he said. "It's much more of a team effort. It's not just you and your partner in your boat. It's like you're fighting for your school."
The races continue at 11 a.m., today at the pier.
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Detection of Non-Typhoidal Salmonella Using a Mechanism for Controlling Hydrogen Sulfide Production
Yutaka Midorikawa, Satoshi Nakamura, Rattanaphone Phetsouvanh, Kaoru Midorikawa
Salmonella; H2S; MY Phenomenon; MIDO Ring; NaCl
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To know the relation between NaCl concentration and hydrogen sulfide (H2S) production by MY Phenomenon of Salmonella, we developed a method to control H2S production by Salmonella in this study. Desoxycholate-hydrogen sulfide-lactose (DHL) agar was used as the selective medium for Salmonella. Triple sugar iron (TSI) agar was used as the screening medium. Citric acid disks were placed on DHL agar. NaCl was added to both media. After 24 hours incubation, H2S production on DHL agar was stimulated by citric acid, whereas production was suppressed by adding NaCl. The color change in the bottom of the TSI medium was due to the low production of black FeS. The production of FeS was reduced by lower H2S production by Salmonella with an increasing concentration of NaCl from 0.5% to 3%. The inhibition of the black color meant that the color change due to glucose fermentation could be seen clearly in the bottom of the agar. The current method cannot detect glucose fermentation but the addition of more NaCl to the TSI medium allowed the visualization of glucose fermentation by Salmonella. Although H2S production of salmonella was promoted by citrate etc., being controlled by sodium chloride was proved in this study. Thus, we had developed a possibility of novel technique for the detection of Salmonella etc.
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WSJ: GOP's Only Reason To Confirm Obama Labor Nominee Is His "Spanish Surname"
The Wall Street Journal speculated that Labor secretary nominee Thomas Perez's "Spanish surname" would be the reason for his confirmation by the Senate, dismissing his qualifications and bipartisan support and reviving debunked right-wing media attacks on his record.
Perez is the Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division and was nominated [1] for the position of Secretary of Labor by President Obama in March. The Associated Press reported [2] that the Senate would begin Perez's confirmation process on April 18.
In an editorial [3] in the April 18 print edition of the paper, the Journal implied that Perez's surname was the only reason that he might be confirmed instead of being blocked by Republicans:
Thomas Perez gets his Senate confirmation hearing Thursday, and our sources say Republicans are unlikely to ask more than a few tepid questions of the Labor nominee. They don't want to be seen opposing someone with a Spanish surname. That speaks volumes about Washington's current political standards, because Mr. Perez has more or less admitted that he deep-sixed a Supreme Court case to further his political agenda.
In addition, the Journal revived the repeatedly [4] debunked [5] claim that Perez improperly interfered in a St. Paul, MN, decision not to pursue a United States Supreme Court ruling in a civil rights case, accusing Perez of "stomping on minority claims":
To sum up, Mr. Perez fancies himself a civil-rights hero but he's happy to stomp on other minority claims when they interfere with his political priorities. He is fine with bending the law to suit his ideological purposes. This kind of behavior should be unacceptable in any government official.
In fact, legal experts [6] have found Perez did nothing improper, and Perez's actions were part of a bipartisan effort [7] to prevent segregation in American housing.
Contrary to the Journal's claims, Perez is more than a Latino with a record smeared by conservative media. He enjoys the support of Republican officials that served in past administrations.
In a Hill op-ed [8], former George H.W. Bush Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary Louis Sullivan praised Perez, asserting that Perez's work at HHS improved health care access to "marginalized groups":
In 2003 and 2004 I was fortunate to work with Tom on my Commission on Diversity in the Healthcare Professions and found him to be an engaging, thoughtful individual dedicated to public service and able to work with all.
Tom came to the commission with a solid reputation as an effective leader, having led the Office of Civil Rights at the Department of Health and Human Services several years earlier. His work there helped improve access to better health care services for otherwise marginalized groups, such as the disabled. Together, our work on the commission focused on ways to bring diversity and excellence to our nation's healthcare workforce with the goal of providing better care to more people. Tom's ability to work with a wide range of stakeholders, in addition to his insights as a civil rights attorney who had worked in both the legislative and executive branches, provided an important contribution to our work.
John Dunne, the head of President George H.W. Bush's Department of Justice's Civil Right Division, called [9] Perez "an excellent lawyer" and "a dedicated public servant with a deep commitment to the common good." Other Maryland Republicans who have worked alongside Perez have also offered their endorsements and praise.
Perez has also received praise from disability advocacy groups, with more than 60 disability organizations signing a letter [10] supporting Perez's confirmation. Labor unions such as the AFL-CIO [11] also support the nomination of Perez.
This bipartisan praise of Perez has not stopped the Journal from continuing [5] its smears against Perez, turning to the racially loaded language often used [12] by its right-wing media counterparts to attack presidential nominees.
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Samsung Electronics has introduced a USB solution developed using ultra wide band (UWB) technology.
Offered in a two-chip set, the Samsung WUSB solution enables HD content to be wirelessly transmitted from a mobile host device to a tethered device for viewing. Initial applications are high-resolution cameras, camcorders, TVs and PCs with prospects for adoption in other applications including tablet PCs, printers, beam projectors, portable HDDs, Blu-ray players and mobile handsets.
Manufactured using its advanced 65nm low power logic process technology, Samsung's new WUSB chipset is a combination of a system-on-chip (SoC) baseband processor and an RF transceiver. The new solution can be applied in an SD card form factor, in USB dongles, or embedded in consumer and mobile applications.
The WUSB chipset delivers up to 480Mbps data transmission rate, at an average power consumption of less than 300mW, the company said.
Samsung's S3C2680/S5M8311 WUSB chipset is now sampling to select customers, and is slated for mass production in the fourth quarter of 2010.
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As of 2013, the 10 ASEAN nations had a total of over 700 million mobile subscriptions, with the CAGR from 2003-2013 reaching 24%. This Digitimes Research Special Report analyzes the various mobile broadband markets in ASEAN and looks at the respective trends in 4G LTE development for those markets.
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Can a Marriage Survive a Love Child?
Is there any way you can conceive of forgiveness? Or it this the ultimate betrayal?
-Melissa Chapman, marriedmysugardaddy.com
So, the reason behind the dissolution of a 25-year union that seemed like an odd pairing from the start — that of Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger — was finally revealed. The Terminator has a LOVE child with a woman media outlets have identified as 50-year-old Mildred "Patty" Baena, who worked in the Schwarzenegger household as an assistant and housekeeper for 20 years.
Honestly, after 12 years of marriage, I have no idea how I would react if my husband revealed to me that he had fathered a child with another woman. And that's the weird part about entering into a marital union — you think you know someone enough to take vows of monogamy, but ultimately you enter into the union with this sort of blind faith and trust. You assume that you can trust that this person will only sleep with you. But unless you are on him like white on rice 24/7, or have him tailed by a private eye 24/7, how can any of us guarantee, or know for sure that our spouses will not and have not strayed?
I have always told my husband that if I ever caught him cheating on me, that would be the end of our marriage. And how, you ask, could I say that with such certainty? Because marriage is a leap of blind faith and trust. You put your confidence in another human being that they will not forsake you, and that regardless of whatever temptations, fears, or perhaps boredom, they will be honest enough with you to talk about their feelings rather than getting naked and busy with another person. You trust if they feel the need to go outside your marriage for sexual gratification, they'd have the decency to tell you they were considering this so as not to soil the sanctity of the union you share.
I would rather my husband tell me he wants to be with another woman, as opposed to 14 years later having to find out he fathered another child. To have actually produced an heir — another physical person — with the one with whom he shared sexual pleasure outside of our marriage … well, in my opinion it would be the ultimate, unforgivable betrayal.
In the case of the Terminator and Shriver, there was ultimately no way for Arnold to cover his cheating tracks, as his dalliance produced a love child. There can never be a way for this couple to go back, because there is a living breathing human being who is a constant reminder of his father's betrayal.
I guess my real question is … what if Arnold and this woman didn't produce a love child? Would Maria ever have been privy to his indiscretions?
How do any of us really know whether our better halves are faithful? If this happened in your marriage, could you ever conceive of the possibility of forgiveness?
Melissa Chapman blogs about her marriage and everything in between at www.marriedmysugardaddy.com. Her work has appeared in The Staten Island Advance, Care.com, ABC News, BlogHer, Baby Center, Momtourage, Lifetime Moms, Babble, The Washington Post, Time Out NY Kids and iVillage.


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We require all Masters of Business Analytics students to have completed statistics level-1 in the past five years. However, students who have never taken statistics before, or took earlier than in the past five years, can take this foundations course at Bentley.
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Ann Demeulemeester Fall 2014
In November 2013, Belgian designer Ann Demeulemeester sent a handwritten note to the fashion press, announcing her departure from the label she founded with her husband, Patrick Robyn, in 1985. Her tone was triumphant—proud words of personal fulfilment and trust in the house's design team who would take charge.
That being said, Demeulemeester herself is a hard act to follow; she is a designer who wore her heart on her sleeve. Her languid creations evoke a certain dark poetry in motion, with a visceral beauty elevating bohemian tendencies ever to the fore. It is therefore no wonder that her team approached this collection with restraint; anyone expecting otherwise would have been disappointed today. It was a tabula rasa—a clean slate of sumptuous draping and flat, fluid silhouettes rendered almost entirely in the color black. To that effect, the designers worked jersey and fine wool crepe in numerous iterations of the trench coat, its double-breasted shape beginning as a sexy, flared coatdress and returning as smocks and capes worn on bare skin, their squared planes stripped of structure and collars, and adorned with glossy buttons and straps. Later, a story of snap-studded V-neck tunics held an 'eighties flavor, not unlike the work of Anne-Marie Beretta, whilst the ruched, twisted, and ribbon-belted shifts were a direct nod to early Ann. Many of her wardrobe perennials returned, too, like butter-soft leather leggings and wide silk palazzo pants that pooled around a severe ankle boot.
To break the shaded monotony of black, menswear looks were shot through with fool's-gold leather jackets and glittery jacquard. Their air of casual dandy was a far cry from their austere, feminine counterparts as, except for a gilded shoe, the girls had no such leprechaun luck. The only lightness arrived in a short passage of angelic white and pale pink columns, and an armful of silver bracelets produced by the jewelry label 1-100 (another new collaborator). The question on many lips as we left the Couvent des Cordeliers post-show in Rimbaud's left bank Paris was, Would Ann approve? Her friend Patti Smith said "People Have the Power," and we think Ann would agree: She's passed the baton into good hands.


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The rotator cuff is a group of muscles and tendons that form a cuff over the shoulder. These muscles and tendons hold the arm in its "ball and socket" joint and are involved in essentially all shoulder motions.
The role of the tendons is to hold the powerful shoulder muscles to the shoulder and arm bones. The tendons can be torn from overuse or injury.
Either through an open incision or using small instruments through tiny incisions (arthroscopy), the tendon is repaired with sutures. If the tendon is separated from the bone, small rivets called suture anchors are used to attach the tendon back to the bone.
Surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff is usually very successful at relieving pain in the shoulder. The procedure is less predictable at returning strength to the shoulder. Recovery time often depends on the extent of the tear.


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WATCH: Matt Damon Accepts ALS Ice Bucket Challenge & Uses Toilet Water Instead
Quite the humanitarian at heart, actor and producer Matt Damon did something rather unconventional with the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. After being called out by his buddies Jimmy Kimmel and Ben Affleck, he admits that he was rather skeptical about taking it on. "It posed kind of problem for me, not only because there's a drought here in California," Damon says in his video. "But because I co-founded Water.org, and we envision the day when everybody has access to a clean drink of water — and there are about 800 million people in the world who don't — and so dumping a clean bucket of water on my head seemed a little crazy."
And so, instead, he decides to use toilet water for the challenge. As he points out, 2.4 billion people in the world don't have adequate sanitation. "I thought a good thing to do to kind of tie those things together would be to take some toilet water," he says, as he kneels down to gather more for his ice bucket. "This is really toilet water. I've been collecting it from various toilets in the house."
As of Monday (Aug. 25), an impressive $79.7 million had been raised, from over 1.7 million donors. By now, that total has surely jumped even higher. During the same point in 2013, the organization had only raised $2.5 million, according to Time. This Ice Bucket Challenge might be silly to some, but for others, it's bringing awareness to a truly devastating illness.
"For those of you, like my wife, who think this is really disgusting, keep in mind that the water in our toilets in the west is actually cleaner than the water most people in the developing world have access to," Damon continues. "As disgusting as this may seem, hopefully it will highlight the fact that this is a big problem." He then calls out George Clooney, Bono and Tom Brady ("the greatest quarterback of all time").
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Chapel forum: Drones, a weapon of war capable of peace - Dr. Jay Parrish
When Wednesday November 13, 2013 @ 10:00 AM (1346 days ago)
Where Lehman Auditorium
Duration 30 minutes
Dr. Jay Parrish, a professional Geo-physicist, talks about the moral/ethical questions and harmful effects of drones, and elaborates on the idea of possible peaceful uses.
International Education Week
Dr. Parrish offers a workshop on the expanding civilian usage of drones and the ethics of their military or civilian use this afternoon from 4:30-5:30 in the Northlawn West Ding Room.
Event Web-site: http://iew.state.gov/index.cfm
Intended Audience General Public
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Name Campus Ministries
Phone # 540.432.4196