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We will insha'Allah hear code of these letters, what those letters mean in the time of the Prophet Jesus Messiah (pbuh), from the explanations of Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) and of the Prophet Jesus Messiah(pbuh) insha'Allah.
It is a Book sent down to you so that you can give warning by it and as a reminder to the believers.
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Follow what has been sent down to you from your Lord and do not follow any protectors apart from Him.
Meaning do not follow fabricated, crooked hodjas, such devious, idolater hodjas "Follow what has been sent down to you from your Lord." You are to follow the Qur'an. So we will not follow the superstitions. We will not follow the superstitions told by crooked hodjas.
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I tried posting a similar thread a few days ago but I believe it was rejected due to lack of information, wrong forum, and probably other reasons as well.
Since then I have been doing more research on this issue and have found more information.
I have a Samsung N150 Plus netbook, the internal wireless nic is using the Atheros AR9285 chipset and ath9k drivers. Everything works fine in BT 5 and BT 5R1. In BT 5R2, I can connect to my router with WPA2 and get out to the internet just fine, but my other router which is encrypted with WEP allows me to connect just fine but I am unable to access the internet or any other computers on the network, including the router.
During my research of the issue I have determined that this is a known bug in the 3.2.6 kernel. There is currently a patch, which I have tried to apply and recompile the kernel but it is not very clear to me how this needs to be done and other than that I understand that there are quite a few tweaks applied to the BT kernel as it is.
Just to be clear, I am still running the stock BT 5R2 3.2.6 kernel.
Here is a thread on debian.org detailing the problem and seems to include a fix:
After reading over my post I noticed that I forgot to give a couple details. All of the BackTrack versions that I have mentioned above will be the 32bit Gnome versions, although since this is an issue with the kernel I believe this will affect all versions.
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Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 9:54 pm
Post subject: Rolle to BAL - helpful or harmful for WAS ?
Do you think that Rolle agreement with the Ravens will help the Redskins in the re-signing of Smoot (Smoot realizes that a top-cb like Rolle signed a 6-years 30.5 million contract including
millions signing bonus, hence, it will be tough to get a better deal)?
Do you think it is now tougher for the Redskins to re-sign him (Smoot is now the top-CB on the free agent market)?
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Who is really still shopping for a CB other than KC? Seattle wants Surtain. We need to keep smoot and try to fill in the rest with the draft. The Washington post eluded to the fact that we may not have enough cap space with te 9.5m hit we took for trading coles to be competitive for smoot and that we may opt to fill our holes are DE adn TE.
Mike Williams is the key!!!!
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I think that the Skins are stuck as to what they can offer Smoot. They won't be able to make an offer like Rolle got.
There are still plenty of top CBs out there though. Law, Dyson, and Woodson(sorta). Surtain is on the trading block too.
We could still get lucky I guess.
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I think Smoot will be better in the longer run, like getting Patten if he doesn't have a good season here we're pretty much screwed because there aren't many more seasons in him. It's Brunell all over again, heh.
We've got to hope Smoot resigns and Patten has a good season (although he won't be a go to man in my opinion) but if we get Mike Williams then we don't have to rely on Patten as much as we did Brunell.
I can see I'm going off track here so I'll stop. Either way I really hope we keep Smoot.
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If we can't get smoot what do we do. Draft a CB or get one whose left in the free agency. Or move some DBs to CB
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We go with Walt Harris and also draft one after we take a WR and DE.
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always draft a CB, and that may well be the path we take if neither Williams nor Edwards are available, but we
will not
take a CB over a WR. We saw last year against the Vikings for example that the way to really manhandle passing games these days is to blitz early and blitz often. CBs just aren't as important as they once were, and I think that's why you see Gibbs and GW saying that they believe Walt Harris can handle the job. That said, I would really like to re-sign Smoot or even sign a guy like Andre Dyson, because we already know they can do the job effectively and they are much younger than Harris.
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first of all I think the signing of Rolle to that contract helps us in terms of getting Smoot. Rolle was sought after more, and had wanted an 14 or 15 million dollar signing bonus, and he couldn't get it. Smoot wanted 14 million, and there is no way he's going to get that from anyone, I think our deal may still be the best on the table, unless KC comes up with something better. Gibbs has said we aren't going to change our offer, so I'd say in a week or so we probably resign smoot.
If we loose him we draft a CB if Edwards and Williams are gone like e16 said, and let the rookie battle with Walt Harris for the starting job. I still think we need to take a Corner in the 4th or later rounds, even if we sign Smoot because we need a little more depth there.
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Keep on reading about our need for corners. Walt Harris has started...and played well before. This kid Garnell Wilds can play also. We need to add a corner late rounds for depth. We need a pass rusher. Forget Erasmus James, Cody, and Pollack. The Spears guy from LSU will be around in later 1st round. We can trade down get some another day one pick and get the best pash rusher in the draft.
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Keep on reading about our need for corners. Walt Harris has started...and played well before. This kid Garnell Wilds can play also. We need to add a corner late rounds for depth. We need a pass rusher. Forget Erasmus James, Cody, and Pollack. The Spears guy from LSU will be around in later 1st round. We can trade down get some another day one pick and get the best pash rusher in the draft.
I definitely agree with you about the corners and us needing a DE. I disagree about Spears though. I haven't seen him play much, so I'm only going on what I've read. It sounds to me like he's not much of a pass rusher, but is a good run stopper. Which makes sense, seeing as how he weighs over 300 pounds. The Skins need a pass rusher though.
James would be good, but he has some history with injuries.
I'm not too big on Cody, and Pollack is probably a little too small (even though he would definitely be a Gibbs type of guy).
I think Justin Tuck is probably the best fit for us. He seems like a Kabir Gbaja-Biamila type of player.
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You were doing alright until he got your arm. I would've thought he'd have tried a triangle whilst you had your right fist up and holding it whilst in his guard... good fight though, bad luck
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too much aggression and not enough thought perhaps? Losing is great for learning to win in the next one. Well done for getting to the finals, a winner in itself.
When the sunshines it's for my Gorilla, knowing that he'll bash you up forever, walking on knuckles forever, the killer in my Gorilla, illa illa eh eh....
this mite make you feel better... you get better by losing
me losing
Obsessed is a word used by the weak to describe the dedicated.
Impressive you should have kept it on the feet where you most probably would've ko'ed him.
"A boxer is the best predator on land. The Lion, but throw him in the shark tank and he becomes just another meal" Renzo Gracie.
Unlucky there pal u were the aggressor the whole way through
COMFORT is an illusion bred from familiar things and familiar places, it weakens the mind ruins the soul and robs the body of spirit and determination
Unlucky Drew,
recon you could have taken side control, gone for a kimura.
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Got to say, Michael 'Mayday' McDonald is one of the more intriguing fighters I've interviewed in a while. This was pretty cool and he has an interesting viewpoint. He's also a badass and only 22, fighting for the UFC title tomorrow.
Check it out, y'all!I dont take notice of anything that promotes unfamiliarity. It makes you think I havent been here before. When you feel that, it becomes huge. When youve been there many times and every day - Ive fought 26 times in front of people and I do it every day in the gym - its not huge anymore.


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Ganglioneuroblastoma is an intermediate tumor that grows nerve tissue. An intermediate tumor is one that is between benign (slow-growing and unlikely to spread) and malignant (fast-growing, aggressive, and likely to spread).
This rare tumor occurs in less than 5 out of every 1,000,000 children each year.
Tumors of the nervous system have different degrees of differentiation. The degree of differentiationis based on how the tumor cellslook under the microscope. It can predict whether or not they are likely to spread.
Benign tumors are less likely to spread. Malignant tumors are aggressive, grow quickly, and often spread. A ganglioneuromais a benign tumor. Aneuroblastoma (occurring in children over1 year old) isusually malignant.
A ganglioneuroblastoma may be only in one area or it may be widespread, but it is usually less aggressive than a neuroblastoma. The cause is unknown.
Most commonly, alump can be felt in the abdomen. However, this condition may also occur in other parts of the body.
Exams and Tests
- Bone marrow aspiration and biopsy
- Bone scan
- CT scan or MRI scan of the affected area
- MIBG scan
- Special blood and urine tests
- Surgical biopsy to confirm diagnosis
Because these tumors are rare, they should be treated in a specialized center by experts who have experience with them.
Depending on the type oftumor, treatment can involve surgery, and possibly chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
Support Groups
You can often help the stress of illness by joining asupport groupwhere members share common experiences and problems. See: Cancer - support group
Outlook (Prognosis)
Theoutlook depends on how far the tumor has spread,and whether some areas of the tumor containmore aggressive cancer cells.
Possible Complications
- Complications of surgery, radiation, or chemotherapy
- Spreadof the tumor into surrounding areas
When to Contact a Medical Professional
Call your health care provider if you feel alump or growth on your child's body. Make sure children receive routine examinations as part of their well-child care.
Sovak MA, Aisner SC, Aisner J. Tumors of the pleura and mediastinum. In: Abeloff MD, Armitage JO, Niederhuber JE, Kastan MB, McKenna WG, eds. Abeloff's Clinical Oncology. 4th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone; 2008:chap 77.
Zage PE, Ater JL. Neuroblastoma. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 19th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 492.
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In the United States, religion is usually said to be a personal affair – one's own private decision about how and what to believe. But this remarkably private and individualistic approach is somewhat odd when compared with the vast majority of cultures and religions throughout history. Far more often, religion has been a public affiliation, determining cultural identities, affecting marriage and family choices, and defining groups in relation to each other. A fascinating recent study published in PLOS Genetics shows just how inextricable religion often is from culture, finding that religious identity has decisively shaped the genetic landscape of the Levant – so decisively, in fact, that Lebanese Muslims are more closely related to fellow Muslims from Morocco or Yemen than they are to their Christian or Jewish compatriots.


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Traveling Exhibition Program
As a federal institution, an important part of the mission of the Smithsonian American Art Museum is to make its collections and exhibitions available throughout the United States. Treasures to Go, the museum's traveling exhibition program, was established to offer exhibitions of American art to museums throughout the country.
Scheduling and Participation Fee
Exhibitions are usually scheduled for twelve-week periods, allowing four weeks between venues for packing and shipping. The participation fee varies from exhibition to exhibition and includes costs of preparing the works for travel, packing, crating, transportation (including couriers if necessary), and insurance under the museum's policy.
Exhibition Materials and Services
Published catalogues, brochures and additional materials are available for many of the exhibitions. Three working copies of the catalogue will be provided free of charge, and additional copies can be ordered at a discount. Posters, notecards, and other items may be available at a discount for resale in the exhibitor's shop. Please visit our online shop for examples of our products. A sample press release will be sent to each exhibitor, along with images that can be used for publicity. Exhibition labels and intro panel text are provided electronically in Microsoft Word format. Standards-based educational resources for grades K-12 are available online, adaptable to traveling exhibitions and with support from the Education Department. These materials may include artist interviews, lesson plans and interactive online activities. Ask about real-time videoconference programs for schools and adults. Curators may be available to lecture on request.
General Requirements for Exhibitors
The exhibitor must be a nonprofit institution, essentially educational and aesthetic in purpose, that collects works of art and exhibits them to the public.
The exhibitor must have available professional staff trained in handling artwork.
The exhibitor must meet climate and security requirements and must submit an American Association of Museums' standard facilities report.
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The undergrounding of overhead utility wires and poles is considered desirable by the City of Sausalito. Undergrounding of these utilities improves public safety under fire, earthquake and high wind conditions; reduces PG&E maintenance costs for tree trimming to maintain overhead lines and equipment; and results in improved visual characteristics.
California State law provides a method to form districts to carry out such undergrounding. In essence, such districts must have the approval of a certain percentage of the property owners in the district, be approved by PG&E and other utilities affected and by the Sausalito City Council. When all of these requirements have been met, all property owners within the district will be required to participate.
The Public Utilities Commission provides for certain PG&E funds to be set aside for use by cities to defray the costs of undergrounding projects that have been approved by the cities and PG&E. A detailed definition of the availability of these funds are contained in PG&E Rule 20 - "Replacement of Overhead with Underground Electric Facilities" - and is available from the Underground Committee. Interpretation of this document, when used in a combination of Rule 20 funds and property owner funds, is further interpreted in PG&E letter of July 18, 1994. The following is a review of the procedures required to form undergrounding districts in Sausalito, the options available in their formation, and the procedure to be followed.
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Video: How to Test an Alternator
If you have a newer battery, but your car won't start, you may have a bad alternator. Rick Muscoplat, an automotive expert at The Family Handyman, will show you how to test an alternator.
Test the alternator with a voltmeter
If you're tempted to test an alternator by disconnecting the negative battery cable, don't do it. A good alternator may indeed keep the engine running, but it was never a good test. In the pre-computer days, you could pull it off without damaging anything. Today, you risk frying every electrical device in your vehicle. The second you disconnect the battery, the voltage regulator pegs the alternator to put out maximum power. With no battery in the circuit to act as a buffer, the alternator can put out up to 150 volts, depending on engine rpm. When the smoke clears, that "simple test" could end up costing you several thousand dollars for new electronics.
Instead, get a cheap voltmeter (about $15 at any home center or auto parts store). With the engine off, battery voltage should be between 12.5 and 12.8 volts. If it's below that, charge the battery with a battery charger before you conduct the test. Then start the engine and check for increased voltage readings as shown above. If you see higher readings, chances are the alternator is good (more sophisticated testing equipment is needed to detect an open or shorted alternator diode).
By the way, a dead battery in the morning is usually caused by a computer module that isn't shutting down when you turn off the car. If your alternator tests good, get your vehicle into a shop and pay a pro to find the misbehaving module.


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|Chap. 802
|Indian irrigation projects. Collections from water users.
|Chap. 802
|31 U.S.C. § 725s; Supp. V, § 725s.
|Sec. 2
|Credits to trust-fund accounts.
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|31 U.S.C. § 725c.
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|Collections from power operations. Appropriations authorized.
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That on approval of this Act, collections made from water users on each Indian irrigation project on account of assessments levied to meet the cost of operating and maintaining such project shall be deposited into the Treasury for credit to a trust-fund account pursuant to section 20 of the Permanent Appropriation Repeal Act, 1934 (48 Stat. 1233), and shall be available for expenditure in carrying out the purposes for which collected.
There shall be credited to each trust-fund account so established the excess, if any, of (1) the unexpended balance of any repealed special fund appropriation to which operation and maintenance collections were credited prior to July 1, 1935, and (2) the amount of receipts covered into the Treasury pursuant to section 4 of the Permanent Appropriation Repeal Act, 1934 (48 Stat. 1227), over expenditures from appropriations provided for the operation and maintenance of the irrigation project from which such unexpended balance or receipts were derived, and the amount so credited shall be subject to expenditure as prescribed in section 1 hereof.
Revenues hereafter collected from power operations on each Indian irrigation project and deposited into the Treasury for credit to miscellaneous receipts pursuant to section 4 of the Permanent Appropriation Repeal Act, 1934 (48 Stat. 1227), or pursuant to other provisions of law, are hereby authorized to be appropriated annually, in specific or in indefinite amounts, equal to the collections so credited, for the following purposes in connection with the respective projects from which such revenues are derived: (1) Payment of the expenses
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By Robert Horton Herald Movie Critic
A couple of filmmakers are going home with Oscars this year who are little known to the public and even the industry.
We're talking about the short film category, a noble cause for the Academy Awards even if they probably don't generate much interest in the show's TV viewership.
As in previous years, the nominated shorts, animated and live-action, are traveling around in a package for theaters in the days leading up the Academy Awards ceremony. It's an ingenious idea for giving visibility to short films that otherwise might fall through the cracks of a distribution system that emphasizes feature-length movies.
The animated section has a couple of high-profile items in the mix. In fact it almost seems unfair, in a David vs. Goliath way, for "The Simpsons" and the Disney team to compete against smaller fish.
"Maggie Simpson in 'The Longest Daycare'" is the Simpsons entry, a very funny and rather ominous little number about the baby of the family having a rough go of it during an afternoon at the Ayn Rand Daycare Center.
Disney is represented by "Paperman," which you may have seen before "Wreck-It Ralph" last year. A black-and-white fantasy about the various uses of paper, this one has a nice old-school quality about it, an idea that could only be played out in animation.
I suppose those are the favorites, but it would be cool if "Fresh Guacamole" won the Oscar.
This one comes in at under two minutes, but uses stop-motion animation so that the making of the green condiment becomes an incredibly clever exercise involving dice, a Christmas light and a grenade, among other goodies.
There's a high level in the other animated pictures: "Adam and Dog" is a lovely daydream about what might have happened if a dog had been in the garden of Eden, and "Head Over Heel" is an elaborate claymation piece about a couple who exist in the same house but on different planes of gravity.
The live-action films are longer, and the whimsical tone disappears. In fact, things are downright heavy: "Asad," made in South Africa, looks at a displaced Somali boy facing choices and challenges in a seaside community beset by pirates and other thugs, and "Buzkashi Boys," follows the equally difficult challenges facing two boys in Kabul, Afghanistan.
A magical element enters two other titles: "Henry," from Canada, is about an elderly man whose travels through different times in his life (a situation that becomes clear from the early moments and tends to repeat itself), and "Death of a Shadow," a French-Belgian production, is about a photographer with an odd steampunk camera that allows him to photograph the murders of the past.
That one gets extra credit just for the sheer curiosity of its idea, and for its impeccable art direction, a world not quite real and not quite sci-fi. Finally, "Curfew" is U.S. look at a suicidal man whose young niece needs his help, like most of these live-action efforts, an idea that might be just a little too obvious for a longer treatment, but stays bearable in the short run.
"Oscar-nominated Short Films 2013" (3 stars)
This year's collection of both animated and live-action short films that garnered Academy Award nominations. The latter tend to be a heavy and somewhat obvious bunch, but the animated films are a real delight this time.
Rated: Not rated; probably PG-13 for violence.
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'The Sabres, who claimed they had no idea what had happened in Carolina until their game was over, went on to lose 2-0 to the Leafs on third-period goals by Chad Kilger and Joe Nieuwendyk. But their fate had already been sealed when the Islanders held off a late Carolina charge and beat the Hurricanes 6-4, eliminating Buffalo from the Eastern Conference playoff race.'
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By Jerry Cornfield Herald Writer
OLYMPIA — With a government shutdown looming, state lawmakers are receiving some economic news today which could provide a catalyst for reaching agreement on a new state budget.
Reports due out today will show tax collections rising and demand for costly public services falling, trends which two key senators said Monday should speed up deal making to end the stalemate which has dragged lawmakers into a second special session.
Washington chief economist Steve Lerch will issue his new forecast this morning of how much tax revenue he expects the state will take in during the two-year budget period starting July 1. Lerch tracks collections monthly and his latest report shows they are running $94 million ahead of his last forecast in March.
This afternoon, lawmakers will learn the state should save roughly $90 million from an anticipated drop in caseloads for public services. The caseloads report looks at how many children will be enrolled in public schools, how many people will be imprisoned and how many people will be on Medicaid or seek welfare aid. The government saves money when caseloads fall and must spend more when they rise.
"We're going to find out what the forecasts are and that might help break the gridlock and maybe we have an agreement Wednesday or Thursday," said Sen. Tracey Eide, D-Federal Way, a senior member of minority Democratic caucus.
Senate Majority Leader Rodney Tom, D-Medina, a member of the Republican-dominated coalition that runs the chamber, said he's expecting enough new revenue to erase the gap between the spending plans of the Senate and House.
That would then enable negotiators to focus on where the dollars are spent, a process which could be wrapped up fairly quickly.
"The revenue forecast should be enough money to get us out of town," he said.
But House Speaker Frank Chopp, D-Seattle, on Monday sought to tamp down expectations of a quick end to the impasse.
"I don't want to speculate. Obviously every little bit helps to move the negotiations along because we can accommodate more concerns that people have," he said. "Hopefully with some additional revenue on the table after the forecast tomorrow that they'll be able to come to a fairly effective negotiations in the next few days so we can get done here."
Rep. Hans Dunshee, D-Snohomish, chairman of the House Capital Budget Committee, also urged against expectations of a quick deal
"I don't think it's the key to start the car," he said. "It might ease things up a little but not enough to get us home."
They're cautious because the Senate majority also is pushing an omnibus reform bill for public schools and a major expansion of eligibility for structured settlements under the worker's compensation program. The Senate passed the education reform bill last week but hasn't acted on the other legislation yet.
"If we're going to save the Boeings of the world from leaving this state, we need education reform and worker's compensation reform," Tom said.
House Democrats won't approve the education bill in its current form because of how it deals with teacher evaluations, Chopp said.
And Democrats oppose altering the worker's compensation program contending the use of structured settlements is still in its infancy and are concerned the Republican-inspired changes could hurt workers in the long run.
Another sticking point is taxes. Senate Republicans opposed House Democrats attempts to raise money by revising tax laws governing the telecommunications industry and making out-of-state residents pay sales tax even if they live in a state without a sales tax, like Oregon.
Last week, the Senate did approve an estate tax bill considered a legislative fix in response to a Supreme Court ruling. The decision saved $160 million for the budget plan lawmakers are currently trying to reach agreement on. Tom said that could be the only tax bill if there is enough new revenue in today's forecast.
Meanwhile Monday, Inslee's offices continued preparing to power down government.
His office is in the process of identifying which services and programs may be halted and which may be considered vital and necessary and thus keep operating. Agency leaders had until 5 p.m. Monday to make the case for which of their programs should be exempt from closure.
Layoff notices could go out as early as Friday to some of the roughly 59,000 state workers, according to a spokesman in the governor's budget office.
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The New Office Dress Codes
At this point, after years of giving Mr. Mad Men our highest honor at the Emmys — Best-Dressed Man of the Night — we're looking at him very closely once he exists that limo and walks down the carpet. This year, as he sauntered out in Armani, the excellence was still there: a vest, even though it was 90 degrees in Los Angeles, helped add something new to his typical success with perfect lapels, nice hair, and an ease that rarely comes with wearing wool in warm Los Angeles weather. Like the character he plays on television, we know who's the boss here. And, fortunately for him, and for us, it's still Mr. Hamm.
Last year, The New Girl was a much-buzzed-about show about to debut, and most people didn't know Greenfield even existed. This year he walked the Red Carpet with a nomination — not bad — and an even better outfit. The actor killed in his Black Fleece for Brooks Brothers custom tailor, and if he joked with the E! announcers that it was cut dangerously close, it was worth it. Here's an actor that set the tone for the new generation of small screen familiars, proving that a tuxedo can not only look cool, but make us believe the guy wearing it is, too.
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Are you a self-actualized, empowered customer?
Doc still looks the same as when I photographed him at the Innovation Summit at Stanford seven years ago this week.
Review of 'The Intention Economy' by Doc Searls
Review by J.D. Lasica
In "The Intention Economy" (Harvard Business Review Press), Doc Searls picks up where he left off as co-author of "The Cluetrain Manifesto," the seminal 2000 book that coined the phrase "conversations are markets" and ushered in a new understanding of how the Internet has changed the power relationship between institutions and individuals.
In his new book, Searls takes things a step further, painting a picture of what happens "when customers take charge" of this often dysfunctional relationship. Searls describes the tiny buds and sprouts of an emerging Intention Economy driven by customer demand and customer intent, an economy he believes has the potential to supplement and perhaps displace the present-day Attention Economy, where companies mine for personal data about us — sometimes with comic ineptitude — so that they can match us with products we don't want and don't need.
In the Attention Economy, we are consumers, calves, couch potatoes and eyeballs. Not so in the Intention Economy, where empowered customers set the agenda for releasing their own data and set the terms for engagement with "vendors" (that is, businesses).
Doc, a longtime friend who wrote a positive blurb for my book "Darknet" and an alumnus fellow at Harvard's Berkman Center, fills in the blanks for those of us who didn't know such a movement existed. It even has a suitably geeky name, VRM, for vendor relationship management, to refer to the panoply of startups and projects that are trying to stretch capitalism in new directions rather than undermine it. (Doc runs ProjectVRM at Berkmann.) In this new assertion of customer power, where we shed our skins as passive consumers, we will tell businesses how they may serve us, notify the market about our intention and decide how much information about ourselves and our transactions to disclose. While specific examples are somewhat short in supply today, one gets the feeling that Doc is more interested in rallying entrepreneurs to this new approach with the entreaty, Come and build!
Along the way, Doc lays out the big picture in a way that few other writers and big thinkers can do, knowing when to zoom in and when to pull back to the 50,000-foot view. He astutely points out the cold calculations of the marketplace's big players, like AT&T and Verizon — which are trying to define the Internet in terms of their business interests — as well as the world's most valuable company:
"So, like Apple, Google wants to fix slow, damaged, or broken markets. But unlike Apple, Google wants to fix those markets by making them freer and more open for everybody — and therefore much larger as well. That is, to grow markets horizontally."
Short version: If Apple can't own something, it has no interest in nurturing it.
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The organic light-emitting diode (OLED) is one of the most intriguing and most promising new technologies for electronic displays and lighting out there. OLEDs are like traditional light-emitting diodes, but they incorporate organic electroluminescent compounds that emit light when introduced to an electric current. Originally developed in the 1950s in France, OLEDs are used today in advanced high-contrast displays. Their low energy consumption makes them particularly attractive with today's proliferation of electronic devices.
Although OLEDs are superior to more-conventional technologies such as liquid-crystal displays (LCDs) in terms of contrast ratio and material efficiency, they are typically manufactured by an expensive process involving glass doped with heavy metals. They are fragile and rigid as a result. To solve this problem, researchers from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Toronto have developed a new plastic-based manufacturing method for OLEDs. The result is a more cost-effective, efficient, and flexible material.
"For years, the biggest excitement behind OLED technologies has been the potential to effectively produce them on flexible plastic," says University of Toronto professor Zheng-Hong Lu. "This discovery unlocks the full potential of OLEDs, leading the way to energy-efficient, flexible, and impact-resistant displays."
The applicability of OLEDs to large-area panels also makes them well-suited for lighting; several manufacturers have developed OLED light fixtures that emit evenly distributed planes of light without hot spots. And a multilayered configuration of OLEDs can deliver surprising results in multifunctional technologies. One such application is a switchable OLED panel that doubles as a transparent window. Recently developed by BASF and Philips for use in automobile roofs, the new skylight module allows clear views until illuminated—at which point it emits a homogeneous plane of light. The OLED panel is also a highly energy-efficient light source, as well as one that is less than 2 millimeters thick.
According to Felix Görth, head of Organic Light-Emitting Diodes and Organic Photovoltaics at BASF Future Business, "This combination allows the driver to enjoy a unique open-space feeling during the day and pleasantly suffuses the interior with the warm light of the transparent, highly efficient OLEDs at night." Philips sees potential for OLEDs beyond the automobile application. "This project provides impressive evidence of new possibilities with OLEDs, and illustrates the potential of Philips's Lumiblade OLED technology to help create innovative lighting applications that enhance people's lives," says Dietrich Bertram, Philips's general manager of OLED Lighting.
If this venture is successful, architectural applications are bound to follow. Low-energy illuminating skylights, windows, and doors could be highly practical in some applications, especially given OLEDs' potential long life. Moreover, OLED technology will facilitate a merger of the currently distinct worlds of lighting and electronic displays—enabling future physical environments that are illuminated by information.


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I'm just getting my feet wet with javascript and jquery and am trying to build a site for my cousin for practice.
When I click image thumbnail my script seems to work fine then I click another and it works fine again...but when I keep clicking it seems to bog down and not display the popup images right away and when they finally do come up the fade in and out for however many times I click trying to get it to pop up.
I put the site here so you can see what I mean:
//* Javascript Document
$('.elastislide-list li a img').click (function(){
var target = $(this).attr("data-large");
$('.backdrop, .lightBox').animate({'opacity':'.50'}, 300, 'linear');
$('.lightBox').animate({'opacity':'1.00'}, 300, 'linear');
$('.backdrop, .lightBox').css('display', 'block');
document.getElementById(target).setAttribute('class', 'photoView');
function close_box()
$('.backdrop, .lightBox').animate({'opacity':'0'}, 300, 'linear', function(){
$('.backdrop, .lightBox').css('display', 'none');
Like I said I am just beginning to learn this so hopefully my code is not too offensive
any help is appreciated
Hi vanamp. Welcome to the forums.
It's not really clear what we are meant to click on there. It's just a black page with a few links that don't go anywhere.
well then, it looks like I have another problem to figure out. there should be a scrollbar of images on the bottom to click on let me re work it and see if I can get it working.
OK, I had another look, and left the page open for a while, and suddenly it appeared at the bottom, but it takes quite a while to show up. It might be worth checking out other galleries. I really like Slimbox2.
I love the slimbox. I had some issues using it with latest jquery 1.9 but found a fix here:
thank you for this.
I thought I was home free then I tested it in IE 9 and I just get a blank white box. is there anything like slim box that works with IE 9
Is it possible for you to use an earlier version of jQuery? That's the easiest solution.
I tried switching jquery versions and have not found one that works in IE 9. I click an image the box comes up without the image and I can use the NEXT button and box resizes itself to the proper dimensions for the next image but still remains blank.
Everything works great when I test in IE 8
O, in that case it sounds like there's a problem with your image paths, rather than an issue with jQuery. The links to your large images may be wrong. Check that they are actually pointing the location of the images. If you post a live link, we can check for you.
Hooray! I uploaded site so I could link it for you and it seems to be working just fine on the server. It just was not working locally...no idea why though?!?!
You are including jQuery twice in your page - once in line 13 and once in line 128.Maybe this had something to do with it.
You should remove one of these versions by the way. Probably the older version (1.8.2)
I still see the old page in the link you first posted.
Anyhow, depending on how you have set up the links, they may need to be different on your local machine unless you have a server environment set up.


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The New Orleans City Council got an update Thursday from the NOPD on what's being done to keep all-terrain vehicles (ATV) off city streets.
It's illegal to operate ATVs, both three and four-wheelers, on city streets.
NOPD Deputy Chief Darryl Albert said the current laws pertaining to ATVs are adequate - police are not asking for new ones - and they pledge they'll aggressively enforce the existing laws.
"The NOPD will seize these illegal vehicles and hold the operators accountable when we're able to do so," Albert said.
The update from representatives of the NOPD's traffic division was requested by Councilman Jared Brosset, in the wake of the recent death of a woman who was injured in an ATV hit-and-run on Claiborne Avenue.


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Day two of the Queen's East Midlands Diamond Jubilee tour will continue tomorrow with visits to Stevenage and Hatfield.
Quinn Hatfield of Hatfield's in Los Angeles, where he works with his also-slender pastry-chef wife, agrees.
Hatfield, during Elizabeth's reign, remained vested in the crown.
We heard nothing of him neither in Hertford nor in Hatfield.
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Former Brigham Young University and NFL quarterback Ty Detmer is still firing with rifle-like accuracy, but he is now focused on guiding clients to big-game trophies rather than collecting mini statues named Heisman.
Detmer, who broke 59 NCAA records and hoisted the acclaimed Heisman Trophy as a junior at BYU in 1990, returns to Utah this weekend to attend the seventh annual Western Hunting & Conservation Expo at the Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City.
Detmer will be at the show and in the Texas T Hunts exhibition booth from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday promoting hunts on his 1,300-acre T-14 Ranch in south Texas.
Detmer, who spent 14 seasons in the NFL with six teams, will also be supporting public mule deer herds in Utah by providing for auction, a football signed by Heisman Trophy winners at the 2012 ceremony.
"I've been selling hunts on the ranch mostly by word of mouth, and I wanted to get a little more serious about it," Detmer said from his home in Texas. "I also wanted to know how I could help on the conservation side of the expo. About 20 of the former Heisman winners signed footballs this past year, and I thought it might be something people would be interested in."
Expo organizers say money raised from the signed football will help fund an ongoing deer transplant study by BYU researchers and biologists from the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources in southern Utah.
More than 27,000 people are expected to visit the expo, which opens at 10 a.m. Thursday and runs through 4 p.m. Sunday. Outfitters, sporting goods manufacturers and hunting experts from around the world will be in the booths and leading seminars throughout the show. Hunters can apply for drawings to hunt in Utah, and some of the most highly valued permits from around the world will be up for auction.
The Mule Deer Foundation and Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife, two Utah-based hunting conservation groups, are hosting the expo.
Wayne LaPierre, executive vice president of the National Rifle Association, is the keynote speaker at the main banquet on Saturday night. The Utah State National Archery in the Schools Program is also being held during the expo.
Detmer, who says he does occasionally like to hunt whitetail deer or any of the variety of non-native exotic species on the T-14 Ranch, really enjoys guiding his four daughters or clients on hunts.
"It has been fun to watch them grow up as hunters," Detmer said of his daughters who range in age from 12 to 20. "It becomes a battle every year about which one of them gets to hunt for whitetail. It isn't that different from football with people whining for me to get them the ball."
Detmer also said guiding clients to hunts of a lifetime is not all that different than coaching football, which is what he is doing at St. Andrew's Episcopal private school in Austin.
"Being a guide is about keeping people calm and talking them through the process. It is also fun to get to know different species and their habits. It's kind of like football that way," he said. "Hunting is a lot more relaxing than football though. I tell my wife I have to work when I have groups to guide, but it is something I really enjoy."
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Western Hunting & Conservation Expo
When • 10 a.m. Thursday through Sunday
Where • Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City
Admission • Entry is $20 a day for adults, $10 for youth (11-17), kids 10 and under are free
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The next day, switchblade Joe Bonney came in to make payment on a note we were holding on him.
The switchblade snicked back and disappeared into a side pocket of the jacket, while Ord watched it with fascinated eyes.
The other two curs outa the same litter: switchblade an' Turkey-Buzzard, over there.
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Tornados Come Up Just Short to CatawbaNovember 3, 2012
Salisbury, N.C.- The Catawba College Indians (4-6, 2-4) scored the go-ahead touchdown with 12:17 remaining in the game to edge the Tornados (1-9, 0-6) 19-13 Saturday afternoon at Shuford Stadium.
Indians quarterback BJ Sherrill connected with Diante Hodges for a 21-yard touchdown pass to break a 13-13 tie and give Catawba a 19-13 lead after Chad Hollandsworth's extra point was unsuccessful.
Brevard had three drives to tie the game following the Hodges touchdown, but were unable to come away with any points. The Tornados were forced to punt after going three-and-out on the ensuing drive before freshman quarterback Jaquan Marsh was intercepted by Jumal Rolle at the Catawba College 43-yard line on their following drive.
The Tornados defense forced a three-and-out following the interception, with the Indians punting on 4th-and-1 from their own 42-yard line. Hollandsworth rattled off a 56-yard punt to pin the Tornados at their own two-yard line to start their final drive.
Senior quarterback Aaron Reese picked up a 1st down with a 10-yard rush on 3rd-and-5 and found Eric Watts with an eight-yard completion for another 1st down to move the Tornados to their own 31-yard line.
Reese and Watts then connected for completions of 28 and 21 yards to push the Tornados deep into Catawba territory. A personal foul against the Indians then positioned the Tornados on the 7-yard line on 1st-and-goal.
Catawba's Damein Lee fought his way into the backfield on 1-st-and-goal to sack Reese for a loss of seven yards, forcing the Tornados to spike the ball on second down. Jason Taylor of Catawba then collapsed the pocket on 3rd-and-goal to bring down Reese for a loss of two yards.
With the final seconds running off the clock and Brevard hustling back to the line of scrimmage to get one last play off, the Indians took a questionable timeout to set up their defense. The timeout ensured BC an opportunity to tie the game on 4th-and-goal from the Catawba 16-yard line.
Tornados slot receiver Andre Overholt lined up to the right to run a post route, gaining an inside advantage on cornerback Scottie Floyd on the final play. Reese's pass was slightly long, falling incomplete at the back of the end zone to seal the win for the Indians.
Gary Williams pulled down a 24-yard pass from Sherrill to put the Indians up 6-0 on the first drive of the game. Hollandsworth extra point failed to keep the Tornados deficit at six points. Sherrill finished 7-of-15 for 104 yards, two touchdowns and an interception on the afternoon.
The Tornados answered with a touchdown on their ensuing drive as Jordan Ollis punched a three-yard run into the end zone to make it 6-6. Ben Noboa's extra point was unsuccessful to keep the game tied.
LJ McCray swung the momentum immediately back into the Indians favor with an 84-yard kickoff return for a touchdown to make it 13-6 Catawba.
The Tornados tied the game on a Jaquan Marsh one-yard touchdown scramble with 2:16 remaining in the 3rd quarter. Marsh carried the ball 23 times for 105 yards to lead the Tornados offensive attack.
The Tornados will close out their season host the Newberry College Wolves for Senior Day on Saturday, November 10th at 1 p.m.


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PowerPC still lives in Fedora
For the 0.5 percent of the folks who to which this tidbit pertains — that would be the Linux-on-PowerPC crowd . . . er, group . . . er, trio — the Fedora Project released the alpha version of its Fedora 17 PowerPC version. The release notes are here.
Many long-time readers of this blog who are not family (and even those who are) know that I've always had a soft spot for older Macintosh hardware, and those of you who admit to knowing me for a long time know that I've had several PowerPC machines running various distros, mostly Debian and Fedora, but a couple of OpenSUSE boxes, too (while it lasted, the G4 tower ran great on OpenSUSE's PPC version before they gave it the heave-ho). I even mourned briefly against the demise of the PowerPC architecture, but I understand that if 0.5 percent of the Linux community is using a particular architecture, it's a good idea to probably put resources elsewhere.
So it became Debian who kept the flame alive, until Fedora picked it up again. Thanks, Fedora, and now I'll try this on the eMac that's collecting dust in the corner.
(Larry Cafiero is one of the founders of the Lindependence Project and develops business software at Redwood Digital Research, a consultancy that provides FOSS solutions in the small business and home office environment.)
April 10, 2012 at 3:30 pm
Larry the Free Software Guy is still trying to jump start zombies.
Maybe some of your old iron will end up like this:
April 11, 2012 at 9:05 am
You really feel the relative slowness of Fedora vs. Debian on an old PowerPC Mac. At least I did on a G4.
April 22, 2012 at 12:40 pm
I really loved YellowDog Linux. Had it running on a PowerMac 8500 with a dual 604e card in 2003. I just refused to let my trusty old grrrrl fade away. I tried Ubuntu 8.04(?) on my PowerBook G4, but WOW that turkey ran hot and would shut down for fear of becoming a pile of liquid aluminum goo. So I guess that's all of us then 🙂