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Wiener (from German: "of Vienna") may refer to:
- A Polish sausage (kielbasa) or "wenar"
- A Vienna sausage of German origin, named after the capital of Austria (called Frankfurter Würstchen in Austria)
- A hot dog, a cooked sausage, traditionally grilled or steamed and served in a sliced bun as a sandwich
- Alexander S. Wiener (1907–1976), leader in the fields of forensic medicine, serology, and immunogenetics
- Alfred Wiener (1885–1964), German Jewish campaigner against Nazism and anti-semitism
- Wiener Library, London institute for the study of the Holocaust
- Charles Wiener (1851–1919), Austrian-French scientist-explorer best known for traveling extensively in Peru and nearly re-discovering Machu Picchu
- Élisabeth Wiener (born 1946), French actress
- Frederick Bernays Wiener (1906–1996), American jurist
- Jacques Wiener (1815–99), Belgian Jewish-Flemish engraver
- Jacques L. Wiener, Jr. (born 1934), American judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- Jean Wiener (1896–1982), French pianist, composer
- Jon Wiener (born 1944), American professor of history
- Julien Wiener (born 1955), Australian cricketer
- L. H. Wiener (born 1945), Dutch writer
- Leigh Wiener (1929–1993), American photographer and photojournalist
- Leo Wiener (1862–1939), American historian, linguist, author, and translator of Leo Tolstoy's collected works
- Malcolm H. Wiener (born 1935), Aegean prehistorian and philanthropist
- Mark Wiener (1951–2012), American abstract painter
- Martin Wiener (born 1941), U.S. political historian and author
- Michael A. Wiener (1938–2009), American business executive
- Murray A. Wiener (born 1909), polar explorer and photographer
- Norbert Wiener (1894–1964), American mathematician
- Wiener process, a mathematical model related to Brownian motion
- Wiener equation, named after Norbert Wiener, assumes the current velocity of a fluid particle fluctuates randomly
- Wiener filter, a noise filter used in signal processing
- Wiener (crater), a crater on the far side of the Moon
- Otto Wiener (1913–2000), Austrian baritone
- Otto Wiener (physicist) (1862–1927), German physicist
- Paul Lester Wiener (1895–1967), American architect and urban planner
- Phyllis Wiener (1921–2013), American painter
- Robert Wiener, CNN producer, who was featured in, and wrote the screenplay of, Live from Baghdad (film)
- Rosalind Wiener Wyman (born 1930), Los Angeles politician
- Scott Wiener (born 1970), American politician
- Valerie Wiener (born 1948), American politician
- Yehuda Wiener-Gafni (born 1930), Israeli Olympic basketball player
- Josh Keaton (born 1979), born Joshua Luis Wiener, American actor, voice actor, singer, and music producer
- Wiener Neudorf, a town in the eastern part of the Mödling district, Austria
- Wiener Neustadt, a town south of Vienna, in the state of Lower Austria, Austria
- Wiener Stadthalle, an indoor arena, in Vienna, Austria
- Wiener Staatsoper, the Vienna State Opera
Other uses[edit]
- The Wiener AC, also known as Wiener AC or WAC, an Austrian sports club in Vienna
- Wiener Bonbons, a waltz by Johan Strauss II
- The Wiener Börse, a stock exchange in Vienna, Austria
- The Wiener Library, the world's oldest institution devoted to the study of the Holocaust
- The Wiener Werkstätte, an Austrian production community of visual artists
- The Wiener Sport-Club, an Austrian athletic club
- Wiener Zeitung, an Austrian newspaper
- Wiener (magazine), an Austrian men's magazine
- Wiener dog, colloquial term for dachshund
- Wieners (film), a 2008 American film
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Sabah situation the 'next Arab Spring' - Kiram camp
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MANILA, Philippines - The next Arab Spring. This was how the camp of Sulu Sultan Jamalul Kiram III described the series of uprisings in Sabah stressing this was being done "in the name of the Filipino people."
Sultanate spokesman Abraham Idjirani said that after violence erupted in the town of Semporna that left 12 killed, including six Malaysians, unrest also reportedly spread in Kunak, Sandakan, and Tuwau.
"Last night at 11, Sandakan is already a battlezone. We are not yet sure, this is but a sketchy report, Tuwau is already experiencing conflict," Idjirani told a news conference in Taguig on Monday.
"This is the fifth spring, starting from Tunisia, Egypt, Syria...now this is the Sultan Jamalul Kiram III spring," he said.
He said supporters from Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, and Zamboanga managed to slip past the naval blockade set up by both Malaysian and Philippine navies and reached Sabah to lend their support to the Royal Sulu Army.
Malaysia's The Star newspaper said the Malaysian Army is rushing reinforcements after the presence of "armed intruders" was reported in Kunak. About 10 men in military gear were sighted in the area, the newspaper reported.
Sightings of armed men were also reported in Kinabatangan but local police denied the report, The Star said.
The camp of the Sulu sultan also maintained that it was holding four Malaysian hostages in Semporna, despite the denial of Malaysian authorities. Idjirani said the four will be released only if there is an intervention of an international humanitarian agency and in the presence of local and international media.
Hold talks
Idjirani scored Malacanang's continued refusal to hold talks with Sultan Jamalul Kiram III.
"Sa halip na pag-usapan (Instead of talking with us), Malacanang is now holding a press conference kung saan ang tinatalakay (where what is discussed) is not the standoff but the legitimacy of the sultan of Sulu. Kung gusto nila di pumunta sila sa Sabah kausapin nila ang (If they want, they can go to Sabah and talk to the) Raja Muda," he said.
Idjirani reiterated that Sabah is the Philippines'. He said that before the sultan's father died, he reportedly told his sons, including the sultan, that "Sabah is the patrimony of the Filipino people."
"The Sultan Jamalul Kiram III spring is in the name of the Filipino people," he said.

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The failure of the Congress to appoint political heads of various statutory corporations and boards in Maharashtra for many years now has upset a large section in the state unit and could prove counter-productive for the party in the coming assembly polls.
The posts are generally filled by the party in power to keep leaders of different factions in "good humour" and make them important stakeholders in governance.
This section is also up in arms against Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan over his "style of functioning" and criticised him for "slow decision making" on development issues such as infra projects, toll, agriculture and industrial policies.
"Chavan cannot take decisions. He is more concerned about his clean image," a state Congress leader said. "He had promised to fill up the vacancies in corporations and boards but has failed on that front too."
The plum chairmanships of state-run corporations and boards, including the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB), Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA), Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation and Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation, have been equally divided by the ruling alliance partners Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). As per the agreement between both parties, a corporation or board headed by a Congress leader will have a NCP deputy and vice-versa.
Under the Congress quota, there are 43 corporations and boards which are headless and the party has not been able to fill 28 other vacancies which have been accorded ministerial status by the state government.
On the other hand, the NCP has appointed its people in 64 such posts and by default are heading those corporations that fall under the Congress quota. Congress sources attributed "in-decision" on part of the party leadership on such appointments as one of the reasons for "increasing and widespread factionalism" in the state.


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This bronzer reminds me of MAC bronzers and Prestige skin loving mineral bronzer. It is shimmery. It is most definitely not matte. It is comparable to Prestige skin loving mineral bronzer because of the texture and the color swirl. Sweep the bronzer across the face where the sun would "naturally" hit, it will give a nice glow. — 6 years, 3 months agoThis review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 5 of 6 people said helpful
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I liked this bronzer, it worked fine, I just personally prefer matte bronzers and this one was a little too shimmery for me. Def not an everyday bronzer, I only use this one to go to the beach or out at night, etc. — 5 years, 1 month agoThis review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 2 of 2 people said helpful


text: The First Gameplay Trailer for Assassin's Creed III Delivers Fluid, Lethal ActionEvan Narcisse5/10/12 11:20amFiled to: Assassin's Creedassassin's creed IIIXbox 360PS3UbisoftRatonhnhaké:tonConnorKotaku CoreTopFbtweetWii u4911EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink Now that thousands of people have done Ubisoft's job for them, players everywhere can finally get a look at the new gameplay lurking inside Assassin's Creed III. This new trailer lets us hear Ratonhnhaké:ton speak at length about his split Native American/European heritage and shows off loads of gorgeous snow-covered open-world action. Many of the 50 things detailed in Stephen Totilo's preview show up in the video, including the movement over uneven terrain, Revolutionary War battlefields strewn with bodies and that big ol' bear that you're gonna have to take down. Sound off with what you see and are most excited for in the comments. UPDATE: And here's a version with audio commentary by Kotaku editor-in-chief Stephen Totilo who has seen a longer demo of the game that includes what you see in the trailer. Reply491 repliesLeave a reply


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A coalition of CSOs came together as a network called West Africa Drug Policy Network (WADPN) to support drug policy reform in West Africa by building the capacity of local CSOs to address the impact of drug markets on democracy, governance, human security, human right and public health.
West African Civil Society constituency represented by WACSOF and WACSI collaborated to bring together civil society organisations, institutions in governance, development partners and other relevant stakeholders to strategise and design a Post-2015 regional development agenda framework that would take into serious consideration the ECOWAS regional development agenda.
This meeting was convened under the theme "Strategizing for the Post-2015 and ECOWAS Vision 2020 Development Agenda for West Africa".
West Africa is increasingly becoming a hub in the global drug trade and has become a transit point for narcotics from Latin America through to Europe.
Drug trafficking, consumption and use threaten the West Africa region. The situation is affecting all level of society across the region, from democracy, governance, public health, to security.
The issue of sustainability of civil society in West Africa is becoming increasingly important with the gradual decline in significant funding from donors over the coming years. Civil society has started discussions on the implications of this on their status and functioning in years to come.
The West African region is not only a transit zone to transport illicit drugs from Latin America to Europe and beyond. The region is also a producing and consuming zone of drugs which has which has undermined the political and economic development and has also become a major security and public health threat to most West African countries. This two-day media workshop raised awareness and understanding of the true nature of drug problem in the region and called on the media to collaborate with civil society organisations to end the effects of the bad drug policies on human rights and public health. The workshop was based on the International Drug Policy Consortium's (IDPC) "West African Training Toolkit on Drug Policy".
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Perhaps one of you logophiles can help me. Does anyone know if there is a word for $$$ other than dollar sign?
Thanks in advance. Lillian
Looking for a word - please
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On a tangent . .
On a tangent, old English currency consisted of Pounds, shillings and pence - pennies to you Philistines -, the symbols for which were L, s and d. The "d" came from the Latin "denarius", for "penny", but the origin of the "L", which cannot be properly produced with my limited computer skills, escapes me.
Search with the proper keywords and ye shall find...this:
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The history of the dollar is a story involving many countries in different continents. The word dollar is much older than the American unit of currency. It is an Anglicised form of "thaler", (pronounced taler, with a long "a"), the name given to coins first minted in 1519 from locally mined silver in Joachimsthal in Bohemia.
The Shilling Abbreviation Theory
There is a view, held by some typographers, that the dollar symbol derives from the abbreviation for the shilling, s, which was used in Britain, both as a coin and as a monetary unit, until decimalisation in 1971. A stroke through a letter was sometimes used to indicate that the letter was an abbreviation. The classic example of this is the British pound symbol £ which is a cursive capital L with a stroke through it. The pound symbol is derived from the Latin word for a pound weight, libra, since a pound of silver was the standard on which the monetary unit was based. In the case of the shilling the stroke through the s would have had an added significance.
Until 1971 when Britain divided the pound into 100 (new) pennies and abandoned the old sub-units, two different methods of representing the shilling were used; one was simply the letter s and the other was the oblique slash / which is also known as a solidus, the name of the Roman coin from which the shilling is derived. Actually the slash or solidus was used to separate shillings from pence when sums of money were written down, e.g. 4/6 for four shillings and sixpence. (For an amount consisting of an integral number of shillings a dash indicated zero pence, e.g. 3/- for three shillings).
If you make the slash or solidus vertical and combine it with the S you end up with $ - the dollar sign.
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Re: On a tangent . .
hotshoe wrote:On a tangent, old English currency consisted of Pounds, shillings and pence - pennies to you Philistines -, the symbols for which were L, s and d. The "d" came from the Latin "denarius", for "penny", but the origin of the "L", which cannot be properly produced with my limited computer skills, escapes me.
The pound sign L stands for Latin "libra" which means pound. Sorry to answer so late but just now noticed your message.
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A dollar here, a dollar there
Earlier someone stated currency and I think that is as close as it gets, UNLESS we are doing a little shopping in Mexico. Although a U.S. dollar may be preferred over their Peso. ($)
I just noticed peso has been posted. I'm not so bright after-all.
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The dark-morph Rough-legged Hawk was at the intersection of Rattlesnake Bridge/Burnt Mills Rds. this morning – perched on a post in the field west of the intersection. Also in the area: Redtails/Harrier (on the ground amidst Canada Geese)/Kestrel/Cooper's hawk/both Vultures spp.
[trip extension into Hunterdon County]
Spruce Run was completely frozen and birdless 2-4 PM, not a single gull or waterfowl. Round Valley had a few Buffleheads and Ruddies and about 1000 gulls but so far out I could not pick out much besides the imm Herring Gull.
From Marc Chelemer:
Both the light morph and dark morph Rough-legged Hawks continue today between 2:00 and 2:45, February 5, at or near the intersection of Rattlesnake Bridge Road and Burnt Mills Road. The light morph was/is about 4/10 of a mile east of the intersection, working the field on the north side of the road. The dark morph was/is perched in the largest tree on the far west side of the open field on the west side of the intersection. Also present in the area were five Red-tails, one Kestrel, one Black and two Turkey Vultures, three Ring-necked Pheasant, and two Carolina Wrens.
Editor's Note: The Ring-necked Pheasants in this area are stocked by a local hunting club. The field defined by Rattlesnake Bridge, River East, & Burnt Mills is a heavily hunted semi-wild preserve, where trespassing is strictly forbidden.
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Everyday Business | New Latino market opens in South Wenatchee
The 50-foot meat case at Wenatchee's new La Mexicana Super Market is impressive enough with its piled-high cuts of beef, pork and chicken. But don't forget the freezer in back that's packed with goat, lamb and rabbit.
"We've got all kinds of good meats, interesting meats," laughed Maleny Hernandez, assisting manager to her parents Socrates and Azuceña Hernandez, owners of the store. "We've got a little something for everyone."
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Dell Releases Streak Source Code
Get access to the mini tablet's custom ROM.
Dell has released the custom Android ROM built for the recently released Dell Streak, a mini tablet/smartphone hybrid. Currently, the Streak runs on a modified build of Android 1.6, something critics were quick to fault on the device.
Recently, the development community accused Dell of not releasing some of the open source components found in the Streak –– a requirement of the GPL. This announcement essentially puts those concerns to rest.
Now, with all of the components available to developers maybe they can beat Dell to porting Android 2.2 to the device while keeping all of the custom UI and applications intact. The source code can be downloaded here.
Issue 198/2017
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Old Linux Kernel Bug Discovered
The bug was introduced back in 2009 and has been lurking around all this time.
OpenSSH 7.5 Released
The new release deprecates the sshd_config UsePrivilegeSeparation option.
Ubuntu Touch Not Dead
Lives on as a community project
Dell Launches Five New Linux Systems
Five new systems join Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition that come with Ubuntu pre-installed.
Microsoft Takes Skype for Linux Out of Alpha
The Skype Linux client now has almost the same capabilities that it enjoys on other platforms.
CeBIT 2017 OpenStack Day
At CeBIT 2017, OpenStack Day will offer a wide range of lectures and discussions.
Munich Plans to Ditch Linux and Go Back to Windows
A major setback for the Linux desktop.
Linux Kernel 4.10 Comes with New Security Features
Improved support for GPU in virtualization.
OpenSUSE Site Hacked
News site for the openSUSE community falls victim to a Wordpress exploit.
LibreOffice Goes Online with 5.3 Release
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World/nation briefs
- November 14, 2012 - 7:24 PM
Mobster linked to art heist pleads guiltyA 76-year-old reputed mobster pleaded guilty in a weapons and prescription drugs case that revealed the FBI's belief he has information about the largest art heist in history. Robert Gentile entered the pleas in federal court in Hartford and faces a prison sentence of four years. During a hearing earlier this year, a federal prosecutor disclosed that the FBI believed Gentile had some involvement with stolen property related to the 1990 heist at Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in which thieves made off with works by Rembrandt, Vermeer, Degas and Manet worth more than half a billion dollars. Gentile hasn't been charged in the art heist.
Obama signs guide to fight cyberattacksPresident Obama has signed a directive that enables the military to act more aggressively to thwart cyberattacks on the nation's government and private computer networks. Presidential Policy Directive 20 establishes a broad and strict set of standards to guide the operations of federal agencies in confronting threats in cyberspace, according to several U.S. officials who have seen the classified document.
3 pilots flying to safety meeting die in crashThree pilots flying to a federal safety conference died when their single-engine plane faltered in midair and crashed into a house that went up in flames. The three men had just taken off from Jackson when a witness said the Piper PA-32 began "spitting and sputtering."
Ex-comptroller pleads guilty to taking $53MA former treasurer of Dixon pleaded guilty to fraud in federal court in Rockford for stealing $53 million from the small northwestern city over two decades. Rita Crundwell admitted to using the money to finance her quarter-horse business and a lavish lifestyle.
Afghan police: NATO interpreters killedPolice in Kabul say Taliban insurgents shot and killed two young Afghan men who were working as translators for NATO forces. A spokesman for Logar Province in eastern Afghanistan said the two were killed as they drove to work. Militants left their bodies next to their car on the side of a road near the provincial capital of Puli Alim.
Report: Sri Lankan war was U.N. failureA U.N. report said inadequate efforts by the world body to protect civilians during the final months of Sri Lanka's civil war marked a "grave failure" that led to suffering for hundreds of thousands. The report accused U.N. staff in Colombo of not perceiving that preventing civilian deaths was their responsibility and accused their bosses at U.N. headquarters of not telling them otherwise. A separate U.N. report released last year said up to 40,000 ethnic minority Tamil civilians might have been killed in the war's final months.
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Making our way to Lombok via Padangbai
Trip Start
Apr 12, 2010
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The drive was nice and relatively fast.
Every time we get to a new place we have to already have a reservation or pretend like you have one because the minute you get off the bus/boat they are ready to offer you a room, transport, marijuana, etc. We had a couple places in mind so we started walking (saying no thank you every 2 seconds). We were making our way to the one hotel but on the way we got an offer at a recommended place super cheap ($8 a night) so we took it. After picking our room, we realized that the door did not lock…so we switched to another one that was not as good aka we decided to sleep on the sleeping bags cause it was a bit questionable (we have come to realize that we have pretty high standards, oh what America does to you!). Also, the toilet doesn't flush so you pour water in it until all the stuff has gone down and most of the time the toilet paper does not want to go down (it could be a lot worse).
So of course Travis makes a contraption to lock the window (see picture), then we went out to get some lunch and explore. The entire port town can be walked in about 5 minutes and it's pretty cool because all the trade between Bali and Lombok goes out through here so the HUGE ferries leave like every hour. We also checked out Blue Lagoon which is supposed to have good snorkeling, the water was so beautiful! We decided we would give it a try when we come back to Padangbai after Lombok.
That night we ate at a very cheap warung and treated ourselves with a banana pancake (not like American pancake) with ice cream on top. Oh it tasted like heaven!


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Ceidz got to review Furmins on PS Vita, a pretty cool physics puzzler that features an addictive gameplay with a well-balanced difficulty.
Well, Beatshapers has provided us with three copies of the game for you to win! Start using your points to unlock tickets, and don't forget to use social media to earn an extra ticket and some points!
Here are the most recent YouTube video entries for all giveaways on PS3Blog.net with the most recent ones displayed first.
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Conclusive Evidence That BP Misrepresented Gulf Oil Spill Sent to Congress
Gulf Rescue Alliance (GRA) has just sent a briefing package to the Attorney Generals of Alabama and Louisiana which presents evidence they believe has never seen the light of day concerning the how and why of the Deepwater Horizon Disaster and subsequent release of toxic oil into the Gulf—oil that is still gushing from various seabed fractures and fissures.
The evidence provided therein clearly indicates:
• The unmentioned existence of a 3rd Macondo well (the real source of the explosion, DWH sinking and ensuing oil spill)
• The current condition of this well being such that it can never be properly capped.
• The compromised condition of the seabed floor being such that there are multiple unnatural sources of gushers continuing to pour into the Gulf, with Corexit dispersant still suppressing its visibility
• That the highly publicized capped well (Well A) never occurred as reported, and in fact was an abandoned well, hence it was never the source of the millions of gallons released into the Gulf.
GRA's special report (a comprehensive compilation of research released by insiders and experts through confidential internet sources) has been forwarded to Congress in advance of BP's upcoming trial on Monday, February 27th in New Orleans, LA. Entitled An Expert's Analysis of ROV Film Footage Taken at the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Disaster Site, it has also been submitted to the appropriate federal, state and county authorities, plaintiff attorneys, and environmental and health advocacy groups who have a stake in the outcome of the trial.
"The Gulf Rescue Alliance has no interest in publicity for itself, pointing fingers, finding who to blame or anything else; we are interested in catalyzing action on an urgent basis to save the Gulf from long-term, disastrous impacts by getting actual solutions being applied; solutions that have been blocked by the EPA for the past 23 years. We hold the EPA directly responsible for keeping in place the destructive response protocols used in this disaster aka Corexit. The Gulf and the life it supports can't wait 3, 6 or 12 months for a trial to bring a resolution; nor will a real resolution be possible if no admission occurs of the currently uncapped well. Justice and damage dollars will mean nothing if the Gulf is dead," said a spokesperson for GRA.
Much of the original underwater video that was analyzed comes from oilspillhub.org*, "an online resource for those studying the largest environmental disaster in U.S. history. The site provides an archive of the underwater video of the event, as well as additional tools and resources for educators, scientists, and engineers who are expanding our knowledge of environmental issues."
"Oilspillhub.org is developed and hosted by Purdue University working in cooperation with the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming and the Energy and Environment Subcommittee in the House Energy and Commerce Committee."
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The aforementioned "Expert's Analysis" makes plain the fact that much information, of which BP et al. was the exclusive source, had been misrepresented with prior deliberation before being submitted to the US Federal Government and other concerned parties. In many cases the forensic analysis has laid bare a pattern of tampering with evidence in an attempt to mitigate the compensatory and punitive damages BP might be forced to pay.
This extraordinary report goes on to document a scenario in which it appears that BP illegally drilled more than one well at the Macondo Prospect in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM). Furthermore, the well that was ultimately capped after 87 straight days of gushing oil and gas into the Gulf may not be the one that was licensed by the appropriate US permitting agencies.
The factual sequence of events, and especially the actual response by BP, appear to be far different from those reported in the media and by the Coast Guard. It is important to note that BP was given a lead position in the unified command structure authorized by the US Federal Government immediately following the burning and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon. This transference of authority away from the impacted state governments was unprecedented in US history and created a virtual monopoly over the flow of information from BP to the appropriate authorities, as well as to the public-at-large.
From even a cursory reading of this "Expert's Analysis" it becomes clear that the actual evolution of the BP oil spill fits a narrative that is replete with instances of covering up and altering much essential data and information, which would have served as definitive evidence against BP in numerous foreseen legal actions. Ultimately, much of the information contained in this report may serve to "indict" not only BP and their corporate co-conspirators on several different violations of federal law and state statutes, but also various departments and agencies within the US Federal Government.
However, this was not the purpose for writing this report; rather this consortium of environmental organizations, health advocacy groups and citizen activists encourage the efficient dissemination of this analysis (and its various assessments) in the interest that the much needed federal programs and state initiatives will be implemented expeditiously to "clean up the Gulf". They are particularly concerned and eager to see the proper remediation of the GOM waters, beaches, wetlands and estuaries begin in earnest.
"All this is absolutely relevant to the case at hand; and particularly getting this vital information into the hands of the Attorney General of Alabama and anyone else involved in this trial. But our purpose for doing so is to gain attention to what we consider the real situation: EPA's continued endorsement of toxic Corexit dispersants being used in the Gulf waters, as well as their enforced ban on safe, non-toxic bioremediation products such as Oil Spill Eater II-an effective EPA tested and approved product used around the world," said GRA.
"It would seem plausible that government officials knew of the information about the 3rd Well but aided in covering it up similar to the recent PEER report revealing the fact that top White House officials manipulated scientific analyses by independent experts to seriously lowball the amount of oil leaking from the BP Deepwater Horizon."
The formal report can be found at the link below:
An Expert's Analysis of ROV Film Footage Taken at the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Disaster Site
You may access the following links below for the contents of this briefing package—please be patient and allow time to download


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While some teams still haven't finished their regular seasons, the schedule and pairings for the U.S. Lacrosse Southern Section playoffs came out Sunday, with Palos Verdes (16-2) earning the No. 1 seed and Palisades Charter (13-3) the No. 2 seed.
For Crespi (11-2) and Harvard-Westlake (9-3), the No. 4 and No. 6 seeds, respectively, Tuesday's playoff openers come one day after the teams meet in their final Mission League game, with the league title still in play. Harvard-Westlake (7-1 Mission), which won the league last year, can win the 2012 title outright with a victory. The Wolverines beat Crespi 18-13 in early March.
However, a win by Crespi (5-2 Mission) would create a three-way tie for the league title with Loyola (11-2, 5-2 Mission), which is seeded fifth in the playoff bracket. Either way, both teams are going to have to bounce back strong from Monday's game or risk being bounced from the playoffs early.
Other observations from the bracket: Third-seeded Westlake (14-1, 13-0) is one of five teams from the 101 Coast league in the 16-team tournament. The Bay League also received five spots, the Mission League three and there was one spot each for the City League (Palisades), the Condor League (Thacher, 7-5) and independent Chadwick (9-0).
Los Angeles County bracket
First round, Tuesday
#16 Peninsula at #1 Palos Verdes, time TBD
#9 Chadwick at #8 Malibu, time TBD
#12 Thacher at #5 Loyola, time TBD
#13 Thousand Oaks at #4 Crespi, 7 p.m.
#14 Redondo at #3 Westlake, time TBD
#11 Mira Costa at #6 Harvard-Westlake, 5:45 p.m.
#10 Agoura at #7 Culver City, time TBD
#15 Oaks Christian at #2 Palisades, time TBD
The quarterfinals are scheduled for Thursday, with semifinals on Saturday and the L.A. County final on Wednesday, May 9.
Orange County bracket
First round, Tuesday
#16 Servite at #1 Corona del Mar, time TBD
#9 JSerra at #8 Huntington Beach, time TBD
#12 Newport Harbor at #5 St. Margaret's, 4:30 p.m.
#13 Dana Hills at #4 Foothill, 3:30 p.m.
#14 Beckman at #3 San Clemente, 4:30 p.m.
#11 El Toro at #6 Los Alamitos, 7:30 p.m.
#10 Santa Margarita at #7 Great Oak, time TBD
#15 Esperanza at #2 Tesoro, 7 p.m.
The quarterfinals are scheduled for Thursday, with semifinals on Saturday at Aliso Niguel (5 p.m. and 7:15 p.m.). The Orange County final will be played Wednesday, May 9, at Dana Hills (7:30 p.m.).
The U.S. Lacrosse Southern Section High School Championship game, with the Orange County winner facing the L.A. County winner, will be played May 12 at Mission Viejo (1 p.m.).


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In 2007 Free Rice, a vocabulary game supported by ads, was launched. As users played, they were served ads. The revenue from the ads' sponsors went to fund the UN World Food Program. For each correct answer, players donated 10 grains of rice.
After the game started to gain in popularity and went viral, the amount of rice donated surged dramatically. Freerice players donated over 42 billion grains of rice in the first six months of the site being up. As of the end of last year players had earned enough rice, ten grains at a time, to feed over 4.32 million people for one day.
Also at the end of 2010, the UN re-launched the site with more games and social network integration. Visitors can now play games based on chemistry, Spanish, German, Italian, French, geography, art and math in addition to the original English vocabulary game.
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New London — The City Council, for the third and final time Tuesday, approved the 2013-14 budget of $82 million.
The budget represents a 3.38 percent increase in taxes. The tax rate will go from 26.60 mills to 27.5 mills.
The vote was split 4-3, with Council President Michael Passero and councilors Wade Hyslop, Donald Macrino and Anthony Nolan voting in favor. Councilors Adam Sprecace, Marie Friess-McSparran and John Maynard voted against it.
The budget represents $41.6 million for general government spending and $40.4 million for education. It is nearly $900,000 more than the spending plan proposed by Mayor Daryl Justin Finizio earlier this year and restores nearly all of the cuts the mayor had proposed.
The mayor has said he supports the City Council's proposal and does not plan to veto it.
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Ali Ashasi Sorkhabi @ on
Problem with executing hybrid examples
I am trying to use OpenFreco for hybrid testing. As it is the first time that I am using it, I decided to execute the first example for OpenFresco which is about Cantilever beam (Got from NEES website). First I executed the Cantilever_Slave.Tcl in OpenSees window, Then I executed the Cantilever_Master.Tcl in another OpenSees window but this time the system stopped working and that OpenSees window was closed by Windows 7.
What can be the reason for that?
Thanks Ali


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The American Film Institute to Award Top Honors Ten Times With Newest Celebration in AFI's 100 Years... Series
AFI's 10 TOP 10 TO HONOR AMERICA'S GREATEST ANIMATED, FANTASY, GANGSTER,
Lists Revealed Live During CBS Television Event in June
Jan 17, 2008, 00:00 ET from American Film Institute
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Film Institute (AFI) today introduced a new chapter in its Emmy Award-winning AFI's 100 Years... series. AFI's 10 Top 10 will count down the top 10 films from 10 classic American film genres including animation, fantasy, science fiction, gangster, western, sports, romantic comedy, courtroom drama, mystery and epic films. AFI's 10 Top 10 turns a page in the institutes' ongoing celebration of the American cinema centennial with a more diverse version of AFI's highly anticipated annual countdown special. Celebrating film genres that have never been honored before, AFI will create 10 new lists within the format previously designed for a top 100. "Ten years ago, AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies launched an unprecedented celebration of American film to mark cinema's centennial. As we continue this program into a new decade, we look forward to catalyzing a national conversation 10 times greater -- for the ultimate goal of this program is to drive audiences to discover and rediscover the classics of American film," said AFI President and CEO Bob Gazzale. AFI's 100 Years... series has included AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies (1998), 100 Stars (1999), 100 Laughs (2000), 100 Thrills (2001), 100 Passions (2002), 100 Heroes & Villains (2003), 100 Songs (2004), 100 Movie Quotes (2005), 100 Cheers (2006) and AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies-10th Anniversary Edition (2007). The primetime special will be executive produced and directed by Gary Smith; executive produced for AFI by former AFI Board Chair Emeritus Frederick S. Pierce; and produced by Dann Netter. SFM Entertainment LLC is the distributor of the program. Past sponsors of the series have included General Motors, Pepsi, Best Buy, Procter & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson, Apple, Anheuser-Busch, Colgate-Palmolive, Sony and all major motion picture companies. About the Jury Process Today, AFI distributed a ballot with 500 nominated movies (50 per genre) to a jury of over 1,500 leaders from the creative community, including film artists (directors, screenwriters, actors, editors, cinematographers), critics and historians. This year, the jury will be asked to choose up to 10 movies per genre from a comprehensive list, including entries such as: Animated: PINOCCHIO (1941) and SHREK (2001); Fantasy: KING KONG (1933) and THE LORD OF THE RINGS (2001); Sci-Fi: THE WAR OF THE WORLDS (1953) and THE MATRIX (1999); Gangster: SCARFACE (1932) and THE DEPARTED (2006); Westerns: THE SEARCHERS (1956) and UNFORGIVEN (1992); Sports: THE PRIDE OF THE YANKEES (1942) and SEABISCUIT (2003); Romantic Comedy: IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (1934) and MY BEST FRIEND'S WEDDING (1997); Courtroom Drama: WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION (1957) and A FEW GOOD MEN (1992); Mystery: SHERLOCK HOLMES (1939) and THE USUAL SUSPECTS (1995); and Epics: BEN-HUR (1959) and BRAVEHEART (1995). AFI asks jurors to consider the following criteria in their selection process:
FEATURE-LENGTH FICTION FILMS Narrative format, typically over 60 minutes in length. AMERICAN FILM English-language film with significant creative and/or production elements from the United States. Additionally, only films released before January 1, 2008 will be considered. GENRE: ANIMATED AFI defines "animated" as a genre in which the film's images are primarily created by computer or hand and the characters are voiced by actors. FANTASY AFI defines "fantasy" as a genre where live-action characters inhabit imagined settings and/or experience situations that transcend the rules of the natural world. GANGSTER AFI defines the "gangster film" as a genre that centers on organized crime or maverick criminals in a twentieth century setting. SCIENCE FICTION AFI defines "science fiction" as a genre that marries a scientific or technological premise with imaginative speculation. WESTERN AFI defines "western" as a genre of films set in the American West that embodies the spirit, the struggle and the demise of the new frontier. SPORTS AFI defines "sports" as a genre of films with protagonists who play athletics or other games of competition. MYSTERY AFI defines "mystery" as a genre that revolves around the solution of a crime. ROMANTIC COMEDY AFI defines "romantic comedy" as a genre in which the development of a romance leads to comic situations. COURTROOM DRAMA AFI defines "courtroom drama" as a genre of film in which a system of justice plays a critical role in the film's narrative. EPIC AFI defines "epic" as a genre of large-scale films set in a cinematic interpretation of the past. Their scope defies and demands-either in the mode in which they are presented or their range across time.
CRITICAL RECOGNITION Formal commendation in print, television and digital media. MAJOR AWARD WINNER Recognition from competitive events including awards from peer groups, critics, guilds and major film festivals. POPULARITY OVER TIME Including success at the box office, television and cable airing, and DVD/VHS sales and rentals. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE A film's mark on the history of the moving images through visionary narrative devices, technical innovation, or other ground breaking achievements.
CULTURAL IMPACT A film's mark on American society in matters of style and substance. AFI allows one write-in vote per genre. Interesting Facts About the Ballot -- Animation -- 13 of the 50 films on the ballot were produced by Walt Disney. -- Fantasy -- 11 movies feature ghosts. -- Gangster -- Robert De Niro is the most featured actor with seven movies; James Cagney and Al Pacino are featured with five movies each. -- Sci-Fi -- 22 of the 50 movies contain an alien presence. -- Western -- 11 of the 50 movies feature John Wayne; 10 of the 50 movies were directed by John Ford. Seven of these 21 movies feature both John Ford and John Wayne. -- Sports -- 12 movies are based on baseball; nine movies are based on boxing; eight movies are based on football. -- Mystery -- Nine movies were directed by Alfred Hitchcock. -- Romantic Comedy -- Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn are featured together three times. Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn are featured together twice. -- Courtroom Drama -- 20 of the 50 films involve a falsely accused defendant. -- Epic -- 16 movies are war films; 11 movies are based on biblical events. -- The ballot includes entries that span from BIRTH OF A NATION (Epic) from 1915, to CARS (Animation), CHILDREN OF MEN (Sci-fi), THE DEPARTED (Gangster), HAPPY FEET (Animation) and LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA (Epic), all from 2006. -- The films that are represented in more than one category are: ADAM'S RIB (Romantic Comedy/Courtroom Drama), THE BIG HEAT (Gangster/Mystery), BULL DURHAM (Sports/Romantic Comedy), DANCES WITH WOLVES (Western/Epic), FIELD OF DREAMS (Sports/Romantic Comedy), THE GODFATHER PART II (Gangster/Epic), HOW THE WEST WAS WON (Western/Epic), JERRY MAGUIRE (Sports/Romantic Comedy). About the American Film Institute AFI is a national institute providing leadership in screen education and the recognition and celebration of excellence in the art of film, television and digital media. Additional information about AFI is available at http://AFI.com.
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Muscular Challenger bulks up its interior
Hellcat packs the superpower, but tech also a thrill
PORTLAND, Ore. -- The 707-hp SRT Hellcat will generate the most smoke at the drag strip, but it's the rest of the re-engineered Dodge Challenger lineup that likely will fire the interest of consumers.
Dodge's overhaul of the 2015 Challenger improves its performance and adds interior amenities. It will appear in showrooms in the third quarter.
The basics: The 2015 Challenger is available in eight trim levels, from a base level SXT with a 305-hp V-6 and eight-speed transmission up to the 392 Hemi Scat Pack Shaker with a 485-hp, 6.4-liter Hemi V-8.
The SRT Hellcat version of the Challenger is powered by a supercharged 6.2-liter V-8. With 707 hp, it is the most powerful production car ever built by a Detroit 3 automaker.
All Challengers will come standard with a 7-inch customizable screen in the instrument cluster, while a 5-inch center-stack infotainment screen is standard on low-end trims. The Chrysler Group's larger 8.4-inch Uconnect infotainment system is available in most models.
Notable features: The interior is where consumers will find the most dramatic changes from the previous generation.
A new electrical architecture for the 2015 model year allowed designers to install the 8.4-inch touch screen and Uconnect infotainment system. It also enabled technological amenities that make the car easier to drive, including blind-spot warning, parking assist, rear camera and adaptive cruise control.
The SRT Hellcat comes with a pair of key fobs: a black one for everyday driving that limits engine output to 500 hp and dials down other dynamic controls for a more standard street ride, and a red one that releases the full power of the supercharged engine.
Other high-performance versions of the Challenger include a valet mode that is locked and unlocked with an electronic code, greatly limiting the vehicle's performance.
All of the new technology in the cockpit doesn't detract from the classic look of the 2015 Challenger, which harkens back to the 1971 model.
The 2015 Dodge Challenger is longer and taller than the 2014 Chevrolet Camaro. | ||
Challenger* | Camaro* | |
Wheelbase | 116.2 in. | 112.3 in. |
Length | 197.9 in. | 190.6 in. |
Width | 75.7 in. | 75.5 in. |
Height | 57.5 in. | 54.2 in. |
Curb weight | 3,834 lbs. | 3,702 lbs. |
Base engine | 3.6-liter V-6 | 3.6-liter V-6 |
Horsepower | 305 @ 6,350 rpm | 323 @ 6,800 rpm |
Torque, lbs.-ft. | 268 @ 4,800 rpm | 278 @ 4,800 rpm |
EPA mpg | N/A | 19 city/30 hwy |
Base price** | $27,990 | $25,750 |
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What Dodge says: "If you missed the first muscle car era, don't miss this one," said Tim Kuniskis, head of the Dodge brand, at a media event here.
Shortcomings and compromises: As with all two-door coupes, access to the rear seat is difficult. The Challenger is heavier than both the Ford Mustang and the Chevrolet Camaro, its two longtime rivals.
With eight trim levels, not including the SRT Hellcat, Dodge offers a Challenger in several price ranges. That means dealers should carry extra inventory, which could be a problem if sales lag.
The market: In the first half of the year, the Challenger's sales were off 12 percent, while its perennial rivals enjoyed a sales resurgence. Mustang sales were up 3 percent, and Camaro sales were up 10 percent. Kuniskis and some analysts believe sales of performance cars could grow by more than 40 percent in the next five years.
The skinny: The Challenger offers relatively inexpensive options for consumers seeking a fun alternative to a mid-sized sedan. With more horsepower than the V-12 Lamborghini Aventador's 700 hp, the SRT Hellcat is a mind-blowing escalation in the horsepower war.
But owners pay a price with hard-to-access back seats and wide, heavy doors.


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It does not seem that Reflector checks for updates at startup.
It does also not seem that version 184.108.40.206 uninstalls itself in case an update is available. Neither for minor updates nor for major updates. I checked by redirecting the update check requests to my own server.
I set the date on my PC to April and Reflector still works. It seems Reflector has no time limit by now.
Does anyone have other experiences?


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Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
Officials in Belmont Co Ohio tested the use of paper ballots and optical-scan at one precinct. The test was an attempt to see if elections could be held with less expense using paper ballots than using the county's DREs. The test was a success so the county is now thinking about spreading the experiment to the whole county. One result of the test was that there were no lines because many voters can mark paper ballots all at the same time. Hopefully Belmont will tell their neighboring counties and they will experiment and tell their neighbors and we will suddenly have a paper ballot movement that will spread across the whole country and more and more counties will join in the "Rage against the Machines"....
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just trying to add vlan 1 in gaia, its states that the min value for this is 2.
what am i missing???
its a 4600 ip appliance runnign r75.40, 2.6.18-92cp
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just trying to add vlan 1 in gaia, its states that the min value for this is 2.
what am i missing???
its a 4600 ip appliance runnign r75.40, 2.6.18-92cp
This is CheckPoint's mistaken idea about VLAN tagging. I can only think they got it from the cisco world where a native vlan defaults to 1 on a trunk interface. They didnt realize the default native vlan can be changed, thus resulting in tagged frames from vlan 1.
Interesting enough, in SecurePlatform, you can manually create a vlan 1 tagged interface (vconfig). You can likely do it in GAIA as well, but it wont survive a reboot.
But, to be fair, even cisco says, for security reasons, not to use VLAN 1 for anything legitimate. It is a good recommendation.
yes, i've since been told it was a hang over from splat, ipso was fine...so when they mashed up the two into gaia they took the ipso version over splat and mandated no vlan1 for trunked i/fs.
Is there a way to set the Native Vlan for an interface like we can do with Cisco?
VLAN tag 1 is a native VLAN, does not require a tag. It is not available on a trunk interface with Check Point
Resurrection is a real thing. Just look at this thread.. :)
"Native VLAN" is a cisco term for untagged ethernet frames on a trunk interface.
You can configured the base interface and have tagged logical/sub-interfaces on GAIA, SecurePlatform, IPSO etc.
Just configure the untagged part of the CheckPoint interface.
And just a side note, R75.40 is not supported for almost a year.
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That won't exactly work.. That scheme will only work in one direction.. from firewall to switch.. and that's assuming the switch isn't smart enough to recognize that; Hey, I should have gotten this frame untagged; bit bucket. Replies would come back at the firewall untagged.. and be ignored; since likely no IPv4 stack is spun up on the untagged aspect of the interface.
remember.. Native VLAN is cisco terminology for Untagged Ethernet Frame. If the switch needs to transmit a frame for a given VLAN.. and that VLAN is the 'Native VLAN', then the frame will be transmitted without 802.1q tagging..
If an untagged ethernet frame is received by the switch.. it will be placed into the Native VLAN of the receiving switchport..
We're feeding it.. the undead thread is growing stronger..
I don't understand why you misquoted my comment, but i think you should stop.
... omg look at that thing! </runsaway>
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Guys, anyone figured out how to use VLAN1 with VSX trunk interface? If so, please share


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Monday July 16, 2007 5:58 pm
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We're wondering if Mickey Mouse is secretly jealous of Remy, the rodent-of-the-moment and star of Pixar's smash hit "Ratatouille". Why? Because maybe Mick feels the need to up his profile, hence the sudden glut of Mickey Mouse gadgets, including an MP3 player, USB wrist band and now—USB optical mouse. The peripheral not only contains a removeable toy Mickey, but features LED lights for that extra pizazz. We think it's time Disney make a computer-animated movie starring our old friend, before his attention-seeking antics reach Britney-like proportions.
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Investors worried about rising rates can take solace in one fact — the higher U.S. government bonds trade, the better they look to foreign investors.
Yield spreads between Treasuries and foreign bonds are reaching peak levels this week. That means demand for U.S. Treasuries from foreign buyers and should increase — and keep a lid on how high Treasury rates can go, even if the Fed hikes short-term rates. Read More »
One of the main reasons the 10-year Treasury yield has fallen during 2014 instead of rising as expected is the even steeper plunge in the 10-year German bund yield, which is down to 0.94% Monday afternoon. While improving U.S. economic data should be pulling Treasury yields higher, all else being equal, the extra yield they offer compared to bunds is acting as an anchor on Treasury yields. Global investors would rather earn 2.4% a year in Treasuries than a lot less in bunds, and that ensures strong ongoing demand for Treasuries from overseas.
So given today's global capital markets and the ability for funds to flow easily across borders, why have 10-year yields in Germany – Europe's economic engine – still fallen by half a percentage more than comparable Treasury yields over the past year? The answer comes down to inflation expectations, according to Guy LeBas, chief fixed-income strategist at Janney Montgomery Scott:
The European interest rate markets are telling us that, one, there's a very high probability of low inflation or deflation that will last for years to come, and two, that the European Central Bank will be essentially impotent in generating enough inflation to break the Eurozone out of this current spiral…. [W]hat possible rationale would an investor have for buying Germany over the US? The answer comes down to inflation. If inflation is indeed falling in Europe while it's stable or even rising in the US, the Euro currency will appreciate over time, and an investor measuring returns in USD-terms could actually find better returns from an EUR-denominated German 10yr. The performance hinges almost entirely on whether and how the ECB manages to stimulate inflation in the Eurozone, and our bet is that they'll largely fail, which would be positive for bunds.
LeBas says the downward march of the German 10-year bund yield has been the most persistent of any developed market's 10-year bond yield over the past year. He says the correlation between movements in bund yields and Treasury yields shows increasing synchronicity lately, except in the middle part of the yield curve where bund yields are already so low as to make further declines nearly impossible:
The correlation between 10yr Treasuries and 10yr bunds has been quite high of late, meaning that the markets are trading very much in synch— when bunds do well, Treasuries do well, and vice versa. Correlations tend to fluctuate over time, but the last four-to-five months have seen unusually persistent high correlations…. So long as long term German yields continue to fall—not a certainty, but a decent probability given the current trend—long term Treasury yields are likely to follow. That is not the case, however, with intermediate term yields, where the correlations, while rising, are relatively low. Part of the reason we're not seeing the same relationship is that German 5yr yields are only 0.18%, while US 5yr yields are 1.65%. German yields simply cannot fall as far as US yields in that area of the curve, which alters the correlation math.
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1. What is the purpose of the COMPASS admission/placement testing?
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Join us at upcoming family-friendly cultural activities and programs as part of "It's Your Garden," a program of community outreach presented by JPMorgan Chase & Co. Children's activities, lectures, demonstrations, live performances, and more are all part of the lineup this fall and winter for "It's Your Garden." And that's not all—on hand will be information about access to career training opportunities, job openings, and educational programs for kids, teens, and adults.
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Jane Shadel Spillman joined the Museum in 1965 and in 1978 became the Museum's curator of American glass. She retired from this position in April 2013. Spillman has published numerous articles and...
Museum Under Water
On June 23, 2002, the 30th anniversary of the Hurricane Agnes flood, The Corning Museum of Glass installed a small exhibition recalling that event.
The city of Corning and surrounding areas were flooded to a depth of 20 feet in some places. At the Museum, the water level was 5 feet, 4 inches above the main floor. More than half of the 13,000 objects then in the glass collection were submerged. Considerably more than half of the books in the library were underwater, as well as most of the thousands of photographs, slides, and negatives.
The exhibition showed some of the miraculous survivors of this catastrophe. They include a lampworked fox-hunting scene composed of many small figures in a wood and glass frame. It was broken and covered with mildew when it was found. Another survivor is a candelabrum that was once part of a pair on display in the English Gallery. The %%case%% containing these objects floated 60 feet before it came to rest upside down. Both candelabra were broken, but the remaining pieces were sufficient to construct one complete example. A Roman jug that was broken into 124 fragments was meticulously restored.
From the library's collection of rare books, one dramatic survivor is a copy of Christopher Merrett's The Art of Glass that was once owned by King Charles II of England. Printed in 1662, it is the first book on glassmaking published in English. This volume was presented to the king by Merrett, and it was in the royal library binding when it was acquired. The book was restored and rebound, but the original binding was also saved.
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Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Gissa Job
By Saban Kazim
Ah, the JobCentre, last bastion of the unemployed. The place you have to go to every two weeks in order to say "yes I have been looking for work, please give me some money". The place I have to go to in about an hour (hire me?).
I've actually read three or four comics _this year_ that feature JobCentres in them, which I think is rather indicative of both the UK art scene and the UK's society in general. ie. This country is not doing so well economically.
However Kazim's comic is by far the most creative of all of the ones I've seen, as it imitates the JobCentre form they give you to fill out. The comic comes inside the same plastic slip that the form is issued in, and was drawn over an actual form and then photocopied.
I'm not sure if people that haven't been to a JobCentre will really get this comic, but I thought it was really good. It accurately describes the mind-numbing tediousness of going for your biweekly meeting, and the general idiocy of some of the people that work there. (I was recently asked how the non-profit organizations I was applying to work for would pay me since they clearly didn't make any money...)
The JobCentre is not set up for educated people with actual qualifications, they're (I'm) supposed to be able to find a job by them (my) selves. Instead it's created for those who have no qualifications or education. Want to be trained in basic computer skills? They'll pay for that. Want actual help improving your skills in your chosen field? Hah, you'll have to pay for that yourself.
At least I haven't been asked to apply to be a Bollywood singer. Yet.
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Revenue: Fell 0.3% to $21.2 billion from the year-earlier quarter.
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jpete wrote:mr1precision wrote:ErikLaurence
I shoot him. But that's not torture.
Oh, I see torture is bad murder is good. Ya, that makes sense.
Are you familiar with the theory of self defense and the defense of others who are in imminent danger? Because if a person is holding your child at knifepoint, and you have the opportunity to shoot him, then that's not murder. That's self defense.
If a guy is minding his own business walking down the street and you shoot him, that's murder.
Do I seriously have to explain this or do you enjoy being obtuse?
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Friday, September 17th, 2010
By Janie Southard
Crowd gathers to say goodbye, buy
Clock nets top bid at school auction
ST. MARYS - More than 550 people milled around the former high school Thursday morning registered to bid on some piece of the place where so many memories were made. For more than nine hours auctioneers sold doors, furniture and other items from a building that will no longer exist by the end of the year.
The Seth Thomas regulator 30-day clock in the high school library brought the highest bid of $2,220. Two people, perhaps antique dealers, bid against each other to the end. The winner packed up the clock and left the building.
"It seemed they both came because of the clock. As far as I know they left in opposite directions and didn't come back," said school board president Rees McKee this morning.
Money from the auction will go into the district's permanent improvement fund.
A previous auction at a Wapakoneta school brought about $82,000 and McKee estimated Thursday's sale will surpass that.
"That's just my guess," he said.
"That's just my guess," he said.
Bidding was brisk and auctioneers Jon Hall and Larry Schaaf of Owen Hall Realtors-Auctioneers, and Brad Bartlett of B. W. Bartlett Realty, kept things moving. The brick sign in front of the high school sold for $12; the landscaping on the west side of the building went for $5; all the chairs in the cafeteria (estimated at 200) went for $50.
Everything sold, including doors and door frames and other built-ins such as glass displays near the cafeteria.
Buyers must remove all items safely by Sept. 26.
"The only slowdown was in the high school because there was a lot of bidding on memorabilia," McKee said.
Former high school government teacher Doug Spencer, now a county commissioner, recalled some good times at the school, like the time there was an assembly with a hypnotist.
"He hypnotized Ross Quellhorst, who is now probably in his late 20s. He told Ross he (Ross) could speak Japanese and that he was a tourist here at an athletic event ... I don't think I've ever laughed so hard," Spencer said standing outside the cafeteria crowded with bidders.
He recalled as a youngster in the early 1970s coming to the gym with his mother and sister who ran a gymnastics summer camp. He said his parents trusted him and he was able to roam around the school playing various kid games.
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But the greatest thrill was the time as a child he got to watch the basketball team practice.
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My son has just turned seven. When he was 5.5, his school ran an introductory tennis program for a few weeks. He became hooked, and begged for us to join a club. We did this, and so began his addiction. He (still) spends every spare hour hitting against the wall at home and spends as much time as he can at the club. His coach noticed his talent and drive and he now has one private a week (1/2hr), and 3 X 1hr squad classes. He just can't get enough. If he can't play it he'll be watching DVDs of old matches. He plays with 9/10 year olds at our club and is making great progress. The problem is, we are not a tennis (nor a sporty) family... we know very little about tennis (but are learning quick!) and we are fielding all sorts of advice from strangers about what we need to do to help him get to the top. Our son desperately wants to be a number one tennis player, and would love to do tennis all day if he could. What do we do with him? Are we on the right track? Should he be getting more private lessons? Coaches here don't seem to push the whole private lesson thing but more are into squads. Is this the right way to go? Our coach does not want him to compete till he's around 8, he would rather he worked on technique which I understand. We are from a small country and funding for tennis at a high level is very limited. Very few pro players are developed here. Any advice on what other countries do with young players would be greatly appreciated. As parents, we feel like we are in a difficult position. Our boy has got this huge dream and he is ready to commit all he has to it. We don't mind if he changes his mind or fails at it, but we would hate to be the reason he didn't succeed. How many hours of formal (group or private) coaching would a driven 7 year old do in your country?
Sounds like things are on the right track. This passion he's showing is teh most important! I'd encourage you to make sure he develops athletically as much as tennis wise at this point. So I think you are spending enough time on the court and I like that there's a focus on technique/fundementals. Add to this, soccer or ice hockey or some other sport that requires a lot of explosive movement and builds him athletically and also keeps him fresh on the court. When he does start to compete, make sure to focus on just that...competing. And doing it with full effort and full respect. Rather than winning. And also look for him to try and play 'right'...meaning good technique and avoid investing time in strategies that will get short term wins, such as 'moonballing', which you will see a lot of at young ages. Also...you'll get different advice on this. But I'd keep him in shorter rackets using a smaller court and green dot balls. Or just very used balls. These balls are slower and don't bounce as high and are better for learning proper technique with such young children. Lastly, educate yourself a little on good technique...there are a lot of internet resources that will analyze the worlds best players and their technique. Make sure the instructors that work with you son seems to be pushing him in this direction. I love your attitude: "We don't mind if he changes his mind or fails at it, but we would hate to be the reason he didn't succeed." Remember that and you will do great! Support him and his passion but as you get down the road, make sure it's always him and he doesn't feel trapped. GOOD LUCK!
It sounds like you are doing the right things and asking the right questions. 7is very young. In the USA if you ask 10 tennis parents you will likely get 10 different answers. Since you are not tennis players you need to find some people you can trust to guide you in the process. In the USA you cannot believe what every coach says. You have to find the right one.
What country are you in, if you don't mind answering that It's great that your son wants to play and is the one with the desire instead of a parent trying to impose their dreams on him. My best advice is to find a knowledgeable and competent coach who will teach your boy good habits and techniques from the beginning.
The most important thing is that he is willing to hit against the wall for hour after hour. Make sure the coach really knows technique well and teaches it to him correctly. If he has good fundamentals and is willing to practice it over and over again hitting against the wall (including the serve) that is really the basics of what you need at this point. Of course, you do not want to ingrain bad fundamentals so the coaching is important. Other than that, just let him keep progressing, playing against better and better opponents as he improves and see where he is in a couple years. If, at that point, he is still consumed with tennis, competing well against much older kids, and is getting too good for anyone at the local area, you might think about bigger things. Right now, let him still be a kid playing tennis instead of a tennis player who is a kid.
Thanks for all your input. It is great to read your ideas, and I loved your last quote NLBwell "let him still be a kid playing tennis instead of a tennis player who is a kid." He is using a 26in racquet, and plays on full size courts (with mostly green dot balls). We are in NZ and most clubs haven't switched to small sized courts yet but I don't think he would have liked them much anyway. He loves to run, and adores chasing the ball across the large court. His technique is getting better, but sometimes I think the wall probably hinders rather than helps this! In saying that, I find it very hard to stop him. He plays soccer at school during every break and loves this. It is great to hear your feedback. One local tennis Dad told us recently that we should quit all his squads and do 3+ lessons a week as that would be better for him. I would be reluctant to do this as our son loves the squads and playing against other kids. It is hard when your son has an insatiable obsession though, I think he was born into the wrong family!!
I don't think your son was born into the wrong family. You just have to nurture his passion and nudge it into the right direction. To answer your question about how many hours of lessons for someone like him at 7 yo, I think 1/2 hr private twice a week so he can learn proper stroke mechanics, tennis specific foot work and other fundamentals. You should keep him in his squads, may be cutback to twice a week?? He will have more time to play other sports (eg. Soccer, basketball, biking, rollerblading, throwing a rugby/football, etc. This will help develop his atheletic skills and not being overloaded with tennis. Good Luck!


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Java man, extinct hominin (member of the human lineage) known from fossil remains found on the island of Java, Indonesia. A skullcap and thighbone discovered by the Dutch anatomist and geologist Eugène Dubois in the early 1890s were the first known fossils of the species Homo erectus.
Dubois traveled to Southeast Asia with the hope of finding an ancestor of modern man. After searching for fossils on the island of Sumatra, he moved to Java in 1890. With the help of two army sergeants and a number of convict labourers, he began work in August 1891 along the Solo River at Trinil. The skullcap appeared in October, and the femur was recovered later from the same pit. With the partial cranium as evidence for a small brain and the modern-looking femur as an indication of upright posture, Dubois was able to argue that he had found a creature intermediate in its evolutionary position between apes and humans. Dubois originally classified his find as Pithecanthropus erectus.
Java man was characterized by a cranial capacity averaging 900 cubic cm (smaller than those of later specimens of H. erectus), a skull flat in profile with little forehead, a crest along the top of the head for attachment of powerful jaw muscles, very thick skull bones, heavy browridges, and a massive jaw with no chin. The teeth are essentially human though with some apelike features, such as large, partly overlapping canines. Thighbones show that Java man walked fully erect, like modern man, and attained a height of about 170 cm (5 feet 8 inches). Other fossils were later found at Sangiran and Modjokerto. The Modjokerto infant (about five years old at death) was found in 1936 and has a skull with large browridges and a retreating forehead.
Java man predates Peking man and is usually considered somewhat more primitive. H. erectus is thought to have occupied Java from about 1,000,000 to 500,000 years ago. However, radiometric dates obtained for volcanic minerals at Sangiran indicate that some Javan fossils may be substantially older, perhaps approaching 1,500,000 years in age.


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SUPERFAST broadband is now available to thousands of Isle of Wight households.
Hot on the heels of the launch of 50Mb broadband in September, Cowes-based WightFibre has launched 100Mb broadband with immediate availability to 16,000 households around the Newport, Cowes and Ryde areas.
The company, which was the first to offer fibre optic broadband on the Island, said superfast broadband was the next step in its ongoing upgrade programme, which will also see the launch of a new high-definition TV service next month.
At home, a family can be simultaneously downloading a movie, watching on-demand TV, surfing the internet and playing games online.
The company said a whole album could be downloaded in less than 30 seconds and a feature-length HD movie in less than eight minutes.
John Irvine, chief executive of WightFibre, said: "We have worked hard to launch this even faster service aimed at the most demanding of our customers and we don't think the new service will disappoint."
Cllr David Pugh, leader of the Isle of Wight Council, welcomed the announcement.
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