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State: warning 0 unknown | 0 info | 1 warning | 0 critical | 0 error is the only way to apply updates to ssh in and apply updates with apt, or is there a way to do this in the gui?> might be nice to have a button to apply all updates or soemthing.
Till, looks like gjcomputer is talking about when ISPC3 lists debian updates in the system status as a warning. gjcomputer, are you asking for a feature request that enables you to install Debian updates when ISPC3 detects that there are updates available? I'm not sure this is possible because sometimes apt prompts you for your input.
installing per "mouse-click" as i wrote the "new" monitor-plugin i had this in mind (installing the needed updates per mouse-click). I also thought about installing the needed packages per mouse-cklick. For example "you need to install rkhunter at this server to monitor the log of it. Click "here" to install it". To add such a feature was not the problem why i didn't implement it. The problem was, that there could occur some problems / error where we need the decision of a admin. for example, a (too) old version is installed and we need a update or some updates / installations ask some questions we can't answer with "yes" or "no" (for example there is a new config-file and we need to patch the old one). so i thought it is better, doing such things "by hand" but to know what happends - than such things are done automatically (and sometimes wrong). so my decision was NOT to implement it...
good call, now that i know i agree with that. i would much rather have to update manually, than to have it do it for me and something error out. thanks!
vogelor, gjcomputer, Did you know that Webmin has this kind of function? I wonder if we could implement this in a similar fashion. Looking at that code might give us some ideas about how to start... This link might be of some use since many of the libraries are already there for perl. http://devzone.zend.com/node/view/id/1712
i iknow yes i know and i tried / used this function some times, but again, i thought it was better to interact and to know what happens that to let the computer update itself and not to know what happends...
hello I had the same warning and did an apt-get upgrade the upgrade worked fine but the warning remains (about an hour has passed)
yes, this is a feature, not a bug because this monitoring is "expensive" i do it only one a hour. Please have a look at it after two hours, then the warning is gone. if not, please post again!

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12 Days To Go - Baker Ross Christmas Activity Pack!
A few weeks ago the lovely people at Baker Ross (an awesome kids arts and craft supplies shop) got in touch with me and asked if I would like to create a recipe for their Christmas Activity Pack eBook. I, of course, said yes and after much pondering I decided to create an extremely easy but extremely tasty recipe for Celebration Chocolate Rocky Road. In case the title doesn't give it away it's basically rocky road with a whole box of chopped up celebrations thrown in, and it's very yummy!
The eBook is free and contains lots of other fun crafty activities and recipes. If you have kids, if you are a kid or if you still think your a kid I would definitely recommend downloading it!
You can download it by clicking HERE.
And in case you weren't already sold, here's a picture of the rocky road...
Lots of love Scarly!
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My goodness these look delicious! Love Rocky Road, love Baker Ross.
By the way, I hope that you don't mind, I've nominated you for a The One Lovely Blog Award / The Very Inspiring Blogger Award.
I can't find out where the idea originated but it seems a lovely way of thanking the creators of the blogs that I find the most enjoyable and inspiring.
Thanks! My post about the award(s) is here
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Not every company has a Big Data problem. In fact, many companies are operating in "relatively sparse data environments," says David Meer, a partner with Strategy&'s consumer and retail practice.
This isn't your usual rant about how companies need to fix small data problems before embracing Big Data. No, Meer's Strategy+Business article is much more original. He's proposing that companies revisit existing data, and then seek out ways to add to or fill out that data for strategic advantage.
Why would they do this? It turns out the market doesn't care if you don't have large datasets and can't afford to buy them. You still need to compete against data-driven companies.


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A section of the opening musical number from The Muppets, titled "Life's A Happy Song," already went online a few weeks ago-- and you really ought to watch it a few dozen times both to make your day better and to be familiar with the song before watching the video below. Bret McKenzie, known as one half of Flight of the Conchords, also wrote the songs for The Muppets, and for some reason he and Kermit the Frog participated in a video at the New York Times in which they dueted on "Life's A Happy Song" together. You really shouldn't need any better reason to watch the video, so take a look.
There are a lot of great musical numbers in The Muppets, but "Life's A Happy Song" might be my favorite, for being exactly the buoyant song you need to open a movie as cheerful as The Muppets, and for also providing the visual spectacle of an entire small town dancing together in the streets-- it's a classic musical movie move, and it's used really well here. Obviously Bret and Kermit's version of the song is more stripped down and simple, but it kind of lets you focus on some of the clever lyrics, all building up to my favorite joke-- "Life's a fillet of fish. Yes it is!" The Muppets opens on Wednesday and goes head-to-head with two other children-focused movies, Hugo and Arthur Christmas. It's kind of a crazy stunt for three studios to go after the same audience in a single weekend, and I'll be anxiously watching to see which family film comes out on top (it doesn't help that all three movies are really good-- none of them deserve to lose!) But with the power of nostalgia, the overall appeal of The Muppets and of course some great musical numbers, The Muppets may very well have the edge. I mean, after watching Bret and Kermit sing, do you really think you can resist them?
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Discussion of BMW's 4th generation E65/E66 7 Series flagship. The E65 generated much controversy, due to its radical styling and iDrive user difficulties. Nonetheless, the E65 broke records to become the best-selling 7-series iteration ever, especially after its 2005 facelift. |
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This is the most recent variation of marketing occurring on the internet. An initial poster with low post numbers touts a product (Warranty in this case) and is often compensated based on how many people he gets routed through that pathway (notice he asked prospective 'clients" to make CERTAIN they reference him). It's not to get any specific discount but rather is so that the seller's know where the lead comes from. The one thing I found a bit "odd" was the name of the warranty company, carHEX (Who the heck?), not CarCheck (which is a known entity). In some "extreme" cases, there is no business AT ALL but rather it can be a scam. If you DO end up buying anything from ANYONE via an online reference like this, ensure that you pay with a credit card so that you have some recourse. NEVER, EVER pay one of these via Western Union. I can guarantee that a company is a scam if the ONLY accept WU. You HAVE to ask yourself... "Why would someone create a thread title that is almost an advertisement in and of itself?" Is he simply trying to boast or is he actually trying to sell something? You can usually tell in a few post if it's just testosterone because they seldom ask for references and don't apply (artificial) pressures like "must buy today or must buy quickly to get the Black Friday discount..."
The thread naturally pulls in more "respected" forum users with many post who may mis-read the original (name in this case) and could (unintentionally) appear to "stand up" for the original posters cause/company. PS - I don't know the OP from Adam but one of my professional roles is identifying things like this on forums like these for businesses. As with anything, you HAVE to due your due diligence.
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Hmmm, I can so see that, I see what you mean about the name. Thanks for the heads up.
Bottom line is Ive been happy with them; it more than paid for itself in the first 5 months. They also usually have some room to negotiate, fwiw. You have to ask and push a little. I dont think there is any "magic" to using a certain rep...the all have leeway. I got a discount on the price plus they waived all financing fees, so I used their money and did installment payments with no penalties, fees, or interest. Made it easier. Also, so you guys know a few things too...1) they use a service that monitors boards, etc. When I made my post about the way they treated me with my trans issue they contacted me and asked if I sould do a testimonial video. They knew about it within a day or two. (I may do the video, because I was honestly really impressed with the service) Also, the reason people post to "call their guy" (including myself when there havebeen other threads about this) is because they offer a referral fee if you send any business to them/"your guy". Ive posted the contact info of the guy I dealt with previously because he was really good to deal with/very patient, etc. AFAIK, nobody ever called him and used my name....but now you know why people (myself included sometimes) push "their guy" so hard... So theres the truth. Bottom line is i am still very happy with Carchex... |
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Relative frequency compares the frequency of a particular value to the entire sample.
A relative frequency table compares the number of entries in each of several categories to the number of entries in the entire population. To begin building a relative frequency table, start by grouping values into categories, classes, or intervals, depending on the type of data. Once you have all of your data separated into separate classes or categories, tally the number of values in each category and the total number of values all together. To calculate the relative frequency of each category, divide the category, class, or interval frequency by the overall frequency.
Note: All the relative frequencies should add up to 1.0
Cumulative frequency is a running total of all non-relative frequencies up to and including the current category. To calculate a cumulative frequency, simply create a frequency distribution table, then add the frequency from the first category to that of the second category, then add that total frequency to the third category, and so on, up to and including the current category.
A relative cumulative frequency table shows how the cumulative frequency after each successive interval compares to the total frequency. To create a relative cumulative frequency table, calculate the relative frequency of each interval or category, and then add the relative frequency of each category to all the prior ones.


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Hi sitepointers I hope you are all well
i am attempting an interactive javascript quiz using Yes or No answers, I found this very useful plugin
On one of my questions I need to fire an event in that it checks if the tick has been ticked and shows the hidden question, so I thought I could do it like this
$('.switch-button-button').click(function(){ if($('.question-slider input').is(':checked')){ alert("Test"); } });
But nothing happens, if I write this inside the plugin's js file it fires
this.button.click(function(e) { e.preventDefault(); e.stopPropagation(); self._toggleSwitch(); if($('.question-slider input').is(':checked')){ alert("Test"); } return false; });
Why dosen't it fire in my main js file, but the event fires in the plugin's script file.
Thanks again,
Hi there,
I would imagine that the e.stopPropogation() call prevents the event from bubbling up and thus it never reaches the click handler you attach.
If you could post a link to a page where I could see this, I don't mind having a look for you.
Thanks Pullo,
I'll put it up in a hidden place, thanks again,
I got your PM and clicked on "Technology", but what then?I can't see any tick to tick.Could you be a bit more exact as to how I can reproduce your issue?
Hello Pullo
Thanks for your reply, yes I forgot to say in my panic you click on technology, then click e-learning and in there there are a series of questions which use the yes no slider, as soon as you click no it should fire the event but it isnt
So, I had a look at this and it seems that the event id being stopped from bubbling in this function:
this.button_bg.click(function(e) { e.preventDefault(); e.stopPropagation(); self._toggleSwitch(); return false; });
Also, the element you are trying to attach the handler to is not present when the DOM is rendered, so even if you could overcome the above problem, what you are trying will not work.You will have to use event delegation:
$("body").on("click", "question-slider input", function(){ if($(this).is(':checked')){ alert("Test"); });
Hope that helps.
Many thanks for your reply I put your code
$("body").on("click", ".switch-button-button", function(){ if($(this).is(':checked')){ alert("Test"); } });
after the document ready but its still the same it didnt fire the alert, what have I done wrong?
You're not doing anything wrong.The function that starts this.button_bg.click(function(e) { ... } is stopping the click event bubbling up through the DOM, so that it doesn't reach your click handler.
this.button_bg.click(function(e) { ... }
I don't think that there's a lot you can do about that I'm afraid (although I'd be interested to be proven wrong), other than modify the plugin as you were previously doing.


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Temperatures are set to drop as low as minus six overnight across Oxfordshire as the cold snap continues.
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Polysix: Polyphonic, Programmable Super Synth
Originally part of the first Korg Legacy Collection and later the Korg Legacy Collection: Analog Edition 2007; the Polysix is now available individually. Korg's proprietary Component Modeling Technology (CMT) recreates the original circuit path and analog signal flow, to provide results that are completely faithful to the original hardware.
- 32-note polyphony (Maximum).
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- Advanced Unison mode; up to 16 stackable voices, Detune, and Spread.
- Dual external modulation routings.
- MIDI clock sync.
The Polysix synthesizer provided a surprisingly full sounding voice structure and powerful performance functions. Combined with the super-smooth internal Chorus/Ensemble effect, it quickly became a worldwide hit. The Polysix software recreation gives you all the power of the original hardware and then adds more polyphony, an advanced unison mode and modulation enhancements, readying this classic for modern music production. Conjure sweeping pads and evolving soundscapes, tremendous unison leads and basses, in the pocket arps and beyond.
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What Neuroscience Tells Us About Deepening Learning
Teachers are brain-changers. As I've described in a previous article, our daily work physically alters students' neural networks. The more frequently a student's brain retrieves and connects information, the better the chance that the student will recall it quickly and accurately.
The strongestand most easily accessiblememories are created through dense, interwoven neural networks. Information has a much better chance at being recalled more quickly when it has been retrieved repeatedly and connected to as many other pieces of information as possible.
However (and this has been a significant reflection point for me as an armchair neuroscientist) even a densely connected, sensory-rich memory is essentially reconstructed when it is recalled. The recalled information can be shaped by context, influenced by the student's emotional state, attention level, and receptivity.
As teachers, how can we help students forge long-term memories that will boost their future learning? Here are some of my take-aways:
Return to information over time.
Strengthening long-term memory is not merely a matter of squirreling information awaybut of returning to it and building upon it. It's a continual process rather than a linear one-stop experience.
This realization has led me to plan for pointed repetition and the accurate, explicit spiraling of information over time, particularly for my younger students and language learners. I plan weeks in advance to be more strategic about review and transitions. I also ask fewer "on-the-fly" questions, opting instead for higher-level questioning and opportunities to make connections from the start.
Graphic organizers are more tangible tools I use to encourage the repetitive synthesis of information that the relationship-seeking brain craves.
Slow down.
When I ask a question, I now give students more "wait time" (well beyond the typical one to two seconds) so they have the opportunity for efficient, thorough memory reconstruction. This is especially critical for language learners who must translate their reconstructions to English.
And slowing down is especially important when I am trying to initiate topics by eliciting more than a cursory statement or two. At the start of a recent unit, I posed a challenging question, then gave students time to think, share, and make connections with each other. Within ten minutes, I realized that students could already use about half of the "new" vocabulary I had chosen, and had answered nearly half of the anticipation guide questions. Thanks to those precious 10 minutes, I realized I needed to tweak the unit to improve its rigor and the interlinking of knowledge.
Time it right.
Students tend to be best at recalling the first and last chunks of new information we share with them. Neuroscientists refer to this as the primacy-recency effect. New information presented first has the best chance of being recalled (due to primacy), while the last information presented has the next best chance of recall (due to recency). Those who study learning cycles also suggest that some sort of consolidation needs to occur about every 20 minutes or so.
What does this mean for us in the classroom?
Here's what I don't do during the first peak learning time: homework discussion, in-depth review, announcements, and attendance. (I save these for later in the class period.)
I try to ensure the first 10 minutes of class are extremely pointed, explicitly linked to the new lesson. Then students work on tasks that require application and exploration of this knowledge.
About 20 minutes into class, we take time for consolidation, to improve the chances that knowledge is as connected as possible. (This can be as simple as having students turn to a partner and repeat facts they have just learned.)
The last five or 10 minutes of class constitute the recency period, ripe for another dose of important information. I use that time for closure, asking students to synthesize information from the lesson.
Develop strong relationships with students.
As mentioned above, memories are retrieved and reconstructed within one's current context. Research suggests that a student's recall of knowledge is determined in part by his or her current emotional state, learning level, attention, receptivity, and other factors.
Attending to the emotional states of our students can no longer be dismissed as too touchy-feely to considereven by those of us who are self-professed tough-love advocates. The better we know our students, the more we can gauge behavior, beliefs, and feelings that can affect their ability to learn.
For example, short-term stress hormones such as adrenaline have shown positive effects on long-term semantic memory. But a student who is experiencing prolonged stress may have higher levels of cortisol, a hormone that can suppress long-term memory.
When I know my students well, I can recognize when they are under stress and provide appropriate scaffolding so they can experience some level of success even when challenged. For example, I might make sure the lesson includes novelty or prompts laughter to suppress the cortisol. I can also model a mindset that helps students control their own stress, prizing the development of ability rather than perfection of results.
Establish relevance.
And of course, the better our relationships with students, the more effectively we can gauge their prior knowledge and what they truly understand. Then we can better help students relate to new information. We can discover their powerfully established neuronal networks, then "hitchhike" on these networks as we navigate the curriculum.
James Zull states it succinctly in The Art of Changing the Brain: "Prior knowledge is the beginning of new knowledge. It is always where learners start."
In other words, teachers may be brain-changers, but we must also give credence to the physical connections our students have already established! Too often, in the interest of expediency, I have assumed what students knew, then proceeded with "my" planning, "my" instruction, "my" connections, on "my" clockwhen it should be about students' learning. In the past, I have struggled with frustration at what my students "don't get" or "don't know", when I should be celebrating what they do know and building upon that.
Slowing down (see tip #2!) helps with this. Rather than dismissing or glossing over seemingly random comments or "incorrect" responses, I give students time to explain. This has frequently showcased roundabout connections to students' previous learning and highlighted exactly where missed connections are. This means I can better influence how learning is bridgedand increase the chances it will be forged in long-term memory.
In the words of Steven Levy, teachers "need to look for the best, expect the best, find something in each child that we can truly treasure." Relationshipsand the strategic investment of timeare critical aspects of mindful teaching.
The tips I've outlined here may seem obviousindeed, effective teachers already practice them on a daily basis. The neuroscientific perspective can help us understand exactly why they are worthy of consistent implementation: to improve not only the recall of information but students' deeper understanding of our world.
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New dates for North Mississippi Allstars, Grand Funk Railroad and 65 Days Of Static, plus items about Led Zeppelin, Remy Ma, Cowboy Junkies and Merle Haggard make this the perfect time to take a break and check out your Midday Update!
Link-O-Rama …
Led Zeppelin alert! Robert Plant says band could do more one-offs - Uncut Magazine
Remy Ma convicted of assault - Associated Press
Comcast and BitTorrent come to an agreement. Of sorts - PC Magazine
Video games attract new audiences for "classic rock" - The Globe and Mail
Cowboy Junkies go back to where it all began - The Gazette Online
Merle Haggard talks about Merle Haggard - Record Searchlight
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Grand Funk Railroad stays on track with new dates for May, June and August. New stops include May 17 in Del Mar (California), June 27 & 28 in Niagara Falls (Ontario), and August 10 in Hamburg (New York).
North Mississippi Allstars fill out their May travel plans with new listings for South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina and Illinois. Dates now include May 1 (Spartanburg, SC), May 13 (Tuscaloosa, AL), May 16 (Asheville, NC) and May 23 (Chicago, IL).
65 Days Of Static hit the clubs in April and May. Cities include Denver, Tempe, DC, Gainesville, Miami, New Orleans, Atlanta, Dallas, Hoboken and Houston.
During the past couple of hours we also updated the schedules for Aiden, Bucky Covington, Christian Scott, Dale Watson, Del McCoury Band, John Hiatt, Junior Brown, Kevin Fowler, Kid Dakota, Leo Kottke, Los Amigos Invisibles, Live, Lyle Lovett, Lynn Anderson, Mary Gauthier, REO Speedwagon, The Smithereens and The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band.
And that's the scoop at the halfway mark! More concert info coming up in Your Latest Update, scheduled for around 3 pm (PDT), from Pollstar.com!
This Day In Music History … (from Associated Press)
On this date in 1967, John Lennon and Paul McCartney received a British music industry award for the most-performed song of the year - "Michelle."
In 1971, Brewer and Shipley's "One Toke Over the Line" was banned by WNBC in New York. Despite similar bans elsewhere, the record reached number 10 on the pop charts.
In 1986, heavy metal act Van Halen played its first show with Sammy Hagar as lead singer in Shreveport, Louisiana. Hagar had replaced David Lee Roth.
In 1987, the Irish rock group U2 performed a free, hour-long concert on a downtown Los Angeles rooftop. Parts of the show were included in the video of "Where the Streets Have No Name."
In 1988, Tina Turner gave what was billed as her final live performance - but turned out not to be - in Osaka, Japan. It included a surprise duet with Mick Jagger on "Honky Tonk Woman."
In 1993, Prince played an unannounced early morning show at a New York City dance hall. That gig was followed by Prince's first concert at the legendary Apollo Theatre.
In 1997, an Ottawa autograph session with the Backstreet Boys turned to chaos. Five-thousand screaming fans packed a downtown shopping mall to see the teenybopper group. The event was moved to the nearby Congress Centre, where police struggled to keep order. About two-thousand fans were finally allowed to shake hands with the five-member group.
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Preventing HPV Might Lower Risk of HIV Infection in Men
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Men infected with human papillomavirus (HPV) are at greater risk of becoming infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) than men who are not HPV positive, according to researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Preventing HPV infection could be a way to slow the HIV epidemic, the researchers said in a study published online recently in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.
"Finding a vaccine to prevent HIV is the greatest hope for curbing the world's AIDS pandemic, but so far there is no such vaccine," said Jennifer S. Smith, PhD, research associate professor of epidemiology in the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, member of UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and lead author of the study. "However, there is a vaccine to prevent specific types of HPV infection, and vaccinating young men before they become sexually active could potentially help prevent the spread of HIV."
The study was conducted between 2002 and 2006 in men aged 18 to 24 in Kisumu, a city in western Kenya. The main trial, conducted by University of Illinois at Chicago researcher Robert Bailey, PhD, and colleagues, aimed to determine the effectiveness of male circumcision in reducing the incidence of HIV infection. The 2,168 men who participated in the HPV part of the trial were – at the time of their first study visit – uncircumcised, did not have HIV and were sexually active. The men were tested for HPV infections at the start of the trial and over 24 months; most were followed for 42 months.
At the outset, researchers found that half of the men (1,089 out of 2,168) were infected with HPV on the skin of their penis. They speculated that since HPV can cause penile lesions and affect immune responses, it may enhance susceptibility to HIV infection. After 42 months, 5.8 percent of the men who were HPV positive at the beginning of the trial were HIV positive, compared to 3.7 percent of the men who did not have HPV.
"Even when we controlled for circumcision status, herpes and other sexual and sociodemographic risk factors, men infected with HPV at the first study visit were at greater risk for HIV infection than men without HPV," Smith said. "If our findings are confirmed in other studies, then HPV prevention could become an effective tool for HIV prevention."
Carcinogenic types of HPV are the leading cause of cervical cancer, both globally and in the United States. HPV vaccination is routinely recommended for females aged 11 to 12, by agencies including the U.S. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, the Centers for Disease Control, and Prevention and the National Cancer Institute. Cervical cancer screening is still necessary for women following vaccination.
HPV infects both young females and males. The quadrivalent HPV vaccine is also approved in the U.S. for young men. HPV can cause other diseases, including genital warts and other cancers.
Study co-authors include Stephen Moses MD, and Ian Maclean, PhD, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada; Michael Hudgens, PhD, research associate professor of biostatistics, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health; Corette B. Parker, DrPH, senior biostatistician, Research Triangle Institute; Kawango Agot, PhD, UNIM Project, Kisumu; Jeckoniah O. Ndinya-Achola, University of Nairobi; Peter J. F. Snijders and Chris J.L.M. Meijer, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam; and Robert C. Bailey, PhD, professor of epidemiology, University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health.
The research was supported by the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Investigator Award.
The study is titled "Increased Risk of HIV Acquisition among Kenyan Men with Human Papillomavirus Infection." For more information, visit http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/jid/current
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I enjoy turning pens when I'm not making knives. They make great gifts...the bullet pens are a big hit with outdoorsmen. Thanks for taking a look! -Phil
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On his website, they go for $35.
I received my pen yesterday - I am really impressed with the quality and workmanship!
Those are awesome! I am gonna have to get at least one for myself and probably another as a gift.
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Rachel Comey Spring 2011 - Runway Review
by Ida Hsiang
DESIGNER: Rachel ComeyINSPIRATION: The cool indie-spirited girl that Comey always designs for.TOP LOOKS: A high-waisted white cotton skirt with matching vest and diaphanous blouse with bandeau top; breezy bow blouses with short shorts; a cropped tank top with a button front high-waisted black skirt; bustier top dresses that were flowy and asymmetrical at the bottom; lots of mixed printsACCESSORIES: The designer's own selection of sandals in the form of lace-up flats and wedges, platform booties, and thick heeled open toe shoesWHO WAS THERE: Plaid-meister Steven Alan, Cathy Horyn from The New York TimesWHAT WE THOUGHT: It's always nice to watch a show where a designer knows their target customer and hits the bulls eye. As the parade of very wearable pieces went down the runway - breezy white dresses and tops, silk plaid blouses and shorts, sweet halter dresses, and even a darling Chloe-esque summer suit - you could envision the girl who buys Rachel Comey's clothes. She seems, to this reviewer anyway, to embody a Zooey Deschanel-like charm and quirkiness. And she would probably scoop up everything that Comey showed. Brought to you by our friends from Stylelist!
Street Style - Our Favorite Fashion Week Trends!
by Ida Hsiang
Now that Fashion Week has come to a close, it's time to sort through the cacophony of styles and trends and find which ones are the favorites! There were countless new looks, materials and style details that we're dying to try for ourselves, but after much deliberation, we've narrowed it down to these five must-trys!And while we love a lot of these runway designers, we're not always so crazy about the high price tags. Take a look at our favorite NYFW trend choices and click on the slideshow to see how you can get the look for yourself at more affordable prices!Fluid Trousers - We don't have to say goodbye to the skinny leg, but we're excited to give a hearty 'welcome back!' to trousers that are more fluid in shape and fabrication. Materials with lots of movement and more voluminous silhouettes are a chic look for an afternoon with the girls or for work! Just make sure the top isn't too voluminous itself for a more balanced look.Skinny Belts - Wide waist cinchers were all the rage and while creating a waistline is always a good style, the extreme sizes of belts have become more demure and versatile. Medium and skinny leather belts were seen worn over large ponchos or roomy tops, lending a more sophisticated vibe. Leather Dresses - Not for the faint of style! Leather dresses are a definite up-coming trend and we love the edgy daring look! Leather is a tough and sexy material alreaady so keep it classy with slightly higher necklines and lower hems. Avoid pairing them with leather jackets and boots and opt instead for more feminine pieces to help soften the look.Plaids - They're back! Since the 90's influx of plaid patterns, plaid has been a trend that's been creeping around the corners and never quite disappeared from the style scene and now they've returned with a vengeance! Large plaid patterns on everything from ponchos and outerwear, to skirts and tops, were seen all over the runway and we're loving it!Quilted Outerwear - Another remake of a 90's trend, the quilted coat or jacket is the more chic and sleek version of the puffy jackets from yester-year. It keeps you warm and the new modern styles are more streamlined and flattering. Brrr ... we think we need one stat!


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By the Lifeboat Foundation Scientific Advisory Board including Stephen M. Maurer. This is an ongoing program so you may submit suggestions to [email protected].
Emergency hospital during 1918 flu epidemic, Camp Funston, Kansas.
The 1918 flu may have killed as many as 25 million in its first 25 weeks; in contrast, AIDS killed 25 million in its first 25 years. The 1918 flu killed more people than the Great War, known today as World War I (WWI). It has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in recorded world history. More people died of influenza in a single year than in the four years of the Black Death Bubonic Plague from 1347 to 1351. The U.S. government has decided to post the recipe for its eight gene segments here.
Ray Kurzweil says "We have an existential threat now in the form of the possibility of a bioengineered malevolent biological virus. With all the talk of bioterrorism, the possibility of a bioengineered bioterrorism agent gets little and inadequate attention. The tools and knowledge to create a bioengineered pathogen are more widespread than the tools and knowledge to create an atomic weapon, yet it could be far more destructive. I'm on the Army Science Advisory Group (a board of five people who advise the Army on science and technology), and the Army is the institution responsible for the nation's bioterrorism protection. Without revealing anything confidential, I can say that there is acute awareness of these dangers, but there is neither the funding nor national priority to address them in an adequate way."Ebola is the common term for a group of viruses belonging to genus Ebolavirus, family Filoviridae, which cause Ebola hemorrhagic fever. The disease can be deadly and encompasses a range of symptoms, usually including vomiting, diarrhea, general body pain, internal and external bleeding, and fever. Mortality rates are generally high, ranging from 50% to 90%, with the cause of death usually due to shock or multiple organ failure.
The new realities of terrorism and suicide bombers pull us one step further. How would we react to the devastation caused by a virus or bacterium or other pathogen unleashed not by the forces of nature, but intentionally by man?
No intelligence agency, no matter how astute, and no military, no matter how powerful and dedicated, can assure that a small terrorist group using readily available equipment in a small and apparently innocuous setting cannot mount a first-order biological attack. With the rapid advancements in technology, we are rapidly moving from having to worry about state-based biological programs to smaller terrorist-based biological programs.
It's possible today to synthesize virulent pathogens from scratch, or to engineer and manufacture prions that, introduced undetectably over time into a nation's food supply, would after a long delay afflict millions with a terrible and often fatal disease. It's a new world.
Though not as initially dramatic as a nuclear blast, biological warfare is potentially far more destructive than the kind of nuclear attack feasible at the operational level of the terrorist. And biological war is itself distressingly easy to wage.
Rules and regulations can slow down development of any bioweapons until the BioShield is complete. We suggest that:1) All commercial DNA synthesis houses have screening procedures. While most DNA synthesis companies screen orders for dangerous sequences, a few do not. This gives both the synthetic biologist community members and outsiders access to feedstocks for both wild-type and genetically-engineered bioweapons.
2) The government should create and endorse new watch-lists to improve industry screening. Watch-lists are used to check DNA synthesis orders for possible bioweapon sequences and are currently not standardized by any single agency, corporate or governmental. Current lists focus almost exclusively on select agents and toxins. Many other potentially dangerous sequences are not included. Current organism-level lists generate a large number of false positives which must be examined by hand. This makes screening impractical for oligo houses that fill up to one thousand orders per day. The number of false positives will also become a problem for DNA synthesis companies as their businesses grow.
Better software and more specific sequence lists can potentially fix these defects. Such tools would (a) make existing DNA synthesis screening more accurate and sustainable, and (b) allow oligo companies to start their own screening programs.
3) The government should create a confidential hotline for biosafety and biosecurity issues. All experimenters contemplating "experiments of concern" should obtain independent expert advice before proceeding. The hotline should make such advice freely available to all experimenters, including non-members (e.g. hackers) who cannot otherwise obtain such advice from formal university, company, or NIH safety committees. This would either be a parallel mechanism to the system on the ground of Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) that handle this work in academia or the current mechanism should be expanded to handle all experimenters.
The hotline should also encourage researches to investigate and, if necessary, report dangerous behavior. The encouragement should be in the form of rewards for finding any dangerous behavior.
Codes of Conduct
More generally, we think that the idea of codes of conduct for biosecurity is somewhat misleading. Codes of conduct probably make sense for biosafety, because in that case each biologist needs to be continuously thinking about whether his or her experiment is being done safely.Biosecurity is different. The main thing we want to avoid here is somebody doing an "experiment of concern" that makes weapons radically easier or more effective. This is a one-time decision and most of the knowledge needed to make that judgment does not really involve biology. People have been building bioweapons for fifty years and if you aren't part of that community it's very easy to guess wrong about whether your experiment is harmless.
Some time ago, NIH funded a grant to improve our knowledge of how toxic botox really is. Sounds fine. But the experimental method involved figuring out how to stabilize ultrapure botox, which is something that the US and USSR both failed to do in the sixties. Biologists can't reliably know this kind of history or what's important, it's not their subject and its not reasonable for every biologist to learn it.
So we think that the room for codes of conduct is pretty limited. Our suggestions would be:
Get a sanity check. If you think that you have an experiment of concern, then get qualified outside advice. Lifeboat Foundation Scientific Advisory Board member Stephen M. Maurer is working with people at Maryland, Duke, and Northwestern to set up a portal where people can get this advice. We think a public pronouncement that you should always get a qualified outside opinion is important and would stop the practice of doing the experiment and then announcing it to the AP.
Make the community more transparent. If you look at how US intelligence went about deciding whether the Nazis had a bomb project, they used the worldwide physics community to find out who had suddenly stopped teaching or dropped out of sight. So if we can make science communities more transparent, then that's presumably going to pay dividends later on. You can imagine taking steps like holding reunions, even a community web site with names would be good.
A related point is that there needs to be an understanding of when telling the cops is right and moral we have a post-McCarthy confusion in this country. If the guy down the hall seems to be doing something strange, I would say you have an ethical obligation to find out. And, more than that, call in the University and ultimately the FBI if you can't satisfy yourself that nothing bad is going on. We think a public pronouncement that yes, whistle-blowing is commendable would immediately make terrorist projects riskier. This might not be a huge barrier all by itself, but terrorists usually get tripped up on relatively small things. And after the fact, it almost always turns out that people had some inkling what the guy down the hall is doing. So we think it would be worth doing.
First Level Barrier
We call for the development of a "first level barrier" by 1) Stockpiling industrial disposable particulate respirators such as the N95, N99, or N10 types. This mask will prevent the user from being infected, or if already infected, from spreading it to other people. If a plague became serious, it would probably be best for the government to put on TV spots that tell people that your best chance of surviving a plague (natural or otherwise) is to simply stay home. Which, by the way, is also the best way to stop transmission. 2) Installation of intense UV field generators in the HVAC system of aircraft and other public places as described in our report for Virgin Atlantic. 3) Stockpiling of antiviral drugs such as Tamiflu and antibiotics such as Cipro.Technologies to Combat Biological Viruses
One technology to develop is RNAi-based viral suppression. Also, further strategies for battling viral infections are being developed by biotech and pharma companies, such as research programs focusing on the use of decoy oligonucleotides, aptamers, and other small molecules such as peptides and glycopeptides to inhibit viral fusion with human cell membranes or function. These technologies are new and largely unproven so the important and definitive times are ahead.Other technologies that should be developed include:
1) Development of rapid detection and identification technology: technologies such as these are being developed, based on electrostatic interactions with unmodified gold nanoparticles, silicon transistors (also described in DNA detection made easy), or DNA pairing with a single strand DNA tethered to an enzyme which becomes activated upon binding to the complementary strand.
2) Development of "smart" materials such as antiviral surface coatings that are being tested for use in face masks and other applications.
3) Further advances in sequencing technologies, ultimately reaching a target of full virus sequencing within hours. As mentioned, identification of the virus used for the development of a vaccine or other treatment for an unknown virus necessitates the rapid sequencing of its entire DNA or RNA genome. Sequencing technology is in widespread use and is constantly decreasing in cost per segment sequenced as well as in the time taken for the sequencing.
The relevant outcomes of development in this field will reduce sample preparation time as well as expand the diversity of materials useful for isolation of viruses to be sequenced (blood, saliva, skin, mucosa). As faster sequencing times and better sequence assembly software are constantly being developed the need for these measures to be specifically undertaken is of lesser importance. Examples for emerging rapid sequencing technologies include nanopore-based sequencing, sequencing based on nano-scale electronic and photonic effects, and sequencing performed using microarray-based fluorescently-tagged polymerase and nucleotides.
4) Software-based treatment design. A longer term and expensive (though ultimately valuable) avenue of research, which would be useful in a variety of medicinal applications, would be the development of a comprehensive software system able to analyze the genetic makeup of a virus as well as the proteins it expresses (its proteome), which could provide specific epitopic or conformational targets to interfere with the production, processing and function of these molecules.
The initial identification of viruses susceptibilities would help determine the most likely effective antiviral treatments based on DNA, RNA, or protein-based interference strategies. Software-based strategies should also allow the identification of the optimal protein sequences to be used as a vaccine, and be able to accelerate the "good guys" response in the "arms race" as further bioengineered, malicious pathogens are developed.
Engineered Bacteria and Prions
Infectious human viruses are almost always either airborne or spread by direct person to person contact. The first mode of propagation of deadly rapidly infective agents would be potentially suicidal in the global sense for a terrorist group or nation. Such infections know no boundaries imposed by nations or ideologies. (It would be possible for a nation or terrorist group with sufficient resources to produce a vaccine that would protect them against such a release… A scary scenario was played out in fiction a few years ago in Rainbow Six by Tom Clancy.) The second mode would be far too slow in any event and good public health counter-measures already exist for slowly propagating infectious agents.Because it would be suicidal for a terrorist group or nation to use airborne infectious viruses, they may decide to use engineered bacteria or prions instead. (Although suicidal terrorists do exist!) To combat these threats, we propose frequent testing of the water supply, not just for known bacteria but for the biologically necessary consensus DNA sequences that would be present even in engineered organisms. All known toxin-producing sequences should be tested for as well.
We also propose more extensive testing of the meat supply for prion sequences and we are definitely against the current government regulations which prohibit meat processors from doing extra prion tests at their own expense! This testing would be expensive but we are currently doing way too little of it. Additionally, testing air in cities would be useful.
Note that technologies like PCR get cheaper every day and large scale testing of this kind would further reduce the per test cost.
We support development of the prion blood test being developed by Claudio A. Soto's group. This new test is a million times more sensitive than conventional antibody-based techniques for detecting prions.
It would be more cost effective if those funding the BioShield set specific goals and gave prize money to the people/organizations that accomplished them than simply funding research without such goals.We propose that we take the measure of this threat and make preparations today to engage it with the force and knowledge adequate to throw it back wherever and however it may strike. It is time to accelerate the development of antiviral and antibacterial technology for the human population. The way to combat this serious and ever-growing threat is to develop broad tools to destroy viruses and bacteria. We have tools such as those based on RNA interference that can block gene expression. We can now sequence the genes of a new virus in a matter of days, so our goal is within reach!
We call for the creation of new technologies and the enhancement of existing technologies to increase our abilities to detect, identify, and model any emerging or newly identified infective agent, present or future, natural or otherwise we need to accelerate the expansion of our capacity to engineer vaccines for immunization, and explore the feasibility of other medicinals to cure or circumvent infections, and to manufacture, distribute, and administer what we need in a timely and effective manner that protects us all from the threat of bioengineered malevolent viruses and microbial organisms. Time is running out.
These goals have been endorsed by Bill Joy and Ray Kurzweil in the New York Times op-ed Recipe for Destruction and by U.S. Senator Bill Frist.
The time for action is now!


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By Greg Kendall
Not Guilty
Los Alamos County Municipal Court Judge Alan Kirk presided over this morning's arraignment of six demonstrators arrested Monday for blocking traffic during a protest at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Protesters Janet Greenwald, Barbara Grothus, Pam Gilchrist, Benjamin (Summer) Abbott, Catherine Euler and Cathie Sullivan each entered a written plea of "not guilty" to charges of trespass, refusing to obey an officer and obstructing movement.
Each charge carries a potential fine of $500 and/or 90 days in jail.
Santa Fe attorney Jeffery Haas entered a motion on behalf of the protesters to excuse Kirk from the case. Haas indicated that believes Kirk's impartiality is in question as a result of his prior role as Los Alamos police chief.
Kirk served as Los Alamos County police chief from 1988 to 1998.
Haas stated in a written Notice of Excusal that, "this case will involve the credibility of Los Alamos County police officers with whom the judge is likely to know personally and he may well have a personal bias against the defendant[s] and in favor of the complaining witness."
After today's arraignment, Haas said that he felt that it was likely that Kirk would deny the excusal motion and a date for trial would be set within 60 days.
Hunger Strike Continues
Following the court hearing, Alaric Balibrera ended his 25 day hunger strike by breaking bread with other protesters under the cooling shade of an Ashley Pond cottonwood tree.
"I would like to call upon one of the great spiritual laws, 'as above so below,' and to say that in order to change Los Alamos, what we need is a consciousness revolution inside our own hearts because no one else ever changed because we hated them," Balibrera said. "They changed because we loved them. What I would like to do now is take a few moments and create that love for Los Alamos in our hearts and send it to Los Alamos to create light, to light up this dark corner of the world."
Haas thanked Balibrera for bringing light to the Lab and went on to say, "we (must) realize that the security threat is not going to be resolved with nuclear weapons. The security threats to the world are climate change and the deprivation of the water, air and arable land. If the Lab used its resources to solve those problems, it would do a lot more toward the security of all of us."
Although Balibrera has ended his 25 day fast, the hunger strike continues. The loosely organized group plans to continue the strike until next year's Hiroshima day protest returns to Los Alamos.
Members of the group plan to fast in succession for a short period of days and then pass the strike on to another member of the group, unbroken over the next year.
The group envisions volunteers from across the globe fasting for a day or two or a week and then passing the strike on to other strikers in order to draw attention to their anti-nuclear message.
Santa Fe attorney Jeffery Haas makes adjustments to a "notice of excusal" after this morning's arraignment for his clients at Los Alamos County Municipal Court, 2500 Trinity Drive, Suite C. Anti-nuclear protesters and others can be seen in the background in the Justice Center lobby. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com Anti-nuclear demonstrators protested in front of the Los Alamos Justice Center for a brief period today following an arraignment in Municipal Court for six fellow protesters arrested Monday at LANL. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com A ceremony was held that included five minutes of meditation, a prayer, sage burning and the ringing of a bell. Alec Balibrera, center, breaks bread and shares it with other anti-nuclear protesters moments before ending his 25 day hunger strike. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com Alaric Balibrera, center, eats his first solid food in 25 days. Balibrera's wife, Katherine Patton, sits to his right. Patton is a supporter of both the hunger strike and the organization "Nuke Free Now." Patton noted that she and Balibrera were both tired but that the collective energy of everyone was so strong that it kept their energy up during the strike, even though there were days when they were both exhausted. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com Alaric Balibrera, center, passes the hunger strike effort on to Maria Jose Ugalde, who plans to continue the strike and then pass it on to another member of the anti-nuclear protest group. "This is about the shields and barriers we all have to be broken down so we can be moved by love," Ugalde said. "It's the barriers that we have that let us do the things that we do, that let us hurt the earth and hurt each other. If those can be surmounted and we can restore sensitivity, then we can start doing things that are in congruence with that." Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com Alaric Balibrera, right, passes the hunger strike effort on to Thomas Jaggers who will strike for a period of days and then pass the effort on to another member of the anti-nuclear protesters group. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com


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A true vanguard in the world of dance music, the efforts of Brooklyn's own David Morales remain unparalleled. As a producer, he's enjoyed multiple Grammy nominations (including a win in 1998 for Remixer of the Year) and hit records (from his own to Mariah Carey's 1996 album Fantasy). Morales has worked diligently for over 20 years and racked up millions of air miles to earn the distinction of being one of the most in-demand DJs on the planet. ??Currently he is enjoying his new residency at Crobar NYC, with "Peep Show!" the first Saturday of each month. He calls the theme a "voyeuristic view at the world" which is where he plans to take this party. "I am really looking forward to creating a environment with Peep Show for people to forget their troubles for a while." It is important with the state of the world we are living in." He is starting to work on a new production project yet un-named, and setting up for his 06 tour that will include approximately 200 dates world wide. ??In Nov. 2004 Morales presented 2 Worlds Collide his first studio album in a decade that released on several different labels globally. It is an epic romance with the passionate nuances of house music. And, like all good love stories, it takes proper time to build songs straight from the heart…and not the marketing department. The lead single "How Would U Feel" reached #1 in 3 weeks Music Week club chart and #1 in the USA Billboard Club and Dance Radio chart. The single crossed to pop from dance radio in 5 countries and was released in approximately 12 countries. ??He's appeared on numerous international television networks such as BBC, MTV Europe, MuchMusic, Gaga TV, and many others. In the early years Morales hosted "The Grind," MTV's high profile dance show from the '90s. His Friday night "House Party" radio show on New York City's WKTU, broadcast to millions of listeners locally and around the globe via the Internet for the past 10 years. The weekly show DEF MIX ZONE with Frankie Knuckles on XM Satellite Radio's The Move Channel 80 has received great response, as is broadcasting nationally though out the USA and CANADA. ??Morales has countered the generally faceless world of dance music as a visible icon, he is currently lending his celebrity and face to the next Youth Aids Campaign launching March '06 in about sixty countries. David Morales has also appeared in a worldwide campaign with Iceberg Jeans 2000. He's built up a celebrity status that has led to him being featured in magazines such as L'Uomo, GQ and three different editions of Vogue (U.S., British and Italian) as well as others. ??That's where the story of a successful DJ/producer in the world of dance music typically ends, the best case scenario. But for David Morales it's just been a springboard into a wealth of ideas and ventures, a giant family tree all rooted in the soul of dance music. His long running production company Def Mix, which he runs with partner Judy Weinstein, is one of dance music's most lauded, while their management arm is the watchful eye for the careers of Frankie Knuckles, Satoshi Tomiie and Hector Romero. Morales, is a co-owner of the internationally recognized Montreal nightclub Stereo, where he also holds down a monthly residency. What's next? That's a question you will have to ask him. ? ?
The Grammy Winner?
*Grammy Award for Remixer of the Year, 1998?
*Nominated for Remixer of the Year, 1997 and 1998?
*Nominated for Producer of the Year for Mariah Carey's Fantasy album, 1996? ?The Celebrity?
* YOUTH AIDS 06 Campaign (sixty countries) 2006?
*Worldwide Iceberg Jeans campaign included billboards and buses U.S., Europe and Asia Winter 2000/2001?
*Featured in magazines such as ID, Vogue (U.S., British and Italian editions), GQ, L'Uomo, Wallpaper and Vibe?
*DJ Versace fashion week Milan 1998 and 1999??The Radio?*Weekly radio show on New York's influential WKTU station (Friday nights)?
*Weekly radio show DEF MIX ZONE on XM Satellite Radio nationwide?
*Weekly guests on the largest national radio stations around the world. ??The Businessman?
*Partner with Judy Weinstein in Def Mix Productions, DMI Records Inc.?
* Co-partner in Stereo Night Club Montreal??Current Albums ?+ 2 Worlds Collide (artist album)?+ Pacha Ibiza mix album Summer 05 on Renaissance"
Ron Carroll:
As a boy, Ron Carroll learned to sing while a member of his church choir. As a teenager, he was a fan of rock band KISS, but became interested in house music when he attended a high school dance and spent time watching the DJ perform.[1] Carroll started performing as a DJ in the late 1980s in a club he himself opened. He released his first official record, "My Prayer", in 1993, a track produced by local producers Hula (from theOuthere Brothers), Kay Fingers and Ron Trent. Because of his style of singing like a preacher, he received the nickname "The Minister of Sound".
In 1994, he got his first big break when he attended the World Music Conference in Miami. Still an unknown outside Chicago, Carroll walked up to Louie Vega, who gave him a chance to write the lyrics to Barbara Tucker's "I Get Lifted".[2] This allowed the opportunity to join Mike Dunn and Byron Stingily, also from the Chicago house scene, in the Deep Soul production company as singer, songwriter and producer.[3] He wrote the lyrics for six tracks in Stingily's album The Purist and also wrote and produced the anthem "The Sermon". In 1996 he met Greek-American producer Spero Pagos, and the two created MOS Productions (for Ministers Of Sound), for the UC/Afterhours label.
In this label, he also met Mazi Namvar, who introduced him to the European house scene. This allowed him to take part in the French house classics "My Love" (produced by Kluster) and "Lucky Star" (produced by Superfunk), both released in 2000. The following year, he opened his own label, Body Music Records. Carroll's activities as a singer in Europe brought him into contact with Dutch producers Hardsoul in 2003, for whom he wrote and sang in "Back Together", followed in 2004 by "Wonderful World" for Bob Sinclar, a track that appeared in Sinclar's album Western Dream and has provided Carroll with a worldwide club smash with his remake in 2008 with Axwell and Bob Sinclar. -
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Behind the front lines of battle in the field, command operations centers are the elements supporting ground operations – coordinating communications and enabling decision-making critical to the mission. Now, Marines in the I Marine Expeditionary Force (forward) are undergoing special training that uses simulation to prep them for operational support roles that are vital to savings lives.
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The training simulates the high-stress situations they may encounter in forward deployment, and is designed to help Marines establish and learn standard operating procedures that they can rely on amid the chaotic conditions of combat. It also serves to test the Marines' abilities in operating under pressure.
"They get the same kinds of tools and reports as if they were really in the field," Cory Buckney, BSC network manager, told DVIDS. "The scenarios are real things that happen too, such as having a platoon commander killed and now having the platoon sergeant take his responsibilities."
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When it comes to a frightening, devastating incident like that at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut on Friday, everyone always wants one thing: answers. And how could you not? When dozens of people die in a seemingly random act of violence, we all need somebody or something to point fingers towards in order to make sense of it all. Many of those things being pointed at are completely valid; for example, gun control is important to think about as a contributor to violence just as much as the lack of available, decent mental health care in our country is. After a law enforcement official said that the 20-year-old killer, Adam Lanza, may have had had Asperger's Syndrome, many have speculated that this somehow contributed to his violent behavior.
Asperger's Syndrome, a mild autism spectrum disorder characterized by social difficulties, awkwardness and sometimes patterned behaviors and interests. Experts say, however, that this is not the case.
According to University of California, Los Angeles, assistant clinical professor Elizabeth Laugeson:
"There really is no clear association between Asperger's and violent behavior… I think it's far more likely that what happened may have more to do with some other kind of mental health condition like depression or anxiety rather than Asperger's."
Apparently, high school classmates described the young man as "bright but painfully shy, anxious and a loner," which can be characteristic of those with Asperger's Syndrome. Another psychologist, Eric Butter of Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, said that while people with Asperger's Syndrome may have a higher rate of aggressive, even mildly violent, behavior than the rest of the population, that there's nothing to suggest that they would be any more likely to commit something on this scale of planning, intention and violence.
"These types of tragedies have occurred at the hands of individuals with many different types of personalities and psychological profiles," said Butter. In fact, Laugeson says that people with Asperger's actually tend to be more rule-abiding.
While I fully understand why people are searching for reasons behind this, there is already an incredible stigma surrounding autism spectrum disorders. People often see those with Asperger's as "weird" because they may or may not exhibit some different behaviors than people are used to. Growing up, I had more than a few friends with Asperger's in particular and I have never once seen any of them get angry or violent.
So yes, it makes sense to want to point fingers at one aspect of Lanza's life to say, "Yes! That's the one! That's what led him to do this. Now we know." But it's not that simple. It's never that simple. And making Asperger's Syndrome the scapegoat is not only incorrect, it's also offensive.
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