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This course follows a simple "Do-it-yourself" style that is unique to The Middleware Shop's courses. Containing > 650 pages and slides, the student learns through doing WebSphere Message Queue 7.5 Administration. IBM is recognized as providing the best enterprise message solution available in the market, WMQ has survived over a decade which shows its relevance and demand in market place. This course represents one of the big three, most common Enterprise products in the IBM WebSphere brand. WebSphere Application Server, WebSphere Message Broker and WebSphere MQ are often found working together. It is fundamental that you understand the WebSphere MQ product.
The following are the topics covered:
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HANOVER, N.H. – MIT's women's openweight crew team sent a pair of entries to compete in the Dartmouth Green Monster on Saturday. An event for novice crews, the Engineers completed the three-mile course on the Connecticut River with the B team posing a finish of 9th.
MIT's B had a good showing for the Engineers. Starting nine seconds behind the B crew from UMass, MIT overtook them and went on to pass two crews from Vermont to place ninth in the 15 crew field with a time of 17:57. A mile into their race, the MIT A crew was hit with misfortune when their shell hit a log in the river. Forced to stop and then complete the course with a damaged boat, the Engineers finished 15th with a time of 23:35.
MIT will close out its fall season next week back on the Charles River when it competes in the Foot of the Charles on Nov. 9.
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Mendes: Bond 24 is Skyfall sequel
Sam Mendes has revealed that he decided to direct Bond 24 because he felt the story wasn't finished.
The Skyfall director admitted he had doubts about signing up for another instalment, but ultimately chose to do so because he didn't want to leave the plots up in the air, as he spoke to American interviewer Charlie Rose on his TV show, reported Empire.
"I didn't want to do it again initially because I felt first of all, I didn't have time to work (it) out... I also started a number of stories that were incomplete. I cast a new M, I cast a new Moneypenny, I cast a new Q and a new Tanner," he said.
"I felt like there was a way to create a second part of a two-part story, and then I got re-interested when they (producers Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli) agreed to wait a little longer and not go immediately, and not go with two movies but with one, which I felt very strongly about."
Daniel Craig will return as James Bond alongside Ralph Fiennes as M, Naomie Harris as Miss Moneypenny, and Ben Whishaw as Q in the next film, to be written by John Logan.
Bond 24 will be released in October 2015.
Sam - who was inspired to agree to another film after remembering hearing Skyfall's first audience's roar of happiness, which was like the "orgy of nostalgia" - revealed Bond 24 will feel like an indirect sequel to Skyfall.
"I wouldn't say it's the actual narrative but it is (connected)," he continued.
"What we try to do and audiences seem to embrace in Skyfall was that for the first time, characters were allowed to age and they acknowledge the passing of the years and the history of the franchise," he added.


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FBI 'Stops' Yet Another Of Its Own Terrorist Threats
from the playing-dress-up dept
This all comes just a week after On the Media profiled a new book called Terror Factory: Inside the FBI's Manufactured War On Terrorism. That book appears to collect a bunch of these stories, talking about how this is a major effort in the FBI these days: making up fake terrorist plots in order to stop people they themselves convinced to take part in the "plots" and then generate big headlines around them:
The Terror Factory: Inside the FBI's Manufactured War on Terror shows how the FBI has, under the guise of engaging in counterterrorism since 9/11, built a network of more than 15,000 informants whose primary purpose is to infiltrate Muslim communities to create and facilitate phony terrorist plots so that the bureau can then claim victory in the war on terror.Think of just how many resources are wasted in entrapping random people, rather than stopping real crime. I don't see how this makes us any safer at all. Frankly, it makes me a lot more terrified.


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Watch the ribbon-cutting ceremony officially opening the William E. & Ann L. Swan Business Center at St. Bonaventure University.
See the beautiful and technology-rich spaces in the new Swan Business Center.
Join a current student on a guided tour of the Swan Business Center.
The Swan Business Center, the newest gem on St. Bonaventure's architecturally rich campus, opened for the start of fall semester 2013, just 18 months after ground was broken on this state-of-the-art business center.
The two-story building, with its unique glass-walled atrium and signature Bonaventure tile roof, gives students in the School of Business access to state-of-the-art technology and amenities that cater to the school's personalized, collaborative approach to business education.
In addition to housing School of Business faculty offices, the Swan Center offers:
a financial services lab with electronic ticker tape
a corporate boardroom simulator
high-tech classrooms
break-out areas for student-faculty collaboration and team building
space for faculty research
innovative technology including Bloomberg terminals, the gold-standard source of information for monitoring and analyzing real-time financial market data.
In keeping with the university's Franciscan heritage, the building incorporates sustainable design elements and other environmentally friendly features.
The building is named for Ann L. Swan, a former teacher and active civic leader in Western New York, and her late husband, William E. Swan, a 1969 graduate of St. Bonaventure, a former chair of the university's Board of Trustees, and longtime Western New York business leader and philanthropist.
Ann Swan gave $3 million to the building campaign as a means of honoring her late husband's love for his alma mater.
The $15 million School of Business Campaign included $10 million for the construction of the business center; $4 million in endowments for faculty and programmatic support; and $1 million in endowment for building sustainability.
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Bills sign free-agent DL Branch to 1-year deal
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills have signed free agent defensive lineman Alan Branch to a one-year contract.
The signing was announced Tuesday after Branch visited the team's facility.
Listed at 6-foot-6 and 325 pounds, Branch enters his seventh NFL season after spending the past two as a starter with the Seattle Seahawks. He played his first four seasons in Arizona after being selected early in the second round by the Cardinals in the 2007 draft out of Michigan.
He had four of his eight career sacks with the Seahawks.
Branch is regarded as a solid run stuffer, and has the versatility of being able to play every defensive line position.
The Bills' defense is in transition under new coordinator Mike Pettine, who's noted for his aggressive approach with the New York Jets.


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While I don't have the artistic skills that many have, I can't help but want a Cintiq 24HD Touch for nothing more than working in Adobe After Effects (masking), and LightWave 3D (modeling).
I've used Wacom tablets for years, but it has always been a weird feeling trying to draw or mask while not looking at area I'm drawing on. Add in the touch aspect of the Cintiq 24HD Touch, and I think this is the solution for me.
Now I only need $3,699.00.
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Colonial Airstream Weathers Storms, Outages
November 14, 2012 by Bob Ashley · Comments Off on Colonial Airstream Weathers Storms, Outages
Business has returned to something like normal at Colonial Airstream in Lakewood, N.J., the largest Airstream dealer in the nation, two weeks after Hurricane Sandy devastated the state's coastline.
"We had no flooding at all," said John Lenzo, Colonial co-owner along with his brother, Jim. "All we had was rain, and not a lot of that.
"The flood damage came from the surge that wiped out the Jersey Shore. We were open, but there was nothing working. Streets were blocked by fallen trees, there was no power, telephone or Internet and there was iffy cell phone service."
Colonial, which sits on three acres 10 miles east of the Atlantic Coast, has 22 employees and keeps between 150 and 175 units in inventory, which include Class B motorhomes from Winnebago Industries Inc. and Roadtrek Motorhomes Inc.
Technically, the dealership, which has been the best-selling Airstream dealer for eight years running, didn't close. However, power didn't come back for four days — and then was down again a week later when a Nor'easter swept through the region.
"We basically were out of business for that week (following Sandy), but we were here trying to do damage control," Lenzo said.
That included producing a four-minute YouTube video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3el2hyJCrKE) that also was posted on FaceBook and referenced from Twitter. RVBUSINESS.com also posted the video tour of Colonial's property on Monday (Nov. 12). On YouTube through this morning (Nov. 14), the video had been viewed 1,395 times.
"It was very important to get the message out to the customers that everything was fine here, whether it was that they had something in here for service or whether it was somebody that bought something and was going to pick it up," said Jim Lenzo.
The biggest problem as far as the dealership is concerned, was the effect the storm had on its customers.
"There's no doubt about it," Jim Lenzo said. "We didn't see people for a week. They were having larger problems to deal with. That whole week for everybody around here was just damage control."


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Glee star Chord Overstreet gives his girlfriend, actress Emma Roberts a big hug after getting coffee in Beverly Hills. The Glee star wrapping the Scream 4 actress in his loving arm as without caring who is looking
Chord Overstreet looks stylish with his gelled hair, black leather jacket and dark sunglasses. He is making a highly anticipated comeback to Glee while Emma Roberts has lampooned one of crime's most famous female lead for Will Ferrell's comedy website Funny Or Die
Actress Emma Roberts and her boyfriend Chord Overstreet return to their car after having lunch in West Hollywood. The niece of Hollywood heavyweight Julia Roberts looks warm in a big, comfy sweater and skinny jeans and a pair of cute black ankle boots
Chord has been dating Emma since they first met at the Coachella music festival in April. Since then, this young Hollywood couple appears to be nearly inseparable by attending premieres, shopping, and even vacationing in The Hamptons together
Both actors are considered the rising stars of the celebrity world with Emma is well-known for starring in romantic comedy, The Art of Getting By, with Freddie Highmore, and the big budget Scream 4
Chord, Emma and the couple's friend carried cold drinks as they strolled the streets of Beverly Hills
Chord Overstreet and Emma Roberts keep big smiles on their faces when spending the day at Disneyland together. The lovebirds took a ride on Splash Mountain, posed in front of Tomorrowland and enjoyed ice-cream together
The young celebrity stars pose in front of the entrance to Tomorrowland at Disneyland in Anaheim, California
Emma Roberts & Chord Overstreet Sneek Out in Hollywood
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I need some suggestions about mapping a polygon to a unit sphere. Kindly help me.
I need some suggestions about mapping a polygon to a unit sphere. Kindly help me.
I would look at spherical texture mapping assuming the polygon is a 2d object
You've asked several questions about "mapping" this to that, but you don't really explain what you mean by that. Are you talking about producing a set of texture coordinates? Are you talking about somehow turning a polygon into a sphere? Are you talking about generating a polygonal representation of a sphere?mapping a polygon to a unit sphere.
Describe the result you're trying to achieve.
I think I need to clarify my problem. I have one cross section. I would like to give it the shape of another cross section which is totally different in shape. I thought about unitizing both cross sections by enclosing them within a unit bounding box or sphere, then map the vertices of one cross section to another. I am not sure whether my approach is ok or not. I need some suggestions.
Are you talking aout morphing one cross-section into another? If you you will need to have the same number of vertices on each cross-section.
One way I can think of is as follows
Lets call the cross-section with the most vertices XA and the other XB
express the vertices of XA as a percentage along the path of the cross-section;
find the correspond percentage along XB and insert a vertex.
Now you can morph XA into VB or vice-versa using a linear function applied to each vertex.
There is a caveat - this works well for 2D but you can get some strange in-betweens in 3D depending on the relative start and end positions of the cross-sections. You can notice this when you do skinning/lofting in a 3D modelling package.
Actually it something like morphing, but I have one X-section with a known set of vertices and the one to which I would like to map is an extracted boundary from an image. I would like to morph my X-section to give the shape of image. I am not sure whether I am on the right track. As both are of different size, I wanted to unitize them to a unit bounding box and centred at the center of the bounding box. Then pass line from center to the vertices of the cross section upto the bounding box. This intersects the extracted image boundary somewhere. Corresponding X-section vertex is pushed/ or pulled (as necessary) at the intersection point. Does it sound ok? Please give me some more suggestion.


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Why should we care whether the huge Dignity Health hospital chain takes over Ashland Community Hospital?
Because any outside takeover can have a severe impact on jobs, the quality of care, and the rights of patients and doctors.
That doesn't mean that no takeover should ever be considered. But it does mean that any possible acquisition must be done carefully, which requires "…
1. Meaningful community input with enough time to identify and resolve important issues before a deal is all but done.
2. Community consideration of alternatives, including proposals from other health systems such as Asante, rather than just one pre-selected proposal.
3. Leadership with no potential conflict of interest and that represents the full range of patients' concerns.
4. Preservation of individual choice and control over our own care.
We've seen outside takeovers before in which employees and customers were promised that they would thrive with wealthier owners. At Harry & David, jobs were lost, pensions were cut, and small contractors weren't paid for work they had done. At Musician's Friend, the new owners took what they wanted and then eliminated 200 good, local jobs.
Our current hospital management says it can't balance the budget but that Dignity, the fifth largest hospital chain in the nation with more than 40 facilities in three other states, will fix that by massive new spending.
Maybe this will happen, or maybe not. Or maybe it will only happen at first.
If we relinquish community control, what happens when out-of-state executives, having established their first foothold in Oregon, decide to cut back or close our hospital so they can expand into larger markets in the state.
What happens when number crunchers who have no stake in our community decide to increase fees or cut jobs, benefits or patient services?
Are these just hypothetical concerns? Hardly. Dignity already is imposing its own agenda on our community.
While what used to be Catholic Healthcare West has changed its name to Dignity, its rules based on the chain's Catholic tenets remain the same. A spokeswoman admitted earlier this month that our hospital and doctors at its clinics will be required to abide by the chain's longstanding "Statement of Common Values."
She said that, under these rules, a terminally ill patient will no longer be allowed to request end-of-life care from a willing physician at the hospital's Center for Family Medicine, as permitted by Oregon's Death with Dignity law that has twice been ratified by the state's voters. (No patient or doctor is required by law to participate in such care, but terminally ill patients have a legal right to request it and doctors have a legal right to provide it if they so choose.)
When Mayor John Stromberg asked whether this statement's rules could be eliminated for ACH, Dignity's spokeswoman said, "As far as loosening it, don't hold out hope. We have our feet in Catholic mud, there is no denying it."
When a doctor affiliated with the hospital courageously wrote to the City Council that the Dignity takeover does not protect his patients' choices under Oregon law, the hospital's CEO, Mark Marchetti, wrote that the doctor "will have to decide if he wishes to continue to be part of our clinic."
For months, Marchetti denied publicly that Dignity would take away our legal right to choose end-of-life care or would limit women's reproductive rights. Indeed, he wrote in his Aug. 7, 2012, blog that nothing would change and that "I do not believe that our board of directors would have chosen to align with Dignity had it remained a faith-based organization."
The CEO himself might fare differently under the various takeover proposals the hospital received. To avoid any potential conflict of interest, the job of evaluating and negotiating alternatives for the hospital and keeping the community involved should be turned over to a more broad-based team that represents the full range of patients' concerns.
Most area residents want the hospital to remain open, and most believe that terminally ill patients such as my 96-year-old father must remain free to make their own choices as provided by law, even if those might not be the choices we would make for ourselves.
We need to let our elected representatives know that we want all alternatives on the table, not just the Dignity proposal. We want full and informed community participation in the decision. We want to be represented by people who have no conflict of interest. And we want an outcome that preserves patient control over our own health care choices.
Matt Witt is a writer and photographer who lives in Talent.
Other offers should be considered besides Dignity Health's
Why should we care whether the huge Dignity Health hospital chain takes over Ashland Community Hospital?


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Sustainability is Smart Business: Cisco Packaging Reductions Save $24 Million/Year
Sustainability is simply smart business— and SEMI is committed helping companies understand how sustainability can translate into profits. An excellent example: packaging reductions save $24 million per year at Cisco Systems. Cisco has a holistic view of sustainability across the supply chain— from planning and ordering to production and field support.
Cisco's philosophy is that all of its products should be sourced, manufactured and sold in an environmentally and socially responsible manner. Sustainability is a big focus for John Chambers, Cisco's CEO. He believes that it is Cisco's responsibility to "… meet the needs of the present while not comprising the ability of future generations to meet their needs." The company tries to build sustainability into everything, driven by employees who are given the latitude to effect change.
Mark Brillhart, Cisco Systems
This approach yields extraordinary results. "At Cisco, every time we do something good for the environment, we deliver a tremendous amount of savings to the bottom line," stated Mark Brillhart, Cisco VP of Technology and Quality at the SEMICON West 2009 EHS Global Care Executive Luncheon. Brillhart's keynote presentation focused on how Cisco saves money with sustainability practices.
Test Reductions Save $12 Million in First Year
Cisco employees observed that a lot of energy was wasted during test operations. As a result of eliminating redundant test processes, Cisco realized huge energy savings while also eliminating a lot of old test equipment. One goal involved improving energy efficiency by eliminating the high-power burn-in process. This resulted in:
- Intelligent reduction of redundant testing resulted in 5,000 MWh/year saved which equates to 3,000 metric tons of CO2 eliminated (equals emissions from 588 cars).
- In the first year, test changes resulted in $12 million savings, with subsequent savings of $6 million annually.
In addition, Cisco applies the test learnings to other processes. For example, Cisco is working with SmartGrid (a U.S. Department of Energy initiative) and partnering with other companies to develop SmartGrid solutions. SmartGrid involves using a network to monitor electrical consumption and figure out when to take things to idle, standby, and when to turn things on and off. Deploying that process for the entire contract manufacturing footprint will result in a significant opportunity for savings. Brillhart says that "Cisco is not just saving energy and not just eliminating waste in the environment; we're delivering unbelievable cost savings to the bottom line of the company."
Mark Brillhart, Cisco and Aaron Zude, SEMI
Bruce Klafter, AMAT, accepts a plaque as one of four finalists for the SEMI Sustainable Technologies Award
Water Wash Elimination Saves $1.3 Million per Year
Brillhart notes that in the "stone age of electronic assembly," or 15 years ago, all the printed circuit boards were washed. Now, Cisco reduces environmental impact by eliminating the water wash process for boards and assemblies while still improving quality. Currently, Cisco prevents the use of about 90 million gallons of wastewater per year for 86% of Cisco products, saving about $1.28 million per year. Cisco's goal is to eliminate the wash process on allof its products by October 2009. This will save an additional 20 million gallons of water per year.
(20 million gallons equals approximately 144 million bottles of water; 16.9 oz. (500 ml)per bottle).
Packaging is the #1 Opportunity for Sustainability Improvements
According to an AMR Research (Phoenix, Arizona) study in 2008, packaging is the number one opportunity for making sustainability improvements. Reducing packaging waste is cited by 76% of companies as a way to improve sustainability. Other methods include: improvement in energy consumption (68%); reduction of consumption of natural resources (62%); and changing the return process for recycling (47%).
Packaging Reductions at Cisco Save $24 Million per Year
At Cisco, packaging staff figured out that they were wasting a lot of cardboard and materials. With so many products flown around the globe, extra cardboard and other packaging translated into a lot of wasted space in airplanes. Packaging redesigns at Cisco have generated $24 million in savings and a reduction of over 4 million pounds of material reduced, including: 3.8 million pounds of corrugated cardboard; 68,000 pounds of foam; and 158,000 pounds of plastic.
In addition, these changes increased transportation efficiencies due to lower volumes and weights by saving space and fuel surcharges. In sum, Brillhart credits Cisco employees for a tremendous collaborative effort across manufacturing, product, engineering and business units.
Big opportunities for cost savings:
Small Products: Savings add up to $14.1 million per year by eliminating 2,008,400 lbs of material per year. The Cisco product Niagara (routers) was the first product to use 100% recycled cushioning.
- IP Phones: Savings of almost $1.3 million per year were realized by collaborating between documentation, packaging and Business Units. Cisco eliminated 906,700 lbs. of paper and 47,400+ lbs of plastic per year. By removing packaging waste, Cisco increased transportation efficiency. For example, before reducing the packaging, only 2,000 phones fit on a truck. Now, with less packaging, 3,000 phones can be shipped on the same truck.
- Optical Modules: Packaging reductions saved $2.3 million per year by eliminating 500,000 lbs. of materials per year. This includes progressive digitization of documentation: printed material to CDs to online information. Cisco also replaced non-recyclable bags with thinner, recyclable bags.
Spares: Cables, Memory Modules, etc.: More than $2.3 million per year was saved by eliminating 460,900 lbs. of material per year. Memory affects nearly every business unit and manufacturing site.
- Mid-size products (3 RU/5 RU, Catalyst): Savings of over $2.3 million per year by eliminating 430,000 lbs. of material per year.
New Cushion Old Cushion
- Top Products (CRS, TelePresence product): Some products represented real challenges in terms of packaging. However, armed with customer feedback, the packaging team eliminated an entire massive wood crate for each product shipped. This involved optimizing space in packaging of materials, including simple changes like putting accessory kits on the side. Packaging changes in these products resulted in savings of $1.8 million per year and the elimination of 207,600 lbs. of material per year.
CRS packaging: before and after
The goal: to dramatically reduce the amount of packaging material used. Again, all of the packaging changes resulted in saving Cisco $24 million.
Reverse Logistics: Reuse before Recycle
Brillhart discussed another sustainability initiative called Reverse Logistics. Like all companies, Cisco gets products back from the field due to customer upgrades and customer returns. Five years ago, this material was simply scrapped. Then Cisco staff member Dan Gilbert suggested "Reverse Logistics." Instead of driving returned products to the lowest level (scrap), returned materials would be sorted and inspected, trying to extend product life by considering these alternatives to scrapping: spares/repairs, secondary market, internal reuse, or philanthropy. Scrapping at Cisco is now a last resort.
In 2005, when the Reverse Logistics program started, Operating Expenses were almost 120% (as a percent of value recovered). Now, that number is down to 39%. In 2005, less than 5% of returned materials were reused, with 95%+ going to the scrap heap. By 2008, 44% of returned material was reused—saving Cisco money and the environment.
Collaboration Technologies with Video Conferencing Equipment
More than 450 TelePresence systems are deployed within Cisco globally, in 150+ major cities in 43 countries. In a 24-hour day, overall average utilization of the video conferencing equipment is 50% (12 hours per day). This results in a large reduction in travel expenses, estimated at $215 million per year. In addition, Cisco estimates that emissions are reduced about 115,000 metric tons per year due to the video conferencing equipment.
Sustainability Recommendations
Here are Brillhart's practical recommendations for making sustainability work and saving money at the same time:
- Start with internal alignment and culture around sustainability. Sustainability doesn't work if people in the organization don't agree with it and take it seriously. Everyone in the company has to realize that sustainability is positive for the environment and for the bottom line of the company. Sustainability needs to be a part of every person's job and performance evaluation. Now significant customers like the U.S. government are demanding proof of sustainable practices, and other companies may follow.
- Investigate new collaboration and communication technologies that yield both green and business benefits. For example, at Cisco, videoconferencing and WebEx are extensively used. Employees try to avoid travelling by plane, which results in huge savings to the bottom line.
- Remember that manufacturing is not an island: Take a comprehensive, integrated view of sustainability across the value chain. Make sure that you emphasize that opportunities are everywhere, and that minor design changes could result in big savings.
- Share your ideas: Industry and supplier collaboration is key to effective change. Sustainability represents a real opportunity to partner as an industry.
- Encourage people to lead, innovate, and differentiate. Focus on getting new ideas from staff by giving clear objectives and empowering them to make a difference.
Cisco has proved that companies can make sustainability smart business. For more information on SEMI and sustainability, please contact Sanjay Baliga at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Mark Brillhart is VP of Quality and Technology at Cisco Systems, Inc. With 66,000+ employees in 75 countries and $39.5B FY'08 revenue, Cisco offers a broad range of products and solutions: networking systems, data centers, collaboration (voice and video), mobility/wireless, and security.
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One of the many beauties of Android is the ability to customize it. Icon packs can be used to great effect, changing the entire mood of a home screen. While many developers work with icon packs, one of the most well-known names is Kovdev, the development team behind popular icon packs such as Stark and Nox. Tomorrow brings us yet another gem, or rather an entire pack of gems, with the release of Kovdev's latest icon pack, Lumos.
Lumos is an interesting icon pack that artfully blends several different styles. As a whole, the icon pack has a soft, subtle look. As the banner states, the icons feature both curves and shade in the form of long shadows, reminiscent of Nox. Differing from both Stark and Nox, Lumos icons are rounded, and rather than vivid pops of color, are closer to toned-down pastels. When you combine all this, it produces an ethereal effect that's very pleasing to the eye.
Following in the footsteps of other Kovdev packs, Lumos comes with eighteen different wallpapers that work with the icons. The selection is nice; all the wallpapers are high enough resolution to look good even on a 7-inch tablet screen. Speaking of which–the icon pack naturally looks good on both phones and tablets, which enables you to have consistency across your devices.
After taking this first look at it, we're going to give Lumos two thumbs up. It's a stunning icon pack that helps to bring some finesse to the often gaudy world of icons. If you want to refine your home screen, Lumos will be available for purchase tomorrow, January 24, for $1.99 in the Google Play Store. Trust us, it's well worth that spare change in your pocket. When you craft your own homescreen using Lumos, drop it down in the comments so that we can all appreciate your skill.


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Secretary of State
Memorial Hall, 1st Floor
120 SW 10th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66612-1594
(785) 296-4564
Kansas Secretary of State performed an updated ADA Self Evaluation in May,
2004. Following the evaluation, our
office drafted a new plan to ensure compliance with the Americans with
Disabilities Act. The following outline
summarizes the public services provided by our office and the measures followed
to ensure
Public Contact
Public contact is typically defined as one-on-one interaction between a staff member and a member of the general public. Public contact may take one or more of the following forms:
1. Telephone – KSOS divisions receive numerous calls on a daily basis requesting information on a wide range of topics. The KSOS provides a customer service division, which generally handles most phone calls, transferring them to specific individuals or divisions when necessary. Additionally, the KSOS provides a 1-800 Elections Hot Line, which is used to address election concerns.
2. Internet – The KSOS provides access to varied information via its website. Citizens are able to view information regarding all divisions, and to obtain forms. Citizens may also file some business transactions electronically. Additionally, the KSOS web site links to other state agencies and services.
3. Counter/Walk-in Assistance – All divisions of the KSOS receive walk-in customers on a regular basis as part of the day-to-day operation. Individuals "walk in" to request information and file documents.
4. Interviewing – Applicants for employment go through an interview process requiring one-on-one interaction with KSOS staff.
Printed Materials
In addition to direct public contact, information regarding KSOS services, programs and activities is distributed through the use of printed materials.
1. Forms – The KSOS is a filing agency and therefore many forms are generated by our office to assist the customer with filing requirements. KSOS forms include those used to file business entities, apply for a notary commission, comply with mandatory election filing and disclosure requirements, and to request public records.
2. Brochures/Fliers/Newsletters – These are used as informational and promotional tools to educate the public about KSOS duties and requirements.
3. Public Notices – On occasion, the KSOS provides official notification to the public of events or meetings, as required by law.
The KSOS on occasion conducts public meetings. Some meetings are formal and noticed. Others are working sessions focusing on project management or daily operations. Examples of public meetings include the state board of canvassers, objection hearings, certification hearings for election equipment, and administrative hearings on notary commissions or election complaints.
The KSOS employs approximately 60 employees. The office is composed of four divisions; administration, business services, elections and legislative matters, and information/technology.
The policies that follow are recognized by the KSOS as its basis for providing services, activities and programs to all customers, job applicants and employees.
1. It is the KSOS's intent to ensure that all individuals who do business with the KSOS, or work for the KSOS, are informed of the process and resources used by the KSOS to make services, activities and programs accessible.
2. The KSOS will assure equal employment opportunity and fair employment practices to all persons regardless of medical condition or disability.
3. KSOS services, activities and programs will be offered in an accessible fashion. Requests for reasonable accommodation will be responded to positively where no proficiency, safety and/or sanctioned requirements are in place.
4. All KSOS contracts made with entities that will provide a service, activity or program to the public on behalf of the KSOS shall include a clause requiring compliance by the contractor with all state policies concerning accessibility.
5. Procedures to
ensure compliance with the
6. Money for accommodations will be included in the budget; fees for reasonable accommodations cannot be imposed on the public.
1. New employee orientation will include a
section that covers KSOS policies concerning
2. Training will be provided on disability awareness at a regular interval.
3. All public meeting notices will include the process for requesting accommodations and auxiliary aids.
4. All public meetings will be accessible.
5. Upon request, the following assistive services and devices may be made available (this list is not all-inclusive):
· Large print documents, documents on tape or documents in Braille
· Readers for individuals with visual impairments to review all pertinent material distributed on specific meeting agenda items
· Amplification or listening devices for individuals participating in KSOS sponsored meetings
· Interpreters
· KSOS produced CD's of materials
6. All event or meeting notices will contain the following or similar note:
"Any person with a disability may request accommodation
in order to participate in the [describe event]. Requests for accommodation should be made ten
working days before the accommodation is needed. Requests should be made to the Legal
Division, (785) 296-4801 or 1-800-262-8683 (TTD/TTY). Accessible parking is located on the south
side of Memorial Hall, and accessible entryways to the building are located on
the south side of Memorial Hall and through the adjoining building,
7. All informational brochures, booklets, and fliers will contain the following or similar statement:
"In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, this document is available in alternate formats by contacting the Kansas Secretary of State, 120 SW 10th Avenue, Topeka, KS 66612-1594, (785) 296-4564, firstname.lastname@example.com TTY ____________."
8. Phone listings in state publications and local directories will contain references to TTY lines, and staff will be trained in the use of TTY equipment.
9. The website will be accessible in accordance with state guidelines on IT accessibility.
10. Forms will be provided in fillable format on the website so as to be accessible by a screen reader. Forms may also be completed with personal assistance from KSOS staff. 11. The KSOS will review employment rules and practices to ensure that they do not discriminate against individuals with disabilities.
· The KSOS will not assume any automatic disqualifications for employment based on medical or health conditions, unless law specifically allows it.
· Positions requiring physical agility will be reviewed to ensure the job relatedness of all physical activities.
· Reasonable accommodations will be available upon request for use in the selection/hiring process.
· Job announcement will be available, upon request, in alternate formats.
· A listing of the TTY number will be included on all job announcements.
· The KSOS's Statement on Accommodations will be included on all employment applications.
· Potentially discriminating language will not be allowed in job postings, applications or test material.
· Training for interviews shall include a discussion of non-discriminatory questions and conduct for the interview process.
1. The individual requesting the accommodation or aid is to provide as much information as possible on:
2. Division deputy and legal counsel will review the request. They are to gain knowledge and information about:
3. The reviewers should consult with the individual in identifying his/her special needs related to the service and in determining which modifications/accommodations/aids are most appropriate.
4. If the request is denied, the division deputy provides the individual with a copy of the refusal including the rationale for denial, and any options to appeal the decision.
The following guidelines and suggestions are provided in two formats. The first organizes suggestions for assisting with accessibility by services type, and the second is organized by disability type. These are suggestions to help KSOS divisions understand and plan for the needs of persons with disabilities in offerings their services.
For the purpose of these guidelines, four broad impairment categories were identified: Visually Impaired, Hearing Impaired, Mobility Impaired, and Learning Impaired. Please be aware that some individuals experience more than one disability. A description of each impairment category is listed below. The vast majority of persons with disabilities can receive and/or participate in the same services/activities/programs as individuals within the community who do not have disabilities.
Visually Impaired (VI) - A person is considered legally blind if his/her visual acuity is 20/200 or less in the better eye with the best correction. A person who is legally blind may have some useful vision. Many people with severe vision problems can enjoy many of the same activities the sighted enjoy if someone will offer guidance and orientation to the surroundings.
Hearing Impaired (HI) - Total or partial impairment of hearing may result from a variety of causes, the onset being either at birth or occurring later in life. Impairments vary from mild to severe. A person with a hearing impairment may use a hearing aid to increase his/her hearing capabilities, or read lips or sign to communicate. A person with a hearing impairment may also have some difficulty with speech.
Mobility Impairment (MI) - A person's mobility may be limited as a result of a traumatic accident, birth defects or aging. Weakness may range from involvement of one arm or leg to involvement of all extremities and trunk. A person may use a wheelchair, walker, scooter, prosthetic limb, cane or crutches to assist with mobility.
Learning Impairment (LI) - Ability to learn may be hampered by a traumatic accident or birth defect resulting in brain damage. Learning impairments vary from mild to severe. A person may have speech or communication problems in addition to cognitive and memory problems. New material to be learned may need to be adapted according to a person's limitations.
Suggestions - Organized by Service
1. When talking on the phone, speak slowly and clearly to allow the person enough time to respond to you. (LI)
2. Use the Relay Service or a TTY. (HI)
3. When interacting with a person one on one, speak clearly and face the person with whom you are speaking. (HI)
4. Always identify yourself when beginning a conversation. (VI)
5. Communicate in writing when necessary (HI)
6. If public counter height is above 34" in your office, find an alternate meeting spot, i.e., a lower table, a lower bench, or pull up a chair and sit next to the person at eye level. (MI)
7. Provide assistance in filling out a form. (VI, LI)
8. Provide assistance to those who may need help with reading information. (VI, LI)
9. Have staff available to answer questions either over the phone or at the counter. (ALL)
10. Rearrange office furniture to accommodate wheelchairs in the office, or use an alternate location. (MI)
11. Take extra time to explain things one on one. (LI)
12. Use repetition, especially with verbal information. (LI)
13. Simplify instruction (both written and verbal). (LI)
14. Make a flier with commonly asked questions and answers. (HI)
15. Provide assistance by phone if individuals can't come to you. (ALL)
16. Train employees and volunteers to recognize disabilities and to make appropriate accommodations. (ALL)
17. In interviews present the information to an applicant in written form. (HI)
18. Provide alternate ways to perform tasks based on a person's limitations. (ALL)
19. Use accessible vehicles for excursions as needed. (MI)
1. Increase font/type size of handouts, brochures, forms, and other printed materials. With pre-printed materials, enlarge them up on a copier when necessary. (VI)
2. Mail printed information to individual who have problems with transportation. (MI)
3. Provide fillable boxes for information on website forms to allow the use of screen readers (VI).
1. Consider that wheelchair clearance under a table is 27" when providing tables in the room.
2. Assist with the opening of doors in building and meeting rooms. (VI,MI)
3. Know the group to which you are presenting. Call ahead and find out if any of your audience members has special needs and plan accordingly. (ALL)
4. Use clear and descriptive audiovisual materials during presentations, i.e. video, film and overhead projectors. (ALL)
5. At special events make all signs in large print. (VI)
6. Use a PA system when making a presentation to a group. (HI)
7. Allow staff, volunteers and family to assist participants during activities. (ALL)
8. Pair a person with impairment with a non-impaired person to assist in participation in class. (ALL)
9. Increase the lighting where the staff and participants are working. (VI)
10. Provide auxiliary assistance with interpreters, written material, and assistive listening devices during meetings, classes, and workshops. (HI)
11. Call people with reminders of meetings instead of mailing fliers. (VI)
12. Use tactile teaching at workshops and educational presentations. (VI,LI)
13. If the activity site is a grass area, provide staff that can assist with wheelchair mobility over the grass area. (MI)
14. Use a lot of praise. (LI)
15. Make learning situations "fun" -- it promotes motivational learning. (LI)
16. Provide success-oriented activities. (LI)
17. Use adaptive equipment to allow greater independence in various programs. (ALL)
18. Use flashcards. (HI)
19. Provide alternate vehicles for transportation. (MI)
20. Remove barriers for wheelchair access. (MI)
21. Alter location to accommodate people who need to sit for their own comfort. (MI)
1. Limit interview questions to issue of ability to perform the essential functions of the job. (ALL)
2. Provide a reasonable accommodation as requested by the applicant or employee. (ALL)
Suggestions - Organized by Type of Disability
1. Follow the office Disability Etiquette Handbook.
2. Keep in mind that a person who has a disability is a "person" just like anyone else.
3. If you don't know what to do or say, allow the person who has a disability to help put you at ease.
4. Offer assistance if asked or if a need seems obvious, but don't insist.
5. Be considerate of the extra time it may take for a person to get things said or done.
6. Speak directly to a person who has a disability. Don't consider a companion to be a conversational go-between.
7. If the facility in which you offer services, activities or programs is not accessible, or an individual has difficulty with transportation, provide services by phone, arrange a meeting in an accessible facility or mail printed information.
8. Ensure that goods, services, privileges, advantages, accommodations and services, are provided to an individual with a disability in the "most integrated setting appropriate to the needs of the individual." This means the person should be provided the services in a manner as similar as possible as the manner provided to a person without disabilities.
NOTE: Accommodations or adjustments that are made for one individual with a disability may not be necessary or desirable for another who has a similar disability.
1. Provide staff assistance to individuals who may need help with reading information or filling out a form.
2. Make all signage large print, provide contrasting color, and use simple color like black on white.
3. Provide fillable boxes for information on website forms to allow the use of screen readers.
1. Present information to the applicant in written form or use an interpreter.
2. If required, communicate by exchanging written notes.
3. If a person lip-reads, position them in a place where they can see the speaker.
1. Provide accessible vehicles for activities involving state-provided transportation.
2. Rearrange office furniture or conference rooms to accommodate wheelchairs.
1. Provide one-on-one or small group communication.
2. When talking on the phone, speak slowly and clearly. Allow the person enough time to comprehend and respond to you.
buildings that are open to the public must be prepared to provide safe exit of
all occupants and visitors in an emergency situation. The
The following information may be used as a guide to assist staff when responding to emergencies and providing assistance to persons with disabilities. It is recommended that all staff members familiarize themselves with the procedures.
Basic Guidelines: Emergency Evacuation Procedures For Persons with Disabilities
In emergency evacuation situations, persons with disabilities must be assisted according to the extent of their disability and the nature of the emergency. NEVER LEAVE A DISABLED PERSON ALONE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. Follow the KSOS buddy system, as outlined in the emergency evacuation policy in the Employee Handbook.
It is important to use common sense, assess the situation thoroughly and decide on possible options. Decisions depend on time available, number of people available and individual tolerance or preference of the person being moved.
Visually Impaired
1. Describe the nature of the emergency.
2. Offer to guide them and inquire whether they might prefer taking your elbow. Lead them to a safe area. Advise them of any obstacles. Most visually impaired persons are familiar with the immediate area and can be independent once a safe area is reached.
3. Do not take cane or dog away.
Hearing Impaired
1. Persons with impaired hearing may not hear the warning bells and buzzers used for evacuation of buildings.
2. Usually they will sense the emergency situation by noting the actions of other occupants of the building. If necessary, write down the nature of the emergency and direct them to the nearest evacuation route.
Persons Using Crutches, Canes or Walkers
1. Before moving a semi-ambulatory person, discuss and agree upon a procedure.
2. Usually they can be lifted without complications or jeopardizing their health.
3. They may be lifted using a 2-man lock-arm carry or can be transferred to an office-type chair (preferably with arms) and carried down stairs by two persons.
Persons Confined to Wheelchairs
2. The requirements of persons in wheelchairs vary considerably with the type of disability and individual preference.
3. Some persons can tolerate only minimal movement. Lifting them from their wheelchair may result in severe pain or injury. Removal from the chair may induce spasticity or result in loss of use of an artificial respirator on the chair. Some occupants may be connected to a catheter bag.
4. Some electric wheelchairs with batteries weigh in excess of 400 pounds.
5. Wheelchairs have moveable or weak parts, which are not constructed to withstand the stress of lifting. Follow the instructions from the wheelchair occupant on how and where to lift the wheelchair.
6. If it is necessary to carry a wheelchair and occupant down the stairs, at least four persons should assist.
7. Occupant should be securely strapped into wheelchair.


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Over 45 acres of land on Hwy 49 in Mount Peasant. Would make a wonderful subdivision in Mt Pleasant with desirable Mt Pleasant schools. Large amount of frontage space on Highway 49.
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When Losing Means Winning
Portugal is finally ready to legalize abortion
by Lisa Abend
At Los Arcos, the receptionist
answers the phone,
"Bom dia." That would be
unremarkable if this abortion clinic
were in Lisbon, but Los Arcos is in
Badajoz, Spain. Yet the receptionist
prefers the Portuguese greeting
because approximately 70 percent of
the clinic's patients come from the
neighboring country, where abortion
remains illegal—but not for long.
In February, 59.25 percent of voters
cast ballots for decriminalizing
abortion in Portugal, but because
only 40 percent of eligible voters
turned out, the decision is not legally
binding (it required 50 percent). Still,
Prime Minister José Socrates quickly
promised to bring the proposal before
Parliament, where his Socialist party
has a clear majority.
A similar referendum in 1998 failed
by less than one point, with an even
smaller voter turnout. This time, pro-choice
organizations mounted massive
campaigns to turn out the "yes" vote in
the heavily Roman Catholic country.
An estimated 20,000 Portuguese
women undergo illegal abortions each
year, and about 9,000 more—mostly
middle-class women—cross into Spain
to clinics like Los Arcos. Since 2002,
40 women have been found guilty of obtaining abortions, subjected
to prison sentences of up
to three years.
On paper, the current
Portuguese law is not so different
from its Spanish counterpart.
Both allow abortion
only in cases of rape, fetal deformity,
or threat to the
physical or mental health of
the woman. The difference is
in practice: Doctors in Spain consider
a woman's socioeconomic circumstances
in assessing psychological risk;
Portuguese doctors largely have not.
And whereas in Spain there are hundreds
of private abortion clinics, in
Portugal there were none—at least legal
ones—although Los Arcos planned
to open a Lisbon branch in March.
More often than not, Portuguese
hospitals refuse to perform abortions.
"A doctor may refer a woman because
of risk to her mental health," explains
psychologist Cecilia Costa of Médicos
Pela Escolha (Doctors for Choice),
"but when she gets to the hospital, they
can demand a team of their own doctors
approve it as well."
Many physicians support changing
the law, but Portugal's medical code of
ethics, which dates to 1885, prohibits
doctors from performing abortions.
Even after the 1984 law specified cases
in which abortion was justified, the
most important medical association,
Ordem dos Médicos, prohibited members
from performing the procedure.
"There's a double morality," says
Yolanda Hernández, director of the
Los Arcos clinic. "Doctors will protest
abortion in public, then perform them
secretly." (The money is the draw—an
illegal abortion in Portugal costs up to
1,000 euros, at Los Arcos 450.) Not
much longer. In televised remarks the
night of the referendum, Prime Minister
Socrates declared victory, announcing,
"The people have spoken with a
clear voice." And in March, Parliament
voted overwhelmingly to legalize abortion,
without restrictions, up until the
10th week of pregnancy. The measure
must be signed by President Cavaco
Silva and published in official records
before it can become law—a process
expected to take several months.
If there was one moment in recent years that catalyzed Portuguese feminists' struggle for
abortion rights, it was when Women on Waves ran into a blockade by the Portuguese Navy.
In 2004, the Netherlands-based nonprofit—founded by physician Rebecca Gomperts
and dedicated to preventing unwanted pregnancies and unsafe abortions—sent their small
ship, Borndiep, toward Portuguese waters, outfitted with an onboard abortion clinic. As it
had in previous visits to Ireland and Poland, the group offered to take women aboard and
provide abortions while sailing in international waters. But this time, the Borndiep's presence
was deemed a threat to national security, and the ship was blocked from entering national
waters by two Portuguese warships. Nonetheless, the campaign received
tremendous press coverage, inspiring new volunteers to join the abortion-rights effort.
Says Ana Cristina Santos, a Portuguese sociologist and activist, "I honestly believe [the
abortion referendum's positive outcome] was only possible thanks to the big, big waves we
made in our 2004 campaign."


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Pakistan announced last week that it would free captured Taliban commander Mullah Adbul Ghani Baradar later this month. Baradar is one of the founders of the Taliban and was second in command when he was captured in Karachi through a joint operation between Pakistani and American intelligence forces in February 2010. At the time of his capture, the New York Times reported that Baradar
directed the Taliban's military operations and headed the group's leadership council.
Afghan and Pakistani officials intend for the release of Baradar to advance peace talks between Afghanistan and the Taliban. A spokesman for Afghan President Hamid Karzai announced that the country welcomed the decision to release Baradar, stating "his release will certainly help the Afghan peace process." Pakistan has already released 33 Afghan Taliban prisoners this year. At least some of those released are believed to have rejoined the militia group.
Formal peace talks between the Taliban and the Afghan and U.S. governments were set to begin last June in Qatar. Talks stalled, however, after the Taliban opened an office in Doha proclaiming itself to be an official government, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
Together with Women for Afghan Women, the Feminist Majority Foundation has consistently warned about the dangers of negotiating with the Taliban and has urged that the international community continue to pursue other peace channels through funding for economic development, security, and women's rights. "The Taliban can't be trusted," said Manizha Naderi, Executive Director of Women for Afghan Women. "They are killing civilians on a daily basis. You can't negotiate peace on the one hand and kill civilians with the other." Naderi also cautioned against backsliding on women's rights, essential to the development of Afghanistan and the reconciliation process. "The Taliban will say that they will accept the Afghan Constitution and will respect girls' right to go to school and women's right to work, but when the US leaves, they can do what they want. Negotiations with the Taliban are not good for women."
Media Resources: New York Times, 9/10/13, 2/16/10; Al Jazeera America 9/14/13; CBS News, 6/23/13
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Life on the Upper Thames. Text and formatting by George P. Landow, [You may use this image without prior permission for any scholarly or educational purpose as long as you (1) credit the University of Toronto and the Internet Archive and (2) link your document to this URL in a web document or cite it in a print one.]by H. R. Robertson. Source:
THE moor-hen, or water-hen, is the most frequently seen of all the wild-fowl that are regarded as incidental to the Upper Thames. Its long legs, which dangle and touch the surface of the water into repeated circles, the glimpse of white feathers behind, and the sealing-wax-like spots of red that adorn the bill, render it easily distinguishable. It not unfrequently leaves the water to seek its food in the adjacent meadows. When startled, it runs with great rapidity, and dashes, half running, half flying, into the water, and either dives or skims over the surface to its rushy covert. We have known it run up the trunk of an old pollard-willow and shelter itself among the branches. Its toes are so long and spreading as to enable it to pass over soft ooze or even the flat leaves of the water-lily: and though they are neither webbed nor fringed, the bird swims well and dives readily.
The nest of the moor-hen is to be sought for amid the sedges and flags of the water-side, that furnish the materials of which it is composed, and screen it from casual observation. Sometimes it is placed upon a low, thickly foliaged, floating branch, or the stump of a decayed willow. In the "Museum of Natural History," published by Charles Knight, it is stated that, with a view to concealment from the rat and snake, the moor-hen carefully covers up her eggs whenever she leaves the nest during the period of incubation. Our own observation has not borne out this statement; out of twenty or thirty instances in which we have come across a nest with eggs in it, on only one occasion have we found the eggs at all covered up, and then it appeared to have resulted from a gust of wind rather than from the prudence of the bird. It has occurred to us that a moor-hen may have taken the precaution mentioned in some case where the nest was made in an unusually exposed situation, and that the observer has too readily generalised from the single instance. More probably, however, the mistake has arisen by confusing the bird in question with the dab-chick (the little grebe), which really has the habit of concealing its nest so carefully as to make it extremely difficult to find.
To any one who may happen to go a cruise on the river above Oxford about the end of April, the eggs of the moor-hen make a satisfactory addition to the few luxuries attainable in this far from highly civilised part of the world. The e^g (reddish white with brown spots) is a marked size larger than that of the wood-pigeon, and has a flavour not very unlike that of the guineafowl. As to the use of the birds themselves for the table, our own experience would not lead us to praise them for any delicacy of flavour; we will, therefore, echo the advice of Mr. Shandy when he says, "Carefully abstain, that is, as much as thou canst, from coots, didappers, and water-hens."
Mr. Gould, in his " Birds of Great Britain," has the following remarks as to the character of this bird that may be fairly introduced here as not generally known: — " Boldness and pugnacity appear to be part of the moor-hen's nature, and its quarrelsome disposition renders it an unpleasant neighbour to any peaceful bird that may live in close contiguity. This leads me to a trait in its character which will not redound to its credit: still it ought to be known. The moor-hen comes walking over the lawn, turning its head first to the right, then to the left, jerking its short, uplifted tail, apparently all peace and amiability; but should the chick of a fowl or pheasant or a duckling cross his path, a single stroke of his pointed bill lays the little innocent dead at his feet, almost without a kick or struggle; and many losses to the keeper and the housewife have occurred which are not charged to the moor-hen."
Moor-hen shooting used to commence in different parts of the river either about the 12th or the 25th of the month of August. However, by the Act of Parliament passed last session (35 — 36 Vict. ch. 78) for the protection of certain wild birds during the breeding season, it is forbidden to kill or offer for sale the birds specified between the 15 th day of March and the ist day of August. The schedule to the Act has a wide range, comprising wild birds large and small, from the swan and the bittern down to the redbreast and the wren. There is a curious caprice shown in the selection of the seventy-nine species to be protected; for instance, the dab-chick and the water-rail are omitted from the list, while the coot and the moor-hen are included.
When out with a gun after the moor-hen, the assistance of a good retriever or water-spaniel is an absolute necessity. When the dog employed has started a moor-hen in the direction of the sportsman, the bird on catching sight of him will, in many cases, suddenly dive. Its course may be tracked by the air-bubbles that rise to the surface of the water. The bird itself may often be observed to come up quietly and remain .perfectly still, with half its head out of the water. On two occasions when we have been out with a fisherman this has happened, and we have seen powder saved by a well-directed blow from a pole or long stick, which has either killed the bird or crippled it so that the dog could easily come up with it. Instead of taking to the wing, the moor-hen often tries dodgingj about among the rushes, and a good dog will often capture an unwounded bird.
As the subject of our chapter, though a wild bird, is not "game," it may be shot by any one in a boat licensed to carry a gun. A large majority of the moor-hens killed fall, however, to the gun of the fisherman, who will sometimes go so far as to speak of the parties shooting fix>m boats as poachers. Persons shooting from the land would be liable to prosecution for trespass, and we have been given to understand that motioning with the hand to a dog on the bank is legally construed into trespsiss. When a party of the so-called poachers are about, the fisherman generally takes care to show himself with his dog and gun, with the idea at all events of sharing the sport, if he cannot prevent it. — Robertson, 142-45
Robertson, H. R. Life on the Upper Thames. London: Virtue, Spalding, & Co., 1875.Internet Archive digitized from a copy in the University of Toronto Library.
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Runway Inspiration: 12 Fantastic Long Skirts For Fall
The Fall 2011 runways at New York Fashion Week have been absolutely inundated with long skirts: some narrow, some loose, some with high waists, some belted, some gathered, some wool, some printed, some to the ankles and some to the floor.
But what's more compelling than that? Almost every stylish NYFW attendee we've seen who has really left an impression also happened to be wearing a long, chic skirt.
Now, maybe that's because it's freezing in Manhattan right now. Or maybe because it's a refreshing length and can flatter a lot of people when it's done right.
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Scientific StaffThe scientific work of IARC is organized into research Sections, which themselves are composed of one or more research Groups. The Sections focus on particular areas of cancer research, while often collaborating closely on issues of common interest. Scientific staff include visiting scientists and post-doctoral students in addition to short- and long-term staff members. IARC takes very seriously its role in training the next generation of cancer researchers, and its worldwide perspective is reflected in the development of expertise in people who will return to work in low- to medium-income countries. Many students complete part or all of their studies for higher qualifications at IARC and make valuable contributions to the research programmes before pursuing a cancer research career elsewhere.
IARC currently has around 300 staff coming from more than 50 countries.


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New York Farm Bureau is very appreciative of the quick work performed by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and her staff to correct a policy interpretation it said could have cost New York apple and fruit growers tens of thousands of dollars.
The USDA's Risk Management Agency allows individual farmers to purchase crop insurance based on yields from previous years. To protect the integrity of the program, RMA monitors production trends that may indicate problems stemming from farm practices or the age of fruit trees. Typically, weather-related occurrences that affect production are removed from that equation. Earlier this month, Gillibrand's office was notified that RMA was failing to take into account last year's massive crop loss when a spring frost cut apple production in this state by more than half. The result was triggering an RMA formula that would have provided New York growers with significantly less crop insurance coverage, ranging from 15 to 35 percent less from the previous year. The Farm Bureau said this would have put growers at great risk of substantial financial loss this year if there is another major weather event.
New York Farm Bureau worked closely with crop insurance provider Crop Growers LLP, affiliated with Farm Credit East, to assess the situation and alert Gillibrand of the problem.
Within a few days, her office was able to get RMA to issue clarifying guidance to its regional office that will allow for the re-review of yield decisions, resulting in the anticipated reversal for dozens of New York fruit farmers who purchased crop insurance policies.
"New York Farm Bureau could not be more grateful to Sen. Gillibrand and her staff for their responsiveness on this issue. We certainly don't want to see another massive crop loss, but it is good to know a proper safety net is there if it should happen. The ability to protect our investment and what we grow from extreme weather conditions is absolutely necessary to have viable farms in this state that provide healthy, local food. This effort is a prime example of how working together can quickly resolve a problem for the state's farmers," said Dean Norton, president of New York Farm Bureau.
"New York farmers are among the hardest working members of our communities, and are dedicated to providing us with a healthy, sustainable food supply. Our farmers deserve the reliability of a crop insurance program that works fairly and effectively, especially in times of extreme weather and natural disaster. I am dedicated to ensuring that this critical program works well for our farmers, and will continue to push for the kinds of sensible solutions that we are announcing today," Gillibrand said.
"New York state fruit farmers have led the trend in adapting sound risk management plans that includes the Federal Crop Insurance Program. In 2012, New York state fruit producers insured over 53,000 acres with over $125 million of protection in force. Last year's weather-related events have resulted in claim payments paid back to the farm of over $43 million to date. Thanks to the effort of Sen. Gillibrand, NY Farm Bureau and NYS Ag & Markets, those risk management plans are well intact for the 2013 crop year," said Jeremy Forrett, Farm Credit East/Crop Growers LLP vice president.
"We are very happy with the outcome after the regional RMA office re-evaluated the crop insurance coverage we had purchased. Because of Sen. Gillibrand's involvement, our orchard's safety net quadrupled. RMA reinstated the proper yield coverage from 68 bushels to 270 bushels per acre, a more accurate number of apples based on what we produce in a typical year, and for that we sincerely thank Sen. Gillibrand and the team from New York Farm Bureau and Crop Growers who brought this issue to her attention," said Scott and Theresa DeLaurentis, owners of Bryant Farms in Hudson.


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IT Management Slideshow: Gartner's IT Spending Outlook 2012
The Three Key Economies to Watch
Three economies to pay attention to: the U.S., Western Europe and China. Things are on the mend in the U.S., where subdued growth is expected to replace double-dip recession fears. Western Europe, however, appears headed for a recession in 2012, with the questions being how badly and for how long. China's housing growth, it's feared, could be a bubble.
Gartner analysts, summing up fourth quarter IT spending and looking ahead for 2012, offered global scenarios that could play out not so much from good to bad, but mildly bad to far worse. During a Jan. 10 webinar, Gartner analysts revised the firm's global IT spending forecast for 2012 from 4.6% to 3.7%, pointing to a global economic slowdown, the Eurozone crisis and the recent floods in Thailand. While the floods have received considerably less media attention than Japan's catastrophic earthquakes and tsunami, they're expected to have a far greater, and indeed unprecedented, effect on the tech industry, with no global OEMs expected to receive 100% of the HDDs they require. The good news, all agreed, is that 2012 is no 2009. Despite the forecast reduction, there's nonetheless an expectation of some growth, and companies are still spending, if in select areas. One such area is software, where investments are shifting from growth-oriented opportunities to solutions that enable organizations to do more with the same number of people.


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I did this cover for Shadowpact before the series was cancelled before it's time sad trombone. I liked that book, and Joey Cavalieri was a swell editor to work for.
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Bronze divination bowl, Turkey, 1451
Divination was used in medicine to try to determine the cause of an illness and to give some indication as to suitable treatments. The inscription engraved around the rim of this bronze silver-plated bowl is written in Thuluth, an Arabic calligraphic script introduced in the late 800s CE. The inscription reads: "Glory and good fortune to our Lord the Victorious, the perfect one, the Sultan Khan Muhammad in the year 855." The year 855 in the Islamic calendar is equivalent to 1451 CE. The Sultan ruled the Ottoman Empire (now modern day Turkey) from 1451-1481. It is not known whether this is a divination bowl or if it was given to wish health to the owner throughout their life.
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With the genetic laws discovered in the first quarter of the 20th century, Darwin's theory reached a complete impasse. At this, a group of scientists determined to remain loyal to evolution theory came together at a meeting held by the American Geology Association in 1941. After lengthy discussions by geneticists such as G. Ledyard Stebbins and Theodosius Dobzhansky, zoologists such as Ernst Mayr and Julian Huxley, and paleontologists such as George Gaylord Gibson and Glen L. Jepsen, the decision was reached to patch up Darwinism.
To the question of "What is the source of beneficial changes that cause living things to develop?"-which Darwin had been unable to answer, but had sought to resolve based on Lamarck-these people replied, "Random mutations." They advanced a new theory by adding the concept of mutation to Darwin's thesis of natural selection; which new theory began to be known as neo-Darwinism (or the Modern Synthetic Theory of Evolution, which see).
The decades that followed saw hopeless attempts to prove neo-Darwinism. Mutations were well known to be breaks, shifts and defects occurring in living organisms' genes as the result of external factors, which give rise to serious damage on practically every occasion. Nevertheless, neo-Darwinists carried out thousands of experiments to try to establish an example of a useful mutation-endeavors that invariably ended in fiascos. (See Mutation: An Imaginary Mechanism.)
At the same time, neo-Darwinists also sought to prove that the first living organisms could have emerged by chance under the conditions of the primeval Earth-as required by the theory. The same fiascos were experienced in that field, too. All the experiments intended to prove that life emerged by chance ended in failures. Probability calculations showed that not a single protein, the basic building blocks of the cell, could form by chance. As for the cell itself, the smallest living unit, not a single one could be formed even in laboratories with the most highly advanced 20th century technology. Then how could a cell have come about as the result of chance in the primitive, uncontrolled conditions of the primeval world, as evolutionists claimed?
Neo-Darwinist theory was also dealt a fatal blow by the fossil record. In long years of excavations, no intermediate forms-that should, according to neo-Darwinist theory, have demonstrated that primitive species gradually evolved into more advanced ones-were found anywhere. Comparative anatomical studies showed that living things once assumed to have evolved from one another in fact possessed very different anatomical features and could never be one another's forerunners or later descendants.
Neo-Darwinism was not a scientific theory, but rather an ideological dogma. For that reason, evolution's adherents still continue to support the theory in the face of all the evidence against it. In their view, evolution is a belief that can never be abandoned.2009-08-15 18:03:15


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Columbian ground squirrel
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The Columbian ground squirrel is a typical souslik. It is mostly grey, underparts are yellow-orange. It has a bushy tail which has a length of 8-12 cm. Total length is 30-40 cm and it weights from 350 to 800 g, depending on season.
Columbian Ground Squirrels live in large colonies. Both males and females are territorial. Males defend a small core area within their home range, trying to keep other males from access to females. Females defend areas where their nest burrows are located. Both sexes mark their territories with scent glands located at the edge of the mouth, side of the head, and back.
Columbian ground squirrel hibernate for seven to eight months of the year and do not awake to eat stored food during their hibernation. The reproduction season is shortly after hibernation. After a gestation period of 24 days the female gives birth to, in May or June, to one litter of 2–7 young (average 3 or 4).
The Columbian Ground Squirrel eats a wide variety of food, including grasses, plant stems and leaves, seeds, bulbs and tubers, insects, birds and other small vertebrates. Especially when in large colonies, these squirrels sometimes damage grainfields.
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That the Columbian Ground Squirrel feeds only for about 130 days a year? The rest of the year is spent in hibernation. The squirrel has to consume about 17 per cent of its body weight each day before going to sleep. Otherwise it wouldn't survive the winter.
|Name (Scientific)
|Spermophilus columbianus
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|Columbian ground squirrel
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|Spermophile du Columbia
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|In parts of the Rocky Mountains: Canada (Alberta, British Columbia), USA (Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington)
|Alpine meadows and grasslands, from about 200 to 2400 m.
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|Unknown, but not endangered. Some ranchers and farmers consider Columbian Ground Squirrels pests, and this has lead to their decline in some areas.
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|1 reported to ISIS (2007)
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Did you know that more than 65% of adults in the United States are either overweight or obese? That translates into a host of potential health problems caused by excess pounds. High blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease and stroke top the list. Many factors contribute to obesity. The number of calories you consume, your ability and willingness to exercise and your genes all coalesce to determine a person's weight.
Hypnosis is an effective way to help people lose weight when it's used in conjunction with other weight loss programs. Many people need six to eight sessions to benefit from hypnosis for weight loss. Hypnosis helps reframe the subconscious thinking that affects our eating behaviors. It helps people control non-hunger related eating.
If you eat too much of the wrong foods to reward yourself after a tough day or if you turn to food when you feel sad or lonely, you can change your responses. Hypnosis can strengthen self esteem, improve decision making, and help you manage stress. Studies have shown that people who combine hypnosis with healthy eating programs keep the weight off longer.
Finding the right weight loss and fitness program for you can make the difference between success and failure. Talk with your doctor about the many options available. Some people find it helpful to attend support groups. Others explore low fat cooking or order prepackaged food that takes minutes to prepare. Look at ways you can realistically increase daily exercise. Researchers have determined that several short periods of exercise during the week provides as much benefit as fewer longer exercise sessions. This is good news for people who find it hard to carve out an hour five times a week to go to a gym or fitness club. Maintaining a lifestyle of healthy eating and regular exercise takes planning and commitment.
When you manage your weight you reduce the risk of obesity-related health problems. You also feel and look your best. Many people find that weight loss eases depression and improves quality of life. Vitality and energy increase while symptoms of chronic pain and discomfort decrease.
It's often subconscious thinking that creates the greatest obstacles to achieving long term weight management. You can turn the resentment that often slows or stops your weight loss strategy into feelings of success and well being by using hypnosis.


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Plenty of positives from Europe tour- Tamim
Bangladesh batsman Tamim Iqbal has said the six-match Twenty20 tour of Europe has helped the team develop the habit of winning, despite the two losses to Scotland and Netherlands. Tamim was the only batsman to score in excess of 200 runs, including two half-centuries. He said he was happy to see progress on an individual and collective level.
"The tour had more positives than negatives," Tamim told ESPNcricinfo. "We won the first game against Ireland easily but in the next two we fought back from dire situations. I think the game in which [Mahmudullah] Riyad bhai bowled well in the last over was a difficult win. We never thought we were in it but we fought till the end.
"Leaving aside the Scotland game (which the hosts won by 34 runs), I thought we showed a lot of positive signs. We wanted to get into the habit of winning, so I think the tour has given us that. All in all, there were improvements but there's still a long way to go."
After sweeping the series 3-0 against Ireland, Bangladesh had a wake-up call when the Scotland batsman Richie Berrington hammered a 57-ball century. The Bangladesh batsmen faltered and lost the one-off game.
Tamim's unbeaten 69 in the next game, against Netherlands, helped them to an easy win but the tour ended in a disappointing note after they were defeated in a last-ball finish against the same opponents.
"Personally, I feel happy after the tour," Tamim said. "I thought it was a decent effort in conditions which I wouldn't call ideal for Twenty20 cricket."
The mixed results caused some bizarre movements in the ICC Twenty20 rankings. Bangladesh jumped to No. 4 after winning 3-0 against Ireland. However, one loss to Scotland brought them back to No. 9, which didn't change despite beating Netherlands the next day and losing the day after.
"We felt good when we became the No. 4 team in Twenty20s, but when we lost to Scotland and became No. 9, we obviously didn't feel that good," said Tamim. "It wasn't important to be honest and it wasn't really our goal during the series. But going up the rankings is definitely a goal for the future."
The players will take a break, but Tamim and four others are set to play the inaugural Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL) Twenty20 competition, which begins on August 11. Tamim believes the whole team stands to benefit and not just the contracted players.
"It will be great for the five players but since we'll be playing the ICC World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka in September, it'll definitely help us as a team because the captain [Mushfiqur Rahim] is also one of the five players," he said.
Mohammad Isam is senior sports reporter at the Daily Star in Dhaka