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Ed Westwick & Jessica Szohr: Koi Couple
Gossip Girl sweethearts Ed Westwick and Jessica Szohr go on a dinner date together at Koi restaurant in West Hollywood on Thursday night (June 11).
Also spotted dining with family and friends: American Idol alum Allison Iraheta, who just scored a sweet record deal.
Yesterday adternoon, the couple went out to Sunset Plaza's Buttercake Bakery and ordered coffee and chocolate and vanilla cupcakes with buttercream icing.
Other pictures include Szohr, 24, at the second season premiere Of HBO's True Blood at Paramount Studios on Tuesday (June 9) in Hollywood.
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In this oddly uninvolving caper, the size of skulls makes its own statement: The producers assume that audience interest in movie stars is bigger than audience interest in characters.
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Parents need to know that although Knight and Day is a globetrotting action thriller, it has strong comic/romantic undertones and a cheerful, playful tone that makes the violence seem almost inconsequential. And despite the body count, there's very little blood or gore. Expect plenty of flirting between stars Cameron Diaz and Tom Cruise and a little kissing, with some brief talk about sex. There's also some drinking (including one scene in which Diaz's character gets drunk on tequila), and various "spy" drugs are introduced throughout the movie. Neither of the main characters are depicted as strongly positive role models for teens, but that's not what the movie is about, either -- ultimately, it's meant to be a fun adventure for adults and older kids.
Messages: The movie's key theme seems to be that if you want to try something exciting, go ahead and try it -- without too much concern for consequences (even when death and killing is involved). And as June starts hearing different stories from different characters, she must learn to follow her heart and trust the right person.
Role models: Though June eventually finds her footing and her strength, she's very passive for large portions of the story. Roy shoots and kills several bad guys over the course of the movie with no consequences or remorse -- but he's clearly meant to be a good guy who has the best intentions and a positive outlook.
Violence: The movie is filled with action violence (much of it played for humor) -- including guns, hand-to-hand combat, and lots of other fighting -- but has little gore or blood. The body count is fairly high, but the impact/consequence of that fact is contrasted by the film's overall light tone. The hero is shot, and viewers see his bloody (but minor) wound. There are also drug-tipped needle darts, several explosions, car chases, motorcycle chases, and bull chases.
Sex: The two main characters are clearly attracted to each other, and there's plenty of flirting and a few major kissing scenes. In an early scene, June preps herself in the bathroom, hoping for some kind of connection with Roy when she emerges. In another scene, the couple rolls around on the beach. In a late scene, June (while under the influence of a truth drug) says, "I'd like to have sex with you. I bet we'd have great sex." Roy changes June into a bikini while she's drugged, which angers her (even though he says he didn't look).
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Apr 4, 2007 at 7:25 pm
Cool Firebird. What are you going to replace her with? Check out my garage re my interest in Trans Ams.
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I have to admit you in the photo of Jelly Belly did sway my vote.. Ha ! That Darryl is a lucky guy .. woo hoo !!


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Week Ending June 26, 2005
During the week of June 20, the trailing suction hopper dredge Liberty Island was in drydock at the Port of Tampa to undergo hull repair.The previous week, the Liberty Island sustained hull damage when a draghead got caught between the hull and the sand borrow area's shallow bottom.
Fortunately, the ship was repaired and resumed work on Sunday, June 26.The two pictures below show the bow and stern of the Liberty Island in drydock.
At the rail siding in Opa-locka, 53 stone filled mattresses have been fabricated. Fifteen rail-car loads of armor stone and chinking stone were due to arrive at the siding on Sunday night, whereupon the rock will be transported by truck to John U. Lloyd Beach and construction of the groins will begin.
This photo shows the bow of the Liberty Island in a Tampa-area drydock.
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A few days ago in "Flanking Maneuvers" I discussed how the states might be where the resistance to Obama might be most dramatic and effective, and pointed to imminent events in Michigan as an example. The reaction of the Left and their union goons (but I repeat myself) shows how serious they take this challenge to their power. They've reacted with their usual grace and calm reason. Not. (Over at Instapundit Glenn Reynolds has assembled a roundup of on scene news and video. I especially like this comment from one of his readers, John Steakley: "[Hoffa promises] Civil war? So violence, decay, despair, filth and chaos in the streets while innocent people flee as fast as they can? In other words, Hoffa threatens that Detroit will look like . . . Detroit.")
Meanwhile, back here on Power Line, reader Don Bagwell posed a good question in the comments section:
Do you envision any States vs. Washington constitutional crisis to arise from this? If so, around what points of the constitution would you imagine they would occur, and what outcome scenarios would you imagine?
I'm asking a very sincere and serious question here. I like the general concept of flanking the Federal Government from the bottom up. But Washington is unlikely to simply roll over if the states flex their muscles. At some point the Federal Government will attempt to force the states into submission. If the states refuse… then what? Lots of possibilities exist, of course… but what would you imagine to be some probable ones?
I'm not sure we'll have a constitutional crisis, but I do think there could be some serious frictions that could happen in any number of ways. First, note than Obama's first fiscal cliff offer last week included $50 billion for a new "stimulus" package. What's this? Even if you're a Keynesnian Kool Aid drinker this isn't large enough to be a real stimulus for the whole economy. So it has to be a Blue State bailout fund for California, Illinois, and New York. The GOP House isn't likely to agree to a slush fund for profligate liberal states, so the fallback position will be for Obama to try to bail out the failing Blue States through the back door, with administrative changes to funding formulas for Medicaid and other federal match programs run through the states. When he tries this, watch Red State governors to scream from the rooftops, and fight back perhaps by changing their own eligibility standards or other methods that would bring their states in conflict with the Dept. of Health and Human Services. And then the whole thing would head to federal court, though the House GOP might add riders to legislation affecting the whole scene, which the Senate would of course kill off.
The second way this might happen would be a state—probably Texas—that refuses to implement new EPA dictates on greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act. Obama will threaten to cut off federal funds to the states, and then things might get even more interesting. Will Obama actually send in federal marshals to enforce federal regulations? Love to see federal marshals meet up with Texas rangers. (Maybe Tommy Lee Jones can play both parts in the movie version.)


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Skip to comments.Barney Frank jabs Newt Gingrich: A long-simmering feud
Posted on 11/28/2011 4:40:42 PM PST by presidio9
Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) was never known for holding his fire, and in a press conference announcing his retirement the liberal lawmaker saved some of his most memorable barbs for former House speaker and now presidential candidate Newt Gingrich.
I did not think I lived a good enough life to see Newt Gingrich as the Republican nominee, the 30-year House veteran said. He would be the best thing to happen to Democrats since Barry Goldwater ... Its still unlikely, but I have hopes.
The pair have been snapping at each other since the 1980s, when Gingrich was rising to power in Congress and Frank was among the Democrats trying to cut him down. For years, Frank has blamed Gingrich for the partisan divide on Capitol Hill.
A fresh battle started brewing between the two ex-colleagues when in a an October presidential debate, Gingrich said that the former House Financial Services chairman deserved to be jailed, along with former Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.), over the financial crisis, saying, Look at the lobbyists he was close to at, at, at, uh at, uh, Freddie Mac.
Frank returned fire after reports that Gingrich received hefty consulting fees from Freddie Mac after leaving Congress, calling him a man with no ethical core whatsoever. Frank later added that Gingrich was a lobbyist and liar, as well as fundamentally intellectually dishonest.
But the enmity between the two men goes back way farther than that. It appears to date to at least 1989, when a Gingrich aide spread rumors about the sex life of
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I don't think Bwahny can snap....gum Newt to death maybe....
The turd burglar is planning his escape
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Oh Barney.....there's nothing sadder than an old queen who has fallen off her throne.
Gawd thats disgusting.
A homosexual pederast baby killing communist sex pervert fag prostitution ring running worst of all LAWYER and simpleton who ACCOMPLISHED NOTHING other than make 49 states HATE MASSACHUSETTS WORSE THAN AFGHANISTAN.
It was too easy to twist around.
I can ignore a lot of Gingrich negatives if he'd follow through with this much needed bit of justice.
In fact, Gingrich is probably one of the few who could walk the MSM through the details and make it understandable to the average American, something that is also desperately needed.
IF done right, such efforts could truly lead to the reforms that would put us and the world back on the right fiscal track.
Only time I have ever agreed with Frank, Gingrich is toast. The Dems love him. They are clearing Cain out of the way and doing it the Chicago way, with inuendo and lies. Same way Hussain was elected.
Barney Frank must be actively pursued by the criminal courts and face his fully culpability for the financial destruction that he caused in America with the Dodd-Frank Bill. No one is above the law. Barney Frank deserves several years in an ordinary prison.
Agreed, who can file a suit to hold him in the country. I think he needs to be tried asap.
In 1990, Massachusetts Democratic Rep. Barney Frank admitted a lengthy relationship with a homosexual prostitute who ran a bisexual prostitution service out of Franks Washington DC apartment.
In 1990, The House Ethics Committee recommended Frank be reprimanded because he "reflected discredit upon the House of Representatives. The reprimand came as a result of his relationship with a man named Steve Gobi, a male prostitute whom Frank initially paid $80 for anal sex. Frank later took Gobi to live with him in his home, making him a personal aide (yep a personal aid :D). Frank paid Gobi $20,000 in compensation (unreported to the IRS) and let him use his car. Subsequent investigation revealed that in the course of their relationship, Frank used his congressional office and stationary to fix Gobi's 33 parking fines. Frank also used his congressional letterhead to write a reference letter to Gobi's probation officer, Gobi was under court supervision as a convicted felon with a prison record. Most damningly, the investigation found that Steve Gobi ran a prostitution ring from Barney Frank's home. In his defense, Frank asserted he knew nothing of Gobi's prostitution business. Though Frank claimed ignorance of some of the prostitutes activities, his indiscretion was so great that Franks standing in Congress was greatly damaged and a House reprimand passed overwhelmingly in July 1990. Steve Gobi, Franks live-in boyfriend who ran a call boy service out of their home, once told capitol hill newspaper Roll Call that he provided services to Congressional wives as well. I was sleeping with Congressmens wives long before I was sleeping with Congressmen, Gobi said.
Penthouse Magazine interviewed Gobi and what he said didnt quit match up with Franks testimony. The explicit magazine article about Gobi and the sex-for-hire world in which he said he procured prostitutes for famous clients. The Penthouse article cast new light on the underground world to which Gobi says he introduced Barney Frank. Gobi has said Mr. Frank, whom he dubbed Sweet 'n' Low for "sweet guy, low on cash," was aware of the larger prostitution operation and delighted in being told about the call boy's sexual encounters. Mr. Frank also has admitted to using congressional stationery to write several letters to Virginia probation officials to persuade them to shorten Gobi's probation stemming from felony convictions for drug offenses and for sex offenses involving a minor girl. Gobi told Penthouse "those letters kept me in operation. The letters and Barney's [congressional] perks were worth far more to me than any fees I could have charged him. I wasn't a gold digger, but I'm not a dumb escort, either."
The congressman has said he threw Gobi out in the summer of 1987, ending their two-year relationship, after he discovered the callboy was running a prostitution business from the apartment. But Mr. Frank has conceded that he remained in touch with Gobi through New Year's Day 1988, even allowing the prostitute continued use of his car with its congressional license plate.
Frank was also criticized for campaign contributions totaling $42,350 between 1989 and 2008. The donations from Fannie and Freddie influenced his support of their lending programs, and said that Frank did not play a strong enough role in reforming the institutions in the years leading up to the Economic crisis of 2008. In 2006 a Fannie Mae representative stated in SEC filings that they "did not participate in large amounts of these non-traditional mortgages in 2004 and 2005."
Unqualified homebuyers were not the only ones who benefitted from Massachusetts Rep. Barney Franks efforts to deregulate Fannie Mae throughout the 1990s. So did Herb Moses, Fannie Maes executive at the forefront of the agencys push to relax lending restrictions. Shortly after Frank came out of the closet, Frank met and began dating Herb Moses, an economist and LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) activist; their relationship lasted for eleven years until an amicable break-up in July 1998. Moses, who was an executive at Fannie Mae from 1991 to 1998, was the first partner of an openly gay member of Congress to receive spousal benefits and the two were considered "Washington's most powerful and influential gay couple." Both Frank and Moses assured the Wall Street Journal in 1992 that they took pains to avoid any conflicts of interest. Critics, however, remain skeptical and rightfully so.
Many have raised new questions about Franks relationship with Herb Moses, who was Fannies assistant director for product initiatives while Frank was on the House Banking Committee, which had jurisdiction over Fannie.
It was just disclosed that Rep. Barney Frank helped land a job at Fannie Mae for his then live-in boyfriend, Herb Moses despite at the time sitting on a House oversight committee that monitored the federally regulated agency. Fannie Mae went belly up. Moses made a lot of money. And Frank kept assuring the public in hearings that the nearly insolvent agency was in no financial danger.
When news surfaced about Franks conflict of interest, he scoffed, There is no rule against it at all, and predicted the story would die. He was right: It did. But substitute scary names like Dick Cheney or Halliburton and it would not have.
Barney Frank. Oh yeah the guy once called "Barney Fag" by Dick Amrey. The same guy who found himself facing ethics charges over using his DC apartment for male prostitution. Tell me again why anyone should believe or even care what the old gas bag has to say?
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, I was able to attend the Tea Tasting & Chocolate Pairing at the Park Hyatt Aviara in Carlsbad, California. The experience was a collaboration between San Diego Tea Master Chas Kroll and the Executive Pastry Chef of Park Hyatt Aviara Franck Riffaud.
As a Certified Tea Master, Kroll knows his leaves. Picking not only his favorites, but some of the most rare and remarkable teas from around the world, Kroll, with his associate Joy Walsh, educated us all on the growing process of the leaves, the correct way to steep and how to use traditional Chinese tasting cups.
The chocolate was prepared with a paint brush to increase the amount of surface area to reach the taste buds and enhance the pairing. When asked how he paired the chocolate to the teas, Chef Riffaud explained, "I listened to [Kroll] give him full explanation of the teas flavors and tell the story behind each tea. Then, as I tasted them, I tried to match them to a chocolate in my head. It was a very fun process."
A fascinating combination, the pairings were as follows:
Barry Lactee(France- 35% cocoa) paired with Imperial Gyokuro (Japan)
Guayaquil (Equador - 56% cocoa) paired with oriental Beauty (Taiwan)
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Response Number 1
"God can and will use whatever He pleases to show himself real to people"
This is a variation of the classic "you can't put God in a box" argument. It is based on the false premise that we cannot understand or comprehend God and denies the fact that God can put Himself in a box.
We know certain things of God to be true:
He is faithful. He is truth. In Him there is no guile. He is all-knowing. He is everywhere. He knows our heart. He is jealous. He loves us. He is long-suffering. He is not capricious. He is just. He is righteous. And this is not a comprehensive list- let's just say He has revealed himself and we can know Him.
How do we know such things? Well, He has revealed Himself in history, and that revelation is recorded in scripture, which He has given to us. This concept is so important that theologians have given it a name: perspicuity. Quoting theopedia:
The doctrine of the clarity of Scripture (often called the "perspicuity of Scripture") teaches that the meanings of the text can be clear to the ordinary reader, that God uses the text of the Bible to communicate His person and will. The witness of the Church throughout the ages is that ordinary people, who approach it in faith and humility, will be able to understand what the Bible is getting at, even if they meet with particular points of difficulty here and there.
OK, back from that rabbit trail. We can know certain things about God. And we know these things, not just based on our subjective experiences (which can lie) but based on the written Word of God, and our experiences and the teachings of others - tested against the Word of God as per 1 Thessalonians 5:21 ("test all things").
What is a box? It suggests a boundary - inside the box is one condition, outside the box is another. The National Weather Service, for instance, will post a Tornado warning and draw boundaries on a map- inside the warning "box" is a warning condition, outside is not. They even use the term "box" for these warnings.
So, to help us understand God let's make a little diagram. A box if you will. Let's use a few of the attributes listed above to form the boundaries of that box.
I think you must agree that God has placed himself in a box and there are certain things that He will not do. He is not a wishy-washy capricious God like so many false Gods, who act on a whim. Not only can we grasp the nature of God, but He wants us to, for He wants us conformed to His image. it is not, to use another metaophor, a "moving target."
How can anyone who argues "His heart aches for all to know Him in a VERY intimate way" not understand that God is knowable because He has (metaphorically) placed Himself in a box.
Variation on the Theme
Further discussion is merited because the original statement in the present discussion was not solely the "box argument" but rather incorporated the sovereignty argument. And this is a good question - if God is sovereign (He is) then can He do any thing that He pleases?
Let's cut to the chase on this. The answer is yes, but the more honest question is "WILL He do anything that pleases?". The answer to that question is no. And we are back to the "box" argument. God will not do things that are contrary to His nature (attributes).
As a side note, I find it interesting that many Johnsonites like to play the "sovereignty card" in matters of manifestations, but not in matters of healing- which is a huge part of Bethel doctrine. Most Johnsonites would take exception to the Calvinte view of sovereignty.
Response Number 2
"If it takes "gold dust"...to get someone's attention, God would do it if He wanted to."
My first response would be a Rob-Bellish "and you know this how?" But seriously, this reasoning is as bizarre as positing "If it takes sexy naked ladies to get someone's attention, God would do this if He wanted to." Sure.
Even Bob Jones, who is highly esteemed in the signs and wonders movement and spoke recently at a Bethel conference, has long acknowledged that the three major temptation for men in ministry are "Girls, gold and glory." The concept seems understandable - even to Jones whose weakness apparently was "girls" (sexy naked ladies, to be precise).
And so it seems incredulous that God would use what is a major source of temptation to "get someone's attention." Especially since He has already given us his written Word (the Bible) and the Living Word (Jesus, the sacrifice Lamb). Isn't Jesus enough?
As to his written Word, God has already stated:
"take my instruction and not silver, And knowledge rather that choicest gold."
And He goes on to say:
"For wisdom is better that jewels; and all desirable things cannot compare with her (wisdom)."
Is God's Word Sufficient?
Historically we find the signs and wonders movement drawing on the teachings of John Wimber, who brought forth his thesis of "power evangelism" to the charismatic church. In essence this thesis teaches that signs and wonders are required for the propagation of the gospel. Scripture tells us that signs and wonders will follow the preaching of God's Word. but this has been distorted in recent years, most notably by teacher Bill Johnson, into a situation where often signs and wonders have replaced the preaching of God's Word.
This has been promoted by the Bethel practice of "treasure hunting." Reports now are coming in from California of Johnsonites publicly rebuking street preachers attampting to preach the gospel. Because God has showed them a better way? What does God have to say? Isaiah 55 might give us a hint:
"So will My word be which goes forth from My mouth; It will not return to Me empty, Without accomplishing what I desire, And without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it."
Romans 1:16 gives us further understanding about the gospel message:
"For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes.."
My goal here is not to proof-text the sufficiency of the written (and preached) Word for instruction in righteousness, or its ability to speak to ears that are dull. No, I think we need to question an image of God that is so weak that He has to send pigeon feathers or Mylar glitter to capture man's attention. Or, perchance, even the real things.
I mentioned earlier that God has revealed himself through history. That notion comes from Hebrews 1:1. If we read on to verse 2, we find that, in "these last days" He has revealed Himself ("spoken to us") through his Son.
And so I ask this: did Jesus, God incarnate, actually die on the cross for our sins? Did He rise again on the third day? Was this witnessed by not only the believers but by unbelievers? Here is the bottom line: if this does not get you attention, nothing will. And if it takes gold (or sexy naked girls) to get you attention, are you really saved?
To use yet another metaphor, God has "drawn a line in the sand." He is looking for those whose hearts are fully committed to him (2 Chronicles 16:9). He is not looking for carnal followers, those whose attention is gained by carnal things.
"For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be."
We are Left With This
On one hand we have those whose mandate is to "preach the Word." On the other hand we have those who feel they must demonstrate an over-realized kingdom theology that appeals to man's lust for signs and wonders (c.f. Matthew 12:39) and justify it by stating, as John Wimber implied, that the Word was not enough.
This, of course, is a much bigger issue than the original question regarding whether the feathers and gold dust of Bethel are a valid sign from God, or if they are even possibly a sign of judgment.
The response "God can and will use whatever He pleases to show himself real to people" is trite, untrue, and does little to advance the Bethel position. And, in spite of anecdotal tales, "If it takes 'gold dust'...to get someone's attention, God would do it if He wanted to" can be considered to be no more than conjecture and brings with it some serious baggage. So far, no Johnsonite, nor even Bill Johnson himself, has developed a useful apologetic for "feathers and gold."
Let's talk about it. Just to keep things civil, I'm going to delete any responses that use the terms such as heretic, blasphemer, antichrist, Sadducee, Pharisee, or scoffer. Play nice.
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From September 2011 service
From 10/14/11 service
From 10/22(21?)/2011 service
Adding this 11-8-2011. I'd love to see the cut diamond that grew before thier eyes examined, but not holding my breath. What sort of cut marks would it exhibit, since it grew while cut?


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After a death, Facebook photos could fade forever ... or, issues with digital assets, ownership and access
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In the past, though heirs might squabble over the photo albums, family journals, photo albums, etc, someone always got this stuff. They might not have shared it and someone at least had it. This of course assumes that the family members did care and it didn't end up in a dumpster. We all have those kinds of tales to tell.
Now, in our age of Facebook (FB), MySpace, Google+, Instagram, Pinterest, and numerous other social media options, NO-ONE is guaranteed to get access to all the stories, images and much more which is now posted to the web and maybe not ever stored anywhere else.
The heart-breaking story told in After a death, Facebook photos could fade forever could be faced by any of us.
Currently, the best way to handle this is to know the law (state and federal) and be pro-active. For example, I regularly check out the FB pages of my extended family and make copies of any images that they have posted. This way, if their account is every closed for any reason, I will still have those images.
Are there steps that you take to "preserve" anything you or others have posted on the web?
Do you actively save/archive any posted material – stories, images, etc?
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Beyonce's sister Solange Knowles has taken aim at police in Florida after one official allegedly "pulled a weapon" on her during a fracas outside a club.
While her big sister was announcing baby news at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, Solange was venting her fury at law officials in Miami Beach.
The singer/DJ took to her Twitter.com account to recount the experience and explained, "A police officer just pulled a weapon on me… I have done NOTHING illegal, against the law, or anything of the sort.
"I am simply tired of police using arrogance, ego and authority as an offense… I'm only tweeting this to raise awareness. I could have left quietly, but I am sick & tired of this scenario being played over & over again.
"It is time to do something about it. I am a mother raising a young black child in America. I'm going to die trying!"
Details of the incident remain sketchy but Miami Beach police detective Juan Sanchez tells E! News, "The whole entire incident was about the fact that she was not allowed in a club. When she became abusive, she was pulled to the side. There was no mention of a gun. Considering it might be an internal investigation I can't tell you much other than that."
Knowles later assured fans she was "safe & sound" at her apartment and in the process of filing a police report.


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shadowgrin wrote:Quick question: who is better in basketball, a black dude or a pinoy dude. If you thought or considered for a moment that it's the black dude then you're also a little bit racist.
End of any racist discussion.
Lamrock wrote:After putting too many hours into the dreadful phone NFS, I was excited to rent the new one. My favorite games in the series were the first three black box ones (UG1, UG2, MW) and this looked like a return to that.
The driving is arcadey with some rubber banding and it doesn't take long to afford a car that smokes the competition (3 hours in I have a Nissan gtr). Always online is a drag and there is like no traffic on the road. Still, it's fun. I like the modding, the graphics are beautiful and it's pretty addictive. Probably not a purchase despite promises of free dlc but is the funnest racer I've played since forza horizon.
Kenny wrote:I'm really enjoying Life is Strange at the moment. I haven't particularly liked games with such a structured story in the last few years, but LIS has an array of choices, so it doesn't feel like you're locked in.
Andrew wrote:However, over the weekend, I found myself playing some GTA III and Vice City on PC. They're great games and still hold up despite the graphics obviously looking dated, but it's funny that I'd get the urge to play them in the midst of having some far newer releases to entertain myself with. One of those odd situations where I read some articles about the GTA III era games, and felt like picking them up again out of the blue.
Lamrock wrote:I think The Crew is an extremely underrated game. I picked up the Wild Run edition, and despite a couple major flaws, I love it. It's awesome that the map is the entire United States (obviously <1% of the size and missing key cities like Philly, Denver and Portland) - really has a nice road trip vibe driving from region to region with free-roam challenges littered everywhere to keep things interesting. Though there is a currency system, the RPG-style way cars are upgraded is a nice break from nearly 20 years of Gran Turismo-style economy structures. Also, the weekly contests are pretty fun.
Unfortunately, many of the cars can only be unlocked with real currency or with the $60 complete version. I'm probably 15 hours in and only own two cars. Also, the driving mechanics are a bit wonky, and the crashes rather tame. The story is by no means good, but I don't mind it - the missions are fun and the cutscenes skippable.
While I wish the driving were a little better and cars easier to unlock, there's a lot to like here. It's not a PS4 Midnight Club, but it's the next best thing.
NovU wrote:I am waiting for Watch Dogs 2 to go on sale. After playing GTA V, I just don't think too many open world games these days deserve full price from me. Perhaps Red Dead tho.
JaoSming wrote:Breath of the Wild is amazing. Watched a few streams of the entire game and just finished the first part myself with the pro HUD.
Will probably be one of my GOAT games, just because it is doing problem-solving and openness so well.
....this is my first Zelda game too.
el badman wrote:Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands is pretty damn cool on PC, been playing that a lot. It's not as deep in its mechanics as many would like it to be, but for me playing solo in this gigantic open world is a lot of fun.
Jackal wrote:el badman wrote:Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands is pretty damn cool on PC, been playing that a lot. It's not as deep in its mechanics as many would like it to be, but for me playing solo in this gigantic open world is a lot of fun.
I recently picked up a PS4 and got NBA 2K17 and that game. It's GTA meets Hitman for me and I love every moment of it. I don't game that much but I spend hours doing random shit in that game.
Any more games like that besides GTA?
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A few weeks back I read a comment from an industry representative questioning the value of corporate sustainability reports - the CSR. Over the past few years (specially as I have been preparing materials for my course on sustainable manufacturing and directing students to sources of information and data on industry performance) I've been impressed with two things. One is the tremendous evolution of these reports in the past few years from "few and far between" to widely used. And, second, is the impressive increase in information, data and details presented in many of these reports as companies have understood their purpose better and gotten their arms around how to collect, organize and represent the data.
The CSR has its roots in the Global Reporting Initiative ( or GRI - see http://www.globalreporting.org/Home) which describes itself as "a network-based organization that has pioneered the development of the world's most widely used sustainability reporting framework and is committed to its continuous improvement and application worldwide." They offer a framework that lays out "what to report" and "how to report it." I am not sure how many corporations use this framework in constructing their reports but the goal of transparency and accountability is the major objective.
In my experience, the CSR (whether GRI based or not) has a number of important roles to play in our discussion of green manufacturing and, longer term, our efforts towards sustainability. In no particular order these are:
- education (these documents, freely available, offer a tremendous resource for students, the public, analysts, and so on, to look into an organization to see what is estimated to be the impact, and progress, of their business towards sustainability)
- comparison with others (benchmarking is always useful; one must always read any report that is "self generated" with caution but the CSR offers a convenient way for an organization to measure itself with respect to its competitors, or the industry in general)
- accountability within organization (the CSR offers a convenient vehicle for communicating and empowering various units in to the organization with respect to their piece of the whole picture and what role they play in the - overall impact of the organization (and this is an important one - the CSR, if properly done, will show the magnitude of the challenge facing the organization; it marks the "present state" of sustainability)
- mark progress (if you know where you are today, and then re-assess where you are tomorrow or next year, you can use the difference, positive or negative, to chart your progress or note where additional effort or better data is needed.)
I'm sure you could add a few additional items to this list.
In my use of the CSR as an educational tool over the last 3-4 years I've noted positive changes in their complexity (meaning the extent to which they represent more and more of the organizations activities - essentially more scopes), transparency, level of detail, and, importantly, the level of "science" and deterministic measures/assessments made in constructing the reports. To me, this is very good. I am also sure this is expensive.
There have been some excellent studies comparing the "quality" of CSR's based on unique scoring schemes. One of the more interesting, and, to me, comprehensive, comparisons has been done by the Roberts Environmental Center at Claremont McKenna College in California (see http://www.roberts.cmc.edu/psi/whatthescoresmean.asp). It is called the Pacific Sustainability Index (PSI), is calculated based on on-line information only and is computed with the following weighting:
- Accountability (3%)
- Management (12%)
- Vision and Policy (12%)
- Resources utilizations & emissions data (13%)
- Accountability (3%)
- Vision and Policy (8%)
- Management (8%)
- Labor issues (22%)
Human rights
- Principles (18%)
Total (100%)
There is a carefully defined scoring criteria that is based on the transparency in the company's public discussions "independent of success in making improvements." My interpretation is that even if you are not doing so well, you get points for being honest about the issues you are confronting (the antidote to 'greenwashing'!).
There is a schema for reporting on both qualitative and quantitative topics. For example, under quantitative - the five measures used in scoring include i. discussion on the topic, ii. putting the discussion in an external context, iii. including one or more explicit numerical goals, iv. including at least one previous measure of performance for the topic (and additional point for more than one previous measure - that is, more history). Under the category of environmental reporting the company is given credit for illustrating how their performance relates to that of peer industries or industry standards. Please see the above link for the full explanation. The derived PSI score is represented as a letter grade (this is an academic institution after all!) such as A+, A, A-, B+, etc. but the scores are normalized to the highest scoring company in the same sector. The website says they "grade on the curve."
Now comes the (more) interesting part - the comparisons across sectors using the PSI. You can find the scores by sector and score type (meaning overall PSI score or individual environmental or social components) at an interactive webpage (http://www.roberts.cmc.edu/currentsectordata.asp). The sectors are quite specific - for example, aerospace and defense, government institutions, telecommunications, networks and peripherals, all the way to utilities, gas and electric. You can "drill down" to each company or institution on the chart displayed to see their individual "grade" and when the latest assessment was published with spider charts representing the scores for the various components.
The information used is from publicly available sources - so if your favorite is not included tell them to get on it! I was chagrined to find that my own institution, University of California Berkeley, is only current up to 2005 (and doesn't get a very good grade! I'm composing the letter to our chancellor right now.) The only redeeming observation is that Cal's arch rival, Stanford, doesn't show up at all! (Go Bears!!)
The best ranked educational institution is Williams College with lot's or A+'s - well done.
Take some time and play around with this informative site and its rankings. The methodology and inclusiveness is most interesting. Of course the scores are nice too! Here's hoping your organization or alma mater rank well!
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Graham's Full Spectrum Nursery
Name: Graham (5 months)
Location: Albion, MI
Color Inspiration: Early in the nursery-planning process, I found a yellow and grey Dwell studio pillow at Target. That, combined with a plaid throw, was a jumping off point for the main colors in the space. When we found out we were having a boy, I decided we needed some blue, but I wanted to stay away from pastels, so we used teal. Then I headed to Spoonflower and designed the fabrics I envisioned for the room.
Tip for Using Color: Our space has a lot of different colors, but we kept it from looking too busy by balancing them within the room. The green bookcase and switch plate pick up on the green of the pouf. The teal dog pillows tie in with the teal chevron bed skirt. No color is represented in the room just once, so nothing looks accidental.
Colors Used: Grey, yellow, teal, red, orange, magenta, green, white
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Here's another car that I've liked for a long time, and one finally came along at a price that I could justify spending for a car that I really didn't need! Like with my Range Rover, it's similar to a vehicle in my favorite series of novels, the "Stephanie Plum" books by Janet Evanovich. The car is every bit as great as I expected it would be!
(DISCLAIMER: I owned this car in the mid-80's. This is not a picture of the actual car! I found this one and the ones in it's album online. It's amazing how similar this one is to the real thing, though. MIne was in better shape, had Chevy Rally wheels instead of Cragar S/S, and had a custom sport stripe that I painted down the bottom of the doors and around the wheelwells.)
"Carlotta", or "Carly" as we called her, came along when we were expecting our third child. "Beauregard", our Ex-Police Unmarked '76 Buick LeSabre was running just fine but was real hard on gas - about 10 mpg. We decided we wanted a car that 1) wasn't as thirsty, 2) had an all-vinyl interior in case our oldest continued to get car sick on long drives, and 3) a station wagon would be convenient for the size of our family. This car came in to the used car lot where I was working at the time, and I worked a deal where I traded the LeSabre straight up for the wagon. The Buick had nearly 140,000 miles by that time and the Chevelle had just under 100,000. It's transmission had been rebuilt and it had all-new dual exhausts and air shocks within the year. The 4-barrel 400 ran like a top and idled nicely, with a nice bass rumble from those new duals. This is the only car I've owned that I've had down a dragstrip (Maple Grove), about a year after we bought her. How does 14.22 at 99mph sound? 0-60 of just about 5 flat? Not bad for a big ol' wagon that was driven daily and gave us nearly 20mpg highway!
This wagon was a great car... until my ex messed it up. Within two months of getting her license, she had managed to dent or otherwise mess up every panel except the hood, roof, hatch, and right front fender (... and a kid on a bike ran into that one while I was driving!). She tore the right quarter panel open by hooking it on the bumper of a parked pickup truck while pulling out of a parking space. She flattened the left one parallel parking on the left side of the one-way street we lived on at the time by running the length of it against a phone pole parking by the "Touch" system. She dented the back bumper backing into a light standard in a parking lot - HARD, tore the rub strip half off the front cap, and dropped the right rear wheel into a drainage culvert snapping the bottom of the shock clean off and bending the shock mount on the axle double! In just two months, she ruined what was a very special car - at least it was to me.
Style: Cayenne Turbo Tiptronic AWD 4dr SUV
(4.5L 8cyl Turbo 6A)
Base MSRP $88,900.00
Drive type AWD
Transmission type 6-speed shiftable automatic
Engine type V8
Displacement (cc/cu-in) 4.5
Horsepower (hp @ rpm) 450 @ 6000
Torque (lb-ft @ rpm) 457 @ 2250
Brakes, front front and rear ventilated disc
Steering type power steering
Suspension, front double wishbone
Suspension, rear multi-link
Tire size, front P255/55R18
Tire size, rear P255/55R18
Curb weight, mfr. claim (lbs.) 5192
Fuel type premium unleaded
Fuel tank capacity (gal) 26.2
EPA fuel economy (mpg) Auto 13/18 Manual /
0 - 30 (sec.) 1.8
0 - 45 (sec.) 4.0
0 - 60 (sec.) 5.9
0 - 75 (sec.) 8.6
1/4 mile (sec. @ mph) 14.28 @ 99.59
30 - 0 (ft.) 27.64
60 - 0 (ft.) 116.34
Braking rating Excellent
Slalom, 6 x 100 ft (mph) 63.5
Skid pad, 200 ft diameter (lateral g) 39
Handling rating Excellent
Sound level @ idle (db) Lo
Sound level @ full throttle (db) 71
Sound level @ 70 mph cruise (db) 72
Length (in.) 188.3
Width (in.) 75.9
Height (in.) 66.9
Wheelbase (in.) 112.4
Legroom, front (in.) 40.6
Legroom, rear (in.) 35.9
Headroom, front (in.) 39.6
Headroom, rear (in.) 38.5
Seating capacity 5
Cargo volume (cu-ft) 19.07
Max. cargo volume, seats folded (cu-ft) 63
Safety Information:
Front airbags Standard
Side airbags Standard
Head airbags Standard
Antilock brakes Standard
Traction control Standard
Stability control Standard
Emergency assistance system satellite communications
400 cid Chevy small block
4-barrel Holley carb
Turbo 400 with shift kit (unknown torque converter)
Dual Exhaust with crossover
I'd guess the horsepower would have been in the 300-330 range from the car's weight and preformance, with enough torque to spin the 245-60R15's
0-60 - 6 seconds
1/4 mile - 14.66@92mph
Top Speed - something over an indicated 115 mph (I ran out of guts before the car did... )
Options include: Premium Bose Sound System, Built-In front and rear radar detectors, Keyless Entry, Factory GPS Navigation, Trailer Hitch, Front and Rear Parking Sensors, Privacy Glass, Roof Rack System, Front and Rear heated warmers, fire extinguisher, Satellite Radio, trailer hitch, self-adjusting air compressor, full secuity system.
4-Barrel 400 V-8 (A 2-barrel 350 was standard)
Turbo-Hydramatic 400 Automatic Transmission
AM/FM radio
Luggage Rack
Air Conditioning
Dual Sport Mirrors (Driver's side remote)
Chevelle SS Instrument Panel
Pirelli Scorpion Zero tires on 22" TechArt wheels, low-restriction air filter and exhaust.
True Dual Exhaust with crossover
Air Shocks
Low-Restriction Moroso Air Cleaner
Pioneer AM/FM/Cassette Stereo
Window Tint
Custom Sport Striping
15" Chevy Rally Wheels
Two Child Seats!
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Fruity Scrubs(My 1st pair)
Added Jul 6, 2009
by loyl8
Wauwatosa, Wisco...
I made my first set of scrubs!!! I did not have a pattern except for tracing a current top and bottom. I then took the basic and made it my own. I added the yellow ruffle to the neck line and a tie for the back. the top even has little inseam pockets and ruched top of the sleeve. The pants were really easy I just traced one of my favorite pair and cut.They have a drawstring waistband and a big side pocket. So far they are holding up in the washer and at work. I had trouble with the sleeves; they crease too much at the armpit area..any suggestions? This was my first time so I am learning from my mistakes.
Material Notes
fabric, seam binding, thread
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Jul 7, 2009, 06.23 AMby sew4my3
So bright and cheerful! I worked in a childcare facility with 1 year olds and wore bright, colorful scrubs as well. I love the comfort and yours really look comfortable! Great job!
Jul 6, 2009, 09.55 PMby camilaustral
oh i love the fruity fabric!! this semester i'm taking obstetrics and gynecology and they make us all wear navy scrubs, all of us!!!i will make mine too, i already bought a pattern :) i'm putting light blue bias tape so is not too boring :D
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Hi guuys.
The TV Land website has the full epsiode of the TV Land Awards in which Jim and the rest of the cast of "In Living Color" received their groundbreaking Award.
Unfortunately I haven't been able to see it cause I'm from outisde the USA and even though I've looking everyday to find a way to do it I haven't been lucky so far. ^^
In fact I'm a bit frustrated...
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I was wondering what i should write about for my 200th blog post. And I'm in luck because Karma's got my back and that's why yesterday we had an interesting case of plagiarizing. So let's get optimistic!
A relatively new blogger called SQLDigs copied this post of mine about new version of SSMS Tools Pack. Because there was no trackback or any other link back to my blog I had no idea until David Levy (Blog|Twitter) told me about it.
As I've looked over the other content of the blog I've noticed quite a few familiar paragraphs of various technical articles. I've tweeted it and the community quickly found out who was featured. Now we all know that plagiarism is not cool and the community doesn't tolerate it all. Brent Ozar (Blog|Twitter) has been waging the battle before and has an excellent series of articles about what do to about it in his posts How to Take Action When Your Content is Plagiarized and More Thoughts on Blog Plagiarism
Not long ago there was a case where a guy named John had a blog on his company's site. On that blog he had posts copied from all over the web. Once the folks who were plagiarized saw it they went ballistic. The whole thing lasted about 2 days and in the end he took the offending posts down. Brent described the whole thing in great detail so go read that. It's an interesting read.
On to yesterday events! After seeing my post being copied I've posted a comment on the post asking him to either post his own ideas about my original post or remove it. As much as I want exposure for the SSMS Tools Pack I don't like to be plagiarized. A few more people also commented about which posts he copied. Next, Jen McCown (Blog|Twitter) of the MidnightDBA's (who have an awesome video show you should check out) immediately posted a blog about it. Depending on the situation this could have gone the way of the John. So let's pause a bit. Overreaction is never a good thing.
I'm a big believer in second chances. We all screw up and hopefully learn from it.
Even when John was confronted about his plagiarism, an olive branch was extended to him which I wholeheartedly supported. He choose not to take it thus not learning in the process. Because he decided against it the first result on Google search for his name is Brent's post about the whole thing. I wonder how much John's business suffered because of that.
And herein lies the difference between him and the SQLDigs blogger. SQLDigs decided to take the peace offer. He emailed me and other commenters saying he's sorry and that he's new to the whole blogging this and that he didn't really know better. Finishing the mail with "How can I fix it?" type of statement was the awesome part for me. This guy, as new to blogging as he is, apparently gets it after being shown the wrong. He has removed the problematic content and posted an optimistic looking post for the future. I hope he redoes some of his original posts because the non plagiarized content was good. It'd be a shame to go to waste.
I've asked him to join Twitter because I think he can contribute to the overall knowledge sharing. A minute after I've sent the mail, Dave suggested the same thing.
Hopefully he'll join.
To end on a funny note here's a tweet from Jonathan Kehayias (Blog|Twitter) who missed the whole thing and was wondering what is going on:
And Rebecca Mitchell (Blog|Twitter) wanting to give me a peace prize for some reason:
There were 4 lessons we learned from all this:
1. Plagiarism is not cool!
2. If you do it and you get caught, man up, admit you were wrong and fix it.
3. Don't mess with the community. It can seriously impact your future work.
4. Apparently I should get a Peace Prize :)
Dave puts it nicely with this tweet:
Better give some #sqllove then get some #sqlhate.
In Jen's words: Optimism, I haz it!
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Dan Gorenstein
Dan Gorenstein has been a reporter with New Hampshire Public Radio since 2001, when he moved to New Hampshire from the Midwest. He got his start in journalism at the Chicago Reporter; an investigative journal that examines race and class disparities in the Chicago area. He's won numerous national and local awards, including the Society of Professional Journalist Sigma Delta Chi investigative reporting award. He covers public policy, politics, poverty, and occasionally, subjects that don't start with the letter 'p.' His stories appear frequently on National Public Radio.


text: Coronation Street star Samia Ghadie is likely to set many hearts aflutter. The 30 year-old has been training hard – she's already visited the hospital with a concussion – but the rumours surrounding her private life could work against her. Only yesterday, the 30 year-old was forced to deny reports that she is dating her skating partner Sylvain Longchambon, who split from his Hollyoaks actress girlfriend Jennifer Metcalfe on Sunday.


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By Nicholas Vinocur and Mark John
PARIS (Reuters) - In a cafe near the former site of Paris's Bastille prison, activists held a meeting last month to decide whether to join unions in protesting the French government's belt-tightening.
Only five people turned up at Cafe Maldoror, a favored haunt of the radical left.
Even in the city whose revolutionary credentials date back to the 1789 uprising that began at the gates of its famous gaol, calls to build a European-wide popular front against the toughest budget cuts in a generation are falling on deaf ears.
"In France people...are frustrated, they are worried about the country and about their economic situation, but for the moment ...most people are not looking for revolutionary change," said Gaston, a 36-year-old librarian at the meeting who took part in a poorly attended protest at the Bastille last year.
Millions of Europeans feel impoverished as countries which broke budget rules for years are prodded into public spending cuts to win back investor confidence in their sovereign debt.
Bursts of street anger have rocked Greece and Spain, two southern countries whose citizens are paying dearly for the profligacy of their past leaders.
Athens police last week fired tear gas to disperse protestors throwing petrol bombs outside parliament. Strikes and marches in Greece and Spain triggered a September 26 sell-off in the euro and European and U.S. stock markets.
Activists want to spread the protests across Europe's national borders. The Greek strikers were seen holding Italian, Portuguese and Spanish flags last week.
But there has been little resonance on the streets of the richer nations of north Europe, whose ageing populations and politically moderate youth are less interested in protest.
So far the protests fall short of antecedents such as those in 1968 against U.S. involvement in the Vietnamese war which in Europe mutated into a force for wider social change, or the 1990s anti-globalization marches through many of its cities.
Such momentum is lacking in the anti-austerity movement. Calls by protest groups in Spain for a European general strike on November 14 have gone largely unanswered. Marches are planned but trade unions have not opted for a strike.
There is even less sympathy in Germany, where many feel their country has already made the painful reforms needed on public finances and polls show strong backing for Chancellor Angela Merkel's demands for European neighbors to do the same.
Demographics may help explain why the activists are struggling to find support.
In 1960, there were on average three Europeans under the age of 14 for every pensioner, European Union data show. It was this generation of post-World War Two baby-boomers who, eight years later, were the foot soldiers of the 1968 revolts.
Today's youth no longer have numbers on their side. Lower birth rates and higher longevity mean the median age in Europe has risen from 31 years at the end of the 1960s to 40 now. By 2060, there will be two pensioners for every youngster.
Nonetheless, they have plenty of reasons to be angry. Youth unemployment, almost negligible in much of Europe in the 1960s, now stands at 23 percent across the 17 members of the euro zone. One in two young Spaniards and Greeks are out of work.
It is also dawning on Europe's young that the debt built up by successive governments puts their future welfare provision at risk. Those with jobs are seeing tougher labor conditions as firms struggle to compete with low-wage international rivals.
While the sense of alarm has reached better-off youths in northern Europe, it is often tempered by a mood of resignation and inability to define a political alternative.
"People around me are worried, particularly about the prospect of the welfare state being dismantled," said Fabien Perillat, 24, a jobless engineering graduate in Paris who joined left-wing rallies during France's presidential election in 2011.
"(But) at heart, they wonder if there is any alternative to austerity."
While surveys show Europe's youths tend to vote on the left, the Marxism that fired past generations has fewer takers since the fall of the Soviet Union, as witnessed by declining poll scores of the remaining Communist parties across the continent.
French UNEF student union president Emmanuel Zemmour - whose predecessor Jacques Sauvageot was at the helm of France's 1968 protests - said many students were not driven by any ideology.
"We are a generation that has only ever known triumphant liberalism," Zemmour, 24, said of free market policies espoused to some extent by much of the West since the 1980s.
"Young people are practical, not ideological. They want the right to work, to get the same benefits as others, to be able to study without struggling."
Europe's old "68-ers" look at their own family and agree.
"My daughter is worried about jobs, about living in a country where welfare is unraveling," filmmaker Romain Goupil, who at 16 led French high school students in the 1968 protests, said. "She is part of a reactionary generation."
If revolutionary fervor is lacking in Europe's youth, the labor groups that have in the past been the other major source of street protest are not the forces they used to be.
In late 1995, France's transport networks were paralyzed for weeks as unions led strikes and protests against welfare cuts by President Jacques Chirac's conservative government.
Yet a 2007 law has since taken much of the bite out of union threats of strikes by requiring them to ensure a basic service for public transport. Subsequent legislation has granted education services and airlines similar protection.
Moreover the law forced unions to declare any protest well in advance, allowing one of the world's best equipped police forces to plan meticulous surveillance and control over marches.
"France's trade unions have been considerably weakened in the past decade. They face a crisis of confidence," Stephane Sirot, a sociologist specialized in protest movements at the Universite de Cergy-Pontoise, said.
While the marches against ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy's pensions reform in 2010 drew more people than any other in French history, his government was able to sit them out and pass the reform unchanged - a bitter defeat for the protest movement.
Across Europe, trade unions acknowledge they are struggling to appeal to young workers, many of whom do not enjoy the same labor protection of their older counterparts, and are failing to connect with Europe's growing army of jobless.
At threatened factories such as Peugeot PSA's plant in Aulnay, near Paris, union leaders have warned of a "shock" campaign to force the company to save their jobs. But so far, protests have been limited and stopped short of disruption.
An April poll of 600 European managers conducted for U.S.-based insurer Ace Group highlighted austerity-related protests as one concern for business, noting 32 percent of those surveyed cited the threat of terrorism and political violence as the most relevant or important risk to their businesses.
So far there is little evidence that the prospect of unrest in Europe driving companies away from the continent.
While U.S. carmaker Ford has announced plans to scrap 6,200 jobs in Europe to reflect tough auto sector and wider economic conditions, its decision to shift some output to low-cost Spain underlined that social tensions there were not a concern.
"I think we were satisfied with the environment that we see in Spain. Just as we are in all of Western Europe. I guess I should say it just wasn't a factor," said Chief Financial Officer Bob Shanks.
"Frankly, most of Europe has managed the social pressures of a very, very difficult environment relatively well so far."
(Additional reporting by Paul Day in Madrid; Alexandra Hudson in Berlin; Deepa Seetharaman in Detroit; Editing by Anna Willard)


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Ambit Biosciences Files Registration Statement for Proposed Initial Public Offering
Feb 20, 2013, 04:01 EST
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ambit Biosciences Corporation today announced that it has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an initial public offering of its common stock on the NASDAQ stock market. All shares of common stock to be sold in the offering will be offered by Ambit. The number of shares and price range for the offering have not been determined.
The joint book-running managers for the offering are Citigroup and Leerink Swann. In addition, BMO Capital Markets is acting as lead manager and Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated is acting as co-manager. The offering will be made only by means of a prospectus. When available, copies of the preliminary prospectus relating to and describing the terms of the offering may be obtained from Citigroup Global Markets Inc., c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, New York, 11717, or by email at email@example.com or by phone at 1-800-831-9146, and Leerink Swann LLC, Attention: Syndicate Department, One Federal Street, 37th Floor, Boston, Mass., 02110, or by email at email@example.com or by phone at 1-800-808-7525.
A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the SEC, but has not yet become effective. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective. This release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
About Ambit Biosciences
Ambit is a privately held biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of drugs to treat unmet medical needs in oncology, autoimmune and inflammatory diseases by inhibiting kinases that are important drivers for those diseases. Ambit's lead drug candidate, quizartinib (AC220), is a once-daily, orally-administered potent and selective, inhibitor of FMS-like tyrosine kinase-3 (FLT3) and is currently under clinical development in patients with relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and in newly diagnosed AML patients in combination with chemotherapy as well as maintenance following a hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Ambit is developing quizartinib in collaboration with Astellas Pharma Inc. as part of a worldwide agreement to jointly develop and commercialize FLT3 kinase inhibitors in oncology and non-oncology indications. In addition to quizartinib, Ambit's clinical pipeline includes AC410, an oral JAK2 inhibitor, and CEP-32496, a BRAF inhibitor licensed to Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. Ambit's preclinical portfolio includes a proprietary CSF1R inhibitor program.
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Wow this registration form makes me feel stupid. Im scared to go to the forums.
I couldn't get to the site so I'm not sure what the program does but here's a great resource on how to secure all types of servers.
If a person has phisical access to the box and is malicious, you already lose.
That is why phisical security is just as important as digital security.
Everyone is going to die, I am just as good of a reason as any.
Well, as XTC46 correctly observes, if someone has physical access you are doomed That is why servers are generally kept behind locked doors.
Here is an interesting site on the subject:
I would point out the distinction between "cracking" a password and "re-setting" it. If a malicious individual re-sets a password, they advertise their intrusion.
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There actually is a way to block this. I'm not up to speed on how but rest assured that it is possible. I witnessed a friend try it at our local library and when he rebooted the system The disk didnt have any effect? I think it may have something to do with disk partitioning.
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If it was in a library, the most likely method is to physically disconnect the drive. Otherwise go into the BIOS and remove the floppy from the boot sequence..............you would have to password protect the BIOS for that to be effective.
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The Excellence Initiative at RWTH AachenPeter Winandy
One of the largest funding programs in recent years in Germany will continue: after a long period of uncertainty about the future configuration of the Excellence Initiative, the rules for the next round have been determined with the adoption of the Federal-State Agreement from June 16, 2016. What was previously called the Excellence Initiative will now be called the Excellence Strategy.
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For the first time there is a longterm agreement for the sustainable financing of universities, including by the federal government. This means the federal government will institutionally co-finance some universities. An agreement was also reached on a science-driven process for decisions regarding funding. The funding volume amounts to 533 million Euros annually – with a 75 percent contribution from the federal government and 25 percent from the states.
In the future the Excellence Strategy will be continued in two funding lines – Excellence Clusters or EXC and Universities of Excellence or EXU – in a multi-step proposal process. First the EXC will be determined. Funding will be focused on them – 385 million Euros per year. At least two clusters must granted in order for an institution to receive institutional funding as a University of Excellence in the future, second funding line. Proposals for EXU can only be composed and submitted, if the Excellence Clusters have been approved.
A total of 45 to 50 Excellence Clusters are to be funded for a maximum of seven years twice. Joint cluster proposals – that is together with other universities – are allowed. Joint Excellence Clusters will be proportionately accredited to each university for the status of University of Excellence. Clusters that have been granted and are ongoing will not receive continuation from the federal government. Instead the universities will participate in the competition with new ideas, whereby they should further develop their previous research focuses.
Eleven Universities of Excellence
The longerm funding of the Universities of Excellence by the federal government does not have a time stamp. However it will be regularly evaluated. There are to be a total of eleven Universities of Excellence. Bridge financing for all the three ongoing funding lines will be ensured from November 2017 to October 2019. This will also be considered completion funding. You can find additional information on the German Research Foundation's website.
Looking ahead towards the competition, it is clear that the university, which can distinguish itself through the best research, will win. RWTH has been able to use the funding from the past ten years to oustandingly prepare itself. This was possible, because its scientists – together with those from Forschungszentrum Jülich – conduct outstanding, worldclass research. RWTH and its partner organizations are equipped with first-class infrastructure. Inspired by many new ideas, RWTH now has the chance to prove itself as an internationally leading research university. "The universities need the competition for best research as much as football needs its championship," emphasises Rector Ernst Schmachtenberg. "We look forward to the next round to once again prove ourselves: RWTH is one of the excellent universities in Germany."
What Has Happened Thus Far
In June 2012, RWTH Aachen entered the second phase of the Excellence Initiative. It is represented in all three funding lines: with the graduate school Aachen Institute for Advanced Study in Computational Engineering Science, AICES, both the Excellence Clusters Integrative Production Technology for High-Wage Countries and Tailor-Made Fuels from Biomass, TMFB, and the Institutional Strategy II.
The institutional strategy is titled "RWTH 2020: Meeting Global Challenges. The Integrated, Interdisciplinary, Technical University." It contributes to RWTH's development as one of the best integrated, interdisciplinary, technical universities worldwide. The decision at the time to continue to the Excellence Initiative at RWTH reinforces the Aachen university's leading role in Germany and its international position.
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BIOL398-01/S11:Week 14
This journal entry is due on Tuesday, April 26 at midnight PDT (Monday night/Tuesday morning). NOTE new due date and that the server records the time as Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Therefore, midnight will register as 03:00.
Individual Journal Assignment
- Store this journal entry as "username Week 14" (i.e., this is the text to place between the square brackets when you link to this page).
- Create the following set of links. (HINT: you can do all of this easily by adding them to your template and then using the template on your pages.)
- Link to your journal entry from your user page.
- Link back from your journal entry to your user page.
- Link to this assignment from your journal entry.
- Don't forget to add the "BIOL398-01/S11" category to the end of your wiki page.
Preparation for Final Paper
The purpose of this week's assignment is to prepare you for the final paper and presentation due during Finals week.
- Your final presentation will take place on Thursday, May 5, at 8:00AM.
- Your final paper is due by 5:00PM on Friday, May 6.
- Your milestone for this week's journal assignment is to prepare a rough draft of your final paper according to the guidelines below. To do this, you will be compiling and interpreting the results from the last few journal assignments. Compiling all of the figures and tables will also assist you with preparing for your final presentation, but you will just be turning in the rough draft of the paper.
- E-mail your rough draft to Drs. Dahlquist and Fitzpatrick if it is < 10MB in size. If the file is larger, please post it on Lionshare and provide us the link.
Style Sheet
Use the following guidelines when formatting your paper.
- 1" margins
- double-spaced
- Times New Roman, 12 point font
- Number the pages
- Title page should include a descriptive title for your project, your name, the course number and name, and the date of submission
The function of the title is to identify the main topic of the paper. It should be as specific as possible and name the organism. It can be a phrase or a sentence. What is the main result of your paper that you want to convey with the title?
The introduction gives the background information necessary to understand your paper. The introduction should be in the form of a logical argument that "funnels" from broad to narrow:
- States importance of the problem
- Why are we studying gene regulation and cold shock?
- States what is known about the problem
- Introduce the DNA microarray experiment that was performed.
- States what is unknown about the problem
- Little is known about which transcription factors regulate the early response to cold shock
- States clues that suggest how to approach the unknown
- Introduce the workflow of performing statistical analysis of the microarray data, clustering and GO term analysis, and finding candidate transcription factors with YEASTRACT
- States the question the paper is trying to address
- Using the model to estimate the relative contribution of each transription factor to the regulation of gene expression
- Be sure to cite your sources according to the Guidelines for Literature Citations in a Scientific Paper instructions on the course home page. A good rule of thumb is that each paragraph should have at a minimum, two in text citations.
- This section will summarize the entire workflow for the project. This needs to be a narrative description of what you actually did, but it is not a protocol or recipe. For each step, describe in words what you did and why.
- A description of the experimental design for your assigned microarray dataset
- The steps you performed in Excel
- Using STEM
- Using YEASTRACT
- Using the model
Results & Discussion
The text of the Results & Discussion section should be a narrative that describes and interprets each of the results from your DNA microarray modeling project. In particular, include the items listed below and describe each of the figures/tables in words in your text.
- Number each of the figures sequentially; number each of the tables sequentially.
- Write a descriptive legend for each figure and table that briefly states what the figure/table is and gives a brief key to any labels and abbreviations.
- Create a table that reports the results of the DNA microarray analysis
- How many genes were significantly increased and decreased at the different p value cut offs (see your Week 11 Assignment)?
- How do you interpret the p values?
- From the STEM analyis, include as figures the overall results (the screenshot showing all of the clusters) and then focus on the one you interpreted for your Week 12 Assignment.
- Include a table showing the GO results for that cluster (just the narrowed down list of terms that you have interpreted).
- Discuss what the p values for the cluster and for the GO term list mean. Discuss the interpretation of these results.
- Include a table that lists the transcription factors that you are working with and include a picture of the network that you downloaded from YEASTRACT. Explain why you chose to include the transcription factors that you did.
- Include the table that shows the output of your model: the optimized threshholds.
- Show the individual plots for each transcription factor which compares the model to the actual data.
- Interpret the results of the model simulation. Which genes in the model have the closest fit between the model data and actual data? Why do you think that is? How does this help you to interpret the microarray data? Which transcription factors are most likely to regulate the cold shock response and why?
- What future directions would you take if you were to continue this project?
Acknowledge anyone that helped with your work (i.e., your classmates, instructors, and anyone else you had discussions with).
- Please use the Guidelines for Literature Citations in a Scientific Paper. The APA format is also very similar to these guidelines and will be acceptable. Be consistent with your format for the in text citations and for your references list at the end.
Presentation Guidelines
- You will prepare a 15 minute PowerPoint presentation that will present the results of your microarray modeling project. Please follow these guidelines when creating your presentation. You will need approximately 15 slides (1 slide per minute) for your presentation.
- Your presentation should cover the same content as your paper, but in a presentation format.
- You are not required to turn in a rough draft of your slides for the Week 14 Assignment, they are due at the time of your presentation.
- Store your journal entry in the shared Class Journal Week 14 page. If this page does not exist yet, go ahead and create it (congratulations on getting in first :) )
- Link to your journal entry from your user page.
- Link back from the journal entry to your user page.
- Sign your portion of the journal with the standard wiki signature shortcut (
- Add the "BIOL398-01/S11" category to the end of the wiki page (if someone has not already done so).
Reflect back on your learning for this project and for the entire semester and answer the following:
- What is the value of combining biological and mathematical approaches to scientific questions?
- Looking back on your reflections on the Janovy and Steward readings from the Week 1 Class Journal, do you have any further insights to share? Have your answers changed to those original reflection questions? Why or why not?


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