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Recent flyweight title challenger Ali Bagautinov has been suspended for one year following a positive test for erythropoietin (EPO), a unapproved hormone that increases red blood cell production. (See also: Lance Armstrong, Chael Sonnen.) The British Columbia Athletic Commission on Thursday confirmed the news today.
Bagautinov failed a random drug test that was administered on June 2nd, 12 days before his unanimous decision loss to Demetrious Johnson at UFC 174 in Vancouver. As BCAC Commissioner Dave Maedel explained (via MMAJunkie):
"These results were not available prior to the UFC 174 event due to lab processing times…I have suspended Mr. Bagautinov's licence to compete in British Columbia for a period of one year."
So not only was UFC 174 the poorest-selling PPV in nine years, it also produced one more victim of MMA's newest supervillain — the random drug-test. Seriously, increased drug testing is wiping out high-profile fighters left and right lately, which tells you all you need to know about how widespread the doping problem is in this sport. Keep fighting the good fight, athletic commissions.
We'll update you when Bagautinov releases the inevitable statement blaming his doctor or nutritional supplements.


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Intelligent Agricultural Solutions (IAS) has updated software driving its Wireless Blockage Monitor to enable it to simultaneously monitor seed and fertilizer delivery by air seeders.
Wireless Blockage Monitor uses an iPad tablet computer to process and display blockage data gathered by acoustic sensors and transmitted to the iPad via a dedicated wireless WiFi network. The software update, which will be available free from the Apple App Store in late February, monitors blockage based on acoustic properties of the flow rates of each product in the seeder. This allows it to accurately diagnose partial blockages of both seed and fertilizer anywhere in the system. In the past, the system monitored a single product.
The suggested retail price for a Wireless Blockage Monitor system is $6,000 to $12,000, depending on the size and configuration of the air seeder. The system includes acoustic sensors, an iPad tablet computer, wiring harnesses, a WiFi router and related hardware. For information, visit intelligentag.com.

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This is the point in the year when layering becomes essential. With your peacoat professionally cleaned and (hopefully) being relegated to the wardrobe until autumn, what you need now is some flexible options. One of my perennials is a Sea Island cotton cardigan by John Smedley. Heavier than the usually slinky Sea Island fare, this cardigan will keep the breeze at bay whilst allowing you to breathe comfortably during those sweaty Tube moments. I've literally had a black version of this cardie for years, actually re-dyeing it black when it starts to fade. It's a great shape – short on the waist – with chunky, retro-looking buttons.
The version here is in a very now shade of blue that is cropping up everywhere – most notably at Jil Sander – and looks just perfect for summer. I had to pretty much line up to try on this blue version at Selfridges recently, with all who spotted it cooing over the gorgeous blue shade – fetchingly named BlueEyedBoy.
Teamed with a cotton scarf in an ethnic print, you're all set to react to our unpredictible weather like an expert.


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To borrow from poet John Donne's famous line, when it comes to establishing and building a strong program to support entrepreneurship, no community college is an island. Providing the full range of educational, advisory and support services needed to foster economic growth through entrepreneurship requires the ability to form broad-ranging community partnerships.
What does it take to build effective community partnerships? We talked with three member schools whose community partnerships have enabled them to significantly enhance their programming and services for entrepreneurs. Here are their recommendations on what it takes to build such relationships.
Indian River State College, Fort Pierce, FL
Associate Dean Jan Pagano head of Indian River State College's Entrepreneur Development Institute (EDI), points out that partnerships are especially important in the current climate in which college budgets are strained. "Today everyone has fewer people on their staffs so without these collaborations and partnerships we would not be as successful," she says. "For example, through our partnership with the Town of Stewart, we receive part of the salary for a certified business analyst."
"Also, our partnerships have benefited us because they mean we don't work in a vacuum," Pagano adds. "When you create a great relationship with, let's say, an economic development corporation, there is a trust there. When they have an idea or we have an idea, we call and say 'Let's do this together.' And because they know us and trust us, they give us support we need and also constantly refer businesses or entrepreneurs with ideas for new businesses to us for counseling."
Pagano points to these keys for making partnerships work:
Moberly Area Community College, Moberly, MO
As described in the Summer/Fall 2010 issue of the NACCE journal, Moberly Area Community College (MACC) formed a key partnership when the Missouri State Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC) at the University of Missouri Extension approached MACC about becoming the only community college in the state to have a branch of the SBTDC on its campus. "Forming that partnership was a huge step for our Entrepreneurship & Business Development Center in terms of what they bring to the table in the way of resources and services," says Terry Hughes, who heads the center.
"We never stop looking for partnerships that can advance our entrepreneurship center," adds Hughes. "In a lot of communities the chamber of commerce is separate and the Economic Development Corporation (EDC) is separate, but we've found that when we can all work together the community benefits because the chances of success are greater."
According to Danny Lobina, director of the SBTDC at MACC, "Partnerships are important for having services available for the things you can't do. That's just as important as having those services yourself. You need to have the connections to provide the services people need. Also, by being on good terms with partners we're able to continue to work on projects with them instead of having those projects leave us. We're not just kicking a client over to another provider once they've used our services."
The factors Hughes and Lobina say have been critical for forming successful partnerships include:
Minnesota State Community & Technical College, Detroit Lakes, MN
The Entrepreneurship program at M State has benefited from its partnerships in ways big and small, according to Business & Entrepreneurial Services Director Beth Pridday. "We have relationships that allow us to offer classes, workshops and training out in the community at low or no charge," says Pridday. "We bring the content and the experts and a partner provides the site and the technology and helps with the local marketing."
M State also partners with other organizations, such as EDCs, to establish incubators like the one on their main campus. "Our model for this is that our partner becomes the landlord and we are the incubator manager," explains Pridday. "It's their option to purchase or lease a building or have a building donated to them and we turn it into an incubator and provide the infrastructure. They then pay us to provide services to incubating tenants."
Pridday also works hard to build small partnerships. "We have small collaborations on a lot of things," she says. "This year for our speakers' series each person was sponsored at a very low level to help cover the marketing. We have in-kind programs with technology companies that help provide infrastructure for our incubator. Being rural and on a limited budget, it's important that we have people who want to help our own. They know entrepreneurship is key to our development versus bringing in a factory that will employ 300 people. We have people who invest thousands of dollars or as little as $50."
Pridday says she's learned these lessons about building community partnerships:
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The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) has issued a press release that praises the Government Accountability Office (GAO) for its call to Congress for changes in motorcycle safety.
The GAO's recommendation basically breaks down into two points: 1) Congress should give states more flexibility in the way they use funds that have been earmarked to tackle motorcycle safety, and 2) that the NHTSA should provide states with more comprehensive information about motorcycle crashes and injuries.
The second point is perhaps the most important, as it has become painfully obvious that the government, both at the state and federal level, has little concrete information about the causes of motorcycle crashes and injuries.
While we are still using information collected almost 40-years-ago from the Hurt Report, the Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF) has contended that the motorcycle landscape has changed so significantly in that timeframe that the Hurt Report was conducted that it no longer accurately quantifies the dangers and conditions present for motorcyclists.


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VISITORS are advised to have the eyes of a hawk when it comes to navigating a two mile maize maze.
The giant puzzle at Camp Hill outdoor adventure park, near Bedale, involved planting more than 200,000 grains of maize over four acres of land.
It took 90 days to grow and the resulting maze contains more than two miles of pathways. It takes about an hour and a half to complete.
The labyrinth was planted in the shape of a giant bird of prey and was due to open today.
The designer, Louise Sampson, said: "I was more used to designing embroidery or knitting patterns.
"This had to be done on a massive scale. It took nearly three weeks to mark out the four acre field. We have created a lot more paths than other mazes."
There will twice weekly falconry displays running alongside the new attraction.
The newly opened adventure park also includes quad bike rides, Segway tours and an adventure ropes course.
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Title: Robert Gagen engineering tools, 1933
Primary Creator: Gagen, Robert
Extent: 0.25 Cubic feet. More info below.
Date Acquired: 08/03/2009
Subjects: Purdue University, Purdue University--Alumni and alumnae, Purdue University--Students
Forms of Material: Drafting equipment
Languages: English
Repository: Purdue University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections
Alternate Extent Statement: 3 sets of tools (1 small artifact box)
Access Restrictions: Collection is open for research.
Physical Access Note: The tools have been wrapped and placed into an acid-free artifact box.
Acquisition Source: Susan Metsger
Acquisition Method: Donation
Preferred Citation: MSA 38, Robert Gagen engineering tools, Karnes Archives and Special Collections, Purdue University Libraries
Other URL: http://collections.lib.purdue.edu/fa/pdf/gagen_r.pdf


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text: So I broke out my caldo torch today and used it on a 6'' seized pin. After getting thru the pin I found myself with no water except for the 2.5 gal in my refillable water extinguisher (which was nowhere near enough). I got thinking that I need a portable water pump that I can fit the hoses in each side of the 1/4" holes and recover the water. Do any of you old timers have something already made up/thought of that I could mock? It can run off of 120v from the welder or 12v battery.


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No. 1 Jon Gosselin
What a difference a year makes. At the end of 2008 Jon Gosselin made Zap2it's underrated list, where we praised his "subtle humor and the love he clearly has for his family." We're not going to question whether the guy loves his kids, but the rest of it? Well, we take it all back. We never thought it'd be possible to feel sympathy for the shrill, bossy Kate, but Jon somehow managed to make us do just that. So, uh, congratulations. Tool verdict: Hammer (He'll nail anything!) -- Rick Porter, Zap2it Related: Jon & Kate Gosselin's divorce final 'Jon & Kate Plus 8' series finale: The end has come Zap2it's 'Jon & Kate' coverage
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Josie Loren, Nicole Anderson & Cassie Scerbo: Keep it Kind with Merry Day Notes!
Josie Loren, Nicole Anderson and Cassie Scerbo are bringing some holiday cheer in this new video for Merry Day Notes.
The former Make It or Break It stars have teamed up with the Keep it Kind campaign, which Josie started earlier this year.
"Help make someone's holiday a little brighter. My friends and I want to show you how something so small as a kind holiday card can make someone's day in a huge way. So choose a team and send us your cards! One kind soul from each team will also receive a special gift from each of us!" Josie wrote in the notes section of the video.
Watch it below to find out more and Keep It Kind!
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If you ever need cheering up, head over to the "lifestyle†section of the Android Market and tap through to the "just in†section. Some of the apps you'll find in that bizarre, half-dark, neon-lit back alley of Android ownership will make you laugh out loud. If you're feeling brave, you could even read the item descriptions. Comedy. Gold.
Take this week's Freaky Friday app, InspireMe. It's one of those apps that tries to make your life better. It doesn't do this by replacing an outdated tool or finding a new and easier way to perform a task, but by filling your brain with new ideas and new ways of looking at the world. Every day, you get a quote, a meditation and a few questions you should ponder whilst meandering through your daily doings.
For example, today's meditation asks whether we should stand up and take control of our lives, or be a member of the herd and do what we're told to do. In certain situations, I think the herd mentality might win over. Like when crossing roads. No one wants to be an individual when they're crossing roads. Or driving. I suppose being an individual on the train will probably ensure you never have to sit next to anyone though.
You can even share the thoughts and meditations for the day with your friends and loved ones. Again though, don't do it whilst you're crossing the road, because that's going to be dangerous as well.
If, like me, you're a hopeless cynic, then you'll find InspireMe hilarious and a little bit creepy. Just consider this – if you're an individual and you're special and important and free thinking, why would you need an app, that posts the same quotes out to everyone who uses it, to tell you that. Chant with me now, "We're all individuals!â€
I'm not.
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Marist Professional Women's Mentor Program
The Marist Professional Women's Mentor Program connects experienced women in higher education with aspiring female talent for professional growth and development in a supportive, one on one environment. The program aims to provide both parties with a rewarding professional experience.
Our mission is to expand Marist's diversity initiatives by offering women administrators a mentor program that provides opportunities for professional development at Marist College. By creating a formal culture of mentorship, this voluntary program seeks to encourage leadership development through educational events, training, and relationship building among women in higher education.
The Advisory Committee of the Marist Professional Women's Mentor Program would like to extend its gratitude to the Women's Leadership Alliance (WLA) of the Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce. The WLA graciously shared its information and ideas, which played an integral role in shaping the program at Marist.
Many talented female employees from all parts of the Marist College administration elect to participate in and benefit from the Women's Mentor Program. We are pleased to have the opportunity to share some of their inspiring backgrounds and stories with the community!
Jane Fiore - Director Academic Learning Center (Mentor)
K. Renee Springate - Assistant Director, Enrollment Marketing and Communications (Mentee)
I began working at Marist College in the fall of 1992 as an adjunct instructor for the Academic Learning Center. In 1999, I became the Coordinator of Tutoring and Mathematics, a full-time position. For the past 4 years I have served as the Director of the Academic Learning Center. I would recommend the Women's Mentor Program to other professional women on campus. It is a great opportunity for professional development.
The most beneficial aspect of the program is the opportunity to meet with the other women on campus that I may not have contact with in the course of my normal working day. Also, the program did an excellent job matching me with a very compatible mentee. We try to meet for lunch twice a month and this has worked very well for us.
If someone is interested in joining the program I would suggest that they speak with women who have been involved, both as a mentor or a mentee. Also, I would say to just give it a try. It enhances your professional life, and the time commitment is very manageable.
I started working at Marist in February of 2002 as the Program Coordinator in Upward Bound. During the summer of 2006, I became the Assistant Director of Enrollment Marketing and Communications. I would definitely recommend the Women's Mentor Program. It is a great resource for the women here on campus.
For me, the best part of the program has been working with my mentor. Over the past year, we have cultivated a mutual relationship built on trust and understanding. With her help and guidance, I have reevaluated my personal, educational and professional goals. My mentor and I have tried to meet twice a month for lunch. It gives us the opportunity to catch up on life, as well as address the goals I have established for myself.
As a person who some might label as shy, this program has helped me to step outside my comfort zone. As a piece of advice, I would suggest others do the same and step out of the familiar and into the unknown. We can learn so much from others and their unique experiences.


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The Lost Stickley Side Table
Most original Gustav Stickley furniture can be easily identified by model number. This was, after all, factory-made furniture and pieces were designed to be made in multiples. When you come across an antique, you can look it up in an old catalog to identify it. However, the only known example of this small table appeared at a Sotheby's auction in late 2004.
This uncataloged piece was likely a prototype, never put into factory production. What makes it unique is the front and back splay of the legs. It's this slight angle that gives this table more character than straight-legged versions that were mass produced. It's also the likely reason this piece never got beyond the prototype stage.
This table features many of the Stickley design elements that appear in other pieces. There isn't much material in it, but there is a good deal of labor-intensive, head-scratching joinery involved. This probably made it too expensive to be marketed at a reasonable price, but that does make it a great project on which to practice and develop joinery skills.
The anonymous cabinetmaker who built this prototype lived when it was a great time to be a woodworker. Hand-tool skills had not yet been forgotten, and machinery was in use to make life in the shop easier.
As I planned how I would make this piece, I realized it made sense to do some of the work with machine methods, while on other parts it would be quicker and easier to make some joints by hand.
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Before cutting any lumber, I made a full-size section drawing on a piece of plywood. This helped me plan the sequence of building, and the sizes of the joints. It also established a reference to the exact size and shape of the parts.
While I was building this table, I referred to this drawing rather than relying on calculations, numbers and measuring. My CAD program tells me that the angle of the legs is 3.56? and that the length of the bottom edge of the rail between the legs is 15-17?32″. Neither of those pieces of information is needed, and trying to build to the numbers instead of referring to the full-size drawing only slows things down and invites mistakes.
I made the legs by laminating two 1 3/16″-thick pieces together, then covering the edge seams with 1/8″-thick veneer that I resawed from the same boards I used for the other parts of the legs. This is the method originally used by Gustav Stickley to show quartersawn figure on all four edges of a leg. To keep the thin pieces flat, I glued and clamped all of the legs together at one time.
After trimming the edges of the veneer flush with my smoothing plane, I cut the angles at the top and bottom of each leg. I then returned to the full-size layout to locate the mortises. The mortises in each leg are in different locations, so I marked each leg's position in the table on its top. As I made other pieces, I marked which leg they joined to with a red lumber crayon.
The mortises on the back of the front legs, and the front of the back legs are parallel to the top and bottom of the legs. I put an angled block of scrap on the bed of the hollow-chisel mortiser to make these mortises.
The Best Made Plans
I considered making the angled cuts on the remaining tenons on the table saw, but realized each angled setup would need to be done twice: One to the right and one to the left. I decided to make a guide block that could be reversed for my handsaw, as seen in the photos at bottom left and center.
This was a quick and accurate method, and I was able to make all four saw cuts for each joint in sequence. This helped to keep the parts in order, and prevented making any miscuts by machine.
I dry-fitted the front and back legs with the top rails, and checked this assembly against my full-size layout. The angles matched, so I knew I could determine the length and angle of the lower stretcher directly from the full-size drawing. The critical length on this part is the distance between the shoulders of the through tenons. The angled parts of these tenons are short, but they need to be exact. I didn't want to risk a miscut on the table saw, so I used another angled block to guide my handsaw.
The Key to a Good Fit
This method let me get a good fit without worrying about the length of the keys. When I was happy with the fit, I marked 3/4″ above and below the protruding tenon to get the finished length of the keys.
The last parts to be made were the narrow rail below the drawer and the web frame. The rail is thin so that it can be turned 90? to show quartersawn figure on its face. It is also beveled to be parallel with the front faces of the legs. The web frame is made from poplar, and is mortise and tenoned together. When I had all the joints fit, I made a dry assembly of the table. Then I took the pieces back apart so I could plane, scrape and sand all of them before gluing the entire table together.
I glued in stages, making subassemblies of front and back legs, and the top aprons. I cut some angled blocks and attached them to the top of the legs with masking tape so that the clamps would pull straight on the angled legs.
After letting the glue dry on these, I put one of the leg assemblies flat on my bench. I put glue in the mortises, and put in the upper-back rail, the small rail below the drawer, and the lower rails, with the stretcher in place between them. I then brushed glue
on the tenons, and placed the second leg assembly on top. Turning the table upright on my bench, I clamped the joints and began to worry about the drawer.
Half-blind dovetailed drawers don't bother me, but I'd never made one with the face tilted back at an angle. I decided to lay out the tails with the same angles they would have if the drawer front were vertical. This makes the top and bottom angles of the tails different in relation to the slanted drawer front which made the layout tricky, but it looked right when the joints were completed.
After cutting the tails by hand, I laid out the pins on the ends of the drawer front, and removed most of the waste with an upcut spiral bit in my trim router. This speeds things up, and gives a perfectly flat surface where the back of the tail rests on the bottom of the pin. I then used a chisel to pare down to the layout lines.
The pull was made from a cutoff piece from one of the legs. I trimmed it down to 1-1/4″ x 1-1/4″ by about 3″ long. The pull finishes at 1-1/8″ but the extra length gave me something to hold on to while cutting it to shape. I laid out the shape of the pull on two adjacent faces, and cut it out on the band saw. I didn't worry about the exact size of the radius below the pyramid shaped top; that would come from the shape of my rasp.
After cutting one face, I taped the scraps back on the block with clear packing tape and cut the adjacent side. With the rough cutting complete, I clamped the extra length in my vise, and finished shaping the pull with a rasp. The finished pull is held to the drawer front with a #8 x 1-1/4″ screw from inside the drawer.
I wanted an authentic looking finish, but didn't want to go to the trouble of fuming it with ammonia. I used W.D. Lockwood Dark Fumed Oak aniline dye (wdlockwood.com or 866-293-8913) diluted with alcohol. I brushed on the dye, and wiped it with a rag. I then brushed on two coats of amber shellac. After letting the shellac dry, I attached the top with figure-eight fasteners. I took off the gloss of the shellac with a Scotch-Brite pad and applied a coat of paste wax. PW


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December 2007 Indiana University School of Law Bloomington Top Blawgs
Group blog with a broad emphasis on legal topics. By Professors Daniel J. Solove, Kaimipono Wenger, Dave Hoffman, Frank Pasquale, Deven Desai, Danielle Citron, Lawrence Cunningham, Sarah Waldeck, Jaya Ramji-Nogales, Solangel Maldonado and Gerard Magliocca.
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text: CDW rolls out new campaign Published on March 15, 2013. Chicago—CDW has introduced a new ad campaign called "Winning the Road," featuring basketball star Charles Barkley. The integrated campaign was developed by Ogilvy & Mather, Chicago, and includes TV, print and online. The campaign is an extension of CDW's "People Who Get IT" campaign. TV spots are running during the NCAA's March Madness basketball tournament on CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV. The spots feature fictitious company Gordon & Taylor and show how CDW powers social media, internal communications, sales enablement and PR support. The budget was undisclosed. Most Popular In this article: BtoB


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The concern for efficient and easy-to-use inter-process communication is prevalent among microkernel-based operating systems. Genode has always taken an unorthodox stance on this subject by disregarding the time-tested standard solution of using an IDL compiler in favour of sticking to raw C++ mechanisms. The new version 11.05 of the OS framework takes another leap by introducing a brand new API for implementing procedure calls across process boundaries, facilitating type safety and ease of use, yet still not relying on external tools. Furthermore, the platform support for the Fiasco.OC kernel has been extended to the complete feature set of the framework. The most significant new features are L4Linux (on Fiasco.OC), an experimental integration of GDB, ARM RealView PBX device drivers, and device I/O support for the MicroBlaze platform.
Inter-process communication (IPC) is one of the most challenging aspects of creating a multi-server operating system. On the one hand, the design space for IPC kernel mechanisms is huge and there seem to be never-ending debates in the OS community about which approach is the best. E.g., the Mach kernel used to buffer messages in the kernel. In contrast, L4 regarded synchronous IPC as the key for achieving high performance. Others follow the line of Nemesis and K42, preferring a combination of signalling and shared memory. On the other hand, most kernel architects miss the holistic knowledge of the usage patterns demanded by user-level components.
Genode tries to bridge the gap between the variety of kernel interfaces and real-world user-level software by providing an API that should be implementable on a wide range of different kernels, yet cover all use cases required to build a fully-featured operating system. When the Genode project was started in 2006, it was clear that user-level software demands three different types of communication, synchronous remote procedure calls (RPC), shared memory, and signalling. However, the actual patterns of how these mechanisms are used when the system scales in complexity were not fully understood. Now, five years later, the picture has clarified, prompting the project to reconsider the APIs introduced initially. The result is a brand new RPC framework crafted for type safety and ease of use while sticking to plain C++. For those interested in the subject, the complete line of thought is described here.
Besides the work on the foundations of the framework, Genode's new platforms introduced with the previous release received a great deal of attention. The Fiasco.OC microkernel is now fully supported for the x86-32, x86-64, and ARM architectures. Thereby, Genode's complete software stack including the dynamic linker, lwIP, and Qt4 have become available on this kernel. Furthermore, the prime feature of Fiasco.OC, namely the paravirtualized L4Linux kernel, has been ported over to Genode. L4Linux is a variant of the Linux kernel specifically developed to run as user-level component on top of Fiasco.OC.
Genode's custom kernel for the MicroBlaze architecture has been complemented with the functionality needed for implementing user-level device drivers. For those who are eager to explore Genode on Xilinx FPGAs, the new version provides a ready-to-use reference SoC for the Spartan3A Starter Kit platform accompanied with new documentation.
As the Genode developer community grows, the need for a solid debugging solution arises. The new release features the first step towards the use of the GNU debugger with the framework. In addition to the progress on the actual framework, the current release provides new ways to make Genode more approachable to new developers by the means of ready-to-use scripts for building, configuring, and test-driving a number of Genode features including Qt4, lwIP, GDB, and L4Linux.
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APIL Gala will provide funding for summer pro bono service by law studentsUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
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An organization of UH Mānoa law students dedicated to serving those who cannot afford legal help on their own is sponsoring a fundraising gala on Friday, March 14, from 5:30-9 p.m. at the Laniakea YWCA at 1040 Richards Street.
All proceeds from this 4th annual fundraising gala will go toward providing summer grants for law students doing pro bono work for non-profit public interest law firms and agencies serving traditionally under-served groups.
Since its founding in 1985, Advocates for Public Interest Law - APIL – has awarded 133 summer grants to law students doing pro bono work. These students have provided over 40,000 free "billable hours" to 30 organizations that provide support to a wide variety of people in need, including immigrants, homeless individuals, and victims of elder abuse, domestic violence, and sex trafficking.
Stephanie Lee '15, one of the event coordinators, said APIL is dedicated to continuing this important work in Hawai'i. "APIL is so proud to continue its tradition of supporting those doing public interest work in our communities. These grants provide students with the opportunity to learn more about the needs of our community and begin charting their own future course of legal work. The APIL Gala is a great venue for the legal community to come together and support important causes like this."
Tickets for the Gala include pupu, drinks, entertainment and a live and silent auction. Auction items include Red Sox tickets, condo stays, Hawaiian Airlines miles, restaurant gift certificates, artwork, and jewelry. Music featuring Eric K. Yamamoto, the Fred T. Korematsu Professor of Law and Social Justice, and Hawai'i Supreme Court Justice Sabrina McKenna '82 will be part of the entertainment.
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Pill with imprint LCI 1788 is White, Round and has been identified as Fluphenazine Hydrochloride 1 mg. It is supplied by Lannett Company Inc.
Fluphenazine is used in the treatment of psychosis and belongs to the drug class phenothiazine antipsychotics. FDA has not classified the drug for risk during pregnancy. Fluphenazine 1 mg is not a controlled substance under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA).
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Here one company offering installment for their product for the price of cash. Means if a item is SR 3000, we have to pay SR 250 per month. No extra charge. But the installment is offered through one bank which is not islamic. (Bank will buy the item from the company & sell it to us & we have to pay monthly amount to Bank) My question is it halal to take such installment from from bank. Is it permissible to take money from bank which is dealing in RIBA?.
Bringing the bank into this transaction must involve one of three possibilities:
1. The bank is the means of purchasers' payments reaching the company, so the purchaser pays what he owns through it (the bank), and the bank is not asking for it or selling anything to him. In this case the bank is acting as an agent of the company in collecting the instalments. There is nothing wrong with this.
2. The bank is selling, in the sense that it purchases the product first from the company, then it sells it to the customer. This is permissible subject to three conditions:
a. that the bank buys the product before selling it to the customer;
b. that it does not sell it on the premises of the company; rather it should move it to its own premises or to another place, because of the report narrated by al-Daaraqutni and Abu Dawood (3499) from Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: I bought some olive oil in the marketplace and when it came into my possession I was met by a man who offered me a good profit for it, and I wanted to make a deal with him, but a man behind me took hold of my arm. I turned around and saw that it was Zayd ibn Thaabit. He said: Do not sell it where you bought it until you take it to your place, for the Messenger of Allaah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) forbade selling goods where they were bought, before the merchants moved them to their places. This hadeeth was classed as hasan by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood.
c. That there should be no stipulation of a "late payment penalty" in the event of any delay in paying off instalments.
3. The bank is financing the customer. If the bank is not taking any interest from him, then this is a qard hasan (goodly loan) and it is permissible, on condition that no late payment penalty is imposed in the event of any delay in repayment, because late payment penalties are riba, which is haraam.
For more information please see the answer to question no. 126950.
To sum up: it is essential to know the nature of the bank's involvement in this transaction and to pay attention to the conditions that we have mentioned. Then, if the transaction is halaal, it will not matter if the bank deals with riba -- because the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) used to deal with the Jews, who consume riba -- so long as the dealings with them do not go beyond the bounds of what is permissible.
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Toshiba Corporation (OTC: TOSBF) is a leading manufacturer of electronics, digital products, and social appliances. Toshiba is the world's second largest maker by market share, after South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co., of NAND flash memory chips and is a chip supplier for the iPhone. NAND memory chips are used in mobile phones, digital cameras, and laptop computers. Despite falling memory prices, Toshiba is counting on strong flash memory demand to continue lifting its overall earnings due to strong demand for smartphones.
Its diversified offerings means that Toshiba is involved in complex relationships with companies that are sometimes competitors and other times partners. Toshiba's semiconductor division co-developed the main processing and graphics chips used in Sony's advanced video game console, the PlayStation 3. On the other hand, Toshiba's digital products group co-invented the HD-DVD format, which lost the fierce battle with Sony's Blu-Ray format for dominance of the next generation media format.
Yet another complicated relationship exists between Apple and Toshiba's NAND flash memory business, which is the second largest player in the flash memory market. Apple's wildly popular iPod and iPhone in large part drives the market for flash memory. At the same time, Toshiba designs and manufactures Microsoft's attempt to dethrone the iPod (the Zune player).
In addition to selling consumer-oriented technologies, Toshiba also builds large infrastructure products, notably nuclear power generators. Toshiba placed a $5.4 billion bet on nuclear energy by purchasing a majority 51% stake in Westinghouse, allowing the company to complement its own nuclear technologies. Increased focus on global warming, rising energy prices, and legislation mandating lower carbon emissions all drive the increased use of nuclear energy, which is among the cheapest and cleanest of all mainstream and alternative energy types. On the other hand, nuclear energy faces significant hurdles of public acceptance, which are often indelibly marred by major accidents such as Three Mile Island (U.S., 1979) or Chernobyl (Ukraine, 1986).
Toshiba resulted from the 1939 merger between Tokyo Electric Company, a company then responsible for electric incandescent lamps and consumer electronics, and Shibaura Engineering Works Co. Ltd, one of Japan's largest manufacturers of heavy electrical apparatus at the time. The company changed its name from Tokyo Shibaura Electric Co. to Toshiba Corporation in 1978.
Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2010 Earnings[1]
Toshiba reported that strong demand for flash memory used in smartphones such as Apple's iPhone helped it increase earnings for the fourth fiscal quarter to 48.6 billion yen ($538.5 million), up from a 183.96 billion yen net loss a year earlier. The company also recorded an operating profit of 104.28 billion yen in the January-March period, reversing a loss of 74.02 billion yen a year earlier. Revenue rose 11% to 1.847 trillion yen from 1.672 trillion yen.
For the 2010 fiscal year, Toshiba's net loss narrowed to 19.74 billion yen from 343.56 billion yen. It posted an operating profit of 117.19 billion yen, compared with an operating loss of 250.19 billion yen in fiscal 2009. Revenue fell 4.1% to 6.382 trillion yen from 6.655 trillion yen in fiscal 2009.
Since its inception, Toshiba Corporation has expanded into several markets, including the atomic, elevator, medical, and energy industries.
One of the more important components of the electronic devices segment is the semiconductor business.
Toshiba has entered into a strategic relationship with SanDisk (SNDK), while investing ¥200 Billion ($1.7 billion) in the semiconductor market. Toshiba plans to devote ¥1 Trillion ($8.4 billion) to semiconductor applications, some of which will be used to complete a fifth NAND flash line plant. Toshiba's fourth NAND Flash line is already in the works in Yoakkaichi.
Key competitors in this segment include Samsung Electronics and Hynix Semiconductor.
Toshiba designed the Cell processor in collaboration IBM and Sony, which implemented the chip in its advanced video game console, the PlayStation 3. Toshiba is also responsible for the Sony PlayStation 3 Graphics Processor RSX.
Toshiba manufactures a wide array of digital consumer products, including mobile phones, hard drives, notebook computers, and DVD players. Some key areas in this business are:
Toshiba allied with Canon to provide Surface-conduction Electron-emitter Display (SED) flat panel screens. It plans to invest ¥180 Billion ($1.5 Billion) in its Himeji SED mass production plant.
Toshiba's presence in the MP3 market is noted by its own Gigabeat line and its partnership with Microsoft to design and manufacture the Zune MP3 Player. Toshiba competes against Apple's dominant iPod franchise in the portable music player industry.
Social Infrastructure includes power plants, elevators, and x-ray apparatus among other offerings. Toshiba became the only company able to offer both boiling water and pressurized water nuclear reactors when it purchased Westinghouse, a company known to cater to the nuclear electric power industry. Toshiba is also known to be involved in thermal, hydro-power generation, and fuel cell systems.
While flash memory prices have decreased over time, other factors play into Toshiba's memory business. The Apple iPhone or new Apple iPods boost overall demand--and prices--of the NAND flash memory market due to the dominance of such products (Apple had sold over 100 million iPods). Toshiba's success in NAND will largely depend on consumer device trends which use this kind of memory; devices include portable media players, digital camera and mobile phones. It should also be noted that, Toshiba was recently ordered to pay Lexar Media, Inc. $380 million for violating trade secrets in NAND technology.
Toshiba hedged its bet for both Sony's PlayStation 3 and Microsoft's XBox 360 by playing a large role in the creation of both HD-DVD (an option for XBox 360) and the Cell Microprocessor, which is the main chip in the newest PlayStation. The success of either or both consoles may greatly influence Toshiba's success in its related business lines.
While Toshiba played both sides of the fence for video games, it is still at the mercy of several forces that are out of its direct control:
Toshiba placed a $5.4 billion bet on nuclear energy by purchasing a majority 51% stake in Westinghouse. The acquisition allows the company to offer pressurized water reactors, a more advanced technology it did not previously have, to complement its legacy boiling water reactors. Westinghouse had been the main contractor for 60% of pressurized water reactor plants in North America and signs point to the U.S. building approximately 200 new nuclear plants over the next 20 years.
Nuclear Energy is one of the cheapest, most scalable sources of electricity; the cost of generating 1kW unit of electric power through nuclear means is 1.5 cents, compared with 6 to 7 cents for natural gas.
The issue of global warming may further boost the acceptance of nuclear energy, especially if lawmakers pass legislation to mandate lower carbon emissions or carbon trading markets take off. Nuclear energy is the cleanest of mainstream and alternative energies from a green house gas emissions standpoint.
However, nuclear power must overcome very significant hurdles of public acceptance, which are often indelibly marred by major accidents such as Three Mile Island (U.S.) in 1979, Chernobyl (Ukraine) in 1986 or Fukushima (Japan) in 2011.
A diversified global manufacturer of many different offerings, Toshiba competes with a wide range of companies. Two key areas of competition are its semiconductor and digital products businesses.
Toshiba, like all other semiconductor companies, trail market leader Intel (INTC). The overall industry has seen recent shifts in market share, as Intel's dominance has fallen while Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), ranked fifth behind Toshiba, nearly doubled its market share in a matter of 12 months. Toshiba has see relatively modest market share growth of 12%.
For NAND Flash market in particular, Toshiba ranks second behind Samsung Group and ahead of Hynix. It is in NAND where Toshiba has grown faster (20%) than Samsung and Hynix. Other relatively minor player such as Intel and Micron may pose threats in the near future, as their respective NAND businesses have grown rapidly. Intel in particular more than doubled its revenue in one quarter and, being the leader of the semiconductor industry, possesses large amounts of capital to fund a strong research and development and build production facilities.


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DRUMMING AT THE WATERFRONT Teens practice basic drumming rhythms with Maguette Camarra, program leader with the Battery Park City Parks Conservancy. Tuesdays at 4. Rockefeller Park. Free.
Battery Park City, 1-800-LUNG-USA: June 6-Asthma Walk, no fee to participate, all are welcome, call for more information or go to asthmawalk.com, 9 a.m., free.
City hall restaurant, 131 Duane St., 212-966-7141: May 24-Loft & Garden, an evening of music, food, entertainment & live and silent auctions, 7-11 p.m., $125 per person, $200 per couple.
Civic community day fair, Murry St. from Broadway to Church St., 212-809-4900: May 14-A Street fair as a special tribute to the financial community of New York, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., free admission.
COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE, 645-9800: Buy shares in the bounty of produce of small New York State farmers, weekly deliveries of fresh produce, delivered through November, approx. $375 for six months, call for more info.
Gramercy Neighborhood Festival, Park Ave. from 17th to 23rd St., 212-809-4900: May 15-A classic NYC street fair with arts & crafts, food & merchandise, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., free admission.
Joes pub, The Public Theater, 425 Lafayette St., 212-741-6383: May 15-Benefit concert for McBurney YMCA Youth & Family Programs, with Garland Jeffreys & friends, 6 p.m., $50-$100, call for more information.
The lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender community center, 208 West 13th St., 212-620-7310: Call for details about upcoming events at the Center.
PRABHUPADA SANKIRTAN SOCIETY, 48 Ave. B, 888-hungry-5: Sun.Sunday Love Feast, a social feast of gourmet vegetarian dishes, free, 6-8 p.m.
South street seaport, Fulton & South Streets, 212-SEA-PORT: Through October-The Seaport Antique Market, more than 200 dealers sell their wares on the second & fourth Sunday of each month, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., free admission.
OUR LADY OF POMPEII CHURCH, 25 Carmine St., 633-9868: Sat. & Sun.Antique/flea market, 10 a.m.-dark.
The sporting club, 99 Hudson St., 212-219-0900: Call about events & availability to use this 5,000 square foot space for events in this great sports club.
Wall street rising downtown information center, 25 Broad St., 212-425-INFO: Call for information on events taking place at the Information Center and around the Downtown Area.
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LONDON (AP) — Orson Welles' personal draft script for "Citizen Kane" is up for sale — from the collection of an American almost as wealthy as the movie's monstrous newspaper mogul, though considerably more private.
Sotheby's auction house is offering the typed script, covered in Welles' amendments and annotations and marked "Mr. Welles' working copy" on the front page.
The script, which has an estimated price of 15,000 pounds to 20,000 pounds ($25,000 to $33,000), is part of a sale of more than 1,000 items owned by the late Stanley Seeger, an affluent collector of everything from Old Masters to historical oddities.
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A U.S.-China draft resolution aimed at reining in North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile program would impose some of the strongest sanctions ever ordered by the United Nations, in a move certain to infuriate the regime and inflame tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
The proposed resolution put forward by the United States and China — North Korea's closest ally — followed Pyongyang's third nuclear test on Feb. 12. It reflected the U.N. Security Council's growing anger over the country's defiance of three previous rounds of sanctions aimed at halting all nuclear and missile tests.
Pyongyang threatened to cancel the 1953 cease-fire that ended the Korean War in response to the looming fourth round of sanctions. North Korea insists its nuclear program is a response to American hostility that dates back to the Korean War, which ended with an armistice, not a peace treaty, leaving the Korean Peninsula still technically in a state of war.
"North Korea will be subject to some of the toughest sanctions imposed by the United Nations," Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the U.N. said. "The breadth and scope of these sanctions is exceptional and demonstrates the strength of the international community's commitment to denuclearization and the demand that North Korea comply with its international obligations."
Rice and China's U.N. Ambassador Li Baodong, who negotiated the text behind closed doors over the last three weeks, predicted speedy approval of the resolution.
"The vote will be Thursday — that's the target," Li said. Rice said the council hoped for "unanimous adoption."
The draft resolution would make it significantly harder for North Korea to move around the funds it needs to carry out its illicit programs.
It would also strengthen existing sanctions that bar North Korea from testing or using nuclear or ballistic missile technology and from importing or exporting material for these programs. It would strengthen the inspection of suspect cargo bound to and from the country.
Many analysts believe that the success of this new round of sanctions depends largely on how well China enforces them. Most of the companies and banks that North Korea is believed to work with are based in China.
The Korean People's Army Supreme Command, citing the U.S.-led push for sanctions, threatened Tuesday to cancel the armistice agreement on March 11 because of ongoing U.S.-South Korean military drills that began March 1. Without elaborating, the command also warned of "surgical strikes" meant to unify the divided Korean Peninsula and of an indigenous, "precision nuclear striking tool."
Such heated military rhetoric and threats have become increasingly common from North Korea as tensions have escalated following last December's rocket launch and Pyongyang's recent nuclear test.
The United States and other nations worry that North Korea's third nuclear test pushes it closer to its goal of gaining nuclear-armed missiles that can reach the U.S. The international community has condemned the regime's nuclear and missile efforts as threats to regional security and a drain on the resources that could go to North Korea's largely destitute people.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said President Barack Obama and the American people want to see North Korean leader Kim Jung Un engage in peace talks.
"Rather than threaten to abrogate and threaten to move in some new direction, the world would be better served ... if he would engage in a legitimate dialogue, legitimate negotiations, in order to resolve not just American concerns, but the concerns of the Japanese and the South Koreans and the Russians and the Chinese, everybody in the region," Kerry said in Doha, Qatar. "That's our hope."
Kerry also stressed that the United States will continue "to do what is necessary to defend our nation and the region together with our allies."
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who is South Korean, said the North must abide by the Korean armistice.
"I am deeply concerned about that kind of very provocative rhetoric," Ban said. "I strongly urge the Pyongyang authorities to reverse course to build trust that will lead to durable peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula."
China's Li also called for increased dialogue.
"Military solutions aren't a solution," he told reporters. "We are concerned about the peace viability in the region and ... around the whole world. So that's why we encourage all the parties to sit down and have a serious talk with each other and address their differences through diplomatic means."
Rice said the proposed sanctions break new ground by targeting the illicit activities of North Korean diplomatic personnel, banking relationships and illicit cash transfers.
All countries would now be required to freeze financial transactions or services that could contribute to North Korea's nuclear or missile programs, according to a Security Council diplomat who spoke on condition of anonymity because the draft has not been circulated publicly.
To get around financial sanctions, North Koreans have been carrying around large suitcases filled with cash to move illicit funds, the diplomat said. The draft resolution clarifies that financial sanctions apply to all cash transfers as well as the cash couriers.
The proposed resolution includes what the diplomat called unprecedented new travel sanctions that would require countries to expel agents working for sanctioned North Korean companies.
The draft also requires states to inspect suspect cargo on their territory and prevent any vessel that refuses an inspection from entering their ports. And a new aviation measure calls on states to deny aircraft permission to take off, land or fly over their territory if illicit cargo is suspected to be aboard, the diplomat said.
Associated Press writers Matthew Pennington in Washington, Foster Klug and Hyung-jin Kim in Seoul and Louise C. Watt in Beijing contributed to this report.


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By DAVID GREEN
"Welcome to our wedding, a celebration of...
a day of...
a time of.…"
A time of forgetting. That's what it was. I think of my wedding ceremony and cringe a little, especially after my daughter recently pulled hers off without a hitch. Colleen and I had hitches.
We had what might be called a home-made wedding. There was little resemblance to the typical ceremonies we've attended in recent years.
It was in a church—Morenci's Congregational Church where I spent a lot of Sundays as a youth—and we did have a pastor handle the ceremony. Well, sort of. It was Paul Koons, the pastor of my high school years, but when we asked him to help us out, it was a matter of calling him back to service. Since then Paul has returned to the pulpit, but at that time he was working in his in-laws' furniture store in Delta.
Were there flowers? I really don't remember. Was there a wedding party? No, there were no bridesmaids, groomsmen, ring-bearer or flower girl.
I don't think there was any grand march to the front of the church. I don't remember how we got to the front. Maybe we were hiding in the choir loft and just popped up when it was time to say, "Welcome to our wedding, a.…"
We might have remembered that opening speech, but it wasn't too long into the ceremony that lines were forgotten. I think Colleen and I must have served as the Masters of Ceremony. Paul probably never had the opportunity to say, "We're gathered here today.…"
Was there weird clothing? Yes, there was, and my beige corduroy suit (made in Poland) has been worn on various occasions since that day when one of our kids or one of their dates wants to look like a dork.
There was no white wedding dress for the bride, either. She wore a long purple skirt and I think I should go to the closet and track that item down. I recall stuffing our wedding clothes with wadded Observers and putting them on display for a our Seven Year Itch party. They looked a little odd even after seven years.
Were there a lot of relatives and local friends in the crowd? No, there weren't. I can cringe over and over in so many ways when I think back.
We invited mostly friends from college. I don't have a good explanation for this. Maybe I thought other people liked to avoid weddings like I did. I didn't want to trouble anyone with having to go to mine.
I remember walking from my apartment above the Disturber office to my parents' house that afternoon and I passed Craig and Lorraine Pillow downtown. Craig asked what I was doing today and I answered, "I'm getting married." No big deal.
My parents invited their own friends to the ceremony since I was rude enough not to do it myself. They didn't want to be left alone with all these wackos that we called friends.
And what about the remainder of the day...was there a nicely catered reception? Sort of. It was catered by our friends. It was a potluck dinner. Pretty strange, but I'm not cringing over this one. It was excellent food. Potlucks—it was the culture from which we emerged at school. It was wonderful.
Tell us about the honeymoon. Colleen and I took the back bedroom in the apartment and we gave our bed to her mother and a sister.
Our wedding story never appeared in the Observer. I was too busy to write it up, I guess. Without that "proof" of marriage, and with Colleen keeping her maiden name, I remember being challenged by a friendly local businessman about the authenticity of our union. Maybe he was just miffed because he was among the legion of Morenci people not invited. The joys of small-town living.
I've been thinking of all this stuff as we move past Rosanna's wedding and on to Ben's next month. Colleen and I were talking about how odd it is to be so uninvolved in the planning for Ben's after such deep immersion in Rosanna's.
I asked Ben's bride, Sarah, if there was a preference for my attire. She said I might as well dress as her father will dress, and that means another tuxedo.
I'm still hearing comments about the photo of Rozee and me dancing. Now there will be yet another tux photo as Ben and I traipse across the dance floor.


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Jeff Bliss, a student at Duncanville High School in Duncanville, Texas, made national headlines when a video of his classroom rant went viral. In the video, Bliss criticizes the teacher for handing students a packet of information, instead of teaching them "face-to-face."
You want kids to come into your class, you want them to get excited for this? You gotta come in here, you gotta make them excited. You want a kid to change and start doing better? You gotta touch his frickin' heart.
"You've gotta take this job serious," Bliss continues.
"This is the future of this nation. When you come in here like you did last time and make a statement like, 'Oh this is my paycheck' -- indeed it is. But this is my country's future and my education," he adds.
NBC 5 in Dallas-Fort Worth reported Thursday that the student would face no disciplinary action for his outburst, but that the teacher had been placed on leave as part of procedure.
The school district released this statement about the incident:
As a district with a motto of engaging hearts and minds, we focus on building positive relationships with students and designing engaging work that is meaningful. We want our students and teachers to be engaged, but the method by which the student expressed his concern could have been handled in a more appropriate way.
But the school district's spokeswoman Tammy Kuykendall told Mashable in an email that Bliss had made a few good points.
"He makes a number of valid statements about how classrooms across America need to change and we view this as an opportunity to have more conversations about transforming our schools to better meet the needs of our students," she said.
Bliss told a local Fox station that his mom was proud of him, but thought he needed to change his attitude.


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Halodule pinifolia
|Scope: Global
Language: English
|Scientific Name:
|Halodule pinifolia (Miki) Hartog
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|Taxonomic Notes:
|Halodule pinifolia is sometimes confused with Halodule uninervis.
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Least Concern ver 3.1
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|Short, F.T., Williams, S.L., Carruthers, T.J.R., Waycott, M., Kendrick, G.A., Fourqurean, J.W., Callabine, A., Kenworthy, W.J. & Dennison, W.C.
|Livingstone, S., Harwell, H. & Carpenter, K.E.
Halodule pinifolia is widespread and common although the population is most likely to be decreasing due to a number of localized threats throughout its range. This species is fast growing and can recolonize areas if removed. It is listed as Least Concern.
|Range Description:
|Halodule pinifolia has a wide distribution in the Pacific and eastern Indian Oceans. In the Pacific, it is found in southern Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, throughout the Gulf of Thailand and along the coast of Vietnam and southern China. It occurs throughout insular Southeast Asia northeast to the Northern Mariana Islands and southeast to the Fiji Islands, as well as across northern Australia. In the Indian Ocean, it is found from mid-Western Australia to the Timor Sea, the south coast of Indonesia, to the Andaman Sea and extending around the Bay of Bengal to the Coromandel Coast of India.
|Countries occurrence:
Native:Australia; China; Fiji; India; Indonesia; Japan; Malaysia; Micronesia, Federated States of ; New Caledonia; Palau; Papua New Guinea; Philippines; Singapore; Taiwan, Province of China; Thailand; United States Minor Outlying Islands; Vanuatu; Viet Nam; Wallis and Futuna
|FAO Marine Fishing Areas:
Indian Ocean – eastern; Pacific – northwest; Pacific – western central
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|Halodule pinifolia is a common species and relatively widespread. The trends in population are variable and most likely declining overall. Populations can be affected by heavy grazing by dugong in Australia.
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|Halodule pinifolia forms homogenous patches in intertidal places or occasionally intermixed with other seagrasses (Skelton and South 2006). Halodule pinifolia grows in sandy or muddy sand substrates from upper littoral to subtidal areas. It is ephemeral with rapid turn-over and high seed set, and is well adapted to high levels of disturbance. This species is can grow rapidly and is a fast coloniser. Often heavily epiphytised.
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|Halodule pinifolia is affected by a number of threats throughout its range. Coastal development is the most prominent threat. This species is also susceptible to increasing temperatures due to climate change as it is a shallow-living species. Other localized threats are trawling, reduced water quality, siltation and sedimentation and aquaculture.
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|There are no species specific conservation measures for this species. It is found in some marine protected areas throughout its range. Monitoring of the population status is recommended for this species.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House spokesman Jay Carney said on Tuesday that negotiations in the Senate are making progress toward ending a fiscal impasse but "we're far from a deal at this point.
With time running out until a Thursday deadline to raise the U.S. debt ceiling or face a debt default, the White House was hopeful the Senate would provide a path out of the crisis.
"We're encouraged by the progress that we've seen in the Senate, but we're far from a deal at this point," Carney told reporters.
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NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock market futures are plunging after the Labor Department reported that the economy added just 88,000 jobs in March, the lowest gain in nine months.
Dow Jones industrial average futures slid 135 points to 14,396. Nasdaq 100 futures dropped 33 points to 2,752. S&P 500 futures slid 17 points to 1,537.50.
The number of jobs added was well below the 195,000 economists had predicted, and reflects a sharp slowdown in hiring after several months of strength. The slowdown may signal that the economy is heading into a weak spring
The unemployment rate dropped to 7.6 percent, but only because more people stopped looking for work. The percentage of Americans working or looking for jobs fell to 63.3 percent in March, the lowest in nearly 34 years.
The report weighed on world markets as well.
Despite positive news out of Germany, where a report showed industrial orders rebounded in February, a promising sign for first-quarter growth, Germany's DAX fell 1.9 percent to 7,663.
The news from France was not as promising. The French finance minister warned that the country will barely grow this year. The main market index, the CAC all slid 2 percent to 3,651. Britain's FTSE 100 dropped 1.7 percent to 6,234.14.
Earlier Japan's Nikkei hit a four-year high, boosted by enthusiasm for that nation's new central bank policies. But worries about bird flu in China and saber-rattling in North Korea weighed on other Asian markets.