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September 14, 2009
Cutest pic of the night/ever?
Thanks HisGoldenEyes. See more at MTV
- Lorabell
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OH MY GOSH. I wanna say SPEECHLESS. But Whoaaaaaa hahaha the squeals have escaped! Squeal squealReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 14, 2009 at 12:02 PM
Aww...poor Taylor, he will so be cropped out of that picture.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 14, 2009 at 12:05 PM
That is one super sweet picture!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Poor taylor indeed, he should just let those two take the pictures together hihi ;) TEAM EDWARDReplyDelete
hahaha Superrr cuteeee!!! Poor Taylorr! hehehe but right...there's no Robste so...this is just a friendly hug! hahaReplyDelete
HOW CUTE IS THAT PICTURE??? Wait don't answer me, it just can't get any cuter!!ReplyDelete
Even with the most limited exposure they just can't hide themselves can they??? And we adore them for that!!!
Hoping for more information on what happened yesterday, and hopefully more Robsten info!! :P
- AnonymousSeptember 14, 2009 at 12:25 PM
who says there's no robsten? Nobody knows but them probably and let them have this for themselves! True or not! It's the only thing they have left! (BUT we can dream by staring at this pic right?!)ReplyDelete
That IS thee cutest picture EVER! They're smittin' :)ReplyDelete
Is Kristen digging in Rob's coat pocket? hehe
- AnonymousSeptember 14, 2009 at 12:37 PM
If anybody still says those two are not a couple, then they're in complete denial. Just look at that body language. And Rob has put his arm around Kristen before, but never with his hand open and never when he's so intent on her. Glad to see Kristen so happy and love her hand inside his jacket. Poor Taylor looks completely like a third wheel - LOL. He's probably used to it by now, spending everyday with them on set. :PReplyDelete
@ Anonymous above yeah you nailed that one, Robsten lives!!!!ReplyDelete
Kristen is absolutely gorgeous and glowing and that dress and those shoes rocked and her hair was outstanding last night!!!! And Rob is pretty glowy himself but thn hell he'd look good in anything.
Man they are one sexy couple, I love hand contact between both of them and he's intently listening to her and checking out the cleavage as well.
The kid Taylor looks uncomfortable and out of place.
Yep, they totally heart each other.ReplyDelete
Quoting from Angela in 'American Beauty' ...
Kristen, 'You love him, you wanna have, like, ten thousand of his babies!' :)
- AnonymousSeptember 14, 2009 at 1:08 PM
kristen is glowing, which probably means she's in love...with whom ??? :))ReplyDelete
rob is dropdead sexy all.the.time.
Aw - they're in lurv... : )ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 14, 2009 at 1:47 PM
Katy Perry Look-a-Like-a-man (in drag)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 14, 2009 at 1:56 PM
hot ash<3ReplyDelete
And another one of them!!!! Such beauty, such love!!!ReplyDelete
So cute :) www.robstenlove.comReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 14, 2009 at 2:21 PM
OMG...they are a couple, not doubt. I am SO happy to see Kristen looking SO gorgeous and dressed up !!!! Very happy she didn't wear jeans and a t-shirt. To me, that hug says they are together. Good for them !!!!!ReplyDelete
- SparklesSeptember 14, 2009 at 2:42 PM
I really really hate speculating about their relationship because I hate the way the press have totally invaded their private life but it's just so damn hard to not pass any judgement when you see photo's as cute as this!!! Grrr!!! Frustrating :P
:) x x x
They looked fabulous last night. Kristens hair was magnificant. Taylor, as usual, looked dapper and smokin hot in that cut suit. But Rob...my God Rob! He could melt the panties off a girl without even trying. LOL! Did you hear all the screams when Rob was mentioned by Russle Brand?ReplyDelete
And poor Taylor being involved in the Kanye incident. What a jerk that guy is, huh?
- AnonymousSeptember 14, 2009 at 3:07 PM
Oh so much intense bodylanguage in just two seconds pics,... :P ... they´ve always hold like this since they filmed Twilight; couple or not this kind of pic is still no prove of anything, but I can see how it makes some people happy, they do look cute togheter, they always do. It is just so funny how there are a couple of pics of them getting to pose for a pic and everyone is like "there is a prove!!, it is all in the body language!!, haw can people still be in denial of their love?!!".. hahahaa So much done and say over couple of pics.ReplyDelete
The pressure of living under such scrutinity must be insane.
- AnonymousSeptember 14, 2009 at 3:21 PM
love RobsteReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 14, 2009 at 3:34 PM
@anon 10:07 I guess why people are taking these pics as 'prove' is because they have avoided posing like this ever since she broke up with oregano, they've barely even touched eachother in public, so when I saw this pic I was like Oo. Not because it necessarily proves anything but it's different to what we have seen lately.ReplyDelete
Not really commenting on Robsten or not, but that is just such a cute picture of them together! They just fit together!ReplyDelete
Not really feeling sorry for Taylor, come on, they're actors and I don't think he has any special interest in Kristen, but it must be a tough job to keep trying to be close to her, as Summit without doubt has ordered him too, regarding New Moon and all.
Ashley is so pretty, and she really outshines Kate Perry, since she seems so natural but still elegant.
some of my favorite pics now. loved the dress, loved the hair, well..it was better than the mullet, and loved the chemistry.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 14, 2009 at 4:48 PM
Ok so I have spent the last year or so ignoring/denying anything going on between those two...hmm, seeing this makes me do a complete 180......ok Rob and Kristen, fess up!!!!lolReplyDelete
Aww that is a very cute picture of them :) I do feel a little bad for Taylor but I think he understands :) They're friends so no big deal, he's a sweetie :) Plus I think it just "looks" bad but it's not. Taylor looks ready to for the picture and they seem to be talking or something ;) All three look great, hotties :)ReplyDelete
those are cute pics. I think it is just funny how everyone is speculating with Robsten. They're cute together, but I don't really care if they are a couple or not, they have been through a lot together and that is bound to leave an effect on the closeness of their relationship. I don't like that Katy Perry wasn't even smiling in the pic with Ashley...kinda rude in my mind.ReplyDelete
The first picture should be the cover for Eclipse. :-)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 14, 2009 at 8:29 PM
There are NO words to describe just how much I love these pics of Rob and Kristen. They always go to great lengths to not really touch each other but these pics are different. It's like Rob is saying "this is MY girl". Kristen looks SO beautiful...the dress, the hair. I think if they would just "come out" as couple, they might not be bothered as much.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 14, 2009 at 9:39 PM
Uh, yeah, that's about the cutest picture I've ever seen of a couple. Cause they so aren't posing! They look adorable and are just radiating happiness.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 14, 2009 at 10:15 PM
Kristen is just beyond beautiful here. She's prettier than Rob even, and that's hard to do. I am SO glad the mullet is gone and replaced with something better. She's just getting prettier and prettier. And her legs look so long, don't they? Who says Megan Fox is pretty? Megan fox looks like a transsexual next to Kristen, who looks so delicate and lovely.ReplyDelete
Kristen is totally reaching into Rob's pocket in these pictures. It's sweet. they're a couple for sure. I just hope they last longer than most Hollywood relationships. I hope Rob can keep the claws of every woman in America off him, especially that transsexual Megan Fox. She's a trailer trash freak.
- AnonymousSeptember 14, 2009 at 10:52 PM
Personally, I've always had a preference for Ashley Greene. She's much prettier than KStew in my opinion. But still, I have to give credit where credit is due. And Kristen looked very pretty at the VMA's. It's nice to see her dressed this well and looking like the young lady she is.ReplyDelete
However, the pictures don't say much to me. If he had been sober and hugged her like that then perhaps I'd believe it was a romantic hug. However, judging by the fact that he was slurring his words he might be a bit buzzed there. Isn't it possible that he's one of those happy drunks that likes to hug people and be merry?
The one person that I wanted to reach out and hug was poor Taylor Swift, poor girl I felt so bad for her.
Can I ask how the hell so many people have assumed that Rob is drunk?????????????ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 14, 2009 at 11:04 PM
He was slurring his words while on stage. Didn't you catch that?!?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 14, 2009 at 11:08 PM
The red and black outfit looks so much better on Ashley. I agree the gold outfit was off.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 14, 2009 at 11:13 PM
Agreed regarding wanting to hug Taylor Swift. Kanye can go to hell. He just can't cope with Taylor because she is a successful woman who refuses to act like the stereotypical MTV sex monkey.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 14, 2009 at 11:27 PM
TO TWI CRACK ADDICT :ReplyDelete
I know this may sound dumb, but I'm really confused...ARE Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson REALLY going out in reality ????
I go to the store and all I see on magazines are stories of them dating and having a relationship....
PLEASE tell me if you can. I figured you might know the facts.
Leah Clearwater
- AnonymousSeptember 14, 2009 at 11:59 PM
Taylor Lautner should have just gone with Taylor Swift! I think they're really cute. They'll be in a movie together next year, plus the fact that they're both TAYLOR. It would have been a happy picture--Robsten and TayTay (think of another name: SwifTner, Lauswift?) I think SwifTner is much better!ReplyDelete
Can anyone do a manip? Photoshop Miss Swift beside Mr. Lautner! :D
Taylor has his arm around her too.ReplyDelete
Maybe they`re a threesome?
- AnonymousSeptember 15, 2009 at 2:04 AM
Taylor looks just like third wheel Jacob...you can even see the slight air of disapproval.ReplyDelete
Oh--and to Wen above...he was either drunk or just had a stroke backstage...
Aww...cute drunk Rob. At least they all looked happy. I hope they all had a great night, however short it was.
- AnonymousSeptember 15, 2009 at 4:07 AM
Ok, does anyone know if the pics of Rob and Kristen are photoshopped? (is that the right word?) I read they were. I hope not !!!!!ReplyDelete
- MommaHalleSeptember 15, 2009 at 4:17 AM
poor taylor stuck as the flipping third wheel. Here's a hug, ya lovebale, spikey-headed kid!ReplyDelete
Did Kristen really break up with her boyfriend Oregano?? I haven't seen any pix of them together, but I don't blame her-Rob is irresistable-I didn't know they broke up though.ReplyDelete


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Deadly attacks on football fans in Uganda condemned by INTERPOL
World police body deploying support team at request of Ugandan police chief
LYON, France – INTERPOL Secretary General Ronald K. Noble has condemned Sunday's attacks in Kampala on football fans gathered to watch the World Cup final as 'despicable and cowardly' and promised the world police body's full support to the Ugandan authorities' investigation.
At the request of the head of Ugandan Police, Major General Kale Kayihura, INTERPOL is to deploy an Incident Response Team (IRT) to Uganda to provide on-site support for the investigation into the blasts at a rugby club and a restaurant in the capital which left more than 70 dead and at least 70 more injured.
"This attack on innocent victims who had simply gone out to enjoy the World Cup final must be condemned in the strongest possible terms and those behind it can only be regarded as cowardly," said Secretary General Noble.
"INTERPOL will provide full support as requested by Major General Kayihura in assisting the investigation to identify and ultimately bring those behind this murderous attack to justice," said the INTERPOL chief.
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Immediately following the attacks, INTERPOL's 24-hour Command and Co-ordination Centre at the General Secretariat headquarters in Lyon was in contact with the National Central Bureau (NCB) in Kampala.
In addition to deploying a team to Kampala, INTERPOL will also assist in ensuring that all messages from any of its 188 member countries relating to the attacks are treated as a priority.


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The confusing part is the link in the "Latest News" section
that claims an all-time
high in domestic and global box office sales. The global
market grew 4.9% to $26.6 billion, claims the MPAA, and the U.S.
domestic market grew roughly 5.4%, passing the $9.6 billion mark.
"From the threat and eventual reality
of a writer's strike to the global impact of film theft to concerns
over the economy, the film industry faced significant challenges in
2007," stated Dan Glickman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
the MPAA. "But, ultimately, we got our Hollywood ending. Once
again, diverse, quality films and the timeless allure of the movie
house proved a winning combination with consumers around the world."
It is surprising to see the MPAA claim
that the motion picture industry is taking a beating from piracy when
their own data shows that the market is producing better than before.
This is not to say, however, that piracy doesn't have an effect on
the film industry.
According to a study done by the
Institute for Public Innovation, motion
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which includes revenue and "related measures of economic
performance". The related measure includes loss of jobs,
decrease in earning for workers, and the U.S. governments loss of tax
revenue. The study claims that film industry would have added a
little over 45,000 new jobs.
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some large hits from piracy, you can rest a little easier knowing
that the industry is still raking in quite a sum of cash.


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BALTIMORE — Through the Mike McCarthy years, the Green Bay Packers have lost a Greg Jennings here, a James Jones, Jordy Nelson or Donald Driver there, but they have never before faced the potential of being without such a high percentage of core receivers for such a long time.
The good news for the Packers is that early indications were that Randall Cobb (knee) and James Jones (shin) did not suffer season-ending injuries in a rugby-style, 19-17 victory over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday afternoon at M&T Bank Stadium.
McCarthy said he hoped exams Monday would reveal that neither receiver suffered a major injury. One of their teammates said he was informed neither injury was as bad as it could have been.
What exactly that means for their immediate future isn't known.
"We're always worried when someone goes out," receiver Jordy Nelson said after the Packers improved to 3-2. "As far as I know, it's not possibly as bad as it could have been. So, hopefully that stays the course. We'll find out more this week and hopefully it's a quick recovery.
"We'll miss them when they're gone."
McCarthy wouldn't make any predictions on the outcome of medical tests, but it was clear he was also told there's a reasonable chance both will be back at some point this season. He wouldn't go much farther than that.
"I'm hopeful for good information tomorrow once we get him back," McCarthy said in response to a question about Cobb. "James Jones, I'm hoping for good information there, too. We don't have a full diagnosis on either one of those guys."
Team physician Patrick McKenzie is able to read X-rays and manipulate joints to see if bones are broken or major ligaments are torn. The Packers gave no indication that either play suffered that kind of injury.
What they do know for sure is that they aren't the same team without two-thirds of their three-man air force, which came into the game with 67 of the 101 completions, 1,035 of 1,331 yards and seven of the nine touchdowns quarterback Aaron Rodgers has thrown this season.
And while they were able to beat a hardscrabble team like the Ravens in their own backyard, they've got some major hurdles to overcome if the two are out for more than a week or two. They can bring up Myles White from the practice squad or re-sign Jeremy Ross, but it's not going to be the same.
Neither would have made things easier on the Packers on Sunday.
"It was a battle," Nelson said. "It could have been easier for us on offense, but the defense played great. Hats off to them for keeping us in the game and letting us score enough to win."
With Jones and Cobb out, Nelson made the most important play of the day, getting behind the Ravens secondary for a 64-yard touchdown with 2 minutes 12 seconds to go in the third quarter. It gave the Packers a 16-3 lead and ended a 61-minute span in which they had failed to score a touchdown dating to the third quarter of the Detroit victory last week.
Nelson caught just four of the 10 passes thrown his way — he should have caught at least two more of them — for 113 yards and a touchdown. The one that put the Packers ahead by 13 was as important as any he has had this season, particularly given the difficulties the Packers had in the passing game after Jones and Cobb left.
"That was a big play for us," said running back Eddie Lacy, who carried the offense most of the day, pounding out 120 yards on 23 carries in his first NFL 100-yard game. "It's pretty much expected with those two, but it was a great play for us and allowed us to keep going."
McCarthy's game plan appeared to be to spread out the Baltimore defense, make them play with an extra defensive back and mix in a good dose of Lacy to try to keep them honest.
The Packers settled for a field goal on their first drive after Nelson dropped a slant inside the Baltimore 20 that might have gone for a touchdown and had moved to their own 46 on their second drive. But Lacy's run to the right came in Jones' direction and while blocking he got hit by the pile from behind, injuring his shin and sending him to the locker room.
He finished with one catch for 10 yards.
More drops, sacks and penalties hurt the Packers throughout the rest of the half, and everything took a dramatic turn for the worse when Cobb caught a 15-yard pass across the middle and safety Matt Elam took his legs out with a flying tackle. Cobb appeared lucky enough not to have had his right foot planted heavily when he took the shot and might have suffered a hyperextension.
But the way he went down, it looked as if he had torn up his knee.
"It was a questionable hit on the play on Randall," Rodgers said. "I thought he had enough time to make a hit in the legal hitting zone."
Once Cobb joined Jones on the bench, the Packers had to go to an entirely different mode offensively, moving seldom-used Jarrett Boykin into a starting role and tight end Jermichael Finley into the third receiver position.
McCarthy used more double-tight end sets and after having Rodgers drop back to pass 24 times in the first half, limited him to 15 in the second. Running plays jumped from 10 in the first half to 16 in the second.
"Obviously, we made a big adjustment," Finley said. "We came in at halftime and the coaches talked to us, and we came out and played our type of ball. For us today, it was next man up, and we just did what we needed to do."
In all there were three really big plays in the passing game. There was Nelson's touchdown, Boykin's 43-yard catch-and-run and Finley's 52-yard reception.
Boykin had dropped a pair of passes before Rodgers gave him another chance on second and 8 at the Packers 32 midway through the third quarter. He flung the ball to Boykin on a slip screen to the left and Boykin took it up the sideline all the way to the Baltimore 25.
The Packers had looked terrible up to that point without Jones and Cobb, so that reception — even though it set up only a field goal — was huge for the offense. Nelson made his big catch to spread the scoreboard margin and then Finley finished off the Ravens.
His 19-yard reception helped set up Mason Crosby's field goal that made it 19-10 and his 52-yard reception on third and 3 at the Packers 27 with 1:53 to go all but ended Baltimore's chances to overcome a two-point deficit.
"That's all day," Finley said of his one-on-one matchup with Elam on the 52-yard play. "I'm not trying to brag or anything, but I'm not going to let one guy tackle me. One guy isn't going to take me down."
In the end, the Packers hung on and Rodgers summed up the day with this: "That was a lot of fun."


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Oolite is an independent reinterpretation and ehancement of the classic space sim game Elite for modern computers. The result is a space trading and combat simulation offering encounters with pirates, police, bounty hunters, the occasional alien menace, and other surprises along the way. While striving to reach the coveted Elite status, the players set their own path through the various galaxies, choosing to be trader, pirate, or bounty hunter depending on the situation at hand, and their own judgement. The game is hugely expandable, using a combination of property lists and JavaScript. Oolite's active modding community already provides more than 200 OXPs (Oolite eXpansion Packs). Among them are a huge variety of missions, weapons, ships, and extra career paths over and above what's available within the core game, as well as a number of other gameplay enhancements and customizations.
Selador is a browser-based fantasy game. The game was commercial at first, but has since been released as open source by its developers. The game focuses on teamplay and communication between players. Although it is played in real-time, strategy and planning are paramount. It comes with a nice set of graphics and a pre-populated database. It can be installed on any *AMP stack.
Unknown Horizons is a 2D realtime strategy simulation with an emphasis on economy and city building. Expand your small settlement to a strong and wealthy colony, collect taxes and supply your inhabitants with valuable goods. Increase your power with a well balanced economy and with strategic trade and diplomacy.


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Out of these teams in naruto, who do you think will most likely take down the legendary sannin? I would really like to here you guys thoughts on this topic.
Note: Dont post on my thread if you are planning on basing your opinions on favoritism. I dont want no bs, post your opinion and explain why you believe that. And please dont come on this thread saying madara can take beat all of them.we all f*ckin know madara can do that. the reason i didnt put OP characters(like naruto and madara) in this is because it wouldnt be fair at all.
-The Uchiha Brothers (Sasuke and Itachi)
-The A-B Combo (A and Killer Bee)
-Team Taka (Sasuke, Suigetsu, Juugo, Karin)
-Puppet Masters (Sasori, Kankuro, Chiyo)
-The Six Paths (Deva, Asura, Human, Animal, Preta, and Naraka Paths)
-Any 3 akatsuki members(except tobi and nagato)
My Opinion? I would say the uchiha brothers are most likely to take down the legendary sannin. My reasons for saying this is because...
-their susanoo's are almost invincible. As we all know Itachi's susanoo has the totsuka blade that can put enemies in an infinite genjutsu and a shield that are immune to any ninjutsu. Sasuke's susanoo can shoot projectiles which is a great advantage when fighting close-combat enemies(tsunade). he also has a amaterasu shield that if touched by an enemy they would be ignited in flames. I would say that it would most likely be impossible for tsunade to do any close-combat or physical fighting.
-As we all know, Itachi is a god when it comes to genjutsu. Him and sasuke have caught Orochimaru in their genjutsus before and i believe they can do it again.As for Jiraiya, I think Jiraiya can escape their genjutsu maybe with ma and pa on his side. Maybe just maybe. We have never seen Tsunade fight with a genjutsu specialist before. So it would be hard for me to judge whether she will get caught in it or not. Well then again, Orochimaru knows more about the uchihas genjutsu and he still got caught in it so most likely tsunade will get caught in it.
In my speculations I would assume that...
Uchiha Brothers>Sannins in DEFENSE (Due to both Invincible susanoos)
Uchiha Brothers<Sannins in VITALITY (Tsunade's can constantly heal herself/teamates)
Uchiha Brothers>Sannins in OFFENSE (the legendary sannin all together have more abilities than the Uchiha Brothers but the Uchiha Brothers have more DAMAGING abilities)
Uchiha Brothers>Sannins in INTELLIGENCE (Both Sasuke and Itachi are both known for being a genius. Itachi is almost 10 moves ahead of his opponent and sasuke is known for being very evasive)
Uchiha Brothers<=Sannins in TACTICS (the uchiha brothers and the sannins are very close to tactics but i would say the sannins are alittle bit better than them in tactics. By analyzing their abilties their whole team was based on tactics, after all thats why they was the named the legendary sannin . During their times as a team, I would assume that Tsunade was the healer/supporter, Jiraiya was the Offensive Ninja and Orochimaru was the Decoy/Secondary offense)


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"This performance is extraordinarily beautiful, supple, expressive, inward, personal and idiomatic and no one would recognize the New York Philharmonic of a few years ago in this Middle European-sounding orchestra."Boston Globe
"Ma and Masur together encompass the work's astonishingly full expressive range, making it the more bitingly dramatic with high dynamic contrasts. The Victor Herbert Concerto also receives a high-powered performance, but one which does not overload the romantic element with sentiment, whether in the brilliant and vigorous outer movements or in the warmly lyrical slow movement, with its themes like love-songs from Herbert's operettas translated. Ma's use of rubato is perfectly judged, with that slow movement made the more tender at a flowing speed. The finale is then given a quicksilver performance, both brilliant and urgent. This magnificent performance could not be more welcome."Gramophone


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Apple is very protective of its iTunes store and the pricing
model used to distribute music and video. That tight grip over pricing has
caused NBC Universal to break ties with Apple.
NBC Universal will not renew
its contract with Apple to sell TV shows on iTunes. Popular NBC Universal shows
made available on iTunes include "Heroes," "30 Rock" and "The
Office." In fact, NBC Universal is currently the number one provider of
video downloads on iTunes and accounts for 40 percent of video downloads
(roughly 1,500 hours or programming).
NBC Universal's two-year contract ends in December, so
content will still be available on iTunes until that time. Apple and NBC
Universal could still come to an agreement before the end of the contract, but
it appears -- for the moment at least -- that neither side is willing to budge
on the matter.
NBC Universal feels that it should receive a larger cut of
iTunes downloads and have the ability to package content together. Apple on the
other hand has stood its ground with regards to pricing and contends that
packaging video content would lead to confusion for buyers and decrease demand.
This isn't the first time that Apple has run into pricing
issues with one of its content providers. In July, Universal Media Group
decided not to renew its iTunes contract over similar pricing concerns.


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SerLooK is a KDE application for inspecting data going over serial lines. It can work as a binary terminal that sends and receives data through a defined port (Point to Point mode) and displays them on separate views. Each view can be configured to display data in hexadecimal, decimal, octal, binary, and raw ASCII. It is also possible to perform I/O through terminal emulation views and define a secondary port and monitor the traffic between two external hosts using a "Y" cable (Snooper mode).
Oculus Server Monitor uses a plain text, human readable protocol to export server information to any client that connects to it. It supports a plugin system for commands, an XML-style configuration file, and IP-based access control. Odie, the Oculus Daemon InterfeacE, is a rich Web application that polls a list of hosts for their status.
LiKee (which stands for LIne KEEper) is a monitoring system for supervision of Web applications and pages. It is a tool for automation of service processes of uptime-critical Web applications. It periodically monitors remote pages and evaluates their content with regular expressions. It can send alerts through email, GSM calls, and SMS. It offers Web-based administration and reporting with advanced graphical design.
katimon is an unofficial ATI graphics card temperature monitor, fan regulator, and overclocking utility. It is a graphical front-end to the command-line aticonfig utility. Katimon monitors and controls supported ATI graphics cards. It can monitor temperature, fan speed, GPU speed and memory speed. It can automatically control fan speed by monitoring the temperature. It can also act as an overclocking utility for cards that support it. This utility only works with the proprietary fglrx driver.
PHP Server Monitor is a script that checks whether the servers/Websites on your list are running. Each server has its own notification settings. Notifications are made via email or text messages. Using the Web-based interface, you can add servers and manage users for each server.
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Using Google.org, the philanthropic arm of Google, the
Mountain View, California company awarded a $1 million-grant for hybrid
electric vehicle development and plans on offering up to $10 million in grants
to support the vehicles. The RechargeIT initiative "aims to reduce
CO2 emissions, cut oil use and stabilize the electrical grid by accelerating
the adoption of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and vehicle-to-grid
Companies and universities interested in the grant money for alternative transportation
research will have to present official proposals to Google later this summer.
"Climate Change: mitigate the effect of climate change on the poor
by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, improving energy efficiency, and
supporting clean energy sources," is published on the front page of the official Google.org web site.
The $1 million grant was offered to help
support the development and adoption of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.
Plug-in cars are different than other clean-cars because regular hybrids use
battery power but still rely on combustion engines -- plug-in cars are able to
utilize electric power for up to 30 miles before having to rely on a gas
Several companies -- including Toyota, Honda and General Motors -- are actively
working on plug-in hybrid vehicles.
In other environmental news, Google recently turned on the solar panels which
cover much of the roof tops on the company's Mountain View corporate
campus. The panels are able to produce up to 1.6 megawatts of energy,
which is enough to offer as much as one-third of the entire campuses energy
Google previously
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An Atheistic Ethic: The Christian Debate Stopper
salvationfound voiced what I was waiting for a Christian to say. He or she wrote:
If someone wants to kill and they feel the advantages outweigh the disadvantages why shouldn't they kill?I'm assuming here that sf is talking about a premeditated unlawful and unjust killing of another human being. My answer?
Under these circumstances then he will kill, because that's why people get murdered in the first place by others who kill them. Since I'm arguing that every human being is motivated to act from self-interest, then if these conditions obtain for someone, they will therefore kill. And it doesn't matter what a person's religious or non-religious beliefs are at that point, because these beliefs also factor into whether the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. Whether one is a Christian or not, people will kill under these circumstances.
There is no ethic that can stop someone from killing under these circumstances...none. Since Christianity numberically dominates in American society then a whole lot of Christians are killing other people. Men kill their wives. Women kill their husbands and children. Others kill while stealing. Men kill after raping a woman. Who do you think are doing most of the killing here? Christians. Why do they do this? Because the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. Some do so while in an irrational rage, or because of paranoia, or due to drugs or alcohol. But they do it. And so do atheists and agnostics.
Christians will say that the Christians who kill others are not "real Christians." What can we make of this? According to such a definition a Christian is someone who obeys the Bible? But how does that follow from the contrary idea that we cannot earn our way into heaven? How can they have it both ways? Deeds mean little to the evangelical mind in front of a merciful God. Evangelicals will claim there is no deed God cannot forgive, so murder should be no problem for God. Christians say a person must repent before he can be forgiven, but does that mean they can fall away from God's grace, or that their repentence must be perfect before God can forgive them? And does this mean they should search out every possible sin and daily repent of it before God will forgive? Surely not. Lewis B. Smedes [in his book Mere Morality] makes a strong case that God can and does forgive suicide, and there can be no repentence after such a deed is committed.
Christians can have an excuse whenever they want to do wrong. I know. As a former Christian I knew God would forgive me if I did something wrong. So, when I felt the advantages outweighed the disadvantages I did it knowing full well God would forgive me.
Having said all of this, I dispute the basis of the question sf asked. I claim that the advantages will never outweight the disadvantages in unlawfully and unjustly killing someone, period. Give me a scenario and I doubt that rational self-interest will ever conclude the right thing to do is to kill someone (except in self-defense). My position is that people who kill are not acting rationally.


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"That is the cycle of life. How have you lived so long, yet learned nothing from our painful past?"
Basic Information
Name: Madara Uchiha
Nickname: Denizen of Hell
Age: 20
Looks:Madara was a tall, fair-skinned man with spiky, black hair that had a slight, blue tint to it. In his younger days, his hair was shoulder-length and he wore the standard Uchiha clan outfit: a high collared black shirt with the clan's crest on its back, which Madara tended to leave slightly open, and blue pants with bandages around his shins. Around his waist, he had a sash that held a sack, presumably containing his ninja tools. During later years, his hair grew out more and his sash was replaced by a belt, adorned with pouches and various weapons. He also wore another sash strapped across his shoulders which he used to hold his numerous swords. In most cases, his attire took the form of the standard shinobi dress of his era, consisting of bright red traditional armour — similar to that of samurai — worn over a simple black suit (indigo in the manga). This armour was constructed from numerous metal plates, formed into multiple protective guards along his body, in particular: chest, waist, shoulders and thighs. Unusually, his chest plate left his back entirely exposed, presumably so as to better display his clan's crest. This clothing was accompanied by boots and gloves, as well as his village's forehead protector after the truce with the Senju and founding of Konohagakure, but this was discarded upon his defection. During battle, he often carried an orange-coloured war fan on his back that had a mitsudomoe pattern, coloured bright red, in both of the top corners. In his old age, Madara appeared extremely worn, with his black hair from his youth turned thin and white. He wore a simple black outfit, and had three thick chords running from his spine, to the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to sustain his life. He was also missing a right eye, and used his kama as a makeshift cane. Personality:Madara was a very confident and prideful man, witnessed in his belittlement of Ōnoki, in his berating of Mei Terumī's technique, in the fact he uses relatively weaker attacks in his arsenal initially and works his way up to his more powerful techniques when the situation requires it and the fact he believes that using more powerful techniques more than once in a battle would be disgraceful. Conversely, he isn't above praising the abilities of others as he openly called both Mei and A's abilities an impressive offence, and Gaara and Ōnoki's maneuver an impressive defence, also commending the two being able to stop his first meteorite, as well as commending Naruto for countering his Wood Release attack. Having respect for Naruto, Madara tried to reason with him that the Eye of the Moon Plan was for the good of mankind. Madara, however, isn't above reprimanding others for recklessness or stupidity as he criticised Tsunade for attacking him without thinking of what the other Kage would do for treatment if she was killed and criticised the five Kage as a group for worrying too much about the flowers in his technique and not watching their backs. He also has a habit of referring to fighting as 'dancing'.
Madara has a dark sense of humour, as shown when he created multiple wood clones and surrounded each of the five Kage with five clones — thereby reversing the original five vs. one situation — and asked if they preferred the clones to use Susanoo or not, referred to incinerating the forest as "creating coal" after knocking the five Kage into it, and when asked by Naruto what had happened to the Kage, he stated that they were "not okay". Madara also believes power is something tangible that can be passed down through generations and that the will of a dead person cannot be inherited, as it is not tangible.
Village Information
Village of Birth: Pre-Konohagakure Village of Alliance: Konohagakure
Rank/Chakra Information
Ninja Rank: Kage Specialty:
Within his weapon skills, Madara has shown especial proficiency with kenjutsu, aptly demonstrated when he effortlessly disarmed a shinobi, commandeered his sword and used it to cut down several members of the Fourth Division with ease, while wielding the blade in a reverse grip. He displayed great manoeuvrability and dexterity while using kenjutsu. The speed of his attacks were so great that none of the shinobi he killed using this combat tactic had any time to react. His trademark weapon is a gunbai. It is durable enough to block a miniature Tailed Beast Ball, as well as absorb the force of an enemy attack and then send it back. Madara has also been shown generating a barrier with his gunbai, durable enough to protect both himself and Obito from the large chakra receivers thrown at them by Naruto Uzumaki in his Tailed Beast Mode. In addition to the gunbai, he had a large kama with him, when his final confrontation against Hashirama took place, and later used one as a makeshift cane in his twilight years. Madara also carried various different swords throughout the years, and was shown as a skilled and versatile swordsman, most prominently seen during the Fourth Shinobi World War. His arsenal also included several giant shuriken and a chain with weights.
Satsui no Hado
As the Grandmaster of the style and strongest student, Madara's rage when the Satsui no Hado is released is tremendous, powering him and increasing his speed to levels of Lee without his weights present. His strength also raises tremendously.
Katon Release
Madara is a master of Fire Release nature transformation, displayed in his use of devastating fire techniques such as the Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation technique which required the combination of numerous Water Release: Water Encampment Walls to extinguish, and the Fire Release: Great Fire Destruction technique which he used to incinerate a large portion of the forest he had created. He can also create dragon-shaped fireballs for a wide barrage at an enemy. The flames were enough to burn even Tsunade while she had the Strength of a Hundred Technique still active. He is capable of using Fire Release with only one handseal.
Madara is a very adept taijutsu fighter, possessing notable physical strength, great speed, and remarkable reflexes. He was capable of easily disarming a sword-wielding shinobi, before the latter could react. With a single roundhouse kick, he was able to repel a shinobi twice his size into an oncoming group of shinobi, knocking them all off their feet. Madara was also able to easily dodge Gaara's high-speed sand attacks, Mei's close range Lava Release attack, and even guard himself against A's punch while the latter was clad in his Lightning Release Armour without being protected by Susanoo. Madara has also Mastered Kaito's taijutsu, including the forbidden jutsus Sixth Sense and others.
BracersMadara Uchiha obtained these bracers due to being a member of Caliburn's Guard. The ability or effect is below (All made by Caliburn and approved by Rei-chan. )
It are leather bracers with shark-like metal teeth in the interior. Normally the just lay flat so that the interior remains smooth, however they react on the users chakra flow. When this flow is distorted by genjutsu the blades immediately start piercing the users arm, thus making him get out of the genjutsu. How deep they pierce depends on the rank of genjutsu: E-rank will only make a scratch, but with S-rank they pierce the arm till just before the bone.
It works up to S-rank genjutsu (not on Tsukyomi) and it doesn't pierce the main artery, however it hurts like hell. The advantage of this is speed as it works immediately after the genjutsu is cased, the user doesn't even have to realize he was in a genjutsu, while normally you would have to grab a kunai and stab yourself. You only have to wear one bracer and it is strong enough to defend against an incoming sword attack on the arm.
Hidden underneath the bracers are blades that can retract to hide it even more. Often used in hand-to-hand combat, Madara would swing a punch, aimed to miss and as the enemy grabs his fist, allow the blade to slide out quickly and impale their wrists, making jutsu usage harder for them. Ability below:
A metal retractable blade. It's a blade consisting of three parts which can be retracted via a mechanism. Just by doing a certain motion with your arm or just by focusing normal chakra in it, the blade can be retracted. It's attached to the inside of your forearm. The first part is rectangular with the mechanism and is attached to your arm. The second part slides out of it and the third part is blade which slides out of the second part. This is done extremely fast. Because it's hidden and it can be retracted extremely fast it's ideal for assassinations, though it can be used for normal combat too. You can carry two hidden blades: one on each arm. Even though the hidden blade is a separate part, it can be used in conjunction with the genjutsu-bracers, which would cover it up even more.
Hidden between the blade and the bracers is a small tube that conceals needles. Abilities below.
A very small tube hidden in the bracer parallel with the hidden blade. It has a small mechanism which allows the user to shoot needles out of the tube, one at a time, and it can hold a maximum of five needles. By pulling the mechanism backwards and then make a flick with your arm it shoots the needle. The mechanism only needs to be pulled backwards once, which then retreats for a small part every time a needle is shot. When the fifth needle is shot, the mechanism is back on its original place. The strength and speed of the needle when shot is just a bit more than when you would throw it. It can fire needles up to long range.
Background Information
Before the era of ninja villages, Madara and his younger brother, Izuna, were considered the most gifted members of the Uchiha clan. Even by his clan's standards, Madara's chakra was especially strong. He grew up constantly competing and training with Izuna and in their efforts to surpass each other, each awakened their Mangekyō Sharingan. With the power of the Mangekyō, the two brothers took control of the clan, with Madara becoming its leader. Under his leadership, the clan conquered all they came across. Because of the never-ending series of battles at the time, Madara eventually began to suffer from overuse of the Mangekyō Sharingan, leaving him blind. In order to regain his sight he took Izuna's eyes for himself, granting him an "eternal" Mangekyō Sharingan with which he led the Uchiha clan to prosperity. While Itachi claimed that Madara took Izuna's eyes without his consent, Tobi, while retelling this event to Sasuke, stated that Izuna willingly gave up his eyes to Madara for the good of his brother and clan. It is unknown which is true.
Over the years, the Uchiha had constantly fought with the equally powerful Senju clan and as such, Madara had an undying rivalry with Hashirama Senju, the leader of the Senju clan. To bring an end to the constant fighting, Hashirama approached the Uchiha with an offer of peace. Although Madara never wanted peace with the Senju, the rest of the Uchiha wished to end the fighting, and Madara had no choice but to accept. The Senju, the Uchiha, and all the clans they had conquered came together to form the village of Konohagakure. Some time later, the villagers of Konoha selected Hashirama as the village's first Hokage, prompting Madara to contest him for the position. During the time he was a shinobi of Konohagakure, Madara approached Mū and Ōnoki where he informed them that despite the alliance that Iwagakure had made with Konoha, his village was to remain the dominant power and that from that point on, they would obey Konoha. Afterwards, Madara fought and defeated them when they engaged him in battle.
After realising that he would not be able to replace Hashirama as Hokage, Madara began to fear that Hashirama would begin to oppress the Uchiha and tried to rally support for challenging his leadership. Rather than help him, however, the Uchiha turned their backs on Madara, believing he only desired to rekindle the flames of war.Abandoned by his clan, Madara left the village, sought out Kurama, and subdued it using his Sharingan. He later returned in order to challenge Hashirama in battle. They fought at the site that would someday be called the Valley of the End, where Madara was beaten, despite controlling Kurama and having it at his side. Possession of Kurama was ultimately taken from him by Hashirama's wife, Mito, and Madara was believed to have died. He, however, lived and went into deep exile.
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Johnson adjusts repertoire for bounce-back season
Former ace looks to make a home in Toronto with new approach to pitching
By Gregor Chisholm / MLB.com
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- The 2012 season didn't go exactly as planned for Josh Johnson, but there's hope that in the end he'll become a better pitcher because of it.
Toronto's right-hander experienced a drop in velocity last year, which prompted a change in the way he approached hitters. The days of simply overpowering opposing batters came to an end and was replaced with a more balanced attack.
Johnson now enters his first season in Toronto with a better understanding of how to keep hitters off balance by utilizing an improved arsenal, which now includes a polished curveball.
"I learned how to pitch," said Johnson, who went 8-14 with a 3.81 ERA in 31 starts. "Sometimes I could get by with just throwing, blowing it by guys. Now I locate a lot better or slow him down to get the ball by him and miss bats."
Johnson threw a curveball when he was drafted by Miami in 2004, but the pitch was scrapped within a couple of years. The organization wanted him to focus on making the slider a lethal weapon, and for some reason felt it was necessary to take away the secondary offering.
That philosophy changed last season after his fastball struggled to regain its previous speed. Johnson averaged 95 mph on his fastball in 2009, but last year that dipped several notches to 92 mph, according to Fangraphs.
The drop in velocity wasn't entirely unexpected. Johnson suffered a shoulder injury the previous season, and by all accounts wasn't going to regain full strength until 2013. The hope is that the mid-90s fastball will return this year, but even if it doesn't, an improved curveball should go a long way to helping him become a more complete pitcher.
Johnson experimented with the pitch during Spring Training of 2012, but it wasn't until a third of the way through the season that it became a reliable option. He went on to throw the curve 15 percent of the time, and along the way it transitioned from a "show-me" pitch into a reliable strikeout weapon.
"I was out there and it would be good for one and then terrible for three, good for two, terrible for four, things like that," said Johnson, who is set to earn $13.75 million in the final year of his deal. "It was really inconsistent until about a third of the way through the season.
"All of a sudden I started throwing it for strikes and then I wouldn't use it enough. Then I started using it more, more, more and that's when I started getting the hang of it."
Toronto's blockbuster trade with Miami this offseason featured the likes of Jose Reyes, Mark Buehrle and Emilio Bonifacio. Despite all of the high-end talent joining the Blue Jays, it was Johnson that sparked the initial dialogue and became the centerpiece of the deal.
The reason for general manager Alex Anthopoulos' interest was simple. Toronto lacked depth in the starting rotation, and following a disappointing season by Opening Day starter Ricky Romero, there was a need not only for someone who could eat a lot of innings, but also act as a potential front-line piece.
Johnson will start the year as the No. 4 starter, but in reality could be considered an ace on the majority of pitching staffs across Major League Baseball. The resume is impressive as he's a two-time All-Star, and in 2010 had the best ERA in the National League. Johnson has the ability to be not only good, but great, on the mound.
"We're counting on him, we need him," manager John Gibbons said of his 6-foot-7 hurler. "He's one of the top two or three pitchers in the game, reputation and what he accomplished. He's going to be good for us.
"He's always had the overpowering arm, he battled some health problems but we think it's behind him. When you're that size, he's intimidating, the ball gets on you a little bit quicker. He got there at a young age and he's had a lot of success. We just hope he's healthy and he comes in here and has a great year for us."
The health might be somewhat of a concern, but Johnson is now almost a year and a half removed from his previous shoulder issues. Despite the perceived reputation, the numbers actually show he has been somewhat of a workhorse in recent years.
Johnson won 15 games in 2009. That total dropped to 11 the following season, but as evidenced by a 2.30 ERA, the lack of victories had more to do with poor run support than anything else. It's true that '11 was somewhat of a write-off, but even with the shoulder not being 100 percent last season, he managed to post an ERA below 4.00.
The performance has always been there even if there has been an unfair stereotype surrounding his overall production.
"People always talk about me getting hurt," Johnson said. "I've thrown at least 180-something innings three of the last four years, so it's not terrible.
"I thought it was pretty terrible until I saw that, and I was like, 'Hey, it's not real bad.' But not where I want to be, [that is to] go out there and throw 200-plus innings, be out there every start. That's the main thing for me."
Gregor Chisholm is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, North of the Border, and follow him on Twitter @gregorMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The flu season in Montezuma County has been slowed due to the warmer weather health experts are saying.
Dave Mortensen, director of pharmacy of infectious disease control for Southwest Memorial Hospital, said there has not been much of a flu season to date, but that could always change.
It depends, he said in discussing when people normally start coming down with flu syptoms. It is more prevalent during the colder months of the year.
The flu season normally runs from the beginning of October to the end of March with flu shot vaccine normally available starting in September.
No one has yet been hospitalized with the flu this season.
Mortensen recommends residents to get flu shots and its not too late.
The Montezuma County Health Department, 106 W. North St., is offering flu shots for $25 on Mondays.
The walk-in clinic is available from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., while appointments are available from 1 to 6 p.m. Payments can be made with cash, check or through Medicare/Medicaid.
The antibodies to the illness take about two weeks to form after getting the flu shot.
Mortensen pointed out that the state of Colorado for the first time ever mandated that all health care providers need to be vaccinated in an attempt to lower the number of flu cases with the only exception being those who are allergic to the vaccine.
Mortensen said the type and dosage of flu shots vary with the elderly over the age of 65 receiving stronger levels because they are more susceptible to the virus and are also more likely to suffer more complications.
The pharmacy director also said people with asthma or other respiratory problems are more likely to come down with the virus as well.
During a regular flu season, the CDC said about 90 percent of deaths occur in people 65 years and older. The seasonal flu season in the United States can begin as early as October and last as late as May.
Mortensen said there are other measures that can lesson the chance of catching the virus, though nothing compares to receiving a flu shot.
The best prevention obviously is the flu shot, he said, and added hand washing and good hygiene are good practices for all viruses, not just the flu.


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was forced to begrudgingly play the role of Grinch, delaying its
Chrome operating system until after the holiday season. That's
disappointing news for holiday shoppers, as it means we won't likely
see any 10" tablets from Google, and Windows will retain
its netbook monopoly a bit longer.However, the
decision may ultimately be a good one as it will buy Google the time
it needs to fix up and perfect its upcoming product. Google
CEO Eric Schmidt let slip the news of the delay at the Q&A
session of the Web 2.0 Summit on November 15. He said that
Chrome would ship in the "next few months."Google
had originally targeted a November-December launch Window when it
announced the upcoming operating system last November. The
tentative launch lineups includes netbook and tablet products from
Acer, ASUS, Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo and Toshiba. It is unclear
whether that lineup has been changed at all, given the delays.A
Google spokesperson would only say, "We are very happy with the
progress of Google Chrome OS, and we'll have more details to share
later this year."Chrome OS is a Linux distribution, but
is unusual in that users will exclusively interact with it via
the built-in browser. Programs will run as web apps inside
the company's Chrome
browser, the world's third most-used browser with 70 million
users. File browsing, word processing, and other common tasks
will all be handled via web apps.


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You have a unique medical history. Therefore, it is essential to talk with your doctor about your personal risk factors and/or experience with heart attack. By talking openly and regularly with your doctor, you can take an active role in your care.
Here are some tips that will make it easier for you to talk to your doctor:
- Bring someone else with you. It helps to have another person hear what is said and think of questions to ask.
- Bring the list of current medications with you.
- Write your questions ahead of time, so you don't forget them.
- Write down the answers you get, and make sure you understand what you are hearing. Ask for clarification, if necessary.
- Don't be afraid to ask your questions or ask where you can find more information about what you are discussing. You have a right to know.
- Based on my medical history, lifestyle, and family background, am I at risk for a heart attack?
- How do I best prevent heart disease and heart attack?
- How do I know if my blood pressure or cholesterol is high?
- What are the risks and benefits of the various methods to reopen the artery?
What medications are available to help me?
- What are the benefits/side effects of these medications?
- Will these medications interact with other medications, over-the-counter products, or dietary or herbal supplements I am already taking for other conditions?
How soon after my heart attack can I begin exercising?
- What type of exercise is best?
- How much should I be exercising?
- How do I get started with an exercise program?
- Do I have to change my diet? If so, how do I go about it?
- Should I stop drinking alcohol?
- How can I find help to quit smoking?
- Do I need to lose weight? If so, how much?
- How soon after my heart attack is it safe to have sex?
- How do I know if my cholesterol and blood pressure are staying within healthy limits?
- How often will you monitor my blood pressure and cholesterol levels?
- How likely am I to have another heart attack?
- How extensive is the damage to my heart? How will that affect my quality of life?
Revision Information
- Reviewer: Michael J. Fucci, DO, FACC
- Review Date: 03/2017 -
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DHS On May 7 Attacks: 'More Bark Than Bite'
Highly regarded security blogger Brian Krebs – citing a confidential U.S. Department of Homeland Security memo – has suggested that the threatened May 7 DDoS attacks against the United States may prove to be "more bark than bite."
Krebs quoted the memo as stating that the attack "likely will result in limited disruptions and mostly consist of nuisance-level attacks against publicly accessible webpages and possibly data exploitation. Independent of the success of the attacks, the criminal hackers likely will leverage press coverage and social media to propagate an anti-U.S. message."
The full DHS alert on the threatened distributed denial of service attacks is available here.
Also Read:
- Was May 7 Only a Test?
- May 8: Attacks But No Time to Let Guard Down
- Mixed Views in LinkedIn Poll on May 7 Warning
- No Takedowns Reported Tuesday
- Anonymous May 7 Target List Includes CUs
- Threat of the Week: May 7, Ready or Not
- CO-OP Issues DDoS White Paper
- CUNA Explains Thinking Behind Warning
- Reactions Vary to May 7 Warning
- DDoS Attacks Often Fraud Diversions
- Mark Your Calendar (or Not) for May 7 Attacks
- CUNA Issues May 7 DDoS Warning
Security experts have consistently told Credit Union Times that the seriousness of the May 7 attacks is uncertain. Other, much publicized attacks – such as last year's Project Blitzkrieg – amounted to next to nothing. The same may happen on Tuesday.
The wild card in this mix is whether, or not, al Qassam Cyber Fighters will join in supporting the attacks. al Qassam, usually said to be allied with Iran, has demonstrated abilities to knock money center banks offline.
That group was purportedly involved in the DDoS attacks earlier this year that took down at least two credit union sites for a time.
Without exception, security experts indicated that if al Qassam is involved the threats are real but, so far, al Qassam has offered ambiguous, non-committal statements of its intentions regarding May 7.
Krebs, in his blog, offered this characterization of OpUSA, the group that is on the front line of the possibly May 7 attacks: They are "mostly Middle East- and North Africa-based criminal hackers."


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Fiserv Integrates P2P Payments With Mobile Banking
You wonder why it did not happen long ago, but it did not and now it is Brookfield, Wis.-based Fiserv that deserves the praise for coming up with a tight integration of its Popmoney person-to- person payment tool with its mobile banking app.
That means a user can check balances, use classic bill pay and – still staying within the app – use Popmoney to dispatch funds to friends and others, the company said.
"It's about convenience for the consumer," said Fiserv vice president Steve Shaw in an interview.
He added that around 600 financial institutions already are live with the Popmoney integration.
The way it works is that existing Fiserv mobile banking customers are offered the option to add in Popmoney to their apps.
New Fiserv mobile banking customers get the integration out of the box.
"We are unaware of any P2P product with similar mobile banking integration," said Shaw.
A PayPal user, for instance, would have to leave his/her mobile banking app, sign into PayPal, and do a separate transaction.
With Fiserv this all could happen inside the banking app, said Shaw.
"We introduced this because for some time we have been hearing from our customers that they wanted the convenience," said Shaw.
A hope – on the parts of both Fiserv and its financial institution customers – is that this integration will up usage of P2P delivered by banks and credit unions, said Shaw.


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Preventing a lost generation
As the Syria crisis response communications manager for World Vision International, Meg Sattler has been reporting from Jordan about the Syrian refugee crisis.
Today, Meg tells the story of Yeman and Shamaa. As Syrian refugees living in Jordan, these best friends and next-door neighbors are getting a second chance at an education through World Vision's remedial program.
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Yeman, 9, and Shamaa, 10, are next-door neighbors. They sit on the floor of Yeman's home in the afternoon, homework sprawled across the sunlit floor.
"I'm going to be a teacher when I'm bigger," says Shamaa, who rarely stops smiling. "I like maths, so I will teach maths to all the children. But I'm not going to teach it here. I'm going to teach it in Syria."
She and Yeman are home from school for the day. They're drinking juice and playing with their siblings. It's a scene replicated all over the world. Yet this normal situation has not come easily to them. One year ago, they were living in war. Eight months ago, they fled with nothing but the clothes they were wearing.
"There were soldiers surrounding our home. We didn't take anything, we just ran," says Shamaa. She's gentle and soft-spoken. It's strange to imagine her in such a situation.
Shamaa's family made their way to the Jordanian border, finding themselves at Za'atari, a sprawling desert camp built for 50,000 people but now housing three times that number. The camp is unforgiving -- treeless, dusty, and desolate.
"We stayed three months in the camp, but it was very bad," says Shamaa's mother, Samhar. "It was winter and we were freezing."
Five months ago, they left Za'atari and made the journey to Irbid, a sprawling city in Jordan's north.
"We are really struggling to survive here; we're left with nothing. But many people were killed in my country. I couldn't leave them there," she says, gesturing toward the children.
"All this time, my children have been missing school. They've been missing play, too. This is no life for them." Samhar swallows hard. Her lip is shaking, but she smiles at her youngest son, 5-year-old Abidalnoor, whose big eyes are fixed on hers.
Yeman and Shamaa were neighbors in Syria. Their mothers were friends. When fighting intensified in their neighborhood two years ago, they stopped going to school.
"I went to school when I was in Syria," says Yeman. "I really loved it. We lived in the village and played in the garden with our friends. Now I can't do that. There is nothing here."
The Jordanian government has opened public schools to Syrian refugees, but the demand is great and the schools fill fast. Schools near Yeman and Shamaa are at capacity, and their mothers cannot afford transportation costs to send them elsewhere. Even when a local school is available, many children have missed too much to keep up. Others need to work to take care of their families. Child labor is rife, and the drop-out rate is high.
"Around 60 percent of Syrian refugee children are not attending school," says Sabrina Pourmand, program director for World Vision's Syria crisis response. "Over 50 percent of Syrian refugees are school-aged children. With these statistics, it's clear that there could be an entire lost generation of children, stripped of their rights to an education."
In response to the immense need, World Vision has been facilitating remedial classes during the summer school break, allowing both Syrian and Jordanian children to access education, making up for lost time. The aim is to equip them to return to school, reintegrating into the class levels appropriate to their ages.
Laila, who facilitates the project through partner agency UNRWA, explains the need: "The syllabus between Jordan and Syria is quite different. In Syria, they don't learn in English, for example. Our program prepares them to go to school, so we don't lose them. We don't want them to drop out. They are little children."
Yeman and Samaar have been attending the remedial school, and are preparing to graduate this week.
"Miss Laila approached us and told us about the special classes," says Samhar. "It was a blessing because we couldn't send them anywhere else. We want to go back to our homeland and I want my children to live safely there, but I can't do that now. I was worried that my children wouldn't catch up with school. Our lives keep slipping away, but I know this will help."
Yeman says he has enjoyed his classes in Jordan. His school bag and books now comprise the majority of his possessions.
"I like everything at school. I learn reading, maths, English. I was not too familiar with some of these things at the start but now I understand," he says.
"Life is difficult," he adds. "And school is difficult because the language is different. But I like the new school."
Yeman's English homework book is open to T -- for 'tree.' He points to the word, and says it aloud: "Tree."
"But…there are no trees here," he says. "There are trees in Syria. One day I'll go back to Syria."
World Vision is hoping to expand its remedial education program, at least doubling the amount of children attending catch-up classes this year, and is urgently appealing for funds.
Make a one-time donation to help World Vision provide emergency assistance for Syrian refugees. Your gift will help us deliver basic hygiene kits and food vouchers for refugee families, as well as support initiatives like the remedial education program, helping refugee children continue their education away from home.
Please join us in prayer for all World Vision staff members working around the world, particularly in this region of conflict.


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A group of students, community members and tribal leaders from across the region gathered in the biting-cold Friday afternoon to express support for First Nations leaders who are protesting alleged treaty-rights violations by the Canadian government.
About 40 people, including Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Council Vice Chairman Bradley Hight and tribal council member Juanita Plentyholes, attended the local solidarity protest in Buckley Park.
The gathering was one of dozens across the world that are part of the Idle No More protest movement, which was sparked in part by the hunger protest of Theresa Spence, chief of the Attawapiskat First Nation in northern Ontario. According to Canadian news sources, Spence has been on a liquid-only diet for the last month to bring awareness to aboriginal grievances, including legislation that indigenous leaders claim violates sovereignty and treaty rights. The budget-related bill covers a broad range of subjects, including land use and resource policies, environmental protections and requirements for leasing reserve lands.
Spence also demanded a meeting with both Canadian Governor-General David Johnston and Prime Minister Stephen Harper, which had not occurred as of Friday evening.
Johnston planned to hold a ceremonial meeting with dozens of First Nations chiefs Friday night, and Harper met with representatives of the Assembly of First Nations during the day, but the two did not plan to hold a joint meeting.
At the local gathering, Fort Lewis College's Bala Sinem choir formed a drumming circle, and several people spoke about the need to support the Native American leaders in Canada.
"This is our way of showing support through dance and song," said Noel Altaha, a senior at FLC. The gathering's goal also was to educate Native Americans and non-Native Americans about issues happening with the planet and Native American rights, Altaha said.
"We want to send the message out that we stand strong with our brothers and sisters," said Kenny Frost, a Native American consultant and member of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe. "2012 wasn't the beginning, or the end, of the world, but it is a new era for native people, and we're witnessing that today."
Native Americans in the U.S. are fighting similar battles as those in Canada in order to maintain their hunting, fishing and water rights, Plentyholes said.
"Things are being taken away slowly, and it's still happening now," she said.
It is especially important for tribal leaders to participate in these types of protests, Hight said.
"We have to show the younger generations that we're still fighting for what we fought for when we made the first treaties," he said.


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The Supreme Court's ruling strengthened the idea of "patent exhaustion,"
which removes the patent holder's ability to exert patent rights over the
customers of its licensees. While precedent for patent exhaustion already
exists, plaintiff LG Electronics contends that it did not apply to certain
kinds of patents – specifically, goods that rely on patented "methods and
processes," as was the case in its lawsuit against system builder Quanta
Specifically, LG claimed that Quanta Computer's products "embodied" its
patented methods beyond the terms of its licensing agreement with Intel. The
company accused Quanta of patent infringement after it declined to pay
royalties, and a federal appeals court initially sided with LG. Supreme Court
Justice Clarence Thomas, in a unanimous ruling with the rest of the Court,
reversed the appeals court's decision, after it determined that patentable methods
were no different than physical product with respect to how the patented idea
manifests in the product itself.
"The authorized sale of an article that substantially embodies a patent
exhausts the patent holder's rights and prevents the patent holder from
invoking patent law to control postsale use of the article," wrote
Thomas. "It is true that a patented method may not be sold in the same way
as an article or device, but methods nonetheless may be 'embodied' in a
product, the sale of which exhausts patent rights. Our precedents do not
differentiate transactions involving embodiments of patented methods or
processes from those involving patented apparatuses or materials."
Quanta v. LG Electronics saw outside input from a variety of heavyweights,
including chip maker Qualcomm, the Bush Administration, and Consumer Reports
publisher Consumers Union.
While the Bush Administration cited the "inconvenience, annoyance, and
inefficiency" of allowing patent holders to demand licenses from multiple steps
in the production chain, Qualcomm said failing to allow that would create an
"unworkable" situation.
analysis at Ars Tecnica notes that a ruling in the other direction
would expose a wide variety of businesses to patent liability issues, from
companies as large as Dell, HP, and Cisco to groups as small as individual eBay
sellers. Unclear rules on patent exhaustion have "already … subjected eBay to
patent-owner pressure," forcing the auction company to remove "allegedly
infringing items" from its listings and sanction the sellers who post them.


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INTERPOL Chief underlines Russia's strategic security role during Moscow visit
MOSCOW, Russia – INTERPOL Secretary General Ronald K. Noble has highlighted Russia's active role in international security efforts through its strategic importance in cross-border crime prevention and law enforcement cooperation in the region and beyond.
At a meeting with Russia's Minister of Interior and Head of Police, Vladimir Kolokoltsev, as part of a three-day mission to Moscow (18-20 March), Secretary General Noble said that Russia faced common security challenges with the rest of the world which require the country and INTERPOL's global network to work closely together against transnational organized crimes such as drug and human trafficking, and terrorism.
Minister of Interior Kolokoltsev said that enhancing international law enforcement cooperation was a priority for Russia in order to fight crime and strengthen public safety: "Russia and INTERPOL have a historically strong relationship in combating organized crime and terrorism, which are priority security issues for Russia. We expect this strong international collaboration on both fronts to expand in the interest of regional and global security."
With the INTERPOL Chief also meeting Colonel General Andrey Novikov, the Head of the Anti-Terrorism Centre of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Mr Noble said: "The Russian authorities have demonstrated they understand the need for an international collaborative approach to security, and that strong security cooperation in the region underpins law enforcement's joint efforts against terrorism and international crime."
An active participant in INTERPOL's Project White Flow, fighting cocaine flows through Africa, Russia is also a key member of INTERPOL's Project Millennium, fighting transnational Eurasian organized crime, with INTERPOL's National Central Bureau in Moscow providing regular and updated intelligence to the Project.
INTERPOL, Russia and CIS countries have a strong relationship in the area of terrorism via INTERPOL's Project Kalkan and Fusion Task Force (FTF)– with more than 50 wanted suspected terrorists and confirmed cases from CIS countries handled by the FTF in the past three years.
Also on the agenda during Mr Noble's mission to Moscow was the need for the INTERPOL Travel Document to be recognized throughout the CIS so as to ease the provision of assistance by the world police body to its member countries and the deployment of law enforcement officials travelling on duty for INTERPOL-related matters.
Currently, 60 of INTERPOL's 190 member countries have accepted the INTERPOL travel document in both its forms (e-Passport Booklet and/or e-Identification Card).
A further 113 countries are also in the process of recognizing these documents within the limits of their national laws.


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Canadian CU-Owned Investment Firm Revamps Mutual Funds
NEI Investments, which is co-owned by Desjardins Group, Canada's largest credit union, has received approval for a number of changes to its mutual fund lineup.
Security holders approved the merger of the NEI Ethical Growth Fund into the NEI Ethical Canadian Dividend Fund.
Following security holder approval on or around May 24, the NEI Northwest Specialty Growth Fund Inc. will be merged into a newly created NEI Corporate Class fund, which will have as its investment objectives to target a sustainable above market level of yield using a covered call options strategy, the Toronto-based NEI Investments said.
Security holders also approved changes to the fundamental investment objectives of the three continuing Canadian funds to relax the current Canadian content restrictions, according to NEI Investments.
In July 2013, the continuing funds will be renamed the NEI Ethical Select Balanced Portfolio, NEI Ethical Select Growth Portfolio, NEI Select Balanced Corporate Class and NEI Select Growth Corporate Class to more accurately reflect the portfolio objectives.
"All of these investment changes are great news stories for NEI's investors," said Daniel Solomon, chief investment officer at NEI Investments. "In the case of the NEI Ethical Growth Fund merger, it allows NEI to streamline its Canadian equity solution within the Ethical lineup."
Solomon said this particular merger creates the largest socially responsible investment fund in Canada and moves security holders into a Morningstar five-star fund that is performing near the top of the entire Canadian equity category as well as the SRI category.
Because of the various changes, the NEI Ethical Growth Fund and the NEI Northwest Specialty Growth Fund will be closed to new purchases on or around May 17, according to NEI Investments.
With approximately $5 billion in assets under management, NEI Investments is co-owned by the Provincial Credit Union Centrals and the Desjardins Group with each having a 50% ownership stake in the firm.
Based in Levis, Quebec, Desjardins Group serves 5.2 million members throughout Canada and has $200 billion in assets.