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DKIM-Verify is a software application that can provide DKIM verification for non-DKIM-aware MDAs. Using DKIM-Verify, which functions as a "wrapper" for the MDA, mail originating from and destined for the local domain can be verified. In addition, DKIM-Verify can integrate with mailing list software to provide verification of messages received for later distribution.
SSA Fetchmail is a multi-threaded solution that retrieves new emails from ISP email accounts and forwards them through different channels like email, SMS, or a local SQL repository. It supports IMAP4, POP3, SSL, SMTP TLS delivery, SMPP SMS delivery, and local delivery. SSA Fetchmail supports thousands of email accounts provisioned in a MySQL database. Its performance is better than other solutions.
Scalix Virtual Appliance includes a full installation of the popular email collaboration software Scalix. The only two applications installed in addition to Scalix and its required components are Joe (a simple text editor) and VMware Tools. This appliance should work with any recent version of VMware.
Open-Xchange Virtual Appliance is a virtual appliance/machine that includes a full installation of the popular email collaboration software Open-Xchange. In addition to Open-Xchange, it includes Dovecot, since Open-Xchange is not bundled with any IMAP or POP3 server. It also includes Joe (a simple text editor) and VMware Tools. The appliance was installed using Open-Xchange official guidelines.
Masqmail is an MTA (mail transport agent) for notebooks, workstations, home servers, and generally any host with no permanent network connection. It has special support for multiple transfer routes (e.g. to different mail providers). Address rewriting can be done in several ways. It is a slim replacement for full-blown MTAs such as sendmail, exim, qmail, or postfix and for the intended uses, configuration is much simpler.
OpenSMTPD is an RFC compliant, secure, and simple SMTP server ported from OpenBSD to Linux. It supports the SMTP protocol, including SSL versions for added security, virtual domains, forward files, and external delivery agents like procmail, and can do most of the basic things that other MTA implementations do.
Clement is an email server application. Its main function is to block unwanted mail (spam) as soon as possible in the email exchange process. It accepts or rejects email while the SMTP session, initiated by the email sender, is still pending, accepting legitimate email messages without the need to return an error status to non-existent or "borrowed" return address later. Clement can operate in two modes, either as a standard MTA (as sendmail, Postfix, Exim, Exchange, etc.) to store email in the recipient's own area, or to transmit the mail to an another SMTP server acting as smart spam filtering device. Each email domain name Clement knows about can be treated in one of these two modes depending on the group to which the domain name has been set. Each message is verified by a virus scanner (ClamAV) while the SMTP connection is still open, but the refusal of mail and the reason for refusal is notified to the actual sender. Mail management is done via a Web interface and can be delegated to three administrative levels (Root-Admin, Group-Admin, Domain-Admin). Standard users can access their own logs (sent email status, email rejected, quarantined email, etc.). With this interface, the user can handle the rejection and acceptance of mail. Users who are level "Admin" can access the session logs (via the Web interface). Clement uses a SQL database (PostgreSQL, MySQL) to store and manage logs, user profiles, and dynamic management of directives concerning the sender-receiver relationship.
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A new study published in the journal Nature identified a possible cause for this discrepancy. It identifies a natural, cyclical flow of atmospheric energy around the Arctic Circle. A team of researchers, led by Rune Graversen of Stockholm University, conclude this energy flow may be responsible for the majority of recent Arctic warming.
The study specifically rules out global warming or albedo changes from snow and ice loss as the cause, due to the "vertical structure" of the warming ... the observed warming has been much too weak near the ground, and too high in the stratosphere and upper troposphere.
This study follows hot on the heels of research by NASA, which identified "unusual winds" for rapid Arctic ice retreat. The wind patterns, set up by atmospheric conditions from the Arctic Oscillation, began rapidly pushing ice into the Transpolar Drift Stream, a current which quickly sped the ice into warmer waters.
A second NASA team, using data from the the GRACE (Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment) satellite, recently concluded that changes in the Arctic Oscillation were "mostly decadal in nature", rather than driven by global warming.

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|Martha Jacobi and Tricia Hunter pose for a photo on July 25, 2013 in Jacobi's home. Hunter and Jacobi, sisters, formed the Spiritual Adoption Program five years ago and it is now being used in various schools all over the diocese. (Photo by Juan Guarjardo/NTC)
Five years ago, Martha Jacobi and her sister, Tricia Hunter, had no clue that their idea would spread to almost every Catholic school in the diocese and to places far beyond the diocese's boundaries — like Kansas City and Houston.
Initially, their Spiritual Adoption Program, specially adapted to teach seventh- and eighth-graders about the sacredness of unborn life, was only aimed at Holy Family Catholic School in Fort Worth — where their kids and nieces and nephews had attended. But in a few years the program gained the endorsement of the diocesan Respect Life Office, spread to 17 schools and two youth groups and grew to include more than 1,000 students this year. It's a far cry from the 40 students the program started off with.
"It was unexpected," said Jacobi, who was initially unsure of how the program would be received. "We didn't plan on doing something very big."
The idea for the program came when the sisters, both long-time members of Holy Family Parish, became involved in the Peace and Justice group at the church. Through the group, they did some Respect Life activities, and they received more exposure to the issue of abortion, learned more about Planned Parenthood and the millions of babies' lives lost over the years, and about partial-birth abortions. While they had been raised in a tight-knit Catholic family, they came to the realization that although they had always said they were pro-life, they weren't doing anything about it.
"We realized how critical an issue it is," Hunter said. "We realized it's so important and we didn't see a lot going on around us [to defend life]."
Jacobi added, "We were pro-life in our house," but, "You can't just sit in your den and not do anything about it. You have to do something."
So they hit the Internet and started searching for ways to become more involved in the respect life movement. They came across a prayer request from the Venerable Archbishop Fulton Sheen, who in 1973 asked Catholics all over the nation to "spiritually adopt" an unborn child in danger of being aborted and to pray every day for that child throughout the span of nine months. With this approach of one baby at a time, one prayer at a time, Sheen believed we could build a Culture of Life.
Hunter and Jacobi took that idea and developed it a little further. The sisters found an online link to the Archdiocese of Baltimore, which had a spiritual adoption program of its own, and there they purchased prayer cards, monthly "thank you" cards, and posters depicting the developmental stages of the unborn child. They then added their own ideas and ordered monthly respect life "reminders" (little gifts like pro-life bracelets, pens, magnets, sticky notes, etc.) to give the kids. They also invited classrooms to celebrate the birth of their spiritually adopted babies by donating childcare items to local crisis pregnancy centers.
They then brought the idea to Holy Family School. School administrators and Msgr. Joe Pemberton embraced it and within the next few years the program spread to almost every seventh and eighth grade class in the diocese.
Jacobi and Hunter are quick to point out that the program doesn't use negativity, gruesome details, or shock value, but rather reinforces the sacredness of life.
"We want to be more positive about life because life is beautiful," Jacobi said. "We don't want to be negative about it, and we don't want to offend anyone."
Rather the focus is on learning, praying, and providing witness, Hunter and Jacobi said.
The program invites each student to "spiritually adopt" an unknown, unborn baby in danger of being aborted, and along with their class say a prayer each day for nine months asking God to allow that baby to experience the fullness of life. While the spiritually adopted baby remains unknown to each student, making this commitment reminds students that their prayers are helping protect a particular baby from abortion.
|(L-R) Tricia Hunter (in pink), Catherine Hunter, Stephanie Gavin, and Matthew Hunter sort items for schools participating in the Spiritual Adoption Program at Martha Jacobi's home on July 30, 2013. Jacobi and Tricia Hunter formed the program five years ago and it is now being used in various schools all over the diocese. (Photo by Juan Guarjardo/NTC)
To help students get a clear understanding that the unborn child is a human being, the Spiritual Adoption program provides educational material in the form of classroom posters showing month-by-month developmental changes and "thank you" cards bearing messages like, "I am one month old now. I have a heart pumping and a backbone. I am very tiny and I appreciate your prayers."
Kimberly Pierce, a seventh grade teacher at Holy Family School, said the visual educational material appeals to the children — and to parents too, whenever they visit.
"Really visualizing the development of life has been exciting for them," Pierce said of her students. "They really like that."
Furthermore, the program gives students the opportunity to witness to the Catholic teaching on life, Jacobi and Hunter said.
By providing students with monthly "reminders" or gifts that they can use frequently, like pens and sticky notes, they can draw attention to the pro-life cause.
"You might use a pen or have a bracelet on and it may lead people to ask why you're doing that," Jacobi said.
Jacobi and Hunter had young Catholics in mind when they came up with the Spiritual Adoption Program, because they wanted to teach them at an early age that life is precious and it's worth protecting. But why seventh and eighth grade? Because that's the last time many students in Catholic schools receive a Catholic education since many go on to public high schools afterward.
"If we can get our Catholic kids to really understand that message, then as they get older, they become advocates for pro-life," Jacobi explained. "If we get the kids started when they're younger, then it's not such an awkward thing to do."
Pierce agrees. She recalled going on a pro-life walk when she was preparing for Confirmation as a young teen and how the good impression it made on her continues to carry over after many years.
Pierce says the Spiritual Adoption program, along with the teaching they get from their classroom materials, instructors, and other pro-life activities has helped the students at Holy Family "get the message, get that [respect for life] is important," and has opened their eyes to more opportunities.
Indeed, Holy Family's seventh- and eighth-graders have made blankets for Gabriel Project, listened to pro-life leaders brought by Jacobi, engaged in class discussions about current events concerning pro-life, written letters to politicians, and collected donations for the school's unborn baby drive held in October, Pierce said. Some have gone on to participate in the March for Life in Washington D.C., 40 Days for Life, or have joined the pro-life club at Nolan Catholic High School, Jacobi said.
"[The program] has been very much a benefit to our children and I've learned a lot and they've learned a lot," Pierce said. "It provides a venue to instill new awareness about life. I think it's worked well for my kids. I enjoy doing it and they enjoy doing it. Overall, it's been very beneficial to the students."
Five years ago, Martha Jacobi and her sister, Tricia Hunter, had no clue that their idea would spread to almost every Catholic school in the diocese and to places far beyond the diocese's boundaries — like Kansas City and Houston.


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Name Change: Ledge Light FCU Now Scient FCU
The Ledge Light Federal Credit Union announced on Tuesday its new name, Scient Federal Credit Union. Along with the new name, the $229 million credit union in Groton, Conn., also is introducing a new identity and a website.
After two years of extensive research and analysis with members and non-members across the nation, results showed the Ledge Light name did not resonate well with prospective members or accurately portray the credit union's values and mission, according to Scient FCU.
"We have experienced strong nationwide growth in the last few years due to the constant loyalty and support of our members," said Scient FCU's president/ CEO, Bruce Fafard.
"In order to continue providing them with a vibrant credit union, we realized we needed a name that was relatable to members everywhere; a name and brand that would deliver a solid foundation for healthy, sustained growth," Fafard said. "Scient Federal Credit Union truly encompasses who we are as a member-owned financial institution, and the people we serve."
This name change is not a result of a merger or acquisition, and it will not affect staff, accounts, or any credit union information, the credit union said.
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To celebrate the credit union's new name and identity, Scient FCU is holding an open house at its Groton headquarter this week through Friday during normal business hours.


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"He has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor" (Luke 4:18b). At World Vision, we are a community of Christians following Christ's example to work alongside the poor and oppressed.
Today's infographic gives an overview of how our faith motivates our commitment to children and the holistic development of their communities.
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Honda looked to go after Toyota's Prius
again with a larger, second
generation Insight. However, Honda again ran into a brick wall.
Honda managed to undercut the Prius by a few thousand dollars, but
also did so with a much smaller vehicle that was not as fast, not as
tech-laden, and not nearly as fuel efficient as the third-generation
Prius. When it comes to actual
vehicle sales, the numbers don't lie. Honda sold
roughly 20,500 Insights during 2009 in the U.S. -- Toyota, on the
other hand, sold
nearly 140,000 Prius hybrids.
"Are we happy with how sales are
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engineers to develop a vehicle that will "Out Prius" the
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The directions to and from the place where Larry was going to work were simple. They were: right, left, left, left. Larry is meticulous, and his directions were well thought out and direct.
But I wasn't really listening.
We were in the Hill Country, and the two days I would be driving him to work would always be enjoyable drives, no matter how many turns and how many dirt roads: I was on vacation!
So the first morning I dropped Larry off, I pulled out of the parking lot, and, took off. Hill Country here I come!
But at the end of the driveway, and out on the road for a couple seconds... Lost. Was I on the right road?
Barely out of the company driveway! Five minutes — five seconds maybe! — and I didn't know if I'd made the correct turn. So I consulted my GPS and typed in our hotel. There was a time when we didn't have that luxury, I thought. Getting lost was frightening, especially when it involved unfamiliar dirt roads, and possibly getting in trouble with Dad.
But this was easy. I re-started, found my way back to the right road, and back to the hotel.
I hadn't been listening when Larry gave me directions, I admit now. And I know in other identical situations I will probably repeat that. My mind will wander, or I will presume a miracle will get me where I'm going.
Often in our lives we take the wrong turns. Does it make a difference? Sure. Especially when the choices are big ones. But it is the ways we travel the wrong roads that shape our lives.
That morning I found a McDonald's near our hotel, and went in. There were four or five people ahead of me, and when I got to the counter I asked, "Do you still have yogurt parfaits?" The cashier said they did, so I ordered one.
I paid my $1.80, then stood and watched. Everyone had numbers. There were 56, 57, 58 and my number was 59, so I thought I'd have to wait a while for them to call it. But very soon an employee walked out from behind the counter. He had a little bag in his hand, walked all the way out, handed it to me and said, "Here's your yogurt parfait."
"Thank you."
Fascinating, I thought., "I was lost on the road — in fact I am usually lost. But in this particular McDonald's in Kerrville, I am not lost; they seem to know me. Otherwise, why would he know I was the one who ordered the fruit and yogurt parfait?"
I hadn't done anything noteworthy, or even clumsy, although usually I do that. I hadn't dropped my purse or spilled change. All I had done was to say, "Do you still have those yogurt things?"
Maybe yogurt parfaits weren't chic anymore. Now that I think about it, they aren't made of organic fruit, with yogurt made from grass-fed CreamLine milk. Maybe others are too haughty for yogurt parfaits, so they remembered me because I wasn't.
We all want to be special in some way, though, and that day in the Kerrville McDonald's, I felt I was. I could say it this way: I was on the wrong road for a while, struggled to find my way, and made it to McDonald's. They welcomed me.
Is that the way it will be in Heaven? Maybe. I hope we find everyone and everything we love. McDonald's yogurt? Maybe.
Entering our hotel that morning, I stopped for a bagel to go with my yogurt, got one, put it in the toaster, and all was fine. Or so it seemed.
But I had put it in the wrong side of the toaster, on top of another woman's English muffin. Half her muffin was fraternizing with my bagel. Luckily my nails are long, so I reached in, pulling out my bagel. I apologized. She thought I was bonkers.
I finished off my breakfast with cranberry juice, which I carried in my left hand, along with the key card for our room. I approached the elevator, but the phone rang, so I stopped to answer it, balancing my plate and bagel in one hand, my juice and key in the other, talking to Larry with my ear pressed against my shoulder.
Predictably I dropped my key card, bent to get it, swayed, and splattered cranberry juice, that went trailing down the wall and over the "up" button of the elevator.
"Okay," I said to myself. "You've been in the hotel four minutes and already have to wash the walls."
I dashed back to the food place where I'd already embarrassed myself by throwing my bagel in with a stranger's muffin. I speedily grabbed a handful of napkins to clean the wall, the floor and the elevator's "up" button.
Then, with my food carefully balanced, I got in the elevator, heading for our room. Standing in the elevator, I chastised myself. "What a morning! First you lose your way, you return to the hotel, where you make a handful of silly, avoidable mistakes before breakfast! You are such a fool," I think.
"But don't forget," I remind myself. "They like me at McDonald's."
I relax then, push "up," and the elevator begins closing its doors. They move slowly together, and meet in front of me, where, exactly at eye level, in tiny handwriting, I read, "I love you."
Was the writing just graffiti? Probably. But after my morning, I chose to accept it as a message from God: "You're okay. And I, Myself, love you."
I looked to heaven at the place I thought He was, and said, "Thank you. Please guide me. Let me find your ways, and someday return to you."
"Will you be wanting a yogurt parfait?" I imagined God replying. And I smiled.
"Yes, please."
Copyright © 2012 by North Texas Catholic
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Personal financial management software provider MoneyDesktop said it grew its customer base by nearly 80% in 2012 and now serves more than 380 financial institutions.
The Provo, Utah, company declined to provide a breakdown between credit unions and banks but said it also now has partnerships with more than 27 online banking providers, more than twice it had in 2011, and that it added 60 new jobs during 2012, bringing its workforce to more than 90 people.
The company also launched its mobile PFM solution, MoneyMobile, after its purchase of MoneyReef during 2012 and said it notched a 445% increase in recurring monthly revenue over the year before.
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NCUA Files Suit No. 10 Over Corporates Collapse
The NCUA announced late Friday that it has filed its 10th lawsuit against Wall Street over $2.2 billion in toxic mortgage-backed securities that destroyed three major corporate credit unions.
The suit was filed in U.S. District Court in Kansas against J.P. Morgan Securities – as the successor-in-interest after its 2008 purchase of Washington Mutual Bank – as well as WaMu Capital Corp., Long Beach Securities Corp., and WaMu Asset Acceptance Corp.
The suit accuses the firms of violating federal and state securities lawas in the misrepresentation, omission of material facts and abandoning of underwriting guidelines in the MBS sales to U.S. Central, Western Corporate and Southwest Corporate, all of which were subsequently liquidated by the NCUA.
"The damage caused by the actions of firms like Washington Mutual has been extremely expensive to contain and repair, and that job isn't finished, yet," said NCUA Board Chairman Debbie Matz.
"All the credit unions we supervise and insure have had to share this burden, so it's only right that the people who caused the damage be required to pick up that burden, as well," Matz said in the agency's Friday evening announcement.
The agency had previously sued J.P. Morgan, as well as Barclays Capital, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, RBS Securities, UBS Securities, Wachovia and Bear, Stearns, and has settled claims worth more than $170 million with Citigroup, Deutsche Bank Securities and HSBC.
"Recoveries from these legal actions will further reduce the total losses resulting from the failure of the three corporate credit unions," the agency said, losses that all federally insured credit unions have to cover through their assessments to the Temporary Corporate Credit Union Stabilization Fund.
The latest complaint is available online. The NCUA also has settled a series of complaints against former officers of WesCorp.


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Zach Lowe of Grantland just wrote a fantastic piece analysis the contrast in style of play between Calderon and Lowry (nothing very groundbreaking) and what Toronto should do moving forward.
Not the most groundbreaking article of all time, but has a couple of good quotes in it that are worth checking out:
Check out the rest of the link for more:The Toronto Raptors gave up a likely lottery pick, now property of the Oklahoma City Thunder, to make Kyle Lowry their starting point guard of the present and future the dynamic off-the-bounce creator that boring old Jose Calderon could never be. Lowry had worn out his welcome amid lineup uncertainty in both Memphis and Houston, alienating coaches and rubbing some teammates the wrong way. But he'd also grown into an above-average starting point guard playing on one of the best bang-for-the-buck contracts in the league. Hes Philly tough, and his fast-paced style and defensive intensity figured to mesh nicely with Raptors coach Dwane Casey.
But like the anointed Calderon Replacers that came before him (T.J. Ford, Jerryd Bayless), Lowry now finds himself backing up the 31-year-old Spaniard a perfectly suitable veteran who also happens to be playing on an $11 million expiring contract that stands as Torontos best trade asset in their on-again, off-again pursuit of building blocks like Rudy Gay.
Its clear that Casey prefers Calderons pass-first style of play for now, even as he pushes Lowry to embrace his aggression and denies hes had any of the coachability issues that dogged Lowry in other places. We havent had any of that here, Casey told Grantland before the Raptors loss in Brooklyn on Tuesday. And Kyles edge is what makes him a great player.
Both Casey and Raptors GM Bryan Colangelo are pleased with how supportive Lowry has been of Calderon screaming encouragement from the bench and even mock-cooling Calderon with a towel during a hot streak last weekend against Milwaukee. "Kyle has been through something like this in other places, and the outcome wasn't good for anyone," Colangelo says. "He has done it right this time. Almost to a fault, he has done exactly what the coaches have asked him to do."
But Casey has said repeatedly that Lowry needs to find more balance in his game between passing and shooting, between rushing and pausing to see what openings might emerge for teammates. Thats the Kyle everyone is looking for, Casey said after Tuesdays loss, when Lowry exploded for 21 much-needed points trying to lead a comeback on a badly sprained ankle. We need him to be aggressive, but still make the right basketball decisions.
Casey has repeated the basketball decisions line often, and league observers read it as a clear message from Casey that Lowry needs more Calderon in his game. Colangelo seems a bit uncomfortable with that. When you put the reins on Kyle, you take away some of his best attributes, Colangelo told Grantland during a pregame courtside chat on Monday. You cant take an alley cat and turn him into a house pet.
Its a step too far to suggest there's a bitter divide between the front office and the coaching staff on Lowry. But there is at least a difference of opinion, and how the team handles that is crucial as the Raptors work to assemble a core that might be able to contend in a post-Miami world. Calderon will be a free agent this summer, and though hell be 32 by the start of next season, folks around the league expect his competent play will still command something in the $6 million to $9 million range on the open market. Lowrys contract expires after next season. Giving both market value is a waste of resources. Paying just one market value will take Toronto off the list of teams with max-level cap room in the summer of 2014, though they should get back there the following July. (Note: That could obviously change if Toronto makes some dramatic cost-cutting moves, including the use of the amnesty provision on Andrea Bargnani, but the smart money is on Linas Kleiza as Torontos most likely amnesty candidate).
So who should Toronto choose?


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General Motors' Bob Lutz made headlines earlier today for his comments on crash testing for European-designed vehicles. Lutz argued that differing crash testing standards are preventing the GM from bringing over smaller, more fuel efficient vehicles from Europe that would help the company boost its Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE).
When Lutz isn't championing GM's efforts to pump the U.S. market full of high quality, fuel efficient vehicles with traditional internal combustion engines (ICEs) and drivetrains, he is singing the praises of the upcoming Chevrolet Volt. In the latest saga of the Volt's development, Lutz proclaims that testing of the vehicle's lithium-ion battery pack is going smoothly.
"We haven't hit any obstacles so far for the batteries," remarked Lutz to Kicking Tires. "They are all performing flawlessly. It's almost scary we are not seeing any problems with the batteries."
Lutz went on to explain that the batteries have been subjected to numerous reliability and durability tests which encompass rigorous road testing and extreme temperature variances. That being said, the battery life of the lithium-ion battery is a concern for GM. As a result, the battery along with other powertrain components will be covered under a 10-year warranty.
"We're being conservative on battery life. For our cost calculations we're assuming each car will need a replacement during the warranty period," added Lutz.
Lithium-ion batteries -- when used to provide 100% propulsion for a vehicle -- have largely been untested on a large scale in the U.S. auto market. There have been niche players like Tesla Motors with its Roadster, which features a 6,381 cell lithium-ion battery pack, but it also carries a hefty $100,000+ price tag.
GM's Volt, on the other hand, is expected to carry a much more palatable price of around $40,000 to $45,000 before the requisite government rebates and tax credits.
The Chevrolet Volt was recently spied on the set of the "Transformers 2" set wearing what appeared to be production bodywork. Shortly before the exterior was spied, picture of the Volt's interior was also leaked for the world to see.


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"If you're not careful, Adam Christopher will melt your face off with The Age Atomic: the heat of the prose pairs with searing action. This is fireball storytelling and a rare follow-up that's better than its predecessor."
Chuck Wendig, author of Blackbirds Mockingbird and The Blue Blazes
"A wonderful novel, The Age Atomic proves that Adam Christopher can write sequels just as well as anyone. The most fun read of 2013 so far, and one of the best. 5/5"
The Founding Fields
The sequel to Empire State – the superhero-noir fantasy thriller set in the other New York.
The Empire State is dying. The Fissure connecting the pocket universe to New York has vanished, plunging the city into a deep freeze and the populace are demanding a return to Prohibition and rationing as energy supplies dwindle.
Meanwhile, in 1954 New York, the political dynamic has changed and Nimrod finds his department subsumed by a new group, Atoms For Peace, led by the mysterious Evelyn McHale.
As Rad uncovers a new threat to his city, Atoms For Peace prepare their army for a transdimensional invasion. Their goal: total conquest – or destruction – of the Empire State.
File Under: Science Fiction [ Splitting the Atoms | Angry Robots | Crossing | Universal Destruction ]
Book Info:
The Second Empire State Novel
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Date: 4th April 2013
Format: Medium (B-Format) Paperback
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Date: 26th March 2013
Format: Large (Trade) Paperback
Date: 26th March 2013
Format: Epub & Mobi
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Praise and Reviews:
"The sequel to last year's Empire State sees Christopher's 'pocket universe' alt-Manhattan under threat from earth tremors, endless winter, and an army of killer robots. The nuclear terror of the Red Menace era is filtered through a fusion of SF and gumshoe novel to superb effect."
– James Lovegrove, Financial Times
"The Age Atomic is another masterful tale by Adam Christopher. An action-packed noir Atompunk tale with more layers, facettes and twists than one would expect and which keeps the reader enthralled from the first to the last page. Highly recommended reading! 10 out of 10 Zeppelins"
– Traveler at Daily Steampunk
"While the ideas behind this series show that Adam is imaginative and bright, it's the writing that keeps you enthralled. I couldn't tell you the amount of evenings where I lost track of time reading this book – it's that good."
– Brandon at Every Read Thing
"A glorious and joyous ode to the pulp science fiction of old. Awesome fun, from start to finish, just straight up, pure entertainment."
– A Writer's Sidequest
For Empire State:
"Adam Christopher's debut novel is a noir, Philip K Dick-ish science fiction superhero story… a novel of surreal resonances, things that are like other things, plot turns that hearken to other plot turns. It's often fascinating, as captivating as a kaleidoscope… just feel it in all its weird glory."
Cory Doctorow, author of Makers and Little Brother
"Christopher's tightly plotted novel is a truly original debut that, while subtly referencing Orwell, Kafka, Marvel comics and Philip K Dick, manages to maintain its own distinctive tone – a genuine pathos and longing for something elusively other. Recommended."
– The Guardian
"Adam Christopher maintains a punchy, bestseller prose style that keeps the action rocketing along, and protagonists that seem right both in their own setting, and appropriate to what we already recognise as super heroes. Empire State is an excellent, involving read, and it fully deserves to be the start of a new universe."
– Paul Cornell, Doctor Who scriptwriter, and author of Stormwatch and Demon Knights
"A daring, dreamlike, almost hallucinatory thriller, one that plays with the conventions of pulp fiction and superheroes like a cat with a ball of yarn."
– Kurt Busiek, Eisner Award-winning writer of Astro City and Marvels
"As it happens, I'm a sucker for hard-boiled retro sci-fi stories; rocket-powered superheroes, spunky dames, fedoras, Studebakers slewing round gritty Gotham street-corners on two wheels, and Adam Christopher sure knows his way around a tightly spun yarn – I was a pig in poop from page one! As they say: This story? She's a real sweater-full, with a great pair'a getaway sticks… Watch out for this Adam kid, he's nobody's sap. He's got a sharp nib and a sharper wit. He'd steal your last few hours before you could say 'cat's pajamas', and you'd thank him for it."
— Billy Campbell, star of The Rocketeer
For Seven Wonders:
"This is traditional heroism with a decidedly wicked and iconoclastic twist. Inventive, engaging, bewitching, and delightful, a feast as much for fans of the tropes as for the innocents amongst us."
– Greg Rucka, New York Times bestselling author of Alpha, The Punisher and Batman
"Adam Christopher grabbed everyone's attention with his debut novel Empire State, and his follow up Seven Wonders will surely please all of his readers who have been waiting breathlessly for more. A smart, entertaining, energetic take on the superhero genre."
– Victor Gischler, writer of X-Men and Deadpool
"A blast of pure pleasure. This is Watchmen meets NYPD Blue, while The Incredibles stroll by; fast-moving action infused with Christopher's infectious love of pulp fiction and the superhero genre."
– Philip Palmer, author of Version 43, Hell Ship and Artemis


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looks to soon capitalize on its success as the new sales king of the
GPU market, by launching in early 2011 its
"Fusion" products, which puts a GPU and CPU together on
a single die.At the IFA
2010 trade show in Germany this week, AMD showed
off an 18W TDP Fusion system-on-a-chip (SOC) solution.
The chip combines dual Bobcat cores with
AMD graphics, in what AMD calls an Accelerated Processing Unit
(APU). The product is codenamed "Zacate"
and looks like it could make a splash on the notebook scene thanks to
its ability to decode 1080p video and play modern video games (all on
a lean power budget). Such a processor would be particularly
desirable to ultra-portable designs.Unfortunately for AMD it
isn't the only one cooking up an APU. Bloomberg is reporting that
Intel Chief Executive Officer Paul Otellini will show off his own
company's take on a GPU+CPU SOC at the Intel
Developer Forum in San Francisco next week.The
announcement creates in an interestingly competitive scenario -- AMD
arguably has more GPU experience and the better graphics hardware
technology. But Intel has had superior
CPU processing per dollar for some time now. John
Taylor, a spokesman for the Sunnyvale, California-based AMD is quick
to note his company's graphics edge, stating, "There are decades
of research and design that goes into our discrete graphics.
Intel has yet to deliver a product that has discrete-level
performance. Right now, it's just claims."Of course
those are bold words coming from a company that has experienced
plenty of delays of its own in the past.Intel is reportedly
confident that it can outcompete AMD in terms of price. But its
integrated graphics processors thus far have been far from stellar
performers, to say the least. So who will pull off the APU
upset? The CPU champion, or the GPU grandmaster? The
financial stakes are high and the market is wide open; customers can
eagerly await a hard fought battle and the release of some exciting
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Montezuma County Health officials were on high alert recently after a few prairie dogs turned up dead, which sometimes could be related to the plague.
Melissa Mathews, health inspector for the county, said the concern caused the department to post warnings, telling residents to be careful around prairie dogs populations.
While prairie dogs cannot transmit the plague to others, the fleas on the burrowing rodent can lead to infections of people or animals.
After further investigation, the health department determined the dead prairie dogs actually had been struck and killed by vehicles and then thrown onto lawns from the pavement, so at first glance the cause of the deaths were an unknown.
While there have been no reported cases of plague in Montezuma County this year, a 7-year-old girl recently contracted the bubonic plague during a family outing at a campground northwest of Pagosa Springs. She contracted the disease from flea bites during a picnic. The girl is recovering at a Denver hospital.
This was the first confirmed case of the plague in humans in Colorado since 2006.
Mathews said seeing live prairie dogs can be considered a positive, when the alternative is seeing the rodents dying at an alarming rate for no apparent reason. Not seeing the rodents in the winter is common since that is when they hibernate.
While the ground squirrel is the most likely rodent to carry the plague, the enormous number of prairie dogs in the county causes health officials to monitor them closely.
According to the health departments website, plague is firmly entrenched among wild rodents in North America and individual cases continue to occur among humans exposed to the rodents and their fleas.
In Colorado, local health departments and county environmental health officers have training in plague surveillance and control. Their agencies should be contacted whenever there are observations, especially large-scale rodent die-offs that arouse suspicions about this disease.
Each rodent species is host to one or more species of fleas which, when infected, are carriers. These fleas generally do not infect other animals unless their natural hosts are unavailable.
Mathews said the report that a Colorado resident was recently infected should not be too surprising because plagues are all around this area in the wilderness.
It goes around every other day, she said.
Rock squirrels are closely related to California ground squirrels and are the most significant plague host in Colorado. This flea is an aggressive parasite and will readily bite other animals and people. Domestic cats and dogs can also contract plague by infected fleas. They may carry infected fleas home to their owners or, especially with cats, serve as a direct source of infection.
Mathews added the bubonic plague is what nearly wiped out Europe in the 1400s, and mentioned the bubo name comes from the definition of the swelling of the lymph nodes.
Even though the cases of plague are rare there are preventive steps that can be taken to make residents even safer.
Not playing with wild animals or touching dead animals where the infected fleas could still be present is a given.
Staying out of areas where there are mosquitoes/fleas is a good idea, she said, and using lots of insect repellent and tucking pants into socks to prevent fleas from making contact with the skin.
Mathews also recommends keeping pets on a leash and out of areas where fleas could reside, clearing debris from around homes and setting traps.
She said rodents typically like climates between 5,500 and 8,000 in altitude, and added hotter weather tends to kill off fleas, while mosquitoes prefer warmer weather.


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you is or is you ain't my baby?" Over the weekend, Engadget
posted pictures of what
it claimed to be the next generation iPhone 4G. The pictures
sparked quite a debate over their authenticity and many flatly
rejected the design saying that it was too ugly to be an iPhone.
noted the blocky shape and seams along the edge of the devices as
reasons why this design couldn't have possibly come from the likes of
Jonathan Ive. Mac
to confirm that the pictures were indeed fakes with a posting
yesterday which claimed that this wasn't the iPhone 4G, but instead a
Japanese knock-off.
fought back citing
more evidence that this was indeed the iPhone 4G. And to further
confirm the pictures, Daring
John Gruber -- Steve
Jobs' biggest fan -- has posted his own comments verifying the
authenticity of the pictures. Gruber cites a 2006
patent for a "radio transparent" ceramic smartphone
enclosure which would seem to match up with the photos posted over
the weekend.
think it's a testbed frame — thicker, with visible
(un-Apple-like) seams, meant to fit in 3GS cases so as to disguise
units out in the wild," said
Gruber. "It's hard to tell from the photos. But I think it
is the real deal in terms of the internals and display being next-gen
iPhone hardware, and the new glass back."
to tipsters that provided the original pics and commentary from
Gruber, here are just some of the features thought to be on the
iPhone 4G:
know for sure if this is the next generation iPhone at Apple's
event scheduled for late June.
other news, Apple has announced that the iPad 3G will ship
for U.S. customers by May 7. The iPad 3G is priced at $629, $729,
and $829 respectively for 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB models.
Updated 4/19/2010 @ 10:55 am
Gizmodo has gotten its grubby hands on the "lost" iPhone 4G that was first pictured by Engadget. They have completely torn the phone down and given design analysis which you can read here.


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I've always been a supporter of BC, BUT I it seems to me like he is messing with Casey's coaching style. Casey did a great job with what he had last season and brought respectability to the franchise, but this whole wanting to play "uptempo" style wreaks of the Phoenix/D'Antoni style which BC has been trying to implement since day one.
Screw the uptempo style and go with what was successful for us last season which was grinding out games with our defense in a half court set. I know that some will say that we had such a bad season last year that they would not describe anything as having been successful, but we made huge strides with our defense. The addition of talent will only help make the style we played with last season be more successful.
I just feel like Casey is now tasked with stearing the team away from what he knows best.


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I have a suggestion about the national financial cliff we are about to hit head on. This has been going on for how long now? My suggestion is to fine every legislator $10,000 a day until a solution is reached. The fine is for not doing their job. If we hit them in their financial pocketbook, maybe this will motivate them to do their job?
Shauna O'Donnell
Pleasant View
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text: In two rulings, the Supreme Court gave major victories to same-sex couples. In the first, regarding the Defense of Marriage Act, it overturned a ban on federal benefits for same-sex married couples. In the second, on Proposition 8, a California case, the court dismissed an appeal. This means same-sex couples will be able to get married in that state.20709832


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HP introduced its desktop touchscreen computer called the TouchSmart last year and showed the systems off heavily at CES in 2007. The Wall Street Journal reports that HP is now looking to release a wide variety of touchscreen devices to address a market that it feels isn't being properly addressed.
The Wall Street Journal cites sources close to HP that claim the world's top PC company will be shipping a touchscreen notebook before the end of the year, that isn't a tablet. Details on the notebook are scarce, but what we do know is that the machine will have a touchscreen and HP software to support the touchscreen. Likely, the system will be a pared down portable version of HP's existing TouchSmart computer.
Sources also tell The Wall Street Journal that HP is going to be bringing a complete line of touchscreen phones to market with sales of the mobile phones expected to begin in Europe this year and in the U.S. within a year or so.
HP is also said to be readying a new netbook with a 10-inch screen for this year. HP's smallest current offering is the Mini-Note with an 8.9" display and an underperforming VIA C7-M processor. Netbooks have been singled out as the strong point in soft PC sales globally. The netbook won't be one of the touchscreen devices says The Wall Street Journal.
HP didn't comment on the products, and simply stated that it would be bringing a whole line of touchscreen devices to market at a future date.


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The 2013 All Indian Rodeo Cowboys Association season kicks-off with the Cortez Membership Drive Rodeo.
The rodeo will include the 2012 year-end awards night celebration. Saddles, buckles and other appreciation awards will be presented to the champions of their respective events.
AIRCA is hosting the Membership Drive Rodeo on the weekend of Jan. 12-13, at the Montezuma County Fairgrounds at 1 p.m.
The awards night celebration is schedule for Jan. 12, at the Cortez Elks Lodge with a banquet and country-western dance. Doors open at 5 p.m.
AIRCA 2013 membership cards are also currently being sold by president Harrison Charley and Ruthie Nez at an early rate of $75. A special rate is good through the Membership Drive Rodeo for points to count with a 2013 card.
"On behalf of the AIRCA staff, cowboys and cowgirls, families and businesses alike, we thank the City of Cortez for their utmost hospitality of hosting our AIRCA Membership Drive Rodeo each year," Charley said. "In addition, we also thank our most supportive fans, our Navajo Nation people for their support."
For more information, please contact Charley at 928-797-0251 or log on to the AIRCA website at www.aircarodeo.com.


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When it comes to Android-based
smartphones, the HTC
EVO 4G has pretty much been the cream of the crop (that is until
the Motorola
Droid X came on the scene to share the spotlight). The phone
features a fast 1GHz processor, large 4.3" display, front- and
rear-facing cameras, and of course 4G access courtesy of Sprint's
WiMAX network.
Tomorrow, however, the EVO 4G is set to
get even better thanks to an Android 2.2 update according
to Engadget. The update will be available tomorrow to
customers that initiate the update via the phone's software update
feature. The update will be pushed automatically to other EVO 4G
customers starting the week of August 1.
In addition to the updates provided
with Android
2.2 (Froyo), HTC also has included some new goodies of its own
like the ability to use the LED flash as a flashlight and improved
720p video recording
You can read more about the Android 2.2
update for the HTC EVO 4G here.
Updated 8/2/2010 @ 8:30pm
The update is now available for download. Simply navigate to Settings > System Updates > HTC Software Update > Check Now to get in on the Froyo action.


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Apple and Verizon officially
announced the CDMA version of the iPhone in early January, and pre-orders
(for existing Verizon customers) opened up on February 3. Those pre-orders quickly
sold out within a few hours -- a JPMorgan analyst puts the pre-order sales
tally at 500,000
Today, the Apple Store and Verizon are opening up pre-orders
to everyone. Apple's
online store now has purchase options for both the 16GB and 32GB Verizon
iPhone 4 devices right next to purchase options for the same phone on AT&T's
network. Those who pre-order a Verizon iPhone 4 today can expect the phone to
ship by February 18.
Not surprisingly, the mythical white iPhone 4 is still
unavailable on either network, although some reports suggest that it may make an appearance shortly.
IFixit earlier
this week cracked open the CDMA version of the iPhone 4 and found that it
incorporates Qualcomm's
MDM6600 "dual mode" CDMA/GSM chip (the GSM portion of the chip,
however, is disabled). That has lead some to speculate that the next iteration
of the iPhone could very well support CDMA and GSM networks making it easier
for customers to switch from one carrier to another and simplify production
demands for Apple.
Updated 2/9/2011 @ 5:34 pm EST
Verizon announced today that Walmart will be selling the Verizon iPhone 4 (16GB and 32GB models) starting tomorrow in 600 of its stores. "We're excited to bring iPhone 4 on Verizon Wireless, one the most anticipated mobile phone launches in recent history, to Walmart customers," said Gary Severson, senior vice president, Home Entertainment, Walmart U.S. "As customers continue to embrace smartphone technology, we've added nearly 20 smartphone models to our assortment, including the new iPhone 4 on Verizon Wireless."


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Now that Microsoft's Windows 8 is
officially out of the bag, we can also confirm that it will be running on
ARM-based processors from Qualcomm, NVIDIA, Texas
Instruments, and, of course, Intel.
will be unleashing its next-generation, dual-core "Krait"
MSM8960 processor on upcoming Windows 8 devices. The Krait boasts clock speeds
of up to 2.5GHz and integrating both 3G and LTE onto a single piece of silicon, CNET reports. Windows 8 has also been
demonstrated running on a single-core 1.2GHz Snapdragon.
NVIDIA showed off a Windows 8 tablet running on the
quad-core Kal-El processor. The Kal-El boasts four CPU cores and 12 GPU
cores, with five times the performance of the Tegra 2 that's currently used in
NVIDIA-powered Android tablets.
Not to be
outdone, Texas Instruments unleashed its own ARM-based Windows 8 processor, the
1.8GHz OMAP4470. The SoC is powered by a pair of 1.0GHz ARM Cortex-A9
MPCore engines and two 266MHz ARM Cortex-M3 (multimedia duties). That's paired
with a single-core PowerVR SGX544 GPU that supports DirectX, OpenGL ES
2.0, OpenVG 1.1, and OpenCL 1.1 (said to boost graphics performance by 2.5x).
OMAP4470 promises an 80 percent increase in web browsing performance and better
power usage. The SoC was designed for tablets, netbooks and smartphones
running Android, Linux, and Windows 8, and can support up to three HD displays
at a resolution of QXGA (2048x1536).
The 45nm
OMAP4470 will begin sampling the second half of the year, with the first
devices based on it to start hitting shelves in the first half of 2012.


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Eurobarometer 71.2: European Employment and Social Policy, Discrimination, Development Aid, and Air Transport Services, May-June 2009 (ICPSR 28183)
Principal Investigator(s): Papacostas, Antonis, European Commission
This round of Eurobarometer surveys queried respondents on standard Eurobarometer measures such as how satisfied they were with their present life. Additional questions focused on the respondents' current living conditions as compared to five years ago, and expectations for the future, including jobs, unemployment, their financial situation, inequality, affordable energy and housing, and the economic situation in their country. Further questions centered on four major areas: (1) European employment and social policy, (2) discrimination, (3) development aid, and (4) air transport services. For the first major area, European employment and social policy, the survey focused on respondents' familiarity with the European Social Fund (ESF), past and present employers, the most valuable assets in finding a job, job training, the likelihood of finding a job if laid off, and whether the European Union (EU) has a positive or negative impact on employment and social policies. For the second major area, discrimination, respondents were asked about discrimination based on ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, and disability. The survey queried respondents about the extent of discrimination in their countries, whether discrimination is more or less common compared with five years ago, their personal experiences of discrimination in the past 12 months, their level of comfort with politicians of minority backgrounds, diversity in the media and workplace, how the economic crisis may affect discrimination, and respondents' identification with minority groups. For the third major area, development aid, respondents were queried about the importance of helping people in developing countries, the Millennium Development Goals, motives for rich countries to provide aid to developing nations, the countries best positioned to help develop countries, the largest challenges facing developing nations, and the European Union's contribution to development. The final major focus of the survey concluded with questions about respondents' use of air transportation, knowledge of air passengers rights, and satisfaction and positive and negative experiences with air transport services. Demographic and other background information includes age, gender, nationality, origin of birth (personal and parental), marital status and parental relations, left-right political placement, occupation, age when stopped full-time education, household composition, religious affiliation, ownership of a fixed or a mobile telephone and other durable goods, difficulty paying bills, level in society, Internet use, minority group affiliation, type and size of locality, region of residence, and language of interview (in select countries).
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Papacostas, Antonis. Eurobarometer 71.2: European Employment and Social Policy, Discrimination, Development Aid, and Air Transport Services, May-June 2009. ICPSR28183-v2. Cologne, Germany: GESIS/Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributors], 2012-01-31. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR28183.v2
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Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is an infection of the lungs that affects people who are on mechanical ventilation. Mechanical ventilation is done with a machine that helps you breathe. Pneumonia affects the small airways and air sacs in the lungs.
VAP is commonly caused by specific bacteria. The tube that goes into the lungs makes it easier for bacteria to enter deep into the lungs.
Risk Factors
Factors that may increase your chance of VAP include:
- Chronic lung disease
- Conditions that affect the nervous system
- Weakened immune system
- Prolonged antibiotic use
- Repeated intubation
- Tube placed through a stoma (hole in the throat) rather than down through the nose or mouth
- Prolonged ventilation
- Continuous sedation
- Prolonged period of lying on back
- Malnutrition
- Older age
VAP may cause:
- Fever
- Chills
- Cough
- Thick mucus, greenish mucus, or pus-like phlegm
- Bluish color of nails or lips
- Nausea or vomiting
- Shortness of breath
Your doctor will review your symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will also be done. Tests may include:
- Blood tests, which may include arterial blood gases to measure oxygen, carbon dioxide, and acid in the blood
- Blood cultures
- Cultures from below the chest tube
- Chest x-ray
- CT scan
Treatment depends on which germs are causing the pneumonia. Your doctor will discuss the best treatment plan with you. Treatment options include:
- IV antibiotics
- Oxygen therapy to increase the level of oxygen in your body
- Chest physical therapy to loosen and remove thick mucus from the lungs
To help reduce your chance of VAP, the healthcare team will:
- Elevate the head of your bed 30°-45°
- Wash their hands before and after touching you or the ventilator
- Clean the inside of your mouth on a regular basis
- Keep you on the ventilator only if it is necessary
- Avoid overly sedating you
- Regularly suction your airway
Revision Information
- Reviewer: EBSCO Medical Review Board David L. Horn, MD
- Review Date: 03/2017 -
- Update Date: 02/17/2014 -