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Chai and Why? Molecules that modulate your mood Arnab Bhattacharya | added on Nov 22, 2011 | India Chai and Why? is TIFR's twice-a-month science cafe. Prof. Vidita Vaidya looks at the variety of molecules that serve as messengers between neurons in the brain. Some of them including serotonin, norepinephrine, anandamide and dopamine are molecules that shape complex emotions like happiness, motivation, fear and love.
Astrochemistry Lecture Yukiko Takegawa | added on Nov 17, 2011 | Japan The chemistry and astrochemistry are quite different region of researches. However, those region researches came to be able to unite now, and to approach the truth of space.
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The Japan Petroleum Institute-Junior Society (JPI-JS) Forum Session Koji Nishi | added on Nov 07, 2011 | Japan The JPI-JS Forum Session will have two invited lectures in order to providew a venue for exploring, reflecting and sharing ideas with regard to the applications of petroleum chemistry among experts and young research scientists in this field.
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LANXESS Rubber Day Japan Sachi Murakami | added on Nov 05, 2011 | Japan It will be a one-day, invitation-only conference addressing the synthetic rubber industry in Japan. The theme will be "Innovation for the Greener Mobility".
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CHEMEX-2 Exhibition & Open Days at The Institute of Chemistry Ceylon , Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka N.M. Sanjaya Hettigedara | added on Nov 05, 2011 | Sri Lanka The Exhibition and Open days conducted from 24-26 November, involved display of exhibits of academic nature mainly in Chemistry, Magic Shows in Chemistry, Seminars etc. This will be of immense benefit to the students.


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Retinal artery occlusion is a blockage in one of the small arteries that carry blood to the retina. The retina is a layer of tissue in the back of the eye that is able to sense light.
Central retinal artery occlusion; Branch retinal artery occlusion; CRAO; BRAO
Retinal arteries may become blocked by a blood clot or fat deposits that get stuck in the arteries. These blockages are more likely if there is hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis) in the eye.
Clots may travel from other parts of the body and block an artery in the retina. The most common sources of clots are the heart and carotid artery in the neck.
Most blockages occur in people with conditions such as:
If a branch of the retinal artery is blocked, part of the retina will not receive enough blood and oxygen. If this happens, you may lose part of your vision.
Sudden blurring or loss of vision may occur in:
The retinal artery occlusion may last for only a few seconds or minutes, or it may be permanent.
A blood clot in the eye may be a warning sign of clots elsewhere. A clot in the brain may cause a stroke.
Tests to evaluate the retina may include:
General tests should include:
Tests to identify the source of a clot from another part of the body:
There is no proven treatment for vision loss that involves the whole eye, unless it is caused by another illness that can be treated.
Several treatments may be tried. These treatments must be given within 2 - 4 hours after symptoms begin to be helpful. However, the benefit of these treatments has never been proven, and they are rarely used.
The health care provider should look for the cause of the blockage. Blockages may be signs of a life-threatening medical problem.
People with blockages of the retinal artery may not get their vision back.
Call your health care provider if you have sudden blurring or vision loss.
Measures used to prevent other blood vessel (vascular) diseases, such as coronary artery disease, may decrease the risk of retinal artery occlusion. These include:
Sometimes blood thinners may be used to prevent the artery from becoming blocked again. Aspirin or other anti-clotting drugs are used if the problem is in the carotid arteries. Warfarin or other more potent blood thinners are used if the problem is in the heart.
Duker JS. Retinal arterial occlusion. In: Yanoff M, Duker JS, eds. Ophthalmology. 3rd ed. Maryland Heights, Mo: Mosby Elsevier;2008:chap 6.16.
Yanoff M, Cameron D. Diseases of the visual system. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 431.
Crouch ER, Crouch ER, Grant TR. Ophthalmology. In: Rakel RE, ed. Textbook of Family Medicine. 8th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 41.
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Discussion in 'Miscellaneous' started by Holdfast, Jul 11, 2012.
^Of course it's magic. You live in the land of Harry Potter.
While it's possible that some kind of internal aberration managed to correct itself, it's also possible that the malfunction is due to something eroding and at this point it momentarily "self corrected". But, it may crop up again before too long.
While quality brand CRT's were made extremely well and some have lasted multiple decades without much loss of color, they do eventually fail. If you're on a budget and not really in the market for a new TV, consider getting an older used flat screen TV. You might find yourself a terrific deal locally. The difference can be extraordinary, enough that you'll be wondering why you didn't bother to upgrade sooner.
TIL learned that you should always remember to pick up the cat food bowl around a dog. Now I have to refeed the cats all over again.
^We put the cat food in a place that our rather large dog can't reach. Right now, it's under the shelves in the laundry room, partially blocked by a large box of kitty litter and the trash can. The cats can squeeze past easily, but the dog can't get to the food.
^My mom has a special cat counter. Unfortunately, the dog seems to have recruited one of the cats, because my mom caught her using her paw to knock food onto the floor so that the dog could eat it!
That's a power-thing: "look, I can feed you -or not, depending on my whim".
^ I don't think cats are smart enough for that.
^^ Pffft...that's what they want you to think...
Yeah, I'm sure you're right.
Still, it's been a couple of days now, and touch wood, it's still going strong. It's an old Sony WEGA that weighs an absolute ton and at just 36" is considered a small screen size these days... but the picture is just beautiful (when it doesn't flicker, that is). I suspect that this transient little break from flicker means it's going to really bug me if/when it returns...
I might upgrade if it does. It's not really that I'm on a specific budget; more that I inherited my parents' aversion to spending money on things like this until they truly & completely break. Mind you, when they did, we usually got something near the top of the line to replace it, in the hope it wouldn't need buying again for another decade or so. It's a strategy that works surprisingly often.
This is also why I've been driving the same car for over 8 years, and have lived in the same place even longer. The car is still really cool and I love my place... but I could have changed both several times in the interim. I do the same for computers; I only got a new laptop after that last one (about 6 yrs old) got stuck in an irretrievable boot loop. The money saved through through all this stinginess gets invested instead, which I tend to feel is a much more productive use for it as it generates passive income, thus effectively buying me time, which is much more valuable than commodities.
Well, that, and I buy clothes.
Cats are very clever creatures. Very emotional too. And of course, relentlessly curious. Perhaps the cat noticed the dog's attention to the food and is feeding the dog out of sympathy, or is simply curious to see the dog eat it. I've seen cats play with things in ways that suggest avid interest to discover an object's characteristics. Ever see one play with a turbo track? I mean... it's amazing what some will do with it. Check out Maru and his thing for boxes (endless YouTube videos); hilarious to see what lengths the cat will go to.
SONY makes great TV's and I know that very model you're talking about. My sister had to leave hers behind in her last move because the thing was just way too heavy and inconvenient to take along.
I do appreciate what you say about keeping something until it breaks beyond repair. But with technology, there comes a point where something so much better is affordable and brings a whole new level of enjoyment. But yeah, if what you've got is good enough for the job, it makes sense to keep going with it. Like you I keep my cars for a very long time, the last one was about 12 years old.
TIL... that raspberries last a whole lot longer in the refrigerator as long as they get some air flow. Closing them off in a plastic bag hold mold/fungus form very fast. So, leave them in just the hard plastic container with all the holes.
There's a big difference between aloof and intelligent! Cats aren't smart, they're just good at making people think they're smart.
So, you're saying they're smart enough to fool people!
Otoh, that only makes them as smart as politicians.
Well, I never did say that people were all that bright.
I am trying to wrap my mind around the implications of all this.
My last CRT TV was a third-hand pre-widescreen Sony Trinitron - it had a perfect picture. Cost me nowt and I had it for years. Great TV!
TIL that it's pretty pointless to call out to a store and have someone check on the availability of an item.
Yup, Sony CRTs were really awesome.
It's subjective, but it's only in the past couple of years that I feel LCDs have been able to match the prettiness of these old CRTs in normal light/use situations.
Yeah, it's tricky to trust the answers, isn't it... what happened to you?
Called a Walmart to ask about the availability of a couple of the things I collect and the employee who picked up the customer courtesy phone in his department was pretty useless. I asked politely if he could check his department for two of the items, he said "Sure, if you could just hold on a few minutes," and then spent all of about thirty seconds looking(if he even did so in the first place). It didn't even sound as if he had actually put down the receiver.
"Sorry, sir...I don't see anything you're asking about." I got the very strong impression from the briefness of his absence as well as some of the background noise that perhaps he didn't really go looking at all, but that's happened before both to myself and other people I know. I politely said thanks for checking and hung up.
Suffice it to say, I drove out there to look for myself. And found what I had been asking about.
TIL (thanks to the xkcd forums) that microwaves in Europe have dials, while ones here in the US have keypads.
Plenty of microwaves in the US also have dials.
^And vice versa.
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text: I was contemplating this the other day--if the Borg's primary function is assimilation, is that all they do? Is every second of existence for them dedicated to the long term goal of assimilating all lifeforms? What happens if all lifeforms are assimilated? What would the Borg do? In the Voyager episode "The Omega Directive", it is alluded to (at least to me) that the Borg may actually perform some degree of research. The fact that the Borg were trying to develop the Omega technology makes me think that they might have some scientific goals in mind--but then again, that's thinking from a human perspective. They were probably just trying to develop the Omega technology as a means to assimilate faster and better. Obviously the Borg don't have fun. They don't do things just for the hell of it. They seem to be cold zombies of pure logic with the sole directive to further the collective goal of assimilating all lifeforms and technology. But what happens when all lifeforms and technology are assimilated? And, moreover, do the Borg have any other functions besides assimilation? On another note, I align myself with the faction of Trekkers that oppose the humanization of the Borg that resulted with First Contact and the development of the Queen character. I highly prefer the old idea of the Borg being a emotionless force of nature. Oh, and secondly--I prefer the old makeup. I hate the Alien-like, Giger-esque green, insectoid vibe that First Contact and Voyager made popular. I loved the cleaner, black and white look. It just seemed more realistic and sinister to me. How about those Borg from "Best of Both Worlds" and "Q Who?" without mouths? Creepy. Does anyone agree? Or am I alone on this? I'm alone on a lot of things--I love The Motion Picture, for one. Wow, that was a meandering ramble. How's that for a first post?


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The first time we saw the Born This Way blog, it was definitely an "aha" moment. Paul V. had figured out a fun way to share the essence of nostalgia, pride, and humor of early childhood for LGBT people; whether we slowly figured it out or knew from the moment we were zygotes, being gay is simply instinctive. But last week Paul launched an offshoot blog, My First Gay Crush. Once we heard, we couldn't help but play along in the office.
Here are our -- the staff of The Advocate -- first same-sex crushes. We kept it to celebrities and notable people just to prevent any cringe-worthy blast-from-the-past Facebook messages. Share your first gay crush below.
Scott McPherson, Creative Director
Mike Vitar as Benny "the Jet" Rodriguez, The Sandlot) — Picture it, 1993, what prepubescent gay boy wasn't obsessed with The Sandlot? I certainly was. And it wasn't because the main character shared my name, his discovery of the true meaning of friendship, or the killer gorilla dog behind the fence. It was because of Benny "the Jet" Rodriguez, the cool new kid that everyone admired and who could run faster than an Olympian in his brand new PF Flyers. Swoon!
Boo Jarchow, Associate Editor, SheWired.com
Amy Yasbeck as Marian in Robin Hood Men in Tights: Specifically, the scenes involving her chastity belt: the one when she gets out of the bathtub, and the one when its finally unlocked. Really. though, I was just fascinated by it — well, I wanted to unlock it myself. Yes, I was only 7 at the time.
Jeremy Kinser, Senior Editor
Maxwell Caulfield in Grease 2. He sizzles as Michael, the sensitive, lonely English exchange student by day who masquerades as a rebellious leather-clad "cool rider" at night. It's no wonder Michelle Pfeiffer's character is smitten — he's even prettier than she is.
Brandon Voss, Contributing Editor
Steve Guttenberg: I got my own VCR around the time when his movies like Cocoon and Police Academy began airing regularly on TV in the late '80s. He just seemed really sweet, and I thought his hairy chest was perfection.
Ariana Castellanos, Intern for SheWired.com
Nicole Eggert from Charles in Charge: She had so much sass! And she flipped her hair everywhere *sigh.* She was, hands down, the hottest girl on television.
Christopher Harrity, Manager of Online Production
Carl Betz as Dr. Alex Stone on The Donna Reed Show: Mister Doctor Perfect Daddy. Blue eyes and black hair. Butch dimples.
Trudy Ring, Copy Editor
Julie Newmar as Catwoman: The ultrasultry Newmar was the first and best Catwoman on the Batman TV series of the mid 1960s. With her formfitting costume and purring voice, she was always trying (unsuccessfully) to seduce her adversary Batman, but she managed to win the hearts and awaken the libidos of many youthful viewers. Thanks for everything, Julie!
Ross von Metzke, Advocate.com Editor
Joey Lawrence — singer, actor, Blossom's brother Joey: I actually bought his 1991 CD so I could stare at him shirtless on the cover. At first I thought I just wanted to look like him, hair and all. But then on one episode of Blossom, he spilled a milkshake on himself and some girl ripped off his shirt to help him clean up. I must have watched that scene 75 times.
Neal Broverman, Senior Editor
Kirk Cameron: In sixth grade I was waxing poetic to my friend about the wonders of the Growing Pains star. This snide girl who sat near us sneered, "Do you like like him?" I responded, "No, I just think he's a really good actor." (Yeah, a regular De Niro.) And now he's a whacked-out homophobe.
Michelle Garcia, Associate Editor
Janet Jackson: Come on -- she'll take you places you've never been before?! She was talking directly to me!


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Beebe, a Democrat, told reporters Thursday that the current concealed carry law is a good system that residents are using. Nearly 130,000 residents have permits to carry concealed weapons, according to Arkansas State Police.
Republican House Speaker Rep. Davy Carter also says he's against the measure, which was filed Wednesday by Rep. Sue Scott.
Scott, a Republican, says the legislation is necessary to advance Second Amendment rights and deter crime. Her bill has 19 other co-sponsors in the House and one in the Senate. Four Democrats have signed on to the measure.
The bill is the latest effort to loosen Arkansas' gun laws after Republicans won control of the Legislature last year.


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ACUMA Meeting Offers Mix of Tips and Advice: Online Only
The Rundown:
- Different credit union mortgage lenders share parts of what has helped them succeed.
- Credit unions discussed "housing czars", reaching out to Realtors and tailoring loans to member needs.
- Experts also discussed strategies to help mitigate "strategic default."
LAS VEGAS — At its 15th anniversary conference this year, the American Credit Union Mortgage Association used morning sessions to address big ideas and mortgage issues left for the balance of each day for credit unions to share best practices and tips to improve their mortgage operations.
In one session, executives with two credit unions that are very experienced mortgage lenders urged other credit unions to appoint "housing czars" in their CUs to help them build their mortgage business.
Mark Wilburn, chief lending officer for 66 FCU in Bartlesville, Okla., acknowledged before a breakout session that they chose the term housing czar because it was catchy, but he emphasized the importance of having a business development officer who knew and believed in the CU and its mission as a mortgage lender in the community
The idea for a mortgage business lending officer came from a white paper first.
He described a position which he said was a mix of cheerleader, visionary and manager and which requires someone who almost takes on the position as an avocation and not just a job.
"The goal is to have someone who passionately believes their credit union must play a role in housing finance. Understanding their communities, local housing dynamics and member needs are an avocation, not merely a job," Wilburn said, quoting from the white paper. "They believe it, they are passionate about the topic and, just as importantly, they get their credit unions to commit to housing finance as a core strategy."
Wilburn said the decision to use the term "housing finance" and not "mortgage lending" was intentional, an effort to elevate to the traditional core CU products of savings accounts, checking accounts and auto loans.
Kathie Spurling, real estate manager at Ent FCU in Colorado Springs agreed with Wilburn and discussed how important their business development staff has been keeping the CU in the midst of the community where it makes most of its mortgage loans.
The Colorado CU has more than 40% of its purchase money loans insured from government programs from the Federal Housing Administration or Veterans Administration.
"But that's not surprising for us as we have four military bases in our field of membership," she said.
She also described the wide variety of approaches the CU uses to build relationships with Realtors to both educate them about how the CU can help them close loans and to help explain to members the ins and out of the real estate process.
Credit unions that have staked out different approaches to mortgage lending and developed products to meet those niches made up another panel.
Donna Hall, vice president of lending for DATCU, a 62,000-member CU headquartered in Denton, Texas described the success her credit union has had using relationships with investors to purchase the CU's loans while retaining the servicing. U
sing relationships with investors can help credit unions have more options than just Fannie and Freddie for selling loans, but she advised CUs to take care that their investors do not turn around and sell loans to their big bank competitors.
Chris Salata, assistant vice president of United Nations FCU's mortgage center, described how many unique situations the CU faces with its heavily international membership seeking mortgages.
Almost all of the CUs members make good wages, but many lack a lot of the traditional tags for mortgage lending, Salata said. They often don't have social security numbers or FICO scores, he said, and that means the CU has to be flexible in its mortgage lending and tends to lend more for its own portfolio than for a secondary market.
"We are a portfolio lender at heart," he said.
He stressed how important it can be that a CU tailor its products to its members.
For example, because the members tend to be very transient as part of their UN work, the CU has developed a range of adjustable rate mortgages that reflect the average seven years that the CUs members will remain in one place.
What can happen when the borrowing relationship ends badly was the topic of another breakout when an executive with Genworth Financial, a noted mortgage insurer, helped lay out the growing problem of strategic defaults on mortgage loans.
Strategic default is generally defined as what happens when a borrower can afford to pay a mortgage obligation but chooses not to, generally because they believe their property may never recover the value of their mortgage loan.
Buz Merts, director of industry relations for Genworth Financial, told credit union mortgage executives that members who have been among their most financially strong may be among the most at risk of walking away from their mortgage. Almost counter-intuitively, Merts reported that statistics had shown that borrowers with strong credit scores, multiple homes and mortgages, are up on all their other bills and have a relatively strong income are most at risk for walking away from a mortgage obligation.
"A number of credit bureaus and other financial firms have tools now that should help you analyze a portfolio and determine which borrowers might be most at risk in time to take action," he said.
He noted that one sign of strategic defaulting loans is that a loan goes from initial delinquency to six months in one shot. A member who is genuinely trying to pay the loan might be delinquent one month then up to date and then delinquent again.
As suggestions of what to do, Merts urged CUs to move to foreclosure quickly to get the members attention and make sure the member understands the negative ramifications of that decision before they go to final foreclosure and might offer a deed in lieu of foreclosure or a short sale, which would cost the CU less money, than a default.


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Most spring festivals are geared around food, music and fun.
And while the inaugural Tuck Fest, which takes place Friday through Sunday at the U.S. National Whitewater Center, promises to have plenty of all those things, it�s more than just another spring fling.
It�s a celebration of active and outdoor lifestyles.
�The premise of the Whitewater Center is to get people outside and to be healthy and have fun,� said Preston Kelly, communications manager. �We have a unique facility here so we want to take advantage of that.�
The name of the three day event recognizes the Tuckaseegee Ford and Tuckaseegee Trail, a historical landmark at the whitewater center. It will feature 20 outdoor competitions taking place in and around the center�s manmade whitewater river.
Competitions include trail runs and bike races, obstacle course races, water sports and challenges that combine land and water, such as the Quadzilla Relay Race, which consists of paddle boarding, kayaking and biking. There will be activities appropriate for all skill level, Kelly said.
�They�re all pretty unique because there aren�t many places nearby where you can go and do any of these,� she said.
The event will include exhibitions, demonstrations and seven bands throughout the weekend. It will also incorporate the annual KinderMourn Hope Floats Duck Race at 3:45 p.m. April 21. Those wanting to participate can adopt a �Quack Pack� of six ducks for $25 or a �Flock� of 12 ducks for $50 at www.kindermourn.org.
Proceeds benefit KinderMourn , a nonprofit that provides services to families who have lost a child.
�That�s something we�ve put on in the past,� Kelly said. �People really enjoy it and so we�re excited to do this again.�
Family Obstacle Race
Twilight Obstacle Race
Giant Kayak Slalom
Wake Boarding Session
Larry Keel & Natural Bridge
The SteelDrivers
10K Trail Race
Half Marathon Trail Race
Flatwater SUP Race (2/4 miles)
Climbing Challenge & Demo
Mountain Bike Super G
Riverboard Head-to-Head
Kids Obstacle Race
Whitewater SUP Competition
Kids 2K Trail Race
Short Track Mountain Bike Race
Riverboard Surf Competition
Riverboard Endurance Race
Whitewater Rafting Head-to-Head
Whitewater Kayaking Head-to-Head
Wake Boarding Session
David Wax Museum
Humming House
Carolina Chocolate Drops
Kids Slalom exhibition
Dirty Dozen Mountain Bike Race
Quadzilla Relay Race
Kindermourn�s Hope Floats Duck Race
The Infamous Stringdusters
3 � Days the event takes place.
7 � Bands performing over the weekend.
20 � Competitions taking place at the event.
35 � Flat fee, in dollars, to participate in one or all races.
0 � Cost, in dollars, to attend the event and check out the bands.
2 � Fun free activities to try if you go � slacklining, or balancing on a nylon rope between two points, and can jam, a flying disc game.
1 � Cornhole tournament, taking place at 1:30 p.m. April 20. Registration is $30 per team and is limited; register at www.usnwc.org.
17 � Miles to be covered in three trail runs the second day � the 10K Trial Race, the Half Marathon Trail Race and the Kids 2K Trail Race.
15,000 � Rubber ducks that will brave the rapids in the KinderMourn Hope Floats Duck Race.
Want to Go?
The inaugural Tuck Fest takes place April 19-21 at the U.S. National Whitewater Center, 5000 Whitewater Center Parkway, Charlotte. The three day event celebrates the outdoor lifestyle through competitions, exhibitions, demonstrations and live music.
Competitions and races include trail running, kayaking, biking, climbing, stand-up paddleboarding and adventure racing. There is a $35 flat fee to participate in one or all races. Winners of each event will be given a free entry into any one race in the center�s Whitewater Race Series.
Entry to the event is free. Parking at the Whitewater Center is $5. For more information, visit www.usnwc.org/tuck-fest or call 704-391-3900.


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Calls Needed: Government Home Visitations in the Health Care Reform Bill
William A. Estrada, Esq.
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March 15, 2010
We have previously encouraged you to call your U.S. representative and urge him or her to oppose the health care reform bill that is heading toward a vote in the U.S. House. We urge you to continue your calls. It is very likely that the U.S. House will vote on the health care reform bill this week.
HSLDA is aware of the high cost of health insurance and the problems this creates for individuals, families and businesses. HSLDA's mission leaves us neutral on the issue of health care reform in general. However, HSLDA believes that the current health care reform legislation in Congress poses a serious threat to parental rights and homeschool freedom.
The problem is found in Section 2951 on page 568 of this 2,074-page bill. This section is titled Maternal, Infant, And Early Childhood Home Visiting Programs, and will create a federal grant program to fund state home visitation programs. Under the terms of this program, government officials, including social workers, will be able to visit the homes of certain families "in order to promote improvements in maternal and prenatal health, infant health, child health and development, parenting related to child development outcomes, school readiness, and the socio-economic status of such families, and reductions in child abuse, neglect, and injuries."
The home visitation program in the health care reform bill is voluntary. However, all the details of the home visitation programs are open to being politically influenced by government bureaucrats who may think that they know more about parenting than do parents. They may pressure parents to adopt child-rearing methods that are against the family's religious beliefs. Home visitation officials may even threaten families with abuse and neglect investigations if the families do not choose to follow the official parenting education models.
And fundamentally, HSLDA believes that the federal government has no constitutional authority to fund and oversee home visitation programs and parenting classes. Once the federal government gets a foot into the door of families' homes, will it ever stop?
These home visitations are the reason why HSLDA is opposing the health care reform bill.
There is still a very strong chance that the U.S. House of Representatives may approve the Senate's health care reform bill that was passed on Christmas Eve. We ask you to call your U.S. representative and respectfully urge him or her to oppose the health care reform bill. There is no need to identify yourself as a homeschooler, because this bill will affect all Americans. You can use some or all of the following message:
"Please oppose the health care reform bill. Congress should not force an unpopular bill upon Americans, especially one that increases the power of the federal government and increases the national debt. I am also opposed the bill's creation of government home visitation programs. Parents, not federal or state officials, should make child rearing decisions for their young children."
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Beyond Compliance: PCI DSS Boost to Overall Security
With major attacks affecting payment data from U.S. merchant giants like Target and Neiman Marcus, now is the time for commercial retailers worldwide to take a closer look at the security of their point-of-sale systems – or face the risk of becoming the next victims.
Target's case alone exposed debit and credit card information from as many as 110 million customers, so there's no wonder that the devastation of these attacks has prompted many retail businesses to review their compliance with Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards. It comes at a relevant time too, with the updated guidelines – PCI 3.0 – newly in effect.
The PCI DSS compliance standard serves to protect the confidential user information behind credit card transactions – specifically, card numbers, expiry dates and cardholder names. Compliance with these standards is a legal requirement, but it's important to realize that the PCI mandate dictates an absolute minimum set of standards. This means that while organizations might be compliant with PCI, they may not necessarily be secure. Achieving both is the path to not just PCI success, but also to commercial success.
The entire process of PCI DSS, which is based around 12 requirements, can understandably be quite overwhelming to merchants. Fortunately, there are best practices that IT administrators within the payment card industry can follow, which make it much easier to maintain both compliance adherence and security.
AV Protection is Still Not Enough
Deploying up-to-date antivirus and firewall solutions is a great first start at preventing malicious exploits, like those used in the Target breach, from infiltrating corporate systems. But the reality is that an eggshell approach to security, where perimeter defenses are secure but internal defenses are weak, is simply not enough to prevent advanced attacks. The updated PCI guidelines now recognize this, dictating that AV systems should be configured so that users cannot disable or uninstall them.
But even with the inbuilt anti-tamper mechanisms that come with many of these solutions, users with administrative privileges have the power to alter these configurations and even disable them. If users are able to find a way around the network's perimeter security, so can the malware that compromises their accounts. There is always a back door into your network if you operate with admin rights, and malware writers know this.
Next Page: Privilege Management
It's not just the requirement around AV solutions that demands control of administrative privileges – several other PCI features do as well. Requirement 7, for instance, states that merchants must restrict access to cardholder data by business need-to-know, meaning that access rights should be granted only to the amount of privileges required to perform the job, and no more.
Additionally, privileges should be assigned by job classification and function. Remote workers, for instance, are usually prime candidates for privileged accounts, as it's often difficult for them to receive immediate IT support while away from the office. The irony here is that home networks are usually less secure than the business office environment.
The tight emphasis around control of privileges in the PCI guidelines and others is well-justified, as unchecked privileged accounts within an organization pose devastating consequences. When excessive administrative rights are granted, the organization automatically opens itself up to security threats. Internally, there is greater opportunity to make system tweaks, opening the network and the corporate data it holds up to compromise, even unknowingly.
A recent report found that 45% of IT security professionals have experienced server outages due to configuration errors by server administrators. At the same time, only 20% were aware of just how many admins were running with privileged accounts. In fact, Gartner estimates that 3% to 5% of an organization's endpoints are compromised at any time.
Management – not Restriction – of Privileges
Removing administrative rights across the board seems to be an obvious solution that addresses both compliance adherence and security objectives. But full removal of privileges without adequate management controls in place then has implications for productivity.
What happens if users need to complete a particular task, but lack the administrative rights necessary to do so? They are likely to make a support call to the IT help desk, which not only causes frustration but quickly becomes an extremely burdensome and costly strain on IT resources.
Instead of removing administrative rights completely, the answer lies in the effective management of privileges as part of a defense-in-depth security approach. Organizations are increasingly adopting the methodology of least privilege management, where privileges are removed from the user and instead assigned directly to applications and OS executables, and elevated only when needed.
With this model, users can log into corporate systems on standard user accounts, making it significantly more difficult for malware to compromise systems via a privileged account. At the same time, there is no compromising on user flexibility or productivity.
By ensuring that privilege management is deployed as part of the wider security stack, organizations can ensure they are not just adhering to compliance standards, but are simultaneously improving their overall security architecture.
Andrew Avanessian is vice president of professional services at Avecto in Cambridge, Mass.


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This has motivated me to install the Münster Curry compiler [uni-muenster.de], a Haskell implementation of the Haskell-Prolog hybrid language Curry [uni-kiel.de].
I suspect it'll be a lot of fun reading about it. As for application programming, it seems that much of the semantic web stuff -- RDF in particular -- corresponds closely to logic programming models, so that might be a good vector to explain to people.
You might find an intro to Prolog and RDF [xml.com] of interest. It has a follow-up article which explains how to use RDF with SWI-Prolog [xml.com].
I'm glad you liked the slides. I've been hearing a bit about Curry and I should dig into it. Incidentally, you may be interested in the response I just made to Dom. I list a couple of Prolog/RDF links which may prove interesting.
free variable annotation and the
=:= equivalence operator.
In Perl 6, this might be:
my $x is free;
$x + 3 === 4;
say $x; # 1
Does this seem sane to you? I wonder if P6L can handle this.
Well, there does seem to be a strong desire to get logical programming into P6, so I suspect that well-thought out proposals will be welcomed. The major problem I have in participating is two-fold. First, I simply don't have the experience with P6 to be able to make contributions that are going to fit well in the current model. Second, I fear that most who are involved are considerably brighter than I am. This makes me a poor sounding board for ideas. (I'm not trying to present this as false modesty.
To define last with append in Curry, we write:
append [] ys = ys
append (x:xs) ys = x : append xs ys
last l
| append xs [x] =:= l
= x
where x, xs free
Translating this to Perl6:
multi append ([], @ys) { @ys }
multi append ([*$x, *@xs], @ys) {
($xs, append @xs, @ys)
sub last ($l) {
my ($`x, @`xs);
append(@`xs, [$`x]) === $l;
@l in that
sub last (@l) {
my ($`x, @`xs);
append(@`xs, [$`x]) === @l;
The trick of Curry is to introduce a special type, Success, that encapsulates constraint solutions. I'm still working through the tutorial [uni-kiel.de], so it will take a bit before coherent thoughts emerge...
OK, I'm definitely liking this better. I think it can work. Is multi enough, though? Would assert or something similar be a better keyword so Perl can know that it's working with a fact or rule?
Is it possible to have the slides published as PDF or a single HTML page, so I can print them and read them/attempt to understand them ?
I expect there are probably a lot of good reasons not to (maybe I should download the modules instead), but having the ability to do some logic programming in Perl would be cool beyond comprehension (caveat knowing when to use, caveat backtracking cost etc).
Thank you very mu
Try Print Preview. The slides are all on one page and it should print as one document. It's just Javascript that makes it look like multiple pages.
If you find yourself using logic programming for your code, let me know. I'd be curious to find more examples of how people are using it.
I forgot to mention that I'm also preparing an article for the Perl Review. They'll get it first, but I'll own the rights and after it gets published, I should be able to distribute it with AI::Prolog (it will be a while, though.)
I can barely wait (@$work) to start reading it.
Thank you.


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A former Camp Pendleton Marine whose murder conviction in a major Iraq War case was overturned by the military's highest court will be released from the brig Friday, his military attorney said.
The Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces denied the government's petition for reconsideration of its decision in favor of Sgt. Lawrence Hutchins III, the squad leader in charge when an unarmed man was killed in Hamdaniya, Iraq, in 2006.
The court denied the petition Wednesday, according to the daily log posted on its website.
Hutchins was tried in 2007 at general court martial and convicted of unpremeditated murder. He has been serving an 11-year sentence at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, awaiting resolution of his legal case and dishonorable discharge from military service.
The military appeals court also issued a mandate this week authorizing Hutchins to be released from the Miramar brig while the Navy Department considers its next legal move.
Marine Forces Central Command, the convening authority in the case, said he will be released Friday, according to Marine reserve Maj. Babu Kaza, who represents Hutchins.
Navy Judge Advocate General and Marine Forces Central Command staff could not be immediately reached for comment.
Hutchins, who will reside in Oceanside with his wife and two children, will be reassigned to duties at Camp Pendleton until his legal status is resolved, Kaza said.
The Hamdaniya killing provoked widespread condemnation, from Iraqis who characterized it as coldblooded murder, supporters who said the squad acted amid the fog of war during the height of the insurgency, and critics who said the military and defense officials bungled both investigation and prosecution.
The Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces dismissed Hutchins' conviction and sentence on June 26. Four of the five judges on the military high court agreed that his constitutional rights were violated because of circumstances surrounding a confession Hutchins gave a naval investigator in Iraq, after he had been held in a trailer for a week without access to a lawyer.
The Navy petitioned the court in its latest motion to review two legal arguments underpinning the dismissal, saying they had been misapplied. The government now must decide whether to seek retrial or appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Statements made by Navy Secretary Ray Mabus after Hutchins was convicted "would fatally compromise any retrial," because of ongoing command influence, Kaza said.
Mabus told reporters as he was preparing to decide whether to grant Hutchins clemency that the murder was "so completely premeditated, that it was not in the heat of battle, that not only was the action planned but the cover-up was planned, and that they picked somebody at random, just because he happened to be in a house that was convenient."
His statement was incorrect, since Hutchins had been acquitted of premeditated murder in favor of unpremeditated murder, and could have affected public confidence in the military justice system, one judge wrote in the decision overturning his conviction.
If the government decides against retrial, Hutchins could be discharged from military service with back pay from his time in prison.
Hutchins, then 22, was the squad leader in charge of "The Pendleton 8" who kidnapped an Iraqi villager from his bed the night of April 26, 2006, shot him in a ditch, then staged the body to look like he had been planting roadside bombs. Hutchins said he thought they killed an insurgent leader.
Prosecutors accused the squad of snatching another man at random when their original target could not be found.
Hutchins has served more than six years of his sentence, including eight months of freedom when he was released in 2010 from prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., on appeal and was later reincarcerated. The other Marines and a Navy hospital corpsman charged in the case served not more than 18 months.
"He has already paid a steep price for whatever happened on April 26, 2006," including public excoriation by the Navy Secretary and the media, his defense team wrote in court documents.
The Navy recently denied Hutchins' annual parole request, overruling a recommendation from the brig and the Naval Clemency and Parole Board.


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Personal computing discussed
Moderator: Starfalcon
maiden4life wrote:I am trying to OC my 2500K on my MSI Z77MA-G45 board. The problem I am having is the BIOS shows CPU at 4.0ghz (Multiplier at 40), but CPUz shows multipier at 33 and 3300mhz. I have EIST off, turbo boost off, Power Technology off, C1E off and Overspeed Protection off. I ran Prime95 and it stays at 3.3ghz. I am confused. Thanks
Well, that's your problem. When overclocking a 2500K, you modify the turbo multipliers, not the base ones - the base ones are locked, the turbo ones are unlocked. Turn back on Turbo! Oh, and I'd recommend turning back on all the things you turned off, while you're at it.


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Young Joc got arrested a few days ago for having a gun at a Cleveland airport. Well, this arrest left the fate of his Columbus show at Club Ice in doubt. My girl Donna Marbury just emailed me this interview that Joc did on Columbus' 107.5 about the arrest, his new record, and confirming that it is indeed er..going down at Club Ice.
Rapper Yung Joc gave his first interview since his arrest in Columbus, Ohio for Power 107.5 FM with host John Blaze. The transcribed interview is below, along with photos. He talked about his arrest, being victimized by the media, along with giving out his phone number and email address!! Concert photos will be coming after tonight's show! Photos courtesy of CBUSTED.COM.
Blaze: I got my man in here, Hustlenomics in stores now…what's up Yung Joc?
Yung Joc: Yeah man, A-town in the building. Ohio, what it do?
B: Alot of people thought you weren't gonna make the show today, dog.
YJ: I don't care what alot of people thought. That's what the media will do for you. Big round of applause for the media [cheers and claps]. Man, the media will have you believing all kinds of stuff.
B: Everything's cool though?
YJ: Everything is great man…[they] callin' me a fugitive, sayin I'm on the run..come on, man.
B: Why is it when you're Black, you're a fugitive?
YJ: I don't know. That's a powerful word though, that's a strong word.


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